G IS FOR GODDESSES AND GODS

A number of years ago, shortly after I my first initiation, I was having a conversation with a friend who is a hard-core skeptic.  He tried not to smirk at my new-found path, and I tried to contain my adoration for the Gods from spilling out too much.  Neither of us succeeded.

Not for the first time – or the last – I was told of how religion has come to be and how useless it is.  He told me of how ancient men responded to a thunder storm, and how frightening it must have been to them to see the lightning flash across the sky and the thunder roll through the clouds.  And how in fear and defiance, they raised their spears and sticks heavenward, shaking them, throwing them towards the powers they did not understand.

And in that instant, I was flung back, back through history, back through the ages and civilizations, to that point in time when there were no cities, no buildings, no roads.  Back to the time when only wilderness covered this earth and these first forbearers, the first ancestors of our ancestors walked the earth in small familial tribes.  And I saw that first thunderstorm that frightened them so.

It was an instance of great enlightenment and awakening, for I realized how significant it was, that first instance, that mankind’s first encounter with something larger and unmistakably beyond them.  That recognition of the Great Spirit!! 

That recognition could only have come, because mankind itself was endowed with the same Spirit!

People all over the world went on to develop civilizations, each with their own views, each with their own Gods and Goddesses, each building monuments and pyramids of great structures to honour these invisible but incredibly alive Deities, each thinking they were the only ones who have seen Them truly.  Somewhere along the line, these views of the Divine caused schisms and divisions, and in an effort to protect their views, their ways of seeing the Gods, wars ensued.

From my vantage point, in the next instance, I saw things differently – each civilization, each ethnic group of people saw the Divine exactly as they were supposed to see it.  The Divine is simply too large, too universal, too cosmic to see as a unified force.  Whether one sees the Gods and Goddesses through the eyes of the Hindu, Egyptian, Buddhist, or Norse, whether Jewish, or Christian, what people see here are just splinters of the Godhead.  Further, these splinters are sub-divided and every human, whether a believer or not, carries this spiritual fragments and it is by these, the earliest of mankind was able to recognize that Gods exist.  Each culture is like a facet within the great diamond which is the Divine Godhead.  Facets of a diamond do not fight with each other – they glow with their own unique spiritual light, even as each culture, and each person within each culture is supposed to shine with his and hers own unique spiritual light.  Together, we all create a mosaic of light and wonder that reflects the Light and Wonder of the already eternally established spiritual realms of the Gods.

Ours is a very small planet spinning around a star of no great significance in the skies, and yet, we have here a life form called human beings.  Around this planet is an aura, a spiritual cloud to which we all are connected, not only to each other and every other person on this world, and to the Divine power, regardless of how it chooses to reveal itself to us! 

F IS FOR FLOW

Life is a river that flows within all

Flows smoothly, flows relentlessly,

Flows through and about

Life is a river of energy and spirit

Flowing towards and in everyone

Flows – there is no stopping it

Flows – you cannot avoid it

Or sidestep it

Or run away from it.

Flowing from you is an endless stream

Of thoughts and emotions, will and spirit

Flowing from others is a constant torrent

Of thoughts and emotions, will and spirit

Flowing, colliding, mingling,

Contributing, dividing, touching

The flow of life emanating from

Each and every life and spirit

On earth and the universe!

Flow the red stream from the bodies of women

Flow the white stream from the bodies of men

Flow the gush of water that brings forth new life

Flow of Spirit that ends the earthly journey

Flow of Spirit to Spirit

Flow from Divine to Mortal

And Mortal back to Divine

Flow, flow, flow eternal

D IS FOR DEFINITIONS

Another "D" article:

Recently I posted a Facebook status saying that I’m far more a Priestess than a Witch, and that I deal with the Spiritual rather than the Supernatural.  Here I would like to explore the definitions more closely.

It’s taken me a long time to understand the differences in these definitions.  It confused me.  Right from the start of my Pagan path, I adopted the term “Witch”, and ran with it.  Then after initiations, I added “Priestess” to that.  Were they different aspects of the same thing?  Were they the same?  No, they’re not the same, although they overlap, and it took me until just earlier this year to discover the difference.

