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      <title>My Website now has a full functioning auction site for you to use</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;(p.s. visit my temple and comparative religion page..its not just about bellydance!...so back to what I was saying..before I had a brain freeze...) 
&lt;br/&gt;Thank you to those who have supported me and have visited my swap page. 
&lt;br/&gt;Because I realized it was not full service enough, and required me to be involved, I now have a fully functioning &gt; AUCTION page you can use. AND IT IS FREE....all you have to do is list and be sure to blog it or network it to others. 
&lt;br/&gt;Its all yours..my gift to all of my fellow Tribers who got me off to a webstart!! 
&lt;br/&gt;I have posted my blog but will post the url one more time
&lt;br/&gt;www.sacredgoddessonline.com
&lt;br/&gt;go to the auction link under other realms or you can also go the bellydance page and link from there. I will still have the swap page going..so dont worry..it is still up..
&lt;br/&gt;www.bellydancerswap.com
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&lt;br/&gt;totally thrilled, and with your help we can network and keep this free auction site going!!
&lt;br/&gt;thanks again guys..
&lt;br/&gt;Sandy&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>What have you been doing to honor the Divine Feminine?</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hello!
&lt;br/&gt;I haven't seen a post here in a long while. I'm just wondering, what has everyone been doing to support the Goddess lately? It can be inspiring to share.
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&lt;br/&gt;I'm just starting a painting of a beautiful butterfly/snake/spider woman, a dark, erotic Goddess of the jungle.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <dc:date>2007-09-10T23:35:22Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Pagan Band Spiral Dance on U.S. Tour</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;One of my favorite bands, Spiral Dance from Australia, will be touring the southern states of the U.S. in the late spring of 2008. 
&lt;br/&gt;Billed as a Celtic Band, they actually have pagan origins. Some of the members were once Morris dancers.
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&lt;br/&gt;“Spiral Dance is a folk-rock band from Adelaide Australia, whose music focuses upon the concepts of Magick, Myth and Legend.”
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&lt;br/&gt;For booking info, they can be contacted through their website, or through their Myspace page.
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&lt;br/&gt;Yes, I have already suggested a Tribe Profile!
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&lt;br/&gt;www.spiraldance.com.au
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&lt;br/&gt;www.myspace.com/spiraldanceband&lt;/div&gt;
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      <dc:date>2007-10-11T00:28:33Z</dc:date>
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      <title>A simple photographic tribute to the Goddess of the Sensual Earth</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hi,
&lt;br/&gt;Just on the spur of the moment I made a little website with my original photographs.
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&lt;br/&gt;It's quick and simple, just check it out, I'd love comments.
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&lt;br/&gt;www.SensualEarth.net
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&lt;br/&gt;Thanks!
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&lt;br/&gt;Sarah Supernatural&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:34:34 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2007-06-26T19:34:34Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Recommended reading, anyone?</title>
      <link>http://tribes.tribe.net/sacredvessels/thread/7eb04c2a-d21b-453e-873d-acad73a57cda</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Hello all - I was hoping to get a recommended reading list from anyone who cares to share. What has resonated with you recently? In the past? What are you reading now? What about it do you love? Dislike?
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&lt;br/&gt;I just finished 'American Gods' by Neil Gaiman. It is a fictional book, but a really great story... made me want to put a saucer of cream out for the piskies, and shout out that I believe in all the gods/goddesses, whatever their form, so as not to lose them. If anyone else has read this book, what did you think?
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&lt;br/&gt;Blessings and Namaste
&lt;br/&gt;Jen&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2005 04:17:58 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2005-08-29T04:17:58Z</dc:date>
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      <title>Finding The Goddess Within ME!!!!!</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Dear All: 
&lt;br/&gt;I am sharing my journey through sacred sexuality which opened me to the Goddess within myself and in my sisters.. I am sharing this in my blog at theriverdalegoddess.typepad.com 
&lt;br/&gt;I call it "The Riverdale Goddess: The Very Unusual Adventures of A Not So Ordinary Riverdale Housewife" 
&lt;br/&gt;If you are interested in the world of Sacred Sexuality, Tantra, Sexological Body Work,  and how it can support women to opening to the Goddess within themselves...you may find my story enlightening, funny, sexy and inspiring. It is all true and it is my memior. Come check it out. Whether you are a already opened to the Goddess.... a fellow traveler or a Teacher...you may find that it has something for you... 
