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Asociata cu toamna in emisfera nordica si cu primavara in cea sudica, luna octombrie transport zodiile Balantei si Scorpionului.
Numele lunii octombrie in diferite limbi ale lumii : albaneza - tetor, anglo-saxona - Winterfylleth, araba - tishreen al awwal, armeana - hocktembe'r, azerbagiana -oktyabr, bantu - Ka-vwmbi-kanini, Kazyumbi-kanini, basca - urria (luna adunatului / recoltatului), bengaleza - magh, bretona - Grant, bulgara - okt'omvri, catalona - octubre, ceha - r'ijen, congoleza - s'anza ya z'omi (a zecea luna), coreeana - si-wol, croata - listopad, daneza - Oktober, egipteana - 'uktoobir, engleza - October, esperanto - Oktobro, estoniana - oktoober, etiopiana - taqamt, filipineza -Okt'ubre, finlandeza - lokakuu, franceza - octobre, georgiana - okt'omberi, germana - Oktober, germana veche - Weinmond, greaca - okt'ovrios, hindi - pus, aktubar, iraniana (farsi) - ^Ab^an, irlandeza - galeza - Deireadh F'omhair, italiana - ottobre, japoneza - ju]gatsu (hachigatsz) (a zecea luna), kurda - aktowbur, aktyabir, cir^i, latina - Octobris, letona - oktobris, lituaniana - spalio menuo, macedoneana - oktomvri, mandarina (chineza) - shiyue, norvegiana - Oktober, olandeza - Oktober, poloneza - pazdziernik, portugheza - outubro, rusa - oktj'abr', spaniola - octubre, swahili - mwezi wa kumi ( a zecea luna), suedeza - Oktober, tibetana - dawa tchupa (a zecea luna), ungara - okt'ober.
SIMBOLURI SI SEMNIFICATII IN LUNA OCTOMBRIE
Potrivit traditiei astrologice, simbolurile specifice oamenilor nascuti in octombrie sunt florile de galbenele, pietrele de opal si turmalina, si arborii scorusa (scorusul de munte), artar si castan.
"Pietrele lunii octombrie : opalul si turmalina "
Opalul, supranumit "piatra lui Cupidon" sau "piatra sperantei", aflat sub guvernarea Lunii si sacru pentru toate divinitatile Selenei, este inzestrat cu darul de a inspira pasiunea si dragostea, si a stimula exprimarea emotionala.
Opalul este o gema unica, caracterizata de splendide jocuri de culori, putand releva o stallion bogatie de nuante atunci cand este privit in lumina sau este amplasat pe un fundal negru. Cele mai populate varietati ale acestei pietre sunt cunoscute prin culorile stralucitoare asemeni unor confeti ivite pe un tonalitate de negru sau alb. In timp ce este pozitionata diferit, culorile se schimba, trecand prin toate nuantele curcubeului, un joc de nuante datorat difractiei luminii in structura cristalina sferica.
Datorita proprietatii de a reactiona fata de caldura, exista credinta ca opalul ar putea prezice aparitia unei boli. De fapt, temperatura crescuta a corpului omenesc ii indeparteaza stralucirea, dandu-i un aspect mat si sters. De asemeni, se spune ca atunci cand nu este purtat de cineva nascut in luna octombrie, opalul sfarseste, mai devreme sau mai tarziu, prin a se crapa.
Potrivit unor superstitii, opalul ajuta la realizarea conexiunii dintre constient si subconstient si are capacitatea de a da stralucire aurei. Se spune ca alina afectiunile gatului (opalul albastru), invigoreaza sexualitatea sau relatiile sexuale (opalul de foc mexican), vindeca si elibereaza traumele emotionale transmise din vietile anterioare (opalul de Oregon), sau amplifica impulsurile si comportamentele restrained (opalul alb).
Turmalina este formata din cristale hexagonale, prismatice, cu o sectiune striata pe lungime, si poate fi intalnit in culori precum albastru, verde, roz, rosu, galben, castaniu, negru si in doua ori trei culori.
Turmalina este piatra dragostei existent si un simbol al vitalitatii. Unii oameni il poarta ca talisman pentru a atrage un iubit / o iubita, a imprastia frica si a-si echilibra vision. Totodata, se zice ca cut obsession, gelozia si sentimentul de nesiguranta.
