Thursday, 1 July 2010
Blogiography - post details: Vol. 1
200. Welcome to Biderap (dry) season URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/welcome-to-biderap-dry-season.html
At the start of this indigenous season, a link to a ritual I wrote.
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Tags: emotions, indigenous, rituals, seasons, Kulin,
First published: Sunnudagr, 2nd January, 2011
Last edited: Sunday, 2nd January, 2011
199. Splashing about in sewers: the exchange of gifts URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/splashing-about-in-sewers-exchange-of.html
About the psychic energy that can come with gifts.
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Tags: control, protection, society, personal responsibility, runes, Lobsang Rampa, pendulum,
First published: Sunnudagr, 2nd January, 2011
Last edited: Sunday, 2nd January, 2011
198. Possession URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/possession.html
A possible example of this from the media.
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Tags: possession, protection, psychic health, Psychic attack, guides, earthbound,
First published: Sunnudagr, 2nd January, 2011
Last edited: Sunday, 2nd January, 2011
197. Personality URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/personality.html
Personality is not solely about uniqueness of negative characteristics, flaws and weaknesses.
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Tags: personal characteristics, personal responsibility, personality,
First published: Sunnudagr, 2nd January, 2011
Last edited: Sunday, 2nd January, 2011
196. The Only Planet of Choice, Star Wars and Kung Fu URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/only-planet-of-choice-star-wars-and.html
A review of the message in the follow up book to Stuart Holroyd’s “Briefing for the Landing on Planet Earth”, which is about clearing negativity, and thoughts about other books and films on the theme of managing or responding to negativity (including “evil”).
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Tags: Alice A Bailey, energy, evolution, Lobsang Rampa, negative energy, Stuart Holroyd, Charmaine Wilson, personal characteristics, responsibility,
First published: Sunnudagr, 2nd January, 2011
Last edited: Monday, 3rd January, 2011 (added comment 8)
195. Chrissie presents: the downside ... URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2011/01/chrissie-presents-downside.html
About the need for consideration of ethics (and energy!) when choosing presents.
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Tags: environment, materialism, society,
First published: Sunnudagr, 2nd January, 2011
Last edited: Sunday, 2nd January, 2011
194. A preview from numerology: attitude and your aura URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/preview-from-numerology-attitude-and.html
About the vibration we radiate to the Universe.
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Tags: attitudes, aura, interactions, numerology,
First published: Manadagr 27th December, 2010
Last edited: Monday 27th December, 2010
193. Being attacked psychically: a happier story ... URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/being-attacked-psychically-happier.html
How I handled a situation of psychic attack – which, as I write this summation, reminds me of a more recent event where a friend and I went to see a film, and had some noisy louts sit beside us: when I projected light to them, they moved elsewhere (another example to keep in mind as you read Post No. 183. Avoiding positive energy).
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Tags: Psychic attack, rescue, flaming, grounding, protection, Patron Deity, runes, Isa, Thor, Mjöllnir,
First published: Thorsdagr 23rd December, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 23rd December, 2010
192. Life experience and Generations BB, X and Y URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/life-experience-and-generations-bb-x.html
A work and media discussion on generational differences lead into consideration of “Young Soul” vs. “Old Soul”, and the acronym “PAPH”.
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Tags: attitudes, prejudice, racism, sexism, sport, youth, young soul, old soul, maturity, immaturity,
First published: Thorsdagr 23rd December, 2010
Last edited: Sunday 26th December, 2010
191. Preparing for receiving a reading URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/preparing-for-receiving-reading.html
Title says it all …
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Tags: readings, personal responsibility, preparation, flaming, grounding, shielding, protection,
First published: Wodansdagr 22nd December, 2010
Last edited: Wednesday 22nd December, 2010
190. Litha and the timing of rituals URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/litha-and-timing-of-rituals.html
The flexibility around timing Sabbat and Full Moon rituals, but less so about New Moon and not so for Dark Moon rituals.
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Tags: rituals, timing, Litha, midsummer, Sabbats limitations, Esbats, full moon, dark moon, new moon,
First published: Wodansdagr 22nd December, 2010
Last edited: Wednesday 22nd December, 2010
189. Reading URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/reading.html
Links on Kurgans, Australian pygmies, Druidry and “Dark Ages Paganism”
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Tags: archaeology, history, Kurgan, Celts, matriarchal society, change, Druid, Brighid, patriarchy, violence,
First published: Tysdagr 14th December, 2010
Last edited: Tysdagr 14th December, 2010
188. Meditation: first output URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/meditation-first-output.html
… that we return energy to our Higher Selves to help those grow.
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Tags: Alice A Bailey, meditation, permanent atoms, creation, evolution, levels, Castenada, Lobsang Rampa,
First published: Tysdagr 14th December, 2010
Last edited: Tysdagr 14th December, 2010
187. 'tis the season to be ... run down URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/tis-season-to-be-run-down.html
The stupidity, self indulgence and excess of the socially inclined during the so-called “silly season” – and the risks to physical safety that such brings about.
