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Emergence of healers & healings

Tanemon — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:16:47 GMT

Alx wrote (not long ago): "I think we're all about to see an emergence of many beautiful healers with that kind of unshakable confidence. this seems to be part of the divine's plan for re-establishing an awareness, humanity-wide, of the divine energy and the beauty that underlies this creation."

It may take some pretty interesting forms. About 10 years ago, I was listening to our national public radio network, CBC, one morning and heard this brief (5 or 10 minute) audio documentary about a spiritual/energy healer who was on a circuit, going around to various churches in the U.S. & Canada. The fellow specialized in dental problems. In a matter of moments, he was fixing people's teeth! The before-and-after difference could be seen by people in the church and of course felt (and seen in a mirror) by the people he worked on.

Love & Light,
Tanemon

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Healings?

Tanemon — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:27:27 GMT

Hi, Alx. Adjusted back to North America?

Just wondering if you have any healing stories to relate to us, coming out of your recent time spent in the ashram in South India.

Namaste,
Tanemon

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I just started a karunamayi tribe.

Prabuddh — Thu, 14 Aug 2008 03:16:26 GMT

Hey everyone,

i just started a tribe called Friends of Karunamayi. I haven't started posting yet but don't be shy. You can jump right in.

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example of a saintly person....

alxindia — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:12:39 GMT

here's a 'normal' person in the 'normal' world behaving in a really divine, selfless way...... I love this woman, think she really is embodying something powerful.

http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/us/2008/05/09/huppert.art.from.the.heart.kare

Alx

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Special Event! Experiencing The Essence Of The Mother Divine

alxindia — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 04:22:36 GMT

Experiencing The Essence Of The Mother Divine:
An Introduction, Celebration, Meditation & Kirtan In The Divine Feminine

No matter what name we have for the Mother -- Nature, Quan Yin, Kali, Hecate, Lakshmi, Shekinah, Yin, Shakti, Gaia – Mother is Mother.

“Mother is mother to every soul in the universe. She doesn’t belong to any one religion.”
– Sri Sai Kaleshwara Swami

Who is the Mother Divine and why is She so important in spirituality today?

How does experiencing Her essence, in person, directly, change a person's life so they can start helping to heal the suffering in our world?

How does experiencing Her essence, directly, change a person's life?

Join senior students of Sri Kaleshwar -- Nityaananda (Clint Thompson, M.D.), Monika, Chinello Haney, Jonathan D. Rosen and Alx Uttermann -- as they introduce the concept, the energy, the spiritual potential and the eternal fragrance of a relationship with the Divine Mother, including:

- students' experiences with the Divine Mother
- insights into ancient sacred knowledge from India
- sacred song (kirtan/bhajans)
- a powerful group meditation

Sri Kaleshwar, the extraordinary young saint from South India, one of the most highly-respected of all the holy people living in India today, will be coming in September 2008 to Laytonville, CA to give a powerful initiation into the Maheshwari Process, a spiritual awakening that leads to a direct experience of the Mother Divine.

Why is it vital to receive an initiation and do an on-going spiritual practice in order to experience, fully, Her divine presence and fragrance?

Where did this knowledge and these energy doorways to the Divine Feminine come from?

Who is Sri Kaleshwar, and what ancient divine information is he bringing to the world?

This unforgettable evening with Sri Kaleshwar's senior students from the West Coast includes a presention of personal experiences, sacred knowledge, and an overview of what the process of being in relationship with the Divine Feminine is really like, and why it's being made widely available to humanity at this time.

The knowledge and energy channels contained in the Maheshwari Process are not the creation of Sri Kaleshwar, personally -- it is the knowledge of the ancient saints, from thousands of years ago, who wrote down their divine experiences and supernatural energy processes in books written on palm leaves. These ancient manuscripts were largely kept secret, passed only from one master to one student. This particular palm leaf book was hidden for thousands of years, although top saints in our human history practiced these exact formulas to gain their miraculous experiences, abilities, and relationship with God as both Mother and Father.

"My Desire is to Connect Everyone to the Mother
My deeper aim is to send everyone to Mother. The one goal is to connect to Mother Divine, to have the desire to hook Her. Once you enter into your Mother's home, She will take care of you and give you what you really want. Then you can demand whatever delicious food you want to eat from Her. If She has the patience She'll cook it for you; otherwise She will cook you. Just enter into the house, then She will take care.
Once you connect to Her, from that point, your real life will start in spirituality. You can start to open the hearts of thousands of people. You can start to give miraculous healings. Then your real life will be fulfilled."

- Sri Kaleshwar

Date: Sunday, August 24th

Time: 7:00 p.m.

Location: The First Unitarian Universalist Church,
1187 Franklin St (corner of Geary),
San Francisco, CA

Donations: Heartfully accepted, but not required

More Info: 831-425-3234

http://www.karmatalk.com/siliconvalley_events.htm

You can find more information about the up-coming Maheshwari Initiation with Sri Kaleshwar in Laytonville, CA:

http://www.churchofdivinelineage.org
&
http://www.kaleshwar.org

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Care to discuss advanced spiritual healing?

Tanemon — Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:40:46 GMT

Greetings to all here. Many of us have experienced healing through energetic or spiritual means. By “healing” I mean not only healing of our moods and emotions, or our sense of self-worth and wellbeing, but also our physical bodies. I have. And many of us on the Tribe.net spiritual, metaphysical, and bodywork tribes are healers ourselves, in some sense of the word.

After a couple decades of Zen and yoga-meditation, I was attuned to Reiki (back in 2000) and within three years had been attuned to Reiki III. Like many of you, I’ve experienced energy healing and derived great benefit from it at the emotional, connective, and mood levels… and also considerable benefit at the physical level.

Life and identity, skills and abilities all involve levels.

After a lot of communication with spiritual people and healers, after hearing some absolutely astounding & true stories from people I’ve known personally, and after a lot of reading I’ve come to the realization that there are healers practicing at levels far in advance of what I and my friends have generally been involved with. I feel – without any shame or sense of inferiority - like I’m sort of “in the foothills of the Himalayas” but not really up in the heights. So I’m starting this thread because I feel there will be many of us who have arrived at the same realization.

Life is a matter of evolution. There are further heights. There are energies or levels more advanced, more powerful, more effective. I’d like to discuss this on this forum, just because it cannot hurt to be better informed, and because I believe many of us wish to progress a lot in this life.

I’m not a guru, and not on any high horse. I’m an aspirant and a learner, as we all are. Anybody looking for a couple of illustrations of what I’m talking about may go to my profile page and read my blog installment about miraculous healing.

Please do participate in this thread…

Love & Light,
Tanemon

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Finally a good discussion

Tanemon — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 14:57:36 GMT

Just wanted to say how much I appreciate the discussion we've been having about advanced healing, in this tribe. And also I wanted to express my appreciation for the people who've participated in the discussion.

I almost titled this post "Why is it so hard?" in reference to the fact that it doesn't seem easy to get any sort of discussion going about the further reaches of healing. I tried to stimulate this sort of discussion on several boards previously, and the whole thing didn't go too far - running out of steam after half a dozen or so posts, at best.

So this board has been refreshing and reassuring to me.

Namaste,
Tanemon

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Alx, when you're in India...

Tanemon — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 22:03:40 GMT

Hi, Alx. Are you in Paris already?

Anyway...

When you're in India... so close to the fount of Light, Being, Love, Bliss... remember us here at the Goddessence tribe. Please bless us with a beam of regard & goodwill. A blessing from that sacred spot, that point of Life.

We'll be thinking of you, I'm sure, and intending for you the best of everything...

