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

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:33 am (PDT)



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

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

Location:

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

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

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

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

This will be our 7th annual event!

Contact Amie:
southjerseypaganpride@gmai
l.com

Web:
http://www.southjerseypaganpride.org/
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Fw: [naturalwitch] A Pagan Hunts the Fruits of Autumn

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:27 pm (PDT)





From: Denise Haverhoek
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 7:08 AM

A Pagan Hunts the Fruits of Autumn
article by Catherine Harper

Sometime in September I wake up and the sky is gray, the day is cool, the bright golden harvest has begun its descent into the quieter late autumn, and even as much as I love the sun, I am relieved. It's as if the shorter days give me license to stay content inside, writing and cooking, or to cover up outside after I have become a little weary of sun and skin. By
the time the weather turns, I am always ready to turn a bit inward. It has been a sunny summer and a good, warm harvest, and now it is time for things to be a bit more muted and for rest.

By Mabon, I should have a cord or two of apple wood stacked for the oven. The bright fruits of summer are finishing in the garden, the winter squash thinking about hardening their shells, the beans and tomatoes coming in. The sunny days are some of the best for hiking and bicycling, cooler weather bringing us out of summer's languor. But the Indian summer, if we are so lucky as to be granted one, is transitory, a red and gold finale to the light half of the year, and the gray days and
rains are waiting.

What is startling about our winters is not so much the amount of rain (well, maybe some years), for all the press that it gets, but the contrast between our mild climate and the dark that descends on us. For all that we see little snow or freezing, the Puget Sound is decidedly north, and through the equinox the length of the days shifts rapidly, swinging
toward the winter days, which are barely more than half the length of their long summer counterparts. Add the frequently overcast sky, which lets so little light through, and non-natives who have spent the summer munching cherries and blackberries through our 10 o'clock twilight often find themselves fleeing south.

But the dark time of the year is not without its pleasure, a period of rest and contemplation after the frenetic summer. It is a wonderful time for the pleasures of the table, with maybe even a fire on the heart, or a soup simmering on the back of the stove. People begin to move indoors again; life becomes private. And in the fall many of us go into the woods, alone or in quiet twos and threes, and spend time among the shadowed places, relishing the cool, the dark, the rain, and looking for mushrooms.

Mushrooms have a mixed reputation in this country, especially those vast arrays of species that aren't the familiar grocery store buttons. Esteemed by foodies, feared or scorned by much of the populace, valued by some for their hallucinogenic properties, most people seem to approach mushrooms with opinions already formed. It should not be a surprise, since so much of our culture we have inherited, with our language, from the English, who are, compared to many of their mushroom-loving European brethren, noted fungiphobes. (Which is not to say the English never partake, but merely
they tended to regard the mushrooms with a skepticism quite different from the affection of the French and Eastern Europeans, or the wild adoration of many Russians, to name a few.)

The Pacific Northwest has been greatly blessed by the mushroom gods, and we are a veritable haven for fungi. The woods and wet falls and springs are ideal for mushrooms, and we have one of the larger and most reliable fruitings of anywhere in the country. Even in the city, on lawns, in parks and landscaped patches, we have an unusually rich and diverse community of fungi (though care should always be taken when hunting in landscaped areas so as to avoid contaminants).
It never fails to amaze me how many people simply do not notice this bounty that fruits in our area. Many times, when I first take people hunting they simply don't see the mushrooms in the grass, on the ground or hiding in the shadows under a rhododendron. And then when they train their eyes to see, it is as if they have glimpsed faerie, and are amazed at this other world, always there, that has suddenly opened up before them. For the mushrooms are not always small or unobtrusive. I have found Agaricus augustuses fully 11 inches across at the cap, as big as dinner plates, or Amanita muscarias only slightly smaller and bright red with white spots hatching next to a college library.

In the woods, the Amanita muscarias, which fade as they age to a salmon pink while retaining their white spots, sometimes come up in rings fully twelve feet in diameter. These are, as it happens, one of the most interesting hallucinogenic mushrooms for shamanic use worldwide, though the amount and type of toxins varies by region, and I wouldn't recommend playing with our local varieties. Amanitas in general are one of the more perilous families of mushrooms, containing some of the most poisonous specimens found in this region. There is recorded use of amanitas from North America to Siberia, as well as interesting speculation that they were the source of the vedic drug soma.

