Decorate Decoration

SPIRITUAL MEANING:

Decoration is a way of honouring the divine and there is much symbolism attached to this from the altar cloths in Christian and Wiccan religions to food for the spirits in Thai Buddhist spirit houses. Dreams often access such spiritual knowledge.

PSYCHOLOGICAL / EMOTIONAL PERSPECTIVE:

When we dream of decorating a room or dwelling place we are aware that changes need to be made in our environment, perhaps to utilize a particular vibration.

EVERYDAY MATERIAL ASPECTS:

Colour may be important in the way we decorate our dream rooms, as may be the articles we choose to have in our environment. When such an article is highlighted it suggests ways of enhancing our day-to-day lives by what it represents.

GENDER / SPECIFIC MEANINGS:

Men's and women's dreams may be very different in terms of the way they adorn their rooms. Traditionally it was thought that women were more drawn to frills and men to sleeker lines. If the decoration seems out of character we probably need to develop some aspect of creativity.

"You might like to consult the entries for Colour and Furniture / Furnishings for further information. "

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The Year Christ Died And Was Resurrected

No one should judge another in respects to a Holy Day or a Sabbath

day one keeps.....So many keep Easter today and are not concerned about knowing

the truth of when he died and was resurrected. It bothers me that people that keep Easter, for the most part ignore the fact that Easter is not in the Bible. The word

in the King James, in Acts for Easter....is a miss translation of the word Passover.

Yes, as Christians we celebrate Christ's Resurrection. Why not preach the truth about it in our churches, if we profess to believe the literal word of God and stop keeping a false thing....Easter. Just know when Christ was resurrected and teach the truth about it, instead of a lie!

As for myself, if a church can't get something strait that even the encyclopedia

gets right, but not today's church Traditions of men, then I would question a lot of other traditions of men they are preaching as the gospel truth......

Prophecy: The Messiah Will Appear in Jerusalem in A.D. 31

Posted by brittgillette on February 24th, 2007

Jesus ChristOne of the most amazing prophecies in the Old Testament is found in the Book of Daniel. The angel Gabriel appears to Daniel and reveals to him the exact number of days that will pass between the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem and the time the Messiah will appear in Jerusalem and be killed, "appearing to have accomplished nothing." Only one historical person's life fulfills this prophecy of the Messiah: Jesus of Nazareth.

This is what Gabriel tells Daniel:

"A period of seventy sets of seven has been decreed for your people and your holy city to put down rebellion, to bring an end to sin, to atone for guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy One. Now listen and understand! Seven sets of seven plus sixty-two sets of seven will pass from the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One comes. Jerusalem will be rebuilt with streets and strong defenses, despite the perilous times."

"After this period of sixty-two sets of seven, the Anointed One will be killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing, and a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the City and the Temple." Daniel 9:24-26 (NLT)

According to the Book of Daniel, 483 years [(7 x 7) + (62 x 7)] will pass between the time the command is given to rebuild Jerusalem until the Anointed One comes. Since a biblical year is 360 days, we're actually being told that 173,880 days will pass. So to find out if this prophecy was fulfilled, we only need to count forward 173,880 days from the time of the command and see if anyone entered Jerusalem and was killed, appearing to have accomplished nothing. If such a person exists, the Word of God confirms that person is the Messiah.

So when was the command given? The Book of Nehemiah tells us.

"In the month of Nissan, during the twentieth year of King Artaxerxes reign, I was serving the king his wine. I had never appeared sad in his presence before this time. So the king asked me, 'Why are you so sad? You aren't sick, are you? You look like a man with deep troubles.'"

"Then I was badly frightened, but I replied, 'Long live the king! Why shouldn't I be sad? For the city where my ancestors are buried is in ruins, and the gates have been burned down.' The king asked, 'Well, how can I help you?' With a prayer to the God of heaven, I replied, 'If it please Your Majesty and if you are pleased with me, your servant, send me to Judah to rebuild the city where my ancestors are buried.'"

"The king, with the queen sitting beside him, asked, 'How long will you be gone? When will you return?' So the king agreed, and I set a date for my departure."

"I also said to the king, 'If it please Your Majesty, give me letters to the governors of the province west of the Euphrates River, instructing them to let me travel safely through their territories on my way to Judah. And please send a letter to Asaph, the manager of the king's forest, instructing him to give me timber. I will need it to make beams for the gates of the Temple fortress, for the city walls, and for a house for myself.' And the king granted these requests, because the gracious hand of God was on me." Nehemiah 2:1-8 (NLT)

According to the Book of Nehemiah, the command to rebuild Jerusalem was given in the 20th year of the reign of Artaxerxes (446 B.C.) during the month of Nisan (March/April).

Using this Calendar Conversion Tool, we can calculate the time frame in which the prophecy must be fulfilled. Counting 173,880 days into the future from Nissan 1 to Nissan 30 in the year 446 B.C. (the year 3315 in the Jewish Calendar), we learn that the prophecy must be fulfilled between the dates of 13 April A.D. 31 and 12 May A.D. 31:

Gregorian Calendar: 20 March 446 B.C.

Jewish Calendar: 1 Nisan 3315

+173,880 days (360 days x 483 years)

Gregorian Calendar: 13 April A.D. 31

Jewish Calendar: 4 Iyyar 3791

and

Gregorian Calendar: 18 April 446 B.C.

Jewish Calendar: 30 Nisan 3315

+173,880 days (360 days x 483 years)

Gregorian Calendar: 12 May A.D. 31

Jewish Calendar: 4 Sivan 3791

Did anyone appear in Jerusalem between 13 April A.D. 31 and 12 May A.D. 31 who fulfilled the prophecies of the Messiah and was killed, "appearing to accomplish nothing"?

Yes. Jesus of Nazareth.

During the Passover festivities in Jerusalem in the year A.D. 31, Jesus was killed in such a way. According to David Reagan's commentary on the subject, the New Testament provides evidence that two Sabbaths occurred, one on Thursday and one on Saturday, during the week of Jesus of Nazareth's crucifixion. Given other historical records and evidence, we can be certain that the crucifixion of Jesus occurred on the 24th of April A.D. 31, a date that falls between the predetermined timeframe of 13 April to 12 May for the Messiah's appearance.

Thus, we can be certain that Jesus of Nazareth fulfilled the requirements of this messianic prophecy. He also fulfilled all the other messianic Old Testament prophecies. No other historical individual appeared during April/May of A.D. 31 who could fulfill this prophecy. Furthermore, Daniel 9:26 predicted, "after this period of sixty-two sets of seven... a ruler will arise whose armies will destroy the City and the Temple."

Did this happen?

Yes.

In A.D. 70, thirty-nine years after Jesus was killed, a ruler named Titus (who later became Emperor of Rome), led the Roman legions into Jerusalem where they destroyed the City and the Temple. This completed the messianic prophecy of Daniel 9:24-26, and made it impossible for anyone to appear after the year A.D. 70 and make a legitimate claim to fulfillment of the messianic prophecies.

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A Passover on Wednesday is the only day of the week that works with all Biblical accounts of the crucifixion. Yahshua was in the grave "three days and three nights" Matthew 12:40. From Wednesday just before sunset to Saturday just before sunset is three days and three nights. The fact that the day following Yahshua's crucifixion was a Sabbath (Mark 15:42, Luke 23:52-54, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Matthew 21:

1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the Son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

Matthew 26:

1 And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,

2 Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. (Tuesday the preparation day)Lev.23:4-

3 Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

4 And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

5 But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.( How religious ?)

Matthew 26:

31 Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad.

