2012年5月31日 星期四

Track Light Fixtures


Many people consider the selection and installation of track light fixtures a challenge. This is so when you don't have the technical knowledge and you are new to how an electrical system works. During the installation, the fixtures are attached to tracks and this is where the difficulty arises since some manufacturers do not make standard systems. There are three main standards that need to be adhered to i.e. the Juno, the Lightolier and the Halo. With these in mind one should not find it difficult to fit the matching devices to the fixture from end to end.

If you find some track light fixtures that are not compatible with the above standards, beware of the store chain that sold it to you. You could be dealing with a fake product, a product that is void of the quality produced by this kind of illumination. Whether you do the installation yourself or you hire a professional one thing should be clear, that they should fit!

I wish at this point to give you some tips to consider while installing track light fixtures:

1) To create a perfect layout, use the connectors and the track lengths as they are intended.

2) When doing the installation you can either use a normal junction box with a power supply or you can pull a regular power cord to the outlet.

3) While you may be able to do 1 and 2 yourself, considering a professional electrician to take care of the wiring could be a wise idea.

4) There are two types of bulbs that will accompany your track illumination system depending on the diameter and the brightness required i.e. flood lights and spot lights. You can thus illuminate large areas and small specific locations by use of different combination of spots and floods.

All said and done, the end result will be dependent on your choice of the light fixtures and the type of the bulbs that you use.




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Top Tips on Using Flexible Track Lighting Systems


Compared to rigid, pendulum or jointed sectional track lighting, flexible track lighting is the most versatile and customizable way to light up a room or display. It can dangle from way up on cathedral-high ceilings, cut a wide swath across bare walls, hang loose from rafters and beams. You can bend and re-bend the tracks, attach swing arm or adjustable lighting fixtures onto them to suit your specific design needs. What's more, these tracks are easy to install and friendly-priced.

Use flexible track lighting to reach knotty spots and awkward corners when adding depth to a small, crowded, low-ceilinged, monochromatic or any other room. You can curve the tracks to spirals, S shapes, waves or light waves to extend to areas where rigid tracks can not. You can mix and match incandescent, energy-efficient and halogen light bulbs to provide ambience or functionality.

Buy flexible track systems to boost the dramatic flair of architectural detailing, like with art deco, decor and complex works of art, like sculpture, mixed media and installation art. Complement the palette of your interiors in an array of track finishes such as brass, bronze, chrome and steel as well as lighting tones like amber, emerald, frosted, warm or cool white.

Choose from pre-assembled systems or do-it-yourself kits, which you can connect or plug into an electric outlet easily. Name brands like Halo, Lightolier Lytespan, Juno, WAC, Hampton Bay, ProTrack and Elco will have complete to state-of-the-art flexible track lighting systems, or you can buy track components like track heads and connectors separately.




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Single Reviews of The Latest UK Singles


THE NARCOLEPTIC DANCERS - Not Evident

Song-writer Melody and producer Anton took the name The Narcoleptic Dancers in homage to their ball-kicking father, who was apparently a professional Dutch footballer called Johnny van Kappers. He was given the odd nickname by the sporting media due to his peculiar haircut and his nonchalant dribble - which we hope is the footballing term, rather than a gross discharge from his mouth. Anyway, we tried to research Johnny van Kappers, but sadly couldn't find much info. Bugger!

But his offspring have created some beautiful and breezy pop-folk stuff - with an old-fashioned 1970s-esque vibe that won the Mercury Prize for Bady Drawn Boy in 2000, which wouldn't sound out of place if it had been featured on successful indie-flick Juno back in 2007...or in 2010 where this type of thang is again back in vogue.

Rated 4 out of 5

BLOOD RED SHOES - Light It Up

Blood Red Shoes apparently got their (horrible) name from Ginger Rogers after she had trained so hard for her appearance with Fred Astaire in the 1936 movie 'Swing Time' that her feet were bleeding and her white shoes had turned red. Lovely stuff.

Now, while this is a decent effort, if only Blood Red Shoes had followed the dedication of Ginger Rogers to create a blast of classic US punk. It is good in an English lo-fi Pixies type of way, but is just lacking something special to light this up amongst fellow current noisy bands like Sleigh Bells etc.

Rated 3 out of 5

FOREIGN OFFICE - On Repeat New Band Foreign Office's ultra limited edition single titled On Repeat is released via their very own label Quiet Life Records. The DIY single will be available as a limited edition CD, which has been hand stamped (whatever that means) and wax sealed by the band.

Sounding like the funkier moments from Talking Heads, this makes us feel like we are in 1979 - with the band themselves looking like smart junior members of the Foreign Office. The best comparison would be if Chris Addison's character in The Thick Of It drank too much strong alcoholic fruit punch and started to think he could be in (the 70s funk band, not the houses of) Parliament. Err...in a good way.

Rated 3 out of 5

PINK - Raise Your Glass

Everybody knows that you have to be female to fully appreciate the (so-called) pop genius of Pink. It's a girl thing. Here is the new single to help sell a few extra copies of her greatest hits album. Due to penises and Adam's apples, many of you will be unable to see the brilliant appeal of this.

However, it doesn't make you want to puncture your own ear drums like other pop stars (hello Cheryl Cole), which I suppose makes most Electric Banana male folk slightly pro-Pink in comparison to other inferior pop rivals. Therefore, we shall at least raise a glass to her...even though it isn't really our cup of tea.

Rated 3 out of 5

MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE - Na Na Na

New single Na Na Na (Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na) (which is also brilliantly streamlined to the snappier Na Na Na) really shows the lyrical growth of My Chemical Romance. Ahem. Yep, it is big, dumb and stupid.

This is like most MCR songs with a big simple/child-like chorus that you will probably quite rightly despise after you have heard it for the fifth time. Girls who like eye-liner will love it, but I'm afraid that this just caused a roll of the eye-brows by the majority of people at Banana HQ. It certainly isn't an electric nanana. Sorry. Bad joke.

Rated 2 out of 5

McFLY - Shine A Light

Which ones are these again? Are these the ones with that guy from tall guy from Fightstar? No. Sorry, we have absolutely no idea who these guys are. Anyway, they have teamed up with Taio Cruz and abandoned the frothy punk-pop that we imagine they churned out way back in the glory days of 2004.

This is another tragic pop song which is blatantly trying to be a ballad with dance beats like JLS. The title 'Jumping On The Bandwagon' would be a much more apt and honest title. But those sly record label types do like to tart this type of thing up as a band "maturing". It isn't. This is just a shameful attempt to appear modern.

Rated 1 out of 5

TAKE THAT - The Flood Can you remember where you were when it was announced that musical giants/rivals Barlow and Williams had patched up there differences? It was obviously a momentous event similar to when Russia and America forgot about all that silly Cold War business, or when Yitzhak Rabin and Yasser Arafat shook hands in front of the world's media with a smug-looking Bill Clinton.

Now, you'd want a BIG comeback single to mark this special event and recent colossal ticket sale success wouldn't you? Well, Barlow has written the blandest song in the history of popular music. Horrible.

Rated 1 out of 5

SHAYNE WARD - Gotta Be Somebody

Oops. We spoke too soon. This has (easily) pipped the Take That boys to the blandest song of all time. Anyway, it's not often that you should listen to Elton John, but the old dame recently said: "TV vaults you to superstardom and then you have to back it up," he continued "Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke are at the mercy of the next song they can get."

Well, this single means that poor old Shayne is currently in deep deep deep trouble. The former X Factor winner is singing a cover version of a Nickelback song here. NICKELBACK FOR CHRIST SAKE!!!! Now, judging by Sir Elton's theory, surely Cowell giving him a Nickelback song to sing can be roughly translated as a slap across Ward's silly designer stubble. Bless. Sadly, the irony of the title is also probably lost on him.

Rated 1 out of 5




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2012年5月30日 星期三

The Light For Living


There is something I would like to share with you. Some years ago I found myself called to express to many what I feel to be an important if not most important lesson - until now I have withheld this for a moment in which I could share and hopefully give greater understandings to what I have found to be a needed and deficient resource; a deficient energy, in a world that needs reservoirs of empowered souls to face adversity.

Some time ago I found myself on the very frontlines of Iraq. Clearing trenches, taking prisoners, and crossing mine fields. Fear and death walked hand in hand; a difficult and sacrificial experience I will always remember.

I recollect that in the midst of one battle with the Iraqi Republican Guard 26th Commando Brigade, I found two men. I found a disfigured man in the grips of death; missing his legs. He lay upon the back of another who had died minutes earlier. As this man bled near my feet, he blew me kisses as if to tell me "do not shoot me" "do not shoot me", I give up to you...please help me. We called the medics in an attempt to save his life, and while I waited I remember hugging the ground as bullets flew over my head. As men and war mingled in their deathly dance, I remember staring at the sun with an estrangement. I felt a separation from our planet; a disconnection in which I felt as if I had landed upon another land, another world. Was this anxiety? Traumatic stress reactions? Maybe, maybe not; but with certainty a comprehension of only survival with the absence of light in the very darkness of living. It was a modeling I had not witnessed; a contradiction of my civilized role and a contradiction of life's expectations. I witnessed no cohesion, but only conflict, hate and that which tears life from the limbs of purpose.

After my time was served I returned to the States, enrolling at Mott Community College and the The University of Michigan Flint School of Social Work. I began to interact and volunteer with communities, neighborhoods and people of all walks of life. After some time of study as well as working within the community I began to draw significant similarities between my experiences at war and the new experiences I had obtained right here at home.

