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This is a little protection charm bag you can use to keep your home safe from negative or evil influences.
* Small black bag
* A black feather
* A small stone
* A hammer
* A torn strip of black paper
You'll need a natural stone, around the size of a quarter. Use the hammer to break the stone into at least 2 pieces. Gather up all the bits and put them in the bag, along with the feather. If the feather is too long, use scissors to cut it. Just make sure you use all the pieces. Roll up the strip of torn paper, and stick that in the bag as well.
Tie the bag closed, and bury it out by the back door of your home. If you live in an apartment, stash is someplace hidden near your balcony door or anywhere opposite from your main entrance. This little Pagan spell can keep your home safe as long as its in place.
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POSTED BY: "MOLOCH" MOLOCH@MOLOCHSORCERY.COM XX MOLOCH XX
Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:46 am (PDT)
tell you about my commute home from work this afternoon. Here we go:
Warning.. mushy content to follow.
Well, earlier today I was blogging about work ethics and about doing the
best you can do and then taking it a step further. all the while that I was
writing about this I was thinking about my husband because he is that way as
well. He just cannot make himself do something half way. He always has to go
a step beyond what one might think you should do so that he does it better
than what was done before.
Well.. the thoughts of my darling husband lingered through my mind all the
way home. Every time I think of him, I can't help but smile. It's one of
those smiles that starts right in the center of your being and just jumps
right out onto your face as though it cannot be contained! So, I'm driving
home and thinking about him and smiling all the while and I thought to
myself, "thoughts of my hubby are just fluttering through my mind like a
butterfly upon a breeze" I know, I know.. I'm sappy that way.
Just a few minutes into my drive and "Our Song" comes on the radio. ok so
you know I had to chuckle a bit to myself as a grin covered my entire face.
I reach over and turn up the radio and at that moment I am in a que to merge
onto another section of the interstate and as I sat there singing along to
"our song" I look over at the traffic and in the median bounces a butterfly
right past my car.. LOL! Finally I make it up to the merge and as traffic
from the other lanes are mingling a truck moves over in front of me with the
license plate of 777LVV. I think to myself.. "OMG, can this get much
better!" You see we were married on 7/7/07. I continue singing and making
my way home.
The song is over and I can't get much happier. I'm on my way home, I have a
wonderful husband and life is pretty good today. As these thoughts fill my
mind, it's time to merge again and you won't believe this but now I am
behind another car with one of those angelic numbered license plates. This
time it's 444, which means the angels are surrounding you and with you. You
can imagine, I am all grins!
My commute is about an hours drive and now I am getting really close to
home. Again, I am qed up to merge onto the last bit of highway just before
hitting the back streets to home. I'm sitting there at a mere crawl inching
my way forward, the windows are down, the radio is on and a cool breeze
comes into my window. I breathe a heavy sigh and think to myself," What a
beautiful day" just then a car slowly passes by and yep you guessed it
another plate with angelic numbers. This time it's 111, which means
opportunity and new doorways opening up.
Just seconds after seeing the 111, this thought rolled into my head, "I
just need to let go of thinking about the things I don't have and
concentrate on what I do have in my life". Just as that thought finished, I
look over and there is yet another car with 444 on the license plate! I'm
thinking.. no one will ever believe this! This was the universe confirming
my path or at least that's how I like to believe.
Just amazing! Funny how life works. Those things that can't be explained.
Some call them coincidences. I call it magic!
Love life and watch it love you back!
Many Blessings,
Raventalker
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I now know the truth. My blinders are lifted. There is a woman that I have known for quite some time. I trusted her. She told me shes a Wiccan. She has cancer an is supposedly dying. I dont know if thats fully true or just another scam to get me to trust her. I look back an see that every time I told this woman bout my relationships they would always end.
As uve seen from my previous blogs, im in love with a woman. I know in my heart an soul this woman loves me an my daughter but she has gone distant from us an returned with her ex or so it seems. This beautiful relationship I was in an am fighting to fix went to shit when the Wiccan lady started talking to me again.
