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Heros arise out of mankind's need to be rescued
Icons arise out of mankind's need to be entertained
Mentors arise out of mankind's need to be shown
Councillors  arise out of mankind's need to be directed
Knights arise out of mankind's need to be protected
Yet, when mankind's heart and soul cries out for more....
It is the Angels that respond to the clarion call,
And the wind blows in the changes that the soul has longed for...
The Pathfinder is all of these things.
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Ascended Masters top

Ascended Master - a being who has become Self-Realized and serves humanity; a being who has raised his/her vibration to a sustained frequency of light. He/she can come and go at will from the earth plane without the Birth//Death cycle. The Ascended Masters have worked with mankind throughout the centuries. Most of the time in the past the Ascended Masters have worked in the background.

 

1 Financial Abundance and Light - St. Germaine

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THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES BY THE ASCENDED MASTER ST. GERMAIN ON FINANCES
AND HEALING THE WORLD OF THE TRAUMA RELATED TO IT.  PEACE ♥

St. Germain on Financial Peace

Heal The Mother Within

St Germain: When you were a small infant, you held nothing in your energy field but LIGHT. You had all of your needs met instantly. When you grew older, this was not so, so easily. You began to grow weaker and weaker in light, until you forgot or hardly remembered this merging or never-ending well-spring, which you had in the womb with your Mother.

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2 Connecting with The Ascended Masters
Ascended Masters

Connecting with The Ascended Masters

Decide the name of the Ascended Master with whom you wish to connect with before going into the Master Chamber.

Please close your eyes and begin taking deep breaths of Archangel Metatron’s golden energy when you are relaxed continue by saying this prayer:

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3 Saint Germain & The Violet Flame - Videos

VideoYouTube: Saint Germain and The Violet Flame Videos

More than fifty thousand years ago, a golden civilization thrived in a fertile country with a semitropical climate where the Sahara Desert now is. It was filled with great peace, happiness and prosperity and ruled with supreme justice and wisdom by Saint Germain.

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4 Serapis Bey
Serapis Bey

Serapis Bey is from the realm of Bey, hence the name, wherein is His dwelling place. He is the great disciplinarian known through the centuries for the action of strict discipline. Real discipline is not stipulation over another which would thwart the innate progress, but instead it is a holding in check the human qualities so that the inner or Real Self can have expression. This is very essential to the attainment of the Ascension which is the culmination of all embodiments.

Who was Serapis Bey

He came as a guardian to Earth's evolutions, and took physical embodiment as many did. It is said that He came from Venus. His inner service is in the Fourth Sphere and He works with the Christ Selves of the unascended life-streams there.

The Ascended Master* Serapis Bey is the Chohan of the Fourth Ray.

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5 The Healing Circle

ascended_mastersThe Healing Circle

Channelled Through Natalie Glasson 09-02-09

Welcome my dear friends, as we gather together as one to share our light and love with all. Our communication for this week extends from the Temple of Mercy on the inner planes of the Creator’s universe. The Temple of Mercy is the special sacred ashram that has been resurrected to assist souls in accepting and becoming accustomed to the Eternal Wave of Transformational Love that is continuously flowing onto and into the Earth, to ensure that the mighty heart of the Creator’s anchors into the Earth in preparation for 2012.

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6 Comte Saint-Germain

St GermaineComte Saint-Germain: A Man Beyond His Time

Many average, reasonable men can conceive wisdom only under the boring form of a sermon and think of the sage only in the semblance of a clergyman. For such men prudery, hypocrisy, and the most abject enslavement to ritual habit and prejudice must be the everyday virtues. When therefore it happens that a genuine sage, by way of amusing himself, mystifies his contemporaries, follows a woman, or lightheartedly raises his glass, he is condemned eternally by the army of short-sighted people whose judgment forms posterity.

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7 Co-Creating With God

st_germaine_three_fold_flameA Discourse on the Violet Flame

I see in your countenance a familiar gaze which I myself have had because of this mystery of how the Mighty I AM Presence of an unascended lifestream is unaware of the discords of the outer world to any degree. How that works exactly is a matter of attunement and communion with your God Self that requires getting used to.

I will share with you what the Ascended Masters have said about it but suffice it to say that in the unascended lifestream the Mighty I AM Presence is blissfully unaware of what is going on here of discord. I can recall, and those of you who have had children will also recall, times in your own life maybe when you were very burdened by what was going on in your experience and your little two-year old toddler with the golden curls would come into the room bubbling, happy as could be, and in that sense blissfully unaware of the world in which you lived, totally free of whatever the burdens and the consciousness of your life might be. And thank goodness there really wasn’t any way for that little two-year old to ever really appreciate the crisis that you were going through. That is the closest approximation I can give you of the consciousness of the God Self that is too pure to behold inequity.

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8 The Violet Flame : The Alchemist's Dream 175
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10 Greeting the New World - A Saint-Germain Channel
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"Greeting the New World" - A Saint-Germain Channel

"Do not believe me unless I do what my Father does... But if I do [then]...know and understand that the Father is in me, and I am in the Father." Jesus of Nazareth, The Bible

You've come far in remembering your Divinity these last two thousand years - in remembering that You Are God, also. Jeshua ben Joseph (Jesus) has shown you the way.

When Jeshua said, "The Father and I are One," he was not setting himself apart from you in Spirit. Instead, he wanted to remind you that the living God indwells us all, and that acting this way is the surest means of demonstrating it to yourself, and to each other.

In modern terms, he would probably say it's time you "walk your talk" upon this planet. That you put into practice your deepest truths. Jeshua was a wonderful example of this for everyone he met. If you are reading this now, you've probably reached a point where you, too, like Jeshua, are ready to let your Divinity be the main focus of your humanity. You're ready to walk your talk. You have awakened to the Truth About You, and you are calling upon the rest of the world to awaken with you.

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11 Jesus / Yeshua
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Jeshua, who are you?

I am the one who has been among you and who you have come to know as Jesus.

I am not the Jesus of your church tradition or the Jesus of your religious writings.

I am Jeshua-ben-Joseph; I have lived as a man of flesh and blood.

I did reach Christ consciousness before you, but I was supported in this by powers which are beyond your imagination at present. My coming was a cosmic event - I made myself available for this.

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13 A Message from Kwan Yin
Kwan Yin

Beloved Ones,

I come this day to speak to you about the new energies, vibrations and frequencies that are pouring down upon the Earth plane and into each one of you. I think each one of you have noticed that you are simply VIBRATING with this energy. Know that this is, at this time, a normal occurrence for those of you who have walked the Path of Light and who continue to do so. This will continue and you will feel this current of energy always running through you.

You have accomplished this, Dear Ones, by the fact that you have devoted time to raise your frequency levels and now, you literally are, Dear Ones, walking Beacons of Light upon the Earth and the energy that is running through you goes into the core of Mother Earth. Still intend each day to ground into Mother Earth after you have done your decrees, for this is very important.

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Buddhism top

"Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural and spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things, natural and spiritual, as a meaningful unity."

A widely cited, but apparently spurious quotation attributed to Albert Einstein.

1 10 Tips for Mastering Change
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One of my favorite pictures of spiritual mastery is of Quan Yin riding the back of a ferocious tiger. Despite the unpredictability of the tiger, Quan Yin rides it with ease, a look of serenity on her face, the power of her being evident. Whatever the changes and unpredictability in your life, you too can ride it all with ease and mastery. Here are 10 Tips for Mastering Change:

  1. Learn how to come apart (de-construct) as well as you have learned how to manifest. Does the thought of coming apart bring up fear of losing control? Reframe it as the natural process necessary to clear the slate of what is no longer serving you. It is the flip side of the coin of manifesting. The feeling of liberation, freedom and openness from letting go of control and de-constructing can be quite pleasurable if you allow it, especially if you do it along with tip #2.
  2. Trust in the larger context of each change and of change itself. Remember the larger spiritual process that is happening. Reach out your awareness and feel yourself being supported and loved unconditionally by the larger process. Touch the love and allow it to touch you.
  3. Let go of judging any changes in you or your life, or in your thoughts and emotions as good or bad. Judging/evaluating is part of what makes changing so difficult and painful. When you let go of judging, change will be much gentler and often quicker.
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3 Introduction to Buddhism - Part 1
The Life of Buddha

As a child, Siddhartha the Buddha, was troubled by some of the same thoughts that children today have. They wonder about birth and death. They wonder why they get sick and why grandfather died. They wonder why their wishes do not come true. Children also wonder about happiness and the beauty in nature.

Because the Buddha knew what was in the hearts of children and human kind, he taught everyone how to live a happy and peaceful life. Buddhism is not learning about strange beliefs from faraway lands. It is about looking at and thinking about our own lives. It shows us how to understand ourselves and how to cope with our daily problems.