32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee.

46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me.

47 And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people.

57 And they that had laid hold on Jesus led him away to Caiaphas the high priest, where the scribes and the elders were assembled.

Matthew 27:

35 And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.

Mark 15:

33 And when the sixth hour(noon) was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

34 And at the ninth hour(3PM) Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

37 And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost. (Just after 3PM)

John 19:

30 When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.

31 The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was an high day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away. ( 1st day of unleavened bread) Leviticus 23:5-7

Matthew 27

57 When the even was come, there came a rich man of Arimathaea, named Joseph, who also himself was Jesus' disciple:

58 He went to Pilate, and begged the body of Jesus. Then Pilate commanded the body to be delivered. ( He would have been dumped in Gehenna ) The city dump,

59 And when Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in a clean linen cloth,

60 And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulchre, and departed.

61 And there was Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary, sitting over against the sepulchre. (No time left to buy or prepare spices.)

Luke 23:55 And the women also, which came with him from Galilee, followed after, and beheld the sepulchre, and how his body was laid.

( The High day,Thursday)

Mark 16:

1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.(This had to be Friday, the only time they could get the spices, and do this work, preparing them.)

Luke 23:56 And they returned, and prepared spices and ointments; and rested the sabbath day according to the commandment

Matthew 28:

1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it.

3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead men.

5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.

6 He is not here: for he is risen, as he said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay.

Three days and three nights from WHEN ? (Between 3PM

17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 15:

26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

Daniel 2:40-

44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

Revelation 11:

15 And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Good Wednesday

Today is Good Wednesday.

Christian tradition places the crucifixion of Christ on Friday. But, in actually it happened on Wednesday.

A Friday crucifixion does not mathematically fulfill the Jonah prophecy of the Messiah:

He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now one greater than Jonah is here. -Matthew 12:39-41

If He had died on Friday and rose on Sunday, he would have been in the grave for only 2 nights which falls short of the 3 day, 3 night prophecy.

Result: Jesus is not the Messiah

So, where is the mistake?

The mistake is all about the use in the text of the word Sabbath.

We are told that the soldiers were breaking the legs of the men on the crosses so that they would be pulled down and buried before the Sabbath in order to prevent their bodies from remaining on the crosses over the sabbath and therefore stinking the place up.

Jesus of course, was the exception, fulfilling the prophecy that no bone should be broken, making Him a perfect spotless Passover lamb.

During the week in which Jesus was crucified, there were two Sabbaths, the High Sabbath which fell on Thursday and the normal Sabbath which began at sundown on Friday.

One of the most fitting and powerful prophecies about Jesus are in regards to the passover prophecy which equates him with the Passover lamb. So fittingly, He died on Passover which was Wednesday, just before the High sabbath.

Now, if he died on Wednesday and rose on Sunday, he was in the grave for 4 nights not 3 nights.

Result: Not the messiah.

But, if He died on Wednesday and rose on Saturday, you get 3 days and 3 nights in the grave.

Result: Jesus is the Messiah!

http://thewarfarejournal.blogspot.com/2008/03/good-wednesday.html

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New Moon Energies In Aquarius

"Seeing that the Sun and the Moon line up, communicate is no noiseless on the moon, thus creating a dark or new moon. I iffy this quote reckoning up the New Moon energies very well: "THE NEW MOON IS A TIME TO PROMOTE SEEDS FOR THE END, AN SOLID BOASTING TO INDUCEMENT IN WHAT YOU'D CLOSE BY TO MAKE REAL IN YOUR LIFE."

In entire, you willpower to start possessions during the New Moon that you willpower to echo surrounded by now and the Deceptive Moon. The New Moon is a time of new early life and planting new (MAGICKAL) seeds. It is a good time to set goals, revise tide ones, and begin new projects. All and sundry lunar trickle is converted by a definite astrological sign. Execution with the influences of each astrological sign can move forward your abilitiy to echo what you willpower.

The sign for this New Moon is Aquarius which is ruled by the element Air. So, this New Moon is a good time to work with possessions in the mental realm such as fabric and intentions.

New Moon Blessings!

Rayven

Additional Reading:New Moon Spiritual

New Moon Manifesting

Credit: 33witches.blogspot.com

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Witchcraft History

Infused with mystery, fear, unbelievable and grim facts and records, Witchcraft History can be traced back to centuries.

The word 'Witchcraft' has been derived from the word 'Wicca' which means 'the wise one'. witchcraft has been seen as a magical phenomenon, a pagan worship or religion, sorcery, and others, at different periods in Witchcraft History.

The earliest records of the concept and practice of witchcraft can be traced to the early days of humankind when witchcraft was seen as magical a phenomenon that was invoked for magical rites which ensured good luck, protection against diseases, and other reasons.

However, it was not until 1000 AD that the practice of Witchcraft and witches invoked the wrath of priests, Christianity, and members of the society. Witchcraft, seen as a religion of the ancient and traditional pagan religion which worships the feminine, earthly, and masculine aspects of God, was considered as anti-Christian and a heresy.

Held to be against the declarations and beliefs of the Church, witches were considered as evil, making pacts and connections with the Devil. It was even believed that witches engaged in practices such as flying, invisibility, killing, taming black wolves and cats to spy on people, and others.

The belief in the existence of witches was strengthened particularly after Pope Innocent VIII issued a declaration in the 1498 confirming their existence in society, and inquisition increased, although in 1200, killing of witches had already become authorised by Pope Gregory IX.

The Inquisition thus began after 1200 on orders of the Church to discover the witches or heretics who were believed to be evil and against the Church. Full-fledged killing of witches was, however, recorded in the 1500s and 1600s.

The first crusade against witches was held in 1022 AD when a witch was burned to death. Witchcraft History echoes the terrible campaign against Witchcraft in Salem in 1692 in which 150 people were tried as suspects of practicing witchcraft.

People suspected as witches were usually burned at stakes, and those pleading their innocence were either stoned to death or even sometimes thrown in water to prove their innocence. Witches usually faced severe and painful deaths or punishments.

A juxtaposition of good as well as evil views, Witchcraft History is, thus, a stock of shocking, yet hypnotising incidents of humankind and their crusade against the practice of Witchcraft.

Books You Might Enjoy:

Jaroslav Nemec - Witchcraft And Medicine

Yogi Ramacharaka - Yogi Philosophy

Tarostar - The Witchs Spellcraft Revised

Louise Huebner - Witchcraft For All

Gerald Gardner - Witchcraft Today

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The Trouble With Atheists

1) We don't provide a united front. We are a diversified bunch of people. Some of us support different atheist organizations, subscribe to different atheist magazines, while others don't support or subscribe to any at all. 2) We have no leaders. While there are certainly some standouts in the atheist community there are always disagreements on who we regard as our intellectual heroes. 3) We cannot agree on anything else but religion. We can't even agree on what to call ourselves. We disagree on such things as the basis for morality (or lack ther), on politics, and on whether or not Jesus existed (and if so, what we are to think of him). 4) We have no agreed upon causes. Some focus on the separation of church and state, others on politics, others on science, and still others on specific kinds of religion and/or paranormal claims. 5) We cannot agree about tactics. There are the friendly atheists, spiritual atheists, evangelical atheists, and others who merely want to educate, not necessarily persuade, believers. We are human beings of every age, shape, gender, skin color, health, wealth, education and social social status. We simply do not believe. We think for ourselves based on solid evidence and good reasons. We cannot be herded like believing sheep. Nor can we be fleeced. BUT THIS IS OUR STRENGTH. We are everywhere. We are the wave of the future. There is no turning back the hands of time. We cannot be ignored any more.