Once I reunited once again blinded, I watched my lover go astray... I have a strong feeling the Wiccan has put a block on our relationship. Please tell me if theres any way to fix it an remove her hex. Please tell me if u can see a hex. I need to knkw an do not have those kinds of gifts unfortunately.
I need to know so I can save my relationship an keep my family safe. Please help me if u can. Thank you...
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Excerpt From: Wicca-A Guide For The Solitary Practitioner by Scott Cunningham
This is the most basic and yet advanced technique called for in magick and Wicca. The art of using our brains to "see" what is not physically present is a powerful magickal tool used in many Wiccan rituals. For instance, the forming of the magick circle relies in part on the Wiccan's ability to visualize personal power flowing out to form a sphere of glowing light around the ritual area. This visualization, then, directs the power that actually creates the circle; it doesn't create it alone.
Because of its usefulness in changing our attitudes and lives, many Fortunately, nearly all of us already possess this ability. It may not be fine-tuned, but practice makes perfect. Can you, at this moment, see in your mind your best friend's face, or your least favorite actor? What about the piece of clothing you most often wear, the exterior of your home, your car or your bathroom? That's visualization. Visualization is the act of seeing with the mind, not the eyes. Magickal visualization is seeing something which is presently non-existent. It may be a magick circle, a healed friend, an empowered talisman.
We can raise energy from our bodies, visualize it streaming out from our palms, and then form it into a small glowing sphere, fashioning it psychically as if into a snowball, and mentally by seeing it as we desire.
In magick, I might raise energy and, while doing this, hold an image in my mind of something I need - a new car, for example. I visualize the car, see myself signing the contract to buy it, driving it on the road, pumping gas into its tank and making payments. Then I direct energy to empower the visualization - to bring it into manifestation.
In other words, visualization "programs" the power. This could be explained as a form of mental sympathetic magick. Instead of creating a physical image, we create pictures in our heads.
Thoughts are definitely things. Our thoughts affect the quality of our lives. If we constantly moan about being broke, then do a fifteen minute visualization to bring money into our lives, that fifteen minutes of energy will have to counteract 23 hours and 45 minutes of daily, self-induced negative programming. Thus we must keep our thoughts in order and in line with our desires and needs.
Visualization can help here.
To hone this tool, try these simple exercises, widely known within Wicca.
Exercise One: Sit or lie comfortably with your eyes shut. Relax your body. Breathe deeply and still your mind. Pictures will continue to pop into your head. Choose one of these and stick with it. Let no images intrude other than the one you've chosen. Keep all thoughts revolving around the image. Retain this picture for as long as you can, then let it go and end the exercise. When you can retain one picture for more than a few minutes, move on to the next step.
Exercise Two: Decide upon an image to hold and retain it within your mind. You might wish to have it physically present and study it first, memorizing each detail - the way shadows play on it, its textures, colours, perhaps even a scent. You might choose a small
three-dimensional shape, such as a pyramid, or something more complex such as an image Aphrodite rising from the sea or a ripe apple.
After studying it thoroughly, close your eyes and see the object before them - just as if your eyes were open. Don't look at the object again with your physical eyes but with your magickal imagination - with your powers of visualization.
When you can hold this image perfectly for five minutes, move on.
Exercise Three: This is more difficult, and is truly magical in nature. Visualize something, anything, but preferably something you've never seen. For instance, let's use a vegetable from Jupiter. It's purple, square, a foot across, covered with quarter-inch green hairs and half-inch yellow dots.
This is just an example, of course.
Now close your eyes and see really see this vegetable in your mind.
It's never existed. You're, creating it with your visualization, your magickal imagination. Make the vegetable real. Turn it over in your mind so that you can see it from all angles. Then let it vanish.
When you can hold any such self-created image for about five minutes or so, continue on to the next exercise.
Exercise Four: This is the most difficult. Hold a self-created image (such as the Jupiterian vegetable) in your mind with your eyes open. Work at keeping it visible, real, a palpable thing. Stare at a wall, look at the sky, or gaze at a busy street, but see that vegetable there. Make it so real you can touch it. Try having it resting on a table or sitting on the grass beneath a tree.