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4 Basic Teachings of the Buddha - Part 2
The Life of Buddha

THE THREE UNIVERSAL TRUTHS

One day, the Buddha sat down in the shade of a tree and noticed how beautiful the countryside was. Flowers were blooming and trees were putting on bright new leaves, but among all this beauty, he saw much unhappiness. A farmer beat his ox in the field. A bird pecked at an earthworm, and then an eagle swooped down on the bird. Deeply troubled, he asked, "Why does the farmer beat his ox? Why must one creature eat another to live?"

During his enlightenment, the Buddha found the answer to these questions. He discovered three great truths. He explained these truths in a simple way so that everyone could understand them.

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5 Following the Buddha's Teachings - Part 3
The Life of Buddha

FOLLOWING THE BUDDHA'S TEACHINGS

The Buddha spoke the Four Noble Truths and many other teachings, but at the heart they all stress the same thing. An ancient story explains this well.

Once a very old king went to see an old hermit who lived in a bird's nest in the top of a tree, "What is the most important Buddhist teaching?" The hermit answered, "Do no evil, do only good. Purify your heart." The king had expected to hear a very long explanation. He protested, "But even a five-year old child can understand that!" "Yes," replied the wise sage, "but even an 80-year-old man cannot do it."

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6 The Buddhist Community - Part 4
The Life of Buddha

THE BUDDHIST COMMUNITY

In Asia, it is considered the highest honor if a member of one's family leaves the home life. Westerners, however, may be shocked at the idea of anyone leaving their family to become a monk or nun. They may think this is selfish and turning one's back on the world. In fact, monks and nuns are not selfish at all. They dedicate themselves to helping others. They don't wish to own a lot of things, or to have money or power. They give these things up to gain something far more valuable--spiritual freedom. By living a pure simple life with others on the same path, they are able to lessen their greed, hatred, and ignorance.

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7 Different Kinds Of Buddhism - Part 5
The Life of Buddha

DIFFERENT KINDS OF BUDDHISM

TWO SCHOOLS OF BUDDHISM

In the centuries following the Buddha's lifetime, his followers faithfully preserved his teachings and spread them to many countries in Asia. Today, there are two main schools of Buddhism: Theravada and Mahayana. Theravada means 'the teaching of the Elders'.

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8 Scriptures, Symbols and Festivals - Part 6
The Life of Buddha

BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES, SYMBOLS, AND FESTIVALS

BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES

The Dharma reveals the Buddha's understanding of life. The Buddha instructed countless people, but he, himself, wrote nothing down, just as Jesus wrote nothing down. They both lived a complete life. His disciples remembered his talks and recited them regularly. These talks were collected into books called Sutras. There are many Sutras, so Buddhism does not have just a single holy book, like the Christian Bible or the Koran of Islam.

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9 Jataka Tales and Other Buddhist Stories - Part 7
The Life of Buddha

JATAKA TALES AND OTHER BUDDHIST STORIES

The Buddha was a great storyteller and often told stories to get his message across. Stories were also told about the Buddha by his followers both to explain and understand the Dharma. These stories have been passed down to the present day and the most popular ones are the Jataka tales, a collection of hundreds of tales about the Buddha's past lives. They show the kind of life one should lead to become a Buddha one day. In many of these stories, the Buddha appears as an animal to teach the value of qualities such as kindness, compassion, and giving.

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10 Glossary and Sources - Part 8
The Life of Buddha

GLOSSARY

asuras: Beings who like to fight.

Bodhi tree: A pipal tree that is known as the 'tree of enlightenment'. The tree under which Gautama achieved enlightenment and became a Buddha.

Bodhisattva: A compassionate being who enlightens himself and helps others to be enlightened.

Buddha: The Enlightened or Awakened One. The word 'Bodhi' means to awaken.

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11 Maitreya Buddha
The Laughing BuddhaBuddha Maitreya is the Buddha of the future, also known as the Laughing Buddha, is the one to follow up the historical Buddha Sakyamuni. He waits in the Tusita heaven for the moment he is to appear on earth as the Buddha of the fifth world cycle. At present he is considered as one of the dhyani-Bodhisattvas, the creators of the universe. In the future he will be like Sakyamuni, a mortal manusi Buddha who lives on earth for a while in order to teach mankind the doctrine. Maitreya, 'the loving one', is widely worshiped in the Himalayan regions.
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13 Wesak is an Eastern Tradition

buddhism_wesak_dayYears ago our local Buddhist Abbey contacted us about the fact that we were using the wrong date to celebrate Wesak. They reminded me that Buddha was born a Hindu, under the Vedic (or Sidereal or Eastern) Astrological system. I checked online and virtually all the Buddhist countries celebrated Wesak at a different time than we were.

So I contacted a Vedic astrologer who cast the Wesak dates back to the time of Christ and found that Wesak was ALWAYS on the full moon of MAY which, in the Vedic system is Taurus. It seemed westerners had again taken an eastern tradition and made it conform to our specifics by using the Tropical (Western) Astrological system.

The only full moon in May this year is May 27 — the date is marked on religious calendars as Wesak.

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14 The Legend of The Wesak

buddhism_wesak_valleyThere is a valley, lying at a rather high altitude in the foothills of the Himalayan-Tibet ranges. It is surrounded by high mountains on all sides except towards the northeast, where there is a narrow opening in the mountain ranges. The valley is bottle-shaped in contour, with the neck of the bottle to the northeast, and it widens very considerably towards the south. Up towards the northern end, close to the neck of the bottle, there a huge flat rock. There are no trees or shrubs in the valley, which is covered with a kind of coarse grass.

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15 Meditation in Preparation for the Wesak Festival

buddah_at_wesakThe following Wesak meditations written by Lucille Cedrecrans may be helpful.

Meditation in Preparation for the Wesak Festival

Prepare for meditation, please.

Focus the consciousness in the cave and identify as the Conscious Soul Incarnate, pausing to contemplate the meaning of such identification.

Contemplate your relationship as a Conscious Soul Incarnate to your own instrument; your mental body, your astral body, your etheric body, and your physical appearance.

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16 Wesak Meditation

buddha_goldThe following meditation was written by Michael Robbins in 2006:

Wesak Meditation

1. Withdraw your consciousness from the personality and its vehicles and enter deeply into the presence of the soul. Feel yourself established as a soul within the field of light, love and spiritual power.

2. Merge yourself as a soul into a deep sense of the group soul.

3. Thus, unite in soul with the spiritually minded people of the world and with the men and women of goodwill.

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17 After Wesak

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  • Find an Emotional Disturbance
  • Project a Resolution
  • Focus on the Soul’s Divine Intent

We aspire to the highest possible attainment for ourselves and our group so as to benefit the Wesak Festival in the best way possible, to become receptive to the highest frequency that we can attain. This includes purity of motive, positive action, willing the threefold instrument to respond to our intentions, etc. We have achieved the highest point of aspiration in our lives for the full year.

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18 Training the Mind: Verse 1 - 3
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Training the Mind

The first seven verses of the Eight Verses for Training the Mind deal with the practices associated with cultivating the method aspect of the path such as compassion, altruism, aspiration to attain buddhahood, and so on. The eighth verse deals with the practices that are directed toward cultivating the wisdom aspect of the path.

The first three verses from the Eight Verses of Training the Mind along with the commentary by His Holiness the Dalai Lama were given on 8 November 1998 in Washington D.C. The remaining five verses are extracted from the book Transforming the Mind by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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19 Training the Mind: Verse 4 - 8
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Training the Mind continued...

The first seven verses of the Eight Verses for Training the Mind deal with the practices associated with cultivating the method aspect of the path such as compassion, altruism, aspiration to attain buddhahood, and so on.

The eighth verse deals with the practices that are directed toward cultivating the wisdom aspect of the path.

Here is a discussion on verses 4 thru 8:

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20 The Shaolin Monastery
Shaolin Monastery framed by the Songshan mountain range

Origins and History of the Shaolin Monastery

At several points in the long recorded history of China, Buddhism has fallen out of favor with the ruling classes, and temples have been shut down or even burned to the ground.

One temple that has survived relatively well is the Shaolin Monastery in Henan Province - in part because the warrior monks of Shaolin have used their kung fu (gong fu) skills to fight for different emperors through the ages.

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21 History of the Shaolin Monks

Shaolin Monks

"Shaolin monks train in both empty-hand kung fu and weapons fighting."

Shaolin Monks History

The Shaolin Monastery is the most famous temple in China, renowned for its kung fu fighting monks.

With amazing feats of strength, flexibility, and pain-endurance, the Shaolin monks have created a world-wide reputation as the ultimate Buddhist warriors.

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22 The Fighting Monks of Shaolin Temple vs. Japanese Pirates

Shaolin TempleOrdinarily, the life of a Buddhist monk involves meditation, contemplation and simplicity.

In mid-16th century China, however, the monks of Shaolin Temple were called upon to battle Japanese pirates who had been raiding the Chinese coastline for decades.

How did the Shaolin monks end up acting as a paramilitary or police force?

