Diet and Exercise
I just wanted to stop in and post an update. And to let everyone know that we are still here, we are just busy working on several custom and labor intensive items right now.
I am still working hard at losing weight. I am at 209.4 lbs that is down from 234.4 from where I started. I broke down and purchased Tony Horton's 10 minute
workout dvd's to re kick start my metabolism. I am stronger and have a lot more endurance these days, and I feel great!!
Everyday my workouts are as follows:
1 1/2 mile to 1 3/4 mile walk with 16 lbs of weights - 3 lbs each leg and 5 lbs each wrist. 1/4 mile run.
The last 7 days I have added three 10 minute work outs from Tony Horton spaced out at 10 minute each intervals three times a day.
And most nights I take my dog for a 1/2 mile walk, less tonight since it is raining.
Mid month of October we went to the lake GypsyBeth's children and my son. It is always nice to be with family and to spend some time catching up.
We are in the process of adding some new websites to our list of domains.
Be sure and check out
Ouija Board Store online
New products we have added include:
Fairy World Oak Accent Box
Life Journey Oak Desk Box
Orca Killer Whale Oak Dresser Box
Asian Dragon Oak Box
Bell-Decae
Wizard Board
Good Luck Charm
Spirit Board
Replacement Planchette
For your Ouija and/or Spirit Board
Many Blessings to all of you,
DragonOak
What’s New with DragonOak's Wood Shop
Just a quick update and posting of new products on the website
I work out now about an hour and thirty minutes every day. I start my morning with a mile power walk with weights on my ankles and arms. This is to get my metabolism started.
Then after my daily computer work I work out for at least 45 minutes on the Wii fit. Then I do my daily weigh in.
In the evening I do a light work out and try to get in squats, leg lifts, and some crunches before bed.
The weight is coming off lowest was day before yesterday at 215. I am very determined to hit 180 by October 01.
New products recently added to our website, check them out when you get a chance and let us know what you think:
Snake Medicine
Altar Table with Drawer
Order of the Pheonix
Altar Table with Drawer
Greek Titans Atlas
Medical Caduceus Symbol
World Cat Celtic
Celtic Tree of Life
Cichlid Fish Scene
Family Crest 10 X 8 Oak Box
Celtic Horse Design
Dream Box
Leo Desk Box
Until next time, bright blessings to everyone.
DragonOak's Wood Shop Update
Just wanted to post something since I have not been here for a couple of days. Orders seem to be picking up a little, but summer is always our slow period.
Still losing weight, have not weighed yet today. I will weigh after I post this and do my 30 minute exercise session after I post this. Yesterday I weight 221, that is a 13 pound loss since I started being very careful what I eat, and getting serious about exercise.
My goal is to weigh 180 by October 1st and then order the P90X program so this 44 year old man can buff out before I get any older. Oh ya baby!!!!!
After exercise heading out to buy wood and check on art supplies.
New items that were recently added to our web site:
Good Luck Charm
Spirit Board
Ying Yang Symbol
Angel design plate
Brigids Cross and Celtic Stag
Altar Table with Drawer
Laters everyone, have an awesome day!!!!!
Blessings
DragonOak
Update from DragonOak’s Wood Shop on July 08, 2008
Just an update on what we are up to at DragonOak’s Wood Shop and an excuse to take a short break and post in on the blog.
We are busily trying to add Google Checkout to our website as an option in addition to PayPal for our customers. This will take a process over the next several weeks to complete, so if you would like to use Google Checkout on a product we do NOT have the button on yet please email us at **DragonOak** with the product description you are inquiring about. That way GybsyBeth can invoice you with a Google Checkout invoice.
Years ago when we owned a brick and mortar metaphysical store I used to teach a short course on several metaphysical subjects so I have posted my notes on those courses on our web site at:
Learning How to Read the Tarot Cards
Learning The Basics of Astrology
Instructions for Using and Ouija or Spirit Board
I have added a list of some of my favorite books on the subjects of paganism available at Amazon:
DragonOak’s Favorite Books from Amazon
GypsyBeth has written a couple of pages about our favorite magic movies at:
OUR FAVORITE MAGIC MOVIES LIST
HARRY POTTER Magic Movies
I am in the process of digitally recording in photo my journey into building a doll house at:
DragonOak’s Journey Into Building a Doll House for his step grand-daughters
Also we have been adding some new products to our online store that may be of interest to our customers:
Celtic Knotwork with Moon Phases that marks the Wheel of the Year Offering Plate
Blank 25 Piece Rune Set
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Butterfly Tribal Rune Pendant
Witches Pentagram and Triquetra Altar with Drawer and Shelf
And lots more too numerous to list. But a general sample of what we have, lots more coming too.
Thanks everyone, and blessings to each and everyone.
DragonOak
Visit from the ladybug animal totem
Lady Bug as my days Animal Spirit Totem
Yesterday while searching the woods for wind blown and downed sassafras wood, I spied a ladybug. I could see it on a leaf from about 20 feet away as it was bright read that was out of place and not in sync with the area. The ladybug was so red but not a single black dot that is common of the species. As I approach the ladybug, it senses me and gently raises its wings and flies away as if it had not a care in the world.
When incidents like this happen in my life, those that I take a peculiar notice of without knowing the reason why, I take note. Meetings with living things like this ladybug are usually messages and it is worth the time to meditate and focus on what the lesson is from the spirit guide of that species.
So today I took the time to reflect, ponder and meditate on the ladybug. It shows me a world of simplicity, while still retaining complex reactions to my actions. The ladybug teaches me the need for protection while living out my life as usual.
