13) Oracle And Tarot Cards Are More Than A Compass

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Raven Magill 

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I’ve read the cards for people struggling with almost every scenario under the sun. Love, health, spirituality, friendships - some clients were trying to figure out how to approach their college careers, others wanted to be sure that their children were doing well. 

When people turn to a tarot reader, they’re often looking for an arrow that will point them in the right direction. Mistakenly, people think that their arrow is going to be about ten feet high, with flashing neon lights, and maybe even a choir of angels singing around it for good measure.

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But experience rarely bears this out. 

I find this to be the case because Tarot is a tool that’s so much more valuable when you step back from looking for the signposts and see that the cards can also be a map.

Think of it like this: When we ask the cards which way to go (which job to take, which person to ask out, which vacation to book), we essentially make our decision based on which paths appear to be marked favorably. And we limit the scope of what’s possible.

Step back. Look at the wider picture. There are more paths than just the two or three that we’ve noticed. This is what I mean when I say that the Tarot is also a map.

If we ask the right questions, we can get a picture of the entirety of our environments. To extend the metaphor…we can see where the trees thin out, where there are rivers for us to fill our canteens at, and where a bear’s den might be hidden.

What are the “right” questions, then? I’ll give you an example. Let’s say we’re looking for guidance in a relationship.

If we want to be pointed in a favorable direction, we might ask:

- Does staying in this relationship serve my greatest and highest good?

If the cards seem to indicate that yes, it’s a good relationship, we’ll probably stay. If they indicate that the relationship isn’t serving our greatest and highest good, well, then, time to get back in the dating pool!

But if we want to use the cards as more than a compass, we could ask the following questions:

- What lesson am I learning in this relationship?

- What role do I play for this person? 

- What role do they play for me? 

- How can I bring more positivity to this relationship?

In essence, we seek to see the wider landscape and make our own decisions based off of this broader perspective. When we ask more questions - peripheral questions - we can fill in the blanks and often reveal paths that we would’ve otherwise missed!

And did you know, Tarot and Oracle cards can also be like a fellow traveler? Reminding you when it would be a good time to rest and make camp, or to look out for that rock there, don’t trip! As we move forward on our paths we can check in with the cards and ask questions like:

- If I want to succeed, where should my focus be?

- What is distracting me?

- What have I been neglecting in my life?

Of course, many of the questions we might put to the cards are ones we already have the answer to. If we could wholly trust our own intuition, there wouldn’t be much work for tarot readers. The fact is, even if we trust our intuition, we like validation. We like to do our research. Tarot and Oracle cards are a brilliant tool when we use them towards that end.

And I believe that to get the absolute most that we can out of these beautiful tools, we should try and remember that the cards are more than just a compass.

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J.R.R. Tolkien Not all those who wander are lost 

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12) Voodoo Hoodoo (Which One Do) You Do !?!

Voodoo &  Hoodoo are often confused and used interchangeably, however these two words that l@@k and sound very similar are both distinctly different, so what is the difference between Voodoo and Hoodoo ? 

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The Origins Of Voodoo

Voodoo is a religion that originates from a small country in West Africa called Benin and spread to it's neighboring countries. In fact the actual word Voodoo means "spirit" - it is also known as Voudou which stems from Haiti and Voudon which stems from New Orleans. If you go far enough back in time - from centuries before the slave-o-caust - Voodoo originated from the worship of ancestors and animals.

Voodoo & The Slave Trade

Voodoo as we now know it today emanated as a result of the brutal slave trade during the 16th, 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The indigenous men, women and children from Benin, Kongo and Nigeria were held captive and made to endure the harsh journey from West Africa to the West Indies and the Americas as well as Britain and her colonies, France and other European countries.

The Voodoo Underground

Although the American, British and French powers of yestercenturies tried to suppress and ban African slaves from practicing their own religions, Voodoo nevertheless survived by going underground, as the African peoples bound by slavery had no other choice but to worship their Gods, Deities and Lowa (Spirits) in secret. It is perhaps because Voodoo had to be practiced in this covert way, that this religion today is often misunderstood and misrepresented as a negative belief system.

