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They prayed for submission and death Gave themselves, to their dying breath To kill for the sacred cause, a holy way When from the Tao they came to stray And so it was on the flight, they killed Took over, cowed others, and stilled The voice of conscience. Not in vain, Was their possession of this aeroplane, Their martyrs death to come in glory A burning pyre, one final offertory To their god, last judgement day.
In ancient times, like pagans, they Would have been seen so obsessed By their god, that it be as possessed By a spirit of evil, only to be cast out With faith, hope fighting every doubt. They felt panic, weakness, every fear Against the violence taking all so dear Captive. They learnt of the other planes Taken captive, flown onward in chains Into oblivion.
At first, they just sent on Messages to those they loved, rent With grief and tears, a time of sorrow Knowing but little hope of the morrow And then they set to work to take back Their freedom, and if that meant attack So be it, for this was a day of redemption Of redeeming themselves, a vindication And they would not submit, but fight With all their will, for all that was right Against a spirit of evil, to be cast out with faith, hope fighting every doubt.
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"Earlier this month I was very interested to see a series of posts on Raise the Horns about the top 25 most influential people in the birth of paganism.
When I read Mankey's post, it reinforced my own conception of Goddess spirituality as having a distinctly different lineage and flavor than much of contemporary paganism.
His list, while extensive, useful, and accurate, involves a distinct lack of Goddess scholars, highlighting to me that Goddess spirituality IS a different movement and isn't actually just a Goddess-oriented branch of contemporary paganism. Indeed, almost everyone on his list I'd either never heard of, not read, or don't enjoy their writing. I immediately started to draft a list of my own and came up with 13 women, which seemed delightfully appropriate.
We in the Goddess feminist community have our own path, herstory, and lineage, one that really only began in the 1970's in direct connection to the feminist movement, rather than the pagan movement.
Not necessarily in a particular order, here is my own list of the top thirteen most influential people in the development and articulation of Goddess Spirituality as its own distinct path. (I've been scrambling to finish collecting my thoughts in time to post this list while it is still Women's History Month!) Only one of my own picks also appears on Mankey's list.
* CAROL CHRIST-this feminist scholar is the most skillful and intelligent thealogian of the present day. Christ's influence on my own ideas and concepts has been profound. Her work is academic, focused, and deep, and she wrestles with heavy questions.
I particularly enjoy her
* RIANE EISLER-author of "The Chalice and the Blade", she made a significant contribution to the understanding of the history and development of patriarchy as well as offering a solution in the form of a partnership model of society.
* MARIJA GIMBUTAS-scholar and archaeologist and author of several
* STARHAWK-the first of two on my list who bridge the gap between more "classic" paganism and feminist spirituality, Starhawk had a huge impact on the development of a female-oriented spiritual tradition. Her book "The Spiral Dance" was the first introduction to the Goddess for many women. In keeping with what I find to be a personal lack of CLICK with a lot of pagan authors, I did not particularly enjoy "The Spiral Dance"and actually read it much later than most of the other
* PATRICIA MONGAHAN-recently departed author of Goddess-specific resource
* HALLIE IGLEHART-while less well-known and influential than some of the other women on my list, Hallie was personally very impactful to my own Goddess path, since her
* CYNTHIA ELLER-while Eller's book focused on debunking the "myth of matriarchal prehistory" made her lose popularity among many in the Goddess community (see her clarifying comments here), her scholarly engagement with the complexities of articulating the concepts of feminist spirituality and of thealogy is challenging, illuminating, and offers the opportunity to dig deeply into one's own perspectives. Her book "Living in the Lap of the Goddess" is a thorough exploration of women's spirituality and the Goddess movement.
* CHARLENE SPRETNAK-another rocking writer with a thorough grasp of the sociopolitical and cultural context, value, and purpose of Goddess spirituality, her classic anthology "The Politics of Women's Spirituality "is one of the best and deepest explorations of the concepts, personal experiences, philosophies, and thealogies of "why Goddess".
* KAREN TATE-through her weekly radio show, Voices of the Sacred Feminine, I would venture to say that Tate is one of the most influential and dedicated "Goddess advocates" of the present day.
* ELIZABETH FISHER AND SHIRLEY RANCK-authors of germinal religious education curriculums focused on feminist spirituality and woman-honoring traditions, originally published by the UU Women and Religionprogram, their work with "Rise Up and Call Her Name" and Cakes for the Queen of Heaven "continues to change the lives of women around the country by introducing them to a vision of what the world could be like if the divine was imaged as female.
ALSO DESERVING OF MENTION ARE:
* SageWoman Magazine (and her editors)-this specifically Goddess-women oriented publication is a treasure and a delight.
" * Feminism and Religion blog-daring to explore the intersection of religion, scholarship, activism, and community, FAR is not specifically Goddess-oriented, but includes Goddess scholars amongst their contributors and weaves a beautiful, living, organic tapestry of the multifaceted web of feminist spirituality in the present day.
I find that feminist spirituality can be distinguished from paganism because of the inclusion of a core"sociopolitical orientation "and distinct sociocultural critique. Feminist spirituality to me is the INTERSECTION OF RELIGION AND POLITICS. It is religious feminism." It may or may not include literal experience of or perception of the Goddess, but it names the female and the female body as sacred, worthy, and in need of defense and uses Goddess symbols, metaphors, stories, and experiences as primary expressions of divinity and the sacred."Source
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Humanity has caught the "ascension wave" and is riding it beautifully! It really is as though you had been standing in the surf, waiting for that special wave - that electrifyingly large one. Then it arrived. You caught it brilliantly, and now you are flying with it towards your most breathtaking and enthralling destination - surfer heaven, your awakening into Reality!
It does seem to many of you, to put it rather graphically, that "all hell is breaking loose" in many places across the planet. Do not be alarmed. The old order is merely in the process of disintegrating and pieces are flying every which way, as in an explosion. When the dust and debris settle, a gentle peace and an uplifting calm, the one for which so many have been hoping and praying, will prevail.
You are on course and on schedule for lives of joy and abundance, totally free from fear and worry as the disintegration of the old order makes way for the new order based most firmly on the Golden Rule (always treat others with the love and respect with which you would wish to be treated) which all will honor in every situation.
The time for lying, manipulating, cheating, deceiving, and betrayal is ending, permanently.The Love from which you were all created can no longer be denied or hidden as It wells up inside the hearts of all on Earth. Your nature is to share, and Love is for sharing abundantly and constantly, thus bringing the sweetness of divine contentment to all and into every interaction.
You will be absolutely amazed when you discover the myriad ways in which you can share and bring unending happiness to one another. And then, of course, that amazement will dissolve into delighted appreciation as you remember that what is occurring is utterly natural, that nothing else is possible, because in Reality the divine Will is always present and completely effective.
Nothing is missing, nothing is needed, all is as it should be in perfect untroubled harmony.You are all dearly loved and have been ever since the moment of your creation when you were created in Love to experience and enjoy, through your sense of being, of consciousness, of awareness, an eternal existence of infinite happiness.
And in truth you are still doing so. Nevertheless, that does not appear to be the case as you struggle and worry within the illusory environment that you invented and then constructed to experience life without Love. You imagined that there would be many satisfactory alternatives to the infinite perfection of Love, and you have been severely disappointed.
Those of you who have had children or worked with them and have observed them growing up understand the sadness that occurs when you see them doing things which will cause them or others suffering, things that you have maybe warned them of, warnings which they chose either not to listen to or to ignore, because they "believed" that they knew better.
As you have been told before many times, and not only by those in the spiritual realms, beliefs can be very dangerous and often seem to have the power to mislead you mightily. You have all undergone or know someone who has undergone the "shock" of discovering that a belief to which they clung loyally and ferociously was not only misguided but quite wrong.
The only Truth in which you can safely believe is the eternal Truth that is God. Within the illusion you have effectively hidden that under a cloak of darkness and ignorance, and then, from age to age and culture to culture, made up your own miserable, wrongheaded, and frequently immoral substitutes which were then proclaimed as dogma to which others were expected to pay homage.
