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With Imagining Karma, Gananath Obeyesekere embarks on the very first comparison of rebirth concepts across a wide range of cultures. Exploring in rich detail the beliefs of small-scale societies of West Africa, Melanesia, traditional Siberia, Canada, and the northwest coast of North America, Obeyesekere compares their ideas with those of the ancient and modern Indic civilizations and with the Greek rebirth theories of Pythagoras, Empedocles, Pindar, and Plato. His groundbreaking and authoritative discussion decenters the popular notion that India was the origin and locus of ideas of rebirth. As Obeyesekere compares responses to the most fundamental questions of human existence, he challenges readers to reexamine accepted ideas about death, cosmology, morality, and eschatology.
Obeyesekere's comprehensive inquiry shows that diverse societies have come through independent invention or borrowing to believe in reincarnation as an integral part of their larger cosmological systems. The author brings together into a coherent methodological framework the thought of such diverse thinkers as Weber, Wittgenstein, and Nietzsche. In a contemporary intellectual context that celebrates difference and cultural relativism, this book makes a case for disciplined comparison, a humane view of human nature, and a theoretical understanding of "family resemblances" and differences across great cultural divides.

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Kratos is a warrior in the service of the Greek gods of Olympus. It is revealed (via a series of flashbacks) that Kratos was once a captain in the Spartan army. A fierce warrior, Kratos led his army to several victories, until finally overmatched by an invading horde of barbarians. Outnumbered and on the verge of being killed by the Barbarian King, Kratos called to the God of War, Ares. Kratos promised to serve Ares servitude if the god would spare the Spartans and provide the power to destroy their enemies. Ares hears Kratos' prayer, and bonds the "Blades of Chaos" (a pair of chain blades and forged in the depths of Tartarus) to his new servant. Kratos then returns to the confrontation with the Barbarian King and decapitates his foe. A victorious Kratos then wages war against all of Greece, and eventually leads an attack on a village occupied by worshippers of Athena. Ares tricks Kratos by placing his wife and child in the village, whom Kratos accidentally kills. Although Ares intends for this act to make Kratos the perfect warrior, Kratos renounces his servitude to Ares. The oracle of the now destroyed village curses Kratos, and the ashes of his family adhere to his skin, turning it ash-white. Now the "Ghost of Sparta", Kratos is plagued by nightmares of his horrible deed and commits to ten years of servitude to the other gods of Olympus. Eventually tired of his servitude, Kratos summons Athena, who states that if Kratos performs one final deed—the murder of Ares—he ...

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Zeus and the other gods of shining Olympus were in reality divine only by popular consent. Over the course of time Olympian luster diminished in favor of religious experiences more immediate to the concerns of people living in an increasingly cosmopolitan ancient world. These experiences were provided by the mysteries, religions that flourished particularly during the Hellenistic period and were secretly practiced by groups of adherents who decided, through personal choice, to be initiated into the profound realities of one deity or another. Unlike the official state religions, in which people were expected to make an outward show of allegiance to the local gods, the mysteries emphasized an inwardness and privacy of worship within a closed band of initiates.

In this book, Marvin W. Meyer explores the sacrifices and prayers, the public celebrations and secret ceremonies, the theatrical performances and literary works, the gods and goddesses that were a part of the mystery religions of Greece in the seventh century B.C. to the Judaism and Christianity of the Roman world of the seventh century A.D.

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During the 1920s, over a million and a half Greeks were forced to leave their lands and towns. Many became refugees, even in Greece, and some became known as rebetes. They were very much discriminated against. Rebetika traces their struggle through the evolution of their music—enriched by new challenges and a sense of tragedy for which the Greeks are famous. Rebetika has been compared to the American blues, the Portuguese fado, and the Spanish flamenco.

Rebetika is a fascinating history of the anguish of an uprooted people from their ancestral homes. From Greek-inhabited Asia Minor, particularly along the Ionian Sea coast, thousands were expelled to live elsewhere in what they call the Catastrophe of 1922. This bitter experience of uprooting a people who lived there for thousands of years was the result of nationalism and war.

Through innovative musical forms, the songs of these refugees arose from their hardships and suffering, their fruitless dreams, their current and lost loves, and, underlying it all, their jaunty tough will to survive.

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ORPHEUS & EURYDICE IN 10 MINUTES

This is a homemade video, made by three teenagers for their mythology project in school. The myth: While fleeing from Aristaeus, Eurydice ran into a nest of snakes which bit her fatally. Distraught, Orpheus played such sad songs and sang so mournfully that all the nymphs and gods wept. On their advice, Orpheus traveled to the underworld and his music softened the hearts of Hades, who agreed to allow Eurydice to return with him to earth on one condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached the upper world. He set off with Eurydice following and in his anxiety as soon as he reached the upper world he turned to look at her, but her foot was still in the shadows of the Underworld

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Introducing the most complete cross-reference ever for the universal worship of the Divine Feminine. The Goddess Guide is indispensable for anyone who's ever wondered which Goddess to invoke for a particular ritual, blessing, prayer, or meditation.

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Aristotle said that philosophy begins with wonder, and the first Western philosophers developed theories of the world which express simultaneously their sense of wonder and their intuition that the world should be comprehensible. But their enterprise was by no means limited to this proto-scientific task. Through, for instance, Heraclitus' enigmatic sayings, the poetry of Parmenides and Empedocles, and Zeno's paradoxes, the Western world was introduced to metaphysics, rationalist theology, ethics, and logic, by thinkers who often seem to be mystics or shamans as much as philosophers or scientists in the modern mould. And out of the Sophists' reflections on human beings and their place in the world arose and interest in language, and in political, moral, and social philosophy.
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Close your eyes and picture -- just for a moment -- hell. Fire? Demons? Eternal torment?

