tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21689912071282730612024-03-05T13:40:21.037-08:00Shadow Moon of LunaCome join me in my spiritual path.Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-84660516444550186622012-12-11T21:23:00.003-08:002012-12-11T21:23:43.234-08:00Lost in Religion<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Am I slowly becoming an Atheist?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have done so much research into so many religions, and still need to do more of course, and thought I found Wicca to be mine, but it's not really. I hardly follow any of the holidays of esbats and my alter is in complete shambles.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Perhaps it is from pure laziness, but I think structured religion of any sort isn't for me. I can feel the spirituality of the earth and plants, but I feel like I waste too much energy trying to connect. I rather focus on my art and make it my religious experience.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">With this lack of motivation in keeping a traditional Wiccan calendar I think I need to stop wasting my energy looking for spirituality and just let it happen naturally though my art. This could be a newfound magick for me, perhaps I just need to stop neglecting it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know there are witches out there who have no religious connection, perhaps this is the path for me, considering there is nothing invalid about perusing your art and making a soulful connection to the world, I find a special solace rather than panic in evolving my perspective on the many paths people take spiritually.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honestly, the words, the practice, the calendar never sat well with me, but I tried and explored, however I feel hallow when I shallowly try and have decided to let my heart take me where I should be.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will not stop posting, but the journey has changed.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-62943547895015085512012-11-09T11:40:00.002-08:002012-11-09T11:40:37.898-08:00The Disney Princess Example<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've watched many Disney movies in my youth, and adulthood, and looking back I see the same themes presenting themselves, mainly, for little girls. One of these themes was the dependence of a male hero to "rescue" the female protagonist.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>Snow White</i>, <i>Sleeping Beauty</i> and <i>Cinderella</i> were all tired examples of this theme. Some movies, like Mulan, edge away from this damsel in distress and actually have the male protagonist follow the lead of the female protagonist, however, even in the more modern princess films the female was still put down by a male hero.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i>The Princess and the Frog</i> was a story with a strong female character, Tiana, who worked hard for her life and everything in it and it was snatched away from her just before she was turned into a frog. Only after she collects a man does Tiana realize her restaurant business, even when the bankers said before they found another offer.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What did this story teach young girls? You can work hard, but it doesn't mean you will achieve your dreams without a man to support you. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Many of the earlier Disney princess movies were subject to a nuclear family setting, but even the modern ones fall short to have a strong female character.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Another similarity throughout the films were the age of the girls:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of these girls were very young to even think about getting married. Disney raised the age of marriage infatuation over the years, but the place for fairy tale romance pushes girls as well as the pressures of college and becoming a super woman to manage it all.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even in the animated and live action movie <i>Enchanted </i>princess Giselle never has to fend for herself. She tries to facedown the dragon, however, this was taken away from her by an overweight chipmunk. Giselle does make the decision to have a "real" relationship and she does sacrifice her child-like perception of love, but she keeps her </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some of these reasons maybe why Disney decided not to do any more princess themed movies, at least for now. However, the constant promotion of this image of what a girl should want from a young age cannot be healthy. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was room for the Disney girl in the past, however, as times have changed so must the franchise, especially if it wants to empower girls.</span><br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-84644447739969279102012-11-02T03:46:00.001-07:002012-11-02T03:46:53.408-07:00Has it really been a month?It really has been about a months since I last wrote and I apologize for being so busy! I had a wonderful-stressful Halloween (Samhain), but mostly due to decorating my house. I added the photos to my <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shadowmoonofluna/">Flicker account</a>, so enjoy!<br />
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Again, I've been so busy with my art and trying to get back into school I haven't taken to time to focus on my spirituality.<br />
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For starters, crazy hoarding lady is gone, I no longer work for her and I no longer work with my original nanny family. Their pre-schooler is going to school now and the mom decided to quit work and stay at home. I hope the best for them.<br />
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I work for a new family now, two kids, 5 and 11 and I am happy with the pay and hours. <br />
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Right now I'm going to focus on my art until school begins, I'm starting the winter quarter, and I'm actually happy I'm going back to school. My older sister, wants me to finish my Creative Writing degree, but I want my Early Childhood education units and to be certified so I can have a better job and then finish my degree.<br />
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It took months for the IRS to fix my tax paper issue so I could even go back to school, so there is nothing I could do anyway, plus I'm in good standing at the junior college and need the GPA boost to go back to state.<br />
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I'm not too worried about money, I'm content, but my sister worries. I'm glad she worries because it will help me see through my already started degree.<br />
