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midwinter sunrise lighting up the interior of the passage grave at
Newgrange. In Egypt, the Temple at Abu Simbel, built for Ramses II, incorporated the same ?light show?, occurring at Ramses II?s birthday.
When the temple was lifted to higher grounds when Lake Nasser and the Aswan Dam were created, the engineers made sure that the phenomenon could still be observed. Today, thousands of tourists still gather to watch one of the great sights in Egypt. At Newgrange, only a handful, lottery-picked people are invited to attend the phenomenon, which is visible two to three days each way from the solstice. For the absolute majority of tourists, the only manner in which the phenomenon is visible is by switching off the electric lights inside, and recreate the
sunlight by a directional spotlight.
The megalithic mound of Newgrange sits along the river Boyne and is part of Ireland?s best known sacred complex, known as Brugh na Boinne, the ?Bend of the Boyne?. Why here? The river Boyne, or Boand, means White Cow and as the White Cow Goddess, the river is said to reflect the
heavenly river, the Milky Way. This ?Avenue of the Dead? was also a physical boundary, between the provinces of Ulster and Meath.
Furthermore, the waters of the river Boyne were also said to offer the gift of second sight, showing not only its sacred but also initiatory power.
Newgrange is impressive, but not overly impressive, even though an
estimated 200,000 tons of granite stone from Dundalk Bay, plus white quartz from the Wicklow mountains, were used to create this cairn. It was surrounded by a circle of standing stones, of which only twelve of a probable 38 remain.
What has made the site spectacular is the fact that the designers
allowed for an intricate solar show. However, it is less known that this light show is not limited to Newgrange, but involves various other
cairns in the complex also. After Newgrange, the sun enters a number of satellite cairns during the day, until it enters the large cairn of Dowth at sunset. One of these smaller cairns, known as cairn K, harbours the sun at midday. This means that the sunbeam is constantly contained within a cairn throughout the shortest day of the year ? as if ?loosing?
it could mean it would never be found again. Newgrange is therefore merely the ?introduction? to a spectacle that lasts the entire shortest day of the year, with the finale at Dowth.
Where does this leave Knowth, the third large cairn in this bend of the Boyne? Knowth is actually the largest cairn in Ireland and was built 500 years before Newgrange. Yet despite these two important qualifying
characteristics, it has less mythology connected to it than Newgrange.
Still, Knowth equally has a solar light show; its passage is illuminated at sunrise on the equinoxes (March 21 and September 21).
/Knowth, and the river Boyne ((c) Michael Fox, www.knowth.com
)/
Knowth is also known to house a calendar stone, namely kerbstone 52, also known as SW22. On it are a group of crescent shapes arranged around the large boulder. Some criticism has been directed towards the
interpretation of this stone?s carvings as a lunar calendar. Still, at present, the consensus is that the stone records a calendar. The stone?s petroglyphic symbols thus suggest that the ancient Irish astronomers might have been able to synchronise the lunar cycles with the solar year. Gillies MacBain further observed that the great mound at Knowth has a kerb of 127 boulders, which is half the number of tropical moons in the Metonic cycle. Seeing they were able to perfectly align Newgrange to the midwinter sunrise, similar knowledge about and incorporation of lunar phenomena should not perplex anyone.
But back to Newgrange. Author Hugh Kearns has suggested that when the sun penetrated the passage of Newgrange, the sun struck a gold disc that hung inside. There is no archaeological evidence for this, but let us continue in this speculation.
He believes that the refracted light would then strike the Boyne river.
Kearns tested his thesis on a 1:24 scale model, which backed up his findings. But it does rely on the presence of a disc, of which there is no evidence. The scenario itself seems unlikely, but what is known, is that while the sun penetrated into the passage, the same rays would hit the white quartz of the mound, making it glow in the early morning
light. Kearns also believes that the event was accompanied by music, so that Newgrange was a ?sound and light? show. His conclusions have
independently been backed up by research by Paul Devereux, who
investigated the features of Newgrange. He did an acoustical analysis of the structure, which showed that there was indeed an ancient sound and light show.