Saints & Slaves

Due to the African slave peoples exposure to Christianity through their European, American, British and French slave masters and the fact that Christianity and Catholicism was imposed on the slave peoples, gradually Voodoo also began to incorporate Catholic saints in to their practice of Voodoo. Though this may have originally been a clever way for the African slave peoples to have continued to covertly worship the Lwas - also known as spirits - so when they would have referred to St Patrick, they would have truly been talking about Dumballah - a snake spirit.

The Voodoo Trance Dance

During the worship of Lwas, the African slave peoples would incorporate dance with their religious rituals and would often move in a way that to onlookers would appear to be convulsions, or a trance, however the Voodoo dancers believed they were overtaken by a spirit or entities during such an occurrence. In Haiti Voodoo trance dances are still a prominent part of the Voodoo religion even today!

African Slave Rebels With A Cause

Between the late 18th to early 19th centuries, the African slaves bravely rose up and rebelled against their French slave masters and as a consequence drove them far from Haiti, in fact many of the French fled and took the African slaves with them to New Orleans and in turn the African slave people brought with them, their religion of Voodoo to America ...

The Root Of All Hoodoo

So from a historical perspective, it can be surmised that Hoodoo is an offshoot from the Voodoo religion, however there is a quantifiable difference between Voodoo and Hoodoo ...

From the 19th century the African American population began to grow and the knowledge of Voodoo and other African traditions and religions were passed down from one African American generation to the next. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, African Americans oftentimes couldn't afford to see a doctor if they were ill and so they became their own and each others physicians. "Heal thyself" they did and "heal thy neighbour" they did too, hence healing potions were concocted, from roots also known as herbs and other botanics and this is where the word "root-work" and "root-worker" are derived from. However the belief in the power of healing also had a religious element hence these early African American medicines were called "Hoodoo", the "h" being the first letter from the word healing and the "oodoo" was taken from the word Hoodoo.

Spells To Quell Trouble Or Make Your Good Luck Double 

Spell work to bring good fortune is also a very important element in the practice of Hoodoo, so among other things, practitioners commonly use botanical roots, candles, charms, poppet dolls and divination as part of their tradition. Mojo bags, which are small cloth bags often made from silk that have wrapped inside them herbs and prayers etc - and that are believed to have magickal properties, are also used.

The Bible and particularly contained therein, the Book of Psalms is also used in Hoodoo-craft as a method of protection or to ward off bad spirits. In Hoodoo the Bible is also used to divine from, the Hoodoo-ist (to coin a phrase) will open the Bible @ random and throw a charm or skeleton key on the page and the verse upon which it lands has an important message for the inquirer.

Same Sound, Different Meanings 

So in a raw (Benin yummy cashew) nutshell, the difference between Voodoo and Hoodoo is that the former is a recoginised religion that reveres and worships ancestors and spirits - and originated from West Africa way before the slave trade - and is still practiced there today, while the later is a magickal belief system which originates in America, particularly New Orleans and is used in a practical way to affect and assist a particular outcome.

Voodoo, Hoodoo, You Do

So do you feel more drawn to Voodoo or Hoodoo? Perhaps Voodoo is the religion you follow and practice, or maybe you do Hoodoo and make poppet dolls, mojo bags and perform candle magick and other rituals! Of course you don't have to choose @ all, you can subscribe to the Voodoo religion while also practicing Hoodoo too, after all it's up to you what you do and whether or not you do Voodoo, Hoodoo or both, just be you ! 

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Marie Laveau, Queen Of Voodoo Those who know don't talk and those that talk don't know 

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11) How To Super Charge The Law Of Attraction

 

Wanna know how to use the law of attraction !?! well as the saying goes like attracts like and indeed it certainly does otherwise how else did you land on this page and get to this website !?! You got here because you want to know how to attract the things to yourself that you would like to happen in your life; however did you know that you can actually supercharge the law of attraction. 

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You probably already know that the law of attraction is a type of master key that unlocks your potential to be or have any thing your  desires, as long as your thoughts are in alignment with the very circumstance or wish that you want to materialize in your life ...   

However when learning how to use the law of attraction it isn't enough to bring yourself to a place of simply wanting something and focusing on it. Many people find out about this natural metaphysical force and then spend much time concentrating on their desired outcome and then become frustrated when after several or even 6 months or more, their said desire has yet to transmute in to the physical fourth dimension.

