Happy Vampires

What began as a hobby, has become a full-time obsession. I refuse to refer to drawing as a “job”, that would defeat the original purpose of what I do.

It started as a search for some part-time way of augmenting Social Security. I needed enough additional income to keep the wolves away and facilitate my being able to focus exclusively on art; the fulfillment of a life-long dream.

For the past three years, I have been making the transition from my previous life as a mental health counselor to that of a semi-retired caricature artist. It has been one heck of a trip, but well worth the time and effort.

I feel very comfortable saying to one and all that I have now made it to where I had always wished and hoped I could someday be. My list of art clients number in the many hundreds and include orders from not only nearly every State in the Union, but also from a dozen foreign countries as well. I have divested myself of the stressful routine of being a full-time counselor, working at a busy community-based mental health facility. There are no more staff meetings, schedules or mountains of paperwork to deal with. I now spend my days at home in my studio, listening to vintage rock’n roll music and creating caricatures from photos people send me.

I’m not getting rich, but I am comfortable and, more importantly, much more at ease with myself and the world. I have succeeded in making retirement a truly “golden″ experience that has rejuvenated my spirit and replenished my hope for the future.

I strongly encourage anyone who is contemplating what to do with themselves in their later years, those who do not necessarily see themselves fishing or playing golf until they’re planted, to consider a similar course. Turn your hobby or latent passion into the means to a happier, more productive retirement.

For me, it was art and caricature drawing. Whatever it is you’ve always wished you could do, remember: If not now, when?

Bill Trantham is a self-taught artist, living in Oklahoma City. He is retired from mental health counseling and enjoying creating caricature drawings for people via his website.

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Acting Audition
Excellence Is the Goal

George Leonard wrote a classic book called ‘Mastery’ that talks about what the difference is between people that never get good at anything, and those rare individuals that rise to the level of mastery in their chosen craft. One pattern he recognizes among every masterful artist was that they had a long term commitment to regular practice. The question is, how the idea of mastery apply to the art and science of acting auditions.

First things first; set specific auditioning goals that will allow you to maintain a regularity of practice. George Leonard had it easy because he practiced Aikido. He joined a dojo near his home that had a regular schedule of classes and then he settled into practicing three to five times a week. (Perhaps more if you count his solo practice time) When it comes to auditioning though, I’ve noticed that most actors leave it up to chance. You’ll realize, if you take the time to look, that you don’t have to rely entirely on your agent to book auditions. This applies to people early in their acting career. For those of you more advanced I have other suggestions to follow. For those of you relatively early in your acting career, there are a ton of auditions that you can attend for local community theater, student films, musicals, etc. If you’re young, audition for some graduate or undergraduate programs even if you probably wouldn’t go. Just preparing an audition that is good enough to get you into Yale school or drama or NYU’s undergraduate musical theater branch will stretch your audition preparation skills to the limit. As an individual artist you can apply to Shakespeare festivals and submit your headshots at different agencies; even if you already have one. Go read for a different agency, let them know you are just shopping around and thinking perhaps it might be time for a move and you just want to get to meet the other options around town until you could find one that is a great fit. This “audition everywhere you can” idea graduate school audition will work until you actually get in and have to turn it down. This principle of “keep auditioning until you can easily land the part” goes for everything I’ve mentioned. After a certain point you’ll get so good at auditioning that you’ll get 80-90% callbacks to your auditions, you’ll learn to adapt to any situation and learn to do your best work in situations you’d normally resist and resent. Action is the best medicine for incompetence. It always strikes me as funny that we are all “actors” and the one thing that keeps many of us shackled in mediocrity is our inability to take long term committed and focused “action”.

Go to it! Audition everywhere you can!
And remember…

“Consistency, before intensity, is the path to long term mastery and eventually, a legacy!”

