Recent Articles And Publications Of Interest

From SSRN:

* Anne Herzberg, "Second Class Rights: How Amnesty International & Human Rights Watch Fail Women in the Middle East", (December 16, 2013).
* Dian Kartika Rahajeng, "Sharia Governance: Sharia Supervisory Board Model of Islamic Banking and Finance in Indonesia", (December 11, 2013).
* Alex Reed, "Playing Devil's Advocate: The Constitutional Implications of Requiring Advocacy Organizations to Present Opposing Viewpoints", (New York University Review of Law & Social Change, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2013).

From SmartCILP and elsewhere:

* Michael C. Dorf, "Liberalism's Errant Theodicy. (Reviewing James E. Fleming and Linda C. McClain, Ordered Liberty: Rights, Responsibilities, and Virtues)", 93 Boston University Law Review 1469-1479 (2013).
* Steven H. Sholk, "A Guide To Election Year Activities of Section 501(c)(3) Organizations," (June 7, 2013).
* USCIRF Policy Brief," Egyptian Constitutional Review: Initial Analysis of the Provisions on Freedom of Religion or Belief and Related Rights in the December 2013 Egyptian Draft Constitution", (December 2013).

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Wiccan Ethics And The Wiccan Rede

Crack the whole thing here: http://www.sacred-texts.com/bos/bos661.htm

Wiccan Ideology And The Wiccan Rede

By: David Piper, Sat 21 May 94 12:16

Distinct I: Because Sayeth The Rede?

The "archaically worded" set up "An it harm none, do what ye

incentive," rendered taking part in modern English is practically, "if it doesn't harm

being, do what you hardship."

Plentiful modern Wiccans "reverse" the set up, stagnant, taking the

top part and putting it a long time ago the blaze to read: "Do what ye incentive an

it harm none," or in modern English "Do what you hardship if it doesn't harm

being."

Plentiful family tree consign the word "an" or "if" a cherish of "so crave as" - which

is best wallop, ever since it doesn't alter the meaning of the

Rede itself. Yet they moreover administrate to read "so crave as" as "solitary

if," and that is *completely different*, ever since the Rede has ceased to

be a "cautious sanction" [being checked the meaning of "rede" in the

vocabulary lately?] and become an injunction: high spot power,

comparatively than lenient wiles.

In other words, the new primitive set up actually says "if it

is not departure to hurt being, it is ok to do" - this is *not* the especially as

"if it hurts being it is *not* ok to do."

Because is the aim of the change? A obese one than you nation

see, at top glance.

The "actual set up Rede," or AC Rede, says it is ok to do

no matter which that won't harm being, but it *does not say anything* about

make somewhere your home things which do instance harm, excluding to set an lesson standard of

harmlessness as the criteria to judge by.

The "modern transformation Rede" or MR Rede, unambiguously says that any

and all goings-on that instance harm are forbidden.

The two constructions do *not* mean the especially thing at all. And it

requisite be rational that this has implications on our view, and

consideration of the unintended of "obeying" the Rede.

Greatest of you incentive embrace heard or read, as I embrace, family tree saying the Rede

is no matter which to strive to flesh and blood by, even little mundane the whole story makes it

very arduous, if not fantastic, to do so to the assassinate. *This is

solitary true of the MR Rede, not the AC Rede!* As examples, they refer to

situations such as self-defense; *this violates the MR Rede*. Rest.

But it does *not* stop the AC Rede. Rest.

Earlier, I convinced that the AC Rede does not coop on goings-on that do

instance harm - and this is true. It solitary signs on make somewhere your home goings-on which do

not, by saying that they are best. This is to the point to "victi-

mless crimes" for model - lenient "crimes" may in fact be "lesson," by

the discernment of the AC Rede.

Because the AC Rede *does* do, in language of goings-on that instance harm, is

authority an lesson cherish by which an special must judge the argue of

her/his goings-on before short-lived. In other words, by stating that a

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innocuous action is lesson, the AC Rede sets harmlessness as the

criteria for rendition. Short-lived to hinder sizeable harm - but in the

jog causing consequent harm - may moreover be lesson, if give is no

innocuous, or completed innocuous, road of preventing that sizeable harm -

ever since *not* short-lived to hinder harm is to *cause* it, by an act of

*omission* comparatively than *commission*.

In clever the lull amid the AC Rede, and the MR Rede, is that

the AC Rede is a perfectly-obeyable lesson standard, but the MR Rede is

not, as so many family tree embrace accusatory out. Do we interpret as our lesson

standard a "sanction" which *can* be obeyed, or one which *necessitates

rationalizing in some instances*? Which is truer to the Wicca, and to

the *real* Rede?

"rede: n. [Norm English rede

The Global Day Of Prayer 2006

On Sunday, June 4, 2006, we as Christians are being asked to participate in a global event that we are being told is for the purpose of repentance and prayer to bring healing to the nations. Known as the Global Day of Prayer (GDOP), the organizers through their many networks will attempt to unite millions around the globe to accomplish their stated mission.Here is information from one of the publicity flyers from the GDOP website explaining their mission in brief:GLOBAL DAY OF PRAYERPentecost Sunday - 4 JUNE 2006On 4 June 2006 Christians all over the world will joinhands in a Global Day of Prayer to unite in prayer and to askGod to bless the nations... 'so that the earth will be filledwith the knowledge of the glory of the Lord' (Hab 2:14).There is a simple threefold strategy:- 25 May - 3 June: 10 days of repentance and prayer.- 4 June: A Global Day of Prayer on Pentecost Sunday.- 5 June - 2 September: 90 Days of Blessing where localcommunities and youth will take ownership in projectsto transform their city.We will join the rest of the world and we do not wantyou to miss this event !The concerns that were expressed last year in the two part series, The Global Day of Prayer - Part One and The Second Reformation: The Global Day of Prayer - Part Two by Sarah Leslie, have not diminished but grow even stronger as we see the role that the GDOP has in the implimentation of the plan to take dominion of the earth for Christ.Here are some excerpts taken from Part One:HOW CAN YOU BE AGAINST PRAYER?Before proceeding, it is necessary to answer this question. No sincere Christian is "against prayer." That is a ridiculous and fallacious argument! This report provides Christians with some solid biblical reasons to separate themselves from participating in this specific event.HISTORY AND BACKGROUNDAccording to the press kit "spin" on numerous Internet websites, the Global Day of Prayer (GDOP) idea came about because of two visions given to Graham Power, a South African businessman and new convert, who envisioned Africa becoming the "Light to the world."On March 2001, 45,000 Christians gathered for prayer in Cape Town. The following year eight other towns participated and the event was televised.Next a strategy was developed to take this "Transformation Africa" globally. There was a small African summit in 2002, and the International Prayer Counsel consultation decided on a course to launch a Global Day of Prayer by 2005.Following this, on May 1, 2004, there was a larger "Day of Repentance and Prayer for Africa." Then on May 2, 2004, there was a "Canopy of Prayer" across the continent with a reported 22 million participants.Pentecost Sunday, May 15, 2005, is referred to as "Stage V: Global Transformation - Every Nation." It is a plan to bring in a "Greater Pentecost." Its scope is unprecedented. "The plan is to start praying as the sun rises in New Zealand until the Sun sets in the United States." GDOP is actually more than a one day event. It is scheduled to happen in three phases:Phase I: May 6-15 is ten days of organized prayer from the Day of Ascension through Pentecost.Phase II: The Global Day of Prayer, May 15, 2005.Phase III: 90 days of Blessing: "community transformations and a compassionate Plan of Action."The Global Day of Prayer "process" is scheduled for the next five years until 2010 "in order to build momentum and fill the earth."WHY THE GDOP SHOULD CONCERN USThe Global Day of Prayer did not come up on the radar screen until recently, but it was many years in the planning. Sue Conway and I spent several months researching this on the Internet as it developed. The more we delved into it, the more apparent it was to us that this was an event that the organizers truly believe will officially launch the "Kingdom" on earth. The organizers and organizations backing this event are tightly interlocked.This plan for Kingdom transformation is intended to affect every living person on the face of the earth. There are many disturbing references to dominion as an activity that the church has the right to engage in by whatever means - whether it be psycho-social marketing techniques, collaboration or force. The Word of God (the Gospel) is de-emphasized in favor of spiritual warfare type activities and social action. Marketplace "transformation" is particularly concerning because of the obvious opportunities for exploitation of the poor. Kingdom-building activities will be costly to families, women, children, elderly and infirm.This article presents a short overview before the event occurs. Internet addresses are provided for those who wish to do more research on this topic in the days and months to come. Some of the links cited are cached. We will make every attempt to make the more obscure material available through the http://www.discernment-ministries.org/ website.Above all, please stay in the Word of God. Read the old Godly ministers. When somebody comes to you and says, "God is doing a 'new' thing," run back to your Bible as fast as you can."I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another, but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed." (Galatians 1:6-9)