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Altogether, really busy, but it's nice to leave a little update, I miss writing here, but I have to promote my <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ADDanonymous">Etsy store</a> too, and that can be a full time job.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-48883339164506987572012-09-20T08:38:00.000-07:002012-09-20T08:38:01.429-07:00Getting Married the Right Way?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just read an article from Fox News, I know, already red flags going up right? The title of the article was <a href="http://jezebel.com/5944747/in-case-you-havent-barfed-today-here-comes-the-stupidest-fox-news-article-of-all-time">"Waiting Until the Wedding Night-Getting Married the Right Way"</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you do read the article, the one I linked has added animated gifs, *snort*, there were some words I found to be absolutely hilarious.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I felt like I was on a blast to the past! I also wondered if he used thesaurus on Microsoft Word to find "intelligent" words for his opinion.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Good for you, you waited for marriage. But the ignorance spewing out of his mouth makes me shake my head in shame that you call yourself a Christian. A person who, by definition, should be "Christ like". </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Jesus accepted everyone, from whores to tax collectors and called for people to love your neighbor. Instead, this man decides to judge strangers he will never meet, focus on his "right" way of thinking, and criticize another married couple instead of enjoying time with his wife.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I understand everyone can be a hypocrite, but this man takes the cake for backsliding just by is pompous attitude. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marriage has grown and evolved over time and has not always been between a man and a woman. There wasn't always Christian marriage sir, the Pagans had it first.</span><br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-9001964946516317662012-09-19T07:46:00.002-07:002012-09-19T07:46:36.050-07:00Busy Painting My Life On Etsy<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hi everyone, I know I haven't written in this blog in a while but here is why:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've done all of these paintings in the last few weeks. I also opened an <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ADDanonymous?ref=seller_info">Etsy store, ADD Anonymous</a>, and been working away on more paintings and sales.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm just so inspired and finally happy that I can't stop, however, I think I shouldn't ignore my audience, so I will be posting about my art here, as well as on my other blog.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My art is apart of my religious path and I'm just so happy I found a creative outlet.</span></div>
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-30356262764335955332012-09-03T00:56:00.000-07:002012-09-03T00:56:35.880-07:00New Store On Etsy<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvAM27NZkYBqzpOl__RxO4CO5UU-r5Le_5jl4ZldpE5zSKQ6kwsj9D0HDOdS5OEJ-jtdVYcrYW2Tl0pxRTk6-RC1NHn9mPHVmf-Z2PeSs8hj2iq43oPM0cWa5pBdWnVebvz4FsyHZ7VI/s1600/Oh+No+Snow+White.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXvAM27NZkYBqzpOl__RxO4CO5UU-r5Le_5jl4ZldpE5zSKQ6kwsj9D0HDOdS5OEJ-jtdVYcrYW2Tl0pxRTk6-RC1NHn9mPHVmf-Z2PeSs8hj2iq43oPM0cWa5pBdWnVebvz4FsyHZ7VI/s200/Oh+No+Snow+White.jpg" width="200" /></a>I just opened up a shop on Etsy called <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/ADDanonymous">ADD Anonymous</a>, I don't know how much Pagan related items I will put on there, however, I'm really excited and open to any advice.<br />
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One question is gnawing on my brain; is it worth it to create a shop related blog?<br />
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I have so many blogs under my true name, but I always fall out. This is actually my most consistent blog if you can believe that!<br />
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Two items are in the shop now and more will be on the way. I'm going to create more and hope for the best.<br />
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If you are already on Etsy, drop me a line and favorite me, I will do the same because who doesn't need some positive karma.<br />
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Blessed be<br />
to you and me.<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-47132452723228666792012-08-24T16:12:00.001-07:002012-08-24T16:12:23.160-07:00Selling Paintings<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have some paintings on Craigslist:</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1145322845"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Oh No Snow White!</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1145322845"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20X24</span></a><br />
<a href="http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/art/3227546065.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mixed Media</span></a><br />
<a href="https://post.craigslist.org/manage/3227546065"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">$75</span></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1145322841"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Caution Zombies Ahead</span></a><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please contact me if you have any questions about the paintings.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-41657967749880821112012-08-16T15:57:00.001-07:002012-08-16T15:57:10.770-07:00Dream: 3 Friends, 2 Dead<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I guess Mike and I were living in an apartment complex again full of plants in the center. We were showing it to some friends, one I knew Mike F. and another one, who I thought was Venkat but I remembered calling him Hijab. I remember the apartment was very open and full of sunlight. I looked upward to another apartment I think it was 289, a man in a wife beater, black cap and baggy jeans yells at us.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">He ran down the stairs to our apartment and stood outside the large window and took out a gun. Bang, bang, bang; one bullet in Mike's heart, Mike F.'s head and Hijab's throat. I grab the guy in a fit of tears and just scream "Why?!" over and over again. I let him go and call 911.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">911 leaves me on the like for half and hour and for some reason each of their wounds has a button on them. I have to press them to keep them all alive, finally 911 answers, but Mike wanted to just drive to the hospital. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the way to the hospital I couldn't keep pressing all the buttons, so Mike F. and Hijab die, but I'm keeping Mike alive while driving down the road.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Let's look at the main symbols, thanks to <a href="http://www.dreammoods.com/">Dreammoods.com</a>:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Apartment: refers to finical and emotional state</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">boyfriend: a reflection of your current relationship with your boyfriend</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">shooter/gun: confrontation, anger, potential, danger, victimized, targeted</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">heart: how you are dealing with feelings, love, courage, truth, romance</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">throat: issues with saying what you think, feelings and expression</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">head: wisdom, rationality, understanding, not seeing a problem clearly</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">911: do not fear asking for help</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3: life, vitality, imagination, inner strength, trilogy</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This was a strange dream, but I think I understand what it means. I'm living a well adjusted life at the moment and even if something goes horribly wrong I can still have some control over the situation. I chose who to keep alive, I think this shows my love for Mike over any other consequence. This dream was awful and I woke up shaking, but there was a message to be seen.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My life is stable at the moment, but it can change and I need to be ready for it.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-76560247155456825992012-08-10T15:22:00.001-07:002012-08-10T15:22:16.758-07:00Christian Core Values<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/08/09/158419238/complications-contradictions-in-a-fla-swing-county">I was listening to NPR and they were interviewing a woman</a> who just wanted to pass the dream act, however, was voting for Romney, who opposes the dream act, because she disagrees with the Democrats core values.<br />
