As we depart on this last day of class, I want to wish you the best in all your future endeavors. I will be available to you all school year should you want to pursue your studies more deeply.
You were a WONDERFUL class, I really adored you. Thank you for your generosity, your participation, and your willingness (and excitement) to share!!!!
Sincerely,
me
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Friday, July 25, 2014
Alexis Tozour's Fun Facts
Fun Facts
Throughout
my readings and research during this course it has made me wonder what sort of
weird, different facts about witches are out there? I have gained so much
knowledge about the world of Wicca that before I had no clue even where to
begin that now I am digging deeper to see what else I can uncover and add to be
never ending knowledge of witches.
There are so
many different facts and myths about witches that we could go on about this
forever so I am just going to talk about some of them. Fun fact number one is
that most witches are vegetarians and they use herbs, incenses, candles, oils
and so on to cast their spells. One thing that has needed some clarification
over the years is that they never sacrifice animals or humans. The five points
on the pentagram are earth, air, fire, water, and spirit. Witches do not
believe in Satan and they worship two main gods, Lord and Lady. Back in the 17th
Century in Sweden if you acted different or even looked different you were
considered to be a witch no matter what. Another cool fact I found is that a
few witches out there practice Christianity and they call it “Xtianity” or
“Christian Witches”. Witches in Europe,
Africa, and Asia are believed to employ animals as assistants, known as
familiars.
Another
website that I found called Mental Floss gives us a bunch of weird facts about
witches. Most witches were not burned at the stake, in fact all that were found
guilty were hung. No one that was found guilty of witchcraft was ever executed
by burning in the American colonies. Witch hunts didn’t specifically target women
they targeted both males and females. During the Trier Witch Trails in Germany
that lasted from 1581 to 1593 a total of 368 people were executed and many of
them happened to be leading male figures of the cities and surrounding
villages. Most people hear the word
witch and automatically think of an evil witch. There are actually good
witches! Yes good witches they are known as white magic and are more of a folk
healer than anything else. You could be
convicted of witchcraft without any solid evidence. During the Salem Witch
Trials most of the legally recognized evidence used against those accused was
“spectral evidence” or “witch’s marks”.
One weird
fact that really catch my attention is that we have no clue where the word
“witch” even came from. The word witch is of indeterminate origin and the
closest origin is the Old English word wicce, which means female sorceress. Here’s a funny fact witches probably didn’t
wear pointy hats at all. Early 1700s the
image was co-opted by artists who immortalized the image in painting of the old
hag into the witches hat that we have come to know so well today. Witches
feeling of flying on a broomstick in a weird way is accurate but not in a way
that you would think. The rituals that they performed, which were in the nude,
called for the participants to rub an herbal ointment containing the mandrake
on their foreheads, wrists, hands, and feet as well as on a staff that they
would “ride”. The friction of the ointment-coated staff on the witch’s female
parts would absorb the ointment into their system and cause a floating
sensation. This sensation is the description of them flying on a
broomstick. So in a way the broomstick
is accurate but in a weird way!
From the Angel
Fire website and the Mental Floss website I have gained more knowledge about
witches. The facts that I have come across are defiantly different and show a
whole different part of witches. It gave me more history about how it started
and what occurred during the infamous Salem Witch Trials and also what happened
over sees. We all see witches as being identical to what Hollywood portrays
them as but in reality it isn’t accurate at all and they have so much depth
then we could ever imagine. The world of Witch’s and witchcraft always has
something new to teach you!
Thursday, July 24, 2014
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Friday, July 18, 2014
From Laura - I did find this very interesting, thank you!!
The debate of whether people can recall their past lives or not has always been a complicated one; this stems from reincarnation, the religious concept that the soul begins a new journey through life in a new body after biological death. There are many stories about people who can remember their past lives, but one article really stood out to me. This article is about a three year old boy who remembers his own murder in his previous life; the boy lead the elders of his ethnic group to the site of his own body, where his skull was found with a split down the middle. Before the body was found, the boy had told his elders he was murdered with an axe, which was uncovered in another location near the body. I find this article very interesting, and I hope you all do as well.
Angel Numbers
more at:
VIBRATIONS
of the NUMBERS 0 to 10
ZERO 0
0 is the Alpha (beginning) and Omega (the highest) as there is no beginning and no end. All is infinite. The ancients proclaimed that the ‘God force’ is a circle whose centre is everywhere and its circumference is nowhere.
