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The following rendition of the doggeral is more accurate to that used in the actual ceremony: On Penhill Crags he tore his rags Hunters Thorn he blew his horn Cappelbank Stee happened a misfortune and brak’ his knee Grassgill Beck he brak’ his neck Wadhams End he couldn’t fend Grassgill End we’ll mak’ his end Shout, lads, shout!
Famous for the Burning of the Bartle festival, when an effigy of St Bartholomew is burned in the town. The festival takes place on the nearest Saturday to the 24th of August. At 9.00 pm a lifesized effigy called the bartle is paraded through West Witton accompanied by repeated chants of the Bartle doggerel. It is then stabbed and then set ablaze. The root of the ceremony is supposed to relate to either: a pig thief who was executed in the 18th century after hiding in the local hills, some relation to St Bartholomew, or a giant who roamed the area. The following rhyme is associated with the ceremony: In Penhill crags he tore his rags At Hunter’s Thorn he blew his horn, At Caplebank Stee he broke his knee At Briskill Beck, he broke his neck, At Wadham’s End, he couldn’t fend. At Briskill End, he made his end. Shout boys shout.
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“Old Bartle” or “Owd Bartle” through the village while pausing for doorstep drinks at selected houses along the way. A verse about the pursuit and fate of Old Bartle is chanted and between stops an antler adorned rustic “green man” styled figure with pipes plays an eiree tune. Once outside the village the effigy is burned, but the revelries continue in to the night.. Nobody seems to know the origins of the tradition, or who Old Bartle actually was. The connection
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Feature Story: Burning Bartle with St Bartholomew’s Day has led some to suggest that “Old Bartle” is actually “St. Bart” (i.e. St. Bartholomew) himself, though quite why his pursuit, capture and ritual murder by immolation should be celebrated in a pagan style ceremony with overtones of the classic British horror drama film “The Wicker Man” one can only Anothersurmise..theory holds that Old Bartle was a sheep rustling ne’er do well (or perhaps simply just an innocent victim?) who fell out of favour with his peers and came to a grisly end. The doggerel chanted tells of some kind of chase taking in Penhill and other local landmarks, with Bartle succombing to various terrible injuries before being finished off just outside the village So goes the verse: “At Grassgill End we’ll make his end..” com/burning-of-old-bartle.htmlhttps://www.yorkshire-dales.
You know the old saying, “All work makes Jack a dull boy”? Well, Monkey’s day-to-day existence is not all work. The creature symbolizes the inner child, joy, and innocence. It appears one’s awareness when it’s time to get out and find some entertainment now and again. Playtime does your soul a world of good. On a more serious note, Monkeys develop profound bonds and have great compassion for their fellows. They communicate and interact with one another. One of Monkey’s lessons is that your time on earth touches many other people. There is no reason to be a figurative island. Monkey says, “Reach out to your troop and hold them dear.” In a tight situation, Monkeys symbolize creative problemsolving. For example, there is a Monkey God in Hinduism, Hanuman, As Pawan’s son, Hanuman is the loyal, strong, and brave God of the Winds who also presides over Justice. When legal red tape tangles up everything, Monkey is a great Spirit for untying your conundrum. In Japan, the word for Monkey is very similar to the word meaning “no evil,” which is how the three Monkeys representing “Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil,” came into being. The latter three monkeys combined message serves as a simple means for living one’s life with honor. How you speak, look at
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Monkey, as a Spirit, Totem, and Power Animal, can help! Monkey teaches you how to find joy in exploration, all while keeping things fun! Delve into Monkey symbolism and meaning to discover how your Animal Spirit Guide can support, assist, and inspire you. Symbolism & Meaning Monkey symbolism and meaning center on the creature’s legendary playful, humorous, curious, and mischievous antics. Yes, there is plenty of room for Monkeying around with Monkey Spirit! While laughter is healing, the human soul connection with Monkeys is profound and extends far beyond a few laughs. Like humans, Monkeys are communal Animals, enjoying the company of others while navigating through life. When Monkey appears in your consciousness, its primary message is leaving room for fun.
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Monkey a situation, and listen to others matters in all your relationships. It is in the same area of the world that Monkey is a Divine Messenger who blesses marriage, pregnancy, birth, and protects people from negative entities. In China, Buddhist stories depict the Monkey safety,representingasbravery, and intelligence. Among the Mayan, the Monkey was a prophet, and the Aztecs associated Monkey Spirit with the Sun, giving the creature ties to the Fire WhenElement.Monkey arrives as a Spirit Animal, prepare for the unexpected. If you’ve been in a rut, Monkey helps you find the figurative rope you need to swing out and get yourself back on track again. Once you’ve corrected your course, Monkey lends you the support you need to keep your spirits and energy up.
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Monkey arrives to caution you; consider your best course of action by reflecting on Youconsequences.don’twant trickery to harm you or others. Finally, the Monkey Spirit reminds you of the value of loyalty to your troops. Your innate curiosity will take you to many places. But it’s equally important to maintain the bonds establishedyou’vewith family and friends at home, no matter where you Whenroam.Monkey is your Totem Animal, your natural energy leans towards trickery and fun, but in a kindhearted way. The ability to pull off practical jokes without harm is your strong suit. So, a Monkey image makes a good amulet for comedians, playful souls, and those with a Monkey PeopleTotem. with a Monkey
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Sometimes Monkey is Trickster like when it emerges in your life, turning up suddenly; it’s like you’re watching out for the inevitable banana peel that may cause you to slip and fall. As your Spirit Guide, Monkey gets your attention through surprises and humor, while helping you to steer your life in the right Partdirection.ofMonkey Medicine involves realizing that wit and laughter are a great coping mechanism for getting you through some sticky situations. Monkey, as a Spirit Guide, also helps you become more perceptive. Monkey says, “Watch surroundings,your so you don’t run right into a tree!“ Though the Monkey Spirit Animal may bring messages of childlike fun, there’s plenty to learn from Monkey’s tricksterlike nature. When the creature comes into your life, it’s time to consider whether you need to be on the lookout for unexpected conditions.
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Totem are full of zeal. If others are dragging their knuckles, a Monkey personality serves to motivate others by uplifting their spirits. When people become a bore, an individual under the influence of a Monkey Totem teach them how to lighten up and become more Sinceadventurous.Monkey likes to move around, you will probably enjoy being on the move and traveling abroad. Be it the country or the urban jungle; your Monkey Totem Animal fills you with the desire to explore the external world and all it offers. Even better, you often move through the world with a smile on your face and a playful, joyfilled heart. Call in Monkey as your Power Animal when you need help to be an innovator. Monkey Medicine is about finding and inventing solutions. The Animal Helper’s Energy supports in discovering ingenious problem-solving solutions and taking wellthought-out actions. When you want to avoid becoming a social outcast, Monkey is an exceptional Ally. Invoke Monkey Power when you want warm acceptance into a community or family. Just remember, Monkey also encourages you to consider the outcome of your actions before committing your time to an unknown group. Monkey urges you to ask yourself, “Is it what you want deep down? Do the members’ integrity, ethics, and way of moving through the world align with yours? Fitting in is one thing, but not if it’s at the cost of changing who you are at the core in adverse ways, only to threaten your well-being.happinesslong-termand Invoke Monkey, as a Power Animal, when you want to stay free of guilt while taking some time for andeventakescreechingwillrememberAnimal,Monkey,forresponsibilities,goforgetSometimes,lively,creatureishumorMonkey’syourself.senseofandplayfulnesslegendary.Theisinnocent,andamusing.wecanhowtoletofburdensandevenalittlewhile.asaPowercanhelpustheworldnotcometoahaltifweafewhoursorafewdaysawayenjoyit.
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Monkey Dreams Dreams, where Monkeys voices reach a deafening chatter, warn that someone will attempt to win you over with words. They have ulterior motives. throughyourWhenandplaysimpleandoffhorizon!andsymbolizeDancingflatterers.AvoidMonkeyshappinessfunontheTimetokickyourshoes,laugh,takeheartinlife’sjoys.Relaxandwithfamilyfriends.theMonkeyindreamsearchesthejungle,
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“If you have discovered a truth, tell it first to a parrot! Every new truth needs an repetition.”insistent Mehmet Murat Ildan Parrots are very social and colorful, so it’s not surprising to find that humans have fancied them for a long time. There’s something about Parrots that inspires your thoughts. The EgyptiansAncientalso loved Parrots, specifically the WhileAfricanintelligentGrey.people think of Parrots as talking Birds, not all do. Some sing or reproduce sounds instead. Parrots that can talk are the larger ones; the creatures can learn up to a hundred words along with sounds like a doorbell, alarm clock, or the barking of a Dog! Their mimicry gives Parrot symbolic ties with communication and a bit of whimsy for good otherservantbothtoParrot,placestones.fromcreatedfamilies.particularlystartedthehim.ParakeetistoforAlexanderPeoplemeasure.canthanktheGreatbringingParakeetsGreece,andthereevenabreedofnamedafterOnceintroduced,GreeksandRomanskeepingParrots,innobleTheyhadcagesfashionedpreciousmetalsandItwasaservants’tocareforthewhichturnedoutbequiteatreatfortheBirdandalike.Onthesideofthepond, Native Americans were already aware of Parrots when the Pilgrims arrived. The tribes gravitated toward varieties.colorfulThey were not alone. In the later travels of Columbus, he brought two Amazon Parrots from South America on his return trip from Europe. The pair became a gift to Queen Isabelle. Some people might envision Pirates having a Parrot on one of their shoulders, but another historical tidbit offers more symbolism. Even the famed English ruler Henry VIII kept an African Grey Parrot at his Hampton Court. At the time, Parrots were providedwhosecomrade,becameInacrossduringPortuguesecompanionscommonofsailorstheirlongtripstheocean.thisrole,Parrotaconfidant,andshipmatechatteramuch-
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Bird-Parrot Power Items needed distraction. A Parrots’ words, blurted out with no sense of time or mindfulness.theremindappropriateness,youofnecessityof What messages do you want to send? When is the best time to send them? A Parrot repeats what they hear for boon or bane, giving the phrase “watch your words” a whole new meaning. Repetition gives Parrots symbolic ties to your soul, the Umbrella Cockatoo that covers you during figurative rainy times, the Crimson Rosella Parakeet filled with Fire-Element Energy, and the African Grey, which can be quite the handful being so Macawssmart.are some of the biggest Parrots; they have some of the most colorful and visually striking feathers. Most often, the hue of a Parrots’ plumage contributes to the overall symbolism and meaning. For example, a Parrot that’s predominantly green may radiate healing energy. The Parrot’s songs or words can help you open your Heart Chakra for the energy of forgiveness, growth, and compassion. Parrot Spirit Animal When Parrot Spirit Animal wings its way into your life, be on the lookout for fresh ideas and signals that indicate a new direction for your work, relationships, or spiritual pursuits. Parrot often speaks through omens and signs that come repeatedly. For example, you might see the color bright green everywhere you turn, symbolizing the idea “it’s a go” or you have the Universe’s approval to move forward with a relationship or undertaking. Whatever you’ve been pondering, Parrot says, “Get moving on it!” Sometimes Parrot appears when people are working on new languages or
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“It’s time to put some color back into your life.” Your hopes are not gone; there’s still a chance to achieve aspirations.yourRepeat the steps you took years ago with the wisdom
Power Items Bird-Parrot and skills you have now. You will find your way. Another reason Parrot Spirit appears in people’s lives has to do with color. Look around yourself. Do you work in a dark, or bland space? What about your home? Does it have plenty of sunlight and paint or decorations to uplift your mood? If not, you need to address the issue, be it in the way you dress or the meaningful knickknacks you bring into your space. Parrot Totem Animal Those born with the Parrot Totem Animal are people who focus on their goals with confidence. They know both their limitations and talents and use that awareness for fueling success. The Bird’s feathers are unique, but so is the person with Parrot as a Birth Totem. As a Parrot Person, you love a good party. Honestly, you might find any excuse to celebrate with lots of vibrant Yourcolors.spirit for finding joy in each moment is contagious; it touches everyone around you while Wheneveryonemakingsmile.youwalk with Parrot, you walk in beauty. You see even the tiniest of flowers as a part of a grand Universe filled with wonder. Share your insights with those in your circle; spread the inspiration! The person with a Parrot Totem can be a bit of a risk-taker. They see an opportunity and jump on it without a lot of forethought. The time is now. The door may not open again. Now, that doesn’t mean all those risks pan out, but a Parrot Person learns and grows from the experience. The Parrot Person rarely lives within their own comfort zone. The Parrot Totem energizes your inner diplomat. You find compromises for situations without breaking a sweat. Yet, the Parrot is cautious about flying where it isn’t welcome or should not go. As you might expect, those with a Parrot Totem Animal love to talk and socialize. The talkative Birds don’t do well alone for long periods. People with the Parrot Totem may find themselves drawn to vocal careers in public speaking, ofisParrotisn’tframe-by-frame;relayParrotthememory.theyParrotofAnotheroracting,singing.characteristicapersonwithaTotemisthathaveagreatDon’tchangefactsaroundaPerson.They’llthewholesceneitjudgmental.ToaPerson,itmerelyamatterrecord.
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The creature corresponds with the Air Element, helping you note the tiniest of details in each situation, and empowering you with the knowledge you need for making sound decisions. Invoke Parrot when you’ve reclusive,becomeand you want to yourselftolearningMedicinewords.havingcreativity,needidealsameconversing.uncomfortableyou’rearighthelpsTheandbecomingParrotunhealthyreversebehaviors.supportsyouinmoreopensocial.creaturealsoyoufindthewordstosparkconversationwhennormallyThecreatureisanAllywhenyougreaterartisticmainlytodowithPartofParrot’sinvolveshowexpressbetter.
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Call on Parrot when you want support in becoming more observant. Your Animal Ally learns how to make sounds and vocalize by tuning into its surroundings all the time. So, Parrot helps you in learning the skill of active Seeklistening.Parrot when you want to live a more colorful life. If you sense that the world or space around you has become dull, the colorful Parrot can show you how to see life in living color again.
As your Power Animal, Parrot also offers help when you need help to create a style that fits your personality, by helping you identify the shades and hues that best suit you. Native SymbolismAmerican Parrots were not native to North America, but in South American Tribes, they appear in various tales. Parrot feathers were part of Native trade throughout Central America into the Plains Indians’ territory. The living Birds were considered luxury pets, particularly among the Anasazi People. The Hopi, who descended from the Anasazi, have a Parrot Kachina Spirit associated with the Southern Cardinal Direction. Pueblo Tribes say Parrot represents fertility. There are Parrots featured among Clan Animals, including the Zuni and Pueblos. Pueblos also have a tribal Parrot Dance. Petroglyphs in the
Parakeet, which is a Parrot, repeatedly appears in Indian folktales. Specifically, the Parakeet is sacred to the God of love, Kama, who rides upon a Parakeet steed. Parakeet’s depiction here is with a red beak and green feathers, both of which symbolize fertility. In South Indian regions, various Goddess images include a handheld Parakeet who is a messenger spirit. A collection of Sanskrit tales called the Subacetate contains seventy parrot stories. Someone reads a single story each night to keep a woman from visiting her lover while the husband is abroad. The narratives center on illicit meetings that go awry and how the characters get out using their keen wits. At the end of seventy days, the husband returns from abroad, and the woman forgives all such thoughts of having a Thetryst.following is the story of The Brave Parrot (Buddhist) . The story begins with a little Parrot in the middle of a terrible storm. The little Parrot immediately alerted other Animals yelling, “Fire, Fire!” as loudly as possible, pointing them toward the river while doing so. Parrot rose high into the sky so it could reach the waters. As Parrot looked down, he saw that many animals could not escape the flames. Parrot went into the river, desperate to gather as much water as it could on his wings. The Bird returned over the forest through dark black smoke to the middle of the flames and shook its watery feathers. Parrot did this repeatedly, with singed feathers, lungs full of smoke, blurry eyes, and painful feet. The Devas who float overhead from their heavenly palace looked down. They saw the Parrot, and all but one Deva laughed at the creature. One Deva turned itself into a Golden Eagle flying right into the Parrot’s Thepath.Deva tried to change Parrot’s mind by telling the Bird how foolish its efforts were. Over and over, the Eagle cried, but Parrot continued, saying all it needed was someone to help. Upon reflection, the Deva realized that it had the power to help, so the Deva joined in the task, drenching itself repeatedly. The Parrot became hopeful and laughed with joy. As the water from the Eagle touched the land, new life came
same tribe reveal that the Macaw Parrot symbolized the rainbow, and their feathers were used in Corn Mother fetishes, representing the many colors in corn. The plumage also became part of prayer sticks. In South America, the Bororo Tribe considers Parrot as a messenger to the Gods and Ancestors.
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Far Eastern Parrot Symbolic Meanings Parrots represent a variety of things in China. Seeing the Birds migrating to breeding grounds meant that it was time to plant crops. Parrots in flight were often an omen of coming rain. During the Tang Dynasty, Parrot was declared a Divine Bird favored by Emperors. Generally, the Birds represented long life andfreedom. Two Parrots are an emblem of devotion and enduring love. Having the image of a Parrot on your roof was auspicious and protective, encouraging positive Chi. Parrot MeaningsSymbolicKey
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The following is the Yoruban Parrot Legend of the African Grey. Legend has it that the African Grey Parrot was not always grey, nor did he have red tail feathers. God decided one day to have a contest among the birds to see who had the most beautiful plumage. All the Birds in the world primped and preen. All that is but the African Grey (who was white) . The Parrot did nothing, which made other Birds very suspicious. In their desire to win the contest, the Birds spoiled the Parrot. One dumped ash on it, and another had a powerful medicine person cast a spell, turning the Parrot’s tail red. They figured these changes would keep Parrot out of the contest. But upon the day of choosing, God awarded the prize to Parrot. Why? Because the Bird came as itself, and because God saw its beauty within. To this day, the African Grey remains with his sooty feathers and red tail. Parrot Dreams If you dream of a Parrot, it may mean that you are repeating patterns from other people, not all of which may be healthy. Or you are repeating the same behaviors and never making progress. Flying in the air Parrot, symbolizes a tendency to please others before themselves. Caged Parrots means you haven’t integrated lessons that you’ve observed in life. A Parrot repeating the same things in your dream has two trustTakepersonAlternatively,isthatinterpretations.potentialOneissomeoneclosetoyoumockingyourefforts.thesaidisnottruthful.careinwhatyoufromthisperson.
