The Ancient Whispers Newsletter

Welcome to the Ancient Whispers Newsletter, a multi-cultural newsletter with a little something for everyone of any creed or religion. Here you will find inspiring quotes, irreverent jokes, crafts, and most importantly, historical and/or religious scholarship. Every Wednesday a new edition should appear on this website with reminder emails sent out the night before to those who have opted to join one of the many forums and mailing lists to which I subscribe. If you wish to share this newsletter with others, please keep it intact with the original authors' names on all the articles. Any articles or sections, to which an author or URL is not affixed, were written by Candace (with the exception of the various jokes found herein).

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The Pagan Month of February
can be found in its entirety Here. For more detailed entries, please visit the full calendar.

February was named for the Roman goddess Februa, mother of Mars. As patroness of passion, she was also known as Juno Februa and St. Febronia from febris, the fever of love. Her orgiastic rites were held on February 14th, St.Valentine's Day. In Norse traditions, she is equated with Sjofn.

The Irish called this month Feabhra or an Gearran, the gelding or horse. The horse was used to draw the plough, but Gearran also means 'to cut' and 'Gearran' can be used to describe the 'cutting' Spring winds. To the Anglo-Saxons, this was Solmonath, "sun month," in honor of the gradual return of the light after the darkness of winter. According to Franking and Asatru traditions, this month is Horning, from horn, the turn of the year.

The first full moon of Febraury is called the Snow Moon in America.

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. 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.

The 1st day of the 2nd moon is called Yungdeung Mama, a wind festival in Korea.

The first Sunday in February is called Hamstrom in Switzerland.

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Reading with Silver Raven Kat: Forever by Pete Hamill

My good friend Silver Raven Kat has the unbelievable good fortune of working as an assistant manager in a bookstore. So I asked her if she might like to do a book review now and again as time permits (since she gets to read many, many more books for free than I can afford to buy lol). So here is her choice for this week’s newsletter.

The premise: An Irishman becomes immortal with a catch. To stay immortal he has to live only in Manhattan.

This mystical journey begins in Ireland during the great famine of 1741. The story begins at the tail end of the Williamite wars and the enforcement of the penal laws against Catholics. The setting foreshadows the inner turmoil of Cormac O'Conner's family. Born to a Jewish mother and a pagan father, Cormac fits in neither world until his father brings him to a grove to learn the old ways. The living in different worlds is the thread that twines throughout this tale. With the murder of his family, Cormac sets out to avenge his family's deaths. On the ship to New York, he befriends an African shaman that later gives him immortality. Immortality with a catch; he has to stay and live in Manhattan. He is admonished to really live life and this theme resonates to the reader's own journey and walk through life. I found myself asking, " Do I really live my life to the fullest?;" "What would I do if I found myself suddenly immortal?" Surprisingly enough, Cormac's life does not transverse the path one may think. We become privy to the underbelly of history, though, one that shines with a humanitarian bent. Love, sex, and scandal- all the makings of an entertaining read. Replete with historical vignettes, this tale has all the makings of a classic.

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Humor: Football as a Fertility Rite

Obviously, Football is a syndrome of religious rites symbolizing the struggle to preserve the Egg of Life through the rigors of impending winter. The rites begin at the Autumn Equinox and culminate on the first day of the New Year, with great festivals identified with bowls of plenty. The festivals are associated with flowers such as roses; fruits such as oranges; farm crops such as cotton; and even sun-worship and appeasement of great reptiles such as alligators.

In these rites, the Egg of Life is symbolized by what is called "The Oval", an inflated bladder covered with hog skin. The convention of "The Oval" is repeated in the architectural oval-shaped design of the vast outdoor churches in which the services are held every sabbath in every town and city. Also every Sunday in the greater centers of population where an advanced priesthood performs. These enormous churches dominate every college campus; no other edifice compares in size with them, and they bear witness to the high spiritual development of the culture that produced them.

Literally millions of worshipers attend the sabbath services in these open-air churches. Subconsciously, these hordes are seeking an outlet from sexual frustration in anticipation of violent masochism and sadism about to be enacted by a highly trained priesthood of young men. Football obviously arises out of the Oedipus complex. Love of mother dominates the entire ritual. (Notre Dame and Football are synonymous).

