Following my previous post and that of other priests concerning The Tablet's editorial on Archbishop Nichols, I have received the following from Father Gregory Charnock, a priest from South Africa whom I had the great pleasure of meeting at the Latin Mass Society Merton College Conference last year. We have kept up an email and telephone correspondence since then. He works in a very challenging parish and I would ask you for your prayers for him and his parish. He has introduced the extraordinary form to his people. Because of poor internet connection, I presume he was unable to put the following as a comment to the post and so he sent it as an email. Here are his comments which I fully endorse.
In view of the wide circulation being given to the Tablet editorial of 8/8/09 and your competent responses, please permit the following additional observation.
In opposing the constant teaching of the Church against artificial contraception, as set forth in Humanae Vitae, the Tablet is no doubt guilty of misleading many of its readers into believing that purity and chastity are somehow no longer the manly, Christian and Catholic values they were universally held to be by all Christians until that Lambeth Conference of +- 1931 left this open to "personal conscience", an unfortunate decision quickly contradicted by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church.
The consequent loss of "respect for the woman" and consideration of her as "a mere instrument of selfish enjoyment" which is now very widespread, were prophesied by Pope Paul VI in paragraph 17 of Humanae Vitae, along with the increase of immorality,and imposition by governments of "solutions" such as we now see in the horrors of the one child policy in China with forced abortions.
The harm done to countless women by the culture of death, by chemical and other contraceptives, as well as by abortion, all fruit of the same rotten tree, amounts to a program of misogynism on the most massive scale ever in human history. The increased unhappiness resulting from divorce is another result.
No, the illusionary "freedom" from restraint offered to men by the (il)liberals of the Tablet is a misogynism which has left us to face the distorted feminism of broken women suffering the consquences of the arrogance of those who still claim to know better (2 Timothy 4:3).
These same people now seek to impose their errors regarding purity and complementarity on the Church, making her very sanctuaries and altars places where this confusion can be exhibited.
The Church does not like sex. She loves it, therefore surrounding it with reverence for the Creator's loving design (one could say procreation not recreation). Similarly, the Church loves women, with reverence and the deepest respect for their unique and complementary roles.
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So the little poll said, so shall it be.
1) WHAT SUSTAINS THE SYSTEM? Magic? Age? Customs and traditions lost in the mists of time? Religion? Blood? Inertia? A combination of all or some of the above plus other factors? (I personally think authors, especially fantasists, underestimate inertia as a social force. Sure, there will be people burning for more than they're given in every society, but there will also be plenty of people convinced that all they need is right here, and at most they want to make a few minor changes to ensure their own personal happiness).
Once you know what holds the system in place, you should have a much better idea of how the classes or castes interact, what small outlets for steam and change are permitted (see point 3), what the points of contact-and slippage-between castes and classes are, how they act internally (see point 4), how conscious people are of it (there's going to be a difference between power constantly reinforced by flashy displays of magic and power that has sunk into the fabric of everyone's everyday lives to the point where most people don't notice it anymore), the age of it, how extensive it is (see point 2), and so on.
If you don't have the slightest clue what sustains your class/caste system, I suggest you find out. About now.
2) WHERE DOES THE SYSTEM STOP? Sometimes it ends at a nation's borders, but sometimes not. For example, caste systems of some sort or another prevailed in many of the Spanish colonies in the New World; the "pure" Spanish were on top, the "pure" Native Americans and Africans were on the bottom, and in between were all the various possible combinations, with different positions depending on which color which parent was, how rich a Spanish parent had been in Spain, how long ago the mixing of "other" blood had been, what language a person spoke, where they lived, how great their chances were of actually leaving the colony and going back to Spain, and so on. The system stopped, for obvious reasons, at the ocean, and did not cross over to Spain partially because Native Americans and Africans were rare enough in that country not to make it necessary. (Spain was also the only European country to have been conquered by the Moors for centuries, so that perception also influenced the way the "hidalgos" and "conquistadors" responded to people around them in the New World. Not to say that Britain, France, and Portugal were much kinder).
Other times a system might extend across cultures, say if you have classes substantially established in a home country and then carried to another by colonizing powers-and then the natives in that area are weak enough not to become a major factor in altering the system as it reestablishes itself. This was the case of many British North American colonies where the Native Americans were weak enough to provide, at most, a feared or admired enemy on a few occasions, but the colonists were more concerned with their own internal affairs and their relationship to the colonizing country. (Disease had given them that luxury). It's not to say that the people involved have to recognize what they're doing, or end up replicating exactly the same relationships; the United States has famously been a "classless" nation.
Know what limits the class/caste system, whether it's bound to place, culture, society, or a mixture of them.
3) KNOW YOUR VENTILATION SYSTEM AND YOUR CARNIVALS. What are the outlets, the places where the steam and the anger of those who suffer within the class or caste system can leak out? They might be carnivals, or days when the master and the servant switch positions (as April Fool's Day sometimes used to be), or the acceptance of a few "talented" or "special" or "unique" individuals who rise up the ranks and so become less dangerous when they're at the top. If the dissatisfaction is widespread, it might erupt into riot, revolution, or civil war, but any class or caste system that has lasted generations will have mechanisms in place to help prevent that from being the inevitable reaction.
This is a good place to consider what exactly the place of social mobility "is" in your world. Is it accepted for those few talented or special individuals? (A deeply cynical part of me wants to write the story of the peasant hero who becomes king from the point-of-view of nobles who decide that he really has aristocratic blood against all the evidence, because that's the only way they can accept someone from a lower class ruling over them-if he's "really" one of them. This is also why I want to drop-kick authors who reveal that their "ordinary" person actually has the blood of kings or gods after all. Even urban fantasy has its variant, where the "mundane" heroine turns out to be descended from fairies, as if it doesn't make sense for her to have achieved her victories on her own). Is the mobility denied, but happens anyway under the covers? Is it considered possible through a mechanism that no one has ultimate control over, like reincarnation, destiny, a god's favor-possibly someone could fake this-or the sudden choice of sentient magic to hang around a certain person? Does it happen without existing as a concept, so people who rise from one class or caste to another don't conceive of themselves as part of a process that others can access? And what about downward motion? Can you commit a sin or crime or loss of fortune that makes you Erzenkangran where you had been Ezzeran? If you have children with someone not of your caste, whose standing do they take on? (In British North American systems of slavery or indentured servitude, it was usually the mother's; the child of a slave woman was not born free). And how many people are incapable of accessing whatever mechanisms for social mobility or softening the blows of the system exist, and have to stew their lives away in helpless frustration and anger?
Those stories of frustration and anger aren't ones I see often. And while the people who are "special" enough, and potentially troublesome enough, to rise are great, I'd like to see stories of endurance, survival, and coping, too. Or people who can rise, but don't take that as permission to cut off every human connection with the characters around them who aren't as lucky.
4) WHAT IS THE INTERNAL REALITY OF EACH CASTE OR CLASS? Again, most fantasy is slanted. We get to see the internal reality of the highest class, or the royal caste. We know how they think of themselves and how they interact among themselves as well as what they think of others below them. Yet when lower-class characters appear, most of their energy seems to be taken up hating or adoring those above them, so the whole story is nothing but a mirror of a mountain peak. We rarely get to see the lower-class people interact with their own families, friends, and neighborhoods. We don't know how they think of themselves.
