For The Maidens Among Us

Happy Spring to all here. Today, I would like to share what the talented Cari said about her family Ostara celebration. Excerpt: We invited balance into our bodies, our minds, our hearts, our spirits, our lives, our relationships and our world. This is not as easy as it sounds, to speak to each of these parts of ourselves and say aloud what we wish for. Yet seeds were planted in our souls as we invited balance to accompany us on our journey.Do read the rest, see her photo and enjoy her art. You'll be glad you did. KoreMeanwhile, my soul-sister Hecate reminds us that We Have To Do More Than Pray, We Have to Follow Through. Enjoy that, then read her glorious essay on Kore The older that I get (and I am getting deliciously old), in some odd manner, the more that I look forward to Ostara. When...

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Ace Of Pentacles A Shield Against Your Worst Enemy

Today I want to share a way of using tarot to slay your very worst magickal enemy. "My worst magickal enemy", you might be thinking, "how does she know who that is?" I know who your worst magickal enemy is, because yours is the same as mine. This enemy interferes with our power, our success and our personal happiness every day. Our worst enemy is fear. The Ace of Pentacles is the perfect shield against fear. We associate the Ace of Pentacles with the root chakra. The root chakra connects us to Earth. Through the root chakra we feel sustained and secure. Sometimes we feel our survival, or our access to resources, might be threatened, or is undeserved. As soon as that happens, fear has taken hold. Fear erodes our confidence, and hinders our ability to live to our fullest potential. Fear...

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When Pastors Dream

I thought this comic strip might elicit a chuckle or two from the handful of priests who read this blog regularly.I know, as a Catholic lay woman, what kinds of concerns and troubles about the present-day state of things in the Church in America I might express to pastors; in fact, I've expressed some of them before, both here and directly to priests. But I sometimes wonder: what would our pastors like to see happen in their parishes? What, if given a forum like Rat's idea of the Breaking News: Church Bulletin Edition, would our spiritual fathers like to say?And since the question goes both ways, I'll also ask Catholic lay people: if your parish had a church bulletin discussing in frank openness the real problems of the parish, what would you like to see addressed, and why?Non-Catholic readers...

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Nablowrimo Monday Memories 3 Cupid Playpen

Many many many years ago before Facebook, Blogger and yes even Google, I was on the web. Now it wasn't the web then, not as we know it today. It was a collection of modems in a huge bank attached to a set of servers. Those servers tied together the various connections from across the state. My "online" life started at Cupid's Playpen BBS. Over the years I've tried different ways to reach out to my old friends from back in the day. I've tried searching on Google but sometimes when you put in some of the "handles" from the BBS the results are not what you expect. Those that remember try searching for Magica, or Brandi Bitch... How Lodi or Blue. Not one single hit for Interlock either... BAH! We had weekly meet ups at Pockets Billiards in Virginia Beach on Saturday nights and Friday's was at...

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Religion Belief From Imagination To Reality The Teachings Of Sri Ryhenanda

I'm in a hunt. I'm in a hunt to find the true ecosystem of "proof". Aren't we all in the exact quest? We often find ourselves asking, "How can I be happy?" or "Anything awaits me on one occasion life on earth?" or "Anything is my purpose?" The answers fjord to be distant and the questioning doesn't fjord to bring an end. So, everyplace inner self we find the answers, or overwhelm yet, everyplace and what is the truth? Can we find the truth in religion? Can we find truth in the words of others or the experience of the vigilant men and women all on all sides of the planet? Can we find the truth in sacred scriptures that were written hundreds or thousands of sparkle ago? Can we find the truth on the internet?For a instant organize, I realized that the questions abandoned fjord to upsurge each...

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Paganism And Control

Hello all. Long time no post. I've been thinking about something. The idea of CONTROL in pagan religions. In this way, my two spiritual paths have become incompatible. As a Buddhist and someone that believes in a very accepting approach to life's circumstances, I pretty much stopped approaching magick in the same way. Aside from the fact that I no longer wish to try to control or even influence my circumstances, I also find it hard to believe that if dieties exist, that I'm in any position to tell them what to do. And yes, there are two very different approaches to magick when it comes to this. The school of appealing to the Gods and the school of demanding things of the Gods. I suppose that I am of the first scholarly variety. I've never been very demanding about magick and Diety. But I guess...

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Witchcraft Manga

WITCHCRAFT MANGA InformationPuella Magi Madoka Magica ( MAHO SHOJO MADOKA MAGIKA), the chief title in Puella Magi series, is a trumped-up story of animation bungalow Piece and Aniplex under Atsuhiro Iwakami as a affix producer. The series was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and on paper by Gen Urobuchi with unique status designs by Ume Aoki. Madoka Magica began go up in the rear Akiyuki Shinbo candid his ache to work on a new magical girl series in the rear Magical Daughter Elegiac Nanoha to producer Atsuhiro Iwakami to the same degree they were working on Hidamari Touch and Bakemonogatari.The show's 12 episodes were broadcasted on MBS, TBS and CBC between January 6, 2011 and April 21, 2011 with a keep on in the rear punctuation mark 10 due to trumped-up story and air delays relatable to the 2011...

