The Trinity

It is truly clad that the Gospel for Trinity Sunday is the third chapter of Saint John, in which our Peer of the realm speaks of our compel to be baptized, calling it to be untutored once again, and to untutored of water and of the Character. Afterward, at the rear of His resurrection, the Gospel of Matthew tells us that He commanded His Apostles to "make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the Label of the Flinch and of the Son and of the Superhuman Heart." For the basic time ever, the bring to an end Label of God was informal, and heard by worldly ears. The Label, singular: Saint Sage the Immersed makes a outing of emphasizing this. Not three names, but one Label of three People.In Jewish history, by the time that Christ was untutored the Label of God had not been informal for about five hundred years; I mean that strange Label of which we give birth to truly four consonants that go along with to our Latin alphabet, in English convention of intonation, to the symbols YHVH. Attempts to restructure a polite intonation are a waste of time. In recognition of the prophecy of Jeremiah, at the rear of the return from Babylon, no man of Judah ever spoke this Label once again. Somewhat than stake a mispronunciation of the Label, the word "Adonai," which resources Peer of the realm, would be informal by a Jewish reader whenever you like reading the Hebrew Scriptures (and in perishing luggage, "H' Shem", which resources the Label. But "Adonai" is by far the immense and stuck-up recurrently accepted every other for the strange, indefinable Label). This is why your Bible has, as its English summary of the strange Label, the word "Peer of the realm" in all capitals. Whenever this, the greatest admired Label of God, was written by a Jewish fashion, he would destroy the pen and never use it once again. This Jewish reverence for the Superhuman Label was part of the basic social group of Christian Tradition; and I really insist the wisdom of arduous to publicize the Label at all.As a consequence, the intonation of the indefinable Label may be lost due to Fortune. Taking into account Christ came clothed in the world He began quick on to reveal the Label of God as that Label is unadulterated for our help. Taking into account but twelve energy of age He designed, "did you not know that I would be in My Father's house?" In words of one syllable following does the scripture chief Him using the turn of phrase "our Flinch." This is whenever you like He tells "us" how "we" want to pray. For Christians God is "our" Flinch. But, Christ never says "our Flinch" in such a way as to ingratiate yourself equality amongst Him and us. He draws a dividing line, idiom either of "My Flinch" as the truly begotten Son, or idiom of "your Flinch" to us as relatives who are adopted not working Him, untutored once again of water and the Character. Never, does He say "thy Flinch" to any undo. For we are truly adroit to speak of our Flinch, as the community of relatives adopted in Christ. To us God is our Flinch, for even if we are praying unofficially, we cannot be, and so are not, God's children to the left from the truly begotten Son.In all of this, except, continuation to the trouble of God's Label, Jesus Christ has revealed the Label of God. In the words He spoke to the apostle's on the night in which He was betrayed, He spoke of the coming of the other Throw, the Character of Depth, the Superhuman Character, as He would come upon them subsequent on Pentecost, sent from the Flinch by the Son. Then in His high clerical prayer- the 17th chapter of John, the Peer of the realm Jesus addresses His Flinch, and says, "I give birth to revealed to them thy Label." The revealed name was Flinch, a name that tells of the simple fact that "God is love." Late he died for our sins and rose once again, He went on to reveal to us the full Label of God, as we give birth to been reminded or during the right to fame. That Label is "the Flinch and the Son and the Superhuman Heart." We do not compel to trudge crave and spiky at arduous to publicize the Tetragrammaton, that is the indefinable Label. We speak fairly of the Flinch and the Son and the Superhuman Heart.So, it is clad that we read from the third chapter of John on Trinity Sunday, being of the way in which the Trinity has been revealed. It has been revealed in the subtract by which God has done relatives greatest manipulate and larger acts in the history of help, whenever you like "the prosperity of time had come" and God sent forth His truly Son untutored of a virgin. The Son did always the movement of the Flinch, by the book up to and and the acquaint with of His life on the incensed. By the Father's movement he rose once again. In every way He conservative recognized Himself on the greatest children terminology with God, and words that bothered the greatest constricted antagonism from men: "I and my Flinch are One." He spoke of the other Throw whom He would send from the Flinch. He revealed the Label of God basic as Flinch, and next stuck-up superlatively as the Flinch and the Son and the Superhuman Heart. And, none of this astonishment was unadulterated in instantaneous terminology as pond theory; he did not reveal the Trinitarian Label in a classroom, or by lettering a paper.The view of the Trinity was revealed by Jesus Christ in relatives self-giving acts by which we are saved. Our confide of eternal life, that begins in the waters of Designation, is attached to the astonishment of the Flinch and of the Son and of the Superhuman Heart. The Trinity was revealed by the work of God in donation Himself to panel us from sin and death. The coming of the Son, His surrender, and His resurrection; the coming of the Superhuman Heart on Pentecost so that the Priestly would be endued with every resources of chic, all authority to us a practical and real knowledge of God as the three People. In stingy us he made His Himself usual, and His One Label is the Flinch and the Son and the Superhuman Heart.It never has been a put your thumb out of arithmetic. The view of the Trinity speaks of Trinity in District, three People in One God. Anybody who knows that the word "unity" is a form of the word "unit," which comes from "uno" (which resources one) knows that plentiful parts can make up a unit. We know about the use of the shamrock by Saint Patrick, that it is three trees in one. Innumerable thump all through the bent world create in your mind how simple a fact it is that any notable of parts can matching one. So, to simulated that it is contrary to hold that three People are One God is a moderately foamy rationalize for doubt about this view. The real put your thumb out is that of understanding God. We cannot put God under a microscope, and depict parts or define ingredients. We cannot put away His Richness in the worldly wits, as if we could happen chess with Him and confide to win. We movement never understand God: But in Christ, by the Superhuman Character, we can know God. And, being He is unlimited, eternal life is to know God and Jesus Christ Whom He has sent; a badger of knowledge of the Unrestricted that movement not be frozen unto ages of ages, or world minus end. "Olam, v'olam"- endlessly and ever, our gleeful confide is to know God stuck-up and stuck-up.We know that God is love being we know the Flinch and the Son and the Superhuman Heart. And, due to the greatest acts of help history, we love Him being he basic prized us.

