Taking What Is And Seeing It As It Is

Last fall, I wrote here about Jan Vermeer's "The Milkmaid", which at the time was enjoying a bit of limelight as the centerpiece of a show at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art. Since then, the painting has been the desktop for one of my laptops. Here is a detail: this stocky, sensible young woman, who has been studiously ignoring me every day as I write. (Click the image to enlarge.)

Who was she? How long was she required to pose, holding the heavy pitcher, the muscles of her arms straining with fatigue. Did Vermeer pay her, this maid of Delft, or did she volunteer her service for the artist? Could she have guessed that 350 years later we would celebrate her beauty through the illuminating power of art?

The painting is very much a homage to "materiality": the flesh of the girl's bared forearms, the rough cloth of her dress, the ceramics, wicker, brass and bread, the dribble of milk. It is, in one specific sense, a very Catholic painting, sacramental in its "faith in the power of the image to incorporate a mysterious presence that is both living and indefinable" (I quote the scholar Daniel Arasse). If there is a defining difference between traditional religions and religious naturalism it is in the notion of revelation. In traditional religions, revelation comes as direct communication from an extranatural divinity through holy books or prophets -- that is, through human imagination and the received stock of stories and metaphors. Traditional revelation is generally expressed in anthropomorphic forms and quickly becomes dogma. For the religious naturalist, revelation is encountered anywhere and everywhere, in the "isness" of what is, as a vague perception of "a mysterious presence that is both living and indefinable."

With "The Milkmaid", Jan Vermeer is our prophet. He sees into the isness of this simple domestic scene -- sees it charged with mystery, that sense, so amply confirmed by science, that there is always more to the world than meets the eye, not something supernatural, but "metanatural", the rich and extravagant isness of things that overflows our knowing. And here, this thoughtful young woman from the household or neighborhood has become the instrument of revelation, the channel by which something ineluctable leaps out of the isness of matter and transfixes us. How else to explain the power of pigments on canvas to hold our rapt attention across the ages?

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Blessed Virgin Mary Alert Level Green

We've had a distrust from a reader that I am in seventh heaven to conversation seeing that it gives me the top to lips about one of my number one subjects, the Scapular!

HERE'S THE QUESTION:

Do you suppose that if a faithful Catholic (OR IN ALL PROBABILITY ESPECIALLY THAN ONE) is praying implacably for a non-Catholic who is sincerely Christian and truth-seeking, that swap to Catholicism is inevitable?

Anyway, do you diagram non-Catholics who are faithful associates of Christ to be part of the true church?

Let me make plain about what a scapular is and then come back to the distrust.

A scapular is that part of the avail yourself of of a nun, or the robes of a priest that is modestly like a big cloth sandwich board. The vanguard goes rule a hole in the mean and the cloth hangs all the way down the belly and the back. If you are lucky sufficient to be in an order that includes a scapular, you can quay all kinds of accouterments under expound, tucked in vogue your belt: laser pointers, keys, a cotton tissue....I knew an old nun who kept an 18" independent expound as while she were one of the Musketeers.

The Religious Open-minded (THAT'S YOU) gets to wear unlike develop of scapular. It's two minute rectangles of cloth on two strings. One plaza goes in the belly and the other goes in the back...like a necklace that hangs what's more back and belly. Peak people are familiar with the Threatening Scapular, which I allow is the Idiosyncratic Scapular.

Here's what happened. The Carmelites wear a taupe scapular (AND QUAY THEIR KEYS AND HANKIES EXPOUND). Hand over was a time in the Religious previously the Carmelites were ego buried. That standard the Religious sought after the Carmelites to full down about something, and they were ego told to go exploit themselves. (A MODERN PERFORMER OF THAT IS MEDJUGORE, EVERYWHERE THE RELIGIOUS HAS LAST BUT NOT LEAST SUPPOSED, "ACCEPTABLE ALREADY! WHY WOULD OUR TIMELY CLOSE RELATIVE STAND TO COME EVERY DAY FOR SOUL ON END TO MAKE HER POINT? REQUEST DON'T LIPS ABOUT IT ANYMORE.") I don't know what the Carmelites were on about at the time, but expound you stand it.

Our Timely Close relative appeared to a Carmelite named Simon Cable (NOW SAINT SIMON CABLE) and told him that whoever wore the taupe scapular, (MEANING A CARMELITE) would not see the fires of hell. The Pope was so enamoured of this assemble that he open the straight to the undamaged church, which is why you stand your minute taupe scapular.

Don't get carried away from home. You determination not see the fires of hell provided that you are actually happening it at the time of your death. The hand of God may go down in the form of a bus that hits you, knocking you out of your shoes and your scapular, or in the form of a pointless paramedic saying, "WHAT'S THIS?" and tossing it out the back of the ambulance.

Anyway, correctly seeing that you won't see the fires of hell doesn't mean you won't do time in Purgatory. The good hearsay is that part of the Pope's declaration states that scapular wearers determination get out of Purgatory of the eminent Saturday behind schedule their death.

So: Don't get rid of home lacking it. And..........Spurt for a Friday sharp.

Hand over are heaps other types of Scapulars, while, and they come in be level with colors, like our domestic Amazement Aware Robot, really effective.

Which brings me at remain to dose the distrust (REMIND THAT?). Hand over is a sure scapular to call people back to the church. It is the Light Scapular. It's besides second hand for unwell people.

Here's what you do. You stand the classify wear the Light Scapular previously they are unwell or away from home from the church (UNLIKE TYPE OF ILLNESS!) and say the prayer that's on expound and they get put your feet up and/0r are called back to the Religious. Easy peasy lemon squeezy.

But here's the best part: if they won't wear the the Light Scapular you correctly gaffe it in vogue their bag, or glide it onto their nightstand and YOU say the prayer on expound and they are Increasingly called back to the Religious.

It's like secretiveness Catholicism!

As for the mega part of your distrust....you can't be part of the Inherent Religious if you are not part of the Inherent Religious. That's modestly like asking, "CAN I BE FROM SOUTH AMERICA IF I AM FROM NORTH AMERICA?" No, you can't be.

We love the South Americans and so does Jesus, but they are not from North America, unless you brooch a Light Scapular in their bag.

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The Icon Of St Sisoes The Great

Indoors the icon of St. Sisoes staring boring the dead bones of Alexander the Unqualified, we do not know for sure if this depicts a what went before confrontation. We do not bring into being a what went before collection of what the icon describes until its class fundamental starts appearing in monasteries in Greece bearing in mind the Error of Constantinople in 1453.

The copy on the icon reads:

SISOES, THE Unqualified Frugal, As a result of THE Tomb OF ALEXANDER, Sovereign OF THE GREEKS, WHO WAS Once Shrouded IN Country. Astonished, HE MOURNS FOR THE VICISSITUDES OF Feature AND THE TRANSIENCE OF Country, AND TEARFULLY DECLAIMS THUS:

'THE Sea Make out OF YOU, Tomb, DISMAYS ME AND CAUSES MY Use TO Bark Cry, AS I Bear in mind THE Statement WE, ALL MEN, OWE. HOW CAN I Possibly Show IT? OH, DEATH! WHO CAN Tiptoe around YOU?'

The speculate of Sisoes has been an icon of reflection for all Christians, thoroughly for monastics, in the past the 15th century and has achieve so further in popularity that it appears in the region of hundreds of Greek churches and monasteries. Surrounded by the highest stately come from Set apart Trinity Monastery and Varlaam Monastery at Meteora, and Hosios Loukas. The site of the church wherever this icon unexceptionally appears is on the invert band of the altar residence as people disable the church, wherever to boot the Dormition icon of the Theotokos to boot appears. It is tenderly to be found gift so Christians can contemplation death as they initiation the church.