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Tags: attitudes, irresponsibility, emotions, needs,
First published: Friday 10th December, 2010
Last edited: Friday 10th December, 2010
186. Thurisaz URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/thurisaz.html
Women can be warriors as well as men.
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Tags: runes, energy work, magical devices, personal responsibility, sexism, discrimination,
First published: Thursday 9th December, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 9th December, 2010
185. I've made it! URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/ive-made-it.html
At the time, I genuinely thought I’d been hacked: turns out that I had mistyped my URL, and – scarily – VERY scarily – wound up at a Christian fundamentalist site instead. There’s some disturbing implications in the amount of effort that someone has gone to in order to set up such diversions – and doubly so that it went to such a site …
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Tags: Christianity, love, personal responsibility, about me,
First published: Thursday 9th December, 2010
Last edited: Sunday 12th December, 2010
184. Meditation and the purpose of evolution URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/meditation-and-purpose-of-evolution.html
A flow chart on meditation techniques, together with my view that evolution is not so much about “higher” guiding “lower” as revealing innermost …
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Tags: Manu, guides, meditation, purpose, evolution,
First published: Tuesday 7th December, 2010
Last edited: Wednesday 8th December, 2010
183. Avoiding positive energy URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/avoiding-positive-energy.html
The fact that some people avoid positive energy, and some thoughts on why - e.g., feel unworthy or guilty.
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Tags: energy, negative energy, protection, flaming, self esteem, guilt, healing, rescue,
First published: Tysdagr 7th December, 2010
Last edited: Tysdagr 7th December, 2010
182. Kangaroo apple season URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/kangaroo-apple-season.html
Welcome to the current season from the Kulin people’s calendar, with a link to a ritual I wrote for the indigenous seasons.
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Tags: emotions, indigenous, rituals, seasons, Kulin,
First published: Monday 6th December, 2010
Last edited: Monday 6th December, 2010
181. A coupla quick thoughts: fatigue and Ashramas URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/12/coupla-quick-thoughts-fatigue-and.html
Extending the idea of “compassion fatigue” to “mistake fatigue”, and compatibility or not between people based on stages of life.
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Tags: love, caring, compassion, growth orientation, relationships, stages of life,
First published: Wednesday 1st December, 2010
Last edited: Wednesday 1st December, 2010
180. Trial run of a Ranger technique URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com.au/2010/11/trial-run-of-ranger-technique.html
Harmonising chakras then creating and harmonising a projection from the chakras to enhance the ability of people to work together psychically.
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Tags: Gyhldeptis, Rangers of the Inner Plane, chakras, energy work, visualisation, breathing, levels, astral, etheric, Kirlian photography,
First published: Wednesday 1st December, 2010
Last edited: Wednesday 1st December, 2010
179. IQ and car speed cameras URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/iq-and-car-speed-cameras.html
My preference for EQ rather than IQ, and why, with a nice little end story from Sweden.
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Tags: IQ, indigenous, school, about me, attitudes, arrogance, irresponsibility, safety,
First published: Tysdagr 30th November, 2010
Last edited: Tuesday 30th November, 2010
178. Fear URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/fear.html
After reading an article about the connection between fear and various parts of the brain, my thoughts on the topic, including various types of fear, and a fair few links.
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Tags: activism, animal testing, attitudes, brain, Buddhism, challenge, control, emotions, evolution, family, fear, growth, Lobsang Rampa, parenting, problems, socialisation, society
First published: Sunday 27th November, 2010, after months hanging round as a few partially completed drafts :)
Last edited: Sunday 27th November, 2010
177. Some links for reading and ... maybe ... even thinkin' URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/some-links-for-reading-and-maybe-even.html
Some links showing both sides around Rampa (those for, and those against), and my impatience with conspiracy nuts.
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Tags: Buddhism, change, evolution, Lobsang Rampa, conspiracy theory, Buddhism, Dalai Lama, controversy,
First published: Friday 26th November, 2010
Last edited: Friday 26th November, 2010
176. A few Friday thoughts: bullies, boot camps, genes and whistleblowers URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/few-friday-thoughts-bullies-boot-camps.html
My pleasure at finding – finally – some realistic approaches to managing bullying in schools, plus some thoughts on boot camps vs. over-parenting, a news article on trauma being inherited by kids and the need to protect whistleblowers and make sure they don’t get sacked.
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Tags: about me, abuse, activism, attitudes, awareness, bullying, depression, group dynamics, human rights, immaturity, interpersonal interactions, ethics, school, whistleblowing,
First published: Friday 26th November, 2010
Last edited: Friday 26th November, 2010
175. Privacy, fraud and identity theft URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/privacy-fraud-and-identity-theft.html
The importance of being both cautious and aware of surroundings – for instance, don’t read out credit card details in work cubicles.