ZERO is the number of the ‘God’ force and Universal Energies and reinforces, amplifies and magnifies the vibrations of the numbers it appears with. The number ZERO encompasses the attributes of all other numbers, and brings one closer to the ‘God force’ or ‘Source’.
ZERO is the symbol of ‘nothingness’ and denotes freedom from limitations in this material world.
The number ZERO resonates with the vibrations and energies of eternity, infinity, oneness, wholeness, continuing cycles and flow, and the beginning point. The number 0 stands for potential and/or choice, and when this number presents and recurs it is a message to do with developing one’s spiritual aspects as ZERO is considered to represent the beginning of a spiritual journey and highlights the uncertainties that may entail. It suggests that you listen to your intuition and higher-self as this is where you will find all of your answers.
ONE 1
Number 1 resonates with the vibrations and attributes of new beginnings, creation, independence, uniqueness, motivation, striving forward and progress, ambition and will power, positivity and positiveness. Number 1 also resonates with the energies of pioneering, raw energy, force, activity, self-leadership and assertiveness, initiative, instinct and intuition. Number ONE carries the energies of the masculine attributes, organization, achievement and success, strength and self-reliance, tenacity, forcefulness and authority, and love. Number 1 also resonates with inspiration, attainment, glory, happiness, fame, fulfilment and omniscience.
Negatively, number 1 relates to single-mindedness, intolerance, conceit, narrow-mindedness, lacking in emotion and being weak-willed, dependence, passivity, aggression, arrogance and dominance.
TWO 2
The number 2 resonates with the vibrations of service and duty, balance and harmony, adaptability, diplomacy, charm, co-operation, consideration, friendliness, receptivity and love. Number TWO also relates to understanding, personal will, the peacemaker, gentleness and kindness, art, insight, ambition, sensitivity, placidity, just and justice, selflessness, sociability and support. Attention to detail, decisiveness, poise, intuition, caution, flexibility, grace, devotion, mediation, partnerships and relationships, encouragement, happiness and musical rhythm are all related to the vibrations of the number 2. The number TWO also resonates with faith and trust and Divine life purpose and soul mission.
Negatively, number 2 resonates with indifference, the inability to take responsibility, fearfulness, pessimism, dependency, indecisiveness, hesitation, lack of balance, instability and irresoluteness. The negative attributes of the number 2 are also insensitivity, inflexibility, stagnation, a lack of consideration, unemotional and unloving, argumentative and disagreeability. The number TWO relates to fears such as the fear of unplanned changes, of making mistakes, of being alone and the fear of the unknown.
THREE 3
Number 3 resonates with the energies of optimism and joy, inspiration and creativity, speech and communication, good taste, imagination and intelligence, sociability and society, friendliness, kindness and compassion.
Number THREE also relates to art, humour, energy, growth, expansion and the principles of increase, spontaneity, broad-minded thinking, encouragement, assistance, talent and skills, culture, wit, a love of fun and pleasure, freedom-seeking, adventure, exuberance, brilliance, free-form, being brave, non-confrontational, free-form, rhythm, passion, surprise, sensitivity, self-expression, affability, enthusiasm, youthfulness, enlivenment, psychic ability, manifestation and manifesting your desires.
Number 3 resonates with the energies of the Ascended Masters.
Negatively, number THREE relates to indifference, a lack of stamina and concentration, a spectacular rise and fall, mood swings and mania.
FOUR 4
Number 4 resonates with the vibrations and energies of practicality, organization and exactitude, service, patience, devotion, application, pragmatism, patriotism, dignity, trust, worthiness, endurance, loyalty, mastery, building solid foundations, conservatism, determination, production and hard work. Number FOUR also relates to high morals, traditional values, honesty and integrity, inner-wisdom, security, self-control, loyalty, conscientiousness, reality and realistic values, stability and ability.
Number 4
vibrates with the attributes of progress, management, justice, seriousness,
discipline, system and order, maintenance, constructiveness,
dependability, conviction, passion and drive.
Negativity, number FOUR relates to a lack of convention and conviction, the inability to adapt, clumsiness, laziness and dullness.
