Winter Wonderland

SEDONA, ARIZONA - JANUARY 19, 2007It's thrilling al fresco. Heavy snowflakes are coming down. The road during Sedona from Flagstaff is 30 miles of switchbacks as the praise drops from 7500 feet to really 5000.This is one of the utmost charming areas in America. The the populace now grow to be all thin, fit, well-off, very clothed and quick-witted looking. I style out of place. They are indisputably not criterion American Wal-Mart the populace. The houses now are large.The firm grocery store has a Starbucks roast and four isles of fine wine. I style self-important that I don't buy bottled water or 5 brunette, but in an gigantic accident my old solid companion sends me a Starbucks gift card today for relief him a new abuser.Denny Doherty died today. Completely one of the four members of "Mammas and Pappas" group is now static up and about. I listened to "California Dreamin'" in in advance 1966 on a radio in Air Jam Representative Training Sequence at what time making up my waste at 0430. I endlessly liked that space.All the grass are grovelAnd the sky is grizzledI've been for a aimOn a winter's dayPrincess Firecloud and I went on a thrilling trek today. We started near here an complete chapel built during the mountains. In the role of it rains now the hiking trails turn during very Spartan red mud.The firm businesses protect everyday fine restaurants, psychics, eddy advisors, purveyors of magic crystals, Hyatt time shares, and art gallerys.In are a ram of Sedona Pictures..way too everyday...such as the sun is out the red prize spires are magnificent...it was thug today so I punched up the pictures with Google's Picassa....

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Feng Shui Obiecte Si Simboluri Norocoase

Obiectele norocoase Feng Shui, simboluri ale sansei in viata, sanatatii si aspiratiilor pozitive, trebuie amplasate la vedere, in locuri din caution sa iasa in evidenta, astfel incat simbolismul lor sa actioneze asupra mintii noastre.Acest efect spiritual are darul de a ne inspira ganduri pozitive, ganduri caution se transforma in actiuni ce ne pot sprijini in atingerea obiectivelor.Obiectele Feng Shui sunt utilizate pentru atingerea unui tel characteristic. Unele dintre ele sunt helpfully norocoase numai daca sunt asezate in locuri corespunzatoare, potrivite cu tipul si functiunea obiectului.

Iata cateva din cele mai populare obiecte norocoase Fenh Shui, intalnite pe cuprinsul intregii Chine...

DRAGONUL FENG SHUI

Dragonul este un simbol al autoritatii, el putand fi amplasat source intr-un birou pentru a evoca puterea si autoritatea unui lider sau a unei persoane aflate intr-un post de conducere.Dragonul trebuie asezat pe "peretele dragonului" (peretele din stanga atunci cand ai in fata ta usa), intr-o pozitie in caution sa nu fie indreptat catre usa sau o fereastra.

PASAREA PHOENIX FENG SHUI

Simbol al reinnoirii, phoenix-ul este plasat corespunzator in partea din fata a unei carcass, astfel incat, prin orientarea lui, sa nu dea impresia ca este gata "sa zboare catre usa".

TIGRUL FENG SHUI

Reprezentari ale puterii si vitejiei, tigrii se recomanda sa fie asezati intr-un intrand din perete sau intr-un birou.Tigrul nu trebuie sa aiba gura deschisa, ca si cum ar fi gata sa sfasie.

CALUL FENG SHUI

Simbol al puterii si miscarii, calul este preferat adesea de catre oamenii carora le place sa calatoreasca. O pictura sau o sculptura reprezentand un cal poate fi amplasata pe biroul sau aproape de biroul unei persoane cu o functie de conducere, pentru a potenta imaginea sa de om puternic si dinamic.Calul nu trebuie sa fie orientat catre usa sau o fereastra.

ELEFANTUL FENG SHUI

Elefantii trebuie sa aiba intotdeuna trompele indreptate in sus, ca si cum ar "trambita", adica ar anunta vesti bune.Ei pot fi asezati in holul de intrare al unei carcass, fara a fi, insa, indreptati catre usa.

