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  • Bride of Pan

    Posted October 25, 2011 by High Priest Silver Owl

    THE BRIDE OF PAN    Cloven hoofprints in the sand.    Music echoes from the glen.    If the secrets of ages you would learn,    You must offer your heart to Pan again.        Maiden Moon with hidden face &...

  • The shaman's call

    Posted October 25, 2011 by High Priest Silver Owl

                          The Shaman's Call       The Night Bird's call draws evening near, Stars and planets in the Darkening Sky appear, People of the day to their bed...

  • its perfect

    Posted October 24, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    Come what may In days so bold Some seek the new Some seek the old   To find our place So safe and warm Be hand or feet Eye or arm   We are all a part Of the body whole The reason for being Our chosen role   Not one is better Not one unneeded All are equal All parts t...

  • Overview of Wicca

    Posted October 24, 2011 by Tom Asdell

    This in an informational post for anyone who is curious about all this "Wicca stuff" and what it's doing on a religious site.   The following is a paper that has been circulated for several years now.  It has been called a fake by persons in the military under President Bush (the younger...

  • HERE AND THERE

    Posted October 23, 2011 by Deleted Member

    HERE AND THERE ...       I have lost a mother       I have lost a father       I have lost a twin sister       I have lost a son       I have lost a daughter       I have lost my home, t...

  • 7 BILLION STRONG ...

    Posted October 23, 2011 by Deleted Member

    UNITED NATIONS Secretary-General's Message for U.N. Day October 24, 2011 Days from now, the human family will welcome its seven billionth member. Some say our planet is too crowded. I say we are seven billion strong. The world has made remarkable progress since the United Nations was bo...

  • I have officiated Two Weddings

    Posted October 23, 2011 by Reverend Gary A. Carter

    On Octorber 31, 2009 I officiated a themed wedding KISS as in the rock band, the couple were dressed as Gene Simmons (Groom) and Paul Stanley (Bride) me the officiate The Catman (Peter Criss). It was great but I found it very hard to do, I wasn't that into it, as I am Pagan, and it was a little to c...

  • Starting A New

    Posted October 23, 2011 by Reverend Gary A. Carter

    I just started a new profile and deleted my old profile because the ministers search thing never up dated in over four months since we moved from Southren Indiana (Boonville) to Northren Indiana (Kokomo).. I will be keeping up on this profile much more than I did the old one.. Bloging more and letti...

  • 9/11 Government Letter....

    Posted October 23, 2011 by The Larry Martin Foundation®

    Prisoners of War        The Larry Martin Foundation Ministries, Inc.     Sunday, September 11, 2011 The US Government shows no respect for Veteran’s family members who have had their family member killed in the Wars fought for this country...

  • Letter from President Barack Obama

    Posted October 23, 2011 by The Larry Martin Foundation®

    The White House   Good evening,   I'm writing to tell you that all US troops will return home from Iraq by the end of December. After nearly nine years, the American war in Iraq will end. Our servicemen and women will be with their families for the holidays.   The war in Iraq...

  • Tolerance is key

    Posted October 23, 2011 by Nicole DeRobbio

    Tolerance is a word that seems to get thrown around a lot lately.  I have also been witness to many people thrusting the label of intolerance on others while being intolerant themselves.  A fable come to mind for this.   One day Abraham was sitting by his tent when he saw a very old...

  • DOES SIZE MATTER?

    Posted October 22, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Brain size: Does it matter? Some Interesting FACTS from Robert Shmerling of Harvard Health: You might think that the bigger the brain, the smarter the person. After all, humans are smarter than squirrels, and our brains are much larger than theirs. Alas, the comparison of size and smarts does n...

  • WEC nice chat with God.

    Posted October 22, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    Went down to the creek today.. Dang I really missed it.  I parked in a cul-de-sac and walked down to it.  The walk there was quick, its downhill after all, but I couldn’t get there fast enough.  I could hear the running water and it drew me like a magnet.  The ground was so...

  • On harm...