Humanity is now, and very successfully, making a concerted and collective effort to discard the dogmas and wrongheaded doctrines that have for so long led to intense suffering and pain for many of you. All beliefs are being questioned, and rightly so, and unless convincing evidence supporting them is produced they are publicly shown to be erroneous, thus encouraging those who had allowed themselves to be ruled by them, and have had their basic freedoms trampled upon, to cast them aside and reclaim their rightful self-ownership.
If you wish to follow a system of rules and regulations, for whatever reason, as long as they have no deleterious effect on another, you should feel free to do so. But to impose or attempt to impose your beliefs and opinions on others by establishing rules and regulations that they must abide by is quite unconscionable.
God, your Father, created you FREE! And yet, within the illusion, you have attempted time and again to enslave one another. And of course the reason for trying to enslave others was born of fear. To be alone, small, insignificant, and abandoned in the vast universe, which the illusion appears to encompass, is terrifying.
Miraculously, fortuitously, by the grace of God, the illusion is illusory! It cannot contain even one of you. However, as is your experience over the eons, you can "choose, "as you have done, to believe in it and thereby allow it to contain and control you.Now the time has come for it to be discarded.
The game is over, and you "will"return to awareness of your eternal and divine nature as essential aspects or, if you prefer, particles of God. No conscious entity is separated from its Source. It never can be, it never will be. It can only choose to be unaware of its true nature. And even that choice has a sell-by date at which point awareness, full consciousness "must and will" be re-established.
When that happens, infinite joy will replace all emotions, feelings, and sensations that are not in alignment with it. In the end, "only" eternal joy is possible, because that is the Will of God for all of creation, and you are rapidly approaching that end, that inviolate sell-by date.You are surrounded and enveloped in the field of divine Love, which is to dissolve back into nothingness the illusion in which it seems you have been trapped and imprisoned for so long.
Focus on that truth whenever you go to your quiet inner space. Intend that all become aware of it, and relax in the certainty of your coming awakening.Your loving brother, Jesus.
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Dec. 11, 2011: Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow (15) prays in the end zone before the start of an NFL football game against the Chicago Bears, Sunday - AP Photo/Julie Jacobson
(Fox News) New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady may not need the help, but some witches are planning to cast a spell to put an end to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow's miraculous season.
Witches Lorelei and Lori Bruno were scheduled to hold a seance at noon today - Friday the 13th - at Haven Crow Corner in Salem, Mass. to fix a win for the Pats.
"I'm going to raise the energy of the universe and send out all the good mojo," Lorelei told the Boston Herald. "Lori will call in the Angels."
The good witches won't hex Tebow, as it's "not their way," but plan on setting up an altar with a hand-sewn Brady puppet and mojo bags filled with herbs and stones for every Patriots team member.
At the altar, the witches will chant, "Tom Brady will see what he needs to see, be where he needs to be and will take the Patriots to another victory."
Hunky QB Brady, married to supermodel Gisele Bundchen, is a bigger draw for the witches of Salem than another recent marquee recipient of their spells, Charlie Sheen.
"You know, when we had our spiritual intervention for Charlie Sheen last year, we had a hard time getting all the girls to come," laughed Lorelei. "But when we told them this Circle was for Tom Brady, oh, everybody will be there!"
"We want the true champion to come out on Saturday night," Bruno added. "But since we live in Patriot Land, it's red, white and blue and make the dream come true!"
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Es la 'epoca en que la Diosa se recupera despu'es de dar a luz al Dios. El Dios es un joven fuerte y su poder es sentido en los d'ias m'as largos. El calor fertiliza la Tierra.
Los hielos comienzan a descongelarse, y la flora y fauna vuelven a la vida, despu'es de haber estado dormidos durante el invierno.
Los nombres alternativos de esta festividad son: Imbolc, Brigantia, Candlemas, Lupercur, Candelaria, Disting, Oimelc, D'ia de Brid, Brigit's Day.
La palabra Imbolc significa literalmente "en el vientre" (de la Madre). La semilla que fue plantada en el solsticio de invierno est'a creciendo. Oimelc significa "leche de ovejas", tambi'en es usado este nombre, debido a que tambi'en es la 'epoca de nacimiento de las cr'ias.
Tradicionalmente Imbolc honra a las semillas que bajo Tierra empiezan a germinar.
Es la primera celebraci'on mayor del a~no. Corresponde al despertar de la naturaleza, es un Sabbat de purificaci'on, una celebraci'on de luz y fertilidad, se le conoce como la fiesta de las luces o candelaria.
Es una 'epoca propicia para iniciaciones, autodedicaciones, tambi'en se considera que es la 'epoca apropiada para iniciar nuevos proyectos, comprometernos con nosotros mismos.
Antiguamente en Europa era celebrada con enormes llamaradas, antorchas y fuego en toda forma, para nosotros, el fuego representa nuestra propia iluminaci'on e inspiraci'on, as'i como luz y calor.
Imbolc celebra los d'ias que, visiblemente, van siendo cada vez m'as largos y nos anima a limpiarlo todo y a prepararse para la atareada estaci'on que se avecina.
Los antiguos Celtas denominaban este d'ia "D'ia de Brigith", en honor a la triple diosa de este nombre.
En Imbolc piden inspiraci'on y gu'ia para sus nuevos planes y proyectos, y le dedican algunos pensamientos a los misterios ocultos que est'an teniendo lugar en la oscuridad. Al igual que la tierra oscura gesta la vida que va a surgir y a florecer en primavera, honran sus momentos de poder oscuro. que gestan el crecimiento que les va a sostener en los c'alidos y soleados meses de creatividad que est'an por venir.
Una de las celebraciones m'as hermosas es la costumbre de poner velas en todas las ventanas de la casa, empezando la tarde de v'ispera, dej'andolas encendidas hasta el amanecer. Adem'as este d'ia se utiliza para hacer todas las velas que utilizar'as durante los otros Sabbats, tambi'en se hacen rituales de purificaci'on y limpieza para la casa. Lo importante es festejar este d'ia honrando las artes po'eticas y femeninas, es una de las fiestas m'as dedicadas a las mujeres solteras que buscan un buen esposo, y casadas que piden por su felicidad.
RITUAL
Como todo ritual, debe comenzar con los pasos entregados en "Preparaci'on para rituales".
ALTAR: Para este ritual usaremos vela anaranjada previamente ungida con aceite de almizcle, canela, ol'ibano o romero. Se puede usar una flor blanca.
Una vez realizadas las invocaciones, col'ocate enfrente del altar y di:
Este es el tiempo de la fiesta de antorchas. Cuando cada l'ampara arde y brilla para darle la bienvenida al renacimiento del Dios. Celebro a la Diosa, celebro al Dios, toda la Tierra celebra debajo de su manto de sue~no. !Luz para la oscuridad!. Ahora el Dios padre ha alcanzado el cenit de su viaje, 'el gira para darle la cara a la Diosa madre, aunque separados ellos son uno.
Prendes la vela anaranjada mientras dices:
El Dios ha realizado la mitad de su viaje, adelante ve la luz de la Diosa, y el inicio de una nueva vida, despu'es de este periodo de descanso.
Tomas la vela del altar y comienzas a caminar en deocil (hacia la izquierda para el hemisferio sur) alrededor del c'irculo diciendo:
Todo el campo est'a envuelto en invierno, el aire est'a enfriado y la escarcha cubre la tierra. Pero el Se~nor del Sol, carnudo del bosque y de los animales salvajes ha renacido de la beningna Diosa madre, se~nora de la fertilidad !Salve gran Dios! !Salve Gran Diosa!
Detente frente al altar, con la vela levantada. Mira fijamente la llama, visualiza la vida emergiendo del sue~no del invierno, con renovada energ'ia y fortaleza.
Despu'es de esto, pueden seguir los trabajos m'agicos, si se requieren.
