A Magical Giveaway

The winner of last weeks spell binder is: Celia! Send me your info and I will ship it right out. This week Teddy is giving away a book of white magic spells. The book has a suede cover and is printed in silver leaf.Teddy had trouble opening her eyes to pick out this week's winner this morning.This spellbook was purchased at a witch shop in Salem.It is filled with all sorts of helpful spells.It describes the tools you will need and will take you step by step through each spell.There are spells for how to find wealth and prosperity.And spells which show you how to find love and all sorts of things to improve your life. To enter, leave a comment on this post. If you don't have a blogger account you have to leave info as to how I can contact you. If you are not already a follower, sign on to follow....

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Astrology Forecast For July 2008 General Tendencies For All Sun Signs

by Janet (Sparrow) MoonJuly looks like a good month to get things done. Mercury's retrograde is over, and the eclipses won't be coming to visit again until August. Mars and Saturn, and then later Mars and Jupiter, are the only outer planets that will be aspecting one another this month, and that may increase our stamina and willpower. So, write down those goals, and see how many you can check-off before July 31st.Things will be in the process of change during the first few days of July. Mars will enter Virgo on July 1st, and we may be in the mood to work. The Cancer New Moon is July 2nd, so it will be a good time to invest our energies in our homes and families. Venus will be at a standoff with Jupiter on Wednesday and Thursday, July 2nd and 3rd, and that can bring impractical decisions at the least. There may also be some affairs beginning and extra flirting going on at that time. There could be some sudden sarcastic words said, and some of us may be worrying about nothing on July 4th...

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Pre Initiatory Dedication Ritual

for the Proteus lineage and anyone else who wants to use it:Premise: "Every Witch is a Pagan; not every Pagan is a Witch."There are many ways to honor Nature in our lives. For some, regular participation in Pagan circles is a way to stay attuned to seasonal rhythms, an enrichment and support for their real work in the world, a way of finding community. An artist, a doctor, a mother, a counselor - such people may find joy and sustenance in Pagan celebration eight times a year, or even at each Moon, but wish to pursue it no farther. They are the Earth Mother's children, as fully as are Her priests and priestesses. Their lives contribute as much as ours to the re-creation of Pagan community, the restoration of ecological sanity. A window is not opened by lifting one side.Others of us find in...

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Teen Dies In Exorcism

An 18-year-old girl died in 2008 in what police are now calling an exorcism rite.According to the Washington Post, Rayoung Kim was "pummeled and smothered" in her bedroom, in the ancient Korean rite of kut. In Korean culture, a shaman or "mudang" (typically a woman) communicates with spirits to drive out evil. Rayoung Kim was a Centreville High School student who may have had mental health issues, say law enforcement sources quoted by the Washington Post.The article by Tom Jackman quotes John Goulde, director of the Asian studies program at Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, Va., as saying that some highly educated people use mudangs or shamans, preferring them to modern approaches like psychotherapy.The shaman can sometimes be connected to a Pentecostal or charismatic church, and "it's a...

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Rebalance Tibetan Buddhism Surging In China

Mary Kay Magistad (TheWorld.org/NPR, Dec. 1, 2011) "Happy Buddha," the Zen Buddhist monk Hotei (Ericmichel Def/Flickr.com) Wutaishan Temple, in the mountains of China's northern Shanxi province, has long been a sacred site for Buddhists. They hike mountain paths, and visit temples dating back to the 8th century. On one mountain path, a group of middle-aged guys hang a rainbow of prayer flags between two trees, and watch, satisfied, as they flutter in the breeze. One declines to be interviewed. He's a government official, and wants to keep his practice of Buddhism private. The other, former pharmaceuticals salesman Zhang Jiankun, 42, is downright loquacious. "I used to smoke, drink, gamble, fight, and chase women. I used to like to do all this all day," he says. "And then, by the time I...

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Fun Samhain Recipes

from Dutiful Mists ShoppeWITCHES' BROOMS Besoms and brooms in the role of repeatedly misunderstood, are repeatedly hand-me-down in Witchcraft and Paganism for rampant the despair up your sleeve. Besoms are afterward hand-me-down as a loving set-up and repeatedly as the blanket of an 'inanimate cessation. This sugared dainty does substitute honor on Samhain. INGREDIENTS1/2 cup close up brown newborn1/2 cup divide or margarine, softened2 tbsp water1 tsp vanilla1 1/2 dishes wide-ranging flour1/8 tsp briny10 pretzel rods, about 8 1/2 inches desire, cut slantways in partly2 tsp summarizing2/3 cup semisweet toffee chipsButterscotch-flavored chips, melted Kindhearted oven to 350oF. Mix brown newborn, divide, water and vanilla in medium hollow. Stir up in flour and briny. Craze dough taking part...

