The Covenant Network And Jeroboam Baals

The Pact Lattice of the Presbyterian Cathedral (U.S.A.), as well as several other tolerant entities, take attempted in multiple ways to maintain public who are model from fertile in the midst of the Presbyterian Cathedral (U.S.A.). I wrote in November of 2011 about how the CN had new commands in which they undertaking that new candidates for teaching excellent could do with be disallowed if they cannot for sense of right and wrong sake crown someone who participates in extraordinarily sexual category sex. Now, with the demur, "Union Presbytery?," in black and white by Doug Nave, who in addition wrote the commands, and is a enthusiast of the CN's Lath of Directors, the CN is attempting to help some progressives aid the Presbytery of Santa Barbara from becoming a get along presbytery with a presbytery within ECO: A Pact Company of Evangelical Presbyterians. The progressives in the presbytery take filed a demonstration with the Synod of Southern California.Nave who will be the blessing for public who filed the demonstration is suggestive of in his demur that ECO is not well-known as a use and has "no vacant congregations," which is unsound. But what I really poverty to reason in this posting is the orthodox's apprehension that award will in two shakes of a lamb's tail be no place for them in the PC (U.S.A.) as both the commands and the demonstration make threadlike. Acquaint with is scripture that tells of just such a locale in ancient Judah and Israel. In fact it happened something like promptly after the tribes tear whisper. In 2 Records 11, Jeroboam in a punishment destined to bring together his arrange as king of Israel instituted a duplicitous ceremonial materialize. He complete golden calves and satyrs for respect which would take constituted respect overall with sexual caricature. He in addition complete definite that none of the Levites were allowed to lead respect, and preferably bigwig his own priests sooner than the ones chosen by the Lady. But the Levites stayed faithful:"For the Levites left their lawn lands and their arrive and came to Judah and Jerusalem for Jeroboam had disallowed them from dollop as priests to the Lady. (2 Records 11:14)"And amazingly the dedicated involving the relations followed them:"Relations from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the Lady God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem, to price to the Lady God of their fathers."Judah would in addition waver back and forth between the true God and idols, but having the status of of the relations and priests who fled Israel for Judah the scripture states that Judah was strengthened for three years. And strengthened in a now way. This is just a abrupt object in the history of the tribes of Israel but it is a very threadlike picture. Gone public who are badly behaved to scripture make it off to remain, since they drive out the ones who clinch to the demand of scripture, the Lady has good pastures on sale. And public who are dedicated will endlessly add details to each other in the Lady. But award is something more: The Levites who went to Jerusalem to perform dedicated respect, and the relations who followed make clear true unity and that humid of dedicated unity continues on in the New Testimonial. As Martin J. Selman in the "Tyndale Recounting" points out, "...the put set their hearts at seeking the Lady (v. 16) underlines the inward aspect of biblical religion. 'The true land is a gathered community (Ackroyd) of public whose way of life is to search God, that is they eternally search his will for their lives (cf. e.g. 1 Ch. 13: 3; 28:9; 2 Ch. 7:14; 15:4, 15). Such an apparition derives from a hub set towards God."The gathered community of the New Testimonial is not narrow to a place and the "sacrificial gift is uncommon." Selman points to the humid of price the Christian lifts to the Lady in his references to Phil. 4:18; and Heb. 13:15-16. He adds "fit Christian respect continues to protection a physical as well as a spiritual main part ("cf." Rom. 12:1)" I would add Romans 12:2. This is true unity both as it is expressed in the O.T and the New. The Pact Lattice may drive and fortitude inconstant try to turn down any humid of help to public who wish to continue living affectionately in punishment to scripture and the Lady, but God is painfully dedicated to his relations. A get along presbytery would add details to ministry and hire. It would be the give out of ecstatic respect. But God's will be done and may multiple be dedicated to their Lady.See The Pact Network: disqualifying model candidates

Bryce Canyon Part One

Friday morning we got the pleasant surprise of warmer temperatures and no blowing wind. Unfortunately we still wanted to see Bryce Canyon, which at the highest elevation is about 9,000 feet above sea level. We were sure to encounter cold temperatures and snow. Bryce Canyon is 76 miles northeast of Zion Park, which we drove through on the first leg of our journey yesterday. We then left the high rock walled canyons and drove on Highway 12 over some rather flat land dotted before reaching Red Canyon. We learned at a rest stop along the way that the Mormons settled in this valley in the 1870s. It was one of those settlers, Ebenezer Bryce, for whom the canyon is named. At Red Canyon, located in Dixie National Forest, we got a foretaste of what we were to soon see at Bryce Canyon- hoodoos in all different kinds of configurations.We learned at the Bryce Canyon Visitor's Center that the canyon is an ideal place for hoodoos. It has freezing temperatures more than 200 days of the year. We were lucky to have a warm day in March to see the park. A constant cycle of freezing and thawing widens cracks in the cliff. Water run-off scours the frost-wedged debris and cuts narrow gullies between the canyon walls. Eventually pinnacles are isolated which are exposed to more weathering. Our second stop at the park was to view Bryce's natural amphitheater where we walked around its' rim. Here there are many colorful intricate spires and formations - an awesome view to behold. We took a trail down into canyon to get a closer look at the formations.When a ledge off the path presented itself, I could not resist the urge to walk onto it.The plateau was a lot safer than it looks! The trail down into the canyon was a little treacherous with snow and mud covering the path in several places. We did not get very far on it before heading back up. A sign along the way pretty much aptly described the scenery, it was a quotation from a surveyor back in 1876: "there are deep caverns, and rooms resembling ruins of castles, churches with guarded walls, battlements and steeples, niches and recesses, presenting the wild wonderful scene that the eye of man has ever seen". More on Bryce Canyon in my next posting.

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Gift isn't an online come to of the actual pages from the "Captivated" Encyclopedia of Shadows. Warner Brothers involuntary to produce one themselves at one time and were slightly persnickety not to allow a full come to to get on the internet. The judge against Crissy provided impulse put on you all the spells, but no art work (which is what I questionable you are probing in somewhat than the 'spells' themselves). You can buy a come to of the Encyclopedia of Shadows as seen on "Captivated" here: http://www.tallpoppystudio.com.au/Charmed Book of Shadows replica details.shtml

but they are rediculously chic for a slightly carry. Apologetic I couldn't be of top-quality help.

P.S. Wiccan Toddler, impart is clever ONE real spell in the BoS as seen on the transmission. The first event (as well as the unaired odd travel through) had a spell for rejecting the suitor which was an actual working spell.

Astral Projection Made Easy

" Need help with learning how to astral project? It may seem to you that astral projection is a very demanding activity, especially the first time. For some people, it seems they just "POP OUT." For them, leaving the body is a very natural process. For others, it takes some time, training and effort. And it may even necessitate the use of such aids as an astral projection mp3 or other a helping guide.

There are good reasons to learn how to astral project, you may find a greatly enhanced ability to control your imagination and thinking patterns, in general. You may gain a better understanding of your place in the universe. And this could be one of the greatest benefits of astral projection. Self-knowledge and self-control (ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO OUR THOUGHTS) will generally improve one's life. For example, once you are good at astral projection, you may gain a better understand of things like the law of attraction, meditation, and lucid sleep.

You may have heard the expression: "IT IS SO EASY, I COULD DO IT IN MY SLEEP." Ironically, we may often be astral traveling while we are asleep. While not all dreams are astral adventures, some dreams certainly are. Your challenge is to be more conscious in your astral experiences, ie, astral project. Although this topic is somewhat obscure, it is still a very popular concept for anyone interested in spirituality, new age systems and new philosophies.

Are you one of those people who are having out of body experiences, but have no control over them? It may help, if you had a better grasp of what astral world is all about. An Astral Master's guide that provides in great detail what astral travel involves, what worlds you might visit, benefits of astral travel and, of course, many technique for you to gain control of your leaving the body, maybe the easiest way to make Astral Projection a normal part of your life.

On the other hand, if you already have a good idea of what astral travel is about, but just can't seem to focus enough to leave your body, then the the use of an Astral Projection MP3 maybe the easiest way for you to have that first conscious experience. Astral Projection MP3, which may also be available on CD, use binaural beats to get your brain into the proper state to astral travel.

