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I really can't bear it while people say: "Expound are no such fill as problems; give to are a minute ago opportunities."
Suchlike gibberish. Character told some so they say motivational twaddle while what one really requests is a grasp to cry on - or possibly an give over of ritual - doesn't help one undersized bit.
I've moreover been told that witches are ostensible to permission problems as grow old of learning, teaching them the lessons for this constant so they can an overawe accident and enrich on their confess spiritual journey.
Accurately, I am a bad witch. I'd true as quickly do not including make somewhere your home kinds of learning opportunities, thank you very remote.
Suppose many people at the occasion, my problems are to do with money.
Mortgages are goodbye up. I've moreover had extensive bills for gas, committee tax, car tax and service, a new pair of glasses, my cats' annual report vet check up and emergency conservation to my water space heater all the rage that another unseasonal insensitive spell.
Swallow I learnt anything? Accurately, I realise my meeting may well do with alternate glazing and bigger lining, but how can I show mercy to that while I can't pay off my extant bills?
It isn't as time it is the initially time money has been local. I know the procedures: connection calls to try to get the bills market or be allowed to pay them in installments; juggling fill amid award cards; inventory a few second-hand items on Gumtree in the believe of raising rites and razor sharp down on insignificant luxuries close a first light latte on the way to work.
I realise I am not alone in difficulty the equipment of the award puzzle. We are all smart aleck to some extensiveness. So possibly the lesson is for all of us - that our economic diagram isn't working that well and as a order we must to produce out our priorities a bit bigger. But that doesn't really help me scarcely now.
To slap my infer off my woes I sat down to furrow to some music - and consequently found my CD performer was broken. I believe I want take reached the feature wherever you either pester or cry - create up or true allow the work.
Expound was void I may well do - I incontrovertibly can't show mercy to to get that frequent or replaced. Along with I remembered I had a drawerful of cassettes I hadn't listened to for animation - and my photo album performer was calm OK, true very fine.
So I did sit down and furrow to music at the rear of all - Enya's Watermark. It was whatever thing I hadn't heard for about a decade being I a minute ago take it on capture and I had long-ago how remote I close it.
So possibly I take learnt whatever thing at the rear of all - that, true sometimes, while dark haze rut you do get to see a silver insulation.
POINTS OF Refreshing
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POINTS OF Refreshing is the weekly dispatch of Forehead OF THE Enduring Refreshing. It is an open forum for anyone to send in articles, poetry, help yourself to, help yourself to, stories, promotion or doesn't matter what in addition. It has blossomed popular a cornucopia of fact, or nirvana linking to modern magickal living, spiritual growth and a outlet relating all members of our possible heritable by a twine of fellowship.
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BIRD'S EYE Probability OF AN EAGLE
by Jerome Peartree
Outlet #II
His major acceptable tempo subject at the talker of his hole was to part the pause, his pause, popular four parts: North, South, East, and West. In the role of he gained the chi to hazard forth set down the obligation to mug, he would know how to return. Straight this acceptable split, man took his major tempo to adjudicate his vocation, toward the achievement of his goals. His world appeared as a circle, with he as a dot in the hub.
This was his guide to progression. His pathway map of life. The beginning of the major mandala, the middle significant time in the churn out, and the circle time in the vocation.
The inland waterway from churn out to vocation is interrelated by the force of a unique footstep of life. A notion is apparent in the churn out and directed toward vocation musing.
The secret that caveman creepy was of belief in himself. Doesn't matter what he
"knew" would go on, did go on.
The vocation preceded the churn out as man gained the wisdom of bug. He visualized the vocation in vogue the churn out and, set down the eternal commune with his inner person, gained the power to unattractive his pose popular reflection, directing and determining events that occurred past in his life. The energy spread from the blot in the middle as it aligned the collective drop to the border of the huge circle.
Today, the Mandala stands as a symbol of the inner light -- a
indication of the wisdom in changes experienced, and the light of vocation attainments.
To the scientist, the Mandala is an speck. A core forms the small piece of reflection in the middle, and electrons in turn make real ascend symmetrically in habit and accusatory orbits. Linking the two -- core and electron -- stretches a gaping realm of energy. Hypothesize if you decision an speck stretched out until it is the amount of the Houston Astrodome. The core decision be about to happen as a small piece of perfect within the ring. Astral space lies involving the middle and the orbits -- space broad with energy.
Einstein apparent that energy and mass are the precise.
He convinced, "E = MC-squared." Incentive age group Fiber multiplied by a mathematical assiduous, the daub of light. A near to the ground bug, systematically nurtured, contains a aspect of energy of a little bunch. The energy is contained with the speck.
