Now Portuguese police admit: 'There is no proof that Madeleine is dead'

Portuguese police admitted today they have no evidence to show Madeleine McCann is dead.

A senior source close to the inquiry said: "We do not have proof the girl is dead. If we had that kind of evidence we would not be considering the theory she was abducted." The admission amounts to a U-turn. For six months officers have been convinced Madeleine, who was three, died in an apartment in Praia da Luz and her parents disposed of the body using a hire car rented 25 days after she vanished.

But following a meeting with the Forensic Science Service last week, Portuguese detectives have conceded they have no proof to support the theory.

"We are no longer sure that she is dead," a source told Daily Mail sister paper Evening Standard.

The revelation comes as police prepare to reinterview Kate and Gerry McCann, who remain official suspects over their daughter's disappearance from the Mark Warner Ocean Club resort on 3 May. (Daily Mail)

Friends of the couple who were with them at a tapas bar when she vanished will also be questioned.

'I am Ritual'

I am ritual ... I am the earth, the seas, the sky
In ritual I be the fire, the air, the earth, the water
I summon the ether to be present ... so the forces of the wyrd entwine me
Making me a part of their works ...

I am ritual ... the word that ends the night ... the whisper in the day
That hidden door to all that is and was and shall be
Then ... I am the rain in the clouds ...
I am the eagle in the sky.

I am ritual ... a circle complete
Within life and without life
Eternal ... the fading flame to be rekindled
Forever am I

For my spirit shall never die
From man to dust to beyond
Into light to form to whispered voice
To presence ... to the stars ... to the hidden realms to man

I am ritual ... in all things I am known
I am magic and create all things
I bear the fruit ... I am the seed ...
I now sense the fire alive once more ....

I make my presence felt on the earth
Reducing the tinder to that which was before
I cleanse that which is outgrown
And my force will open the way for new ...
---Matthew James March 2005---

Introducing Homeopathy

Homeopathic medicines are drug products made from plants such as dandelion, willow and plantain; from minerals such as iron phosphate and arsenic oxide, and from animal compounds like snake venom and cuttlefish ink. These substances are diluted so many times that there is only a fraction of the original contents still there.

A curative is mixed in alcohol. One drop of this tincture is mixed with 99 drops of alcohol. Only one drop of this solution is then added to 100 further drops of alcohol to make the second dilution. By the time the third is reached, the dilution is 1 part in 1 million. The solution is then dropped onto small sugar cubes and the homeopathic medicine is then ready to be taken.

The German physician, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann who was born in 1755 and was the first to write about and discuss homeopathy. He began his own practice as soon as he had finished from medical school and soon he because conducting homeopathic experiments because he was disillusioned with the medical practice of his time.

He devised homeopathy based on principles of like curing like. At this time he also became interested in a particular tree that grew in South America, the bark of which was, at the time, found affective in treating malaria. After eating some of the bark himself, Hahnemann found that it caused the same symptoms as malaria does. He carried out further research based on finding curative substances that would cause symptoms similar to those of the disease they were meant to treat, and this is the roots of the homeopathy that still exists today.

The first homeopathic medical school was founded by his students in America in the late 1800's. It has successfully treated many of the common epidemics of that time including typhoid and cholera. Today homeopathic remedies and medicines are popular worldwide

In traditional, Western medical thought, good health is defined as the absence of disease. Thus you are deemed healthy providing there is nothing wrong with you. To a homeopathist, good health is much, much more. During illness, homeopathy looks at the totality of the symptoms presented. For example, everyone experiences a cough in an individual way. Conventional, Western medicine treats all coughs the same. So it will treat every cough with a medicine that includes something to dry the mucus and suppress the cough and perhaps something to induce sleep. Homeopathy differs in that it looks for the one particular substance that will cause the same symptoms in a healthy person that a given disease causes. So every ailment is treated differently depending on how the sufferer is experiencing it.

Black Dog

Performed by David Coverdale and Jimmy Page



An excellent version of this Led Zep classic by DC ...

'Symbolism'

The phrase Symbolism suggests the use of symbols or illustrative compilations that express a symbolic meaning and is the Artists approach to putting forward ideas and truths through the use of symbols; it plays a big part in the religious, magical and ceremonial arts and also poetry as well as many other types of written work.

Being able to read symbols is a gift when analysing what is happening in one's life and is a tool used in many therapies such as; Dream analysis, Colour therapy and Psychoanalysis. Consequently the artist who uses symbols does so because they believe it to be a visual language that is connected to one's inner spirit/soul which conveys deep and meaningful messages that are personal to the 'self'.

In my opinion, after years of studying symbolism in daily life, I view symbolism as a valuable tool for guidance and as a visual Journal for logging what is happening in ‘material’ life at that moment in time.

Symbolism is a great way to get in touch with your inner spirit; it can help with finding solutions to problems. It is a great tool for enabling you to see the TRUTH of something for what it really is and seeing something from a different perspective can often free your spirit....

Magpie (pictured above) is my favourite symbol in the bird kingdom. Well it was when I lived in the Northern Hemisphere. Wherever I went ... I would always come across a Magpie bobbing its majestic head at me ... watching me ... instructing me 'to use what knowledge I have to the best of my ability.' Well I have .... and interestingly, there is a species of Magpie here in New Zealand ... not the same appearance as the UK ... and I've noticed the same thing is happening with these too ...

Sigil Tarot 4

'Completion'
Prototype Sigil Tarot
Original artwork by Matthew James

Daily Merlin Insight for Friday 7th December 2007

T R A N S C R I P T
Using Navigators of the Mystic Sea
NZ
10:25pm - 11:10pm

'Insights relating to the likely circumstances around 'the Shining Star'.

The image of The Star has been placed on the table prior to commencing the working.

Eight stones in the crystal casting in the working tonight. Six of which within a tight group upon the image of the Star. Two upon the Giver of Staves.

An item of synchronicity of worth perhaps relating to the insight. Upon commencing the working I noted my fingers were stained with a water based dye from the incense sticks lit prior to the working. Nothing perhaps the uninitiated would ask ... but within the confines of any magical working, all occurrences are noted and taken as a symbolic indication of worse. Might therefore a water based dye have been applied to Madeleine's hair? Perhaps the synchronicity is the fact there was water based dye on the hands of one of the perpetrators after the process of temporarily changing Madeleine's hair colouring?