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Celtic Path top

"The great Celtic scholar Dr. Anne Ross once said, 'Everyone with European roots can consider themselves of Celtic origin.' People who are not directly descended from Irish, Welsh, or Scottish families tend to think they have no Celtic roots, but in reality so many different European tribes contributed to the creation of Celticism, and over thousands of years such a mixing of populations has occurred, that virtually anyone alive today with European ancestry can be said to have Celtic origins." - Philip Carr-Gomm, Chief of the Order of Bards, Ovates and Druids

1 Celtic Symbol Meaning - Celtic Shield Knot

Celtic Shield KnotCeltic  Shield KnotCeltic shield knots can be identified as any of the Celtic knots with for distinct corner areas. They usually resemble a square but sometimes they are a square shaped emblem within a circle. As in all Celtic knots there is no beginning or end. The Celtic shield knot idea comes from civilizations more ancient than the Celts. Anciently, it was a universally known symbol for protection from danger and warding off evil spirits. The symbol is always fourfold based, but within a greater unity.

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2 Endeavors of a Bard

 
 
Celtic Trinity KnotCeltic Trinity Knot"The three principal endeavors of a Bard:
One is to learn and collect sciences.
The second is to teach.
And the third is to make peace
And to put an end to all injury;
For to do contrary to these things
Is not usual or becoming to a Bard."

THE TRIADS OF BRITAIN

http://www.joellessacredgrove.com/Celtic/history.html#origins

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3 Celtic Christianity
 
Celtic CrossCeltic CrossCeltic refers to the unique expression of Christianity that flourished in Ireland, Scotland and Wales from the 4th to the 10th centuries.
Celtic Christian Spirituality, along with Celtic music and pagan practice, has seen a revival of interest since the last half of the 20th century. Ancient Celtic spiritual sites, such as the Iona Community (settled in 563 AD by St. Columbia) and Lindisfarne (settled in 633 AD by St. Aidan) have been resettled and are thriving once again.
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4 Celtic Britian 600 BC - 50 AD

(The Iron Age) c. 600 BC - 50 AD

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Who were they? The Iron Age is the age of the "Celt" in Britain. Over the 500 or so years leading up to the first Roman invasion a Celtic culture established itself throughout the British Isles. Who were these Celts?

For a start, the concept of a "Celtic" people is a modern and somewhat romantic reinterpretation of history. The “Celts” were warring tribes who certainly wouldn’t have seen themselves as one people at the time.

The "Celts" as we traditionally regard them exist largely in the magnificence of their art and the words of the Romans who fought them. The trouble with the reports of the Romans is that they were a mix of reportage and political propaganda. It was politically expedient for the Celtic peoples to be coloured as barbarians and the Romans as a great civilizing force. And history written by the winners is always suspect.

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5 St Patrick - Ireland's Patron Saint

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St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling.

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7 Irish Blessings 166
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9 Irish Symbols 159
10 Irish Proverbs 140
11 Shamrock

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Shamrock

There's a dear little plant that grows in our isle,

'Twas Saint Patrick himself, sure, that set it;

And the sun of his labor with pleasure did smile,

And with dew from his eye often wet it.

It grows through the bog, through the brake, through the mireland

And they call it the dear little Shamrock of Ireland

(Irish Blessing)

Shamrock

The Shamrock, at one time called the "Seamroy", symbolizes the cross and blessed trinity. Before the Christian era it was a sacred plant of the Druids of Ireland because its leaves formed a triad.
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14 The Leprechaun

The Leprechaun

Leprechaun

The Leprechaun is an Irish fairy. He looks like a small, old man (about 2 feet tall), often dressed like a shoemaker, with a cocked hat and a leather apron. According to legend, leprechauns are aloof and unfriendly, live alone, and pass the time making shoes. They also possess a hidden pot of gold. Treasure hunters can often track down a leprechaun by the sound of his shoemaker's hammer. If caught, he can be forced (with the threat of bodily violence) to reveal the whereabouts of his treasure, but the captor must keep their eyes on him every second. If the captor's eyes leave the leprechaun (and he often tricks them into looking away), he vanishes and all hopes of finding the treasure are lost.

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17 The Blarney Stone

Kissing The Blarney StoneThe Stone of Eloquence

For over 200 years, world statesmen, literary giants, and legends of the silver screen have joined the millions of pilgrims climbing the steps to kiss the Blarney Stone and gain the gift of eloquence. Its powers are unquestioned but its story still creates debate.

Some say it was Jacob’s Pillow, brought to Ireland by the prophet Jeremiah. Here it became the Lia Fail or ‘Fatal Stone’, used as an oracular throne of Irish kings – a kind of Harry Potter-like ‘sorting hat’ for kings. It was also said to be the deathbed pillow of St Columba on the island of Iona. Legend says it was then removed to mainland Scotland, where it served as the prophetic power of royal succession, the Stone of Destiny.

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Celtic KnotCeltic KnotTHREE KINDREDS PRAYER BEADS, A Druid Devotional

This version of the Prayer Beads is more Druid in content, honoring the Three Kindreds: The Ancestors, spirits of the ancient dead; The Earth Spirits who share this world with us; and the Gods, or the Shining Ones.

It is best to string your own beads. Follow the instructions below, which is the same procedure for the Goddess Prayer Beads, but substitutes Gold for Silver, because Druid spirituality is Sun oriented rather than Moon oriented.

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ST.PATRICK

St PatrickTrue history and legend are intertwined when it comes to St. Patrick. It is known that he was born in Scotland and was kidnapped and sold in Ireland as a slave. He became fluent in the Irish language before making his escape to the continent. Eventually he was ordained as a deacon, then priest and finally as a bishop. Pope Celestine then sent him back to Ireland to preach the gospel. Evidently he was a great traveler, especially in Celtic countries, as innumerable places in Brittany, Cornwall, Wales, Scotland and Ireland are named after him.

Here it is where actual history and legend become difficult to separate.

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1 Kali: The Dark Mother

Hindu Goddess KaliFearful Goddess with a Heart of a Mother

By Subhamoy Das
The love between the Divine Mother and her human children is a unique relationship. Kali, the Dark Mother is one such deity with whom devotees have a very loving and intimate bond, in spite of her fearful appearance. In this relationship, the worshipper becomes a child and Kali assumes the form of the ever-caring mother.

"O Mother, even a dullard becomes a poet who meditates upon thee raimented with space, three-eyed, creatrix of the three worlds, whose waist is beautiful with a girdle made of numbers of dead men's arms..." (From a Karpuradistotra hymn, translated from Sanskrit by Sir John Woodroffe)

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Ganesh

In Hinduism, Ganesha refers to the "lord of the hosts," also spelled as Ganesa and Ganesh, often also referred to as Ganapati) - and is one of the most well-known and venerated representations of God (Brahman).

He is the first born son of Shiva and Parvati, and the husband of Bharati, Riddhi and Siddhi. He is also called Vinayaka in Marathi, Malayalam and Kannada, Vinayagar and Pillayar (in Tamil), and Vinayakudu in Telugu.

'Ga' symbolizes Buddhi (intellect) and 'Na' symbolizes Vijnana (wisdom). Ganesha is thus considered the master of intellect and wisdom.
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Native American spirituality or indigenous spirituality is a set of spiritual beliefs practiced by many individuals, mostly indigenous peoples, from this continent. In North America this path is sometimes called the natural way and sometimes the red way and one who practices it is said to be “on the good, red road”. Although there is no one Native American way, because all the tribes’ religions are different in detail and practice, there are certain characteristics that run throughout most of the tribes’ precepts. Primarily there is a concern for the earth and all of its creation whether all the races, all the species and all of inanimate life. In other words, although they don’t worship the earth there is a concern for it and all its life forms: they honor the earth and all of creation equally. Man is considered only a small part of the larger cycles and in this sense they are like the oriental viewpoint. But distinct to the Native groups are the concept of responsibility for caretaking the rest of creation

Although it used to be understood as a primitive religion now it considered a religion with many answers for contemporary society because it is based on unity: that is belief in the unity of all the races, the unity of all religions, the unity of all species, and the unity of the unified field, which includes the earth and all of creation. However, it also includes as a major tenet the idea of the multiplicity of creation and mankind’s small role in the totality of creation. The duality of life is recognized.

The Red Road has four Commandments:

  • Respect for the Great Spirit
  • Respect the Earth
  • Respect your Fellow Men and Women
  • Respect every man’s freedom (provided it does not interfere or threaten the tribe, the People or Mother Earth)
1 The Cherokee Prophecy of the Four Guardians

nativeamericanExtracts from a talk given by Lee Brown at the 1986 Continental Indigenous Council, Tanana Valley, Fairbanks, Alaska.

At the beginning of this cycle of time, long ago, the Great Spirit came down and He made an appearance and gathered the peoples of this earth together "they say on an island which is now beneath the water" and He said to the human beings, "I'm going to send you to four directions and over time I'm going to change you to four colors, but I'm going to give you some teachings and you will call these the Original Teachings and when you come back together with each other you will share these so that you can live and have peace on earth, and a great civilization will come about." And He said "During the cycle of time I'm going to give each of you two stone tablets. When I give you those stone tablets, don't cast them on the ground. If any of the brothers and sisters of the four directions and the four colors cast their tablets on the ground, not only, will human beings have a hard time, but almost the earth itself will die."