Namaste,
Tanemon

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sister twin

SHERVIN — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:55:53 GMT

Sister twin

I saw my twin sister,
She smiled at me
Before wrestle me down

I saw my shadow
She muse a song
Before kiss me so long

I saw the mirror
Turn red,
Before veiling
my surround

I saw you
Vague
But certain
I lost you
And
Found you
Back
Black
Under attack
In the everlasting cosmic fight
Without leaving a track

But it was you
It is

Thou left me
But never leave
I forgot
Thought memories are my believe

Some laugh,
Some cried for me
No one remember
Or could find
The mystery

The time is gone,
and the shadows are gone,
Twine sister is unknown
Mirror broken
I am
An everlasting token

There must be a myth of birth
Hidden
In the dark ground

The God and Goddess
Daddy and Ma

What moves them to bring me and my twin sister here?
To separate us then?
And send me away then?

There is a quest,
In my heartbeat
But I forgot the rhythm
And the sense

There is a sign on sky
Reminds me something
I look yet can’t see

There is a sister twin
I feel her breath
yet can’t read her tongue
So I wrote this song

Shervin July 2008

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the role of skepticism in spirituality

alxindia — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:12:49 GMT

hi, everybody -- !

jeez, it feels like forever since I've started any thread here.

I've been thinking a lot about healthy skepticism when it comes to spirituality -- especially when evaluating a teacher or a path or a set of teachings. how do you know what's right for you, what isn't right, and whether or not something is true?

it seems to me that unless we have the unfettered chance to ask many questions and weigh the responses we receive in a reasonable way, we're either capable of being ridiculously gullible or of continuing along a given path but being consumed, inside, by huge doubts.

it also says something about faith versus doubt -- where is faith important? where is doubt a total monkeywrench? when does healthy skepticism take a turn for the worse, into perpetual skepticism and cynicism, closed-heartedness and suffering?

what's been the role of skepticism in your spiritual quest or practice?

Alx

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great miracle story on Huffington Post

alxindia — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 18:49:35 GMT

of all places -- the HuffPo had this:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shari-albert-/a-saint-an-angel-and-a-ma_b_109258.htm

what a great story!

Shirdi Baba, the 'dude on the laptop', is my sadguru. this sort of 'seat-of-the-pants' last minute miracle switch is one of the hallmarks of his energy and his tradition.

enjoy!

Alx

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Ganga Dashami – Ganga Dashahara Festival

Naveen108 — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:42:22 GMT

JAI MA

Ganga Dashami, also referred as Ganga-Dashahara, celebrates the birthday of River Ganga – her descent on earth. The festival begins on the Amavasi day in the Hindu month of Jyestha and ends on the Dashami tithi. The festival lasts for 10 days. In 2008, Ganga Dashahara begins on June 3 and Ganga Dashami date is June 13.

Goddess Ganga Devi is an important deity in Hinduism and bathing in the divine river is the believed to cleanse the sins committed. The ritual of bathing in Ganga is also a way to achieve moksha – the escape from the endless cycles of birth and death.

The festival of great importance in those places through which the Ganges flows especially at Haridwar and Prayag (Allahabad). Ganga is worshipped in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Bengal during this period.

Apart from bathing in the river on the day, people mediate on the banks and recite the prayer dedicated to Ganga:

Devi suresvari bhagavati gange
Tribhuvana tarini tarala tarange
Sankara mauli viharini vimale
Mama matirastam tava pada kamala

Bhagirathi sukhadayini matas
Tava jala mahima nigame khyatah
Naham jane tava mahimanam
Pahi krpamayi mama ajnanam

The global warming phenomenon has started affecting Ganga and the glaciers that provide water to this perennial river is fast depleting. Environmentalists have been warning about the serious consequences that are in store, if we humans are not ready to change and live in harmony with nature. Many scientists have even predicated the death of River Ganga.

Ganga Dashami is an ideal opportunity to contemplate and usher in change and save Mother Ganga.

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Self-healing using spiritual/energetic methods

Tanemon — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:34:50 GMT

This is a question pitched to Alx... it's sparked by the "Advanced Healing" thread we've had going here in the Goddessence tribe.

Alx, you wrote: "what bugged me about Reiki healings was that they were often successful, or partly successful, and they seemed unpredictable at best. I'd go to heal someone's foot and their digestive problems would go away. stuff like that. interesting, powerful -- but imprecise and not at all exact."

Okay, previously you found healing session to be imprecise and unpredictable. Now I wonder if there was another limitation, too.

You've said that you had experience with Reiki and some other forms of energy healing, and now of course you are working with Sri Kaleshwar's teachings and that approach to healing. And question MAY pertain to all spiritual/energetic healing techniques, or possibly only to Reiki and very similar approaches. It's this: Many of us Reiki-ists (myself included) have found that our ability to use Reiki to fruitfully heal ourselves seems to taper off over time. In other words, we may get tangible and remarkable results in our own self-healing in the first few years, and after that have a disappointing time of trying to further our self-healing process. Our response to Reiki self-healing may become quite sporadic.

I should say that I'm referring to both physical and emotional healing.

I'm sharing this on the basis of having met dozens of Reiki-ists, quite a few Reiki Masters, and having participated in four or five on-line Reiki discussion groups (involving probably at least 100 attuned people - many of them RM's). I don't know if it is always a matter of people taking on the maladies of individuals they've done healing sessions with, because often what the Reiki-ists are dealing with is some old condition or complaint that they've had for many years, even well before they were first attuned to Reiki I.

Is this characteristic of many, or possbly all, spiritual healing methods that we may use? Do we each need to be healed by advanced healers?

Namaste,
Tanemon

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particular healing

alxindia — Fri, 09 May 2008 08:07:13 GMT

I wanted to recount an episode from the early years in India, when a woman came to my teacher and asked him if he could heal the relationship between her and her mother. it had been acrimonious for years, her mother was elderly, and this woman was worried that she and her mom would never mend it before her mother passed away.

he asked her to take a handful of sand, and then to think deeply about her mother and their relationship.

the woman complied, scooped up a handful of sand from the floor of an ancient temple, and held it there.

when she opened her hand, all the sand was gone and a small gemstone was there in its place.

he told her -- 'go give this to your mother, and see what happens.'

the lady protested, 'but I'm not even sure my mother would accept anything from me -- it's so bad between us that we barely even talk to one another.'

he grinned, and urged her, 'just try.'

she got home to America a few days later, and called her mom to tell her she'd 'gotten' something for her mom in India.

her mother was completely touched that the daughter had thought about her during her India trip, and happily received the gemstone from her.

their relationship turned into a loving one, and has been strong for years now.

to me, it's a pointed demonstration about how the miraculous energy can undo karmas in an instant; particular exact knots of suffering accrued from who knows when or what lifetime, even, that are still torturing people through their relationships.

in that act of manifesting the small gemstone -- in the woman's hand who was asking for the healing, not in the master's hand! -- he used his connection to the divine to wipe away years of fighting and misunderstanding between mother and daughter, and to let the daughter know, as well, that the miracle capability was (literally) within her grasp...! *grinning*

I think it's important to know that each of us has this capacity, if we're willing to do the work to research and practice the channels it takes to gain such healing abilities -- and that huge unnecessary suffering can be alleviated through god's energy, specifically, being implemented through particular doorways into this creation.

Alx

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"In search of the Lost Feminine"

Zorro — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:32:20 GMT

Hi everyone,
this is a vibrant interview with Craig Barnes, in reverence to Life..
http://www.futureprimitive.org/

Warm regards
Zorro

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Shantaram and its author

alxindia — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 19:39:50 GMT

hi, all --

I've been reading this fantastic novel called Shantaram, written over a multi-year period by an extraordinary Australian man who was a junkie and a criminal (imprisoned for a 17-year sentence for armed robbery) -- he escaped Australian prison and went on the run, wound up living in Bombay, India, and living in the underworld there (finally, mafia, gun-running, passport forgery, etc.) until being caught again and sent back to Australian prison. he spent years writing the novel based in his own experiences....

the book is luminous -- the writing is like Pat Conroy, Victor Hugo, or Henry Miller: transcendent, hilarious, painful, honest, and the characters are some of the finest I've ever met in a novel. good, evil, crime, violence, human dignity, joy -- it's all there. plus, the portrayal of India is phenomenal -- you can smell the streets, from the diesel to the spices, in his writing.

all the way through, the love and the humanity melts your heart at every turn.

anyway, here are a couple excerpts from YouTube of the author, Gregory David Roberts, lecturing about his experiences:

part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGL5eTU5DXA

part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qh4GD4YLbNw&feature=related

there are a total of 5 parts on YouTube -- WELL worth watching each 5-minute segment. the conclusion is magnificent.

hope you enjoy!

namaste,

Alx

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"Bloodline" Movie Opening May 2008

Kris — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:51:01 GMT

A new movie "Bloodline" about the mystery surrounding the Priory of Sion and the union of Jesus and Mary Magdalene is being released this May.

