Podcasts about windstorms

Today on the Woody and Wilcox Show: Listener talks about his trip to Vietnam and its currency; Chelsea yelled at a woman who threatened her kids; Thursday is a national day of mourning for Jimmy Carter; Grand jury duty; Cool Beans gets a Netflix account; Aubrey Plaza makes a statement about her husband's passing; Windstorms in Southern California; Two people found dead in the wheel well of a Jet Blue plane; Dry January check-in with Woody; The Hard 75; And more!

Tornadoes, Windstorms, & Big Snow! Mark and Katie discuss not one but TWO tornadoes in the past couple of weeks. Plus, a look ahead to Thanksgiving week.

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Relebogile Mabotja speaks to Sumarie Greybe the Co-founder at Naked Insurance about severe and disruptive weather, insurance tips for vehicle owners. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Most of us aren't great at stillness. We're always on-the-go, multitasking, earbuds in, distractedly doing one thing while worrying about not having time for the next. A lot of us can't stand silence. Even more of us can't sit still. Our lives are busy and noisy, our minds even more so. Ever have someone nudge you and ask, “Did you hear me?” And you wanted to say, “yes”, but you were so distracted you didn't even realize they were talking? What if God was speaking, but the pace and noise of our everyday lives prevents us from hearing Him? Could it be that God whispers more than He shouts? And if that's true, what do those whispers sound like and how do we still our souls long enough to sense them?If you're new with us, or looking to take a next step, or even to let us know how we can be praying for you, we invite you to fill out an online Connect Card by texting "WHATSNEXT" to 94000 or visit https://southhillschurch.churchcenter.com/people/forms/113913—To give with us select the Give tab on the Church Center App or visit www.southhills.org/give and select the Corona Fund or Corona BOW Fund—Visit our Linktree to find out more about everything mentioned in today's message or follow along with the message slides:https://linktr.ee/SouthHillsCorona —To RSVP for On-Campus Events select the Events tab on the Church Center App or visit https://southhills.org/corona/

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On this episode of the Orchard Outlook podcast we're taking shelter from the wind. I've witnessed some impressive windstorms since I moved to Nova Scotia. Whether it's a nor'easter, post-tropical storm, or just your typical gusts and gales. Our guest Jenny Liu explains the value of windbreaks, species composition, design tips, and maintenance. She's going to blow you away with helpful information. Jenny Liu is the Maple, Tree Nut, and Agroforestry Specialist at the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. She completed her forestry undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia and then set her sights on agriculture, earning a Master's in agricultural entomology at the University of Guelph. Show notes: http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/neworchard/english/apples/16windbreak.html http://omafra.gov.on.ca/english/environment/facts/windbreaks.htm Website: www.perennia.ca Host: Michelle Cortens, Tree Fruit Specialist Follow us on Twitter: @nsperennia @nstreefruit Connect with us on: Instagram: @nsperennia @nstreefruit Facebook: @nsperennia Music: A Sunny Day by J. Tones Logo Created by: Perennia Food and Agriculture Inc. Email us at: info@perennia.ca

Three members of the Mormon Battalion are buried at Tragedy Spring, a once peaceful spot high in the Sierras. Marked a historic site, it has been visited by many who remember the Battalion and its impact on the history of California and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In recent years, Tragedy Spring has fallen victim to sad events -- a windstorm in 2020 that brought down large trees at the site, and the Caldor fire, which burned through the area in 2021. Whether it can be restored to its former beauty is an open question. KSL Newsradio's Dan Bammes talks to historians and volunteers to share the journey -- the past and the potential future of Tragedy Spring. Produced by: Angel Peatross.  Conference Conversations is special programming with content brought to you by KSL Newsradio for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints during General Conference weekends. Listen for great conversations on faith that will appeal to members of the Church but also Christians in general.  Conference Conversations is sponsored by ZeroRez; the original no residue carpet cleaning service. Their patented Powered Water® Technology is able to provide a better clean without using harsh chemicals or detergents. Learn more at ZeroRezSaltLake.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We've had a lot of intense wind storms recently, have you noticed? One can only imagine what kinds of wicked things are being blown in under the cover of all the dust, fog, and destruction. This story is written by D34D, you can find him on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/imactuallyd34d/?hl=en Every time you leave a positive review or share this podcast with a friend, you're not only helping to support the show, you're also supporting the authors of these amazing stories and the real people that experienced these events. You're awesome, and we thank you. If you have a story of your own you want me to read, you can submit it to DarekWeberSubmissions@gmail.com for consideration, thank you.

