#a difference i largely see culturally between white (and latine) and black worship is

[squingy]

christian worship that isn't just white people justifying their shitty beliefs is a hell of a lot better than whatever catholics got going on

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Saturday: Sigils & Symbols

The use of the “eye” as a symbol in magics, art, etc, has been around since the beginning of humanity. The Sumerians and Assyrians, inhabitants of Mesopotamia, do not seem to have left any treatises about eyes in the manner Egyptians have but they passed down laws related to the eyes. The most famous of these belong to the Laws of Hammurabi that have come down to us primarily through the Bible’s Old Testament. Hammurabi was the king of Babylon between 1792 and 1750 B.C. He codified existing laws and had them inscribed on steles. (Standing tablets or slabs of stone.) Among the laws that prescribed punishments are those that became known as the lex talionis or Law of Retaliation.

We know it today as “an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.” The statues that have been found in Mesopotamian lands frequently confirm this idea as they are missing eyes. This also suggests that they were made from precious metals and rare stones, both sources contained great magical power. These removals were not always acts of retaliation but thievery. Further examination shows that the eyes were abnormally large and round, unlike those on Egyptian statues.

The Mesopotamian artistic take on eyes lead to their close neighbors, the Hittites of Anatolia, also creating statues with strikingly large eyes. The image of Suppiluliuma I, a king of the Hittites who reigned in the second half of the 14th century B.C., is depicted by a statue with huge, artificial, white eyes and black pupils. It was around then that diversions began forming in the proverbial road of dogma. The earliest use of the hamsa began to be seen in the Middle East. On many Paths, it was worn as an amulet to protect the Practitioner against the evil eye. In Jewish faiths, the hamsa represents the hand of God and is known as 'The Hand of Miriam'. In Islamic faiths, the hamsa is known as 'The Hand of Fatima'. This was becoming very different from the time before Hammurabi where those who had an “eye” were perceived as “evil” or “evil doers” and symbolic eyes were considered curses.

Around the 5th century B.C. the art of the eye moved to Greece. Here, Empedocles is credited with coming up with this theory of “vision” beyond symbolic representation of the eye. It is thought that he simply described what everyone already thought they knew. The idea of the evil eye had previously been known for 3,000 years or so before the philosopher lived. People were credited with wishing something evil might happen just by staring at another. Blue eyes in particular were considered the most threatening amid the brown-eyed people of the Middle East. The idea that the Eye of Horus could protect a person may have originated from this postulate. The Eye of Horus, also known as wadjet, wedjat or udjat, is an ancient Egyptian symbol of protection, royal power, and good health. Funerary amulets were often made in the shape of the Eye of Horus. The symbol "was intended to protect the pharaoh … in the afterlife" and to ward off evil.

From here you can see, no pun intended, the development of The Eye of Ra, which represented the sun to the Egyptians. It was often associated with the destructive power of that celestial body but the Egyptians also used it to protect buildings and themselves. The eye of Ra was a symbol of royal authority. The artistic impression, perception and use of the human eye stayed in the Middle East, mostly Islamic, until the Renaissance.

In the 1400s, the eye began to move across Europe. DaVinci. The 1500s passed. Switzerland. 1600s.  Kepler. Then, somewhere in the 1700s a little known theology that went by the name of “Shaker” began to emerge.

“The United Society of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing, more commonly known as the Shakers, are a millenarian nontrinitarian restorationist Christian sect founded circa 1747 in England and then organized in the United States in the 1780s. They were initially known as "Shaking Quakers" because of their ecstatic behavior during worship services. Espousing egalitarian ideals, women took on spiritual leadership roles alongside men, including founding leaders such as Jane Wardley, Mother Ann Lee, and Mother Lucy Wright. The Shakers emigrated from England and settled in Revolutionary colonial America, with an initial settlement at Watervliet, New York (present-day Colonie) in 1774. They practice a celibate and communal lifestyle, pacifism, uniform charismatic worship, and their model of equality of the sexes, which they institutionalized in their society in the 1780s. They are also known for their simple living, architecture, technological innovation, and furniture.”

On that furniture, inscribed on barns… were eyes.

Commercialism and Exploitation now the way of the future on Earth, THIS is where the story of the CBS “eye” originated.

The Shaker movement peaked between 1820 and 1860. It was at this time that the sect had its most members and the period was considered its "golden age". It had expanded from New England out to the Midwestern states of Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio. Eyes followed them. It was during this period that it became known for its furniture design and craftsmanship. In the late 1830s a spiritual revivalism, the Era of Manifestations was born. It was also known as the "period of Mother's work", for the spiritual revelations that were passed from the late Mother Ann Le.

