miercuri, 18 ianuarie 2012

[Earthwise] Digest Number 2777

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MUSIC REVIEW - Incantation

Posted by: "gleason.mike@comcast.net" gleason.mike@comcast.net   gleasonm01915

Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:53 am (PST)



Incantation by Sharon Knight http://www.sharonknight.net/music.html © 2007 Trance Jam Records ASIN:B000005IKM 10 Tracks Running Time: 53:44
CD - $12 Download - $10 CD includes immediate download. Lyrics included in all downloads.

Bardic Voices 04:51 Black Jack Davy 05:31
Ravaged Ruins 07:20 Double Edged Sword 06:26
Mother of the World 02:13 Berrywood Grove 07:46
Lord Fenugreek 06:36 13 Knots 06:51
Bewitched 03:51 Faith 02:19

Now we are back into my favorite style of music – story-telling. I have a real love of this style of music, especially when it has a Pagan theme to it. This is Sharon Knight's first album of all-original songs, with roots in Bardic storytelling tradition. It is produced with the use of acoustic instruments, which adds considerably to its appeal for me, personally.

Other reviewers have compared this work with Steeleye Span or Fairport Convention. Truthfully, I've never heard the latter's music, but Steeleye Span has always appealed to the "below the salt" lifestyle which has been mine for many years. If, on the other hand, you aspire to sit at the head of the table this may not be your cup of tea. But, be honest with yourself, a song which captures your imagination and conjures images will often stay with you a lot longer than something which lacks emotional appeal.

There is a bit of everything here – love as well as tears (although, come to think of it, those two just naturally come together), happiness and unrest, and masculine and feminine. The balance really called out to me.

The songs are all original, but the stories and appeal are universal. Listening to "Black Jack Davy" I was struck by the fact that somewhere and somewhen I had read almost that exact story, or heard it related around a campfire, which I suppose is possible. More likely, it simply resonates with any number of other stories I've encountered. In any case, it is a story which is easy to relate to.

Perhaps the nicest thing about this collection of songs is that you don't HAVE to be Pagan to enjoy them. It definitely helps, but it isn't a requirement.

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MUSIC REVIEW - Song of the Sea

Posted by: "gleason.mike@comcast.net" gleason.mike@comcast.net   gleasonm01915

Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:57 am (PST)





Song of the Sea by Sharon Knight http://www.sharonknight.net/music.html © 2005 Trance Jam Records ASIN: B0006VLLZg 11 Tracks Running Time: 56:40

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Star of the Sea 04:15 Captain Blackheart 08:41

Phoenix from the Ashes 04:45 King Willie 07:03

Lagan Love 06:05 May Morning Dew 04:24

The Well 02:23 Brian O'Lynn - Pipe on 03:20

Siren Moon 04:44 the Hob

I Fall to My Knees 04:38 Song of the sea 06:22

This album started out a bit more "ethereal" than those I have been listening to lately, and that continued throughout the entire experience. It is only right to describe this album in those terms, as it is intended to be experienced, not just listened to. Unless you totally lack an imagination, you will find yourself drawn into the world created through the lyrics and the music. Some of it feels like a return to a well-known neighborhood while other parts lead you into exploring new areas.

This is Sharon's second solo album and it is a fusion of traditional Celtic elements with influences drawn from more modern sources. In the artist's own words "This is a stronger album than Incantation." I found myself agreeing with that statement (and I really enjoyed "Incantation").

I have to admit to a preference for music performed on traditional acoustic-style instruments, but the blending of those instruments with electric guitars and keyboards works well in this instance. She brings a world of enchantment to life...in fact, to vibrant life. I'm not sure she could have done it without the addition of the modern instruments, so in spite of person preference, I'm glad she brought them into the mix.

Sharon continues to tell stories with her music. I like it. Sometimes you just want to sit back and let the music wash over you, and words can get in the way. Other times, it feels really nice to just sit down and let your mind call up the images a story-teller conjures. Sharon is such a conjuror.

Elements are called into your mind through Ms Knight's vocals. You can feel the waves and the breezes which blow through the sails of the ships. Water is the dominant element for this series of stories, but simply because it is dominant does not negate the effect of the other elements upon the stories.

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Question Regarding MY REVIEWS

Posted by: "gleason.mike@comcast.net" gleason.mike@comcast.net   gleasonm01915

Tue Jan 17, 2012 5:25 am (PST)



I've been doing reviews for over a decade and, while the majority of them have been Pagan/Wiccan/Magickal related every once in a while I take a break and review novels (primarily) which have absolutely no connection to any of those topics. My question is, do you enjoy/appreciate the occasional break or should I focus my reviews for this group strictly on the above topics?

This is, by no means , an earthshaking situation, I am simply seeking input so I can better serve the readers of my reviews.

You can respond on group or drop me a line at my personal email addy.

