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| Quote : Krishnamurti |
Meditation is not concentration, which is exclusion,
a cutting off, a resistance and so a conflict.
A meditative mind can concentrate,
which then is not an exclusion, a resistance,
but a concentrated mind cannot meditate. |
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Craft of the Week: Egg Carton Dragon
Make your dragon as short or as long as you wish.
Paper egg carton
Scissors
Hole punch
Paint brush
craft paint and paint brushes
7mm Wiggle eyes
1/4" White pom-pom balls
Red felt scrap
Tacky glue
2 Jingle bells (1/2")
Ribbon (we used 1/4" wide)
Cut the cups apart on the egg carton. Even out the edges so the cup will sit evenly upside down on the table. Paint the inside of one cup black for the inside of the mouth. Using as few or as many cups as you wish, paint the outsides. Let dry. Hole punch 2 holes in each cup directly across from each other. Lace the ribbon through the holes to tie the dragon together. Tie a jingle bell on each end of the ribbon. Glue the head on the dragon. Note: You may need to "prop" the head up while it dries. Cut a red tongue out of felt and glue inside of mouth. Glue 2 pom-poms on top of the head and then glue 2 wiggle eyes attaching them to the pom-poms. Let dry. You can add jewels or sequins to dress it up. And if you like, you can add a "leash" through the hole of the dragon to walk it around. Be as fancy or plain as you wish.
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| Humor : Top 10 Indications That Cats Are The Evolutionary Descendants Of Dragons |
10. Cats have the ability to invoke fear with minor changes of position/facial expression.
9. They can sometimes have really wicked breath.
8. They enjoy toying with mortals.
7. They are constantly offered gifts in order to appease their wrath.
6. They have the ability to gain total control over the humans in its territory.
5. They have claws that can decimate the toughest armor (and upholstery).
4. They have an affinity for high perches from which they can survey all that they controls.
3. The size of their ego is consistent with that of its evolutionary forebears.
2. They have this habit of playing with food.
1. And last, but not least, they have the ability to monitor their territory while seemingly asleep. |
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Who's Who in World Mythology : Agassou
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Who's Who Archive.
Agassou is a Panther fetish god of the former royal house of Benin of the Dahomey tribes. He is often invoked as Agassou-Dos-Miroir, or Agassou of the back of the mirror. The fetish religion of the Dahomeys is seen as a precursor to Haitian voodoo. He is also referred to as Agassou-Allah-Da, Attiassou Yangodor and Mam'bo Ati-A-Sou.
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| Quote: Blaise Pascal (1623-1662) |
The more intelligent one is,
the more men of originality one finds.
Ordinary people find no difference between men. |
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The Magi's Garden: (Wild) Carrot
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The Magi's Garden Archive.
Wild Carrot (Daucus carota)
Folk Names: Bee's Nest, Bee's Nest Plant, Bird's Nest, Bird's Nest Root, Devil's Plague, Elaphoboscum (Greek), Philtron, Queen Anne's Lace, Sisaron (Greek), Staphylinos (Greek)
Description: The carrot is biennial and grows in temperate parts of America. It is closely related to the Parsnip and Skirret. When it grows wild, it has a tough, slender, white, vertical root and a rosette of ferny leaves in the first year. Only cultivated members of this species have the succulent sweet root we have al come to know and love. The ribbed stem is hairy and branched, appearing the following year and reaching up to two to three feet. The leaves of the stem are alternate, bipinnate and cut into many fine divisions and delicate pronged green bracts near the base of the flower. The seven to thirteen, stiff, three-forked bracts appear under the umbel. Lacy white concave umbels of flowers with red-purple dot in the center appear from April to October. The flower heads close up to a cup shape when it goes to seed.
Effects: strong
Planet: Mars, Mercury
Element: fire
Associated Deities:
Traditions:
The red flower in the middle of the flower head is said symbolize a drop of blood from Queen Anne (1665-1714) who pricked her finger making lace.
The name carrot is Celtic and means “red of color.” Daucus comes from the Greek dais, meaning “to burn.”
Magic:
Women are instructed to eat carrot seeds for fertility, especially wild ones. Carrots may also be eaten for lust and to cure impotence.
Some folklore says that eating carrots or their seeds will allow one to see in the dark.
The red flower at the center of the flower head is said to prevent epileptic seizure.