Super Duper Charge Your law Of Attraction Battery

Yes it does obviously help to stay focused on your ultimate goal when utilising this ancient law which has been in existence since the inception of time and beyond but to supercharge the law of attraction and learn how to draw forth from this universal wishing well you need to harness the power of joyful feeling ...  

If you're unemployed or have a jay-oh-be that leaves you feeling dis-satisfied and unfulfilled (perhaps unfortunately you even dread going to work) you may have been trying to use your wish for a dream job, coupled with your intense concentration to bring it about - and yet feel deflated and disappointed because you're still in a nine to five you can't stand and you've only had a handful of job interviews, but to no positive avail AKA you didn't get the job ...

Perhaps you're single but truly madly deeply desire to attract your ideal partner - a man or woman - who ticks most of the boxes on your cosmic ordering wish list but you still have only managed to attract potential partners that you know would not be a very good match for you ...

Exercise Your Inner Fairy

Fret not, wipe those fear tears from your beautiful eyes, the feel good joyful fairy is here and she - or he - is going to help you to truly learn how to use the law of attraction. Well where is she? you ask, l@@king around. Well honey bunny sweet sugar pie, you have to l@@k within - because she or he is there within the well springs of your heart, soul, spirit and super subconscious, just let her or him out, give her or him permission to sprinkle that magic dust of  joyful hOpe and optimism and you will begin to naturally supercharge the law of attraction !!!

Yes, when you have a burning ambition or goal in mind, to get to the finishing line, to burst through the winners tape, it's vital that you add the power of joyful and excited feelings to your efforts of daily visualisation and focus. When you concentrate on that amazing job that is already hovering in the ether waiting for you to claim it, you have to feel it with joy, vigor and excitement, when you can physically feel yourself tingling in expectant anticipation of that oh so fabulous job it will soon easily find it's way to you ...

The Bus Of Wishes Will Arrive !

When it comes to the law of attraction, I like to use the "waiting for a bus" analogy, when you're @ a bus stop waiting for a bus to arrive, you don't just believe it will arrive, you expect it to arrive, this is how you need to tap in to the eternal law of attraction, now I know we don't necessarily feel joy @ the prospect of the bus arriving but we do expect it to arrive.  

Bearing the bus metaphor in mind, try your very best to joyfully and excitedly expect the new job. In your minds eye, conjure up a cartoon or even 3D avatar of yourself and dress your mini me fairy avatar in the best fairy garb you can, wear your favourite colour or colours, if you like the Gothic look, then make your inner avatar a gorgeous Gothic fairy, if you like pink and sparkly, then so shall she - or he - be ... and so on and so forth ...

Now you're inner fairy avatar mini me, mini you, lol, is waiting @ a bus stop. Go on, super impose her or him @ a bus stop that you use or see often. Your inner joyful fairy of feeling avatar is waiting @ the bus stop and she l@@ks brimming with and is beaming with expectant excitement. She knows the bus is going to arrive - now it's a little late but your inner fairy of joy doesn't check the time on her mobile / cell phone because she knows the bus is going to arrive ... when the bus arrives it has an advert on the side of it, it says something like "Destination Dream Job" you're joyful inner feeling fairy avatar excitedly gets on the bus and you watch the bus drive off until you can no longer see it ...

A Fabulous Fairytastic Tool

To increase the probability of quickly manifesting your hOpes and dreams in your life, you can use this powerful, fun and magical joyful utilisation exercise to supercharge the law of attraction once a day or even more times, just make sure that you're in a great feeling place of joy and excitement when you do it !!!

You can use this method for all manner of hOpes and desires. For instance if you have your heart set on mr or mrs right, then the bus can say "Destination Dream Soulmate" or "Destination Mr Right" or lets say you want to find your dream house the advert on the side of the bus can say "Destination Dream House" and you can also imagine a picture or photo of your dream house alongside the caption on the bus. The different desires you can imagine are endless because your imagination and desires are inexhaustible ...

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10) New Years Space Clearing Inside And Out

A new year has just rolled in, like a movie star stepping out of a limo all glitzed up to the nines and walking the red carpet, yep the new year can seem as equally glamourous cant it !?! With the allure of boundless possibilities and hOpeful self promises (not hopeless and unrealistic but achievable) which may even include a new YOU.  

