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“Latin American Revolutions: Crash Course World History #31”
Sunday, 15Sep2019 Filed in: studies
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Where did I stick that?
Friday, 05Feb2010 Filed in: practicals
“The French Revolution: Crash Course World History #29”
Saturday, 31Aug2019 Filed in: studies
“Tea, Taxes, and The American Revolution: Crash Course World History #28”
Saturday, 24Aug2019 Filed in: studies
But for me, politics is not a part of paganism. Things don't go well when faith and politics are mixed. So I am saying that politics has nothing to do with the sunrise of the bright Moon. You can't find politics in an infant's laugh or in the call of a coyote.
Read More...“The Amazing Life and Strange Death of Captain Cook: Crash Course World History #27”
Sunday, 18Aug2019 Filed in: studies
“The Seven Years War: Crash Course World History #26”
Saturday, 10Aug2019 Filed in: studies
Then I realized I was going to have to define intelligence.
Yeah. Okay.
What we call intelligence is actually three things that interconnect. Well, at least three things.
Read More...“The Modern Shaman: A Guide to Carl Jung”
“Always work as a team.”
“The Spanish Empire, Silver, & Runaway Inflation: Crash Course World History #25”
Saturday, 03Aug2019 Filed in: studies
“Like attracts like; to create a particular reality you must put out energy of a similar sort.”
“The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course World History #24”
Saturday, 27Jul2019 Filed in: studies
“The Columbian Exchange: Crash Course World History #23”
Saturday, 20Jul2019 Filed in: studies
“Bend the line, don't break it.”
“The Renaissance: Was it a Thing? - Crash Course World History #22”
Saturday, 13Jul2019 Filed in: studies
“Columbus, de Gama, and Zheng He! 15th Century Mariners. Crash Course: World History #21”
Saturday, 06Jul2019 Filed in: studies
“In which John Green teaches you about the beginning of the so-called Age of Discovery. You've probably heard of Christopher Columbus, who "discovered" America in 1492, but what about Vasco da Gama? How about Zheng He? Columbus gets a bad rap from many modern historians, but it turns out he was pretty important as far as the history of the world goes. That said, he wasn't the only pioneer plying the seas in the 1400s. In Portugal, Vasco da Gama was busy integrating Europe into the Indian Ocean Trade by sailing around Africa. Chinese admiral Zheng He was also traveling far and wide in the largest wooden ships ever built. Columbus, whether portrayed as hero or villain, is usually credited as the great sailor of the 15th century, but he definitely wasn't the only contender. What better way to settle this question than with a knock-down, drag-out, no holds barred, old-fashioned battle royal? We were going to make it a cage match, but welding is EXPENSIVE.”
Read More...“Russia, the Kievan Rus, and the Mongols: Crash Course World History #20”
Saturday, 29Jun2019 Filed in: studies
“Venice and the Ottoman Empire: Crash Course World History #19”
Saturday, 22Jun2019 Filed in: studies
“Int'l Commerce, Snorkeling Camels, and The Indian Ocean Trade: Crash Course World History #18”
Sunday, 16Jun2019 Filed in: studies
“Fairies, Aliens and Demons - Common Evolving Archetypes”
Monday, 03Jun2019 Filed in: studies
❝The deeper the passion, the harder it is to see beyond our expectations.❞— NeoWayland, pedestal problem
“Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16”
Sunday, 02Jun2019 Filed in: studies
“The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy War?: Crash Course World History #15”
Saturday, 25May2019 Filed in: studies
“The Dark Ages...How Dark Were They, Really?: Crash Course World History #14”
Saturday, 18May2019 Filed in: studies
“The future is not laid out on a track. It is something that we can decide, and to the extent that we do not violate any known laws of the universe, we can probably make it work the way that we want to.”
