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The use of wall art is widely accepted and patronized. Who wouldn’t want to feel the exclusivity that the paintings give? Yes, it is a status symbol for some, but still it is merely a sign for people’s appreciation for art and for the artists as well.Though modernization takes place these days and the people who appreciates paintings are somewhat decreasing, still the artists are passionate about it and hopeful that the industry will then be popular again.One perfect subdivision of wall décor is canvas art.

It includes the themes of nautical canvases, floral, abstract, landscape, seascapes, modern, animals, religious, romance, African, music and sports, trees, and wine canvasses.Any of these themes will suit your particular taste. If you think having timeless creations and sophisticated artworks can only be seen in museums and art galleries, you’re mistaken. There are some stores that mainly offer canvas artworks. You may also find them on local stores and malls. And if you want a certain image that will perhaps complement your area, then opt for decent online stores that offer high quality art pieces.So how do wall paintings change the look of an area? It is basically because of the image itself.

Whatever mood the artist placed on the artwork, people will certainly feel it. If the artist portrays a happy environment on his work, then that would certainly be the feeling people will have.If the art piece shows grief, then people will feel so. In other words, wall art is something that manipulates people’s emotions. This is mainly what artworks do – to control the mood of the scope of the area.Your entire place will definitely have a new and invigorating ambiance that no one could ever get over with. In order to increase your productivity, you may put on some wall decorations on you work place. Choose for something that will inspire you.You may go for paintings themed with city and country scenes or something with images of people. It is better if the painting has light colors on it so that you’ll never feel weary within long hours of work.

Picking the one that suits you best is another factor too. Opt for something that best signifies your personality.When it comes to decorating your homes, it is highly recommended that you consider the existing furniture and other decorations you have. Take note of the color so that it would combine perfectly with the theme of your home. The size is important too. If the area you’ll be decorating isn’t that wide, do not choose big Canvas Art.One of the reasons why every home must have wall decorations is simply because it adds color to the house.

It gives that certain feeling which no one can resist not to have. Your home will be highly appreciated if there are quite a few decorations on it. It boosts visual interest of people.Not only it will be a good symbol of your lifestyle, but it will also attract people to frequently visit you. Aside from using these decorations for your own purpose, you may not notice that you are actually somehow promoting it. In this way, people who appreciate artworks will continuously increase over time.

It is perhaps a little ironic that I find it hard to adequately describe in words the impact that the classic comic strip Calvin & Hobbes, written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, had on me. The main protagonist, Calvin, was never at a loss for words, and though I often try to emulate him in my life, I more than often fall short.

His brashness, honesty, and stolid self-interest clashed congenially with Hobbes’ thoughtful, soft, tiger-centric views of the world. The masterwork of Bill Watterson (though one wonders if he would describe it as such) was a large step in the development of my young mind, and speaks volumes to the importance of humor in the development of young children.Calvin & Hobbes is my favorite anything, ever.

The humor site Progressive Boink.com (which takes its name from a Calvin & Hobbes strip) summed it up perfectly when they noted that “Calvin and Hobbes outclasses the rest of the comic strip world more than anything else has ever outclassed the rest of its medium.” But more than that, and perhaps what captured my attention most as a child, it is simple, so contained in its own package, and to me, remains one of the masterpieces of literature of the late 20th century.The argument against comics as literature has been raging ever since the medium was invented.

Plagued by super heroes and thoughtless premises (which Watterson often decried in his strips), comic books and comic strips have struggled a long time to gain notoriety and prestige. Luckily, ground-breaking comic book series like Neil Gaiman’s Sandman, Will Eisner’s A Contract with God, and Frank Miller’s Sin City, comic books (or “graphic novels,” a term the literary crowd can wrap their heads around more easily) have gained far more notice as legitimate works of fiction literature. But the comic strip, long deemed a venue for nothing more than slapstick jokes, hastily rendered caricatures, silly writing and inane punchlines, has never seemed to elevate its standing passed kid’s fare in the general population’s eyes. If one was to make an argument in favor of the comic strip as literature, Calvin & Hobbes would no doubt be the first and strongest example in the litany.