And, as an interesting footnote regarding hallucinogenic mushrooms, the Psilocybe stuntzii, one of the mushrooms most often hunted for its perception-altering properties, though not as potent as its cousin Psilocybe cyanescens, was originally identified on the University of Washington campus, and is named after the former professor of mycology there, Daniel Stuntz. While, at least as I understand it, these mushrooms were not originally native to this area, they have become
quite common around universities, libraries, government buildings and other landscaped areas. And hunter beware:
While some people would caution against any consumption -- which is, of course, illegal -- at least be aware that these sometimes intermingle with deadly Gallerinas, so if you're not absolutely sure, don't put it in your mouth. We tend to be rather attached to our livers and don't function very well or long, without them.

So before I begin describing some of our easier and more rewarding mushrooms to hunt, a few words of caution. First off, while mushrooms are not really any more likely to be poisonous than plants, some are poisonous, mostly of a sort that will give you gastrointestinal distress, and a very few are quite poisonous and can kill you.

The problem with mushrooms is that most people learn at least a little bit of plant identification as children -- enough, say, to recognize a holly's berries and know they will be deleterious to one's health, whereas blackberries can only enhance it. Many who can recognize red huckleberries, dandelions, wild onions, hazelnuts and other common wild
edibles, know not to eat nightshade or water hemlock and have at least a rudimentary idea of what features might be significant in distinguishing one plants from another. Most of us, however, did not grow up with even this basic background in fungi, and so until we have had time to acquaint ourselves with the mycological world and train our
eyes to their identifying features, our abilities to reliably tell one mushroom from another are often rather weak. It's not that mushrooms are inherently more difficult to distinguish, but that as a culture we tend to be less learned in how to go about this. However, until we have had a chance to hone these skills, it is not a good idea to go sampling mushrooms that you believe resemble those found in guides, or even this article. The first rule or foraging is never to eat anything you haven't positively identified.

This same precaution applies to people who have learned to hunt mushrooms in one area, and then moved to another. While your skills will do you in good stead, make sure you take a while to familiarize yourself with our native mushrooms, both nourishing and otherwise, before you add them to your diet. The most common cause of mushroom poisoning on the west coast is among immigrants who eat certain (sometimes deadly) Amanita species that are not native to their homelands, not being aware of the need to distinguish them from familiar edible species.

If you want to make a more serious study of mushrooms, there are a number of excellent guidebooks -- paramount among which are David Arora's pocket guide All the Rain Promises (perhaps the best introductory text on mushrooms) and the larger and more hard-core Mushrooms Demystified. Even better, the Puget Sound Mycological Society holds monthly meetings throughout the fall, winter and spring and is a good place to learn hands-on identification from experienced mushroomers, among other diversions.

I use the word "mushrooms" here to describe any fleshy fungus, edible, umbrella-shaped or otherwise. The popular term "toadstool" has no particular biological meaning, though it is sometimes used, primarily by those who are not fond of mushrooms, to refer to ones they regard with suspicion. All mushrooms are the fruiting bodies of organisms that live either in ground or in wood or another organic substrate (called "mycelia") or in symbiosis with plant roots (called "mycorrhizia"). The most recognizable mushrooms have the umbrella shape we are accustomed to from the grocery store, consisting of a stem and a cap, the underside of the cap having either gills (as do the more common cultivated
varieties) or pores (mushrooms with pores look as if the underside of the cap is made out of a porous, spongy material).

Here are a few of my favorite mushrooms, ones that fruit in profusion this area and that are, if not foolproof at least (to steal a phrase from David Arora) reasonably intelligence-proof. Again, I do not expect this listing to replace a guidebook or trained identification, but I hope it might be a good place to start informal investigations.

Fairy Ring Mushroom (Marasmius oriedes)

This is one of the most common ring-forming lawn mushrooms, and a great favorite among pagans for its folkloric associations. (Do not, however, assume that all ring-forming lawn mushrooms are edible -- many circles of mycelia will fruit along the perimeter, forming rings. Nor does the fairy ring mushroom always form rings.) This mushroom is an opportunist, meaning that it will fruit spring and fall, often several times a season, as long as the conditions are right. (Mostly, it awaits sufficient moisture.) The mushroom world has given us a great variety of hard-to-differentiate "little brown mushrooms" (known as LBMs), many of which most mushroomers do not bother with, but this one is worth
knowing, as it is not only common but tasty, with a light, delicate flavor that goes particularly well with lemon and the gentler alliums.

