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 15:15 | 5/Jul/2008 | 0 Comment(s)
FEEDING CROWS


My Indian friend is going to feed the crows every weekend."Your name is known by them", he says then.

Who can me please tell more about this habit???

On Internet I found some information, but I like to know more.

Because this info is from an American site and I want to know more about India.

C R O W S

Keywords chcraft,witches crow,crow medicine,crow
spell
Shadow self
Shapeshifter
Messenger
Romantic
Intelligent
Tricky
Magic
,Totem Pole Animal,Totems Animal Crow Totem
Element
Air
Lessonmal
Totem Crow,

Crow is the keeper of sacred law and knows the mystery. She teaches us that there are not one two or three worlds but many.
The laws of Sacredness
To balance our need for partnership with other areas of our life
To be at peace with our own company as well as within a group
Psychic protection

To value ourselves giving ourselves the best
The joy in exploration

How
to Apply Crows Teachings to Your Life
How do you see the laws of sacredness in relation to the laws of humanity?
Are they divided? Crow sees with one eye. Perhaps it is time for your to
acknowledge the divine purpose of all things.
Your ancestors may be bringing a message to you of impending change. Be mindful at this stage of your life.
It may also be time for you to help others step out from the darkness of
denial and into the light
With sharp vision crow is aware of all around her. Are you to well aware
of all around you including the injustices? Do you struggle to find meaning
in your life because of the awareness you have? Know that awareness is a
gift. Perhaps you need to be supported by like-minded people who see what you see. Realise also that your vision is a great benefit to others. You
have the ability to help others out of their own darkness as crow warns
other animals of approaching danger.
In partnership crow teaches us not to discount our partners efforts or belittle their interests. Make an effort to verbally acknowledge and thank your partner for their efforts.
Crow may also warn of gossip. Spending time gossiping about others or worrying about the gossip of others is wasted energy.
Are you holding onto the past? Crow knows no time. She experiences past present and future simultaneously. Learn from your past and move on.
Do you wear many faces? Be careful of becoming manipulative and preying on those who are easily lead or gullible.
How
to Harness Crow Energy

Find a feather of crows and place it in an important place
Read about crow
Listen to the shrieking of crow
Be still and listen to mystery
Draw Crow

Communication

Crow may communicate to you through leaving feathers for you to find.
These serve as a reminder of your connection to spirit or that it is time
for you to be still to enable a message from spirit to come through.
When a crow is shrieking check that there is not something dangerous in the area as this is their way of warning you and other animals
They may also shriek while you are thinking about a certain area of your
life so as to draw attention to it

Prayerer otem animal,native american totem animal,animal totem meaning
Keeper of sacred law
I open to the Mystery
The knowledge of many world that my ancestors now know
In balance of past present future
I walk with awareness and speak my truth
Using my sharp sight for the benefit of all
Myths and Legends
Native American legend tells of a crow who was fascinated with her own shadow so much so that she kept pecking at it until it came alive. Her shadow then late her. This tells of crow knowing both worlds. She became part of the mystery.


















































Keywords
witchcraft,witches crow,crow medicine,crow
spell

Shadow self


Shapeshifter


Messenger


Romantic


Intelligent


Tricky


Magic


,Totem Pole Animal,Totems Animal Crow Totem
Element

Air
Lesson
Animal
Totem Crow,



Crow is the keeper of sacred law and knows the mystery. She teaches us
that there are not one two or three worlds but many.


The laws of Sacredness


To balance our need for partnership with other areas of our life


To be at peace with our own company as well as within a group


Psychic protection



To value ourselves giving ourselves the best


The joy in exploration

crow,crows,black crow,crows,see crows in dream,crow
totem,goddess


How
to Apply Crows Teachings to Your Life

How do you see the laws of sacredness in relation to the laws of humanity?
Are they divided? Crow sees with one eye. Perhaps it is time for your to
acknowledge the divine purpose of all things.


Your ancestors may be bringing a message to you of impending change. Be
mindful at this stage of your life.