Contin'ua con el banquete (comida y bebida). Despu'es de hacerlo, despide a la Diosa madre, al Dios padre y a los elementos.
El ritual ha terminado.
CORRESPONDENCIAS PARA EL RITUAL DE IMBOLC:
ASPECTO DE LAS DIVINIDADES: la Diosa en su aspecto de virgen y fertilizadora. El Dios, en su aspecto joven y de ni~no Sol.INCIENSOS: jazm'in, s'andalo, ol'ibano, rosas.COLORES: blanco, amarillo, rojo, naranja (colores c'alidos)BEBIDAS: vino, leche, jugo de frutas.HIERBAS: campanilla, serbal de los cazadores, las primeras flores del a~no.COMIDA: productos l'acteos, platillos de crema agria, comidas especiadas.PIEDRAS: todas las piedras blancas y de colores c'alidos (cuarzo blanco, citrino, turmalina amarilla, rubi, granate, zirconia, coral, agata roja, topacio).TRADICIONES: encender todas las luces despu'es de la puesta de Sol (s'olo por unos momentos), prender velas en cada habitaci'on en honor al renacimiento del Sol.
ACTIVIDADES DE IMBOLC (EL FAMOSO QUE HACEMOS EN EL RITUAL):
- Puedes quemar los objetos utilizados en Yule para alejar el invierno.- Hechizos de autopurificaci'on.- Hacer un c'irculo con velas.- Limpiar y purificar la casa (con la escoba ritual).- Limpiar el espacio sagrado, el altar y los instrumentos.- Colocar tres semillas de trigo sobre la puerta principal como s'imbolo de la Diosa triple y dejarlas hasta Ostara cuando deber'an ser quemadas.- Buscar piedras que se utilizar'an en el c'irculo y en el Imbolc del a~no siguiente devolverlas a la naturaleza y buscar unas nuevas.- Encender una vela en cada abertura (ventanas, puertas) de la casa o habitaci'on. Se comienza con la puesta de Sol del d'ia de Imbolc y se deja hasta el amanecer del d'ia siguiente.- Limpiar y consagrar velas para los rituales y festividades del a~no.- Comidas y bebidas sagradas: Frutas y flores de la estaci'on. Todas aquellas comidas y bebidas que lleven l'acteos. Si no los toleras, si quieres, para el fest'in sencillo algo m'as elaborado, bollitos se fruta, masitas, pan, sopas cremosas, vino o jugo de frutas.
(imagen)Referencias: Wicca Celta, Wiccanos Lunae.
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The first thing I'll say about this book is that if you already own a copy of Francis King's "Astral Projection, Ritual Magic, and Alchemy" don't get this book because you already have it. I can't count the number of occult libraries I've seen, including my own, where both These texts contain some of the most core teachings of Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers, William Wynn Westcott, Dr. Edward Berridge, Annie Horniman, Florence Farr, Elaine Simpson...
Oh, and Francis King...Just kidding! This book is no more written by Francis King than the Golden Dawn rituals were written by Regardie or The Declaration of Independence was written by Ronald McDonald. While the side of the book may seem misleading at first, the front of the book is honest: "Works by S.L. MacGregor Mathers and Others, "Edited" by Francis King." King does write a rather informative synopsis of the texts in the forward, and an informative, sometimes amusing, brief history of the last few centuries of the Western Mysteries, and the Golden Dawn.
This book is definitely a must read for someone who has already been practicing Golden Dawn magic for a while.
Many of these sacred and historical texts can also be found in the Flying Rolls section of our Order's website.
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Reference: http://candle-magic.blogspot.com
Traditional Sabbat rituals are preformed on the night of October 31 at the witching hour of midnight. Sabbat celebrations often last until the rising of the Sun on November 1.
"BASIC WITCHES RITUAL;"
"ALTER SET-UP" ~
* 2 BLK CANDLES (1 FOR THE GODDESS IN HER CRONE ASPECT,
"I conjure you now o' circle o power, I call your magick to grow and tower. A sacred place between the worlds of time and space." Sabbat" moon of enchantment, Guide us well and shine your light Of Hecate's blessings upon this pagan rite. Let the wisdom of the Crone Goddess flow through us. Let her magick weave us a web of dreams to follow our hearts. Let her strength, stability fill us, nourish us, heal us, And sustain us, and let the Divine energies of the Horned God, Who begins tonight as the Dark Lord, the Lord of shadows, Strengthen us and bless us with power and balance. Let the ancient ways dwell with in our hearts."
* Return the Athalme and bowl of saltwater to the alter. The Circle has been cast and consecrated. Ring the alter bell 3 times.
"Hail to the four Elements, Ancient and Wise. Welcome Lord of Shadows and Lady of Darkness We honor thee on this night, and open our hearts to your magick. We now become as one, with our beloved Goddess and God. In perfect love and perfect trust. As we willed it, it is so, So mote it be."
* Take the Sage incense and smudge yourself.
"In this night of Shadows, when the old ones in their darkest aspects reign supreme We gather in this circle and open our bodies, our minds, and our spirits to the witching hour. The Season of the Witch now casts it's spell upon us, drawing us into it's mysteries, It's ancient magick that will forever endure."
* Light the skull/ghost candles, raise your arms to a prayer position.
"We light this candle of death in honor of those "whose physical bodies Have returned to the dark womb of our sacred mother earth. Tonight from their graves they rise. Tonight their spirits shall roam unchained Through this world of flesh and blood Until the rising of the newborn sun. Thin grows the veil that separates The worlds of the living and the dead. Tonight the doors to the ghostly realms beyond stand open. Behold the spirits, phantoms, ghosts, and pale specters That go by upon the wind. We call to you now o spirit of Our Circle is open to you should you choose to come. We invite you to join us as we celebrate this sacred rite. Come loved ones, come, and be here with us now."
* Take the Athalme in your power hand and the apple in your other. With the tip of the blade, draw a sacred symbol of the pentagram in the air above the apple.
"We call upon thee, Lord of Shadows and Lady of Darkness. To bless this apple to be the food of the dead. Let any and all visitors from the other-world of spirit Find sustenance in this fruit As they pass from this world. So mote it be."
* Return apple to alter
"And just as life itself is a never ending cycle of birth, death and rebirth, The wheel of the year has once again turned, Bringing us an ending and a new beginning."
* Light the cauldron. Take the strips of paper on which are written the 'sacrifices' and cast them into the fire.
"Air and Fire, Water and Earth, Cauldron of Death that brings re-birth. Into thy flames we cast our tokens, To attain our goals unspoken. As our faults and weakness vanish, All our negative traits be banished. Burn and Blaze, Burn and Blaze," Magickal" power we do raise. Ancient ways and Gods we praise, Into the future we now gaze."
* After scrying into the flames, bring the Sabbat ritual to a close.
"O Lady of Darkness and Lord of Shadow, We offer thee pure love and thanks O Ancient ones we bid thee "Farewell Blessed be, so mote it be."
* With Athalme in power hand, face each of the 4 directions and say:
"Return now in peace to thy place in nature. Blessed be."
* HOLDING THE ATHALME, UN-CAST THE CIRCLE IN THE OPPOSITE MANNER, STARTING AT THE NORTH GOING COUNTER-CLOCKWISE.
"This Circle is now open but unbroken, Merry we meet, Merry we part, and Merry we shall meet again. Happy Halloween and a joyous New Year to One and All As we will it, it is so, So mote it be!"
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First off, I must state that it is best for one to read the first post and then the second post and then the third post if one cannot recall what the CRA is or why it concerns me. Secondly, I must explain that the Relationship with Self section is the section that is {mostly} available for viewing in the sample assessment. Therefore, I will be able to make direct quotes without violating intellectual property rights, as the Center for Relationship Enrichment has already made the questions available in the public domain. I will have to be more vague for the other sections, but I still think this is a good approach to use when I am able.
What I have decided to do is to quote a question-not all of them because there are too many-and then try to offer a contrast, such as a Bible verse or a quote from a Christian thinker. My goal is to show first that the approach of the CRA is not entirely Biblical {if it is at all Biblical}, and secondly that the Bible "does "have something to say about these issues.
