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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July was named for Julius Caesar who reorganized the previously skewed calendar to what is now called the Julian calendar. Instituted in 26 BC, this was known as the Year of Confusion because of the irritation switching the calendar caused. This was the calendar of the west for the next 1600 years. July is sacred to Apt (or Apet), Athena, Sothis, Spider Woman, and Rosea.

The Irish name for this month was Iúil or an t-Iuchar, the border time. Traditionally during the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August, Sirius, the dog star, can be seen in the sky. The Anglo-Saxon name was Aeftera Litha, "after Litha," or sometimes Maedmonat, "meadow month." Hewimanoth, "hay month," was the Frankish name, and the Asatru call it Haymoon.

The first Full Moon is called the Buck Moon. It is also the Blessing or Wort Moon and the Honey Moon, a name it shares with June’s Moon. It is also called the Moon of Claiming, Fallow Moon, Thunder Moon, a name shared with August, and Moon of Blood (due to mosquitoes), a name it share with October.

The sun passes from Cancer to Leo on July 23rd. The birth flower for July is the larkspur. Onyx, sardonyx, carnelian, turquoise or rubies are the stones listed for those born in July. The birthstone of Cancer is the moonstone or pearl, while Leo’s stone is the ruby, onyx, or smoky quartz. Albite, chrysoprase, emerald, green tourmaline, opal, pink tourmaline, and rhodochrosite are also significant to Cancers, and amber, carnelian, chrysocolla, citrine, fire agate, garnet, pink tourmaline, ruby, and topaz are associated with Leo.

Lunar Holy Days

The seventh of the seventh moon is the Chhit Sek or Chilsuk, a Chinese holiday honoring the meeting of the Heavenly Spinning Lady (the star Vega) and her lover, the Cowherd (the star Altair). (See also July 7th)

The last Sunday in July is the Procession of Witches in Beselare, Belgium.

Il Palio

Feast of Expectant Mothers

Seminole Indian tribe of Florida

The Festival of Cerridwen, Witch of Gaeta, Athena

Sothis

Dog Days of Summer

Panathenaea

Julian the Blessed

Hashi Matsuri or Tanabata

Consualia, Feriae Ancillarum, Nonae Caprotinae

Sunna

Nonae Caprotinae

Panathenaea

Holda, Hela, and Skadi, Lady Goddiva, Knut the Reaper

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Humor: The Creation of Dog

On the first day, God created the Dog. On the second day, God created man to serve the dog. On the third day, God created all the animals of the earth to serve as potential food for the dog. On the fourth day, God created honest toil so that man could labor for the good of the dog. On the fifth day, God created the tennis ball so that the dog might or might not retrieve it. On the sixth day, God created veterinary science to keep the dog healthy and the man broke. On the seventh day, God tried to rest, but He had to walk the dog.

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Article : Dogs in Folklore and Religion
from http://www.uncc.edu/jvanoate/k9

Although humans have utilized the dogs for over 10,000 years, it has attracted very little folklore until relatively recently. In the great trilogy of world religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the dog is seldom mentioned and when it is, the reference is usually negative. Two outstanding exceptions exist - ancient Persia and China, where early folklore and superstition abound with dogs; indeed, they were regularly used to participate in religious rituals. Not without coincidence, these are the regions where some of the earliest and most important dog breeding dog breeding took place.

Biblical Dogs

Folklore, the tribal stories of our real or imagined ancestors, offers exciting clues as to how people thought and lived thousands of years ago. The Jewish Bible - the Old Testament - recounts, often in intimate detail, the tribal history of one ancient group of people. It contains about 30 references to dogs, of which all but two are negative. From the Old Testament we know that dogs guarded the flocks of the tribes of Israel, but nothing suggests that a bond of affection existed between them, and dogs were undoubtedly regarded as unclean scavengers.

Ancient Jewish tradition did not allow images of animals but in nearly Egypt, where animals were worshipped, artists portrayed a variety of different breeds. However, none of these played a significant role in religion or folklore. The Egyptian god Anubis, whose responsibility was to accompany the souls of the deceased to their final judgment, is depicted with a human body and what some consider to be a dog's head. It is more likely that the head is not that of a dog, but that of the jackal. Although Herolotus wrote that the Egyptians mourned when dogs or cats died, judging from the large number of mummified cats and extremely small number of mummified dogs, as regards dogs, this practice was probably an exception rather than the rule. Elsewhere in the region, stone carvings indicate that the Babylonians bred great warrior mastiffs. Nearby, the Assyrian nobility used dogs for hunting. A superb bas-relief in the British Museum in London shows the Assyrian King Assurbanipal hunting with great mastiff dogs. Dogs do not, however, seem to play any major role in local folklore.

