A Personal 9/11 Story!

Where were you when the twin towers were hit people would ask on this day. I would always tell then I was in a class that I dislike and would always dislike for eternity. I was in math class, being taught math that I tried to make some sense. Sense that really made me pull my hair out. I remember after class that I heard from a fellow student that the Twin Towers got hit and fell. I really didn't believe them at first because when I was in high school I was always a tiny bit gullible and shy so I have written it off as a joke. Me shy? It's hard to believe. As I found out that more people were talking about it. I suddenly realize it did happen. I really did happen My government teacher turned on the TV as we went into my next class and what beheld me was a disaster, a sight of sheer horror as we see American Airlines Flight 11 and United flight 175 smash into both towers then towers falling and seeing people falling out of the buildings trying to escape . I was almost in tears that day! I couldn't believe that it was happen. I was always emotional but this hit hard. We got out of school around early that day. When I got home I saw what happen while I was on the bus. The Pentagon being hit by American Airlines Flight 77. Later I got word that United Flight 93 got hijack just over Ohio and the plain turned around and was headed towards the white house until it crashed near Shanksville Pennsylvania. My eyes were stuck on the TV for further developments for the rest of the day. Considering I did live about 100 miles from the first attacks of the day. For a brief moment you can see that people got out of their homes and went to their neighbors and asked if they were okay. This tragic event brought us together for a day then when reports came in that the attacks were part of the Taliban, which is a Muslim fundamentalist group, Islamophobia stuck the nation. I got the fear because of what happen. I also know that there were Muslims in those towers and Muslims that were on those planes, ones that didn't hijack four planes and try to strike fear in our hearts. There were also people of other faiths that died and It did bring us together for a brief moment but that moment was short lived when the hatred crept in. The very next day when I went to work I was told that the workers who were looking for supplies to help with their search and rescue. The store that I worked at supplied most of what they needed and I had a lot of people come in and support those workers and donated their purchases to those who were endlessly trying to rescue people from the wreckage. Things like filter masks and flashlights were really needed and I've never seen people donate things to places like this before. It was really touching!

9/11 will aways be a tragic day for the nation but I did bring people together and that is what I remember the most.

I am (An Ode to The Goddess)

I am (An Ode to The Goddess)

I am the one that brought you into this life
I am the one that has the gift of sight
I am the one that creates a new
I am the one that can be a shrew
I am the one that is the wise
I am the one that brings the night
I am the one that feels the pain
I am the one that has no shame
I am the one that feels no remorse
For when those who hurt the most

I am the one who brings the rain
I am the one that gives life to the grain
I am the one that stirs the cauldron
I am the one that destroys out of bordom
I am the hand that feeds your body
I am the one that can be a tad bit naughty

I am a drop of dew on the leaves
I am a face between the trees
I am a light in the dark
I am the beautiful lark.
I am the face of the moon
I am the hurricane that can come too soon

I am the one in the sky
I am the one that can make your mind fly
I have a triple me
I make you bend on one knee
I am the one of justice and strength
I am the one you can give thanks.

I am the seer of all
Don't wander very far
Because I am the one you can call
Mother of all.

Water

Maybe it was the peace of the Atlantic Ocean surrounding the boat, but I've noticed this week that I have never been so aware of myself. They say that when you connect with a body of water your energy just calms to a point where you can mediate. Now I could not do it much because my grandmother was rooming with me and she is like me a bit of a recluse and came back and read in the room, but when she was out with the others I had the opportunity to actually sit down and meditate on the ocean. As I know from the past water can be a powerful substance, from creating hills and valleys to destroying towns and cities. In a way it has very powerful energy to it. Recently about four years ago while still searching, and still am, through the craft I found that I connect with water quite well. I can understand it's force and it's will to create and it's need to destroy. For a good time I have believed that everything has a duality, what is up there must be a down, where there is a day there is a night, ETC. For this I believe that the same for fire, earth and air water has it's duality, but duality doesn't mean just a good and just a bad. No duality to me means that what one must be created another must be destroyed. It's more a middle ground than anything.

For billions of years water has created hills and valleys and gave us a reason to create civilizations by it's structures. If you have studied history you find that the first towns and the first civilzations are along river ways and oceans. Why is this? Well it's simple when we see settlement in watery areas we see that people start to develop an agriculture society so water is needed to grow those crops to feed their tribe/city/village. Water is also a means of transportation. When we build societies in these areas we also make way for other people to explore and expand their land. We also need a means to transport goods and rivers and oceans are a great way of transportation. Boats were the first means of alternative travel for a long time, from small canoes to large sailing ships. Water is a primary example a reason why nomadic tribes settled down thousands of years ago along with the discovery of farming and domestication.

