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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August was named for the first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar (September 23, 63 BC - August 29, 14 BC). Demeter or Ceres is the tutelary goddess of August.

The Anglo-Saxon name for this month was Weodmonath, "vegetation month." Aranmanoth, "corn ears month," was the Frankish name. The Asatru call it Harvest. The Irish name this month Lunasa or an Lunasdal. It comes from the early Irish Lughnassadh, the festival of Lugh.

The first Full Moon is called the Sturgeon or Corn or Barley Moon, names it shares with September. August’s moon is also referred to as the Dispute Moon and the Moon When Cherries Turn Black. It shares the name Thunder Moon with July.

Leo gives way to Virgo around August 23rd as the sun passes from the constellation of Leo. Gladiolas are the flowers for people born in this month. August’s stone is carnelian, sardonyx, moonstone, topaz, alexandrite, or peridot. The birthstones of Leo are onyx, ruby, and smoky quartz, while Virgo claims the sapphire. Other stones associated with Leo are amber, carnelian, chrysocolla, citrine, fire agate, garnet, pink tourmaline, ruby, and topaz. Virgo is connected to amazonite, amber, carnelian, chrysocolla, and citrine.

Lunar Holy Days

*The second Friday of August is the celebration of the Burryman in the town of Queensferry, Scotland. The Burryman is matted head to toe with burrs with a hat made from 70 roses and one dahlia. He walks around the edge of town slowly, speaking to no one. The respectful townspeople offer donations. Some theories consider him a forgotten fertility god of fishing. Other theories state he may represent a scapegoat figure, carrying off the town's guilt in his burrs.

Helena Petrovna Hahn

Alpha-Capricornids

Lammas Eve, Oidhche L'dghnasa, August Eve, Lughnassadh

Lughnasadh, Lughnas, Lughnasa, Tailtenean games

Fair of Carman

Emain Macha

Odin and Frigg

Aomori Nebuta

Loch-mo-Naire

Lugh Dydd

Tan Hill Festival

Festival of Nut and Ra, chief festival of Thoth

Adonis

Opet festival

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Humor: What else can he do?

One night, an 87 year-old woman came home from bingo to find her husband in bed with another woman. Angry, she became violent and ended up pushing him off the balcony of their 20th-floor apartment, killing him instantly. When brought before the court on charges of murder, she was asked if she had anything to say in defense of herself. "Well, your honor," she began coolly, "I figured that at 92, if he could make love, he could fly.

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Article : Lughnasadh
by Candace

The First Harvest

(Lammas, August Eve, Feast of Bread, Harvest Home, Dozynki, Lúúnasa; Lunasda, Lunasdal; Laa Luanys and Luanistyn; Gwl Awst, Cornucopia, Thingtide, Garland Sunday, Bilberry Sunday, Fraughan Sunday, Chrom Dubh Sunday, Black Stoop Sunday)

One of the four great fire festivals of the Celtic year, Lughnasadh marks the beginning of autumn. It is known by many names: Lammas, Cornucopia, Thingtide, Garland Sunday, Bilberry Sunday, Fraughan Sunday, Chrom Dubh Sunday and Black Stoop Sunday. It is the beginning of the harvest season and celebrates the decline of summer into winter. Festivals and rituals typically center around the assurance of a bountiful harvest and the celebration of the harvest cycle. The name Bilberry Sunday comes from a tradition of gathering bilberries at this time, symbolizing the success of the Lughnasadh rituals. If the bilberries were bountiful, the crops would be also. This is typically the feast of the first grain harvest. Though the exact date of the festival varies, it is held anywhere from August 1st to August 14th. Most begin at sundown of the previous evening, or July 31st, since the Celts reckon their days from sundown to sundown. An alternative date, August 5 (Old Lammas), when the sun reaches 15 degrees Leo, is sometimes employed by Covens.