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<a href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/12356-obama-v-romney-their-core-beliefs">Affordable heath care, affordable education, a balanced budget, green energy, pro equality for gay rights; really terrible stuff</a>. I'm not saying Obama is perfect, there were some bills he signed I found questionable, <a href="http://counterpsyops.com/2012/03/13/more-police-state-in-the-us-obama-signs-anti-protest-trespass-bill-3/">like making protesting a federal offense during certain political events</a>, but I remembered how Congress passed the bill in the first place.<br />
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Every president signed questionable legislation at one time or another, <a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20100331/1228088813.shtml">like the wiretapping scandal</a>, George W. Bush approved, but my question was, "What are Christian core values?"<br />
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I remembered what Jesus said: <a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+22%3A36-40&version=NIV">"Love your neighbor as yourself."</a>, the second greatest commandment. He did not say, if you agreed with your neighbor, only if your neighbor was straight, rich, or only if they were nice to you, just straight up love your neighbor.<br />
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The core value was plainly stated by Jesus, nothing about homosexuality, nada, and this was during an era where grown men were having sex with young boys. Jesus wasn't passing judgment, he was about love and respect.<br />
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When I was a Christian, sometimes I felt the community was all about judging a person by how Christian they were. I was even once told I could not be a Christian Liberal and was a person without morals. Seemed to me some Christians needed to find what their true religious core values were before looking at mine.<br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-87393745351678242792012-08-08T18:01:00.001-07:002012-08-08T18:01:17.630-07:00Religious Manipulation<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There are extremists apart of every religion from <a href="http://www.rslevinson.com/gaylesissues/features/collect/phelps/bl_phelpsmain.htm">The Westboro Baptist Church</a> to a Muslim cult found in Russia holding followers underground.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank the gods police found these families and now they are receiving medical care and hopefully the families will seek counseling to help through this mental trauma.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Desperate people listened to this cleric and are now confused about what exactly was wrong with their thinking. Fear was a powerful tool used to manipulate these families and it makes me sick. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manipulation corrupted religions in the past and it was no different for Paganism. One example was how <a href="http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2012/04/15/john-friend-anusara-scandal-inside-the-wiccan-sex-coven.html">John Friend used his yoga studio</a> and spiritual practices to manipulate women into being a kind of sex slave.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of course the media sometimes explodes these scandals and also uses fear to manipulate the public into an overly questioning state. This can be beneficial, but the lingering effects can be damaging to a majority of worshipers who just want to practice without prejustice.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People need to protect themselves from too good to be true stories from anyone about spirituality. How? Ask questions, if you feel uncomfortable voice how you don't and refuse to preform, read everything and don't drink the cool-aid.</span><br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-14645950118868183242012-08-06T08:53:00.001-07:002012-08-09T18:31:12.317-07:00Our Budget Has Changed<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://shadowmoonofluna.blogspot.com/2012/06/parenting.html">I received an e-mail from one of my employers </a>stating their budget has changed and they will no longer need me for the foreseeable future.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't really have any qualms about this, seven hour work days suck anyway, but what really bothered me was the jabbing text about how they haven't heard from me in two days. Incorrect, according to my e-mail record I responded to their previous message in about twenty-four hours. Reasonable and professional timing in my opinion, but there is more.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week I worked six hours, a total of $84, she said she would mail me my check, she lost it in her diaper bag, after a week of me contacting her, she sent one e-mail and still didn't tell me where she sent it.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honestly, I'm kind of glad I will not be called on again for a while, her home was chaos, she was unclear about what she needed from me half the time, I was scared to throw anything away, she was very over protective, I loved her kids, but she was too dysfunctional to work for.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was good timing anyway because I want to go back to school and I'm not going to be able to work two jobs because of how much time it costs me. Thankfully the school I'm going too offers online classes, so it will be a little easier. Now can I just get my tax forms from the government? Please?</span><br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-51211961909373690402012-08-03T22:18:00.001-07:002012-08-03T22:18:15.615-07:00Living Goddesses<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1051238/"><i>Living Goddess</i> is a documentary about three girls in Nepal</a> who are possessed by the goddess Druga, also known as Kali and Taleju. The youngest incarnation of the goddess is featured and her innocence juxtaposes again the <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/6169746.stm">Nepalese Civil War</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being a goddess you meet perfection according to the religious bodies and advise the king. These women and girls have power, however, because of the cultural and political sensitivity they are cautious about influencing anything against the king. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">People came to the goddesses to ask for peace and blessings while they still incarnate human girls with wants and needs beyond the people who come to worship them. The youngest still has the physical limitations of a child, but people depend of her spiritual strength to bring them closure.