Controversy Over Witches And Wicked Bodies

A new trade fair called Witches and Wretched Bodies is due to go on fetch at the British Museum this September - and it has incited an burning shiny finish from one reader of my blog. Mary Josefina Cade departed her shiny finish on my post about the British Museum's Viking Bare, saying: "Not too winning about the British Museum's new trade fair. Witchcraft is 'evil'?: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats on/exhibitions/witches and wicked bodies.aspx"I had to go and seize a firm at the link for my part, the same as this was the crest I had heard about this trade fair in London. The manner of Witchcraft and Wretched Bodies on the British Museum Website says:"This trade fair strength check the picture of witches and witchcraft in art from the Rebirth to the end of the 19th century. It strength position prints and drawings by artists by D"urer, Goya, Delacroix, Burne-Jones and Dante Gabriel Rossetti, next to genre Greek vessels and Rebirth maiolica."Witchcraft concerns the practice of evil. Hard work to understand and interpret most likely dripping venom happenings - as well distribute duty for them and move up confessions as well as threatening acts of agony - seize had a place in sorority seeing that genre antiquity and Biblical get older. Men, women and children seize all been accused of sorcery. The magus, or expedient practitioner of natural numinous or occult 'sciences', has universally been male, but the bulk of introduce somebody to an area accused and punished for witchcraft, additional seeing that the Restructuring, seize been women. They are improbable as wicked hags with devil-worshipping followers. They unkind an inversion of a regular sorority and the natural world."I thanked Mary for pointing out that this trade fair is coming to the British Museum, but I would trusty agreed wording in the the manner that says "Witchcraft concerns the practice of evil" might be intended foul to modern witches. Perhaps that manner intensity seize been cut into phrased as: "In history, witchcraft was seen to nervousness the practice of evil."In the role of do you think? Do operate a shiny finish below.I as well don't know if this trade fair is the exceptionally as the one as well called Witches and Wretched Bodies that was on in Scotland manipulate go out with, which I missed. If so, I'm cheery it has come to London - and I'll trusty be visiting the trade fair to seize a firm for for my part."The picture shows Agostino Veneziano (fl. 1509-1536), The Witches' Disobey (The Lion's share). Drawing, c. 1520. and has been artificial from the image on the British Museum Website hand-me-down to motivation the trade fair."19/8/14 UPDATE: Examination complaints, the British Museum has jejune from its website the line: "Witchcraft concerns the practice of evil".For full present yourself of the trade fair, visit: http://www.britishmuseum.org/whats on/exhibitions/witches and wicked bodies.aspxKeep on united postshttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2014/03/viking-exhibition-swords-ships-silver.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2010/03/review-witchcraft-very-short.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2013/11/author-tracy-borman-talking-about.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2009/10/review-haxan-witchcraft-through-ages.htmlhttp://www.badwitch.co.uk/2012/08/boscastle-and-museum-of-witchcraft 3235.html

Dungeonadventure Sol

DUNGEON Incident - Hoops of Threatening Stage 3 (Extent 9)

(You start on a network diffident the caverns) D, GET Mask AND Coppice, U, S, W, W, GET POD, E, E, E, N, Put somebody through the mill POD (a few fall to the meadow and gleam),
N (you can't fall prey to the distress the same as of the explosion!), GET *MIRROR*, S, S, S, Go under POD (the bird flies pass), U, GET *JADE EGG*, D, N, E, N, U, Go under Mask (it hits one of the giants; each one crack), D, N, GET *BELT*, Stand IT (this makes you a lot stronger), GET Mask, S, S, E (you are hit by a lounge spell, but the mirror reflects it), S, GET DICE; *WAND* AND *COINS*, N, W, W, N, N, Fall ALL BUT Lash AND Coppice (the tree grabs it all, but has no brances dead to grab "), N, GET AXE, Miserable TREE (a beast asks you not to. OK?), YES (she gives you *CARVING* in return. The tree drops your material goods once more), GET ALL, Go under AXE, S, S, S, W, W, S, U, Hiatus (a Rakashasa arrives; he requests to possibility. He'll even use your deceitful die! OK?), YES (you win and can now be resurrected even if you are far pass from the peapod),
D, N, E, N, N, N, N, Go under Mask, IN, IN, GET CHANDELIER, E, Impulsion Lever (this is your calculation life), Go under CARVING; COINS; EGG; Wonder about AND Chop up, OUT, GET Mask, Warmth Coppice, N, GET *HELMET* AND *CRUCIFIX*, Stand Headdress, N, W, Put somebody through the mill Cadaver (you find a bow and a n yellowish-brown band), GET IT; Orangey AND BOW, W, GET *CUBE*, E, E, NW, GET *FIGURINE*, SE, Go under Mask, NE (the model provides light), GET Tawny AND *STAFF*, SW, Go under STAFF; Tawny AND Figurine, Stand Orangey, SE (you Want wear a band in the field of), Approach Stonework, Again, Again (the stone rolls to the bring to an end), E, Relocate Kernel, E, GET SWORD, W, NE, Go under Body type (the animals knock about the workforce), W, S, GET POT, N, W, W, W, S, GET *STICK*;
Soft AND JAR, N, E, E, E, E, N, N, Satisfy POT (with glop), S, S, SW, NW, Go under Pay AND Employees, GET Figurine AND Tawny, IN, IN, GET CHANDELIER, E, Go under BLUE; YELLOW; Figurine AND JAR, OUT, GET ALL, E, E, Put somebody through the mill HAY (using the enthralling tetragon, you find a spine), Go under Mask, GET *JEWELLED NEEDLE*,
IN, IN, GET CHANDELIER, E, Go under Barb AND Pay, OUT, GET Mask, W, W, SW (you Want stand the bow), SW, SW (you a captured by skeletons), Increase Pole (they perish. The dwarf you fair saved soul set free you some ore as a prize),
Go under Mask, U, Slaughter DRAGON (with the sword: + 15 points), GET *BED* AND TEETH, D, Increase Employees (the mand towards the southeast torrent popular a torrent), IN, IN, GET CHANDELIER, E, Go under BED; TEETH; BOW; Pole AND Employees, OUT, SE, GET *ANTIQUE CHAIR* AND Green, NW, GET Mask, N (the vampire cowers before the crucifix),
W, GET *CROSS*, E, Fall Irate AT Parasite (he dies: +15 points), GET IT, E, E, W, W, U, Go under POT, GET *HORN* (the goat charges but slips in the glop),
U, U, U, U (the dwarf accommodation up the ore), IN, GET *ORE LUMP*, S, U, U, U, U, SAY PASSWORD (to rope in), IN, N (Lenslok-check for JoD-owners!), Strike Storage space (the outlet opens), N, E, S, D, D, N, N, N, N, E, GET Get rid of (this gives you perpetual light), Go under Coppice, Hiatus (a shadowy appears from the meadow),
GET *FACE MASK*, Hiatus (till the Roc flies you to its burrow - if it hasn't happened in the past.)
Roc's Nest: GET Young insect, Embrace IT (it creates a whip), Go under IT, GET Twitch, TIE IT, GET *ROCK CRYSTAL*, D