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“peridot” can be pronounced as “PAIR-uh-doe” or “PAIR-uh-dot.” While both pronunciations are found in the dictionary, the actual word of origin for peridot is from the French word peritôt, meaning unclear, because of the numerous inclusions and internal fractures often found within peridot gemstone beads. Chrysolite (an older German word) was also used to describe it before the word peridot was applied to all gem quality peridot Sometimesstones.also referred to as olivine, it is only found in one color-green. This uncommon green color is best known simply as peridot green and it varies from olive to brownish green. This green was highly prized by ancient admirers because it was often thought to be emerald, which is one of the Itcouldcomplimentsgreatestperidoteverreceive.isthenationalgem of Egypt, and the ancient Egyptians knew it as the gem of the sun. In fact, jewelry historians are now convinced that some, if not all, of the emeralds that Cleopatra was famous for wearing were not actually emeralds but deep green peridot stones from mines in Egypt. Peridot has been written about extensively throughout history. In ancient times, peridot stones were used for talismans featuring carved donkeys for spiritual enhancement and carved vultures for controlling the four winds and evil spirits. Ancient Egyptian papyrus scrolls record the mining of peridot as early as 1500 B.C. on Topazo Island (now called St. John’s Island) in the Egyptian Red Sea. The island’s exact whereabouts became a mystery for several centuries until being rediscovered in 1905; navigators found it difficult to find as it was often shrouded in an impenetrable thick Legendfog.says that royal patrols that guarded the entire island were to execute trespassers while protecting the miners from thieves. The miners would collect the gems for the Pharaoh’s burial treasury during all hours of the day and night, for it was said that the peridot crystals would radiate in the darkness of night by the light of the lamps they carried.
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Peridot PropertiesMetaphysical Peridot, the birthstone for the month of August, is also given in celebration of the 16th year of marriage. Known as the stone of compassion, peridot is believed to bring good health, restful sleep and peace to relationships by balancing emotions and mind. This friendly bright green stone also has the uncanny ability to inspire eloquence and creativity; it also brings delight and good cheer. It attracts love and calms anger by giving renewal to all
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The miners would mark the spot where they saw the glowing gems and then return to retrieve them the next morning. In the middle ages, European emissaries brought back large quantities of peridot stones from their travels to foreign lands and decorated their churches and robes with them. One of these large peridot gems adorns the shrine of the Three Holy Kings in the cathedral at Cologne, and for centuries was believed to be an emerald but has recently been identified as peridot. Peridot, also known to ancient Hebrews, is listed in the Bible as one of the stones used in breastplateAaron’sand as one of the layers in the foundation of the city of New Jerusalem. Peridot is not only terrestrial, . Although many different gems can be found in meteorites that have fallen to Earth, the galaxy-traveling peridot is the only gem that is found in sizes large enough to be made into jewelry. These gemcarrying meteorites are called pallasites, and the peridot found in them is given a special name too (moldavite) to speak to its otherworldly origins. In 1749, one such meteorite was found on a desolate hilltop in Siberia, and it was discovered that this fallen star contained many pieces of beautiful, heaven-sent peridot crystals big enough to be used in jewelry. It is believed this earth’spallasitemoldavite-bearingparticularfelltothesurfaceasearly as 14.8 million years ago. In scientific communities, it is also believed that peridot crystals played a large role in the creation of the moon, and that now they comprise a large portion of the moon’s mantle. Discover the rich history, possible birthstone--peridot!appealpropertiesmetaphysicalandverdantofAugust’s
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Peridot occurs in silica-poor igneous rocks, such as basalts. Some peridot is found in volcanic areas, while some are found embedded in meteorites. These stones are not usually of gem quality, but a few have been faceted and mounted in jewelry settings. The shade and depth of green color present in peridot is dependent on the proportion of iron present in the stone, and the deeper the green, the smaller the amount of iron that is present. As with many precious gems, peridot occurs most commonly in pebblesized specimens that have been weathered by tens of thousands of years of erosion in gemstone veins. New sources of peridot include Arizona, Mexico, Oregon, Norway, Pakistan, Russia and Sri Lanka. The Canary Islands, China, Brazil, Norway, Hawaii, Australia, Brazil and South Africa provide the finest gem quality peridot stones.
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However, according to the great Roman philosopher, Pliny the Elder, peridot must be worn on the right arm to work its most potent dispelling. The stone’s ability to glow like a hot coal under lamplight at night helps chase away foreboding night visions. Peridot has been theprotectalsorelationships.damagethoughtsthesupposedly,friendshipandaidconsideredlongapowerfultorepairingmaintainingand,itfreesmindofenviousthatcanandstrainIthasbeenusedtobelieversfromevileye.
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So, what can we discern from the meaning of the flower’s name? Well, naturally swords are weapons, designed to do harm and defend from harm. However, a message of violence is not really part of this flower’s spiritual meaning. Actually, it is quite the contrary. This is because the flower is strongly associated with love. How does this pair up with its association with the sword, though? Well, the sword-like leaves are supposed to pierce the heart. But, not literally of course! Instead, they pierce the heart with love. Therefore, the gift of gladioli flowers is certainly a powerful symbol of the love between two people. Symbol Resurrectionof and Rebirth
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The gladious flower (plural gladioli) is as rich in symbolism as it is in color. This beautiful bulb (technically a corm) flower conveys a compelling spiritual meaning. Additionally, a gladioli very well be a powerful omen in the right circumstances. What marks the presence of gladioli in your life as significant or not is only for you to discern—did a loved one provide them as a gift? Or, perhaps you walked past them on the street and they caught your eye? They are mighty eyecatching, aren’t they?
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The very first thing that stands out as significant when investigating the symbolism of the gladiolus flower is the name. In Latin, then name “gladiolus” means “little sword”. While the plant’s flowers protrude upwards in a long stem, that is not why they are named after swords. Actually, the plant gets its name from the leaves, which genuinely do look little Roman swords. It makes perfect sense. In fact, one of the gladioli’s common names is “sword lily” .
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Maybe you noticed them for sale at the grocery store? Well, for whatever reason, you feel as though there might be a message there.
It is typical for us to associate spring flowers with rebirth. But, the gladiolus is not a spring flower at all. In fact, it can flower quite late in the summer and even continue into the autumn. So, why is the gladiolus associated with rebirth even though it is not a spring flower? Well, because it grows from a corm.
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Gladiolus, a Symbol of Africa While there are gladiolus species native to many parts of the world, it is pertinent to be aware that the gladiolus is— originally—an African flower. Its center of diversity is in South Africa. This means that the flower first evolved there. As such, we can use the gladiolus flower as a symbol for Africa.
https://symbolsandsynchronicity.com/spiritual-meaning-of-the-gladiolus-flower/
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tosomethingseemsthatflowertakemessage,personalyoucanthegladiolusasareminderevenwhenitasthoughimportantyouisover,there is always a strong chance that thing can come back to life.
40th AnniversaryWedding Flower And, in the same way a flower is associated with each month, each wedding anniversary year also has a flower associated with it. In the case of the gladiolus, it is the 40th wedding anniversary.
August Birth Flower In the 1700s, English aristocrat Mary Wortley Montague conceived of “birth flowers” . Like birth stones, each month of the year has an associated flower. A person born in that month is then believed to take on some of the properties of that flower. The gladiolus flower is the birth flower for August.
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A corm is undergroundan storage organ similar to a bulb that stores energy while the plant is Thisdormant.means that, during the winter, it might seem that the gladiolus is completely gone and dead. However, when the time comes new sword-like leaves will sprout from the ground and the plant will seemingly be reborn. So, as a
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Known throughout the ancient Egyptian, Arab, Greek, and Roman cultures, this herb has been used continually for at least 2000 years. In traditional folk practices it was given to soothe and moisten mucous membranes of the respiratory, digestive, and urinary tracts, and also as an external poultice. This plant has been used in beverages, desserts, candies, cosmetic creams, and was the “root” of the original clustersItsserratedvelvety,ofandanMalvaceaemucilageMarshmallowandrespiratory,membranesandthatprovidesMarshmallowconfectionery.marshmallowrootnaturalmucilagesupports,soothes,moistensmucousofthedigestive,urinarytracts.isinthecontainingfamily.Itisherbaceousperennialgrowstoaheight2-5feetwithsoft,andirregularlyleaves.flowerswhichformatleafaxilsor panicles, and are similar to, yet smaller than, other flowers in the related Malva genus. This plant grows in salt marshes, by the sea, along riverbanks, and other equally damp areas, hence its common name ‘marshmallow.’ The generic name Althaea, (a name shared with an ancient Greek goddess who was yet another lover of Dionysus) was derived from the Greek word ‘altheo’ meaning to heal or cure, suggesting its beneficial properties. The name of the of genus Malva, and of the Malvaceae at large, is derived from the Latin ‘mollis’ , or the Greek ‘malake’ meaning soft, most likely related its softening and beneficial qualities. A. rosea (garden variety hollyhock) is very similar to andmarshmallowmaybeused
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Herb-Marshmallow interchangeably, yet its roots are considered an adulterant to marshmallow root in commerce. A variety of other Malva species have high mucilage content and are thus beneficial to some degree as inEurope,naturalizedMediterranean.thefrominCaucasus,centralAfrica,nativeMarshmallowwell.istonorthernwesternandAsia,theChina,andmuchofEuropeDenmarkandUKsouthtotheItisintheU.S,andAustralia ‘marshy’ areas. Originally grown in monasteries and country gardens in medieval times, this popular herb is now cultivated for commerce in Germany, Hungary, Croatia, Italy, France, and Bulgaria. The mucilage content in the root varies greatly and is generally highest in fall and winter and is therefore best to harvest during these times. marshmallowWildis considered a threatened plant in Germany and other parts of Europe. Due to its scarcity, there are restrictions on the importation and exportation of wildcrafted plants. Most of the mallows are considered edible and have been used as a food source. The Romans considered a dish of mallow a delicacy. Further, the 16th century Italian physician and botanist, Prosper Alpinus, reported that the Egyptians also ate mallow. Mallow was boiled and fried with onions and butter in the Arabic speaking countries of the middle east and Asia in times of famine or crop failure. The use of the herb spread from Greece to Arabia and India, where it became an important herb in the Ayurvedic and Unani healing tradition. In Ayurveda, the root was used to reduce vata (dry constitutional type) and increase kapha (wet constitutional type) and was considered to be energetically cold, sweet tasting, and moistening.
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urethral stimulation. David suggestsHoffmantheroot to support digestion and for applications,topicaland the leaf for supporting the lungs and urinary system. According to herbalists Paul Bergner and Simon Mills, stimulatesmarshmallowa “vital reflex” which instructs the body to moisten the mucous membranes. Just as the ancients did, we too can eat all parts of the marshmallow. The seeds, leaves, and flowers can all be put in salad. The leaves are tasty steamed like kale or collard greens, and the root can be boiled and then fried. As the story andmarshmallowmakingofman,dessertsonemarshmallowsgoes,areoftheoldestknowntowithaccountsancientEgyptianscandiesofroothoney. These delicacies were naturally reserved for the gods and royalty. However, the first confection which resembled our modernday treat was made in France around 1850. Made by hand until 1900, marshmallow root was added to corn syrup, egg whites, and water and was heated, and poured into molds. By 1955 there were 35 manufacturers in the US creating what we know today as the puffy, white, takenPrecautionsadditionindispensabletos’mores.Shouldbewithatleast250mL (8 oz) of liquid. Orally administered drugs should be taken 1 hour before use or several hours after, as marshmallow may slow the absorption. We recommend that you consult with a qualified anypregnant,particularlyusingpractitionerhealthcarebeforeherbalproducts,ifyouarenursing,oronmedications. https://mountainroseherbs.com/marshmallow-root
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The cord or cingulum, is another one of those witchy tools that has always perplexed me a little. The one consistent thing said about cords across traditions is that they often incorporate some aspect of the number “three.” Some traditions insist that the magical cord be made of three other cords twined together, and these magical cords are often nine feet long, which is the square of three. Since nine feet is also the diameter of a ‘traditional’ magical circle, some traditions maintain that the cord’s primary use is to measure out the boundaryphysicomagicalforthecircle.
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I’m not really sure how many covens today actually hold to this use of the cord and these measurements for the circle. No, these days people seem to cast circles to fit enough space for a ritual, and those can have four foot diameters or forty foot diameters. Either way, they rarely seem to be strictly measured out these days. Aside from the nine foot length of the cord, the only other thing that is semi-constant through many traditions is the practice of each person within a group (or even solitary practioners) wearing the cord about their waist in ritual garb. This can be a purely practical convention, since a simple cord cinched about one’s waist does a wonderful job at keeping billowing robes under control (and out of candle flames!) . Even skyclad traditions can wear cords practically, since they also make a good belt from which to attach various items one might desire to have nearby during ritual, such as a sheath for one’s athame. Many groups and traditions, however, also have symbolic meaning for their cords. These cords frequently function as a visual symbol of a member’s initiation into a group and the degree of his or her differencesendtyingofutilizetheStilltogetherbindstheperhapscolormightexample.bluesecondinitiates,forcolordegreespecifyofmultipletraditionsSomeinitiation.groupsandwithdegreesinitiationmightthateachhaveitsownofcord:whitefirstdegreeredfordegrees,andforthirds,forOthersrequireoneforallinitiates,symbolizingonecordthatthemallinthegroup.othersmighthavesinglecolor,butdifferentwaystyingthecordorknotsinonetodenotethebetween
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From Raymond Buckland’s “Buckland’s Complete Book Witchcraft”of Other groups and traditions may also use cords as an energetic tool. In particular, it most often will act as a sort of storage battery for specifically raised energy.
The author Raymond Buckland, in particular, thought this the primary use of the cord. (Indeed, he thought this so important that he thought one’s magical cord should be an entirely different cord than the one worn in ritual.) In his Complete Book of Witchcraft, Buckland carefully describes how an individual or a coven will sit and chant to raise power to their intended purpose. At intervals, each person will–in their own time–mentally pull themselves out of the chant trance to focus on their intent and tie a knot in the cord to sort of “lock” the raised energy into place and store it until it is needed. As the person ties their knot, they number which knot in a sequence of nine it is, and offer a little rhyme. Then they return to chanting until they feel moved to tie another knot. The knotting is often done in a peculiar manner across the length of the cord, 1–4–6–8–3–9–7–5–2, which further “knots up” the raised energy as the spell progresses. When the last knot is tied, everyone directs all the remaining raised energy into the knotted cord with a final visualization of the intended object of the work. That energy is now stored in the cord, ready to be released at it’s appropriate time. Why might you desire to store energy? Well, sometimes you just can’t raise the right energy at the right time. He also further specifies that they are to be untied in the same order in which they were tied so that the last knot, which was tied at the climax of the ritual, will be released at the time it is most needed. It is also a good idea to raise up a bit of energy as the knots are being concentratinguntied,on the object and building up a bit of power to which that stored in
9-foot cord, though.Coven members could also use either their magical cords or any other type of cords as an aid in circle dancing. As many of us know, one easy way for a coven to raise energy is to link hands–either with the people to each side of you, or one hand clasped with all others in the center–and then run, skip, or dance about in either a widdershins or deosil circle, increasing speed as the energy increases.
https://threehundredandsixtysix.wordpress.com/2012/06/02/the-cord/
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the knot can join–priming the pump if you will. Then, as the knot is untied, release the energy with a shout so that it can move to its intended purpose. Cords can enter magical work in ways other than the knot spell. Before a ritual, a cord may be knotted in a certain pattern to help a practitioner keep track of some element of the ritual. For example, if it is critically important to this ritual that a phrase be repeated 87 times, knotting a length of cord with 87 knots can help a person keep track of the number of times they’ve said the phrase without breaking trance mind to count. Cords could also be wound around a speciallythatnecessarilyuses,ritual.objectrepresentativeinabindingEitherofthesehowever,don’trequirethecordbethatcrafted
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collect nuts, though this custom died out with the First World War. Nutcrack Night in November marked the day when people opened their stored nuts. Yet Druidry.org note that Nutcrack Night was spellednutsfarerelationshipsteadily,fire.hazelnutscouplesonHalloween,actuallythenightwhichyoungroastedovertheIftheyburneditmeantthewouldwell,butiftheflewapart,itdoom.
Hazel trees, alongside oak, ash, and yew, are one of the ‘Big Four’ trees. It’s considered both a protector and a marker for sacred places. While some debate that it’s a shrub, we’re going to consider it as a tree in this post. Nicholas Culpeper classified the hazel as a plant of Mercury, while William Lilly assigned it to Jupiter. According to Christina Oakley givenMercuryTheaswasMercury’sHarrington,caduceusmadeofhazel,wasCirce’swand.tree’slinkswithmakesenseMercury’srole as the god of intelligence and communication. This reflects the association between hazel and wisdom that we’ll come back to later. Hazel also appears as a tree in sacred groves. Silvanus Callirius, the god of the hazel wood, was worshipped in Colchester. Hazel and Folklore The hazel tree theCross14Abbey.thehazelJosephrelateandnearhazelAccordingHilldifferentcertainlytobeplacesDruidry.orggroveScotsreconciliation.flowers,Victorianinspiration.epiphanies,communication,symbolisedandcreativeInthelanguageofhazelrepresentedInmodernGaelic,ahazelisacalltainn,andnotethatcalledCaltoncanconsideredentrancestheOtherworld.ItputsaslightlyspinonCaltoninEdinburgh.toDruidry.org,treesarestillfoundholywellsinIrelandBritain.TheyalsoalegendthatStofArimatheausedbranchestobuildfirstGlastonburyInoneoldcustom,SeptemberwasHolyDay.Childrengotdayoffschoolto
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It was once a tradition to give brides hazelnuts on their wedding day to pass on wisdom, fertility, and good fortune. In Devon, this job fell to an old woman who waited outside the church to greet the bride with a basket of hazelnuts. This isn’t so surprising when you learn hazelnuts were linked with love, fertility, birth, knowledge, and poetry.
