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The Pleiades.

 

The Pleiadeans represent a very unique mythology having roots not only in modern alien conspiracy theory but in most major religious belief sets on the planet. I can't name another occurrent that stands out so blatantly as our belief or interpretation of the Pleiadeans.

When we talk about any belief system we like to point out when we can where they give the origins of a particular Deity or a particular occurrence. we can easily say where the Pleiadeans come from. which is the Pleiades star cluster . Which is in the Taurus constellation. This is an important notation because the Taurus star system is the celestial home of the Aesir of Norse mythology.  Norse mythology makes reference to another people who they saw as equals, who were in this case called the Vanier.

 

So let's understand a little bit about the star cluster.

The Pleiades star cluster, also known as the Seven Sisters and Messier 45, are an open star cluster containing middle-aged, hot B-type stars in the north-west of the constellation Taurus. It is among the star clusters nearest Earth and is the cluster most obvious to the naked eye in the night sky.

Distance to Earth: 444.2 light years.

Radius: 17.5 light years.

Constellation: Taurus.

Coordinates: RA 3h 47m 24s | Dec +24° 7′ 0″

Other designations: M45, Seven Sisters, Melotte 22.

Age: 100 million years.

 In UFOlogy, Nordic aliens are humanoid extraterrestrials purported to come from the Pleiades who resemble Nordic-Scandinavians. Professed contactees describe them as being six to seven feet tall (about two meters) with long blonde hair, blue eyes, and fair skin.  UFOlogist George Adamski is credited with being among the first to claim contact with Nordic aliens in the mid 1950s, and scholars note that the mythology of extraterrestrial visitation from beings with features described as Aryan often include claims of telepathy, benevolence, and physical beauty.

 

 

Kemetic Beliefs.

According to Kemetic traditions, the seven stars, represent an open invitation to  seekers to a more refined level of consciousness. Viewed as a “school of learning” only those who have been purified of energetic block. Invitation to and initiation into the Pleiadian wisdom teachings come during  deep meditation. The Pleiades are also viewed as our solar system’s source of electrical energy from the little sister star Electra.

 

The Pleiades in Norse, Celtic, and Bronze Age Mythology.

To Scandinavian, or Viking cultures, the Pleiades were thought of as Freyja’s children, Frejya being the Norse goddess of love, beauty, and fertility. For protection, some would paint seven spots, representing the seven stars, of this star system. Ladybugs were associated with the cluster because of the seven spots on their wings.

The Pleiades in Asian Cosmologies.

The first astronomical mention of the star cluster was in the Chinese Annals of roughly 2350 BC and was referred to as the Blossom Stars or Flower Stars.

The sprawling Xiaoling Mausoleum the tomb complex of the founder of the Ming Dynasty. when viewed from the air, the tomb complex echos the arrangement of the visible Pleiadian stars. Called the “treasure mound,” the tomb is said to hold “great cosmic secrets beyond gold treasure.”

In Japan, the Pleiades, relates to the cultural value of “harmonious grouping,” a foundational ,  characteristic of samurai and shogun societies.

According to myth, Amaterasu, the Japanese sun goddess quarreled with her brother Susanowo, the embodiment of the power of nature. Intimidated, she hid in a cave. The world went dark, and to entice her back out, the gods gave a string of seven brilliant jewels that would later be called the Pleiades cluster.

In Hindu mythology the seven sisters, are called the Krrtika.

In Vedic astrology, One born under the influences of the sisters is said to be fiery, warlike, and adventurous.

 

Native American Pleiades Myths.

A Cherokee myth tells the story of seven boys who rose into the heavens and became the Pleiades cluster,

 “The Iroquois, Chumash, Zuni, Cheyenne, and Blackfoot have all labeled the shining collection as an important source of enlightenment.

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This is a small sample of Pleiadean myth and symbolism. This relatively tiny star cluster has taken on proportionally huge significance in almost every ancient tradition and cosmology. In both ancient and modern cult. They remain present.

 

The Pleiadian, the children of the 7 sisters, the Nordics or Vanir have always beena friend to mankind, Or so mythology tells us.

 

    

 


Señor sabio de Ahura Mazda


Clasificación: El Dios Supremo


Asociado: Luz, Sabiduría


Cultura: Antiguo persa


Periodo de adoración conocido Circa 1500 a. C.


