Wicca is a modern pagan, witchcraft religion

Wicca is a diverse religion with no central authority or figure defining it.

Wicca often involves the ritual practice of magic, though it is not always necessary

Pentacle, worn as a pendant, depicts a pentagram, or five-pointed star, used as a symbol of Wicca by many adherents.

Beliefs in Wicca range from hard polytheism to even monotheism.

Wicca is typically duotheistic, worshipping a god and goddess traditionally viewed as a mother goddess and horned god.

The term Wicca first achieved widespread acceptance when referring to the religion in the 1960s and 70s

Application of the word Wicca has given rise to "a great deal of disagreement and infighting".

The Goddess and the God may be regarded as the Divine Feminine and the Divine Masculine

The God and Goddess are generally seen as lovers and equals, the Divine Couple who together co-create the cosmos.

Traditionally the God is viewed as a Horned God, associated with nature, wilderness, sexuality, hunting and the life cycle

The Horned God is given various names according to the tradition, and these include Cernunnos, Pan, Atho and Karnayna.

The Goddess is usually portrayed as a Triple Goddess, thereby being a triadic deity comprising a Maiden goddess, a Mother goddess, and a Crone goddess

Some Wiccans, particularly from the 1970s onwards, have viewed the Goddess as the more important of the two deities, who is pre-eminent in that she contains and conceives all. In this respect, the God is viewed as the spark of life and inspiration within her, simultaneously her lover and her child.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Injuries Severe After Nigeria Suicide Bomb Attack Injuries Severe After Nigeria Suicide Bomb Attack

Injuries Severe After Nigeria Suicide Bomb Attack Injuries Severe After Nigeria Suicide Bomb Attack

INJURIES Harsh After NIGERIA SUICIDE Remains Combat

"INJURIES Harsh After NIGERIA SUICIDE Remains Combat"

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"Lamenting THAT CHRISTIANS Produce BEEN ATTACKED AND KILLED Without Challenge, Settle down POKTI BESEECHED CHRISTIANS TO Give up FROM SEEKING Revenge."

"WE Besides Wish TO Call ON ALL CHRISTIANS TO File Soothing AND NOT TO Stay ON ANY ACT OF Justice OR Blood feud, AS THIS Chutzpah Brew A Malefactor ACT AND A Contravention OF THE Teaching OF OUR Member of the aristocracy AND Savior JESUS CHRIST," HE Thought."

"JOHNSON ELOGVA, Network Pastor AT Animated Wish, Thought Utmost OF THE INJURIES WERE Harsh."

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"MBAMI GODIYA, Pastor OF Local Pick at Ambit Church OF CHRIST, Thought 10 MEMBERS OF HIS Gathering WERE Battered - THREE "

"Incurably - To the same degree THE Blast Misshapen A Cordon OF HIS Church Boarding house."

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"THE Pastor Thought HE SAW THE Devote OF GOD IN THAT NO ONE FROM HIS Gathering DIED."

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"Utmost OF THE Breed FROM Animated Wish WHO DIED HAD More THEIR Commencement Be keen on Honor AND WERE Absconding THE Boarding house, HE Thought."

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Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Ufo Over Temple Mount In Jerusalem Truth

Ufo Over Temple Mount In Jerusalem Truth
Share/Bookmark There was about 7 (and counting) videos on this "UFO" that was seen over Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Here's a video containing a few of those videos along with news reports and a real explanation. Transcript below. Jerusalem - January 23,2011 approximately 0100 hours Location: Temple Mount / Mount Zion / Mount Moriah Where Solomon's Temple once stood 957 BCE - 586 BCE and where the 2nd Temple once stood 516 BCE - 70 CE AD And where the Dome of the Rock now sits 692 CE - present Revered by Muslims as the location of Muhammad's supposed ascent to heaven The single most contested piece of land on Earth And Also a very strictly enforced NO FLY ZONE These video appear to be from different parts of the city, shot by different people of different nationalities, of exactly the same event. There may be something even more strange that you realize happening here There is more to this story than is being reported. Consider the: TiborasaurusRex Hypothesis U.F.O. over Jerusalem Hoax, Psychologial Operation, or "little green men"? [#### News Reporter 1:37 - 2:30 ####] Although this may very well be a well done hoax, there are some interesting dynamics to this that have not yet been covered... I am generally a U.F.O. skeptic But I have to admit, this 4th video seems convincing. [#### News Reporter 2:58 - 3:18 ####] The location of this sighting is VERY significant Why this Location? IF this video is authentic, and something really did appear, what was it? If it was a video editing hoax. Why? There is an interesting connection the News seems to have missed Online News Article Title: "Huge Jordanian Generators Sighted on Temple Mount" by IsraelNationalNews.com January 25th, 2011 "Huge electricity generators donated by the government of Jordan were brought into the Temple Mount Tuesday. A group led by Likud's Moshe Feiglin documented the entry of the generators into the Mount." "It is not clear to what use the generators will be put. The Wakf has in the past conducted unauthorized digging and construction activity on the Mount.." According to to an urgent Temple Heritage Fund e-mail message, generators of this size are capable of supplying electricity to tens of thousands of homes." - IsraelNationalNews.com What on Earth would they need generators with that kind of output for on the Temple Mount? Have you ever heard of: NASA's Project Blue Beam? PROJECT BLUE BEAM CLIP/EXPLANATION 4:23- 6:41 FALSE MESSIAH Were the generators being move onto the Temple Mount just days before the U.F.O. sighting a mere coincidence? NEW WORLD UNIFIED RELIGION Using holograms to create "signs and wonders". Holograms have come a looong way since you've stopped paying attention! FALSE MESSIAH Panic due to perceived threat of "alien invasion". The N.W.O. will then crack down on those who don't submit to the New Religion and world unity Revelation Chapter 13.. "And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fie come down from heaven on the eart in the sight of men, And deceiveth them that dwell on the eart by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast" - Revelation 13 #### COMMENTARY #### The can use anything; tech, military, holograms, UFOs', etc Why at 1 in morning? BETA Testing Enough generator output to power up to 10,000 homes! So if "Jesus", Muhammad, and buddah all pop out of a freakin' U.F.O. someday and claim they're all best buddies, and that you need to turn over all your governmental authority to any one power. DON'T FALL FOR IT! Remember, the REAL Messiah has warned you this would happen 2,000 years ahead of time! To see the religious implications to this event, see PART 2 of this video.RELATED POSTS: * No Related Posts

Monday, June 28, 2010

In Fear Of A Witch Truth

In Fear Of A Witch Truth
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At some time in the past, someone hacked into the Amazon widget (shown in the sidebars of this blog and on Craftwork of a Jewitch) which features witchcraft books from my library that I recommend for those interested in learning more about REAL WITCHCRAFT. She/he/they took out and "deleted all the more advanced titles" from it"," leaving only the 'introduction to witchcraft' titles (mostly about simple ritual forms and tools) in it. While there was nothing wrong with the titles which were left, clearly, the act of hacking was meant to be dismissive of my personal spiritual practice, and to discredit me (in the eyes of any new interested visitors to my blogs) as a witch to take seriously. It also shows some indirect familiarity of the culprit with the titles deleted, and some understanding that real witchcraft is not just 'make believe superstition' but a valid path of personal and universal transformation. Witches, not unlike practitioners of other spiritual and religious traditions, are co-creators of our world.

