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villard
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 		Puzzle? New Guide-email:
Quote:
The Full Pink Moon shines above. Your path has been determined. All it requires is
a leap of faith

mswpraefgithelos
edsqxneghdiltmvo
ssuveboijnlmprrb
nelliflxgttmnpqa
sitorfneleaguide


80 words including signature of five words. Divided 16 in each row. Any ideas?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 9:06 am
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Loveli
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 		I tried using a substitution cipher on it, and couldn't come up with anything. I just had an idea, that it may not be in english so I'm going to check back. I'll let you know. I'm VERY new at this, so I could be doing it totally wrong who knows lol. Have a great day!

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konamouse
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 		mswpraefgithelos
edsqxneghdiltmvo
ssuveboijnlmprrb
nelliflxgttmnpqa
sitorfneleaguide

That is what jumped out at me initially (okay, the sprague part might be pushing it).

Pink Moon is interesting and useful information, but I think this key may be in the phrase "leap of faith".

When I opened Dale's email on my home computer this morning, aguide was bolded in his version - was it that way yesterday?
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 12:55 pm
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 		Ok nothing ledgible came out of using the substitution cipher. Maybe I was using it wrong, or maybe it's not what needs to be done...

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Myssfitz
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 		Banishing spell?
konamouse wrote:
mswpraefgithelos
edsqxneghdiltmvo
ssuveboijnlmprrb
nelliflxgttmnpqa
sitorfneleaguide

That is what jumped out at me initially (okay, the sprague part might be pushing it).

Pink Moon is interesting and useful information, but I think this key may be in the phrase "leap of faith".

When I opened Dale's email on my home computer this morning, aguide was bolded in his version - was it that way yesterday?



It was not in bold yesterday. I never saw sprague in there. Good eyes! Another name for Full Pink Moon is the Egg Moon. That fits in with our story.

http://www.wicca.com/celtic/newmoons.html
April 2003
New Moon ~ April 1st 2:19PM Aries
2nd Quarter ~ April 9th 6:40PM Cancer
Full Moon ~ April 16th 2:36PM Libra
4th Quarter ~ April 23rd 7:18AM Aquarius
May 2003
New Moon ~ May 1st 7:15AM Taurus
2nd Quarter ~ May 9th 6:53AM Leo
Full Moon ~ May 15th 10:36PM Scorpio
4th Quarter ~ May 22nd 7:31PM Leo
Eclipse ~ May 30th 11:09PM
New Moon ~ May 30th 11:20PM Gemini

Below is some info on casting spells during the different moon phases. See the highlighted parts, esp. Dark Moon. Maybe Dale's email from the guides is a spell to banish or reverse his spell. We would have about 2 weeks before the next Dark Moon. (night before the new moon).

MAY 1, 2003 (8:15am) (DST) Dark Moon (http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/7746/IthacaPagan.html)

http://www.themysticeye.com/info/moonphases.htm

moon magic

new moon
The new moon lies between the earth and the sun. Because the sunlit side is away from the earth, the new moon is invisible to us. The first whole day the moon is visible in it's waxing mode towards fullness. A time of renewal and new beginnings. Spells cast during the new moon are often intended to grow to fruition by the full moon.

waxing moon
As moon moves along its orbit, it appears as a crescent on the right side. As the visible part of the moon grows, it is said to be "waxing".This occurs during the 14 day period from New Moon to Full Moon when the moon is more visible in the sky each night. During the Waxing Moon, cast spells for growth, initiation, and to draw positive things into your life.

waxing gibbous
When more than half of the sunlit side is visible, the moon is "gibbous."

full moon
The moon reaches the second quarter of its orbit. The entire daylight side is visible and appears to us as a circle. The Full Moon is the time when waxing lunar energy is at it's zenith. Spells appropriate for the Waxing Moon are cast, so long as this is done before the exact time of the Full Moon. Any working that needs extra power, such as help in finding love or healings for serious conditions. Also, love, knowledge, legal undertakings, money and dreams.

waning gibbous
As the sunlit side of the moon turns away from us, the moon begins to "wane". Waning Moon energy is used to neutralize or banish negativity, lessen or remove obstacles or illness, and in binding.

waning crescent
The visible portion of the moon dwindles to a crescent and we get ready to start all over again.

dark moon
The Dark, or Black, Moon refers to the brief time when the Moon is totally invisible in the night sky. Some say the Dark Moon is the best time for banishing spells; others avoid magick altogether.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 17, 2003 3:15 pm
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Frankie
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 		The "Spague" really proves nothing. There's no order to it.
I could just as easily go:

mswpraefgithelos
edsqxneghdiltmvo
ssuveboijnlmprrb
nelliflxgttmnpqa
sitorfneleaguide

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mopi
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 		guide email puzzle
ok which of you is going to volunteer to have sex with dale sprague and solve this? Shocked
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konamouse
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 		The natives are getting restless
From: <guides@mythosphere.org>

To: <dale@synthasia.com>

Subject: A Leap Of Faith?

