Eostre/Equinox March 20, 2011

Imbolic or Candlemas

Imbolic or Candlemas-- February 1

It is the first spring rite. As winter wanes, the cycle again turns to fertility and the harvest. Traditionally it is the time for planning the next season’s crops and for the birthing of livestock. Imbolic means belly of the mother, which is a description of the females who are heavy and full with the unborn generation. Traditionally this time of year, the domestic animals have either given birth or are preparing to do so. However, in modern life with most people no longer tied as closely to the land, it has become a time of researching the year’s projects and planning for the future.
For some Wiccans and Pagans it is a time for rededications, making pledges and restating vows not only to the Divine, but also to themselves. Just as the livestock have given birth to new life,
so do many see this as a time for changing their life path and redirecting their energy. Vows and promises made at this time carry more weight and stronger penalties if broken.
This festival also honors the fire Goddess, Bridget. Also called the three Mothers, Bridget represents the maiden, mother, crone equally. She is said to walk the earth on Imbolic and bless clothing left out in her name. As a fire Goddess, she is honored with the lighting of candles, special hearth fires, and outdoor bonfires.
When Christians adopted Bridget as one of their saints, they continued to honor her on February 1. Known for her charity and justice, Saint Bridget was the most popular among the Sainted Pagan deities.

From Out of the Shadows and Into the Light by Theresa Chaze
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What is Love?

With Valentines Day coming up, many people are once again thinking about love, relationships and marriage. Questions about all three are one of the most common questions that psychics are asked to answer. Social networking and dating sites are expanding on the net. Love rituals and spells can be found in nearly every Book of Shadows that has every been written.

With all the different avenues and venues available, why is it that so many can’t find love. Is it like the song says, “Looking for love in all the wrong places?”

A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave.
Mahatma Gandhi

A man reserves his true and deepest love not for the species of woman in whose company he finds himself electrified and enkindled, but for that one in whose company he may feel tenderly drowsy.
George Jean Nathan

A woman knows the face of the man she loves like a sailor knows the open sea.
Honoré de Balzac

Absence diminishes little passions and increases great ones, as wind extinguishes candles and fans a fire.
Francois de La Rochefoucauld

All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.
Leo Tolstoy

And think not you can Direct the course of love, For love, If it finds you worthy, Directs your course.
Kahlil Gibran
The Prophet.

Before I met my husband, I'd never fallen in love, though I'd stepped in it a few times.
Rita Rudner

Brief is life but love is long.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
But love is blind, and lovers cannot see
The pretty follies that themselves commit.
William Shakespeare

So what is love?


If answer the question in the comment section will be entered in a drawing to receive a free copy of my Book of Shadows, Out of the Shadows and Into the Light. And yes, it does have love rituals.

So You Want to be a Ghost Hunter

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes will be hosting author and haunting expert, Debi Chestnut on January 2 at its new time 7 pm eastern as she talks about her books and experience with the paranormal.
 
Debi Chestnut is co-author of the new paranormal mysteries, Legacy of the Cross and Legacy of the Horsemen. Debi has also been a paranormal researcher for the past twelve years. She left her job as a paralegal to be a full-time writer and pursue other interests.  Debi is actively out in the community performing investigations and educating the public in regards to paranormal activity.

Debi Chestnut wrote and published two mysteries, Telltale Signs and Murder in Crystal before turning her attention to the non-fiction marketplace. Her book, Ghosts of Anchor Bay, published by Schiffer Publishing, chronicles her paranormal research activities. Her new book, So You Want to be a Ghost Hunter, is the definitive textbook for anyone who wants to learn about this craft.

Debi speaks extensively throughout the country educating people in the paranormal and promoting her books. She lives in Michigan with her husband, two dogs, and four black cats.

Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on January 2 at 7 pm eastern to learn more about how to deal with ghosts and haunted spaces from Debi Chestnut. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to participate. The phone number is (347) 324-3745. The interactive chat room is available on the show’s page.

Interview with Fantasy Author and Publisher Matthew Vossler

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes will be hosting author and Spiritual publisher, Matthew Vossler at its new time 7 pm eastern as he talks about his work as an the publishing industry as both an author and publisher.

Encouraged by his grade-school teachers and then university professors, Matthew Vossler has been writing fiction and non-fiction from an early age. He has written for several e-zines, blogs and news publications, including Green Egg e-Zine, and has been involved in the writing and production of an award winning film and video.

Matthew’s new novel, Dream Crossing is a young adult fantasy set in the world of Lastra. It is the first in a planned series. Matthew is also the author of Jedi Manual Basic, Introduction to Jedi Knighthood., Astrology in Depth, and producer of the Astrology in Depth Video Lessons.

Says Mr. Vossler, “I love the creative process and writing of all kinds, poetry, prose, non-fiction; it’s what makes life good for me.”

Between his duties of running a non-profit corporation for fathers, founding and running the publishing company, Dreamz-Work Productions, and teaching cosmology at The Grey School of Wizardry, Matthew has earned an MBA and raises his two children.

Mr. Vossler lives in Maryland, USA with his family and their cat.

Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on December 19 at 7 pm eastern to learn more about publishing and magic from Matthew Vossler. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to participate. The phone number is (347) 324-3745. The interactive chat room is available on the show’s page.

Dannion Brinkley Shares his Insights of 2011

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes will be hosting author and intuitive, Dannion Brinkley on December 12, 2010 at its new time 7 pm eastern as he talks about rapidly changing energy and the challenges for 2011. He will also be doing mini intuitive readings for those who call in.

Dannion and Kathryn Brinkley are best selling authors, spiritual teachers, and intuitives who have both survived near-death experiences. As Dannion's New York Times bestseller, Saved by the Light, was being published and made into the most successful made-for-television movie of all time (by the Fox Network), Kathryn was busy leaving her own footprint in the literary world as the author of Jewels for the Soul: Spiritual Reflections for the Heart and Soul. At the same time, she was enjoying a cutting edge career as a journalist with the very popular column, "Conversations with Kathryn" where she dedicated her interviews to the global spiritual views of world leaders in the higher consciousness movement. Later Kathryn produced, and co-hosted, a radio show designed around those provocative, groundbreaking  interviews. It was during that time, circa 1994, that Kathryn scheduled an interview with Dannion to promote his brand new book, Saved by the Light. The couple now refers to that interview as their “cosmic date with destiny” for it ultimately led to their marriage. Although this was Dannion's first marriage, after fifty years of bachelorhood,  he enthusiastically accepted the responsibility of step-parenting Kathryn's six children. Dannion readily admits that nothing he has ever experienced before in his life compares to the sheer joy and satisfaction he derives from being a devoted husband and father.

Dannion and Kathryn share a great  and mutual love of travel to the Earth's most sacred spots. Since 2004, they have enjoyed leading spiritual journeys, throughout Mexico, in search of  the ancient wisdom and answers to the mystery of the Mayan Calendar. Through Quantum Multimedia Productions (www.qmplv.com) - a company owned by Kathryn, and her daughter, Elizabeth Mathisen- Dannion and Kathryn have hosted highly successful online tele-series' dedicated to sharing with the world the galactic understanding  of the Maya.

In 2004, Kathryn and Dannion co-authored and self-published, The Secrets of the Light: Seven Strategies to Empower Your Life…Here and in the Hereafter. In 2008, Harper One (a division of Harper Collins) published a revised and expanded version of this book. At that time, Harper One changed the title to, The Secrets of the Light: Lessons from Heaven. In this amazing volume, Kathryn and Dannion outline their Four-fold Path to Power, as well as the Seven Lessons of Wisdom gleaned from the perfection of the afterlife. Secrets of the Light is undoubtedly a spiritual manual for living outside the box, in a realm of celestial consciousness, while still maintaining physical reality in the new millennium. Secrets  actually gifts its  readers with Divine inspiration to experience an effortlessly serene consciousness of love, both here and in the Hereafter.

Kathryn  Brinkley is also the accomplished publisher of  the online periodical, Kinetics : A Magazine for Spiritual Sustainability (www.kineticsmag.com). This remarkable publication is filled  to the absolute brim with regular columns and exclusive features written to promote green living, encourage a more peaceful  worldview perspective, enlighten humanity of our extra-planetary coalition, as well as promoting the embrace of an ever-expanding and unconditional spiritual consciousness.

Each day of their lives, Kathryn and Dannion work ceaselessly to champion the virtues of ethical consciousness in daily life. In addition to their writing, lectures, workshops, radio and television appearance, they dedicate countless hours each month to their national non-profit organization, The Twilight Brigade. Over the past thirteen years, The Twilight Brigade has trained nearly 6,000 volunteers to be loving, listening angels  at the bedside of our nation’s wounded and dying veterans. Dannion has personally accrued more than 26,000 volunteer hours at the bedside nd  Kathryn is the president of the organization. Together, Dannion and Kathryn Brinkley are undaunted in their fierce commitment to creating a higher consciousness of support , understanding and natural acceptance for the circle of life,  which lovingly includes  the celebration of birth as well as the celebration of  transition from this world into the next. The Brinkleys truly believe  that the empowering practice  of  daily spiritual perspectives are the cornerstone of living the ordinary life in the most extraordinary  of ways,  on both this and the other side of the veil.

Kathryn and Dannion share more of their amazing lives and current even on their site at http://www.dannion.com/.
 
Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on December 12 at 7:00 pm eastern to learn more about what to expect from the coming year and to receive insight from Dannion Brinkley. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to participate. The phone number is (347) 324-3745. The interactive chat room is available on the show’s page.

Giving the Gift of Beauty and Nature

http://www.PureMichiganBalloon.com This Christmas give a gift they'll never forget! A hot air balloon ride from Westwind Balloon Company! Hot air balloon flights over Michigan are world renowned offering photographers a panoramic platform to capture the stunning beauty of our great state. Fly over the lakes and woods of Kensington Park or Island Lake State Park in Milford and Brighton Balloon flights make memorable gifts and are bucket list items for many. It's a terrific group gift or gift for the boss, sweet heart and a balloon flight is the perfect unforgettable Christmas present. Hot air balloon rides in Michigan are available from May thru October. Visit: www.WestwindCos.Com/balloon or call 734-667-2098. Gift certificates available. Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express or checks are accepted.