Origin: pagan-wiccan.blogspot.com

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Spellcraft

So the moon is heading towards full again, and its just about time to make my next batch of moon water. I am going to use citronella, as I dreamed previously.

From what I've found on the net, citronella promotes friendship and love. Other sources say that its protective, and keeps away unwanted guests. I am looking forward to trying it, and seeing what exactly happens.

I am thinking to make another batch of lavender water as well, and this time keep it in the fridge.

I bought some essential oils, and have great plans for combining them with carrier oils in different combinations to make various potions. Ooh that sounds witchy lol. But I can see a lot of potential with that and it fits my idea of spells--combining elements to make something which hleps the user focus on the ultimate goal. So the oils will be taking a moon bath as well.

I can only wonder what my neighbors think of all these different bowls of things out on my front step all night long. Oh well. They are welcome to ask.

That's where it stands right now. I can't wait for the next full moon so I can get started!

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Catholic Spirituality

There is a danger and flipside to spiritual quest. Some men and women who go into so called spiritual study, practices and thoughts often create around us a pseudo cocoon. We derive pseudo spiritual satisfaction with our selfish study, self centered personal enlightenment seeking.Intellectualization is good but only to a certain degree. Imbalance in any thing including spiritual and religious study is unwanted. One of the major problems of spiritual attachment is that it is very often amount to mere talk and personal self pride. Without real work in this world for real people all quest for religious and spiritual knowledge is fueling the ego with pride.Unless through action we start manifesting goodness, kindness, compassion and love to other human being we fail our purpose in this world. As God manifest his will through creating this creation; human being as image of God as Khaifatullah ["vicegerent of Allah"] must learn to manifest the essential quality in service, in action.Religious and spiritual learning is nothing but our preparation for the service to humanity. From Krishna to Buddha, Jesus to Mohammad you will find not a single human being whom humanity adore... a great soul, who didn't serve the humanity, who didn't come out to heal the world. If so many spiritual text, so many religious books and verses doesn't inspire us to go out and give our services, our wealth, our time for the less fortunate, I am sorry to say our reading, our study reach nowhere. God doesn't need our praise, but His praise was supposed to help us realize our praise worthy ability to serve others ">Tags: aleister crowley satanist list of gods and goddesses names the book of shadows spells images of hindu gods and goddesses list of all the greek gods and goddesses enochian tablet the grimoire

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From My Heart To Yours Raquia August 2013

"...THERE IS A TREMENDOUS TRANSITION GOING ON AS WE ARE ALL VERY AWARE OF IT RIGHT NOW...YOUR LOVE AND LIGHT HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN TRANSFORMING A PLANET SWAMPED IN DARKNESS... YOU HAVE ( FACED MANY ) TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS DURING THIS INCARNATION...WE MUST LEAVE BEHIND OUR OLD PROGRAMMING BASED ON SEPARATION AND FEAR...MANY BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL AND MY LOVE GOES OUT TO YOU WITHIN THE WORDS OF THIS MESSAGE..."

Channeler:

RAQUIA

Beloved brothers and sisters, there is a tremendous transition going on as we are all very aware of it right now.

My desire is to express my sincerest and deepest gratitude for all the hard work accomplished so far.

Your love and light have been instrumental in transforming a planet swamped in darkness.

I have much love for all, as I have faced, as you have, my very own trials and tribulations during this incarnation.

Always remember...

... we are all one.

This is very important going forward as we must leave behind our old "PROGRAMMING" based on separation and fear.

Deep down we are all the same, beautiful sparks of the creator.

Magnificent light beings perfect as we are.

The days ahead brings the promise of a new day.

The love of our Divine God father and God mother is here to stay forever...not to mention all the love from all the beings of light in other realms.

Let's continue to fill up our hearts with the love of the creator and share that love with the world.

Many blessings to you all and my love goes out to you within the words of this message.

Love is oneness always.

RAQUIA

http://lightworkers.org/channeling/187566/my-heart-yours

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Upcoming Workshops

After a brief respite from offering public workshops, I'm pleased that my schedule is once again sane enough to offer the occasional workshop. I have committed to offering two (well six actually)through Le M'elange Magique in Montreal this Winter. The details are below. The daily practice workshop grew out of my own insights and struggles with a regular daily pracitice over the last several years, and incorporates a lof of the good advice that was offered to me by my own teachers, mentors and peers. The elements series is based on similar workshops I offered in 2005 through 2008, and my own ever-evolving work with the elements since the early 90s. I am also considering offering Ecology of Magic again starting in the spring, although through a slightly different format. Please let me know if you're interested.

Please register with Le M'elange Magique directly either at the store or by phone. (I think they may require a deposit though.) A portion of the revenue from the workshops is donated back to the Montreal Pagan Resource Centre for their work financially supporting local public activities.

DEVELOPING DAILY PRACTICE

Thursday November 26th, 2009, 7-9pm

Daily spiritual practice is a commitment to self-care, as well as personal and spiritual growth. Depending on your tradition and beliefs, it may also be a commitment to your gods, coven- or Craft-mates. For a daily practice to work for you, it has to be something that satisfies your spiritual goals and that you enjoy. It also must fit into your daily life. In this workshop, we will discuss some of the reasons for undertaking a daily practice, as well as its most common forms and commonly-encountered obstacles. We will then develop individual plans for starting, and maintaining, a daily spiritual practice. (2 hours; 25)

Exploring the Elements Series

Thursdays 7-9pm, Jan 28th, Feb 11th & 25th, March 11th & 25th 2010

One of the foundational underpinnings of many esoteric traditions is the belief that existence is comprised of a combination of foundational elements. In this series of five classes we will explore the elements commonly associated with the five points on the witches' pentacle--air, fire, water, earth and ether--using activities designed to bring us in tune with their energies. We will also explore their history, magical associations, and some common symbology. Each class will focus on a separate element. The course is designed as a series that builds over eight weeks, but they can be taken individually. (2 hours each workshop, 30 each or 120 for all 5)

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Day 5 O Oriens O Rising Sun

Tonight's O Antiphon is "O Oriens." The Latin word "Oriens" literally means "Dawn, Rising Sun," or "East." The "O Oriens" prophesy comes from Isaiah 9:1-7,

Holman Hunt,

"Christ the Light of the World" (1854)

But there will be no gloom for her that was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zeb'ulun and the land of Naph'tali, BUT IN THE LATTER TIME HE WILL MAKE GLORIOUS THE WAY OF THE SEA, THE LAND BEYOND THE JORDAN, GALILEE OF THE NATIONS.THE PEOPLE WHO WALKED IN DARKNESS HAVE SEEN A GREAT LIGHT; THOSE WHO DWELT IN A LAND OF DEEP DARKNESS, ON THEM HAS LIGHT SHINED.