James Wagner

PS- if they offer you the part and you don’t want it, be cordial. Tell them that you have to think about it because there are a few other offers on the table right now for that period of time and that you’ll get back to them. If you tell them you’re taking another project offer, not only will they respect that, but your status has just gone up because you are polite, amiable, professional and in demand.

James Wagner: BFA UC Santa Barabar, Professional Actor in Denver Colorado, has been a teacher/instructor at Naropa University, Integral Institute, Tony Robbins, and privately. Creates products that help people master the art of auditioning. auditionexcellence.com auditionexcellence.com

Martingale betting system

If you use Martingale system, you double your bets every time you lose. If you win, you return to initial bet amount. For example, you place 1 coin and lose. Next you place 2 coins and lose. You place 4 coins and win. You win 1 additional coin (8-7).

Many roulette players love this betting strategy. But there are some problems using this strategy. First, you must have big, very big bankroll to use Martingale strategy. You must have 63 coins in bankroll for 5 spins long losing series, and 127 coins for 6 spins long losing series.

Second, you must find roulette table with wide bet size limits range.

If you use Martingale betting system, you increase risk then you lose. This is the way to losing all your money!

Anti’Martingale betting system

Now you double your bets then you win. If you lose, you place initial bet amount. For example, you bet 1 coin and win. Next you bet 2 coins. And so on. Limit size of largest bet amount. If you start from 1 coin, it may be 4 or 8 coins. Then you rich this limit return to initial bet size.

This system is much better than Martingale system. There is no bankroll size limitation. And casino limits don’t disturb you.

Using Anti′Martingale betting system you increase risk then you win. Many professional gambling players use this betting strategy.

Remember. You can use Martingale or Anti’Martingale system. But do not play under emotions influence. Control yourself. If you have bad day, stop playing. Go to the bar or go home.

If you can’t stop, you need professional help. You become compulsive gambler.

Gambling is entertainment. Roulette is just a game. Enjoy yourself, and you become lucky guy.

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Baroque appeared in Italy, and later was spread all over the Northern Europe. The Baroque period embraces roughly the time from 1600 to 1750. The word ‘Baroque’ denotes “incorrectly shaped pearl” in Portuguese, and in this meaning it best describes the different styles that are united under the Baroque heading.

Caravaggio, Italian Baroque artist, is one of the most brilliant representatives of naturalism painting in the 17th century. His religious compositions address to the Counter Reformation liking for realism, austerity, and piety in art. Equally significant is his dramatic application of chiaroscuro - contrasting spaces of light and dark.

Caravaggio’s influence on the art of his century is significant. He was fated to turn a great part of European art away from the idealistic viewpoint of the Renaissance to the notion that everyday reality was of primary significance. He was one of the first to depict people as ordinary looking.

Caravaggio’s main subjects are religious ones which he embodies with real courage as vitally proved. Caravaggio has a strong plastic modeling of form; he puts the oil-paint over the canvas with big, wide dabs applying strong contrasts of light and shadow that enhance the dramatic effects of many of his paintings. Sometimes Caravaggio’s works reached such a realistic force that clients refused from them not seeing the proper piety and ideality in the images.

“The Crucifixion of Saint Peter” is one of Caravaggio’s masterpieces. Three dishonest characters, their faces are concealed or turned away, are drawing, dragging and thrusting the cross to which Peter is nailed by the feet with his head put down.

Caravaggio’s Saint Peter cannot be called a heroic martyr, nor a Herculean hero relatively to Michelangelo, he is an old man suffering from pang and in fear of death. The scene that takes place on some stony field is dismal. The obscure, impermeable background attracts the viewer’s gaze back again to the keenly illuminated people who remind us, through the banal deformity of their actions and motions - note the yellow back and filthy feet of the lower man - that the death of the apostle did not look like a heroic drama, but a hapless and humiliating execution.