    Posted October 22, 2011 by Jenna Achenbach, CH

    I keep seeing the word "harm" being thrown around on the site, on the main wall, in blogs and on profiles.  I'm starting to wonder if people understand what the term means.   Harm does not mean insult or offense.  Harm does not mean uncomfortableness.  Harm is DAMAGE.  Ph...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted October 22, 2011 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Evening Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord, hear my voice. . . Psalm 130 From my fears, failures and sins, I cry to you. Lord, hear my voice. From the depths of my heart I cry to you, from the darkness of myself. Fom life's shadow I cry to you. Lor...

  • PLAYING WITH FIRE

    Posted October 22, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Depending on one's school of thought and training, the words "respect" and "tolerance" take on different meanings. In the Social Sciences both require acknowledging the actual existence of an entity or idea to prove one's social maturity. Treating an entity the way you would want to be treated IF ...

  • Paper I want to Share .....

    Posted October 21, 2011 by Rev. Lisa Taylor

    I was graced with a posting on Facebook. The post was as such: " I ran a poll on FB asking Weather Christians should boycott Halloween? The results were 76 % said No. How did this happen? How did we become so accepting? "               ...

  • Request

    Posted October 21, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    My world it’s still spinning The changes immense Feelings are raw Emotions intense   My strength of will Challenged this day Loneliness and fear Are now holding sway   I’ve can quite hold on My foolish mind It’s taken over my heart But it’s just for a t...

  • The Hell of Fools

    Posted October 21, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    Only a fool will judge and accuse one of going to hell over trivial matters. Hell is a state of being, a state of mind, an attitude. You do not have to be 'dead' to enter into a hell. Fear of going to hell is in itself a state of hell. Escape your fears and you will be free.

  • IN DEFENSE OF SHEEP

    Posted October 20, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Many philosophers and theologians often refer to sheep as “dumb” or “passive” in some way. I set out to find out a little more about my brother and sister sheep recently and found the following SCIENTIFIC analysis of sheep behavior. “Much of what makes a sheep beh...

  • The Wiccan Rede

    Posted October 20, 2011 by High Priest Silver Owl

     Bide the wiccan law ye must, in perfect love and perfect trust. Live and let live, fairly take and fairly give. Cast the circle thrice about to keep unwelcomed spirits out. To bind the spell well everytime, let thy spell be spoke in rhyme. Soft of eye, light of touch, speak ye little and l...

  • THE 4 KINDS: Achiever, Reclusive Scholar, Activist,Bystander

    Posted October 20, 2011 by Deleted Member

    The Four Mysteries of King Solomon “ Three things are wondrous to me, and four I do not know.” ~King Solomon Despite all the wisdom granted to [King] Solomon . . . he was mystified by the Four Kinds. On Sukkot, the Torah commands us to take the “Four Kinds”—th...

  • Forgiveness

    Posted October 19, 2011 by radar pangaean

    There's a really great song by Don Henley, a former member of the Eagles. It's called 'Forgiveness'. It has a line in it that spoke directly to me decades ago when it was still new: "You keep carryin' around that anger, it'll eat you up inside"   I have thought long and hard about the concept...

  • Be Healthy

    Posted October 19, 2011 by Oracle C.T. Webb

    God created us and as our Creator, it makes sense that He knows what is good for us physically. In the Old Testament, God made laws concerning the body and food and commanded the Israelites to follow them.  God knew that by abiding by His laws, His people would live in optimal health.  &n...

  • Growing Pains

    Posted October 19, 2011 by Jenna Achenbach, CH

    I haven't been on this site for as long as some of you.  Im not as old as some of you. I have a different experience set.  I hold different beliefs than many of you.  I know this site is supposed to be a place of tolerance and coexistence for the support and encouragement of ordained ...

  • It's Time For Term Limits

    Posted October 19, 2011 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Congress sits in intractable inaction. Every perceived personal or political affront is etched into the memories of our representatives, spurring partisan retribution with future opportunities arise. The will of the people is sacrificed for the preservation of the party and the tenure of the person....

