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While taking some time to reflect on 2011 Rowan Pendragon began to think about what 2012 would bring. During this meditative period guidance came toward doing something for the new year, but it took time to figure out what it was.
Ideas were coming in bits and pieces with each feeling incomplete, as though it had a friend it were trying to bring. This is how The Pagan Blog Project 2012 came about.What is it?
(The Short Answer) It is a way to spend a year dedicating time each week to studying, reflecting, and sharing your spiritual and magickal path.
The project consists of a single blog post each week posted on your blog each Friday for the year of 2012 that will involve a topic that relates to Paganism, Witchcraft, magick, spirituality, and so on.
Use your posts to share your views on a topic, to talk about your own personal experiences, or to act as a catalyst for research into a subject you want to learn more about then share what you learn and feel. Each week has a prompt from a letter of the alphabet to act as a common thread linking all participants.
Are there really Pagan-Buddhists (Pegabus)? Yes, anyone interested in the Earth and spirituality, the environment and the Dharma, fairies (devas) and reconnecting with our forests might be called to Buddhism and Paganism. Approached with the right intention, even Padmasambhava Guru Rinpoche, seen here in the mist, would bless it.
The Details
When? To build togetherness and community, we will all POST on the same day, Fridays, starting Jan. 6, 2012.
HOW DO I KNOW WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT?
There is a structure to how the weekly blog posts will be done in order to help stay on track. The Pagan Blog Project is set up to keep posts and topics focused specifically on Paganism, Wicca, Witchcraft, Goddess spirituality, the occult, and so on. Rather than a specific topic to write about, we will be working with a letter each week. There are 26 letters and 52 weeks. That means using the same letter for two weeks. The first week could be about affirmations, altars, amulets, animism, Aradia, Alexandrian tradition, and so on. More
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IMPLOSIONS OF BUILDINGS 65 AND 69, KODAK PARK, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK OCTOBER 6TH, 2007
It is sad, but it is progress. I really feel that photographers lose the sense of the craft and artistic experience by not participating in the traditional methods of photography. All is digital now-too bad...you can't smell the electronic process or stain your hands.
"PHOTOS OF FILM'S DEMISE: EMPTY LABS AND DEMOLITION DAYS ARE ANALOG'S FAREWELL"
BY
PETE BROOK
NOVEMBER 8TH, 2012
"WIRED"
When Robert Burley photographed Kodak Canada's final employee meeting in the parking lot on the last day of manufacturing in 2005, he assumed it was an isolated act of corporate downsizing - the winding down of one facility to safeguard Kodak's other operations. He now knows he was seeing the first domino fall. Two years later, Burley was in Rochester, NY, the spiritual home and headquarters of the once-giant analog film manufacturer.
"Kodak was blowing up one huge building after the other," says Burley a photographer and associate professor at Ryerson University's School of Image Arts in Toronto, Canada.
But the decimation of the film industry didn't stop with Kodak. Burley stumbled into a multi-year project for which he was to photograph the demise of multiple companies.
"A year later I was in Boston photographing Polaroid factories being torn down. To be present at these events made me realize I was witnessing not only a radical change in my medium but also a dizzying moment in history."
It has been a helter-skelter decline. Take Eastman Kodak, for example. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in January 2012 and - as part of its restructuring - sold off all of its photography divisions including "the broadest portfolio of traditional photographic paper and still camera film products." Since 2003, Eastman Kodak has closed 13 plants and 130 laboratories.
This week, Eastman Kodak won court approval to quit providing health and welfare benefits to U.S. employees, retirees and dependents. It will save the ailing company 10 million per month but leave 56,000 people high and dry.
"Individuals may see their life savings lost," said U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Allan Gropper, who delivered the ruling, before going on to say that - in spite of the financial pain to retirees - the company's move was legal and reasonable.
Burley has traveled the globe over a period of six years and photographed Ilford in London, AGFA-Gavaert in Belgium, Polaroid in the Netherlands and even Dwayne's Photo in Kansas, which became known as the last lab to develop Kodachrome. The resulting project, Disappearance of Darkness, is a bittersweet visual eulogy to film, shot on the medium whose demise it documents.
"The companies - some of them over a century old - laid off tens of thousands of workers, demolished factories the size of steel mills and found themselves in an economic free fall as their customer base shrunk from millions to thousands almost overnight," says Burley.
In 2000, U.S. consumers bought 19.7 million film cameras. By 2010, sales were below 250,000. Film sales peaked in 1999 with 800 million rolls purchased in the U.S. alone. But in 2011, Americans bought a mere 20 million rolls. In 2012, smartphone sales grew by 58 percent, while point-and-shoot sales dropped by 17 percent. The iPhone 4 is the most-used camera today.
"Today the shift to digital media is almost complete but it appears unlikely that any of these once powerful, profitable and innovative companies will adapt to the twenty-first century," says Burley. "Digital technology has changed the way we live our lives and to some degree the demise of the photographic industry provided a touchstone for just how rapidly these dramatic changes have happened."
A book of the project, The Disappearance of Darkness: Photography at the End of the Analog Era, has also been published this month. It's a smartly designed new hardbound book featuring 71 of Burley's large-format photographs.
"The book marks a point in time when photography - at least photography as practiced by the majority - ceased to be a physical medium," says Burley. "Photographs are no longer material objects created on film or paper - they have become dematerialized data stored in a cloud somewhere else. This alters one of the photograph's most important characteristics - it's relationship to time and place."
Part documentary, part devotional gesture, The Disappearance of Darkness includes essays of fantastic insight by Alison Nordstrom, curator at George Eastman House; Francois Cheval, chief curator of the Niepce Museum; and Andrea Kunard, associate curator of photographs at the National Gallery of Canada. There's much to contemplate and as such the book is a photography nerd's tome. Nordstrom writes:
"THE ADVENT OF CHEMICAL PHOTOGRAPHY WAS SUDDEN AND CELEBRATED. [...] PERHAPS NO TECHNOLOGICAL INVENTION SINCE MOVABLE TYPE HAS SO PROFOUNDLY AFFECTED HOW AND WHAT WE KNOW OR REMEMBER, AND HOW WE UNDERSTAND OURSELVES. UNLIKE THE START OF THIS PHENOMENOM, HOWEVER, THE END HAS COME, IN T.S. ELIOT'S WORDS, 'NOT WITH A BANG BUT A WHIMPER.'"
Even though Burley now sees the shuttering of former film manufacturers as "inevitable," and even though he witnessed closures and demolition first-hand, he doesn't yet know exactly what it all means.
"In another decade or two I think we'll understand the exact nature of this fundamental change in photography," says Burley. "How will this change our idea of the photograph as document, evidence or imprint of the real world? How will these changes affect the ways we capture, collect and store our personal and collective visual histories? What impact will these changes have on photography as an art form, a social or political tool, as a form of reportage? While my work doesn't attempt to answer these questions directly I hope it at least provides a record and interpretation of photography at this significant moment in the medium's history."
According to Burley, disruptions like those generated by the digital transition will continue in a perpetual advance of imaging and technology.
"A camera is no longer just a camera," says Burley. "It captures video, sound, GPS coordinates along with all kinds of other metadata. Just as the digital chip replaced film,
"Tri-X film has such an important place in photography's history. It was the film of choice for Cartier-Bresson, Ansel Adams, Robert Frank," says Burley. "It's likely that all color photographic films and papers will disappear in the next five years. The movie industry is the last mass market to make the transition from film to digital but industry insiders suggest this will be complete by 2015."
These are reflective times.
"In 10 years time, will I be able to show my students how Adams or Frank made a photograph?" wonders Burley.
DISAPPEARANCE OF DARKNESS: PHOTOGRAPHY AT THE END OF THE ANALOG ERA
BY
ROBERT BURLEY
ISBN 9781616890957
The photographic materials and systems I've used throughout my career are disappearing at an alarming rate. Over the last five years, companies such as Kodak, Agfa, and Polaroid have been pushed into an economic free-fall as the demand for their long-established products has evaporated. The end of the analogue era is evident in the recent closings and demolition of large-scale manufacturing facilities dedicated to the production of conventional photographic products.
During the past five years I have photographed numerous facilities in Canada, the United States, and Europe where blocks of silver were dissolved in nitric acid, mixed with the tissue of animals, and coated onto film and paper so the world could make pictures. The goal of my work is to explore the places where the alchemy of the photographic process was practised on a massive scale over the last century. The essential feature of these factories was, ironically, darkness: manufacturing took place in the absence of light-a characteristic that has defined the photographic process since it was first invented in 1839. The act of photographing is often associated with a desire to record something on the verge of change or disappearance. In this case, my subject is the medium itself.