The movie traces the film makers' "raw, personal journey" to find evidence to support the theory that Jesus and Mary Magdalene had a child that carried the royal bloodline. For interviews, to view the trailer and get more information on screenings, visit: www.bloodline-themovie.com

The upcoming movie screening for the film "Bloodline" in Los Angeles is on May 16th at the Leammle 5 Theatre on Sunset Blvd. For screenings in your area, go to the website.

I uploaded the poster for the film to the tribe.

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108 Names of Devi, the Divine Mother

Naveen108 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 02:48:11 GMT

JAI MA

108 Names of Devi, the Divine Mother

(This is a selection of names from the Shri Lalita Sahasranam,

the Thousand Names of Devi)

OM SHRI LALITAMBIKAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the great goddess Shri Lalitambika

OM SHRI MATRE NAMAHA

Salutations to the sacred Mother

OM SHRI MAHA RAGNYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the great Empress

OM BHAVANYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the consort of Shiva

OM BHAVANA GAMYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is reached through constant reflection on Truth

OM BHADRA PRIYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who loves to be benevolent

OM BHADRA MURTYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the embodiment of benevolence

OM BHAKTI PRIYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is pleased by Her devotees' loving worship

OM BHAKTI GAMYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is reached by yearning service and meditation

OM BHAKTI VASYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is made one's own by loving acts of devotion

OM BHAYA PAHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who dispels all fear

OM SHAMBHAVYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who worships Shambhu

OM SHARADARADHYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is worshiped as the Goddess of learning in the autumn

OM SHARVANYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the consort of Sarva

OM SHARMADAYINYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is always the giver of happiness

OM SHANKARYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is inseparable from Parama Shiva

OM SHRIKARYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is Vishnu's consort, Lakshmi

OM SHATODARYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who has a slender waist

OM SHANTIMATYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is ever at peace with Her devotees

OM NIRADHARAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who has no other support

OM NIRANJANAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is unstained

OM NIRLEPAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is untouched

OM NIRMALAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is ever pure

OM NITYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is eternal

OM NIRAKARAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is without form

OM NIRAKULAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is never perturbed

OM NIRGUNAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is attributeless

OM NISHKALAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is indivisible

OM SHANTAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is perfectly serene

OM NISHKAMAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is free from all desires

OM NITYAMUKTAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is eternally free from illusion

OM NIRVIKARAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the unchanging basis for all change

OM NISHPRAPANCHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is beyond all phenomena of the world

OM NIRASHRAYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who depends on none

OM NITYA SHUDDHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is eternally taintless

OM NITYA BUDDHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is perpetual abode of knowledge

OM NIRAVADYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is entirely free from flaw

OM NIRANTARAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is without end

OM NISHKARANAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is without beginning

OM NISHKALANKAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who has no lapse whatsoever

OM NIRUPADHAYE NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is limitless

OM NIRISHVARAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Motherwho is supreme

OM NIRAGAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who has no passions

OM RAGA MATHANYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who destroys all attachments

OM NIRMADAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who has no pride

OM MADANASHINYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who wipes out arrogance

OM NISHCHINTAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is free from all anxiety

OM NIRAHANKARAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is completely free from ego

OM NIRMOHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is completely free of delusion

OM MOHA NASHINYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who cures the delusions of Her devotees

OM NIRMAMAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who has no ego or "my"-ness

OM MAMATA HANTRYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who destroys conceit and selfishness in Her devotees

OM NISHPAPAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the negation of sin

OM PAPA NASHINYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who completely destroys sin by the mere repetition of Her name

OM NISHKRODHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who has no enemy or anger

OM KRODHA SHAMANYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who extinguishes anger rising in the minds of Her devotees

OM NIRLOBHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is completely free from greed

OM LOBHA NASHINYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who removes greed from the minds of Her devotees

OM NIHSAMSHAYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is free from doubt

OM NIRBHAVAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who has no origin

OM BHAVA NASHINYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who puts an end to the rounds of birth and death

OM NIRVIKALPAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the eternal pure intelligence

OM NIRABADHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who remains ever untroubled

OM NIRBHEDAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother in whom all are one

OM BHEDA NASHINYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who destroys the distinctions made by the mind

OM NIRNASHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is immortal

OM MRITYU MATHANYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who uproots the cause of death in Her devotees

OM NISHKRIYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is beyond all action

OM NISHPARIGRAHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who takes nothing

OM NISTULAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is unequaled

OM NILA CHIKURAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who has locks of shining black hair

OM NIRAPAYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who never departs

OM NIRATYAYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is beyond all danger

OM DURLABHAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is attained through long-sustained and necessary efforts

OM DURGAMAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is not reached without painstaking continued exertion

OM DURGAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is Goddess Durga

OM DUKHA HANTRYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who destroys sorrow

OM SUKHA PRADAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who confers the bliss of liberation

OM SARVAGNAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is omniscient

OM SANDRA KARUNAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is intensely compassionate

OM SARVA SHAKTI MAYYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the source of all power

OM SARVA MANGALAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who possesses all that is auspicious

OM SAD GATI PRADAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who takes the seeker to the supreme goal

OM SARVESHVARYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the queen of the universe

OM SARVAMAYYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is immanent in all

OM MAHESHVARYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who transcends nature and is the source of all

OM MAHA KALYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the great goddess Kali who destroys even death

OM MAHA DEVYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the great goddess

OM MAHA LAKSHMYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the great goddess Lakshmi who is the source of life's bounty

OM MAHA RUPAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme form

OM MAHA PUJYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is worthy of worship

OM MAHA MAYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the great creator of the illusory energy

OM MAHA SATTVAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme existence

OM MAHA SHAKTYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme energy

OM MAHA RATYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is boundless bliss

OM MAHA BHOGAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme enjoyment and luxury

OM MAHAISHVARYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who has supreme dominion

OM MAHA VIRYAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother of supreme prowess and strength

OM MAHA BALAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is of great strength

OM MAHA BUDDHYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is supreme intelligence

OM MAHA SIDDHYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother whose attainments are supreme

OM MAHA TANTRAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the subject of the great Tantras

OM MAHA MANTRAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the great mantra

OM MAHA YANTRAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is worshiped in the symbols of yantras

OM MAHASANAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother whose seat is worthy of great worship

OM PARAM JYOTYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme radiance

OM PARAM DHAMNE NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme abode

OM PARAMANAVE NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the most subtle

OM PARAT PARAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the greatest

OM PARA SHAKTYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the supreme energy

OM SHRI SHIVAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is with the worshipful Shiva

OM SHIVA SHAKTAIKYA RUPINYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the form of energy or potency united with Lord Shiva

OM VISHNU SHAKTYAIKYA RUPINYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is a form of the potency (shakti) united with Lord Vishnu

OM BRAHMA SHAKTYAIKYA RUPINYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is a form of the potency (shakti) united with Brahma

OM SHRI LALITAMBIKAYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is the goddess Shri Lalitambika

OM SHRI MATA AMRITANANDAMAYE NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother who is called Amritanandamayi

OM SHRI MAHA TRIPURA SUNDARYAI NAMAHA

Salutations to the Mother whose name is also the divine Mother Tripurasundari

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Goddess name for horse

samarasun — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:52:08 GMT

I'm rescuing a pregnant horse. Any name ideas?
It was mentioned that she seemed Goddess like.
I agree.

Any name suggestions are very much welcomed!

Thanks!