Lughnasah is named for Lugh, but the god most associated with the ancient festival is "Crom Dubh," the "dark bent one." Stooped from carrying sheaves of wheat to mankind and dark from his time spent in the underworld Sidhe of Aine, he emerges from the Otherworld on or about August 1. Originally, Crom Dubh was a deity to whom it is thought sacrifice was made at the Cross-quarter Days, including Lughnasadh. There has been a small movement in Ireland in recent years to shift the national Irish holiday of St. Patrick's Day in March to a celebration Crom Dubh in August. The Friday (Aoine Cromm Dubh) before the Sunday (Domnach Cromm Dubh) before August 1 is the date of an annual pilgrimage up the 2510 ft Cruach Padráig (St. Patrick's Mound) in County Mayo. Other gods associated with this day are John Barley Corn and the Green Man.

Lugh, God of All Skills, is known as the "Bright or Shining One." He is called Samhioldáánach, "equally skilled in all the arts," and is the patron of craftsmen and artists. As the god Lug Lamfhota, roughly meaning bright and long-armed, he is associated with both the Sun and agricultural fertility. He is a hero of the Tuatha De Danann in their later years. Lugh was the father of the famous Celtic hero Cu Chulainn. Though he was later replaced by St. Michael and St. Patrick, Lugh remained in folk memory as Lugh-chromain ("little stooping Lugh"), or Leprechaun.

Lugh is the son of Ethne, daughter of Balor, and Cian, son of Dian Cécht the Healer, and a chieftain of the Tuatha Dé Danann. It had been foretold by druids that Balor would only die at the hands of his own grandson. To prevent this, he had his only child Ethne imprisoned in a high tower, Tor Mor, with twelve matrons instructed to keep her away from all men. Cian wished revenge on Balor for stealing his magic cow, and with the help of a druidess, he disguised himself as a woman and sought shelter at the tower. The druidess placed the matrons under enchantment, and when she and Cian left, Ethne was pregnant. Nine months later, she gave birth to three sons. Balor ordered that the children be killed, and a servant wrapped the babies in a cloth and took them to be drowned. One of the babies, Ludh, fell from the wrapping, and only his brothers were murdered. A stillborn infant was thrown into the sea instead, and Lugh was fostered by Tailltu, the last Queen of the Fir Bolgs, Goibhniu, and the Shí of Mananann Mac Lir, the sea god. Lugh grew up and learned many trades. He was a carpenter, warrior, druid, mason, smith, harper, poet, physician and goldsmith. In the second battle of Moy Tura, he threw a stone into Balor’s eye and killed him, thus fulfilling the prophecy and driving the Formorians from Ireland.

Though Lughnasadh means the funeral games of Lugh, the funeral was not his own. The god of light does not really die (mythically) until the autumnal equinox. It was in the area of Tailltu’s burial that the festival of Lughnasah evolved. As a favor to Lugh she cleared the Forest of Breg, making a plain for cultivation, and died of exhaustion for her trouble. Lugh decreed that a feast was to be held in her honor every August 1st at Tailtiu (now Teltown near the river Blackwater) for fifteen days. The great annual Lughnasah fair included bonfires, feasting, chariot races and other sporting events. The Tailtean Games were athletic contests very much like the Olympics. Traditional craft fairs and Tailtean marriages (which last for a year and a day) were held at this time. The last games were held August 1st, 1169 under Ruraigh Ó Conchobar, last High King of Ireland at the traditional site, 15 miles from Tara, the holy city.

One possible derivation of the name of Lugh is from the old Celtic word "lugio", meaning "an oath." A traditional part of the celebrations surrounding Lughnasadh is the formation of oaths. From before recorded history into the twentieth century, marriages, employment contracts and other bargains of a mundane nature were formed and renewed at this time of year. Since the agricultural year had its culmination in the harvest and harvest festivals, oaths and contracts that had had to wait until after the crops were in could be focused on at this time. Marriages, hiring for the upcoming season and financial arrangements were often a part of the Lughnasadh activities. In many areas, fairs were held specifically for the purpose of hiring or matchmaking.

