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According to Chinese
traditions all natural occurrences can be categorized as one of Five Elements
and Correspondences. The five parts of the sky (mu, huo, tu, jin, shui) or water, fire, wood, metal, and earth, also correspond
to the main organs and orifices of the body. These Five Phases or wuxing five
goings encompass both a sheng generating cycle and a ke overcoming cycle. For
instance, wood generates fire in the generating cycle; while, metal overcomes
wood in the overcoming cycle. Five Elements and Correspondences
According to tradition, Shen Nung invented the plough. As the Five Grains Yan
Emperor, he showed the farmers how to cultivate grains and other food stuffs
in the hope that they would stop killing animals as a source of food. A master
herbalist and shamanic healer, Shen Nung was also credited with having authored
The Divine Farmer's Herb-Root Classic after tasting and testing hundreds
of herbs on himself to determine their harmful and healing properties...
Hierarch Shen Nung
Archangels are angels who
epitomize the fullest development of the qualities, attributes, and principles
of the Universal Rays. Donning the sacred mantle of Archangel is a celebratory
act of affirmation and of commitment to the unity of the greater whole. There
are many angels, but the ranks of the archangels are limited by the necessity
for members of their angelic order to be tried and tested, trustworthy to their
starcore, and truely intent upon helping others... Angelic Archangels
Archangel Gabriel (Gabril,
Jibril, Jabriel, Jabril, Jibra'il, Jabriyel, Abru-El, Abruel) serves as an
Archangel of the Twelfth Ray of Divine Direction, as well as, a Chieftain of the
Safeguard Omniangels. As Archangel Gabriel (Gabril), he was an angel of
Prophecies, Revelations, Victories and Revelations who comfortably and
authoritatively anchored the Divine Presence of Universal Goodness (God-Goddess)
on this planet for eons...
Archangel Gabriel
All Muslims at least once in their lives perform a Hajj pilgrimage to Makkah, if
their health and finances allow. The annual Hajj begins in the twelfth month of
the Islamic lunar year, the month of Dhu Al-Hijjah when the greater Hajj must
take place. The Islamic calendar was a lunar calendar, the months of the Islamic
calendar started when the first crescent of a New Moon was sighted. The solar
year is eleven to twelve days longer than the lunar year so Ramadan, for
instance, migrates throughout the seasons...
Muslims Make the Pilgrimage of Hajj
Madinah (Medina), the enlightened city, is the second holiest city of
Islam. The Mosque of the Prophet, the Masjid al-Nabawi, was built there on a
site adjacent to Muhammad's home, where he was buried. Later on his home became
part of the mosque when it was expanded. The Masjid Quba, (Quba Mosque), the
first Islamic mosque, was also situated in Madinah. After the Hijra, Madinah
became the seat of the prophet Muhammad's growing religious movement. He was
invited to move there and act as a kind of governor in 622 ACE... Saudi Arabia Madinah... Continue on
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