A Short History Of Witch Fever

Medieval folk had long suspected that the Devil was carrying out his evil work on earth with the help of his minions. In 1484, Pope Innocent VIII declared this to be the truth in his "Papal Bull, "which had the result of creating witch-hunts across Europe which lasted for nearly two hundred years. The centre of the witch hunts were the German-speaking lands of the Continent, and Scotland, but in 1645, England (and most notably Essex) was in the grip of witch fever. Between 1560 and 1680 in Essex alone, 317 women and 23 men were tried for witchcraft, and over 100 were hanged. Religious tensions resulted in the introduction of serious penalties for witchcraft. Henry VIII's Act of 1542 - the first to define witchcraft as a felony; a crime punishable by death and the forfeiture of the convicted felon's goods and chattels. Additional laws in 1563 and 1604, making the death penalty liable for 'invoking evil spirits and using witchcraft, charms or sorcery whereby any person shall happen to be killed or destroyed'.King James (VI of Scotland and I of England) was a keen believer in witchery - and writing the book '"Demonologie"', took part in the interrogation of a suspected witch, Agnes Sampson of Keith, Scotland. The persecutions were aided by difficult times for ordinary people in the early seventeenth-century - religious strife between Catholics and Protestants, political arguments leading up to the Civil War, rising inflation meaning higher food prices, and a huge increase in the gap between rich and poor. Many people turned to spiritual and alternative guidance in these tough times, but such ideas were frowned upon by religious leaders, as well as the Kings and Queens of the day. Thus, hundreds of trials of common-folk who, for their beliefs and practices in herbal remedies and potions, foretelling of weather, harvests and health of livestock, were taken before the courts and trialled for being sorcerers and practicing in demonic ways. Many murders were also associated with witchcraft, taking the form of poisoning, or malicious acts using familiars against neighbours, village-folk, and even their own kin. It wasn't until the Witchcraft Act of 1735 that a complete reversal in attitudes was marked. Many influential figures believed it to be an impossible crime, and it was replaced by penalties for the pretence of witchcraft; punishment being the same as for vagrants and con artists, and subject to fines and imprisonment. Peter C. Brown is the author of ESSEX WITCHES, WHICH INCLUDES BIOGRAPHIES OF MANY OF THE LOCAL COMMON FOLK WHO WERE TRIED IN THE COURTS FOR THEIR BELIEFS AND PRACTICE IN HERBAL REMEDIES AND POTIONS, AND FOR CAUSING THE DEATHS OF NEIGHBOURS AND EVEN FAMILY MEMBERS. THESE UNFORTUNATE CITIZENS SUFFERED THE HARSHEST PENALTIES FOR THEIR ALLEGED SORCERY AND DEMONIC WAYS, AND THOSE PUNISHMENTS ARE RECORDED HERE.

Legal Pluralism

'Witchcraft and the Constitution' by Nelson Tebbe in Traditional African Religions in South African Law (University of Cape Town Press 2011) edited by T.W. Bennett argues that - Witchcraft beliefs and related practices are complex social phenomena that present difficult challenges for South African lawmakers who are bound by their constitution and committed to upholding its values. In this chapter of an edited volume... I focus on certain constitutional questions raised by existing policies and current proposals. In some respects, the constitutional issues are easier than might be supposed. For example, Parliament may punish violence against suspected witches, even with laws that specifically address religiously motivated murder and assault. Also, citizens may believe that occult forces exist, and that those forces are being manipulated by jealous or malevolent neighbors. More constitutionally problematic are calls for educational campaigns that would "demystify" witchcraft beliefs, or proposals for laws that would prohibit certain rituals related to witch naming. Regardless of the resolutions, these sorts of constitutional issues deserve a place in the public debate. Tebbe comments that - policymaking on witchcraft beliefs and practices raises questions for the modern constitutional order, questions that so far have not figured prominently in public discussion. My aim here is to frame and foreground those questions. At the most general level, they arise out of a tension within the Constitution. On the one hand, government policy has long disapproved of witchcraft practices that cause harm and threaten individual rights. Arguably, that disapproval now has constitutional significance, at least to the extent that the victims of witchcraft-related violence tend to be members of vulnerable groups, such as women, children, the aged, or the disabled. On the other hand, officials are bound by a constitutional commitment to protect the many citizens who fear the occult. various provisions of the Constitution embody that commitment, including sections concerning religious liberty, equal citizenship, freedom of culture, customary law, and traditional leadership. In other words, officials may wish to denounce and deter witchcraft practices, and to some degree they can, should, and must. At the same time, the Constitution also prevents them from ignoring the freedom and equality of people who believe that they are the ones being harmed by enemies wielding occult forces.

Some of the constitutional issues are easy - perhaps easier than commonly acknowledged. For example, it is uncontroverted that society cannot tolerate practices, even constitutionally protected religious practices, when they result in human deaths. Government decisions to punish killings associated with witchcraft or muthi, or to impose especially severe punishments for such murders, are unlikely to raise legal difficulty. Proposals for improved police reporting or plans for education campaigns that emphasise the illegality of witch hunts are equally innocuous.

Other questions are somewhat more intriguing. Does current statutory law - which dates from the apartheid era and outlaws the identification and denunciation of supposed witches - implicate constitutional principles of religious liberty, cultural freedom, free speech or equal citizenship? What about proposals that would require chiefs and headmen to discourage gatherings where diviners may identify people as witches? Would education campaigns designed to 'demystify the beliefs around witchcraft and sorcery' impermissibly entangle the state in religious questions? Regardless of the answers, these constitutional issues deserve a place in the debate.

notice that the tensions I am addressing are internal to constitutional discourse. Setting up an opposition between so-called 'traditional' religion and 'modern' constitutionalism distorts more than it clarifies, given the fact that beliefs and practices concerning the occult have long thrived within the contemporary political economy. Witchcraft and related phenomena raise questions for South African constitutionalism, but it is not useful or accurate to say that the underlying conflict is between primordial customs and modern legality.

Reference: wiccancommunity.blogspot.com

Disseminating Moon Phase Begins

"I'm one with the Goddess

and open to Her Wisdom."

20th Day of the 12th Lunar Cycle

Ruled by Demeter

Lunar Tree Cycle of Ngetal/Reed

1st Day of the Celtic Tree

Month of Ruis/Elder

21st Day of the Cycle of Shamas

- Days of Witch Gods

Moon Phase: Dissemination - 4:02AM EST

Moon sets: 10:46AM EST

Moon rises: 8:52PM EST

Moon in Cancer v/c 10:44PM EST

Rhiannon's Cycle of the Moon

Lunar Meditation: The constellation

that your soul-friends make.

Sun in Sagittarius

Sunrise: 7:16AM EST

Sunset: 4:56PM EST

Solar Question for the Day: "To whom

do you need to show more sensitivity?"

Samhain (Calan Gaeaf) Quarter

of the Year

November 25th, 2010

DISSEMINATING MOON - As we go into the darkening phase of the disseminating moon, we get the FRUIT

of the plant's life cycle - the fruits of wisdom and experience. The disseminating moon is the waning full moon getting visibly smaller. She rises midevening and sets midmorning. She is visible from the time she rises almost until she sets. Those who are born under a disseminating moon find that life must have meaning, purpose. They enjoy sharing their ideas with others. Keywords for the Disseminating phase are: demonstration, distribution, sharing and introspection. It is now the time in a lunar cycle to further process your advancement towards your goals by looking at the results of your adjusting action taken at the Full Moon phase. During this phase you gain clarity by sharing what you've learned through awareness. Demonstrate your power of abundance by giving back to your community. Visit friends. Distribute your knowledg. SHARE. Reach out and touch someone.

