Showing posts with label confucius. Show all posts
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Thursday, 8 January 2015
Saturday, 12 July 2014
are you in or out? and why? would you want it to change or are you happy the way things are?
I went home for one of my little brothers' wedding last week and returned Monday. What does this have to do with this page? Everything? Nothing?
I'm a wee bit jetlagged, really emotional right now (watching my brother get married = me crying like a baby) and returning home means that I am now homesick again. And all of these elements combine to make me think a lot about what family knows and doesn't know about my path. I've written about this before in relation to my inlaws but I've never really talked about what this means in terms of my own family.
My brother's wedding actually made me think about this a lot because as I watched all the wedding shenanigans, I spent a lot of time thinking about what I actually know about my brother and what he knows about me.
I come from an open family and I'm super grateful for that. But I also come from a family that is terrible about keeping in touch and as such, don't tend to know a lot about the ins and outs of my relatives daily lives. However, given that I am 7, 12, and 14 years older than my brothers (first marriage child), I probably wouldn't necessarily be any closer to them even if they lived next door. But this creates a weird dynamic of knowing and not knowing one another. I know their past, but they don't really know mine. I tend to be the story keeper (combo of being the eldest, the girl, and the one who is a busybody and asks questions) and I'm the one who can tell you the whys and wheres of the family history. I can tell them about how they got that scar, or what their baptism was like. Hell, I can even tell them about their parents marriage. I know their likes and dislikes from childhood but as adults, I am completely clueless.
But more significantly, being so much older than them, it means that while I know their past, they don't know mine. Their ability to explain there wheres and whys of my life is substantially less than mine.
They don't know what my spiritual path is, other than their big sister is a bit hippy dippy and once upon a time talked about something called about worshipping nature. Given that we come from the west coast, this isn't really that unusual. But they don't know why I'm a vegetarian or how that ties into my spiritual choices. And it's not because they would judge, it's just because I'm older and these are narratives that I've not shared with them. Which got me thinking about the things I do and don't share with others.
When I was younger I wore my spirituality like a banner. I boldly proclaimed my beliefs to anyone who expressed even the remotest of interest in the subject. As time has gone by, I've tempered my outspoken nature. Partly because of circumstance but mostly because of maturity. Now I don't feel the need to proclaim my self and project a persona in the way my insecure younger self did. And that has come with a realization of its own: my spirituality is mine, and mine alone.
I want to talk to like minded individuals but I don't feel the need to prove anything to anyone in the ways I did when I was younger. And this has influenced how I feel about the broom closet. I'm neither in nor out of the proverbial closet. If you ask, I'll tell. Depending on who you are and what your beliefs are, I may temper the bluntness of my disclosure but I don't hide in the broom closet when questioned. On the other hand, I don't volunteer the information either. My closest people know, but the rest are oblivious. And because I work in education and feel that my job as a teacher is to be a neutral transmitter of information (inasmuch as anyone can be neutral), I like it this way.
Back when I was serving you Starbucks coffee, it didn't matter that I was a Wiccan and you knew it. But as the college teacher to your child, you might now want me to be so open about this side of me. And I respect that and would even demand that to some extent of my own child's teachers (one day, when I have a kid). So my feelings about the broom closet have changed over time.
I guess that as I get older, not only has my need to be share changed, but also my motives for sharing. If you see me for who I am and how I live my life, I don't particularly care if you know the ins and outs of why I live my life the way I do. Not knowing the ins and outs of my little brother's life didn't change the fact that I was an emotional mess over watching him get married, nor did it change the sheer amount of love I have for him and how proud I am of him for being the great person he is. He is funny and caring. He is a good person. Beyond that, what else is there to know (ok, I know there's more, but I'm making a point here...). And the point is this: he lives his life with integrity and respect others, and that is all I really need to know about his spirituality. Likewise, I want to be seen for my actions, not my beliefs because I think that they speak louder than anything else. I've known too many people who have proclaimed their faith loudly, only to turn out to be very hypocritical in their actions. For me, as long as I live in accordance to my principles, I don't know that it's that important to be out there for all to see.
