Death is coming

The closer death creeps up upon me the less I am able to understand the reasons for life or living.

Yes I have experienced a close family member dying and unlike television it takes decades to handle such a thing. To think I am going to put my family through such a thing when I finally leave is more horrific to me than the thought of death itself.

My life was and is still a learning experience but when all said and done what am I to do with all this accumulated learning over my lifetime if I just die. There is no logic or reason to this.

Long ago I became aware that the God story that is sold to the majority is just a nice story to give mankind with a message of a basic layout of how nice life could be if everyone followed these ideas. Not many in life do and if one thinks about it the good and evil structures actually depend on each other. The good that can be experienced in life is only understood as good when there is it's opposite to compare it to. This is not rocket science only common sense in reality. I am not saying we need to experience bad but understanding in it is needed to appreciate the great things many of us can have in our lives. From birth to death there are many ways mankind helps his fellow man. How many ways can you help?


Saturday, December 24, 2011

The Many Rites During Christian Funerals

By Vanessa Smith


Funerals are either State or family ceremonies done after a person dies, in his memory. It generally involves many customs and rites that are specific to the culture or religion of the one who passed away.

Usually, Christian funerals are sorted into three main heads - visitation, funeral, and burial. From a ritualistic point of view, visitation and funeral rituals have much more significance and they are discussed here.

The first and foremost ceremony is visitation wherein the body is put in a coffin for family and friends to see and pay their last respects to the departed. The body is dressed up in the finest attire and any jewels that belonged to the person who has died. Some cultures require embalming the body for the occasion, while others don't.

Some families prefer show snapshots from the life of the dead person during the visitation in the form of pictures and personal articles that were prized belongings of the deceased. Some people also play a video recording or run a slideshow in memory of the dead.

This part is then followed by the funeral, which is a memorial service that is usually conducted at the church. The coffin containing the dead body is put in a hearse and carried to the church along with a group of mourners, who follow the carriage. The casket is placed inside the church with an elegant floral arrangement on it.

Funeral services generally include prayers and recitals from the Bible or the Holy Scriptures. Devotional songs are also sung by the mourners in chorus. This is followed by a comforting speech delivered by the pastor presiding over the funeral service and eulogies by the friends and relatives, who then fondly recollect the deceased and his life. Though this is not a custom, but in some communities, people are allowed to see the body once before leaving the church for final burial. Church bells may be chimed both before and after the service.

Once the first two services are finished, the body is then taken into a vehicle for burial that comprises the last phase of the rituals.




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Your Following Decade - Uranus and Neptune Changing Signs With the Starting of 2010

By Gilbert Karlis


On 31st December 2009, Uranus will likely be in Kumbha (Aquarius) 29 degrees, able to move into Meena (Pisces) and Neptune will likely be at 00 degrees in Kumbha (Aquarius). The value with the following decade increases mainly because 2 major planets are changing signs together, even though Uranus are going to be within the last sign in the Zodiac, heralding rather not new things, but calling for an end to several points and thereby initiating a brand new changing era for ones sleep 74 years till the end of this Century. So what is gonna be the trend in our lives? The major areas that will or may possibly have an upheaval in our lives? Which areas of life in our destiny, will we be focused on consciously or otherwise?



Well right here we go.

The predictions/Advise/Suggestion, below are applicable much more towards Ascendant Signs, but also apply to Sun Signs and Moon Signs as well. More proper readings are though feasible based on other planetary transits and your natal horoscope, Dashas etc. Use this info as being a major guideline for your decade.

Aries (Mesha) Arians, the Rams, sorry guys, you might be all in trouble. Loss of friendships, treachery, hidden enemies, difficulties through them, unpleasant Karmic benefits of all your past actions, your secrets are going to be out, so be over a guard or begin plans and excuses to save yourself. On a contrary you are able to use this period to bring an end for your old problems, at least bringing an end towards same, irrespective of regardless of whether it is going to be a content merchandise or unhappy, you happen to be assured of an end to the constant pain caused by the old problems.

Taurus (Vrishabha) Taureans, the Bulls, friendships, socializing, mingling, clubbing with men and women of strange avocations, metaphysics, new ideas and concepts, will probably be your focus. Difficulty through or to children and adore affairs, strange twists in love or love interests kindling in strange ways and means. Elder siblings may develop new changes n their character and there are going to be bitter ties with them. Speculation may well come to be fore bearer of untidy tidings. You guys will probably be attracted to the gambling, on the internet lottery and new modes or new merchandise for gambling and speculation.