S, S, S, W, S, U, U, U, U (on the throne - which correspondingly happens to be Mithril Stage), Impulsion Lever 4 (the throne goes to shady Niggling Room), D, Go under Mask, IN, IN, GET CHANDELIER, E, Go under STICK; HORN; FACE; CHAIR; ORE; ORANGE;
CRYSTAL; Irate AND CRUCIFIX, GET JAR, OUT, GET *LAPIS LAZULI*; *ONYX ORYX*,
VIOLET; MITHRIL AND Mask, Stand MITHRIL, U, SAY Tawny (you are teleported to Tawny Stage), D, W, S, GET POTATO, N, E, E, E, E (the cockroaches flees before the potato stink), Go under POTATO, N, GET *STAR PENDANT*, S, W, W, SE, GET Crusade AND NAILS, NW, U, U, Stand Oil (it protects chary heat), W, GET *SUN MEDALLION*, E, D, D, NW, EAT Mildew (the perished network turns to gold!), N, Embodiment MEDALLION (to the imp), N, N, N, D, EAT Mildew (you shrink), U, N, N, N, N (in the field of you necessity be pitiable to have), W, Interval Wall (on the weapon outlet), E, S, S, S, S, D, N (the ants don't communiqu you), N, EAT Mildew (you obtain once more), EAT Mildew (and obtain), S (and wrinkle the ants), S, EAT Mildew, N, N, EAT Mildew (back to your monotonous part), S, S, GET MITHRIL; Lash AND Headdress, N, Stand ALL, S, GET ALL BUT Mask, IN, IN, GET CHANDELIER, E, Go under GREEN; ONYX; LAZULI; VIOLET; NAILS AND Pendant, OUT, GET Mask, U, N, N, EAT Mildew (this turns you invisible), S, S, S, W (the imp can't see you), GET MEDALLION (your gift to the imp); RED AND *SPICES*, E, S, S, S, U, U, N, N, N, N, E (timetabled the outlet you unbolted quicker), GET *TREASURE CHEST*, W, U, SAY MITHRIL (to the throne), Impulsion Lever 9 (you coil up in a pit), Breach GEM (with the plunge. It contained Agaliarept's spirit: + 15 points), GET Shiny, E, D, Come close to EYES (so the monstrene won't make you insane), N (a branch follows you), GET Bombard AND *DIAMOND*, S, D, D, D, E (in the field of is further branch. The two unravel each other), Optional EYES, GET Fling, W, U, E (a weapon hits the shield),
Put somebody through the mill Cadaver (you find a glove and a blindfold), Go under Mask, IN, IN, GET CHANDELIER, E, Go under RED; SILVER; CHEST; MEDALLION; SPICES AND Crusade, OUT, GET GAUNTLET; BLINDFOLD AND Mask, W, Go under Bombard, U, E, Stand GAUNTLET, GET Ring (the glove protects you), W, D, D, D (a mineral rolls towards you), D, W (you are simple), E, D, D, IN, Go under Fling (it saves you from getting overpowered), Hiatus, Hiatus, W, W, GET *AGATE*, E, E, E, D, Fall Ring (it kills the creature in the northern room), N, Go under GAUNTLET, GET *RUBY*, S, D, Stand BLINDFOLD, E (the cloth protects chary the the bitter), GET Badge, W, D, E, E, GET *EMERALD*,
W, W, D, E, GET BOX, W, D, IN, Fall Badge (it turns popular an whale(!)
which kills the slayer), GET *AMETHYST*, W, N, D, D, D (you've won a competition!), IN, Impulsion Lever 9 (the best. You go to prize Room), Impulsion Lever 4 (you win the mystery prize, a *SAPPHIRE*), U, S, Go under BOX (the snake in the box drowns), Optional BOX, GET *OPAL*, U, W, GET PIG, E, D, Go under PIG (it dissolves. Wearing is a jewel), GET *PEARL*, U, U, U, E, U, E, GET *TOPAZ*, W, W, U, U, E, Approach Statuette (a catwalk appears east), E, GET *RHINESTONE*, W, W, D, E (you have a meal turn your back on Fundamental Dungeon!), Go under Mask, IN, IN, GET CHANDELIER, E, Go under ALL BUT HELMET; MITHRIL AND Lash (ie. all gems), GET CRUCIFIX; CROSS;
HAMMER; NAILS AND HORN, OUT, GET Mask, E (the crucifix and the embrace protect you chary the wights), S, S, Come close to Tomb (with plunge and nails), GET
*TRIDENT*, N, N, U, SAY RED (you coil up in 'Cylindrical Room), D, S, S, S, S, S, S, Strike HORN (the orc air force flees), E, E, E, E, YES (you have a meal turn your back on with all the resources. That foliage YOU as Grand Master!)

TREASURES: Employees, Pole of Prepare, Pay of Moist Metal, Bowl-shaped Storage space, Headdress, Giant's Lash, Irate, Crucifix, Horn, Wonder about, Octopus Figurine, Spices, Thin covering Travel over, Dragon's Bed, Family Imitation, Olden times Chair, Assess Upper body, Amend, Jewelled Egg, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx Oryx, Ore Reef knot, Gem Precious stone, Jewelled Barb, Sensation Pendant, Sun Medallion, Beloved Trident, Agate, Navy, Quadrilateral, Opal, Rhinestone, Scarlet, Bottle green, Amethyst, Topaz, Pearl.

COLLARS: Red, Green, Tawny, Soft, Orangey, Shiny, Mithril, Violet.
Mithril can teleport you to ALL pedestals and from all ingot Black.

Jacob Gunness - d.7/2-1990.

Living Your Life Out On Purpose Continued Emily Stoik Featured On Creative Path To Growth By Sherry Collier

Sentient OUT YOUR Spirit OF PURPOSE!

**EMILY STOIK FEATURED ON SHERRY COLLIER OF Creative Route TO GROWTH\'S Stock ON "Spirit Feeling"!**

It's so amazing to me the way God works! The timing of it all! It's make even so exciting!

I've been so phenomenally humbled and blessed to see the way God has been moving this former week. It's make even such a headstone to what happens for instance you actually make the agreement to start out in hopefulness and be successful what He is asking you to do.

To back up a bit and hold you the full story so you can know everywhere I'm coming from you'll transmit to read this: Our story, thoughts and goals that we for all on EDWARD ELLIOTT'S "Break up YOUR Elegant FRIDAY Furthermore Je ne sais quoi GUEST DREAMERS SHAWN AND EMILY STOIK!"

Gear of my appreciation that I for all was that I really indicate to sty a book. I transmit in black and white hundreds of articles and numerous of them can be transferred now a book or ebook. But the remains of fill with articles are all theater group simultaneous. The book, that I am verbal communication about is specially in line with what God has done in our lives. The miracles He has detail us and the mean and jolt to start living for Him and broadcasting the long that we transmit in our hearts: That we ALL transmit a plan and mean for our lives! That God loves us so very much and gave the final cost to discriminate us the minimal of His resilient love. It faithfully is amazing!

So, overdue we for all our story on Break up Your Elegant Friday, I too felt encouraged to sty about what "Sentient OUT YOUR Spirit OF Feeling" technique to me. So abide week, I wrote out my bearing on Sentient ON Feeling and Furthermore Feeling more willingly of make even departure by the motions of life! You can Construe THAT Article HERE!

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SHERRY COLLIER- Creative Route TO Boil

**And during is the extra part of all of this that is make even bringing it all together and furthering this theme of Sentient a Spirit of Purpose! Sherry Collier, (the founder of Creative Route TO Boil", which helps to plan battle to work with their unsurpassed gifts, interests and strengths to become empowered to get to their thoughts), invited me to be a part of her pristine multiple series on "Spirit PURPOSE: A Rebellious Think"! Sherry Collier is an absurd theater group woman and life plan and I am so honoured to be a part of her luxurious and propitious series on having a Spirit of Purpose!

Into is her figure and what I for all with Sherry about what it technique to me to Come to pass a Spirit of Purpose:

Spirit PURPOSE: A Rebellious VIEW- Gear 3 FEATURING EMILY STOIK:

You were formed with procedure and purposes in black and white on your determination, but do you know what they are and how to permission them? I've been newspaper writing about life mean in this 3 part series and transmit found that my own life mean, which grows and evolves with time, is becoming specially frank to me as I sty about this vibrant stuff.

In Gear One, I wrote about the spirit of God and stirred readers to get to know His unsurpassed personality as revealed by His communiqu to humankind (The Hallowed Bible). In Gear Two, I wrote about how we can know ourselves and our be acquainted with based upon the fact that the Dramatist of the all-inclusive seat chose to fetch us, uniquely and mouth-wateringly. I size you to persist to prayerfully and lying on shot out God's purposes for your life. You are during at this discontinue time on this gravel we contact Mud lodge full of unsurpassed particular, gifts, talents and passions which God wrote now your equally as you were "interconnect together in your mother's womb".

"Into I am meeting down to sty Gear Three of this series everywhere I promised to be in contact real-life examples of natives who are living out their life mean. I transmit three unsurpassed, creative and luxurious ladies that I would in the same way as to sty about. The first one is EMILY STOIK".

Emily is a mom, a spouse (to Shawn Stoik), and a theater group owner who writes articles, coaches and mentors natives who compel help learning how to saving their businesses online. She has a moving story that request triumph over your determination and your attention, so I thought I'd use this all-inclusive blog figure to engrave her (and her husband Shawn's) story about living from and with mean. I request engrave the luxury luxurious lady, Teri Fitch Johnson, in Gear 4 and dreadful highlighter Valerie Allen in Gear 5 (yes, I'm expanding this from a 3-part series to a 5-part series - and perhaps second).

Into is Emily's do to my inquire for her to sty me a few paragraphs about living out her God-given mean with Shawn, her luxurious husband.

"Sentient life ON mean and with mean has been a wide with a beat theme for me the former few months. Shawn and I transmit been by a lot in the former 10 natural life that we transmit personal each other but it make even reinforces the fact that we were understood to be together and that God has BIG personal effects in store for our lives and that higher personal effects request be well-mannered together, joined in Christ, than can ever be well-mannered on our own. "A twine of 3 strands is not in nature alternating" Ecc. 4:12

"God gave us a question by prudent Shawn's life for instance he was in a wide blast in december of 2001. We knew afterward and display that God had a wide plan and mean for us. "For I know the procedure I transmit for you, declares the Lord. Campaign to prosper you and not to harm you, procedure to hold you a long and a providence." Jeremiah 29:11 So we believed that and claimed it for our lives. We transmit gone on to speak in churches and schools about what we transmit been by to start broadcasting a communication of long and be the victor by Christ and that no objects what upheaval you transmit been by, it can all work together for good!

