Messages In This Digest (17 Messages)
- 1.
- "Share a Deity Day", 3/2/2011, 9:00 am From: which_witch_is_witch@yahoogroups.com
- 2.
- What Calls You? From: holly@ravenmadness.com
- 3a.
- standing up! From: Kalimir
- 3b.
- Re: standing up! From: krissybear955@yahoo.com
- 3c.
- Re: standing up! From: kalimir
- 3d.
- Re: standing up! From: AyriellePatrick@aol.com
- 3e.
- Re: standing up! From: krissybear955@yahoo.com
- 4.
- Metaphysical Study Group open to All, 3/2/2011, 7:30 pm From: which_witch_is_witch@yahoogroups.com
- 5.
- Hands of Change Color Magic class, March 3, East Brunswick NJ From: Cher Chirichello
- 6.
- Green Magick Workshop, March 3, Butler NJ From: Cher Chirichello
- 7.
- Volunteers Needed at Bunny Rescue in Atco NJ From: Cher Chirichello
- 8.
- Thursday's Correspondence...March 3 From: Cher Chirichello
- 9.
- Goddess of The Day: TARA Anniversary of Pioneer 10 Launching (United From: Cher Chirichello
- 10.
- Using Bay for Protection Spell From: Cher Chirichello
- 11.
- Thyme From: Cher Chirichello
- 12.
- Daily Aromatherapy Tip - Spikenard Botanical name: Nardostachys jat From: Cher Chirichello
- 13.
- Kojiki, Japanese Scriptures From: Cher Chirichello
Messages
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"Share a Deity Day", 3/2/2011, 9:00 am
Posted by: "which_witch_is_witch@yahoogroups.com" which_witch_is_witch@yahoogroups.com
Wed Mar 2, 2011 5:40 am (PST)
Reminder from: which_witch_is_witch Yahoo! Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/which_ witch_is_ witch/cal
"Share a Deity Day"
Wednesday March 2, 2011
9:00 am - 10:00 am
(This event repeats every month on the first Wednesday.)
Notes:
"Share a Deity Today" Share info about a God/Goddess you are close to or work with, why do you feel so close and if it's around a holiday/sabbat/esbat/season/ occasion please Explain why and be prepared for any questions.
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What Calls You?
Posted by: "holly@ravenmadness.com" holly@ravenmadness.com fshaunt
Wed Mar 2, 2011 6:23 am (PST)
Today’s message ….. well… here you go…
Don’t worry about what or who others want you to be or what they think
you should be … BE YOU
Don’t constrict yourself with thoughts of … I’m suppose to be this
or that … allow your given gifts to surface and be the best YOU that
you can.
When you stop trying so hard to become .. you realize you already are.
There is something in all of us that we are guided toward more than
anything else… take that and allow yourself to be open to whatever it
is that calls to you… build on it and be the best that you can …
READ MY WORDS CAREFULLY ….
I did not say “BE THE BEST†I said “be the best YOU that YOU
can beâ€
All we can ever aim to do is the best that we as individuals can do…
No need to worry about competing with the Jones’
Focus more on developing what you are drawn to most and not only will
you be happier doing it .. you will flourish!
Many Blessings,
Raventalker
Don't forget you can catch me every Tuesday and Thursday night at 7:00pm
central on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ the-wolf- and-the-bear
www.ravenmadness.com
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or http://wordsofraven.blogspot. com/
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- 3a.
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standing up!
Posted by: "Kalimir" jai_ma_kali@yahoo.com jai_ma_kali
Wed Mar 2, 2011 10:54 am (PST)
Today my instructor made a derogatory statment about Witches. I am already
pissed at this instructor but today was enough to break the camal's back. He was
having trouble with something and he said "this is going to be a real Witch". Um
excuse me I am a Witch and I am not a trouble maker or evil. At the end of the
class I told him about how he offended me. I was thinking to myself if they
can't burn us or take our children away from us then they will mock us. So I
aked him "do you know what the WADL and Wicca is? He said he had no idea. I told
him that WADL was the Witches Anti Deflamation League and that Wicca was a
religion for Witches. (Yes, people I know not all Witches are Wiccan but for
those who do not know and not to confuse them I use the term WICCA) He had no
idea. I told him that I am a Witch. I told him that I do not guzzle down blood.