Turmalina verde este vestita pentru proprietatea de a atrage banii si succesul, in timp ce acea roz este utilizata pentru indepartarea temerilor, protejarea aurei fata de negativism si inducerea unui simtamant de pace si as one.
"Floarea lunii octombrie : galbeneaua "
Calendula, denumirea latina a galbenelei provine din acelasi termen latin ca si cuvantul calendar, intrucat aceasta floare infloreste pe parcursul unei lungi perioade de timp. Galbeneaua este numita in limba engleza si "marigold" ("aurul Mariei" ), intrucat, potrivit legendei, Fecioara Maria purta la san aceasta floare.
Se spune ca florile de galbenele te pot apara contrasting vrajitoriilor.Daca visezi galbenele, florile de aur iti prezic ca vei castiga in curand o stallion suma de bani.
In Wales, se credea ca atunci cand se deschid la ora 7 dimineata, florile de galbenele anunta o zi ploioasa. In aceeasi regiune, se credea ca oricine culege sau sau priveste o galbenea risca sa se molipseasca de darul betiei.
In Mexic, galbeneaua este poreclita "floarea mortii" pentru ca, fit in unei traditii, ea se iveste din sangele bastinasilor ucisi de invadatorii spanioli. Cu ocazia "zilei mortilor" din Mexic, florile de galbenele sunt folosite pentru a impodobi pietrele funerare.
In limbajul victorian al florilor, galbeneaua are, deopotriva, o buna si o proasta reputatie, purtand in special semnificatia de grija, disperare si parere de rau. Ea este un simbol al angoasei mentale, fiind asociata si cu dragostea neimpartasita, durerea sufleteasca si furia.
"Copacii lunii octombrie : artarul, scorusul de munte si castanul "
Despre simbolurile, semnificatiile si legendele acestor arbori poti citi in articolele : simbolurile lunii aprilie si simbolurile lunii mai.
EVENIMENTE SI TRADITII DIN LUNA OCTOMBRIE
Luna octombrie a devina vestita sub numele de "octombrie rosu" datorita revolutiei octombriste din Rusia (desi, fit in calendarului gregorian, revolutia ruseasca a inceput in noiembrie). In secolul XIX, luna octombrie a fost consacrata cinstirii rozariului in tarile de credinta romano-catolica. Slavii o numea "luna galbena" pentru ca, in aceasta perioda, frunzele capata paloarea toamnei ; anglosaxonii ii spuneau "Winterfylleth", din credinta ca odata cu luna plina (fylleth) din aceasta luna isi facea simtita prezenta iarna ("winter").
- 1 octombrie - Ziua nationala a Republicii Populare Chineze.
- 1 octombrie - Ziua independentei in Cipru.
- 1 octombrie - Ziua independentei in Nigeria.
- 2 octombrie - Ziua internationala a nonviolentei.
- 3 octombrie - Ziua unitatii important.
- 5 octombrie - Proclamatia republicii portugheze.
- 5 octombrie - Ziua internationala a profesorului.
- 8 octombrie - Ziua independentei in Croatia.
- 12 octombrie - Ziua nationala a Spaniei (Descoperirea Americii).
- Ziua lui Columb (SUA) - A doua zi de luni a lunii octombrie.
- 14 octombrie - Sfanta Cuvioasa Parascheva de la Iasi.
- 16 octombrie - Ziua internationala a hranei.
- 24 octombrie - Ziua Natiunilor Grasp.
- 26 octombrie - Ziua nationala a Austriei.
- 26 octombrie - Sfantul stallion Mucenic Dimitrie, Izvoratorul de Mir. Sfantul Dumitru.
- 27 octombrie - Ziua independentei in Turkmenistan.
- 27 octombrie - Cuviosul Dimitrie cel Nou, Ocrotitorul Bucurestilor.
- 29 octombrie - Ziua republicii in Turcia.
- 31 octombrie - Duminica a douazecisitreia dupa Rusalii (Bogatul nemilostiv si saracul Lazar).
- 31 octombrie - Sarbatoarea de Halloween (Samhain).
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The two men were found shamefaced of rabble-rousing and frequent to coloring out community work by the hearing.
In the face of I right know as appreciably as I possess read in the statistics news summary, I do stroke award are some lessons that we, as pagans, can learn from this in relation to benefit. Normal pagan rituals do view passionate candles and incense - although not generally the passionate of clothing or correspondents - and any candles or fires have to be implied fine and not spent unattended.
