Man represents Mankind. This rune evokes the image that although we must make much of our way in the world on our own, there is nevertheless an entire populous that shares similar experiences. Thus, this rune represents the relationship of the self with the whole – working together we can produce great results. Additionally, Man speaks to intellect and culture that separate us from the animals.
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Lighten Up – Excerpts from a Cat’s Diary
Excerpts from a Cat’s Diary – Prefers to remain anonymous
Day 752— My captors continue to taunt me with bizarre little dangling objects. They dine lavishly on fresh meat, while I’m forced to eat dry cereal. The only thing that keeps me going is the hope of escape, and the mild satisfaction I get from ruining the occasional piece of furniture. Tomorrow I may eat another houseplant.
Day 761—-Today my attempt to kill my captors by weaving in and out of their feet while they were walking almost succeeded, note must try at the top of the stairs. In an attempt to disgust and repulse these vile oppressors, I once again induced myself to vomit on their favorite chair……must try doing this on their bed.
Day768—I am finally aware of how sadistic they are. For no good reason I was given the water torture. This time however it included a burning foamy chemical called (shampoo). What sick minds could invent such a liquid? My only consolation is the piece of the thumb still stuck between my teeth.
Day 771—There was some sort of gathering of their accomplices. I was placed in solitary confinement throughout the event. However, I could hear the noises and smell the foul odor of the glass tubes they called ” Beer”. More importantly I over heard that my confinement was due to my Power of Allergies. Must learn what this is and how to use it to my advantage.
Day 774—I am convinced the other captives are flunkies and maybe snitches. The dog is routinely released and seems more than happy to return. He is obviously a half wit. The bird on-the-other-hand has got to be an informant he speaks with them on a regular basis. I am certain he is reporting on my every move. Due to his placement in a metal room his safety is assured. But, I can watch and I can wait. It is only a matter of time.
Good Thursday Afternoon, my dear friends!
Good afternoon, my dear friends! It has been a while since I have chatted with you. I am sorry about that, totally my fault! And I apologize for that. You know I have been busy learning how to operate this new site. It still makes me nervous when I post. There are times when I have to double and triple check myself. But I hope you are enjoying it and finding it easy to use. I was scared to death I would run you all off. Thank goodness, you have the patience to put up with me, lol!
Well I was going to write you a nice long letter but I decided not too. I don’t want to bore you to tears. Perhaps, next time.
I hope everyone has a great day,
Blessings, Peace & Comfort,
Lady A
The Wicca Book of Days for April 13 – Lady of Liberty
The Wicca Book of Days for April 13
Lady of Liberty
Ancient Romans, venerated Libertas, their goddess of liberty, today, and focused their rituals on her temple on Rome’s Aventure Hill. Although
Libertas came to be considered the person of the political liberty of the people of Rome, perhaps her most fervent worshippers were the slaves who longed to be liberated from their servitude, as had occurred when enslaved soldiers were rewarded for their part in Rome’s victory at Beneventum in 214BC. Libertas was depicted wearing or holding the felt cap of liberty that was presented to slaves on being freed.
Be A Liberator!
Give thanks for the many freedoms that you enjoy and spare a thought for those who, for whatever reason, have been deprived of their liberty. Consider volunteering to campaign for others’ human rights, for instance, by linking up with Amnesty International.
Calendar of the Sun for Wednesday, March 21
Calendar of the Sun
21 Hrethemonath
Quinquatria Day 3: Music Day
Color: Blue
Element: Air
Altar: Upon a blue cloth lay many musical instruments, blue candles, a clear glass bowl of water, and a fan made from a bird’s wing.
Offerings: Song and music.
Daily Meal: Light vegetarian meal.
Quinquatria Invocation II (to be sung)
Hail Athena, true and bright,
Sharp your blade and keen your sight,
Goddess of a Thousand Works,
Giver of the soul in flight.
Guide our touch as we reach out,
Weaver, crafter, artisan,
Guide our urge to build and make,
Guide the power of our hands.