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Yes the new year (and happy new year by the way !) is a fertile time for ringing out the old and bringing in the new. Sometimes though, when we want to make a change or perhaps even several transformative differences, it's important to take practical and emotional action by clearing out the space on the outside (as well as the inside too) ...  

 

So if over the past twelve months your living space has started to become cluttered and full of unnecessary "stuff", then now, yes right NOW is as good a time as any to sort through extraneous belongings, things that seemed like a good idea @ the time of purchase but subsequently haven't seen the light of day and are being stored in boxes in drawers or under the bed or at the bottom of the wardrobe etcetera etc ...

 

Feng Shui and other esoteric systems, as well as plain old common sense has it that our outside external living environments are often a reflection of our inner wOrld, or to put it another way, what can be seen in someones living space almost certainly clearly correlates with what's going on in that said someones mind and vice versa ...

 

This is obviously true, for instance @ a basic level if a person is interested in angels or the Tarot, then they are likely to have ornaments of angels, Tarot card decks and books about angels or Tarot, so certain objects and items in their living environment reflects this persons interests - or what's going on in the inside ... 

 

The thing is, that we can sometimes get bogged down with so many material possessions that we cant even see the wood for the trees anymore, We can't distinguish between necessity, sentimentality, luxury and sheer wanton waste and so it's as if our immediate living environment starts to run us, we have so much stuff that our psyche correspondingly become murky, stuck and cluttered and so instead our minds start to be governed by what's going on - on the outside ...

 

New years in the collective conscious is synonymous as being a time of raw freshness and revitalization, so we may as well ride this mass wave and let the undercurrents carry us forward throughout this new, new years overhaul of the self and this time do our best to do away with the silly irrelevant junk that has accumulated in our home for the past year and perhaps even longer ... so whip out those black bin liners and start filling them up with the stuff that charity shops and thrift stores thrive upon ...

 

So what about the inside, surely that's even more important !?! Well yes it is but this will take a bit more that a few hours of your time and some smudge sticks, bells and hand clapping in corners to shift stale and stagnant energy (sarcasm not intended, so please don't be offended x) ... 

 

The space clearing on the inside will be a work in progress - but here's how to gently start the process of emotional, mental and spiritual sorting out and throwing away ...

 

It's much easier for you to gain some clarity about the sensitive issues which may be weighing you down, if you write exactly what they are, alternatively you can make a note of these said isssues digitally but there's definitely something more therapeutic and grounding when you use a pencil or pen and piece of paper or even better a diary or journal to write down your deepest (darkest) problems and fears etc ... Furthermore when you carry out the process of self scrutiny by taking time to physically put pen to paper, you are already starting to gently unravel your problems ...

 

Once you have your list of emotional things that need to be metaphorically sifted through and thrown away, look carefully through it and see which problem will be the easiest to solve or get rid of - for instance losing or gaining or even accepting your body weight issues may be easier to deal with and rectify, than say forgiving a friend or loved one who may have said some deeply hurtful things to you, or adjusting your mind set and unearthing any bitter root expectations you have when it comes to intimacy and romantic relationships.

 

It's highly advisable to start first of all with any easier problems you wish to resolve as each new achievement and solving of a persistent issue or emotional dispute will leave you feeling lighter in the knowledge that no problem - no matter how dire - is beyond the bounds of a sensible and heartfelt solution, all quandaries can be overcome ...

 

Any issues which are more deep rooted and seem to you to always be knocking on your hearts door to be let out but for whatever reason you can't find the key, will obviously need much more careful probing and if this is the case, it is highly recommended that you invest in some self help books or go to your local library and borrow a self help book (one book @ a time is better than lots, in the new age of the internet try your best to overcome a short attention span and distractions).

 

If you aren't big on reading or much prefer to talk with someone listening, instead of phoning up a friend (which of course is a way to offload our inner conflicts) it may be far better to seek professional counselling, this way there's a clear line between yourself and the professional you talk to and the counsellor wont tire of your questions and problems and will be able to very carefully help you work your way through your problems and worries, until your mind and heart is emotionally clutter free ...