The outer shell of the ladybug is its protection; it is the exoskeleton on the outside of the insects’ body, armor so to speak. For me it is the preparation on a daily basis of a psychic barrier, the white light that surrounds me as I visualize its glow. On a daily basis many people are bombarded with psychic energies that are designed to drain or take away from the internal energy base. Some are direct attacks by psychic vampires who fully understand that they are tapping into another’s energy source. Many of these psychic attacks are from people that steal energies on a subconscious level, children, emotional needy people, the sick, and sometimes the elderly. Psychic tapping can come from a multitude of sources and rather than focusing on the source it is probably better to visualize a while ball of light surrounding yourself, your family, your home, and the things that are more important to you. Be a part of the light, and let the light be parts of you, as you breath see the light grow brighter with each breath. The white light reflects the negative and absorbs the positive energies.
I tend to get a variety of these psychic attacks ranging from the wayward Christian that stumbles upon my web site and recites “Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, I shall rebuke this evil” (prayers like that are designed as an energy attack) to the confused pagan that feels some need to be jealous of my work, for there is no real reason to be jealous of what I do, it’s not like I am some fine Italian crafter. Even the glare from another person while one is out and about can be deemed as an attack, the evil eye so to speak.
By utilizing a small visualized and guided meditation focusing on the light, bathing in it, and letting it be a part of me for the rest of the day, I have adequately protected myself for that day. If I feel the negative energies increase, then I take a few moments of quit time and focus on the light, drawing from my inner source from the solar plexus chakra, where my light adds to the light of protection I have visualized from before.
Once those protections are in place the ladybug teaches me to go on with life, as I would normally do so. The ladybug teaches me to live my life free while reflecting my connections with all in the universe. It teaches me to learn from my interactions in this life so that I may be prepared to move on to the next phase when my time comes.
And most of all it teaches me that beauty and serenity exist virtually everywhere.
Shaman Path Animal Totem
Drawer Altar Table
Yesterday while searching the woods for wind blown and downed sassafras wood, I spied a ladybug. I could see it on a leaf from about 20 feet away as it was bright read that was out of place and not in sync with the area. The ladybug was so red but not a single black dot that is common of the species. As I approach the ladybug, it senses me and gently raises its wings and flies away as if it had not a care in the world.
When incidents like this happen in my life, those that I take a peculiar notice of without knowing the reason why, I take note. Meetings with living things like this ladybug are usually messages and it is worth the time to meditate and focus on what the lesson is from the spirit guide of that species.
So today I took the time to reflect, ponder and meditate on the ladybug. It shows me a world of simplicity, while still retaining complex reactions to my actions. The ladybug teaches me the need for protection while living out my life as usual.
The outer shell of the ladybug is its protection; it is the exoskeleton on the outside of the insects’ body, armor so to speak. For me it is the preparation on a daily basis of a psychic barrier, the white light that surrounds me as I visualize its glow. On a daily basis many people are bombarded with psychic energies that are designed to drain or take away from the internal energy base. Some are direct attacks by psychic vampires who fully understand that they are tapping into another’s energy source. Many of these psychic attacks are from people that steal energies on a subconscious level, children, emotional needy people, the sick, and sometimes the elderly. Psychic tapping can come from a multitude of sources and rather than focusing on the source it is probably better to visualize a while ball of light surrounding yourself, your family, your home, and the things that are more important to you. Be a part of the light, and let the light be parts of you, as you breath see the light grow brighter with each breath. The white light reflects the negative and absorbs the positive energies.
I tend to get a variety of these psychic attacks ranging from the wayward Christian that stumbles upon my web site and recites “Lordy, Lordy, Lordy, I shall rebuke this evil” (prayers like that are designed as an energy attack) to the confused pagan that feels some need to be jealous of my work, for there is no real reason to be jealous of what I do, it’s not like I am some fine Italian crafter. Even the glare from another person while one is out and about can be deemed as an attack, the evil eye so to speak.
By utilizing a small visualized and guided meditation focusing on the light, bathing in it, and letting it be a part of me for the rest of the day, I have adequately protected myself for that day. If I feel the negative energies increase, then I take a few moments of quit time and focus on the light, drawing from my inner source from the solar plexus chakra, where my light adds to the light of protection I have visualized from before.
Once those protections are in place the ladybug teaches me to go on with life, as I would normally do so. The ladybug teaches me to live my life free while reflecting my connections with all in the universe. It teaches me to learn from my interactions in this life so that I may be prepared to move on to the next phase when my time comes.
And most of all it teaches me that beauty and serenity exist virtually everywhere.
Shaman Path Animal Totem
Drawer Altar Table
Working with the Fairy Realm
The Fairy world is so very closely related to nature and as such fairies and the animal spirit guides tend to work very closely together. Working with fairy energy is simple (in a back to nature only the basics kind of way) but slightly more complicated than the animal world. Meaning the fairies can take on a tad more personality and difference of focus.
To even take on the task of defining the fairies guides is enough to fill a small library of information, legends, and lore. For each realm of fairies takes on very different responsibilities and roles than another realm of fairies.
Both the fairies and animal spirit guides take on the role of caretakers of nature. While the animal spirit guides tend to take on more of the different aspects of personality in nature; i.e. the sly, cunning, wise aspects of the fox; the fairies tend to align themselves with the physical aspect of nature. There are as many types of fairies as there are stars in the sky, and each tends to akin themselves to a specific type of plant, mineral, or occasionally an animal. There are fairies of the primrose and those of the petunia, fairies of the oak tree and those of the lilac bush, and then there are those that are akin to the horse and the raccoon.