I do not sacrifice animals. I do not sacrifice babies. I told him as a Witch I
love nature. I worship the Goddess and God. I believe in Divine beings. I belive
in helping others and being good to people. I believe in love and life. But
unfortuantly I can not ride a broom, that does not happen. Then he appologised
and said he did not know about Wicca and he did not know that Witches existed.
Then he made another accidental deragatory comment and said he was refering to
those who wear pointy hats (Holly wood's version) Again I corrected him and said
"thats like calling all Jews cheap and saying they all have big noses. Thats
like saying all Germans are Nazis. Thats like say all Islamics are fasicst
terrorist who want to slam a plane into every building they see. I said its
unfair and racist. I recieved another apology. I was unsure if I wanted to
expose myself yet again but I am tired of Witches being laughed at. i am tired
of Witches being viewed as ugly old ladies. I am tired of Witches as being
referred to as Evil. I wished I was wearing my pentagram today to show it with
pride while confronting him.
Kalimir
- 3b.
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Re: standing up!
Posted by: "krissybear955@yahoo.com" krissybear955@yahoo.com krissybear955
Wed Mar 2, 2011 6:45 pm (PST)
Good on you! I have times in class that I would like to run out and puked because they speak of all the different 'tests' they had for those they believed to be witches. I've ywt to make myself public. To mostly anyone. They believe witchcraft and Pentagrams are evil and that we eat children or use ' black magic'. Magic does not have color. 'Tis what you make it.
Well I just wanted to congratulate you for being able to affect a small part of your community.
Sent from my LG phone
Kalimir <jai_ma_kali@yahoo.com > wrote:
>Today my instructor made a derogatory statment about Witches. I am already
>pissed at this instructor but today was enough to break the camal's back. He was
>having trouble with something and he said "this is going to be a real Witch". Um
>excuse me I am a Witch and I am not a trouble maker or evil. At the end of the
>class I told him about how he offended me. I was thinking to myself if they
>can't burn us or take our children away from us then they will mock us. So I
>aked him "do you know what the WADL and Wicca is? He said he had no idea. I told
>him that WADL was the Witches Anti Deflamation League and that Wicca was a
>religion for Witches. (Yes, people I know not all Witches are Wiccan but for
>those who do not know and not to confuse them I use the term WICCA) He had no
>idea. I told him that I am a Witch. I told him that I do not guzzle down blood.
>I do not sacrifice animals. I do not sacrifice babies. I told him as a Witch I
>love nature. I worship the Goddess and God. I believe in Divine beings. I belive
>in helping others and being good to people. I believe in love and life. But
>unfortuantly I can not ride a broom, that does not happen. Then he appologised
>and said he did not know about Wicca and he did not know that Witches existed.
>Then he made another accidental deragatory comment and said he was refering to
>those who wear pointy hats (Holly wood's version) Again I corrected him and said
>"thats like calling all Jews cheap and saying they all have big noses. Thats
>like saying all Germans are Nazis. Thats like say all Islamics are fasicst
>terrorist who want to slam a plane into every building they see. I said its
>unfair and racist. I recieved another apology. I was unsure if I wanted to
>expose myself yet again but I am tired of Witches being laughed at. i am tired
>of Witches being viewed as ugly old ladies. I am tired of Witches as being
>referred to as Evil. I wished I was wearing my pentagram today to show it with
>pride while confronting him.
>
>
>
>Kalimir
>
>
> - 3c.
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Re: standing up!
