by Shanel Yang

What is the meaning of life? It depends on what you mean by “meaning.” If you mean where did we come from, that’s a metaphysical, religious, or spiritual question. If you mean what is the purpose of living, or how should we live our lives, the answer depends on who you ask.

This article is about the purpose of life, or how we should live our lives and why. As usual with me, I start with a little research to answer such tough questions. I ask, “How have others who have gone before us answered this question?”

PRE-HISTORIC TIMES
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1.    Thou SHALT NOT believe all thou art told.
2.    Thou SHALT seek knowledge and truth constantly.
3.    Thou SHALT educate thy fellow man in the Laws of Science.
4.    Thou SHALT NOT forget the atrocities committed in the name of god.
5.    Thou SHALT leave valuable contributions for future generations.
6.    Thou SHALT live in peace with thy fellow man.
7.    Thou SHALT live this one life thou hast to its fullest.
8.    Thou SHALT follow a Personal Code of Ethics.
9.    Thou SHALT maintain a strict separation between Church and State.
10.  Thou SHALT support those who follow these commandments. 1.  Thou SHALT NOT believe all thou art told.

Humans are generally very gullible.  We believe are sorts of false statements, stories, reasoning, etc.  We even continue to believe falsehoods after they have been proven untrue.  History is full of amazing hoaxes often supported by religion and the teachings of the Church or by others seeking power, popularity or fortune.  We have been told the Earth was flat and has four corners which, if not careful, we may fall off.  We have been told that the Earth is the center of the Universe.  We have been told that sky if a fixed, firm structure to which the sun, moon and stars are affixed.  We have been told that personalities and future events are predictable using astrology, card reading, crystal balls and palm reading.  We have been told of prophecies by Nostradamas.  We have been told of speaking with the dead, the dead rising, life after death, reincarnation and bending spoons, to name only a few.  We must be more skeptical in what we are told, what we read and what we are exposed to through the various forms of broadcast media.  When exposed to something new, do NOT accept what you hear without facts to support it.  There are other agendas at work in your deception.  You must always be on guard to protect yourself and your knowledge.
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Tarot is probably the most well known divination method, and is therefore probably one of the first systems that people try, get used to, and use the most.

Tarot is believed to have started in France and it spread accross the world with the travellings of man. The main use of the Tarot is to not only look into the future, but to help analyse your present and reveal people’s past event so that events happenning in the present can be explained more clearly. The ways that Tarot work have many different views as well. Some people believe that when divining with Tarot, the answer is already in your subconscious mind and is brought forward with the use of the Tarot. On the other hand, some people like to believe that when they consult the Tarot they make a conection with the Spirits and the answer is revealed in the cards by them. Either way, what you want to believe is up to you, there is no right or wrong answer.

The Tarot is split up into two main sections, the Major Arcana containing 22 cards and the Minor Arcana holding 56 cards.

The Major Arcana is made up of twenty-two cards numbered from ‘zero’ (The Fool) to ‘twenty-one’ (The World). The Major Arcana represents the larger and more prominent events in a person’s life, whether it be past, present or future. Some people when they start using the Tarot choose only to use the Major Arcana until they get used to using them. This choise is usually made because people feel daunted by the sheer amount or cards in the whole Tarot deck. This is not an unwise choice to make, even though smaller events will be missed from a reading, the larger events will be easier to pick out. Once a user becomes used to the Major Arcana they usually move on to using the Minor Arcana as well.

The Minor Arcana is made up of four suits, very much like a deck of playing cards. These suits are, Swords, Wands, Penticles and Cups. Becuase there are so many versions of Tarot, these siuts may be changed slightly, for example, Penticles may be shown as Discs, but the basic meaning is the same. The cards of the Minor Arcana symbolise the smaller, subtle yet visible events of a person’s life. Each suit is split up into ‘pip’ cards which run from Ace to Ten, each suit also contains four Court Cards, Page, Knight, Queen and King. As with magic, each suit is bonded to an element, Swords to Air, Wands to Fire, Penticles to Earth and Cups to Water. The character of the card and the element it resides in determines its meaning. Any good Tarot deck will include a booklet of meanings.