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Tags: crime, privacy, Internet, misleading others,
First published: Thursday 25th November, 2010
Last edited: Friday 26th November, 2010
174. Fear of difference URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/fear-of-difference.html
A post in response to problems encountered by me and others as a result of being different in some way.
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Tags: discrimination, bigotry, prejudice, minding others business,
First published: Sunday 21st November, 2010
Last edited: Sunday 21st November, 2010
173. Materialism ... not? URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/materialism-not.html
Some rich people are philanthropists, others are not. I don’t object to the wealth so much as the materialism.
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This post's photo is of my palatial "office" - note the 3/4 screen that I use, as a result of the screen being closed on a crystal some years ago :) The timber is so I can finish building a table (which I have been a bit slack about). I enjoy woodwork - one of the results of trying to sail competitively on a tight budget as a kid: the shelves you can see are my work. It's a fairly confined space, and my working tools are imperfect: nevertheless, I can get things done. I consider too many people make excuses that they cannot do stuff because situations or tools are imperfect. Well, learn to improvise and make do - MAKE it work with what you have!
Tags: aggression, anger, attitudes, China, ethics, materialism, personal characteristics, society, poverty,
First published: Saturday 20th November, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 20th November, 2010
172. Scientific proof that the future can be predicted? URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/scientific-proof-that-future-can-be.html
A fascinating story from the world of University Psychology.
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Tags: science, scepticism, precognition, psychism, psychology,
First published: Friday 19th November, 2010
Last edited: Friday 19th November, 2010
171. Convenience vs. responsibility URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/convenience-vs-responsibility.html
The importance of not being lazy.
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Tags: activism, personal responsibility, protection, flaming, grounding,
First published: Tuesday 16th November, 2010
Last edited: Tuesday 16th November, 2010
170. Some idle speculation: names and readers URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/some-idle-speculation-names-and-readers.html
Qabbalistic numerology, and a post on Witchvox about learning from fluffy bunnies …
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Tags: names, numerology, Qabbalah,
First published: Tuesday 16th November, 2010
Last edited: Tuesday 16th November, 2010
169. An interesting radio programme about solving violence URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/interesting-radio-programme-about.html
The importance of programmes addressing this including both sides, and addressing issues such as insecurity / jealousy.
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Tags: violence, alcohol, drugs, emotions, human rights, indigenous,
First published: Tuesday 16th November, 2010
Last edited: Tuesday 16th November, 2010
168. A miscellany on leadership, growth orientation, Charmaine Wilson, acne and security theatre ... URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/miscellany-on-leadership-growth.html
A few thoughts on:
• leadership, from watching the film "The Core";
• the implications of different spiritual growth orientations;
• my response to being an audience member at a Charmaine Wilson proof-of-survival event;
• an interesting post I heard recently on the ABC; and
• a forwarded post about "security theatre".
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Tags: leadership, growth orientation, Charmaine Wilson, rescue, mediumship, proof-of-survival, sexuality, competitiveness, violence, survival, security theatre, selfishness,
First published: Tuesday 16th November, 2010
Last edited: Friday 19th November, 2010
167. Protecting one's home URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/protecting-ones-home.html
Drawing symbols on a map to protect one’s home.
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Tags: protection, homelessness, energy work, magical devices,
First published: Saturday 6th November, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 6th November, 2010
166. Side benefits of trees URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/side-benefits-of-trees.html
US research showing a reduction in crime rates where trees are present.
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Tags: trees, forest, hermit, lifestyles, protection, regeneration, coping,
First published: Saturday 6th November, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 6th November, 2010
165. Talismanic Tetrahedrons: a user's feedback URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/talisman-tetrahedrons-users-feedback.html
Feedback about orienting the Talismanic tetrahedron to show or hide a particular face.
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Tags: talismanic tetrahedrons,
First published: Friday 5th November, 2010
Last edited: Friday 5th November, 2010
164. Scepticism: an analogy URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/scepticism-analogy.html
The title says it all … ?
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Tags: violence, alcohol, drugs, emotions, human rights, indigenous,
First published: Tuesday 16th November, 2010
Last edited: Tuesday 16th November, 2010
163. Working with Runes and Deities URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/working-with-runes-and-deities.html
Following establishment by me of some online shrines for the Elder Futhark (and other) runes, a few thoughts on the importance of establishing a relationship with your non-physical allies/helpers – whether they be patron Deities, BPF Guides or other.
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Tags: Patron Deity, runes, gratitude, taking for granted, colour, energy work, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, society,
First published: Friday 5th November, 2010
Last edited: Friday 5th November, 2010
162. Adapting Wicca to the Great Southern Land URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/adapting-wicca-to-great-southern-land.html
Instead of using the four seasons of Europe/Scotland, I’ve started working on using the local seasons, as identified by the local indigenous people, the original inhabitants of this land where I live, the Kulin nation.