&lt;br/&gt;In joy and exploration, 
&lt;br/&gt;Winking Goddess aka The Riverdale Goddess 
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      <title>The High Priestess</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;"The High Priestess" is not an aspect attributed to Goddess
&lt;br/&gt;that I have seen in my searching.
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&lt;br/&gt;I, myself, see The Priestess as the integration of the triple aspect --the balanced, sum total, if you will, of Maiden, Mother and Crone.
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&lt;br/&gt;So, I dedicate this thread to Her . . .
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&lt;br/&gt;Looking forward to seeing Her from my beloved sisters' perspectives . . .
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&lt;br/&gt;Blessed Be~
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      <dc:date>2005-08-18T03:53:51Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Crone</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;"The Crone" . . . 
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&lt;br/&gt;Due to generations upon generations having used the term "crone" to carry negative meaning . . . I kinda cringe at the name . . . 
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&lt;br/&gt;I prefer "Wise Grandmother" . . .   ;-)
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&lt;br/&gt;As time permits, I will be sharing my knowledge and understanding of our Wise Grandmother and how I see her hand in my daily life . . .
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&lt;br/&gt;Blessings Abound~
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 04:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>(Re)mystification</title>
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&lt;br/&gt;Our demystified world is yearning for secrets
&lt;br/&gt;The consummation doesn’t deliver
&lt;br/&gt;The materialism doesn’t comfort
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&lt;br/&gt;Our minds our searching reexamine the ancient paths
&lt;br/&gt;Our souls are awaking
&lt;br/&gt;Again we recognize the endlessness of our nature
&lt;br/&gt;Again we search for our temples
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Our bodies talk to us
&lt;br/&gt;The suppress of desires making place for knowledge of instincts
&lt;br/&gt;The temple of soul and the soul will find their oneness in heart,
&lt;br/&gt;The loving heart
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I am going to love you,
&lt;br/&gt;And you,
&lt;br/&gt;And you,
&lt;br/&gt;I am going to dance in ecstasy with,
&lt;br/&gt;You,
&lt;br/&gt;You and you
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&lt;br/&gt;I am going to be your friend,
&lt;br/&gt;And yours,
&lt;br/&gt;And yours
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;And we all will clime the mountain of our ancestors,
&lt;br/&gt;And we all will put flowers on grave of our mystic masters,
&lt;br/&gt;And we all will hold each other hands and will sing the hymn of origin
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Fell this fever,
&lt;br/&gt;Feel my desire,
&lt;br/&gt;Feel my longing for your hand,
&lt;br/&gt;Seeking a sight of eminent lover in your gaze
&lt;br/&gt;Feel my passion, I am burning, 
&lt;br/&gt;Make love with me,
&lt;br/&gt;Burn with me in fire of mystic ecstasy . . .&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2006 00:40:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>A ritual for the first of May???</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Glancing through one of my many, many cookbooks, I found this "Ritual Soup for the First of May", in Marlena de Blasi's 'Regional Foods of Southern Italy'. It's a soup with a collection of different beans or legumes, a little meat for flavor, onions, celery, fennel, leeks, peas, fava beans, potatoes, carrots, artichokes, tomatoes, spinach, seasonings and a little soup pasta. Wow! The blurb about the soup says...
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&lt;br/&gt;"Perhaps until the beginning of this century, there came always, in the severe mountains of the Abruzzo, a haunting desperation with the first days of May. Bankrupt of the thin stores conserved to abide the incompassionate winter - their handkerchief-sized patches of earth sown a few weeks before - the contadini (farmers) waited then for the land to give up its first nourishment. Often it came too late and many died. And even as time brought more mercy, these terrible days were remembered, the pain of them soothed by a simple ritual. 