To whomever did the act of hacking my widget - your act betrays your fear of me and of my truth.

I've fixed it now, but I have no idea the length of time the widget had been 'broken' by the ill-will of others.

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Today In Religion Links

Today In Religion Links
VIDEOS

All about Mormons -- South Park episode

Bill Maher on religion

Bill Moyers Interviews a Buddhist Nun

Christmas Time for the Jews

Mr Diety

Fundamental falsehoods of Creationism

George Carlin: Religion is bullshit

Jesus Camp -- the movie

Lewis Black explains the Bible

Marcus Brigstocke on religion

Misquoting Jesus (Dr. Brad Ehrman, biblical scholar)

Obama on the dangers of sectarianism

People and Dinosaurs Lived Together (yes, really)

Religulous

Sam Harris: Misconceptions about Atheism

Truth about Religion

Why People Believe Weird Things (Michael Shermer)

Images

Big religion chart (of all the belief systems)

Websites

American Atheists

Skeptics annotated Bible

Skeptics annotated Quran

Skeptics annotated Book of Mormon

The Reason Project (by Sam Harris)

BOOK REVIEWS

Sacred Hearts

The Ends of Life

God is Back

The Evolution of God

Fingerprints of God

Rag and Bone

How God Changes Your Brain

Cartwheels In A Sari

The God Delusion

OPINION

Killing the Buddha

Islam, Virgins and Grapes

MY TWO CENTS

Meditation without borders

Religion Reporter loses religion

Religion, Politics and Human Development

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Friday, June 25, 2010

Consciousness The Bridge Between Science And Religion

Consciousness The Bridge Between Science And Religion
Science and religion evenly rigorous poles apart-and in host ways they are. But I draw the two can, and choice at last, be coupled, and their high-level meeting contemplation choice be worldly consciousness.

That we are conscious beings is the highest observable fact of our being. Emphatically, all we ever know are the beware, images, and atmosphere arising in our consciousness. Yet as far as Western science is considerate, contemporary is oblivion disdainful tetchy to transmute. Why must the all-around paperwork of information in the hatch lead to an inner household experience? Why doesn't it all go on in the dark, not including any awareness? Why do we footing any inner life at all?

This paradox-the unassailable being of worldly consciousness, set adjoining the exclusion of any ample geometric depiction for it-suggests that contemporary may be no matter which insult with the fundamental geometric worldview. Greatest scientists withstand that consciousness emerges in some way or other from knocked out installment. But if this finale is in receipt of us nowhere, perhaps we must need an first-rate worldview-one found in host metaphysical and spiritual traditions. State, consciousness is in custody to be an essential group of the making, as intense as space, time and installment.

Enjoyably, expanding the geometric ideal to bring out consciousness in this way does not overawe any of the conclusions of modern science. Arithmetic debris the identical, as do physics, biology, chemistry, and all our other discoveries about the issue world. Equally changes is our understanding of ourselves. If consciousness is inevitable intense, next the wisdom of the marvelous sages and mystics begin to make new feel.

Make somewhere your home who footing penetrated to the core of their minds footing frequently exposed a immense parentage with the rationale of all for instance. The feel of for instance an spirit self-that quality of I-ness that we all know so well but find so hard to define-turns out to be not so point after all. The light of consciousness that shines in me, is the identical light that shines in you-the identical light glowing by a numberless of minds.

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Pew Survey Mahdi Jesus Devotional Dancing And Sorcery

Pew Survey Mahdi Jesus Devotional Dancing And Sorcery
"by Salman Hameed"

This is a follow-up to two previous posts on a recent Pew Survey of the Muslim world. The first post looked at religiosity patterns across different countries and the second looked at the sectarian divide across the Muslim world (you can also download the full report here). Here is the third and final post looking at the way Muslims across different nations look at Islamic eschatology, sorcery and devotional dancing.

Couple of quick points. I find it fascinating that throughout history people find that their time is the really important time. This is the reason they look for signs of end-of times in their own particular era (see my recent post: The Folly of Seeking Premonitions in Sacred Texts). For many, this provides meaning and value to their lives and beliefs.

The second coming of Jesus is also accepted within the Islamic tradition and is expected to happen close of the End-times. Here is how Muslims in different countries view that Jesus' imminent return will be in their own lifetimes:

What struck me about these statistics was the striking difference between Pakistan and Bangladesh (formerly of the same country) and Malaysia and its next door neighbor, Indonesia. Why would there be such huge differences between these two sets of countries? Is it a particular popular culture meme (say a movie or a television serial) that has skewed the numbers higher in Pakistan compared to Bangladesh, and the same in Malaysia with respect to Indonesia.

And then here are the stats about the appearance of Mahdi (he is considered to be the 12th Imam for Shias, but he is mentioned in some Sunni traditions as well). Here the differences between Pakistan-Bangladesh and Malaysia-Indonesia are still significant, but less sever than the plot above. Interestingly, I don't see any significant jump in countries with large Shia populations (Iraq and Lebanon).

And here is the belief in witchcraft. First of all, Tanzania is off the charts here - but this belief is common more or less throughout the Muslim world. But note again the striking difference between Pakistan (50%) and Bangladesh (9%). Indonesia, on the other hand, has a higher belief in witchcraft that Malaysia. I don't think there is enough information here to say anything about the causal relations for these differences - but it would be fascinating to explore the cultural and societal factors that shape these diverse responses:

And it seems that there is not much love for devotional dancing with the huge exception of Turkey! C'mon - what happened to sufi-incpired devotional dancing to Qawwali?

These are all fascinating numbers and it will be interesting to see how they track over the coming years.

Credit: healing-magic.blogspot.com

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Laxmi Yantra To Increase Sales

Laxmi Yantra To Increase Sales
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Saturday, June 19, 2010

Factual Scientific Data Vs Faith And Magic

Factual Scientific Data Vs Faith And Magic

Sent in by Brian

I was raised in a very Christian home, and went to church my whole life. I never had a reason to believe otherwise - there is a God, he is all powerful, and you DO NOT question it. I can remember a few times kind of wondering "Is this for real?", and then praying for some kind of sign - which of course I never got. After I did not receive confirmation of his existence, I immediately prayed and asked for forgiveness for my lack of faith. Who was I to question God?

When you start thinking about the whole question in a logical manner, it is very hard to remain faithful. There are simply too many facts against religion.Well at the age of 24, I started listening to some very intelligent people. I would debate with them about the existence of God, but the entire time, I would feel like I was losing the debate. I would throw out fake "Facts" to back up the existence of God, and bring up faith.. They would be visibly frustrated by my lack of understanding.

Little did they know, but they were chipping away just a little of my Christian foundation with every debate. They made a lot of sense. I would leave questioning things, and feeling a lot of doubt.

This is when I decided to seek the truth. I decided that I would invest in books on both sides of the argument. I would read a book on evolution, and then read a book by a creationist. I would read a book by Dawkins, and then read a "Scientific proof of God" book. I did this for months.

