We all, with unveiled face, beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord (2 Corinthians 3:18).
05/02 Bible verses
For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness. (Galatians 5: 5)
By faith we wait for the hope of righteousness by the Spirit (Galatians 5:5).
05/02Good words of wisdom
1. The more people experience life and have stories, the more they can understand tranquility and simplicity; the more superficial people are, the more restless their lives will be.
2. The strong people are not without tears, but they run with tears in their eyes. The first thing that makes people age is not their appearance, but their initiative and courage to take risks.
Anito - Nature Spirits, Aminist Beliefs of Ancient Filipinos
Anito is used to refer to spirits, deceased ancestors, nature-spirits nymphs and diwatas. Ancient Filipinos kept statues to represent these spirits, ask guidance and magical protection. Trees, rocks, bodies of water, and animals were believed to be animated by an anito. Pre-colonial Filipinos were animistic. They believed that everything has a spirit, from trees and rocks to animals and humans to natural phenomena.
It can also refer to carved humanoid figures, the taotao, made of wood, stone, or ivory, that represent these spirits. Anito is also sometimes known as diwata in certain ethnic groups.
Animist beliefs involve both the observed physical world and the unseen spirit world. What happens in one world, affects the other. In the seen world, nature is believed to be alive. Trees, caves, mountains, rocks and lakes are often viewed as sacred places where engkanto, or anitos dwell. Animals may also be embodiments of spirits. They believed that everything was connected and that you could not take away without giving back. They created a sustainable life in their surroundings.
Pag-anito refers to a séance, often accompanied by other rituals or celebrations, in which a shaman acts as a medium to communicate directly with the spirits. The act of worship or a religious sacrifice to a spirit is also sometimes simply referred to as anito. In most Filipino ethnic groups, the shaman was almost always a woman. The few men who achieved shaman status usually dressed as women and lived as women (even if married to men).
The major Pag Anito rituals are centred around seances. Because of their special relationship with their fellow spirits, the shaman acts as a medium for other anitos, allowing the spirits to temporarily possess a body. This possession occurs after the shaman has entered a trance-like state. This allows the spirituality to be communicated verbally with the participants, as well as physically enacting events in the spiritual world. At the moment of occupation, shamans display changes in behaviour and voice. They sometimes have fits and become violent to the point of needing to be restrained. The ritual ends when the spirit leaves and the shaman wakes up.
Bhagavad Gītā 9:6 vocal/guitar Improvisation with vegan monika - live session over 6000 miles :)
Thanks for Christian Lutz you reminded me about this silent with peaceful so wonderful message through by guitar and her natural beauty vocal. Love it! 📿 🪷 🙏 然而在聖經中也曾記載所有有關上帝創造的"啟示",其實都是「與人發生關係的」,但由於人的接受程度不同,因而神的啟示亦有「逐漸揭開」的過程。and this's in my thought also. ℒan ~*
"Unto the end. A psalm for David.
May the Lord hear thee in the day of tribulation: may the name of the God of Jacob protect thee.
May he send thee help from the sanctuary: and defend thee out of Sion.
May he be mindful of all thy sacrifices: and may thy whole burnt offering be made fat.
May he give thee according to thy own heart; and confirm all thy counsels.
We will rejoice in thy salvation; and in the name of our God we shall be exalted.
The Lord fulfill all thy petitions: now have I known that the Lord hath saved his anointed. He will hear him from his holy heaven: the salvation of his right hand is in powers.