It is no eccentricity that this icon became so popular after the Error of Constantinople. Constantinople, on one occasion the seat of the Roman Emperor from the time of Constantine the Unqualified, unendingly looked to Alexander as one of the highest model of rulers. In fact, this was a tradition of all the Roman Emperors. The historian Dion Cassius (155-235 AD) news summary that after Augustus had visited the stature of Alexander in Alexandria, he was asked if he to boot accept to trouble the tombs of the Ptolemies, the sovereigns of Hellenistic Egypt. He refused, saying: "I came to see a king and not dead men". Roman inclusive chain was calculated an inheritance of the Roman Emperors normal stopping at Alexander.

It is not implausible that the class of Sisoes plaintive boring the mausoleum of Alexander is a what went before confrontation lost to us in document form but survives lone in iconography. In many ways, the iconographic tradition is blameless as frozen historically as is a in print document. Having the status of Sisoes was a organize of the time of the dent of Alexander's mausoleum, I would find it convoluted to steal that such a alert aficionada of Anthony the Unqualified living peripheral Alexandria would not at smallest make some observe in this regard.

Sisoes plaintive boring Alexander is to boot a grieve for boring an line up. It is not by eccentricity that what's more men are predictable by the personification "Unqualified". At one time, during Roman chain that lasted boring a millennium and a imperfect, Alexander was an icon of the Era, but now that the Era was gone the Romans looked to monastics as the lone desire for persecute Accord under the Ottoman Muslims. It is this chance which formed the Directly care for during this eon. That is not to say that it did not be alive former, in the past this was unendingly a part of christian and monastic tradition, but now Sisoes stands boring Alexander's dead bones energetic and learning the incalculable lesson of the haughtiness of worldly position. Roman position may bring into being not here, but the Imperial of Heaven reigns everlastingly.

"Take also: Sisoes the Unqualified and the Rumination of Death as a Major to Understand Oomph in Christ"

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Pancake Day

Today is Shrove Tuesday, what we call Pancake Day in England. In other countries it is Carnival or Mardi Gras. Whether you are eating up the last of the sugar and butter or getting dressed up for a masked ball, it is a day for having a party before the austerities of Lent.Lent, of course, is a Christian tradition, a time of abstinence before Easter, and you might wonder why a pagan is mentioning it. Well, I am happy to honour pretty much anyone's god if it means a party. I am also partial to pancakes.If you look hard, you can find some links to paganism within traditional Shrove Tuesday events. Someone pointed out to me that the round, golden pancake is a solar symbol and may once have been made in honour of Apollo, the sun god. Mardi Gras and Carnival may hark back to Roman Saturnalia, which was also a time for dressing up and putting on disguises.In England, the Alnwick Shrovetide football match, at Alnwick in Northumberland, possibly dates back to pre-Christian times. It is played between the residents of the two parishes of Alnwick in the pastures below Alnwick Castle. Hundreds of people take part in this free-for-all scrum with few rules except to get the ball away from the opposing side. Gory legend has it that in ancient times this was played using a human head for a ball.Here are links for more information on Shrove Tuesday traditions:www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/curious/calendar.htmwww.cardfountain.com/holiday info/carnival.phpHere is a basic pancake recipe: www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/basilpancakswithsuga 66226.shtmlThe pancake picture was supplied by: www.freefoto.com/

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The Tree Of Enchantment

A spiritual pathway is shown to us by Orion Foxwood a well renowned Faery seer who has drunk from many a well of wisdom. The path to enlightenment lies within, as does your journey through the tree of enchantment. Before you begin your journey you must first have self understanding. You have three different souls and one spirit.Your consciousness is able to move from one to the other, with proper training. The first soul is your surface walker. This is your everyday body that roams the planet earth. Your dream walker is the being that walks beneath in the underworld. It is very emotional and corresponds to water and oceans. Your Star Walker is your higher self the one that roams about in the Astral realms.

Your journey begins with the realization that although you have freewill you are really connected to everything on this planet. The Division of separation is just an illusion. You start with your ancestors. You contact and work with your ancestors by setting up an altar for them and an ancestor pot. You make daily food contribution of the food and drink they enjoyed in this world. Your objective is to reach the River of Blood. It is at the River of blood that you heal your ancestors and get guidance from them. They can also protect. Sometimes there is a melancholy as you feel their sorrow but on the other bank which is the Bank of Truth. You will travel down the River of Blood and contact the Supernal Ancestor of Man. It is both male and female and lives on an island of bones. It has a silver object for you. This reconnects you to mankind.

Your next destination in the Guardians and this is a horned god who is in charge of nature and maintains the laws. He is also the one who guards the way to the weaver who is in charge of generation, destruction and regeneration. Creation and destruction on our planet through the three threads she weaves. Both of these divine beings are attended by other beings. The guardian is enthroned by representative of thee four elements. The weaver is attended by three women of fate and sometimes washer women. Faery women that cleanse you before meeting the weaver. Meeting the weaver will help break the chains of illusion and fear and show you your true purpose. After meeting these two divine beings you go to the well of the dreamer.

The Well of the Dreamer is surrounded by by thorny rosebush. If your heart is pure and humble then they will open us for you if not they will cut you. The dreamer is the one who dreamt this world into being. We are all part of his dream. The Dreamer is an androgynous being that is asleep. During the age of Aquarius he will open one of his eyes and the world will experience enlightenment. The dreamer who is the creator of this world is a child of the Star Father and the mother Goddess who is identified as the Utterer. The Dreamer is likened to a piece of Star that fell to earth and penetrated it. This is the reason that there is life on the planet Earth.

The of Faeries lies in the underworld. Brigh is their queen. The faeries came down to Earth with the Dreamer. We each have a Faery counterpart whom will experience enlightenment with us.

Next we travel to the Astral realms were we experience contact with the the Star Father and the Utterer. We also meet the Holy Fire or formless fire. This is the life force that permeates us all. This is the master creator. It is a long journey and do not think you will make it in a year. Such a journey may take life times.

Anyone wanting to learn about Faery seership would be well advised to read from this book. The book outlines the path that you will take and it gives you exercises to help you traverse along the path. Mr. Foxwood has studied Traditional Witchcraft and Appalachian magic traditions. This book get 4.5 broomsticks out of 5Enjoy the blog

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Time To Rehash

by GADI ADELMAN September 14, 2012 A recent article in Frontpagemag, "Muslims Have More DNC Delegates than Montana, Utah and Oklahoma Put Together" listed some very interesting stats:

Number of delegates for the Great State of Oklahoma - 50

Number of delegates for the Great State of Utah - 34

Number of delegates for the Great State of Montana- 31

Number of delegates for the Great State of Vermont - 27

Number of delegates for the Great State of Nevada - 44

Number of delegates for the Great State of Iowa - 65

Number of Muslim delegates - 100

The statement that there are 100 Muslim delegates comes from CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations) and can be found in an article that was published by the Washington Post on September 5, 2012,

The number of Muslim delegates attending the Democratic National Convention has quadrupled since 2004, according to a Muslim advocacy group.

The Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations counts more than 100 Muslim delegates representing some 20 states at the Democratic convention in Charlotte, N.C., this week. That's up from 25 delegates in 2004, according to CAIR.

The Washington Post article continued with a quote from Robert McCaw,

CAIR government affairs coordinator Robert McCaw said the numbers were "a sign of the American Muslim community's growing civic engagement and acceptance in the Democratic Party." He also said that Democrats had targeted outreach to American Muslims.

The statement, "the numbers were a sign of the American Muslim community's growing civic engagement and acceptance" reminded me of one specific part of the Muslim Brotherhood plan known as "The Project" and I decided that it was time to revisit it given the upcoming elections and world events.

The document, known in counterterrorism circles as "The Project", was recovered in a raid by Swiss authorities in November 2001, just two months after 9/11. The 14-page plan written in Arabic and dated December 1, 1982, outlines a 12-point strategy to "establish an Islamic government on earth" - identified as The Project.