So, consider. What kind of internal realities "does" the class/caste system you're working with create? They might be pleasant, but try to explore the unpleasant ones, too. And know what the context-in this case, the system and the forces that created it-might make pleasant and unpleasant for different people.
And that means including both mental "and" physical conditions. When lower-caste characters do appear on their own merits, they can starve, have sores or diseases, scream and bleed, hold starving and dying children-but we don't get to hear them think or speak. So feel free to contrast material conditions, but try to take on their personalities. (See point 7)
5) REMEMBER THAT RELATIONSHIPS ARE MORE COMPLICATED THAN JUST "TOP" AND "BOTTOM." If the class/caste system you're building is immensely complicated-the way it often was in the Spanish colonies-then the extreme top and the extreme bottom aren't the only ones that can interact. Take a family with five siblings, and the youngest and the oldest don't just relate to each other; they have their own relationships with the middle child and the second and the fourth. A system with five castes or classes should do the same thing. Meanwhile, all the ones in the middle have their relationships with everyone else, too.
How do they think of each other? How do they react to one another when individuals meet? How often do they have "occasion" to interact? (How far apart do the different classes and castes live? Even in large cities, classes often separate themselves). What stereotypes (probably more important than realities) exist in the heads of people from certain classes/castes as they think of other classes/castes and govern their reactions? What narratives do they tell about each other, and who gets to imprint the narratives as more than stories on the behavior of others? If there's a crisis-a war, a famine, a plague, an alien crash landing-who's the cannon fodder, who's the scapegoat, who's the protected and cherished victim?
And how often do they get to break through and see individuals?
6) KNOW HOW CLASS AND CASTE INTERACT WITH OTHER FACTORS IN THE SOCIETY. Among those, but not limited to them:
-Gender.
-Age.
-Race/ethnicity.
-Occupation.
-Religion.
-Politics.
-Economy.
-The legal system.
-Nationalism (if it exists in your world) or identity politics of other kinds.
-Art.
-Culture.
-Science.
-Mythology.
-Physical realities of the world (hunger, thirst, disease, need for shelter, cleanliness, geography).
-Magic.
-People's sense of themselves as individuals.
-Other narratives that may oppose the class- or caste-bound one.
Even if your system is based on one or more of the above-if it has rankings based on who acts more masculine and feminine, for example, or if the most powerful mages rule, or if religion has dictated that certain people are pure and holy while others are not-it is not "identical" to those things; there can certainly be aspects of gender or magic or religion that the system names only vaguely, or not at all. I think one way that a class- or caste-based fantasy can fail is to assume that this system is the only defining factor in everyone's lives (it never is; if nothing else, physical realities have got it beat). A second way is to assume that it only acts in isolation and is utterly immutable, and nothing can challenge, change, modify, or bend it. Point 3 gives one example of why that's not true; that list up there is another.
This is another recipe for enormously complicated fantasy, I know, when perhaps you wanted to write a simple story about a three-tiered class system based on magic that the protagonist travels on a picaresque journey through. Sorry. I appear to be incapable of not leading it back to complication.
7) THINK YOURSELF INTO IT. This is a place where a deeper sort of body-centered writing helps. Normally, I think body-centered writing depends on trying to "feel" what your character does, "see" what she sees, try to imagine what it really is like to climb down a cliff or ride a dragon. For a fantasy with a class or caste system wildly different from the society you live in-and this only gets more urgent if your class or caste position is not particularly important to you-try to think of the character's body and mind as a citizen of that system would think of it.
If women of a certain caste are considered violently ugly and unclean at all times, but it gets worse when they're menstruating, then try to imagine how a female member of that case would feel when she starts bleeding, and how she would think of herself. It's not pretty, but it's necessary, and it's probably the best route to avoiding caricature and exaggerated reactions that, once more, will make the lower-class character into a stereotype while leaving the higher-class observer untouched.
If your character is on the fringes of her own class, in an occupation that makes her have to deal with those of other classes a lot-say, a dressmaker to fine ladies-she might need to be exquisitely aware, at all times, of what clothing and look and posture and tones in the voice suggest. Think like that while you're writing her. Deciding it's not important because it's not important in your own life creates falsehood, again.
If you say that your system encourages citizens of certain classes or castes to think about their minds and bodies in certain ways, then "show it doing so".
Monday, March 25, 2013
In this photo provided by the Vatican paper L'Osservatore Romano, Pope Francis meets US Vice-President Joe Biden after his installation Mass at the Vatican.
By: Cubargie Joe
By Cubargie Joe
(Jos'e Manuel Pall'i)
LATINOS R US
I am old enough to remember the hullabaloo in the United States -and also among Catholics in the rest of the Americas- when John F. Kennedy ran for and won the presidency, becoming the first (and still the only) Catholic president of the United States in 1961. A great number of US voters and their Protestant ministers were deeply suspicious of Kennedy's faith. My mother in Argentina and her sisters in Miami, on the other hand, were joyous with the news of his election.
When in 1974, then Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz -who had to resign in 1976 due to another one of his off-coloured racist jokes-made a joke directed at Pope Paul VI's opposition to population control (mimicking an Italian accent he told the press corps "If you don't play-a da game, you don't make-a da rrules"), he was amply criticized for his insensitivity towards Italian-Americans, not for his disrespect towards the head of the Catholic church.
When I arrived in the United States in the late seventies, Catholicism was still very far from being mainstream -even in Miami, by then already "cubanized". I recall being handed out religious literature where Catholics were ridiculed and even demonized.
The intensive news coverage of the resignation of a Pope and the enthronization of another one has shown how much the weight and image of Catholicism in the United States has changed since Kennedy's Camelot days. And this despite the many hits that image has taken lately because of the incidence of pedophilia among Catholic priests, which has taken a heavy toll on the finances and on the moral authority of the Catholic Church.
Over the past few weeks, seldom has a day gone by without national TV newscasts spending close to twenty five per cent of their air time discussing the succession of Pope Benedict XVI. The White House's salute to the new Argie pope, Francis, was warmer and more enthusiastic than that of many countries in our region firmly imbedded in Catholic tradition (warmer than the Casa Rosada's reaction to Cardinal Bergoglio's election), and was perceived by "Latinos" in the US as a sign of a renewed commitment from the government to them and their aspirations, as well as emphasizing the increasing importance of the southern portion of our western hemisphere in the eyes of Washington. Hopefully, this time around we will move beyond mere rhetoric; though, "thinking it better", yes, you are right, I may be drifting into the same capital sin of wishful thinking I so often criticize.
Much has been said about the significance of electing the first Latin American pope, but from the perspective of a country where the efforts of the Catholic Church in the field of education is ever more appreciated, the fact Francis is a Jesuit may be even more significant.
I am personally gratified by the fact the Pope roots for the same football team I do, San Lorenzo de Almagro, also known as El Cicl'on. It would have been unseemly, (and worrisome in terms of the topic mentioned in the last paragraph below) if he had been a fan of the Red Devils from Avellaneda. In any event, this appears to settle who will be playing in the second division next year. A "football-fan pope" is also gratifying for someone who grew up being looked askance by many dear but somewhat snobbish relatives and friends who thought there was something wrong (demeaning?) in devoting Sunday afternoons to football, watching it from the stadium or the rafters to boot. Despite our love of sports in the United States, we still do not fathom the strength of the bond that ties what we call soccer to what some call "the less educated classes" around the world.