This cream- to buff-colored mushroom stands only two to three inches tall, with a cap usually about one inch across in diameter at maturity. Its gills are straight, evenly spaced, do not fork or split and have light-colored spores. The cap often has a hump in the middle, giving it a bit of the appearance of a hat at maturity. The stem is fibrous and not particularly appetizing. The entire mushroom dries very easily and reconstitutes quickly after being soaked in water. Collecting mushrooms from a circle will encourage the underground mycelia to produce more, just as collecting beans results in more beans, and so can be done without fear of damaging the organism.

Boletesand Cousins

Boletes are plump, fleshy mushrooms with spongy pores on the undersides of their caps rather than gills. This is the clan of the Porcini, one of the most highly prized of all edible mushrooms. The clan breaks down into three families, Boletus, the true boletes; Suillus, the slippery jack; and the Lecinums, a family that includes the birch boletes and other fine edibles. The basic rule of thumb given for boletes is that they are safe to eat if their pores are yellow or white, and neither the pores nor the stem are red, or stain blue when bruised. However, while this rule of thumb will take you fairly far and is the reason boletes have a reputation for being a safe family, it is not entirely reliable. Better by far to get a proper identification book and key out each mushroom completely.

If the "bolete" you find has a notably slippery or, if drier, sticky surface, it is a slippery jack. (Also, slippery jacks tend to but don't always have larger pores that are often radially arranged.) Slippery jacks are among our most common boletes, and if they are not among the most prized, the edibles among them can be fine despite their tendency towards sliminess.

If the "bolete" you find does not have a sticky or slippery cap, has closely packed pores and a smooth stem, you have found a true bolete. Not all true boletes are edible, but many of those that are are choice, so it may well be worth your while to properly identify it. However, be warned that we are not the only creatures who like to eat boletes, so keep a close eye our for insect infestations and slug damage. Boletes age quickly and aren't worth collecting past their prime, though they dry very well if you find yourself in possession of a large quantity.

If your bolete is again without a slippery or sticky cap, but the stem has a dark webbing that looks rather like the cheek of a dark-haired, fair-skinned man who has not shaved for a day or two, it is a Leccinum. While this family is not generally as highly prized as some of the true boletes, some of them are quite tasty and very common in this area, especially growing in association with birch trees. These, too, dry very well, though they rather oddly turn black in the drying process.

Chicken of the Woods

This is a shelf mushroom, rather like the hard, white-bottomed artists' conks one finds growing off the sides of trees. However, chicken of the woods is one of those mushrooms that is easy to recognize because it looks like nothing else on this earth. Softer than a woody conk, growing in ruffled shelves on the sides of trees and dead wood, chicken of the woods is an amazing day-glow orange on top, and a paler yellow underneath. When young and tender, it can be delectable, having a flavor and texture very similar to that of chicken, though it requires a long cooking. Older specimens tend to be tougher and sour, though this can, at least in part, be remedied through long cooking and careful seasonings. This mushroom is often available during the fall at the Pike Place Market.

As with most mushrooms, even once you have positively identified it you shouldn't have a large serving if you haven't eaten it before, because some people have unpleasant reactions even to mushrooms that are generally edible.

Chantrelles

For many, the chantrelle, golden and shaped like the mouth of a trumpet turned upward toward the sky, is the prince of the wild mushrooms. (However, there is another mushroom named "the prince" that is a large, almond-scented relative of the grocery store agaric and not in the least related to the chantrelle.) Chantrelles are forest mushrooms, growing from mycorhizia. They are most easily identified by their thick, veined gills, which stand out as rounded ridges rather than the
knife-edges of true gills. In our area, both the white and gold chantrelles are fairly common, though only the gold is hunted in large numbers for the commercial trade. Personally, I like the white at least as well. There are also more fragile black and blue varieties. Not all native chantrelles are edible, there being a common inedible variety that is feathered across the surface of the cap. If in doubt, e-mail me and I'll help resolve the problem for only a tithe.