The rites are preformed on a green rectangular area orientated to the four directions. The green area, symbolizing Summer, is striped with ominous white lines representing the knifing snows of Winter. The white stripes are repeated in the ceremonial costumes of the four whistling monitors who control the services through a time period divided into four quarters, symbolizing the four Seasons. The ceremony begins with colorful processions of musicians and semi-nude virgins who move in and out of ritualized patterns. This excites the thousands of worshipers to rise from their seats, shout frenzied poetry in unison and chant ecstatic anthems through which runs the Oedipus theme of willingness to die for the love of mother. The actual rites, performed by 22 young priests of perfect physique, might appear to the uninitiated as a chaotic conflict concerned only with hurting the Oval by kicking it, then endeavoring to rescue and protect the Egg.

However, the procedure is highly stylized. On each side there are eleven young men wearing colorful and protective costumes. The group in so-called "possession" of the Oval first arrange themselves in an egg-shaped "huddle," as it is called, for a moment of prayerful meditation and whispering of secret numbers to each other. Then they rearrange themselves with relation to the position of the Egg. In a typical "formation" there are seven priests "on the line," seven being a mystical number associated not, as Jung purists might contend, with the "seven last words" but actually, with sublimation of the "seven deadly sins" into "the seven cardinal principles of education."

The central priest crouches over the Egg, protecting it with his hands, while over his back quarters hovers the "Quarterback." The transposition of "back quarters" to "quarterback" is easily explained by the Adler School. To the layman the curious posture assumed by the "Quarterback," as he hovers over the central priest, immediately suggests the Cretan origins of Mycenaean animal art, but this popular view is untenable. Actually, of course, the "quarter-back" symbolizes the libido, combining two instincts, namely, a) Eros, which strives for even closer union, and b) the instinct for destruction of anything which lies in the path of Eros. Moreover, the "pleasure-pain" excitement of the hysterical worshipers focuses entirely on the actions of the libido-quarter-back. Behind him are three priests representing the male triad.

At a given signal, the Egg is passed by sleight-of-hand to one of the members of the triad who endeavors to move it by bodily force across the white lines of Winter. This procedure up and down the enclosure, continues through the four quarters of the ritual. At the end of the second quarter, implying the Summer Solstice, the processions of musicians and semi-nude virgins are resumed. After forming themselves into pictograms representing alphabetical and animal fetishes, the virgins perform a most curious rite requiring far more dexterity than the earlier phallic Maypole rituals from which it seems to be derived. Each of the virgins carries a wand of shining metal which she spins on her fingertips, tosses playfully into the air, and with which she interweaves her body in most intricate gyrations.

The virgins perform another important function throughout the entire service. This concerns the mystical rite of "conversion" following success of one of the young priests in carrying the Oval across the last white line of Winter. As the moment of "conversion" approaches, the virgins kneel at the edge of the rectangle, bury their faces in the earth, then raise their arms to heaven in supplication, praying that "the uprights will be split." "Conversion" is indeed a dedicated ceremony.
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Article : Is There a 'Green' Car in Your Future?
from http://www.ornl.gov/ORNLReview/v33_3_00/green.htm

Getting people to switch from a gas-guzzling sport utility vehicle to a fuel-saving two-seater may seem like a stretch, but anything's possible in an age of rising gasoline prices and concerns about our climate's stability. Look at the Ford Motor Company. It dropped out of a coalition that opposed increasing technology efficiency to avoid climate change. The auto maker then vowed it would voluntarily improve the efficiency of the Ford Escape, its next light truck model, by 25%.

ORNL's Center for Transportation Analysis (CTA) in the Energy Division is actively involved in an effort to persuade more consumers to buy and drive "green" cars and trucks, which use less fuel per mile and emit less carbon dioxide. In 2000 CTA and the University of Tennessee held a Green Vehicle Workshop involving representatives of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), DOE, state and federal agencies, environmental groups, U.S. auto makers, and oil companies. As a result of the workshop, UT and ORNL are forming an industry-government coalition to promote green vehicles through an advertising campaign. In addition, UT and ORNL will work with EPA to develop a rating system that shows which cars emit the most carbon dioxide and pollutants and which ones discharge the least.