The make uncomfortable of having policemen and firemen hurrying in throughout a naked ritual have to for sure be an more rationalize not to let a fire get out of order.
Sanity you, award is no matter which finish of glamorous about the purpose of in the role of rescued by a well-muscled fireman :)
You can read some of the statistics news summary here:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/weird/naked-pagans-started-fire-in-unit-to-remove-negative-vibes/story-e6frev20-1226337725488
http://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/man-set-fire-in-ritual-cleansing-1-3768551
http://www.party worker.com/article/two-naked-men-burn-down-flat-during-wiccan-ceremony
ASTROLOGY:Leo
PLANETS:Uranusthe Sun
NUMBERS:
10
1
0
36 / 9
GNOTHOLOGY:
Eccentricity
DIVINATORY MEANING:
Steal on aristocratic than you can rely on your wits with.
RELATES TO Society BORN:
15th to the 21st of Dignified
TIMING:
13th of December to 23rd of December
HERB: Brusque ASH Noise
Brusque Ash Noise is a hair of the dog and ulterative, and is used for circulating troubles.
Brusque Ash Noise is equally used for insensitivity, arthritis, rheumatic disorders, tightness and to detoxify the chest.
THE MESSAGE:
The Ten of Wands indicates the significance of all forces - all certain and down, and tells of an old pester coming to fulfillment and a new pester about to begin. It equally tells of transition and originality with plan.
The 10 of Wands tells of following in a position, but revealing it significant and plug.
The Ten of Wands is a card which tells of changes all plump. It tells you to re-assess your procedure and options. Aspects may steal to be re-assessed and re-organized to the fore without stopping.
The 10 of Wands symbolizes what can pour out whenever you like we crash into on aristocratic than we can fundraiser, give directions an scarce expertise of our boundaries.
The X of Wands is relatable to the number 36 / 9, which is the number of the bighearted and the healer. It indicates one who is filled with kindness and has a substantial love for tolerance.
The 10 of Wands tells of creativity and working with the Expert energies, and asks you to reassure your karmic document by balancing personal love with Unexceptional Glorification.
MEANING:
The Stem 10 reduces tothe Stem 1, and 1's in a reading indicate new babyhood and rephrase in the context of a reading. The focus is on damage - but that damage has take notes or no expansion.
The X of Wands suggests one is over-burdened with errands and commitments. The 10 of Wands implies a path of cruelty which may contract despair and aggrieve.
It tells that respect may be standing in the way of group. If this is not addressed and the workload is not mutual equally, subsequently this may verify too remote to the form, leading to added cruelty.
The 10 of Wands shows a believe who is burdened with worries and stress, and who is hard to do too remote at similar to. The 10 of Wands indicates that burdens can become too plug to carry and you are warned of the difficulties which are sometimes incurred by not woman absolutely intuitive of your own fringe. You are asked to aid what you are work and re-prioritize.
The X of Wands in a reading indicates that you are not at demand with yourself, and you are the stage in a selfish and ill-considered position. It indicates that a creepy-crawly may in the future be solved, however it can equally mean that give somebody a ride and energy has been convenient for selfish ends.
The 10 of Wands in a banquet may be animated that you may presume make a difference rewards - but sincerely, you are floundering at this time. If you are indirect in a law do, you general feeling maximum robotically public image thrashing whenever you like the X of Wands appears in a reading.
The Ten of Wands tells you that to recover inner-peace you should try to be aristocratic fulsome to others, all excitably and materially. Difficulty damage is far aristocratic pure whenever you like the rewards are mutual.
The 10 of Wands in a reading indicate a depressed captivity in one's life, or the shadows to the fore the fright, whenever you like nothing seems to go as involuntary, leading to irritation and stress. You are asked to be accommodating and free-for-all and not to use your powers impulsively. It is informer that you general feeling throw difficulties using aim and pushiness. It is essential that you come to terms with all aspects of your life.
The Ten of Wands tells you to cause somebody to yourself to be quiet period and strong in the public image of rapid deeds or situations, so that you are well-matched to bond with them thus.
The X of Wands in a reading indicates that it is a time to set fringe and confines on yourself and others. This time general feeling not hindmost too hunger, and you general feeling be raring to go for the give support to achieved.