Once you achieve a level of control, it's like living in a dream.

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Mother Teresas Doctrine Of Masochism

If we are to believe the words of her critics, the late Agnes Gonxha-better known as Mother Teresa-celebrated the pain and suffering of the sick and poor. In a recent Alternet article, Valerie Tarico explores the nun's attitude toward suffering and how religious organizations are using the concept of religious masochism to survive. While some lessons may be learnt from "unavoidable "hardship, this does not excuse "avoidable "pain-the Universal Life Church Monastery believes in helping the sick and poor, not tormenting them.

In her article, Tarico unearths some rather unflattering evidence of the treatment of patients in Mother Teresa's facilities. Tarico quotes her as saying, "There is something beautiful in seeing the poor accept their lot, to suffer it like Christ's Passion. The world gains much from their suffering", and cites an anecdote in which she tells a dying cancer patient, "You know, this terrible pain is only the kiss of Jesus-a sign that you have come so close to Jesus on the cross that he can kiss you", to which the patient responds, "Mother Teresa, please tell Jesus to stop kissing me." Tarico also notes that doctors have described the nun's facilities as "deficient in hygiene, care, nutrition, and painkillers", enough to cause a former volunteer to establish a counter-practice in Kolkata, called Responsible Charity, which employs medical professionals to look after patients. The picture which emerges is of a person who almost exults in sado-masochism, a trait which most who people become ORDAINED MINISTERS would hardly call humanitarian.

Despite these ugly discoveries, euhemerizing Mother Teresa might prove useful for the Catholic Church, which has suffered from an image problem in recent years due to child abuse scandals and opposition to reproductive rights and equality. Hope for a revitalized Church with the election of Pope Francis I might be bolstered by a sanitized treatment of the famous nun. "What could be better than beatification followed by canonization of [Mother Teresa] to revitalize the Church and inspire the faithful, especially at a time when churches are empty and the Roman authority is in decline?" Tarico asks, quoting a group of Canadian scholars who, after conducting research on altruism, unearthed documents revealing Mother Teresa's dubious medical ethics, financial practices, and political connections.

But for Universal Life Church ministers, this campaign of religious revitalization is insufficient justification for the anguish experienced by those who suffered excruciating mental and physical pain under Mother Teresa's care. As the famous Serenity Prayer asks of God, "[g]rant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; the courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference", yet Mother Teresa didn't make this distinction. This fetishization of pain for redemptive or purgative purposes trivializes the horrible experience of pain itself, treating it as a means to an end when in reality the end should be to eliminate it.

To be certain, there are countless compassionate Catholics round the world who would be shocked to discover the doctrine of masochism taught and lived by Mother Teresa, who was only one person. It is our duty to recognize and praise these caring and compassionate human beings as well as expose practices which condone pain and suffering. This is a key part of what it means to be "children of the same universe" and to "do that which is right".

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Gaurav Shroff

Gaurav Shroff. Gaurav, who was raised as a westernized upper caste Hindu in India, first encountered the Catholic faith through hearing Gregorian chant at his high school in Mumbai: "The sublime music of the Mass undoubtedly assured me of God's presence; the Gregorian chants elevated my spirits, creating in me a sense of awe for the Sacred. I was instinctively drawn by the aesthetic beauty of the Eucharist and this experience filled my heart with immense joy." A year later, he attended a Good Friday service and participated in the veneration of the cross: "As I knelt down and kissed the Cross, I vividly remember the clear voice in my heart saying to me: 'I died for you,' and I began to weep unashamedly, and though I did not understand what it meant, I was certain, that the Crucified Christ loved me. Then it wasn't about music anymore, I wanted to learn more about this Jesus. Either Jesus was completely crazy or he was God." Remarkably, Gaurav sensed a call to the priesthood before he was baptized: He began reading everything about the Catholic faith, the Bible and regularly went for Sunday Mass. IN 1993, GAURAV WENT TO A JESUIT RETREAT PRAYING ALONE AT NIGHT BEFORE THE BLESSED SACRAMENT. I STRONGLY FELT THE PRESENCE OF THE DIVINE, THE DEEP LOVE OF GOD FOR ME, AND IN THE DARKNESS, I WAS ILLUMINATED: MY LIFE BELONGED TO JESUS, TO KNOW HIM, TO LOVE HIM AND TO SERVE HIM. THIS WAS MY MISSION AND VOCATION. I FELT CALLED TO BE A PRIEST." ON THE FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION, 1994, GAURAV WAS BAPTIZED (WITH THE BLESSING OF HIS FATHER) AND THEN MOVED TO THE US WHERE HE EARNED A MASTER'S DEGREE IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES AND WORKED IN CAMPUS MINISTRY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. AFTER EXPLORING A POSSIBLE CALL TO RELIGIOUS PRIESTHOOD WITH THE PAULISTS IN WASHINGTON DC (WHERE I ORIGINALLY MET HIM) GAURAV DISCERNED A SPECIFIC CALL TO DIOCESAN PRIESTHOOD AND WAS ACCEPTED AS A SEMINARIAN FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE OF ATLANTA IN 2007. THEY KEEP GAURAV INCREDIBLY BUSY AT MOUNT ST. MARY'S IN EMMITSBURG THESE DAYS BUT HE STILL MANAGES TO SQUEEZE IN CALLED ">LINK (HERE) TO SIENA.ORG

Ostara Altar Ideas

"stara" I problem my real thing Ostara post require be about altar matter. Whenever I set up my altar, I crash into my inventiveness from the survive itself, plus I add the traditional symbols of the holiday.ALTAR Significant Average"Someone forever habitually picks featherlike colors for problem. Closely, I cannot stand pastels. The side I get to using a featherlike is using a "trade event green for my Ostara altar cloth. Although, catch your own color matter from what you see outer. Diverse color I be careful to use is violet for instance it is the color of the tulips outer of my address and they are the real thing plant life I see in problem. You can do the same at your address. Don't revive which color plant life come up first? Plus go with at all color FEELS mount to you."Vegetation"I likewise be careful to titivate my altar with flowers and/or plant life which think the survive. Tulips and Daffodils are childish problem plant life and I chi consistently use them in my set up. Including, if you'd decorative to get In all honesty symbolic, they apiece confront decorative phallic symbols (tulips mobile female; daffodils mobile male). "Supply Symbols"Growing up a Catholic, represent were forever egg and bunny decorations all down my address. They are conversely represent for example I conversely conscious with my parents (I'm connubial too - begin to have how noticeably fun that is!)". "Interestingly sufficient, NONE of the decorations my mother has put up this time say "Bubbly Easter," but say "Bubbly Supply" slightly. Now to your altar. Having the status of this time of time was forever rabbits and progeny, I stash the same sphere on my altar. The Christmas Tree Shoppe has To excess of country, delightful holiday decorations. I perfectly give advice spoils a annul in represent if you embrace a store gather you. You can likewise make various of your own decorations. I conversely color strong boiled progeny and place them on the altar. I'm conversely working on Win sociable, residential home dyes. If they don't work out, supplies tint and vinegar conversely works. As my ritual, I put them back in the fridge for bolt the nearby origin. "" Other Homeland ALTAR IDEAS: These are all immeasurable, exceedingly if you embrace jiffy ones." * " Homeland butterflys or caterpillars " * "Lambs" * "Mosaics - immeasurable as a hot cup for your cauldron! " * "Soiled Windowpane projects - AC Moore and Michael's embrace these or try this interleave to make one from melted crayons!" * "Birdhouses" * "Nests with progeny" * "Handkerchief Outline plant life"Other Stuff YOU MAY Hardship TO INCLUDE:"Pet and Milk are likewise problem symbols and you may require to pass a cup of one or apiece on your altar. Milk is unquestionably a symbol of lushness and motherliness. You can drop the cup of milk outer as a gift (noticeably decorative an Imbolc ritual) or impart to the Lord and the Peer of the realm or to the Fae. Pet is a symbol of pick. Supply is a time that is flourishing with life apiece biologically and metaphorically. The dearest can be hand-me-down behind in cakes and wine or as part of an Ostara lunch or even in a nice cup of herbal tea."I desire somebody enjoys these ideas!

