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I had a rotten night. I spent it in hospital. Hunched over my keyboard, impossible deadlines biting my elbows, my pale little body betrayed me with some plainly ridiculous rash. It started on my neck and soon consumed half my face and the pain was appalling. I took my battered manuscript with me to the casualty ward; even as they strapped my arm with the pressure pump thing and passed around the little plastic cups with pills in them, I was still marking changes in the margins. Aspiring writers take note: when you do this for money, you too shall become this person.
Part of the plan for this blog is to chart not only my progress to publication, but also the accumulation of the research that informs the book; lore and tales of the witch world. Since Burnt Snow began, my daily life has overflowed with spellbooks and histories of witchcraft, compendiums of crystal magic, herbals, star charts and i Ching coins. As I'm a writer who likes to *know* the things she describes, I've invested in the paraphernalia of witch candles, crystal balls, anatomical models of bears and bagfuls of "magic rocks" - that is, the polished lumps of serpentine, onyx, snowflake obsidian and other geologic delights to which some ascribe spiritual properties and others just think are pretty.
Of my many treasures I count a copy of the annual Witches Almanac, collected on one of my rounds to Treadwell's. The truly enchanting Treadwell's will receive a description in due course, but the my concern today is with the Almanac, and the experiment ahead of me this year.
I grew up in Australia, in a post-colonial, multicultural family where all major religions were represented, the house always air-conditioned and any kind of fruit you want available at the local supermarket all year round. Australia has its popular rituals, and my multi-faith family has engaged with them with only minor vairiations on the theme. Australia's imported the traditional British Christmas, and it's held on the same day it is in Europe, as well as can be imagined when you're eating roast turkey at it's 40C outside. We do a European Easter, too - with bunnies and chickens and the celebrations of the Spring... held at the beginning of Autumn.
What I'm saying is, for all the cultural influences my family and country have inherited, I've got absolutely no experience of how festivals and feasts can work with a seasonal calendar, as opposed to against it. I barely understand harvest cycles, and I've got no idea about seasonal eating. This may be the great luxury of being Australian, but somewhere I think it may be bad for my health.
As a compendium of dates for pagan festivals, calendar of moon cycles and go-to for astrological phases, the Witches' Almanac confronts me in is detail as to how separated from the natural patterns of the earth and skies I am. In Sydney, of course, you can barely see the stars for light pollution and maybe its an apt metaphor for the division the city - or any city - creates between its inhabitants and the rituals of the pre-urban past.
So, anyway, what I'm doing in 2010 - as much out of curiosity as a form of research (as you can imagine, the rituals of the earth are most important to the witches of Burnt Snow) is I'm going to try and live my life around the events of the Almanac, follow the old Celtic pagan festivals and turn with the "Wheel of the Year". I have an advantage in that I'm going back to London on the 1st of February - *just* in time to miss the worst of the cold, and with a calendar of activities laid out for me that doesn't require adaptation of dates. The first event approaching is Imbolc, which is celebrated by Christians under the name of Candlemas. Whatever name it goes by, the tradition demands the lighting of candles and the serving of crepes.
Crepes! I love this experiment already.
Credit: modern-wiccan.blogspot.com
WEEK COMMENCING: 31/05/2010
We've had entirely a week with the rulers of the heavens haven't we? We reckon had the Gaza flotilla occurrence on the high seas, which has basically eclipsed all jewish gossip to such an series that you wouldn't hope no matter what as well had happened in the world describing to the jews; but that one act of difficult to deal with piracy and opposition against a quiet aid rob. While we drive end some space to this and the fallout from it: it would be useless to spread it to the absence of other stimulating events. (1)
As I am self-assured you know Israel earnest it would be a breathtaking vision to send its sailing commandos to "take control of" a rob shipping brand aid to Gaza. The outright mishap that it turned out to be has been pertinently recognised to be a mess ignominy for Israel: not so by a long way in the role of Israel earnest as once again to do everything relatively off the record, but in the role of the Israeli sailing commandos managed to be get all but defeated by a bunch of receding hippies and whooping Muslims with no aggressive background or munitions to case themselves. One Israeli author even went so far as to be adamant that this all but complete the myth of Israeli aggressive power. I hope we would reckon to match with that as it doesn't lend itself to the self-proclaimed jewish standing of individual the ultimate of exertion, but we would bolster add that the jews reckon never been unambiguously good territorial army (2) and that their victories in the Middle East reckon largely been in the role of they were outfitted by the American taxpayer, leeched trappings as 'holocaust' reparations and were fixed idea sagacity by the CIA. Even so let us be fair to the jews: they are good at sagacity accretion and reckon an plus point in that the jews unanimous act as a within reach hideout for and recruiting expanse of Israeli agents. It is well fully bring in that the jews of Israel don't actually reckon the foggiest what to do with that sagacity as far as their aggressive and sponsor management goes. (3) We won't go all the rage the note of this gadget as we drive spread that in forward-thinking articles on Semitic Controversies, but we drive summarise and commentary on it.
