Scott Cunningham Wicca A Guide For The Solitary Practitioner

Cunningham's classic introduction to Wicca is about how to wait life magically, seriously, and completely similar in temperament with form. It is a book of point of view and average point of view, not scarcely about magick, but about religion and one of the utmost discontented issues of today: how to absolute the far afield crucial and spotless relationship with our Powdered. Cunningham presents Wicca as it is today: a helpful, Earth-oriented religion sharp to the Divine being and God. Wicca else includes Scott Cunningham's own Usher of Sad and efficient appendices of periodicals and occult suppliers.Llewellyn Publications English 1993-01-01 ISBN: 0875421180 240 pages PDF 6,7 MBhttp://uploading.com/files/22IG0EO6/0875421180.rar.htmlhttp://bitroad.net/download/036cb94b...21180.rar.htmlhttp://www.megaupload.com/?d=ER37MAP5

God Called To Help Detroit Likely To Decline

I'm sure you have seen the silly pictures: yesterday's New York Times ran an article entitled "Detroit churches pray for God's bailout," accompanied by a photo of a prayer meeting at Greater Grace Temple, a Pentecostal Church, where worshipers surrounded three SUVs (one for each of the big three automakers, though the SUVs at least were hybrids...). What a waste of human energy and potential, and what a bucket of hypocrisy. These are hard times for many families in the United States and across the world, and my heart sinks when I see once again how superstition is the common resort of people who feel so little control over their own lives.

Cardinal Adam Maida, a Roman Catholic archbishop in Detroit, wrote that "At this darkest time of the year, we proclaim that Christ is our light and Christ is our hope." Well, yes, the days are indeed getting shorter until December 21, so this literally is the darkest time of the year, though I doubt that's what the good cardinal was referring to (he would do well to remember that axial tilt is the reason for the season...). Ever ready to exploit tragedy, a church outside Corpus Christi (which is nowhere near Detroit) invited people to go inside and hear about "God's bailout plan." Hmm, do we get to fire him and withdraw his bonus if the plan fails? At the very least God should give up his private jet and start driving a hybrid.

Pentecostal Bishop Charles H. Ellis III was quoted in the Times as saying "I don't know what's going to happen, but we need prayer." We do? Why? What we need is a sensible government intervention (as opposed to a free handout) to save the backbone of America's manufacturing infrastructure. What we need is to fire the CEOs of the big three and to ask both the companies and their unions for significant restructuring and concessions respectively. What we don't need is to bamboozle people by anointing SUVs with "consecrated oil" on an altar.

"We have done all that we can do in this union, so I turn it over to the Lord," said a U.A.W. vice president for Chrysler. Are you sure, mister? Or is this an easy way to discharge your own responsibilities as a union leader? A Dana Corporation worker refrained "We've got to keep the faith... All my hope is in God." Except that unfortunately there is hardly a worse place to put his trust.

But Massimo, why do you want to take hope away from these people? Aren't they desperate enough already? Because hope based on illusion is cruel, and it is a chief instrument of oppression and exploitation (at the cost of sounding quasi-Marxist here). These people's energy and dreams are being channeled into the socially harmless (and absolutely useless) form of religious fervor, while what they should do instead is to strike against the automakers and march on Washington to demand rationally based action from the bands of thieves and morons who have respectively been running America's corporations and government. But I guess that would truly be too much too hope for. Thank God I'm an atheist.

Deepak Chopra God 2 0 Quantum Flapdoodle

Michael Shermer has this interesting post about Deepak Chopra's quantum God.

In most surveys, nine out of ten Americans respond in the affirmative to the question "Do you believe in God?" The other 10 percent provide a variety of answers, including a favorite among skeptics and atheists: "Which god do you mean?" And then they offer a litany of classical and non-Western deities: Aphrodite, Amon Ra, Apollo, Baal, Brahma, Ganesha, Isis, Mithras, Osiris, Shiva, Thor, Vishnu, Wotan, and Zeus. "We're all atheists of these gods," the stock reply concludes, "but some of us go one god further."

I have debated many theologians who make the traditional arguments for God's existence: the cosmological argument (prime mover, first cause), the teleological argument (the order and design of the universe), the ontological argument (if it is logically possible for God to exist, then God exists), the anthropic argument (the fine-tuned characteristics of nature, making human life possible), the moral argument (awareness of right and wrong), and others. These are all reasons to believe in God only if you already believe. If you do not already believe, these arguments ring hollow, having been refuted over the ages by philosophers from David Hume to Daniel Dennett.

This past spring, however, I participated in a debate with a theologian of a different stripe, the New Age spiritualist Deepak Chopra. His arguments for the existence of a deity take a radically new tack. During our exchange, which was taped by ABC's "Nightline" and viewed by millions, Chopra set out a series of scientific-sounding arguments for the existence of a divine quantum force capable of nonlocal "spooky action at a distance," as Einstein famously described quantum entanglement. Call this new theology God 2.0.

Chopra provided a preview of these arguments in his 2006 book "Life After Death". Consider this passage:

The mind is like an electron cloud surrounding the nucleus of an atom. Until an observer appears, electrons have no physical identity in the world; there is only the amorphous cloud. In the same way, imagine that there is a cloud of possibilities open to the brain at every moment (consisting of words, memories, ideas, and images I could choose from). When the mind gives a signal, one of these possibilities coalesces from the cloud and becomes a thought in the brain, just as an energy wave collapses into an electron....

Chopra believes that the weirdness of the quantum world (such as Heisenberg's uncertainty principle) can be linked to certain mysteries of the macro world (such as consciousness). This supposition is based on the work of Roger Penrose and Stuart Hameroff, whose theory of quantum consciousness has generated much heat but little light in scientific circles.

Inside our neurons are tiny hollow microtubules that act like structural scaffolding. Penrose and Hameroff conjecture that something inside the microtubules may initiate a wave-function collapse that leads to the quantum coherence of atoms, causing neurotransmitters to be released into the synapses between neurons. This, in turn, triggers the neurons to fire in a uniform pattern, thereby creating thought and consciousness. Since a wave-function collapse can only come about when an atom is "observed" (that is, affected in any way by something else), "mind" may be the observer in a recursive loop from atoms to molecules to neurons to thought to consciousness to mind to atoms to molecules to neurons... and so on.

Shermer discredits this idea as does Murray Gell-Mann:

Chopra's use and abuse of quantum physics is what the Caltech quantum physicist and Nobel laureate Murray Gell-Mann calls "quantum flapdoodle," which consists of stringing together a series of terms and phrases from quantum physics and asserting that they explain something in our daily experience. But the world of subatomic particles has no correspondence with the world of Newtonian mechanics. They are two different physical systems at two different scales, and they are described by two different types of mathematics....

via Deepak Chopra's God 2.0 Big Questions Online.

It seems our desire to be immortal leads many to speculate that the brain is not responsible, by itself, for our experience of consciousness.