&lt;br/&gt;"The story says that on the first of May, sette fanciulle virtuose - seven young virgins - went from house to house in a village in the Marsica, the area that suffered most in the in the past, and begged whatever handful of the winter food that might remain in the larders. And, then, in the town's square over a great fire in a cauldron, the fanciulle prepared a beautiful pottage to share with all the villagers, to bring them together, to warm them, to keep them safe. The potion was known as la virtu - the virtue. The soup is still made, ritualistically, faithfully, each first of May in many parts of the Abruzzo - most especially in the environs of Teramo, as well as in the Marsica - now more extravagantly, brightening the humble dried beans with spring's new harvests.
&lt;br/&gt;"Employing even a handful or so of all the ingredients results in a great potful of the soup, assigning it thus as a festival dish. On some sweet day in May, invite twenty-nine or so good people and make the soup for them. The tail of a pig and one of his ears, though they are traditional to the soup, seem optional to me."
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&lt;br/&gt;So, this recipe serves 30 people! And, by the way, the Abruzzo is the part of Italy my own people are from. I think this would be a wonderful Beltane soup, with each person bringing to the pot a handful of beans and a vegetable. Real community. What do you think?
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&lt;br/&gt;Delis&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>The power of nothing</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;The power of nothing 
&lt;br/&gt;I love this tribe, mostly I love the concept. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Thats all it is, it doesnt really exist, nothing that is. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Its about a conversation, getting to nothing in my thinking of whats so. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Its an endless process, the moment I touch nothing, my life fills up with even more of something, the good part is its a new something, and my vast experience with change and new is that new is often a lot better. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I am a bit addicted to change, I spent my childhood trying to fix the world with every bit of information I could find, but I discovered this was me trying to fix my childhood. I got complete with that, and now I realize there is nothing to fix. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I learned this concept of getting to nothing in my conversation, in my belief and thinking of the past, my hopes for the future. I learned it so many times, but I didn't get it, even know that I think I get the nothing concept, I still have situations in life that test my belief in it and of course the more I am achieving nothing, the more life doesnt allow me to stay there for long. 
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&lt;br/&gt;You can't teach nothing to people, it counter intuitive, it doesnt make sense, since cave times mankind needed to have something, since we lived in scarcity, we need to hoard our resources, but even at this time, nothing was the secret to life, but then survival didnt need us to have any secrets, lizards have survived for a long time without this secret. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We need the secret of nothing - (no past, no future, no spoon) because we have words which allow us to choose how we are being in any given moment. This was a gift of evolution and a curse. It allows us to powerfully choose something new, and with a simple thought change how we are being in a given moment, at the same time, the pattern survival brain fights us to keep things safe and the same. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I will never arrive, I will never end this path. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;But my life is so powerful now! 
&lt;br/&gt;I quit my job, and get 10 offers making a lot more money! 
&lt;br/&gt;I sell my car, and get a better car for a lot less money! 
&lt;br/&gt;I give up my past beliefs about family and friends, and now they love me and all my relationship rock! 
&lt;br/&gt;I stop having fears about retirement, and my retirement starts to grow expotentionally! 
&lt;br/&gt;I could keep going on....but I think you get the idea. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Its not nothing, its no thing, or its no thought, or its no past beliefs, maybe its that there is no spoon, but that doesnt describe it. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;What I learned is that we put our past into our future, this puts our past into our future in our present possible moment, so we are living our past in our future right now, and that doesnt work. The past has very little to do with now, our consideration about life right now have little to do with what is, and our future isnt here till we BE_Do it right now anyways. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;But maybe you enlighten folks can tell me how lost I really am in this nothing... 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I didnt have anthing to say either so I wrote this nothing, I wasnt even sure how to say nothing, and given what I said, its nothing really. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;But I hope you liked my nothing, I really need to say nothing, to fully keep my brain from creating something out of this nothing. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I appreciate a space of nothing to put together this nothing concept and mostly the sharing is so very powerful, I can't have the power of nothing unless you all hear my nothing rant and keep me in the space of being nothing. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I thank you for nothing, I love you for nothing everything, I hope nothing touches your life and gives you everything and anything from this clearing in the realm of infinite possiblitiy broght about from nothing. &lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>The Hidden Blessings in Our "Less Than Perfect" Relationships</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;NAMASTE~
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Below is an article I posted on my blog that seems to have presented an opportunity for discussion and deeper understanding...
