Ruth St Denis as the Goddess Isis.
Creator: Motoyoshi, H. T. — Photographer
Created Date: 1904
Auset (Isis)
The greatest of the Neteru, leader of the powers that govern terrestrial life and come to its aid, Auset has been regarded for millennia as the source of divine intervention and magical processes. The season of Libra highlights those powers and her companion divinities who bring forth new life, restore lost vitality, and ensure divine protection. She is the source of hope when all appears to be lost, and her intercession can reverse the most dire circumstances. Auset always an swers an appeal, and invoking her attention should be done with certainty and sincerity. She is patroness of the priesthood, as her fidelity and service to the slain god is the model of attentiveness and spiritual devotion.
Principle: Fruition. The energy dynamic of Auset brings conditions to their utmost realization or completion, allowing all that is potentially life-producing to come into being. Her powers can circumvent great obstacles, and will banish harmful influences and feelings.
Function: Birth. This goddess is the archetype of maternal life. She gives birth and nurses the child, protects it from danger, and in her greatest act, guides the youth Heru to consummate his ultimate destiny-resolve the death of his father and assume the powers of life in the mundane world. She does this by teaching the proper use of personal power and the careful practice of high magic in a respectful environment. She brings dignity and closure to tragic circumstances. From her legendary power to elicit the secret name of her father Ra, and dispel the poison from her son Heru and help restore his lost eye in a series of battles with Set, Auset is also an effective healer and restorer of vital functions, especially the breath. She is patroness of midwives, emergency medical practitioners, and hospice workers.
Associated deities: Sopdet, the star goddess of initiation; Meskhenet, Neter of the birth house; Selqit, vanquisher of poisons and “she who relieves the wind pipe” in the Pyramid Texts.
Animals: Swallow, dove, female falcon.
— Rosemary Clark: The Sacred Magic of Ancient Egypt
Stuart Littlejohn: Coronation of Isis
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The hole in the ozone layer is stabilizing but will take until about 2070 to fully recover, according to new research by NASA scientists.
The assessment comes more than two decades after the Montreal Protocol, the international treaty that banned chlorofluorocarbons and other compounds that deplete the ozone layer, which shields the planet from harmful ultraviolet rays.
Levels of chlorine in the atmosphere are falling as a result of the treaty, but have not yet dropped below the threshold necessary to have a shrinking effect on the ozone hole that forms each year over Antarctica, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.
They presented their findings this week at the annual meeting of the American Geophysical Union in San Francisco.
That doesn’t mean the ozone hole is getting worse. But scientists who track the ozone hole’s uneven progress say it is still too soon to declare a recovery.
For now, year-to-year variations in temperature and winds, which each year carry ozone from the tropics to polar regions, are the driving factors in the size of the hole.
In 2006, the ozone hole grew larger than ever. It reached a similar extent in 2011, before shrinking to its second-smallest size in 2012. Naturally occurring meteorological conditions were mostly responsible for those fluctuations, two NASA studies found.
Over the next two decades scientists expect the ozone hole to continue to vary widely.
“It’s not going to be a smooth ride,” said Susan Strahan, a senior research scientist at NASA. “There will be some bumps in the road, but overall the trend is downward.”
Not until chlorine falls below 1990s levels, a milestone scientists predict for sometime between 2015 and 2030, will the phase-out of ozone-depleting substances begin to have a discernible effect.
At that rate, they project a full recovery by about 2070.
[Lupa’s note: A lot of the damage we’ve caused may take many decades, if not centuries, to fix. But we’re seeing improvements now, and there are people alive today who will still be around in 2070-ish when the projected recovery is supposed to be complete. I think that’s great news, personally!]
NASA says ozone hole stabilizing but won’t fully recover until 2070
Wall Falls by ShelbyMcghee
Crows will eat most anything, but they definitely prefer protein sources over fruit & veg in my experience. I will often give them leftover lunchmeat that has gone off, but they also like carbs and take my extra crackers, pretzels, pastries, you name it. They dig in the trash, so they’re not overly picky. (I also find that feeding them keeps them out of the trash a little more.)
But the thing I’ve been using most lately is unsalted peanuts – in or out of shell (I usually use a mixture of both). They don’t go bad and they’re easier to carry around. Just don’t let the squirrels catch on. Squirrels be crazy and even the crows know it.
I’ve been feeding the crows at work for several months now – mostly peanuts and the occasional leftovers – and they have definitely become my little horde. They know my face and my bus schedule and watch for me, then follow me down the street where I can put the nuts in a safe place. They know the rattle of the peanuts in the container I keep them in. I also started by making a distinct clicking sound so they would know I wanted to feed them, and if they’re in earshot they will come when I make the sound. Being able to feed them at the same time and place regularly has been key to winning them over. (Though they still don’t get very close. …except when I turn my back.)
Here are some of my minions waiting for peanuts. It was just a mated pair (then baby, too) when I started last spring. Then flocking season came and I found 30 hungry beaks over my head. (Sorry the photos are so crappy. I only carry an iPod)
Good luck in making your new friends!
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