Post No. 373 - More stuff

Well, I have now achieved the equivalent of a Second Degree Wiccan initiation, in the tradition known as the Tel'Ennyn Asur. I am pleased, and am looking forward to my work in this tradition. And now, back to work ...

I don't have much for this post - I'm still busy elsewhere, and am trying to write up client reports, so I'll just give a few links for reading.

• "Defence Against the Dark Arts (When You are Locked Out of the Circle)", by Juniper: http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=caon&c=words&id=14915;
• "The Trained Mind: Apprentice Anger Management", by Grey Ghost: http://www.witchvox.com/va/dt_va.html?a=uswa&c=words&id=14962;
• planetary correspondences: http://fullmoon-magick.150m.com/planets.html;
• healing crystals with sound: http://www.healingcrystals.com/videos.php;

And this is a bit of a pffft to the young 'uns :)

• "Middle-aged 'at evolutionary peak'", The Age, 8th March, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/life/middleaged-at-evolutionary-peak-20120308-1ulnx.html;

but there are some serious issues to be considered around younger people:

• "Telling the story of child abuse means giving children tools to speak out, says author", The Age, 2nd March, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/books/telling-the-story-of-child-abuse-means-giving-children-tools-to-speak-out-says-author-20120301-1u60i.html;

on education and religion:

• "Religious classes in state schools must be about teaching, not preaching", The Age, 2nd March 2, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/religious-classes-in-state-schools-must-be-about-teaching-not-preaching-20120301-1u5um.html;

and one about a controversial and, in my opinion, poorly thought through paper:

• "Killing inconvenient infants", The Age, 7th March, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/blogs/the-religious-write/killing-inconvenient-infants-20120307-1uixc.html;

A couple on media:

• "Finkelstein recommendation is a show-stopper", The Age, 3rd March, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/finkelstein-recommendation-is-a-showstopper-20120302-1u8ht.html;

• "Print media slammed as precious", The Age, 6th March, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/political-news/print-media-slammed-as-precious-20120305-1uefg.html;

(as someone in minority groups who have suffered at the hands of the media, and seen how ineffectual current "safeguards" are, I do favour increased accountability, but I would ALSO favour making sure the level of critical thinking generally improves, and consider sites such as "The Conversation", at http://theconversation.edu.au/, to be essential for such purposes)

Other news articles (remember I don't necessarily agree with ANYTHING I post a link to: the purpose of the posting is to stimulate, dear Reader, thought):

• "Wealthy more likely to lie or cheat, study finds", The Age, 28th February, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/executive-style/luxury/wealthy-more-likely-to-lie-or-cheat-study-finds-20120228-1tzn7.html;

• "Hey rich list, it's payback time", The Age, 8th March, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/hey-rich-list-its-payback-time-20120307-1ukeq.html;

• "Put a stop now to mother of all insults", The Age, 6th March, 2012: http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/put-a-stop-now-to-mother-of-all-insults-20120305-1ue69.html;

• "Raging on the roads", The Age, 9th March, 2012: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/raging-on-the-roads-20120308-1un03.html.

Love, light, hugs and blessings

Gnwmythr
(pronounced "new-MYTH-ear")

Tags: about me, Asuri, attitudes, children, discrimination, education, ethics, initiation, media, self defence, society, Wicca,

First published: Laugadagr, 10th March, 2012

Last edited: Saturday, 10th March, 2012