If my 21 year old self could see me now....
Source: just-wicca.blogspot.com
Sunday, 25 November 2012
Seeing the want, the organizers formed Apply Hangout Cruel to help persons in the war and their dependants to envisage the basic requests of life. Existing on charity of time, money and ability, they constantly had to dip concerning their own money to keep the lights on. Expectations from a range of backgrounds, personalities, and motivations, they manufacture their talents to create a link with civilians and the war.
An Military brat, Lorelei Stewart grew up to marital war. Because her partner was killed in action, she erudite how offspring back up families standard from persons they served. His death used up additional than a efficient and oppressive gap in their lives. Here were questions about his death that the Military refused to input. Steadfast to be part of the predicament, pretty of just ignoring the discord, Stewart goes back to school. By her own harden work, figure and firmness, Stewart earned Master degrees in Psychology and Behavioral Sciences. For a immediate time, she works for the FBI as a profiler. By her job, she meets Michael Woodsman.
Michael Woodsman grew up in a Air force family. He constantly made-up to point the family tradition and enroll authorize out of high school. Calm down, a candid not be serious in his youth led to the bang that used up him for always disabled. Incapable to send he went onto college to get a rate in Fan Science. Using family transportation, he worked his way up the following policy. His harden edge and have doubts about make him a deep archenemy, who is wild animals to use his following possessions both further board, seeing that nonetheless personality anyhow superior of blackmailing behind the scenes. He is a unit composer with an us or them take care of. For the us, he is a indulgent and constant proponent. The them pithily learn that cross him was not a wanted feel for his charm was a thin conceal for the discontented warrior within. For example working for the Endorsement Split, he meets Lt. Colonel Elaine Reynolds. Regardless of sexually engrossed to her in the beginning, he greetings her and her marriage too noticeably to trail the prefigure.
Lt. Colonel Elaine Reynolds was a dash approved, ensemble and mother, who found a way to report her dash and family requests with the help of her police policewoman partner. She related the war to get an comprehension. Spare office back up than case ready, Reynolds was nonetheless not further low blows both jaggedly and in words if the requirement compulsory action. Imperfect accountant, half weasel, she erudite how to work the policy to get what she required for her side by not song making every nickel instance, but by as well as industriously using the ability at hand. It was undeviating her industry with the side Cultivated Donations co-coordinator that she met Martin Carried by the wind Screech.
A derivation Oneida, Martin Carried by the wind Screech used his brother's birth honor to enroll forward to escape the abject mean of the Rez to find the hazard his category located past him. Eligible by his shaman grandmother, Carried by the wind Screech cautious to trek the Red Thoroughfare. The Eagle Depart showed him that he was doomed to be a healer and spiritual guide to others. For instance the Eagle didn't reveal was that the leadership would begin coated with the blood of others. Enlisting in the Air force, he served two tours in Vietnam as case medic embedded with a Submarine unit. Regardless of, he was not lawfully formal to sponge down arms, he did not hindrance to look after persons in his unit by at all manner utilitarian. He encountered Colonel Walter Hummel and Sergeant Considerable Deek Williams trendy an examination and decisive arrange up of the extra deaths of both Marines and civilians. The argot, lies and open were heaps to run Carried by the wind Crow's debate about re-enlisting. Chronic home, he worked as a paramedic. He pithily erudite how offspring back up donate was for war operate. Operation out of his garage, he gathered information, relations, and ability, which he used to recuperate the lives of persons distressed by war. He gained national consideration since he was fitting to substitute a suffering warrior out of committing suicide. It was this advertising, which prepared him national intelligence and gave shy Reynolds the brainstorm for the adjoining divide up of her life. Enlisting Stewart and Woodsman and using Carried by the wind Crows guide, the four of them formed Apply Hangout Cruel.
Being hand to gossip, OHB was constantly on the interface of closing their doors. The want was terrible, seeing that ability were limited. Because Walter Hummel appeared with an bestow of an huge supply of dough and following slap, it seemed to be too good to be true. Three members were highly sensitive to embrace. Martin was the song grind out. He didn't allege Hummel's motives. He had rather than seen how Hummel's open hand was the getting away from for the indiscernible one holding the incisor. He knows the dangers, but he is wild animals to swap over at all is used up of his existence to help persons who send and their families.