Along with it's creation of cities and carving out areas know to us, water is also a reason why we see a bit if destruction. From rain's intensive power to knock out all communication with flooding to killing thousands with brutal tidal waves. When water gets out of hand is when earth creates an angry shock that gives water it's big power to destroy cities, with the example of the major tidal wave that hit Japan that followed a massive earthquakes, it was powered by all the quake's effects. Even when we have siesmec activity off land we still see great waves hit shores with great intensity. The tidal wave that hit Japan was the largest that the country has seen in a long time, knocking out power lines and take houses with it. THAT is the power of mother earth's waters! Still it's sad to see people loose their homes, I am amazed how quickly everything has it's domono effect when water is involved. Just recently towns along the Mississippi river was flooded, due to a slow moving storm. Rain in areas have made the Mississippi overflow into peoples' yards and engulfing towns in it's flood waters leaving many homeless in the process. Even though people had warning some wanted to stay. Water is a very valuable resource and it's powerful effect is so great that one drop can just destroy or create. It is also very unpredictable to see if the weather calls for light rain to water your crops or a heavy slow moving storms that destroy entire towns with it's massive effect. About ten percent of the worlds water is drinkable and all of it we rely on it for purposes we see fit and it is carried me to the bahamas and back. Everywhere this resource is very valuable for our survival.

I'm back from international waters

Greetings

I am back from international waters and I do have some things to share with all of you in the future. I did write a blog post while I was on the ship, because half of the time I was bored and inspiration came to me like a ton of bricks. Yeah that powerful! I also wrote a poem and a chant. So I will put those on in the future. My blog post needs some tweaking so expect that in the next few days. Just to let you people know when you are at sea for seven days to tend to get use to the rocking of the ship. So when I go off the ship I felt like the land was rocking and right now I still feel it a bit when I sit. I did get photos of NYC Nassau, Bahamas and Orlando, FL. If you are not friends with me on Facebook please do my pictures are there. Just search Candace Benoit. I do have almost all of my settings to private.

So anyways I had semi-fun but I would never do a cruise again, just saying.

Bright Blessings
Candace

Sharing a Spell: Stop Rumors/Lies

Greetings.

I don't have a wonderful blog post for you this time but I do have a spell to share with you to stop rumors, or to stop someone from talking crap behind your back, or just to shut someone up. I just found this spell today and I though I would just share.

The history behind this spell is very simple. There was a man who was talking crap about a certain friend of mine, and it really bothered him. This person also attacked our youth group and saying nasty things about us being perverted pedophiles and other nasty rumors just to get a following in his ministry. It was more like trying to gain power. So I took this in my hands and devised this spell to stop him from saying anything else about anyone or the group.

Now what you need is,

A small section of cloth enough to make a small face. (The color can be whatever you wish it to be, mine was black)
A needle and some thread

First you take the cloth an cut a circle, after that cut out eyes and a mouth. Now take the needle and thread the needle, with the thread. When you are done start stitching the mouth of the face close. As you do that chant this:

Needle needle sew these lies and rumors inside, let them stay in and never leave. For these will never see the light of day

Say this over and over with feeling and intent. You can also change the words up a bit.

Remember to keep the energy up until the person has enough of their little charade.



I am going on a cruse tomorrow so I don't want to leave my readers with a small fourth of July message. I also hope that everyone is having a good summer and is staying cool.

Bright Blessings

Candace

Happy 4th of July

I just want to say Happy Independence Day to the USA. I live here so I might as well celebrate the Declaration of Independence being signed. I like my freedom!

The sad thing about today is that Thomas Jefferson and John Adams died.

Why Would I help Him?

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.-
Dalai Lama

The other night after working on packing 34,000 books and putting them in three different locations at my ex's house. I got home and mother asked why would I help him. I told her that he helps others and does a lot in the Order of the Roc a lot. She then tells me that he took my washer and dryer. I am thinking why is she getting snotty over something that I wanted put to rest when I made the claim to my ex himself. She makes the ridiculous claims of the other side that makes me just wonder about her sanity. Besides her yelling through the phone for me to pick up when I am trying to find the phone. I tell her this because we have three working phones in my house and I can only find one. Where we put them I don't know. Getting back on topic, I was confronted this by my mother and I could not tell her this reasoning for what I do for my ex because I was tired and was suffering from a lack of sleep and lifting so many boxes that I just shrugged it off and went to bed. The next morning the topic was fresh in my mind and I was able to think about it. The reasoning behind my actions with my ex is this, He has helped people a lot in the past he helped me out when I needed it the most even when we were dating. Whenever my back was messed up, even after we broke up, he would fix it and still would. Despite him kicking me out and to tell you the truth I really did deserve it. I did lie about getting a job to him and I am working on trying no to lie like that anymore. He really doesn't deserve to be kicked out of my life because me and him have the same friends. I belong to a martial arts group that deals with medieval and a modern style of chivalry and we are some what friends there so in realization we can still have a civil discussion while beating each other. He is not a bad guy, even though my mother says that he is the devil, if there was a devil. I don't see it, and I try to forgive others for what they did, doesn't mean you can't forget what they did to you. I am still a little mad but as someone who sees things in different perspectives I know what I did was wrong. So it's a win win situation, and I am now passed that. My mother on the other hand, doesn't see it, so I am not going to beat it in to her if she is that thick. I am not going to kill myself in trying!

Thanks for reading

Bright Blessings

Candace