Feeling out of tune lately? Are you depressed and lonely? Has life been tough and unfair to you? In this episode, entrepreneur-artist Carlos Napoli Vieira shared how his depression was converted into artistic expression of faith, trust and hope. He discussed how creativity can affect one's perspective in life and leadership, what are the basic steps in composing songs which can impact others, why it is essential to know and understand the meaning of one's calling and purpose, finding inspiration and motivation through faith and perseverance, and sharing hope and enlightenment through creative leadership strategies and platforms. Tune in and get ready for this enlightening and hope-filled episode. See you in the WAR ROOM! NOTE: To listen to the full version of the songs, please click the links below: "Me Ensine a Confiar" - https://open.spotify.com/track/0KktC2svj6Vs8cUFPz4B7v?si=609b6fcf9e624980 "Vendaval" - https://open.spotify.com/track/7GJmY2vgeDDurjPcaSYFRI?si=8268954b82b44c3a For more of Carlos' songs, please click this link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2Eli64oaXBXGU85k9Bi94D?si=UxtJM8iQSsOjJ7sjR9hugw Check out his band, "Indelevel", click here this link: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3WwQZZNhWKEGnL9sVmi9q5?si=4ILRxJ9OSaq_kvWh6fPjjA --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-war-room-podcast-desk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-war-room-podcast-desk/support

Bob speaks to Andrea Evert the mother of Jan 6th accused rioter Cody Matisse and speaks with 13 WHAM Meteorologist Marty Snyder on Windstorms and Tornadoes.

Windstorms are to be loathed ... And windburn can compound the damage from too much exposure to the sun.   But wind has its good merits, too. The Cowboy at the Campfire explains more.

In this episode of the Church Security Roll Call, we're going to be discussing severe weather alerts.

Matt Landman joins us for our first Plus show. Matt created “Frankenskies” the documentary, Spero Protective Clothing, and Actual Activists, and he's working on Frankenskies 2. In the first half we chat about Truth and 911, the Fires of 2020 in Cali and Oregon, authoritarian creep, masking rituals, cremation of care ceremonies, light spectrums, vaccines and immune system and the golden age of the internet.   In the second half - for subscribers only we chat about how the truth is shifting, unity in activism, predictive programming, faraday paint, the bonding of aluminum and fluoride, the food shortage , global warming and sea level rise according to Randall Carlson.   We also get into his 3 conferences on Chemtrails vs Geoengineering, shutting down David Keith's experimental chemical spraying in AZ, how do we get to Sweden where they are going next. Bill Gates plans to block out the sun with Solar Radiation Management, the Global South and the DOE funding experiments with NASA. Own your Activism!!   See the links below for Matt's work and support your independent activism and new media:   http://frankenskies2.com/   https://speroprotectionclothing.com/   http://www.actualactivists.com/index.php   See the links below for stuff we chatted about during the show:   https://www.britannica.com/science/polytetrafluoroethylene    https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/51353279-the-invisible-rainbow    https://www.energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/05/f15/local_power_empowers_chp_and_district_energy_slides.pdf   To gain access to the second half of show and our Plus feed please clink the link   https://grimericaoutlawed.ca/register/plus-member/   . Help support the show because without your help we can't continue to address these controversial topics. If you value this content with 0 ads, 0 sponsorships, 0 breaks, 0 portals and links to corporate websites, please assist. Many hours of unlimited content for free. Thanks for listening!!       Get your Magic Mushrooms delivered from: Mushroom Spores, Spore Syringes, Best Spore Syringes, Grow Mushroom Spores Lab   Other affiliated shows: https://www.13questionspodcast.com/ Our New Podcast - 13 Questions www.grimerica.ca The OG Grimerica Show   Join the chat / hangout with a bunch of fellow Grimerican's  www.grimerica.ca/chats   1-403-702-6083 Call and leave a voice mail or send us a text   GrimericaFM https://s2.radio.co/s053ed3122/listen   Check out our next trip/conference/meetup - Contact at the Cabin www.contactatthecabin.com   Leave a review on iTunes and/or Stitcher: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/grimerica-outlawed http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/grimerica-outlawed   Sign up for our newsletter http://www.grimerica.ca/news   SPAM Graham = and send him your synchronicities, feedback, strange experiences and psychedelic trip reports!! graham@grimerica.com   InstaGRAM https://www.instagram.com/the_grimerica_show_podcast/    Tweet Darren https://twitter.com/Grimerica   Connect through other platforms: https://www.reddit.com/r/grimerica/  https://gab.ai/Grimerica    Purchase swag, with partial proceeds donated to the show www.grimerica.ca/swag Send us a postcard or letter http://www.grimerica.ca/contact/ ART Napolean Duheme's site http://www.lostbreadcomic.com/  MUSIC Free Thinkers (Don't get Comfortable) Felix's Site sirfelix.bandcamp.com  