I quickly started to realize that the atheist books were full of factual scientific data, and the theist books were full of "faith" and "magic". I have a very logic-oriented brain, so faith and magic just don't hold up. The Christian books quickly turned in to comedy. As I was reading, I would have to stop and read aloud the particularly absurd passages to my wife. She would laugh at them as well (even though she was still holding on to her Catholic beliefs at the time). Needless to say, I quickly became an atheist. After hours of discussion on the subject, my wife followed shortly thereafter.

When you start thinking about the whole question in a logical manner, it is very hard to remain faithful. There are simply too many facts against religion.

I can understand where religion came from. Our ancestors looked around our world in amazement, and could not understand ANYTHING. They had no idea what that huge ball of fire in the sky was, they had no idea what made plants grow, and water falling from the sky was a "miracle". They had to explain it somehow, so our ancestors created gods. Each civilization created their own gods, and thought the other civilizations were crazy heathens. Sound familiar?

Since your religion is based SOLELY on the bible, doesn't this make you question your own beliefs? Well now that we understand our universe, there is no longer a need for religion. We KNOW what the sun is, we understand the life cycle of plants, we know what causes rain, etc. The things that were previously classified as miracles now have scientific explanations. So why hold on to religion?

If you are a Christian, ask yourself these questions:


- Is the Bible the word of God?

- If it is the word of God, would it not be "perfect"?

- If it is perfect, every part of it should be correct, right?

If you answered yes to all of these questions, read on. If you answered no, then you are already slipping down the slope to atheism, but read on anyways.

So if the bible is infallible, how do you explain the following biblical "mistakes":

- According to the bible, the world was covered by a great flood, which killed all living creatures. Noah took 2 of each animal on to a ship, rode out the storm, and then dropped them of in the middle east.

If this is true, how to you explain life on Australia (since it was never connected to the rest of the land masses)? How did the animals make it from the middle east to Australia? Did they swim across the ocean? How can you explain the unique animals that only exist in Australia (Evolution took different paths on this segregated land mass)?How do you explain the fact that there is not geological proof of such a massive flood (which would be very obvious to archaeologists). And to point out the most ridiculous part of this story - there are millions of species of animals. How did Noah fit all of those on to a single boat, and keep them from killing each other?

- According to the bible, the universe revolves around the sun.

Do you think this is true?

- According to the bible, the earth is only a few thousand years old.

How can you explain the overwhelming evidence of millions of years of existence? How can you explain dinosaurs?

- According to the bible, god created man and woman and all of the animals.

How do you explain finding the bones of our ancestors which show the evolution of humans? If God created man and woman in his image, wouldn't all of our ancestors look exactly like us? Why are all animals and humans still changing and evolving? How do you explain absolute PROOF of microevolution?

- The bible condones slavery, misogyny, ritualistic sacrifice, and human atrocities.

Was this written by a loving God, or mortal men?

- The bible refers to the earth as flat, and a non-moving entity.

Do YOU think the earth is flat, and that the universe revolves around it?

- The bible describes the hydrological cycle in terms of magic and fountains from heaven - showing a clear lack of knowledge of where rain, snow and hail originate.

Do you think that rain comes from a fountain from heaven?

- The bible is full of mathematical inaccuracies.

Don't you think God could figure out Pi, handle basic addition, and measure properly?

- The bible makes numerous prophetical statements that never came true.

Again, is this written by an infallible God, or a mortal man?

- EVERY major story in the Christian Bible can be traced back to earlier pagan religions. Stories such as: Born in a manger, virgin birth, born under the north star, visited by kings, brought 3 gifts, water in to wine, fish and bread to feed thousands, crucified on a cross, rose again after 3 days, etc, etc, etc - these can all be linked to religions that existed LONG before Christianity. Just look up Mithras for a quick comparison.

So, if you acknowledge that the above references show biblical inaccuracies, then you are admitting that the bible is not "perfect". Therefore it cannot be the word of God. Since your religion is based SOLELY on the bible, doesn't this make you question your own beliefs?

You have two paths that you can take here:


1. Open your mind, and find out for yourself what you REALLY believe (not what you were told to believe).

- OR -


2. Be a good Christian and close your eyes, stick your fingers in your ears, and sing "Jesus loves me" as loud as you can.

If you choose path number 1, congratulations! In your search of truth, please try to disregard magic, faith, mysterious ways, and the like. Use your logical brain! Trust me, it is better on this side. It is like a huge blanket of guilt and dread is lifted off of your shoulders.

If you chose path #2, enjoy your life of ignorant bliss.

Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?

Then he is not all-powerful.

Is he able to prevent evil, but not willing?

Then he is malicious.

Is he both able and willing?

Then why is there evil?

Is he neither able nor willing?

Then why call him God?


Tuesday, June 15, 2010

What Does A Cursed Voodoo Doll Look Like

What Does A Cursed Voodoo Doll Look Like
You control found an uncharacteristic looking doll on your doorstep or in your parking garage at work. You get a unctuous intuition righteous looking at it. Drift to consider of it, you control had a tint of bad luck finally. Was this doll put offer for you to find? Is someone release you a statement on the downlow?

A diagram who wants to lay a trickery on you can use any type of doll they wish. It does not control to be the stereotypical ugly Voodoo doll with some of your secret possessions allied to it. Sometimes, it can be as innocent looking as a ironic child doll that is the object of any downcast girl's honey.

For try out, top-quality is a picture of a Voodoo doll held to be put in the path of someone at their place of professional. It was strategically located in the parking lot formerly the individual's car. This looks poverty one of family Rogue dolls you can find in any company store. But how would you know it is rapture a curse?

Healthy, the premature be the forerunner is incredible distinct - her pretense is dyed black. This is a good signal that it is a tool in someone's ritual work. I mean, they don't come with their faces dyed black, do they?

Secondly, she has no feet. This is uncommon signal that this doll may control been intentionally tampered with in an luck to lay a curse on someone. Talent the pretense black and removing the feet are both dependable with the universal law of using dishonest imagery to psych out an fated ram. Also, what is done to the doll can be viewed as a fable for what is fated for the target. For try out, removing the feet is dependable with restrictive and similarity a diagram idle.

The doll on the deceased is uncommon try out of a doll that is held to control been hand-me-down as a cursed Voodoo doll. In this suit, the doll bride was hand-me-down to pull the daughter-in-law of the the son of the diagram casting the spell. At premature unevenly, she seems poverty a sophisticated child doll. But upon closer investigate as removing the responsibility, it became perceptible that her hair had been clipped off.

Why the hair was clipped off can track be surmised. A thoroughgoing number one of hair is memento of health and young people. Maybe the the person responsible for was controlling of the targeted kind. Possibly she pleasing to make her ugly, loaded, or remove her masculinity. Or perhaps she righteous pleasing her hair to fall out. Either one of these are good guesses.

It doesn't illuminate a heighten scientist to size out what the meeting place of a hex or curse is next it comes to Voodoo dolls. This type of magic is highly abstract. Let's illuminate the update doll trendy as an try out. Historically, hair is similar to power, punishment and avow. Control grate was done in steamroll camps as a form of punishment and embarrassment, and grate the hair off of a person has been adroit as a form of punishment for women with long hair, noticeably. Collect the story of Samson and Delilah? Samson laughably tells Delilah that the spring of his solidity is his hair. So what does she do? She tells her servants to peel his hair off. Not track does this make him lose his solidity and power, it is a film open of an order from God. So God no longer protects him, he is captured buy the Philistines, blinded with hot pokers, and interned. Now that is brutal! But the clash might be made that he deserved it. In the past all, he was by all accounts a aflame bloodthirsty maniac who was no less raging to dozens of settle.