Madeleine appears to be flanked by a group of six other companions. Maybe on the move. Her hair changed temporarily to disguise her ... it seems necessary at this time. One of the six is signified by the blue stone of the throat and of communication. Only one of the six appears to be 'speaking' or communicating wherever it is they are travelling through. Perhaps only one is a local to the country ... or only one is able to speak the language of the country they travel through? The risk is brief ... a relatively short length of time. Within the group of stones there is a significator coloured pink ... that of a mother ... a woman ... there is also a lilac stone which is a sensitive soul ... either a woman or a gentle male ... it is hard to determine ... but both of these care for the wellbeing of the little girl. Only one of the six appears to be 'aggressive' ... most certainly a male. Wary and watchful .. perhaps linked in some way to an intelligence agency or a law enforcement agency? A mercenary perhaps? Or someone currently 'off duty'?? The remaining two are somewhat taciturn and deep in thought. I am not sure if they approve of ths situation. I sense they could be 'of the cloth' ... priests perhaps?

The overall sense of the working is of 'sow hay whilst the sun shining' ... the coast has been made clear ... it has become crucial now to be linked with other areas of the entire operation. The 6 of Staves indicates key elements have now taken place ... the 5 of Staves is the tensions and the conflicts now reversed ... that 'reason' has now been dismissed ... linked it appears to the current 'silent running' ... observations from a safe distance.

The Giver of Staves and the 3 of Spheres relate to a spokesman and the reported media speculation. They stand now in a diagonal relationship now to what it occurring elsewhere. They are on the end squares of the chessboard. Moved there out of the way ... the Knights of both 'sides' no longer occupying their home square. Both seem now surplus to requirement. Put out of harms way in case they are needed once more .... the rough green stone to the right of the Giver of Staves is the 'emotional' burden once carried by the Giver which has now been discarded perhaps? Does this mean the spokesperson is fast approaching the end of his tenure? The small green stone ... on the image indicates perhaps that he now has only a small part to play in the remainder of this stiuation.

The 4 of Staves is good health and recovery in the approaching future for the Star. She will recover very well from her ordeal. I noted the intuition gained from an image of Madeleine during this working ... I clearly heard 'she will put all of this behind her ... and when the time is right will write of her 'ordeal' .. that which she can remember .... and it will be during a time she comes into the spotlight again ... many years later. There will be a media obsession with her during the first month of her return ... but gradually human decency prevails and she will be permitted to fade into the background of a normal life .... though at school other children will always see her as being special.

The 8 of Crescents ... the grand master dressed in black ... embarking on a new road ahead. Passing on his tenure to someone else ... leaving it all now behind. Instructing those below him in his empire to change their tact. It's served its purpose now ... it appears almost time for the star to be seen most surely shining ... the 5 of Spheres reversed indicates a time fast approaching which is a time of 'something opposite to despair' ....

The 7 of Crescents ... making the dream a reality ... all that which had been planned in the past perhaps now has taken place ... including the 'abduction' of Madeleine ... which was most certainly planned and all which has followed since. Carefully worked out and executed every pitch and turn. There are exceptional circumstances unforeseen however ... hence the enduring nature of the mystery ... upon the drawing board it was not possible it appears to accurately say how long it would take for all the 'flags to be flying' ... for all the agree unanimously with what is required of the mystery ... once thing which does appear to be almost a certainty ... the safe return of the shining star was also written into the itinerary ... it appears now to be the only thing left not ticked off and carried out as per the plans ... ???

A Pinch Of Salt Surely?

Daily Mail Headline 'Now Portuguese author claims Madeleine and the twins were NEVER in holiday apartment'; says: 'A Portuguese journalist has written a book blaming Kate and Gerry McCann for the disappearance of their daughter Madeleine.

In yet another attack on the British couple by the Portuguese media, "A culpa dos McCann" (The guilt of the McCanns) opens with the lines: "This story did not begin in the Ocean Club, but in London where the official truth was conspired and established: an English girl was kidnapped in the Algarve."

The author, Manuel Catarino, editorial chief of Correio da Manha then goes on to accuse Kate McCann of failing to report Madeleine's disappearance to Portuguese police, then pretending she had done so. He also claims the McCanns holiday apartment showed no signs of having had children in it.

"Pamela Fenn offered herself immediately to call GNR (Portuguese police). Kate thanked her — but said it was not necessary because she'd already called them. Maddie's mother didn't say the truth. The first phone call to the Guard was made by a Tapas waiter at around 22:40 — more than half an hour after Kate noticed her daughter was missing. The first patrol arrived at 23:00 sharp." Later, the author states "The apartment didn't look like a holiday location where three children jump up and down all day. The sofas didn't have a single wrinkle and the chairs were milimetrically aligned. There wasn't a piece of clothing out of place, not even a toy in sight. Only the furry Cuddly bear.The kitchen was spotless, without the slightest trace of remains of the children's milk or baby food."

The books publisher said today: "The characters of the book are real, the related facts are precise, and the descriptions are accurate.

The Egyptian Symbol: Sky

The hieroglyph that represented the sky depicted the heavens as a physical ceiling with the edges dropping down at the edges, to replicate the illusion of the sky reaching down to the horizon. It was often shown decorated with stars, to mirror reality.

The sky was a popular motif in various architectural motifs, especially in Egyptian tombs. The ceiling of tombs were often painted blue and decorated with golden stars. It was also placed at the top of walls, door frames and gateways to symbolize the heavens overhead. The arching top of funerary stelae also suggested the curvature of the sky.

The sky was personified by the goddess Nut, who was believed to arch her body over the earth. She held herself up on the tips of her fingers and toes. She was supported by her father Shu and other miscellaneous deities. These attendants were symbolized by the was scepters in a geometric framing device incorporating the sky and the earth. In the New Kingdom and the Late Periods, the king was often shown holding up the sky hieroglyph, and therefore symbolically upholding the gods and Ma'at.

River of No Return

By Bruce Dickinson



Taken from his solo album, Tyranny of Souls.

The Answer ...

The Music Connection #2 has now closed. There were no correct answers received! I'm dumbfounded as the connection was ever so easy ...