Posted by: "kalimir" jai_ma_kali@yahoo.com jai_ma_kali
Wed Mar 2, 2011 7:10 pm (PST)
this is the 2nd instructor that I confronted. What they are doing is illegal and is discriminatory.
kalimir
--- In , "." <.> wrote:
>
> Good on you! I have times in class that I would like to run out and puked because they speak of all the different 'tests' they had for those they believed to be witches. I've ywt to make myself public. To mostly anyone. They believe witchcraft and Pentagrams are evil and that we eat children or use ' black magic'. Magic does not have color. 'Tis what you make it.
> Well I just wanted to congratulate you for being able to affect a small part of your community.
> Sent from my LG phone
>
> Kalimir <.> wrote:
>
> >Today my instructor made a derogatory statment about Witches. I am already
> >pissed at this instructor but today was enough to break the camal's back. He was
> >having trouble with something and he said "this is going to be a real Witch". Um
> >excuse me I am a Witch and I am not a trouble maker or evil. At the end of the
> >class I told him about how he offended me. I was thinking to myself if they
> >can't burn us or take our children away from us then they will mock us. So I
> >aked him "do you know what the WADL and Wicca is? He said he had no idea. I told
> >him that WADL was the Witches Anti Deflamation League and that Wicca was a
> >religion for Witches. (Yes, people I know not all Witches are Wiccan but for
> >those who do not know and not to confuse them I use the term WICCA) He had no
> >idea. I told him that I am a Witch. I told him that I do not guzzle down blood.
> >I do not sacrifice animals. I do not sacrifice babies. I told him as a Witch I
> >love nature. I worship the Goddess and God. I believe in Divine beings. I belive
> >in helping others and being good to people. I believe in love and life. But
> >unfortuantly I can not ride a broom, that does not happen. Then he appologised
> >and said he did not know about Wicca and he did not know that Witches existed.
> >Then he made another accidental deragatory comment and said he was refering to
> >those who wear pointy hats (Holly wood's version) Again I corrected him and said
> >"thats like calling all Jews cheap and saying they all have big noses. Thats
> >like saying all Germans are Nazis. Thats like say all Islamics are fasicst
> >terrorist who want to slam a plane into every building they see. I said its
> >unfair and racist. I recieved another apology. I was unsure if I wanted to
> >expose myself yet again but I am tired of Witches being laughed at. i am tired
> >of Witches being viewed as ugly old ladies. I am tired of Witches as being
> >referred to as Evil. I wished I was wearing my pentagram today to show it with
> >pride while confronting him.
> >
> >
> >
> >Kalimir
> >
> >
> >
>
- 3d.
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Re: standing up!
Posted by: "AyriellePatrick@aol.com" AyriellePatrick@aol.com joisrose
Wed Mar 2, 2011 7:23 pm (PST)
If you are wanting to persue this I have a link for a witches protection
league run by none other then HP Laurie Cabot out of Salem Mass. I will hunt
it up for you ... show this to the instructor...she is the premier witch of
Salem....
_Click here: Laurie Cabot_
(http://www.controverscial.com/ )Laurie%20Cabot. htm
In a message dated 3/2/2011 9:45:31 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
krissybear955@yahoo.com writes:
Good on you! I have times in class that I would like to run out and puked
because they speak of all the different 'tests' they had for those they
believed to be witches. I've ywt to make myself public. To mostly anyone. They
believe witchcraft and Pentagrams are evil and that we eat children or use
' black magic'. Magic does not have color. 'Tis what you make it.
Well I just wanted to congratulate you for being able to affect a small
part of your community.
Sent from my LG phone
Kalimir <_jai_ma_kali@yahoo.com _ (mailto:jai_ma_kali@yahoo.com ) > wrote:
>Today my instructor made a derogatory statment about Witches. I am
already
>pissed at this instructor but today was enough to break the camal's back.
He was
>having trouble with something and he said "this is going to be a real
Witch". Um
>excuse me I am a Witch and I am not a trouble maker or evil. At the end
of the
>class I told him about how he offended me. I was thinking to myself if
they
>can't burn us or take our children away from us then they will mock us.
So I
>aked him "do you know what the WADL and Wicca is? He said he had no idea.