 


Centros de culto: en todo el Cercano Oriente durante los Imperios Persa y Romano.


 


Referencias de Arte: Varias Esculturas y Relieves


Fuentes Literarias: Avestia


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Ahura Mazda representó el Cielo y encarnó la sabiduría, la fecundidad y la benevolencia de su oponente y también su creación fue Angra Mainyu Dios de la oscuridad y la esterilidad.


 


 Había otras deidades, pero la vida era esencialmente una lucha entre los dos dioses del bien y del mal. En el siglo VII o VI a. C. E, el profeta Zoroastro, fundador del zoroastrismo, declaró a Ahura Mazda como único digno de adoración absoluta. Ahura Mazda era la esencia de la naturaleza benéfica. creador del cielo y de la tierra, fuente de la ley y la moral y juez supremo del universo.



 

A los 30 años participó en un festival de primavera como miembro de una familia sacerdotal y uno de sus deberes era sacar agua de la parte más profunda y pura del arroyo para la ceremonia matutina. Aquí, en el río Daytia, conoció al ángel Vohu Mana.


 La entidad le preguntó a Zoroastro quién era y qué era lo más importante en su vida. A lo que Zoroastro respondió que lo que más deseaba era ser recto, puro y sabio. Con esta respuesta, se le concedió una visión de Ahura Mazda y sus arcángeles de quienes aprendió los principios que llevarían a la religión conocida tarde como zoroastrismo.


Se convierte en el dios de la luz y la verdad en el concepto zoarastriano de dualismo.


Su asistente principal fue Mitra. Según el mito, su primera creación fue un toro salvaje. Tuvo que ser confiado a una cueva para controlar a la bestia. Se escapó y Mitra se encargó de encontrar llenar al animal. Cuando la bestia fue asesinada, la sangre cayó a la Tierra y creó la vida.


 


Se convierte en el dios de la luz y la verdad en el concepto zoarastriano de dualismo. Su descendencia incluye Podría haber sido un hijo amoroso Gayomart, el arquetipo masculino.


 


Más allá, aparte y sin él, no existe nada. Él es inmutable, se mueve todo mientras nadie lo mueve, no tiene igual y nadie puede quitarle los cielos. Favorece al hombre justo, defendiendo la verdad y el comportamiento correcto. Ahura Mazda creó los espíritus gemelos, Angra Mainyu, el espíritu destructivo, y Spenta Meynu, el buen espíritu.


1: forbearance from speech or noise : MUTENESS —often used interjectionally.

2: absence of sound or noise : STILLNESS.

in the silence of the night.

3: absence of mention:

a: OBLIVION, OBSCURITY.

b: SECRECY.

weapons research was conducted in silence.

Silence in Communication.

Silence is the absence of ambient audible sound, the emission of sounds of such low intensity that they do not draw attention to themselves, or the state of having ceased to produce sounds; this latter sense can be extended to apply to the cessation or absence of any form of communication, whether through speech or other medium.

 

Sometimes speakers fall silent when they hesitate in searching for a word, or interrupt themselves before correcting themselves. Discourse analysis shows that people use brief silences to mark the boundaries of prosodic units, in turn-taking, or as reactive tokens, e.g., as a sign of displeasure, disagreement, embarrassment, desire to think, confusion, and the like. Relatively prolonged intervals of silence can be used in rituals; in some religious disciplines, people maintain silence for protracted periods, or even for the rest of their lives, as an ascetic means of spiritual transformation.

 

 

Rhetorical Silence.

Silence may become an effective rhetorical practice when people choose to be silent for a specific purpose.  It has not merely been recognized as a theory but also as a phenomenon with practical advantages. Rhetorical silence cannot be explained since it happens when lack of communication is not expected. When silence becomes rhetorical, it is intentional since it reflects a meaning. There are always some meanings, intentions, and goals that cannot be expressed linguistically in words and there are always voices that cannot be raised through sounds, rather they are all reflected through silence.

These rhetorical practices lead to the articulation of new meanings.

 

Silence functions as a rhetorical strategy.  It is used as a voice to empower one or a group of people. Silence has a power to neutralize power.  In other words, it is a construct used against any type of inequality, oppression, and injustice.

 

This silence (muteness) reflects the voice of resistance.   Some social animal species communicate the signal of potential danger by stopping contact calls and freezing, without the use of alarm calls, through silence.