I feel the need to remind all readers that the assessment claims to "help you assess your relationship with the Lord, yourself, and others. Most importantly this assessment will help you "better understand what difference Christ is making in your life and relationships"." The second a survey asserts that it can guage one's relationship with Christ, one "must" assume that there is a certain theology embedded in the survey. If the theology is false, the survey is invalid.
Let's go to the questions. I will list the number and quote them entirely, in the manner in which they appear in the sample assessment. I will bold them so that one is easily able to separate the question from the commentary beneath it. My personal comments are italicized, so that they are easily distinguished from the quotes from Scripture.
* 40. I CAN PUT INTO WORDS WHAT I WANT OR NEED.
And he said to all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will save it. {Luke 9:23 therefore be self-controlled and sober-minded for the sake of your prayers. {I Peter 4:7}
"My point here, by the way, is that though this question addresses blame-shifting, I think it is approaching the situation incorrectly. A person who is sitting around obsessing over how they feel and whose fault that might be isn't living with the sense of urgency and Christian should have. I find it more concerning that this test assumes that one should be so hyper-aware of how everything effects one's emotions, when the Christian life is a life lived soberly and sacrificially."
* 43. AT TIMES, I TELL MYSELF THAT I SHOULDN'T BE FEELING A CERTAIN WAY.
It is right for me to feel this way about you all, because I hold you in my heart...{Philippians 1:7}
"This question is really too vague. Maybe this person shouldn't feel a certain way. Maybe they should. It really depends on whether or not they are being unreasonable, and whether or not the situation really merits such feelings. If one feels good about sinning, one is wrong. I do not see how this question could possibly offer assistance or insight into one's Christian life."
* 44. I OFTEN FIND MYSELF ENGAGED IN HEATED ARGUMENTS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO ARE CLOSE TO ME.
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire. {Matthew 5:22}
"This is one of the better questions. Obviously, since Christians are called peacemakers, this sort of behavior would reveal an area where one is not submitting to the Spirit of Christ."
* 47. I FEEL I DO NOT HAVE MUCH TO BE PROUD OF.
The saying is trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost. {I Timothy 1:15}
"Paul would have failed this portion of the test, I think. But then again, he had an unconventional way of looking at life:"
For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no human being might boast in the presence of God. He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom and our righteousness and sanctification and redemption. Therefore, as it is written, "Let the one who boasts, boast in the Lord." {I Corinthians 1:26-29}
* 50. SOMETIMES I HAVE BEEN SO ANGRY THAT I HAVE WANTED TO HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING, OR BREAK THINGS.
And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons. {Matthew 21:12}
"Sorry...I couldn't resist."
* 53. I TAKE A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARD MYSELF.
For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. {Romans 12:3}
"The Bible does not encourage one to have a positive attitude about oneself. Rather, one is to think soberly and realistically about oneself."
* 57. I UNDERSTAND HOW MY FEELINGS INFLUENCE MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS.
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. {Romans 12:2}
"I don't want to rush past this one, because I think this is very important. Embedded in the test is the assumption that feelings" dictate thoughts and actions. The question above implies that perhaps, if one is aware enough of one's feelings and their impact, this can be controlled. But the Bible says nothing of the sort. Though the Bible does not deny the existence of feelings, it is very clear that transformed lives are born of renewed minds. This is another instance where I believe the test to be focused on the wrong issue.
* 73. WHEN I EXPERIENCE A POSITIVE EMOTION, I KNOW HOW TO MAKE IT LAST.
Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. {Philippians 2:5-7}
Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even to death; remain here, and watch with me." And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, saying, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will."...Again, for the second time, he went away and prayed, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, your will be done."... So, leaving them again, he went away and prayed for the third time, saying the same words again. {Matthew 26:38-44}
"Jesus had the ability to make his "positive emotions" last, but he chose instead to "make Himself nothing." He likewise had the ability to avoid the excruciating pain of his death, and pled with His Father for another way, but submitted when His Father said no. Christians are called to be like Christ. The question is not whether one can make a positive emotion last, but whether one can deny oneself when it is required. Humans in their natural state are very good at grasping at pleasure. Christian maturity means a willingness to experience temporary pain for a greater cause."
* 78. WHEN I AM FACED WITH OBSTACLES, I REMIND MYSELF OF TIMES I FACED SIMILAR OBSTACLES AND OVERCAME THEM.
"Let me break this one down a bit. Who does this question credit with previous success? Myself. Who is responsible for a future success? Me again. Where is Christ in this question? Uninvited. It's not that I don't believe in personal responsibility. It's just that I don't agree with leaving a sovereign God out of the equation when one addresses facing obstacles. Si thought these verses reveal a good balance between personal responsibility and also God's sovereign actions:"
Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. {Philippians 2:12-13}
But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace toward me was not in vain. On the contrary, I worked harder than any of them, though it was not I, but the grace of God that is with me. {I Corinthians 15:10}
Okay, I am getting tired of sifting through questions that promote self-absorption and focus primarily on how I "feel" about everything. I am a pregnant woman, and I can cry at touching radio commercials with the best of them, but it is really all too gooey for me, so I think I'm done.
Purgatorio's first posting ever was on syncretism. The focus was on American Christians combining religion with American nationalism. I wish the author would do a similar posting concerning the attempt of the mainstream Christian church to combine Christian theology with secular psychology.
As I have waded through the muck of "feelings" and concern about me and my little, shallow life (for there is no true depth in a life focused on self), I feel the urge to leave off with a couple quotes from one of my all-time favorite authors, David Wells, from my latest favorite book, Losing Our Virtue {all added emphasis is mine}:
LUTHER SAW, AS WE SHOULD TODAY, THAT THE MORAL LAW WAS NOT GIVEN BY GOD FOR HUMAN BEINGS TO BECOME SELF-SATISIFIED WITH THEIR MORAL ATTAINMENTS. ON THE CONTRARY, THE PURPOSE OF THE LAW IS TO INDUCE SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-DESPAIR, WHICH COME FROM SEEING THAT THE BEST HUMAN EFFORT ALWAYS RESULTS IN FAILURE BEFORE GOD. SUCH AN UNDERSTANDING IS THE PRECONDITION FOR RECEIVING CHRIST. {p. 29}IT IS THE BIBLICAL TRUTH ABOUT THE NEED AND NATURE OF CONVERSION THAT IS NORMATIVE, NOT THE EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCE ACCOMPANYING IT, AND YET IT IS HARD TO ESCAPE THE PROSPECT THAT IF GOD'S INDICTMENT OF SIN IS HEARD, IF THE CROSS IS UNDERSTOOD, THE SINNER WILL HAVE AT LEAST SOME SENSE OF BEING OVERCOME, OF BEING STRICKEN, IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD. THIS MAY NOT PRODUCE THE DEEP FOREBODING OF LUTHER, THE TERROR OF BUNYAN, THE LOSTNESS OF AUGUSTINE, BUT IN SOME FASHION THE DOOM FROM WHICH THE GOSPEL IS THE DELIVERY MUST HAVE REGISTERED.{P. 38}AT THE HEART OF THIS NEW READING OF THE PARABLE IS A RATHER DIFFERENT UNDERSTANDING OF THE SELF FROM WHAT PREVAILS IN CLASSICAL, PROTESTANT SPIRITUALITY. THERE, THE SELF IS NOT TO BE TREATED AS INNOCENT, NOR IS IT TO BE INDULGED. INDEED, SIN IS DEFINED IN TERMS OF SELF-LOVE, SELF-CENTEREDNESS, SELF-DELUSION. But here, in this stream of modern spirituality, the self is understood in terms of psychology. The self is unhappy, not so much because of sin, as a lack of realization, or an inability to adjust to the social environment. So CONVERSION IN THESE SERMONS WAS PRESENTED AS INCORPORATING GOD INTO THE SELF SO THAT THE SELF COULD HAVE MORE MEANINGFUL RELATIONS WITH OTHERS. {p.50}Here is what Scripture has to say about the subject:
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel-not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: IF ANYONE IS PREACHING TO YOU A GOSPEL CONTRARY TO THE ONE YOU RECEIVED, LET HIM BE ACCURSED. {Galatians 1:6-9}
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THIS REPORT IS FROM LCI.TF1, BUT THE STORY IS ALL OVER THE WEB. THE LARGEST MOSQUE IN FRANCE HAS OPENED ITS DOORS IN STRASBOURG. AS HE OFFICIATED AT THE INAUGURAL CEREMONIES, INTERIOR MINISTER MANUEL VALLS (ABOVE, CENTER) WARNED HE WOULD EXPEL THOSE WHO, IN THE NAME OF ISLAM, THREATEN DOMESTIC TRANQUILITY, AND AT THE SAME TIME INSISTED THAT ISLAM WAS NOT RACIST OR FUNDAMENTALIST. VALLS COVERED HIMSELF IN ALL DIRECTIONS, AND HIS WORDS, AT LEAST AS PRESENTED BY THE MEDIA, ARE AN ASTONISHING MIXTURE OF FIRMNESS AND CAPITULATION.