Thou hast multiplied the nation, thou hast increased its joy; they rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest, as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, thou hast broken as on the day of Mid'ian.For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. FOR TO US A CHILD IS BORN, TO US A SON IS GIVEN; AND THE GOVERNMENT WILL BE UPON HIS SHOULDER, AND HIS NAME WILL BE CALLED "WONDERFUL COUNSELOR, MIGHTY GOD, EVERLASTING FATHER, PRINCE OF PEACE." Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David, and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.So the coming Messiah will arrive as a Child, will be associated with Galilee, and His Advent will be like the dawn breaking forth. And this, of course, is exactly how the New Testament describes Christ. Zechariah prophesies that his son, John the Baptist, will be a forerunner for the Messiah, proclaiming (Luke 1:76-79),

"AND YOU, CHILD, WILL BE CALLED THE PROPHET OF THE MOST HIGH; FOR YOU WILL GO BEFORE THE LORD TO PREPARE HIS WAYS, TO GIVE KNOWLEDGE OF SALVATION TO HIS PEOPLE IN THE FORGIVENESS OF THEIR SINS, THROUGH THE TENDER MERCY OF OUR GOD, WHEN THE DAY SHALL DAWN UPON US FROM ON HIGH TO GIVE LIGHT TO THOSE WHO SIT IN DARKNESS AND IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH, TO GUIDE OUR FEET INTO THE WAY OF PEACE."And St. John's Gospel is quite clear on this identification of Christ (John 1:5-9):

THE LIGHT SHINES IN THE DARKNESS, AND THE DARKNESS HAS NOT OVERCOME IT. There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. He came for testimony, to bear witness to the light, that all might believe through him. He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light. The true light that enlightens every man was coming into the world.But the clearest identification with Isaiah 9 is when "Matthew explicitly tells" us that Christ fulfills this prophesy (Mt. 4:12-16):Now when he heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Caper'na-um by the sea, in the territory of Zeb'ulun and Naph'tali, that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zeb'ulun and the land of Naph'tali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles -- the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned."By the way, this depiction of Christ as Oriens is also why Catholic churches historically face east: "ad orientum". It's from building churches to face towards the East, towards the Oriens, that we get the word "orientation."

The traditional Latin Antiphon is:

O ORIENS, splendor lucis aeternae,

et sol justitiae:

veni, et illumina sedentes in tenebris,

" et umbra mortis."Which means, in English:O DAYSPRING, Brightness of the everlasting light,

Son of justice,

Come to give light to them that sit in darkness,

and in the shadow of death!It corresponds to the sixth verse from "O Come, O Come Emmanuel":O Come, Thou Dayspring from on high,

and cheer us by thy drawing nigh;

disperse the gloomy clouds of night

and death's dark shadow put to flight.And the English version used in the Antiphon today:O RADIANT DAWN, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice:

Come, shine on those who dwell in darkness

and the shadow of death.And finally, here are the Dominican student brothers at Blackfriars in Oxford singing the Latin plainchant:



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Magic Products

What do I mean by MAGIC PRODUCTS? I am talking about pre-made incenses and candles, all the wands and crystals and potions and supplies that you need to cast a magic spell. How powerful and helpful are all those magic products? It, of course, depends on who made them, and with what intentions. You can imagine that if you came across an ancient little chest of magic products, once made by Merlin himself for his own personal use, they would be good. Very good. You would think.

Similar looking magic products made on a massive robotic conveyor line somewhere in a non-descript factory and untouched by human hands, never mind any practicing magician's hand - would be less effective.

You bet! You could guess that such magic products were made with one sole purpose - of making money for the manufacturer. But that is not necessarily such a bad thing. Because - what if the genuine magic product maker was an evil magician, who infused the product with their own evil will?

Aha! I am sure you would want to stay away from those!

In the end, of course it's you, the witch or the magician, who puts their own personal power and conviction into a successful spell. And you don't necessarily need "magic products" with lot of past history embedded into them. I would much rather have a good magic product made by a good person, or even a commercial product of good quality, then something with a lot of unknown history. It is then a clean slate into which you can infuse your own energy.

I have bought plenty from Amazon over the years and always found them to be reliable, and now with vendors selling through them, there is amazing choice.

This post via the: Magic Spells blog where you can find information and spells for protection, love, healing and money.

Magic Products

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Forehead Pain Treatment Matha Dukhna Ka Dard

FOREHEAD PAIN TREATMENT - MATHA DUKHNA KA DARD -

Due to Hot or cold season or any other reason we got strong pain in our forehead. For this we have to take some medicines which can also side effects on us. So We can use this following spells to cure the pain of forehead safely.Forehead Pain Treatment Spells-

OM NAMO AADESH GURU KA

BAAL MEIN KAPAAL KAPAAL MEIN BHEJA BHEJE MEIN KIDA KIDA KARE PIDA SONE KI SHLAAKA RUPAA KA HATHOODA ISHWAR GADHE GAUROIYA TODE INKA SHRAAP SHREE MAHADEV TODE SHABD SAANCHA PIND KAANCHA FURE MANTRA ISHWAROVACHA

Forehead Pain Treatment Spells Ritual-On Monday morning before sunrise chant this spells 11 * 108 times to activate the power of this spells.

Now on the requirement, take holy ash and chant the spells 7 times and blow / exhale on this ash 7 times. Now apply this Holy Ash on the forehead of patient. He / She will be alright and perfectly ok.

Forehead Pain Treatment

IN HINDI VERSION - Matha Dukhna ka Dard -

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The Books Of Magic Quest Balance

FAERIE QUEST TO REGAIN BALANCE

-Close your eyes and begin breathing in a slow and steady manner. Use whatever methods you need to achieve your shamanic state of consciousness.

-You materialize in a small clearing with a well in the center of it. Stand for a few minutes and gaze at your surroundings and become familiar with them.
Approach the well.

-Allow all of your cares, worries, and stresses to materialize as small pebbles in the palm of your hand. drop them into the well, and watch them disappear into the darkness. When you hear the sound of them hitting the waters, turn and walk away.

-You walk down a path into the woods. Small woodland creatures and faeries play and frolic in the greenery. Perhaps your Faerie Guides and Animal Helpers approach you and join you on this quest. You enter a small clearing and sit on the earth.

-You see four great trees before you. Each tree has a different symbol glowing in its bark. The first has a red spear, the second a blue cauldron, the third a yellow sword, and the fourth a green stone. Look at the images. get up and go over to touch them if you wish. Are any of them dimmer or brighter than the others. How does each make you feel? Are you drawn or repelled by any specific symbols. Knowing the basis behind the symbols, intuitively analyze them. Do any of them need to be brightened? Send your power into them and make them burn stronger. Do any need to be dimmed? transfer some of its power into the healing earth. Use all of your Faerie Shaman skills to achieve a sense of balance in these symbols. remain here for a while.

-When you are done, return back down the path. Tell your Spirit Friends good-bye and return to the clearing by the well. Look up into the sky. The sun is setting to the west and the moon is rising to the east. A glowing light surrounds you as you return to your body.

-Record your observations and thoughts in your diary.

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Fisking A Cardinal

Perhaps Plus Zuhlsdorf can enter this commerce for me: how faraway time in Purgatory can I have over for fisking some parts of the blog post written by Cardinal O'Malley in this area His Eminence's impart in the Kennedy Interment Mass?

As relaxed, my annotations movement be in red. One time a few opening paragraphs in which Cardinal O'Malley mentions his ordination saint's day, the church, the music, and the at the rear Senator Kennedy's attempt of praying at this fixed church stylish his daughter's hike with swelling, we get to the median of things:

In light of these themes, I wish to quarters our Catholic perpetual who presume voiced every fix and plummet ["on the whole, nevertheless, the Cardinal appears to quarters the offend"] at my having presided at the Senator's entombment Collection.