The songs were not actually that important in this connection. It was the solo artists who were relevant.

All three artists have had successful careers as solo artists and also as the lead singer of a successful rock band.

Artist #1 Ozzy Osbourne (Original lead singer of Black Sabbath) - Song: "Desire"

Artist #2 Bruce Dickinson (Second lead singer of Iron Maiden) - Song: 'Tattooed Millionaire"

Artist #3 Peter Gabriel (Original lead singer of Genesis) - Song: 'Big Time"

Maybe the connection was a little TOO obvious.

Iroquois Creation Myth

Long before the world was created there was an island, floating in the sky, upon which the Sky People lived. They lived quietly and happily. No one ever died or was born or experienced sadness. However one day one of the Sky Women realized she was going to give birth to twins. She told her husband, who flew into a rage. In the center of the island there was a tree which gave light to the entire island since the sun hadn't been created yet. He tore up this tree, creating a huge hole in the middle of the island. Curiously, the woman peered into the hole. Far below she could see the waters that covered the earth. At that moment her husband pushed her. She fell through the hole, tumbling towards the waters below.

Water animals already existed on the earth, so far below the floating island two birds saw the Sky Woman fall. Just before she reached the waters they caught her on their backs and brought her to the other animals. Determined to help the woman they dove into the water to get mud from the bottom of the seas. One after another the animals tried and failed. Finally, Little Toad tried and when he reappeared his mouth was full of mud. The animals took it and spread it on the back of Big Turtle. The mud began to grow and grow and grow until it became the size of North America.

Then the woman stepped onto the land. She sprinkled dust into the air and created stars. Then she created the moon and sun.

The Sky Woman gave birth to twin sons. She named one Sapling. He grew to be kind and gentle. She named the other Flint and his heart was as cold as his name. They grew quickly and began filling the earth with their creations.

Sapling created what is good. He made animals that are useful to humans. He made rivers that went two ways and into these he put fish without bones. He made plants that people could eat easily. If he was able to do all the work himself there would be no suffering.

Flint destroyed much of Sapling's work and created all that is bad. He made the rivers flow only in one direction. He put bones in fish and thorns on berry bushes. He created winter, but Sapling gave it life so that it could move to give way to Spring. He created monsters which his brother drove beneath the Earth.

Eventually Sapling and Flint decided to fight till one conquered the other. Neither was able to win at first, but finally Flint was beaten. Because he was a god Flint could not die, so he was forced to live on Big Turtle's back. Occasionally his anger is felt in the form of a volcano.

The Iroquois people hold a great respect for all animals. This is mirrored in their creation myth by the role the animals play. Without the animals' help the Sky Woman may have sunk to the bottom of the sea and earth may not have been created.

Runecasting

Runic divination, "runecasting", is not "fortune telling". Runecasting works deeply with the subconscious. The rune pouch with its runic symbols represents the entire universe. As one poses a question, one's entire conscious and unconscious mind is focused toward that question, so that the runelots selected are not truly random selections, but rather choices made by the subconscious.

Runecraft operates on an ancient form of psychology. Even back in Viking times, there was a remarkable understanding of the human psyche. They recognized cause and effect, and the interconnectedness of all things. The word to describe this interconnectedness was "wyrd", which was eventually perverted into the modern meaning of "weird". It did not originally mean something unusual or strange. Rather, it referred to the far-reaching effects of that which one does. The concept of "fate" was also not as we know it now. Instead of a helpless predestination, "fate" meant a destiny created by one's earlier actions. Wyrd was pictured as a web, like that of a spider. The symbology is excellent. When the spider steps onto a thread (a path) the vibrations affect the entire web and that which is contained within the web, just as our actions affect our immediate world and those around us, and the actions of others affect our lives.

When one does a runic reading, one usually addresses a particular issue, and examines the past, the present and the "future", or rather "what will be if one follows the path one appears to be on". The future is always perceived as mutable, changeable. The runic reading is done as an evaluation process, not as fortunetelling. One has an opportunity to look at what has occurred in the past (regarding the issue being questioned), what is occurring right now, and what direction one is headed.

A runecaster does not see the future. He/she examines cause and effect and points out a likely outcome.

Not exactly occult, is it? It's not supernatural and it's not very mysterious--although the uninitiated considered it a delving into mystery, much like a patient of a psychiatrist might. It's certainly not magical or demonic. Instead it is a methodology for examining the path one is on and what the effects might be, by making use of one's subconscious (i.e. an "intuitive perception"), unfettered by limited conscious belief systems.

Dowsing, or "divination" by bent stick or pendulum is similar. It is not supernatural. It is, again, a manifestation of one's subconscious. All "intuitive perception" is such. Nothing magical about it, merely a means of awakening one's right-brain.

Cops' McCanns deadline

PORTUGUESE police rushed to name the McCanns as suspects to avoid new laws on evidence, it was claimed yesterday.

Cops had to put Kate and Gerry in the frame over the disappearance of daughter Maddie, four, before a stricter penal code was bought in, their lawyer suggested.

Had they waited just EIGHT days longer they would have had to produce strong evidence against the 39-year-olds.

It is possible the McCanns would have avoided months of vicious slurs against them, after being declared ‘arguidos’ – suspects – on September 7. McCann lawyer Carlos Pinto de Abreu said yesterday: “If this inquiry was launched now, maybe they would not have been made arguidos.”

A source close to the McCanns said: “This was a deliberate smear campaign.”

McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: “Being made arguidos caused them immense anguish. To think they may have been saved by a law introduced days later makes a mockery of the case.” (The Sun)

Sky Sources: Rupert Murdoch Steps Down

Sky News understands that Rupert Murdoch is stepping down as chairman of BSkyB. Sky sources say that Mr Murdoch's son, James, will become the non executive chairman of BSkyB. And the new chief executive officer of BSkyB will be Jeremy Darroch.

BSkyB added 83,000 net new subscribers in its first quarter from July 2007 and posted an 11% hike in revenues to £1.18bn.

Its figure for "churn" - customer turnover - was 11.3%, the lowest it has been for 15 months. Adjusted operating profit was £143m, down 21% on the £180m of 12 months ago, because of the broadcaster's heavy investment in programming and its broadband services.