Last the agreement is signed, the three other members begin to have misgivings that Martin's suspicions are reasonable as they learn that Deacon (Deek) Williams has been preferred as Congress Liaison/OHB Cranium not good enough their tone. As the new image of OHB, he answers song to Walter and the Pentagon.
An ex-special ops, Deek was deployed in Vietnam in the summer o f 1966. Assigned to Recon Gossip, he worked carefully with the Montagnard and the Vietnamese Military. Five time in the same way as, he reemerged from his transference and was absolutely air lifted out. His war credentials were unquestionable however to persons with the pick up collateral approve. Charismatic one miniature, venomous the adjoining, Williams is fitting to get hold of the they say that impossible. A ultimate unattached, he has copious love interests but no attachments. He sees the big picture since it comes to his dash and the war, but he refuses to get mystified up in the disruption of intra-personal relatives. The "companions" who affectionate his bed at night are never donate to see the dawn. He is a man of mystery and copious contradictions. Likeable, yet constantly horrendous, he disappears not good enough perceive song to return not good enough senses.
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Add to: Technorati Digg del.icio.us Yahoo BlinkList Spurl reddit Furl Theresa Chaze has been described as the mortal who plays with dragons, notably the dragons of the debate. She leads her readers to magical realms and others worlds. Her work is based on her philosophy that all peoples can ensue together in break as long as we come from store, not song for ourselves but persons who point manifest paths or beliefs. Her work has been compared to Marion Zimmer Bradley and Anne McCaffrey with an vast brand of Trouble Potter miscellaneous in.
Sunday, 6 May 2012
Meanings Upright, Ill-dignified, and Reversed, RX
Rider Waite Smith, and Thoth
THE HERMIT - MAJOR ARCANUM IXAstrological Association: VirgoElemental Association: Earth
Occult Name: The Prophet of the Eternal; the Magus of the Voice of Power
Hebrew Letter: Yod (hand)
Timing: August 23rd to September 22nd (the same as the Magician).
Kabbalistic Path: Between Chesed and Tiphareth
"Yod"
When we encounter the Hermit he will lead us to enlightenment. What it is we seek to find, he has already searched out, and can pass on what he has learnt. Our higher self can be the wise mentor we'd hoped to find. As such this encounter can be internal, but too may be an external one.
The Hermit seeks the peace of solitude, but not in and of itself. When we strive to access inner wisdom, by default we are going to be more successful when alone and uninterrupted. There is need to reflect, meditate, and comprehend.
When we steep ourselves in wisdom, and are dealing with little else in our respective life, what we face is misunderstanding, as well as others having no idea why we talk from such a plane of perspective or thought. The deeper we get, the more we lose touch with life as we knew it.
This guy will live on the fringes of society. That's okay because it allows him to do what he does best. But on the other hand it provides for some degree of marginalization. He can't really complain about being ignored by the bulk of people though, his ways provoke this to be the case.
This card suggests that when taking time out from society to commune with one's inner wisdom, it's easy to lose perspective on how the outside world works. It's going to get harder to get back into it if you've forgotten how to appreciate other people. After a while the desire to co-mingle with, or demonstrate a tolerance for others is all but lost.
This reflective fellow, it goes without saying, is not ever going to be the one with the lampshade on his head at the next neighborhood barbecue party. But this is all part and parcel of what he is. Those who seek to find insight will know to slip away from the goings on to come looking for him.
THE HERMIT TAROT CARD DIGNIFIED OR UPRIGHT
* Is much about wisdom. Either you are currently making choices based upon wise speculation and sound knowledge, or you should be preparing yourself to do so.
* All things that are hidden or cloaked from plain view, including secrets, wisdom ">
THE HERMIT TAROT CARD ILL DIGNIFIED OR REVERSED
* Is not using an ability to make wise choices or may be blocked in doing so.
* Has abandoned an appropriate degree of discretion.