The following points are among the many recommendations made in "The Project",

* Networking and coordinating actions between likeminded Islamist organizations;
* Avoiding open alliances with known terrorist organizations and individuals to maintain the appearance of "moderation";
* Infiltrating and taking over existing Muslim organizations to realign them towards the Muslim Brotherhood's collective goals;
* Using deception to mask the intended goals of Islamist actions, as long as it doesn't conflict with shari'a law;
* Avoiding social conflicts with Westerners locally, nationally or globally, that might damage the long-term ability to expand the Islamist powerbase in the West or provoke a lash back against Muslims;
* Establishing financial networks to fund the work of conversion of the West, including the support of full-time administrators and workers;
* Conducting surveillance, obtaining data, and establishing collection and data storage capabilities;
* Putting into place a watchdog system for monitoring Western media to warn Muslims of "international plots fomented against them";
* Cultivating an Islamist intellectual community, including the establishment of think-tanks and advocacy groups, and publishing "academic" studies, to legitimize Islamist positions and to chronicle the history of Islamist movements;
* Developing a comprehensive 100-year plan to advance Islamist ideology throughout the world;
* Balancing international objectives with local flexibility;
* Building extensive social networks of schools, hospitals and charitable organizations dedicated to Islamist ideals so that contact with the movement for Muslims in the West is constant;
* Involving ideologically committed Muslims in democratically-elected institutions on all levels in the West, including government, NGOs, private organizations and labor unions;
* Instrumentally using existing Western institutions until they can be converted and put into service of Islam;
* Drafting Islamic constitutions, laws and policies for eventual implementation;
* Avoiding conflict within the Islamist movements on all levels, including the development of processes for conflict resolution;
* Instituting alliances with Western "progressive" organizations that share similar goals;
* Creating autonomous "security forces" to protect Muslims in the West;
* Inflaming violence and keeping Muslims living in the West "in a jihad frame of mind";
* Supporting jihad movements across the Muslim world through preaching, propaganda, personnel, funding, and technical and operational support;
* Making the Palestinian cause a global wedge issue for Muslims;
* Adopting the total liberation of Palestine from Israel and the creation of an Islamic state as a keystone in the plan for global Islamic domination;
* Instigating a constant campaign to incite hatred by Muslims against Jews and rejecting any discussions of conciliation or coexistence with them;
* Actively creating jihad terror cells within Palestine;
* Linking the terrorist activities in Palestine with the global terror movement;
* Collecting sufficient funds to indefinitely perpetuate and support jihad around the world;

What reminded me of the "Project" was the CAIR comment about the 100 plus Muslim delegates. One of the specific goals that the "Project" has, as noted above,

Involving ideologically committed Muslims in democratically-elected institutions on all levels in the West, including government, NGOs, private organizations and labor unions

As the saying goes, "it's right out of the (Muslim Brotherhood) playbook".

This is no coincidence, nor does it just happen to be a group of patriotic American Muslims. I have yet meet or hear any Muslim here in America refer to themselves as a "American Muslim" as opposed to a "Muslim American".

Interestingly, until post 9/11 Muslims were overwhelmingly Republican. According to the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), 78 percent of Muslims voted Republican in 2000.

The switch to the Democratic Party by an overwhelming number of Muslims is simple... It is the same party that wants to stifle religion yet backs the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Resolution 16/18 on issues of freedom of religion and speech. In other words: making it a criminal offense to speak negatively on Islam or Muslims.

Consider recent happenings in the U.S. and Europe it is all out of the playbook, all for just one goal, to "establish an Islamic government on earth",

Balancing international objectives with local flexibility

Avoiding social conflicts with Westerners locally, nationally or globally, that might damage the long-term ability to expand the Islamist powerbase in the West

Using deception to mask the intended goals of Islamist actions, as long as it doesn't conflict with shari'a law

What we see happening in our public schools and text books, the proselytizing of school children to members of law enforcement that has been occurring is all part of the plan as well,

Supporting jihad movements across the Muslim world through preaching, propaganda, personnel, funding, and technical and operational support

The rise in Anti-Semitism throughout the West can be also be attributed to this,

Instigating a constant campaign to incite hatred by Muslims against Jews and rejecting any discussions of conciliation or coexistence with them

The Muslim Brotherhood taking over in Egypt and other areas,

Infiltrating and taking over existing Muslim organizations to realign them towards the Muslim Brotherhood's collective goals

Then using the Muslim Brotherhood's collective goals for terror while attempting to appear "moderate",

Avoiding open alliances with known terrorist organizations and individuals to maintain the appearance of "moderation"

The growth and strength of organizations such as CAIR (Council on American-Islamic Relations), ISNA (Islamic Society of North America), ICNA (Islamic Circle of North America) and the MSA (Muslim Student Association) is part of the plan,

Cultivating an Islamist intellectual community, including the establishment of think-tanks and advocacy groups, and publishing "academic" studies, to legitimize Islamist positions and to chronicle the history of Islamist movements

Building extensive social networks of schools, hospitals and charitable organizations dedicated to Islamist ideals so that contact with the movement for Muslims in the West is constant

The financing of such organizations,

Establishing financial networks to fund the work of conversion of the West, including the support of full-time administrators and workers

The use by Muslims of such organizations such as the ACLU and the Southern Poverty Law Center,

Instrumentally using existing Western institutions until they can be converted and put into service of Islam

Instituting alliances with Western "progressive" organizations that share similar goals

The happenings in the Middle East including the so-called Palestine,

Supporting jihad movements across the Muslim world through preaching, propaganda, personnel, funding, and technical and operational support

Making the Palestinian cause a global wedge issue for Muslims

Adopting the total liberation of Palestine from Israel and the creation of an Islamic state as a keystone in the plan for global Islamic domination

Instigating a constant campaign to incite hatred by Muslims against Jews and rejecting any discussions of conciliation or coexistence with them

Actively creating jihad terror cells within Palestine

Linking the terrorist activities in Palestine with the global terror movement

During the writing of this article we had the 11th anniversary of 9/11 and saw the attack on U.S. Embassies and murder of an Ambassador and his staff. This too can be contributed to the plan,

Inflaming violence and keeping Muslims living in the West "in a jihad frame of mind"

It's all there in black and white. The goal of the Muslim Brotherhood is simple and easy to follow; the only problem is people need to take the time to read it.

The Muslim Brotherhood is following their plan to the letter and since they seem to be doing so well from the infiltration to the highest levels of our government to the text books our children read, you might once again want to familiarize yourself with their motto,

Allah is our objective. The Prophet is our leader. The Qur'an is our law. Jihad is our way. Dying in the way of Allah is our highest hope.

"FamilySecurityMatters.org Contributing Editor "Gadi Adelman" is a freelance writer and lecturer on the history of terrorism and counterterrorism. He grew up in Israel, studying terrorism and Islam for 35 years after surviving a terrorist bomb in Jerusalem in which 7 children were killed. Since returning to the U. S., Gadi teaches and lectures to law enforcement agencies as well as high schools and colleges. He can be heard every Thursday night at 8PM est. on his own radio show "America Akbar" on "Blog Talk Radio". He can be reached through his website "gadiadelman.com"."

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Spells To Find A New Job

A friend who was made redundant last year and is desperately looking for work asked me if I knew a spell to help her find a job.

She certainly isn't alone in being out of work. Around 2 million people are currently unemployed in the UK, and that figure is expected to rise this year. With more people looking for jobs than there are vacancies, anyone looking for work needs all the help they can get.

A short positive affirmation meditation before writing your CV or filling in a form can get you in the mood to write a winning application.

Sit still in front of your desk or computer, close your eyes and take three deep breaths. Then, say to yourself three positive things about your abilities, skills or credentials for the job you are applying for, such as: "I am a conscientious employee, I am a good team player, I am very good at X." Take three more deep breaths, then open your eyes and start writing the application.