Well, yes -- that's the place, in one very hot nutshell. But that's not all there is to the forbidding world beneath us. For a few millennia now, we mortals have imagined and reimagined hell in countless ways: as a realm of damnation, as an inspiration for highest art, as a setting for the lowest of lowbrow comedy. One might conclude that for all our good intentions to enter para- dise, we can't seem to get enough vivid details of its counterpart, hell.

Provocative, colorful, and damned entertaining, Go to Hell takes readers on a tour of the underworld that is both darkly comical and seriously informative. From the frozen hell of the Vikings to the sun-drenched Cayman Islands' town of Hell (where tourists line up to have their postcards aptly postmarked), from Dante's circles of hell to Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Hellmouth, Go to Hell embraces our evolving relationship with the sinner's final destination, revealing how we truly think of ourselves in this world.

What's down below?

Meet HEL, the hideous, half-rotting goddess of the Viking underworld.

Beware the Egyptians' AM-MUT, an unsightly mix of lion, crocodile, and hippo parts, and insatiably hungry for wicked souls.

Visit JIGOKU, a Buddhist realm of eight fiery hells and eight icy hells: an all-you-can-suffer hot-and-cold buffet.

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Greek Gods - Artemis and Apollo

Zeus and the goddess Leto, daughter of Titans Coeus and Phoebe, bore two children who would rise up to take a place in the Olympic pantheon. The twins were named Apollo and Artemis, and their arrival in the world was not so simple.

Hera, wife of Zeus, was insanely jealous of Leto and sought to prevent the birth of Leto's two children. She antagonized Leto and sent a serpent to terrorize the goddess and stop her from finding a place to bear her children. It was the goddess Asteria who offered refuge to her sister on the island of Ortygia and there that Leto bore Artemis and Apollo.

Artermis was born first and immediately set about assisting her mother through the nine days of labor she endured to deliver her son Apollo. Leto's aunt, Themis, acted as caretaker to the twins, feeding them ambrosia and nectar, the food of the gods.

Apollo and Artemis loved their mother deeply and protected the safety and honor of their mother. On tale of Greek mythology tells how Artemis and Apollo prevented Leto from being raped by Titus in the grove of Delphi. Called by their mother, they attached the giant Titus with their arrows which rained down upon him and killed him in an instant. Zeus was outraged by Titus' actions and consigned him to Hades.

Another myth tells the story of how Artemis and Apollo killed all of the goddess Niobe's children when she boasted of her own children's superior beauty, insulting Leto. Though it's unclear if this was a defense of their mother or motivated by their own outrage.

At a young age, Artemis was told by Zeus to name the gifts that she desired. Artemis chose a bow and arrow, free reign of the mountains, a city to dwell in and eternal virginity. Zeus granted all these wishes. Artemis would come to be viewed as the virgin goddess of the hunt and wildlife. She was also seen as a protector figure of women in childbirth.

Apollo would become the god of archery, healing, music and youth. Greek mythology tells how Apollo took up the bow created for him by Hephaestus and pursued the serpent into Delphi where he killed it. Gaia was incensed at having her shrine, where the Oracle of Delphi resided, desecrated. Apollo was not punished for his crime and in time became the god of Prophecy, and the Oracle of Delphi became the Oracle of Apollo.

He would also become an influential god of music whose musicianship was unparalleled. Many challenged Apollo to contests of musical prowess, but all failed to best the god.

Apollo never married though he was definitely not an immortal virgin. He fathered more than a dozen children with many women both goddesses and mortals alike.

The twin god and goddess, Apollo and Artemis, were forever connected in Greek mythology. They are both expert archers and hunters who often enjoyed hunting together. They shared the capability of subjecting mortals to plague and pestilence as well.

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Beach Vacation Check List

Are you planning on heading down to the beach soon? Whether you're flying, or you're going to drive, there are some things that you want to keep in mind when you're ready to head to the beach. Below, I wrote down some things that you need when it's time to head down to the beach.

A GPS - If you're going somewhere that you're not familiar with, you'll definitely need a GPS. This is going to tell you exactly where to go. The best thing that I like about it is that you can find the local restaurants and shops if you want to leave the beach for a few.

Get your hotel - If you're going to stay in a hotel, make sure that you get your reservations ahead of time. While you don't need to stay on the beach, it may help, so that you won't have to drive anywhere. The price difference may be worth it.

Your camera - You won't want to miss out on any memories, so don't forget to bring your camera so that you can take lots of pictures!

Sunscreen - The sun will most likely be out, and without sunscreen, you're going to be on unhappy camper. Around me, the dollar stores generally carry it.

Coolers - Many beaches allow you to bring some food, and drinks. Instead of buying it there, I would bring a cooler, and save the money.

Blanket / Umbrella - Since you're going to be sitting around for a while on the beach, consider bringing an umbrella, and blanket to be more comfortable.

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Ancient names come to rich and fascinating life in this lavishly illustrated gift book for mythology fans and word lovers.