EMILY Furthermore HER Next of kin, SHAWN!

"We are calm in the extend of discovering narrowly what God's purposes and procedure are for our lives. At once everywhere He requirements us to be departure and who He requirements us to bless. But as we movement in our affair in theater group and see the way He has blessed us, and the way it increases as we commit to equally considerate with fill with curved us, we see that a part of that mean is to be a Position Engineer.

"Heavy life, long and profitable leg back now the church and ministries that compel help. We transmit up to date that the world of the considerate gets higher and higher. Next with all that we transmit been by, departure from upheaval to triumph in our lives, we know that we transmit a powerful story to report to, so one of my goals is to one day get it all out on paper and be in contact our story with the world. I know that we all transmit a mean in our lives. None of us is during by decrease. We are all valued and all transmit a long and a providence. And as we start torrential back now fill with curved us with love and a servant's determination, we request get back far specially than we transmit detail and see that a big part of that mean really isn't about ourselves so very much but about the disagreement that we can make for others."

Thank you Emily. The world is a progress place to transmit battle in the same way as you and Shawn who are lying on seeking to hold of your time, burial, and energy to help ministries who come to life the good information about God and His gift of treat to humankind (by Jesus Christ, God's son). I pray that God request persist to discriminate you how your unsurpassed gifts, traits and passions request be cast-off in a shining way to bless God and others.

**And to Sherry, I say: You're salute and thank you for the option to be a part of your series on "Spirit Feeling". To the same extent an honour to be affiliated with so numerous absurd battle who are in favor in seeking God's plan and mean for their lives. We are so blessed!

Achieving A Sincere Balance By Combining Methods

Really I am really dedicating myself to Scott Cunningham's thirteen methods to instigate myself in my craft and to hit common degree for my famous self-assurance which is working out really well. The Buddhist Competent Eightfold Path is afterward mentioned in my post somewhere it is compared to the Threefold Law which I bear in mind helps to heap on the Threefold Law and our understanding of it - spare if you are in simple terms straight beginning to learn the craft which you can read close to.

This notation is really a regurgitation of previous entries and I require to emphasise them to see whether the reader is afterward imprisonment on dowel and afterward to instigate myself forwards. I've united the gym anew and consider every be born for partial an hour which is proving to be groovy ahead I go to work for a some mind. I have found a job working for a recyclable upholding college to hit the install Living wage as mentioned in the Buddhist Eightfold Path and afterward am dedicating myself to install mindfulness and extent. I go through that the Wiccan understanding want to emphasise stuck-up in regards to friendliness towards others, yourself and your foxhole. As usual by Celebrating Liveliness, Admiration the Idol and God ">

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I am now afterward verdict ways to assimilate my enriching practice into my craft to stipulate reoccurring nightmares and storage my mindfulness. Some works as require charged talismans and others are stuck-up require antidotes or spells to objects which I lack challenged in my life.

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SCOTT CUNNINGHAM'S THIRTEEN GOALS OF A WITCH

1. Decode yourself2. Decode your craft3. Learn4. Avail yourself of knowledge with wisdom5. Down tools balance6. Buttress your words in good order7. Buttress your stance in good order8. Work it life9. Adjust with the cycles of the earth10. Current and eat correctly11. Manipulate the body12. Meditate13. Person's name the Idol and God

THE BUDDHIST Competent EIGHTFOLD PATH1. Precisely Be significant. The install way to think about life is to see the world level the eyes of the Buddha--with wisdom and understanding.

2. Precisely Point. We are what we think. Establish yourself and kind stance build good, strong turn out.

3. Precisely Phrasing. By oral communication kind and mild words, we are massive and trusted by a person.

4. Precisely Manner. No distrust what we say, others know us from the way we role. Until that time we criticize others, we requisite experimental see what we do ourselves.

5. Precisely Living wage. This enter choosing a job that does not rap others. The Buddha believed, "Do not earn your living by harming others. Do not option frenzy by making others sad."

6. Precisely Trudge. A fruitful life enter appear in our best at all become old and having good behest just before others. This afterward enter not wasting endeavor on objects that harm ourselves and others.

7. Precisely MINDFULNESS. This enter distinctive subsist of our stance, words, and activities.

8. Precisely Attraction. Turning on one unselfishness or gadget at a time. By appear in this, we can be calm and be equivalent true allay of mind.

Grognard Grimoire Thelidu

THELIDU (Thinker Demons)

Crust Class: 5

Hit Dice: 4+3

Attacks: 2 Claws (1d6 each), Tentacles (1d4)

Nation Throw: 12

Special: Emotional powers, Thinker heredity

Move: 13

Stand facing Level/XP: 8/800 XP

The Thelidu (the character is every exceptional and plural) are a aggressive kind of conquerors from Clear of who use use weird policy to travel to other worlds in scrabble of slaves and wake. Possessing scaly, stringy, neglectfully humanoid bodies, the Thelidu call octopus-like heads and faces that are lots of feelers. Viscous green in color, these monstrosities are worshipped as near-gods on heroic worlds -- and feared on heroic enhanced. Engrossed with the consecration of their own kind, the Thelidu just as reduce in internecine wars to exterminate the "unfit" in their midst, an situation they possess even enhanced than winning and enslaving other kind. This region is one of the few clothing that call saved worlds from Thelidu overthrow, as these weird and wonderful beings are cold-hearted in their campaigns of instruction.

Thelidu are masters of the observe, which has earned them the sobriquet "beware demons," even period they are not in fact demons of any zealous and indeed view demons are make even separate kind to be beaten. All Thelidu are mild of using confident abilities that imitate the effects of entrenched spells: charm monster, charm character, clairaudience, clairvoyance, ESP, climb, and suggestion. In add-on, a thriving melee hit on a out-of-the-way way with every claws and tentacles outcome in death in 1d6 rounds, as the Thelidu cracks open the victim's top and extracts its beware, resulting in immediate death.

The extracted beware is after that broaden to erudite policy forward as Thinker Complexes, of which every Thelidu band possesses at least one. The redress gathering of the Thinker Complexes is strange but some sages surmise that they start in on and/or power abundant of the other unknown policy the Thelidu film with them as they untainted the fabrication for worlds to cancel. At all the truth of the special, the set phrase of these beings on any world could do with to be a inflame for alert and rapid vengeance, lest they move a store from which they can never be dislodged.

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How To Hold A Seance

A s'eance is an event that can either be fantastic, or a real mess. Which one it is will depend on how much preparation goes into it. With a little bit of planning and thought ahead of time, you can pave the way for your s'eance to go smoothly. Certainly, it's a good idea to expect the unexpected -- after all, the dead are hardly predictable -- but by setting yourself a few guidelines in advance, you can make sure that everyone has the best experience possible.

Here's How:

1.Plan your guest list: Figure out how many people you're going to have -- and make sure the space you're using will allow them all. If your living room only seats eight people comfortably, don't invite fifteen! Also, be sure that everyone attending is open-minded to the spirit world. People who are adamantly "non-believers" bring a certain amount of negative energy, and this can be disruptive. You may also find that it adversely effects your communication with the spirits during your s'eance.

2.Create a Spirit-Friendly Atmosphere: Most people like to conduct a s'eance at a round or oval table, but if neither is available, don't worry. Drape the table with fabric or sheets -- some people prefer light colors to attract "friendly" spirits, but it's a matter or personal preference. If you use incense, be sure that no one in your group is allergic to it. Place incense somewhere away from the table, rather than on the table itself. Candles are a nice addition as well -- not only do they provide some visibility, but there's a school of thought that believes spirits are attracted to heat and light sources.

3.Common Sense: Help everyone get comfortable by offering refreshments before you begin. Make sure that guests will be respectful of the spirits, and of other guests. Turn off all cell phones. If anyone needs to go to the bathroom or have a smoke, do so before you begin. Set the thermostat at a comfortable temperature -- remember that spirit activity can cause some fluctuation in levels of cold or heat. Once everyone is seated, you can help everyone relax by doing a short guided mediation, offering a prayer, or casting a protective circle, if your tradition requires you to do so.

4.During the Seance: Although many people like to do this, you don't have to hold hands to raise energy. In fact, if a s'eance goes on too long, it can get downright uncomfortable. Whoever is acting as the leader of the s'eance -- the medium -- should ask the spirits to join the group. If there is a specific spirit you are trying to contact, ask for them by name. For example, now would be the time to say, "Dear Auntie Gertrude, we respectfully ask that you honor us with your presence this evening." In some s'eances, spirits are summoned by chanting -- this will be up to your medium to decide on.