“Islam, the Quran, and the Five Pillars All Without a Flamewar: Crash Course World History #13”
Saturday, 11May2019 Filed in: studies
“In which John Green teaches you the history of Islam, including the revelation of the Qu'ran to Muhammad, the five pillars of Islam, how the Islamic empire got its start, the Rightly Guided Caliphs, and more. Learn about hadiths, Abu Bakr, and whether the Umma has anything to do with Uma Thurman (spoiler alert: it doesn't). Also, learn a little about the split between Sunni and Shia Muslims, and how to tell if this year's Ramadan is going to be difficult for your Muslim friends. Let's try to keep the flame wars out of this reasoned discussion.”
Read More...“Fall of The Roman Empire...in the 15th Century: Crash Course World History #12”
Saturday, 04May2019 Filed in: studies
“Christianity from Judaism to Constantine: Crash Course World History #11”
Saturday, 20Apr2019 Filed in: studies
❝If monotheism was all that amazing, it wouldn't have spent centuries trying to suppress alternatives. Still does in the case of some versions of Islam.❞
“The Roman Empire. Or Republic. Or...Which Was It?: Crash Course World History #10”
Saturday, 13Apr2019 Filed in: studies
“Who Invented Parkour?”
“Don't worry about what anybody else is going to do. The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
“Alexander the Great and the Situation ... the Great? Crash Course World History #8”
Saturday, 06Apr2019 Filed in: studies
“It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them.”
“Buddha and Ashoka: Crash Course World History #6”
Sunday, 24Mar2019 Filed in: studies
There is nothing that prevents people from following religious law. But there is nothing that demands others follow those same religious laws.
Read More...Two wolves
Wednesday, 20Mar2019 Filed in: studies⭐︎ practicals
“An old Grandfather said to his grandson, who came to him with anger at a friend who had done him an injustice, "Let me tell you a story.
I too, at times, have felt a great hate for those that have taken so much, with no sorrow for what they do.
But hate wears you down, and does not hurt your enemy. It is like taking poison and wishing your enemy would die. I have struggled with these feelings many times." He continued, "It is as if there are two wolves inside me. One is good and does no harm. He lives in harmony with all around him, and does not take offense when no offense was intended. He will only fight when it is right to do so, and in the right way.
But the other wolf, ah! He is full of anger. The littlest thing will set him into a fit of temper. He fights everyone, all the time, for no reason. He cannot think because his anger and hate are so great. It is helpless anger,for his anger will change nothing.
Sometimes, it is hard to live with these two wolves inside me, for both of them try to dominate my spirit."
The boy looked intently into his Grandfather's eyes and asked, "Which one wins, Grandfather?"
The Grandfather smiled and quietly said, "The one I feed."”— Two Wolves from First People
“Mesopotamia: Crash Course World History #3”
Saturday, 23Feb2019 Filed in: studies
“Gods of Arabs before Islam”
Friday, 22Feb2019 Filed in: studies
❝We don't have a perfect solution. But we don't need one. We just have to make today better than yesterday.❞
“Indus Valley Civilization: Crash Course World History #2”
Saturday, 22Dec2018 Filed in: studies
❝Difference Between Grizzly, Brown, and Kodiak Bears❞
Thursday, 13Dec2018 Filed in: tellus
“Shall I not have intelligence with the earth? Am I not partly leaves and vegetable mould myself?”
“Mythical Language and Idiom: Crash Course World Mythology #41”
Saturday, 24Nov2018 Filed in: studies
“Witches and Hags: Crash Course World Mythology #39”
Saturday, 10Nov2018 Filed in: studies
❝Some monotheists think that their religion belongs on top and take offense when you disagree.❞
“Serpents and Dragons: Crash Course World Mythology #38”
Saturday, 03Nov2018 Filed in: studies
“Monsters. They're Us, Man: Crash Course World Mythology #36”
Saturday, 20Oct2018 Filed in: studies
“Cities of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #35”
Saturday, 13Oct2018 Filed in: studies
“Mythical Mountains: Crash Course World Mythology #33”
Saturday, 29Sep2018 Filed in: studies
“Caesar, The Colosseum, Republic, Nero, geese, plebeians, legions — everything that you once knew, but forgot, in a crash course video by Arzamas.
Narrated by Brian Cox.
"Ancient Rome in 20 minutes" is an English version of a Russian video by Arzamas.”