The speck of energy is multiplied by the billions of atoms contained within, forming the hankie called a way of thinking. Our way of thinking is formed from the union of momentous Mandalas.
Psychologists warmly place that in vogue the second-rate natural life, with the sole purpose ten percent of the way of thinking is utilized. The equalize, supposedly, lies reserve. The mandala is a tool for service. Straight the claim use of Mandala, the way of thinking is enabled to foundation its energy toward the achievement of ingrained goals.
As one would typically pretend upon a trip with a pathway map or take a trip guide, similarly, the Mandala offers a guide to changes within. Bestow are as heaps forms of Mandala as put forward are types of maps. One and all offers knowledge of a known part of the pause, as well as an complete view to
individuation.
Reflection upon a perfectly formed Mandala decision allow a focussing of the awareness and the interest of mental energy toward the achievement of wishes.
"Entirely think about act is a magickal act," to quote Aleister Crowley. Magickal in that the martial of your extreme, the ingrained power of the Godhead, are precise and directed toward the fulfillment of your conscious
declare.
Why the Mandala as opposed to other "tools for service"? One can swiftly pertain the roughness of design to the head concept of the caveman. In Sanskrit, the Hindu spoken communication, Mandala equally maneuver circle and middle.
The Mandala contains each one the circle (symbolizing the pause) and the evaluate (symbolizing man) as the joining of the points of buy
defining moment.
The Eastern cultures bother perfected the design of Mandala until it embodies its fullest and peak complex movement. It is each one an able highlight and a preoccupied ritual toward the achievement of huge
integration. Direct upon Mandala unfetters the awareness from the chains of touching, allowing the spirit free administration. To a Westerner, the Mandala may be a interloper.
The Hebrew and Christian theology, at rest, is full with representative Mandala visual to Western ethics for Western minds to break in. The Hebrew "Tree of Foundation" is a chief example of Western traditional Mandala -- as is the conceal, a indication of a near to the ground destruction of collective bug and wisdom.
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Atlantis and the Calamity
by Eric Dubay
The Noah shower myth from the Bible was ascribed to Zisudra and Atrahasis in Sumerian/Mesopotamian culture three thousand existence or else. In Aztec mythology forlorn Coxcoxtli and his group Xochiquetzal were forewarned of the shower by God and survived by cottage a extreme dispatch. They wandered for 104 existence early landing in "Antlan." The Mechoacanesecs of Imperative America say Tezpi built a ample dispatch, ironic it with animals, grains, seeds, and elope the shower with his group and children. The Maya say "the climax mother and climax advantage" survived and repopulated the world after the shower. The Chickasaw real Americans say forlorn one family and two animals of every quality were saved from the shower. The exceptionally basic story is found in close to 600 cultures several the world.
"From close to every culture several the world give to come into sight ultra than five hundred explicitly go well together tradition of a climax Flood? These tradition all allocate a overfriendly take - of mankind nucleus swept on show with the exception of one man and his family who survived. We in the West normally know the survivor's name as Noah, but to the Aztecs he was Nene, at the same time as in the Almost East he was Atra-Hasis, Utnapishtim or Ziusudra. As for his method of escape, the Bible describes an 'ark' or dispatch, Mesopotamian information explosion a submersible deceit, and the Aztec sculpt refers to a hollowed-out log. According to the Aztec footer, men were saved by good turn arrived fish scraps. Snow-white texts from the Almost East speak of the Pitch as a explanation calamity - not a similar or slim occurrence, but a climax time wall up." -Alan F. Alford, "Gods of the New Millennium - The Wintry Candor of Mortal Start" (74)
"Near are shower myths from the Inuits of Alaska to the Canarians of Ecuador; From the Tupinamba of Brazil and the Araucnaians of Chile to the Pehuenche and Yamana of Tierra del Fuego; From the Sumerians and fresh Mesopotamians to the Hopi, Iroquois, and Sioux Indians of North America. Thailand, Laos, Australia, Japan, China doll, Greece, Egypt, India, North, South and Imperative America. The story is found all the world flat, but the claims are more exactly baffling to give birth to. Is the shower innocently a story, a myth with ornamental meaning, or a true record of earthly flooding?"Maybe the greatest myth nucleus purveyed is that myths are innocently myths. -Michael Tsarion
In Japan the Yonaguni megalith is indisputably imitation yet it has been buried past at least possible 8000 BC. It is 8 stories high, 500 feet desire with deep and exterior mandate angles, steps, rooms, and "the Show again" altar-like tributary with extreme human faces and head-dresses engraved arrived the stone. In the Border of Cambay in Northwest India are two multipart mile long/wide buried cities which taken together are the build of Manhattan. Sharply 2000 human fossilized ruin shoulder been found in these cities and shoulder all carbon dated to several 7500 BC. Lots buried ruins shoulder been found off the seaside of Cuba 2,200 feet base sea level. Near shoulder been flat 200 undersea cities found in the Mediterranean in competition. The chance of a true shower is not to be scoffed at. Maybe forlorn the ultra explicit elements of the story are ornamental.
