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Occasionally I wandered in where I was not wanted and gave truthful answers.
Sometimes I even did it deliberately. A little disruption now can prevent disaster later.

Sex & the Modern Pagan

I took a couple of days off and went to the Kaibab for some retreat and renewal

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In a hole

This is a page from the third version of Technopagan Yearnings. There are some formatting differences. Originally published at www.neowayland.com/C1982366546/E20081216143256

Friends in dark places

A man walks down the street and falls into a hole. The walls are so steep he can't get out. A doctor walks by. The man calls up "Hey doc, can you help me out?" The doctor writes out a prescription and throws it in the hole. Then the doctor leaves. A priest walks by. The man calls up "Father, can you help me out here?" The priest writes out a prayer and throws it in the hole. Then he walks away. The man's friend walks by. "Hey Joe, can you help me out?" The friend jumps into the hole. "Why did you do that? Now we've both trapped."

"Yeah, but I've been here before. And I know the way out."

     — From the West Wing episode, "Noel" that first aired December 20, 2000
Don't have much else to say today, just keeping the fire going and watching the snow.

Posted: Tue - December 16, 2008 at 02:32 PM

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Kissed by the Lady Moon - updated

When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
— John Muir
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Why a Technopagan?

Most people go through life letting the Robot drive

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License to thrill

This is a page from the third version of Technopagan Yearnings. There are some formatting differences. Originally published at www.neowayland.com/C1982366546/E20081203160533

Rattling the windows, singing in anticipation

Sometimes I shouldn't play the music too loud...

Jim Steinman is a songmaker, there's no other word for it. He's probably best known for collaborating with Meatloaf, and stars above that man could write.

He is a literate lyricist, and when his songs hit, they hit hard. I still remember my reaction to Making Love out of Nothing at All. Yes, I know I am dating myself, but just because I was one screwed up teen doesn't mean I was passionless.

He wrote a great number called Original Sin, which Taylor Dayne sang for the film The Shadow, a film that almost was. It had all the pieces, but didn't have them put together right. Anyway, this song was the sole reason I sprung for the six bucks when I saw the sound track album in the bargain bin at Wal Mart. When I am really down, it sometimes helps. When I drive at night and I play it, I have to use the cruise control or I go too fast.

Yes, I identify too closely with this song sometimes.

All I wanted was a piece of the night
I never gotta equal share
When the stars are all outside
And the moon is down
The natives are so restless tonight
All I needed was a spot in the light
Never had to get so dark
The natives are so restless tonight

All I needed was a spot in the light…
I’ve been looking for an original sin
One with a twist and a bit of a spin
And since I’ve done all the old ones
Till they’ve all been done in
Now I’m just looking
And I’m gone with the wind
Endlessly searching for an original sin…


But today I cranked it just because I could. And because my voice was good enough today to sing along and rattle the windows.

I'll never be a first rank singer. But I can be enthusiastic.

I’m applying for a license to thrill…
Going out on the edge…
Moving in for the kill
And there’ll be hell to pay someday…
Put it all on the bill…
Cause we’ll always be paying
And paying until…
We're beyond expiration…
With a license to thrill…


I'm meeting someone in a couple hours.

And why am I talking about this on a Pagan blog? Because sometimes raising energy works best the old way, one of the very original ways I'd say. The snake up through each of the chakras. Although those aren't the terms I used when I learned the techniques.

Truthfully I can't think of too much else Pagan related right now. I need an emotional kick in the pants and the lady always chooses.

Original Sin by Jim Steinman
Posted: Wed - December 3, 2008 at 04:05 PM

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People needing people

A knack you can pick up

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Ephemeral

Before and after

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Foolish thoughts

Thinking by blogging

Still here sorta

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Depression and the Modern Pagan

“”The

Sort of progress, still not sure if I am going to do it

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Strings of universes that work

The dire wound that never heals

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Taproot: Family, Guests, Ancestors, and Gods

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What makes you think you really know?

Thinking by blogging

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What is the difference between a crow and a raven?

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Separation of faith and politics

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“In the absence of understanding, triviality dominates.” - UPDATED

Rocket in my garden

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Dark Side Instinct

Just a fast one today, I'm packing

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Warm Autumn in Arizona

A Weather.com reading makes me think

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Before the Wheel Turns

Here’s the secret to being a pagan

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Flipping through the quote file

This is a page from the third version of Technopagan Yearnings. There are some formatting differences. Originally published at www.neowayland.com/C1982366546/E20081001145525

My handy dandy Palm provides a couple of thinkums for the day

I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand. In the doing is the learning.
     — ancient Chinese proverb
It is not necessary to know. It is only necessary to try.
     — Babylon 5
That's it for now. After all, philosophy doesn't put OJ and tortillas in the fridge.

Posted: Wed - October 1, 2008 at 02:55 PM

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Been thinking some today

Why is it that the noisiest ones get to define the community?

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Migration noise

In which I enjoy the weather, the birdsong, and the plants

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Transcending the label

The "fastest growing" becomes one of the fastest collapsing

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Sometimes we forget the obvious

This is a page from the third version of Technopagan Yearnings. There are some formatting differences. Originally published at www.neowayland.com/C1982366546/E20080728070510

A thinkum from times past

Wisdom is where you find it.
— Angus
Thanks Angus, where ever you are now. It had slipped my mind.

Posted: Mon - July 28, 2008 at 07:05 AM

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“Thunder in the vicinity”

A pagan author and blogger also notices the trendlines

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Keep Moving Forward

Economics, magick, and life

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Elvis has left the building

Neo admits he's still a bit of a nerd, even after all these years

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