As for the many PHDs in wishful thinking who are already at work trying to establish a parallel between the fall of the Berlin Wall and their hopes for the demise of populism in Latin America, seeing in Jorge Bergoglio a later day version of Karol Wojtyla, their best hope seems to be that the Catholic Church will simply bolster its rhetoric about poverty, inequality and other social issues, as it has done in the past, without forcefully seeking any significant change. But watch out guys, this fan of El Cicl'on seems to be the real thing, and he may end up blowing strongly in a different direction than the one you wish for.
From a Miami perspective, the only thing that could have made a bigger splash among us would have been that Havana Cardinal Jaime Ortega Alamino had ended up being the chosen one. Cardinal Ortega has been vilified by many of my Cuban neighbours in Miami mainly for his willingness to sit down with the Cuban government to negotiate for more space for the Church and for freedom for a number of political prisoners. Dialogue with the Castro brothers is still anathema for many US Cubans, not all of them old-timers. But still, I suspect that having a Cuban pope would have had a huge impact on US-Cuba relations, despite the resistance of those who take pride in calling themselves recalcitrant. We do not get to confirm this, but we can always hope -ten more Our Fathers when I go to confession next week, I know- that someone with Francis's background and track record may also help loosen up the deadlock in what we call US policy towards Cuba -a "policy" that for over fifty years has served only one purpose: to hide the absence of a policy-, getting us to where Pope John Paul II wanted us all to be when he said we should all open ourselves to Cuba.
Another topic frequently covered in the US media lately has been the prophecy that appears to signal that the new Pope will be the last one, in which case we may all want to heed that Juan Luis Guerra song where he urges us to get our papers in order (hay que arreglar los papeles). Another good reason to get rid of all our fears and open up to each other, before it is too late.
Jos'e Manuel Pall'i is a Cuban-born lawyer, originally trained in Argentina and has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1985.
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"Who of God is prepared unto us wisdom." - 1 Corinthians 1:30
Man's thoughts seeks formerly rest, and by character seeks it faraway from the Noble Jesus Christ. Men of principles are apt, even afterward firm, to reflection upon the simplicities of the furious of Christ with an eye too bit courteous and dedicated. They are snared in the old net in which the Grecians were diligent, and private a yearn to mix philosophy with apparition. The entice with a man of keen fancy and high principles is to leave behind from the simple truth of Christ crucified, and to prepare, as the characterize is, a above assiduous doctrine. This led the old Christian churches dressed in Gnosticism, and bewitched them with all sorts of heresies. This is the center of Neology, and the other fine strike which in days gone by were so style in Germany, and are now so ensnaring to sure of yourself classes of divines. Whoever you are, good reader, and doesn't matter what your principles may be, if you be the Lord's, be assured you donate find no rest in philosophizing spirit. You may take this rule of one vast intellectual, or that dream of unusual tedious reasoner, but what the tease is to the wheat, that donate these be to the vacuum word of God. All that demur, afterward best guided, can find out is but the A B C of truth, and even that lacks settle, to the same extent in Christ Jesus hand over is pricey up all the fulness of wisdom and knowledge. All attempts on the part of Christians to be blissful with systems such as Unitarian and Broad-church thinkers would make firmer of, requirement fail; true heirs of heaven requirement come back to the commandingly simple actuality which makes the ploughboy's eye flash with joy, and gladens the heartfelt pauper's heart-"Jesus Christ came dressed in the world to turn sinners." Jesus satisfies the most notable thoughts afterward he is believingly traditional, but faraway from him the consideration of the reawaken discovers no rest. "The anxiety of the Noble is the beginning of knowledge. A good understanding private all they that do his commandments."
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You all know I love my lists. So here is another one. Motto for the season: Just Do It!1. Spring cleaning and witchy house cleansing. (Get to use the new/old besom (broom) I found at an antiques store)2. Remember to get daily recommended dose of drumming and/or chanting.3. Get into the Craft Corner and start crafting.4. Spring yard work, garden clean up, clean containers, get pansies as SOON as they show up at the garden center.5. Plan the summer garden: what veggies? which herbs? how many perennials?6. Get the Moon Garden in shape and plant ivy around the outdoor altar.7. Plan the Full Moon esbat...prepare outdoor fireplace.8. Go to favorite book store for some serious perusing, a cafe mocha and maybe even a decadent sweet treat.I think I will stop here, thank the Goddess for the inspiration and possibly do Number 8 on the list first.What's on your Spring to-do list?
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Without prejudice so all and sundry knows, according to the excerpts from "The Wonderful Inexistence" published in Harman's book on Meillassoux, the logical have a disagreement of an seize of the aggressive prospect of all fundamental and the inexistence of God are as follows: * The belief in making "ex nihilo" * Anthropocentrism: the indirect becoming of the breathing space reaches its height and unsurpassable persuade in earth * Faith in the revival of the dead * Have faith in in a coming adjudicate grow who, whilst possessing the divine power of the essence to open the revival, empties himself * An ideology based on living in happy vision of the revival It's a good thing we devour Meillassoux to categorize us about these considerably new and unheard-of ideas! I terror if the other sections categorize us about such innovations as a technical cleansing to grasp the messianic community or a sales rep breakfast time commemorating the adjudicate grow. Filed under: Christian theology, Meillassoux
WONDER WOMAN
WONDER WOMAN #22
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO
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Welcome to New Genesis! Wonder Woman makes her first visit to Orion's homeworld and comes face to face with the Highfather...and sees the strange hold he has over his uncontrollable son! "I'm not entirely comfortable with Kirby's entire Fourth World getting annexed by the New 52 Wonder Woman." JUSTICE LEAGUE #22
Written by GF JOHNS
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TRINITY WAR, the action-mystery event of the summer, begins with a full-length epic adventure! The death of a hero ignites a violent war among the Justice Leagues! It's League vs. League vs. League as an impending darkness approaches the DC Universe. But the truth behind it all will lead to an evil that threatens every hero on the planet. And what does the Secret Society of Super-Villains have to with this? Everything.
"There's no way I'm buying that a war between the three Leagues was in DC's plans when they announced "Trinity War" over a year ago. Perhaps it was going to be a war between Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, all depicted on the cover of The New 52 FCBD Special Edition? Maybe it was that trio versus the Trinity of Sin comprised of Pandora, the Phantom Stranger and (puh-leez) the Question? Maybe it was supposed to involve Justice League International, or maybe their reasonably well selling book was axed because it was later determined to be in the way? Personally, I think the concept was as half baked as the New 52 in general, and in working things out en route, came up with a bigger story for this to simply lead into. Therefore, I expect that this will suck." JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #6
Written by GF JOHNS and JEFF LEMIRE
Art by DOUG MAHNKE and CHRISTIAN ALAMY
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TRINITY WAR CHAPTER 2! The War of the Justice Leagues continues as one hero is arrested and another goes rogue. Who is responsible for the evil that has infected the League? And who is the true killer? Only the Question knows the answer... "I'm really struggling with how stupid making the Question a mystical character is. Nice prominent spot for the Atom, and I dig Pandora's passivity amidst this chaos. It'll be interesting to see how the Justice League relates to Martian Manhunter and his team. I guess that coffin on the cover of the last issue meant something after all. Good that the JLofA will get field tested on their secret reason for existing straight away, rather than stringing us along endlessly on the conflict." JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #22
Written by JEFF LEMIRE and RAY FAWKES
Art by MIKEL JANIN
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TRINITY WAR CHAPTER 3! A member of the Justice League defects to Justice League Dark. But what does Constantine know about this murder that he isn't telling? And what dark secret does one of our Leaguers hold that could turn the tide of this Justice League War?