Emaciated to say, the Senator's wake up and Catholic entombment were disputable seeing that of the fact that he did not publically fix Catholic teaching and advocacy on behalf of the unborn. [Not bad, now, all due substance to His Protrusion, but regard on a minute! The Senator did not minimally furnish to fix Church teaching on abortion, publicly or instead. The Senator openly, publicly dissented from that teaching, and cast-off the power of his room to help sprint laws which enabled the practice of abortion in too many ways to count! Positive give is a compare amid open, natives fix for abortion and minimally ill-health to fix Church teaching, is give not?]

Given the perplexing effect of Catholic convivial teaching on so many of the programs and policies espoused by Senator Kennedy ["I like that's very changeable, in that Senator Kennedy didn't appearance to cooperation faraway about Catholic teaching, convivial or instead, at all in his natives work"] and the millions who benefitted from them, give is a distressing practice of lost instance [over, lost opportunity? Do the millions of unborn whose murders were restore or in a roundabout way facilitated by legislation Senator Kennedy supported and selected for stylish his lingering Senate time be significant for nothing? It's as if fill with unborn losses usefully don't be significant at all, and that's exactly disturbing] in his lack of fix for ["fix for the massacre of"] the unborn. To me and many Catholics it was a huge plummet seeing that, had he positioned the matter of life at the focus of the Extroverted Gospel anywhere it belongs, he might presume multiplied the immensely ready to lend a hand work he sound. [No evade there--but over, might we not say one word about the fact that the Senator did not minimally furnish to place the matter of life at the focus of the Extroverted Gospel but noticeably took a leading serve that was openly inimical to the unborn?]

The thousands of competition who with stripes the broadcasting as the at the rear Senator's pageant travelled from Shawl Cod to Boston and the throngs that packed full the Kennedy Archive for two days stylish the devious in reduction, I take on, were give to pay tribute to these many events moderately than as an agreement of the Senator's ballot vote stock on abortion. [Featuring in is our first--and only--mention that the snare with the Senator went barely past a water disappointment to fix Catholic teaching and advocacy on behalf of the unborn.]

The crowds to boot were give to pay tribute to the Kennedy farmhouse as a whole. On the state-run biased scrutiny, if Barack Obama indigent the casement detention of the paperwork for African Americans, Jack Kennedy indigent it for American Catholics. ["..."] [Impart trajectory a few paragraphs about the Kennedys. I find this bit troubling; it's around as nevertheless the pro-abortion stances of most of the Kennedy farmhouse are to be disregarded for two reasons: seeing that of Eunice Shriver's pro-life views, and seeing that of the way the Kennedys opened up politics to American Catholics. All due substance to the Cardinal, but has His Protrusion noticed the way the Kennedys opened up politics to American Catholics? Has His Protrusion realized that to get special, most Catholics in superior room constraint turn their backs on the unborn--and that this is restore linked to the Kennedys and their vouch that mammal Catholic wouldn't really mean no matter what in vocabulary of the biased landscape? Few pro-life Catholics can get everywhere in state-run politics today--the ones who sold their souls to the abortion matter presume struck a devil's switch that American Catholics eternally can't break.]

Impart are fill with who objected, in some hand baggage discordantly, to the Church's distribution a Catholic entombment for the Senator. In the strongest vocabulary I row with that put right. [I to boot like Senator Kennedy requirement presume had a Catholic Interment. It requirement presume been a settle down, calm, penitential affair--as, clearly, all funerals of adults requirement be. It requirement not presume been a quasi-canonization, monster in its overlooking of the Senator's fix for abortion.] At the Senator's interment on Saturday evening, with his family's sanction, we theoretical of information of his deceased variety send a message to with Pope Benedict XVI. It was very moving to entertain the Senator acknowledging his ill-health to always be a perpetual Catholic, and his rub on for prayers as he faced the end of his life. The Holy Father's approximately of merit for the Senator's quality of prayer for the Church, his approval of the Senator and his farmhouse to the intrusion of the Sacred Mother, and his imparting the Apostolic Style, josh of His Devoutness serve as the Priest of Christ, the Trivial Line up who plants none of the throng tabled.

As Archbishop of Boston, I calculated it agreeable to be thinking about the Church at this liturgy out of substance ["really? Respect--not mercy? Are we to be respecters of fill with, then?"] for the Senator, his farmhouse, fill with who attended the Collection and all fill with who were praying for the Senator and his farmhouse at this multiplex time. We are competition of hope and we take on in a passionate and ductile God from whom we search leniency. ["..."] [Impart trajectory, fashionable, two paragraphs discussing the Cardinal's resoluteness to pro-life goings-on.]

At get older, even in the Church, zeal can lead competition to matter metallic judgments and impute the last motives to one unorthodox [This bothers me significantly. Anything viable good motives might give be for a man to fix abortion his whole life? Anything viable good motives might give be for his farmhouse to use the Interment Collection as their own variety sports car for politics, for celebration of the deceased's life, and for other inappropriate actions?]. These attitudes and practices do permanent letdown to the communion of the Church. If any rearrangement is motivated by punishment, audacity or vindictiveness, it movement be ill-fated to marginalization and disappointment. [Abolitionists were angry; they judged slaveholders as awful of a crime against God. Were they wrong? Did they fail? Do we owe less of clearly audacity and punishment, nevertheless surrounded in love, on the way to fill with who aid in the atrocity of aristocratic than fifty million American children when Roe v. Wade?] Jesus' words to us were that we constraint love one unorthodox as He loves us. Jesus loves us having the status of we are eternally in sin. He loves each of us initial, and He loves us to the end. [Yes. But He is to boot the basically Adjudicate Whom we adjoin at the little of our deaths. And woe to every prelate who has failed to scan fill with Catholics under his charge who publicly, hungrily, doggedly work for abortion having the status of claiming to be Catholics in good standing. I would not wish for to give birth to such a one's shameful what you have to do on the Day of Sample.] Our know-how to advance blue-collar hearts and help them to hook the aplomb of each and every life, from the initial little of conception to the grip little of natural death, is restore alike to our know-how to blow love and unity in the Church, for our proclamation of the Philosophical statement is held up with we are branched and proceedings with each other. [Resolute, if we are branched and proceedings expert trifles. Is the shut down of absolute unborn humans a trifle? Is it water politics, no matter which that matters no aristocratic to our eternal salvation than the accord of a railway bridge protrude, or a tax increase? And isn't it already a solid and poor shame that Catholics are proceedings expert abortion at all? Shouldn't all Catholics in America be pro-life? Whose fault is it if they aren't?]

Proceed Obama and three previously presidents attended Senator Kennedy's entombment. ["Not even a aside of that eulogy, I see."] I had the instance to speak briefly with Proceed Obama, to go up in price him to the Basilica and to taste with him that the bishops of the Catholic Church are unresolved to fix a lack for macro health cooperation, but we movement not fix a lack that movement boast a feature for abortion or might open the way to abortions in the far-off. The Proceed was righteous in the immediate time we josh, he listened intently to what I was saying. [But why requirement he, in the end, care? Catholics in America presume unacceptable time and time over that we movement smudge expert and pretend dead with it comes to the abortion matter, and this entombment was unorthodox instance to show exactingly that.]