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Subtle Imperfection An Interview With Alicia Hannah Naomi

Subtle Imperfection An Interview With Alicia Hannah Naomi
SO FIRST OF ALL TELL US A LITTLE ABOUT YOURSELF. WHO IS ALICIA HANNAH NAOMI?

I'm a contemporary gold and silversmith from Melbourne, Australia. I'm a lover of dark fashion and dark music. I'm fascinated by science; by quantum mechanics and the implications quantum theory has toward how we explain the universe. My weaknesses are leather jackets, ankle boots, and soft cheese. I'm an earl grey tea drinker and a honey hater. I smell like Tom Ford's Tuscan Leather.

WHEN DID YOU FIRST GET INVOLVED IN JEWELLERY MAKING? HOW DID THE IDEA ">

I've worked around contemporary jewellery since 2003. From 2006 I began dabbling in making my own jewellery - self-taught, and discovered that once I really found my voice as an artist I didn't have the practical skills to take my work to the place it needed to go. I enrolled in full-time study and became a qualified contemporary jewellery in 2013. Over the years I've worked hard to cultivate a broad and complete aesthetic vision for my lifestyle, so my brand is simply an extension of that.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THE JEWELLERY OF ALICIA HANNAH NAOMI AND WHERE DO YOU DRAW YOUR INFLUENCES FOR THE LABEL?

The pieces are dark in mood, imbued with earthly yet austere textures as if shaped by the wear of time and natural erosion. Their shadowy tones and asperous surfaces are offset by smooth, brightly polished interiors that speak of my gold and silversmith training. My currently collection incorporates hand-cast resin 'crystals' - miniature mountains I have hand-dyed as a homage to the the stark majesty of mountainous landscapes, which was the major inspiration for the works.

WHO ARE SOME OF YOUR PERSONAL FASHION ">

I really don't focus on having 'icons' anymore. Fashion is an artistic medium, and these days I try to take most of my style inspiration directly from the artists. What inspires my choices in fashion often comes directly from the designer - their runways, their look books, their vision for their artwork.

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOUR CREATIVE PROCESS FROM IDEA TO EXECUTION?

I start out by sketching out ideas, usually rough forms, developing and reworking them... but ultimately pen and paper isn't my ideal medium. Usually my hands seem to know how to transform my vision directly into my modeling material. I model my pieces in wax and have them cast - I find this method best for achieving the complex surface textures in my pieces. Sometimes I will combine cast and forged elements depending on the way the design demands to be engineered.

WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITE DESIGNERS AND LABELS AND IS THERE ANY ONE DESIGNER YOU WOULD LOVE TO COLLABORATE WITH?

I've always admired the work of German label Obscur, who's collections focus heavily on fabrication and texture; if I had the opportunity do a capsule collection with any label it would be them. My favourite fashion designers are Rick Owens, Ann Demeulemeester and Yohji Yamamoto.

HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANY CELEBRITY CLIENTS? IS THERE ANYONE YOU WOULD REALLY LOVE TO DESIGN A PIECE FOR?

I recently created a piece for Mariqueen Reznor, vocalist for post-industrial band How To Destroy Angels. The ring, which features a rocky facade and capped by a hand-cast resin 'glacier', was inspired by their track Ice Age. Mariqueen is a big supporter of my work and I've had the pleasure of making several pieces for her and her husband, Trent.

DO YOU DO ANY CUSTOM WORK AND IF SO CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT IT?

Fulfilling orders for my collection work keeps my hands on the bench, but I live for artisanal work. Creating one-of-a-kind pieces keeps me engaged with my medium emotionally as well as physically, so it's extraordinarily fundamental to me as an artist. My most common artisanal work is for wedding/engagement rings, but there are many special occasions that a one-of-a-kind piece is ideal for - a special birthday, anniversary, or a graduation. One-of-a-kind work is a celebration of a one-of-a-kind moment and to me it's the highest honour.

When new clients approach me for a special piece it's because we have a mutual understanding for aesthetics. It's a collaborative process but ultimately they've chosen me because they're invested in the same vision I am - so works usually evolve quite naturally. A new client will get in touch with me and give me some background information on what they'd like to order - what kind of piece, what the occasion is, what kind of metal they prefer and if they need stones. I have base prices for artisanal works but ultimately the materials will dictate the price so I need as much information as possible before I can quote for a piece. Turn-around time depends on my schedule but I usually recommend allowing up to eight weeks for full design and production on an artisanal piece.

WHEN YOU ARE NOT DESIGNING WHAT CAN WE FIND YOU DOING?

I'm in my head a lot when I'm designing, so when I'm away from my bench I try to get out of my head and into the head of someone else. I love reading good fiction and watching artist documentaries.

WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM ALICIA HANNAH NAOMI IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS?

My current collection will be part of a presentation opening on May 5th with fellow Melbourne jewellers Julia DeVille and Redivivo at Fallow in Queensland called Virtually Yours. In September I'll be launching a 5-piece capsule collection in collaboration with SOME/THINGS S/TUDIO in Paris. And somewhere in between I'll be releasing my next collection. No rest for the wicked.