It became apparent to me that injustice was everywhere. The impoverishment of woman, children, the disabled, veterans and many others gripped my heart as an emotional vice. I could not stand still. I could not be so arrogant to believe I deserved my circumstance...when they themselves could not meet their basic needs for a decent way of life, lacking equitable education, housing, health care and opportunity right here in America.

o The war dead of my mind are now the young people in our streets today shooting each other over scarce resources.

o The wounded casualties of our young sacrificing soldiers are now the emotionally, psychologically and physically abused children I have witnessed within the community due to impoverished environments and a lack of responsible parenting.

o From international to national leaders who have failed us from negotiations to military operations; so has the failed perceptions of those whom ignore the failings of an inequitable system that has assisted with less than able means considering our Nations vast resources.

With my experiences and perceptions; I realized that unjust circumstances, selfishness and conflicts tear at the hearts, minds, souls and lives of all people. Within these systems and processes of war; a war against poverty or a war against oppressive regimes; a conflict of values, ethnocentric positions and even the inability for people of all cultures to accept the different levels of values brought me to seek out the answer; that something of great substance was greatly lacking within our world.

With our ever changing world; socially, economically, politically and culturally, our unpredictable world seems to declare a message of individualistic selfishness and the abandonment of individual and social responsibility to care for others.

As the winds of globalization and the advancement of technology brings new and exciting challenges and a required need for the creation of new ideas in order to be a localized as well as globalized success in the presence of adversities. Success must be measured and will come not by representatives of power, but by leaders who will lead the light into the darkness by ensuring the selfless commitment to assist and empower individuals and the systems they are contingent to; allowing the opportunity to exist for all to meet their basic needs. Regardless of your history, your profession, your culture, your race, your religion... to relinquish inequity, to destroy individual and systemic injustice... you must be willing to be of unique character, energy and light; you must be willing to Love.

Igor Stravinsky once said "In order to create there must be a dynamic force and what force is more potent than Love?"

With this understood; our newly created ideas, interactions and our personal responsibility as members of our families, communities and societies for our future should be to plant these ideas into fertile soil. This uncommon decision so valuable for you as citizens, fathers, mothers, sisters, brothers...as humans; is required in order to properly grow and flourish our future generations.

The elements of this fertile ground are expressed through commitment, personal responsibility, forgiveness, acceptance, acknowledgment of strengths and weaknesses, integrity, the value of all life, and the relentless pursuit to sacrifice oneself over others. This decision is one you all can till from the rows of your hearts and the plots of your minds.

William Barclay stated that: "Selfless love or Agape love has to do with the mind; it is not simply an emotion that rises unbidden within our hearts. It is a principle by which we deliberately live."

"William Barclay tells the enlightening story of how Edwin Stanton was the bitter opponent of Abraham Lincoln in the early days of their political careers. Stanton characterized the awkward-looking Lincoln as a clown, a gorilla, etc. When Lincoln became president, however, he appointed Stanton as his secretary of war, because he felt that he was the best man for the job. Later, when President Lincoln lay dead from Booth's bullet, at the bedside Stanton tearfully said: "There lies the greatest ruler of men the world has ever seen."

Abe Lincoln was truly a man that lived a principle of love - but today, so many speak of it; but too few express it.

"It is the ladder to scale the walls of pride. It is a shelter in which to hide. It is uncommon among the common life. It is the fuel that lights our life. Cowards hate, cowards take; but heroes live to love. No machine, no theory, no knowledge, no thought, no man...can make, create or even fully explain the powers love contains."

There was a statement made by a King in The Lord of The Rings story of the Twin Towers. This wonderful story by J.R. Tolken displays a similar reflection of our situation today in post modernized society. The King states as his castle is being taken over by evil fighters."What can men do in the presence of such reckless hate?" This is a brilliant description of today's interactions in society. Such reckless hate exists; such evil overwhelms our minds and lives; how can one survive? Evil expressed, defined and declared by the pursuit to destroy that which lives; to destroy the pleasure of living a life. To take the purpose from our reality itself.

"There is only one way to combat such tyranny. To purposely and militantly love. Hate and darkness is outmatched and incompatible with such power. In the presence of light, darkness cannot hide."

You who listen; you who have been loved and have been given the opportunity to make choices and opportunity in your lives. You have not been given opportunity, resources or maybe even wealth to seem better than others or to have more than others, but to give and love more than you have ever done before. This is your responsibility for yourself and your future.

As you have discovered, life is unpredictable and all of us have suffered in one way or another. This suffering must be turned inside out; used as energy for loving rather than hating; giving rather than taking. You must carry sharpened swords through darkened doors. One must sharpen a blade dulled by negative circumstances in order to cut deep through armor of the soldiers of darkness. One must love.

- For you teachers: a young child in your class is hungry, abused and in need of compassion in order to obtain a decent education. To that child you must be more than just a teacher. Their futures depend upon it, our futures depend upon it.

- For you nurses: a young man is dying of a rare disease. He seeks an ear to listen. You must be more than a Nurse. His sanity and our humanity depend upon it.

- Business owners: Someday you may have to decide between higher profits or affordable health care for your workers; what will you decide? Will you rationalize or prioritize?

- For any and all of us: People must be loved; it is a basic need; you must be more than a common citizen. You must be a human that loves beyond all circumstances, beyond all negative events, beyond all negative thoughts and feelings, you must choose to Love.

- Years from now our generations, our families and even our existence will depend upon our choices. Our choice to love, or hate? To destroy or make? What might you decide?

You must make that difference; the difference is what love makes...the difference to change the world.

In concluding, we as citizens of many groups, races, cultures...as humans always seek and love to be a success, but you cannot truly succeed in anything you do without loving others. I want to encourage you that in the midst of your lives and competition for resources within our individualistic society, that you measure your success by how much you loved, and gave in your professions, families, communities and society; and to ignore individualistic ideas of selfishness. If you will commit to this uncommon endeavor you will discover that loving others changes everything... loving others even changes you!

Let us set ourselves apart; leading by example as we develop the character and personal fortitude to make the right decisions within our professional and personal lives that will carry a positive impact for generations to come.

The world, the inequitable systems that oppress and take from others are governed, designed and transpired through all of us. The poor, the oppressed, the vulnerable, are depending upon your transformation to consistently love. Together as leaders and citizens of our future we can make a better, more equitable, more hopeful... a more selfless tomorrow...marked by light rather than darkness...marked by shine than shadow.

Fellow citizens,

...go shine.

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Grecian Goddess Costumes


Just as there are countless goddesses to choose from, there are several Grecian Goddess costumes as well. You can choose to be a goddess of Love (Aphrodite, Venus) Wisdom (Athena), Victory (Nike, Hellas) or Hearth (Hera, Juno). You can even be a feisty war goddess like Artemis, the Huntress. No matter which goddess you choose to be, choosing the right Grecian Goddess costumes should be simply a matter of taste, body type and of course demeanor.

Not all goddesses are Grecian of course. There were Roman, Norse and Egyptian goddesses as well. For the most part however, the costume that would best describe them is only separated by minor details, so we will look at the basics first and then add the good stuff at the end.

Good Grecian Goddess costumes allow the goddess within you out to play so if you have any figure flaws that you want to downplay, then look for the fabric and style that will be the most flattering. If you have a mushy belly for example then skip the midriff baring halter and skirt style. A very flowing, light material with a scoop back is very forgiving and can be perfect for showing off your long, graceful neck. If you do go with this style, then make sure that you wear some glimmer lotion to highlight your gorgeous skin. A very good, supportive backless bra is a must, especially for those who are ample chested.

Whether you go for a full length or shorter Grecian goddess costume is dependent on your legs and your sense of decency. If you would like to wear something a little in between but still be sexy, go for a mid calf length with a daring slit up the side.

If you are trying for the look of the Grecian Goddesses, then use light and airy makeup. The Norse goddesses tended toward the blonde, horned helmets are of course, optional. The Egyptian goddesses should have heavily lined lids and very ornate jewelry. My personal favorite is Bastet, the Goddess of Cats.

Of all of the Grecian goddess costumes, the best is silk, orange and blue. A flattering halter cut in front gives way to the scooped back. Puddling to the floor, the material whispers and glides over your body like a warm whisper of summer night.




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Spiritual Evolution: A Journey of Truth


BORN OF BODY AND SPIRIT

We are born of the body and of the Spirit. The soul dies to one body of existence and is born unto another. Death, the illusion, carries no fear, as we die to the Holy of Holies daily, consciously and with exacting purpose. We, as Spirit-Humans, are in a perpetual state of transformation and transmutation. The Divine Self is a constant living expression of Universal wonders and ever-changing forms through evolutionary processes of the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies that ascend through eternity as a spiraling source of sacred consciousness.

In other words, we are alive and eternal through the sacred Will of G-d, The Creator; even unto death within this third dimensional reality. The Body Temple purifies unto ash and the Spirit ascends to the worlds beyond. There is no greater Truth and no higher freedom. This is, indeed, a peace that goes beyond understanding and is eternal.

Humanity's birthright on this earth is the process and progress toward the return to our most natural state, Spirit. The soul evolves through continual renewal and the promises of G-d are made manifest through the individual and collective soul(s) of humanity. This overlighting covenant cannot be broken. It is the birthright of all humanity without prejudice, emotional attachment or struggling mental gymnastics. The veil of unconsciousness and the 'trail of tears' due to unrealized, unfulfilled life purpose and spiritual vision may only hide this covenant. It cannot be distroyed.

THE BRAIN AND THE MIND; IS THERE A DIFFERENCE?