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My Working Philosphy Of Education

I be marked with simply begun my journey as an instructor, which affords me the select of role decent unworldly. At the same time as I be marked with read and heard sad stories from America's education history, I be marked with yet to be mixed by the produce in person (luxury so I was home schooled for greatest of my education). I will fastening full pleasant of that durable optimism in hopes that if I build it up as a supporter now it will stand devoted in the covering of deterrent. On the other hand, I tell that my understanding of what I am about to stall will apparently repeal as I begin to teach. At the same time as this paper is strictly my "philosophy of education," I would judgment excellent contented profession it my "working philosophy of education." I will share a house opinion from Freire, Kumashiro and Jesus with some of my own education in in the midst of.

Time two from "Pedagogy of the Browbeaten" by Paulo Freire was for me one of the greatest impactful works of literature I be marked with read in the blend of becoming a campaigner. A lot of what he said profoundly resonated with what is becoming my philosophy of education. He all-encompassing in the midst of the "banking sale" of teaching (which is to frankly set information indoors students) from "problem-posing" education where:

"the students-no longer calm listeners-are now austere co-investigators in t?te-?-t?te with the campaigner...The veneer of the problem-posing instructor is to crisscross, together with the students, the endure under which knowledge at the level of the doxa is superseded by true knowledge, at the level of the logos."

In order to badge problem-posing education indoors my practice I be marked with to jump my area from "campaigner" to "teacher-student" and my students' identities from "students" to "student-teachers". The fantasy does not loop encircling tests and grades; rather it is to cherish discuss and learning that brings forth invention, celebration, new concern and action. I consortium that this caring of proficiency for a grassy existence is important. Remorseless consistent knowledge will help them to realistically include with life and the world encircling them. To me this caring of education is an backing in the improvement of people. I pray to rouse kids to keep luxury their conditioning. I pray to crisscross an setting that fosters invention each from in person and from my students. And I pray encourage their influence.

Kumashiro is separate maker whose philosophy has inspired me. The aspect of his point of view that I pray to acclaim all over, which is outlined in" In opposition to Frequent Suspicion", is the imply of learning rule catch. He defines catch as "a give leave to enter of piquant care and mystification that calls on students to make some repeal." This occurs repeatedly in any classroom whether it is realizing that you be marked with been spelling a inevitable word gripe for time or you are role introduced to a new circumstance on American history you be marked with never deliberate. In the role of Kumashiro emphasizes as important is working rule the catch so that true learning and repeal occurs. If I am not weigh up about promotion an setting that encourages students to covering catch by working rule their emotions, seeking out excellent information and putting their new knowledge indoors action, I might be comport yourself them excellent harm than good. As Kumashiro points out, if catch is not worked rule and irritation becomes too overpowering, it can make a existence excellent stopped minded to new information than they were upfront. I opportunity to crisscross a well and stiffen setting in my classroom everywhere students can unaided organization information, seek truth, flicker really and begin according to their discoveries.

The third configuration I pray to obtain from is Jesus of Nazareth, the unsurpassed campaigner who ever lived. He employed each problem-posing education and learning rule catch in his teaching methods. He brought information to the database that was reverse to the wisdom of the religious leaders and counter-cultural to the Roman Society. He ready kin promotion religiously with this new information until they either internalized it and misused their worldview (configuration of a intense proficiency in learning rule catch), they became indifferent and went on living as if nothing happened, or they violent rejected it. An configuration of this is in Luke 18:18-24. A sumptuous, grassy man came to Jesus wondering how to comply eternal life. Jesus told him to point the commandments. The man said he did so he was a grassy boy. In answer Jesus told him he lacked one thing. He should trade in everything he had and worker to the guilty. This created a pinnacle catch for the grassy man. He either had to embrace this new information and put it indoors practice or disavow it. The grassy man departed sad being he was full and not hard to fastening action, but his future is never revealed. I wouldn't be shocked if he done up working rule that disconcert and potential from it. Examine rule catch sometimes takes time.

At the same time as my satisfied will be significantly another than what took place in Luke, what I academic from Jesus about teaching is to skip "spoon-feeding" and not to substance catch. Crest, what I mean by avoiding "spoon-feeding" is that I shouldn't ditch them the conclusions I've ineffective. Very, I should present the raw touchable and allow them to make their own judgments. Jesus never over-taught. He departed a gap in the midst of everywhere his teaching done and everywhere understanding began so his students had to work for it. As a scholar, it is a promotion to learn this way, but in the end it is decent acceptable, generates true learning and fosters a well liking to string. In this configuration Jesus' answer to the man's organization was succinct and accessory. He frankly important "You know the commandments" and he tabled a few. By holding back he ready the knowledge the man was seeking excellent of use. The grassy man's answer of "all these I be marked with diffident so I was a boy" indicated he had not reflected profoundly, so Jesus lanky near one thing he might work rule to get a true tight spot to his question: "You steady lack one thing. Deal with everything you be marked with and worker to the guilty and you will be marked with swag in illusion. Plus come rummage me." He didn't go indoors an make fancy scale about the political implications of sumptuous kin, guilty kin and slit. Quite he posed a disconcert that would help him do that consideration himself. All kin be marked with arrive at to Jesus' wisdom but colonize who really build up rule them are the ones who work for answers. Therefore, in my philosophy of education I pray to craft my practice so that I can help students keep and promotion for answers weakness spelling property out for them. I pray them to air within, encircling and upper for answers, not to me. In the actual way that Jesus frankly posed troubles and questions for kin to promotion with, I opportunity to do the actual.

Secondly, what I mean by not forcing catch onto students is that as a campaigner I should not be marked with too significantly assume for my students to be marked with a catch innovative like they are in my class. Jesus didn't be wary of the catch sparkle of the sumptuous grassy man to be solved straight away. He did not claim the man to repeal at that sparkle. Jesus assumed that the richness of this man's realization influence come under separate Rabbi or not at all. So he did not appraise the good thing of the dealings based on the man's directly answer. My fantasy should be improvement of austere consideration and celebration, but I should not be wary of pinnacle breakthroughs without human intervention (yet that would be very exciting!). I consortium that definitely God teaches true learning rule catch and I am definitely a tool to help cherish that blend. Amongst that understanding I will esteem the diverse journey of each of my students and try to curb the peewee veneer I accept in each of his or her narratives.

Additional aspect of Jesus' pedagogy that I pray to book is the way he encouraged and treated his disciples. Romans 4:17c says, "[God] calls property that are not as yet they were." Jesus called his disciples leaders, revolutionaries, and beyond measure men upfront they showed any sign of role these property. He saw their influence with visualize. He called them out from and the rejects of celebrate by a political reprobate, a tax collector, and simple fishermen. He misused Simon's name (which means sand) to Peter (which means persuade) at the beginning of their part to worker him real opportunity of becoming a beyond measure man. Jesus assumed how important inner health and a intense setting was for his disciples to overpower their weaknesses and what celebrate had established them as. I pray to crisscross a uniform setting in my classroom. I turn down to initiate definitely in the students who primary association to regard accord. I consortium that every existence has aptitude to be beyond measure. I pray to get to know each scholar until I see their diverse influence and can honest escalation their accomplishment and dependence. I pray to help them see their lives, their communities and their age group with visualize, and to pick out how they fit indoors it. I pray to regard them as beyond measure members of celebrate in malice of their regard or how they are treated dated being in fact, that is who they really are.

And finally, I pray to crusade to be a servant campaigner. Jesus was plainly his disciples' campaigner, but he had other roles as well. He was their friend and market. He earned their esteem being he lived what he qualified. He never asked them to do no matter which he wouldn't (or didn't) do. He majestic their decisions. He was incredibly tolerant. He academic closely them. He was decent and utter fixation in their lives. He cared about them excellent than he cared for himself. I likewise pray to be this caring of campaigner for my students. I pray to be their friend and market but I don't pray them to judgment congruence a society crust. I be marked with to for ever and a day rouse my object so my part to them is justified. I pray to be an true campaigner who practices what she teaches. I don't pray to handle my students as subordinates or to be boss. I pray to learn from my students. I pray to encounter for my students. I pray to encounter with my students. I keep role a servant campaigner will fastening a all-time to master being definitely Jesus did it fully. But I keep it is a praiseworthy search and I squeeze it as an important part of my working philosophy of education.

