luni, 26 septembrie 2011

[which_witch_is_witch] Digest Number 4882

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Fw: [TheOldWorldKitchen] Inner Peace

Posted by: "Grandfather Oak" robert_patti@windstream.net   grandfatheroak_wizard

Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:15 am (PDT)





From: sylbhraven
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 10:44 AM

Inner Peace:
If you can start the day without caffeine,
If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can conquer tension without medical help,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,

...Then You Are Probably .........

The Family Dog!

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Fw: [TheOldWorldWitches] The Early Court Cases

Posted by: "Grandfather Oak" robert_patti@windstream.net   grandfatheroak_wizard

Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:19 am (PDT)





From: sylbhraven
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 10:24 AM
The Early Court Cases

The Early Court Cases

In 1554 a priest in Eyjafjörður was charged with raping his sister-in-law, a minor, with the aid of grimoires found in his possession. He was outlawed from the region and sentenced to lose one arm and both ears, and to pay his father-in-law vast sums in compensation. The authorities later allowed him to keep his arm and ears, and he then became a parish priest in the Strandir region.

The first person burnt at the stake for practicing sorcery was a farmhand in Eyjafjörður named Jón Rögnvaldsson. He was accused of having raised a ghost and sent it to do mischief on a neighbouring farm. Jón denied all charges but when some pages with runic characters and signs were found among his possessions the local sheriff promptly had him burnt. The most likely explanation for this sudden execution is that the sheriff, a young man who had fairly recently gotten the job after studying abroad, decided to act swiftly and impress his superiors. Evidently he succeeded in this because a few years later the Danish authorities demanded that he take over the position of lögmaður (one of two head sheriffs in the country) without the customary election. Twenty nine years passed until the next fires were kindled.

In 1617 the Danish authorities sent a royal order defining punishments for witchcraft but it was probably never ratified by the general assembly at Þingvellir. In the following years mentions of sorcery become more numerous in the records, especially after the trials in the seventeen-thirties of Jón the Learned of Strandir, one of the most remarkable men of the 17th century. Jón had previously fled the Westfjords because of his criticism of the powerful sheriff, Ari in Ögur, who had ordered the killing of over 40 shipwrecked Basque whalers in 1615. Jón did not deny having practiced healing such as found in a book of charms and cures presented to the lawcourt (the table of contents is copied in the court records) but staunchly denied practicing magic or sorcery. Jón was outlawed from the country, but after a hearing before the university court in Copenhagen and a second trial where the first verdict was confirmed, he was allowed to live out his days in the east of Iceland where he wrote a number of works, most of them for the bishop in Skálholt, Brynjólfur Sveinsson.

From 1654 when three men were executed in Trékyllisvík in Strandir only one or two court cases are mentioned in the sources until the 1670s, when the witch-hunt seems to have been at its zenith. After the last execution in 1683, and especially after 1690 when a royal decree ordered that all capital offenses must be referred to the authorities in Copenhagen, the cases became fewer. In 1719 the assembly at Þingvellir scolded a sheriff for wasting the court's time with an accusation for magic. This marks the end of the "burning-times" in Iceland.
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Ashwaganda for Anxiety

Posted by: "Grandfather Oak" robert_patti@windstream.net   grandfatheroak_wizard

Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:37 am (PDT)





From: sylbhraven
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 9:42 AM
Ashwaganda for Anxiety

Ashwaganda for Anxiety
Ashwagandha, also known as Indian Winter Cherry, or scientifically as Withania somnifera has been used by any ancient people for healing the body of imbalance and disorder. It is well known in Ayurvedic medicine as a holistic herbal remedy, which assists total body health and well-being. This magical herbal extract is strong and influences the chemicals in your body to bring stunning results. Ashwagandha is mostly known for its influence on the mind and body in relieving anxiety, depression, stress, tension, mood swings, and even mental and physical fatigue.

This herb originates in India, North Africa, the Middle East, and some parts of North America, and stems from a small evergreen shrub found in these areas. Withania somnifera contains natural active compounds such as alkaloids, steroidal lactones, saponins, and withanolides which all help to balance the mind and body when introduced to stresses of different sorts.

Ashwagandha has scientifically proven health benefits. It can act as an anti-anxiety, antidepressant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-arthritic which help to balance the body during the chemical and physical reactions that take place in our body when undergoing stress. Scientists have noted different chemicals and receptors in our body that are affected when we are stressed out.

Due to these scientically proven healing qualities of this herb, it has been efficient in treating the body of symptoms associated with anxiety and depression. It can balance the mind and enhance mental functions bringing about more focus, concentration, and mental alertness, therefore battling the lethargy and ability to become distracted when suffering from depression.

This substance may also be used as a tonic when feeling nervous and anxious, as it will relieve intense emotions and chemicals attached to them. This natural ingredient can also invigorate the body, leaving you with a strong sense of relief, comfort, and physical relaxation. It has also been proven effective in decreasing inflammation associated with mood swings due to its superb anti-inflammatory healing qualities.

Ashwagandha is usually found in capsule form, and should be taken consecutively to receive the best results.The recommended dose is 500 milligrams once a day. You may also find this herb in powder forms in some health stores. You can mix this with liquids or make an herbal tea to have the same mind inducing effects.

Ashwagandha also has antioxidant, mind-boosting, immune-enhancing, and rejuvenating properties to balance chemicals in your body. This supplement targets your brain and may affect other organ systems as well when it is being metabolized by your cells.