"We will expand our efforts with UT to promote green vehicles, such as electric and hybrid vehicles," says David Greene, a CTA researcher based at the National Transportation Research Center and lead author of the transportation chapter for an upcoming report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Greene concedes the goal will not be easy to achieve.

"Hybrid cars are remarkable technical achievements," he says. "They work well and improve fuel economy a lot. The problem is that the Toyota Prius looks like a Toyota Echo but it costs $5000 more. That extra $5000 won't be covered by fuel savings over the lifetime of this hybrid car in the United States, but it would be in Tokyo. The Honda Insight costs $18,000, which is awfully expensive for a two-seater."

But, he notes, many people are willing to pay more to drive a car. "The value to most people of owning and driving a car exceeds the price," Greene says. "For example, Europeans are driving more cars even though their fuel price is four times the U.S. cost of gas."

The hope is that more Americans will buy expensive green cars because they value technologies that help protect the environment and preserve fuel supplies for future generations.

"Paul Leiby of ORNL and I are studying the alternative fuel market," Greene says. "We are evaluating how well existing technologies are doing—such as ethanol, methanol, LPG, compressed natural gas, battery electric, and hybrid cars. These cars are mostly owned by government agencies and big corporations, which are required by the Alternative Motor Fuels Act to operate large fleets of cars that use alternative fuels. For example, ORNL has an ethanol fleet. Our analysis indicates that even with the private alternative-fuel fleets and government subsidies to support refueling stations, the market for alternative-fuel cars and new technologies such as hybrid cars is not going to take off.

"The costs of the car and fuel are too high. Most rational persons will not pay more than $3000 to have a car that is twice as efficient as what they have now. Hybrid cars must be made much cheaper. But it is possible with advanced technology to bring this cost down." Greene cites the NECAR, the fuel-cell car designed by Mercedes and now being produced and marketed by Daimler Chrysler. "In five years," he says, "the cost of the NECAR came down to one-tenth its original price."

Because diesel cars are 40% more efficient than gasoline cars, Greene sees a good future for diesel cars in the United States if they are sold here by several auto makers. "Diesel cars have improved," says Greene, "The newer ones accelerate better than the older cars, and they don't smell and rattle anymore. They do emit nitrogen oxides and particulates, so diesel cars will have advanced catalytic converters to remove these air pollutants. To keep the catalysts from being poisoned, the new cars will use diesel fuel that has much lower levels of sulfur."

If the diesel car becomes an affordable green car, many more Americans may be willing to spend their greenbacks on it.

Here are some more hybrid car websites:
http://greennature.com/article1402.html
http://www.greenercars.com/indexplus.html
http://www.care2.com/channels/ecoinfo/hybrid

Quote : Jewish proverb
If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.

Craft of the Week : Crone Staff
From Witch Crafts by Willow Polson

1 staff, cut to length
8X10 inch piece of suede or suede scraps
tacky glue or glue gun and glue sticks
leather needle
embroidery floss, perle cotton, other interesting thin fibers
assorted beads and shells
6 inch piece black fringe
feathered blackbird or small raven
2X12 inch piece of black rabbit fur

Around the grip area of the staff, glue your suede scarps in place. If you’re using one large piece as a grip, use the leather needle to lace the area together where the edges meet. Add shell fringe to the bottom edge of the suede grip by stitching through the leather, stringing on some beads, then a shell. Then go back through the shells and tie off the thread under the edge of the leather.

About 2 inches from the top of the staff, glue on the black fringe and trim off excess. Thread assorted beads onto the fringe and tie off. The feathered bird should have a wire or some way to attach it. Wrap and glue the wire to the top of the staff or otherwise glue the bird down securely. Wrap the rabbit fur around the top of the staff once or twice, gluing into place.