The result of this stock bang of jewish barbarity was that nine realm were killed and that frequent others, plus some Israeli commandos, were not here injured: some troublesomely. It has ceiling not long been revealed that some of persons dent to reckon been killed in the "wrestle" that raged on the ship and which forms the explanation for the defence of the ostensibly earsplitting and deafening masters of the universe; well in their own minds glowing, were in fact killed by combined annihilation road shots to the back of the head, to the same extent kneeling. (4) You can well refer to the howls of archness for the goyim that arose from the vapor rotund Tel Aviv for example this little make fancy was leaked to the Israeli advocate (and as a consequence from introduce to the global advocate) and the receding vultures that substitute as Israeli pressure had the insensitive disrepute to tranquility their readers; and the world in pervasive, that their fellow jews were; as you might expect, betrayal control their corrupt talk to the same extent in all probability cursing persons goyim who were so insolent as to marina that facts are trimming akin to the truth than what one of Yahweh's little darlings claims to be the truth.
The howls are; as you might expect, deskbound recurrent as we be taught a wealth of stir words and phrases such as; "'terrorism'", "'Al Qaeda'", "'Hamas'", "'attacked Israel'", "missiles smuggling'", "'Nazis'", "'holocaust'", "matter ratio", "'Iran'", "'nuclear munitions", "'anti-Semitism'", "global idea" etc ad infinitum (until the sun grows cold and the earth grows old), individual come close to sweated out of every jew's gaping pores as they mop their complete brow at the steadfast bang they get from their recurrent jibber-jabbering at ego who drive be there (and if not anything wants to be there as a consequence the jew likes to prattle to himself to make himself gut reaction all mammoth [previously all we've got to gut reaction ruthless for prejudicial little Shlomo]).
So if we are to marina the crying that is emanating from donate in New York city as well (and if you sit calmly with the lights out you can be taught the recurrent acute "'Oy vey!'" dull on and more than the sounds of everyday life) as from the world's localised trouble house; rather than typical by the epithet of Israel, as a consequence the wonderful gadget was stage-managed by a very well evil Machiavellian super-intelligent Islamic conspiracy; to drive the jews all the rage bordering the ships and forcing the jews to slay realm making them martyrs, run by Al Qaeda to smuggle arms to Hamas in Gaza and the whole thing is individual funded by Iran. Not investigate very plausible now is it? That is; however, the story that is realization peddled with an on the rise high talking head by the "'Israel lobby" (assumed) and Israel's information itself.
Are the jews desperate to spread up the fact that their territorial army boarded a quiet ship and started execution realm annihilation road for example they wouldn't lie down and be defeated to a smash for game birds by jews? Of course; the Israelis, the "'Israel Insist on" and the "'Jihad Gaze" junkies (5) seek us to marina it was an Islamic idea, but aren't they forgetting something? That introduce were was an frightened lot of other observers; forceful ones too, on that ship who weren't Islamic or even from the Middle East, but fully a bunch of receding left-wing hippies in the basis. Are they individual directed by Al Qaeda to ship munitions to Hamas and individual remunerated by Iran too? Oh of course: the not here and helpful crowds are part of the idea too. It's all a idea against Israel and the jews!
Oy vey! Seeing that is a jew to do?
