A lot of people hate clown, dream about them, scream about them. Well kiddies no worries here as Happy has passed on to clown heaven.
Posted in Photography Tagged: antique, chair, clown, dead, death, digital, doll, flowers, happy, Photography, sepia
In our last entry was discussed the famous and secret 5 Tibetan Rites which have been openly referred to as the fountain of youth. Whether that's true or not, I cannot say - although I have recently begun practicing...
The priest was preparing a man for his long day's journey into night. Whispering firmly, the priest said, "Denounce the devil! Let him know how little you think of his evil!" The dying man said nothing so the priest repeated his order. Still the dying man said nothing. The priest asked, "Why do you refuse to denounce the devil and his evil?" The dying man said, "Until I know where I'm headi
Perhaps you've heard of the 5 Tibetan Rites? Martin Sheen certainly has and he uses them like millions of other people. The book itself was written decades ago by a man named Peter Kelder. It was an underground classic...
Photos by ABS-CBNBEIJING – The Philippines’ tri-color fluttered in the wind inside the Olympic Village on a hot Monday afternoon as Team RP was officially welcomed during simple flag-raising ceremony four days before the biggest sporting show on earth fires off in lavish opening rites.A handful of Team RP members, two RP embassy officials and four members of the Filipino community here stood i
A man is struck by a bus on a busy street in New York City. He lies dying on the sidewalk as a crowd of spectators gathers around."A priest! Somebody get me a priest!" the man gasps.A policeman checks the crowd but finds no priest, no minister, no man of God of any kind."A PRIEST, PLEASE!" the dying man says again.Then out of the crowd steps a little old Jewish man of at least eighty years of age.
RITES IPO has been assigned a CRISIL IPO Grade of 3 out of the maximum 5. CRISIL is one of the four Indian credit rating agencies which has been permitted to grade IPO’s. An IPO grade of 3 means that the fundamentals of RITES Ltd are in line with those of other Indian listed companies [...]
A few years ago, when we were living in Tennessee, my father came to visit and while out to eat he asked the waitress if they had anything on the menu like a 'loose meat sandwich'. I was pretty mortified because that sounds... well, gross. What played out was almost like a shtick of "Who's On First?".I knew what he meant. She didn't.He continued, "You know... ahhh, a loose meat sandwich, a Maid-Rite sandwich.""Made right?""Yeah... Maid-Rite. You know... loose meat on a bun.""You mean bbq beef?""No... more like a sloppy joe without the sauce.""Sloppy Joe?"He gave up. I think he ordered a burger. LOL.In the state of Iowa (and maybe a couple more sprinkled in the surrounding states) you'll find a 'loose meat' sandwich called a Maid-Rite. It's a restaurant with a red and white classic s
A Coming of Age Ceremony - for a young woman
Beltane Ritual - by Jillbe Badb (Avalon Risen)
Bardic Beltane Ritual
Beltane Rite
Beltane Ritual - from llewellyn’s website
Beltane Items at Amazon.com
Beltane: Springtime Rituals, Lore and Celebration - by Raven Grimassi
Celebrating The Seasons Of Life: Beltane to Mabon : Lore, Rituals, Activities, And Symbols - by Ashleen O’Gaea
Beltane: Songs [...]
About RITES
RITES, a Government of India Enterprise, is a multi-disciplinary ISO 9001 consultancy organization with extensive resources and the ability to deliver results, right on time. Been in business for more than a quarter of a century, RITES has scaled heights in different sectors of consultancy, starting first with railways, mostly abroad and later to [...]
San Pedro Cutud, Pampanga celebrates its lenten rites thru Holy Week re-enactment of Christ’s Passion and Death. It includes a passion play culminating with the actual atop the makeshift Calvary.We decided to take a road trip to Cutud, Pampanga and here was what we saw.. this post will be dedicated to the flagellations [...]