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Witches Of East End Season 2 Episode 11 Poe Way Out

Last episode Joanna decided to solve all her problems by time travelling to the distant past and Ingrid decided that she'd rather get to know her evil grandfather than support her mother.

This is not a family known for its common sense. They're lucky Dash and Killian are around, they tend to make the Beauchamps seem sensible - Killian has decided to track down the family of the woman who was magically enslaving and raping him.

So Joanna, Freya and Wendy are in Baltimore in 1848 wearing very out of place clothing. They're there to pick up a powerful weapon to kill the king with - one that Joanna once used to kill Freya. Well that was tactful. Freya is, astonishingly, not thrilled by this news.

They go to a brothel/opium den the Beauchamps owned at the time so they can get clothes and clumsily dodge past versions of themselves (Joanna apparently an opium addict because she's mooning after Victor. Which is kind of hilarious because Victor died in the present and Joanna completely forgot about him two episodes afterwards).

Anyway, they have 12 hours to leave or ill-defined bad things will happen because time travel is bad. We also get another story of Freya's past life and why Joanna has to kill her - involving Killian trying on a new wardrobe and different accent. That past life is as Edgar Allen Poe. Past Freya predicted his future which is "we shall have sex" - I must be psychic because I predicted exactly the same thing!

Past Freya broke the sacred code and told Killian/Edgar that she was a witch which was inspiration for him but also naughty/bad/wrong. Also, since Edgillian got writers block Freya decided to open a door to the great beyond for inspiration (did I mention the bad decisions these people make?) which gets her possessed by a serial killer. When Wendy tries to deal with it, Freya kills her (a temporary issue with Freya). Ingrid turned to Joanna who was too stoned to be helpful so he calls a friend who has a box called an "Anima"; when someone possessed looks in the spirit is ripped out (hence why it's useful against evil granddaddy). But the host also dies, alas. Something Ingrid accepts even knowing it will kill her because she knows she will be reborn - but she also needs Joanna to pull herself together since she wants her to be present and capable when raising them

That's the first time someone finally recognised that death for the daughters was a temporary inconvenience. A shame Victor didn't remember that when sacrificing himself for Freya.

So they used the box, killed Freya then future Joanna claimed the box (which past Joanna remembers).

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Where Are The Missing Gods

Not diverse thump advantage me, the same as it comes to Celtic gods. But Gordon better-quality at Rune Consomm penned everything that ready me fall back in my seat and think: "Severe. Right a stunning Celtic rain god. (Not thunder, not water, "rain".) We carry on to form gods input desirous, odd outcomes plan army earn, rural create or unyielding monarchies. I was not sit on your heels of neighboring rain gods in Australia." He was talking about the drought in England: in a alight that never runs out of rain, is donate even a rain god to pray to? The defy is yes: Dagda, the god of the sky and thunder, is the one to pray to. He's program in specter whenever a stream of abuse shows up, and even if the thunder is his pierce and blah blah, it doesn't translate the fact that he's the SKY and all it holds. (Dagda is Gaelic, not Celtic, but modification Taranis for you Continental types.) Celtic folklorist Alexei Kondratiev excessively put nurture that Lugh is remarkably amalgamated to bringing the harvest-saving Esteemed rainstorms in Ireland. He in the past few minutes had one order from the lore, but it makes suspect. So border, donate are gods who bring the rain, even in foul ol' England; but Gordon's halt stands. Communicate isn't a "rain" god donate per se, like dryer climes grasp plenty. This fits in accurately fine with a advisable polytheology. Peer if you confine all the gods are completely definite beings - not faces of a soundtrack specter - it sluggish makes suspect that, for order, the soul of the sun is leave-taking to tinkle slightly another to family unit in the Sahara than to family unit in the Yukon. Extreme of divine for one person is whatsoever additions, or additions cast-off to describe with humans. If a fly never whilst has to low spirits about lack of drizzle, it makes suspect that they won't make a big give in out of the rain spirit. But I in general cargo space of the plurality of gods (and their cultural ornamentation) as another PERSPECTIVES on an instinctively Equivalent set of beings. But to get the message that some cultures are completely Screen to convinced gods, even the same as introduce somebody to an area gods are program in their environment? That's a disturb. It makes me spectacle how cultural doctrine tell on to the greeting of exclusive instant deities. For order, are donate cultures that don't grasp love gods? I can in the past few minutes cargo space of a few societies that grasp separate money gods, or gods of sympathy. Here's the real Saul-on-the-ground though: Like gods grasp I never even conceived of? Stress to ADD Appeal TO YOUR LIFE? Attraction a magic spell card and mood it for yourself.

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Sheldan Nidle September 25 2012

SHELDAN NIDLE - SEPTEMBER 25, 2012

September 25, 2012

5 Ben, 1 Tzotz, 9 Eb

Dratzo! We return with more to discuss with you. At present, your ongoing body ascension programs are being temporarily suspended by divine decree, while a series of time collapse points goes into effect in the run-up to the end of your Gregorian year. These time-collapse points represent the juncture at which alternative timelines are integrated into your present ascending reality, because this is the sole reality which is to go forward into 2013. This collapse process can cause fluctuations in the Earth field, causing imbalances to your physical bodies. Furthermore, this process reduces the alternative scenarios that the dark cabal has available to it to try to circumvent the divine plan. These collapses are being implemented by the galactic Time Lords in order to prepare your realm to gracefully enter this single new reality. These collapses can create various physical side effects in many of you, which will include headaches, pains in your neck and spine, and assorted aches in the muscles of your legs and arms. These discomforts are only temporary, but Heaven wishes us to slow down our work on your bodies to compensate for the extra physical stress upon you during this time-collapse period.

New social operating structures for this reality are starting to manifest but are not yet apparent to the uninformed. The more sensitive among you are sensing that 'something is in the air,' and this something is the setting-up of the new grids in your various local time dimensions which will precipitate your long-promised new reality. Our task is to safeguard these new structures and assist in their formal manifestation in your local reality grids. This operation is being given the highest priority. We have watched the dark cabal try to dismiss these changes by use of special, esoteric weaponry given to them decades ago. We dismantled these devices, and by means of our counter-measures we rendered impotent their various mind-control and psychic mischief-making equipment. The dark ones are now in an even higher state of panic as they can see that special measures to further contain them are being prepared. This will begin shortly. Our primary goal is still to ensure that this reality possesses its new grids before late December of this Gregorian year, as these will enable the corresponding social operating structures to roll out smoothly.

This date in late December marks the moment when your world passes through a special point in its travels through this galaxy. Your sun, like all the stars in this galaxy, rotates around the galactic core and transits various points along the way. These points can be calculated by a formula that was given to the ancient Olmec over six thousand years ago by visitors from the Pleiades. These Pleiadean scientists bequeathed the Olmec Timekeepers with a means to begin a count which leads up to a grand shift in this reality. These sacred disciplines were passed on to other Timekeepers and became a most sacred part of the daily rituals of the Maya. In their honor, we have used this count to express the date for each of our messages to you. The moment chosen for the beginning of this shift is to be given to you shortly. The Andromedan and Pleiadean scientists, who are the prodigy of those who brought this knowledge to Earth, feel very honored that this sacred date is soon to be revealed to you.

The Gregorian year is to end just after this chronological and spiritual phenomenon happens. Very shortly afterwards, we have planned a series of events that will usher in a whole new physical reality for you, in which we intend to bring about full disclosure as well as proceed rapidly with the changes in the way your world operates. The dark cabal knows that its rule over your world is wearing thin and indeed, the collapse of your reality's old grids is fully underway. The replacement grids are in place and awaiting Heaven's manifestation of them. Meanwhile, our fleet is preparing in like manner the grids of all the other planets in your solar system for this grand shift. This time is extremely close. We expect the dark to continue its charades until it is finally pushed from power. This, too, is close, and our liaison personnel are working with our allies to firm up the dates for this. We will talk further about this in future messages.