It may also be time for you to help others step out from the darkness of
denial and into the light


With sharp vision crow is aware of all around her. Are you to well aware
of all around you including the injustices? Do you struggle to find meaning
in your life because of the awareness you have? Know that awareness is a
gift. Perhaps you need to be supported by like-minded people who see what
you see. Realise also that your vision is a great benefit to others. You
have the ability to help others out of their own darkness as crow warns
other animals of approaching danger.


In partnership crow teaches us not to discount our partners efforts or belittle
their interests. Make an effort to verbally acknowledge and thank your partner
for their efforts.


Crow may also warn of gossip. Spending time gossiping about others or worrying
about the gossip of others is wasted energy.


Are you holding onto the past? Crow knows no time. She experiences past
present and future simultaneously. Learn from your past and move on.


Do you wear many faces? Be careful of becoming manipulative and preying
on those who are easily lead or gullible.
How
to Harness Crow Energy


Find a feather of crows and place it in an important place


Read about crow


Listen to the shrieking of crow


Be still and listen to mystery


Draw Crow


Communication


Crow may communicate to you through leaving feathers for you to find.

These serve as a reminder of your connection to spirit or that it is time
for you to be still to enable a message from spirit to come through.


When a crow is shrieking check that there is not something dangerous in
the area as this is their way of warning you and other animals


They may also shriek while you are thinking about a certain area of your
life so as to draw attention to it


Prayerower
totem animal,native american totem animal,animal totem meaning


Keeper of sacred law

I open to the Mystery

The knowledge of many world that my ancestors now know

In balance of past present future

I walk with awareness and speak my truth

Using my sharp sight for the benefit of all
Myths
and Legends

Native American legend tells of a crow who was fascinated with her own shadow
so much so that she kept pecking at it until it came alive. Her shadow then
ate her. This tells of crow knowing both worlds. She became part of the
mystery.










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 04:51 | 3/Jul/2008 | 8 Comment(s)
BOUT OF LAUGHTER



Just have a look.............it will make you laugh for sure.....! It"s a Belgian show.

It seems to be an unholy glee, but since yesterday I know that it all was fake. It are all actors!

Even Erik's reply about his dismissal. All FAKE !

The video went over the whole world, even to America in a talkshow.

But anyway, how contagious can be a laugh..........do you remember...at school....it is not allowed to laugh sometimes, but...you cannot hold it....

For that ones  who told me that the video didn"t start, this link: 

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=kXf3wx5nPXU









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 22:25 | 1/Jul/2008 | 16 Comment(s)
ABOUT THE DUTCH LANGUAGE


>>>The word EN means AND but E in Dutch and A in English are pronounced the same.

Overview of "Het Nederlands" - The Dutch Language 

Dutch is spoken by over twenty million people in Holland and Belgium as well as in former overseas colonies such as Suriname, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. The Dutch spoken in Belgium is often referred to as Flemish though in recent times a standardised version has been recognised by both countries (Dutch and Flemish are about as different as UK and American English). Dutch has also, from the very start, been one of the official languages of the European Union.




Status of the Dutch language worldwide. Red = Official language, Orange = Previously official, Yellow = regionally acknowledged.
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English Cousin

Historically, Dutch is probably the closest "world" language to English. They are both from the West Germanic branch of languages, which also includes Frisian, a language spoken in the north-east of Holland to this day. Indeed, English might now sound very similar to Dutch had the Normans not conquered England in 1066 and irreversibly influenced Old English with French words and grammar.
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Afrikaans is a variant which originated in South Africa amongst Dutch colonists several centuries ago. Despite years of research, it is not yet known from which Dutch dialect or accent this sprung. Amongst its many idiosynchratic features, Afrikaans is the only other language in the world besides English to have only one gender.

Local Colour

As many languages do, Dutch reflects its historical roots and traditions in its many ex-pressions and sayings. Dairy farming has long been a pillar of the Dutch economy and has left its trace in many turns of phrase. "Don"t drag old cows out of the ditch" means approximately to let sleeping dogs lie, for example. The Dutch were also formidable seafarers and English borrowed many nautical words in past centuries, such as sloop, cruise and more recently, polder.