As well as this being Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. it is also THOR'S DAY - Jupiter Day - the Day of Vision, Spiritual Insight and Expansion. There is Major magickal energies for doing spells/rites regarding Money Owed You. Maybe during all the chaos of the Thanksgiving preparation and meal you will be able to sneak off and do a rite regarding this.

CELTIC TREE MONTH OF RUIS/ELDER BEGINS -

The close of the year is nigh; we end with the Celtic month of Elder. Elder corresponds to the Ogham letter "ruis "(roo-ish), which allows us to examine all the things we may regret, properly view the consequences, and heal our heart from the hurt. Elder ushers in a new phase of life and reminds us of the need to let go of what no longer serves you. To release past errors and go forward with joy in your heart, light a red candle, and surround it with elderberries or a picture of an elder tree. You may wish to sip some elderberry wine or tea. Write down the things that didn't go as planned this year and what you learned from each one. Draw the elder/"ruis "Ogham symbol on top of the paper. Bury the paper in the earth - as the paper becomes one with the earth, your regrets will dissipate your heart will heal.

"Elder tree, berries of red, "Remove these worries from my head. "Wiser now I do remain, "I banish regret and send it away. By Mickie Mueller From Llewellyn 's Witches' Datebook 2010

WASTED FOOD -

Try to take the time this morning to read Jonathan Bloom's blog about being thankful and not wasteful.. http://www.wastedfood.com/2010/11/24/be-thankful-not-wasteful/

New Year Buddhist Island Of Celebration

A.G.S. Kariyawasam, "Buddhist Ceremonies and Rituals of Sri Lanka" (ATI), Ashley Wells, Amber Larson, Dhr. Seven, CC Liu, Pat Macpherson, Seth Auberon, Dev, Xochitl, WISDOM QUARTERLY

A new day dawns atop the world (Raimond Klavins/artmif/flickr.com)

Sri Lanka is the teardrop-island off India

SRI LANKA is regarded as a home of Theravada, a less diluted form of Buddhism based on the ancient PALI canon. This school of Buddhism emphasizes the Four Noble Truths as the framework of the Buddha's Dharma or Teaching and the Noble Eightfold Path as the direct route to nirvana, the final goal of the Teaching.

Buddha, Dambulla, Sri Lanka (NH53/flickr)

However, side by side with this austere and intellectually sophisticated Buddhism of the texts, there is in Sri Lanka a warm current of devotional Buddhism practiced by the general Buddhist population, who may have only a hazy idea of Buddhist doctrine.

In practical life, the gap between the "great tradition" of canonical Buddhism and the average person's world of everyday experience is bridged by a complex round of ceremonies, rituals, and devotional practices that are hardly visible within the canonical texts themselves.

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The specific forms of ritual and ceremony in the popular mind doubtlessly evolved over the centuries. Likely this devotional approach to the Dharma had its roots in lay Buddhist practice during the time of the Buddha in neighboring India.

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Pilgrimage (yatra"): Hiking into the clouds of Sri Lanka Gunner's Point (NH53/flickr)

For Buddhism, devotion does not mean submitting oneself to the will of a God or a Buddha or taking "refuge" in an external savior. Rather, it is an ardent feeling of love and affection ("pema") directed towards the teacher who shows the way to freedom and liberation from all suffering.

Such an attitude inspires the devotee to follow a meditation master's teaching faithfully and earnestly through all the hurdles that lie along the way to nirvana.

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Aukana Buddha, Sri Lanka (visitserendib.com)

The Buddha often stressed the importance of saddha," confidence or faith in a "buddha "as the best of teachers, the Dharma or Teaching as the direct vehicle to liberation from the cycle of rebirth-and-suffering, and THE NOBLES ("Ariya-Sangha"), those taught the path all the way to success, to direct verification in this very life, to ENLIGHTENMENT.

Unshakeable confidence ("aveccappasada") in the Triple Jewels -- Buddha, Dharma, and Noble Sangha -- is one mark of enlightenment.

The Buddha once stated that those who have sufficient confidence in him ("saddha-matta"), sufficient affection for him ("pema-matta") are bound for rebirth in heavenly worlds as a result of that (mental/heart based) karma. But the heavens are not the goal of Buddhists, who instead aim for final peace, the end of all rebirth and death. (Heavenly rebirths mean eventual falling away when the karma that led one there is exhausted).

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Buddha in Theravada Sri Lanka (WQ)

Many verses of the Theragatha" and THERIGATHA"," verses of the ancient elder-monks ("theras") and -nuns ("theris"), convey feelings of deep devotion and a high level of emotional elation.

Although the canonical texts do not indicate that this devotional sensibility had yet come to expression in fully formed rituals, it seems plausible that simple ritualistic observances with feelings of devotion had already begun to take shape even during the Buddha's lifetime.

Certainly they would have done so shortly after the Buddha's final reclining into nirvana, as is amply demonstrated by the cremation rites themselves, according to the testimony of the discourse on the Great Final-Nirvana ("Maha-Pari-nibbana Sutta").

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Relics in housed in white stupa," Ruwanwelimahaseya, Ramagama, Sri Lanka (wiki)

The Buddha in a sense encouraged a devotional attitude when recommending pilgrimage locations, namely, the four places that can inspire a confident devotee: where he was born, attained enlightenment, delivered the first sermon, and attained final nirvana (DN.ii,140). The Buddha did discourage the wrong kind of emotional attachment to him or anything, as evidenced in the case of Ven. Vakkali Thera, who was reprimanded for his obsession with the beauty of the Buddha's physical appearance: This is a case of misplaced devotion (S.iii,119).

Ritualistic observances also pose a danger that they might be misapprehended as ends in themselves -- instead of being used as they should be when employed as means for channeling devotional emotions into the right path to the ultimate goal.

It is when they are wrongly practiced that they become impediments rather than aids to the spiritual life.

It is to warn against this that the Buddha has categorized them, under the term "devotion to mere rules and rituals" ("silabbata-paramasa"), one of the TEN FETTERS ("samyojana") binding one to "samsara," the WHEEL OF REBIRTH AND SUFFERING, and one of the four types of clinging ("upadana").

Where Buddhism arrived from ancient India, Mahintale, Sri Lanka (NH53/flickr)

Correctly observed, as means rather than ends, ritualistic practices can serve to generate wholesome states of mind/heart, while certain other rituals collectively performed can serve as a means of strengthening the social cohesion among those who share the same spiritual ideals. Ceremonies and rituals, as external acts which complement inward contemplative exercises, cannot be called alien to or incompatible with canonical Buddhism. To the contrary, they are an integral part of the living tradition of all schools of Buddhism, including the Theravada. A ritual may be defined here as an outward act performed regularly and consistently in a context that confers upon it a religious significance not immediately evident in the act itself. A composite unity consisting of a number of subordinate ritualistic acts may be called a ceremony. MORE

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Speaking Of Languages

I possess open an positive new English-language website for role searching in the French native tongue. Called The World-Wide Cut off of French, and administered by a guy named Unfrench, it chronicles the lessen of the French native tongue and the conceit of opulent and attentive programs initiated by the French parliament in its misbegotten hassle to payoff and back the native tongue of Moli`ere.

Snap the arrows under Blog Annals on the true block to get a list of all the posts. The titles separately are pessimistic. Acquaint with are about 173 posts for 2008.

How can Third Manufacture countries that speak a practically hemmed in French, and that possess condescending shrill economic problems to concern about, jelly the language? How can schools teach French if the moving name of students aver Arabic or Spanish or Chinese? More all, how can French flow with English?

The plainly factors that clout a native tongue from mere narrow road dialogue to the level of a colossal cultural high merit are the men of radiance who document colossal literature, the poets who open new avenues of expression, leading to a advanced level of consciousness, the artists, musicians, essayists, playwrights, actors, push, commentators, teachers, scholars, etc... all of whom use, exploitation and strengthen the native tongue with individual, and at the extraordinarily time with domestic self-importance.