James Murdoch said: "We have seen a strong start with continued growth in demand for our expanding range of products and services." (Sky News)

Nordic Runestones

A small introduction into Nordic/Germanic Runestones.



Runes were faced with near obliteration with the coming of the Christian crusaders. Like most of the magic and pagan arts at this time, the Runic way of life was banned, with many Rune masters executed and artifacts destroyed.

Making Our Best Decisions

Sometimes when we need to make a decision, we can become overwhelmed or feel pressured into coming to a conclusion immediately. Often, a decision isn’t required right away, and the sense of urgency we feel is merely a limitation that we’ve placed upon ourselves. Once we’ve determined that we do have the time to make a wise choice for ourselves, we can release the pressure with a deep breath, like steam from a pressure cooker, and proceed to make the best use of our time.

The best first step may be to gather all the facts we can find. Once we have all the logical information we need, we can allow ourselves to sit with it and soak it up. Like a good recipe, we can allow ourselves to marinate in the juices of intellectual understanding while also adding our own spices made up of our feelings, our intuition, and any other considerations. We can taste the recipe for readiness as we go in order to decide if more time or ingredients are needed. We might want to take time to visualize ourselves playing out the various scenarios to see which feels the best, remind ourselves of our goals, or merely sit silently in meditation, listening for guidance. Any of these techniques can add depth and flavor to the recipe of our decisions.

We can allow ourselves to sit with our choices for whatever length of time is needed, whether it is a day, a week, a month or longer. Doing so gives our hearts, minds and spirits the chance to align, allowing us to make a decision that is right for us. Other times, we may need to let the wisdom of the universe unfold for us at its own rate, allowing our growth and realizations to sync up with the universe’s secret and essential ingredients so that all of the flavors are ready at the same time. When we allow ourselves the time to sit and allow understanding to sink in, we can cocreate the best decision possible for ourselves and for everyone involved.

Tarot Card of the Day

What has traditionally been known as the World card points to the presiding intelligence, called "Sophia," or Wisdom, which upholds life on this and all worlds. A more precise title for this card might be "the Soul of the World," also applicable as a symbol of personal empowerment and freedom. In most Tarot decks it is a female figure that has become our standard World image. She originates in Hebrew, Gnostic and Alchemical lore, and stands between heaven and earth as the Cosmic Mother of Souls, the Wife of God and our protector from the karmic forces we have set loose upon the Earth in our immaturity and ignorance.

Where the Empress energy secures and fertilizes our terrestrial lives, the goddess of The World invites us into cosmic citizenship -- once we come to realize our soul's potential for it. Just as the Chariot stands for success in achieving a separate Self, and Temperance represents achievement of mental and moral health, the World card announces the awakening of the soul's Immortal Being, accomplished without the necessity of dying.

This card, like the Sun, is reputed to have no negative meaning no matter where or how it appears. If the Hermetic axiom is "Know Thyself", this image represents what becomes known when the true nature of Self is followed to creative freedom and its ultimate realisation.

The World card pictures a dancer in a Yoni (sometimes made of laurel leaves). The Yoni symbolizes the great Mother, the cervix through which everything is born, and also the doorway to the next life after death. It is indicative of a complete circle. The Dancer has one leg crossed over the other, just like the Hanged man. She is, in a sense, his opposite, the hanged man right-side-up. As the Hanged Man saw infinitely inward, the Dancer sees infinitely outward. Which brings us to the Lion, Bull, Cherub and Eagle standing for Leo, Taurus, Aquarius and Scorpio, the fixed signs of the Zodiac (these link the ever turning World card to the ever turning Wheel of Fortune), and so symbolic of the four elements, four compass points and the four corners of the universe. All within the Dancer's sight and power.

Thus, the World card, very aptly, represents a successful conclusion, all aspects accounted for and taken in. Simply put, this card tells the Querent that the end to a long-term project is in sight, and that it will be accompanied by well-earned praise, celebration and success. With Saturn as its ruling planet, this card can also indicate that the Querent, now an expert in their subject, is likely to become a teacher or sought-after lecturer. And, finally, on a more mundane level, the World card indicates travel, not short business trips, but long, fantastic trips. Maybe a lecture tour, book signing, or just a trip around the world. This is a wonderful card of wholeness, perfection, satisfaction and happiness.

'Tarot for Tomorrow'

Tarot for Friday 7th December 2007'
(Using Merlin Tarot)

2 of Beasts (Change)
King of Serpents
King Of Birds

On a Personal Level
New opportunities. A new contract perhaps or a change to an existing one? A offer relating to a new role. A choice to make between two ... now loyalty exists with either the Serpents or the Birds ... a current climate is cold and bordering on a dictatorship. News from the other ... energetic and where the climate is the total opposite to the one currently around.

Elsewhere
A new contract to sign. Waiting for that offer of a new career or new job? It appears news should arrive today ... changes in career or job are clearly outlined here ....

Triangular Currency Fit for A King

The world's first triangular coin will enter circulation today to commemorate the return of Tutankhamun's treasures to London.

The coin, representing a pyramid, is part of a series which depicts the riches unearthed during the discovery of the young pharaoh by English archaeologist Howard Carter in 1922.

The mintage, which features the coffinette which contained the boy king's mummified remains held in the Valley of the Kings, coincides with the current Tutankhamun exhibition at the O2 Arena in London.

The travelling display has returned to the capital for the first time in 30 years.

The special coins have been issued by the Isle of Man government in recognition of its connections to ancient Egypt.The Crown dependency is famed by its Triskelion symbol - the ancient Celtic symbol consisting of three interlocked spirals, relating to the sun, afterlife and reincarnation - and is also home to Mr Carter's nephew Maurice.

The Egyptians believed the sun descended into the netherworld after it set and travelled through the night before it rose again the next day. (Sky News)

Opinion
Very symbolic eh? The Queen at the 'centre' of the 'pyramid' ... very NWO eh? It is said that the Pharoahs fled to the UK in the dim and distant past ... now there is a 'commemorative' coin being put into circulation that places the Queen and the pyramid of 'Egypt' in one image ... just coincidence surely?

'Greys'

A 'reputed' species of off-planet beings with large almond eyes and hairless gray skin. Vary in height from four feet to over six feet. Although many unpleasant experiences have been attributed to greys, more extensive research indicates they have been present on Earth for a very long time, and, in general, their activities are intended to contribute to the upgrading of our world.