 

In spirituality.

"Silence" in spirituality is often a metaphor for inner stillness. A silent mind, freed from the onslaught of thoughts and thought patterns, is both a goal and an important step in spiritual development. Such "inner silence" is not about the absence of sound; instead, it is understood to bring one in contact with the divine, the ultimate reality, or one's own true self, one's divine nature.[10] Many religious traditions imply the importance of being quiet and still in mind and spirit for transformative and integral spiritual growth to occur. In Christianity, there is the silence of contemplative prayer such as centering prayer and Christian meditation; in Islam, there are the wisdom writings of the Sufis who insist on the importance of finding silence within. In Buddhism, the descriptions of silence and allowing the mind to become silent are implied as a feature of spiritual enlightenment. In Hinduism, including the teachings of Advaita Vedanta and the many paths of yoga, teachers insist on the importance of silence, Mauna, for inner growth. Ramana Maharishi, a revered Hindu sage, said, "The only language able to express the whole truth is silence." Perkey Avot, the Jewish Sages guide for living, states that, "Tradition is a safety fence to Torah, tithing a safety fence to wealth, vows a safety fence for abstinence; a safety fence for wisdom ... is silence." In some traditions of Quakerism, communal silence is the usual context of worship meetings, in patient expectancy for the divine to speak in the heart and mind.  In the Baha'i Faith, Baha'u'llah said in "Words of Wisdom", "the essence of true safety is to observe silence". Eckhart Tolle says that silence can be seen either as the absence of noise, or as the space in which sound exists, just as inner stillness can be seen as the absence of thought, or the space in which thoughts are perceived.

 

Commemorative silence.

A common way to remember a tragic incident and to remember the victims or casualties of such an event is a commemorative moment of silence.

 

In law

The right to silence is a legal protection enjoyed by people undergoing police interrogation or trial in certain countries. The law is either explicit or recognized in many legal systems.

 

In Music.

Music inherently depends on silence, in some form or another, to distinguish other periods of sound and allow dynamics, melodies, and rhythms to have greater impact.

Silence is the tool of the assassin, the deadly plague and calm before the storm.

 

Silence can be both peaceful and oppressive. Its is said that silence can be deafening.

 

Space isn’t silent. It’s abuzz with charged particles that — with the right tools — we can hear.

 

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Togo officially the Togolese Republic is a country in West Africa bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north. The country extends south to the Gulf of Guinea, where its capital Lomé is located. Togo covers 57,000 square kilometres (22,008 square miles), making it one of the smallest countries in Africa, with a population of approximately 8 million, 9  as well as one of the narrowest countries in the world with a width of less than 115 km (71 mi) between Ghana and its slightly larger eastern neighbor, Benin

 

 

From the 11th to the 16th centuries, various ethnic groups settled the Togo region.  Various tribes moved into the country from all sides - the Ewe from Benin, and the Mina and the Guin from Ghana. These three groups settled along the coast.

 

when Portuguese explorers arrived in 1471, there are signs of Ewe settlement for several centuries before their arrival. From the 16th to the 18th centuries, the coastal region became a major slave trading center and the surrounding region  took on the name of "The Slave Coast." For during these 200 years, the coastal region was a major trading center for Europeans in search of slaves. Established by the Portuguese.

 

The German Empire established the protectorate of Togoland (in what is now the nation of Togo and most of what is now the Volta Region of Ghana) in 1884 during the period generally known as the "Scramble for Africa".

At the outbreak of the First World War in 1914 the colony was drawn into the conflict. It was invaded and quickly overrun by British and French forces during the Togoland campaign and placed under military rule. In 1916 the territory was divided into separate British and French administrative zones, and this was formalized in 1922 with the creation of British Togoland and French Togoland.

The Country gained independence in 1960 but was placed under a hard-handed single-family rule. Since 2007, the country along a gradual path to democratic reform. Togo has since held multiple presidential and legislative elections deemed generally free and fair by international observers.