Despite the above unfounded speculation, Kearns does point out that vast numbers of salmon span in the Boyne Valley at the time of the winter solstice. Salmon were consulted by Celtic heroes for their wisdom and forethought; to eat a salmon, or Eo Feasa, was to gain immediate
knowledge. They are incorporated into many myths: Gwyrhr questioned a series of wise animals, each one wiser than the previous.
The oldest and wisest of all was the salmon of Llyn Llyw. Cchulainn used the hero's salmon leap across the Pupils' Bridge to get Scthach's stronghold in order to gain access to Scthach's advanced knowledge of arms. To gain the secrets, Cchulainn had to use the hero's salmon leap to Scthach herself in order to gain the secrets reserved for her
family. Eating salmon was believed to enhance knowledge and intellect.
Let us note that the water of the river itself was believed to enhance second sight. Thus, drinking the water and eating the salmon of the river Boyne would allow the initiate the gain knowledge of the
Otherworld. It would suggest that the presence of the salmon at the winter solstice identified the site as sacred in nature, which in later millennia resulted in the area becoming a religious centre, into which the various cairns were constructed, whereby the sun penetrating into the passages and being ?caught? on the sacred day was just one aspect of a much larger and older religious experience.
Apart from salmon, the site was linked with the Boand, the Cow Goddess.
The location is known as the ?Bend of the River of the White Cow
Goddess?. Of course, the cow is the origin of milk, and hence it is a short step from Milky Way to ?Track of the White Cow?. But what could it mean?
The salmon returns to its place of birth, so that itself can create new life. The river Boyne is one such location. The salmon was identified with knowledge and mankind strives for divine knowledge, which was
believed to come from the stars, the realm where the shamans ? those with second sight ? went. Was capturing the sun on its shortest day a symbolism of how the ?power of the sun? was captured in this bend of the river Boyne, the power of which was then somehow ?transposed? onto the salmon? Those who consequently ate the salmon would acquire ?divine knowledge?, through the mediation of the solar light.
The Milky Way, and the river Boyne, was therefore a path of
enlightenment. The salmon was the shaman, the traveller, in search of his origin, but also of his destiny.
The salmon supposedly gained its knowledge by consuming the nine hazel nuts of wisdom that fell into the Well of Segais, the primary source of all knowledge in Celtic lore.
Nechtn was one of the guardians of the well, along with his brothers Flesc, Lm and Luam. No-one but they were supposed to go to the well ?
not even the gods. However, just like Adam could not control Eve with the serpent, Nechtn's wife Boand decided that she would disobey the command. As a result, the knowledge of the ?Fountain of all Knowledge?
sprang over into our realm ? echoing the story of Adam and Eve even further. Once the water was gushing into this dimension, it could no longer be stopped; the river Boyne was born.
It should not come as a surprise that like Adam and Eve, there were repercussions. In one account, she was drowned because of her, in
another she lives but is crippled ever after. Still, the river Boyne was named after her.
It is clear that she is a perfect symbol for the shaman, who goes in search of knowledge in the Otherworld, but brings it back with him ?
thus spilling the knowledge of the divine into our realm. The path the shaman travels is often identified as the Milky Way, and we note Bann is not only identified with the river Boyne, but also with the Milky Way. Finally, William Battersby, author of "The Age of Newgrange" states that Nechtain, Bann?s husband, is identified as the constellation
Orion. Nechtain was nicknamed "silver arm" because his constellation has an upraised arm. Orion was often believed to guard the Milky Way.
/Image of the winter solstice sunrise penetrating into Newgrange/
What does this mean for Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth? The waters from the Well of Segais created the river Boyne in Ireland, on whose banks sit the mighty mounds of Br na Boinne (Newgrange), Cnogba (Knowth), and Dubgad (Dowth), where some of the Gods were said to live. Boann herself was said to have lived in the Br na Boinne. Na Boinne means the river Boyne, and Bru means an otherworld palace or festive hall, existing in an eternal timeless realm of the supernatural and not as a place of human habitation. The mounds were therefore seen as houses of the gods.
