Messages In This Digest (7 Messages)
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- March Full Moon Info From: Silver Fox
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- St Patrick & The Druids Of Ireland From: Silver Fox
- 3a.
- St Patrick-Saint or Sinner? From: Silver Fox
- 4a.
- St Patrick's Day From: Silver Fox
- 5.
- BOYCOTT KOCH BROTHERS PRODUCTS - HERE'S THE LIST From: Karen Tate
- 6.
- About the Gaia Holistic Psychic Fair. Change of date. From: Teresa
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- Which Way Are You Headed? From: holly@ravenmadness.com
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March Full Moon Info
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:03 am (PST)
Will March 19 'Supermoon' Trigger Natural Disasters?
Space.com space.com
Thu Mar 10, 10:15 am ET
.On March 19, the moon will swing around Earth more closely than it has in the past 18 years, lighting up the night sky from just 221,567 miles (356,577 kilometers) away. On top of that, it will be full. And one astrologer believes it could inflict massive damage on the planet.
Richard Nolle, a noted astrologer who runs the website astropro.com, has famously termed the upcoming full moon at lunar perigee (the closest approach during its orbit) an "extreme supermoon."
When the moon goes super-extreme, Nolle says, chaos will ensue: Huge storms, earthquakes, volcanoes and other natural disasters can be expected to wreak havoc on Earth. (It should be noted that astrology is not a real science, but merely makes connections between astronomical and mystical events.)
But do we really need to start stocking survival shelters in preparation for the supermoon?
The question is not actually so crazy. In fact scientists have studied related scenarios for decades. Even under normal conditions, the moon is close enough to Earth to make its weighty presence felt: It causes the ebb and flow of the ocean tides.
The moon's gravity can even cause small but measureable ebbs and flows in the continents, called "land tides" or "solid Earth tides," too. The tides are greatest during full and new moons, when the sun and moon are aligned either on the same or opposite sides of the Earth.
According to John Vidale, a seismologist at the University of Washington in Seattle and director of the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network, particularly dramatic land and ocean tides do trigger earthquakes. "Both the moon and sun do stress the Earth a tiny bit, and when we look hard we can see a very small increase in tectonic activity when they're aligned," Vidale told Life's Little Mysteries, a sister site to SPACE.com.
At times of full and new moons, "you see a less-than-1-percent increase in earthquake activity, and a slightly higher response in volcanoes."
The effect of tides on seismic activity is greatest in subduction zones such as the Pacific Northwest, where one tectonic plate is sliding under another. William Wilcock, another seismologist at the University of Washington, explained: "When you have a low tide, there's less water, so the pressure on the seafloor is smaller. That pressure is clamping the fault together, so when it's not there, it makes it easier for the fault to slip."
According to Wilcock, earthquake activity in subduction zones at low tides is 10 percent higher than at other times of the day, but he hasn't observed any correlations between earthquake activity and especially low tides at new and full moons. Vidale has observed only a very small correlation.
What about during a lunar perigee? Can we expect more earthquakes and volcanic eruptions on March 19, when the full moon will be so close?
The moon's gravitational pull at lunarperigee, the scientists say, is not different enough from its pull at other times to significantly change the height of the tides and thus the likelihood of natural disasters. [Infographic: Phases of the Moon Explained]
"A lot of studies have been done on this kind of thing by USGS scientists and others," John Bellini, a geophysicist at the U.S. Geological Survey, told Life's Little Mysteries. "They haven't found anything significant at all."
Vidale concurred. "Practically speaking, you'll never see any effect of lunar perigee," he said. "It's somewhere between 'It has no effect' and 'It's so small you don't see any effect.'"
The bottom line is, the upcoming supermoon won't cause a preponderance of earthquakes, although the idea isn't a crazy one.
"Earthquakes don't respond as much to the tides as you'd think they would. There should actually be more of an effect," said Vidale.
Most natural disasters have nothing to do with the moon at all. The Earth has a lot of pent up energy, and it releases it anytime the buildup gets too great. The supermoon probably won't push it past the tipping point, but we'll know for sure, one way or the other, by March 20.
This story was provided by Life's Little Mysteries, a sister site of SPACE.com.