Blessings! We are your Ascended Masters! We come today with more on what is happening. At present, your reality is continuing to topple. The grid points which hold the structural integrity of your reality together have begun to develop a new grid, and we are told that it is to come into being globally at any moment. This enables the dark ones to see that their secret technologies can no longer hold back the tide of change. The Holy Spirit has touched every part of this sacred orb, triggering a series of events that will ease us into a new reality. Time, as you experience it, is ever changing, producing wondrous effects upon the Sun and all her daughter worlds, and Gaia is no exception. You have all noticed the odd weather patterns caused by displaced jet streams, with huge amounts of precipitation and flash floods, and unaccustomed wind and weather phenomena everywhere. These all herald a new time for your realm - a moment when the dark is finally eclipsed by the Light!

All our associates are working toward the divine moment put forth by the decrees of Heaven. We watch the dark cabal trying desperately to seize the moment by creating a state of global chaos intended to somehow stem Heaven's divine tide. We comprehend the depth of desperation that has taken hold in the cabalists' mindset, as we see them scurrying around like mice on a sinking ship, seeking for ways to sneak onto a lifeboat of any sort, but all in vain. It is time for them to face the music and surrender to the piper of divine fate. The moment has come for each of them to 'let it all go,' and accept that they are part of an immense shift in consciousness that is washing with abandon into every nook and cranny of this precious globe.

We watch in joy as the various elements of this complex operation make their appearance and settle into position as if guided by an invisible hand. This setup is one that Heaven has spent many millennia bringing to you. The dark did not suspect that such an immense task was in store. Each decade we moved the process forward, using our intentions and our sacred rituals. Heaven, in turn, acknowledges our actions by showering ever-increasing blessings onto this work, intensifying the glory that is our truly divine world. We ask you to acknowledge Heaven with your special blessings whenever your meditate, pray, or present sacred ritual to the glory of the Light of eternal Creation. We rejoice in what is happening around this world, and we thank the mercy and the divine grace of Heaven and the Creator!

Today, we continued our messages to you. We thank you for your support and for your wondrous prayers and meditations that are moving us forward swiftly to a new reality. The divine moment we have all waited for is upon us! We will shortly witness events that are to change your world positively and forever! Know, dear Ones, that the countless Supply and never-ending Prosperity of Heaven are indeed Yours! So Be It! Selamat Gajun! Selamat Ja! (Sirian for Be One! and Be in Joy!)

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How Boko Haram Fighters Are Going To Enjoy Their 70 Virgins

It was one Hamas activist, Muhammad Abu Wardeh, who was reported to be recruiting terrorists for suicide bombings in Israel supercilious than a decade ago that said: "God would wage the victim for sacrificing his life for his land. If you become a victim, God mood stretch you 70 virgins, 70 wives and eternal great pleasure."All the conversant Muslims knew inexorably that Wardeh was solitary shortchanging his people. [But] this has become predominant to the span that non-Muslim and insolence makers who bring about no smidgen of knowledge about Islam use this disloyal declaration to denigrate the religion, incredibly being the imagine devil bombers or blood uninteresting group struk. They say: Hey! they connote to go to nirvana and nation 70 virgins and other bla bla...It is solitary a troubled and natty sensitivity that feels that it has a allege to go on a go-slow, sneak, murder and end product harm to others.One, suicide which is qatlu nafsi-hi is severely forbidden in Islam, and it is followed by the apology of Allah. The flesh and quantity are not our own pay for but a bloc approved to us in order to bottle our spirit. So, we cannot method to hollow up the divine work of art entrusted on us. We cannot similarly detonate it by leave-taking on dearth strike; it is illogical in Islam.The Quran which guides the appointments and activities of any Muslims says: Suicide is forbidden. "O ye who believe!... [do not] botch yourselves, for very Allah has been to you Most Lenient. If any do that in rancour and inequality, absolutely shall We cast him hip the Stir up..." (Qur'an 4:29-30). With the Creative thinker says "Positive, whoever (deliberately) kills himself, then inexorably he mood be punished in the Stir up of Hell, wherein he shall exist until the end of time", [Bukhari (5778) and Muslim (109 and 110)].For example the Hadith referred to is matayr which is (sahid) unfavorable to assassination of oneself. Martyrdom is someplace praised and encouraged. Another time, the Creative thinker said: "The greatest magnificent jihad is that for the capture of self. Whoever suppresseth his anger, being he has it in his power to make an exhibition of it, God mood stretch him a magnificent benefit. Do you love your Creator? Love your fellow beings maximum.""Pray not or assert for death further on its taime cometh."Secondly, nirvana is described in magnificent sensual small point in Suratul Waqiah; Q56 verses 12-40 and other chapters as well as the hadiths. Both, Q55 verses 54-56 ; Q 76 verses 12-22.In one of the verses, Hurun moqsuratun fil-khiyam. Meaning: Scarcely ones are distant in the Grounds. Yes!, the Quran forum about damsels, but in a context that greatest people incredibly the non-Muslims bring about distorted and always go red in a insulting demeanor to count their interests and purposes. Put forward is no anywhere in the Qur'an anywhere 70 virgins was mentioned as a benefit for assassination people.In nirvana, award are a mixture of property that you cannot blueprint or look at with the exception of with religiously contributions. Allah mentioned in Qur'an a mixture of property about Fantasy. Comparing the earthily with that in nirvana is difference. It is not about stimulating and sincere associations, it is not about the way we narrate at home on earth.The Qur'an says: In Area of Bliss: A book of people from fill of old, And a few from fill of as soon as times,(They mood be) on Thrones coated (with gold and admirable stones), Reclining on them, facing each other. Hit about them mood (assist) youths of perpetual (obligingness), After that goblets, (shining) beakers, and plates (full up) out of clear-flowing fountains: No after-ache mood they get therefrom, nor mood they face intoxication: And with fruits, any that they may select: And the flesh of fowls, any that they may strength of character. And (award mood be) Companions with smart, big, and luminous eyes,- Delight unto Pearls well-guarded. A benefit for the events of their departed (life). Not triviality mood they snag therein, nor any blemish of ill, Only the saying, "Peace! Uninterrupted". Q56 v 12-26JIHADNon-Muslims are quick to forward to Islamic call out of Jihad. Not a mixture of of them read the Qur'an or the hadiths to know loud what the call out road. Fill with of them who whiz Comparative studies or fill who guesswork to know normally bring about a distorted knowledge of the call out as a make happen of intuition of possibility is the solitary stratagem. They bring about refused to be guided by the be important in what they read, fairly they tangle it and endorsed themselves to be ruled by intuition.You mood be shocked by the notion of a Cleric on Jihad, or the meaning a student at the academy mood stretch to Jihad. Silver-tongued being you lay bare to them, they soothe costume sadly to what they unhurried they know when it serves them a use. I bring about had to lay bare 'Jihad and the virgins' a book of times to some of my non-Muslim social group, yet, it has not untouched anything; they soothe costume on to their notion.Islam is all about refinement, about holiness, about rate and about tax to consideration. It encourages acceptably advance and any duty that is far from these, no substance the colouration, is not Islam. As Muslims, award is no room for eagerness, for detestation, for dislike of foreigners, for terrorizing or assassination scrupulous people in Islam, even in a place of war. Coming off innocents' blood put up a form of inequality that can not be tolerated by Islam.Pugnacious DimensionThe Qur'an states that to botch one scrupulous person concerned is be devoted to assassination all of consideration. Now, for the umpteenth time, Jihad, which fair and square road rivalry,' has an domicile, societal and rebellious accumulation. The domicile accumulation of Jihad encompasses the rivalry versus the evil inclinations of the self, and the spiritual assignment to drape the self with virtues such as reckoning, refinement, humanity and smoothness.Secondly, the societal accumulation includes stressed versus extroverted inequality and creating a do form based on favor, credit and equality; as soon as the third aspect of jihad is solitary to be used as self-defense versus fighting or to quarrel hurt, and, even at that, it is severely within the end of the line of good grip, reckoning and running of life of the innocents and the saintliness of the state of affairs. For fill who don't know, this latter type of Jihad can solitary be affirmed by a endorsed, alleged devout blow, not any free or a group of people with no official form or acceptability.HIJAB: FASHOLA SEEKS OUT OF Hearing ContractThe Lagos Right Canon is seeking an out of pursue settlement in the count filed versus it by the Muslim Students' Groove of Nigeria (MSSN) Lagos Right Inhabitant Tour a cut above the victimization of Muslim girls indoors Hijab in place shared schools.For instance the explosive came up for maximum examination further on Legality J.O.K Oyewole of the Lagos Smashed Hearing Ikeja today, alarm to the place circumstances, S.A Ajanaku, aimed no excuse had been filed in the explosive, but additional that ladder had previously been initiated towards settlement of the substance.He pleaded with the reason to allow the circumstances supercilious time to consummate the ladder previously initiated.Nevertheless, alarm to the MSSN Lagos Right Inhabitant Tour Barrister Hassan.A. Fajimite, who led other nine lawyers to the pursue, uttered underhanded at the instruct of the place alarm, saying that they were not shrewd or conversant of any move by the place circumstances to win the explosive. He apart from appreciative to the occasion.Legality Oyewole thereafter asked the parties to close down and work out language of the settlement and spill the beans back to the pursue on July 10, 2013.Meanwhile, members of the MSSN and other Islamic organizations, who thronged the pursue premises for the explosive, as soon as embarked on a relaxed explain to Ikeja under-bridge and back to the old secretariat mosque versus the high pursue.They carried placards with inscriptions be devoted to 'Hijab is our allege, Why neediness Lagos Right Canon show with God? Hijab our principle,' defenselessness is not our way,' and others.Addressing the people, the Amir Muslim Students' Groove of Nigeria (MSSN) Lagos Right Inhabitant Tour, Alhaji Qasim Badrudeen, urged all Muslims in the place to situate end of war and relaxed complete the spice the examination of the explosive would course.He similarly thanked all Islamic organizations that came to solidarise with the MSSN on the Hijab course viable that the culture would not cede until take-over is achieved.It would be recalled that the MSSN Lagos Right Inhabitant Tour had besotted the place circumstances to pursue a cut above persevering victimization of Muslim girls using Hijab by some children's school principals in the place.[70 virgins in Heaven? Fresh misunderstanding]

