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|Publication number
|Publication type
|Application number
|Publication date
|Oct 26, 1976
|Filing date
|Jan 3, 1975
|Priority date
|Jan 3, 1975
|Publication number
|Joseph Baumoel
|Original Assignee
|Joseph Baumoel
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|Patent Citations (7), Referenced by (73), Classifications (6)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is related to copending application Ser. No. 326,089, filed Jan. 23, 1973, now U.S. Pat. No. 3,869,915, in the name of Joseph Baumoel, entitled DIGITAL FLOWMETER.
This invention relates to a novel transducer construction and to a novel mounting arrangement for transducers which are used to monitor the condition of a fluid within a conduit, and more specifically relates to a novel transducer configuration which can be easily clamped onto the exterior of a fluid conduit for introducing sonic energy signals into the conduit which can be used to monitor or measure a condition of the fluid, such as its flow rate, and to deliver an electrical output and/or display related to the condition being monitored.
Flowmeters are generally well known to the art and many arrangements have been proposed in the past for monitoring a fluid condition within a conduit, such as a flow rate, by transducers mounted on the exterior of the conduit. By way of example, two transducers can be longitudinally spaced from one another on a fluid-carrying conduit and can be arranged to introduce ultrasonic signals into the pipe in both an upstream and a downstream direction and then compare the length of time taken for the signals to travel upstream and then downstream. The rate of flow of fluid in the conduit can be determined from the difference between the time taken for the signals to travel upstream or downstream.
The present invention provides a novel transducer configuration and spacing which maximizes the amount of signal which can be passed through the fluid and received by the receiving transducer, dependent upon the conduit material and size and the fluids being monitored and reliably controls the angle of the sonic beam passing through the liquid so that an accurate control of flowmeter calibration results.
In accordance with an important feature of the invention, the angle of the conventional ray extending from the active transducer crystal surface toward the surface of the conduit to which it is coupled forms an angle to the axis of the conduit and thus to the conduit longitudinal axis, such that the phase velocity of the transducer wave along the longitudinal outer surface of the conduit is equal to the shear mode velocity of sound in the conduit along its longitudinal direction. This condition is achieved by causing the sine of the angle of the ray from the transducer to be equal to the ratio of the velocity of shear sound in the transducer body to the velocity of the sonic shear mode of the particular conduit to be sensed. When this condition is met, it has been found to increase the amount of signal which is transmitted through the liquid and received by the receiving transducer and also to minimize signal dispersion.
After recognizing that the angle of propagation of sound through the fluid being monitored (on which the flowmeter calibration depends) is such that the sine of the angle is proportional to the ratio of the velocity of sound in the fluid to the shear velocity of sound in the conduit, it becomes possible to count and/or predict flowmeter calibration without requiring an actual liquid flow calibration (a costly operation), merely by measuring the easily determined sonic velocities. Furthermore, it becomes possible to design computing circuits which automatically compensate for variation of sonic velocity over the full range of velocities possible for all liquids. Thus the flowmeter can be manufactured for accurate flow calibration knowing only the easily determined pipe shear mode velocity and without requiring actual liquid flow for calibration.
As a further important feature of the invention, a novel clamping arrangement is provided for clamping the transducers to the outer surface of the conduit on which they are mounted, with the spacing between the transducers being fixed by a novel spacing bar which extends between the transducers to assure proper transducer location. Furthermore, individual clamping straps are provided which can be tightened or spring loaded without interfering with the angular adjustment of the transducers on the conduit.
In designing the transducer structure, an active element will have an active plane surface which faces the conduit to be monitored and a transducer housing of a suitable plastic material or other material houses the active element and locates it relative to the conduit when the transducer assembly is clamped to the conduit. The material of the transducer housing will be such that the longitudinal speed of sound in the material is lower than the shear mode velocity of sound in the conduit wall. As an alternative the active element may face in the direction of the main conduit axis and utilize a coupling material of identical sonic velocity as the conduit -- providing the active element vibrates in the shear mode itself. Preferably, the active element surface which is opposite to this plane surface, and thus is the active element rear surface, is covered with a damping layer which may be cork, or the like. This damping layer is advantageous in that it sharply damps the trailing portion of the transmitted ultrasonic energy signal and makes it easier for the receiving circuits to locate a given point in a complex return signal by reducing redundant noise which lowers the signal-to-noise ratio.
FIG. 1 shows the transducer of the invention clamped to a fluid pipe or conduit and further shows the housing which contains the electronics for producing and for processing ultrasonic signals in the measurement system.
FIG. 2 is a side plan view of the transducers of FIG. 1 clamped to their conduit and particularly illustrates the novel clamping structure of the invention.
FIG. 3 is an end view of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the transducers and conduits of FIGS. 2 and 3.
FIG. 5 is similar to FIG. 4 but illustrates the direction taken by schematic rays of energy produced by and received by the transducers.
FIG. 6 schematically illustrates in block diagram a processing circuit which can be used for the production and processing of the ultrasonic signals in the measuring system.
FIG. 7 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view, similar to FIG. 4, of a preferred embodiment of the invention.
FIG. 8 is a top plan view of FIG. 7.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 7 taken across section line 9--9 in FIG. 7.
Referring first to FIG. 1, there is schematically illustrated two transducers 10 and 11 which are clamped onto a hollow conduit or pipe 12. Conduit 12 may be of any desired material such as steel, plastic, concrete, or the like, of any given and known wall thickness and which is to contain or conduct any desired fluid, such as water, oil, or the like.
The arrangement of transducers 10 and 11 is provided in order to detect and monitor the flow or presence of fluid within the conduit 12. Conduit 12 may have a diameter, typically, from 1/2 inch to 60 inches, and any desired wall thickness.
