We are grateful to the Brahma Kumaris for this wonderful Thought for the Day:

"People are often unreasonable, self-centred - forgive them anyway. If you are Honest, People may cheat you, but be Honest anyway. What you spend years to build, someone could destroy overnight. Build anyway. The good you do today, People will often forget tomorrow. Do Good anyway. You see, in the final analysis it is between you and God; it never was between you and them anyway."

Back in anglo-saxon times, when pagans and christians were amalgamating their beliefs and traditions, it became customary to bring a loaf made from the new crop to church, which began to be harvested at Lammastide. The loaf was blessed, and may have been used afterwards to work magic in the protection of next year's grains, of fields, farms and barns that stored this year's harvest. Usually the loaf was broken into four pieces which was placed at the corners of the barn to protect the harvest from destruction.

Lughnasadh is associated with the Pagan Celtic deity Lugh (Irish) or Llew (Welsh) and the harvest celebration is his funeral feast for the sun god and games to honour his foster mother Tailtu who died after transforming the fields in Ireland for the use of agriculture by its people. Rituals still exist today, walking atop a sacred hill, the cutting of the first corn (sacrified to Lugh), gathering and eating of bilberries, games and contests of skill.

May your life lessons be merciful, may your harvest be bountiful and may your year ahead be gentle and fruitful!

We were delighted to be asked if we could submit Terri's Amethyst Angel Necklace to the "Spirit and Destiny" magazine for inclusion in the August 2013 edition.

This copy is available from early July, and it also features a really handy rune guide, as well as your monthly horoscopes and interesting features. We always enjoy reading it.

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Peace, Light and Blessings,

Paul and Terri

If you are off on your holidays this year, or a frequent traveller back and forth to work, dont forget to carry a Raido Rune.

The Pendant on the necklace and the key ring is two sided with the words "Raido" and "Journey" on the reverse side.

Raido (or Raidho) is the symbol of safe journeys, travel and movement of any kind. Usually it relates to pleasure trips rather than business trips, but Raido is also the rune for the cosmic order of Right and Order, so it can be used to obtain justice according to Right, and promotes a successful outcome for negotiations. Even so, do take care to read the small print in any contract. Raido is associated with the wagon, but can also denote journeys of the spiritual kind, wherein you may be called to question your path, or to alter it to achieve the same goal. Sources: "Explore your Destiny with Runes", Joanna Sandsmark, ISBN 1-84181-305-2. "A Practical Guide to the Runes", Lisa Peschel, ISBN 0-87542-593-3

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Journey well, friend