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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.

Distasteful

If we wrap ourselves in sorrow and pain and misery and self-loathing, then that is exactly what we attract.
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A book fell on my head

Thou shalt mind thine own damn business.
— David Weber, Torch of Freedom
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Religion is dangerous

He's looking at you.

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Not a belief

I wonder. If a symbol can be "tainted" no matter what it was used for previously, what does it take to "purify" the symbol?

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Still

A pagan take on a holiday classic.

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Called for veritas

We’re not naked, we’re skyclad!
— Kelley Armstrong, Dime Store Magic
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Pure

I really like the lines and the flow of color on this one.

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Today's really twenty-nine

Thinking by blogging

This week I got back into my discipline.

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Clean

It's the last bright moon before Summergate, the Lady Moon is entering the Court of Stars and I am ready.

For what I am not sure.

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Journal 07Apr2017

Freedom of religion does not mean deferring to Christianity.
— NeoWayland
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Nothing supernatural exists

The old Irish when immersing a babe at baptism left out the right arm so that it would remain pagan for good fighting.
— Mark Twain
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Five words

I wish a picture could do it justice.

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Season of my idiocy

It's almost like they want to be stroked

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Insomina at 3 a.m.

I was adding commentary to some of my lexicon entries.

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Daily

Since I don't have much time this week, I thought talk about the daily things we sometimes overlook.

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Bloody sacrifice

This year it's a bit cooler than I like. And we had scattered rainstorms, so the party was inside. Then the heat pump blower quit (on a Saturday), I built a fire in the firepace (fire GOOD grunts Neo).

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Sex advice

Hold her hands, gently, almost like a caress. Tell her how you feel about her. Tell her how you feel when you are with her. Do it again in thirteen minutes, precisely.

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Accident

I joke about it, but that is the heart of it. Or maybe the hearth. It’s the center.

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Holiday breakfast hit

I do use some Yule traditions. This year I have family obligations which will cut those short a bit. But greeting the dawn all three days is definitely one I keep.

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Hearthside

After dinner, we move to the kitchen. Easier to sweep up the hair, you see.

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Negative whiskers

Pagans do not “get nekkid” so you can get your jollies.

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The hard rain

They want flashy cheap answers to their problems. In easy to swallow pill form if possible.

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Naked pagans & sex - updated

☓ autumn begins ♁ cross quarter

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Outstanding

Have I mentioned that I have a calendar obsession?

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Flexing your calendar

Today is the first day of The Lady in the Court of Stars.

One of these days I really should tell that story. But not today.


No, today I’m going to talk about calendars.

This is a partial list of dates from my Lore and Wyrd calendars. The exact dates don’t matter in this example.

Pay attention to the symbols before the title in each listing.

The
ankh symbol is my shorthand for a Before. Before are those who’ve inspired me and those who I choose to honor by living their example.

The
shadowed star is my shorthand for a pagan.

The
inverted triangle is a symbol for philosophy, I use this to designate philosophers.

The ≠ not equals sign means that I acknowledge but do not celebrate (ABNC). Just because the day is important to other people doesn’t mean that I have to celebrate it. And if you think I have a lot of these days in my Lore and Wyrd calendars, you should see the birthdays and anniversaries in my Kinship calendar.

The
solid star shows that this day that while not distinctively pagan is still important to my practice.

Okay, the
circled times symbol. I don’t want to use the circled cross because of it’s association with the KKK (and yes, my feelings on that go back years). This is a good alternative that maintains the same elemental associations. Of course someone who takes a title based on Wayland is going to celebrate The Firing of the Anvil. Especially someone with strong ties to the American South.

Let’s see how that actually works. As you can see, this is an event from 1971.

The ankh and the inverted triangle tell us that this man is one of my Befores and he’s a philosopher. I’ve used the location field to give more expand the information a bit. This field will also show in the day list view of the iOS calendar or in my preferred option Fantastical.

I’ve included a quick URL so I can call up in-depth information.

I’ve unchecked the “Busy” box so I still show available.

My notes show his lifespan and how old he was when he died.

And I’ve listed some of the things he was known for WITHOUT giving specific works. Otherwise the entry would be way too long and clunky.

The whole purpose of this exercise is that I have a calendar in the palm of my hand that will quickly show me what I need to know for that day.

I haven’t even mentioned my Sky calendar with the astronomical events and symbols.

Have I mentioned that I have a calendar obsession?

Here’s the most important bit.

After the initial setup (and the once a year update on my Sky calendar), I don’t have to worry about it. It’s there. If I absolutely have to I can print it up (and I still do for some events and rituals).

A little bit of work, a little bit of planning, and I’m ready.

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In which I indulge my Southern ancestors

You shouldn’t listen to the folks in the weird clothes and making the loudest noises.

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Suncrest

You take a plot of land. Now you can grow flowers or vegetables or both. You choose.

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Greet the dawn

So Rhyd just made the entry tier of my Watch List.

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Peachy

I would no more solicit your opinion and approval about that than I would about the color of the trashcan by my clothes dryer.

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Twenty-seven

Dad had hidden talents that would pop up every once in a while.

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Labeling

Summer begins

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Hidden heart of a poet

Time for this semi-hermit to have a party.

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Bestest

Speaking of the way that one idea links to another, I can’t help but notice a conflict. And a song.

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Soft snow

If the real difference in people is choosing between the Journey and the Story, does the Journey have to be religious or even spiritual?

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Better

A little piece of me - Updated

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Would you know?

A place among friends

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Feelings

tek NO paa gan TEK no PAA gan

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Micro spell kit

I got an email asking why I didn't include Pagan music. Long story short, I think we need to look for connections beyond things that are just "Pagan" or Pagan related. There is meaning and life all around us, we do not need to shut ourselves off from it just because it didn't come from an approved source.

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Fire

Here are some physical parts of a spell I improvised last night and used this morning. It's one of the better "booster" spells I've come up with in a while. It takes a bit of prep time and you need to greet the sun, but it works.

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Simple pleasures

Sometimes ravens leave a primary feather in my yard.

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