Make no mistake: this is not an academic paper, but rather a swan song to one of my favorite comics. I don’t want to list reasons why it is one of the great American stories, or anything like that. Rather, I want to share with you some of my thoughts on this great strip and how it has influenced my life and why it keeps me thinking to this day. So here are some reasons that I love Calvin & Hobbes.The first time I read Calvin & Hobbes was “The Authoritative Calvin & Hobbes.” It was given to me by a family friend who said it would be “right up my alley.”

Boy, he probably has no idea.Calvin & Hobbes was a social education for the lonely child. It was particularly lovely for me as a home-schooled child. My parents did good job of making sure I had activities outside the home, but for one reason or another, it has always been hard for me to make fast friends. In Calvin, I found a kid who made his own fun. Like him, I often wandered off on my own, more enchanted by the creations of my own imagination than the games and “team” activities of others. And no matter how weird, strange, or aloof I felt as a child, I always knew I had a friend in the funnies who really got me. As a child, you live in a world you can barely understand (or don’t care to), a world of adults who put arbitrary rules on a world that could be filled with freedom and fun. Calvin was my first channel for the voice of dissent, in that time of my young life when I was getting my first taste of independence. Calvin taught me that it was okay to be myself.Reading Calvin and Hobbes was never an activity one talked about to other kids. Unlike something like “The Simpsons,” one didn’t go discussing jokes on the schoolyard the day after. It was an incredibly personal, delicate experience that seemed so much to speak just to you that you really didn’t want to do anything to disrupt that.

I think that comic strips, comic books, and picture books hold a unique place in literature, because they are an almost completely solitary reading experience. A movie or show can be watched by you and others, a passive form of entertainment. A book, as well, though often read alone, lends itself to being read aloud. A book can be shared. But comics are so idiosyncratic, with a melding of words and pictures that becomes cumbersome to share. The reader’s eyes can wander across the panels, read text or image first. And as Scott McCloud has postulated in his amazing work “Understanding Comics,” the simplified caricatures of comics lend themselves to immediate empathy with the reader; the simpler the character’s rendering, the easier it is to put oneself inside that character’s head. The experience one has reading a comic is uniquely and completely their own.As we fans of the strip got older, and learned to socialize a little bit more, having read Calvin & Hobbes put us into a kind of special secret club. When I discovered someone had read Calvin & Hobbes, I felt I had found a kindred spirit. We would instantly reminisce about our favorite stories, the best Sundays, and the best jokes, and then probably leave it at that.

But there’s an unspoken something going on when you meet another Calvin & Hobbes fan, and its in all those personal moments you’ve shared with Calvin. Every Calvin & Hobbes fan has shared these moments as well; we have wandered the arid alien landscapes alongside Spaceman Spiff, we have marveled at the hides of living dinosaurs in our backyards, we have pontificated on a keen insight about the nature of television, we have cried over a dead raccoon. Even if I never mentioned Calvin & Hobbes again to a new-found fan, I knew I could trust them.Bill of Progressive Boink.com wrote in the site’s article “25 Great Calvin & Hobbes Strips:” “I know that people of all ages enjoyed Calvin and Hobbes, but I have to think that it meant even more to those of us who grew up with him.” I couldn’t agree more. For one thing, Calvin & Hobbes taught me how to read.

I would stumble over Calvin’s inordinately large vocabulary, to the delight of my parents,and often find ways to use his impressive words myself, often to the consternation of other children my own age. But throughout it all, Calvin didn’t just give me his vocabulary, he gave me his demeanor as well. Calvin is weird, doesn’t take to social activities, and often seems a little “out of sync with the world around him.” As Bill of Progressive Boink puts it, “It was Calvin who expressed the idea… that it was okay to be different.”By the time I had grown up enough to understand the big words I had phonetically worked out years earlier, Calvin had taught me what it meant to be a kid, but Bill Watterson taught me how to be a human. As a more sophisticated reader, you begin to realize you aren’t just reading a funny comic with good drawings and sight gags, but a very smart person’s emotionally charged critique of humanity, pulled off with the magic of masterful character-driven storytelling. This is, in essence, what good humor is all about: a level-headed insight into the contrivances and hypocrisies of the society we inhabit. Watterson attempted to say something honest about the world we created as humans.