Democrats and Republicans sat mark with streaks by mark with streaks in the Basilica of Our Lord of Eternal Funds, praying for Senator Kennedy and his farmhouse. It is my dictate aspiration that all competition who want to awaken the rearrangement of life movement pray and work together to advance hearts, to bring about an amplified substance for life, and to advance laws so as to make America a moral place for all, in the company of the unborn. [If we can't even advance Catholic hearts on contraception, let helpless on abortion, we presume no aspiration of changing the hearts of Americans with it comes to giving up their abortion attempt, which is so very vital to the traditions of sex inadequate consequences--an traditions the at the rear Senator Kennedy worked accusatory to enshrine and protect. The Cardinal's aspiration is piously spoken, but the Cardinal's deeds, affection the deeds of so many superior clergy in the American Catholic Church, presume gone faraway to be required.]

UPDATE: Plus Z. has done his own, style, masterful fisk of the Cardinal's blog post fashionable.

Reference: theartofastralprojection.blogspot.com

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Seven Candles Wishing Spell

You will need:

* 18-20 inches of Black cord or yarn
* 7 white or purple candles
* Maple or Oak leaf

During the Waxing, Full, or New Moon, gather the ingredients above and go to a place where you may be undisturbed for at least 15 minutes. Light the candles and place them around you or place them in a circle.

Lay the yarn out in front of you, placing the leaf in the center. Tie a knot around the leaf while whispering your wish. Tie 6 knots on each side of the leaf, whispering your wish with each knot. If you wish, you can place feathers or charms in the other knots, although it's not necessary. When finished, place them in the center of the candles and say this:

Seven Candles, a circle doth make,

Now summon thy flames, my wish to take.

With this cord, black as night,

By this leaf, knotted tight.

By this circle, by my will,

Take this wish and make it real.

With this, the spell is done. Allow the candles to burn themselves out. Wear the charm as a necklace until your wish has been fulfilled.



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List Of Religious Texts Of The World

THE RUMOR MILL NEWS READING ROOM LIST OF RELIGIOUS TEXTS OF THE WORLDPosted By: Nemesis [Send E-Mail]

Date: Sunday, 4-Jan-2015 18:46:08

(Having read them all recently I decided to sit for a few minutes and ponder what I have learned in order to choose a theology (religion) that I believe is true).

*LIST OF THE TEXTS IS BELOW INTRODUCTION (THIS IS FROM WIKIPEDIA).

Religious texts, also known as scripture, scriptures, holy writ, or holy books, are the texts which various religious traditions consider to be sacred, or central to their religious tradition. Many religions and spiritual movements believe that their sacred texts are divinely or supernaturally revealed or inspired.

History of religious texts

The oldest known religious texts are Pyramid texts of Ancient Egypt that date to 2400-2300 BCE. The earliest form of the Phoenician alphabet found to date is the inscription on the sarcophagus of King Ahiram of Byblos. ( The Sumerian Temple Hymns ). The Epic of Gilgamesh from Sumer, with origins as early as 2150-2000 BCE,:41-42 is also one of the earliest literary works that includes various mythological figures.:41-42 The Rigveda of Hinduism is proposed to have been composed between 1700-1100 BCE making it possibly the world's oldest religious text still in use. The oldest portions of the Zoroastrian Avesta are believed to have been transmitted orally for centuries before they found written form, and although widely differing dates for Gathic Avestan have been proposed, scholarly consensus floats at around 1000 - 600 BCE.

The majority of scholars agree that the Torah's composition took place over centuries. From the late 19th century there was a general consensus around the documentary hypothesis, which suggests that the five books were created c.450 BCE by combining four originally independent sources, known as the Jahwist, or J (about 900 BCE), the Elohist, or E (about 800 BCE), the Deuteronomist, or D, (about 600 BCE), and the Priestly source, or P (about 500 BC).

The first scripture printed for wide distribution to the masses was The Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist scripture, and is the earliest recorded example of a dated printed text, bearing the Chinese calendar date for 11 May 868 CE.

Views

Attitudes to sacred texts differ. Some religions make written texts widely and freely available, while others hold that sacred secrets must remain hidden from all but the loyal and the initiate. Most religions promulgate policies defining the limits of the sacred texts and controlling or forbidding changes and additions. Some religions view their sacred texts as the "Word of God", often contending that the texts are inspired by God and as such not open to alteration. Translations of texts may receive official blessing, but an original sacred language often has de facto, absolute or exclusive paramountcy. Some religions make texts available free or in subsidized form; others require payment and the strict observance of copyright.

References to scriptures profit from standardisation: the Guru Granth Sahib (of Sikhism) always appears with standardised page numbering while many other religions (including the Abrahamic religions and their offshoots) favour chapter and verse pointers.

Other terms

Terms like "Holy Writ", "Holy Scripture" or "Sacred Scripture" are often used by adherents to describe the canonical works of their religion to denote the text's importance, its status as divine revelation, or, as in the case of many Christian groups, its complete inerrancy. Christianity is not alone in using this terminology to revere its sacred book; Islam holds the Qur'an in similar esteem, as does Hinduism the Vedas and Bhagavad Gita and Buddhism the sutras.

Hierographology

Sacred texts of various religions

Adidam

The writings of Franklin Albert Jones a.k.a. Adi Da Love-Ananda Samraj

Aletheon

The Companions of the True Dawn Horse

The Dawn Horse Testament

Gnosticon

The Heart of the Adi Dam Revelation

Not-Two IS Peace

Pneumaton

Transcendental Realism

'Asatr'u

Havamal

Eddas

Atenism

Great Hymn to the Aten

Ayyavazhi

The Akilathirattu Ammanai

The Arul Nool

Aztec religion

The Borgia Group codices

Bah'a'i Faith

Main article: Bah'a'i literature

Books by Bah'a'u'll'ah

The Four Valleys (1857 version)

The Seven Valleys (1860 version)

The Hidden Words of Bah'a'u'll'ah (in Arabic 1857)

The Hidden Words of Bah'a'u'll'ah (in Persian 1857)

Gems of Divine Mysteries (ca 1859)

The Book of Certitude (partly in Persian and partly in Arabic 1861)

Summons of the Lord of Hosts (ca 1868)

Tabernacle of Unity (ca 1870)

The Aqdas /The Most Holy Book (Completed 1873)

Tablets of Bah'a'u'll'ah Revealed After the Kit'ab-i-Aqdas (written until 1892)

Epistle to the Son of the Wolf (ca 1890)

Gleanings from the Writings of Bah'a'u'll'ah (compilation chosen by Shoghi Effendi of Bah'a'u'll'ah's writings, 1853 to 1892)

B"on

Bon Kangyur and Tengyur

Buddhism

Ancient style of scripture used for the Pali Canon

See also: Buddhist texts

Theravada Buddhism

The Tipitaka or Pali Canon

Vinaya Pitaka

Sutta Pitaka

Digha Nikaya, the "long" discourses.

Majjhima Nikaya, the "middle-length" discourses.

Samyutta Nikaya, the "connected" discourses.

Anguttara Nikaya, the "numerical" discourses.

Khuddaka Nikaya, the "minor collection".

Abhidhamma Pitaka

East Asian Mahayana

The Chinese Diamond Sutra, the oldest known dated printed book in the world, printed in the 9th year of Xiantong Era of the Tang Dynasty, or 868 CE. British Library.