  • SHEINA'S SUKKOT

    Posted October 19, 2011 by Deleted Member

    WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 19, 2011 I never knew my Grandmom. She died before I was born. But I spent years looking for her. I thought of her a lot over the past month during the HOLY DAYS. Grandma Sheina never taught me about it in person...but since I found her I have asked her more in the Spirit to ...

  • A Visit with Psalm 23

    Posted October 19, 2011 by Gerald Henthorn

    I am a linguist by education. My language specialty is Hebrew, the language I studied most thoroughly. In linguistics, I’m what you might call a word harvester, but I’m not sure such a classification truly exists. There is a funny thing about words. They have no meaning. They are o...

  • gay's@lesbian marriages

    Posted October 19, 2011 by paster keith sweet

    HI, BROTHERS@SISTERS. HOWS EVERYBODY, THIS IS ABOUT TWO PEOPLE MEN@WOMEN,THAT WANTS TO GET MARRIED, BUT THEY ARE BOTH GAYS@LESBIANS. BUT PEOPLE BELEIVE THEY SHOULD STAY WITH THERE OWN KIND. IF TWO PEOPLE LOVE EACH OTHER NO MATTER WHAT. THEY  SHOULD GET MARRIED. U.S. STATES THAT THIS COUNTRY IS ...

  • Where is our compassion??

    Posted October 19, 2011 by Nicole DeRobbio

    I have read some disturbing news articles that make me realize we are losing our compassion as a society.  In one article a little girl was left in the street after being hit by a car and the other was an elderly woman, also hit by a car and left in the street.  It wasn't the people who co...

  • WALL STREET (from our local paper)

    Posted October 19, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Occupy Wall Street Through a Mt. Airy Resident's Eyes Meenal Raval went to Lower Manhattan with others to experience and take part in the protest. October 18, 2011 Editor's Note: This post was written by Meenal Raval, who traveled from Mt. Airy to Occupy Wall Street the wee...

  • Careful what you Pray for...

    Posted October 19, 2011 by Tom Asdell

    I was going through my notes and found this from several years ago.  It's still good so I'm posting it in here just as I received it...   --------------------------------------------------------------   Pathways Eloria R. Lightfeather   This IS how things should be. Pass t...

  • WOMEN PRIESTS?

    Posted October 18, 2011 by Deleted Member

    VATICAN CITY — A U.S. Catholic priest who supports ordination for women was detained briefly by police Monday after marching to the Vatican to press the Holy See to lift its ban on women priests. The Rev. Roy Bourgeois and about a dozen supporters had marched down the main boulevard leadin...

  • Are they running for president or ministers?

    Posted October 18, 2011 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry said in a speech at the Christian-based Liberty University last week that he believes God has a plan for everyone, and that God's plan for him will be revealed in time.     Michele Bachmann, according to a finely wrought profile in the New Y...

  • Happy

    Posted October 18, 2011 by Priest Cliff Northup Jr

    After much thought and consideration, I felt compelled to look into a form of religion that best suits me. Before applying for Ordainment, I read testimonies and different forms of religion. I saw how so many have done as I have and I thought that I should go for being ordained. I have had a hard li...

  • BOSS ORDERS WORKER TO STOP CPR for another co-worker

    Posted October 15, 2011 by Deleted Member

    JUST SAW THIS STORY ... SAD BUT TRUE ... WHAT SHOULD WE DO?!   Last month, a Time Warner Cable customer service rep died at her desk. After any unexpected death, people searched for answers, explanations, someone to blame. But in this case, there may have actually been something foul afoot. A...

  • The New Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    The New Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram by Michael Osiris Snuffin (2002) "Those who regard this ritual as a mere device to invoke or banish spirits are unworthy to possess it. Properly understood, it is the Medicine of metals and the Stone of the Wise."1 --Aleister Crowley The Lesser Banishing...

  • THE INVOCATION OF THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    THE INVOCATION OF THE LORD OF THE UNIVERSE   Issued by the Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn For daily use of the Neophyte. Adoration be unto Thee, Lord of my Life: for Thou hast permitted me to enter thus far into the Sanctuary of thine Ineffable Mystery; and Thou hast vouchsa...