"ISLAM HAS ITS FULL PLACE IN FRANCE, FOR THE ISLAM OF FRANCE IS ALSO FRANCE," DECLARED THE INTERIOR MINISTER ON THURSDAY, DEMONSTRATING A DESIRE FOR APPEASEMENT ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE GRAND MOSQUE OF STRASBOURG. HOWEVER, MANUEL VALLS ALSO SHOWED DETERMINATION WITH REGARD TO THOSE WHO, IN THE NAME OF ISLAM, FOMENT TROUBLE. "THE PREACHERS OF HATRED, THE PARTISANS OF OBSCURANTISM, FUNDAMENTALISTS, THOSE WHO ATTACK OUR VALUES AND OUR INSTITUTIONS, THOSE WHO DENY THE RIGHTS OF WOMEN, THOSE PEOPLE DO NOT HAVE THEIR PLACE IN THE REPUBLIC. THOSE WHO ARE ON OUR TERRITORY TO DEFY OUR LAWS, TO ATTACK THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR SOCIETY DO NOT HAVE TO REMAIN THERE. (I WILL NOT) HESITATE TO EXPEL THOSE WHO CLAIM TO BE OF ISLAM, AND REPRESENT A GRAVE THREAT TO PUBLIC ORDER, BY NOT RESPECTING THE LAWS AND THE VALUES OF THE REPUBLIC." HE NONETHELESS EMPHASIZED: "TO BE A FRENCHMAN, OR TO LIVE IN FRANCE, DOES NOT MEAN YOU MUST RENOUNCE YOUR FAITH OR DENY YOUR ORIGINS."
REGARDING THE CALM THAT PREVAILED IN FRANCE ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 22, WHILE THE REST OF THE WORLD WITNESSED VIOLENT PROTESTS AGAINST CHARLIE HEBDO AND THE ANTI-ISLAM MOVIE, VALLS SAID:
"RACISM, FUNDAMENTALISM, THIS IS NOT ISLAM." AND HE APPLAUDED "THE WISDOM OF THE MUSLIM LEADERS" WHO HAD URGED CALM AND THE "DISCERNMENT AND MATURITY THAT THE MUSLIMS SHOWED" WHEN FACED WITH SUCH PROVOCATIONS.
"IT IS TIME FOR THE ISLAM OF FRANCE TO FULLY ACCEPT ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AND TO CONSULT WITH THE STATE ON THE REAL PROBLEMS: FINANCING THE MOSQUES, TRAINING IMAMS AND PRISON CHAPLAINS SINCE RADICAL ISLAM FLOURISHES IN OUR PRISONS, ESTABLISHING SPECIAL AREAS OF OUR CEMETERIES FOR MUSLIMS, MANAGING THE PILGRIMAGE TO MECCA. MY HORIZON IS CLEAR: I WANT FRENCH CHAPLAINS, WELL-TRAINED FRENCH IMAMS AND EVENTUALLY FRENCH FINANCING," THE INTERIOR MINISTER AFFIRMED.
NOTE: SUPER! INSTEAD OF RIDDING FRENCH SOIL OF ISLAM, HE WANTS TO ENSURE THAT ALL MUSLIMS ON FRENCH SOIL ARE LEGALLY FRENCH. NEVER FEAR: IF THEY COMMIT MAYHEM HE WILL DEPORT THEM. TO WHERE?
FRENCH READERS OF THE ABOVE ARTICLE REACTED FAVORABLY. THEY SEE HIM AS THE FIRST MINISTER TO ACTUALLY DO SOMETHING POSITIVE. THE DISCREPANCIES IN HIS REMARKS DID NOT DISTURB THEM.
UNFORTUNATELY, THERE IS MORE. THE LOCAL PAPER DNA (DERNI`eRES NOUVELLES D'ALSACE) DESCRIBES THE EVENT AND GIVES ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THE INTERIOR MINISTER'S RIDICULOUS PANDERING:
REGARDING LAST SATURDAY:
"THE ISLAM OF FRANCE SHONE THROUGH THE STRENGTH OF ITS SERENITY."
THE ARTICLE QUOTES VALLS AS SAYING:
"THE MOSQUE IS LESS THAN TWO KILOMETERS FROM THE NOTRE-DAME CATHEDRAL, GIVING ISLAM ITS FULL PLACE IN FRANCE."
NOTE: AND, WE COULD ADD, REMOVING FROM CATHOLICISM ITS PREEMINENT POSITION, IF NOT DEGRADING IT UTTERLY.
DNA ALSO GIVES
"STONES HAVE NO HOPE EXCEPT TO BE STONES. BUT WHEN THEY COLLABORATE, THEY COME TOGETHER AND BECOME A TEMPLE," NOTED MAYOR ROLAND RIES, QUOTING SAINT-EXUP'eRY. WHILE AHMED TOUFIK (MOROCCAN MINISTER OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS) RECALLED THAT IN THE MALEKITE RITE OF MOROCCO, THE ROLE OF A MOSQUE IS: "TO ENLIGHTEN, COUNSEL LOVE, AWAKENING AND HOPE".
BELOW A VIEW OF THE MOSQUE. IS THIS FRANCE?
BELOW, CATHOLIC AND JEWISH RELIGIOUS LEADERS AT THE INAUGURATION. THE REGION THAT INCLUDES STRASBOURG ESCAPES THE 1905 LAW SEPARATING CHURCH AND STATE BECAUSE WHEN THE LAW WAS PASSED ALSACE-MOSELLE WAS NOT PART OF FRANCE, BUT PART OF GERMANY. WHEN THE REGION WAS WON BACK BY FRANCE IN WWI, THE LAW WAS NOT MADE RETROACTIVE.