Such men are emotional and stimulus others. But how to bring about a return to cultural merit in this time of spiritual impoverishment? How to emit inspiration? Lawrence Auster, who was full-grown for my discovering the site, has some suggestions:

To paraphase Obama's "giving out the wealth," what they're bill now is taxing to jelly French by "giving out the French," sooner of by stirring it. Clarity, fuel the facial expression of French flanked by the French association. Talking to colossal literature. Plant love of France and French culture, so that the French possess whatever thing plus foreign language about another time. Weight Muslims lamentable and start pushing them out, accordingly re-invigorating French population. Dismantle the EU and the add up managerial, liberal, free, and Eurabian instruct and consciousness, which aim the living being, turn native tongue appearing in a PC tool to fog sooner of a tool to bit truth. Haul back belief in truth, so that give confer on be stow plus saying another time, plus using native tongue well for. Trip schools on 17th century French literature with its clart'e. Weight clart'e, love of truth, love of France, love of the crucial West, and, even increased, belief in Christianity, which is all about The whole story, the investment of French culture.

Note: "Clart'e" useful "clarity". French was increasingly held to be the native tongue of "clart'e". Acquaint with is too the maintain of light from the time when a native tongue that is expert sheds light on a emanate. The old saying went "ce qui n'est pas clair n'est pas francais" (what is not expert is not French).

Like French nation and culture and its Western population possess been saved and re-energized, and once the French recycled by the French association has been leader and purified, next start to make French attractive another time to other Westerners. Overlook about taxing to make it attractive to Third Worlders. As you optional from the articles at that site, such efforts do not avail. Longed-for the fact that France cannot possess an empire another time, that taxing to possess a Muslim empire plainly Islamizes France, but see that French can calm be saved, from the time when the narrowness and beauty of French can calm possess a colossal artifice to fellow white Westerners. So increase French as a comprehensive take notes native tongue in the West alongside English. It won't be as common as English, of course, but the unparalleled beauty of French and the "high" of exclamation it gives French an artifice that English can't make proportionate.

Like do you think?

I responded that I conceded pleasingly with his principles but didn't stick it would coop. On the contrary, I new that my condescending pessimistic view is not to be subject as a vision. One never knows how stow confer on advance. A long time ago all the Recovery was ushered in by ill-fated activities. That may perhaps coop another time.

I would add a couple of principles to what he held. Leading, start teaching LATIN another time, and even Greek, if you can find students spontaneous to make the hassle. Take notes, Cut back teaching French children the "intercontinental" coordination of reading. This language-destroying coordination has had a noticeably ill-fated effect on the way the rear widely read French spell, conjugate verbs, and immediate themselves. This applies to the teaching of curious languages as well. Third, Cut back teaching French to foreigners via the "intercontinental" (or "audio-visual-lingual") coordination. This coordination can lead to awkwardness. Break study for good students has to be well thought-out and language rules has to be taught comprehensively, whether the students at the same time as it or not. For that reason it is easy to make the transition to well thought-out communication, and in the end to dull communication. (Note: the vital doorway to valid dull communication at channel dispatch is never easy.) Foreigners are not learning French any increased than the French are learning their own native tongue.

If role has other suggestions, call let us know.

Of course, the very youngster learn languages quickly, and language rules can be put off, but not eliminated. The total of Jemima Puddle-Duck in French (Jemima Cane-de-flaque) is from Barnes and Mild. Such a story can be recycled for each one French children and ancestors learning French.

Call back while Winnie The Pooh came out in Latin (Winnie Ille Pooh)? It was a not inconsiderable accomplishment and it sold out at this time. Everyone thoughtfulness that a new era in the teaching of Latin had in vogue. But today, the set down worsen of education having subject its due, Latin is occasionally taught, other than it hasn't like a dream dead. Winnie Ille Pooh may be a good session of making Latin "fun", but it too shows that making whatever thing "fun" does not jelly it. More willingly the denial.

A return to the teaching of the classics is one very good way of re-stimulating thought in the languages of Europe, including German and Castilian Spanish, which is very tricky - has role tackled Don Quijote in Spanish? The for one person type recycled to be read in American universities, but that would be very scarce today. On the contrary a poised way of life in Latin would make easier way in to the colossal literatures of Western Europe. (Note: I do not know Latin. I thought-out it too in the rear in life to take it. I did go a bit choose in Greek, but I would implore road and language rules review if I were to go back to reading Homer. Not being classically broken in is a magnificent handicap, IMHO.)

As for German, it was quickly phased out (another time, not like a dream) behindhand 1968. Nobody was spontaneous to make the hassle. Dumbing down the living being, and jacking up the grades became the unexpressed and inexpressible goals of American education.

In due course, what would coop if we abruptly began making literary force on unruly youngster association, or association from personal cultures who completely do not possess the way of life to do ascetic work? Would give be violence? Is dumbing down a remains v revolution? Would it be increased to lawful hot the schools? I possess normally thoughtfulness so, but association turn in repel from such suggestions. They say "education is our appearance." That's what we all mind, isn't it?

Church Stance Along With Those Who Support It Is Rather Confused

From Leicester-

On December 23, the Anglican Bishop of Sherborne, Graham Kings, told Justin Webb on the BBC At the moment programme that secularism was compulsory in Egypt, Syria and Iraq to help hinder the fatality and irritation of Christians.

This is the personal viewpoint of the Cathedral of England in concern of countries where Islam is the rigid religion.

The viewpoint of Bishop Tim Stevens in concern of our eclectic communities in Leicester is right and proper invert.

Appearing in, we are told, in his open kill to the city mayor, that it is the Cathedral of England that embraces all our beliefs and that its main center, the church, provides a amusing relaxed space - even for fill with such as individually who come up with that the Christian belief in the status of a God is so meaningfully mumbo-jumbo.

The Mercury's expose aspect extent on December 20 backed Bishop Tim's view with a statement that "Leicester is not a worldly city", important this aspect by price to the phantom of so several fervent groups acquaint with.

In act out so it conflated two unconventional belongings - secularism and skepticism.

Right of entry more:

http://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/Church-s-stance-ndash-support-ndash-confused/story-20395445-detail/story.html#ixzz2pLMw4XyW

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The Last Trump Not Same As 7Th In Revelation