I told
>him that WADL was the Witches Anti Deflamation League and that Wicca was
a
>religion for Witches. (Yes, people I know not all Witches are Wiccan but
for
>those who do not know and not to confuse them I use the term WICCA) He
had no
>idea. I told him that I am a Witch. I told him that I do not guzzle down
blood.
>I do not sacrifice animals. I do not sacrifice babies. I told him as a
Witch I
>love nature. I worship the Goddess and God. I believe in Divine beings. I
belive
>in helping others and being good to people. I believe in love and life.
But
>unfortuantly I can not ride a broom, that does not happen. Then he
appologised
>and said he did not know about Wicca and he did not know that Witches
existed.
>Then he made another accidental deragatory comment and said he was
refering to
>those who wear pointy hats (Holly wood's version) Again I corrected him
and said
>"thats like calling all Jews cheap and saying they all have big noses.
Thats
>like saying all Germans are Nazis. Thats like say all Islamics are
fasicst
>terrorist who want to slam a plane into every building they see. I said
its
>unfair and racist. I recieved another apology. I was unsure if I wanted
to
>expose myself yet again but I am tired of Witches being laughed at. i am
tired
>of Witches being viewed as ugly old ladies. I am tired of Witches as
being
>referred to as Evil. I wished I was wearing my pentagram today to show it
with
>pride while confronting him.
>
>
>
>Kalimir
>
>
>
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Re: standing up!
Posted by: "krissybear955@yahoo.com" krissybear955@yahoo.com krissybear955
Wed Mar 2, 2011 7:28 pm (PST)
Indeed. They do not yell at a student for praying at my school. I have a friend who worships cows and when she brought a very small plastic cow to pray to at lunch, the confiscated it
Sent from my LG phone
kalimir <jai_ma_kali@yahoo.com > wrote:
>this is the 2nd instructor that I confronted. What they are doing is illegal and is discriminatory.
>
>kalimir
>
>--- In , "." <.> wrote:
>>
>> Good on you! I have times in class that I would like to run out and puked because they speak of all the different 'tests' they had for those they believed to be witches. I've ywt to make myself public. To mostly anyone. They believe witchcraft and Pentagrams are evil and that we eat children or use ' black magic'. Magic does not have color. 'Tis what you make it.
>> Well I just wanted to congratulate you for being able to affect a small part of your community.
>> Sent from my LG phone
>>
>> Kalimir <.> wrote:
>>
>> >Today my instructor made a derogatory statment about Witches. I am already
>> >pissed at this instructor but today was enough to break the camal's back. He was
>> >having trouble with something and he said "this is going to be a real Witch". Um
>> >excuse me I am a Witch and I am not a trouble maker or evil. At the end of the
>> >class I told him about how he offended me. I was thinking to myself if they
>> >can't burn us or take our children away from us then they will mock us. So I
>> >aked him "do you know what the WADL and Wicca is? He said he had no idea. I told
>> >him that WADL was the Witches Anti Deflamation League and that Wicca was a
>> >religion for Witches. (Yes, people I know not all Witches are Wiccan but for
>> >those who do not know and not to confuse them I use the term WICCA) He had no
>> >idea. I told him that I am a Witch. I told him that I do not guzzle down blood.
>> >I do not sacrifice animals. I do not sacrifice babies. I told him as a Witch I
>> >love nature. I worship the Goddess and God. I believe in Divine beings. I belive
>> >in helping others and being good to people. I believe in love and life. But
>> >unfortuantly I can not ride a broom, that does not happen. Then he appologised
>> >and said he did not know about Wicca and he did not know that Witches existed.
