G'day, hello, howdy, hi, zdravstvujtye (some of my work colleagues are Russian, including an absolutely invaluable administrator who has recently taken maternity leave - may she and young one and family be blest), guten tag (where I have connection owing to a recent past life), sveiki, czesc (I have friends, not just colleagues, at work who are Polish), bonjour (colleagues at a former workplace were French, and we practised and tried to extend my woeful and limited range of this language), selamat pagi (one of the best junior engineers I ever worked with was Malaysian, and she taught me a few words), annyeonghaseyo, pryvit, bitaem, como vai (a friend of mine a few years ago, although not Brazilian, had Portuguese ancestry), ¡Hola (a former work colleague and friend, a VERY talented artist - with a Mexican sensibility to her artwork, particularly around the Day of the Dead - used to teach me Mexican Spanish), Selamat pagi, ni hao (ah, my work trips to Asia, and the many wonderful, wonderful people I have met there - and some excellent work colleagues and friends here, as well), bongiorno (my current home city of Melbourne has lots of Greeks and Italians, who have made our culture far richer - and made us coffee snobs :) ), hoschakal, hejsan, ciao, jo napolt kivanu, chào bà, chào ông, yiassou (from the city which has, I understand, the largest collection of Greek people outside of Greece), ceau, salam wa aleikum, sawas dee ka, dia duit, hoi, hei, namaste, marhaba, dobry den.
- this is actually along the lines of why I also no longer am Wiccan: http://paganinparadise.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/leaving-wicca-with-warm-memories-and.html;
- http://paganinparadise.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/local-governments-regulate-compassion.html;
- this is a series of excellent posts, a series I will quite likely use when I come across this problem yet again: http://aquakerwitch.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/lets-talk-about-ally-behavior.html, http://aquakerwitch.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/lets-talk-about-ally-behavior-derailing.html, http://aquakerwitch.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/lets-talk-about-ally-behavior-white_6.html, and http://aquakerwitch.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/lets-talk-about-ally-behavior-straight.html;
- this was an epochal moment, one I can still remember with amazement and quiet joy: http://www.theage.com.au/world/east-german-officer-harald-jaeger-explains-why-he-opened-the-berlin-wall-20141108-11hlvg.html;
- some really good common sense thoughts in the book reviewed in this post: http://wildhunt.org/2014/11/wh-book-review-seasons-of-the-sacred-earth-by-cliff-seruntine.html;
- excellent continuation of the debate on animal sacrifice that I commented on recently: http://polytheist.com/the-web-of-blessings/2014/11/04/continuing-the-conversation-on-sacrifice/;
- this is a bit heavy, but is worth reading a few times: http://polytheist.com/noeseis/2014/11/04/polytheism-and-metaphysics-ii/;
- some interesting, subtle shades of trance - although these seem to all be consensual to some extent, perhaps, whereas my use of terms like possession is related to lack of consent, and the shades described I describe as depth of trance. Still, it is useful to see what other terms people use: http://embervoices.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/possession-trance-experience-spectrum/;
- a meme which others may be interested in taking part in. I may do so yet as well … : http://krasskova.weebly.com/blog/a-devotional-polytheist-meme;
- this is informative: http://embervoices.wordpress.com/2013/10/02/heathenry-from-a-vanatru-perspective/;
- a good article about Loki: http://readingheathenism.wordpress.com/2014/05/19/4-real-reasons-heathens-hate-lokeans-by-a-lokean/;
- another view on basics, to which I would add (psychic) flaming: http://embervoices.wordpress.com/2014/02/11/basic-spiritual-skills/;
- this article, about the use of typewriters rather than PCs contains a
very interesting quote:
“is characterised by a ‘willingness to slow down, to run counter to the furious momentum of digitised contemporary culture, its speed and its pursuit of sanitised perfection – of sound, image and format’ ”
This is actually one of the reasons I force myself to write slowly in my work diary. The article also includes this:
“this slow return to older technologies can actually be seen as progressive, as we are prioritizing content over medium, quality over speed and privacy over pervasive exposure”
The article is at: http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/11/12/typewriters-are-back-and-we-have-edward-snowden-to-thank/; - this post. found through an article on The Wild Hunt, is one I will check regularly: http://shaiferaro.wordpress.com/. The following post relates to other posts I have done, such as : http://shaiferaro.wordpress.com/2014/10/19/the-magical-battle-of-britain-and-haj-amin-al-husseini/;
- http://www.thorncoyle.com/blog/2014/11/06/awakening-healing/;
- http://egregores.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/in-reality-christian-theology-is.html;
- http://caw.org/content/?q=node/65, and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vavE1dNG678&list=UUc8FGWoAdNgs94c-p1g12SA&index=2;
- I once had plans to do a project to try to find types of trees that have similar characteristics to the European trees that are often discussed in Paganism, but … limited time, energy and resources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsYDaD4YYOQ&list=UUc8FGWoAdNgs94c-p1g12SA&index=3;
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vvixth56E1o&index=4&list=UUc8FGWoAdNgs94c-p1g12SA;
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcZWDj7yaTk&list=UUc8FGWoAdNgs94c-p1g12SA&index=5;
- http://wiccaeducation.blogspot.com.au/2014/11/it-is-appropriate-to-call-contemporary.html.