Shaggy Manes

Shaggy manes are another opportunist, and another mushroom commonly found in parks, on lawns and other haphazard locations. These look like tall, white eggs, standing on end, usually in grassy areas or on ground that has been disturbed in the last few years. On closer investigation, you will find these fragile, white mushrooms have hollow stems and a long
gilled cap covered with delicate feathery white shags that almost completely hides the stem. As they age, the bottom edge of the cap begins to turn pink, and then dark, and finally dissolves to black liquid. This liquid is essentially the same as giving the shaggy mane's buff-colored cousins, the inky caps, their name. It is dark brown, and thinned with water does indeed make a fine ink, well-suited to magickal use. In fact, collecting shaggy manes and inky caps for ink might be one
of the safest ways to embark on mushroom hunting.

Oyster Mushrooms

These days, many people are familiar with this white to grayish-buff wood-growing mushroom, since it is widely cultivated and available (for a fancy price) from most grocery stores. There are actually a great many varieties of oyster mushrooms, and they are common growing on trees and dead wood throughout this region. These are tender, gilled mushrooms that grow in shelf-like lobes with either no discernible stem or a stem off to one side rather than centered, as is the case with most familiar mushrooms. They fruit spring and fall, as conditions permit. In fact, a distinction is made between "angel wings" and "oyster" mushrooms, the former whiter and more delicate than the latter. However, both cook up
well.

Happy mushroom hunting!

Bright Blessings

Denise (Moonrose)
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Mom, Sex and God/Former Fundamentalist Xtian Frank Schaeffer on Voic

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:14 pm (PDT)



Greetings Goddess Scholars, Friends and Family,

This week on Voices of the Sacred Feminine, N.Y. Times bestselling
author and former fundamentalist Christian, *Frank Schaeffer* will
discuss his newest book, *Sex, Mom and God: How the Bible's Strange Take
on Sex Led to Crazy Politics - and How I learned to Love Women (and
Jesus) Anyway*. Yes, of course we're going to be talking about the
Dominionists, the dangers of the Tea Party candidates, Rick Perry,
Michele Bachman and Sarah Palin, and their extremist backers who are at
war with the Queen of Heaven, Columbia and Amaterasu.

Remember if you cannot listen at 6PM Pacific, you can always catch this
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you can't tune in live and have questions, you can always email your
questions several days before showtime. Thanks for your input and
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*9/21 -- *Karen Berg*, founder of the *Kabbalah Center *of Los Angeles
discussing the *feminine face of God in Kabbalah.....* followed by *Anne
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recent trends in Goddess publishing.

9/22 -- *Special day and time -- Patricia Cori*, the Om Sety of our
time, discussing her book Where Pharaohs Dwell: One Mystic's Journey
Through the Gates of Immortality

9/26 -- *Special day and time -- Alan Butler*, author of *City of the
Goddess*: *Freemasons, the Sacred Feminine, and the Secret Beneath the
Seal of Power in Washington, DC

*9/28 --* Nina Lesowitz, *discussing her book The *Gratitude* Power
Workbook: Transforming Fear into Courage, Anger into Forgiveness,
Isolation into Belonging

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Chatham Circle to start Sun Sept 18, Chatham Township NJ

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:50 pm (PDT)



All Druming Friends: Chatham Circle to start Sun Sept 18

 
Dear Drumming Friends,

I hope everyone had a good summer !

The Chatham Drum Circle and Sacred Circle of Sound will start up again for a new season on Sunday Sept 18th. See details below. I'm looking forward to see everyone.

Nutley, Clifton or Rutherford area, and thought to put the word out to all my drumming friends.

I looking for either an efficiency apartment, a house or apartment share, roommates or any other situation.

And of course I like to be around like minded people.

If any of you is aware of a situation kindly e-mail me at njtouch@aol.com or call me at 201-618-4549

Hope to see you at the Chatham Circle... below is the info:

As you may or may not know, I'm going through a lot of personal changes right now and will be looking for a new place to move to within the next 2 or 3 month.

I want to stay in the the greater Bloomfield,

Chatham Drum Circle & Sacred Circle of Sound (Chatham, NJ)
Date: Sunday September 18, 2011
Time: 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Location: Friends (Quaker) Meeting House
Street: 158 Southern Blvd.
City/State/Zip: Chatham Township, New Jersey
Phone: Contact information: Joachim - njtouch@aol.com- 201-618-4549

On-going monthly drum and sacred sound circle open to all.