This period of enlightenment, or Era of Manifestations, was a time when the eye was beginning to be seen in their craftsmanship more regularly. According to Shaker tradition, heavenly spirits came to earth, bringing visions, often giving them to young Shaker women, who danced, whirled, spoke in tongues, and interpreted these visions through their drawings and dancing. The immense spirituality expressed through visions and spiritual inspiration, with periodic revivals of enthusiastic worship, revitalized their meeting. Skyclad anyone?

A few more years passed. Art of their divinations grew. A “spirit communication” or “Shaker gift” was had. In this “gift” was the eye that would later be appropriated for commercial use.

Driving through Pennsylvania Dutch country, creative director Bill Golden, who designed the logo, was entrranced. He became intrigued by the symbols resembling the human eye that are drawn on Shaker barns to “ward off evil spirits”. He also came across a drawing he admired, that had the look of an eye, in a Shaker art book from the 1950s. With the help of graphic artist Kurt Weihs, the Eye logo was created.

On Oct. 20, 1951, the CBS Eye debuted.

Almost 70 years later, we still have a “Protective Eye” watching ALL of us.

The eye is here to stay. It has circumnavigated the globe with its power. Eye tracking. Eye catching. Eagle eye. Third eye. Marketing has utilized the “eye” endlessly without even knowing from whence it comes.

We know as Practitioners that an eye symbol, used as a Sigil, can mean wisdom, protection or enlightenment. Eyes are one of the most important symbolic sensory organs we use. They can represent clairvoyance, omniscience, and are a purported gateway into the soul. Other qualities that eyes are commonly associated with are: intelligence, light, vigilance, moral conscience and truth. Looking someone in the eye is a western custom of honesty. In Latin American culture, "mal de ojo" is caused when one looks at another with envy and it is believed to inflict injury or bad luck. Mothers are especially wary of evil eye and protect their infants by having them wear bracelets, like this red-beaded one from El Salvador. Those who come to admire the baby are also encouraged to touch the child to ward off "mal de ojo."

We do not stop with customs. The eye is also found on American money with the “Eye of Providence”. Jung considers its original symbol as the eternal bosom with the pupil its 'child. On a more ominous level, eyes can be linked to deception, illusion, secret societies holding forbidden eye-opening knowledge, and being under constant surveillance.

No matter what one believes the “eye” derives from, it makes for strong Sigil work. The symbol for the eye can be used in works for sleep, hexing, anti-anxiety/calmness and a sundry of other magical works. It comes down to INTENT and what the Practitioner would like to SEE happen. Just make the symbol in your hand for YOUR SIGIL.

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July 21, 2018 4:12 pm

By Nadia Vella

The tarantula is a spellbinding and powerful spider. Its presence is one that is known to inspire fear and danger. This is due partly in exchange of an unknown understanding of the species. Perhaps it’s through simple appearance, or the myths, which causes this hysteria. The truth is that more people die a year from bee stings than from a tarantula bite and those who do, have allergies.

Tarantulas are part of the family of spiders called Hairy Mygalomorphs. This means it is of various large hairy spiders mostly of the family Theraphosidae. Like other Arachnida, a tarantula’s body comprises two main parts; the prosoma (or cephalothorax) and the opisthosoma (or abdomen). The prosoma and opisthosoma are connected by the pedicel, or pregenital somite. This waist-like connecting piece is actually part of the prosoma and gives the opisthosoma a wide range of motion relative to the prosoma.

A large wolf spider (Lycosa tarentula) of southern Europe,was once thought to cause tarantism. Taranto is also the origin of the common name of the Tarantula spider family, Theraphosidae, … Taranto (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtaːranto] and Italian: Tarento from Latin: Tarentum;Tarantino: Tarde; Ancient Greek: Τάρᾱς, translit. Tárās; Modern Greek: Τάραντας, translit. Tárantas) is a coastal city in Apulia, Southern Italy. This folklore arose in the 14th century around the Lycosid spider, Lycosa tarantula, in the area of Taranto in Southern Italy.

Old Mother Tarantula

The Navajo used to live in what is now known as the Canyon de Chelly National Park, this contains an amazing monolith of rock 800 feet high known as ‘Spider Rock’. This rock according to Navajo legends was the home of ‘Old Mother Tarantula’ or ‘Spider Woman’.

