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		<title>Temptation of Magic</title>
		<link>http://www.raistlin.eu/2010/09/temptation-of-magic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:47:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raistlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magic]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Can you feel it coursing through your veins, apprentice? The apprentice could. It was like a tingling sensation threating to overrun his senses, coursing through his body. He could not tell whether his veins were the carrier or there were other channels at work, he was too busy fighting the urge to surrender to this. [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Can you feel it coursing through your veins, apprentice?</em><br />
The apprentice could. It was like a tingling sensation threating to overrun his senses, coursing through his body. He could not tell whether his veins were the carrier or there were other channels at work, he was too busy fighting the urge to surrender to this. But he knew he had to focus on his master&#8217;s voice yet the urge was growing.<br />
This shivering sensation, alternating cold with warmth, threatened his ability to reason and was quickly swerving out of control.<br />
<em>You are fighting it!</em> the master&#8217;s calm voice could no longer calm him. <em>You mustn&#8217;t. Embrace it. Hold it tight. Focus.</em><br />
His fear outgrew his reason and he dared not let go. His mater could no longer tame the voices in his head that whispered words of fear. Now he was trying to meddle with this he could not control. He had to let go.<br />
The feeling was growing stronger and now his body was truly shivering. For him it mattered not, he had been shivering all along just that now he felt his control failing. This force growing from within was about to burst but he had no idea about the outcome. This lack of knowledge scared him to the point where his trust in the master broke.<br />
He could no longer hear the voice whispering the advice of millennium-old wisdom. He could not be the container for that wisdom. Fear won.<br />
Then &#8230; he shattered. This force burst from within, cracking his dry skin, pushing his flesh and bone through it out into the open, reaching out to fill the entire space between apprentice and master with a glass-like matter, red with the young man&#8217;s innards.<br />
<em>A container that refuses to be filled with knowledge is useless and therefore will break.</em> the master&#8217;s voice was impervious to the tragedy of his apprentice&#8217;s death. <em>It is no tragedy when such a container becomes dust.</em></p>
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		<title>Doro Pesch &#8211; Undying</title>
		<link>http://www.raistlin.eu/2010/08/doro-pesch-undying/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:38:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raistlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Lyrics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[doro]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately I’ve been thinking That forever is just a lie ‘Cause I’ve remembered all the pain I felt When my only true love died But last night I got the feeling There was a spirit in the air I lit a candle and I held my breath I swear I saw you standing there You [...]]]></description>
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<em>Lately I’ve been thinking<br />
That forever is just a lie<br />
‘Cause I’ve remembered all the pain I felt<br />
When my only true love died<br />
But last night I got the feeling<br />
There was a spirit in the air<br />
I lit a candle and I held my breath<br />
I swear I saw you standing there<br />
You spoke to me in whispers<br />
And I melted at what I heard<br />
There were echoes from the other side<br />
In each and every word</p>
<p>Said love is undying<br />
True love never dies<br />
We’ll meet up again<br />
‘Cause love has no end<br />
Love is undying<br />
I’m so glad I saw you<br />
I shivered inside<br />
When you closed your eyes<br />
But love is undying</p>
<p>And last night I dreamed a dream of you<br />
Where you took me to the other side<br />
You looked so happy, not a trace of tears<br />
And I could not help but cry<br />
You said I wasn’t ready<br />
To tell my world goodbye<br />
But you’d wait for me until the end of time<br />
And forever is not a lie</p>
<p>Love is undying<br />
True love never dies<br />
We’ll meet up again<br />
‘Cause love has no end<br />
No love is undying<br />
I’m so glad I saw you<br />
I shivered inside<br />
When you said goodbye<br />
But love is undying<br />
Love is undying<br />
Undying<br />
Undying</p>
<p>Love is undying<br />
True love never dies<br />
We’ll meet up again<br />
‘Cause love has no end<br />
No love is undying<br />
I’m so glad I saw you<br />
I shivered inside<br />
When you said goodbye<br />
But love is undying<br />
Love is undying<br />
There’s no denying<br />
You’re heaven sent<br />
You came and you went<br />
But love is undying<br />
Love is undying<br />
Love is undying<br />
Undying<br />
Love is undying<br />
Love is undying</em></p>
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		<title>Listening to the Wind</title>
