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| ARTICLES RELATED TO Old 31 | | | |  Old 31: July 31 - August Eve - LughnassadJuly 31 - August Eve - Lughnassad
'Lughnassad' means 'the funeral games of Lugh',
referring to Lugh, the Irish sun god. However, the funeral is not his own, but
the funeral games he hosts in honor of his foster-mother Tailte. For that
reason, the traditional Tailtean craft fairs and Tailtean marriages (which last
for a year and a day) are celebrated at this time. As autumn begins, the Sun
God enters his old age, but is not yet dead. It is also a celebration of the
first harvest. The Christian religion adopted this theme and called it
'Lammas', meaning 'loaf- mass', a time when newly baked loaves of bread are
placed on the altar. An alternative date around August 5 (Old Lammas), when the
sun reaches 15 degrees Leo, is sometimes employed by Covens.
Read more here: » Wiccan Holidays: July 31 - August Eve - Lughnassad |
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| | |  Old 31: October 31 - November Eve -
SamhainOctober 31 - November Eve - Samhain
Samhain means 'summer's end', for now nights
lengthen, winter begins, and we work with the positive aspects of the dark
tides. In the increasing starlight and moonlight, we hone our divinatory and
psychic skills. Many Craft traditions, and the ancient Celts, consider this New
Year's Eve. It is the one night when the veil that separates our world from the
next is at its thinnest, allowing the dead to return to the world of the
living, to be welcomed and feasted by their kin. The Christian religion adopted
this theme as 'All Saints Day' or 'All Hallows Day' (Nov. 1), celebrating the
eve as 'All Hallows Eve' or 'Halloween'. The alternative date of November 6
('Martinmas' or 'Old Hallows') is sometimes employed by Covens.
Read more here: » Wiccan Holidays: October 31 - November Eve -
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| | |  Old 31: January 31 - February Eve -
ImbolcJanuary 31 - February Eve - Imbolc
Actually, this holiday is most usually celebrated
beginning at sundown on February 1, continuing through the day of February 2.
'Imbolc' means 'in the belly (of the Mother)' because that is where seeds are
beginning to stir. It is Spring. Another name for the holiday is 'Oimelc',
meaning 'milk of ewes', since it is lambing season. It was especially sacred to
the Celtic Fire Goddess, Brigit, patron of smithcraft, healing (midwifery), and
poetry. A Coven's High Priestess may wear a crown of lights (candles) to
symbolize the return of the Goddess to her Maiden aspect, just as the Sun God
has reached puberty. Weather lore associated with this sabbat is retained by
the folk holiday of 'Groundhog's Day'. The Christian religion adopted a number
of these themes, as follows. February 1 became 'St. Brigit's Day', and February
2 became 'Candlemas', the day to make and bless candles for the liturgical
year. The 'Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary' adapts the
Maiden Goddess theme. The alternative date of February 14 ( 'Old Candlemas',
Christianized as 'Valentine's Day') is employed by some Covens.
Read more here: » Wiccan Holidays: January 31 - February Eve -
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| | |  Old 31: Yoga-Kundalini Upanishad, Part
IIIPart III of III of Yoga-Kundalini Upanishad
The Yoga-Kundalini Upanishad is the
eighty-sixth among the 108 Upanishads. It forms part of the Krishna Yajurveda.
It deals with an exposition of Hatha and Lambika Yogas. It concludes with an
account of the non-qualified Brahman. The Non-dual Brahman is the quest of all
seekers.
From "Kundalini
Yoga" by Sri Swami Sivananda
Read more here: » Kundalini Yoga: Yoga-Kundalini Upanishad, Part
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| | |  Old 31:
The Principles and Practices of Tantric YogaSacred Sexuality:
The Principles and Practices of Tantric Yoga
We are in a season of
accelerated personal and global awakening, a season that calls us to be
clear about our values, our priorities, our soul purpose for this incarnation,
and fundamentally, to be clear about our self-identity. But as metaphysics and
mysticism go mainstream, great discernment is called for lest we bring along
our old separate, fear-based self-identities that manifest the illusion of all
lack and limitation.
Read more here: » Sacred Sexuality:
The Principles and Practices of Tantric Yoga |
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| | |  Old 31: The Gnarled Roots of HalloweenHalloween is a celebration that has evolved from
the combination of several different traditions.
The
roots of Halloween are unearthed in the rituals of Druids and Celtic priests of
pre-Christian Ireland and Scotland. November 1 was the beginning of the new
year, so Halloween, or "Samhain," (pronounced "sow'an") was
like New Year's Eve. It was both a time of death and new beginnings, of harvest
feasting and magic.