The amazing characteristic of this healing plant is that it has no documented side effects. There is, however, a precaution to take, which you should use when taking any herb; always take it in moderation, and do not take more than its recommended dose. If too much of the Ashwagandha is taken it could cause upset stomach, or other mild symptoms of irritation.

This herbal remedy is becoming popular and highly appealing to a large amount of people around the world, as scientists are noting that this herb is safer to use than pharmaceutical drugs. It targets your mind, causing a positive influence on your body without inducing other harmful or alternate chemical or biological reactions in your body. Most pharmaceutical anti-anxiety drugs target the brain, but actually reduce your brain’s activity, instead of enhancing it. This causes the drowsy, foggy feeling to occur after taking each dose, and may actually cause other abnormal mental reactions.

There is a reason why ancient cultures have used this herbal remedy for so long. Clinical trials reveal the potential for treating the mind holistically without inducing synthetically made chemicals into the body. Ayurvedic medicine use herbal remedies for a wide variety of illnesses, both major and minor, as this form of Eastern medicine is becoming more and more well known throughout the West, bringing stunning results to many people through enhancing their mental, physical, and emotional well-being.
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/ashwaganda-for-anxiety



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Fw: [TheOldWorldWitches] Multidimensional Healing- developing as a H

Posted by: "Grandfather Oak" robert_patti@windstream.net   grandfatheroak_wizard

Sun Sep 25, 2011 9:54 am (PDT)





From: sylbhraven
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 9:37 AM
Multidimensional Healing- developing as a Healer

Multidimensional Healing- developing as a Healer

In order to develop as a healer it is important to realise that the ability to heal and find healing is natural and innate, and that all healing is multidimensional. Once this is grasped we can move forward more easily from a state of despair or suffering towards a state of self-realisation and fulfillment.

To understand why the ability to heal is natural and innate, let us consider the word 'healing'. It means 'to make whole'. Next, consider the fact that there is an underlying wholeness to life (this is now being confirmed by science). While we can get lost in the appearance of divisions and dichotomies, which are born from our own fragmented perception and appear to be confirmed through our experience of acting them out, it remains the case that, in the background of our human dramas, life itself is whole, and has a tendency to move towards even greater degrees of wholeness.

It can be helpful here to realise the distinction between essence and form. The underlying wholeness is the essence of life, and the expression of that essence through vibration is the form that life takes. The more that we identify with form at the expense of essence, the more that we experience separation and create a need for healing. In this context, healing is basically the process of recovering our experience of wholeness by remembering our essence. Healing is available to all because behind all form is essence. If we are not in touch with the essence of form it is not because we do not have the ability, it is simply because for the time being we are choosing to identify with form. The choice to identify exclusively with form is often made out of habit or fear: when we explore the world of form so deeply, it is easy to become attached to it.

Since healing is a natural process, that unfolds wherever there is a relationship between essence and form (everywhere), we can all participate in it. Let us be clear: healing has many aspects to it. Ask a room full of people to put up their hands if they are healers, and unless each person in that room is a therapist, few hands will go up. This is because there is a misconception about healing. Healing is not just about practising a therapy one has trained in: it is more broad than this. It occurs in everyday life, in any scenario, where choices that uphold wholeness prevail over choices that uphold separation or division.

Why practise healing in the first place? There is no compulsion to do so. The exploration of the relationship between form and essence has created a game in which there are no rules as such. However, by choosing to create healing by touching our essence and helping essence to be revealed by form, we move towards self-realisation and tap the power that comes from identifying with our essence. That power enables us to connect consciously with everything and to release the pain that was created by acting out the belief of separation. When more and more people make this choice together, which begins when each person makes the choice individually, war and conflict will cease, love and peace will prevail, and the synergy of our increased interconnectivity will make available to us the enormous power of co-creation. In short, we get more out of life and release ourselves from suffering.

Healing can be practised in many different forms. Yet, whenever it is practised, it will be multidimensional in nature. That is because life is multidimensional. For instance, when relationships between people are being healed, there will be changes on a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual level. The more that we focus the healing on all dimensions of life, the more powerful the healing will be. This is why conventional diplomacy can fail to bring about peace, or why the manufacture of drugs to treat the symptoms of an illness can fail to eradicate the illness itself: true healing does not occur.

Given the fact that we can all heal, and given the fact that we always create our own reality, there are really no victims in this universe, although it is easy sometimes to think so. This is not being disrespectful or heartless to people who are suffering or have suffered. For sure, there do appear to be innocent people who suffer, but in truth that is no more than a judgment on the part of whoever is observing, from their limited perspective. It is important to realise that there is always a bigger picture to reality and that for a person to create suffering for themselves they do not necessarily have to be consciously willing to suffer. This makes sense when we realise that the unconscious mind is often more powerful at creating our reality than the conscious mind.

Let us move on to some practical suggestions for working. The first thing we need to be aware of is that we live in a multidimensional reality. This means two things. Firstly, it means that the physical world that we perceive is only a small aspect of a much larger multidimensional reality. In other words, we have incomplete information if we are just using our physical senses to assess a situation. The field of perception is likely to be a small percentage of what is truly available to us. Secondly, it means that there is a lot more that we can work on than we can perceive with our physical senses. So what can appear as a helpless situation from a purely physical standpoint may be easily remedied from a multidimensional standpoint, or at least the situation will be given greater meaning from such a standpoint.

Most of us have not been taught to develop as a multidimensional being. The closest we have got in recent history is with religion, new age practices, and the experimentation with psychedelic drugs. Yet all three have tended to be used within the overriding context of political societies that depend on people giving away their power, and so their use has been limited. The fact that we have not been taught to develop as a multidimensional being may explain why there is so much suffering in our world. It is no surprise that the pineal gland - the gland which produces powerful hormones to open us to other dimensions - begins to calcify as early as five, six, or seven years of age, and that its heavy calcification in adulthood is taken as the norm by the medical profession.