		<link>http://www.raistlin.eu/2010/08/listening-to-the-wind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 19:22:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raistlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nightwind's diary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nightwind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[wind]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It doesn&#8217;t take much to let me know that there is magic around. The light of the moon, a soft breeze filled with enticing scents, clouds shape like mythical creatures &#8230; everything the speaks for our one Mother Nature. Most people consider our Mother to have forgotten us &#8230; but nothing could be further from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It doesn&#8217;t take much to let me know that there is magic around. The light of the moon, a soft breeze filled with enticing scents, clouds shape like mythical creatures &#8230; everything the speaks for our one Mother Nature. Most people consider our Mother to have forgotten us &#8230; but nothing could be further from the truth. She is always around, watching over her children even as they harm her, choosing the artificial new ways over nature&#8217;s nurturing. I fear that slowly I am also drifting away, losing myself into everyday troubles in ways I never thought I will succumb to. Yet I always wake up to the silent music of my dreams which reminds me that life is so much more than what we can touch.</p>
<p>In those moments I open my eyes to a whole new universe which sends everything else adrift. In this universe higher powers are at work, things unseen that weave the softest thread which leads me through a maze of thoughts, ideas and imagination. Yet imagination may not be the proper way to describe this as the unreal switches places with the real, but still quenching the thirst for the magic touch. Here I can drink from the Fountain of Youth, which rejuvenates my wounded spirit and cleans it from the dust of the mundane.</p>
<p>There is no evil to fear here, nor good to strive for as the dichotomy is unknown. Here things simply exist, just as the law of Mother Nature dictates. They exist without labels or prejudice, under the manifold meanings they will unravel in time. Each layer needs more than a glance to reveal its secrets to those brave enough to open their mind and empty it of meaningless notions such as good and bad. The wind is as much a consciousness as are the trees, flowers and insects.</p>
<p>Here we all are one, connected by the invisible thread &#8211; an inseparable link that contains all life. Together we are strong, together we live in harmony. As we shed the cuffs that cut down our freedom, our wings grow once more as they did many winters ago. The wind lifts us higher and higher, drunk with freedom and immortality.</p>
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		<title>One man&#8217;s dream</title>
		<link>http://www.raistlin.eu/2010/08/one-mans-dream/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2010 19:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raistlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Various]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Where does the hungry soul turn to when all lights go out? The mind craves for what the body cannot offer, hunger&#8217;s tentacles squeezing every little ounce of imagination from the world around. Nightmares of dreamless land creep closer and closer. It is a prison of thought, one which spells out the trap of predictability [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where does the hungry soul turn to when all lights go out? The mind craves for what the body cannot offer, hunger&#8217;s tentacles squeezing every little ounce of imagination from the world around. Nightmares of dreamless land creep closer and closer. It is a prison of thought, one which spells out the trap of predictability and superficiality.<br />
The spirit cannot soar without a challenge, without a touch of magic that comes from looking farther than the eyes can see. Demand more, ask more, don&#8217;t linger into the world you know. The things you know will always be there but once you&#8217;ve squeezed out the knowledge, there is nothing left but a carcass blocking your way to evolve into a better you.<br />
Don&#8217;t linger &#8230;.</p>
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		<title>Savage Garden &#8211; I knew I loved you</title>
		<link>http://www.raistlin.eu/2010/05/savage-garden-i-knew-i-loved-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 13:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raistlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Various]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[love]]></category>
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		<title>The Naming</title>