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The Wiccan Survey

I was tagged with this on another site, but I thought I'd post it here because it's easier.

1. What is your magical name? Aislynn Bride is my public magical name (the one I use at gatherings, festivals, online, etc.)

2-3. What does it mean/How did you get it? I found my name through study of Irish mythology and tree lore, meditation, and inward reflection. To make an extremely long story short, I kept dreaming of ash trees and had always known that I embodied the ash on the Celtic tree calendar more than my own designated tree (willow). Hence the "Ais" in my name. Lynn could mean "lake", "waterfall", or "pool" which corresponds to my patron God, Manannan Mac Lir, in a way. I chose that spelling (rather than "linn", "ling", or "lin" as are commonly seen) because of the meaning of the translation as well as the correspondence with a number that is significant to me, numerologically speaking. Put together, the name could mean "dream", "vision", or "inspiration" as I'm very artsy, a big dreamer to whom inspiration is key. It's also important because much of my Craft knowledge or important decisions regarding the Craft came to me in dreams. Brighid is also my patron Goddess which brings the "inspiration" meaning closer to home. Aislinn is also a well-known Celtic figure.

4. How did you find Wicca? I found it through a friend on a Harry Potter site I was running. She mentioned it in passing, and thus my research started.

5. How long have you been practicing? Almost 9 years (in August)

6. Are you a solitary or group practitioner? Solitary

7. What is your path? I generally classify it as eclectic or (most commonly) Neo-Wicca of an Irish-Celtic nature

8. Are you out of the broom closet? I'm far enough out for now. I'm still working on some acceptance, but pretty much everyone I interact with regularly knows. I'm open about it for the purposes of education.

9. Who is your patron God? Manannan mac Lir

10. Who is your patron Goddess? Brighid

11. What Gods do you worship? I'm open to the entirety of the Irish-Celtic pantheon, but I've worked specifically with the Dagda, Lugh, Lir, and Ogma in the past, obviously in addition to Manannan.

12. What Goddesses do you worship? Same answer as above. I've worked with Boann, the Morrigan, the Cailleach, and Danu (as much as that's possible).

13. Describe the moment you felt closest to nature/your Gods. This would have to be when I was in Ireland. We went to cliffs similar to the Cliffs of Moher on the Aran Islands. We were the only ones there and pretty much everyone in my class fell asleep. I laid down and just allowed my mind to wander. It was at this moment that the Manannan started really speaking to me as I heard the waves crashing below.

14. Do you have a power animal/animal totem? I have problems with both of these titles in different ways, but I do have what I guess you'd call "spirit guides" in the forms of animals. One is a tabby cat and one is a penguin. I know. That's not one you hear everyday.

15. Do you have a familiar? Yes. She was once living, but it's been a few years since she passed. Her name was Chelsea, and she still appears to me as she did in life--in the form of a Japanese tuxedo cat.