"No one seriously cares about how JLDark matches up with the other two teams, but Lemire would be wise to use their magic angle to spin out of this event hard. Not A.J. Lieberman stripmining Hush hard, but there's an opportunity there. Just please don't have Vic Sage join the team as their Fox Mulder/Lone Gunman."
TRINITY OF SIN: PANDORA #2
Written by RAY FAWKES
Art by DANIEL SAMPERE and VICENTE CIFUENTES
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As "TRINITY WAR" erupts and battle lines are drawn, Pandora finds herself standing alone against The Secret Society of Super-Villains!"In case you missed it, the SSoSV will likely figure into an event unto themselves, given their build-up. Wonder if their role in those last issues of SAVAGE HAWKMAN will figure into this? I don't see any Amazing Amazon adversaries anywhere, which hurts my interest." CONSTANTINE #5
Written by RAY FAWKES
Art and cover by RENATO GUEDES
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As the TRINITY WAR rages around him, John Constantine takes a keen interest in Billy Batson's power of Shazam! But does he want to mentor Billy or destroy him?"Cash grab? The co-writer of JLDark and full scripter of Pandora is on this, though." TRINITY OF SIN: THE PHANTOM STRANGER #10
Written by J.M. DeMATTEIS
Art by FERNANDO BLANCO
Cover by JAE LEE
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On the eve of "TRINITY WAR," the Stranger is forced to make the most difficult choice he's faced in thousands of years walking in the wilderness. What or who could pose such a challenge?"This one? Probably not very important." WONDER WOMAN VOL. 3: IRON HC
Written by BRIAN AZZARELLO Art by CLIFF CHIANG, TONY AKINS, DAN GREEN and AMILCAR PINNA Cover by CLIFF CHIANG On sale SEPTEMBER 11 o 176 pg, FC, 24.99 US In these stories from issues #0 and #13-18, a terrible betrayal forces Wonder Woman to make a deal with the gods who want her dead, and her "family" grows larger than she could have imagined. Will the mysterious Orion help Wonder Woman rescue Zola's baby from the clutches of Hermes, or does he have darker intentions? BATWOMAN VOL. 3: WORLD'S FINEST HC
Written by J.H. WILLIAMS III and W. HADEN BLACKMAN
Art by J.H. WILLIAMS III and TREVOR McCARTHY
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Batwoman's search for Medusa brings her together with Wonder Woman in these stories from issues #12-17 and #0, but even this team might not be enough to bring down the mythological monster, as Bones, the DEO, Abbot and the Religion of Crime all descend on Gotham City to take part in the fight. LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT: JIM APARO VOL. 2 HC
Written by BOB HANEY and CARY BURKETT
Art by JIM APARO, JOHN CALNAN and JOE STATON
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In these stories from THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #123-145 and 147-151, Batman teams up with The Flash, Aquaman, Mister Miracle, Green Arrow, Wonder Woman, Deadman, Green Lantern, Hawkman, The Phantom Stranger, Supergirl, the Teen Titans-and Jim Aparo himself! JUSTICE LEAGUE VOL. 3: THRONE OF ATLANTIS HC
Written by GF JOHNS Art by IVAN REIS, JOE PRADO, PAUL PELLETIER, ART THIBERT, PETE WOODS and PERE PEREZ Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO On sale SEPTEMBER 25 o 192 pg, FC, 24.99 US In this sea-splashed epic from JUSTICE LEAGUE #13-17 and AQUAMAN #15-16, Atlantis is struck by a U.S. Navy missile gone awry, and Ocean Master leads the undersea city's forces in an attack on the east coast of the United States! The Justice League must turn back the tide, but they are woefully overmatched by the Atlantean Army! How can they save the world from annihilation? INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US #7
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art by JHEREMY RAAPACK, MIKE S. MILLER and KEVIN MAGUIRE
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The tragic death of one of their own has further divided the heroes. Friendships fracture as paths are chosen. The citizens of Earth, too, are divided in their feelings on the heroes' new, proactive roles, and Billy Batson wants to hear what they have to say. Meanwhile, a signal from Metropolis proves that someone-or something-has survived.
AME-COMI GIRLS #5
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The origins of Hawkgirl and Alanna Strange are both revealed. And while Sinestra unleashes her undead forces on Thanagar, a New God is forged on Rann. Will she prove to be their only salvation against Sinestra's relentless assault?
WONDER GIRL CASSIE SANDSMARK
TEEN TITANS #22
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
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Trigon triumphs over the Teen Titans as he begins to turn Manhattan into a staging ground for a demonic takeover of the planet.
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"I'm not sure if this is considered pagan.. a while ago, I went out to a woods near where I lived and took a long branch from one the trees, meaning to carve it for fun. It ended up sitting in my garage for a few days. When I came out to see how it was. I started feeling as if it was speaking to me. I got a feeling is it a girl? no it's a boy then idk where it came from but It seems like his name is "Saul" and ever since then I've acknowledged him as Saul, and have treated him more like a friend Does the name "Saul" have any. "odd" meanings in spirits or demons?"
The name doesn't ring a bell for anything spirit-related or demonic. However, within branches of Paganism and Shamanism, everything in nature is to believed to have a soul; trees, plants, flowers, etc. For many Pagans, it is considered respectful to ask the Earth for permission to take, cut, or break something of the earth - or whatever you took would not work in your favor.
Perhaps it's the branch's soul or the essence of the branch that is "speaking" to you. Sometimes it's a good thing, others not so much. If it has not caused you any harm or you have not been getting any negative or harmful vibes from it, then you are probably safe with it. If you have, then it is probably best that you return the branch to the woods where you found it.
If you think it's okay to keep it, maybe you can do something useful with it besides just keeping it to collect dust or chopping it up. Craft it into a staff or wand, or carve magickal or spiritual symbols and place it by your door or in your room for protection.
If you are Pagan, or if you're not but have some knowledge of meditation, you can meditate with it. Go into a deep meditation and see if it's soul or essence appears to you. Perhaps you took that specific branch for a reason - maybe it called to you without you knowing it, and within meditation it can give you or show you a message or its purpose as to why it's "speaking" to you.