Rembrandt was a portrait painter. He applies the Baroque device of spotlighting the parts that are most significant in his self-portraits. The golden tinges of his subtly lit canvas make a series of individual portraits. His method of using paint in touches of heavy-laden brushes is named impasto and sometimes adds an almost sculptural measurement to his work. Rembrandt is also famous for his religious paintings. He was one of few artists that created religious paintings in Protestant Holland.

His famous painting “The Return of the Prodigal Son” (about 1668-1669) is considered to be an epilogue of Rembrandt’s works in which ethical height and picturesque skill of the artist have been shown up. The plot of the biblical parable about a prodigal son who has returned home after long wanderings attracted Rembrandt earlier. One of his earliest etchings and some drawings prove it. In the figures of a ragged youth who has knelt down and of an aged man who has put his hands on the youth’s clean-shaven head is seen the utmost intensity of feelings, the mental convulsion, the happiness of return, the bottomless parental love as well as bitter taste of disillusions, losses, humiliations, shame and penitence. This humaneness makes the scene understandable for people of all times and makes it eternal. The unity of colours especially astounds here. From orange-red tinges of the background – everything is a single picturesque current that is perceived as an expression of one feeling.

The two representatives of Baroque style brought great changes into the art of their epoch. “The Crucifixion of St Peter” of Caravaggio is full of vital energy, realistic tinges and motion. The artist uses the notion of time, dramatic application of light, and a fervent theatricality in his painting. Caravaggio dresses his heroes in modern clothes, places them into a simple, familiar setting and in this way he gets the more cogency. The whole scene is so realistic that it seems as if the heroes are alive. On the contrary, Rembrandt’s “The Return of the Prodigal Son” is full of vivid colours though they are obscure and soft. His painting shows us the reality of the intensity of feelings but in an opposite way. Rembrandt applies the dramatic effect of black light contrast to intensify the emotion influence on the audience that is certainly seen here.

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Different from the major Western languages, and a further refinement of the systems used in other Asian languages, Japanese has an extensive, complicated system of honorifics, ‘keigo,’ to explicitly express politeness, humility and formality.

Relationships are seldom equal in Japan, and the grammar employed in any given context is dependent upon a complex combination of factors such as relative age, gender, job and experience of both the person speaking and the person spoken to. Simply put, speaking to one of higher position requires a polite form of speech, while speaking to one lower dictates a plainer form. Intent also plays a role—when asking for a favour humble language is expected, and previous favours done or owed also dictate a requisite humility in language spoken.

Strangers, even when not familiar with rank or position, will also usually speak to one another politely, using a neutral language middle-ground if a difference in status is not immediately apparent from dress or manner. Generally, women tend to speak a more polite style of language than men, and use it in a broader range of circumstances. Interestingly, in Heian Japan, a period approximately one thousand years ago, not just language but hand-writing was gender-specific, women confined to the hiragana script, with its rounder, so-called “feminine″ edges.

Other Asian languages do employ honorifics, for example Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese and Javanese, all with exalted terms for others and terms humble for the self, but the Japanese system is by far the most complex, with a simple sentence capable of being expressed in more than twenty different ways depending on the context of speaker and spoken to. Unlike other languages, Japanese honorifics alter the level of respect or humility based upon context as well as the person spoken to or about. For example, when talking about a company president inside the company, exalted terms are used, but referring to the same person outside the company requires humble language.

The relativity of keigo is in sharp contrast to the Korean system of absolute honorifics—the same register used regardless of the context or relationship of those speaking. Korean language sounds very presumptuous translated verbatim into Japanese, the perfectly acceptable Korean “Our Mr. Company-President” totally inappropriate if used “out-of-group” in Japanese.

Keigo is not learnt in Japan until the teens, a time when one is expected to begin to learn to speak “politely.” This is partly due the complexity of the language and its honorific forms, although no doubt some would suggest that the rudeness of young is a universal trait—their elders would agree at least. New employees are frequently sent on courses by employers to refine their use of honorifics, and it is not uncommon for even university graduates to have not completely mastered all the polite forms of the Japanese language.