The realities of human experience go far beyond the physical and yet most of the world identifies with what they see, hear, touch, smell and taste. Ask yourself as a discerning measure, "Am I a one dimensional being or a multi-dimensional being? " Then ask yourself, "Am I greater than the sum of my body or my emotions or of my brain?" If you answered in the affirmative to these questions, then continue by asking yourself this potent question, "Do I know my Mind and is Mind something different than the physical organ we call the brain?"

First of all, humanity must recognize through spiritual and scientific knowledge that each individual human is multi-dimensional as we 'live and breath and have our being' while simultaneously working within and between many levels of consciousness. This is the Transcendent Mind. The Transcendent Mind Consciousness is G-d Consciousness. As Humanity penetrates what is known as the 'cloud of knowable things' in the Acient Wisdom Teachings, we gain the mystical understanding of life.

It is this understanding that we begin to consciously connect with the Source of all life-giving creation. We begin the cognizant journey of our birthright through a purification process as we meet the joys and challenges that arise out of the healing alignment between Spirit and matter. What a wondrous and inspiring spiritual pilgrimage as we begin to consiously understand the covenant of our birthright and the purpose of our lives on earth in this dynamic and critical time in Humanity's evolution.

Let us seek the probabilities of distinguishing the human brain from the ever transcending and ascending Spirit-Mind. The brain is a physical organ that serves the Human Being in experiencing the mortal physical, emotional and mental levels of third dimensional life-form. The brain is a functional instrument of multiple voluntary and involuntary processes. It can be analogized to a computer. The brain stores information, calculates, objectifies, formulates responses or reactions and is the hard-drive that seeks pleasure, fears pain and discomfort as it calculates the fruition of life experiences born of the soul.

The Transcendent Mind or the "non-local mind," is a separate yet inclusive entity known as the Creative Life Force. "Non-local mind" is pure consciousness, unqualified and full of potentiality. It works directly in conjunction with the physical processes of the brain, yet it is not the brain. The creative force, the "Transcendent Mind, is the blue-print of perfection that permeates the life-giving power of G-d, the Creator of All life and defines the omnipresent Divinity as the Light of our purest nature. This Light in all its beauty and glory is synonymous with the Mind, the Creative Source, the consciousness of G-d within Humanity.

THE MYSTERIES OF HUMAN NATURE & THE TRINITY

All of nature, which includes sanctified Human, is the reflection of the Divine Presence. As the sanctified Human, we encounter, ponder and explore through the limitless Mind. What we begin to perceive with greater clarity is illuminated Knowledge that activates Spiritual Wisdom and Purifies all illusion. Living a life full of illusions separate us from the wedded Truth that all of life is connected and all of life is One with the Creator.

Is life a mystery or is it a remembering? Is it both? Is it neither? Can these mysteries be taught or must humanity experience the mystical to actually know the sacred? Are we receiving from the Mind in full clarity or are the experiences of life, the woundedness we carry, the fear that paralyzes and the doubt that falls prey to what I call our Brain Filter, leave all humanity in chaos and confusion?

The Brain Filter responds through the conscious and unconscious self-created life experiences that seem to loom so forebodingly across our lives and yet, in truth, we create experiences to learn, to expand and to reunite with Onesness. Our Brain Filters edge out the subtle yet greater power of the Mind and we find ourselves lost in a maze of confusion, illusion and living desperate lives without direction, purpose or prayer.

We are creative consciousness utilizing the brain as a tool for the Mind as we display both the positive and negative, depending upon our direct focus, concentration and either disciplined or chaotic thoughts, feelings and actions. We are G-d Consciousness. We are the reflective Light in H/Her image. We are Co-Creators through the free-will gift of the sacred Trinity of G-d, The Creator, G-d in Man, and G--d, The Holy Spirit.

The communion experience of the Trinity is Humanity's birthright. It is the responsibility (ability to respond) of all humanity, as we become aware, regardless of religion, spiritual practice, race, creed or colour to esteem the Trinity through the Oneness of this communion. The Triune Communion reflects the inclusiveness of G-d, Man and Spirit; the blessed fruit of 'The Tree of Life.' Seeking the powerful discharge of its scholarship within the hearts and minds of all beloved seekers is the method of esteem revealed.

Let us open our Spirit-Human senses to the world of regenerative life. Let us open our hearts to the profound awareness that we are more than mere flesh. 'We are the soul...' May we encounter consciously the mystical Mind. May we remember the covenant of the soul; the trinity of Truth that belays any and all separation that the "local mind," even in the attempts of the brain and the brain filter to convince us through third dimensional illusion, that it is real. The "non-local mind" is the expanded cosmic mind-space where the soul knows that the dimensions of life are limitless, boundless and eternal. The soul is forever seeking, transforming and transmuting for realignment with the wholeness of G-d. It is the integration of the Human-Soul with the Holiness of Spirit that instantaneously unveils and reveals the Truth of Life in the hearts and minds of uncommon thinking humanity.

To live a lifetime without the exploration of the Mind is to live in constant fear, as the brain is limited in its capabilities and yet functionally profound. Nevertheless, to live solely. in one dimensional brain is to waste the essence of Truth of who you are. You are Divine. You are Spirit-Human. You hold undeniable spiritual purpose and fusion. You are in consecrated process and at the same time in ultimate Perfection throughout eternity. The microcosmic human demonstrates its life giving potential in h/wholeness of the macrocosmic heavenly body. Identifying singularly with the physical and not recognizing the bounty of humanity's birthright as Divine, "human universalis," as coined by Barbara Marx Hubbard, is dismissing the value of life. In so doing, we create a life veiled from the Truth. It is the joy-filled discipline (discipleship) and conscious free-will (knowledge in action) to either remain veiled or to remove the illusion of separateness. We achieve this with love, gentleness, patience and compassion for our Humanity.

How else are we to remember the Sacred Self and live a life fulfilled in its Perfection? Socrates has taught through the ages to "know thyself." To deny the humanity within yourself is to deny the birthright of Spirit and to disown the very wholeness in which you strive to know. Acknowledge (act with knowledge) and "know thyself" as Spirit-Human; as eternal Mind and BeCome the BeLoved on earth as you are heavenly perfected, from above.

WHERE ARE YOU IDENTIFIED?

Are you ash upon the earth or are you conscious cosmic Mind that lives eternal? The cycle

of life awaits human awakening and transforms the most sincere atheist or doomsday fatalist into an ever budding lotus of creative Love and Inspiration; a Co-Creator with G-d. Is it the illusion of fear that we hold onto so convincingly when all the spiritual and scientific knowledge of contemporary and ancient society suggests consistently what the Holy Texts of

the World Religions and spiritual practices teach, that life is everlasting; that the temple or physical body breaks down and turns to ash, yet Spirit lives.. It is the essence of humanities evolutionary process from one century to the next, from one life to the next.

"There is no beginning and there is no end." This is the W/Holy Truth of Eternal Life. Why is this so difficult to accept, to know and to reveal in every day life experiences? Why is this? "...to those who are given, much is expected..." Is it the responsibility that holds us back? Is it a sense of worthlessness and fear of failure?

Do we look upon higher Mind as a burdening responsibility that we fear? What is it? We cannot be in-Love and in-fear, simultaneously, therefore one or the other must be an illusion and one or the other must be Living Truth. We each must individually answer these questions as the Truth, unveiled, will be unique to our G-d given individuality, soul experience, life expression, emotional esprit de corp and mindful agility.

Free will, itself, is a responsibility so many of us try to escape living openly and consciously. It seems too easy to blame others for the choices we make. The innate power of balance or imbalance that is offered to us through this potentially benevolent treasure of free will, cannot be ignored. Denial of this tremendous freedom is to create disruption and chaos; ignorance and fear. Ultimately, there is nowhere to hide. The consequences of every thought, feeling and action perpetuate the basic nature of free will. There are always consequences to our free will. Free will and the empowered responsibility we face require courage. When we face ourselves and accept the responsibilities of our life's creations, the seeking of our wholeness can no longer result in betrayal, no matter how hard we try. Wholeness cannot be embraced until we learn to understand and nurture the heavenly gift of free will. The bounty of spiritual empowerment received through accepting the personal freedom of free will becomes a sacred responsibility toward a renewed intimacy with all that is Holy. The Wholeness of the Universe awaits our coming. The remembrance of the Holy of Holies, recognizes Itself in the wholeness of the "All That Is." We are that h/wholeness. Remember the Trinity.

The Christian Bible shares that faith and belief in G-d is necessary to propel h/himself into eternal life. Faith and belief are essential keys to the heavens. It is a part of the wholeness in which we urgently seek, whether consciously or unconsciously, Yet, it is only the base steps on the majestic mountain we are climbing. Faith and unquestioning belief are merely embryonic steps on the path of spiritual knowledge and should not be confused with the end-all of Christian responsibility. Do not misunderstand my words, I am not suggesting that humanity is to follow one decidedly correct religion or faith and that one separate and particular congregation of people have the singular right-knowledge of G-d. It has been the impulse of humanity's lower nature from the genesis of the Christian Church to gain power and control with an elitist and fear-ridden agenda. Look at the breakout denominations and sects within the Christian Church and throughout all major religions. Learn to recognize man's ego structure that denies, defies and denounces the Human Spirit.. Learn for yourself where deceit lies and with love and compassion, transform and transmute this ego driven insanity into the well of spiritual alignment.

ARE YOU CALLED TO REVELATION?

Whether you are called to the Christian Faith, Buddhist Faith, Jewish Faith, the Islamic Faith or any other religious or spiritual faith, G-d lives. Seek the knowledge within them all and discover for yourselves the fragrance of heavenly Light that weaves Truth in all Holy Texts of the World. You need not be a scholar nor do you need to study World Religions in depth, if this is not your calling.