If we have not been taught to develop ourselves as a multidimensional being, we may not have much trust in our ability to develop in this way. There may also be personal fears about doing so, for one reason or another. Yet we can all begin the exploration of multidimensional reality as part of our own healing, so long as we have no resistance. There are many tools, teachings, and initiations that claim to open us up to multidimensional reality, but these, while they can be useful, are sometimes a diversion and a means for control, for the 'lifting of the veils' is something that we can only truly do for ourselves.

By developing a non-resistance to our experience, which will be helped if we do not fear or over-rationalise it, we will be well on the way to expanding our potential as a healer. Be prepared to cultivate and use the imagination to aid your multidimensional development. The imagination is not useless for acquiring accurate information, despite what we are told by mainstream society, for the imagination is the means for subconscious and superconscious information to be made conscious. Some of this information will be multidimensional in nature, which means that it will be formed from our sensitivity to non-ordinary as well as ordinary realities. The more that we experience our unlimited identity without resistance, the more sensitive we will become to multidimensional reality, for we will be moving beyond conventional boundaries of experience.

Meditation, sitting quietly, or entering trance-like or daydream states all induce the same characteristic brainwave states that enable us to open up to multidimensional reality. When we are in these states we can use our imagination or sensitivity to explore the multidimensional nature of our world. Sometimes the information you receive will not make complete sense, and sometimes no sense at all, but try not to analyse at this stage and try to go along with the images, senses, words, or feelings that you may get. Often you will be working with symbolic rather than literal information, anyway, for it is far easier to communicate symbolic information when the communication is between different realities.

Once you are confident in opening up to a multidimensional reality, it then becomes possible to work with the power of intent to manifest positive change within other realities, in order for positive change to manifest in our physical reality. Some people will scoff at the idea of affecting change at a distance, let alone by doing so through another reality, but only because they fail to see how interconnected we are with our environment, and how many dimensions make up our reality. At one level we are one with everything, in whatever dimension, so the ability to affect anything anywhere is not so ridiculous.

There are many ways of working as a healer. Sometimes it is enough to create a resonance for change by holding a vision or intention and empowering it with the force of multidimensional reality. This is often the basis for the success of prayer. We can empower the vision or intention by holding it in focus with the fullness of our being - which means that we hold the focus using an identity that has expanded to incorporate physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual reality. The power of physical reality is sometimes overlooked, but it actually serves to ground the healing.

The vision or intention may be formed perfectly in a multidimensional manner, accompanied by the desire and expectation for it to manifest, but that does not mean that it will necessarily manifest in physical reality. That can sometimes depend on how much other people and the Earth's energy field are resonating with that vision. In some cases, until there is a degree of resonance, the vision or intention will remain in a different dimension, and will either fade in time, or remain available to manifest in future, particularly if it is reinvigorated by repeatedly focusing on the vision or intention. This information will hopefully encourage healers who despair when their work seems to have no effect. It is important, though, to try not to question whether a particular healing will or will not manifest in physical reality, for that questioning can create doubt within us which can then block the manifestation of healing by canceling out our expectation.

A very interesting way of working in non-ordinary reality is to explore the landscape of multidimensional reality, and to allow oneself to be guided to where healing needs to occur, and then offer the healing. This method has been used for centuries with great success by shamans. The shamanic practice that is being taught in some modern schools is a little rigid and formulaic to meet the full flexibility of multidimensional healing, but it can be a useful starting point in your development as a healer. But basically, one uses the power of the imagination to explore the multidimensional reality of a situation in order to find what can be healed. Each healer's experience of journeying in this way will be different, so it does not matter if you are not perceiving in the same way as other healers. Try not to expect what sort of landscape you should be in, and just let the imagination get on with its work. Unless you have total acceptance at this stage, and trust the power of your imagination, the rational mind will try to step in and either control or question the imagination.

What you are doing is in a sense a form of remote viewing and healing, but remember that there are times when your imagination will be working with symbolic rather than literal information. This does not mean that this process is all happening in your head, but rather that your multidimensional experience will tend to be translated through the imagination, rather than the rational mind. The actual exploration and healing occurs when an energetic connection is made between dimensions, which is greatly facilitated by the expansion of consciousness and identity. If you realise that you are in effect exploring different parts of your universal self, which manifests as these multidimensional realms, the process of identification with these realms will strengthen your multidimensional connection. Now, some people may be in fear because they think they should not identify with things that are undesirable, in case they take on those undesirable qualities. So let us be clear, the identification is with the 'universal mind' itself, rather than exclusively with one of its individual contents. When we are able to identify with the universal mind itself, the judgment we have about its contents will rapidly fall away anyway, not least because we will realise that the same essence underlies all forms.

As we journey into other dimensions we will be looking for areas in need of healing. We are hardly likely to know where these areas are unless we allow ourselves to be attracted to them through our intent, or ask for guidance from the part of us that already knows, for there is be a part of us that is already in touch with everything everywhere. So it is important when beginning the healing journey to have a clear intention of what you are setting out to do, and to declare this intention so that it becomes active. Remember that your intention should not be based on a personal desire to fix the whole universe, for this is the ego at work. Rather, it should be based on the desire to respond to what is available to you for healing, and what is appropriate for you to heal. Get the expectations and judgments of the rational mind out of the way and allow the situation to present itself, which it will if you are allowing yourself to be attracted or guided to where you can best help as a healer.