Follow Natalie Wolchover on Twitter @nattyover
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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St Patrick & The Druids Of Ireland
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:09 am (PST)
St Patrick & The Druids Of Ireland
By Flame RavenHawk
Patrick was a Christian priest whose job it was to convert the population of Ireland to Christianity. The Druids, however, stood in his way. The Druids were very important people in Ireland at that time, and their symbol was the Snake of Wisdom. Druids could be priests of the old religion of Ireland, but there were also much more.
One part of the Druid class were the "Bards", whose job it was to remember all of the history of the people, as well as to record current events. Because the Irish Celts did not rely on a written language, everything had to be memorized. Bards were poets and musicians, and used music and poetry to help them remember their history exactly. Because of this, Bards were highly respected members of the Irish society. The Irish believed that history was very important, for if you didn't remember what had happened in the past, you couldn't safely plan for the future. Bards, therefore, held the future of the people in safekeeping.
Another important part of the Druidic class were the "Brehons". Brehons were the Judges and the Keepers of the Laws. The Celtic people had a highly complicated society, and with it, a highly developed set of laws. Brehons trained for many years to learn the laws of the people, so that whenever there was a dispute, the Brehon could Fairly decide the matter and make peace. The laws were there to make sure that everyone; man, woman, and child, were treated fairly and with respect. Because of the wisdom that the Brehons held, and the knowledge of the laws of the society, they too, like the Bards, were held with much respect.
And, of course, there were the Druid Priests. This branch of the Druid set were the keepers of the knowledge of Earth and Spirits. It was their responsibility to learn the Spirit World, in order to keep people and Earth in harmony. Priests performed marriages and "baptisms", they were healers, and psychiatrists. The Priests were The wise grandparents to whom you could go with a problem. They were there to help you solve them, with the help of the Earth and the Spirit World.
Into this world of the Irish Celts entered a highly energetic and devoted Christian Priest named Patrick. Because he believed so strongly in the tenets of Christianity, he thought that anyone who was not Christian had to become one in order to be "saved". He came to Ireland to convert the Irish people to Christianity.
The Irish people at that time were happy and doing quite well without Patrick and his ideas, but he was persistent. He noticed that the Druids were really the important people of the society. He thought that if he could convert the Druids to Christianity, the rest of the people would follow. Patrick's main problem was that the Druids were very comfortable with what they had already learned, and were not willing to change. Druids had spent their entire lives learning the ways of the people, and were the last people who were willing to change.
Although Patrick was not willing to abandon his vision of a Christian Ireland, he was getting desperate. He knew that because the strength of the people rested with the Druids, he had to get rid of them in order to get the people to listen to him.
Patrick was not alone in his efforts. He had brought many people with him from Britain to establish the new religion. Patrick began to destroy the influence of the Druids by destroying the sacred sites of the people and building churches and monasteries where the Druids used to live and teach. Gradually, the might of the Druidic class was broken by a bitter campaign of attrition. Instead of hearing the teachings and advice of the Druids, the people began to
hear the teachings of Rome. Because the Druids were the only ones who were taught to remember the history, with the Druids dead and their influence broken, the history was forgotten.
Patrick won. By killing off the teachers and the wise ones, his own religion could be taught. For this mass conversion of a culture to Christianity, and for the killing of thousands of innocent people, Patrick was made a Saint by his church.
Today the story is told that Patrick is the patron Saint of Ireland because he "drove the snakes out". We now know that the "snakes" were the Druids. So although I love the Irish people and celebrate their Celtic heritage, I don't "celebrate" a day dedicated to the man called Patrick, Patron Saint of Ireland.
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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St Patrick-Saint or Sinner?
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:09 am (PST)
St Patrick-Saint or Sinner?
Authored by BrookKat
On March 17, many people in this country will celebrate a holiday which has nothing to do with their ethnic background or their current country of residence, and everything to do with an historical religious event.