Did you know that “museums” were initially temples built to worship the nine muses, the goddesses of the arts? That “Janus” was the god of the doorways and hallways, and we have named our janitors after him?
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The Mesopotamian influence on Greek mythology in literary works of the epic period is considerable - yet it is a largely unexplored field. In this book Charles Penglase investigates major Mesopotamian and Greek myths. His examination concentrates on journey myths. A major breakthrough is achieved in the recognition of the extent of Mesopotamian influence and in the understanding of the colourful myths involved.
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This is the first book to analyze systematically crucial aspects of ancient Greek philosophy in their original context of mystery, religion, and magic. The author brings to light recently uncovered evidence about ancient Pythagoreanism and its influence on Plato, and reconstructs the fascinating esoteric transmission of Pythagorean ideas from the Greek West down to the alchemists and magicians of Egypt, and from there into the world of Islam.

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Charles Rowan Beye'’s critically acclaimed interpretive introduction to the epic poetry and poets of Ancient Greece, Rome, and Assyria is here reprinted in an expanded second edition with a new preface, new chapter on Gilgamesh, and an Appendix of Further Reading 1993–2005. For centuries the beginnings of the literary history of the West were defined by the Hebrew Bible - —what most people call the Old Testament - and Homer's epic poems, the Iliad and Odyssey. These texts were once naively imagined to have come about in splendid isolation either as a miracle of divine creation or the spontaneous combustion of the '“Greek genius.'” The mighty stream of words down over the millennia to our own time are so many generations of offspring still somehow beholden to their initial begetters. Thus do we construe Western Literature. -from Chapter 8: Gilgamesh

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This was made for a project. It's not the actualt project, that was report, but I needed a presentation for said project... so yesh. I really don't own a darn thing in this, just the clock animation and the little pic of the underworld. The rest was easy cuz I just stole it off the internet :) but I'm not claiming onwership on it, so I hope it's cool w/ the owners. You guys rock!

Dream Interpretation and Greek Mythology

Initially, as I was trying to decipher the mysterious language of the dreams, I examined Greek mythology. I understood how it related to the meaning of our dreams because the stories and themes that comprise the mythological stories are actually archetypes.

Archetypes are dream symbols immensely powerful. We find them in the artistic and religions manifestations of all civilizations across eras, in addition to finding them in dreams of many different people from different places in all historical times.

By translating the symbolic meaning of the archetypes contained in Greek mythology, we decipher the hidden message present in these images and stories, parallel to the meaning that can be understood by our conscious mind.

There are many meanings in a symbol because it simultaneously represents many things, and therefore, the relevant definition depends on how it appears in a dream and in artistic or religious manifestations.

While Homer speaks of only one "Moira" (Destiny), Esiodos mentions three "moires" (destinies). Each part does something in order to change the luck of the human being: one of them weaves life, the other one rolls the yarn, and the last one cuts it.

The three destinies of humans are the symbolic representation of the three destinies one's life has, depending on which of the three parts of the psyche one chooses to follow.

The part that gives one life (weaves one's destiny) is the wise unconscious that produces dreams to protect from the craziness inherent in the anti-conscience and that tries to help one completely develop one's human conscience so that he may live peacefully and happily.

The destiny that rolls the yarn is the conscience, which decides one's actions but frequently makes many mistakes because it is ignorant, selfish and a big victim of the person's ego. The ego is connected with the anti-conscience that wishes to destroy the conscience through craziness.

The destiny that cuts the yarn is the demoniac anti-conscience: one's primitive conscience that never evolved and still exists in one's psyche, provoking many problems with its invasions in the conscious realm. This dangerous part has to be tamed and transformed into a positive part of the conscience; otherwise, it causes depression, neurosis and several worse psychic diseases that cannot be cured when the destruction of the conscience is complete.

Poseidon, the god of the Sea, was one of the most important gods in Greek mythology. He ruled the ocean and had his empire there. His older brother, Addis, possessed the world of the depth and his younger brother Dias was the god of the sky and earth.

The symbolism we find here is similar-Dias is the wise unconscious mind trying to help humans transform their lives on Earth, so that they may forever live happily in the sky, in the perfect world of sanctity, which is paradise.

Poseidon is the god of the sea, which represents craziness. Therefore, Poseidon is in the place of the conscience, which is also absurd, even though it has transformed through consciousness. It has to be completely developed; otherwise, it leads the human being to the labyrinth of craziness because it is dominated by the evil anti-conscience.

Addis represents Satan, the god of hell, since he rules the depths. If the human being doesn't fight the domination of the anti-conscience, one becomes its victim and ends up imprisoned forever in the labyrinth of craziness, which is the worst fate for anyone.

Craziness represents terror and terror brings despair: this is the worst destiny for a human being. This tragic destiny is psychic hell, the most unbearable misfortune that exists.

Only craziness prevention can save humanity from the hell of poverty, prostitution and violence that facilitate the poisonous destruction caused by the anti-conscience. Only through the exact interpretation of dreams according to Carl Jung's method, which I have simplified, can everyone overcome depression and all existent mental illnesses with certainty, acquiring mental, emotional and psychic health for life.

This is how you will control your destiny and never be a victim of the anti-conscience's traps, replacing what could potentially be negative in the future with something that will bring you joy and satisfaction instead.

Bibliography:

Encyclopaedia of Mythology-Gods and Heroes of The Ancient World

Viteh Zamarovski

Editions Tambaki

Athens - 1981

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Who Do You Say That I Am?

Matthew 16:13 When Jesus came into the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, saying, "Who do men say that I, the Son of Man, am?''

14. So they said, "Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.''

15. He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?''

Our Lord has a way of cutting right through the fluff and getting straight to what is important. Peter was really set up to answer this question. Actually, this was the most important question Peter was ever asked. In fact, it is the most important question any of us could ever be asked as well. Lets read the rest of this passage...