Each of the types of fairies have their own kingdom and ruler ships. Mermaids, gnomes, trolls, ogres, are also of these kingdoms. Woodland and nature fairies are what we commonly think off from this spirit world but many exist, some not yet known or long removed from human awareness. The most popular, or maybe to say better known of the fairies are the following types:
Elves: Scandinavian lore tells us of the Elven fairies that are kind, generous, and very wise. Dealing with these forms of fairies can teach us much about how to live in balance with nature. Legend says that gifts of honey and sweets to the Elves will be returned in kind.
Dryads: The teaching of the Celts and the Druids tells us of the Dryads that are closely associated to the trees of the forest. Dryads are strong and enduring, living within the hollow of the tree in perfect balance.
Dwarves: The legends of dwarves are varied and wide throughout Europe, and they can be found deep within the mountains, for they align themselves with the minerals of the deep earth. Dwarves are very slow to change and tend to be unmovable on what they feel is important at the time.
Gnomes: The realm of the gnomes is usually deep within the old forest. Gnomes tend to be a little closer to the realm of mankind, lovers of gadgets and machines. The gnomes are curious and very knowledgeable about the physical properties of our realm. Work with the gnomes when you need to gain a deeper understanding of the mechanics or the physical world.
Goblins: Goblins show no favor or quarter to the realm of mankind. The goblins are very closely aligned with the sediments of the earth and the process of decay. Because of this association with the earth’s process of breaking down elements back to the basic form goblins are often considered evil. Often the profile of the goblin was used to create many of the gargoyles seen today that guard the roof tops and ward evil from the churches.
Leprechauns: Irish legend and lore teaches us of the leprechauns that are akin to the clover. As the mankind evolved many a leprechaun endeared themselves to the ways of men, finding shiny gold as treasure and beloved of a fine ale or beer.
Mermaids: While many a sailor has been accused of mistaken a mermaid for a manatee or seal, it is the way of this fairy of the sea. The mermaid is akin to the seals and manatee even to the point of being able to shape shift into the seal or manatee.
Pixies: Pixies are a general term for the mischievous type of fairy of the forest is committed to making pranks upon the people that are near. If the pixies have taken to hiding your items, take to music, song, and dance to appease there love of celebration.
Sidhe: Fairy of the Irish lore and legend that is closely aligned with the rose. Planting roses in your yard will almost assuredly attract this fairy realm to you. Working with the realm of Sidhe can actually teach one the areas of beauty, design, and elegance of the forest.
Sprites : The sprite fairy often appears in a glow as if in spirit form. They are closely associated with the oak and the acorn. Their season is that of the fall and the time of the harvest.
Working with fairy energy can be interesting to say the least. Fairy energy can bring you closer to realizing how everything in our world is so closely connected. Even a single action in the realm or our environment can bring about a myriad of consequences. I once cleared part of my property without asking permission of that fairy domain, and spent the next three years having my personal items constantly hidden from me.
The energy of the fairy is focused much like that of a child; innocent, focused, and delights in the simplest of things. And they can get upset; as have been the brownies since the encroachment and disregard man has developed for nature. So appease fairy energy when you have the privilege of working with it. Offerings of honey in the garden, milk in some cultures, can go a long way with these wonderful beings.
Most common methods of connecting with fairy energy is:
Physical sensitivity, astral travel, meditation, lucid dreams, and vision quests.
To even take on the task of defining the fairies guides is enough to fill a small library of information, legends, and lore. For each realm of fairies takes on very different responsibilities and roles than another realm of fairies.
Both the fairies and animal spirit guides take on the role of caretakers of nature. While the animal spirit guides tend to take on more of the different aspects of personality in nature; i.e. the sly, cunning, wise aspects of the fox; the fairies tend to align themselves with the physical aspect of nature. There are as many types of fairies as there are stars in the sky, and each tends to akin themselves to a specific type of plant, mineral, or occasionally an animal. There are fairies of the primrose and those of the petunia, fairies of the oak tree and those of the lilac bush, and then there are those that are akin to the horse and the raccoon.
Each of the types of fairies have their own kingdom and ruler ships. Mermaids, gnomes, trolls, ogres, are also of these kingdoms. Woodland and nature fairies are what we commonly think off from this spirit world but many exist, some not yet known or long removed from human awareness. The most popular, or maybe to say better known of the fairies are the following types:
Elves: Scandinavian lore tells us of the Elven fairies that are kind, generous, and very wise. Dealing with these forms of fairies can teach us much about how to live in balance with nature. Legend says that gifts of honey and sweets to the Elves will be returned in kind.
Dryads: The teaching of the Celts and the Druids tells us of the Dryads that are closely associated to the trees of the forest. Dryads are strong and enduring, living within the hollow of the tree in perfect balance.
Dwarves: The legends of dwarves are varied and wide throughout Europe, and they can be found deep within the mountains, for they align themselves with the minerals of the deep earth. Dwarves are very slow to change and tend to be unmovable on what they feel is important at the time.
Gnomes: The realm of the gnomes is usually deep within the old forest. Gnomes tend to be a little closer to the realm of mankind, lovers of gadgets and machines. The gnomes are curious and very knowledgeable about the physical properties of our realm. Work with the gnomes when you need to gain a deeper understanding of the mechanics or the physical world.
Goblins: Goblins show no favor or quarter to the realm of mankind. The goblins are very closely aligned with the sediments of the earth and the process of decay. Because of this association with the earth’s process of breaking down elements back to the basic form goblins are often considered evil. Often the profile of the goblin was used to create many of the gargoyles seen today that guard the roof tops and ward evil from the churches.
Leprechauns: Irish legend and lore teaches us of the leprechauns that are akin to the clover. As the mankind evolved many a leprechaun endeared themselves to the ways of men, finding shiny gold as treasure and beloved of a fine ale or beer.