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The Northwest can get big windstorms associated with Pacific cyclones, with the strongest equivalent to category 1 or 2 hurricanes in wind speed and damage potential. In this blog, I will talk about our windstorms and tell you about some of the most memorable. I will also give you the forecast, including an optimistic view for Thanksgiving Day.

In this episode, Jen Clark, Risk Analyst for Zurich Risk Engineering UK, talks through the varied risks windstorms pose to the UK. How they can impact all areas of the country – not just the coast – and how the time they reach their peak is critical to protecting lives.

Analysis of TT Club's claims experience continues to highlight the vulnerability of quay cranes, other handling equipment and containers to major weather related incidents at marine terminals. Despite the large mass, it is not uncommon for these cranes to be blown along the crane rails, potentially into other equipment or toppling over, giving rise to extensive damage.

The last stage of the wait is called “The Winds.” If you think about it, in the farming world, winds are an interesting beast. They are credited with destruction and production… Windstorms can knock down and destroy acres of mature crops. But in the same way, the daily gusts of winds are what cause stocks to be pruned and pollinated…JOIN US IN WEEK 5.Learn more about us at glorychurchkc.com Give to our ministry at glorychurchkc.com/give

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Adventuring episode! Corey learns the details of an extended backcountry trip Mike took on the John Muir Trail. With the group underfed and out of toilet paper, Mike shares how the beginning of the fast-pace trip created a few trip ending issues that had to be addressed.

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Major windstorms can be spectacular. Most are awesome, some are beautiful, and many are scary – scary because strong windstorms are damaging and dangerous. For us in Church Safety Ministry, the issue is how we can protect those who come to church. We are also concerned about how to minimize damage to church property.

Here in Seattle, we've experienced an unusually windstormy couple of weeks, which makes an apt metaphor for our lives of gusty national politics, devastating news cycles, and the sturm & drang of December activities, expectations, and negotiations of awkward or painful or painfully nonexistent family dynamics. What will root us in these days? Pastor Megan mines Matthew's narrative of the birth of Jesus for roots to steady us in the windstorms of our world and lives.

History is full of accounts of damaging winds. Windstorms can be as large as cyclones (including hurricanes, nor’easters, and typhoons) hundreds of miles in diameter, or as intense as tornadoes. Churches are not immune to windstorm damage. Is your church ready to face a storm?

History is full of accounts of damaging winds. Windstorms can be as large as cyclones (including hurricanes, nor’easters, and typhoons) hundreds of miles in diameter, or as intense as tornadoes. Churches are not immune to windstorm damage. Is your church ready to face a storm?