Dutch certainly has a rather unique approach to swearwords: sexually-based ones are less shocking, the worst being related to catching oaving nasty diseases, a hangover from unhealthier media eval times. The worse the disease, the more are insulting the curse, and the Dutch use a whole clutch of them: pleurisy, tuberculosis, the plague, smallpox, cancer... recently even Aids has been added to the
list. To call someone an "Aids sufferer", for instance, is a grave insult, so the system evolves  continually. This can all be a bit unsettling for the unsuspecting newcomer.

First lesson:                         English                           Dutch

                                              Hello                                 Hallo
                                              Good morning                 Goedemorgen
                                              Good night ( evening)     Goedenacht (avond)
                                              Sleep well                        Slaap lekker ( wel)
                                              How are  you?                 Hoe gaat het met je? (informal)
                                                                                          Hoe gaat het met u? ( formal)
                                              See you!                           Tot ziens!
                                              I love you!                          Ik hou van jou!
                                              Kiss!                                  Kus!
                                              I eat bread                        Ik eet brood.
                                              I drink milk                       Ik drink melk.
                                              I lay in my bed                  Ik lig in mijn bed
                                              I stay on the floor              Ik sta op de vloer.
                                              I see my house                 Ik zie mijn huis.
                                              I hear the music                Ik hoor de muziek!
                                              I feel your hand                 Ik voel jouw hand.
                                              I want your heart!              Ik wil jouw hart.
                                              Thank you ( very much)     Dank je (wel) -informal
                                                                                            Dank u ( wel) - formal
This are exampels, that are very clearly, i"m a teacher, so I want to have this for you. But of course it is not so easy as it seems.......                     
At last: Good luck!! ( ten slotte: veel geluk!)















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 21:29 | 28/Jun/2008 | 10 Comment(s)
THE GIPSY KINGS


Do you know my friends, The Gipsy Kings?

I like their music very much.

I give you one link to YOU TUBE and there you can hear more songs.

They are from Spain an it is populair flamenco they bring. It are brothers and cousins from each other.

Flamenco is the typical guitar music with characteristic clapping hands, singing and dancing by the gypsies in South Spain. A " bandoleo" is a rogue, a villain.




Hope you enjoy it.












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 03:39 | 22/Jun/2008 | 9 Comment(s)
ORANJE CRUSHED !!!


Classy Russia leave Oranje crushed

Dmitri Torbinski and Andrei Arshavin struck in the last eight minutes of extra time to take Russia into the UEFA EURO 2008™ semi-finals at the expense of the Netherlands as Guus Hiddink eliminated the nation of his birth.

Russia dominance

From the off Russia never allowed Marco van Basten"s previously imperious side space and attacked with vigour. Roman Pavlyuchenko"s 56th-minute volley seemed to have won the game but with four minutes remaining Ruud van Nistelrooy headed an equaliser. However, Russia dominated the additional half-hour and the tireless Arshavin set up substitute Torbinski to restore the advantage from close range in the 112th minute. The No10 added another himself to set up  semi-final against Spain or Italy in Vienna on Sunday, although Torbinski and Denis Kolodin will miss that match through suspension.

It"s too bad, but Oranje can go home!
No doubt: Russia played fantastic  indeed!! And of course we keep smiling; it"s only a game and in fact there are more important things in life. And the Russsians played very good indeed, so...........
Especially the Orange fans and in fact most Dutch inhabitants have had 2 very nice weeks.........the whole sphere in our little country was in one word........GREAT..!
And still "Hats off" for the Dutch team and also for the Dutch coach of Russia!

Other matches

Netherlands

09/06/2008 - Italy3 - 0
13/06/2008 - France4 - 1
17/06/2008 - Romania2 - 0

Russia

10/06/2008 - Spain1 - 4
14/06/2008 - Greece1 - 0
18/06/2008 - Sweden2 - 0















more: http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/tournament/matches/match=301701/report=rp.html












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 20:49 | 20/Jun/2008 | 12 Comment(s)
LAVENDULA AND DIGITALIS


              De afbeelding “http://www.one-garden.org/Indig/images/Digitalis.jpg” kan niet worden weergegeven, omdat hij fouten bevat. Digitalis purpurea  or "Foxglove"
This is a view in the garden of my parental house.