16. And Simon Peter answered and said, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.''

17. Jesus answered and said to him, "Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven.

18. "And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it.

19. "And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.''

When we are judged, it will be how we have answered this question that matters. Where we spend eternity hangs on how we answer this question. However, at that point in time it will be too late to receive eternal life. The time to answer the question is now. Now determines how we are to spend later.

Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,

All will stand before God and we will confess Jesus as Lord, you will know then that it is too late, we are given the opportunity now to make the decision that matters.

Philippians 2:9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name,

10. that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth,

11. and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

One way or another all will confess Jesus as Lord.

Jesus asked who do men say that I am? They answered, some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. He said to them, "But who do you say that I am?''

Then Jesus came right to the point, and asked Simon Peter who do you say that I am? Peter did not hesitate, he immediately responded, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

Peter responded with the truth from his heart. This simple acknowledgement of faith is the key to eternal life, and as far as that is concerned, all of God's promises. Jesus went on to tell Peter that he was blessed because of this acknowledgement. He said the Father has revealed this to you, and because of your acknowledgement of this fact, you are blessed.
Because of the acknowledgement of this revealed truth, Peter passed from death to life.
This is the same way we all have to come to the Father; there is no other way. The Father will reveal Jesus to us, not flesh and blood, but the Father Himself through the working of the Holy Spirit, will make Jesus known to you. Then the decision is up to us what we do with this truth. Jesus helped Peter by prompting him with this question, Who do you say that I am?

You see, Peter had to answer the question. One way or another the question must be answered in order for us to receive the promise of eternal life. Each of us must come to this point after we have received this revealed knowledge to act on it or ignore it. You might think why is it such a big deal, I go to church, I'm a good person, I'm involved in my community. I would say these things are good, but not what God is requiring to receive His promise of eternal life. Millions of people hear the Gospel message, receive revelation knowledge by the Holy Spirit, and do nothing with what they have received. They receive the ability to receive the very life of God, and do nothing with it. The truth is, it happens every single day. People ignore the greatest gift ever given, not placing much importance on the most important thing.

Jesus certainly knew the importance of this question when He asked Peter, and went on to explain the truth to Peter and to all of us as well. He said, flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but My Father who is in heaven. Without revelation, we can not come, and without hearing, we can not receive revelation. This is the primary way the faith comes, and that is revelation by the Holy Spirit.

If you've never accepted Christ, you have either never heard or you have refused what you have heard. This is a very dangerous place to be. Our eternal future hangs on how we respond when the Spirit reveals the Christ to us. Flesh and blood can not reveal this to us, it is not by man, although God uses man to proclaim the message, God the Father is the revealer.

Jesus was telling Peter how to receive the gift, He was not saying that He was going to build His church upon Peter. God's church is built upon no man. Lets look at the context of what was being said in this passage of Scripture. Jesus had just told Peter that he had received revelation knowledge from the Father. Then He said, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it.

In the Greek, it is becomes much clearer as to what Jesus was saying, so lets take the time to define some things.

Jesus said you are Peter, The Greek word for Peter is pet'-ros a primary word; a (piece of) rock. In other words, Jesus was saying you are Peter a piece of rock, or we could say a small rock or pebble. Then Jesus went on to say, and upon this rock I will build My church. The Greek word for rock here is petra, literally or figuratively a mass of rock, or bedrock. Jesus was saying you are a little rock Peter, but upon this bedrock I will build my church and the gates of Hell will not prevail against it. The bedrock is revealed knowledge of God acted upon. The gates of hell can not prevail against this, aren't you glad? If Satan could prevent the new birth from taking place, don't you think he would, but he can't. He can not stop the Word of God from bearing fruit, and he can not stop the Holy Spirit from revealing the Christ, and he can not stop you from acknowledging Him as your Savior and Lord, only you can do that. This is a decision we have to make, this is the decision that the gates of hell can not prevail against. It is also the decision that we will be judged upon.

Regardless of what kind of lie the devil throws at you and know this, it is a lie, and not the truth. No lie can prevent the truth from coming to pass. It can not happen.

1.The Word goes forth, and revelation comes.

2. The Word is received as truth, and acted upon.

3. The new birth takes place.

This will always happen. Nothing can stop it. All the demons of hell can not stop the miracle of the new birth from coming to pass.

Paul talks about this in the book of Romans, lets see.

Romans 10:6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, "Do not say in your heart, `Who will ascend into heaven?' '' (that is, to bring Christ down from above)

7. or, " `Who will descend into the abyss?' '' (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead).

8. But what does it say? "The word is near you, even in your mouth and in your heart'' (that is, the word of faith which we preach):

9. that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.

10. For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation.

11. For the Scripture says, "Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.''

12. For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him.

13. For "whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.''

14. How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?

If you have believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, but have never acted upon this revealed knowledge, and you want to know for sure that you are a child of God, take the next step now. Confess Him with your mouth, and then you will be saved.
You can start right now by praying this prayer.

Dear Heavenly Father, I come to you in the name of Jesus. Your word says, "...and the one who comes to Me I will by no means cast out." (Jn.6:37),

So I know You won't cast me out, but You take me in, And I thank you for it. You said in your Word, "whoever calls upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.'' (Ro. 10:13).

I am calling on Your name, So I know You have saved me now, You also said, "...that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. For with the heart one believes to righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made to salvation." (Ro.10:9, 10).

