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Thank you, Millennium, for posting this beautiful bird!

Does this bird live in our nest?

We love lying in the sun, on the soft earth, listening to the birds sing. It uplifts our spirit and helps us to cope with the dark side of life.

We wish that all our brothers and sisters trapped in factory farm cages could hear the joyful sounds of birds and feel the warmth of the sun, before they leave this Earth.

kia ora, Rosie and Tillie,

for Singing your Song for all our Song-Full Relations!

and, yes, She is of our nest ...

and I will share with you Her chosen name, and family name,

this 8 August next!!

Golly-Gee! I can't wait! Can we call her Dvorahji of the Ji family of the JEEZ-Louise's?

In Korea we still pray to the spirits.

http://www.answers.com/topic/korean-shamanism

http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/07/06/news/shaman.php

Korean shamanism encompasses a variety of indigenous beliefs and practices that have been influenced by Buddhism and Taoism. In contemporary Korean, shamanism is known as muism and a shaman is known as a mudang. The role of the mudang priestess is to act as intercessors between the spirit world and human beings.

Shamans, most of whom are women, are enlisted by those who want the help of the spirit world. Shamans hold 'gut', or services, in order to gain good fortune for clients, cure illnesses by exorcising evil spirits, or propitiate local or village gods. Such services are also held to guide the spirit of a deceased person to heaven.

Koreans, like other East Asians, have traditionally been eclectic rather than exclusive in their religious commitments. Their religious outlook has not been conditioned by a single, exclusive faith but by a combination of indigenous beliefs and creeds imported into Korea. Therefore, although the overwhelming majority of South Koreans who profess a religion consider themselves either Buddhists or Christians, many still turn to the old folk traditions of muism.

Even though participation in Korean shamanism is not as widespread as it once was, the practices are kept alive. In the past such shamanistic rites have included as agricultural rites, such as prayers for abundant harvest. With a shift away from agriculture in modern Korea this has largely been lost.

Korean shamanism is distinguished by its seeking to solve human problems through a meeting of humanity and the spirits. This can be seen clearly in the various types of gut that are still widely observed.

Often a woman will become a shaman very reluctantly -- after experiencing a severe physical or mental illness that indicates "possession" by a spirit. Such possession allegedly can be cured only through performance of a gut. Once a shaman is established in her profession, she usually can make a good living.

Korean shamans are similar in many ways to those found in Siberia, Mongolia, and Manchuria. They also resemble the Yuta found on the Ryukyu Islands, in Japan. Cheju Island is also a center of shamanism.

thank YOU Chosang!

am doing a search on Muism, Korean animism, now!

and, though I have been writing about the Matrifocal Priestess Culture of the RyuKyu islands for several years now ... I never before NOTICED that the islands are named for the most ancient (Stone Age?) Dragon Goddess of Japan and China, Ryu or Yu!

and, Dvorah, here are the 42 Laws of Maat, which you may have read before. [Translated from the 42 Negative Confessions on the Papyrus of Ani dated to about 1500 BC. The 42 Laws were from Goddess Maat Judgement verses "of great antiquity" which were trendy at that time (1500 BC) with the Eqyptian aristocracy, who carved them in hieroglyphs on their tombs.]

This is clearly the (Year 2008) time and place for them to resurface ... a recipe for the end of [21st Century aristocracy-orchestrated] consumer violence:

'Transgressions' Against the Divine:

I. I will not kill, nor bid any others to kill.

II. I will not commit adultery or rape.

III. I will not avenge myself, nor fan my rage.
I will not bring terror to the people.

IV. I live in peace nonviolence; in harmony and respect.

V. I will not assault another, nor cause them pain.
I will not cause misery for others.

VI. I live to bring joy enlightenment to myself and all others.

VII. I will not harm another human, nor any animals.

VIII. I will not bring about the shedding of tears.

IX. I will not wrong the people, nor bare them evil intent.

X. I will not steal nor take that which does not belong to me.

I will not deprive anyone of that which is rightfully theirs.

XI. I will not take more than my share of food or neccessities.

XII. I will not damage the fields, crops, trees or forests.

XIII. I live to further the integrity of all our family and ancestors.

XIV. I will not bare false witness, nor support false allegations.

XV. I will not lie, nor speak falsely to the hurt of another.

XVI. I will not use fiery words, nor stir up damaging strife. I will not deceive others, in word or action, in order to hurt them. (I will not act guilefully).

XVII. I will not speak scornfully of others.

XVIII. I will not eavesdrop on others.

XIX. I will not ignore the words of truth, or the lessons of nature.

(I will not close my ears to the truth.)

XX. My body is one with the Sun, listening always to the truth.

XXI. I will not judge anyone hastily or harshly.

XXII. I will not disrespect the sacred places.

XXIII. I will do no wrong to workers or prisoners.

XXIV. I will not be angry without good reason.

XXV. I will not hinder the flow of running water.
I will do no harm to our ocean womb.

XXVI. I will not pollute the water or the land.

XXVII. I always ask permission of nature; guidance in all my actions.

XXVIII. I will not speak disrespectfully of our ancestors.

XXIX. I will not despise our sacred heritage.

XXX. I will not plunder our spiritual or community houses.

XXXI. I will not give to excess, nor less than is due.

XXXII. I will not covet my neighbor's goods.

XXXIII. I will not steal from, nor disrespect, the shrines
of the deceased.

XXXIV. I will remember and observe the holy days.

XXXV. I will not take food from the mouths of children.

XXXVI. I will not interfere with cultural or sacred traditions.

Every day I will give the best of myself; and grow in my
understanding.

