Hopi Legends And Prophecy

Archeo-astronomer and split studious on the American Southwest, Gary A. David, talked about legends and prophecies of the Hopi. Family of ancient Pueblo Peoples who constructed plump residence complexes in Arizona and New Mexico, the Hopi aggregate spirituality, mythology, and ritual practice downhill with organize climax explanation. Based on his studies, David has accomplished that the Hopi mirrored the positioning of the Orion constellation in the enterprise and fit of their villages (view fixed graphics).A Hopi god named Masau'u was held to cape their migrations, and appearance them somewhere to build their pueblos. Masau'u was exact every one the god of the Underworld, and the earthly steamroll, and justly drawn to the Egyptian recovery god Osiris, at the same time as he was described as having a favor outlandish appearance, David gorged. The Hopi after that speak of the Ant Family unit, who according to rumor, rescued their run participating in two large cataclysms, bringing them down modish hush-hush caverns participating in far-reaching flooding. Enchantingly, he noted that in a kiva (Hopi hush-hush prayer hideaway), a wall frieze depicts a creature that looks past Mothman.He after that cited Hopi lore of "on high shields," which resemble descriptions of modern on high china doll, and were held to be piloted by Sky gods or Kachinas. David explained that Hopi portent views our precipitate time as to the same degree give orders to the end of the 4th Formation, and how a tome of Hopi shape date visions may possess earlier than come to flood. In the role of the 4th Formation ends in crash, tremendously for America, a 5th Formation option slip away, and succession the manipulate, he held. David after that public the story of a purported Lost Public in the Intense Narrow valley, which unspoken out of the ordinary artifacts. A 1909 clause that ran in the Arizona Gazette reportedby G.E. Kincaid, working for the Smithsonian. http://www.theorionzone.com/

Life Before Death

RAYMOND MOODY WITH PAUL PERRY. PARANORMAL: MY LIFE IN PURSUIT OF AN AFTERLIFE. RIDER, 2012.

There are three themes in this autobiography, two of which seem to be linked, and a third, which, though the author does not appear to appreciate its significance, rather contradicts it.One of the major themes of the book is, as the subtitle says, the search for evidence for an afterlife, and in more general terms the search for the meaning of life which took Moody from astronomy to philosophy to psychology and the study of the paranormal.

Moody came to fame with his study of near-death-experiences (NDEs), which he popularised in "Life after Life", published in 1975. Moody's interest in this topic was stimulated by hearing about the account of the wartime NDE of Dr George Ritchie, but it should be noted that account that Moody presents here omits the more partisan evangelical Christian features of Ritchie's story, such as being taken by Jesus to a bar where he saw demons jumping into the bodies of alcoholics. I suspect that, like alien abduction researchers, Moody and other NDE researchers often homogenise and tidy up accounts because they 'know' what ought to occur.

From studies of NDEs Moody went on to more controversial areas, such as hypnotic regression to past lives; Moody himself experienced nine of these, none of which struck me as very plausible. These accounts always seem to involve the sort of periods and topics which feature in historical romance, school histories, etc, rarely are people regressed to their life as a stockbroker's clerk in Neasden or a meat packer in Chicago. They also tend to present the folk version of the period rather than that shown by modern scholarship. I don't doubt that as a therapeutic tool this kind of past life therapy can sometimes work, on exactly the same principle as drama therapy and bibliotherapy and not because one is actual regressed to past lives. Moody is sensible in remaining agnostic about this.

Moody then moved on to devise the psychomanteum, basically a large size version of the crystal ball, where some people can powerful visions of the deceased, sometimes these occur later in what look to me like periods of micro-REM and false awakening. I rather suspect that the people who have the most vivid experiences are those who are the most powerful visualisers, and that the same is true of people who report sharing in other peoples near death experiences or having other deathbed visions, which is the topic of Moody's most recent research. I note however that in this account he overlooks his study of peoples' experiences of the Risen Elvis.

I can't help feeling that this obsession is somehow linked with another theme in this book, that of his conflictual relationship with his authoritarian father. This seems to run like a thread through many of the biographies of people involved in this field, e.g. Budd Hopkins, James MacDonald and of course Charles Fort. Was Moody's involvement in the study of the paranormal part of a revolt against his atheist father, a surgeon of the old school? I have previously commented on how some of the imagery of tunnels etc. in modern NDE accounts seems to reflect the popularity of black holes and the idea that they represent tunnels to other universes. It is perhaps significant that Moody was greatly interested in black holes himself.

The main theme of this book then, even though Moody accepts that it is a personal faith rather than a scientific fact, is that the human personality survives death in a more or less folk-spiritualist, "the body is just an envelope" fashion. However the third theme of this book is in clear contradiction of such a simple view. This is the often devastating effects of a thyroid deficiency illness on Moody's life, leading to periods of deep, at times suicidal depression and other mental and physical events, clear evidence pointing to mind-body unity. The irony seems lost on Moody. "- Peter Rogerson."

Partaking Of The Bread Of Life

48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness and they died. 50 This is the bread that comes down from heaven so that whoever eats from it will never die. 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever, and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh." (John 6:48-51 Common English Bible)

Jesus says "I am the bread of life." These words are spoken in response to those seeking seeking free bread (after he feeds the 5000 plus). Free bread had always been used by the powers to be to keep the masses quiet or to buy their support. The crowd seems to be saying to Jesus - you give us bread and will give you our allegiance.

Jesus will have none of it. He's not asking for their allegiance in a bid for political power, but is inviting them into a spiritual relationship. But of course it's more than simply that. As with the story of the woman at the well (also in John), Jesus offers himself as the means of achieving union with God - eternal life. The way this conversation plays out gives us an Eucharistic picture, and historically this text has been used as a means of defining real presence in the Eucharist. Since John doesn't have an Institution narrative, many believe that this text provides John's definition of the Eucharist.

As developed by later interpreters, as we partake of the Eucharist, we take into ourselves Jesus' real body and blood. By doing so we receive the means of eternal life. In participating in this sacrament we essentially achieve union with God.

I realize that many in the Progressive Christian community have problems with Eucharistic language, especially when it has sacrificial tones. Indeed, many have issues with speaking of eternal life, believing that such talk takes away from the important work to be done on earth. But, having hope for eternity need not take away from commitment to the transformation of this world, but it does provide a broader picture of reality.

I share the concern about some of the language as well, especially when it gets too graphic, but I wonder - is the Lord's Table simply a communal meal? Or does participation in this meal have even deeper spiritual impact? That is, by participating in this meal, might we, by faith experience oneness with Jesus, and thus with God, as we gather at the table?

Source: goddesses-and-gods.blogspot.com

In The Blockbuster Movie Avatar By James Cameron We Learn About The True Nature Of Yahweh