  • SELF-INITIATION CEREMONY OF THE ENTERER OF THE THRESHOLD

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    SELF-INITIATION CEREMONY OF THE ENTERER OF THE THRESHOLD   Issued by the Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn FOR THE NEOPHYTE GRADE OF THE THELEMIC ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DAWN   REQUIRED For the Candidate: Black Tau Robe. Red Shoes or Socks. (Note: Black pertains to the...

  • THE LESSER BANISHING RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    THE LESSER RITUAL OF THE PENTAGRAM Issued by the Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn   1. Touching the forehead, say Atah. 2. Touching the breast, say Aiwass or IAO. 3. Touching the genitals, say Malkuth. 4. Touching the right shoulder, say ve-Geburah. 5. Touching the left shoulder...

  • THE MIDDLE PILLAR EXERCISE

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    THE MIDDLE PILLAR EXERCISE Issued by the Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn   The following is the Traditional Middle Pillar Exercise. 1. Visualize yourself standing in the Temple, facing West. 2. Formulate the Black Pillar of Severity on your right side and the White Pillar of Merc...

  • The Full Wiccan Rede

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    The Full Wiccan Rede Bide within the Law you must, in perfect Love and perfect Trust. Live you must and let to live, fairly take and fairly give. For tread the Circle thrice about to keep unwelcome spirits out. To bind the spell well every time, let the spell be said in rhyme. Light of eye and ...

  • OATH OF THE NEOPHYTE

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

      OATH OF THE NEOPHYTE   Issued by the Thelemic Order of the Golden Dawn Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law.   1. I, ........................................................ [Motto], being of sound mind and body, and having resolved on this day ............

  • Durci Geometry, and Wisdom

    Posted October 14, 2011 by radar pangaean

    I'm going to share an observation i made some time ago, but also share the path that i took deriving it. The final conclusion i will present was not born fully formed, but was instead the culmination of many previous observations and conclusions which were incomplete at the time they occurred. The p...

  • POWER TO SURVIVE

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Deleted Member

    POWER TO SURVIVE Someone recently asked me quite cordially and honestly how I could believe in God when so many bad things have happened to me in my life. Loss of a mother at an early age, loss of a son in his 20’s because of the acts of a drunk driver, disabled husband, disabled daughter...

  • On the Outside Looking In

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    I am everything Else on the Outside of Myself Looking in Pretending to be Me on the Inside of Myself Pulling Myself through this Life from the Outside.

  • Assumptions and Expectations

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    Don't assume anything about anyone and don't expect anything from anyone. Accept one for who they are and you won’t be disappointed. What you assume and what you expect will only lead to your own downward spiral. Accept what is given. But don't point out what is not given.

  • Hero

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Mystic Angel

    I recieived an e-mail this morning from my group. We were sent a special assignment to help find a missing 5 year old in our area. We are a group of LE, Search and Rescue and psychics. I am one of the psychics there. Anyway's, we wee givien this assignment and I stared at the picture. I recieived bi...

  • A thought, a prayer, a hope, a goal

    Posted October 14, 2011 by Deleted Member

    JUST FOR ONE DAY... can we consider what would happen if we decided to LOVE AND ACCEPT those whom we have deemed "intolerant"... "unloveable" ... "unloving" ? ! ~Rev. Mother NANHI-Marie

  • True Neutral

    Posted October 13, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    True Neutral   True neutral is when someone prefers to stay out of the way when good and evil forces clash! Though destiny calls them to assist either side, they aren't ready to choose for they have other worries and issues to handle. Though uncertain, when the forces are regathering stren...

  • The Way of Dreifuss

    Posted October 13, 2011 by Cyrus Dreifuz

    My Veiws: Omniversalism, Unitarian Universalism, Panentheism, Neutralism, Taoism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Shintoism, Shamanism, Paganism, True Chritianism, Platonism, Pythagoreanism, Naturalism, Rationalism, Logicism, Monism, Dualism, Hermeticism, Metaphysical Idealism, Enochian, Thothian,...

  • Cause For Change

    Posted October 13, 2011 by Mystic Angel

    I started a petition today through change.org to have the fed's mandate that the states stop cutting funding for our childen. With the economy going down the tubes and many people loosing their insurance, even state funded, or partially state funded non-profit groups are closing their doors to our c...

