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St. John the Baptist is also the patron saint of the Templar Knights, as granted them by Benard of Clairvoux and Pope Urban II. He was also the patron saint of the Cistercian Monks, whom Benard of Clairvoux was part of, and of sheepheaders. In some beliefs John the Baptist is placed above Jesus as the Messiah, as is the case of Mandaeans, a small sect in rual Iran. There is a whole conspiracy theory behind it, but that is another story.

I know just what your talking about. We used to live in a 900 sqft apartment, and with two adults and two teengagers, things got crowded real quick. Also, because we were moving from a 1500 sqft apartment, and had tons of stuff we enheirited from our parents and grandparents, we just had alot of stuff. I try to practice my meditation every morning, but being so crowded, and people moving around getting ready for school, it became difficult. I could, however, go outside and meditate without too much interference or herassment. Needless to say, we have moved into a bigger apartment, downsized(de-cluttering is out of the question when you have teenagers)and I must say that my energy level is much higher than it has been. I have many places to just sit, so things are doing well.