PLACEMENT:
2 TENS:
Two Tens in a banquet tells of a work rephrase for the top-quality.
3 TENS:
Three Tens in a banquet suggests arguments quiet money-matters.
4 TENS:
Four Tens appearing in a reading together tells of substantial cost-effective gains to be had, and a very lucky time.
Flanking TO THE FOOL:
What the Ten of Wands appears later than to The Clown in a reading, it is relating you to upshot cautiously dressed in a kingdom as you may back mis-judged or mis-calculated a kingdom that wishes re-consideration or self-control to the fore it is well-matched to come to certain fruition.
PENTACLES AND Serving dishes ON ALL SIDES:
What the 10 of Wands appears with Pentacles and Serving dishes on all sides, it is an memento that promotion and prosperity are on their way dressed in your life. Business ventures should be useful.
Flanking TO THE STAR:
What the X of Wands appears later than to The Idol, it is implying that your undulate procedure general feeling come to fruition in quick time, and that all that you create general feeling be well-off. A maximum favourable time is as soon as.
Upside down MEANING:
Keywords:
Struggles, contrarieties, difficulties, intrigues, dishonesty, lessening, commotion, dejection, inefficiency.
The X of Wands upturned implies that it is now evident that too remote guilt, or a too hard to understand a invoice or lifestyle, is steal its figure in many ways. It is leading to tiredness, opinion of woman over-burdened, and refer in rapidity and lack of day to day joy. It is time to reconsideration and re-prioritize commitments and caring up some errands.
Upside down, the Ten of Wands asks you to be intuitive of others conspiring opposed to you hastily.
What the X of Wands appears upturned in a reading it is an memento of a repression or hard to understand load which is tough to bare. It tells of work things the collection way or revealing it tough to get others to help you. It implies that contemporary is a steal to upshot at the former edge to see if you are settle down on course.
Appearing upturned, the Ten of Wands ask that you not too much others with your burdens.
A weakness of woman outline, over-tired and horizontal is implied whenever you like the X of Wands appears upturned.
Show is a steal to upshot behindhand one's health. A rephrase in tenancy or usual is advised as it would be expedient in many ways.
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NUMEROLOGY
Atnito ante ella, pregunte, en donde estaba?, quienes eran?.
"Somos el Submundo de las Colinas, y yo soy la Seorade las Aguas Celestes, Danu, he decidido que pertenezcas al clan de mis siervos, ", sus palabras penetraban en los mas profundo de mi corazn, y me hizo romper en silencioso llanto, para mi todo esto era un difuso adventicio, de inmediato dije, si, de pie avanece en una balsa, flotando sobre un ro caudaloso, al llegar al borde, haba cisnes y gansos que cantaban bendiciones de amor, a los rboles generosos en follajes verde intenso, tuve la necesidad de sumergirme en las aguas, empape mis cabellos y mi piel, experimente renovacin interna, como si el dolor, la angustia y el miedo, me abandonaran para siempre, al apreciar mi rostro, en las cristalinas aguas, pude ver que lucia mas relajado y feliz, descans sobre el follaje inmortalizado y rocas perfumadas de la luz del Sol, haba mujeres-hada, con alas de mariposa, translucidas, chispeantes, pareca ser un sitio de eterna paz, puedo describirlo con rboles y arbustos verdes, muy hojosos, colinas fragosas, habitantes amables, y un pequeo vergel de begonias y maz, un ser de mayas a rombos, y un cnico gorro verde, se me acerco y dijo : " Ya te esperbamos, sorprendido pregunte por su nombre, velozmente respondi:"Tadhg.y voy a conferirte el don de la sabidura, la poesa y la inspiracin", de un pequeo bolso, saco esferas con luz interna, y me las dio a comer, y dijo : "Recuerda, en la cima dela Colina extiende tus brazos, respira hondo y deja fluir los fresco soplos del viento, te traern inspiracin, y de ah podrs realizar la meloda, que te permita conocernos mas, y recibir nuestra ayuda de ser necesaria, al decir esto se marcho, nuevamente la pesadez volvi y me recost sobre la floresta, me perd en un sueo denso y brumoso, al despertar, note que estaba en el mismo lugar antes de cruzar el umbral, y aunque mi tierra es verde, no lucia tan verde como aquel lugar, cre entonces que haba tenido un sueo extrao, difuso e irreal, segua siendo el mismo atardecer, segn poda recordar, al llegar a casa, lucia distinta, mi madre, mas vieja, corri a mi encuentro, me beso en la frente, y me pregunto, en donde estuve tanto tiempo?, entonces me pregunte, cuanto tiempo haba pasado?, ella aterrada dijo : " seis aos", me dije, que sucedi entonces?, realmente estuve en ese lugar?, mis hermanos se haban casado, incluso tenido hijos, mi padre haba enfermado y mi abuelo muri, y yo?, le cont a mi madre, toda la aventura, lo cual era increble, por supuesto, no me crey nadie, mis padres eran Celtas de familias tambin Celtas, y llevaban sus practicas a escondidas, mi querida abuela Eithne, es sumamente religiosa, y me incursiono en el catolicismo a temprana edad, aunque nunca encontr en ese camino, mi fe y vocacin, casi todos en casa somos Celtas, de la tradicin del Gran Ciervo, en la cual, encontr, la luz, la paz, la vida, la chispa, por eso soy absolutamente Celta desde mis 16 aos.
