The Grove of the Ancients

Druids and Shamans. Are They Related Somehow?!

Nyghtshayde — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:31:25 GMT

From what I have studied from history books such as The Celts: A History by Peter Berresford Ellis, school, and little blurbs I have found on the net, it seems rather clear that the ways of the Druids can/be/could be related to not only Animism but Shamanism as well. Both have relatively similar beliefs so...why not? Just because the cultures may have never mingled doesn't mean the Druids couldn't have been Shamans of their region and evolved differently from how the Native American Shamans did.

Any ...

Should Guests Be Allowed to...

Nyghtshayde — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:48:58 GMT

Should we allow our Guests to be able to not only read sections that are considered "General" or "Overall" sections, but also allow them to be able to create new topics like normal members and be able to reply to said topics they created? Or are those sections, even still, far too personal to allow them to view? What say you members?!

Omg - Spore

Nataku — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 11:39:38 GMT

wow. just wow.

4 hours when by as fast as half an hour to me, this game has customization that is increadiable. i went with, naturaly, a draconic race, or as much as i could keep it. became good at combat and eventualy conqured a few races... if you dont like that you can go be social and dance and charm the other races into being your friend.

you get to design your capital building once you reach a 'modern' age. i have a castle. no kidding, 4 towers, parapets, a proticulis, and main ...

Child's Report on the Whole Bible

Sheion — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:40:42 GMT

Children's Bible in a Nutshell

In the beginning, which occurred near the start, there was nothing but God, darkness, and some gas. The Bible says, "The Lord thy God is one, but I think He must be a lot older than that. Anyway, God said, "Give me a light!" and someone did. Then God made the world.

He split the Adam and made Eve. Adam and Eve were naked, but they weren't embarrassed because mirrors hadn't been invented yet. Adam and Eve disobeyed God by eating one bad apple, ...

Fathers of Lil' Girls

Sheion — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:47:46 GMT

Quote:One day my mother was out and my dad was in charge of me and my older brother. I was maybe 1 1/2 years old and had just recovered from an accident in which my arm had been broken among other injuries. Someone had given me a little 'tea set' as a get-well gift and it was one of my favorite new toys.

Daddy was in the living room engrossed in the evening news and my brother was playing nearby when I brought Daddy a little cup of 'tea', which was just water. After several cups of tea and ...

5, 6, 7, 8? What's the real number here?! If there is one...

Nyghtshayde — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:48:32 GMT

I've heard of the 7 major Chakras. One that that confuses me slightly, in at least several different texts I've read ( 'Version A' is reinforced by a few of the texts I've read while 'Version B' is reinforced by the other half of the texts I've read, headache!) I've seen chakra charts like this:

Crown

Brow

Throat

Solar Plexus (?)

Heart

Naval (?)

Sacral (?)

Root

That's 8 in total however there are some chakras I agree with verses others such as Crown, Brow (Third-eye), ...

Good Vs. Evil And Many Shades of Grey

Nyghtshayde — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 09:02:26 GMT

By some peoples perspectives there is only the two sides, Good and Evil. However many don't take into consideration that there are also the 'many shades of grey'. With that said, Good and Evil we can most likely say is just a state of mind and that 'many shades of grey' are the factor that is dependent upon what one's perspective is on Good vs. Evil. Least that is my own opinion. Anyone else have something that want to share or add?

All Gods Are One God? - Diversification

Nyghtshayde — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:40:47 GMT

A long time ago I tried to wrap my brain around the concept (and this was when I was a little girl mind you) that the reason why we had so many gods, was really because, "All gods were one god" (kind of an advanced form of thinking for a 6 or 7 yr old huh?). In attempting to believe and accept this to feel more comfortable with my beliefs I just couldn't seem to really hold it considering how being in the '7th Day Adventist Sec' made me feel. Now granted, the whole concept of, "All ...

What are some of your favorite quotes?

Nyghtshayde — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:13:44 GMT

Just as the title states and if you can sight who said the quotes awesome!

"Though my soul is set in darkness,

It will rise in perfect light,

I have loved the stars to fondly

To be fearful of the night..." by Unknown

The two quotes in my signature though the first one was one I came up with myself based on an old Irish saying about an Irish symbol of luck.