FIVE 5
Number 5 resonates with the influences and attributes of personal freedom, choice/s, unconventional, individualism, non-attachment, change, life lessons learned through experience, variety, adaptability and versatility, resourcefulness, motivation, progress, activity, experience, travel and adventure, sympathy and understanding, sociability and companionship, release and surrender, influence, sensuality, promotion, natural flair, vivacious, courage and being courageous, health and healing, idealism, telepathy, pleasure-seeking and pleasure loving, vitality, vision and they visionary, expansion, opportunity, story-telling, mercy, kindness, invention, magnetism, competitiveness, imagination, curiosity, cleverness and intelligence.
Negatively, number FIVE relates to being rash and irresponsible, inconsistent, unreliability, thoughtlessness, non-committal, fear of change, rigid in thought and action, a lack of vitality, a dislike of confinement and routine, restlessness, inactivity and stagnation, upheaval and discord.
SIX 6
The number SIX is related to the vibrations and energies of unconditional love, balance and harmony, home and family, domesticity, parenthood, guardianship, service to others, selflessness, responsibility, nurturing, care, empathy and sympathy, self-sacrifice, humanitarianism, ability to compromise, emotional depth, honesty and integrity, adjustment, stability, poise, protection, firmness, healing, idealism, just and justice, conscientiousness, burden-fearing, solutions, seeing clearly, teaching, convention, curiosity, peace and peacefulness, circulation, grace and dignity, simplicity, reliability, material needs and economy, providing and
provision, agriculture and growth, musical talent.
The negative aspects of the number 6 are weakness and being weak-willed, a superiority complex, impracticality, shallowness, submissiveness, restlessness, unsupportiveness, selfishness and being easily stressed.
SEVEN 7
Number 7 resonates with the vibrations and energies of the ‘Collective Consciousness’, faith and spirituality, spiritual awareness, spiritual enlightenment, mysticism, intuition and inner-knowing, inner-wisdom, psychic abilities, the esoteric, inner-selves, deep contemplation, introspection, eccentric, religion, thoughtfulness, understanding of others, natural healer and healing, secrets, myth, ritual, peace, poise, emotions and feelings, inner-strength, endurance and perserverance, persistence of purpose, the ability to bear hardships, quick-wit, the loner, solitary, isolation, long-sighted, the non-conformist, independence and individualism, intentions, manifesting and manifestation in time and space and good fortune.
Number SEVEN also relates to the attributes of mental analysis, philosophy and philosophical, technicality, scientific research, science, alchemy, genius, a keen mind, specializing and the specialist, the inventor, determination, the written word, logic, understanding, knowledge, discernment and discerning, knowledge seeking, study, education and learning, writing and the writer, evolution, stability, the ability to set limits, completion, refinement, stoicism, silence, discernment, perfection, chastity, dignity, ascetic, rigor, ahead of the times.
Negatively, the vibrations of the number 7 are morbidity and depression, inactivity, hypercritical, anti-social, pessimistic, dependency and co-dependency, stagnation, lack of persistence, pride, narrow-mindedness, distance, arguments and being argumentative, misanthropic, resentment and being resentful, self-righteousness, unwilling and/or unable to share ideas and compromise, limitations and silence.
EIGHT 8
Number 8 resonates with the influences and vibrations of authority and personal power, self-confidence, executive ability, confidence, inner-strength, professionalism and the professional, management, material freedom, success, good judgement, money, finances, riches, manifesting wealth, abundance and prosperity, provision, investments, discrimination and discernment, giving and receiving, thoroughness, dependability, self-reliance, repose, practicality, consideration, inner-wisdom, self-sufficiency, social status, pragmatism, the ego, aggregation, compassion, dictatorship, executive, delegation, reality, truth and integrity, compassion, dictatorship, multiples, employment, stability, appearance, customs, skills and talents, exchanges, truth, good judgement and problem-solving, organisation and organizing, achieving and achievements, decisiveness, control, constant, ambition, the authoritarian, integrity, challenge, efficiency, trustworthiness, insight, planning and the planner, sociability, works independently, learning through experience, true justice, retreat, patience, caution, self-discipline, free-will, insight, spiritual consciousness, a desire for peace and a love of humanity and world transformation.
Number 8 is the number of Karma – the Universal Spiritual Law of Cause and Effect.
The negative aspects of number EIGHT are a superiority complex, greed, tactless and domineering.