The Comics Agenda Episode 53: Comics & Windstorms We kick off our second year with discussing the just released Avengers: Infinity War Trailer. Then we dive right in several new books including the exciting end to show favorite Heavy Vinyl. After comics we get into The Punisher and start The Justice League before mother nature cut the conversation short. This Week Anelise and Greg talk about Sword of Ages #1, Giantkillers #1, Quarry's War #1, Powerpugg Girls: Bureau of Bad #1, Motor Crush #8, and the finale of Heavy Vinyl #8. While neither of us were able to get through all of The Punisher, but we do discuss the first three episodes with plans to come back and finish discussing the series later. Just as we were starting what was going to be the most entertaining discussion about the Justice League that you have ever heard, Mother Nature interfered and took away Anelise's internet. So now you will have to wait another week to hear our EPIC thoughts The Comics Agenda is hosted by Anelise (Twitter@Anelise.Farris ) and Greg (Twitter@Comicsportsgeek). We discuss several new comic book releases each week, in addition to breaking news, movies, and tv. You can reach us on Twitter @TheComicsAgenda or email us at TheComicsAgenda@gmail.com

The Western Producer’s Jeremy Simes reports on the havoc wreaked in last week’s windstorms, Jennifer Blair of the Alberta Farmer Express has an update on how some counties in Alberta are forcing farmers with clubroot to follow one-in-four canola rotations, and Glacier FarmMedia’s Director of Weather & Market Information, Bruce Burnett […]

There are three main factors that impact your homeowners insurance costs.Buying a home? Click here to perform a full home searchSelling a home? Click here for a FREE Home Price EvaluationThere are three factors that have the largest impact on your home insurance:Your home’s value: Consider the cost of your house as well as the total cost it would take to rebuild it because if it’s damaged or destroyed, you want to be insured for the full cost. Many times, this cost will exceed the price you paid for the home. A reputable builder can give you an estimate of the cost to replace your home. After you get an estimate, you’ll be able to insure your home accordingly. Location: The town or city comes into play, as well as other factors like the number of nearby fire stations. Insurers often use public protection classifications to measure the fire protection compatibility of your local fire department. Windstorms can also come into play, especially in areas like the Atlantic seaboard and Gulf Coast where insurers will include the cost of hurricane damage into the deductible instead of a traditional deductible. You must also consider crime in the area. If you spend some time learning about the risk associated with your home’s location, you’ll make sure it’s adequately insured. Your home’s design can actually impact your homeowners insurance. Condition: The age and condition of the house can affect your homeowners insurance, but you must also recognize that the home’s design can affect your insurance. For example, a home with a custom design may be more expensive to replace than one with a simpler design, making it more expensive to insure. Insurance companies also consider ‘moral hazard,’ or your likelihood of causing damage to your home because of apathy caused by having insurance. Maintaining your home’s condition can make you more attractive to insurers. In Florida, we also have a wind mitigation credit, which is great to have for impact windows or hurricane shutters throughout the house.If you have any other questions about the factors that impact your homeowners insurance, don’t hesitate to give me a call or send me an email soon. I’d be glad to help!