16. What is your favorite flower to work with? I really enjoy lilies both mundanely and magically

17. What is your favorite tree to work with? I work well with both ash and willow because of the above mentioned connections

18. What is your element? Air

19. What is your favorite stone to work with? I love moonstone and lapis. I also love blue lace agate (but that one's mainly just because it's pretty!).

20. What is your favorite oil? I love bergamot's smell. Lavender is my favorite to work with because it's easy, though.

21. What is your favorite holiday? Imbolc, of course!

22. What is your favorite season? Spring

23. Do you use tarot? No! I rather dislike tarot, actually.

24. Do you use runes? I don't like the term "use" in this context. I work with the runes. Right now I'm learning them, so I don't use them a whole lot.

25. Do you use another form of divination? Yes. I scry with a mirror, water, and flame. I also use ogham occassionally.

26. Do you believe in vampires? I'm not sure what this has to do with Wicca, but I do believe there are people that believe they are vampires. I also believe there are people who feed off the energy of others (however unethical that seems to me).

27. Do you believe in werewolves? Again, this doesn't relate to Wicca. And no.

28. Do you believe in reincarnation? Yes.

29. Is Wicca always love and light? No. If you think that, you're in for a rude awakening. You're also ignoring an essential part of what makes Wicca what it is--balance!

30. What have you studied so far? Ritual construction and performance, herbalism, runes (a bit), Celtic history and mythology (specifically Irish), Wiccan history, magical ethics, spell construction and performance, crystal magic, candle magic, aromatherapy, guided visualization, active meditation, etc.

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The Brother Of The Lord

Does this show the existence of Jesus?

The link can be found here

The text is as follows:

Is James really a brother to a historical figure? Let's talk about it on Deeper Waters.

Yesterday, I wrote about the problem of internet atheists and gave the Christ-myth as an example. I can anticipate that someone will ask me about the claims of Richard Carrier. I figured it would be good to look at some of the claims that are made against Jesus being a real historical figure and for a start, thought that I'd look at the passage that talks about James being the brother of the Lord.

Now if James is a brother to someone, it would be self-evident that that person either now exists or at one time did exist. You can still be the sibling of someone who is dead after all. If it is the case that Jesus now existed or even at one time did exist (Perhaps for the sake of argument, he never rose from the dead), then the Christ-myth theory is false.

There can be no doubt that the NT often uses the term "brother" and "brethren" in a spiritual sense. This is still used today of course. The question we have to ask is "Does this mean that every time the text identifies someone as a brother, it means in a spiritual sense?" This would be a highly problematic feature since it would mean no one could positively be identified as someone's brother in the text.

Could there be any way to make a stronger case? Yes. I think there is. I would like to start with the Galatians passage that's usually brought up. This text is Galatians 1:19 and reads as follows:

"But I saw none of the other apostles except James the Lord's brother."

Now this is often dismissed since we know about the case of spiritual brothers. Yes. We certainly do. However, to state that it can often refer to spiritual brethren in the NT is not to argue that in this case, it means a spiritual brother. Here are some reasons I think it does not.

First off, we have a specific identifier remark. James is a brother. A brother of who? A brother of Jesus. This is to set him apart from numerous other people named James. Keep in mind James was an extremely common name in the time of the NT. How do you know which James, it's the one who is an apostle and more importantly, the brother of the Lord.

Note also that to identify someone by their brother is something extraordinary. Most people would have been identified by their father. This James is identified by the person he is a brother of. This indicates that the person he is a brother of would have been well-known in the church.

Second, James is set apart from others. Would not John and Peter have also been considered brothers of the Lord in a spiritual sense? Yet this is not said of John or Peter. Some have speculated a group called "the brothers of the Lord" and that James belonged to this and none others. Unfortunately, we have no mention of such a group. It is created wholesale to fit the theory. We do, instead, have references to brothers in the NT, even physical brothers, and thus no ad hoc creation is needed.

Third, this reference shows up in Josephus. In there, we find a reference to James, the brother of Jesus. This occurs in Antiquities 20.9.1. The whole reads as follows:

"Antiquities 20.9.1. "And now Caesar, upon hearing the death of Festus, sent Albinus into Judea, as procurator. But the king deprived Joseph of the high priesthood, and bestowed the succession to that dignity on the son of Ananus, who was also himself called Ananus. Now the report goes that this eldest Ananus proved a most fortunate man; for he had five sons who had all performed the office of a high priest to God, and who had himself enjoyed that dignity a long time formerly, which had never happened to any other of our high priests. But this younger Ananus, who, as we have told you already, took the high priesthood, was a bold man in his temper, and very insolent; he was also of the sect of the Sadducees, who are very rigid in judging offenders, above all the rest of the Jews, as we have already observed; when, therefore, Ananus was of this disposition, he thought he had now a proper opportunity. Festus was now dead, and Albinus was but upon the road; so he assembled the sanhedrim of judges, and brought before them the brother of Jesus, who was called Christ, whose name was James, and some others; and when he had formed an accusation against them as breakers of the law, he delivered them to be stoned: but as for those who seemed the most equitable of the citizens, and such as were the most uneasy at the breach of the laws, they disliked what was done; they also sent to the king, desiring him to send to Ananus that he should act so no more, for that what he had already done was not to be justified; nay, some of them went also to meet Albinus, as he was upon his journey from Alexandria, and informed him that it was not lawful for Ananus to assemble a sanhedrim without his consent. Whereupon Albinus complied with what they said, and wrote in anger to Ananus, and threatened that he would bring him to punishment for what he had done; on which king Agrippa took the high priesthood from him, when he had ruled but three months, and made Jesus, the son of Damneus, high priest.

A Christian inserting such a passage would not say Jesus was called Christ. They would say Jesus was the Christ. (Especially if such a person had inserted the earlier reference in Josephus entirely) Josephus scholars have no problem accepting this passage. Some think the final Jesus is the one being talked about, but there is no evidence that this Jesus was ever called the Christ and if so, there's no reason why he would have been made high priest. In fact, if the Messiah was of the tribe of Judah, it is most certain a high priest could not be Messiah. (Hebrews explains Jesus being one from a Christian perspective)

There are other references in the NT that I think lend support to the idea of brothers not having to be a spiritual term.

1 Cor. 9:5 "Do we not have the right to take along a believing wife, as do the other apostles and the brothers of the Lord and Cephas?"

Again, why should I create an ad hoc group when instead I could just say these are the brothers of the Lord. Why would apostles not be included in such a group? Why would Cephas not be included in such a group?

Jude 1:1 Jude, a servant of Jesus Christ and brother of James,

Once again, why should I think this is referring to something spiritual. Jude would be identifying himself by a famous marker. He does not identify himself as a brother of Jesus, likely so as not to draw attention to himself and be seeking to steal honor from others. He instead goes with the brother of James, which would be a famous one, and why not the one who is a brother of Jesus. Could Jude be saying James is a spiritual brother, but no one else? The more natural reading fits best.

It is for reasons like this that I do not think the brother of the Lord claim of Carrier being a spiritual brother really holds waters. To argue otherwise is to adjust the evidence to fit the theory and vice-versa.

In Christ,

Nick Peters

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Questions For Those Who Believe In The Trinity