Mike Gleason
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Good Heavens! Oldest-Known Astrologer's Board Discovered

Posted by: "Jim.BR549" jim.br549@yahoo.com   jim.br549

Tue Jan 17, 2012 7:13 am (PST)



 
http://www.livescience.com/17943-oldest-astrologer-board-zodiac.html
Good Heavens! Oldest-Known Astrologer's Board Discovered
Owen Jarus, LiveScience Contributor
Date: 16 January 2012 Time: 03:37 PM ET

A research team has discovered what may be the oldest astrologer's board, engraved with zodiac signs and used to determine a person's horoscope.
Dating back more than 2,000 years, the board was discovered in Croatia, in a cave overlooking the Adriatic Sea. The surviving portion of the board consists of 30 ivory fragments engraved with signs of the zodiac. Researchers spent years digging them up and putting them back together. Inscribed in a Greco-Roman style, they include images of Cancer, Gemini and Pisces.
The board fragments were discovered next to a phallic-shaped stalagmite amid thousands of pieces of ancient Hellenistic (Greek style) drinking vessels.
An ancient astrologer, trying to determine a person's horoscope, could have used the board to show the position of the planets, sun and moon at the time the person was born.
 
"What he would show the client would be where each planet is, where the sun is, where the moon is and what are the points on the zodiac that were rising and setting on the horizon at the moment of birth," said Alexander Jones, a professor at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University. [See Photos of Astrologer's Board]
"This is probably older than any other known example," Jones said. "It's also older than any of the written-down horoscopes that we have from the Greco-Roman world," he said, adding, "we have a lot of horoscopes that are written down as a kind of document on papyrus or on a wall but none of them as old as this."
Jones and StašoForenbaher, a researcher with the Institute for Anthropological Research in Zagreb, reported the discovery in the most recent edition of the Journal for the History of Astronomy.
A 'King Tut experience'
In 1999, the team was digging near the entrance of the Croatian cave, a site well known to archaeologists and people at the nearby hamlet of Nakovana who simply called it "Spila," which means "the cave," Forenbaher told LiveScience.
But what nobody knew at the time was that the cave had a section that had been sealed off more than 2,000 years ago. Forenbaher's girlfriend (now his wife) burrowed through the debris, discovering a wide low passageway that continued in the dark for nearly 33 feet (10 meters). Forenbaher described going through the passageway as "the unique King Tutexperience, coming to a place where nobody has been for a couple of thousand years."
Stepping into the cavern "there was a very thin limestone crust on the surface that was cracking under your feet when you went in, which meant that nobody walked there in a very, very, long time," Forenbaher said.
The team would later determine that it had been sealed off in the first century B.C., possibly in response to a military campaign waged against the local people by the Romans.
When the archaeologists investigated they found the phallic-shaped stalagmite, numerous drinking vessels that had been deposited over hundreds of years, and something else. "In the course of that excavation these very tiny bits and pieces of ivory came up," said Forenbaher, "we didn't even realize what we had at the time."
The team went to work. "What followed was years of putting them together, finding more bits and pieces, and figuring out what they were," Forenbaher said. In the end they found themselves staring at the remains of the oldest-known astrologer's board.
How did the board wind up in the cave?
Archaeologists are not certain how the board came to the cave or where it was originally made. Astrology originated in Babylon far back in antiquity, with the Babylonians developing their own form of horoscopes around 2,400 years ago.
Then around 2,100 years ago, astrology spreadto the eastern Mediterranean, becoming popular in Egypt, which at the time was under the control of a dynasty of Greek kings.
"It gets modified very much into what we think of as the Greek style of astrology, which is essentially the modern style of astrology," Jones said. "The Greek style is the foundation of astrology that goes through the Middle Ages and into modern Europe, modern India (and) so on."
Radiocarbon dating shows that the ivory used to create the zodiac images dates back around 2,200 years ago, shortly before the appearance of this new form of astrology.
Researchers are not certain where the board was made although Egypt is a possibility. The ivory itself likely came from an elephant that was killed or otherwise died around that time, they suspect. Being a valuable item, the ivory would have been stored for several decades, or even a century, before it was used to construct the zodiac. These signs would then have been attached to a flat (possibly wooden) surface to create the board, which may have included other elements that didn't survive.
At some point it may have been put on a ship heading through the Adriatic Sea, an important route for commerce that the cave overlooks. The people who lived in Croatia at the time were called Illyrians. Although ancient writers tended to have a low opinion of them, archaeological evidence suggests that they interacted with nearby Greek colonies and were very much a part of the Mediterranean world.
It's possible that an astrologer from one of the Greek colonies came to the cave to give a prediction. A consultation held in the flickering light of the cavern would have been a powerful experience, although perhaps not very convenient for the astrologer.
"It doesn't sound like a very practical place for doing the homework for the horoscope like calculating planetary positions," Jones said. [Gallery: Victorian-Era Illustrations of the Heavens]
Another possibility is that the Illyrians traded for or stole the astrology board from someone, not fully understanding what it was used for. The board, along with the drinking vessels, would then have been placed as an offering to a deity worshipped in the cave whose identity is unknown.
"There is definitely a possibility that this astrologer's board showed up as an offering together with other special things that were either bought or plundered from a passing ship," Forenbaher said. He pointed out that the drinking vessels found in the cave were carefully chosen. They were foreign-made, and only a few examples of cruder amphora storage vesselswere found with them.
"It almost seems that somebody was bringing out wine there, pouring it and then tossing the amphora away because they [the amphora] were not good enough for the gods, they were not good enough to be deposited in the sanctuary," Forenbaher said.
The phallic-shaped stalagmite, which may have grown on the spot naturally, appears to have been a center for these offerings and for rituals performed in the cavern. Forenbaher cautioned that all stalagmites look phallic to some degree and it's difficult to determine what meaning it had to the people in the cave. "It certainly meant something important," he said.
"This is a place where things that were valued locally, were deposited to some kind of supernatural power, to some transcendental entity or whatever [it was]."
Follow LiveScience for the latest in science news and discoveries on Twitter @livescience and on Facebook.
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Standing on Solid Ground