So, Spike and I had so much fun last week that we decided to meet this week and pick up where we left off.  Because of the ADD nature of our conversations, we inevitably hit some cul-de-sacs, but rest assured, this podcast is lengthier and more "important" than the last.   4:30 Flashers in San Francisco. Surprise! Ohio Players. Aggressively Nubian. 6:25 Trump hurts Spike's heart. Guilt of equivalence. College movies.9:25 Rob joined the Navy. Oliver North. Patriotism. 11:00 Rob dislikes politics. Diversions. Jabba the Trump. Momentary movies. 13:50 Power in politics. 12 year cycles? 15:00 Conspiracy theories. Morals. The Basket of Deplorables. Fallen Catholics! 18:00 Abortion arguments.... hmmm. Respect. Convincing others. 21:50 Yellow Fever. Japan smells like soy sauce. Falling in love. Ramen. 25:30 ....and now the rest of the podcast. 25:50 Movie and TV presidents. Jeff Daniels. The Dead Zone. Martin Sheen. 28:48 R rated movies. Grindhouse. Apocalypse Now. 33:25 Radio Shack. Woody Allen. Spike loves musicals. Phantom of the Paradise. 40:00 Drive In Movies. 2001. Friday the 13th. David Lynch. Twin Peaks. Dancer in the Dark. Casino. 45:20 Tom Leykis. Indonesian floods. Japanese tsunami. Amazed by footage. 50:20 Christmas movies. Spike watches them all year. Kwanzaa. 54:30 Movie remakes. Batman. 57:00 Independent film. Disney. 58:00 Phil Hartman. Snapped. Murder TV. Mental Health. Spike can't do math anymore.1:02:00 Spike drops the Cancer bomb. Surprise children. Medical marijuana. 1:06:00 Bodily redundancies. 1:08:00 Joy in pregnancy. Loss. Thanksgiving. The Jones brood made Rob happy and complete. 1:14:50 Spike does believe after all. Vasectomies. 1:20:00 My Sharona. Great songs. Keith Moon. Roger Daltry. Rolling Stones. The Beatles. 1:24:30 Rob shares a dream with Spike and world. 1:38:20 Rob believes in Spike. 1:42:15 Dare to be dangerous. Windstorms. Music provided: Goretex Weather Report by Shining (NOR) 2005Subscribe to the show here:Itunes: https://apple.co/3u8wlI9Audible: https://adbl.co/3sCnfSkSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3qxjQDLGoogle: https://bit.ly/3kC66WaTumblr: https://bit.ly/3sGrLzfDeezer: https://bit.ly/2Zr5lW7JioSaavn: https://bit.ly/3k29jhvWanna be on the show? Go here: https://calendly.com/rockstarsuperheroinstituteCopyright 2021 Rockstar Superhero Podcast - All Rights ReservedBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/rockstar-superhero--4792050/support.