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&lt;br/&gt;A discussion that I wanted to bring here...for I know that there are many of us that have much to share and receive on the subject *warm smile*
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&lt;br/&gt;****************************
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&lt;br/&gt;Dealing With Difficult People
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&lt;br/&gt;We encounter a wide variety of people throughout our lives. Many of them touch us in some positive way. Occasionally, however, we encounter those individuals who, for whatever reason, can be difficult to deal with.
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&lt;br/&gt;Perhaps this person is a colleague or close friend that you feel is deliberately being obtuse, inviting in trouble, or doing foolish things that you find annoying.
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&lt;br/&gt;Sometimes, it may be possible to appease or avoid those people short term. Dealing with them in the long term, however, can be exhausting.
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&lt;br/&gt;The behavior of difficult people can even make you feel like losing your temper, but keep your cool. Staying calm is the first step, especially when you are ready to confront them.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Avoiding a difficult person can improve impossible and not in your best interest, especially if you live or work together. Likewise, attempts to steer clear of them can become a source of stress and anxiety when they are a part of your social circle. When this is the case, it is best to kindly address the problem. Try not to let their actions or mood affect you.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;You also may want to try expressing your feelings directly. Tell the person how their actions make you feel, and encourage them toward a more positive course of action. Speak assertively, but respectfully, and don't portray yourself as a victim.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Another approach for dealing with a difficult individual is to gain a deeper understanding of who that person is. Ask them why they do or say certain things. If you disagree with their motives, question them further so you can try and discover the root of their behavior. In doing so, you may be able to gently shift their perceptions, or at least help them understand your poi! nt of view.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;You may want to think about what you want to say to a difficult person before you actually talk to them. If you can, avoid being judgmental or defensive, and try to approach the conversation objectively. If the person is open to the idea, try coming to an agreement. If approaching them fails, let it go and move on.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;***There is no reason to let a difficult person or situation have power over your state of being.***
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Remember that a lot can be accomplished when you take the time to listen and offer up alternative perspectives.
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&lt;br/&gt;www.DailyOM.com&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Hello?</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Is anyone still here? This is my favorite tribe to read, but no one has posted for so long. *sniff, sniff* Come back!&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>psst...</title>
      <link>http://tribes.tribe.net/sacredvessels/thread/4c634ad9-5f8d-4174-90c3-0e851eac6946</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;i just saw a truth seeker
&lt;br/&gt;she's coming back around!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;let's all yell 
&lt;br/&gt;SURPRISE! 
&lt;br/&gt;when she gets here....
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;(she's the girl with the dreamy smile on her face)
&lt;br/&gt;heehee&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>New Tribe:  People who love Women who love Women</title>
      <link>http://tribes.tribe.net/sacredvessels/thread/27f48af3-9517-4d76-8373-5fb156a1c743</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Are you attracted to women who love women?
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;If so, you are cordially invited to join us in this new tribe celebrating these very special females and our love of them.  