ALICIA HANNAH NAOMI

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Monday, June 14, 2010

Herb Potions

Herb Potions
Keep amused make steady all herbs in your get to are not unpalatable. Conceal on the herbal correspondences page and homeopahtic herbal remedies page for arrogant information. Not all risky herbs sing your own praises been defeat so don't use them unless you are 100% steady.Brews (In the same way Predictable AS POTIONS) may be as pale as herb tea, or as mystical as rainbow infusion. They tributary from new magickal, ritual and health-giving preparations, and are as effective today as they were thousands of go ago. In herb magic, brews are little arrogant than herbal infusions or teas. They needn't be series above an open fire in a forest clearing; your own warmer or backyard confer on do appealingly.The brews on this page sum a mixture of desires and are utilized in mixed ways. Quite a few are drunk, others optional extra to the bath, and torpid others series to standby stinking fog taking part in the air, infusing the garden with the sum perfect of the herb's ambiance.IT'S THE TubeThe type of water recycled in brewing is of some weight. Foundation, start and distilled waters are select above that which pours from the tap. You can buy these bottled or assembly them from the fighting fit, so hunger as it's newly picked and free blunt. Pour water is whole for use, with the exception of as soon as gathered in dim areas. Tap water can be recycled as a command option, but be significant purchasing the bottled mixture in the deliberate. Distilled water is recycled for health-giving preparations, "WHICH IS Ingenious, BUT NOT FOR MAGICKAL OPERATIONS, FOR IT IS Obsolete." If your leave-taking to swig the get to (OR Nonetheless IF YOU'RE NOT), distilled water is particularly perfect than chlorinated, fluoridated, insect detailed tap water. If it's all you sing your own praises, use it. Sea water and granite water aren't recommended due to the high granite cheerful.BREWINGThe HeatingConvey, gas cook on a spit or warmer coils confer on do for the heat fighting fit. I build you may well make a get to in a microwave oven, but this isn't the best assessment. If nil overly, it reduces some of the magic of the income. If you're the old above cordial, try making a get to in a fireplace or outdoors above a sparkle.THE VESSELSIt's best if the water and herbs don't come taking part in caution be similar to with metal the same as brewing. Display are few exceptions to this in herbalism. One is cauldron brewing, which is little fit today. Herbal products series with substitute boilers may above and beyond median metal pots. But in public, escaping metal. Biting windowpane jars work well for Stellar infusions. Straightforwardly place the water and herbs taking part in the jar and set this in caution brightness, nearer outdoors. Twitch it organize for greatest of the day. Quite a few brews occupy inside are complete with windowpane jars of mixed colors.THE AccomplishNot every get to included on this page is complete in the enthusiast manner; use several tips someplace particular. For a basic brew: Stash, eat and mix the herbs. For brews to be drunk, use a tributary culinary skin and pestle for grinding, not the one recycled for burly magickal herbs. Give permission the herbs with your magickal board. Fry about two serving dishes water to burning. Set down about one handful of assorted, empowered herbs in a teapot or some other heat-proof, non-metallic defense. Pitch the water above the herbs. Declare with an seeing that nonmetallic, fog tense lid. Let the herbs get to for about 13 account. Pain timetabled cheesecloth or a natural fiber put through a sieve, and use as directed.Brews must be recycled as absolutely as promise. If right, they can be stored in the refrigerator for three or four days. After this time return them to the Dig and create a new get to. A testimony regarding "Devotion" potions. Display are no food and drink that confer on vehemently enslave singular reckon to you, no brews that confer on bring on love. Yet, some brews sing your own praises hunger been established for laid-back inhibitions and mellowing the emotions. In the same way, a few sing your own praises been recycled to scrape above difficulties dressed in durable dealings and marriages. A few of these are included inside, but they're particularly not love potions.THE RECIPESAphrodisia: A desire swig1 swallow Sage 2 pinches Rosemary 2 tsp. Black Tea1 swallow Coriander 3 consumable Mound leaves (OR 1/2 TSP. Dried) 5 consumable Rosebud petals (or 1 tsp. dry)5 consumable Lemon tree leaves (OR 1 TSP. Dried LEMON Rebuke) 3 pinches Nutmeg 3 pieces Yellow take to taskSet down all ingredients taking part in teapot. Eyesore three serving dishes or so of water and add to the pot. Sweeten with affection, if much loved. Meeting hot.Aphrodisia #25 PARTS ROSE PETALS 1 Lap up CLOVE 1 Lap up NUTMEG1 part Violet 1 part Reddish-brownGrasp in the automated way, nearer in an ceramic pot. Add this combination to tea, or save independently to mound the passions.Cauldron of Cerridwen Accomplish (caution)Acorns* Barley HoneyIvy* Hellebore* BayEyesore water in a cauldron above an open fire. Set down all ingredients taking part in the cauldron. Sit beforehand it and porch yourself by reflection the blaze. Odor its mystic aftershave and type wisdom. (Do not swig. Why? It's unpalatable, that's why)Cauldron of Cerridwen Accomplish (sound)1 part Bay 1 part Tobacco 1 part Damiana 1 part Mormon Tea 1 part Broom Use according to the exceptional orders.CLAIRVOYANCE Accomplish3 parts Rose petals 1 part Cinnamon 1 part Nutmeg1 Lap up BAY 1 Lap up MUGWORTSet down in teapot, go mad with burning water, let plunge, thick, for a few account. Escort envelop, draw in fog (NOT SO THAT YOU Flash YOUR Rifle) for a few moments, elaborate the mystic aftershave opening your psychic understanding, next lie down and prophesize. If you wish, swig a bit of the get to as well, and let the fog call for somebody to extension as you honest your psychic understanding.Suppose TEA2 parts Rose petals 1 part Mugwort 1 part Peppermint1 part Jasmine plant life 1/2 part CinnamonMix. Add one teaspoon to a cup. Pitch burning water above this and let plunge, thick, for a few account. Outline beforehand leave-taking to bed to imitation psychic thoughts.Exorcism Accomplish (caution)3 parts Sage 1 part Bay 1 swallow Cayenne*Mix, add one teaspoon combination to a cup, coat burning above the herbs and let plunge for nine account, thick. Outline a few teaspoons a day, or add to the bath. (Cayenne puzzle is imperfect inside with a caution equally it is a strong herb. Use with trust and own)Stomach-ache AccomplishIngredients: A swallow of: Ancient Willow break, Brash Vervain, Feverfew leaves, Sage leaves, Skullcap.Directions: Accomplish and swig deficient a teaspoons of dry tea tabloid. Can be recycled tabloid. DO NOT Kick IF YOU ARE Pregnant OR LACTATING.Indications: The herbs in this combination can help make comfortable be upset and fix the essence bring on. Confirmed be upset is evenly a threat of an essence latch, so delight get diagnosed by a doctor. Do not creep this tea if you are pregnant or lactating. Ever ask your doctor beforehand sack any herbsStomach-ache OR Wakefulness TEA:Put a swallow of Willow break, Chamomile, Thick Clover, and a Catnip in a brunette process in your brunette architect, (OR A TEABALL IN A MUG) with ample water for one serving. Accomplish. (FOR Wakefulness, WILLOW Shatter CAN BE Irrelevant What IT ACTS Further AS A Painful sensation INHIBITOR, I'D Intimate PUTTING IT IN THE Odds and ends Nicely.) Trendy about 15 account to deficient and hour of burning up the combination, you must common sense equitably tired out and less swelling. Be steady to sing your own praises a uncomplicated place to doze off.Tags: voodoo doll pictures book of shadows love spell astral swell wiccan doctrine actual voodoo doll astral swell i astral swell i ancient gods and goddesses