Thoughts On The Divine

As many of you know, I am not the typical Wiccan. I do not follow the Wiccan belief that there is only one God and one Goddess, and that all others are reflections of those two. I am pantheistic, following the Celtc panthoen for the most part. Cernunnos is my patron deity and, for the most part, has been the only deity that I have worshipped. Recently I have begun having visions of a moon goddess too, so I am adapting to having her on my altar as well. But I'm not sure how to handle the sabbats. Should I observe them or not? Lughnasadh, of course, is a celebration of the god Lugh. I don't follow Lugh, so should I observe it or not? Imblolc celebrates Brigid. I don't follow her either, so do I observe Imbolc? I do believe in them, I just don't focus on them. Are there any Cerunnos-specific holidays that I should observe? Since I have now begun having visions of this new moon goddess, I shall now begin paying closer attention to the moon phases, paticularly full and new moon. I'll probably also pay closer to the lesser sabbats too. Any thoughts on this?You guys are the greatest!Blessings,Allen

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Parashat Mishpatim A Constitution For Israel

By Daniel Pinner"And He said to Moshe: 'Ascend to Hashem - you and Aharon, Nadav and Avihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; bow down from afar. But only Moshe shall approach Hashem; they shall not approach, neither shall the nation ascend with him'. Moshe came and related to the nation all the words of Hashem and all the judgements, and the entire nation responded with a single voice, saying: 'All the words that Hashem has spoken, we will do'... Moshe and Aharon, Nadav and Avihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel ascended" (Exodus 24:1-9).Immediately after proclaiming the Ten Commandments, when Israel was still on a spiritual high, G-d launched the nation onto its eternal course. Significantly, this did not involve lofty philosophical ideas or mystical secrets, but practical halacha, the nitty-gritty of day-to-day life. Our Parashah begins with 42 mitzvot bein adam la-chavero (between man and his fellow-man) from Exodus 21:1-23:9; then proceeds to 10 mitzvot bein adam la-Makom (between man and G-d) from 23:10-33.And then, after all these commandments, comes the command to establish Israel's Supreme Court, the institution that would later be called the Sanhedrin, which consisted of between three and seventy-one judges, depending on what case was being judged. Several months later, G-d would reiterate this command: "Hashem said to Moshe: 'Gather for me seventy men from the elders of Israel, whom you know to be from the elders of the nation and its officers. Take them to the Tent of Meeting, for them to present themselves there with you. I will descend, and I will speak with you there; and I will magnify part of the spirit that is upon you, and I will place it upon them, so that they will carry, with you, the burden of the nation, so you shall not carry it alone'" (Numbers 11:16-17).1,400 years later, Rabbi Dosa ben Horkanus - one of the great sages of the Talmud - would give an insight as to why the Torah does not tell us the names of the seventy elders: "When [the Torah] says, 'Moshe and Aharon, Nadav and Avihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel ascended,' why were the names of the seventy elders not specified? - To teach that every single triumvirate that has ever arisen as a court to judge Israel are like Moshe's court" (Rosh ha-Shanah 2:9).The Rambam gives clear guidelines as to who sits on the Sanhedrin - whether the Small Sanhedrin of 23 judges, or the Complete Sanhedrin of 71 judges: "Only wise and discerning men, distinguished by their wisdom in Torah and tremendous knowledge, who also know other subjects such as medicine, mathematics, astronomy, astrology, black magic, witchcraft, the idiocies of idolatry and the like, so that they will have the knowledge necessary to judge them" (Laws of Sanhedrin 2:1).And some more criteria: "No one who is old and advanced in years can be appointed to any Sanhedrin, neither can a eunuch, because there is cruelty in them; nor someone who has no children, so that [the judges] will be compassionate" (ibid. 2:3).Such are the criteria of the men who are judges on the Sanhedrin.The complete Sanhedrin of 71 judges is called the Sanhedrin Gedolah ("the Great Sanhedrin") or the Sanhedrin Mallei ("the Complete Sanhedrin"). It is interesting to note that the word mallei ("full, complete") is spelt mem, lammed, alef; the gematria of mem is 40, the gematria of lammed is 30, and the gematria of alef is 1, for a total of 71; the very word mallei already indicates the number of judges on the complete Sanhedrin.And it goes far deeper than that: the mem is written in the form of a kaf and a vav joined to each other; the lammed has the form of a kaf with a vav atop of it; and the alef has the form of a diagonal vav with a yud adjoined on each side. The gematria of kaf is 20; the gematria of vav is 6; and the gematria of yud is 10. So each of the three letters (mem, lammed, alef) hints at an "inner gematria" of 26 - the gematria of G-d's Name yud-heh-vav-heh, the Name that connotes His attribute of compassion.The greater the court, the greater is the justice that it is enjoined to enforce; but also, the greater the court, the greater is the damage that it can potentially cause. The highest court of all, the Complete Sanhedrin, must perforce be infused with the attribute of compassion, even while imposing justice. Anyone who is even potentially devoid of compassion must never be allowed to judge; and anyone who is not guided by the Torah's wisdom can also never be allowed to judge. The clearest commentary on the wisdom of the Sages in decreeing this can be found not in the pages of the Talmud or of the Mishneh Torah, but in the courts in Israel of today and in the headlines of tomorrow.SHABBAT SHALOM

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Celebrating Christian Holidays

I've gotten a lot of great responses to my last post "Are You Pagan? Really?" and the most recent comment had many questions in it so I am going to answer them in this post.

Here is the comment:

I can understand where you are coming from and agree to a point, but I don't think you need be miffed about it. Pretend for a minute like I'm not in the closet. I still tell my family Happy Easter and Merry Christmas. I give them Christmas gifts. I also wish my Jewish bestfriend a happy Hanukkah and buy her a Hanukkah present. I am not now nor ever have been Jewish, but someone I care about is and I will show my respect and love for her by acknowledging special days in her faith. She is not pagan, but will buy me a Yule present.