If we're to use visualization to create changes in this world, not in the shadowy realm that exists behind our eyelids, we must practice such techniques with our eyes open. The true test of visualization lies in our ability to make the visualized object (or structure) real and a part of our world.
When you've perfected this exercise, you're well on the way.
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Saint Gennadius of Kostroma and Liubimograd, in the world Gregory, was born in the city of Mogilev into a rich family. He early displayed love for the church, and his frequent visits to monasteries evoked the dismay of his parents. Gregory, however, was firmly resolved to devote himself to God, and changing into tattered clothing, he secretly left his parental home and journeyed to Moscow.
He visited the holy places in Moscow, but he did not find it suitable in spirit and so set out to the Novgorod region. The destiny of the future ascetic was decided by an encounter with St Alexander of Svir (August 30). With his blessing, Gregory went to the Vologda forest to St Cornelius of Komel (May 19), and was tonsured by him with the name Gennadius. Together with St Cornelius, Gennadius moved on to the Kostroma forest. Here, on the shores of Lake Sura, in about the year 1529, there emerged the monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord, afterwards called "the Gennadiev monastery". Having become igumen, St Gennadius did not slacken his monastic efforts, and together with the brethren he went out to the monastery tasks: he chopped wood, carried firewood, made candles and baked prosphora. He also wore heavy chains. One of his favorite tasks was the painting of icons, with which he adorned his new monastery.
For his holy life St Gennadius received from the Lord the gift of clairvoyance and wonderworking. Journeying to Moscow on monastic affairs, at the house of the nobleman Roman Zakharin, the saint predicted to his daughter Anastasia that she would become Tsaritsa. Indeed, Tsar Ivan the Terrible chose her as his wife.
The Life of St Gennadius was written by his disciple, Iguman Alexis, between the years 1584-1587. In it was inserted his spiritual testament, dictated by St Gennadius himself. In it he commands the monks to observe the monastery Rule, to toil constantly, to be at peace with everyone, and to preserve the
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Hello and welcome to the end time world of Jesus Christ!
End time simply means the time since Jesus ascended into heaven with the promise He would come back, which is the Second Coming. He said that the times would be like birth pangs with certain events to look for as the time got close. Like any gestation, not much happens at first, and then as the time nears and the birth pangs begin, the frequency and intensity of the contractions makes it noticeable, then hurtful, then unbearable. Right now we are at the unbearable stage, as sin washes up against us, as everything we look at all day long in real life, on the computer tv and movies is polluted and decaying. It is unbearable because we can barely feed our families and millions of others really can't feed their families. We hurt because we see the crumbling of our once glorious nation, we see the deterioration of economic, political, financial, and social systems all over the world. But like any good mother and father, we don't STOP at focusing on the birth contractions, do we. At all times we look forward to what the birth brings, new life! Fresh, innocent, clean and new! The LORD is birthing the Millennium Kingdom, a time on earth for 1000 years when all will be refreshed, innocent, new.
Rev 21:1 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. 2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "Now the dwelling of God is with men, and he will live with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. 4 He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." 21:5 He who was seated on the throne said, "I am making everything new!"
Birthing is painful, bloody, loud, and messy. But look what it brings! The revealed glory of the Lord! The fulfillment of the Kingdom for the Jews! Him on the throne! Now, that is something to look forward to. You know once the birth is over you do not remember each and every contraction, you don't remember what you said to your husband or what your wife said to you. You don't remember any of that the instant you lay eyes on your new little one. That is how it will be when the rapture comes. You know the pangs are necessary to the birth but they are over quickly and then you have the glorious new creation to be with.
Friends, no fooling, the time is close. Check your heart to be sure that you are sure you are saved. "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven. Many will say to Me in that day, 'Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in Your name, cast out demons in Your name, and done many wonders in Your name?' And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'" (Matthew 7:21-23). If you have ever been on the receiving end of a spouse saying, "honey, we have to talk," or been on the other side of the doctor's desk when he says "I have some news..." you know how your heart drops. Well, magnify that dropping feeling infinity times if you are on the receiving end of Jesus saying "Depart from me...". So check your heart and be sure that you are not just in intellectual agreement with Jesus but really and truly are a believer in the heart and a follower in fact.