XXXVII. I will not slaughter Earth's sacred animals.
I love our animal relations as my own family.

XXXVIII. I will not act unconsciously, or with insolence.

XXXIX. I will not be unduly proud, nor act with arrogance.

XXXX. I will not magnify my condition beyond what is appropriate.

XXXXI. I will not harm or pollute myself.

I will never shut off my body; ignore divine sensation and reason.

XXXXII. I will obey the just laws, and not turn against my people.

~~

local enlightenment --

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-chumash20apr20,0,3330828.story

"A generation ago, the ancient Chumash tongue of Samala was all but dead, its songs and sagas buried in a university basement beneath mountains of yellowing research notes.

But now Samala is the talk of the reservation.

Thanks largely to a non-American Indian graduate student who was working for pocket money 40 years ago, the tribe has unveiled the first major Samala dictionary, a key moment in the language's rebirth.

At a lavish event in the Chumash casino's concert hall Friday night, most of the tribe's 150 enrolled members lined up for copies of the long-awaited 608-page book.

"This is awesome," said Nakia Zavalla, the 33-year-old cultural director for the Santa Ynez band of the Chumash, handling the volume as gingerly as a sacred text. "We won't have to constantly go searching for our culture -- now it's right here."

The dictionary's 4,000 entries sound as foreign to most of the tribe members as they were familiar to their ancestors. It's a tough language for English speakers, filled with sharp interruptions called glottal stops. Some words don't quite roll off the tongue -- qalpsik is to braid the hair tight -- and more than 100 prefixes can dramatically change the meaning of verbs."

haku Kat!

great news ... I have been trying to get a Chumash dictionary for three years now. Will give this guy (Richard Applegate) a call and see if I can get a copy ... and see if it is online!

kiwanon ...

http://www.angelfire.com/sk/syukhtun/syuk.html

you two-leggeds believe any long-winded story ... two-hundred-year dead Native Chumash language recovered? from where, spirit voices from Similaqsa across the sea? in iridescent dreams from Mother Momoy?

Contact Chumash Casino, Frances Snyder, 805-325-1187

http://prn.newscom.com/cgi-bin/pub/s?f=PRN/prnpub&p1=20080421/LAM073&xtag=PRN-prnphotos-71032&redir=preview&tr=1&row=1

and haku Frog Woman!!

is that Cane Grass you are wearing?

seems they are drinking too much of your brown 'water' this morning at the Chumash Casino ... as they just told me that schools and libraries and individuals are NOT permitted to purchase the book via email or telephone, but rather we must drive to the Casino in Santa Ynez to buy the book directly from their Casino Gift Store.

Mayan 88 prophecy coming

Sacred Mayan wisdom for the 2011/2012 Shift of the Ages

JOB NOJ CHOMIHA, The Coyote Woman, Rosa Maria Cabrera, Mayan Spiritual Guide, Healer and Daykeeper was initiated into Mayan Sacred Rites over 11 years under the direct guidance of Elder Alejandro Cirilo Pérez Oxláj (Wandering Wolf) and is featured in the upcoming Shift of the Ages film.

Ojai and Santa Barbara area locals are invited to share in this awakening of prophecy in August, 2008, exact date coming up. Based on the 20 day cycle of the Mayan Calendar, the spiritual elders create a fire ceremony offering gratitude and prayer appropriate for the wisdom of each day.

Join us in learning the ancestral traditions of this native time keeping wisdom that guides and controls the destiny of all life in the physical and spiritual worlds. JOB NOJ CHOMIHA comes to teach us the 20 energies of the Sacred T’ZOLKIN. Come to understand the powers of your Nawales ... leading to greater spiritual awareness of your Divine inner being connection to our whole world family. Come to BE the prophecy of 8/8 ... global spirit speaking.

Namaste Ojai!

Today is AdiShankaracharya' s Jayanti (birthday), in Treta Yuga, Dattatreya -- in Dwapara, Sage Vyasa -- in Kaliyuga, Adi Sankara is considered as an AdiGuru.

Today is Akashya Tritya... when Sun and Moon exalted in shukla paksha .... the 3rd tithi (lunar day) in the shukla paksha (waxing fortnight) of the lunar month of Vaisakha. This is supposed to be the day when Ganga came to earth. This is the day when Parasurama was born. This is the day when Treta yuga started. Today is supposed to be a very auspicious day.

Any prayer or meditation or homam or spiritual practice performed today is supposed to be many times more powerful than on any normal day. Akshaya literally means "imperishable" , i.e. in large supply. The fruits of spiritual karmas of today will be very large and that is why the name "akshaya".

In fact, the next 12 days are very auspicious for spiritual practices. It is believed that some divine energy hovers above earth during this time and prayers can yield results faster. The 5th tithi (panchami), which starts tomorrow afternoon and goes into Thursday, is known as Rishi Panchami and is a good day. I am sharing the information so your 2008 prophecy reading may take advantage of Akshaya Triteeya.

Narasimha,
How do next tweleve days stack up for mowing my lawn?

Become your lawn.... BE her mowing you

is that you, Rawna, Lawna?

what are you doing here?

what am I doing here? (^)!

I just noticed my name being used, I'm flattered - is it by you my darling El-Burrito -are you back in town? or is it someone who wants me to come out to play?