Read More...“Ancient Rome in 20 minutes”
Thursday, 27Sep2018 Filed in: studies
“When she transformed into a butterfly, the caterpillars spoke not of her beauty, but of her weirdness. They wanted her to change back into what she always had been. But she had wings.”
“Mythical Caves and Gardens: Crash Course World Mythology #32”
Saturday, 22Sep2018 Filed in: studies
“Ma'ui, Oceania's Hero: Crash Course World Mythology #31”
Saturday, 15Sep2018 Filed in: studies
“The Mwindo Epic: Crash Course World Mythology #29”
Saturday, 01Sep2018 Filed in: studies
“Galahad, Perceval, and the Holy Grail: Crash Course World Mythology #28”
Saturday, 25Aug2018 Filed in: studies
An Arizona monsoon storm.
I'm going to go watch it on the patio for a while.
I'm going to go watch it on the patio for a while.
“The Epic of Gilgamesh: Crash Course World Mythology #26”
Saturday, 11Aug2018 Filed in: studies
“Damnatio Memoriae, or How to Erase Someone from History”
Wednesday, 08Aug2018 Filed in: modern adult pagans
“The Hero's Journey and the Monomyth: Crash Course World Mythology #25”
Sunday, 05Aug2018 Filed in: studies
“Ragnarok: Crash Course World Mythology #24”
Saturday, 28Jul2018 Filed in: studies
“Churches are hospitals for the sinners, not mausoleums for the saints.”
“The Apocalyspe: Crash Course World Mythology #23”
Saturday, 21Jul2018 Filed in: studies
“Mike Rugnetta is going to tell you stories of death, destruction, divine judgment, damnation, and the occasional happy ending. That's right, this week we're talking about the Apocalypse. Actually we're talking about a bunch of ways the world could end. Prepare for stories of the end times from Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Christianity, and Islam! It's the (mostly) Abrahamic Apocalypses on Crash Course World Mythology.”
Read More...“How These Metal Sculptures Move With The Wind”
“Sometimes today's Pagans seem to think that wearing a Thor's hammer should grant them the presumption of honor of a Viking king.”— Kenneth Goze, comments on Anatomy of a failure: the Piedmont Pagan Pride collapse
“American Floods: Crash Course World Mythology #18”
Saturday, 07Jul2018 Filed in: studies
“Yu the Engineer and Flood Stories from China: Crash Course World Mythology #17”
Saturday, 30Jun2018 Filed in: studies
“Floods in the Ancient Near East: Crash Course World Mythology #16”
Saturday, 23Jun2018 Filed in: studies
“Archetypes and Male Divinities: Crash Course World Mythology #15”
Sunday, 17Jun2018 Filed in: studies
“This week on Crash Course Mythology, Mike is teaching you about the archetypes that are often associated with male divinities. We’re going to talk about Fathers & Sons, Kings & Judges, Saviors & Sages, Shamans, Tricksters, and Lords of Destruction. Along the way, we’ll look at the story of Hwaning, Hwanung, and Dangun from the Korean peninsula, and we’ll learn about Arjuna and all the help he got from Krishna. We’ll also touch on a ton of other myths from around the world. These things play out this way all the time, man.”
Read More...“Fire and Buffalo Goddesses: Crash Course World Mythology #14”
Sunday, 10Jun2018 Filed in: studies
“Great Goddesses: Crash Course World Mythology #13”
Saturday, 02Jun2018 Filed in: studies
“Theories of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #12”
Saturday, 26May2018 Filed in: studies
“We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.”
“African Pantheons and the Orishas: Crash Course World Mythology #11”
Saturday, 19May2018 Filed in: studies
“The Greeks and Romans - Pantheons Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #9”
Saturday, 05May2018 Filed in: studies
“Pantheons of the Ancient Mediterranean: Crash Course World Mythology #7”
Saturday, 21Apr2018 Filed in: studies
“Humans and Nature and Creation: Crash Course World Mythology #6”
Saturday, 14Apr2018 Filed in: studies
“In which Mike Rugnetta brings you the final installation of our unit on creation myths. This week, we're talking about human beings and their relationship to the natural world. It turns out foundational stories have a lot to teach us about the ways in which people relate to the physical world around them, and the other organisms that inhabit that world. We'll talk about the Biblical idea that humans have dominion over animals, and we'll talk about Native American stories in which people and nature collaborate to create the world.”