In recent years some Japanese companies, in the face of a long economic slump, have attempted to abandon keigo in favour of a more open, hopefully competitive culture; parents often no longer emphasise honorific language to their children, and most schools no longer expect its use in the classroom. The result is that many young people in Japan today have a poor understanding of honorifics, and feel little compulsion to use them. No doubt Yukio Mishima, ardent writer-patriot and master of the Japanese language, would be spinning in his grave.

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John Gillespie is a New Zealand based writer, web developer and designer with a love of writing and a practise of meditation. A member of the Sri Chinmoy Meditation Centre, he tried to learn Japanese once and keeps on practising writing

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The Canadian band Nickelback has surpassed all expectations and experienced huge commercial success after the release of their album, How you Remind Me. This turned out to be a smash hit in Canada, United States and other parts of the world as well. Nickelback was formed in the year 1995 at Hanna, Alberta. Right now the band is based in Vancouver, British Columbia where they are continuing to churn out hit numbers for their fans. The band was started by Chad Kroeger, Ryan Peake, Mike Kroeger and former 3 Doors Down drummer Daniel Adair. Chad Kroeger is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the band, Mike Kroeger is the lead bass guitarist, Ryan Peake is the guitarist and back vocalist while Daniel is the drummer and also another back vocalist of the band.

When the band started they did not have enough money to finance the recording of an album. Chad borrowed money from his step father and used a friend’s studio in Vancouver to record their first album. Nickelback then embarked on cross country tours across several countries for the publicity and promotion of their album. In the year 2000, Nickelback independently released second full album titled The State. During this time a law was passed in Canada that proved to be hugely beneficial for this band. The law stated that Canadian content requirement must be increased for Canadian radio. Now due to this law local radio stations were desperately searching for some Canadian rock bands that they could promote. Nickelback gained a lot as a result of this law and their popularity reached to new levels.

The third album released by the band Nickelback was titled Silver Side Up. All the earlier songs had lyrics that were written in a metaphorical manner, but in this album Chad followed a more direct approach for writing the lyrics. Some of the popular hits of Nickelback were Too Bad, How you Remind Me and Never Again. The band has won many popular wards and some of them are Juno Awards (9 Times), an MTV Video Music Award, an American Music Award and also a World Music Award for World’s best selling rock artist. Additionally the band was also nominated for twelve Juno Awards, four American Music Awards and seven Grammy Awards. The fourth album of the band was titled The Long Road and the track Someday went on to become a huge hit globally.

Popularity of the band Nickelback is huge and the record number of sale of their album. The songs of this band are a huge not only in America and Canada but also globally. Right now Nickelback is in the pre production stage of recording their first full fledged album which is scheduled to be released early in 2008. The band’s latest release All the Right Reasons has sold over 5 million in United States and more then seven million album globally.

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Golden State’s magnificent first round upset is in the history books, becoming the first No. 8 seed to knock off a No. 1 seed in a 7-game series. Unfortunately, their Cinderella story ended right there, as the Utah Jazz just smoked the Warriors in 5 games. How did the Jazz do it, after the mighty Mavericks failed so miserably?

Defense and inside play. The Game 5 clincher spoke volumes about the whole series, which Utah dominated inside. Golden State averaged 107 ppg this season, yet Utah held them to 101 and 87 in the final two games, which sailed under the total by 3 and 30 points.

In Game 5, the Warriors, at various junctures, were 4-for-17, then 4-for-18, then 4-for-19, then 4-for-20. They shot 20 percent (or 6-for-30) from behind the arc for the game. They hit two of 10 threes in the final quarter, with the season on the line. None of Golden State’s guards did much to hurt the Jazz. Baron Davis had 21 points, but shot just 5-for-16 from the field in Game 5.