Mentor, teacher, patient tutor,
Maker of heroes through the years
In the epic glance of history,
Giving sight to blinded seers,
Giving purpose to the wanderer,
Giving courage to the weak,
We beseech you, armored Lady,
By the Word of Power you speak,
Like the wind that blows so cold
And bright and clear through minds of grey,
Stand beside us when we falter,
Sweep our weakness clean away.
(The rest of Sponde should be spent in song, whatsoever has been chosen by the community as the absolute best that they can do, as an offering. Songs can be solo offerings, or as a group. Those who wish to give private offerings can play instrumental music after the main group has left.)
Pagan Book Of Hours
Breaking Ties/Banishing a Person from Your Life
Breaking Ties/Banishing a Person from Your Life
This is a spell for love gone wrong, for ending a personal, family or business relationship
that you no longer wish to be in. It is a fire spell. To work it, gather herbs of protection
and an image of the person (photograph, poppet, etc.) -Something written in their own
hand, a lock of hair, a piece of clothing or a personal object will also do.
Put everything into a fireproof container – iron cauldron, marble mortar, whatever –
and set fire to it as you perform the spell. It should make a very satisfactory blaze that reduces to ashes.
The ashes can be buried or washed down a drain. Flush them down a toilet if you are very angry.
Dispose of all the objects that connect you to the person: gifts, letters, photographs, etc.
It is especially important to get rid of jewelry. Move house if you have to. Be careful with this spell.
It’s permanent, so don’t use it unless you really mean forever. It’s also powerful.
“by basilisk and bloodstone
by the garlic in the fields
by the poppies and what they yield
invisibly I make my shield
to detect thee and deflect thee
By dragon’s blood and salamanders
by horses when their hooves strike sparks
by the dragon breathing flames from the Book of Life
I erase thy names
I cut the cords and unlock the chains
I sever all the ties by which we were bound
and with impenetrable walls myself I surround
against thy power and its source
against thy evil and its source
Vesta, Pele, Lilith Kali Kali Kali
I banish thee forever from me
and any harm from thee to me
doubles back and tables turned
thou shalt by thyself be burned
Lilith, Vesta, Pele Kali Ma Kali Ma
by the power of three times three I banish thee,
I banish thee, I banish thee I am set free So mote it be! “
TGIF! It’s Finally Friday, Again! Yahoo!
Good morning dear friends! I hope you are having a super fantastic day! Have you grabbed your WOTC Ribbon yet? If you haven’t, please do so. We need all the help we can get for this campaign to be a success. Also I talked to the lady that wanted to do a commercial about us. I will give you the details when I am not half asleep (sorry!). I slept so good last night, I am still in sleep mode I believe.
Well I am going to run and get busy before I fall asleep on the keyboard.
Have a great day!
Luv & Hugs,
Lady A
PUPPETS
PUPPETS
A puppet is a doll. It is the shape of a human that is used for magical purposes. They are used in spells to help either you or someone else. These dolls can be made from wood, cloth, clay, paper, or fabric.
To make a fabric puppet cut a human outline from two pieces of fabric with their right sides together. It does not need to be detailed. You can keep the hands and feet rounded. If the puppet is to represent you, use a piece of fabric from some of your old clothes. Sew most of the figure with right sides together. Leave a small area unsewn. Turn it right side out and stuff. You may stuff the figure with batting, tissue, straw, paper, or whatever is handy. You may add herbs, a lock of hair or other personal effect. Sew the hole. You may add button eyes and decorate to personalize. Do not make puppets of other people unless you have permission. Do not destroy the puppet. If it represents another person, give it to that person to keep it safe. If it was made for binding, bury it.
The Daily Motivator for December 11th – New beauty
New beauty
Today is a new and unique day, so fill it with new and unique experiences. Today brings valuable possibilities, so use it to create meaningful value.
If you’ve fallen into a rut, this is your opportunity to climb out and to give yourself a fresh, new perspective. If your dreams have seemed beyond your reach, this is your chance to take another look.
Yes, life can be difficult and painful and mercilessly unfair. Don’t assume, though, that any of it has to hold you back.