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;http://tribes.tribe.net/people_who_love_women_who_love_women
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;All genders and orientations welcome.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We all come from the Goddess, and to Her we shall return.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt; - Dreamer&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>SEXUAL SYNERGY</title>
      <link>http://tribes.tribe.net/sacredvessels/thread/80d2a67c-34a9-48ee-bee9-37816e58425a</link>
      <description>&lt;div&gt;Just the word ‘sex’, and any form thereof, is enough to capture our attention, to draw us in . . . if I put just the right emphasis on a certain aspect, use a particular combination of words, or charge these vary words that travel over the Web, I have the ‘power’ to ignite the flame within that is deep within in each and everyone of us. Do you feel the spark? Can you feel it rising? Just the suggestion alone is enough . . . 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We want to know more about it, we can’t seem to get enough information or experiences of sex, we are constantly searching to see, experience and understand sexual intimacy from its limitless angles . . . and throughout our many lifetimes, we have done just that. In its most exalted, divine state --and in its most debased state, we have experienced sexual energy in all of its forms. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;And in our limitless explorations along the lines of Time, we have created so many preconceived, highly inhibitive views and beliefs surrounding sexual energy. In our explorations, we have generated deep-seated feeling of guilt and shame over the choice to abuse the power given unto us. This has occurred not only in the past of our genetic forefathers, but in our endless soul journeys and in this lifetime . . . there are many wounds and beliefs to heal that are buried in our genetics and collective unconscious. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;And Now --in this Moment, in this Time --we are undergoing mass acceleration . . . acceleration of vibrational energy, acceleration of information, acceleration of synchronicity, an acceleration of feelings and emotions. And with acceleration, we must commit to integrating and balancing this so that we may anchor the higher energy for others. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Some of us are called to heal, as I myself am. I apparently choose to aid in the healing and transformation of sexual wounds and destructive belief patterns . . . first my own, and then others. Sometimes I could kick myself in the ass for my personal game plan I plotted out before ‘beaming in’ this time around. For I have just recently discovered, this may be my toughest task and lesson yet. There are those who claim Truths to be their own, but fall short when real life calls them to put these Truths to practice. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I bless them and the teachings they provide me and continue to love them, always --in all ways. For as we give to one, we give to All. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;But I AM thankful, for there are those who covenants were forged with; and they are honoring such . . . my intimate Family of Light amidst the larger family. A dear, beloved Brother has recently reminded me of such: 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;“The hardest part is having them distinguish the difference between universal and romantic love because they will invariably be attracted or always want to go for the sexual side of things and use whatever ruses they have to get there....” 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Sexual energy is a VERY powerful, and as with any tool, it has the power to create or destroy. In my remembrance, I have attempted to use this energy as a tool for healing, the best that I have known how within any given moment. But in this Time, it is truly uncharted territory and I am bound to make mistakes, for that is a part of the ‘re-learning’ process. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Sexual energy acts as an accelerator --it quickens the global acceleration process that is underway . . . IF love is present. If pure love is not present, well . . . the fall out varies according to each encounter and the issues contained therein. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;There is much more I wish to share, but for the moment I shall pause here. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Beloved Sisters and Brothers --question, explore, feel, enjoy . . . BUT cover all your explorations in peace and love –striving for the purest intent and blessed balance within each encounter and interaction~ 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Abounding Blessings~&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>The Mother</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;"She rejoices in her life, loves the physical plane, loves the opportunity to manifest her spirit in physical form, loves the sitcks, stones, bones and plants, animals, sun, rain, wind and erathquakes.  She is content.  The Universe is her home . . . 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;She is desirous of goodness, rightness and prosperity and she attains this on her inward search toward balance.  She has discoverd the key to prosperity.  For her, that key is love.  Self-love. Love of life . . .
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Through careful observation, she has come to understand each element's constructive and destructive capability . . . because she serves them well, they are at her command. . . but her control is neither aggressive nor possessive. . . 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;In a mature way . . . she loves sensual pleasure and physical comfort.  She is incredibly creative in making her home.  Because she is receptive and emanates love, she is wonderful at lovemaking and bearing and nuturing children, all children, the children of mind and body.  She creates for all, a joyous life.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;It is a wonderful thing to be in the bountiful Earth Mother's circle of love."
&lt;br/&gt;-Tarot of the Spirit : Pamela Eakins, PhD
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;As a mother and a lover, this passage resonates so deeply within me . . .