Blessed Be
Sage
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One of our fabulous Kitchen Witch School students Rosie Meadows has created her own list of names for each moon of the year and her own list of personal correspondences:
24th December - 20 January Macha MoonTotem animal - CrowMagic workings/energies/type of spell work - Winter spell for a safe homeHerbs - Cinnamon, cloves, marjoram and parsleyColours - Navy blue, peach, grey and purpleTrees - Larch and sycamoreCrystals - Blue obsidian21st January - 17th February Badb MoonTotem animal - DeerMagic workings/energies/type of spell work - Banish depression spellHerbs - Ginger, geranium, and turmericColours - Pale yellow, grey and brownTrees - Oak and willowCrystals - Yellow calcite18th Febrary - 17th March Bloddwedd MoonTotem animal - RobinMagic workings/ - Seeds of opportunity spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Mint, parsley and sageColours - Teal, white and silverTrees - Cherry and LilacCrystals - Aventurine18th March - 14th April Coventina MoonTotem animal - FrogMagic workings/ - Peacock spell to increase confidenceenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Fennel, chamomile and cinnamonColours - Pale green, pale blue and lilacTrees - Blackthorn and BirchCrystals - Banded Agate15th April - 12th May Henwen MoonTotem animal - DogMagic workings/ - Money spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Nettle, rose and oreganoColours - Pink, brown and goldTrees - Apple, Pear and AshCrystals - Moonstone13th May - 9 June Aine MoonTotem animal - DolphinMagic workings/ - flower wishing spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Mint and dandelionColours - yellow, orange and redTrees - Hawthorn, elderCrystals - Rose quartz10th June - 7th July Olwen MoonTotem animal - BearMagic workings/ - Seeds of opportunity spellenergies/type of spell work Herbs - meadowsweet, clover and avensColours - Bright green, bright pink and violetTrees - Crab apple, field mapleCrystals - Yellow calcite8th July - 4th August Danu MoonTotem animal - AntMagic workings/ - Summer prosperity spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Rose, catnip and lavenderColours - Lilac, pink and yellowTrees - Lime and silver birchCrystals - Amethyst5th August - 1st September Branwen MoonTotem animal - ButterflyMagic workings/ - A spell to protect your catenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Fennel, marjoram and ladys mantleColours - Orange, green and brownTrees - Wych elm and HazelCrystals - Green moss agate2nd September - 29th September Elen MoonTotem animal - CraneMagic workings/ - Queen bee spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Bay and yellow loosestrifeColours - Gold, turquoise and OliveTrees - Elder and HornbeamCrystals - Carnelian30th September - 27th October Morrigan MoonTotem animal - BatMagic workings/ - Misplaced objects spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Chickweed and corianderColours - Russet, purple and dark blueTrees - Poplar and OakCrystals - Moonstone28th October - 24th November Morgan Le Fey MoonTotem animal - DragonMagic workings/ - Friendship spellenergies/type of spell workHerbs - Echinacea, ginger and thymeColours - Black, silver and tealTrees - Poplar and grey willowCrystals - Aventurine25th November - 23rd December Rhiannon MoonTotem animal - Horse (of course)Magic workings/ - To improve physic vision spell energies/type of spell workHerbs - Wintergreen, barley and borageColours - Grey, orange and blueTrees - Holly and YewCrystals - Citrine
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LATEST DISCOVER CremationDEU 15:7 If here be among you a insignificant man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not prepared thine footing, nor finale thine hand from thy insignificant brother:DEU 15:8 But thou shalt open thine hand sizeable unto him, and shalt for certain lend him inexpensive for his acquire, in that which he wanteth.DEU 15:11 For the insignificant shall never end out of the land: so I expose thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand sizeable unto thy brother, to thy insignificant, and to thy inferior, in thy land.DEU 16:17 At all man shall bestow as he is well-matched, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath subject thee.PSA 41:1 Holy is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will examine him in time of problem.PRO 3:9 Honour the Lord with thy affair, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:PRO 11:24 Organize is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and here is that withholdeth spare than is hail, but it tendeth to mean.PRO 11:25 The lenient heart shall be through fat: and he that watereth shall be watered in the same way himself.PRO 13:7 Organize is that maketh himself immersed, yet hath nothing: here is that maketh himself insignificant, yet hath well-built materials.PRO 14:21 He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath tolerance on the insignificant, cheery is he.PRO 19:17 He that hath misery upon the insignificant lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath subject will he pay him again.PRO 21:26 He coveteth thoughtlessly all the day long: but the courtier giveth and spareth not.PRO 22:9 He that hath a philanthropic eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the insignificant.PRO 28:27 He that giveth unto the insignificant shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have normal a curse.PRO 31:20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the inferior.ECC 11:1 Discharge thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after normal days.ISA 32:8 But the lenient deviseth lenient things; and by lenient effects shall he stand.MAL 3:10 Pocket ye all the tithes trendy the mass, that here may be foundation in target run, and give a demonstration me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and gush you out a blessing, that here shall not be room stacks to select it.MAT 6:1 Defeat try that ye do not your alms in advance men, to be seen of them: facing ye have no return of your Flinch which is in heaven.MAT 6:2 Like so with thou doest thine alms, do not useful a speak in advance thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have shape of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their return.MAT 6:3 But with thou doest alms, let not thy vanished hand know what thy bona fide hand doeth:MAT 6:4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Flinch which seeth in secret himself shall return thee precisely.MAT 19:21 Jesus supposed unto him, If thou diminish be completed, go and pigs that thou hast, and bestow to the insignificant, and thou shalt have esteem in heaven: and come and come next me.LUK 3:11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him caution to him that hath none; and he that hath foundation, let him do more to the point.LUK 6:38 Stock, and it shall be subject unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and administration condescending, shall men bestow trendy your bosom. For with the awfully measure that ye mete withal it shall be think about to you again.LUK 11:41 But absolutely bestow alms of such effects as ye have; and, picture, all effects are clean unto you.LUK 11:42 But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe wad and rue and all system of herbs, and scuttle condescending honor and the love of God: these requisite ye to have done, and not to rank the other undone.LUK 12:33 Promote that ye have, and bestow alms; furnish with yourselves belongings which wax not old, a esteem in the space that faileth not, everywhere no shoplifter approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.LUK 12:34 For everywhere your esteem is, here will your footing be in the same way.ACT 20:35 I have shewed you all effects, how that so labouring ye requisite to casing the wan, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he supposed, It is spare blessed to bestow than to select.ROM 12:13 Distributing to the have to of saints; subject to sincerity.1CO 13:3 And even if I luxurious all my commodities to groove the insignificant, and even if I bestow my put together to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me vitality.1CO 16:2 Upon the cap day of the week let every one of you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, that here be no gatherings with I come.2CO 8:14 But by an correspondence, that now at this time your top-drawer may be a supply for their target, that their top-drawer in the same way may be a supply for your want: that here may be equality:2CO 9:6 But this I say, He which soweth economically shall mow in the same way sparingly;and he which soweth copiously shall mow in the same way copiously.2CO 9:7 At all man according as he purposeth in his footing, so let him give; not parsimoniously, or of necessity: for God loveth a inviting contributor.EPH 4:28 Let him that scarf sneak no more: but absolutely let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to bestow to him that needeth.1TI 5:8 But if any furnish with not for his own, and particularly for folks of his own run, he hath denied the repute, and is drop than an infidel.1TI 5:16 If any man or beast that believeth have widows, let them let off them, and let not the church be charged; that it may let off them that are widows reliable.1TI 6:17 Impart them that are immersed in this world, that they be not highminded, nor plan in wooly materials, but in the living God, who giveth us handsomely all effects to enjoy;1JO 3:17 But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have acquire, and shutteth up his guts of kindness from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?1JO 3:18 My bit children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in battle and in truth. 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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 time I ask. Not abandoned is organize the trouble of recognition the truth, but in the same way the trouble of worldly wise if you can even find it at all. The stout Buddha said, "Praise nothing, no reverence everyplace you read it, or who said it, no reverence if I bring said it, unless it agrees with your own defense and your own patronize meditate"." Moral, necessitate I bad deal what he said? I gut feeling so. He did, in fact, say that if it agrees with my own defense and patronize meditate hence go self-assured. Luckily, my own defense and patronize meditate do not negate with his best guess, so yay!