Read more here: » Halloween: The Gnarled Roots of Halloween |
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| | |  Old 31:
Spiritual - Theosophy
Dictionary on
Paradise
Paradise [from Greek paradeisos from Old Persian pairidaeza from Sanskrit paradesa region beyond] Applied in Persian and Greek to a pleasure park or royal domain. A Hebrew version (pardes) is found in the Bible, translated "orchard" (Eccl 2:5, Cant 4:3) and "forest" (Neh 2:8). An equivalent is the Hebrew eden (delight). Stories of a Paradise or Eden are universal; and while the general idea is simple, its applications are complex. It is the state of innocence and bliss from which there is departure, and to which there is eventual return. This may apply to the human race as a whole, to particular races, to the lands they inhabit, or to the pilgrimage of the individual human soul. Persian tradition places a Garden of Delight far to the north of Caucasus in the Arctic regions, where was the Imperishable Sacred Land whence issued a stream from the earth's fount of life. Adi-varsha was the Eden of the first races and specifically of the primeval third root-race; the Eden of the fifth root-race is but its faint reminiscence. The Garden of Eden or of God (Ezek 31:3-9) was a home of initiates of Atlantis, now submerged. The Eden in Genesis is a marvelous fusion of many meanings into one narrative, where the Adams of the various root-races are made into one. Eden was an ancient name for Mesopotamia and adjacent regions; and under that one name are comprised the meanings of an abode of initiates, a sacred land from which races emerged, and a goal of bliss in the future. The Eden of the Hebrew books, which Judaism, Christianity, and Islam alike have located in Mesopotamia and in the now sandy lands of Persia and Afghanistan, refers also to what was in prehistoric times a great and highly developed center of culture and the civilization which there had its seat, including a number of Mystery schools. When the changing cycles brought about a degeneration and final breakup of this seat of archaic wisdom, it was represented as the loss by the then human Adam -- the then race -- of the Paradise in which he had dwelt. Edens and Paradises always contain trees; and these, by one interpretation, signify the initiates in the sacred land, and by another they are the Tree of Life and the Tree of Wisdom for man himself. In the Qabbalah, Eden is a place of initiation. In later times, the symbol of Paradise has come to mean a bliss of sensual pleasure, like the Moslem Paradise of the Houris, the Olympus of the Greeks, or Indra's Heaven (svarga).
(See also: Paradise , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)
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| | |  Old 31:
Spiritual - Theosophy
Dictionary on
Kanjur
Kanjur bka' 'gyur (kang-gyur, kan-jur) (Tibetan) (from bka' sacred word + 'gyur translation) The portion of the Tibetan Buddhist canon containing the sutras, the texts ascribed to the Buddha himself and called the "Buddha Word" (Sanskrit buddha-vachana). The second part of the Tibetan Buddhist cannon, the Tanjur, contains sastras or commentaries and other scholastic works. The Kanjur consists almost entirely of works translated from Sanskrit or other Indian languages. Although the texts contained in the Kanjur are overwhelmingly of Indian origin, the compilation of the Kanjur was done in Tibet, and in structure it differs greatly from the old Indian Tripitakas. Four more or less complete recensions of the Buddhist canon survive: the Pali, the Chinese, the Tibetan, and the Mongolian, this last, however, being a translation of the Tibetan. The first three recensions differ from each other in content and arrangement. The overall arrangement of the Kanjur is in three sections, giving the Sanskrit names: Vinaya (monastic discipline), Sutra (discourses of the Buddha), and Tantra (esoteric and ritual texts). The Sutra section is divided into several subsections. Each section or subsection contains numerous individual texts. The Tibetan Kanjur was originally collected in manuscript, perhaps in the early 14th century. Beginning in 1410, the Kanjur has been published in numerous editions printed from woodblocks. Over twenty manuscript and blockprint editions are known to have existed. The following five blockprint editions are the best known in the West, and can give an idea of the immense extent of the Kanjur: 1) The Peking editions of 1700-37 -- about 1055 texts in 106 volumes; 2) The Narthang edition of 1730-32 -- about 761 texts in 100 volumes; 3) The Derge editon of 1729-33 -- about 1108 texts in 102 volumes; 4) the Cone (cho-ne) edition of 1721-31 -- 1055 texts in 107 volumes; and 5) The Lhasa edition of 1934 -- 808 texts in 99 volumes.
(See also: Kanjur , Mysticism, Mysticism Dictionary, Occultism, Occultism Dictionary)
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| | |  Old 31: Kundalini AwakensKundalini Awakening
When Rob told me my Kundalini had been
awakened, I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about. The awakening of
Kundalini is a spiritual awakening, a major step towards realization of the
divine. It is, in fact, a great boon, a great blessing and a magical gift.
According to Swami Prajananda,
"The main purpose of its
awakening in a seeker is to enable him to attain Godhood" (Muktananda,
Kundalini 9).
Read more here: » Kundalini
Awakening: Kundalini Awakens |
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| | |  Old 31: The Christ of the New Age Movement Ð
Part II"Who do you say I am?" (Luke 9:20, NIV) The
question was first asked of Peter by Christ nineteen centuries ago, and has continued
since then to the present day to be the litmus test of spiritual authenticity.
Perhaps never in the history of the Christian church has this question been
more relevant than it is today. One reason for this is that New Agers have
taken the New Testament sculpture (if you will) of Christ, crafted an
esoteric/mystical chisel, and hammered away at this sculpture until a
completely new image has been formed.
Part II of II on New Age Christology, written by Ron
Rhodes
Read more here: » New Age Movement: The Christ of the New Age Movement Ð
Part II |
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| | |  Old 31: Dream Dictionary on Dreams; Cab to CankerA Dream Dictionary including dreams
about:
Cab,
Cabbage, Cabin , Cable, Cackle, Cage, Cakes, Calendar, Called , Calm, Calomel ,
Calumny, Calves, Camels, Cameo Brooch, Camera, Camp, Campaign , Canal, Canary
Birds, Cancer, Candles, Candlestick , Candy, Cane, Canker
For more dream interpretation, see: Dream
Dictionary
For more about dreams, see: Dreams.
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| | |  Old 31: The Christ of the New Age Movement Ð
Part II"Who do you say I am?" (Luke 9:20, NIV) The
question was first asked of Peter by Christ nineteen centuries ago, and has
continued since then to the present day to be the litmus test of spiritual
authenticity. Perhaps never in the history of the Christian church has this
question been more relevant than it is today. One reason for this is that New
Agers have taken the New Testament sculpture (if you will) of Christ, crafted
an esoteric/mystical chisel, and hammered away at this sculpture until a
completely new image has been formed.
Part I of II on New Age Christology, written Ron Rhodes
Read more here: » New Age Movement: The Christ of the New Age Movement Ð
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