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A Somerset belief noted that “Plenty of catkins, plenty of prams”, linking the tree with population booms. According to one belief, if girls collected nuts on Sunday, they would ‘meet the Devil’ and be pregnant on their wedding day. Bear in mind that ‘going nutting’ and ‘gathering nuts’ were euphemisms for Girlslovemaking.mighteven use hazelnuts to identify their future husband. They assigned the names of potential partners to different hazelnuts and tossed the nuts into the fire. Whichever nut gave the loudest pop or brightest flame indicated the best prospect. The Romans even burned hazel torches on the wedding night to bring happiness to the new couple. Yet there is a darker side to the link between love and hazel trees. Boys in Wales might signify they’d changed their mind, or wanted to break an engagement, by giving a girl a hazel stick. Hazel Trees and Wisdom In Ireland nine hazel trees surrounded the well of life. The nuts fell into the water, creating “bubbles of mystic inspiration”. Those who are the nuts became seers and poets. According to the Trees for Life website, a salmon ate the hazelnuts from these trees. A Druid envied the salmon’s wisdom and caught it. He tasked his apprentice with cooking the salmon, but he wasn’t to eat any. Some of the cooking juices spattered the apprentice’s thumb so he put his thumb into his mouth. The apprentice was Fionn Mac Cumhail, and this explained his great wisdom. Niall Mac Coitir relates a Scottish version of this story. In this version, the apprentice is a man named Farquhar. He’s directed to catch a white snake that emerges from a hazel bush and boil it in a pot. During the process, he uses his finger to block some of the steam that emerges. When he sucks the water from his finger, he gains knowledge of all thatfromsomemedicineGreek/RomanAesculapius.mythswemakesmedicinaltheThismedicine.linkbetweensnakeandknowledgesensewhenthinkofthesurroundingThegodoflearnedofhistradeaninjuredsnakehecured.
Divining with Hazel Hazel was a favoured wood for divining rods. Ruth Binney advises that you cut a 45cm forked branch. Hold the prongs between your thumb and first two fingers. The joint should point downwards. Slowly walk across the ground you’re searching and pay attention to what the branch does. It should rise of its
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Alternatively, carry hazelnuts in an orange pouch for invisibility. Double hazel nuts carried in the pocket would bring luck and protect against toothache and witches. The double nut was sometimes referred to as ‘St John’s nut’ .
Weave hazel twigs together to make a crown. Wear it while making wishes to make them more effective. The flexibility of hazel lends itself well to such an endeavour. Hazel and the Maiden Garland Yet in parts of England, hazel formed the basis of the maiden’s garland. This was a crown, made from either hazel or willow, and used to mark deaththe of a local person who had died unmarried. They were usually female, but not always.
Magic and the Hazel Hazel was the favourite wood for magic wands. Cutting them at sunrise gave them a boost of solar energy. Harrington recommends cutting your magical hazel at sunrise on a Wednesday. A Scottish tip advises that you shouldn’t cut hazel (or willow, for that matter) during a waning moon. This left the wood too dry and brittle. You could also carry a hazel rod, a fathom and a half long, with a green hazel twig pushed into it. This cast invisibility over the holder. (A fathom is be1.8m,approximatelysothatwouldarod2.7mlong!)
The mourners carried the garland above the coffin and then hung it in the church after the funeral above her pew. It was left there until it rotted away. They were sometimes thrown out during renovations. In one description, we hear they were made of coloured paper, made to look like flowers, and fixed to a circular hoop. This is the part sometimes made from hazel. A woman’s glove was cut out of white paper and hung from the middle, and they often wrote the woman’s name and age on it. Earlier descriptions talk about real flowers and gloves, but the paper ones seemed to become more common. When fresh flowers were used, lilies were popular, as these have oflaidwreathsChristianity.purityrepresentedsinceearlyLilyusedtobeonthecoffinsvirgins.
Tree- Hazel own accord near water and bend backwards (possibly even breaking) over a spring. For best success, cut your rod between sunset and sunrise on a new moon. You could also use hazel rods for other forms of divination. According to Alexander Porteous, people in Europe threw hazel rods into the air. They drew their omens from the direction in which the rods fell.
https://www.icysedgwick.com/hazel-trees-folklore/
Power Items Tree- Hazel As local church life changed and mourning itself altered, the tradition had almost completely died out by the 1920s. Even Shakespeare mentions one in Hamlet about the funeral of Ophelia, in which “she is allow’d her virgin crants”, which is another term for such a garland. ‘Crants’ is believed to come from krans, the Old Norse word, meaning ‘wreath’ . It seems so strange to see these garlands, made to symbolise a person who didn’t marry, made from a tree so heavily associated with love. Protective Hazel Charms The hazel tree also offered protection when used in specific ways. Carrying a hazel stick could protect you from evil if you were walking at night. Gathering hazel twigs on Palm Sunday could protect a home from lightning or fire. Druidry.org notes the links between the hazel and Thor, so this also suggests a Norse influence on this custom. You could also protect your home from fire by driving three hazel pins into the wall of the house. Form a cross with two hazel twigs and fasten this to the wall to guard the building against witchcraft and disease. In Germany, you could cut a cross from hazel and pass it over your stored corn during the first thunderstorm. This would prevent it from going bad. Want to protect yourself against fairies or serpents? Cut a stick of hazel before sunrise on May Day. Then draw a circle around yourself using this stick. It’s perhaps no surprise that many believe the staff used by St Patrick to drive the snakes from Ireland was made of hazel. You could also stir jam with a hazel stick to stop fairies from stealing it. Tying a piece of hazel to a horse meant the fairies couldn’t steal it. Sailors might wear sprigs of hazel to protect themselves from shipwrecks. So what do we make of hazel trees and their folklore? We can see why hazel trees are one of the Big Four.
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No inteParts of the peepal tree might have unknown interactions with drugs. There is insufficient data regarding interactions with other drugs. Therefore, there is a need for more studies to be conducted. You should consult a doctor before using parts of the peepal tree for health. You should also ensure to disclose the current medications being used so that the doctor can have a clear picture and provide accurate guidance.
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The Horned God is a mediator between the people and a larger unknown deity. The Horned God’s main function is to impregnate the goddess. Today the symbol is a representation of Wicca and is found in fantasy and science fiction novels. One representation of the horned god is a curve above a circle. The horns symbolize male virility and spiritual power. It also represents the crescent moon which is associated with goddesses.
https://www.ancient-symbols.com/symbols-directory/horned-god.html
The horned god symbol has roots in Europe. It dates back to Paleolithic times. One of the first sightings was on a cave wall in France from around 13,000 BC. The image is called the Sorcerer and it is believed to depict the Great Spirit or master of animals.
In Greek mythology, Osiris was the horned god of fertility, rebirth, and the underworld. In Celtic paganism, the god Cernunnos is depicted with horns. He was the god of fertility, the underworld, animals, life, and wealth. These gods are all a part of the Wiccan religion which uses the horned god symbol to represent the masculine polarity of the universe.
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The Horned God is an equal opposite of the Goddess in the Wiccan religion. In newer Wiccan traditions there is more emphasis on the Goddess. The Horned God impregnates the Goddess in the winter months, dies in autumn, and is reborn in winter.
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The ancient Greeks also made a reddishbrown type of ink called sepia, derived from the ink sac of Sepia, the common cuttlefish. The ink gained popularity quickly and was used by famous artists such as Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci during the Renaissance period. Some artists still use it today. Use in Rome
Brown is a color that’s all around us, found literally everywhere in nature – trees, animals, the soil. Perhaps this is why people associate the color so much with safety and security. However, though we take it for granted and don’t realize it’s importance, it plays a big role in our lives. History of the Color Brown It’s difficult to say exactly when the color brown first came into existence but evidence has shown that it’s been quite popular and used for artwork since prehistoric times. The earliest brown pigment used for paintings was ‘umber’ , a reddishbrown or natural brown pigment made of clay that contained iron and manganese oxide. Umber, which dates back to 40,000 B.C., was much darker than sienna and ochre, other similar earth pigments. Use in France
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There are many animal paintings to be seen on the Lascaux cave walls, all of which were brown and date back to about 17,300 years. Brown was actually hated by French impressionists because they preferred brighter and purer colors but later on its status changed and it became more popular.
The Ancient Romans also produced and
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The ancient Egyptians used umber to paint female figures on the walls of their tombs. They had interesting painting techniques and ways of making the paints, such as mixing the colors in a binder so they would stick to the plaster or the surface that was being painted. They also had other ways of making the paint, like mixing the ground pigment with animal glue or vegetable gums so that it would be workable and would fix fast to the surface.
The Ancient Greeks used umber and lightened it up to paint on Greek vases and amphora (twohandled vessels used as storage jars and one of the most important types of vessels in Greek pottery) . They used the light tan color as a background to pain black figures on, or vice versa.
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• Raw umber – a dark brown clay which was mined Umbria,in Italy • Raw sienna – mined near Tuscany • Burnt umber – this was made by heating Umbrian clay to the point where it turned darker • Burnt sienna – made just like burnt umber, this pigment got its dark reddish brown color by being heated until it changed color. Later on, in Northern Europe, a painter by the name of Jan van Eyck used rich earthy browns in his paintings which set off colorsbrighterperfectly. Use in the 17th and 18th Centuries In the 17th and 18th centuries, brown became popular and ubiquitous. Rembrandt Van Rijn loved to use the color to produce chiaroscuro effects and he also incorporated umber into his paintings since it made them dry out faster. Apart from umber, Rembrandt also started to use a new pigment called Cologn earth or Cassel earth. The pigment had a natural earthy color and was made of over 90% organic matter like peat and soil. Brown ModerninTimes Today, the color brown has turned into a symbol for things that are inexpensive, natural, simple and Peoplehealthy.used brown paper bags to carry their lunches and brown paper to wrap packages. Brown
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During the Middle Ages, the monks of the Fransiscan order worn brown robes which was symbolic of their poverty and humility. Every social class had to wear a color that was considered suitable for their station and brown was the color of the poor. The English used wool to make a coarse homespun cloth called russet, dyed with madder and woad to give it a brownish shade. They were required to wear clothes made from this material in 1363. During this time, dark brown pigments were hardly ever used in art. Artists preferred distinct, bright colors like blue, red and green rather than dull or dark colors. Therefore, umber ceased to become as popular as it was before by the end of the 15th century. The late 15th century saw a greater increase in the use of brown with the arrival of oil painting.
used sepia just like the Greeks. They had brown clothing which was associated with barbarians or lower classes. The upper classes preferred to ignore those wearing brown since it was associated with poverty. Use in the Middle Ages and Renaissancethe
There were four different browns to choose from:
• Beige: beige is a light hue of brown and andsymbolizespracticality.reliabilityconservativeness,symbolizesandItalsostabilityloyalty.
• Ivory: while you may have thought that ivory is entirely white, it actually fits into the category of brown. Ivory is calming,a sophisticatedhighlycolor.
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• Dark brown: dark brown can be a depressing, sad and yet strong color. Some say that this color is materialistic while also being prudent. Positive and Negative Aspects of the Color Brown Brown, like most colors, have both positive and negative aspects which can have an impact on people’s feelings and behaviour. On the positive side, the color brown has the ability to evoke a sense of reliability and strength in a person. It brings to the mind feelings of comfort, warmth and security and is
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• Light brown: this shade andhonestly,representssincerityfriendliness.
• Tan: this hue of brown symbolizes nature simplicity.and It’s also said to be a timeless and ageless color.
Colorsugar and bread are considered healthier and more natural. Like green, brown is a symbol of nature and simplicity. What Does the Color Brown Symbolize? Brown is a warm color that represents health, wholesomeness.groundinghealing,and Said to be one of the least favorite colors, brown is mostly associated with plainnesspoverty,and the rustic. Since brown is the color of the earth, its often associated with security, safety and resilience. Brown is natural. When the color brown is combined with green, it creates a palette frequentlythat’sused to portray the concepts of nature and of recycling. It’s an earth-friendly and allnatural color. Brown symbolizes the earth. Brown is also the color of the Brown Earth which makes it nurturing and comforting to many people. It represents reliability and approachability. It’s the color of fertility. Brown is serious. Brown is a down-toearth, serious color that signifies structure, stability and support. It’s also symbolic of material security as well as the gathering of material possessions. Brown isn’t a glamorous color. You won’t find many celebrities dressed in brown dresses or many fashion statements made in brown. Variations of the Color Brown – Symbolism
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Brown isn’t a highly significant color in most cultures in terms of symbolism, unlike colors such as red, blue or black. Here’s how brown has been used in certain cultures.
• In India the color brown, just like white, is the color of mourning.
• The Europeans view brown as an color,earthyassociated with orbarrennesshealth.
• In South America, brown has the exact opposite effect of what it represents in North America. Here, people who work in sales are encouraged not to use brown since it has results.disappointingshown Personality Color Brown – What It Means
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• In Chinese culture, brown represents the earth and is strongly associated with being fertile, grounded and industrious. It was also used by the Song Dynasty as the Imperial Color.
If you find that you’re attracted to the color brown, you may have a personality color brown. It might surprise you to know that all people who love brown have certain
••••charactercommontraits.Peoplewholovebrowntendtobedown-to-earth,wholesomeandhonest.Theyhaveboththeirfeetplantedfirmlyintheground.They’regenuine,friendlyandeasilyapproachable.Theymaketrustworthyandloyalfriendswhoarealsoextremelydependableandsupportive.Personalitycolorbrownsarewarm,supportiveandsensual.
• In North America, brown is a commonly used color for packaging and food containers. Stable, wholesome dependable.and
usually described as a humble, conventional and natural color, while also being highly andsuchavoidwithbeenergetic,issparingly.itinwhenbeTherefore,andalsodifferentofemotions.increasinglylikelyofbyandItofcompletelyemptyfeelloneliness,sadness,createmuchitsbrownHowever,sophisticated.thecoloralsohasnegatives.Tooofitcanfeelingsofisolationandmakingyoulikeyou’reinandesertthat’sdevoidlife.canbedepressingwhensurroundeddarkershadesthecolor,you’retoexperiencenegativeToomuchbrown,eveninshadescancauseboredomgloominess.oneshouldextremelycarefulusingbrowndecorating,sinceshouldbeusedWhilebrownnurturinganditshouldbalancedcarefullyothercolorstonegativeeffectsaslackofdrivemotivation.
• They don’t like losing control over a situation, but they’ll work really hard to change any situation that seems unfair or unjust.
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• Other people tend to be comfortable in the presence of a personality color brown and they might find it easier to open up to them.
Brown is a classy and sophisticated color that many designers are incorporating into clothing and jewelry. In the past, it was primarily seen as drab and unfashionable, but today, brown is slowly becoming popular in the fashion world. Brown is also used extensively in rustic and vintage weddings, proving to be one of the easiest wedding colors to deal with. Brown works well with most skin tones, but tends to flatter warm skin tones best. This is because it’s an earthy color which works well with the warm undertones of the skin.
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• People who love brown are quite contemplative. They like to spend time working out certain problems and then become entirely absorbed in the problem until they come up with a solution for it.
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BY ROBERT SOUTHWELL SJ
The Burning Babe
As I in hoary winter’s night stood shivering in the snow, Surpris’d I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow; And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near, A pretty Babe all burning bright did in the air appear; Who, scorched with excessive heat, such floods of tears did shed As though his floods should quench his flames which with his tears were fed. “Alas!” quoth he, “but newly born, in fiery heats I fry, Yet none approach to warm their hearts or feel my fire but I! My faultless breast the furnace is, the fuel wounding thorns, Love is the fire, and sighs the smoke, the ashes shame and scorns; The fuel Justice layeth on, and Mercy blows the coals, The metal in this furnace wrought are men’s defiled souls, For which, as now on fire I am to work them to their good, So will I melt into a bath to wash them in my blood.” With this he vanish’d out of sight and swiftly shrunk away, And straight I called unto mind that it was Christmas day.
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All else is natural world and intellect! Over there the mutton herds: strenuous ends of clover and daggy sheep— here friendly talents, pushing Anna to the center of attention, explaining her, finding a solution!
A bunch of glads, certainly highly emblematic of creation, remote from frills of working blossom with hope of fruit: slow, durable, placid, generous, sure of kingly dreams.
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TRANSLATED BY MICHAEL HOFMANN
BY GOTTFRIED BENN
The glads offer no being—falling—solution: you mustn’t count the days— fulfillment livid, tattered, or beautiful.
