simple
Distasteful
Saturday, 30Mar2019
❝If we wrap ourselves in sorrow and pain and misery and self-loathing, then that is exactly what we attract.❞— NeoWayland, Invoking passion for failure or success?
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A book fell on my head
Friday, 15Jun2018
“Thou shalt mind thine own damn business.”— David Weber, Torch of Freedom
Not a belief
Tuesday, 13Feb2018
I wonder. If a symbol can be "tainted" no matter what it was used for previously, what does it take to "purify" the symbol?
Read More...Called for veritas
Tuesday, 22Aug2017
“We’re not naked, we’re skyclad!”— Kelley Armstrong, Dime Store Magic
Pure
Tuesday, 27Jun2017
Today's really twenty-nine
Friday, 28Apr2017
Clean
Sunday, 09Apr2017
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.
Read More...Journal 07Apr2017
Friday, 07Apr2017
❝Freedom of religion does not mean deferring to Christianity.❞— NeoWayland
Nothing supernatural exists
Tuesday, 04Apr2017
“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
Season of my idiocy
Saturday, 05Nov2016
Insomina at 3 a.m.
Monday, 12Sep2016
Daily
Friday, 03Jun2016
Since I don't have much time this week, I thought talk about the daily things we sometimes overlook.
Read More...Bloody sacrifice
Tuesday, 10May2016
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).
Read More...Sex advice
Wednesday, 23Mar2016
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.
Read More...Accident
Thursday, 28Jan2016
I joke about it, but that is the heart of it. Or maybe the hearth. It’s the center.
Read More...Holiday breakfast hit
Thursday, 24Dec2015
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.
Read More...Hearthside
Tuesday, 10Nov2015
Negative whiskers
Sunday, 25Oct2015
The hard rain
Tuesday, 20Oct2015
They want flashy cheap answers to their problems. In easy to swallow pill form if possible. Read More...
Naked pagans & sex - updated
Thursday, 15Oct2015
Outstanding
Tuesday, 21Jul2015
Flexing your calendar
Tuesday, 30Jun2015
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.
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.
In which I indulge my Southern ancestors
Tuesday, 23Jun2015
You shouldn’t listen to the folks in the weird clothes and making the loudest noises.
Read More...Suncrest
Friday, 19Jun2015
You take a plot of land. Now you can grow flowers or vegetables or both. You choose.
Read More...Greet the dawn
Tuesday, 16Jun2015
Peachy
Saturday, 06Jun2015
I would no more solicit your opinion and approval about that than I would about the color of the trashcan by my clothes dryer.
Read More...Twenty-seven
Tuesday, 02Jun2015
Bestest
Wednesday, 25Mar2015
Speaking of the way that one idea links to another, I can’t help but notice a conflict. And a song.
Read More...Soft snow
Monday, 23Feb2015
If the real difference in people is choosing between the Journey and the Story, does the Journey have to be religious or even spiritual?
Read More...Micro spell kit
Saturday, 24Feb2007
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.
Read More...Fire
Tuesday, 28Nov2006
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.
Read More...Simple pleasures
Wednesday, 28Jun2006
