You don't have to be Catholic to get excited about Francis

The Seed:

Facebook Post by a Friend:

habemus papam; white smoke, actually whitish, comes out of the roof and bells toll out loud; a new leader of the Catholic Church has been elected...so what?

Today's  Quote:

I don't like that man. I must get to know him better.

~Abraham Lincoln

Witnessing true Catholic faith through a dear friend, by the Divinity of her everyday actions.

I have known her and her family for nearly a decade. I have watched her be a faithful, loving & supporting wife to her husband; raise four amazing children with all the holy love a mother can; come to know the loving parents by whom she herself was raised and taught the values by which she lives; seen her walk in stride (from learning that she grew her own vegetables to save money when she & her husband were struggling to make ends meet and fresh out of college) meeting her at the height of  a gain of worldly riches through honest hard work; seeing her after the loss much of those worldly riches with the collapse of the economy circa 2009 and knowing she fell ill and was all but bed ridden for the following year; evidenced that she still picked herself up by sheer strength of faith & will to move forward. Through all that (and surely even more than what I know) she is the same down to earth, selfless, inspiring person today as she was when I first met her. External circumstances change, her faith never has.

The Epiphany:

Comment on the seed planted by the Facebook Post by a Friend...

I am far from Catholic. Therefore, I have no opinion on or real interest in who holds the title of Pope. However, in response to the last line of the Facebook Post by a Friend:"…so what?"

My immediate thought was, 'That's not very nice... but this is still a country with freedom of speech. We are blessed with the ability form any opinion we chose and the freedom publicly express said opinion in just about any venue of our choosing.' Therefore, the impetus to share this immediate thought was nothing more than an internal and fleeting annoyance. So, on I went with my day…

☥ First, I began with my usual habit of reading some motivational quote or meditation before I really get going...

Today's Quote: "I don't like that man. I must get to know him better." ~Abraham Lincoln

☥ Next, I replied to a text, from my friend of the Catholic faith, confirming plans to meet for coffee. Being who she is, I congratulated her on the election of the new Pope, 'Pope Francis I' (as of next Tuesday).

☥ Suddenly, I felt a little button pushed that I didn't even know I had!

So... here comes the fallout after the 'Push of The Button.'

On the Facebook Post by a Friend:

I'm sure you've gotten a barrage of back-fire from others already, since you posted those to little words: "…so what?"

Nevertheless, I would like to put my own 'Comment' on your 'Post' into context, by clarifying what I inferred from your  "…so what?"

To me, "…so what?" ≈  "…who cares?" ≈  "…what difference does it make?"

In taking liberty that my inference is correct, inspired by my friend's active faith in Catholicism and the words of Abraham Lincoln….

I said, "So what? I must get to know him better."

I know very little the Jesuits, other than witnessing the conduct/actions/deeds of one Jesuit Graduate, Dr. Joseph Signorile. In knowing him, I concluded one must need to be...

•a real smarty,

•very disciplined,

•extremely benevolent and

•full of Divine serenity

...to make it through a Jesuit school/seminary.

(Dr. Joseph Signorile was my professor for about 75% of my Ex-Phys. courses. I have gained a great respect and admiration for him, over the years of learning from him in both my Graduate and Undergraduate studies at the University of Miami.)

As to the new Pope, I got "to know him better." These media tidbits caught my attention:

By choosing a name no pope had chosen before, he may be signaling an era of rebirth for a church troubled by corruption and a sexual abuse crisis. Francis... the first Jesuit... the first man in the modern era from outside Europe to lead the Roman Catholic Church... known [to prize] compassion, humility and simplicity — so much that he gave up his chauffeur in Argentina and took the bus to work... would represent more of a break from the past than the image of yet another elderly man standing on the Vatican balcony.

His official biographer has said that Francis has both keen political instincts and self-effacing humility, and that he would encourage a kind of shoe-leather evangelism within the church. He is known to walk the streets of Buenos Aires to talk to the people:

“Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the word in body as well as spirit.”

...he often hid people on church property during the regime years [in Argentina] and once gave his own identity papers to a man to help him get out of the country.

