a few words about love, friends, etc.

Hi All,
You know, I get so tired of hearing how things 'are', when they are what we make them, and they are how we think. Today's world is very different from it was like when I was growing up. In some respects, this is good. Progress, of the right kind, is good. Like when you learn how to do something new, something you've really wanted to learn for a long time. That is personal progress. Taking steps forward is good, sometimes even taking a step back to look at yourself is good. We should all do it once in awhile.

Love is a good thing, something we all need. And yet it is taken for granted. Or ignored. When you love someone, you want to spend a lot of time with them. Not because you have to, but rather because it's a joy to be around them, sharing everything. The one you love should be your best friend, confidante, lover, companion...your mate. Not just someone you have to come home to, but the one you can't wait to get home to.

Friends are people who you can count on, regardless. There are times when you can't be there for a friend, there are times when you choose not to be there, and that's fine, it's a give and take relationship. Friends are meant to share things with, you should be happy when they're happy, and help them over the rough spots or through the bad times. And yet, in today's lingo, you often find the meaning of the word 'friend' meaning something else entirely. When you use the word 'friend', many people today, seem to think it means 'friends with benefits', and yet that isn't always true. Sometimes people are platonic friends. But then just as there are many types of love, there are many types of friends.

With all that said, I still believe in fairy tales, true love, and true friends. Sometimes, even animals are our friends. They watch out for us. Maybe I'm a dreamer, but if so, at least it's a nice dream.

Peace,
ravnone1

just rambling a little...lol

I just changed the look of my homepage. It's now like parchment paper, with really dark blue (almost indigo) font color. My links have a black background color. I like it. I'll probably be adding more later. More content. I'm thinking of adding a 'free stuff' page, which will include free email. How cool is that? We'll see. Maybe a newsletter with pagan content. I've been thinking about it, but haven't decided exactly what yet.
It was suggested to me a long time ago to do a newsletter, but I haven't done it yet. You know who you are, and while it was (and still is) a damn fine idea, I still haven't implemented it yet. Thanks for the idea, and I just haven't decided on what the newsletter should be about. Now I have a fair idea.
ravnone1

today's horoscope..LOL

Hi,
This is a copy of today's horoscope.

""Someone may be working to undermine your efforts now and it's hard to uncover the details of who or why. Something may happen that suddenly brings light to the situation, but everything doesn't come up to the surface. Your best strategy is to focus on what is already on your plate. Don't waste energy today fighting an unknown enemy. ""

This is very true, it's better to focus on that which is already seen. However, it is also very rare when I don't already know who is working against me. Not that it makes a lot of difference. I just keep on keepin' on. What else am I supposed to do? Hide and cry like a baby? I don't think so. I know what they may not: What they send out to me goes back to them. It is a Universal law, and as Jesus put it...you reap what you sow.

We all do. I've noticed that although these horoscope readings are general ones, they are sometimes right on the money. I did a tarot reading with the Pagan Tarot deck last night, and with the Runes (Elder Futhark), the Runes told me there is evil afoot. The tarot tells me it will be ok, and that I just took the first step of a new journey. Since my whole life has been about journeys of one kind or another, this comes as no surprise. It just means I'm ready for the next stage of my life to begin.

Peace,
ravnone1

another addition to my website

Hi,
I've decided to add a page about me on my website. Many websites do. I'm really glad I did. This is my second post today, and it too will probably be short. So if you're interested in what 'makes me tick', follow the link.
Peace,
ravnone1

webpage updated... with new article

Hi,
I have added a new page to my home page. This is one is in reference to yesterday's post, and also includes Power Animals. It's entitled "magick101". I hope you enjoy your reading experience.
That's all for now. Sorry this is such a short post, but I've been working on the page today.
Peace,
ravnone1

what is magick really about

Hi All,
Why do I practice magick? What does it mean to practice magick? What does it mean to be a pagan? If you really want to know, then check out my new page on why I'm a pagan/witch. It should be up within a couple of days.
In the meantime...
have a nice day.
ravnone1

answer to deleted comment by r3born

Hi r3born, and all others,
I was asked a question, then the person deleted it. Here is the question:
"So what kind of magick do you do?" Posted by r3born to ravnone1 "Magick is everywhere, all around us and inside us" at August 25, 2007 9:43 AM
Here is the answer:
I am a witch. What kind of magick do you think I do? Magick exists everywhere around us, inside us. It is energy, according to at least one definition, a witch is one who manipulates energy. And that is precisely what I do. I use magick for a variety of things. So it depends. But I do magick in my mind, because I'm not always where I can do a full-blown ritual. Besides which, I don't need the props anymore. It is easier to do my magick in my mind.
Peace,
ravnone1

long time since my last post...

