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This has been a powerful journey through so many personal upheavals, and I am so happy to share this news with you. So, it's official: www.blessedgardens.com is now fully operational- you can find everything you need for your inner and outer garden.
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To whom it may concern:
Recently emails for Pagan Pride's Local Coordinators were harvested from Pagan Pride's website (http://www.paganpride.org) and an email was sent involving Pagan Pride's supposed support for the works and presence of Gavin and Yvonne Frost -- specifically referring to the Frosts' appearance at a Pagan Pride Day event in Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA.
Pagan Pride, Inc wishes to clarify the following:
1) The event in Fayetteville is not an official PPP, Inc-sponsored event. PPP, Inc claims no trademark over the term 'Pagan Pride Day'; therefore events may exist that are not part of the Pagan Pride Project. This is one of those independent events. It has no formal connection with the Pagan Pride Project, Incorporated.
2) The Pagan Pride Project, Inc, has no official stance on banning individual speakers or presenters on a national or international basis save those documented in our Event Policies and our Code of Ethical Conduct. As a volunteer-driven organization, much of our decision-making is made at the local level, and we trust our volunteers to select speakers, presenters, and events that are appropriate for a family-friendly, politically neutral, and all-inclusive public event.
3) Effective immediately, the Pagan Pride Project specifically prohibits the harvesting of volunteer and Local Coordinator emails from our website for the purposes of mass spam emailing. (Yes, we realize there isn't much we can do if people do this, but we can at least state our official prohibition of the practice).
On a personal note, I accept and understand that the Frosts are at the least controversial figures based on some of their older writings, and at the most many Pagans find them to be unacceptable representatives of the community in any capacity. In the long run, I trust my Local Coordinators to have common sense about such things; I already know they have passion, enthusiasm, and an unflinching desire to make the world a better place for everyone, Pagans and non-Pagans alike.
If anyone has any questions, I encourage them to contact me directly.
Dagonet Dewr
Executive Director, Pagan Pride Project
Note: As always, Online Pagan Networks is a proud supporter of the Pagan Pride Project.
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■ The Great Pyramid of Giza, built around 2500BC as the tomb of fourth dynasty Egyptian pharaoh Khufu.
■ The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, built around 600BC. Believed destroyed by an earthquake.
■ The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, built 550BC and dedicated to the Greek goddess Artemis. Burned down in 356 BC.
■ The Statue of Zeus at Olympia, erected in 435BC and 12 metres tall. It was dismantled by Christian rulers to discourage paganism.
■ The Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus in south-east Turkey, built in 351BC. Damaged by an earthquake and destroyed in AD1494 by European crusaders.
■ The Colossus of Rhodes, built 292-280BC. A giant bronze statue of the Greek god Helios. Destroyed in 224BC by an earthquake.
■ The Lighthouse of Alexandria, built in 3rd century BC in Egypt. At 115-135 metres tall, it was among the tallest man-made structures for many centuries. Destroyed in the Middle Ages by an earthquake.
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A hush surrounds Murray Grove Retreat & Conference Center in Lacey, despite its location just off of busy Route 9. Sunlight sparkles through treetops on a recent Saturday morning. Birds' cries are heard across the 20 acres of the Unitarian Universalist center.
Inside a small building, the sense of peace is even greater as a small group of people silently meditate, focusing on the slow exhalation of their breath.
Kurt Spellmeyer leads the zazen, or seated meditation. Spellmeyer, 52, is a sensei, or teacher, of Zen, which means meditation.
The Plainfield resident, an ordained priest in a Japanese lineage of Zen Buddhism and an English professor at Rutgers University, also leads a group at the university and periodic five- to seven-day meditation retreats at Murray Grove.
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A 10-year-old Nepalese girl lost her title as a Hindu living goddess because she left the country to promote a film.
Sajani Shakya was the first living goddess -- or "kumari" -- ever to leave the country. Her June visit to Washington served as a publicity tour for a British documentary that explores the centuries-old kumari tradition.
Officials from Sajani's temple in the town of Bhaktapur announced Tuesday (July 3) that they would revoke her title and replace her upon her return to Nepal, according to the state-run National News Agency.
The tradition of kumaris dates back more than 300 years. Around the age of 2 or 3, a young girl is selected to the position of goddess based upon a list of 32 "perfect characteristics," which include perfect skin, hair, eyes and teeth. A young toddler also must prove herself fearless by withstanding time in a dark room without crying.
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