I believe in my heart that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. I believe He was raised from the dead for my justification. And I confess Him now as my Lord, Because Your Word says, "... with the heart one believes to righteousness..." and I do believe with my heart, I have now become the righteousness of God in Christ. (2 Cor. 5:21),

And I am saved! Thank You, Lord!

I can now truthfully say, I see myself as a born again child of God!

Glory to God!!!! Amen.

I was raised Catholic, and was born again at the age of 17. I received God's call into ministry at the age of 19 and began to prepare for ministry. I graduated from Rhema Bible Training Center in 1979. The Lord has called me to teach. My desire is to help all that are seeking to come into a deeper understanding of what God has done for us through Christ Jesus and I have started a web site for this purpose called The Olive Branch; Please visit us for more free studies and resources to help you on your journey.
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What does it mean when a fictional hero takes a journey?. Shares a meal? Gets drenched in a sudden rain shower? Often, there is much more going on in a novel or poem than is readily visible on the surface—a symbol, maybe, that remains elusive, or an unexpected twist on a character—and there's that sneaking suspicion that the deeper meaning of a literary text keeps escaping you.

In this practical and amusing guide to literature, Thomas C. Foster shows how easy and gratifying it is to unlock those hidden truths, and to discover a world where a road leads to a quest; a shared meal may signify a communion; and rain, whether cleansing or destructive, is never just rain. Ranging from major themes to literary models, narrative devices, and form, How to Read Literature Like a Professor is the perfect companion for making your reading experience more enriching, satisfying, and fun.

The Aeneid: Book VI (Part 1)

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God of War 3 - Deities

God of War 3 is an action based game of epic proportions that takes place within the realm of Greek mythology. Because of this, God of War 3 sees the hero (or anti-hero if you will) come across a number of Olympian deities throughout his journey.

While God of War 3 sees Kratos finishing off the remaining deities in his quest to take revenge on Zeus, the deities themselves were part of the storyline from the very beginning. Here is a list of the major Olympian Gods that you will come across on your journey.

Ares

Ares is the original God of war, the son of both Hera and Zeus. As a deity, he personifies war, slaughter and bloodlust. Ares is one of the primary story movers in the first installment. He first comes into contact with Kratos when the warrior and his army is on the brink of defeat by the barbarian hordes. Unable to face such a defeat, Kratos decides to offers his soul to Ares in return for power to smite his enemies. It is a decision Kratos will regret for the rest of his life. Ares eventually perishes at the end of G.O.W 1, having been bested by his former champion. And with his victory, comes the vacant throne left by Ares for Kratos to assume.

Athena

Athena influenced events greatly in the first two installments of the game. She is portrayed as a kind and caring god that seeks to aid Kratos through his troubles. As a goddess her portfolio includes a slew of domains such as craft, civilization, justice and strategy. She has also been known to aid great heroes that are on journeys that have grave consequences for both the Olympian Gods and humans alike. Thus, she aids Kratos in his task of destroying Ares in the God of War 1. She still has a minor role to play in part two but her screen time seems to have been usurped by the titan Gaia. Athena perishes at the end of part 2.

Zeus

Zeus is the king of all Olympian gods. As such, he has a pivotal role to play in the series. However, his character only manifests itself in the second installment, where he betrayed Kratos at the beginning of the game. Almost slain by the hands of Kratos at the end of part 2, Zeus is our hero's main target in the latest installment.

The journey towards Zeus is long and hard in God of War 3. Along the way, Kratos will encounter the remaining deities including Helios, Hades and Poseidon.

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The Coming New World Order

It's just a conspiracy theory, right? The yearning for a single world government can be traced all the way back to the Tower of Babel. If you believe in the Bible as I do, you know God wasn't to happy about that little gathering. The secret societies that have been used to foster this ongoing goal can be traced back to Babylon, Egypt, Greek and Gnostic cults, the Knights Templar, Rosicrucians, Freemasons, and the Illuminati.

The Order of Illuminati was a group formed from within the Freemasons in 1776 by a Jesuit taught man by the name of Adam Weishaupt. It's goal was also the creation of a new world order but the group was suppressed by the Bavarian government for allegedly plotting to overthrow all of the kings in Europe including the Pope! The Order was carried on by Geoseppe Messini of Italy and Albert Pike of South Carolina who was a 33rd degree Mason. This group would spur on others such as the Bildeberg Group, Council on Foreign Relations, Trilateral Commission, Club of Rome, the U.N and many more.

The Bildeberg Group, the hub of these organizations, had its first meeting in 1954. It is an unofficial, invitation only, annual gathering of people of global influence in the fields of business, banking, and politics. It has also recently been represented by many global corporations such as IBM, Xerox, Shell, Nokia, and Daimler.

The Trilateral Commission was the brainchild of David Rockefeller, then the Chairman of Foreign Relations, in a 1972 meeting of the Bildeberg Group. It was created to foster closer cooperation between America, Europe, and Japan. Founding members also included Alan Greenspan and Paul Volker who would later become heads of the Federal Reserve. In 1975 the commission presented "An Outline for Remaking World Trade and Finance."

If it's starting to sound like the same group of people running around in the same groups, you're right. Add to this group the majority of present and past cabinet members of the U.S government and you come up with a pretty powerful list of people all pushing for the same thing. These people want to level the global economic and political playing field to finally usher in their long awaited "new world order" which you see printed on the back of your dollar. George H. W. Bush stated in a State of the Union message in 1991, "What is at stake is more than one small country; it is a big idea-a new world order..." In 1991, David Rockefeller in a speech to the Bilderberg Society in Baden Baden, Germany said: "We are grateful to the Washington Post, The New York Times, Time Magazine and other great publications whose directors have attended our meetings and respected their promises of discretion for almost forty years. It would have been impossible for us to develop our plan for the world if we had been subjected to the lights of publicity during those years. But, the world is now more sophisticated and prepared to arch towards a world government."