Chief of State

President Faure GNASSINGBE

Head of Government

Prime Minister Komi KLASSOU

Government Type

presidential republic

Capital

Lome

Legislature

unicameral National Assembly or Assemblee

Nationale (91 seats)

Judiciary

Supreme Court (organized

into criminal and administrative chambers,

each with a chamber president and advisors);

Constitutional Court (consists of 9 judges,

including the court president)

GEOGRAPHY Area Total: 56,785 sq km Land: 54,385 sq km Water: 2,400 sq km Climate tropical; hot, humid in south; semiarid in north Natural Resources phosphates, limestone, marble, arable land

 

PEOPLE & SOCIETY

Population

8.6 million (July 2020 est.)

Population Growth

2.56% (2020 est.)

Ethnicity

Adja-Ewe/Mina 42.4%,

Kabye/Tem 25.9%, ParaGourma/Akan 17.1%, Akposso/Akebu 4.1%, Ana-Ife 3.2%, other

Togolese 1.7%, foreigners 5.2%, no response .4% (2013-14 est.)

Language

French (official, the language of commerce), Dagomba, Ewe,

Kabye, Mina

Religion

Christian 43.7%, folk 35.6%, Muslim 14%, Hindu <.1%, Buddhist

<.1%, Jewish <.1%, other .5%, none 6.2% (2010 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 42.8% of total population (2020)

rate of urbanization: 3.76% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Literacy

63.7% (2015

 

ECONOMY

Economic Overview

steady economic growth fueled by political stability and

government efforts to modernize commercial infrastructure;

depends heavily on commercial and subsistence agriculture;

among the world's largest producers of phosphate

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

$12.97 billion (2017 est.)

GDP per capita (Purchasing Power Parity)

$1,700 (2017 est.)

Exports

$1.05 billion (2017 est.)

partners: Benin 16.7%, Burkina Faso 15.2%, Niger 8.9%, India

7.3%, Mali 6.7%, Ghana 5.5%, Cote dIvoire 5.4%, Nigeria 4.1%

(2017)

Imports

$2 billion (2017 est.)

partners: China 27.5%, France 9.1%, Netherlands 4.4%, Japan 4.3%




With 28 ethnic groups and languages, Liberia is one of the most ethnically diverse countries in the world. For hundreds of years, the Mali and Songhai Empires claimed most of Liberia. 




Beginning in the 15th century, European traders began establishing outposts along the Liberian coast. Unlike its neighbors, however, Liberia did not fall under European colonial rule. In the early 19th century, the United States began sending freed


enslaved people and other people of color to Liberia to establish settlements. In 1847, these settlers declared independence from the United States, writing their own constitution and establishing Africa’s first republic.

Geography

Location

Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone

 

Area

total: 111,369 sq km

 

PEOPLE & SOCIETY

Population

5.1 million (July 2020 est.)

Population Growth


2.71% (2020 est.)

Ethnicity

Kpelle 20.3%, Bassa

13.4%, Grebo 10%, Gio

8%, Mano 7.9%, Kru 6%, Lorma 5.1%, other 29.3% (2008 est.)

Language

English 20% (official), some 20 ethnic group languages few of

which can be written or used in correspondence

Religion

Christian 85.6%, Muslim 12.2%, Traditional 0.6%, other 0.2%,

none 1.5% (2008 est.)

Urbanization

urban population: 52.1% of total population (2020)

rate of urbanization: 3.41% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Literacy

 

Climate

tropical; hot, humid; dry winters with hot days and cool to cold nights; wet, cloudy summers with frequent heavy showers

 

Terrain

mostly flat to rolling coastal plains rising to rolling plateau and low mountains in northeast

 

Elevation

highest point: Mount Wuteve 1,447 m

 

lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

 