>> >Then he made another accidental deragatory comment and said he was refering to
>> >those who wear pointy hats (Holly wood's version) Again I corrected him and said
>> >"thats like calling all Jews cheap and saying they all have big noses. Thats
>> >like saying all Germans are Nazis. Thats like say all Islamics are fasicst
>> >terrorist who want to slam a plane into every building they see. I said its
>> >unfair and racist. I recieved another apology. I was unsure if I wanted to
>> >expose myself yet again but I am tired of Witches being laughed at. i am tired
>> >of Witches being viewed as ugly old ladies. I am tired of Witches as being
>> >referred to as Evil. I wished I was wearing my pentagram today to show it with
>> >pride while confronting
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Metaphysical Study Group open to All, 3/2/2011, 7:30 pm
Posted by: "which_witch_is_witch@yahoogroups.com" which_witch_is_witch@yahoogroups.com
Wed Mar 2, 2011 2:26 pm (PST)
Reminder from: which_witch_is_witch Yahoo! Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/which_ witch_is_ witch/cal
Metaphysical Study Group open to All
Wednesday March 2, 2011
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
(This event repeats every month on the first Wednesday.)
Location: Burlington County, New Jersey http://ourfavoriteplace.org
Notes:
Monthly Adult Study Group, held on the first Wednesday of every month, 21 years of age or older please, We discuss various topics on all things Wiccan/Pagan/Spiritual. If you have any questions please contact Ladi Ravyn at ladiravyn@verizon. net
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Hands of Change Color Magic class, March 3, East Brunswick NJ
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Wed Mar 2, 2011 7:01 pm (PST)
Hands of Change Color Magic class, March 3, East Brunswick NJ
HOC Color Magic: The Use of Color in Rituals and Spells by Kokopelli
Hands of Change (HOC) is offering another advanced level magic class open to the general public. Space is limited, so register early.
What color candles and altar cloth should you use when casting a spell for your success in your upcoming court case? What color bubble should you visualize your car surrounded by to help ensure effective protection from theft or accidents? What color aids in creating the strongest attractions? Which color should you most certainly use in spells to seek the best home to live in?
These and other workings will be addressed in a 2-hour class on Color Magic, to be given on
Date and time:
Thursday, March 3, 7-9 pm, at the
Location: Unitarian Society
176 Tices Lane
East Brunswick, NJ.
In addition to addressing many of the magical effects of 11 colors, we will also discuss various aromas, birds, flowers, sounds, animals, and a host of other things which are evocative of colors which can aid in your magical rituals and spells. All attendees will receive a free, book-length handout to keep to help remember all the valuable information shared in this class.
Cost in advance: $25 for general public / $10 for HOC sabbat attendees / free for Hands of Change members - call Kokopelli at (703) 629-8491 or email kokopelligi@aol.com before March 3 for this bargain rate.
At the door: $30 for general public / $15 for HOC sabbat attendees / free for Hands of Change members.
Kokopelli has been a practicing Wiccan for over 22 years, and he has recently been elevated to elder Kore status in the Hands of Change tradition.
Cher
New_Jersey_Pagans...Come in and Chat with us!
Main Yahoo Group NJP: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/New_ Jersey_Pagans/
Ning Web sites: NJP: http://njpagans.ning.com/
Myspace NJP: http://www.myspace.com/njp_cher
Cher NJP Link: http://www.facebook.com/chic0411
Page NJP: http://www.facebook.com/# !/NJPagans
Group NJP: http://www.facebook.com/groups. php?ref=sb# /group.php? gid=93725735017
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Green Magick Workshop, March 3, Butler NJ
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Wed Mar 2, 2011 7:10 pm (PST)
Green Magick Workshop, March 3, Butler NJ
Phone 973-492-1974
Website
http://www.SaintsAndCircles. com
Time
Thursday, March 3 · 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Location Off the Beaten Path
15 Boonton Ave
Butler, NJ
Created By
Off the Beaten Path
Cost $35
Register and pay by Feb 17th pay only $30!
Snow date (just in case) March 24th
Working with plants and nature devas can reconnect you to the earth. In this class you will learn about the different types of plant beings, the oldest nation according to Native American lore. You will come away with practical techniques for working with plant and herbal magick.
(Instructor) Maggi Setti has been studying for 10 years as a Celtic and Norse focused Witch. She is a Second Degree Initiate of the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel, a Wiccan Tradition, (www.sacredwheel.org) and is a member of one of its covens Chalice of Living Stars.