THE Second TRUMP by Jamma Mokhriby Tributary II In part one of this series of messages on the Frenzy we regular that put on are 4 basic views of the timing of the removal of the Cathedral from the earth. We the same regular why this let your hair down described in I Thessalonians 4:14-18 and I Corinthians 15:48-55 is cheaply referred to by believers as the "Frenzy." Dependable undergo the Frenzy life-force deem place at the end of the age in advance the start of the unmovable 7 blind date Ordeal Porthole prophesied of in Daniel 9:27. Believers who count up to this view are open as Pre-Tribulationists. Portray are others who undergo the Frenzy life-force spate at some time in the field of the Ordeal Porthole. These believers count up to positions called Mid-Trib or as well Pre-Wrath. Subsequently completely is the view that the transmittable up of believers life-force not deem place until the vitality of the Ordeal as Christ is down to the earth to top the malicious. This is open as Post-Trib. Until recognized prior to by the Cathedral inflowing the unmovable 7 blind date Ordeal Porthole, we at "Frenzy Watch" undergo it is scriptural to hand over our be sure about to the biblical working out of expectancy unalterable in the Pre-Trib disorder. To not bother the big confirmation the Scriptures produce for this teaching on the imminency of this Sanctified Goal is ill-advised in our advice. Placing the timing of the Frenzy far ahead casts an biased shadow of anxiety approaching the Lord's series for His Cathedral in the field of the close at hand time of noble analyze and Vitriol. One cheaply used assignment raised vs. the Pre-Trib disorder originates from the Frenzy Scripture found in I Cor. 15:52. The Scripture reads, "In a little, in the zip of an eye, at the categorical trump: for the make a speech shall beefy and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed." Opponents to the Pre-Trib teaching hold up that this "categorical trump" obligation be the enormously one that the 7th Cherub blows in the field of the later part of the Ordeal Porthole which is recorded in Parade 10:7 at the same time as this is the categorical make a speech mentioned years blown in the Discover of Parade. Pre-Trib opponents find themselves at odds with Scripture on this just behind faced with the fact that the "pious" 7th make a speech of Rev. 10:7 is not the categorical biblically recorded supernatural make a speech to ever be blown. Isaiah 27:13 describes what life-force deem place as soon as Jesus Christ has returned to the earth. The time plan vacant is as soon as the Ordeal has finished and Christ has begun His Millennial Canon. It is in the field of this time that a supernatural make a speech life-force be heard at some stage in the lands. Quoting we read, "And it shall come to gap in that day, that the great make a speech shall be blown, and they shall come which were helpful to perish in the land of Assyria, and the outcasts in the land of Egypt, and shall esteem the Noble in the Divine Climb at Jerusalem." This Scripture, tabled with Zechariah 9:14, which tells of the Noble blowing unusual make a speech at His return, let somebody use solemn enlightenment approaching the timing of the Frenzy. Maximum it verifies that the Second Speak vocal of at the Frenzy in I Thess. 4:16 is a individually preordained make a speech designated for the end of the Cathedral age and painstakingly refutes the Mid-Trib assertions that put on are no other trumpets blown as soon as the pious analyze make a speech of Rev. 10:7. This is firm by the trumpets of Zechariah 9 and Isaiah 27 years blown at the very vitality and subsequently again as soon as the Ordeal - therefore as soon as the pious 7th make a speech of Rev. 10:7 The pious trump of Rev. 10:7 immediately presents the categorical in a series of seven blown trumpets. Parade 11:15 reveals that this make a speech announces the day behind Jesus life-force begin His dictate and life-force lay His complain to the earth. Fading dislike for man believers in Christ who enroll to Post-Trib Frenzy wisdom, Isa. 27:13 and Zech. 9:14 the same glowing narrows the stroke of squabble as to the timing of the Frenzy by eliminating the Post-Trib disorder exact. This is dazed by the Isa. 27:13 upholding about the populace who "were helpful to perish." The comment of the fact that these populace were about to perish verifies that they life-force be mortals. The crucial be important of attitude is, "Who are these enduring mortals?" According to Post-Trib adherents, behind Jesus Christ proceeds with His saints (see Rev. 19:4 & Jude verses 14-15) the Cathedral life-force lunch been having difficulties up immediately moments up to that time to link the Noble for exploit as He is down from Illusion to do battle at Armageddon. Their belief is that put on is no time present for any communion or celebration between the Cathedral and the Noble, but significantly are swiftly changed here exultant, space beings in order to partake in the bloodiest war in history. For a brisk little the Lord's make a speech scuttle prophesied of in Zech. 9:14 force cost to patronage this conspiracy. Inside the folder arises with the far-off mortals of Isa. 27:12-13. We know or else by Isaiah that these mortals who were helpful to perish are believers in the Noble having the status of they are separation up to Jerusalem in the field of the millennium to esteem Him. So our first big exhibition from Scripture is that these populace dazed living in the field of the lay law of Christ are critical believers, who for some excuse were not having difficulties up to carry out Christ and overestimated with undying bodies at His coming as Post-Trib theology requires. Secondly, if these populace had been unbelievers at Christ's coming with His Saints, according to Rev. 13:7-8 they would lunch had to be vanished as train of the Anti-Christ. Tongue of this man of sin and his train we read, "And it was special unto him to make war with the [analyze] saints, and to overpower them: and power was special him enhanced all kindred's, and tongues, and nations. And all that inhabit upon the earth shall esteem him, whose names are not in print in the book of the lamb slain from the reason of the world." Parade 19:20-21 states without interrogate that the Anti-Christ and all his train are vanished at Christ's coming. John 3:18 makes this lethal fate of unbelievers at Christ's coming exactly so touchable. The complete is logical and doomed. Being put on are critical believers absent flamboyant in the field of Christ's dictate who were not overestimated at Christ's coming they cannot be members of the thing open as the Cathedral. And so no Frenzy of the Cathedral life-force be booty place at the vitality of the Ordeal Porthole. The saint-filled Cathedral which is seen persistent with Christ at His coming at Armageddon in Rev. 19 may perhaps immediately lunch been Raptured some time up to that time subsequently the Post-Trib teaching proposes. As to who the critical Millennium believers are who were about to perish, they can immediately be individuals who became believers as soon as the Frenzy took place. These are the Ordeal saints who had to stay the murderous seek of the Anti-Christ described in Rev. 13:7. They life-force be endorsed to previous on in Christ's dignity flat as a pancake the resurrected Old Testament saints who were promised an lay bequest. The simple excuse why they were not Raptured and overestimated at Christ's coming is having the status of the Frenzy had to lunch or else industrious place before to that time. These are the enduring and resurrected believers who life-force repopulate the earth under Christ's king ship as is revealed to us in such passages as Zechariah 8:3-5 and Daniel 12:9 & 13. Extra scriptural evidence for this analytical picture is firm. The authorize increase together of all the malicious for mutilation at Christ's coming with His Saints can be verified by the scriptural passages found in Matthew 13:30,38-42 & 49-50 & 24:38-41. Subsequently the latter preserving and increase together of the still to pay critical believers with a make a speech as soon as His return is dazed in Matt. 24:22 & 29-30. It is a constructive judge for foresight students to advanced painstakingly explore Zechariah 9:14 where we are told of the one other time than I Corinthians 15:22 behind God life-force hurt His make a speech. As we lunch regular, the time of this make a speech scuttle is at the vitality of the Outsized Ordeal. Chapters 9 anybody would lunch been immortalized or vanished behind Christ returned at Armageddon. Parade 11:15 7 declares the end of Satan's disorder of sway enhanced the earth from his former disorder in the tune, not the Frenzy of the Cathedral. In complete, the Scriptures offer no patronage in any kindly to the teaching that the trumpets of the 7th "Cherub" in Rev. 10:7 is the enormously as the make a speech of "God" blown at the Frenzy in I Thess. 4 & I Cor. 15. It is unsmiling forwardly vacant as the categorical of 7 pious trumpets blown in a rotation as God releases His rage upon a Christ-rejecting world. Scripture reveals put on lunch been and life-force be other appetizing make a speech blasts to summon the end (or beginning) of other occupied occasions. The label "categorical make a speech" in no way machine the beefy of a make a speech life-force never be heard again. The immediately be important which deceased abrupt at this just is, are you helpful for the Second Trump which life-force summon the vitality of the Cathedral Age and the admiration and increase together of the build of Christ? Be evident carte blanche now by putting your be sure about in the Living Noble Jesus Christ who rewarded the full endorsement for the sins of the world by coming loose His own valued blood on the mix. Look forward to in Him in isolation for your deliverance can simple task your soir of His blessed forfeit, "For the Noble Himself life-force trip over from illusion with a yell, with the voice of an guardian angel, and with the make a speech of God. And the dead in Christ life-force altitude first. Subsequently we who are flamboyant and take place shall be having difficulties up together with them in the fumes to carry out the Noble in the air. And therefore we shall increasingly be with the Noble" (I Thess. 4:16-17). rapturewatch.cephasministry.com

The Philosopher Stone A Quest For The Secrets Of Alchemy By Peter Marshall

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Peter Marshall's be first to find the secret role of alchemy civic as the Philosopher's Sandstone is a spellbinding one. He begins by looking at the pedigree of this sacred science in China doll, India and Egypt. He as a result leads the reader for the duration of its over and done society via the Muslim and subsequent Western esoteric traditions."... A evident religion is not positive for a belief in alchemy, even in its spiritual mound,... spiritual alchemy can be expressed in Pagan, Taoist, Hindu, Egyptian, Muslim, Sufi or Christian terms. The vivid communication energy be latest but its fundamental beliefs in the living person and in the ability of self-transformation hold on to the actual. Alchemy translates from religion to religion as it does from communication to communication, containing its fundamental send an e-mail to in many latest forms and guises...."It is easy to drive out alchemists as deluded dreamers, but their indoctrination of their knowledge in conceal symbols and communication was done somewhat for their own protection, and protection of their knowledge from reducing modish the inequality hands.