'Apparently' created in a similar way to LULU (Homo Sapien) by the Annunaki ... sighted throughout the ages of the LULU species of Man ... but popularly associated with alien abductions. Greys are likely to be 'programmable' like a worker drone ... lacking the 'special' unique DNA genes which Homo Sapien was provided with.

Possibly 'The Collectors' and the 'Goffers' for a more highly intelligent life form ... involved in the further evolutionary development of mankind. Existing perhaps on a slighter higher vibration or dimension to mankind but are able to 'shift' between the two. Seen as a 'light form' or a 'shadow' prior to their apparent 'manifestation from nowhere' on the earth plane. They have a telepathic faculties active so are able to control mankind through direct thought ... paralysing their 'victims' with fear. Curious, however, of those humans which are strong telepathically or have the ESP faculties active ... who are not apparently fearful of them.

The Didgeridoo

The didgeridoo (or didjeridu) is a wind instrument of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. It is sometimes described as a natural wooden trumpet or "drone pipe". Musicologists classify it as an aerophone.

A didgeridoo is usually cylindrical or conical in shape and can measure anywhere from 1,2 and 3 metres in length with most instruments measuring around 1.2 metres. Generally, the longer the instrument, the lower the pitch or key of the instrument. Keys from D to F♯ are the preferred pitch of traditional Aboriginal players.

There are no reliable sources stating the didgeridoo's exact age, though it is commonly claimed to be the world's oldest wind instrument. Archaeological studies of rock art in Northern Australia suggests that the Aboriginal people of the Kakadu region of the Northern Territory have been using the didgeridoo for about 1500 years, based on the dating of paintings on cave walls and shelters from this period. A clear rock painting in Ginga Wardelirrhmeng from the freshwater period (1500 years ago until the present) shows a didjeridu player and two songmen ...

** Many thanks to Ben for his wonderful Didgeridoo CD which arrived in the post this morning. Superb healing and energy working music .... cheers mate***

I'll Be There For You'

Classic B O N J O V I



Taken from the 'New Jersey' album.

Daily Merlin Insight" The Emperor & The Empress

TRANSCRIPT for Thursday 6th December 2007
Using Servants of the Light tarot
NZ
10:25pm - 11:25pm

'Insights based on an open channel type working. A focus on the the situation in general .... using a media release of "The Emperor" & "The Empress"'

The Emperor and the Empress images were added prior to the commencement of the working.

Commencing thus with the 'cyclic' pattern of the 10 crystals which were chosen from the deepest recesses of the pouch (the collective subconscious of the situation) ....

The 10 crystals are as follows (Stone 1 commencing on the heart chakra area of the emperor in an anti-clockwise direction). These are the significatory meanings of each of these crystals:

#1: MM and the life ahead of her:
#2: White Trust (above the crown chakra of the empress);
#3: Fool's Gold (over the left hand of the empress);
#4: Turquoise protection:
#5: Anger and frustration:
#6: White trust:
#7: Amazonite: 'The Delver":
#8: Black/grey 'stabilising':
#9: Lilac Intuition"
#10: Light Green ' the burden at the emperor's feet.


In the direction of The Emperor's gaze ... which is looking away from The Empress ... is the elusive locality of the 8 of Weapons. Below him the image of the Keeper of Weapons is seen holding the Flaming Sword ... what if The Emperor is perhaps The Keeper of Weapons ... the bearer of some information or insight which jeapodised the safety of the Flaming Sword? Might he be seen as a threat to some court or some organisation? Might then he have to be compromised? Perhaps the Keeper of Weapons links with crystal #10 at the feet of the Emperor? Perhaps only speculation at this late stage. But it appears The Emperor has his own intuition now awakened ... his curiosity perhaps sparked him into his own investigations ... his own steps lead him now towards comprehending who and why? Might then the media fingers be pointed towards him once more in the coming weeks as someone somewhere feels the heat in the kitchen going up several degrees?

The Maker of Crescents stands close by to the Keeper ... creating thus the image of the crescent out of the image of the moon. Gaining advice from someone higher ... thus the media bandwagon may still sail its ocean going vessel over the seas of human emotions to keep the journey of the Emperor hidden ...?

The Empress appears to look toward the Keeper of Weapons. Most surely she will be aware of issues of the past which caused the ripples leading to the mystery. Most surely the Maker of Weapons to her left is the conception of MM ... the forging of the Flaming Sword ... The Empress is much stronger now ... and more confident in her daily life. There is a strong element of trust in her aura ... the crystal Turquoise ... the protection which is around her. The overall feeling here is safety at this moment in time. There is no element of risk in any of the 'delving' which is taking place at this time .... the Fool's Gold ... a tiny fragment ... indicates the Empress is not quite in the clear as yet ...

The cyclic nature of the crystals ... suggests some clear picture has formed ... discussions and meetings ... documentation ... and the piecing together of tracks taken by someone under surveillance. It seems the Emperor and the Empress are able to discern a clear picture to the mystery perhaps at last.

The 5 of Weapons and the 6 of Weapons ... the custodian of MM perhaps ... MM taken from 'behind their backs' ... that someone somewhere certainly not of the 'ilk' which the media speculation has described ... the 5 of Weapons points of the swords suggesting a pre determined deed and not a spur of the moment decision. The action of taking MM pointed towards the Emperor as some kind of statement or act of 'revenge'???

Tarot Card of the Day: 4 of Cups

The Lord of Luxury is a card with a hidden sting in its tail. On the surface it indicates a wealth of loving affection, showing a person who is lucky enough to receive a great deal of devotion and tenderness.

At first look, you would think we would be all too pleased with this situation wouldn't you? However, the sting is this - sometimes, when we are loved deeply and for a long period of time, we are foolish enough to forget what it feels like when we are lonely and unloved. And as soon as we make that mistake, we start to undervalue the tenderness and emotional investment that others are making in us.

We begin to get careless about the ways in which we treat those people who love us. We may hanker after love from some-one outside our circle, instead of valuing those people closer to hand who love us from the bottom of their hearts.

In other words, we can begin to take love for granted. And there are three things in this world we are all silly to take for granted - love, good health and tranquillity. Every one of them slips away silently if we stop paying it due attention.