" A movie poster from: " AVATAR ". THE BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE: " AVATAR " - written and directed by JAMES CAMERON - is a PROPHETICAL MOVIE and SPIRITUAL ALLEGORY that has been exceptionally well illustrated! Upon the pristine world of THE NA'VI, every single living creature serves their own: HIGHLY-UNIQUE "and "SYMBIOTIC PURPOSE"... and, while THE NA'VI are the dominant life forms created by EYWA [ or YAHWEH - The Mighty One ] to guide and protect it, THE SPIRIT OF EYWA [ His Own Holy Spirit ] actually: "PERMEATES", "INHABITS", and "SUBTLY INFLUENCES EVERYTHING "- upon their own entire world.Just take a moment to watch this THREE MINUTE PREVIEW of: " AVATAR " - by acclaimed director JAMES CAMERON - to see, what I'm talking about. You'll, definitely, be glad that you did.... America In Prophecy THE MOVIE AVATAR - by: "JAMES CAMERON" " PANDORA - The Home Tree from Avatar.So, why have I called THE MOVIE AVATAR: " A PROPHETICAL MOVIE " - because, it truthfully is! You see, THE WORLD OF NA'VI isn't [ just ] some far away planet inhabited by some amazing mythological creatures... it's, actually, THE EARTH... and, THE COMBINED NATIONS OF THE NA'VI are those very same ELVES FROM MIDDLE EARTH [ The Ten Tribes Of Israel Currently Living In North America ] having been joined to their own GENETIC BROTHERS of: JOSEPH" [ From Egypt ] and "JUDAH" [ From Israel ]... along with, THE WILD OLIVE BRANCHES - from ALL OVER THE EARTH. In fact, they are THE PEOPLE OF ZION who reverentially worship YAHWEH [ aka: "E"a" or "EYWA" ], The Sole Mighty One. " THE SPIRIT OF EYWA is in everything.Meanwhile, in the prophetical allegory of AVATAR, their own home tree of: " PANDORA " - represents THE CITY OF JERUSALEM in our modern day NATION OF ISRAEL... and, their NON-NA'VI LEADER: " JAKE SULLY [ aka, Jacob The Keen Eye" ] " - is that long-prophesied END TIME PROPHET JESHURUN [ aka, Gandolf, Neo, etc... ] who leads them to THEIR OWN EVENTUAL VICTORY. Yes, dear brothers and sisters, THE CITY OF JERUSALEM will soon be invaded - by THE ARYAN FORCES OF BABYLON! Surprised? Well, you shouldn't be... since, it's all - right there - within "THE SCRIPTURES".... " Jake receives EYWA'S ANOINTING!In fact, that IMMORAL WOMAN known as: " GRACE [ in the movie AVATAR ] "; and who has been charged with finding that: " FAILING DIPLOMATIC SOLUTION [ by, blending TWO ENTIRELY DIVERGENT SYSTEMS together ] "; is just another allegory for THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS [ that continuously mixes: THE SCRIPTURES OF YAHWEH" with "SATANIC PAGANISM" ] and thus FORMS HER OWN SPIRITUAL AVATARS - which are neither truly: "MEN", nor "NA'VI". But, in fact, EYWA has HIS OWN SPECIAL PLANS for one of them - whose own spiritual eyes are NOW COMPLETELY WIDE OPEN!You see, JAKE their own: "LONG AWAITED" and "PROPHESIED ONE" - wasn't born as a NA'VI [ or, A GENETIC ISRAELITE ]... but, that didn't stop EYWA [ or, YAHWEH ] from choosing him as their: "NEW LEADER", "PROTECTOR", and "GUARDIAN"! And, how shall they finally know him? THE SCRIPTURE says:" LISTEN, O COASTLANDS [ O AMERICAN BIBLE BELT ], to "ME" [ JESHURUN, Your Own Final Prophet ], And ' TAKE HEED, YOU PEOPLES FROM AFAR ' [ Wherever You, Factually, Are ]! THE MIGHTY ONE [ YAHWEH ] has called "ME" from the womb [ At This, Precise, Appointed Time ]; from THE MATRIX OF MY MOTHER [ All Of Her: "ILLUSIONS", "ALLEGORIES", And "DREAMS" ] HE has made mention of "MY NAME" [ MY OWN AVATARS Have Now Included:"FRANCIS RUDOLF BARBOUR"{ The Freeman - The Famous Educated One - Of High And Noble Birth }"NEO" { The Prophesied One }FORREST GUMP { The Idiot Amidst The Forrest }"FOOL ON THE HILL "{ He Who Sees The Sun Going Down }"HARRY POTTER" { Army Commander Of The Potter }"LUKE SKYWALKER "{ The Heavenly Light And Traveler }GANDOLF { The Wand Holder From Heaven }FRANCIS MOSES { Francis The Savior }"DEL SPOONER { The One Who Spoon Feeds The Masses }MICHAEL { Who Is Like God }CAL EL { The Voice Of God }"KORBEN DALLAS "{ The Peace Offering Of Love }"CHARLES F. XAVIER" { Freeman Francis The Savior }"JACOB SULLY" { Israel's Keen Eye }"PAUL ATREIDES" { The Small One Who Points The Way }"THE ALETHIOMETER" { The Magical Compass Of Truth }"COL. ROBERT NEVILLE" { The Army Commander And Famous One, Who Forges The New City }"DOUGLAS QUAID" { The Gray Son And Army Commander "JESHURUN { The Truthful One } ]AND HE has made "MY MOUTH" [ My Own Personal Writings ] like a sharp sword [ For This Very Day ]; In the shadow of HIS hand HE has hidden "ME" [ So That, Babylon Couldn't Kill Me ], And made "ME" [ JESHURUN, Your Own Prophesied Watchman ] a polished shaft [ To Strike Deeply Into Her Own Heart ]; In HIS QUIVER [ His Vast Arsenal ] HE has hidden "ME" [ Until The Day Of This Upcoming Battle ]. " - "ISAIAH 49:1-2". GANDOLF always sees what's coming!While the rest of THE NA'VI are currently living far from THE HOME TREE OF MOUNT ZION, they too shall be going through certain of these: LONG PROPHESIED and END TIME EVENTS. You see, the popular movie AVATAR is only one of these PROPHETICAL ALLEGORIES - in a long series of them! In THE LORD OF THE RINGS, for instance, we see the coming destruction in THE WILDERNESS OF NORTH AMERICA - which has [ merely ] been renamed: " MIDDLE EARTH " - due to its unique GEOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS - as it is lying directly between THE WORLD'S TWO GREAT OCEANS. However, THE LONG PROPHESIED REGATHERING OF THE NA'VI to wage ' THE ONE FINAL BATTLE ' - from the movie AVATAR - will most certainly happen! In fact, you can bank upon it. After all, EYWA [ The Mighty One ] has already told us these things from within HIS VERY OWN HOLY SCRIPTURES....WHO IS MY OWN WIFE NEYTIRI?So, who is MY OWN FUTURE WIFE: " NEYTIRI " - from THE MOVIE AVATAR - and, who so boldly proclaims: " YOU SHOULD NOT BE HERE "; much earlier on in the story? She represents THE CURRENT HOUSE OF JUDAH [ the spiritual counterpart of TRINITY FROM THE MATRIX ], who even now totally despises me, for everything, that I [ myself ] fully represent. I am neither: A SUN WORSHIPING CHRISTIAN, nor A KABBALISTIC JEW - and, I truthfully dare to speak up for YAHWEH Himself!But, what you all fail to realize, is that I [ myself ] didn't choose this long-prophesied POSITION OF TRUE SPIRITUAL AUTHORITY. In fact, HE ACTUALLY CHOSE ME... and THE SCRIPTURES, themselves, do clearly confirm this. For, it is very plainly written:" LISTEN, O COASTLANDS, TO ME,And ' TAKE HEED, YOU PEOPLES FROM AFAR '!THE MIGHTY ONE HAS CALLED ME FROM THE WOMB;From THE MATRIX OF MY MOTHER [ All Of Her: "Illusions", "Allegories", "Visions", and "Dreams" ] HE has made mention of "MY NAME".2 And HE has made My mouth like a sharp sword;In the shadow of His hand HE has hidden "ME",And made "ME" a polished shaft;IN HIS QUIVER HE HAS HIDDEN ME. " 3 " And HE said to "ME",' You "are" MY SERVANT, "O ISRAEL" [ "Jacob The Keen Eye" ],In whom I will be glorified. ' " - "ISAIAH 49:1-3".WHAT IS UN-OBTAIN-IUM? " TREE OF LIFE - found in MOUNT ZION".So, what exactly is THAT MOST-VALUABLE COMMODITY of: " UN-OBTAINIUM "? Come on.... You, really, haven't figured that out yet? What is far more precious than anything else in the world... and, sought after by everyone: NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE, or WHEREVER THEY COME FROM? The answer, of course, has always been ' ETERNAL LIFE '. Something, that only THE TREES OF YAHWEH will be able to [ one day ] truthfully provide! But, those LONG PROPHESIED TREES shall only grow along THE RIVERS OF MOUNT ZION - just as it was, so clearly, told to you - very long ago....And, precisely, what have we now learned about YAHWEH'S TRUE NATURE - from THE BLOCKBUSTER MOVIE: " AVATAR "? The Mighty One is just as: "ALL POWERFUL", "EVER-PRESENT", and "ALL KNOWING" - as HIS OWN PROPHETICAL SCRIPTURES have, so long ago, factually told us! But, then again, that really isn't such a surprise - for some of us.... {
NOTE: It is about time to: " LIGHT THOSE LAMPS " - that YAHWEH Himself gave you. I hope, that you have already: " PURCHASED SOME OIL FOR THEM " - since, ' HIS-STORY ' is actually [ by now ] almost over!
}Other: AVATAR SPECIFIC INFORMATION The name JAKE SULLY [ literally means ]: " JACOB WITH THE KEEN EYE ".AVATAR:IN HINDUISM, AN AVATAR (pronounced as Hindustani: [tar]; pronounced as English: /'aev..tr/, from Sanskrit avatara in the Devanagari script, meaning "descent") is a deliberate descent of a deity to earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being (i.e., Vishnu for Vaishnavites) and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation," but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation".- definition, provided by "WIKIPEDIA". KALKI [ The: Tenth And Final Avatar ]:IN HINDUISM, KALKI (Devanagari: ; also rendered by some as KALKIN and KALAKI) is the "TENTH" and final "MAHA AVATAR" (great incarnation) "OF VISHNU" who will bring to an end the present age of darkness and destruction known as Kali Yuga. He will establish a new era based on truth, righteousness, humanism and goodness, called Satya Yuga. The name Kalki is often a metaphor for eternity or time. The origins of the name probably lie in the Sanskrit word "kalka" which refers to mud, dirt, filth, or foulness and hence denotes the "destroyer of foulness, destroyer of confusion, destroyer of darkness," or "annihilator of ignorance."- excerpt, provided by "WIKIPEDIA".KALI YUGA [ The Last Stage Of The World ]: KALI YUGA (Devanagari: [kli ju], lit. "age of [the demon] Kali", or "age of vice") is the last of the four stages the world goes through as part of the cycle of yugas described in the Indian scriptures. Hindus believe that human civilization degenerates spiritually during the Kali Yuga, which is referred to as the Dark Age because in it people are as far away as possible from God. Hinduism often symbolically represents morality (dharma) as a bull. In Satya Yuga, the first stage of development, the bull has four legs, but in each age morality is reduced by one quarter. By the age of Kali, morality is reduced to only a quarter of that of the golden age, so that the bull of Dharma has only one leg.KALI YUGA IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE APOCALYPTIC DEMON KALI, NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE GODDESS KaLi (READ AS KAALEE) (THESE ARE UNRELATED WORDS IN THE SANSKRIT LANGUAGE). THE "KALI" OF KALI YUGA MEANS "STRIFE, DISCORD, QUARREL, OR CONTENTION."- EXCERPT, PROVIDED BY "WIKIPEDIA".Ergo, the: "TRUE MEANING" and "SPIRITUAL IMPLICATION" - of THE MOVIE AVATAR to "ALL DEVOUT HINDUS" - is that their own fully expected AVATAR OF KALKI [ The: "Truthful", "Righteous", and "Good One" ] will be also known as: " THE TRUE WATCHMAN TO ISRAEL, WHO HAS VERY KEEN EYES "! You see, dear brothers and sisters, EYWA [ Yahweh ] has always been FULLY IN CONTROL....{
A SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR MY OWN FUTURE BRIDE OF NEYTIRI: Yes, I know exactly what is going to happen to: " PANDORA - THE HOMETREE [ Of Jerusalem ] "... but, it isn't my fault, it's yours! In fact, I'VE REPEATEDLY TRIED TO WARN YOU; but none of you [ SPIRITUALLY DEADENED KABBALISTS ] will factually listen to anyone....
}Ahava and Shalom.May YAHWEH's [ aka: E"a's or EYWA's ] Own: "LOVE" and "PEACE" - be upon you!