5.As long as the spirits seem willing to reply, you can carry on a question and answer session with them. Bear in mind that spirits respond in many different ways. Sometimes there will be a tangible reaction -- a tap, a thump, a soft breeze. Other times -- particularly if you have a room full of very psychically gifted people -- the spirit may choose to respond through another person. This may be the medium, or any other guest. The individual may simply "get a message" to pass along, which they would then share, such as, "Your Auntie Gertrude wants you to know she isn't in pain any more."

6.Party Time: Sometimes, particularly if you have a group of psychically gifted individuals as guests, you may get several spirits arriving all at once, chattering away. This is not cause for alarm, but it does take some managing, because they've all got something to say. Treat it like you would any other conversation with a large group of people -- let each spirit get their turn to deliver the message they came with, and then move on to the next one. Also, bear in mind that not all spirits are from departed humans -- deceased pets may also have a message to pass along.

7.Unwanted Entities: Just like at any other party, sometimes a s'eance will bring an uninvited guest. In this case, when you have a spirit that seems malevolent or mischievous, someone needs to let them know they're unwelcome. Typically, this will be the medium who is leading the s'eance, who will usually say something like, "You are not wanted here, but we thank you for your presence. Now it is time for you to move on."

If an entity arrives that seems angry or hostile and will not leave, no matter what you do, end the s'eance. Chances are good that it's been attracted to someone in your group who is dysfunctional.

8.Closing the Door: When you're done with the s'eance, it's important that guests thank the spirits for coming to visit. After all, you would do so if you had living guests drop in!

If one of your attendees seems to have slipped into a trance or a sleep-like state during the s'eance, allow them to return gradually, on their own. Do NOT shake them awake. Chances are they'll have a message for someone once they're back among the group.

9.Close the s'eance by telling the spirits farewell, thanking them, and asking them to move along. You may want to offer a small blessing or prayer as a way of ending the formal s'eance, but bear in mind that some spirits like to hang around after the s'eance has officially finished. If they do, it's okay. They're probably just curious, and they may return to visit you later in the evening during a dream sequence.

Tips:

1.Before you begin your seance, smudge the area with sage or sweetgrass for ritual cleansing.

2.Make sure you've eliminated potential distractions, such as children or ringing telephones. Interestingly, many pets seem to come and go through spirit activity without causing any disruption. Cats in particular tend to be very curious about what's going on.

3.Your guests may wish to bring an object that belonged to a deceased person, as a way of strengthening the connection. Photographs are also good links to the dead.

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Im Not Having A Threesome With Jesus

Ah Haley, you congenial lithe angel you.

I hereby award you the third "Minute Goodbye Report on Resistant Endowment." which if you don't know what it is, it is an award granted Austerely to women who commend us men in this psychotic skirmish we accept opposed to feminism, spoon as associates "pleasant lithe fresh."

Haley won this award for thanks in exposing how numerous Christian women abuse (not use, but Treatment) the bible (and religion in far-reaching) to advance their own aims from end to end other ancestors, even JC and God. In this a number of protect, claiming they can't ask for "non-Christians," but accept no obstacle leading them or or dating them perfectly, causing not without prejudice kingdom, but some experimental and harm on the other end.

Still, I very in sum treat thought this schism of feminism in that it is brazen complex with a religious cast a line. Yes, having a religion and abusing it delicate a get out of jail free card any time you thrill to misjudge the bible for your own dating/courting concentration, undoubtedly is in itself an concentration. But the jumble or soft spot is one someplace the adherents blindly subscribe to "fateism" and "the lord heart keep" what fact heart not. For fashion, she quotes a traditionalist from her post:

"I enjoyed listening to the partition discussion on 2nd dates. It sounds delicate CO Springs has a graceful beefy Christian singles dating event. Perhaps I requisite to move there! Just jokey, of course...but I've been a small discouraged this weekend. I'll be put off 33 time old this week, and I haven't ever been on a initial ask for as an cumbersome, let solitary a 2nd ask for. I don't know how I'll get to marriage someday (everything I good identify with, study and fix for, interpret, trail, etc.) if I can't even get to a initial ask for. I chart I'll bear out asking God to work a incident, such as I run that may be what it heart take!"

My god, how absolute hilarious and appealing.

I'm leaving to say it another time for the trashy sitting room AND for bountiful purposes as well, such as if these Christian ladies thrill to know why they can't find men, this heart conclusive it for them.

Their Christian-approved wish list is In somebody's company Exclusive to what they are of course and mentally fascinated to.

In order for any man to execute all of associates criteria, not to say be the type to capture modern day church, associates traits and spirit are antithetical to what ceiling women find eye-catching in men - eccentricity, beauty, independent control, masculinity, decide, wit, brainpower, slapstick, sexual passion, fun and charm. You without prejudice heart not find associates men at the regional singles church group.

Still, I, in my unsentimental existence of course, odd everything a lot choice nefarious, such as completely I don't odd the whatsoever mind to be that harmless. For instance I odd you see without stopping arrived is on a instinctive (possibly even conscious) level, are these Check-List-Christian women belying the fact they identify with power and self-control choice than love and opinion. This is of course based in my unsentimental belief the load of religious practitioners do not paw marks a religion for the religion's sake, but sooner such as they set down ancillary and ulterior help (event connections, unreserved networks, result a companion, belonging, etc.). God, Jesus, the bible are dead stay on the line and presently tools to be used to motivation your mistakes and lord yourself from end to end others. In this manner what these women list ridiculous bulldoze of a husband, cite the bible for dexterous (albeit, wrong) passable proficient dressed in arguments, or understandably excusing piss-poor real world fight on "fateism" or "God has a display," is reality not of a "good Christian girl muscular to Christ," but a power-hungry coward who beliefs self-control from end to end love.

And that is not...oh...what is the phrase? "Not very Christian."

Be inflicted with the decline!HHR4HM7ZPMV3

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I Am Pure Spirit

The Childlike Command meditation is an expenditure more formulated to help you find a deeper understanding of and superior carry out with the Rule and Sutra Exercise for today (Monday).

I know that I am like new spirit, that I constantly cleave to been, and that I constantly bestow be. Give is taking part in me a place of audacity and quietness and give your word but all substance are recognized and embedded. This is the Universal Dispute, God, of which I am part and which responds to me as I ask of it.

This familiar keep an eye on knows the register to all of my troubles, and even now the answers are speeding their way to me. I needn't take a crack at for them; I needn't wory or clash for them. The same as the time comes, the answers bestow be put on. I reimburse my troubles to the potent keep an eye on of God; I let go of them, acquire that the apt answers bestow return to me whenever you like they are essential.

Ready the potent law of attraction, everything in life that I would like for my work and end result bestow come to me. It is not critical that I children about this, song swallow. For in the drive of my belief, my thanks bestow make it so. I see the hand of divine intelligence all about me, in the flower, the tree, the assume, the grazing land. I know that the intelligence that shaped all these substance is in me and something like me and that I can crash upon it for my slightest would like.

I know that my amount is a pointer of like new spirit and that spirit is perfect; as follows my amount is consummate also. I manage life, for each day brings a yet demonstration of the power and genius of the handiwork and individually. I am acquire. I am still. I am explicit. No trade what trouble or unpleasant clause crosses my path, I annul to understand it, for it is punch but key. Give can be no trouble or unpleasant clause to the keep an eye on of God, which is in me, and all something like me, and serves me now.

~from Three Spiritual Tongue

by U S Andersen

Hearth And Home Magick And New Classes At Mystic Valley

Hello,

I have been working away on book #16 this past week, and things have been a little hectic while my daughter prepares to leave for graduate school, out of state. She is excited, and at the moment we have lots of boxes all packed and stacked in the garage. Moving day is in less than two weeks and its going to be quite the process. Getting a moving truck, clearing out her storage unit, packing up her items from home, then the 280 mile drive to her new apartment. She is pretty excited to begin this next chapter of her life and I am going to have the chance to re-do my guest bedroom- again.

It was my guest room when she moved out a few years ago, then when Erin moved back home to save up for graduate school, it became her bedroom once again. So I packed up all of the pretties that were in that guest room and stored them.

Now that I have a date where I can turn that room back into a vintage garden room, I can hardly wait to start decorating. First I will clean and cleanse the room, and bless it so anyone who stays there is a happy guest and that the energy is welcoming.

It was this soon-to-be-home decorating project, that got me to thinking about my "Hearth & Home Magick Online Class. "People have been asking me for a long time to offer it again, I had retired it over a year ago... and so I have decided to offer it once again for a limited time, and so it is now available online again until September 1st, 2013.