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2 Kokopelli: Sacred Union Part 2

“The women welcome him, for he offers the promise of many pleasures,

The men look forward to his arrival, for he brings prolonged virility,

The children happily greet him, for he weaves playful, magical melodies,

The land salutes him, for with him comes the much awaited rains, and

The crops thank him, for he will surely help them deliver a bountiful harvest.”

Kokopelli had been walking for many days when he spied the upcoming Aztec village not far off. He sought refuge under an almond tree in order to rest and ritually prepare himself for the next days encounters with this distant clan in unfamiliar territory. After finding a river near-by to wash, Kokopelli set to the task of listening to the land. He pondered: What was needed her by her inhabitants? What spiritual laws, if any, had not been honored? What was beautiful about this tribe? What was askew in their thinking? Nature would reveal all the secrets of these proud Aztecs.

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3 Hopi Prophecies with Videos

Blue Star NightHopi Prophecy for 2012

American Indians are a diverse ethnic group. Their languages, customs, social systems varied greatly. One common characteristic found in many Indian nations was an affinity to the spiritual side of life. Out of this came man prophecies.

One of the most fascinating set of prophecies comes out of the Hopi nation located in the Southwestern United States. Many prophecies foretold by the Hopi appear to have come true. Some of these are:

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4 Native American Nations
Assmilation of Native Americans

The Native Americans

Native Americans (also Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, American Indians, Amerindians, Amerind, Indians, First Nations, First Peoples, Native Canadians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are those peoples indigenous to the Americas, living there prior to European colonization. This term encompasses a large number of distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of them still enduring as political communities.

The terms "Amerindian" and "Indian", both of which are derivatives of "American Indian" (as is "Amerind", though this term is more popular in linguistic circles), are not necessarily completely synonymous with "Native American". Although all Amerindians are Native Americans, not all Native Americans are Amerindians.

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6 Walking the Red Road 356
7 Seven Steps of Walking the Red Road 248
8 Follow the Path of the Ojibway

Water DanceThe Ojibway offer traditional ways to follow the Red Road:

  • Give thanks daily to the Creator for all gifts around you.
  • Approach each day with a smile, grateful for another opportunity to live.
  • Become involved in personal daily ceremony and/or seek out community ceremony.
  • Do not judge other two-leggeds. Accept that they are living out their lessons of this earth walk as they should.
  • Feed birds in winter, and plant flowers and trees that birds like in the spring.
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10 Discovering Your Spirit Guide
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The native American Indians always felt a special oneness with the world around them and also with the creatures who occupied that world. This feeling was not just confined to the surrounding world but also with the world felt inside. The animals inhabiting this inner world were seen to be their spirit guides. These spirit guides offered great comfort and advice when it was needed most.

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11 Power Animals & Gemstones 161
12 The Names of Full Moons 145
13 Earth Renewal Moon

Earth Renewal Moon by Ben MoralesEarth Renewal Moon – Snow Goose – Quartz – Birch - White

December 22 to January 19

The Earth Renewal Moon position on the Native American Medicine Wheel is the first moon of the year and the moon of Waboose, Spirit Keeper of the North. This moon begins at the time of the winter solstice when Father Sun returns from his journey South and begins to bring the warmth that quickens growth in the Earth Mother and all her children. The mineral totem for the Earth Renewal Moon is the quartz crystal, the plant is the birch tree, and the animal is the Snow Goose. The color is white. The elemental clan influencing this position is the Turtle clan.

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14 Rest and Cleansing Moon
Rest and Cleansing Moon by Ben Morales

The Rest and Cleansing Moon – Otter – Silver – Quaking Aspen – Silver

January 20 to February 18

The Rest and Cleansing Moon is the second moon of Waboose. This position is influenced by the Butterfly Clan.

People experiencing this moon are considered as valuable as silver, as light-hearted as the music of aspen leaves, and as playful as the otter.

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15 Big Winds Moon
Big Winds Moon by Ben Morales

The Big Winds Moon  - Cougar -  Turquoise -  Plantain -  Blue and Green

February 19  –  March 20

The Big Winds Moon is the last moon of Waboose, Spirit Keeper of the North. The stone mineral totem for the Big Winds Moon is turquoise, the plant is the plantain, the animal is the cougar, the colours are blue and green, and the elemental clan influence is that of the Frog clan.

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16 Budding Trees Moon
Budding Trees Moon by Ben Morales

The Budding Trees Moon - Red Hawk - Fire Opal - Dandelion - Yellow

March 21 – April 19

The Budding Trees Moon is the first moon of Wabun, Spirit Keeper of the East and occurs at the time of the spring equinox. The animal associated with this moon is the red-tailed hawk, the plant is the dandelion. The mineral totem is the fire opal and the colour is yellow. This position is directly influenced by the Thunderbird clan.

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17 Frogs Return Moon
Frogs Return Moon by Ben Morales

The Frogs Return Moon – Beaver – Chrysocolla - Blue Camas – Blue

April 20 – May 20

The Frogs Return Moon is the second moon of Wabun of the East. The plant for the moon is blue camas, the mineral is the chrysocolla and the animal is the beaver. The colour is blue and the elemental clan influence is the Turtle clan.

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18 Cornplanting Moon
Cornplanting Moon by Ben Morales

The Cornplanting Moon – Deer – Moss Agate – Yarrow – Green and White

May 21 to June 20

The Cornplanting Moon is the third moon of Wabun, the Spirit Keeper of the East. The mineral totem for this moon is the moss agate. The plant totem is the yarrow, and the animal is the deer. The colours are green and white, and the elemental influence is from the Butterfly Clan.

The moss agate teaches people in this position to clearly see their link with the mineral and plant kingdoms. The yarrow teaches about both cleansing and strengthening. The deer demonstrates the beauty of grace and quick movement.

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19 Strong Sun Moon

The Strong Sun Moon by Ben MoralesThe Strong Sun Moon – Flicker – Carnelian Agate – Wild Rose – Pink

June 21 – July 22

The Strong Sun Moon is the first moon of Shawnodese, Spirit Keeper of the South, and occurs at the time of the summer solstice. The animal for the Strong Sun Moon is the flicker, the mineral totem is the carnelian agate, the plant is the wild rose, and the colour is pink. The elemental influence is from the Frog clan.

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20 Ripe Berries Moon

Ripe Berries Moon by Ben MoralesThe Ripe Berries Moon - Sturgeon - Garnet and Iron - Raspberry - Red

July 23 to August 22

The Ripe Berries moon is the second moon of Shawnodese, Spirit Keeper of the South. Iron and garnet are the mineral totems for this moon, raspberry is the plant totem, and the sturgeon is the animal totem. The color is red, and the Thunderbird clan influences the position.

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21 Harvest Moon
Harvest Moon by Ben Morales

The Harvest Moon – Brown Bear – Amethyst – Violet - Purple

August 23 to September 22

The Harvest Moon is the last moon of Shawnodese, Spirit Keeper of the South. The animal totem is the brown bear, the mineral totem is the amethyst, the plant totem is the violet, and the colour associated with this position is purple. The elemental influence comes from the Turtle clan.

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22 Ducks Fly Moon
The Ducks Fly Moon by Ben Morales

The Ducks Fly Moon - Raven - Bloodstone Jasper - Mullein - Brown

September 23 to October 23

The Ducks Fly Moon is the first moon of Mudjekeewis, the Spirit keeper of the West and occurs at the time of the autumn equinox position on the Native American Medicine Wheel. The mineral totem for this moon is jasper, usually of the bloodstone variety; the plant is the mullein; and the animal is the raven. The color is brown, and the elemental clan influencing this moon is the Butterfly clan.

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23 Freeze Up Moon

Freeze Up Moon by Ben Morales

Freeze Up Moon – Snake – Copper and Malachite – Thistle – Orange

October 24 to November 21

The Freeze Up Moon position on the Native American Medicine Wheel is the middle of Mudjekeewis of the West. The mineral totems are copper and malachite, the plant is the thistle, and the animal is the snake. The color is orange and the Frog clan is the direct elemental influence.

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24 Long Snows Moon
Long Snows Moon by Ben Morales

Long Snows Moon – Elk – Obsidian – Black Spruce – Black

November 22 to December 21

The Long Snows Moon is the last moon of Mudjekeewis and the final moon of the year. Obsidian is the mineral totem, the black spruce is the plant totem, and the elk is the animal totem. The color is black and the elemental influence comes from the Thunderbird Clan.

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25 Four Native Herbs 186
26 Native Paths - Animal Totems & Earth Medicine 211
27 Deer Medicine
Deer Medicine

Deer medicine teaches us to use the power of gentleness to touch the hearts and minds of wounded beings who are trying to keep us at bay. Deer has the gentleness of spirit that heals all wounds. Deer does not push to get others to change, Deer loves them as they are. Deer folks apply gentleness to a situation and become like the summer breeze: warm and caring.