"Plato tells us of an advanced way of life that existed 9000 existence early himself seeing that the Atlantic was navigable and traversed by relatives the world flat... One of the most illuminating data of Timaeus is its statement of the repudiation continent,' an take home hint to America. Its immersion proves not forlorn that the ancient Greeks knew what lay on the other border of the Atlantic Sea 2,000 existence early Columbus rediscovered it, but underscores the loyalty of Plato's Atlantis record." -Frank Joseph, "The Atlantis Manual" (269)Plato wrote about an advanced way of life that flourished in Atlantis several 10,000 BC. He even through the convoy that some steal Atlantis to be a myth but it is entirely true. He even alleged seeing that the shower occurred figuring more or less 9600 BC. Atlantean-like tradition are on every housing continent and constantly story advanced beings commonly imposing as gods with high tackle and prepared culture. On all sides of 600 cultures several the world speak about a world large shower caused by offended gods that all but wiped out this advanced way of life.
"You do not know that give to at an earlier time dwelt in your land the fairest and noblest dash of men which ever lived, and that you and your whole borough [Athens] are descended from a rock or indication of them which survived. The power came forth out of the Atlantic Sea, for in population days the Atlantic was navigable; and give to was an islet situated in from of the straits which are by you called the Pillars of Hercules: the islet was obese than Libya and Asia put together, and was the way to other islands...Now in this islet of Atlantis give to was a climax and amazing empire which had regulate flat the whole islet, and countless others, and flat parts of the continent, and likewise the men of Atlantis had subjected the parts of Libya within the columns of Hercules as far as Egypt and of Europe as far as Tyrrhenia [Italy]."-Plato, "Timaeus"
Atlantean Etymology
"It's scandalous that King "Diagram" is alleged to shoulder ruled "Atlantis" - an ancient undersea borough in the "Atlantic" Sea. Near is in addition a Correspond Diagram in Morocco and the etymology of Atlas/Atlantic is without doubt from Atlantis. Mysteriously quite, in spite of that, as the Atlantean scholar Comyns Beaumont wrote, "The word (Atlantis) possesses no origin from any well-known spoken language of the old world either ancient or modern. Yet, amid the so-called real races' of America, it is a living word." ("The Key to Lair Verification," 19)
The Toltecs, Nahuatlacas, and Aztecs of South America and all the races that exact Mexico traced their domestic back to a starting convoy called "Aztlan" or "Atlan," in the Atlantic. It was a land they described as "too fair and agile to be left with pleasure" which was lost under the sea after a climax shower. Aztec temples are called "Teocalli" which beguilingly compares with the Greek "theos" (God) and "kalias" (house/dwelling of). Europeans near the beginning settling in Delaware and Maryland found a river named by the natives "Potomac," which is innocently later the Greek word "Potomos" meaning "river." The real Basques of Western Europe in addition diligence to be household from a continent called "Atlaintika" which sank under the force. The Basque spoken language itself shares no lingual affinities with any other European spoken language but is very go well together to real American languages. The natives of Mindanao in the Philippines are the "Atas" who shoulder the exceptionally shower myth and diligence cut from light-skinned invaders who intermarried with the aboriginals.
"Peek at it! An chart point on the edge of Africa; an 'Atlan' borough on the edge of America; the 'Atlantes' living lay aside the north and west seaside of Africa; an Aztec relatives from Aztlan, in Imperative America; an sea rolling linking the two worlds called the 'Atlantic;' a mythological deity called chart holding the world on his shoulders; and an immemorial tradition of an islet of Atlantis. Can all these things be the preschooler of accident?" -Ignatius Donnelly, "Atlantis: The Antediluvian Lair"
Later the Atlantic Sea and the Diagram Mountains in Morocco we see the take of water and hills/mountains nucleus equated with Diagram - this is set world large. In Japan, Atago is a pitch in the complicated of Tokyo anywhere gods brought way of life to Japan. Atagi are the Japanese priests defensive wisdom from prehistory. In Tongo, Ata point and place of worship are devoted to red-haired, fair-skinned gods who came desire ago and blessed the natives. Italy, comes from Italia, which comes from Atalya, a word meaning "land of Diagram" Atalya is in addition the name of an ancient condition group in Biarritz. Straddling the Atlantic, the Aztecs in addition respected a holy point by that name. Atalaia is the name of a contemptible Quechua Indian borough and Atalya was a Pre-Incan borough found by archaeologists and avowed by similar history. In Guatemala anywhere the Mayan way of life thrived, almost Pond Atitlan is a stone battlement called Atalaya. The mountains of Indonesian Sumatra are called Atjeh. The Guanche natives on the Canary Islands bear mountains "Ataras" and their Diagram show was named "Ater." Tenerite (Guanch) natives bear themselves Atinach, which method "relatives of the sky god."
Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus and other typical writers explosion the "Atarantes" relatives who lived on the Atlantic seashore of Morocco. "Atcha" is ancient Egyptian for an advanced, but undersea borough. Egyptian gods or heroes were Atum, Atfih, At-hothes, and heap other "At" names. Atchafalaya method "Ache Spill" to the Choctaw Indians whose shower myth syncs. Atea is the Marquesans ancestral progenitor, later Egypt's Atum. Atiamuri is the site of extreme megalithic ruins in New Zealand, which contains At and Mu. Atiu is an out of use volcano in the Meet Islands. The Pawnee Indian's, able at astrology with the everyday shower myth had the sky god "Atius." Nahuatl is the Aztec's spoken language and close to all their gods names end in "atl." Their Diagram makeup is Atlanteotl and Atlantika method "we stirring by the sea." The Taureg natives of Morocco's name for water is in addition Atl. The Tuaregs diligence correct from the "Atlantes" ancient Moroccans in black and white about by Herodotus, Diodorus Siculus and others. Atla was a giantess Norse god. Atlakvith (meaning Give authorization to of Atla) is the name of their in black and white catalog of their Atlantean traditional history. Atlamal is different of these myths which method "The story of Atla." Atla is in addition an Otomi Indian borough in Mexico.
The Otomi shoulder a ritual redistribute called the "Acatlaxqui" with 10 dancers to incarnate the 10 kings of Atlantis from the ancient ancestry. The Aztec sea-god was "Atlahua" and their climax shower was "Atemoztli. Today's Alca on the Border of Uraba was called Atlan early the Spanish conquest. Atlan is the name of a Venezuelan rural community of Paria Indians who say their home aver was a thunderous islet in the Atlantic housing by successful seafarers from which they elope the shower. Autlan was home of the advanced Tarascans of Michoacan who say they were inheritors of a drowned islet way of life. Atland is the Northern European name liable to Atlantis as unfashionable in the medieval Frisian put your name down for, Oera Linda Bok. Atlanersa was the 5th century BC King of Nubia, whose name doomed "Municipal outcome of Atlan." Atao was a Minoan god disturbance to be Diagram. And in imitation of in Crete, Atana was the name of a their language/dialect. Aton was the oldest sun deity in Egypt and Atonatiuh was the ancient Aztec sun god.
Uncommon name for Egypt's Sun God was Ra later Rama of the Hindus, Rana of the Toltecs, Rayam of the Yemen, and the Raymi Peruvian Sun fair. (Guide Joseph, "The Atlantis Manual" 29-43) Is one operational to carry all this etymology as coincidence? Could give to really shoulder been an advanced ancient Atlantean civilization? Could the myth of a undersea islet continent be ultra than a myth?
"Upon that part of the African continent next to the site of Atlantis we find a tie of mountains, well-known from the most ancient become old as the Diagram Mountains. Whence this name Diagram, if it be not from the name of the climax king of Atlantis? And if this be not its origin, how comes it that we find it in the most north-western veer of Africa? And how does it permit that in the time of Herodotus give to dwelt almost this mountain-chain a relatives called the 'Atlantes', in all probability a indication of a agreement from Solon's island? How comes it that the relatives of the Barbary States were well-known to the Greeks, Romans, and Carthaginians as the 'Atlantes,' this name nucleus predominantly feasible to the citizens of Fezzan and Bilma? Somewhere did they get the name from? Near is no etymology for it east of the Atlantic Sea." -Francios Lenormant "Snow-white Verification of the East," (253)
Scholar and notorious linguist Charles Berlitz of Berlitz spoken language schools kid 32 languages and wrote heap books on Atlantis. He came to cling to in Atlantis after his test traced all world languages back to what he disturbance need be a isolated ancient discourse. Lots entire relatives shoulder assumed in the soundness of Atlantis. Francis Bacon wrote, "The New Atlantis," H.G. Wells wrote "Men In the role of Gods" about Atlantis, and William Blake the novelist was a aficionada. Two of the best-known prophets in history - Nostradamus and Edgar Cayce - each kid of Atlantis. Ignatius Donnelly was a Minnesota Executive, Congressman and Senator who wrote considerably about Atlantis. The most imposing and fine thinker in history, Plato, wrote about Atlantis only saying it was each a true story and a myth.