Mermaids: While many a sailor has been accused of mistaken a mermaid for a manatee or seal, it is the way of this fairy of the sea. The mermaid is akin to the seals and manatee even to the point of being able to shape shift into the seal or manatee.
Pixies: Pixies are a general term for the mischievous type of fairy of the forest is committed to making pranks upon the people that are near. If the pixies have taken to hiding your items, take to music, song, and dance to appease there love of celebration.
Sidhe: Fairy of the Irish lore and legend that is closely aligned with the rose. Planting roses in your yard will almost assuredly attract this fairy realm to you. Working with the realm of Sidhe can actually teach one the areas of beauty, design, and elegance of the forest.
Sprites : The sprite fairy often appears in a glow as if in spirit form. They are closely associated with the oak and the acorn. Their season is that of the fall and the time of the harvest.
Working with fairy energy can be interesting to say the least. Fairy energy can bring you closer to realizing how everything in our world is so closely connected. Even a single action in the realm or our environment can bring about a myriad of consequences. I once cleared part of my property without asking permission of that fairy domain, and spent the next three years having my personal items constantly hidden from me.
The energy of the fairy is focused much like that of a child; innocent, focused, and delights in the simplest of things. And they can get upset; as have been the brownies since the encroachment and disregard man has developed for nature. So appease fairy energy when you have the privilege of working with it. Offerings of honey in the garden, milk in some cultures, can go a long way with these wonderful beings.
Most common methods of connecting with fairy energy is:
Physical sensitivity, astral travel, meditation, lucid dreams, and vision quests.
Animal Spirit Guides
Animal Guides
Animals are similar to the elemental and thought form entities, in that they are very focused energies within their realms of being, yet have the ability of more complex behavior patterns. Animal spirit guides are able to communicate in thoughts that form words that compromise language skills in our understanding. So while in the physical realm we may not be able to converse with the animal guides, in spirit and in thought there are no barriers to communication.
These spirit forms have evolved into a more complex state of being that learns skill and focus. The Fox is sly, the coyote is the jester, the owl is wise are examples. Animals have evolved into a more complex form of life and because it requires survival skills and talents in order to live in balance. By the combination of those talents and skills the animal spirit guides has gained precedence in certain behaviors and/or traits that can be passed on to mankind.
Dealing with animal spirit guides is very exciting and a time of extreme opportunity to learn. Animals are mostly benevolent and willing to teach their specialties. While some animal guides are weary and slow to come forth based on the proven nature of mankind to destroy, those will teach when they see that someone is worthy of the animal’s knowledge and wisdom. By living in balance and seeking to repair rather than destroy, weary spirit guides are often encouraged and willing to teach their skills.
Common mediums of animal guides are lucid dream, meditations, astral travel, vision quests, and physical realities. If someone sees an animal, while on a quest or journey, the should take time to meditate and communicate with the spirit guide of that animal, it is trying to reach that person to open awareness of the animal’s various skills and talents. While outside often these animals will approach in a very gentle yet magnificent manner. For instance one could observe the dance of the butterfly while eating lunch outdoors. Times when someone is approached like this, they may be drawn that that animal in an almost hypnotic level, staring and watching while becoming oblivious to the world around them. Concentrate, those are the times the animal spirit guides is communicating even on a subconscious level.
A typical exercise for working with animal spirit guides is to each day become observant of the environment. Learn to stop, listen, and look around and become aware of the life that abounds. As practicing this observant skill watch closely for any form of life that seems to make itself known. The butterfly that lands on someone’s arm, the squirrel that crosses the road right in front of a moving car, or the bird that swoops down and catches a bug in mid-flight. These are all examples of the attempt to contact, become aware and then in a quiet place focus on that animal and what it means. Meditate on the animal spirit guide; visualize the spirit of that animal hunting, running, playing. Take the time to practice visualizing interacting with the animal spirit guide, playing, feeding, and even communicating. In many ways working with animal spirit guides is taking the time to learn, understand, and know that animal just like one would take the time to get to know a new friend.
A common method of animal spirit guide contact is via people’s dreams. Many times people will spend most of a day explaining a weird dream they had, often those dream includes animals in some shape or form. Be observant and focus on the meaning of that animal and its area of specialty. Dream journals are a great way to keep in mind what the dream was, what animal that was in it, and can be a method for developing trends of animal contact in the dream world.
Animal guides are absolutely amazing to work with. Many animal spirit guides may require time to earn their trust, which is understandable as mankind systematically destroys their habitats.
7 Common Animal Spirit Guides that are often overlooked
In a world of global warming and the nearing of catastrophe, there are certain species of animals that the population is exploding. While most species are rapidly falling into extinction a few are thriving. This means those animal guides are trying to contact mankind in a last ditch effort to save and thwart mans own destruction of himself. Below are 7 animals that are thriving; can you see the common message?
Ant - prosperity, earth power, unity
Cat - independence, magick, abundance
Dog - devotion, protection
Insect (any) - power, spirituality, renewal
Mouse - trust, self-examination, persistence, devotion
Rat - courage, mystery, cunning, frivolity and fun
Raven - creation, magick, illumination
Spirit of the Raven
from Beyond Altar
10 Gemstones of Power
Animals are similar to the elemental and thought form entities, in that they are very focused energies within their realms of being, yet have the ability of more complex behavior patterns. Animal spirit guides are able to communicate in thoughts that form words that compromise language skills in our understanding. So while in the physical realm we may not be able to converse with the animal guides, in spirit and in thought there are no barriers to communication.
These spirit forms have evolved into a more complex state of being that learns skill and focus. The Fox is sly, the coyote is the jester, the owl is wise are examples. Animals have evolved into a more complex form of life and because it requires survival skills and talents in order to live in balance. By the combination of those talents and skills the animal spirit guides has gained precedence in certain behaviors and/or traits that can be passed on to mankind.