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A good tea-time meeting with Basil and Oswald, my deacons, this afternoon. I am a great believer in holding meetings earlier in the evening if possible. It allows chapel members to get off to their evening prayers nice and early, ready for a refreshing and godly sleep.
Today we held a planning meeting for how we will approach pastoral care. Clearly, as the minister of a chapel with a congregation of fifty or so covenanted members, I can't devote a full evening each fortnight to visiting each one personally, as I might hope. But between the three of us this can be done, provided we make additional visits on Saturday mornings and afternoons. In order to assist the process of keeping our flock spiritually healthy, I have prepared a short checklist with which we can carry out a devotional audit.
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FRISBY-ON-SOAR INDEPENDENT BAPTIST CHAPELSPIRITUAL AUDIT
WARNING - "under no circumstances are Chapel members to attempt this audit themselves. Self-auditing might lead to outbreaks of pride or spiritual depression."
1. ON THE AVERAGE DAY, HOW SINFUL DO YOU FEEL?a) Incredibly sinful (+4)b) Rather sinful (+2)c) Unable to sin (-3)d) Sinful and yet so utterly forgiven (-1)
2. WHO IS YOUR PERFECT WOMAN?a) Sarah Palin (+2)b) Sarah Jessica Parker (-3)c) Delia Smith (+1)d) I'm a woman and that's an outrageous question. Get thee behind me (+6)
3. THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND HAS ANNOUNCED IT IS TO APPOINT WOMAN BISHOPS, AND MAY EVEN CONSIDER GAY ONES. HOW FAR HAS IT SUNK IN SIN THIS TIME?a) About 6 inches (-2)b) Between three and four feet (-1)c) Buried under several miles of rock (+1)d) Deeper than the deepest reaches of the Dark Place (+4)
4. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU CONSIDERED YOUR UNWORTHINESS OF SALVATION TODAY?a) Five times or more (+4)b) Maybe two or three, when I'm feeling down (+1)c) All the time. In fact, I'm not even sure that I'm worthy to consider the question (+7)d) Nope, not once. Whatever I may be like I reckon God actually loves me (-5)
5. WHAT IS YOUR IDEA OF HEAVEN?a) Like one of Pastor Drayton's sermons, but lasting forever instead of just an hour (+5)b) Like a big party with drinks and music and everything (-10)c) Singing rousing hymns forever (+1)d) Like a quiet evening in (+4)
6. WHAT HOBBY HAVE YOU BECOME MOST INTERESTED IN LATELY?a) Praying (+5)b) Sitting quietly (+3)c) Tutting at unworthy things (+4)d) Piercings (-6)
7. THE BIBLE IS:a) The story of people losing God, and then God finding His people (-2)b) The infallible word of God, pure and incorrupt as directly dictated to his prophets and apostles (+3)c) The word of God, which can be understood clearly by any man - or possibly even woman, if her husband helps - that reads it in the Spirit (+1)d) The word of God, infallible pure and incorrupt - but too spiritual for a sinful person like me to understand without the guidance of my sincere and holy pastor (+6)
8. HOW ARE YOU?
a) Fine, blessed and in the best of spiritual health. God is so good - especially when you consider how rightfully angry he is with me (+5)
b) Filled with the Spirit, thanks, Pastor - Hallelujah! (+3)
c) Well, a bit down, I... why are you leaving so soon? (-4)
d) Worn out after a week in Brighton (-10)
9. HOW OFTEN DO YOU PRAY?
a) All the time (+5)
b) When I remember (-2)
c) Three times a day - religiously. But not religiously like it's an obligation. Oh no, it's definitely the overflowing of a grateful heart. Although I know God would be angry if I didn't. (+2)
d) I light a tea light from time to time (-10)
10 HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT SEX?
a) Well, it's a bit late, but then my husband is working shifts this week... (-100)
b) It's a gift from God but that's no reason why I should let my husband enjoy it (+5)
c) Well, if it was good enough for Our Lord... oh - it wasn't? (-5)
d) I suppose it's necessary if we're going to fulfil our duties in child-production (+10).
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ANGELS TRUMPETING - The End Is Now Near"...
Since MARCH OF 2011, the extremely strange phenomenon of APOCALYPTIC TRUMPETING SOUNDS have been occurring worldwide: "In Various" and "Diverse Physical Locations"... and, as to be expected, OUR OWN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY has offered us numerous NATURAL EXPLANATIONS for these ongoing and factual occurrences. Not so surprisingly, however, AN IMPENDING JUDGMENT UPON THE NATIONS OF EARTH just isn't one of them...
They Have Equally Blamed:
* THE AURORA BOREALIS - around the earth's physical equator...
* RADIO TOWERS - where there, actually, aren't any within hundreds of miles...
* BACKGROUND RADIATION - that has, apparently, never occurred prior to March Of 2011...
UNEXPLAINED ANIMAL EXTINCTIONS...
In Fact, it is now quite obvious from their own pathetic responses to these ONGOING TRUMPETING SOUNDS, that they're actually NOT INTERESTED IN FINDING THE TRUTH... but rather, they are merely fixated upon: Perpetuating Their Delusions Of Atheism - despite, all of the RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING EVIDENCE OTHERWISE! Meanwhile, of course, the very same can be said, for those: Mysterious Animal Deaths Occurring Worldwide - which [ quite honestly ], began around the exact same time. Obviously, TRUE OBJECTIVITY IS NOW DEAD; and " THEIR FLAT EARTH SOCIETY " - is, once again, totally in charge...
Just watch THE FOLLOWING VIDEO, entitled: " APOCALYPTIC TRUMPETS " - by "THE JIM PARIS SHOW" - to see, what I'm factually talking about...
America In Prophecy
APOCALYPTIC TRUMPETS - by: "THE JIM PARIS SHOW."
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NOTE: Please disregard PASTOR JIM PARIS'S own personal religious delusions. In fact, he teaches many things - such as: " A Pretribulational Rapture " - that, simply, aren't so. However, these APOCALYPTIC TRUMPETING SOUNDS are - indeed - quite factual!
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THE APOCALYPTIC TRUMPETS: "Are A Sign From Heaven"
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THE JIM PARIS SHOW - just another part of BABYLON".
Even though THIS PARTICULAR TRUMPETING VIDEO is one of the best quality, currently available online, I was very tempted not to actually utilize it! If you understand me [ personally ] at all, then you should honestly know, that I absolutely cannot stand to promote anything with: "Intentional Deception", "Half Truths", or "Incorrect Information" - in it... and, this particular video immediately begins with AN IMPORTANT SCRIPTURAL REFERENCE - to: 1ST CORINTHIANS 15:51 - that is totally un
" FOR THE MIGHTY ONE [ YAHWEH ] Himself will descend from heaven "WITH A SHOUT" [ AN AUDIBLE VOICE TO HERALD HIS OWN COMING ], with THE VOICE OF AN ARCHANGEL [ HIS OWN SON - MICHAEL - ANNOUNCING HIS IMMINENT INTENTIONS ], And with THE TRUMPET OF GOD [ CALLING OUT THE ENTIRE EARTH - TO HIS SOON COMING WAR ]. AND THE DEAD IN YAHWEH-HUSHUA will rise first [ BEFORE, THE ONE FINAL BATTLE, TO USHER IN HIS OWN TRUE KINGDOM ]. " - "1 THESSALONIANS 4:16".
You will notice, from this particular passage, that: " THE VOICE OF AN ARCHANGEL ", actually coincides [ TIME WISE ] with: " THE TRUMPET OF GOD "! Of course, I know what you're probably thinking... this particular passage never states, that: " THE ARCHANGEL BEING REFERENCED IS MICHAEL "... ergo, I must be somehow grasping at straws! However, IN DANIEL CHAPTER 12, we can [ very clearly ] read THE EXACT NAME OF THE ARCHANGEL, then specifically announcing THE MIGHTY ONE'S IMMINENT KINGDOM:
" AT THAT TIME [ THE TIME OF THE END ], MICHAEL [ THE ARCHANGEL HIMSELF ] SHALL STAND UP [ WHILE ALREADY LIVING AMONG YOU ], THE GREAT PRINCE [ THE ONE LONG AGO APPOINTED BY YAHWEH ] who stands watch [ CONTINUOUSLY DOWN THROUGH THE AGES ] over the sons of your people [ THE TRUE PEOPLE Of: ISRAEL and JUDAH ];AND [ YOU CAN COUNT UPON THIS ], THERE SHALL BE A TIME OF TROUBLE, SUCH AS NEVER WAS, SINCE THERE WAS ANY NATION; EVEN UNTO THAT TIME. AND [ FOLLOWING THIS FACTUAL OCCURRENCE ] AT THAT TIME [ IN THE EARTH'S FINAL DAYS ] YOUR PEOPLE SHALL BE DELIVERED [ FROM THEIR UNWARRANTED SERVICE TO LUCIFER ], Everyone who is found written in the book [ THE MIGHTY ONE'S OWN BOOK OF LIFE ]. " - "DANIEL 12:1-3".