		<link>http://www.raistlin.eu/2010/02/the-naming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Feb 2010 19:44:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raistlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Various]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alustriel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[dreams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[night]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nightwind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[raistlin]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To everyone&#8217;s eyes he looked like a young man, but his appearance could trick anyone into considering him as such. Indeed, a neat trick this was for he was much older that his skin was telling. A deeper look into his eyes would have unveiled a sea of years and each thought that crossed his [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To everyone&#8217;s eyes he looked like a young man, but his appearance could trick anyone into considering him as such. Indeed, a neat trick this was for he was much older that his skin was telling. A deeper look into his eyes would have unveiled a sea of years and each thought that crossed his wandering mind only added more and more. But then again not many would dare to glance behind those eyes and try to see beyond the easy grasp of the appearances.<span id="more-762"></span></p>
<p>All except her. When the shadows of the night embraced the cold walls of the city, her shimmering shape would descend from a dream and bring her light into his dreamless nights. Then their dreams combined would be forged in the fires of his eyes and cooled into the waters of her tears, hammered to take the shape of their desires.</p>
<p>They had no need for words then, but words came later, all by themselves, erupting when they truly wanted to share more than abstract ideas. And so &#8230; they became one.</p>
<p>In the silence of the night they had no need for names, but when the dawn broke the silence, blinded by the sun they had to call out to each other.</p>
<p>And so he became Nightwind, as the night that gave him spirit and the wind that chilled the trees just as she became Alustriel, the lady of the moon, daughter of the stars and princess of the green forests.</p>
<p>But only until the sun would set again &#8230;</p>
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		<title>Dictionar de Divinatie</title>
		<link>http://www.raistlin.eu/2010/02/dictionar-de-divinatie-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 10:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>raistlin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Magic]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[divinatie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[magie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[mantie]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[AEROMANTIE &#8211; Arta prezicerii viitorului prin observarea atmosferei, aerului, acerului sau a fenomenelor atmosferice. ASTROLOGIE &#8211; magie divinatorie (considerata stiinta) bazata pe relatia dintre toate corpurile materiale ale universului, pe influenta corpurilor celeste asupra indivizilor, societatilor si evenimentelor de orice ordin. Are la baza un principiu fizic real: atractia universala si legea lui Newton &#8211; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>AEROMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Arta prezicerii viitorului prin observarea atmosferei, aerului, acerului sau a fenomenelor atmosferice.</p>
<p><strong>ASTROLOGIE</strong> &#8211; magie divinatorie (considerata stiinta) bazata pe relatia dintre toate corpurile materiale ale universului, pe influenta corpurilor celeste asupra indivizilor, societatilor si evenimentelor de orice ordin. Are la baza un principiu fizic real: atractia universala si legea lui Newton &#8211; corpurile se atrag cu o forta direct proportionala cu masa lor si invers proportionala cu patratul distantei. Tehnica de studiu al caracterelor umane avand la baza astromantia (vezi astromantie) . Astrologia babiloniana interpreta destinul omului dupa pozitia astrelor in momentul nasterii, precum si dupa miscarile, intalnirile si gradatiile culorilor acestor astre. Zodiacul traditional s-a nascut in Babilon, dar era un studiu mult mai aprofundat decat horoscoapele rudimentare din zilele noastre.<br />
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<strong>ASTROLOGIE ELECTIVA</strong> &#8211; Interpretarea horoscopului pentru a determina cele mai potrivite momente pentru a incee o anumita activitate: alegerea zilei casatoriei, alegerea zilei de botez, alegerea zilei de schimbare a locului de munca, alegerea zilei pentru o calatorie etc.</p>
<p><strong>APANTOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Metoda a divinatiei in care previziunile se fac cu ajutorul unor semne bazute la intamplate reprezentand animale, pasari sau alte creaturi. Se zice ca in acest fel a fost fondat orasul Mexico City pe locul unde divinatorii vechilor azteciau vazut un vultur zburand de pe un cactus ducand in cheare un sarpe viu.</p>
<p><strong>ANTROPOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Derivat din grecescul &#8220;anthropos&#8221; (om) si &#8220;manteia&#8221;(divinatie), aceasta este o metoda de divinatie cu ajutorul organelor interne alemortilor sau muribunzilor condamnati la sacrificiu. Aceasta practica barbara estefoarte veche, fiind ilegala in cele mai vechi timpuri. Heliogabalus (imparatul romanVarius Avitus Bassanius, 205-221 AD, cunoscut si cu numele de Elagabalus, omoratimpreuna cu mama sa de catre garzile pretoriene) a fost unul dintre practicantii acesteimetode de divinatie. Iulian Apostatul (Flavius Claudius Julianus, 332-363 AD, altimparat roman, nepot al lui Constantin cel Mare) practica si acest gen de divinatie,declansand astfel moartea unui mare numar de copii supusi sacrificiului doar pentru a putea practica aceasta metoda de interpretare a organelor interne.</p>