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Humor : The Mystical Wiccan Coven Grove of the Glittery Butterfly Unicorn of Magical Healing and Holy White Light of Divine Spiritual Spiffiness and Enchanted Smiling Faerie Goddess of the Brilliant Light of Wonderfulness
by High Priestess Silver of the Iron Web coven, Austin TX

Currently accepting applications.

Hi! On behalf of the MWCGGBUMHHWDSSESFGBLW group, I'd just like to say...Hi! We're a loving, accepting group of Eclectic Wiccans who worship the LIGHT! We believe that you can't hurt anything, because the Rede says so! So we don't eat animals, because animals are people TOO! You know those meanies say that plants are alive too, but they're just huffy because they're carnivorous and angry and not enlightened like us. But you look like a really NEAT person! You just might be PERFECT to join our group!

At MWCGGBUMHHWDSSESFGBLW, we believe that the God and Goddess have always watched over us, since thousands and thousands of years ago when everyone was Wiccan and bisexual and nothing bad happened and everyone lived in peace and harmony eating only fruits and berries and frolicking merrrily through the summer fields. And they watched over us when the Bad Men came and conquered our peaceful ancestors and forced them to do horrible things like worship male deities and eat meat. And then they watched over us still when MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF WOMEN AND CATS BURNED AT THE STAKE FOR THEIR FREEEEDOM!!!!

Anyway. Teehee! So the God and Goddess love each other, and they love you too, even if you don't think they love you, because they do love you, and we love you, and we love everyone, except the mean people who disagree with us. But we love them anyway!! Even though they're mean!!! But the God and Goddess know who we really are, and I've been Wiccan for all my lives, so I know everything firsthand, you know? Those sillyheads and their stupid "books" and "facts," yanno? What the heck are THEY so riled up about? I would SO think I know better than them, 'cause I was Cleopatra in one life and then this one other time I was this Druid priestess so like I remember all those lives because I'm enlightened.

MWCGGBUMHHWDSSESFGBLW has this Book of Shadows that was passed down from my mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother's mother. And it was first written by my first incarnation in that one ancient place thingy in that cool swirly language. Yea. It's really cool.

I'd tell you more but um you have to be one of us to know so just fill out these few questions so we can make you one of us and then we'll tell you the secrets of the universe and give you a neat bumper sticker. If you answer no to any of these questions, maybe we're not right for you, but that's okay...when you stop being a regular human and maybe get reborn as a Witch like us ('cause see we were all born with all these powers because we were chosen and that's why we're all together because only special Natural Witches like us can have covens) we'll let you try again. Because we love you.

1. Do you watch "Charmed" religiously?
2. Do you only eat plants?
3. Do you swear to worship ONLY the Light????
4. Isn't Heath Ledger hot?
5. No really, I'm sooo totally serious, don't you think he's like maybe the reincarnation of Adonis or something?
6. Aren't bunnies cute?
7. Aren't Xtians just sooo totally sucky?
8. Can you prove it, hun?

Thank you for applying, we hope to hear from you SOOOON!!!

Love and light and fluffy truffled lollipop ice cream cuddly snuggly wuggly huggles!!!

High Priestess Lady Moondrip Snowdancer Cloud Cover Cold Front With a 50% Chance Of Rain Treewalker Silver Daydream Sunshine Fluff
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Who's Who in World Mythology : Apis
For past articles and the bibliography, please go to the Who's Who Archive.

The Sacred Bull, Apis, was said to be Ptah incarnate or sometimes Osiris. It was said Ptah impregnated a virgin cow in the form of a sacred ray of light from the moon to be born as Apis. This cow would have no other offspring. The Greeks called the bull Serapis or Sarapis, and identified him with aspects of Zeus, Helios, Asklepios, and Dionysus. Apis was also known as Asar-Hap, Usar-Hapi, Hapi, Hap, or Hape. This is most likely a derivative of Asari or Usire, originally an agricultural god of Syria later confused with Osiris. Other sacred bulls include Mnevis (or Wer-mer, the incarnation of the sun) and Buchis (the incarnation of the warrior god Menthu).