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Tags: adaptation to Australia, rituals, energy work, grounding, indigenous, Kulin, seasons,
First published: Friday 5th November, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 20th November, 2010
161. How to know if I am mad (one suggested way, at any rate) URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-know-if-i-am-mad-one-suggested.html
A qualification to the “guide” that objective clairaudience is a sign of mental health problems, whereas subjective clairaudience is not.
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Tags: sanity, mental ill health, clairaudience, subjective psychism, objective psychism,
First published: Tuesday 2nd November, 2010, the 3rd anniversary of my adoptive Mother's passing
Last edited: Sunday 7th November, 2010
160. Sexism and the quest for "love" URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/10/sexism-and-quest-for-love.html
A brief comment on the lack of respect for privacy in some social situations, and how some growth orientations make it easier to go without such interactions.
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Tags: growth orientation, karma, yoga, sexism, discrimination, society, socialisation, personal responsibility,
First published: Saturday 23rd October, 2010
Last edited: Sunday 24th October, 2010
159. What is the most useful psychic exercise to do? URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/10/what-is-most-useful-psychic-exercise-to.html
A very short post listing those exercises I consider most useful in terms of developing oneself psychically.
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Tags: psychic health, psychic development, exercises, protection, grounding, colour,
First published: Monday 18th October, 2010
Last edited: Monday 18th October, 2010
158. Loss of earthiness URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/10/loss-of-earthiness.html
The problems which have occurred as a result of us losing our connection to Nature, and our “earthiness”.
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Tags: society, down to earth, pain, political correctness, words,
First published: Monday 18th October, 2010
Last edited: Monday 18th October, 2010
157. Aussie ******* Pubs URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/10/aussie-pubs.html
Why I don’t go to pubs, some speculation about why people ignore or defend problem behaviour, and some comments about psychic self defence.
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Tags: Psychic attack, psychic health, energy work, personal responsibility, pubs, Australia, survival, assaults, skills,
First published: Monday 18th October, 2010
Last edited: Tuesday 4th November, 2010
156. Some reading while I'm on hold ... URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/10/some-reading-while-im-on-hold.html
More public service by me – hopefully interesting, and better yet, maybe useful, reading links.
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Tags: healing, energy work, runes, Galina Krasskova, reading, polyamory,
First published: Sunday 17th October, 2010
Last edited: Monday 18th October, 2010
155. Protection URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/10/protection.html
A reminder about important but small details when establishing protection.
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Tags: energy work, protection, rituals, space,
First published: Saturday 2nd October, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 2nd October, 2010
154. Rituals in space URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/09/rituals-in-space.html
Posing a question about what happens to rituals from earth-based systems when people are living in space?
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Tags: aliens, seasons, rituals, space travel, runes,
First published: Thursday 30th September, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 2nd October, 2010
153. Honour, mistakes, and forgiveness URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/09/honour-mistakes-and-forgiveness.html
Some thoughts on these topics triggered by a mistake I made.
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Tags: deities, Galina Krasskova, honour, hypocrisy, Northern Tradition, Patron Deity, personal responsibility, runes, irresponsibility, forgiveness, emotions, Lobsang Rampa, mirrorology,
First published: Sunday 26th September, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 30th September, 2010
152. Book rave: "Spirit Release", by Sue Allen URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/book-rave-spirit-release-by-sue-allen.html
A review of an overall excellent book on spirit rescue, with the major flaw that it seems to be biased against earth-based religions. The chapter on “Intentional Psychic Attack” is very good, as is the content on links (which she calls cords; , although I combine the separate stages described of "cut, then heal at both ends" into one step, by sending light, love and healing from one end of the link out to dissolve the cord totally, and thus avoid the danger of a cut cord latching onto another person/energy) Ms Allen's description of the effects that cords can cause when attached to particular chakras is also particularly good), good and "bad" earthbound entities (I call the "bad" ones "uncooperatives", and she calls them "Dark Force Entities"), and that situations can occur for a whole range of reasons (she has a good attitude towards karma). I’ve included most of my review comments in Update No. 2.
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Tags: earthbound, grounding, protection, rescue, about me, aliens, astral, attitudes, awareness, death, mediumship, not letting go, parallels, pagan, past lives, perceptions, sexuality, Shakespeare, shamanism, soul parts, spiritualism, spirituality, transgender/transsexual/bigender, UFOs, unconscious, Vampires, wisdom,
First published: Tuesday 10th August, 2010
Last edited: Tuesday 17th August, 2010 (added Update No. 1)
151. World peace, and the time it takes to change the world URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/09/world-peace-and-time-it-takes-to-change.html
This examines what has been happening in the Middle East for signs that the Peace, Hope, Love and Prosperity spell could have been having an effect, and from that suggests the time it takes a few hundred witches to change the world.