Maggi has a BA Degree in Fine Art and Anthropology from Salisbury University. She serves on the council of the Northern NJ Pagan Fellowship a networking, social, ritual, and training group. She is currently teaching and training for 3rd degree in the Assembly of the Sacred Wheel with hopes to start a new Assembly coven in northern New Jersey.
Cher
New_Jersey_Pagans...Come in and Chat with us!
Main Yahoo Group NJP: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/New_ Jersey_Pagans/
Ning Web sites: NJP: http://njpagans.ning.com/
Myspace NJP: http://www.myspace.com/njp_cher
Cher NJP Link: http://www.facebook.com/chic0411
Page NJP: http://www.facebook.com/# !/NJPagans
Group NJP: http://www.facebook.com/groups. php?ref=sb# /group.php? gid=93725735017
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Volunteers Needed at Bunny Rescue in Atco NJ
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Wed Mar 2, 2011 7:57 pm (PST)
Volunteers Needed at Bunny Rescue in Atco NJHey there animal lovers - we're in need of volunteers at the our small
animal rescue in Atco, NJ. If anyone's interested, we've got volunteer
opportunities for folks 16 & up, 7 days a week, days and evenings.
If anyone's interested, please email - littlemiraclesrr@aol.com or join
us on facebook at Bunny Rescue!
Cher
New_Jersey_Pagans...Come in and Chat with us!
Main Yahoo Group NJP: http://groups.yahoo.com/ group/New_ Jersey_Pagans/
Ning Web sites: NJP: http://njpagans.ning.com/
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Cher NJP Link: http://www.facebook.com/chic0411
Page NJP: http://www.facebook.com/# !/NJPagans
Group NJP: http://www.facebook.com/groups. php?ref=sb# /group.php? gid=93725735017
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Thursday's Correspondence...March 3
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Wed Mar 2, 2011 8:06 pm (PST)
Thursday's Correspondence...March 3
Today's Influences: Destination, War, Courage, Surgery, Physical Strength
Deities: Thor, Zeus, Jupiter, Juno, Gemstones: Turquoise, amethyst, lapis
lazuli, Aset [Isis], Soorejnaree, Pingalla, Anna, Aine, Danu, Yngona,
Bellona, Aida Wedo, Sun Woman
Aromas: Hellebore, Carnation, Patchouli
Incense: Lignum Aloes, Plantain
Candle: Blue
Color: Royal blues, greens
Planet: Jupiter
Metal: Tin
Herbs & Plants: Honeysuckle, oak trees, cinquefoil
Associations: Honor and family loyalty, harvests, clothing and riches, fealty
Perform Spells involving courage, physical strength, revenge, surgery, and the breaking of negative spells.
What's Happening today:
Greek: The third day of each month is sacred to the Goddess Athena.
Admission Day (Florida)
Birthday - Alexander Graham Bell (inventor)
Fun Facts About Names Day
Hinamatsuri (Japan)
I Want You To Be Happy Day
Liberation Day (Bulgaria)
National Anthem Day
NEA's Read Across America Day
What If Cats And Dogs Had Opposable Thumbs Day
Dragon Raises Head - On the second day of the second lunar month, the Chinese eat dragon-scale cakes and dragon-whisker noodles. No one does needlework as needles might injure the dragon's eyes. Earlier this day was called Mid(spring) Harmony. Blackburn, Bonnie and Leofranc Holford-Strevens, Oxford Companion to the Year, Oxford University Press 1999
Celebration of Aegir -This day is sacred to Aegir, Nordic god of the Sea. His wife Ran likes to sink ships then care for the sailors whom she has drowned.
Collop Monday/Rose Monday - In Mainz, this was called Rose Monday.
St Winnold
First comes David
Then comes Chad,
Then comes Winnold roaring like mad.
If it’s not stormy and windy the first three days in March, it’s saving itself for the three borrowing days at the month’s end. The winds of March were considered to dry out the fields and make the soil right for seeding.