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JESHURUN: " THE TRUTHFUL ONE ".
You see, dear brothers and sisters, I don't write anything - OF A SPIRITUAL NATURE - without absolutely confirming it throughout THE WHOLE BODY OF THE BIBLICAL SCRIPTURES... nor, do I neglect putting forth A TRUE EFFORT TO VERIFY ALL OF THESE FACTS! Consequently, you're getting THE COMPLETE TRUTH at AMERICA IN PROPHECY. If I add my own commentary within the body of scripture, then there is [ either ]: Another Scriptural Passage", or "Verifiable Historical Event" - to factually back it up... and, it's always included [ WITHIN BRACKETS ], to ensure that you always know: ' I PERSONALLY PUT IT THERE '!
THE FIRST TRUMPETS: "Are The Wake Up Call For Israel, Joseph, and Judah!"
In fact, THESE WORLDWIDE TRUMPETING EVENTS are all factually heralding, that: "THE TRUE FINAL PROPHET" and "PRINCE OF HIS COVENANT" - is [ already ]: " STANDING UP AMONG THEM "... and, that: THEY SHOULD BE EARNESTLY LOOKING FOR HIM! After all, YAHSHUA-HIMSELF, very plainly, stated:
" SEE [ OPEN YOUR OWN SPIRITUAL EYES ]! YOUR HOUSE [ THE ENTIRETY OF SPIRITUAL BABYLON ] IS LEFT TO YOU DESOLATE [ ABSOLUTELY NONE OF IT, BORE ANY FORM OF SPIRITUAL FRUIT ]; AND ASSUREDLY [ YOU CAN FACTUALLY COUNT UPON THIS ], I [ YAHWEH-HUSHUA ] SAY TO YOU [ THE FOLLOWING TRUE STATEMENT ],YOU SHALL NOT SEE ME [ YOUR OWN TRUE SAVIOR ] UNTIL THE TIME COMES [ AFTER I HAVE, FINALLY, HUMBLED YOU ] WHEN YOU WILL SAY [ HAVING ONCE AND FOR ALL LEARNED: "THE NECESSARY" and "SPIRITUAL LESSON" ]:' BLESSED IS HE [ WHOM I, MYSELF, HAVE SENT TO YOU ] WHO COMES [ AS I HAVE, ALWAYS, FOREORDAINED IT TO BE ] IN THE NAME OF THE MIGHTY ONE [ "THE PRINCE OF THE COVENANT" and "SON OF MY OWN RIGHT HAND" ]! ' " - "LUKE 13:34-35".
And, this is [ also ] THE ONE OF WHOM THE MIGHTY ONE HAS SPOKEN, in this way:
" BEHOLD [ PAY CLOSE ATTENTION ]! "MY SERVANT" [ JESHURUN, MY WATCHMAN ] WHOM I UPHOLD [ TO ESTABLISH HIM IN ALL THAT HE DOES ], "MY ELECT ONE" [ HE, WHOM I HAVE FACTUALLY CHOSEN ] in whom MY SOUL [ THE HOLY SPIRIT ] DELIGHTS [ FOR HE IS ENTIRELY TRUTHFUL ]! I have put MY SPIRIT UPON HIM [ BECAUSE, HE WILL ACTUALLY LISTEN ]; "HE" [ MY OWN CAREFULLY-CULTIVATED AVATAR ] "WILL BRING FORTH JUSTICE" [ "LEAD", "INSTRUCT", AND "STAUNCHLY DEFEND" ] "TO THE GENTILES" [ THOSE WHO HAVEN'T LEARNED OF ME, YET ]."HE" [ THIS LONG PROPHESIED ONE ] will not cry out [ AS OTHERS DO ], nor raise his own voice [ IN SEEKING OUT HIS OWN FOLLOWING ], Nor cause his voice to be heard in the street [ AS A MERE LEADER OR PROTESTER ].A BRUISED REED "HE" will not break [ FOR HE SHALL REMAIN, ENTIRELY, AT HOME ], And smoking flax "HE" will not quench [ FOR, THE FIRES HAVE BEEN COMING FROM ME ]; "HE" will bring forth JUSTICE FOR TRUTH [ NO MATTER WHAT THE CONSEQUENCES ]."HE" [ JESHURUN ] will not fail [ IN THIS GREAT SPIRITUAL UNDERTAKING ], nor be discouraged [ BY THE RESENTMENT OF OTHERS ], Until "HE" has established justice [ A TRUE KNOWLEDGE OF YAHWEH ] in the earth [ AS I HAVE COMMANDED IT TO BE ]; And THE COASTLANDS [ MY OWN TRIBES OF THE BIBLE BELT ] shall wait for "HIS LAW" [ HIS EVENTUAL GOVERNANCE OVER ISRAEL ].THUS SAYS YAHWEH The Mighty One: Who created the heavens and stretched them out, Who spread forth the Earth and that which comes from it, Who gives breath to the people upon it, And spirit to those who walk upon it - I, The Mighty One, have called "YOU" [ JESHURUN, MY SERVANT ] in [ MY OWN ] righteousness, And will hold "YOUR HAND" [ WHEN YOUR TIME OF TROUBLE COMES UPON YOU ]; I will keep "YOU" [ JESHURUN, MY SERVANT ] and give "YOU" [ O, JESHURUN ] AS A COVENANT TO THE PEOPLE [ BY ESTABLISHING ALL OF YOUR WORDS ], AS A LIGHT TO THE GENTILES [ THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN BLINDED BY SPIRITUAL BABYLON ],TO OPEN BLIND EYES [ THAT ALL OF MY CHILDREN MIGHT SEE ], To bring out prisoners [ THE SLAVES OF SPIRITUAL BABYLON ] from the prison [ THE FALSE SYSTEM THAT HAS BLINDED THEM ], Those who sit in darkness [ OF A SPIRITUAL NATURE ] from the prison house [ THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND HER OTHER ABOMINATIONS ]. " - "ISAIAH 42:1-7".
But, of course, if you're actually reading this article, then YOU'VE ALREADY HONESTLY FOUND HIM... but, you'll still need to: STUDY MY OWN ACCUMULATED WRITINGS, EXAMINE THE EVIDENCES PRESENTED, and VERIFY IT FROM THE APPROPRIATE SCRIPTURES! Because, "Your Own Personal Salvation Is Far Too Important To Trust Anyone"... and, "Your Faith Will Be Surely Tested In The Days That Are Now Coming". After all, TRUMPETS usually imply AN IMPENDING MILITARY BATTLE.
THOSE APOCALYPTIC TRUMPETS: "Are A Call For His Own Prophesied Regathering"!
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THE SHOFAR - signals the soldiers"!