In Search of Something Particular

Nyghtshayde — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:57:17 GMT

Okay this will be a bit odd and strange but I seek fantasy, anime, drawing, possibly photo-manipulated art for examples of the different faces for one of my Role-playing characters on Gaia who is a succubus. Her full name is:

Gracious Cordelia Quintessa Lorelei Morgana Alastrine Genevieve Devona

I need pictures for nearly all...not Gracious so much, but if you find something that might be worthy of the name I would definitely like to see. But the idea is I need a fairly accurate picture ...

RF Online - Game Review

Nyghtshayde — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:29:16 GMT

Despite being rated second worst MMO ever 'RF Online' really isn't as bad as they reviewers make it. While I will agree the environments are a bit bland in diversity, it isn't a half bad game once you get the idea of how to do play.

How you play the game will dictate your true in-game experience. Unlike most MMOs 'RF Online' isn't based on experienced, instead it is more based on your PTs or rather your skill points. In the game if you melee skill is of utter weak-sauce chances are you won't ...

MMOs 2 Try - Sword of the New World

Nyghtshayde — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:44:23 GMT

Greetings MMO fans,

this is Lady Nyghtshayde with a special report from the MMO scene. So recently my Beloved downloaded and test played (as well as myself to a fair degree) a new MMO called, "Sword of the New World". While the game is absolutely gorgeous and implements an awesomely new idea for MMOs (having a party of 3 where you control the other two players) it still lacks many good things an MMO should have in order to be considered favorable among gamers.

But before we get ...

Food Affects Your Mood! Imagine that....

Nyghtshayde — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:32:08 GMT

Recently I was having some issues with my personal life and I was trying to get to the root of the problem. Well I'm no doctor and I'm also not a scientist, I was lucky if I got a C+ in Science because of how boring and uninterested I was in the topic even though I would try my best.

Well any way, I took a shot in the dark because I got this crazy idea to decide to do a google search on, "Does food affect your mood". Sure enough I got several hits and I wanted to link some of these ...

How to Sound Assertive Without Sounding Like a Prick

Nyghtshayde — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 22:36:33 GMT

Okay so I got this issue and I thought it would be cool to make it a topic on the forums to try and get things lively again. Here's the thing, I can be assertive and aggressive when I want. And I can take charge when I feel it is right or necessary, but here is my dilemma.

I have a roommate who is the utter definition of an oxymoron. He is a Redneck/Hippy. He originally resided in Florida, but goddess only knows how many stories he has about living other places in the south and southern ...

Dracula Origins

Nyghtshayde — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:19:51 GMT

Now I heard this game was good. I heard people were raving about it. I love Dracula and I've even read the unabridged version of Bram Stoker's Dracula. I also own (Bram Stoker's) Dracula with Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Gary Oldman, etc and I absolutely love it's adaption better then how I felt the book actually ended.

This game had a good story of its own that the author went off of. You play as Doctor Van Hellsing attempting to investigate and track down, to destroy, Dracula. You go ...

You Have Eyes! Look It Up You Lazy Good For Nothing! - Vent yourself!

Nyghtshayde — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 21:19:08 GMT

Every English teacher is going to teach you that it is always a good idea to cite your sources for many different reasons such as avoiding plagiarism, copyright laws, so people know your information is credible, yadda yadda. However on the internet it is kind of different and yet very much the same. People have search engines which makes things very easy for them to search and look up information. Sure, it's good to have sources to prove you're not just spouting non-sense and you are a credible ...

Heads up - FYI

Nataku — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 09:36:42 GMT

Just to put in my thoughts, I dont post often but i check here almost every day, to help people know this site isnt dead... completely.

So im watching O.O

What is it that the Children See?

Nyghtshayde — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:07:28 GMT

Throughout my young adult life I find that children often stare at me. It isn't because I'm gothed out or wearing anything too remotely strange. Sometimes I'm just dressed in say my work uniform and they'll sneak up close to me, as if trying to get a better look at something. What the hell?!

I seriously don't understand why children do this or why they stare at me. I'm thinking either they never thought an adult could be as short as I am (5' for those who are curious) or if they can almost ...

Spirit Guides - The one & The Many

Nyghtshayde — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 23:03:52 GMT

As I was growing up it was always my belief that an individual had at least one spirit guide and possibly one angel to guide, assist, help, and heal them throughout their life. However in more recent years I have come to understand there are those who are of the opinion you can have many guides vs. just one.

I have read two different books of these two different views, Ted Andrews, How to Meet and Work With Spirit Guides. Andrews argues that a person can have more the one guide, depending ...