☀☀☀

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Sankalpa

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:17:50 GMT

What does the term sankalpa mean when put in the context of an avatar. What does it mean when an avatar or mahatma tells you that he/she will make a sankalpa for you? Does it mean that he/she will change your karma? That's what I understand.

I was in a situation 4 months ago and asked such an avatar, stupid me didn't realize that She said She's make a sankalpa for me until 2 days ago....She actually said sankalpa, but my mind couldn't accept it...don't ask me why, I don't know, my mind does funny things in front of my guru. Funny thing is the situation is now a moot point. I don't expect anyone to have the answer to this, but I'm putting it out there in hopes of learning something.

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The Monroe Institute

earthstarvillage — Wed, 12 Apr 2006 01:14:17 GMT

Has any one heard of these people? http://www.monroeinstitute.com/

I have had experience with some of their home courses. It's too complex (tho simple really) for me to type a description here when clicking over to it will tell you more.

I've had some interesting experiences with them and some of the excercises I still use in some of my meditations. I particularly like the way they have defined states of mind and meditative states.

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The way to god

Daniel — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:18:04 GMT

GOD

He is the mother behind all mothers, he is the father, he is the only friend behind all friends, HE IS, and YOR ARE made in his very image, literally.

See him in everything and everything will become him.

That’s what Jesus meant by saying: "I and the Father are one." (John 10:30)

You are also a potential son of god just as Jesus is, and all avatars and every creature existing in that great motion picture of god (Maya) are. The only difference between you (maybe not you) and Jesus is the level of realization of that truth.

We are just playing the human game; but acknowledging that we are a divine being, all we have to do is to realize that in practice.

How to realize?

There are many ways that leads to god, but only one goal (god). Concentrate on the goal and the way will show up. But if concentrating only in the ways, we may lose the goal.

Follow your intuitive internal guidance, choose your way, fell connected with your internal god of love, and go ahead.

As Paramahansa Yogananda says: “If you read one hour, then write two hours, think three hours, and meditate all the time”

First know god and from his “lips” you will understand the whole creation. And then joy, joy, eternal celebration of inexhaustible joy and eternal over bliss will be present forever.

But before that, every word will be just dust in the wind. (As the song)

I (AS EGO) am only one more little dust in this perishable wind that will vanish with all illusion, until finally I become one with all.

How do I know that ???

I don’t :)

Eternal bliss

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During meditation

Daniel — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:56:47 GMT

Have anyone here experienced the state of meditation, when suddenly in the moment that you go deep inside yourself and lose the identification with the self consciousness, feeling as you are entering in a kind of the deep sleep state but with the consciousness awake yet without any thought. Then at that moment a kind of conscious jump happens and something frightens you, as a new event is going to happen but you don’t know what it is, and at that instant you come back to conscious state. Is that usual to happen during meditation, what to do then and what is that?

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LOST IN KNOWLEDGE

Daniel — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 14:36:02 GMT

Spiritual knowledge is very important in the search for self-realization, without that we do not have the first glimpses to start our journey to god-realization. Yet, LOVE is the propellant dynamo that impulses that knowledge to reach the goal.

The danger about knowledge is that, it should be used only as a right potion, until work starts. That is, just in the quantity enough that will lead us to start the journey for self-realization.

I have seen so many intelligent seekers whom know about all the spiritual issues. They can talk for hours about any guru, any spiritual path, and any line of realized master and so on...

They can explain all particularity differences between many kinds of Samadhi, Satore, Nirvana and so on. Nevertheless, they have not experienced any one of then.

That is why many realized masters use to incentive the disciple only meditate and pray to god to revealing himself.

God is the owner of all knowledge, and if you know him and become One with him, you will know not only about many spiritual theories, but about all that exists in this dream universe and also far, far beyond that.

That’s why at that time Jesus answered and said:

(Matthew 11:25)- I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.

Be a babe does not mean be a full, means be fully surrendered to the god within. And for that reason that great master said also:

“Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and ALL these things shall be added unto you." (Matthew 6:33)

ETERNAL PEACE :)

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Altar

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:42:07 GMT

Since moving into a new apartment, I'm trying to figure out where to put my altar, but can't remember which direction it's supposed to face. Help, please.

The west wall looks like the best place, but i want to do it right. Thanks

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Shiva's Wives

charles — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 06:03:38 GMT

Folks--

--Can anyone offer a little help on 'Hindu' folklore? The kids in my Youth Yoga class keep asking me to tell them stories!

--I'm a little confused about Shiva's wifes. Or female aspects? Parvati. Durga. Kali. Shakti. I read somewhere that Lakshmi was once Shiva's consort, before hooking up with Vishnu. Any truth to that?

--Info, or a link to a reliable sourch would be muchly appreciated!

Namaste
Charles Ekabhumi

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Shivaratri message

Kulavadhuta Satpurananda — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 14:33:28 GMT

Best wishes and blessings on the day of Mahashivaratri —

As Pashupati, The Shepherd,
He tames the animal mind
Into disciplines of righteousness
Turning fights into sports.

As Virupaksha, The Opposite Observer,
He pulls the human mind away
From flowing into desires
Turning the downstream up.

As Tattpurusha, The Suchness Holder,
He teaches the divine mind
All-Knowledge to enlightenment
Turning ignorance into quest for Truth.

As Aghora, The One Beyond Illusion,
He dissolves the realised mind
Into the depth of Nothingness
Turning specialities into indifference.

As Sadyajata, The Newborn,
He plays the Nirvana Mind
In the celebration of Life
Turning all identities into Non-Identity.

The five-headed Compassionate Wisdom
Dissolves the five elements into The Void,
Alert in changefulness, aware in Oneness,
The Lord Master shows the way.

In the dance of changefulness
He maintains the tranquil bliss
Forgets all sins in forgiveness
Pulling hostiles into friendship.

Shiva The Spirit of Existence
Dances the dance of Bliss
Celebrating the night of Voidness
Let all reside in peace.

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Mother Meera on Asking the Divine

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 04:24:29 GMT

Q: What is the importance of asking the Divine for something?

MM: If you want anything - love, truth, or courage, for example - you must ask for it. If you ask God for anything humbly and lovingly, you will receive it. But you must ask with your whole heart, so that your heart can be empty and God can fill it. If there is any pride in it, he cannot fill it as much. God wants to give you everything; you must learn how to let him. For this you need surrender. The reward of surrender is bliss and knowledge.

Q: What should I ask you for?

MM: Ask for everything - like a child asks its mother for everything, without shame. Do not stop at peace of mind or purity of heart or surrender. Demand everything. Don't be satisfied with anything less than everything. If you ask, you will receive. If you receive, you will have to bear.

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Wah! Benefit Concert New York City, April 3rd 2008

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:05:25 GMT

Support Amma's Farmer Relief Project, come and hear Wah!

Where? Lux Studios 456 West 18th Street, between 9th and 10th Avenues, New York City

Indian dinner served from 6:30 to 7:45pm, music starts at 8pm.

Reserve your space at www.ammaswahnyc.eventbrite.com

Musician and spiritual seeker WAH! and her band create a unique mix of pop, world music, and reggae. Wah! has created extensive music products for yoga and meditation communities, and has performed at Omega Institute, Kripalu Center, Yoga Journal Conference and the UK Yoga Show. After touring with Krishna Das for three years, WAH! took time off to work with producer Herb Graham, Jr. on OPIUM, a dreamy R&B collection of songs about life. LOKAHA and JAI JAI JAI showcased her unique combination of hip production with mantra; UNPLUGGED captured her heartfelt English songs in a live setting. www.wahmusic.com

More about Amma’s Farmer Relief Project:

Due to economic pressures leading to irresolvable debt associated with continually failing crops, many farmers have been committing suicide by drinking the very pesticides that no longer work on their crops. Especially in South India, where the growing rise of climate changes and other factors, crop failure has become more and more common causing suicide to spread like an epidemic amongst the suffering farmers. For example, in 2006 in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra alone, there were 1,044 reported suicides – one every eight hours.