Maybe you recognize the "Digitalis" or "Foxglove" or "Ladyglove". What a nice name, isn't it? (native in most of Europe) Years ago I took one plant from along the railway and planted it here, now every year they come back. They are very poisonous, but are also used to make medicins against heart problems.
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Lavendula officinales or Lavender

Last year I made a path from castle-grave trough the backgarden, surrounding by Lavendula
(Lavender) on both sides. If you walk along the path, touching lightly the ears, you immediately perceive the fresh spicy fragance and THAT WAS MY WISH, so I created it in my own garden...................... I once saw it in France.......where it is used for the perfume industrie and where you can see ( and smell) fields and fields of lavender..........

........see the big photo.


http://www.villacatherine.com/Nindex.htg/NH_lavendel.jpg

I know that Lavender also grows in India


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A lot of products can be made out of lavender.........first of all the lavender oil. This oil is used as an antiseptic and for aromatherapy.

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The essential oil is used in soap, massage oil, the flowers in a sachet in the linen cupboard, there is lavender honey, sweets, incense........etcetera.

French chefs in and around the "Provence" (France) have been incorporating this herb into their cuisine for many centuries. Lavender lends a floral, slightly sweet and elegant flavour to most dishes.


Many people appreciate lavender
for its aromatic fragrance, used in soaps, shampoos, and sachets for scenting clothes. The name lavender comes from the Latin root lavare , which means "to wash." Lavender most likely earned this name because it was frequently used in baths to help purify the body and spirit.
However, this herb is also considered a natural remedy for a range of ailments from insomnia and anxiety to depression and mood disturbances.
Research has confirmed that lavender  produces calming, soothing, and sedative effects.




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 02:46 | 19/Jun/2008 | 23 Comment(s)
MY GARDEN THIS MORNING


It was such a refreshed and bright morning, that I took my camera to share it with you.
This is the little garden of my appartment, but I didn"t do yet anything this spring in that garden, so all has flourish abundant.......
..........

All has to do with shortage of time. At this moment the house of my deceased parents is being rebuild to make it "my place" and I had to clean and empty the whole house before.............

My appartment, that I didn"t sell yet, during the care for my mother and staying with her, is now my domicile again during the weeks of the turnaround.

After that I go to sell the appartment and live definitely in the rebuild (parental) house.














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 04:09 | 18/Jun/2008 | 4 Comment(s)
ORANGE - ROMANIA 2-0


Second-half goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Robin van Persieended Romania"s hopes of a quarter-final place in Berne as the Netherlands rounded off an impressive Group C campaign with a third successive victory ( 17/06/2008).

Netherlands on top
Romania knew three points would ensure they joined their opponents in the last eight, but Victor Piţurcă"s side were always on the back foot and Huntelaar, having passed up one presentable opening in the first half, clinically guided in Ibrahim Afellay"s teasing right-wing cross nine minutes into the second. The win was sealed for a largely second-string
Oranje team with three minutes left as Van Persie drove in his second
goal in as many games.



Klaas Jan Huntelaar celebrates his goal with Arjen Robben (©Getty Images)

Other matches

Netherlands

09/06/2008 - Italy3 - 0
13/06/2008 - France4 - 1

Romania

09/06/2008 - France0 - 0
13/06/2008 - Italy1 - 1

Other match of the day

17/06/2008 - France - Italy0 - 2

All about the EK 2008:      http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/



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 11:11 | 15/Jun/2008 | 9 Comment(s)
JIMMY ROSENBERG


I like to share this talent with you my friends.
St
ill very young, (born in 1980 in a real gipsy family in the south of Holland) Jimmy Rosenberg is obviously one of the most formidable weavers of musical dreams.
On the photo Jimmy with his father. On the first video he is grown up and see the pleasure of the musicians to play together !!!  On the second video he is only 8 years old and is playing with his cousins, together "The Gipsy Kids"
He can nearly hold his guitar!!!! It"s amazing!!








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 11:01 | 15/Jun/2008 | 4 Comment(s)
IMPRESSION




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