<p><strong>ASPIDOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; O metoda de divinatie putin cunoscuta avand la baza sfaturile date practicantului de catre Diavolul insusi. Practicantul se aseaza in centrul unui cercsi prin conjuratii, invoca pe consilierul satanic. Vrajitorul intra in transa, in timpulcareia intra in legatura cu regele Infernului. La iesirea din transa, practicantultransmite clientului sfaturile primite.</p>
<p><strong>ARITMOMANTIE / ARITMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Deriva din grecescul &#8220;arithmos&#8221; (numar) si &#8220;manteia&#8221; (divinatie), referindu-se la divinatia prin numere; se refera la corespondentele dintre zei oameni si numere. Vechii Caldeeni, precum si platonistii si pitagoreenii, au practicat aritmantia. Face parte si din vechea stiinta a Kabalei. Asemanatoare numerologiei.</p>
<p><strong>ALEUROMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Deriva din grecescul &#8220;aleuron&#8221; (faina) si &#8220;manteia&#8221; (divinatie),fiind o metoda de divinatie cu ajutorul fainii. Sunt scrise fraze pe bucati de hartie, sunt introduse in mici bile de faina dupa care sunt coapte. Dupa ce s-au copt, se amesteca de noua ori, dupa care se impart in mod egal participantilor, acre se spune ca astfel isiafla soarta. O ala metoda este amestecarea fainii cu cu apa intr-un castron,interpretand astfel desenele ramase pe marginea castronului. O ramasita a vechiuluiobicei sunt placintele cu ravase.</p>
<p><strong>ALECTROMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Deriva din grecescul &#8220;alectruon&#8221; (cocos) si &#8220;manteia&#8221;(divinatie), fiind o metoda de divinatie cu ajutorul cocosilor si gainilor asezati intr-uncerc de grane in care mai sunt plasate litere ale alfabetului. Alipind literele din dreptulcarora gaina sau cocosul din cerc ciugulesc boabele de grau se spune ca reiesraspunsuri la intrebari. Daca se cere numai un raspuns afirmativ sau unul negativ laintrebarile practicantilor, se vor folosi numai doua gramajoare de boabe. Aceastametoda trebuie practicata doar cand Soarele sau Luna se afla in zodia Berbecului sau aLeului. Aceasta metoda era intens practicata in Roma antica. O alta metoda aalectromantiei era interpretarea cantecului cocosului, tinand cont si de perioadele dinzi in care acesta se auzea. O alta metoda era recitarea literelor din alfabet, pana candcocosul canta, notand astfel literele alese.</p>
<p><strong>ALFITOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Deriva din grecescul &#8220;alphitomantis&#8221; (divinatie cu orz), fiind o metoda straveche pentru determinarea vinovatiei sau nevinovatiei unei persoanesuspectate, prin hranirea persoanei respective cu o paine special preparata din orz.Daca persoana capata o indigestie sau i se pare ca painea este gretoasa, acesta este considerat un semn de vunovatie. Se zice ca undeva langa Lavinium se afla o padure sacra unde se practica aceasta metoda pentru a afla daca femeile mai sunt sau nu pure. Preotul tinea un sarpe in scorbura unui copac. In anumite zile ale anului, tinerele femei erau trimise acolo legate la ochi tinand in maini cu o placinta facuta din miere si orz. Se zice ca sarpele manca din placintele celor pure, in timp ce cele vinovate erau refuzate.</p>
<p><strong>ASTROMANTIA</strong> &#8211; ghicirea dupa pozitia astrelor</p>
<p>A<strong>USTROMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Divinatie ce are la baza studierea vanturilor si interpretarea formei norilor. Asemanatoare aeromantiei.</p>
<p><strong>ALTE PRACTICI MANTICE</strong>: ghicitul in scrum de tigara, in fum, in zat de cafea,in frunze de ceai, in foc, in albus de ou, in nisip, in flacara lumanarii, in ceara sau plumb topit aruncate in apa rece.</p>
<p><strong>BIBLIOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; divinatie avand la baza prezicerea de evenimente cu ajutorulbibliei, prin alegerea la intamplare a unui pasaj biblic ce se presupune ca ofera unraspuns problemelor subiectului. Totodata, este o metoda de divinatie prin care se afladaca o persoana era sau nu vinovata de practicarea vrajitoriei. Metoda consta incantarirea suspectului in comparatie cu greutatea celei mai mari Biblii din bisericalocala. Daca suspectul cantarea mai putin decat biblia, era considerat nevinovat.</p>
<p><strong>BELOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Divinatie cu ajutorul sagetilor cu pene. Se atasau de sageti unelebucati de hartie pe care erau insemnate sfaturi date de oracol. Era luat in consideratiesfatul de pe sageata care ajungea cel mai departe. Aceasta metoda era practicata decatre Babilonieni, de catre sciti, greci si arabi. Totodata mai era practicata o metoda:se arunca in aer un numar de sageti si directia catre care acestea o luau la cadere eradirectia pe care practicantul trebuia sa o apuce.</p>
<p><strong>BOTANOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Metoda de divinatie ce avea la baza arderea frunzelor si ramurilor de copac.</p>