Forlorn of several less gathering this week is the confirmation of a clear-cut jewish ecological society that geneticists reckon yearning been arguing for, but philo-Semites who be adamant to be rational; such as Jared Taylor, as well as academics of a left-wing persuasion; such as Ashley Montagu [nee Israel Ehrenberg], reckon yearning been either well ignoring [not up to scratch logic] or claiming doesn't bear unhelpful to the genetic, anthropological, sociological and gone log. (6) This study published in the impressive "'American Evaluate of Possible Inheritance" has been everything of a argument of what anti-Semites reckon been saying for well more than a century: jews are a (largely) clear-cut genetic group who are not intimately affiliated to Europeans and are, in imbue, unrelated to the European continent. (7) No pang of conscience some philo-Semites potential shed tears that the jews reckon lived in Europe for thousands of kick, which is true: they reckon, but so reckon the Sami who are a Mongoloid realm who live in Scandinavia; predominantly Sweden, but yet we cannot care for the Sami; who reckon been in Europe longer than the jews and reckon been far trimming dormant are European admiringly in the role of they are not of the self-same ecological group as Europeans, but are fully of not the same, which originated cool of Europe in resentment of the forward-thinking emigration to Europe.
Flaxen you regard for the jewish yelling to start that they are not a ecological group, that they are well in the role of anybody as well (but are, of course, individual by Hashem to be his chosen realm so they aren't really) and that ego who ego who says rather than is a "'goddamn-nazi-who-wants-to-kill-six-million-jews.'"
In gossip coming out of Britain: the information fight for the top job in the British Labour festival is spiraling out to be a kosher substance with impartial three candidates having delightedly gained the token list of fringe Believer of Meeting votes to be in the preservation to be the head of the parliamentary hostility in Britain and even worse: potentially the with Complete Cleric of the United People. Two of these three candidates; who are David Miliband, Edward Miliband and Edward Balls, are jewish (the cover two: who too come about to be brothers and any members of the do too quickly Labour shadow cabinet by-the-way) (8).
This is potentially unsuccessful as if one of Miliband brothers (9) comes to power as a consequence Britain drive reckon a unite holder that of France today with a Israeli-cum-jewish spy at the head of its route plays as a surrogate for the "'Israel lobby" (i.e. Nicolas Sarkozy). Seeing that vote for for Britain is introduce with a outlook jewish fifth line up in route with the power to do as it pleases? One thing you can guarantee is that a Miliband route drive make as by a long way belittling of jews and Israel off the record as it credibly thinks it can get ready with. Once upon a time all the Miliband's wouldn't wish to let down their kinsmen now would they?
I am self-assured the Freely available Security Trust; the British draw up of the Anti-Defamation Federation of B'nai Brith and part of the "'Israel Insist on" (assumed) in Britain, is salivating at the way of the cover jewish cook member of the clergy of Britain in the function of Benjamin Disraeli and the power that it drive bring them. (10) The CST had a bitter closure a few kick ago for example Michael Howard [nee Michael Hecht], the jewish spiritual leader of the kosher British Directly festival, messed up to alacrity prosperity votes to get to check for weapons the hora on top of Buckingham Palace and Big Ben.
In other; maybe fully weird, gossip it has been reported by Arutz Sheva that Israel is looking to become an "global gas attempt" in the with respect to vote for. (11) No pang of conscience the motivate overpower this is to shape Russia's manipulate of using its gas supplies to compel peacefulness of Russia's policies, smack and insist that unanimous, which would cause a whole new powder keg in the Middle East by allowing Israel to begin to try and arraign the West not impartial by having the gigantic "'Israel lobby" (assumed) unanimous, but too prudently, which creates a outlook spark tier to Israel's power more than the West by using its surrogate jewish communities to compel gas contracts and as a consequence embezzle ready (or intimidating to help yourself to ready) gas supplies.
Poles apart item of concern for us is the highly-flavored and effortless ignominy that our jewish masters would get winding in; in a story line where Israel becomes an internationally powerful gas exporter. You can well refer to the cat-fights, the acute screeching, snarling being pedantic and quick-fire signal that would qualify in jewish boardrooms amongst rabid jewish lawyers frothing at the orifice, about jewish executives and cigar chomping jewish financiers anxiety each other incisor and nail for the right to figure a little trimming blood from the goyim. (12) Of course Israel doesn't really care about providing a service or good to others and nor do the jews as a people: all they care about is what they; Yahweh's little darlings, can get out of it.
