The Eighth Sermon to the Dead

When I started the work, I wanted my success to aid in the success of the Church of St. John. That's my kingdom, that's my goal, to expand the church and my own role and influence. At first, I took a lot of time looking at how I could do that. I'm already a fairly central member of the Church: I'm the treasurer, I'm on the Apostolic Council, and I have a great deal of influence over what happens in the liturgical life of the Church. However, I wanted to concentrate on the local level, and look more closely on what I could do at that level.  And I set a goal. I wanted to have seven new church bodies (Narthexes, Missions, etc) in 5 years in the Pacific North west. I also wanted to lay the ground work so that, in 5 years, I could build a permanent site for Johannites to come to. I wanted it to be out of the way and natural, so a slight pilgrimage required. I also wanted it to be something unique, something truly Johannite. That's the 10 year goal. In this wor...

I had a request to talk more about my Jupiter work, and what it means for me spiritually, and in my larger schemes. This post will address theory. Under medieval (and even earlier) thought, each planet rules certain spheres of life. Mercury rules learning, healing, etc. Mars rules martial things, issues of power, and the like. Jupiter rules health and wealth. The planet influences kingship, rulership, also enjoyment, extravagance, abundance. This is the planet one turns to in order to influence your material aspects not in the short term, but the long term. Magic and spirits in this sphere aid in the growth and expansion of your resources, your kingdom, so to speak. A person can't rule over the outer without ruling over the inner. The first steps of the Jupiter work concentrate on this aspect. You determine what your goals are, and then begin to focus the spirits and your own energies on those goals. You start reading about that which you'd like to accomplish. You start ...

I've had a hard time locating these, so I'm putting them here for easy location later. Hopefully, they can be of some help to people later. Mercury: כוכב חמה [ko-chav khamah] Venus: נוגה [no-ga] Earth: כדור הארץ [kadur ha'aretz] Mars: מאדים [ma'adim] Jupiter: צדק [tzedek] Saturn: שבתאי [shab-tai] Source: http://muqata.blogspot.com/2009/11/name-that-planet-in-hebrew.html I'm adding: Sun: ש מ ש [Shem-esh] Moon: לבנה [Le-van-ah]