On this day, genocide was commited upon a Nation. On this day the leaders, healers, teachers and priesthood of the various Celtic nations died, those who were still alive by then. On this day, the Christian church claims that St. Patrick drove all the snakes from the shores of Ireland. Most of these people did not leave those shores alive. Snakes are the symbol used by the Christian church to symbolize Pagans. The legend of the removal of all the snakes from Ireland (which never had any snakes to begin with), stems from the symbol of the snake to represent Paganism. As was the way with those lands and cultures conquered by the Christian church, all records of the former religions practiced by the people of the land were wiped out to the best of the abilities of those who usurped authority from the rightful leaders, both civic and religious.
On March 17, I will not wear green.
On March 17, I will not wear a shamrock.
On March 17, I will not honor the man who led the conquest of Ireland.
On March 17, I will wear black.
On March 17, I will wear snakes.
On March 17, I will mourn the deaths of my spiritual ancestors.
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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St Patrick's Day
Posted by: "Silver Fox" silverfox_57@hotmail.com trickster9993
Fri Mar 11, 2011 7:11 am (PST)
St Patrick's Day
From The History Channel
St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, is one of Christianity's most widely known figures. But for all his celebrity, his life remains somewhat of a mystery. Many of the stories traditionally associated with St. Patrick, including the famous account of his banishing all the snakes from Ireland, are false, the products of hundreds of years of exaggerated storytelling.
Familiar with the Irish language and culture, Patrick chose to incorporate traditional ritual into his lessons of Christianity instead of attempting to eradicate native Irish beliefs. For instance, he used bonfires to celebrate Easter since the Irish were used to honoring their gods with fire. He also superimposed a sun, a powerful Irish symbol, onto the Christian cross to create what is now called a Celtic cross, so that veneration of the symbol would seem more natural to the Irish. (Although there were a small number of Christians on the island when Patrick arrived, most Irish practiced a nature-based pagan religion. The Irish culture centered around a rich tradition of oral legend and myth. When this is considered, it is no surprise that the story of Patrick's life became exaggerated over the centuries—spinning exciting tales to remember history has always been a part of the Irish way of life. )
Silver Fox
"It is all true, it is not true. The more I tell you, the more I shall lie. What is story but jesting Pilate's cry. I am not paid to tell you the truth."
Jane Yolen; The Storyteller
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Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:38 pm (PST)
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About the Gaia Holistic Psychic Fair. Change of date.
Posted by: "Teresa" darkmoresnight@yahoo.com darkmoresnight
Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:13 pm (PST)
About the Gaia Holistic Psychic Fair. Change of date.
After talking to the hotel about setting this up they informed me that
they had doubled booked the room the fair was supposed to be set up in.
So we had to canculed the event and rescheduled it for June 25, 26 2011
Same time and location.
I am looking forward to setting up a meet-up before this event to meet
any one who wants to attend this get together. If you know of anyone
that make their own products and or they had or have a shop that might
be interested in coming please forward this to them. I am any one that
is Psychic that would like to set up for readings.
Tricia
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Which Way Are You Headed?
Posted by: "holly@ravenmadness.com" holly@ravenmadness.com hollyberrysheart
Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:29 pm (PST)
I started out with no clue what to post for today's wisdom ... and then
a thought hit me... WHAM!
So here we go!
Which way are you headed?
Are you walking toward your dreams.. or are you just sitting on the side
of the road waiting for your dreams to come hopping along?
I don't need to tell you that sitting on the side of the road waiting
for things to happen isn't the way to get to your destination... because
you already know this... but maybe what you didn't realize is that you
were sitting on the side of the road.... maybe you thought you were
moving toward your dreams...
Step back and take a good look at the path you are on and what you are
doing as you walk forward ...
Do your actions show progress toward your dreams?
Are you moving too fast? too slow? jumping around? dodging the obvious?
walking in fear?
Can you do more?
Can you step it up a notch?
Are you giving it your all?
Are you doing your best or could you really do a little bit more?
Life will never be our idea of "perfect" there will always be things
missing or out of order from how we perceive that they "should" be ...
but at the end of the day .. if you have given it your best ... and know
that without doubt that you have done all that you can do ... YOU WILL
FIND HAPPINESS. Having part of a dream is far better than having nothing
at all.
Walk in the direction of your dreams ... Believe in yourself ... And be
the best that YOU can be.. whatever that best is ..
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we hold sacred rituals, workshops, social events and outings,
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