The Warriors and Jazz were tied with 6 1/2 minutes to play when Golden State ran out of gas for the second straight game. The Warriors hit one field goal the rest of the way, missed five consecutive three-point tries at one point and were outscored 17-4 down the stretch. The difference was defense, which is the key ingredient this time of the season.

Utah advances to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 1998, the year they battled some guy named Michael Jordan in the Finals. Notice that since 2003 NBA playoffs, from the Conference Finals to the NBA Finals, the unders are 50-37-1. It’s no surprise, either. When the Conference Finals get going, that means there are only 4 remaining teams in the NBA.

You can bet that teams are not going to pack it in so close to the Holy Grail. They’re going to fight and scrap and give it all they have every game. The only team I can think of that packed it in might have been the 2004 Lakers, who got upset in the Finals in 5 games by the Pistons. The Lakers were being torn apart by petty infighting between Kobe Bryant and Shaq, the latter who left a few weeks later. For the most part, though, teams bring their ‘A’ game, which means loads of defense.

San Antonio has been playing its normal strong defense this time of the season, going 10-2 under the total the last 12 games. The Spurs have won titles in 1999, 2003 and 2005. Coach Gregg Popovich knows what it takes to win this time of the season. To put that in perspective, look at the Spurs first round playoff series with Denver. The Nuggets averaged 104 ppg during the regular season, yet San Antonio held them to 100, 95, 88, 91, 89 and 78 points in the six games. Their defense got significantly better as the season went along, too. Part of that is the players see each other for 5, 6 of 7 games in a row, so they learn the tendencies of the opponent and can anticipate some of their moves.

You don’t have to tell Baron Davis and the Warriors, they already know. The Jazz defense was dominating at the end of the four games they won. In the final 6:33 of Game Utah went on an 18-10 run to close it out, in the final 5:52 of Game 2 they went on a 20-5 run, a 29-14 run to close out Game 4 and a 17-4 run in the final 6:26 of Game 5. That’s some serious defense! “They were a lot more physical than Dallas, and we got outmuscled,” said Warriors guard Baron Davis.

In fact, in last season’s NBA Final Four, the under went 14-4 between the Heat/Pistons, the Suns/Mavericks, and the Heat/Mavs Finals. That’s some more serious defense!

Lenny Del Genio is a documented member of the Professional Handicappers League.
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We’ve scrutinized the content of many ancient and most
modern-day numerology sources since 1992. There’s a lot
of information out there; some good, some questionable,
and the new student can easily be overwhelmed, or worse,
misguided. Through continuous experimentation, we’ve
gained strong convictions regarding which theories and
applications are valid and which aren′t. Below we offer
our professional opinion and identify some information we
see as questionable. These are some common numerology
errors with beginners and if you avoid them, you’ll be
ahead of the game.

Our research and experience has shown us the following:

*Numbers don’t “make” things happen, nor do they
“influence” anything; they merely symbolize “what is.”
For example, a celebrity changing his name at the peak
of his success does not cause his fall into obscurity, even
if a superficial name chart on the new name does symbolize
(albeit very tenuously without a comprehensive analysis)
a “downward spiral.”

*Changing your name only changes your persona, it won’t
change your life.

*Choosing to marry on a certain day, for example,
in hopes of good luck is secondary, and often futile,
compared to the charts relating to when the couple first
met, when they started dating, and their unique personal
timing.

*Pythagoras is not the founder of modern, Western
numerology. He is considered the father of a philosophy
of numbers that is the basis of modern, Western
numerology.

*Personal Years (a very common modern numerology
yearly timing cycle) start on January 1st for everyone,
not on a person’s birthday, and end on Dec 31st for
everyone. Peak Personal Year energy is reached in
September of each year for everyone. The energy of
the Universal Year (e.g., current Universal Year is
2007, which reduces to 9 by adding the 2, 0, 0, and 7)
also starts and ends at the same time and peaks each
September. Some cycles start on the subject’s birthday,
some don′t. The Personal Year doesn′t and this becomes
absolutely clear through experience involving a
comprehensive approach, including many, many other
timing considerations.