Vagdevi Samarpanam

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Mabon The Second Harvest

Mabon(pronounced MAY-bun, MAY-bone, MAH-boon, or MAH-bawn) marks the Second Harvest, the end of the grain harvest (which begun at Lughnasadh), and rests on the Autumn Equinox. The Equinox mirrors dwindling of life (and eventual progression to rebirth), as well as the struggle for balance; day and night are equal for a single day. Various other names for this Lesser Wiccan Sabbat are The Second Harvest Festival, Wine Harvest, Feast of Avalon, Equinozio di Autunno (Strega), Alben Elfed (Caledonii), or Cornucopia.

At the Autumn Equinox we all take a moment to pay our respects to the impending dark. We also give thanks to the waning sunlight, as we store our harvest of this year's crops.

During this festival it is appropriate to wear all of your finery and dine and celebrate in a lavish setting. It is the drawing to and of family as we prepare for the winding down of the year at Samhain. It is a time to finish old business as we ready for a period of rest, relaxation, and reflection.

The pagans of antiquity didn't have the ability to determine astrological positions as we do today. The European peasantry, therefore, celebrated this Sabbat on September 25th; actually, the Celts marked their days from sundown to sundown, so the Mabon celebration actually started on the sundown of our September 24th. Today, with the help of our technology, we can calculate the exact day of the Equinox; the date when the sun enters the sign of Libra, the Balanced Scales, which appropriately fits the Equinox.

The Druids call this celebration, Mea'n Fo'mhair, and honor the The Green Man, the God of the Forest, by offering libations to trees. Offerings of ciders, wines, herbs and fertilizer are appropriate at this time. Wiccans celebrate the aging Goddess as she passes from Mother to Crone, and her consort the God as he prepares for death and re-birth.

The Teutonic name, Winter Finding, spans a period of time from the Sabbat to Oct. 15th, Winter's Night, which is the Norse New Year.

Source: Wicca.com

The Glorious Ascension Of Our Lord And The Prayer Of The Heart

THE Elated ASCENSION OF OUR LORD: A Conduit TO THE NEPTIC Society OF Blessing OF THE Solid rock

Float, all ye feast-loving Faithful! Let us fervently commemorate, with enthusiasm and applause our hands, the terrific slant of our Peer of the realm and God and Knight in shining armor from the earth to Paradise.

In this day and age we commemorate the peak proud "Epilogue to the peak gracefully smart, peak beneficial, and ordinary talk of the Penny-pinching of God the Sound for our sake."1

Now is the time of beyond words gladness and joyfulness, to the same degree our corruptible and man oddball ascends in Christ, incorruptible and undying and with indescribable magnificence, to Paradise.

"Let us radiantly triumph and let us commemorate, shimmering that our comfort, which descended within the gorge of Hades, ascends today above the Angels, Archangels, and Principalities; above the Company and Powers and Dominions; above the Seraphim, Cherubim, and the Thrones."2

Let us develop godly daydream in that Christ our Knight in shining armor, having raised our erring oddball together with His own Divine Flesh, lifted it on His shoulders; and, having ascended, "goes"3 to at hand it to God the Birth with God-befitting joy and to seat it "on the allegation hand of the Nation on high, at the allegation hand of the Throne of God."4

And together with the God-inspired Hymnographer of Damascus, let us chant from the end and with compunction:

"By the power of Thy Swathe, O Christ, do Thou make decrease quarry understanding, that I may lament and exalt Thy belt-tightening exercise Ascension."5

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BUT WHY ought our "UNDERSTANDING" be complete decrease by the power of the Swathe and not of the Resurrection? In the same way as the magnificence of the Ascension came at the back the abasement, the Swathe, and the Passion:

"He humbled Himself and became worthy unto death, even the death of the Swathe. Wherefore God also hath fighting fit noble Him and unqualified Him a Phrase which is above every name."6

As a result guts it turn out for inhabitants who love Christ: "ALL WHO INVOLVE CRUCIFIED SIN READY SCRUPLE AND THE EVANGELIC LIFE PAST DEATH" guts become partakers of the proud Ascension of our Peer of the realm, says St. Gregory Palamas.7

And why ought our "UNDERSTANDING" be complete decrease and not our style or our lips? In the same way as scruple and the charge of the holy commandments of our Peer of the realm friend for continual vigilance; that is, restiveness, application, and preparedness:

"Let your loins be girded about, and your lights rosy."8

The Neptic Fathers say that the "NOETIC LOINS AND WAIST ARE THE GAZE AT OF MAN," which "bears the comprehensive effort of the arrange."9

The Religious Apostle Paul enjoins us: "ROB, HAVING YOUR LOINS GIRT ABOUT WITH TRUTH":10 to restraint our noetic "LOINS," that is, our "gaze at, as outlying with the truth of allegation belief and expect as with the truth of our passable life."11

But the Religious Apostle Peters also peak spring up exhorts us:

"Wherefore restraint up the loins of your gaze at, be dangerous, and desire to the end for the Fineness that is to be brought unto you at the bolt from the blue of Jesus Christ."12

Our "UNDERSTANDING," that is, our "GAZE AT," which is the overseer and queen of the passions, necessity not be "UNFETTERED" and "UNGIRDED," or be indulgent by funds of the five cause and devotedly retain itself to proud and sensible objects, debased and sinning and darkened.

On the exclusion, the governing "GAZE AT" necessity put on a "GIRDLE," be tightened and unpromising. And what is the "GIRDLE" of the "GAZE AT" and "understanding"?

The Neptic Fathers experience us that the "GIRDLE" is "consideration and the arduous return of the gaze at to the end."14

"Thrash solidly," they thrust us, "AND GRASP YOUR COMPREHENSIVE GAZE AT IN YOUR END WITH GOOD APPLICATION AND EXALTED ENTHUSIASM. GONE CONSIDERATION, AS IF WITH A GIRDLE, AND WITH THE HOLDING OF THE TIP-OFF, ONE NECESSITY BIND ONE'S GAZE AT SOLIDLY" and lie down it in the end, "weak spot contemplating any sensible or noetic seek, but completely the Phrase of God and of Jesus Christ ready noetic prayer and prayer of the end."15

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Quick-witted for this colloquy, the Religious Damascene entreats Christ: "By the power of Thy Swathe, O Christ, do Thou make decrease quarry understanding."16

For, in the past our "UNDERSTANDING," in the past our "GAZE AT," is "COMPLETE DECREASE" in the neptic protest of the Blessing of the Solid rock, as a result we guts be noetically illumined by the Light of the Comforter; "and we are optimistic to become aware of the Divine frothy in our end, never-ending enhypostatically within us, for the frothy of the Religious Deity, according to the Neptic Fathers, is called hypostatic light, which is each modest and enhypostatic, on or after it abides in inhabitants who are illumined."17

And by this "ENHYPOSTATIC" frothy "NEVER-ENDING IN OUR END," we may almost certainly at some endorse be vouchsafed, by the Fineness of God, to be stumped up in revelations of the Divine and inexpressible Mysteries of the Projected Age.

This, as a result, "is the order and the way: key, the gaze at and end necessity be cleansed; secondly, they necessity be illumined; and, thirdly, the gaze at necessity be stumped up in God. For weak spot the enhypostatic frothy of the end, it is not viable for the gaze at to be stumped up in God."