NINE 9
Number 9 is the number of Universal love, eternity, faith,Universal Spiritual Laws, Karma, spiritual enlightenment,spiritual awakening, service to humanity, humanitarianism and the humanitarian, Lightworking and Lightworkers, leading by positive example, philanthropy and the philanthropist, charity, self-sacrifice, selflessness, destiny, soul purpose and mission, generosity, a higher perspective, romance, inner-strength, public relations, responsibility, intuition, strength of character.
The number NINE also resonates with learning to say ‘No’, creative abilities, sensitivity, loyalty, generalist, discretion, brilliance, problem-solving, inner-wisdom, self-love, freedom, popularity, high ideals, tolerance, humility, altruism and benevolence, empathy, compassion, non-conformity, artistic genius, an expansive viewpoint, eccentricity, communication, influence, perfection, magnetism, understanding, forgiveness, compassion and sympathy, the visionary, duty and calling, obligation, mysticism, optimism and Divine wisdom.
Negatively, number 9 relates to disconnection, lethargy and an inability to concentrate and focus.
Negativity, number FOUR relates to a lack of convention and conviction, the inability to adapt, clumsiness, laziness and dullness.
FIVE 5
Number 5 resonates with the influences and attributes of personal freedom, choice/s, unconventional, individualism, non-attachment, change, life lessons learned through experience, variety, adaptability and versatility, resourcefulness, motivation, progress, activity, experience, travel and adventure, sympathy and understanding, sociability and companionship, release and surrender, influence, sensuality, promotion, natural flair, vivacious, courage and being courageous, health and healing, idealism, telepathy, pleasure-seeking and pleasure loving, vitality, vision and they visionary, expansion, opportunity, story-telling, mercy, kindness, invention, magnetism, competitiveness, imagination, curiosity, cleverness and intelligence.
Negatively, number FIVE relates to being rash and irresponsible, inconsistent, unreliability, thoughtlessness, non-committal, fear of change, rigid in thought and action, a lack of vitality, a dislike of confinement and routine, restlessness, inactivity and stagnation, upheaval and discord.
SIX 6
The number SIX is related to the vibrations and energies of unconditional love, balance and harmony, home and family, domesticity, parenthood, guardianship, service to others, selflessness, responsibility, nurturing, care, empathy and sympathy, self-sacrifice, humanitarianism, ability to compromise, emotional depth, honesty and integrity, adjustment, stability, poise, protection, firmness, healing, idealism, just and justice, conscientiousness, burden-fearing, solutions, seeing clearly, teaching, convention, curiosity, peace and peacefulness, circulation, grace and dignity, simplicity, reliability, material needs and economy, providing and
provision, agriculture and growth, musical talent.
The negative aspects of the number 6 are weakness and being weak-willed, a superiority complex, impracticality, shallowness, submissiveness, restlessness, unsupportiveness, selfishness and being easily stressed.
SEVEN 7
Number 7 resonates with the vibrations and energies of the ‘Collective Consciousness’, faith and spirituality, spiritual awareness, spiritual enlightenment, mysticism, intuition and inner-knowing, inner-wisdom, psychic abilities, the esoteric, inner-selves, deep contemplation, introspection, eccentric, religion, thoughtfulness, understanding of others, natural healer and healing, secrets, myth, ritual, peace, poise, emotions and feelings, inner-strength, endurance and perserverance, persistence of purpose, the ability to bear hardships, quick-wit, the loner, solitary, isolation, long-sighted, the non-conformist, independence and individualism, intentions, manifesting and manifestation in time and space and good fortune.
Number SEVEN also relates to the attributes of mental analysis, philosophy and philosophical, technicality, scientific research, science, alchemy, genius, a keen mind, specializing and the specialist, the inventor, determination, the written word, logic, understanding, knowledge, discernment and discerning, knowledge seeking, study, education and learning, writing and the writer, evolution, stability, the ability to set limits, completion, refinement, stoicism, silence, discernment, perfection, chastity, dignity, ascetic, rigor, ahead of the times.
Negatively, the vibrations of the number 7 are morbidity and depression, inactivity, hypercritical, anti-social, pessimistic, dependency and co-dependency, stagnation, lack of persistence, pride, narrow-mindedness, distance, arguments and being argumentative, misanthropic, resentment and being resentful, self-righteousness, unwilling and/or unable to share ideas and compromise, limitations and silence.