If you are not a believer but are simply curious about end time events for whatever reason, now is the time to focus your curiosity on one eternal truth: you are a sinner. Where is your invitation to heaven? Heaven is God's house, and you need to be invited there. And you HAVE been, Jesus died on the cross for you, your invitation is laying on your doorstep. Jesus has knocked on the door. All you need to do is open the door and pick up your invitation! "'Behold, I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in to him and will dine with him, and he with Me." (Revelation 3:20.) Opening the door to Jesus means you acknowledge your sins, and ask Him who is worthy to forgive them. I really, really want to sit next to you at that dinner :)
Love,
Elizabeth
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"Hecate, thou mother of might
Goddess of magick, of storms, of night.
Moon maiden, mother and crone
Dispensing justice from they lofty throne
Watching now with piercing eye
As thy moon palace doth glide the sky
All of life on the planet Earth
Selecting, weighing and measuring it's worth
Grant us of thy wisdom sublime
Reveal to us the secrets of time
Help us winnow truth from lies
Harken now, please hear out cries
Hekate, thou mother of might
Goddess of crossroads, bearer of light
Moon maiden, mother and crone
Descend unto us from they lofty throne
Walk amongst us and reveal now
The mysteries of thy shining brow
Past, present and future merge
Let us feel thy power surge
Bestow healing upon this planet
Release the songs of thy stones of granite
Help us, strengthen us, in our resolve
To banish all hate, let it dissolve
Hekate, thou mother of might
Goddess of love, giver of sight
Moon maiden, mother and crone
Ensconced upon thy lofty throne
Acknowledge us, who by our own choice
Have chosen to listen to thy voice
Help us spread wisdom, truth, love and light
To save Earth from her desperate plight
We bide the Wiccan Reed to fulfill
"And ye harm none, do what thou will..."
Help us grow in serving thee
As we will, so mote it be.
Hekate, thou mother of might
Robed in splendor, beauteous, bright
Moon maiden, mother and crone
Shine upon us from thy lofty throne."
by Jeanne Riegler
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CALASTROLOGY.COM stands for the California Astrology Association, which was established in 1970. The CAA offers an astonishing list of spells, psychic readings, and witchcraft to help you in your everyday life. Among the California Astrology Association's most popular sellers are love spells, money spells, and love horoscopes. The CAA also promises a money back guarantee for every product and service they offer.
This group is extraordinary. Below are just some of the spells offered, which people can purchase from Calastrology.
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Will Cast a Spell for You
* Luck Spell
* Money Spell
* Retribution Spell
* Retrieve a Lover Spell
* Triple Cast Spells
* Blazing Fast Spells
* Couple-Buster Curse
* Relationship Doctor Spells
* Gypsy Hypnotic Spells
* Extreme Spells
* Get-Even Spells
* Growing His Love Spells
* Authentic Voodoo Spells
This is just a small sampling of the spells listed, but I think you're beginning to get an idea. Beyond the generic wiccan spells, you can buy specialist help like "Andreika the Witch", the mysterious "Obeah Spell", Burton's Mega Spells, and Papa D'oc Spells. I'm pretty sure not all of these names refer to a specific person, but this gives you an idea the specificity of the spells being invoked.
WHITE MAGIC SPELLS - CALIFORNIA ASTROLOGY ASSOCIATION
Now, the California Astrology Association doesn't implicitly tout these spells as "white magic" - that's my distinction. These are spells which tend to help you without harming others. They tend to be restorative and purge evil from your life in some way. A few involve the "power of positive thought", giving you the confidence and focus you need to make necessary changes in your life. These tend to be what I call "harmless", because they don't necessarily encourage you to think bad thoughts about other people.
* Aura Cleansing Spells
* Self-Improvement Spells
* Go For It Spells
* Purge Evil Spirits
* Happiness Spell
* Think Thin Spell
* End Regrets Spell
* Dream-Catcher Spell
While I'm not sure what I think about the "Think Thin" spell, I can see the psychological assistance believing in a "Go for It" or "End Regrets" spell might offer. The rite of passage that a spell might offers in getting regrets out of your mind might help a person with particular neuroses, though I doubt it would help many. The Go-For-It spell might boost your confidence, if you believe you have something that's going to assist you, if you take a change. Fortune favors the bold, they say, so I can see the value in the power of positive thought, in this case.