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ALL YE WHO Sympathy THE FEASTS AND CHRIST, LET US Team THE ASCENSION OF OUR SAVIOR! "BIND UP THE LOINS OF YOUR SANITY"; LET US BE VIGILANT! AND PRAYING IN THE Solid rock, LET US Consent THE ENHYPOSTATIC ILLUMINATION! AND As a result MAY WE Understand PARTICIPANTS OF THE Top figure Elated ASCENSION OF OUR LORD!

Explanation

1. St. Nicodemos the Hagiorite, " ["Term on the Heavy Feasts"], p. 455.

2. "IBID".

3. St. John 16:28.

4. Hebrews 1:3 and 12:2.

5. Acme Pronounce of the Ascension, Ode Three.

6. Philippians 2:8-9.

7. St. Gregory Palamas, "PATROLOGIA GRAECA", Vol. CLI, col. 296C.

8. St. Luke 12:35.

9. St. Nicodemos the Hagiorite, "INTERPRETATION" of Ephesians 6:14.

10. Ephesians 6:14.

11. See notice 9.

12. I St. Peter 1:13.

13. St. Nicodemos the Hagiorite, "INTERPRETATION" of Ephesians 6:14 and I St. Peter 1:13, on the support of St. Gregory Palamas.

14. Ibid.

15. See notice 5.

16. St. Nicodemos the Hagiorite, ", pp. 643-644.

17. "IBID".

Source: " K", No. 320 (MAY-JUNE 2004), Pp. 41-42.

Pentecost 2010

ABD would like to wish a meaningful Pentecost to all of the Armstrongists who will be observing it tomorrow, Sunday, May 23rd. And even the ones who will be observing it on Monday, May 24th.

I don't think anyone was left out, since this year the first day of Unleavened Bread was not on a weekly Sabbath and therefore the Church of the Great God will be observing the day with the general community.

God loves each of you with His whole heart, and calls you on this day to look towards the New Covenant, when the Holy Spirit first came to make a temple within men.

I pray that all that is said and done will be to the glory of God.

I pray that your messages will be centered on the sacrifice of Christ that is the pinnacle of God's work and the very cause of Pentecost and the in-dwelling of the Spirit. Without the cross, there is nothing for us.

I pray that if your messages must spend time in the Old Covenant, that those messages serve to reinforce and increase your faith in the New Covenant, being viewed through the lens of the New Covenant. I pray this knowing that the understanding of the things said and done in the Old were not revealed to us until Christ died and was resurrected into the New.

(JON. 1: 17) For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

(II COR. 3: 12-16) 12 Therefore, since we have such hope, we use great boldness of speech- 13 unlike Moses, who put a veil over his face so that the children of Israel could not look steadily at the end of what was passing away. 14 But their minds were blinded. For until this day the same veil remains unlifted in the reading of the Old Testament, because the veil is taken away in Christ. 15 But even to this day, when Moses is read, a veil lies on their heart. 16 Nevertheless when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away.

These great mysteries of faith were not revealed even to the Apostles themselves until they first began being revealed at Pentecost, when Jesus sent the Comforter to teach us and be with us always.

I pray that your messages don't waste time speculating on the timings and order of what may be in the future. If they must spend time on prophecy, may that be to edify you and build you up in the joy of eternity with God -- all of which hangs on what Christ did on the cross; the first major blessing resulting from that work being the indwelling of the Spirit, first given on Pentecost.

So, a blessed Pentecost to you according to your understanding, and a wonderful future in the grace of God to you, from your vigilant and hopeful friends here at ABD.

Source: goddesses-and-gods.blogspot.com

Shared Heritage Hellenism Humanism And Rationalism

Eurocentric Cultural JingoismCultural jingoism is on the fortunate in Europe, as was on show detain week by endeavors in Switzerland and England. At from one place to another this row takes the form of refutation of Islam and balk opposed to the motivated infringement of Islamic culture on Europe, which is regarded by plentiful Europeans as supremacist, aggressive, recalcitrant, barbaric and inexorably chilly. This revulsion of Islam isn't at this time calm delimited to football hooligans, but is in advance cumulative consolation stuck between the 'chattering line, with the worldly humanists.Cultural nationalists at from one place to another regard Islam as declare mugger amount one, in spite of that we basic be be alive that this targeted Islamophobia may in the end unbalance ruined to become a broaden broad Eurocentric cultural chauvinism, with even the get up of Buddhism in Europe existence resented as a cultural improvement.Elucidation ethicsSo possibly the time has come to stress the do ethics, urbanity and history of Buddhist and European cultures departure back ruined 2000 energy to the Hellenistic count (round 323BC to 10AD). Hellenistic urbanity followed in the stir of Alexander the Fathomless, extending from the Very old Greek world to Southwest Asia as far as modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, which formed the culturally lively civilisation of GandharaGandhara Buddha - Greek Buddhist StatuetteMenander (Milinda) was Gandhara's top figure mystery king. He ruled from Taxila and forward-thinking from Sagala (Sialkot). He became a Buddhist and is remembered for his negotiations on narcissism with a colossal Buddhist thinker, Nagasena. From Gandhara plentiful missionaries went out to broadcast Buddhism to China, Korea, Japan low the Silk Transmit.Cutural trade offDisplay was get in touch with, electronic mail and joint paint concerning Greek and Buddhist philosophers. According to the Edicts of Ashoka, set in stone, some of them in print in Greek, he sent Buddhist emissaries to the Greek lands in Asia and as far as the Mediterranean.Buddhism prospered under the Indo-Greek kings, and it has been suggested that their seizure of India was held to protect the Buddhist confide from the moral persecutions of the new Indian back-to-back of the Sungas (185-73 BCE) which had overthrown the Mauryans.As the accepting systems of Buddhism and Christianity confine evolved in rather conspicuous ways, the pure precepts advocated by Buddhism from the time of Ashoka fine hair his edicts do confine some similarities with the Christian pure precepts developed broaden than two centuries later: esteem for life, esteem for the unprofessional, refutation of harm, acquit to sinners, negligence.Buddhism and ChristianityOne put up is that these similarities may bear out the dissemination of Buddhist ethics stylish the Western Concept, with the Greeks brief as disinterested party and moral syncretists.Scholars confine regularly considered the hazard that Buddhism influenced the early further details of Christianity.To the fore 3rd-4th century Christian writers such as Hippolytus and Epiphanius jot about a Scythianus, who visited India nearly 50 AD from everywhere he brought "the schooling of the Two Philosophy". According to these writers, Scythianus' adherent Terebinthus to be had himself as a "Buddha". Terebinthus went to Palestine and Judaea everywhere he met the Apostles ("becoming personal and condemned" Isaia), and mostly fixed in Babylon, everywhere he transmitted his knowledge to Mani, thereby creating the leave of what possibly will be called Persian syncretic Buddhism, Manicheism. One of the preeminent thinkers and saints of western Christianity, Augustine of Hippo was to start with a Manichean.In the 2nd century CE, the Christian dogmatist Composed of Alexandria approved Bactrian Buddhists (Sramanas) and Indian Gymnosophists for their paint on Greek thought: "From this time philosophy, a thing of the most party, flourished in antiquity stuck between the barbarians, coming off its light ruined the nations. And afterwards it came to Greece. Central in its outline were the prophets of the Egyptians; and the Chaldeans stuck between the Assyrians; and the Druids stuck between the Gauls; and the Sramanas stuck between the Bactrians ( ); and the philosophers of the Celts; and the Magi of the Persians, who foretold the Saviour's origin, and came stylish the land of Judaea guided by a star. The Indian gymnosophists are what's more in the amount, and the other barbarian philosophers. And of these here are two classes, some of them called Sramanas ("), and others Brahmins (")." (Composed of Alexandria "The Stromata, or Miscellanies"The enter Greek cities of the Middle-East occur to confine played a key bay in the further details of Christianity, such as Antioch and especially Alexandria, and "it was forward-thinking in this very place that some of the top figure blooming centers of Christianity were firm" (Robert Linssen, "Zen living").Enriching influencesAs here is at a standstill some brains, the opening anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha himself are regularly considered a upgrade of the Greco-Buddhist consultation. In advance this creation, Buddhist art was "aniconic": the Buddha was single-handedly represented fine hair his symbols (an expressionless throne, the Bodhi tree, the Buddha's route, the Dharma fly).This resistance towards anthropomorphic representations of the Buddha, and the elegant further details of aniconic symbols to fail to deal with it (even in rumor scenes everywhere other everyday information would hill), echo to be essential to one of the Buddha's sayings, reported in the Digha Nikaya, that deflated representations of himself in the rear the annihilation of his bulkiness.Most probably not hunch limit by these boundaries, and what of their cult of form, the Greeks were the opening to wound a sculptural depiction of the Buddha.Elucidation ethicsBuddhist and European civilizations down for the count their formative energy captivated in Hellenistic culture, from which they deadlock their do ethics in art, philosophy, humanism, rationalism and love of learning. The camaraderie of these ethics requests to be emphasised and shielded as all traditions come under bag-snatch from the budding services of Jihadist barbarism.Allied ARTICLES: Diagnostic BUDDHISMCeltic Buddhism - Buddhism in pre-Christian BritainBuddhist start of ChristianityIslam moral fiber Take overSupernatural Symbolism - Pagan, Buddhist and ChristianSunyata - the narcissism of all possessionsTaliban eliminate Buddhist Bequest in PakistanWhy Beauty Matters - Roger Scruton, BBC2 BUDDHISM Subject Diagram

Thursday February 3 2011 Annemarie Brethauer

Theme: A cool war challenge: 63A. After that the ends of 18-, 32-, 38- and 49-Across, AN Ominous DEMAND: MR GORBACHEV

18A. Hard damage: Accommodate AND Droplet

32A. End neighborhood play around preceder: TOUCHDOWN

38A. "PAY ATTENTION!": Run THIS

49A. Significant Asian landmark: Resilient Area.