EIGHT 8
Number 8 resonates with the influences and vibrations of authority and personal power, self-confidence, executive ability, confidence, inner-strength, professionalism and the professional, management, material freedom, success, good judgement, money, finances, riches, manifesting wealth, abundance and prosperity, provision, investments, discrimination and discernment, giving and receiving, thoroughness, dependability, self-reliance, repose, practicality, consideration, inner-wisdom, self-sufficiency, social status, pragmatism, the ego, aggregation, compassion, dictatorship, executive, delegation, reality, truth and integrity, compassion, dictatorship, multiples, employment, stability, appearance, customs, skills and talents, exchanges, truth, good judgement and problem-solving, organisation and organizing, achieving and achievements, decisiveness, control, constant, ambition, the authoritarian, integrity, challenge, efficiency, trustworthiness, insight, planning and the planner, sociability, works independently, learning through experience, true justice, retreat, patience, caution, self-discipline, free-will, insight, spiritual consciousness, a desire for peace and a love of humanity and world transformation.
Number 8 is the number of Karma – the Universal Spiritual Law of Cause and Effect.
The negative aspects of number EIGHT are a superiority complex, greed, tactless and domineering.
NINE 9
Number 9 is the number of Universal love, eternity, faith,Universal Spiritual Laws, Karma, spiritual enlightenment,spiritual awakening, service to humanity, humanitarianism and the humanitarian, Lightworking and Lightworkers, leading by positive example, philanthropy and the philanthropist, charity, self-sacrifice, selflessness, destiny, soul purpose and mission, generosity, a higher perspective, romance, inner-strength, public relations, responsibility, intuition, strength of character.
The number NINE also resonates with learning to say ‘No’, creative abilities, sensitivity, loyalty, generalist, discretion, brilliance, problem-solving, inner-wisdom, self-love, freedom, popularity, high ideals, tolerance, humility, altruism and benevolence, empathy, compassion, non-conformity, artistic genius, an expansive viewpoint, eccentricity, communication, influence, perfection, magnetism, understanding, forgiveness, compassion and sympathy, the visionary, duty and calling, obligation, mysticism, optimism and Divine wisdom.
Negatively, number 9 relates to disconnection, lethargy and an inability to concentrate and focus.
TEN
10
Number 10 resonates with the vibrations and energies of leadership, optimism, confidence, independence, creative powers, success, energy, originality, adaptability, determination and individuality.
The number TEN reduces to the single digit of 1. The 0 appearing with the number 1 amplifies and magnifies the vibrations, energies and attributes of the numbers it appears with.
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Number 10 resonates with the vibrations and energies of leadership, optimism, confidence, independence, creative powers, success, energy, originality, adaptability, determination and individuality.
The number TEN reduces to the single digit of 1. The 0 appearing with the number 1 amplifies and magnifies the vibrations, energies and attributes of the numbers it appears with.
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A Fantastic Recipe if you're good with yeast
I gave a paper in Finland about the Gloaming. When there, I found these delicious coffee rolls. Can't find them anywhere else in the world. Can't make them. Maybe you can!
Finnish Butter Eye Buns
"voisilmäpulla"
o 2 cups milk
o 50 g dry yeast (six
packages of 8.75 g)
o 3/4-7/8 cup sugar
o 1 teaspoon salt
o 2 teaspoons ground cardamom
o 1 egg
o 150 -200 g butter ( 3/4 - 7/8 a cup)
o 6 cups flour
o butter, centers
o butter
o sugar
o
1 egg
Directions
1.
Combine 2 cups
Flour, the cardamom, yeast and salt. Set aside.
2.
Combine milk,
butter and sugar into a small pot.
3.
Heat on the
burner until just hot and butter is almost melted, stirring to dissolve sugar.
4.
Add milk mixture
and egg to flour mixture, beat on low for 1 minute and on high for 3 minutes (I
have no electric mixer at the moment so I beat it with a spoon "really
fast" for 3 minutes and it does the job just fine :).
5.
Add in
additional flour until dough is workable and turn out to a floured surface.
6.
Kneed dough
until it springs back when you touch it.
7.
Let rise for an
hour or until doubled in size.
8.
Punch down and
let rest for 5 minutes.
9.
Make into rolls
about the size of a small fist -- or however big or small you want them. The
official recipe says 20 pieces. I think I come out with about the same.
10. Brush with beaten egg.
11. Make a thumb print into each roll and add 1/2 tsp butter and 1/2
tsp sugar.
12. Bake in the oven at 350 F for 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
13. Serve with coffee or tea :).
14.
The preparation
time does include the hour to rise.
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