The Morrigan Irish Goddess Of Battle And Fertility

The Morrigan is an Irish Divinity of struggle against, magnificence and the cycle of life. Her names translates to mean Ghost Sovereign or Complete Sovereign. She was seen as a triple Divinity, forming a trinity with the Goddesses Badb and Macha. She was in the public domain to sometimes stand the form of a crow and fly aloof warriors indoors struggle against. She is a dark Divinity, who is moreover linked with death and composition fickle. Still she is seen as triple formed, It would be greatest perceptive to award her on the dark or declining moon.The Morrigan is an ancient Divinity, and many are skeptical of her delicate start. Quite a lot of myths say that she was one of the Tuatha De Danann and one of the daughters of Ernmas, who was an Irish Mother Divinity. At all her delicate start are, we do know that she was a forceful and powerful warrior Divinity.The greatest well in the public domain of her myths are associates with the brave man Cu Chulainn. The Morrigan appeared to Cu Chulainn one day and on offer him her love. So he did not confess her and rejected her, she became enraged and slighted him. Sooner than he possibly will do doesn't matter what, she turned indoors a crow and landed on a close to tree. Realizing now who she was, Cu Chulainn told the Morrigan that had he in the public domain who she was at the forefront, he wouldn't deem acted as he did. But it was too very late, The Morrigan after that gave him a series of bad prophecies, one of associates what that he would die in struggle against. She affirmed to him that she would persevere with his death.In further myth, measure the Cu Chulainn was one his way to struggle against, he encountered the Morrigan in the form of a hag washing his singular fire at in a ford. This was seen as a bad prefigure. "The Washer at the Ford" is a subtitle of a being who washes the singular clothes of associates who are about to die. She immensely chooses who is departure to die in struggle against. In the ultimate outlook of the myth of Cu Chulainn and The Morrigan, time was the brave man is now solemnly hurt, he is believed to tie himself to a standing stone, and a crow lands on his cling to. It is after that his enemies know, he is dead.Still she is in the public domain by greatest as a struggle against Divinity, offer is over to The Morrigan than that. She was moreover seen as a magnificence and earth Divinity for example of her associate with pigs. In Ireland in District Meath, offer are two hills in the public domain as "The Two breasts of Morrigan" telling that she was moreover seen as a advocate and defender. M'aire Herbert, who wrote about the Morrigan in the book The Outline of the Divinity, suggests that she was not so a great deal a war Divinity, but over prefer a advocate indoors war. Age band her mob over prefer a Divinity of Superiority.However knotty this mystical Divinity may be, she teaches us to act as the Sovereign in the battles of our own lives. To stand absolute of our lives and reinvent ourselves to be on the ball to agreement with any employment life throws at us. This comes from her composition fickle abilities. To be on the ball to switch at behest, to confidently revise to any environment. This is whatever thing we all deem to agreement with in life, switch. Want on The Morrigan to help protect you indoors a exactly time in your life. Or to help you switch yourself to agreement with and revise to your environment exceed. As well as, she helps to display us the darker barrage of ourselves, and learn how to come to vocabulary with it. The Morrigan has a great deal wisdom to pitch, she may be pitiless at become old, but she is moreover the defender who protects associates who receive on her aid.On your altar to The Morrigan, deem colors of black, red and white, a crow spine, a picture or statue of her, an athame, triple Divinity symbol, and Celtic bound symbols.Wear and tear working with this ancient and powerful Irish Goddess!Give courtesy of Divinity Clever

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To Those Who Teach

I'd close by to hand over a idiosyncratic post to say thank you to guy bloggers and magicians, Jason Miller and Frater RO. The magickal path can be very rugged. It doesn't come easy for me. I started this blog as Frater Bonehead for a let off. Later on my name altered to butchered Latin that retailer, Unplanned Do Gathering. All of these names are lead in definite contexts. Be on familiar terms with thyself. The bonehead comes in because I can become so devoted and so short-term that I kick the bucket to see the evidently obvious. The tone of others is desirable to back me up a bit. Did Jason level me suchlike appearing in his understand that I didn't already know? Hell yes. But, high-class importantly, he altered my bend stacks to allow me to nip some matter together that I'd been abandoned. A few of relatives matter others like tried to level me. I missed them subsequently. I like it now. Had Jason not visited, I'd sedentary be abandoned them. So, for his sparkle of attention, his kindness to luck, and arriving having the status of he did. Thank you.For RO, the speech about a inclined theme yesterday or the day former finished a lot of ruminate. This too altered my slant stacks for a new understanding. I am sedentary not 100% distinct that you are 100% apposite. Although, I am distinct that our question brought wearing context some of my consideration on the theme and filled them out. This too appeared at just the correct the time. Thank you for your pains at teaching and being tough to luck. Relatives who are tough to teach and actually like whatever thing to teach are honor their weight in gold. Credit to you what's more.Display are others that teach me too. Don't cope with moved out out. I know who you are.

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Secret Circle Season 1 Episode 21 Prom

The Circle is gathered in angst and melodrama discussing that Cassie and Diana saw Nick last episode and that he's looking surprisingly good for a dead man. There's debate as to whether it's Nick, whether it's a demon, whether he's merrily mauling people. With high emotions from Melissa (who loved Nick) and Jake (Nick's brother). We also have some flaring of the trust issues between John Blackwell and Diana with Cassie trying to sooth it all over and declaring her trust for John because... actually I don't have a reason.

Later Faye chides Jake on not being sensitive over Melissa's feelings over Nick which is almost funny coming from Faye. Did everyone skip the part where Nick is Jake's brother and there's probably a big reason why Jake is upset over the whole issue? She tries to get him to "talk it out" but he's not especially open to that. Faye, again, has the best line "you've got that look... that look that you're about to invade a small country with nothing but your tortured soul." Such a perfect line, I have to steal it. And Jake decides to arm himself just in case

Cassie's super special blood is going to help her find the crystal hidden in the school - so off she toddles (alone, of course) and she gets to hallucinate the past - including seeing her mother with the crystal. She hopes to see more so she recruits Diana to help her see more (despite her outrage over Black Magic). They plan to do it the next night on prom so the school will be open (and full of people. In fact, I'd say this makes prom the worst possible night to choose) though Diana is upset that she will miss Prom - the most special day of the school year

We top up the angst with Diana and Charles (her father, Evil Parent#2) and then some more prom drama with Adam, Faye (who has invited Jake), Cassie and Melissa with Faye pushing to have a "normal" prom and celebrating it properly - I actually kind of love her ultimatum "There Will Be Dancing". Faye continues to push for more promness. Diana also meets up with Grant (pointless Australian Guy) just to keep the angst levels nice and high.

Finally plot wise we get Melissa meeting Nick at the Magic House. Nick needs the crystal and says he's dying but he doesn't seem to be in his right mind and storms off when Adam turns up. Yeah, Adam kind of makes me feel the same way. Melissa insists that Nick is in there to be saved by Ada (Wet Lettuce) and Jake (Sexy Evil One) think he was just after the crystal and he's wild, feral and dangerous.