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Being a goddess is an empowerment for the girl and family as well as a sacrifice. When the young goddess does go out she knows she is a goddess; carried not to spoil her painted feet, an umbrella covers her body from the sun, her fine jewelry and garb sparkle under the sunlight, there is no denying she is revered. But as she sits on her throne she becomes tired, board and wishes to play with other children, it's not denied to her, but she is sacrificing a childhood for blessings and riches.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All of these girls, before their first menstruation, make a sacrifice to the people in order to be an embodiment of peace and of a goddess. A western equivalent could be any popular young female movie star who people choose to idolize and shower them with box office profits. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The worship of these girls in Tibet may be seen as ancient and strange, but in reality the differences between a young star here in the West and these girls are only in location and respect. A Western star sacrifices her time, energy and childhood to preform for her worshiping fans, just as the girl goddesses do.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Everyone worships something, but it's up to the person what and how they worship. I think the Western world forgets the power of the female force and refuses to celebrate menstruation formally. The Nepal goddesses are an open celebration of her eventual rise to becoming a woman through years of endowing her family with praise and money. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Westerners worship youth and ignore the transition from girlhood to becoming a woman. I never realized there was any honor about transforming through puberty; it was dirty and not to be spoken about. This practice honors it, like many native tribes all over the world did long ago. Maybe the simple truth is this, honor the transition, honor your children and they can become well adjusted adults.</span><br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-59646258009047348832012-07-30T07:13:00.001-07:002012-07-30T07:13:14.264-07:00Beautiful People are Funny<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Am I supposed to be somewhat sympathetic? I don't know. From images to plastic surgery people are constantly slammed with "I'm not good enough". </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">All you need is diet and exercise, this isn't always true, especially if you have a genetic disposition. I think men have forgotten to make love with their hands, no their eyes. Porn is great for a fantasy shot, but as for real sex, having a little fat cushions you for better longer sex.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't think America is sex obsessed, but I think America is image perfection obsessed, even when models are being air brushed everyday to meet this illusion of perfection. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most terrifying cosmetic surgery is Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and I'm not talking just about the back alley tie a six year old down and use a piece of glass, I'm speaking to women, who aren't culturally obligated, who want a "perfect" vagina. I thought women were trying to stop FGM?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's so culturally backwards I become shocked every time I hear it. Unless I have a STI my vagina is just fine thank you very much. I will openly admit my boyfriend enjoys eating me out and loves to squeeze every part of me.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Who told women the vulva they were born with is not attractive? It comes down to money, how can the beauty industry make women feel so insecure about their bodies where they pay for a Playboy vulva? This is the nightmare, we are living it as women, today, not 100 years ago, today.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Love your tree, bush, breasts, feet, legs nose, down to your ten toes. <a href="http://www.margaretcho.com/2003/11/06/the-fuck-it-diet/">Margaret Cho faces this issue daily and she is skinny, but not because she obsesses, but she let go</a>. I try to just eat to live, enjoy what I'm eating and not just eat a Hershey's bar when I want chocolate. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though I do not listen, even though I try to eat healthy, even though I have a loving boyfriend who loves every part of me in his way it still hurts me when I see the grotesque advertising to women about how they are not a woman unless you are whatever they are advertising. I don't wear makeup, I'm about 15 lb. "overweight", I don't care to shop but I'm still a woman, just one not interested in feeling horrible about myself.</span><br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-8452680818158109852012-07-29T10:33:00.003-07:002012-07-29T10:33:35.571-07:00Quick Sick PostSorry I haven't written in a while, I've been sick and it's hard to have any energy to type up an engaging post. Along with woking 5 days a week with two families and 4 kids (total) at 7 hours at least three of those days, I'm a little tired. I do have posts on the way, but I need to finish them with photos, links and general content. <br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-16022830929476799582012-07-25T07:15:00.000-07:002012-07-25T07:15:40.081-07:00Abortion: Rewinding Time<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I feel the American mind is going back to the 1950s when I hear <a href="http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/03/rush-limbaughs-slut-comment-controversy-proves-it-has-staying-power/">Rush Limbaugh call Sandra Fluke a slut</a> and again when<a href="http://www.rhrealitycheck.org/article/2012/06/26/vagina-is-not-dirty-word"> Lisa Brown, a Michigan representative, uttered the </a>offensive word vagina.<br />
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I don't like the word vagina, it sounds like a dirty word to say, I think my sexual organ should be called electra, but I forgetting the main issue, America, stop acting like the abortion issue is a political one.<br />
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An abortion is between a woman and a doctor; it's private, sensitive and a choice, not a political issue. Even when people make it a political issue just think, how are my medical records any of your business? The only reason this issue came up again is because of the medical advances available for premature babies. I honestly believe life begins when a baby is born, until then, the life is just potential.<br />
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Unwanted children are a tragedy, but on a very strange note, aborting unwanted children did have a positive effect on the crime rates between 1985-1997. <a href="http://www.freakonomics.com/2005/05/15/abortion-and-crime-who-should-you-believe/">Freakonomics has fascinating articles and a few podcasts on this topics</a> pointing out how abortion reduces crime. This is not just a policy for crack whores, but level headed college students who don't want a child now, but later have one. Most women who have an abortion have children later, when their ready.<br />
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Doesn't a girl have a right to have a child when she is ready? I think so, but with America still in the dark ages on sex education, abstinence please, is there any wonder why girls become pregnant as teens? The rest of the modern world is laughing at America, why is America so scared of sex? I blame the Puritans and their anti-sex ways.<br />