Yet, a basic knowledge of the major religions and spiritual practices of the world will unify all people as G-d teaches the same wisdom throughout all major non-violent religious documents as well as the mystical experiences that shake up our world of conscious realities. The language may be different. The symbology may appear different, however, the essence remains consistently the same. The sum and substance of G-d speaks to Hearts and Minds without separation of race, creed or colour. We are of One race, the Human Race and it is to this remembrance that peace, compassion and eternal vitality thrives.

Reveal yourself, oh, Spirit-Human. Follow your Heart as it is aligned with consecrated Mind. Do not follow mindlessly and certainly do not follow another human, no matter how seemingly knowledgeable, competent or charismatic a presence. Meet your own powerful Presence. You will then 'know thyself' as knowledgeable, competent and charismatic. These are qualities of The Christ that live within you. Hone those qualities. Tune yourself to the vibrational frequencies that will lead the way toward world service. These qualities already exist. Unveil them. Develop them. Seek knowledge, wisdom and Truth within your own Holy Being and the intimacy of experiencing your blessed Self will build a foundation in which to be sanctified through Universal Christhood. Boldly go where few have tread and serve humanity with high consciousness through your beloved indwelling Spirit. The thread of Universal Spiritual Truth will be discovered when you allow for the expansion of knowledge through conscious willingness to explore, investigate, and question the grand covenant of G-d's promise, "...ask and you shall receive." Don't be afraid. Challenge the sacred promises of G-d within your Mind and throughout all religious texts. Ask with conviction and expectation. As you receive each piece of the mystical and scholarly puzzle, you will discover that each question and response requires another question and then another and another. Thus, the evolution of our Mind's awareness transcends level upon level of revelatory knowledge as we seek the h/wholeness of life within the Spirit of consecrated reality.

THE MIND IS A SACRED PLACE TO LIVE

How many religious sects throughout the world have bellowed throughout the ages of their

righteousness in holding 'The Truth?' How many 'followers' have merely become sleepy

sheep without thinking Minds of their own? Remember to be lukewarm is to be spiritu

desolate and unfulfilled. It is better to be proactively and provocatively ignorant than to live without passion for Truth, whether we are able to hold it but for a moment and live it but for an instant. Discover your passions. Re-flame your inspirations. Question life and in so doing, you are no longer milk toast, aimlessly following what you do not "know" yet have blindly accepted.

If you are bored with life, you have lost your fire. The essence of your Spirit is not openly expressing Itself. You are Spirit. Rediscover your passions and your inspirations. Let your Mind Light the way. Imagine, Create, Inspire and Serve. These are the four major keys to the expansion of the Mind; your G-d Consciousness in action.

The Mind is a sacred place to live. The journey is a fountain of inspiration. There is no burden in creative service that pulsates through life-giving Spirit. There is no oppression as we freely take 'the yoke of The Christ' and seek to express this wondrous union with all life. When Master Jesus urges humanity to 'take the yoke of The Christ upon us,' He is not asking us to take on a weighty load upon our shoulders to grudgingly carry throughout eternity. He is teaching humanity to accept a conscious union with G-d in service to the Light. Jesus teaches over and over again, "I AM THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD. YE ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD." This is our birthright. Know yourself as 'the Light of the World' and know the lightness of true freedom.

The wisdom within the teachings of Master Jesus is asking all of Humanity to recognize, remember and respond to our Divine Birthright and become the Masters of Light; the spiritual leaders of the 21st Century. We are eternal Mind. May we each take upon us the liberating yoke of Life, whatever religious faith and spiritual practice(s) we cherish as our expression to the world. We are a "...point of Light within the Mind of God..." Take up the Cross of Ascension while laying to rest the Cross of Crucifiction and be Born to the Light of your Sacred Self. Embrace your birthright and BeCome the BeLoved.

THE GREAT INVOCATION

Author Unknown

From the point of Light

within the Mind of God

Let light stream forth into

the minds of men.

Let Light descend on Earth.

From the point of Love

within the Heart of God

Let love stream forth into the hearts of men.

May Christ return to Earth.

From the centre where the Will of God is known

Let purpose guide the little wills of men--

The purpose which the Masters know and

serve.

From the centre which we

call the race of men

let the Plan of Love and Light work out.

And may it seal the door where evil dwells.

Let Light and Love

and Power

restore the Plan on Earth.

July 1999 Copyright: A. James Hillelson; All Rights Reserved

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2012年5月29日 星期二

Holy and Unholy Numbers


Many of our great religions hold that numbers contain hidden meanings that in turn hold the mysteries of the universe and God within them. Ancient Hebrew mystics referred to this as Gematria. Numbers are also given corresponding associations to various deities, colours, plants, gemstones, and superstitions. Here are a brief list of associated correspondences and lore for the numbers 1 through 13.

The Number 1

In the faiths of Islamic, Jewish and Christian cultures the number 1 is associated with the unity of God. For medieval alchemists and metaphysicians the number was associated with the Philosopher's Stone, the unknown catalyst that was thought to transform base metals magically into gold.

The number 1 is also associated with Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of Love; Apollo, the Greek God of Beauty and Truth; Diana, the Roman Goddess of the Hunt; Vesta, the Roman Hearth Goddess; Freya, the Norse Goddess of Fertility, and the Chinese God Pangu.

The number 1 is associated with the colors red, crimson, scarlet and cherry. Gemstones associated with the number 1 are ruby and garnet. Flowers associated with the number are red roses and red carnations.

Common superstitions about the number one are:

Break one egg and you will break a leg

It is unlucky to walk around the house in one slipper.

Only keep money in one pocket or you will lose it.

People with one hand are psychic.

A one-eyed person is a witch.

Seeing one magpie bodes a death in your future.

Seeing one white horse brings bad luck.

If you wash your hair on the first day of the month you will have a short life.

It is unlucky to get married August 1st or January 1st.

If you dream about the number 1 you have received a direct message from God.

The Number 2

In the Tarot deck, the number two represents duality, choices, decisions and partnerships. The Chinese believe that it represents the polar forces of Yin (the receptive, constrictive female energy) and Yang (the creative expansive male energy.)

Early Christians believed that the number represented the Devil or the division between soul and God. Similarly, the Zoroastrians believe the number represents the forces of good and evil locked in an eternal, yet equal, struggle.

The number 2 is also associated with the Ceres, the Greek Goddess of the Grain from whose name we have the word Cereal; Frigga the Norse Goddess of Hospitality and Wife of Odin; Freya, the Norse Goddess of Fertility and Venus, the Roman Goddess of Love.

2 is associated with the colors orange, gold, tangerine and peach. Flowers associated with 2 are freesias, orange roses and orange lilies. Gemstones associated with the number 2 are gold and coral.

Superstitions about the number two are:

If two crows fly over the house there will be a wedding in the family.

If two people sneeze at the same time both will have good luck.

If two shoots grow from the root of a single cabbage, you will have good luck.

Two people should never pour tea from the same pot.

It is lucky to have two holes in the same sock.

Breaking two eggs accidentally is a sign that you will find your soul mate.

Finding an egg with two yolks means there will be a death in the family.

If you wash your hair on the second day of the month you will have good fortune.

It is unlucky to get married January 2nd and September 2nd.

If you dream about the number 2 somebody is jealous of you.

The Number 3

Christians interpret the number 3 as representing the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Ghost. The great psychologist Carl Jung interpreted as meaning the merging of the will with the heart and the soul. The ancient Babylonians and Celts interpreted this number to represent creation being born out of the union of 2 and thereby being a 3rd and distinct thing.

The number 3 is associated with Cronos, the Greek Titan who fathered the Olympians; Hecate, the Queen of the Witches and Goddess of the Crossroads; Pluto, the Roman God of Death; Saturn the Roman equivalent of Cronos and Tyr, the Norse God of Battle and Strength.

3 is associated with the colors yellow, lemon, beige and cream. Flowers associated with the number are yellow roses and orchids. The gemstone associated with 3 is topaz.

Some superstitions about the number three include:

A series of unlucky events always happen in threes.

It is bad luck to see three butterflies sitting on a leaf.

Spitting three times shoos away the devil.

It is unlucky to light three cigarettes from the same match.

If an owl hoots three times, there will be misfortune.

If a cat washes his ears three times you can expect a visitor.

A three-legged dog brings luck.

Try anything a third time and it will succeed.

If you wash your hair on the third day of the month you will

have great wealth.

It is unlucky to get married May 3rd.

If you dream about the number 3, you will lose your lover.

The Number 4

For the ancient Hebrews, the number 4 was considered to be especially significant. This connects to a mystical understanding of YHVH, the four-letter name of God, which was traditionally never written down. The number 4 and its equivalent geometrical shape, the square, were considered to be sacred by ancient cultures that believed the world was flat.

Many modern Pagan religions find within the number 4 a representation of the four directions (north, south, east and west) as well as the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water.

Deities associated with the number four are the fatherly Gods such as the Roman God Jupiter, the Norse God Odin and the Greek God Zeus.

Number 4 is associated with the colors green and emerald. The gemstones symbolized by 4 are jade and emerald. Plants associated with four are ivy, bamboo and baby's breath.

Some superstitions about the number 4 include:

A four-leaf clover brings luck.

If four cookies fuse together in the oven while you are baking there will be a wedding.

Four ravens clustered together on a tree branch means there will be a wedding.

Finding four colors in one pansy petal bodes health, wealth, happiness and prosperity.