He gave away his views freely to anyone willing to read them, and I took it on as my own; because it never seemed malicious or mean and it was always encapsulating something I felt about the silly world I had been born into. And he always packaged it in a weird, absurd, bizarre wrapping that told you he wasn’t taking any of it too seriously.The comic strip, to me, is the most idiosyncratic work of art created so far. Isn’t it appropriate that Jim Davis, the author Garfield, a comics strip about a fat, lazy cat, has now begun to rest on his laurels and relies on a team of cut-and-paste artists to create his strip? One can see the intimate personalities of Charles Schultz in every Peanuts character, the seamless melding of black culture, social dissent and martial arts inside Aaron McGruder’s The Boondocks, the weird and wonderful hectic insanity of Gary Larson inside every Far Side strip. A good comic strip is like looking into another human’s brain and finding all their thoughts, ideas, loves, passions, tastes and dislikes transformed into their own world, a parallel universe to our own.

It takes the objective world we have all agreed upon and turns it into a completely subjective experience. Calvin & Hobbes does this with masterful ease and never falters in its pursuit of the truth as Watterson sees it. I love seeing a pack of deer shoot to death an office worker, or watching a race of aliens suck all of the earth’s air and water away from us. Watterson always had an underlying philosophy behind his humor. I have always loved humor that can make you think, and it is clear from the strips he produced, Watterson was a thinker.Lastly, Bill Watterson taught me about integrity. As a dutiful nerd should, I could never stop eating up any bit of back-story information for any of the media I loved, and Calvin & Hobbes was no different. Though Watterson is notorious for shying away from the limelight, preferring that his work speak for itself, I have scrounged together small bits of information and essays written by Watterson, read every comment in his anniversary book and Sunday pages. One thing that comes across very strongly is that Watterson believed in his strip as a work of art.

He could deftly maneuver the subject material of his strip between critiquing the ever-self-aggrandizing art world, examining our ignorance of our own environmental mistakes, or postulating on the way the future would look. To me, nothing better exemplified Watterson’s somewhat dismal view of humanity’s stupidity than the countless times Calvin looks blank-facedly up to the sky, seeming to comment that there is no help out there but what we can give ourselves. And yet, there is always a child-like wonder piercing through the exterior, a rapture with the world that would seem diametrically opposed to these other, more pessimistic thoughts, but that go hand-in-hand with one another.

Through his constant attempts over ten years to become a better draftsman, taking on subject matter that wasn’t just interesting but important to discuss, and constantly fighting against merchandising his strip, he believed in the aura of his work. It still shows.Of all the things I have been lucky enough to come into contact with in my life, I am grateful for Calvin & Hobbes the most. It meant something real to me as a child; not just that it taught me how to read, but that it taught me how to listen. Calvin and Hobbes were my first teachers, social dissenters, philosophers and poets, but they will remain always in my memory as my friends.

I have selected one of my favorite paintings created by none other than Pablo Picasso in which to talk about in this article. The painting in question is the “Three Musicians”. Before indulging into the actual analysts of this work of art, I would like to say a few words relating to a copy of it which I completed in the 1980′s. At the time I was living in Zaragoza Spain and we would usually venture down to a specific local restaurant in the town during the early evening hours.

At this particular location the owner and his wife took a strong liking to my eldest son and he was treated as if he was one of the family members whenever we went into the establishment. He was permitted in the kitchen, they gave him a chef’s hat and he could sit and bang on the keys to the piano. These people thought nothing of all this, however as a responsible parent my wife and I disapproved of this behavior and halted it in the bud.In order to show my appreciation to the owner of the restaurant, I created a large duplicate of the “Three Musicians” and as I understand, to this day that painting is still hanging over the wall above the piano.Enough talk at this point about my painting let us progress now to the master and the real painting. When we first see Picasso’s painting we are attracted to the bright colors as well as to the diverse geometric forms.