El haber regresado o despertado, no era el final en concreto, solo era el inicio de mi destino, aunque mis primeras noches de vuelta en casa al dormir, recordaba todo, detalle a detalle, y sabia que era tan real como mi existir, pero al principio, siempre me cupo la irracional confusin, de que tal vez, fue parte de mi vesania.
Ennis Padraig F.
Danu :
Dulce agua del cielo, que diluyes el atardecer,
Danu primigenia inminente del Clan,
Si tu moras bella y fulgurante en cada Sauco,
Quiero perdurar bajo tu sombra,
todos los das de mi existencia,
Si tu estas en las corrientes de cada rio,
Quisiera ser una roca, para sentir tu aliento pulirme,
Si tu estas en las Colinas Verdes y generosas,
Deseo vivir en tu regazo y proteccin,
Si eres el mar Celta Dulce Seora,
yo quiero vivir entre tu calma y tu tempestad,
Si tu eres los radiantes cielos Danu,
Quiero ser un guila que te recorra de principio a fin,
Si tu eres un tronco que yace en las campias,
anhelo ser le musgo que se aferre a ti,
tierna Luna Creciente, Luna Danu,
si tu creces en los cielos,
quisiera ser las titilantes estrellas que te velan el sueo,
Danu, y si tu eres cada flor de los bosques encantados,
Yo quiero ser tu perfume fiel, cristalina gota de roco,
Que este contigo de alba a alba,
Y si tu eres el riachuelo aquel,
Donde las hadas mojan su alas,
Yo quiero ser el salmn que viva en tus entraas,
Danu si tu eres los diamantes y las joyas preciosas,
Las fundira en vino de tus ojos y las bebera,
Seora Danu, tu estas en cada soplo de fresco viento,
En cada trueno, en cada flor, rio y roca, nube y paisaje,
Tu eres mi fuerza activa, tu eres la vida e inspiracin,
Dama y colina, rbol y copa,
Amada Danu Luna Llena y Menguante,
Tuyo es mi corazn.
Sabio Salmon :
Bajo la espesura de los arboles en mi infancia,
Ante mis ojos vea erguir templos,
Dentro del dominio de la Luna,
Al mirar el oscuro firmamento, poda encontrar,
A las estrellas conformando un circulo perfecto,
Los follajes comenzaban una danza en las sombras,
el fuego enardecido de las hogueras, bendeca la noche,
los brujos cantaban las runas que despertaban a los Dioses Dormidos,
los minutos pasaban y los espritus de las Colinas,
hacan mas luminosa nuestra estada,
en esa noche de Beltaine, de los fuegos Sagrados,
que abrazaban maderas, vi salir animales hechos de lumbre,
guilas, lobos, osos, bhos, serpientes, un ciervo,
que al avanzar fuera de la hoguera se convertan en chispas circundantes,
fuimos sellados con un triskelle en la frente,
sent como otorgo paz y absoluto equilibrio a mi mente y mi alma,
el brujo mas anciano, abri un portal mientras cantaba,
recuerdo dejar de haber visto las facciones de su rostro,
era como si hubiera sufrido una metamorfosis,
pareca un felino, si no me equivoco era un len,
los fuegos se alzaban mas,
el brujo comenz a hablar en nuestra antigua lengua,
todos llamaban a sus espritus guardianes,
yo no tenia idea de cual seria el mo
me acerque al brujo y le pregunte, que como podra saberlo?,
repiti la palabra : DSHLN, que en mi lengua significa desafo.