It can be useful to know before you begin the healing what specific issue you wish to offer healing to, for then you can be quite focused in your intent. When your intent is more focused, you create a stronger energetic link, whereas when you intent is vague or general, you create a weaker, albeit broader energetic link. However, either approach can be successful, and over time you will learn to determine when one is more appropriate than the other.

In my work I sometimes find it useful to work on issues that are energetically highlighted by the prevailing astrological trends for a particular time. While astrology is treated with skepticism by our materialistic culture, which is not helped by the generalisations made by a lot of newspaper and magazine astrologers - who, to be fair, are trying to earn a living through their column - I have found it to be quite accurate when all astrological indicators are considered for a specific time. In particular I would suggest that you consider using the time of a New Moon or Full Moon, or of certain exact aspects between planets, to decide when to begin a healing, while the astrological interpretations of these events will provide possible themes to work with in your healing. To decide on which theme to go with, see which theme you resonate most with, and whether it might be relevant to current affairs.

Once you have set your healing intention you will, provided that you are ready to heal in this way, be presented with a situation in multidimensional reality that requires healing attention. At this stage you simply offer healing to it, which begins when you develop a loving attitude towards it, and intend for the situation to be healed from all relevant perspectives, including that of the greater whole. Because you are already identifying with the universal mind, the love-based healing intention is enough to induce healing, because at this level of experience our thought will create reality quite easily. Some people work by calling for healing assistance, or by offering themselves as channel for healing to flow through. This is fine in one sense, and can be effective, but this way of working is based on a perception of separation, in which we are identifying with something other than that which is performing the healing. Some spiritual healers proclaim the fact that it is not they that are doing the healing, but the force that is working through them. It is quite true that the individual self has a limited role in this kind of healing, but it is untrue that we are separate from the healing force, for the same essence underlies everything. This means that the universal self heals itself, and that the healing force is nothing more than the self-organising force of this self. I would suggest that the most powerful healing that we can bring about occurs when we identify with the universal self and intend to move towards greater degrees of healing and wholeness within the situation we are dealing with.

It can sometimes be useful to approach this kind of healing from the perspective of subtle-energy fields. Subtle energies are those energies that operate beyond the physical dimension and through their field effects give rise to the elementary particles (quarks, leptons, and mediators) that make up our physical universe. We will often work with subtle energies as a multidimensional healer, though we may not be aware that we are doing so.

For anyone who does not know how to heal subtle-energy fields, there are several approaches to take, and you will eventually find your own right way of working. But basically these approaches involve transforming discordant energy fields through the power of your healing intention. This works because energy and consciousness are not separate. When you have entered your altered state of awareness you can see if you are guided to an area where energetic healing is required. The subtle-energy fields behind situations of suffering may present themselves to you as weak, distorted, or stressed. You may, for instance, get an impression of clouds or pools of negative energy, broken or distorted strands, misshapen vortexes, fading energy, or you might see holes, leaks, or blockages, or energy forms that do not seem to belong where they are. Exactly how the situation presents itself to you will be unique to your imagination and the set of symbols you work with. You should instinctively know whether the energy field is in need of healing, because it will not feel right for some reason. As you begin the healing it can sometimes be helpful to visualise an intense and radiant light cleansing, charging, and restoring the subtle-energetic field into a healthy state, and to add to add the intention for the recognition of the spiritual lesson behind what is being cleared for those responsible for it.

At this point I will share with you an example of one of the ways in which I might work - which is given solely for its curiosity value, for the way you work may be completely different from the way I work. For the exact time of the New Moon in Libra (relationships), which squared Mars in Capricorn (responsible use of will), I entered an altered state after beginning to meditate, with the intention of offering healing to a worldwide situation where the misuse of will was breaking up human relations. Although the bombing of Afghanistan was taking place, I did not limit myself to that particular scenario, but simply waited for what was presented to me. The first thing I sensed was an inactive vortex. I did not know what this was for or where it was, but it felt in need of repair, so I directed my healing intention towards it, seeing it filling with light and being revitalised. When I was satisfied that it was operating healthily, I then cleared the image before me and waited to be presented with the next situation that I could offer healing to. I then heard the words 'punctured reality' and 'restoration of self-worth'. I would guess that this probably relates in some way to the perception of people in mainstream societies, but I did not try to analyse the words at the time. I was then presented with at least three pools of darkness. I did not know what these were or where they were, but I did not feel that they belonged where they were. I can now guess that they were something to do with a disturbance in people's perception. I offered healing to this situation, and found that it was not highly responsive to the healing, but as I strengthened my identification with the 'universal mind' and brought down light into these pools, gradual progress was made as they changed colour and disappeared. I then held a vision of world peace and healing and came out of the meditation, but with the feeling that I would have to check back on this last situation, involving these pools, at a later date.

In whatever way you choose to work, a good tip for working with the power of the imagination in multidimensional healing is to practise using all of your senses, for this will activate more areas of the brain and strengthen the power of imagination. Although our physical senses themselves are rarely used to relay information about a multidimensional reality, their use in your imagination is nevertheless effective at building a bridge between physical and non-physical realities.

By sharing my views and experiences of multidimensional healing in this article I hope that I can bring a fresh perspective to your capacity as a healer. We may sometimes feel helpless or demotivated when our healing intentions do not appear to have an effect or when our collective prayers seem to go unanswered. Yet we know the power of our healing, so our ability to make a difference through our healing intentions is not under question. The question is how we can make a difference, and in answering this we need to be aware that what we perceive with our physical senses is only a fraction of the multidimensional reality that we are all a part of. It is difficult to assess situations of healing when our information is drawn primarily from only a fraction of the totality of life, and when even this fraction is not fully available to us, not least because we are often relying solely on media reports, which are limited in scope, and at times misleading, to assess situations in our world.