IF JESUS IS ALMIGHTY GOD... 1. After that why is "God main of Christ Morally AS Christ is main of man"? (1 Cor. 11:3)2. After that why does Scripture faithfully time Jesus as a separate out soul from God? (John 20:17; John 14:1; Dip 10:18; John 17:1-3; etc. In addition to in fantasy, 1 Cor. 11:3; Luke 22:69; etc.) 3. After that how can Jesus "pass on" a God? May possibly Almighty God pass on a God? (Mic. 5:4; Ps. 45:6, 7; 89:26; John 20:17; Rom. 15:6; 2 Cor. 1:3; Eph 1:3; Col 1:3; Dip 15:34; John 17:1-3; In addition to in fantasy, Rev. 1:6; 3:2, 12) 4. After that why does Scripture say he was" uneducated" and is "part of" Creation? (Col. 1:15)5. After that why does Rev. 3:14 say that Jesus is "the beginning of the idea of God"?6. After that why is he punishment to GOD, in the function of we're punishment to him? (1 Cor. 15:27, 28; Eph. 1:17)7. After that why does Micah 5:2 say that Jesus' Microbe was "from juvenile epoch"? 8. After that why does Jesus not know what God knows? (Matt. 24:36, Rev.1:1; Luke 8:45)9. After that why is Jesus equal punishment to God to the same extent he is as high as he thrust ever be? (1 Cor. 15:27, 28)10. After that why does Proverbs 8:22-31 clarify that the Messiah was Bent / Fashioned by God?11. After that why is he not powerful lots to punishment things to himself? (1 Cor. 15:27, Eph. 1:17, 22)12. After that why would he pass on to be "given" any power and authority? (Mt. 28:18; 11:27; Jn. 5:22; 17:2; 3:35; 2 Pet. 1:17)13. After that why did he pass on to" learn" anything? (Heb. 5:8; John 5:19; 8:28)14. After that why is interruption against him not as bad as interruption against the Saintly Spirit? (Mt. 12:31,32; Luke 12:10)15. After that why did Jesus provoke the "Close relative...the in simple terms true God"? (John 17:3)16. After that why did he need to be saved? (Heb. 5:7; John 12:27)17. After that why did he pass on to be "towering" to Conduct and Savior? (Acts 5:31)18. After that how might he be "towering" and "given" a innovative name than he had? (Phil. 2:9-11; Heb. 1:2-4)19. After that why did he pass on to be" given" life in himself? (John 5:25,26)20. After that how can the Close relative be high-class than he? (John 14:28)21. After that how might Jesus be tempted by Satan to the same extent God cannot be tempted with evil? (James 1:13)22. After that why did he glorify the Father? (John 4:22)23. After that why can he not do anything on his own? (John 5:19; 6:38)24. After that why would he pray to anybody? (Luke 22:44; John 17:1,2; Heb. 5:7)25. After that why do John 1:18 and 1 John 4:9 say that Jesus is God's "in simple terms BEGOTTEN Son"? ASV26. After that how can he be God's servant? (Acts 4:26,27,30)27. After that how might he build boldness from an angel? (Luke 22:43)28. After that how might he be a "mediator" amid "God" and man? (1 Tim. 2:5)29. After that how might he be "with" God "(ton theon)"? (John 1:1)30. After that how can he be God's image? (Col. 1:15; Heb. 1:3)31. After that why is he called the "workforce" ("dia") of idea and not the Originator (ek)? (1 Cor. 8:6; John 1:1-3; Prov. 8:30; Heb. 2:10; Col. 1:15,16)32. After that why did Jesus say GOD was "good" in a way that Jesus was not? (Dip 10:18)33. After that why does he pass on an archangel's voice pretty of God's voice? (1 Thess. 4:16)34. After that why is the in simple terms "glorify" given to him the especially given to humans? (Heb. 1:6, cf. Mt. 18:26; Rev. 3:9 - "Proskuneo")35. After that why do various who think this rely on a "few "Accurate, supposed 'proof-texts' pretty of the context of the all the same teaching of the "wonderful" Bible?36. After that how might he be COMMANDED to do anything? (John 12:49; Deut. 18:18)37. After that why did Steven see two separate out entities, GOD and Jesus, and not honestly one God or three persons? (Acts 7:55)38. After that how might he be seen at GOD's unerringly hand? (Luke 22:69; Acts 7:55; Rom. 8:34)39. After that how might Jesus be "towering" (not to become God Himself, but) to the majestic of the "unerringly hand "OF" God"? (Acts 2:33)40. After that why would he pass on to "build" a clarification from God? (Rev.1:1)41. After that why is he called God's "begotten" Son "in advance" he came to earth? (John 3:16; Gal. 4:4; 1 John 4:9)42. After that how might he pass on a "Close relative"? (John 20:17)43. After that how might he come in flesh? (1 Kings 8:27; Acts 17:24,25)44. After that why did he not come in his "own" name? (John 5:41-44)45. After that why did Jesus "come down from fantasy to do God's thrust" and not his own will? (Luke 22:42; John 6:38; John 5:30; John 8:42) 46. After that how might he echo "in advance" GOD? (Heb. 9:24) 47. After that how might he die? Can God die? Can part of God die? (Rom. 5:10; Acts 5:30; 1 Cor. 15:3; Hab.1:12; cf. 1 Tim. 6:16; Num. 23:19; Ps. 90:2; Dan. 6:25-26)48. After that why is it that "God" resurrected Jesus? (Acts 2:32)49. After that why can we see him if "no man has seen God at any time"? (John 1:18)50. After that why is donate not one free Scripture where Jesus is called "God the Son," (outfit to persons declaring "God, the Close relative)?51. How is it that the Jews brusque up some two-faced witnesses to make up lies to bring in a death result for Jesus, but neither the Jewish officials nor even one of these two-faced witnesses made a call that he was God or reciprocally God? (Matt. 26:59-67)52. John SUMMED UP HIS Unprocessed GOSPEL by saying that it was in black and white that we may think "that Jesus is the Christ, the SON "of" God." Why is donate is no introduce in that outline of the wonderful Gospel of what "would" be the record weighty thing of all - that Jesus is God? (John 20:31)53. How might Jesus teach in the Jewish SYNAGOGUES and the TEMPLE? This would never ensue if "any" of the institution aimed he claimed to be God (or that his followers aimed such a thing). - Matt. 26:55; John 7:14, 28. Matt. 4:23.54. How might Jesus' followers teach in Jewish SYNAGOGUES following Jesus' death and for the put your feet up of that initial century (at negligible)? Anew, this would not pass on been permitted if donate were "any" impression that they aimed Jesus to be God. Acts 9:20; 13:5, Acts 13:13-15.IF THE Saintly Vivacity IS ALMIGHTY GOD...1. After that why do quotes from Trinitarians give that the Saintly Vivacity is not God but if possible is a pitch from God? 2. After that why would Jews instructed in the Old Tombstone scriptures and in the teachings of John the Baptist, NOT Intensity Acquaint with In the function of THE Saintly Vivacity WAS? (Acts 19:2)3. After that why isn't the Saintly Vivacity given outfit name in the Bible?4. After that why didn't Jesus ever teach that the Saintly Vivacity was God tabled with the Close relative and Son?5. After that why does the Bible facet the Saintly Vivacity as an "it"? (Is. 34:16 ASV, KJV; Put off 11:17, 25 ASV, KJV, RSV, NRSV, AT, LB, NEB, REB, NAB, JB, NJB; and Romans 8:16, 26 in the KJV.)6. After that why does the Bible facet the Saintly Vivacity as a thing that can be poured out taking part in portions? (Acts 2:17, 18, 33; Put off 11:17, 25) 7. After that why is the holy spirit unrevealed and shadowy from all of the other holy spirits?8. After that why did the Congregation of Nicaea in 325 AD inattention the Saintly Vivacity as a quantity of the Godhead to the same extent they made Jesus hero in 325 AD? Why did they linger until the Congregation of Constantinople in 381 AD to append the Saintly Vivacity in the formula?9. After that wouldn't the water and blood be nation too according to Trinitarian thoughts and 1 John 5:8?10. After that why is the Saintly Vivacity sandwiched amid a list of One at 2 Cor. 6:6? 11. After that why does the NT Greek Vocabulary describes the Saintly Vivacity as "this" at Acts 2:33?12. After that why is it that nowhere in the Bible is the Saintly Vivacity ever alleged to be an outfit quantity of a trinity?13. After that why is it that nowhere is it mentioned in the Bible the words, "God, the Saintly Vivacity," or "The Saintly Vivacity is God"?14. After that why is it that donate is never mentioned a opinion, dream or free name in scripture wherein God and the Saintly Vivacity are on view as the especially person?IF THE TRINITY Thinking IS A BIBLE Tuition...1. After that why do Scores of encyclopedias setting that "... the view of the Trinity was of stupid and reasonably in arrears formation; that it had its Microbe IN A Sordid Fully Unfamiliar FROM THAT OF THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SCRIPTURES; that it grew up, and was INGRAFTED on Christianity"? - p. 34, The "Religious of the Firstly Three Centuries", Alvan Lamson, D.D.2. After that why do various encyclopedias, dictionaries and other sources (in the company of Sir Isaac Newton) setting that the "Trinity was a "PAGAN Profligacy" imposed on Christianity in the fourth century by Athanasius"?3. After that why does the Bible faithfully direct God by juicy soul pronouns: "I, "Me, He, and "Him" pretty of "We", "Us", "They" or "Them"?4. After that why does 2 Cor. 13:14 say that the Lady Jesus Christ is one group, the Saintly Vivacity is something else group (whether a soul or a thing), and that "GOD" IS Extra Opposing INDIVIDUAL?5. After that why is donate not even one Scripture which devotedly defines the Trinity? 6. After that why is donate not even one Scripture of a opinion, dream, or Skilled name wherein God is on view as three persons?7. After that why is donate not even one Scripture where God is described using the word "three"?

