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Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on March 1, 2012 at 11:12am

"The beginning is purification, that's the first step. And purification means purification of body and mind. You don't purify the body without cleansing the mind; that's the way it works."
-- Rolling Thunder, CHEROKEE
If we have bad thoughts or poison in our minds, they will eventually show up in our bodies in the form of headaches, pains, and stomach problems. It works this way because we are interconnected. Our minds and our bodies are one system. So when we start to grow, or commit to the Red Road, we need to start cleaning up our thoughts and start showing respect for our bodies. We start purifying our minds by prayer and meditation, and we start cleansing our bodies by getting the right amount of sleep and developing good eating habits. Today, I'm going to observe my thoughts. Will my thoughts be clean today?

Great Spirit, let me focus on Your love today so my mind will be pure

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on March 1, 2012 at 11:12am

Mar 1, 1692:
Salem Witch Hunt begins

 

 

In Salem Village in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, Sarah Goode, Sarah Osborne, and Tituba, an Indian slave from Barbados, are charged with the illegal practice of witchcraft. Later that day, Tituba, possibly under coercion, confessed to the crime, encouraging the authorities to seek out more Salem witches.

Trouble in the small Puritan community began the month before, when nine-year-old Elizabeth Parris and 11-year-old Abigail Williams, the daughter and niece, respectively, of the Reverend Samuel Parris, began experiencing fits and other mysterious maladies. A doctor concluded that the children were suffering from the effects of witchcraft, and the young girls corroborated the doctor's diagnosis. With encouragement from a number of adults in the community, the girls, who were soon joined by other "afflicted" Salem residents, accused a widening circle of local residents of witchcraft, mostly middle-aged women but also several men and even one four-year-old child. During the next few months, the afflicted area residents incriminated more than 150 women and men from Salem Village and the surrounding areas of Satanic practices.

In June 1692, the special Court of Oyer, "to hear," and Terminer, "to decide," convened in Salem under Chief Justice William Stoughton to judge the accused. The first to be tried was Bridget Bishop of Salem, who was found guilty and executed by hanging on June 10. Thirteen more women and four men from all stations of life followed her to the gallows, and one man, Giles Corey, was executed by crushing. Most of those tried were condemned on the basis of the witnesses' behavior during the actual proceedings, characterized by fits and hallucinations that were argued to be caused by the defendants on trial.

In October 1692, Governor William Phipps of Massachusetts ordered the Court of Oyer and Terminer dissolved and replaced with the Superior Court of Judicature, which forbade the type of sensational testimony allowed in the earlier trials. Executions ceased, and the Superior Court eventually released all those awaiting trial and pardoned those sentenced to death. The Salem witch trials, which resulted in the executions of 19 innocent women and men, had effectively ended.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on February 29, 2012 at 1:27pm

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): An unusual event can enliven a situation that is otherwise boring. You might meet someone who shakes you out of a routine. Take the opportunity to do something different -- you want it, deep inside.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You must take a risk for success. Get control over all the variables that you can, then make your play. Uncertainty can make you nervous but shouldn't make you hesitate.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Ensuring personal and professional success makes you nervous today. There is a lot of tension but you must keep it under control. Steady nerves are the best answer when there is a lot of uncertainty.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): An intractable problem yields to a novel insight. Take several different approaches, instead of trying minor variations on just one. It's important that you not become rigid in your thinking.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): This is a good day to attend to legal documents and filings. For many, taxes and savings are due for review and updating, as could wills or health insurance. Make sure legal documents are in order.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You are willing to listen to improbable ideas. You're interested in concepts that are very abstract or which seem to serve little immediate usefulness. Their value will be seen in time.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): This is a good day to break bad habits and try new ones. You have the resolve to make changes permanent but also realize this will come by forcing yourself to keep at them until they become so.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You feel the need to make life better for someone. You dislike the callousness shown by organizations or prominent individuals, so you do the opposite in order to fill the gaps in service.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Achieving your goals requires dedication and responsibility. You're apt to take a contrary attitude today, suddenly stepping down and withdrawing. You need to stay on the path you've committed to.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Different or foreign ideas appeal to you now. You're willing to consider concepts or customs that don't fit in with usual, customary thought. You may have reason to teach children a bit differently than the way you were raised.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): There can be inconsistency between what you're taught is right versus what you feel is right. Always go in the direction of mercy instead of punishment. There can be a lot of rationalizations for following rules blindly.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You approach events with great confidence but then can experience sudden loss of nerve. You're challenged to get into situations after you're prepared. Know what you're getting into.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on February 29, 2012 at 12:26pm