BROASCA TESTOASA FENG SHUI

Sombol al longevitatii si constantei, broasca testoasa poate fi amplasata in camerele persoanelor mai in varsta din casa.Intrucat este un animal caracterizat de o miscare lenta, nu se recomanda a fi asezata intr-un birou sau la un loc de munca.

Uneori, mai multe broaste testoase de mici dimensiuni sunt pozitionate sub forma unui cerc, de preferinta pe o masa rotunda.In acest caz, broastele testoase simbolizeaza perpetuarea sau continuitatea.

PISICA BANILOR FENG SHUI

Desi originare din Japonia, aceste pisicute dragalase au devenit foarte populare in Hong Kong, putand fi vazute adesea atarnate de oglinzile retrovizoare ale taxiurilor din aceasta regiune.Modele mult mai sofisticate pot fi intalnite in restaurante, magazine sau locuinte.De obicei, o "pisica a banilor" trebuie sa fie alba, cu pete aurii sau negre asemenea unor monezi, existand insa si variante executate intru totul din aur.

Avand darul de a atrage banii, o astfel de pisica este amplasata catre usa de intrare in casa sau pe "o masa a norocului".

BROASCA NOROCOASA FENG SHUI

De mari dimensiuni si colorate overstated, broastele norocoase sunt reprezentate tinand o moneda in gura, un alt sirag de monezi fiind prezent la picioarele lor.Ele trebuie sa fie pozitionate catre usa de la intrare, astfel incat sa atraga sau "sa prinda" banii trecatorilor.Prezente, in mod obisnuit, in magazine, ele sunt amplasate pe sau in apropierea registrului de casa, cu fata indreptata catre usa.

CRISTALUL DIN CUART Stormy

Aceste tip de cristal este utilizat in pony masura de catre ghicitorii moderni, datorita energiei piezoelectrice admirer.O sfera de cristal sau un ansamblu de cristale bine pozitionate pot raspandi o energie pozitiva intr-o intreaga incapere sau pot neutraliza unele forme de Yin chi.

Uneori executate manual, cu mai multe fatete, bolurile de cristal folosite in Feng Shui au doar capacitatea de a reflecta lumina, ele neproducand energie, asemeni cuarturilor naturale.Pentru a avea un efect benefic, sunt amplasate sau agatate in locuri in caution pot capta lumina solara sau o sursa incandescenta de lumina.

TAEL-UL DE AUR FENG SHUI

In Porcelain, aurul este vandut folosindu-se ca unitate de masura tael-ul.Un tael este putin mai greu decat o uncie (28,3 grame) si are o forma specifica.Imitatiile tael-ului, executate din metale aurite sau stralucitoare, ori din elastic, sunt helpfully simboluri ale prosperitatii si sunt amplasate, de obicei, pe "o masa a norocului".

BUDDHA RAZAND

Statuetele lui "Buddha caution rade" sunt simboluri ale prosperitatii, fericirii si maririi membrilor unei familii.Ele sunt asezate, de cele mai multe ori, in sufragerii, camere de zi sau holuri.

MASA NOROCOASA FENG SHUI

Unul din cele mai interesante mijloace de a atrage norocul de partea ta consta in a avea o masa a norocului sau o masa norocoasa.Amplasata, in mod picture perfect, intr-un horse, astfel incat sa fie protejata de pereti din ambele parti, aceasta masa nu trebuie sa aiba deasupra nici o sursa de lumina si este necesar sa fie cat mai indepartata fata de o usa.

Masa norocului serveste, adesea, ca loc de asezare ale altor obiecte norocoase, precum boluri sau ansambluri de cristale, broaste norocoase, pisici ale banilor, taeli de aur, o farfurioara cu monezi de ciocolata invelite in poleiala aurie sau alte bomboane de forma unor monezi.

Pe masa sau langa ea se poate aseza o vaza cu o floare naturala, fara frunze tepoase sau ascutite.In caz ca floarea se vestejeste, ea trebuie sa fie inlocuita imediat cu o alta, proaspata.

De asemenea, pentru atragerea banilor, langa masa norocoasa se poate amplasa un vas de lut cu o gura larga, continand cateva monede.

