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| | Sacred Groves and Sacred Trees of Uttara Kannada |
 | | Their blend of pre-Vedic paganism with faith in the supreme gods of Hinduism was often followed by the worship of anthropomorphic deities and temple construction with certain adverse consequences for the maintenance of the once luxuriant sacred groves. | | | Due mainly to the rise of dogmatic religions like Christianity and Islam, which advocated faith in one god and were explicitly for the eradication of ‘pagan’ practices, the tradition of maintaining sacred groves and sacred trees vanished from most countries. | | | Everywhere we find sacred groves, the abode of equally indeterminate beings, who are represented by no symbols and of whose form and functions no one can give an intelligible account, which have not yet been clothed with individual attributes; they linger on as survivals of the impersonal stage of early religion. |
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| | Sacred Places: Trees and the Sacred |
| | The Bodhi or Bo (Enlightenment) tree is now the centre of a major Buddhist sacred shrine known as Bodh Gaya. | | | Especially sacred is the sakaki, a branch from which stuck upright in the ground is represented by the shin-no-mihashira, or sacred central post, over and around which the wooden Shrines at Ise are built. | | | It was under a pipal tree that Siddhartha Gautama (born 566 BCE) meditated until he attained enlightenment (Nirvana) and became the Buddha. |
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http://witcombe.sbc.edu/sacredplaces/trees.html
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| | Bylaws |
| | Grove members are expected to be supportive of their fellows and to encourage each others spiritual and communal growth. | | | The Sacred Oak Grove (SOG) exists to serve the religious, spiritual and educational needs of its members within the Druidic, Wiccan and Neopagan community. | | | Individuals who express interest in joining the Grove shall be screened according to the following format. |
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http://home.teleport.com/~oakgrove/index_007.htm
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| | A Sacred Grove :: Help zone |
| | The Sacred Grove Spiritual Products (sacred-grove.com) website is operated by the Sacred Grove Spiritual Products (sacred-grove.com) Company and any reference to Sacred Grove Spiritual Products (sacred-grove.com) or we is a reference to that company. | | | You also agree to notify Sacred Grove Spiritual Products (sacred-grove.com) of any changes to that information, to ensure that it is current and accurate at all times. | | | You agree to provide Sacred Grove Spiritual Products (sacred-grove.com) with current, accurate and complete information about yourself when registering for services or promotions on the Website. |
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| | Solar Myths, Tree Spirits, and Totems |
| | Again, when Hyrnetho, the daughter of Temenus, king of Argos, and wife of Diphontes, died, her husband took up her dead body and brought it to the spot which was afterwards called Hyrnethium, and they made a shrine for her and bestowed honours upon her. | | | These were not to strengthen the spirit of a supreme god who dwelt in the trees, but they were to appease the spirits of the king's ancestors who lay buried there, and who had to be propitiated with constant draughts of human blood. | | | If the suppliant can reach the tomb or sacred spot wherein the soul of the dead hero or dead chief is supposed to dwell, he remains in safety until he be tried or otherwise disposed of. |
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http://www.theatrehistory.com/origins/ridgeway003.html
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| | My Sacred Grove |
| | This Sacred Grove is totally unique and aside from being the first in North America, it is the only one in use in the entire world. | | | There is a belief that trees are sacred and a source of wisdom and life. | | | But, really, the Sacred Grove shall manifest a combination of the Solitary and the Coven. |
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http://www.theatrevampier.com/pagangrove.html
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| | Sacred Grove Academy |
| | Sacred Grove Academy was formed by Church of the Spiral Tree, a legally incorporated tax-exempt pagan church (Section 501(a) organization under 501(c)(3)), in order to serve Pagan families in Alabama who want to homeschool their children, but do not wish to do so under the auspices of a Christian or secular cover school. | | | Families participating in Sacred Grove Academy are free to subscribe to whatever faith they so desire, without repercussion on their decision to homeschool. | | | You do not have to inform the previous school district that you have moved, but you do need to let the new one know that you are enrolled in a church school; otherwise you will be subject to truancy laws. |
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http://www.sacredgroveacademy.org
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| | Sacred Grove of the Oak: Credits |
| | The page design, layout and editing is Copyright 1999-2004 by Foxwood Temple of the Old Religion, Sacred Grove of the Oak, and is Authored by Lord Gerike Foxwood. | | | All graphics and content authored by the members of The Sacred Grove of the Oak, Foxwood Temple of the Old Religion, other Groves or Covens within our tradition are the not open for reproduction or resale. | | | The Text and content information is Copyright 1997-2004 by Foxwood Temple of the Old Religion, Sacred Grove of the Oak. |
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| | The Veil of Isis or Mysteries of the Druids |