...“We have to avoid the spiritual sickness of a self-referential church,” the new pope said before the conclave. ...“It’s true that when you get out into the street, as happens to every man and woman, there can be accidents. However, if the church remains closed in on itself, self-referential, it gets old. Between a church that suffers accidents in the street, and a church that’s sick because it's self-referential, I have no doubts about preferring the former.”

[As Pope Francis,] he also expected to become the first pope in more than 600 years to meet his predecessor.

...so what?

...that's what.

http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/14/17307513-humility-and-humor-pope-francis-declines-official-car-jokes-with-cardinals?lite http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/13/17299920-meet-the-new-pope-francis-is-humble-leader-who-takes-the-bus-to-work?lite

Just my ramblings...

no malice...

only the intention of sharing...

from The Source of Pure Love & Light Within!

EM HOTEP!

Venus - The Many Names of Beauty

Venus—The Many Names of Beauty

Source: nasa.gov via Amanda on Pinterest

Named in Honor of The Roman Goddess, and personifying The Feminine Divine, Beauty and Love. Her significance throughout the history of humanity would fill volumes. (As a Librian, She is also my Ruling Planet; just as She is to Taurans.)

Some of the many Names of Venus throughout history, just may surprise you!

Jesus, Horus, Lucifer, Josef and Prometheus! Certainly however, She has been more kindly accepted as Ishtar, Kileken, TaiPei, Sukra, Tioumoutiri /Ouaiti (Hathor/Isis), Noga, Helel, and Phosphorus/Hesperus (Aphrodite/Venus) and more! 

Additional details about some of her more ancient associations are noted below:

♀ Sumeria/Babylonia—"Dil-bat in Akkadia" = The Star of Ishtar

♀ Maasai—"Kileken"

♀ China—"Tai Pei" = The Beautiful White One

♀ Jyotitvida (Hindu)—"Sukra" = Clear/Pure/Brightness in Sanskrit; associated with Indriani, Queen of The Gods & Indra as Over-Ruler; symbolized by the gemstone Diamond

♀ Egypt—Interepreted as two separate visible bodies "Tioumoutiri" just before sunrise & "Ouaiti" just before sunset; later associated with the duality of Isis & Hathor in the Dynastic eras; with the understanding of Venus as one Celestial Body, She retained her association with Hathor, while Sirius became Isis

♀ Hebrew—"Noga (Planet) /Helel (Archangel)/Ayeleth-ha-Shakhar/Kochav-ha-'Erev" = shining/bright/deer of the dawn/star of the evening (consecutively)

♀ Greece—Similar to the Egyptians, the morning "Phosphorus" & evening "Hesperus"; with the same later discovery the Greeks retained her morning assoication with the name of her counterpart, Aphrodite (Phoenician Astarte)

♀ Rome—(of course) Honored Her with the name of by which we know Her today.

♀ Australia—"Barnumbirr" = The Creator Spirit that "Sang" The World to Life; in the early hours before dawn, she draws behind her a rope of light attached to the Earth (i.e. The Sun); the aboriginal Yongu still honor this legendary part of their culture today.

♀ The Maya—"Chak Ek" = The Great Star; She was their most observed & important celestial body

Finally… "What about Venus & The Pentacle (not Pentagram)?" 

That's another blog, for another day… 

Soul Mate

The Seed:

I posted this, as sent to me by Adrian Suarez, on my Facebook Timeline on December 7, 2012,with the following comment:

I do believe, I do believe, I do believe in soul-mates!

Kansas Couple Married 62 Years Dies Within Hours of Each Other

http://fox4kc.com/2012/12/07/kansas-couple-married-62-years-dies-within-hours-of-each-other/

The Epiphany:

My Epilogue on The ‘Kansas Couple’ Story

In this “new-age” of oft redundant, casual and over use of “meta-physical” jargon
(authentic-life, higher-self, inner-voice, etc.).

Today, The Cosmos sent me this…

Caveat discipulus!

Soul Mate:

A variety of different people come into our lives to help our soul expand and evolve to our highest potential…these people are our soul mates.