The European Union was founded with a treaty signing in Rome in 1957. It would become the cornerstone of a three bloc strategy to unite the world into this single political-economic entity with the North American Free Trade Agreement, (NAFTA), as the second bloc and APEC, (Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation), being the third. We're already seeing the merge between the North American bloc and the E.U. as reported by World Net Daily which stated that the U.S. and the E.U. are working on a seven year plan to merge the two economies into the "Transatlantic Common Market" by 2015. These three blocs will be one before you know it and the mark of this beast will be right there waiting.

This little plot thickened recently when World Net Daily also reported that some of the wealthiest people in the world met secretly in New York. As reported by The London Times, they were called together by Bill Gates and included David Rockefeller, Ted Turner, Oprah Winfrey, Warren Buffett, George Soros, and Michael Bloomberg just weeks after the recent Bildeberg meeting in Greece. They agreed at this meeting, for all of us, to cap the human population at 8.3 billion people. This apparently, will be the seating capacity for the new world order. Faced with the daily onslaught of "global" terrorism, "global" war, "global" trade, a "global" economic collapse, and even "global" climate change, the forces that be are herding mankind into a "global" crisis which I'm sure they'll have all the "global" answers for.

The Bible clearly states that every one of these conditions will exist all at the same time in history for the final days of this Earth age. It will culminate in a single political-economic world government described as a beast rising from the sea in Revelation 13:1. Apparently they're so close to closing the deal that it's even in the open now, to the point that World Net Daily recently ran the headline - Kissinger: Obama Primed to Create New World Order. It is only a conspiracy theory though, right?.

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10 Ways to Tell You're Getting Older

A funny thing happened to me when I turned forty. I noticed hair growing out of my ears. At first, I didn't pay much attention to it, but as the weeks went by, it began looking like spiders were trying to crawl into my head.

With much resistance, I decided to trim the hair with a small pair of scissors, but it kept growing back, thicker and darker. Thoughts of hiring a professional lawn service to maintain this unsightly growth came to mind. Then someone suggested "electrolysis." (From the Greek "electro" meaning some sort of electricity and "trolysis" meaning hurting like hell.) This was not an option I wanted to explore.

So, I've decided to chalk it up to getting older. Let's face it, no one wants to admit that they are getting old, so I've adopted the new phrase "getting older". Getting old sounds so cold and rigid, but no one can deny that we are getting older. Getting older just has a nicer more gratifying quality about it.

So, how does one know if they are getting old(er)? Here are 10 sure fire ways:

1. You're spending more and more time in the Clairol aisle.

2. You keep flipping through the channels looking for Lawrence Welk.

3. You got your last eyeglass prescription from the Coca Cola Bottling Company.

4. Seventy per cent of your conversation includes you shouting the word "What?!!!

5. You think the new up and coming comic is Shecky Greene.

6. Drug abuse means taking two stool softeners.

7. You've spent five minutes standing in the kitchen trying to remember what you went in there for.

8. Those Depends commercials have been catching your eye.

9. Your wardrobe includes either white shoes, white belt, or both.

10. Getting up three times a night no longer has to do with sex.

I hope this helps. Pass this on to five of your friends, or family members that you feel are getting old(er). I know I am, passing this on, that is, if only I can remember their names.

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Earth Goddess

The history of the worship of "earth goddess" and the mythology related to it can be seen in many forms in many of the ancient tribes and societies. Some of the examples are the Aztecs who worshiped goddess Tlalteuctli, the Greeks who worshiped Goddess Demeter and the ancient tribes of the northern Germany who worshiped the Germanic tribal goddess Ertha. These are just few examples to name but the worship of earth goddess was a prominent phenomenon in most of the ancient societies. These societies strongly believed in the universal truth of nature's supreme power. They respected "Mother Nature" and believed in the principle of living in sync with the nature. Another aspect of the goddess worship was seen in the form of the "triple goddess" phenomenon which was again a very widespread belief across the world and is strongly seen in various forms in numerous societies even today. The triple goddess represents the feminine force behind nature and the life itself.

Earth Goddess: Native American Legends of the Aztec

The Native American legends of Aztec speak about the creation of earth from the earth goddess Tlalteuctli. As per the legends the creative force representing the bright and dark aspects of creation brings goddess Tlalteuctli down from the high and her one half with shoulder becomes the earth. Further she is assigned the power of creation of all things on earth. From her hair come the trees, flowers and grass; from her skin, very fine grass and tiny flowers; from her eyes, wells and fountains, and small caves; from her mouth, rivers and large caves; from her nose, valleys and mountains; from her shoulders, mountains. She is a goddess who also demands sacrifice in the form of human heart for all her creative activities. She wails in the night if she does not get her traditional offerings and does not bear fruits until her demands are met.