In the spring of this year, after discussions on the issue with Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, Amma found herself pledging 43 million dollars to address this problem. She admitted later the large dollar amount she had pledged surprised her, but in the moment she had felt drawn to offering at least that much to help the situation. As part of the pledge, Amma offered that the MA Math would launch a massive project to provide aid and hope for the future for these struggling farmers.

“The problem cannot be solved through economic packages alone,” Amma told the Maharashtra CM. “What is needed is social and spiritual interventions so that the farmers realize that suicide is not the way out. In fact, it only further aggravates the problem for the families.” Feeling immense compassion for their suffering due to their unfortunate circumstances, Amma felt counseling and education could really help them get through to the other side.

On September 27 2007, the Ashram inaugurated two programs responding to this dire situation: Vidyamritam and Amrita SREE. These projects focus aid on the places with higher farmer suicide rates – Maharastra, Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. These two initial relief projects are aimed at lessening the financial strain placed upon such agricultural families.

Vidyamritam - Educational Scholarships

Through Vidyamritam, the Ashram is providing full scholarships for free education to 100,000 children (ages 10 to 15) of farmers living below the poverty line. Many of the beneficiaries are in fact children who have lost one or both parents to suicide. The children receive a monthly stipend until they finish their education, subject to their performance in their studies.

Since the announcement of the project, thousands of applications have been received and they continue to pour in daily. Because of the huge response, the number of beneficiaries continues to grow.

As an extension to this project, the MA Math is conducting awareness programs to inculcate life skills for personality development. A newsletter containing articles, stories and discussion forums to further facilitate the intellectual and mental growth is also being received by all the children. Furthermore, special advanced-education camps and symposiums on environmental preservation are being conducted.

Amrita SREE (Self-Reliance Education & Employment)

Through Amrita SREE, the Ashram is providing free vocational training to 5,000 different groups of women from impoverished agricultural families. Though many of these women have now incurred their husband’s debt due to suicide, the MA Math has been supporting them in building their own businesses through vocational training in various fields, including tailoring, making snacks for small scale industries, electrical repair, and making paper products. After completion of their training, the women are given the necessary start-up capital to begin small, home based businesses.

Website: www.amma.org/humanitaria...roject2.html

Link to Online Flier: newyork.tribe.net/event/Wah...0847bfe005

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Millions of Women Gather to Worship The Goddess

Naveen108 — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:32:41 GMT

JAI MA

Millions of Women Gather to Worship The Goddess

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, INDIA, February 21, 2008: Women in thousands have started pouring in to participate in the famous gathering at Attukal temple, one of the world's biggest female congregations. The Attukal Bhagavati temple entered the Guinness Book of World Records two years back as a religious event that draws over a million women on a single day.

The whole city will turn into a sea of women when the sun rises, with the road, pavements and by-lanes about an area of six kilometers around the temple being occupied by devotees with the earthen pots placed on brick hearths in front of them to prepare the "prasadam" (sweetened pudding). The ritual consists of preparation of the prasadam of rice, jaggery, coconut and spices, to be offered to Devi to invoke her blessings for peace and prosperity.

The Temple Trust authorities said 2.5 million devotees were expected
this year.

Link : www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu...11269.htm

In Love and Light

Pritam

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BE ...united in the Cosmic Mind

chaz — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 18:10:10 GMT

My blog
http://people.tribe.net/chaz/blog/ee6f7466-6932-478c-af0d-61392f5b6e3d

find U in us ...Our Tribes

Intuitive Astrology
http://astrotribe.tribe.net/?_click_path=Application%5Btribe%5D.Tribe%5B213aa636-0cab-4bdf-a2d7-d389670f1666%5D

"Be pure," said Zoroaster, "Pure as fire,"
"Be just," said Jahveh, "Just as him that speaks,"
"Be wise," said Buddha, "Wiser than desire,"
"Be beautiful," said Orpheus to his Greeks.

"Be loving," said the founder of our creed,
"Be true," commanded the Osirian three,
"Be one with me," said Brahma, " and indeed
Thou shalt be one with all, and all with thee."

Lo, as the seven colored rays unite
To form one ray of pure and perfect light,
So in the mystic sunlight of the soul
The seven creeds become the perfect whole:
Pure, just and wise, and beautiful, and kind
True, and united in the Cosmic Mind.

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goddess dresses....

7synergy — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 05:05:12 GMT

my new clothing site.
www.gaiaclothing.com

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As above so below – The esoteric teachings revealed.

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 09:43:37 GMT

So when the musician Moby was singing “we are all made of stars” did you take him literally? Do you remember as a child how you thought there where infinite universes within your body and that our universe was smaller than atom in some other world!

Well the truth is that we are indeed all made of stars and when the masters stated “as above so below their we're pointing to the fact that what we see in the heavens is what is below us i.e. There are infinite universes within every atom. I suppose you'll now want some proof? OK the video clip below although sometimes tedious will prove to you beyond doubt that there are infinite universes expanding outward as well as inward. Our speaker, Gordon Plummer, also unlocks some of the secrets of religion and mysticism.

This video was hidden away on the web but I have reformatted it (took me all day) and uploaded it to Google so you can all watch it and pass it on. I've also uploaded the video to my esnips.com account so that you can watch it there or download it and pass it around. The quality is actually better on esnips and it's probably better for most people just to download the clip as it's only 53.3MB. One last thing, the more you watch the video clip the more you will understand.

On Google: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2678677817969925095

On esnips.com: http://www.esnips.com/doc/66b6ba38-e112-4636-8183-d8fab31e5eab/golden-section_2 (Windows only)

Download: http://www.esnips.com/nsdoc/66b6ba38-e112-4636-8183-d8fab31e5eab/?action=forceDL

Much love,
p

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Durga Saptashati

Maharaja Tajeshwar — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 20:30:13 GMT

I am not very good at reading the Saptashati in transliterated form. Can one derive benefit by actively listening to the verses through a tape recording?

Taj

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Goddess inquiry

Freya-eclecticbelly — Sun, 13 Jan 2008 12:04:36 GMT

I'm seeking information on the goddess Rhea. Is she a Greek or Egyptian Goddess or found in both origins? Any references?

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Solstice Gift offered to the Beloved

Arun-once-was-ZyGoat — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 10:13:33 GMT

Om Sri Shiva-Shakti Ardhanareshwara Om!

All coming together in mutual completion
Syncretic Psycho-Systems Emerging!
Born with quicksilver for blood,
i can never rest in one world
but pass through more and ever more!
It is my Quest to introduce the Spheres and Paths of the Tree of Life
to each other through Art and Ritual and the occasional late-night foot-rub.

Behold these threads of my dilettante's meanderings
through the surface of the realms
of the Great Traditions and Esoteric Schools
that i conjure in my writings.
Although I am not a good example of an adept in any of them,
I enjoy weaving these threads together
into a multi-hued brocade
with which i may adorn the luminous Image
of the All-in-Two-in-One-in-None
that dances upon my mind's altar.

Baphomet, Shiva-Shakti...who is this?
No-Thing that we can hold onto as nouns
but All=That which moves forever between the categories.

Every time my world combines with the world of another
I receive, if i am paying attention,
a glimpse of this Mystery

Om Shiva-Shakti Hum!
Hagios Hagios Hagios IAO!

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you tell them

SHERVIN — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:33:14 GMT

I am gone
And far beyond
Yoú tell them:
“This the time t say goodbye to him, let him go”

I am not from here
nor do I belong to this talks and thoughts
Yoú tell them:
“He is useless, faithless, worthless, let him go”

My chants are not made for earthly ears,
I dance like a savage, in their eyes
My love song sounds like a scream in their polluted, dark caves
Yoú tell them:
“kick him out, away with him, send him to the wild”.

The mountain height, the depth of ocean, the dark jungle
Yoú tell them:
“put the beast where he belongs!”

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Oh Divine Mother.