Apis is depicted as entirely black in color with a small triangle of white on the forehead. The priests in their search for the new Bull used this and other physical signs for identification. A crescent moon marking was found on the right side of its neck and a sign resembling a hawk or vulture’s wings appeared on its rump. Under its tongue was a scarab-like lump. Herodotus said the hair of its tail was doubled (though I’m not sure what that means). The owner of the new Bull was compensated with gifts of gold. In art, it is shown with a sun disc, or in later times, the moon and the uraeus between its horns and a silver triangle affixed to its forehead. Above his legs, outstretched wings were outlined, and on his back, a rectangular cloth with an ornamental diamond pattern was represented.

The day of a new Bull’s birth was celebrated with an annual festival. Before the new calf was taken to the temple, it was isolated for forty days, attended only by women. Each day of its life, the Sacred Bull was set free in the courtyard attached to the temple, and the priests would use his movements to divine the future. The average life of the Apis bull was fourteen years, at the end of which time, the Bull was mummified in the style of the pharaohs, complete with costly oils, jewels, and grave goods, and interred in a huge sarcophagi. The Bull was usually allowed to die of old age, but if he lived past the age of twenty-eight, he was drowned in a fountain. Its death was followed by seventy days of mourning. The Persians twice assassinated the Bull.

Sixty-four mummified bulls were found at the Serapeum at Sakkarah near Memphis in 1851. Each sarcophagus weighed approximately fifty-eight tons each. When one of the oldest sarcophagus was opened, it was found undisturbed after a period of some 3000 years, and the footprints of the mourners were still visible. Rufinus described the temple of Serapis at Alexandria as being one of the greatest wonders of antiquity. It towered above the city on a foundation one hundred steps high.

Quote : Angus Grossart
I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.

The Magi's Garden: Balmony
For past featured foliage and the bibliography, please go to the The Magi's Garden Archive.

Balmony (Chelone glabra)

Folk Names: Bitter Herb, Chelone, Chelone Obliqua, Glatte, Hummingbird Tree, Salt Rheum Weed, Shellflower, Snakehead, Turtle Bloom, Turtle Head, White Chelone

Description: This perennial herb is found in the United States in damp soil. The roots creep and may be planted in pots to control this. The stem is simple and smooth, standing erect two to four feet high. The opposite, sessile leaves are dark green and shiny, oblong and acuminate. The short, dense, terminal spikes appear from August to September. The flowers are two-lipped with heart shaped anthers and woolly filaments and resemble the heads of turtles. These vary in color according to the variety, but they may be white or purplish, cream or rose. The flower gives way to a capsule fruit. The leaves have a slight, tea-like odor and a markedly bitter taste.

Effects:
Planet: Jupiter, Neptune
Element:
Associated Deities:

Traditions:
The name Chelone is derived from Greek word for tortoise for shape of the flower.

Magic:
Balmony may be used to increase steadfastness, patience, and perseverance, qualities ascribed to the tortoise in the Tortoise and the Hare.

Known Combinations:
None noted

Medical Indications: Parts Used: leaves
The leaves are used as a bitter tonic and are among the best medicines used to improve an appetite poor due a sluggish liver. It is also used for jaundice, chronic malaria, dyspepsia, constipation, and convalescence. Balmony is also a vermifuge, some physicians considering it superior to all other medicines in expelling worms.

Nutrition:
Not a food plant

Mercantile Uses:
Balmony makes a nice garden plant.

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Poem : Fear No More the Heat o’ the Sun
William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

Fear no more the heat o’ the sun,
Nor the furious winter’s rages;
Thou thy worldly task hast done,
Home art gone, and ta’en thy wages.
Golden lads and girls all must,
As chimney-sweepers, come to dust.

Fear no more the frown o’ the great;
Thou are past the tyrant’s stroke;
Care no more to clothe and eat;
To thee the reed is as the oak;
The scepter, learning, physic, must
All follow this, and come to dust.

Fear no more the lightning flash,
Nor the all-dreaded thunder stone;
Fear not slander, censure rash;
Thou hast finished joy and moan:
All lovers young, all lovers must
Consign to thee, and come to dust.