So, when the Lord of Luxury appears, whilst you will know that there is a great deal of love in the air, there's also a warning which must be taken on board - count your blessings, reciprocate, and don't get your priorities in a mess. That way you'll carry on being loved for a very long time. (angel paths.com)

Portuguese police's fury as British DNA experts attack their 'unprofessional and amateurish' work

Portugese police investigating Madeleine McCann's disappearance are said to be furious after British scientists criticised the "unprofessional" way in which they had collected forensic evidence. The row erupted last week during a summit meeting between experts from the two countries.

Portuguese detectives had arrived in Britain hoping test results would crack the case, it is claimed. But a source said: "The Portuguese arrived with the attitude of, "OK, where are the findings we need?"

"The Forensic Science Service basically said there weren't any and made it clear things could have been collected more professionally.That doesn't mean there was a lot of evidence they failed to collect but what evidence there is was collected in a very amateurish way.The Portuguese took this badly. They were unhappy because there was implicit criticism of how they collected the evidence. There was a heated exchange of views."

The four-strong Portuguese team included Inspector Ricardo Paiva, the right-hand man of Paulo Rebelo, the officer in overall charge of the inquiry. They met five experts from the FSS, which has been conducting forensic tests at its base in Birmingham for the past four months.

It has already been widely reported that samples of DNA taken from the crime scene are heavily contaminated. (Daily Mail)

The 'Blank' Rune

You may have picked up a book about runes or purchased a rune set that includes a "blank rune", "Odin Rune" or "Wyrd Rune". This is a very strong clue that author is not an authority on runes. There is no historical evidence that runemasters of old ever used a blank rune. It's self-evident because a rune is a symbol, not the token that carries it. Have you ever seen a blank symbol? Of course not, that's an oxymoron.

In runic writing, a space, a single dot (.) or two dots (:) may break the symbols or words. Sometimes no break was used and the rune symbols all run together. Runic writing can run from left to right, or from right to left; some times even from top to bottom or the opposite. It makes interpretation of runic writing difficult, especially since runic symbols and the languages changed over the years. Even the futharks changed over time. This is why ancient runic inscriptions are often often obscure or may be interpreted several ways.

Regardless of the language used, or the futhark used, or the style of writing used, no one ever used a "blank" rune.

Sigil Tarot #3

"Force"
Prototype Sigil Tarot image #3
Original Artwork by Matthew James

'Monster' Arctic Reptile Remains Found

Remains of a bus-sized prehistoric "monster" reptile found on a remote Arctic island may be a new species never before recorded by science, researchers said Tuesday.

Initial excavation of a site on the Svalbard islands in August yielded the remains, teeth, skull fragments and vertebrae of a reptile estimated to measure nearly 40 feet long, said Joern Harald Hurum of the University of Oslo.

"It seems the monster is a new species," he told The Associated Press.

The reptile appears be the same species as another sea predator whose remains were found nearby on Svalbard last year. His team described those 150-million-year-old remains as belonging to a short-necked plesiosaur measuring more than 30 feet - "as long as a bus ... with teeth larger than cucumbers."

The short-necked plesiosaur was a voracious reptile often compared to the Tyrannosaurus rex of the oceans.

Mark Evans, a plesiosaur expert at the Leicester City Museums in Britain, said he not know enough about the Norwegian find to comment on it specifically. But he said new types of the sea reptiles are being found regularly.

"We are regularly seeing new species of plesiosaurs popping up - in a way because, in the past 10 or 15 years, there has been what we call a renaissance in plesiosaur research," Evans said by telephone.

Hurum said the team had only managed to excavate a 3-meter (yard) area of the find. The Norwegian-led team plans to present more detailed findings early next year, and return to Svalbard, 300 miles north of Norway's mainland, to excavate further next year. (more ...)

Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple live ....



Mk something or other Deep Purple featuring Mr Steve Morse playing their most known song ... featuring the 'power chord' that started it all off .....

The Huron

The Huron, also known as the Wyandot, are a tribe of Native Americans who originally inhabited an area of central Ontario. The Huron were the bitter enemies of the Iroquois, and – after being driven from their lands in 1650 – split into two factions. The first group travelled to Quebec, while the other, larger band moved into the Ohio Valley region. During the 1840’s these people were moved on to Kansas. Many of these people still live in the Kansas area.

Prior to the arrival of the white man the Huron may have numbered as many as 40,000 people. When the French arrived in the early 1600s, there was a confederacy of four main Huron bands, comprised of about twenty villages. Each Huron village was relatively autonomous, The people lived in sometimes cramped and always well fortified settlements of up to 1,000 members. As with most of their neighboring native tribes, the Huron were to lose vast numbers to the guns and the diseases of the Europeans. By 1640, they were down to just 10,000 people. Some Huron were to amalgamate with other tribes, leaving only a few thousand to move to Kansas. Today those Huron living in the United States are known as Wyandot and are to be found primarily in Kansas and Oklahoma. Like most of the other Eastern woodland tribes the Huron were farmers during the Summer and hunters during the winter. Corn, squash, beans and tobacco were all cultivated. Hunting in the winter period was mainly of bison, deer, bear and small game.

The Huron Confederacy was the first great eastern Indian confederacy. Around 1560 they were joined by the Arendahronin and the Tahonaenrat. The council members met regularly to work out disputes among the member tribes. Huron society was divided along Clan lines, in accordance with the descent from the mother. The original clan names are not known today, but the Clan names Bear, Cord and Rock have survived. Government of the Huron was by way of a governing council, chosen by the clan mothers.

The Huron first encountered French traders in 1535. These Europeans found a proud and powerful people who generally had good relations with their neighboring tribes. Their life long enemies, the Iroquois were, however, the exception. Around 1609 the Huron entered into an alliance with the French against the Iroquois. Following this victory, the Huron signed a trade agreement with the French. They soon became the preferred trading partners of the French because of the superior quality of their furs. The Huron soon became the intermediaries between the French and the other trading tribes. When their own beaver supplies became exhausted, the Huron traded with tribes further west for furs.

The Huron were a spiritual people who believed in a supreme deity. A religious ceremony that was unique to these people was the ‘Feast of the Dead.’ This occurred once every decade. At the time the body’s of all people who had died over the last ten years were dug up and reburied in a communal burial plot. The Huron believed that this ceremony was necessary to allow the souls of the departed to enter into the spirit realm.