Dealing with animal spirit guides is very exciting and a time of extreme opportunity to learn. Animals are mostly benevolent and willing to teach their specialties. While some animal guides are weary and slow to come forth based on the proven nature of mankind to destroy, those will teach when they see that someone is worthy of the animal’s knowledge and wisdom. By living in balance and seeking to repair rather than destroy, weary spirit guides are often encouraged and willing to teach their skills.
Common mediums of animal guides are lucid dream, meditations, astral travel, vision quests, and physical realities. If someone sees an animal, while on a quest or journey, the should take time to meditate and communicate with the spirit guide of that animal, it is trying to reach that person to open awareness of the animal’s various skills and talents. While outside often these animals will approach in a very gentle yet magnificent manner. For instance one could observe the dance of the butterfly while eating lunch outdoors. Times when someone is approached like this, they may be drawn that that animal in an almost hypnotic level, staring and watching while becoming oblivious to the world around them. Concentrate, those are the times the animal spirit guides is communicating even on a subconscious level.
A typical exercise for working with animal spirit guides is to each day become observant of the environment. Learn to stop, listen, and look around and become aware of the life that abounds. As practicing this observant skill watch closely for any form of life that seems to make itself known. The butterfly that lands on someone’s arm, the squirrel that crosses the road right in front of a moving car, or the bird that swoops down and catches a bug in mid-flight. These are all examples of the attempt to contact, become aware and then in a quiet place focus on that animal and what it means. Meditate on the animal spirit guide; visualize the spirit of that animal hunting, running, playing. Take the time to practice visualizing interacting with the animal spirit guide, playing, feeding, and even communicating. In many ways working with animal spirit guides is taking the time to learn, understand, and know that animal just like one would take the time to get to know a new friend.
A common method of animal spirit guide contact is via people’s dreams. Many times people will spend most of a day explaining a weird dream they had, often those dream includes animals in some shape or form. Be observant and focus on the meaning of that animal and its area of specialty. Dream journals are a great way to keep in mind what the dream was, what animal that was in it, and can be a method for developing trends of animal contact in the dream world.
Animal guides are absolutely amazing to work with. Many animal spirit guides may require time to earn their trust, which is understandable as mankind systematically destroys their habitats.
7 Common Animal Spirit Guides that are often overlooked
In a world of global warming and the nearing of catastrophe, there are certain species of animals that the population is exploding. While most species are rapidly falling into extinction a few are thriving. This means those animal guides are trying to contact mankind in a last ditch effort to save and thwart mans own destruction of himself. Below are 7 animals that are thriving; can you see the common message?
Ant - prosperity, earth power, unity
Cat - independence, magick, abundance
Dog - devotion, protection
Insect (any) - power, spirituality, renewal
Mouse - trust, self-examination, persistence, devotion
Rat - courage, mystery, cunning, frivolity and fun
Raven - creation, magick, illumination
Spirit of the Raven
from Beyond Altar
10 Gemstones of Power
Poltergeists
Poltergeists
The Poltergeist is commonly known as the mischievous ghost. It can be the noisemaker, item mover, certain visualizations, and other manifestations that often are intended to be of a nature, which at the very least causes concern for the residents or nearby people.
Some paranormal experts consider the poltergeist and the thought form to be the same things. While I tend to rate the Poltergeist on a slightly higher level of sentience, I tend to believe it comes from the same source. And being of the same source, just a state of evolution from thought form to sentient poltergeist, it can be difficult to decipher the difference. The problem is when the thought form energy has taken on such an identity as that of the poltergeist, it does not know the difference. The poltergeists "personality" is much more expanded and complicated, evolving from the pure emotion that created it. But in time and delving in the history of the spirit guide and/or poltergeist you can eventually decipher the difference.
Much of the current research into poltergeist activity show a high occurrence of the involvement of women under the age of 25. Some research even shows that the woman are totally unaware that they are creating the activity on a subconscious level. Furthermore, activity that is not a direct result of their physical involvement, I believe will eventually be connected to a psychic phenomena created by the very women, in other words the creation of thought form entities.
The mischievous poltergeists that are not created from thought form tends to be spirits that have not moved on to the next dimension, derived from expert opinion and research. The actual poltergeists are those spirits that have not or refuse to transcend to a higher state of consciousness. And these Poltergeists (by expert opinion) can be broken down into two different types.
First is those spirits that have not moved on, and really either don't know how or do not realize they are in between dimensional existences. These are regular entities, which had regular lives, and visited regular place. They are much like communicating with friends and family that are here today. When they become Poltergeists is when they become frustrated, when they want to be heard or noticed. These poltergeists are not trying to bring about fear as much as they just want to be heard. They are confused and do not know to move on.
When we come across Poltergeists that have not moved on, it is more our duty to encourage them to move through the light. These past spirits need to be assisted to move on and transcend to a higher state of being. If we refuse that act, in my opinion, it brings about bad karma that will need to be worked out in time.
The other type of Poltergeist is the one that REFUSES to move on. These actually find favor where they are and find that they can "feed" of the negative emotional energy we emit. That is why they make us afraid, the more fear they create, the more they can "feed" from the energy, and the stronger they get. They do receive benefit from the place they are in. The key is not to give them fear, it does not allow them to get strong enough to move objects, slam doors, and such if they cannot draw off negative emotions. But much preparation and discipline is required to keep ones emotional levels in check in order to not provide them with feed frenzy type of energy like fear. And DO NOT taunt these entities, that is part of the process they ploy you in to build up the energy they feed from, in other words you are playing their game.