  • Can't we all just GET along?

    Posted October 12, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Can’t we just all GET along? How do we GET this thing called “ALONG”? Over the past 2 years since joining this site I have noticed here and made here myself a repeated cry for tolerance, getting along and acceptance as well as other words and phrases used to describe what ...

  • Essay 1

    Posted October 12, 2011 by Nicole DeRobbio

    No one has ever learned anything by being perfect. "Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who need no repentence". Luke 15:7. From our mistakes and mis-steps come experience.  From our mistakes comes humility. ...

  • spiritual warfare?"

    Posted October 12, 2011 by Pastor John Nunez

    There are two primary errors when it comes to spiritual warfare—over-emphasis and under-emphasis. Some blame every sin, every conflict, and every problem on demons that need to be cast out. Others completely ignore the spiritual realm and the fact that the Bible tells us our battle is against ...

  • The homeless man

    Posted October 12, 2011 by High Priest Silver Owl

    A young boy walks with his mother one sunday afternoon, with their hands held as two. As they walked, the little boy saw the park across the street and begged his mother to go. So, as they walked through the park, they laughed and joked about their busy day, and visualized images in the clouds toget...

  • Facebook Use

    Posted October 11, 2011 by Shannon A Murray

     Facebook is fun and it is a way to socialize if we continue to use it the right way- let us not worship it like an idol, this can cause a problem with family ...you know, your spouse may want you to spend time with him...have a lovely evening dinner, or go to a drive -in movie, maybe stay home...

  • A Mother"s Fear

    Posted October 11, 2011 by Shannon A Murray

    A mother passing by her daughter's bedroom was astonished to see the bed was nicely made and everything was picked up. Then she saw an envelope propped up prominently on the center of the bed. It was addressed, "Mom." With the worst premonition, she opened the envelope and read the letter with tremb...

  • The Beginning of Things

    Posted October 11, 2011 by Tom Asdell

    Just posted the first part of this in a poll comment, but thought it would be a good addition to the "Blog of Shadows" concept I'm trying here...  the discussion started by the Poll was if there was a (for lack of better terms) a "gender" to the divine, and if there are Male and Female Principa...

  • Lesson of the FireFly

    Posted October 10, 2011 by Mystic Angel

    Ever since I was a kid, I have lived in my own little world, a refuge I created all on my own. I know the reasons I created it, mostly because I spent a lifetime running from who I was, who I am. Running from the "real world", at least this is what other's called it. I don't think I ever completely ...

  • HAVE WE LOST OUR WAY?

    Posted October 9, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Earlier today I posted a short acknowledgement about Our Lady of Guadalupe. I received the following public message immediately from another minister "I wish XXX would stop flooding the boards with blather." This was followed by my being told (again) that I "imagined" that this was a personal insul...

  • Thank you for being a friend.

    Posted October 9, 2011 by radar pangaean

    I just accepted two friend requests from people i don't know, and with whom i have never had a conversational exchange. I am NOT a 'friend collector' here, or on any internet site. I currently am 'friend connected' to almost EXACTLY 1% of the members here. I think *i* have only initiated such connec...

  • Bad Things happen to Good People and Vice Versa

    Posted October 9, 2011 by Tom Asdell

    While I'm reposting stuff from the past...   We totalled our car last Monday and are moderately injured but healing.  We're animists, and seeing the torn body of our old friend was pretty traumatic even without my wife's massive bruising and my little head gash and torn cartilage around ...

  • So What Is Magic, Anyway?

    Posted October 9, 2011 by Tom Asdell

    This was originally posted in a Yahoo group by me in reply to a guy who stated that the only thing he did that he would call magic was his painting, but I think it fills in at least some of the gaps I left when I was talking about the use of Magic in Witchcraft   Back there in post #2713, you...

  • First Ever TRANSGENDER March in Philadelphia

    Posted October 8, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Just being out in public, openly and unashamedly, takes guts when you belong to a community that is misunderstood, overlooked or met with outright prejudice. But on Oct. 8, the day before Outfest, two local activists are putting together an event that will bring together transgender people and gende...