Earth Goddess: Demeter the Greek earth goddess par excellence

The earth goddess of the Greek is called as Demeter. She is the one who is the goddess of planned society and she is also identified as the fertility goddess. She is also linked to other prominent fertility goddesses of the Greek that is Rhea and Gaia. She is the mother of Persephone and when Persephone was abducted by the lord of the underworld "Hades", Demeter roamed in search of Persephone. This was the time when the earth became barren and did not bear any grain. Later though Persephone was united with her mother Demeter, she would spend a third of a year with her husband Hades in the underworld. The remaining time Persephone comes back and is united with her mother Demeter. During the time of unification Demeter lets things grow and this is identified with the summer season. The dying and blossoming of nature is thus connected with Goddess Demeter. Further Demeter is the goddess who taught humanity the art of sowing and ploughing the earth for cultivation of grains. By this Demeter had laid the foundation for a planned society for humanity rather than the nomadic existence that they were living till then. She was worshiped also as the auspicious goddess of marriage and in Demeter's honor as a goddess of marriage, women in Athens, and other centers in Greece, celebrated the feast of Thesmophoria. In ancient art, Demeter was often portrayed sitting as a solemn woman, often wearing a wreath of braided ears of corn. Well-known is the statue made by Knidos from mid forth century BCE. Her usual symbolic attributes are the fruits of the earth and the torch, the latter presumably referring to her search for Persephone. Her sacred animals were the snake an earth creature and the pig another symbol of fertility. The Romans equated her with the goddess Ceres.

Earth Goddess: Ertha, the Germanic Earth Goddess

On the lines of the earth goddess of other societies, tribes and sects the north German tribes venerated Ertha, the Germanic earth goddess. These tribes would unite in a particular time of the year in celebration and worship of Ertha or mother earth. It was believed that during this particular time of the year the goddess would visit the mortal world of their different nations in her chariot. For her visits an unviolated sacred grove would be ready in the ocean sands and a priest would play host to the visiting goddess. The priest would wait near the chariot and the goddess would rest in the groove undisturbed. From here the goddess would take a trip and visit all the places where she was worshiped and venerated. This becomes a season of joy and festivity among the tribes as everybody would wait for the goddess visit. During this particular period there would be a universal ceasefire to all the hostilities among the tribes or with the outsiders and no hostile weapon would be taken up. As the festive season would near the end the same priest would make preparations for the return journey of the goddess to her other worldly aboard. These preparations included necessary sacrifices. Finally the goddess leaves for her abode through a secret lake and the ritual is performed with the help of slaves who are also believed to be consumed by the lake as human sacrifices. The belief was that if the Goddess returned happy after her sojourn she would ensure a bountiful season for the next one year.

Earth Goddess: The triple goddess

The worship of the triple goddess has been seen in various societies from the ancient to the modern times. Various cultural mythologies across the world celebrate the existence of the triple goddess. Examples of the triple goddess are the three Norms of the Norse, the Moria and Erinnyes of the Greek mythologies, the goddess of sovereignty of the Irish myth namely Bandha, Eriu and Fodha, the great Goddess of Hinduism the Mahadevi and her three manifestations Saraswati, Lakshmi and Kali. The other prominent example is the three goddess of modern paganism corresponding to the three of the four phases of the moon namely the youthful Virgin or Maiden Goddess representing the waxing moon, the mother goddess the full moon and the Crone or Hag representing the waning phase of the moon. The Greek Goddess Artemis is often perceived as the Virginal huntress who is associated with the Waxing Moon, and who rules the Earth. Selene is the Mother aspect of the Goddess who is associated with the Full Moon and who rules the sky. Finally completing the triplicity is Hecate, the Crone, who is associated with the Waning and Dark Moon, and rules the Underworld.

It is interesting to note that when these "three Greek Goddess" are mentioned in this manner, they are not only perceived as Lunar Goddess but also the ruler of the three worlds- the Heavens, Earth and the Underworld. This aspect of representing the heavens, earth and underworld is also seen by the portrayal of Diana, Luna and Persephone. In modern Paganism, one reason for the possible popularity of the Triple Goddess is that she represents all aspects of the female life cycle. The Triple Goddess is often depicted as sexual, fertile and as a mother. The problem of the mainstream western thinking is the dissociation of the sexual aspect and the role as the mother. This can be seen in the closest Western equivalent to the Goddess, that of the Virgin Mary of the Catholic Church. This leads to great confusion as the natural process of sexuality and fertility are disconnected from the process of motherhood. This kind of denigration of the life forces and suppression of sexuality and fertility can be physically and psychologically damaging for both women and men.

Earth Goddess: The "virgin aspect" of the triple goddess

In fact the real problem has been the misinterpretation of the original meaning of the word "virgin". The real meaning of "virgin" has been grossly manipulated to suit vested interests. In the original sense "the virgin" when attached to the goddess referred to a "sense of not being owned" and it depicted independent minded goddesses who were necessarily not attached to a consort. It is this original meaning that was "really meant" in reference to the Virgin Goddess of the ancient societies and cultures. But later the concept of virginity was linked to sexual chastity and this connotation completely denigrated the bodily manifestation of sexuality and fertility which is so much part of our "being" and which was so much venerated in the ancient societies for its creative and generative powers. We need to understand that without nature's intervention nothing can manifest in this universe and sexuality and fertility is the prominent way of propagating "nature's purpose" in the living. The "goddess cult" of the ancient world had actually recognized the power of nature's creative and generative forces in the form of sexuality and fertility and it is heartening to see a rekindling of these forces in the modern times.