When I do “witchy” things, as I did yesterday in blending all the different herbs and flower petals, it is with the focus of creating alchemical changes in engeries, for the specific purpose of achieving certain goals.  It’s working spells and magickal manifestations. Cooking is one of the greatest acts of Witchery I can think of, because it takes ingredients from different sources, and combines them in a way that creates a meal which delights all senses.  Witches are, for the most part, skilled in working with herbs and crystals, brewing of tinctures and oils, differentiating and working with the energy forces that are all around us, mostly for the purposes of healing.  Witchy stuff doesn’t need to have anything to do with the Divine.  Witchcraft is something that can be done and engaged in without bringing any element of worship and service into it.

As a Priestess, my main focus is in serving the Goddesses and Gods.  I am always conscious of my connection to the Divine.  In meditations, I open myself up to whatever They are wanting to tell me.  I research the pantheons from around the world, because I want to know  more of how the Goddess, in particular, manifests Herself globally.  I conduct rituals of honour and devotion.  Often, I get direct instructions as to how to conduct these rituals, and found that in doing so, the Gods bring about the greatest blessings to those who participate in these rituals with me. 

Witchy stuff plays a big part in my Priestess duties.  I am inspired to use herbs, crystals, stones and candles in different ways during rituals.  So the two go hand in hand, sometimes so seamlessly that the two aspects appear as to be one.  This is me – even when I do “witchy” stuff, it’s always with view of how it  can be incorporated into a ritual of worship.

And this is how I define “Witch” and “Priestess”.

Now to go on to Spiritual and Supernatural – my definition of “Spiritual” is simple:  My spirit is connected now and forever to the great universal Spirit of which we are all part.  I am acutely aware of this part of myself and it is through this means conduit that I am linked to the Godhead which contains all the Aspects we know as Gods and Goddesses.

I do not have the ability to see auras, or see ghosts and spirits.  I do not sense any kinds of spirits, good or bad, and I have never been bothered by things that go bump in the night.  I have no idea as to what all this means, because that’s not what I pay attention to.  These are external forces that may or may not exist, and in my life, I have no desire to know one way or another.  I am not someone who can read minds, exercise telepathy, or receive messages from those who have passed on.  And I absolutely have no interest to delve into any study of demons, minions of hell, the devil or Satan.  None of these have any place at all in my life, since I prefer to align myself with the light of the Gods.  This all belongs to the realm of the Supernatural, and is of no use to me.

And that in the simplest terms, is how I define what I am!

E IS FOR ELEMENTS

E IS FOR ELEMENTS

Most pagan and Wiccan rituals involve the calling of the Quarters.  These are the compass points of East, South, West and North, also known as The Elements – Air, Fire, Water and Earth, which in turn are based on many ancient philosophies and spiritual paths.  Buddhists, Hindu, Ancient Babylonians and Greeks all worked with what was considered the basis of life in these Elements.

Over time, these Elements have acquired a number of correspondencies, or meanings.  Although depending on the Tradition these may change somewhat, the most common correspondencies  are composed of the  following (all right, I must confess that I unashamedly stolen it from someone who had already worked it all out – you gotta love the world wide web!):

 AIR
Direction: East
  Rules: The mind, all mental, intuitive and psychic work, knowledge, abstract learning, theory, windswept hills, plains, windy beaches, high mountain peaks, high towers, wind and breath.
  Time: Dawn
  Season: Spring
  Colors: White, bright yellow, crimson, blue-white.
  Zodiac: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius.
  Tools: Wand, Incense, Creative Visualization (Some traditions align the Athame and Sword with Air but most Celtic traditions align them with Fire).
  Spirits: Sylphs, Zephyrs and Fairies who inhabit the world of trees, flowers, winds, breezes, mountains. Ruled by King Paralda.
  Angel: Michael
  Wind: Eurus
  Sense: Smell
  Jewel: Topaz
  Incense: Galbanum.
  Plants: Frankincense, myrrh, pansy, primrose, vervain, violet, yarrow.
  Tree: Aspen.
  Animals: Birds.
  Goddesses: Aradia, Arianrhod, Cardea, Nuit, Urania.
  Gods: Enlil, Khephera, Mercury, Shu, Thoth.
  Ritual Work: Dawn, Sunrise, Spring, Knowledge, Inspiration, Hearing, Harmony, Herbal Knowledge, Plant Growth, Intellect, Thought, Ideas, Travel, Freedom, Revealing the Truth, Finding Lost Things, movement, Psychic Abilities