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American's do not want to admit women are having casual sex, abortion makes people confront the issue of woman's causal sex and American's do not like it. It is an issue dealt with already, Roe vs Wade, learn from the past and move on. Improve sex education for goddess sakes, teenagers are already having sex, make sure they are educated and have access to check ups and condoms. Please stop this time travel nonsense and deal with the now issues of Americas sex education.<br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-12389792062934176002012-07-21T07:21:00.000-07:002012-07-21T07:21:36.902-07:00Educating for the Future<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I am a product of the education system here in the United States and I listen to <a href="http://www.npr.org/sections/education/">program after program on NPR</a> only to realize the system does not benefit the children anymore.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Billions of dollars go into the US school system and unless a student is from a wealthy family or apart of a wealthy school, chances are he/she will have a severe lack in basic education.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">California spends, on average, <a href="http://toped.svefoundation.org/2012/01/13/ca-student-spending-near-bottom/">about $8,887 per student</a>, this is about $260,000 going into the class room,<a href="http://money.blurtit.com/q222161.html"> $68,000, on average, goes to the teacher </a>where is the rest of the money going?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When teachers buy their own supplies, work 70+ work weeks, have to pay off a master's degree where is the money to help they be paid for their time and energy in the classroom? </span><br />
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<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:USCurrency_Federal_Reserve.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/USCurrency_Federal_Reserve.jpg" width="196" /></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Even though California is one of the lowest in paying per student in the public schools, a quarter of a million is still a huge chunk of change and if the teachers aren't getting it who is?</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously it's the infrastructure filled with janitors, secretaries, administrators, who take up most of the funding. I'm not saying schools do not need infrastructure, however, it is far from streamlined considering how teachers have to buy simple school supplies like paper.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a monstrous problem in the system and I truly believe no one wants to deal with it. charter schools can be better, but not always, however the greatest difference between a charter school and a public one is if the charter fails it's shut down, but if the public school is failing it receives more money. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">How does that make any sense? It sounds like an absent father who throws money at problems rather than go to the root of the issue. I'm not saying looking into the school system will be easy, but it looks like the whole body needs a therapist. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Root causes for the issues pop up everywhere; teachers, money, parents, students the government, but I think we need to dig deeper to an older issue. Placing similar age groups together, learning the same subject at the same time, different classrooms or no, has not proven to be an effective teaching practice, honestly it is an experiment. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To go to a more recent time, the 1950s, schools trained college bound students and blue collar workers on different tracks, but with the manufacturing leaving the US to countries like China this system is no longer valid.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The roots of the educational system are flawed and unless we rip out the old dying roots the system will just try to grow again leaving the education of the future no better than before.</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-55990961392797556512012-07-20T07:37:00.001-07:002012-07-20T07:37:17.600-07:00Nuns vs Vatican<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was listening to <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/07/17/156858223/an-american-nun-responds-to-vatican-condemnation">NPR and I heard this story on Fresh Air about an American Nun</a></span>, Pat Farrell, the president of the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://lcwr.org/">Leadership Conference of Woman Religious</a></span>, and the <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20120418_assessment-lcwr_en.html">assessment of the group by the Vatican</a></span>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The whole story was about how the group represents itself <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/07/17/156858223/an-american-nun-responds-to-vatican-condemnation"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">"</span>on homosexuality and birth control and promoting 'radical feminist themes incompatible with the Catholic faith'"</a>. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The most poignant question pertaining to this religious raking of nun was about the sex scandals surrounding the priests in the Catholic church. Time and time again these sex offenders were left to teach under the ambiguous protection of the church, but these nuns are confronted with the fears as to how <a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/07/17/156858223/an-american-nun-responds-to-vatican-condemnation"><span style="color: #1636ee; text-decoration: underline;">"'</span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">the church's interpretation of how we talk about God, interpret Scripture, organize life in the church — how have they been tainted by a culture that minimizes the value and the place of women'"</span></a>.</span></div>
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Why I left Christianity in the first place was because of the suppression of women. I never felt like I could be myself and follow the Christian faith, I think these nuns are hitting the same wall, but on a larger scale. <br />
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Again, the Catholic church was putting their image before the needs of the people. Even in the assessment of the nuns their concern was not about how they were helping the poor; <span style="font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Times;"> </span><a href="http://www.npr.org/2012/07/17/156858223/an-american-nun-responds-to-vatican-condemnation"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">"For example, the LCWR publicly expressed in 1977 its refusal to assent to the teaching of </span><i>Inter insigniores </i><span style="text-decoration: underline;">on the reservation of priestly ordination to men"</span></a> and that was the Catholic church finds important, the absolute power of the male priesthood.</div>
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Change comes slow, especially in the Catholic church, it took centuries for the <i>Holy Bible</i> to be interpreted into common English why should the equalization of women in the church be any different? <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://shadowmoonofluna.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-i-hope-for-chrisianity.html">I hope Christianity grows from this</a></span>, rather than shutting people who have a different perspective out.</div>
