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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DUDES

Salt is interesting. Salt is considered and has been for a very long time, as being a purifier. It is so pure it repels the presence of evil. That is why it is used to cast circles in various magical traditions. Once you are inside the circle no evil can cross to get at you. It is also sprinkled on thresholds to prevent evil entering. That is why the tradition says that if you sprikle salt on the doorstep no vampires can enter... we're evil right Salt is also used magically to purify tools, such as the athame or wand, crystals and other items which are covered in salt which then absorbs the negativity. Throwing salt over the shoulder 'into the face of the devil' repels any evil that is standing behind you. The reason you throw it over your left shoulder is because the left hand path is considered to be the path of darkness. The left (in latin sinistra) path is the path of the moon and, coincidentally the path of the feminine mysteries. In ancient, and not so ancient, times left handed people were considered to be posessed by evil and many (my ex included) were forced by their parents to suppress their left handedness and to learn to use their right hands at a very young age. Just some useless information for a Saturday morning.

Oh Gods that is so ... hmm... I was going to say sweet but that is so not a good enough word.... awesome. *sigh* I wish I had someone I could use that for... I think even the last word is so powerful and poeting... hearbound yeah

How about a bi one? Come over here hun... no snow, no money but plenty of love... you can have your own corner to decorate and a gift under the tree... It's all rather untraditional but fun fun fun

Gods that could be an entire novel in itself.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROBYN

That's incredibly detailed and intersting. Can't wait to hear your witch stories

Bugger!!! I took one away... do you want me to give it back

I don't hate... not really. I suppose it's my fault for using that word... I suppose... get intensely irriated by would be better. Thank you for brining me up on that one... I hadn't really thought about it before. Hate is a word that is bandied about almost as casually as love but it's done without really thinking about what it means. I don't HATE Twilight...I don't care about it enough to hate it. I don't HATE the way that the Americans celbrate Halloween. In fact I don't actually HATE anything or anyone at all... I have only ever done that once. Words are powerful and we should be careful how we use them. Thanks for making me think about this. I shall be more careful in future....although of course I probably won't, having the memory of a goldfish. At least I am thinking about it now though... which is good good.

Gods... how many negative points has this thread earned? Is it a record? I am almost offended that no one has given me one Go on... you know you want to

You are almost right... it's call the law of rebound and generally things come back threefold although in some traditions it is tenfold. It's also called the ripple in the pond phenomenon... your action is the stone thrown in the pond and the consequences are the ripples that flow out and then back. The thing is that the reaction is a cumulative effect and it's an over simplification to say that every action comes back on you... it interacts and is either amplified or nullified by other acts. As I figure I am better than evens with Karma right now so I won't be scared. And as my little bit of venom is diluted in the vast oceans of Twilight hysteria I am even less concerned. I have an opinion. I have as much right to express it as those countless hysterical fans who express undying love for Edward, Jacob or whoever... I still hate Twilight. The books are still trite... the acting is still bad and the whole experience is still nauseating.

Me, taken seriously? Perish the thought I hold up my hands and admit I got my facts wrong... should have checked before I started... hell I should have checked them long ago... know thy enemy eh? What I dislike about your post is that it seems to imply that it is fine to rant on for hours about how much you love somthing, no matter how much of a load of drivel it is but it is not okay to say how much you hate something... It's an opinion, it's mine and I am going to express it if I please. The books were put out in the public domain... so were the films... to be loved or hated, to stand or fall. They are 'supposed' to be entertainment but they don't entertain me and I have as much right to say so as the fans who drool over them. And if you think that was a vehement attack then you certainly didn't notice the bulge in my cheek

I hate almost everything about Twilight. It was written by a teenager (which shows). It's about vampires who SPARKLE for Gods sake. The angst is excruciating, the acting in the films is apalling and as for Robert Pattison or whatever his name is... they may as well have used a cardboard cut out. He isn't even good looking...he's werid looking and sometimes downright ugly. I will give New Moon one thing... the way the werewolved morph is awesome. And that's it... although I have to admit that Jacob is a lot more three dimensional and cuter than Edward... in the book and the film. Other than that I hate it, I hate everything about it. I have NO idea why it has become so popular because there are so very many vampire books out there that are better written with better characters, plots and possibilities. Did I mention I hate it.