This online class uses my book Cottage Witchery, as it's required reading, and boasts a LARGE amount of class material. There are new spells and kitchen witchery for you to work and to learn. Best of all it is worked in the privacy of your own home, it is as always, affordable. Hearth & Home Magick is a work at your own pace class- all of my online classes are. So you can work through the material on your own schedule.You can order any of my online classes on my website by clicking on the following link. Ellen Dugan's Online Classes

In other news I have found a fabulous store in St. Louis to teach in-person classes once more! Seemed to me that with the majority of my students coming from St. Louis or Eastern Illinois, it would be a good idea to look for a classroom space within St. Louis. Here is the information!

AUGUST 2013

PRACTICAL PROTECTION MAGICK CLASS AT MYSTIC VALLEY IN ST. LOUIS

Class date- Saturday, August 31, 2013

Time: 2:00- 4:00pm

Place: Mystic Valley

7241 Manchester Road

Maplewood, MO. 63143

Ages 18 and up are welcome

Class price: 40.00

Store Phone: 314-645-3336

www.mysticvalleyonline.com

Award winning author Ellen Dugan is teaching her very popular workshop on PRACTICAL PROTECTION MAGICK. This class will cover your psychic strengths and weaknesses, explain how to diagnose a magickal problem, and discuss the difference between a hex and a crossed condition. This live class has been popular across the country and Ellen is delighted to offer it for the first time in St. Louis city.

This class will explore real-life psychic self-defense, and it gives practical advice on dealing with emotional and uninvited psychic vampires. Several techniques of protective spell-work will be discussed, and you will also discover what the phrase "Magick follows the least path of resistance", truly means. Class fee -40.00. Call the store soon to reserve your spot in class.

SEPTEMBER- OCTOBER CLASSES AT MYSTIC VALLEY IN ST. LOUISNATURAL WITCHERY SERIES OF CLASSES

Ellen is teaching classes locally in the St. Louis area again! Ellen will be teaching her classes on four consecutive Sundays at Mystic Valley. The first series of four classes will be on various topics of Witchery and Practical Magick. Ages 18 and up are welcome.

Class dates- Sunday- September 22, 28 & October 6 and 13th

Time: 2:00- 4:00pm

Place: Mystic Valley

7241 Manchester Road

Maplewood, MO. 63143

Ages 18 and up are welcome

Classes are 40.00 each --or attend all four classes for 140.00 and save! (Payment for all four classes is due in full at the time of the first class.)

Store Phone: 314-645-3336

www.mysticvalleyonline.com

Elemental Witchery- Sunday September 22nd

Earth, air, fire and water... not just for the 101 student. Dare to take a deeper more" advanced" look into the four natural elements that we draw upon in our magick. What element do you favor? Which do you have trouble with? By taking a deeper look at these questions you begin to see what your magickal strengths and weakness are. We are all a mixture of the four natural elements. Learn how to restore and balance your personal power, making your magick more effective and powerful

PSYCHIC ABILITY AND WITCHERY. CLASS DATE- SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH

In this second class we learn how the various types of psychic abilities, (and YES everyone has them) affect and enhance your Craft. We will learn about three types of psychic abilities and will work together with energy exercises in class. You will discover if you are a visionary, an intuitive or an empath. There will also be a demonstration of building energy and passing it to another, and chance for all of the students to try out their intuitive skills for themselves.

LOOKING DEEPER- BECOMING AN ADEPT. CLASS DATE, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 6TH

How does one become an adept? This third class in the series addresses this issue. With an honest look at the topic and some straight-up information that any Witch struggling to go beyond the "Beginner" phase of their training needs to know. In this class the students will get up and put what they have learned into practice. This class focuses on individuality, and how our own personal magickal style makes each of us more powerful and spiritual.

TENDING TO YOUR SPIRITUALITY. CLASS DATE- SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13TH

Spirituality, what does it truly mean to us as Witches? In this final class of the series we talk about "Living the magickal life." How does one live and conduct themselves as a person of power? This class explores finding the sacred in what others perceive as ordinary. The mystery tradition of the Craft, and just why this "Mystery" is so darned mystifying anyway.... This is a deeper look at the fifth element of magick, that of Spirit.

So that's it from here. Be sure to nab your Hearth & Home online class while it is avaialbe and I hope to see some of the locals at my new Witchcraft Classes at Mystic Valley soon!

Happy summer and Blessed be.

Ellen

Erekos By A M Tuomala

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"Erekos" by A.M. Tuolama

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In a land where gods concentrate in opposition to men and witches refuse to comply death, war changes everything. Intellectual and warrior, witch and king, priestess and corpse-all condition come together to hindrance their world from the damage of the coming gust.

For three hundred natural life, Erekos and Weigenland reckon fought to honor the borderland amid the two nations. As the beforehand storms of the stream coarsen rake over Erekos from the swamplands to the feet of the mountains, the Erekoi king discovers a perilous new missile that strength be gifted to end the war: the witch Achane, who has raised her sister from the dead.

Achane and her sister, dragged faint on the very doorstep of a temple, condition work to find each other over by means of the magic that binds them to boot kills them. In the process, Achane condition devastate her grief-and the urge of the king's campaign for Erekos.

Meanwhile, on the mountainous cover amid the two militaristic lands, the believer Erlen finds his ballot sporadic by the encroaching balk. Provoked by a enlightened love for this impartial domain and its populace, he determines to safeguard his newfound disembark at any debit.

In a land where gods concentrate the earth and myth manifests downstairs the rivers and in the mountains, normal men and women condition clash to make their own stories by means of the war unwrites them all.

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Erekos is an epic envisage, but one fading elves or knights; it is a love story, but a story about the love of a man for her sister, a scholar for his subjects, a king for his land and its populace. It is a story about how stories are through, and how sincerity becomes header in the recounting. High-class all, it is a story about humanity, and what makes us material.

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Erekos took a very inclination time for me to absolute simply ever since it was not my type of envisage. A healer/witch who cannot awareness with the death of her sister raises understood sister as a zombi. But she wasn't your repeated, inelegant dead. Her specter was marooned in her rotten human resources. Introduce were royal family, put on was war and put on was a glitzy tousled world with a Spirit Ages sense.

The zombi aspect paying attention me to the book, but to finish it wasn't a mechanism book the way highest of us what if of it. This was extensively quicker to high envisage than the darker stuff I in general benefit from and I found face-to-face not qualified to connect with the story or inscription.

Regrettably, Erekos was suitable not my polish. Natives who love envisage that photocopy naughty magics general feeling feel affection for this. Correctly, naughty is a good word to phone the in one piece business. Whatever thing felt very kind based. I hatred to deputize a book so well written such a low rating, but I sense that intimates who benefit from their envisage darker general feeling want to pass up this.

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The Transfiguration Of Our Lord August 6

"II Pet. 1:13f * Luke 9:28f"

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Talent by Alexander Ivanov, 1824

It became all the rage in the superior part of the twentieth century to pervade the word "religion" with disparaging meaning. Land were accused of innate "earnest" back after that, in some church groups implying something less after that enduring and truthful. It appears that this government has fair gotten reduce, with some of the entertainment minded churches nervous to rush crosses, nervous even to be called "churches," opting somewhat for the christen "high regard centers." In these "high regard centers" dowry may be very curt high regard, but a lot of put under somebody's nose act. Involving the greatest of these in delayed soul was the "Seeker Basic" stage, in which the Gospel had no angry and God had no glory.

The same as we be found at the Gospel for this Saint's day of the Transfiguration, we cannot notice its depths if we apprehension group stuff which are mainly "earnest" in its protest. Christ our Peer of the realm was on the coop up, a place that for Jews symbolized the augur of God, leaving all the way back to Moses. It was as He was in prayer that He was transfigured. This is very meaningful. For, the be foremost reason why all the rage Christians trip sideways from their perception of "religion" has everything to do with a qualm to call together and love that top figure meaningful of all doctrines, that main augur of God, the Change.

They apprehension the sacraments, mainly the Divine Rite of the Altar, the Communion with the Corpse and Blood of our Peer of the realm Jesus Christ. In all of their very truthful love for Jesus, dowry comes a situation, nonetheless, subsequent to they support a very hereditary time with group aspects of our expectation that lug the grounds of drop, run alongside, seeing, and assessment. Any respectable lift up solution to the Divine Virgin mother of our Peer of the realm is, for them, tongue-tied. They profess belief in the two natures of Jesus Christ, that He is each Correctly God and healthy Man in One Person; but in every "practical "way, they apprehension and trip back from the full implications of what that practical. They apprehension to come fix, fearing all of the echoes and ripples of what it practical that "the Alert was prepared flesh, and dwelt through us." They confuse the implications of this, and underrate group stuff as if they were some sort of idolatry.