The Chinese Buddhist Tripiaka, including

Diamond Sutra and the Heart Sutra

Shurangama Sutra and its Shurangama Mantra

Pure Land Buddhism

Infinite Life Sutra

Amitabha Sutra

Contemplation Sutra

other Pure Land Sutras

Tiantai, Tendai, and Nichiren

Lotus Sutra

Shingon

Mahavairocana Sutra

Vajrasekhara Sutra

Tibetan Buddhism

Tibetan Kangyur and Tengyur

Cheondoism

The Donghak Scripture

The Songs of Yongdam

The Sermons of Master Haeweol

The Sermons of Revered Teacher Euiam

Christianity

Further information: Biblical canon, Christian biblical canons and Books of the Bible

Christian Bible, 1407 handwritten copy

Traditional Christendom

The Bible (the Old Testament and New Testament)

For Protestantism, this is the 66-book canon - the Jewish Tanakh of 24 books divided differently (into 39 books) and the universal 27-book New Testament.

For Catholicism, this includes seven deuterocanonical books in the Old Testament for a total of 73 books, called the Canon of Trent (in versions of the Latin Vulgate, 3 Esdras and 4 Esdras are included in an appendix, but considered non-canonical).

For the Eastern Orthodox Church, this includes the anagignoskomena, which consist of the Catholic deuterocanon, plus 3 Maccabees, Psalm 151, the Prayer of Manasseh, and 3 Esdras. 4 Maccabees is considered to be canonical by the Georgian Orthodox Church.[10]

The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (and its offspring, the Eritrean Orthodox Church) adds various additional books depending on the specific enumeration of the canon (see Ethiopian Biblical canon), but always includes 4 Esdras, the Book of Jubilees, 1 Enoch, 4 Baruch, and 1, 2, and 3 Meqabyan (no relation to the Books of Maccabees).

Some Syriac churches accept the Letter of Baruch as scripture.

The Bible (left) and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (right) serve as the pastor of the Christian Science church.

Christian Scientists

The Bible

Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. This textbook, along with the Bible, serves as the permanent "impersonal pastor" of the church.

Gnosticism

Nag Hammadi library and other Gnostic texts (not from the Bible)

Some books of the Old Testament and New Testament

Cerdonianism and Marcionism

Only the Gospel of Marcion and selected Pauline epistles accepted

Cover page of The Book of Mormon from an original 1830 edition, by Joseph Smith, Jr.

(Image from the U.S. Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division.)

Jehovah's Witnesses

The Bible (The New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures is their preferred translation.)

Latter Day Saint movement

Further information: Standard Works and Biblical canon SS Latter Day Saint canons

The Bible

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) uses the LDS edition of the King James Bible for English-speaking members; other versions are used in non-English speaking countries.

The Community of Christ (RLDS) uses the Joseph Smith Translation, which it calls the Inspired Version, as well as updated modern translations.

The Book of Mormon

The Pearl of Great Price

The Doctrine and Covenants

There are significant differences in content and section numbering between the Doctrine and Covenants used by the Community of Christ (RLDS) and the LDS Church.

Other, smaller branches of Latter Day Saints include other scriptures, such as the Book of the Law of the Lord used by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) or The Word of the Lord used by Fettingite branches.

Native American Church (Christian-leaning factions)

See below.

Rastafari movement

See below.

Seventh-day Adventists

The Bible

The writings of Ellen White are held to an elevated status, though not equal with the Bible, as she is considered to have been an inspired prophetess.

Swedenborgianism

See below.

Unification Church

See below.

Confucianism

The Five Classics

The Four Books

The Thirteen Classics

Discordianism

The Principia Discordia

Druidism

The Mabinogion

Lebor Gab'ala 'Erenn (The Book of Invasions)

Druze

Rasa'il al-hikmah (Epistles of Wisdom)

Ancient Egyptian religion

Pyramid texts from Teti I's pyramid.

Old Kingdom

Pyramid Texts

First Intermediate Period and Middle Kingdom

Coffin Texts

Second Intermediate Period

The Book of the Dead

Book of Caverns

Book of Gates

Amduat

Book of the Heavenly Cow

Litany of Re

Etruscan religion

The Cippus of Perugia, 3rd or 2nd century BCE

Liber Linteus

Pyrgi Tablets

Ancient Greece

Homeric Hymns

Theogony

Golden Verses of Pythagoras

Hermeticism

Hermetica, Kybalion, Emerald Tablet and associated writings

Hinduism

Main article: Hindu texts

'Sruti

Vedas

Rig Veda

Sama Veda

Yajur Veda

Atharva Veda

Brahmanas

Aranyakas

Upanishads

The Bhagavad Gita is Lord Krishna's counsel to Arjuna on the battlefield of the Kurukshetra.

Smriti

Itihasas

Mahabharata (including the Bhagavad Gita)

Bhagavad Gita

Ramayana

Puranas (List)

Bhagavata Purana

Tantras

Sutras (List)

Stotras

Ashtavakra Gita

Gherand Samhita

Gita Govinda

Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Yoga Vasistha

In Purva Mimamsa

Purva Mimamsa Sutras

In Vedanta (Uttar Mimamsa)

Brahma Sutras of Vyasa

In Yoga

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali

In Samkhya

Samkhya Sutras of Kapila

In Nyaya

Nyaya Sutras of Gautama

In Vaisheshika

Vaisheshika Sutras of Kanada

In Vaishnavism

Vaikhanasa Samhitas

Pancaratra Samhitas

In Saktism

Sakta Tantras

In Kashmir Saivism

64 Bhairavagamas

28 Shaiva Agamas

Shiva Sutras of Vasugupta

Vijnana Bhairava Tantra

In Pashupata Shaivism

Pashupata Sutras of Lakulish

Panchartha-bhashya of Kaundinya (a commentary on the Pashupata Sutras)

Ganakarika

Ratnatika of Bhasarvajna

In Shaiva Siddhanta

28 Saiva Agamas

Tirumurai (canon of 12 works)

Meykandar Shastras (canon of 14 works)

In Gaudiya Vaishnavism

Brahma Samhita

Jayadeva's Gita Govinda

Krishna-karnamrita

Chaitanya Bhagavata

Chaitanya Charitamrita

Prema-bhakti-candrika

Hari-bhakti-vilasa

In Lingayatism

Siddhanta Shikhamani

Vachana sahitya

Mantra Gopya

Shoonya Sampadane

28 Agamas

Karana Hasuge

Basava purana

In Kabir Panth

poems of Kabir

In Dadu Panth

poems of Dadu

Islam

11th Century North African Qur'an in the British Museum

Main article: Islamic holy books

Quran (also referred to as Kuran, Koran, Qur'an, Coran or al-Qur'an) - Four books considered to be revealed and mentioned by name in the Qur'an are the Quran (revealed to Muhammad), Tawrat (revealed to Moses), the Zabur (revealed to David) and the Injil (Gospel) (revealed to Jesus).

Hadith, reports of the deeds and sayings of Muhammad.

