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Contributed by J. R. Ransom
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 Paradigm Shift "A leaderless but powerful network is working to bring about radical change in the United States. Its members have broken with certain key elements of Western thought, and they may even have broken continuity with history.... This network is the Aquarian Conspiracy....
The Paradigm Shift • Quotes from The Aquarian Conspiracy by Marilyn Ferguson -Thomas Kuhn and Social Transformation.
"Broader than reform, deeper than revolution, this benign conspiracy for a new human agenda has triggered the most rapid cultural realignment in history. The great shuddering, irrevocable shift overtaking us is not a new political, religious, or philosophical system. It is a new mind--the ascendance of a startling worldview that gathers into its framework breakthrough science and insights from earliest recorded thought. .......
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Contributed by Ceci Valenzuela
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 Kokopelli Who Is Kokopelli? By Ceci Valenzuela. Kokopelli is nothing new. In fact, this little hunch-back flute player has been around for centuries and his legend lives on today. Those who know him, know that he stands for the universal symbol of fertility deity for all life. Kokopelli also is inclusive of hopes, dreams, crops and love and many Native Americans honor his symbols.
Some Native American Indian cultures, such as the Zuni and the Hopi tribes, view this fertility symbol and flute player as a God.
If you live in Arizona, or other parts of the southwestern region of the United States, you most likely have seen the fertility deity icon God on many items, including Native Indian pottery, rock carvings, outdoor light fixtures, automobile key chains, pictures, t-shirts, home decor, necklaces, candles and other pieces of jewelry or knick-knacks. |
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Contributed by J. R. Ransom
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 Swami Rama My Master Casts Off His Body by Swami Rama. One day in July 1945 my
master said that he wished to cast off his body. I argued with him: “It
is written in the scriptures that the master who leaves a foolish
disciple in the world is committing a sin and goes to perdition.” So he
said, “Okay, then I will not cast off my body, because you are still a
fool and ignorant.”
Then in the year 1954, shortly before I was to leave for Germany, I was
taking a bath in the Ganges and thought, “That was not right for me to
do. I should not have forced him to stay bound to his body, as he has
already given me so much.”
When I went to my master I didn’t tell him of my thought, but he said,
“Ask the other swamis to come at five-thirty this evening for the last
teachings I want to impart.” We were at a height of 11,600
feet near a shrine in the Himalayas. This place is situated between
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Contributed by Sandra Johnson
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 Tarot Origins And History Of The Tarot by Sandra Johnson. The origins of the Tarot are surrounded with myth and lore. It is hard to know for sure what the facts are. The Tarot has been thought to come from places like India, Egypt, China and Morocco. Others say the Tarot was brought to us from the Sufis or the Jewish Cabbalists. Still others contend that the origin of the tarot was from Moses. In the library of Alexandria, in Egypt, there were scrolls that were based on the Book of Thoth, an ancient book that came from Egypt’s mystery schools. One theory is that the illustrations on the Tarot cards are secret teachings of the Book of Thoth hidden in the innocent pictures.
It seems that wherever there was a secret ‘word of mouth’ tradition handed down from teacher to pupil, it was hailed as the origin or beginning of Tarot. A large group believed it was the Gypsies who brought the tarot to Europe, the word gypsy being a corrupted version of Egyptian. That is highly unlikely, since evidence points to gypsies not using Tarot until the 20th century. Before that, palmistry was their preferred method of fortune telling. |
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Contributed by Sadasiva
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 Love in the Stars Love is in the Stars - Relationship Astrology part 1 - Elemental Astrology by Sadasiva (Sam Geppi). This is #1 in a series of relationship astrology articles.
Relationship astrology is nothing new, yet it is experiencing a renaissance these days as more and more people rediscover the ancient, holistic wisdom that astrology offers. Thousands of years ago, every culture used astrology. The human beings who lived on Earth at the time developed subtle and meaningful spiritual technologies; astrology was among them. Just as humans today develop technologies that bring about more convenience and entertainment, ancient cultures everywhere developed subtle and magical systems awakening. Astrology, as the science of universal energy and unfolding time, was chief among them.
Even the most cursory look at a basic Astrology book will show the importance of masculine and feminine energy in life. There are two female and two male elements in the astrology chart. Each element is repeated three times through different modalities. (Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable) |
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