By developing as multidimensional healers, our whole perspective of life will change, and our potential to heal and transform our individual and collective lives will be raised to a new level. Of course, multidimensional healing includes working to bring greater degrees of wholeness to our physical lives. This implies working in physical ways to ground the healing process and integrate the many dimensions of life. There is only so much healing we can do in other dimensions to bring healing to our physical world. The ultimate healing has to occur by initiating physical change in our own lives in response to the changes in our consciousness. That is the bottom line, and if we are not meeting this need, world peace and healing will be a long time coming. Two good yardsticks that I would recommend to measure the progress of your healing are as follows. To what extent is essence revealed by form in the work I am involved in? To what extent am I resisting life?

http://www.spiritofra.com/healing1.htm
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5a.

South Jersey Pagan Pride Day 2011 Oct. 2, Pennsauken NJ

Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM   chic0411

Sun Sep 25, 2011 2:33 pm (PDT)



South Jersey Pagan Pride Day 2011 Oct. 2, Pennsauken NJ

Every
Year, Cher has a tendency to try and try to bring people together in one
place to be easier to find and most important...MEET UP WITH OTHERS OFF
LINE AND REALLY MINGLE WITH THE PAGAN COMMUNITY...Online ok is fun, you
can do and look, act and be what ever you want to be, but TO MEET
PEOPLE REALLY OFF LINE AND EXPERIENCING A PUBLIC RITUAL AND FUN EVENTS,
COME COME OUT AND MINGLE WITH US! We
are waiting to meet you and looking forward! My friends at S. Jersey
Pagans offers us this great event every year to bring in more people to
meet up, bring family, friends, the guy next door, bring a blanket,
chair, lunch and hang with us all day long, for some it's a drive but we always get to see people from NY, NJ, PA, Everyone come out, lets make
this a End of the year blast like old times!

NEW COMERS, those
that have no idea what to experience, Pagans are every day people, no
one discriminates anyone and basically everyone looks like everyone else
walking down the street, here is a chance to be Proud of who you are,
there is no way to explain it but ask you to just stop by even a minute
and check it out!

COME OUT!

Date: Saturday, October 1, 2011
Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm

Location:

Cooper River Park, Stadium Area
N Park Drive and McClellan Ave
Pennsauken, NJ.

It's that time of year again and you know who's back to cause chaos LOL
OK every year S. Jersey has a huge Pagan pride and we pretty much head
up there as a huge year's end reunion of NJ Pagans, We invite everyone
up there including PA and Maryland anyone that is close by that likes to
spend a day of fun and Lots of Venders, we have the info in the group,
Please feel free to invite your friends and family in this group and
share our link to the event below! Lets Say Good by to Summer and Fall
with a blast! Hopes to see you there. As soon as Amie and the group give
us info we will share it like the past 8 yrs we've supported the
group...Join NJ Pagans and lets make this hop!

(Same as last year and again, we do have photos in our groups!)

now accepting vendors and participants for the Eighth Annual South
Jersey Pagan Pride Day- Free admittance! Family Friendly event.

Music, Food, Shopping, Workshops, Public Ritual, Kids Activities, and more!

This will be our 7th annual event!

Contact Amie:
southjerseypaganpride@gmail.com

Web:
http://www.southjerseypaganpride.org/
____________________________________________________

Cher
New_Jersey_Pagans...Come in and Chat with us!
Yahoo NJP: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/New_Jersey_Pagans/

FB

http://www.facebook.com/NJPagans
 
Cher
New_Jersey_Pagans...Come in and Chat with us!

Main Yahoo Group NJP:  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/New_Jersey_Pagans/
Ning Web NJP:  http://njpagans.ning.com/
Myspace NJP:   http://www.myspace.com/njp_cher
FB Page NJP:    http://www.facebook.com/#!/NJPagans
FB Group NJP:  http://www.facebook.com/groups.php?ref=sb#/group.php?gid=93725735017
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How to Change the Colors of Flame

Posted by: "Grandfather Oak" robert_patti@windstream.net   grandfatheroak_wizard

Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:17 pm (PDT)



How to Change the Colors of Flame

For Candles: add the chemicals to the wax, or soak the wicks in a solution of the chemicals
using the "recipes" below:

To add to a Fire:
Put three level spoons of the chemical into a paper cup; fill 1/2 full with water and stir. Soak several small chips of wood in this solution overnight. The next day, remove the chips with tweezers and lay on newspaper to dry. They can now be added to the flames to produce
bright colors.

Green flame:
Borax or Boric acid, copper nitrates or barium nitrates, alum (thallium)

Orange flame:
calcium chloride

Red flame:
*strontium nitrate, some sources site Boric acid as well Reddish/Orange-calcium chloride

Yellow flame:
Table salt, Sodium Chlorate or Potassium Nitrate
Yellow/Green-borax (sodium tetra borate)

Purple flame:
Lithium Chlorate, (potassium nitrate)

White: Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate)

Another special effect can be achieved by sprinkling powdered iron into a flame. If this is done slowly enough, a number of yellow, sparkling "stars' can be seen clearly.