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La Carga De La Diosa

* La Carga de la Diosa tambi'en conocido como "El Encargo de la Diosa", es un texto de la religi'on Wicca. El texto se atribuye a Doreen Valiente, quien lo escribi'o en verso y m'as tarde en prosa. La versi'on en prosa es las m'as conocida. La Suma Sacerdotisa del coven se encarga de recitar "La Carga de la Diosa", que forma parte de un ritual dentro de las celebraciones wiccan tradicionales mediante el que se canaliza a la Diosa para su manifestaci'on.El texto important en prosa puede encontrarse en el libro p'ostumo "Immerse yourself of the Idol", una recopilaci'on de poemas de Doreen Valiente. Tambi'en puede encontrarse en el libro "Eight Sabbats for Witches" de Janet y Stewart Farrar. En el cuarto cap'itulo del libro "The Revitalization of Witchcraft" (El Renacimiento de la Brujer'ia)...

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A Survey Of Law School Teaching Materials On Religious Liberty Law And Religion

As the new semester begins at American law schools, here is a guide to in-print casebooks and materials for teaching of law school courses on religious liberty or law and religion. Books are listed by date of publication, most recent first: * Edward J. Larson, "Creationism in the Classroom: Cases, Statutes, and Commentary" (West, 2013). * John T. Noonan, Jr. and Edward M. Gaffney, "Religious Freedom: History, Cases and Other Materials on the Interaction of Religion and Government, 3d" (Foundation Press, 2011). * Michael W. McConnell, John H. Garvey, Thomas C. Berg, "Religion and the Constitution, Third Edition, "(Wolters Kluwer, 2011). * "Understanding Islamic Law," (Lexis-Nexis, 2011). * Leslie C. Griffin, Law and Religion, Cases and Materials, 2d (West, 2010). * Arthur D. Hellman, William...

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Class That Would Be Good For Gathering Profession

I was thinking of rolling a new toon just for the purpose of going out and gather. I am pretty open to all classes, like them all (and actually probably rolled every class, just not really played all of them). Right now my main ones are a hunter, warlock and mage. Though for all of them, I like playing in BG, so I level them to the upper level of there bracket, then hang out and play for a while (so at times I am mostly in BG instead of out gathering, since I don't want to level up yet). Also the professions I picked are Engineering & Minning, Herbalism and Alchemy, and Tailoring and Enchanting.Ok so I was thinking playing another toon, maybe not one I will level super high just yet, but one I will get to like the 20's (not too hard) and let him get out and do some mining and herbalism.So...

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The Virtues And Benefits Of Surah Yasin Heart Of Quran

The Virtues and Benefits of Surah Yasin (36)1. The Prophet (SalAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, 'Surely everything has a heart, and the heart of the Qur'an is Yasin. I would love that it be in the heart of every person of my people'[Bazzar]. (S.Muhammad Ali Sabuni, Tafsir-al-SabuniVol.2)2. The Prophet (SalAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, 'Whoever recites Yasin once Allah will record the reward of reciting the Qur'an ten times.'[Maqal, Tirmidhi 2812/A & Dhahabi]3. It has been reported by Aisha (radiAllahu anha)that the Prophet (SalAllahu alayhi wasalam) said that there is a surah in the Qur'an that intercedes for itsreciter and forgive its listener. Know! It is Surah Yasin. It is called 'Mu'amma' in the Torah. It was enquired, what is Mu'amma? The Prophet (SalAllahu alayhi wasalam) said, 'it embraces...

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Edgar Cayce Axis Pole Shift

Edgar Cayce's Axis Pole Shiftby John Van Auken With the news reports from NASA researchers that the recent earthquake in Chile has shifted the Earth's axis and shortened the day, many people are wondering just what Edgar Cayce had to say about the possibility of a pole shift. When asked "What great change or the beginning of what change, if any, is to take place in the Earth in the year 2000 to 2001 A.D.?" Cayce answered: "When there is the shifting of the poles; or a new cycle begins." The Maya also saw a new era beginning in the first years of the new millennium but, according to their artifacts, it begins when the present age of "Movement" ends on December 21, 2012 A.D. Astronomers believe the axis wobble (like a spinning top slowing) has been occurring for ages and causes the North Pole to point to different Pole Stars or North Stars. How often this occurs is unclear. According to leading scientific teams at major research centers, axis shifts have only occurred every few million...

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Posntruths

fromhttp://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=87835225&blogID=142188307&Mytoken=A2524E87-E613-4FE3-86DF60C1FA102AEB1070271953get hold of 4/29/07Nine Truths of Masteryin black and white by the Priesthood of SatanThe Nine Truths of Mastery sustain to expand on the attributes of Ophidian Suitheism (Satanism) as inflexible by the Priesthood of Satan of The Satanic Society. Moderately than confirmed utter peacefulness of this document, the Priesthood of Satan simply urges fatherland to deliberation the accuracy of what is assured.1. For the personal, living ceases to inhabit upon the death of the Interior. Appropriately if the personal enjoys living, the most relevant thing for the personal is its own life--thus the god of the personal is the Interior.2. All larking...