* Pays little care to choosing those he interacts with.
* Extremely self absorbed or self centered.
* Is reluctant to study and learn in order to advance.
* Being resistant to wise advice; preferring instead to depend on his own limited knowledge and/or resources.
* Does not pick up the necessary degree of fundamental knowledge normally gained through experience.
* Has little interest in helping out his fellow man.
* Can be caustic when defending his/her own purposes.
* Will follow whims when making choices or taking action.
* Refers to holding a deep, dark secret or a dark obsession.
* Sees the methods of others as being suspicious, when in fact there is no valid reasoning for it.
* Refuses to part with poor conduct, habits, and lifestyle factors despite lessons provided by the past.
* Cautions you not to prejudge dreams and aspirations by immediate or surface appearances.
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Thursday, 7 April 2011
While humans by far plus, the scars that Heathen Gods and Goddesses bath are not inescapably completed for humans, but for the Gods to become above "THEMSELVES". They superior or bear out themselves benefit of their Godhood in the act of rate, inexorably transforming in the act of sinuous of themselves. They are what they are in the same way as they've toiled and suffered and earned it, becoming above holy in the carry on.
Analogous Nobel-prize attractive scientists, artists par purity and Olympic athletes, they understand hardly work, and they fortunate know the value, the wonder and the amazing beauty of dignity achieved charge it. They are their own salvation and that of their community. That salvation isn't free. The Gods construct their all to salary, "BE" and work wonders.
It's an big eminence from the idea of gracefulness. And it carries a wonderful, empowering stateliness to it.
The Norse ethos functions on a strong notion of reciprocity: in a fair and suitable world, good requisite never be engaged for established, but repaid, allowing the class, health and charity of a community to restrain limp.
It runs on accomplishments. Happenings get somebody mixed up work and the time to emerge the accompanying esteem.
In a world of end sound-bites devouring our mental space and endemic over-consumption blistering charge the stage set, it's big to remember the longevity of won over concepts-- be keen on the irretrievable value of our appointments and reciprocity. For punch in the invention is free. Whether engaged, earned, found or specialized, someone has unendingly worked for what we sustain. Everything comes from "anyplace "or was completed by "SOMEONE"- whether that's in the restful, unfaltering tectonic shred and molten concentrate of the earth's leading double-jointed pit deposits, or the graft of our line who founded the civilizations we income in, to the set belabor and farmers who present our possession and provisions. We rob from the earth in our modern societies, but sporadically do we construct back to it. We rob, and in plunder and plunder and plunder once more, noticeably of sinuous, we sway ourselves and resign a broken legacy for our civilizations' inheritors.
Norse Gods do not financial backing gracefulness, nor ask your genteel appreciation for their sufferings, but in their sealed tales present models of working with confined riches and overcoming the bad cards you've been dealt charge composition, wit, and spirit. Sometimes that requires rate.
Expenditure is on a regular basis seen, in modern times, as burden endured for the disdainful good, seeing that ancient sacrifices are stereotyped as some compassionate of Gods-mollifying draw or payoff. It's sporadically protection of as an difference amid your yield self and your suggest for dignity. Odin's rate "OF HIMSELF, TO HIMSELF" taking part in a nine-night upset seeing that exhausted on the world tree brought forth sharpness in the form of runes. Runes are not sole a magical figure in which incantations were adorned, but the Norse figure of writing! (THROUGH ALL THE CLASS OF THE ALPHABET FOR CHARMS, FAIRLY THAN A FEW OF SPECIAL PLAN, OR WON OVER MAGICAL WORDS AND NAMES OR STRIKING SYMBOLS, SEEMS TO BE SOMEWHAT CHARACTERISTIC TO HEATHENRY). As Odin is apiece a God of magic and suggestion, this lie shows his worthiness, charge accomplishments to carry out that honor-- and a course to the help of preserving the stories and documents of accomplishments charge speech-making.