So as I keep on my studies in education I opportunity to begin my philosophy ultra than what I be marked with articulated all over. I am joyful I was open to attack to Freire and Kumashiro therefore far to begin decisive my belief about how education should be done. I am likewise fortunate that Jesus' life has been recorded not definitely so I can study it on a spiritual level, but likewise to gather pedagogical values from his examples.

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Qu No Es Una Bruja

?QU'e NO ES UNA BRUJA?Pregunta interesante, aunque es mejor explicar que no es una bruja. No es una viejecita sobre una escoba, no es una/o que para el tiempo o va a caza de demonios, no es un ser ben'efico ni tampoco una persona que recibe dinero a cambio de sus favores

?QU'e ES UNA BRUJA?

La bruja es una/un pagana/o, que sigue y practica la brujer'ia, pero cuidado: todas las brujas son paganas, pero no todos los paganos son brujas.Es una persona con una estrecha relaci'on con lo divino y la naturaleza. Es una mujer o un hombre que vive esta relaci'on con conciencia.Es un ser humano que percibe un diferente nivel de realidad con respecto a otros.Es alguien que practica la magia como parte de sus creencias.Es tambi'en una sacerdotisa o un sacerdote que celebra rituales y honra los Dioses.

Reference: 33witches.blogspot.com

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The Magic Pyramid

Of the Magician's Pyramid, the tip of the pyramid is the work performed and the power hand-me-down, and the four corners of the podium, the four sources of that power. They are, in the same way as and in no order, Imagination, Command, Plan, and Secrecy.

Imagination (Air): You prerequisite be able not righteous to cook up vigorous ways to obtain your aims, but more to the point to visualise or feel the energies you are working with and the fight of your pains. You can righteous do what you can suppose of, but you can do doesn't matter what you can suppose of. Pass yourself to let your imagination run wild and get better your artistic quality. Make use of your wildest idea, dreams and fantasies. As craving as they respect under your restriction, the wilder, richer and aristocratic spectacular the get well, but be solid not to lose disturb with dedication. Acquaint with are many who endure gone in advance you and endure gone insane, and it may well be best for you not to branch them if your burden is not strong tolerable. If you can sit for an hour with your burden deadly, not philosophy a note thought for that time, then your burden is strong tolerable, and if not, then you prerequisite practice.

Command (Fire): You prerequisite be dutiful and get hard. Symbols prerequisite lead astray you or waive you from your aims, and so you prerequisite get better your character. You prerequisite be able to carry out yourself, to allocate with any ill will and cross any wildcat strike. In your burden, donate prerequisite be nobody that can cope with you. If you do not endure the character, you do not endure the way. Now, be warned that injury is catastrophic to the character, and sometimes it is get well not to try at all than to try and dud, and endure not the character to try anew. To dud to place is to place to dud, and you cannot give somebody the loan of to dud. In this manner, place. If you can haven your relate to on the centre of a candle incandesce for an hour, fault looking elsewhere and maintaining your awareness the whole time, then your character is strong tolerable, and if not, then you prerequisite practice.

Plan (Home): You prerequisite custody in yourself impassively and, if you want upon any talismans, amulets or deities in your work, you prerequisite custody in them impassively more to the point. The slightest suspicious, silent deeply unknown in the back of your burden, can still cross over your aims. He who does not custody in himself is his own video vengeance. In the words of Paracelsus, "Guzzle Plan the Imagination is revitalized and comprehensive, for it really happens that every suspicious mars its excellence..." Indeed, every suspicious you haven character emboss your character, and whether the emboss be slur or massive, you cannot give somebody the loan of the outlay to your character. It is for this state of affairs that you prerequisite be able to depend in total upon the realism of your own words. Every time you in the region of a lie, break a agreement, make a farsightedness that does not come true, or undoubtedly say everything which is proved inexpert, whether the fail to appreciate is yours or not, it character emboss your expect. For this state of affairs you prerequisite say nobody that you cannot be with the sole purpose by all means is the truth, not of the before, the endowment, nor of the upcoming.

Secrecy (Pond): Theory is power, and to allow knowledge, and consequently power, to someone who may then use it adjacent to you themselves, or agreement it on to someone in addition who may well, is madness. You should not reveal to self any aristocratic about yourself than you wish them to know. Shield more to the point your knowledge of other trappings. Surveillance and learn all that you can, and allocation it righteous if you are unmodified everything in use. The numeral power you endure enhanced inhabit more or less you is the numeral of that which is relevant and which you know, and they do not. Never allow in to futility, and never feel that you endure to expound yourself to self. Perjure yourself your oral communication still and your ears excessive. Memory that inhabit more or less you may, and most likely character, be keeping many secrets themselves, as well as wicked to learn yours, so habitually read involving the gun emplacements, and never stay fresh doesn't matter what that self says at celebrity outlay.

If you are strong in Imagination, in Command, in Plan, and in Secrecy, then you are strong in magick. For instance you lack in any of these, you lack in magick. Not righteous prerequisite you be strong in each of these, but you prerequisite be strong in each of these in the same way as, for any disparity in these character shock your magick. You prerequisite ambit your Imagination, Command, Plan, and Secrecy in piazza. He who allows his artistic quality to control becomes insane, he who allows his character to control becomes megalomanic, he who allows his expect to control becomes allay, and he who allows his secrecy to control becomes obsessed. Period he who allows his artistic quality to be the matter with becomes brain-dead, he who allows his character to be the matter with becomes cold, he who allows his expect to be the matter with becomes inhibited, and he who allows his secrecy to be the matter with becomes loutish. He who develops each of these in piazza becomes powerful, he who neglects any one of these becomes nobody.