No exorciser harm thee!
Nor no witchcraft charm thee!
Ghost unlaid forbear thee!
Nothing ill come near thee!
Quiet consummation have;
And renowned be thy grave!

Quote : John Atkinson
If you don't run your own life, somebody else will.

The Power of Stones : Ajoite
For past articles and the bibliography, please go to the Power of Stones Archive.

Ajoite, Hydrated Potassium Sodium Copper Aluminum Silicate Hydroxide, appears mainly in the form of glorious light aqua colored “phantom” formations within other crystals. It is named for the Ajo district of Arizona where it was first discovered, though it is also now mined in Messina, in the Republic of South Africa. Rarely, it is found as a drusy crystalline structure and as an inclusion in calcite. Ajoite will usually occur with other rare minerals including chlorite, hematite, limonite, papagoite, plancheite, and shattuckite.

Ajoite allows you to speak what is in your heart. This allows for peace of mind as well as acceptance of oneself and one’s surroundings, circumstances, and environment. It may also be used to eliminate hostility, especially toward oneself, anger, abrasiveness, jealousy, and prejudice. Creativity, especially in the area of communication, is also facilitated by ajoite. It emphasizes universal brotherhood between strangers and friends alike. Ajoite may also be put to use in creating a soul bond during this lifetime to ensure a reunion in the next.

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Humor : That’s a Moose?

A Scotsman was invited for a visit to the home of his Canadian friend. Soon after the Scotsman arrived, he glanced out the window to see a huge beast just outside. He pointed, and asked his Canadian friend, "Och, lad, what's that?"

The Canadian replied, "Oh, that's a moose."

The Scotsman stared in disbelief, and replied, "That's a moose?! Well, how big are yer cats around here?"
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A Dreamer's Guide : Harbor to Hazelnut
For past articles and the bibliography, please go to the Dreamer's Guide Archive.

Future security is augured by sailing into a Harbor, but leaving a harbor predicts the discovery of a false friend. A harbor without ships indicates misery, while a harbor full of ships means you will be taken care of all your life. You will take a trip if you were in the harbor of a lake, and a sea harbor means you will discover a secret.

Hardware is an omen of general good luck.

A running Hare indicates a change in position or residence, but if it was running from you, you will lose something valuable in a mysterious way. If the hare ran from hounds, you will have contention among your friends. You will be the victor in a contest if you caught it however. You will have an orderly, but unintelligent, companion if you made a hare into a pet. Killing a hare means you will experience some temporary upsets, and if you shot one with a gun, you will be forced to resort to violence to maintain your personal property. If you ate one though, you will enjoy pleasant family events.

Gathering Harebells (Bluebells) is a sign that you will find your true love, but picking only a few means your friends will cheat you. Many people envy you if you made them into a bouquet, and giving them away denotes joy and honor.

Whether you were in one or had one, a Harem indicates much socialization with the opposite sex. Secret things are the subject of gossip if you dreamt of other women in a harem.

Troubles will be your lot if you dreamt of a Harlequin, and if you were cheated by one, your efforts in identifying profitable work will be an uphill battle. If you dressed as a harlequin, though you are passionate about some issue, you are in error.

Poorly chosen pleasures and trouble in your social circle are foretold by the presence of a Harlot. An enemy will threaten your life if you married one.

Hearing a Harmonica played well is a forecast of social pleasures. Seeing the instrument means you will receive some money, and buying one indicates abundance. You will receive unexpected good news if you played one.

Hearing a Harmony in your dream is a promise of harmony in all your affairs. Joy and contentment are foretold if you were in harmony, and if others were in harmony, a friend is secretly helping you.

You will soon prepare for a pleasant journey if you saw a bright, new Harness. A dog harness means an introduction will lead to friendship, and a harness for a horse is a sign of advancement in love.

All pleasant musical sounds are favorable, however if the string of a Harp broke or there was a sudden discord or silence, you are about to experience a difficult time. A broken harp foretells illness or a broken engagement. You are too trusting if you were a harpist. Be wary of where you place your trust in matters of love. If your daughter played a harp, her marriage will not be happy.