Known Combinations:
none noted
Medical Indications: (Caution: Do not mistake with poisonous hemlocks which does not have a hairy stem.) Parts Used: root, seed
Carrot is an anthelmintic, carminative, diuretic, and stimulant. The leaf or root tea is used for kidney disease, stones, and bladder problems. Carrot shavings in a little lemon juice may be used in astringent masks for oily skin. Carrot soup is easily digestible for those with stomach or intestinal problems and is an excellent convalescent food for diarrhea. It prevents putrification in the intestines and gastrointestinal catarrh. The juice is also useful for treating acidity and heartburn. In addition, the essential oil of the seed is effective against roundworm. Eating two to three seeds a day for several days would be just as effective as the oil. An infusion or decoction of seeds is used for flatulence, and to promote menstruation. A poultice of the root or the leaves with honey are soothing for skin ulcers and running sores.
Nutrition:
The root is tough and woody but in a first year plant, it is still edible and may be harvested in the fall to early spring. Cook it in vegetable stews. Personally, I prefer carrots raw and crunchy.
Sugar syrup may be made from carrot juice, and the roots can be dried and powdered to make flour for bread. Carrots also contain more than enough pectin to make them suitable for jams and jellies.
In Germany, finely chopped carrots have been roasted and used as a coffee substitute. In France, England, and Germany, the root has been used to make alcohol. What is left from this brewing may be fed to the pigs.
Mercantile Uses:
Wild carrot is used in livestock feed.
The flowers and stalks may be combined with alum for a yellow dye.
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Cartoon
An illusion today rather than a humorous image –can you see all three images?
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Poem : A Dragon Is in My Computer
By Jack Prelutsky
A dragon is in my computer,
It’s there when I turn on the screen,
It stares at me fierce and unfriendly,
Through eyes of malevolent green.
It hisses and spits little fires,
It flicks its preposterous tail,
I’ve tried every trick to erase it,
But all of my strategems fail.
It’s there when I’m doing my homework,
It’s there when I’m playing a game,
My mouse does its best to erase it,
That dragon remains all the same.
It may disappear for a minute,
But always comes slithering back,
Appearing on top of my program,
Resuming its nasty attack.
I have no idea where it came from,
Or why it keeps picking on me,
Examining me like a morsel
It’s thinking it might fricassee.
I wish I could douse it with water
And bop it a bit on the snout
A dragon is in my computer –
I hope that it never gets out!
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| Quote : Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860) |
How very paltry and limited the normal human intellect is,
and how little lucidity there is in the human consciousness,
may be judged from the fact that, despite the ephemeral brevity
of human life the uncertainty of our existence
and the countless enigmas which press upon us from all sides,
everyone does not continually and ceaselessly philosophize,
but that only the rarest of exceptions do.
- Essays and Aphorisms |
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The Power of Stones: Berzelite
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Power of Stones Archive.
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Berzelite ranges in color from orange-yellow to red-orange. Issues of intuition, creativity, sexuality, and emotion are enhanced. It provides a strong and stabilizing base when you are trying to stand up for yourself, and it also stabilizes emotions when you are trying to apply your intellect to a problem.
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| Humor : A Baby Dragon? |
| This is not technically humor, but it may be a hoax. You be the judge. |
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A Dreamer's Guide : Nagged to Navy
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You will receive pleasant news if you Nagged someone in your dream, and your circumstances will improve if you were nagged. If you were nagged by children, you will advance in your position, but if you were pestered by relatives, you face loneliness and trouble.
Your own finger Nails warn of a dispute, especially if you cut them. Dishonor will come to you family if someone else cut your nails. If your nails grew over-long, you will prosper in your business or love. Very short nails mean a loss of money. Misery and affliction is indicated if you broke a nail or nails. A higher class of people will shun you if people were chewing their nails. You or someone near you will have an accident if you noted the nails of children growing.
Big losses are indicated by Carpentry Nails, and steal nails foretell illness. Bad news will distress you after a dream of horseshoe nails. You will be able to achieve some goal you thought beyond you if you were hammering nails. You will make money if you sold nails, but your reputation is under scrutiny if you bought them. Shiny new nails indicate good news while rusty or bent ones are a sign of slow progress or slight reverses.
Good health and interesting friends are presaged by a dream of acting Naive.