The Origins of Worship (944.1) 85:0.1 PRIMITIVE religion had a biologic origin, a natural evolutionary development, aside from moral associations and apart from all spiritual influences. The higher animals have fears but no illusions, hence no religion. Man creates his primitive religions out of his fears and by means of his illusions. (944.2) 85:0.2 In the evolution of the human species, worship in its primitive manifestations appears long before the mind of man is capable of formulating the more complex concepts of life now and in the hereafter which deserve to be called religion. Early religion was wholly intellectual in nature and was entirely predicated on associational circumstances. The objects of worship were altogether suggestive; they consisted of the things of nature which were close at hand, or which loomed large in the commonplace experience of the simple-minded primitive Urantians. (944.3) 85:0.3 When religion once evolved beyond nature worship, it acquired roots of spirit origin but was nevertheless always conditioned by the social environment. As nature worship developed, man’s concepts envisioned a division of labor in the supermortal world; there were nature spirits for lakes, trees, waterfalls, rain, and hundreds of other ordinary terrestrial phenomena. (944.4) 85:0.4 At one time or another mortal man has worshiped everything on the face of the earth, including himself. He has also worshiped about everything imaginable in the sky and beneath the surface of the earth. Primitive man feared all manifestations of power; he worshiped every natural phenomenon he could not comprehend. The observation of powerful natural forces, such as storms, floods, earthquakes, landslides, volcanoes, fire, heat, and cold, greatly impressed the expanding mind of man. The inexplicable things of life are still termed “acts of God” and “mysterious dispensations of Providence.” 1. Worship of Stones and Hills (944.5) 85:1.1 The first object to be worshiped by evolving man was a stone. Today the Kateri people of southern India still worship a stone, as do numerous tribes in northern India. Jacob slept on a stone because he venerated it; he even anointed it. Rachel concealed a number of sacred stones in her tent. (944.6) 85:1.2 Stones first impressed early man as being out of the ordinary because of the manner in which they would so suddenly appear on the surface of a cultivated field or pasture. Men failed to take into account either erosion or the results of the overturning of soil. Stones also greatly impressed early peoples because of their frequent resemblance to animals. The attention of civilized man is arrested by numerous stone formations in the mountains which so much resemble the faces of animals and even men. But the most profound influence was exerted by meteoric stones which primitive humans beheld hurtling through the atmosphere in flaming grandeur. The shooting star was awesome to early man, and he easily believed that such blazing streaks marked the passage of a spirit on its way to earth. No wonder men were led to worship such phenomena, especially when they subsequently discovered the meteors. And this led to greater reverence for all other stones. In Bengal many worship a meteor which fell to earth in A.D. 1880. (945.1) 85:1.3 All ancient clans and tribes had their sacred stones, and most modern peoples manifest a degree of veneration for certain types of stones — their jewels. A group of five stones was reverenced in India; in Greece it was a cluster of thirty; among the red men it was usually a circle of stones. The Romans always threw a stone into the air when invoking Jupiter. In India even to this day a stone can be used as a witness. In some regions a stone may be employed as a talisman of the law, and by its prestige an offender can be haled into court. But simple mortals do not always identify Deity with an object of reverent ceremony. Such fetishes are many times mere symbols of the real object of worship. (945.2) 85:1.4 The ancients had a peculiar regard for holes in stones. Such porous rocks were supposed to be unusually efficacious in curing diseases. Ears were not perforated to carry stones, but the stones were put in to keep the ear holes open. Even in modern times superstitious persons make holes in coins. In Africa the natives make much ado over their fetish stones. In fact, among all backward tribes and peoples stones are still held in superstitious veneration. Stone worship is even now widespread over the world. The tombstone is a surviving symbol of images and idols which were carved in stone in connection with beliefs in ghosts and the spirits of departed fellow beings. (945.3) 85:1.5 Hill worship followed stone worship, and the first hills to be venerated were large stone formations. It presently became the custom to believe that the gods inhabited the mountains, so that high elevations of land were worshiped for this additional reason. As time passed, certain mountains were associated with certain gods and therefore became holy. The ignorant and superstitious aborigines believed that caves led to the underworld, with its evil spirits and demons, in contrast with the mountains, which were identified with the later evolving concepts of good spirits and deities. 