Even though the whole Tarot Deck contains 78 cards and may seem too much to handle, frequent use and reading of the menings will help lodge the meanings into your mind. The general meaning can be seen in the picture within the card, so the best thing to do is read the meaning and attribute certain parts of the meaning to certain parts of the card.

Wiccan Tree

The power of air can add a major punch to your magic. If you plan to do some magickal workings on a windy day, it would benefit you to find out which direction it is blowing.

East Winds provide an excellent opportunity for spells dealing with change, transformation, new beginnings, fresh perspectives and creative adventures. This is also a good time for spell and ritual writing and talking things over with your spiritual guide.

South Winds are best for relationship, love and lust spells and workings where anger, jealousy and selfishness need to be resolved.

West Winds have a healing and cleansing quality. It is also a good time for strengthening the intuition and efforts involving both mental and physical fertility and productivity.

North Winds are of a practical nature, good for working with finances, home management and issues that require a level head. It’s a good time to plan spells to do when the wind changes.

10 - You vigorously deny the existence of thousands of gods claimed by other religions, but feel outraged when someone denies the existence of yours.

9 - You feel insulted and “dehumanized” when scientists say that people evolved from other life forms, but you have no problem with the Biblical claim that we were created from dirt.

8 - You laugh at polytheists, but you have no problem believing in a Triune God.

7 - Your face turns purple when you hear of the “atrocities” attributed to Allah, but you don’t even flinch when hearing about how God/Jehovah slaughtered all the babies of Egypt in “Exodus” and ordered the elimination of entire ethnic groups in “Joshua” including women, children, and trees!

6 - You laugh at Hindu beliefs that deify humans, and Greek claims about gods sleeping with women, but you have no problem believing that the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary, who then gave birth to a man-god who got killed, came back to life and then ascended into the sky.

5 - You are willing to spend your life looking for little loopholes in the scientifically established age of Earth (few billion years), but you find nothing wrong with believing dates recorded by Bronze Age tribesmen sitting in their tents and guessing that Earth is a few generations old.

4 - You believe that the entire population of this planet with the exception of those who share your beliefs — though excluding those in all rival sects - will spend Eternity in an infinite Hell of Suffering. And yet consider your religion the most “tolerant” and “loving.”

3 - While modern science, history, geology, biology, and physics have failed to convince you otherwise, some idiot rolling around on the floor speaking in “tongues” may be all the evidence you need to “prove” Christianity.

2 - You define 0.01% as a “high success rate” when it comes to answered prayers. You consider that to be evidence that prayer works. And you think that the remaining 99.99% FAILURE was simply the will of God.

1 - You actually know a lot less than many atheists and agnostics do about the Bible, Christianity, and church history - but still call yourself a Christian.

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The pentacle, a pentagram within a circle, is the most recognizable symbol of Wicca. The pentacle represents the integration of body and spirit, and the spiritual mastery of the four elements. The pentacle is used in a number of Wiccan rituals, and as a Grade sign in Gardnerian and other traditions. The pentacle is often worn as a symbol of recognition amongst practitioners, especially those who practice a code of secrecy.

Hidden pentacles are pentacles disguised in more intricate designs, and may be worn when it is not safe or appropriate to wear a ’standard’ pentacle. Many such stylized designs are worn which can be recognized by other believers, but less apparent to outsiders. Sometimes called a ‘flower pentacle,’ they have a less “occult” look and are less likely to cause problems with non-pagan family or in the workplace.

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Associated Press
Sept. 17, 2007 04:44 PM

LINCOLN, Neb. - The defendant in a state senator’s lawsuit is accused of causing untold death and horror and threatening to cause more still. He can be sued in Douglas County, the legislator claims, because He’s everywhere.

State Sen. Ernie Chambers sued God last week. Angered by another lawsuit he considers frivolous, Chambers says he’s trying to make the point that anybody can file a lawsuit against anybody.

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