Everyone is welcome whether you make music, dance, or just listen.

Our circles are held year-round indoors in a beautiful space. In addition to our drums and percussion, we also use tone chimes, flutes, voice, toning and intuitive chant.

For directions on how to get there go to:
http://www.chathamquakers.org/directions.html

Donation: $ 5.00

Facilitated by Joachim Becker and/or Dana McCurdy.

This drum circle is held every 3rd Sunday of the month except during the month of July and August. ( No drum circle during these 2 month)
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Today's Goddess: Nepthys All Soul's Day (Egypt)

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:46 pm (PDT)



Today's Goddess: Nepthys
All Soul's Day (Egypt)
Themes:  Death; Spirits; Rebirth
Symbols: Fire;Basket, Myrhh
 
About Nepthys: This Egyptian funerary Goddess has a hawk for a sacred animal. 
Together they guide and watch the souls of our loved ones in the
afterlife.  In Egyptian tradition, Nepthys lives in the east, where she
can receive the rising sun, a symbol of the hopefulness she can instill
and of resurrection.
 
To Do Today:  Today was Nepthys's festival day in ancient Egypt.  As with other
festivals for the dead, it was a time not only to propitiate the Goddess with offerings of aromatic incense like myrrh but also to satisfy any
wandering spirits.  If someone you care about passed away during the
last year, burn some incense for this Goddess and leave a small basket
filled with a token for her on your altar.  This acts as a prayer to
Nepthys to keep a watchful eye on that soul and grant them peace.
 
If you find your sense of
hopefulness waning under everyday pressures, light a candle honoring
Nepthys today, and every day, until you sense a difference in attitude.  Try to choose a candle whose color represents hope and change to you
(sprout green is one good choice). Inscribe the candle with a symbol of
what you most need to turn things around so that this Goddess can shine
dawn's revitalizing light into your heart and begin lifting some of that heaviness.

By Patricia Telesco ~ From "365 Goddess"
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Healing Breath Spell

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:46 pm (PDT)



Healing Breath Spell

 
Walk outside today, or open a window, so you
can be in a place where the air is clean and clear. Prepare your sacred
space by burning frankincense or myrrhâ€"or a combination of both. Light a white candle, and circle it with gems that correspond with the Sun’s
glow. These include: amber, citrine, topaz, and pyrite. Face east and
give thanks for the life-giving air. Concentrate on the miracle of
breath. Imagine each time you inhale you are breathing in pure, golden,
cleansing air, and when you exhale you are forcing impurities from your
body. Draw in several deep breaths as you count to four, and fill your
lungs to capacity. Hold the breath in for a four-count, and release it.
Repeat and relax. ~Ember
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Song from Brittany, France.

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:47 pm (PDT)



Brunissen lived in the forest of Broceliande.
She was dressed in high elegant silk.
Her fine hair was tied with gold.
Her face was beautiful and pure.
Her perfection never faded,
not at dawn, nor at dusk. She shone
and gleamed, radiant, beside those
whowalked with her. On her head
she wore the feathers of peacock.
In her hand, she held red roses.
~Song from Brittany, France.
 
The beauty of woman is like the beauty of the Goddess and of nature. There is no comparison
between the gold of an autumn leaf and the pale green of the same leaf in earliest spring.
Each is incomparably beautiful.
 
So it is with our own beauties, as we move through life. Yet, while we can praise the beauty
of autumn, it is harder for us to embrace the inevitable changes in the female body as it nears
its autumn years. Those who plan weekends of driving to see autumn foliage can also disdain
the tiny wrinkles that reveal traces of laughter and pain.
 
What a life we would lead if we could love our physical changes as fully as we do the changes
of the world around us! The autumn years would then, not be something to dread and fear
and resist, but would be a celebration of the harvest of life.
  