POWERFUL STERLING SILVER JEWELRY CHARMS buy a revenge or retribution spell.
* Black Curses
* Vampire Spells
* Whammy Spell!
* Terminator Spell
* Snake-Eyes Spell
* Retribution Spell
* Black Magic Spell (generic)
* Warlock's Revenge Spell
This is where I wonder about the California Astrology Association. Ask yourself what you think about a group of sorcerers and wiccans who are willing to sell their abilities to harm people based on your ability to pay 30. Mind you, the CAA doesn't seem to care whether you are the aggrieved in these situations. They'll take sides, whether you're the good buy or the bad guy, depending on who is first to pay them. This is black hat astrology, in my point of view.
Imagine two people in a dispute, both going to the Castrology website, hoping to pay the CAA to place the dreaded Snake-Eyes spell on each other. Boom - you both get hammered by perhaps the worst spell known to the California Astrology Association. Imagine if your enemy chooses the "Preemptive Strike Spell" or the "Reverse Curse Spell". Then your money goes for naught, and you get hammered with your own deviltry.
I suppose the CAA would tell you they know who is good and who is bad, because of their psychic powers, astrology readings, and skills at tarot. I haven't yet seen them make that claim on their website, though. For all you can tell, the CAA is willing to curse perfectly innocent people for twenty or thirty dollars. In fact, for six dollars more, they'll double the strength of that curse.
SPELL CASTING SERVICES BY THE CALIFORNIA ASTROLOGY ASSOCIATION
CALIFORNIA ASTROLOGY ASSOCIATION MONEY SPELLS
Perhaps the money spells list is less corrupt, though I once again wonder how the metaphysics of this works. Once again, let's use our imaginations. Imagine you are a powerful psychic with the ability to know beforehand what the lottery winning numbers are going to be, which is the implication in the Lottery spell. Would you play the lottery and retire to a beach in the Caribbean, or sell that ability to someone else for 29?
I suppose it hasn't been proven that psychics from the California Astrology Association haven't done both. I guess, once again, these people could be running this website from that beach in the Caribbean, but it also seems like twenty-nine dollars is small change for someone who has won the lottery. Also, why haven't we heard about all these lottery winners who used the CAA website? Maybe it's a well-kept secret.
Or maybe their Bingo-Sweeps Lottery Spell doesn't work. Once again, their page selling this spell doesn't explicitly state you'll win the lottery, if you buy this magick (only that you'll be better at games of chance), but why name it the lottery spell, if you aren't trying to convince people it's going to help them win the lotto, Mega Millions or Powerball?
* Wealth Spell
* A Rich Life Spell
* Spells to Vanish Debt
* Casino Buster Spells
* Bingo-Sweeps Lottery Spell
* The Cash! Spell
* Money Windfall Spell
* Break the Bank Spell
Once again, this is just a small sampling. The people at the California Astrology Association know a thing or two about using magic spells to make money, though perhaps not in the way advertised. A lot of the CAA's spells have to do with money or your bank account. The only subject more traveled is love and relationships magic.
What I hate about the money spell list is that people needing money are sending their money to the CAA, instead of saving it up.
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LOVE SPELLS
The love spells, I'll be a little less harsh on. A lot of times, having the confidence to speak to the guy or girl you've had the crush on is half the battle. So buying a spell which gives you a false sense of security might have a placebo effect which gets you moving in the right direction. Women love confidence, so if you're a guy who needs an "Adore Me" or "Make Me Sexy" spell to give him that confidence, then maybe these have a certain value. Maybe, maybe not.
* Romance Me Spell
* Adore Me Spell
* Send Me My Lover Back! Spell
* Barrelful of Love Spell
* Make Me Sexy Spell
* End His Roving Eye Spell
* Love Magic Spell
* Delicious Sex Spell
* Torrid Affair Spells
The magic love spells I'm not so sure about are the ones like the "Couple Buster" spell or the "Enchantment" spell. The first appears to be a curse to break up a possibly contented couple, while the second appears to put an enchantment on someone who wouldn't otherwise be attracted to you. You might as well buy the Rohypnol Spell or the Roofies Spell.