<p><strong>CARTEA UMBRELOR</strong> &#8211; (&#8220;Book of Shadows&#8221;) Termen ce desemneaza o carte de ritualuri, retete, reguli, legi si alte documente magice importante in arta vrajitoriei. Fiecare carte a umbrelor difera de la un practicant la altul.</p>
<p><strong>CAPNOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Forma de divinatie ce are la baza interpretarea miscarii fumuluiridicat de la foc, mai ales in cazul focului la care se aduceau sacrificii. Metodaprezicea lucruri bune daca fumul se ridica usor deasupra altarului si ajungea direct lanori. Acelasi nume il poarta metoda de divinatie cu ajutorul transei induse deinghitirea fumului scos prin arderea unui drog special preparat.</p>
<p><strong>CARTOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Metoda de divinatie sau prezicere a viitorului cu ajutorulcartilor. Isi trage originea din ghicitul cu cartile de tarot. Cartomantia este practicatacu cartile de Tarot, cu Rhune.</p>
<p><strong>CATOPTROMANTIA</strong> &#8211; forma de divinatie ce are la baza utilizarea oglinzilorindreptate spre luna pentru a reflecta lumina lunara. Raspunsurile apareau de regulasub forma unor urme de sange aparute pe fata lunii sau in reflectia sa in oglinda. Este cea mai straveche forma a cristaloscopiei. O alta metoda folosita pentru a oferidiagnostice medicale cerea agatarea unei oglinzi de o ata deasupra unei fantani sau a unui bazin cu apa. Dupa ce oglinda era coborata incet pana la suprafata apei, erauaprinse unele esente de plante si se spuneau rugaciuni. Se spunea ca cel a carui fata se reflecta in oglinda urma sa moara sau, dimpotirva, sa se insanatoseasca. Daca fata din oglinda era proaspata si sanatoasa, aducea insanatosire. Daca arata un aspect fantomatic, arunci era prevestita moartea iminenta.</p>
<p><strong>CUASIMOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Forma a divinatiei avand la baza o tehnica de aruncare aobiectelor in foc. Daca nu luau foc sau ardeau foarte lent, era un semn bun.</p>
<p><strong>CEFALOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Forma a divinatiei ce folsea craniul sau capul unui magar sau alunei capre.</p>
<p><strong>CHIROMANTIE / CHIROGNOMONIA / CHIROLOGIA</strong> &#8211; cunoastereacaracterului oamenilor dupa liniile si formele palmelor.</p>
<p><strong>CITIREA IN FRUNZE DE CEAI SAU ZAT DE CAFEA</strong> &#8211; Descifrarea modelelor lasate de frunzele de ceai sau de zatul de cafea pe peretii cestii dupa consumarea lichidului din interior.</p>
<p><strong>CLEDONOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Metoda a divinatiei in care practicantul gasea anumitesemnificatii unor lucruri luate la intamplare.CLEIDOMANTIE &#8211; Deriva din grecescul &#8220;kleis&#8221; (cheie) si &#8220;manteia&#8221; (divinatie),termen care se refera la un numar mare de metode de prezicere a viitorului cu ajutorul unei chei. Una din metoda avea la baza scrierea unei intrebari pe o cheie, dupa care aceasta era introdusa intre foile Bibliei. Cheia era mai apoi agatata in asa fel incat sa i se permita sa se invarta — directia de miscare dicta raspunsul. Uneori cheia si biblia erau agatate deasupra inelarului unei fecioare, care recita de trei ori anumite cuvinte magice, intr-o zi cand soarele sau luna se aflau in zodia Fecioarei. O alta metoda cerea asezarea cheii in pumnul strans. Se cerea apoi unei femei gravide sa aleaga dintre cele doua maini ale celui acre tinea cheia mana in care credea ca este ascunsa cheia. Daca femeia gravida ghicea, atunci copilul ce avea sa vina pe lume urma sa fie fata.</p>
<p><strong>CLEROMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Forma a divinatiei cu zaruri. Candva aceasta metoda desemnaorice varianta a aruncarii oricarui gen de obiecte asemanatoare zarurilor: boabe defasole, pietricele, mici betigase sau oase. Aceasta metoda de divinatie era raspandita in Roma si in Egipt.</p>
<p><strong>CRISTALOSCOPIE</strong> &#8211; ghicirea in sfera de cristal, care se bazeaza pe starea dehalucinatie voluntara. Forma de divinatie bazata pe meditatia intr-o suprafatareflectorizanta (oglinda, sticla, cristal, luciul apei) pentru a obtine informatiiparanormale.</p>
<p><strong>CRITOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Forma a divinatiei ce avea la baza studiul placintelor din orz.Aluatul placintelor ce erau oferite ca ofranda era examinat cu multa atentie, zicanduseca raspunsurile erau date prin decifrarea semnelor care erau trase pe faina care eraimprastiata deasupra.</p>
<p><strong>COSCINOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Forma de divinatie similara cleidomantiei, cheia fiindinlocuita aici cu o sita.</p>
<p><strong>CICLOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Forma de divinatie ce interpreta semnele ce se formau prin rotirea rotilor.</p>
<p><strong>DAFNOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Metoda de divinatie ce interpreta sunetul scos de ramurile unui laur aruncate in foc. Cu cat sunetele erau mai intense, cu atat erau mai bune prezicerile. Daca lemnul nu scotea nici un sunet, prezicerile erau sumbre. O metoda clasica de dafnomantie era punerea unei intrebari inainte de a arunca ramura in foc, daca ramura arzand nu scotea sunete, raspunsul era negativ.</p>
<p><strong>DEMONOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Metoda de divinatie cu ajutorul anumitor demoni.</p>
<p><strong>DENDROMANTIA</strong> &#8211; ghicirea viitorului dupa freamatul copacilor si fosnetul frunzelor.</p>