Transducers 10 and 11 are clamped on opposite sides of the exterior diameter of pipe 12 by the clamping straps 15 and 16 (FIGS. 1, 2 and 3). The transducers 10 and 11 will be longitudinally spaced from one another by an optimum distance which will be later described, and which is dependent upon the velocity of sound in the liquid in the conduit 12 and the velocity of sound in the conduit material.
In order to space the transducers 10 and 11 by some fixed longitudinal distance, novel spacer bars 17 and 18 (FIGS. 2 and 3) are provided and are secured to transducers 10 and 11 by screws 19-20 for spacer bar 17, and screws 21-22 for the spacer bar 18.
As best shown in FIG. 3, the screws 19 to 22 may receive suitable cylindrical spacers 23 to 26, respectively, which extend between spacer bars 17 and 18 and the outer surfaces of transducer housings 10 and 11. The screws 19 to 22 are threadably received by suitable tapped openings (not shown) in the transducer housings 10 and 11.
In order to enable ready adjustment of the longitudinal spacing for different liquids along the center line of conduit 12 between transducers 10 and 11, a plurality of openings are provided in each of the spacer bars 17 and 18. These are shown for spacer bar 17 in FIG. 2 as the plurality of openings 30 to 33 which extend on either side of the opening receiving screw 20.
In order to securely clamp the transducers 10 and 11 to the pipe 12, metal pipe straps 15 and 16 have their opposite ends connected to transducers 10 and 11 by screws 40-41 and 42-43, respectively, which are threadably received by suitable tapped openings (not shown) in the transducer housings 10 and 11.
In order to securely tighten the clamping straps, the center of each strap receives a screw thread receiving element shown as screw thread receiving clips 50 and 51 for clamping bands 15 and 16, respectively, in FIGS. 2 and 3 which, in turn, receive clamping screws 52 and 53, respectively. This clamping arrangement then enables the transducers 10 and 11 to be securely clamped to the pipe with a longitudinal spacing determined by spacer bars 17 and 18 after the assembly is loosely mounted upon the pipe 12. Note that a conventional coupling fluid or grease of any desired type should be installed between transducers 10 and 11 and the outer diameter of pipe 12 which receives the transducers to ensure the effective coupling of sound energy between the transducers and the pipe wall.
With the arrangement shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tightening of screws 52 and 53 pulls the straps 15 and 16, respectively, evenly on their both sides to ensure that the transducers will be securely clamped without any rotation of the transducer bodies during the tightening process. Note further that transducers 10 and 11 may have small cylindrical channels in their bottoms which tend to conform to the curvature of the pipe 12 at the region where the transducers 10 and 11 engage the outer surface of pipe 12.
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view through the transducers 10 and 11 and the pipe 12 to which they are coupled and generally shows the construction of the transducers 10 and 11. Transducer housings 10 and 11 are generally identical to one another and consist of prisms of any desired material, such as nylon, or the like, which have good sound transmission qualities. The longitudinal velocity of sound in the housings 10 and 11 is lower than the shear mode velocity of sound in the wall of pipe 12. Channels 60 and 61 are formed in housings 10 and 11, and receive active transducer "crystals" 62 and 63, respectively. Active transducer members 62 and 63 may be of any desired type, such as barium titanate ceramic elements, or the like, and are generally flat members having active flat faces which face the outer surface of conduit or pipe 12, and are arranged to produce ultrasonic energy in pulse form in a direction perpendicular to the bases 64 and 65 of slots 60 and 61, respectively. The channels 60 and 61 are then encapsulated with any suitable plastic encapsulating material shown as encapsulating masses 66 and 67, respectively.
Transducer elements 62 and 63 are then provided with terminals 70-71 and 72-73, respectively, which are electrically connected to electronic control system 13, which will produce and receive and process ultrasonic signals associated with transducer elements 62 and 63, respectively.
An important feature of this invention is to cover the rear surfaces of elements 64 and 65 with layers of sound-absorbing materials 64a and 65a (FIG. 4), such as cork, sandpaper, and the like. This layer has been found to substantially eliminate and dampen the trailing portions of the transducer return signal, thereby to simplify the return signal characteristic and to allow improved signal processing.
FIG. 5 schematically illustrates the arrangement of FIG. 4 and further shows a typical ray of ultrasonic sound. It has been found that a particular transducer spacing should be used, and a particular angle at which the transducer elements 62 and 63 should be mounted relative to the axis of pipe 12 should be used in order to obtain unexpected optimum performance of the transducer arrangement such that a maximum ratio of liquid-received signal to pipe-received signal is obtained.
These critical parameters are analyzed as follows:
In the system of FIG. 5, the conduit 12 has a diameter d, and a wall thickness w, and the transducer housings 10 and 11 are of a material which has a speed of sound vc which could, for example, be 90 � 103 inches per second. In FIG. 5, it is presumed that the interior of conduit 12 is filled with a fluid flowing in the direction of arrow 90 where the speed of sound in the fluid has a velocity vL.
The two crystals 62 and 63 are then mounted with their flat energy producing faces (adjacent surfaces 64 and 65) forming an angle α to the axis of conduit 12. Transducer bodies 10 and 11 are so mounted that a ray representing sound through the fluid in the interior of tube 12 is at an angle Θ to a line normal to the center line of conduit 12.
In FIG. 5, there is also shown a generalized ray fi which is produced by crystal 62 and which is resolved into its shear and longitudinal components fv and ft when it enters the wall of conduit 12. Note that ray fi is but one of a band of parallel rays which extend over the full active surface of transducer 62 which sequentially intersect the surface of pipe 12 at a given phase velocity along the pipe surface. Ray fv is refracted as it enters the fluid within conduit 12 at an angle Θ and it then reenters the wall of tube 12 on the opposite side of the tube to ultimately reach transducer crystal 63.