THE KRAKOW SPELL
One of my favorites is the Krakow spell. This is kind of an everything spell. The person behind this magic helps you become a master of your life. This will-worker is a telepathic blessed with the power to connect and forge a bond with a person. Their telepathy is so great, in fact, that the Krakow spell-caster can determine exactly what you desire and need.
Your bond will become stronger with "Krakow" (for lack of a better distinction). They will know your pain, frustrations, and disappointments. Eventually, though, you may sense their spirit beside you, giving you the necessary force to gain riches "in love and money".
What do you have to pay to get this kind of powerful boost? Only 29. If you want the spell cast twice to increase its power - once now and one in two hours - all you have to do is pay 6 more. 35.00 is all you need to have the Krakow Spell change your life. That's Amazing.
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DO CALASTROLOGY SPELLS WORK?
Since ethical concerns might not be high up on your list of priorities when deciding whether to buy from the California Astrology Association, let's address the question which might be more of a concern to potential customers: do Castrology spells work?
I did some searching for "california astrology association scams" and found a number of people who complained the CAA wasn't honoring their moneyback pledge. Those posted complaints tended to be countered by people who either said the CAA spells worked for them, or that they had honored their promises and paid them back. Some pointed out that the CAA's guarantee is for 1 year, so they don't pay you back until a year transpires and nothing's happened. Others suggested they were paid back within 3 to 6 months, usually a week or so after complaint.
This goes to show that CAA spells don't always work. The people defending the California Astrology Association claimed that spells only worked when they believed in them and kept a positive attitude. This is a great built-in excuse, of course. If the spell didn't work, it's not the fault of the California astrologers. You just didn't believe enough.
CALIFORNIA ASTROLOGY ASSOCIATION SUCCESS RATE
I suppose those who support noetic science might say that, for a skeptic or disbeliever in magic, these spells are never going to work for you. If you believe that magic spells can help you in your life and it's worth roughly 29 to you to find out, then try out the California Astrology Association. If you have lingering doubts or qualms, save your money.
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A tele-news from Thuglak (16-07-2008) caught up my eyes.
It was about Prof Nannan's talks on Anna daanam
in his Tamil class, telecast in Makkal TV.
Prof Nannan had said that
it is erroneous to say "Anna daanam vazhanginaar".
The reason he had given was,
it gives rise to questions like,
"annatthai vazhanginaara?"
or "daanatthai vazhanginaara?"
Therefore it is right to say "anna danam seidhar".
The Professor went on to say
that aanam is a Sanskrit word
and therefore can be replaced by the Tamil word, 'sOru'.
and said as Soru - daanam.
But somehow people do not use this term
as they seem to think that
'sOru' is the language of the down-trodden people.
This is the evil result of Varnasrama dharma.
After reading this,
I was at a loss for words.
If this is what a respected Professor of Tamil like Mr Nannan
had known of Tamil and the history of varna dharma,
what to say about the whole lot of others
who claim that they know Tamil very well.
Before going into unraveling the absurdity of these claims,
let me say in brief the following facts.
SOru is not the word of the down-trodden people.
It is the word used even in Sangam literature.
Annam, though a Sanskrit word by origin,
is very much part of Tamil lexicon
and has been given as a synonym to food in
Nigandu or Thesaurus in Tamil.
If there is one thing that binds the people of
all the four varnas and all the ashramas (from brhamchari to sanyasi),
it is this anna daanam.
Even an ascetic depends on anan daanam given by a grahastha.
Now coming to dispute the wish of Prof Nannan that
Annan daanam must be called as sOru daanam,
I have to start from the reasons
why food (aanam) has to be given as daanam.
There are 3 reasons for giving food to others.
(1) As Athithi bhojana, in Pancha Maha yajna.
Every day one can eat food only after giving food to an athithi,
or a traveler, or an unknown person in need of food.
(Details of this in
The mechanism of disease formation is to be found in the food we take.