Deer folk carry the message of purity of purpose; of walking in the light to dispel shadows. They know the work that they must do, and go about that work with no fanfare and no need for personal glory or recognition.

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28 Message from a Navajo Elder

A Message from the EldersA Message from a Navajo Elder... 07 April 2010

"The old ones are calling on you to act! Do you know how much time you have left? 30 days!"

 

"The ancient ones will do battle with the ones in con-gress from the house of mica.

 

The old ways must be restored.

The storm will come from the east so you must be prepared. For on the fifth day of the fifth month the wave will come. The island will rock and bring forth waves of destruction to the old America. The times of turmoil will last 17 moons. It is at this time that you must discover your roots. For the roots never wash away.

The ways of old shall return again.

Be warned:

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1 Origins and Uses For Dream Catchers 625
2 Dreamcatcher 486
3 American Indian Drums 500
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1 The Native American Tribute: Meegwitch

AN INDIAN PRAYER

O' GREAT SPIRIT, Whose voice I hear in the winds,
And whose breath gives life to all the world, hear me!
I am small and weak, I need your
strength and wisdom.

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Maya people once dominated the region that is now eastern and southern Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, and western Honduras. Prior to the sixteenth century arrival of Europeans, they developed one of the most advanced Native American civilizations in the western hemisphere. Without metal tools, the Maya constructed massive stone pyramids and temples. They created stone sculptures and painted elaborate murals. They also recorded events in hieroglyphs, a form of pictorial writing. Their most complex achievements were in astronomy and mathematics. Maya used a numbering system and could complete abstract and complicated calculations. They developed a pair of interlocking calendars. One calendar was based on the position of the sun and contained 365 days. The other was a sacred 260-day almanac. Designation of any given day involved combining the name for the sun calendar day and the sacred almanac day.

The Maya culture's greatest period was from about year 300 to 900 AD. After that zenith, the Maya mysteriously declined in Guatemala's southern lowlands, but later their culture revived in the Yucatán Peninsula. There the Maya continued to dominate until the Spanish conquest. Today's Maya descendants still comprise a large segment of that region's population, living their lives as peasant farmers. They speak a mixture of Mayan and Spanish languages. One tribal group, the Lacandón people of Mexico, still makes pilgrimages to worship the ancient gods among the ruins of the pyramids and temples.

1 A Dualist Convergence 11000 Years Ago

QuestalcoatlA Dualist Convergence 11000 years ago?

(and the earliest human expression of the Golden Ratio)*

When I wrote the article on the Conscious Convergence a central idea was of course that the dates 17-18 July 2010 were important because they represented a doubling of the Ninth Wave. Thus, these dates merit our attention as focal points to intend convergence towards unity consciousness. When we look at the different waves it is then easy to verify how the time around 1498 presaged the 7th wave that began in 1755 with industrialism and so forth. Similarly, the doubling of the 8th wave beginning in 1999 could be seen in significant regards as to the emergence of personal computers leading up to the Internet. You might say that 1999 was the year when people realized that the Internet was the place to be with the “new economy”, etc. But what happened at the time of the doubling of the sixth wave, something which would lead to 10,250 years ago? Did anything happen then that presaged the emergence of higher civilizations as the 6th wave, the Long Count, began to influence human consciousness 5,100 years ago?

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2 The Conscious Convergence

Wave of Unity July 17-18, 2010:

Creating the intention for the unity consciousness of the Ninth Wave of the Mayan calendar!

Main article points:

  • The Mayan calendar is about you.
  • According to the ancient Maya the creation of the universe is effected by nine waves.
  • We are now approaching the end of the eighth wave and, on top of this, the activation of the ninth and highest level that will cap off the evolution of the universe.
  • This ninth level of the universe is designed to generate unity consciousness.
  • The manifestation of the unity consciousness brought by the ninth level will require an intention on the part of the human beings to co-create this.
  • The Conscious Convergence, July 17-18, 2010, is for those that are willing to set the intention to create unity consciousness in the ninth wave of the Mayan calendar system.
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3 Maya - One of the Greatest Civilizations
mayan_diskMaya possessed one of the greatest civilizations of the Western Hemisphere

One of the civilizations more marvelous that it has never existed is, undoubtedly, that of the Mayan. Also it is one of the most unknown and enigmatic. Mayans expanded through out Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, Salvador, and part of Colombia. In fact, some very particular Colombian etnias preserve still alive the knowledge and Mayan rituals, emphasizing his deep knowledge on medicine that they defy, in results, to the current one. Such is the quantity of archaeological Mayan remains, cities, ceremonial and scientific centers, etc. that exist, which many at present are even without cataloguing or discovering. In the Colombian forests there exist immense cities that the Arawacos know and venerate but that are not absolutely known for the official anthropology.

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4 Ancient Maya’s Evolution of Consciousness
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Systems Thinking: Ancient Maya’s Evolution of Consciousness

Systems thinking is a framework that is based on the belief that the component parts of a system can best be understood in the context of relationships with each other and with other systems, rather than in isolation. The only way to fully understand why a problem or element occurs and persists is to understand the part in relation to the whole. (Capra, 1997)

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5 Seven Mayan Prophecies
Mayan Face

THE FIRST PREDICTION

According to this prediction, on DECEMBER 22, 2012 the Sun will receive a synchronize beam from the center of the galaxy with which a new cycle will begin. It will be the end of the world of materialism and destruction in which we live and the beginning of a new stage of respect and harmony. Before this day, the humanity will have to choose between disappearing as thinking species that commits an outrage against the planet or evolving about a new Age of integration with the rest of the Universe.

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6 9.9.9. And The Mayan Calendar
Mayan CalenderTeacher: Carl Johan Calleman

The number nine has been endowed with a special significance in many different spiritual and religious traditions. Nine was the number of muses in Greek mythology and Nine were the number of worlds in the Scandinavian. Nine was the number of doors to the holiest part of the temple in Jerusalem and the month of Ramadan is the Ninth in the Muslim calendar. Moreover, the counting system used by most of the world today includes nine numbers and so the relevance of this number is much ingrained in us.

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7 The Final Mayan Calendar Steps to 2012

mayan_2012November 8, 2009 – the beginning of the Sixth NIGHT

Before going into the specifics of the upcoming sixth night, November 8, 2009 – November 2, 2010, of the Galactic Wave Movement (or Underworld) I feel I should clarify some of my basic points of departure for understanding the Mayan calendar, since the various ideas that are currently proposed for this vary significantly. There are for instance those that believe that the end date of the Mayan calendar only marks the end of a cycle and the beginning of a new.

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8 The World Will Not End in 2012

Doomsday 2012

By Carlos Barrios

CARLOS BARRIOS was born into a Spanish family on El Altiplano, the highlands of Guatemala. His home was in Huehuetenango, also the dwelling place of the Maya Mam tribe. With other Maya and other indigenous tradition keepers, the Mam carry part of the old ways on Turtle Island (North America). They are keepers of time, authorities on remarkable calendars that are ancient, elegant and relevant.

Mr. Barrios is a historian, an anthropologist and investigator. After studying with traditional elders for 25 years since the age of 19, he has also became a Mayan Ajq'ij, a ceremonial priest and spiritual guide, Eagle Clan.

Years ago, along with his brother, Gerardo, Carlos initiated an investigation into the different Mayan calendars. He studied with many teachers. He says his brother Gerardo interviewed nearly 600 traditional Mayan elders to widen their scope of knowledge.

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9 Intensely Alive and Anticipating

From Navajo's Blog...Maneuvering the Mayan Calendar End Days in Grace...

15 April, 2010

The Five Seasons

A plum-tree stands alone on a hill of its own,

Its petals drop, its branches wither, its sap falls low…

and yet spring comes with all its vibrancy in spite of frost

and the beauty and the life return to the flowers (see them).

~ Jay Ramsay ~

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10 Something Monumental Is Going To Happen ~ Flordemayo

Flordemayo

MAYAN member of Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers and protégé of Don Alejandro Oxlaj a head of the Mayan Council of Elders, Flordemayo is a highly regarded Mayan “priestess” who will be leading ceremony and lecturing at the 2012 Tipping Point Prophets Conference Vancouver, 23-25 JULY 2010.

Something Monumental Is Going To Happen
By Flordemayo

“Let me tell you what the Maya are saying. I’m not here representing the Maya, but I’m going to say what I know. 2012 is the end of a cycle for the living creatures on this planet. Between 1985 and 2012, there has been and continues to be a transferring of energy in the cosmos that is enormous. People feel that something monumental is going to happen. Humans have practically destroyed everything around us.

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Neo-Paganism (also spelled Neopaganism and also known as Paganism) is an increasingly popular religious movement emphasizing ancient pagan religious traditions and reverence for nature. It takes a variety of forms known as "paths," which range from Wicca, which focuses on spells and goddess worship, to Hellenic Polytheism, which seeks to revive Greek paganism in an academically accurate form. The articles in this section explain both the common characteristics and diverse forms of Neopaganism.