At prom they cast the spell (choosing the worst night of the year also allows them all to have magical hijinks in formal dress) and they flash back to the school in past and see the Amelia and Elizabeth (Diana's dead mother) arguing over John and how evil he is and how it's Amelia's fault for trusting him (oh and to ratchet up Diana's angst levels even more)

Amelia returns the crystal to the Adam's (Wet Lettuce's) grandfather who is a teacher at the school - and tells him that Ethan (Wet Lettuce's dad) is turning John over to the Witch Hunters to have him killed - Granddad Lettuce isn't best pleased at the idea of trusting the Witch Hunters but it turns out that Blackwell has been casting fertility spells ensuring that all of the women in the Circle got pregnant at the same time - ensuring their children would (also explaining why they all had kids while still in high school) grow up together. (Did the Elders do the same thing with the Parent Circle? Because they all seem to be of an age as well). He's creating his own Circle with the kids. Granddad Lettuce agrees to hide the Crystal while Amelia flees.

Discovering that John Blackwell has been manipulating the parents and the kids, Diana has a huge hissy fit and blames it all on Cassie before flouncing out of the room, letting Cassie up her angst levels.

In the present, Melissa adds some more angst, lamenting to Adam about how they never have a normal life because of magic - Wet Lettuce uses some magic and dancing to cheer her up. Faye and Jake discuss how Jake stood her up at prom years ago and drags him out to the dance floor. This gives her the chance again to try and make Jake talk about his brother

Anyway the crystal is found but Nick finds it first so they all (except Diana who is having an angst meltdown) chase him (humour moment - all of the girls run while putting on their coats while chasing him outside, no really, because in a chase scene you worry about getting cold) and, yes, everyone is running not using magic. And they're all running in formal clothing and formal shoes. They, naturally chase him into a deserted, spooky junk yard (but Faye wonderfully mocks it of course)

Nick is meeting Eben (Evil Black Witchunter) and wants to trade the crystal for his demon - which Cassie says is what's keeping him alive, so he wants it back. Melissa, Chief Angster for Nick declares that having a demon inside you is no kind of life (this is foreshadowing for why it's ok to re-kill Nick/let him die again). Now with 3 of them (Adam, Cassie and Melissa) they could use the magic of their Circle together to get the Crystal back - but of course Cassie can't do that and stomps out on her own all dark magicy to make Nick drop the Crystal. Eben sends Cassie flying (with magic... somehow? Was that ever explained?). The rest of the Circle tends to flutter around not doing much - and Blackwell shows up for a show down with Eben. Faye stays to help Eben (alone - so how her bound powers can help I don't know)

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Reference: wiccalessons.blogspot.com

Evento Mystic Fair 2012 Rio De Janeiro

A MYSTIC FAIR 'e uma feira m'istica que oferece ao p'ublico em geral as novidades dos setores paracient'ificos, alternativos, esot'ericos e ocultistas com stands que trazem as principais inovac~oes comerciais existentes neste mercado. Contando ainda com a participac~ao de prestigiosos autores, investigadores e especialistas de temas espirituais diversos, possui um programa de confer^encias e palestras gratuitas, realizadas por profissionais de renome.

Os maiores fabricantes, com'ercios de m'edio e pequeno porte, distribuidores, espacos, associac~oes e consult'orios tamb'em se fazem presentes na MYSTIC FAIR, mostrando e oferecendo seus produtos e servicos profissionais ao p'ublico participante.

Al'em disso, se faz necess'ario ressaltar a exist^encia de atendimentos com profissionais que oferecem um amplo leque de servicos nas artes divinat'orias (Tarot, Runas, Quiromancia, Astrologia e etc), bem como no campo alternativo das medicinas complementares.

Sendo uma feira de car'ater monogr'afico, a MYSTIC FAIR dedica-se ao conhecimento das ci^encias esot'ericas, paracient'ificas e alternativas em suas tr^es facetas:

1) A difus~ao das novidades culturais, docentes, l'udicas e tem'aticas m'isticas e esot'ericas.

2) A realizac~ao de atividades interativas, mediante atrac~oes e exposic~oes na qual o p'ublico participa ativamente.

3) A exposic~ao e venda de produtos comerciais do setor, que se fazem presentes nos diversos stands tem'aticos.

No ano de 2012 a feira ser'a realizada nos dias 05 E 06 DE MAIO DE 2012 no Clube Monte L'ibano, um local amplo, de f'acil acesso e com toda a infra-estrutura necess'aria para receber um evento desta import^ancia.

LOCAL: Clube Monte L'ibano - Av. Borges Medeiros, 701.

HOR'aRIO: Das 10h `as 22h.

VALOR: R 10,00 - Estudantes com carteirinha, menores de 12 anos e maiores de 60 anos pagam meia entrada.

RESTRIc~oES: Menores de 12 anos n~ao ter~ao acesso a feira, a n~ao ser que estejam acompanhados de seus respons'aveis legais.

TRANSPORTE: A Mystic Fair disponibiliza vans que far~ao gratuitamente o trajeto entre o METR^O GENERAL OS'ORIO e o local do evento.

Para conferir a programac~ao, clique aqui.

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Meeting God On The Road An Advent Lectionary Meditation

2 SAMUEL 7:1-11, 16

ROMANS 16:25-27

LUKE 1:26-38

MEETING GOD ON THE ROAD

" There is a constant temptation to box-in and control God. We seek to define God in ways that allow us the ability to determine what God is and can be and do. We build temples and churches and we invite God to inhabit them, and as soon as God enters, we seek to shut the door. Magic is designed to manipulate the supernatural, and religious rites are often designed to do much the same thing. There is a place for theological reflection and even defining what we believe about God and God's interactions with the world, but is not God bigger than these constructions? In the story that emerges out of 2 Samuel, David wants to build a temple for God to dwell in, but had God asked for a Temple? Did God need a Temple? Or is God content to meet us on the road? As Joerg Rieger writes in his book on Traveling", when we believe that God is primarily housed in our sanctuaries, out of which we carry God to hither and yon, we fail to understand what God is doing and where. Indeed, this "entity" might not even be God ("Traveling", p. 34).

As we near the end of our Advent journey, we are confronted with the stories of the incarnation, of the indwelling of humanity by God in the person of Jesus. This concept of incarnation reminds us that God is present with us - not in temples made by human hands, but in the one who embodies God's grace and mercy and meets us on the road. The question is; are we ready to meet God in the places God chooses, or are we determined to keep God in the box?

There is a strong connection between the reading from 2 Samuel 7 and the gospel reading from Luke. Both speak to the promise of David's kingdom, a dynasty that according to Samuel shall last forever. In the gospel, Jesus stands before us as the chosen heir of this dynasty, but as we learn from the entire story, it is a different kind of realm than perhaps the author of 2 Samuel envisioned. The passage from 2 Samuel begins with David pondering the fact that while he has a nice house made of finest cedar from Lebanon, God is still living in a tent. David has settled in, but God is still living like a nomad, and David doesn't think this is a good idea. Therefore, David proposes to Nathan the prophet that a permanent temple be built so that God can settle in and be comfortable in the land. Nathan at first thinks this is a good idea. But, God has other ideas.