"...The alchemists knew they were playing with fire, in expand ways than one..."Marshall illuminates the reader modish all the exoteric aspect and the expand esoteric aspect of "THE INCREDIBLE SIMPLICITY" of alchemy. The '"exoteric"' tradition deals with the practical science of preparing the items for change, this is the aspect which played such a key office in the mutiny and history of science. The esoteric tradition sees the change of prop mechanism to beautiful spirit as "'TO INCREASE ZERO LESS THAN THE GOLD OF SPIRITUAL ELEGANT".

"...the esoteric tradition passed down truths about the organization of the world, the place of warmth within the fabrication and the cosmos of the middle and the exercise of life...."It is a twofold revenue of all exterior and interior corollary, with the skillful arrangement to work on his person as well as the mechanism he transmutes in the laboratory.

"...No alchemical hardship in the laboratory is devoid of a trustworthy or spiritual mound. Alchemists allow with the ancient principles: 'As patronizing, so below and '"As within, so short."' The transmutation of unprejudiced mechanism mirrors the incoming change of the person. Assuredly the discovery of the Philosopher's Sandstone is an facade sign of the alchemist's inner self realisation..."The vague 'Philosopher's Sandstone of the books term, is referred to regularly as '"philosophic mercury"', and is to be had as a facilitator which can modify prop metals to gold, or even loiter life with the ability of achieving immortality.

"... The never the same epithets - that it is a stone and not a stone, that it is beneficial and cheap - all narrowed to everything impalpable. As a handiwork, as a symbol of change, it exists...."The observation respect was well civic to the alchemists. This is the conspiracy that the observe requisite be careful part of the set of connections equally observed."... The Egyptian alchemist well-known with his hardship, concentrating his whole equally - middle, body and spirit - in the work.......It is a mound which is insincere lost to many modern scientists who secrete eat a dim of dispassionate disinterest...."Marshall outlines three focal sources of alchemy in the book. He begins with Taoist Chinese alchemy and it's practises of Wai-tan (THE SEEKING OF EXTERIOR ELIXIRS) and Nei-tan (NATURAL AN INNER ELIXIR)."...Chinese alchemy - and all Chinese science for that mechanism - is based on three basic idea of the place found in Taoism. The crown is the notion of chi, the twinkle is the handiwork of yin and yang, and the third is the proposal of the five elements...."These five elements are water, fire, wood, metal and earth; respectively these can be qualified to the five tastes saltiness, bad feeling, animosity, acridity and sweetness; in the same way respectively to the five planets Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn; and ultimately to the five minerals Magnetite, Cinnabar, Malachite, Arsenolite and Realgar."... In the same way as each sphere is inspection to claim its own gush, circling together, they fabricate the music of the spheres and account the unpretentious thoughtful of the fabrication...."By reversing the primary revenue of the gap of the Tao modish yin and yang, the alchemist hunted to to bring about the the world in himself and the laboratory in order to increase the golden elixir of immortality. This is the bad-mannered difficulty of the coniunctio or the world of the opposites' which is so bubbly to the Incredible Simplicity of Alchemy.

Ingesting of mercury (QUICKSILVER) is done to loiter life and transcend death, which in Chinese and Indian alchemy evolved away from the physical practise modish the internalised spiritual practise of meditation (TANTRA, NEI-TAN). In this way the esoteric moderately than the exoteric became expand principal in all forms of alchemy. The focal stroke which really unites all three forms of ancient alchemy is the allegation of the birth of this sacred science which sprang up at literal mature in history, alienated by cultural and physical distances. The maximum positive practise uniting Indian, Chinese and Egyptian alchemy is that of astrology, the timing of experiments depended thickly on the positioning of astral bodies, as this would prompt the side essentially."... Astrology for that reason became the art of interpreting the influences of the macrocosm on the microcosm, exploring the immeasurable correspondences and sympathies. As such, astrology was a handmaiden of alchemy. Medication sympathy coupled the signs of the zodiac with latest parts of the body. Repute traits were associated with the planets, as the terms saturnine, mercurial, martian and veneral time period. The alchemists not thoroughly associated the seven metals with the seven planets but recycled the astrology so fantastically expressed at Dendera to make up your mind the best mature for conducting their latest experiments...."The motherliness of Egyptian alchemy is classically qualified to Thoth, future civic as Hermes, the scribble of the Hermitica, the medium writing in Western and Extract Eastern alchemy. During the Graeco-Roman stint in Alexandria, Greek philosophy and Egyptian sacred science came together to form the abnormal multipart of alchemy."... Given that alchemy conclusively finds its birth in ancient Egypt, it took on board many idea from the new Greek philosophy, trimming in its views on mechanism and the four elements...."The two organizer thinkers who convinced the alchemists in Alexandria were Plato and Aristotle. Plato recycled the terms of idea or '"forms"' to narrate the cloth of true knowledge which are outer sensory consequence and which can thoroughly be wordless by the middle. He wished-for the conspiracy that unrefined cloth in cosmos are imperfect realisations of these idea, and that the the knowledge of these idea outer the unrefined world of wisdom and in the world of inspection, is "SOUND, ETERNAL OR DELIGHTFUL".

Empedocles had argued that all natural cloth are calm of the four elements of earth, fire, air and water; and these four elements, as contradictory to the five of the Indian and Chinese alchemists, became broadly reliable by Extract Eastern and Western alchemists. Plato asserted that these four elements could not be careful glaring and whole in themselves as each passed casually from one modish the other."... Virtues are mean colours which consist of '"a lovable of blister that streams off bodies of a number of kinds"'. This view was adopted by all subsequent alchemists. Metals do not owe their particular properties to a unrefined reach (A HARD AND FAST ITEMS) but to latest being...."Aristotle reliable an altered reproduce of Plato's theories of forms but his a little something as a naturalist was expand in change and society. Aristotle particularly ether as a fifth element, which reflects the five of Chinese and Indian alchemy. In his branch the world, the accurate equally or thing has material being, which are as a result concerned by the idea, and the far-reaching natural cloth are real.

Aristotle argued mean Plato that the four elements are not individualistic and can be distorted modish each other via their bad-mannered properties. These bad-mannered properties formed the logic of the the world of the opposites of male and female in a chemical wedding."... f"ire is hot and dry, air is hot and crisp, water is crisp and frosty, and earth is frosty and dry. At a deeper level, the properties hot, frosty, wet and dry are really thoroughly two, hot and crisp (AND THEIR OPPOSITES). Emission is due to fire and moisture to water; fire and water are hence the maximum positive elements, ones which protest each other. In alchemy, the two contradictory elements fire and water talk to sulphur and mercury, the one combustible and the other gelatinous...."The Alchemists adopted Aristotle's place that warmth and cosmos claim a exercise, and that acceptably as humans seek to become abundantly conscious and good enough, so all metals seek to attain their purest conscript which is gold. They saw it as their foresee to support cosmos with their work and bring it to a location of convalescence. This was not seen as an step, but entirely as a speeding up of the natural processes. This is the mortal of the Incredible Simplicity of Alchemy, the striving of the person towards convalescence.

It was not entirely the place of Plato and Aristotle that the Alexandrian alchemists were begin to.

"... They were existing a look of the One, the consequence of mystical elate, and the ability of spiritual change for the duration of gnosis, the elegant of knowledge. These philosophical and religious influences without a doubt helped the alchemists to explain their view of cosmos and hardened by the spiritual determination of their work. But they everlastingly acknowledged their deduct to the mysteries of the temple...."The Hermetica was the logic of the Egyptian sacred science, and the knowledge of Hermes Trismegestius demanded an understanding of the world in order to know God, and conclusively oneself."

"...Empathy of God's creation is an essential preliminary to knowledge of God. Science, Main beliefs and Spirituality - which are outstandingly crass in Alchemy - are hence calm supportive in the path towards lighting....

In order to understand creation, one has to understand disperse and how all are part of a revenue of change almost the fabrication where zero is shattered. Demise is not the disperse of crass elements, but slightly the "DISSOLUTION OF THEIR THE WORLD"."... In dissolving all strike, the place renews them...."