There are also those special people that we choose to journey with for a life time which we call soul mates or life partners. This card will help you to realize the aspects of what makes a soul relationship healthy, mature, compatible and loving. Finding your soul mate or life mate is only as easy or hard, as finding your soul! As you understand your soul’s needs and desires, you will naturally attract a suitable mate.

Soul mates will be on a path that is complimentary with one another. Their dreams, vision, spiritual beliefs and goals will be compatible. When they are dating, they will ask the other person questions to learn about their mind, heart and soul. They will find out what they do, how they feel, what’s going on in their heads, ask about their families, their work, beliefs, values, dreams, goals, etc. Soul mates would be comfortable and happy with the answer to the question; “What are the five most important things in my mate’s life?” Soul mates will take the time to get to know one another. Soul mates actually like each other – not just love and want one another. Many times people who are infatuated, or in love with love, do not even LIKE the person they’ve attached their ‘in love’ feelings to. Mature people don’t live in a romantic fantasy.

Soul mates are comfortable with the other person’s values and beliefs, and they like the way the other person looks, feels, smells, sounds and tastes. They aren’t disgusted or embarrassed by each other’s actions or how their mate relates to others. There are no ominous feelings of dread lingering in their minds about one another.

Soul mates are equals. They don’t consider themselves better or worse than the one they love. They have equal admiration, respect and care for one another, and they respect each other’s gifts, personality and lifestyle.

Soul mates are in tune with their own soul and won’t lose their identity. They won’t try to be like the other person or try to change their partner. Soul mates will be able to see the beautiful essence within one another, along with their imperfections. They will feel safe and free to be all that they are. They feel safe together, and they will both feel supported and valued. Soul mates feel safe to open up and reveal their true self; what they think, believe and feel, and they let the other do the same. They each feel heard, understood and accepted. They share their secrets, fears, feelings and thoughts with one another without the fear of being judged. They both listen to each other with an open heart, and have a desire to understand and learn from each other. They both have a feeling of ‘being at home’ with one another. They each have the freedom and comfort to really show all their weakness with each other, and they are both willing to support each other’s growth. Soul mates do not fear change, growth or aging. They welcome change as an opportunity to achieve greater intimacy, and to grow together in life – not apart. They will still love each other even if they lost their possessions or their looks!

Soul mates spend a lot of time together because they both really enjoy it, not because they don’t like being alone. Yet they have other friends and interests, and they are both fine when they are not together. Whether they are together or apart, they experience peace and joy in their soul. True love is based upon maturity, and a balance of dependence and independence. They are able to depend upon the other when appropriate and they can also stand on their own.

Soul mates are obvious to other people. Friends and family think you are a good match! They will also like each other’s friends …they fit in with the other mate’s friends.

Soul mates feel supported in pursuing what brings them joy, and their mate can feel joy for their joy. The two of them laugh and play together, and enjoy each other’s sense of humor. In the midst of difficulties, they help each other to lighten up with humor and playfulness. Soul mates enjoy being kind to one another, rather than having their own way or being right. They well up with warmth and fullness of heart for each other and express it with affection. The sexual relationship is warm and caring, and they can talk with each other about what brings them pleasure. Sex becomes better with each year together – as trust, familiarity and fondness deepens. True love arrives after many months or years of commitment and challenges, at which the needs of the other become as important as the needs of the self.

Together, soul mates will make it in the long run because they are both committed to the idea of being a team. They see themselves stronger together, than apart. They will endure any hardships or challenges. Their love is solid even in very difficult times. They feel safe and secure with each other, and they trust one another. They each know that they can mess up, fail, disappoint and hurt the other – and the love will still be there. Soul mates have compatible ways to resolve conflict, and they both can easily let go of any anger or hurt and move quickly back into kindness and affection.

It is also valuable to know that we are attracted to and love people who we don’t particularly admire. These souls are our greatest teachers who can help our souls to grow. If you realize that your relationship or potential relationship isn’t up to par, reflect on your own characteristics and qualities first before tossing the relationship aside. Do you admire all aspects of your being? If you and your mate are dedicated to growth, and both of your strengths and weakness score equally, then the relationship has the potential to be a good fit.