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Selfie with Pomona: The Goddess of Abundance
by Alexandra Teague
She has all the advantage. Two sculptors for her single body. Bronze prepossession. Bare arms muscled as if she plucked each apple in her basket, then scythed the reeds to weave the basket—heaping on peaches and pearls of snow. What seasons? What death? She’s seamless as light. She doesn’t even need the fountain she’s standing on—its layercaked Christmas trees or summer spritzing. She’s a one-woman waterfall of whatever. Could toss the basket on my head—see how she leans—then fill another. She could mint money out of bird shit. Go everywhere in mink coats and the minks still living. What climate change? What protests? She doesn’t even need breath in her body. She’s her own Roman empire. The champagne porch of the Plaza glassed-in now behind her. Bellinis for all who can afford them. She’s her own 1% chance of radiance. The drizzle we try to catch like that girl I watched turn all of Trinity Cathedral into self with stained glass. Self with organ, self with hymnal, with column like she was a caryatid lost from her ceiling. I wanted to ask her: isn’t anything sacred? Why not find a belltower and think of God and deformity. But how is that different? Self with ancient story. Space shaped like what we’re not can conquer all desire. Self on a memory card can conquer all questions. What price these smiles? These abundant deletions? Where’s the best light to look human?
“Behold,” she said, “this lovely boy,” While streamed afresh her graceful tears, “Immortal, yet shut out from joy And sunshine, all his future years.
Love and Follyby William Cullen Bryant
Love said the gods should do him right-- But Folly vowed to do it then, And struck him, o’er the orbs of sight, So hard, he never saw again.
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His lovely mother’s grief was deep, She called for vengeance on the deed; A beauty does not vainly weep, Nor coldly does a mother plead.
The child can never take, you see, A single step without a staff-The harshest punishment would be Too lenient for the crime by half.
All said that Love had suffered wrong, And well that wrong should be repaid; Then weighed the public interest long, And long the party’s interest weighed. And thus decreed the court above-- “Since Love is blind from Folly’s blow, Let Folly be the guide of Love, Where’er the boy may choose to go.”
As once, beneath the fragrant shade Of myrtles breathing heaven’s own air, The children, Love and Folly, played-- A quarrel rose betwixt the pair.
A shade came o’er the eternal bliss That fills the dwellers of the skies; Even stony-hearted Nemesis, And Rhadamanthus, wiped their eyes.
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A charming science--but the day Were all too short to con it o’er; So take of me this little lay, A sample of its boundless lore.
Love’s worshippers alone can know The thousand mysteries that are his; His blazing torch, his twanging bow, His blooming age are mysteries.
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High Priestess, Gloriana Danu Hymn For Lammas Day
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by Ernest Jones
SHARPEN the sickle! The fields are white, ‘Tis the time of the harvest at last; Reapers! be up with the morning light, Ere the blush of its youth be past. Why stand on the highway, and lounge at the gate, With a summer day’s work to perform? If we wait for the hiring, ‘tis long we may wait— Till the hour of the night and the storm.
Sharpen the sickle! How proud they stand, In the pomp of their golden grain!
But I’m thinking, ere noon, ‘neath the sweep of my hand, How many shall lie on the plain! Tho’ the ditch be wide, the fence be high,— There’s a spirit to carry us o’er; For God never meant his people to die In sight of so rich a store.
Sharpen the sickle! How full are the ears! And at home they are crying for bread; And the field has been watered with orphans’ tears, And enriched with their father’s dead. And hopes that are buried, and hearts that broke, Lie deep in the treasuring sod: Then dash down the grain with a thunderstroke, In the name of humanity’s God!
All these days will pass; they will pass in crowds
Over the face of the seas, over the face of the mountains, Over rivers of silver, over the rolling forests
Like a distant hymn for our beloved dead. And the face of the waters, and the brow of the mountains, Wrinkled but not aged, and the woods evergreen Will return to them their youth: the river of the country Forever takes the tide from the hills to the seas. But I, lowering my head more with each day, I go, and, cooled under the merry sun, I will depart soon, amid the celebrations, Unmissed by the vast and blinding world.
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by Victor Hugo
The sun set this evening in the clouds. Tomorrow, the storm shall come, and the evening, and the night; Then the dawn will clear the dark mists; Then the nights, then the days, the footprints of vanishing time!
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BY MARGARET ATWOOD
This is the one song everyone would like to learn: the song that is irresistible: the song that forces men to leap overboard in squadrons even though they see the beached skulls the song nobody knows because anyone who has heard it is dead, and the others can’t remember. Shall I tell you the secret and if I do, will you get me out of this bird suit?
I don’t enjoy it here squatting on this island looking picturesque and mythical with these two feathery maniacs, I don’t enjoy singing this trio, fatal and valuable. I will tell the secret to you, to you, only to you. Come closer. This song is a cry for help: Help me! Only you, only you can, you are unique at last. Alas it is a boring song but it works every time.
Siren Song
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by Robert Crawford Who goes across those waters On which the Moon ne’er shone, With the passenger he came for As in a dream moved on? Cypress and yews o’ershadow The verge on either side, Within whose boughs for ever The winds of woe abide. And all the air is haunted With a wail that seems to flow From the living lips of Sorrow As the ages come and go. The boatman, dumb and hoary, Pulls with a steady pull, And the dead man seems to listen To voices beautiful. And it may be the weird River Has sights we cannot see, And the far shore burns its signals Of eerie mystery. And Charon knows each signal — Above the River’s rim The spectral lights that glimmer Are pilot-stars for him. Ay me! he knows the water As few, few boatmen know; ‘Tis not the first he’s taking Down where we all must go!
The old for her, the new that made, Me think on Ireland dearly While soft the wind blew down the glade, And shook the golden barley
Twas hard the mournful words to frame, To break the ties that bound us But harder still to bear the shame, Of foreign chains around us And so I said, “The mountain glen, I’ll seek at morning early And join the brave united men”, While soft wind shook the barley
The bullet pierced my true love’s breast, In life’s young spring so early And there upon my breast she died, While soft wind shook the barley I bore her to some mountain stream, And many’s the summer blossom I placed with branches soft and green, About her gore-stained bosom I wept and kissed her clay-cold corpse, Then rushed o’er vale and valley
My vengeance on the foe to wreak, While soft wind shook the barley
Twas blood for blood without remorse, I took at Oulart Hollow I placed my true love’s clay-cold corpse, Where mine full soon may follow Around her grave I wondered drear, Noon, night and morning early With aching heart when e’er I hear, The wind that shakes the barley
By Loreena McKennitt
The Wind That Shakes The Barley
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I sat within a valley green, Sat there with my true love*
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My heart strove to choose between, Me old love and the new love
Twas sad I kissed away her tears, Her arms around me clinging When to my ears that fateful shot, Came out the wildwood ringing
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By Edgar Albert Guest
As Fall The Leaves
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As fall the leaves, so drop the days In silence from the tree of life; Born for a little while to blaze In action in the heat of strife, And then to shrivel with Time’s blast And fade forever in the past. In beauty once the leaf was seen; To all it offered gentle shade; Men knew the splendor of its green That cheered them so, would quickly fade: And quickly, too, must pass away All that is splendid of to-day. To try to keep the leaves were vain: Men understand that they must fall; Why should they bitterly complain When sorrows come to one and all? Why should they mourn the passing day That must depart along the way?
“Sail Away Home”
By John Denver Sail away, sail away home. Sail away till you are gone. You have so far to go, there’s so much that you don’t know. Dream away, see what you find, yeah. Dream away, it’s all in your mind. Things that you’d like to see, things that you’d like to be. Don’t you know, it seems so wrong, yeah. Don’t you know, it’s gone on too long. I can’t take the guns anymore, I can’t take the screams anymore, I can’t take the pain.
It’s got to stop, it’s got to change, it can’t go on, it can’t go on. Don’t you know, it’s gone on to long, yeah. Don’t you know, it seems so wrong. I can’t take the guns anymore, I can’t take the screams anymore, I can’t take the pain.
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It’s got to stop, it’s got to change, it can’t go on, it can’t go on. Find a way, I know you can. Find a way, I’ll give you my hand, We’re on our way back home, we’ve been a long time gone. Sail away, sail away home. Sail away, sail away home. Sail away, sail away home.
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She was dark at the top of the stairs And she called to me (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
And so I followed as friends often do I cared not for love nor money
Some say, illusions are her game They like to wrap her in velvet Does anyone, ooh, know her name?
As she walked in the room Her black robes trailing Sister of the moon
And a black widow spider makes More sound than she And black moons in those eyes of hers Made more sense to me Heavy persuasion It was hard to breathe
by Fleetwood Mac Intense silence
Some call her sister of the moon
And I think she knew Well, the people, they love her And still they are the most cruel She asked me, “Be my sister Sister, sister of the moon” (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh) (Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
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You know Mata Hari Ain’t done what she did She got acid saliva She got a reptile tongue She drive a young man crazy She make an old man young Whoa! Yeah! Sweet young thing Whoa! Yeah! Sweet young thing Whoa! Yeah! Sweet young thing you are Whoa! Yeah! Sweet young thing She’s a wild witch lady She’s a voodoo child Poison lipstick Make your fingernails curls She’s a wild witch lady She’s a wild witch lady She’s a wild witch She’s a wild witch She’s a wild witch lady
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She’s a wild witch lady She’s a voodoo child She’s got poison lipstick She drive King Kong wild She eat boys for breakfast She’s a goblin girl She suck up all your insides Make your finger nails curl Whoa! Yeah! Sweet young thing you are Whoa! Yeah! Sweet young thing Whoa! Yeah! Sweet young thing you are Whoa! Yeah! Sweet young thing She’s a sleazy miss teasy Black leather kid
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53 13 Sisters of Delphi Beef Barley Soup • 2 quarts water • soup bone with the meat on • 1/2 cup celery tops • 1TBSP salt • 1/2 tsp pepper • 1/2 cup uncooked barley • 3 cups coursely chopped cabbage • 1 cup sliced celery • 2 cups sliced parsnips • 2 cups thinly slice onions • 1 can 12 oz tomato paste 1. Combine water, bone and celery tops 2. Bring to boil and cover lightly. Simmer for 2 hours 3. Remove bone and chop meat 4. Stir in barley and chopped meat. Cook 30 minutes 5. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes or until veggies are tender
54 13 Sisters of Delphi Covenstead Bread • 3/4 cup Water • 1/2 cup Honey • 1/2 cup finely chopped Citron • 1/2 cup Sugar • 2 tablespoons Anise Seeds • 2 1/3 cups Flour • 1 1/2 teaspoons Baking Soda • 1 teaspoon Nutmeg • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon • 1 teaspoon Allspice 1. Bring the water to a boil in a saucepan. 2. Add honey, citron, sugar, anise seeds. 3. Stir until the sugar completely dissolves and then remove from heat. 4. Sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and spices, and fold into the hot honey mixture. 5. Turn the batter into a well-greased 9 X 5 X 3-inch loaf pan and bake in a preheated 350-degree oven for one hour. 6. Turn out on a wire rack to cool.
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• Now, heat the takoyaki pan over a medium high heat and brush oil over the entire surface. Pour the batter into the centre of the pan and keep pouring until all the wells are full and the batter covers the entire plate.
• Place one piece of octopus or chicken into each well, then scatter the spring onion, ginger and tempura crumbs across the lot. When the bottom of the batter starts turning crispy, use a chopstick to cut out a square shape around each takoyaki well.
• Continue flipping each ball occasionally as the batter becomes crispy and golden brown on all sides. The easiest way to do this is to pierce the takoyaki ball with the chopstick and pull upwards to flip. A few more rotations and your batch of takoyaki will be glorious, crispy and golden.
• Next comes Masa’s fancy technique. Move your chopstick in an ‘L’ shape around the each well, then immediately push down into the well to flip the batter, forming a rough ball shape as you go. It might take a few tries, but keep going and you’ll quickly get the hang of it.
• Pop your cooked takoyaki onto serving platters and top with your favourite topping combinations
• Combine the plain flour and cornflour in a bowl, then in a separate bowl whisk the egg. Add the egg to the dry mixture, then slowly pour in the dashi stock or water and whisk it all together. You’re aiming for a thin, runny consistency here, so if it’s too thick just add more water or dashi.
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It’s is a surprisingly simple mix of plain flour with a hint of dashi stock. But according to Masa-san, the secret to that golden crispy crunch is to add cornstarch to the mixture.
Fillings: Traditional takoyaki ingredients include octopus (the ‘tako’ in takoyaki) , spring onion, red pickled ginger (beni shoga) and tenkasu (crispy fried tempura batter) ..
• Slice the octopus (or chicken, if substituting) into bite-size pieces then pop aside.
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3. Divide the dough. Evenly divide the dango dough into three pieces. Place each one into a separate bowl.
• Matcha powder– For flavor and color
5. Color the green dough. Now add 1 teaspoon of water to the matcha powder and mix to make a paste. Then add it to another piece of dough and work it in well. The last piece of dough should remain white.
• Pink food coloring– For color. Use the gel kind.
6. Shape the dough into balls. Begin shaping the dough into balls. Each ball should be 20 grams, weighed on a kitchen scale. The recipe makes about 36 balls.
9. Repeat with the pink and green balls. Continue this process with the pink and then the green dango to avoid staining the water.
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1. Soak the skewers. First, soak the 12 bamboo skewers in water.
• Shiratamako glutinous sweet rice flour– The Dango base and also to add sweetness
7. Cook the white dango balls. Bring a pot of water to a boil and begin cooking the white balls first. Once they rise to the top of the pot, continue cooking them for another 2 minutes.
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4. Color the pink dough. Add 1 drop of pink food coloring to one piece of dough and work it in until there is no more white.
10. Skewer the dango. Place the balls on the bamboo skewers, making sure to place the green ones on first, then the white, and the pink ones last. Serve as they are or add a topping.
• Powdered sugar- this is optional but recommended.
How to Make Hanami Dango
2. Mix the rice flour and water. Place the rice flours into a bowl and then pour in the hot water. Begin mixing with a spoon, and then when it starts to take shape, use your hands to mold the dango dough together. Add a little more flour or water if needed. The dough should feel like clay or play-doh, but softer.
• Joshinko glutinous rice flour– The Dango base
• Hot water– This creates the dough to form the dango
8. Cool the dango balls. Once cooked, use a slotted spoon to transfer the steamed dango to a bowl of ice water.
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The Story of Pomona Areas of Influence: Pomona was one of the Numina, the Roman guardian spirits who watched over people, homes and special places. She protected fruiting trees and gardens. She is an agricultural Goddess, responsible for the care and cultivation of fruit trees and orchards. Her name is actually derived from the Latin word pomun, meaning fruit. Her dedication to her work left her little time for love. She turned down the offers of marriage from Silvanus and Picus but was eventually tricked into marriage by Vertumnus. This deity was served by high priests known as Flamen Pomonalis in a sacred grove known as the Pomonal. Origins and Genealogy: I can find no references to her parents, siblings and children. Strengths: A nurturer, dedicated to her job. As a fertility Goddess she represented abundance. Weaknesses: So busy looking after her trees that she has little time for herself. Symbolism: A popular figure in art she is shown as a beautiful Goddess carrying a knife to prune with and a platter of fruit or a cornucopia.
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Sacred Animal Bird Plant: Apples. Festival: A feast was held annually on the November 1st when apples, nuts and grapes were consumed to celebrate the harvest. Unlike many of the Roman Goddesses she has no specific Greek equivalent. Archetype The Mother The Mother is a life-giver and the source of nurturing, devotion, patience and livingandpatternwhoIthavebiologicalnecessaryleavingindependentaboutchildrencanTheanddevouring,theInofherselfputforforgivelove.unconditionalTheabilitytoandprovideherchildrenandthembeforeistheessenceagoodmother.itsshadowaspectMothercanbeabusiveabandoning.shadowMotheralsomakeherfeelguiltybecomingandher.ItisnottobeaMothertothisstereotype.canrefertoanyonehasalifelongofnurturingdevotiontothings.
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You are exhibiting the features of the shadow Mother if you smother your children and are over protective. Encourage independence and allow children to make mistakes but be available to give care and advice when it’s needed. The other shadow Mother is the one that abandons her children, or is so busy that she has no time for nurturing her young. https://www.goddess-guide.com/pomona.html
As Goddess of the harvest she represents the Mother Archetype as she nurtures the fruits, trees and the plants in the garden.
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NEMESIS DAUGHTER OF NYX Nemesis is generally considered to be the daughter of the goddess Nyx (Night) , something agreed upon in the Theogony (Hesiod) and Description of Greece (Pausanias) with no father normally mentioned. Occasionally a father of Nemesis is mentioned, this being Erebus (Darkness) the normal partner of Nyx. This parentage would make Nemesis an early goddess of a generation that predates Zeus and the gods of Mount Olympus, at least in the Hesiod version of the genealogy of the gods.
THE ROLE OF NEMESIS IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY
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Today, the idea of nemesis normally equates to an archenemy, but another dictionary definition of the word is “an inescapable agent of downfall”,someone’sand in Greek mythology there was a goddess goddessagent,representedwhothistheGreekNemesis.
The most famous stories do not deal with the impious or those with a superiority complex, but deal instead with tales of spurned love. It was the vengeance of Nemesis who was invoked by a spurned lover of Narcissus, either a nymph or Ameinias, when the self-centred youth callously rejected them. Nemesis would
STORIES OF THE GODDESS NEMESIS
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Most sources would describe Nemesis as a beautiful maiden, often with wings to allow her to travel swiftly to where she was needed. Nemesis was the Greek goddess of Retribution and the “dispenser of dues” , but she was more than a goddess dealing with evil doers, for Nemesis also ensured that there was balance in the life of man. It was Nemesis who ensured an equal balance of happiness and sadness, as well as good and bad luck; thus nemesis would often have to deal with the consequences when Tyche, Greek goddess of Good Fortune, was too thetheywhowithdispatchedittheoftenZeus,Despitegenerous.predatingNemesiswasconnectedwithsupremedeity,andwasshewhowastodealmortalsbelievedthatweresuperiortogods.
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ensure that Narcissus would fall in love with his own reflection in a pool, and subsequently Narcissus would waste away as he looked longingly at himself. Nemesis was also involved when the gods brought “justice” to the Naiad nymph Nicaea. A shepherd called Hymnus had fallen in love with the beautiful nymph, but wanting to remain chaste, Nicaea shot him through the heart. Such an act angered Eros especially and with the assistance of Nemesis, Hypnos and Dionysus, retribution was brought for Dionysus slept with the nymph causing her to become pregnant with Telete.