  • YOM KIPPUR OBSERVANCE: One Woman's JOY !

    Posted October 8, 2011 by Deleted Member

    AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, I am a multiracial, multiethnic, multireligious person. I HONOR my mothers and my fathers. Today is a HIGH HOLY DAY in the Jewish Tradition. To honor this day I read Psalms until sunset. This is a DAY OF ATONEMENT. It is a day when I celebrate the LOVE I have for my family ...

  • BALANCE IN THE UNIVERSE: A LEGACY

    Posted October 8, 2011 by Deleted Member

    So, in a day and age when science offers me so much possibility to discover the “secrets” of my Universe, my planet, my own body and the tiniest things alive and what makes them tick, why do I still depend on something as old-fashioned as GOD? This morning while reading the Psalms wi...

  • Social Security/Ponzi Scheme?

    Posted October 8, 2011 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Since 1935, Social Security has made payments to Americans of the age 65. Those Americans and successive generations believed their contributions were investments, and that they would be paid at retirement by the earnings on those investments.     In fact, those younger Americans wer...

  • Religion a Figment of Human Imagination

    Posted October 7, 2011 by Deleted Member

    THE FOLLOWING ESSAY written By ANDY COGHLAN, April 28, 2008 for ABC NEWS supplies an explanation for the “evolution” of religion as a result of the emergence of “imagination” in the human experience. It also refers to animals as being “stuck in the mundane”, in...

  • Daily Prayers

    Posted October 7, 2011 by Patriarch/Archbishop Daniel Fashingbauer

    Morning Have mercy on me, O God, in your goodness; in the greatness of your compassion wipe out my offense. Thoroughly wash me from my guilt and of my sin cleanse me. A clean heart create for me, O God, and a steadfast spirit renew within me. Cast me not out from your presence, and...

  • Offensiveness: Can it be avoided... SHOULD it be?

    Posted October 6, 2011 by radar pangaean

    A week or so back, one of the members here posted a question along the lines of: "What do you believe and why do you believe it?" She followed it with something along the lines of: "I would also ask the NON-believers why they don't believe, but i ask that they be careful to do so without belittling ...

  • OBJECTIVITY, BELIEF AND FEELINGS

    Posted October 6, 2011 by Deleted Member

    There are some simple yardsticks for measuring whether an educational interchange debate is “objective”. One such yardstick is the very scientific BLOOM'S TAXONOMY OF EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES which is organized into the cognitive, affective and psychomotor domains and describes human behav...

  • PERSPECTIVES ON SENSITIVITY

    Posted October 6, 2011 by Deleted Member

    This is my opinion: Any and ALL PERSONS who have posted on this site in any arena here are ENTITLED to their own beliefs/feelings. No need for ANY POSTER here to be overly sensitive about how someone else feels. We all own our feelings just as much as we own our personal beliefs. They are indiv...

  • approval

    Posted October 6, 2011 by Tammie, Rev Wonder

    WEC Approval…   Had a great class last night, but during I wondered if I was doing things “right”.  It’s a chaplaincy class, and most are from the same church.  They all “know” how to do things in the same way.  Now I know I am not a mold fi...

  • COOLER HEADS

    Posted October 6, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Once again there are sounds of banging over my head. Yesterday there was more activity inside our living quarters. The hurricanes, tropical storms and, yes, even an East Coast earthquake have caused havoc in the building where we live, an old house in Philadelphia (built in 1732) which was divi...

  • SaLuSa: The Energy for Change will be a Tidal Wave

    Posted October 6, 2011 by Alfredo Josef Honegger Rev. DD PhD

      SaLuSa tells us that with the coming of 11-11-11 a tidal wave will sweep the world and wash everything in its path with love. He tells us the people will win their battle for change. He says the younger generation are fearless and will continue until they achieve success. He says as well...

  • What If

    Posted October 6, 2011 by Joseph Jones

    What if....The world was at peace...What if....No one was looked down upon because of gender,looks,intellect. What if...We all listened more and talked less, whispered instead of yelled,loved instead of hated. What if....We all honored our words and vows and meant what we said and cared enough to no...