Hey all,
It's been awhile, sorry. I've been busy with a few things. Making decisions, living, loving, laughing, even feeling sad. It seems so long ago since I 'lost' Charlie, and yet I know it's not been that long. I miss him sometimes. That is to be expected. But, as you know, life goes on. So why do we feel so sad when someone 'goes on the journey'? We all know that people die all the time. I believe it is because we haven't been taught properly about life and death, and how it is only the physical body that dies, not the person. You might not can see them, but that doesn't mean they aren't there. Occasionally, I still feel Charlie around me, but not as much as I use to.

I am so blessed, and I am thankful for all I have. Yes there are still negative things, and even bad things in my life, but I am working at dissipating them. If it's something I don't need, then the best thing is to do away with it. Where does trash belong? In the garbage can, therefore, that is the best place for all the crap you don't want in your life. They say adversity makes one grow, and that we wouldn't appreciate the good if we didn't have the bad. I disagree.

I think people just haven't been exposed to always having things the way they want, to only knowing good, to always having unconditional love. In the place we came from, before we came to earth this time, we didn't have all this crap, the negativity, the hate and intolerance. We know what it's like to only know love, if we will only remember from before we ever came to planet earth.
People are so used to the bad, they forget to be thankful for the good. I am so tired of people telling me how it should be, and how it is now, when we re responsible for how it is. We can do better, but we have to let go of all the old crap, and learn a better way of thinking. What's wrong with the way we think now? Look around you, people! Can you not see how we are creating hell on earth...oh, I forgot...it's been that way for awhile. It's time for it to stop.

We all have better things to do than to continue letting others think for us. Who do you want to be in control of your life? Yourself? Or someone else? You were born with the power to create your life the way you want it to be. We are so used to others saying how it should be, that we just take everything for granted. Let's all take responsibility for our thoughts and actions. They're ours, and we are responsible for them. I'm not saying that change will occur overnight, but I am saying that we can make a difference. Each thought we have touches someone somewhere, in some way.

I am working, each day, at changing my thoughts, and hence, my world. You don't have to if you are content with the way things are. If you like your world as it is, then leave it alone. But is you are tired of all the nonsense, and that's all it is, then take control of your life. From the time we are born, we are spoonfed a bunch of nonsense about how things are. Children, from the time they begin talking, ask one question over and over again. "WHY?" That is the most asked question of children, also one of mine. What we tell them is what they base their beliefs on. It is how they learn by asking questions. My parents use to hate to see me coming, they knew I had questions and that I was going to be asking "why?" quite a few times. Most of the time, they didn't know the answers, and sometimes even where to find them. I've been there and done that with my kids a few times. Now I know those answers, but they no longer want to hear the answers to those same questions. I wish I knew then what I know now, my life and theirs, would've been so much different. I wish, more than damn near anything, that I had just shut the hell up and listened to myself, quite a few times. My life and theirs, would've been a lot different. You learn by doing, whether it's the right thing or the wrong thing, that you do. I know it's hard to change a lifetime of erroneous thinking, I'm still working on my thoughts. I still have erroneous thoughts, but not as many as I use to have. I also take full responsibility for my wrong thinking, as well as the 'right' thinking I did.