A way to gain more insight into choosing your life mate is to ask these two questions.

1. If we were to have a son/daughter would I want him/her to grow to be just like my mate?

2. If we had a son/daughter would I want him/her to grow up to be just like me?

If you answered no on the first question but answered yes on the second question, he/she is probably not a healthy choice for a mate. If you answered no on the first and second question, you may have more growing to do before you are really able to have a fulfilling and expansive relationship. If you answered yes to both, you are probably ready for a healthy and loving journey together.

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I keep clicking on “New Post.” Help! (I cannot stay quiet: Part III)

The Seed:

Facebook exchange with Joanne Markarian:

Mandy posted on Roxanne Falco’s wall:

Too funny… I just found you are a mutual friend of Hippie Peace Freaks…which I just “Liked” via my mother’s cousin Joanne Markarian, who live thousands of miles away in Los Angeles, CA. BTW, she’s a rabid Democrat (LOL)! Your Mom, Gloria Falco would love her!
Small World…I love Facebook!
Blessings to you & Mom for the Holidays & Beyond!

Joanne posted on Mandy’s wall:

Hey there Mandy….just wanted to clarify….vociferous independent not a rabid dem…..lol

Mandy commented on Joanne’s post, but it turned into a full blown blog post:

Thanks, for clarifying that. (I really was just trying “poke” you to see if you were following me on FB. LOL!)  Roxanne and Gloria Falco are both members at one of our fitness centers (they happen to be originally from Easton, PA).  Adrian Suarez is always arguing politics with them. All in good fun.

Anyway…

The Epiphany:

I sure am learning a lot these days. I think I am realizing is that what I really am is more Libertarian than Republican anyway. I find myself conflicted, though. History has shown us again and again, that when “social liberties” are afforded (by “vociferous independents”) without bound, the demise of such a culture has begun. By the time it’s citizens turn around and say, “Hey, things seem to be getting a little out of control here. Something has to be done.” It’s already too late. Collapse is immanent. (BTW, when a culture does reach this point, the majority invariably refuses to believe it. They cannot see the forest for the trees.)

I am going to run with Freedom of Religion on this one:

Sure, you and I have strong spiritual beliefs, values and morals; and I would like to believe that the majority of humans do too. It seems that the problem begins when we start drawing lines in the sand about what is right and wrong. Where does it end? Furthermore, who (besides one’s own God or conscience) decides where that end is?

I think freedom of religion awesome, but as a “culture”—which is precisely what I see slipping away in America: CULTURE—we have to agree to be unified on certainCULTURAL issues. This would require each of us to compromise (or tolerate) something less than what equates to each of our own personal ideals.

I am insanely blessed to enjoy the freedom of my own personal sprawling, eclectic, unnamable form of worship. I also have deep pride and respect for the fundamental Judeo-Christian principles our country, as well as for The Bible, which is our handbook.

I do not identify myself as a Christian, per say. However I do not want to ban Christmas Trees or Nativity Scenes from being displayed downtown. I do not want to take down The Ten Commandments from The Supreme Court. I do not want to eliminate a child’s RIGHT TO PRAY in a public school, and I do not want to force a child to pray when they exercise their RIGHT TO ABSTAIN.

All of these things are a part of MY American CULTURE. Every enduring culture in history has had some degree of integration of “church and state.” (Note the use of the word integration, not occupation.) As a citizens of the United States of America, it is one of our civic duties to ACCEPT Judeo-Christian principles as the supporting STRUCTURE for this great country, without having to call one’s-self a Christian! Then, we can go wherever we want to worship however we please…or not at all! Better yet, if we’re still not happy… WE CAN LEAVE!

Personally, I am currently a proud member of Unity, Unity on the Bay, and Fellowship of Isis. (Thank Goddess!) Not to mention NA, AA, and sometimes OA.  LOL!

I’ve got the news on in the background, as I write this. Today is the third day of continuing coverage on the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in New Town, Connecticut. Joe Lieberman is talking about how we need to form National Commission on Mass Violence (Yay! Let’s all go wipe our asses with some more tax-payer dollars!), and it sounds like Dick Durbin wants to overturn the Second Amendment (I guess it’s time for me to close this rant, before they ban my blog too.).