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The Ten Commandments

Ten enactments Rule 1: I am the manufacturer your God, you shall call together no principal(a) gods former me. - The meaning of this didactics is realistically about genuineness. It enter to non idolize every other god and God. He is our god and deliveryman and asks us to fair our look up to for him by worshipping no other deities. - The foil of this instruction is to bottom, make bigger, and maintaining a personal membership with the conclusive God. - One natural adjust or stop that goes against this instruction is the arm cash. The stop trustworthy states Board shall make no law respecting an inauguration of religion, or prohibiting the free enjoy ther; Rule 2: You shall non make for yourself any stamped image, or any similarity of anything that is in illusion advanced, or that is in the...

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Praying With The Spirit

I'm re-posting my Pentecost Sunday sermon. Rather than focus on the traditional Acts 2 passage, I chose to work with another passage, one that also proclaims the message of the Spirit. I share this in the hope and prayer that the Spirit of Pentecost will empower your life, even in times of great difficulty.Romans 8:22-27Charles Spurgeon wrote that "any fool can sing in the day. When the cup is full, a person draws inspiration from it." But what happens when night falls and the cup is empty? Spurgeon wrote that when he experienced the "bliss of spiritual liberty," he could climb near the throne of God and "sing as sweet as seraphs." But confine me, fetter my spirit, clip my wings, make me exceedingly sad, so that I become like the old eagle -- ah! then it is hard to sing.In fact, it's unnatural...

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New Page

To the right you will see a page with links to our various essays about the Roman constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus. If I forgot to provide a link to one of your favorites, let me know.This issue has become one of controversy. We do not consider the Roman Catholic Church to be an enemy, but rather we see them as brothers and sisters in our Lord Jesus Christ, and rejoice in the common faith we have in the Lord, knowing that we should in all things have charity (in omnibus caritas), as St. Augustine says, even when we cannot agree in all things.Knowing that Rome does, in many ways, see our position in terms of an error to overcome, and our own Christian people as a mission field for their own fold, we must set up a standard and defense. Therefore we must defend our place in the One, Holy, Catholic...

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The Hammer Project

Most people remember the long battle to have the Pentacle included in the VA's list of registered religious symbols available for inclusion, which was only made public, let alone resolved, in the past couple of years. I had heard of such a movement for the mjollnir, or Thor's hammer, to be included for those who follow Asatru. I was doing some digging online and ran across a site for just such a movement that has a petition. The petition is called the Hammer Project, and is set up by an organization called the Asatru Folk Assembly. The word "Asatru" translates to mean "those loyal to the Gods", and is a reclaiming of traditional Germanic religion, much as Druidry is a reclaiming of traditional Celtic religion. They are a smaller community than either Wicca or Druidry in North America, but...

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What Is The Fate Of Old Covenant Keepers

What of those who choose to be under the Old Covenant, what of their fate? Do they have the Holy Spirit? Is their salvation at stake? If not, where do they wind up in the Kingdom? What resurrection do they receive?These are questions I have been asking myself for two or three years now. I have realized, as of late, that there is obviously a consequence or Paul would have said nothing to the Galatians.He would not have told them that they were alienating themselves from Christ, had fallen away from Grace. He would not have told them that Christ would be of no value to them at all.If you do not keep the Holy Days or the Sabbath... guess what? Your salvation is not in jeopardy! I repeat, you, by no means, jeopardize your salvation by not keeping Sabbaths! There is nothing wrong, however, with...

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Sun Bear Medicine Wheel Ceremony With Wind Daughter Sept 23 25

The summer's almost over, and the annual Medicine Wheel Gathering on September 23-25th is right around the corner. Regular registration has been extended until Thursday, September 15th. Again, your registration payment must be received by that date. Please submit your registrations as soon as possible. Both Isis Cove and I must finalize our plans. I hope that many of you will take advantage of the Free Breathe America event that takes place at Isis Cove on Friday. In consideration of that, accommodations at Isis Cove should be confirmed soon. Our guest teachers this year include some old friends and new faces: Linda Star Wolf and Brad Collins are once again our hosts at Isis Cove, as well as transformational Teachers in multiple disciplines. Page Bryant, internationally known Author, Teacher,...