Peace, love and laughter to all,
ravnone1

just rambling...of a sorts

Hello All,
I would like you to think about the 4 affirmations I recently posted here. They are:
I love you. I'm sorry. Forgive me. Thank you.
I suppose some, if not most people would like to know why the hell they should say these when things are so screwed up in people's lives today. So, here goes for my take on it.
When we say "I love you", we re sending out something very special to whomever we say it to, even the Universe, and to the Creator.This is positive, and there is nothing negative about it. What we send out, we get back. So if we are sending out love, we get love back.
When we do something wrong, we say "Forgive me" and "I'm sorry." These two sort of go hand in hand. It always behooves us to forgive the wrongs against us, and to ask for forgiveness for whatever we have done wrong. We apologize for doing wrong to others. This doesn't mean that we are to take a bunch of crap from others, but we can forgive them. We are showing the Universe and the Creator that we understand the power of forgiveness.
When we say "Thank you", we are showing gratitude for the goodness, and the kindnesses in our lives. We are grateful for the food we have, the roof over our heads, the clothes we wear, that we are alive to learn whatever lessons we need to. Yes there are bad things that happen everyday, but should we be any less thankful for the good we have? However little it is perceived. Especially for friends who are there for us in our time of need. We should also be a true friend, and be there when we are needed. This is the mark of a true friend, to be there when needed, however we are needed. Otherwise, if we are there only thru the good times, or whenever we are the ones who need/want something, we are but fair weather friends. If you are but a fair weather friend, I won't call you friend, not even for the sake of being polite. You are but an acquaintance. I try to be there for people when I'm needed, although I may not always succeed. I think you have to be a friend in order to have a friend. Friendship goes both ways, it is not just for the convenience of one. I can just hear some of you now, but regardless of what you think, this is true. And all of you know it.
We are beginning to come into a time of major events,and friends are going to be even more of a valued asset than they are now. People these days seem to have forgotten what honesty, loyalty, principles, friendship, and fidelity mean. Maybe some of you should look these words up. I could, but why should I do all the work for you? I'm writing the article, and yes I do go out of the way to give more than 100% sometimes, but still, I'm choosing to not look up the words for you this time.
I wish all of you well, and I wish you love and peace. Forgive me if I've hurt any one's feelings, the truth does hurt sometimes. I love all of you, in my own way...some more than others. I do recognize the god self inside each of you, and in deed in all of nature.
Peace and love,
ravnone1

thoughts on last post

Hello All,
I personally think this is true. The last post, I mean. We do create our own reality, for good or bad. I know, because I keep forgetting a few very important things. Question is, why do I forget them? One is to stop standing in my own way. I ask for help, then stand in the way...when I remember that, I see myself stepping to the side and back, so the god part of me can do as I ask. I am now adding to that, by saying "I love you. I'm sorry. Forgive me. Thank you." several times a day. Personally I believe this will improve my situation tremendously. The reason being, I'm working on myself, and therefore, my surroundings. I'm not sending out negativity of any kind. But I am sending out gratitude, forgiveness, and love. Yes I do believe all this to be true.
So...I love you, I'm sorry, forgive me, and thank you.
ravnone1

This is Jason Mangrum.

I love you.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

Thank you.

Nearly 99.9% of everyone who wrote
a response to my mailing about the
Zeitgeist Movie thanked me for it,
but then asked what they could do
to help literally change the world.

If you didn't see it yet, it's at:
http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com

From a logical/ego perspective, it
would seem that one person up against
a secret empire of evil controllers
hell-bent on ruling the entire world,
might just seem a bit hopeless...

In fact, you didn't hear from me for
over a week because of this reason.

I had no clue how to fight it.

I wanted to get together a virtual
"army" of my own to somehow out-power
these forces and turn the tides...

But fear had gripped me and almost
pushed me over the edge. Yes, this
is going to be personal. And real.

The more I thought about it... the
more I researched it... the more I
felt a very real hate stir inside.

They had already won.

I completely forgot the most critical,
yet little-known secret of real change.

And that is why I'm writing to you
right now, with a 100% sure-fire
answer... yes, this will change the
world and bring peace to us all.

This alone WILL put an end to the
Illuminati, government corruption,
wars, violence, hate and crime...

And you have the ability right now
to make this global change. Yes, you.

I don't care if you believe me, I'm
only concerned with showing you what
above all else, works every singe time.

No other method makes this promise.

In fact, no other can...

Please stay glued to every word of this
email, because you're going to learn
something that will change you forever.

Just be open.

Are you ready?... because I'm going
to share the exact answer you've been
searching for inside this very email.

This is how you can fight, overcome
and win. You *can* change the world.

And here's how...

Get the hell out of the way.

Stick with me. I'll explain.

It is said there are 3 stages of
awakening...

1) You're born and raised to acquire
and operate under a "victim" mentality,
where everything happens to you, or
outside of you...