Footnote: Adrian tried to post a few opinionated words on Facebook yesterday and he couldn’t. The page kept kicking back to refresh, every time. He finally rearranged a sentence or two and the post was accepted.

Hmmm…

The day the majority repeals…

The First Amendment will surely be that of my

Last Words.

My Favorite Picks for The Golden Rule:

Ancient Egyptian: “Do for one who may do for you, that you may cause him thus to do.”

Yoruba: “One going to take a pointed stick to pinch a baby bird should first try it on himself to feel how it hurts.”

Wicca: “An it harm no one, do what thou wilt”

Zoroastrianism: ”Whatever is disagreeable to yourself do not do unto others.”

http://hipstermonk.com/the-golden-rule-a-list-of-two-dozen-versions/

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I cannot stay quiet (Part II)

In the shadow of the December 14th massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut, a childhood friend of mine shared the following:

I believe in gun control. I believe in harsher censorship of video games. I believe in paying attention to what our children are paying attention to. I believe how we feed our bodies plays a great role in how we feed our souls. I believe we’ve lost control. I believe we can regain it if we all start to care. My heart is aching for humanity.

To my childhood friend,

I cannot stay quiet.

I hope you will stand to indulge my extensive comments all the way through. With my deepest respect for YOUR RIGHT to express your opinion, if I cannot impact yours with the following, then I am grateful for the exchange. And I am grateful that as Americans and friends we still can agree to disagree.

To be sure, I do agree with everything you wrote…except the very first sentence. Truth be told, if every other line you wrote came to be, the first one would be obsolete.

Perhaps I’ve learned a bit too much, living (for over 17 years) with a man who spent the first 25 years of his life (1954-1980) in Cuba. He grew up through the entire Cuban Revolution and witnessed first hand how a government’s PROMISE OF PEACE leads to nothing less than the END OF FREEDOM.  The campaign of propaganda that “gun control” will reduce everything from domestic murders, to armed robberies and public massacres is the subtle brainwashing that leads one step further away from our ability to protect the very fundament on which our—still not too late, to be great—country was built. FREEDOM.

You’ve heard the cliché. “Guns don’t kill people. People kill people.”

Now, add to that one, “Where there’s a will there’s a way.”

Do you know what is the preferred method of domestic murder in Cuba?

About half of the members of my Fitness Studio in Miami, FL were born and raised in Cuba, and they all concur:

Pour gasoline on your partner and throw them a lit match.

…may God forbid that such a victim survives.

May God forgive me too for such a thought, but it would be just as easy to do the same thing to a classroom of small defenseless children before they even understood what was happening to them.

When you have some free time, I urge you to read the full texts from which I have pulled the tidbits below.

You may remember my own naïveté back when we were kids. My idea of a perfect world was to be able to live on a “hippy commune.” Actually, it still is! The problem with it is that such a concept only works in theory. To that matter, a pure democracy also only works in theory. (Which is just about where this country is at.) As much as my moral beliefs abhor it, “equal voting rights for all” is also another step away from FREEDOM. Now, that’s a whole separate discussion.  However, in short, once the majority vote rests in the hands of those who have “financially less” than the minority, the collapse of capitalism is inevitable.

I cannot help but see glimpses of the foreshadow. ”History IS repeating itself” in America right here and now. Ironically, it was the Spanish philosopher, essayist, poet and novelist, George Santayana who first wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”

In 1959, Castro travelled to the United States to explain his revolution. He said, ‘I know what the world thinks of us, we are Communists, and of course I have said very clearly that we are not Communists; very clearly.’

—Year in Review – 1959. UPI. Retrieved 2011-12-24.)

It is a fact, well-known in Cuba, that by the middle of 1959—only six months after the revolution began—more and more people were beginning to realize they had gotten rid of one bloody dictatorship only to fall into another brutal dictatorship. The honeymoon between the Cuban people and the ‘revolution’ proclaimed by Castro was over.