 
  FIRE
  Direction: South.
  Rules: Energy, spirit, heat, flame, blood, sap, life, will, healing and destroying, purification, bonfires, hearth fires, candle flames, sun, deserts, volcanoes, eruptions, explosions.
  Time: Noon.
  Season: Summer.
  Colors: Red, gold, crimson, orange, white (the sun's noon light).
  Zodiac: Aries, Leo, Saggitarius.
  Tools: Dagger/Athame, Lamp or Candles, Censer, Burned Herbs or Requests on Paper (some traditions align the Wand with fire, but most Celtic ones align it with Air).
  Spirits: Salamanders, Firedrakes, the consciousness of flames; Ruled by King Djin.
  Angel: Ariel.
  Wind: Notus.
  Sense: Sight.
  Jewel: Fire Opal.
  Incense: Olibanum.
  Plants: Garlic, hibiscus, mustard, nettle, onion, red peppers, red poppies.
  Tree: Almond, in flower.
  Animals: Fire-breathing dragons, lions, horses (when their hooves strike sparks).
  Goddesses: Brigit, Hestia, Pele, Vesta.
  Gods: Agni, Hephaestus, Horus, Vulcan.
  Ritual Work: Summer, Noon, Freedom, Change, Sight, Perception, Vision, Illumination, Learning, Love, Will, Passion, Sexuality, Energy, Authority, Healing, Destruction, Purification

WATER
  Direction: West.
  Rules: Emotions, feelings, love, courage, daring, sorrow, the ocean, the tides, lakes, pools, streams, and rivers, springs and wells, intuition, the unconscious mind, the womb, generation, fertility.
  Time: Twilight.
  Season: Autumn.
  Colors: Blue, blue-green, green, gray, indigo, black.
  Zodiac: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces.
  Tools: Cup, Cauldron, Goblet, Mirrors, The Sea.
  Spirits: Undines, Nymphs, Mermaids and Mermen who live in the sea, lakes, streams, and springs, and Fairies of the lakes, ponds and streams; Ruled by King Niksa or Necksa.
  Angel: Raphael.
  Wind: Zephyrus.
  Sense: Taste.
  Jewel: Aquamarine.
  Incense: Myrrh.
  Plants: Ferns, lotus, mosses, rushes, seaweed, water lilies, and all water plants.
  Tree: Willow.
  Animals: Dragons (as serpents), dolphins and porpoises, fish, seals and sea mammals, water-dwelling snakes, all water creatures and sea birds.
  Goddesses: Aphrodite, Isis, Mariamne, Mari, Tiamat.
  Gods: Dylan, Ea, Llyr, Manannan, Osiris, Neptune, Poseidon.
  Ritual Work: Fall, Sunset, Plants, Healing, Emotions, Taste, Smell, Absorbing, Communion with the Spiritual, Purification, The Subconsious mind, Love, Emotions, Pleasure, Friendships, Marriage, Fertility, Happiness, Sleep, Dreams, The Psychic


  EARTH
  Direction:     North
  Rules: The body, growth, nature, sustenance, material gain, money, creativity, birth, death, silence, chasms, caves, caverns, groves, fields, rocks, standing stones, mountains, crystal, jewels, metal.
  Time: Midnight
  Season: Winter
  Colors: Black, brown, green, white
  Zodiac: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn
  Tools: Pentacle/Pentagram, Salt, Images, Stones, Gems, Trees, Gem Magick
  Spirits: Gnomes, Dwarfs and Trolls who inhabit the interior of the Earth and are the consciousness of precious gems, minerals and the Earth herself.  Ruled by King Ghob, Gob or Ghom.
  Angel: Gabriel
  Wind: Boreas, Ophion
  Sense: Touch
  Jewel: Rock crystal, salt
  Incense: Storax
  Plants: Comfrey, ivoy, grains: barley, oats, corn, rice, rye, wheat.
  Tree: Oak
  Animals: Cow or bull, bison, snakes (earth-dwelling), stag
  Goddesses: Ceres, Demeter, Gaia, Mah, Nephthys, Persophone, Prithivi, Rhea, Rhiannon
  Gods: Adonis, Athos, Arawn, Cernunnos, Dionysus, Marduk, Pan, Tammuz
  Ritual Work: Night, Midnight, Winter, Riches, Treasures, Surrenering of self-will, Touch, Empathy, Incorporation, Business, Prosperity, Employment, Stability, Success, Fertility, Money.
 