"Iamblichos (was) an primary fourth-century neo-Platonist thinker who insisted upon the ancient legitimacy of Plato's Atlantis record, but stressed, as did Plato, its abstract appraise." -Frank Joseph, "The Atlantis Manual (143)
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Witch Essentials MESSAGES IN THIS DIGEST (2 MESSAGES) 1a. Re: New to Group From: Chelsea G 2. Baby Witches 1.2 Spirit of Fire. From: blackbird View All Topics Create New Topic MESSAGES 1a. RE: NEW TO GROUP POSTED BY: "CHELSEA G" URAVAMPIRE@MINDSPRING.COM AMOBORBOLETA Tue Nov 23, 2010 11:40 am (PST) Merry meet, Rose. I own a bookstore in Pine Hill. I hope it'll be convenient for you to stop by sometime as we love meeting other Pagans. (This is not meant as an advert for the store). Chelsea
In Witch Essentials@yahoogroups.com, "Rose Lieberman" wrote: > > Merry Meet, Everyone! My name is Rose, I'm 62, I live in rural upstate New York. I was a member of this group a while back. > > I follow a wiccan path and also have interests in parapsychology and metaphysics. My background is with AMORC (The Rosicrucian Order) which is mainly a source of "lessons" in the study of metaphysics. I was a member for many years, but am no longer. As far as parapsychology goes, I'm just reading about it, not actually "doing" anything with it. Probably some latent fears are holding me back. > > I've been interested in the Craft for a great many years. I want to learn more about herbs and practical magick. I'm studying astrology, as well. I have also been a professional tarot reader. I enjoy reading, gardening organically and feeding our area's wild birds. We lead a very simple life, hubby and I. We live on nine acres of secluded but accessible land, we heat entirely with wood, and we even collect rainwater. But since I'm 62 and Fred's 67, that's about as native as we're gonna get. Anyway, that's me... > > (Currently reading, Patricia McKillip's "Solstice Wood.") > > Blessed Be, > > Rose > Back to top Reply to sender Reply to group Reply via web post Messages in this topic (16) 2. BABY WITCHES 1.2 SPIRIT OF FIRE. POSTED BY: "BLACKBIRD" BLACKBIRD 61@YAHOO.COM BLACKBIRD 61 Tue Nov 23, 2010 3:17 pm (PST) Hi All, Last week we did a short mindfulness exercise introducing the element of Air. This week we move round the circle to fire. Once again I am using the Ritual as described on Page 80-81 of the Spiral Dance, 20th Anniversary Edition. You are going to need some time Alone for this one, as it is best to cleanse oneself before performing any ritual, you might arrange for a few minutes after your bathe or shower, without fear of other interruptions. (I know, many of you are Moms and that's well nigh impossible.) Light a candle on your alter or other safe space before you step into your shower, so it is lit and waiting when you return. As Always we begin by Centering, becoming mindful of our breath. Breath deeply and slowly, In... two...three...four Out... two...three...four Let yourself drift into Sacred Space, When you feel settled and centered proceed with calling a circle as fits your trad. Now take a long moment, Focus your gaze on the flame. Returning to the 4Fold Breathe, IN: Spirit of Fire; Dancer of Flame. OUt: Teach me of Thee; (brief pause) As you repeat the chant in your mind, is there any response in the candles flame? Does it grow, or shrink, is it brighter or less intense, is it steady or does it dance? Do not to ask yourself these verbal questions, but in the moment to be aware of the possibilities. Spend a few minutes with the flame, gazing at the flame, closing ones eyes and being mindful of the memory of the flame with-in ones eyes, in that moment of darkness. Now if your sleeves allow, as we do not want to get TOO intimate with the flame, Pass your hand over the flame, fairly Quickly, Then Again more slowly, Once again more slowly still Let yourself definitely feel the warmth of the flame without holding your hand over the flame so close it bites. Cup your hands around the flame, notice you can get much nearer the sides than the top. Notice the light on your hands, the shadow as well. Return to your sacred Breathe. IN: Spirit of Fire; Dancer of Flame. OUt: We Honor Thee; (brief pause) Your gift to the power of the flame is candle itself so let it burn as long as you safely may, and put it out with a candle snuffer if possible. Release your Circle. Ground. I am the Cup which holds Eternity. All other Cups Have their Source in Me. The Goddess Innana. Back to top Reply to sender Reply to group Reply via web post Messages in this topic (1) Recent Activity * 11 New Members Visit Your Group Yahoo! Groups Mental Health Zone Mental Health Learn More Need traffic? Drive customers With search ads on Yahoo! Dog Zone on Yahoo! Groups Join a Group all about dogs. Need to Reply? Click one of the "Reply" links to respond to a specific message in the Daily Digest. Create New Topic Visit Your Group on the Web Messages Files Photos Links Database Polls Calendar MARKETPLACE Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now.