Not for me... too energetic... all that running around on a wheel. I'll wait until they do one where I can live as a sloth... hanging upside down from a branch and not moving for days at a time except to feed

I have a million from saluting sole magpies to being careful not to cross the path of a black cat (it's only luy if they cross yours) which is pretty difficult considering I have two. Umm... then there's the actors ones like not whistling backstage and never mentioning 'The Scottish Play'... oh and it's bad luck to wish anyone good luck which is why 'break a leg' has become a euphamism for that. Throwing salt over your left shoulder (into the face of the devil)... salt being a purifier and protector against magic. Of course I NEVER do this. Not walking under ladders... breaking a mirror bringing seven years bad luck. Crossing fingers for luck one of the odder ones is putting milk on the doorstep for the fairies.... if you've lost something and can't fing it or if you've been having a run of bad luck

Happy Birthday editors are precious

Typical teenager.... mobile phone Lovely picture. Welcome to GA. Nice to meet you

People deal with break ups in different ways. I dealt with it by going right into myself and not wanting to see or speak to anyone. I poured everything out in my writing and when I emerged again I was fine. However I am somewaht unusual in that respect. Most people need reassurance and sometimes they hurt too much to ask for it. Just be there and be sensitive to her reaching out to you. Give her a call now and again without her having to ring and don't be too concenrned if she doesn't want to talk/go out etc. It makes a huge difference just to know someone is there even if you don't want to hook up right then. Whatever you do don't get caught in the trap of slagging off the ex. If she does get to a place where she forgives him or even gets back with him yuo will have lost two friends because she will remember all the bad thing you've said and will be embarassed. Be supportive but neutral At the end of the day it sounds like you are already doing fine.

I am noticing a theme emerging here.... loving it. Blood and death are sooo romantic Of course we don't hate you. Getting drunk at 15 is unwise but I guess at 15 you are meant to be unwise. Just make sure it doesn't happen often or get out of hand. At 15 you are hard pressed to make mature decisions even when you are sober. Anyway.... sounds like a great party

Gods I have no idea it was waaaay too long ago. I can't ask my mother because she is lucky if she remembers what happened yesterday let alone 45 years ago. My best guess would be... 'No' because my mother always used to ... and still does... joke that it was my first and only word throughougt my childhood. I was a bit stubborn then... and a lot stubborn now

Why not invite them to a show? Hehe... no that would be cruel (is there STILL anyone out there who don't think I'm evil ) Well... telling your parents that you perform seems fairly safe. Why not tell them that you are in a stage production. You can tell them that you sing and dance and that you get good reviews. Break them in gently. Take it step by step. If they are happy to accept that you performing in a show then you can gradually work up to what you actually do in the show. Good Luck

Frankincense is awesome.. although I don't burn frankincense candles much... mostly during spells/rituals. I do burn the resin incense though and it is nice but a little sickly. Sandalwood is ok but I prefer vanilla... in fact I am having a vanilla kick at the moment... candles, room scents and tea. Ginger scented candles are good but it just makes me think of gingerbread cooking and then I want to eat them.

Personally I like 'partner'. Relationships should be partnerships with each person being an equal partner. Partnerships denotes common intention and sharing everything equally. Yeah I appreciate there is a business connotation as people can be business partners but I still think it works for relationships

People have different experiences... some good some bad. I am sick and tired of people excusing their behaviour because of bad things that have happened to them. Bad things happed to lots of people who go on to be good, strong, powerful individuals. This man is a scumbag. The fact that he was abused as a child has no relevance to that. Ok it was bad but it didn't make him... he did that.

I've never really thought about it really. I don't craft my stories I just tell them so they kind of unfold as they will. I 'live' my stories for so long as I write them, talking to my characters and getting to know them, knowing what they would say, what they would do. I set them down and give them a little push and off they go. Most of my stories are not about events they are about characters going on a journey and I just describe the journey so I suppose that's the link...the journey. They get off at a stop here and there and then get back on again. I do sometimes get hung up about how to get from A to B so that we arrive at C but I just spend a day 'talking' to the charcters and they usually tell me. If not I change A and B... maybe even C