Just like last year, I found myself in San Pedro Cutud in San Fernando, Pampanga today to witness the Via Crucis, a Kapampangan passion play which has been the heart of the annual crucifixions here in the city, which is more popularly know as the San Pedro Cutud Lenten Rites.As the crucifixions are highlighted, many fail to recognize that they are part of an old cultural tradition of the barangay, a passion play written in the vernacular, which has been passed on from generation to generation. In fact, it's already in the third generation of the Navarro clan.I was pleasantly surprised that vehicles are now allowed to enter San Pedro Cutud. And it was even more pleasant when I saw that there was ample parking at the site. In previous years, it was a long 2 kilometer walk from the gate of th
Â
Temple of Astral Light in Albany, New York on December 16, 2006
Winter Solstice Procession in Sacramento California - 2006
_____________________
Interfaith Yule Ritual - Atlanta Cat, Jack Mitchell, Karin Arnst, and Shawn Lassiter
Yule - 1984Â - Julia Phillips
1996 Yule Ritual - Zephyr
Family Yule Ritual - Wind*Dancer
Crone Goddess Yule Rite - Ayla
Part 1; Part 2; Part 3
Perhaps the most important aspect of the rite of passage is the acceptance by the community of the new man. In traditional ROPs, Community support was an important component of the transitional phase because separation from familial boundaries created anxieties in the ch...
Brian Eberly of 180 Student Ministries recently brought up the issue of Rites of Passage on his blog after the parents of one of his middle school students asked him about the value of the concept. In addition to catechism and spiritual disciplines, I believe that Rite of Passage (i.e. maturity...
Tattoos have served as customs in the past in some indigenous people around the world, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, marks of status and rank, pledges of love, punishment, protection, and as the marks of outcasts, slaves and convicts. The symbolism and impact of tattoos varies from place to place and also varies in cultures. But presently there has been a twist in the concept of being tattooed. Maximum people choose to be tattooed for cosmetic, sentimental/memorial, religious, and magical reasons, and to symbolize their belonging to or identification with particular groups, including criminal gangs or law-abiding subculture. Yantra Tattoo in Laos, Cambodia, and Thailand, is common and popular and is used for protection against evil.Tattooing has become popular these days thus adding extra bonus to your fashion statement. It is really difficult to assort the tattoo design that appeals your senses from the different types tattoos available. You can
The Barefoot Contessa with Ina GartenIt's Friday Night AgainButtermilk Mashed PotatoesChicken PiccataHerb-Roasted OnionsApple and Pear CrispTo get the recipes:Click hereIna loves to make roast chicken for Jeffrey when he comes home on Friday nights after a long week of work. Lately, she says, she's been trying other chicken recipes, just to mix it up a bit. Today, she's making chicken wiith a twist "with every man's favorite vegetable - mashed potatoes." And she's making a fruit crisp, which she finds much easier than a pie.She peels 2 lbs. of fuji apples and 2 lbs. of Bosc pears. Wow, that is A LOT of fruit. She cuts everything into big chunks because she want to be able to really taste the fruit. Ina adds orange zest and some fresh orange juice to the fruit, reminding us to always to zest the orange BEFORE cutting. That sounds obvious, but who among us hasn't done that? We forget we need the zest and have to grate the rind of a sticky and slippery used orange half. She also add
A member of Phatmass recently asked the following question: Is the physical makeup of the Eucharist in other rites the same as in the Latin rite? Same percentages of wheat, etc.?I'm probably not the best person to answer this question, since I'm a Latin Rite Catholic. But, I will certainly try my best.The Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches, nos. 706-707 read as follows: 706 In the Divine Liturgy the sacred gifts which are offered are bread made of wheat alone and recently made so that there is no danger of corruption and natural wine of the grape and not corrupt.707 1. The preparation of the Eucharistic bread, the prayers performed by the priests before the Divine Liturgy, the observance of the Eucharistic fast, liturgical vestments, the time and place of the celebration and other like matters must be precisely established by the norms of each Church sui iuris.2. For a just cause and having removed any astonishment on the part of the Christian faithful, it is permissible to use t
I have been feeling tired for the past few weeks. Low energy due to the lack of sleep even though I was exercising regularly. But I guess the recent upset of my sleep hours and poor diet habits due to work, had led me to be in not feeling the best of health. I [...]