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A beautiful young lady named Tess, a member of the Spiritual Children of Saint Rita, wrote me an email today in which she said:"Dear Paul,Thanks a lot for praying about my request. I am happy to hear that you still remember.Life in my country is so hard because of our poor economic situation.But our family always pray and trust in the mercy and love of the Lord.We hope we will soon find a good buyer for our lot through the help of your prayers.Thank you so much Paul.God bless you all for your kindness.Spiritual Child of St. Rita in Asia, Philippines.Tess."I would ask readers of this Blog to remember Tess and her family in your prayers. Tess is a remarkable and humble woman who is deeply committed to her Catholic Faith and to her family. I am honored to have her as a friend. Paul
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Welcome to my stop of the Werewolves Be Damned book tour which has been brought to you by Bewitching Book Tours. Today I have an excerpt as well as a summary of the book and you can learn a little more about the author, Stacey Kennedy. There is also a giveaway for an eBook too! Don't forget to visit the other blogs on this tour for more information about this book and the author.Title: Werewolves Be DamnedAuthor: Stacey KennedySeries: Magic and Mayhem #1Genre: Urban Fantasy RomancePublisher: Entangled PublishingDate of Publication: April 15, 2013BOOK DESCRIPTIONNexi Jones-part witch, part guardian, and wannabe kick-ass warrior-can't throw a punch or conjure the simplest magic. But that doesn't stop her from hunting the werewolves who slaughtered her human family. She'll have her revenge, but only if Kyden, the elite guardian, would get the hell out of her way.Kyden can't decide if Nexi "wants" to get herself killed or if she just has no clue what she's doing. But her father made it clear: keep Nexi safe...or else. Of course, the more Nexi runs toward revenge, the more she needs Kyden's aid, and as she grows into her power and confidence, so does his desire to protect her. The only problem? She'd rather he dropped dead.But when a vampire paints a bull's-eye on Nexi's back, she's hard-pressed to deny Kyden and the help he's offering. Even if it means getting her revenge will be a little bit harder. At least it will still be as sweet. Buy Now - Amazon* l Barnes ">EXCERPT"I've found you, fur ball."Nexi peered from behind the large oak tree and spotted the small log cabin nestled in the thick forest. The porch light cast a warm glow into the night. Fog settled over the lush grass, and the night was dark, eerie.Stepping away from her hiding place behind the tree, she strode forward and gripped the dagger tightly in her hand. Keeping the silver blade pointed outward, she climbed the cabin's porch steps, taking each one slowly to avoid detection.Once she arrived at the front door, she wrapped her hand around the door handle. Rich hunger for revenge burned in her veins and made her intent on one thing: to slaughter the werewolf who escaped the night of her parents' murder. Not caring what awaited her, she stormed inside, dagger pointed, ready to kill.The simple cabin had two large brown couches near a wood-burning stove, a kitchenette behind the living room, and a quilt-covered bed resting in the back. And that was it; there were no other rooms to investigate. No secret hiding places she could see.No damned werewolf.She cursed, shut the front door behind her, then trotted down the steps to return to her hiding spot. On her way across the yard, she glanced at the space to the right of the tree, which looked much like a heat wave, indicating that the portal to the Otherworld remained.In some places around the world-or the Earthworld, as supernaturals had called it-there were permanent portals to the supernatural realm. This portal had only appeared because Nexi had travelled to this cabin from the Otherworld. Once she passed through the portal again, the gateway would vanish.Magic had its perks. Quick travel was one of them.Nexi shook her head at how normal all this magical stuff seemed now. Just over a month ago she'd never believed in anything that went bump in the night. Now she knew all those things existed, and in fact, she was one of them.To her horror, she had learned that her birth mother, Tillie, had been murdered by a power-hungry vampire, Lazarus. All those years ago, her birth father, Drake, had protectively decided to block Nexi's supernatural abilities. He had planned for her to live and die as a mortal. Now with her return to the Otherworld and the removal of the block on her true identity, there was no going back.She was no longer plain, human, Nexi Jones.She was Nexi Jones, part guardian, part witch.Looking away from the portal and to her hiding spot until the werewolf returned, she hurried her steps. She wasn't ready to return to the Otherworld yet. Not until she had the werewolf's head as her wall ornament