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Margot Adler: Talks about Earth Based Religions and Vampires

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes will be hosting author and documentary producer Margot Adler on December 5, 2010 at its new time 7 pm eastern as she talks about the Earth Based religions and her new book on vampires.

Margot Adler is a NPR correspondent based in NPR's New York Bureau. Her reports can be heard regularly on All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Weekend Edition.
With a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley,  Adler went on to earn a Master of Science degree from the Graduate School of Journalism at Columbia University in New York in 1970. She was a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University in 1982

Margot Adler has been involved in earth based spirituality and Wicca since 1971. Although she now considers her self an eclectic Pagan, she was trained in the Welsh and Gardnerian Wiccan traditions, and led a Gardnerian Coven five years. She is the author of Drawing Down the Moon, the classic study of Paganism, Wicca and Goddess spirituality, as well as Heretic’s Heart, a 1960’s memoir. She lectures widely on Paganism, and leads workshops in chanting and ritual.

Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on December 5 at 7:00 pm eastern to learn more about Earth Based religions and reasons behind the new popularity of vampires from Margot Adler.. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to participate. The phone number is (347) 324-3745. The interactive chat room is available on the show’s page.

On December 5, 2010 I interviewed Margot Adler on my radio show.  This week she went  to the Summerlands.  She will be greatly missed. Here is the link to the show.  http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze/2010/12/06/until-you-walk-the-path-you-dont-know-where-it-goes-2

U.S Military War Casualties in Irag and Afghanistan 11-21-2010

U.S. Military Killed in Action:
Iraq:11/21/10: 1 current: 4762
Afghanistan:11/21/10: 1 current: 1394

IRAQ:
Wounded Total (to 4/30/10): 54,834
Killed in Action, October, 2010: 2
Wounded, April,2010: 40
Iraqi Civilians Killed: 1,366,350

AFGHANISTAN:
Wounded Total (to 6/30/10): 6,773
Killed In Action,October,2010: 48
Wounded, May, 2010: 406
Wounded, June,2010: 517

> KILLED IN ACTION
SPC Gregory B. Rundell, 21, U.S. Army, Ramsey, Minnesota (hostile fire-small arms fire)

SSG Jose D. Gamboa, 34, U.S. Army, Yigo, Guam (hostile fire)

SSG Nino Dugue Livaudais, 23, U.S. Army, Syracuse, Utah (hostile fire--suicide bomber )

SGT Todd James Robbins, 33, U.S. Army, Pentwater, Michigan (hostile-friendly fire)

SGT 1ST CLASS Randall Scott Rehn, 36, U.S. Army, Longmont, Colorado (hostile--friendly fire)

SPC Donald Samuel Oaks Jr., 20, U.S. Army, Erie, Pennsylvania (hostile--friendly fire)

PFC Chad Eric Bales, 20, U.S. Marine Corps, Coahoma, Texas (non-hostile-- vehicle accident)

SPC Mathew George Boule, 22, U.S. Army, Dracut, Massachusetts (non-hostile--helicopter crash)

CWO Eric Allen Smith, 41, U.S. Army, Rochester, New York (non-hostile--helicopter crash)

SGT Michael Francis Pederson, 26, U.S. Army, Flint, Michigan (non-hostile--helicopter crash)

CWO Scott Jamar, 32, U.S. Army, Granbury,Texas (non-hostile--helicopter crash)

CWO Erik Anders Halvorsen, 40, U.S. Army, Bennington, Vermont (non-hostile--helicopter crash )

CAPT James Francis Adamouski, 29, U.S. Army, Springfield, Virginia (non-hostile-helicopter crash)

Learning the Secrets of the Music Industry

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes will be hosting singer/song writer, Dan Shafer November 21, 2010 at its new time 7 pm eastern as he talks about his amazing career, the changes in the music industry and his new project “Rock and Load.”

Dan became lead vocalist for the group Mercenary on Portrait Records. Here he worked with Rusty Daddio of Ronnie James Dio and Richie Blackmore. Dan’s experience as a premier vocalist continued throughout the 1980s with stints as lead vocalist for the group Orphan on Polygram Records and singer/songwriter with the group Face the Music, working with Jerry Love at Paramount/Famous Music. Dan’s vocal talents soon began to be sought out for commercial work and in the early 1990s Dan’s list of successful commercial work began. This list includes Seagram Wine Cooler for HB&B, working with producer Cheryl Smith, Transformers (Robots in Disguise), Space Marines from Aliens III, and hundreds of television/radio commercials including Revlon, Pizza Hut, Tetley Tea, AT&T, Matchbox, and BC Powder. During this time Dan also started producing vocals, arranging and executing background vocals for a variety of producers and artists, also doing voice-over work for SEM&M in New York City.

In 1996 Dan’s career expanded. After relocating to Nashville, Tennessee he started producing, arranging and executing solo vocals including background vocals for Chuck Howard, Byron Gallimore, Stuart Harris, and John Berry. His roots as a vocalist still continued working with Bucket Colwell of Bad Company, singing with the group Public Witness and on a host of jingles for Coors Lite, BC Powder in Nashville, Chicago and New York City.