Throughout our own human history, TRUMPETS have been continually used: "To Rally One's Own Military Forces For Battle" and "To Signal The Start Of A Conflict"... and, THESE TRUMPETING SOUNDS - that you are now physically hearing - are now occurring, for the very same reasons! Whether THE NATION OF ISRAEL is factually ready, or not, HER OWN BATTLES ARE NOW COMING... and, that's why it was so plainly written:
" O ISRAEL [ BE WARNED ], "YOUR PROPHETS" [ THOSE WHO CURRENTLY SERVE YOU ] ARE LIKE FOXES IN THE DESERTS [ THEY ARE CONSTANTLY PREYING UPON THE WEAK AND INEXPERIENCED AMONG YOU ]. YOU [ EVIL SHEPHERDS ] HAVE NOT GONE UP INTO THE GAPS TO BUILD A WALL [ BY HEDGING MY OWN SHEEP WITHIN THE BULWARK OF MY SCRIPTURAL TRUTHS ] FOR THE HOUSE OF ISRAEL [ WHOM I HAVE GIVEN UNTO YOU ] TO STAND IN BATTLE [ THE ONE THAT'S ASSUREDLY NOW COMING ] ON THE DAY OF THE MIGHTY ONE [ HIS OWN JUDGMENT UPON THE NATIONS OF EARTH ]. " - "EZEKIEL 13:4-5".And, AGAIN:
" BECAUSE, INDEED [ THEY HAVE FACTUALLY DONE THIS ], because they have seduced My People [ AWAY FROM THE TRUTH ], saying: ' PEACE! ' when "THERE IS NO PEACE" - and one builds a boundary wall [ OF NO RELEVANT VALUE ], and they plaster it with untempered mortar [ IN NOT TRUTHFULLY TEACHING MY OWN SCRIPTURES ] - SAY TO THOSE WHO PLASTER IT [ THESE FALSE PROPHETS OF ISRAEL ] with untempered mortar [ DIVINING MY OWN SCRIPTURES WRONGLY ], that it will fall [ FOR, I WILL NOT ALTER MY OWN WORDS ]. There will be [ 1 ] "A FLOODING RAIN", and upon you [ 2 ]" GREAT HAILSTONES" shall fall; and [ 3 ]" A STORMY WIND" shall tear it [ THIS POORLY CONSTRUCTED WALL ] down.SURELY, WHEN THE WALL HAS FALLEN, WILL IT NOT BE SAID OF YOU [ WHO HAVE LIED ABOUT THESE THINGS ]: ' Where is the mortar with which you plastered it? ' " - "EZEKIEL 13:10-12".
You see, dear brothers and sisters, THERE'S A VERY TUMULTUOUS WAR NOW COMING... and, those FALSE PROPHETS OF SPIRITUAL BABYLON haven't been: "Properly Warning You", nor [ even ] "Providing You The Valuable Knowledge - "that you'll, most certainly, now be needing! Meanwhile, of course, while you might not like the things that I [ myself ] truthfully keep repeating; THE TRUTH IS WHAT IT IS; and YOU NEED TO HONESTLY BE HEARING IT... because, I didn't sound those "APOCALYPTIC TRUMPETS"... in fact, THE MIGHTY ONE DID!
After all: OUR TIME IS NOW RUNNING OUT and THOSE APOCALYPTIC TRUMPETS ARE NOW SOUNDING - to, quite honestly, remind us...
Ahava and Shalom.
May YAHWEH'S Own: "LOVE" and "PEACE" - be upon you!
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At no time did I neglect the Spiritual aspects of being a Witch and Pagan. Doing visualizations, path-working, Rituals and much learning, was just as fun for me as the spell-work but this particular life lesson of mine is about Magick and Consequence, and I would like you to keep that in mind as you read.
For the first few years after embracing Witchcraft and Paganism, I reveled in the Magick. During those years, I had fun with it. I enjoyed practicing Spells and I was gratified to see them work. Naturally, they did not always work the way I had anticipated but the short-term results were usually close to what I had intended.
I was always careful with my Spells so that I would honor the rule, 'An it harm none', but seeing how effective Magick was in bringing about change, made me bolder. In retrospect, perhaps I was a bit arrogant or cavalier in my approach to performing Spells.
One month, when I was broke and needed money, I did a little spell that worked quickly; a few days later someone from a local bank phoned me and offered me a credit card. Naturally, I said, "Yes. Thank you." For almost two years, whenever I was in financial need and I did a spell, I was offered more credit in the form of new credit cards or increases in how much credit I was allowed to run up on my existing cards.
Truthfully, most of the credit was spent on other people; I enjoyed being able to buy nice, indulgent gifts for my family and friends. This does not excuse irresponsible spending but it helps to explain the reason that my shortage of money was not due to selfish greed.
One thing that I did want for myself was another car. My first car, now fully paid, was one that I had driven for about five years and my eagerness for a different car was almost unbearable. I did some Magick, and then searched for the perfect car, which I found. I successfully applied for vehicle finance and bought the car, which I even managed to drive for a few blissful months before my debt overwhelmed me and I had to give it back to the bank.
At the time, I did not realize that I was forgetting something important, and by the time the consequences of my Magick returned to me, it was too late. Magick can affect the mundane world but there are logical, mundane consequences in the mundane world.
It may be easy for others to shrug off my belief in Magick and say that I would have been offered the credit anyway but the timing of the credit granting was always consistent with the Magick.
Over the period during which I was digging myself into a financial quagmire, I also did Spells to effect changes within myself. These also worked, but in a different way, and the consequences were just as devastating. I wanted to have better self-discipline and will power and I did a few Spells to help me with that; it was not like flipping a switch and suddenly having newfound traits but these traits definitely grew stronger over a relatively short period. I used my improved will power to help curb my irresponsible spending. Of course, this was all a bit too little a bit too late because I had already incurred so much debt. A few months later, I was going through some extreme stress and went for a jog out of desperation to do something and anything to avoid sitting at home and thinking.
When I returned from my little jog, I felt much better. I decided right away to embark on a regime of regular exercise. Unlike every other time in my life, this time I was able to stick to a schedule of regular exercise, and I put this down to being an effect of the Spell.
Wanting another quick fix to my stress and problems in life, I did another few Spells with the intention of bringing Change into my life. It is entirely possible that I was not specific enough in my intention or execution of the Spells but they did seem to work; soon I was living a healthier life. I was exercising everyday and I was on a healthy eating plan.
At the time, I did not realize that I was forgetting something important, and by the time the consequences of my Magick returned to me, it was too late. I have an obsessive and somewhat addictive nature; coupled with more discipline and will power, it took a few months to develop an eating disorder that would endure for years.
It may be easy for others to shrug off my belief in Magick and say that my improved self-discipline and will power were the result of my mind but the truth is that I have never liked exercising and I had never dieted before; my ability to take both of these to such extreme was not an entirely natural inclination.
The ripples of my Magick had spread beyond my ability to foresee and my life spiraled out of control until all I had was my Spirituality, and it was to this that I clung in my struggle to regain my equilibrium.
I learned, the hard way, that Magick is not, nor should it ever be, a quick fix solution to problems in life. Being wary of doing more Spells, I let the consequences of past choices and actions run their natural course, and turned my focus more to the Spirituality of being a Witch. It took me a long time to develop the confidence needed to do Spell-work again. At first, my Spells did not work and I knew that it was my fear that was blocking the energy so I stopped doing Spells until I had overcome my fear.
The reverence I learned for the practice of Magick is something that will remain with me for the rest of my life. Unemployed and recovering from my eating disorder, I eventually had the courage to do a Spell; and it worked. The careful planning, forethought and weeks of consideration for all possible consequences - mundane, personal and Magickal - resulted in a powerful, fast working Spell that has wrought change for the better in my life.
Doing Spells can be exciting and fun, as long as they are done with proper thought, planning, knowledge and responsibility they can help to enrich life.
I am not sure who coined the phrase that has become one of my mottos:
"Just because you can doesn't mean you should."
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Diabolical signature
In demonology, a diabolical signature (from diabolus, the Latin for devil which comes from the Greek 'diabolos' for devil) is the signature of a devil, demon or similar spirit, usually in order to sign your soul away. The most famous of these is in the story of Faust.
In the Spanish Satanic comedy film The Day of the Beast (1995), the Puerta de Europa towers of Madrid are said to be shaped in the form of the Devil's signature.
In the Spanish Satanic comedy film The Day of the Beast (1995), the Puerta de Europa towers of Madrid are said to be shaped in the form of the Devil's signature.
Demons' signatures are designed to disguise their actual names. They are usually signed in blood. If there is a mass of signatures, they are usually signed in a circle.
Some
There are many instances of supposed demonic signatures. These signs appeared mostly during the Renaissance, in a time in which demonology was a subject of study for many theologians, priests, alchemists, cabalists and other scientists and pseudo-scientists. One of the accusations by which the Inquisition sentenced Urbain Grandier to death was based on several of these signatures"
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Ok, what would you like to do if you want a person you love to fall in love with you?
Instead of simply praying that your relationship does not take the opposite road down south, you must seek the help of a Vodun priest. Voodoo (or Vodun) love spells are often utilized by people to allure a person of opposite sex or to strengthen a love bond. Vodun love magic spells work wonder if performed by a qualified and honest physic or VOODOO practitioner.
There are different types of Vodun spells and therefore, you must ensure to select the right Vodun spell of love to avail the desired result. For example, in case you wish to ignite romance and passion in a relationship, then a red love magic spell works great. Red is the color that is mainly associated with love, sexuality and fertility. For those craving to bolster their bond or are extremely insecure about their love affair, then a binding spell works like a magical wand. Vodun spells of love involve the utilization of amulet, incense, colored candles and dolls.