<p><strong>EMPYROMANTIA</strong> &#8211; ghicirea in foc, fum, flacari, zgomote.</p>
<p><strong>FIZIOGNOMONIA</strong> &#8211; interpretarea formei si trasaturilor fetei</p>
<p><strong>FRENOLOGIE</strong> &#8211; citirea caracterului si mentalitatii umane prin studierea formeicraniului persoanei respective.</p>
<p><strong>GHICIT</strong> &#8211; diferite practici de prezicere a viitorului. Varianta a divinatiei.</p>
<p><strong>GEOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; sistem de divinatie ce implica interpretarea de linii si corpurigeomoetrice; consta in proiectia unui numar de pietre intr-un patrat divizat in doua,desenat pe o suprafata presarata cu nisip. Pozitia pietrelor determina figuri pentru care exista 12 tipuri generale pe care geomantul le interpreteaza. Procedeu raspandit in lumea araba.</p>
<p><strong>GIROMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Deriva din grecescul &#8220;giros&#8221; (cerc) si &#8220;manteia&#8221; (divinatie).Metoda de divinatie in care divinatorul mergea in jurul unui cerc pe care erau inscriptionate litere pana cand incepea sa ameteasca. Literele in dreptul carora divinatorul cadea sau directia in care acesta se prabusea crea un mesaj profetic.</p>
<p><strong>GRAFOLOGIA</strong> &#8211; Studiul scrisului de mana.</p>
<p><strong>HIDROMANTIA</strong> &#8211; ghicirea in apa, dupa cercuri, valuri, limpezime, colorit. Una dintehnici avea la baza utilizarea unui bazin plin cu apa care, la comanda divinatorului,era activat de spirite, intrand in vibratie si scotand anumite sunete. Divinatorul descria formele ce se reflectau pe suprafata apei, interpreta culoarea apei, miscarile apei intr-o fantana sau valurile create de aruncarea unui obiect intr-o apa.</p>
<p><strong>HIEROMANTIA / HIEROSCOPIA</strong> &#8211; interpretarea aspectului maruntaieloranimalelor de sacrificiu.</p>
<p><strong>I CHING</strong> &#8211; straveche practica chinezeasca &#8220;cartea schimbarilor&#8221; , ce descrie 64 dehexagrame (constand in combinatii de cate sase linii continue __ sau intrerupte &#8211; -) folosite in practica divinatorie. Raspunsurile oferite de I-Ching implica  cunoasterea unei profunde filosofii chinezesti.</p>
<p><strong>METEOROMANTIA</strong> &#8211; interpretarea fenomenelor atmosferice</p>
<p><strong>METOPOSCOPIA</strong> &#8211; interpretarea semnelor fruntii</p>
<p><strong>NECROMANTIE</strong> &#8211; forma a divinatiei ce avea la baza comunicarea cu mortii, metoda a magiei negre.</p>
<p><strong>NUMEROLOGIE</strong> &#8211; metoda de divinatie bazata pe interpretarea numerelor si acalculelor.</p>
<p><strong>ONIROLOGIE/ONIROMANTIE</strong> &#8211; modalitate de interpretare a viselor pe baza unuisistem de simboluri onirice sau a psihologiei.</p>
<p><strong>ONOMANTIA</strong> &#8211; interpretarea literelor care compun numele unei persoane</p>
<p><strong>ORACOL</strong> &#8211; raspunsuri primite la o intrebare, considerate a veni de la zei. Metoda dedivinatie si profetie prin care erau consultati zeii sau spiritele, prin intermediul unuimedium uman. Cele mai faimoase oracole au fost cele de la Dodua, unde Zeus oferea raspunsuri prin fosnetul stejarilor, sau cel de la Delphi, unde Apollo dadea raspunsuri prin intermediul unei preotese. In ambele cazuri, raspunsurile oracolelor erau atat de ambigue, incat era dificil sa se ateste veridicitatea lor.ORNITOMANTIA &#8211; ghicirea dupa specia, zborul sau comportamentul pasarilor.</p>
<p><strong>PENDULUL SIDERIC -</strong> Metoda de divinatie cu ajutorul pendulului, excelentapentru raspunsuri cu da si nu. Pendulul sideric este un obiect greu agatat de o ata care se considera ca poate localiza un anumit obiect sau loc sau poate oferi raspunsuri la intrebari personale. Folosit, inca de pe vremea romanilor, pendulul a fost impus in1802 de catre profesorul Gerboin din Strassburg. Consta dintr-o bila sau o greutate oarecare, uniforma (intre 40-100 grame), atarnata de un fir. Inainte, multi isi utilizau chiar ceasul de buzunar pe post de pendul. Astazi se prefera greutatile din cristal, ebonita sau fildes, atarnate de fire de in sau de lantisoare. Pendulul se tine intre degetul mare si aratator. Pendulul poate sta nemiscat sau poate capata o oscilatie liniara. Cand indica o descoperire (a unui obiect cautat sau a raspunsului asteptat), el trece in miscare circulara, fie in sensul acelor de ceasornic, fie invers. Nu numai amplitudinea miscarii are valoare informationala, ci si directia. S-a stabilit ca sensul miscarii face parte dintr-o conventie informationala stabilita de ghicitor. Daca el decide ca raspunsul afirmativ este descris de miscarea in sensul acelor de ceasornic,sau invers, pendulul se va supune conventiei.</p>
<p><strong>PIROMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Forma a divinatiei in foc. Mesajul era bun daca flacarile erau&gt;viguroase si ardeau repede ofranda oferita ca sacrificiu, dar daca erau lente si ofrandaardea incet, mesajul era de rau augur. Acest tip de divinatie era practicat in templulMinervei din Atena. O alta metoda se refera la observarea modului in care ard tortele.Daca flacara froma un singur varf, era un semn bun, daca se formau doua varfuri, erasemn rau. Daca se stingeau brusc, prevesteau dezastre.</p>