Another tradition of the festival were the Teltown or Tailtean marriages. Joining hands through a wall or holed stone, participants were joined until the following year when they were at liberty to walk away from the arrangement if they so chose. Such trial marriages (or Handfastings) were common even into the 1500's, although it was something one ‘didn't bother the parish priest about.’ Such ceremonies were usually solemnized by a poet, bard, shanachie, or possibly a priest or priestess of the Old Religion. The site of these marriages has tentatively been identified as the "Knockauns" in the ritual enclosure still existing at Teltown. From the early Irish term "Cnocan a Chrainn," Knockauns refers to "the little hill of the tree," possibly alluding to the presence of a sacred tree which unfortunately no longer stands.

This festival was also the traditional time of year for craft fairs. Medieval guilds created elaborate displays of their wares, decorating their shops and themselves in bright colors and ribbons. There were parades and ceremonial plays and dances.

The 'Catherine wheel' or sun wheel was a ceremonial highlight. A large wagon wheel was taken to the top of a near-by hill, covered with tar, set aflame, and ceremoniously rolled down the hill. Some mythologists see in this ritual the remnants of a Pagan rite symbolizing the end of summer, the flaming disk representing the sun in its decline. Though the Roman Church moved St. Catherine's feast day all over the calendar, it's most popular date was August 1st. They also kept trying to expel this much-loved saint from the ranks of the blessed because she was mythical rather than historical and because her worship gave rise to the heretical sect known as the Cathari.

Irish sites associated with the festival include Teltown in County Meath, the Lios stone circle in Lough Gur in County Limerick and the sanctuary of Aine and her harvest consort Crom Dubh atop Croagh Patrick. The area of Knockauns in Teltown contains two parallel mounds, extending approximately 200 feet east-west and sitting roughly 10 feet apart. Occupying the highest point in the area, these mounds provide a clear view of the surrounding ritual area. In 1998, a local farmer bulldozed part of this ritual enclosure, the mound Rathdhu or "Rath Dubh," which had previously stood revered and untouched for hundreds of years and comparative in importance with the Hill of Tara and Rath Cruachain in County Roscommon. There are a number of other features still existing at the Teltown complex, and it remains one of the most profound ritual landscapes in Ireland.

The Christian religion adopted the harvest theme of Lughnasadh and called it Lammas, meaning ‘loaf-mass,' a time when newly baked loaves of bread are placed on the altar. Columcille (St. Columba) tried to change Lammas into a "Feast of the Ploughmen" with no success. When it was Christianized as Michaelmas, the date of Lughnasadh shifted from late July to September 29. The Burning Man festival, held in Nevada, has its roots in another Lughnasadh tradition, the erection of giant wicker men or smaller Corn Gods, which were then set on fire. The Greek myth of Demeter and Persephone also comes to mind at this time of year. As August progresses, you can see the subtle changes in tree and plants that mark Persephone's preparations to go underground again.

In Slavic countries, the harvest festival is called Dozynki. Sponsored by the lord of the manor for the people who worked his fields and harvested his crops, villagers dressed in colorful folk costumes, singing and playing instruments. They carried wreaths made of corn, wheat and a variety of flowers as an offering to the owner of the estate. A loaf of bread, baked from the fresh grain, was also presented to the lord and lady of the manor, who would give a slice to the guests who had worked hard to make the harvest possible. The people then danced and sang songs in praise of the master and the harvest.

In Poland today, the ceremony has changed to include everyone living in the entire countryside. Elected officials and area representatives have taken the place if the lord and lady of the manor. The celebrants continue to dress in traditional costumes and carry their harvest wreaths, attempting to surpass each other in originality and beauty.

Sacred Gemstone :
Carnelian

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Quote : Marva Collins
Character is what you know you are, not what others think you have.

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Craft of the Week : Corn Dollies

In England, corn refers to any grain, such as wheat, rye, or oats. Good luck harvest figures called corn dollies are made each year. You can make your own from “Maize.”

Corn husks, fresh or dried, about 6-8 pieces.
String
Cotton balls, about 4
Scraps of cloth, yarn, beads, and pipe cleaners (optional)

If you are using dried husks, soak them in water to soften them. Fresh husks need no special preparation.