| | With these ablutions, sacred as those of the Musselmen, were mingled religious ceremonies with a view to remind them of the presence of that God who alone could relieve them from their infirmities. | | | The sacred festivals and mysteries which they had received from the Egyptians, and for which the women had been wont to prepare themselves by continence, and the men by fasting, were now mere vehicles for depravities of the lowest kind. | | | It was their province to sing the praises of horses in the warrior's feasts, to chant the sacred hymns like the musician's among the Levites, and to register genealogies and historical events. |
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http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/motd/motd.htm
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| | NEMETON GROVES |
| | Strabo records the name of the meeting-place of the council of the Galatians in Asia Minor as Drunemeton, the sacred oak-grove, and Fortunatus writes in the sixth century A.D. of a place Vernemet[on] 'which in the Gaulish language means the great shrine' (using here the word fanum). | | | "There is a Gallo-Brittonic word nemeton which is used for a shrine or sanctuary in a sense that implies a sacred grove or clearing in a wood. | | | The Celtic word for a grove of trees was llannerch, from which interestingly, the late-Celtic word llann 'church' is derived. |
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http://www.roman-britain.org/celtic/nemeton.htm
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| | Sacred Grove |
| | Visitors of the Sacred Grove are asked to enjoy the grove in reverence and take only the Spirit with them, preserving the Grove. | | | In response to his prayer, God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph and directed him to join no church that was then established, but rather to wait for the restoration of Christ's Church. | | | Use the menu to the left (Cumorah History) to navigate through the various historical landmarks and events in and around Palmyra related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
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http://pageant.ensignct.com/history/sacred_grove.html
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| | THE SACRED GROVE: ROOTS OF OUR CULTURE |
| | In contrast to Lucan's grove-of-horrors, Tacitus did grudgingly concede: "The grove is the centre of their whole religion. | | | At Upsala, the old religious capital of Sweden, there was a sacred grove in which every tree was regarded as divine. | | | In the best tradition of the early Christian Church, the new religion was routinely grafted onto pre-existing rootstock, while the churches quite literally, built on the energies of place. |
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http://www.canadafirst.net/our_heritage/trees/index.html
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| | About Us |
| | Emphasis is placed on both community and individual paths of learning and spiritual discovery, and every effort is made to facilitate these efforts. | | | The council consists of seven officers: a chosen chief, high priest or priestess, magister, scribe, purse-warden, bard and sword-bearer. | | | Members meet regularly, usually on the closest Sunday evenings to full moons (for esbat ritual), to new moons (for council meetings and tutorials) and to the eight Sabbats (for celebration). |
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| | Plant A Sacred Grove |
| | We were planting what was probably the first Sacred Grove in honour of the Old Gods on the Sussex Downs for hundreds of years, maybe over 1000 years! | | | The Spirits spoke no words, but merely banged the drums to draw the attention of the people, who then followed them into the woods, and then into the Grove. | | | At 12.30pm, my wife, Karena, and Barry, one of her Coveners, cast the Ritual Circle. |
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http://www.druidry.org/obod/touchstone/plantasacredgrove.html
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| | Gwyddon of Wales - Dynion Mwyn - Welsh witchcraft |
| | There is a city sacred to the same god, most of the inhabitants of which are harpers, who continually play upon their harps in the temple and sing hymns to the god, extolling his actions. | | | Students may not enter this sacred place, unless they show unmistakable signs of past memory, a genuine mystical drive, and are willing to undertake the tests that will force him or her to finally disclose that which is most secret to themselves. | | | The adytum or cave of the mysteries was called a Cromlech, and was used as the sacred altar of regeneration. |
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http://www.tylwythteg.com/dynionmwyn/gwyddon.html
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| | San Francisco Shamans: The Sacred Groves |
| | In Druid tradition, and most ancient shamanistic traditions, the deepest spiritual work is always done outside in a grove of trees, with the stars and moon above. | | | A sacred space or grove enables beings from different realms, i.e. | | | These rituals take place within the following sacred groves. |
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http://www.shamans-sf.org/groves/index.html
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| | Isis Books Pagan Celtic Article: Nemeton, Celtic Sacred Space |
| | As threes were sacred to the Celts, nemetons, being threed, were deeply revered. | | | It is also an intersection; a place where the human world is trisected by the divine milieu and also by the Otherworld; thus it is tripartite. | | | This connection with a sacred place will also nurture your awareness of presences; from elemental spirits to discarnate souls to divine beings and emissaries. |