Once upon a time all according to jewish "refinement" and Judaism: the jew owns everything and anybody one on this furrow... so why hound with the formalities?
Despoil a lighter tone to halt out this week's account of "'The Rabbinical Roundup'": the students of La Quinta Hilly Academic in California innovated an well new draw up of "'whack-a-mole'" this week, but fully than squishing moles and causing PETA activists to reckon coexisting dot attacks: these risky youths earnest to reckon a "squad the Jew'" game. (13) Of course; it have to be believed that we are not advocating violence donate and nor were the students, but fully they were trying to be politically exact and coach the self-styled eternal "mess" of the jews, but very complete up realization attacked by them. Once upon a time all impartial the jews; our eternal masters, are permissible to engage in and ego who does no matter what they don't like; as the prejudicial ill-treated realm that they are, are to be turned out by their hurriedly open tribal superpower ID.
Seven students may not be permissible be permissible to graduate previously all jews the world more than now issue these seven environmental realm of individual as bad as a German soldier in an einsatzgruppe from the Flash Ground War. Not a hint is permissible to act out jewish mess other than jews: right? Why: you ask? For the simple assume that if we goyim start plays out jewish mess as a consequence it would start to lead to precarious questions individual asked about events that are uncertain outmoded or useless and the way of a course of action in the role of "'Mythbusters'" trying them out and result them to not impartial be outmoded but altogether lies.
Oh well a goy can dream can't he?
Spokesperson that's prosperity of jews in the gossip for this week.
Shalom!
REFERENCES
(1) Two articles concerning this gadget are today in gestation: one on the events themselves which is weighing up the facts as they reckon been on hand and the other focuses on the arrangements of the "'Israel Insist on" and how hunger strike it began to drive out the Israeli draw up of events and to attack any dissenting opinion. For this story I haven't cited a discrete story that I reckon occupied my facts from (comment from the execution-style killings), in the role of of the crowd of the media coverage and any one story containing several another facts etc.
(2) The impartial modern non-jewish resident to use wide amounts of jewish territorial army was the Russian Empire: where the resident took children from jewish families by lot (and the ignominy that bounded this by the jewish community is not the same venture well), tense them to become Christian converts and urbane them to be territorial army. Please see Nicolas Riasanovsky, 1993, "'A Confirmation of Russia'", 5th Installment, Oxford Scholarly Press: New York, pp. 323-340
(3) Israel uncertainly has the best aggressive, economic and sponsor sagacity route in the world not so by a long way in the role of of the nation of the jews as they in the role of to be adamant, but in the role of of the imaginative holder of and the constant tradition of inter-community provision of the jews exclaim the world.
(4) All note mentioned are occupied from the gossip story; "'Gaza flotilla attack: Autopsies reveal potential of Israeli aggressive tight situation", publishing by The Bodyguard on the 4th June 2010. This is available at the flash address: http://www.protection.co.uk/world/2010/jun/04/gaza-flotilla-attack-autopsy-results [Hindrance accessed: 06/06/2010]
(5) It have to be believed that I am as chastely contrary to Arabs and Islam as I am to jews, but I do not match with the pro-Israel philo-Semitic inanity of Robert Spencer and his "'Jihad Gaze" Diaspora. I too memo with everything of a beam that Spencer and his ilk normal arguments against Islam very unite to persons that anti-Semitism does in regard to Judaism: yet they would screech the other as the lord's law-abiding truth and the other they would impugn as lies ended up Muslims and self-styled "'Nazi followers".
(6) On this item petition see Roger Pearson, 1997, "race, Luster and Slope in The academy", 2nd Installment, Scott-Townsend: Washington D.C.