Take a strip of husk and place a few cotton balls in the middle, twisting and tying it with string to make a head. Make some arms by folding another husk and tying it near each end to make hands. Slip the arms between the husks that extend under the head. Tie the waist with string. Arrange enough husks around the figure's waist so that they overlap slightly. Tie them in place with string. Fold the husks down carefully. To form a woman wearing a long skirt, cut the husks straight across at the hem. To make a man, divide the skirt in two and tie each half at the ankles. Let the figure dry completely.

You can leave your figure as is, or give it a face, hair, or even some fancier clothes. Use a fine-tipped marker to draw facial features. Glue some fuzzy yarn on for hair. Add some tiny beads for buttons, and bits of fabric for aprons or vests. A pipe cleaner staff or cane will help the man stand upright.

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Humor : Two Questions

Jimmie, an 80-year-old gentleman, retired to Florida after his wife of 58 years had passed away. He was quite alone in the world and longed for companionship. One day, as he was walking through a public park, he spied what he considered to be a very pretty silver-haired lady sitting alone on a park bench. Getting his nerve up, he approached the lady and asked graciously, "Pardon me, ma'am, but may I sit here with you." The silver-haired Marcia looked up to see a distinguished looking white-haired gentleman and replied, "Why certainly," and scooted over gently to give him room to sit down. For the next two hours the two sat and talked about everything. They discovered that they came from the same part of the country, liked the same big band music, voted for the same presidential candidates, had had long happy marriages and lost their spouses in the last year, and in general agreed about almost everything. Finally, the old gentleman cleared his throat and asked sheepishly, "Ma' am, may I ask you two questions?" With great anticipation Marcia replied, "Why certainly!" The old gentleman removed a handkerchief from his coat pocket and spread it out on the ground before her. He very gingerly got down on one knee and looked her softly in the eyes. "Marcia, I know we've only known each other for a couple of hours, but we have so much in common. I feel I have known you all my life. Will you marry me and be my wife?" Marcia grabbed at Jimmie's hands and said, "Why, yes, I will marry you! You have made me so very happy!" She reached over and kissed him gently on the cheek. Then Marcia said, "You said you had two questions to ask me. What is the second question?" Jimmie scratched his neck and said, "Will you help me get up?"

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

According to the Inca creation myth, Ataguchu is a god of creation. He instructed Piguerao and Apocatequil on how to get out of Pacari (the Cave of Refuge) to which they had retreated during some great world disaster. Piguerao and Apocatequil are twin sons of Guamansuri (the first mortal), and Apocatequil was the chief priest of the moon god and also consider a god himself, the god of lightning. Respect for these twins led the Incas to view all twin births as sacred.

Ataguju, a god of the Huamachuco Indians of Peru, is a variation of Ataguchu. According to their myths, Ataguju appeared in a triad with Sugadcavra (Sugudcavra) and Acumgavrad, though he was their superior and creator. He also created the first mortal, Guamansuri, the father of Apocatequil and Piguero.

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Quote: Pearl Bailey
People see God every day, they just don't recognize him.

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

Blue Flag (Iris versicolor) P

Folk Names: Dagger Flower, Dragon Flower, Flag Lily, Fleur de Lys, Flower-de-Luce, Iris, Liver Lily, Poison Flag, Poison Lily, Snake Lily, Water Flag, Water Iris, Wild Iris

Description: The perennial blue flag prefers marshes and wetland. It is native to eastern and central USA and Canada and was transplanted to Europe. The stout, flattened stem rises two to three feet from a thick, cylindrical, creeping root with two ranks of sword-shaped long, narrow leaves. From March to July, each stem produces large, blue or purplish flowers. The flowers have three petal-like spreading or re-curved sepals with yellow, green, or white markings below and three petals smaller than sepals above.

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

Traditions:
The blue flag has been used as a fumigant in Arizona to protect against snakebite during ritual dances.