One of the unique concepts associated with this painting is the limited number of circular forms included on it. Most of the shapes which create this piece are other than round.We see centered upon the stage three musicians along with their associated instruments. The three performers shown in the painting are a Pierrot, the Harlequin as well as a monk. Picasso made good use of Harlequins in his paintings. A review of his work during this time frame would show several paintings with the major topic relating to Harlequins. Allegedly, the musicians are fabled to be several of Pablo’s close friends, a Mr. Guillaume Apollinaire and Mr. Max Jacob. The third was reputed to be Picasso himself.

These two friends were both close associates of Picasso and practicing poets. It is thought that the artist created the images with the distinct intent to portray his friends out of a desire to honor their friendship. Apollinaire died prior to the painting’s completion while Jacob later joined a convent.We can readily make out who is who in the painting as we see the monk on the far right holding what appears to be some sheet music and next to him we have the harlequin with his guitar. To the left side we are shown the Pierrot with his clarinet. Behind the performers we can view a dog lying on the floor. This may seem strange to most westerners however it is not unusual for Spanish restaurants and bars to have pets roaming around.To begin our analysis of Picasso’s art work we must first be assured of what synthetic cubism actually is. In short, it is a form of painting which is a product of textures. Unlike the tradition early cubism we now encounter a flatter and more of a Collage type of canvas environment. In fact, the process was actually the initial stages of artistic acceptance of Collage materials as a serious ingredient for art work.The lines in the painting are mostly straight and uniform in appearance. The colors employed are bright and sharply focused.

There is a lack of effective shading of any kind which is indicative of synthetic cubism. These hot primary colors are mostly pure and saturated relieving the artist of the task of blending and producing shades and shadows. Details are provided not so much by the process of shading but by the addition of more lines as is evident in the beards of the monk and the harlequin. In order to provide us with a visual sensation of depth the floor appears further back on one side of the painting than on the other. This was a reality of Spain when I resided there as the rooms were never completely square.As stated above I firmly believe this painting to be a tribute to his friends and as such this great artist has achieved his goal.

Of all art related articles and submissions so far, I have found this one to be the most trying. I feel the art textbook simply do not do justice to our modern artists, as there are many that would have been better represented in the final chapters of our art books. For this topic I have selected a work by Arshile Gorky entitled “The Artist and his Mother”.

The artist’s life is a trail of tragedy and death present a major topic in many of his art pieces and a tragic life it was. From the burning of his art studio, his bout with cancer, a broken neck, paralysis of his painting arm and finally the departure of his wife and children, the events simply proved too much for him. In 1948 at the young age of 44 Gorky committed suicide by hanging himself in his Connecticut home.This artist from Connecticut provided an active inspirational influence upon Abstract Expressionism.

In most of his work he has endeavored to display the suffering he had experienced by way of the Armenian genocide. This was particularly true of the painting which we are now discussing. We can see past artist influences here at work as we find various traits reminiscent of Cézanne and Picasso.In the “Artist and His Mother” the painter attempts to provide a memorable image of his departed mother. This painting was actually based upon not only Gorky’s memories but an old photograph taken years before. Here we see him standing next to his mother. There are two versions of this painting in existence, one being located in Washington DC. We witness a young man standing next to an older lady in front of an empty window.

There are no furnishings to be seen in the room. We have to ask ourselves what secrets this painting holds from the painter.In analyzing this work of art we first notice that it demonstrates Gorky’s tremendous loss which he experienced when his mother died. The lines of the painting are fluid and dull as if they are telling us that they could disappear at any moment in time. The artist’s brush has crossed the barrier of life and death as he displays the cold, analogous, low-key colors to record his subdued feelings. His mothers face appears unnatural and presents a stone like appearance as if she was a statue or represented a headstone.