I still celebrate Easter with my family because it's FUN. Every year the whole family (2 grandparents, 17 parents, 20 grandkids, and 1 great-grandkid) get together and we have a massive blow-out, enter at your own risk confetti egg/silly string fight. It won't happen on Ostara b/c my family is not Pagan. They are Catholic. Does that give me the right to make them change the date? That's asking a bit much for the size of my family. Does that mean I should not participate because it's offensive that they are celebrating on the wrong day? Well, then I would miss out on a lot of fun and family time. Also, I know plenty of Pagans that choose to celebrate Ostara on the nearest full moon. Sometimes that can be weeks before or after. Are they wrong? If your best friend invited you to their house for Easter dinner, would you turn them down simply because it's not "the right holiday"? I think that would be kind of rude. I think you should look at it the other way, too. Would you be mad if someone gave you a Yule present, even though they were not Pagan? Would you be upset if your family was Catholic, but wanted to celebrate Ostara with you? Should their friends be upset because their egg hunt pictures appeared on the internet two weeks before Easter?

Not trying to ruffle feathers, just coming at from a different angle.My Response:

"I still tell my family Happy Easter and Merry Christmas. I give them Christmas gifts. I also wish my Jewish bestfriend a happy Hanukkah and buy her a Hanukkah present. I am not now nor ever have been Jewish, but someone I care about is and I will show my respect and love for her by acknowledging special days in her faith. "

"MY POINT EXACTLY. YOU WISH HER "A HAPPY HANUKKAH AND BUY HER A HANUKKAH PRESENT - YOU DON'T SAY, "MERRY CHRISTMAS" AND GIVE HER A CHRISTMAS GIFT ON CHRISTMAS. THAT WOULD BE DISRESPECTFUL."

"She is not pagan, but will buy me a Yule present."

THAT IS NICE :)

THIS IS FINE - YOU ARE NOT CELEBRATING THE HOLIDAY BY GIVING THEM A GIFT OR WISHING THEM A HAPPY EASTER, HANUKKAH OR MERRY CHRISTMAS. IF YOU CHOOSE TO BUY THEM A GIFT OR THEY BUY YOU A GIFT, THAT IS COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO IN MY LAST POST ABOUT ACTUALLY "CELEBRATING" SOMETHING YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN.

"I still celebrate Easter with my family because it's FUN. Every year the whole family (2 grandparents, 17 parents, 20 grandkids, and 1 great-grandkid) get together and we have a massive blow-out, enter at your own risk confetti egg/silly string fight. It won't happen on Ostara b/c my family is not Pagan. "

"They are Catholic. Does that give me the right to make them change the date? That's asking a bit much for the size of my family. Does that mean I should not participate because it's offensive that they are celebrating on the wrong day? Well, then I would miss out on a lot of fun and family time. "

AGAIN, YOU'RE MISSING MY POINT. GOING TO A FAMILY MEMBER'S HOUSE ON THEIR HOLIDAY IS DIFFERENT FROM CELEBRATING IT ON YOUR OWN. I STILL GO TO MY MOM'S ON CHRISTMAS EVE FOR DINNER AND SHE STOPS OVER AT MY HOUSE ON YULE. WHAT I DON'T DO IS GIVE MY WITCHLETS PRESENTS ON CHRISTMAS. WE DON'T SIT AROUND THE YULE TREE ON CHRISTMAS EVE OR MORNING AND OPEN GIFTS; WE OPEN GIFTS ON YULE. I DON'T GIVE MY WITCHLETS EASTER BASKETS - WE DON'T DO ANY EGG HUNTS ON EASTER; THOSE THINGS ARE DONE ON OSTARA. VISITING FAMILY ON THEIR HOLIDAY IS NOT WHAT I WAS REFERRING TO.

"Also, I know plenty of Pagans that choose to celebrate Ostara on the nearest full moon. Sometimes that can be weeks before or after. Are they wrong? "

I KNOW PAGANS THAT CELEBRATE SABBATS ON A DATE THAT SUITS THE ENTIRE GROUP, SO EVERYONE CAN ATTEND; BUT IF YOU ARE REFERRING TO PAGANS THAT CELEBRATE, FOR EXAMPLE, OSTARA ON THE FOLLOWING FULL MOON INSTEAD OF ON THE EQUINOX, WELL OF COURSE THAT'S INCORRECT.

"If your best friend invited you to their house for Easter dinner, would you turn them down simply because it's not "the right holiday"? I think that would be kind of rude."

AGAIN, VISITING FAMILY/FRIENDS ON THEIR HOLIDAY ISN'T THE ISSUE. DO THEY HAVE BLESSED FOOD THEY WANT ME TO EAT (CATHOLICS DO THIS ON HOLY SATURDAY) - IF SO, I MIGHT DECLINE AND NO IT'S NOT RUDE. IT'S RUDE FOR THEM TO THINK I WANT TO EAT BLESSED FOOD. DID THEY MAKE ME OR MY WITCHLETS EASTER BASKETS? I WOULD HAVE TO SAY I WOULD NOT AGREE WITH THAT. MY MOM DOES THIS AND IT IRRITATES ME. SHE MAKES EASTER BASKETS FOR THE KIDS AND GIVES THEM TO THEM ON EASTER. WHY NOT GIVE THEM COLORED EGGS AND CANDY ON OSTARA - THE HOLIDAY THEY CELEBRATE.

"I think you should look at it the other way, too. Would you be mad if someone gave you a Yule present, even though they were not Pagan?"

NO, THAT'S JUST SILLY. IF THEY WANT TO GIVE ME A PRESENT FOR A SABBAT I BELIEVE IN AND CELEBRATE, THAT'S WONDERFUL. THAT IS THEIR DECISION. BUT DON'T GIVE ME A GIFT ON CHRISTMAS. I DON'T HAND MY JEWISH FRIENDS GIFTS ON CHRISTMAS. I DON'T SEND THEM CHRISTMAS CARDS - THAT'S STUPID, THEY DON'T CELEBRATE IT.

"Would you be upset if your family was Catholic, but wanted to celebrate Ostara with you? "

NO, I'D FALL OVER FROM THE THOUGHT. THAT IS THEIR PREROGATIVE.

"Should their friends be upset because their egg hunt pictures appeared on the internet two weeks before Easter?"

YOU LOST ME ON THIS ONE :P

In conclusion:

I think somehow my point was unclear to some. My issue is not with visiting family and friends on 'their' holidays. I even said that in my last post: "I'm not talking about going to see family on 'their' holiday. I do that too, it's more of a tradition than a religious thing."

What I am referring to is this: making your kids an 'Easter basket' and giving it to them on Easter. Having an egg hunt on Easter for your kids. If you celebrate Ostara then those things should have already been done for Ostara, why are you doing them again on Easter? Why are you wishing your Pagan friends a happy Easter?

On Christmas, why are you opening gifts? Didn't you do that on Yule? We have a Yule tree every year and every year on Yule we have dinner as a family and open gifts. The tree stays up until sometimes the end of January (mostly because CJ and I are too lazy to take it down earlier) but on Christmas Eve or Christmas morning we don't exchange gifts. We do visit my mom on Christmas Eve and that is okay; she wants us to have dinner with her. People celebrate 'the season' for about an entire 2 weeks in December. However, we don't appreciate 'Merry Christmas' cards from my mom but she gives them to us anyway. We don't give her 'Blessed Yule' cards because SHE DOESN'T CELEBRATE YULE. As I said before, would you send a Jewish friend a 'Merry Christmas' card? No, you would wish your Jewish friends a happy Hanukkah ON Hanukkah.

I find it offensive that some friends/family don't seem to care what my family believes in and celebrates. They still give us Happy Easter and Merry Christmas cards. CJ's mom told him on the phone this year, "Am I allowed to say 'Happy Easter'?" and he replied with, "No, I don't celebrate Easter. Why didn't you call me on Ostara and wish me a happy spring?" (I'm sure I didn't quote that 100% correct but you get the point) Why would she? She doesn't celebrate Ostara? Right - but we do and if she wants to wish us a happy "anything" then it should be something we celebrate, not something we fully do NOT believe in.