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were master metalworkers in legend but were more commonly thought of as children of Gaia, either by Pontus or Ouranos.
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Some ancient sources also claim that the famous Helen of Greek mythology was a daughter of Nemesis born when Nemesis took the form of a swan with which Zeus mated. The result was an egg which Leda subsequently found and nurtured, though of course, Helen is more commonly thought of as a daughter of Zeus and Leda.
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The Story of Lakshmi Lakshmi was born from the stirring of the primordial milky ocean by the gods and demons.The name Lakshmi is derived from the Sanskrit word Laksya, which means aim or andbetweenbeginsLakshmi’sunbelievablemagicalwithisdifferentoriginmythology,LikematerialprosperitygoddessLakshmidestination.istheofwealthandofallforms,andspiritual.mostHinduLakshmi’sstoryhasmanyversionsandalwaysembellishedmanysurreal,orevenelements.storywithameetingSageDurvasaLordIndra.
Sage Durvasa, with a lot of respect, offers Indra a garland of flowers. Lord Indra takes the flowers and rather than humbly placing them around his own neck, he puts the garland on the forehead of his elephant Airvata. The elephant takes the garland and throws it down on the earth- after all, he is an elephant. He didn’t know better! Durvasa gets angry at this disrespectful treatment of his gift and he says to Indra, “you have an inflated ego and in your arrogance, you have disrespected me!” Durvasa curses Lord Indra, stating that his kingdom will be ruined just as he ruined the garland by throwing it onto the ground in his excessive pride. Durvasa walks away and Indra returns to his home. The changes in Indra’s city start to take place following Durvasa’s curse. The gods & people lose their vigour and energy, all the vegetable products and plants start dying, men stop doing charity, minds become corrupted, and (light) and Demons (darkness) reside in us and are representative of the good and evil within us. After being defeated, the Gods went to Lord Vishnu (the preserver of the universe) who suggested they churn the ocean to restore the power back to the Gods. The work of churning this primordial ocean will bring back the elixir of immortal life to the gods. The churning is symbolized by a literal tug of war between the Gods and Demons in the story. Being a vast body, it would take all of the
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The Story of Lakshmigods and all of the demons to churn the ocean. So the gods took a snake and wrapped it around Mount Madura. They then sunk the whole mountain into the milky sea. With the gods at the tail end and the demons at head, they both pulled, uncoiling the snake, causing the mountain to spin and the primeval sea to swirl. From this churning many things rise up out of the ocean, including Lakshmi AND the elixir of immortal life. Goddess Lakshmi rises out of the waves, fully grown, gorgeous and on a lotus flower. Eventually through some tricky slightof-hand the elixir of immortal life also is returned to the gods and order in the universe is restored. One of the lessons in this story is that when we get arrogant or angry, it leads to an inability to perform good work.
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We will lack mental peace, willpower and have a meaningless life.
It also shows us that we sometimes have to work with our adversaries, finding compromise and collaboration in order to restore order for a greater good.
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Attributes From metallurgy and smithing to arms and jewelry making, Vulcan was a master of the forge. He was believed to have created the strongest and most sophisticated items of ancient lore, including Jupiter’s lightning bolts and Mercury’s winged Vulcan’shelm.deformed leg made him something of a pariah amongst the gods. It was this imperfection that compelled Vulcan to seek perfection in his craft.
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Vulcan was the clever and crafty Roman god of the forge, master of blacksmiths and artisans. Lamed from childhood, he dedicated himself to his craft, creating some of the most powerful artifacts in Roman mythology. The master of metallurgy and handicraft, Vulcan was the Roman god of fire and forge, as well as the patron of artisans and smiths. Known as the ugliest of the gods, Vulcan suffered from lameness in one leg due to an injury he sustained as a child. The patron of craftsmen was exceedingly crafty himself and used his guile to marry Venus, the goddess of love and sexual desire. As with many Roman deities, Vulcan was a near identical copy of his Greek ofwasmythologicalofmostHellenizedofasanoriginallypantheon,memberHephaestus.equivalent:AstoriedoftheRomanVulcanwasadaptedfromEtruscandeityknownSethlans.ThisversionVulcanwaslaterandgivenofthetrappingsHephaestus;Vulcan’straditionlargelysimilartothathisGreekcounterpart.
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The name “Vulcan,” or Vulcanus in the Old Latin, was borrowed directly from the Latin noun vulcanus meaning “fire” and “volcano.” This etymology was likely a reflection of Vulcan’s association with the fires of the forge, but could also reference his mythic upbringing beneath Mt. Etna, an active volcano on the island of Sicily.
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The Classicist Robert Graves suggested that deformityVulcan’srelated to an ancient practice among North African and Vulcaninterpretation,Accordingtheirtothentrainedslavespeoples,Mediterraneanwherebywouldbeassmithsandmaimedinorderpreventescape.tothiswasdeformed
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In the Aeneid the Roman poet Virgil claimed that Vulcan was the father of Caeculus, the founder of Praeneste (modern Palestrina) in Italy. No mother was mentioned.
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Consorts WIFE Venus Mythology Origins When Juno first looked upon her son Vulcan, she found him to be so ugly that she hurled him from the top of Mt. Etna. The fall injured Vulcan severely, leaving him with the lame leg that would soon become his trademark. In other tellings, Vulcan’s lameness was itself the reason for Juno throwing him from the mountain. His rejection at Juno’s hand left Vulcan with a grudge he would carry the rest of his life. Raised by nymphs, Vulcan came of age in a cavern beneath the volcanic Mt. Etna on Sicily. As he grew older, he gained the knowledge and skills that would ultimately mold him into a master blacksmith. The caverns provided everything Vulcan needed to learn his trade. He would harvest burning embers from the volcano’s molten core, then heat them in a bellows of his own Afterwards,design. he would heat ores that he had mined from his craftingyieldedthatVulcansurroundings.subterraneansoondiscoveredtheheatedoresexcellentmaterials,
The Story of Vulcanbecause—in the popular deformed.blacksmithsimagination—were Family Vulcan was the son of Juno and Jupiter, the ruling couple of the Roman pantheon. His full brothers and sisters included Bellona, Mars, and nothatandTheirsunattractiveness.toalove,ofVenus,VulcanRomanandgoddessandabductedCeres’Mercury,messengernumberwell.half-siblingsVulcanThroughJuventus.Jupiter,hadmanyasAmongtheirwerethegodProserpina,childfamouslybyPluto,Minerva,ofwisdomdefenderofthestate.marriedthegoddesssex,lust,andwhoprovidedbeautifulcontrastVulcan’snotoriouswasalovelesssexlessmarriageproducedchildren.
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Vulcan and Venus The marriage of Vulcan and Venus was not a happy one. Repulsed by her husband’s leg and upset by exquisitedescribedTheseamlesslybuilttomaterialHehethepreparingandoverVulcanthethathistheEnraged,hetheimmediatelyinhavingtoWhenbewhoforMars,relationshipsherwithoftentheircircumstancestheofunion,Venussoughtintimacyothers.OneofmostnotoriouswaswithagodadmiredhisprimalpowersalsohappenedtoVulcan’sbrother.MercurychancedseetheloversintercourseVulcan’sbed,hetoldblacksmithwhathadwitnessed.VulcanbeatredhotmetalsofforgesoviciouslysparksflewfromtopofMt.Etna.preferredmindmight,however,bidedhistimeatrapforlovers,muchashaddoneforJuno.craftedanetfromundetectablethenakedeye,thensnaresthatfitinsideit.RomanpoetOvidthesceneindetail:
Vulcan, the God with a Mother Complex In many ways, Vulcan’s rejection at Juno’s hand was the defining moment in his life. After carrying a grudge against her all his life, Vulcan finally decided to claim his revenge. One day, Vulcan crafted a special chair with a hidden mechanism designed to ensnare the person sitting in it. He made it especially for Juno, who sat in the chair and was immediately trapped in place. Vulcan refused to release his mother until he was promised Venus’s hand in marriage. Eventually, Jupiter intervened. He alone had the power to compel the other gods and goddesses to action, and he ordered Venus to accept Vulcan’s request. He then sent Dionysus, the god of wine and ecstasy, to fetch Vulcan. After getting Vulcan drunk, Dionysus carried him home to the gods. Once sober, Vulcan released Juno from the chair and accepted the lovely Venus as his wife.
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The Story of Vulcansuch as iron, copper, gold, and silver. Once cooled, these metals could be fashioned into arms, armor, jewelry, and more. Working in andforeheadfromVulcansisterbirthHearmywingedfashionedinnovations,Amonglightningevenscepter,craftedthebecameservicescraftsman,spreadofmasteredworkshop,subterraneanhisVulcanthearttheforge.Wordofthemasterandhiseventuallydesiredbygods.VulcanJupiter’saegis,andhisfamousbolts.otherhealsoMercury’shelmandanofautomatons.alsoaidedintheofhishalf-Minerva,whomdeliveredJupiter’susinganaxetongs.
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Poor Vulcan soon desir’d to hear no more, He drop’d his hammer, and he shook all o’er: Then courage takes, and full of vengeful ire He heaves the bellows, and blows fierce the fire: From liquid brass, tho’ sure, yet subtile snares He forms, and next a wond’rous net prepares, Drawn with such curious art, so nicely sly, Unseen the mashes cheat the searching eye. Not half so thin their webs the spiders weave, Which the most wary, buzzing prey deceive. These chains, obedient to the touch, he spread In secret foldings o’er the conscious bed. When Venus and Mars next sought the pleasure of the bed, they found themselves quite stuck. As Vulcan burst in laughing, he called for the others gods and goddesses to come and witness the scene: The conscious bed again was quickly prest By the fond pair, in lawless raptures blest. Mars wonder’d at his Cytherea’s charms, More fast than ever lock’d within her arms. While Vulcan th’ iv’ry doors unbarr’d with care, Then call’d the Gods to view the sportive pair: The Gods throng’d in, and saw in open day, Where Mars, and beauty’s queen, all naked, lay.
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The first recorded instance of Vulcan worship can be traced back to the eighth century BCE, when a shrine was built for him by the Romans. In the third century BCE, the Romans would build a temple for Vulcan on the Campus Martius. The temple did not last long, however, as it was struck by lightning and subsequently destroyed. The chief festival held in Vulcan’s honor was the Vulcanalia. Held each year on August 23, the duringandtosacrificessmallthrowintoandCelebrantsassociationcenteredVulcanaliaonthegod’swithfire.litcandlesstartedbonfireswhichtheywouldlivingfishandanimals.Thesewerethoughtpropitiatethegodwardoffwildfiresthearidseason.
Pop Culture In Star Trek, the name Vulcan was given to a race of humanoidsextraterrestrial (of whom Spock was the best known) . Like the god Vulcan, the Vulcans believed in mind over matter. The aliens would often mute their emotional reactions, and always used logic as their guiding principle. Vulcan’s influence has also survived in the word “volcano.” The term is used to describe vents in the earth’s crust that allow lava and hot gases to escape.
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The Story of Vidar
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While Vidar is not one of the most wellknown gods, he had a vital role to play in Norse mythology’s most famous battle! Vidar, also spelled Vithar or Viðar, is an enigmatic figure in Norse mythology.He is a completely silent god who appears only briefly in a few scenes in known legends. He has few defining attributes, no grand adventures, and few connections to the other gods. When his home is shown, he does not even have a hall. It is an empty field. Despite being poorly attested and seemingly unimportant, however, Vidar becomes a major figure at literally the last moment. As the battle of Ragnarok ends, Vidar slays a vicious beast, avenges a death, and becomes a major god of a new pantheon. The Parentage of Vidar Vidar was said to be the son of Odin and a jötunn, or giantess, named Grid (Gríðr) . His mother appears to be a powerful character in her own right. Although, like many goddesses and giantesses, she does not appear in any stand-alone myths, she does appear in one involving her son’s half-brother, Thor. According to the Prose Edda, Grid gave Thor some of his most powerful equipment. She gifted him with the belt that doubled his already prodigious strength and the iron gloves that allowed him to handle his iconic hammer, Mjölnir. She also gave him a staff that is referred to only as Grid’s pole. Its function is never clarified but it is mentioned in another, unrelated poem among Thor’s Folkloristsweapons.seeGrid as fulfilling a common role as the provider of necessary things. Her main purpose is to give more major characters the tools they need. Grid seems to fulfil this purpose for Odin as well by giving him a son that seems to have a singular purpose. Both of Odin’s younger sons, Vidar and his half-brother Vali, are born to be avenging gods. While Vali’s purpose is to avenge the death of Baldr, Vidar was destined to avenge his own father. The Silent God Before the battle of Ragnarok, Vidar appeared rarely in Norse myths. When he did, he was noted for his seeming lack of presence.
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Vidar was often referred to as silent, usually in stark contrast to the other gods around him. When Loki arrives uninvited at Aegir’s hall during the gods’ feasts, several of the gods speak out against him. Vidar remains silent. Eventually, being reminded of a vow he once made, Odin is forced to allow Loki to stay. He tells Vidar to stand and pour a drink for the trickster. Vidar obeys without a word. Loki then engages the other gods in a flyting, or a contest of insults. Although nearly every other god and goddess present exchanges harsh words with Loki, Vidar is again silent. Vidar’s silence in mentioned in several sources, making it obvious that it was not a single author’s stylistic choice. It is arguably his most defining feature. Only once does a writer indicate that Vidar may be speaking, but that is when he is alone. When Odin has a vision of the gods’ dwelling places, he sees Vidar riding his horse through an open field of brush and high grass. With only his horse for Vidarcompany,“proclaims … that he’s keen to avenge his father.” Vidar’s Vengeance Vidar was vowing to avenge his father’s death while Odin was still alive because of a prophecy that the Norse gods were all aware of. During Ragnarok, the final battle of the gods, Odin would lead the Aesir against the invading monsters and giants that would destroy the earth. Many gods would be killed in this battle. Thor, Heimdall, Freyr, and others would be Odindestroyed.wouldlead the Einherjar, the warriors of Valhalla, against Fenrir. The great wolf, who was also Loki’s son, was one of the most powerful enemies any of the gods would ever face. Years before, the gods had been able to bind the wolf only through trickery. Even then, Tyr had lost a hand to keep the wolf from becoming an immediate danger. Since however,then,Fenrir had continuously grown larger and stronger. By the time Ragnarok began and he broke free, Fenrir would be more powerful than any individual god. Even with hundreds of strong warriors at his side, Odin would be no match for the great wolf. He and all the Einherjar would be killed by the beast. When this happened, Vidar would be able to get his revenge.
Odin’s silent son would take on the wolf by himself because Thor and Tyr had both fallen as well. Knowing all his life that he would have to avenge his father by defeating Fenrir, Vidar would have an unexpected weapon.
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The Story of Vidar Vidar would wear an exceptionally thick and heavy boot into the battle. Some sources claimed that it was made of pure iron, while others said that it had been sewn from every scrap of leather that humans had ever discarded when making their own shoes. With this heavy book, Vidar would step down on the monster’s lower jaw. Using his great strength, which was said to be second only to that of Thor, Vidar would pull up on Fenrir’s upper jaw. According to one passage from the Poetic Edda, Vidar would continue pulling in this way until he pulled the wolf’s body in half. In another passage, however, the same poem claims that Vidar would dispatch of the wolf with a single sword thrust to the heart. Vidar would be one of the few gods to escape the battle alive. The world would be overtaken by fires from Muspelheim as the battle ended and Midgard would be
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The kennings given for Vidar provide no information that is not stated elsewhere in the Prose Edda. Instead, they simply reinforce what the story of Ragnarok already says about him. This seems to support the idea that Vidar, like Vali, was born for a specific purpose.
[Thor] falls in fight. -Poetic Edda, VafthrúdnismálBellows)(trans Kennings Kennings, the Norse poetic descriptions, are often useful for learning more about the personalities, attributes, and relationships of the Vidargods.isgiven a list of kennings in the Prose Edda, but they do little to shed more light on his Theycharacter.include:
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The battle of Ragnarok takes place almost entirely on Midgard, the world of men, which is entirely destroyed. While Asgard is, in most accounts, reduced to an empty field there is still land on which to rebuild. No damage is described to any of the other Nine Worlds, although Niflheim and Muspelheim are whendepopulatedtheirgiants and TheinvademonstersMidgard.eventsleading up to Ragnarok, however, often hint at some amount of damage being done to the World Tree, Yggdrasil. The story seems to imply that, had the gods not defeated their enemies, the rest of the Nine Worlds and possibly the World Tree itself may have been irreparably damaged, as well. Because Vidar stops Fenrir, further destruction is avoided. The cosmos are preserved enough for rebuilding to be possible and for a few living things, including two humans, to hide in the World Tree’s branches until Midgard becomes livable again. This theory further aligns Vidar with both vertical and horizontal space when he pushes the wolf’s jaws apart. Another proposed example of this archetype purportedlyis seen in the Vedic god Vishnu. The destructive spirit Bali agrees to cede as much space to Vishnu as the god can cover in three strides. To save the world, Vishnu magically expands the space he can cover and uses just three steps to traverse the entire world. The scholar who devised interpretationthis believes that ancient cultures would have been familiar with the archetype of a god who transcends space to save all of creation. The theory, however, is Father’s Homestead Inhabiting As. This presumably refers to the fact that Vidar and his brother will occupy Odin’s former lands after Ragnarok. Otherwise, very little seems to be known about the silent god of Norse mythology. Vidar and Space Historians, however, have interpretationsoffered for Vidar when the primary texts are largely silent. One French scholar looked deep into IndoEuropean mythology and folklore to interpret Vidar as a representative of a proposed archetype in ancient religion. This theory claims that Vidar is a cosmic god who represents space and the continuity of the universe. By killing Fenrir and reestablishing the pantheon of Asgard, Vidar prevents the destruction of the entire cosmos.