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-12023054346828858682012-07-19T07:09:00.000-07:002012-07-19T07:09:22.652-07:00Dream: Escaping North Korea<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I remembered being in North Korea with my boyfriend and there was a rally where everyone nearby was distracted. Hundreds of people decided to escape during the rally with the help of <a href="http://www.familycare-foundation.org/korean-underground-railroad.html">an underground railroad group</a>.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We traveled through a run down building and there was a chain link fence in the way. Some of us, including me and my boyfriend, tore down the fence. After the fence was removed the underground group started to celebrate and I said, "Why don't we enjoy freedom after we go over the fence?" Everyone looked at me, stunned at what I said, but I went over the fence.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There were some themes in this dream and I went onto <a href="http://www.dreammoods.com/">Dream Moods</a> to help me interpret them:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I certainly did by escaping and speaking my mind to the rest of the escapees.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">escape: escaping from restriction, running away from restrictions</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sense I cut the fence and escaped I don't think I was running away from my problems, but confronting and dealing with them by cutting them out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Obviously, I didn't feel very secure and happy because I was escaping from North Korea.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were both escaping together, working together and escaped together, I think this was rather positive.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">fence: unable to express myself</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sense I cut the fence I maybe cutting away my creative barriers.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I don't remember anyone else with us when my boyfriend and I escaped, so perhaps my aspects were faceless because they were my collective will towards a goal.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ruins of a building (building): self image has taken a blow, need to change, perspective is wrong</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was escaping from the impoverished country of North Korea and cut through the building to leave, so perhaps I am changing.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think these were the most significant signs in my dream and now I see a recurring theme. I wanted to change and took action to do so and escape a former life of unhappiness and supression. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This could be a recent as how I finally changed my career to a nanny rather than persue a writing career or even how I finally broke up with my x-boyfriend Brian about two years ago. I needed a change and this dreams showed me I'm on the right track.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Any weird dreams lately?</span><br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-90048724541058516192012-07-17T20:24:00.002-07:002012-07-17T20:24:40.004-07:00Faith Healers<a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Traditional_healer_stand_in_Accra.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Traditional_healer_stand_in_Accra.jpg" width="200" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is just a general opinion, I'm not targeting any specific faith healer. <a href="http://www.paganspace.net/forum/topics/mum-versus-daughter"> On Paganspace.com</a> there is a post about a young woman hurt by her mother when the mother asked her daughter not to pray to her fake gods for her health. The topic leads to faith healing when more information reveals how the mother's minister tells her she will be healed by faith, not medication.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm no fan of over prescribing antibiotics, but when you have a chronic condition or a deadly one I don't think doctors are trying to kill you any faster. There is nothing wrong with looking to faith to help heal you, but reputable herbalists and Riki workers will tell their patients to seek modern medical help along with their alternative testaments.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The statement may be just a legal nicety, but I believe using both alternative and Western medicine can aid in healing the body and soul. Western doctors tend to treat the symptoms and find the cause later, perhaps a little spiritual guidance is what the mind needs when prospecting suffering and pain? If yoga, riki, herbal remedies, meditation make you feel better why not try them? </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There is no harm in trying alternative techniques, however, if anyone tells you to ignore medical advice and says only they can heal you, roll your eyes and walk away. Faith is one idea, but absolute trust in an individual who goes beyond simple assistance and into I'm the one territory is dangerous. There are many people who just want to be healed and have their pain go away, but this want doesn't mean throwing caution to the wind.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Do not let people take advantage of your hope, it's yours, trust a few people with it alone because if it sounds unbelievable, it probably is.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Have you ever been scammed by a spiritual practitioner?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-55552571401132729182012-07-16T13:16:00.002-07:002012-07-16T13:22:35.169-07:00What are Pagans fighting for?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I recently listened to <a href="http://pagancenteredpodcast.com/">Pagan Centered Podcasts (PCP) 214-216, 239 and 240</a> for help with my drama on Paganspace.net recently.<br />
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The drama was over and done with, but what did the confrontation mean in the longer life run? The drawn out debate wasn't pointless, but I learned how to handle it better next time. If someone has a personal problem with me I will try to keep it private, publically stating this of course and hopefully comeing to a resonable discussion off the flame war board.<br />
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I meditated on the point of me being a warrior for Luna and recieved a question back, "What are you fighting for?" This question made me aware about how lost I was about where I need to be. I can't just pick useless fights, I need to do something with my fighting spirit to help the community, not add fire to the drama.<br />
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People in general are drawn to drama, but what is the Pagan community fighting for. PCP points out how Pagans hang on the tail ends of any universal ideal important to us; gay rights, religious rights, employment rights just to name a few. The Pagan community cannot just take a backseat in other's protests, letting them do all the work while we cheer at the victory.<br />
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I'm not saying there aren't Pagans out there who don't stand up and take a frontal position in social protecting, but I'm concerned the larger community is complacent in preforming their occult practices behind closed doors.<br />