In 1998, Dan started a production/development company with the goal of helping artists and/or producers not only with tracks, but focusing on Vocal Production . Dan produced, arranged and wrote seven songs on the Salt record *Satisfied“. The single "Get Back" went to 13 R&R charts Dec 2001, and the single "Satisfied" went to 20.

Currently Dan is writing with, and has written with, Kim Trible, Bill Cuomo ("Oh Sherrie" for Steve Perry), Beeb Birtles (Little River Band), Rachel Williams, Brian Williams, Bill & Will Champlin (Sons Of Champlin, the group Chicago), Joie Scott, Hilary Williams, Gary Hannan, Hollie Jett, Fidel Fernandez, J.R. Brown, Michael Tait (DC Talk), Brett Cartwright (Foghat), Jane Bach, Andrea Pearson, Elishia Hoffman, Memarie, Bonnie Swayze, Minnie Murphy, Trini Triggs, Lance Miller, Tommy Barns, Tony Stampley, Lisa Shaffer, Trenna Barnes, Stacy Widelitz ("She's Like The Wind" for Dirty Dancing), Ashley Bowers, etc... The Journey Continues!!!

Dan Shafer's websites are www.RockandLoadMusic.com and www.MySpace.com/DanShafer

Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on November 21 at 7:00 pm eastern to learn more about the music industry from Dan Shafer. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to participate. The phone number is (347) 324-3745. The interactive chat room is available on the show’s page.

"Fire in the Night: Creative Essays from an Iraq War Vet

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes will be hosting author and Army Veteran, Lee Kelly on November 14, 2010 at its new time 7 pm eastern.

A native of New Orleans, Lee Kelley is an award-winning author and ghostwriter. He owns and operates Desert Sun Writing, offering professional and creative writing services to clients around the world. Lee is also a former Army Captain and an Iraq war vet. He now resides in southern Utah, raising his two wonderful children and working on his first novel.

In his book, "Fire in the Night: Creative Essays from an Iraq War Vet”, won American Author's Association 2009 Golden Quill Award (military essay) and was the first runner up, Military Writer's Society of America (MWSA) 2009 Book of the Year Award (non-fiction). In addition, Kelly wrote he Authorized Biography of Brigadier General Richard (Dick) Fisher, which won honorable mention, MWSA Book of the Year Award (biography). His website is at www.desertsunwriting.com.


Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on November 14 at 7:00 pm eastern to listen to Lee Kelly talk about his books, his life in and out of the military. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to participate. The phone number is (347) 324-3745. The interactive chat room is available on the show’s page.

Northwestern Bank: Lending Institution or Loan Shark

When the Federal government was bailing out the banks, Northwestern sent out a letter, bragging that they didn’t need to be bailed out. Eventually, I was to learn that Northwestern Bank intended to bypass the government by imposing fees and penalties directly on their customers.

Fall of 2009, I had been out of work for over two years, but was still able to keep up with my mortgage payments Northwestern Bank until my unemployment ran out and fell behind. October 10 I started a part time job. At that time, I made arrangements with Northwestern bank to pay every two weeks until I caught up. At first, their representative tried to force a payment schedule that was impossible to keep. Eventually she agrees to the bi-weekly plan. I would be paying at least an extra 50.00 a month with an extra payment when three pay periods fell within one month.

The situation was made worse when the bank started charging me over draft fees for a check that I did not write and refused to cover. They were charging fees on fees. The overdraft balance, I only mention it because the bank representative verbally stated they were going to add them into my mortgage.

The banks representative continually changed her story on the loan late fees. It went from no late fees to partial to the full amount.

At the end of July, I called to check the status of my load. I was told that I as still two months behind. After 8 months of paying an extra 50.00 plus extra payments in April I was no closer to being caught up.

In August and September, I dropped my payment back down to 200.00. I was angry and frustrated. In October, I missed a payment. I was ill and missed a full week of work. On approximately October 7, a representative from the bank appeared at my door unannounced and uninvited to take pictures of my house for foreclosure. I ordered him off my property and called the bank. I was told that the Northwestern was going to foreclose. I was again 2 ½ months behind. Their new representative refused to tell me where the extra money I had been sending had gone. I asked for a written accounting of my payments. He agreed to send it the next day. It never arrived. Instead, I received a letter demanding immediate payment of 1,427.08. This amount is equal to seven house payments.

I had been paying by money order. When I was organizing the money order receipts, I realized the one receipt the bank sent was short. At the time I receive it, I hadn’t looked at it. It was a mistake on my part. I should have paid closer attention.

My last payment was returned. In spite of my efforts to meet my obligation, Northwestern Bank has decided to go forward with the foreclosure. I have filed a complaint with the State and have contacted a financial councilor. In addition, I have once again asked for an accounting of my payments. I was told it would be forthcoming.

The question must be asked--how many people have they done this too. Is Northwestern Bank really a lending institution or are they a loan shark.

How to Find True Solutions to Natural Healing and total Wellness

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes will be hosting author and guide to spiritual healing Sheila Z. Stirling Ph.D on November 7, 2010 at its new time 7 pm eastern.