Furthermore, these LOVE SPELLS are categorized as complex and simple spells. While simple spells make use of simple techniques to ink simple dreams into reality, complex love magic spells are a blend of multiple spells that are utilized to achieve multiple desires. Depending on the practices and personal beliefs, a spell caster might only perform a spell of love on a particular date of a week or during a particular phase of moon. Full moon spells of love are very common.
Be Diligent when Selecting Voodoo Priest
Vodun LOVE SPELL scams have now gone hi-tech with Internet by crooked people who prey on heartbroken people's sentiments while taking away their hard earned money. Whilst it is true that there are some mambos and hougans, who have brought ill name to the practice, but blaming the full craft is hardly justified. You must always cast these spells with the help of an authentic and experienced Vodun spell caster (mambo or hougan). Besides, there are many authentic websites that help cast free spells.
Apart from casting love spell, hougans help people to achieve great success in life and to get rid of chronic diseases, etc. VOODOO love spells has been in practice for centuries and is an important element of almost every religion. Spells of love, truly are an excellent means to spark up the passion in a love relationship.
Reference: http://magick-keys.blogspot.com
PROPHECY SIGN: SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS
The following hour long video is quite interesting. The gentleman that has put it together has done a lot of work researching the material. He is also a very sincere sounding fellow Christian who desires to bring as many unsaved people as possible into the Kingdom of God.
With that said, he does hold to some very unique and less than mainstream beliefs with regard to just what method Jesus Christ will use when he comes for his Bride the Church. We will leave you to decide for yourself on the eschatological beliefs and content of this video.
As we said, it is interesting and thought provoking and certainly will leave one pondering the material.
"IN THAT DAY THERE WILL BE AN ALTAR TO THE LORD IN THE HEART OF EGYPT, AND A MONUMENT TO THE LORD AT ITS BORDER. IT WILL BE A SIGN AND WITNESS TO THE LORD ALMIGHTY IN THE LAND OF EGYPT. WHEN THEY CRY OUT TO THE LORD BECAUSE OF THEIR OPPRESSORS, HE WILL SEND THEM A SAVIOR AND DEFENDER, AND HE WILL RESCUE THEM. ISAIAH 19:19-20 NIV"
Origin: http://wicca-teachings.blogspot.com
While Sweden was hosting the Eurovision Song Contest, another Illuminati sponsored mind-control celebration was happening on this side of the pond, at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 2013 Billboard Music Awards. According to the MailOnline, "It's a toast to the top artists on the charts with a wild show of song and dance." If you review the article and the many pictures from the event it should be obvious to those who follow this blog why I titled this post like I did.
In the MailOnline article's lengthy title we're let in on one of the highlights, "Justin Bieber emerges from an alien orb." This alien orb was modeled on a chariot of the Egyptian sun god, associated with Horus Behdeti. (Search this blog for Horus Behdeti and also for winged disk) Bieber's arrival from out of the winged orb modeled the return of the sun god, the arrival of the Beast.
The special effects fog inside the orb has him literally arriving in a cloud to picture the messianic event counterfeiting what was prophesied in Acts.
"9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. 10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. 11 They also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven." ~ ACTS 1:9-11
What do they mean by the faceted glass door? It's the shape of the coffin pictured on Freemason tracing boards, a feature that identifies the emerging Bieber-sun-god as the resurrecting Osiris!
The pictures you see here are those of the Third Degree, and in Royal Arch Degree tracing boards the coffin is often pictured resting under the checkerboard floor. The raising of Osiris is eagerly anticipated by Illuminists and represents far more than just a casual theme for entertainments.
"During research for the book (which hit #1 the day of its release), Dr. Horn traveled to Washington DC, where he met with Masons at the House of the Temple, the headquarters of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite. Horn says these men were very cordial and mostly responsive to his questions, even confirming his understanding of the influence of Freemasonry in American history. Only when he pressed one of them about a ritual called the Raising Ceremony (the raising of Osiris from the dead-a.k.a. Hiram Abiff), which is conducted in the Temple Room on the third floor of the building, did these Masons become evasive and visibly uncomfortable."
"The reason for this, according to Horn, is that in addition to the Raising Ceremony being conducted when members reach the 33rd Degree of Scottish Rite Freemasonry, this strange ceremonial is performed without public knowledge in the Temple Room at the inauguration of every U.S. president. Why? Because deep esoteric meaning behind Egyptian and Rosicrucian magic that was incorporated in the rites and rituals of Freemasonry holds that the spirit of Osiris can be raised from the underworld and "installed" (for want of a better term) in the reigning king or president. According to Horn, this is why the U.S. Capitol Dome is laid out so as to face the Obelisk known as the Washington Monument, as well as other puzzling architecture in Government Center."
READ IT BEFORE IT'S BANNED BY THE US GOVERNMENT - PART 32 Domes, Obelisks, and Magic Squares, O My! How the Most Powerful Nation on Earth Beckons the Evil One
Justin's girlfriend, Selena Gomez was featured in the role of Isis, the sister and wife of Osiris whose magick raises him to bring forth Horus. Her set featured the golden light body and third eye bindi, magickal binding collars and cuffs and attending priestesses with magical enchanting hand motions.
Plenty of other activity made it a big dance party to celebrate the arrival of Horus. Prince, kind of channeling Jimi Hendrix, wore a big ring that was an eye of Horus.
Taylor Swift, who took home 8 more awards to add to this 23 year old's extensive collection, performed a set wearing a unicorn with a rainbow tail on her blouse. A message appeared in what might be the unicorn's thought bubble, a rainbow cloud, "Haters Gonna Hate." Her special dancers wore the colors of the rainbow, which, along with the unicorn and its message must surely speak to her fans who appreciate her well known LGBT anti-discrimination efforts. It's all a stab at "homophobes" who discriminate against LGBT, of course. And, the Creator, and those who love Him.
Beyond the superficial LGBT activism bit and more importantly, the rainbow and magickal unicorn support the Osiris, Isis and Horus theme, working to facilitate that. If you've been following this blog closely you may recognize the wet raincoat with hat costumes as symbols of ritual sodomy as they dance in the implied fertilizing rain of Horus. The masks and gloves announce to us how these are Illuminati slaves with alter identities. One dancer in a crowd of "regular people" on stage with her wore an orange dress with feline print jacket, signaling the orange sodomy and sex kitten or Beta programming.
The rainbow cloud on Taylor's blouse and the colored rainsuited dancers pictured for us the "go over the rainbow" programming, setting up for some Monarch mind-control script. (See Yoplait Umbrella Commercial and the Flash Mob Black Awakening or search the blog for "go over the rainbow.") "She also had a colorful performance of her hit "22" - starting backstage and working her way to the main stage on the back of a bike with help from a dozen background dancers and a flurry of red balloons." (Taylor Swift shines at Billboard Music Awards, Justin Bieber booed) So, red balloons. Rainbow cloud. Uh, this is not exactly well hidden. So where's the black pearl where the memory is placed? Could this be it, on the Billboard sign? The ritual sodomy of the programming event is certainly present, with the stage featuring bright orange and the black circle being squared for the ubiquitous alchemical signal squaring of the circle. It's a sign, right, a Billboard?
2013 Billboard Music Awards - Celebrating the Illuminati Slave-Handler. Of course. The returning Beast is being celebrated by those who facilitate his arrival. That time is near. Public ritual like this example in a constant succession of awards ceremonies is mass programming that builds momentum towards that end.
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Mirrors have always been an instrument of fascination for human beings. From early man who caught their reflections in streams to modern "bloody Mary" urban legends, the mystique of reflective surfaces have been a long time fuel for stories and folklore.
They've been viewed as portals to other realms- particularly of the spirit realm.
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY
Mirrors are commonly found at the center of paranormal activity in the home. It's not uncommon for someone to bring a mirror down from grandma's attic, or pick up a great buy on E-bay, only to find paranormal activity starting up soon after.
Many ancient cultures believed that if a mirror was present in a room when a person died, that their spirit could become trapped in the mirror. The mirror then, when carried around from home to home, would also carry the person's spirit.
They've been viewed as portals to other realms- particularly of the spirit realm.
The practice of covering mirrors in a house when someone dies can be traced back to these beliefs.
Scariest of all, shadow people and demons are closely associated with mirrors-these particularly dangerous spirits are said to use mirrors to freely enter and exit rooms when they have the inkling.