A house with the number 4 in the address is very inauspicious.

Keeping the four aces of an ordinary playing deck on your person is thought to bring power (spades), wealth (diamonds), love (hearts) and popularity (clubs).

Finding four colors in one pansy petal bodes health, wealth, happiness and prosperity.

If you hold the four of clubs while playing a card game, you will always lose.

If you wash your hair on the 4th day of the month you will go gray early.

It is unlucky to get married June 4th or October 4th.

If you dream about the number 4, you will soon be handed a lucky opportunity.

The Number 5

Pythagoras believed that 5 represented man in perfect balance with the universe and containing the sum of the male and female elements. At times this was taken to symbolize marriage. For the Sikhs, the number symbolizes the five sacred objects that are worn by all males.

The Chinese believe the number represents the 5 elements that are used in the divination oracle The I Ching as well as on the Pa' Kua that is a device used for determining Feng Shui: earth, air, water, fire and metal.

In Wiccan circles, five can be found in the star shaped pentagram that symbolizes the four elements of earth, air, fire, and water surmounted or united by spirit.

Deities associated with the number 5 include Dionysus, the Greek God of Wine and Ecstatic Revelation; Ishtar, the Babylonian Goddess of Love, Sex and War; Mars the Roman God of War and Thor the Norse God of Thunder.

The colors sky blue and turquoise symbolize the number 5. The gemstones associated with 5 are turquoise and aquamarine. The flower associated with 5 is the anemone.

Some common superstitions about the number five are:

A five-leafed clover is even luckier than a four leafed one.

Wearing a five-pointed star turns away evil.

If five cookies fuse together while cooking a funeral will take place.

If you twist the stem of an apple and it breaks on the fifth twist you will be married within the year.

In the hoodoo tradition, a talisman featuring a hand displaying all five fingers is known as the Lucky Hand and is used to ward off misfortune as well as for luck in gambling.

If you wax your hair on the fifth day of the month you will go bald.

It is unlucky to get married on November 5th.

If you dream about the number five you will soon be famous.

The Number 6

For Christians, Jews and Moslems, the number 6 represents the day that man was created. Mathematicians revere the number 6 because it is the first perfect number.

Deities associated with the number 6 include Athena, the Greek Goddess of Wisdom; Bacchus, the Roman God of Wine and Hermes, the Greek God of Communication.

The number 6 is symbolized the colors deep blue, navy and royal blue. Gemstones associated with 6 are sapphire and lapis lazuli. Flowers that symbolize the number are thistles and bluebells.

Some common superstitions about the number six are:

It is unlucky to purposely turn the number six upside down in jest as it means your projects will not be completed.

If you find a rose with six petals it means you will be lucky in love.

If you find a pansy petal with six colors in it, it means you will receive an unexpected visitor.

A talisman with the number 6 worn on it means you will be protected against hurricanes and tornados.

It is unlucky to get married October 6th or November 6th.

If you dream about the number 6 you will soon have sex.

The Number 7

The number 7 is equally sacred amongst Islamic, Christian and Jewish religions. According to Jewish and Christian mythologies it took six days to create the world with the seventh day being the holiest day - a day of rest. The Bible, Zohar and other religious texts also recommend that fields were to be left fallow every seventh year as means of allowing the earth to regenerate itself. Some Christians believe the number 7 represents the seven levels of hell.

It is Hebrew tradition to mourn, or sit Shivah, for a period of 7 days.

Deities associated with the number 7 include Frigga; Minerva, the Roman Goddess of Intelligence and Wisdom and Mithras the Sun God in Zoroastrian lore.

The number 7 is associated with the colors violet, purple and plum. 7's gemstone is amethyst.

Flowers associated with 7 are irises and deep purple roses.

Some common superstitions about the number 7 are:

If your date of birth can be reduced to a single number that can be divided by seven then you will have a particularly lucky life.

Shattering a mirror brings 7 years of bad luck.

If you sing before 7 am then you will cry before 11 am.

Wrapping her husband's belt 7 times around a tree causes a woman to become fertile.

The seventh child of a seventh child is said to have psychic powers.

If you wash your hair on the 7th day of the month you will have trouble with the law.

It is unlucky to get married April 7th or December 7th.

If you dream about the number 7, you will soon meet a soul mate.

The Number 8

The ancient Greeks associated the number 8 with unhappiness and imperfection. The psychologist Carl Jung equated the number with the secret and dark movements of the subconscious that constantly folds into itself like a snake eating its tail.

According to the principles of Chinese Feng Shui the number 8 represents abundance and prosperity. It is considered lucky to have a house number that contains an 8.

Gods and goddesses associated with the number 8 include: Mercury, the Roman Messenger God; Gaia, the Greek Earth Mother; and Hera, the Greek Queen of Heaven.

The number 8 is represented by the colors pink and rose. 8's gemstones are rose quartz and pearl.

Flowers associated with the number are pink roses and pink carnations.

Some common superstitions about the number 8 are:

If you fall ill eight days after a new moon, you will die by the full moon.

If you give 8 pennies away you will receive 108 times that amount.

Repeating your own name 8 times while staring into your own eyes in a mirror is thought to bring prosperity.

It is unlucky to give a person a bouquet with 8 flowers.

A house with the address 88 will bring you double happiness.

If you wash your hair on the 8th day of the month you will live to a ripe old age.

It is unlucky to get married February 8th and June 8th.

If you dream about the number 8, you will soon lose a great deal of money.

The Number 9

In occult circles, 9 is considered to be the number of completion and is closely connected with the Dead, especially one's personal ancestors, and with the forces of the cemetery and the Underworld. The nine is also associated with Hecate, the Queen of the Witches.

In Chinese mythology, the number composes the lo-shi, a magic square that comprises the first nine single digits on the number line.

Gods and goddesses associated with the number nine include: Juno, the Roman Queen of Heaven; Luna, the Roman Goddess of the Moon and Odin, the All-Father & Ruler in Norse mythology.

The number 9 is symbolized by the colors white and pearl. 9 is associated with the silver, platinum, diamond and pearl. Flowers associated with the number are white carnations, white roses and lily of the valley

Common superstitions about the number 9 include:

You will be blessed if you find nine peas in a pod.

Tying nine knots in a strand of your lover's hair will convince him to come to you.

Tying nine knots around a photograph of an enemy will cause them to give up the battle against you.

An address with the number nine in it brings you a long life.

If a young man wants to marry he should count 99 stars in the sky for 9 days. On the tenth day he will meet his soul mate.

Misfortune befalls the person who finds the Nine of Diamonds card on the street.

The moon that falls nine days after the New Moon in May is considered to be an unlucky day.

If you wash your hair on the ninth day of the month your marriage will be happy.

It is unlucky to get married December 9th.

If you dream about the number nine, your home will soon be blessed with a child.

The Number 10

For Christians, the number 10 symbolizes the Ten Commandments that were delivered through Moses from God at Mt. Sinai.

Deities traditionally associated with the number 10 include the Greek Gods Atlas, who bore the weight of the world on his shoulders and Uranus who was responsible for imagination and technology.

A common superstitious is that if you wash your hair on the 10th day of the month, you will receive a promotion at work. Another is that if you dream about the number 10 your mate is unfaithful.

The Number 11

The number 11 and in particular the number 11:11 (as seen on a clock) is considered, by many light workers and channellers to be a portal to other astral dimensions. The number 11 is also considered to be a 'master number" in schools of numerology.

Deities associated with the number 11 are the Sea Kings such as the Roman God Neptune and the Greek God Poseidon.

A common Chinese superstition is that washing your hair on the 11th day of the month will improve your eyesight.

The Number 12

The number 12 is associated with the Twelve Apostles, the number of people on a jury as well as The Twelve Days of Christmas.

The number 12 is also identified with the Roman Two-faced God Janus.

A common superstition is that washing your hair on the 12th day of the month will bring you misfortune. Another is that if you dream of the number 12, a solution will soon be found to a nagging problem.

The Number 13

Usually considered an unlucky number, this double-digit represents Judas, who was the guest at the Last Supper who betrayed Jesus. As a result it is also thought to be unlucky to have a dinner party with 13 guests.

Many hotels are missing a thirteenth floor or have omitted the number from their room doors.

Gods associated with the number 13 are Hades, the Greek God of the Underworld and Pluto, the Roman God of Underworld.

The color associated with the number 13 is black.

Some common superstitions about the number 13 are:

It is unlucky to have an address with the number 13.

It is also unlucky to have 13 numbers in your name.

Friday the 13th of any month is said to be an unlucky day.

The moon that falls thirteen days after the New Moon in August is considered to be an unlucky day.

Washing your hair on the 13th of the month ensures that you will give birth to a son.

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Mythologies Of The Solar System


The planets of the solar system are named after gods and goddesses and are known by their Roman, not Greek names. Here I'll put the Greek equivalents in brackets afterwards. The satellites of these planets for the most part tend to be the Greek names associated in one form or another with the parent body or the god/goddess in question. Moons (and major asteroids) are identified with an asterisk.

Now you need to understand that at the time of the ancient Roman or Greek pantheon, only eight of the solar system's celestial bodies were known. There were the three major bodies, the Sun, Moon, and Planet Earth itself of course (thus, way back then, you'd expect a mythological relationship between these three bodies), and the minor five visible planets - Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn which were just points of light to the ancients, though it's not surprising the ancients matched celestial physics with the personalities of their gods and named them accordingly. Apart from our satellite, the Moon, no other moons were known to the ancients.