*Any one numerology aspect’s energy (negative or
positive, balanced, over-balanced, or under-balanced)
alone may be corroborated or even completely mitigated by
the energy of the rest of the aspects in the comprehensive
charts. Therefore, focusing on only one or even a handful
of aspects to delineate or predict is unwise. Many
“numerologists” make this mistake, especially the ones
we’ve heard on radio talk shows. Hundreds of predictive
indicators, including cycles within cycles, exist in the
comprehensive charts; to track only a few invites inaccurate
prediction. Surface interpretations are acceptable as an
introduction to a more comprehensive analysis, but
exclusively they serve as little more than entertainment,
and potentially worse, they do a disservice to the science
and open the door to critics (rightfully so).

*Fame, big money, life-long fulfilling, wonderful love,
or anything else that is desired is unobtainable (no matter
how much work you do on yourself, no matter how much
you “integrate″ your challenges, and no matter how
inspired you get) if the comprehensive charts symbolically
deny it, as the comprehensive charts reflect “what is” and
“what will be″ when interpreted correctly. Those
numerologists who reject this truth either A) use a
superficial approach involving numerology which
disallows them an understanding of the workings of
fate, B) refuse to acknowledge fate due to fear C) choose
to paint a flowery, “sunshine and rainbows” picture
hoping to appeal to a wider audience, and therefore sell
more books or services, or D) refuse to acknowledge the
cold hard realities of life and that you can’t have
something just because you want it if it contrasts with
your true path in life. Some people’s lives are fated to
include more challenge and hardship than reward, some
more reward than challenge, and some a balance of both.
At the same time, how you choose to view and respond
to your life circumstances and events can help a lot.

*Being an “old soul” usually isn’t exclusively about
successfully “integrating” many of life’s challenges in
previous incarnations, and is much more about incarnating
with substantially more prior earthly experiences including
plenty of trials and tribulations. An “old soul” is identified
as such simply through their spiritual heritage, as
symbolized by many Master Numbers, 7s, or 9s, for
example, in the basic numerology charts, or a very
spiritually inclined astrological 9th house, or many other
possible indications. Many people successfully overcome
life challenges and continue on to live a rewarding life,
but that doesn’t qualify them as being an “old soul.” Lots
of “old souls” can be found among the drug addicts,
alcoholics, and homeless of society as the energies of
an “old soul” are most often a challenge with which to
cope.

*Using anything but the full, legal birth name (exactly as
it is on the birth certificate) in a name numerology analysis
provides only a persona read. A persona, being a façade, is
not the true, fundamental energy of the subject. It’s merely
an “image read,” and is somewhat similar to assessing the
signature alone, compared to a good, lengthy sample of
script in handwriting analysis. Using abbreviated or
shortened names results in a supplemental read and is
far from a substitute using the full data. For example,
President Bill Clinton’s full legal birth name is William
Jefferson Blythe IV. His full name, instead of “Bill
Clinton,” “William Clinton,” or “William Jefferson
Clinton,” must be used in name numerology calculations
if one wants to assess true personality (President Clinton
was born William Jefferson Blythe IV on August 19, 1946,
in Hope, Arkansas, three months after his father died in a
traffic accident. When he was four years old, his mother
wed Roger Clinton, of Hot Springs, Arkansas. In high school,
he took the family name). Using official names instead of
abbreviations, and full, legal birth names instead of a name
a person goes by is imperative to accurate delineation and
prediction.

*Using name numerology for the months (or days, etc.) of
the year (e.g., May = m/13/4 a/1 y/25/7 = 12/3) as they
relate to delineation or timing, will provide only minor
insight, and holds relatively little importance in relation
to other monthly cycles and the other contents of the
comprehensive charts. In fact, we’ve found this aspect to
be relatively useless. Universal Months (e.g., January, the
1st month of the year, is a 1 Universal Month in 2007; 1
2007 = 2008/10 = 1), which are the foundation to find one’s
Personal Months, among other aspects, are a much more
relative and revealing monthly cycle. To find your Personal
Month, click on scottpetullo.com, then click on
“Free Introductory Mini-Reading.”