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The Story of Vidarhas not been widely accepted among the community.academic A Meaning for Silence Another interpretation of Vidar’s character is more simple, but explains only one part of his story. It concerns the god’s silence.Accordingnotable to this theory, Vidar’s silence is part of a ritual or vow associated with his quest for vengeance. A parallel to this can be found in Vidar’s own brother. According to the Poetic Edda, Vali swore to never wash his hands or comb his hair until he avenged Baldr’s death. Such deprivation was meant to show one’s commitment to a duty. Personal deprivation was a constant symbol and reminder of a vow, in this case a vow of Examplesvengeance.ofthis can be found in history, as well.
The Roman writer Tacitus claimed that members of the Chatti tribe, a Germanic group like the Norse, refused to groom themselves until they had killed an enemy as well. While the Chatti and Vali apparently took the same vow, Vidar’s silence can be seen as another form of self-deprivation until the completion of a task or in service of a higher ideal.Examples of this can be found in history, as well. The Roman writer Tacitus claimed that members of the Chatti tribe, a Germanic group like the Norse, refused to groom themselves until they had killed an enemy as Whilewell.the Chatti and Vali apparently took the same vow, Vidar’s silence can be seen as another form of self-deprivation until the completion of a task or in service of a higher ideal. Vidar the Survivor Vidar’s description as a silent god is appropriate considering how little the Norse writers had to say about him. He was notable only for the fact that he never spoke. Several authors referred to him as the silent god, making his lack of action his defining feature. One of Odin’s sons, Vidar only appeared in stories that took place as part of the lead-up to Ragnarok. In that ofescapekillstrength,bootspecially-designedthathisVidarJustwolfmonstrousRagnarokbedesire.hewasdeath,toVidar’sansuddenlyhowever,battle,hewouldemergeasimportantfigure.purposewasavengehisfather’salthoughOdinstillalivewhenexpressedthatOdinwouldkilledduringbytheFenrir.minuteslater,wouldfulfillgoalofavengingdeath.UsingaandhisownVidarwouldthewolfandtheruinsMidgard.
While primary sources are scarce on information, historians have attempted to interpret Vidar as both a possible member of a little-known divine archetype or as being silent out of a commitment to his oath of revenge. In the end, Vidar’s importance would be far beyond any of these explanations, however. In the new world that was created after Ragnarok, he would emerge as one of the few gods to survive and thus because a leader within the new, unknown pantheon.
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The Story of Heimdall
Gold-toothed Heimdall Heimdall is also known as Gullintani (“gold tooth”) , and his horse is called Gulltopp, “the horse with the golden mane” These are names you would expect for a sun god or god of the heavens. His home, Himinbjörg by the Bifrost, the rainbow bridge, or possibly in the Milky Way in the heavens, was a peaceful spot where he enjoyed sitting and drinking a fine mead. In one saga, Heimdall is the god who tells Thor how to get his hammer back after the giant Thrym steals it. When Ragnarök, the end of the world as predicted by a seeress, came and the Bifrost broke, Heimdall blew his horn Gjallarhorn to awaken the Aesir gods. During the final battle, Heimdall fought the evil and treacherous Loki and they both died. Heimdall can be found in the myths, but there are no preserved sources to suggest that he was worshipped by any cult that might have named a place after him, for example.
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Heimdall is the father of mankind and he teaches them many things, such as runes. He is a mysterious god who is linked with the Yggdrasil, the tree of life. One interpretation of his name is “The one who shines over the world”. He stands guard at all times, and with his sharp vision and incredible hearing he can see for a hundred miles and hear the growing sounds of grass on the ground and wool on the sheep. He needs less sleep than a bird and he can see just as well at night as he can in the day.
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Shared By:High Priestess, Gloriana Danu August August is the last month of summer in the northern half of the world. It is named after the first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar. August is the eighth month in the Gregorian calendar and has 31 days. In the northern half of the world, August is the last month of summer. In the southern half, it is the last month of winter. The Month of Augustus The meaning of August comes from ancient andAugustusRome:isLatinmeans “the venerable one” or “the great one.” It was the title given to the first Roman emperor, Gaius Caesar. The Roman senate decided in 8 BCE to name a month in honor of the emperor. They chose the old Roman month of Sextilius and renamed it Augustus. Interesting Dates in August 2022 August 24, 2022: Pluto Demoted Day, a reminder of the day in 2006 when the declaredAstronomicalInternationalUnionPlutotobe a dwarf planet instead of a full-sized planet. This day is only celebrated on Earth. August 26, 2022: The Polar Day ends. In the northernmost town in the world, Ny-Ålesund in Norway, a long day comes to an end. A very long day—the Sun has been staying above the horizon since April. This long time of horizonandsetsDay.sunshineuninterruptediscalledPolarTheSunfinallyaroundAugust26remainsbelowtheuntilMarch.
Perseid Meteors: The Perseid meteor shower is known to be one of the most active and brightest meteor showers of the year. They are usually active between July 17 and August 24. They tend to be most visible between August 9 and August 13. Sturgeon Moon: August’s Full Moon is known as the Sturgeon Moon, named after a huge freshwater fish that can be found in great numbers in August. Because August is harvesting season in the Northern Hemisphere, August’s Full Moon is also called Grain Moon, Fruit Moon, and Barley Moon. History of August In the ancient Roman calendar, August was initially called mens sextilius, the sixth month, because the Roman calendar started in March.
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Zodiac Signs in August Leo (Lion) : July 23 –August 22 Virgo (Virgin) : August 23 – September 22 https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/months/august.html
Sextilis had 31 days. Around the year 700 BCE, the Roman king Numa Pompilius expanded the calendar from ten to twelve months by introducing January and February. Sextilis was reduced to 29 days. In 154 BCE, a rebellion forced the Roman senate to change the beginning of the civil year from March to January 1st. With this reform, Sextilis officially became the eighth month. In the year 46 BCE, Julius Caesar introduced a new calendar system—the Julian calendar. He added ten days to the year and introduced the leap day. In the new Julian calendar, Sextilis was expanded to 31 days. In the year 8 BCE, the Roman senate then renamed Sextilis to honor the first Roman emperor, Augustus Caesar. Augustus was not the emperor’s name but his title. It means “the great” or “the venerable.”
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The Roman senate gave this title to the emperor Gaius Caesar Octavius in the year 27 BCE because of his military and political victories that founded the Roman empire. August Birthstone and Birth Flower According to tradition, the birthstones for August are peridot and onyx. Its birth flower is the gladiolus or poppy, representing beauty, strength, love, marriage, and family.
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The custom of ‘rushbearing’ dates back many centuries to a time when church floors consisted of little more than stones or bare earth, and rushes were used as a covering. Each year, in late summer, the old and rotten rushes were cleared out and new ones taken to the churches. Human nature being what it is, in certain areas this annual necessity developed into an excuse for celebration involving revelry, music, dancing and much drinking of strong Aroundales.the beginning of the 18th century, in some thecounties,northernitbecamepracticeto decorate the carts full of rushes with flowers, ribbons and silver Naturallytrinkets.such a spectacle needed to be paraded and so the format of an imposing ‘rushcart’ as the centrepiece of an extravagant procession became established, often accompanied by musicians and morris dancers. In places, these celebrations continued into the 1800s, long after the need for rushes vanished as the churches acquired stoneflagged Rushbearingfloors.as a practice began to decline from the early 19th century onwards. Locally however, through the early to mid-1800s, rushbearing continued to be celebrated in several local
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In Sowerby Bridge two men, Fred Knights and Garry Stringfellow, thought that a rushbearing festival on the first Saturday of September would be a fitting Acelebration.cartwasbuilt based on that from 1906 and a marching band and dance teams were invited to attend. The event was planned as a one-off, however it proved popular enough to repeat. Today the festival has developed into an eagerly anticipated full weekend of celebration involving local churches, community groups, pubs and businesses alongside the spectacle of the rushcart procession, dancing and music.
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The Death card shows the Messenger of Death – a skeleton dressed in black armor, riding a white horse. The skeleton represents the part of the body which survives long after life has left it; the armor matterdeathinvincibilitysymbolizesandthatwillcomenowhat. Its dark color is that of mourning and the mysterious, while the horse is the color of purity and acts as a symbol of strength and Deathpower.carries a black flag decorated with a white, five-petal rose, reflecting beauty, purification, and immortality and the number five representing change. Together, these symbols reveal that death isn’t just about life Deathending.isabout endings and beginnings, birth and rebirth, change and transformation. There is beauty in death, and it is an inherent part of being alive. A royal figure appears to be dead on the ground, while a young woman, child and bishop plead with the skeletal figure to spare them. But, as we all know, death spares no one. In the background, a boat floats down the river, akin to the mythological boats escorting the dead to the afterlife. On the horizon, the sun sets between two towers (which also appear in The Moon Tarot card), in a sense dying each night and being reborn every morning.
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Upright The Death card is probably the most feared misunderstoodandof all the cards in the Tarot deck. Just mention the card’s name and most people freak out, worried they will suddenly keel over and die as soon as this card appears.
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Relax! The Death card can be one of the most positive cards in the deck. After a period of pause and reflection with The Hanged Man, the Death card symbolizes the end of a major phase or aspect of your life that you realize is no longer serving you, opening up the possibility of something far more valuable and essential. You must close one door to open another. You need
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Death to put the past behind you and part ways, ready to embrace new opportunities and possibilities. It may be difficult to let go of the past, but you will soon see its importance and the promise of renewal and transformation. If you resist these necessary endings, you may experience pain, both emotionally and physically, but if you exercise your imagination and visualize a new possibility, you allow more experiencebroader,openlimitingandintransformationalpositive,beAnytoandtoandtransformation,aSimilarly,patternsconstructivetoemerge.Deathshowstimeofsignificantchange,transition.Youneedtransformyourselfclearawaytheoldbringinthenew.changeshouldwelcomedasacleansing,forceyourlife.Thedeathclearingawayoffactorscanthedoortoamoresatisfyingoflife.
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The Death card has elements of a sudden and unexpected change. Death happens to everyone, no matter who you are, how much money you have, where you live, or what color your skin is; it is the same with a significant change. So, the Death card can be a sign you may feel as though you are caught in the path of sweeping change and cannot escape its effects (especially if accompanied by The Tower or The Hanged Man) Although the upheaval may seem unwanted and painful, this massive change could bring with it a series of unexpected surprises that create new opportunities and advantages for you. Finally, Death is a sign that you need to learn to let go of them.tooutgrownletDeathandoffuller,toattachmentsunhealthyinyourlifepavethewaytoamorefulfilledlifedeepermeaningsignificance.teachesyoutogoofoutwornandwaysoflifeandmoveforwardfromThisisaperfect card to break a bad habit or pattern of behavior. See this as a time to cut out excess and let go of what is unnecessary for your life. Purge the old belongings, memories and baggage that are getting in your way. Reversed Upright, Death is a card of transformation and typically refers to needing to start over by letting go of the past. In the reversed position, Death can mean that you are on the verge of meaningful change but are resisting it. You may be reluctant to let go, or you may not know how to make the change you need. You still carry harmful viewpoints from the past that may interfere with a new SeerathertoyouDeathfeelstagnated,refusal,Becauseopportunity.ofyourlifehasandyoustuckinlimbo.reversedofferstheopportunityembracechangethanresistit.whatwonderful
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Death possibilities become available to you as you say ‘yes’ to change. As you learn to release the past and surrender to the present, the future becomes even brighter. To support the process, repeat this affirmation: “I embrace change in all forms.” You’ll be surprised at how this subtle shift in energy allows new doors to open in ways you may never have expected. On a deeper level, Death Reversed can show that you are going through a massive transformation,personaloften in private and out of view from others. You are releasing what no longer serves you so that you can make space for the new to emerge. Draw a followup card to understand better what you need to release and purge, or examine the other cards in the reading. You may be removing fear and limiting beliefs; you may be changing your habits; or, you may undergo a physical purging and transformation with plant medicine or other spiritual healing. You may not want to share this with others just yet –wait until your personal transformation has occurred, then share your story as a source of inspiration. https://www.biddytarot.com/tarot-card-meanings/major-arcana/death/
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Sometimes when you feel empty, you first reaction is to try and fill up the emptiness by acquiring something or someone. You may fall in the trap of thinking, I will be happy if or when I have (a new lover, an advanced degree, a better wardrobe, etc.) . Then, when you get the new acquisition, you only feel satisfied for a little while. The fairies remind you that the only source of true fulfillment is by connecting with Spirit within. Have a mental conversation with your Creator, and feel yourself filled with Divine Love. The same holds true if you are searching for answers from outside authorities. ow there is nothing wrong with seeking counsel from wise friends, especially if their advice echoes what you know to be true. But perhaps you have been asking your friends, mentors, or psychics for solutions, and you feel confused by conflicting advice. So, if everyone is telling you different solutions, you will need to meditate on what your inner guidance is telling you.
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• Tie a little strand of string onto the stem of the acorn to hang your Autumn Fairy.
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Our Autumn Fairy craft requires : 1. Autumn leaves • 2. A pine cone • 3. A large acorn cap 4. Rusty orange wool roving • 5. One white felt ball (a 1 inch round wooden ball will work • just as well) 6. A little string • 7. A hot glue gun
• Dab a little glue onto the stems of your leaves and stick them onto the back of your Pine Cone Autumn Fairy.
Whether one believes in fairies or simply delights in stories, images, and craft projects pertaining to the fae, this enchantingly sweet craft – which is ideal to involve little ones with – is sure to add a welcome dose of whimsical charm to your fall altar, Halloween/Samhain tree, or elsewhere in your home decor.
• Break off a strip of the rusty orange roving about the length of your hand. Dab a little glue from the hot glue gun onto the ball and stick the rusty orange ‘hair’ onto the ball.
• The upside-down pine cone will be your Autumn Fairies body. Dab a bit of glue from your hot glue gun onto the base of your pine cone.
• Again, hold it in place until it has stuck fast.
8. I finished off by knotting off my twine. You can choose which end you like better for the top, and then hot glue a piece of stick for a handle. You could also glue a little spanish by the handle for added texture.
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4. With some embroidery floss I did a simple running stitch around the top edge, pulling the two ends tight and knotting when I was done.
5. I was left with a little pouf, ready for it’s ribs.
6. With a large eye upholstery-type needle I used a long length of jute twine to poke all the way through the pumpkin from the top gathered spot to the sewed bottom. I left a tail of twine out so I could knot the first rib.
1. I cut off 6 1/2 inches of the sweater sleeve. I turned the right sides in and did two basting stitches on the sewing machine close together at one of the ends. I pulled the threads a little tighter just to pucker the seam a little, so it wasn’t quite so square-ish at the bottom.
3. I stood the little sweater sleeve up and placed some pillow stuffing in the bottom 1/3. I then placed about 1/2 cup of dried garbanzo beans in. ( you could also use kitty litter or any other type of heavy filler) . I added more stuffing over the top to almost fill the sleeve.
7. I continued around the pumpkin, poking all the way through till I created all the ribs I wanted. If you tighten gently, the chubby shape of the pumpkin will begin forming before your eyes.
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1. Paint your terracotta pots and lids with a rough layer of cream paint. You don’t have to make sure there is complete coverage as you’ll be painting over the cream…this is just for layering for later on in the process!
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Here’s what you’ll need: Terracotta pot and corresponding lid Acrylic paint in cream, orange and brown Adhesive (such as Weldbond) Wooden knobs Coiled floral wire Wire cutters Paint brush Sand paper And the steps:
3. While your pots are drying, paint your small wooden knobs with brown acrylic paint and let dry.
5. Now comes the fun part! Just like our Distressed Mason Jar Vase, you’re going to want to “rough up” the jar with a little piece of sand paper. I think distressing painted jars always adds fun and character! And because we painted on a cream base first, you’ll see those edges and areas really highlighted.
2. Once dry, paint your terracotta pots and lids with your orange acrylic paint. You might have to paint a few layers (allowing them to dry in between) to get the coverage you’re looking for.
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Supplies: A few apples Tea lights Tools: Hole saw -the same circumference as your candles (if you don’t have one just use a spoon). I used a 40 mm hole saw when I made mine.
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4. Now just light ’em up and watch ’em sparkle!
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A Feast of Bread In early Ireland, it was a bad idea to harvest your grain any time before Lammas; it meant that the previous year’s harvest had run out early, and that was a serious failing in StephenbyseasonfirstChristianmass.translateshlaf-maesse,OldderivesThetheloavesmadenightfalltheof1,However,communities.agriculturalonAugustthefirstsheavesgrainwerecutbyfarmer,andbyhiswifehadthefirstofbreadofseason.wordLammasfromtheEnglishphrasewhichtoloafInearlytimes,theloavesofthewereblessedtheChurch.Battysays, blessedwouldduringWessex,theAngloSaxonperiod,breadmadefromthenewcropbebroughttochurchandandthenthe
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Celebrations Shared By: High Priestess RavensThorne Lammas At Lammas, also called Lughnasadh, the hot days of August are upon us, much of the earth is dry and parched, but we still know that the bright reds and yellows of the harvest season are just around the corner. Apples are beginning to ripen in the trees, our summer vegetables have been picked, corn is tall and green, waiting for us to come gather the bounty of the crop fields. Now is the time to begin reaping what we have sown, and gathering up the first harvests of grain, wheat, oats, and more. This holiday can be celebrated either as a way to honor the god Lugh, or as a celebration of the harvest.