&lt;br/&gt;sound familiar anyone?  ;-)
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Blessed Be~
&lt;br/&gt;
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      <title>The Lovers</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;"It is not ouside of yourself that you are looking for a 'twin flame' partner.
&lt;br/&gt;You are looking for the integration of the female and male essence within yourself . . . you become complete within"
&lt;br/&gt;--Pleiadians / 'Bringers of the Dawn'
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;We so very often search for completion to come from the union of two bodies, before first becoming complete within.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I, myself, have experienced this.  Spirit pressed upon me, through various vessels, to take the time to heal, to become whole within myself.  
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Clever and stubborn girl that I am, I convinced myself that I had done just that very thing . . . 'ok, yeah, I understand . . . so since I understand, it is ok for me to be with this one (or that one)'.  He-he!  I did not attract the one whom my heart truly yearns for, but those who carried behaviors that reflected to me the very issues that I was refusing to deal with.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;When I finally had had enough, I decided it was time to dig my heals in and put blinders on to men (not easy, for I do so love them! * wink *).  My ego pitched a royal fit . . . it hurt, this thing called 'spending time with oneself', the thoughts and emotions that rose were not the most pleasant --but it was such a blessed process.  The ego finally hushed, and I could begin to REALLY hear Spirit. 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I like to think I have finally done it . . . integrating the female and male essence within. My last relationship was wonderful, however brief.  I was able to not place expectations on outcomes and simply allow it to be and express itself.  He and I have gone in different directions, but with love and much respect for one another.  Is it possible it is just the 'ego' being tricky, yes . . . but Spirit is much more clever, and I trust that all is as it should be.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Full moon today, as I type this . . . watch out beloved brothers, Full moon is the Huntress in full force!  * wink *&lt;/div&gt;
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      <pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:33:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Our Blessed Children</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;I have a question (go figure *grin*) that has been heavy on my heart
&lt;br/&gt;as of late . . . 
&lt;br/&gt;and I am seeking others perspectives/understanding --especially from the perspective of other mothers (although not exclusive to moms, either).
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;What of those who 'choose' not to make the ascension?
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;As a divorced mother, I often wonder what will happen --as I do not forsee my daughter's father making the 'shift'.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;The root of that question is how will this affect my beautiful Angel, if at all?
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;It is one thing to know/understand and integrate that which Is. . . but when I look at my Angel . . . I can not help by wonder about such things and how it will impact her --and other children.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Any thoughts? 
&lt;br/&gt;Any other mothers pondering the same question?
&lt;br/&gt;
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&lt;br/&gt;Endlessly Searching~&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>The Feminine Divine</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;~NAMASTE~
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I have a great affinity to symbolism and so have spent many moons
&lt;br/&gt;delving into the Mysteries of such.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;A few months ago, for the first time in my life, I called upon Goddess 
&lt;br/&gt;in a time of "need" . . . I was dumb-founded by the speed in which I saw
&lt;br/&gt;Her hand at work.  Had it not been for "Bringers of the Dawn", the thought would have not even occured to me.  
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I poured through my books, searching for Her, wanting to know all there 
&lt;br/&gt;was to know . . . who was this One who came to my aid with such lightning speed? 
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;It was not as easy as delving into the Mysteries of Christ, for She had been discounted, discarded and forgotten throughout history. She was there, though, silently and patiently waiting to be re-discovered.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Goddess bless the Pagan movement, for they had not forgotten Her.  ;-)
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;So, with that being said . . . I wanted to share and discuss the Feminine 
&lt;br/&gt;Divine that is associated with the different elements, symbolisms and such.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;The Holy Grail(vessel) and Compass Rose(?)
&lt;br/&gt;have been floating (actually running) around in my mind as of late, for starters . . .
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      <title>Co-Creating</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Beloved Sisters~
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I so very much value your input and perspectives; I welcome you to be co-creators with me on this tribe . . .