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By Tracy Rocelyn
1949 - Denny Albee, Oklahoma City OK, actor (Dr Janssen-One Life to Live)
1488 - Johannes Magnus, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (d. 1544)
1503 - Benedetto Varchi, Ital humanist/historian (Storia Fiorentina)
1952 - Warren Lees, NZ cricket wicket-keeper (late 70's)
1952 - Harvey Weinstein, American film producer
1953 - Billy Sheehan, rocker (Mr Big-Lean Into It)
1604 - Johan IV, composer/king of Portugal (1640-56)
1953 - Ricky Wilson, Athens Ga, rock guitarist (B-52's-Love Shack)
1909 - Attilio Demaria, Argentinian footballer (d. 1990)
1910 - Sergei Nikolayevich Anokhin, cosmonaut
1910 - Joseph F. Carroll, US Air Force Lt. Gen. and Founding Director, Defense Intelligence Agency (d. 1991)
1956 - Alina Castro, Havanna Cuba, daughter of Fidel
1721 - Tobias Smollett, Scottish writer, baptized
1912 - Russ Case, Hamburg Iowa, orch leader (Julius La Rosa Show)
1913 - William Chatterton, cricketer (48 in only Test for England 1892)
1914 - J Jay Berwanger, 1st Heisman Trophy winner (1935)
1914 - Patricia Morison, actress (Peyton Place, Dressed to Kill)
1740 - Joseph F Weigl, German/Austrian(?), violin cellist
1742 - Zacharias H Alewijn, Dutch literary/poet
1964 - Yoko Kanno, Japanese composer
1916 - Irving Wallace, author (People's Almanac, The Man) [or Mar 18]
1916 - Eric Christmas, British actor (d. 2000)
1752 - Jose Mauricio, composer
1966 - James "Big Jim" Wright, American record producer
1967 - Vladimir Konstantinov, Russian ice hockey player
1920 - Tige Andrews, American actor (d. 2007)
1785 - Pierre-Joseph-Guillaume Zimmermann, composer
1921 - Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedy magician (d. 1984)
1969 - Arjan Vermeulen, soccer player (Vitesse)
1816 - Johannes Josephus Hermanus Verhulst, composer
1817 - Lewis Henry Little, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1862
1924 - Mary Wimbush, British actress (d. 2005)
1925 - Brent Scowcroft, Ogden Utah, Lt Gen (USAF)/National Security Council
1821 - Richard Burton, explorer/translator (Arabian Nights)
1928 - Clive Van Ryneveld, cricketer (South African all-rounder 1951-58)
1970 - Rick Mirer, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears)
1970 - Sean Fleming, CFL kicker (Edmonton Eskimos)
1929 - Herman van San, composer
1827 - Alexander Shaler, Bvt Major General (Union volunteers), died in 1911
1829 - Carl Frederik Tietgen, Danish financier and industrialist (d. 1901)
1971 - Marty Moore, NFL inside linebacker (NE Patriots)
1932 - Gay Robert Brewer, Middletwon OH, PGA golfer (1972 Canadian)
1933 - Philip Roth, Newark, novelist (Goodbye Columbus, Portnoy's Complaint)
1933 - Rene Taylor, American actress
1934 - Borge Andersen, Denmark, Danish Chess Champion (1967, 68)
1972 - Maria Maunder, St John's New Foundland, rower (Olympics-96)
1973 - John Michels, NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31)
1973 - Simmone Jade Mackinnon, Australian actress
1974 - Jennifer Lynn Drayton, Saginaw Michigan, Miss America-Michigan (1997)
1974 - John Coppinger, El Paso TX, pitcher (Baltimore Orioles)
1936 - Birthe Wilke, Danish singer
1865 - William Morton Wheeler, American entomologist, myrmecologist, pioneer in ethology (d. 1937)
1871 - Joseph McGinnity, Rock Island Ill, baseball pitcher (NY Giants)
1975 - Brann Dailor, American drummer
1939 - Joe Kapp, NFL QB (Minn Vikings, Boston Patriots, Houston Oilers)
1873 - Max Reger, Brand Bavaria, composer/pianist/prof (Leipzig Univ)
1976 - Alessandro Nesta, Italian footballer
1879 - Joseph Haas, German (opera)composer (Tobias Wunderlich)
1977 - Jorma Taccone, American writer and comedian
1942 - Ross Valory, rocker (Journey)
1943 - Mario J. Molina, Mexican chemist, Nobel laureate
1888 - Josef Albers, German/US graphic artist/painter/writer (Bauhaus)
1943 - Vern Schuppan, Australian racing driver
1944 - Joseph Celli, composer
1891 - Earl Warren, Ca, (Gov-R-Ca)/14th supreme court chief justice (1953-69)
1944 - Myung-Wha Chung, Seoul Korea, cellist (Chung Sisters)
1981 - Kolo Tour, Ivorian footballer
1944 - Sirhan Sirhan, Palestinian-born assassin
1894 - Jackie "Moms" Mabley, Brevard SC, comedienne (Merv Griffin Show)
1897 - Betty Compson, Beaver UT, actress (Millionaire Kid, Mad Youth)
1946 - Bigas Luna, director/writer (Anguish)
1983 - Ana Rezende, Brazilian film director and musician (CSS)
1900 - [Jean] Frederic Joliot-Curie, French physicist (Nobel 1935)
1984 - Tanushree Dutta, Indian actress
1985 - Ernesto Viso, Venezuelan racing driver
1903 - Benjamin M Telders, president of Dutch Liberal States Party
1992 - Henry & Angus Bernsen, twin sons of Corbin Bernsen & Amanda Pays
1947 - Vince Martino, Schenectady NY, WLAF offensive asst (Barcelona Dragons)
1999 - Tatum McCann, American actress
1948 - Vintcent Van der Bijl, Natal cricket bowler (superb 2m of 70's he hands over control to Jerry Falwell.
1989 - The Egyptian Flag is raised on Taba, Egypt announcing the end of the Israeli occupation after the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the peace negotiations in 1979.
1990 - The ethnic clashes of Trgu Mures begin four days after the anniversary of the Revolutions of 1848 in the Habsburg areas.
2002 - Zimbabwe is suspended from the Commonwealth on charges of human rights abuses and of electoral fraud, following a turbulent presidential election.
2003 - United States President George W. Bush orders the start of war against Iraq.
2004 - Konginkangas bus disaster: A semi-trailer truck and a bus crash head-on in nekoski, Finland. 24 people are killed and 13 injured.
2004 - A Swedish DC-3 shot down by a Russian MiG-15 in 1952 over the Baltic Sea is finally recovered after years of work. The remains of the three crewmen are left in place, pending further investigations.
2004 - 3-19 Shooting Incident: Taiwanese president Chen Shui-bian is shot just before the country's presidential election on March 20.
2008 - GRB 080319B: A cosmic burst that is the farthest object visible to the naked eye is briefly observed.
2011 - The moon makes its closest approach to earth by nearly 30,000 miles in the last 18 years, thus dubbing it supermoon.
2011 - Libyan Uprising: A coalition of countries intervene and commence military action in accordance with UN Security Council Resolution 1973.
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RELEASE YOUR FEARS AND MOVE FORWARD
Merry Meet :))) A huge part of Wicca is discovering your true self and walking your personal path. A part of getting to know yourself better is looking at why you do the things you do. The New Moon is a time of New Beginnings and a very strong night for magickal work involving releasing and starting anew.
So today I want to look at one fear that you have in your life. Pick one that seems to be the most prominent. For example I have trust issues, so I have chosen to work with that tonight. You may choose a fear of change, heights, foods, the dark, and the list goes on. Pick the one that feels right to you.
Find a place that is quiet that you can meditate or think quietly to yourself for a bit of time. I want you to take a good look at that fear. It may be helpful to write things down. Identify what the fear is as precisely as you can. Taking the trust example again, is it a fear of trusting anyone, certain people, certain circumstances etc. Write down as much detail as you can. I then want you to identify where you feel that fear most in your body. Do you feel it in your solar plexus, your heart chakra, does it just make you feel ill and shaky?
The next step is to figure out where this originated from. Start going back through your life until you find the earliest instance you can imagine of this fear. Look at that situation and identify how it impacted your life today. Then make a conscious decision to forgive whoever is involved. If there is no one else involved you may need to look and see if you need to forgive yourself. Write down on your paper who you forgive and why. Sit with that for a few moments and really concentrate on forgiving that situation. Realize that it is a situation that you were most likely meant to learn from. Identify what you learned and make that decision to move forward.
The next step is to release that fear. Envision that fear floating up and away from you. You may choose to burn a piece of paper with the fear on it to help you, or envision it in your hands and blowing it into the wind, or simply ask the Divine to take it from you.
The final step is to heal that fear. Surround yourself with white light and heal the area that you feel that fear the most. For instance I feel trust issues mainly in my solar plexus so I will fill that area with a loving energy to fill the space that I made by removing that fear.
You may want to choose one issue a month to work on. In doing this you will work on releasing your past and allowing yourself to move forward to the beautiful future that awaits you.