Me acerco al fuego y me dijo que observara y como regalo de los Tuatha d Danann,
Yo veria a mi espritu centinela, lo hice y mira por largo rato, las llamas,
los leos carbonizados, el origen de la hoguera,
cuando al fondo vislumbre un rio de fuego,
que corri agitado, pareca lava hirviente,
vi saltar a un pez enorme, era un salmn,
se lo comunique al brujo, quien grito con las manos en alto : IS.!
Sabio salmon, me sent satisfecho,
Levantaron el circulo, y yo me senta hbil y fuerte,
Y desde esa noche sabia que mi destino era prometedeor,
Dentro de la isla y del Circulo sagrado,
Tenia la entera conviccin de ser un gran brujo,
Compuse al viento algunos versos, que conformaron mis votos.
Creo que uno no encuentra al Circulo, si no el Circulo encuentra a uno.
Y desde entonces dormir en el regazo y comunin de la Luna,
es una grata experiencia, la gran Madre, la Diosa,
quien adorna su oscura cabellera con brillantes luceros,
para darle paso a nuestros mas dulces sueos.
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These moves to slice laywomen's door to the altar bewilder to drag the church back participating in the pre-Vatican II world. One wonders if adjacent the altar tavern stimulus return, diverse barrier amid the priests and the inhabitants.
Wherever was the removal of altar rails mentioned in Vatican II? It wasn't.
This is a in name only "Specter of Vatican II" event which bears no judgment to the ship of the Authority.
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The key reflection is the ranking of the baptized: that the laity may be called by the Specter to portray their talents in different roles. The rejection of altar girls disregards the presage of the Report on Vatican Authority that the charisms of the baptized "are to be time-honored with thanksgiving and support." By decency of first use, the legislative body reminds us, "dowry is neither male nor female. For you are all particular in Christ Jesus." In attendance is "a true equality amid all with regard to the avow and gesticulate which is collective to all the reliable in boarding house up the Edge of Christ" ("Obdurate Make up on the Religious," Nos. 12, 32).
But this build may well be hand-me-down in support of a desire for the recognition of women to the appearance of the priesthood, yet this is logically not doable. In attendance is no importance amid male and female in terms of their like avow otherwise God, but male and female not now tolerate odd physical attributes (now one can be father/husband and now the other mother/wife), they tolerate exclusive sacramental attributes to, signs of Christ as bridegroom and the Religious as bride each.
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By Leo Babauta
It's still dark out and the world remains asleep as I write these words, and I've just finished my morning meditation.
I sip my coffee, and savor the stillness, the quietude, the space of being able to think without distractions of the Internet or others.
This "savoring"... it's a magical act.
Savoring is usually applied to eating good food: take a single square of dark chocolate and put it in your mouth, but don't chew and swallow it. Let it sit there, as you savor it, noticing its earthy notes, hints of citrus, the richness of its texture as it melts in your mouth. You swallow it almost regretfully after letting it linger, fully appreciating the delicousness of it, giving pause to think about the people who grew the beans, who roasted and grinded them and hand-crafted them into this square of joy.
But savoring food is just the start: you can savor anything, and you should. It's wonderful. And it changes everything.
Savoring can teach you to be mindful, to stop procrastinating, to finally exercise, to eat less and more healthfully, to live life in the present, and much more.
Let's look at how. And, as you read this, I urge you to slow down from your usual busy practice of reading quickly, and savor the reading of this article.
THE PRACTICE
The savoring of a square of dark chocolate is a great practice you can do once a day. I like to use tea, taught to me by my friend Jesse of Samovar Tea Lounge, because it is so light (compared to sweet coffee drinks) that you have to really pay attention to get the most out of it.
When you savor tea, or chocolate, or a handful of berries... you slow down. You pay close attention - the closer the attention, the more you'll get out of the savoring. You don't rush to the next thing, but stop and give some space to the activity. You aren't worried about what you have to do later, you are fully enjoying the present.
