Feng shui is an ancient Chinese art that relies on a very complex and profound knowledge core in order to create or restore the balance of vital fundamental energies in the environment.
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What seemed like a typical day at school for Jane Elliot's second grade class would soon turn into an important sociological experiment. The year was 1968 and the country was mourning the death of two leaders, Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King. The world was a troubled place, the United States was at war with Vietnam and the Russians invaded Czechoslovakia. The civil rights movement was still in its infancy.
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There is a question in the Talmud regarding the source that allows one to desecrate the Shabbos in order to save human life.
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Traditionally, Hindus ascribe the authorship of the Mahabharata to Vyasa. The first section of the Mahabharata states that it was Ganesha who, at the request of Vyasa, wrote down the text to Vyasa's dictation. Ganesha is said to have agreed to write it only on condition that Vyasa never pause in his recitation. Vyasa agreed, providing that Ganesha took the time to understand what was said before writing it down. This also serves as a popular variation on the story of how Ganesha's right tusk was broken (a traditional part of Ganesha imagery). This version attributes it to the fact that, in the rush of writing, his pen failed, and he snapped off his tusk as a replacement in order that the transcription not be interrupted.
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We all know that life is full of surprises. Ancient civilizations such as the Sumerians, Egyptians and the Hindus believed that there were many influences in life energies that could make or break our good fortune in life.
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You may be familiar with the saying "as goes our environment, so we go", and we could assert in all
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The Wiccan Rede states that all practitioners of Wicca are free to do what they will, unless their actions shall cause harm to anyone. Wiccans do not believe in an external entity that judges them at the end of their lives. They believe that they will see the fruits of their action in this lifetime itself.
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When I was little, I had a lot of bad dreams. I would stumble into the room belonging to my mother and wake her up. Instead of pulling me into her bed, she would get me a glass of water and take me back to my room. I have told her about the monster in my dream and she would tell me that there was no reason to be afraid. She would tell me that If there is a monster in my dream, I should become a monster fighter! Beat him back and then jump on a Pegasus and fly away.
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An astrologer's diagram of the relative position of planets, stars and other such celestial entities and the prediction of incidents which are based on these astrological calculations is known as a horoscope.
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