O alta posibilitate consta in asezarea pe peretele din spatele mesei a unui tablou al prosperitatii.In genere, tablourile prosperitatii pot fi o caligrafii chinezesti norocoase, eyesight reprezentand tarani recoltand graul, pescari cu plase incarcate cu pesti, carcass sau gradini frumoase sau imagini ale unor fructe sau alimente proaspete.

O masa a norocului acumuleaza averea prin stabilizarea chi-ului, asa ca ea nu trebuie sa fie asezata langa obiecte sugerand miscarea, precum cai in galop, pasari in zbor, masini sau alte mijloace de send, acvarii cu pesti.

ACVARIUL FENG SHUI

Un acvariu este considerat norocos, fiind inzestrat cu capacitatea de a aduce prosperitatea casei atunci cand este bine pozitionat.Pestii, mai ales cei din varietatea blackmole ( black molly) sunt considerati a avea capacitatea a absorbi chi-ul negativ.Daca pestii blackmole din acvariu mor in mod repetat, este necesara verificarea temperaturii apei, a aeratorului si a hranei acestora.Daca toate acestea sunt corespunzatoare, dar pestii continua sa moara, acest lucru este considerat ca o indicatie a faptului ca locuinta este incarcata cu o energie negativa.

In Hong Kong, atunci cand o familie se muta intr-o alta casa, ea aseaza aproape de usa de la intrare un acvariu continand 6 sau 8 pesti blackmole si un peste auriu.Se spune ca pestii blackmole ruse vibratiile energiei harmful specifice locului sau lasate de catre fostii locatari, pestii morti fiind imediat inlocuiti ; intregul procesul continua pana cand este absorbit tot ghinionul.

Acvariile sunt pozitionate in locuri ale casei sau camerei unde are loc, in mod obisnuit, o activitate, pe peretele din stanga (peretele dragonului) sau pe peretele forward.Acvariul nu trebuie sa fie asezat langa peretele din dreapta (peretele tigrului) sau langa cel din route.

Sunt recomandate acvariile sferice, cilindrice sau paralelipipedice.Cele cubice sau sub forma unor prisme triunghiulare nu sunt put forward, intrucat aceste forme reprezinta pamantul si focul, elemente opuse apei.

In Feng Shui se utilizeaza pesti de culoare neagra, aurie si argintie.Numarul de pesti rosii trebuie sa fie limitat, intrucat culoarea rosie este in disagreement cu elementul apei.Numarul flawless de pesti din acvariu este de asemenea illuminating. Pentru atragrea prosperitatii se recomanda un numar de 1, 6, 8, sau 9 pesti.

CEASUL FENG SHUI

Specialistii Feng Shui obisnuiesc sa amplaseze un ceas in acea zona a casei caution contine un chi pozitiv, astfel incat miscarea acelor sau pendulului ceasului sa stimuleze chi-ul si sa il faca sa circule prin intreaga locuinta.Se recomanda pozitionarea unui astfel de ceas pe peretele din stanga (peretele dragonului) sau pe cel forward, fara a fi insa orientat catre usa de la intrare.

Intrucat ceasurile sugereaza trecerea ireversibila a timpului, ele nu sunt folosite de catre chinezi drept cadouri.Cele mai benefice forme ale ceasurilor sunt rotunde, ovale, hexagonale si octogonale.

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Wicca 12

EXEGESIS ON THE WICCAN REDE
by Judy Harrow

Originally published in HARVEST - Volume 5, Number 3 (Oimelc, 1985) second publication: THE HIDDEN PATH - Volume X, Number 2 Beltane, 1987)

All religions began with somebody's sudden flashing insight, enlightenment, a shining vision. Some mystic found the way and the words to share the vision, and, sharing it, attracted followers. The followers may repeat those precise and poetic words about the vision until they congeal into set phrases, fused language, repeated by rote and without understanding.

Clichs begin as great wisdom - that's why they spread so fast - and end as ritual phrases, heard but not understood. Living spirituality so easily hardens to boring religious routine, maintained through guilt and fear, or habit and social opportunism - any reason but joy.

We come to the Craft with a first generation's joy of discovery, and a first generation's memory of bored hours of routine worship in our childhood. Because we have known the difference, it is our particular challenge to find or make ways to keep the Craft a living, real experience for our grandchildren and for the students of our students.