Magic:
The root is used in money spells and carried for financial gain. It may also be placed in a cash register to increase business. Blue flag may be used in ritual protection against snakes.

Known Combinations:
none noted

Medical Indications: (Caution: The rhizome contains poison called iridin and acrid, resinous substances that act on the gastrointestinal tract, liver, and pancreas. Blue flag can cause dermatitis in some people just through contact with their skin. When not in bloom, blue flag has been mistaken for the edible sweet flag.) Parts Used: root, leaves

Nutrition:
none

Mercantile Uses:
Blue Flag is cultivated mainly as a medical herb, but it is very beautiful and can be found in gardens as well.

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From Partiality Clips

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Poem : Lunatics
Bella Akhmadulina (b. 1937)

The rising moon revenges herself
for the pain of her remote and haughty station.
Lunatics stretch out their arms
And track her with their doomed vision.

Shrugging off the cares of flesh,
on the wings of consciousness they rise
effortlessly, these transparent beings,
negotiate the moon’s glancing light.

Glimmering as sparely and as coldly
and promising nothing in return,
my distant art draws me to it
and makes me swear to obey.

Will I be able to withstand
its torments, its display of signs,
and make something you can touch
and handle out of the moon’s shine?

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Quote : Cherie Carter-Scott
Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.

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

Apophyllite, Hydrated Potassium Calcium Sodium Silicate Fluoride Hydroxide, is a glassy, cube-like crystal appearing white or clear, faint pink, or (more rarely) faint green in color. Its name comes from the Greek, "to leaf apart," because the crystals tend to peel or flake apart when they are heated due to the loss of water molecules. It is often found with samples of other silicates such as stilbite, heulandite, and prehnite. Apophyllite is too soft and brittle to be used as a gemstone.

Apophyllite allows you to recognize and act upon the truth in all situations, stimulating the intuition. It has been used as an assist in astral travel and to help recall information learned during travel. Those interested in the future may find apophyllite useful as a gazing stone.

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Humor : Forrest Gump Goes to Heaven

Forrest Gump arrived in Heaven, and at the Pearly Gates, St. Peter met him. However, the gates were closed as Forrest approached. St. Peter spoke up, "Well, Forrest, it's certainly good to see you. We’ve heard a lot of good things about you, but I must tell you that the place is filling up fast, and we've been administering an entrance examination for everyone. The tests are short, but you have to pass them before you can get into Heaven.” Forrest said, "It shor is good to be here St. Peter, sir. But nobody ever tolt me about any entrance exam. Shore hope the test ain't too hard; life was a big enough test as it was." "Yes, I know, Forrest, but the test is only three questions. Here it goes: What days of the week begin with the letter T? How many seconds are there in a year? What is God's first name?" Forrest left to think the questions over and returned the next day. St. Peter waved him over and said, "Now that you’ve had a chance to think the questions over, tell me your answers." "Well, the first one,” Forrest said, “how many days in the week begin with the letter ‘T’? Shucks, that one's easy. That'd be Today and Tomorrow." The Saint's eyes open wide, and he exclaims, "Forrest, that's not what I was thinking, but you do have a point, and I guess I didn't specify, so I'll give you credit for that answer. How about the next one?" asked St. Peter. “How many seconds in a year?" “Now that one's harder," said Forrest, "but I thunk and thunk about it and guess the only answer can be twelve." Astounded, St. Peter says, "Twelve? Twelve? Forrest, how in Heaven's name could you come up with twelve seconds in a year?" Forest says "Shucks, there's gotta be twelve: January 2nd, February 2nd, March 2nd… “Hold it," interrupts St. Peter. "I see where you're going with this, and I see what you had in mind, but I'll have to give you credit for that one, too. Let's go on with the next and final question. Can you tell me God's first name?” “Sure" Forrest replied without hesitation, "its Andy." “Andy?!" exclaimed an exasperated and frustrated St. Peter. "Ok, I can understand how you came up with your answers to my first two questions, but just how in the world did you come up with the name of Andy as the first name of God?" “Shucks, that was the easiest one of all," Forrest replied. "I learned it from the song...ANDY WALKS WITH ME, ANDY TALKS WITH ME, ANDY TELLS ME I AM HIS OWN..." St. Peter opened the Pearly Gates and said: "Run Forrest, run!"