<p><strong>RUNE &#8211; RUNOMANTIA</strong> &#8211; Metoda de divinatie cu ajutorul unor pietre sau bucati de ceramica inscriptionate cu un alfabet magic de origine germanica (rune), scandinava sau norvegiana.</p>
<p><strong>SPODOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Metoda de divinatie cu ajutoru cenusei ramase de la focurile desacrificiu.</p>
<p><strong>SPIRITISM</strong> &#8211; doctrina magica ce are la baza posibilitatea celor vii de a intra inlegatura cu spirite din alte dimensiune si plane de existenta prin intermediul unui medium.</p>
<p><strong>STIHOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; prezicerea viitorului prin interpretarea unor pasaje aleatorii dinmari carti ale literaturii universale.</p>
<p><strong>TAROT/TAROLOGIE</strong> &#8211; un pachet special de 78 de carti folosit in divinatie.</p>
<p><strong>XILOMANTIE</strong> &#8211; Divinatie cu ajutorul lemnului, practicat mai ales in tarile slave. Metoda pleaca de la interpretarea pozitiei micilor bucati de lemn gasite in calea cuiva.</p>
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		<title>Silver Rain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:37:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dreams of silver in the nightBreathing glamour in starlightAll around in winter&#8217;s veilThrough the shadows and through hail So come and sit down here with meBy the fire, come and seeHow the flames they jump and danceOn the music of sweet romance Take a cup of joy and sorrowAnd think nothing of tomorrowThere is nothing [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Dreams of silver in the night<br />Breathing glamour in starlight<br />All around in winter&#8217;s veil<br />Through the shadows and through hail</em></p>
<p><em>So come and sit down here with me<br />By the fire, come and see<br />How the flames they jump and dance<br />On the music of sweet romance</em></p>
<p><em>Take a cup of joy and sorrow<br />And think nothing of tomorrow<br />There is nothing but tonight<br />Silver dreams within starlight<span id="more-751"></span><br /></em></p>
<p><em>Leave this world behind you now<br />And we&#8217;ll fly away somehow<br />Spinning round and round forever<br />Fly away, it&#8217;s now or never!</em></p>
<p><em>Whisper things that cannot be<br />Show me things I cannot see<br />Blinded by the silver rain<br />Here where only you can reign</em></p>
<p><em>Silver rain and purple moon<br /></em></p>
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		<title>Nightwind’s Journal: Within the Night</title>
		<link>http://www.raistlin.eu/2010/02/nightwind%e2%80%99s-journal-within-the-night/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 20:13:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Do you cling to the past &#8230; or can you see through the pain?&#8221; he did not remember where the question came from but now, as the assassin sat alone in the night with the fire being his only friend, it came back to haunt him. He prodded the fire back into flame, the bright [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Do you cling to the past &#8230; or can you see through the pain?&#8221; he did not remember where the question came from but now, as the assassin sat alone in the night with the fire being his only friend, it came back to haunt him. He prodded the fire back into flame, the bright eruption casting a strange dance of shadows all around him. His lips curled into a light smile, watching this strange game that light and shadow played near his bed roll and wondered about their nature &#8230; unwilling to give in to the question.<img title="More..." src="http://www.dragonflame.org/wp-includes/js/tinymce/plugins/wordpress/img/trans.gif" alt="" /><span id="more-734"></span></p>
<p>Memories, dreams, wishes and hopes, all descended mercilessly on his soul, devouring mind and soul to their very core, leaving a scorched man behind them. Something had to stop the onslaught, he pondered, something had to. But then, this thought rose. &#8220;Can you see through the pain?&#8221; he sighed to himself. Before him, the fire continued to consume the wood, emanating warmth. Inside him, memories we consuming  all that he held dear &#8230; emanating pain.</p>
<p>This cannot go on, he decided. All these things must be cast aside, I have to see through them. He started to pick at the dirt underneath his boots, as if the solution was buried there, as if it were a treasure. &#8220;To me, it is a treasure&#8221; he wrinkled his nose at the senseless action he was taking. &#8220;Why is it that in moments of hardship I seek sanctuary in the least sensible and least helpful course of action? Is self-destruction so deep in my nature that I abandon myself to it, giving in at the moment of defeat?&#8221;</p>
<p>But he was stronger than that. &#8220;I am stronger than that&#8221; he stood resolute.</p>
<p>&#8220;Then why do you cling to that which harms you so obviously?&#8221; a voice in his head demanded.</p>
<p>&#8220;I forgot you were here&#8221; he murmured, realizing his inquirer was none other that his trusty long blade. Aryadne was a blade, but nonetheless a sentient one. Ever since a confounded mage bestowed sentience upon her, they had been one mind, in a sense. She could touch his every thought, see his every dream and understand every idea.</p>