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;My connection to The Goddess is very much rooted in Celtic tradition, so you will see this in my post . . . however, I am very much aware that Great Goddess is not bound solely to the Celts, and her pressence and essence is Universal.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;I look forward to learning more about Her --through the eyes of my sisters.
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;This tribe is in dedication and honor to Great Goddess, and the Goddess within us all.&lt;/div&gt;
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Her tapestry broad as the sky
&lt;br/&gt;Woven with strands connecting you and I
&lt;br/&gt;Rich rippling fabric both old and new
&lt;br/&gt;We move through the patterns seeking what's true
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Woven with love, woven with grace
&lt;br/&gt;Beads lighting up the intersections of space
&lt;br/&gt;Each strand flows and follows from beginning to end
&lt;br/&gt;Expressing its energy and beginning again
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Each bead has color, a time and a place
&lt;br/&gt;Each thread has a rhythm, a groove and a taste
&lt;br/&gt;A fabric alive with the sounds of all life
&lt;br/&gt;A heartbeat connecting beneath worry and strife
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;It glows and it glitters, to create and to show
&lt;br/&gt;To undo the knower, knowing and known
&lt;br/&gt;To lead you right here, within your own heart
&lt;br/&gt;To complete all your tangles, so loving can start&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Poetic Expressions</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;This thread is intended to be a place to share the poetic expressions
&lt;br/&gt;of our minds, hearts and souls . . .
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;'shannon's' poem inspired the idea . . . so it with much joy that she has agreed for me to post her's . . .
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Muse on, sisters!
&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;br/&gt;Abounding Light and Love~&lt;/div&gt;
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      <title>Women are from Pleiades / Men are from Sirius</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Ok, couldn't help myself . . . another thought bouncing around I wanted to put "out there" to see where it would go . . . 
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&lt;br/&gt;This is in all Light Heartedness, now, so play fair!
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 08:31:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2005-08-18T08:31:31Z</dc:date>
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      <title>The Maiden</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;AKA
&lt;br/&gt;The Virgin
&lt;br/&gt;The Huntress
&lt;br/&gt;The Warrior
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&lt;br/&gt;"She is spring . . . she is the dawn, eternal youth and vigor, enchantment and seduction, the waxing Moon . . . 
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&lt;br/&gt;She is the armed keeper of the Mother's Universal laws, a swift messenger from the Divine Source of life . . . she can deal out punishment to offenders of those laws . . . not blindly . . . but dispassionately as a guardian of balance.
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&lt;br/&gt;She is friend and companion of all . . . more a comrade than nurturer, as is the Mother.  
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&lt;br/&gt;She is free with her feelings and emotions . . . she is aware of her sexuality, sometimes holding it at bay, other times abandoning all else to revel in it. 
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&lt;br/&gt;The term Virgin . . . means independent, her own person.  No one rules her. . . she knows who she is and dreams of the potential for what she can become . . . she is shyness and assertiveness, confidence and fear, all rolled into one . . ."
&lt;br/&gt; -Maiden, Mother, Crone: The Myth and Reality of the Triple Goddess / D.J. Conway
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&lt;br/&gt;I SOOOO love this aspect!  *mischevious grin*
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&lt;br/&gt;Light and Love~
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 05:21:50 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Goddess through the heavens</title>
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      <description>&lt;div&gt;Libra / Maiden / dispenser of Justice / Air
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&lt;br/&gt;Capricorn / Mother / building, establishing home and community / Earth
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&lt;br/&gt;Pleiades / Crone ('Wise Grandmother') / wisdom, advice, guidance / Ether
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&lt;br/&gt;That's all I know off the top of my head . . . 
&lt;br/&gt;can anyone fill in the blanks / have others to add?
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&lt;br/&gt;Venus / Mother / love, beauty, arts, home / ? . . . ?
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&lt;br/&gt;Virgo / Maiden-Virgin / ? . . . . .? / Earth
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      <pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2005 09:45:08 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:date>2005-08-18T09:45:08Z</dc:date>
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