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Ways of Worship: Pan
Pan is the God of wildlife, shepherds, flocks, nature of mountain wilds, masturbation, and rustic music. His Roman form is Faunus. Like most "minor" Gods, his parentage is widely disputed. It is said his parents are either Hermes and Dryope—or Aphrodite, or Penelope. His children are Syrinx, Echo, and Pitys. His official title is the Rustic God. As seen above, he is depicted as a styre (human with goat legs and horns) with a beard and often pan-pipes. Pan-pipes are pipes made of different lengths of reeds and also known as a syrinx.
By Lilli Behom7 years ago in Futurism
Beyond Words and Beyond Thought: What to Expect When Mercury Goes Retrograde This March
Mercury will next station retrograde on March 5, 2019 at 29'38 degrees Pisces—the first retrograde period of 2019. When Mercury went retrograde in Sagittarius/Scorpio back in November, it bought us a test of beliefs. What can we expect from Mercury's retrograde through Pisces? And more than that, how will it affect your sign?
By Kaitlyn Maura7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E5: A Green Audience
Addressing Splinters of light poured through stained glass windows of the Continually Faithful, Always True Nondenominational Church in Wilmington. Pastor Emory Donovan set aside his notes for the Sunday sermon. His gangly hands pushed letters past the margins. He stood up, addressing his office plants (the only living things in the room besides him) as a green audience. His preparedness allowed him to strike out run-on sentences, correct split-infinitives, and clarify, always clarify. His congregation of about twelve on a good day remained. Since the Great Transition, freedom of ideas resonated amongst the populace. Pastor Donovan had struggled to fill pews as most congregants opted to forego faith and support reason. Parishioners flocked by the hundreds of thousands to understand philosophy rather than dogma.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Buddhism
Buddhism has found its way into mainstream modern society. Despite its age, this philosophy and spiritual practice continues to speak to us because of its elegant simplicity. Buddhism originated in Northern India over 2500 years ago. It consists of the Four Noble Truths and the Eight-Fold Path. The philosophy of Buddhism had a noble birth.
By Nalda Parker7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E4: Variables
Chief Importance Demarcus Montgomery Elementary School lacked rolling green lawns. In their place, great slabs of grey concrete covered the grounds. There was no pool, or botanical garden, or lavish tennis and basketball courts. It featured a modest gymnasium, an art studio, a library and a quaint café. But it was, like every school in Delaware, private. What it lacked in resources for making the grounds and interior more attractive and engaging, most of the staff made up for in their instruction. Here, the interior of the young students’ heads was of chief importance. Saffron Lesane recognized this.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E3: Egretta Garzetta
Attractions No national park ever existed in Delaware. And under the Great Transition, that fact remained. The state parks were all auctioned off to private individuals or charitable organizations. Regardless of whose hands the lands were transferred to, the privatization of property once run by the government allowed for cleaner parks and more interesting tourist attractions. From the standpoint of visitors to the state, the draw of plants and animals and walking trails and campsites was heightened as the owners went through painstaking processes to ensure that their own parks were pristine and inviting. The green leaves glistened and the gravel trails beckoned bicyclists and walkers to tread those grounds.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Life and Production: S3 E2: The Night's Contest
The Mint The colors of the professional major league football team in Delaware were fittingly green, gold, and black. Fittingly because the name of the team was the Mint and represented the hue of United States dollar, the specific standard on which that currency was based, and the positive ledger balance, respectively. The team’s quarterback, Corey Rayful, signed a four year 250 million dollar deal to play with Delaware. Vick Knight took offense to this fact.
By Skyler Saunders7 years ago in Futurism
Galactic Journey
Have you ever wondered what life was like 55 years from today? What were the best selling science fiction novels or magazines of that year? What about popular movies and comic books of the period? What were the important historical events that were unfolding right at that moment? Well, if this is an interest to you, then log on to Galactic Journey to find out more.
By Edward German7 years ago in Futurism