2. Worship of Plants and Trees (945.4) 85:2.1 Plants were first feared and then worshiped because of the intoxicating liquors which were derived therefrom. Primitive man believed that intoxication rendered one divine. There was supposed to be something unusual and sacred about such an experience. Even in modern times alcohol is known as “spirits.” (945.5) 85:2.2 Early man looked upon sprouting grain with dread and superstitious awe. The Apostle Paul was not the first to draw profound spiritual lessons from, and predicate religious beliefs on, the sprouting grain. (945.6) 85:2.3 The cults of tree worship are among the oldest religious groups. All early marriages were held under the trees, and when women desired children, they would sometimes be found out in the forest affectionately embracing a sturdy oak. Many plants and trees were venerated because of their real or fancied medicinal powers. The savage believed that all chemical effects were due to the direct activity of supernatural forces. (945.7) 85:2.4 Ideas about tree spirits varied greatly among different tribes and races. Some trees were indwelt by kindly spirits; others harbored the deceptive and cruel. The Finns believed that most trees were occupied by kind spirits. The Swiss long mistrusted the trees, believing they contained tricky spirits. The inhabitants of India and eastern Russia regard the tree spirits as being cruel. The Patagonians still worship trees, as did the early Semites. Long after the Hebrews ceased tree worship, they continued to venerate their various deities in the groves. Except in China, there once existed a universal cult of the tree of life. (946.1) 85:2.5 The belief that water or precious metals beneath the earth’s surface can be detected by a wooden divining rod is a relic of the ancient tree cults. The Maypole, the Christmas tree, and the superstitious practice of rapping on wood perpetuate certain of the ancient customs of tree worship and the later-day tree cults. (946.2) 85:2.6 Many of these earliest forms of nature veneration became blended with the later evolving techniques of worship, but the earliest mind-adjutant-activated types of worship were functioning long before the newly awakening religious nature of mankind became fully responsive to the stimulus of spiritual influences. 3. The Worship of Animals (946.3) 85:3.1 Primitive man had a peculiar and fellow feeling for the higher animals. His ancestors had lived with them and even mated with them. In southern Asia it was early believed that the souls of men came back to earth in animal form. This belief was a survival of the still earlier practice of worshiping animals. (946.4) 85:3.2 Early men revered the animals for their power and their cunning. They thought the keen scent and the farseeing eyes of certain creatures betokened spirit guidance. The animals have all been worshiped by one race or another at one time or another. Among such objects of worship were creatures that were regarded as half human and half animal, such as centaurs and mermaids. (946.5) 85:3.3 The Hebrews worshiped serpents down to the days of King Hezekiah, and the Hindus still maintain friendly relations with their house snakes. The Chinese worship of the dragon is a survival of the snake cults. The wisdom of the serpent was a symbol of Greek medicine and is still employed as an emblem by modern physicians. The art of snake charming has been handed down from the days of the female shamans of the snake love cult, who, as the result of daily snake bites, became immune, in fact, became genuine venom addicts and could not get along without this poison. (946.6) 85:3.4 The worship of insects and other animals was promoted by a later misinterpretation of the golden rule — doing to others (every form of life) as you would be done by. The ancients once believed that all winds were produced by the wings of birds and therefore both feared and worshiped all winged creatures. The early Nordics thought that eclipses were caused by a wolf that devoured a portion of the sun or moon. The Hindus often show Vishnu with a horse’s head. Many times an animal symbol stands for a forgotten god or a vanished cult. Early in evolutionary religion the lamb became the typical sacrificial animal and the dove the symbol of peace and love. (946.7) 85:3.5 In religion, symbolism may be either good or bad just to the extent that the symbol does or does not displace the original worshipful idea. And symbolism must not be confused with direct idolatry wherein the material object is directly and actually worshiped. 4. Worship of the Elements (946.8) 85:4.1 Mankind has worshiped earth, air, water, and fire. The primitive races venerated springs and worshiped rivers. Even now in Mongolia there flourishes an influential river cult. Baptism became a religious ceremonial in Babylon, and the Greeks practiced the annual ritual bath. It was easy for the ancients to imagine that the spirits dwelt in the bubbling springs, gushing fountains, flowing rivers, and raging torrents. Moving waters vividly impressed these simple minds with beliefs of spirit animation and supernatural power. Sometimes a drowning man would be refused succor for fear of offending some river god.* (947.1) 85:4.2 Many things and numerous events have functioned as religious stimuli to different peoples in different ages. A rainbow is yet worshiped by many of the hill tribes of India. In both India and Africa the rainbow is thought to be a gigantic celestial snake; Hebrews and Christians regard it as “the bow of promise.” Likewise, influences regarded as beneficent in one part of the world may be looked upon as malignant in other regions. The east wind is a god in South America, for it brings rain; in India it is a devil because it brings dust and causes drought. The ancient Bedouins believed that a nature spirit produced the sand whirls, and even in the times of Moses belief in nature spirits was strong enough to insure their perpetuation in Hebrew theology as angels of fire, water, and air. (947.2) 85:4.3 Clouds, rain, and hail have all been feared and worshiped by numerous primitive tribes and by many of the early nature cults. Windstorms with thunder and lightning overawed early man. He was so impressed with these elemental disturbances that thunder was regarded as the voice of an angry god. The worship of fire and the fear of lightning were linked together and were widespread among many early groups. (947.3) 85:4.4 Fire was mixed up with magic in the minds of primitive fear-ridden mortals. A devotee of magic will vividly remember one positive chance result in the practice of his magic formulas, while he nonchalantly forgets a score of negative results, out-and-out failures. Fire reverence reached its height in Persia, where it long persisted. Some tribes worshiped fire as a deity itself; others revered it as the flaming symbol of the purifying and purging spirit of their venerated deities. Vestal virgins were charged with the duty of watching sacred fires, and in the twentieth century candles still burn as a part of the ritual of many religious services. 