SPIRITUALISM
Have you ever taken part in a s'eance? Toyed with a Ouija board? Called to spirits of the dead? Some old legends hold that it's not the Ouija board, the medium or any other tools or people that are what bring the spirit into the home. Those are just the tools for communication used when the spirit arrives. The real entry way in and out of the spirit world are the mirrors in the house.
GLIMPSING THE SPIRIT WORLD
If you're really daring, you may wish to use a mirror as a tool to glimpse the spirit world intentionally. This is the root of all those 'bloody Mary' legends. I wouldn't count on Queen Mary actually showing up; that's just part of what makes for a good story. But the truth is you can catch site of spirits in the mirror if you try.
Some legends say lighting a candle and setting it before a mirror is all you need. Just darken the rest of the room and gaze into the mirror, past the candle and past your own reflection. Eventually, if there are any spirits in the room, they'll either pass by or show up behind you.
Other legends say it's a bit trickier than that. You have to arrange mirrors to catch each other's reflections. In some legends it's as few as three, in others it's as many as seven. Some say the final reflection should be that of a door which is bounced from mirror to mirror- you'll see the ghosts on the other side of the threshold if you try.
PROTECTING YOURSELF
If you're not looking to see spirits, you may wish to protect yourself from any spirits showing up in or-Heaven forbid!- entering through the mirror. There are a few precautions that you can take.
For one thing, cover the mirrors at night; night time is when the more malevolent entities like to lurk. They prefer hiding in the shadows. By covering the mirror with a white cloth in your bedroom you can prevent anything from entering.
When you bring a mirror into a home, cleanse it with salt water. Hang or draw a protective religious symbol on the wall behind it to prevent it from acting as a portal.
Probably the smartest advice of all-don't dabble in spiritualism. You never know what doors you might open up, especially if you provide the easy access of mirrors in your home.
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The cards are not to be sold without the book.
If the book can be printed without illustrations it need not
cost more than [L]300.
If Lady Harris likes, she can give it away with the cards, I do
not want any money out of it: and she can say she wrote it, I don't
care.
But I will not allow the cards to be issued so that they can be
used only for gambling or fortune-telling.
The new catalogue, full of grotesque blunders which discredit
the scholarship of the Work, must be withdrawn.
.PA
[Actually written by Crowley, to himself; the "SOCIETY" is
fictitious as such.]
An open letter to Alestair Crowley
SOCIETY OF HIDDEN MASTERS
Dear Sir
For many years we have watched your career with benevolent
interest; wile we have been unable to approve many of your
activities in particular your policy of revealing secret knowledge
which we consider dangerous if in the possession of untrained and
uninitiated people. We have always respected your passionate
integrity, your fanatical (AND IN OUR OPINION, INDISCREET) love of
Truth.
I our view, this mistaken policy has been responsible for many
of your own personal mishaps. For this reason we re surprised that
you should acquiesce, even by silence, in so blatant and impudent a
hoax as the exhibition of Tarot Cards at the Royal Society of
Painters in Water Colours, 26/7 Conduit Street, W.1. beginning 4th
August 1942.
We hereby challenge you to deny any of the statements here
following:-
1. During the winter of 1898/9 you were entrusted by the Order of
A..A.. with the Secret Lecture on the Tarot, giving the initiated
attributions.
2. You published these attributions at the command of the Secret
Chiefs of the order in a Book of Reference numbered 777 in 1909.
3. You issued the Official Lecture of the Order on the Tarot, in the
Equinox Vol. I Nos VII and VIII, March and September 1912.
4. You have made the Tarot your continual study and used it daily,
since the Winter of 1898/9.
5. You have made the Tarot the skeleton or schema of all your
writings on mystical and magical subjects. We would instance
particularly "AMBROSIA", "MAGI HORTUS ROSARUM" (THE WAKE-WORLD),
"THE VISION AND THE VOICE", "THEORY AND PRACTICE OF MAGICK".
6. You have been recognized everywhere in Europe and America (even,
to a less extent, in India) as the supreme Authority on the Tarot;
that is, by serious students of the subject.
7. You have contemplated the construction and publication of a
properly designed and executed pack, based on the Equinox
information ever since the issue of the grotesque and falsified
parody which appeared under the auspices of the later A.E. Waite.
6. In a series of conversations in 1937 beginning at Mr. Clifford
Bax' chambers in Albany St., W.1., you suggested to Lady Harris that
she might be able to carry out this work. Although she very rightly
protested that her knowledge of the subject hardly extended beyond
the name, you, with the imbecile optimism characteristic of you,
persuaded her that the descriptions of the cards given in the
Equinox would be sufficient guide, and persuaded her to make the
attempt.
9. It became obvious almost at once that the Equinox designs were
artistically impracticable. Lady Harris very properly asked you to
take the whole subject in hand ab ovo esque ad umbilicum. You
thereupon agreed to devote your whole knowledge to the work of
designing an entirely original pack of cards, incorporating the
results of your 39 years of constant study of the subject with your
profound-if at times unacceptably unorthodox-knowledge of
comparative religion, mathematical physics, philosophy and Magick.
Also nthat you should compose a Treatise explaining the subject in
full. It appears from a notice in the Exhibition that there is a
proposal to publish the cards as a pack without this book. To do so
would limit their use to fortune-telling, a form of fraud against
which you have constantly set your face your whole life long. We
refuse to believe that you have now consented to prostitute the
Sacred Wisdom of Thoth to this base and dishonest purpose and we
insist upon this point being made clear.
10. On May 11, 1938, Lady Harris became officially your disciple,
and was permitted to affiliate to the other Order of which you are
Head, the O.T.O.
11. You made an agreement with Lady Harris by which you were to have
a 66 2/3% interest in the work.
12. For the next four years approximately, Lady Harris prepared
water-colours of the cards. She did this from your rough sketches
and descriptions under your continual direction, subject to your
constant and repeated corrections. In some cases you made her redraw
and re-paint a card which you found unsatisfactory as many as five
or six times. She has, when left to herself, no sense of dignify or
congruity; one of us has seen some attempts which you rejected, for
instance, her ideal figure for "THE FOOL", the Holy Ghost, was Harpo
Marx. Did you really pass this and Trump I? She gave the Sphinx in
Trump X a French cabahy sabre! And her first conception of "The Lord
of the Winds and the Breezes; the King of the Spirits of the Air",
was a clown in plate armour, waving rapier and dagger, sprawling
over a demented nag, diving through a paper screen in a circus!
13. You left Lady Harris a comparatively free hand in respect of
insignificant details; but at no time did she contribute a single
idea of any kind to any card, and she is in fact almost as ignorant
of the Tarot and its true meaning and use as when she began. We
cannow however, blame you for this.
14. You have followed with as much fidelity as was possible the
traditional designs of the mediaeval packs; but you have notably
enriched and revivified some of them, especially the Trumps, with
your scholarship, as observed above in paragraph 9.
15. In every trump you have not only incorporated symbols
illustrating the doctrines of Payne Knight, Hargrave Jennings,
Arthur Eddington, J.G. Frazer, Bertrand Russell, J.W.N. Sullivan,
Eliphaz Levi and how many others! -but introduced very many ideas
purely personal to yourself and based on your own personal magical
experience-see "THE VISION AND THE VOICE", "THE PARIS WORKING" etc.
16. In certain cases, in order to make sure that your doctrine of
the New Aeon is clearly manifest as the spiritual-magical basis of
the whole work, you have given new names to the cards. Notably
Trumps XI, XIV, and numerous "SMALL" cards. You have made the final
correction to the attributions-Trumps IV and XVII, according to the
Book fo the Law given to you in Cairo April 8, 9, and 10 1904. You
have used "THE STELE OF REVEALING" (SEE "THE BOOK OF THE LAW" Chap.
I 49, III 19) to replace "THE LAST JUDGMENT" (TRUMP XX) to affirm
the supersession of the Aeon of Osiris the Dying God by that of
Horus the Crowned and Conquering Child. The entire composition is
soaked in and reeks of your own private and personal point of view
with regard to Magick.
17. You undertook this Work with two main motives:-
1. That it should serve as a Magical Atlas of and Guide to the
Universe, for this "NEW AEON OF HORUS", that is, for the next
2,000 years.
2. That its undeniable beauty and majesty should be an
intelligible vindication of the whole of your life's work.
You rightly foresaw that sooner or later it would be clear
that you are the sole responsible author of the Work and Lady
Harris only your more or less docile and intelligent
instrument.