In accordance with an important feature of the invention, the angle α is chosen so that the phase velocity of the normal component fv of the incident wave in the pipe wall is equal to the velocity vps of a pipe shear mode vibration, characteristic for the conduit 12 of a given wall thickness and material.
Since the normal component fv excites the shear mode in the pipe, matching the phase velocity of the incident wave fi as its wave front reaches the outer diameter of conduit 12, it causes the amplitude of the shear mode vibration in the conduit 12 to increase to a peak value as the beam moves toward the right in FIG. 5. Note that the longitudinal portion ft of the incident wave fi cannot pass into the liquid within conduit 12 since it is a shear wave to the liquid at the inside of the conduit wall. As well known, liquids cannot sustain shear mode ultrasonic transmission. However, the pipe shear vibration component is perpendicular to the liquid interface and passes readily into the liquid as a longitudinal liquid wave.
In order to ensure matching of the transducer longitudinal mode phase velocity to the pipe shear mode velocity, vps, the angle α is designed such that: ##EQU1##
Thus the incident wave from transducer 62 will travel through transducer housing 10 at a speed vc and its wave front will intersect the outer diameter of conduit 12 at the velocity vps which is equal to the velocity of sound in the pipe wall 12.
It can now be understood that since the velocity of sound in the liquid vL is normally much less than the shear mode velocity of sound in the pipe wall vps that, for practical angles of α , the transducer housings 10 and 11 should be of material having sound velocities somewhat less than vps. Typically, housings 10 and 11 may be made of nylon.
The resonant frequency of transducer elements 62 and 63 is chosen with regard to the longitudinal pipe velocity vpL and in conjunction with the pipe wall thickness w so as to avoid interference effects due to reflection of the normal wave fv from the inside surface of the pipe wall which could cause cancellation of incident waves at the pipe transducer interface. The designer should also take into account the attenuation of sound and liquids which is a function of frequency and of the size of solid particles which might be present in the liquid in the conduit 12. Generally, the most useful frequencies will range from 100 kilohertz to 10 megahertz. Angles Θ and α may range from 15� to 50� and from 20� to 90�, respectively.
In a specific embodiment of the invention, and where a steel walled pipe is used, it has been found advantageous to use steel for the transducer bodies 10 and 11 and to make the angle α equal to 90�. In this embodiment, the transducers transmit energy in the direction of the pipe axis and a shear mode velocity is induced in the pipe wall. This specific matching of transducer and pipe materials thus leads to great structural simplification since there is an automatic match of phase velocity and shear mode velocity in the pipe.
Since the sound travels at right angles to the pipe diameter, by Snell's law: ##EQU2##
That is, in FIG. 5, as energy travels from left to right in the conduit 12 at velocity vps, it radiates into the liquid and within conduit 12 at the angle Θ. Energy from the transducer crystal 62 travels over a band of some thickness, through the liquid and to the transducer crystal 63. The amplitude of the instantaneous signals within this band is small at its left and right-hand ends, and is maximum at its center. Only by spacing transducer crystals 62 and 63 by an appropriate distance does one ensure that one receives the greatest total energy from the other.
Thus, in the design of the transducer arrangement and by knowing the material of the conduit 12 and thus vps and the fluid being monitored, and thus vL and by knowing the diameter d of conduit 12, one can accurately locate transducers 10 and 11 longitudinally with respect to one another and to optimize their positions so that they will transmit and receive maximum amounts of energy from one another.
Noting that the sin Θ is equal to vL /vps, the measurement of the velocity of flow vm within conduit 12 becomes substantially simplified. More specifically, the flow display computer will display a reading obtained by permitting a counter to count clock pulses in an arbitrarily chosen positive direction during N cycles of "up" transmit pulses, and in a negative direction for an equal number of N "down" transmit pulses. Thus, at the end of N up-down cycles, the residue in the counter will be proportional to N times the difference in "up" versus "down" transmit times multiplied by clock frequency times a constant. Thus,
F = N m fc Δ T (3)
N is a selected number of up and down transmit pulses,
m is a proportionality factor,
fc is the clock frequency, and
Δ T is the difference between transmission upstream and downstream due to the flow of fluid within the conduit at some liquid velocity vm.
It can also be shown that: ##EQU3##
However, since sin Θ equals vL /vps, then ##EQU4##
It will be noted that the actual time that the ultrasonic energy is in the liquid within conduit 12, as contrasted to the walls of conduit 12 and the actual transducer bodies 10 and 11 can be stated as: ##EQU5##
Therefore, the quantity to be measured which is related to flow rate is: ##EQU6##
By making m = k/TL, the flow reading in numbers of pulses counted is proportional to the constants k, fc and l/vps and is directly proportional to the quantity to be measured vm.
By appropriate choice of the constant k, the reading F can be made proportional to flow in any desired unit such as gallons per minute, gallons per hour, or the like. It is also possible, if desired, through the use of appropriate circuits to create a pulse rate Pgen which will be proportional to flow rate rather than to the count F of equation (7). In this case, the multiplier "k" for Pgen can be made inversely proportional to TL so as to result in a pulse rate proportional only to flow and not a function of TL or vL as in the case of equation (7), whereby: ##EQU7##
The novel transducer arrangement of FIGS. 1 to 5 can be operated in connection with any desired type of electronics signal processing arrangement which is used for the production of ultrasonic energy pulses and for the measurement of the difference in transmission times of these pulses upstream and downstream within the conduit 12 in order to measure the flow rate of fluid within the conduit. In general, the arrangement set forth in copending application Ser. No. 326,089, referred to above, can be directly adopted.