2) You suddenly realize that you do
actually create your own reality and
can control it using various methods
that give you a sense of control --
but something is always missing...

3) You realize what's missing and
make a conscious choice to align
yourself with it - thereby getting
your egotistical mind out of the way,
and you finally... surrender.

Wha?... Am I saying to just sit back
and surrender to these evil forces?

Absolutely not.

This is how you fight.

You realize the 3rd stage of awakening.

Yes, you create everything you observe
as your reality... BUT, this means that
you *MUST* take 100% total responsibility
for your creation... the good and the bad.

Most people simply are not ready for that.

This doesn't just mean you're responsible
for everything you do. It means you are
fully responsible for every problem you
have AND every problem you hear about!

Yes, that includes the corruption.

That's only the *first* step.

I told you this wouldn't be easy to swallow.

From the moment it's on your radar, you created
it in your world. ONLY when you accept total
responsibility for creating it, can you accept
total responsibility for fixing it.

And since you're reading these words, you
and I are sharing this experience. This is
now a personal message to you, so listen.

I didn't "get" this, until I read Dr. Joe
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I stayed up all night in bed reading it.

In the book, Dr. Vitale teaches a method
taught to him by Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len,
a student of an ancient Hawaiian Healing
System called, "Ho' oponopono."

Dr. Len actually healed an entire psych
ward of criminally insane patients without
ever seeing them or talking to them.

How did he do it?

He used this very system to petition the
Divine for healing for every aspect within
himself that actualized as the problems
within the patients themselves.

Here's the biggest secret the Illuminati
hopes you never figure out on your own:

THERE IS NO "OUT THERE" REALITY.

Everything you observe outside of you is
pure illusion. It isn't real. Even this
email you're reading right now, is really
an external actualization of some part of
you that is manifesting as these words.

That's right. The Illuminati. The corrupt
government. The lies. The 911 cover-up.
The lying president and all his officials.
The alphabet-soup agencies. All of it.

I realize this is more than some people
can accept. That's ok, I'm still learning
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Am I going to try to sell you the book
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No. But you can see their main site at:
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There's no affiliate link. That is the
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recommend you get that book. Now.

I promise all of this apparent "craziness"
will make perfect sense to you after you
read it... at least enough to USE it.

I asked The Universe/God for an answer to
how on Earth am I supposed to help fight
all this apparent evil in the world, and
even more -- how do I help others too?

Last night into the wee hours of this
morning, I received my answer.

"Heal yourself."

You see, you cannot see something you
don't like in someone unless it's already
within you to begin with. Otherwise, it'd
be impossible for you to recognize it.

Do not hate the Illuminati.

Love them.

Use the energy of LOVE to transmute the
world you experience from one of hate and
sorrow, pain and anguish, secrets and lies,
to one of pure, unconditional LOVE.

There's great wisdom in those words.

You'll understand it so much better when
you read Zero Limits. This *IS* the answer.

There is no other way.

All other ways lead to resistance and opposition.

You won't get anywhere that way.

LOVE THEM.

You may have noticed the 4 phrases I used
at the very top of this email...

I love you.

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

Thank you.

I *CHALLENGE* you to take this action:

Your only "job" is to get out of the way.

In order to do that, you must eliminate
every single thought, idea or memory that
seperates YOU from NOW... the present moment.

The only way to accomplish this, is to
*cleanse* yourself of every thought as
it occurs in your mind and transmute the
energy into a state of pure LOVE.

You do this by saying those 4 statements
over, and over again. Every single day.

Actually, "you" don't transmute anything.

The 'bigger' you does. Call it God.

You've heard of "let go and let God" right?

Well... aside from any religious dogma,
this is exactly what that statement means.

Yes, you can control your reality.

But if you want to experience miracles,
let go completely and allow the Divine
to work through you. Be ONE with It.

Joe's new book seriously has the potential
to help usher in the Age of Enlightenment.

The first step is total responsibility.

The next is to get the hell out of the way.

The final is to let go, and LOVE everything.

Then, your world changes from the inside out.

This is a superior Divine revelation for all
those who are ready to hear it. If you're not,
then I trust you are not reading this email --
you're probably doing something "more important."

Well... this is how you fight.

I cannot stress it enough.