Natural resources

iron ore, timber, diamonds, gold, hydropower


 Żmij/Zmey – Dragons of Slavic Mythology – Slavic Saturday


  Art by Przemek Świszcz After last week’s post about the Dragon of Wawel Hill, we’re continuing our series of dragons this #SlavicSaturday with the Żmij (also known as Zmey/Змей, Zmei, Zmaj/Змај, Zmiy Змій), a popular form of the beasts from Slavic folktales and mythology. In other posts we’ll go into more details about named Żmije from across folktales, but for now, we’ll focus on Żmije in general. Note: As we near June’s release of A Dagger in the Winds, the first book in my Slavic fantasy series called The Frostmarked Chronicles, you can pre-order the book as well as join my monthly newsletter for updates and free novellas (such as the recently released prequel, The Rider in the Night) set in the world of the series. Links in post in bio. Our dragons are different? Whenever the topic of Slavic dragons is raised, people often ask how they are any different than the dragons found throughout most European myths. It’s a good question, as at first, it appears that the Żmije are just the massive, winged, fire-breathing serpents that have been made popular in folklore and fantasy. And it’s not wrong to claim they’re those beasts, but Żmije are in fact different. It’s important to understand the etymology of the term Żmij or Zmey when looking at these dragons. Quite literally translating to “viper,” the Żmij represents perhaps peak of the serpent in Slavic myth. Serpents are incredibly important due to their connection to the god of the lowlands, magic, and the underworld: Weles/Veles. Weles is often represented as a serpent or dragon in his battle against the god of thunder, Perun. Though Weles is often considered a trickster and deceiver, he is not considered evil, and this is important to remember when discussing the dragons and serpents connected to him. “Evil” was rarely considered to be as black and white in Slavic myths as it is in modern-day and many western European folktales.

Ghana Cia Formed from the merger of the British colony of the Gold Coast and the Togoland trust territory, Ghana in 1957 became the first Sub-Saharan country in colonial Africa to gain its


independence. Ghana endured a series of coups before Lt. Jerry RAWLINGS took power in 1981 and banned political parties. After approving a new constitution and restoring multiparty politics in 1992, RAWLINGS won presidential elections in 1992 and 1996 but was constitutionally prevented from running for a third term in 2000. John KUFUOR of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) succeeded him and was reelected in 2004. John Atta MILLS of the National Democratic Congress won the 2008 presidential election and took over as head of state. MILLS died in July 2012 and was constitutionally succeeded by his vice president, John Dramani MAHAMA, who subsequently won the December 2012 presidential election. In 2016, Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO of the NPP defeated MAHAMA, marking the third time that Ghana’s presidency has changed parties since the return to democracy.

 

Location

Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo


 

Geographic coordinates

8 00 N, 2 00 W

 

Map references

Africa

 

Area

total: 238,533 sq km

 

land: 227,533 sq km

 

water: 11,000 sq km

 

country comparison to the world: 82


Area - comparative

slightly smaller than Oregon

 

Land boundaries

total: 2,420 km

 

border countries (3): Burkina Faso 602 km, Cote d'Ivoire 720 km, Togo 1098 km

 

Coastline

539 km

 

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm

 

contiguous zone: 24 nm

 

exclusive economic zone: 200 nm

 

continental shelf: 200 nm

 

Climate

tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast; hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north.

 

Terrain

mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central area

 

Elevation

highest point: Mount Afadjato 885 m

 

lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m

 

mean elevation: 190 m

 

Natural resources

gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite, manganese, fish, rubber, hydropower, petroleum, silver, salt, limestone.

 

Population distribution

population is concentrated in the southern half of the country, with the highest concentrations being on or near the Atlantic coast as shown in this population distribution map

 

Natural hazards

dry, dusty, northeastern harmattan winds from January to March; droughts

 

Environment - international agreements

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling

 

signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation

 

People and Society

Population

32,372,889 (July 2021 est.)

 

note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected

 

country comparison to the world: 44

Nationality noun: Ghanaian(s)

Ethnic groups

Akan 47.5%, Mole-Dagbon 16.6%, Ewe 13.9%, Ga-Dangme 7.4%, Gurma 5.7%, Guan 3.7%, Grusi 2.5%, Mande 1.1%, other 1.4% (2010 est.)

 

Languages

English is the official language

Asante 16%, Ewe 14%, Fante 11.6%, Boron (Brong) 4.9%, Dagomba 4.4%, Dangme 4.2%, Dagarte (Dagaba) 3.9%, Kokomba 3.5%, Akyem 3.2%, Ga 3.1%, other 31.2% (2010 est.)

 

note:

 

Religions

Christian 71.2% (Pentecostal/Charismatic 28.3%, Protestant 18.4%, Catholic 13.1%, other 11.4%), Muslim 17.6%, traditional 5.2%, other 0.8%, none 5.2% (2010 est.)