In general, the electronics system can be the system set forth in schematic fashion in FIG. 6.
The generalized circuits of FIG. 6 drive and are driven by transducers 62 and 63 and include an input module 150, a scale computer 151, an N generator circuit 152, an N counter circuit 153, a flow counter 154 and a display and/or control module 155. The display 155 may further be coupled to drive a digital-to-analog converter 155b and a flow totalizer 155a.
The flow computer circuitry and structure of the blocks 150 to 155 of FIG. 6 will be contained in the housing 13 in FIGS. 1 to 4.
The basic purpose of input module 150 is to generate a "transmit signal" which is selectively applied to transducer 62 or 63 to generate the desired acoustic signal either in an upstream or downstream direction. The effect of fluid flow in the conduit 12 will increase or reduce the transmit time of the acoustical signal in the down and upstream directions, respectively. Input module 150 also receives and amplifies the signal received by the transducer which is not transmitting, and applies this received signal to the scale computer 151.
Scale computer 151 has several functions which include:
a. The recognition of a proper transducer return signal and the rejection of unwanted noise signals, such as the transducer transmit signal which propagates through the pipe wall.
b. The recognition of a given point in the transducer return signal to measure the transmission time for the first pulse in a given direction in a series of N pulse cycles, and to serve as the standard for the remaining N pulses of the cycle in the same direction. By using layers 64a and 65a on the rear surfaces of transducer elements 62 and 63, the trailing edge of the return signal is sharply damped to simplify the recognition of the given point.
c. Circuits which automatically determine the refractive angle Θ of sound transmission through the liquid to automatically compensate the readout for effects of different refraction angle in liquids having different sound velocities.
d. Circuits which can adjust operation of the controls for varying pipe size and material so that all other modules are usable for all pipe sizes.
N generator 152 generally operates to serve the following functions:
a. The N generator produces the "N" pulses which start each counting cycle and each transmit signal.
b. A pulse counting circuit is provided to measure and memorize the pulse transmission time of a first N cycle and as the standard for the pulse transmission time of succeeding N pulses in a given up or down cycle sequence. This ensures that all of a given group of up or down cycles are referred to the same point in the complex signal return pattern. This makes the system less sensitive to "jitter" or amplitude variation in the return signal caused by factors such as fluid turbulence and the like.
The N counter 153 operates to serve the following functions:
a. It provides circuitry to "start-up" the system by causing the generation of a transmit pulse if N pulses are not received from the N generator for a given length of time.
b. Circuits are provided to count the number of N cycles in a count cycle and to cause the number of count cycles per read cycle to fall within a given preferred range of between 128 and 512.
c. It contains many timing logic circuits for the system.
d. It contains the circuitry which switches the mode of operation of the system from a transmit upstream condition to a transmit downstream condition.
e. It provides timing delay circuits to delay the initiation of a next count-up, count-down or read cycle for a short delay period.
Flow counter 154 has the major purpose of accumulating clock pulses in an up-down counter by adding pulses during up cycles, and subtracting pulses during down cycles of a clock gate. Counter 154 has a storage register which receives the pulse residue of the up-down counter at the end of a read cycle. Pulses are accumulated in the storage register, for example, from 0.2 to 5 seconds and this stored reading is displayed to represent the average flow rate during the previous read cycle.
The output of the stored reading in flow counter 154 is applied to display 155, which indicates a constantly updated flow display at the end of each read cycle. Readings may also be accumulated in a totalizer 155a after being multiplied by elapsed time to give a count proportional to total flow in, for example, gallons. This total flow could be displayed typically in a six digit electromechanical counter.
A digital-to-analog converter 155b is provided to convert the flow signal to an analog d-c signal proportional to flow which can, in turn, be used for flow control purposes. This voltage output could also operate an analog display with a high-low alarm relay device.
FIGS. 6 to 9 show an embodiment of the invention wherein the angle α (FIG. 5) is 90�, and wherein the material of the transducer housings 10 and 11 is the same as the material of conduit 12. Thus, if the conduit 12 is of steel, housings 10 and 11 are also of steel. The transducer elements 62 are then arranged to vibrate in a direction perpendicular to the axis of pipe 12, thereby to introduce a shear-mode wave which propagates axially along the transducers 10 and 11, and axially along the pipe wall of conduit 12. Note that by making α equal to 90�, that there is an automatic match of phase velocity and shear mode velocity when the transducer housings and conduit are of the same material.
As a further feature of the invention, and to prevent interference from signals reflected from the rear wall of transducer housing 10 (or 11), the transducer may have internal baffles, shown by the triangular cut-out 300, and circular cut-outs 301 and 302 (FIGS. 7 and 8), which tend to absorb and deflect shear mode waves traveling to the rear surface of transducer housing 10, as shown by the arrows. The novel cut-out baffles significantly prevent signals from being internally reflected from the rear surface of transducer housing 10 (or 11), which could be mistaken for a delayed signal from the transducer.
Although there has been described a preferred embodiment of this invention, many variations and modifications will now be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, this invention will be limited, not by the specific disclosure herein, but only by the appended claims.
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By Phoenix of Elder Mountain – It is the season of Maržanna, Mara, Maržena, Morena and all her Slavic names associated with the traditional Folk Ritual of many Slavic countries. I have invited our patrons on this page Grandmother Moon and Slavic Folklore Dreams over the years to participate with us. Most of you have made your personal small Effigy doll and done it in the tradition of your healing journey of what you need over the "season of night" (Autumn and Winter).