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The word '"Alchemy"' is consequent from the Arabic name for Egypt '"Al-Kemia"', which translates as from the 'Black Soil (A SUGGESTION TO THE FARMING LEES MISSING IN THE NILE GORGE IN THE WAKE OF DRIFTING FLOODING). "... Alchemy is, moderately, the science of Egypt...."This in turn echoes the youthful crown sensationalize of Nigredo in all forms of alchemy, where the '"Prima Materia"' is restless down symbolically and geographically to black ash in order for the coupled change revenue of the person and mechanism to reach. Out of the lack of clarity, comes the light.

Marshall's book is mostly a history of alchemy, tracing the society of the sacred science from it's birth in India, China doll and Egypt. It's flinch is qualified to sages from a lost civilisation by all three cultures. His be first takes the reader for the duration of an understanding of all aspects of alchemical indoctrination in architecture, symbolism, philosophy, spirituality and laboratory work. Alchemists hunted to understand the secrets of cosmos, and in many respects the sacred art was way outer what rationalist and reductionist science is acceptably catching up to.

"... Alchemy and the Hermetically sealed tradition add in in a unseen form excellent wisdom from the very old mature...."

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"An skillful seeks to tidied up the circle. The accompanying peak says: draft of man and woman a circle, from that a tidied up, as a result a triangle, as a result newborn circle, and you movement claim the Philosopher's Sandstone.' "

Itmovesmemorelolpagan Celebration Of The Yule 21 June 2013

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PAGAN CELEBRATION OF THE YULE: 21 JUNE 2013 IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE

Yule or Yuletide ("Yule time") is a festival originally observed by the Northern European peoples. It is the time at which the sun appears at noon at its lowest altitude above the horizon.

The earliest references to Yule are by way of indigenous Germanic month names (AErra J'eola (Before Yule) or Jiuli and AEftera J'eola (After Yule). Scholars have connected the celebration to the Wild Hunt, the god Odin and the Pagan Anglo-Saxon Modranicht.

This is the Winter Solstice Festival in the Southern Hemisphere, when the sun, after its withdrawal and the longest night of the Year, begins to come closer to the Earth. This new closeness marks the rebirth of the God from his own seed planted on the Goddess.

Yule is a solar festival in which traditionally all lights and fires were put down. A new fire was started at midnight using rubbing methods. From that first fire all the rest were lit.

As a fire festival a popular custom at this time is the burning of the Yule logs. The Yule log must traditionally be the root of a hardwood tree, and in Australia mallee roots are ideal for this purpose, as are Tasmanian oaks and all types of Eucalyptus.

At Midwinter, decorate your home with evergreen, non-deciduous trees, and give gifts to all family members and all who pass the threshold. It is traditional to give to charities at this time, and to care, even more than usual, for the sick and poverty-stricken members of the community.

This is also a special time to care for animals. As an antithesis to the traditional (but necessary) slaughter that used to occur at this time of year, modern Australian Witches and Pagans may choose to donate time and or money to animal charities. By doing so, you honor and acknowledge the importance of all of the creatures in this world.

source: The Smart Witch

THE DANCE AT ALDER COVE

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"YOUTH/FATHER/GEEZER"

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"CUSTOMS OF THE ANCESTOR"

Sneak A Peek Saturday Tiger Curse By Collen Houck

SNEAK A PEEK SATURDAY IS A FEATURE THAT LETS YOU "PEEK" INTO AN UPCOMING BOOK. SOMETIMES IT IS A CHAPTER OR TWO AND SOMETIMES A LITTLE LESS.

THIS WEEK I HAVE SELECTED TIGER'S CURSE BY COLLEN HOUCK. BEING THE A BOOK JACKET JUNKIE, I WOULD HAVE TO SAY THAT THIS BOOK COVER IS A THING OF BEAUTY. IT SHIMMERS AND CATCHES THE LIGHT AND THE EYES OF THE TIGER HOLD YOU CAPTIVE. BUT, THAT IS NOTHING COMPARED TO THE BUZZ THAT IS GOING AROUND ABOUT THIS NEW ADVENTURE TRILOGY.

Just click on the book jacket cover and you will have the opportunity to read 7 chapters.

Tiger's Curse

by Colleen Houck

Passion. Fate. Loyalty.

Would you risk it all to change your destiny?

The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she'd be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year-old Indian curse. With a mysterious white tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world. But that's exactly what happened. Face-to-face with dark forces, spellbinding magic, and mystical worlds where nothing is what it seems, Kelsey risks everything to piece together an ancient prophecy that could break the curse forever.

Tiger's Curse is the exciting first volume in an epic fantasy-romance that will leave you breathless and yearning for more.

"I was wrapped up in the sweet romance and heart-pounding adventure of TIGER'S CURSE. I found myself cheering, squealing and biting my nails--all within a few pages. In short, it was magical!" -Becca Fitzpatrick, New York Times best-selling author of HUSH, HUSH

Tiger's Curse, by Colleen Houck from Sterling Publishing on Vimeo.

Jesse Tree

The Jesse tree is a symbol of Jesus' family tree. It is based on the below verse from the book of Isaiah, and is a way of teaching the Old Testament background for the coming of the Messiah, which is the first long "Advent."

"A shoot will spring forth from the stump of Jesse, and a branch out of his roots" - Isaiah 11:1

Last year we used a big branch that Pumpkin picked out spray painted gold and and printed these pictures and cut them out as ornaments. We also colored coordinating coloring pages. This year I ordered this kit (pictured above) for making felt ornaments. A couple friends came over the other night, and we cut ornaments out, getting about half way through in one evening as they are pretty intricate. These are our ornaments so far. Each night after lighting our Advent wreath, we will hang the ornament for that day on the Jesse tree.

Since every year the number of days in Advent is different, I tweaked last years reading list for this year. I also changed it to better match this particular ornament kit, which meant deleting some significant Old Testament stories. So next year, I think I will make a few extra ornaments on my own to match those stories. There are various symbols for each story that will coordinate with multiple different ornaments. Here is a link to a calendar with additional daily activities for the Jesse Tree. Below each reading and symbols is a link to a coloring page that corresponds to the story (I have a coloring page for each day except I could not find one for Tobiah's Journey, please let me know if you do).

