Pentacle & Phi Facts

So I was going through some of my old papers, and I found a list of facts about pentacles!  I know I enjoy facts, why not share them?   I think I gathered these from the Da Vinci Code.    Pentacle Facts:

• Assossiates with Nature Worship
• The ancients envisioned their world in two halfs, masculine and feminin.  When balanced there is harmony, when not in balance there is chaos.
• The planet Venus makes a perfectpentacle every eight years
• venus and herpentacle become a symbol of perfection, beauty, and the cyclic qualities of sex.
• The eight year cycle was used to organize Olympic games

Phi Facts:

• Is considered to be the divine proportion, 1.618
• Is the number of female bees to male bees in a honeybee community.  [f:m=1.618]
• Apparently its the ratio from your Shoulder to fingertips : Elbow to fingertip
• Hip to floor : Knee to floor
• head to floor : Belly button to floor
• In a pentagram the lines automatically divide themselves in the Phi Ratio.

 Well.  Sorry if this isn't that fun.  I just needed to get them out of this book.  And I do like them.  Feel free to add more facts if you know any!

Orthodox Facts

I have been doing some research, after somehow managing to get on the topic of suicide with my Catholic friend.  It made me curious as to what my church, The Orthodox Church in America, has to say on that subject.

Here is where I found this info


Birth Control

The possible exception to the above affirmation of continuity of teaching is the view of the Orthodox Church on the issue of contraception. Because of the lack of a full understanding of the implications of the biology of reproduction, earlier writers tended to identify abortion with contraception. However, of late a new view has taken hold among Orthodox writers and thinkers on this topic, which permits the use of certain contraceptive practices within marriage for the purpose of spacing children, enhancing the expression of marital love, and protecting health.

'mixed marriage

Though the Church would prefer that all Orthodox Christians would marry Orthodox Christians, it does not insist on it in practice. Out of its concern for the spiritual welfare of members who wish to marry a non-Orthodox Christian, the Church will conduct a "mixed marriage." For this purpose, a "non-Orthodox Christian" is a member of the Roman Catholic Church, or one of the many Protestant Churches which believe in and baptize in the name of the Holy Trinity. This means that such mixed marriages may be performed in the Orthodox Church. However, the Orthodox Church does not perform marriages between Orthodox Christians and persons belonging to other religions, such as Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, or any sectarian and cult group, such as Christian Science, Mormonism, or the followers of Rev. Moon.

 Other christians

First, it has meant that Orthodoxy has sought to influence other churches, primarily through the ecumenical movement, to renounce systematic proselytizing programs. The opposition to such organized "sheep-stealing" programs has been generally accepted in the ecumenical movement and they are not now widely practiced.
Second, the Orthodox do not themselves practice "proselytism" in the sense that they do not actively seek to cause the disaffection of others from their non-Orthodox Christian faiths. This does not mean, however, that anyone seeking to learn about the Orthodox Faith will be turned away. Converts are not readily accepted unless they learn as much as possible about the Orthodox Faith before they make a decision to join it. Following instruction, close examination, and the expression of strong willingness to convert, they may be received into the Orthodox Church, some merely by declaration and repetition of the Creed, and others (the majority), by means of the sacrament of Holy Anointing (Chrismation).
Third, if an Orthodox Christian is formally received into membership by another (non-Orthodox) Church and receives Holy Communion in that Church, he or she becomes an apostate (apostates). Such a person is not considered to be an Orthodox Christian any longer, and may not receive Holy Communion in the Orthodox Church, nor serve at a baptism or wedding as a sponsor. Should such persons seek to return to the Orthodox Church, they are received back into the Church through a profession of faith, and the sacrament of Chrismation.