Inner Spring Cleaning

When you want to start with a clean slate in life, one way is to cleanse your body. Detoxifying can be done in many ways and for many reasons, depending on your specific goals. You may feel a physical need for cleansing, or a spiritual one where you would cleanse the areas of the body that correspond to your current life challenges. If you feel, for instance, that your inner self is not shining through as you would like, you may want to do a bathing detox to clean the skin of impurities so that you can radiate your inner health like a newly washed stained-glass window that lets the light shine through more brilliantly.

No matter how healthy and conscious our habits are, our bodies move with the cycles of life, which means that our cells sometimes need to fall like leaves from the trees before they can regenerate and be renewed. Just as we need to wash our bodies to remove the buildup of natural processes and contact with the world around us, we need to clean our bodies from the inside as well. So you may want to detoxify your blood or digestive system, or target specific buildup such as plaque or metals. Our bodies are the vessels that allow us to move through life, but we can treat them like wild gardens that need our attention to reach their full potential of beauty and balance in their ecosystem.

The first days of a detoxification process may bring to mind an image of the dust that gets stirred up during spring cleaning. You may feel a little worse before you feel better, but that may indeed be the universe’s way of showing us the benefits by contrast. We live in a world of dualities, so we may need to experience both sides of a situation in order to find our perfect balance. Once the impurities have been cleansed, you could experience a sense of lightness or clarity of vision and purpose. You will know it worked when you feel enhanced ease as you move through the world toward your goals.

'Beyond The Wood - Beyond The Trees'

Queenstown, New Zealand
Original Photograph Matthew James

The Glastonbury Zodiac

Crazy and improbable as its existence might seem to many people, the Zodiac does seem to outline an energy-zone across the landscape. Living inside the zodiac area is different from living outside it – subtly, it's a different world from the rest of Somerset. The distribution of the zodiac signs was seen from in a vision by Katherine Maltwood and from the air before WW2, and a small band of dedicated followers has advocated for the Glastonbury Zodiac ever since – though there is some debate over the precise shapes, symbols and locations of the landscape zodiac signs, and some re-designs have been suggested over time.

It is traced out by field boundaries, old roads and landscape features in a 12ish-mile wide circle, centred on Park Wood, near Butleigh. The Tor, Stone Down and St Edmund's (Windmill) Hill form the sign Aquarius and Wearyall Hill forms half of Pisces – the other half being in Street. If only this were mere wishful thinking we could discount the idea of the Glastonbury Zodiac, yet there are interesting correspondences of atmosphere and zodiac sign around the landscape, and a large number of strange coincidences concerning place-names and landscape features – somehow the whole thing 'fits' very well. Katherine Maltwood [ averred that the Zodiac was designed by Sumerian Chaldeans, presumably around 3000 BCE, who allegedly settled in the Cary area around Cadbury Castle. While there is a slender rational basis for the existence of the Zodiac, there's nevertheless something about it which won't go away – it's an enduring idea.

Reiki Hand Positions

With the simple act of placing the hands on oneself or on another person Reiki energy automatically flows.

You would usually start with drawing the Dai Ko Mio, Hon Sha Ze Sho Nen, Sei He Ki and Cho Ku Rei symbols over the client, three times for each symbol.

Than you start channelling Reiki energy through your hands to yourself or to the recipient's head, front of the body, back, knees and feet. This enables the energy to flow right to the source of the problem and not just the manifesting symptom. Reiki energy goes to where ever the recipient needs it most. Remember not to force where the energy is going, just let it flow through you to your client.

During a typical session place your hands on the different locations of the body for 3-5 minutes each, or hold until you feel you should move your hands away ( use your intuition). Cup hands slightly, fingers holding together, the lighter the touch the better. You or your client should be lying down comfortably on a treatment table or sitting on a chair if they so wish.

Pendulum Basics

The pendulum is basically an amplifier. It is a tool that helps you to access the collective unconscious and your Higher Self. You can get answers to anything you can come up with.

Every one is basically capable of working with the pendulum. Learning to work with it is like learning to play an instrument. It requires constant practice and experimentation Making mistakes is part of the learning process. The results you get will reflect your stage of spiritual/mental development.

You should not use the pendulum for egoistic reasons. Use it only for the well being of others or yourself.

REMEMBER: Swinging the pendulum requires that you be undivided and totally present in the moment.

Depending what are they used for, they can be for: healing specific illnesses, for adjusting chakras, teleradiesthesia (distance healing, map dowsing).

They can also be: Simple: tear drop, ball-shaped, conical, spiral, made from brass, copper, crystal, wood, ceramic.

Or with their own radiation: Universal Pendulum, Osiris, Isis, Karnak, Mer-Isis, Atlantis...

When selecting a pendulum follow your intuition and choose one that you like. You can make a pendulum yourself if you take a thread and hang a weigh on it which can be any object you like. The thread can be 15 to 20 cm long. Tie a knot in the thread at the length where the swing of the pendulum feels the best.

You can ask about anything you like with the pendulum if the question can be answered with YES or NO. But first you have to determine what each pendulum movement means for you.

Take a seated position at a desk or table. Place you feet flat on the floor resting your elbow on the desk. Hold the pendulum by the end of chain between your thumb and index finger. Make sure that your upper body and back are straight, that the energy can flow freely. Put your other hand flat on the table. Relax. Let your breath flow calmly. Make sure before you start that you will be undistracted. Do not swing the pendulum when you are tired.

Hold your pendulum over the center of the illustration shown below and you ask: “What does a YES look like?” than “What does a NO look like?”

You should test your pendulum for accuracy before you begin to work. Use a numbered chart 1-100% and ask how accurate your pendulum is. The ideal would be 100%. If it is below 60% do not swing the pendulum, ask about the reasons or try some other time when rested and calm.

REMEMBER: the answer you get refer to the present moment only. It can partially or completely change at another time or place.

You can place your pendulum directly over an object and test it. You may want to test your water, groceries, medications, gemstones, flower remedies, determine what therapies are good for you by writing down the name of couple of them. You can test the energy of your house, evaluate your sleeping space, and more.