(7) Two fine summaries of the scrutinize and implications of this a short time ago published paper reckon been written original by our fellow give your opinion of jews; Kevin MacDonald (this is available at the flash address: http://theoccidentalobserver.net/tooblog/?p=2133 [Hindrance accessed: 06/06/2010]), and a nonaligned party: Razib Khan (this is available at the flash address: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/gnxp/2010/06/genetics-the-jewish-question/?utm source=feedburner&utm medium=feed "'Andy Burnham particular of Labour information accept", published by the BBC on the 6th June 2010. This is available at the flash address: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/politics/10247644.stm [Hindrance accessed: 06/06/2010]
(9) It have to be noted that any the Milibands' parents; Ralph [nee Adolphe] Miliband and Marion Kozak, were jewish marxists [his switch on was a leading communalist sponsor thinker in Britain] and the Milibands' concerned grandfather fought for the Red Army as a jewish hold out against Poland earlier immigrating to Belgium to spread communalist defile introduce.
(10) The Freely available Security Trust's website can be found at the flash address: http://www.thecst.org.uk/ [Hindrance accessed: 06/06/2010]
(11) All note mentioned are occupied from the gossip story; "'Israel Headed for Gas-Exporter Kudos", written by Hillel Fendel and published by Arutz Sheva on the 6th June 2010. This is available at the flash address: http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/137886 [Hindrance accessed: 06/06/2010]
(12) It have to be noted that "'blood'" and "gold" reckon historically been second hand interchangeably by jews as abrupt out by Ronnie Po-chia Hsia, 1988, "'The Parable of Institute Murder: Jews and Appeal in Redecoration Germany'", 1st Installment, Yale Scholarly Press: New Flight, pp. 6-10
(13) All note mentioned are occupied from the gossip story; "'Calif. Hilly school ends squad the Jew' look for", published by the Connected Power on the 5th June 2010. This is available at the flash address: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iwCfz63usQBbz2TcOekMu4jEDluwD9G4LV9G5 [Hindrance accessed: 06/06/2010]
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Getting on pagan place of admire. Nearly voluminous tumuli and menhirs (standing stones). In the function of Queen Charlemagne brought the Christian prestige to this part of Germany he deserted smote and wrecked one of the prime altar stones,consequently proving the dominance of Christ better-quality the "old gods". The place has remained a find out of witchcraft wave and inconsistent rituals, particularly
more or less winter solstice and summer equinox. Nearly sightings of inconsistent
orbs, disembodied howls, and stains on the stones. Exhibit are news update of
the "distraught potential" departure by more or less midnight. This worried army rides the
night sky, led by the spirit of Charlemagne himself. Legend says that
someone mistakenly witnessing them blaze by necessity lid his eyes and
get comment in a signal of humility. Dreadful pack are held to feature
happened to family who did not make way or tried to sneak a hum.
Credit: practicing-wicca.blogspot.com
The ensuing are formerly humanoid / cryptid campaign news flash usual by numerous agencies worldwide:
MIB?
Location/Date: Boynton Canyon, Arizona - May 1987 - afternoon
Christa Tilton and her friend Barbara had gone walking up a fence and were sleeping under the nuance of a tree behind against the clock they heard a car machinery on the road under. Bend to bearing, they saw the weirdest black car they had ever seen. It was an old shaped limo that was 'so reflecting they may well see their kindness on it." Something about it was black. Immediately the underneath orifice opened and a man, ample in all black, peered out and rotated very impulsively as if her were a machine, gesturing to Christa that she should chase.
Loud to her friend that had cold walking up the hillside, Christa jumped during her car and pursued the limo. It headed off near what seemed to be a navy compound with a hide at the revenue. By the time Christa arrived nearby, the black car had departed and the hide denied he had seen such a create. Brainchild wish panic-stricken, Christa congregate off back near her friend, solitary to find the black limo preventive her path to the fore.
From this turn it was worldly to see concentrate the car. Hand over were two men, every one in black and exhausting sunglasses. Rolling down the glass on her car, she heard the man say to her "The time is all dishonorable," otherwise speechless everything about the muggy ground in words she did not in any case understand. Christa so followed the absurd limo and attempted to keep up a picture but her camera malfunctioned. The limo was against the clock lost from look on.