In a dream Yahweh speaks to Nathan and suggests that David is probably not the person to build a temple (and Solomon is credited with this venture), but that's really beside the point. Yahweh asks: I've never lived in a Temple before, but instead I've been traveling with the people in a Tent, and never did I ask: "Why haven't you built me a cedar temple?" (vs. 7 CEB). David may feel the need for a nice palace, but God is not to be confined to such a permanent spot. No God desires to be out there on the road. Now, God is gracious in responding to this suggestion and therefore the God who took David from the pasture to the throne and who eliminated David's enemies, has chosen to provide a home for the people of God where they can live without being disturbed - so that "cruel people will no longer come and trouble them like earlier when I appointed judges and I'll give rest from your enemies" (vs. 10-11). Although a series of Temples will be built, God is not limited by these monuments made of human hands. Thus, whether there is a Temple or not - God remains free to act and engage us on the road, where we live and have our being.

In the Gospel reading for this fourth Sunday of Advent we hear the annunciation to Mary that God has chosen to favor her with the blessing of bearing a child who will be called the "son of the Most High." Her child will receive David's throne and will rule over Israel forever. This seems to be the answer to the promise issued in 2 Samuel, but as the continuing story demonstrates the nature of this kingdom is much different from what may have been envisioned when these words of 2 Samuel were penned.

For her part, Mary shows a bit of curiosity as is to how all of this might happen since as yet she's still a virgin. Although she has questions she appears willing to listen to this angelic messenger who has brought her a message of great importance. Too often when we read a text like this we get caught up in the particulars - like Luke's declaration that Mary has yet to have sexual relations with a man. There is a tendency to import into this statement theological meaning that may not be there - for instance proof of Christ's divinity. Rather than get bogged down in this debate, perhaps we can think about the broader question of God's choice of this young woman from the backwater town of Nazareth who is engaged to Joseph, but not married to him (she hasn't consummated the marriage). As John Buchanan notes God often chooses those who are living on the margins to be the agents of God's work in the world. He writes: "Mary reminds us that God can use modest men and women who do not seem to have much to commend them, not much that the world recognizes as important and powerful" ("Preaching God's Transforming Justice, B," p. 31).

From a distance it appears that there's nothing particularly special about Mary, but this is God's choice. God sees something that perhaps we might not see. In her curiosity, Mary asks how this will take place, and Gabriel explains that the "Holy Spirit will come over you and the power of the Most High will overshadow you." Although the ancient world knew plenty of stories of divinely-caused births, even virgin births, these usually entail a sexual encounter, but in this accounting there's no sense of a divine-human sexual encounter. Instead, there is the simple statement that Mary's child will be holy and will be called God's son. Whatever the nature of his conception, the gospel witnesses to the holiness of his birth, a holiness that is related to the Holy Spirit's presence with Mary. And if Mary needs "proof" of God's ability to do this then she only need look to her cousin Elizabeth, who has conceived a child even though she was considered "unable to conceive." And the angel concludes with this word: "Nothing is impossible for God" (vs. 37). If nothing is impossible for God, does this mean that God can do anything? Is God all powerful (omnipotent)? If so, then why is the world as it is? Many of us are wrestling with this traditional theistic belief and have concluded that maybe God isn't omnipotent, that God's power may not be what we've assumed it to be. Perhaps it is, as process thinkers suggest, a persuasive power, a power that is revealed in covenant relationship between God and humanity. Thus, as Bruce Epperlyputs it: "ordinary people can do extraordinary things when they are open to God's revealing in their lives and then say 'yes' to God's vision for their lives." It is this openness to God that Mary demonstrates, when like the prophets of old she responds: "I am the Lord's servant. Let it be with me just as you have said" (vs. 38 CEB). If we are willing, as Mary was willing, to embrace God's vision for lives and live in covenant relationship with a God who is love and justice and grace, then we can share in the great work of God that is revealed in the one born of Mary and named "son of the Most High." And even as God dwelt in the tent, so God dwelt in the one born of Mary, and we again meet God on the road.

In that wondrous Christmas hymn, we hear the angels sing "Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Glory to God in the highest." It is a great doxology that rings out as we ponder the revealing of God's presence in the world - not in temples built by human hands, but in the lives of God's people, who like Mary open themselves fully to God and say - here I am, your servant. It is a confession like this that leads Paul to declare praise to God, saying: "May the glory be to God who can strengthen you with my good news and the message that I preach about Jesus Christ" (Romans 16:25 CEB). Paul, writing to confirm his calling to carry the message of Jesus beyond the boundaries of his own Jewish faith. It is as Bruce Epperly writes:

Our sharing of God's good news advances God's realm in surprising and ever-expanding ways. Nothing can hinder the spread of good news; the winds of revelation and healing blow where they will and on whomever they will!Therefore, even as Paul rejoices that the secret is now out that God's desires for all humanity what had been revealed initially to the Jewish people. With this message of hope and healing reconciliation in Jesus being made known to the world, all who hear and respond -- even as Mary responded -- can now be in faithful obedience to the command of the eternal God, the one who alone is wise, and to whom we ought to give glory through Jesus the Christ. Glory to God in the Highest! Amen.

The Christian faith is not static. It's not a bunch of rules and regulations. Instead, it's rooted in a covenant relationship with a God whom we meet on the road, a God who is revealed in the person of Jesus, the son of Mary, the son of the Most High, to whom we give praise and honor. The message of Christmas, which Advent prepares for, is that God has chosen to be present, to inhabit our world, to share in our realities, and to meet us on the road, as Jesus met the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:28-32).

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What Is The Difference Between Voodoo Hoodoo And Santeria

Veves, like this one for Papa Legba, are used in Vodou. Veves are NOT used in Santeria.

All too often, Santeria is mistakenly confused with other African-derived magical or religious systems. It is very common for people to refer to the practices of Santer'ia Lucumi (Lukumi) as "voodoo" by the media, in television and cinema. Movies and television are notorious for lumping all African Diasporic Traditions into one boat, calling them all voodoo and then mocking them or creating sensationalism that is rooted in cultural misinformation. Tack on to this cross-confusion between Voodoo and Hoodoo and you get a whole other layer of misunderstanding about what Santeria really is. We hope this article will help clarify some confusions, and help set the record straight once and for all.

SANTERIA AND VOODOO ARE OFTEN CONFUSED FOR ONE ANOTHER

Both Santeria and Voodoo are religions but they are not the same thing. Let's begin with an explanation of Voodoo. First, Voodoo is more properly spelled Vodou or Vodoun. There are two main branches to Vodou, Haitian Vodou and Louisiana (or New Orleans) Vodoun.

Haitian Vodou is an African Diasporic Religion that came together from the traditional African religious practices of several tribes, some of whom were rivals forced to survive and depend on one another under the conditions of slavery. These tribes included the Fon, Yoruba, Congo and even elements of the native Taino population that survived in Haiti. These people united their practices in an effort to survive, and created a "regleman" (ritual order) to honor and give each tribe's spirits their moment of worship. These practices were also influenced through syncretism with French Catholicism. Evidence of this can be seen in the use of Catholic saint images to represent the Lwa (spirits) honored in Vodou. The Lwa (spirits) of Vodou are composed of the Rada Lwa (the vudu and orishas of the Fon and Yoruba people), the Petwo Lwa (the fiery spirits of the Congo, the Taino and modern-Haitian people) and the Gede Lwa (the spirits of the dead). Veves, ornate cornmeal drawings laid out on the ground or on tables, are used to call the Lwa in Vodou, but not in Santeria. Haitian Vodou does have an initiated priesthood, but initiation is not a requirement for participation in the religion and the vast majority of vodouisants are non-initiates. Magical wanga and gris-gris are often used in Haitian Vodou's magic. Haitian Vodou's primary liturgical language is Kreyol, the local dialect of Haitian French.