Religion and Spirituality Aren't the Same

Nyghtshayde — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:46:59 GMT

I've seen this sort of statement made more times then I can count. And all I can continually say is...I disagree strongly.

Why is religion a form of spirituality or how is it you may ask to me? Simple, religion is not excluded from the list of experiences that can be 'spiritual'. In essence there is something I can't quite accurately describe that is the true reason why religion can be a 'spiritual' experiences. Perhaps it has to do with enlightenment? Perhaps something else, the important ...

Is this posible?

Lunasin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 01:59:31 GMT

Is it possible to be Christi as well as Otherkin?

And for the love of above...please cite or give reasons why or why not!

Guides of a Feather, Flock To ME?! WTF?

Nyghtshayde — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:45:12 GMT

So over the course of the time I've been with my beloved I've seemingly attracted some strong beings/spirits. In meditation I have come to understand that each one of these spirits is a guide of some form for many different things I will study, wish to study, etc. However I am curious way now all of a sudden the spirits seem excited and seem to be flocking to me like there is no tomorrow. In my sanctuary it isn't fully crowded yet, but it's starting to get that way.

There's also another ...

A few questions

Nataku — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:11:41 GMT

I post here because i am not sure where else and this was reasonable.

What is the story behind Excalibur? a sword aye. i have heard in one it is bulled from stone, and another gifted by the lady of the lake.

The only other thing i can think of to ask at this moment is, while it certainly isnt in recorded history...... a war a great age ago... a war i refer to as the Black War, because when i see the enemy, i see no features, just black. any information on this, greatly appriciated.

oh..also ...

Trouble With Channeling

Nyghtshayde — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 05:47:43 GMT

Today I went to dance and do some sword dancing. My beloved wound up kind of turning it into a training exercise but still it was fairly relaxing and kept us busy. Unfortunately however the true goal of this dance was to channel and as I channeled send a message outward on a spiritual level. There was a problem though, I couldn't. Not once did I channel as I did my final dance for the eve and that sucked.

My beloved believes that because of my minor irritation with him that it could have ...

So many new faces and not so much as a hello

Nyghtshayde — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:31:45 GMT

I've been taking notice we've had a few new members signing up, but not of these individuals are really saying 'hello' or at least posting up an intro. I understand some people do like to lurk, but as we are right now I'd really like to see more activity then what we have right now. Things are SOOO slow.

Dizz - For Once

Nataku — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 23:42:39 GMT

song i found on a favorite site of mine, i wish i could show you, but this is a site i keep to myself

Rarely am I

One to satisfy

My hunger for your tears

My ego

To know all of your fears

And the deepest, darkest things

In every corner of your puny mind

Rarely am I

One to brag about my

Little successes here and there

About how I look

To have the power to deceive

And take everything

From the deepest, darkest clutches

Of every corner of your puny hands

But ...

One of many - Check out my Quizzes!

Nyghtshayde — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:47:36 GMT

I would have given it the name of one of my quizzes, but I hope in the future I can add more to this. I have one quiz finished (which I hope to share) and I had/have one in the works on Vampires. However I was delayed for the last one because of lack of a scanner for me now and lack of other artists providing me with the art I wanted. So please at least let me know what you think of my first one. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to make them however I would like this not to turn ...

coincedences

DragonGoddess — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:18:52 GMT

ok this seems alittle random yeah

and ill probably post it in a few other places than this

but honestly

I know im the only person who has weird things happen to them

and im talking like really weird

so at the moment my only true example.... is when I got up. well for once I had allready thought about wearing the black shorts my sister had got me and one of my red shirts with it. simply because red and black look ok, and the only other actualy clean shirt other than something white ...

The Greatest Roommate Story Ever

Nataku — Sun, 25 May 2008 23:35:05 GMT

The Greatest Roommate Story Ever as told by Luminair

long story, but one of the best reads, also another marker as for why my server is... "historic"

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=28326496&sid=1

Concerning the Gods and Goddesses

Nyghtshayde — Fri, 23 May 2008 19:05:44 GMT

I found this link the other day I thought that would be perfect when doing research on the Gods and Goddesses. The link I have here is for the Goddess Brigit who is considered "The Triple Goddess" and was one of the Goddesses that survived Christian adoption, with the exception they demoted her to 'Saint'.