These can be very dangerous entities, just like any person in this time stream can be dangerous. The difference is they need your negative energy in order to get stronger, and the stronger they get the more they can do. Learn to balance your energies and how to emit a more positive flow of energies and these entities will quiet down, and slowly be forced to find another or move on to the next phase of being.
Personally I feel that poltergeists are an advanced state of thought form energies as I wrote in: Working with Thought Form Hub and Working with Spirit Guides (see below)
Only to see the thought forms develop a personality and consciousness to a point of being and reacting to event and people around it.
Also a small note that often-mischievous fairies may be lumped into the category of Poltergeist, which again is a totally different state of being.
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Working with Spirit Guides
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Spirit Board
My Friend Rocky O'Donnell
June 16, 2008
Not even really a blog today. I am tired, my head hurts, and my blood sugars are out of whack. When my blood sugars do this I tend to get quit melancholy and border on depression.
I just need to focus on my work today. I have a doctor appointment tomorrow, so at least I can rant to her about how I feel.
Last week I learned of an old high school friend that passed away. He had terminal brain cancer. I only knew him for a couple years and we have not spoken or talked to one another in 26 years. I called him the last fall and we spoke a couple of times over the phone.
His name was Royce “Rocky” O’Donnell and he is my friend. Rocky was a simple kind of person, which enjoyed the basic elements of life. He loved to hunt it was his passion. Even as boys the time we spent outdoors hunting deer and elk created a bond that until now I never realized how important it was.
Rocky dreamed of hunting, loved the Dallas Cowboys, revered his cousin “Bubba”, and thought Ted Nugent was the king of Rock-n-Roll. We hunted together, we got into lots of trouble together, and we even fought together, Rocky is my friend.
I miss Rocky. I keep getting the impression that when my time comes and I enter the next phase of being, there will be Rocky with the big stupid shining grin on his face saying, “Hey duuuuuuuuudddddddeeeee, It has been a looooooong time”. I look forward to that time.
Because Rocky is my friend, I post a copy of his obituary in the hopes that a small piece of him will live on and know that he is missed.
As posted by the Payson Roundup: http://www.paysonroundup.com/section/obituaries/storypr/34550
Obituary:
Royce (Rocky) O'Donnell died May 27, 2008.
He was born in Phoenix in 1964
Mr. O'Donnell was a master big game hunter and was a hunter from his early childhood.
He was an accomplished actor, appearing in movies such as "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and others.
He loved his family, especially his nieces and nephews, friends and most of all, his dog, Sheba.
There was not a bigger Dallas Cowboy fan.
He will be missed greatly.
Mr. O'Donnell is survived by his father, Royce O'Donnell; mother, Rose Jones; stepmother, Debi; nieces, Carisa Haas, Jessica Weinland, Davanna Chestnutwood and Lanie O'Donnell; nephews, Tyler O'Donnell, Cody O'Donnell, Steven Tubbs and many other nieces and nephews; sisters, Susan Tubbs and Dovie Chestnutwood; brother, Bob O'Donnell; grandparent, Gladys O'Donnell; and one great-niece.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 31 at Payson 1st Assembly of God Church.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in his name to Payson Community Kids, 300 W. Wade Lane, Payson, AZ 85541 or the Payson Humane Society, 812 S. McLane Road, Payson, AZ 85541.
Not even really a blog today. I am tired, my head hurts, and my blood sugars are out of whack. When my blood sugars do this I tend to get quit melancholy and border on depression.
I just need to focus on my work today. I have a doctor appointment tomorrow, so at least I can rant to her about how I feel.
Last week I learned of an old high school friend that passed away. He had terminal brain cancer. I only knew him for a couple years and we have not spoken or talked to one another in 26 years. I called him the last fall and we spoke a couple of times over the phone.
His name was Royce “Rocky” O’Donnell and he is my friend. Rocky was a simple kind of person, which enjoyed the basic elements of life. He loved to hunt it was his passion. Even as boys the time we spent outdoors hunting deer and elk created a bond that until now I never realized how important it was.
Rocky dreamed of hunting, loved the Dallas Cowboys, revered his cousin “Bubba”, and thought Ted Nugent was the king of Rock-n-Roll. We hunted together, we got into lots of trouble together, and we even fought together, Rocky is my friend.
I miss Rocky. I keep getting the impression that when my time comes and I enter the next phase of being, there will be Rocky with the big stupid shining grin on his face saying, “Hey duuuuuuuuudddddddeeeee, It has been a looooooong time”. I look forward to that time.
Because Rocky is my friend, I post a copy of his obituary in the hopes that a small piece of him will live on and know that he is missed.
As posted by the Payson Roundup: http://www.paysonroundup.com/section/obituaries/storypr/34550
Obituary:
Royce (Rocky) O'Donnell died May 27, 2008.
He was born in Phoenix in 1964
Mr. O'Donnell was a master big game hunter and was a hunter from his early childhood.
He was an accomplished actor, appearing in movies such as "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure" and others.
He loved his family, especially his nieces and nephews, friends and most of all, his dog, Sheba.
There was not a bigger Dallas Cowboy fan.
He will be missed greatly.
Mr. O'Donnell is survived by his father, Royce O'Donnell; mother, Rose Jones; stepmother, Debi; nieces, Carisa Haas, Jessica Weinland, Davanna Chestnutwood and Lanie O'Donnell; nephews, Tyler O'Donnell, Cody O'Donnell, Steven Tubbs and many other nieces and nephews; sisters, Susan Tubbs and Dovie Chestnutwood; brother, Bob O'Donnell; grandparent, Gladys O'Donnell; and one great-niece.