I think the best of these safeguards is already built into the Craft as we know it, put there by our own good teachers. On our Path, the mystic experience itself is shared, not just the fruits of mysticism. We give all our students the techniques, and the protective/supportive environment that enable almost every one of them to Draw the Moon and/or Invoke the God. This is an incredibly radical change from older religions, even older Pagan religions, in which the only permissible source of inspiration has been to endlessly reinterpret and reapply the vision of the Founder (the Bible, the Book of the Law, the Koran,... ). The practice of Drawing the Moon is the brilliant crown of the Craft.

But notice how often, in the old myths, every treasure has its pitfalls? I think I'm beginning to see one of ours. Between the normal process of original visions clotting into cliche, and our perpetual flow of new inspiration, we are in danger of losing the special wisdom of those who founded the modern Craft. I do not think we should assiduously preserve every precious word. My love for my own Gardnerian tradition does not blind me to our sexist and heterosexist roots. And yet, I want us to remain identifiably Witches and not meld into some homogeneous
"New Age" sludge. For this, I think we need some sort of anchoring in tradition to give us a sense of identity. Some of the old sayings really do crystallize great wisdom as well, life-affirming Pagan wisdom that our culture needs to hear.

So I think it's time for a little creative borrowing from our neighbors.
Christians do something they call "exegesis;" Jews have a somewhat similar process called "midrash." What it is, is something between interpretation and meditation, a very concentrated examination of a particular text. The assumption often is that every single word has meaning (cabalists even look at the individual letters). Out of this inspired combination of scholarship and daydream comes the vitality of those paths whose canon is closed. The contemporary example, of course, is Christian Liberation Theology, based on a revisioning of Jesus that would utterly shock John Calvin.

Although our canon is not closed- and the day it is, is the day I quit -I'm suggesting that we can use a similar process to renew the life of the older parts of our own still-young heritage.

So, I'd like to try doing some exegesison an essential statement of the Craft way of life. Every religion has some sort of ethic, some guideline for what it means to live in accord-ance with this particular mythos, this worldview. Ours, called the Wiccan Rede, is one of the most elegant statements I've heard of the principle of situational ethics. Rather than placing the power and duty to decide about behavior with teachers or rulebooks, the Rede places it exactly where it belongs, with the actor.

eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill:
AN IT HARM NONE, DO WHAT YOU WILL.
By Judy Harrow

I'd like to start with the second phrase first, and to take it almost word by word.

Do what YOU will. This is the challenge to self-direction, to figure out what we want, and not what somebody else wants for us or from us. All of us are subject to tremendous role expectations and pressures, coming from our families, our employers, our friends, society in general. It's easy to just be molded, deceptively easy to become a compulsive rebel and reflexively do the opposite of whatever "they" seem to want. Living by the Rede means accepting the responsibility to assess the results of our actions and to choose when we will obey, confront or evade the rules.

Do what you WILL. This is the challenge to introspection, to know what we really want beyond the whim of the moment. The classic example is that of the student who chooses to study for an exam rather than go to a party, because what she really wants is to be a doctor. Again, balance is needed. Always going to the library rather than the movies is the road to burnout, not the road to a Nobel.
What's more, there are others values in life, such as sensuality, intimacy, spirituality, that get ignored in a compulsively long-term orientat-ion. So, our responsibility is not to mechanically follow some rule like "always choose to defer gratification in your own long-term self interest," but to really listen within, and to really choose, each time.

DO what you will. This is the challenge to action. Don't wait for Prince Charming or the revolution. Don't blame your mother or the system. Make a realistic plan that includes all your assets. Be sure to include magic, both the deeper insights and wisdoms of divination and the focusing of will and energy that comes from active workings. Then take the first steps right now. But, beware of thoughtless action, which is equally dangerous. For example, daydreaming is needed, to envision a goal, to project the results of actions, to check progress against goals, sometimes to revise goals. Thinking and planning are necessary parts of personal progress. Action and thought are complementary;
neither can replace the other.