Neo-pagans are usually polytheistic or duotheistic. That is, they believe in two or many gods. Wiccans are duotheistic and worship the Goddess and the God, also known as the 'huntress' and the 'horned one.' The Druids, on the other hand, are polytheistic and worship aspects of nature such ‘the river’, ‘the sky’, and ‘the sun.’ Most are nature centered worshipping pre-Christian deities. Many of these pre-Christian religions have been changed and revived so that they have a greater relevance to contemporary lifestyles. Neo-pagans have introduced various new concepts to these ancient religions as well as changing and modifying pre existing traditions. New concepts include; dynamic and diverse personal beliefs, lack of institutionalization, a search for spiritual fulfillment and encouragement and acceptance of diversity.

1 Traditional Witchcraft: A Natural Spiritual Path

serene_nature_spirit_pathBritish Traditional Witchcraft, or Trad Witchcraft, is a family of Nature-based spiritual traditions that date back into the mist of time.

At times mistaken for Wicca, Trad Witchcraft is a much older form of witchcraft that separates itself in having beliefs and practice that are truly traditional to witchcraft. However, note that we do not consider ourselves better than Wicca, just different in our desire to maintain our historic perspective, beliefs and practices.

Many assume the beliefs, practices, and customs in any Trad Witchcraft tradition are static and unchangeable from generation to generation. This is simply not the case. Unlike the common religions, witchcraft has always been a very personal religion. It must be acknowledged that while respectful of basic principles and ideas, it has always been human nature to do that which is personally significant. Thus, individual witches have long tended to personalize their spiritual path to their own taste and in their own unique manner. So, it is easy to appreciate the fact that practice differs between individuals and families, as well as between villages and regions in Britain.

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2 What Is Wicca ?

History

God and GoddessWicca is a neo-pagan religion based on the pre-Christian traditions of England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Its origins can be traced even further back to Paleolithic peoples who worshiped a Hunter God and a Fertility Goddess. Cave paintings found in France (and dated at 30,000 years old) depict a man with the head of a stag, and a woman with a swollen, pregnant belly. They stand in a circle with eleven mortals. These archetypes of the divine are worshiped by Wiccans to this very day. By these standards, the religion that is now called Wicca, is perhaps the oldest religion in the world.

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3 The 13 Wiccan Principles

 

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The 13 Wiccan Principles

The following set of thirteen principles was adopted by the Council of American Witches, in April, 1974.

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4 Being Wiccan
Wheel of the Seasons
  • Bide the Wiccan Law ye must, in Perfect Love and Perfect Trust.
  • Live and let live - fairly take and fairly give.
  • Cast the Circle thrice about to keep all evil spirits out.
  • To bind the spell every time, let the spell be spake in rhyme.
  • Soft of eye and light of touch - speak little, listen much. 
  • Deosil go by waxing moon - dance and sing the Witches Rune.
  • Widdershins by when the moon doth wane and the werewolf howls by the dread wolfsbane.
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5 Colour Correspondences

sophomore_wheelColour plays a powerful role in ritual Witchcraft and Magick. Colours are carefully considered and assigned to all aspects of Spell making, Ritual magick and Festivals.

Colours have symbolic associations representing occult powers, and have their own energy frequencies that emanate specific influences. Careful consideration needs to be given to colour correspondences when used with Candles, Clothing, Symbols, Deities influences, Planetary influences, Zodiacal influences and Magickal Days. The use of colour is also important to our meditation and visualization techniques.

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6 Candle Correspondences

taper_candleCandles have long been used in association with magick and witchcraft, as indeed they have been adopted and used by many other religions for spiritual communication.

Candle magick is probably the oldest and simplest form of ritual magick still performed today. Ever since fire was discovered, the naked flame has been regarded as sacred. In ancient times they used to light touches to invoke the Goddess and Gods.

Today we symbolize those acts by utilizing candles. The naked flame remains the finest and easiest means of focusing in on power and energy.

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7 Incense Correspondences

incenseIncense has long had associations with magick and witchcraft, as indeed it is used commonly by many other religions. The use of Incense in witchcraft is threefold:

1) It conditions the mind by stimulating our sense of smell.

2) In connection with spells, it draws down the spirits through its magickal association with the elements of Air.

3) According to ancient beliefs, when a spell is done, it raises the spell up into the ether and sends it on its way.

In magick, the type of incense used needs to correspond with the nature of the spell being worked. Most spells require incense associated with a particular planet or deity. Many are used for their purification and cleansing properties during ritual.

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8 Day Correspondences

days_of_the_weekWhen planning magical workings, consideration needs to be given as to when the work needs to be performed for best effect. We need to ascertain the best time or day for when to perform it.

Days have their own magickal associations, which are similar to and connected with the other tables - Candles, Colour and Incense.

Thus they create harmony while generating power, when all are working together. Days are associated with and influenced by the Sun and six of the Planets.

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9 Handfasting Ritual

Handfasting AltarHandfasting Ritual by Crone

Set-up is more complex than for a solitary ritual with a small alter at each direction, one in the center, and a larger alter between any two of the directions.

The main altar should be covered in a white altar cloth and have flowers, goddess and god statues, wand, athame, chalice of water or wine (depending on couple’s preference), plate with a bit of bread, a basket of flower petals or small flowers, and a bowl. Lighted candles are optional.

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1 Wiccan Events and Holidays 158
2 Lunar Phases And Correspondences

Moon Phases

Lunar Phases

The lunar phase is important in determining the best time for magick. There are basically two lunar phases: waxing moon (ideal time for positive magick) and waning moon (ideal time for banishing/negative magick, study, and meditation).

In between you'll have the dark moon (the time of greatest power for banishing and negative magick) and the full moon (the time of greatest power for positive magick).

Each month of the year has special energies, associations and correspondences that can support and further enhance your magick.

Even astrological zodiac signs have specific energies that can help with your magick work.

And let's not forget the fae - they have favorite moons too !

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3 Imbolc - Candlemas

Candlemas - ImbolcImbolc - Candlemas

Imbolic (Celtic): Oimelc, Festival of Bride (pronounced 'Breed'), Festival of Bridgit, Candlemas, Imbollgc Brigantia (Caledonii), Lupercus (Strega)

 

February 2 Northern Hemisphere / August 1 Southern Hemisphere

 

Candlemas is the Christianized name for the holiday, of course. The older Pagan names were Imbolc and Oimelc. 'Imbolc' means, literally, 'in the belly' (of the Mother). For in the womb of Mother Earth, hidden from our mundane sight but sensed by a keener vision, there are stirrings. The seed that was planted in her womb at the solstice is quickening and the new year grows.

At the time of Candlemas, the newborn Sun God is seen as a small child nursing from his Mother.

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4 Ostara

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ostara

And the Spring arose on the garden fair,
Like the spirit of Love felt everywhere
And each wild flower and herb on Earth’s dark breast
Rose from the dreams of its wintry rest.
The snowdrop and then the violet
Arose from the ground with the warm rain wet
And their breath was mixed with sweet odour sent
From the turf, like the voice and the instrument.
Percy Bysshe Shelley

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6 Spring Rite - Wicca Style 321
7 Bright Beltane Blessings!

Maypole

Maypole

We are the Weavers,

We are the woven ones;

We are the dreamers,

We are the dream;

We are spiraling into the center,

The center of the wheel...

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8 Beltane Ritual 2010

Spring Flower BouquetThe altar should be a riot of bright colors—altar cloth, flowers, candles, all in joyous colors.

Include the usual adornments: goddess and god figures, corner candles, wand, athame, etc.

Adorn yourself also in bright colors, a bright smile, and a crown of flowers and ribbons. You and your altar should look like a celebration!

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9 Beltaine Celebration

Beltaine May 1

The Return of the Sun

Beltaine is an anglicanization of the Irish "Bealtaine" or the Scottish "Bealtuinn." While "tene" clearly means "fire," nobody really knows whether Bel refers to Belenus, a pastoral god of the Gauls, or is from "bel," simply meaning "brilliant." It might even derive from "bil tene" or "lucky fire" because to jump between two Beltane fires was sure to bring good fortune, health to your livestock, and prosperity.

When the Druids and their successors raised the Beltaine fires on hilltops throughout the British Isles on May Eve, they were performing a real act of magic, for the fires were lit in order to bring the sun’s light down to earth. In Scotland, every fire in the household was extinguished, and the great fires were lit from the need-fire which was kindled by 3 times 3 men using wood from the nine sacred trees. When the wood burst into flames, it proclaimed the triumph of the light over the dark half of the year.

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10 The Time of No Time: Beltane!

BelataneAround the medicine wheel of life we go, from season to season (solstice to equinox), the cardinal points and their mid-points speak the ancient cycles of time. It is so important to acknowledge, honour and celebrate nature’s auspicious times. If we are to restore spiritual order and harmony to our Earth, if we are to return to a balanced ecosystem, then we must keep the ancient earth holidays in some way. Why do you think the indigenous cultures of our world place so much emphasis on their sacred holidays and celebrations? These are the times of heartfelt reverence and traditional worship!