Greek Mythology

Dogs do participate in a number of early Greek legends. Xanthippus, the father of Pericles, was said to have owned a dog that swam by the side of his master's galley to the city of Salamis when the Athemians were forced to abandon their city. The dog was buried beside his master at a site known ever since as Cynossema, the dog's grave. Alexander the Great is said to have founded and named a city, Peritas, in memory of his dog.

The line between folklore and early literature is difficult to define. The Greek writer Homer used figures from Greek mythology and historical events to create his incomparable epic stores. Homer's magnificent description of the sagacious and faithful hound Argus, recognizing Ulysses on his return, when no one else could, and his sensitive account of the dogs belonging to the swine herder Eumaeus, demonstrate that Homer understood dog behavior.

The dog's role in Greek religion was usually sacrificial. Kennels of dogs were kept at the sanctuary of Asclepius at Epidaurus, and Asclepius was occasionally represented accompanied by a dog that could heal the sick by licking them. More frequently, however, dogs were sacrificed because they were plentiful, inexpensive, and easy to control.

Roman Mythology

The early Romans also sacrificed dogs. For example, at the annual Roman festival of Robigalia, a dog was killed at the fifth milestone on the Via Claudia. Despite this, the Romans clearly view the dogs with great affection, and their folklore abounds with stories of dogs' courage and fidelity.

Regional Influences

Christian and Islamic cultures inherited attitudes to dogs from their ancestral religion. However, these attitudes were modified by the folklore and traditions of the regions in which these religions developed. In Europe, Christianity was influenced by regional and Roman folklore. Stories about the devotion of the dog developed throughout northern European folklore. The Norse Saga of Olaf Triggvason contains descriptions of the faithfulness of dogs, as does the story of Cavall, the favorite hound of the English King Arthur. The saga of Gelert, the Welsh Prince Llewellyn's great hound, is typical. Gelert was left at home with the king's son, Owain. Llewellyn returned to find blood on the dog's face and his son missing. He killed the dog with his sword, only to discover his son safe, beside the body of a slain wolf. In honor of the valor of Gelert, he had a statue cast in his memory.

In Islam, however, the dog was regarded as "unclean". Islam incorporates rules about sanitation and public health. In a region where rabies was, and still is, endemic, the Islamic responsibility to undergo a cleansing after being "contaminated" by dog saliva has obvious public health merit. Native American folklore is of more recent origin - legend says that dogs were sacrificed throughout the Americas.

Positive Role

It is in the most sophisticated and earliest of civilization, China, that the dog plays its greatest role in religion, folklore, and mythology. While black cats play a central role in European superstitions, in ancient China black dogs filled this role. Written records from over 4,000 years ago reveal that dog trainers were held in esteem and that kennel masters controlled large groups of dogs. The "Fu Dog", a recurring theme in Chinese culture, has the positive attribute of bringing happiness and good fortune.

A great deal of the dog's early domestication took place in ancient China. It is probably here that both dwarfing and miniaturization occurred, creating companion breeds. It is here, too, that the first pack-hunting dogs were bred.

The other ancient people with an extensive mythology about dogs are the Parsees of Persia. The religion Zoroastrianism was introduced into what is now Iran by a religious figure, Zarathustra, about 2,750 years ago. One of the volumes of the Zend Avesta, the seven sacred books of the religions, is devoted to the care and breeding of dogs, and one section describes the dogs, and one section describes the dog's many contrasting characteristics.

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Quote : Aristotle
He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god.

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Craft of the Week : Doggy Treats

Though not technically a “craft,” I thought people with dogs might enjoy these homemade doggy treats recipes. With the exception of the last recipe, these treats are suitable for humans as well as doggies.

Garlic and Parmesan Cookie Treats

2 cups flour (white, whole wheat or both in combination)
1/3 cup safflower oil
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
1 tsp. garlic powder
1 egg
1/3 cup powdered milk
enough water to make a stiff dough

Using a food processor or a stand mixer, mix all the ingredients together. Roll out the dough and place on ungreased cookie sheet. Score the dough with pizza cutter or other crimping tool into any size or pattern you like. For morning cookies, make them bigger. For training treats, make them really small. Bake them in a 350-degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until nicely browned. Turn off oven, and allow the cookies to remain on tray in the oven for one hour or overnight. The longer you have them in the oven, the harder and crisper they will become. Break cookies apart and store tightly covered. Put them in plastic zip bags and place in freezer. Pull out as many as you want when needed.