Celebrating Grain in Ancient Cultures Grain has held a place of importance in civilization back nearly to the beginning of time. Grain became associated with the cycle of death and rebirth. The Sumerian god Tammuz was slain and his lover Ishtar grieved so heartily that nature stopped producing. Ishtar mourned Tammuz, and followed him to the Underworld to bring him back, similar to the story of Demeter and Persephone. In Greek legend, the grain god was Adonis. Two goddesses, Aphrodite and Persephone, battled for his love. To end the fighting, Zeus ordered Adonis to spend six months with Persephone in the Underworld, and the rest with Aphrodite.
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Honoring the Past In some Wiccan and modern Pagan traditions, Lammas is also a day of honoring Lugh, the Celtic craftsman god. He is a god of many skills, and was honored in various aspects by societies both in the British Isles and in Europe. Lughnasadh (pronounced Loo-NASah) is still celebrated in many parts of the world today. Lugh’s influence appears in the names of several European towns. In our modern world, it’s often easy to forget the trials and tribulations our ancestors had to endure. For us, if we need a loaf of bread, we simply drive over to the local grocery store and buy a few bags of prepackaged bread. If we run out, it’s no big deal, we just go and get Whenmore.our ancestors lived, hundreds and thousands of years ago, the harvesting and processing of grain was crucial. If crops were left in the fields too long, or the bread not baked in time, families could starve. Taking care of one’s crops meant the difference between life and death. By celebrating Lammas as a harvest holiday, we honor our ancestors and the hard work they must have had to do in order to survive. This is a good time to give thanks for the abundance we have in our lives, and to be grateful for the food on our tables. Lammas is a time of transformation, of rebirth and new beginnings. Symbols of the Season The Wheel of the Year has turned once more, and you may feel like decorating your house accordingly. While you probably can’t find too many items marked as “Lammas decor” in your local discount store, there are a number of items you can use to decorate for lammas (lughansadh ). Sickles and scythes, as well as other symbols of harvesting season Grapes and vines Dried grains, such as sheafs of wheat, bowls of oats, etc. Corn dolls, which you can make easily using dried husks Early fall vegetables, such as squashes and pumpkins, to represent the harvest, as well
Celebrations Lammas Lammas loaf was broken into four pieces and placed in the corners of a barn where it served as a symbol of protection over the garnered grain. Lammas was a ritual that recognized a dependencycommunity’sonwhatThomasHardyoncecalled‘theancientpulseofgermandbirth.’”
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Put on a play, write a story or poem, take up a musical instrument, or sing a song. Whatever you choose to do, this is the right season for rebirth and renewal, so set August 1 as the day to share your new skill with your friends and family. https://www.learnreligions.com/history-of-the-lammas-harvest-celebration-2562170
Lammas as abundance. Late summer fruits, like apples, plums and peaches, to celebrate the end of the summer harvest as we transition into fall. Crafts, Song and Celebration Because of its association with Lugh, the skilled god, Lammas (Lughnasadh) is also a time to celebrate talents and craftsmanship. It’s a traditional time of year for craft festivals, and for skilled artisans to peddle their wares. In medieval Europe, guilds would arrange for their members to set up booths around a village green, festooned with bright ribbons and fall colors. Perhaps this is why so many modern Renaissance Festivals begin around this time of Lughyear!is also known in some traditions as the patron of bards and magicians. Now is a great time of year to work on honing your own talents. Learn a new craft, or get better at an old one.
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Obon week is one of Japan’s three major holiday seasons; many people take off work and some places close. The Obon festival is culturally and internationalforbeingimportant,traditionallyallwhileapopulartimebothdomesticandtravel.
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The Obon festival has been celebrated for over 500 years as an annual event that commemorates ancestors. The exact origins of the Japanese Obon Festivals are debated, but this threeday festival is known to have Buddhist roots. According to the story of Maha Maudgalyayana (Mokuren) , a disciple of the Buddha used his special powers to see the spirit of his mother who had passed away. To his dismay, he learned she was in the Realm of Hungry Ghosts. The Buddha tells the disciples to make food offerings (ozen) to Buddhist monks, which relieves the spirits of their suffering.
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The Buddhist disciple was able to save his mother, and so this act would become tradition, with people leaving food offerings like fruits and vegetables for their ancestors in front of their home’s butsudan, or Buddhist altar. Flower arrangements have also become a popular thelongestduringopportunityOthersknownduringhometownReturninghavecelebratememberswhereofhasToday,spiritstoancestor’sorfronthouses,areroundChochin,offering.akindofpaperlantern,litinpeople’shunginofthehome,broughttoangravesitehelpguidefamilybacktoEarth.thisholidaybecomesomewhatafamilyevent,familyreunitetothosewhopassedaway.toone’siscommonthistime,alsoasObonweek.takethetotraveloneoftheholidaysofyear.Celebrations
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The Obon festival, also known as the Bon Festival, is one of the largest celebrations held in Japan and takes place during the seventh month of the year, typically from the 13th through the 15th. Depending on the region and which kind of calendar is being followed—the solar or lunar heldcelebrationscalendar—areineitherJuly (Shichigatsu Bon) or August (Hachigatsu Bon) . During this annual festival, or matsuri, families gather to celebrate their ancestors with paper lanterns, special offerings, traditionalanddances.
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Day Three Toward the end of the festival, some people use the chochin lanterns to bring their ancestors’ spirits back to the gravesite through a ritual called okuri-bon. More recently, floating lanterns called toro nagashi have also grown in popularity. These lanterns house a candle and float on Thewater.toro nagashi are released on lakes, ocean, and rivers to help the ancestral spirits return to their world. The event is equally beautiful and spiritual for participants and bystanders alike. https://www.bokksu.com/blogs/news/obon-japans-ghost-festival
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Obon Sometimes, communal fires or bonfires outside people’s homes (mukaebi) are used. Day Two On the second day, traditional Obon folk dances called bon odori are performed, though the exact style varies from region to region across Japan. The lyrics and messages of the songs also differ and are unique to an area’s culture and history. Japanese taiko drums are almost always played while dancers perform on a yagura stage. Light, summer kimonos called yukata are typically worn. This step of the celebration is normally held at parks, temples, shrines, and other public areas, where bystanders can join in the dancing too.
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Different traditions are carried out over the course of Obon dependingweek,on each region’s traditions. Day One On the first day of the festival, families usually visit their relatives’ graves, bringing along chochin lanterns. Some people clean their backwelcomingtofamiliescalledThroughmorealtarskindsthoughpresentingmarkersgravestonesancestors’andbeforeofferings—leavingtheseofgiftsatandtemplesispopular.aritualmukae-bon,callouttheirancestors,themhome.
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Water spirits are known all over the world, we can find them and their relatives in many popular texts and legends, so the base for universal appeal was already set. With the power of Fouque’s lavish imagination, a short novella was written and it soon became one of the most popular stories in the 19th century with a vast influence on many artistic works written in next decades, all the way to the 21st century. Summary Undine is a water spirit. She is a daughter of Mediterranian water prince but is raised by a poor fisherman and his wife. Her foster parents had a daughter (named Bertalda) of their own before she was lost at the river on her third birthday. They believe she drowned in the Danube. Undine appeared at their door just a few days after, so the fisherman and his wife accepted her as a kind of Theyreplacement.raisedher on their own and the real story starts when she is already eighteen years old. Undine is beautiful, yet childish, irresponsible and somehow wild young woman when a stranger knocked on the door. It is a knight Huldbrand (aka Huldebrand) of Ringstetten, who has a castle not so far at the banks of Danube. He strained his leg and was happy to find a shelter from the coming storm. A young knight and beautiful Undine like each other so after a while (thanks to the weather conditions they were trapped in the cottage for several days) Huldbrand asked for permission to marry Undine. The fisherman was happy to give his step-daughter for a wife to a nobleman and the very same day another coincidence happens. A priest, who was also looking for a shelter came to the cottage and marries the young couple what gives the soul to Undine (creatures of nature don’t have immortal souls like humans). They went to live in Huldbrand’s castle, but things start to complicate. Sir Huldbrand already had a sympathy - a lady named Bertalda. Yes, the very same Bertalda, who was lost at the river. She was kidnapped by watercreatures to be replaced by Undine. She was raised as a foster kid of the Duke and the Dutchess. Her affection to Huldbrand doesn’t stop with his marriage and for some time all three (the knight and both girls) live together, what soon leads to problems. The marriage falls apart, Undine returns to the water world and after a while, Huldbrand wants to
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area of Germany. Readers loved to escape the world of hard reality and Romanticism provided exactly that. Even more - it managed to fuse all the fears and hopes of all society structures. There was no artistic movement with comparable reach all over the world than ofmusicwhichRomanticism,especiallyincreatedsomethegreatesthits of all times (just think about Mozart and Beethoven) . Not then, not before, not later. Different stories about mermaids who tried to gain human soul through the process of marriage with a man were known in most parts of Europe for centuries before Friedrich de la Motte Fouque was even born. The main idea was to achieve something more, namely to raise a living being from simple instinct-driven animal to more complex emphatic and socially aware human can be easily related to the establishment of larger entities, like German or Italy (and others) at the moment both being divided into smaller units with much less importance. The title character is relatively complex and others are way more interesting than the majority of characters of early 19th century novellas. She has a helper who plans her marriage from her tender age by kidnapping Bertalda and putting her in Bertalda’s position. It is obvious other coincidences are not really coincidental either. This helper, among other things, caused Huldbrand’s sprain. He is Kuhleborn, her uncle and another water spirit with magical powers. Water The story of Undine is soaked in water. Fisherman’s daughter is lost at the river, Undine knocks at the door of her future foster parents all wet, she plays with water all the time, Huldbrand comes to her new home thanks to the storm and the
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meet with her again. This was a fatal mistake. Undine’s kiss kills him and this is where the story ends. But like at all the greatest stories it’s actually a beginning. Historical Context As a novella, Undine was published in 1811, just one year before another KindermaerchenWilhelmWhilebrothersHouseholdtextimportantextremelyGerman-Children’sandTalesbyGrimm.JacobandGrimmwrote (Tales for kids) , de la Motte Fouque wrote Kunstmaerchen (Art tales ). Both genres belong to the typical Romantic repository which eventually helped to create Germany as a uniform areasaudiencefamiliartheyromanticwereMotifscomprehensiveandstate.fromfolkloreoftenusedintextsbecausewerealreadytoawidefromdifferentofroughlytoday’s
Water with its unrivaled importance for live and ability to kill is a perfectly natural element for romantic artists. It’s an element of metamorphosis, formed as ice, running water or vapor, and the main element from which all living creatures are created. Humans are made approximately 70 percent of water and water spirits of probably even more. We all know through how many changes Undine went, don’t we? Mermaids Mermaids (and mermen) are present in almost every folklore in the world. They are closely connected with fertility, in many areas credited for bringing moisture to the soil from rivers and lakes in the spring. It seems at least in some parts only after a while another characteristic was added - they started to present a threat to people. Initial danger connected to mermaids was associated with kids. Everybody living near water was, of course, afraid of the possibility of drowning and children were the most vulnerable of all. Later this danger expanded to grown ups. Especially interesting were Sirens from Greek mythology (with Oedipus as the first who managed to escape their spells) , who lured sailors into the deadly waves with their enchanted singing. But - despite many paintings Sirens are not half fish, half women. They are half birds! Mermaids have many different names in different parts of the world: kelpies in Scotland, selkies in Ireland, knuckers in England, morgans in Wales, melusines in France, naiads in Greece, mavkas in Ukraine, rusalkas in Russia, laras in Brazil, amabies in Japan, jiaorens in China, and - obviously - undines in Central Europe. Some of them are portrayed as young girls, other as older women, some are half fish, others half snakes, others again as seals
Mythological Creature Undine flood is the reason to keep him close to her for several days until he proposes her. Rain conveniently leads a priest right in time to marry the young couple, even uncle Kuhleborn sometimes appears in the form of a brook. When the knight betrays her, Undine retreats in the river and the water is the place where the unfaithful husband finds his punishment - right after her sweet wet kiss. Did You Know? A rare assyndromehypoventilationcongenitalconditionmedicalcalledcentralisknownOndine’s(Ondine is another name of Undine) curse. It is a situation where a patient doesn’t control his or her atstopasleep,HuldbrandofandsuffocateSuchautomatically.breathingpatientcaninthesleepinseveralversionsUndineshewarnsnottofallbecausehecanbreathing,justlikeverypassionatekiss.
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by day, women by night, but always possessing some kind magical powers. Old legends were often mixed with unreliable seeings of fishermen, sailors, ferrymen and other people closely related to the waters. These men were working in hard conditions, often isolated from the rest of the world for weeks, often without proper rest or food, and afraid of cruel waters surrounding them. Ignited with imagination they produced numerous more or less believable stories about mermaids.
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https://discover.hubpages.com/literature/undine-mythology
Ymir is a primordial giant, closely linked to the creation myth and the beginning of the world in Norse mythology. A creature resulting from the dramatic encounter between ice and fire, he was fed by a cosmic cow and his body parts served as the building blocks of the universe. He is able to beget offspring all by himself, one of his descendants being the mother of Odin. Odin and his brothers would end up killing him though, and they would shape all that exists out of his body. His scattered brains would become the clouds, and the borders of the known world would be encircled by his eyebrows.
Creation of the World The Norse creation myth is told in detail by Snorri Sturluson, the Icelandic scholar and law-speaker (the person reciting the laws at the assembly) who in the 13th century CE tried to retell these myths in a text called Gylfaginning (The Deceiving of Gylfi) , part of a larger book, the Prose Edda. He was inspired by texts of the Elder or Poetic Edda, a compilation of poems written in the same century but believed to be much older based on its language and content. As such, we must take Snorri’s words with a serious pinch of salt because as it is really hard to tell how much he contributed himself to the older Norse myth. The story in Gylfaginning tells of Gylfi, a legendary king of Sweden who goes to Asgard, the realm of the gods, to ask them questions in order to figure out whether they use magic so as to fulfill their will. Gylfi is tricked into believing he is talking to the gods and the palace he arrives to is real, but in the end, he does find answers to the ardent cosmological questions. In the beginning, Snorri is quoting the first text of the Poetic Edda, the Völuspá (Old Norse Vǫluspá) , where it says there was nothing but a giant void, probably filled with some kind of magic potential. Before our world was formed there existed an icy misty world called Niflheim, with a well from which eleven rivers flowed. Another world was the elemental opposite, Muspell, hellishly hot. It is not very clear what happens next, there were probably several versions of the myth incorporated into one, which might explain the difficulty. The main idea seems to be that the rivers of Niflheim froze and the ice piled up in the void, where the rime
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Mythological Creature Ymir met the heatwaves from Muspell. As a result of the melting, the drops came together to shape a being, Ymir or Augelmir, the ancestor of the giants’ families. Whether Snorri made this up or not, it is definitely a colorful story: Ymir’s sweat gave birth to a male and female, and his legs conceived a child as Ymirwell.was not the only one formed by the molten ice of Niflheim. The rime also took the shape of a cow, Audhumla (Auðumbla) , who fed Ymir. The cow had a very special diet apparently, licking the salty blocks of rime. As a result, she also created a being out of the rime, a man called Búri, who in his turn had a son named Borr. Borr married a giantess, Bestla, and their children were the gods Odin, Vili, and Vé. Little is known about the last two, but the former rose to the highest seat in the divine world, worshipped by all, and associated with a lot of attributes: leadership, wisdom, deceit, sorcery, pragmatism, strength. Finally, the divine trio committed the murder that would be the base of everything that surrounds us. They killed Ymir the giant, and so much blood was spilled and flowed that the rest of the giants, except for one family, drowned in it. The three gods could now build the earth. As Snorri tells us: They took Ymir and transported him to the middle of Ginnungagap [the void], and out of him made the earth, out of his blood the sea and the lakes. The earth was made of the flesh and the rocks of the bones, stone, and scree they made out of the teeth and molars and of the bones that had been broken. As you might suspect, his blood became the sea that in Norse mythology encircled the earth, so it was impossible to cross. His skull became the sky, and it was fixed with four points, more accurately dwarves: Austri (east) , Vestri (west), Nordri (north) , Sudri (south) . The gods then took sparks flying randomly from Muspell and threw them in the sky so that could lighten up the earth: the stars. They fixed their courses, too. After this description, Gangleri - the name used by Gylfi the king who is asking all of these questions about the gods, the universe, and so on - expresses his amazement at all this information and wants to know more. He is told that the earth is circular, around it is the sea, and on the shores live the races of giants. On the inner side of the earth, the gods built a fortification to protect the worlds against the aggressive giants, and for it, they used another piece of Ymir; his eyelashes. They call the Midgardfortification(Miðgarðr) .
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Sirens were creatures from Greek mythology which enticed sailors to their destruction with their irresistibly beautiful singing. Their most famous appearance in literature is in Homer’s Odyssey where the hero Odysseus, on his long voyage home following the Trojan theirsuccessfullyWar,escapesenchantingcall.
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The Sirens were hybrid creatures with the body of a bird and the head of a woman, sometimes also with human arms. One tradition states their origin as companions of Persephone and, failing to prevent her rape, they were transformed into Sirens as punishment. Historically, the creature is of Eastern origin and came to Greece during the orientalizing period of Greek art. The Sirens had beautiful singing voices and were gifted lyre players. So wonderful was their musical talent that it was said they could even calm the winds. Perhaps a little over-confident in their gifts the Sirens once even challenged the Muses to a musical competition but, alas, without success. No seaman ever sailed his black ship past this spot without listening to the honey-sweet tones that flow from our lips and no one who has listened has not been delighted and gone on his way a wiser man. (The Sirens, Odyssey According12:186-190)to Homer the Sirens lived on an island near Scylla and Charybdis (traditionally located in the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily) . Here they awaited passing ships and with their lovely music enticed sailors to their doom. Indeed, the meadows of the Sirens’ home island were said to have been perpetually layered with the rotting corpses of their hapless victims. Homer mentions only two Sirens while later writers often describe three. Their parentage is variously described and they descend from Gaia, Phorcys, Achelous and Sterope, or one of the Muses.