Even when you’ve failed a thousand times, you always have the ability to succeed. Even when just about every factor is working against you, you can still work your way forward.
Today is a day to do just that. Today is when you can reconnect with your most treasured, positive purpose, and recommit to making it a central part of your life.
Now is when you can transform both the joys and the disappointments into pure energy. Now is when you can use that energy to bring new and meaningful beauty to your life and to your world.
— Ralph Marston
Daily OM for December 11th – Women’s Work
Women’s Work
Tending the Hearth
The importance of tending the hearth that nurtures all who bask in its warmth is a beautiful thing.
In the recent past, the term women’s work has come to have a derogatory connotation. Women’s work encompasses all the domestic chores that have historically been associated only with women—cooking, cleaning, and raising children. Whenever a person is limited to only certain kinds of work in a society, there is a need to break free from that work in order to inhabit a place of choice. However, when we choose to do women’s work because we enjoy it, there is nothing degrading about it. There is an honor to it, and when done alone or in a group this work can be truly meaningful and fulfilling because the home is the foundation of security for all who live in it. The importance of tending the hearth that nurtures all who bask in its warmth cannot be overstated.
In addition to being essential to the functioning of the world, women’s work offers creative fulfillment, intimate interaction, and personal satisfaction. The more we become aware of the significance of this realm of labor, the more fulfilling it will be to those who do the work and those who benefit from it. A well-set table and a delicious, healthy meal can heal us on multiple levels. Clean, crisp sheets on a bed allow us to enter a deep slumber, inspiring a sense of safety and trust. Our mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual health all rest upon the smooth functioning of our homes.
The gift of women’s work, which still often comes from the hands of women, now also comes from fathers, husbands, and hired help. Whatever the source, our sincere gratitude upon receiving these treasures reminds us of the profound value of what is traditionally known as women’s work. The more we acknowledge the tremendous importance of this work, the more we are able to do it with a sense of pride, never feeling for a moment that our efforts are less significant or meaningful than those working outside the home—on the contrary, it is this work that makes all other work possible.
Daily Motivator for December 7th – In this unique moment
In this unique moment
This is a precious and irreplaceable day in your unique, one-of-a-kind life. Make sure to make good and worthy use of it.
This is your chance to live with richness, meaning and fulfillment. This is when you can joyfully express the outstanding beauty and value of who you are.
This is your time to imagine the very best of what is possible, and then to make it happen. This is when you can give real, meaningful substance to your life.
Today is the culmination of all you’ve ever been. Today is the beginning of the best that you can be.
In this unique moment be true, be honest, be authentic, and be joyful. Let your life come more fully to life than ever before.
This is your day, your moment to live, so do it with passion and purpose and love.
— Ralph Marston
Your Daily Number for November 14th: 9
Any recent trouble in a relationship may be defused today, thanks in part to your use of tact and wisdom. You’re a person of depth and clarity today, and you may even have some strong humanitarian urges. It’s a day of shifting priorities and enjoying your status as a student of life. Don’t commit to long term plans just yet.
Fast Facts
About the Number 9
Theme: Encompassing a love for all, Compassion, Patience, Selfless
Astro Association: Virgo
Tarot Association: HermitHonoring All Of Our Heroes, Thank You, Veterans!
Remember
by Brittany Vigoreaux
American soldiers sacrifice so much,
All for the freedom of our country.
Leaving their families and heading off to war,
Not knowing what the future holds.
Working day and night
Determined to stay strong.
Watching friends be killed every day
Letters from home inspiring them to keep fighting
So little is given to them
Although there is little to do,
For those who have died in war
We can still remember
Remember all the men who have died.
Remember all the battles fought
Remember all the tears families cried
Remember it was freedom the soldiers brought
To this very day soldiers are under-appreciated
Veterans Day is the day
For the dead, living, and fighting soldiers
To be remembered
Happy Late Saturday Afternoon, dear friends!
I must apologize for running so late today. I decided to have a relaxing day today. Personally, I think I deserve it, lol! (of course I would). I finished putting all the details on the “Gemstone and Herb of the Month.” I started to write you a long, boring story but you got lucky, I deleted it, lol!