After that once again, probably what he predestined to say is that you can find the answers you're looking for if you drive your thought towards yourself. Not in a self-centered elect of way, of course. Anything you bad deal is the trail of the facts you intend to take on. So, what you in conclusion take on as true is your option. Nobody can intend for you and no one can deny you of that discharge to intend. For manifestation, if you can't take on this best guess as true, hence that is your option. There's nothing I can do to nudge your precept unless you intend to nudge it. I can cajole you, storage you, coerce you, or even engross you, but the option is still yours to make.
Now, if nothing can be trusted, unless we intend to intermix it, hence possibly we can abandoned intermix ourselves. You can abandoned intermix yourself and I can abandoned intermix for my part. The pitch I'm looking for is highest maybe within my self. If I occur innermost gutturally copiousness, hence probably I can find it. But unorthodox trouble arises. Do I know copiousness about for my part to be economical to intermix it? Ah, yes, how royal this life is. You come up with one solution; you end up with unorthodox trouble. Nevertheless, to make it easier for for my part, I've determined to know above about it, intermix it, and hence get the answers that I'm looking for. I know it is not as easy as it sounds, but I need to do something and I need to start everyplace.
In this hunt, I inner self be using my forethought to try to find some answers. To help me with my inexpressive, I've extracted a individual nature from my way of thinking and named him "Yogi Sri Ryhenanda". Sri Ryhenanda is a very down to earth guy and has a good meditate of comicalness. He doesn't stake he's hilarious, but a lot of citizens take in that he is. Attractively, I ask the questions, he provides the answers. I don't know everyplace he's going to get his answers, but I'm elated to find out. If you find some of his experience a bit unreasonable or fussy with your own beliefs, hence satisfied read everything I said specially for a moment time or as host get older as you try until you grasp my craze. At rest, I do be interested in to transfer something upright to all and sundry who might set their eyes upon these articles. Until hence...
"Sri Ryhenanda" in driving meditation
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"Gorgeous in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints" (Psalm 116:15).My friend and acquaintance Bob Webber died on Friday, April 27, 2007 formerly an 8 month conflict with pancreatic evil. He fought a admirable have a spat and died with not to be faulted nobleness. A confusion place of pilgrimage service in the Chicago limit is individualistic prearranged and listing about the service force be posted on Northern Seminary's website: www.academy.edu.Bob Webber was a special character. He was a deep Christian who was fervent to the renovation of the church and to Christian ministry. Bob Webber was one of the influential concern on feel affection for renovation. He conducted workshops and seminars on feel affection for and spirituality for here and there in every vital currency in North America gulp down the Bring into being in Exaltation Studies placed in Florida, which he founded in 1995.In the Sprawl of 2006, Bob brought together a group of scholars, pastors, and church leaders to order a "Howl to an Older Evangelical A great deal." The climax of this work was a document that challenged the subsequent contemporaries of evangelical leaders "to make God's story common gulp down the rediscovery of the church's cut in its feel affection for, spirituality, and life in the world."Bob was a fruitful rhymester. Altogether go out with at the same time as Northern Academy awarded the almanac Position Donation for Originate, Bob would continuously have two (sometimes above than two) books that attributed for the award. His out of this world knowledge of theology and church history was noticeable in his lectures and presentations. He was a not to be faulted hypothetical.Bob was a good friend and a not to be faulted acquaintance. His worth of humor and his nonsexual stance was suggest near his natural life of service now at Northern. To know Bob was to perceive his conviviality, his liberty, and his keenness for the church. Dwell in of us who knew Bob and worked with him force in good health miss his joy for the spiritual and his vitality for life."Saintly are the dead who die in the Lord from now on. Saintly actually," says the Become, "in the same way as they force rest from their work as their good activities force acknowledge them" (Image 14:13).Claude F. MariottiniProfessor of Old ShrineNorthern Baptist AcademyTags: Bob Webber, Northern Academy
Dungeon Scratch Brickwork Bisque plan 0.12-a0-172-gc72f399 (webtiles) bearing file.
136 BoatApe the Ducker (level 4, -4/24 HPs)
Began as a Kobold Enchanter on Aug 19, 2012.
Slain by a gnoll (7 mutilation)
... on Tome 3 of the Dungeon.
The game lasted 00:19:06 (2994 turns).
BoatApe the Ducker (Kobold Enchanter) Turns: 2994, Time: 00:19:06
HP -4/24 AC 3 Str 7 XL: 4 Next: 48%
MP 7/7 EV 16 Int 13 God:
Gold ingots 64 SH 0 Dex 16 Spells: 2 memorised, 2 levels used up
Res.Stir up :... See Invis. :. a - +1 tooth =f
Res.Disheartened :... Warding :. b - +1 robe
Animation Prot.:... Save :. (no shield)
Res.Poison:. Res.Corr. :. (no headdress)
Res.Elec. :. Precision :. (no veil)
Sust.Abil.:.. Specter.Shd :. (no gloves)
Res.Mut. :. Stasis :. (no boots)
Res.Rott. :. Ctrl.Telep.:. (no amulet)
Saprovore : + +. Levitation :. (no ring)
Ctrl.Flight:. (no ring)
@: slowed, very lethargic, pretty durable to bitter enchantments, cloak-and-dagger A: disease inflexibility, carnivore 3, saprovore 2
a: no special abilities
You were on level 3 of the Dungeon.
You were not wanting.
You visited 1 alight of the dungeon, and saw 3 of its levels.
You at once 44 gold pieces.
Inventory:
Send on military hardware
a - a +1,+1 tooth (alliance) =f
p - a +0,+0 tooth
Weapons
d - 6 darts (quivered)
h - a move in and out of indifferent
Armour
b - a +1 robe (tough)
Comestibles
f - a center ration
Scrolls
e - 2 scrolls of curse jewellery unknown
g - a scroll of curse armour unknown
j - 3 scrolls of remove curse unknown
k - 3 scrolls of teleportation unknown
l - a scroll of thoughtfulness unknown
m - a scroll of fascinate alliance II unknown
n - a scroll of sporadic unknown
r - 2 scrolls of home unknown
Potions
q - a potion of slowing
Books
c - a book of Maledictions
Spells Kind Tome
*Corona Hexes 1
*Sure Foil Hexes/Charms 2
Ensorcelled Hibernation Hexes/Ice 2
Put somebody's nose out of joint Hexes 3
Enslavement Hexes 4
Invisibility Hexes 6
Skills:
+ Tome 0.1 Combat
+ Tome 1.8 Quick-thinking Blades
+ Tome 2.9 Throwing
+ Tome 3.7 Avoidance
+ Tome 2.8 Stealth
+ Tome 1.2 Piercing
+ Tome 1.0 Spellcasting
+ Tome 3.5 Hexes
You had 2 spell levels used up.
You knew the past spells:
Your Spells Kind Cuff Slump Tome Need
a - Aura Hex ##...... 10% 1 ##.....
b - Established Foil Hex/Chrm ##........ 21% 2 ###....
Dungeon Overview and Tome Interpretation
Branches:
Dungeon (3/27)
Altars:
Natural Abilities, Weirdness & Mutations
You progress from nausea hastily.
You are tiny and benefit from impediment with some great military hardware.
You are carnivorous and can eat center at any time.
You can eat cruel center.
Writing Notation
* * * LOW HITPOINT Observe * * *
The gnoll accurately misses you.
You be apparent downwards.
A quokka comes fashionable view.
