8 Storm/CAUAC
Greetings on this day of 8 (justice), Storm/CAUAC (the Thunder being)
Galactic Tone 8
Harmony and balance are the intent of Eight. Eights carefuly weigh all evidence to reach a balance of justice. Eight is the power of organization demonstrated in the statement "as above, so below." From simplicy to infinity, the energy of Eight oganizes all levels of creation.
Storm/CAUAC
Day Keeper Storm / CAUAC supports lightening quick transformations and rebirth. Open your heart to the quickening of transformation from the Day Keeper Storm/CAUAC. Storm initiates us with a water blessing... the blessings of rain. Water and moon are associated with the feminine aspects of nature and spirit. It is a catalyst for revelation as it tears through the veil to further illuminate what is real. Storm brings quikening through thunder and lightening, and reminds us of the ecstasy of freedom. Cauac's activation is impossible to avoid. Storm encourages us forward to novel experiences.
Combined with Eight, this Day Sign suggests a day of inspiration upon which to determine the balance of energies that guide us to that next higher step in our transformation.
Color: Blue/Black
This color represents the direction of the West, which offers transformation and changes, such as the changes we see from day to dusk - night to dawn.
Light Day
As a "light day" the energies of today provide a foundation for new awareness and insight.
in lak'ech
Debra Malmos/Jaguar Woman (9-Eagle)
Love in a Recipe - Mom's Chocolate Sheet Cake
One of the things I love about my Mom, is that everyone who enters the door is offered something wonderful from her kitchen - this is my favorite thing. This is seriously one of the best recipes in my entire collection - the fastest and BEST chocolate cake you will ever lay hands on. You just can't screw this up!
Mom's Chocolate Sheet Cake
The Cake...
2 Cups Flour
2 Cups Sugar
1 Stick Butter
5 Tablespoons Hershey's Cocoa
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Cup Water
1 Teaspoon Soda
1/2 Cup Buttermilk
2 Eggs
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/4 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1/2 Cup Oil
First - preheat the oven to 400 degrees (that is not a typo).
Get a big sauce pan, you are going to mix the batter in there. Melt the butter with the oil, water, and cocoa and bring to a boil. Take off the stove immediately, and add all the dry ingredients, EXCEPT THE SODA. Dissolve the soda in the 1/2 Cup of Buttermilk, then add this, the eggs, and vanilla and mix till smooth. Pour batter into a sheet cake pan - those big pans that are a little deeper than a cookie sheet. (I line mine with parchment paper, or grease and dust it with flour.) Bake for 20 minutes ONLY, or until it springs back.
The frosting...
You are going to use the same saucepan, so rinse and start over for the frosting. This doesn't take long, and you pour it over the cake while it is still hot - only 5 minutes out of the oven... so I usually start this about 5 minutes BEFORE the cake is done.
1 Stick Butter
5 Tablespoons Hershey's Cocoa
1/3 Cup Buttermilk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla
1 Box (2 1/2 Cups) Powdered Sugar
1/2 Cup chopped pecans (optional)
Melt the butter with the cocoa til well dissolved. Add the buttermilk and vanilla - mix. Add the powdered sugar and keep this on a low burner... just to keep it from setting while you are mixing. By now, your cake should be out of the oven - add the nuts if you want them in the frosting - then pour this over the cake. (The frosting sets up like a homemade MMMMM fudge and holds all the moisture in the cake... will stay moist for days like that.)
OMG - Never baked this for ANYONE that they didn't go ape over it. You can leave out the cinnamon, though just a tad is unrecognizable - just "something" good people can't quite put their finger on. TRY IT.
I'm packing boxes for my move, and just couldn't bear the thought of not being able to find this recipe that I love so much. Hope you enjoy it. AND THANK YOU MOM!
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