MYTHOLOGY AND THE INNER SOLAR SYSTEM

SOL (Helios) is obviously the god of the Sun. It surprises me that given the prominence and importance of this celestial object, our Sun, that the god of the Sun didn't take pride of place as head of the gods. Be that as it may, Sol, a first generation Titan, was born of the god Hyperion and the goddess Theia, brother to Luna (Selene) and Aurora or Dawn (Eos). His job is to bring light to men and gods alike. He rides in the sky in a fiery chariot pulled by his team of fast horses. Sol, from his vantage point, sees and hears everything (which proved to be the undoing of an illicit relationship between Mars (Ares) and Venus (Aphrodite). The god Apollo later fused as one with Sol's image though once they were two different deities. Sol's son, Phaethon, by the ocean nymph Clymene, once tried to ride his father's horse-drawn chariot, but lost control and had to be killed by Jupiter (Zeus) before the runaway Sun destroyed everything.

VULCAN (Hephaestus) was once upon a time actually sighted by astronomers and as the closest planet to the Sun, it would of course be HOT, and thusly was named after the deity of fire and blacksmithing. Alas, Vulcan turned out to be as mythical as the deity it was named after.

MERCURY (Hermes) when observed from Earth goes around the Sun quick-smart. So, it was natural to name that body after the fleetest of the gods, the messenger god who flies through the skies on a winged helmet and winged sandals, Mercury. No great mystery there.

VENUS (Aphrodite) was, because of its celestial purity of face and brightness, a female goddess, and of course THE female goddess was the goddess of love. Alas, Venus the planet turned out to be more appropriate for the Christian ruler of the underworld than the goddess of romance. Venus is Hell personified and thus the reality turned out to be vastly different than the expectation, but the ancients couldn't have known that back then. Venus (or Aphrodite) had an unusual birth, the offspring of Gaia, but fertilized by the blood/semen of Gaia's son and lover, Uranus, when Uranus was castrated by Saturn (Cronus).

*Neith was the name given to the lone phantom satellite of Venus. I say phantom because, like Vulcan, it was a case of 'now you see it, now you don't'. It vanished from the sight of astronomers across the world, but prior to that some saw something. That's water under the bridge now. The naming of the satellite Neith broke from tradition for Neith was the mysterious early Egyptian goddess of Sais. She was identified with war and hunting and the personification of the primordial waters of creation, though later on down the track she was associated with weaving, which is what Neith means. Wisdom was one of her strong points. She had no known male companion, so was known as a 'Virgin Mother Goddess'.

GAEA (Gaia) otherwise known as Terra or Earth was one of the original deities 'born' out of the original state of the universe - Chaos. Given the relative lack of bed partners around then, she mated with any and all available males, including her asexually created children, like Uranus.

*Luna (Selene) was born of the god Hyperion and the goddess Theia, sister to Sol (Helios) and Aurora or Dawn (Eos). Luna crosses the night sky on a chariot pulled by two white horses. As with Sol and Apollo, the Roman goddess Diana (Artemis) is often associated with, and has melded with Luna (as the crescent-shaped Moon) as has the goddess of the underworld, Hecate (as the New Moon). Luna remains as the Full Moon in the night sky.

MARS (Ares) son of Jupiter (Zeus) and Juno (Hera or Mrs. Zeus) was the god of war, though if mythology be believed, he was rather a wimp of a god, got his butt kicked on several occasions and was rather disliked up on Olympus.

*Deimos: Ares (the god of war) had an extramarital fling with the goddess of love, Aphrodite (who was married to the god of fire, Hephaestus) and from this union produced two sons, one being Deimos, meaning 'fear'.

*Phobos: That Ares and Aphrodite pairing also produced another son, Phobos, meaning 'terror'. Both Deimos and Phobos often joined daddy on the battlefield. However, apart from that, they play no significant role in mythology.

ASTEROIDS: There are only four really main or large asteroids among the tens of thousands that exist, Ceres, Pallas, Vesta and Juno.

*Ceres (Demeter) was the goddess of agriculture, the harvest, and the one who controlled the seasons. Zeus had a bedroom fling with her that resulted in Persephone, who Zeus then promised to his brother Hades as his wife. Alas, Zeus didn't inform either Persephone or Demeter about that decision, which had major repercussions down the track.

*Juno is Mrs. Jupiter, or in the Greek, the equivalent of Hera (Mrs. Zeus). In either case, Juno/Hera is the queen of all the gods and goddesses. She is perhaps noted most of all for her vindictiveness against some of the offspring produced by her husband's extramarital relationships, most notably, Hercules.

*Pallas is named after Pallas Athena, an alternative name for the Greek goddess Athena. In another version Pallas was the daughter of Triton, who acted as foster parent to Athena. A friendly fight between the two goddesses went sour and Pallas was killed.

*Vesta (Hestia) was the virgin goddess of the hearth and home or home fire, a real stay-at-home sort of deity and thus doesn't feature much in mythological adventures and doings. In the Roman version Vesta was represented by a shrine with an eternal flame guarded by the Vestal Virgins who, as a condition of their employment and of remaining alive, had better remain pure, or else. The god of war, Mars, raped one, and from that involuntary union, sprang the twins Remus and Romulus, the latter the founder of Rome.

MYTHOLOGY AND THE OUTER SOLAR SYSTEM

JUPITER (Zeus) was king of the mountain - Mount Olympus that is. He, after a series of 'wars in heaven' (with the Titans) and on earth (with the Giants) and finally with the daddy of all monsters, Typhon, claimed the right to be worshiped as King of the Gods, by all lesser gods and goddesses, demigods and demigoddesses, as well as all of the great unwashed - the mortals comprising humanity. Apart from being fast on the draw with his trademark thunderbolts, he's most noted for being even faster on the draw with his private parts. No Mounties or bounty hunters ever perused their quarry better or with more determination than our always horny Jupiter/Zeus, as we shall see immediately below (though with over five dozen satellites, only a few can be entered into in this short essay).

*Amalthea: Jupiter (Zeus) as a young infant, was spirited and hidden away in Crete by his mother, Rhea from his daddy, Saturn (Cronus) because daddy didn't want any sons of his eventually growing up and challenging him for supreme power. Saturn thus kept them out of his harms way by swallowing them. Rhea saved the last (Jupiter) by trickery. Anyway, young Jupiter was reared and looked after by local nymphs on Crete, especially by Amalthea. She's also known for having a horn, the 'Horn of Plenty' a cornucopia that provided limitless food and drink for whoever possessed it.

*Ananke, the goddess of inevitability and personification of destiny, necessity and fate was the mother of the Moirai by Zeus. The Moirai, also known as The Fates, were the trio that spun the thread of life of mortals from birth to death and thus controlled everyone's destiny. Even Zeus was powerless against their will.

*Callisto was the daughter of the King of Arcady, and she had the misfortune to have Zeus fall for her. Callisto was associated with the virgin goddess Artemis. When Zeus raped Callisto, she got in a family way (in mythology, every rape results in a pregnancy otherwise there's no point to the rape in the first place). This rape ultimately produces a son, Arcas. Artemis, being the virgin, was livid and banished Callisto from any further association with her. Hera (Mrs. Zeus) in the meantime assumed Callisto was a willing partner to her wayward hubby and in revenge turned Callisto into a bear. Years later, Arcas, out hunting, ran across that bear and not realizing that it was mom, shot her dead. Zeus then placed Callisto into the zodiac as Ursa Major, the Great Bear (or the Big Dipper); Arcas ultimately got his place in the heavens too as the Little Bear (or the Little Dipper).

*Carme was the mother by Zeus (who else?) of the virginal huntress Britomartis, a Minoan or Cretan goddess. Carme assisted in the harvest of the grain.

*Elara was the mother of the giant, Tityos. Tityos was fathered by you know who - randy Zeus. Tityos met a bad end, killed on the behest of Hera by Artemis and Apollo, and forever tortured in Tartarus (a subdivision of Hades) by a couple of vultures who liked liver for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Fortunately for the vultures, Tityos's liver kept regenerating so they never lacked for food.

*Europa was the daughter of a Phoenician king. Zeus got the hots for her and turned himself into a snow-white bull (gods can shape-shift; it's one of their major superpowers and that's no bull) and approached Europa in that form. Europa playfully climbs on the Zeus-as-bull's back. Zeus-the-bull then dives into the sea with Europa on his back and swims out to Crete. Once there he reverts back into his 'human' form and they made mad passionate love together and in the fullness of time Europa gave birth to triplets, one of which she named Minos. Zeus, ever thoughtful, also gave her some other gifts as well for her troubles. Europa ultimately married the king of Crete. Ultimately her son, Minos, assumed or claimed the throne. That's why Crete's ancient civilization is called the Minoan society. Europa is the only person having an entire continent named after them - Europe. As an aside, Europa is one of the few celestial bodies of interest to those on the lookout for potential sites where extraterrestrial life might exist.

*Ganymede: Abductions by the gods are by no means unknown or uncommon. In Greek mythology, a young handsome lad was Ganymede. He was abducted by Zeus, shape-shifted in the form of an eagle. Zeus favored the ladies, goddesses, demigoddesses, even mortal women, but for a catamite change of pace now and again... Ganymede was rewarded for his services by eternal youth and immortality, eventually placed in the sky as the constellation Aquarius. His daddy (Tros) was also compensated with a gift of fine horses.

*Himalia was a nymph who bore a trio of sons to Zeus or of course the Roman equivalent, Jupiter.