An increase of income or an improvement of living conditions is promised by the use of a Harpoon on a large fish or whale. If a harpoon injured you or it went astray however, this is a warning of serious financial distress.

Classical musical played upon a Harpsichord is a prediction of happy love affairs, while other period music such as jazz, swing, or pop indicate an interesting new experience.

Quarrels and losses are foretold by a Hart, and killing one means you will receive an inheritance. Difficult times are ahead if you are the flesh of a hart. (See also Deer)

A good Harvest is an omen of success in all your dearest concerns, but a poor harvest is a warning of friends and associates who will try to exploit you. If you saw workers hard at work harvesting, money will come easily.

A dream of Hash represents a puzzling situation which will require all your tact and patience to clear up. Minor troubles are of your own creation are foretold if you made hash, and if you ate it, you will be irritated by some mystery for a time, but it will be resolved in a surprising way.

Peace after a period of strife is augured by a dream of sitting on a Hassock, and kneeling on one means you will soon be rid of some hostile influences presently around you. A favorable wind is blowing your way if you put your feet up on a hassock. Stuffing a hassock is a sign of disappointment in love.

Doing anything in Haste is a warning to take the time to plan ahead if you wish to avoid worry.

A new Hat foretells good luck, but an old, shabby or dirty hat means business trouble. If it was too small, you will be disappointed, and if it was too large, you will be embarrassed. Tipping or holding your hat in your hand also augurs humiliation, and if it blew away or was lost, you will suffer money trouble. A silk hat means a rise in status, while a cotton one is a warning of some calculating friend. Any elaborate hat indicates popularity, while a straw hat is a sign of conceit.

A Hatbox is a symbol of pleasant surprise, unless it was empty, in which case, you will have social disappointments. Closing a hatbox means a change for the better.

A Hatchet used to split kindling wood is a sign of reconciliation. If it was used on anything else, you are entering a period of disturbing predicaments. Sharpening a hatchet indicates an increased income. A rusty or broken hatchet indicates grief felt over wayward people. (See also Ax).

You may have misjudged someone if you feel Hate in your dream, but if you were hated, the influence of good friends will cause a rapid improvement of your situation.

So long as the Hawk was in flight, your prospects will be bright, otherwise you are entering a period of boredom. You will conquer your problems after many struggles if you shot a hawk, and if you chased one away from your livestock, you will attain your most extravagant desires through perseverance. Be wary of enemies however; they are ready to take advantage of your smallest mistakes. A dead hawk means your enemies will be vanquished.

A new influence is about to enter your life if you dreamt of a Hawker, but if you spoke to one, be reserved with your present associates.

Hawthorn flowers are an omen of hope and better times ahead. You will have considerable money if the hawthorn was white, and your happiness is assured if it was pink. The scent of the flowers augur great joy.

Hay gleaming in the sunshine is a serious warning to take steps to controlling your debt. If the weather was cloudy or dull however, it is a prediction of unexpected money. You are entering a period of uncertainties if you cut or mowed hay, but moving it into a barn means your fortune is assured. Feeding hay to stock is a sign that aid offered to another will be returned with love and advancement. The smell of hay may be a warning of a small accident, and the smell of rotting hay means loss of money.

A Haycart is a forecast of change, possibly of your residence. A full haycart indicates illness. Riding in a haycart is a sign of dishonor, but climbing down from one means the same. Watching loads of hay pass through the streets indicates an influential stranger will add to your pleasures.

Haystacks are portents of profit where loss was expected. You are being deceived if you lost something in a haystack, but if you found something, you will have abundance.

A Hazard means your future is bright. If you escaped from one, you may be involved in a small car accident, and if you were hurt in one, you will lose money. If a building was a safety hazard, you may go into bankruptcy.

A dream of Hazelnuts means you will marry money, and a hazelnut tree is a sign of difficulty in love. Arguments and discussions are foretold by buying hazelnuts.

Quote : Alan Watts
I have realized that the past and the future are real illusions, that they exist only in the present, which is what there is and all that there is.

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