Daily Merlin Insight - MM once more

Transcript
For Wednesday 5th December 2007
Using The Tarot of Atlantis
NZ
10:15pm - 11:05pm

'Insights based around The Shining Star to intuit situations around her at this time ....'

An old woman with similar short blond hair to MM pulls in close protectively. Not permitting me to 'get to close' to MM. 'Madeleine IS still alive. You should see that fact is very plain. It is the ONE constant factor all the way through the summer. Di I will not be telling you that again.' The woman is not best pleased with this interruption. She may have shown me her short blond hair ... it was not however how it was towards the end of her life on the earthly plane. It went grey and white then loss its vibrancy. Become rather brittle. Her memory was failing she became forgetful and also hard of hearing. But not now ... the miracle of eternal life and she taps the spring of eternal youth just like in her dreams. She may have been old and frail on the outside but not inside. She links to MM and gives her the strength she needs to get through his ordeal. MM is kept SAFE ... away from the fray and the attention. The old woman is related to KM's and her side of the family. She is not best pleased with the other side and their attitude. They make it obvious do they not? MM is impatient and tired ... and enough is enough but the matter is still too serious a risk to permit her to re-emerge. The threat still is real to those it affects ... her cover must be retained. The old woman pulls in close ... she has been around before and mentioned before ... she asks that ..... (I keep it brief) .... some sign should be recovered or given that indicates to those close and those doubting Thomas's still that she is indeed alive .... it appears something physical and solid needs to be left somewhere? MM is safe and well that is the message to be sent across somehow ... doubt it not .... blind faith must be at its strongest now ... the little miracle endures ... with souls who can be trusted to keep her safe.

This old woman seems a dab hand at cards. She wears a green card player's hat and is cutting the cards (symbolically) ... she is accomplished at this task ... not tarot but ordinary playing cards ... how she never revealed what she always knew is a mystery. Always had her way at sayings things even now ....

She calls out the names Veronica and Lynn ... but she won't say why. Fish wives ... fish wives ... maybe she plays a joke here with me for there is a half smile on her face but no she is serious. Bootle and the docks and all that goes on in those places where the sun doesn't shine .... ??? People who weren't married at the time though this fails to make any sense to me at all ... it is left as it is because it is meant ... as is the mystery surrounding MM ... a cover to hide what it really is ... let people make of it what they will but it is necessity to hide what intelligence needs space to breathe ... those she disapproves of the one who it is all centred around and what he has brought to the other family. No more. Nothing else to say. Enough is said.

MM appears to be linked to a location 'overseas' with this working. Overseas in relation to the UK. A locality shielded deliberately from all the speculation. A land with a mild climate and lush vegetation.

I intend to be brief with this working tonight. There appears the need for it to be so. It can be elaborated on at a later date ... but it seems that it is impressed on me to summarise.

I link first with the crescent stone and the cad it has fallen upon ... that of The Emperor. The moonbeams will fall upon Gerry McCann once more it seems ... more falsehood and more insinuation. Someone points their hand and generate speculation. It is not what it appears to be ... the King Of Wands who sits above the Emperor in the working and also in rank it seems in life ... perhaps by age or by family position? The King of Wands is acknowledged as the wiser one ... there appears to be a meeting between the two ... unrelated at all to what may follow.

3 of Swords & 6 of Swords ... with the Hanged Man in between at the top .... indicates solutions being reached in order to resolve these issues which still exist. Another witness ... or a review of one who watched from within a market .... the media never reveals what has credibility because the media is not permitted. It appears something has truly been investigated and followed behind the scenes ... leads and trails leading to something significant.

4 of Wands opposite the King of Wands .... between them the sun ... alliances and the joining of forces who might not normally work together ... cohesion gained through the disappearance of MM ...

Finally the 10 of Chalices at the bottom right ... shielded from the Emperor by the Tower .... love and friendship and recognition ... the tower stood between Gerry McCann and these things shared with someone who now views him as a foe ... this certain someone has something like a skeleton on Gerry McCann perhaps ... but how relevant to MM is all of this?? A skeleton sufficient to compromise him? So he follows suit with what someone demands he undertakes perhaps .. what then ... would MM be returned or would this person still go against their word and keep MM hidden despite all the heartache their action has on innocents lives including MM??? Who could be that cruel? And who or what could motivate this person to be like this??

I do sense again MM has been residing on a Mediterranean Island (or two) for this time I sense an island other than Malta ...

Path #11 - The Path of Teth

"And Elohim called the dry land earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He seas."

Bravado

Performed by R U S H live in Rio



Time for some nostalgia and a favourite band for Music Choice. This is a classic song by Rush taken from the 'Roll The Bones' album

McCanns may face identity parade in Portugal as police weigh up next steps

Kate and Gerry McCann may be summoned back to Portugal to face fresh interrogation and even an identity parade, it has been revealed. Police want to call them back for more questioning about the disappearance of their daughter and a possible "confrontation" with witnesses, it was claimed.

Members of the so-called Tapas Nine who dined together on the night Madeleine vanished could also be asked to return to Portugal for meetings and to aid "identification", sources close to the investigation said. The move by police is the clearest indication yet that they still consider there are serious allegations for the couple to answer.

Police sources said that three Policia Judiciaria investigators are poised to fly to Britain next week to question the couple and their holiday friends again about missing Madeleine.

A decision will then be taken on whether to recall the McCanns to the Algarve after they are re-interviewed in Britain, the Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manha reported.Portuguese police have already prepared requests to re-interview the parents and their friends in Britain and a source close to the case told the newspaper: "In the letters which are practically ready and should follow on this week, there may be more things asked other than the questions that will be done there."

The police source added: "When the operations begin on British soil we will determine if it is necessary to bring someone to Portugal. It may be necessary to do some identification or confronting of witnesses because it is not certain that all will be interrogated there. The decision will be made depending on how the operations go. It is confirmed that the letters will still proceed this week." (Daily Mail)

Remember ...

.... Music Connection #2 ....is on a roll over form Friday 23rd November 2007 ....

The question is simple .... 'what is the connection between the three songs?'

Remember ... the first person to e-mail me the answer by no later than 12 midnight Thursday 6th December 2007 (UK time) ... will be the winner ...

"Waikato Sunset'

Original Artwork by Matthew James