Remember Samhain? October 31st, when the veils are very thin and one can easily reach into the spiritual world of the ancestors through remembrance, offerings and ritual.

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11 Litha - The Midsummer Solstice
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The Litha festival is one of the lesser Sabbats of the Witches annual calendar and the day (in the northern hemisphere) is normally celebrated on the 21st of June, this however can vary from the 20th to the 23rd of June depending upon the Earth’s rotation around the Sun. The festival of Litha celebrates the arrival of summer when the hours of daylight are their longest and nights at their shortest. Litha is also known as: Alban Hefin, Alben Heruin, All-couples day, Feill- Sheathain, Feast of Epona, Gathering Day, Johannistag, St. John’s Day, Sonnwend, Thing-Tide, Vestalia, Whitsuntide or Whit Sunday.

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12 Litha Ritual 2010

litha_red_rose_magickLitha Ritual, 2010

By Crone

As at Beltane, the altar should be bright and colorful, as should you. Place flowers on the altar and wear them in your hair. Dress the altar in your usual tools and adornments, and be sure to include a small cauldron, burning charcoal and bits of wood. Have a small bowl of loose seeds of any type close at hand.

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13 Summer Solstice - Circle Casting Chant

litha_summer_solsticeCircle Casting Chant

HP* I cast with love this circle round
I make my mark upon the ground
With athame of power sound
The temple is erected
where love abounds

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14 Blessed Lammas

WheatAlthough in the heat of a Mid-western summer it might be difficult to discern, the festival of Lammas (August 1st) marks the end of summer and the beginning of fall. The days now grow visibly shorter and by the time we've reached autumns end (October 31st), we will have run the gamut of temperature from the heat of August to the cold of October.

"Lammas" was the medieval Christian name for the holiday and it means "loaf-mass", for this was the day on which the loaves of bread were baked from the first grain harvest and laid on the church altars as offerings. It was a day representative of 'first fruits' and early harvest.

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15 Lammas Ritual 2010

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Lammas is one of the greater Sabbats of the Witches calendar and in the Northern Hemisphere is celebrated on the 1st August (in the Southern Hemisphere the equivalent Sabbat is Imbolc). Traditionally Lammas is a celebration of the first fruits and first corn harvest of the year, when as a result of the union between the Goddess and God the land gives up its bounty. As summer turns to autumn and the plantings from spring begin to wither and die, they drop their produce for our use and seeds for a future harvest.

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16 Fall Equinox Meditation and Prayer Celebration

Autumn EquinoxThe fall or autumnal equinox marks equal hours of light and darkness, but particularly it is a time for appreciating and giving thanks for the fruits of our gardens and labors in life - at home, school or work.

Here is a plan for an equinox celebration for a group of people to hold outdoors - at the beach, park, in the mountains, or another space big enough wherever you live.

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1 Tools of a Witch
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As with most other religions, tools are used in witchcraft to aid and enhance ritual worship. Tools have no power in themselves, though they do have powerful symbolic significances. Some like the Wand and Athame (pronounced ath-ay-me) are used to invoke and direct whatever power we generate or pass through them.

While tools are not absolutely necessary to the practice of the craft, some tools are nice to have if only to focus our will and concentration. The basic tools to start with are the elemental tools or those tools which represent the four elements of life: The Pentacle for Earth, The Wand for Air, The Athame for Fire and The Chalice for Water.

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2 Pendulums

pendulumUsing a pendulum is a form of dousing and has been used as a divination tool for millennia. The ancient Romans used pendulum divination as described by the Roman historian Ammianus Marcellinus. Nostradamus is said to have used the following Roman method: A bowl was used made of a composite of many metals, or electrum, an alloy of gold and silver. A ring was attached by thread to a wand. The ring was probably a band of electrum with occult characters engraved upon it. The twenty-four letters of the Greek alphabet was engraved into the flange of the basin. A laurel branch tripod probably supported the bowl. (Laurel was the substance specified by the Enochian angels for the scrying table of John Dee.)

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3 Stones and Gems

jade_nephriteSince the first time man struck two stones together causing sparks to create fire (a magickal act to primitive man), stones have been viewed as possessing magickal powers and influences. In times of old stones were carried as talismans when traveling or going on journeys; they were believed to hold a connective source of power back to the homeland. This tradition eventually evolved into the wearing of amulets and rings decorated with stones and gems.

Stones have a long association with witchcraft being used by witches for many magickal purposes. Stones, gems and crystals contain their own unique powers and energies that can be used to influence differing occult functions. Many contain healing properties; some are used for protection and to ward off evil, while others are used for divination and spiritual communication.

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4 White Magic - Spring Prosperity Spell

Spring Prosperity Spell for the Month of March

Because it is the waxing part of the year, at a time when fertile energies abound, the Spring Equinox is a prime time to cast prosperity spells. There's no coincidence that prosperity is related to the fertility of the earth, considering how dependent upon the land our ancestors were for their very survival. Just as they were dependent on a bounteous harvest or thriving herd for their livelihood, so are we dependent on the growth of our businesses, salary and investments.

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5 Test Your "Witchy IQ" With this Witch Test

samantha_bewitched“Tis the witching hour of night, Orbed is the moon and bright, And the stars they glisten, glisten, Seeming with bright eyes to listen For what listen they?” John Keats

The singular popularity of the Harry Potter books and movies has magically transformed the occult into an international obsession. Don’t you think there is a little of the witch or wizard in all of us? It would be helpful to have the option to throw a love spell on that great looking hunk or babe you covet. Would you like to recapture “the one” who got away? I can certainly identify with that goal. I am researching my own little “come back to me hunk” spell as we speak. Perhaps, he won’t object to being turned into a slimy snail. He will be my hunk or someone’s snail, it is his choice to make. However, as a psychotherapist, I support freedom of choice and will fight for it with the very last ounce of strength in my body. However, there are limits.

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6 The Kitchen Witch - Egg Magic

easter_eggsOstara, otherwise known as the Vernal Equinox, marks the date when day overcomes night. Plants re-emerge from the earth, the air is filled with birdsong, and animals mate and bear young. Humans feel an overpowering urge to build now, to plant and to fall in love. This powerful time is when winter dreams need to be acted upon. The most potent talisman we have this time of the year is the egg, symbol of rebirth, new beginnings, and growth.

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7 The Kitchen Witch - Garlic

GarlicGarlic: The Kitchen Witches Best Friend

One of the most versatile tools of any magical person is garlic. Often called the “wonder drug” by herbalists, it serves a variety of medicinal as well as magical functions.

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8 The Kitchen Witch - Harvesting Herbs

kitchen_herb_basketLammas is time to harvest and preserve the herbs I’ve been growing since early spring. Keep in mind that Lammas is the first of three harvests and many if not all your herbs still have a way to go, be they annuals or perennials. So here are some tips and suggestions to help you with the process.

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9 Flora Magic - Pine Trees

Pine Branch and ConesMany of us think of using evergreens only as part of Yule and Christmas celebrations, but their magical uses extend well beyond the Yule season. Here are some ways to use pine to enhance your magic year-round:

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Blue PillThe 'Red Pill' Matrix - YOU DECIDE Red Pill

Morpheus: I imagine that right now you're feeling a bit like Alice. Tumbling down the rabbit hole?
Neo: You could say that.
Morpheus: I can see it in your eyes. You have the look of a man who accepts what he sees because he's expecting to wake up. Ironically, this is not far from the truth. Do you believe in fate, Neo?
Neo: No.
Morpheus: Why not?
Neo: 'Cause I don't like the idea that I'm not in control of my life.
Morpheus: I know exactly what you mean. Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know, you can't explain. But you feel it. You felt it your entire life. That there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there. Like a splinter in your mind -- driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. Do you know what I'm talking about?
Neo: The Matrix?
Morpheus: Do you want to know what it is?
(Neo nods his head.)
Morpheus: The Matrix is everywhere, it is all around us. Even now, in this very room. You can see it when you look out your window, or when you turn on your television. You can feel it when you go to work, or when go to church or when you pay your taxes. It is the world that has been pulled over your eyes to blind you from the truth.
Neo: What truth?
Morpheus: That you are a slave, Neo. Like everyone else, you were born into bondage, born inside a prison that you cannot smell, taste, or touch. A prison for your mind. (long pause, sighs) Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself. This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back.
(In his left hand, Morpheus shows a blue pill.)
Morpheus: You take the blue pill and the story ends. You wake in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. (a red pill is shown in his other hand) You take the red pill and you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit-hole goes. (Long pause; Neo begins to reach for the red pill) Remember -- all I am offering is the truth, nothing more.
(Neo takes the red pill and swallows it with a glass of water)

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The Matrix
written by Andy Wachowski & Larry Wachowski

1 The Marijuana Conspiracy - The Real Reason Hemp is Illegal

hempThe Marijuana Conspiracy - The Real Reason Hemp is Illegal

by Doug Yurchey, June 15, 2005

And I will raise up for them a plant of renown, and they shall be no more consumed with hunger in the land.-- Ezekiel 34/29

THE REAL REASON CANNABIS HAS BEEN OUTLAWED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ITS EFFECTS ON THE MIND AND BODY.