With the triumph of the Revolution, the masses expected a return to civilian rule, and the dismantling of the military apparatus…

In his famous speech delivered on the triumphal arrival in Havana, Castro pledged an end to militarism: Arms? What for? The military barracks will be converted into schools.’

Castro’s acts belied his words. A few weeks later, the Cuban capital was swamped with thousands of young soldiers hastily mobilized into the new military and police forces by the ‘revolutionary’ government.

[Today:]

Nothing escapes their control. Everything and everybody is subject to their orders…

http://libcom.org/book/export/html/34069

A Black-Market In Guns:

A second underlying assumption of gun control is that guns will no longer be available to anyone, including the violent people who wish to procure them. This assumption is based on the hope that gun control will simply wipe guns totally out of existence, perhaps through some type of government buy-back scheme by which people are encouraged to turn in their weapons to the officials who promise to destroy or store them. Again, the assumption is false, fallacious, and dangerous.

One problem with this assumption is that it fails to take into consideration the free market or, more precisely, the black market that inevitably springs up in response to laws that attempt to restrict the supply of some product or service. Consider, for example, the war on drugs, a war in which the federal government has attempted to eliminate the supply of drugs for at least 30 years. Despite an increasing array of ever-harsher laws, those who desire drugs are still able to obtain them from those who are willing to take the risks to supply them.

Why wouldn’t we expect the same result with a war on guns? Wouldn’t a black market in guns immediately spring up, just as a black market in drugs sprang up when drugs were made illegal? And wouldn’t violent, anti-social people such as murderers and rapists be much more able and willing to acquire guns in such a market than peaceful and law-abiding people?

We would also be remiss if we failed to point out all the disastrous side effects of the federal attempt to stamp out drugs — gang wars, convenience-store killings, police corruption, and robberies, muggings, burglaries, and thefts, not to mention the ever-increasing governmental assaults on the civil liberties of the citizenry.

Why wouldn’t we expect the same results — if not worse — with a war on guns?

But if we just gave the government full powers to stamp out guns, then all guns could be stamped out once and for all, which would mean they couldn’t even be acquired illegally,” gun-control advocates implicitly suggest. That’s problematic, but let’s concede the point. Let’s assume that private ownership of guns is wiped out of existence in the United States and that somehow the government is able to prevent murderers and rapists from acquiring them in a black market.

The Biggest Threat to Liberty:

Would that make the American people safer? No, because a government that wielded the power to wipe out all guns in that society would be an omnipotent, tyrannical government, such as the one that exists in Cuba… To paraphrase an old saying, when guns are outlawed only the government will have guns.

http://www.lewrockwell.com/hornberger/hornberger11.html

My Dear Long Friend, if you’ve read this far, I applaud your patience and open mindedness, and I thank you for affording your precious time to consider my opinions.

More on the Cuban Revolution at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuban_Revolution

More from me on I cannot stay quiet (Part I):  http://coachmandy.wordpress.com/2012/12/14/must-read-internal-government-memo-issued/

MUST READ: Internal Government Memo issued (I cannot stay quiet: Part I)

AUTHOR’S UPDATE! 

In the shadow of today’s devastating and incomprehensible shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. I implore you to read this... and then pass it on. As I was finishing up my post, I learned  of the nearly thirty innocent children and educators whose lives had been snatched away, while I was busy writing. I offer this introduction with a quote form Susan Sumner Souers,

“[Although] very saddened by the shootings in Connecticut. Be aware that the spin is misinformation. though. This is a false flag event. The REAL motive is gun control. Make no mistake.They're coming for our guns.”

MUST READ!!!

INTERNAL GOVERNMENT MEMO ISSUED THIS WEEK

The following was relayed to me first hand by an anonymous, yet highly reliable, government source, on December 13, 2012. An official memo has been issued, within the jurisdiction of MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, instructing all government law-enforcement personnel to be on High Alert beginning in June 2013. (Exactly if, or how far, this memo extends beyond Miami-Dade County is unknown to me.)

Why have law-enforcement officials been instructed to be on High Alert?

Although, I do not claim to have a direct quote of any part of this memo, I offer a summary of the information it is said to contain:

In short, the likelihood of a collaborated civil uprising is imminent.