18. You and Lady Harris were at first agreed that the Work should be
put forth anonymously. She wrote to a friend "I intend to remain
anonymous when the cards are shown". You had, of course, pointed out
that any student of the subject would recognise your authorship at a
glance.
19. Too well aware that in the past your work has been stolen and
exploited by unscrupulous rascals and also that doctrinal argument
of a lightly technical kind may all too frequently prove rather hard
for a jury, you took the precaution of introducing certain symbols
into the designs of susch a character that the most stupid would be
compelled to acknowledge your authorship of the Work.
Your conduct is abominable and inexcusable to allow Lady Harris
to issue a catalogue crammed with the grossest errors of fact,
blunders of scholarsip, irrelevancies and absurdities; to allow her
to make herself the laughing-stock of London by larying claim to the
authorship of pictures of which all artists know her to be utterly
incapable, her work having been that of a wealthy amateur persistent
enough to acquire a good technique but with no personality, no
"MESSAGE" groping in Bloomsbury forgs for the parasitic adulation of
a gaggle of sycophants.
We can understand your passionate wish to get these cards
exhibited, even by a subterfuge, but you had no right to sacrifice
Lady Harris and you have no right to lend yourself, even by silence
to the perpetration of a hoax transparent and nausient as it must
naturally be, which affects the honour of the Fraternity of Art and
Letters.
We repeat that we are surprised; for whatever your faults, you
have always been honourable and truthful with more than ancient
Roman rigour. You must speak now.
for the Society of Hidden Masters.
Justus M.
Sic vos non vobis.
Sunur evique.
.PA
[1st page of letter missing-this is Crowley's "REPLY" to the letter
from the Society of Hidden Masters.]
Their estimate in paragraph 6 is exaggerated: it depends on the
definition of "serious students."
Nor would it be useful to deny them, as in every case their
truth is guaranteed by evidence independent of my asseveration,
internal evidence of documents easily accessible.
"I do however most strenuously deny participation in the hoax.
This was perpetrated by Lady Harris without my knowledge or consent;
I only learnt of the exhibitions, in the first case several days
after the opening, from information supplied by loyal friends.
This letter is to authorize and to request you to publicize its
substance, either by a letter addressed to the Times and other
newspapers, or as you in your best judgment may see fit.
Believe me,
Gentlemen,
Yours faithfully,
Aleister Crowley
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Many people have vague ideas of what real witches are, usually formed by children's stories or by the faith that they learned whilst growing up. To compound the problem, many people will simply parrot the information they've heard or assumed as fact - so when you are exploring the concept of witchcraft, you will come across many of these myths and misleading "facts". Here are a few of the most popular myths about witches, debunked.
MYTH #1: REAL WITCHES ARE WICCAN
Witchcraft and Wicca are two entirely separate things. Saying that they are the same is akin to saying that artists and christians are the same. Witchcraft is a craft or skill, just as cooking is a craft or skill. It can be learned and practiced by anyone who can follow instructions and focus on what they're doing. Wicca is a religion, constructed in the 1950's by a man named Gerald Gardner. Some Wiccans are witches, but not all witches are Wiccans.
MYTH #2: REAL WITCHES WORSHIP SATAN, AND "PAGAN" MEANS "SATANIST"
Witches do not believe in Satan. Satan himself is a construct of the Christian faith, as a counterpart to the religion's God. Therefore, to put it quite simply, to believe in Satan you first have to believe in God, which requires you to be a Christian.
Also, pagan comes from the Latin word "paganus", meaning villager, or someone who lived out of the city as a rural peasant. As the Christian faith spread, the outlying towns were often holdovers of polytheistic faiths, and as such those far-flung villagers were at first rightly called pagans (villagers, out of the city). However, the term morphed from that rightful meaning into a meaning of "not believing in God", as the unconverted did not. Today it has come to mean a person who does not believe in a monotheistic (one god) religion.
MYTH #3: THE PENTAGRAM IS THE SYMBOL OF SATAN
The pentagram can be found dating back as far as 3,000 BC in Mesopotamian writings, having an astrological meaning; it represented the five planets Jupiter, Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Venus. Since then it has appeared in many different cultures and represented many groups, including having a sacred meaning for Christians. - In Judaism it is the Seal of Solomon. - In Taoism it symbolises the five elements wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. - In Mormonism the pentagram appears inverted in many Temples - In Christianity the pentagram represents the five senses, and sometimes the five wounds of Christ. In medieval times Christians actually wore pentagrams in the belief that it would protect them from demons. - Both Ethiopia and Morocco have pentagrams on their country's flag. - Satanism uses the pentagram inverted, or pointing down, to symbolize pointing towards Hell, with the two upward points representing the devil's horns. - In Witchcraft, the pentagram points up towards the heavens, and the points represent earth, air, fire, water, and spirit. There are many different types of real witches, however, and Reconstructionist witches do not recognize or use the pentagram at all.
MYTH #4: ALL REAL WITCHES ARE FEMALE
Both men and women can practice witchcraft, and both may refer to themselves as "witches". Some modern-day men refer to themselves as "wizards" in an attempt to denote masculinity, and authors frequently use the term "wizard" to denote a male witch. In Old English, "wicca" (wik-ka) meant "male wizard or sorcerer" and "wicce" (witch-ee) meant "female witch or sorceress".
MYTH #5: THE PERSECUTION OF REAL WITCHES IS OVER
Unfortunately this isn't true. While we no longer have public hangings, crushings, burnings, or quarterings of witches here in the United States, that does not mean that they are not persecuted. Some witches still find that if they reveal their beliefs, some people will shun them and their families. Many find that once their beliefs are found out, their employer will fire them. Outspoken witch authors both offline and online receive very nasty "hate" mail, comments on their websites, and slandering of their names and reputations. There are many different types of persecution, not just killings.
However even today people are still being tried, convicted, and sentenced to death as witches. In many countries, witchcraft is considered a criminal offense, and those accused of it can suffer jailtime and hefty legal fees. In July of 2010 Unicef published a paper titled "Children Accused of Witchcraft" detailing the rising tragedy of children being accused of witchcraft and being cast out of their homes, tortured, abused, and even killed all across Africa. It's not just children being persecuted in Africa, however; accusations of witchcraft made against adults is extremely common and even resulted in the burnings of 11 people in Kenya in 2008. In November of 2009, a Lebanese TV anchor was charged with witchcraft and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia. In October of 2009, five widows in India were filmed being forced to strip naked, be beaten as they were paraded through the streets, and even being forced to eat human excrement - all because a local cleric accused them of being witches. According to the BBC, widows are often targeted in an attempt to seize their land and possessions.
Remember when doing your research to explore as many resources as possible, and when you run across something that seems a little far-fetched, it's very likely it's a myth. Look up credible sources of information and weigh out all of the differing viewpoints carefully. Blessed Be!
Raven LeFay is a real witch living and practicing solitary witchcraft in the eastern United States - Merry Meet!
For more great information on witchcraft, visit my site Real Witches at
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No! No! No!
Some of you have totally misunderstood about the wicker man.
It was lovely to meet Lemonbalm today. He is a gentle and charming man, albeit somewhat bemused. I'm not totally sure whether that's his normal state, or whether it was the result of five of you grabbing him in the Stones and Shells stall in CMK shopping centre and dragging him here in the back of a Transit Van.
Lemonbalm is into Wicca. That's Wicca as in a largely made-up combination of misunderstood folklore, pseudo-feminism, vague spiritual longings and wishful thinking. He's not a Wicker man. I realise that this may have confused the post-literate among you but I hope the large stick with which Hnaef is currently laying about the persons of several community members may help with their understanding.
Lemonbalm tells me he got into Wicca in the hope that he might meet some women. I advised him that if he wants to join a religious movement where he'll be outnumbered 10:1 by women he might be best off joining the Methodists.
Now can somebody please take him back? He keeps offering to make people love potions, and the community is starting to stink of amaretto and fennel.
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In an effort to stay afloat, the dishonestly named blog, The Anglo-Catholic, has become an organ of the pro-Roman voices within Forward in Faith/UK. No longer does that blog speak of trying to be Anglican and Roman at the same time, but simply of becoming Roman. A recent post there, by one Fr. Ed Tomlinson, includes some revealing lines, such as these:
"We Anglo-Catholics who seek unity with Rome find ourselves in a tight spot at present...We set sail on our raft because our sincere Catholic convictions have left us unable to remain Anglican with integrity now that General Synod has made clear its decision to move the national church in a less Catholic direction. Getting on the raft is not easy as it requires leaving much that we love and treasure behind us. And for this reason, amongst others, we are clearly few in number."