Funeral services were held Saturday, May 31 at Payson 1st Assembly of God Church.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation in his name to Payson Community Kids, 300 W. Wade Lane, Payson, AZ 85541 or the Payson Humane Society, 812 S. McLane Road, Payson, AZ 85541.
Working with Thought Form Identities - Ghosts
Working with or more like around Thought Form Entities
Emotion, intellect, and our very thoughts are brought about as tiny electrical impulses in our brain. Thus thought is energy, and can be utilized as such, even to the point of leaving a lasting impression on time itself.
Have you ever walked into a room where everyone was very quiet but you could feel the stress? Then you learn that the people in the room had just experienced an argument, fight, fearful situation, or other conflict. That is the energy you feel that was directed and created from the situation. When energy like that is multiplied from a variety of sources or a very intense individual situation it can create a thought form, a residual impression of what was and a way of the though form becoming of its own existence.
In most cases this thought form will dissipate fairly rapidly and discontinue to exist. But rarely the thought form will actually gain energy, grow stronger, and even in some cases develop its own identity. These are very rare situations of multiple individual imprints of thought or from the imprint of a very extreme situation as experienced by an individual.
These thought forms come about mostly from intense emotions. Emotions like hate, anger, and violence are often the source of the creation of thought form entities. Yet love, compassion, and passion with the same amount of intense imprint can create thought from entities also. Pagans of many different paths touch upon this when working with visualization technique and will magicks. As time evolves along some of these paths, the pagan caster can learn to shape the very reality around them by focus and the essence of their will. Likewise, people untrained through an intense emotion can create a thought form into a dimensional reality that is not focused. When thought forms are not focused they seek to create an identity to say, much like a purpose that is within the realm of their creation.
Scenes both bad and good can create thought form. Mankind today puts way to much emphasis on the horrific, troubled, and negative thought forms made popular by horror movies and legend. Today this type of entity is also seen as a residual haunting, as the show Ghost Hunters likes to define it. In those cases the entity replays itself over and over, defining it purpose as the event itself. On rare occasions the thought form can evolve to attaching to an item or individual, and in very rare cases that thought form could react and become “aware” of the environment around it.
With the condition of the laws of physics, polarities exist and are actually required within our dimension of time and space. Negative charges and existence of thought into the form of an identity actually require the existence of positive charges and therefore positive thought forms. If you ever have the opportunity to contact a positive thought form, meld with it, cherish it, and learn from it; yet be sure to distinguish your own feelings, thoughts, and emotions. Both types of thought form identities can provide valuable lessons. Most do not speak in language, or communicate as people do, but those though forms can provide you with a focused emotion or even a range of emotions.
The rare, very rare, thought form that has developed into its own identity can speak, react, and interact with others around. Those types of thought forms tend to mimic, resonate, or focus on the situation that created them. Sometimes they may even replicate behaviors and or personality traits of the person or persons that created them. In these cases it can be nearly impossible to distinguish if it is really the spirit or the thought form created by that spirits identity.
In any case, when working with thought form identities, care and precaution must be taken in order to distinguish your owns emotions, feelings, and thoughts from those that the thought form is trying to impress upon you. Sometimes the attachment or impressions from a thought form can break down the differentiation of the two separate identities. This can sometimes be referred to as possession. Training, discipline, and focus are highly suggested before working too close to a thought form identity. To explain this a little clearer, when one walks into a “haunted” zone and for no reason suddenly become overwhelmed by despair, sadness, and depression. That is the thought form attempting to meld with the individual. Become focused that those feelings are not your own, keep conscious of a division between your feelings and those of the thought form.
A lot of current haunting activity is merely the creation of thought form. Not all, not even most, but there is a lot of activity in recent years and it seems to be on the rise of thought forms leaving residual impressions. This can include many different instances, listed below are examples of thought form energies:
Disaster areas:
These can include places we have seen in recent months where mass death resulted from the consequence of a natural event. Tsunami’s, hurricanes, and earthquakes are examples of situations that can cause a large emotional imprint into a thought form.
Mass homicides.
Regions of ethnic cleansing like Dharfur, Croatia, and even the Natzi Concentration camps made into historical monuments. Lots of suffering creates a complex identity and often the site of what many consider mass haunting.
A site of a murder.
Where one is murdered and the life is ended abruptly, horrifically, or without just cause seems to create a very heavy imprint on occasion. These types of thought forms are generally confused and misguided, since the life was taken before the individual felt it was time.
Places that experienced suffering and inhumane conditions.
Places of slavery, prisoner of war camps, or even the suffering seen in the poor districts. Thoughts of resentment, bitterness, and anger build and build as the rich get richer and the poor suffer more and more.
And like the physics of the universe, everything provides and equal and opposite reaction. For the positive.....
Birthings have created huge thought forms.
The creation of life, and along with it pride, happiness, and hope all are known to create thought form identities. Some may refer to these thought forms as angels or spirit guides, and in a way they are.
Sexual intimacy.
These are sites where the passion of two becomes the identity of one. Then it proceeds to create a very strong passionate thought form. An example of these would be to walk into a room or location and all the sudden become sexually aroused. Being alone one can generally rule out pheromones, and if one is a female it can often rule out male testosterone as being the cause, and provide a possibility of this type of though form.
Intense love:
The longing for a loved one can create a thought form identity that is a haunting seen very often. The woman that waits by the sea shore for her husband to come home. Or the mother waiting for her son to return from the civil war are examples
Sites of intense celebrations.
Places where happiness abounds and people had reason to celebrate. Parade streets of large cities can be such sites. Mardi Gras creates similar thought forms.
Sadly as a species we tend to focus on the negative thought forms rather then the positive. Giving credence and rise to the negative, and watching the positive dissipate and move on to the next phase of its existence.