This statement is the "chaos-child" of a series of compounding events since the housing market crash. However, the primary trigger (no pun) for this memo seems to be...

A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN CIVILIAN WEAPONS PURCHASES!

This comes behind a massive inundation of District Court filings, judgements, orders and executions of home foreclosures, commercial-lease evictions, commercial-property foreclosures, bankruptcies, and so on.

Some further inferences of my own:

The information in this memo, simply crystalizes what I have seen clearly for quite some time:

A inexorably tangled web of events see, which all continue feeding into each other.

This will continue until it swallows and devours it's own source of sustenance.

Then, the web will be no more.

Small-businesses shut down*, unemployment†, and homelessness, all continue to increase exponentially.

* Not only does the small-business employee no longer have a job, neither does the small business owner.

† Unemployment statistics are only the tip of the iceberg, it is merely an account of how many people have FILED for unemployment.

Let’s look at a few examples of anyone who might not always receive an official paycheck; i.e. when they lose their source of income, they can’t file for unemployment.

Think about it for a minute with me…

How do you pay your housekeeper? (Which by the way, you finally had to let go, because you can't afford her anymore. She's worked for you for the past five years, cleaning your house once a week for $100 each time, but there went 20% of her "steady" income. Do you think she has a waiting list of clients?)

How do you pay your gardener? (Oh, I forgot, you had to let him go too.)

How do you pay your manicurist of ten years? (You don't; at least not anymore.)

How do you pay the guy you independently contracted to distribute your business flyers in passing traffic? (Actually, he is homeless already; but you let him sleep on the floor of your business office sometimes, on cold nights. Why? Because he was like you, not so long ago. He was a hardworking man who made an honest living, and  because deep inside you know you could be him, any minute.)

How do you pay the mechanic who changes your brakes in your driveway, on the weekend? (Oh, that's right, your car was totaled in that accident caused by a driver who had no insurance. Since you had finally paid off your car, you just took collision coverage off of your policy, because you were trying to reduce your own expenses. The blue book value of your car was next to nothing. You tried to use it on a downpayment for a new car, but your credit score was too low, and the bank turned you down for the auto-loan. Hey, no sweat, you don't have enough steady income to start making a car payment again anyway.)

What happens next? 

Your unemployment benefits run out, so you apply for other government assistance, (Section 8, Food Stamp, Cash Assistance, & Medicaid). If you apply for  Disability, and are approved you will also be eligible for Medicare, regardless of age.

In fact, as of just last week getting approved for Social Security Disability is now easier than ever!

On December 6, 2012, U.S. Social Security Administration made this press release:

Social Security Announces New Compassionate Allowances Conditions

Fast Track Disability Process Will Now Include 200 Conditions*

'...We have achieved another milestone for the Compassionate Allowances program, reaching 200 conditions,' Commissioner Astrue said.

What do you think any of this could ever possibly add up to in dollars?

Exactly right! ...zero, to the left.

*http://www.ssa.gov/pressoffice/pr/compassionate-allowances200conditions-pr.html

All these things in combination are resulting in the overall decline, and certain demise of both the U.S. and Global Economy, as we know it.

Turn the TV on any day, and you will see and hear reports of increasing global civil unrest; evidenced by riots, revolts, rebellions, and government overthrows.

As I write this, I have just learned of the unfathomable, incomprehensible tragedy that befell Sandy Hook Elementary School, in Connecticut. Therefore, by default, I rest my case.

As always, your thoughts, comments, and opinions are eagerly welcome!

The Day of Thoth's Taking The Oath and The Final Lunar Cycle of 2012

 Today begins our Final Lunar Cycle of 2012 (New Moon, exact at 3:43am).

More importantly, I believe, today is also

"The Day of Thoth's Taking The Oath." 

If you are thinking:

"Who the heck is Thoth and what do I care about this Oath he took?" …then you may well be ready to find the answer.