Sheila is a walking inspiration to all . Her sharing and loving energy and open wisdom inspires not only her clients but all who come near to feel their own divinity and connection with their spiritual source. Bringing out the greatness in others through her inspirational and transformational workshops, sacred ceremonies, meditations, talks, classes and sharing of her channels and tools for your greatest life now has brought a deeper and profound healing and so wellness for so many beings worldwide.

Sheila Z is an International Inspirational Speaker and catalyst for wellness and success. Author of Books and music on joyous living. A true visionary of our time. She was hand chosen by Al Gore for the Climate Project and Sheila is an expert on “Intentional Wellness” and energy healing.

She is a professional intuitive and works with people to understand the underlying causes of problems in their life. Increasing energy, joy and effectiveness in your life. To learn more about Sheila before the show and to read excerpts of her book, “Love and Illusion”, go to her site at http://truelife-solutions.com/

Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on November 7 at 7:00 pm eastern to learn true solutions to natural healing and total wellness from author and spiritual healer Sheila Z. Sterling Ph.D. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to participate. The phone number is (347) 324-3745. The interactive chat room is available on the show’s page.

U.S. Military Statistics October 30, 2030

U.S. Military Killed in Action:
Iraq:10/30/10: no reports current: 4760
Afghanistan:10/30/10: no reports current: 1363

IRAQ:
Wounded Total (to 4/30/10): 54,834
Killed in Action, September, 2010: 7
Wounded, April,2010: 40
Iraqi Civilians Killed: 1,366,350

AFGHANISTAN:
Wounded Total (to 6/30/10): 6,773
Killed In Action,September,2010: 56
Wounded, May, 2010: 406
Wounded, June,2010: 517

> KILLED IN ACTION
SSG William T. Latham, 29, U.S. Army, Kingman, Arizona (hostile fire)

PFC Michael R. Deuel, 21, U.S. Army, Nemo, South Dakota (hostile fire--small arms fire)

SGT Michael L. Tosto, 24, U.S. Army, Apex, North Carolina (non-hostile--illness)

PVT Robert L. Frantz, 19, U.S. Army, San Antonio, Texas (hostile fire--grenade)

PVT Shawn D. Pahnke, 25, U.S. Army, Shelbyville, Indiana (hostile fire--sniper fire)

SPC Joseph D. Suell, 24, U.S. Army, Lufkin, Texas (non-hostile--suicide)

PFC Ryan R. Cox, 19, U.S. Marine Corps, Derby, Kansas (non-hostile--weapon discharge--accident)

SSG Andrew R. Pokorny, 30, U.S. Army, Naperville, Illinois (non-hostile--vehicle accident)

SPC John K. Klinesmith Jr., 35, U.S. Army, Stockbridge, Georgia (non-hostile--drowning)

PFC Gavin L. Neighbor, 20, U.S. Army, Somerset, Ohio (hostile fire--RPG attack)

SGT Michael E. Dooley, 23, U.S. Army, Pulaski, Virginia (hostile fire--small arms fire)

PVT Jesse M. Halling, 19, U.S. Army, Indianapolis, Indiana (hostile fire--RPG attack)
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"Another nation is made out to be utterly depraved and fiendish,while one's own nation stands for everything that is good and noble. Every action of the enemy is judged by one standard--every action of oneself by another.
Even good deeds by the enemy are considered a sign of particular devilishness, meant to deceive us and the world, while our bad deeds are necessary and justified by our noble goals,which they serve."
Eric Fromm
U.S. psychologist, academic, author

How to Survive the 12:12 Energy Challenges

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes will be hosting Minister Moo-Tawahz on October 31, 2010 at 4 pm eastern. We will be talking about how to survive the rapidly changing energy.

Minister Moo-Twahz is a 6th Generation spiritual advisor and healing. He Teaches that all healing is self healing. His unorthodox spiritual beliefs give alternative paths to spirituality, life and healing. His viewpoints and penchant for speaking the truth often turns friends into enemies. Those who are ready to start on the path of truth by remembering who they are and are meant to be can understand his message. His radio show, Manifest Station can be found at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/manifestation.

Tune into http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on October 31 at 4:00 pm eastern to to learn how to survive the rapidly changing energy from Minister Moo-Twahz. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to participate. The phone number is (347) 324-3745. The interactive chat room is available on the show’s page.

U.S Military War Casualties in Irag and Afghanistan

U.S. Military Killed in Action:
Iraq:10/27/10: 1 current: 4759
Afghanistan:10/27/10: 1 current: 1360

IRAQ:
Wounded Total (to 4/30/10): 54,834
Killed in Action, September, 2010: 7
Wounded, April,2010: 40
Iraqi Civilians Killed: 1,366,350

AFGHANISTAN:
Wounded Total (to 6/30/10): 6,773
Killed In Action,September,2010: 56
Wounded, May, 2010: 406
Wounded, June,2010: 517

> KILLED IN ACTION:
SPC Orlando A. Perez, 23, U.S. Army, Houston, Texas (hostile fire--small arms fire)
2ND LT Jeremy L. Wolfe, 27, U.S. Army, Menomonie, Wisconsin (hostile--helicopter crash)

