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1.: Harmony Spells for Mabon

Posted by: "Ani" ani_shadowdragon@peoplepc.com mystressacksunamoon

Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:46 am (PDT)

Harmony Spells for Mabon

Putting on a few pounds? That's ok, Autumn is the time to prepare for those approaching cold winter nights. It's also a very special season when Mother Earth is bountiful and ripe and we are deserving a celebration of abundance.

Mabon corresponds to the autumnal equinox, the day when the hours of daylight are equal to the hours of darkness. Also known as the Winter Finding, this holiday is a celebration of harmony and balance. Wiccans celebrate the Goddess in her transition from Mother to Crone. Offerings of apples, cider and herbs are gladly given at this time. Start a self-transformation by planting seeds of balance through thoughts and gifts of harvest with baked treats and handmade gifts. Begin with the three harmony spells below.

Easy family harmony spell

Chose an area in the west side of the home. Place several small candles in a circle with picture of yourself in the center, ask the Goddess of Love to bring harmony and peace to all members in the circle and extended family. Thank the Goddess and each day for the next ten days, be creative and do something kind, for each family member. Write a poem, extend a compliment, lend a hand. Notice the harmony building among everyone.

Harmony treats for co-workers

In the early evening bake delicious treats, cut into shapes and stack in a pyramid. Light an Autumn colored candle sprinkled lightly with cinnamon or nutmeg. Place hands over the goodies, imagining a beautiful orange light coming from the sun through the hands and into the pyramid. Ask this light to bring peace and harmony to all. Present treats to everyone at work. The good will return ten fold.

Harmony for Mother Earth

Sit in a quiet place and light a blue candle. Relax and take a few deep breaths. Imagine the Earth as many different colors of light. See the colors getting larger and larger, melting into each other, each two becoming one new color. Let the mind choose the colors. Keep this meditation until all the colors have blended into a single light. See that one light becoming brighter and brighter and brighter. Let the light grow and fill the Universe. Notice that each ray of light contains all the original colors.

http://www.examiner.com/x-10161-NY-Wiccan--Pagan-Examiner~y2009m9d13-Wicca-101-Harmony-spells-for-Mabon?cid=examiner-email
Bright Blessings, Satori

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2a.: Re: Family Updates

Posted by: "Fran Wolfe-Johnson" tygermoonfoxx@gmail.com tygermoonfoxx

Thu Sep 8, 2011 7:54 am (PDT)

On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 10:32 PM, Lady ckrystal Hawk
<ladyckrystalhawk@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Blessings being sent to all. Will be lighting a candle for everyone.
> Chemo does ruin your appetite. Eat what you want to eat. Even if it's a little, it's something.

I'm morbidly obese so instead of treating my worries about food
consumption seriously, the doctors all said, "Yay, you're losing
weight. What are you complaining about?"

I already take a full vitamin complement, designed to make up for
deficiencies in foods (there are some things, like greens, I can no
longer digest, and others for which the nutrients just aren't used).
Right now, I crave very lean barely cooked meat and legumes. My
girlfriend is Cajun so she makes excellent beans and rice and lentil
recipes. However, the effects of the chemo are such that after I've
been given the shot, I can't really keep anything solid. I live on
Gatorade and homemade vegetable and beef bone broth for about two to
three weeks. Sometimes bread.

I hate the tiredness. I have things to do but no energy with which to do it.

--
"Whenever the pressure of our complex city life thins my blood and
numbs my brain, I seek relief in the trail; and when I hear the coyote
wailing to the yellow dawn, my cares fall from me - I am happy."

-- Hamlin Garland

Fran Wolfe-Johnson (WalkerTXKitty)
FoxHeart Acres, FL

http://www.myhappytrails.net

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2b.: Re: Family Updates

Posted by: "Sidhe Wolf" sidhefaolchu@gmail.com mikisidhewolf

Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:57 pm (PDT)

MM Fran,

You and Dee will be in my prayers for all to go well on your respective
roads to recovery. It amazes me how well you keep your spirits up in view
of all the problems you and your family are going through.

BB,
Miki

On 8 September 2011 04:53, Fran Wolfe-Johnson <tygermoonfoxx@gmail.com>wrote:

> **
>
>
> Thoughts and prayers are always appreciated. I sometimes feel, with
> as accident and illness prone as we are, as though we ought to have a
> whole brigade of angels (or at least bubble wrap and goose down
> pillows) assigned to us.
>
> --
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3.: Update: on whoever is playing with my daughter.

Posted by: "Angelsvoice Eissey" angelsvoice25@hotmail.com angelsvoice75

Thu Sep 8, 2011 10:55 am (PDT)

I took ur advise I asked him or her to show herself to me, only because I wanted to know who was playing with my daughter. I didnt ask them to leave because if it is someone in my family i dont want them to leave. Well tuesday I went and got put to sleep to get 2 teeth pulled. Let me tell you it was wild. All i remember is seeing all white and then my sister kellie coming and saying its me. the next thing i know I was waking up. So Im assuming it is kellie playing with her. =). Please give me ur input let me know what you think.

Blessed Be!
Angelsvoice

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4.: Not exactly Jack

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:09 am (PDT)

Not exactly on Jack, but this is not the easiest information to find, but I have friends helping!
Gae

Samhain by Mike Nichols

Samhain. All Hallows. All Hallow's Eve. Hallow E'en. Halloween. The most magical night of the year. Exactly opposite Beltane on

the wheel of the year, Halloween is Beltane's dark twin. A night of
glowing jack-o-lanterns, bobbing for apples, tricks or treats, and
dressing in costume. A night of ghost stories and seances, tarot card readings and scrying with mirrors. A night of power, when the veil that separates our world from the Otherworld is at its thinnest. A 'spirit night', as they say in Wales.

All Hallow's Eve is the eve of All Hallow's Day (November 1st). And for once, even popular tradition remembers that the Eve is more important than the Day itself, the traditional celebration focusing on October 31st, beginning at sundown. And this seems only fitting for the great Celtic New Year's festival. Not that the holiday was Celtic only. In fact, it is startling how many ancient and unconnected cultures (the Egyptians and pre-Spanish Mexicans, for example) celebrated this as a festival of the dead. But the majority of our modern traditions can be traced to the British Isles.

The Celts called it Samhain, which means 'summer's end', according to their ancient two-fold division of the year, when summer ran from Beltane to Samhain and winter ran from Samhain to Beltane. (Some modern Covens echo this structure by letting the High Priest 'rule' the Coven beginning on Samhain, with rulership returned to the High Priestess at Beltane.) According to the later four-fold division of the year, Samhain is seen as 'autumn's end' and the beginning of winter. Samhain is pronounced (depending on where you're from) as 'sow-in' (in Ireland), or 'sow-een' (in Wales), or 'sav-en' (in Scotland), or (inevitably) 'sam-hane' (in the U.S., where we don't speak Gaelic).

Not only is Samhain the end of autumn; it is also, more importantly, the end of the old year and the beginning of the new. Celtic New Year's Eve, when the new year begins with the onset of the dark phase of the year, just as the new day begins at sundown. There are many representations of Celtic gods with two faces, and it surely must have been one of them who held sway over Samhain. Like his Greek counterpart Janus, he would straddle the theshold, one face turned toward the past in commemoration of those who died during the last year, and one face gazing hopefully toward the future, mystic eyes attempting to pierce the veil and divine what the coming year holds. These two themes, celebrating the dead and divining the future, are inexorably intertwined in Samhain, as they are likely to be in any New Year's celebration.

