Sarah Legend

Is Sarah Palin because of her life becoming a huge living legend?

Even CNN a leftist station did a glowing report on the life of Sarah Palin how many govenors in history have had a 83% approval rating?

Frank SInatra was a living legend. Johnny Carson. Elvis Presley. Winston Churchill. Thomas Edison. Albert Einstein. Mother Theresa. Elizabeth Taylor.

I think Gov. Palin’s rise from hockey mom to city council to mayor and governor and now vice presidential candidate is amazing and impressive. She’s been fun to watch the last couple of weeks, and I look forward to learning more about her.

But legend? No. Not yet. A living legend is someone who has made a strong and unique impression on average citizens and everyday people over a period of years. Ten or 15 years from now will be plenty soon enough to assess Gov. Palin’s political career to determine whether she has or hasn’t reached “legend” status.

There are several pieces of history that include water in different forms of worship. Perhaps one of the best known rituals today is that of baptism in the Christian church. Infants or adults are either sprinkled or submerged in water as a symbol of their sins being washed away. Even older than this custom, however, are other rituals involving the use of water.

Vatni aura

Before being introduced Christianity, the Scandinavians had a ritual known as the aura vatni. Like the Christian baptism, this ritual involved sprinkling newborn infants with water. He is also thought may have been some holy attribute to the water too.

Wells British

There are two wells, one in Gloucestershire and one in Yorkshire that were originally well known as Woden and Thor's Well. Dedicated by the pagans, who were time to devote to St. Margaret and St. Helena by Christians. Until recently, people visit these wells every Sunday evening and drink made of sugar water in the water.

Prophetic wells

The Palici springs in Sicily were known as prophetic wells. Originally, the deep pools that are agitated by volcanic sources. The springs themselves were considered as gods that watched over oaths, and the most solemn oaths were taken in his presence, and those who lied were blinded.

Wells in the UK also used for divination. There were numerous wells throughout the country that was sought by a person who had difficulty with an issue. The person who threw a small object in the water, and watching the bubbles, would have an answer to the problem. Vases and coins have been found near the sites of the old rivers and streams and are presumed to be the remains of offerings to the gods of water.

Druids

The Druids held sacred water, and there are other cases in myths and legends that moving water, like that in the garden cascades (target = "_blank"> http://www.garden-fountains.com/Detail.bok?no=79) is powerful. For example, the healing pool of Bethesda in the Bible only happened after an angel caused the water to move.

Water into wine

The Germans collected spring water on Christmas night, when the clock struck midnight was called heilwag, and thought it was good for stomach ache. That is still thought to collected water from 11 midnight on Christmas and Easter night turns into wine. This could have a link back to Jesus' first miracle of turning water into wine at the wedding at Cana. Water Magic for divination was also collected before dawn Sundays from three characteristics of water flowing from high size ( target = "_blank" href = "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka7pRQ7R5ts"> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ka7pRQ7R5ts).

Also Easter, Hessian youths who go to the rock hollow in the mountains and draw water. Before returning home, threw flowers into the water as an offering, and nobody dared to go into down before the flowers were sent. Elsewhere, water is believed to have healing powers and therefore sacred.

Water is still used today in religious practices around the world. And while well worship in its original sense is gone, many of the customs are still carried today.

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