Night, Midnight, WInter, Riches, Treasures, Surrendering of self-will, Touch, Empathy, Incorporation, Business, Prosperity, Employment, Stability, Success, Fertility, Money


  SPIRIT/ETHER
  Direction:     Center and circumference, throughout and about.
  Rules: Transcendence, transformation, change, everywhere and nowhere, within and without, the void, immanence.
  Time: Beyond time, all time is one.
  Season: Beyond time, all time is one.
  Colors: Clear, white, black
  Tools: Cauldron
  Sense: Hearing
  Plant: Mistletoe
  Tree: The flowering almond
  Animal: Sphinx
  Goddesses: Isis, the Secret Name of the Goddess, Shekinah
  Gods: Akasha, IAO, JHVH


“Oh, wait!” you say, “What is this about the Fifth Element – Spirit?  Where did that come from?”  Yes, is that too.  In fact, there are actually seven directions.  In addition to East, South, West, North, there is also Above, Below and Within.  This is known as The Quabalistic Cross, but for the purposes of this article we’ll stick with the Five.  Most pagans wear a pentacle/pentagram, the five-pointed star, which incorporates these Five Elements into one compact and beautiful symbol.

In my studies of the Elements, I have undergone a series of rituals – four rituals a year for three years - which were designed to have Elementals, creatures from these Realms, to bond with me in service.  While the first and third year were okay, it was during the second year rituals that each of these Elementals were made manifest to me… not quite physically, but in a way that I was actually able to see and interact with all of them in turn.  To this day, I can distinguish that gust of wind which is my Air Sylph, a drop of water which is my Water Undine, the flicker of the candle which is my companion from the Fire Realm and most of all, I see my Gnome in every hedge and tree trunk, for he comes to me in the form of The Green Man.  They all have names, individual personalities, and appearances.

In rituals, the Quarters are called and invoked for witness, protection, and blessing of the proceedings.  The energies of all four Elements are woven into the Circle, doorways opened by which these Elements join us in ceremony and lend their aid.  On the altar these Elements are represented by Incense, Red Candle, Water and Salt.  The Spirit can be represented by a Goddess and God candle and appropriate statuary of deities.


One of the ways of invoking the Elements is by chanting.  Here are a few chants that are in popular use:

1. Earth is my body
Water my blood
Air is my breath
And Fire my spirit.

2. Air I am
Fire I am
Water, Earth and Spirit I am

3. The Earth, The Air, The Fire, the Water
Return, return, return, return


At one time, I was working on a ritual that involved herbs, and each of these had to correspond to the Elements.  What is listed and normally assigned did not work for me.  The main priority facing me was that I had to use herbs that I could easily find in the local grocery store.  After much thought and meditation, I came out with the following:


Blessed be, oh Creature of Sage
Blessed be, sweet child of the Air
Be you empowered in this rite
To give my wisdom connection to the Divine
And abundance of inspiration
As you are cut, your virtue is released –
So Mote it Be!!


Blessed be, oh Creature of Ginger
Blessed be, aromatic Child of Fire
Be you empowered in this rite
To give my wisdom keen sharpness
And clear understanding.
As you are cut, your virtue is released –
So Mote it Be!!

Blessed be, oh Creature of Mint
Blessed be, refreshing Child of Water
Be you empowered in this rite
To give my wisdom calm rationality
And gentle reasoning.
As you are cut, your virtue is released –
So Mote it Be!!

Blessed be, oh Creature of Parsley
Blessed be, green Child of the Earth
Be you empowered in this rite
To give my wisdom solid grounding
And continuous growth
As you are cut, your virtue is released –
So Mote it Be!!

I IS FOR INTITIATION

This article is a bit out of order, but I felt deeply moved to write and post it today:

Probably no other subject in pagan circles incites so many feelings as “Initiation”.  I discovered this after my 2^nd degree initiation into a very established Tradition that hails back to the beginning of modern Wicca.  So caught up was I in the process that it wasn’t until almost a year after that I realized exactly what it was I was making vows to/about.