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Tags: peace, Middle East, persistence, change, war,
First published: Tuesday 7th September, 2010
Last edited: Tuesday 7th September, 2010
150. A word both over-used and under-used: sorry URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/09/word-both-over-sed-and-under-used-sorry.html
This word can be – as the heading states – both under- and over-used. The over-use is in the terms of a glib word flipped out by immature persons to avoid getting into trouble, and lacking in genuineness; the under-use is in terms of broad social wrongs …
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Tags: personal responsibility, emotions,
First published: Saturday 4th September, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 4th September, 2010
149. Updates: healing, world peace, vegan witches, crop circles and memory URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/updates-healing-world-peace-vegan.html
Some brief comments on these topics, including a diagram showing part of the spirit healing process.
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Tags: energy work, healing, education, learning styles, wisdom, crop circles, vegan, perceptions, memory,
First published: Tuesday 31st August, 2010
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148. Parenting and personal flaws URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/parenting-and-personal-flaws.html
About having realistic expectations of oneself as a parent.
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Tags: family, parenting, learning from mistakes, about me, challenge, emotions, indigenous, interpersonal interactions, morality, personal responsibility, perspective, relationships,
First published: Monday 23rd August, 2010
Last edited: Monday 23rd August, 2010
147. A book of mixed "blessings": Baldwin's "Spirit Releasement Therapy" URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/book-of-mixed-blessings-baldwins-spirit.html
Well, at least this book covers spirit rescue, but it is seriously flawed (in fact, downright WRONG!!!) when it erroneously suggests that rescue is a “cure” for being trans.
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Tags: rescue, past life regression, hypnosis, discrimination, transgender/transsexual/bigender, lesbian/bisexual/gay, psychology, death, demons, gender,
First published: Friday 20th August, 2010
Last edited: Friday 20th August, 2010
146. New website URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-website.html
Introducing – briefly! – my new website at http://www.gnwmythr.com/.
145. Others' feelings URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/others-feelings.html
An essay on the saying that we are not responsible for others feelings. A fair enough saying – in its appropriate place!
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Tags: emotions, love, attitudes, responsibility,
First published: Sunday 15th August, 2010
Last edited: Sunday 15th August, 2010
144. Not devoking URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/not-devoking.html
A reminder about this with regard to indigenous rituals.
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Tags: rituals, potential mistakes, indigenous,
First published: Monday 8th August, 2010
Last edited: Monday 8th August, 2010
143. Wisdom from the world of science URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/wisdom-from-world-of-science.html
A science post about research showing negative attitudes towards other can be indicative of being negative yourself, and my comments on the possible flaws of this, and supporting comments from other sources.
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Tags: attitudes, emotions, personal responsibility, interpersonal interactions, life lessons, aliens, Stuart Holroyd, The Nine, balance,
First published: Friday 6th August, 2010
Last edited: Friday 6th August, 2010
142. Grief URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/grief.html
The effects of grief, and some thoughts on rescue – including of “uncooperatives”.
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Tags: control, earthbound, emotions, grief, death, Castenada, shamanism, rescue, purpose, Vampires, possession, honour, chakras
First published: Friday 6th August, 2010
Last edited: Friday 6th August, 2010
141. Peace conversion: a follow up URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/peace-conversion-follow-up.html
A link to a programme about a former skinhead, Frank Meeink, who has subsequently become quite a different person.
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Tags: attitudes, maturity, violence, society, discrimination, forgiveness, evil, growth, leadership, life lessons, love, parenting, family, children, priorities, training,
First published: Thursday 5th August, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010
140. Rapping (not the music) URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/08/rapping.html
A minor personal experience with spiritualist phenomena, with connections to activism on homelessness.
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Tags: about me, activism, homelessness, phenomena, rapping, mediumship, spiritualism, theosophy, New Age, history,
First published: Thursday 5th August, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010
139. Stay at home kids URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/stay-at-home-kids.html
Some brief thoughts on this problem – and it is a major problem, especially with regard to the issue of maturity.
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Tags: immaturity, maturity, family, parenting, children,
First published: Tuesday 27th July, 2010
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138. Training URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/training.html
Using the training and dedication of elite athletes as an example and a marker point for other (psychic and spiritual) training. This, which builds on my liking of lateral thinking, was a precursor to my development of the theme of “non-physical strength”, which includes a workshop specifically on this topic.
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Tags: commitment, cross-fertilisation (ideas), courage, training, dedication
First published: Tuesday 27th July, 2010
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137. Hotel Rwanda URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/hotel-rwanda.html
My response to this film about this episode of incredible courage amidst unthinkable horror.
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Tags: about me, attitudes, daily life, discrimination, earthbound, group dynamics, hate, hunger, love, materialism, media, obsession, peace, perceptions, personal characteristics, poverty, rescue, responsibility, self knowledge, selfishness, selflessness, socialisation, world thirst, violence, war,
First published: Monday 26th July, 2010
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136. Premonitions and precognitive dreams URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/premonitions-and-precognitive-dreams.html
A suggested way of looking at dream interpretation, using mass analysis.