Naveen108 — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 15:16:26 GMT

JAI MA

Oh Divine Mother.
Let my every action
Be a Worship of You
Let every sound falling from my lips
Be a chant of your great mantra

In Love and Light

Pritam

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In God's name

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:35:27 GMT

This should be interesting. Sunday 12/23 at 7PM. Interesting out of of all the spritual leaders, all but one are men.

http://www.themiracletimes.com/Christmas/CBS-In-Gods-Name.htm

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Lakulish Yogasan Championships 2008: Feb. 22; 23; & 24th, - City of Surat, Gujarat State, India

Dennis — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 12:46:13 GMT

For details and application forms, please refer to: http://www.lifemission.org/ and under "New" go to item #4 and click on "World Open Yogasan Championships".

Please note, to optimize your India trip and your experience of Lakulish Yoga you could attend or participate in the Yogasan Championships and also take in the 3 week Certificate Yoga Training Course being offered at Swami Rajarshi Muni's Malav Ashram from January 30 -February 20th. For details on the training go to http://www.lifemission.org/ and under "New" click on item # 5 " "Overseas Students Annual Yoga Certificate Training Program"

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vaastu -- the vedic science....

alxindia — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 22:34:04 GMT

this fascinating article is a great exposition of one of the aspects of spirituality and enlightenment I've been studying for nearly a decade, now, -- Vaastu. Vaastu is the ancient Vedic knowledge that preceded Feng Shui, relating to architecture and room placement in homes, offices, holy places, and other buildings. it has to do with how the Five Elements (earth, fire, sky, water, and air) correlate and interact with the 4 cardinal directions and subdirections.

although the vaastu I study, practice, and consult on is slightly different (and more thorough) from the one detailed below (Maharishi's system), this article does a great job of talking about the importance -- materially, for sure, but also, indirectly, spiritually -- of understanding something about this ancient science.

the original link for the story is here: http://www.bleepingherald.com/node/115/print

hope you enjoy --

Alx

Vedic architecture – the power of life-giving principles

by Cate Montana

On October 25, 2003, a fire began near the mountain town of Ramona in San Diego County, California. Fueled by acres of dry brush and fanned by strong Santa Ana winds, the Cedar Fire spread rapidly, burning 273,246 acres, destroying 2,232 homes, and killing 14 people. According to Jeff Harter, battalion chief of the California Fire Plan, California Department of Forestry, the speed and ferocity of the blaze "were heart stopping."

Jeanette Worland watched the fire approach across the hills, while her husband, Paul, hosed down the new home he had designed and built according to the principles of Maharishi Vedic Architecture. Pushed by 40 to 60 mph winds, the fire roared up to their home around midnight, then made a sudden 90 degree shift and passed directly outside of the house's Vastu fence. This sudden shift allowed the Worlands to evacuate – and it saved the house and everything in or near it. After shifting the blaze away from the house, minutes later the wind shifted back to its original direction and consumed the acreage directly behind the home.

The astonishing jog of the fire around the house was confirmed the next day by two fire fighters who noted with amazement that the fire seemed to lack the "desire" to destroy this house. Five other Maharishi Sthapatya Ved houses located within the fire’s path were similarly spared with only smoke damage. One of the five was the only house among several in a cul-de-sac not to burn.

Fast forward to this year’s recent devastation. The Worland’s and several other people’s Sthapatya Ved houses were spared again against all odds. What happened?

Miracles are considered the result of divine intervention. But miracles have also been defined as occurrences which seem inexplicable because the laws governing them are so subtle they have not yet been discovered. In the case of these six homes, the miracle of their preservation depended upon principles that had been discovered, only many thousands of years ago in India.

Vedic architecture, or Vastu architecture, also known as Sthapatya Veda, is a system of architecture and city planning based in cosmic principles that was learned by the great Indian rishis and then recorded thousands of years ago in the texts of the Vedas. The Sanskrit word Sthapan means to establish. The Sanskrit word Veda means knowledge of Natural Law. As such, the system of Vedic architecture, which is still practiced and taught in India today, applies eternal cosmic principles to the built environment in which we work and dwell.

In the West, His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi studied the Sthapatya Vedas for many years, compiling and organizing much information that had apparently been lost and disorganized over the centuries. His system, called Maharishi Vedic architecture, Maharishi Vastu, or Maharishi Sthapatya Ved design, is taught today. It was the system by which all six homes that survived the Cedar Fire were designed and built.

Is it possible that the architectural design, based in life-giving principles of the cosmos, imbued the homes with a "grace" that sustained them even in the face of certain destruction?

Maharishi Sthapatya Ved

According to Jonathan Lipman AIA, owner of Jonathan Lipman AIA and Associates in Fairfield, Iowa, and director of the Institute of Maharishi Vedic architecture, Maharishi Vedic architecture is defined as "the most complete and ancient system of architecture and planning on Earth in accord with the solar, lunar and planetary influences on Earth with respect to the South Pole, North Pole and equator, connecting individual intelligence with cosmic intelligence, individual life with cosmic life."

This may sound "far out," but anyone with a high school diploma knows there are laws of nature that govern all the structures of nature – the galaxies, solar systems, stars, planets, animal life, plant life, cells, atoms, and subatomic particles. From the micro to the macro there are laws of nature that maintain perfect harmony and order in relationships throughout all creation.

Once you start looking, it’s obvious that these principles exist, and it’s not only the Indian rishis who have recognized them. Artists, philosophers, and scientists such as Leonardo de Vinci, Plato and Copernicus have developed entire astronomical, philosophic and artistic schools around the perfection of mathematical proportion, perspective and the cosmos. But it is in the Vedas where the science of mathematical and structural harmony and cosmic influences has reached the highest practical level as applied to the built environment.

"Our houses, our buildings, our cities are the intermediaries between us and the cosmos, the natural universe," says Lipman. "Man-made environments affect quality of life and create predicted influences on the lives of the people who live in and use our buildings."

Lipman points out that some of the great Renaissance architects used proportion, as created by sacred geometry based in the mathematical spiraling Fibonacci series, as did the more modern Le Corbusier. He says today architects recognize that some buildings have great and inspiring influences that affect the success, health and wellbeing of the people who live and work in them, and that other buildings have the opposite effect. But except for being taught abstract geometric analysis, they’re not taught why the structure has an impact. Worse, the importance of using the principles to consciously create a harmonious environment is completely disregarded.

"If you hire an architect to design a house," says Lipman, "you should be able to say to them, ‘Mr. Architect, you've been designing houses for 20 years. Will you give me the statistics on the health and success of the families who've lived in your houses?’ But we don't think to ask these questions. And architects don't think to keep statistics, because the assumption is that we don't know what the rules are, so it’s all completely hit and miss. And that's a pretty terrible state of affairs. It would be intolerable in most disciplines."

According to Sthapatya Ved, the three most important influences of a building on human life are the influences of orientation, which is the direction something faces; placement within a building or a city, where certain activities take place; and proportion. There are ideal directions in which to cook, sleep, study, pray or meditate, and create. For example an Eastern orientation is preferred for the placement of bedrooms, because the first rays of the sun's light in the morning are the most "awakening" on the planet. Throughout the course of the day, the qualities of sunlight change – from the gentle clarity of the morning sun, to the overhead glare of mid-day, to the heating, penetrating rays of the western sun. Rooms and activities are oriented to take advantage of the appropriate qualities of sunlight as they change.

Although direct scientific research supporting Vedic architectural principles is scarce, there is some. For example, cells in rat’s hippocampal formations are known to discharge as a function of the animal's head direction in the horizontal plane. Recent studies now indicate that migratory birds may actually "see" Earth’s magnetic lines of force, processing the information through the thalamus to orient themselves appropriately. In humans, orientation tuning and other visual functional-response properties of organisms are controlled by the thalamus, which also plays a major role in regulating arousal, the level of awareness and activity.

"The neurons in the thalamus operate at different intensities depending upon which directions we are facing," says Lipman. "If we turn away from a direction, certain neurons in the thalamus fire more weakly and can cease entirely."