From: Hel
Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 6:44 PM
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How to Make Colorful Burning Pine Cones

Posted by: "Grandfather Oak" robert_patti@windstream.net   grandfatheroak_wizard

Sun Sep 25, 2011 4:24 pm (PDT)



How to Make Colorful Burning Pine Cones

The Things You'll Need:
newspaper
pine cones
deep glass or plastic bowl
one salt or compound for color

1. Pour 1/2 gallon of hot water into a deep glass or plastic bowl.

2. Dissolve 8 ounces of any one of the following chemicals in the water:

alum (thallium) for a bright green flame

strontium chloride for a bright red flame

boric acid for a deep red flame

calcium for a reddish-orange flame

calcium chloride for a yellowish-orange flame

table salt for a yellow flame

borax (sodium tetraborate) for a yellow-green flame

blue vitriol (copper sulfate) or barium for a green flame

saltpeter (potassium nitrate) for a violet flame
or Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) for a white flame.

3. Soak the pine cones in the solution for 6 hours.

4. Dry them for at least three days in a warm, dry area on newspaper or hang in a mesh bag.

Tips:

To get the pine cones looking their best, heat them in the oven at 225 degrees F on a foil-covered cookie sheet. They will open all the way and look fuller.

Warnings:

Use only one salt or compound for color.

Be very careful handling these chemicals and follow the manufacturer's directions. Some compounds can be poisonous if mishandled.

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Monday's Correspondence...September 26

Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM   chic0411

Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:05 pm (PDT)



Monday's Correspondence...September 26

Today's Influences: Agriculture, Domestic, Long Life, Medicine, Travels, Visions, Theft

Deities: Thoth, Selene, Luna, Selene, Diana, Re, Gaelach, Ida, Artemis [Whom The Greeks Associated With Bast], The Witches, Yemaya, Erzulie, Bast
   
Incense: Myrtle

Aromas: White Poppy, White Rose, Wallflower

Candle: White

Color: Silver, white, light blue

Planet: Moon

Metal: Silver

Gemstones: Pearl, opal, moonstone

Herbs & Plants: Wintergreen and other mints, catnip, comfrey, sage,
chamomile

Associations: Childbearing and family life, purity and virginity, healing, wisdom, intuition

Use for magick involving the subconscious, healing, emotions, love, spirituality, healing wounds, children, small animals, women's mysteries, the female side of men, mothers, sisters, female partners, wives, instincts

What's Happening Today:

Old Holy-Rood Day, Britain - Traditionally beginning of mating season for deer.
 
Satan urinates on blackberries, Scotland - Yesterday was the last day for picking blackberries because the devil poisons them today by urinating on them (Old Michaelmas Day, October 11, in parts of England).
 
Females in the Hebrides ceremonially gathered St Michael’s wild carrots at this time. The roots had to be gathered by digging a triangular hole, signifying St Michael’s shield, with a three-pronged mattock (St Michael’s trident). The carrots were tied into bunches with a triple red thread and presented to male visitors on Michaelmas Day. Forked roots were especially lucky.
 
1774 Johnny Appleseed. American folk hero John Chapman, was known as Johnny Appleseed for his large number of fruit tree plantings. He is regarded as the "patron saint" of orchardists in the USA, and this is celebrated as his day. He died March 11, 1845
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Today's Goddess: Chup Miwok Acorn Festival (California)

Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM   chic0411

Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:06 pm (PDT)



Today's Goddess: Chup
Miwok Acorn Festival (California)
 
Themes: Harvest: Reason; Weather; Providence
Symbols:  Acorns:  Oak; Rainwater; Fire
 
About Chup:  Native American Goddess of food, Chup is the founder of our feast today. 
She oversees nature's energies, specifically those of wind, rain, and fire, and teaches people to
use a combination of reason and their emotions to solve difficult problems.
 
To Do Today:  This is an event of the Miwok Indians, who gather today as they have for thousands
of years to celebrate the harvest through ritual and feasting.  Acorns get made into breads and soups,
having been a regional staple for early peoples.  Therefore, I advocate finding some creative uses for
acorns, perhaps making them into runes or using them to mark the sacred circle in the east, west,
or south (the elemental regions that correspond to Chup).
 
To increase your reasoning skills, especially for a pressing situation, try this Chup spell:  The next time
it rains, gather the rainwater and warm it, gently blowing over the top of the pan three times and saying,
 
By Chup's sensible winds, let this magic begin.
Within this water I bind keenness of mind.
By the fire actuate, all confusion abates.
 
To this water add some spearmint leaves and a pinch of rosemary to augment conscious thought,
then drink the tea to start the transformation process..
By Patricia Telesco  ~ From "365 Goddess"
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A Spell to Heal Anger

Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM   chic0411

Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:07 pm (PDT)



A Spell to Heal Anger
Incense of the day: Cinnamon
 
To cleanse yourself of negative
feelings today, this spell may help. Purchase some clay or other
sculpting medium from an art supply store; it must be the type you can
bake in a home oven. To begin the spell, work the clay vigorously. Feel
the anger coming out of you, and channel it into the clay. Shape the
clay into a small, flat, round shape. Inscribe it with the word “anger”
and bake it. When your tablet is done, go into a garden or wooded area.
Dig a small hole. Smash your tablet and crumble it into the hole. In a
strong voice, say:
 
Anger and sorrow be gone!
Back to the earth, back to the ground.
All of the anger, all of the pain
Dissolve to dust in this earthly grave,
Never to return again!
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By: James Kambos
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Daily Aromatherapy - Aromatic Tresses

Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM   chic0411

Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:08 pm (PDT)



Daily Aromatherapy - Aromatic Tresses
 
Take your favorite essential oil, you'll need only 1-2 drops.
Add about 1 teaspoon of Jojoba Oil. Blend this in the palm of your hand.
Apply lightly to the ends of your hair. Your choice of oil can suit your mood.
Sultry Sandalwood or Jasmine for evening. As you move through a crowd heads
will turn as they catch a whiff of your aromatic tresses.
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by AromaThyme.com
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Finding Balance in Life Spell

Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM   chic0411

Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:10 pm (PDT)



Finding Balance in Life Spell
 
Sometimes
it can be difficult to create peace and harmony. We have so many
different obligations and responsibilities to fulfill that we become
unbalanced and stressed out. We may find ourselves focusing too strongly on one area of our lives (such as work) and avoiding other areas (our
relationships or health). We can create more harmony with spellwork to
help rebalance our lives.
 