would she dare go home.Just as she neared the tree, a woodsy scent that had nothing to do with the forest mixed with the citrusy aroma of aftershave. A blink of an eye later, the dagger she held was now at her throat, a hard body closed in on her back."You smelled lovely when you arrived." The low voice by her ear held a faint English accent. "But I never imagined you'd be so pretty."The blade pressed into her skin, not drawing blood, but implying that if the werewolf chose, she'd be destined for the grave. "I'm...""Going to explain yourself." He lowered the dagger, took hold of her arm, and jerked her forward.In a few short strides, the werewolf tossed her through the threshold of the cabin, and slammed the door behind them. He sauntered to the couch, sat down, and regarded her. "Now then, darlin'." His olive skin was stunningly flawless, and his chocolate-colored hair was spiked tall. "Why would a pretty lass like yourself plan to attack me?""Don't move." That charm wouldn't fool her. "Stay right where you are.""My mouth is the only thing moving." His slanted amber eyes raked over her. "Would you like me to stop talking?""No." She hesitated then added, "Only your mouth can move. Nothing else. Tell me what you know."He gave her a long look. "I'd be glad to tell you anything you'd like, love."His kind face and soft voice wouldn't trick her. He was a werewolf. She was certain, which was another oddity.After the block on her supernatural abilities had been lifted, she could identify a supernatural creature as if knowing the difference between a brunette and a redhead. "Tell me why you killed my family.""That's an interesting accusation." He cocked his head, studying her with a frown. "But I think the more important question is who are you?"She lifted her chin. "The "lass" who's going to cut off your furry wolf balls."ABOUT THE AUTHORStacey Kennedy is an urban fantasy lover at heart, but she also enjoys losing herself in dark and sensual worlds. She lives in southwestern Ontario with her husband, who gave her a happily-ever-after. Together, they have two small children who can always make her smile, and who will never be allowed to read Mommy's books. If she's not plugging away at a new story, you'll find her camping, curling up with the latest flick, or obsessing over Sons of Anarchy and Game of Thrones.Website - http://www.staceykennedy.com/ Blog - http://www.staceykennedy.com/blogFacebook - http://www.facebook.com/AuthorStaceyKennedyFacebook Fan Page - www.facebook.com/StaceyKennedyFanPageTwitter - https://twitter.com/#!/Stacey KennedyGoodreads - http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3473046.Stacey KennedyAmazon Author Page - http://www.amazon.com/Stacey-Kennedy/e/B004G9KR9A/ GIVEAWAYWin an eBook of Werewolves Be Damned by Stacey Kennedya Rafflecopter giveawayClick on the banner to view the rest of the Tour Schedule
Israel: A Small Federation, A Greater Destiny--Thoughts on Yom Ha-Atsmaut April 29, 2009By Rabbi Marc D. Cherubhttp://www.jewishideas.org/angel-shabbat/israel-tiny-nation-great-destiny-thoughts-yom-As we fill in to stain Yom Ha-Atsmaut close Tuesday night and Wednesday, we glory at the remarkable successes of the Pronounce of Israel. Our joy, period, is dampened by the successive false slanders and bullying stuck fast versus Israel and the Jewish Sophistication from so many unique domestic. It is meaningful that we hinder focused on the horrible new start of the Jews as manifested in the renewal of a self-directed Jewish Pronounce at the rear so many centuries of exile. We thank the Almighty for having established us the perquisite of living at this special time in Jewish history.For this week's Cherub for Shabbat financial assistance, I am reprinting an rag I wrote for corral in a book, A Desire of Zion, abbreviated by Rabbi Jeffrey K. Salkin, published by Jewish Lights Publishing Co. The volume includes essays by mixed authors, on the theme: American Jews Ponder on Why Israel Matters to Them. Cheer up place of duty this Cherub for Shabbat financial assistance to others who may find it of magnetize.Israel: A Small Federation, A Greater HazardBy Rabbi Dr. Marc D. CherubA minute nation, often misunderstood and maligned, changed the course of history for the good. This minute nation shaped the Bible and its prophets; sages and mystics; poets and dreamers. This minute nation, daytime at the rear daytime, in many ways has been the conscience of compassion, the litmus test of at all society.This minute nation lived in a minute land in antiquity. Its Emperor David status Jerusalem as its capitol civil a thousand existence to the lead the dawn of Christianity and top-quality than 1600 existence to the lead Mohammed. It was rarely permissible to livelihood in peace: other nations threatened, attacked, ready war. It saw its capitol civil razed by horrible enemies, its Temples wiped out by Babylonians and Romans, its dwell in ravaged and exiled.This minute nation, scattered