By Patricia Monaghan - From " The Goddess Companion"
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Tuesday's Correspondence...Sept 13

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:05 pm (PDT)



Tuesday's Correspondence...Sept 13

Today's Influences: Agriculture, Domestic, Long Life, Medicine, Travels, Visions, Theft
   
Today's Goddesses: Luna, Selene, Diana, Re, Gaelach, Ida, Artemis [Whom The Greeks Associated With Bast], The Witches, Yemaya, Erzulie, Bast

Incense: Myrtle

Aromas: White Poppy, White Rose, Wallflower
   
Color of The Day:   Silver, Grey, White

Candle: White

Planet: Mars

Metal: Iron

Deities: Lilith, Mars, Aries, the Morrighan

Gemstones: Garnets, ruby

Herbs & Plants: Thistles, holly, coneflower, cactus

Associations: War and conflict, enemies, initiation, marriage and protection

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

What's Happening Today:

*Virgin’s Fair, ancient Greece

*Eleusinian Mysteries, ancient Greece (Sep 11-19). 2nd day-purification of initiates in the sea.

*Feast day of St Eanswide, virgin and abbess (Semilunar passion flower, Passiflora peltate, dedicated to this saint)

*Ginger Festival, at Daijin Shrine, Tokyo, Japan (Sep 11-21)

*Day of Bel and Beltis, Babylonia - Sun God and Love Goddess
Greece: Astraea's Day, a maiden deity who had the power to bestow wealth, victory, wisdom, and good luck.

She once wandered the earth and showered her blessings on humans, but when they turned cruel she took her final place among the stars in the constellation Virgo.

Zoroastrianism: Paitishahem - the feast of bringing in the
harvest.  Continues through Sept. 16th
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A Prayer for Peace

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:06 pm (PDT)



A Prayer for Peace
Incense of the day: Parsley
 
Historians have calculated that in the whole
of human history there have been only twenty-nine years of global peace. The only way to achieve global peace is for each of us to practice
peace individually. Light a black candle to remember the innocent people murdered on this day four years ago, and a blue candle for peace. Burn
some cedar incense for protection. Wear or place a piece of malachite on your altar to promote tranquility and to deepen the spell. Center and
say:
 
I am protected and safe. I am happy and content. I enjoy good health. My life unfolds smoothly. I realize my higher self.
 
Say this same mantra for your family and
friends, then say it for your adversaries and political figures that you disagree with or fear. You will feel the shift of energy immediately.
 
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Fw: DailyOM: Special Messengers

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:10 pm (PDT)





 
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To: chic0411@yahoo.com
Sent: Monday, September 12, 2011 1:06 PM
Subject: DailyOM: Special Messengers

DailyOM - Reconnecting with Friends
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September 12, 2011
Special Messengers
Reconnecting with Friends
When fate brings old friends back into our lives, there is always a reason.

Every person that passes through our lives makes a contribution to our life stories. There are those who play large roles and make deep impressions, but sometimes a brief special appearance before life takes them in another direction creates a meaningful connection. It is a rare gift when they suddenly reappear in our lives after a long absence.

Though the world may seem full of more people than we could ever know, we are often drawn to people with similar energy, which brings us together time and time again. On first meeting, the characters in our life stories may seem familiar. We may know each other from past lives or perhaps we merely recognize the energy of a kindred spirit. But when fate brings old friends back into our lives, there is always a reason. They may act as messengers, reminding us of a part of ourselves we have forgotten to nurture. They might appear to give us a chance to react in a new way to an old situation. They may even bring up unresolved issues so that we may complete them, giving us the chance to move forward on our life path. Whether old friends, previous romances, or once and future partners, their reappearance is more than mere chance. They may never know what they bring into our lives, but the renewed contact is a gift.

If this hasn’t happened to you, maybe you are meant to initiate contact by seeking out old friends. If old friends come to mind or into your dreams, use their appearance as an excuse to get in touch. If an old song or movie reminds you of them, reach out to share the gift of renewed contact. Wherever you fall in the circle of connection and reconnection, be sure to look beyond the surprise of the moment to enjoy the deeper gift that this revelation brings.
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12.

Columcille Equinox Observance

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

Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:13 pm (PDT)





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Columcille Equinox Observance
September 18, 2011

~ Celebrations of Autumn Equinox around the World ~
 
ANCIENT BRITAIN: Both the solstices and equinoxes "were the highly sophisticated preoccupation of the mysterious Megalithic peoples who pre-dated Celt, Roman and Saxon on Europe's Atlantic fringe by thousands of years." Stonehenge and other stone structures were aligned so that the solstices and equinoxes could be determined.
 