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http://www.isisbooks.com/nemeton.asp
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| | CELTIC DRUIDISM |
| | The Christian Church adsorbed much of Celtic religion: many Pagan Gods and Goddesses became Christian saints; sacred springs and wells were preserved and associated with saints; many Pagan temple sites became the location of cathedrals. | | | The sacred ownership of the various Pagan holy sites were simply translated from Goddess Brigid to St. Bridget after the area was Christianized. | | | Baptism : There is some evidence that the Celts had a baptism initiation ceremony similar to those found in Buddhist, Christian, Essene, Hindu, Islamic, and Jainist sacred texts. |
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http://www.religioustolerance.org/druid.htm
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| | Death - a return to the sacred grove |
| | As a sign at the entrance reads, "We are all but compost for future lives. | | | We accord some measure of respect to our own dead, and to their resting places. | | | Death - a return to the sacred grove |
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http://www.globalideasbank.org/creend/CRE-23.HTML
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| | Sacred Grove |
| | It is our goal to establish a web of Priestesses of the Silver Branch worldwide, who are affiliated with an organization known for its commitment to sacred service, compassion, integrity, communication, wisdom, and love of Goddess. | | | For some of those women, the call of the Goddess will then draw them into the Sacred Grove. | | | If I complete the Ninth Wave and Farther Shore years, will I be accepted into the Sacred Grove year? |
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http://www.thesilverbranch.org/sacredgrove
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| | Serpentina - Sacred Sites |
| | We have taken up the ancient covenant and have seen salmon spawning in the river at The Sacred Grove. | | | We bring further honor and purpose to this place by dedicating it in the name of women, —as a place where the deep sacred can arise in all. | | | The vision is to return the land to the land as an act of healing and reconciliation with nature and to create a sanctuary space where women and their allies can hear the wisdom of the ancient forest. |
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http://www.serpentina.com/sacredsites/sacredsites-ncalifornia.html
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| | The SACRED GROVE Project |
| | This type of grove is a silent place sought by respectful individuals or small groups as a retreat for meditation, contemplation, prayer or ceremony. | | | Since trees have always played a tremendously important role in the cultural and spiritual evolution of the various civilizations we can honour this by inviting representatives from all different faiths and spiritual paths to plant a sacred tree and, if they wish, also hallow a shrine underneath that tree. | | | We are considering three different types of 21st-century Sacred Groves (see below) but they all have in common that the trees are regarded as dignified beings without having to serve human needs to increase their ‘value’. |
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http://www.heritage-of-trees.net/sacredgrove_e.html
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| | Inside the Sacred Grove |
| | I was profoundly moved by my visit to the sacred groves and to the idea of human beings as caretakers, interacting with nature in a respectful and sacred manner. | | | It was a very beautiful and peaceful place. | | | While there I visited the sacred grove for the river Goddess Osun. |
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http://www.sangoyemi.com/sacred_grove.html
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| | Nemetona was the goddess of the sacred grove. |
| | but worshipped their gods in Sacred Groves or 'Nemeton' | | | guardian of the Sacred Grove worshipped as far apart as Lein-Winternheim near Maintz, Altripp near Speyer and | | | for example, speaks of the Sacred Groves of Anglesey |
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http://www.motherearthpublishing.com/freecontent/article.php?id=122
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| | The Sacred Sycamore |
| | And the reason they brought back the seeds of the Sycamore, rather than the Olive or the Palm was that the Sycamore was considered sacred. | | | That these Sycamores were planted, there is no doubt, The usual life span is about 250 to 300 years and it is my belief that this may be the second or even third planting. | | | Those people who love trees, all trees, believe that if a tree is introduced and can reproduce then claim it as native and love it. |
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http://www.druidry.org/obod/trees/sycamore.html
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| | Sacred Grove |
| | Visitors are invited to walk through the serene woodlands and take in the sweet spirit of the sacred grove. | | | Visitors may pause and reflect at various spots in the grove as well as offer their own prayer and meditation while in the grove. | | | Admission is free and the Sacred Grove is open daily. |
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http://pageant.ensignct.com/churchsites/sgrove.html
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| | Church of the Sacred Grove |
| | That is where the Church of the Sacred Grove comes in. | | | As part of our mission statement says: "To educate the public as to what we do and do not do." Brightest Blessings All, | | | And may your God smile upon you all the days of your life. |
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http://www.webspawner.com/users/cotsg/index.html