Most interesting is the results of a study done at a hospital in Italy. A group of scientists lead by F. Beneditti published "Morning sunlight reduces length of hospitalization in bipolar depression" in a scientific, peer-reviewed journal in 2001. In this study, bipolar inpatients were housed in two sides of a hospital wing, one east-facing, the other west-facing. All other elements of the patients’ environment, food, schedule, staff, furniture, cleaning products, etc, were identical. Patients "in E rooms (exposed to direct sunlight in the morning) had a mean 3.67-day shorter hospital stay than patients in W rooms," writes Benedetti.

There are many factors at work in the creation of a building aligned with principles of Vastu Science, and their importance is slowly making inroads in the West. Feng shui, a derivative of Sthapatya Ved, is probably the best known similar building methodology currently used in the U.S. With the increase in interest, some architects are going to the source.

Michael Borden, AIA, was so intrigued by the potentials that he went to India and studied under Vastu architect Ganapati Sthapati, whose direct lineage built the great temple at Tanjore in the 10th century. Borden explains there are many ancient texts with thousands of pages that dictate in detail the design necessities of buildings in general as well as specifics. "In one text, the Mayamata," says Borden, "some of the chapter headings are as follows: Dwelling sites, Examination of the Site, Taking possession of the Site, System of measurements, Orientation, Offerings, Towns, Number of Stories and the Dimensions, The Foundation Deposit, The Base, Dimensions of Pillars and Choice of Materials, Entablature, Joinery.

"My experience was that to digest, assimilate and apply the information in these texts was a discouraging chore. I began studies with Ganapati Sthapati hoping that he would act as an interpreter and filter of the knowledge for me and this he did. I came away from my studies with a balanced and applicable body of knowledge."

Although not familiar with the Maharishi Sthapatya Ved system, the basic principles Borden was taught, outlined on his website vastu-design.com [1]align with Lipman’s. Both architects also stress the importance of laying out a building according to an earth energy grid, siting a residence in alignment with the owner’s birth time, the specific placement of entry doors, and the necessity of a Brahmastan, or central courtyard.

"It is the energy heart of the house," says Borden. "It is the lung of the house. This part of the house should always be left open and free of obstructing elements (pillars or walls) and mechanical services. It is best if this portion, at least, is directly in contact with the Earth. It is traditional, where climate permits, to leave the Brahmastan open to the sky so that the energetic space surrounding the Earth is attracted into the house."

Where heaven and earth meet

The vastu home, as reflected through the intentional creation of the central Brahmastan, is the place where heaven and earth meet. There are no particular styles or building materials required. While Vastu architecture traditionally builds with a 10,000 year life-span in mind, and stone and marble are often seen as preferential, Vastu houses and commercial structures can be as traditional looking as needed. However, whether modern, colonial, Craftsman, or western ranch-style they all have a beauty and a "feel" about them that is distinct and noticeable.

"People who have subtle perceptions of these sorts of things have very clear experiences when they come into these houses of a certain kind of coherence," says Lipman. "Using the laws of nature … we can create predicted influences on the lives of the people who live in and use our buildings. And this is real, and it is measurable, and this is palpable and once you’ve tasted it yourself, if you have enough compassion you want everyone in the world to have it."

As far as advice to people who are interested in applying Vedic principles to their current environments, Lipman recommends three things: 1) acknowledge that the environments we spend time in have a very real influence on us and be aware of that. 2) Gather information about what will be most beneficial, and act on the information. "If you’re going to spend 90% of your time in buildings, which we do, be sure it's an East or North facing building. And if you live in a house and it's not east or north facing, see what you can do to close up the south or west doors and use east or north doors. Sleep with your head to the east or the south. Do these two things and don't take my word for it, see what your experience is."

And number three? Approach architecture as a totally integrated system and reap the benefits. "I can only hope that one day all of your readers are living in Vedic buildings," he says.

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cool synchroniicty ( a chain of events!)

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 18:31:36 GMT

I was at a retreat this past weekend eating dinner with a few people I had never met before when one woman at the table turns to another and says "are you BengalIi?" The woman answers "yes how do you know". The woman inquiring says "I recognize the accent" . Then i ask if Bengal is now a part of another country outside of india since i was reading a book on Anandamayi Ma and it said although she was Bengali her birthplace was now considered another country. Obviously geography is not my forte. so then they say "you mean Bangalore". The Bengali woman says are you reading "Mother of Bliss"?" and i say yes and i 'm really enjoying it and it such a great book etc. then she tells me she knows the author because they have been corresponding by email for some time and are internet freinds and know people in common. Then i get up to get more dinner and when i come back the woman who started the conversation says oh "Lisa and i are great freinds. I didn't realize that you were talking about Lisa because i always call her by her spiritual name Prajna." so we all go outside and she calls her and we all end up passing the phone around and talking to her. So we are three strangers on a retreat in michigan , all three of us sit down as strangers and we all end up being connected to Lisa Lassell Halstrom and Anadamayi Ma and we only find out because i asked a random question about geography! If i wouldn't have asked that question we would have all had a nice dinner and never had the opportunity to find out that out of three people at the table one was reading the book, one was corresponding with the author and the other is intimate freinds with her. I thought it was cool!

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What will the holidays bring?

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:37:40 GMT

What will the holidays bring? While you might be looking forward to visiting with family, stress and conflict maybe often a part of the mix. The latest research on stress shows that short term stress is actually good for your immune system. I guess that confirms the old saying, "whatever doesn't kill you makes you stronger". Conflict can help you clarify your values, to stand up for what you believe in. Stress can be energizing, can help you accomplish what you need to in the world...but how much stress? how much conflict? Long-term stress is what makes us sick. So how do you know when to put on the brakes, to stop saying "yes" to extraneous commitments, to stop engaging in unnecessary conflict (not that that is an option necessarily one wishes to attract just by mentioning it (no-no-no).... So, harmony may very well be part of your (my) journey as we want to invite harmonious and smooth spiritual growth?

These aren't new questions, they have been asked for centuries. As the end of 2007 approaches, you may be taking stock, looking at what has transpired and what is to come, defining new samkalpas (resolutions) and perspectives, and reflecting on the meaning of inner and outer peace.

I for myself will be going to a retreat to get away from it all, be at ease and get new inspirations. Good company matters a lot for they increase immunity and hence spiritual well-being.

May we all develop the beautiful quality of patience within.

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Inter-faith TV Documentary

Torrey — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:38:11 GMT

From the CBS News release:

"IN GOD'S NAME, a CBS primetime special produced in association with the acclaimed French filmmakers Jules and Gedeon Naudet, will explore the complex questions of our time through the intimate thoughts and beliefs of 12 of the world's most influential spiritual leaders. "These diverse and powerful voices offer provocative, compelling and enlightening perspective on myriad issues in our post-9/11 world, including the rise of terrorism, fanaticism, intolerance and war. The two-hour special will be broadcast Sunday, Dec. 23 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network."

"The 12 leaders featured in this special, in alphabetical order, are:

o Alexei II, Patriarch of Moscow and head of the Russian Orthodox Church

o Amma (Mata Amritanandamayi), a Hindu spiritual leader

o Pope Benedict XVI, head of the Roman Catholic Church

o The Dalai Lama (Tenzin Gyatso), spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhists

o Ayatollah Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, a prominent Shi'ite Muslim leader

o Bishop Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and President of the Lutheran World Federation

o Michihisa Kitashirakawa, Jingu Daiguji (High Priest) of the Shinto Grand Shrine of Ise

o Yona Metzger, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel

o Dr. Frank Page, President of the Southern Baptist Convention

o Muhammad Sayyed Tantawi, Sheikh of Al-Azhar and a prominent Sunni Muslim leader

o Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar of the Akal Takht, the Sikhs' highest authority

o Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and head of the Church of England"

http://www.cbspressexpress.com/div.php/cbs_network/release?id=17308

This seems like such a wonderful thing to do, at this time when there is so much strife and violence in the name of religion. Having these folks agree to sit at the same table - even metaphorically speaking, through the film - moves me deeply. By helping to break down the walls of intolerance, and revealing the common ground of all religions, this film could be a part of bringing peace to our world.