Hina Matsuri/Doll Festival - The first day of the month-long Japanese festival honoring the Emperor and Empress. All unmarried females set up a display of dolls, usually on tiered shelves, with the Emperor and Empress doll at the top, dressed in wedding attire, and their retinue (court ladies, musicians, ministers and guards) on the lower tiers. Flowering sprigs of peach are placed in vases on the top shelf where they symbolize marital bliss and represent the feminine virtues of gentility, tranquility and composure.
The dolls are valuable heirlooms, passed down from mother to daughter. If there is not a set to pass down or in families with several daughters, new dolls are purchased by family, friends or parents as gifts for the new baby girl. Some girls receive a new doll on each birthday. Women display the dolls until they marry (then they save them to pass down to their daughter).
During the month the dolls are displayed, people go to each other's homes to visit the dolls. Many stories tell about the dolls talking among themselves during the night, eating food left out for them, and even growing their own hair.
Like the Western superstitions about the bad luck which occurs if you leave your Christmas decorations up past Candlemas, the Japanese believe the display must be taken down promptly on April 3. If not, the owner will have trouble marrying. Apparently the dolls serve as a sort of charm, inviting the marital bliss exemplified by the Emperor and Empress into the life of the girl or young woman. In smaller sets, the Emperor and Empress are often replaced with rabbits.
In the early part of the century, Hina-Matsuri provided a rare chance for a young Japanese girl to invite her friends to a party, at which they feasted on sweets and foods offered to the dolls. Sometimes they actually prepared and cooked these offerings. They drank shirozake, a sweet mild rice wine, and ate hishi mochi (diamond-shaped rice cakes), fruit-shaped candy, tiny white and red dt-sties of osekihan (glutinous rice boiled with red beans) and colored wheat something.
In earlier times, the dolls were made of paper and ill fortunes and sickness could be transferred to the dolls, which were then cast into the nearest brook or river (see the Roman celebration of Mamuralia, March 14).
This day is also known as Momo-no-Sekku or Peach Blossom Festival. Originally celebrated on the 3rd day of the 3rd lunar month (April 3rd this year), it more closely coincided with the blooming of the peach blossoms.
From a firsthand account following her visit to Japan by my friend Shirley Dawson-Myers published in her now hibernating Hazel Grove Musings, and from this website: http://mothra.rerf.or.jp/ ENG/Hgiroshima/ Festivals/ 36.html
Holi is a Hindu celebration of spring, good harvest, hope and fertility. It is the most colorful of Indias festivals and takes place after the full moon in early March.
It originates from the legend of evil demon Holika. Her brother Hiranyakashipu wanted his son dead as he worshiped lord Vishnu who killed Hiranyakashipus brother. Holika was immune to fire and was asked to hold the son on a bonfire but due to his strong faith he survived and Holika burned. So today on the first day of the festival the bonfires are lit marking the end of winter and welcoming spring, but also signifying victory of good over evil. On the second day, Dhuleti, everything gets drenched in coloured powder and water. People go out into the streets shedding their inhibitions, dancing, feasting, praying and singing.
There are variations on traditions throughout the country with celebrations starting a week earlier in towns of Nandagow and Barsana, the two centres of the festival.
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Goddess of The Day: TARA Anniversary of Pioneer 10 Launching (United
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Wed Mar 2, 2011 8:08 pm (PST)
Goddess of The Day: TARA
Anniversary of Pioneer 10 Launching (United States)
Themes: Universal Unity; Peace; Cooperation; Destiny; Energy;Spirituality
Symbols: Star
About Tara: In Hindu mythology, Tara is a Star Goddess who encompasses all time and the spark of life. She extends this energy to us, fulfilling our spiritual hunger. In so doing, Tara strengthens our understanding of the Universe and its mysteries and gives us a glimpse of our destiny.
Tara's name literally means "star." In works of art she is depicted as beautiful as the silver turret points of the night sky, young and playful. From her celestial home Tara challenges us to live life fully no matter the day or season, looking to the stars and our hearts to guide us.