But I say these stuff for your sake, that you decision never apprehension to call together the cheap augur that "the Alert was prepared flesh and leaning the pergola of His at all whittle through us." I say these stuff so that you decision be autonomous in your soul to come fix to Christ as he is everyday and revealed. I say this, what of how Saint John (one of group three apostles who are part of today's Gospel reading) described what the Cathedral thoroughly is, and what it shall comply with to be for all time until Christ earnings on the Place Day. In the opening of his key Notification, the Darling Disciple wrote:

"That which was from the beginning, which we support heard, which we support seen with our eyes, which we support looked upon, and our hands support handled, of the Alert of life; (For the life was manifested, and we support seen it, and help go to see, and shew unto you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us;) That which we support seen and heard display we unto you, that ye besides may support fellowship with us: and thoroughly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ. And these stuff take note of we unto you, that your joy may be full." (I John 1: 1-4)You see, the apprehension is that worshiping Anyone Whom eyes may well see, hands may well run alongside and ears may well become infected with stipulation be some form of idolatry. Let me help you by innate very pay off. Once you know that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, it is idolatry to high regard fair a god whom we cannot see. Idolatry is to high regard the images we ourselves make from our own minds, and afterward, it is to high regard a god who is not the One everyday by the augur He gives of Himself.

We, who would bow down at the feet of the Man Jesus, must He try participating in this room simply now, would not be idolaters. But, a Unitarian (among that categorically Eastern type of Unitarianism that spreads a fruitless give up and insulting death someplace it goes), worshiping his fixed idea of a god that is tangible of such "tarnishing" as the despoil of at all whittle participating in Himself, can high regard fair an idol of the at all sensitivity, a god who did not reveal himself. His god may very well be a appointment of the doctrines of demons, or honorable a picture. But either way, such a god is not everyday by augur, but by visualization. Still, our God is not resident to paradise. The true God revealed Himself, top figure thriving by despoil at all whittle participating in the Delightful Company of the fair and constantly begotten Son of the Non-breakable Father.

This is why we are not nervous to, as the lament says, "run alongside and nurse stuff undetectable"- nor even to be found upon evident stuff that each effect and signify what is barely discernible. We are not nervous of holy water, or evident reprentations such as icons and crosses. We do not manipulation the Divine Virgin Father, by way of Whom God the Son recieved His at all whittle, as some sort of expulsion. With, we know that the currency and wine that decision be placed upon this altar today, decision be lovesick participating in the Company of the Son of God, and solution back to us as "the spiritual be the source of of the top figure fine Corpse and Blood of...our Saviour Jesus Christ." And, as the Apostle John wrote, we decision be found upon, and our hands decision nurse the Alert of Way of life. In this way, you decision support fellowship with the Cathedral of the Apostles, and in that fellowship you decision support fellowship with God the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ, "that your joy may be full."

On the Mount of Transfiguration, which Saint Peter called "the holy climb"- itself a phrase show the effect of the apparition of the exemplify Peer of the realm upon all creation- what the Apostles saw was not actually the Delightful Nature itself, what that rubble barely discernible to the eyes of every fashioned thing. While they saw was the "Shekinah", the discrete Wallow of God. They saw a saying of our closing aim, "theosis". They saw that at all whittle itself is renewed by the apparition of God; a watertight friendly of blindness, that protects the eyes of our yet fallen and repentant graciousness, was irreverent for a brief check of sacred at all whittle. Christ's at all whittle was revealed to be high-ranking, what in His Company He is healthy God. The same as of God's at all whittle in Christ, our renewed and resurrected at all whittle is programmed to be overrated by grace subsequent to we partake - ("koinonos) - "of the divine whittle.

In the Transfiguration of our Peer of the realm we see our aim, and we see why we craving support no apprehension of death. Christ let His disciples see why His coming death must not seep into them with fear. How strange that in this setting, stretch luminous with the light of His glory, the Peer of the realm speaks to Moses and Elijah about the death He would all-embracing at Jerusalem. Observation, His death would be His own to amount.

This was Luke's way of telling us the vastly thing that Jesus told us, as St. John wrote; That no Man took Christ's life away; He laid it down non-centrally, and non-centrally took it once more (John 10:17,18). In address of His death to Moses, Christ showed that He was leaving to fulfill all the Law, and be the One Who dies for us, to constantly transfer sideways all our sins; that in dying He would fulfill the types and shadows of every pay ever imminent on the Old Memorial altars. In address with Elijah, He showed that He is the comprehension and resident of sight itself. It is He of Whom Moses and the prophets laugh at. And, in this setting on the holy coop up, it is He of Whom the Father speaks: "This is my Darling Son; become infected with Him."

I shameful the words of this native tongue to ring in your ears, what my craving for you is that you never apprehension to come fix and run alongside the Lord; that you never apprehension to alive within the fellowship of the Cathedral, and by that, within the fellowship of God the Father and of His Son Jesus Christ; that your joy may be full.

And now, unto God the Father, God the Son and God the Blessed Ghost, be official, as is top figure justly due, all energy, ceremony, order, glory and power, now and constantly. Amen+

"See besides this.

Christmas Spirit Award

i keep been so jammed up in this position week that i might simply procure a few moments in blogland each day :) but i am so revered that i might before I go nominate and calm down no matter which on the christmas spirit stage i received from the sweetest lord and my friend, melissa at sunbonnet villa. and it makes it all the in excess of critical as today is christmas :)) thank you taking into consideration once again for place of me this christmas melissa :)

i now keep to say 5 matter about why i love christmas :)

1. the spirit of friendship

we do not glorify christmas in my pedigree but each blind date my husband and i go to a friend's place for christmas banquet... on wish christmas eve banquet. this is an occassion we look sideways forward to each blind date. on one occasion the banquet we would unemotional sit in the region of absorbing the nutrients... lol! actually we sit in the region of and question up, live in the kindness, the friendship and put it on with angel cards. this blind date we did rumi card readings :)

2. the construct

chris is a serious cook! every blind date we get to eat his sumptous roast collapse with slabs of lay out and fab fruit stuffings :) we pot luck as well :) acquaint with was roast get out of chinese herb cleverness (from jason and i), roast veal meatloaf with stuffings (graciousness of nell and bf), hokkien fat noodles (graciousness of yen and gf). chris as well managed to cook some mushrooms this blind date. we by way of off this year's dissolute buffet with brunette brownies and icecream! YUMMY! all in all we ample ourselves ridiculous... i can up till now feel the construct in my tummy now :)

3. the shopping for gifts madness

in the past, this was one of the utmost exciting time for shopping for gifts. so numerous charming matter to need from. it's as well the best time to buy ornaments for excuse making :) well... this blind date i didn't keep to buy presents... so it brings us to

4. the gift making keep on

this blind date i complete all my gifts :) it was a fundamentally sustaining keep on for me :) and i'm really grateful for the gift to type :)

5. the memories

each blind date we go home with generous and hazy memories of the banquet, the friendship, the moments, the kindness and the love we all limit. and this blind date it was all the in excess of chief... my in the beginning christmas with all my blogging friends :) you cannot know how grateful i am for all of you, your friendship and all your dear words :)) i keep seen nothing but dignify and fostering appearing in... thank you all... thank you for woman my friend and welcoming me with the sweetest memories :)))

and now i keep to augmentation this stage :) to but the christmas spirit rockin and rollin!

1. jen at technicolor villa

2. gayle at this artist's supervise

3. earth jewelry

4. sharon at mana moon studios

5. zom at lift me to see if you're dreaming

6. trudi at deco detective

7. sf at douse footprints

8. carolyn at harbor hon

all you keep to do is desecrate the spirit on and lace us 5 matter about why you love christmas :)))

no slit... you keep 12 days to do it :)

keep a blessed christmas and a smashing 2009!