Anyway, I am going to get busy, before you replace me!
Have a great evening,
Love ya,
Lady A
Good Thursday Morning/Afternoon, my lovely friends!
I hope everyone is having a great day, today! I know it is fantastic here. For the last couple of days, it has been nothing but rainy and gloomy. I don’t know about you, but the gloomy weather messes with my emotions. I get draggy and I don’t want to do a darn thing. Except this time was different, I got my days and nights screwed up. That is why the posting has been so poor. I found myself falling asleep at the computer. Then I would get so sleepy, I couldn’t do anymore. So I would have to get up and go to bed. But I would wake up at night and clean the heck out of the house. My husband would ask me what I was doing up at 2:30 in the morning cleaning the shower out. If the world would cooperate and go on my schedule, I would love it, lol! You know everybody sleeping during the day and prowling at night. But I have always been a night person and it doesn’t take much for me to get turned around. I wanted to let you know why the posting had been off and also to apologize for it. I won’t say it won’t happen again because I know it will. Just the next time you will know what is going on.
I love you all to pieces. Have a great day!
Lady A
Today’s I Ching Hexagram for May 28th is 8:Holding Together
8: Holding Together
General Meaning: Holding together brings success. But high-level teamwork is achieved only when the right players on the right team share a clear goal at the right time. A team forms its relationships in a delicate manner; chemistry is brewed in the vat of shared experiences. Latecomers cannot share the same depth of union as earlier members. Whole-hearted commitment is required for team success.
All successful teams have a shared vision and a leader. If a team’s leadership is up to the challenge, the team will prosper. In personal and business affairs, just as in basketball, it is hard to win without a strong center.
Accept the structure of the team or partnership if you wish to receive its benefits — otherwise go off on your own. In holding together with others, cling to your own principles, but be willing to subordinate your personal desires for the good of the group. Perhaps you are contemplating becoming a leader of some group; remember that to become the center of influence binding people together is not only a considerable challenge but a serious responsibility. Assess yourself carefully first to see if you are up to the task. If not, it would be better not to commit rather than to go forward without proper preparation.
Tuesday’s Prayer – Prayer for Pagan Children
Prayer for Pagan Children
O God, O Goddess, you have created all
people, all races, all traditions, and all
faiths. You have taught us to worship you
each in our own way. This can be very
confusing at times, and to a small child,
often traumatic.
Mankind has created much discontent,
and prejudice is everywhere.
My prayer is for all children, but espe-
cially the Pagan children. Give them and
their families the strength and endurance
needed to survive these times. help them
to grow and understand that ignorance
and greed is the cause of all suffering, so
that one day we can be united as one
family again.
So Mote It Be.
An Amazing Day…Create A Masterpiece!
An Amazing Day…Create A Masterpiece!
Welcome to Today!
If you choose, you will find that today is an amazing day.
It is filled with countless blessings and opportunities.
You’ll find plenty of reasons to smile and even more to laugh.
You will be given the chance to say “I love you”, “I’m sorry”, “Thank you”, and anything else you want.
In all truth, today welcomes you with no rules.
The only requirement to see all it has to offer is that you live it.
Will you live today?
I don’t mean exist, I mean LIVE!
Will you truly LIVE today?
So many people will awaken to this beautiful day and embrace all its blessings.
Why not you?
Today is a new day! It’s your day.
Today, you awaken to a day in which you have the power to make and inspire change.
In fact, it is the ONLY day in which you have any power. You have no control over yesterday. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow is a day you haven’t even met, it is beyond our reach. Tomorrow is waiting to reveal itself depending on the actions of just one day… TODAY!
What will you do with today?
Will you finally break free from the victim mentality and take control of your life?
You have been blessed with immeasurable power to make positive changes in your life.
Change things up today!
You will never convince me that we go through everything we go through just to end up where we were when we started. We are here to evolve… to refine and improve ourselves… to inspire and help others do the same.
Today is a new day!
It’s yours to shape. Create a masterpiece!
— Copyright © 2009 Steve Maraboli
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