The Goddess Brigit - The Triple Goddess

Celtic Heros:

Cuchulainn

True Faith vs. Blind Faith

Nyghtshayde — Wed, 21 May 2008 08:51:20 GMT

I didn't fully understand what "True Faith" was until I found Luna or rather she found me. When I was young my father attempted to raise me Christian, however unfortunately for him I saw too many flaws in the religion and questioned the system often. However later it seems I understand what he was trying to show me which was the meaning of what 'True Faith' is.

I've come to understand "True Faith" is not something you can so easily describe in the human language. You feel you know so much ...

Am I Wrong?

Lunasin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:13:41 GMT

One of me friends is a satanist and as far as i can tell there is little to this way of thinking then self indulgence...Am I Wrong?

Sri-Ritval

Nyghtshayde — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:56:08 GMT

By all rights this topic deserves to be in essentially the "T.V." related stuff. But this is music with a spiritual twist. This music video depicts a version of what could be considered "The Goddess Story" or "The Story/Birth of the Goddess". So for your viewing pleasure here it is:

Pulse's Sri-Ritval

And to go with it here is the story I had been trying to track down in relationship to this video:

Legend of the Decent: Birth of the Goddess

Soul Shards?

Nyghtshayde — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:27:29 GMT

Now I am uncertain as to how to refer to exactly what I am speaking of so I will do my best to try and explain. Lunasin and I have come to realize something over time that is pominent in not just those who are "Awakened" but in those whose soul "Slumbers" (this referring to the non-awakened/mundanes) as well.

In our world it seems there are those whose soul's shine brighter then most. Their soul's allow them to stand out in a crowd, make you turn around to look because you sense their presence ...

Vampire-Kin Informational Sites

Nyghtshayde — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:00:37 GMT

Found this when someone posted it on Otherkin.com in response to my 'Nephilim' topic in relationship to vampires:

House Eclipse

You may also wish to check out this site NoxShadows. This is a site dedicated to "Vampire-kin," Ageless, Inheritors, those who wish to discuss the topic (s), etc. It is fairly new as of today's current date (April 16, 2008) and so it has few members yet.

Hello, very interesting site here.

Sheion — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:12:58 GMT

Hello, I'm not feeling very creative right now, so I'll just copy the suggestions lol

~Meaning behind your name.

I go by the name Sheion. It's the first name of a full name I just came up with one day that happened to correspond with my birth number, Sheion Drel Gailall (11-08-1987)

~Why you joined the forum.

I was invited here by Luna (Nightshayde?), and thought it looked like an interesting site, so I joined.

~What Kin (s) reside in your soul.

I'm a sanguinarian, ...

Want to post. Not feelign serious =P

Lunasin — Sat, 17 May 2008 11:21:20 GMT

Is your second toe longer than your first?

yup

Do you have a favorite type of pen?

yes i can only write with a gel ball pen..(i think thats what they are called)

Look at your planner for June 14, what are you doing?

Push-ups most likley

What color are your toenails usually?

clear

What was the last thing you highlighted?

a few lines of code in a "how to code in perl" book a.k.a. the Llama book

What color are your bedroom curtains?

tan on window blue and maroon ...

Just Call Me Student and Teacher

Nyghtshayde — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:39:45 GMT

Greetings one and all.

I am Nyghtshayde. A while back I had a forum by this same name, but gave up on it because so few people supported me. Now I'm back with a brand new forum and with higher hopes then ever that I can make this work and right this time. It will just take some time to help this place grow. I hope to be helpful and beneficial to those who have questions and would like answers to those questions. I will be meandering here and there in the forums not just sticking to any particular ...

Did You Get A Confirmation For Account Activation?

Nyghtshayde — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:18:58 GMT

So today, it occurred to me that I am unaware as to whether or not members receive a "confirmation" e-mail message saying, "You're account is now active". If you have indeed received a message saying this, awesome, that puts some fears of mine to rest. I'm still getting re-used to all of this so bear with me and my stupid questions. I'll be making a poll so select the answer that best describes how our services are working in regards to this. Thanks again guys!

Invitation By Word of Mouth Only

Nyghtshayde — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:39:26 GMT

Good morrow my kindred spirits,

so I know our numbers are few right now, but believe we when I say they shall grow. I have utter confidence in our numbers growing. Right now I'm being fairly selective about who I'm inviting, because I want to try and avoid getting the hard-headed skeptics in here waaaay too early. I want to create a friendly and very open and expressive environment for you guys. With that said, I can't do all the invitations myself, I don't know enough people. So I ask you ...