Note the perspective from which this is written: It is written by someone for whom "Anglican" is inseparable from the official government organ called the Church of England. Therefore, the writer seems incapable of imagining a church body that still teaches and practices the religion of the Book of Common Prayer. He is unable to perceive of a church that holds to Anglican principles without being in communion with the See of Canterbury. Reading this causes me to imagine what St. Maximos the Confessor would have faced if his regard, in his day, for the See of Constantinople had been so greatly exaggerated. St. Maximos could say, during the tenure of an unorthodox man as Patriarch, "we are not in communion," without losing the things he loved and treasured.
No Anglican alternative to offer?
We too, as a people, several decades ago, took a course of action based on conviction and sober reflection. For more than thirty years we (not each and every one of us, but our church body) have not been in communion with Canterbury. But, we have not been forced to decide between Canterbury and Rome. Someone ought to suggest to Fr. Tomlinson that he read the Affirmation of St. Louis. The truth, that he does not know, apparently, is that he need not leave behind those things he claims to love and treasure.
But, the real irony is this: That blog was supposed to have been an organ of Continuing Anglicanism, and so pretended only a few months ago. But, now we see that sustaining a lie of that magnitude required more energy than their power line could supply. What is missing from the picture? Very simply, the Continuing Anglican alternative. For the people who blog at the so-called Anglo-Catholic, there is no Affirmation of St. Louis. Therefore, Fr. Tomlinson writes for them, "our sincere Catholic convictions have left us unable to remain Anglican" (perhaps everyone can see now why we have been calling that blog The Former Anglican). By "Catholic" he means, of course, Roman. The meaning of the word "Catholic" loses its true meaning, its Credal meaning, and is tossed from their "raft" into the sea, along with the Book of Common Prayer.
This is what happens when you reduce your knowledge of all things Catholic to the selected portions of true catholic faith that happen still to be held by Rome. In place of what is omitted, you build new ideas onto your knowledge of things Catholic to include Roman innovations unknown to the Apostles, unknown to the Fathers, and unknown to the whole Church during the entire first millennium. It involves both taking away and adding to the word of God. It means removing whole portions of his revelation through the Apostles and Prophets, and adding, in their place, doctrines that are at best mere speculation, and at worst "repugnant to the word of God." Inasmuch as that practice of subtraction and addition is how, when in Rome, to do as the Romans, it may be fitting for these former Anglicans to learn it now.
We see that the whole effort of trying to reunite with Rome on false pretenses, at a time in history when outward and political forced Reunion of the Church is premature, has led the people who trust in Anglicanorum Coetibus with its potential Ordinariates, to abandon the Continuing Anglican Church altogether. They have lost the whole foundation that we build on firmly and confidently. But, have they rejected The Affirmation of St. Louis, or have they merely forgotten it? It hardly matters which; either way, it is obvious that they have no answer to offer to Fr. Tomlinson, and no alternative for people like him.
They have fallen for the same Roman propaganda, which means they never really got the point in the first place. Their blog has a lot to say about liturgy, without putting in one good word for the Book of Common Prayer. That is always a sure symptom, I might add, of severe theological ignorance, with misinformation serving as their only "education" about content, history and meaning. It is that misinformation, worse than mere ignorance, that is always evident whenever they might say anything about the subject.
In place of Anglican fathers, their website pays homage to Thomas More, the "saint" who hounded the godly William Tyndale to death, ultimately accomplished by strangulation (we hope that More repented that ultimately successful attempt at judicial murder before "instant karma" got him-and he didn't look a thing like Paul Scofield). It pays homage, also, to John Fisher, but has nothing good to say about the Anglican martyr who gave us our Prayer Book, Archbishop Thomas Cranmer, nor a word about Richard Hooker, Lancelot Andrewes, or Abp. Laud. It has nothing good to say about anyone or anything that is not thoroughly Tridentine. It is obviously Roman Catholic, and in a manner so partisan and triumphalist that it would embarrass many a thoughtful and reasonable member of that communion.
So, why the dishonest name they continue to use?
Division in the ranks
One of the former bloggers of the Former Anglican, as we call it, has gone from being a contributor to the dishonestly named Anglo-Catholic, to being the webmiester of a dubiously named English Catholic blog, posted in France by Fr. Anthony Chadwick (whose TAC congregation in that country must hold a record, not unlike the record height of the word's tallest midget). Apparently, from all the evidence, Mr. Campbell down in Orlando has finally learned that my warning was true: Archbishop John Hepworth is not to be trusted. This shocking revelation has, however, cost him the continued writing of the English Catholic, P`ere Chadwick.
In a letter written and sent via email to his faithful readers, Chadwick writes:
"The Moderator's [Campbell] explanation of my 'firing' was this:
'"You really ought to have checked with me before your last post (which I have been forced to remove). +Hepworth is leading you down the primrose path; if you would like to speak about the situation, I would be happy to explain. Please feel free to give me a call."'
Whose hermeneutic of the Ordinariates will prevail? It is no longer my concern but that of my Archbishop [Hepworth] and the TAC bishops with very few exceptions solidly supporting him and his approach to Rome. I believe in ecclesiastical obedience and I follow my Archbishop in what I am convinced is the right thing. I joined the TAC knowing that the intention was to approach Rome for corporate unity / reception into communion...From this point, I eschew disputes on account of clerical marriage / celibacy, sexual ethics or the like. Though these matters are important, they are not my concern."
Apparently, it has become clear to Mr. Campbell and his band of bloggers, that Hepworth's spin on Anglicanorum Coetibus has been as absurd as we, here on this blog, have been saying all along. Perhaps he has run out of the steam it takes to "believe six impossible things before breakfast," having come to his senses in accord with my analysis of a few simple facts. But, P`ere Chadwick is still a faithful Hepworthian, still believing that the twice-married former Roman Catholic priest will, somehow, get to be an Ordinary. We know that Hepworth was telling the TAC's Canadian churches that he, even with that baggage, would be accepted as an Archbishop by the see of Rome (which seems to have contributed to the reasons why at least ten of those parishes, last I was given the count, have left the TAC. Mr. Haney can sell only so much to Mr. Douglas before his shtick gets old).
Chadwick has also expressed his deep love for what he seems to think of as Anglican patrimony:
"I am now (as I always have been) concerned with English Catholic (both Anglican and Roman Catholic) culture and spirituality. The Sarum Liturgy is particularly close to my heart, but also the English Church 's adoption of the Counter Reformation and the Roman Rite. Patrimony also expends ["extends?"] to culture, art, music and spirituality as well as systems of Church government."
Notice what is missing. That's right-no mention whatsoever of the Book of Common Prayer, or anything Anglican. It includes the Counter-Reformation, and it reduces Anglican patrimony to cultural and artistic expressions, as if theology and the Anglican renaissance of Biblical and Patristic scholarship, were meaningless (no doubt, his knowledge of these things is a complete blank). And, the use of the phrase "systems of Church government" indicates that he does not know the difference between the true Anglican Catholic Episcopal order and the Geneva Discipline. I suspect that he has not read Hooker, and was not aware that "church government" is a term we have never used (Anglicans have polity, not "church government").
Chadwick's personal affirmation is really the same Roman collection we see in Fr. Tomlinson's thinking, and that we find on the so-called Anglo-Catholic. It appears, furthermore, that the disunity in TAC ranks boils down to the relative strength of personalities; who reigns as king of the hill, who gets to play Robin Hood, and who gets to wear the purplest shirt of them all. It is the same as ever, the reason why schisms have broken away from the Continuing Church up to and including the Deerfield Beach schism, which is now coming apart.
At the present time, there is nothing good to report about the direction taken by these people. To this day they have maintained an outward rejection of the necessary theological improvements and cleansing of the English Reformation, and of the development of the real Anglican Patrimony, including the balance restored, in their generation, by the real Anglo-Catholics of old Oxford. They remain ignorant, possibly by choice, of the theological issues that forced a separation in the sixteenth century, and which remain unresolved. They think of Anglicanism merely as Roman Catholicism with an English accent. They haven't got a clue.
I hope, for their own sakes, that all of them will stop trying to be teachers and leaders. They have yet to be students of the theology of the Anglican Way. Obviously, everything they think they know, about their own heritage, they have learned from Roman polemicists. They are filled with the fruit of a false education, and even in their divisions, are racing to the wrong destination, leaving behind riches they know nothing of.
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