The loose, unstable shape of the ladies ghost white, flowing dress furthers his proof that his mother is really not physically at his side. The body of his mother as painted upon the canvas presents a vision of flatness in composition indicating someone who may have died and is no longer part of the earthly plane while the rough, grainy texture gives an uncanny feel that all is not well.Has he succeeded in conveying his tortured feelings from his homeland and his departed mother? He certainly has. We see Gorky standing next to his mom in his formal clothing as if attending a funeral and carefully extending a pink flower towards his mother.

Perhaps this is a flower being presented to her at her coffin either way with her being dead there is no response seen from her face or body. We can notice the sadness being displayed upon his face as he glances towards his mother. I perceive this sadness as related to his inability to give her the flower he currently holds.Although the original photograph was taken with a van, the background of the painting is just about indiscernible.

He has successfully taken an old black and white photo and transferred it with cubistic planes, color, and a measure of animation but unfortunately he has fails to revive his dead mother back into his memories. He has created a brown square window directly behind his mother. This window however is so opaque that one can not make out any features within the glass. This is further indication that his mother’s landscape is long gone and never to return again.

These days there are tons of advertisements on the internet and in guitar magazines asking if you’d like to become a guitar hero in ‘no time’. Well, the truth is this makes for sensational advertising, but unless you’re Eric Clapton, you’ll need some time to harness those skills. Here are some tips to keep in mind when you’re practicing.

Unlike those adds, your motto for practice should be slow and steady. When you play through a song quickly frequently what happens is you’ll muddle a little segment, but it doesn’t stick out in your ear because you’ve already moved on to the next part. Playing slowly ensures all the parts of the song are clear, and if there’s a spot that’s difficult that’s ok! You’re practicing, you’re not playing at Carnegie Hall yet. You’re supposed to make mistakes, but you can identify them better when you slow down.

Also, and this surprises beginners, it’s harder to play a piece slowly! Time and rhythm is what separates people who can kind of play and good musicians, and you can’t be considered a good musician if your timing is off. Learn to play a song slowly and gradually you can speed it up as you improve. Always begin slowly! Count out loud, stomp your foot, have your teacher count for you, do whatever you must but make sure that the timing is good and consistent!

Beginners are often confounded when they put their finger down and it doesn’t make a clear sound. This can happen for a few reasons. Make sure your finger is near the fret, but not on it. Sometimes this can create a buzz. Next, make sure you’re playing with the tips of your finger, not the flat part. This ensures that only a minimal part of your hand is touching the string, meaning you’re less likely to be inadvertently touching another string. Sometimes another part of your hand is touching another string, resulting in a buzz. The key is to remember that your fingers may feel like they’re making an impossible stretch, but in time they become more flexible, and the position becomes a lot more comfortable! It’s discouraging at first when the position seems difficult to maintain and to remember, but after repetitive, slow practice it becomes second nature. But don’t rush! Patience is the name of the game.

Having a teacher or an experienced player around is always a terrific idea if it’s possible. It ensures you don’t pick up any bad habits. When you internalize a bad technique it can be hard to expunge. Frequently the hardest thing for beginners, after they’ve got their notes clear, is strumming. Stick to one simple, consistent pattern that works well with a number of tunes. Once you practice it over and over again you’ll want to do something more advanced, and you might even be adding to it on your own! This is good. A good example is down, down, up, up, down. It works with nearly every 4/4 song and it’s a good place to begin. And most importantly, have fun!

When it comes to entertainment, Disney is the largest company in this sector globally. In addition, it has Disney channel as its TV outlet. Breaking into the process of performing acts with this medium can be quite challenging. However, finding yourself auditions on Disney channel is a perfect way of landing a performing job. Aspiring actors have the chance for auditioning for various roles at the media’s theme parks which will help them to commence their careers. Prior to attempt trial for the productions linked with this medium, it is highly advisable to be well prepared vocally as well as in performing skills. Read on and learn the steps you ought to follow to find movie auditions for Disney channel in the best way possible.