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| | San Francisco Shamans: The Sacred Grove of Downieville |
| | The destiny of this sacred place is in a process of unfoldment. | | | Rodney Karr does his primary personal spiritual work at the Downie River Grove, adjacent to a sacred pool. | | | A sacred burial of these bear-claws, and therefore of the spirit of the Monarch Bear, will be performed by a group of shamans in the spring of 2004, at Downie River Grove. |
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http://www.shamans-sf.org/groves/downie.html
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| | Tuatha Dé Danann |
| | Nemain had been associated with the British goddess Nemetona, the goddess of the sacred grove. | | | This saint had her spring festival on February 1, the same day of the pagan festival, called the Imbolc, also sacred to the pagan Brigit. | | | St Brigid was the patron saint of Ireland, and was the abbess of the nunnery of Kildare, which she had found. |
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http://www.timelessmyths.com/celtic/danann.html
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| | Sacred Grove |
| | Most people will be able to identify a grove if they know what to look for, some groves even welcome travelers with branches lacing together to form welcoming archways. | | | The plants themselves show some intelligence and will snare an intruder. | | | A druids grove is any natural abnormality that is definable to a place of great natural wonder and beauty. |
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http://www.freewebs.com/shattered_lands/rules/sacredgrove.htm
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| | Meridian Magazine :: Photo Essay : A Walk To The Sacred Grove In Fall |
| | Below I have included the text of the 1838 account of the First Vision. This account is the most widely read of the four primary sources. I know that most of you have read this many times, but I commend you to read it again as we walk through the Sacred Grove now together. | | | The trees of the Sacred Grove stand as sentinels, as witnesses. | | | Many new trees have taken root in the Sacred Grove and are nurtured by the great and ancient ones. |
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http://www.ldsmag.com/photoessay/031111vision.html
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| | Manannan mac Lir Grove--Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD)--San Francisco, California |
| | This is followed from 7:00 to 9:00 pm with spiritual work including creating sacred space, guided journeys and meditations, from OBOD tradition as well as the teachings of the well-known, celtic teacher, R.J. Stewart. | | | Prayers, Meditations, and Visualizations for protection and healing of our land and for assisting those who were slain to progress peacefully on their journey into the next phase of life | | | The Manannan mac Lir Grove is a group of members of the Order of Bards, Ovates, and Druids (OBOD) in and around the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California (USA) who spiritually support one another in our Bardic, Ovate, and Druid work during the circle of the year. |
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http://www.druidry-sf.org
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| | Isis Books Pagan Celtic Article: Reverencing the Dead at Samhain |
| | Always remember, when visiting a graveyard, that you are on sacred ground, and that respect must always be paid to the dead, or else retribution may come. | | | It is a custom among Celtic Pagans today to visit graveyards sometime before dusk on 31 October, in order to reverence the dead and get into the mood to be haunted. | | | Many of these ancient groves became Christian graveyards in later centuries. |
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http://www.isisbooks.com/reverence.asp
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| | The Sacred Grove |
| | The Sacred Grove is an online Earth-Based Faith community and our webring to connect us all, this webring is open for all Earth-based faith pages though. | | | The Sacred Grove a webring of Earth-Based Faiths webpages. | | | To learn more about how we use your information, see our Privacy Policy |
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http://c.webring.com/hub?ring=sg00
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| | Spiral Goddess Grove |
| | Spiral Goddess is an online Sacred Temple of the Great Goddess. | | | Enter this Sacred Grove and share in Goddess wisdom, joy and mirth | | | This is a wonderful Goddess adventure that will bring all the magic and wisdom of the many Goddesses to you. |
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http://www.spiralgoddess.com
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| | The Sacred Grove |
| | The Sacred Grove is a metaphysical book store located in Santa Cruz California and dedicated to serving those in our community. | | | Linking Circles - a general meeting time for people to get acquainted, is held the last Wednesday of each month... |
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http://www.thesacredgrove.com
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| | Tiva's Sacred Grove |
| | Every child is born with an innate sense of the sacred, and every child can be a part of the resurrection-a living testament to the future of the Earth. | | | Tiva in her Washington garden at the age of two when she confronted the loggers | | | Those trees became known as Tiva's Sacred Grove. |
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http://www.kids4earth.org/tiva.html
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| | Photograph: Sacred Grove |