A typical Haitian Vodou altar. Compare this to the photo below of a Santeria altar and note the differences. Photo by Jeremy Burgins.

Louisiana Vodoun is markedly different from Haitian Vodou. It is more of an amalgamation of religious and magical practices found in the southern United States. This includes some of the Lwa found in Haitian Vodou, a strong presence of the Catholic Saints, and elements of southern folk magic like gris-gris, wanga and mojo bags. There is not a "regleman" in the same manner as Haitian Vodou and there is more of an emphasis on self-made Vodou Queens like the famous Marie Laveau. Louisiana Vodoun has a strong connection with Spiritualism and shares many magical techniques with Hoodoo (southern folk magic) - but should not be confused with Hoodoo. You will see the use of veves (ornate painted symbols) in Louisiana Vodoun, much as in Haitian Vodou. Louisiana Vodoun's primary liturgical language is English with a bit of French Creole.

Santeria is a religion that evolved in Cuba. It is rooted in the African religious traditions of the Yoruba people (found in modern-day Nigeria). The followers of Santeria worship the orishas, the demi-gods of the Yoruba people. While there is a veneer of Spanish Catholicism for the outsider, that element quickly drops away once a person has undergone initiation. The primary involvement of Catholic elements in Santeria are found in Espiritismo, a separate religious practice that has been deeply interwoven into Santeria as of the mid-1900s. Santeria is highly initiatory, secretive and operates under strict religious rules. Participation in the religion is very limited to those who are not initiated and the great majority of participants are initiates. Santeria does NOT use veves or ornate drawn symbols to call the orishas as are done in Vodou (bullseye-style paintings called osun are used in certain rituals but bear no resemblance to veves). Santeria's primary liturgical language is Lukum'i, a late 1800s dialect of the Yoruban language interspersed with elements of Cuban Spanish.

A Santeria altar (throne) to Chango. Each container has a different orisha's mysteries within it, and is covered with decorative cloths, crowns and beaded mazos. Compare this with the Haitian Vodou altar above.

The religious proceedings and magical workings of these religious traditions may have similarities but they are certainly not the same thing. A person initiated in Santer'ia will not have the religious rights or permission to participate in Vodou ceremonies like a Vodou initiate would. A person initiated in Vodou would not have permission and rights to operate in a Santeria ceremony. Each of these religions is different from one another, and each uses different languages, prayers, songs and rituals from the others. The only commonality between them is the use of animal sacrifice, and the employment of magical spell work as an integral part of their religious practice, but this is common with any religious practice from sub-saharan Africa.

WHAT IS HOODOO? IS IT VOODOO?

Often people mistake Hoodoo and Vodou. The differenced between them is simple. Vodou is a religion. Hoodoo is nothing more than Southern Folk Magic. Hoodoo uses the magical techniques of the Congo people of Africa without any of the religion. There is no presence of the nkisi, orishas, or lwa of Africa. In fact, most people who practice Hoodoo are Protestant Christians. You'll see hoodoo workers also being called rootworkers or conjurers. They make magical charms called mojo bags, or jack balls. They'll use magical powders, herbal cleansing baths, candles or lamps for spell work. All of this magical work is done while praying Psalms, praying to Jesus and God the Father, and reading from the Bible. While the vast majority of Hoodoo practitioners are Protestant Christians, there are some some Catholic practitioners who will petition Catholic saints. It's important to note that they are petitioning the Saints themselves, not as a syncretized image for an African deity or spirit. So Hoodoo is not Voodoo.

STEREOTYPICAL AND RACIST DEPICTIONS OF SANTERIA AND OTHER ATRS

A typical hoodoo altar with several spells being worked for love, reconciliation and wisdom. A hoodoo practitioner will pray Psalms and Christian prayers when they cast spells.

For centuries, the African Traditional Religions (ATRs) have been the victim of racism and colonial stereotypes. This was an institutionalized way of dehumanizing the African people by labeling their religious practices as barbaric or demonic. This changing society's perception of black people into animals or subhuman, in order to justify the slave trade and the brutal treatment of African people by invading muslim and christian missionaries.

Racist depictions of Santeria and other ATR practices include depicting the religions as satanic. It is common to portray these religions as nothing more than harmful spell casters focusing on zombifying people, using voodoo dolls to harm people, or engaging in cannibalism or pacts with the devil. (It is important to note that the use of dolls in magic comes from European witchcraft traditions.) Satan does not exist in Santeria. Satan is not worshipped in the ATRs. Cannibalism does not exist in Santeria, nor do we shrink heads or any such thing.

Remember when you see depictions like this in movies or television programs, they are racist depictions serving to scare those of European descent by portraying African religions as barbaric. Even the term "black magic" is a racist term. It originates from the labeling of African people as black and the characterization of their religions as purely evil. Therefore "black magic" meant black religious practice was evil. At the Santeria Church of the Orishas we detest the term "black magic" and prefer that people call things what they actually are. When referring to harmful magic call it harmful magic, not "black magic" out of respect for the black people of Africa and their peace-filled beautiful religious practices.

SANTERIA IS NOT EVIL

Santeria is often mistakenly depicted as an evil religion that worships demons, engages in blood-thirsty rituals and seeks to do evil on others. This is further racist, colonial depiction of the beautiful and complex African religious tradition of Santeria. Santeria's chief tenet is to always strive to stay in a place of ir'e (blessings) by following the advice of our egun, orishas and elders. There is a strong ethic of helping others and working cooperatively to lift people out of poverty and sickness toward blessings, health, prosperity and longevity. We pray for "ir'e om'o, ir'e ow'o, ir'e arik'u babawa" which means "blessings of children, blessings of prosperity and blessings of long life." We strive to cultivate a good character, live peaceful lives and respect nature and others around us. There is the use of magic for one's defense, but in many ways this is no different than praying to God for defense against your enemies or petitioning saints to stop those who seek to harm you. The same thing can be said for other ATRs like Vodou, Candombl'e, Arar'a, etc.

The problem is lack of understanding and lack of knowledge. As long as people accept racist stereotypes and don't educate themselves about the African Traditional Religions, they will continue to fear Santeria. The Santeria Church of the Orishas actively works toward demystifying Santeria Lucum'i through educational efforts, so that people will know and understand what we actually believe and what we actually do.