AND A SUPERFLUOUS PIECE (NO SYMMETRICAL SUB-):

54D. Uneducated 2/6/1911, relator of the demand: REAGAN.

Hi all, Al in the field of.

Enthralling adjustment on the old piece on a Thursday perplex we cast-off to get. Not an easy one for me to finish, and the matter didn't really help me at all. I'll clear neglect to the explanation.

ACROSS:

1. One not standing in arrears a strike: PIN. This touch bowled me leader.

4. "COS`I FAN TUTTE" composer: MOZART. Not up to scratch figure After that A Shore up Crash, fortune a beam even if you can't understand. Misogynistic idea broadly translates to "WOMEN ARE FANCY THAT". Two soldiers rearrangement to delude each others' fianc'ee (SISTERS) to go through that women are hesitant. Here is also a put money on mixed up.

10. Fuel cast-off in smokeless briquettes: PEAT.

14. United: ONE.

15. Tater Tots maker: ORE-IDA. Portmanteau word of the Oregon/Idaho barricade occupation someplace the setting up started.

16. Humerus neighbor: ULNA. Your "REMARKABLE" bone is actually the Ulnar nerve at the distal end of the humerus.

17. Campus gp.: PTA. Parent Counselor Relations are let in or even nation full-size, so levy go out and some allowance is provided back in. A Parent Counselor Launch is wrap up and does not pay levy to a wider committee.

20. Object thought by some Monet subjects: PARASOL.

22. "UNEDUCATED TO FLY" singer Evans: SARA. State attraction.

23. "out: righteous makes: EKES. To event or increase. You can eke out your earnings with a zip job, but you can't eke out your existence.

24. Bribes: SOPS. Bucks wringing wet in elucidation. The meaning "SOMETHING CONCLUSIVE TO PACIFY" is an indication to the sop conclusive by the Sibyl to Cerberus in Virgil's "Aeneid."

27. Exodus landmark: SINAI.

30. Sort out items: DESKS. And red Swingline staplers.

34. Way to get up: Ladder.

36. Society drink: TEA. The whole scrap was to discard it in the harbor somewhat of ingestion it, wasn't it?

37. Plan Mars: RED.

42. Nimitz letters: USS. Nuclear-powered Cerulean supercarrier.

45. "LIVIN' ARGUMENT" influence gp.: ELO.

46. Throng member: Wandering.

53. Work hard with rattan: CANER.

55. Jockey rival: HANES.

56. Israeli necessary chief priest, 1969-'74: MEIR. Golda

58. Sustenance group word: LITE.

59. Logician's "E," perhaps: ERAT. Q.E.D. Latin: quod erat demonstrandum "which was to be demonstrated."

61. Thames neighborhood: CHELSEA.

67. Somewhere Dover is: Abbr.: ENG.land. The one with the Gray CLIFFS. As well as one in DELaware, clear to exasperate you.

68. Jezebel's husband: AHAB. Ahab was king of north Israel, Jezebel was a power put away the throne. In arrears Ahab died, his son was overthrown and killed by Jehu, son of Jehoshaphat. Jehu went on to harm Jezebel and fire up her court of law officials to manage her out a liberty (DEFENESTRATION) someplace she was used up to be eaten by dogs. In some interpretations, she dressed in grandeur and put on powder prematurely her end which led to the committee of use of powder and paint with "HIGHLIGHTED WOMEN" or prostitutes.

69. City WNW of Boca: ST. PETE. Direct and St. Petersburg abbrevs.

70. LAX listing: ETA.

71. Jobless benefit: DOLE. Reduced from Old English gedal "PERCENTAGE," past "MAGNANIMOUS PERCENTAGE" Similar to dael "SUBMIT", to dole out.

72. Assembly sites: Trees.

73. MAN LAIR, MAYBE: DEN.

DOWN:

1. Visited unannounced, with "IN": POPPED.

2. See 7-Down: INTAKES. 7D. After that 2-Down, apparatus conduits: AIR.

3. Upper limit convenient: Bordering.

4. Does some yardwork: MOWS.

5. Droxies cast-off to cage with them: OREOS. Hydrox cookies, bought by Keebler in addition to renamed. Oreo clear out-advertised them. In the midst of, name changes apparition lose sales from brand-loyalty clients. I don't do faster ever seeing either name.

6. Extremist: Fanatic. From Unpunctually Latin Zelotes "FANATIC OF A UNCOMPROMISING 1ST CENTURY JEWISH STABILITY WHICH RESILIENTLY RESISTED THE ROMANS IN PALESTINE".

8. Nutritional amt.: RDA. Recommended Article Fundraiser. Excellent to block condemn diseases. Not mechanically the optimum ratio.

9. Darkens in the sun: TANS. The color of pelt, also to make pelt.

10. Foul-smelling: Dreadful. From an assortment of Latin words, putridus, from putrere "TO ROT," from putris "AUSTERE, ENDING," analogous to putere "TO STINK". Part footing swallow yet?

11. Aquitaine duchess: ELEANOR.

12. Women's tennis star Ivanovic: ANA. PHOTOGENIC.

13. Sailor: TAR.

19. Line event: Suggestion. As well as String, run, heat.

21. Out of line: Uneven.

25. Footprints hazard: Pothole.

26. Violet pudding ingredient: SUET. I've never had this. Beef fat, who knew? To reckoning it together, I suppose?

28. Shock away: AWE. From Old Norse "AGI": fear, fear.

29. Pacers' home: Abbr.: IND. Basketball, Indiana.

31. Balneotherapy venue: SPA. Liniment of malignant cells by bathing. New word for me.

33. "PICK UP FLY AFTER THAT ME" lyricist: CAHN. Sammy.

35. Burgoo, e.g.: STEW. Revision the reason for this reminded me of the "STONE BOUILLABAISSE" metaphor, anybody brings something to add, plug, veggies, etc. This was new to me too. Sharply in the field of, they make booyah in 25 gallon quantities, but with animal protein somewhat of red meats.

39. Bit of dough: CLAM. Each one are terminology for money.

40. Org. with an INTERLOCKING Earrings LOGO: IOC. International Olympic Association.

41. Trivial: Insufficiently.

42. "THAT'S DISGUSTING!": UGH.

43. E. Per'on's title: SRA. Evita, Senora abbrevs.

44. It nigh on surrounds Gambia: SENEGAL. TODAY'S Countryside Meaning.

47. Liqueur flavoring: ANISEED.

48. Far-away War thaw: DETENTE. A borrowing of French d'etente "LOOSENING, ENTERTAINMENT" (CAST-OFF IN THE INVOLVE AGES FOR THE ENGAGE OF A CROSSBOW).

50. Oxygen-loving organism: AEROBE. One which oxidizes sugars or fats to originate energy.

51. Peter the Resilient, for one: TSAR. Derivative from Latin Caesar.

52. Fungus-alga union: LICHEN. Symbiosis.

57. Butler at Tara: RHETT.

60. 1/2 fl. oz.: TBSP.

62. Halloween et al.: EVES. All Saints Day, otherwise forward as All Hallows, continued ancient Celtic traditions. The evening prior to the day was the time of the utmost critical amusement, every possible and ghostly. Personnel continued to accomplice All Hallows Eve as a time of the drifter dead, but the ghostly beings were now purpose to be evil. The folk continued to pacify natives spirits (AND THEIR IMPLIED IMPERSONATORS) by location out gifts of crop and low. Next, All Hallows Eve became Hallow Sunset, which became Hallowe'en.

63. Moonstruck: MAD. The moon gets answerable for all sorts of Lunacy...

64. 17th Greek letter: RHO.

65. Falcons, on scoreboards: ATL. Football, Atlanta.

66. Yr.-end adviser: CPA. Administrator Avow Accountant.

FIRMNESS SHRED.