*Although universal vibrations, such as the Universal
Month (see above) are vitally important and are used
to calculate personal vibrations like the Personal Month,
if applied by themselves to an individual’s life (e.g.,
“since this month is a 7 Universal Month, it is unwise
to change jobs now…”), the result is erroneous forecasting.
The personal vibrations (personal days, months, years, etc.)
are always more important to the individual as it relates to
timing. A 3 Universal Year vibration that is very rewarding
for one person, for instance, can alternatively be a year full
of heavy life challenges for the next person.

*Karmic Debt Numbers (13, 14, 16, 19) don’t necessarily
always symbolize what one hasn’t experienced, they
symbolize what one must balance due to misapplication
or avoidance of related energy in prior lives. The energy
associated with Karmic Debt Numbers isn’t benefic, it is
malefic. But it can be equalized in time, through balancing
the associated karma. Also, it’s those who avoid long-term
assessment of Karmic Debt Numbers (and Master Numbers)
who usually happen to deny their symbolic representation
in people′s lives.

*In order to accurately determine Master Numbers (11, 22,
33, 44, etc.) and Karmic Debt Numbers (13, 14, 16, and 19),
the following method of addition must be avoided as the
only method of calculation:

Janis Mayal Farrao
1 1 5 9 1 4 1 7 1 3 6 1 9 9 1 6=65/11

In this method, adding up all the numbers results in a
Master Number (11). We agree that it’s a quick way to find
the single digit total (in this case, 2), but it’s unreliable as a
way to find Master Numbers and Karmic Debt Numbers.

Each part of the full, legal birth name must be treated as
a single entity first as below, just as each individual is
unique as reflected by their full, legal birth name.

Janis
1 1 5 9 1 =17/8
Mayal
4 1 7 1 3 =16/7
Farrao
6 1 9 9 1 6=32/5

The single digits of each part of the full birth name are
then added together as follows:

8 7 5=20. Since the total with this method is 20 instead
of 11, we would say that the person is more often than
not operating on a non-Master Number vibration (20).
However, adding the double digits of each part of the
name together to yield 65, which reduces to 11, is worth
considering and should not be absolutely ignored.
Corroborating and mitigating considerations throughout
the comprehensive charts must be weighed to determine
just how much emphasis that 65/11 should be allowed,
and in what form (balanced, under-balanced, or
over-balanced).

*When calculating the Life Path, there are three main
methods to consider in order to correctly find Master
and Karmic Debt Numbers.

The first, being the most accurate in our view, is as
follows:

January 25, 1950
1 25 1950 = 1976 = 23/5

This method allows for the individuality of each day,
month, and year number to be represented. After all, each
day of the year is different, as is each month, and each year.

The second most accurate method (simply adding the
single digits of each part of the reduced numbers of the full
birth date) is as follows, and it reveals a Karmic Debt
Number:

1 25/7 1950/6

1 7 6 = 14/5

The least accurate, and least personal method, is as
follows:

1 2 5 1 9 5 0= 23/5

It’s best to have two of the three methods result in
a Master Number or Karmic Debt Number before
considering the Life Path energy to be aligned with
such energy. In the case of January 25, 1950, the person,
in our opinion, would not exhibit the Karmic Debt
number energy of the 14/5 as much as if we would
have seen at least two of the above methods resulting
in the Karmic Debt Number of 14.

Of course, each method results in the single digit 5, and
the base number is enough for a interpretive start.

You could use our Numerology Decoder Software to
correctly calculate the basic charts, including those
positions with Master Numbers and Karmic Debt
numbers, as it offers up to three calculation methods
per calculation.