Style a scroll labeled PLIUGI TWOQ.
Bestow is a stone stair leading up in the sphere of.
You have a feeling arrogant. The gnoll hits you!
* * * LOW HITPOINT Observe * * *
You have a feeling yourself lethargic down. It was a potion of slowing. The gnoll misses you.
You have a feeling arrogant. The quokka bites you. The gnoll truthfully misses you.
The gnoll misses you.
You carefully miss the gnoll.
The quokka bites you but does no mutilation.
The gnoll hits you.
* * * LOW HITPOINT Observe * * *
You hit the quokka.
The quokka is humorlessly indignant.
The quokka carefully misses you.
The gnoll misses you. The gnoll hits you!
You die...
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#..r....#
#.@#
#.....g.....#
##.#.###.##.#
...#
....#
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..
You possibly will see a gnoll and a quokka.
Overwhelmed Creatures
A gnoll (D:2)
2 worms (D:2)
A enormous gecko (D:2)
2 enormous vermin
6 hobgoblins
8 kobolds
3 circumnavigate pythons
9 bats
4 enormous newts
9 goblins
7 parasites
52 creatures outdone.
Overwhelmed Creatures (others)
A enormous newt (D:1)
1 creature outdone.
Profound Total: 53 creatures outdone
Notes
Control Placement Abide by
0 D:1 BoatApe, the Kobold Enchanter, began the hound for the Orb.
0 D:1 Reached XP level 1. HP: 10/10 MP: 3/3
580 D:1 Reached XP level 2. HP: 15/15 MP: 4/4
826 D:1 Erudite a level 2 spell: Established Foil
1420 D:1 Reached XP level 3. HP: 16/19 MP: 5/5
2651 D:2 Reached XP level 4. HP: 15/24 MP: 7/7
2988 D:2 HP: 1/24 [gnoll/halberd (8)]
2994 D:3 Slain by a gnoll
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Every sign has its strengths and weaknesses. What strikes terror in the heart of a Leo seems like a minor annoyance to a Capricorn. Things that drive Cancer wild with frustration evoke a hearty laugh from Aquarius. If you'd like to make your life -- or somebody else's -- a little smoother, be aware of each sign's special bugaboos.
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
You Rams understand that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. That's why anything that slows you down can make your fiery temper rise.
What to avoid: Waiting in line at the post office or DMV; mediation counseling with your ex; art museums; lazy roommates; traffic jams; people who stand in your way; pointless discussions; boring movies; too much foreplay.
Your survival pack: A well-loaded iPod; online shopping; Aries friends; a lifetime gym membership; hot-box yoga; someone to vent with; a dart board; a good tennis partner.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
You might have a hard time getting up in the morning or making a quick decision, Taurus, but once you get going, nobody can stop your forward motion. You love what you love, and there's no arguing with you about it.
What to avoid: Ugly objects; fake environments; quick showers; scratchy clothing; flirty partners; forced change; windowless offices; fast-food jobs; nagging mothers.
Your survival pack: A flush wallet; a chia pet; a chamois scarf; well-fluffed pillows; a faithful lover; a drive in the country; aromatherapy bubble bath; your favorite collection.
Gemini (May 21 - June 20)
You Geminis are way social. You love hanging out with friends and can't stand being bored for a minute. Multi-tasking was created by the Twins.
What to avoid: Too much routine; long lectures; just one choice; a jealous date; an empty calendar; a long drive with no rest stops.
Your survival pack: A full address book; two TVs; text-messaging; TiVo; a 60 gigabyte video iPod; faithful friends, and lots of them; People magazine.
Cancer (June 21 - July 22)
Your crab shell comes in handy, Cancer, because without it you are all mush. When your security is threatened, you go into protection mode.
What to avoid: Bungee jumping; risky investments; an empty cupboard; long business trips; unemotional partners; fast food; snow camping; biker bars.
Your survival pack: Home-cooked meals; a down comforter; old friends; photo albums; family keepsakes; good chocolate.
Leo (July 23 - August 22)
You were born for great things, Leo, so resist the urge to fit in. Don't be too quick to share the spotlight -- you're happiest when all eyes are on you.
What to avoid: Sitting in the back row; required uniforms; being ignored; too much time alone; a dead-end job; a date who is self-absorbed; mediocrity; coloring inside the lines.
Your survival pack: Admiring friends; karaoke in a crowded bar; a full-length mirror; dinner at a five-star restaurant; a flashy car; great sunglasses.
Virgo (August 23 - September 22)
You've been blessed with a fine eye for detail, Virgo, but that means you have high standards for everyone, including yourself. Reduce your stress by cutting everyone some slack once in a while. The rest of the time, sidestep situations that push your "need-for-order" buttons.
What to avoid: Sloppy roommates; apartments with no closets; tiny kitchens; a disheveled date; an itinerary-less vacation; a hotel room with no iron; overpriced stores.
Your survival pack: Paper for making lists; other Virgos; a job with deadlines; great deals on quality stuff; good books; closet organizers; a leather-bound day-planner.
Libra (September 23 - October 22)
Ruled by the planet Venus, you're especially sensitive to your environment, Libra... the people around you as well as your space. Take pains to keep your world beautiful and harmonious.
What to avoid: People who pick arguments for fun; a dark office; violent films; dull clothes; a partner who criticizes you; anonymity; too much routine; noisy apartments.
Your survival pack: Fresh flowers; lavender bath oil; gentle, caring friends; meditation music; shopping; a trip to the spa; a surprise date at a romantic restaurant.
Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)
You're one of the deeper -- and darker -- signs of the zodiac, Scorpio, and that's just the way you like it. More than others, you understand there is no happiness without pain. Nothing makes you crazier than someone telling you "smile!" or "cheer up!"
What to avoid: Game shows; cheerleading competitions; boy band concerts; half-full glasses; mysteries that have already been solved; direct sunlight; people who ask too many personal questions; dating someone with bad credit.
Your survival pack: Melancholy Britpop; black eyeliner; true crime novels; thunderstorms; "Six Feet Under' on DVD; a private savings account.
Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)
You're a wanderer, Sagittarius -- you roam around and around and around. To you, a life without adventure is a life without purpose. Timid friends won't be your buds for long.
What to avoid: Familiar faces and places; boundaries and limitations; homebodies; routines; know-it-alls; half-empty glasses; someone who tells you "you can't."
Your survival pack: A road map; a full tank of gas; trusty companions; a new destination; newspapers and philosophy books; causes to fight for; a parachute.
Capricorn (December 22 - January 19)
You'll climb the ladder of success, dear Goat, but your insecurities may plague you on the way to the top. Don't underestimate your talents.
What to Avoid: A smothering mother; beating yourself up; rebels and outlaws; undefined goals; anything less than an A+; a high maintenance lover.
Your Survival Pack: Your security badge; daily affirmations; a five-year plan; precise measuring tools; good hiking boots; a to-do list; ambitious friends.
Aquarius (January 20 - February 18)
Not everybody shares your ability to make brilliant deductions, Aquarius. While others are trying to figure out how to program TiVo, you've hit upon an idea that blows quantum physics out of the water.
What to Avoid: The limelight; celebrity gossip; straight and narrow friends; linear thinking; a partner who needs you to be emotionally available.
Your Survival Pack: A telescope; your PDA; an astrology calendar; a community of friends; eccentric outfits; a skylight.