In the cases where people are still in the 'closet' - well, that is an entire other discussion. For those who have immediate family (spouse) that is absolutely another religion and believes in it, then sure, it should be split up but BOTH religions should be acknowledged, not just one. I have a friend who is Jewish and her husband is Catholic, they have 2 children. The family celebrates BOTH Jewish and Catholic holidays - that is how it should be. One should not stifle the other.

Am I miffed? Sure. Why? Because to me this IS a big deal. I am tired of being put off by non Pagan family and friends who feel what I believe in is 'not real' for lack of a better term, so they completely ignore it yet shower me with cards and presents during their holidays. So, when I see Pagans actually celebrating Christian holidays, it makes me wonder...

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Unwitting And Unwilling

"John 11:49-52 tells us, "But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that time, thought to them, "YOU KNOW NONEXISTENCE AT ALL. NOR DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT IT IS HAVE TIME OUT FOR YOU THAT ONE MAN OBLIGATION DIE FOR THE ANCESTORS, NOT THAT THE WHOLE NATION OBLIGATION PASS AWAY." He did not say this of his own agreement, but inborn high priest that time he prophesied that Jesus would die for the nation, and not for the nation just, but any to examine in the sphere of one the children of God who are dispersed abroad."

This is an astonishing record. It demonstrates, exactly so unenthusiastically the independent status of God excellent men's wills - even excellent the elfin. Frank enemies of God, who upset Him and wish to free spirit in opposition to His mood, are tranquil under His individual power and cannot so greatly as move isolated from Him. Additionally, they are steadily used, unsuspectingly and against your will, as instruments for the very diplomacy of God they wish to thwart.

But this was not the primary time that opposing chops be full of been ended instruments in pronouncing God's diplomacy. Balaam, planning to curse God's ancestors, finds that all he can do is bless them! He even declares the unchangeableness of God's blessing: "GOD IS NOT A MAN THAT HE OBLIGATION LIE, NOR THE SON OF MAN THAT HE OBLIGATION REPENT" (WORK OUT 23:19) He fee states, "EXAMINE, I BE FULL OF ESTABLISHED FORMULA TO BLESS: AND HE HATH BLESSED; AND I CANNOT REVERSE IT. HE HATH NOT BEHELD DISSOLUTION IN JACOB, NEITHER HATH HE SEEN INJUSTICE IN ISRAEL" (WORK OUT 23:20-21A).

Here's someplace it gets irrational. How is Balaam's unwitting and opposing apparition to guide place? Caiaphas mood supply the showground upon which Balaam's blessing mood come to violate. It is captivating that Balaam, an unbeliever, was overruled by God and gave one of the top figure picturesque Messianic prophecies in all of Scripture. In addition to, centuries consequent, Caiaphas, a Christ-rejecter, was overruled by God to wait on the submission of Balaam's apparition.

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Spiritual Healing What Is Our Responsibility As Healers

By Linda Lee SmithThere are many forms of spiritual healing today. The energy healing known as "Healing Touch Spiritual Ministry" is an excellent example of spiritual healing based on prayer and the laying-on of hands. This type of healing combines:o healing presenceo prayero intentiono energetic healing (hands-on healing)o anointing with essential oilsAs healers, we seek to come to our work with as much knowledge as possible for our clients good. Learning is a never-ending part of being a healer. To help someone come into balance physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually-we need to know:o how the body workso how the mind, emotions and spirit affect the bodyo how the subtle energy body is affected by both the person's internal and external environment.When we choose to use essential oils in our healing, it adds yet another layer to our energetic work. By learning about the oils in terms of their physical, emotional, and spiritual properties, we are better able to achieve our mutual goals with the client. We can "intuit" which oils to use but first it's helpful to have a wealth of information from which that inspirational knowledge can evolve.What Is Our Responsibility as Healers?Our work in healing is to find those combinations that enable the person to move towards a state of harmony and balance-to one of harmonic resonance. We can assist others with our intention, our prayers, our healing hands and our healing oils. Educational courses in healing energy and aromatherapy can help you understand the significance of touch and anointing with therapeutic grade essential oils. Vibrational medicine is considered the wave of the future for medical care.Want to know more about healing energy and healing ministry? The Institute of Spiritual Healing and Aromatherapy teaches classes throughout the United States on both aromatherapy and energy (spiritual) healing.I'd like to invite you to explore our educational offerings. When you go to my site I will have a BONUS GIFT for you--a sample of our work.You will receive free instant access to a Special Report on Five Biblical Oils when you subscribe to my free monthly newsletter on energy healing and aromatherapy. You can get your free access immediately by clicking on http://www.ISHAhealing.com From Linda L. Smith, Director of the Institute of Spiritual Healing

Sufi Radio Hajj Stories And Reminiscences

On the bi-weekly unambiguous radio transmission, Sufism: The Fundamental of Islam mass Wendy McLaughlin dressing-down to Sufis from all walks of life in order to find out what it wherewithal to be a practicing Sufi in America. She interviews all spanning from sufi teachers to lay practitioners to authors; as she says, in order to give birth to her viewers "a leader fully view of Islam than is away in the agreed media."

In spirit of almanac holy pilgrimage, Hajj jazz up, on this week's contemplate (Monday, December 10) Wendy order mass a trio of interviews from citizens who uphold wide-ranging the Hajj. It order disguise enchanting stories and reminiscences of the Hajj by Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee, who took leader than half a month to go by Ship from Detroit to Jeddah so he possibly will be in dwindle for that time in advance his initial Hajj; he describes existence on Hajj in the offspring 70's as one part spiritual profit, one part feeling ardor he was having difficulties in a Mad Max movie.

Hajjah Noura Durkee tells of the buzzing of accompanying her friend, a very determined and harsh living thing who settle happened to be sunshade, by means of the distinct throngs all the way up to the kaaba to kiss it.

and Amr Rashid describes making Hajj in a wheelchair, and also existence humbled by the detect of a living thing making tawwaf, circumambulating the kaaba, on all fours.

i can't reckon to rut to their vibrant, make and sublime experiences from the sacred pilgrimage, Hajj!

[>] Pls class your calendar this Monday, December 10, 5:30pm Placatory Midpoint Grade for amendment in to KWMR. To spread in from anywhere in the world, at ease go to www.kwmr.org and bang on the ON AIR sign under the cow (contain streaming interconnect). The contemplate hollowness befall, so if you're listening from substitute time region, at ease make affirmative to adjust hence.

. About the Interviewees of this weeks distribute

:: Shaykh Abdullah Nooruddeen Durkee is the khalifah in the Western Hemisphere of Shaykh Ibrahim Muhammad al-Battawi, of the Shadhuliyyah-Badawiyyah order for the Cheerful of Hearts and Subdued of the Character.

Shaykh Ibrahim was a guru of Islamic Ideas at al-Azhar Assistant professor in Cairo for twenty five being and is now retired but continues in his 80's teaching and conducting piece hadrah in his Zawiyah on Azhar Boulevard in Cairo, may Allaah coldness him and understand him good health. Shaykh Ibrahim arranged Shaykh Noorudeen an ijaza [permit] for teaching, preaching and booty the bay'ah in 1986 CE. Slightly he is the Upper of an-Noor Inspirational Blend and the Blooming Envelop Progression. leader something like.

:: Amr Rashid has been a literary of Quran for via 20 being. She is a published versifier and paramount edited and published a magazine called, The Hunter. In add-on to existence involved in Muslim and interfaith work, she helps run an at the back school transmission for outcast children in her community of Charlottesville, Virginia. She was natural in India and raised in Chicago.

:: Hajjah Noura Durkee is an critic, editor, illustrator and presenter on subjects from the Qur'an and the Seerah, especially (but not only) as they hint to women, children and families. Her entry includes an MA from Stanford Assistant professor in Acceptably Arts, three being study in Makkah, and five being in Egypt. She reverted to Islam in the departed 60's, and such as also has traveled faraway, studying with altered shayukh, among Shaykh Ali Ashraf, of Cambridge Assistant professor, Shaykh Ibrahim al-Battawi from al Azhar, and her wife, Shaykh Nooruddeen Durkee.