5. Worship of the Heavenly Bodies (947.4) 85:5.1 The worship of rocks, hills, trees, and animals naturally developed up through fearful veneration of the elements to the deification of the sun, moon, and stars. In India and elsewhere the stars were regarded as the glorified souls of great men who had departed from the life in the flesh. The Chaldean star cultists considered themselves to be the children of the sky father and the earth mother. (947.5) 85:5.2 Moon worship preceded sun worship. Veneration of the moon was at its height during the hunting era, while sun worship became the chief religious ceremony of the subsequent agricultural ages. Solar worship first took extensive root in India, and there it persisted the longest. In Persia sun veneration gave rise to the later Mithraic cult. Among many peoples the sun was regarded as the ancestor of their kings. The Chaldeans put the sun in the center of “the seven circles of the universe.” Later civilizations honored the sun by giving its name to the first day of the week. (947.6) 85:5.3 The sun god was supposed to be the mystic father of the virgin-born sons of destiny who ever and anon were thought to be bestowed as saviors upon favored races. These supernatural infants were always put adrift upon some sacred river to be rescued in an extraordinary manner, after which they would grow up to become miraculous personalities and the deliverers of their peoples. 6. Worship of Man (948.1) 85:6.1 Having worshiped everything else on the face of the earth and in the heavens above, man has not hesitated to honor himself with such adoration. The simple-minded savage makes no clear distinction between beasts, men, and gods. (948.2) 85:6.2 Early man regarded all unusual persons as superhuman, and he so feared such beings as to hold them in reverential awe; to some degree he literally worshiped them. Even having twins was regarded as being either very lucky or very unlucky. Lunatics, epileptics, and the feeble-minded were often worshiped by their normal-minded fellows, who believed that such abnormal beings were indwelt by the gods. Priests, kings, and prophets were worshiped; the holy men of old were looked upon as inspired by the deities. (948.3) 85:6.3 Tribal chiefs died and were deified. Later, distinguished souls passed on and were sainted. Unaided evolution never originated gods higher than the glorified, exalted, and evolved spirits of deceased humans. In early evolution religion creates its own gods. In the course of revelation the Gods formulate religion. Evolutionary religion creates its gods in the image and likeness of mortal man; revelatory religion seeks to evolve and transform mortal man into the image and likeness of God. (948.4) 85:6.4 The ghost gods, who are of supposed human origin, should be distinguished from the nature gods, for nature worship did evolve a pantheon — nature spirits elevated to the position of gods. The nature cults continued to develop along with the later appearing ghost cults, and each exerted an influence upon the other. Many religious systems embraced a dual concept of deity, nature gods and ghost gods; in some theologies these concepts are confusingly intertwined, as is illustrated by Thor, a ghost hero who was also master of the lightning. (948.5) 85:6.5 But the worship of man by man reached its height when temporal rulers commanded such veneration from their subjects and, in substantiation of such demands, claimed to have descended from deity. 7. The Adjutants of Worship and Wisdom (948.6) 85:7.1 Nature worship may seem to have arisen naturally and spontaneously in the minds of primitive men and women, and so it did; but there was operating all this time in these same primitive minds the sixth adjutant spirit, which had been bestowed upon these peoples as a directing influence of this phase of human evolution. And this spirit was constantly stimulating the worship urge of the human species, no matter how primitive its first manifestations might be. The spirit of worship gave definite origin to the human impulse to worship, notwithstanding that animal fear motivated the expression of worshipfulness, and that its early practice became centered upon objects of nature. (948.7) 85:7.2 You must remember that feeling, not thinking, was the guiding and controlling influence in all evolutionary development. To the primitive mind there is little difference between fearing, shunning, honoring, and worshiping. (948.8) 85:7.3 When the worship urge is admonished and directed by wisdom — meditative and experiential thinking — it then begins to develop into the phenomenon of real religion. When the seventh adjutant spirit, the spirit of wisdom, achieves effective ministration, then in worship man begins to turn away from nature and natural objects to the God of nature and to the eternal Creator of all things natural. (949.1) 85:7.4 [Presented by a Brilliant Evening Star of Nebadon.]