<p>&#8220;No you didn&#8217;t &#8230; you were hoping I could give you an answer, a solution&#8221;. He balanced the retort in his head and found it true &#8230; for that he decided to answer with silence.</p>
<p>&#8220;I have none to give&#8221; Aryadne continue &#8220;save for this: it is up to you to let go&#8221;.</p>
<p>Nightwind poked at the fire again.</p>
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		<title>The Pagan Calendar</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The modern pagan calendar bears many differences from the various calendars of the old earth religions. The Celtic cultures, the norse cultures and the descendant germanic cultures all had their own variations and their true meaning and composition is unsure today, lacking credible sources. However, the modern reenactments such as Wicca, have built their own [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The modern pagan calendar bears many differences from the various calendars of the old earth religions. The Celtic cultures, the norse cultures and the descendant germanic cultures all had their own variations and their true meaning and composition is unsure today, lacking credible sources.</p>
<p>However, the modern reenactments such as Wicca, have built their own calendar breathing new life and meaning into some old ideas. Here is basic pagan modern calendar along with the calendar&#8217;s festivals:</p>
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<div id="cell" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; width: 55%; float: left; text-align: justify;">this holiday is dedicated to springcoming and to the goddess Brighid in the Celtic tradition. In the Wiccan tradition, it celebrates the element of fire (a symbol of the increasing power of the sun) and is dedicated to the God. Also, it is considered an omen of the year to follow. Some pagans considers this to be the New Year.</div>
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<div id="cell" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; width: 55%; float: left; text-align: justify;">this holiday celebrates the spring equinox and the victory of light over darkness as now the daytime equals in length the nighttime. In Germanic tradition, it celebrates the goddess Eostre. In Wiccan tradition, it is a holiday of the Goddess and also represents the victory of life over death and the rebirth of nature.</div>
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<div id="cell" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; width: 55%; float: left; text-align: justify;">the summer-coming is one of the old Celtic and Gaelic holidays still preserved in many places. Both day and night were traditionally spent in rituals meant to bring prosperity and good crops over the summer. Modern Wiccans also include rituals meant to strengthen and purify love.</div>
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<div id="cell" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; width: 55%; float: left; text-align: justify;">the midsummer holiday is a holiday of the Sun (thus fire). The name comes from the Germanic traditions and it means <em>gentle</em> as the breeze of the summer. It celebrates the supremacy of light, as now day is the longest.</div>
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<div id="cell" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; width: 55%; float: left; text-align: justify;">also known as Lammas, it is the celebration of the first harvest and as such it is accompanied by offering a small part of the harvest (usually represented by corn bread and/or sweet bread to the God and Goddess as thanks for the harvest.</div>
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<div id="cell" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; width: 55%; float: left; text-align: justify;">the second harvest may occur anywhere between 21 and 24th of Septemeber and it is very similar to Lughnasadh, with the exception that now the offering usually consists of fruits.</div>
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<div id="cell" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; width: 55%; float: left; text-align: justify;">The third harvest is also another of the old Celtic holidays and the one who survived the longest, being celebrated well after the end of the Middle Ages. In modern times, the Celtic revival movement and the modern Wiccans also celebrate the souls of those who have passed on, much in the spirit of the magic of Allhallows&#8217; Eve but quite different from the modern Halloween. For many pagans, Samhain is considered as the New Year holiday of the calendar.</div>
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<div id="cell" style="border: medium none; margin: 0px; width: 55%; float: left; text-align: justify;">the midwinter night is deeply rooted in Germanic traditions and is still celebrated with a variety of customs. Modern Wiccans celebrate the supremacy of night as it falls in the winter solstice when night is longest. This holiday symbolizes peace and is accompanied by various rituals for a peaceful transition to spring. Giving gifts to close friends and family as well as offerings to the God and Goddess is a common practice. In the Norse pagan traditions, Yule is also the New Year.</div>
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