Raven's Rainbow Realm~ "If You are Not Outraged, You are NOT Paying Attention!" This is a Place to Challenge our Sterotypical Thinking and Learn Tolerance! Namaste is our Anthem! “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

Raven's Rainbow Realm~ "If You are Not Outraged, You are NOT Paying Attention!" This is a Place to Challenge our Sterotypical Thinking and Learn Tolerance! Namaste is our Anthem! “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/ Wed, 12 Nov 2008 17:49:52 -0000 Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:09:22 -0000 Raven's Rainbow Realm~ "If You are Not Outraged, You are NOT Paying Attention!" This is a Place to Challenge our Sterotypical Thinking and Learn Tolerance! Namaste is our Anthem! “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/logo http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/ 100 100 South~East "Two Spirit" Sacred Circle <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SQepogoKCtkAAH7cGak1/n10973362619-6930.jpg?et=M43%2CkdeMbAOwlJyHTe7JUA&nmid=0" border="0">I am going to be starting a two spirit south east group--I dont know how I will find the energy or resources--but I feel that in this part of my journey--this is what I am called to do. So from NC SC to GA and AL VA LA etc...-- I am gonna attempt to give Native American (American Indian, First Nation, etc...what ever PC term you wish to use) LGBT Two-Spirit People a voice and a place to speak out and make a difference. Nations, tribes etc...have fallen into the same Eurocentric thinking of the ones who once almost desimated the population and have kicked us out of our communities...I think its time we put a stop to that...its all about Roots and Rights now and we have to make a stand in the South/East. Let me know if you are interested http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/185/_SouthEast_Two_Spirit_Sacred_Circle Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:09:22 -0000 IS there a Rainbow Warrior Among us????? <a href="http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SQB-EAoKCtkAADmtX941"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SQB-EAoKCtkAADmtX941/comeback2mepic.jpg?et=cEl0tvk%2C98hB3l%2CBK8ChJA&nmid=0" border="0"></a> http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/184/IS_there_a_Rainbow_Warrior_Among_us Thu, 23 Oct 2008 13:43:45 -0000 Gift from the Creator <a href="http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SPotXwoKCtkAAGl6ZZQ1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SPotXwoKCtkAAGl6ZZQ1/jitcrunch.jpg?et=G%2BVWFEX1qsw%2CJjShOMcfPQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Two-spirited people The Two-spirited person is a native tradition that anthropologists have been able to date to some of the earliest discoveries of Native artifacts. Much evidence indicates that Native people, prior to colonization and contact with European cultures, believed in the existence of three genders: the male, the female and the male-female gender, or what we now call the Two-spirited person. The term Two-spirited, though relatively new, was derived from interpretations of Native languages used to describe people who displayed both characteristics of male and female. Traditionally, the Two-spirited person was one who had received a gift from the Creator, that gift being the privilege to house both male and female spirits in their bodies.  The concept of Two-spirited related to today's designation of gays, lesbians, bisexual and transgender persons of Native origins. Being given the gift of two-spirits meant that this individual had the ability to see the world from tw... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/183/Gift_from_the_Creator Sat, 18 Oct 2008 18:37:26 -0000 Someone Hacked my old Yahoo account! <a href="http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SPjy1QoKCtkAAAqftF81"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SPjy1QoKCtkAAAqftF81/raven-angel.jpg?et=CjMvfBYFQoFRNi%2CZ1UJJiA&nmid=0" border="0"></a>Today Drew let me know that he was getting mass emails from me--from my old yahoo account that I dont use any more. I am at <a href="mailto:ravenengel333@live.com">ravenengel333@live.com</a> now. I checked in and all my contacts were gone. And I had about 15 messages like he got that said "great new site" So if you get email from me--dont open it--its a virus or something. I did NOT send it. Update--Heading in two weeks for the transplant list appointment to start the process and I have a new diagnosis of diabetes. They are not sure what is causing what, but are sure that the liver disease and diabetes are connected. Good news is that I am getting the diabetes under control and feeling better in that respect. Seems my liver just forgot what to do with fat and insulin. Has nothing to do with how much fat you intake or have on you--thin people get the same type of liver disease--its a metobolic/genetic thing after all. Anyway--I think of you all often--and some of you will always be very special to me... kisses and hugs from Ravie... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/182/Someone_Hacked_my_old_Yahoo_account Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:17:32 -0000 What is a Shell Shaker? If you Care to read this~ It can change your life... <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SMFZMwoKCtkAABchEH01/556391838-d914e4489d.jpg?et=yx81nFMnmrL2Ydf17%2CUwsg&nmid=0" border="0"> My name is Angela Raven~Heart Cartee~ I am a shell-shaker. What is a shell shaker? The definition is one who unites the Native community for its betterment--in the dance they control the beat--the balance. In the community balance is key. Without it the community falls into indifference and is lulled to sleep. So in essence, the shell shaker calls attention to balance—they are the activist! It’s my gift or job to wake them up. When I was talking to Drew the other night, he asked me about what I wanted to do with my life—as regarding my degree. Which I have now decided is to be Communication/double minors in Anthropology and Indigenous Cultures. Two words came to mind—“Roots and Rights” and I think that is the essence of a shell shaker—they remind people of their roots and in doing so make them aware that they have rights and equality. They should fight as Rainbow warriors (meaning peacefully) for their rights. And all in one moment—I recognized that I really am called to do this. In do... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/180/What_is_a_Shell_Shaker_If_you_Care_to_read_this_It_can_change_your_life... Fri, 5 Sep 2008 16:08:44 -0000 Rainbow Warriors~ Warriors for Peace...listen....LISTEN! <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SL6GLgoKCtkAAF96OFs1/plaatje20water.gif?et=x151fWb0%2C0Ih1oVzO5%2BFtQ&nmid=0" border="0">   They say that the world is lost, our roots are lost, the language that unites us all is lost. I shake my head and close my eyes and dance the spiral of the ancients. My shells shake at my ankle and I believe in the Warriors of the Rainbow... Will you be a Warrior or a spectator? Will you work in peace fiercly or passivly watch the mother die? As I work with the borrowed time I have, I declair to fight with the Rainbow Warrior Spirit--so that our children will have a Mother to honor and a Earth to defend--with peace and love. With peace and love, we dont kill or destroy... We live and all that follow us LIVE... Hear this message from the ancestors my family...they are warning us. Every night in my dreams they speak now... Hear the message of a Shell-Shaker...Listen...     http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/179/Rainbow_Warriors_Warriors_for_Peace...listen....LISTEN Wed, 3 Sep 2008 12:42:38 -0000 The Hemitology/Oncology Appointment <a href="http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SEfcDQoKCtkAACfcjkY1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SEfcDQoKCtkAACfcjkY1/Ravie.jpg?et=VyBNrnYgkTGBb6UTXfc82w&nmid=0" border="0"></a>I am off to the long awaited appointment at THe Cancer/Hemitology Center. I am extremly nervous, but anxious to get this thing going and find out what is wrong with my blood and liver. I know the Goddess and my friends go with me and I know whatever they tell me, I can handle it. Just wanted to let you all know that I wouldnt be around this morning and that I will check in later. I know I wont get any answers today, but atleast the process is starting. We will see where it goes from here. I love you all and will be sending positive energy to you all as you go through your own ordeals and life issues. Hugs Love and Light Raven http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/169/The_HemitologyOncology_Appointment Thu, 5 Jun 2008 12:29:09 -0000 Oya~She has entered my Life Again~ <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SDV-FgoKCtkAAGyp79c1/oya99.jpg?et=GH7PVsHX1D0a9pwZJ5ArbQ&nmid=0" border="0"></img>Seven Years ago, I started on this journey of discovery--exploring different religions and paths. I bought my first Tarot deck--the Goddess Tarot. I knew nothing and had no teacher...I was just following my heart and intuition. My first readings really floored me with their accuracy. One figure within this deck began to speak to me so strongly. OYA. She really began to call to me. And thus began a time of major changes in my life. Changes that broke me down to my foundational spiritual self--destroyed the liter and junk I was carrying with me from the past and began to build me anew. Stronger, enlighened and ready for the battles which lay ahead of me. Then peace came for a while--proserity--blessings. But many crossroads loomed ahead of me. Sometimes I didnt fight the battles so well. Sometimes I failed. Sometimes I just gave up and walked away into the mist. Now I stand again at another crossroads and OYA calls to me again. She is the Goddess of the Winds of Change--and she has decid... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/167/OyaShe_has_entered_my_Life_Again Thu, 22 May 2008 13:44:29 -0000 Adoption For LGBT~ Love is LOVE~ <img class="alignleft" src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SDRiWAoKCtkAACNuud81/th_homophobiasucks.jpg?et=3DqryInMe7BW3ksP%2C90ABw&nmid=0" border="0"></img>With so many children needing GOOD parents, why are LGBT people being denied the right to adopt children? I just dont understand this--I cannot. Please support the ALCU in its efforts to give LGBT people full equality--as any other parent has by default. <a href="http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/parenting/12076prs20030501.html">http://www.aclu.org/lgbt/parenting/12076prs20030501.html</a> http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/166/Adoption_For_LGBT_Love_is_LOVE Wed, 21 May 2008 17:57:14 -0000 Not gonna say a word~ Just want opinions   http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/165/Not_gonna_say_a_word_Just_want_opinions Tue, 20 May 2008 17:22:21 -0000 I am no longer a Virgin~ I did it! I did it. I voted for the first time in my life. No I am not ashamed to admit that. I never in all my adult life thought that voting made any difference--that it didn't matter who was in office--things never change. But as the past 7 years have shown me, it does indeed matter and Goddess help me I do HOPE that things will CHANGE NOW. I don't have to tell you who I voted for~winks at Sicily! Anyway--I walked out of there and I cried. IT was almost a spiritual experience. And the words to this song came to my mind--I got in the car and cranked it all the way home. Here are the Lyrics and the Video...   I believe if I look hard enough I will see That there can be enough I believe I can think clear enough To conceive A place where there's enough If not now, when If not today then What about tomorrow What happens tomorrow I believe a woman can work hard and succeed And we could be content To believe that she could be in charge Of the free And be the president If not now, when If not today then Wh... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/161/I_am_no_longer_a_Virgin_I_did_it Tue, 6 May 2008 18:23:57 -0000 On the Gas Tax Holiday...Do we want a break or NOT? <IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SB8GzwoKCtkAABjIItA1/hillary.jpg?et=gKm8sjsOglkxK725ZCML7g&nmid=" border=0>I was reading a discussion and watching the YouTube debates over this issue of cutting the federal gas tax though the summer months to give consumers a break. I heard Obama say its only a three month break and it will amount to "on average"(what average is that?) equal to about 30.00 per car-- or a half tank of gas. Well I tell ya--30.00 will almost fill my car up and if they cut the tax of 18.2 cents (I think that is right) off a gallon of gas--I have to say again-- I save even more than that-- I think we need to take what we can get--we are all struggling and even if it is for only three months--I WILL TAKE THAT BREAK. I will take the difference and buy FOOD. Obama also says its just a quick fix (yep it is) and that it will just make people consume more making gas prices go up. I like what this woman had to say on a site... From everything I’ve been reading, the connection between supply, demand and gas prices has been broken and the current increases in prices have little to do wit... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/160/On_the_Gas_Tax_Holiday...Do_we_want_a_break_or_NOT Mon, 5 May 2008 13:09:00 -0000 I Have Solved my telemarketer Problem!!!!!!!!!!!! <A href="http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SBXXqQoKCtkAAF9sFoA1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SBXXqQoKCtkAAF9sFoA1/this%20may%20have%20happpend%20to%20your%20phone%20yesterday.jpg?et=JptnzM52dOqidLOnj86R4Q&nmid=" border=0></A>This is something Shannon would come up with!! LOL Y'all have a great day and may you be blessed with laughter Love Ravie   http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/157/I_Have_Solved_my_telemarketer_Problem Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:57:25 -0000 Assault on Reason We are at a pivotal moment in American democracy. The persistent and sustained reliance on falsehoods as the basis of policy, even in the face of evidence to the contrary, has reached levels that were previously unimaginable. It's too easy and too partisan to simply place the blame on the policies of President George W. Bush. We are all responsible for the decisions our country makes. Reasoned, focused discourse is vital to our democracy to ensure a well-informed citizenry. But this is difficult in an environment in which we are experiencing a new pattern of serial obsessions that periodically take over the airwaves for weeks at a time--from the O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson trials to Paris Hilton and Anna Nicole Smith. Never has it been more vital for us to face the reality of our long-term challenges, from the climate crisis to the war in Iraq to the deficits and health and social welfare. Today, reason is under assault by forces using sophisticated techniques such as prop... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/video/item/53/Assault_on_Reason Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:40:37 -0000 People are Eating Mud to Survive... <A href="http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SA3WKQoKCtkAAHM0B8c1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SA3WKQoKCtkAAHM0B8c1/FH000001_edited.jpg?et=e7nausVlQLg5%2BBWyAX7mRA&nmid=" border=0></A>Many of you may already know about this--I just heard about it in a email from Deepak Chopra-- People in Haiti are eating mud cakes to stay alive...I know food prices here have soared, but people please--people around the world are starving--in places that didnt know food shortages of these porpotions before. This war has to end and we have got to make some major changes in the way we live our lives. There is no more saying--everythings ok and the climate is fine and we can just keep going the way we always have. Yes this is a "wake up rant"...we need to WAKE UP!!! Sigh~ Love you all Ange   "<A href="http://www.intentblog.com/archives/2008/04/food_security_w.html">Food Security: Why has the Global Food Crisis reached Emergency Proportions?</A>" For months, people in Haiti have been going hungry. The recent rises, particularly in the price of rice, have tipped people over the edge. They are having to eat mud cakes, known as Teh, to help quiet their excruciating hunger pangs. Starvation is the main cause for doing so, although Pica, which occurs sometimes wit... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/152/People_are_Eating_Mud_to_Survive... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:13:25 -0000 Robyn Ochs~ Feminist, Bisexual and Married to a Woman <IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SAeKXQoKCtkAAAgvF281/631982009_m.jpg?et=mVDfeD1xkaswy%2CqEmOsHlw&nmid=" border=0>Labels are problematic. Human languages are inadequate to the task of describing the complexities of human experience. Even women who embrace a given label may find it only partially succeeds in serving its descriptive function. And those who reject a label may still recognize its merits. The responses above are clear evidence that choosing how to identify is a complex issue with a myriad of possible opinions and strategies, and no simple solution or correct answer. Each individual must find her own way.             My own experience of identity has been an ongoing process and may serve as one example. The bisexual label works for me, and has greatly enhanced my life. It has also, at times, cost me dearly.             I call myself bisexual because I acknowledge in myself the capacity to be attracted to and sexual with people of more than one sex, not necessarily at the same ... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/146/Robyn_Ochs_Feminist_Bisexual_and_Married_to_a_Woman Thu, 17 Apr 2008 17:36:04 -0000 Namaste! I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Integrity, of Wisdom and of Peace, When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/video/item/52/Namaste Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:07:25 -0000 Black American/African American? <A href="http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R-97XgoKCtkAACp8SLU1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R-97XgoKCtkAACp8SLU1/love-art-alwaysbemypride.jpg?et=EbgykybMbWi7C6xA2zY4YQ&nmid=" border=0></A>I snagged this from a friend in my network this morning. Thanks Gene--your site Rawks!!!  I am curious to your responses.I love Def Poetry Jam. It is always so REAL. Anyway--where are you at with this topic? Love and Light Ravie   <A href="http://ebonypoet.multiply.com/journal">http://ebonypoet.multiply.com/journal</A> http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/138/Black_AmericanAfrican_American Fri, 11 Apr 2008 14:53:29 -0000 Nobody Knows ~Bipolar Mixed States ~Raven's State of the Union A 'symptom' is a subjective sense or feeling of being unwell. Only the person suffering notices symptoms. On the other hand, a 'sign' is an objective, observable event that someone else can see. Lists of symptoms are often used as a means of self-diagnosis, but this approach is unlikely to produce the right answer for the right reasons. If you want to find out if you might have bipolar disorder, take our free test for bipolar disorder. In bipolar disorder/manic depression, not all symptoms and signs are present in everyone. We have given a limited number of examples as an illustration. If you have bipolar disorder, you can learn how to identify your own signs of illness that are unique to you. Symptoms & signs of mania elation (symptom) feeling invincible (symptom) irritated (symptom) irritability (sign) busy (symptom and sign) talking fast (symptom and sign) thinking fast (symptom) sleeplessness (symptom and sign) Symptoms & signs o... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/video/item/48/Nobody_Knows_Bipolar_Mixed_States_Ravens_State_of_the_Union Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:25:36 -0000 A new Day I am cutting my friends list to actually people who I have regualr contact with or who are old friends and revamping my page. I wont be accepting new friends except with a damn extensive intro/invite. I am not doing this cause I am mad with anyone--I just need to simplify my life, my page etc...those who know me--understand. Love and Light Ange http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/132/_A_new_Day Mon, 7 Apr 2008 19:10:55 -0000 Calling All Goddess'~ Calling our Mother Everywhere I look this morning~ the Mother is screaming at me to call on her...so I have been in my altar for the last while with incense and oils--calling her name...join me my sisters... Birds and butterflies Rivers and mountains she creates But you'll never know The next move she'll make You can try But it is useless to ask why Cannot control her She goes her own way She rules until the end of time She gives and she takes She rules until the end of time She goes her own way With every breath And all the choice that we make [ We are only passing through on her way I find my strength Believing that your soul lives on Until the end of time I'll carry it with me Once you will know my dear You don't have to fear A new beginning always starts at the end Until the end of time She goes her own way http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/video/item/47/Calling_All_Goddess_Calling_our_Mother Tue, 1 Apr 2008 14:44:14 -0000 OMG---this is too good!!! I'm Fucking Ben Affleck <A href="http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R@uuxwoKCtkAABXav-81"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R@uuxwoKCtkAABXav-81/ben_affleck_04.jpg?et=42KlUXE8%2BrQ0B2%2BP4jO2Bw&nmid=" border=0></A>LMAO--yes laughter is the best medicine--this is great!!!!! http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/121/_OMG---this_is_too_good_Im_Fucking_Ben_Affleck Thu, 27 Mar 2008 14:27:44 -0000 I soooooo need to laugh!! <A href="http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/R@ug2AoKCtkAAAml3gw1"><IMG class=alignleft src="http://images.ravenangel333.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/R@ug2AoKCtkAAAml3gw1/chica.jpg?et=aaivzbRgKkC0EA2Tk6h7Nw&nmid=" border=0></A>I really do need to laugh this morning—if I don’t…well… So who are my go-to people in that regard? Check em out! And I hope you all have a great day.   Hugs and love and kisses to all the usual suspects~ Ravie   http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/journal/item/120/I_soooooo_need_to_laugh Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:28:09 -0000 Ever Look Below the Surface? Why Do they REALLY Hate Us? Take a look at this simple visual glimpse at history and give me your http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/video/item/46/Ever_Look_Below_the_Surface_Why_Do_they_REALLY_Hate_Us Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:26:25 -0000 I Tried To Change My Sexual Orientation With Exgay Therapy Leaders of 'exgay' organizations such as Exodus International like to assert change is possible and point to themselves as proof that 'change is possible.' In this series of interviews survivors of 'exgay' programs explain how they too once believed their sexual orientation only to realize later a genuine change had NOT occurred. Shot by Daniel Gonzales exgaysurvivordan@gmail.com (less) http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/video/item/44/I_Tried_To_Change_My_Sexual_Orientation_With_Exgay_Therapy Tue, 18 Mar 2008 13:21:39 -0000 Be the Change (Equality Ride) In just two years, the Equality Ride has become a national forum wherein diversity is affirmed and discourse about faith, sexuality, and gender is effectively beholden to truth. And now, the journey continues once again. This fall, twenty-five young adults will visit schools in the South where there is a distinct legacy of religious, social and legal conservatism that further informs LGBT oppression. The expanding lineup will include new denominations, seminaries, and several faith-based Historically Black Colleges and Universities. For six weeks in October and November, young revolutionaries from all over will unite in the nonviolent pursuit of social justice. A movement in itself, the Equality Ride is set to empower a generation to challenge tradition and secure a brighter future for everyone. What we hope to experience at every school is a time of scholarly dialogue. In the past we have planned schoolwide panel discussions, classroom visits, meals with students, informal discussi... http://ravenangel333.multiply.com/video/item/43/Be_the_Change_Equality_Ride Tue, 18 Mar 2008 12:58:22 -0000