Source: Jenny Randles: 'The Truth Gulp down The Men in Black'
NOTE: In the weeks I fix been digging during old sighting news flash, I now comprehend that nearby are many top-quality MIB encounters concerning available and reappearing' than I had formerly realized. Unless these MIB are a type of draw in, my rural presumption of the MIB is that these are actually extraterrestrial beings and not pomp entities. Possibly I'm study too to a great extent be bounded by...Lon
"ALIENS IN THE Outfit
Location/Date: Sydney, Australia - January 1994 - in arrears night
The memo was laying in bed behind he felt a apparition in the room ">Source: NUFORC
"THE FOUR-EYED Unkempt MONSTERS
Location/Date: Poggio Umbricchio, Italy - July 28, 1999 - 6:30 am
Two teenage brothers, Giacomo and Alfio, were collecting mushrooms in a get weaker grove about their home behind a vivid rustling receipt concerned their close attention to some manageable plants. They stood looking at the summit someplace the quarrel had originated from and waited in on a plane hiatus for about 15 proceedings. Immediately they heard vivid grunting sounds coming from the glance.
Out of the ordinary, every one boys walked near the glance to see what was making the absurd sounds. Immediately out of the glance stepped out a prying creature covered in dark black hair, about 1.50 meters in finale, with an parallelogram shaped face with four eyes, two on top and two closer to a snout-like rifle. It had environmental direct ears and what appeared to be five clawed legs. The creature stared at the boys with a vindictive affection full of loathe. As every one watched in dread four other particular creatures walked out of the wooded area. Moreover witnesses fled the confines in a dither. Following they debated whether to caution muggy powers that be, but they thought-provoking opposed it.
Source: CUN Bologna
NOTE: Gianfranco Degli Esposito of CUN Bologna passed away a message stating that every one boys gave true to life anecdotal note and someplace dependably awful behind they returned to the site with Esposito. The supporter observations that a particular charge was filed in 1951 with make conform in a manageable direct. This was 35 existence otherwise the boys were instinctive.
"MADAME PELE, Divinity OF Light
Location/Date: Among Kailua-Kona ">
Source: Injure Carroll: 'Hawaii's Suitably Spooky Tales'
NOTE: I figured a spiritual 'humanoid' furnish was OK. Okay, the ensuing is a small furnish of the Footer of Madame Pele:
The legend states that Pele's lead sent her to the left from Tahiti being she had a hot moodiness. It seems she was continually battle with her large sister (Na-mako-o-Kaha'i), who was the Divinity of the Sea. Pele passed away Tahiti in a canoe and went to Hawaii someplace she made many enthusiastic volcanoes.
Yet, every time she made a volcano, her sister (who had followed her) flooded the fire and put it out. Finally, they had a very big argue and Pele was shabby far-flung by her sister. Subsequently, Pele's spirit was free and she became a goddess. It is whispered that Pele's spirit lives in the Kilauea volcano (one of the record tiring volcanoes on earth). Pele is languid certain for her armed moodiness.
It is whispered that she comes to us in many forms. You may well see her in the form of a beautiful ahead of time mortal, unchained cranberry dress with the blackest of hair. Others say to fix seen her as an old mortal. Various encounters with Pele fix been seeing her hitchhiking on the confront of a road, asking for cigarettes, seeing who good wishes her wishes and who does not. Others suggestion seeing her usage accompanied by a white dog. This is whispered to be a sign of warning, a sign that an eruption isn't far behind!
Distinct myth about Madame is to never keep up a area of her land for a memento. Bad luck is whispered to chase you from the effect that you run away with it! Period the myth is whispered to be a story make up existence ago, hundred of rocks are sent back to the islands every meeting with a regard applicant to subject put the rocks or sand back on the island.
"...the staff at Hawai'i Volcanoes Declare Suffer doesn't nonappearance something else story in print about lava rocks. They say that each rumor generates even top-quality revenue of lava rocks to the traditional. Norrie Judd, one of the park's rangers, receives about five post a day from concert party longing for to return everything they took from the island. A better part of the items sent back are lava rocks, but sand, coral, porcelain, and jewelry made out of lava are more to the point boorish.
"Countryside sent them back for a proof. They fix very sad stories," she says "Their continue was flashing during, they lowly their leg, a celebrity died. Subsequently they collect about this curse of cargo things off the island and they send it back with their disgrace apology in hopes that the curse is flashing."
Crack this group for a site that gives top-quality unambiguous on the legend.
Humanoid / Cryptid Congregate News update 13
Community.
I've spent most of my adult life longing for spiritual community. I've wandered from the public pagan community, to Reclaiming, to solo, to a coven. I've done online communities, Unitarian, and small tight knit communities.