I am no longer part of that Tradition, but am practicing a far more eclectic form of paganism.  Nevertheless, I am a High Priestess – nothing can take that away from me but the Gods!  As such, I have come to realize that there was a huge need to re-define Initiations for people who feel drawn to serve the Gods in a more formal way, but do not belong to any formal Traditions.  These needs and desires need to be recognized and acknowledged.

In doing so, I do not wish to disrespect what Traditions have established.  And in doing so, I  have, as Priestess, come to the conclusion that Initiations are necessary regardless of lack of formal Traditional training.   Something happens during this Ritual, something deep and alchemical that opens the Spirit and Heart to the Divine Godhead.  And I for one do not wish to see so many deserving people struggling for internal acceptance for the lack of external acceptance, and will, whenever needed, assist them in reaching their goals and potential.  It may not be seen as “official” by some people but what matters here is that the Initiates will move forward.

Lack of such eclectic elevations means that more of these people resort to doing a self-dedication and self-initiation.  In my eyes, they are no less serving the Gods than ones that have undergone full coven training in established Traditions.  In my experience, this amounts to putting down as unworthy those whose hearts are deemed worthy in the sight of the God and Goddess.

Initiations are, as I said before, very important ceremonies.  All over the world, in all sorts of cultures, initiations at all levels are being performed.  These ceremonies bring young people into adulthood, couples into marriage, acknowledge and celebrate accomplishments through education and employment.  Lack of such ceremonies creates girls who are very scared of their own powers and left with painful self-images; boys who really don’t know how to be men; women who fear their cronehood and men who are unsure of their place in the world.  Some tribal initiations may seem cruel and frightening by today’s standards.  Children are made to endure pain, solitary quests, or public displays that may seem humiliating, such as young girls undergoing puberty walking through the centre of the village bare-breasted, but in each of those cases, the adults have undergone the same procedures and are there to train and prepare the young ones.  It is true that even in some cases, initiations may have even killed – if one survives the test, one is then worthy of initiation.  Each culture developed these ceremonies and they all have strong significance in the collective consciousness of the people.  It is not up to us to judge them as “wrong” or “cruel”.

Nevertheless and fortunately, in our society today, we do not have such drastic trials.  In fact, perhaps we have gone too far the opposite way, saying that none of these are important.  Or there is a notion that if one has been trained in a certain Tradition, that is the only way for initiations to be done.  Here I am speaking only for myself with all due respect – others may not feel comfortable in a Circle setting, but are just as worthy of being brought into Priesthood because of their love for the Goddess and God, and their willingness and desire to serve Them.

In a day, I shall be elevating a friend to the status of Priestess.  It will be an eclectic ceremony that’s designed especially for her.  I have worked with her at length, listened to her, corresponded with her, watched her create the most amazing tools of devotion, and judge her worthy of such Initiation ritual.  Her heart has been ready, and it is my deepest and humblest privilege in bringing her to the thrones of her Gods.  She may not be recognized as a Priestess by the Traditional Wiccans, and so be it.  I for one would rather be guilty of doing this and be found out wrong, than not proceeding with the ceremony and be guilty of holding a very worthy person back.  I feel it is my duty, as much as it will be hers some day.  It will not be an initiation into any Tradition, but one that directly links her to the Gods. 

I am deeply grateful for the opportunity the Gods have placed before me.  Tomorrow, another Priestess will walk among us, and my heart will rejoice at her strength and service.

D IS FOR DIVINATION

It is common practice in pagan circles to learn one or more methods of divination.  The most common methods involve Tarot, Runes, and Astrology.  Divination is used to see beyond our normal scope of vision and perception, and to gain some insight into not only future events, but to also establish some guidance in daily life.  It’s also a means of watching for and interpreting certain omens.

The word first appeared in the 14^th century and meant “the power of foreseeing, prediction, to be inspired by a god”.  However, long before the word appeared into usage, the practice of divination was used all over the world.  Some forms appear pretty gruesome, such as studying the entrails of freshly slaughtered animals.  The ancient Greeks practiced divination through Oracles, who were said to have a direct connection to the Gods, and whatever they spoke was heard as direct words of the Gods.  They also had Seers, who were set the task of interpreting the signs – a much less direct contact with the Gods, but Seers were used with far more frequency than Oracles due to their being more available to the people.