Suicide:

Suicide is the taking of one's own life. The Orthodox Church has, over the centuries, taught that we do not have the right to take our own lives, since life is a gift from God which we are called upon to preserve and enhance. Hence, the Church considers direct suicide, when a person destroys his or her life with his or her own hand, to be the most serious kind of murder, because there is no opportunity for repentance. The canons and practice of the Church thus prohibit a Church burial to a person who has committed suicide. However, if it can be shown that the person who has committed suicide was not mentally sound, then, upon proper medical and ecclesiastical certification, the burial can be conducted by the Church. In cases, however, where the deceased held a philosophical view affirming the right to suicide, or allowed despair to overcome good judgment, no such allowance can be made.
Morally speaking, there is also the case of indirect suicide, in which people harm their health through abusive practices such as excessive smoking, excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages, and unnecessary risk-taking. The Orthodox Church teaches that we are obligated to care for our health, so these kinds of practices in fact are looked upon as immoral. However, they do not carry the same negative implications which the direct taking of one's own life has.


I decided to have this posted at the beginning of lent. What a better time then now to learn more about religion?

P.S. I hope you had a wonderful St. Patrick's day!!

A List of [Some of] My Insecurities

I am an avid Thought Catalog reader.  and when I read this post it inspired me to do my own list of insecurities.  Maybe it will help you realize that you are not insane... or helps justify that you are insane.  ;)  depends upon your viewpoint of me I suppose.  Here we go!!

• Am I being awkward?
• Is what I am doing considered normal?
• Will I even pass this class?
• Does anyone want me
• Why are my teeth so yellow now.  
• Am I too clingy
• Why does my body grow so much hair that I do not want.  Could it just stop growing once I remove it?  That would be  so very nice.  I am so tired of removing the same hair in the same area's over and over again.
• Why are my hands so sweaty.  Other people's hands are not so sweaty. Why are mine. 
• Can everyone see how much acne is on my face? 
• Do people think they are my friend or am I just wrong. 
• My eyebrows are shaped weird. Will anyone notice
• Why can I not cut my bangs straight...
• While watching Desperate Housewives, is it weird that when the plumber died that that made me super upset about my grandma dying?  Is it so very weird. I suppose not. I hope not.
• How can I loose weight better
• Why can't I just be happy
• Why are other people not safe drivers?  Are they going to crash into me?  Can you please just stay in your lane.... don't come over here...
• Will I ever truly be independent
• Why do boys not like me? Am I really so unattractive
• Do I annoy people with how passionate I am
• Do other people carry their phone's all the time.
• Why cant I smile normal
• Am I too Bitchy?
• Why do my boobs look so weird.  Why can't they be the same.
• Assuming the worst every time something happens... is this normal/
• Does everyone else feel like a fraud and a failure?
•  Why when something bad happens between me and another person do I assume it's my fault. 
• Why are my bangs so greasy
• is my hair three times the size it normally is?  oh goodness.  How do I make it smaller...
• does everyone else notice how my nail polish is chipped?
• Do I watch too much TV? is that possible? 
• Does my best friend think I am his best friend?  or does he think that I am just super clingy.

Amusing Science-y/Nerdy Pictures

I was creeping through another facebook page, I *ucking Love Science.  And these are some of the amusing pictures I have found.

I think these planets are so cute!!

It would be so very awesome to receive a candle like this.  It just looks amazing!

bahahaha.... though it is a rectangle.  

I Want to try to make something Like this.  :)  On my to do list. 

 Silly boy..

  

Punny!

 

oh, science.  How I love thee.

Truth. 

It's so true!

What?!?!  What Is this madness!

 And  a solution to many a problems it is.

More alcohol Gif's!

I am just so very amused when I read these.  so here are more to help cure your boredom and make you laugh!  :)  [I found these ones via #whatshouldbetchescallme] When I'm drinking off a shitty week:

When I see a drunken girl fight about to break out at the bar:

When I find myself having a life crisis:

When someone says it's too early to start drinking

When None of my friends want to go out with me tonight:

Especially when I wish to go out and drink.
When Someone likes drinking no matter what time of day it is: 

When My friend gets fall down drunk in the first hour we're out

  When I've had a bad day

Until Next time!  May you have a better evening than I!