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on February 28, 2012 at 9:02am

"Ultimately, nature will do the teaching."

-- Tom Porter, MOHAWK

There are things man has control over, and there are things man does not have control over. No matter how smart we get, whether it be in technology or science, there are things we will never control. The Great Spirit carefully protected and hid the control over certain things in the Unseen World. There are forces in the Unseen World that make sure humans don't mess things up. The bottom line is, no matter what we do, nature will have the last say. Nature is the teacher, we are the students. May we honor and respect our teacher.

Great Spirit, today, help me to live in harmony with people, principles, and life.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on February 27, 2012 at 5:39pm

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You excel in situations in which you can act to assist others, especially those in desperate need. If you aren't doing that, you feel bored and unfulfilled. Make an effort to come to people's aid.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You're absorbed in the issues that personally concern you. It is hard to break you out of this, if need be. Unless some bigger issue develops, this is a good time to pay close attention to creative, artistic or altruistic endeavors.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Your current situation seems unsatisfactory and while you want to make a change, you actually spend a lot of time in introspection, contemplating your options. At the moment, you feel genuinely trapped where you are.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your fear surprises and you especially expect bad ones. You're willing to salt money away in various places and investments and, while you're sure all of them are good, it's a hedge against any one or few of them being bad.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your sensitivity makes it difficult to be in public or controversial situations. You're nervous in public and would prefer to do what's most familiar as obscurely as possible. You're afraid of drama but are likely to get it, anyway.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You're feeling energetic but must learn restraint and control. Your energy is more effective when you know what you're doing and have a definite result to reach for. Otherwise, you're liable to create disorder.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Giving seems like an all-or-nothing proposition to you: give nothing or else sacrifice all you have. There may be an extreme reason for making extreme compensation but otherwise strive toward moderation instead.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You try to move people's emotions to get them to agree with you. You feel the need to share important beliefs and get validation among your associates. However, don't push intimate relationships into uncomfortable territory.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): The best thing you can hold onto is a passionate ideal. It's hard to exercise it or be in a position to enact it. However, you should position yourself toward that eventual time when you can do so,

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You enjoy acting on your own initiative now but, for today, you should regularly check with others for guidance and advice. You have a need for approval but you aren't very conscious of that now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Impulsive or angry behavior works against you. You must value patience and steady progress. It is likely that you need to undergo a stage of learning and preparation before you can begin a desired action.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You have trouble being around people today. You are likely to hide or lead. Either way, it's a situation that doesn't let too many people question you deeply. The question is whether you feel empowered or not.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on February 27, 2012 at 5:38pm

"The Old Ones have always said that no matter who despises or ignores you, no matter who keeps you from entering their circles, it is right to pray for them because the are like us, too."

-- Larry P. Aitken, CHIPPEWA

You don't know how an apple tastes until you taste it. You don't know what a fish tastes like until you eat it. You don't know how it is to be a woman unless you are one. You don't know what it means to have a baby until you have one. So it is with the natural laws. An example: the natural law of forgiveness says, if you hate someone, pray for the person to be blessed with happiness, joy and all the blessings of the Great Spirit. You will not know about this law unless you do it. The natural law says love others as you love yourself. If you hate yourself or feel guilt in some area of yourself, you will tend to judge and condemn your neighbor. You cannot give away what you don't have. You teach your children by your example, not by your words. The natural laws are written in our hearts.