Posted by: "FPB" radiohawthorne@yahoo.com   radiohawthorne

Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:44 am (PST)



Sacred Geometry in the Home will be the theme for this week's show. Ancient beleif said that the universe was created according to a geometric plan. Today, scientists see geometric and mathematical patterns arising directly from natural principles. And in our homes, geometry is everywhere we look. So we'll take a look at how we can become aware of their presence, in order to become empowered to create positive conditions in every area of our lives.

Plus; we don't often stop to think that the human voice is really a very powerful tool. Even when we are alone, feeling powerless and weak, think we are without defense, but we can use our voice to break the bonds of silence and speak our truth. So, we'll talk about The Magick of Speaking Out.

Some of the music you'll hear on this week's show include; Dolores Keane: "Solid Ground"; Carlton Walker: "Earth, Air, Fire and Water"; Peter Janson & Friends: "Welcome Guests"; Telling Point: "Legend of the Old Wood"; Loreena McKennitt: "Marakesh Night Market" and more.
Please listen to The Spiral Dance with Hawthorne each week. It's an online Pagan radio show (Webcast & Podcast). The podcast gives you the option to either<BR>listen to right from the website or download to your
computer. It's FREE and it's fun. Your suggestions and comments are welcome!

Each episode is approximately 75 - 80 minutes. Podcasts remain posted for about 4 or 5 weeks, so you can go back and listen to the other episodes for some great interviews, information and fun!

DO YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY?
Maybe you've composed a new poem and would like to hear it on the radio. If you want to submit audio to The Spiral Dance, send me an email. There are basically no rules - just no harsh language, no commercial
self-promotion and no Christian-bashing. Please let me know what you think about the show. I'm always open to suggestions; email spiraldance1@ excite.com/radiohawthorne@yahoo.com

You can also catch The Spiral Dance with Hawthorne webcast and Podcast by visiting my website to find the links.
www.thespiraldance.weebly.com/home.html

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Fw: Daily Kabbalah Tune Up: The Right Oxygen - January 14, 2012

Posted by: "Jim.BR549" jim.br549@yahoo.com   jim.br549

Tue Jan 17, 2012 3:09 pm (PST)





 



The Right Oxygen
Saturday January 14, 2012
There is a kabbalistic saying, "Make for yourself a teacher and acquire for yourself a friend." From this you can learn two key principles that can ensure your success on your spiritual path.

The first is, you can be successful on this path with a teacher, a constant source of guidance and inspiration. There's no better way to ensure that you reach your goals and maintain continuous growth.

The second key principle that can ensure your success on your spiritual path is having people around who can help you with your journey. The sages who wrote, "Make for yourself a teacher and acquire for yourself a friend," chose to equate the power of a teacher with the power of friends. Surrounding yourself with spiritually developed people is crucial to your success.

Friends and teachers are like oxygen, which we all need to live. Look around you. Are you breathing in the right kind of people who can help you on this journey?
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Prana Power Breaths/Pagan Publishing on Voices of the Sacred Feminin

Posted by: "karentate108" karentate108@ca.rr.com   specialjourn

Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:45 pm (PST)



Greetings Friends,

If you'd like to get updates of weekly guests, it's best to click the
FOLLOW button for the show to get timely updates -- or catch shows later
from the archives. You can do either by going to this link:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/voicesofthesacredfeminine

_Here is the line-up for January_ - *catch past shows from the archives!*

1/5 -- Sacred Salon/Ritual on the Radio w/Karen Tate

1/11 - Brandy Gallagher - The State of Our Cooperative Culture/EcoVillages
Victoria Darvesha - Dances of Universal Peace

1/18 - Anne Newkirk Niven - Pagan Publishing/Community Trends
Victoria Gevoian - Prana Power & the 8 Key Breaths of Life

1/25 - Zohara Hieronimous - Kabbalistic Teachings of the Female
Prophets & Sanctuary of the Divine Presence
*Starhawk* - The Empowerment Manual: A Guide for Collaborative Groups.

Karen Tate
www.karentate.com

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