  • Is there a God, if we do not know Him face to face?

    Posted October 5, 2011 by Rev. Michael Carpenter

    Is there a God, if we do not know Him face to face?   Recently, a young Pastor fresh out of seminary, from another denomination in my community, contacted me frantic over a situation he was experiencing. It seems a school aged boy in his church called him very upset stating, "that his ne...

  • rules to be my friend

    Posted October 5, 2011 by Rev.Ryan Padilla-Mangual,Ing,D.D

    -please coexist -tollerance -accept the fact i am pagan/occultist -respect my religion and i will respect yours -don't push your views onto me -accept the fact i am a polytheist   

  • a warriors prayer

    Posted October 4, 2011 by Prætor Chris Bartz

    The Warrior's Prayer Long since, in sore distress, I heard one pray, “Lord, who prevailest with resistless might, Ever from war and strife keep me away, My battles fight!” I know not if I play the Pharisee, And if my brother after all be right; But mine shall be the warrior’s ple...

  • Imagine one day

    Posted October 4, 2011 by Vernon McClanahan

    Imagine one day you were at a family Christmas party and one of your cousins told you the story of your great grandfathers life. With your curiosity brewing you go to your father and he tells you a very similar story but in greater detail as told to him by his grandfather and his great grandfat...

  • Virtual Clothesline

    Posted October 4, 2011 by Kevin Johnson

    National Domestic Violence Month The Clothesline Project 'one in four women will be physically or sexually assaulted by a partner at some point in her lifetime' Presidential Proclomation The U.S. Congress passed Public Law 101-112 in 1989, designating October, National Domes...

  • EVERYONE’S RIGHT TO SHARE WHAT THEY BELIEVE

    Posted October 2, 2011 by Deleted Member

    EVERYONE’S RIGHT TO SHARE WHAT THEY BELIEVE The Universal Life Church is an Agnostic Atheistic Buddhist Catholic Christian Confucian Hindu Islamic Jainist Jehovah’s Witness Juche Jewish Natural New Age Pagan Primal Rastafarian Scientologist Shinto Sikhist Spiritist Taoist Unitarian ...

  • So, Who isthis guy?

    Posted October 2, 2011 by Sojourner Robert Hess

    Well I promised this some time ago and have finally become inspired enough to attept to write it.   Why Don't I have "Rev." in frount of my name here: Titles to me, are earned, not self imposed. I hold no disrespect for those here who have such titles placed on their forum names, I simply ch...

  • POWER ANIMAL: ELEPHANT

    Posted October 2, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Elephant Totem ~ Elephant: Power Animal, Symbol of Commitment, Royalty, Strength By Ina Woolcott Elephant's medicine includes strength, royalty, connection to ancient wisdom, removal of obstacles and barriers, confidence, patience, using education opportunities, commitment, gentleness, commu...

  • TRUTH, THE GLASS AND FUZZY LOGIC

    Posted October 2, 2011 by Deleted Member

    DEGREES OF TRUTH Fuzzy logic and probabilistic logic are mathematically similar – both have truth values ranging between 0 and 1 – but conceptually distinct, due to different interpretations—see interpretations of probability theory. Fuzzy logic corresponds to "degrees of trut...

  • TUCKED AWAY

    Posted October 1, 2011 by Deleted Member

    SATURDAY 10-1-11 Today I was at the museum again listening to the granddaughter of an artist share anecdotes of her grandmother's work. Some were from personal encounters and others from correspondence which another relative had saved. As the research began in preparation for a current exhibition i...

  • Capital Punishment?

    Posted October 1, 2011 by Reverend Doctor John Reuling Sr. of The NCO

    Does capital punishment represent triumph of confidence over truth? The year was: 2000, Frank Lee Smith is posthumously exonerated-he'd died 11 months earlier-14 years after being convicted of raping and murdering an 8 year old girl. The eyewitnesses were wrong. 2001: Charles Fain is exonerated an...

  • I Choose!!