If you were Naked, you may have cause to be unhappy or soon suffer some public embarrassment. A beautiful nude woman indicates good earnings, while if she were plain you have high ambitions. If she was naked and ugly however, your desires will not be fulfilled. A naked young girl indicates arrogance. If your wife was in the nude, your relatives are talking about you. Many naked women mean that people have a high opinion of you, and naked men and women together is a good omen for your dignity. You will receive good news if you were counting naked people. Naked people running away warn that your ambitions are about to suffer. If you thought a naked person was sleeping with you, there will be a big commotion. Friends and relatives will cause you disappointment if you were walking around the streets naked.
If you heard your own Name called, you will receive good news, and if they called your full name, you will receive a visitor. Someone who cares for you will pay you a visit if you called your sweetheart’s name. You will be unfortunate in love if you heard people calling for you or if someone called you by the wrong name. If you could not remember your name or the name of a friend, you should refrain from a questionable action which you already have trouble justifying to yourself.
Napkins indicate a socially prominent person will pay you a visit. You will be respected if you used one to wipe your mouth. A marriage is foretold by having embroidered napkins. Family quarrels are foretold by a gift of napkins, while seeing a child’s napkin or bib is a sign of health. Folding a napkin is a symbol of some coveted invitation.
Good luck will follow a dream of Napping.
So long as a Narcissus (daffodil) flower is not already in your home, a dream of the flower will be fortunate. Unexpected money will come to you if you picked it, and you may fall for a wealthy person if you received a bouquet. Beware of bad influences if you gave one to someone. Your happiness is not certain if you dreamed of growing the narcissus indoors.
A dream of Narcotics means you will keep your promises, and if you were addicted to them, you will make good financial gains. Now is the time to speculate in business if others were addicted.
A Narrow way is an indication of some insignificant event. If you struggled through, only extreme effort will allow your success. Seeing others struggle through is a sign that you will obtain something you scarcely dared hope for. An honorable position awaits you if you encountered enemies as you tried to pass through some narrow course.
Eating Nasturtium is a prediction of some unusual sexual experience.
Nausea represents a challenge to your honesty or integrity. Do not accept help from untrustworthy friends or associates.
If you were good Natured in your dream, you will soon find relief from a pain, but being bad natured is a warning against gossip. If someone else was good-natured, something important will soon happen, and if it was your spouse, you will live a long life. Someone near you is trying to destroy your happiness if your spouse was bad natured, and bad-natured relatives mean you will take a trip.
A promotion is foretold by a Naval Battle. You will be betrayed in love if you had any part in such a battle, unless you won, in which case you will soon marry. Losing a naval battle indicates a relative will lend a helping hand. Long life is presaged if you fell into the water during the battle.
Dreaming of your Navel is a sign of some venture which could produce lasting long-term benefits. If it was painful or swollen, unpleasant news will reach you regarding one of your parents. If however, neither of them is still living, you will have sadness due to a wasted inheritance.
You have a mercurial nature if you were Navigating a small craft. If the ship was large, you will be shunned by women. Abundance is foretold if you were a navigator.
Navy personnel augur business losses, and sickness is foretold if you were actually in the navy. If you were released from your naval career, you will have honors. If you dreamed your spouse was in the navy, he or she may be cheating on you. Troubles in love are indicated by any high-ranking naval officer, but non-com personnel mean you will achieve your goals.
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| Quote : Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) |
The man who goes alone can start today,
but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready. |
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Ancient Whispers Newsletter Archive
Past Newsletters
With the new crescent moon, the Hopi and the Pueblo people hold their Powamu festival. Beans are planted in kivas, large buildings used for religious rituals. As many as two hundred Kachina dancers will perform rituals while the beans grow to ensure a good crop, but Eototo is the chief of all Kachinas and controls the seasons. He is the spiritual counterpart of the village chief and is called father of the Kachinas. During the Bean Dance of the Third Mesa, he conducts an elaborate ceremony by drawing cloud symbols in corn flour. Aholi (Eototo's reinforcer) places his staff in the center of the symbols and waves it in an all-encompassing fashion, while giving out a long call. This dance is designed to draw the clouds and moisture to the pueblo. Children between the ages of six and ten are initiated into their Kachina societies, receiving gifts from the dancers.
The 19th day of the first moon is the Rats' Wedding in China. The day honors household rats in order to propitiate them. Salt and grains of rice are sprinkled inside the home to share fortune with the rats.
Frost King fair
St. Agatha
St. Dorothy's Day
Feast of Horus
Thomas Aquinas
Narvik Sun Pageant
Dahini Day
New Year in Argunga, Nigeria
Our Lady at Lourdes occurred at an ancient shrine to the goddess