As a feast of the dead, it was believed the dead could, if they wished, return to the land of the living for this one night, to celebrate with their family, tribe, or clan. And so the great burial mounds of Ireland (sidh mounds) were opened up, with lighted torches lining the walls, so the dead could find their way. Extra places were set at the table and food set out for any who had died that year. And there are many stories that tell of Irish heroes making raids on the Underworld while the gates of faery stood open, though all must return to their appointed places by cock-crow.

As a feast of divination, this was the night par excellance for peering into the future. The reason for this has to do with the Celtic view of time. In a culture that uses a linear concept of time, like our modern one, New Year's Eve is simply a milestone on a very long road that stretches in a straight line from birth to death. Thus, the New Year's festival is a part of time. The ancient Celtic view of time, however, is cyclical. And in this framework, New Year's Eve represents a point outside of time, when the the natural order of the universe disolves back into primordial chaos, preparatory to re-establishing itself in a new order. Thus, Samhain is a night that exists outside of time and hence it may be used to view any other point in time. At no other holiday is a tarot card reading, crystal reading, or tea-leaf reading so likely to succeed.

The Christian religion, with its emphasis on the 'historical' Christ and his act of redemption 2000 years ago, is forced into a linear view of time,where 'seeing the future' is an illogical proposition. In fact, from the Christian perspective, any attempt to do so is seen as inherently evil. This did not keep the medieval Church from co-opting Samhain's other motif, commemoration of the dead. To the Church, however, it could never be a feast for all the dead, but only the blessed dead, all those hallowed (made holy) by obedience to God - thus, All Hallow's, or Hallowmas, later All Saints and All Souls.

There are so many types of divination that are traditional to Hallowstide, it is possible to mention only a few. Girls were told to place hazel nuts along the front of the firegrate, each one to symbolize one of her suiters. She could then divine her future husband by chanting, 'If you love me, pop and fly; if you hate me, burn and die.' Several methods used the apple, that most popular of Halloween fruits. You should slice an apple through the equator (to reveal the five-pointed star within) and then eat it by candlelight before a mirror.

Your future spouse will then appear over your shoulder. Or, peel an apple, making sure the peeling comes off in one long strand, reciting, 'I pare this apple round and round again; / My sweetheart's name to flourish on the plain: / I fling the unbroken paring o'er my head, / My sweetheart's letter on the ground to read.' Or, you might set a snail to crawl through the ashes of your hearth. The considerate little creature will then spell out the initial letter as it moves.

Perhaps the most famous icon of the holiday is the jack-o-lantern. Various authorities attribute it to either Scottish or Irish origin. However, it seems clear that it was used as a lantern by people who traveled the road this night, the scary face to frighten away spirits or faeries who might otherwise lead one astray. Set on porches and in windows, they cast the same spell of protection over the household. (The American pumpkin seems to have forever superseded the European gourd as the jack-o-lantern of choice.) Bobbing for apples may well represent the remnants of a Pagan 'baptism' rite called a 'seining', according to some writers. The water-filled tub is a latter-day Cauldron of Regeneration, into which the novice's head is immersed. The fact that the participant in this folk game was usually blindfolded with hands tied behind the back also puts one in mind of a traditional Craft initiation ceremony.

The custom of dressing in costume and 'trick-or-treating' is of Celtic origin with survivals particularly strong in Scotland. However, there are some important differences from the modern version. In the first place, the custom was not relegated to children, but was actively indulged in by adults as well. Also, the 'treat' which was required was often one of spirits (the liquid variety). This has recently been revived by college students who go 'trick-or-drinking'. And in ancient times, the roving bands would sing seasonal carols from house to house, making the tradition very similar to Yuletide wassailing. In fact, the custom known as 'caroling', now connected exclusively with mid-winter, was once practiced at all the major holidays. Finally, in Scotland at least, the tradition of dressing in costume consisted almost exclusively of cross-dressing (i.e., men dressing as women, and women as men). It seems as though ancient societies provided an oportunity
for people to 'try on' the role of the opposite gender for one night of the year. (Although in Scotland, this is admittedly less dramatic - but more confusing - since men were in the habit of wearing skirt-like kilts anyway. Oh well...)

To Witches, Halloween is one of the four High Holidays, or Greater Sabbats, or cross-quarter days. Because it is the most important holiday of the year, it is sometimes called 'THE Great Sabbat.' It is an ironic fact that the newer, self-created Covens tend to use the older name of the holiday, Samhain, which they have discovered through modern research. While the older hereditary and traditional Covens often use the newer name, Halloween, which has been handed down through oral tradition within their Coven. (This is often holds true for the names of the other holidays, as well. One may often get an indication of a Coven's antiquity by noting what names it uses for the holidays.)

With such an important holiday, Witches often hold two distinct celebrations. First, a large Halloween party for non-Craft friends, often held on the previous weekend. And second, a Coven ritual held on Halloween night itself, late enough so as not to be interrupted by trick-or-treaters. If the rituals are performed properly, there is often the feeling of invisible friends taking part in the rites. Another date which may be utilized in planning celebrations is the actual cross-quarter day, or Old Halloween, or Halloween O.S. (Old Style). This occurs when the sun has reached 15 degrees Scorpio, an astrological 'power point' symbolized by the Eagle. The celebration would begin at sunset. Interestingly, this date (Old Halloween) was also appropriated by the Church as the holiday of Martinmas.

Of all the Witchcraft holidays, Halloween is the only one that still boasts anything near to popular celebration. Even though it is typically relegated to children (and the young-at-heart) and observed as an evening affair only, many of its traditions are firmly rooted in Paganism. Incidentally, some schools have recently attempted to abolish Halloween parties on the grounds that it violates the separation of state and religion. Speaking as a Pagan, I would be saddened by the success of this move, but as a supporter of the concept of religion-free public education, I fear I must concede the point. Nonetheless, it seems only right that there should be one night of the year when our minds are turned toward thoughts of the super-natural. A night when both Pagans and non-Pagans may ponder the mysteries of the Otherworld and its inhabitants. And if you are one of them, may all your jack-o'lanterns burn bright on this All Hallow's Eve.

Document Copyright © 1986, 1998 by Mike Nichols. This document can be re-published only as long as no information is lost or changed, credit is given to the author, and it is provided or used without cost to others. Other uses of this document must be approved in writing by Mike Nichols.

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5a.: Jack

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:09 am (PDT)

another idea for you to use, Gae !!

love ya !!