    Posted October 1, 2011 by Christl Buskohl

    Because life requires that we interact with different personalities, it is not uncommon for us to encounter a situation where there is one person whose behavior may negatively impact the experiences of others. Someone who is loud and crass can interrupt the serenity of those who come together to pra...

  • A MAN'S WORD AND FAMILY HONOR

    Posted October 1, 2011 by Deleted Member

    It has been stated here recently and in the past that words do not harm others. If words bring no harm then there wouldn't be so many lawsuits won over defamation which is caused by words. That doesn't mean an insult constitutes defamation. An insult is not always defamation.   If a person wa...

  • True to oneself AND to one's spouse

    Posted September 30, 2011 by radar pangaean

    Those of you who are married or otherwise in a committed relationship are most probably married to someone with similar beliefs. Demography data confirms that most stable marriages require significant overlap in creed and deed. But there are exceptions out there, and my current (and LAST) marriage i...

  • Princesses and frogs

    Posted September 30, 2011 by radar pangaean

    One of our members posted a picture to FB today. I commented on it there, and have decided to cross post the entire package here. Please see this picture to get the context for the following commentary.     http://ministers.themonastery.org/albums/photo/view/album_id/3626/photo_id/97794...

  • campus ministry

    Posted September 29, 2011 by Airie Derwydd Gwas yr Olwyn Arian

    So, we had a last minute meeting this evening, called by the founding members. People are still at that point confused about what is required to make it an officially recognized Student Organization. I have the beginnings of a constitution, an outline for an agenda of things we need to get taken c...

  • BRING HARM TO NO ONE

    Posted September 29, 2011 by Deleted Member

    SAD BUT TRUE: Earlier this afternoon I posted a short anecdote about my Dad. One member here has suggested that the information I posted was perhaps untrue. I assure you all that TED MORROW did exist and did know 28 languages. If you doubt that then call the UNITED STATES MILITARY to verify this ...

  • WHEN I SPEAK OF FAITH

    Posted September 29, 2011 by Deleted Member

    WHEN I SPEAK OF FAITH here with other members, I start with the premise that ALL PATHS based on FAITH lead believers to a POWER who makes US one. I make the assumption that “believers” have a need for plugging into and relying on a SOURCE which has greater power and knowledge than ca...

  • Cleansing Your Home

    Posted September 29, 2011 by Sherri M Madden

    Cleansing Your Home     When first coming to the Craft, many are taught or learn through books about rituals for creating sacred space. It is not hard to find information on the internet on how to consecrate and create circles and areas for various magical workings.   However; I ...

  • No, you actually don't, at least not as stated...

    Posted September 29, 2011 by radar pangaean

    This post is NOT directed at any specific individual. The reason i'm making it is that what i'm about to discuss is so COMMON here that i want to make a POINT that is clearly MISSED by many.Nor is it an attempt to change anyone's position. I am going to point out a SEMANTIC error, which many of you ...

  • BEST PRACTICES FOR CREATING ACCESSIBLE DOCUMENTS FOR THE DISABL

    Posted September 28, 2011 by Deleted Member

    Reading is fundamental for ANYONE who needs to stay informed in today’s information-rich world. Accessible documentation is truly an important step in promoting independence for individuals with disabilities. Accessible documents provide an additional means of communication, which makes possib...

  • The Difference Between Knowing and Being: One Man's Opinion

    Posted September 28, 2011 by Rev. Lawrence Morley

    I've been in the midst of several situations (some might say "ordeals"; I'm not complaining, just trying to put things in perspective) as of late, that've been both painful: at various times, I've found myself emotionally being everywhere from "mildly annoyed", to "on the verge of sheer agony", and ...

  • GRANDMA'S PERMISSION

    Posted September 28, 2011 by Deleted Member

    WEDNESDAY 9-28-11 MY JOY is not YOUR JOY. But it comes from the same SOURCE. LIVE your LIFE as you are called to LIVE IT. WE will share in JOY again and again, sometimes more than others. We are INTERDEPENDENT at the SOURCE. When I was 16 I spent a week with my Amish grandmother. She was th...