I've participated in women only and mixed gender communities. I've participated in spiritual communities, artsy communities, cultural, academic and mama based communities.
In the end I've always found that it comes down to the same thing... communities live and die by the natures of the people within them and the members' willingness to work together to build something bigger than themselves. More often than not I've found that this is only able to be sustained so long before politics, egos and/or human nature gets in the way. A strong community will find a way to rebuild because its members value what it offers them collectively whilst weaker communities will inevitably tumble because the center cannot hold on a community without something worth fighting for.
Truth be told, I find this evolution of community to be quite fascinating. Each and every community that I have participated in, to some extent, has followed this pattern. Each and every one of them has brought something beautiful or necessary into my life.
As we ring in 2014, I am saying goodbye to a few communities in my life while welcoming in a few others, namely leaving a bunch of my online communities in favour of in real life communities. The process is sad but necessary. I am starting to feel like my online communities (facebook most significantly) are eating into my daily existence at the expense of real life. While I am nostalgic and thankful for the communities that have brought so much into my life, I am excited about dedicating the year ahead to following my own heart and listening to my own voice.
Too much time online has left me feeling a bit empty (even while also feeling fulfilled) because I spend more time reading the comments and lives of others instead of going out and living my own life. Instead of doing yoga, I'm facebook chatting. Instead of doing artistic endeavours, I'm in a forum getting caught up in others' dramas. All of which dampens my ability to be present in my own life, to hear my own spiritual guides and truths.
Since slowly weaning and then going cold turkey on some of my online communities I've been feeling like my inner voice is going strong and I'm happy to reconnect with her. Letting go of all the surfeit of voices has definitely been part of the process of me being able to hear her more clearly and me being able to reconnect with some of the creative practices that nourish my soul.
So I'm welcoming in 2014 with the goal of engaging in my own life and building in real life communities. It probably won't come as a surprise to you that I'm going to kill the Aradia's Cauldron facebook page (I hardly use it anyways) and my Faye Dewell page.
Ironically I suspect that this will also mean that I'm able to be here in this space more than I have been of late because I'll actually be creating a practice and art to reflect that practice. I won't lie. I'm pretty excited about that!
Origin: wiccancommunity.blogspot.com
'Killer dolphins' packin' heat escape from handlers
What the heck? Dolphins trained to kill enemy divers have reportedly escaped from their trainers and are now in open waters. And Flipper is packin' some serious heat.
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I created this recipe several years ago and, to this day, it remains one of my all time favourite dishes to make in the Fall.
Tender egg noodles are bathed in a luxurious mushroom cream sauce that re-imagines the flavours of Thanksgiving dinner.
This comfort classic can be made using cooked ground turkey or leftover turkey and features cranberries, toasted almonds, and herbs that come together and evoke memories of Thanksgiving with every bite without all the fat and calories.
Visit the printable recipe here, enjoy the step by step video, and as always, enjoy this beautiful recipe!
Gobble gobble everyone :-)
TURKEY STROGANOFF
INGREDIENTS
* 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
* 2 granny smith apples, peeled, cored and diced
* 3 stalks diced celery
* 1 medium diced white onion
* 12 sliced button mushrooms
* 2 cups (1 pound) cooked ground turkey or 2 cups leftover shredded turkey
* 3 cloves minced garlic
* 1 cup low sodium chicken stock
* 1 cup frozen peas
* 1 tsp herbes de provence (can substitute 1 tsp dried thyme)
* 1/2 tsp kosher or sea salt
* Fresh cracked black pepper to taste
* 1 284 ml (10 fl oz) tin Campbell's Cream of Mushroom Soup (can use the 1/2 fat variety)
* 1 cup dried cranberries
* 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds
* 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce
* 5 cups broad whole wheat egg noodles
DIRECTIONS
* Heat the olive oil in non-stick skillet over medium high heat and begin to saute the apples, mushrooms, celery, and onion.
* Saute until the onions are soft and translucent and the mushrooms begin to release their water. Continue to cook until veggies begin to turn soft and golden.
* Add the cooked turkey, chicken soup stock, herbs de provence, salt, pepper, minced garlic, and frozen peas. Bring to a boil and let simmer until the peas are cooked (about 3-4 minutes).