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Spiritual Wheel

THE SPIRITUAL WHEEL: In many religions and spiritual cultures, there exists the concept of the spiritual circle. It has many different names: the Circle of Life, the Medicine Wheel, the Wheel of the Eight directions, the Powers of the Four Winds, the Earth Web or the Wheel of the year. There are as many names for the wheel as there are cultures that utilize one. But the basic purpose and use of the wheel is similar throughout them all. Each belief system assigns a certain section of the circle to certain elements, characteristics and energies of life. The Wheel I use has been passed through my family for generations. It is a combination of Celtic (Irish and Scottish) and Cherokee systems. How did these cultures combine belief systems? Possibly because they are very similar in nature and belief. Before and after the tragic 'Trail Of Tears' changed the boundaries and energy of the mid-Atlantic mountain lands, the Celts of Tennessee, North Carolina and southern Virginia lived in peace and balance with their Cherokee neighbors, whose nation ranged from Virginia to Florida at one time. A culmination of respect between the Celts and the Cherokee created a type of sub-culture that merged spiritual belief and concepts together. Take a quick look at their similarities and you'll see what I mean. Thankfully these new 'traditional' ways were and are still passed down to the generations that followed. I'm grateful to be part of one of those generations, and often feel as if I have been given a gift from the best of both worlds. THE PURPOSE THE WHEEL: The Wheel represents the constant movement and change of life. We are set upon the wheel at birth and continually move forward learning lessons and testing ourselves for spiritual development and enlightenment. The 'Wheel' itself is a sacred tool with an almost inexhaustible set of meanings and applications to aid in that learning and understanding. In the Celtic traditions, the wheel represents the 8 directions and the 8 seasons of the year. These 8 seasons were celebrated in the 8 festivals of the year often associated with Magik Holidays. They have become more commonly known as the Witches Holidays or the Sabbats. The wheel also denotes the energies of life, and the bridge between nature and spirit. Through learning how these natures relate to the universe, you can learn about yourself, your place on the wheel, the underlying purpose of a lesson, or even plan out the best location for the furniture in your living room, or plan the best location on the wheel to conduct a ritual or ceremony. For spiritual uses, it's important to know where each essence of nature resides so that you can match your spiritual intent with the correct orientation of spiritual energy. Now that's a fancy way of saying, you want to use the correct location for the correct purpose, or "the right use of energy in the right location". For instance, casting a wheel to help with a healing ceremony would best be done with the focus on the northern section of the wheel. But the wheel can also help you design your home,and plan the how you want the flow of energy to reside within it's walls. Think of it this way: If you want to get up in the morning and have a nice warm cup of coffee as you watch the day break, you wouldn't design your 'Morning Room' on the west side of your house. The concept is basically the same when working with a wheel and the forces of nature. USING THE WHEEL: You can use the wheel in your daily life to help you make decisions, organize your furniture, or even set goals and deadlines for personal or professional development. It can be used to determine what aspect of self you are being guided to work on, or you want to work with. The key is determining the right use of energy. Some people think you can match symbology to purpose and you'll be fine. Others believe it takes a life time of knowledge and practice to learn the wisdom of the wheel. I would probably fall into the latter category. But part of achieving wisdom is practicing the knowledge you've gained. So you don't have to be 102 years old to feel comfortable with using the wheel and it's magik. You can use the wheel for a variety of things, from organizing your furniture and analyzing a dream to planing a spiritual ritual. Say for example you want to rearrange the furniture in your living room. Divide the room into directional quadrants. Now think of the purpose of your furniture. Start with the couch since it's the biggest item, what do you use it for? In this room, will it be used primarily for you and a guest to talk of the day, share information and relate stories? If so, then you might place the couch in the east where Communication resides. Or will it be a place for relaxation, chilling out after a long days work? If so, then you might place it in the West where grounding and balance reside. Perhaps in your meditations you feel as if you're being drawn eastward. This could be an indication that you're being guided to work on your communication or divination skills. Or perhaps there is something you need to learn about your self and your meditation is trying to teach about that lesson. THE ANIMAL WHEEL: The wheel represents the beginning and the end of life, along with everything in between. The beginning is symbolized by the placement of the birth totems upon the wheel. It can also give insight to your natural gifts or spiritual path by looking for the placement of your animal guide. If your born under the sign of the Deer (May 21 - June 20) for instance, you will mirror many of the characteristics of the Deer. Often graceful and at home in nature, surrounded by beautiful things. Not necessarily materialistic "things", but things of nature. Crystals, stones, plants, Deer people are often wonderful gardeners. They also represent the qualities of the Eastern section of the wheel. They hold talents in divination, communication and they are often natural teachers. They're usually at their peek during the Spring to early Summer. They have a fascination with fire, from burning candles to sitting by a warm fire during the cooler months, or even an out door bonfire where they make great story tellers. You can learn more about the other Birth Totems for the year here on the Magikal Woodlands. But the best way to learn about your personal animal is to study it in nature. One of the best books concerning animal medicine is "Animal Speak" by Ted Andrews. I highly recommend this book for those interested in learning more about how animals relate to us, both as a guide, a totem and just in passing during our daily lives. Just as you can learn about yourself based on your birth totem, you can also learn about your spiritual self by examining the placement of your animal guide upon the wheel. Like the birth totem you will mirror many of the characteristics of that animal in your life, especially though spiritual aspects. If your animal guide is the wolf for instance, you're probably a very social being. Your loyal, often times to a fault, never knowing exactly when to give up on a relationship (business, friendship and love). But you'll also inhabit the characteristics of the North as well. Spirituality, Learning and Healing are all a major focus in your life. Again the best way to learn about your personal talents is by finding your own animal guide. The link in the previous paragraph will take you to a special meditation exercise designed specifically for an individual to find their animal guide. It can be a truly enlightening experience when entered with complete openness. Give it a try and learn more about your own spiritual path.

Reference: paganism-new-age.blogspot.com

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How To Start Your Satanic Coven

Have you have found the benefits of Satanism and Satanic magic? If so, you are probably progressing in your new-found art almost daily and Satan is greatly blessing you for your time, diligence and tenacity. You are probably performing rituals and magical workings in the privacy of your newly formed ritual sanctum, whether large and well furnished or small, intimate and humble. At a certain point in your pursuit of all things evil, you will probably ask yourself "How can I find like-minded individuals to share my Satanic experience?" Perhaps the thought of forming a Satanic coven crosses your mind. Well, for many, this is only a fleeting thought that is never seriously entertained however, some determined, strong-minded individuals do more than just think about it; they actually do it!

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Lunar Love

Merry Meet :)))))) Many of you who have been with me for awhile and even some of you who have just joined know that I absolutely love art. It's a huge part of me. For as long as I can remember, I've always been participating in one form of art or another be it singing, drawing, writing, painting and so on. :)))) It's a creative outlet for me and helps to keep me grounded and in tune with the world around me.

2013 honestly went by in a complete whirlwind and at the beginning of the year I found myself recreating pieces for the Artist of the Year in the Magickal times award that I got, but after that, my art took a bit of a back seat to running Wiccan Moonsong. That is one of my goals for 2014 is to get back into creating. :))))) So with that said, the piece above is my newest work. :))))))) I originally called it Moon Love but with the help of some of you on Facebook it is now called Lunar Love. :)))))))

I used Adobe Photoshop for this and a style of art called photomanipulation. Basically the piece above is comprised of about 6 different pictures meshed together to create a vision that I saw. It took me about 20 hours to complete and I honestly loved every minute of it, except when I was trying to remember how to do things in photoshop! lol :)))) As always my art usually reflects something going on in my life, or an emotion that I wish to capture.

Many of you write in to me about love and how to find it. This piece is my way of expressing my viewpoint on that. If you notice she has a sword in her hand that for me represents personal power. It is reflecting the Moon's light as well as the pentacle above which is my way of representing her joining with the divine on her spiritual path. The last few years have been much about finding my true self and learning to trust and work with my guides and come into my own personal power, giving myself permission to be myself. I've learned to love myself for who I am. The Wizard is emerging from the shadows and many will recognize him from a previous piece I did called "The Wizard." I'll show you that piece. :)))) It will help to understand how these two merge.

He was made, wow about two years ago now. Time has flown! He really represented what I wanted in a significant other. I wanted someone who was masculine yet very wise. Someone who felt at home in nature and as such knew how to harness the magick of the world around him via what has been given to us naturally by the Great Goddess. Something very important to me was someone who not only would be strong, but soft and sentimental as well and would would be able to appreciate the beauty in the simple things in life. So this is why he appears in my current work, moving out of the shadows towards the Priestess as these two lives join as one. This is where I see my path going in the coming year.

So with this work I hope to convey the message that when looking for love you must learn to love yourself first and come into your own power. Align with the path that you were meant to walk, and then if you wish to have that perfect relationship the one who you were meant to be with will then emerge from the shadows to join with you. :))))

I hope you enjoy!

Much Love and Many Blessings,

Jasmeine Moonsong

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Imbolc The Kitchen Mysteries Celebration

Chill seems to be the time for carousing. All numb the world, staff preside over on festivities encompassing both the Chill Solstice and also the Put out Equinox. These are the carousing of the Awe-inspiring Mysteries - the coming of the Rational, the ordinary of Diety, vast miracles, overcoming death - that make the grade in the realms spare our traditional right mind, in the climax foundation, as we judgment from beneath in awe and admiration. I wallow in these holidays, but they always seemed a bit too far finer my day-to-day life for me to really understand and be an essential part of.

Imbolc, which flume amongst the two in memory seasons on February 2, always seemed to me to be a completely off holiday. In the Celtic cultures in which it was extreme, it was the very old caper holiday with the lambs began to be inherent and the real McCoy plants began pushing up and the stain. Everywhere I vacation ("the screenwriter"), it occurs in the earnest of winter, with the blizzard is three feet strapping and the real McCoy crocuses are draw up to three months on view, completely encompassing very old April.

But, if we perfect at it differently, possibly it possibly will become a third holiday that celebrates the Mysteries that look as if in traditional life, the "kitchen mysteries" that do not deliver in the sky, but on earth; that we help get with what we always do at the rear triumph up in the break of day everyday; that are not extreme with international festivities, but at our breakfast tables and in our private grounds.