Most likely, the gods were personified as sacred stones, no doubt long since removed to other locations or lost. The stones on which the sun shone on the winter solstice or the equinoxes were no doubt seen as entrance into another dimension, where the gods truly lived.
What remains today are thus merely the empty ? vacated ? houses of the god, even though each year, the sun continues to go in search of its divine relatives?
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Merry Meet :)))
So as we all know certain gemstones are better for certain things, such as healing, types of energy, magick etc. Did you also know their shape can affect their usage? Today I wanted to run through some basic shapes that you may find gemstones in and their various meanings. :)
ROUND STONES: Round stones are
LONG AND THIN STONES: These stones are phallic symbols, and represent the masculine energy and the Great God. This does not necessarilly apply to quartz crystals or other crystallized stone points. These stones are energy stones and can be carried or placed on an altar to assist with energy. You can hang one on your door or mirror for protection. You can pair these stones with round stones when working love spells.
EGG SHAPED STONES: Egg shaped stones stimulate creativity and help to open your mind. They can also be used to bring fertility to a ritual or in your magick. In the past people carried egg shaped stones to help them become more fertile. They also buried them in the gardens to help with fertile crops.
SQUARE SHAPED STONES: Square shaped stones are symbolic of the Earth. They are helpful in grounding and promoting balance and stability. They also represent prosperity and abundance.
PYRAMID SHAPED STONES: These stones can be a bit harder to find. Pyramid shaped stones will concentrate energy and release it upward. So for example if you need money, you may want to place a dollar bill underneath it and the visualize money flowing up through the pyramid and out the top.
DIAMOND SHAPED STONES: Are used to attract prosperity and riches.
HEART SHAPED STONES: Heart shaped stones are symbolic of love. :) They can be used to stimulate love or draw love into your life. They help you to both receive and give love.
TRIANGLE SHAPED STONES: Triangle shaped stones are protective in nature. You can use them to guard yourself or your home. To guard your home place the in the windowsills.
L SHAPED STONES: L Shaped stones are said to bring good fortune. They can be carried or placed on your alter to assist with good luck or prosperity.
BODY SHAPED STONES: Stones that resemble various parts of the body are used in healing that type of body. For example if you are working on healing someone with a kidney issue you may wish to choose a stone shaped like a kidney.
Love and Blessings,
Jasmeine Moonsong
Credit: http://thelema-and-faith.blogspot.com
Without doubt, Asatru has its roots in Europe's earliest history and beyond. The gods and goddesses that are honored in Asatru are mentioned in the earliest writings across the millennia. Asatru, as an ancient religion, represents some of the earliest expressions of religious thought in Northern Europe and is probably as old as the Northern European branch of humanity itself. Concepts of holy places, feasts and sacrifices, the gods' involvement in battle, land spirits, ancestral chains, other worlds and the nature and roles of the gods and goddesses have remained similar across all of recorded time.
Across time and place, stories of Earth Gods (Vanir) and Sky Gods (Aesir) have endured. Offerings to the Earth Gods, for good harvest go as far back as we know. Requesting the blessings from the Thunder God has also been constant. Usage of such symbolism as the Fylfot goes back to the Stone Age. However, despite that fact that the Gods, Goddesses and practices of Asatru are ancient, there were many regional variations and emphases. Therefore, Asatru although ancient hasn't been static in time or place.
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Hello Cauldron,
Thank you for allowing me to join. My you have a lot of rules for a group that must be pretty open minded. ;) I guess there are jerks in all walks of life right? Regardless, I looked through them and they all seemed to make good sense. I'll just be careful not to post any of my pictures here so as they don't become public property.
So... that's my way of saying I actually read the rules. ;)
I've been a solitary practitioner for nearly 20 years. Where I came from before there weren't many books and the internet was just getting going with the general population so I struggled with some of the ideas. After picked up my first WICCAN book I was hooked and understood that I was to follow a more natural path. I have done a dozen or so real rituals in those 20 years but mostly I practice internally with meditation and silly ryhmes (I'm a horrible poet!). I'm a little kitchen witch, a little garden witch, a lot charm and candle magic but mostly I'm just a person who feels the energy of the things around me and I believe it's very important. It is the most important thing. I also think you can control that energy a little. With that control comes great responsiblity and often I find that I'd rather let things play out the way they want to rather than affect certain changes.