| | The appearance of God the Father and His Son Jesus Christ to the Prophet Joseph Smith took place in this grove ( JS-H 1:14-20). | | | In these woods near his home, the Prophet Joseph Smith received the First Vision. | | | This grove of trees stands just west of where the Smith family’s small log house was located in 1820. |
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http://scriptures.lds.org/chphotos/1
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| | Goddess 2000 Project How to & Ideas & |
| | The ~Goddess 2000 Project~ is coordinator for a Grass-roots Pagan Community effort. | | | The Witches' Voice ~ COG ~ Sacred Source, JBL ~ Ancient Ways | | | If you live on land, why not build a Sacred Labyrinth? |
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http://www.goddess2000.org/G2000HowTo.html
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| | iStockphoto.com : Sacred Grove |
| | Site of "The First Vision" by Joseph Smith in 1820, an event sacred to members of the LDS Church (Mormon). | | | area back backlight beech church first forest glen grove growth historic joseph lds light mormon morning new old palmyra primevil religion religious sacred smith the trees upstate vision wooded woodland york | | | Backlighted trees in "The Sacred Grove", near Palmyra, New York. |
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| | Sacred Oaks |
| | And here it was with Sacred Rites, I Charged this Grove with Truth | | | Bright Blessings and Welcome to my Sacred Grove | | | Many thanks for visiting us here at the Sacred Oaks |
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http://www.sacredoaks.com
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Books: Spirits of the Sacred Grove |
| | 'Spirits of The Sacred Grove' is a very powerful insight, into a very beautiful native spirituality. | | | I'm still walking my path, with deeper and deeper reverance each day, and still delighting in my now well-read, dog-eared book of 'Spirits of The Sacred Grove'... | | | Top of Page : Spirits of the Sacred Grove |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0722535961/dcspage-21
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| | The Monarch Bear Institute |
| | The AIWP, similar to OBOD, is an interdenominational church with over 900 ministers and congregations, each practicing a variety of religious traditions. | | | The Monarch Bear Institute is a daughter organization of the Manannan Mac Lir Grove of AIWP (The Association for the Integration of the Whole Person, which is an interdenominational church). | | | It was decided to incorporate the Monarch Bear Institute as a 501(c)(3) educational non-profit with the purpose of creating a nature wisdom college as well as a nature conservancy to protect sacred lands in California. |
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http://www.monarchbear.org
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| | Sacred Oak Grove |
| | This page is the gateway to the Sacred Oak Grove, and the Ancient and Honourable Order of the Sacred Oaks, we hope you will enjoy your visit. | | | A warm congratulations to all of the participants in the Eisteddfod, and a Thankyou to all of the guests who came to support and enjoy the festivities. | | | Ancient and Honourable Order of the Sacred Oaks |
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http://shadowcraft1.tripod.com/sacredoakgrove.htm
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| | Sacred Grove News |
| | The Sacred Grove is our secret place where we can find peace, and discover a deeper connection with the Natural World. | | | Our purpose is still to plant trees and new sacred places across the globe, and now, with this added dynamic, we can also add to that our knowledge of Nature and the sacred wild places of the World. | | | As some of you know, the Sacred Grove Project began in 1988 as the ‘Sacred Grove Planting Programme’, then in 1998 it transformed into '2000 Groves for the Year 2000', quite rightly taking on a part of the personality of the facilitator. |
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http://sacredgroves.druidry.org/newsacredgroves/news.html
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| | RagaRanga - Devrai - DVD - Sacred Grove |
| | ‘Devrai’ is a sacred grove where diverse nature is given protection under the umbrella of faith, with the realization that each and every part of nature is sacred in this fabric of creation. | | | In today’s chaotic world we need to learn from this wisdom and create a space for every mind to realize its potential without judging, discriminating or condemning. | | | RagaRanga - Devrai - DVD - Sacred Grove |
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http://www.ragaranga.com/movies/marathi/devrai_DVDRV-0002/index.php?tab=movie&stab=mm
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| | Frazer, Sir James George. 1922. The Golden Bough |
| | Names of Kings and other Sacred Persons tabooed | | | In this sacred grove there grew a certain tree round which at any time of the day, and probably far into the night, a grim figure might be seen to prowl. | | | In his hand he carried a drawn sword, and he kept peering warily about him as if at every instant he expected to be set upon by an enemy. |
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http://www.bartleby.com/196
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| | Britannia Celtic Gods: Loucetios, God of Light |
| | He appears as part of a divine couple with his wife, Nemetona, Goddess of the Sacred Grove. | | | He was also highly reverred in the North, where the town of Luguvalium (Carlisle) was named after him. | | | In Britain, an altar discovered in the Roman town of Aquae Sulis (Bath) proclaims his worship. |
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http://www.britannia.com/celtic/gods/lleu.html
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