Through dedicated study and observation, you’ll begin to
see distinct patterns and be able to use numerology as a
valuable supplement to astrology. The two sciences
together provide greater accuracy than found through
exclusive use of either one.

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Stephen Petullo has studied metaphysical concepts since the early 1980s and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Arizona that includes a minor in psychology. He has been doing consultations and intuitive readings professionally since 1997. He is a Reiki master-teacher, past-life regressionist, natural medium and channel, metaphysical consultant and has published a book and 20 audio recordings.

People get obsessed with structure, trying to choose the correct form you want to use in poetry; that others expect you to use; you must let go and blend one idea or event into the next, lest you lose the soul of it trying to fit it into something that never should have been.

When God created man, he began in the beginning and went to the end, He knew the whole in-between of that matter, he watched, and learned perhaps, man was all vanity, as he had perhaps learned from Lucifer prior to this (if indeed God can learn, and I think he can. He once said: “That never occurred to me…” He was referring to man’s demise, or depths he could fall in sin (a particular sin).

However, I use the above to support my idea here of folks being obsessed with structure to the point of loosing everything in-between. We are not God’s so we cannot go back and find what we threw away—what might have been. I think one of the secrets is, is to listen to your voice, the one speaking inside of you, you find the silence with no pretense inside that voice, this silence may provide you with—between the silence: the syllables, letters, words, rhyme, and other elements of poetry you may want to use, and it may not, but nonetheless, you got to record it as it comes, and don’t force it in to satisfy the neighbor.

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Today, one of the most common body accessories that differentiate the “cool” woman from the plain Janes are the cute little tattoos that she proudly wears on her skin.

You can say anything you want but you can never take away the fact that the women who get themselves inked are mostly the outspoken ones, the opinionated, those who possess strong values and beliefs, and those who have more confidence in themselves.

When talking of tattoo ideas for women, we immediately think of floral tattoos, butterfly or dragonfly tattoos, and hearts. And they get kind of, well, boring. But here’s one that is also very common, but despite its being popular with the girls, no two designs are quite alike, unlike cross tattoos and other symbols, –the fairy tattoos.

Fairy tattoos can take on different meanings. It could project an aura of innocence and a cheerful, lighthearted air. It could also stand for beauty with a playful flair. But did you know that fairies in Ireland, where the concept of fairies originated from, are considered evil beings?

Fairies are believed to be territorial beings of the underworld who would punish those who invade their “territory” and bring forth ill luck to individuals they dislike. And they do not look pleasing at all! But the fairies that Walt Disney conjured up for us are the charmingly impish creatures of perfection. And, apparently, that is what modern fairy tattoos are sticking up with.

Fairy tattoos, then, can be worn by people of various personalities: for the sweet and the young-at-heart; or for those who have a naughty, fun-loving personality, and anybody in between. The trick is in the design and the colors used and on how they are worn.

Fairy tattoos could be done in black and white for a more serious look, or in different colors for a playful, more feminine look. Also, the appearance of the fairy tattoo, its facial expression, its size, pose, clothing, and colors used can be customized according to the person’s personalities. Now, tell me how you will find that boring?

They can be worn on the lower back, on one hip, on the lower belly, or below the collar bone. It looks more sensual when worn on these areas. But they also look quite perfect on the shoulder, the wrist, lower legs, or anywhere the wearer chose to wear them. One thing you should remember, though, these fairy tattoos are more interesting when they are located in places where they can easily be seen.

Nowadays, anyone can get a good tattoo. All you need to have is the right attitude, the conviction to do so, and the money to pay for a good tattoo artist. They can be a bit costly, you know. And if you want to get your money’s worth, be ready to pay for it.

Also, just like marriage, getting a tattoo is a lifelong decision. And you’ll have to go through a long and painful process trying to part with it if you find later on that you don’t really want it. Think it over. And when you’re done, do it again, more carefully this time.

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