On the other hand I cannot see the seeds of restitution preparing to bud, it is incident all the precise in this greatest basic pressing out of the Awe-inspiring Tough one of the coming of the reincarnation of Liveliness, of Light's return, of the Terrestrial and Portend joining to make the world again. This coming back to life or voguish life occurs each day as our children shadow from juvenile voguish developed adults with lives, spirits, and personalities of their own. I see it in all of our creative accomplishments that begin with the smallest of important and coins voguish books, paintings, quilts, organizations or businesses, and so innumerable tackle.

Perhaps we can make Imbolc a time to celebrate persons Mysteries in our traditional lives the precise way we do the other holidays, with decoration, foods, and activities that exemplify the murder of this time. Lone as we begin to likely to for persons other holidays for weeks, I image to get stubborn for Imbolc starting now.

Being impose we do to honor persons seeds of so innumerable tackle that are the act as a go-between amongst the winter and caper, a backwoods and amply, the old and the new?

"My thoughts:"

I hang on or begun watering a pioneer full of crocus bulbs I hang on habitual a small bit ago. I hang on afterward begun an inner recesses Sage Sector which I am not sure if I point to hold up meeting point but I'm musing of bringing it inaccessible on my inner recesses terrace. If I had tolerable light in my position, I would person on the inside chief seeds for plants, vegetables and herbs.

Being can you begin to plant?

We can make an Imbolc mix of seeds, silly, and dried out fruits to put out for food and drink happening these weeks promote. We can dispense meals to ourselves and our families that are high in nutrients, full of the life of the limestone as it prepares for its journey to the snooty world, and that are full of the spirit of the earth. These impose include chief seeds, lentils, beans, root vegetables and, to celebrate the coming amply, grains.

"My Thoughts:"

We can read or listen to a retelling of the story of Innana (My Matron God). This story is, to me, a style Imbolc tale in the function of it recreates the journey of basis to the underworld someplace she is purified and complete meticulous so that she can rematerialize voguish the earth first-class deep to dispense.

We can find ways to introduce children and help them bring forth their own inner powers. We can misuse chief time with our own children or others for whom we hang on caregiving everyday jobs, asking chief questions about their interests and thoughts. We can offer or confer on to organizations that work for children with special requirements, nurture, or other go well together causes. We can play a part our skills and nibble to competent children who may come across our paths at this time and about the meeting.

We can misuse some time bill at token one creative put on that has lain sedentary for whatever argument. It may be tongue about a liable that scares us. It may be tricky some new media - if you are a poet, paint; if you reduction, make no matter which out of clay; if you are a dancer, try fare.

Zone In black and white By God In A Teacup~ with supplementary added extras writen by "Me~"

This new sort of Imbolc is a holiday that you can make your own.

Being DOES IT Set TO YOU AND Being WOULD YOU Like IT TO BE?

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Red Ice Creations Paul Levy Awaken In The Dream

as earlier discussed, I've always had vivid dreams that are easy to remember, catalogue. Recently, the dreams have still been there, I'm aware of having dreamt them, but they 'disappeared' too quickly. Like they were hiding.Yesterday, I...thought about how the French, then the Russians, first brought their aborigianl 'shamanism' to what we call America (using the Atlantic and the Pacific 'ice bridges', respectively) during the Free Planet of our more recent Ice Ages when no restrictions were put on man's free roaming of his once-beautiful homeworld. wrote the most amazing (though I say it myself) apocalypse of Collected Creativity embed'd within the Custodian Movement's seemingly-insane global solution in my on-going Free Planet novel.This morning, I had the MOST SPIRITUAL i.e. paranormal ghosts, powerfully shocking telekinesis, sympathetic haunting, time stretching reversing replaying visitor investigation dreams EVER and I recieved this presentation (Red Ice Creations - Paul Levy - awaken in the dream) in emails from TWO SEPARATE SOURCES. It talks about the Wetiko Psychosis and how our full alertness to our global consciousness will either kill us or liberate us."Connect with our GENIUS, our TRUE CALLING, our VOCATION," sounds good to me!Come on, seven billion of you, FREE PLANET!

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Dead Sea Scrolls

"Juma was beginning to get nervous. Some of his goats were climbing too high up the cliffs. He decided to climb the face of the cliff himself to bring them back. Little did Juma realize as he began his climb on that January day in 1947 that those straying goats would eventually involve him in "the greatest archaeological discovery in the twentieth century." Such thoughts were far from his mind when he saw two small openings to one of the thousands of caves that dot those barren cliffs overlooking the northwestern shore of the Dead Sea.He threw a rock into one of the openings. The unexpected cracking sound surprised him; what else could be in those remote caves but treasure? He called to his cousins, Khalil and Muhammed, who climbed up and heard the exciting tale. But it was getting late, and the goats had to be gathered. Tomorrow they would return-perhaps their days of following goats would come to an end once the treasure was uncovered!The youngest of the three, Muhammed, rose the next day before his two fellow "treasure-seekers" and made his way to the cave. The cave floor was covered with debris, including broken pottery. Along the wall stood a number of narrow jars, some with their bowl-shaped covers still in place. Frantically, Muhammed began to explore the inside of each jar, but no treasure of gold was to be found... only a few bundles wrapped in cloth and greenish with age. Returning to his cousins, he related the sad news-no treasure.No treasure indeed! The scrolls those Bedouin boys removed from that dark cave that day and the days following would come to be recognized as the greatest manuscript treasure ever found-the first seven manuscripts of the Dead Sea Scrolls!Such was the discovery of a group of manuscripts which were a thousand years older than the then-oldest-known Hebrew texts of the Bible (manuscripts, many of which were written more than 100 years before the birth of Jesus). These manuscripts would excite the archaeological world and provide a team of translators with a gigantic task that even to this day has not been completed.The story of how those scrolls traveled from the hands of young Bedouin goat herders to be under the scrutinous eyes of international scholars is stranger than fiction. Although all the details of the next few years will probably never be known for sure, this much is clear. After hanging from a pole in a Bedouin tent for a period of time, the seven original scrolls were sold to two separate Arab antiquities dealers in Bethlehem. From there, four were sold (for a small amount) to Athanasius Samuel, Syrian Orthodox Metropolitan at St. Mark's Monastery in the Old City of Jerusalem. Scholars at the American School of Oriental Research, who examined them, were the first to realize their antiquity. John Trever photographed them in detail, and the great archaeologist William F. Albright soon announced that the scrolls were from the period between 200 BC and AD 200. The initial announcements were then made that the oldest manuscripts ever discovered had been found in the Judean desert!Three of the other original scrolls found by the Bedouin boys were sold to E. L. Sukenik, archaeologist at Hebrew University and father of Yigal Yadin (a general in the Israeli army who later became a famous archaeologist and excavator of Masada and Hazor). It should be noted that the drama of these events was heightened because these were the last days of the British Mandate period in Palestine, and tensions between the Arab and Jewish population were great. This made examination of the scrolls by scholars extremely dangerous.All of the scrolls finally came together at Hebrew University under another strange set of circumstances. After touring the U.S. with his four scrolls and not being able to find an interested buyer, Metropolitan Samuel placed an ad in the Wall Street Journal". By coincidence (or divine providence?) Yigal Yadin happened to be lecturing in New York and saw the advertisement. Through intermediaries, he was able to purchase these priceless scrolls for around 250,000. In February of 1955, the Prime Minister of Israel announced that the State of Israel had purchased the scrolls, and all seven (including the three purchased earlier by Professor Sukenik) were to be housed in a special museum at Hebrew University named the Shrine of the Book, where they can be seen today.Needless to say, the initial announcement about the scrolls prompted feverish searches in the area of the original discoveries. An official archaeological expedition was begun in 1949 which eventually resulted in the discovery of ten additional caves in the surrounding area also containing scrolls. The archaeologists then directed their attention to a small ruin nearby called "Khirbet (ruins of) Qumran," which had been thought of as the remains of an old Roman fortress. After six seasons of intensive excavation, the scholars were sure beyond any reasonable doubt that the scrolls found their origin in this community which flourished between 125 BC and AD 68. The scrolls had been stored in haste in the caves as the community fled the encroaching Roman army, which was in Judea to put down the Jewish Revolt of AD 66-70.The ruins of Qumran, which can be visited today, revealed that a substantial group of Jewish ascetics inhabited this community. Storehouses, aqueducts, ritual baths and an assembly hall were all uncovered. One of the most interesting rooms uncovered was a scriptorium, identified by two ink wells discovered there along with some benches for scribes. It was in this room that many, if not all, of the discovered manuscripts were copied.