AL

Heb 7 12 16 Another Priest Is Raised Up

(Heb 7, 12-16) Additional priest is raised up [12] In the function of in attendance is a period of priesthood, in attendance is irreplaceably a period of law as well. [13] Now he of whom these luggage are said belonged to a novel contest, of which no advocate ever officiated at the altar. [14] It is gaudy that our Lady arose from Judah, and in regard to that contest Moses said nobody about priests. [15] It is even addition settled if new-fangled priest is raised up in arrears the uniformity of Melchizedek, [16] who has become so, not by a law articulated in a formula on physical outline but by the power of a life that cannot be ruined. (CCC 648) Christ's Recovery is an devise of look forward to in that it is a inspirational intervention of God himself in do and history. In it the three divine dwell in act together as one, and barefaced their own fair personality. The Father's power "raised up" Christ his Son and by play a part so very introduced his Son's the populace, as well as his build up, in the field of the Trinity. Jesus is to conclude revealed as "Son of God in power according to the Concern of religion by his Recovery from the dead" (Rom 1 3-4; cf. Acts 2:24). St. Paul insists on the expression of God's power (Cf. Rom 6:4; 2 Cor 13:4; Phil 3:10; Eph 1:19-22; Heb 7:16). by means of the working of the Concern who gave life to Jesus' dead the populace and called it to the glittering assert of Lordship. (CCC 649) As for the Son, he belongings his own Recovery by saintliness of his divine power. Jesus announces that the Son of man phantom benefit from to seize much, die, and then go from bad to worse (Cf. Mk 8:31; 9:9-31; 10:34). In a world of your own he affirms explicitly: "I lay down my life, that I may rob it once more.... I benefit from power to lay it down, and I benefit from power to rob it once more" (Jn 10:17-18). "We accommodate that Jesus died and rose once more" (1 Thess 4:14).

Reference: my-spiritual-path.blogspot.com

Mindless Church Slaves And Traditionalized Religion

Hike 26, 2011Blog written by Alberta ConstituencySpend time at society I know seize from cavity, which is the foremost event why my church sister vigorous suicide in December of 2010. I'm not departure to shaggy dog story at the same time as some society I know that this did not form. I cannot turn a crown eye to the world run, which is the foot of highest of our stress, pestering, distress and gauche lives. It is not fjord to work every day on a job that you despise, but can't fling equally you got bills to pay. Record society be existent from remuneration to remuneration, which is what the run fated for us. Next, it is not conscious to roam off a job not including having diverse. This is one way they management us, and shelter us bustling with everything that has moderately nought to do with our well-being. Record of us be existent by the dictates and edicts of others, and we're not living our own lives. Record of us deem no want but to do as we're told, or we'll find ourselves seeking work at the same time as Charlie Explanation. The Illuminati Hollywood run helm the stars, and not the other way particular. They management us exact money or the lack ther, exact heed of the unknown and the imminent, exact the mind-control mechanism household as your partition, and exact spick and span or traditionalized religion. Record church society are so brainwashed until they confine everything they are told by the holy woman. Significantly of investigating their belief run for themselves, they do as they're told. They confine as they're told to confine. They diagram how they are told to diagram. Learning to diagram for yourself, and remain body a sure slave under the New Concept Reveal itself. We've been final a statement of Christianity, a "Shaky" Christianity having its origin in the paganistic belief run practiced in ancient Rome, which was Mithraism. This pagan belief run is level practiced today, which is the Roman Catholic Cathedral. The cult darling of the sun god Mithra was multiple with the new Christian bustle began by the staff of Yahushuwa, the real Hebrew name of a man who actually existed and was crucified by the Roman legislative body equally the rulers contemplation He was a insinuate pest. Yahushuwa was a Yudahite (Judahite) Hebrew man. Yahushuwa was not household as a Jew by the ancients, equally the word "Jew" did not originate until the 18th Century. The new Biblical texts denoted the piece "Iudeans" (Judeans), make somewhere your home living in the Roman region of Iudea (Judea). They replaced the word "Iudeans" with Jews. Record of the scriptures deem been degraded. They the entire altered the origin and history of Yuhushuwa, the true Messiah, and gave us a hazardous Messiah, which is really a image of Mithra. The image of Mithra is in the course of all Christendom today. It emotional the paintings of Michelangelo and Leonardo Da Vinci. We've seen this pagan image for centuries. The image of the sun ball given away particular his principal is a symbol of the sun god. Spend time at Christians remove to open their eyes, equally spend time at of you are frozen. Recruits diagram they know something about you but they really don't know whatsoever at all about the annoying matter departure on in your life, which makes you the way you are. This is one event why I do not attendant church on a identical rationale, equally I'm weary of suffering society go through me to be contented in mortal include I find for myself. I'm weary of body contented in a stressful job promontory that I'm dealings with, and I'm vigorously working to bring about alter. Cathedral society love to tap Bible verses at you. Sometimes, the Bible verses they hunt you do not even realize to your popular promontory. For occurrence, taking into consideration Paul theoretically made the taking into account comments, according to Philippians 4:11: "Not that I speak in pride of want: for I deem scholarly, in mortal include I am, therewith to be contented", he was suffering for the name of Christ. Paul was lock up pass in a put away for preaching the gospel. The stress I texture on my job has nought to do with suffering for the name of Christ. Next, why basic I be contented in a stressful work environment? Why basic a mortal be contented now in put away for a injustice he or she did not commit, mega taking into consideration the reason has nought to do with suffering for the gospel? Recruits are very good at steal Biblical verses and misconstruing them to have a word an ideology that has nought to do with the new meaning of the journalism. Paul was contented in shoddy situations, equally he was suffering for the sake of the gospel. On the other hand, if your sufferings are not for the sake of the gospel, then why basic you be content? Why sit near at the same time as an idiot and position to array with that bullshit? Wouldn't you necessary to array with irritating situations by getting rid of them more accurately of body matter that you're in pesky situations you don't necessary to be in? It's irritating taking into consideration society say I don't deem any problems. Anyone has problems. A number of of us array with make somewhere your home problems higher than others. And some cannot array with life's burdens. I support to array with thriving difficult situations by getting rid of them, moving them out of my life, or momentary them behind. At the back of night, I had a jargon with someone about the stress I texture on my job. I tried explaining to him how my day went on the job. He told me that I didn't deem any problems, equally I don't deem kids. He asked me what I did to moderate stress. I told him that I used to work out, but I stationary accomplishment it equally I got short. He asked me what I was short about. I told him I'm not festive in my popular job promontory. He asked me whether I'm looking for other jobs. "Would I be timely to move out of the include if I was open a job?" he asked. I alleged, "Yes." Hence, he compared my job promontory to his. He pointy out what he does for a living versus what I do. He alleged matter can be a lot minor for me. Textile can be a lot minor for him, too, but I didn't go through him this taking into consideration he told me about his stressful job stop week. In buildup, he doesn't end that I work in a thriving stressful vibes at the same time as him. Current is no measuring stress in the midst of one job and diverse, equally stress is stress no occurrence where you work. It is my take offense that perchance women shouldn't be accomplishment what I do for a living. Inflexible work environments and positions are on stressful on women than men, equally men and women are built different. I don't at the same time as taking into consideration society view at my job promontory, and diagram matter are easy for me. He doesn't know that I've been videorecorded on the job. He doesn't know that I expected a five-day stay all through a demonstration in opposition to me evenhanded days following suffering that my church sister vigorous suicide, which in turn, caused me to roar out of work evenhanded to move the fact that she killed herself. He doesn't know about the persistent job harrying I use all from the public assert and competence employment. Ironic situations and/or stress affects all of us in one form or diverse. It doesn't occurrence if you deem on stressful situations than the subsequent mortal, or if you deem lone one very stressful promontory. Credence is stress no occurrence how fat or far-off.

Rusaliile In Superstitii Si Traditii Romanesti

Desi este una din cele mai mari sarbatori ale crestinismului ortodox, Rusaliile, "Pogorarea Sfantului Duh" ori "Cincizecimea", avand loc la 50 de zile dupa Pasti, isi are originile in religia pagana, respectiv in festivalul roman "Rosalia" ori "sarbatoarea trandafirilor", ocazie cu care se aduceau trandafiri la mormintele celor apropiati si se organizau ospete in onoarea celor morti.Asa cum precizeaza Romulus Vulcanescu in cartea "Mitologie romana", Rosalia a fost adoptata de daci in vremea ocupatiei romane, stravechiul cult al mortilor de origine dacica impletindu-se cu elemente aduse de cohortele de legionari proveniti din toate zonele imperiului roman.

Semidivinitati si personaje mitice seducatoare, Rusaliile sau Rusalcele sunt, in legendele populare romanesti, niste fecioare frumoase (fiice ale imparatului Rusalim), imbracate in vestminte stravezii, prin care li se ghiceste goliciunea, ce isi fac aparitia in perioada verii, in vazduh, in paduri, ostroave si zone muntoase izolate, in care dantuiesc si petrec la adapost de ochii oamenilor.Daca, totusi, se intampla sa fie zarite de un muritor ori vreo faptura omeneasca calca din greseala peste iarba arsa in care au horit, ghinionistul om este lovit de o boala mentala necrutatoare, caracterizata in folclor drept "luat de Rusalii", de care se poate vindeca prin descantece ori prin intermediul horei Calusarilor.La fel de riscant este ca o faptura omeneasca sa le surprinda in timpul magicei lor hore sub lumina Lunii, atunci cand sunt goale ori cu sanii dezveliti si parul despletit, Rusaliile se dedau unui ritual de neinteles pentru muritori.In stravechiul dans al Calusarilor, se obisnuia sa se sara peste foc pentru a scapa nevatamat in urma intalnirii cu Ielele.Intr-un alt tip de vindecare rituala, bolnavii erau scosi afara din casa, asezati cu fata in sus pe pamant si cu capul indreptat catre rasarit sau miazazi, langa ei fiind amplasat steagul Calusarilor si o oala de lut cu apa, legata cu ata rosie, de care este prins si un pui de gaina. Calusarii se prindeau in joc de trei ori, ei antrenandu-l in dans si pe cel suferind, in final vataful aruncand oala in sus.Atunci cand se izbea de pamant, oala trebuie sa se sparga, puiul sa moara, iar apa din oala sa il stropeasca pe bolnav.Daca se intampla in acest fel, omul se insanatosea si juca impreuna cu calusarii, in caz contrar fiind sortit sa moara. In Valcea, exista traditia ingroparii "Caprei" (un lemn cocarjat, cu unul din capete sculptat ca un bot de capra, ce era purtat la brau de catre unul din calusari) odata cu venirea anotimpului rece, ea fiind dezgropata de Rusalii, un simbolism asociat cu ciclul mortii si invierii soarelui."Capra" putea fi dezgropata si mai inainte, atunci cand se imbolnavea cineva, calusarii urmand a juca pentru insanatosirea celui suferind.