Great Spirit, teach me how to look into my heart.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on February 26, 2012 at 2:14pm

ZODIACAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TODAY

ARIES (March 21-April 19): It is very important that you assess whether a bad situation is worth trying to alleviate. You're liable to exhaust your energies in an impossible task, or one better given over to someone else.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You're feeling below par today. People may feel that you're not doing enough to help yourself. Analyze what's holding you down and address the roots causes of the situation. People will help when they see you are helping yourself.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can inject a fresh approach to situations at work. Those with a new position should take the opportunity to rethink how things are done so they are more efficient. If you feel bogged down, this is especially necessary.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You feel that uncontrollable events keep diverting you from an intended goal. You feel that you have to swim against the tide to get your sway. This may indeed be correct; great strength is needed.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Some may start a hobby today. Though it seems useless now, a definite advantage may develop from it in the future. Give it time without letting it interfere with current pressing duties.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You need a lot of assurance to maintain morale. Talk over problems and concerns with friends. A fretful and pessimistic mood gets in the way of seeing solutions quickly.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Your stress level affects your ability to think clearly. Take periodic relaxation or meditation breaks. The more you get wound up, the more anxious you get, so that even simple solutions could elude you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You have a low tolerance for controversy today. You need around you friends who have high compatibility levels. You require an emotionally safe environment for considering contradictions and controversies.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Beware of expressing affection or other strong feelings at inappropriate times and places. Positive or negative passions need to be kept in abeyance so you can focus on doing the job at hand professionally.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Your mind is whirling with thoughts and issues. It would be helpful to write them down. Enter into a dialog with the inspired part of you that can put things into perspective.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You need quiet and solitude to be creative. You are very artistic now. Those who involved in more logical and structured activities can find their freedom to imagine stifled and unappreciated.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You're apt to be dreamy and out of it today. You require extra time to wake up and externalize your attention. Be sure you're ready to face the day lest your weaknesses be exposed, embarrassingly so.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on February 26, 2012 at 2:13pm

"The Great Spirit is the one that's looking after us."
-- Jimmy Jackson, OJIBWAY
The only place our minds can find peace is when our focus is on the Creator. Daily we need to ask the Creator to direct our thinking. When we look at our brothers and sisters, we need to see the Creator in them. When we look at the trees, plants and the animals, we need to realize the Creator is within us. Our attention needs to be on the Creator. When we work, we do it for the Creator. When we are troubled, we need to pray to the Creator. When we are happy and joyful, we need to realize we are feeling the presence of the Creator. Thinking God thoughts will produce peace.

Oh Great Mystery, let me focus on You today.

Comment by Dept of PMM Artists & things on February 26, 2012 at 2:13pm

Feb 26, 1564:
Christopher Marlowe is baptized

On this day, poet and playwright Christopher Marlowe is baptized in Canterbury, England, two months before the birth of his fellow playwright William Shakespeare.

Marlowe, the son of a Canterbury shoemaker, was a bright student. He won scholarships to prestigious schools and earned his B.A. from Cambridge in 1584. Historians believe Marlowe served as a spy for Queen Elizabeth while at Cambridge. He was nearly denied his master's degree in 1587, until the queen's advisers intervened, recommending he receive the degree and referring obliquely to his services for the state.

While still in school, Marlowe wrote his play Tamburlaine the Great, about a 14th-century shepherd who became an emperor. The blank verse drama caught on with the public, and Marlowe wrote five more plays before his death in 1593, including The Jew of Malta and Dr. Faustus. He also published a translation of Ovid's Elegies.

In May of 1593, Marlowe's former roommate, playwright Thomas Kyd, was arrested and tortured for treason. He told authorities that "heretical" papers found in his room belonged to Marlowe, who was subsequently arrested. While out on bail, Marlowe became involved in a fight over a tavern bill and was stabbed to death.

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