Earth Goddess: The "mother aspect" of the triple goddess

When we move from the "virgin aspect" to the "mother aspect" of the triple goddess we need to recognize that without sexuality we cannot have fertility and without fertility there is no question of motherhood. The Mother aspect of the Triple Goddess is represented by the Full Moon or the Earth. Often this aspect of the goddess is seen as Gaea the Earth and is thought of as the great mother and the divine feminine who had given birth to us, who nourishes and sustains us and in whom we finally find our rest and rebirth. The mother aspect of the goddess celebrates the "sexuality and fertility" of the Mother Nature. The irony of the whole situation is that the "virgin aspect" of the triple goddess was distorted by the Christian Church in the past and the "sexual and fertile mother aspect of the great goddess" was totally suppressed by the Christian Church in the medieval times. For the early Christian church it was very difficult to reconcile with a female goddess who was "sexual and fertile" and who was the reason for the birth of everything in the universe.

On the other hand the good news is that though the manifestation of the goddess celebrating her sexuality, fertility and motherhood was suppressed in the Christian period it persisted throughout the medieval times amongst scholars and others who were still orientated to the ways of ancient Paganism. The persistence of a few in the past has today become a widespread movement which espouses the creative and generative powers of the nature.

Earth Goddess: English herbal of the 12th century

The proof of the existence and veneration of the "sexual and fertile" form of mother goddess even in the highly suppressed conditions of the past can be seen in the a 12th century English herbal whose hymns worship and praise the "mother goddess" with the following sentiments.

"Goddess is divine, she is earth and she is the all prevailing Mother Nature. She is the generator of everything including the sun, moon and the universe. She is the guardian of the sky, sea and all Gods and their powers. The mother goddess controls all the manifestations of the nature including the sleep, the rising, the birth, the nurturing and the death. The human spirit came from her and will go back to her. Without the great mother goddess no power can manifest and no god can exist. She is the queen of all gods and all mortals. Her name has to be evoked and she has to be thanked for the splendour of her manifestations. She is the supreme primordial goddess who existed before existence and who shall exist even after the end of existence. Nothing can escape her will and her way. "

The actual 12th century English herbal which is hymned in praise of the Goddess goes like this...

Earth, Divine Goddess, Mother Nature,
Who dost generate all things
And bringest forth ever anew the Sun
Which Thou hast given to the nation;
Guardian of sky and sea and of all Gods and powers;
Through thy influence all Nature is hushed and sinks to sleep
Again, when it pleases Thee,
Thou sendest forth the glad daylight
And nurturest life with Thine eternal surety;
And when the spirit of humankind passes,
To Thee it returns.
Thou indeed art rightly named Great Mother of the Gods;
Victory is Thy Divine name.
Thou art the source of the strength of peoples and Gods;
Without Thee nothing can either be born or made perfect;
Thou art mighty, Queen of the Gods.
Goddess, I adore Thee as Divine,
I invoke Thy name;
Vouchsafe to grant that which I ask of Three,
So shall I in return give thank to Thy Godhead,
With the faith that is Thy due.

Earth Goddess: The "last aspect" of the triple goddess

The last aspect of the triple Goddess is the Wise Woman, the Crone or Hag, who is the keeper of the Mysteries. The Crone Goddess symbolises our own inner wisdom, but also the elders who, in a tribal society, were the living repositories of the history and lore of that tribe. Their role was essential to the successful functioning of society and age had an honoured place.

Earth Goddess: The wisdom of the Crone

In fact the wisdom of the Crone or Hag says that we should not look at the manifestations of triple goddess with the age prescribed gender roles of the society. It was never meant to be that way. Nature is dynamic and nature's manifestations cannot be tied in a prescribed order. The triple manifestations of the goddess exist in the outer universe as well as in our inner universe in the conscious, the subconscious and the superconscious mind. Which form will manifest in us and when it will manifest cannot be decided by manmade rules. It's nature's interplay and our choices made through awakening which decides our transition through the different manifestations or aspects of the goddess. One common error that people often tend to make when first coming across the triple goddess is relating human years to the various aspects. This is absolutely wrong. While the Virgin aspect of the goddess is depicted as a youthful young woman, it does not mean that someone of a more mature age cannot associate with this youthfulness. Similarly it is not necessary that you have to be an old women by age to gain the wisdom of the crone. The truth is that the different aspects of the triple goddess can be experienced "at whatever age we are" provided we genuinely put efforts to translate the manifestations into our lives.

Earth Goddess: Back to nature with the goddess cult

The goddess cult in the form of nature's manifestations has seen a great revival in the modern times. The concepts of earth goddess, mother goddess and the triple goddess are actually helping us to understand the universal truth that how we are in fact connected to nature. The earth goddess and mother goddess manifestation makes us aware about the absolute power of nature. Further through the phases of the Moon and the cycles of our own lives depicted by birth, growth and death we can see the three distinct aspects of the great goddess in our own life. To know the great goddess in these different ways allows us a deeper insight into the divine feminine as a whole and helps us to become aware of our life's purpose. We may look into her many faces and identify the messages for us in those manifestations and in this way we just get connected to the will and way of mother nature with a absolute awareness of the universal truth and a free choice to follow that universal truth.

Earth Goddess: Paganism and the Earth Goddess

Further to understand the earth goddess phenomenon and mother goddess worship we need to look in detail the following topics related to Paganism and its revival in today's world.

1. Paganism redefined
2. The earth goddess
3. Polytheism
4. Paganism and the Transpersonal Soul
5. The Gaia Hypothesis and the Mother Goddess

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Somewhere we have to make a beginning and it's always better if we make the initiation at our own self. We can strengthen this mass movement for the "rise of womanhood" by bringing about the necessary changes in our own life as felt by our inner self. Further we can transmit the new thinking to others who care to listen. A small step today will definitely lead to a giant leap tomorrow.

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