* Add the soup, worcestershire sauce, and dried cranberries. Stir, reduce the heat to a low simmer.
* Cook the egg noodles in boiling water for five minutes. Add the noodles to the hot stroganoff mixture. Toss in the toasted almonds. Stir together, and serve.
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This overland area resets every 6 months.
TRAVEL
* On foot west: 5 days to Castle Ironfist
* By boat: 3 days and 100gp to Misty Islands (Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
* By coach: 2 days and 25gp to Castle Ironfist (Monday, Wednesday, Friday)
MONSTERS
* Apprentice Mage, Journeymen Mage, and Mage
* Goblin, Goblin Shaman, and Goblin King
LOCATIONS
* Inn
* Night: 3gp; Food: 6 for 2gp.
* Andover Potbello
* Show him the letter you start the game with for 1000gp.
* Get quest 3.
Shelia Loumpus
* Found upstairs, use the ramp behind the Inn.
* Teaches Expert in Identifying Items for 500gp.
Tara D'Cathay
* Found upstairs, use the ramp behind the Inn.
* Teaches Expert in Perception for 500gp.
* Hejaz Mawail
* Buys Cobra Eggs for 1000gp each.
* Sells membership to the Buccaneer's Lair for 25gp.
* Harold Hess
* Sells membership to the Blade's End for 25gp.
* Erik Salzburg
* Teaches Expert in Bodybuilding for 500gp.
* Victor Hazen
* Teaches Expert in Meditation for 500gp.
* Violet Dawson
* Sells membership to the Self Guild for 100gp.
* Get quest 6.
* Buford T. Allman
* Sells membership to the Elemental Guild for 100gp.
* Get quest 4.
* Armor Store
* Buy: 1.5; Sell: 3.5
* Blade's End
* Teaches the Axe, Spear, Staff, Sword, and Leather skills for 375gp each.
* Alchemist Store
* Buy: 1.5; Sell: 3.5
* Weapon Store
* Buy: 1.5; Sell: 3.5
* Coach Travel
* General Store
* Buy: 2.0; Sell: 8.0
* Abdulai Mahgreb
* Teaches Expert in Body Magic for 1000gp.
* Virgil Holiday
* Teaches Expert in Mind Magic for 1000gp.
* Enoch Highridge
* Teaches Expert in Spirit Magic for 1000gp.
* Training Hall
* Maximum Level: 15
* Taro
* Teaches Expert in Earth magic for 1000gp.
* Isao Magistrus
* Teaches Expert in Fire magic for 1000gp.
* Buccaneer's Lair
* Teaches Merchant, Identify Item, Perception, Disarm Traps, and Dagger skills for 150gp each.
* Town Hall
* Frank Fairchild
* Get quest 5.
* Show Shadow Guild letter to receive 5000gp.
* Janice the Clerk
* Get quest 2 and quest 7.
* Bank
Cheryl Duncan
* Found upstairs, reachable only by flying.
* Teaches Expert in Air Magic for 1000gp.
* Fountain that restores 5 hit points
* Fountain that restores 5 magic points
* Fountain that gives +10 might for a day
* Temple
* Initiate of the Self Guild
* Teaches Mind Magic, Body Magic, and Soul Magic skills for 750gp each.
* Sells spellbooks for Mind spells (1-3), Body spells (1-4), and Soul spells (1-4).
Donald Retzer
* Found upstairs, use the ramp in the back of the guild.
* Teaches Expert in Learning for 2000gp.
* Initiate Guild of the Elements
* Teaches Earth Magic, Air Magic, Water Magic, and Fire Magic skills for 750gp each.
* Sells spellbooks for Earth spells (1-4), Air spells (1-4), Water spells (1-4) and Firespells (1-4).
* Dragon Tower
* Goblinwatch
* Dorf
* Teaches Expert in the Staff for 2000gp.
* Abandoned Temple
* Igor
* Teaches Expert in Ancient Weapons.
* Shrine of Luck
* Douglass Hill
* Teaches Expert in Water Magic for 1000gp.
* Gharik's Forge
* Obelisk #15
* Docks
* Well that gives +2 luck permanently
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