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However, if Pagans stay behind closed doors public pagan figures like <a href="p://www.fionahorne.com/">Fiona Horne</a>, <a href="http://silverravenwolf.wordpress.com/">Silver Ravenworlf</a>, <a href="http://www.edainmccoy.com/">Edain McCoy</a> and others will continue to sell a false history and money hungry image. Even if you want to stay in the broom closet, like me, there are ways to take a stand in the Pagan community. I write a blog, <a href="http://ipodwitch.wordpress.com/">Brook Stargazer has a podcast</a> and even just talking to individuals about your fatih can help bring about a change in perception about Pagans.<br />
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How will you change the Pagan community?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-84533732592436798282012-07-14T15:49:00.003-07:002012-07-14T15:49:58.284-07:00Finding Nature in Urban Living<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I live in downtown in a large city surrounded by other cities. There are nice parks around my home, but I wouldn't call them "natural" because they are constructed greenery for the eye.<br />
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I'm lucky that I have a decent size backyard where I can cultivate, but also let nature grow. I have a garden and a few planters, but otherwise I just sow the seeds and let them sprout on their own. Not everyone has this luxury and I recomend heading out to a local bike path, it may be the closest picture to a nature scene from a National Park. <br />
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If you want to create a little space for nature in your apartment, it can be a little more difficult. Some buildings do not even allow plants or there isn't any space for them. If possible you could always speak to your landlord and ask if he would allow a small garden for everyone to enjoy, unlikely, but there is no harm in it.<br />
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If your landlord says no, you can always plant a small herb garden in your kitchen window, just don't forget to water. I have one outside my front door, it's close enough for cooking, but if I could fit the herbs in my kitchen I would have.<br />
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Also, there are local community gardens you could sign up for or just walk by and enjoy. This will not only help the community, but add some vegstables and geen visuals into your life. I've seen these pop up around schools and if people don't parpisipate they will just dissapear.<br />
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I think having acess to nature is not only important for Pagans, but as a community as a whole. I'm not talking lawns with immigrant workers mowing the lawn, but places where nature is allowed to be or even just a garden in the front yard.<br />
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I have asked my friends to plant with me in my large back yard to offer them a place to relax and some fresh vegstables. Gardens and nature promote community and make the block look presentable for people just walking by.<br />
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What do you do to connect with nature?<div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-30447365067987497732012-07-13T07:38:00.000-07:002012-07-13T07:38:11.358-07:00Possible Tumor On One Of My Rats<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have a pair of rats, one, male, is named Snack and the other, female, is named Tasty. My boyfriend and I rescued them through a place called <a href="http://northstarrescue.org/">Northstar</a> at<a href="http://www.andyspetshop.com/"> Andy's Pet Shop</a>. These particualr rats were babies from an episoide of <a href="http://hsus.typepad.com/wayne/2011/01/hoarders-rat-rescue.html">Hoarders</a>, so they are semi-famous.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">They both have lived a semi peaceful life and have a 3 foot cage to run around in. We let them out occasionally, but we also have 3 cats and want to avoid making them living toys.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently I noticed Tasty has one red eye. There can be a number of causes, probably an infection, but there isn't much I can do for her. Unfortunatly it would be a $300 pet bill and the treatment may not even help, it may be a tumor requiring major sugury.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It looks like it's <a href="http://ratballs.com/RatTails/Tails081.html">Porphyrin</a>, because I looked closely at the irritated eye and there are red flakes around it. This could be a deadly infection and I noticed her left leg is sevearly swollen. It's likely a <a href="http://www.ratballs.com/RatTails/Tails063.html">tumor </a>and there is literally nothing I can do.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Honestly, I feel awful, I hate letting an animal suffer. Thankfully she doesn't seem to be in any pain and her man is with her. I really just don't want to find her dead in the cage one day.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love the rats, they are also a symbol of both my boyfriends and I's Chinese zodiac animals. I like the story about how the rat defeated the ox to be first in the zodiac, it's a story about how small ideas can have the greatest impact.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know there isn't really any ideas too profound in this post, but I'm just worried about another one of my furry babies.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What kind of pets do you own?</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-88668089036714378452012-07-11T20:14:00.000-07:002012-07-12T01:40:58.751-07:00Why Did I Choose Paganism?<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When you're a child growing up on Christianity you were taught God can change the world and you could be apart of it if you were faithful. Slowly you discovered the world wasn't fair, regardless of your boundless faith and belief, becoming angry at the injustices allowed to happen while God does nothing while you pray.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Later, you actually read the Bible, trying to understand it, dissecting it, analyzing it like a real historical text and realized it doesn't stand up to common logic. You asked why were the four Gospels written about 70 years after Jesus' death? Why are there no authenticated outside records of Jesus' life, or even the earthquake hitting Jerusalem after his death? </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As you researched more, you found the Jews worshiped multiple gods at one time and Yahweh, or <a href="http://www.disinfo.com/2011/03/god%E2%80%99s-name-is-%E2%80%9Cjealous%E2%80%9D/">Jealousy</a>, was the one surviving over the ages. You realized the Bible wasn't written all at once, and there was no way for any one man to follow all the rules. You understood the cultural and historical context of the words and sought out understanding the original Hebrew, Arabic and Greek translations by scholars. You looked at other religions and saw patterns with Buddha, The Sin Eater, Osiris and Isis close to the story of Jesus. Opening and understanding brought you a new belief applying to all religions on a path of "do as you will, but harm none."</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You took control of your life, with this new found knowledge and through yourself stop in injustice overflowing to another generation in your family. You didn't pray, you said stop, took the heat from your family for revealing a dark secret and are now stronger for it.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">When I finally found the power within myself to confront my family for my abuse, my sisters abuse and my nieces abuse this is when I knew I wasn't Christian, I am something else. I am a warrior for justice, called by Luna after much meditation and study living my life without fear of judgement.</span></div>