First, a bit of history (some call it mythology):

The manifestation of The Primordial Moon God, Thoth (AKA Thuthi) was marked constantly—on all calendars of The Ancient Egyptians—as Thuthi 1^st, their “New Year’s Day” (our July 19^th). However,  Thuthi 1^st carried deep, multi-leveled meanings to the Ancient Egyptians. Much more so than our modern New Year’s Day. It was, in fact, THE MOST IMPORTANT DAY of their entire year.*

Fast forward to today (literally):

The 28^th of Tybi (December 13^th) is "The Day of Thoth's Taking The Oath."

Do you believe it is by mere chance that two of the most significantly regarded events of The Primordial Moon God occur on the day of a New Moon? (Consistent with the Ancient Egyptians’ Lunar Calendar.)

The story of Thoth is fascinating, and I have recently become closer to Him vis-a-vis The Goddess, My Holy Mother, Isis. Thoth is credited with the scribing of 42 books. These books are said to contain “the answers to all of the mysteries of the universe.” Thanks to countless anthropologists, linguists, and all the pioneers of modern technology, we have instant access to a great portion of these writings.

That said, if you don’t know they exist, how could you even begin to search for them? Well I did, and it was not so simple a task. It took some “digging” (pun) on my part, but it has been well worth the effort.

What I have found are two separate records:

• The Divine Pymander

Free downloads available at

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/cienciareal/corpushermeticum/corpherm1.htm#  Functional, but not so pretty

http://www.theosophical.ca/books/DivinePymanderOfHermesMercuriusTrismegistus,The.pdf

• The Emerald Tablets of Thoth The Atlantean(AKA Hermes Trismegistus)

Free downloads available at

http://www.crystalinks.com/emerald.html Crystalinks.com? Love this site!

http://dc304.4shared.com/download/cIGi7P9D/The_Emerald_Tablets_of_Thoth.pdf?tsid=20121213-205330-7c257ef4  Nicer format, but creation of a free account is required to download the file (PDF).

https://itunes.apple.com/book/id521899223?mt=11  Abridged APP for iPad. Very, very pretty. Nice for quick reference, but no substitute for the mind bending experience of reading the complete unabridged version

If you are human (regardless of your beliefs, religion, lack of religion, atheism, or agnosticism), you have wondered…at some point in your life…if only for a moment…“the meaning of it all." (“Wisdom begins in wonder.” ―Socrates)

If there is a sliver of curiosity, a barely visible fissure, a small opening in your mind,, I challenge you to (someday, and soon) begin reading

"The Emerald Tablets of Thoth The Atlantean." If His words resonate with you, I believe you "will be compelled" them again… and again… it will not be a matter of choice.

So...

What is The Oath that Thoth took this day 52,2012 years ago?

(52,000 B.C. + 2012 A.D)

I am not certain I have found the answer to this question… yet.

These are my two best guesses so far:

• The Emerald Tablets of Thoth The Atlantean: Tablet II; Verses 41-45
• The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean: Tablet I; Verse 1

The Emerald Tablets of Thoth The Atlantean: Tablet II; Verses 41-45

41. Knelt I then before the great Masters, 

Lords of ALL from the cycles above.

42. Spoke HE then with words of great power saying:

43. "Thou hast been made free of the Halls of Amenti. 

Choose thou thy work among the children of men."

44. Then spoke I: 

"O, great master, 

let me be a teacher of men, 

leading then onward and upward until they, 

too, are lights among men; 

freed from the veil of the night that surrounds them, 

flaming with light that shall shine among men."

Spoke to me then the voice: 

"Go, as yet will. So be it decreed. 

Master are ye of your destiny, 

free to take or reject at will. 

Take ye the power, take ye the wisdom. 

Shine as a light among the children of men."

45. Spoke to me then the voice: 
“Go, as yet will. So be it decreed. 
Master are ye of your destiny, 
free to take or reject at will. 
Take ye the power, take ye the wisdom. 
Shine as a light among the children of men.” 

The Emerald Tablets of Thoth the Atlantean: Tablet I; Verse 1

1. I, THOTH, the Atlantean, master of mysteries, 

keeper of records, mighty king, magician, 

living from generation to generation, 

being about to pass into the halls of Amenti,

set down for the guidance of 

those that are to come after, 

these records of the mighty wisdom of Great Atlantis.

As always, your feedback is eagerly welcome!