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A Dreamer's Guide : Lead to Lecture

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

Failure is foretold by a dream of Lead. A friend will look upon your money with suspicion if you dreamt of a lead mine, and your love will be deceitful and bad tempered. Raw lead ore indicates distress and accidents. This is generally a bad sign for business. If you were hunting for lead, it denotes discontent and possibly a few changes in employment. If you bought lead, you will receive news from abroad, and selling it is a sign of easy money.

You will bring failure upon yourself and others through impatience if you melted lead down, but liquid lead on its own means your happiness is assured. Sheets of lead indicate difficulties ahead, while lead bars mean you will discover lost valuables. Cutting lead signifies a postponement of success, but hammering it is a good omen for love. There will be harmony among your friends if you made lead boxes, and pressing it foretells financial gain.

A Leak signifies loss and irritation. It is a symbol of wasted energy and futility. You may lose a relative if there was a gas leak. You will meet an important person if your bathtub leaked, and a leaky pan indicates those around you love you. A leaking pipe is a warning to widen the scope of your activities, and a leaking roof is a sign of misfortune. You will have a faithful spouse if your car was leaking, and a leaking radiator may indicate the birth of a child.

If you were Leaning on someone or something, you will be independent, but if someone was leaning on you, you will need help to support an unexpected burden. If you were leaning against a wall, help out those who are in need of money.

Leaping over any obstruction denotes success after much struggle and opposition. You will lose your present position if you leapt into the air, and leaping into water means you will be persecuted.

If you were single and it was the Leap Year, you will be married within the year, but if you are already married, you marriage may not last long. You will live a long life if you dreamt of being born in a leap year. You will inherit money from a relative if you thought one had died during a leap year.

You have great interest in gaining knowledge and if you remain frugal with your time, you will advance far in the literary world after a dream of Learning. You may have bitten off more than you can chew in the waking world however, if you felt yourself unable to learn or struggling to learn some skill, language, or subject. If you roam halls or places of learning, you will not only rise from obscurity, but money will be much easier to obtain than it has been. Your companions will be interesting and prominent if you interacted with scholarly people.

A Lease is a fortunate omen pertaining to whatever is most important to you at the moment. A lease on a shop means your business is secure, and a lease on land indicates good fortune in love, but a lease on a home is a warning to avoid rivals. If you dreamed specifically of signing a lease only, you will be persecuted by justice, and if you asked someone else to sign a lease, prison will figure into your future.

Leather denotes successful business and pleasant relationships. If you dressed in leather, you may find yourself lucky in speculations. Leather ornaments indicates love and faithfulness in the home, and piles of leather means fortune and happiness. If you were a leather seller, you will not need to change your business habits in order to become successful, while buying it promises happiness for your family. A leather shop foretells the failure of your enemies. Working leather indicates financial gain. Gifts of leather are bad omens. Giving them means family squabbles, and receiving them is an omen of disappointment.

Happiness and improvement in business is foretold by a dream of Leaves. Fresh, green leaves indicate and inheritance and a wealthy, doting spouse. Green leaves on a stem with fruit are a sign of approaching money, and flowers among the leaves means two people will be very happy together. You will receive money if you were picking green leaves.

Withered leaves are an omen of false hope and gloomy worries. According to one book, you may be left at the altar! Falling leaves predict a parting of ways between friends, and leaves blown on the wind indicate family quarrels.

Fig leaves mean people are gossiping about you, and grape leaves mean you are prone to losing your temper. Laurel leaves are a symbol of joy. A crown of leaves mean honor. Autumn leaves falling are a warning of disappointment in love.

Limited success is indicated by listening to a Lecture. If you gave the lecture, you will have a pleasant change in surroundings so long as you can be tactful. If you were lectured by your boss, there are troubles ahead.

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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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