Read More...“Social Orders and Creation Stories: Crash Course World Mythology #5”
Saturday, 07Apr2018 Filed in: studies
“Earth Mothers and Rebellious Sons - Creation Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #4”
Saturday, 31Mar2018 Filed in: studies
“Rotating Moon from LRO”
Friday, 23Mar2018 Filed in: tellus
“I wore black because I liked it. I still do, and wearing it still means something to me. It's still my symbol of rebellion -- against a stagnant status quo, against our hypocritical houses of God, against people whose minds are closed to others' ideas.”
“The Christians and the Pagans”
“Good men don’t need rules. Today is not the day to find out why I have so many.”— Doctor Who, A Good Man Goes to War
“Nina Paley's haunting, mesmerizing, and life-affirming God-Mother animation”
Sunday, 03Sep2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
“In which Mike teaches you about the creation of the universe, with sex. This week we're talking about creations stories from Egypt, West Africa, Greece, China, and Persia that have a lot in common with human sexual reproduction. And also some castration and puking, to boot. We've got your cosmic eggs, right here!”
Read More...“Coyote and Raven, American Tricksters: Crash Course World Mythology #22”
Sunday, 20Aug2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
“Hermes and Loki and Tricksters Part 2: Crash Course World Mythology #21”
Sunday, 13Aug2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
“Creation from the Void: Crash Course World Mythology #2”
Sunday, 06Aug2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
❝You should beware the politician who wraps himself in faith and the minister who wraps himself with the flag.❞
— from the private journal of NeoWayland, 01Mar2002
“What Is Myth? Crash Course World Mythology #1””
Sunday, 30Jul2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
I let my ego off the chain last weekend. It was a vain and foolish thing to do. And it had consequences.
Read More...“Tricksters: An Introduction: Crash Course World Mythology 20”
Sunday, 23Jul2017 Filed in: studies⭐︎ entertainment
As something suitable for the ages, the websites work as they are. As something that I can update and tweak, I need programs to manage.
Read More...Interconnections
Since I don't have much time this week, I thought talk about the daily things we sometimes overlook.
Read More...Aside for polyamory - revised
Wednesday, 16Dec2015 Filed in: thinking by blogging⭐︎ sex
Political pagans
Friday, 27Nov2015 Filed in: modern adult pagans
Usually when ravens group together, it’s up on fences or power lines or rooftops
Read More...What is the difference between a crow and a raven?
Tuesday, 18Nov2008 Filed in: tellus
A narrow slice of life, but now and again pondering American neopaganism, modern adult pagans & the World.
A narrow slice of life, but now and again pondering American neopaganism, modern adult pagans & the World.
Pagan philosopher, libertarian, and part-time trouble maker, NeoWayland keeps truths alive despite a wash of nonsense. But don't be surprised when he's doing the “nekkid pagan guy” thing.
There are pagan news & opinion sites. Technopagan Yearnings is not one. It’s more like a digital binder with interesting pagan stuff. And nudity. Don’t forget the nudity.
Since Wren Walker retired the Wren’s Nest of The Witches’ Voice, there is not really a pagan news site anymore.
The Pagan Vigil Reader is a pagan news aggregator.
You won’t find porn or erotica here. I do discuss nudity & sex, but I do not describe sexual events. As a naturist I admire the human body so you will find nudes here. You will not find photos of sex. There is some art showing sex and orgasms in a ritual or mythical context.
Updated weekdays when possible, otherwise irregularly as circumstances permit and the mood strikes.
This is the fourth major version of Technopagan Yearnings. I still have № 3 on file with it’s comments. I’ll convert that bit by bit as I get the chance. This version uses
RealMac’s RapidWeaver instead of Lifli’s iBlog.
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