Much Love and Many Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
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The Herald of His Grace
The Origin of Easter
Th e English name for Easter shows unmistakable
traces of heathenism. Th e name "Easter,"
which is the slightly changed English spelling
of the name of the ancient Assyrian and
Babylonian goddess Ishtar, comes to us from
the old Teutonic mythology where it is known as
Ostera or Eostre. The Phoenician name of this goddess
is Astarte (Ashtoreth), consort of Baal, whose
worship is denounced by Jehovah in the Scriptures
as the most abominable of all pagan idolatry.
Th e English Historian, the Venerable Bede (672-
735), is our only source regarding the use of the
word Easter. He wrote that in Britain the feast
was named Easter aft er the Anglo-Saxon goddess
of spring, Eostre, whose festival was celebrated at
the Vernal Equinox. According to legend, Eostre
opened the gates of Valhalla to Balder, the murdered
Sun god who had brought light to mankind.
2
Although Easter is a religious holiday, we still follow
customs that go back to an ancient festival
that was at this time of year long before Christianity.
3
2. Robert J. Myers, Celebra ons: the Complete Book of American
Holidays (Doubleday but Easter Sunday can fall
anywhere between March 22 and April 25. Have you
ever wondered why?1
It is one of the glaring clues that something is seriously
wrong with Christendom. Th e Western Christian
religion can't seem to get anything right when it
comes to even the simplest of Scripture truths.
Have you ever really considered if there is any scriptural
basis for Good Friday or Easter Sunrise Services
that are so commonly observed by the religious
community? Additionally, have you ever considered
what Easter Rabbits and Easter Eggs have to do with
the resurrection of Christ or the teachings of God's
Word?
Although millions of people are of the opinion that
Easter and all of its customs are Christian and originated
as a result of Christ's resurrection, it is a historical
fact that the observance of Easter long antedates
Christianity by centuries.
1. This work is based in part on an edited and revised reprint of The
Truth About Easter, in the Bible Student's Notebook #7 (1991).
Presenting every man perfect in Christ Jesus. Colossians 1:28
The Myth of Easter - The "Christian
Mythology" Series...2641
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What you are entering now, Mr. President and Mr. Vice President, will tend to draw you away from your ethical center. But we, the nation that you serve, need you to hold the ground of your deepest values, of our deepest values.
Beyond this moment of high hopes, we need you to stay focused on our shared hopes, so that we can continue to hope, too.
We will follow your lead.
There is a story attributed to Cherokee wisdom:
One evening a grandfather was teaching his young grandson about the internal battle that each person faces.
"There are two wolves struggling inside each of us," the old man said.
"One wolf is vengefulness, anger, resentment, self-pity, fear...
"The other wolf is compassion, faithfulness, hope, truth, love..."
The grandson sat, thinking, then asked: "Which wolf wins, Grandfather?"
His grandfather replied, "The one you feed."Thank you, Dr. Watkins. that is a lovely story and one I will keep close to my heart. As a feminist, I can celebrate that fact that the Rev. Sharon Watkins is the first woman to lead the National Prayer Service. Speaking spiritually, she had, as t'were, the last word in this inauguration and it is therefore fitting that she should quote the first people.
I hope that President Obama is blessed with an appreciation for all wild creatures, including wolves. I notice that he already has what many call wolf wisdom. Wolf is the pathfinder, the forerunner of new ideas who returns to the clan to teach and share medicine. Wolf takes one mate for life and is loyal like Dog. If you were to keep company with Wolves, you would find an enormous sense of family within the pack, as well as a strong individualistic urge. These qualites make Wolf very much like the human race. As humans, we also have an ability to be a part of society and yet still embody our individual dreams and ideas.
In the Great Star Nation, Wolf is represented by the Dog Star, Sirius... thought to be the home of the gods by ancient Egyptians...still considered so by the Dogan tribe in Africa. It stands to reason that Native American peoples would formulate this same connection and adopt Wolf people as the clan of teachers.
- from Medicine Cards by Jamie Sams May he been blessed with such wisdom in the days to come. He's going to need it.
Sia
Recommended Reading:
Animals Make Us Human by Temple Grandin
Sia@FullCircle
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(Heb 11, 20-22) By faith Isaac blessed Jacob
[20] By faith regarding things still to come Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau. [21] By faith Jacob, when dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph and "bowed in worship, leaning on the top of his staff." [22] By faith Joseph, near the end of his life, spoke of the Exodus of the Israelites and gave instructions about his bones.
(CCC 2573) God renews his promise to Jacob, the ancestor of the twelve tribes of Israel (Cf. Gen 28:10-22). Before confronting his elder brother Esau, Jacob wrestles all night with a mysterious figure who refuses to reveal his name, but he blesses him before leaving him at dawn. From this account, the spiritual tradition of the Church has retained the symbol of prayer as a battle of faith and as the triumph of perseverance (Cf.
Gen 32:24-30; Lk 18:1-8). (CCC 1080) From the very beginning God blessed all living beings, especially man and woman. The covenant with Noah and with all living things renewed this blessing of fruitfulness despite man's sin which had brought a curse on the ground. But with Abraham, the divine blessing entered into human history which was moving toward death, to redirect it toward life, toward its source.
By the faith of "the father of all believers," who embraced the blessing, the history of salvation is inaugurated. (CCC 1081) The divine blessings were made manifest in astonishing and saving events: the birth of Isaac, the escape from Egypt (Passover and Exodus), the gift of the promised land, the election of David, the presence of God in the Temple, the purifying exile, and return of a "small remnant.
" the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms, interwoven in the liturgy of the Chosen People, recall these divine blessings and at the same time respond to them with blessings of praise and thanksgiving. (CCC 2626) Blessing expresses the basic movement of Christian prayer: it is an encounter between God and man.
In blessing, God's gift and man's acceptance of it are united in dialogue with each other. The prayer of blessing is man's response to God's gifts: because God blesses, the human heart can in return bless the One who is the source of every blessing. (CCC 1082) In the Church's liturgy the divine blessing is fully revealed and communicated.
The Father is acknowledged and adored as the source and the end of all the blessings of creation and salvation. In his Word who became incarnate, died, and rose for us, he fills us with his blessings. Through his Word, he pours into our hearts the Gift that contains all gifts, the Holy Spirit.
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This is not an accusation against those who believe in ALL that Jesus taught as best they can understand and who have congregations looking to them for spiritual guidence UNLESS they also try to sheild their congregations from the exploration of all things so called spiritual or otherworldly or paranormal. It was Paul who condemned people that considered the study of the stars appealing and Paul was NOT a Jesus disciple. A disciple had to be able to physically "follow him" night and day wherever he went which was impossible after he left by way of a cloud of light. So Paul was at best a new believer.
A new believer's ONLY task is to tell others about the representative from the Kingdom of Heaven, so the best Paul could do would have been to find out what Jesus told His disciples and share EXACTLY those things. Instead he built his own "body of believers"(church) evidenced by his letters and telling them to look to him. Sure he used the name Jesus but that was because he was captured by a Luciferian Space Alien who told him that's who he was, something Jesus would never had done. Had it been that easy to convert people why would Jesus waste his time and effort living "face to face" with those His Father gave to him to teach.
This example of Paul was the first major co-opting of the Jesus mission stage. And we will see this now of course pertaining to the return of Jesus in the new names of Ti and Do as the Heaven's Gate that was the next phase in the overall Level Above Human creator kingdoms garden harvest of souls project. Thus there are NO new disciples of Ti and Do thus no new Heaven's Gate group is legitimate in any form at any time.
Only those who had a personal physical relationship with Ti and/or Do and are active students to date are authorized to represent them to others. New believers should limit what they say about Ti and Do to what Ti and Do published and in the many tapes they left behind. Anything more is subject to Luciferian space alien distortions.
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I AM CHRISTMAS. I HAVE GATHERED MANY SYMBOLS AROUND ABOUT ME.