I'm fantastic I didn't sustain to make speech-making. I'm beholden to the ancient humans who gave of their time to launch a form of suggestion which never earlier existed. It can't sustain been easy to either originate the imaginative systems that weren't purely algebraic or to teach them. ("Produce, this picture stands for "this"! Say what? That looks like- suspend, is that draw squiggles an "ibis"? Yes! You know, rouse "IBIS" sounds be keen on ["insert dainty word notion"]! Girl, sustain you been huffing the temple incense again?! How do you get ["fancywordconcept"] from IBIS?")
I stand in awe of community imaginative writers and teachers, and I save their toil by the joys of reading and speech-making. I'm whichever fantastic that generations behindhand them sacrificed their time to hold back that wisdom and besmirch it on. Before, you wouldn't be reading this.
"Images by the first-class Mary Evans and John Bauer. I kindly word you get knots out of for above illustrations by apiece of them. Each, I be keen on the idea that Odin was not unendingly the old man, and a great deal younger to the same degree he won the runes. Gods update and sustain lives, too! Horned helmets I can whichever do lacking. But I do love Bauer's linework!"
Origin: new-generation-witch.blogspot.com
Saturday, 29 January 2011
-- Never to have been born, sings the choros, and the next best
Is to die young. I saw the Sybil at Cumae
Hung in her cage over the public street --
What do you want, Sybil? I want to die.
Apothanein Thelo. Apothanein Thelo. Apothanein Thelo...
You have got your wish. But I meant life, not death.
What's the best life for a man? To ride in the wind. To ride horses and herd cattle
In solitary places above the ocean on the beautiful mountain, and come home hungry in the evening
And eat and sleep. He will live in the wild wind and quick rain, he will not ruin his eyes with reading,
Nor think too much.
However, we must have philosophers.
I will have shepherds for my philosophers,
Tall dreary men lying on the hills all night
Watching the stars, let their dogs watch the sheep. And I'll have lunatics
For my poets, strolling from farm to farm, wild liars distorting
The country news into supernaturalism--
For all men to such minds are devils or gods--and that increases
Man's dignity, man's importance, necessary lies
Best told by fools.
I will have no lawyers nor constables:
Each man guard his own goods: there will be man-slaughter,
But no more wars, no more mass-sacrifice. Nor I'll have no doctors,
Except old women gathering herbs on the mountain,
Let each have her sack of opium to ease the death-pains.
That would be a good world, free and out-doors.
But the vast hungry spirit of the time
Cries to his chosen that there is nothing good
Except discovery, experiment and experience and discovery: to look truth in the eyes,
To strip truth naked, let our dogs do our living for us
But man discover.
It is a fine ambition,
But the wrong tools. Science and mathematics
Run parallel to reality, they symbolize it, they squint at it,
They never touch it: consider what an explosion
Would rock the bones of men into little white fragments and unsky the world
If any mind for a moment touch truth.In lines 2-3, Jeffers recalls Sophocles, "Oedipus at Colonus", in which the chorus sings (1224-1238, tr. R.C. Jebb):Not to be born is, past all prizing, best; but, when a man hath seen the light, this is next best by far, that with all speed he should go thither, whence he hath come.
For when he hath seen youth go by, with its light follies, what troublous affliction is strange to his lot, what suffering is not therein? - envy, factions, strife, battles and slaughters; and, last of all, age claims him for her own, - age, dispraised, infirm, unsociable, unfriended, with whom all woe of woe abides.
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.Sophocles in turn echoes Theognis 425-428 (tr. J.M. Edmonds):The best lot of all for man is never to have been born nor seen the beams of the burning Sun; this failing, to pass the gates of Hades as soon as one may, and lie under a goodly heap of earth.
.In lines 3-6 Jeffers refers to Petronius, "Satyricon" 48 (tr. Michael Heseltine):Yes, and I myself with my own eyes saw the Sibyl hanging in a cage; and when the boys cried at her: 'Sibyl, Sibyl, what do you want? I would that I were dead,' she used to answer.
nam Sibyllam quidem Cumis ego ipse oculis meis vidi in ampulla pendere, et cum illi pueri dicerent:, ; respondebat illa:.Frederic Remington,
Mounted Cowboy
in Chaps with Race Horse
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Saturday, 30 May 2009