*Io was the daughter of the first king of Argos (what's it about kings and their daughters already - that plot device has reached its use by date). She of course caught the lustful eye of Zeus. Hera (Mrs. Zeus) got suspicious, so Zeus turned Io into a cow as a disguise. Hera (knowing full well what was afoot) of course assumed the cow was a gift for her from her hubby since he obviously had no use for a cow, so Zeus had no option but to agree that that of course was what he had intended all along. Hera then had the cow guarded by the multi-eyed giant Argus. Zeus, needing to get Io back, got Hermes (Mercury to the Romans) to kill Argus. Hera in revenge plagued Io-the-cow with a hornet. Finally a truce was called. Zeus promised to behave (pull the other one) and Io was reverted back to human form and reunited with her worried daddy - the king.

*Leda was of course the daughter of a king, and in turn married a king, in this case a king of Sparta. Zeus, of course, took a shine to Leda, and took the form of a swan and flew into Leda's arms seeking 'protection' from another predatory bird - that's his story and he's sticking to it. Anyway, somehow or other (Zeus may have turned her into a goose) this cuddle made Leda pregnant and from this pregnancy she gave birth - she laid an egg, obviously! The egg hatched and out popped beautiful Helen. Helen, later known as Helen of Troy, was the face that launched a thousand ships (and then some). This was Zeus's contribution to the Trojan War. In another version, the egg was the union between Zeus and the goddess of revenge, Nemesis. They gave the egg to Leda to hatch and raise the offspring up as her own. Leda had another child by Zeus - one of a pair of twins actually, Castor (by Zeus) and Pollux (by her husband) but known as the 'Boys of Zeus' or the 'Heavenly Twins' who eventually sailed with Jason as part of the Argonaut crew.

*Lysithea was the daughter of Oceanus (a Titan, product of Gaia and Uranus) and one of Zeus's many, many lovers.

*Pasiphae was the wife of King Minos of Crete, who, via a rather strange mating arrangement gave birth to the Minotaur. The rather remote connection to Jupiter is that Jupiter's brother, Neptune, was behind all of this. Neptune was offended because Minos didn't offer up as a sacrifice to Neptune a favorite bull, so in retaliation, Neptune saw to it that Minos's wife became infatuated with, and lusted after a bull, the offspring being that well known hybrid, the Minotaur.

*Thyone was once known as Semele, a lover of Zeus, who produced as offspring Dionysus, the god of wine and all around fun times. When Semele died as a result of Zeus revealing to her his true appearance - all the result of Hera's trickery - and went to Hades, Dionysus rescued her from the underworld and brought her to Olympus, made her into a goddess along with providing the change of name.

SATURN (Cronus) was one of those first generation Titans, offspring of Gaia and her son Uranus. He mated with Rhea, and produced from that union the original half-dozen gods and goddesses that would eventually become the Olympians. But the transition from Saturn's offspring to become the rulers of Mount Olympus was an epic that could just about out-epic anything Hollywood has ever done. Saturn is known for two things in particular - castrating his daddy and snacking on his kids - Yum, yum.

*Dione is a very obscure goddess who may have been a Titan or a Nereid or an Oceanid. Her name seems to be a feminine form of Zeus, and that brings in the alternative version of the origin of Aphrodite - a traditional birth via the union of randy Zeus and Dione (whoever she was). At least she's now immortalized as a satellite of Saturn.

*Enceladus was one of the Gigantes. The Gigantes were offspring of Gaia, fertilized by the blood/semen of her son and lover Uranus who was ultimately castrated by Cronus (a son of Gaia and Uranus back when he had his private parts intact). In the Gigantomachia (the battle between the Olympian gods and the giants), Athena deposited Enceladus under Mount Etna and the fire and brimstone breath of Enceladus accounts for that volcano's well, fire and brimstone. This is another abode thought as a possible site where alien life forms might one day be discovered.

*Hyperion was a Titan god, born of Gaia (Gaea) and her son, Uranus. He would become an early god of the Sun.

*Iapetus was another Titan god, born of Gaia (Gaea) and her son, Uranus. He would become the father of Prometheus, who ultimately is remembered for stealing fire from the gods and giving it to mankind.

*Janus was the Roman god of beginnings, doorways, entrances, gateways, etc. and is depicted with two faces, one each facing forward (to the future) and the other backward (to the past). January, the beginning, is named after him.

*Mimas, like Enceladus, was one of the Gigantes of Greek mythologies. Like the other giant sons of Gaia and Uranus, Mimas had serpents for legs and was born fully armored. Mimas was slain by Hephaestus during the war against the Olympians by a volley of molten iron.

*Phoebe was a Titan goddess, born of Gaia (Gaea) and her son, Uranus. Phoebe is identified as an early moon goddess. In another context, the goddess Artemis sometimes was associated with an alias of Phoebe. Finally, Helen of Troy had a half-sister Phoebe.

*Rhea was another Titan goddess, born of Gaia (Gaea) and her son, Uranus. She married Cronus (Saturn) and from that union was born what ultimately became the original half-dozen Olympian gods and goddesses. Cronus, out to eliminate potential future rivals, swallowed the first five of these kids, but Rhea tricked him when it came to the sixth and last, Zeus. She spirited Zeus away to Crete to be raised, and tricked Cronus into swallowing a stone disguised as the baby Zeus.

*Tethys was yet another Titan goddess, born of Gaia (Gaea) and her son, Uranus who would become the most ancient goddess of the sea.

*Titan is the largest moon of Saturn, a moon of interest to astrobiologists, and the only natural satellite to have an extensive atmosphere. In fact, Titan is larger than the planet Mercury and way lager than our own satellite, Luna. The mythology connection is that the original dozen Titans (some of which are named satellites of Saturn) were one of a set of offspring between Gaia and Uranus. Among the second generation of Titans are several household names like Atlas and Prometheus. They were overthrown in the Titanomachy (The War of the Titans) by Zeus and his fellow Olympians.

URANUS (alternative spelling Ouranos) was the original sky god, the son, via parthenogenesis, of Gaea (Gaia) who shacked up with mum to produce all manner of deities, including monstrous ones. He's known for having his privates sliced off by one of their Titan offspring, Saturn (Cronus). Saturn in turn got done like a dinner by one of his offspring, Jupiter (Zeus) but that's another story.

*Ariel, Miranda, Oberon, Titania and Umbriel, the five major moons of Uranus, were named or chosen from the names of characters from the works of Shakespeare and Alexander Pope and thus, unfortunately, have near bugger-all to do with traditional Greek and Roman mythology. Bummer, as that spoils some potentially good stories relating back to and involving the parent god, Uranus.

NEPTUNE (Poseidon) was the god of the sea, one of the original half-dozen Olympian gods and goddesses, brother to Zeus, Hades, Hera, Hestia and Demeter. All of Neptune's known 13 satellites are named for Green and Roman water deities or groups of minor water gods. The major two are Nereid and Triton.

*Nereid - the Nereids (plural) were nymphs of the sea, the 50 daughters of the Mediterranean Sea god Nereus. Among the famous of the Nereids - goddess all - were Thetis (mother of Achilles), Galatea and Amphitrite (who married Poseidon).

*Triton was another sea god, a son of Poseidon and the Nereid goddess Amphitrite, a nymph of the sea who became Queen of the Sea when she wed Poseidon. The typical depiction of Triton is that of a merman - human head and torso; one or two fishy (or maybe dolphin) tails. He too has a trident and a conch shell which when blown can calm the stormy waves. Like father, like son, Triton also had a bit of an eye for the ladies, especially beach-babes. Triton favors in a positive light for assisting Jason and the Argonauts in their saga.

PLUTO (Hades) was god of the underworld. In the Greek version, Hades (the god) administered Hades (the underworld), so the name of the ruler and the place ruled were one and the same. Within recent times, Pluto was officially downgraded from planet to dwarf planet status, which made a lot of traditionalists very unhappy.

*Charon was the son of Erebus (the god of underground darkness) and Nyx (goddess of night), who played the role of the ferryman who rowed the newly deceased across the River Styx to Hades, the underworld. As a reward, or a fare, he got a coin in payment - no coin, no crossing. The parentage and place of employment are ideal for a satellite so far out from the Sun.

*Hydra (discovered in 2005) was named after that famed beastie slain by Hercules as one of his dozen labors in Greco-Roman mythology. Hydra was one of numerous monstrous offspring from Typhon and Echidna, themselves monsters.

*Nix (a deliberate alternative spelling of Nyx) was a Greek goddess of night, one of the original deities conceived from the original state of the universe, Chaos. Nyx was the mother of Charon. Like Hydra, Nix the satellite was discovered in 2005.

ERIS is another dwarf planet, a trans-Neptunian object even larger that Pluto discovered in 2005. In fact it's the most massive of all dwarf 'planets' in our solar system, even though it's three times farther removed from the Sun than Pluto. Eris is a Greek goddess, the personification of strife and discord.

*Dysnomia in mythology is the daughter of the goddess Eris.

NEMESIS (Fortuna was the Roman counterpart) was the asexual product of the goddess Nyx (night) and she was the goddess of retribution and agent of vengeance. Originally she was just one who dispensed fortune or luck without predetermined rewards or punishments, but morphed into a goddess of justice. The 'Wheel of Fortune' is thus associated with her. The celestial Nemesis is a hypothetical dwarf star binary companion to our Sun, a faint stellar object that has an extreme elliptical orbit that beings it close to the solar system once every 26 million years, which when extrapolated backwards, was useful in explaining periodic mass extinctions on Earth. Alas, all searches for this dwarf companion star have turned up negative, and the hypothesis is pretty much in scientific limbo today.




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2012年5月28日 星期一

Finding Her


She was standing at the bus-stop when I saw her.