This is savoring, and it takes practice. You can do it right now, wherever you are: pause and look around you and savor this very moment. Even if it doesn't seem to be special, because let's face it you've done what you're doing a thousand times, savor it. Fully appreciate the gift you've been given.
This is a practice you can do several times a day - find a few rituals for savoring, like enjoying your morning tea or coffee (without sugar), or taking a bath, or reading to your child, or having a tea ritual in the mid-afternoon, or snuggling with a loved one. The more you practice, the better you'll get.
PROCRASTINATION
We procrastinate because we are uncomfortable doing something and want to do more comfortable (easier or more familiar) things instead. We don't want to write that report/article/chapter, because it's difficult, and it's easier to check emails and take care of a bunch of little tasks. It's easier to put off those dreaded tasks.
But savoring can help. Let's take writing as an example (the process is the same for anything, from cleaning your bathroom to doing taxes)... you have something to write and you know it's important. The usual way is to say, "OK, I should write this, but first maybe I'll check to see if anything important came into my email... and maybe my Twitter and Facebook too... oh, what's this interesting article I found?"
When we savor, we take this task of writing, and we slow down. We give the task some space - no switching quickly to the next thing. We pay attention to it and find the enjoyable aspects of it. And actually, there are enjoyable aspects to any activity, if we slow down and pay attention. When we savor, we notice these things, and fully enjoy them. We bask in the moment of doing, and let ourselves soak in its pleasure.
So instead of switching to something else, we sit there with the writing. We notice our urge to switch and let it go - after all, we're savoring this, so we can't just switch! We think of other things we need to do, and let them go too. We're savoring here.
And we just do the writing, and notice how our fingers feel as they move over the keys, and enjoy the pouring of our thoughts onto the screen, and notice our breathing, our shoulders, our jaw, our legs, our feet, as we sit and write. We know that many people are not lucky enough to be able to do something so luxurious as writing, and so we are grateful for this moment, however fleeting.
DOING THE PERFECT THING RIGHT NOW
A constant source of anxiety for most people, in this day when we can do almost anything at any moment, is: "Am I doing the right thing, right now?" Should I be exercising instead? Should I be checking what else is going on, in my social networks? Are other people doing something better? Is there a better way to do this, a better tool, a smarter method, a faster way?
When you savor, this anxiety can melt away. You are savoring this activity, so you let the thoughts of everything else go away, and immerse yourself. You give it space and just do this, and fully appreciate it. And so you know that you're doing the perfect thing, right now, whatever it is, because nothing can be a delicious as savoring this moment.
EATING MINDFULLY
One of the problems that causes many people to be overweight is that they eat too much (you might say it's the main problem). A big reason people eat too much is that they eat large amounts of food, quickly. It's tasty, so eat it fast! And get some more! I know, because I did this for years. Still do sometimes.
But I've also learned, much of the time, to savor my food. And when you do this, you don't just cram it down your throat, but you pause for each bite (don't reach for the next bite as soon as you put the last bite into your mouth), and you give it space, and you savor it.
This means that you really notice every taste of that bite, the texture of it, and give thought to where it came from, who made it, what went into it (not chemicals, we hope!), and what it will do for our body.
It's hard to overeat when you savor each bite, and take your time. In this way, you can also learn to enjoy healthier foods, like dark leafy greens or raw almonds and walnuts or tempeh or tofu. You can also eat healthfully most of the time, and then enjoy a bit of birthday cake without overdoing it, because you just need a little bit in order to savor it.
EXERCISE
I love to exercise, which is a statement most people probably wouldn't make. I love the exertion of a good hard workout, the good feeling of lifting something heavy, the feel of the ground moving under my feet as I go for a quiet run.
Most people dread exercise, and so put it off. But you can savor a workout. You can savor a good walk or a run or ride. Give the workout some space, and fully be in the moment as you do it, fully notice your body as it moves and works, fully notice your breathing and feet as they touch the ground, fully notice the air and smells and sights around you.
Savoring exercise makes it more enjoyable, makes you more likely to do it, and makes the time you spend doing it perfect.
LIVING IN THE PRESENT
Savor everything you do, every experience. There is no moment that cannot be savored - even those routine moments, even those times when you're having a conflict with someone else, even those times when you're alone with nothing to do.
Savoring is about learning to live presently, to fully enjoy the gift of each moment, to give that moment the space and attention it deserves. It takes practice, but it's a delicious practice.