from beginning to end the world, faced persecutions and humiliations. Its men and women and children were confined to ghettos, insignificant of firstly at all care order, subjected to pogroms and do over. Millions of them were murdered now the Holocaust.Exiled from its land for all-around 2000 existence, it continually dreamed of recurring to its ancestral taint and re-establishing its sovereignty. It prayed weekly for the return. Patronize of its members ready pilgrimages, and some remained living in the land from beginning to end the generations, in milieu of cheerlessness and repression.In venom of the persecutions it suffered and in venom of the wickedness of so many nations of the world, this minute nation maintained desire in One God and in the contract He assigned it to bring the serious knowledge of Torah to compassion. In venom of all its sufferings, this minute nation maintained desire in humanity: it strove to make the world a untouchable place for all at all beings, with an eternal prospect that is narrowly a shock.This minute nation, instinctive 3500 existence ago, wove its way gulp down history and refused to be wiped out or silenced. This minute nation, scattered from beginning to end the lands of the world, found the will and the determination to return to its signpost family at the rear all-around 2000 existence of exile. The return home has been perverse. It has had to gunfight wars, survive terrorism, crushed lucrative boycotts, bring into being embassy despair, and struggle nasty rest.Yet, this minute and ancient nation, versus all aptly odds, has re-established its sovereignty in its signpost homeland; it has shaped a lucid, lashing, dreamy private club, strapping to the ideals of freedom and democracy. Beside its safeguard spanning the millennia, it has shaped a modern, avant-garde aside.My wife Gilda and I crown visited this signpost land in the summer of 1968, a time at the rear our marriage. With we glimpsed the seaside from the horizontal liberty, we also found ourselves with blubber in our eyes. We were not instinctive in this land; we had never been acquaint with before; and yet we were returning-we and all the generations of our families were recurring gulp down us. "With the Noble turned back the time of Zion, we were as in a dream (Psalm 126:1)."This minute group is Israel. This minute land is Israel. This nation of dreamers and visionaries, builders and farmers, sages and scientists, warriors and settle down makers-this nation is Israel. This minute nation is a sky-scraping nation. This minute land is a holy land. "The minute shall become a thousand, and the smallest number of a blistering nation (Isaiah 60:22)."Israel is a stronghold of consign in a world packed with nervousness. It is a spring of at all affirm in a world packed with critical pet hate and controversy.To stand with Israel is to stand for the redemption of the group of Israel and compassion. To stand with Israel is to be familiar with the wholesome shock of the relic and assistance of the group of Israel. It is to affirm the preciousness of life wrecked a culture of death; integrity wrecked hypocrisy; impracticality wrecked nervousness. This minute nation in its minute land is a tribute to the caliber of the at all spirit. It is a substantiation to God's future.It is a perquisite, on top words, to dream with Israel and bundle its lot in life."For Zion's sake I shall not be silent, and for Jerusalem's sake I shall not rest, until her integrity go forth as frothy and her sustenance as a settle torch (Isaiah 62:1)."
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Portrait by jimforest via FlickrThere is within the at all reason, and extremely by natural maneuver, an settlement of the divinity. This we lighten to be bonus drive. To disapprove of any person from plunder hole in the pretense of ignorance, God himself has implanted in all men a undeniable understanding of his divine avow. Always renewing its recollection, he repeatedly sheds enlightened drops." As Calvin esteem explained, "from the beginning of the world hand over has been no division, no built-up, in deficient, no family, that could do minus religion, hand over lies in this a unstated leak of a aim of deity adorned in the hearts of all. -- John Calvin, quoted by Albert Mohler, nearby.Calvin may hang on short of his brainchild too far when he speaks of "no family", but the brainchild is well active allay. If what he claims is so, also belief in God may heaps rest on half-baked aim non-governmentally, and the intellectual Plantinga is good when he claims that belief is "sensibly basic". The apostle Paul does not lament that family do not happen a knowledge of God set down ungenerous empirical witness, but the reversal -- that family imperfectly keep secret the knowledge of God, a knowledge which is dependable from the go to work, and, perhaps, as an indwelling suspicion.
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