If you want to serve them to human company, cut them into match stick sized pieces, and bake only until lightly brown. Sprinkle them with coarse salt as they come out of the oven.

Good-Dog Peanut Butter Biscuits

11/2 cups whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup wheat germ
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1/4 cup raisins, optional
11/4 cups smooth peanut butter
3/4 cups milk

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two or three cookie sheets with aluminum foil or parchment. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, wheat germ, sugar and raisins, if desired. In the large bowl of an electric mixer beat peanut butter and milk together until combined. On low speed, gradually add the flour mixture and beat until just combined. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured board and knead lightly. On the same surface, roll dough 1/3 inch thick, dusting with additional flour as needed, and cut into bones or other shapes. Transfer to cookie sheets, placing about 1/2 inch apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until slightly browned. Let the cookies cool on the sheets for about two minutes, then remove to cooling racks to cool completely. Store well-wrapped at room temperature for two to three days or refrigerate or freeze. Makes 3 to 31/2 dozen 3-inch dog bones.

Canine Cookie Bones

11/2 pounds beef liver
3 cups water
21/4 cups toasted wheat germ
About 21/4 cups whole wheat flour

In a 3-quart pan, bring the liver and water to a boil over high heat. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer until liver is no longer pink in center (cut to test) about 10 minutes. Pour through a strainer over a bowl (reserve 11/2 cups of the liquid). Cut liver into 1-inch pieces. Put liver in a blender or food processor; whirl, adding reserved liquid until smoothly puréed. Scrape into a bowl. Stir in wheat germ and 21/4 cups flour until well moistened. Add a bit more liquid if dough is crumbly. On a lightly floured board, roll out dough 1/2 inch thick for large or medium-size bones, 1/4 inch for small bones, and cut out with a dog bone cutter. Place bones closely on greased baking sheets. Bake in a 350-degree oven until browned, about 20 minutes for large or medium bones, 15 minutes for small bones. When all are baked, return all to turned-off oven for 3 hours. Refrigerate airtight up to 2 weeks, freeze for longer storage. Makes 3 to 4 dozen, depending on cutter size.

For more recipes, try here:
http://newhoo.com/Recreation/Pets/Pet_Food_Preparation/Dogs

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Humor : The Dachshund and the Leopard

A wealthy man decided to go on a safari in Africa. He took his faithful pet dachshund along for company. One day the dachshund starts chasing butterflies and before long the dachshund discovers that he is lost. So, wandering about he notices a leopard heading rapidly in his direction with the obvious intention of having lunch. The dachshund thinks, "OK, I'm in deep trouble now!" Then he noticed some bones on the ground close by, and immediately settles down to chew on the bones with his back to the approaching cat. Just as the leopard is about to leap, the dachshund exclaims loudly, "Boy, that was one delicious leopard. I wonder if there are any more around here?" Hearing this the leopard halts his attack in mid-stride, as a look of terror comes over him, and slinks away into the trees. "Whew," says the leopard. "That was close. That dachshund nearly had me." Meanwhile, a monkey who had been watching the whole scene from a nearby tree figures he can put this knowledge to good use and trade it for protection from the leopard. So, off he goes. But the dachshund saw him heading after the leopard with great speed, and figured that something must be up. The monkey soon catches up with the leopard, spills the beans and strikes a deal for himself with the leopard. The leopard is furious at being made a fool of and says, "Here monkey, hop on my back and see what's going to happen to that conniving canine." Now the dachshund sees the leopard coming with the monkey on his back, and thinks, "What am I going to do now?" But instead of running, the dog sits down with his back to his attackers pretending he hasn't seen them yet ... and just when they get close enough to hear, the dachshund says, "Where's that monkey? I sent him off half an hour ago to bring me another leopard."

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Who's Who in World Mythology : Asshur
For past articles and the bibliography, please go to the
Who’s Who Archive.