My work as a shaman with Marzanna each year is a six month (moon) ritual and ceremonies that is mandatory for the protection of our land here at Elder Mountain. Most Marzanna traditions are still practiced today, but like all ancient traditions, they have lost their shamanic ritualistic power of real protection and for the relationship to the consciousnesses of the earth mother (nature) and what roams between the worlds that we shamans experience and how to keep the winter moons safe.
Religions of the middle ages which challenged the world indigenous populations that were white, red, yellow, black and brown nations, could not have any competitors of their newer symbol of the "dying on the cross" and Morena and Marzanna represented a threat to their power and control, so she had to be forbidden, they only wanted the symbol of women as compassionate and loving mother, not powerful goddess over death.
So as in direct competition to male religions, this much more ancient ritual (which there will be no physical proof because she is burned in a ceremonial fire) she had to be banned and eradicated and even in some villages… corrupted. Even still, her rituals still survives today all over the world by balto-slavic people. The word Mor is the root of a very old Slavic word Mor meaning Death.
Morena a powerful grandmother (later changed to a beautiful young maiden), is the cold winter goddess of death and ruler of the underworld, who must journey to the underworld (shaman) and cross the river Smorodina (Smorod, meaning stench from the dead souls), through which you can only flee, guide and get to the other side. In many ways this small story is the story of all true shamans who cross the veils of life and death, where the karmic souls are prisoners in the underworld.
This is why many cultures do Autumn and Winter shamanic rituals to protect the waking plane from roaming shadow spirits. But now most are just light festivals or like Marzanna, reserved for fun and school children on one day of the original six months.
Today in modern times, Marzanna is still alive and well, but more associated with children and festivals of Spring and most of the tradition is focused around Spring and the end process of burning her to release winter. I do a serious shamanic working ritual each year not only for my own protection as a shaman because of the veil I am exposed to wherever I may live.
She is also a protector of the land in which we live and the clearing of what energies roam locally during the winter months, especially at night and around the full moons. I focus not on Spring (the end) but the entire six month process as a whole ritualistic ceremony. Its a very serious ceremony, in which children are not allowed because of the adult nature of shamanism of protection and healing.
My process is a duration of six months is the old prehistory rituals, when the season of night (Autumn and Winter) and the season of fire (Spring and Summer) where the two seasonal rituals of the ceremonial grandmothers. I start my building of my Marzanna each year on the day of the Autumn Equinox and do ritual and ceremony with her foundation or basic structure and set the intentions with each piece of what we need in Autumn and Winter. Every year is different for me because nature's communication with the wind, the clouds, rain, snow, rivers, creeks and ponds all speak their magic and are all a part of the power that Marzanna will carry into the dark phase of the year of Winter.
My Marzanna seems simple as she stands around six feet tall, and when I her out to the field on the day of the Winter Solstice as she begins her work which represents the decades of my work and healing work put into her. When the Spring Equinox arrives, she is treated in the same traditional way that modern Slavs do their Morena or Marzanna and we welcome Spring and the rebirth of the year and is burned and thrown into the water.
Women have made effigies and talisman for thousands of years and today they are called dolls but still basically serve the same purpose when that doll effigy is not about anyone but you. When that doll becomes about someone else, outside the context of healing work, then its black magic and voodoo and reverse negative karmic action.
Those who ponder why we sacred artists do this, inspires curiosity about our past lives when we did the same things for the same reasons. Modern times are no different than today except we all have lifetimes of karma and we have used natures gifts inappropriately and brought death to the surface here with digging for oil. Well what comes with that death and power of the archaic grandmothers of the primeval eras of humanity.
To be connected to the awareness of birth, living, transformation, death and rebirth is a person who honors all things and understands natures cycles by working with it personally and with nature herself. This is a living planet with a natural mysticism that is alive if you can 'see' and if you participate in ritual enough years it becomes easier to see. These effigies are an expression of our soul and our ability to create and heal out of hardships and death. Beyond that, archaic ritual is a shamanic reality and before that, a dreaming culture reality, which all of this has sprung forth from our soul's dreaming power because our soul exists beyond the physical, metaphysical.
In ancient times we used embroidery thread and in prehistory, we made effigies with actual braided hair. In modern times after the 12th century that was associated with black magic and voodoo, but most things were corrupted in the middle ages. Later horse hair was used in some fine weaving, and then eventually textile fabrics such as embroidery and tapestry dominated cultural life that was more domesticated.
My Marzanna is done the way it was done in prehistory, with some of my own hair I collect all year long. When I lead shamanic soul retrievals I also do a ritual with having those who come for the evening to snip off a piece of their hair and I burn it with the sage. I do this because in winter, we practice letting go which is physical sometimes but also symbolic of our "old growth" that needs to be released in order to prepare for the new, when spring arrives.
I attach some of my sacred necklaces, textiles and talisman and painted symbols to Marzanna and then remove them before I burn her. I also add things I have made or worked with during the year, like the leftover stalks of the lavender I harvested, the strings of rosehips and wild flowers I collect for my smudge. I add pieces of the abundance of nature such as pine cones, tree branches, wild grasses, twine, sticks, berries and more. I add each piece in a ceremony and work on building her for three months.
In this video you can see my Marzanna burn and in the flames the soul energy burnt by seeing the faces in the fire. I take my work extremely serious when building her with each piece, and the things I put on her is for a specific reason in what roams between the veils and the rituals that we do here in the north, south, east and west directions of the edge of the property.
Your Marzanna of course is more traditional of what is done today in most Slavic countries and as the winter soon approaches I encourage you to join in the artistic and healing aspects of Marzanna. This is an amulet or effigy which reflects both you and the great mother (light and dark) goddess. Take photos and share if you want and I will add to this photo group.