• Agent: Make sure you find yourself an agent who will help you in locating trials. However, it is important for you to be a prospective client in order to pass through the agency’s trials. Remember, an agent will help in your promotion and expect a certain percentage from your earnings in case you sail through. The agent should also be alert in knowing when the tests are available for you. Oddly enough, seek the profession of a lawyer before hiring and signing a contract with an agent.

• Creating an Account: You will be prompted to have an account created with talent resource websites. This will in turn help you in maintaining a list of coming trials that you can easily sort them out. Before you make any attendance to movie trials, it is imperative to consult an agent whom you can trust. This is because; the agent will simply protect you from any frauds or scams.

• Research: Make sure during your free time, you take a certain period of time to visit websites that are aimed at promoting open casting for any extras as well as movie productions. There are sites that will give you an opportunity to mail in your photos as well as resumes directly in your effort to land a test for new shows and movies as well. While this is the case, make sure that all your photos stand out to increase the chances of you being selected.

• Resume Submission: Remember, when you send your resume directly to the open casting websites, you can end up working as an extra in a movie. To you, it will be a good way of earning additional money, building up your work history as well as potentially getting bigger roles later on.

The Artistic Edge: The Most Important Discussion For The Future of Our Children
What if every child had the confidence to handle any of life’s challenges? Growing up in today’s world presents challenges that didn’t exist 20 years ago, so how are parents going to equip their children with the tools to overcome road blocks and launch them on a path to success?

The answer is simple… the arts. Engaging in music, dance, theatre or visual arts provides kids with the competitive edge they need to achieve success in every aspect of their lives. The arts deliver 7 keys that can unlock a future that is bright, fulfilling and prosperous.

The 7 Key Transferable Skills Kids Gain From The Arts

1. Creative Thinking:
Now more than ever, employers are looking for creative thinkers who can move their business forward, not just academic achievers who know how to maintain the status quo. Being able to think on your feet, approach tasks from different perspectives and think ‘outside of the box’ will distinguish your child from others. In an arts program, your child will be asked to recite a monologue in 6 different ways, create a painting that represents a memory, or compose a new rhythm to enhance a piece of music. If your child has practice thinking creatively, it will come naturally to them now and in their future career.

2. Confidence:
For a lot of people, stage fright is one of their greatest fears. People get physically ill at the thought of speaking in front of their colleagues or making a presentation to clients. The skills developed through theatre, not only train you how to convincingly deliver a message, but also build the confidence you need to take command of the stage. As a child, I was extremely shy. But practicing stepping out of my comfort zone in improv and allowing myself to make mistakes and learn from them in rehearsal, gave me the confidence to perform in front of large audiences. Imagine what your child could achieve with all the confidence they need to succeed.

3. Problem-solving:
Whether we like it or not, the only way to achieve success is to see a problem as a challenge that we can overcome and ultimately learn and grow from. So, how do we teach young people to solve problems? When you break it down, artistic creations are born through the solving of problems. How do I turn this clay into a sculpture? How do I portray a particular emotion through dance? Without even realizing it kids that participate in the arts are consistently being challenged to solve problems. So who is more likely to be successful? The child with the arts background? Or the child without?

4. Dreaming Big:
Whether it’s financial success on Bay Street or discovering a cure for cancer, one needs to learn how to dream big in order for incredible things to happen. As a teenager, my theatre troupe had an improv show at The Second City. I recall being struck by the fact that John Candy and Catherine O’Hara stood on the same stage and launched incredible careers. After that night my fellow cast and I spent hours writing scripts for Saturday Night Live. At age 15, our success on stage taught us to believe our dreams were possible. Okay, so I am not a script writer for SNL, but when I decided to start my own arts organization I wasn’t afraid, despite people telling me I was nuts. Through my arts experiences, I learned to push beyond the boundaries of what I thought I was capable of achieving. The incredible achievements kids experience through the arts help them realize that extraordinary things can occur when you dream big!