Change yourself. Love everything.

Use the 4 statements at the top of this email
as a "mantra" - say it silently to yourself
over and over again to cleanse every thought
that seperates you from God and the NOW.

Only when you cleanse, cleanse, cleanse, can
you reach the Zero State, where literally no-
thing exists and everything is possible.

Yes, even World Peace.

Imagine 100, 1,000 or even 10,000+ people
who read this email saying this mantra over
and over again on a daily basis for Peace!

I've been doing the mantra while writing
this entire email. That's why you can feel
the energy coming from it. Yes, it's real.

Forward this email to everyone you know.

Everyone can make a change in their world.

I've already decided to align myself with
Divinity, let go and send out pure LOVE.

And I trust with every fibre of my being
that as I broadcast the energy of LOVE,
my world is now changing.

From the inside, out.

Forward this to your entire contact list.

Send it to your mailing lists.

Post it on your blog or anywhere else.

Let's change the world nina!

I Love You,
Jason Mangrum, Blog at:
www.JasonMangrum.com

PS. Get Zero Limits from Amazon or see:
http://www.zerolimits.info

An American

Hi All,
I came across this on the web tonight and just had to copy and paste it in it's entirety to my blog.
I chose to do this because I like what it says. None of it is mine.
THIS IS AN AMERICAN
Written by an Australian Dentist
To Kill an American
You probably missed it in the rush of news last week, but there was actually a report that someone in Pakistan had published in a newspaper an offer of a reward to anyone who killed an American, any American.
So an Australian dentist wrote an editorial the following day to let everyone know what an American is . So they would know when they found one. (Good one, mate!!!!)
"An American is English, or French, or Italian, Irish, German, Spanish, Polish, Russian or Greek. An American may also be Canadian, Mexican, African, Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Australian, Iranian, Asian, or Arab, or Pakistani or Afghan.
An American may also be a Comanche, Cherokee, Osage, Blackfoot, Navaho, Apache, Seminole or one of the many other tribes known as native Americans.
An American is Christian, or he could be Jewish, or Buddhist, or Muslim. In fact, there are more Muslims in America than in Afghanistan. The only difference is that in America they are free to worship as each of them chooses.
An American is also free to believe in no religion. For that he will answer only to God, not to the government, or to armed thugs claiming to speak for the government and for God.
An American lives in the most prosperous land in the history of the world. The root of that prosperity can be found in the Declaration of Independence, which recognizes the God given right of each person to the pursuit of happiness.
An American is generous. Americans have helped out just about every other nation in the world in their time of need, never asking a thing in return.
When Afghanistan was over-run by the Soviet army 20 years ago, Americans came with arms and supplies to enable the people to win back their country!
As of the morning of September 11, Americans had given more than any other nation to the poor in Afghanistan. Americans welcome the best of everything...the best products, the best books, the best music, the best food, the best services. But they also welcome the least.
The national symbol of America, The Statue of Liberty , welcomes your tired and your poor, the wretched refuse of your teeming shores, the homeless, tempest tossed. These in fact are the people who built America.
Some of them were working in the Twin Towers the morning of September 11, 2001 earning a better life for their families. It's been told that the World Trade Center victims were from at least 30 different countries, cultu res, and first languages, including those that aided and abetted the terrorists.
So you can try to kill an American if you must. Hitler did. So did General Tojo, and Stalin, and Mao Tse-Tung, and other blood-thirsty tyrants in the world. But, in doing so you would just be killing yourself. Because Americans are not a particular people from a particular place. They are the embodiment of the human spirit of freedom. Everyone who holds to that spirit, everywhere, is an American.
http://enlightenment4u.org/index.html

getting there from here

Hi!
Damn! Long time no see! So to speak. Which is ok, I'm doing great and I'm accomplishing things. I"m also learning at an exponential rate, my psychic abilities are increasing, I'm happy, my pc is not too bad, hell...I'm doing great!
So what's your story? So many people, so little time. My project is almost done. I am making great progress. I am happy. I'm alive, I'm well, I'm filled with power (energy), it is real. How cool is that.
Now on to the next subject. I haven't been talking with many people on line, for that I apologize, but I do think about you. You know who you are. It isn't something that can always be helped. I suppose that is enough for today. At least this part of it.
ravnone1