 

Government

Country name

conventional long form: Republic of Ghana

 

conventional short form: Ghana

 

former: Gold Coast

 

etymology: named for the medieval West African kingdom of the same name but whose location was actually further north than the modern country

 

Government type

presidential republic

 

Capital

name: Accra

 

geographic coordinates: 5 33 N, 0 13 W

 

time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

 

etymology: the name derives from the Akan word "nkran" meaning "ants," and refers to the numerous anthills in the area around the capital

 

Administrative divisions

16 regions; Ahafo, Ashanti, Bono, Bono East, Central, Eastern, Greater Accra, North East, Northern, Oti, Savannah, Upper East, Upper West, Volta, Western, Western North

 

National symbol(s)

black star, golden eagle; national colors: red, yellow, green, black

 

National anthem

name: God Bless Our Homeland Ghana

al GDP (purchasing power parity)

$164.64 billion (2019 est.)

 

Military and security service personnel strengths

the Ghana Armed Forces consists of approximately 14,000 active personnel (10,000 Army; 2,000 Navy; 2,000 Air Force) (2020)

 

Military equipment inventories and acquisitions

the inventory of the Ghana Armed Forces is a mix of Russian, Chinese, and Western equipment; since 2010, it has received armaments from a variety of suppliers, led by

China, Germany, Russia, and Spain (2020)


Benin CIA Facts

 

Present day Benin was the site of Dahomey, a West African kingdom that rose to prominence in about 1500.

 

It rpresented a portion of a very prosperous area known as the Gold Coast.

The Empire resisted extensive attacks from European colonial powers.

 

The French Empire gained control of the region in 1892.

 

Imposing European religion and supplanting tribal independence and expression.

French Dahomey achieved independence in 1960; it changed its name to the Republic of Benin in 1975.

 

A succession of military governments ended in 1972 with the rise to power of Mathieu KEREKOU and the establishment of a government based on Marxist-Leninist principles. A move to representative government began in 1989. Two years later, free elections ushered in former Prime Minister Nicephore SOGLO as president, marking the first successful transfer of power in Africa from a dictatorship to a democracy. KEREKOU was returned to power by elections held in 1996 and 2001, though some irregularities were alleged. KEREKOU stepped down at the end of his second term in 2006 and was succeeded by Thomas YAYI Boni, a political outsider and independent, who won a second five-year term in March 2011. Patrice TALON, a wealthy businessman, took office in 2016 after campaigning to restore public confidence in the government.

 

Nationality

noun: Beninese (singular and plural)

 

adjective: Beninese

 

Ethnic groups

Fon and related 38.4%, Adja and related 15.1%, Yoruba and related 12%, Bariba and related 9.6%, Fulani and related 8.6%, Ottamari and related 6.1%, Yoa-Lokpa and related 4.3%, Dendi and related 2.9%, other 0.9%, foreigner 1.9% (2013 est.)

 

Languages

French (official), Fon and Yoruba (most common vernaculars in south), tribal languages (at least six major ones in north)

 

Religions

Muslim 27.7%, Roman Catholic 25.5%, Protestant 13.5% (Celestial 6.7%, Methodist 3.4%, other Protestant 3.4%), Vodoun 11.6%, other Christian 9.5%, other traditional religions 2.6%, other 2.6%, none 5.8% (2013 est.)

 

Economic overview

The free market economy of Benin has grown consecutively for four years, though growth slowed in 2017, as its close trade links to Nigeria expose Benin to risks from volatile commodity prices. Cotton is a key export commodity, with export earnings significantly impacted by the price of cotton in the broader market. The economy began deflating in 2017, with the consumer price index falling 0.8%.

 

Communications

Telephones - fixed lines

total subscriptions: 37,305

 

 

 

country comparison to the world: 164

Telephones - mobile cellular

total subscriptions: 10,905,559

 

 

 

 

Internet Country Code is .bj

 

Internet users 2.403.596 (20% of the population


Randga, called the Dancing witch.

Origin

Balinese Mythology

 

A fierce sorceress Queen of Balinese myth. Randa which means widow is depicted as near naked with long hair and nails. Her immortal opponent is the King Barong. The combat between Rangdo and Barong acted out in bellany's dance always ends with the wrong vanquishing rangda. Rangdum may have originated in Notorious 11th century Queen of Bali.

 

Rangda is the demon queen of the leyaks in Bali, according to traditional Balinese mythology. Terrifying to behold, the child-eating Rangda leads an army of evil witches against the leader of the forces of good, Barong.