5. Finding Your Voice:
Young people are bombarded with thousands of messages every day to look a certain way, listen to a type of music or buy a certain product. Their minds are crammed with information that is influencing their decision-making at every turn. The arts allow children to unplug from these messages and go inside themselves to explore what is there. Through abstract painting and character work, to contemporary dance and music composition, young people can test out what kind of person they would like to be without having to commit to the role. Many kids discover who they are and what their passion is through these experiences and ultimately find their voice so they can share it with the world.

6. The Art of Conversation:
Do your kids spend more time texting and tweeting than talking? Many young people do not have the communication skills to effectively express themselves. Nido Qubein, an internationally renowned speaker and business guru, explains that effective communication has three basic components; connecting with an audience, conveying messages they understand and checking their responses to what you are saying. On The X-Factor we hear Simon Cowell telling contestants to express the emotion of the song, so they can connect with the audience in a way that gives them goose bumps or makes them want to buy the song. Although Simon’s responses are sometimes harsh, he teaches a valuable lesson about the importance of communication. Experience in any performing arts discipline teaches the very same lesson.

7. Work/Life Balance:
This one is simple. The arts teach you how to play. They can help manage stress and provide an outlet for expression. I, myself, am a dancer and nothing fuels my creativity and releases stress more than hitting the dance floor. If children become accustomed to having an outlet for expression and release for frustration when they are young, they are more likely to adopt these important habits as adults.

So the next time you are considering an extra curricular activity for your child, make the choice that will garner benefits long after the program is over. Choose an activity that will help your kids stand out, be heard and dream big. For that is what young people need in today’s society to succeed. Choose the arts and give your kids the artistic edge.

(From: “The Books behind Methuselah”)((Written: 1656-years After Adam)

It is said by Enoch and Methuselah that men came into the world in the time of the shadow of the serpent, and they fell swiftly under his dominion; for he sent his emissaries among them: Azaz’el (Angelic Watcher), Lilith & Asmodeus (Lilith married Asmodeus, the king of Demons), Agaliarept (The Henchman of Hell orSheol) Naamah (the angelic whore of heaven conceived while Adam was married to Lilith),Nephilim (decedents of the Watchers, the Giants of Old), King Og (King of the Nephilim).The Nachash

or, Burning Ones, Shinning Ones (equal to the serpents, originally from the Angelic order, a very High order, said to have had sexual relations with Eve, which produced Cain, and the seed that infected Adam’s line thereafter) and the Goat like Demon, to mention a few. And they all listened to this evil one and his cunning words, and they worshipped the foundation of the demonic world, and feared it. But there were a number of those who turned from evil and left the lands of their kindred, and kept their distance; for they knew of a rumor, that being, Yahweh was going to dim the world with the arms of heaven; these were the days of Methuselah, of which he lived 969-years.

The servants of the Nachash, pursued them with abhorrence, and their lives were short and hard, Enoch hid in caves, and Methuselah, the son of Enoch became king of those who followed Yahweh. And there was war among the Giants, the Sons of the Watchers, and war among the common men, and there were great deeds of velour.

And in those last days before Yahweh was going to dim the world, it was written in the ‘Books of Methuselah’of which he copied from his father’s 365-scrolls, it told how at the last, victory of Nachash was almost complete, whereupon, Noah, the grandson of Methuselah, built a ship, and people laughed at him for how could he take a voyage upon the unassailable sands of which his ship rested.

Yet Noah desired to speak before the powers of the earth on behalf of Yahweh, that he might have pity on them. But he achieved not his quest after long labors and many threats, and their came a host of kings who had scoured him, for arrogant assumption.

Thus, the Great Flood came, and Nachash was overthrown and the earth broken and men fought to get into the great ship that Noah had built. Evil men, who were still untamed and lawless, refusing the command to cast away the shadow of the serpent, and the fear of the demonic world, but they stayed with their kings: forsook a time of grace, refused the summons of Yahweh, to dwell in darkness: and as a result, demons and dragons, and misshaped men-beasts, and all mockeries of Yahweh, perished, the whole lot of mankind unsaved.

