lucXV

 Ever since its first *broadcast* in 2005 

my YouTube channel has been scrutinized; 

people have asked about the meaning of 

''lucXV'' ~ what does that stand for? 

Well, here is the true significance 

behind my choice of name for it; 

some 15 years later indeed! 

IT IS... LUKE CHAPTER 10, VERSE 5 

INDEED! 

BUT AS I OFTEN ADVISE TO, IN EVERYTHING - 

GET SOME EXTRA INFORMATION WHILE YOU'RE THERE; 

DO NOT BE AFRAID TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER!

HENCE, READ THE WHOLE CHAPTER; 

THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 

Jesus Sends Out the Seventy-Two

10 After this the Lord appointed seventy-two[a] others and sent them two by two ahead of him to every town and place where he was about to go. 2 He told them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field. 3 Go! I am sending you out like lambs among wolves. 4 Do not take a purse or bag or sandals; and do not greet anyone on the road.

5 “When you enter a house, first say, ‘Peace to this house.’ 6 If someone who promotes peace is there, your peace will rest on them; if not, it will return to you. 7 Stay there, eating and drinking whatever they give you, for the worker deserves his wages. Do not move around from house to house.

8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is offered to you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’ 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town we wipe from our feet as a warning to you. Yet be sure of this: The kingdom of God has come near.’ 12 I tell you, it will be more bearable on that day for Sodom than for that town.

13 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. 14 But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. 15 And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades.[b]

16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”

17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”

18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.

22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”

23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see. 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings wanted to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”

The Parable of the Good Samaritan

25 On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

26 “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”

27 He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’[c]; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’[d]”

28 “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.”

29 But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”

30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. 31 A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. 32 So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. 33 But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. 34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. 35 The next day he took out two denarii[e] and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’

36 “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”

37 The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.”

Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

At the Home of Martha and Mary

38 As Jesus and his disciples were on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to him. 39 She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. 40 But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to him and asked, “Lord, don’t you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!”

41 “Martha, Martha,” the Lord answered, “you are worried and upset about many things, 42 but few things are needed—or indeed only one.[f] Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her.”

Footnotes

1. Luke 10:1 Some manuscripts seventy; also in verse 17
2. Luke 10:15 That is, the realm of the dead
3. Luke 10:27 Deut. 6:5
4. Luke 10:27 Lev. 19:18
5. Luke 10:35 A denarius was the usual daily wage of a day laborer (see Matt. 20:2).
6. Luke 10:42 Some manuscripts but only one thing is needed

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Moon Mysteries

 

And now, a word 

~a lengthy word~ 

from a very special guest; 

a special guest manifesto 

courtesy of... Candise 

on the lunar eclipse ~ and more

 Moon Mysteries.

The moon is in her full phase, which we acknowledge as the Mother phase of the moon in Lunar Mysticism, she is under the astrological sign of Taurus, offering you a Taurus Mother Moon. Tonight's Mother Moon is eclipsed by Gaia as the initiatory portal to the shifting of the nodes begins, preparing you for the soulful tasks of the upcoming year which will be under the Taurus/Scorpio nodal axis. Eclipsed moons are blood moons which pull in the power of the blood, the feminine and all things that vibrate to the red ray. The Blood Eclipsed Taurus Mother Moon holds even more potency than most Mother Moons do and the eclipsed nature adds depth and weight to an otherwise exalted moon.

Blood moons were feared in ancient times, the colour of red thought of as representing bloodshed in war, this of course was how the patriarchy viewed spilled blood, as something connected to war and murder. There is of course the blood that a woman sheds, the blood that is returned to Gaia for full transmutation that carries her pain, her dreams, her hopes, her anger, that carries all of her coding from the month before and this is the power of a blood moon, the power to connect us with our decision to transmute and return to Gaia rather than to harm and project that which has not been processed. This is the work that you do tonight as you journey into the shadow momentarily when Luna is eclipsed and as you utilize the lunar beams of the Taurus Mother to transmute the lower frequencies of Scorpio back into her higher frequencies.

Mother Moons shine forth the highest expression of the sign that they are in, this month it is the highest expression of the midwifing Taurus Moon that will support you in your deep work. You are called to transmute your personal Scorpio shadow aspects through the support of the Taurus Mother Moon, this transmutation will activate the higher aspects of Scorpio's energy within you, at which point you will integrate both the higher aspects of Scorpio and Taurus energy throughout your Being, thus entering the middle path that exists when both opposing signs merge and integrate into One expression of wholeness.