THE Bonfire/ for Gary
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 10:38 PM
From:

Many Blessings
The Halloween BonfireA bonfire is a large controlled outdoor fire. The word is a contraction of "bone fire". The practice is believed to derive from the Celticfestival of Samhainwhen animal boneswere burnt to ward off evil spirits. Today the practice is still common in Ireland, with bonfires commonly lit for Halloween night, as well as Midsummer in some areas.
In Great Britain, bonfires are particularly associated with Guy Fawkes Night(also known as fireworks night or bonfire night), an annual commemoration of the discovery of the The Gunpowder Ploton 5 November 1605. In Sussexthey are particularly associated with the execution of Protestantmartyrs. In Northern Ireland, they are associated with celebrations on the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne, which took place on 12 July 1690. Along with the Maypole, it is an important component of the Wiccanand Neopagancelebration of Beltaine, also known as May Day.
In the United States, a bonfire is often held at the end of a Homecomingrally.Throughout the United States and CanadaBonfires may also be lit at campgrounds, at outdoor festivals, or to celebrate the end of an event or gathering such as a closing celebration of a Summer Camp session. Bonfires sometimes exceed 10 feet.
Farms in the United States may also use bonfires to burn debris accumulated over several years.In those cases the bonfires may simply be used as a way to get rid of junk or wood but in some cases may be time for family or friends to gather at the farm. On ChristmasEve in Southern Louisiana, bonfires are built along the Mississippi Riverleveesto light the way for Papa Noël (Santa Claus) as he moves along the river in his pirogue(Cajun canoe) pulled by eight alligators. This tradition is an annual event in St. James Parish, Louisiana
The practice of lighting large fires dates back to roots of Halloween in the festival of Samhain which celebrated the summer's end and the beginning of the dark season. Samhain also marked the end of the old year and the beginning of the new. On the eve of Samhain, young people would go from house to house asking for food offerings and kindling for the Samhain fires. The following day, the traditional day of Samhain, November 1st, people would extinguish their hearth fires and gather together to light large fires on sacred hill tops in honor of and to make offerings to the gods.
Crops and the bones of animals which had been culled were burnt in the fires as offerings. Our modern word, bonfire, comes from the words bone and fire meaning "fire of bones" and refers to this practice. Personal and symbolic items were also burned as offerings for relief from sickness or bad fortune.
The Celtic peoples who celebrated Samhain believed that the time between the beginning and end of the years was when spirits could travel freely between this world and the spirit world. Some spirits were good and they would help people divine the future. Others were evil spirits and would bring misfortune on whomever they encountered.
The sacred fires were believed to have the power to scare away these evil spirits and people stayed close by them often wearing costumes of animal heads and skins as disguises to frighten those spirits and ensure their safety.
As the great fire died it was considered good luck to take an ember and carry it home to relight their hearth fire. They often carried these embers home in holders made from turnips or gourds in which they carved faces in the hope that the faces would scare away any evil spirits that may be lurking along their path.
On the following day, the ashes from these sacred fires would be spread over the fields as protection against spirits who would cause the next season's crops to fail.In many regions of continental Europe, bonfires are made traditionally on Janurary 16th, which is, for Roman Catholics, the solemnityof John the Baptist, but as well on Saturday night before Easter. The rite is, however, older, and originally was a pagancelebration of the summer solsticeand hence celebrated as "midsummer" on 21 June.
In North-Eastern Italy, bonfires are held on the Epiphanyday (6th of January). On top of the bonfire, a straw witch dressed with old clothes is placed. The tradition probably has a pre-Christian origin, symbolizing the old year, which is burnt and which is then ready to be born again.
In Denmark, the bonfires are held on the night of 23 June, combined with the burning of a witch made from straw and clothes.
In Galiciabonfires are held everywhere on Saint John's Eve.
In Ireland, bonfires are held on the night of 31 October to celebrate Halloween. In certain areas of Ireland, particularly in Limerick, bonfires are held on 30 April to celebrate the festival of Beltane. In the west and south of Ireland, 'Bonfire Night' is held on the night of 23 June to celebrate St John's Eve.
In Iceland, bonfires are traditional on New Year's Eve, and on January 6, which is the last day of the Icelandic Christmas season.
In Japan, large fires called bon-bi are set to welcome the return of the spiritsof the ancestors. Though the two terms are not etymologically or historically related, they serve similar purposes and indicate the universal importance of large fires.
In Israel, in the eve of Lag Ba'Omer, youngsters and their parents light bonfires in open spaces in cities and towns throughout the country. One knows that Lag Ba'Omer is drawing near when children begin collecting wood boards, old doors, and anything made from wood that can burn. This happens from a week to 10 days before Lag Ba'Omer. As Lag Ba'Omer approaches, the situation gets to the point where building contractors have to employ extra night watchmen to make sure that wooden planks and scaffolding are not taken by the eager youngsters. And, of course, the fire department is kept very busy on Lag Ba'Omer eve when the bonfires are lit and where the danger exists of fires getting out of control.
In Slovenia, bonfires are traditionally held on the evening before May 1, commemorating Labour Day.
The bonfire is part of a ritual of purification and consecration. In ancient times, cattle, important symbols of wealth and status, were led through the smoke of a bonfire. Couples who were to be wedon May Day would leap through the flames of the bonfire to seal their vows. Coalsfrom a bonfire would be taken home to light the fires in family hearths, a practice thought to bring good fortune. It was also believed that the residents of the Faeryrealm were incapable of producing fire themselves; embers of bonfires would be carried to the underworldand tended there.
In India, particularly in a northern state of Indiaknown as Punjab, there is a festival called Lohriwhere people get together in the cold night around the bonfire and eat peanuts and other sweets to commemorate the winning of good on evil. There is an old story about the festival of Lohri. Families who have a new born baby boy are the ones who usually have to set this up outside their house. But that does not have to be the only reason to do it. People also do it for fun. The festival falls in the second week of January every year. There is no fixed date because it depends in the lunar calendar.
In Assam, northeastern part of India, a harvest festival called Bhogali Bihuis celebrated to mark the end of harvesting season in mid-January.
In southern parts of India, particularly in Tamil Nadu, there is a festival called Bhogi which is celebrated on the last day of the Tamil monthMaarkali.
This is also the first day of Tamilfarmer festival Pongal, hence it is also called as Bhogi Pongal. This day is usually meant for domestic activities and of being together with the family members. This day is celebrated in the honor of Lord Indra, the supreme ruler of clouds that give rains. On this Bhogi day people collect the unwanted stuffs in the house and set them to fire to celebrate the end of bad days before Pongal.
A Wiccan bonfire or balefire
Nine types of wood are commonly placed into a traditional Wiccanbalefire. Collectively these are known as "The Nine Woods" or "Nine Woods". These woods are Birch(representing The Goddess, or female energy), Oak(representing The God, or male energy), Hazel(representing knowledge and wisdom), Rowan(Mountain Ash) (representing life), Common Hawthorn(representing purity and fairy magick), Willow(representing death), Fir(representing birth and rebirth), Apple(representing love and family), and Vine. In some regions, superstition, religious belief, or tradition prohibits the cutting of certain trees, most notably in Witchcraftcustoms the Elderberrytree; "Elder be ye Lady's tree, burn it not or cursed ye'll be" --A rhyme from an Oral tradition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonfirewww.hauntedbay.com/history/bonfire.shtml

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6.: More on Jack

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:09 am (PDT)

I had some buddies look into this so the next few posts were sent to me with per. to forward. The names have been removed to protect the innocent! lol
Huggs,
Gae