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Tags: Global Consciousness (EGG) Project, statistics, about me, divination, dreams, learning from mistakes,
First published: Sunday 25th July, 2010
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135. The benefits of combining witchcraft and (spirit) rescue URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/benefits-of-combining-witchcraft-and.html
Using the opening of portals (as taught to me in Wicca) to do quick rescues.
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Tags: about me, astral, attitudes, awareness, earthbound, energy work, emotions, evil, inventiveness, planes of existence, rescue, spiritualism, New Age,
First published: Sunday 25th July, 2010
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134. Reading and registers URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/reading-and-registers.html
A review of the books by Charmaine Wilson, Debbie Malone and Ingrid Poulson, mention of the Australian Psychics Association, and my own, tentative proposal around ethics for healers, mediums, psychics, etc., and other links – and mention of the TV series "Afterlife".
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Tags: emotions, grief, resilience, depression, hate, forgiveness, cross-training, mediumship, psychism, trance, past life regression, Ingrid Poulson, Charmaine Wilson, Debbie Malone, John Edwards, Doris Stokes, Diana L Paxson,
First published: Sunday 18th July, 2010
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133. Another lazy Sat'diy marnin' URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/another-lazy-satdiy-marnin.html
Some thoughts on the desire to be of service, an under-acknowledged motive, triggered by a (spirit) rescue.
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Tags: Christianity, earthbound, rescue, emotions, myths, daily life, attitudes,
First published: Sat'diy 17th July, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 17th July, 2010
132. Ethics URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/ethics.html
Some thoughts on ethics (particularly around source of income), responsibility (particularly around those one has responsibility for, or agreements with), partly inspired by news and legislation.
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Tags: ethics, family, personal responsibility, laziness, finances,
First published: Friday 16th July, 2010
Last edited: Friday 16th July, 2010
131. Forest Bathing URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-came-across-new-term-recently-forest.html
Some of the benefits of getting out and into nature, from Japan.
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Tags: health, environment, trees, emotions, rejuvenation, relaxation, de-stressing, daily life,
First published: Thursday 14th July, 2010 (Bastille Day)
Last edited: Thursday 14th July, 2010
130. Cats and labels URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/cats-and-labels.html
Communicating with cats to find UFOs, and a brief discussion on labels/boxes triggered by a debate from a polyamory discussion group.
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Tags: about me, aliens, cats, communication, labels, UFOs
First published: Wednesday 14th July, 2010 (Bastille Day)
Last edited: Friday 31st December, 2010
129. Less salubrious parenting URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/less-salubrious-parenting.html
My thoughts on the moronic practice of trying to select the sex of children.
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Tags: science, sexism, family,
First published: Friday 9th July, 2010
Last edited: Friday 9th July, 2010
128. Vanity vs. environment URL: http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/vanity-vs-environment.html
A personal rant about superficiality (such as judging people on the basis of their physical appearance/alleged attractiveness) and the need for a less materialistic/consumeristic outlook on life.
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Tags: attitudes, environmental, personal responsibility, perspective, consumerism, materialism, emotions,
First published: Saturday 3rd July, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 3rd July, 2010
127. Other views of "the northern traditions" and other stuff URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/other-views-of-northern-traditions-and.html
A range of links for reading, including Charles Fort, Marion Zimmer Bradley’s writing partner Diana L. Paxson and some critical views (and quite serious allegations) concerning some Northern Traditions practitioners,.
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Tags: Northern Tradition, demons, discrimination, attitudes, runes, Freya Aswynn, sexuality,
First published: Saturday 3rd July, 2010
Last edited: Friday 9th July, 2010
126. Transformation and change URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/07/transformation-and-change.html
Some examples of change from my life and from history, presented with a view towards showing its inevitability.
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Tags: about me, change, discrimination, peace, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, protection, violence, society, war, military,
First published: Saturday 3rd July, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 3rd July, 2010
125. A sense of genetic entitlement URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/06/sense-of-genetic-entitlement.html
My displeasure at those in the spiritual/psychic field of life who tend to see themselves as special because of their heritage. (Can be applied elsewhere as well.)
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Tags: about me, attitudes, courage, I Ching, Lobsang Rampa, mediumship, perceptions, personal responsibility, personal characteristics, religion, workshop notes, heritage, arrogance, genetics, heritage, psychism, spirituality, Northern Tradition,
First published: Saturday 26th June, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
124. Shock! Horror! Expose on Guides! URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/06/shock-horror-expose-on-guides.html
The importance of understanding that Guides are evolving beings with flaws, just the same as us (albeit with probably a darn sight fewer flaws than most of us :) )
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Tags: guidance, gratitude, communication, planes of existence, spirituality, growth, evolution, personal characteristics, respect, responsibility,
First published: Saturday 26th June, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
123. Midwinter (Yule), and the downside of mythologies and other reality maps URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/06/downside-of-mythologies-and-other.html
An appeal not to have blinkered thinking/perceptions.