Pentacle Talisman
Principles and Magicks of the Elementals
How to make a magical dream pillow
Emotion, intellect, and our very thoughts are brought about as tiny electrical impulses in our brain. Thus thought is energy, and can be utilized as such, even to the point of leaving a lasting impression on time itself.
Have you ever walked into a room where everyone was very quiet but you could feel the stress? Then you learn that the people in the room had just experienced an argument, fight, fearful situation, or other conflict. That is the energy you feel that was directed and created from the situation. When energy like that is multiplied from a variety of sources or a very intense individual situation it can create a thought form, a residual impression of what was and a way of the though form becoming of its own existence.
In most cases this thought form will dissipate fairly rapidly and discontinue to exist. But rarely the thought form will actually gain energy, grow stronger, and even in some cases develop its own identity. These are very rare situations of multiple individual imprints of thought or from the imprint of a very extreme situation as experienced by an individual.
These thought forms come about mostly from intense emotions. Emotions like hate, anger, and violence are often the source of the creation of thought form entities. Yet love, compassion, and passion with the same amount of intense imprint can create thought from entities also. Pagans of many different paths touch upon this when working with visualization technique and will magicks. As time evolves along some of these paths, the pagan caster can learn to shape the very reality around them by focus and the essence of their will. Likewise, people untrained through an intense emotion can create a thought form into a dimensional reality that is not focused. When thought forms are not focused they seek to create an identity to say, much like a purpose that is within the realm of their creation.
Scenes both bad and good can create thought form. Mankind today puts way to much emphasis on the horrific, troubled, and negative thought forms made popular by horror movies and legend. Today this type of entity is also seen as a residual haunting, as the show Ghost Hunters likes to define it. In those cases the entity replays itself over and over, defining it purpose as the event itself. On rare occasions the thought form can evolve to attaching to an item or individual, and in very rare cases that thought form could react and become “aware” of the environment around it.
With the condition of the laws of physics, polarities exist and are actually required within our dimension of time and space. Negative charges and existence of thought into the form of an identity actually require the existence of positive charges and therefore positive thought forms. If you ever have the opportunity to contact a positive thought form, meld with it, cherish it, and learn from it; yet be sure to distinguish your own feelings, thoughts, and emotions. Both types of thought form identities can provide valuable lessons. Most do not speak in language, or communicate as people do, but those though forms can provide you with a focused emotion or even a range of emotions.
The rare, very rare, thought form that has developed into its own identity can speak, react, and interact with others around. Those types of thought forms tend to mimic, resonate, or focus on the situation that created them. Sometimes they may even replicate behaviors and or personality traits of the person or persons that created them. In these cases it can be nearly impossible to distinguish if it is really the spirit or the thought form created by that spirits identity.
In any case, when working with thought form identities, care and precaution must be taken in order to distinguish your owns emotions, feelings, and thoughts from those that the thought form is trying to impress upon you. Sometimes the attachment or impressions from a thought form can break down the differentiation of the two separate identities. This can sometimes be referred to as possession. Training, discipline, and focus are highly suggested before working too close to a thought form identity. To explain this a little clearer, when one walks into a “haunted” zone and for no reason suddenly become overwhelmed by despair, sadness, and depression. That is the thought form attempting to meld with the individual. Become focused that those feelings are not your own, keep conscious of a division between your feelings and those of the thought form.
A lot of current haunting activity is merely the creation of thought form. Not all, not even most, but there is a lot of activity in recent years and it seems to be on the rise of thought forms leaving residual impressions. This can include many different instances, listed below are examples of thought form energies:
Disaster areas:
These can include places we have seen in recent months where mass death resulted from the consequence of a natural event. Tsunami’s, hurricanes, and earthquakes are examples of situations that can cause a large emotional imprint into a thought form.
Mass homicides.
Regions of ethnic cleansing like Dharfur, Croatia, and even the Natzi Concentration camps made into historical monuments. Lots of suffering creates a complex identity and often the site of what many consider mass haunting.
A site of a murder.
Where one is murdered and the life is ended abruptly, horrifically, or without just cause seems to create a very heavy imprint on occasion. These types of thought forms are generally confused and misguided, since the life was taken before the individual felt it was time.
Places that experienced suffering and inhumane conditions.
Places of slavery, prisoner of war camps, or even the suffering seen in the poor districts. Thoughts of resentment, bitterness, and anger build and build as the rich get richer and the poor suffer more and more.
And like the physics of the universe, everything provides and equal and opposite reaction. For the positive.....
Birthings have created huge thought forms.
The creation of life, and along with it pride, happiness, and hope all are known to create thought form identities. Some may refer to these thought forms as angels or spirit guides, and in a way they are.
Sexual intimacy.
These are sites where the passion of two becomes the identity of one. Then it proceeds to create a very strong passionate thought form. An example of these would be to walk into a room or location and all the sudden become sexually aroused. Being alone one can generally rule out pheromones, and if one is a female it can often rule out male testosterone as being the cause, and provide a possibility of this type of though form.
Intense love:
The longing for a loved one can create a thought form identity that is a haunting seen very often. The woman that waits by the sea shore for her husband to come home. Or the mother waiting for her son to return from the civil war are examples
Sites of intense celebrations.
Places where happiness abounds and people had reason to celebrate. Parade streets of large cities can be such sites. Mardi Gras creates similar thought forms.
Sadly as a species we tend to focus on the negative thought forms rather then the positive. Giving credence and rise to the negative, and watching the positive dissipate and move on to the next phase of its existence.
Pentacle Talisman
Principles and Magicks of the Elementals
How to make a magical dream pillow