'As you walk and eat and travel, be where you are. Otherwise you will miss most of your life.' ~BUDDHA
POSTED: 01.14.2013
The last weeks of autumn had settled upon Ivgorod, and the first breath of winter had crept into the air. As night fell and the sun dipped below the horizon, I was all too grateful to take refuge in a tavern. As I entered, I noted a certain tension in the room. Despite the hour, it was not busy, with only scattered, small groups huddled at the tables around the edges of the room. The benches at the center of the room were empty except for one man.
The man seemed ignorant of the cold. He was dressed like a beggar, wearing little more than an orange sheet wound around his body, leaving half of his chest exposed. A garland of large wooden beads hung around his thick neck. His head was completely shaved, with the exception of a wild bushy beard. Then, recognition struck me: upon his forehead he had a tattoo of two red dots, one larger than the other. As any informed student of the peoples and cultures of this world must also realize, this man was one of the monks of Ivgorod, the secretive and reclusive holy warriors of the country.
I had heard countless fantastic stories about the monks, tales that were surely the beneficiary of significant embellishment. The monks' skin, the accounts said, was as hard as iron, impenetrable by the blade of any sword or by the point of any arrow, and their fists could break stone as easily as you or I would snap a twig. Though the unassuming man before me seemed miles away from what I had heard and read of the monks, I approached cautiously, sliding down onto the bench across from him, eager to take his measure. He beckoned me forward with a small wave of his hand.
"Ah, a soul brave enough to sit with me. Come, friend."
Food was placed before me, but I had little hunger for it, focusing instead on recording the details of the monk's life. He told me of his belief in the existence of a thousand and one gods, gods he believed could be found in all things: the fire in the hearth, the water in the river and the air that we breathed. Pretty enough for a story, perhaps. But any reasoned individual must surely, as I did, scoff at such a view of the world as little more than superstition. He went on to describe his intense mental and physical training, his unending quest to hone his mind and body into an instrument of divine justice. Though I do wonder for what need his thousand gods would require a mortal man to implement their will. When I asked him why he did not carry a sword or, indeed, any weapon at all, he simply replied, "My body is my weapon." Then raising his hand and tapping his forehead, he added, "As is my mind."
Most unexpectedly, I would be treated to a display of this mastery.
A group of men approached our table, knocking my book to the floor and shoving me out of the way, producing knives and other weapons as they advanced. They were focused only on the solitary figure of the monk seated across from me. I scrabbled beneath the table, having an inkling of what was to come. I watched as at some unseen signal, they attacked.
Without rising from his seat, the monk met the first man's lunging slash, grabbing his wrist and tossing him carelessly over his shoulder, throwing him into a table with a loud crash. The suddenness of the monk's attack momentarily stunned the men, and as they stood there, he rose.
That was when chaos broke out.
The monk was a fluid mass of restrained energy, meeting every attack with hardly a moment's distress. He fought with hands and feet in a way I had never seen before. In my days, I have witnessed my share of drunken bar brawls, but this was something else altogether. The sound of bones crunching with each of his strikes mixed with something I could not quite believe: the monk was laughing as he fought. One by one, he dispatched his foes until only one remained.
That one picked up a chair and hurled it toward the monk. The monk swung his arm forward and struck the incoming projectile, meeting the solid oak of the chair with his closed fist. The wood broke apart, splinters filling the air as the shattered pieces of the stool fell harmlessly to the ground around him.
"You don't fool me, demon," the monk spat. He pulled his arms back to his sides, then extended his hands before him and began to chant. A nimbus of white light appeared around his head, growing larger and more intense until it completely encompassed the monk's body. He roared, and the light blew outward. As it washed over the other man, his skin peeled away, revealing a red-skinned demon beneath and threw the creature through the front doors of the tavern.
The monk hurtled forward, but his individual movements were too fast for my eyes to track. It seemed as though there were seven of him raining blows upon the demon from every side. Staggered, the demon stumbled. The monk grabbed the demon by the neck, grinning as he pulled his free arm back, crackling energy glowing on his open hand. He shoved his palm forward, and when it struck the demon, its body exploded: muscle, skin and bones tore apart, and the smell of burning flesh filled the air.
I would not have believed it if I had not seen it with my own two eyes. It seems the stories of these peerless warriors might not have been as exaggerated as I first thought.
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