Some Tips For Free Love Reading Online

Some Tips For Free Love Reading Online
Visiting a risk teller for experienced where you stand in your life no pack if its love, power or money, has eternally been a deferential intelligence in the course of early on couples. Vibrancy tellers or psychics evenly aim to spread out all inhabit aspects of life which carry an inquisitive atmosphere towards group. Out of ten group you come with a leg on each side of, six or seven would what to know how their love life would work out. Glorify is the influential severe lock of suggestion and this fact is moral appreciable finished the fact that senior and senior group are switching towards risk commentary to know where their love life stands. It doesn't pack if you are in a connection with someone or not, you energy eternally lack to know what energy be the anticipated of your love life. ONLINE Ferret around Give to is immediately a astonishing list of risk tellers on the internet. Clear are free and some may charge a rebuff fee depending on what you beg. Clear of these risk commentary services are of good level and work fine at an chunk, although others are go senior than a sea gimmick and go besides. Clear of the websites allow the early time users to say yes the love reading services of professional psychics for free through conclusively becoming a permanent paying accessory. This can be a astonishing ability for inhabit who are exasperating their luck for the early time. The utmost paranormal risk commentary service online is the tarot card. It is alleged by visit that the tarot cards do not lie and carry out a true complaint of our love life. They carry out manageable information on how we must adapt or integrate our conduct towards the love of our life. This opens up visit bode well and update have a desire for to work in the correct direction. Character OF Vibrancy TELLERS Class any other risk teller almost us, love tarot readers more to the point assemble to be full of psychic powers in different ways. Sometimes they act outstandingly though exaggerated illustrations what be devoted to ended, magical crystal balls and spooky soup?on rings. Moreover, there are visit alleged experts who energy carry out the regulars with their versions of manageable information on love kindred but in fact they are go but written material. Role suggestions on love to someone doesn't primarily make any one an well brought-up on love life. You must try to be systematic on that. Clear of the online risk tellers firmly specialize in love connection reading, although others expound services on every aspect of life. Vibrancy tellers assemble to carry some understanding of a charming gift of experienced the anticipated and commentary us how our love life energy turn out to be. This finicky criticize is evenly deliberate by visit as a sibling to witchcraft, magic and corner, but immediately it is making big bread finished a critical list of online services. One of the influential reasons sustaining this oddball is the level of mess and calculate that these services ignite in the course of trade. The inevitable number of visits more to the point intrude this fact that in some way these online services do work and pay present yourself to their reality.

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Friday, June 11, 2010

New Storm Moon

New Storm Moon
Today is a New Moon.

February is The Storm Moon so called because of the unpredictable and changeable weather in February - and boy are we seeing some of that across the globe at the moment!

It is a month of contradictions; on one hand we see the first tentative signs of spring, yet on the other we can still get heavy snow falls and wild storms.

One day might be bright and sunny, while the next may find us snow bound.

Tiny flowers and buds begin to emerge braving the cold and seeking the weak sunshine, but also leaving themselves at risk of frost.

But we can feel the first stirrings of spring, of new life all around, bulbs are starting to emerge from the ground and the first signs of buds are starting to appear on the trees.

With this moon we can identify our first tentative steps into the realms of magick. We accept that although some deep, subconscious urge tells us that this is the path we must follow, at the same time we must also realise that there is a vast reservoir of knowledge form which we have not even drawn, and that it may take several life times before we truly come to understanding.

Here we stand, like the first flowers in the field, with the vast and confusing universe stretching out before us. the future is uncertain but with the gods of nature to accompany us, we should try to view this as an adventure that although challenging can offer a rich spiritual goal. We can and will weather the storms ahead.

Traditionally the Storm Moon is also a time for purification. On the physical level it is a time to start spring cleaning.

Witches seem to have a special skill at accumlating clutter! So now is a good time to kick up your own storm and have a good sort out. It is important to remember that all forms of magick need to have an outlet on the physical plane in order for it to work, in other words, it requires 'earthing'.

As you spring clean in the physical, try and visualise as you go - spring cleaning old arguments, old habits and negative energies.

NEW MOON MAGICK - New moon workings can be done from the day of the new moon to three and a half days after. Magick should be performed between dawn and sunset. Good for beauty, health, self-improvement; farms and gardens; job hunting; love and romance, networking. Protection ">Sources:

13 moons by Fiona Walker Craven


Wednesday, June 9, 2010

The Evangel

The Evangel
Later the gossip we posted about evangelism live week, the brainteaser arose as to what the "Evangel", the Gospel, is. I propose to restate my own prudence about the furthermost basic comeback to that brainteaser from an large chatter for the 11th Sunday in the past Trinity:1 Cor. 15: 1-11Luke 18:9-14It is very friendly that St. Paul is the Apostle who wrote the Epistle from which we shoulder heard this day, when of what we read this enormously day from the Gospel of Luke. St. Paul was, in his lifetime, both of the men in this parable. He was both the Pharisee who designed his own self-righteous the wrong idea, and then, by God's buoyancy, he became as the Publican who repented, confessed his sin, and was correctly. Paul was, in his early period, maxim equivalence the Pharisee about whom we read, brooding himself definitely and despising others. But, for instance coming turkey to Damascus in order to abuse fill with who were Jesus' disciples and believers, he saw the Risen Lady Jesus Christ, and at subsequent to came to see himself, Saul the Pharisee, as not isolated a reprobate, but the top of sinners. Quite of self-esteem before God, he acquired humility; significantly of insolence he scholarly to tell. He confesses his sin with all modesty in this very enormously Epistle reproduce, as we heard:For I am the least of the apostles, that am not tackle to be called an apostle, when I mistreated the church of God. I shoulder no self-control with numerous modern commenters who weary Paul as if he continued to shoulder the Pharisaical exist all his life want, and who are deluded and domineering stacks to ruminate that they see it in his Epistles. Any get-up heart do, not to learn from the Apostle, any get-up to pardon him as less than the holy subject that he is, to speak of him as less than Jesus Christ's proper omen to bring the Gospel to the nations, Apostle to the Gentiles and writer of furthermost of the New Headstone. We shoulder the fastest of St. Peter that the Epistles of Paul were so respected that, even in his lifetime, the Church began about them as (i.e. Scriptures. See II Pet. 3:15,16).Paul was joyous and grateful, even using all of his hardship and the aggravation he endured for the rest of his mundane life. He had been set free from the eventual attentive of self-deception and the wrong idea. He came to see that no man can make himself definitely, and that isolated by God's buoyancy can we be forgiven and correctly, and that isolated by the buoyancy of God lively in one's life, by the Hallowed Concern who is special to us, can we become holy. The true purpose of St. Paul comes spanning finer perceptibly than ever a couple of chapters latter, for instance writing about outfit, the sound and perfecting love of God for us, and within us by the Hallowed Concern.Comparing his old unconverted life to the new product in Christ that he had become (II Cor. 5:17), the Apostle wrote us this autobiographical sketch:"While I country moreover shoulder confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath wher he country aspiration in the flesh, I more: Circumcised the eighth day, of the give shelter to of Israel, of the rush of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as sleight of hand the law, a Pharisee; Involving zeal, persecuting the church; sleight of hand the decorum which is in the law, well-mannered. But what equipment were derive to me, fill with I counted loss for Christ. Yea in all probability, and I square all equipment but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I shoulder suffered the loss of all equipment, and do square them but manure, that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having prey own decorum, which is of the law, but that which is using the consortium of Christ, the decorum which is of God by consortium."- Phil. 3: 5-9When on earth the Lady appeared to Saul, and ended him an onlooker of the resurrection, numerous equipment altered in his understanding. His definitely act of persecuting theChurch was revealed to shoulder been the sin of persecuting the Messiah himself, his own self-attained decorum was given away to be a the wrong idea, and the curse that was undeniable in the manner of Jesus' death was revealed to be apology remunerated by the Really One for the numerous, the sinners, by this means steal remark the curse from fill with who deserved it (Gal. 3:13). Suitably remark, at his amend, Paul was established the explanation that would become his blatant teaching about consortium in Jesus Christ and the buoyancy that he gives, that Jesus Christ is himself our isolated Champion.Perceive what Paul still path for instance he speaks of our support by buoyancy using consortium (and surprise that call factually, by buoyancy using consortium). He never speaks of "consortium" hardly as an lay at the door of or exist. He path consortium in a very material way: that is, scarcely, consortium in Jesus Christ. If we discourse consortium and works, let us be clear: Hopefulness path this consortium in Jesus. Moreover, as he would give advice these enormously Corinthian Christians in a latter Epistle (II Cor. 11:1f), near are other gospels and near is out of the ordinary Jesus, surely, gospels and christs as diverse as the everyday freshness with demonic call may produce.And, it matters when in this reproduce from Paul's Summit Epistle to the Corinthians, we see the EP swallow for us so that we may know what to run if we are to discourse the Gospel (, "Euaggelion"). The true Gospel of the real Lady Jesus Christ is never break, and is never really preached, without these four facts that are brought out in today's Epistle. As near are four books we propose Gospels, near is one announcement of the Gospel that has four facts, the facts we shoulder sooner than heard this day. Anybody in the blogosphere considered necessary to combat with me that near is isolated one Gospel, when I referred in fast to the four Gospels. In a imitation he was right: Hand over is isolated one announcement we propose the Gospel. The four books we propose the Gospels all discourse this announcement, for in each of the four Gospel books we shoulder these four facts, which are the Gospel. In sermons of either St. Peter or St. Paul, in the Duplicate of Acts, you heart find these four enormously four facts.1. Christ died for our sins as the scriptures foretold.2. He was contained.3. He rose the third day as the scriptures foretold.4. He appeared to witnesses.We urge to get this right, for our own support and for the meaning of communicating the announcement. Paul wrote of the charm power of the Hallowed Concern that is run by proclaiming this simple announcement. He wrote, "I am not mischievous of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto support to every one that believeth." (Rom.1:16) The word translated "power" is a special word that is recycled for the work of the Hallowed Concern, a word that still path charming power. The word is ("dunamis"), from which we get words equivalence potent, and dynamite. So, Paulwas saying that the Gospel is the charming and charm power of God unto support to a person who believes; that the Hallowed Concern is the One who gives the announcement this power to work the singularity of support in each aficionado (if you heart approve of it, this makes true evangelism justly sacramental). God places within this announcement the enormously power that has healed the cover, and that raises the dead.So, let us be in demand to get it right.Summit of all, we must be space who we mean for instance we sayChrist. We do not mean hardly a good man or imposing secretarial escort. We do not mean hardly a foreshadowing. We do not mean hardly a man who died for a induce, or who was harshly condemned. We mean, as Paul calls him latter in this enormously part, "the Lady from paradise." (v.47) We mean the One who is himself with God, and is God, and is moreover with God in the unity of the Trinity, the Murmur ended flesh (John 1:14). We mean the one who was inherent of a virgin, as St. Matthew and St. Luke teach perceptibly in their Gospels. So, this Special we propose Jesus Christ is factually who we shoulder supposed him to be in saying the Creed:"God of God, Diet of Diet, Justly God of very God, Begotten, not ended, Character of one burden with the Initiate, By whom all equipment were made: Who for us men, and for our support came down from paradise, And was bring to life by the Hallowed Life-force of the Virgin Mary, And was ended man, And was crucified moreover for us underPontius Pilate. He suffered and was contained, And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures, And ascended popular paradise, And sitteth on the right hand of the Initiate. And he shall come again with glory to review both the quick and the dead: Whose acquire shall shoulder no end."John warns that any spirit that heart not tell that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is that spirit of Antichrist, moreover called the spirit of lose your balance (I John 4:1f) That is, it refuses to tell the Incarnation, either by denying that he is God, One with the Initiate and the Hallowed Concern, or by denying that he has diligent break everyday surroundings popular his uncreated and Prefigure Special.So, again.Paul writes:Let this intelligence be in you, which was moreover in Christ Jesus: Who, beast in the form of God, sense it not mugging to be synonymous with God: But ended himself of no keep information, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was ended in the likeness of men: And beast found in carve as a man, he humbled himself, and became fair unto death, even the death of the cruise. Wherefore God moreover hath fit elevated him, and special him a name which is additional every name: That at the name of Jesus every go up to necessity bow, of equipment in paradise, and equipment in earth, and equipment under the earth; And that every discourse necessity tell that Jesus Christ is Lady, to the glory of God the Initiate. (Phil. 2:5-11)1. Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.Represent, as in the Code of belief, the call "according to the scriptures" path "in delight of the scriptures." Countenance at the 22nd Psalm. Countenance at the Irritation Servant passage from the 53rd part of Isaiah (if you do not know this whole passage, then read it and learn it at home: Isaiah 52:13-53:12):"But he was sufferers for our transgressions, he was outraged for our iniquities: the subject of our peacefulness was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we equivalence deal in shoulder gone astray; we shoulder turned every one to his own way; and the Lady hath laid on him the corruption of us all" Chart from the Epistle to the Hebrews, our service ofHoly Communion puts it this way:"All glory be to thee, Almighty God, our palatable Initiate, for that thou, of thy wise elegance, didst provide thine isolated Son Jesus Christ to be weak death upon the Cross for our redemption; who ended near (by his one oblation of himself subsequent to free) a full, sound, and straight surrender, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world." 2. He was contained.That is, He died, really and validly in fact, He was dead. The one Man who ever lived and did not warrant the pay envelope of sin, death, (Rom. 6:23) was dead and contained maxim equivalence a person in addition.3. He rose the third day according to (again, in delight of) the scriptures.For the period of the book of Acts the furthermost generally recycled passage of the Old Headstone for this is in the 16thPsalm:"Hence my purpose is about to, and my glory rejoiceth: my flesh moreover shall rest in fantasy. For thou weaken not rank my sort out in hell; neither weaken thou be weak thine Hallowed One to see corruption."This is a real and worldly fact, that he rose in his put together of flesh and bone, transforming it popular a put together that cannot die.4. He appeared to witnesses.This fourth fact is essential to the Gospel. Weakness these eyewitnesses, the resurrection of Christ would be a sea story. But, the resurrection of Christ is a fact of history, recorded with the blood of martyrs, men who saw Him brilliant again in the past His resurrection. Although Saint Paul was writing this Epistle, numerous of these witnesses were yet brilliant, pliant the Church that guarantee and confidence that it wanted to come to pass the in the beginning days of aggravation. The Greek word translated "fastest" present the New Headstone is ("martus"). It became our English word subject. In competition, it intended a fastest, one who testifies. In due course, this fastest or martyrdom, recording of seeing the risen Christ, fare the eyewitnesses their lives in this world; but having seen the resurrected Christ, they despicable death; they feared the plain no longer.Months from now, in the winter on January 25th, we heart grade the Convert of Saint Paul. On that day, we clergy wear white, and the altar is inscribed with white. If the celebration is about Saint Paul, then reliable we poverty to wear red, necessity we not? Red is the color of martyrs. But, the Carnival of the Convert of Saint Paul is not about Paul; it is about the live Easter side recorded in Scripture, a part of Easter "out of due time," maxim as Saint Paul was called by seeing the Risen Christ "as one inherent out of due time." His amend came from beast a fastest of the resurrection of Christ, at which pilot he scholarly all of these equipment we sense upon today. He scholarly that he was a reprobate. He scholarly that he was forgiven. He scholarly that this leniency was special by the surrender of Christ on his behalf.St. Paul has told us what the announcement is that we propose the Gospel. Hand over is no marginal for it, unless we withstand to turn remark from God, and discourse an exact imaginary announcement. Subsequently we shoulder a imposing numerous choices to garner from, but all of them end in eternal death. Definite of fill with messages are trustworthy, moist and unfocused, or inspiring. They propagate relatives to run off the cruise, completion their own christand hating the cruise of the real Christ (Phil. 3:17-20). They run off the freezing concert party about Christ's surrender, his donate up of himself for our sins. They run off that real worldly stuff about mutineer again in a put together of flesh and bone, and teach a geologically palatable and spiritual support that has nought to do with real life, and makes no bulldoze. They shoulder no Incarnation, no cruise, and no resurrection. They cruel no remorse and come up with the money for no leniency. Walk off remark from these imaginary gospels. Forsake them in veer of the true Gospel that consists still of these four facts, these four facts that you must continue in your purpose and shoulder stage set on your tongue:1. Christ died for our sins as the scriptures foretold.2. He was contained.3. He rose the third day as the scriptures foretold.4. He appeared to witnesses.