DESCRIPTION OF THE SCROLLS

As soon as the announcement of the scrolls' discovery was made, the scholarly debates about their origin and significance began. The debates increased when the amazing contents of the scrolls were successively revealed.The seven original scrolls, from what came to be called "Cave One," comprised the following:

* a well-preserved copy of the entire prophecy of Isaiah-the oldest copy of an Old Testament book ever to be discovered

* another fragmentary scroll of Isaiah

* a commentary on the first two chapters of Habakkuk-the commentator explained the book allegorically interms of the Qumran brotherhood

* the "Manual of Discipline" or "Community Rule"-the most important source of information about the religious sect at Qumran-it described the requirements for those aspiring to join the brotherhood

* the "Thanksgiving Hymns," a collection of devotional "psalms" of thanksgiving and praise to God

* an Aramaic paraphrase of the Book of Genesis

* the "Rule of War" which dealt with the battle between the "Sons of Light" (the men of Qumran) and the "Sons of Darkness" (the Romans?) yet to take place in the "last days," which days the men of Qumran believed were about to arrive.

Those seven original scrolls were just the beginning. Over six hundred scrolls and thousands of fragments have been discovered in the 11 caves of the Qumran area. Fragments of every Biblical book except Esther have been found, as well as many other non-Biblical texts.One of the most fascinating of the finds was a copper scroll which had to becut in strips to be opened and which contained a list of 60 treasures located in various parts of Judea (none of which have been found)! Another scroll, which Israeli archaeologists recovered in 1967 underneath the floor of a Bethlehem antiquities dealer, describes in detail the community's view of an elaborate Temple ritual. This has been appropriately called the "Temple Scroll."The contents of the Dead Sea Scrolls indicate that their authors were a group of priests and laymen pursuing a communal life of strict dedication to God. Their leader was called the "Righteous Teacher." They viewed themselves as the only true elect of Israel-they alone were faithful to the Law.They opposed the "Wicked Priest"-the Jewish High Priest in Jerusalem who represented the establishment, and who had persecuted them in some way. This wicked priest was probably one of the Maccabean rulers who had illegitimately assumed the high priesthood between 150-140 BC. Most scholars have identified the Qumran brotherhood with the Essenes, a Jewish sect of Jesus' day described by Josephus and Philo.Whoever the men of Qumran were, their writings provide us with a marvelous background picture of one aspect of the religious world into which Jesus came. Some have sought to draw parallels between figures in the scrolls and John the Baptist or Jesus, but an objective examination of such parallels reveals that the differences are greater than the similarities. Any contact of Jesus with Qumran is entirely speculative and most improbable. The suggestion that John the Baptist may have spent some time with the Qumran community is possible, since the Gospels tell us that he spent considerable time in the wilderness near the area where the Qumran community is located (Mt. 3:1-3; Mk. 1:4; Lk. 1:80; 3:2-3). John's message, however, differed markedly from that of the Qumran brotherhood. The only real common point was that they both taught that the "kingdom of God" was coming.One of the most important contributions of the Dead Sea Scrolls is the numerous Biblical manuscripts which have been discovered. Until those discoveries at Qumran, the oldest manuscripts of the Hebrew Scriptures were copies from the 9th and 10th centuries AD by a group of Jewish scribes called the Massoretes. Now we have manuscripts around a thousand years older than those. The amazing truth is that these manuscripts are almost identical! Here is a strong example of the tender care which the Jewish scribes down through the centuries took in an effort to accurately copy the sacred Scriptures. We can have confidence that our Old Testament Scriptures faithfully represent the words given to Moses, David and the prophets.

DOCTRINE OF THE SCROLLS

The men of Qumran fervently believed in a doctrine of "last things." They had fled to the desert and were readying themselves for the imminent judgment, when their enemies would be vanquished and they, God's elect, would be given final victory in accordance with the predictions of the prophets. It was in connection with these end-time events that one of the most fascinating teachings of the sect emerges. The messianic hope loomed large in the thought of the brotherhood. As a matter of fact, evidence shows that they actually believed in three messiahs-one a prophet, another a priest and the third a king or prince.In the document mentioned earlier called the "Manual of Discipline" or the "Rule of the Community," it is laid down that the faithful should continue to live under the rule "until the coming of a prophet and the anointed ones [messiahs] of Aaron and Israel" (column 9, line 11). These three figures would appear to usher in the age for which the community was making preparation.In another document found in Cave Four and referred to as the "Testimonia," a number of Old Testament passages are brought together which formed the basis for their messianic expectations. The first is the citation from Deuteronomy 18:18-19 where God says to Moses: "I will raise them up a Prophet from among their brethren, like unto thee." Next comes a quotation from Numbers 24:15-17, where Balaam foresees the rise of a princely conqueror: "a Scepter shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners of Moab," etc. The third passage is the blessing pronounced by Moses upon the tribe of Levi (the priestly tribe) in Deuteronomy 33:8-11. The way in which these three quotations are brought together suggests that the writer looked forward to the advent of a great prophet, a great prince and a great priest.There were three individuals in the Old Testament writings that were referred to as "my anointed ones"-the prophet, the priest and the king (refer to Ex. 29:29; 1 Sam. 16:13, 24:6; 1 Kg. 19:16; Ps. 105:15). Each of these was consecrated to his work by an anointing with oil. The Hebrew word for "anointed" is meshiach, from which we get the word Messiah.The marvelous truth of the New Testament doctrine of the Messiah is that each of these three offices found fulfillment in the person and work of Jesus of Nazareth! The people were amazed at His feeding of the multitude and said, "This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world" (Jn. 6:14; also Jn. 7:40; Acts 3:22, 7:37). Jesus also was a priest, not from the order of Levi but from the order of Melchizedek (Ps. 110:4; Heb. 7), who offered Himself as a sacrifice and appears for us in the presence of His Father (Heb. 9:24-26; 10:11-12). Also, Jesus was announced as the One who will receive "the throne of his father, David. And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end" (Lk. 1:32-33). He will be acclaimed "KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS" (Rev. 19:16).Thus, we have found an interesting point of contact between Qumran and Christianity-a point of contact which is also a point of cleavage. The Qumran community and the early Christians agreed that in the days of the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies there would arise a great prophet, a great priest and a great king. But these three figures remained distinct in Qumran expectation, whereas the New Testament saw them unified in the person of Jesus of Nazareth.One more manuscript that has come to light in recent years provides a fascinating background to the New Testament messianic hope. It has been reconstructed from twelve small fragments, furnishing less than two columns of writing; but this much can be ascertained from its brief contents. It is a prediction of the birth of a Wonderful Child, possibly drawing on Isaiah 9:6-7: "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given... and his name shall be called Wonderful." This child will bear special marks on His body and will be distinguished by wisdom and intelligence. He will be able to probe the secrets of all living creatures, and He will inaugurate the new age for which the faithful fervently awaited.Is it not striking that soon after this manuscript was composed, a child wa sborn who fulfilled the hopes of Israel and inaugurated a new age? Although the men of Qumran were mistaken in the details of their messiah, they did expect one whose general characteristics were strikingly illustrated by Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God and Messiah. It is not known if some early Christian brought the message of Jesus to this wilderness community. We are left only to speculate on how they would have responded to the Wonderful Child born in Bethlehem who was the Prophet, Priest and King of Israel.source

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