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-82139408923023483102012-07-11T14:39:00.000-07:002012-07-11T14:39:13.403-07:00Make Your Own Cleaning Products<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I watched the <a href="http://www.chemicalnation.com/content/">documentary Chemerical</a> a few months ago and wanted to start making my own cleaning products at home for a while. I do not like the smell of most conventional cleaning products and bleach makes me want to gag, even with the windows open. I'm using what I have now, but I bought glass mixing bottles from Ross and just grabbing ingredients as I go.<br />
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As soon as a bottle was empty I went to work creating my own mosquito repellent, because the screens on my bedroom widow doesn't quite fit and I'm being eaten alive.<br />
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I bought some lemon eucalyptus oil from <a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/">Whole Foods</a> and grabbed some Rubbling Alcohol from CVS, I also grabbed some vinegar to make a natural all purpose cleaner later.<br />
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The recipe I followed was based off the instructions from <a href="http://chemistry.about.com/od/healthbeautyprojects/a/naturalinsectrepellent.htm">About.com</a>:<br />
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One 16 oz. Bottle of Rubbing alchohol<br />
One Small Bottle of Lemon Eucalyptus Oil (One bottle is almost not enough for the ratio, so 1/2 of another bottle of essential oil will cover the appropiate ratio)<br />
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The rubbing alcohol cost a little more than a dollar and one bottle of oil was about $6 and still cheaper than a 16oz bottle of the premade natual repellent.<br />
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How well does the concoction work?<br />
I haven't been bittin again sense as long as I spray it nightly around the windows and front door.<br />
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How does it smell?<br />
Like Off, but not too offensive once it dries, I think if I added more essential oil it would smell fine.<br />
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I also made my own personal all purpose cleaner:<br />
32 oz. bottle (glass for me, but you can use your own old spray bottles too!)<br />
1/4 cup of salt<br />
about 16 oz water<br />
about 16 oz vinegar<br />
If you don't like the smell, add favorite essential oil (about 100 drops, more or less)<br />
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With the essential oil it doesn't make for a great glass cleaner, but you can just do 1 part water and 1 part vinegar to make a good glass cleaner.<br />
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A great <a href="http://www.ehow.com/how_6697686_homemade-windshield-cleaner.html">car windshield recipie</a>:<br />
3 tablespoons of cornstarch (to clean off bugs)<br />
1 cup vinegar<br />
3 cups natural glass cleaner (I used <a href="http://methodhome.com/shop/glass-surface-cleaner/">Method Glass Cleaner</a>)<br />
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Another recipie I've used was for deodarant:<br />
1 part corn starch<br />
1 part coconut oil<br />
1 part baking soda<br />
Essential Oil 4 drops per oz<br />
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You mix all the ingridents in a pot or pan, put in mold or old deodarant stick container and keep in fridge in hot weather. If the deodarant irritates your skin add less baking soda or change the essential oil. I recomend a small batch of unsented to just try it out and change it later for your needs.<br />
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These are just a few I've used so far, do you have any cheap natural recipes for cleaning your home?<br />
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Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2168991207128273061.post-80533290925198045382012-07-10T08:24:00.000-07:002012-07-10T08:24:18.711-07:00How to Petition Effectively<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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Episode 239 1/2: Action and Reaction</a> and the cast spoke about how
people try to petition through a variety of sites; <a href="http://www.change.org/">Change.org</a>, <a href="http://front.moveon.org/">Moveon.org</a>,
<a href="http://www.thepetitionsite.com/">Care2 Petition Site</a>, <a href="http://www.Causes.com/">Causes.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"> All of these sites attempt
to bring attention to important issues, but when I tried to search on any of
these sites there was over 20 different petitions, sometimes more, about the
same subject. 100 signatures on one, 13 on another, 0 on another, it went
on and on for pages sometimes. Every single signature disjointed for,
perhaps, a just cause because of the lack of unity between these people.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"> Like the hosts on Pagan
Centered Podcast (PCP) said in the<a href="http://occupywallst.org/"> Occupy Movement</a>
was as cluttered as a grandma's house of nick-knacks; many ideas, but no unity.
Well thought out campaigns, like <a href="http://www.kony2012.com/">Kony
2012</a>, brought a concise view with a powerful message:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">"Joseph Kony is one of
the world's worst war criminals, and I call on my leaders to support the
international efforts now led by the United Nations and African Union to arrest
him and his top commanders, bring the child soldiers home, and restore lasting
peace."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With one sentence the reader
knew the offenders name, where he was from, what he was accused of and the
ultimate goal. Occupy and many other campaigns do not have this concise
message and were lost under the mounds of repetitive intentions.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Once I attempted a petition,
but I lost my fire in it because I felt I was overwhelmed with clone messages
throughout the Change.org site. One of the better ways to begin a petition, a recommended by PCP was going directly to the <a href="https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/">White House website</a> and sign there. The site was a direct link for an average person and the White House where a politician in need of a plan will actually read the words and notice the signatures.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">The best way a person could help a politician was to have a step-by-step plan ready to go with little to no thought effort on the elected officials part. This may sound sad to the average citizen, but our responsibility to throw fully formed ideas in Congresses' face and keep them on their toes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">It is time for a revolution in politics and only together can we arrive there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">What are you concerned about politically?</span></div>
</span><div class="blogger-post-footer">Thanks for reading!
Blessed be!</div>Shadow Moonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13394526656016352661noreply@blogger.com0