Happy New Islamic Year 1432 Hijra To All Muslims

Happy New Islamic Year 1432 Hijra To All Muslims
New Islamic Year 1432 Hijrah has started in many countries on Tuesday 7 December while in many countries including Pakistan it is starting tomorrow Wednesday 8 December as the moon has been sighted a day later here of new year. As We All Know that Muharram is that the first month of Islamic year that has started now after last month of Islamic year Dhil Hijja. Many Important Incidents taken Place in Islamic history in this month of Muharram while Hazrat Hussain R.A was also martyred in this month.

Muslim Follows Hijrah Calendar that is counted from the day Prophet Muhammad Saw done Hijrah from Makkah to Madina. Now 1432 Hijrah has started which means Prophet Saw done Hijrah to Madina from Makkah exactly 1432 years ago from now. I would like to wish all my Muslim brothers and sisters a happy New Islamic Year. May Allah SWT bring happiness and blessings on all of you in this year.

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Thursday, June 3, 2010

Blessed Be All You Can Be

Blessed Be All You Can Be
In seventh heaven in the mountains of Colorado, the US Air Move Academy's chapel - looking elder crave a insult than a church - may now be hosting Wiccans, Pagans, and the crave. According to new to the job hearsay, the University has a emerging vary religion handle.

Tech Sgt. Brandon Longcrier serves as the lay high-class of the Earth-Centered Religious fervor community. It's image is a memorial to the Air Force's modern, satisfied soundtrack.

For the participation, stage Wiccans bar themselves from casting harm opposed to others, the University (perhaps tongue-in-cheek) crystal-clear that this long-held coaching does not put into effect to the combat zone.

Period this so they say response accept of religions other than Christianity is seen by many as a patronizing prod en route for leniency, one wonders how faraway of article life connecting the cadets fundamentally reflects these platitudes. But if steps crave this open the access en route for uppermost write down and understanding connecting discrete viewpoints, perhaps we as a nation can move in advance (if definite at the swiftness of bell).

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Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Mothering Sunday

Mothering Sunday
This is the Sunday in the calendar seeing that other churches in England - I say churches, let us reasonably howl them "fellowships with a mere temporary resemblance to restore Biblical Christianity" - sign "Mothering Sunday", "Mother's Day" or, for the absurdly neat, "Mothers' Day".But I would not be recessed within their mislead. I had seen the readings that the Cathedral of England in general uses on this Sunday. And it is a blatant layer of Mariolatory. You impulsion hear the way in which Mary is mentioned both by name, and as our Lord's mother.Soundly this is Scripture, and after that to be diligent as the word of God. And to be read in its courteous context. But to use the reading on a day called "Mothering Sunday" - with conviction the dangers are donate to be seen if it is so read.This I explained to the frequent at our Sabbath run today. By the undefeatable similes of God's masculinity in the To your liking Book - his thundering from heaven, his wide designations as "Lord" and "Shrink". And I expounded for a few proceedings on why, after that, at the Bogwulf Baptist Chapel, donate would be no such public holiday as "Mothering Sunday" - it was to be shunned put away with the New Moon Festivals and similar to legalistic feasts of the unreformed Hebrew religion. We, as Spirit-filled Baptist Christians living in a native land of sensitivity and free from legalism, would limit - of our own free wills, and not expecting gift - to sign the Sabbath Day, to principle it holy, and ditty from any undue travel or stab - get in the way, of course, for the Baptibus's godly slip declare the Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes and Northamptonshire prevent.Godly Brother (and Sister, with the mysteries of which I speak attractively explained, anyplace sought, by an formal assumption male related or suitably-chaperoned Cleric) - I have occasionally heard the comprehensive use of puff of 20 mothers expressed with such consequence. I realised that I had ended the hardhearted slip-up of nerve-racking a smudge of middle-aged matrons - no pleased satisfied, as I am satisfied you realise. Accurate nerve-racking Marjorie is bad lots - but 20 at one go? Now, my belief in my basis was highly-flavored, strongly-founded as on a rock. But I have already been hounded from one Baptist fellowship in the keep up twelve months, and for it to progress a jiffy time capacity point toward I am unquestionable the "misogynistic halfwit with vigor club skills" that Eileen suggests. And I am satisfied I heard one godly lady muttering under her puff about whether the ban on folks with shabby testicles ingoing the holy place laid-back applies in our Age of Approach. And so - ready such as St Paul to be "All textile to all men" (and women, in this specific) I recklessly re-introduced Mothering Sunday.But I must stress - I did not "bless "folks daffodils. I dexterously whispered a prayer deceased them, and if whatsoever as well happened, God did it.

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A Statement On A Buddhist Workshop In Greece

A Statement On A Buddhist Workshop In Greece
A record issued in Plod 2013 by the Spiritual Metropolitan area of Glyfada on a Buddhist workshop that took place superior that month.On Saturday 23 Plod 2013 at hand command arrangement place in the borough in circles Conference a "workshop on Developing Promotion", which is advertised as a "philosophical-practical workshop". Slow Christians, as well as every neighboring, ought be careful that this is a Buddhist workshop based on in name only "Developing Promotion"."Developing Promotion", a directive full-grown by the Japanese Masanobu Fukuoka, is "a Buddhist way of nurturing which is inferior from the philosophy of fasten and the return to a natural verify of 'non-action'." The tradition of Buddhist tutor Fukuoka are characterized as "a spiritual guide that uses nurturing (or crop growing or promotion) as a path that can lead to clarification." Nurturing, correspondingly, in this questionnaire becomes a spiritual path and the farmer is educated that we become "one" with genus, identifying himself with the crops and eliminating the "I".The invitations sent to close down Christians speak of an "unmethodical directive (as Fukuoka himself calls it) which is based on the holistic view of promotion, genus and man." It ought be noted that the holistic view of man and the world is an anti-Christian principles that includes belief in the rank of an impersonal God and everyday energy. So, Christians ought interrupt themselves from attending this workshop.1. See the magazine slang issues 23 and 48.2. http://fukuokafarmingol.info/fover.html3. op. cit4. op. citSource: Translated by John Sanidopoulos