There are a few religions around the world that prohibit divination, citing that it’s a doorway for evil spirits to enter.  Christianity is one of these.  However, this seems to be contrary to what the Bible actually has written in it.  We have people like Jacob, Joseph, Daniel and John who are famous for dreaming prophetic dreams and being able to interpret dreams of others.  There are prophets who foretold future events.  Inspiration is a form of divination that uses no tool other than an open mind and heart.  Everyone had their “Aha!” moments where a certain chain of events or thinking would result in clarity beyond normal insight. 

Most other cultures and spiritual paths accept divination as a part of their life.  The Chinese have a very complex and well developed divination procedures.  They have developed astrology right alongside of astronomy.  In addition to the more familiar zodiac used today, people follow the Oriental zodiac, all of which are based on animals.  Dates, seasons, elements all play a great role in everything from choosing names for the newborn to all manner of wedding plans.  Feng Shui, Kau Cim, and Bazi are a few other forms of divination that is used in the East.

I could have (and maybe will) make this article as “D IS FOR DEMONS”, and explore that aspect of the spiritual world, but for now what I’ll say about Divination and Demons – any act of divination is to be preceded by a cleansing and creating a Sacred Circle.  I always do this, ask for protection and guidance, and dedicate the procedure to a higher good and purpose.  I also light a candle and incense.  To me divination is a sacred ritual, as much as any Sabbat or Esbat may be, as much as a wedding or memorial service would be.  Once the Circle is cast, I don’t give any more thought (not that I did before I cast it)  things that are evil, harmful, or go bump in the night.

In divination, one attempts to look beyond what we see at the moment.  Our lives are lived so that we know what went on in the past and what is going on at the present.  The future is always shrouded, because to us it hasn’t happened yet.  Divination is a process by which we try to see beyond this wall.  In most cases, we’re really not trying to see the future, but get some guidelines in how to proceed, especially in tricky or difficult situations.  It usually confirms what the one questioning already knows, or at least suspects. 

For me, the main tool I use is Tarot cards.  At times, I get an image in a dream that resembles a Tarot card – at that stage, I pull out that card from all the decks and study them.  Even though it’s the same card, different decks have a way of telling the story with subtle differences, especially in the Major Arcana.  In these instances, as well as in readings, I suddenly begin to see stories as the card are laid out.  Oh, I admit that I still have to refer to the book, but then I figure that’s what it’s there for, and it’s the end result that counts. 

And divination, for all that it’s a sacred act, can and should be one of fun – I can think of at least one night when the Red Tent got together and did the Living Tarot Oracle that had us rolling with laughter, while we all indulged in some fine food and drink.  

BELTAIN MUSINGS

I sat this morning and gazed at the small square which shows the mountain.  It is now green with all sorts of shades, from dark emerald to a thin light haze of the late-budding leaves.  In some places the branches peek through, and even under the cloudy skies, these show up gilt with a faint golden glow.  I know there is a road cut into this mountain, but now I do not see the cars travelling up and down its slope.  Instead, I concentrate on the riot of growth that sprouts joyously towards the emerging warmth and sun.

Sadly, to me, this hails a time of struggle.  The Sun becomes stronger and while most life revels in the golden rays of Ra, I suffer in His outpourings.  I’m torn – I love to see the abundance of growth as it reaches towards the All-Father, I love the knowledge that all the crops revel in the shimmering heat and gentle rains, that all life awakens in heedless fecundity.  But I also cringe from how weak all this heat makes me feel, sapping me of energy.  Nevertheless, this summer I want to open myself to this, to spend some time embracing this all pervasive and, dare I say it, penetrating presence.  I feel there are lessons to be learned here that only now I am ready to enter into.

Thus my seeds are planted within my heart.  Thus begins the patient wait, weeding, watering and care of these seeds – seeds that will lead me into deeper understanding, greater compassion, greater energy to do what I’m meant to do.

Beltain – The Lord gathers His Lady into His arms.  The Lady goes willingly and with delight to Her Lord.  And together they continue the great dance of Fertility anew, a dance that will sustain all living creatures upon the Earth. 

Beltain - Let the rainbow of flowers in their endless shades, hues and colours, shapes and sizes, gird the Earth in a living garland!

Beltain – the Cycle continues. 

And nothing we humans do or don’t do can stop the Great Cosmic Dance!!