 

Remember that the new year isn't just about doing away with the stuff of yester year that no longer serves who you are today and going forward in to your powerful future. The new year is also a time to make plans and set realistic goals, so get that journal or diary out once again and with pen or pencil in hand, jot down those things that will put a BIG smile on your face once achieved throughout this new year and beyond ...

 

Quote By Sarah Ban Breathnach  

New years day a fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived in this transformative year of delight and self discovery. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which in which to dream pen in hand. Only dreams give birth to change.    

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9) The Angel Of Advent Time

Advent is the special count down and run up to Xmas, technically it begins 4 Sundays before Christmas Day but due to advent calendars many people mark it's start on the 1st of December ...

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Due to the commercialization of Christmas many of us (including moi the writer of this article) become so wrapped up in buying the good ole Christmas tree, decorations, cards, presents, food and wine (or what ever tipple of choice wets your yuletide appetite) that we tend to lose sight of the spiritual aspects of Christmas and in fact we can even completely forget to put the Christ into Christmas what so ever ... 

So if you've purposely searched for "advent time angel" or by default just happened to land on this blog post, chances are you yourself know - or the universe is giving you one massive hint - that it's time for you to tap in to the ethereal aspects of Christmas time ...

So let's have a think about the Christmas story itself, now Christ has already been mentioned in this article - after all without him there would be no Christ-mas, so to not acknowledge him would be like not mentioning salt without ... er pepper - well come on that's the first analogy that came to mind ... but didn't Jesus actually mention that we are the salt of the Earth or something a little like that !?! so it kinda ties in.

Though any way there's another Biblical being who is pivotal @ the start of the nativity and that's Angel Gabriel! 

There are only two Arch Angels mentioned in the Bible and Gabriel is one of them! So mighty and powerful is Gabriels presence that when he visited the Virgin Mary to tell her God had chosen her to be the mother of Yeshua AKA Jesus Christ, Mary was overwhelmed not just by the message but by this messenger angel itself in fact so much so that Gabriel the Angel of Advent time told her to not be frightened or fearful!

An interesting aspect during this angelic visitation was Mary's courage to not just accept that she was going to have a baby but to ask Gabriel "how" because she was a virgin. In response Gabriel told her it would be through divine intervention so the baby would not be fathered by a man but instead by the Holy Spirit.

It's important to take note that Angel Gabriel is the bearer of important messages, so when you tap in to the ethereal fourth and fifth dimensions and even beyond ... to try and make contact with Gabriel the Angel of Advent, if you do indeed come in to contact with Gabriel and receive a special message but you do not quite understand it, like Mary, you must find the courage within yourself to further probe the "how" and even the "why" and trust that you will receive further clarification. 

The run up to Christmas can be fun and very exciting, after all it comes round just once a year and particularly if you live in the northern hemisphere Xmas can energize us during the gloom of winter, it can make us totally forget about the grey, cloudy and cold days!

However more and more people secretly harbor a dread of all things Christmas and not necessarily due to the Christian religious aspect. No instead many people have become disenfranchised by Christmas due to the excessive commercialization of it. Times are tough and the worth of money just doesn't buy as many presents as it once did, so many people worry about debt @ Christmas time.

Then there's the whole family get together, which is brilliant if you have a close knit family that for the most part get on. However for some families where relationships and interactions are strained, Christmas time can be quite daunting, with the prospect of a stressful dysfunctional family Christmas dinner looming near ...

So if you identify with either of the above two scenarios and find yourself dreading Christmas and if you believe in angels or even the possibility that angels exist then take some time out to ask Angel Gabriel to come to the rescue!

The Angel Of Advent Relaxation Exercise

1) Find a space in your home where you wont be disturbed

2) You can play some Christmas music if you wish

3) Sit on a cushion on the floor in the lotus position with your legs crossed or alternatively sit on the floor in any position as long as it's comfortable for you

4) Close your eyes and relax 

5) Start to think about Arch Angel Gabriel, you don't have to visualize a being, instead visualize an orb or a bright friendly light !