Gemini (Mithuna) Geminians, the Twins, you'll deliberately transform your profession, streams or vocation, I would actually state which you should, and if an opportunity crops up at the commencing of the coming decade, analyse it and take in a decision. Folks in positions of power and authority may well consume a sudden interest in harassing you or may perhaps start acquiring irritated by you. Watch it fellas. Yes, and mind it, your authority will actually be challenged, situations of humiliation may erupt, there is going to be occasions whenever you may possibly not be in a position to demonstrate your authority.

Cancer (Karka) Cancerians, the Crabs, your house and hearth - uh uh you will have to leave, for travels and voyages, relocation, moving to a new location or might be just plenty of travel for any reason/s. Your interests in science, hypnosis, items psychic, philosophy, religion, occult might be aroused or become subdued, depending on your contemporary level of interest. It's also a time for accidents and mishaps on a thing that you just travel on even though on the move, you need to thus have insurance which covers this. Legal matters aren't advised, so maintain as a lot distance as you can, from obtaining involved directly or indirectly with law and justice.

Leo (Simha) Lions, the King on the Jungle, Your Majesty is going to experience or rather being perfect, witness lots of death, problems because of money, joint finances, legacies, inheritances, wills. Do expect advantages and troubles each - about and through all the above. New, strange sexual relations, activity, interests may perhaps develop or and end to such. The source, the methods or the end might be water, liquids in general or fish or places or matter near or related to water. You will be entering an era of undergoing major changes in your relationships.

Virgo (Kanya) Virgo, the Virgin, you're poised for an end to relationships that have gone stale or are a burden. All forms of relationships - marriage, 1 to one, friendships, professional, employment etc. Those who are over a brink of forming relationships, or will reach an age of new relationships, will mostly type platonic ones through and right after many disturbing processes, new for the psyche and values.

Libra (Tula) Librans, the balanced scale, problems a t the jobs place, career related problems, issues via your employees, subordinates and servants. The scale of one's well being may possibly tip additional for the sickness and diseases. Nervous problems, heart related issues, accidents or surgery could be experienced. There may well also be a heavy work load. Debts could be a cause of concern so if you have not yet made it then do not create it, otherwise pay it back as soon as you can though you might be nonetheless producing hay.

Scorpio (Vrishchika) Scorpions, for you the coming period focuses on unwanted difficulties about children, speculations, gains, friendship, socializing, and love. I foresee that your concept about life may perhaps undergo a revolutionary change, strange infatuations and attraction may well develop. If children are of marriageable age or married there may be tension and anxiety about their marriage or partner and married life.

Sagittarius (Dhanus) Hi Sagis, the targeted HorseMan, be in a position to your adjust inside your domestic life. Death of a parent or moving away from them, damage to home could be possible. Relationship with parents may possibly also undergo difficult times even though the surroundings and environments of your home may change. If you are already settled in life then turbulence within the form of bickering, divorce, accidents, death, and also the like may possibly appear. People who have not yet settled, your efforts may possibly go in vain.

Capricorn (Makar) Capricornian, the Goat, your imagination, the capacity to invent and conjure up, new thoughts plus a new sort of expression along with communication may well develop. There will likely be lots of travel although difficulties with younger siblings may well heat up. You'll be able to eat up new intellectual activities and hobbies along with get involved in such debates and groups. A sudden interest inside your neighbourhood and surroundings along with strange developments with neighbours should not be surprising.

Aquarius (Kumbha) Aquarians, The Water Bearers, await unexpected malefic benefits concerning your finances and your possessions. You possibly can develop queer understandings and needs of household ties and relationships, or they may perhaps pass via a strange process, the outcome of which may perhaps eat you by surprise too. Problems with eyes and throat might trouble you. Control your uncomplicated instincts as you are able to slip into relations during the family, which might not be acceptable.

Pisces (Meena) Pisceans, the Fish, a complete new life is on a anvil, new relationships, end of old ones, new needs, new psyche, new individuality and also the processes related to the same. Your require for freedom will improve but it shall rather produce hurdles and obstacles. There seems being a radical improve within your personality and ego, caused by interests in subjects related to metaphysics as well as the like.

A professional consultant astrologer well versed in vedic and western astrology, with 10 years of experience and more than 30000 horoscope readings, dealing with all problems of human life, business, mundane, auspicious times for starting an event (Mahurat). He has an eventful life, from success, failures, recouping it all in business, career, finance, relationships, family matters of his life at a incredibly young age. This creates him eligible to realize all issues and their significance in addition to sympathize and empathize in your difficulties and you.




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