The spider is a fascinating beauty, which has captivated humankind for many years. There are the new world species and the old world ones, (differing by the place of origin, not age) which are mainly of what the legends seem to have been written about. Tarantula is known in many cultural circles to speak on the cycles of life and death and its glorious resurrection in their art and weaving, their walk and graceful style.

Perhaps to many, the truth is too much to handle. For the power of the tarantula is widely recognized as a fragile gift. For the tarantula is a vulnerable creature, with a lot to lose. With reports of over 800 different species, there is much to learn. Let us listen to the movement of the past…

Arachnophobia

Most will find themselves in fear of this creature. It may be the way they are portrayed, as symbols of the unknown and pure times. Is the ancient D.N.A. lagging behind so bad that we cannot evolve to realize the harmless nature of the spider? Instead of appreciating the night dancers, we reach out and instinctively we want to kill it. Maybe millennia ago, our genes had not the immunities to withstand the bites. Yet, no one will die from its bites, unless they have allergies.

Perhaps these allergies signal a clue to the past that the genes are not changing like we thought they would or maybe you will find yourself like me; an arachnophile. I love and respect this angelic being like common sense tells me too.

I reach out into the soul of the spider and I receive a reply. My dreams and emotions are filled with an awakening of information, which summons the goddess within me, who finds power in every moment. I envision a safe exchange of energy, where we can meet as one being, called life and connect in a balance of magic.

Arachne the Weaver

Arachne is a skilled seamstress in ancient Greek legends. She becomes so great at her craft that she is often found bragging and boasting about her accomplishments and talent. She becomes so arrogant that she spites the God’s themselves by weaving an intricate tapestry depicting them in the worst light. They were corrupted, drunk and useless in the scenes.

Athena, a highly praised goddess was widely known as a master at weaving and pottery. Arachne herself had closely studied her, in order to learn her techniques. She did her best to compete with this immortal. Unfortunately, Athena is a very powerful and clever deity not to be surpassed. She humbled Arachne by destroying everything she had worked for.

In her pride, Arachne wove a rope, with which to hang herself. She could not bear the humiliation that the goddess had publicly put on display. As she hung herself, Athena turned her into a spider and the rope into a web. Therefore, she could forever weave in her dishonor…

Dreams

The dream tarantula may also symbolize the “dark” side of your personality or predict poor health or a disappointing love affair. A spider (tarantula) dream usually symbolizes someone in your waking life who is sneaky and cruel. It could also represent someone who is smothering you.

Below, I want to share with you my dream that came to me before I acquired tarantulas of my own. It is a beautiful dream and one which left me feeling very connected with this creature. If you have any tarantula dreams, it could mean many things!

Tarantulas are an omen of bad luck. Usually they foretell a betrayal, an enemy, or a misfortune. However, this all depends on what it represents to you. For example, they have inspired me with their beauty and mystery.

2/4/2018

Tarantula

A couch covered in a metallic gold paint, sprawls flat and wide alongside the walls of a redone basement. It has pillows on it which are covered in chainmail and rectangular shaped. The wall is painted a creamy coppery white tone. There is a table built into the wall that is slim. It sits across the top of the couch. The board is copper painted wood. On this lays a few books, green and silver tones. Then at the top is a red painted vase shaped basket with tiny holes in the design.

My feet are in the air and I have on white socks and black silk pajama pants. My head is resting in the arm of the couch but, I can feel how my feet are entwined with another person with a male energy on the other side. I do not see this person. It does not seem to be someone that I know.

As I start to peek open my eyes I sit silently in fear as I see a tarantula’s leg wiggling out slowly from the holes in the basket. The bottoms of its feet are dipped in gold and a bright red color patterns in between a tone of deep brown. I can smell forest everywhere in my dream like wet pine and Earth mixed with cedar when it emerges.

I study for a moment and then I start to lightly kick my partner. I don’t wake him up too much but, just enough for him to start becoming aware. By then, the spider has completely escaped and it is very large. Its body is chocolate colored. It is at least a foot wide and tall. It is so beautiful and powerful and we stare at each other until it backs away and disappears into the house somewhere.

Spirit Animals

As a spirit animal, the tarantula symbolizes feminine energy and creativity. In Ancient Egypt, the spider was used as a symbol to represent the goddess of the Divine Mother, Neith. She was the patroness of the city of Sais, in the Nile River delta. Neith was worshipped as early as predynastic times (c. 3000 bce), and several queens of the 1st dynasty (c. 2925–2775 bce) were named in her honor.