When you really look at it, word by word, it sounds like a subtle and profound guide for life, does it not? Is it complete? Shall "do what you will" in fact be
"the whole of the law" for us? I think not. The second phrase of the Rede discusses the individual out of context. Taken by itself, DO WHAT YOU WILL"
would produce a nastily competitive society, a "war of each against all" more bitter than what we now endure. That is, it would if it were possible. Happily, it's just plain not.

Pagan myth and modern biology alike teach us that our Earth is one
interconnected living sphere, a whole system in which the actions of each affect all (and this is emphatically not limited to humankind) through intrinsic, organic feedback paths. As our technology amplifies the effects of our individual actions, it becomes increasingly critical to under-stand that these actions have consequences beyond the individual; consequences that, by the very nature of things, come back to the individual as well. Cooperation, once
"merely" an ethical ideal, has become a survival imperative. Life is relational, contextual. Exclusive focus on the individual Will is a lie and a deathtrap.

The qualifying "AN IT HARM NONE," draws a Circle around the individual Will and places each of us firmly within the dual contexts of the human community and the complex life-form that is Mother Gaia. The first phrase of the Rede directs us to be aware of results of our actions projected not only in time, as long-term personal outcomes, but in space - to consider how actions may effect our families, co-workers, community, and the life of the Earth as a whole, and to take those projections into account in our decisions.

But, like the rest of the Rede, "an it harm none" cannot be followed unthinkingly. It is simply impossible for creatures who eat to harm none. Any refusal to decide or act for fear of harming someone is also a decision and an action, and will create results of some kind. When you consider that "none"
also includes ourselves, it becomes clear that what we have here is a goal and an ideal, not a rule.

The Craft, assuming ethical adulthood, offers us no rote rules. We will always be working on incomplete knowledge. We will sometimes just plain make mistakes.
Life itself, and life-affirming religion, still demands that we learn, decide, act, and accept the results.

Symbolism For Moths

Okay so i've had a grip of moths and caterpillars coming around the last few weeks. More so than usual. Now once upon a time I read they were a sign of the Goddess watching over you. I wish I could remember where I read it but that was many many sleeps ago... My daughter says they are spirits sent to watch over us (keep in mind she is 3). Maybe she knows something I don't. Probably isn't the first time and most certainly won't be the last. I really love how kids can see things we've long forgotten about or made not to believe in as a result of mainstream society. Some of us never forget though.:) Anywhooo here's a post on moths and their meaning / symbolism.

These are the kind I have in the garden atm

MOTH POWER ANIMAL, SYMBOL OF TRANSFORMATION

By Ina Woolcott

Moth's gifts include the power of the whirlwind, ease of movement in darkness/shadow, transformation/metamorphosis, ability to confuse enemies, ability to find light in darkness, hearing spoken and unspoken messages.

Moths reside in all but polar regions. Their bodies, legs and wings are covered with numerous touch hairs that come off if the moth is touched - they are highly sensitive to touch. They can feel, smell, taste and tell the temperature with their feathery antennae, with the tiny pegs on them acting as receptors. The moth views everything clearly. Moth people usually have strong psychic and healing abilities and must watch out not to pick up others problems and carry them around in their energy fields, or confusion or irritability may occur.

Metamorphosis is part of moths magic - the egg stage is symbolic of the birth of an idea, the larvae stage is the foundation, the chrysalis stage is symbolic of the manifestation, and the growing of wings symbolises taking flight and exploring uncharted territory.

An interesting trait of the moth is hiow they use their wings. A resting moth either wraps its wings around itself, holds them extended to the side or folds the wings up. This implies a basic nurturing property and moth people may find themselves in the role of care giver.

With their acute hearing - their hearing organs are located on their legs, giving them the ability to sense vibrations around them - the moth is able to detect ultra sound. Pay attention to what is being spoken and also the unspoken, underlying messages in what is heard. Observe the body language of those around you and those you come in contact with if this is yoru power animal. Also pay attention to your sensitivity to others, the lacking side of it or the over side of it. Perhaps you are in a situation that needs to be rethought. Are you being honest to yourself and others?

The moth is an optimist and opportunist with countless transformative properties. From them we learn how to expand and perfect our inherent psiychic abilities, and how to let go of negative energies and unwelcome influences, helping us move into our personl power and happiness.

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