Scorpio, who is ruling the sun right now, is the Queen of the Underworld, she is more comfortable journeying into and through the shadow than any other sign in the zodiac. When you encounter her energy in her season it can be easy to become enchanted by the spell of the shadow realm and to make your bed in the shadows, becoming consumed with the dark and mysterious secrets of the Underworld. It is all too easy to mistake the shadow realm for home during this time of the year. Scorpio is charged with the astrological task of being the Sacred Destroyer of the zodiac, here to destruct and abolish all that does not serve, it is easy to confuse 'shadow' with dark during the process of surrendering to the destruction of Scorp. The dark, of course, is the realm of mystery, it is the space that is home to the All that Is and is the place of magnetism and magic from which Scorpion energy vibrates, it is where this energy will take you when you align with its higher expression. When you make your bed in the shadows however, you mistakenly identify your shadow aspects as an authentic expression of who you are and stop short of transmuting these aspects into love and beauty. Love and beauty are of the realm of the living after all, the realm of the earthy young Maiden Taurus whom Scorpio energy feels so opposite to. In lack of recognition, you might miss the powerful blessings and lessons that integrating Scorpio's opposite sign will add to your mission at this time. When the Scorpio aspect of yourself allows itself to utilize the bright Taurus Mother Moon lunar beams to gaze into the shadow, you become aware of your tendencies to detach from the body, of your disdain and your judgements, for Scorpio in her lower expression mistakenly idolizes that which hurts as being powerful and scoffs at that which is light, pretty and sweet (Taurus) as weak.

Taurus is simple where Scorpio is mysterious, Taurus is light where Scorpio is dark, Taurus is birth where Scorpio is death, Taurus is beauty where Scorpio is decay, Taurus grows where Scorpio destructs. Both Taurus and Scorpio are the transmutative signs of the zodiac, Taurus transmutes as the fertile Maiden Midwife through generating, creating and birthing new expressions of life-force made manifest into reality, and Scorpio transmutes as the destroyer Mistress of Magic through abolishing and killing off old wounds and conditioning hidden within the shadow, reclaiming the seeds of power that lie dormant within and resurrecting them into their full Power.

The Sun is your guiding light, the energy that infuses and motivates you to go out and accomplish what the season demands of you, the Moon is your inner guidance system, it is the energy that nourishes and inspires you to go within and cultivate the deepest lessons of the now moment. The Mother Moon is here to remind you to balance your external movement with a rich and colourful inner world.

The Taurus Mother Moon nurtures your innate ability to tap into abundance, pleasure and your capacity to create beauty and structure as a space to blossom and grow within. This energy as Mother to you, opens you up and raises and nurtures your vibration, connecting you to your power to birth through the destruction of this season. She is the Fecund Moon Mother. You are in your Mother phase today and as an expression of the Mother you are being called to utilize your sensuous nature, your creator capabilities and your beautifying talents to serve your children, your creations, your dreams and your life as you descend through the shadows of the mysterious Scorpio season.

For tonight, identify which shadow aspects of Scorpio exist within you at this time. When the moon is partially eclipsed, the blanket that Gaia casts upon the light offers you a wider portal to dive into, a more thorough journey inward and a greater portion of shadow than usual to transmute. Are you identified with heaviness? Depression? Jealousy? Wrath? Are you willing to transmute these and return them to love? If you are, I invite you to do so under this bright and full Mother's Moon, breathe them from your womb space (second chakra for men) up into your heart and release them back to Gaia, returning them to Mama Gaia to be recycled into their purest essence of love. Allow the pleasure of breath and merging and elevation to fuel you as the energy snakes up from your spine and into your heart, give yourself fully to the intensity and immensity of the frequency as you destroy and then birth, becoming both Destroyer and Midwife, Magic and Reality, Magical Reality, Destroyer/Creator.

Your transmutation completed, now your activation begins. The highest expressions of the Scorpio/Taurus polarity activated within calls in (speak aloud under the light of the Taurus Blood Mother Moon) I call in : Power, Destruction, Magic, Sovereignty, Knowing, Passion, Magnetism, Creation, Pleasure, Joy, Security and Abundance. Allow the wisdom of the lunar beams that shine down upon you to ignite these qualities that lie dormant or half dormant inside of you, as they awaken invite them to rise up, kundalini life force and Kali destruction integrating into every cell of your Being. Sit with this. Take your time. Once you have fully digested these gifts step forth as an integrated Creator/Destroyer. You now live as the merger of these two expressions of Source and BEcome the Eternal One.

You are now the One without beginning or end, you are Eternalized Power, Beauty and Grace.

Grace Be with You,

Candise, Priestess of Grace

image artist: @cosmiccollage

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