Her principal emblem was a pair of crossed arrows shown against the background of a leather shield. Another was a bow case, which she was depicted wearing on her head, in place of a crown. She is an archetype for female empowerment. A tarantula is a force to be reckoned with.

Many representations are found throughout the world. However, because of the poor connection between people and spiders, the descriptions are often vague, misrepresented or misunderstood. The spider has long been feared because of the unknown qualities of the many species.

Myth & Art

The legendary Nazca lines in the desert of southern Peru contain arachnid imagery. The series of geoglyphs depict straight lines and giant creatures and were created between 400 and 650 AD. The largest image spans over 660 feeet across. One of the geoglyph creatures is a giant, symmetrical, eight-legged spider.

Patti Wigington writes in About Religion, “In several cultures, spiders are credited with saving the lives of great leaders. In the Torah, there is a story of David, who would later become King of Israel, being pursued by soldiers sent by King Saul. David hid in a cave, and a spider crawled in and built a huge web across the entrance. When the soldiers saw the cave, they didn’t bother to search it – after all, no one could be hiding inside it if the spider web was undisturbed. A parallel story appears in the life of the prophet Mohammed, who hid in a cave when fleeing his enemies. A giant tree sprouted in front of the cave, and a spider built a web between the cave and the tree, with similar results.”

In Japan the Spider Princess, a mythological spider figure called Jorōgumo, is able to transform into a seductive woman who entraps travelling samurai. The Spider Princess has many names, such as “binding bride” or “prostitute spider”. Jorōgumo morphs into a beautiful woman to beguile warriors into marrying her. Sometimes the Spider Princess appears to carry a baby, which turns out to be her egg-sack.

In Germany and Ukraine, it is tradition to include spiders and webs in Christmas tree decorations, due to the association between tinsel decorations and the spider web strands. The spider is a secret and hidden force, which drives many spiritual ideas.

Rock art and bark paintings in Australia reveal that the indigenous cultures created spider symbols. Spiders in their webs are linked with a sacred rock and ceremony for the Rembarrnga people in central Arnhem Land. Several regional clans use spider totems in rituals.

Spiderwebs & History

Uttu, the ancient Sumerian goddess of weaving, was envisioned as a spider spinning her web. According to the myth of Enki and Ninsikila, she was the daughter of the water god Enki. After being warned by Enki’s wife Ninhursag that he would attempt to seduce her, Uttu ensconced herself inside her web and agreed to let Enki in after he promised to marry her and give her fresh produce as a marriage gift. After giving Uttu the produce, Enki intoxicated her with beer and raped her.

Ninhursag heard Uttu’s screams and rescued her, removing Enki’s seed from her and planting it in the ground to produce eight previously-nonexistent plants.[Wikipedia] Spider tales are stories that were brought over from Africa and told to children of Maroon people.A spider is depicted on a shell gorget by the Stone Grave people, from a mound on Fain’s Island, Tennessee. Ancient Moche people of Peru depict spiders in their art, such as this Larco Museum ceramic, ca. 300 CE.

North American cultures have traditionally depicted spiders. The Native American Lakota people’s oral tradition also includes a spider-trickster figure, which is known by several names. As chronicled in the legend of The “Wasna” (Pemmican) Man and the Unktomi (Spider).

The evolution of spiders has been going on for at least 380 million years, since the first true spiders (thin-waisted arachnids) evolved from crab-like chelicerate ancestors. They will continue to evolve and surprise us in the future as well. Many times over, they have shared this world with other creatures, before humankind and beyond time.

Legends of the Tarantula

The tarantula is a supernatural force to believe in. A misguided world has taught us to fear that which we do not understand. Perhaps we can rise to the occasion and respect our Earth by treating the spiders how they should be. They resided on this planet first, anyhow.

Let the Legends of the tarantula guide you in soul and soil. Do not be afraid to acknowledge their existence and love. They do not seek to destroy anyone. They only wish to survive and be with us on this planet.

Let your heart turn to the secrets of the other world and be freshly renewed with divine resonance and circumstance of a truer condition which exists in nature; perseverance and concordance with the world and all her power.

May you never be forsaken by the darkness of a stigma. I hope that your days fill up with the lessons of spider and that in the night; your dreams carry you to a place where you can be one with this magical animal. I hope all that care for this being are blessed eternally and with great fortune. An intelligent subject, you who holds the gift of fire from primordial times in your hands. You who seeks out the purity of knowledge forever. May we become connected together, entwined in the mighty web of new technology…

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