To Do Today: I cannot help but believe that Tara was standing by whispering in scientists' ears as they launched Pioneer 10 into space on this date in 1972, bearing a message of peace to anyone who might find it. In this spirit of exploration and hope, today is definitely a time to reach for the stars! Try something new or set some bold goals for yourself.
If you live in an area where you can observe the night sky, go out tonight and absorb Tara's beauty firsthand. As you watch, let the starlight and Tara's energy trickle into your soul. Make a wish on the first star that appears, and then find concrete ways to help that wish come true. If you see a falling star, it is Tara coming to join you!
By Patricia Telesco From "365 Goddess"
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Using Bay for Protection Spell
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Wed Mar 2, 2011 8:10 pm (PST)
Using Bay for Protection Spell
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The bay laurel leaf, associated with the element of fire, has long been cherished by Witches as a symbol for consecration, protection, and healing. Kitchen Witches use it whole to season stews, soups, and sauces with prosperity, love, and protection. Note that bay leaves should be removed from the dish before serving; if ingested whole, they cause indigestion. Bay may also be used as an herbal element of protection in dream sachets and medicine bags. Hang a bay laurel wreath in your kitchen or near your back door. Write a protection charm on a large bay leaf, and tuck it beneath your mattress or into your wallet. Evoke the power of bay by saying:
May the fire of bay
protect me by love,
not by fear.
Source: Karri Ann Allrich
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Thyme
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Wed Mar 2, 2011 8:10 pm (PST)
Thyme
Attracts loyalty, affection, and the good opinion of others. Wear a sprig to
ward off unbearable grief or provide strength and courage when needed.
Burn or hang in the home for banishing, purification, and to attract
good health for all occupants. Use in cleansing baths prior to working
candle magick. Use in dream pillows to ward off nightmares and ensure
restful sleep. Add a thyme infusion to the bath regularly to ensure a
constant flow of money. Place in a jar and keep in the home or at work
for good luck. Also Called: Garden Thyme, Common Thyme
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Daily Aromatherapy Tip - Spikenard Botanical name: Nardostachys jat
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Wed Mar 2, 2011 8:12 pm (PST)
Daily Aromatherapy Tip - Spikenard
Botanical name: Nardostachys jatamansi
An essential oil to calm, center and balance is Spikenard. A member of the Valerian family it is soothing oil to the skin, regulating, good for skin irritations, helpful for mature skin and wounds that will not heal. Regulating to the nervous system and heart. Like Valerian it can be used for anxiety and insomnia. A warm, earthy, woody aroma.
AromaThyme.com
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Kojiki, Japanese Scriptures
Posted by: "Cher Chirichello" CHIC0411@YAHOO.COM chic0411
Wed Mar 2, 2011 8:13 pm (PST)
Standing on the riverbank
the sun goddess asked for a sword.
It was the length of ten hands
and it hung by the side of her brother,
the god of stormy weather.
He handed it to her, and she
broke it apart. It fell into jewels
in her hands, jewels which she washed
in a sacred well, rinsing them clean
as they sang to her. Then she ate them.
She chewed them up and spat them out
and from the jewels which had been a sword
came a miracle: three lovely children.
~Kojiki, Japanese Scriptures
On this day in Japan, the feast of Hina Matsuri - the festival of girls and their dolls - is celebrated. Many cultures have such celebrations, moments that recognize the goddess power residing in girls. Recent psychological studies confirm the wisdom of such traditions, revealing that girls between the ages of seven and eleven are full of feminine wisdom and self-knowledge that, alas, is later lost and must be painstakingly reclaimed.
In the late days of winter, it is especially appropriate to connect with the inner power and wisdom of the girl archetype. Full of energy and wild potential, somber at times and racing through live at others, the girl moves through the goddess' many phases incessantly. Free to imagine herself as anything she desires, she is unfettered and full of hope. We have each within us such a being, a girl who never dies despite our age. As winter moves toward spring, let us find her within us again.
by Patricia Monaghan - From "The Goddess Companion"
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