To
prepare, set aside a space in your room or home where you can make a
small altar. Gather a special rock, a feather, a red candle, and a bowl
of water. For the spellwork, place the four objects in the four
directions on your altar. For the northern earth element, place the
stone. For the western water element, place the bowl of water. For the
southern fire element, place the candle. And for the eastern air
element, place the feather. Light the candle and honor each of the
directions in your life. Water is associated with emotional health.
Earth is associated with work and health; air with relationships and
mental states; and fire with creativity, sexuality, and the spiritual.
 
With your prayers ask for balance in all four areas of your life.
.
By: Jonathan Keyes
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Flush Uric Acid and Cure Gout Naturally

Posted by: "Grandfather Oak" robert_patti@windstream.net   grandfatheroak_wizard

Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:45 pm (PDT)



Flush Uric Acid and Cure Gout Naturally

If you flush uric acid then you will cure gout naturally! Unfortunately, most people do not realize how simple flushing uric acid can be. Are you a person who is relying on an expensive painkiller to treat your arthritis problem?

If you are taking medication for your sole treatment for gout, you are at risk at doing further harm to your joint(s). It is proven that you are more likely to disfigure your joints if you are taking painkillers. This is because painkillers mask the pain when the pain is telling you something.

The pain is telling you that you need to change your diet and nutrition plan and you need to begin to flush your uric acid. Are you listening?

How to Cure Gout Naturally

Because gout is caused by uric acid crystals, it only makes sense to try to dissolve and flush the uric acid. But where does the uric acid come from?

Uric acid is a natural byproduct of purines; and purines come from the foods and diet that we eat. Therefore, the cause of gout is a physical condition which you can control.

If you want to cure gout naturally, you need to know how to keep purines out of your body and uric acid flushed. And it may be simpler than you think!

Flush Uric Acid with Theses Secrets

1. The best way to lessen the load of uric acid on the body is to avoid all animal products and meats until your gout is cured. Because uric acid is a byproduct of purines and purines are mostly found in animal products, you should become a quasi-vegetarian for a few days.

2. You should also be drinking plenty of water. A good rule of thumb would be to drink enough to always keep your urine clear.

3. Eating fruits and vegetables is also important because they are loaded with water soluble fiber. This type of fiber is synonymous with flushing the body. However, you should avoid pineapples, tomatoes, oranges and cranberries which are loaded with high levels of acids.

4. One remedy that has become very popular is celery seeds. Celery seeds contain nearly 20 different types of anti-inflammatory properties which make them a highly effective treatment. To prepare, simply combine one tablespoon of celery seeds with 2 cups of water and boil until the seeds become soft. Strain the seeds from the mixture and drink one cup 4x every day.

5. It has been found that supplementing folic acid can help eliminate uric acid production. 10 to 75 mg per day inhibits xanthine oxidase which is required for uric acid production.

Cure Gout Naturally by Tomorrow

Curing gout naturally is a very simple process which most people are unaware of! Because we rely on doctors and medications for almost everything, it seems unusual that something as serious as gout can be cured naturally.

And if you are unsure, we have a risk-free 100% guaranteed, step by step Gout Remedy Report that is downloadable that you can try tonight. Take a moment and visit our site now.

http://www.cureyourgout.com/g1

Sent by sylbhraven
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TheOldWorldWitches/

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Fw: [TheOldWorldWitches] Early Signs of Clairvoyance

Posted by: "Grandfather Oak" robert_patti@windstream.net   grandfatheroak_wizard

Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:49 pm (PDT)





From: sylbhraven
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 9:36 AM

Early Signs of Clairvoyance
Posted on August 8, 2011 by Beth Layne

Children who are naturally clairvoyant (able to see past, future and present events) often display a few common personality traits, however, each child is unique and will have different ways of coping with, as well as understanding this natural psychic ability. Here are a few common early signs of clairvoyance.

Spacing Out

Clairvoyance, in its undeveloped state, may bring visions that suddenly take one away from the â€Å"presence� of his/her current environment. During visions that come while the child is awake, the child’s facial expressions may change to suddenly show emotion that is out of place. The child’s eyes may become wider, or more alert in appearance, or they may suddenly close and remain closed for a few moments. He/She may not notice you at all when you are trying to avert his/her attention. They may or may not display emotion associated with the visions they see, depending on what it is they are actually seeing, and how it affects them emotionally. Other gifts the child may have in addition to natural clairvoyance can greatly affect how he/she reacts as well as copes.

Vivid Dreams/Nightmares

For many children, clairvoyance in its natural state seeps through in dreams. Vivid dreams may display moving pictures much like a â€Å"movie scene� during sleep hours. If the child is also an empath, he/she may also feel the emotions and/or pain associated with the images or scenes in their dreams. If their dreams are of a negative nature, they may be fearful of sleep. They may seem to have a hard time going to sleep, or will fight against going to bed, staying awake until they simply cannot any longer.