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Morning Roundup St Anthony Mary Claret Bp And Confess Missa Sacerdotes Tui October 23Rd 2014

* "ABYSSUS ABYSSUM INVOCAT / DEEP CALLS TO DEEP" >> OUR LIVES ARE WORTH LIVING, EVEN WITH BRAIN CANCER * "ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON (MSGR. CHARLES POPE) ">> A SILENT PRIEST IS A DEAD PRIEST - A MEDITATION ON A TEACHING OF ST. GREGORY THE GREAT * "CATHOLICHERALD.CO.UK (MADELEINE TEAHAN) ">> TAYLOR SWIFT PRAISES CATHOLIC COLLEGE MUSIC VIDEO * "CATHOLIC SACRISTAN (W.A.C.) ">> ISLAMIST ATTACKS ON CANADIAN SOIL: PRAY FOR THE DEAD AND ALL THE FAMILIES. * "CREATIVE MINORITY REPORT (MATTHEW ARCHBOLD)" >> BRITISH TOTALITOLERANCE DEMANDS CHRISTIAN SCHOOL HAS IMAM LEAD ASSEMBLIES * "CRISIS MAGAZINE (MARY JO ANDERSON) ">> WHAT I SAW AT THE SYNOD AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR 2015 * "CRISIS MAGAZINE (WILLIAM KILPATRICK)" >> PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE AND TERRORISM * "DA MIHI ANIMAS (PADRE STEVE)" >> SAINT OF THE DAY: JOHN OF CAPISTRANO * "DOMINICANA BLOG (BR. INNOCENT SMITH, O.P.) " >> I LOVE EVERY KIND OF CAT * "EYE OF THE TIBER ">> NEW EVIDENCE REVEALS...

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Wickedness In High Places Aliens And Ufo

Wickedness In High Places Priscilla Van SutphinFeb 16, 2009STARS, ANGELS, THRONES, DOMINIONS AND SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS IN HEAVENLY PLACES Jan.26th, 2009Priscilla Van SutphinSome years back I was looking at photos of Nebulas at the Adler Planetarium site. I was startled by one whose name I can't remember when I thought I saw a being sitting on a throne clearly outlined in the photo. I pointed it out to a friend, and sent to her. But later on had a computer crash and lost the photo, and by then Adler changed their site and couldn't find it again.Now we know that God wrote the plan of salvation in the stars, called the Mazzaroth. And we know that we are seated in heavenly places with Christ Jesus. We also know that sometimes in the Word of God, the Lord refers to angels as STARS. Sometimes they...

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In The Family Movie The Bridge To Terabithia We Are Witnessing An Important Spiritual Allegory

" BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA - 2007".In THE POPULAR 2007 FAMILY MOVIE: " BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA " - written by KATHERINE PATERSON [ that means: " THE: PURE ONE" AND "SON OF OUR FATHER ] and directed by G'aBOR CSUP'o [ which means: " GOD IS MY STRENGTH - THE SABER OF TRUTH " ] - we are witnessing "A Prophetical Allegory" about ' OUR OWN RIVER CROSSING BACK TO THE LAND OF BETHANY '. You see, dear brothers and sisters: TERA means" The Land Of", and BITHIA refers to The Daughter Of Israel"; and, if you'll factually trust in him, YAHWEH HAS SENT HIS OWN SON TO NOW SAFELY GUIDE YOU!After all, THE SCRIPTURE plainly says: JERUSALEM", "JERUSALEM", ' YOU WHO KILL THE PROPHETS ' and ' STONE THOSE BEING SENT TO YOU '; how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, ' BUT YOU WERE NOT WILLING '. LOOK, YOUR OWN HOUSE IS LEFT TO YOU DESOLATE [ NONE OF YOUR OWN TEACHINGS HAVE NOW COME TO PASS ]. I tell you [ QUITE HONESTLY ], YOU WILL NOT SEE ME AGAIN...

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The Trouble With Religion

- Wherever religions get into society's driving seat, tyranny resultsby Salman Rushdie ::link:: I never thought of myself as a writer about religion until a religion came after me. Religion was a part of my subject, of course - for a novelist from the Indian subcontinent, how could it not have been? But in my opinion I also had many other, larger, tastier fish to fry. Nevertheless, when the attack came, I had to confront what was confronting me, and to decide what I wanted to stand up for in the face of what so vociferously, repressively and violently stood against me.Now, 16 years later, religion is coming after us all and, even though most of us probably feel, as I once did, that we have other, more important concerns, we are all going to have to confront the challenge. If we fail, this...

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