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Jai Ambe Jagadambe

Naveen108 — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 03:52:08 GMT

Jai Ma

Jai Ambe Jagadambe

Jai Ambe Jagadambe Mata Bhavani Jai Ambe
Dukha Vinashini Durga Jaya Jaya Kala Vinashini Kali Jaya Jaya
Uma Rama Brahmani Jaya Radha Rukamini Sita Jaya Jaya
We Honor and Adore our Beloved Divine Mother of the Universe. We worship all the forms of our Divine Mother as the Power in everything.

In Love and Light

Pritam

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Hindus Hail Adoption of Diwali Resolution in U.S. Senate

Naveen108 — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:43:20 GMT

JAI MA

Hindus Hail Adoption of Diwali Resolution in U.S. Senate

www.hafsite.org

WASHINGTON, D.C., November 16, 2007: Senate Resolution 299, recognizing the "religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali," passed unanimously on November 14, 2007 in the U.S. Senate. Nearly identical to the House Resolution 747 that passed in the full House of Representatives on October 29, 2007, the senate resolution was introduced by Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) and was co-sponsored by Senators Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Carl Levin (D-MI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Robert Casey (D-PA). Both resolutions were written with the input of the Hindu American Foundation (HAF), and recognized Diwali as a festival celebrated by Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. The text explains the meaning of the festival, how it is celebrated and describes its religious significance.

"I am delighted that the Senate has agreed to pass this resolution to recognize the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali," said Sen. Menendez. "It is important that we celebrate the great diversity that makes up and strengthens our national fabric, and it gives me great pride to commemorate what Diwali stands for -- a time to be with family, and to pray for health, knowledge, and peace."

The Board of Directors of the HAF, Mihir Meghani, M.D., Nikhil Joshi, Esq. and Aseem Shukla, M.D. released a joint statement lauding the resolution and welcomed their passage as a testament to the increase in understanding of Hinduism and Hindu Americans that has occurred among U.S. policy makers and elected officials since HAF's inception four years ago.

"These resolutions are symbolic, but we hope that the momentum of this event--where hundreds of legislators voted to recognize a Hindu festival--will inspire Hindu Americans everywhere to work towards Diwali's recognition at the state level, having the festival listed on more calendars, and taking the opportunity to spread awareness of their faith and its festivals at their schools and places of work," the statement read. "The Hindu American Foundation's focus is on educating people who shape public opinion and public policy in America about Hinduism and issues of concern to Hindu Americans, and these votes show the success we have had the past few years." They specifically thanked Sen. Menendez, and the co-sponsors of the Senate resolution, for their commitment to the Hindu American community and for encouraging their colleagues to support the resolution.

The passed resolutions have already been distributed at several Hindu temples and at Diwali celebrations throughout the country, according to the Foundation, and these efforts will continue. The HAF Board also congratulated today the determined and persistent efforts of their Director of Public Policy, Ishani Chowdhury, whose efforts on Capitol Hill were specifically recognized by Congressman Joe Wilson (R-SC) in a statement after H.Res 747 passed the House of Representatives. The Director of Development and Outreach, Sheetal Shah, also was in touch with several congressional offices obtaining Diwali greetings and increasing support for the resolutions. Shah recently completed a highly successful Diwali capital campaign--a time when many Hindus contribute to causes they feel deserving of support.

In Love and Light

Pritam

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The burning times - witchhunts in the 17th century

daniel mirante — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:37:19 GMT

The witchhunts, the burning times are an abomination unto European history and our collective consciousness. However is is a ground of much unquestioned assumption and heresay. This little post is to hopefully bring discernment over some aspects of the matter.

Part of the 'new dogma' of neopagan spirituality is the assertion that 5 million women were burnt alive in Europe during the witchhunts. Surprisingly, this idea is not founded in any evidence but ,rather, a deep and essentially contemporary outrage in the collective consciousness toward tyranical oligarchy (for 'patriarchy' - as if every man were implicated - but I argue the problem is more a form of tyranny where political power effectively rests with a small elite segment of society) - which is often attributed in some way to Christianity .

"The so-called great European witch-hunt has been a much-vexed issue, one easily contorted to suit the prejudices of every age" - Sandra Miesel

The body of evidence around the witch hunts leads to a bit of a different take on events, where it is neccesary to again OWN the shadow of our human nature rather than projecting it upon an external authority 'doing it to us'.

The earliest reference to 9 million witches burnt is from 'the witchcraft museum' .In 1951 the owner Cecil Williamson had put up a memorial to "the estimated nine million people killed during the witch persecutions in Europe." There is no source of evidence anywhere giving any figure remotely close to this. "Cecil Williamson simply made it up. " (Hinds, 2006)

* The total number of Europeans killed is generally thought to be 40,000 to 100,000, not 5 million.

* Depending on european country, between 20 to 90% percent of the accused tried for witchcraft were men.

* The trials were not run by churches of any denomination. They were largely held in civil courts and prosecuted by local authorities

* In France, Germany, Switzerland, and Scotland, almost all of the accused were executed were garroted before the flames were lit. In England most convicted witches were hung and not all of them were put to death.

* The judicial records indicate a mainly provincial and vindictive character to the 'witch hunts', much as how people are scapegoated or sacrificed in indigenous cultures for illness or bad luck.

"Most of the complaints concerned pregnant women, infants, young children and lactating mothers who suffered from unexplained and sometimes fatal maladies. Such misfortunes were commonplace at a time when only half of all babies made it past their first birthday. If the mother or her family felt inclined to blame this on supernatural forces, the most likely culprit to single out would be an elderly woman who had some encounter -- even a seemingly benevolent one -- with mother or child."

"Current popular history holds that the witch hunts were concerted campaigns by a male-dominated church that felt its sway diminished by stubborn pagan and folk traditions that gave too much respect to wise old women. The persecution, the story goes, was designed to stamp out those beliefs. However, when you look at actual cases, the picture is quite the opposite. "In 1627," writes Roper, "in the town of Ochsenfurt, rumors about witchcraft had involved the allegation that a child had been eaten ... Later that same year, 150 citizens gathered in force to complain about 'the enemies of their livelihood, and vermin and witchcraft,'" and to demand action. Against the bishop's express orders, the mayor and council arrested and tortured several suspects, causing the death of one."

This picture, of waves of local hysteria triggered by the death of a loved one, especially a child, leading to scapegoating by the execution of marginals, is very sad indeed, and it is a scenario, a human behaviour pattern still playing out across the planet to this day, from the social ex-communication of unique people or 'outsiders' in schools and colleges, to the scapegoating of entire nations on account of resource wars. Humans urgently need to look at their still undeveloped pattern of scapegoating and sacrifice instead of assuming that this behaviour has its roots in a particular creed or historical context.

dir.salon.com/story/books...e/index.html
www.twpt.com/burning.htm
www.crisismagazine.com/octobe...re1.htm

Lyndal Roper "Witch Craze: Terror and Fantasy in Baroque Germany"
Brian Levack' "The Witch-Hunt in Early Modern Europe"
Paul Boyer and Stephen Nissenbaum, Salem Possessed: The Social Origins of Witchcraft (Harvard University Press, 1974).
Robin Briggs, Witches and Neighbors: The Social and Cultural Context of European Witchcraft (Viking, 1996). This is the best point of entry to modern scholarship on witchcraft.
Gustav Henningsen, The Witches' Advocate: Basque Witchcraft and the Spanish Inquisition (University of Nevada Press, 1980).
Ronald Hutton, The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft (Oxford University Press, 1999).
H.C. Erik Midelfort, Witch Hunting in Southwestern Germany 1562-1684: The Social and Intellectual Foundations (Stanford University Press, 1972).
James Sharpe, Instruments of Darkness: Witchcraft in Early Modern England (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1996).
Starhawk, Dreaming the Dark: Magic, Sex and Politics (Beacon, 1988).

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