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Mythological Creature Siren
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Mythological Creature Siren already renowned for his quick wits and planning and he proved to be a much more difficult catch than the Sirens’ usual victims. Advised by Circe, the hero had himself tied to his ship’s mast so that he could hear the Sirens’ beautiful song and not be tempted to land while the rest of his crew were made immune by blocking their ears with wax and so they all safely sailed on out of harms way. Another hero the Sirens tried to capture was Jason as he and his Argonauts passed on their way to find the Golden Fleece. Jason, confident in the musical abilities of his talented crew member Orpheus, did not bother with wax but drowned out the Sirens’ call with Orpheus’ superlative lyre Accordingplaying.to legend the Sirens were fated to die if a mortal ever resisted their beckoning and so it is not clear whether it was Odysseus or Orpheus who was responsible for their ultimate demise, perhaps by suicide. Sirens in Greek Art Their cult was especially prevalent at Neapolis (Naples) , Sicily, and southern Italy in general. In Greek art they are most often represented with the body of a bird and a woman’s head, typically clutching a lyre and most often seen in a musical context, scenes with Dionysos, or atop funerary monuments. They were also a common decorative feature of bronze cauldrons and became a staple part of pottery scenes depicting Odysseus’ voyage home. One of the most famous examples is the c 450 BCE red-figure stamnos from Vulci (now in the British Museum) which, interestingly, also has a siren diving into the sea in apparent suicide. In Archaic art they are often fearsome and can have talons but they evolved into beautiful and serene creatures by the Classical period, very different from their still later association with lust and unbridled revelry.
Origins The Hungry Ghost Festival is an ancestor worship day, originating from the ancient practice in China of offering sacrifices to ancestors during harvest time. In autumn, ancient Chinese also offered seasonal delicacies to appease their gods. Then they tasted the fruits of their labor and prayed to gods and their ancestors for a good harvest in the coming year. According to historical records, the activities of ancestor worship in autumn first began in the preQin period. At first, the activities were only meant for the emperor and princes, but later the practice spread to the general public. The date of ancestor worship was uncertain in the beginning, then gradually it was fixed on the fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar every year, which usually falls on the first full moon day in autumn. The transition of the Hungry Ghost Festival into the “ghost festival” originated from Taoist practices dating back to days after the Eastern Han Dynasty. Legend has it that on the day of the Hungry Ghost Festival, the gates of hell were opened, and all the ghosts were released for a short period of freedom. Ghosts who had relatives would return home, and those without relatives would wander around the mortal world.
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THE fifteenth day of the seventh month of the lunar calendar (August 15 this year) is the Hungry Ghost Festival or Zhong Yuan Festival. It has been a day for ancestor worship, mourning for the dead, and burning paper money to honor the deceased. The Hungry Ghost Festival and New Year’s Eve, Qingming Festival, and Chongyang Festival are the traditional festivals in which Chinese people pay tribute to their ancestors, each having their own characteristics. As an ancient Chinese traditional festival, it has a history of thousands of years.
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Sometime later, Huiniang came up with a brilliant promotional plan and told Cai Mo to cooperate with her in carrying it out. One night, the neighbors suddenly heard Cai Mo broke into violent mourning in his house. Everyone rushed over to inquire about what had happened, only to hear that Huiniang had died. The next morning, in the presence of the neighbors, Cai Mo cried in front of her coffin. As he cried, he began to burn paper. Then suddenly they heard the voice of Huiniang from inside the coffin, “Open the cover, open the cover quickly, I’ve returned.” As the people mustered up their courage and opened up the coffin, Huiniang jumped out. After coming out, she told the neighbors that she had decended into the underworld after her death, and the King of Hell tortured her by having her turn a millstone. Because Cai Mo burned a lot of paper money, the ghosts all scrambled to turn the millstone for her. She then gave the paper money to the King of Hell, who let her return to the world of the living. Cai Mo deliberately said in an astonished tone of voice, “But I didn’t give you any money.” Huiniang pointed to the burning fire and said, “That’s money! The underworld regards paper as money.” When Cai Mo heard this, he immediately brought out two large bundles of paper to burn, saying that he wanted to reduce the suffering of his parents. As the daytheirincensethisofofoncametheamadethetheCaitheymoneylearnedneighborsthatpaperwassouseful,alldecidedtobuyMo’spaper.Soonnewsspread,andallpaperCaiMohadsoldoutwithinfewdays.BecausedaythatHuiniangbacktolifefellthefifteenthdaytheseventhmonththelunarcalendar,customofburningandpaperforancestorsonthisstarted.
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Legends It is said that Cai Lun invented paper making during the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the shop he ran prospered so much that it brought him great fortune. His brother Cai Mo and his sister-in-law Huiniang greatly admired him, and Huiniang urged Cai Mo to learn paper making from Cai Lun. But Cai Mo lacked the spirit of perseverance and was anxious to open a paper shop before he had even acquired proficiency in the skill of the trade. Subsequently, the paper he made was of such poor quality that nobody showed interest in buying it.
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This myth is about a beautiful girl that was abducted and then seduced by Zeus, the chief of the Gods. This concept is pretty usual in the Greek mythology. The remarkable thing is that this girl gave her name to the whole continent of Europe. Her story has been particularly popular since the ancient times and has been depicted in many ancient pieces of ceramics and coins. Moreover, it touched the painters of fableNowadays,mythpicturesimpressivewhoRenaissance,createdmanyandinspiredhavingtheastheirtheme.thislovelyisdepictedin the 2-euro coin of the European Union to pay attribute to the Godmother of Europe. The story of Europa is interesting and the end is surprisingly good, in contrast to the usual tragic endings of the Greek myths. The abduction from Zeus The name of Europa is mentioned in many contexts, most of which deal with the divine union between a young girl and Zeus. The most popular myth about Europa says that she was the daughter of Agenor, a Phoenician king, and later became a wife of Zeus, the King of Gods. According to the legend, Europa was the epitome of feminine beauty on Earth. Zeus once saw her on the seashore of Phoenicia playing with her friends. He was so captivated by her beauty that he fell in love with her and developed a strong desire to possess her. Immediately, he took the form of a white bull and approached her. The bull looked wonderful with its snow-white body and gem-like horns. Europa looked at the extraordinary animal curiously and dared to touch and later hang him because he appeared so calm to her. Later, she was somehow motivated to climb on his back. As soon as she did so, Zeus ran to the sea and carried her all the way from Phoenicia to the island of Crete. There he regained his human form and mated with her under an evergreen tree. This was the abduction of Europa, who later gave birth to three sons of Zeus, Minos, Rhadamanthys and Sarpedon. These men were known for their fairness and became the three judges of the Underworld, when they died. In fact, Minos founded the town of Knossos and gave his name to an entire civilization, the Minoan civilization. Zeus loved Europa so much that he showered her with three priceless gifts. The first one was a bronze man, Talos, who served as a guard to her. He was
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Ancient Legends the bronze giant that the Argonauts met and killed in their attempt to shore on Crete. The second was a dog, Laelaps, which could hunt anything she wanted. The last one was a javelin that had the power to hit the target, whatever it was. Europa was later married to one of the kings of Crete, Asterius, who adopted her sons and made her the first queen of Crete. Searching for Europa In the meanwhile, her father, Agenor, had ordered her brothers to cross the whole world and not to return if they hadn’t found his precious daughter. Europa had four brothers. Cilix, his eldest brother, was searching for a long time but with no success. He ended up in a region in Asia Minor, which he named Cicilia after him and became a king there. Thasus eventually landed on the island of Thassos, also gave it his name and reigned there. Phoenix went to Africa. Cadmus, the youngest and most beloved brother of Europa, asked the Oracle of Delphi what to do. The priests of the Oracle told him not to worry about his sister because she was safe. They also told him to go to Boeotia, a region to the north of Athens, and found a town there, which would become rich and powerful in the years to come. Indeed, Cadmus founded a town in Boetia to which gave his name, Cadmia. Later on, this town changed its name and was called Thebes. The end It is said that when Europa died, Zeus transformed her into a star complex and he himself took again the shape of the white bull to merge in the complex. The Taurus Constellation is believed to be the form of Zeus. Today the name Europa has been given to one of Jupiter’s 16 moons and in fact this moon is very special, as it is believed to have water on its surface. https://www.greeka.com/crete/heraklion/myths/europa/
I have to say I started my craft back when I was about 7 (1975) . I would watch Addams Family (Love Morticia) , The Munsters (Love Lily) and H.R. Huffnpuff and I always wanted to be witchiepoo. When I was able to pick out my costumes for Halloween, I picked a witch and going forward every Halloween since then I have been a witch, banshee, or skeleton. In school I would draft reports about witches and do as much research as I could with what was available to me (and trust me there was not much). Any movies or book regarding witchcraft or the like I would view, and my favorite colors are purple and green. I have always had a love for trees, used to draw them all the time. I am all about me and my kids and I have a few tattoos, one that is a mama tree with four tree sprouts that represent me and my kids as I have four kids. I even drew and painted a skeleton adult with a skeleton child at my last house. (I miss that mural ). I have huge a fascination with reptiles, and I have always felt a pull towards witches, and it was not until I turned 34 when I started to sprout what I call my wings and started to find my inner self. That is when I fell in love with skulls and picking up interesting rocks and shells. I started collecting skulls and 20 years later I am still collecting skulls and odd things. I have a ton of books on witchcraft and skulls/ skeletons and my house looks like Halloween never leaves. I grow herbs and would love to have a full medicinal herb garden one day. I have a herd of mini silky fainting goats as pets. I consider myself an eclectic, solitary, grey witch as I try to do no harm and that I gather random things; nothing matches in my home (very eclectic) . My mom told me once that she saw a psychic and he told her that I was a witch (weird) . I have done four spells in my entire life; I am fairly sure they worked. I have been told that I am a strong witch and my dreams have always told me something that came true, but I did not understand at the time.
People women)(mostly intimidatedareby me, and I wonder if it is because I am a strong individual or that I am a witch. I can have a nasty tongue when irritated, to which I live a solitary life with my husband, mother, and youngest son. To this day I am still looking to find me and what I am all about. It will be a never-ending journey, but I can say I am blessed.
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Charun is the Etruscan spirit of death. He is not the ferryman of classical Greek mythology but a psychopomp, a spirit who comes to collect souls and escort them to the afterlife. Some psychopomps wait until the person has died. They are purely escorts. Others actual deliver the coup de Charun’sgrace. attributes are potentially instruments of violence, and so we can surmise that he takes an active role in the death process. He resembles modern Charos very much. Charon, Charun, and Charos are all presumably the very same spirit.
CharunICONOGRAPHY:appears frequently on vases, urns, and sarcophagi. He is usually depicted with the door to the netherworld behind him. https://occult-world.com/charun/
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as an old man with a beard, but he sometimes appears youthful. Charun has a hooked nose, snake-like hair, and the ears of a wolf. His skin is greenish or greyish in hue. Sometimes he has wings.
Shared By: High Priestess, Lady Gloriana Poor Inesa Gaxen. After she escaped the witch trials in France, she fled to Spain and fell victim to them again in the Basque country, during what would become history’s biggest witch hunt. “The poor woman had to go through a trial twice,” Jorge Abril Sanchez, a researcher at the University of New Hampshire specializing in Basque culture and demonology, Smithsonian.com.tells “She was first accused witchcraftof in France. She went to trial and was pardoned by the Catholic Church. But then she moved to the Basque country and she was accused of witchcraft again there [in 1611 ].”
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According to Sanchez, Gaxen defended use of the Basque language and was an independent woman in France, which made authorities suspicious of her. She was tortured when she was arrested in France and had a clear physical handicap as a result of her time in prison. That must have made her stand out. When she moved to Spain, she continued with her defense of the Basque language, Sanchez said, making her a clear Basqueaccusedto1609latecontinuedso1400s—andsporadicallythey’dnewWitchthetarget—again—foraccusers.trialswerenotinEurope,wherebeenoccurringsincethetheybecamepopularthattheythroughthe1700s.Butbetweenand1614,up7,000peoplewereofwitchcraftin,Spain.
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Fueled by suspicion from the SanchezInquisitionSpanishand,says, “a combination conditions”sociopoliticalof—like men leaving for months at a time to work (which led to adultery claims ), a strong folkloric belief, and the arrival of gypsies in the Basque country, women were called witches in equalBasquetargetedAndwereonlythewerealthoughToonessymbolicmadeprison,torturedstakeSixtortured,investigatedthoseAtnumbers.unprecedentedleast2,000ofaccusedwereandand11died.wereburnedattheandfiveweretodeathinbutofficialssuretoburneffigiesofthewhodiedinjail.putitinperspective,20peopleexecutedduringSalemwitchtrials,about200peopleinvestigated.whileSalemmostlywomen,thetrialswereopportunity—
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The Basque Witches aristocrats, men, clerics, and children were among the accused. “It wasn’t so much heresy,”themisogynyaboutbutabouteradicationof says Sanchez. Prior to the trials, Basque country had long been at risk of cries of witchcraft. Local accusations pop up in history back to the 1400s, but those are isolated cases. Then, in 1609, about 600 people were tried in France and up to 100 were executed. Terrified residents fled across the border to Spain’s Basque region, which caused widespread panic. In response, local authorities ordered witch trials, calling in the Spanish Inquisition for help. The push to maintain Catholic orthodoxy butted up against the strong sense of mountain folklore in the area. The result? Increased fear of the witches who supposedly populated the region. In 1611, an inquisitor named Alonso Salazar Frías traveled through the Basque countryside in and around Zugarramurdi in order to collect confessions and pardon witches who renounced evil. He collected 1,802 confessions (which named about 5,000 more people in them) from the “witches” of Zugarramurdi. But he was skeptical, as he had seen no solid evidence of witchcraft while there. When the majority of the confessed retracted their statements, the matter was sent on to the Inquisitor General. He, in turn, ruled in 1614 that all cases be dismissed, bringing an end to the biggest witch trial in history. The Basque region still holds tight to folklore and mythology, says Sanchez— and that’s part of the reason studying the witch trials is integral to currentunderstandingtimes. “We cannot deny the importance of local beliefs,” he notes. “Even though someone tried to eradicate them, they survived until today. It’s important we remember not to make the same mistakes. Eleven people died, most likely for showsaccusations.falseItwhatcan go wrong if we choose the wrong leaders.” Those looking to honor that legacy can visit these three sites in Zugarramurdi, Spain.
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The ancient Egyptians had great respect for the constellation of Leo, because the Sun shone in front of it at the time of annual flooding of the river Nile. This constellation has one star of the first magnitude, one of the four Royal stars, the guardian of the North – Regulus. This constellation actually resembles a lion and the brightness of Regulus with the fact that the Big Dipper points to it make it easy for us to find Leo in the night sky. The Myth Of Leo Leo is connected to the first of twelve labors of the Greek hero Hercules, in which he had to kill the notorious Nemean Lion. The Lion lived in a cave in Nemea and terrorized the people who lived there. There was no way to defeat him because of the impenetrable skin that could not be punctured by iron, bronze or stone. When Heracles found it, he tried to shoot it with arrows and they simply bounced of the lion’s skin. When the lion entered his cave to hide, Heracles started a search for it. He needed two months to find it in that cave and finally strangled it, using its own claws to get its skin. This skin was made into a cloak, worn as a trophy and a reminder of Heracles’ strength, as well as a cloak of protection that made him look even more fearsome. The second myth written in the constellation of Leo is the myth of a tragic love affair between Pyramus and Thisbe. This is a story that looks a lot like a Shakespeare’s novel,
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The sign of Leo does not entirely coincide with the constellation of Leo. In the zodiac, it is located between Cancer and Virgo, taking the fifth 30 degrees of the zodiacal circle. Leo is a fixed sign that comes after the summer has already begun in the sign of Cancer. It represents the hot, sunny summer, stable and unchangeable, with no sign of autumn that is to come. Leo is one of the earliest Mesopotamiansdocumentedconstellations,recognizedinfor the first time as early as 4000 BC. Babylonians called it UR.GU.LA – the great lion. The brightest star of this constellation, Regulus, was known as “the star that stands at the Lion’s breast,” or the King Star. The constellation of Leo was also called Ser or Shir by Persians, Artan by the Turks, Aryo by the Syrians, Arye by the Jewish and Simha by the Indians, all translated as “lion” .
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Leo for both lovers commit suicide by the end of it. When they arranged a secret meeting, Thisbe arrived to the meeting point first and saw a lioness with mouth bloody from her recent kill. She runs off scared and leaves her veil behind. This veil is later found by Pyramus, who kills himself thinking that the lioness killed Thisbe. She then returns to find him dead and stabs herself with the same sword.
TheSign entire myth of Leo seems quite depressing. Either Leo is killed or responsible for the death of innocent people, or love in general. Things are not that bad when you think of it from a different angle. The sign of Leo is the sign of Neptune’s fall and we can see that these myths carry the story of pretending, adultery and LeounderstandThismisconceptionsdeadlywithin.couldhelpustheneedrepresentatives have to shine a light and find the truth in everything. Even the smallest lie can hurt them, or those around them, Heraclesgreatly.kills the indestructible lion of Nemea, but the main part of this story is the one in which the lion gets scared and hides. This speaks of the need of this constellation and the sign of Leo for bravery. It is deeply rooted that Leo mustn’t fear anything, or he could get seriously hurt. We can also see the story of lion’s claws that finished him off, meaning that any weapon, physical, emotional or verbal, will hurt the person who used it, not the one it was intended for. Still, in its good position in a personal chart, Leo represents bravery, royalty and success. It holds the story of someone strong, indestructible and fearless, for as long as the person does not act out of fear, hurting others and ending up getting hurt. Leo needs to be courageous and righteous or there won’t be much fun for them in this lifetime.
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