I found these .mp3 pagan song links this morning and thought people might enjoy them this time of year:

Lucina Chant & Invocation to Mother Holle
http://www.circlesanctuary.org/ministries/interfaith/IAW07/

If you have any, please send me some links...I would love to share them with my meetup groups at our Yule Party today and even if they don't make it in time for our event, I will still share them with the groups.

 Blessings,

 )O( Luna

Hi all. Here is the link to the class notes:

http://www.s8.createphpbb.com/earthdaughterar/viewtopic.php?t=17&mforum=earthdaughterar 

)O( Luna

How do you deal with a Mercury Retrograde? What IS a Mercury Retrograde? Why do some people hide in a cave during it's 3-week duration? Find out so you can weather the retro-storm with more ease.

Date: today
Time: 11:30 eastern time, 8:30 am pacific
Place: http://lavishinglotionspotions.com/store/WsAncillary.asp?ID=15  

How to get in: Click on the link above. There will be a login box in the middle of the page. Put in a username, then click the "login" button right below it. Once inside, we will help you get around and show you the ropes.

Late last night I started a topic on this at my business's new forum, DragonFly Pond, with a link on Amazon.com to the book I am citing most of my information from. I will also be posting the chat notes there. Here is the link: http://s8.createphpbb.com/earthdaughterar/  I would love to have all of you join us =)

Blessings,

)O( Luna

 

 

(btw, if you would like to view the slideshow with the titles - I wasn't sure I liked them in there or not - click here and view them on my MySpace page) What an event! After hearing stories of long lines and facilities unable to handle the massive crowds drawn to these events, I still signed us up to attend. Having been to the Los Angeles Convention Center many times before for the California Gift Shows, a "to the trade only" show that comes to the area twice a year, I knew it could handle whatever massive crowd would be drawn by the saga that defined my generation 30 years ago this year.

As enormous as the convention center is, it still filled impressively, even on Thursday, the "Star Wars Fan Club Member's Only" Day.

Our generation has seen the advent of the "mega convention", with San Diego Comic Con being the first of the massive beasts to be spawned. Now having swelled to the unheard of number of 107,000 in 2006, it leads the pack on the West Coast of the United States as being the biggest - and possibly the only convention - to prompt the San Diego Fire Marshall to force the doors to close on Saturday. My husband and I have attended for 10 years now, having watched its attendance increase exponentially over that decade, and yes, it was even smaller than that many a moon before.

The Star Wars and anime conventions are also threatening to compete for this honor...Anime Expo in Anaheim, California, hosting 1,750 in 1992, it has swelled to 24,000 in 2004, 33,000 in 2005 http://scoop.diamondgalleries.com/scoop_article.asp?ai=12618&si=121 and over 40,000 in 2006! ( http://www.answers.com/topic/anime-expo), "...which makes AX the largest anime and manga convention in the North America and one of the largest in the world."

Quite scary, yes it is.

Our generation came out of the "geek closet" with a vengeance, training our children to not hide their love of science fiction, fantasy and anime. We have become a force to be reckoned with as far as cities vying for the sheer amount of healthy income we generate for hotels, restaurants and any other service organization local to our invasions. They welcome us with open arms, but then have to run for cover if they aren't prepared for our numbers, easily as large as the largest Imperial Legions of Emperor Palpatine.

Next - Iron Chef Vader, the Wonderful Seth Green, his Robot Chicken and where did all these mailboxes come from?!?

)O( Luna

 

I have never gotten into 3D avatar play...always been too busy doing *real* work on the computer. I am on it so much my husband has yet to play the LEGO Star Wars game I installed for him aeons ago! Well, my jewelry rep Aricia finally intrigued me enough I went to check it out and I LOVE it!

Imagine my excitement when I discovered you can add WINGS to your avatar...OMG...I HAD to give her dragonfly wings and they turned out soooo beautiful they took my breath away. Now, I'm not a total junkie on this game yet...I am still fighting to get time to play, but the possibilities of this world are endless. At the IMVU beta website...it's awesome...the more you play, the more points you get to buy things like clothes, scenes, pets and of course the wings! You can also get little dragons or more traditional pets, or other types of wings to wear, angel, goth or whatever else floats your boat...it's just such a cool concept. If anyone wants to check it out or register, let me know and I'll send you an invite. Aricia has been helping me get around and get familiar with how it works, so we can in turn help any newbies.

I'd love to see a bunch of us register...you can even hold virtual Circles in these settings. That'd be perfect for those among us that want to participate in Circles or Covens and have no one living near them.