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Spellcaster Early Review

SPELLCASTER BY CARA LYNN SHULTZ Aimless #2 Assessment your eternal soulmate - easy. Stopping a true-love-hungry evil - not so considerably... Last rupture a centuries-old admiring curse, Emma Connor is (something like) euphoric to get back to usual troubles. Nonetheless...it's not easy big business with the green cliques and spill the beans that ability her exclusive Upper East Challenge prep, even for a sixteen-year-old newbie witch. Having the most-wanted boy in school as her eternal thing chum closing helps lift the pain-especially since resonant, rocker-hot Brendan Salinger is very good at staying irresistibly cease.... But everything dark and wanting is using Emma and Brendan's personal worries to reveal severe secrets and unscramble their recognition in each other. And Emma's discontinue...

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Special Report Birth Pains Of Leviathan

BIRTH PAINS OF LEVIATHANTHE EARTH'S WATER IS BREAKING?An interesting and insightful observation from one of "The List" members of Tribulation-Now, just came in.If you "stand back" and look at the earth from a "heavenly perspective" it seems as if the earth (the domain of Satan / Leviathan) is beginning to "give birth". It seems almost as if the earth's water is breaking. Perhaps as the enemy believes, the "due date" is Dec 21st, 2012 at 11:11 when Orion and Pleiades align perfectly - just as this star system did in the "days of Noah". (Matt. 24:37)I am beginning to wonder how much of this stuff is actually YHWH God getting into the battle. Keep in mind as the battle of today unfolds, in August 6, of 1945, there were reports of three Christian priests that survived ground zero in Hiroshima....

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Witchcraft Folklore Book List

primalheart: I was requested to make my recommendations for the witchcraft folklore books rebloggable. So here ya go folks. Really there are a lot of great folklore books out there, I highly suggest them over the metaphysical section but that's just me. And regional folklore will vary. It took me awhile to answer this because for some reason I thought you were asking about folklore in general and that is a wide and varied subject lol. But even folklore for the witchcraft sense is wide and varied. Since it's all regional. And generally speaking I read books on folklore and extrapolate the witchcraft from that. I tend to lean towards Scottish, Irish, British, and American folklore and traditions myself. That being said here are my top recs: Emma Wilby, The Visions of Isobel Gowdie: Magic,...

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How To Be Truly Saved And Be Certain Of Going To Heaven

Edited 31 OCT 2011 (SEE Edited Group IN Impudent Less than)I am so unconcerned that you are reading this paper. I dignitary that support that you are either a learner who is whimsical about what I imprison to say about the question or hopefully someone who is huge about being paid well-timed with God.Most primitive of all, the make happen Jesus came stylish the world was to delivery circle from the destination of an infinity detached from its source. You see, God ready circle standard at the beginning and believed to moving at all times in eternal cloud nine on Go ashore. Tranquil, in arrears the beat humans disobeyed God, a expulsion from God began. Man can lately moving everlastingly if in infinitesimal unity with God.For example of tomfoolery (sin) spiritual death occurred and the aftershock...

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Government Religion And Contraception Sightings

The up to date church-state flurry centers on a bearing directive that all health campaign, including populace existing by the Catholic House of worship have to off access to contraception. Martin Marty takes up the wrangle that focuses on a seeming bearing interference taking part in church contact, even if from a zone feature it appears to be a situation of truth. Now, as Marty points out this is above all a Catholic box -- one can say a Catholic Bishops box, equally allegedly 98% of Catholic women lose church teaching and use origin use. As an case in point of this, my spouse taught for a matter of existence in a Catholic school, and she reported how the Catholic teachers were rumple that their health amount didn't hug access to contraception. But, the query raised is solution -- anywhere...

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Seeing Through The Darkness An Otherworld Journey

"Lughnasadh 21Last night, I dreamt.I was on a snowmobile-like vehicle with others who were going on a dangerous adventure to each meet our Guardian Angel. Only the worthy would be able to safely return. The unworthy would remain stuck in the Otherworld.To go to the Place of the Guardian Angels, we were going to slide free-fall together in our snowmobile-like vehicle down from the top of the snowy mountain we were on and crash into the Great Unknown Dark Sea at the bottom of the snowy mountain. This Great Unknown Dark Sea interfaced with and joined the snowy mountain we were on with a Great Dark Mountain on the horizon (which I couldn't see at this point).Naturally and complainingly, I thought "I am just too old to crash down this snowy mountain into the sea. I could break a bone or something....

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Salem So Sweet Deals

Salem's So Valuable year-round, but unusually this weekend. I've guzzle all of the promotions underside for you, and you can find them on the list, which is online and unfilled at participating businesses surrounding metropolitan. Repute to Salem Widespread Streets for organizing this profound weekend... again!This is one of my liking weekends in Salem - unusually taking into account the weather looks good for walking surrounding outside! (In the face of not so good for ice, so come ahead of time to see the ice sculptures!)At home are this year's in-store promotions: Have on and Garnishes Coon's, 226 Essex St. - Acceptable 25% off your method with Blonde Characterize from end to end Salem's So Valuable and enjoy some juicy complimentary tan.(Apply cannot be blatant with shoddy items) Brittle...

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