Lately I've been having some really strong feelings... the energy is speaking to me. I wish I knew what it needed but I believe that I've been asked to take note. I've also had 3, 4, 5.. and now 7 people who have wanted to do a circle.
I've obliged them and did a new moon ritual almost a month ago with a group of 5 including me. Me, a solitary witch, a male budhist, a native american spiritual with strong interest in fairies who is new on her path, one lost soul, and another woman who was strong into the Native American spirituality. It was an interesting circle and it felt like a fellowhip. I simply called the quadrants and spoke our intentions. My friend smudged and blessed us with sage. Then we say and wrote a list of the things we wanted to achieve and each of us took a turn to read one or more on the list aloud to our circle. It was very pleasant and everyone felt safe physically and emotionally. There was actually a lot of crying and hugging in our circle that evening before we released the guardians and went on our way. I asked them to read thier list daily and think about what their needs mean to them.
On the full moon we created another circle. We ended up pulling in two additional members (one man, one female). For the people who were there for the new moon, I asked them to rewrite their list and save the new copy. The new people I asked to write a new list with the though around what you would like to close or complete in your life. (instead of asking for money, ask for less dept)... that kind of thing. We all again read something from our list and each of us threw our list into the fire and watched it turn to ash and float into the sky. It was VERY cathartic for all of us and I'm getting constant affirmation from all of them that they took it seriously and they tell me what actions they are taking in their life to acheive their heart goals.
While we didn't get toooooo into what a person could actually do with magick, I think we had an extrememly successful gathering and... well... I'm a little worried about it actually. I'm not the heaviest practitioner out there and I feel like I've started something I might not be prepared for. AAAANNNNDDDDD... that's why I'm here. To be around people who can help me help guide myself and my friends.
I've done three devinations (ouiji, taro, and rune) and each one was freakily the same. Love my land and my ground, pay attention to my intuition closely and to learn to trust my instinct, and then to teach or maybe guide.
I'm currently teaching myself the RUNE letters and meanings and am working on making my own wand. I want to use rune magick on it so I've got a lot of studying to do before I commit. I'm close to being able to name them all but I really have no idea if I'm pronouncing some of them right. LOL I'll get them close and then work on the internet to learn to say them correctly. It's been interesting and every once in awhile I get a heart racing "pay attention now" feeling when I'm studying them. I sure wish the pay attention signal was clearer. ;) I want to learn Ogham next.
So, HI! I see I've written a book already. I hope this isn't too much for an introduction but I figured I'd just spill it out. I have a lot of questions, a lot to learn, maybe some to share with you all as well. I don't feel that I'm strictly on the Wiccaan path but it's my heritage and I feel closest to it than anything else I've read. I have German, Irish, and Danish in my blood. I think your ancestry calls you even if you don't know it.
By all the powers of three times three, and as ye will it, so mote it be.
Well Met my new friends, Merry Part. Please try to excuse any missspellings or poor gramar. I tried. ;)
Micheailin
Reference: http://pagan-space.blogspot.com
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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Daoshadru is a spiritual path of "Quantum Magick", not a religion. It is a way of integrating diverse ways of spirituality for those who simply can not follow a singular, exclusive or fundamentalist path. Within this method there are three "Schools": Internal, External and Eternal. Each school provides a range of techniques for healing, self-empowerment, divination, magick and the attainment of spiritual enlightenment.
INTERNAL SCHOOL
The "Internal School" is self relient with the practitioner's own mind, body and spirit as the source of power. It draws upon various forms of self-discipline such as Qi Gong, Tai Ji Chuan, Yoga and various forms of Meditation. Much of this school's practices and beliefs are from Daoism/Taoism, hence the first three leters in the name DAOshadru.