Asshur or Assur was originally an Assyrian Moon and War god of the city bearing his name. He may be a later development of Anshar. He later became head of a pantheon, occupying a position similar to Marduk. In fact, in Assyrian copies of the creation epic Enuma Elis, he replaces Marduk as the hero. Assyrians also identified him with Enlil, and a ziggurat named Enlil arattakisharra was built for Asshur-Enlil at Asshur. His temple at Asshur was named Betum Rimum, “House of the Wild Ox,” also known as the Enlil kur, “Mountain House,” like Enlil's temple at Nippur. His temple complex at Asshur, Enlil sharra, “House of the Universe,” dates from later in Assyrian history.

The Assyrians marched to battle under his emblem – a god in a horned cap, shooting an arrow from a bow and enclosed in a circle. This symbol was to be found in one form or another wherever the Assyrians spread.

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Quote: John Churton Collins
In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.

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

Bleeding Heart (Dicentra spectabilis, D Canadensis)

Description: Dicentra spectabilis is the most common and commercial version of the plant known commonly as Bleeding Heart. It is a perennial, and a member of the Papaveraceae, or poppy family. Some 150 varieties of this flower are found in North America, western Asia, and the Himalayas.

Each Bleeding Heart forms a clump about three feet high. The finely cut, fern-like leaves are ternately compound. In early spring to mid-summer, arching racemes produced one to ten flowers on slender stalks. The outer petals are rose pink, while the inner petals are white to creamy in color. The white inner petals protrude from the rose-pink outer petals giving the appearance of a bleeding heart. It prefers a full sun position in cool areas. In warm areas this species is better suited to a semi-shaded position. It needs to remain moist at all times. The rind of the root is black and white inside. When dried, it turns a brownish yellow, and under a microscope, is very porous. It has a faint odor, and if tasted, it is slightly bitter followed by a sharper taste which influences the bowels and increases saliva.

Dicentra Canadensis is a wild version found in rich woodlands. It is indigenous to America, found west and south of New York to North Carolina. Turkey Corn normally grows from six to ten inches high. There may be anywhere from six to nineteen flowers on each stalk, and the flowers are greenish-white, purple tinged flowers. The root-tuber is small and round, and a tawny yellow color. The root of Turkey Corn is slightly bitter in taste and almost odorless.

Effects: gentle
Planet: Venus
Element: Water
Associated Deities:

Traditions:
Once upon a time, or so the story goes, there lived a very beautiful and very vain princess. Young men from all over the world came to woo her, but she would have nothing to do with any of them.

A young prince from a neighboring country fell deeply in love with her. Like the others, she ignored him despite his attempts to win her heart. At the market one day, he found a pair of pretty pink rabbits, sending them to her in the hope of winning her over. (Break off the two outside petals of the flower, resembling a pair of pink rabbits.) The princess was not impressed. The prince then sent her a pair of beautiful Oriental slippers. (Remove the two long petals from the front and back of the flower. They look like a pair of slippers.) Still she would have nothing to do with him. The young prince was so heart broken by her indifference that he took his dagger and drove it into his heart. (The remains of the flower make the outline of a heart with a line down the center. Break out the stamen, which looks like a dagger, and put it through the center of the heart.)

As soon as the prince was dead, of course the princess realized that she had really loved him. She vowed that as long as she lived, her heart would bleed for her prince.

Magic:
Bleeding heart, is used mainly in love spells and divination. Crush the flower. If juice is red, your love loves you, but white means you are not loved. It may also be grown for love, but not indoors. Unless a coin (copper penny) is placed in the soil, the plant tends to emit negative vibrations as a houseplant. I have read that this is possibly because love needs room to grow, and the plant feels confined indoors.

Known Combinations:
none noted

Medical Indications: (Warning: Contact with the plant can cause skin irritation in some people. D spectabilis is not used medicinally.) Parts Used : dried tubers (should be harvested while plant is in flower)
The root of Turkey Corn is used as a diuretic and tonic. It is more often used in combination with other herbal remedies than alone.

Nutrition:
none

Mercantile Uses:
Bleeding Heart is a popular garden plant suitable for borders and shady nooks.

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Poem : The Forest in Winter
by Konstantin Vanshenkin (b. 1925)

The forest in winter! From edge to edge
A frozen, resinous wall,
Making the restless heart beat fast
At the unlikely silence of it all.

It oppresses me with its grandeur,
Its renunciation of all things,
And its bland indifference
To life beyond its boundaries.

As though the gay lights of the distant
Towns did not exist. As though
There were neither joy nor suffering.
As though the earth did not rotate.