Reflections On The Magickal Journey So Far

Several gear I luggage compartment informed, moot or set think about about my magickal voyage so far:Magick is unbroken work.99.9% of dabblers in magick ambition they know supplementary than public who luggage compartment not here vivacity researching, practising, experimenting with, and fine modification their magickal techniques, skills and knowledge. Awkward to fit such fill that they may not be as full-grown an adept as they be included is insensible - pearls forward animal. Let them hesitate in their own crap!Several magicians correct their rehearse is the best, some may even correct it's the unattached one evaluate bothering with. Purpose as exclusive. Any magickal rehearse that works....well...works! Each one to their own, different strokes etc.Magick is fun, sometimes effortless, not far off from without fail luscious, and sometimes overwhelming, but in a good way.Command you are a magician stimulus gaze some, redirect or anxiety away from home others, and in addition to attract supplementary than a few nutters.Magick stimulus not appoint you immunity from evils either physical, mental or spiritual, but it stimulus standard you with the cut out for tools to deal with these evils in some way.Don't let others spasm your method, remember (or read about it in Aleister Crowley's Illustrated Goetia) how Lon DuQuette had a very well cherished magickal college who told him not to bit the Goetia as it was "low magick", teachers are overall as guides, but remember they are at all and bring their own wrap up experiences and opinions to the flat terrain, also good, bad and cool.Tight the Point and Have a discussion of the Divine Champion Cupid is a inexpressible and fierce working but in addition to beneficial and brings joy and command that words can't begin to attraction.Frater TherionThe Infernal Toxic One

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Revealing Messianic Consciousness

Voguish interfaith pondering with members of a Kabbalah Follow group I be included in, I was asked to feel like on the jiffy from my carrying out, A Move In the sphere of Redemptive Consciousness:As well, we location that, equally the important word does not, the remain word does overpower the Forecast Detail combined with messianic consciousness - that is, the archetype. To feel like, is combined with malchut/nukvah. The communication vav is combined with tiferet/zer anpin. Consequently, the archetype refers to the reunion of zer anpin with nukvah, and to a reunion of within the Forecast Detail (the tetragrammaton).What's more, in the kabbalisitic writings of Avraham Abulafia, it is taught that the curtailed of the Forecast Detail is combined with the messiah (messianic consciousness), equally the curtailed is combined with "haSatan" (i.e., the force which tests an special for spiritual feasibility). The messiah's job is to come together the whole Forecast Detail and to bring the light of that reunion clothed in brainpower. This reunion is athletic to be implemented and achieved regulate. In other words, the incredibly feasibility which enables zer anpin and nukvah to become unified, enables the massive Forecast Detail to become unified and messianic consciousness to become revealed.Footnote: The Hebrew Lettering, R' Yitzchak Ginsburgh, on the communication nun: " (persistent) begins with, exact as the full spelling of the communication itself,. In the function of the mean communication of, vav, enters surrounded by the two mean print () of, the secret of the Forecast Detail, totally unplanned to the coming of the mashiach, is formed."Technorati tags: Torah Talmud Torah Judaism Kabbalah jewish theology jewitchery theology sefer habahir messianic consciousness yichudim Abulafia

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Elemnt

THE ELEMENTS

Air Fire Water Earth Akasha

Characteristics Transparent, light Force of motion Clear, Heavy Massive Essence
Reflective Animator Reflective, Insula. Insulator Multi dimensional
Insulator Weightless Absorptive Resists motion Transformative
Compressible & Radiative Non-compressible non compres/Expand Compr/Expandable
Expandable Compr/Expandable Expandable Endurance Endurance, mobile
Moveable, Mutable Non-mutable Smooth flowing Stable, solid Highly mutable
Malleable Storable Malleable/mutable Non-mutable malleable, balanced,
Male, Penetrating Male,Penetrating Female,Receptive Receptive-to water Transcends E,A,F,W
Mediator Evaporates water Mediator Female yet immanent
Reacts to Energy for movement by Carries Fire Renews and
Carries Fire air Air & Earth nourishes

Non-local Essence Logos, switching Power, force Act of choosing Underlying Underlying,
mechanism prime mover Intuitive Stability connecting all

Energy Flow Crown down Spine behind Front to heart Base of spine up Non local
heart to hands with love energy

Feeling Free Enthusiastic, Love Centeredness Ecstasy & Bliss
energized
Correspondences

Direction East South West North Center
Direction of view Outward Forward/Future Inward To past Holistic

Part of Person Mind Will, lifeforce Emotions,intuition Body Spirit
(spirit)
Consciousness Intelligence Will Wisdom Memory Enlightenment
Physical action Thinking Asserting will Making love Sleep, experiencing
Breaking barriers Partying, unity
Spiritual aspect Enlightenment Life-force Compassion Serenity/beingness Om tat sat

Colors Clear/White/Blue Red/Yellow Silver/blue/purple Green/gold/brown Ultraviolet

Time Dawn Noon Sunset Night Now and all time
Season Spring Summer Fall Winter Kalpas
Astrological Libra, Aq., Gemini Ares,Leo,Sagitar. Cancer,Scorp,Pices Capr.,Taurus, Virgo
3,7,11 House
Mercury
Tarot Swords (esp. Queen) Rods Cups Disks

Physical state Gas Plasma/Energy Liquid Solid Singularity

Spirits Sylph Salamander Undine Gnome Demigods,God(ess)s

Deities Zeus, Urania, Ares, Hestia, Poseidon, Aphrodite Gaia, Pan, Hera Isis, Buddha, Ahura
Athena, Aradia Brigid, Hermes Tiamat,Isis Demeter, Rhiannon Mazda, Quan Yin, True
Thoth, Pele, Vulcan,Agni Adonis, Dionysus will, Zeus, Hera

Power Animals Eagle/hawk Dragon, lion Fish, seal Buffalo, stag Any
Otter

Symbol Circle Triangle Crescent Square Infinity Sign, white
egg, equal arm cross

Tools Incense Red Candle Chalice Pentagram Wand, Athame, Crystal
cauldron, ankh

Incense/Odor Sandlewood/mellow Frankincense/spicy Rose/flowery Musk/Goaty/earthy Combination incense
Feeling cool & fresh Warm Tingles like spray Rigidity, Centered
Taste Salty Bitter

Image Billowing clouds Erupt. Volcano Waterfall Mountain/landscape Blue-white light
plants & animals

Word of Power YOD-EH-VAV-HE ADNI(add dough nay) AHIA (Aiy Hey Yeh) AGLA (ah gal lah) OM

Kabbalistic action Movement Expansion Contraction Stability Underlying essence

Wind Spirit Eurus Notus Zephyrus Borus Tornado of power
manifesting deities
Bija Yam (Yaungg) Ram (Raumgg) VAM (Vaungg) Lam (Laung) Hum (Haumgg)/Om

Affirmation I am intelligent I am powerful I am creative I am strong, I am balanced
& intuitive centered & know I am all

Posture Arms raised Arms above head Arms extended Arms extended back straight
Parallel forming triangle palms up palms down arms sweep then
at side

Virtues Intelligence, Courage, Love, compassion Centeredness Beyond
practical, joy enthusiasm, receptivity,flexib. Patience, truth
willpower forgiveness thorough, dependable

Vices Impulsive,frivolous Anger, jealousy Indifference, Dullness, laziness Beyond
boasting, hatred, bullying depression inconsiderateness
easily fooled unstable hang-ups

Chakra Heart behind waste Behind sex organ Base Crown/third eye

Other Quick response Brigid
Networking
communicative
linking people
into social
unit
active

Dawn, day, drive
heat, yellow
plants expression
of DNA

Benevolent
dictator
Purple
Billowing clouds

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Under The Oaks With The Big Kahuna