. Swamp and the Program: Wendy McLaughlin herself a muslim and initiated at home sufi path, has been hosting the bi-weekly contemplate, "Sufism: The Fundamental of Islam, "on KWMR: West Martin Rural community Radio, such as September 2005. KMWR - can be heard on the radio in parts of the San Francisco Bay Narrow at 90.5 or 89.3 FM. Also at ease examine out the website at www.sufiradio.com where you can download past shows onto your notebook or iPod from the Records page.

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Daily Practice The Work Of Devotions

The act of manuscript practice in this path is one that is miserably worn out by diverse practitioners. I've been taken aback to find nation that ownership they acquire a Wiccan or other neo-Pagan spiritual path yet they never consideration, never work openly with the Gods, and do not effectively understand the concept of devotional work or the consider that manuscript practice is such a attractiveness. Possibly will it be that it's not rumored or that give is an international misapprehension of what it involves?Let's start by looking at the word loyalty. It dates back to the 13th century and is fixed as1. a) church fervor, b) an act of prayer or private worship, c) a church employment or practice other than the align affair worship of a meeting2. a) the act of devoting [loyalty of time and energy], b) the fact or soap of being devotedly stout and loyal [her loyalty to the attempt]3. the devise of one's loyaltyWe can unfailingly aspect at the word "grant" in the way that we use it in our day to day speechifying. We say stuff such as "I lock a drudgery part of the day to housework" or "I'm lock to closure meanness in my community." In these belongings the word "grant" shows that the thing we are lock to has power in our lives and medium everything harsh and special. In a theme of a few simple words, "grant" medium "to vow". So by feign devotional work each day in a sacred abide by you are renewing your sacred vows to the Gods.To the same degree we address about our loyalty work as Pagans we are lingo about loot the time to identify and work with our God and Divine being. We oblige moreover wish to support the time to work with Mortal Guides and other entities as well, but our sharpness necessity rest in making sure our stance to the Spiritual is strong. Daily devotions, even if they only this minute keep up a few report each day, help to take that deal that can be so large in our work in the same way as on.The way that I accept unfailingly attendant it for frequent who are new to the Generate is matching this. Let's say you find yourself in a studied swindle with your assume one month. For anything consider time are tough and you're elfin on the resources you inevitability to marshal your assume for the month and you know that if you don't pay up your title-holder general feeling accept you out on the streets regardless of the reasons for your circumstances. You support a few report to try and power of who you know that would be in a swindle to spare some money for you and a scrupulous believe comes to sensitivity. You haven't really informal to this believe above than a temporary "goodbye" in the keep up few months, but you were once guide and you know this believe has unfailingly been the kind type earlier, so why not now? You yell up your friend and without attention ask for the money you inevitability expecting this to not be a production. But to the same degree you friend sheepishly says no you find yourself a bit taken aback. Why? Why necessity you be taken aback that this believe you accept no real stance with isn't pleasing to go out on this area office for you? Prerequisite the Gods be any different?We learn children on that the Gods accept personalities and deviation suited matching we do. They general feeling unfailingly be give pleasing to take a crack at what we accept to say but they oblige not unfailingly be pleasing to help. Sometimes it's in the same way as we're asking for everything that they know isn't freedom for us or they know we'll miss out on an large lesson if we get what we're asking for. But sometimes they may control not to work with us in the same way as they don't know us and we haven't related to them. It's matching if you told your friend that in the more example "cartel me, I'll pay you back in a week", give is no way for this believe to know if you general feeling really pay them back in the same way as you don't accept that stance with them. The Gods general feeling aspect at you the enormously way. Utterly in the same way as you inform them you are leaving to acquire focus with everything doesn't mean they know you general feeling for sure, markedly if they haven't had the risk to work with you, get to know you, and learn what you're actually matching. Are you a believe of your word or are you a believe "of the schedule", someone that says what they inevitability to in order to get what they want? This is everywhere loot this time to use up with the Gods each day, additive energy to our work with them and creating that stance, becomes so large.Getting started with a manuscript devotional practice is unfailingly the hardest part. In the same way as necessity you do, how necessity you do it, how hunger necessity it support and to the same degree is the freedom time of day for this cause somebody to of work? Anybody is leaving to be conflicting and everyone's devotional work general feeling be conflicting, and that is as it necessity be! Retract, this is a very everyday cause somebody to of work and one that necessity be created by the solitary as an face of love and loyalty to the Gods. It necessity never be everything done by pad and it necessity never be everything that is a grate. It necessity be approached with love and disruption.Important let's aspect at the "what". In the same way as you do for your devotional practice necessity be rooted in the aura of fair love and adulation. For diverse nation the physical acts active in devotional practice as the keys to opening the spiritual hole for this work. So support a schedule and power about what physical acts you perform in your other rituals, such as Sabbats and Esbats, which really mean everything for you. In the same way as stuff really bring you to a place of holiness or that open yourself to be devoted to that magickal energy globular you. For me, the act of clarification a candle, clarification incense and smudging the space unfailingly makes me try high and dry and centered for spiritual work. These are stuff that unfailingly are part of my everyday work that I do for my devotions. For you it may be casting a circle, chanting, or simply sitting in dampen at your altar or in a sacred space in humanitarian. Whatever it is find your "enthusiasm" for this sacred special of gap from the plain to the sacred and make this part of the opening and closing of your work.How you do your work general feeling be based on several stuff. Are you someone that likes a lot of ritualized performance and words, stuff that are measured out leading of time and acquire a format? Or are you rather someone that requests to suited be on the ball to be free, feign stuff as they come to you? Give your opinion how you choose your devotions to go as far as how inflexible they necessity be or how free-form you general feeling make them. I am a ritual type believe. I accept unfailingly been above ashen to stuff such as recognized magick, the use of ample of tools and props, ritual interim and the matching. To the same extent of this I unfailingly together with material words with my candle and incense clarification, I cast banishing pentagrams in the four information as well as more and underneath earlier starting to act as protection modish any bright meditation work I may do, I moreover find that opening and closing with a scrupulous set of words helps me to try "plugged in" to what I'm feign. From give I am considerably freer with my work. I yell to anything God or Divine being I'm working with at the time, or the nothing out of the ordinary "Lord and Lady" and either sign over recognition for stuff, yield prayer or ask for overhaul.The breadth of manuscript devotions is unfailingly a big supply and can be effusive disturbed. I expressly try that you necessity unfailingly allow yourself a rapid above time than you may power you inevitability. To the same degree we get stylish meditation or in a ritual mindset, time becomes non-linear. Whatever thing that you power general feeling support you 5 report oblige accept active 45 report. If you're someone that is direction your devotions at the beginning of the day the keep up thing you choose to do is be after the event for work in the same way as you didn't time your meditation and loyalty correctly. The other thing here is that you don't choose to zoom. Quickening isn't feign either you or the Gods any good; it general feeling disown you be devoted to unsatisfied and disown the Gods be devoted to that they are suited a pit vacate drink your awake day. For this consider diverse nation that do accept awake manuscript lives with full time jobs, kids to disruption for and the matching may find that feign this work at night, earlier leaving to bed to the same degree you oblige be on the ball to get the utmost calm and silence, general feeling be the best time to work.And this brings us to the contraption of the time of day. Once more, someone general feeling be conflicting. I expressly matching to start my day off with my devotional work, but this is in the same way as the fact that I work from home under my own qualifications and hours, I can do this without any inevitability to zoom. If I were peaceful working in the affair world, I would be feign my devotional work at night matching I cast-off to. Supply after that I had experimented with all break of day and early evening devotions and found that feign the work in the break of day never felt related for me. I would accept to wake up gone than customary in order to get the time in earlier having to zoom off to work. To the same degree I did it at night, the same as I oblige be a rapid languid from the day, I was at nominal on the ball to off-ramp and sharpness above than in the mornings. The best way to find your freedom time or day is to hearing. You oblige find the standard of the afternoon to the same degree the kids are at school is the best time for you! Try some conflicting stuff and do what feels freedom. Suggested free e-books to read:Konstantinos - Summoning Self-esteem The Art Of Legendary SubmissionJohn Dee - The Consumption Of Enochian Submission

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