MARIJUANA is DANGEROUS. Pot is NOT harmful to the human body or mind. Marijuana does NOT pose a threat to the general public. Marijuana is very much a danger to the oil companies, alcohol, tobacco industries and a large number of chemical corporations. Various big businesses, with plenty of dollars and influence, have suppressed the truth from the people.

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2 Government of the Matrix

matrixLets refresh our memory before going further, what is the matrix? Let’s first reflect on the definition of the matrix. A matrix by definition is a system: Heritage Dictionary definition: A situation or surrounding substance within which something else originates, develops, or is contained: This matrix is technically neither good nor bad but is simply an environment, a playing field which operates on a particular concept or formula. That concept then determines the laws by which that environment will operate as does the gravitational laws of the earth matrix/system.

Within this matrix human emotion is the networking system through which these experiences will be carried out. These vessels or human bodies are then wired to process these electro chemical impulses. These elector chemical impulses or emotions are then stored in the subconscious. This body then responds to this storage by releasing such storage through diseases in the body and other conditions. There is however an expanded aspect of ourselves which exists and functions beyond the designed matrix whereby defining the biblical concept of being in this world but not of it.

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3 Flashback 1950s - Valiant Thor
Photo from Newspaper of Valiant Thor

Valient Thor

Venusian Delegate Contacted US Government in 1957

Below is an article that details events and a series of contacts with delegates from the planet Venus that was news worthy back in 1957.   -- AndEl

"One of the people who it has been my pleasure to meet personally is Harley A. Byrd - a person who knows a lot about Valient Thor (a space man living here on Earth). Here are some of his statements in regard to Val;

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4 The Dropa Tribe Stone Discs Revisited

Dropa DisksThe Dropa Tribe and Their Stone Discs Revisited

Philip Coppens

More than a decade ago, Hartwig Hausdorf reignited the debate as to whether aliens had crashlanded in the remote Chinese mountain range of Baian-Kara-Ula. Over the past decade, several elements of the story have been confirmed.

In the mid-1990s, German author and tour guide Hartwig Hausdorf reignited the debate as to whether aliens had crash-landed in their craft in the remote mountainous region of Baian-Kara-Ula, in China’s Qinhai Province. Over the past decade or so, several elements of the story have been confirmed.

The alleged crash-landing at Baian-Kara-Ula has become known as “the Chinese Roswell”—though the crash, if there was one, occurred not in 1947 or thereabouts but several thousand years ago.

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5 Ashtar - Decloakings Are Seconds Away-Be In Joy!

Channeler: Beth Trutwin

~Lord Ashtar

Greetings, This is Ashtar. One of these days soon there will be mass decloakings of our Ships, all over the World, simultaneously. New developments recently have made this possible. When this takes place, you will know arrests have taken place. We cannot make the Galactic presence known on a worldwide scale until everyone is safe from any threat of danger, including world leaders, news media, and military officials.

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6 Michael Tsarion

Michael Tsarion

Biography:

Alternative historian and author, Michael Tsarion is an expert on the occult history of Ireland and America. Born in Ireland, he has researched mythologies of the world, as well as his own country's magnificent and mysterious Druidic history. Michael's work considers the consequences to civilization of extraterrestrial involvement and answers many of the quandaries that have puzzled other "visitation" experts. It clarifies the disinformation about Atlantis and the lost continents of pre-history and it shows that the orchestrated chaos of today's world has roots in ancient times. Looking ahead, Michael offers profound solutions for the future.

http://www.coasttocoastam.com/guest/tsarion-michael/6077

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7 The Darkness Comes to Light

Darkness comes to LightUpdate by Sheldan Nidle for the Spiritual Hierarchy and the Galactic Federation

Selamat Jarin! We return with more to discuss with you. The events leading up to the announcements by the new transitional regimes are close to happening. Our Earth allies have caught the dark cabal in a series of grievous mistakes, which allows them to spring a trap that has taken literally years to construct.

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9 The Gods Fall from Grace 194
10 Global Grid Systems and Mass Mind Control 927
11 Future Map of North America 210
12 The Anchara Alliance and the Annunaki 427
13 Prosperity Programs, Nesara, 911 Explained!

Prosperity ProgramsFirst of all I would like to say before you start reading, this is not a so called channeled message. This message was posted on 9 December 2007 and it brings us an overview of what is occurring. I hope you enjoy, and that this message may bring us closer in awareness of NESARA and PROSPERITY.

Prosperity Programs, Nesara, 911 Explained! Mar 26/10
Friday, 26 March 2010 17:34

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14 Human Condition Thoughts: How The Grays Manipulate You Through Your Food

gray_visitorA Message From Fongeetale

I am Fongeetale, and I want to talk to you in more detail about how the human condition thoughts are given to you. The Council has chosen me to speak about this because I am very soothing, and I remain calm. Even the other members have trouble remaining calm when Reptilian emotions are being emitted around them. And there are Reptilians here in this room where I am talking.

I am projecting myself down from a ship and I am speaking, and wherever you are listening, part of you is meeting with me wherever I am. You project yourself. You don’t realize that you are already in many places at one time, but I am already there consciously. I know this fact consciously, and so, I have the capability to use it intentionally.

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The Tao top

tao_characterChinese symbols meaning in English can be complicated. For example, an explanation of the chinese symbols meaning is given by renowned Psychologist, Carl Jung: "The character of tao in its original form consists of a head, which probably must be interpreted as beginning, and then the character for going in its dual form in which it also means track, and underneath, the character for standing still, which is omitted in the later way of writing.

The meaning in English, then, is that of a track which, though fixed itself, leads from a beginning directly to the goal. The fundamental idea is that the Tao, though itself motionless, is the means of all movement and gives it law."

From The Secret of the Golden Flower by Richard Wilhelm & Carl Jung.

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3 The Tao Teh King by Lao-Tzu 148
Shinto - Way of God top

The word Shinto came from China, which means the way of God (or kami).

Shinto is the native religion of Japan. It is a polytheistic religion, and involves the worship of kami, or spirits. Shinto's kami are collectively called yaoyorozu no kami, which literally means "eight million kami."

Shinto is an animistic belief system, and it is believed that some kami reside in objects like rocks, trees, or mountains. Ancient Japanese people intuitively found such places or objects which had emitted sacred energy, and worshiped them by building shrines.

In shinto, various kinds of prayer rituals are emphasized for healing the sick people or other purification purposes.

1 Shintoism

Mt Fuji, JapanShinto is the native religion in Japan with its roots stretching back to 500 B.C., and is a poly-theistic one venerating almost any natural object ranging from mountains, rivers, water, rocks, trees, to dead notables. In other words, it is based on animism. Natural wonders make the Japanese believe, out of an awe or reverence, that such wonders are created by the mighty, super-natural powers, and the ghost of a deity dwells in such objects. Also great warriors, leaders and scholars are often divinized. Thus anything, even a rotten head of a sardine, can be deified, so goes a cynical saying. To dedicate to those diverse deities, shrines were erected in sacred spots throughout Japan. Among the natural phenomena, the sun is most appealing to the Japanese and the Sun Goddess is regarded as the principal deity of Shinto, particularly by the Imperial Family. We Japanese call our nation 'Nippon' in Japanese. It literally denotes 'the Origin of the Sun'. The Japanese national flag is simple, one red disk in the center, and it symbolizes the sun.

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2 Amaterasu

The Story of AmaterasuAmaterasu (天照 ), Amaterasu-ōmikami (天照大神/天照大御神 ) or Ōhiru-menomuchi-no-kami (大日孁貴神 ) is, in Japanese mythology, a sun goddess and perhaps the most important Shinto deity (神 kami). Her name, Amaterasu, means literally "(that which) illuminates Heaven". She was born from the left eye of Izanagi as he purified himself in a river and went on to become the ruler of the Higher Celestial Plain (Takamagahara).,

She is also said to be directly linked in lineage to the Imperial Household of Japan and the Emperor, who are considered descendants of the kami themselves.

History

Story of Amaterasu

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3 Shinto: The Indigenous Religion of Japan
Shinto ToriiShinto (also Shintoism) is the term for the indigenous religious beliefs and practices of Japan. Shinto has no founder, no official sacred scriptures, and no fixed creeds, but it has preserved its main beliefs and rituals throughout the ages.

The word Shinto, which comes from the Chinese shin tao, meaning "the way of kami", came into use in order to distinguish indigenous Japanese beliefs from Buddhism, which had been introduced into Japan in the 6th century AD.

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4 Japanese History: Meiji Period (1868 - 1912)

Fushimi Inari Fox GodMeiji Period (1868 - 1912)  

In 1867/68, the Tokugawa era found an end in the Meiji Restoration. The emperor Meiji was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo which became the new capital; his imperial power was restored. The actual political power was transferred from the Tokugawa Bakufu into the hands of a small group of nobles and former samurai.
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5 Shinto Dieties: Kami 212

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