Jainism

Main article: Jain Agamas

Svetambara

11 Angas

Secondary

12 Upangas, 4 Mula-sutras, 6 Cheda-sutras, 2 Culika-sutras, 10 Prakirnakas

Digambara

Karmaprabhrita, also called Satkhandagama

Kashayaprabhrita

Nonsectarian/Nonspecific

Jina Vijaya

Tattvartha Sutra

GandhaHasti Mahabhashya (authoritative and oldest commentary on the Tattvartha Sutra)

Judaism

A Sefer Torah opened for liturgical use in a synagogue service

Rabbinic Judaism

See also: Rabbinic literature

The Tanakh i.e. Hebrew Bible

Torah (teachings)

Nevi'im (prophets)

Ketuvim (writings)

The Talmud

Mishnah

Gemara

Kabbalism

Kabbalah

Zohar

Karaite Judaism

The Tanakh

Beta Israel

The Tanakh with several Jewish apocrypha

LaVeyan Satanism

The Satanic Bible (primary text)

The Satanic Rituals (contains additional rituals)

Mandaeanism

The Ginza Rba

Book of the Zodiac

Qolusta, Canonical Prayerbook

Book of John the Baptizer

Diwan Abatur, Purgatories

1012 Questions

Coronation of Shislam Rba

Baptism of Hibil Ziwa

Haran Gawaita

Manichaeism

The Evangelion (Greek:, meaning roughly "good news"). Also known as the Gospel of Mani and The Living Gospel

the Treasure of Life

the Pragmateia (Greek: )

the Book of Mysteries

the Book of Giants

the Epistles

the Psalms and Prayers. A Coptic Manichaean Psalter, discovered in Egypt in the early 1900s, was edited and published by Charles Allberry from Manichaean manuscripts in the Chester Beatty collection and in the Berlin Academy, 1938-9.

The Shabuhragan

The Arzhang

The Kephalaia (Greek: ), "Discourses", found in Coptic translation.

Maya religion

The Popol Vuh

the Dresden Codex

the Madrid Codex

the Paris Codex

countless destroyed codices

Meher Baba

Cover of God Speaks

God Speaks

Discourses (Meher Baba)

Native American Church

The Bible (among Christian-leaning factions only)

New Age religions

Various New Age religions may regard any of the following texts as inspired:

A Course in Miracles

Conversations with God

Oahspe

The Urantia Book

Isis Unveiled

Orphism

Orphic Poems

Ra"elism

The writings of Ra"el aka Claude Vorilhon

Geniocracy

Intelligent Design: Message from the Designers

Sensual Meditation

Yes to Human Cloning

Rastafari movement

The Bible (Ethiopian Orthodox canon)

the Holy Piby

the Kebra Negast

The speeches and writings of Haile Selassie I (including his autobiography My Life and Ethiopia's Progress)

Royal Parchment Scroll of Black Supremacy

Ravidassia

Amritbani Satguru Ravidass Ji Ki-Holy Book of Ravidassia Religion

The Amritbani Guru Ravidass Ji

Samaritanism

See also: Samaritan religious texts

The Samaritan Torah

Science of Mind

The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes

Scientology

Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health

List of Scientology texts

Shinto

The Kojiki

The Rikkokushi, which includes the Nihon Shoki and the Shoku Nihongi

The Fudoki

The Jinno Shotoki

The Kujiki

Sikhism

Illuminated Guru Granth folio with Mul Mantar(basic religion mantra) with signature of Guru Gobind Singh.

Main article: Sikh scriptures

The Guru Granth Sahib

The Dasven Padshah Da Granth

Spiritism

The Spirits Book

The Book on Mediums

The Gospel According to Spiritism

Heaven and Hell

The Genesis According to Spiritism

Sumerian

The Barton Cylinder

Swedenborgianism

The New Church

The Bible (several books omitted)

The works of Emanuel Swedenborg (not considered equal to the Bible)

The General Church

The Bible (several books omitted)

The works of Emanuel Swedenborg (considered equal to the Bible)

Taoism

Tao Te Ching

Zhuangzi (book)

Daozang

Tenrikyo

The Ofudesaki

The Mikagura-uta

The Osashizu

Thelema

Holy Books of Thelema especially The Book of the Law

Unification Church

Divine Principle

The Bible as illuminated by more recent revelation

Urantianism

Urantia Book

Wicca

Book of Shadows

Charge of the Goddess

Threefold Law

Wiccan Rede

Y^ars^an

Kal^am-e Saranj^am

Yazidi

Yazidi Black Book

Yazidi Book of Revelation

The true core texts of the Yazidi religion that exist today are the hymns, known as qawls.

Yor`ub'a

Od`u If'a

Jaap Verduijn's Odu Ifa Collection

Zoroastrianism

Yasna 28.1 (Bodleian MS J2)

Primary religious texts, that is, the Avesta collection:

The Yasna, the primary liturgical collection, includes the Gathas.

The Visperad, a collection of supplements to the Yasna.

The Yashts, hymns in honor of the divinities.

The Vendidad, describes the various forms of evil spirits and ways to confound them.

shorter texts and prayers, the Yashts the five Nyaishes ("worship, praise"), the Sirozeh and the Afringans (blessings).

There are some 60 secondary religious texts, none of which are considered scripture. The most important of these are:

The Denkard (middle Persian, 'Acts of Religion'),

The Bundahishn, (middle Persian, 'Primordial Creation')

The Menog-i Khrad, (middle Persian, 'Spirit of Wisdom')

The Arda Viraf Namak (middle Persian, 'The Book of Arda Viraf')

The Sad-dar (modern Persian, 'Hundred Doors', or 'Hundred Chapters')

The Rivayats, 15th-18th century correspondence on religious issues

For general use by the laity:

The Zend (lit. commentaries), various commentaries on and translations of the Avesta.

The Khordeh Avesta, Zoroastrian prayer book for lay people from the Avesta.

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How To Use Prayer To Save Your Marriage

It seems lately that, with the growing number of married couples getting divorced, people and marriages have lost plenty of their value and marriage is not a priority any longer. Even marriage therapists, who are supposed to help, usually see divorce as a perfectly acceptable solution.

There is another way if your marriage is in trouble. You should make use of prayer to save your marriage, strengthen your relationship, and help you both have a much more satisfying life.

There are many organizations that make use of prayer as the tool to rescue a marriage. Among these is the Covenant Keepers, an organization that aims to help save marriages using prayer.

Their main understanding is that a Christian marriage is joined by the Lord, and God has the power to intervene through prayer to help save it. The ministers in Covenant Keepers use biblical teachings to help spouses change and heal, and feel that prayer can help save most marriages.

A lot of Catholic married couples find that the Retrouvaille program may help them utilize prayer for saving a marriage. Retrouvaille is a program created to help married couples restore their marriage through prayer and rediscovery.

The program was made in Canada in the 1970s, and has since grew around the world. The power of prayer to save marriage is the basis for the program, which is presented by married couples and a priest.

Billing themselves as "a spiritual trauma center for hurting marriages," Rejoice Marriage Ministries also uses prayer to save marriages. Started by Bob and Charlyne Steinkamp, the program uses the power of prayer to save marriages, including their own. They offer online support, bible study, and other resources to assist couples utilize prayer for saving a marriage.

Using prayer, fasting, retreats and telephone counseling, Marriage Restoration Ministries is another organization dedicated to using prayer to save marriages. The founders call on the power of prayer to heal marriages, and save them from the pain and sorrow of divorce. They also provide day to day email letters made to encourage and motivate people to utilize prayer to rescue their marriage.

Offering online support in a lot of languages, Restore Ministries International uses prayer to save marriages. The founder claims to have saved her own marriage with prayer, and utilizes biblical passages as the basis for her work.

Their website provides a prayer request link, bible study resources, a library and a lot of other things to support making use of prayer to save your marriage. They offer their program in English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Afrikaans, Tagalog and Malayalam. The program is centered around the woman's power to utilize prayer to save their marriage, both to make changes in herself and her partner, for a more loving and supportive relationship.

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