Articles from Thought Catalog I would Recomend Reading

I am catching up on my readings from thought catalog, And I thought I would make a list of some that I enjoyed reading so much.  You would probably enjoy them too!

IfThey Don't Make You Laugh, They Are Not Worth Your Time

It is so very true.  Be it friends, or a real relationship.  Like a romantic kind.  ;)

29Ways To Make 2013 Better

If you don't like it, don't do it.  A very simple concept that is hard to obey. Read it, and you will realize some small changes you can do to make your life better.

                                                                                                  

16Things You Should Stop Doing To Yourself

I really need to stop doing #4.  There is no benefit to doing it and all I do is get annoyed.  I am looking for something to show he isn’t doing well or upset.  But it’s not working so much.

Instead Of A Quarter – Life Crisis I’m Just Being Myself, Which Is An Insane Person

27 Ways To Make Someone’s Day Awesome

This is so true.  Just talking to someone (#2 mentions the elderly in particular) can make a huge difference.  Sometimes a simple hi, how are you doing can make someone change their outlook. Or complimenting them.  I’ll let you just read the list.  I highly recommend you do some of them. 

Owning a Phone doesn't Obligate Me To Answer It, Welcome to 2012.

This is so very true.  If I wish to talk to you, I will answer it if I so desire.

Embrace Your Awkward

I highly recommend you do it.  I have, and it makes life so much happier and easier.

Going to the Movies Alone Doesn't Have to Suck

They have some very good points.  Definitely good motivation to go alone. :)

Stop Catcalling Me

Interesting thing to read.

there are some for now. It is highly probable I will be doing something similar in the future to it.

New Year's Traditions

As it is the beginning of a New year, I know I like to do the best I can to welcome it in hopes to have a good year.

Fun Fact: Kiribati is the first location in the world to welcome in  the new year

So here are some traditions I have rounded up for you.  I know this is a bit late for some  But hey.  who knows.  Maybe someone will read this.

• Eating 12 grapes seems to be a popular tradition.  Some make a wish with each grape, some eat one in remembrance of each month.
• In Mexico families decorate their homes in the color that represents what they wish to have happen
• red- improvement of lifestyle and love
• yellow - to encourage blessings of improved employment conditions
• Green - improved financial circumstances
• white - improved health
• additionally the Mexicans make a list of all the negative things that have happened to them, and burn them shortly before midnight to symbolize the removal  of negative energy from the new year.
• In many cultures, people toast with champagne and wish each other a happy new year, fortune and health.
• In France, Some eat ice cream.  [I'll have to get in on that tradition.]
• Some pour molten lead into a bucket of cold water and then tell fortunes base upon the shapes
• Some touch a chimney sweep or have them rub some ash on your forehead for good luck and health
• Wearing Red underwear is a tradition in many cultures.  some say it brings in new love with the new year. Others say it brings good luck in general.
• In Reformed Protestant families, Psalm 90 is read.
• In Russia, there is an old superstition that if your first visitor (especially an unexpected one) is a man, then the year will be good.
• In Scotland people celebrate by going First-Footing.  That is a tradition where friends or family members go to each others homes with a gift of whiskey and sometimes a lump of coal.
• In Ukraine it is taboo to not give presents to those the family associates with.
• A couple cultures celebrate by swimming in  rivers, lakes, or public pools.
• Some wear white to bring good luck into the new year
• Wear new or Special clothing. My Friend Mara says to bring new clothes into your year. it's just tradition in some cultures. In Guatemala they wear new clothes for good fortune.
• In Costa Rica, people run across the street with luggage to bring new trips and adventures into the new year.
• in many cultures they sing traditional New year's songs.
• In Ecuador the men dress as women to represent the "widow" of the year that has passed.
• in Venezuela,
• Want to find love, wear red underwear
• Those who want money should toast with a bill of high value in hand
• if you wish to travel, go outside while carrying luggage
• yellow underwear brings in happiness in the new year
• In New Zealand, alcohol is banned in some major cities due to the large disorder and vandalism that has occurred in the past.
• In Ghana, many people celebrate by going to church.
• In Japan, Buddhist temples ring their bells 108 times at midnight in the tradition Joya non Kane.  The 108 rings represent the elements of bono, mental states that lead people to take unwholesome actions. 
• Filipinos 
• Wear clothes with circular patters, such as polka dots.  it signifies the belief that circles attract money and fortune. 
•  They also will wear bright colors  to show enthusiasm for the upcoming year. 
• throwing coins at midnight will increase your wealth in the upcoming year
• jumping up high is said to increase your height.
• In Singapore they release 20k inflatable "wishing spheres" that carry over 500k wishes written by Singaporeans.  it is broadcast on many tv's. 
• And of course, all over fireworks are set off!!  :)