SPC John R. Sullivan, 26, U.S. Army, Countryside, Illinois (hostile--helicopter crash)

CWO Erik C. Kesterson, 29, U.S. Army, Independence, Oregon (hostile-helicopter crash)
PFC Sheldon R. Hawk Eagle, 21, U.S. Army, Grand Forks, North Dakota (hostile--helicopter crash)

SPC Eugene A, Uhl III, 21, U.S. Army, Amherst, Wisconsin (hostile-helicopter crash)
SGT Warren S. Hansen, 36, U.S. Army, Clintonville, Wisconsin (hostile--helicopter crash)

SPC William D. Dusenbery, 30, U.S. Army, Fairview Heights, Illinois (hostile-helicopter crash)

SPC Ryan T. Baker, 24, U.S. Army, Brown Mills, New Jersey (hostile-helicopter crash)
SGT Michael D. Acklin II, 25, U.S. Army, Louisville, Kentucky (hostile--helicopter crash)

SGT Timothy L. Hayslett, 26, U.S. Army, Newville, Pennsylvania (hostile fire--IED attack)

SPC Irving Medina, 22, U.S. Army, Middletown, New York (hostile fire-IED attack)

PFC Jacob S. Fletcher, 28, U.S. Army, Bay Shore, New York (hostile fire-IED attack)

Tribute To the Troops: No Soldier, Sailor or Airman Left Behind

Virtual Entertainment Radio Network announces the premiere of its new military show, Tribute to the Troops on October 26, 2010 7:00 to 8:00pm CST . Hosted by MSgt (ret) Rich Bauer USAF, MSgt Jeff Cluster (USAF) and MSgt Duane Fly (USAF) Tribute to the Troops will address all aspects of military life. They will be talking to government, civilian and veteran’s organizations, asking the questions and getting the answers so Tribute to the Troops’ goal: ensure that not one soldier/airman/or sailor will be left behind on information.

Tribute to the Troops is designed to be an information hub, which will help members of the military, veterans and their families find resources and support. It is a program that supports current members of the military as well as veterans. Every week different Guests will educate and address issues that are important to past, present and future military members, as well as their family, on different subjects. Listeners will also be able ask questions or make comments in real time by using the phone, the Internet or Skype

Not limited to military personnel or veterans, Tribute to the Troops will also give civilians an unique insight into what it means to serve as well as the issues and problems family members must daily face on a daily basis, especially while the military member is deployed. The show will help civilians better understand what it means to serve and how to better relate to their military family members or friends; and possibly help them.

Tune into http://www.stltalkradio.com/tributetothetroops on October 26, 2010 7:00 to 8:00pm CST to listen to the premiere show of 'Tribute to the Troops'.

Rhiannan Price From The Mission Continues Talks About Wounded Warriors

Until You Walk the Path, You Don’t Know Where it Goes will be hosting Rhiannan Price Project Manager with The Mission Continues on October 24, 2010 at 5 pm eastern. We will be talking about how The Mission Continues helps Wounded Warriors as well as how other may get involved.

Rhiannan Price has been a Project Manager with The Mission Continues since September 2009 after finishing two years as a Community Development Volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in the Commonwealth of Dominica. As a Project Manager, Rhiannan coordinates volunteer activities and cultivates partnerships with corporations and organizations to strengthen our service projects. She is currently managing The Mission Continues’ partnership with Target to host 11 local service projects on Veterans Day to join veterans, active duty service-members and civilians in service to their communities.

The Mission Continues and Target are recruiting volunteers to participate in this nationwide service project on Veterans Day with the hope of not only empowering community members to serve, but also connecting them with our nation’s wounded and disabled veterans who are eager to continue serving their country.

Rhiannan comes to The Mission Continues with an extensive background in service both abroad and locally. She graduated from Xavier University in 2007 with a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and the Public and is currently attending University of Denver where she is studying for a Masters in International Human Rights. Rhiannan’s commitment to service has taken her to Ukraine, France, the Eastern Carribean and back to her native St. Louis.

Tune at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/theresachaze on October 24 at 5:00 pm eastern to to learn how The Mission Continues is helping the Wounded Warriors and how others can get involved. The phone lines and chat will be available for those who wish to participate. The phone number is (347) 324-3745. The interactive chat room is available on the show’s page

U.S Military War Casualties in Irag and Afghanistan

U.S. Military Killed in Action:
Iraq:10/20/10: no reports current: 4758
Afghanistan:10/2010: 1 current: 1354

IRAQ:
Wounded Total (to 4/30/10): 54,834
Killed in Action, September, 2010: 7
Wounded, April,2010: 40
Iraqi Civilians Killed: 1,366,350

AFGHANISTAN:
Wounded Total (to 6/30/10): 6,773
Killed In Action,September,2010: 56
Wounded, May, 2010: 406
Wounded, June,2010: 517

> KILLED IN ACTION:
SPC Luke S. Runyan, 21, U.S. Army, Spring Grove, Pennsylvania (hostile fire--small arms fire)

SGT Edmond L. Randle Jr., 26, U.S. Army, Carol City, Florida (hostile fire--IED attack)