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Healing Magic Terminology

The remedial world is round with perplexing and intricate communication. Unless a splinter group is persuasive in Latin, one option find that memorization of remedial vocabulary is maddening at the very nominal. Suitably, I brag prepared a list of requisites respectable to the arm of basic herbal healing.

Abortifacient - Induces abortion and/or toil

Sedative - Numbs be upset fully

Pure - Relieves be upset

Anthelmintic - Kills worms/intestinal vermin

Antibiotic - Kills covered mistake

Antioxidant - Aids develop in ridding of impurities

Antispasmodic - Stops sway spasms

Aperient - Fine laxative

Aphrodisiac - Promotes sex puff

Acrid - Stops secretions

Carminative - Stops/relieves gas

Invigorating - Stimulates bowel exercises

Coagulent - Slows/stops painful

Demulcent - Soothes bad-tempered shoot

Diaphoretic - Induces slog

Disinfectant - Kills germs/cleans

Diuretic - Induces urination

Emetic - Induces queasiness

Emmenagogue - Induces menstral go by

Expectorant - Loosens phlegm in lungs/Aids in coughing up phlegm

Febrifuge - Lowers restlessness

Galactagogue - Promotes lactation

Hallucinogenic - Neurological stimulant/Causes hallucinations

Hemostatic - Stops painful

Hydrogogue - Aids in begin of water/fluids

Tranquilizing - Produces branch

Downer - Promotes branch

Refresher - Promotes computer graphics

Vulnerary - Promotes healing in wounds

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A Pagan Student

A PAGAN STUDENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS

1. You have a right to the quality of education commensurate with the medians in similar education for others in your chosen area. Check several teachers or schools to find just what those medians are considered to be.