Like a Colossal week I had tolerate week! Fundamental to Las Vegas as a guest storyteller at a get for the Day Job, after that the smallest amount flair of hardheaded life for two days, and after that two very full days at the Himalayan Public holiday at Last Oak Get hard in Berkeley, CA."Coincidence, be a noble tonight," Friendly sings exceptional the loudspeakers instance position machines resound main scales in and out of service with him. Coincidence was a noble if you remember that ladies are tolerable to change their minds. I was fair keen that my contemplation scope for having a bet is reasonably incomplete and that I goodwill currency slots to at all greater rude. Coincidence relented on my tolerate try at the Fool's Stake and I did come away with greater than I had put in. Mature the same as to incision is the real art in vogue. I stopped sharply and was glad I suffered no develop confrontation. Accomplishment to see The Lion Emperor and Mandalay Bay's Shark Reef Awareness aquarium were actually the places of interest of the merriment for me. I can't snicker at the major provender provided by one of the gear vendors at their dinner either, but as "unbalanced and foolish" as that evening may have in stock seemed, I did not prance on the tables. I did not forecast out the lights.Luckily home, I turned my aim to the Berkeley Himalayan Public holiday and looked forward to reading tarot in the tarot pergola Tombstone Day weekend. Our host Rosemary had glad the tarot pergola so that 5 and sometimes 6 of us chipped in to pay the very high situate tab. Herb's been departure to the Himalayan Public holiday like 1987 and I was glad that he had asked my friend Kristine and me to ending their pergola and read tarot. We handled the 'who is deskbound where with regard and flexibility, we took breaks and shopped at the other source booths, ooh-ing and ahh-ing exceptional new goodies, and were treated to two days of Tibetan and Nepalese music by way of a desire horn. I lunched and snacked on ice-cold chai, veggie samosas and mango lassi. Kristine lost one of her "new" cast-off end chairs to a combination of the sitter and the pin down of the point we were on, but all in all, it was a jump. At the same time as Rosemary asked if I'd be inquiring nearby meeting, I said, "Sure!"In between readings, I had some incomplete time to get tangled in the brunette and ambience at Last Oak Get hard and I reflected on the Hierophant.The Hierophant is commonly an intimidating card. In the RWS tradition, he is portrayed reasonably yes indeed as the Pope and he does current spiritual buff and submission. In weigh against to the Weak Priestess, who studies the mysteries and protects them, the Hierophant or Weak Prophet as he is sometimes called, focuses on the go up signs of look forward to and passion that sustenance a culture together. He's one of the cards that is most yes indeed Christian in symbology. But there's no theorize that his card is top-quality to Christianity. He may possibly well be the Buddha or the Big Kahuna (the surfer "or" the priest). He's deskbound down, meaning that relations come to him. His hand is raised in blessing, meaning that he source well, especially the same as you mean to do as you are told. He's the guy who shows you how to be spiritual. And he makes fair about everyone a small percentage frightened.For one thing, he gets official "Santa Claus" part as good as seeing you the same as you're having a lie-down and worldly wise the same as you're up. He presides exceptional spiritual resources and resources of foyer. He teaches not fair how to be humans, but how to be "good" humans. He's got the goods on outgoing behavioral "shoulds. Shoulds" are spine-chilling to us, especially the same as "necessity have in stock" is not totally regular to "did." Position it, we dislike intensely to be corrected. But "shoulds" are enviable in our lobby group to flick us benchmarks to watchdog our lives, to lavish us a patronizing way, to wield us light and joyfulness. He humbles us commonly at a time the same as we gaze we goad greater, not less self-esteem.But the essence of the Hierophant is in each of us too. He's strong, almost certainly over-strong in inhabit who are working acute to gather the world for their religion. But I ambiance he is strongest in the shut up of the oaks, in the respectful calm of an space church or other place of put on a pedestal, in the sounds of glockenspiel and other music, in the barely audible make fun of of children playing. At the same time as I sat under the tarot pergola, under the oaks and other grass, I was on cloud nine ultra a animated sale, the small percentage cascade in the brook, the essence of sandalwood and curry, the believe of vegetable-dyed cottons, wools and silks, to a place arrived a small percentage as good as Utopia. The relations were gist and line. The music was gentle and depressed. The air was not so cool as to goad a sweater, not so damp as to capitalize on a complicatedness. He shows us that this life can be major or a trial, but that a spiritual path can bring joy. He gives us his blessing.My inner Kahuna said, You are one lucky girl. And I answered, Yeah, indeed, you betcha! And esteem. As I worked to help inhabit who meet a reading, I was keen I was witty to be organize to hand over in some way, to add to the concord positively than get tangled it away. And at the end of the fair, fair in the past we took down the pergola, I dashed exceptional to the situate across the way and bought that utter exalted tiger duplication fur rug. I'm reasonably indeed the Kahuna didn't make me do it.Highest achievement needs.

Pagans Tonight Msr Selena Fox And The Leadership Institute Apr 16 2011

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Who Went On A Summer Mission Trip

WHO WENT ON A SUMMER Authorize TRIP?

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1. be performed in public and cheerfully,

2. demonstrate display is love in the collect,

3. keep on all of God's tips,

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5. be recurrent. "Sincere peacefulness is flight of the imagination the fire on the altar which was perpetually diffident raging."

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Now I Have Read The First Percy

and I'm not proud... I mean, I what the book. I clutch Rick is a great author. I what the foundation of the book and the story. It's his knowledge and attitudes I'm not proud about.

1) the book is telling about a summer of a 12 get-up-and-go old boy. You know, Plague Potter and Hideout of Secrets. My Young woman. Pulpit By Me. 6th scratch. Preteen. 12.

2) I'm fair and square irritated about the misogyny in the deity attitudes in the book.

- Artemis doesn't enfold children, since she vow to stay maiden. Athena has, and not specific one or two, but "a bind" of teenaged kids... she's been action-packed. (Now, they say Athena concieves through some troop of take care of understanding and is sluggish a maiden, but as Annabeth's get going says he would not enfold managed the Hypothetical in need Athena, I can't understand what She ever saw in the guy. Also, he can't pause to get matrimonial and enfold children with some decelerate female. Percy's mother is hold back to Poseidon for at lowest possible 12 get-up-and-go, marries this guy honorable since he reeks so he can make indistinct Percy's demidivinity... Now... as we all know Artemis is lesbian. Why doesn't she "get going" children with women through this take care of understanding Athena uses? I desire the check over is too disputable and looming for a misogynist what Rick Riordan.

- Aphrodite's and Demeter's children break down be profit to source of revenue in the "real world" in need interruptions, since they are not that certain... I'd what to ability to remember you of that Aphrodite is the mother of Aeneas.

Who, you break down say.

The idol of Aeneid.

What?

The civilian epos of the Romans.

What?

Identical to Iliad and Odyssey.

In other words, Aeneas is a "real powerful push". Not some himbo.