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Tags: about me, expectations, group dynamics, rituals, Sabbats, Esbats, limitations, religion, socialisation, reality map, shamanism,
First published: Sunday 20th June, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
122. The down side of things getting better URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/06/down-side-of-things-getting-better.html
There may be a satisfaction to doing well under adversity.
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Tags: attitudes, leadership, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, selflessness, society, socialisation, violence, courage, challenge, evolution, learning styles, evil,
First published: Wednesday 16th June, 2010
Last edited: Wednesday 16th June, 2010
121. A New Universal Religion and being an Energy Psychic or a Shamanka URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/06/new-universal-religion-and-being-energy.html
Yet another dissertation on classifications of spiritual pathways, and some thoughts about where religion could be evolving to.
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Tags: about me, attitudes, awareness, Buddhism, change, crystals, energy work, evolution, growth, pagan, parallels, past lives, purpose, religion, rescue, spiritualism, trees, syncretism, Energy Psychic, Christianity, northern tradition, Qabbalah, deities, Druid, spiritualism, von Daniken,
First published: Wednesday 16th June, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
120. Tiw's Day: Juliet, gender stereotypes and some thoughts about the novel "The Betrayal" URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/06/tiws-day-juliet-gender-sterotypes-and.html
A post of miscellaneous thoughts ranging from archaeological evidence relating to Christianity to people hired by the City of Verona to answer mail sent to Juliet, from the play "Romeo and Juliet"
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Tags: about me, daily life, emotions, lifestyles, life lessons, love, romance, intimacy, relationships, media, socialisation, O’Neal Gear, archaeology, polyamory, sex, Shakespeare, Obama, indigenous,
First published: Wednesday 9th June, 2010 (I thought about the post overnight, which is why it didn't get posted on Tiw's Day [or Tysdagr, to use the Old Norse]. I had planned a fifth point (originally third in the sequence :) ) in response to the BBC programme, but can't recall what it was)
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
119. Hatred, and pouring oil onto ... oil URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/06/hatred-and-pouring-oil-onto-oil.html
The problem of strong negative emotions, and how they can be counter-productive for people trying to achieve constructive outcomes.
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This post's photo is from a time when I was living in small yacht on Western Port (often incorrectly referred to as "Westernport Bay"). Where I lived was a former mangrove swamp (which, sadly, was damaged for construction of the marina): we had fish breeding in the marina, crabs living in the mud - it was a plethora of life. It was also exceedingly fragile ... Westernport has lost seagrasses as a result of a steel mill and oil & gas terminal (where they receive the raw product, and then pump it around 50km or more for processing; this is done because of the massive risks involved in oil/gas ships entering through Port Philip's heads (Port Phillip is also often referred to as "Port Philip Bay", or just "the Bay")
Tags: attitudes, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, emotions, energy work, ethics, environmental, gratitude, guides, crystals,
First published: Sunday 6th June, 2010, D-Day
Last edited: Sunday 6th June, 2010
118. Saturday morning: rescues, blog maintenance, sleep ins and UFOs URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/06/saturday-morning-rescues-blog.html
A description of some rescue work, what I thought was a missed UFO sighting opportunity, and what I'm trying to do with this blog.
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Tags: about me, aliens, earthbound, rescue,
First published: Saturday 5th June, 2010
Last edited: Sunday 6th June, 2010
117. Relationships: healthy, unhealthy and abusive URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/05/relationships-healthy-unhealthy-abusive.html
A response to a generally OK radio programme about domestic violence.
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Tags: about me, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, change, emotions, relationships, violence, jealousy, polyamory,
First published: Saturday 2nd May, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 2nd May, 2010
116. Frustrations: Changing the World URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/05/frustrations-changing-world.html
My thoughts on the concept/myth that we get too busy to be activist as we get older and acquire more responsibilities, and some personal annoyances about other limitations we set on the ways we can do activist work.
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Tags: about me, change, personal responsibility, selfishness, selflessness, spirituality, politics, mediumship, rescue, earthbound, society, limitations, expectations,
First published: Saturday 2nd May, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 2nd May, 2010
115. "Briefing for the Landing on Planet Earth" and "Aliens Among Us": a Personal View URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/05/briefing-for-landing-on-planet-earth.html
A "review" (more of a personal response than a formal critique) of "Briefing for the Landing on Planet Earth" by Stuart Holroyd, which covers mediumistic contact with aliens and a brilliant critique of assessing paranormal activity, and Ruth Montgomery's book on aliens - Ruth M also being a medium, responsible for an earlier book on "Walk Ins".
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Tags: aliens, mediumship, evolution, ethics, control, pagan, Ruth Montgomery, Stuart Holroyd, Andrija Puharich, Phyllis V Schlemmer,
First published: Saturday 22nd May, 2010
Last edited: Saturday 22nd May, 2010
114. No rest for the ... URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/05/no-rest-for.html
Virtually a one liner about the saying "no rest for the wicked".