In the chapter called "Marundu" (medicine),
Thiruvalluvar treats food as medicine
and lays importance on the nature of food we take
for healthy body.
In the introduction to this chapter,
the renowned commentator of olden times,
'ParimElazhagar' says,
"Pazha vinaiyaanum, kaaraNamgaLaanum,
makkattku vaadam mudaliya pinigaL varum.."
(translation of the introduction :-
"People get diseases due to past karma and other reasons.
The disease due to past karma will get rectified only after undergoing them.
The other diseases can be treated by food, as they are caused by imbalance of food.")
Since past karma, disease and food are
It is said that it is possible to
reduce the severity of the previous karma to 40%,
by man's efforts and by divine blessings.
"Aasashtam manusham proktham,
saptamat daiva chinthanam"
Of the remaining 60%,
30% can be resolved by human efforts
and the other 30% by invoking god's blessings.
The human efforts include good deeds to benefit the society
of which anna daanam or daanam of any kind is one,
that is given with sincerity and empathy.
The Divine intervention is facilitated by
poojas, homas, japa and vrathas.
This is as per Jyothisha sastra.
Among the daana, anna daana is the foremost.
This can be understood by etymology of the terms annam and daanam.
Contrary to what Prof Nannan thinks,
there is no substitute for these two words in Tamil.
These two words exist in Tamil lexicon for all times.
To accept this, we must first know that Tamil flourished along with Sanskrit.
As early as 9990 BC Tamil existed as a finely developed written language,
so also did Sanskrit.
The years (9990BC) is derived from Adiyaarkku nallar's explanation of the period
in years for the 3 sangams (4440 +3700+1850 =9990).
Agastheeyam was the grammar book even as early as 9990 BC.
Agastheeyam was considered as 'anaadhi' (having no beginning)
(refer Azhagiya manavala perumal naayanar's "Acharya Hrudhayam" verse 41.
written after the time of Ramanujacharya -
"Chen thirattha thamizh engaiyaalE Agasthiyamum anaadhi").
It is also possible to deduce that Tamil was known as Agastheeyam
in those times, owing to Agasthiyar's contribution
in developing the language into written form.
It was the time of Vedic culture in its full bloom
and Sanskrit and Tamil existed together.
The learned were supposed to know both Tamil and Sanskrit
in those days.
In this scenario certain commonalities were inevitable between the two languages
particularly pertaining to veda, vedantha and vedanga practices / terminologies.
That is why the terms annam and daanam which have origin in Sanskrit
were in usage in Tamil without any deviation.
As such these two words (and there are many others too)
are part of Tamil language.
Thiruvalluvar has used them -
"daanam tavam irandum thanga viyanulagam"
(vaan sirappu -9)
Both 'daanam' and 'tavam' in this kuraL are Sanskrit ones
used in the same way in Tamil.
Taking up the root of the word 'daanam',
it is explained in Brihadaaranyaka Upanishad. (5-2.1to3)
The root word is 'da'
The 3 sons of Prajapathi, (devas, manushyas / humans and asuras)
on completion of their Brahmacharya-hood
approaches Prajapathi asking for a piece of advice from him.
To the Devas, he said, 'da' as his advice.
They understood it as "daamyathethi"
It means 'control of the senses'.
Since devas are known for lack of control over indriyas / senses,
they understood 'da' as control of the senses.
By controlling their senses
the devas can prosper.
To the humans, Prajapathi said, 'da'.
Since humans have a weakness in greediness,
they understood it as 'dattha' (give )
Dattha is root word of daanam.
By giving daanam, the humans can prosper.
To the asuras, Prajapathi said, 'da'.
Since asuras have an irresistible tendency to harm others,
they understood it as 'dayathvam' - merciful.
By being kind to others, the asuras can prosper.
Here the 3 sons are personification of human beings only,
with three dominant traits, says Adi shankara in his commentary.
All of us have deva, manushya and asura tendencies.
People are divided into these 3 as
Deva, Manushya and asura Ganas in Gana-p-poruttham
of the dasa-vidha-poruttham
(10 point compatibility for marriage) in astrology.
Devas are those who lack control over their senses -
Indra is foremost among them!