1993 - Split with Thou Art LordDownload1994 - Split with EnthronedDownload1994 - The Diabolic SerenadesDownload1996 - Blasfemia EternalDownload1998 - FatherlandDownload2001 - Dim CarcosaDownload2003 - And The Hordes Stood As One - Live In Biebob [DVD]Download:Parte1 / Parte2 / Parte3Parte4 / Parte5 / Parte6Parte7 / Parte8 / Parte92006 - RvbiconDownload
I was at the Obando Fertility Rites last May 17. A three-day fiesta honoring the towns patron saints: May 17 for St. Paschal, May 18 for St. Claire and May 19 for the Our Lady of Salambao, this festival in Obando has attracted couples praying for children among others.It was a pleasant early morning drive to Obando via the old town center of Polo (Valenzuela City). This northwestern part of Metro Manila was foreign to me until today. I heard there were a lot of heritage structures in Malabon but I will have to reserve exploring the said town for another day.The participants to the fertility dance during the three morning processions are dayo (visitors) from other towns in the Philippines. Most ask the patron saints for a son or a daughter, a husband or a wife or good fortune. They believe that by dancing, the spirit of life to enters into the wombs of women.My host for today was Dir. Ting de los Reyes of the DOT who is from Obando. It was a good thing the procession passed by his house
Now that soccer season has descended upon us like winged bats from hell, my children have geared up and morphed into goal-hungry, shin-kicking, ball-busting little adversaries. I am bursting with maternal pride.
This year, my daughter was bumped up into a higher age category because, well let’s face it, she FUCKING rocks. Instead of playing with the 11 and 12 year olds, she is now competing with the 13 and 14 years olds. She is ten. And she is more than holding her own. She’s kicking some fourteen year old ass.
When the president of the minor soccer association ran this idea past me, I balked. I didn’t want her to be the token ten year old who turns into the bench warmer all so that she can soak up more skills during practice but then miss all the game experience. But he twisted my arm and bribed me with ice-cream. I sold my daughter for a scoop of mint chocolate chip heaven. I’m not proud of it, but them’s the facts.
My husband refuses to take Fric to
Info
Official Site
Tracklist
1. Nocturnal Rites - Call out to the world (3:48)
2. Nocturnal Rites - Never again (3:19)
3. Nocturnal Rites - Not the only (5:16)
4. Nocturnal Rites - Tell me (4:13)
5. Nocturnal Rites - Not like you (4:25)
6. Nocturnal Rites - Leave me alone (3:00)
7. Nocturnal Rites - Till I come alive (3:46)
8. Nocturnal Rites - Strong enough (3:13)
9. Nocturnal Rites - Me (
It is an odd thing that in the UK we have Easter but in most of Europe this time in the Christian calendar is called Pascha (or some variant based on that word). Germany has das Ostern which is similar in sound and origin to Easter.In Anglo-Saxon times the people celebrated the Spring, the coming back to life of the Earth. They celebrated Eostr, a fertility goddess. Makes a lot of sense really. You live by what you can grow and collect, and there right in front of you the Earth is coming back to life. The Early Church thought that this theme of resurrection was a handy one to jump on the back of, and so the celebration got slightly hijacked to be about some guy way off in the East coming back to life.Somewhere along the way we also got Easter Eggs, and Easter Bunnies.Its quite odd how the highpoint of the Christian religious calendar is so full of odd associations in the UK.... and then you've got wonder about the names of the days of the week too.How did the names of the old god
A few years ago I did a mama writing workshop and just found the notes-Here they are: Mama Writes: Journaling Through the Rites and Rituals of Mothering With Linda Pruitt The rites of mothering begin with pregnancy and birth. The rituals of mothering begin as you lift your baby to your breast, as you startle awake for the very first time to your tiny infant’s cry and they continue into grandmotherhood. Opening Rites for this workshop: The Matrilineal Map Start with the sentence, “I am (name here), daughter of (your mother’s name), daughter of (your grandmother’s name), daughter of (your great grandmother’s name). Go back as far as you can. Use only the first and middle names of these women. When you have finished, and have read through slowly, jot down your first emotions and thoughts about the list. How far back were you able to trace? How do you feel about that? Why write? Free writing allows us to get a deeper perspective, a reflective flow going. Free writing is abo