The Gods Were Human Once

Nyghtshayde — Sat, 03 May 2008 23:20:39 GMT

In my pursuit of obtaining knowledge to prove how some of the unknown world is truly known in some form, I have come to realize a finding of great importance. Though my current love provided me with the seeds, watching shows such as Stargate SG-1 continued to nurture those seeds so they would grow. In the series the SG-1 team proves in their travels and adventures through the Stargate that most of our known gods physically existed however their spin to this is that these physically existent gods ...

Pagan Purity Test

Lunasin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 03:17:02 GMT

post your scores

http://www.newmoon.uk.com/catalogue/test.htm

Heres mine

You answered "yes" to 36 of 100 questions, making you 64.0% pagan pure (36.0% pagan corrupt).

According to the scoring guide, your pagan experience level is: ENJOYING LIFE! You've learned the mysteries of the Goddess and of life for you find the humourous sacred and aren't afraid to sneeze into the chalice. How did that blessing of Hires Root Beer and Chocolate Yum Yums go for your last ritual?

Precognition / Visions

Nyghtshayde — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 09:37:37 GMT

Since I was young I've always had a strong sense of 'Deja Vu'. However it wasn't until I was older I realized it wasn't merely 'Deja Vu' it was 'Visions / Precognition' of things to come that I had merely forgotten, but upon them occuring I would recall them and kick myself for not remembering. Unfortunately I have no control over the ability still and wish I knew how to, for I feel this is a gift I need to gain some kind of grasp on. My 'Visions' come more frequently as time goes on and more ...

New Posts Icon Won't Change 2 New When Posts Are Made

Nyghtshayde — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:33:39 GMT

So Lunasin discovered something today,

you know the big icons on the main page that are suppose to change when someone has made a new post in that section? Ye-ah, it's not working. Anytime someone has posted a new message the icon doesn't change. So please look carefully when examining the forum. Check the dates of when the last post was so you know for a fact what is new and what is old.

Tuatha D� Danaan ...Celtic Elves

Nyghtshayde — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 10:06:38 GMT

While this race of 'Elves'/people might not be considered, they are historical nonetheless, thus I have placed this piece of research among our case files.

Nalinlei of O.K.com wrote:This is an extract from an article that i have been reading .

After the retreat of the ice, European man did not suddenly pass into the Neolithic Age. There were several thousand years (8000 to 2500 BC) of which nothing at all was known until quite recently, and to this day is the subject of disputed findings. ...

What Do You Think Should Be Made a Sticky?

Nyghtshayde — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:32:54 GMT

Good morrow my kindred spirits,

now I know I have all the authority (plus the mods) on what becomes an announcement vs. a sticky and vice versa. But what I want to ask all of you is for your opinion. On what you ask? I want your feedback/suggestions on what you feel should become a sticky! If you feel something would be really helpful as far as an FAQ guide or something else, then PM or e-mail me or one of the other mods, admins, etc and let us know! You can even post what topics you want to ...

A Phenomenon of Nature - Or was it?

Nyghtshayde — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 22:35:28 GMT

When I was young and living in Shelton, WA, it was already well late into the night, but I wanted to see the stars nonetheless. I snuck my way onto the back porch and either stood or sat down. When I turned my gaze to the darkened night sky it was doing something most peculiar that even today I don't know what it was or how to properly describe it without a sketch to help support the visuals I'm about to describe. I knew this was unlike anything I knew about or had seen such as an Aurora Borealis, ...

The Caffeinated Cross

Lunasin — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:31:54 GMT

Think I'm gonna start doing this daily!!

The Caffeinated Cross

(A Javacrucian Ritual)

-lodged between the musty old pages of a musty, dusty old book in a musty, dusty old library whose musty, dusty old dust hadn't been disturbed by the presence of man in many a musty, dusty old century. It took a great deal of effort to translate the original writings. After months of effort and research in language libraries, it was finally determined that the weird script was not some arcane, forgotten ...

explosm comics

Nataku — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:36:08 GMT

almost killed me:

still my fav:

Where Is Our Rank Bar?

Nyghtshayde — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 22:52:55 GMT

I just found out recently that I'm going to have to have someone make us one or I have to make it. Since I don't have access to Adobe Photoshop (or my computer for that matter) I cannot at this point in time make the Rank bar myself. I'll give the commissioning a shot, but I'm rather skeptical if anyone can give us something I'll really approve of and like (without too much heckling as to what I am and what I run and all that). And let's not forget your guy's opinions. It matters if you rather ...