Hope you  have a happy and blessed New Year!!

I found all this information via Wikapedia

Get More Out of Google

Using Stumbleupon, I found this web site which has some tips on how to utilize Google better. 

So here is the image that has all the wonderful tips!

Whoa.

Wouldn't that stink if that were true for humans?

Weird Sex Laws Final! :)

I had fun learning about all these laws, hope you enjoy reading about them!  :)

In Alabama…

· Sex toys may not be purchased.

· You may not seduce a “chaste woman by means of temptation, arts, deception, flattery, or a promise of marriage.”

· In Headland, no female wearing a nightgown can be taken for a flight on a private plane.

In Alaska…

· Moose are not allowed to have sex on city streets within Fairbanks city limits.

In Arizona…

· The State Supreme Court considereds it perfectly all right for women to go topless in public, since breasts weren’t deemed private parts.

· In Alexandria, Husbands may not have sex with their wives if their breath smells of sardines, garlic, or onion.

In Arkansas…

· Oral sex is considered to be sodomy

· In Little Rock, Flirtation between a man and woman on the streets may result in a thirty-day jail term.

In California…

· No partner may reach climax before the other during foreplay.

· Your animals cannot mate publicly within 1500 feet of a tavern, school, or place of worship.

· In Bakersfield, if you are going to have sex with Satan, you must use a condom.

 · In Los Angelos, you cannot bathe two babies in the same tub at the same time.

· In San Francisco, If you are a prostitute, you do not have to make change for bills over $50.

· In Ventura County, your cats and dogs need a permit to have sex.

In Colorado…

· In Alamosa, keeping a house where unmarried persons are allowed to have sex is prohibited.

· In Durango, it is illegal to go out in public dressed in clothing “unbecoming” on one’s sex.

· In Logan County, it is illegal for a man to kiss a woman while she is asleep.

In Connecticut…

· No “private sexual behavior between consenting adults” is allowed to occur.

In Delaware…

· Getting married on a dare is grounds for annulment.

· In Lewes, it is illegal to wear pants that are “firm fitting” around the waist.

· In Rehoboth Beach, you may not change your clothes in a vehicle, nor may you change into or out of a bathing suit in a public restroom.

In Florida…

· Two people cannot commit “unusual acts” together.

· You can’t have sex with a porcupine.

· A man cannot kiss his wife’s breasts.

· It is an offense to shower in the nude. 

· If you’re a single, divorced, or widowed woman, you cannot parachute on a Sunday afternoon.

· Oral sex is illegal.

· Only the missionary position is legal.

· If a prostitute is caught, they are given spending money, a five-year banishment, and a bus ticket out of town. (usually to DC)

· Unmarried couples may not commit “lewd acts” and lvie together in the same residence.

· In Daytona Beach, you may not molest the trash cans.

· In Miami, Men cannot be publicly seen in any kind of strapless gown.