But Yahweh put forth his Seraphim (The highest known rank of angels)and shut the Watchers, beyond the world, in the Prison House for Angelic Beings (beyond Orion),that is without, light, and they cannot themselves return again into the world present and visible, yet some fled to be enthroned, on other worlds, such as Enceladus (Saturn’s moon) Europa

(Contained by Aliens: Jumper’s moon), and other places among the stars. Yet the seeds that they had planted still grew and sprouted, after the flood, the Nephilim(decedents of the Watchers, the Giants of Old were still among the world’s order),bearing evil fruit, and many did tend them. For it was King Og, who hid in Noah’s ship, and guided his giant servants, moving them ever towards spoil and battle, the will of their forefathers, and Nachash, the evil serpent. And those after the flood, who did not follow, or obey them, were destroyed.

The kings of those lands knew full well, they had counsel concerning the ages before, and now after, Gilgamesh among them ((half human, and of half supernatural: born of the demonic race, a hybrid of the Watchers)(a Sumerian: and as most Sumerians believed in those far-off days, to be from a supernatural origin)).

And there was in that land a haven, know as the Circle of Refaim, where a caste of giants lived, as well as in Jericho, the clan being Rephaim (among others),whose name came from Rapha, a noble one among them, the father of many giants, faithful; he came to them and taught them, and he gave them wisdom and power and life a mortal race that possessed the sins of their forefathers.

#848 (1-1-2012)

Have you ever felt your message was insignificant in an over-crowded market place? A client of mine said, “I’ll probably never write a book because there are already too many books on every subject I can think of.”

The truth is many successful authors have felt their message insignificant in the LARGE scheme of things. But at some point they had to realize what I’m about to tell you, “With all the great books in the marketplace, there’s only one voice that’s uniquely yours. I am convinced there are people waiting for your perspective, your solution, or your message. They’re waiting to be inspired, entertained or helped by YOUR book.”

The way to make your book stand out in a crowded market is to target a niche market related to your book’s topic. Identifying a niche is really hot in the marketing world right now and rightly so.

Simply put, to target a niche market in your book’s topic area: Identify a problem/solution and research your competition. Then develop a different approach. With all the books in the world on your topic, it’s not enough to know the solution. You must present the solution in a different way than existing books do.

Develop a way of making your book different. You need a different viewpoint, a niche, or a different spin on perhaps the same information. Examine the problem again. Look at the solution your book solves with the goal of coming up with a way to present your knowledge differently than existing books.

Here are three simple ways to do this:

• Market Segment. You can develop a niche by focusing on an occupation, sex, or age group, i.e. Lose 14 Pounds in 2 Weeks: A Guide for Women Above 40, Lose Weight Safely Before, During & After Pregnancy.

• Broadening Market. Consider appealing to a broader market: Lose 14 Pounds in 14 Days: A Guide for Working Class Men & Women.

• Focus. Attack a big problem by emphasizing a particular tool or technique that you have experience with. For example, show how heart attack survivors can lose 14 pounds in 2 weeks by eating only fish, white meats and walking 10 miles a day.

You may have noticed in each one of the above examples of the same market, the contents of the book would probably be the same! The books would contain the same basic ideas, suggestions, tips, etc. For example, all the books about diets would probably stress the importance of eating right, choosing the right foods in right portions and daily exercise. Yet, each book presents a different viewpoint targeting a different market.

So BE BOLD; have no fear about approaching the same subject as existing books. Focus in on your unique ideas and viewpoint. Remember, according to the writer of Ecclesiastes, “There’s nothing new under the sun.” Bernice Fitz–Gibbon said so eloquently, “Creativity often consists of merely turning up what is already there. Did you know that right and left shoes were only thought up only little more than a century ago.” Now go start your successful book journey. Make it different. Make it count. Make it yours.