And more general links:
- this article shows the biases of racism: http://www.dailylife.com.au/news-and-views/dl-opinion/a-tale-of-two-breastfeeding-pictures-20141107-11i9y2.html;
- a mature survey on sex: http://www.watoday.com.au/nsw/from-a-sexual-odyssey-to-marital-bliss-20141107-11i7ok.html;
- this article shows the importance of password management: http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/consumer-security/fly-on-the-wall-security-footage-from-australia-shows-inside-lounge-rooms-bedrooms-and-shops-20141108-11j2k5.html;
- a warning from an Australian Government website on scams: http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/893614;
- a feel good story: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/act-news/roo-rescue-dragon-boaters-hop-to-it-20141108-11j3xh.html;
- this is another example of how insurance companies have too much power, and are dictating how people live. There are better solutions: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/kicktokick-back-in-favour-at-mcg-20141110-11jrmk.html;
- to phrase this more clearly, we’re a nation of thieves. One’s commitment to ethics is always best measured by what you’re prepared to go without: http://www.theage.com.au/digital-life/social-radar/were-an-out-and-proud-nation-of-illegal-downloaders-20141110-11jjiz.html;
- this is all the more reason to not waste money by going to gyms for exercise. There are other options, such as exercising at home – you don’t need fancy equipment: http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/exercise-in-air-quality-research-finds-gyms-are-not-a-breath-of-fresh-air-20141110-11jpej.html.
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Please see here and my post "The
Death of Wikipedia" for the
reasons I now recommend caution when using Wikipedia. I'm also exploring use of
h2g2, although that doesn't appear to be as
extensive (h2g2 is intended - rather
engagingly - to be the Earth edition of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Galaxy").
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr,
Wéofodthegn
(pronounced "new-MYTH-ear"; ... aka Bellatrix
Lux … aka Morinehtar
… Would-be drýicgan
or maga ... )
My "blogiography" (list of all posts and guide as to how to best use this site) is here, and my glossary/index is here.
I started this blog to cover karmic regression-rescue (see here and here), and it grew ... See here for my group mind project, here and here for my "Pagans for Peace" project (and join me at 9 PM on Sunday, wherever you are, to meditate for peace), and here for my bindrune kit-bag. I also strongly recommend learning how to flame, ground and shield, do alternate nostril breathing, work with colour, and see also here and be flexible.
- Gnwmythr's Stropping Strap: Occam's Razor only works if the simplest solution is actually recognised as being the simplest, rather than the one that best fits one's bigotries being labelled 'simplest'.
- Our entire life experience, with all the many wondrous and varied people, places and events in it, is too small a sample for statistical reliability about Life.
- May the world of commerce and business be recognised to be a servant, not a master, of the lives of people.
- Being accustomed to interacting via certain rules makes those rules neither right nor universal.
- Like fire to the physical, emotions to the soul make a good servant, and a bad master.
- The means shape the end.
- As words can kill, the right to freedom of speech comes with a DUTY to be as well-informed, objective and balanced as you can be.
- My favourite action movie of all time is "Gandhi", although I've recently come across "Invictus" and might put that one in to that category. However, I loathe the stereotypical action movie - and, for similar reasons, I loathe many dramas, which are often emotionally violent, more so in some cases than many war films.
- All of the above - and this blog - could be wrong, or subject to context, perspective, or state of spiritual evolution ...
Human dignity
is the inherently cumulative holistic combination of human rights,
wellbeing and potential, and all actions or interaction which promote,
realise or facilitate same. The converse also applies: whatever
degrades, diminishes or robs humans of dignity, is inherently
undignified.
The “purpose” of spiritual evolution is not the attainment of “spiritual perfection” - not in the sense of not having to evolve further, at any rate, since there is no such thing. We need to evolve in order to grow - but we can take rest breaks (hopefully well earned :) ) along the way. No, the “purpose” of evolution is, rather, to perfect our ability to learn, and thus grow.
Jesus loves you. Odin wants you to grow up.
Gnwmythr
The “purpose” of spiritual evolution is not the attainment of “spiritual perfection” - not in the sense of not having to evolve further, at any rate, since there is no such thing. We need to evolve in order to grow - but we can take rest breaks (hopefully well earned :) ) along the way. No, the “purpose” of evolution is, rather, to perfect our ability to learn, and thus grow.
Gnwmythr
Jesus loves you. Odin wants you to grow up.
We make our decisions. And then our decisions turn around and make us.
F.W. Boreham
Females, get over 'cute'. Get competent. Get trained. Get capable. Get over 'cute'. And those of you who are called Patty and Debby and Suzy, get over that. Because we use those names to infantalise females – we keep females in their 'little girl' state by the names we use for them. Get over it. If you want to be taken seriously, get serious.
Jane Elliott
The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good [people] to do nothing.
(based on
writing by) Edmund Burke
We didn't inherit the Earth from our ancestors, we only borrowed it from our children
Antoine De Saint-Exupéry
True compassion is more than flinging a coin to a beggar; it is not haphazard and superficial. It comes to see that an edifice which produces beggars needs restructuring.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
There are risks and costs to a program of
action. But they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of
comfortable inaction.
John F. Kennedy
Tags: discrimination, gender, history, paganism, polytheism, racism, reading, society, theology, trance, transgender/transsexual/bigender, Wicca,
First published: Laugardagr, 15th November, 2014
Last edited (excluding fixing typo's and other minor matters): Saturday, 15th November, 2014