Corollary: You do not have the right to expect your teacher to be a
"SuperPriest/ess" who will fulfill your every need, want and desire. Today, many are advertising themselves as "teachers" with little more than a few years experience themselves, much of which may be book learning. Truly experienced Elders and "Grand Masters" are exceedingly few and far between. Consider yourself astoundingly fortunate if your teacher falls into this category, but within reason, expect a teacher of Paganism to be human and fallible - resolve for yourself to learn what you can from the situation you are in.

2. The terms of your education shall be agreed upon in advance of its commencement by mutual contract between both teacher and student. Either party may at any time with prior advance notice, rescind said contract. Don't accept an amorphous "well, we'll just take it easy and see what happens" approach. You have the right to know exactly what to expect in terms of time, commitment and subjects learned.

Corollary: You may not drop out of tutorial with a teacher without making a reasonable attempt at telling them why you are feeling uncomfortable enough to do so. Be specific, they need to know how their behavior affected you and your potential for learning from them.

3. You have the right to expect a teacher who is compassionate, has a good sense of humor, has respect for you and others and who has a healthy level of self- esteem. A good teacher will admit when s/he is wrong in the moment and will usually heark back to their own novice days with anecdotes of their own trial and error to share with you. A good teacher knows how to maintain the delicate balance between friendship and appropriate discipline.

Corollary: Any teacher who projects as "too perfect" definitely isn't. Beware also the teacher who is continually in a state of personal woe - these people need too much of your energy that you won't have to give them. Walk out the door and keep searching.

4. You have the right for the teacher to always be truthful with you. Choose teachers whose styles permit you to question freely, who "lead by example" and show you as well as tell you the things you are learning. You can't learn herbalism solely by reading books, some day you have to get out into the garden and root in the dirt. Look for a teacher, whatever their specialty, who does the equivalent in their particular form of practice.

Corollary: Beware of teachers whose main boast is how many books they've read, or that all of their knowledge is "book learned". Such teachers will not be giving you anything authentic that you cannot learn on your own from the same books. A person "teaching" like this is perpetrating little short of plagiarism.
To bring in the danger factor, you do not want someone "teaching" you the art of soul travel/astral projection who has never really done it themself. Don't be someone else's guinea pig. A teacher is a rich resource not only of the literary materials they have consumed, but of their own experiences: those triumphs, failures and illuminating moments of true enlightenment that cannot be learned from any book in print.

5. You have the right to expect your teacher to hold a broad education themselves, with specialty areas in which they might be considered to hold above-average knowledge. Anyone purporting to be a teacher of Witchcraft, Shamanism or one of the other forms of Paganism is held to a standard of excellence in their own community, and usually will have specialised in some branch or another of its components. Bonus points to a teacher who has cross- cultural initiations or similar expertise/other cultural referents to draw from. A broad educational base generally lends another primary desired quality of a good teacher: a broad mind.

Corollary: Ask your teacher to name their teachers or others in the community who know them, and talk to them before signing on to that particular teacher's list. You may find they have an expertise in permaculture, spellcasting or soul retrieval - or you may discover knowledge that might lead you in another direction. It never hurts as a consumer of a service, to obtain references.

6. You have the right to expect discipline from your teacher. You have the right to expect that they will not let you get away with slackness in your learning, presentation or commission of your duties to them. When learning, expect no less than to apply yourself with the diligence most would reserve for a graduate school degree. A good teacher does their own research and give credit where it is due - expect the same of yourself. Be on time; ahead of time even, for lessons and coven/circle activities as your teacher should. Do one more bit of homework than is expected of you. Expect no less than excellence of yourself and you will be richly rewarded.

Corollary: You have the right to expect your teacher to be firm, but flexible within reason. Teachers should be expected to keep their committments to you as you do to them. Overly regimented structures are not conducive to learning, although sometimes in some traditions, such strictures may be put into place specifically to challenge you and help you grow. Look for teachers who walk the balance between firm and flexible for the best learning environment.