I HAVE MY FIR TREE FROM GERMANY. I HAVE MY YULETIDE FROM JOL IN ICELAND. I HAVE MY JOLLY OLD SAINT NICK FROM THE LAND OF THE DIKES. I HAVE MISTLETOE FROM CELTIC BRITAIN. I HAVE AMERICA'S OWN PARTICULAR GIFT OF COMMERCIALIZATION.
I HAVE THE STORY OF THE NATIVITY FROM THAT BOOK SO CLOSE TO MEN OF ALL NATIONS.
I AM CHRISTMAS. I AM THE RUSTLE OF THE WRAPPINGS FROM ASUNDER ON CHRISTMAS MORN. I M THE WHISTLE OF THE TOY TRAIN TREMBLING ON THE TRACKS. I AM THE CRY OF THE DOLL SO REAL IT ALMOST TALKS. I AM THE FAMILY ARM-IN-ARM, IN TRANSIT FROM FRIEND TO FRIEND.
I AM CHRISTMAS.
THERE IS NO OTHER LIKE ME; THOUGH YOU SEARCH THE WORLD UP EVERY RIVER, ROUND EVERY BEND. I OFFER AN ABUNDANCE OF LOVE AND GOOD CHEER.
I BREAK THE BACK OF HOSTILITIES FOR A SPELL. EVEN BATTLEFIELDS HAVE BECOME QUIET FOR A TIME. AND BULLETS HAVE BEEN TRADED BRIEFLY FOR THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD.
I AM THE HOPE OF THE WORLD CAUGHT UP IN ONE SPECIAL DAY. I AM THE PROMISE OF SOMETHING GOOD IN MEN LET LOOSE IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD.
I AM CHRISTMAS.
I AM THE MIRACLE OF A CHANGING SCROOGE.
I AM THE MEMORY OF A SNOWY VILLAGE TWINKLING IN THE NIGHT. I M MERCY WITH A "MERRY CHRISTMAS" ON MY LIPS AND A GIFT IN MY HAND.
I AM CHRISTMAS. AND TO EACH OF YOU AS I HOLD CLOSE THE HOLY MEMORY OF WHAT THIS DAY IS ALL ABOUT...TO YOU I SHOUT OUT MY MERRY GREETING...AND A SMILE APPEARS ON MY SOUL AS I PRAY FOR YOU AND OTHERS IN OUR CHRISTIAN BROTHERHOOD...THAT REALITY THAT MAKES US ONE...OUR SAVIOR CHRIST.
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When the teacher is confused, there is no doubt that the student will equally be confused. Even more dangerous is a teacher who, in the process of setting themselves up in guru fashion, becomes lost in the world of delusion and thus, the fruits of the student become that of delusion or, at the very least, disappointment. The Golden Dawn tradition has been crafted, by the Cipher Manuscripts, the Z documents of the Rosicrucian Inner Order and the traditional practices of the early Temples. They received their primary direction from teachers such as S.L. Macgregor Mathers, William Wynn Westcott and, of course, earlier and more ancient sources, such as the German Rosicrucian Adepts.
Later, a portion of Golden Dawn material was put up for publication to the outer world by Aleister Crowley in his infamous Equinox series. Following this, Regardie also published a four-volume set based on his experience in one of the Stella Matutina Temples, an offshoot of the Golden Dawn. Much of the information that was published, especially in the lower grades of the Outer Order, was already commonly available to the student of the Mysteries, even at the time when the Golden Dawn was at its heyday, in the early 1890's. It doesn't even take a great researcher to be able to uncover the Hebrew alphabet, for example, or some of the early forms of meditation, such as the fourfold breath, and other aspects of the earlier grades. Geomancy, for example, was widely used by people outside the Golden Dawn. It should be remembered that the Golden Dawn was a synthesis of ancient, medieval and modern knowledge. It is this knowledge, this basis, that provides firm footing for the aspirant who wishes to advance in the grades and later receive invitation into the Second, or Inner Order. The Second, or Rosicrucian Order is an Inner Order often referred to as the R.R. et A.C., wherein even greater knowledge is revealed. The student will do well to remember that the climb upward to the summit of a spiritual mountain begins at the base, or, as the ancient Chinese proverb puts it, 'The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.' Therefore, the outer Order grade material and its knowledge, initiations and advancements are absolutely critical before advancement or study in the Inner Order.
Here is where the axes begin to grind. Crowley also published some Inner Order material. Fortunately, neither Crowley nor Regardie were members of the Second Order for long enough to accumulate the vast storehouse of knowledge within the Second Order. As one Adept in another Order pointed out to me in a conversation, 'I have a whole basement full of unpublished papers that still need a thorough going-through.' In addition, it must also be remembered that the Second Order, like the study of the Kabbalah itself, developed a very powerful and strong oral tradition that continues to grow to this day.
But back to the ax-grinding. Several years ago, in the late 1990's, a few individuals decided, on their own, to overhaul the entire Golden Dawn tradition. Not only did they overhaul the entire tradition by placing the bulk of Inner Order material into Outer Order grades (a very dangerous thing to do), they re-designed the whole Second Order, based primarily on some French Martinist papers. So, let's stand back and look at the picture that they have created. They took the published Inner Order material of the Second Order, threw it into a bowl with the Outer Order material and put a blender to it. Then they changed all of the mystical passwords and titles that are associated with each of the grades of the Golden Dawn. That left them with a problem, in that they no longer had a Second Order because all of the material was now in the Outer, so now they had to create a new Second Order curriculum. Yet, at the same time, they claim to be doing the traditional Golden Dawn work. They claim to be following the tradition set forth by S.L. Macgregor Mathers, William Wynn Westcott and others. Now, I don't think that it takes a person with a Ph.D. in logic to see the fallacy and danger to the new student or aspirant in this kind of thinking or modality.
Now, to make things even more complicated and frightening to the student of the Mysteries, they claim to have a Third Order that, from all impressions, you can enter when you are ready. Let's quote S.L. Macgregor Mathers and see what Mathers says about the Third Order: 'I do not even know them by their earthly names. I only know them by certain mottos. I have but rarely seen them in the physical body; and on such occasions, the rendezvous was made astrally, at the time astrally appointed by them. For my part, I believe them to be human, and residing upon the earth, but possessing terrible superhuman powers.'
Mathers makes it very clear that if these beings of the Third Order exist, they remain on the earthly plane, yet in the ether at the same time. Not all of Malkuth is visible to the naked eye. (Malkuth is the lowest sephiroth on the Tree of Life.) So, the truth of the matter is, to be blunt about it, that we don't really know very much about these Third Order brethren at all. Those claiming that the Secret Chiefs are simply physical beings living in a physical dimension and that they have met with these physical beings or being, such as Lux E Tenebris, would do well to provide photos.
The essential message of this blog is this: if a person is really going to do Golden Dawn studies and is really going to participate in the creation of the pentagram within, they must learn the rudimentary knowledge found in the Outer Order of the Golden Dawn, which goes from 0=0 to 4=7. Then they should receive an initiation into Portal, which is the second degree, and a grade attributed to Spirit. This formulates the pentagram the doorway to the perfected man found in 5=6. It doesn't mean that you become perfect after you have finished with your Golden Dawn studies. It does, however, mean that you have been challenged by each element, as well as having learned to integrate that element in a unique and powerful way with your Sphere of Sensation. From a Western Mysteries perspective and a traditional Golden Dawn point of view, this becomes essential to unlocking the doorway into the Second or Inner Order. Then, after entering the Second or Inner Order, the student of the Mysteries will soon discover that there is a lifetime of work and of study. There is more to learn and know and do than one could manage in a lifetime. Even the published Inner Order material is expounded upon and expressed in far more depth through our unpublished documents and the oral tradition, which continues to grow and to expand. We believe that it is absolutely critical for someone who truly wants to do the Great Work that they begin at the beginning line that was established by the forefathers of our Order. Our Order continues the tradition of classical Golden Dawn studies, along with several other Orders, groups and independent Temples.
Your Brother in the Great Work,
Frater PDR
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