Precognitive Dreams/Visions
The child has dreams or visions of events which he/she describes in great detail, and they happen. If not described in detail, they may â€Å"panic� about needing certain items, etc., which make no sense, until the event happens.

Describing Places/Objects/People

If the child is describing places he/she has never been in great detail, or even things or situations they should have never come in contact with, these are huge signs of natural clairvoyance.

You may also find the child describing people dressed in clothing from a different era, or talking about things that have already ceased to exist or do not yet exist.

An Imaginary Friend that Seems Very Real

Though we often find imaginary friends more associated with the gift of mediumship, for children who are clairvoyant, there is often a very special relationship with a spirit guide. They need a great deal of support in the early years, and for this reason, they often see and interact with their guide(s). Some may even feel these things they see come from their guide, although they may not realize this entity is their guide.

While these are certainly not the only early signs of clairvoyance, these are a few that usually speak the loudest.
http://bethlayne.com/main/2011/08/08/early-signs-of-clairvoyance/
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27 Household Uses for Coffee

Posted by: "Grandfather Oak" robert_patti@windstream.net   grandfatheroak_wizard

Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:56 pm (PDT)



posted by Chaya, selected from Hometalk
Sep 13, 2011 2:30 pm

By Cris Carl, Networx

I admit I am a great contributor to the creation of copious amounts of coffee grounds. I looked into finding the many uses for my leftover coffee grounds. It turns out, coffee grounds can be used for a variety of cleaning, gardening and body care uses. If you aren't a coffee drinker, you may want to check out your local coffee houses for their leftovers.

Uses for coffee in the home

1. Skip the toxic abrasive cleaners for pots and pans and use a handful of coffee grounds instead.

2. Scour (non-porcelain) sinks with coffee grounds.

3. Clean old food off of dishes. Be aware not to use coffee grounds on materials that might be absorbent or porous so that you don't end up with brown stains.

4. Scrub your grill or electric griddle.

5. Coffee grounds can also be used as a deodorizer. Place grounds in a jar or dish to absorb odors from refrigerators and freezers.

6. Leave a dish of coffee grounds out to absorb odors in rooms that have an unpleasant odor.

7. Deodorize a car that may have had one too many fast-food items left in it.

8. Place a layer of grounds in your ashtrays to greatly reduce the stench of old cigarette butts.

9. Rub on hands to remove food prep odors.

10. Use wet grounds when cleaning your fireplace or wood stove to keep the dust and ash from flying. You could also use wet grounds for the same purpose in a pellet stove, but take care to not allow the burn pot to get clogged, so I would use very sparingly in this case.

11. Use coffee grounds for natural ant control. Place dried grounds in the areas ants frequent. The smell is a deterrent.

12. Dye paper, fabrics, or other porous materials with a strong coffee solution.

13. Cover up scratches in furniture. Dab a strong solution of coffee onto the scratch. Naturally, this works best on darker woods.

14. Use coffee grounds as a non-toxic, fully degradable fertilizer. Coffee grounds are a good source of nitrogen, calcium, magnesium, potassium and other trace minerals. While you need to be aware that not all plants love coffee, such as tomatoes, most are enriched by the added nutrients.

15. Coffee grounds are an excellent nutritional addition to compost.

16. Use as a non-toxic bug repellant. Use a solution of coffee to spray your plants. The smell is too strong for most bugs. You'll need to re-apply after a rain.

17. Use coffee grounds to keep cats from digging and pooping in your garden. Not only are cat feces bad for your plants, I personally hate the experience of accidentally scooping some up with my hands while gardening.

18. Use coffee grounds to deter slugs and snails. Both the smell and the abrasive surface help keep these pests out of the garden.

19. Coffee can add nutrients to acid-loving plants such as azaleas and roses. Simply pour any left-over coffee around the base of the plant. Hometalk, a home improvement social network, member John H. of Clermont, FL said, "Coffee is acidic. Roses flourish in soil with a pH around 6.5. Adding coffee will raise the pH."

20. Kill ants outdoors too. Just place grounds on the hills.

A word on worms: they love coffee as much as we do. Theory suggests that besides the caffeine, the bacterium that grows on the many-sided grounds is not only a food source, but adds grit to their digestive system allowing them to digest better. Coffee-eating worms reproduce faster, which is great for oxygenating our gardens and compost. So, in terms of worms, you can:

21. Work grounds into the soil.

22. Place grounds into your compost.

23. Mix grounds and soil to help keep fishing bait alive longer.

24. Putting your bait worms in moist coffee grounds helps to mask human odor.

Uses for coffee as a beauty aid

25. Rub grounds through hair and rinse to add softness and shine.

26. Add highlights to brown hair by soaking in coffee.

27. Use grounds as a facial scrub or mask.

So drink up and enjoy the many benefits that come even after your cup is empty.

Related:
What's Your Coffee IQ?
49 Uses for Tea
35 Tips to Give Kitchen Trash a Second Life

Read more: http://www.care2.com/greenliving/27-household-uses-for-coffee.html#ixzz1XvwD7iYE
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Fw: [indianland] An Immune System Trained to Kill Cancer

Posted by: "Grandfather Oak" robert_patti@windstream.net   grandfatheroak_wizard

Sun Sep 25, 2011 8:07 pm (PDT)





From: Richard Brown
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2011 9:07 PM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: [indianland] An Immune System Trained to Kill Cancer

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/13/health/13gene.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all&src=ISMR_HP_LO_MST_FB
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