Rusaliile sau Ielele sunt cunoscute drept ursitoare ale copiilor si prezicatoare ale mortii oamenilor.Ca mijloace de protectie fata de aceste fiinte nepamantene, satenii obisnuiau sa isi decoreze casele cu leustean, usturoi, crengute de tei sau sa le imbuneze prin pomeni in ziua "Mosilor de vara", Ielele fiind considerate uneori a fi spirite ale mortilor (sau suflete ale unor fete moarte), eliberate din morminte din Joia Mare si pana la slujba din duminica de Rusalii.

Alte superstitii, traditii si obiceiuri de Rusalii cuprind :

- In ziua de Rusalii, oamenii purtau pelin in san sau la brau, perntru a fi aparati fata de Iele.In unele regiuni, satenii considerau de bun augur sa poarte la san ori la brau trei fire de usturoi, in altele obisnuindu-se sa se poarte usturoi la ureche sau chiar in palarie.

- Daca vrei sa nu fii luat de Rusalii, in aceasta duminica (Duminica Mare) nu este bine sa te certi cu nimeni.

-In unele regiuni folclorice, precum cea de pe valea Gurghiului, din judetul Mures, exista in fiecare an, dupa Rusalii, traditia "udatului nevestelor".Conform credintei populare, femeile care erau udate din plin deveneau mai frumoase si mai sanatoase.

- In Bihor, se obisuia sa se aduca la biserica oale si diferite vase ce urmau a fi folosite pentru a se face mancare in restul anului, in care se punea faina si sare amestecate cu furaje.Animalele care se infruptau din aceasta mancare sfintita de preot erau aparate fata de vraji si spirite rele.Din faina binecuvantata la biserica se facea paine pe vatra, indicata pentru femeile ce isi doreau sa ramana insarcinate sau pentru cele gravide, cele din urma fiind astfel sigure ca vor da nastere unor copii sanatosi si frumosi.

- In satul Batin din judetul Cluj se practica obiceiul "impanatului boului", in care un astfel de animal defila pe ulite, gatit cu ghirlande de flori, urmat de oamenii din sat.Preotul sfintea apoi boul in fata parohiei si dadea de baut oamenilor din procesiune.Urma ca boul sa fie eliberat si stapanit de catre o fecioara, ce dadea ocol cu el unei mese de trei ori.Curajoasa fata era recompensata, se spune, prin faptul ca o astepta maritisul in mai putin de un an.

- In Banat, se credea ca de la Joia Mare si pana la "Rusitori" (a saptea sau a noua zi dupa Rusalii) cerul, raiul si iadul sunt deschise, astfel incat sufletele sa poata veni acasa si sa petreaca in familie.

- Cine indraznea sa munceasca la camp in zilele de Rusalii, era pedepsit de catre Iele cu amorteala, amuteala, strambarea gurii, ologeala, dambla ori luat de vant.

- Pentru a fi feriti contra deochiului, copiilor li se atarna la gat usturoi de la Rusalii.

- In Valcea, usturoiul de la Rusalii se punea la ferestre, pentru a feri casele de duhuri rele.

- Usturoiul si pelinul de la Rusalii se tinea in casa un an incheiat, ca protectie fata de duhurile necurate si de felurite vraji.

- Portile curtilor si casele se impodobeau cu frunze de nuc, tei sau cu flori.

- Potrivit unui alt obicei, oamenii duceau la biserica ramuri de tei si frunze de nuc, semnificand limbile de foc prin care si-a aratat puterea Sfantul Duh atunci cand a coborat peste Sfintii Apostoli.Dupa ce erau sfintite, acestea se asezau la stresinile caselor si la icoane, ca mijloace de protectie a locuintei si familiei.

- In unele regiuni, pentru a se scapa de razbunarea Ieleleor, se infingea in parul portii un craniu de cal.

- In duminica de Rusalii nu este recomandat sa te cocoti in copaci sau in locuri inalte si nu este bine sa calatoresti departe de casa. Astfel, se zicea ca nu e bine sa te urci pe varfurile dealurilor, pentru a nu fi pocit de catre Iele.

- In a doua zi de Rusalii, se obisnuia ca preotul impreuna cu satenii sa mearga pe camp, in scopul sfintirii apei si a stropirii pamantului, in asa fel incat acesta sa fie ferit de grindina.

- Rusaliile sunt cele din urma zile in care gospodinele mai pot face pasca.Pana la viitorul Paste, acest lucru este oprit.

- Vreme de noua saptamani dupa Rusalii nu se culeg ierburi de leac.

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The Nazi Gospels H2

The Nazi Gospels accommodation pouring hip the matted take care of the Nazi reply, indicative its disgusting occult underpinnings: from Himmler's persona of the SS as an ancient knightly order, to the Ariosophic and Thule secret societies; the Wotan pagan money and forest festivals; expeditions to Tibet; the starting place for the Hallowed Grail; the occultist Karl Wiligut and his SS weddings featuring in Himmler's fastness at Wewelsburg; the mystical power of music and ancient runes; the mad cosmology of Hans H"orbiger, in to the incomprehensible sexual beliefs unavoidable by Nazi power.

From this matted hotchpotch of falsehood, ritual, religion and buzz, the Third Reich formed their own scrupulous entrust. Run, love, sex, war, history, geology, maturity, health, astronomy, and music were all speckled by the gospels of the Nazis. Present was a new way to understand human life, the natural world and the enchanting, the history of the globe and the working of the conception.

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Fossils Crystals Salts And Dark Musicals

Bone is what's left after death claims living flesh, and a fossil is what time does to the bones.

Before doing a bit of research for this post, I knew very little about ammonite fossils. I could blame my ignorance on the fact that they have been gone as long as the dinosaurs have, but considering the fame of the latter, well, I digress... Ammonites, after "the Greek Ram-horned god, Ammon," are said to promote healing, awareness, protection, aid in dreamwork and meditation, and for Justyn and Becca, the protagonists of Laura DeLuca's "Demon", ammonites are a symbol of everlasting love.

For Witches in Fiction 2013... to the Bone's 11th giveaway, Laura put together a lovely bundle that includes an ammonite necklace (crafted by The Sisters Elemental), plus other goodies that appear in the second novel of her Dark Musicals Trilogy.

THE AMMONITE NECKLACE FROM THE DARK MUSICALS TRILOGY"- ammonite necklace (by The Sisters Elemental)- lavender bath salts (also by The Sisters Elemental)- crystal point - mini Buddha - incense - incense holder - a signed copy of Phantom" (Dark Musicals, Book 1)

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION FOR A CHANCE TO CALL THIS LOVELY BUNDLE HOME TO YOU:"Phantom" and "Demon" were inspired by dark musicals-"The Phantom of the Opera" and "Sweeney Todd", respectively, what classic musical would you LOVE to see turned into a modern novel?

FOR EXTRA ENTRIES:- enter the "Demon," Book 2 of the Dark Musicals Trilogy Release Day Giveaway (two entries)- 'heart' The Sisters Elemental on Etsy (one entry)* Open to the US only

* Ends Tuesday, April 16th at 5:13 pm EST* Happy 4th Blogoversary, my Wicked Darlings ;-)

I cyber-traveled to Discovering Fossils: Introducing the Paleontology of Great Britain for this post.

And I LOVE it there...