Re: Jack o Lanterns
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 9:37 PM
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Pumpkin carving is a popular part of modern America's Halloween celebration. Come October, pumpkins can be found everywhere in the country from doorsteps to dinner tables. Despite the widespread carving that goes on in this country every autumn, few Americans really know why or when the jack o'lantern tradition began. Or, for that matter, whether the pumpkin is a fruit or a vegetable. Read on to find out!People have been making jack o'lanterns at Halloween for centuries. The practice originated from an Irish myth about a man nicknamed "Stingy Jack." According to the story, Stingy Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him. True to his name, Stingy Jack didn't want to pay for his drink, so he convinced the Devil to turn himself into a coin that Jack could use to buy their drinks. Once the Devil did so, Jack decided to keep the money and put it into his pocket next to a silver cross, which prevented the Devil from changing back into his original form.
Jack eventually freed the Devil, under the condition that he would not bother Jack for one year and that, should Jack die, he would not claim his soul. The next year, Jack again tricked the Devil into climbing into a tree to pick a piece of fruit. While he was up in the tree, Jack carved a sign of the cross into the tree's bark so that the Devil could not come down until the Devil promised Jack not to bother him for ten more years.
Soon after, Jack died. As the legend goes, God would not allow such an unsavory figure into heaven. The Devil, upset by the trick Jack had played on him and keeping his word not to claim his soul, would not allow Jack into hell. He sent Jack off into the dark night with only a burning coal to light his way. Jack put the coal into a carved-out turnip and has been roaming the Earth with ever since. The Irish began to refer to this ghostly figure as "Jack of the Lantern," and then, simply "Jack O'Lantern."
In Ireland and Scotland, people began to make their own versions of Jack's lanterns by carving scary faces into turnips or potatoes and placing them into windows or near doors to frighten away Stingy Jack and other wandering evil spirits. In England, large beets are used. Immigrants from these countries brought the jack o'lantern tradition with them when they came to the United States. They soon found that pumpkins, a fruit native to America, make perfect jack o'lanterns.http://www.history.com/topics/jack-olantern-history

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7.: Humor...laughter the best medicine

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:40 am (PDT)

I really do hope the Gods/Goddesses have a since of humor! Otherwise I am F#$%^d !!!
<smiles?>
Gae

Bare Bones
Third Degree Elevation (Spoof)
(Emphasis on action with minimal vocal requirements.)
Orion
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1. Ritual Bath - Both play in water for an inappropriately long time.
2. Casting of Circle - Cast in the usual manner with items at hand.
3. Reason and Challenge - "You're here for Thirds. Are you ready for the test?
4. Response - "Ready, willing and able!"
5. The Mystery - Perform Great Rite multiple times until sated or worn out.
6. Cakes and Wine - Required in order to continue.
7. Reprise - Repeat step 5 if desired.
8. Closing of Circle - Must be done before falling asleep.
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http://www.paganlibrary.com/humor/bare_bones.php

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8.1.: Humor

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:42 am (PDT)

Doctrinal Sex
Anon
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A religious man wonders if having sex on the Sabbath is a sin because he is not sure if sex is work or play. He asks a priest for his opinion on this question.
The priest says after consulting the Bible, "My son, after an exhaustive search I am positive sex is work and is not permitted the Sabbath."
The man thinks: " What does a priest know about sex?" He goes to a minister... a married man, experienced, for the answer.
He queries the minister and receives the same reply. Sex is work and not for the Sabbath!
Not pleased with the reply, he seeks out the ultimate authority, a man of thousands of years tradition and knowledge: a rabbi.
The rabbi ponders the question and states, "My son, sex is definitely play."
The man replies, "Rabbi, how can you be so sure when so many others tell me sex is work?!"
The rabbi softly speaks, "If sex were work . . . my wife would have the maid do it."
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9a.: 13 commandments (pagan)

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:51 am (PDT)

Have fun with this...Me and a few others already have! (a few others and I...my english teacher might be looking! lol)
Blessed Be,
Gae

13 Commandments
Willow Blackthorn
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1. Thou shall not turn thy ex into a frog
2. Thou shall not meddle in the affairs of dragons, thou are crunchy and taste good with ketchup
3. Thou shall not laugh at nekked snow sprites
4. Thou shall not get drunk with thy Goddess's wine
5. Thou shall not sacrifice thy little sister
6. Thou shall not go running around proclaiming thy witchhood if thy are in times of burning.
7. Thou shall not question the word of thy High Priestess - She is God
8. Thou shall not laugh at being nekked at coven - thou shall be killed
9. Thou shall not commit to signing anything that declares any single person as thy lord and savior
10. Thou shall not invoke thy Watchtowers only to say "never mind"
11. Thou shall not burn enough candles to burn thy house down
12. Thou shall not have the magickal name "Sir Stinky Fartsalot"
13. Thou shall not call coven only for laughs

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9b.: Re: 13 commandments (pagan)

Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99

Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:46 pm (PDT)

13 Commandments

Absolutely LOVE these. Thanks for the chuckle

The light of a hundred stars cannot equal the light of the Moon.

Love Each Day,
Lady Nightshayde

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10a.: Re: Pagan Pride! K.C.

Posted by: "SeleneRati@lunalushede.org" SeleneRati@lunalushede.org selenerati

Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:56 am (PDT)

I will be there!! The Pagan Pantry which is the beneficary of the
donations this year is my creation and exists in the basement of
my home. Please come out and enjoy the fun, mingle with those of
like-mind and bring along a couple of cans to donate. Thanks!!!
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Date: Wed, September 07, 2011 11:26 am
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A little late...I am busy, but if you are in or around K.C. this
weekend, come on out and meet everyone for Pagan Pride Day!
Please copy and paste the link into your browser to find out
more! http://kcpaganpride.com/ <http://kcpaganpride.com/>
Brightest Blessings, Gae

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10b.: Re: Pagan Pride! K.C.

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:05 pm (PDT)

Where do I know lunalushede from? You may offpost me if you wish.
Gae
P.S. I will be there, may be late as I have classes on sat....yes on sat :(
I might skip!

From: "SeleneRati@lunalushede.org" <SeleneRati@lunalushede.org>
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Sent: Thursday, September 8, 2011 1:56 PM
Subject: RE: [13Witches] Pagan Pride! K.C.

I will be there!! The Pagan Pantry which is the beneficary of the donations this year is my creation and exists in the basement of my home. Please come out and enjoy the fun, mingle with those of like-mind and bring along a couple of cans to donate. Thanks!!!

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>Subject: [13Witches] Pagan Pride! K.C.
>From: Gary Reese <hyperreal69@yahoo.com>
>Date: Wed, September 07, 2011 11:26 am
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>A little late...I am busy, but if you are in or around K.C. this weekend, come on out and meet everyone for Pagan Pride Day! Please copy and paste the link into your browser to find out more!
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>http://kcpaganpride.com/
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>Brightest Blessings,
>Gae
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11.: Fragrant Dragons Blood Ink

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 11:56 am (PDT)

I actually use this except I add nine (9) drops of my blood to do banishings. I write on parchment that which I need to let go of, and on the dark of the moon I burn it and return it to our Mother Earth!
Remember to be careful what you ask for,
you might just get it!
Brightest Blessings,
Gae

Fragrant Dragon's Blood Ink
Susan Profit
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Materials Needed:
* Dragon's Blood resin (powdered if possible)
* colorless alcohol
* tightly sealable jar
* one cinnamon stick (chipped)
or 15 cloves
or one vanilla bean (chipped)
or 9 coffee beans (crushed).
Pour the resin and spices into the jar. Pour in just enough wine/vodka/???? to cover the resin/spices mixture plus 10% more. Seal the jar. The resin will leach it's color into the alcohol, faster if it is a powder than if it is resin chunks. The spices will leach their scent into the ink at the same time.
When you think it is dark enough, dip a sterile toothpick into the liquid, and test on the paper you intend to use it with. Let dry: is it indeed dark enough, or does it need more steeping? Continue steeping and testing.
When it is done, strain to remove the resin and spices. Return the liquid to the bottle, use for writing. Be advised that this is not a sun-fast ink, so it should not be used for things that will spend a great deal of time in the direct sunlight.
Happy Solstice!
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12.: Mead Recipe "The Nectar of the Gods"