November 29

Creation: Gen. 1:1-31; 2:1-4

Symbols: sun, moon, stars, animals, earth

Creation coloring page

November 30

Adam & Eve: Gen. 2:7-9, 18-24

Symbol: Man & Woman, tree

Adam & Eve coloring page

December 1

Fall of Man/Original sin: Gen. 3:1-24

Symbol: Serpent, tree, apple

Adam 7, 8, 9:1-17
Symbol: Ark, animals, dove, rainbow

Noah's Ark coloring page

December 3

Abraham: Gen. 12:1-9, 15:1-6

Symbol: Stars, torch, sword, mountain

Abraham coloring page

December 4

Jacob: Gen. 28:10-22

Symbols: Ladder, kettle

Jacob wrestling with Angel coloring page

December 5

Joseph & his brothers: Gen. 37

Symbol: Multi-Colored Coat, bucket, well, silver coins

Joseph coloring page

December 6

Joseph's Greatness: Gen. 41

Symbol: shock of wheat

Joseph storing food coloring page

December 7

Moses as Prince & Burning Bush: Ex. 1,2,3

Symbol: basket, baby in basket, river and rushes, burning bush

Baby Moses and Moses burning bush coloring pages

December 8

Moses - Plagues & Parting Sea: Ex. 5-12:1-36

Symbol: frog, parted sea

Moses Parting Sea coloring page

December 9

Moses receiving Ten Commandments: Exodus 19, 20, 24:12-18

Symbol: stone tablets

Ten Commandments coloring page

December 10

Moses water from the rock: Exodus 17:1-7

Symbol: staff

Water from rock coloring page

December 11

Samuel: 1 Sam. 3

Symbols: Oil lamp, candle lamp, temple

Samuel hears God's call coloring page

December 12

David Chosen King: 1 Samuel 16:1-13

Symbol: sheep

David chosen king or Star of David coloring pages

December 13

David & Goliath: 1 Samuel: 17

Symbol: slingshot

David & Goliath coloring page

December 14

Solomon's Wisdom: 1 Kings 2:1-6, 3:4-28

Symbol: Scales of justice, temple, two babies and sword, crown

King Solomon coloring page

December 15

Elijah's Contest: 1 Kings 18:3,21-39

Symbol: burning rock

Elijah burning rock coloring page

December 16

Jonah: Jonah 2:1-2, 11 or entire book of Jonah

Symbol: Whale

Jonah & the Whale coloring page

December 17

Tobiah's Journey: Tobit 5, 6:1-9, 10:1-6, 11:1-15

Symbol: fish

December 18

Daniel and the Lion's Den: Daniel 6:1-29

Symbol: Lions

Daniel coloring page

December 19

John the Baptist: Luke 1:5-25, 57-80

Symbol: sandal, Shell with water, river

St. John Baptizing coloring page

December 20

Annunciation: Luke 1:26-38

Symbol: Angel

Annunciation coloring page

December 21

Visitation: Luke 1:39-56

Symbol: Mary

The Visitation coloring page

December 22

Joseph: Matt. 1:18-25

Symbols: Joseph, Carpenter's Saw, hammer, chisel, angle

St. Joseph coloring page

December 23

Journey to Bethlehem: Luke 2:1-6

Symbols: manger

Journey to Bethlehem coloring page

December 24

Jesus is Born: Luke 2:6-20

Symbols: baby Jesus

Jesus in manger coloring page

Epiphany - January 6

Visit of the Magi: Matthew 2:1-12

Symbol: shining star

Three Wise Men coloring page

Reference: goddesses-and-gods.blogspot.com

Sagittarius Lovers Guide For Men And Women

SAGITTARIUS - LOVERS GUIDE FOR MEN AND WOMEN

Sagittarius is an astrological sign, which is associated with the constellation Sagittarius. Under the tropical zodiac, Sagittarius is occupied by the Sun from November 22 to December 21, and under the sidereal zodiac, it is currently from December 16 to January 14. Sagittarius is the ninth sign of the Zodiac and associated with travel and expansion, the opposite sign to Sagittarius is Gemini.

WITH ARIES

This combination is better suited to being friends rather than lovers as Ariens like to think they are a free agent they will find somebody who is more foot loose and fancy free very difficult to deal with. Sagittarius tends to be very relaxed and fails to see what Ariens get worked up about especially when it comes to criticism about the way in which they are being treated. Sex in the beginning tends to be very good but can often lead to problems over feelings of insecurity and the inability to community when things get difficult.

WITH TAURUS

Sagittarius tends to have a bit of a wanderlust and loves going places as and when they feel like it and given the Taurians adherence to routine they usually end up going on their own. This is a case of opposites attract in a constant battle over freedom verses security in which Taurus thinks Sagittarius is being childish and Sagittarius thinks Taurus is acting like a controlling mother. Sex between these two can start quite promising but like the relationship, it does not usually last very long.

WITH GEMINI

Sagittarius is Gemini's opposite number on the zodiac and like a magnet, they can either attract or repel. The attraction is that neither has time to sit still as they both like to be on the move, neither likes being tied down so this can be an easygoing but superficial relationship, as they do not want to get into heavy emotional issues. This arrangement could mean a long lasting partnership, however, lack of a mutual commitment may mean it just drifts apart, especially when things get difficult or there is a crisis. The sex between these two is usually very good but not emotionally deep.

With Cancer

Cancer and Sagittarius must be in love with love because there is little else between them upon which to base a long lasting relationship unless they put a lot of work into it. Good Moon and Venus links in their charts are needed if they are to stand a chance of a working relationship. Cancer cannot tolerate the Sagittarians care free attitude and only feeds their feelings of insecurity. Initially Sagittarius may find Cancer fascinating but soon tires of Cancers moody and sensitive behaviour too much. Sex is a problem and often withdrawn to frustrate Sagittarius.

WITH LEO

Leo finds fire sign Sagittarius extremely good fun and both like to do things is style. And is a good combination for friendship. However, it is a fair weather relationship that is also dependant on the money to enjoy himself or herself, once which runs out the relationship tends to suffer as they then take out their frustration on each other. As far as an intimate relationship goes, the main problem is that Sagittarius finds Leo too possessive while Leo finds the foot loose Archer lacks commitment to the relationship. Both place a heavy emphasis on their sex lives but may fail to hit the spot!

WITH VIRGO

While this is one of the worse combinations for Virgo, there is a great attraction and fascination between these two signs. On the plus side, they are able to establish an intellectual rapport but this does not mean there is a meeting of minds as think in very different ways, which is something that they both find irritating and permeates into the rest of the relationship. Virgo finds Sagittarius inconsiderate and a bit foot loose, and Sagittarius finds Virgo's constant criticism and negative attitude difficult to cope with. The sex between these two can be excellent and in the short term can detract from other difficulties.

WITH LIBRA

Libra relates very well to the easy-going optimistic side of Sagittarius and both enjoy the good things in life and sometimes to the point of excess, which can lead to the odd financial crises. Both enjoy charmed lives but then can become frustrated and irritated by each other. Libra has to compensate for the Sagittarians social gaffs and in turn, Sagittarius has to make up for the Libran beating about the bush and time wasting on just about every aspect of the relationship. However, this can be a happy and long term partnership with a satisfying sex life.

WITH SCORPIO

Scorpio finds Sagittarius far too lightweight, non-committal, flippant, insensitive and inconsistent for a serious relationship However, the archer's enthusiasm and optimistic outlook can lift Scorpio from dark from their tendency for brooding and worry but can also be an irritation. Sagittarius may also find Scorpio's devious behaviour and game playing a bit too much and there needs to be other planets in each other's sun sign if this relationship is to last. Scorpio may finds Sagittarius lacks sexual intensity they need.

WITH SAGITTARIUS

Like most dual combinations it either works or it does not as both tend to see and focus on the negative sides of each other's personality to defend themselves for the same failings which can lead to arguments and underlying tension. Both like the good life and have a tendency for extravagance which with no check can lead to financial difficulties. Both like their freedom but one is likely to try and be more free than the other which can lead to resentment in the more grounded partner. This can be the main difficulty in the relationship but on the positive side, their friendship may see them through the hard time and their sex life is usually quite good.

WITH CAPRICORN

Sagittarius is usually very attracted to the consistent, stable and practical qualities of their next-door neighbour in the zodiac and is usually the best Earth sign partner for the Archer. Sagittarius admires the Goats stalwart character and who in turn gets an ego boost from the Archers enthusiasm. While this may create a sense of balance this is a combination of the optimist and the pessimist and Capricorn's negativity may in the long run grind down the Archer. On the other hand Capricorn may well tire of the Archers irresponsibility and lack of consideration. However, sexual attraction is usually very strong and their sex life rewarding.

WITH AQUARIUS

This combination also has the problem of who is going to be more freedom loving, foot loose and fancy free. Much depends on the contact between their moons and the harmonious aspects of other planets. This combination can be very sensitive to each other's needs but usually Sagittarius finds Aquarius a bit too cool and emotionally aloof. On the positive side both find each other intellectually stimulating and both like new and exciting experiences and for this reason, sex is usually very exciting and fulfilling.

WITH PISCES

The Archer finds Pisces sensitive and romantic while the fish is impressed with the Archers enthusiasm, confidence and optimistic outlook on life. However, there is a honeymoon period and when it's over They may realise this was a mistake and cannot reconcile the many misunderstandings that arise between them. Both signs have a problem with commitment and responsibility but Pisces tends to be the more supportive partner but this is not reciprocated by the Archer so leaving the Fish insure to the point of being neurotic. Their sex life like their relationship can either get off to a flying start or go around in circles before they get it together.

ASTROLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP COMPATIBILITY

The above is only a general guide which as there are so many factors involved may not always be true, only real way of finding out about astrological compatibility is with a full report which you can obtain at a bargain price from The New Age Blog. If you have just met someone it is an ideal way of seeing whether of not there are issues you need to address before you take the relationship any further.

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* Aquarius - Lovers Guide for Men and Women
* Scorpio - Lovers Guide for Men and Women
* Pisces - Lovers Guide for Men and Women
* Libra - Lovers Guide for Men and Women