· In Tampa, Women may not expose their breasts while performing “topless dancing.”

In Georgia…

· Sex between unmarried couples is illegal.

In Hawaii…

· You may only have one alcoholic drink in front of you at a time.

In Idaho…

· You cannot engage in any type of PDA for more than eighteen minutes.

· In Coeur d’Alene, you can make love while parked in your car.  The cops can’t walk up and knock on your window.  If they think sex is taking place, they must drive up from behind, honk their horn three time and wait approximately two minutes before getting out of their car to investigate.

In Illinois…

· It is mandated that all bachelors should be called master, not mister, when addressed by their female counterparts.

· In oblong, you cannot have sex on your wedding day if you are fishing or hunting.

In Indiana…

· No oral sex may be performed.

In Iowa…

· There is a five minute time limit to make out.

· In Ames, a man may not take more than three swallows of beer while holding his wife in his arms in bed.

· In Ottumwa, “it is unlawful for any male person, within the corporate limits of the (city), to wink at any female person with whom he is unacquainted.

In Kansas…

· In Wichita, one may be sent to jail for up to a year for making lewd comments over the telephone.

In Kentucky…

· In some townships, you cannot marry the same man three times.

· “No female shall appear in a bathing suit on any highway within this state unless she be escorted by at least two officers or unless she be armed with a club.”

In Louisiana…

· You may streak, so long as you can prove to a court beyond a doubt that you have no “lascivious intent.”

In Maine…

· There are no weird sex laws to be found. :(

In Maryland…

· In Halethorpe, you cannot smooch for more than one second.

In Massachusetts…

· Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.

· A woman may not be on top in sexual activities

· Women may not wear heels over three inches in length while on the common.

· In Boston, two people may not kiss in front of a church

In Michigan…

· A woman isn’t allowed to cut her own hair without her husband’s permission.

· In Clawson, It is legal for a farmer to sleep with his pigs, cows, horses, goats, and chickens.

· In Detroit, Couples are not allowed to make love in an automobile unless the act takes place while the vehicle is parked on the couple’s own property

· In Detroit, Men are banned from “ogling” women while their car is in motion.

· In Kalamazoo, You may not serenade your girlfriend.

In Minnesota…

· It is illegal for a man to hook up with a LIVE fish.

· You may not sleep naked

In Mississippi…

· Men may not become sexually aroused in public

· A man may not seduce a woman by promising to marry her.

In Missouri…

· In Merryville, No woman can waste her natural waist.  Wearing a corset is illegal because “the privilege of admiring the curvaceous, unencumbered body of a young woman should not be denied to the normal, red-blooded American male.”

In Montana…

· In Bozeman, there is to be no sexual activity between members of the opposite sex in the front yard of a home after sundown—if they’re nude.

· In Helena, it is mandated that a woman can’t dance on a table in a saloon or bar unless she has on at least three pounds, two ounces of clothing.

In Nebraska…

· Couples sleeping at a hotel must wear the clean, cotton nightshirt provided by the hotel, even when they have sex.

In Nevada…

· Sex without a condom is considered to be illegal.

· Members of legislature cannot conduct business, while in session, wearing a penis costume.

In New Hampshire…

· Lingerie cannot be hung on a clothesline at the airport unless the undies are carefully hidden from prying eyes by a “suitable screen.”

In New Jersey…

· In Liberty Corner, if the horn acciedentally sounds while a couple is frolicking behind the wheel, the couple can face jail term.

In New Mexico…

· In Carlsbad, couples can have sex in their parked car during their lunch break, as long as the curtains are drawn.

In New York…

· Women may not be seen wearing “body hugging clothing.”

· Women may go topless in public, unless it is fro “business” reasons.

· You can be fined $25 for flirting.  The law specifically prohibits men from turning aound on any city street and looking “at a woman in that way.”  The second convictioin for a crime of this magnitude calls for the violating male to be forced to wear a “pair of horse-blinders” wherever and whenever he goes outside for a stroll.