SSG Roland L. Castro, 26, U.S. Army, San Antonio, Texas (non-hostile--weapon discharge)

SGT Keicia M. Hines, 27, U.S. Army, Citrus Heights, California (non-hostile-vehicle accident)

SSG Ricky L. Crockett, 37, U.S. Army, Broxton, Georgia (hostile fire--IED attack)

CWO Ian D. Manuel, 23, U.S. Army, ______Florida (hostile--helicopter crash)

CWO Phillip a. Johnson Jr., 31, U.S. Army, ____Alabama (hostile--helicopter crash)

SSG Craig Davis, 37, U.S. Army, Opelousas, Louisiana (hostile--helicopter crash)

SPC Christopher A. Golby, 26, U.S. Army, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (hostile-helicopter crash)

SPC Nathaniel H. Johnson, 22, U.S. Army, Augusta, Georgia (hostile--helicopter crash)

SGT 1ST CLASS Gregory B. Hicks, 35, U.S. Army, Duff, Tennessee (hostile--helicopter crash)

SPC Michael A. Diraimondo, 22, U.S. Army, Simi Valley, California (hostile-helicopter crash)

SGT Jeffrey C. Walker, 33, U.S. Army, Havre de Grace, Maryland (hostile--helicopter crash)
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In the struggle of Good against Evil, it's always the people who get killed.
Eduardo Galeano
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Samhain Festival at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve

Samhain Festival

October 29 - 31, 2010
at Circle Sanctuary Nature Preserve
west of Mount Horeb & north of Barneveld, Wisconsin
25 miles west of Madison, Wisconsin
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Samhain, popularly known as Halloween, occurs in late October and early November. For most Wiccan practitioners, this is the New Year, and a time for letting go of the old and looking ahead to the new. It marks the end of the harvest season. Since ancient times, Pagans have paid their respects to departed loved ones, ancestors, and guides in the Spirit World at Samhain. The Goddess manifests as the Crone and the God as the Horned Hunter and Lord of Death. Sacred colors are Black and Orange. It is the festival of endings and transformation.

# Activities at this year's Samhain include: Friday night's Witches' Ball, featuring Stone Ring
# Workshops by Rev. Nora Cedarwind Young, Rev. Selena Fox and others
# Samhain Ritual by Revs. Georgette and Bob Paxton
# Childrens' Programming
# Circle Sanctuary Annual Meeting
# And much more!


For a list of what to bring, schedule and descriptions of activities, and other info:

http://www.circlesanctuary.org/samhain


Program Schedule


Friday, October 29
10 AM Ministers' Intensive: Home Funerals with Nora Cedarwind Young
More and more families, loved ones and communities are choosing to care for their beloved dead at home. Learn this legal, time honored way of caring for a loved one that has crossed over the threshold to the Summerland. Learn about the laws in your state and how healing this hands on gift can be.
Noon Gate open for general arrivals
1 PM Opening Ritual & Festival Blessing
Join in a Community blessing of the Festival and Festival Grounds and an honoring of Samhain. Bring a rhythm instrument to play if you have one.
1:30 - 3 PM Writing your Own Obituary with Nora Cedarwind Young
This is a journaling class in open format with discussion about this exercise and how you would like others to learn of your death, what parts of your life or relationships you would or would not like to be mentioned and some of the more common practices around obituaries today. This is a great tool and insightful class. Come learn some things about yourself!
1:30 - 3 PM Nature Walk - with Reed
Walk the land with Reed and see the true beauty and glory of the season.
1:30 - 3 PM Childrens' Programming: Crafting Trick or Treat Bags with Jen and Bo
Reuse old T-Shirts to make reusable and washable trick-or-treat bags!
3:30 PM David & Jeanet Ewing's 20th anniversary handfasting with Selena Fox and others
5:00 PM Dinner
6 PM Arrivals for those attending Witches Ball only (with departures by 1 am)
7 PM - 12:30 AM Witches Ball - with live music by the Celtic band, Stone Ring.
Join in the fun. Dress in costume, if you wish! Enjoy the band performing Celtic tunes and other music. Dance, socialize, make merry! Some refreshments provided.
7 - 8:30 PM Childrens' Programming: Movie Time - Caspar the Friendly Ghost
8:30 PM Childrens' Programming: Final Parental Pickup
Saturday, October 30
7:30 - 9 AM Continental Breakfast
9:30 - 10 AM Community Music-making
10 AM - 11 AM Circle Sanctuary Annual Meeting
Includes review of Annual Report and 2009 Financial Statement, as well as the Strategic Planning process currently underway.
9:30 AM Childrens' Programming: Childrens' Orientation with Jen and Bo
Discussion with youth and parents about the land, and about appropriate behavior at Circle events.
11 AM - Noon Community Visioning
Mediated small-group dialogue / focus groups for visioning Circle's next year and beyond. Must come to the Annual Meeting to participate.
Noon - 1:30 PM Potluck Lunch
1:30 PM The Six Essential Documents Everyone Needs at End-of-Life, Now! with Nora Cedarwind Young
There are six essential documents that every person should have completed and file today! Death comes at many unexpected times and if you do not have these documents in order, you make a great difficulty for your loves left holding the bag without legal documents giving proper authority. Do you want your next of kin making your decisions, or do you want them to be yours? Come learn how this chance to get your paperwork in order will relive the paperwork load at end-of-life.
1:30 PM Childrens' Programming: Craft Workshop with Jen and Bo
painting patches for what will be sewn into a quilt and donated later to Circle Sanctuary. (making bags for anyone who missed Friday) Youth will be given square bits of fabric to paint on (or embroider). They will be asked to create things that reflect their own Samhain beliefs. I will collect the squares, quilt them together later and donate the finished project to Circle.
2:30 PM Crossing-Over Rites with Selena Fox
Old and New rites to aid the dying in their transition.
3:30 PM Pagans and Hospice Care - panel discussion with Nora Cedarwind Young, Heather Ockler and Selena Fox
Small pumpkins will be hidden around the grounds and the children will be sent on a pumpkin hunt. After the hunt they will go trick or treating.
3 PM Childrens' Programming: Pumpkin Hunt & Trick-or-Treating with the Ghetto Shamans
painting patches for what will be sewn into a quilt and donated later to Circle Sanctuary. (making bags for anyone who missed Friday) Youth will be given square bits of fabric to paint on (or embroider). They will be asked to create things that reflect their own Samhain beliefs. I will collect the squares, quilt them together later and donate the finished project to Circle.
5 PM Raffle Drawings & Silent Auction results
6 PM Dinner
7:30 - 8:30 PM Bonfire Magick: Drumming, Chanting, Storytelling, Preparation for Samhain Ritual
8:30 - 10 PM Samhain Ritual by Georgette, Bob, Selena & others
The veil between the worlds is thin this night. We'll cross it and gather messages from departed loved ones then return again to celebrate life and the Celtic New Year.
8:30 PM Childrens' Programming: Pumpkin Decoration and Crafting
Crafting, storytelling and hot cocoa!
10 PM Samhain Celebration Bonfire at Festival Circle
10:30 PM - dawn Samhain Visioning Labyrinth at Candlelit Spiral Labyrinth with Florence, Katrina and Vanessa
Sunday, October 31
7:30 - 9 AM Continental Breakfast
10 AM Childrens' Programming: Childrens' Service Project Contest
Youth will be given a list of 'services' they can complete within camp and the grounds. Each service will have a points value. (10 points for helping a camp elder take down and pack up their tent, 1 point for each piece of trash collected... exc.) they will turn in points after 1 hour and each child will be recognized for his or her work with prize
10 - 11 AM Native American Views of the Afterlife - with Shine
11:30 AM Samhain Festival Closing Ritual - with Bob & Georgette
Noon Lunch
1 - 4 PM Green Cemetery Open House in Circle Cemetery
Open public event including discussion of Green Cemetery and Home Burial practices, cremains interment and tours of Circle Cemetery.



Items To Bring



# Contribution for potluck feast to feed at least two dozen, for Saturday dinner. For details, please see our Potluck Guidelines.
# Flowers and/or herbs (fresh or dried) to place at gravesites at the cemetery (optional)
# Quartz crystals, dried herbs, or other small tokens of remembrance to be interred during the Cemetery rite (optional)
# Bring items for the ancestors and recently departed altars - photos or small personal items and candles.
# Candy for the trick-or-treaters on Saturday afternoon
# Old T-shirts to donate to the childrens' program for crafting time
# (adults & children) Costumes
# Items to donate for the Raffle and Silent Auction
# Bring dried herbs for offerings during rituals.
# Bring a pumpkin or gourd to carve for decorating the temple room and ritual spaces.
# Bring a mug or cup to drink from
# Camping Gear: tent, sleeping bag, pillow, air mattress, flashlight, water jug, towel, biodegradable soap and shampoo, personal toiletries, sungear, raingear. NOTE: Night-time temperatures at Samhain can dip into the 30s - - please pack accordingly!

YOUTH ITEMS TO BRING:
# Costumes
# Large Bag to collect pumpkins and Halloween candy
# Large Bag of Halloween Candy for Kids
# 1 Camp Chair, per kid, for the Kid�s Clubhouse



Registration


PRICING
Adults (each): Before 10/11 10/11 - 10/21 After 10/22 and At Gate
3 Days $80 $95 $110
Any 2 Days $50 $60 $75
Any 1 Day (Fri. includes Witches' Ball) $35 $45 $50
Witches' Ball (Friday) only $15 $20 $25

Children 5+ (each) Before 10/11 10/11 - 10/21 After 10/22 and At Gate
3 Days $35 $35 $40
2 Days $25 $25 $30
Any 1 Day (Fri. includes Witches' Ball) $15 $15 $20
Witches' Ball (Friday) only $7 $7 $10

Children under 5 are free.



If interested in vending, please register as usual and contact Bob Paxton: bob@circlesanctuary.org

Cancellations received before October 24th will be refunded minus 50% processing fee. Cancellations received on October 24th or later will not be refunded. Please refer to Circle's cancellation policy if you should need to cancel your event registration.

For more information contact events@circlesanctuary.org or call the Circle office at (608) 924-2216.