 

It is suggested that Rangda may be derived from the 11th century Javan queen Mahendradatta who was exiled by the king, Dharmodayana, for allegedly practicing witchcraft. The tale surrounding this is that she proceeded to take her revenge by killing off half the kingdom, which by then belonged to her and Dharmodayana's son Erlangga, with plague before being overcome by a holy man. The name Rangda itself means "widow" in old Javanese and Balinese language. It may also be associated with the legend of a demon queen named Calon Arang, who wreaked havoc in late 10th century Java, during the reign of Airlangga.

 

Rangda is important in Balinese culture, and performances depicting her struggles with Barong or with Airlangga in that tale are popular tourist attractions as well as tradition. She is depicted as a mostly nude old woman, with long and unkempt hair, pendulous breasts and claws. Her face is traditionally a horrifying fanged and goggle-eyed mask, with a long, protruding tongue.

 

It has been suggested that Rangda may be closely associated with the Hindu warrior mother goddess Durga, or the black goddess of destruction Kali, given that Bali is a Hindu island. While Rangda is mainly seen as fearsome and a personification of evil, she is also seen as a protective figure in some parts of Bali. The colors associated with Rangda are red, black and white, and these colors are also associated with Kali, and her iconography is also similar to Kali. Mahendradatta, the queen Rangda might be based on, was known for her devotion to the cult of Durga in Bali.



Nirvana is a Sanskrit word for the goal of the Buddhist path: enlightenment or awakening. In Pali, the language of some of the earliest Buddhist texts, the word is nibbana; in both languages it means literally “extinction” (like a lamp or flame) or “cessation.” It refers to the extinction of greed, ill will, and delusion in the mind, the three poisons that perpetuate suffering. Nirvana is what the Buddha achieved on the night of his enlightenment: he became completely free from the three poisons. Everything he taught for the rest of his life was aimed at helping others to arrive at that same freedom.

Nirvana in Buddhism the state attained by one who has become enlightened and ceased to accumulate karma and hence has won release from the cycle of birth, death, and rebirth, with its attendant endless human suffering. The blissful state of undifferentiated being or pure illumination lies beyond object if description. Its clarity has been likened in Buddhism to the brilliance of the full moon revealed by the parting clouds.

 

moksha

(in Hinduism and Jainism) release from the cycle of rebirth impelled by the law of karma.

the transcendent state attained as a result of being released from the cycle of rebirth.

 

Nirvāṇa     Nirvana literally "blown out", as in an oil lamp is a concept in Indian religions (Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism and Sikhism) that represents the ultimate state of soteriological release, the liberation from repeated rebirth.

 

In Indian religions, nirvana is synonymous with moksha and mukti.  All Indian religions assert it to be a state of perfect quietude, freedom, highest happiness as well as the liberation from or ending of samsara, the repeating cycle of birth, life and death. However, non-Buddhist and Buddhist traditions describe these terms for liberation differently. In Hindu philosophy, it is the union of or the realization of the identity of Atman with Brahman, depending on the Hindu tradition. In Jainism, nirvana is also the soteriological goal, representing the release of a soul from karmic bondage and samsara. In the Buddhist context, nirvana refers to realization of non-self and emptiness, marking the end of rebirth by stilling the fires that keep the process of rebirth going.

 

The ideas of spiritual liberation, with the concept of soul and Brahman, appears in Vedic texts and Upanishads,

 

Nirvāṇa is a term found in the texts of all major Indian religions – Hinduism, Jainism Buddhism, and Sikhism.  It refers to the profound peace of mind that is acquired with moksha, liberation from samsara, or release from a state of suffering, after respective spiritual practice or sadhana.

 

The Saṃsara, the life after death, and what impacts rebirth came to be seen as dependent on karma

Tibetan Buddhism, and other types of Mahayana Buddhism, the state of nirvana is synonymous with becoming a buddha, or realizing one’s innate buddhahood or buddhanature.

 

 

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https://youtu.be/nwepLxqt-cQ   NAME: Giza, CONTINENT: Africa, Also known as: Al Giza. COUNTRY: Egypt, PERIOD: Ancient Kemet,

https://youtu.be/DAaoPDriy9M  The Pleiadians. Self-defined as a “collective of multidimensional spirit beings from the Pleiades star system,” the group’s mission is to “assist humanity with the process of spiritual transformation.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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