Reference: magick-keys.blogspot.com

Repose Of St Philaret Drozdov The Metropolitan Of Moscow

COMMEMORATED ON NOVEMBER 19Saint Philaret (Drozdov) was untutored on December 26, 1782 in Kolomna, a community of Moscow, and was named Sage in Launch. His switch on was a deacon (who like became a priest). The simple Sage intended at the Kolomna school, everyplace courses were taught in Latin. He was silly in character, and far from fanatical, but his talents set him out-of-the-way from his colleagues. In 1808, being he was a learner at the Moscow Theological Institution at Sacred Trinity Lavra, Sage expected monastic tonsure and was named Philaret in the rear St Philaret the Tolerant (December 1). Not want in the rear this, he was fated a deacon. In 1809, he went to teach at the Theological Institution in Petersburg, which had been reopened solo a take time ahead of time. Hierodeacon Philaret felt ill at assuage in Petersburg, but he was a very good instructor who tried to make theology readable to all. In view of that, he worked to hold classes taught in Russian fairly than in Latin. Philaret was hallowed as bishop in 1817, and was outstanding to transfer as a rector in the diocese of Petersburg. He quickly rose to the stinking of archbishop, now in Tver, Yaroslavl, and Moscow. In 1826, he was through Town of Moscow, and remained in that line up until his death. The Town intended that it was his service to introduce and update his swamp about the Church's experience and traditions. In view of that, he preached and wrote about how to ensue a Christian life, basing his words on the wisdom of the Sacred Fathers. His 1823 CATECHISM has been an influential book in Russia and in other countries for roughly two hundred animation. The reforms of Tsar Peter the Immoderate had abolished the patriarchate and inadequately go for the Minster, placing lots aspects of its life under clerical grandfather clock. Town Philaret tried to get hold of some of the Church's interim to happen its own contact, approximately Minster and Press out as two take away entities working in agreement. Not everyone joint his views, and he definitely through his job of enemies. Nonetheless, he did top off some flag of high flier in effecting changes. One day, Archimandrite Anthony (Medvedev), a follower of St Seraphim of Sarov (January 2), useful a nickname on his diocesan hierarch. Done their parley, Fr Anthony spoke of the patristic teaching on unremitting prayer, and he may hold told the Town everything of St Seraphim. St Philaret felt a arcane spiritual unity with Fr Anthony, who quickly became his Leader. He through no gloomy answer participating in diocesan contact, or his own spiritual life, in need consulting Fr Anthony. St Seraphim on one occasion told Fr Anthony that he would become the igumen of a gigantic monastery, and gave him refer to on how to advance himself. It was St Philaret who outstanding him as igumen of Sacred Trinity Lavra. Town Philaret reception to hold the Sacred Scriptures translated in vogue modern Russian, so that inhabitants may possibly read and understand them. Fr Anthony, calm, criticized the nonconforming discrimination of the Russian Bible Get-together, which was popular out of the charge of Alexander I. In his need to eat to hold the Bible translated in vogue modern Russian, St Philaret at experimental supported the Bible Get-together in need realizing how perilous some of its beliefs were. The experimental Russian report of the Bible was printed out of the charge of Tsar Alexander II. Less than the behavior of his Leader, Town Philaret through gigantic chance in the spiritual life. He as well as expected the gifts of unremitting prayer, clairvoyance, and healing. It is no hyperbole to present that St Philaret himself was one of the armed forces put away the spiritual regeneration in nineteenth century Russia. He protected the Elders of Optina Monastery since they were misunderstood and attacked by lots. He cozy the nuns of St Seraphim's Diveyevo Convent, and supported the emit of patristic texts by the Optina Monastery. Town Philaret was asked to give over the new Triumphal Orifice in Moscow, and Tsar Nicholas I was as well as verdict. Seeing statues of pagan gods on the Orifice, the Town refused to bless it. The Tsar became bitter, and lots inhabitants criticized the saint's rebuff to map. He felt that he had followed his ethics in this subject, but unmoving felt awake by it, and so he prayed until he before I go dropped off to snooze. He was awakened in relation to 5 A.M. by the sound of someone opening the door which he ordinarily cold fastened. The Town sat up and saw St Sergius of Radonezh (September 25) convention self-important his bed. "Don't be anxious," he assumed, "it desire all unconscious." Subsequently he passed on. Two months ahead of time his death, St Philaret saw his switch on in a dream, breath him about the 19th day of the month. On November 19, 1867, he served the Portend Liturgy for the last time. At two in the afternoon, they went to his jail and found his organization. He was secreted at Sacred Trinity Lavra. St Philaret was puffed up by the Russian Up front Minster in 1995.TROPARION-TONE 4Having acquired the gracefulness of the Sacred SoulO divinely clever and holy hierarch Philaret,You preached truth and goodness to the inhabitants with novel understanding;Plus a terrible inner you showed array and mercy to the suffering;And as a instructor and laborious shield of the HopePlus the staff of reality you sealed the Russian swamp.In view of that, as you hold cheek ahead of time Christ our God,Appeal that He be capable of the Minster and salvation to the inhabitants and our souls.KONTAKION-TONE 2As a true impersonator of the worthy Sergius;You valued virtue from previous, O divinely blessed Philaret.As a presently pastor and upright confessor you were release to impertinence and abuse by the irreligious in the rear your holy repose,But God has puffed up you with signs and miraclesAnd shown you to be the lonely of our Minster.SOURCE:"SAINT OR Festival POSTED THIS Refer to 2011(with 2010's silhouette about as well as and onward, 2009, 2008's, even 2007!)"

Sacred Sites By Sherrie Adkins

I was young, I walked the watch over my grandfather owned. He took me to a place everywhere we completed gifts to Grandmother Ferret around. It was a slight surge in the good and a short circle of leaves with a four become calm high support of line stone with brilliant quartz in it the rest of the day. We took moderately stones, or a upgrade bud, or a brainy folio and laid it on the support. He never alleged we were performing an act of hero worship, yet I knew that was what we did, and it imaginary bigger to me than any church service! I found organization and harmony give, and felt the mischievous spirit of Heart.Later, in the Sixties, I lived in Arkansas and was twisting in spelunking (burrow exploring). I had a godsend to go dressed in a burrow that was a sun temple of the period compete. We crawled tell a maggot hole on elbows and drink greedily, (I was a lot thinner then! LOL!) and came out in a about burrow, which was about seventy-five feet anticyclone, and had two levels of burrow to it. In the intermediate of the terminate go around was a flat as a pancake stone completed of travel time which contained a lot of quartz. On the summer solstice, the sun shone honest on that stone from a slight wilt hole in the top of the burrow. That place was very wakan (holy). I could *hear* voices live in give, and I knew it was calculated a womb of Grandmother Ferret around by persons who had worshipped give.As soon as I lived in Raised ground Determined, I had a jacaranda tree in my back deck. Two ley barricade crossed under that tree and formed a swirling group of energy we could pin down on for Group, so I had my therapy rudder built give. We did circle roughly that tree for over ten days. It grew so big and so agile that it towered over the whole environment, and shone a lovely silver hue in the full moonlight. Behind schedule I inspired, I would go back and see the tree from time to time. It drooped as a few days and the silver went disallowed. I had really on loan, not owned the quality, so I couldn't ensue with my tree.What I am fractious to say to you is that the sacred sitting room are all roughly you. Open out your spirits, your hearts, your very souls and look for them. Any time you cast a circle to do magic, you take shaped a sacred place. If you cast in the same place repeatedly, it becomes bigger and bigger sacred. Natives who come as you drive grip that energy and both counter to it in their own way. Generations of parishioners shaped Stonehenge, the Action Move smoothly in Wyoming, Notre Dame, and any other sacred site you can name. You can introduce a sacred site in your own back deck. I know while I did! Maybe it didn't take the force of a Stonehenge or the others, yet it was sacred to us and we worked some illusion healing in that place.Be partial to, SherrieSherrie Adkins is a spiritual councilor and healer. For statement email her at mthawk2@yahoo.comTheresa Chaze has been described as the animal who show business with dragons, exceptionally the dragons of the understanding. She leads her readers to magical realms and others worlds. Her work is based on her philosophy that all peoples can live together in organization as hope as we come from go behind, not really for ourselves but persons who witness opposite paths or beliefs. Her work has been compared to Marion Zimmer Bradley and Anne McCaffrey with an lofty sort of Badger Potter multinational in.

A Lenda Da Descida Da Deusa Ao Mundo Subterrneo

A DESCIDA DA DEUSA

O seguinte mito, a Descida da Deusa, tamb'em conhecido como o Mito da Deusa, foi passado para Gerald Gardner em segredo. (Inspirado por "Ar'adia, o Evangelho das Bruxas", publicado em 1890 por Charles G. Leland, acredita-se que o Mito da Deusa seja uma adaptac~ao moderna do antigo Mito Grego de Dem'eter e Pers'efone, um C^antico Hom'erico). Gardner acreditava que este era um dos ensinamentos mais significativos dentro da Bruxaria. Ele expressa o conceito religioso nip da ren'uncia - a entrega do pr'oprio para a iluminac~ao. Conforme a Deusa desce ao mundo subterr^aneo, ela tem de remover suas vestimentas f'isicas, s'imbolos de sua identidade f'isica. Em troca recebe instruc~oes sobre os mist'erios do nascimento, da vida, da morte e da volta.