ANCIENT IRELAND: The spring and autumn equinox were celebrated in ancient times. A cluster of megalithic cairns are scattered through the hills at Loughcrew, about 55 miles North West of Dublin in Ireland. Longhcrew Carin T is called a passage tomb. It was designed so that the light from the rising Sun on the spring and summer equinoxes penetrates a long corridor and illuminates a backstone, which is decorated with astronomical symbols.
  
DRUIDS: At this time of the year, the ancient Celts conducted a mock sacrifice of a large wicker-work figure which represented the vegetation spirit. This might have been the origin of Julius Caesar's comment in his Gallic Wars that the Druids performed human sacrifices. Although he never witnessed a human sacrifice and never met anyone who had, this story has been accepted and repeated often enough to be accepted as truth. The Celtic mock sacrifice has been reborn in the Burning Man Project, a yearly autumn festival celebrated for one week in Black Rock Desert in Nevada.
 
FRANCE: A new calendar was adopted at the time of the French Revolution in the late 18th century. The first day of the year, the 1st of Vendemiaire (the grape-harvest month), was the date of the autumn equinox in the Northern Hemisphere. The year was divided into twelve months of 30 days each. That left five or six surplus days which were celebrations ending the year, in honor of virtue, genius, work, opinion, prizes and revolution.
 
ASTROLOGERS: On the day of the autumn solstice, the Sun enters the sign of Libra -- the constellation of the balance or scales.
 
CHRISTIANITY: The Christian Church replaced earlier Pagan solstices and equinox celebrations during Medieval times with Christianized observances. Replacing the autumn equinox is Michaelmas, the feast of the Archangel Michael, on September 29. "His feast was celebrated with a traditional well-fattened goose which had fed well on the stubble of the fields after the harvest. In many places there was also a tradition of special large loaves of bread made only for that day. By Michaelmas the harvest had to be completed and the new cycle of farming would begin. It was a time for beginning new leases, rendering accounts and paying the annual dues."
 
NATIVE AMERICAN SPIRITUALITY: There are countless stone structures created by Natives in the past and still standing in North America. One was called 'Calendar One' by its modern-day finder. It is in a natural amphitheatre of about 20 acres in size in Vermont. From a stone enclosure in the center of the bowl, one can see a number of vertical rocks and other markers around the edge of the bowl.
 
CHUMASH: This is a Native American tribe from Southern California. They celebrate their autumn equinox sun ceremony during their month of Hutash (September). It takes place "after the harvest is picked, processed and stored....Kakunupmawa is a ritual name for the Sun. According to traditional Chumash lore, all humans were known as children of the Sun, or 'Sons of Kakunupmawa.'
 
MAYAN: The ancient Mayans constructed a pyramid at Chichen Itza which displayed different patterns of triangles of light at the time of the solstices and equinoxes. The dates signaled the start of a harvest, planting, or a religious ceremony. On the autumn equinox, seven triangles become visible on the pyramid's staircase.
 
JAPAN: The Spring and Autumn Equinoxes are observed as the six-day celebration: the Higan-e. It is celebrated for three days before and after each Equinox. Six days was chosen because it is based on the six perfections, giving, observance of the precepts, perseverance, effort, meditation and wisdom - needed before one goes from this shore of Samsara to the further shore or Nirvana.
 
"The month of September also marks the 'Wine Moon,' the lunar cycle when grapes are harvested from the arbors, pressed and put away to become wine...The full moon closest to the Autumn Equinox is known as the 'Harvest Moon,' since farmers would also harvest their crops during the night with the light of the full moon to aid them."
 
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As our Brothers and Sisters around the World observe the Autumn Equinox, join us in a Columcille Celebration this Sunday, September 18 at 2:00 pm.

 
 
 
 
We will be featuring "Listening to the Voices of Our Stones" - A Walkabout on the Land of Columcille with Storytelling at Selected Sites.
 
 
 
Plus "Celtic Reflections: Songs from the Isles" - A Lyrical Concert by The  Pond: Irish & Scottish Songs of Tribute, Dance Music, and Lullabies performed on Folk Harps & Recorders By Sarah Cohea, Ann Socha & Kelly Dacheson.
 
 
   
 
~ Spend a day of Reflection on the Land of Columcille ~    
 
Columcille looks forward to seeing you this Sunday. 
 
$5.00 suggested gate donation - Refreshments available by donation
 
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Visit Columcille Megalith Park web site: www.columcille.org
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