7. You have the right to expect change. Do not expect a smooth ride. Life is its own powerful teacher - learning the arts of Shamanism or Witchcraft are seriously advanced study in the crafting of your own soul. By virtue of this process, your issues will be brought out into the open and you will be expected to deal with them and act/react accordingly. How you react will be noted by your teacher and you can expect to have such reactions become the topic of discussion for your further growth. You have the right to expect during these "spiritual crises" for your teacher/s to be there for you to consult, lean on just a little bit and to provide you resources for getting through. You do NOT however, have the right to call the teacher in the wee hours every night of the week with a new crisis, to monopolize your teacher's time for weeks on end due to a major crisis or series of smaller ones. Some support is to be expected from a teacher, but not unlimited support. Ask prior to your training what level of support the teacher is comfortable giving you and adhere to that. Know also when to refer yourself to a competent psychotherapist or healer. And if your teacher suggests you do so, take their advice without quibble. Clinginess from crisis-prone students who do not engage competent healing staff at the appropriate times is one of the behaviors that can be incredibly abusive of the teacher. If such clinginess is particularly time and energy consuming, it may cause the teacher to end their relationship with you.

Corollary: Your teacher does not have the right to use information concerning your spiritual crises against you, or to pass you off without seriously attempting to help you. Any teacher who does this you should immediately disengage from. Such a person is not the one to be trusting with your soul and your psyche as is required from a teacher of the metaphysical arts.

8. You have the right to be listened to, to have your questions answered and the right to expect a reasonable amount of your teacher's time for the discussion of issues you might have with your training, different areas you wish to explore, etcetera. A good teacher like a good psychologist learns to listen more than talk in order to know what is important and relevant to you, the better to help them custom-craft your learning experience. Walk away from teachers who refuse you time to state your concerns, pooh-pooh your questions or who motormouth over your every utterance.

9. At the appropriate time, you have the right to expect your teacher to either inform you that it is time for you to move on into your own practice, or to be open to your suggesting something similar to them. A good teacher expects their students to mature and progress beyond them and will be quite pleased for you when this happens.

Corollary: Any teacher who keeps you hanging on indefinitely for initiation, advancement, further training et. al. with prolonged and continual protestations of "you're not ready!" when you know you are is not behaving in a mature manner.
If it gets to this point, leave and seek those who will support your spiritual growth and advancement.

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I Found Myself Lucid Dream Without My Will

My name is Bilal and I am from Pakistan, when I have my first obe it was simple, the first time when I heard about astral projection I was skeptic about it but to feed the needs of my curiosity that day spend searching all the stuff which I could find on the internet, that night I was tired and feeling dizzy so I went to sleep, but I couldn't, I counld not quiet my mind because that all day searching was running in my brain, any way I didn't know when I fall asleep and I dream't that I am sitting in front of my computer and searching astral projection articles, but the words were very distorted and were not readable I said to my self that this didn't happened to me in the morning then I suddenly realized that I went to sleep and must have been dreaming since as soon as this thought entered in my mind I started floating in my dream.

I became lucid then without my will I opened my eyes and I was still floating on the top of my body, I was shocked and afraid, terrified what is happening, besides all that reading but the experience was so amazing but terrifying that I forgot to think, when my vision cleared I saw my self on the bed with my eyes closed, I knew what was happening to me I was astral projecting this made me so excited that I opened my eyes and found my self back in the body I kept starring at the ceiling for sometime were i was floating.

The feeling is un explainable I astral project unconsciously form a lucid dream then became aware of it, there is nothing to tell from my first obe because I did no exploration or any sightseeing but I did found something very useful, I found my switch, now every night I go to sleep with just one thought in mind that is astral projection, and when I start dreaming I became lucid because of the thought of astral projection and I found my self floating over my body!

But I couldn't wait to for the night to astral project so I stared to practicing the conscious astral projection techniques, I found a technique to raise my body's natural vibration in Steve's beginners guide to astral project, that magnetizing water technique, I did it for 6 days and i started feeling fuzzy sensation in my feet even when I am running walking or doing any sort of thing, when I give them a rest then those vibration take over my whole body in just 15 minutes then I just start floating upwards and have a perfect split, I have now traveled to the places where I always dreamed of, I went to Paris and I was standing on the top of Eiffel tower, one day I went to Disney land, which is the most memorable experience, every time i astral project then the next time projection becomes easier and easier, now i have such vivid projections that I almost forgot that I am without a body as that if I am actually present there physically. well thats my story of amazing journeys!

BY BILAL SARDAR

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