Traditional Marzanna or Morena Folk or Peasant Rituals
Marzanna (in Polish), Morė (Lithuanian), Morena (Czech, Slovak, Russian) and also Mara, Maržena, Morana, Moréna, Mora or Marmora is a Baltic and Slavic Goddess associated with seasonal agrarian ancient death and rebirth rites of nature. She is associated with death and winter and is often described as the Goddess of death. To this day in some regions of Poland, there is a festival held where an effigy of Marzanna is made in the month of March, and is burned to welcome springtime from winter.
This is known as The Burning and Drowning Ritual of Marzanna. The tradition of burning or drowning an effigy of Marzanna to celebrate the end of winter is a folk custom that survives in the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. For many years, the Burning and Drowning of Marzanna was held on the fourth Sunday of Lent and it was not until the 20th century that the date 21 March was fixed, which coincidentally is the day of the vernal equinox (20–21 March). The rite involves preparing a doll dressed in female clothing, which can then be set on fire, drowned in the river, or both.
The Church tried to Christianize the tradition of Marzanna and replace it by burning Judah or throwing Judah puppet from the churches' roof on Holy Wednesday. This tradition is cultivated in some Polish regions, but Marzanna tradition is known much better all through Poland. In the Czech Republic or Poland, this is often performed during a field trip by children in kindergartens and primary schools.
The effigy, often prepared by the children themselves, can range in size from a puppet to a life-size dummy. This ritual represents the end of the dark days of winter, the victory over death, and the welcoming of the spring rebirth. It concerns the "drowning of Marzanna," a large figure of a woman made from various rags and bits of clothing which is thrown into a river on the first day of the spring calendar. Along the way, she is dipped into every puddle and pond …
Very often she is burned along with herbs before being drowned and a twin custom is to decorate a pine tree with flowers and colored baubles to be carried through the village by the girls. There are of course many superstitions associated with the ceremony: you can't touch Marzanna once she's in the water, you can't look back at her, and if you fall on your way home you're in big trouble. One, or a combination of any of these can bring the usual dose of sickness and plague.
Grandmother represents the Winter Stage (Dark Moon) phases of life, the Death and Rebirth stages of life and in this very ancient Ritual of the Burning of Marzanna during the first few days of Spring, she represents the archaic dark primordial grandmothers releasing winter into the rebirth of the maiden's spring. The Winter Goddess, who is the original Snow Queen is a Slavic Goddess associated with seasonal agrarian rites based on the idea of death and rebirth of the nature and woman herself.
She is associated with death and winter and often described as the goddess of death. The 15th century Polish chronicler Jan Długosz likened her to Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture. Her name is derived from the same Indo-European root as Latin mors 'death' and Russian mor 'pestilence'. Some authors also likened her to mare, the celestial horse spirit of Slavic folklore, associated with dreams and sleep paralysis (astral travel). In some Russian dialects the word 'mara' means 'phantom', 'vision', 'female Prophet' or female Visionary.
The tradition of burning or drowning an effigy of Marzanna to celebrate the end of winter is a folk custom that survives in Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Typically taking place on the day of the vernal equinox, the rite involves setting fire to a female straw effigy, drowning it in a river, or both. In Poland, this is often performed during a field trip by children in kindergartens and primary schools.
The effigy can range in size from a small doll size effigy to a life-size goddess statue out of straw. This ritual represents the end of the dark days of winter, the victory over death, and the welcoming of the spring rebirth.
The "Drowning of Marzanna," a large figure of a woman made from various rags and bits of clothing which is thrown into a river on the first day of the spring calendar. Along the way, she is dipped into every puddle and pond … Very often she is burned along with herbs before being drowned and a twin custom is to decorate a pine tree with flowers and colored baubles to be carried through the village by the girls, mothers, women and the baba elders.
Carrying out Morena (Marzanna) is a Slovak Tradition, a custom first written down in the 16th century, from previous folk traditions of the Goddess. It says that the youth carried an effigy of the Goddess, made of two wooden sticks in the shape of a cross in tangled harvested wheat and straw. This effigy dressed in festive traditional costume and a singing by the whole village as they carried her to the river.
Behind the village threw her off a bridge into the water, or burned in a bonfire as the symbol of winters end, and springs renewal, that from death comes rebirth. While people believed that death, winter was to be survived, the goddess cultures influenced this folk custom of local slavic regions to make it through long winters. The original faith of ancient Slavs and Slovaks were banned by male religions and many withdrew into seclusion for fear of persecution with their ancient honoring of a goddess.
Morena in winter gains power as the old sun god Dažbog experiences his death. Her flying chariot drawn by snow-white swan represents death and those who dream of large spirit swans will have witnessed a loved one's soul carried over to the other side (from old Slavic folk lore).
Marena is dressed in white as snow as the keeper of gates to heaven and the hair and complexion of her is the same. Her Ceremony is in late winter until spring, where the underworld experiences natural cycle of decay, and we honor Morena, to pay respect to the forces of mother nature, and then in the spring honor the growing Dažbog. Morena's animals and avian are wolves, ravens and swans, as a symbol of winter's death and then its rebirth. Her Majesty marks the time when we honor our ancestors by paying respect to all the Slavic the Goddesses.
Sources: Photo by Czlowiek Kamera; Dragovid; Wiki, Elder Mountain, Slavic Folklore Dreams; "Morana" by Игорь Ожиганов; beksinski.dmochowskigallery.net


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Property evaluation or property valuation is the process of identifying the value of the residential property on the basis of the greatest and the very best use real estate (which essentially equates right into establishing the fair market worth of the residential or commercial property). The individual who does this realty valuation exercise is called Certified Practising Valuer. The value as identified by Property Market Assessment is the fair market worth. The Home Market Valuation is done using different approaches and the property evaluation values the home as different for distinction functions e.g. the realty assessment could assign 2 different worths to the same building ( Better value and also vacant value) and once again the same/similar property could be designated various worths in a residential zone and a commercial area . The value assigned as a outcome of real estate appraisal might not be the value that a actual estate investor would certainly take into consideration when evaluating the building for financial investment. A real estate investor might totally neglect the value that comes out of genuine estate appraisal procedure.