6) Now think about and visualize all the things about Christmas time that does your head in or stresses you out

7) Insert Angel Gabriel into the scene, If you're worried about not having enough money, when you're visualizing yourself in a shop, see a bright light or an orb hovering in the background. Or if you are concerned about how the family Christmas dinner is going to pan out, visualize Gabriel as an orb @ the dinner table and so on ...

8) Feel yourself relaxing more and more, you may even start to smile

9) Ask Arch Angel Gabriel to help you get through Christmas time with sanity, clarity, humility and humanity !

10) Ask Angel Gabriel to show you "how" to get through Xmas ~ during this relaxation exercise you may receive a quick but insightful visual flash of what you should do, or you may get a sudden feeling about "how" best to weather Christmas, or later on after you've finished this exercise you might receive a message, sign or some sort of synchronicity that answers your request perfectly !

11) Thank Gabriel the advent time angel, for spending time with you and trust that you will now be able to cope with Xmas.

It may be that heaven wont rain down a shower of money upon you but instead you may experience an emotional seismic shift in how you handle Christmas. Perhaps you will allow yourself to only spend 50% or even less of the original budget you had set for your Christmas spend this year. You might even decide to donate your entire Xmas budget to a charity @ home or abroad instead of buying pressies. Or maybe, just maybe - you will instead start to l@@k forward to that oh so ridiculously dysfunctional family Christmas dinner this year ...

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8) 1111 A Modern Phenomenon Via Age Old Beings

 

HAVE you experienced the 11:11 phenomenon? Well if you have you will know that this is where you start to see the numbers 11.11 on your mobile / cell phone by just happening to look at your phone @ this very time - seemingly by coincidence and not by the machinations of the subconscious mind.

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Numeric Phenomena

Now this phenomenon with the numbers eleven eleven, four digit 1's, can occur in a host of different ways, including looking @ your bedside digital alarm clock when it displays the numbers (as seen in the above photograph), happening to look @ your wrist watch @ this very time, glancing down @ the time showing on your pc, laptop or tablet etc and another way which happens to many folk is @ a station, they glance up @ the huge digital clock which overhangs @ the platform to catch a momentary glimpse of 11:11 just before the numbers change to 11.12 ...

Eleven Eleven A Global Occurrence

More and more people all over the wOrld (wherever there are digital clock interfaces) are reporting that this peculiar event is happening to them and not just once but numerous times - excuse the sort of pun! though if a person sees eleven eleven once they're less likely to notice it, but when it starts happening on a regular basis it arouses a heightened interest as well as questions such as what is it? and why is it happening?

11.11 Twice A Day

Firstly it's important to note that the time 11:11 only happens twice a day and that's of course if you set your clock to am and pm - instead of 24 hr settings - and if you do have your clock set @ twenty four hundred hours, then you will only have one chance a day to coincidentally set your eyes upon the time when it shows @ exactly 11.11 and remember you only have 60 seconds when the time is eleven eleven to see it !!!

Angels V's Aliens

So when you've started seeing 1 1 : 1 1 regularly it's entirely natural to start to wonder what is going on ... Some people believe eleven eleven is the frequency that Angels use in order to communicate with the a person when they see these numbers, it's their way of telling a human being they are not alone. Other people believe it's an alien telepathic intervention whereby aliens manipulate a person to l@@k @ the time exactly when it's 11:11 as it's easier for aliens to read the minds of human beings when it's eleven minutes past eleven o clock. Others believe 11.11 is a very lucky omen and when you see it to immediately make a wish while before it changes to 11.12 !!!

11 O Clock On The 11th November 1918 & The Armistice

Four years of utter carnage, bloodshed and madness came to an official halt on November the 11th 1918 @ 11 am - this is when the Armistice was signed by Germany and the other nations it had been @ war with. Hence the four digit ones have made their way in to the wOrld history books. It's of interest that these numbers therefore now have an association with making the peace, particularly because many people who experience this 11:11 phenomenon say that they feel a peaceful presence when they see these numbers.

Eleven Eleven And What It Means To You!

There really is no wrong or right answer when it comes to 11 . 11, yes it's something very real that many people on planet Earth are experiencing, however it's also very personal to the specific individual experience and perception. You may feel happy when you see these numbers or you might feel a wave of longing for a person who is no longer alive, you may feel the comforting energy of your guardian angel, you could feel excitement @ the prospect of aliens taking an apparent interest in you. Or you could feel reminded to calm down and tap in to your own well spring of personal power when you wake up and your eyes look straight at your alarm clock and the time is 11.11 ...