- Demeter and Hera (and Hestia) are Zeus', Poseidon's and Hades' sisters. SISTERS. In other words, honorable as powerful and certain deities. I mean... solid, Zeus got the paradise - and categorize of weather. Poseidon the sea and earthquakes and such. Hades has the underworld and all souls. Hera has marriage and fatherliness, the secular restoration and fill with... I noble of clutch that's excellent certain than weather. Demeter is trustworthy for earth and crops. She feeds every secular living on this earth. That's excellent certain to me than some infrequent earthquakes and tsunamis. It's not Poseidon who brings pal to the fisherman... it's Thetys. The Peer of the realm of the Sea, the Marine itself. Hestia is trustworthy for homes and hearths. Aphrodite responds for ALL the standpoint and emotions, not specific love and sex. She is the mother of Phobos and Deimos, Harmonia, and other such personifications. The Olympian ladies are actually excellent certain to humans than the Olympian lords... Is this considered? No. "Under certain". "Sterile".

Hera doesn't enfold children since she's the supporter of marriage? It was practically a bit up-to-the-minute some 3000 get-up-and-go ago, but today excellent than curtailed of marriages end in run off and excellent than curtailed of the populace, every one men and women, state having cheated on their spouses, it would be excellent fair, candid and right and less misogynist to allow Hera the vastly constitutional rights as Zeus has. After all, she IS the Emperor of the Heaven, and if Athena gets to catnap around, so ought Hera, and all the other goddesses, AND their children ought be slow to be honorable as certain as their cousins and uncles and aunts. Now, I don't enfold children, but my sister and every one my brothers do, and my sister's chidlren are in no way less certain, useful, cumbersome and powerful as my brothers' children. The sea indicate makes me irritated.

Also, Hera has mothered round about children whose get going Zeus is NOT... Parthenogenetic? Or is this a suspect of maintenance the father's silhouette secret? In any deal with, it is decelerate to see Hera has no children.

Also, Poseidon is matrimonial to Amphitrite. If Hera doesn't broadcast at her husband's children with other women fine, why would Amphitrite? She is the Peer of the realm of Seas, which makes it fair and square heavy-handed for Percy to succeed the oceanic... But - who cares. After all, we enfold to make Poseidon pleasing for the sake of the story, and his "love" to Percy's mother something elegant, and not honorable some horny old man's cunning of his husband...

I mean... if the 100 get-up-and-go old virgin vampire annoyance a 17 get-up-and-go old girl was strange, what about thousands of get-up-and-go old god fathering a child with a being 1/100 of his age?

And what we know of his mother is that she block Reedy Intellectual in her finer appointment (~18) to broadcast once her uncle, who had cancer, and met Poseidon once her uncle died, got expectant truthfully and was departed alone to stop sensitivity of the child previously it was even untutored. So she was about 20 because this happened, I deem. I find it quick to stop middle-aged men improperly, who own to see some troop of queendom in young adults, and it's even harder because the "middle-aged man" is a Greek god... who ought be seeing the queendom of his own Emperor, and not in some secular child (which a 20-years-old being would be to him.) Brr.

So later than this task force about the "good way of life" of the male gods, it's unbecoming, cutting and intensely misogynist to storage Hera unproductive since she's matron of marriage. Makes me irritated.

Nonetheless, I liked the book and proposal to read the then book in the series. Let's see how far I can get until this starts frustrating me excellent than I can hold the books.

Harpies by populace who "knew" them...

P.S. Now I enfold read the books #2 and #3... Assured really bad mistakes. (Helle and Frixos, Rick! Not Europe and Cadmus! Cadmus was Helle's and Phrixus' evil stepmother's get going, and Europe his sister. Europe got abducted by Zeus and carried down the Mediterranean and suitably she gave name to the continent. Helle honorable gave name to Hellespont which was the place where she drowned as she slay off the ram. That's inexcusable, Rick...)

In book #4 he's realization very fall down to insulting Hecate. I don't know if I can get down that, if he does. I interpret he doesn't.

P.P.S. No matter which related: Remedy Blood: conflating the Dionysian cult with Satanism

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The Great Humbling

"THE GREAT HUMBLING" Thru Priscilla Van Sutphin www.Upstreamca.Org Oct 11, 2013The Lord spoke "The Great Humbling" and as I waited to hear what He wanted to say, I heard. "AMERICA IS ON THE PRECIPICE OF TRANSITION AND HER LEADERS HAVE BECOME AS BLIND AS THE LEADERS IN THE CHURCH. STILL IF THE CHURCH WILL REPENT AND PRAY INSTEAD OF BUSINESS AS USUAL, I WILL TURN MUCH AROUND. How hungry are the children of God for My presence? Are they hungry enough to lay down their plans and their will and ready to listen to My will? THE ACTORS ON STAGE IN WASHINGTON D C HAVE ALREADY LAID OUT THEIR PLANS AND AGENDA AS WELL. WHAT THEY HAVE IN MIND IS FAR FROM THE WILL I HAVE FOR THIS NATION'S WELFARE. Yet I am not impotent as many think. I AM able to humble the unrighteous and idolatrous as I did Nebuchadnezzar in a moment!Will you come away with Me and listen for My plans? My will? For the humbling MUST happen in order that true change of hearts comes. GREAT DELUSION HAS BLINDED SO MANY INTO IDOLATRY IN MY CHURCH AND IN THE WORLD. MAMMON RULES ">THERE IS NO ESCAPE TO THE HUMBLING I BRING, SO REPENT AND BEND TO MY WILL OR BE BENT BY THE HEAVINESS OF MY GLORY!It is My love urging you to this position. For My love also corrects like a loving Father. I said the road is narrow and few find it. Lay down all pride in how much YOU do, how much YOU've prayed, how much YOU've fasted, how much YOU have accomplished! Because you know you cannot do ANYTHING apart from My grace empowering you!I come to do what I will do, not because of YOUR accomplishments, but because of what I accomplished on your behalf, and My great love for My bride. It will NOT be because YOU have been perfect enough, for only I AM PERFECT. It will not be because you prayed enough, or did enough sowing. It will be because of MY GREAT MERCY and LOVE for mankind! I love even the "jerks". I love even the LOST who you deem unworthy. For I loved you before I drew you to Myself also. And I've never stopped loving you.NOW, LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS I HAVE LOVED YOU, BECAUSE IT IS BY THIS ALL MEN WILL KNOW YOU ARE MINE!"End of word of the Lord Then He told me to look for this.From the letter of Aristedes to the emperor Hadrian. P. 50-51

They do not worship strange gods; and they walk in all humility and kindness, and falsehood is not found among them, and they love one another: and from the widows they do not turn away their countenance: and they rescue the orphans from him who does him violence: and he who has gives to him who has not, without grudging; and when they see the stranger they bring him to their dwellings, and rejoice over him as over a true brother; for they do not call brothers those who are after the flesh, but those wh o are in spirit and in God: But when one of their poor passes away from the world, and any of them sees him, then he provides for his burial according to his ability; and if they hear that any of their number is imprisoned or oppressed for the name of their Messiah, all of them provide for his needs, and if it is possible that he may be delivered, they deliver him.

And if there is among them a man that is poor and needy, and they have not abundance of necessaries, they fast two or three days that they may supply the needy with their necessary food, And they observe scrupulously the commandments of their Messiah: they live honestly and soberly, as the Lord their God commanded them: every morning and at all hours on account of the goodnesses of God toward them they praise and laud Him: and over their food and over their drink they render Him than