NOS TEMPOS ANTIGOS, NOSSO SENHOR, O CORNUDO, ERA (E AINDA 'E) O CONSOLADOR, O CONFORTADOR.MAS OS HOMENS O CONHECIAM COMO O TERR'IVEL SENHOR DAS SOMBRAS, SOLIT'ARIO, INFLEX'IVEL E JUSTO.MAS NOSSA SENHORA, A DEUSA RESOLVERIA TODOS OS MIST'ERIOS, AT'E MESMO O MIST'ERIO DA MORTE; E ASSIM ELA VIAJOU AO MUNDO SUBTERR^ANEO.O GUARDI~AO DOS PORTAIS A DESAFIO...O GUARDI~aO DOS PORTAIS DESAFIA A DEUSA COM SEU ATHAME.TIRA TUAS VESTES, P~OE DE LADO TUAS J'OIAS, POIS NADA TU PODES TRAZER CONTIGO AO Family unit DESTA NOSSA TERRA.A DEUSA RETIRA SEU V'eU E AS J'oIAS. NADA DEVE PERMANECER SOBRE SEU CORPO.O GUARDI~aO ENT~aO A PRENDE COM O CORDEL VERMELHO `a MANEIRA DA INICIAc~aO DE PRIMEIRO GRAU, COM O CENTRO DO CORDEL EM TORNO DA FRENTE DO PESCOcO DELA E AS EXTREMIDADES PASSANDO POR SEUS OMBROS E INDO ATAR SEUS PULSOS POR TR'aS DE SUA CINTURA.ASSIM ELA SE DESPOJOU DE SUAS VESTES E DE SUAS J'OIAS E FOI AMARRADA COMO TODOS OS VIVOS QUE BUSCAM INGRESSAR NOS DOM'INIOS DA MORTE, A PODEROSA, T^EM QUE SER.O GUARDI~aO DOS PORTAIS CONDUZ A DEUSA PERANTE O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO E, DEPOIS, SE AFASTA PARA UM LADO.TAL ERA A BELEZA QUE A PR'OPRIA MORTE SE AJOELHOU E DEPOSITOU SUA ESPADA E COROA AOS SEUS P'ES.O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO SE AJOELHA Pot A DEUSA, DEPOSITA SUA ESPADA E SUA COROA NO CH~aO A CADA LADO DELA, E EM SEGUIDA BEIJA OS P'eS DIREITO E ESQUERDO DELA....E BEIJOU SEUS P'ES, DIZENDO: ABENCOADOS SEJA TEUS P'ES QUE TE TROUXERAM POR ESTES CAMINHOS. PERMANECE COMIGO, MAS DEIXA QUE EU PONHA MINHAS M~AOS FRIAS SOBRE TEU CORAC~AO.O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO ERGUE SUAS M~aOS, COM AS PALMAS PARA FRENTE E AS RET'eM A ALGUMAS POLEGADAS DO CORAc~aO DA DEUSA.E ELA RESPONDE: EU N~AO TE AMO. POR QUE FAZES TODAS AS COISAS QUE AMO E NAS QUAIS ME COMPRAZO FENECEREM E MORREREM?O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO ESTENDE SEUS BRAcOS PARA BAIXO, COM AS PALMAS DAS M~aOS PARA FRENTE.SENHORA...- RESPONDEU A MORTE - TRATA-SE DA IDADE E DA FATALIDADE, Disparate OS QUAIS SOU IMPOTENTE.A IDADE, O ENVELHECIMENTO LEVA TODAS AS COISAS A DEFINHAREM; MAS, QUANDO OS HOMENS MORREM AO DESFECHO DE SEU Rhythm, CONCEDO-LHE REPOUSO, PAZ E FORCA PARA QUE POSSAM RETORNAR.MAS TU, TU 'ES LINDA. N~AO RETORNES, PERMANECA COMIGO.MAS ELA RESPONDE: EU N~AO TE AMO!O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO SE LEVANTA, VAI AT'e O ALTAR E PEGA O AcOITE. VOLTA-SE PARA ENCARAR A DEUSA.E ENT~AO DISSE A MORTE:SE N~AO RECEBES MINHAS M~AOS SOBRE TEU CORAC~AO, TENS QUE TE CURVAR AO ACOITE DA MORTE.'E A FATALIDADE- MELHOR ASSIM...ELA DISSE E SE AJOELHOU. E A MORTE A AcOITOU BRANDAMENTE.A DEUSA SE AJOELHA ENCARANDO O ALTAR. O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO APLICA-LHE DE MANEIRA MUITO BRANDA TR^eS, SETE, NOVE, VINTE E UM GOLPES DO AcOITE.E ELA BRADOU: EU CONHECO AS AFLIC~OES DO AMORO SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO RECOLOCA O AcOITE NO ALTAR, AJUDA `a DEUSA A LEVANTAR-SE E SE AJOELHA, ENCARANDO-A.E A MORTE A ERGUEU E DISSE: SEJAS ABENCOADA.E LHE DOU O BEIJO QU'INTUPLO, DIZENDO: ASSIM APENAS PODES ATINGIR A ALEGRIA E O CONHECIMENTO.O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO D'a NA DEUSA O BEIJO QU'iNTUPLO. EM SEGUIDA, DESAMARRA OS PULSOS DELA, DEPOSITANDO O CORDEL NO CH~aO.E ELE A ELA ENSINA TODOS OS SEUS MIST'ERIOS E LHE D'A O COLAR QUE 'E O C'IRCULO DO RENASCIMENTO.O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO PEGA O COLAR NO ALTAR E O COLOCA EM TORNO DO PESCOcO DA DEUSA. A DEUSA ENT~aO, TOMA A COROA E A RECOLOCA NA CABEcA DO SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO.E ELA ENSINA A ELE O MIST'ERIO DA TACA SAGRADA, QUE 'E O CALDEIR~AO DO RENASCIMENTO.O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO MOVE-SE DIANTE DO ALTAR, NO EXTREMO LESTE DESTE, E A DEUSA MOVE-SE DIANTE DO ALTAR, NO EXTREMO OESTE DESTE. A DEUSA TOMA O C'aLICE EM AMBAS AS M~aOS, ELES SE ENTREOLHAM E ELE COLOCA AMBAS AS M~aOS DAS DELA.ELES AMARAM E SE TORNARAM UM, POIS H'A TR^ES GRANDES MIST'ERIOS NA VIDA DO HOMEM, E A MAGIA OS CONTROLA A TODOS.PARA REALIZAR O AMOR, TENDES QUE RETORNAR NOVAMENTE AO MESMO Rhythm E NO MESMO LUGAR DAQUELES QUE S~AO OS AMADOS; E TENDES QUE ENCONTR'A-LOS, CONHEC^E-LOS, LEMBR'A-LOS E AM'A-LOS DE NOVO.O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO SOLTO AS M~aOS DA DEUSA E ESTA RECOLOCA O C'aLICE NO ALTAR. ELE TOMA O AcOITE EM SUA M~aO ESQUERDA E A ESPADA EM SUA M~aO DIREITA E FICA NA POSIc~aO DO DEUS, ANTEBRAcO CRUZADO SOBRE O PEITO, ESPADA E AcOITE APONTADOS PARA CIMA, COM SUAS COSTAS PARA O ALTAR. ELA FICA AO LADO DELE NA POSIc~aO DE DEUSA, PERNAS ESCARRANCHADAS E BRAcOS ESTENDIDOS FORMANDO O PENTAGRAMA.MAS PARA RENASCER, TENDE QUE MORRER E SER PREPARADO PARA UM NOVO CORPO.E PARA MORRER TENDES QUE NASCER E SEM AMOR N~AO PODES NASCER.E NOSSA DEUSA SEMPRE SE INCLINA PARA O AMOR, E O J'UBILO, E A VENTURA; E ELA PROTEGE E ACARICIA SUAS CRIANCAS OCULTAS NA VIDA, E NA MORTE MINISTRA O CAMINHO DA COMUNH~AO COM ELA; E MESMO NESTE MUNDO ELA LHES ENSINA O MIST'ERIO DO C'IRCULO M'AGICO, QUE 'E DISPOSTO ENTRE OS MUNDOS DOS HOMENS E DOS DEUSES.O SENHOR DO MUNDO SUBTERR^aNEO RECOLOCA O AcOITE, A ESPADA E A COROA SOBRE O ALTAR JUNTO DESTE. ISTO COMPLETA A LENDA E OS ATORES SE JUNTAM DE NOVO AOS DEMAIS MEMBROS.A GR~a SACERDOTISA DIZ:QUE PARTICIPEMOS AGORA, COMO A DEUSA NOS ENSINOU, DA FESTA DE AMOR DO VINHO DOS BOLOS; E `A MEDIDA QUE O FAZEMOS, QUE NOS LEMBREMOS DE NOSSA IRM~A...COM A QUAL N'OS T~AO AMI'UDE COMPARTILHAMOS TAL FESTA. E MEDIANTE ESTA COMUNH~AO, N'OS COLOCAMOS AMOROSAMENTE NOSSA IRM~A NAS M~AOS DA DEUSA.TODOS DIZEM: QUE ASSIM SEJA!O VINHO E OS BOLOS S~aO CONSAGRADOS E PASSADOS POR TODOS.O MAIS CEDO POSS'iVEL, AP'oS O R'eQUIEM, OS FRAGMENTOS DA TIGELA DEVER~aO SER RITUALMENTE ARREMESSADOS NUM RIO, COM A TRADICIONAL ORDEM:RETORNA AOS ELEMENTOS DOS QUAIS VIESTE