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:00 pm (PDT)

Here is the link, copy and paste it into your browser if you dare!
http://www.paganlibrary.com/recipes/mead.php
Mead
The Brew Of The Gods!
Lewis Stead
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Mead is the oldest alcoholic drink known to mankind. More recently it has been taken up in the Pagan and other "alternative" communities such as the SCA as a favorite for years. It's a form of wine made with a honey instead of grape juice. Mead is most often associated with the Vikings and in the Pagan community with modern day Norse Paganism or Asatru.
Mead is an important part of the Asatru religion and has a place in both of the major Norse rituals: the blot and the sumble. The sumble is a drinking ritual where stories, oaths, and poetry are shared and mead's function here is obvious. In this day and age mead is even more important to the blot or sacrifice ritual. The blot is actually quite simple. A God or Goddess is called upon and a sacrifice is poured in their honor. In ancient times this was most often an animal sacrifice and blood was poured out onto the ground or altar. Today an alcoholic beverage of some kind is the usual sacrifice. This is not only an adjustment to modern feelings about animal sacrifice, but is appropriate from an esoteric point of view as well. In ancient times the Norsemen were primarily farmers and an animal would have been a product that they had raised. Also, sacrifices were not a wasting of the animal, merely given to the Gods and left to rot, but were usually feasts
where the Gods got their portion and the humans their own. Today mead making has been a frenzied activity among Norse Pagans, and it is most appropriate that something be sacrificed to the Gods which has been made by your own hands in a sacred manner. Mead fits the bill. It has the immediate links to our farming ancestors, but it can be easily made from household items in even a small apartment.
While we really don't know a great deal about how the ancients viewed mead, other than as an intoxicant, we do have a few clues. One interesting item to start with is that mead was apparently sometimes strained through rye, which contains the hallucinogenic chemical ergot. This may offer some insights into Seidhr, a Nordic shamanic practice, and the frenzy of the berserkers. Another interesting item is that Frey, a God of farming and harvest, was said to have two close companions, Bygvir and Beyla. Bygvir was the spirit of the barley and Beyla of the honey - both important Gods to brewers and appropriate companions for the God of fertility.
Finally, we have a few myths involving mead directly. Mead was known as Kvasir's blood and it's primary association was with wisdom. Kvasir was a being who was the wisest in all the universe, but he was killed and a mead created out of his blood that when drank brought the drinker wisdom. Aegir, a God of the Sea, was held to be the patron of brewing and the finest of mead and ale for the Gods to drink in Valhalla. Odin is said to never eat, but to exist purely on mead, just as the Greek Gods had their nectar.
Even if it were not for any mythological importance, mead is of interest to the modern brewer because it is easy to produce and delicious. One merely introduces a yeast to the sugary liquid, and the yeast converts the natural sugars into alcohol. After all the sugar is converted, the yeast dies off and the wine can be bottled. However, this is not always as easy as it sounds.
The largest problem in brewing is keeping inappropriate yeasts out of the drink. While the correct wine (or beer) yeasts eat sugar and excrete alcohol, other yeasts produce vinegar instead. Because of this it is absolutely vital to keep all brewing equipment absolutely sterile. This is the most important thing you can do in brewing. All the great equipment purchased as your wine making shop and the finest ingredients cannot beat a glass jar filled with welfare honey if the former is contaminated and the latter sterile. There are two major ways to sterilize your materials, one is a commercial "sanitizer" found in wine making shops. Follow label directions and you're all set. The other is to make a solution of 25% bleach and rinse very thoroughly.
Let's make some cheap and easy mead. You'll need a large pot, a one gallon vinegar or cider bottle, a 4' or 5' length of plastic tubing (try airline tubing from a pet shop), a balloon or non-lubricated condom, a package of wine yeast (not bread yeast), wine bottles, corks, a corking device, and 2 1/2 pounds of honey.
First you need to prepare the mixture that will be fermented. Take your pot and add the honey and enough water to finish filling up the one gallon bottle. Bring these to a boil slowly. If you don't want scum in your mead and it forms on the top, skim it off. You don't need to boil it for any length of time, you just need to bring it up to this temperature. Boiling for a while will release a lot of scum and additives which you can get rid of right now and it will also allow the mead to age more quickly. However, some of this 'scum' as I've called it is made up of those very things which can create flavor nuances. I don't boil mine. When you decide it's done, let it cool long enough so it won't melt the plastic tubing, then siphon the mead into the gallon jug , cap and let cool overnight. The gallon jug is your primary fermenter.
Did you sterilize the pot? the bottle? the cap? the plastic tubing? No! Pour it out and start again 'yes I am serious.
Once the mixture is cooled to room temperature you will need to pitch the yeast. Get a small cup half full with warm, but not hot, water and add the yeast. Let it sit for about ten minutes and absorb water and liven up, then pour it into your gallon jug and mix it in.
As of now your honey and water mixture is now being converted into mead. However, this will take about two weeks, perhaps more, to complete. During this time the mead mixture will bubble and foam, and this is what the balloon is for. Cover the top of the bottle with the balloon and about an hour later, when the balloon has started to inflate but has not become too stretched, poke a few holes in it with a pin. (I understand this may make you wince if you are using a condom.) This balloon takes the place of a fermentation lock and allows the gas to escape while not allowing air in, thus keeping the fermentation bottle sterile. The holes may become clogged with foam and you may need to poke a few more. Just remember the purpose of this and use your common sense. I've accomplished this with plastic wrap and a rubber band, but I wouldn't advise others to try unless you're fond of unmet expectations.
About two weeks from this point the balloon will cease to be greatly inflated and will eventually go limp. When it has been completely limp for a few days and the mead is clear rather than cloudy, fermentation is over. At this point sanitize your wine bottles and plastic tubing and bottle the mead. Be careful not to get the yeast into the bottles as it's not exactly tasty stuff. I stop about an inch before the bottom of the primary fermenter and we siphon off the last inch into cups and toast the new mead. My mead has been very tasty at this point, other people describe theirs as tasting like paint thinner. In any case, you may not mind a little yeast in your cup now, but don't inflict it on yourself in the future by bottling it.
Wait two to six months and then enjoy. Since the above recipe has no additives which would hasten aging, it may take a while for it to become truly fine mead, perhaps years. There are a lot of chemical additives that one can use to improve the flavor and process. The most common and important addition is a teaspoon of yeast energizer or yeast nutrient. Others include grape tannin (1/4 teaspoon), malic acid (2 or 3 teaspoons), tartaric acid (1 to 2 teaspoons). I recommend all of these chemical additives in your first batch, but if you can't find them you can make do with natural ingredients or nothing at all.
One can also add slices of fruit, raisins, or berries for flavor and in place of grape tannin. One recipe I know of adds some apple jelly. A few lemon peels will substitute for malic acid and a spoonful of strong tea will do replace tartaric acid. Hops are a common additive and will give the mead a bit of a bitterness to offset the sweetness of the honey. The more bizarre ingredient I have heard of was Szechuan peppers, use your imagination.
All of the above additives should be made to the honey and water mix when it is boiled. Depending on the ingredient, some, such as fruit, may have to be boiled in this mixture for a while to break them down. Obviously hunks of fruit should be strained out after the boiling. Also, all the above ingredients are based on 1 gallon of mead, adjust appropriately with the exception of the yeast itself, one package of which will do for anywhere between 1 and 5 gallons.
Another semi-useful item is sulfite tablets which can be added to the mead mixture a day before bottling. This will kill all remaining yeast and will assure that you are not contaminated by vinegar yeast after bottling or worse that the fermentation process does not continue in the bottle, causing it to explode or pop its cork. I don't use sulfite and I've heard negative comments about a sulfurous aftertaste. It's probably the better part of valor to simply wait a while longer and make sure the fermentation process is truly ended.
The above instructions also assume you are not interested in spending a great deal of money on equipment. The only things you really must obtain from a wine making store are the yeast, the corks, and the corker.
If you are willing to spend $50 to $100 more you can improve your chances of making a good mead by purchasing equipment made for the purpose. A balloon works, but it is a poor substitute for a proper fermentation lock that is custom fit to a vat built for the purpose. Likewise there are many other devices which will useful.
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13.: Astronomers Forego Sleep With Eyes Fixed on Star's Explosion

Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99

Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:06 pm (PDT)

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/story/2011-09-07/Astronomers-forgo-sleep-eyes-fixed-on-stars-explosion/50303380/1?csp=mostpopular

The light of a hundred stars cannot equal the light of the Moon.

Love Each Day,
Lady Nightshayde

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14.: 22 commandments/ not humor

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:10 pm (PDT)

Some of you already have this, and some of you do not! I enjoyed this and wanted to share. Link...copy and paste into browser.
http://www.paganlibrary.com/editorials/twenty-two_commandments.php

"22 Commandments" For The New Age
Ann Waldrum
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1. You shall learn of Honesty and attempt to heal your fear of it, to use this in daily living.
2. You shall learn to Love Unconditionally-beginning with yourself.
3. You shall help all people in your worlds come to physical healing.
4. You shall dwell on things of high and pure energy in others and self to change Earth.
5. You will learn and practice Pure Service - unconditional and with love energy.
6. You will release Judgment into the Void-You will see, identify and choose for yourself Only.
7. You will Recognize One God -the God that corresponds to your vision.
8. You will destroy no one in any way - through gossip - through killing their gifts - discouraging self love by injuring the physical body by foreign substance - incorrect foods - incorrect labor.
9. You will use your mind in the way the Source prepared - by faithfulness of prayer - by study and spiritual growth.
10. You will learn self discipline so that you respond to the Earth with wisdom.
11. You will take full responsibility for your own life - blaming no other.
12. You will seek to learn about your God - seeing the Connection clearly.
13. You will be known for your Gentleness, your Loyalty, your Kindness, according to your beliefs.
14. You will grow in Peace by change of attitude and understanding of others.
15. You will learn to respond and act from the Highest Center of Inner God - the Love Response.
16. You will learn to Love All Mankind by seeing the Highest in all people without exception.
17. You will promote the healing of Mind, Body, and Spirit by teaching and living the belief in Man's Divinity.
18. You will show faithfulness in your study of yourself and your persona (masks) in order to Free All Parts of Self.
19. You will Live your life as ordained by your faithfulness to the Truth, as you understand the Truth.
20. You will Speak in Love, Honesty and Wisdom.
21. You will Think in Love, Honesty and Wisdom.
22. You will live in Moderation (Balance) in All Areas of your life.
The foregoing was delivered on July 20, 1989, through the trance-mediumship of Carla Neff Gordan by the Spirit Guide "Mary." Mary stated that these ideas will also be released through other mediums in six different areas of the world. In preface to these "Commandments" Mary said the following:
"You are a loving, connected community of like-minded souls assisting through our inner connection. You are becoming a profound source of awakening for your world. These rules are to open your hearts, to teach you self-love, to calm your emotion to help you to live in reality that you have wished. To grow, first you must become a source of service. There must be a difference in earth because you have walked here. Now is the time of shifting your energy into a higher place through unconditional love. A part of your purpose is to heal the earth through holy, or wholeness, relationships. You will begin now."
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15.: Voudin

Posted by: "Gary Reese" hyperreal69@yahoo.com hyperreal69

Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:53 pm (PDT)

Here is some info on voudin. The link is here:
http://nestofcandles.blogspot.com/2007/03/new-class-voudin-draft.html

Bright Blessings,
Gae
New Class: Voudin Vaudin are a divine caster class, based loosely on voodou practitioners. A male vaudin is called a houngan, and a female one a mambo. Vaudin gain spells from the same list as druids, but not in the same manner. Instead of praying for spells, and casting them as they need them, vaudin must either prepare potions or bind a task spirits. Both of these things are focused on the loa.

A mambo's loa is a powerful spirit that stands as an intermediary between men and God. The mambo serves the loa by bringing it offerings it likes and allowing it to ride her. The loa, in return grants some measure of power to the mambo by imbuing power into her potions and granting her some authority over its children and underlings as task spirits.

In preparing a potion, the mambo prepares a mixture of things that she feels her loa will like. This rocess takes no less than caster level time spell level, in hours. This process can only be sped up with the help of another vaudin, so creation of high level potions necesitates vaudin work together. She then must add something that contains the essence of the person for whom the potion is made. This is easiest with blood, but can also be accomplished with hair, if it is freshly pulled. The potion must then be consumed by the person for whom it was intended before the next moonphase, or it will spoil. For the purposes of this rule, a given phase takes three days to complete. Because of the greater preparation involved, a mambo's potions always have maximum effect. Potions are used for spells that will affect things with souls, such as people, many extraplanar creatures, and the higher order undead. Not that certain mage spells can seperate a person's
soul from their body. In these cases, it is much more difficult for the mambo to work magic upon them.

A mambo can also bind task spirits to her. These spirits are capable of perfoming the necesary intercession with the physical and spirit world to bring about spells much faster and with less preparation than the mambo can through potions. They also can be used to hold a spell for duration that is only bounded by the casters endurance and charm. Whenever a mambo gains access to a new spell level, she has the option to seek out a new task spirit. If she finds one and makes an accomodation with him, she can task him to cast any spell of that level or below in a given day. That is the only spell he will cast that day, but he will cast it as often as the caster makes a Diplomacy check DC Spell Level + task spirit HD + number of times he has cast the spell previously today, where the task spirit is considered to have the same number of hit dice as the caster did at the time she bound him. Unlike potions, variable effects listed for spells cast via task spirits
are variable, not maximized. Task spirits are for spells that affect plants, animals, and nature. They can also be useful for their knowledge of the planes.

A mambo advances in hit dice, skill points, saves, and feats like a druid. She does not receive an animal companion. She may wear any armor and weild any weapon she chooses, though she does not receive proficiencies beyond those alloted to a druid.

A vaudin receives the following powers:

4th Aspect of Loa 1/day
8th Aspect of Loa 2/day
12th Aspect of Loa 3/day
16th Aspect of Loa 4/day
20th Aspect of Loa 5/day

Aspect of Loa -- When a mambo is being ridden, she takes on the aspect of her loa, while her spirit is being occupied. Since she is not present, she cannot command her tasked spirits, and since her loa is occupied with riding her, he cannot respond to her potions. However, the loa's aspect will grant the powers of its creatures, and some of these are great indeed.