A excellent real estate investor would review the building on the basis of the developments going on in the area. So realty assessment as done by a genuine estate capitalist would certainly create the worth that the actual estate financier can get out of the residential property by purchasing it at a low price and marketing it at a much greater price (as in today). Likewise, investor could do his own property assessment for the expected worth of the residential property in, say 2 years time or in 5 years time. Once again, a investor may perform his real estate evaluation based upon exactly what value he or she can create by investing some amount of cash in the home i.e. a investor may choose getting a dirty/scary kind of property (which no one suches as) as well as obtain some small repairs, painting etc done in order to enhance the worth of the residential or commercial property (the worth that the investor would obtain by marketing it on the market). So, below the meaning of property evaluation modifications completely ( as well as could be really various from the value that property appraiser would come out with if the realty evaluator performed a real estate assessment workout on the home).
A genuine estate capitalist in Melrose Park NSWwill generally base his investment decision on this Sydney Residential Valuation for Related Party Transfer in Melrose Park NSW property appraisal that he does by himself (or obtains done through a person). So, can we after that term genuine estate evaluation as a actually actual ' realty appraisal'?


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3 bedroom semi-detached house to rentRussell Drive, Ampthill, Beds
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Feature Teacher: Sue Richard
Each month we profile a different teacher in the Camden and Rockport public school systems so the community gets to know the strength of the teaching staff in the classrooms. These profiles are compiled, written and submitted by Camden Hills Regional High School sophomore Lucas Fischer.
Sue Richard, who is covering seventh-grade Language Arts for a teacher on maternity leave, exclaimed "I love seventh grade," during my interview with her. Prior to this year, Mrs. Richard worked for the Scholastic Corporation and spent lots of her time in middle schools. She decided that she wanted to go back into teaching to try out the strategies she had learned while working for Scholastic.
It has been a great fit for our district and for Richard. "This one-year position was perfect because I could test the waters," she smiled. During her year teaching at the Camden-Rockport Middle School, she has felt right at home. "I definitely love middle school," she chuckled.
Before working for Scholastic, Richard had spent four years teaching elementary school in Topsham. She then moved on to work for Scholastic for four more years before coming to CRMS this past year.
Richard believes that having the ability to write well and express oneself through writing is very important in life. "I don't think it matters what you do once you leave school; if you are not a good communicator, you are going to suffer in your job," she said. "Lots of times, writing is the first time that somebody will meet you. If you send an email to somebody that you don't know, that is your first interaction with that person," she said. "If you don't know how to write well, that is the first impression that you are giving."
Recently, Richard had her students write analytical essays. However, her students weren't simply allowed to pull up a Google document and type away; instead, they were asked to hand-write their essays before typing the final draft. Richard believes that handwriting work is part of a more complete writing process. Changes in handwritten drafts can also be reviewed and referenced more easily than digital documents. "When handwriting your work, you really engage a different part of your brain," Richard said. "It's more kinesthetic."
Richard strongly believes that having routine is important in any classroom. Every day, her students begin with a 10-minute free writing period. During the 10-minute period, she provides a prompt for her students to reply to. "This is done to increase their writing stamina," she said. After free-writing for 10 minutes, her class moves on to the curriculum of the day.
Recently, Richard's seventh-graders have been investigating literary analysis. This year, her class has conducted multiple "Socratic Seminars." A "Socratic Seminar" is a student-led academic discussion on a common text. Richard enjoys watching her students take control and come up with their own ideas and reflections in these discussions. "It is really rewarding to see the kids perform because a lot of them have anxiety about talking in a group. And they always rise to the occasion," she smiled.
Richard's most inspiring educational moment happened when she was volunteering for Literacy Volunteers years ago. During her time volunteering, she taught a 50-year-old man how to read for the first time. "That was awesome," she smiled. When her student described to her how strongly his illiteracy affected his daily life, she was astounded. Richard has decided that when she retires, she wants to spend time volunteering as a literacy coach again.
Last year, Richard decided she wanted to experience teaching middle school. "I am in the mode of my life where I am embracing change. I have changed jobs a few times in the past few years," she said. Her one-year contract at CRMS was the perfect opportunity for her to discover her passion for teaching middle school.
"I knew this was a one-year position but it allowed me to try out middle school and I love it." In the future, Richard plans to find another more-permanent position teaching middle school. "I would love to teach middle school," she smiled. CRMS was lucky to find such an eager, experienced and capable teacher to fill in for the year.
Camden Hills Regional High School sophomore Lucas Fischer is an intern in the superintendent's office.


