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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.

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Economics, magick, and life

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Technopaganism

Thinking about Pagan communities

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NeoNote — Protected

I love how the photographer lined up the aurora borealis with the tree

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“Mythical Language and Idiom: Crash Course World Mythology #41”


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Memorial Day musings

Although I feel sex and combining sex with religion can be positive, I can't deny abuse by certain pagans.

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“Freud, Jung, Luke Skywalker, and the Psychology of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #40”

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“Witches and Hags: Crash Course World Mythology #39”

Some monotheists think that their religion belongs on top and take offense when you disagree.
— NeoWayland
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“Serpents and Dragons: Crash Course World Mythology #38”

Thinking by blogging

I made a mistake this last Tuesday.

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“Mythical Horses: Crash Course World Mythology #37”


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“Monsters. They're Us, Man: Crash Course World Mythology #36”

Stories are important, but they are signposts.
— NeoWayland, the Story
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“Cities of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #35”

Mixed meanings can give mixed understandings

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❝Mythical Trees: Crash Course World Mythology #34❞


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“Mythical Mountains: Crash Course World Mythology #33”

“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.”

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“Mythical Caves and Gardens: Crash Course World Mythology #32”

I don't think paganism is a movement. I think it's a life.
— NeoWayland
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“Herakles. Or Hercules. A Problematic Hero: Crash Course World Mythology #30”

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“The Mwindo Epic: Crash Course World Mythology #29”

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“Galahad, Perceval, and the Holy Grail: Crash Course World Mythology #28”

An Arizona monsoon storm.

I'm going to go watch it on the patio for a while.

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“Rama and the Ramayana: Crash Course World Mythology #27”

Somehow it's always the other person who is supposed to sacrifice.

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“The Epic of Gilgamesh: Crash Course World Mythology #26”

Sex is exploding hormones. Love is commitment. The two should not be confused.
— NeoWayland, sex
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“The Hero's Journey and the Monomyth: Crash Course World Mythology #25”

My guess is that this is a purification ritual.

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“Ragnarok: Crash Course World Mythology #24”

Churches are hospitals for the sinners, not mausoleums for the saints.
— anonymous
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“The Dying God: Crash Course World Mythology #19”


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“Yu the Engineer and Flood Stories from China: Crash Course World Mythology #17”


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“Floods in the Ancient Near East: Crash Course World Mythology #16”

I've always had my suspicions about that.

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“Archetypes and Male Divinities: Crash Course World Mythology #15”

“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.”

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“Fire and Buffalo Goddesses: Crash Course World Mythology #14”

Questions about the battle on the left make it something more than average.

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“Great Goddesses: Crash Course World Mythology #13”

Impressive

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“Theories of Myth: Crash Course World Mythology #12”

We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know.
— W. H. Auden
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“African Pantheons and the Orishas: Crash Course World Mythology #11”


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“Witches on the Sabbath” by Luis Ricardo Falero

Luis Ricardo Falero, Duke of Labranzano, was a Spanish painter with a taste for female nudes in mythological and fantasy settings. This 1878 piece is called Witches on the Sabbath.

Notice the juxtaposition of the human figures with the non-human. The non-human seem even more carnal than the human in twisted ways. Between that and the floating, it's a pretty good bet that this depicts a psychedelic trip. It was understood that a lot of the imagery reported by witches may have occurred under the influence. Does that make it any less valid? Well, that's a question for another time.

Pay attention to the lady in the lower left corner. The expression on her face indicates something is going on, and it's a bit beyond a night out with friends. My guess is that it has something to do with the man whose arm she is hanging onto. I don't think it's an accident that his face is mostly averted. I think this is detailing an affair.

I’m a naturist in both senses of the word. Life doesn’t always need clothes. I admire the human body. I hope you can too.

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“The Greeks and Romans - Pantheons Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #9”


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“Social Orders and Creation Stories: Crash Course World Mythology #5”

I used to do photography until my camera was damaged.

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“Earth Mothers and Rebellious Sons - Creation Part 3: Crash Course World Mythology #4”

The dog sells this one

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“Zeus and Antiope”

I think it's vital to have friends outside your faith and outside your work. It helps you to balance. We need people we don't agree with but still trust to keep us out of the ego traps. We need other outlets for our passion just to keep ourselves fresh.
— NeoWayland
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“Andromeda Chained to the Rocks”

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
— Thomas Jefferson
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Under the full Moon

There are three principal means of acquiring knowledge... observation of nature, reflection, and experimentation. Observation collects facts; reflection combines them; experimentation verifies the result of that combination.
— Denis Diderot
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Skeins

There is an old saying that the difficult truths are the only ones that must be told.
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Anchor our dreams

The day has eyes; the night has ears.
— Scottish proverb
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“Cosmic Sexy Time, Eggs, Seeds, and Water: Crash Course World Mythology #3”


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“Coyote and Raven, American Tricksters: Crash Course World Mythology #22”

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“Hermes and Loki and Tricksters Part 2: Crash Course World Mythology #21”

Thinking by blogging

I think I'm spending more time trying to sleep than actually sleeping.

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“Creation from the Void: Crash Course World Mythology #2”

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
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“What Is Myth? Crash Course World Mythology #1””

I let my ego off the chain last weekend. It was a vain and foolish thing to do. And it had consequences.

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“Tricksters: An Introduction: Crash Course World Mythology 20”

Thinking by blogging

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.

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“Reflection-Medusa”


h/t Maggie McNeill

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Sunfell Tech Mage Rede Nine Words Serve The Tech Mage Best Keep What Works Fix What’s Broke Ditch The Rest

A narrow slice of life, but now and again pondering American neopaganism, modern adult pagans & the World.

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