While being ridden, a mambo has one of following:
1) Attack forms, Special attacks, BAB, and Strength of the creature
2) Movement modes and Dexterity of the creature
3) Size, hit dice, and Constitution of the creature
4) Any one category of special quality of the creature

If viewed from the astral plane, the mambo appears to be an axiomatic version of the creature. However, physically her form does not change. If the powers confered upon her would require a physical form change, the mambo behaves as though her form has changed, and the effects are the same as if it has, but without magical vision, the mambo simply appears to be behaving erratically at first blush.

The mambo does not have access to any creature that might be associated with her loa. She instead selects, at the levels she gains this ability or it improves, from the two creatures available to her at that level, or to advance a creature chosen in a previous level. The list of acceptable creatures is specific to the loa. Creatures chosen for a particular power level should have a CR less than or equal to the level at which it becomes available minus 2, although creatures should be advanced to match. Note that different creature types advance at different rates.

Should the mambo elect to a assume the Size, hit dice, and Constitution of the creatre, it is entirely possible that when the loa leaves her, she will have taken more damage than she can survive. In this case, scale the damage so that the mambo has a like proportion of hit points remaining.

Should the mambo elect to assume the attack forms of multiple creatures, she also gains the ability to make the cumulative number of attacks those creatures would get, as a full attack.

Sample Loa -- Brother Jallum

Brother Jallum is a swamp loa, associated in particular with insects, fungus, moss, and other things that grow in profusion. His people strive to make the most use out of any situation, and to have many simple plans so that the loss of any one is no great loss. He is pictured as Mannannan mac Lir, and also as a corpulent man with pale skin and many bulging pockets. Brother Jallum is called upon for healing and self-improvement, as both of these are seen as signs of adaptability, and also in trickery and crime, as he is known to turn any situation to his benifit.

Aspects of Brother Jallum
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4th - 2 Stirges (1.5 CR), Giant Ant (2 CR) - fix this
8th - Shambling Mound (6 CR), 2 Phase Spiders (6 CR) - fix this
12th - Treant 15HD (10 CR), Hellwasp Swarm - fix this
16th - Colossal Monstrous Spider (32 HD) (11 CR)
20th - Formians (Special) (CR 18) - fix this

If the mambo assumes the aspect of Formians, she picks an uneven group of Formians that add up to CR 18. She assumes the aspect of the most powerful one, and and assigns the others to willing creatures within range of her Formian hive mind (no matter what benefits of the Formians she takes, the mambo always gains hive mind). These creatures can use their aspects just as if they were vaudin, and had taken that aspec themselves. They also gain the benefit of the hive mind, and at her discression, the mambo can elect to take her turn from the body of one of her vassals, casting spells, moving, or taking attack actions using her own modifiers, but with the body of her vassal. This happens on her initiative, and does not cost the vassal his turn.
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16a.: What We Can Learn from Harry Potter

Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99

Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:53 pm (PDT)

What We Can Learn from Harry Potter

By Laura Sheahen

The megapopular Harry Potter books don't touch on religion, but they do reflect a consistent moral framework. Like most children's books, the series teaches lessons many religions would agree on: Don't kill, don't lie, and so on. But beyond that are more subtle life lessons that can help kids--and adults--navigate relationships, disappointments, and loss.

Beware of Pompous People

No one would deny that the series' obvious villains--Voldemort, Draco Malfoy, and arguably Snape--are dangerous. But it's the conceited secondary characters--like Gilderoy Lockhart, Percy Weasley, and Cornelius Fudge--who often do just as much damage as the true bad guys. Their self-satisfied bumbling leaves Harry and his friends exposed to the basilisk, an impostor Mad-Eye Moody, and Voldemort himself.

In the sixth book, Harry was wise to steer clear of the status-seeking Professor Slughorn, who wants to draw Harry into his clique. In Harry's world as in real life, serious evildoers are always a threat, but stuck-up people wreak plenty of havoc.

Stay True to Your Nerdy Friends

From the moment Harry first met hapless, round-faced Neville Longbottom (who was searching for his lost toad), he's been kind to the timid Gryffindor. Harry has been loyal to daffy Luna Lovegood and to Dobby, the often irritating and unconventional elf. And Harry defended his best friend Ron Weasley when everyone else was furious with him for his poor Quidditch skills.

All these characters have stuck by Harry in his hour of need, in some cases saving his life. The lesson: No matter how tiresomely they rave about Crumple-Horned Snorkacks or make you examine plants that squirt Stinksap, don't disown your true friends.

Realize That Your Family Is More Important Than You Think

Ron Weasley's brothers overshadow him, and his parents often embarrass him. Neville Longbottom's grandmother is starchy and dictatorial, and his parents have been driven insane by Voldemort's followers. Harry's aunt, uncle, and cousin actively oppress him--and his parents are dead. Yet for all three boys, family holds the key to mysteries. Ron's parents and brothers are in the Order of the Phoenix, protecting Ron and Harry in ways they learn only late in book five.

Neville's parents were also in the Order, and he has a strange connection to Harry--he was born in the same month. Harry's parents died to save him, yet live on in important ways (see Lesson 6). And his horsey, nasty Aunt Petunia is grudgingly part of a secret blood spell protecting him from Voldemort. In other words, even when we feel distant from our families, they may be helping us in ways we don't know.

Speak Your Pain

Harry's refusal to share his fears and feelings, or ask for help, once seemed like a frustrating tic. In the past few books, however, it's become clear that it's his tragic flaw--one of Shakespearean proportions. In the early books, it's worrisome when he doesn't alert Dumbledore that his scar is hurting; if he did, the powerful Hogwarts headmaster might know when Voldemort is plotting something. In "Goblet of Fire," it's maddening when Harry doesn't tell Neville that he needs a way to survive under water, since Neville knows about a plant that makes humans grow gills. And in "Order of the Phoenix," it's heartbreaking to contemplate the alternate future lost when Harry doesn't use Sirius' mirror to talk to his godfather--or warn him of danger.

In every case, Harry would have saved time, trouble, and maybe even a life if he had opened up to those who care about him. In each book, despite the rising stakes, he thinks that he'll just worry people or that they won't be able to help him anyway.

Assuming he knows how people will react--and hiding the truth in a misguided attempt to protect them--is Harry's great failing. When Harry does talk to his friends, they often are able to help him (as when Professor Lupin teaches him to repel dementors) or allay his fears (as when Ginny reassures Harry that he couldn't have been possessed by Voldemort). But when he keeps secrets, Harry makes himself and others miserable and more vulnerable.

Don't Fear Death...

"There is nothing worse than death," says Voldemort in book five. "You are quite wrong," Dumbledore replies. "Indeed, your failure to understand that there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest weakness." Death is what Harry's nemesis most fears; his thirst for immortality drives all his actions, from seeking the sorcerer's stone to stealing Harry's blood for a revivification potion. Calling themselves Death Eaters, Voldemort's followers use the Dark Arts to feed off other people's pain and death and grow stronger.

The Dark Lord's followers may think they have power over death. But in reality, all of them are trying to prolong their own lives by gruesome and selfish means. In the books, characters who try to escape death turn into moral monsters (or, in less extreme cases, into laughable ghosts--like Nearly Headless Nick and Professor Binns). Characters who are willing to die for others--like Harry, his parents, Ron, and Dumbledore--often save themselves or their friends. As Dumbledore says, death is not something to be feared and dodged at all costs, but "the next great adventure."