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JIM ROGERS Talks Gold - Gives His GOLD PREDICTIONS for 2014
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SUBSCRIBE to ELITE NWO AGENDA for Latest on JIM ROGERS / SILVER / GOLD / BITCOIN / CRYPTO CURRENCY / DOLLAR COLLAPSE http://www.youtube.com/EliteNWOAgenda JIM ROGERS Talks Gold - Gives His GOLD PREDICTIONS for 2014 Venture Capital, Katie Pilbeam talks about the worrying new estimations on US debt figures with Jim Rogers, a legendary investor author of Street Smarts: Adventures on the Road and in the Markets. As Europe bears the burden of austerity, million-euro salaries continue to be dished out to bankers. World Bank Senior Attorney-Karen Hudes -- \'Humanity Right On Target To Take Back Our World\'In this 17-minute video by Edmond Druilhet, World Bank Senior Attorney Karen Hudes reports that military leaderships of the US, China, and Russia have refused all of the so-far offered false-flag options to begin WW3 in the Middle East Gold rose to a six-month high on Thursday as fears of economic slowdown in China and lingering worries about Russia\'s standoff with Ukraine over Crimea dampened demand for riskier assets and boosted bullion\'s appeal. U.S. equities and copper pries tumbled after data showed China\'s economy slowed markedly in the first two months of the year. Worries over China\'s first bond default and weak export data earlier in the week have also stoked concerns about the health of the world\'s second-largest economy. Gold was also underpinned after Russia launched military exercises near its border with Ukraine, showing no sign of backing down in its plans to annex its neighbor\'s Crimea region. Within the first week of 2014 U.K.\'s Royal Mint announced they ha...


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This is a cool little place in Central Lawrenceville on Butler St. They have the bar on one side and a little room on the other side where they have small musical acts and open mic nights. Went to see a concert there, was a...More
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This is a cool little place in Central Lawrenceville on Butler St. They have the bar on one side and a little room on the other side where they have small musical acts and open mic nights. Went to see a concert there, was a...More
Stopped here before a concert in Millvale one day. Nice little place; we were on the restaurant side and not the bar. They only had the barbeque menu, not a regular menu. The pulled pork was really good! I would like to see their regular...More
New to Pittsburgh, I have tried a number of places in the Central Lawrenceville neighborhood. While a great number of places are more upscale (like Tender), I have the practice of asking bartenders where they go when off work. Hambone's is the frequent reply. Very...More
Although you'd never expect it from the first sight of this business, the food here is absolutely amazing. It's interior is a bit dated and in need of a makeover, top to bottom, but just like your Grandma told you "don't judge a book by...More
I don't know the tradition of Hambone's, but it's clearly been around for awhile. My husband and I peeked at the menu at the new and trendy "Industry" down the street, but we weren't in the mood for the noise and the $14 Reuben Sandwich....More
I went here with a group of eleven co-workers after the restaurant across the street did not open as advertised. They have a great sandwich menu for lunch. The food was good for a pub. They did a good job handling such a large group...More
A group of us were there on Friday July 3rd during the day. Our bartender, the cute skinny brunette with glasses and nice smile (leaving her name out because it is against the rules), was great. She was funny and made great drinks. Drink prices...More
Stopped in for a bite to eat. Looked a bit like a dive bar, but the food was surprisingly good. Had a live band playing on Saturday night.
Stumbled on this eclectic neighborhood bar ... with lots of character, from the patrons sharing stools and booths with you as well as the dated however well maintained décor! Lively, spirited HH's, tasty food choices with several unique twists to traditional bar fare. Wait Staff...More
Hambones, the bar(on one side)and the restaurant on the other is where I always stop on my way out of Pittsburgh heading home. The restaurant is awesome both price wise and the food is incredible. The specials are even more incredible price and taste wise....More


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Did anyone else get a whiff of beautiful summer weather this month? I feel like we are edging ever closer to long days spent at the beach, ice creams just because, wild hair and mucky feet and not going to bed until way past bedtime...or is that just me?
Having just been away this month for half term I am so ready for it to be the summer holidays! Just 8 weeks and then total freedom. I have the best memories of the summer holidays when I was growing up; of the simplest things really like Mum taking us camping for 3 weeks whilst Dad went to work (although my sister did get struck by lightning on that particular trip so it may not have been all that great...) or running round the village and causing mischief, buying paintbrush lollies from the local butchers for 25p or getting a big bag of sherbert sticks for £1 and holding bets on how many we could tip into our mouths before we had to swallow...and I love that Meg and Eli get to start making those same kinds of memories now and I can be a part of that.
But back to May, this month we have enjoyed:-
*Lots and lots of birthday fun. That's all 4 of our birthdays done and dusted for 2015 and I can start planning what happens next year!
*Publishing my book.
*Going away for a week to Wales and getting some much needed time together as a family.
I had hoped that being in Wales would give us a good opportunity to get a nice family photo but despite taking my tripod with us I completely forgot to get it out, so we mostly took selfies whilst we were out and about. Not that I really mind...we are all well versed in taking family selfies now and the kids will ask to take one wherever we go. I think they are definitely the product of having parents who love to Instagram life!
We did manage to capture this one shot of us at the beach although Meg is grimacing as she has sand in her eyes (despite the gorgeous blue sky the wind was up and there was literally sand blowing everywhere) and who knows what Eli is doing; I sort of just leave him to get on with things now rather than insisting he smiles. You just need to take a look at my IG feed to see what happens when you ask him to smile for a shot.
Although every once in a while you do strike gold...
So that's our little monthly round-up; I hope everyone else has had a good one.
Sunday, 31 May 2015
Me & Mine {May}
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Ah, that last one is lovely Jess! Massive congratulations on your book, just amazing! xx #meandmineReplyDelete
- Cariemay31 May 2015 at 22:05
Oh what a wonderful month - all your photos look so very very happy - notwithstanding the sand!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous pics Jess! What an exciting month it's been for you all! Love your attitude to Eli's crazy little boy antics!xReplyDelete
- Louise Fairweather1 June 2015 at 18:30
All the photos are lovely - I like the one with Eli's foot in the air! Glad you had a lovely half term xReplyDelete
- dont call me stepmum1 June 2015 at 20:51
How exciting, love these photos Jess, need to get a copy of your book, I've heard great things. Congratulations xReplyDelete
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