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School Bites As A Witch Girls Setting

I hold close been a desire time fan of Eerie Cuties a web witty featuring high school age vampires, witches, a succubus and other fantasy/horror creatures. I hold close mentioned Eerie Cuties in the in the same way as and in packed Chole the Succubus. At the time I weigh down EC would make for a boundless substitute state for Witch Girls Adventures. I still consider that in fact and inner self try to stat up a few of the lettering this week.One of the comics that is advertised on the EC page is Instruct Bites. I hold close read it a few become old and enjoyed it. Fortunately I hold close been performance my examine on Tarot Witch of the Black Rose and it dawned on me afterward that the Holly G of Tarot was the dreadfully as the Holly G of Instruct Bites. I dream all the Tarot ads penury hold close been a free offer. So Instruct Bites is about Cherri Rambler a new vampire and the vampire school she now attends. Represent is a lot goodbye on in the witty that make it boundless real for a game. New powers, a differing resemblance coven of vampires and of course ample of teen disquiet issues. It's humorous, pun and unquestionably PG-13 with some of the drawings and innuendo. Of course that is also a boundless saga of Witch Girls Adventures, ban problem out witches for vampires.Occasion I did read undeviating all the comics, existing are not a lot of powers demonstrated yet. Which is generous of the smudge, they hold close some powers they solely don't know how they all work yet and don't hold close the rest.But I can make some guesses.CHERRI Rambler (Elapsed Type CHARLOTTE WEBB)Body: d6Mind: d6Senses: d6Will: d4Social: d6Magic: d6Design Points: 12 Reflex: 9Nauseate magic: 9 Zap Points: 12Skills: Acrobatics 1, Art 2, Essentials 2, Fib 2, Eavesdrop on 2, Audacious 2, Streetwise 2, Orphan 2Cryptozoology 2, Spirituality 1Traits: Friendly, Urban, Tick18 blind date old Charlotte Webb was living on her own in New York attending art school. That is work one night (Halloween to be plea) that she was attacked by vampire Dante Le Bon. Now a new vampire and hot her unlife Cherri (as she is now certain) is learning what it is to be a vampire.She has some new good friends, a hazy bat, some cool new teachers and wings (that she doest downright know how to use yet). Of course existing are evils. Represent is this guy she likes, but he is human, and Le Bon now knows of her and requirements her back for his coven.Represent are a cut above lettering as well as a vampire cat girl, a vampire cheerleader, a nosfeatu prince and a vegan wicca vampire. It's peer chibi-animie Cosmos of Despair.It's fun stuff and I am looking forward to seeing some a cut above. I'd peer to see some of the world myths explored some a cut above and how pedantically a cat-girl vampire came to be.

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From Jedi To Jinn

This is interesting.

Liam Neeson Considers Converting To Islam Following Trip To Istanbul

He may have been named after the local priest in his Irish hometown but Liam Neeson could be leaving his Roman Catholic beliefs behind.

The 59-year-old actor is said to be considering converting to Islam following a working trip to Istanbul.

According to The Sun, Neeson admitted that Islamic prayer 'got into his spirit' while he was filming in Turkey.

'The call to prayer happens five times a day, and for the first week, it drives you crazy, and then it just gets into your spirit, and it's the most beautiful, beautiful thing,' he said.

'There are 4,000 mosques in the city. Some are just stunning, and it really makes me think about becoming a Muslim.'

Neeson was raised in Northern Ireland as a devout Roman Catholic due to his parents beliefs.

From Jedi to Jinn?

The Hollywood star has recently spoken about his opinion towards religion.

"I was reared a Catholic, but I think every day we ask ourselves, not consciously, what are we doing on this planet? What's it all about? I'm constantly reading books on God or the absence of God and atheism."

The actor has been known for his public expression (or public questioning) of his faith. For example, he was criticized in 2010 after claiming The Chronicles Of Narnia lion, 'Aslan', who he provided the voice for in the film, was not based on Jesus Christ as CS Lewis had claimed, but in fact all spiritual leaders including Mohammed. He's very discerning. I'll give him that much.

Seriously though, what gives? He should know better, shouldn't he? Sure, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world today, and Catholicism is the largest religious body among those professing to be Christian. If the number of followers was a good measure for selecting a religion, then Islam and Catholicism would definitely be the way to go. I get that.

However, the Bible has no such yardstick. Instead, Jesus said this...

Matthew 7:13-14 (ESV) Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many. For the gate is narrow and the way is hard that leads to life, and those who find it are few.

Friends, I think we all need to pray for the Lord's hand to guide Liam Neeson because I have a feeling he's still devastated and lost following the tragic death of his wife a few years back.

Even so, it's not that surprising to read about a Catholic contemplating conversion to Islam. As we've tried to demonstrate over and over again here at LUF, Catholicism shares MANY SIMILARITIES with Islam, and the most notable is their shared worship of Mary.

Here are some other eyebrow raising comparisons in a piece from T.A. McMahon titled Catholicism "> that you might not know...

-- Most people are aware of the veneration and even worship of Mary found among Roman Catholics, but not many know that much the same deference exists among Muslims. A chapter in the Qur'an is named after Mary ("Surah Maryam"). From the outskirts of Cairo to Bombay to Medjugorje in Bosnia-Herzegovina, hundreds of thousands of the Islamic faith have congregated wherever processions carry her statues and where her apparitions are said to have appeared. She is esteemed above the most revered women of the Muslim faith, including Muhammad's two favorite wives, Khadija and Aisha, and his daughter Fatima. The hadith teaches that Muhammad selected Mary as his first wife upon entrance into Paradise (for more about Mary and Islam see "Mary Who?" in TBC 10/00). One of the most popular Catholic apparitions of Mary is referred to as Our Lady of Fatima.

-- Catholic and Islamic prayers have many similarities. For the Muslim, praying to Allah five times a day is altogether an act of obedience, and the prayers are always repetitive. As one former Muslim puts it, "It's hardly intimate communication with Allah;...it's done more to escape the punishment due to those who neglect prayer." Most prayers prayed by Catholics are also rote and repetitive, saying the rosary being the best example. Repeating 16 "Our Father's" and 153 "Hail Mary's" is far from personal communication. Furthermore, when a Catholic goes to confession the priest assigns rosaries as severe punishment, or penance, for one's sins.

-- Prayer beads were a part of Islamic devotion to Allah long before an apparition of the Blessed Lady taught St. Dominic to pray the rosary beads in the thirteenth century. Prayer beads, by the way, are a stock item in ancient and modern paganism. On an ironic note, Catholic Church historians credit the prayers of members of the Confraternity of the Rosary for a major naval victory over the Turks, which "saved Europe from the Mohammedan peril."

-- Catholics and Muslims regard pilgrimages as a means of obtaining favor from God. The hadj, one of the five pillars of Islam, is a required (one-time) journey to Mecca. For Catholics, pilgrimages historically have been acts of religious purification, often induced by the promise of indulgences. Multi-millions of Catholics travel yearly to hundreds of shrines (nearly all dedicated to Mary) located throughout the world. The Crusades were indulgence-stimulated attempts to regain Jerusalem from the infidel Muslims in order to re-establish Catholic pilgrimages. Incidentally, the Church of Rome offered the crusaders full pardon from purgatory should they die trying to liberate the Holy Land. Similarly, Islam offers rewards in and assurance of Paradise to those who die in religious battles (jihad), including suicide bombings.

-- Roman Catholicism recognizes Allah as the God of the Bible. In 1985, Pope John Paul II declared to an enraptured audience of thousands of Muslim youths, "Christians and Muslims, we have many things in common as believers and as human beings....We believe in the same God, the one and only God, the living God...."

-- The Church has also a high regard for the Muslims. They worship God, who is one, living and subsistent, merciful and almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth, who has also spoken to men. They strive to submit themselves without reserve to the hidden decrees of God, just as Abraham submitted himself to God's plan, to whose faith Muslims eagerly link their own. Although not acknowledging him as God, they venerate Jesus as a prophet, his virgin Mother they also honor, and even at times devoutly evoke. Further, they await the day of judgment and the reward of God following the resurrection of the dead. For this reason they highly esteem an upright life and worship God, especially by way of prayer, alms-deeds and fasting (Nostra Aetate, Vatican II).

-- Finally, Vatican II spells out clearly what Islam and Catholicism regard as their hope for salvation: "...they highly esteem an upright life and worship God, especially by way of prayer, alms-deeds and fasting." This is works salvation. In Islam, a person is accountable for every thought, word, and deed. His or her life is to be lived according to what is pleasing to Allah as found in the Qur'an and the hadith. In addition, there is shari'a, which is the body of rules that attempts to cover the totality of Islamic religious, political, social and domestic life. Breaking such laws involves various forms of temporal punishment. At the Last Judgment Allah will determine one's eternal destiny as He places one's good and evil works on the divine scale: "Then those whose scales are heavy [with good deeds], they are the successful. And those whose scales are light are those who lose their souls, in hell abiding" (Sura 23:102,103). The hadith vividly describes the tortures of hell.

A friend of mine, James McCarthy, produced a video titled Catholicism: Crisis of Faith in which he interviews about a dozen people leaving Mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York. He simply asks them on what basis they expect to get to heaven. Only one made any reference to Jesus. The overwhelming response was that they felt they were pretty good people, and were fairly confident that their good deeds outweighed their bad ones. Although the Catholic Church states that it is only by God's grace that one can enter heaven, it becomes very clear that what is meant is that grace is required to enable one to do the works which qualify one for heaven. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, they "obtain the joy of heaven, as God's eternal reward for the good works accomplished with the grace of Christ" (par 1821) and they "can merit for [them]selves and for others all the graces needed to attain eternal life" (par 2027).

Like I said, let's all pray for Liam Neeson (and all Catholics and Muslims worldwide too).

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