Welcome to another issue of Blessed Be News~!
This issue is a little late, which I’m sorry for. As you all know, things do tend to get really hectic at this time of year and it just got a bit much for our Newsletter team. gonk
To prevent this, we’re offering loads of nifty prizes for all of you starving artists/writers out there for if you were to help out. We want you. We need ideas for up and coming issues - guides, art work (doesn’t have to be Wicca related), advertisements, articles, debates – anything! Just show off your skills – don’t be shy!
If you want to get your voice heard on an issue you’re passionate about, then we want you. If you’re good with telepathy, the spiral of re-birth, runes or anything else of that nature then we want you. For more details, please PM Jen (--aurellion--).
Have you ever had the feeling where you’re certain someone’s looking at you? Then, you turn around – and bam! There they are. What about predicting phone calls, events, or finishing peoples – sentences?
These events are known as Telepathy. Maybe they’re not just co-incidence – after all, what is co-incidence? Is it something like being born on your birthday?
Telepathy has been researched by several men in white coats with beards and long names – or maybe even long coats, white beards and names – and results show that it does indeed exist in this world. For example: in a UK survey, over half of the participants said they’ve had a “telepathy telephone” experience – where they where thinking about a person they knew, only to have them phone at that exact moment. Sure, most of these cases could be just put down to “co-incidence” – but just hang on a cotton picking minute. Over four million testes where conducted to find telepathy, and a very high hit result came out – well over half – and with four million tests, chance just doesn’t have a chance.
But, telepathy isn’t just limited to tests and phone calls. Think of your own personal experiences. One of my most notable is that I saw my mum walk into the office at school, but thought nothing of it as I had a debate coming up. I had to then loose that debate as I kept bursting into tears for no obvious reason. Then, I arrived home and found that mum had indeed died.
Has anything like this happened to you? Come and share your experiences in our Telepathy: Fraud or Fact thread.
In case you haven’t noticed, we’ve got a Guild Survey up and running at the moment. This is all in the name of improvement – we’re not looking to tell you off for not liking our guild. It’s actually quite the opposite – we’ll give you cookies for pointing out to us our faults! Well – not literally of course. I’m sorry guys…
Anyway – it would be most appreciated for you to fill this out. After all, we can’t fix what we don’t know about.
Thanks in advance!
The Survey
Please don't be afraid to be brutally honest with your answers. This is to help make our guild a better place for everyone. You won't get in any trouble what so ever (unless it breaks a guild rule) for anything that you should happen to say in this survey.
1. On a scale of 1-10, how would you rate our guild? (1 = worst, 10 = best)
2. Are you happy with our current sub-forums? If not, what would you like to happen?
3. Do you ever feel left out of a conversation/ thread?
4. What do you think to our contests and services? (Lotto, rune-decode, copy cat, poetry, writing, Dream Catchers, birthdays.)
5. Would you be able to help out with the newsletter, or Dream Catchers?
6. What's your opinion of our "staff"? (Myself, Jess (JVCA), Maggie (Dark_Angel), Vaughan (The Spam Fairy) and various mules)
7. Do you find the "guild guide" helpful? If not, why?
8. Be honest here. What's bugging you about the guild?
9. Is there any more information/ threads you'd like to see in the Academy or Library? If so, any thoughts on what?
10. Are our rules too harsh?
11. Anything else?
On another note – do you appreciate this newsletter? Would you consider subscribing, and paying a low fee of 15 gold per issue? All proceeds will fund our 10k post celebration, and contests.
Did I mention a 10k Post celebration? Yes indeed. When we hit 10,000 posts, we will be giving away over 10k to active members – so get posting! More information will be released closer to the time…
Seeing as this is a Guild newsletter, I better include some other information that’s guild related. xp
Current Buzz Topics:
What’s your element?
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=3267007
Come and find out what “element” you are likely to be, or help out others in need.
The Guild Blog
http://www.gaiaonline.com/guilds/viewtopic.php?t=4439857
Let off some steam about your life and get advice and other warm fuzzy stuff from other members.
Birthdays:
A very happy birthday to Vix (Helmorana), Alyssa (~Emo~Ookami~) and snooty_shim!
To get your birthday listed and to recieve prezzies, head along to our birthday thread.
Contests:
Our contests are going strong at the moment, and have recently been updated – so why don’t you come along and check ‘em out? Have some fun, stretch your skills and win money? What’s not to like!
Advertisements:
If you would like to advertise your quest, shop or service in the next issue then please PM Jen. (--aurellion--) We don’t charge! biggrin
Wishlist Quest
Come along and offer some support to Michel. She’ll appreciate it, and so will your karma!
The Jenimator’s Quest
Jen’s embarking on questing for some fuzzy penguin slippers (300k) and will do you some avi art too…
Lex’s Tarot Class
Being under constant construction, this thread is incredibly useful for answering all your niggly questions about Tarot – and Lex is a great teacher as well!
Other:
Please keep in mind that our guild caters to the whole world. To demonstrate our point, here are some photos of what’s going on in the Wheel of the Year for both hemispheres. The difference really is amazing…
Northern Hemisphere
[x] [x] [x]
Southern Hemisphere
[x] [x] [x]
To submit and show off your skills in the next issue, please PM Jen (--aurellion--) with your art.
Note from the artist: Just a quick five minute doodle in Art Rage. Heh heh, I’ve submitted anonymously but it’s pretty easy to tell by my “voice” whodunnit. Click for larger. [scampers off]
Note from the artist: Free desktop for all! Click for larger. [scampers off yet again]
Seeing as we promised it, we better upkeep it. Here’s the next card in the Fool’s Journey – The Magician.
Traveling on his way, the Fool first encounters a Magician. Skillful, self-confident, a powerful magus with the infinite as a halo floating above his head, the Magician mesmerizes the Fool. When asked, the Fool gives over his bundled pack and stick to the Magician. Raising his wand to heaven, pointing his finger to Earth, the Magician calls on all powers; magically, the cloth of the pack unfolds upon the table, revealing its contents. And to the Fool's eyes it is as if the Magician has created the future with a word. There are all the possibilities laid out, all the directions he can take. The cool, airy Sword of intellect and communication, the fiery Wand of spirituality and ambition, the overflowing Chalice of Love and emotions, the solid Pentacle of work, possessions and body. With these tools, the Fool can create anything, make anything of his life. But here's the question, did the Magician create the tools, or were they already in the pack? Only the Magician knows - and on this mystery, our eloquent mage refuses to say a word.
That's a wrap for this time.
Remember, I'm looking forward to hearing your articles, seeing your art and getting your important feedback. wink
'til next time...