...Because Love Is Stronger Than Death

The deaths in the Harry Potter books are heart-wrenching and ever present; Cedric, Harry's parents, Sirius, and Dumbledore are not forgotten. (Lady N's Note: Snape's death greatly saddened me, as I feel he is the true hero of the series. What he did by protecting Harry, he did out of love, as opposed to Dumbledore using Harry the way he did--to make sure Harry didn't die so he could destroy him and Voldemort.) Death changes those left behind: Harry hears his parents in visions and sees them in the Mirror of Erised; Luna and other bereaved students can see thestrals, beasts invisible to their luckier friends; Dumbledore's phoenix sings a strange new song of lament.

But the dead are never really gone. As Harry grieves Sirius, Luna reminds him of the mysterious murmurs behind the veil in the Department of Mysteries, reassuring him that they'll see their loved ones again. And Harry's dead parents actively protect him--his mother through the lasting power of her self-sacrificing spell, his father as the patronus Prongs. Dumbledore's spirit, too, may live on as a portrait in the headmaster's office, watching over Harry and the school. Though no longer with Harry in the flesh, their love continues to guide and guard him as he prepares for his final showdown with Voldemort.

http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/2008/09/Life-Lessons-from-Harry-Potter.aspx

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17.: How Your Zodiac Sign Affects Your Diet habits

Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99

Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:55 pm (PDT)

How Your Zodiac Sign Affects Your Diet Habits

For some, following the Zodiac is a way of life. Whether a air sign or a water sign, you can chock up a lot about who you are, and how are others are, based on when you were born and the alignment of the sun, moon, and stars on that date. People peg their personality, likes, dislikes, mannerisms, and more on their astrological sign. To some it's quality entertainment, to others, it's a cornerstone of their identity.

So if your astrological sign applies to all of that, why not link your diet habits to your astrological sign? Here's an overview of how each sign tends to diet. Does yours align, or did it miss the mark?

Aquarians are tempted by trendy fad diets. For sustainable results, they should look at a flexible diet.

Pisces are a bit uncertain with their dieting. A positive support network is critical to their success.

Aries are easily distracted if they quickly realize results. An unrestrictive diet will offer these impulsive individuals the best results.

Taureans rather dislike exercise and may have slower metabolisms. But thanks to their patient and methodical dispositions, they tend to be successful dieters.

Geminis can be impatient and need a support buddy (like a Taurus) to keep them going when they get discouraged. However, they do embrace change, which speaks well for weight loss.

Cancers have a love of food that can often lead to emotional eating. To avoid this pitfall, Cancers should select a diet with a variety of food choices.

Leos are tempted by quick fix fad diets. A support network coupled with a Leoâ€™s enthusiasm will deliver success.

Virgos are sensible beings and usually prefer practical diets that are easily translated in to every day life. Yet their penchant for expecting too much, too soon and can lead to discouragement.

Libras have slower metabolisms that match their laid back personalities. Once their motivated, they'll take off! They shouldn't be tempted by easy-out words like "effortless" and "rapid."

Scorpios enjoy success when following a diet and fitness program. Their main issue is dissatisfaction. Scorpios should beware of over-exercising and cutting too many calories.

Sagittarians have one major fault: they take on more than they should. While they're motivated, than can quickly become impatient. They should make small goals and follow a diet with simple recipes and fun workouts.

Capricorns are champion dieters who face one hurdle - their tendency to avoid advice. When they open up to support, they'll find more success.
http://www.mydailymoment.com/horoscope/astrology/how_your_new_zodiac_sign_affects_your_diet_habits.php?page=3

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18.1.: Thought for the Day

Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99

Thu Sep 8, 2011 12:56 pm (PDT)

Here's a Thought for the Day:

We must believe in luck, for how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?

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19a.: Mabon Quest

Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99

Thu Sep 8, 2011 1:08 pm (PDT)

Mabon Quest

Somewhere, but preferably in the great outdoors, find a white feather (for purity or to send harm away), a black feather (for surprises to come),and a blue feather (for messages of happiness). Gather three acorns, marking each with a Magic Marker (red for love, green for money, and black for health). Find a twig from an oak tree (for luck) and tie an orange string to it so you know it's from an oak; then find a twig from an apple tree (for love) and tie a red string to it. Find a white stone (for things to be sent outward), a black stone (for things to come to you), and a gray stone (for things that may or may not happen). Charge all items in a Magic Circle or Sacred Space, perhaps during the Mabon meal. Write down on paper what each item stands for. Place all the items in a box and shake. Each person playing then asks a question she or he wants an answer to. Without looking, reach in and pick an item. If the answer seems ambiguous, pick again. For example, picking out the apple twig and black stone means "love is coming," a green acorn and black stone means "money is coming," and so on.

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Somewhere, but preferably in the great outdoors, find a white feather (for purity or to send harm away), a black feather (for surprises to come),and a blue feather (for messages of happiness). Gather three acorns, marking each with a Magic Marker (red for love, green for money, and black for health). Find a twig from an oak tree (for luck) and tie an orange string to it so you know it's from an oak; then find a twig from an apple tree (for love) and tie a red string to it. Find a white stone (for things to be sent outward), a black stone (for things to come to you), and a gray stone (for things that may or may not happen). Charge all items in a Magic Circle or Sacred Space, perhaps during the Mabon meal. Write down on paper what each item stands for. Place all the items in a box and shake. Each person playing then asks a question she or he wants an answer to. Without looking, reach in and pick an item. If the answer seems ambiguous, pick again. For example, picking out the apple twig and black stone means "love is coming," a green acorn and black stone means "money is coming," and so on.

The light of a hundred stars cannot equal the light of the Moon.

Love Each Day,
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20a.: Thank You!

Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99

Thu Sep 8, 2011 1:09 pm (PDT)

IF
YOU LOSE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR, YOU'VE LOST IT ALL !!!!!!

--

This morning I searched my wallet.
It was empty.
Then, I checked my pockets
I found a few coins
I then searched my heart and found you.
Then, I realized how rich I really am...
Thanks for being with me as my e-mail buddy!
May you be as rich as I am
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass
It's about learning to dance in the rain.

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21.1.: Today's Quote

Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99

Thu Sep 8, 2011 1:10 pm (PDT)

Do not hold the delusion that your advancement is
accomplished by crushing others.
--Marcus Tullius Cicero,106-43 B.C.

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22.1.: Elder's Meditation of the Day

Posted by: "Lady Nightshayde" LadyNightshayde9@aol.com nightshayde99

Thu Sep 8, 2011 1:12 pm (PDT)

Elder's Meditation of the Day

"The greater the faith, the greater the result."

-- Fools Crow, LAKOTA

The Creator designed us to act on faith. We are able to do this by holding firm to our beliefs. If we believe something and if we don't want the belief to change, we need to add the power of the Great Spirit to this belief. We must always have the spiritual added to our beliefs. If we don't add the Spirit, then we may very well change our minds the first time we are tested. Each time we are tested and we don't change our minds, we get stronger. The wind may blow on the red willow trees bending them and causing the roots to grow deeper. The more the wind bends the tree, the bigger, stronger, and deeper the roots grow. We should be happy that we are tested. It's the Creator's way of making us have greater faith for greater results.

Great Mystery, Grandfather, I know if I am tested today that I can count on You to give me the courage to get to the other side. On the other side of every test is the reward of strength. Make me strong.

from www.whitebison.org

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