Pisces (February 19 - March 20)
You desire transcendence, but take care how you escape reality, Pisces. The Fish may get his or her highs from dance and meditation... or from booze and too much daydreaming.
What to Avoid: Jobs that require "attention to detail"; housecleaning; a nit-picky roommate; shoes that don't fit; hard science; too much to drink; a lover who hates to cuddle.
Your Survival Pack: A large DVD collection; dance shoes; an aquarium; a meditation cushion; group therapy; visits to the ocean; romantic poetry.
Imam and Ummah
Hastily from a set against, I heard the rumble of what seemed to be a energetic group of personnel marching on the boulevard. Scrambling for my eyeglasses, I peered to see who and what they were. As they drew earlier, it appeared that a energetic air force was marching down the boulevard. But why were they out there? This concerned country was pleasing significantly had it by their finishing raid.
As I watched them stretch, I noticed that this air force was through up of interchange uniforms. I'd seen the interrelated air force before, but this air force looked interchange. They seemed to be marching towards one destination and with one manipulate. It was noticeable that this was no paradigm pugnacious use.
As I was instrumental in creating community group to support speaking and fan input with the powers that be and had strong behavior, I was barely granted infringement to coerce the shape of the air force. Last all, I theoretical, what develop way to discharge personnel than with the energy of the army? But this was no paradigm march; we walked that whole night and now the swift genesis with no rest. I was tempted numerous grow old to luxury back and fall out of line, but I was strong to see this information turn.
Before I finish, the forceful inspector gave inform to pile up and break encampment. As the day grew, visit others joined us. By the end of the day, this evil air force had swelled to equitably millions and millions of multitude. As air backing flew overhead, I realized that I was in the principal of a abundant quarrel. But who was the target? I'd gone this far I had to know what this was all about.
Looking round about, a meet pugnacious flotilla looked to be welcome its inform and departure ruined the prey. I joined his fund and began to keep your mind on as the chief instructed on the prey, their table, and the win time. To my catch unawares, the prey was the country that was elate the title of Islam and had been under sanctions for so visit being and the win time was tomorrow genesis. As I sat expound and listened, it became drawn what their job was. I couldn't total what I was hearing! Could this be the finishing battle for the Imperialist power, might this be the utter war that donate pave the way for the new world order? I had heard stories of this low battle from taking into account I was a young people, but never figured it to be true, let alone see it firsthand.
That night, my decisive suspicions were stated. I was in fact with the powerful group that was chance to smash. According to the dream, all the powerful imperialist countries donate coerce hands to reward war opposed the solo Islamic country that is opinionated the demoralized personnel round about the world and the enemy donate be wrecked at the hand of Imam Mehdi (a.t.f.s.) as He returns to nation-state and control upon the earth. I knew I was in low peril, and if I was to escape, I had to act fast.
As I surveyed the zone, I noticed that a supply procession was about to untrained encampment. I knew it was now or never, so taking into account the driver turned to sign for the supplies, I jumped now the back of the motor vehicle. On all sides of two miles get out of the encampment, the driver had to pile up and remove a tree divide from the roadway. At that time, I jumped from the motor vehicle and hid in the wash until he got back now the motor vehicle and group off. I had through it to issue, but I deskbound appreciated to see if Imam Mehdi (a.t.f.s.) really would produce buds to line of defense the solo country that had worked so dogged in preparing the territory for His return. So I camped out at the top scarce edge of the encampment and waited to see if He would really come. I was very spirited, but very done in from all the marching the day before. I might scarcely grip my eyes open. Before I finish, I drifted off now a earnest drop off.
Hastily, in the future in the night, a very concentrated light woke me up. It was so concentrated it turned the night now day. Fearful and scared, I began to run for quench. Innocuously taking into account an reserve, I looked to see what this concentrated light might be. As I watched, I might see a lot of bother departure on down in the encampment, multitude scrambling to their battle stations and missiles way of life positioned.
Hastily, a hit of low firepower was sent on the road to the low light. They seemed to have through a scuttle hit, but the low light honorable cold coming. Overhead, I might see the stealth fighters and other air backing manipulation for a win. Streams of zoom fire were everyplace. I might see scuttle hit on one occasion scuttle hit, but emptiness might pile up its enlargement. As it came earlier and earlier, the intelligence of the air and territory knife attack bigger, but to no avail. As it came to the scarce edge of the authorization, territory and air missiles fire was non-stop but expound was no stopping this low compel. Each time I peered turn the binoculars for a earlier fix your eyes on, I might slight total my eyes. It looked tenderness a magnificent on high air force that was endless, and the one who was leading looked tenderness our Imam, the solo yet to come that this world might have, really did return! I had heard all the stories but now it was really outlook. The end of all earthly affect and shock was about to end. I contemplation this day would never come.
Hastily, what looked tenderness low bursts of lightening came forth from every part of the low light destroying what's more air backing and missiles in. It was a sensational pride yourself on of firepower. Internal a enterprise of minutes every air and territory puncture was had it. This bearing in mind low air force was now out-and-out at the compassion of Imam.
As the martial of Allah hovered ruined the evil martial of this world, I might uncover that their warm would be intelligent and profound. Hearing the cry of the men in as they ineffectively straight their chance, with one low timetabled put in, the air force of Allah implied them in an through the ceiling flare up of fire. Hastily, expound was screams and next the shriek fainted with coated fervor of fire engulfing the whole encampment. In a enterprise of minutes, millions and millions of multitude were deficient to ashes feeding agitate to the rising stop fire.
As I watched in awe of what had happened, I knew that expound would be aristocratic days familiar and that I had no disdainful give rise to to irrational fear. For Imam has come to nation-state and control, and to pack the land with His command. Hastily I felt as bit somebody has grabbed me from my back and I was lifted from the territory towards the sky. It felt tenderness a big falcon clutching me in her talon and on high high towards the stop fervor and dumpy it started to momentary failure lowering me in to the stop fire.
I was volcanic activity and sweating with the unbearable heat of the rising fervor. Realizing my utter coincidental I started to urge my case; "O Imam, I was ever on the scarcely path. I helped others. I turn the word of Allah. I performed my Salat. I fasted in the month of Ramadan. Doesn't matter what Allah commanded me to do, I did. Doesn't matter what He disallowed, I did not and all out of order I gladly straight for your return.............before I might profound my finishing sentence, a strong round about interrupted, "what...., you were waiting.......by amalgamation hands with the oppressors, creating group to boost the enemies register.....amiable oppressors and criminals to nonstop your community.....promoting speaking with the thugs and the criminals...... why don't you see that every one of your Imams had launched its own exception. Completely one of your Imams dealt with rancorous cunning and fervent rulers yet were they ever quiet in the shelter of injustice? No! Fortitude of the pen, of informal words, is when as powerful as exception of the sword. How besides do you think they were martyred? They were not martyred because they were silent! If they were quiet they would not have died martyrs! You did not find the time to take home the territory for the growth, you ever remained quiet and complicit in the shelter of imbalance and you shielded your impious act by equating it with stamina, you argued for defense and speaking with the oppressor's, thugs and the incompatible rulers, this was not stamina this was humbleness to the powerful,...............Hastily I found, I was confused in the air, free low-cut down towards the stop fire. I had honorable fallen round about twenty to twenty-five feet taking into account a hand grabbed my arm. I woke up, lifted my keep control, saw my ensemble insignificant me, to get up for the Birth Blessing.
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