EXTERNAL SCHOOL
The "External School" is nature relient with the earth, sky, elements and animals as the source of power. It draws upon various forms of the Tribal Medicine Man (Mostly Cherokee native American) such as Ancestrialism, Totemism, Herbalism, Soul Retrieval, Vision Questing and various forms of Animism. Much of this school's practices and beliefs are from Shamanism, hence the second set of three leters in the name DaoSHAdru.
ETERNAL SCHOOL
The "Eternal School" is faith relient with the belief in divine gods, goddesses and spirits and coreponding other-worldly realms as the source of power. It draws upon various forms of ritualism such as invocation, evocation, channeling and various magickal rites. Much of this school's practices and beliefs are from Celtic Druidism, hence the last three leters in the name DaoshaDRU. Everyone in this "Grove" (Temple) can share a belief in honoring "The Seven", which are actualy a set of generic dieties evolved eclecticly from global spirituality; Great Spirit, Earth Mother, Sky Father and The Spirits of the Four Winds.
Although it has components from three languages, Daoshadru can be roughly translated to mean "Way of Spiritual Passage".
Each individual member seeks out and chooses from the infinite diversity of earth's religious and cultural mythologies to find dieties to worship, serve and adore. In the end each grove member maintains personal autonomy yet still enjoys the benefits of belonging to a group within the unity of a temple
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Gyan, this knowledge is amazing. As I mentioned many times; there is nothing like it when "revolved" in our minds and seeing its connectivity with life. It is Godly knowledge which is able to transform souls without the need of Gurus, expensive trips to ashrams, latest "self-help"
Somehow many words have been used without an adequate translation which sometimes come across as "strong" and reminds me of the "catholic inquisition" times. When I hear that, I know that something is not "ticking" right. Now, things will escalate when that same translation into English is translated from there into other languages. We are not dealing necessarily with Hindi speakers translating the Murli into, let us say, Spanish; but we have usually a non-native English speaker translating that Murli into Spanish.
This game of translation will have a consequence if the language used in the original Murli is controversial.
The other issue is that the original Sakar Murlis have been 'cut down' and fitted into a nice 3 pages long Murli, where some phrases which may be considered "politically incorrect" to translate; have been left out. What we have left in the postings shared here from the actual Murli, is usually the "answer" to the question.
The essence for Dharna is an interpretation based on the Murli. Many times that interpretation is "black or white," using language such as "never, only, you must, etc." Commandments. Imposition. Orders.
Sakar Murlis have a force and magic, but at the same time; we cannot forget that it was meant for a culture different than western culture (and even current Indian culture) at a different time. Times have changed. There is greater diversity, greater entropy. Sakar murlis have deep points of knowledge which have not been fully "churned" yet, just to support current devotional behavior, traditions.
The paradox being to "break the traditional socio-cultural belief of that time- 1940's" just to "settle down into the traditional devotional patterns of to-day." This is interesting to note.
However, we have Avyak Murlis at this time.
BapDada is speaking those Murlis with the awareness of the time. There is extreme gyan in those avyakt Murlis which will help us in our current efforts. At the same time, BapDada does a great job incorporating those devotional, bhakti elements which are needed in the Indian culture (which are the majority of BKs, anyway.) Because of that simplicity and depth which is biased-free, I feel that according to times, there is a lot to be learned from those Murlis. Usually the "blessing" and "slogan" from a Sakar Murli are the points which a soul will remember...and that comes from an Avyakt Murli!
My point is, if it is possible to get those points of Gyan form an Avyakt Murli as it is starting to happen now (we are getting 2 short avyakt murlis every Sunday) that I feel is a great idea to start incorporating "newness" according to time. Those 1975 Avyakt Murlis shared so far, have deep points not found at any other place.
It is my "unlimited" wish to see more such Murlis at least 2 times per week.
Why?
Because, current gyan is there. The "drills" which Baba wants us to practice are there. Subtle efforts are spelled out there (such as concentration on the dot, pure wishes, service through the mind, the avyakt stage, etc.) which are not available in the Sakar Murli.. and, the ability to extend these teachings to a worldwide audience without restrictions.
May our awareness of the need according to time be greater than our love for traditions.
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