In North Carolina…

· It is an offense to have sex in a graveyard.

· If you and your lover register as “Mr. and Mrs.” when checking into a motel, then you’re legally considered to be husband and wife.

 · While having sex, you must stay in the missionary position and have the shades pulled.

· All couples staying overnight in a hotel must have a room with double beds that are at least two feet apart.

· Oral sex is considered a crime against nature.

· A marriage can be declared void if either of the two persons is physically impotent.

· In Charlotte, Women must have their bodies covered by at least 16 yards of cloth at all times.

In North Dakota…

· Women may not wear a hat to a dancing function, or while dancing because you may be jailed.

In Ohio…

· In Cincinnati, anal sex is prohibited.

· In Cleveland, Women may not wear patent-leather shoes—a man might see the reflection of something “he oughtn’t!”

· In Oxford, it is illegal for a woman to strip off her clothing while standing in front of a man’s picture.

In Oklahoma…

· If you get arrested for soliciting a prostitute, your name and picture will be shown on TV.

· In Clinton, you are not allowed to masturbate while watching two people having sex in a car.

In Oregon…

· In Willowdale, Husbands can be fined for talking dirty during intercourse, their wives can say whatever they wish.

In Pennsylvania…

· 120 men can live together, but if more than 16 women do, it is a brothel.

· In Harrisburg, it is illegal to have sex with a truck driver inside a toll booth.

In Rhode Island…

· Any marriage where either party is an idiot or lunatic, is null and void.

· In Providence, it is illegal to wear transparent clothing.

In South Carolina…

· By law, if a man promises to marry an unmarried woman, the marriage must take place.

· It is illegal to give or receive oral sex.

In South Dakota…

· In Sioux Falls, every room is required to have twin beds.  The beds must always be a minimum of two feet apart when a couple rents a room for one night. It’s illegal to make love on the floor between the beds.

In Tennessee…

· In Dyersburg, Women are not allowed to call a man for a date.

In Texas…

· In San Antonio, there is to be no flirting.

· In Kingsville, there is a law against two pigs having sex on the city’s airport property.

In Utah…

· Sex is allowed with an animal so long as you are not getting paid to do so.

· Marriage between first cousins is allowed once both parties are 65 years old.

· Sex with anyone besides your spouce is illegal.

· Adultery, oral and anal sex, and masturbation are considered sodomy and can lead to imprisonment.

· Polygamy is only a misdemeanor, as long as only the missionary position has been applied.

· In Tremonton, No woman may have sex with a man while riding in an ambulance.  If you’re cauht, the woman can be charge with a sexual misdemeanor and “her name is to be published in the local newspaper.” the man isn’t charged, nor is his name revealed.

In Vermont…

· Women must obtain written permission from their husbands to wear false teeth

· In Barre, all residents must bathe every Saturday night.

In Virginia…

· Oral and anal sex are illegal.

· You can only have sex in the missionary position.

· It is illegal for a man to have sexual relations if he is not married.

· Women may not be tickled.

· In Norfolk, A man may face sixty days in jail for patting a woman’s behind.

· In Norfolk, A women must wear a corset after sundown and be in the company of a male chaperone.

· In Romback, it is illegal to engage in sexual activity with the lights on.

In Washington…

· You can have sex with an animal like an animal, if it weighs less than 40 pounds.

· You cannot have sex with a virgin under any circumstance—including the wedding night.

In Washington D.C.…

· Engaging in any sexual position other than the missionary position is illegal.

In West Virginia…

· It is legal for a male to have sex with an animal so long as it does not exceed 40 pounds.

· In Huntington, Firemen may not whistle or flirt at any woman passing a firehouse.

In Wisconsin…

· In Connersville, A man may not fire his gun when his lover reaches climax.

In Wyoming…

· In Newcastle, Having sex in a walk-in meat freezer is banned.