Only, sometimes, a raven rising steeply,
Disturbs a splendid fir,
And, for one whole minute, gently
Rages a storm in miniature.

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Quote : Lois McMaster Bujold
If you make it plain you like people, it's hard for them to resist liking you back.

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

Antlerite, copper sulfate hydroxide, ranges in color from emerald to dark green. Formed from the oxidation of copper ore minerals, it was once thought to be a rare mineral. It was discovered to be the chief ore at the Chuquicamata copper mines in Chile, and since then, its presence has been confirmed at several other copper mines around the world. This stone is useful in enhancing a connection between the heart and mind. This in turn helps to provide an unbiased evaluation of feelings and thoughts. It may also be used to stimulate the thought processes and mental clarity.

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Humor : Catholic

Muldoon lived alone in the Irish countryside with only a pet dog for company. One day the dog died, and Muldoon went to the parish priest and asked, "Father, my dog is dead. Could ya' be sayin' a mass for the poor creature?" Father Patrick replied, "I'm afraid not. We cannot have services for an animal in the church. But there is a new denomination down the lane, and there's no tellin' what they believe. Maybe they'll do something for the poor creature." Muldoon said, "I'll go right away Father. Do ya' think $5,000 is enough to donate for the service?" Father Patrick exclaimed, "Sweet Mary, Mother of Jesus! Why didn't ya' tell me the dog was Catholic?"

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A Dreamer's Guide : Kleptomania to Ku Klux Klan

For past articles and the bibliography, please go to the
Dreamer's Guide Archive.

Kleptomania in yourself or others is a warning to curb impulsive actions.

Seeing a Knapsack foretells your greatest pleasure will come through association with friends. An old or dilapidated one indicates poverty and trouble. A full or heavy knapsack is a prediction of a pleasant trip or vacation, while an empty one is indicative of a period of financial train. A soldier carrying a knapsack means difficulties will assail you for a short time.

Kneading dough or clay means you should stop letting other people direct your actions and start thinking for yourself.

Shaky Knees are a sign of an illicit meeting or shady deal. If your knees were too large, you will have sudden bad luck, while stiff or painful knees denotes swift and horrible calamity. Well-formed, smooth knees mean many admirers, though no marriage. Dirty knees are an omen of illness through dissipation, and bad injury to your knees denotes humiliation.

You are in danger of being cheated if you Knelt for any reason other than prayer. Kneeling in prayer foretells a reason to be thankful soon.

Knickknacks predict happy social activities, but handling them means unhappiness. You will triumph over your enemies if you bought any.

A sharp Knife is a symbol of strife, while a dull one signifies hard work with little reward. A rusty one means family troubles and dissatisfaction, and a broken knife indicates failure in love. An open switchblade or penknife is a prediction of legal trouble, while a closed one foretells financial reverses. A neglected creditor may cause you embarrassment if you cut yourself with a knife, and harming someone else with a knife is a warning to refine your sense of right and wrong. Someone may be killed if you saw two knives crossed.

A Knife-grinder foretells unforgivable liberties will be taken with your possessions.

Knights in armor are a straightforward symbol of security and protection.

A dream of Knitting promises peace of mind and a contented home life unless you dropped a stitch or it unraveled, in which case, expect a period of domestic strife. Very fancy knitting suggests a renewal of an old friendship or a new and unusually interesting one.

A Knob predicts unusual good fortune, and a doorknob may foretells a propitious time for a little speculation.

A dream of Knocking on something is a warning against loose talk or companions. Hearing someone knock or seeing it is a sign of approaching money. If you used a knocker, you will be forced to ask for help and advice from others.

A Knot symbolizes serious difficulties for someone close to you. If you were successful in untying it, there will be a satisfactory compromise, but if you cut it, you may lose your friend. Tying a knot signifies an independent nature.

Others making a knot indicates a change in your life. If it was a relative, you will act in a frivolous manner. An enemy tying a knot predicts a reason for anxiety. Abundance is foretold if a sailor made knots on a ship.

You are wasting your time and energy in futility if you dreamt of Knuckles. Avoid rivals if you were wounded in the knuckles.

A dream featuring Krishna foretells a life in pursuit of occult knowledge will give you the greatest pleasure despite the taunts of friends. You will adopt a philosophic attitude toward life and sorrow.

No lasting good can come of sacrificing your ethics or principles if you had a dream of the Ku Klux Klan.

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Quote : Patricia Sampson
Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.

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