She was wearing a pink fitted long-sleeve shirt, neatly tucked in her black pants. Her feet were perfectly graced in a black stiletto shoes. My legs froze under the spell of her beauty.

The colour of her satin skin matched with the radiance of sunlight. Her black, long and tender hair billowed under the afternoon breeze. Her dark-brown eyes glittered like a clove of moonlight. Hmm...her lips...her lips were certainly made of peaches. My mouth salivated.

Her figured was silhouetted on the tarred road by the sunlight. I could easily tell her height was 5ft 4". Her body statistics was a stunning 36-24-36. Perfect! I longed to hold her in a warm embrace, look at her straight in the eye, part her eyebrows with my artistic fingers, kiss her lightly on her lips, and watch her dimples appear under a long laughter.

If she would be mine, making her happy would be the summary of my 7 point agenda. Like a gardener, I would mould her dreams, tend it and watch it grow. For her, I would fling out lewd songs like "Bo Kini Yen" out of my window, but instead, we would rock to evergreen songs like "Endless love"

After the week's hard work, I would devote my Saturday's for her: I would wake her up with a light breakfast on the bed. Then I would place her head gently between my laps and plait her hair. We would spend the whole afternoon in the bath-tub, bathing each other and forgiving each other of the hurting we had caused each other over the week. Our dinner would be served on the rug, with a tall, red candlelight for illumination. If truly communication is the soul of relationships; our romantic moments would be spurred by sweet and tender words, whilst I still pay detailed attention to every part of her body...

Suddenly she flags down an on-coming cab. And I couldn't help but wonder if her fingers were carved by Michelangelo, or probably Juno; the goddess of love, was her mother. The cab waits. My eyes trailed the whole her back as she sashayed towards the cab, with a feline grace. A natural model, she is, with class and style.

An Italian painter once defined beauty as "the summation of the body parts working together in such a way that nothing needed to be added to it, taken away, or altered." That's who she is, and I had to get her!

She had entered the cab, and it was already crawling back into the main road. Swiftly, I ran towards the cab, waving my two hands. The cab halts, and I quickly hurry in. Sitting safely at the back seat alone with her, I jittered over what to say first. Opportunity, they say, comes but once. I had better win her audience or get flung out of the taxi. I could hear my heart pounding against my chest.

I turned to her and say "hi"

I was hoping to hear something like "Please why are you sweating like Christmas goat?"

But instead she turns her head, takes a clear view of me, from head to toe, and says..., "hi, handsome."




Ayo Oyeku, is a young Nigerian author with various published works across the web. You can read more of his works in the Writers Lounge on http://www.onegist.com





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Tents - How to Choose the Right Tent For Family Camping, Festivals, Backpacking Or Expeditions


With so many fantastic tents now available it can be confusing and difficult to choose the right one. I hope to explain the differences between them to enable you to make the right choice. After all when you are on a camping holiday your tent is the most important piece of equipment you will take with you - it's where you eat, sleep and store your gear.

I'll start with Khyam. Their tents come in all shapes and sizes. They offer tents for summer camping to huge family tents that would house the Waltons quite happily! The Motordome range is fantastic if you have a camper van and want to create more space. The various tents available from Khyam group into the following categories: family camping, summer camping, Motordome, utility and not forgetting the essential accessories. Khyam offer their unique Quick Erect range which can be erected in a matter of seconds (for the smaller tents) using their Rapidex(R) Pole System. So if you want to get out and explore, spending less time pitching these tents would be perfect. The Quick Erect range includes family/group tents, caravan/motor caravan tents, utility tents, backpacking/cycling tents and festival tents. This range is made up of Flexi-Dome tents and Ridgi-Dome tents. Flexi-Dome are the smaller ones and the Ridgi-Dome's, being bigger, have the additional benefit of adjustable bedroom and porch poles. The Rapidex(R) Pole System is strong and reliable. Poles lock permanently into position for stability. Khyam's pole and sleeve tents use high quality galvanised steel pole joining ferules. The poles are colour coded for easy pitching and they have re-inforced pegging and guy points for durability. Khyam's pole and sleeve range is made up of mainly large family tents, sleeping up to 10 people. The utility range includes some great extras like their shower/toilet tent. All that's left now are the essential extras including carpets, groundsheets and windbreaks. These are optional extras so it's up to you to choose, most tent extras are made specifically for each tent ensuring a perfect fit.

Moving onto Vango tents, Vango have over 40 years of experience when it comes to camping resulting in quality tents. Whether you and your family are holidaying on a campsite or you are heading up a mountain for an extreme adventure, Vango will have a tent to suit you. Let's start small - Vango offer you their Pitch and VanGo range, made up of adventure and weekend ranges, including the new Juno Tepee which looks great and comes with some fantastic features. The family and classic ranges are comfortable, light and airy tents - basically home-from-home. Vango offer some very useful accessories to fit most of their tents including the Sun Canopy which gives you extra shelter along with the standard extras, groundsheets to protect your tent and carpets for that added luxury. Vango's lightweight range is perfect for expeditions. As light as 2kg they are quick to pitch with all the Vango attributes. Head into the unknown with the Ultralite range. These tents are perfectly balanced for weight and stability. For the outdoor worshippers there is the Mountain range. Whatever your activity, whether you're into cycling, climbing, trekking or adventuring these tents will provide you with reliability and strength. Vango's Force Ten range offers mountaineers and adventurers the ability to sleep in the most extreme conditions comfortably. They are lightweight, pitch easily and stand up to whatever you throw at them.

Mountain Equipment's tried and tested range of tents are quick and straight forward to pitch. They offer tents you can trust in any conditions. These tents are proven to perform in the hardest conditions on earth, allowing you to break out of your comfort zone. If you are trekking into the unknown then you can feel happy in the knowledge that one of Mountain Equipment's tents is up to the job and will provide you with essential shelter.




Whatever tent it is you are looking for, or if you are still unsure which is the right tent for you, find all you need to know at Cave and Crag. We stock a large range of tents and camping equipment, everything you need for your camping holiday. We would be happy to answer any camping queries you have.





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Numerology, Juno Jordan, and A Great Prophecy


You can never be finished with the study of Numerology because the more you know, the more you realize you need to learn. Despite the fact I have been a professional Numerologist for over 10 years, I often take out one of my many Numerology books and read it again as if looking for information I might have missed. I was so struck by the words I read the other night; I felt a need to share it with you, especially given the 2012 prophecies and current events. I will admit Juno Jordan is my greatest teacher and I admire and respect her work as well as owe her a debt of gratitude for sharing her vast wealth of knowledge.

If you are wondering about this BIG SHIFT on this planet, read on and let Juno's words, written in 1965 explain to you.

Juno Jordan, born in 1884, is considered to be one of the most respected Numerologists who ever lived. She founded the California Institute of Numerical Research for the purpose of disproving or proving Numerology and her research, gathered over 25 years, has greatly added to our understanding of Numerology as we use it today.

In 1965 Juno published "Numerology: The Romance in Your Name" and there is a chapter in that book which foretells of the current state of the planet. It is Chapter XXIII titled "World Events". In this chapter, Juno describes the cycles, as determined by the numbers that offer humanity opportunities to progress. In her words "When the laws of the cycles is not heeded, war, conflict, and confusion follow. On the other hand, anytime mankind reads the sign of the times and follows their instructions, the way to good times and worthwhile endeavors for all opens up".

The 1900s strongly being influenced by the 1 led to amazing progress in science, invention, manufacturing, education and building. The 1 is recognized for its ambition, inventiveness and desire for power and success. The 1 is all about the individual and in that lies selfishness. "There have also been wars and strife and struggles for supremacy born of the desire for leadership which is the characteristic of the number 1"

Juno breaks down the 1900s and 2000s as such:

HELL 8+5+3+3= 19 1+9=10 1+0=1 (1900s)

LIGHT 3+9+7+8+2=29 2+9=11 1+1=2 (2000s)

Juno has much to say about the 2000s and literally speaks of a new way of living where emphasis will be placed upon peaceful coexistence. Juno wrote "Those who can measure up to the spiritual purpose, which the 2000 represents, will live in a wonderful world. Those who cannot will gradually loose their power, for the LIGHT of finer things and spiritual awareness will be so strong that crime and wrongdoing will gradually loose their hold." I quote "The upward climb will not be easy, for the struggle now being experienced between the wrong and the rights are like a period of housecleaning, spiritual housecleaning. It is a period of renovations of minds and souls as well as that of methods and practices."

And she goes on to say "There is likely to be a leveling of privileges and more benefits for the common man"

Prolifically, in Juno's words " According to the signs of the future, every man and every woman must be able to stand the searchlight of spiritual things; this means to live by the qualities of the soul more than by the power of the mind and the energies of ambition."

"See yourself through the coming years without fear or regrets. Hang on to the good in the old and head towards the new with open minds and courage. In times of uncertainty ask for spiritual guidance; try to be in the vanguard of those who believe in the promises, and love the "LIGHT" rather than the dark.

The LIGHT of PEACE is beginning to shine more brightly and men and women who cannot face the LIGHT will pass the platform of authority."

And so it is.




Alison Baughman first discovered Numerology as a child, studied it for a lifetime and began her professional career as a Numerologist in 1999. Today, Alison is a professional Numerologist, Usui Shiki Ryoho Reiki Master, author, lecturer, and the host of Visible By Numbers, a weekly Internet talk show on BBS Radio. For more information, or to schedule Alison for an interview, please visit http://www.VisibleByNumbers.com or email alison [at] visiblebynumbers [dot] com





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