Invocation

A Method to the Madness: Understanding the Politics of Irrigation in the Andes. Paul Gelles, Water and Power in Highland Peru: The Cultural Politics of Irrigation and Development is an interesting take on the evolution and adaptation of the indigenous traditions surrounding irrigation water in the Colca valley of Peru. Gelles describes how traditional systems of irrigation coexist and compete along modern, government-sponsored models. The main focus is on how “competing structures of power and…

Avalon is associated with Glastonbury Tor, which some legends say was once a magic island surrounded by water. Morgan is one of the three queens that takes King Arthur’s body to Avalon to heal. As a witch and healer, she is said to know the power of both healing and poisonous herbs. In Avalon, She presided over nine priestess’s who were prophetesses and healers. Avalon is known to have been an oracular center. Some believe that Avalon was a Druidic college for priestesses of women’s mysteries.…

The Hippocratic oath begins with outright invocation of the gods; the first line of the oath is “I swear by Apollo the healer” (Chadwick and Mann). The close relation between gods and medicine continue as the oath goes on. Following the oath was entering into a covenant with gods and deviating from it would risk divine retribution. In the oath, Hippocrates reveals that the medical practices and religion go hand in hand in the ancient Greek society. However, in modern society medical practices…

What are the primary differences between an organisation designed for efficient performance and one designed for learning and change? Discuss which type of organisation do you think would be easier to manage. What are the benefits of learning organisations? What would be required to change an organisation into a learning organisation? An organisation is a social unit of people that is structured and manage to meet a need or to pursue collective goals. In our topic today, we will try to…

T.S Eliot once said, “Immature poets imitate; mature poets steal; bad poets deface what they take, and good poets make it into something better, or at least something different.” Eliot 's poem, “The Waste Land” (1922), embodies the essence of this quote; take from what is already there, and place his own updated interpretation for the modern audience to provide their own temporal relativist view on top of the already layered meaning of the original work quoted within Eliot 's poem. The…

irrational, but Thales is pursuing a self­-evident cosmology separate from theology. Overall Hesiod and Thales have methods of inquiry that are very similar both to each other and to the philosophers that follow. Hesiod begins the Theogony with an invocation of the muses. This links Hesiod to the divine, in order to link his words with their authority he declares that they are the source of his stories. “Muses of Helicon, let us begin our song with them, who hold the great and holy mountain of…

debate the use of the phrase “Blessed Be”. I myself believe it to be sacred, and shouldn’t be used daily or in a casual way. One can’t dispute the facts – there is no way to utilize this phrase other than in the Drawing Down The Moon ritual, and invocation is the REASON for the ritual. Score one for Team Sacred. It’s good to be on the…

Another thing you have to understand about the Echo is that various ring colors signify different things about Amazon Echo. Here’s what you need to know about them: Solid Blue If the color of the ring on top of the device is solid blue, it means that the device is alive—it’s awake—and is actually waiting for your commands! Solid White If you see solid white, it means that the volume of Amazon Echo is currently being adjusted. For this, you can make use of voice commands, the remote, or the…

I was down 4 to 6 in a final set tiebreaker, the championship point of the US Open, against my number 1 rival, in what might be the most meaningful game of both of our careers. My legs trembling, heart racing, and my palms covered with a thin layer of sweat from the 80 degree sun. I served the ball and it flew to the other side of the court a million miles per hour. I stood there amazed to see that I stole the point with an ace, with my opponent shocked at the brilliance of the serve. The next…

Five-Fold Kiss and Drawing down the Moon. Bless is an old English word that means to make holy, give thanks and to consecrate your tools. Here the Hebrew word “brk” stands for to bend, praise, and invoke a blessing and worship. It is used as an invocation of the deity of the Goddess and the God that involves a Five-fold kiss, starting at the feet and working your way up to the lips. It involves the body and the altar for which you cast a circle for. You are asking for an extra boost of energy…