Humans are those who hesitate to give,
and would not part off with their belongings so easily.
Asuras are those who take pleasure in showing cruelty to others.
Overcoming these tendencies require Himalayan efforts
and when one overcomes them, one becomes an elevated one.
Thus 'daanam' is special for humans.
By giving daanam, one reduces the effects of past karma.
Anna daanam has special place among daanams.
It is not 'vuNavu' daanam, nor 'sOru' daanam.
It is anna daanam.
There are many words to denote food in Tamil.
They all have their respective application for usage in a context.
Sutra 22 in chapter 6 of Choodamani nigandu gives
the different words as synonyms of food.
They are
Adisil, bOnakam, mooral,
Amalai, ayini, pommal,
Madai, misai, vuNaa,
Puzhukkal, valsi, paaLitham,
Annam, padam, midavai,
Paatthu, thuttru, vuNdi,
sOndri, pungam, saru,
asanam, vooN, koozh,
vodhanam, puga, sOru.
Though they all denote food,
there is some difference in them.
Adisil means food.
BOnakam is a type of 'appam'.
Mooral is type of eatable made from milk.
Amalai is a huge quantity of food.
This is derived from the word 'amaluthal'
which means 'to gather together in huge quantity'.
Ayini means 'that which is eaten'.
Pommal means 'poliyum' food - that which is good.
Madai is food made for god -
the place where it is made is called as 'madaipali'.
This is found in temples.
Misai means 'very good food that is eaten'.
vuNaa means 'that which is eaten'
Puzhukkal is boiled food.
Non vegetarian food is also known by this name.
Valsi is rice.
paaLitham is the semi-liquid 'kuzhambu'.
Padam means the food that is cooked well.
Midavai is 'uLuttham kaLi' the ball made of urad flour.
Paatthu means 'parukkai' or porridge.
Thuttru means 'kavaLam' or big balls of food.
vuNdi means that which is eaten.
pungam means the food made from a tree 'pungu'
saru means the food made from leaves.
Asanam also is a food made from a tree sap.
vooN is that which is eaten.
Koozh is thick porridge whose contents are smothered well.
Vodhanam means liquid food.
Puga means food that is swallowed
sondri means sOru
sOru means the inner food / sap that is cooked.
These two words, sondri and sOru are used in Sangam texts.
'yEttruga ulaiyE, aakkuga sOrE' (Puranaanuru - 172)
(boil the water, make sOru)
'Varagin sondriyodu perum sittrur' (Puranaanuru - 197)
Varagu is a grain.
Here it is said varagin sondri.
It means the food / sap contained in the grain is sondri.
This sondri is another name for sOru.
sOru also means the food / sap contained in something.
The sap is known as sOru.
But the word annam has a unique meaning.
It does not mean food!
It means that which eats and which is eaten!
The derivation of this word is from Sanskrit.
It is explained in Taittriya Upanishad. (2-2)
"AdhyathE atthi" -
therefore it is annam.
This means,
'beings grow from it,
it grows from beings.'
Therefore it is annam!
The food that goes into body- building is annam.
This gives rise to the 'anna-maya-kOsham'-
the basic physical structure for the body.
Not all food goes into body building.
but annam does that.
That is why the mother is known as 'annai' in Tamil.
She feeds the child so that it grows.
The annam that is given as daanam
must therefore be a balanced and rich food
that will become body parts in the eater.
This daanam is not given just to offset hunger,
or to give strength to do work.
The food must be rich enough to build the body.
This term annam denoting this, has no substitute in Tamil.
That is why annam is part Tamil lexicon
indicating this meaning.
Usually anna daanam is done at the end of some pooja or propitiation of devathas.
Once after the devathas are satisfied,
humans must be satisfied to the level
that the food they are given
must transform into
Anna-maya-kOsha - the physical sheath of the being.
Therefore it is 'anna- daanam' only -
not sOru daanam.
Since daanam means giving, one can not 'give' daanam.
One can do daanam.
In Tamil it is apt to tell
'anna daanam seidhaar'.
This is certainly not for the reasons that Prof Nannan had said
(in the beginning of this post)
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