Date: 18 April 2003

We have not heard from you again. Did you understand? Perhaps you weren't counting on
a leap of faith

mswpraefgithelos
edsqxneghdiltmvo
ssuveboijnlmprrb
nelliflxgttmnpqa
sitorfneleaguide
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konamouse
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 		Let's take "a leap of faith" and count our letters.

Dashcat and Konamouse put their heads together and came up with this in chat tonight:

Spoiler (Rollover to View):
a( )leap( )of( )faith = take the letters in the spaces between the words:
mswpraefgithelos = seis
edsqxneghdiltmvo = dedo
ssuveboijnlmprrb = sonb
nelliflxgttmnpqa = elta
sitorfneleaguide = ine

"seisdedos on beltaine"


Beltaine = Irish/Pagen/Wicca holiday on April 30-May 1 in the Northern Hemisphere.
http://www.witchvox.com/holidays/xbeltaine.html
Seisdedos (the wife of Robert Seisdedos) is buried in plot 84 of AGP.
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 		Wow! great stuff.

So, we have a where and a when....

Shall we start spec on the what?

Could this be the "opening"?

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 		Beltane
http://www.witchvox.com/holidays/beltaine/beltaine_story.html

Beltane, and its counterpart Samhain, divide the year into its two primary seasons, winter (Dark Part) and summer (Light Part). As Samhain is about honoring Death, Beltane, its counter part, is about honoring Life. It is the time when the sun is fully released from his bondage of winter and able to rule over summer and life once again.

Beltane, like Samhain, is a time of "no time" when the veils between the two worlds are at their thinnest. No time is when the two worlds intermingle and unite and the magic abounds! It is the time when the Faeries return from their winter respite, carefree and full of faery mischief and faery delight. On the night before Beltane, in times past, folks would place rowan branches at their windows and doors for protection, many otherworldly occurrences could transpire during this time of "no time".

When the veils are so thin it is an extremely magical time, it is said that the Queen of the Faeries rides out on her white horse. Roving about on Beltane eve She will try to entice people away to the Faeryland.

Beltane translated means "fire of Bel" or "bright fire" - the "bale-fire". (English - bale; Anglo-Saxon bael; Lithuanian baltas (white)) Bel (Bel, Bile, Beli, Belinus, Belenos) is the known as the bright and shining one, a Celtic Sun God. Beli is the father, protector, and the husband of the Mother Goddess.

On Beltane eve the Celts would build two large fires, Bel Fires, lit from the nine sacred woods.

~cem

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Myssfitz
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Quote:
konamouse wrote:

Beltaine = Irish/Pagen/Wicca holiday on April 30-May 1 in the Northern Hemisphere.


Glad to see older posts are read Sad
Well, I found it earlier (see above post) and had no idea I did. Here is the info again, but shortened:

Below is some info on casting spells during the different moon phases. See the highlighted parts, esp. Dark Moon. Maybe Dale's email from the guides is a spell to banish or reverse his spell. We would have about 2 weeks before the next Dark Moon. (night before the new moon).
___________________________________________________________

http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Ithaca/7746/IthacaPagan.html
MAY 1, 2003 (8:15am) (DST) Dark Moon
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http://www.themysticeye.com/info/moonphases.htm

dark moon

The Dark, or Black, Moon refers to the brief time when the Moon is totally invisible in the night sky. Some say the Dark Moon is the best time for banishing spells; others avoid magick altogether.
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Here is some more info:

http://www.schooloftheseasons.com/moonsun.html

Holiday:Beltane
Moon Phase:Gibbous
Date:Apr 30 /May 1
Closest Moon Phase:Gibbous: Apr 13
Closest Full Moon:Apr 16
Closest Weekend:Apr 26 & 27; May 3 & 4
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 		More on "The Nine"
As Cemgate posted above, the Beltane fire is lit from the wood of nine different trees. Here's the list:

Oak, Birch, Rowan/Mountain ash, Willow, Hawthorn, Hazel, Apple, Vine (grapevine), Fir.

I've heard of the ashes from the Beltane fire used as a spell component.

Oak, ash, Hawthorn, and pine are all labelled on the Diana's Grove EasterEgg hunt map.
http://www.aglauranj.org/egghunt.html

I wonder if the rest are there as well?

-m

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Setebelo
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 		Seisdedos
I guess you already know that:

"Seisdedos" means "Sixfingers" in spanish (and portuguese). Is there a connection with Digitalis?

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Valas
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 		Re: Seisdedos
Setebelo wrote:
I guess you already know that:

"Seisdedos" means "Sixfingers" in spanish (and portuguese). Is there a connection with Digitalis?


We suspect that he may be Digitalis. Afterall, if Brent Bowers can mail with us, why cannot Robert fortell someone's future.

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