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7) A Horrorful History Of Halloween

 The Fight Or Flight Fear Factor ! 

When contemplating what the title should be for this history of Halloween themed blog post, "horrorful" seemed to be the only 'orrible hybrid word that really truly madly deeply does sum up how most of us feel about Halloween and spooky things in general; horror = it's horrid, gory and ful borrowed from "wonderful" in this peculiar context = it's bizarrely fun to experience that heightened sense of feeling temporarily frightened - perhaps it even helps flex our flight or fight instinct every now and again ... 

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So Where 'n When Did Halloween First Come In to Existence ?  

So where and when did it all start !?! no I'm not talking about our predilection for fear, I mean from where and whence does the horrorful history of Halloween originate from ...

Gaelic Beginnings ... 

Well we have the Celts to thank from Ireland, Scotland and Wales - for it is from these reaches of Britain that a festival called Samhain, pronounced sow in was annually practiced in the autumn time towards the end of October to the beginning of November to ward off malevolent spirits. Now originally Samhain was practiced as far back as over two thousand years ago but in 8 AD the Christian Church in it's quest to bring Christianity to the masses attempted to supersede and diminish Samhain. Hence All Saints Day came in to being and was officially a national and international day to pay homage to Christian martyrs and saints.

Only Fools Don't Break The Rules !

But the Celts and their descendants broke the rules imposed on them by the avalanche of Christianity and continued to practice their cherished festival to combat mean spirited ... well spirits ! The celebration also began to incorporate something for the children and so the tradition of trick or treat-ing was born, originally the Celtic children would ask for food and anything that could be bartered in return for singing a Celtic melody or saying a prayer.

Gods, Deities and Celtic Chants !

On the evening and into the late hours of the 31st of October large fires were lit to keep evil spirits away and much dancing singing and chanting took place, the Celts wore animal hides and made sacrifices to their Gods and Deities in the belief that they would be rewarded with the protection of kindly spirits and guides!  

The Christian Church though was determined to put a stop to Samhain altogether and so extended All Saints Day which took place (and still does) on November the 1st to two days and the second was (and is still) called All Souls Day which is on the next day, the 2nd of November. All Saints Day also became known as All Hallow Mass and correspondingly the 31st day and particularly night dated October the 31st began to be called All Hallows Eve.

The Americanisation Of All Hallows Eve

In the middle part of the 19th century, the United States accepted a sizable influx of Scots and also Irish people making their escape from the potato famine and so they brought with them All Hallows Eve and over the years the 31st day and night of October became known as Halloween - the hallow was the Celtic Old English word that means "saint" and een transmuted from the old Scottish word even which meant the night before.

So over the years and decades Halloween became a much revered annual spooky but fun event and symbols specific to the USA became associated with it, particularly the well known pumpkin which by coincidence is harvested in the month of October. The Irish peoples before they set sail for America carved jack o lanterns out of potatoes to ward off nasty spirits and mean ghosts but once they were in America the convenience, fiery colour and sheer size of pumpkins made potato lanterns obsolete!

The Histrionic Commercialisation Of Halloween & Up To Now

The colour orange became widely associated with Halloween - due to the pumpkin factor and many people dressed up in orange and black to celebrate this ancient Celtic night of observation, and of course they still do today.

The commercial history of Halloween costumes began in the 1930's for this was when ghostly, ghastly and garish Halloween costumes started to be mass produced and sold by several companies from that era.

So from then til now and probably for ever after many different masks and costumes ranging from Dracula, goblins, devils, Morticia Adams, Maleficent, pirates, skeletons, warlocks, werewolves, witches, wizards, vampires and zombies etc can be acquired and worn in order to acknowledge the existence of malevolent, mean and miscreant spirits on the 31st night of October which is now known as Halloween ...

Quote By Richelle E Goodrich

The harvest moon glows round and bold

in pumpkin shades outlined in gold

illuminating eerie forms

un-natural as a candied corn

beware what dare crawls up your sleeve

for tis the night called Hallows Eve

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