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Happy Samhain!
Samhain (aka the Witches’ New Year) is traditionally celebrated on October 31 through to November 2. The astrological timing of Samhain this year is November 7 at 1:49 a.m. EST. This is also noted as Start of Winter solar segment in the Chinese calendar. Here are upcoming calendar dates (through to the winter solstice): November…
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Book Nook
I actually hadn’t had much chance to read a whole lot the past few months. I needed to get a new laptop and since then was spending some time updating my Linux knowledge and skills. I still haven’t finished reading the “Linux bible” aka Linux: The Complete Reference (6th edition) by Richard Petersen. It is…
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Calendar update – Happy Harvestide!
The autumn equinox (aka Harvestide) occurs when the Sun enters Libra. This year it is on September 22 at 5:18 p.m. EDT. The autumn equinox is also noted as a solar segment in the Chinese calendar, occurring on September 23 (Chinese ST). Here are upcoming calendar dates (through to Samhain): September 29 – Ivy month…
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Calendar Update – Lughnasadh to Harvestide
“Better late than never”… I was working on this blog when the “k” button on my laptop decided it would die for sure this time (it’s been buggy for a little while). I was going to wait until September to buy a new laptop (my old one just couldn’t handle the internet anymore and was…
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New Reiki Article
If you are interested in reiki, there is a new reiki article on my website – The Sacred Usui Reiki Symbols – which you should find interesting to read. Some of the information can be found in my reiki two manual, which gives more information on how the symbols are used in practice. ~~~C
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Happy Double Month!
According to the Chinese lunar calendar, the leap month started on June 23. Because the Chinese lunar calendar is reconciled with the solar calendar, occasionally a leap month has to be inserted. The month is considered to be a leap month because there is no solar centerpoint (such as the Sun entering Cancer at 90…
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Reiki Books Available on lulu.com
I recently decided to make my reiki manuals one and two available for purchase through lulu.com. If you’re interested in reiki, already a practitioner, or a reiki teacher, you should find my reiki manuals interesting to read. It is a blend of Western reiki and Japanese reiki based on the training I received in Western…
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Book Nook
Ah… it’s been another busy couple of months. Here’s a couple of novels I finished reading recently: 30 Days of Night – Rumours of the Undead by Steve Miles and Jeff Mariotte A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamilton and a couple of comics: 30 Days of Night – Return to Barrow Buffy –…
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Upcoming calendar dates – Beltane to Midsummer
Here are the upcoming calendar events and dates: Today, May 5 – Beltane; 4th solar month in the Chinese calendar, Start of Summer segment May 9 – full moon at 12:01 a.m. EDT; Flower Moon (folk name for the moon) May 11 – Flowering month in the Lakota calendar May 12 – Hawthorn month in…
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Reply to some random fitness blog
Nate showed me this little blog entry today – Five Pounds and Not an Ounce of a Clue and I just have to shake my head at this writer. He clearly knows nothing about being fit. So, I had to reply to his blog (not sure if he will accept the comment I left). Here…
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