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Tags: karma
First published: Wednesday 1st May, 2010
Last edited: Wednesday 1st May, 2010
113. Changes URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/05/changes.html
Some of the ways that I and my values have changed over time ...
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Tags: about me, change, cross-fertilisation (ideas), persistence, personal characteristics, perspective, philosophy, evolution, life lessons, learning from mistakes, Stuart Holroyd, Maslow, hierarchy of needs,
First published: Monday 17th May, 2010
Last edited: Monday 17th May, 2010
112. The myth of milestones URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/05/myth-of-miletones.html
Don't get sucked in by socialisation, family or other "norms" or peer pressure - be truly yourself, free of imposed or self imposed limitations!
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Tags: about me, limitations, society, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, lifestyles, life lessons, socialisation, expectations,
First published: Sunday 16th May, 2010
Last edited: Sunday 16th May, 2010
111. Working Together URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/05/working-together.html
Techniques for harmonising chakras and connecting together for a "higher" purpose.
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This post's photo is from Pambula, on the NSW south coast.
Tags: chakras, energy work, harmony, selflessness, Lobsang Rampa, love, mediumship, aliens, ASPECTS, frequencies, harmonising, Rangers of the Inner Plane, Stuart Holroyd, visualisation,
First published: Wednesday 12th May, 2010
Last edited: Wednesday 12th May, 2010
110. Reflection: repeating patterns URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/05/reflection-repeating-patterns.html
Some thoughts of repeating cycles, including evolutionary within pregnancy :)
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Tags: evolution, past lives, cross-fertilisation (ideas),
First published: Saturday 1st May, 2010, first day of the pagan year
Last edited: Wednesday 12th May, 2010
109. The upside of being neo-Pagan URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/04/upside-of-being-neo-pagan.html
The old Pagans did some things which, in our modern era, are considered unacceptable – for example, human sacrifice. For reasons such as these, there could be said to be an advantage in being Neo-Pagan, rather than Pagan.
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This post's photo is from Pambula, on the NSW south coast.
Tags: moral relativism, perceptions, about me, arrogance, change, learning from mistakes, science, evolution, angst, Christianity, Celts, head hunting, sacrifice, Viking,
First published: Thursday 29th April, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 29th April, 2010
108. Some thoughts on the Time Weiner book "Legacy of Ashes", about the CIA URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/04/some-thoughts-on-tim-weiner-book-legacy.html
My surprise at the revelations in this book, as much at the (few) moments of goodness in it, as the blatant-ness of the CIA’s disregard for others’ rights.
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Tags: history, learning from mistakes, group dynamics, courage, personal responsibility, activism, conspiracy stuff, CIA, Cuban missile crisis, Eisenhower, espionage, Exclusive Brethren, governance, history, human rights, John F Kennedy, McNamara, regime change,
First published: Sunday 25th April, 2010, Anzac Day (see here, here and here), which is the day after the commemoration of the Armenian Genocide
Last edited: Monday 26th April, 2010
107. A Personal Reaction: I Am Sam (Film) URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/04/personal-reaction-i-am-sam-film.html
My reaction to this inspiring film – including a thought that everyone should be as lucky s I, to have had a friend with Aspergers Syndrome :)
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Tags: cross-fertilisation (ideas), attitudes, awareness, perspective, daily life, discrimination, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, philosophy, Aspergers, disability, family, parenting,
First published: Wednesday 21st April, 2010
Last edited: Wednesday 21st April, 2010
106. Distant marriages and "growth orientation" URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/04/distant-marriages-and-growth.html
Starting from the “four paths to Deity” (i.e., the four main types of Yoga), some thoughts on a perhaps more realistic, or more appropriate, classification of compatibility of intimate partners.
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This post's photo was taken on a work trip to Moe, in the Gippsland region of Victoria.
Tags: growth orientation, personal responsibility, philosophy, communication, control, emotions, evolution, interpersonal interactions, Bhakti, Jnana, Raja, Karma, Yoga, activism, Buddhism, Christianity, DINK, Douglas Adams, George Lucas, human rights, marriage, Metropolitan Community Church, polyamory, Ralph Nader, Ruth Montgomery, walk in,
First published: Sunday 18th April, 2010
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105. A change of affirmation URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/04/change-of-affirmation.html
Continuing the theme of consideration as a result of experiencing being on the receiving end of prejudice and bigotry (yet again), I’ve changed a chant (affirmation) I’ve used since I was a kid ... to include respect and honour.
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This post's photo was taken from Mt. Dandenong around this time last year - autumn.
Tags: chant, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, ethics, interpersonal interactions, affirmations, breathing, discrimination, disrespect, respect, sexuality, Tall Poppy Syndrome, visualisation,
First published: Sunday 4th April, 2010
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104 What Makes a Person Spiritual? URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-makes-person-spiritual.html
My thoughts on the topic of “what makes a person spiritual”, triggered in part by my previous post (no. 103).
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Tags: spirituality, attitudes, awareness, bullying, control, communication, daily life, life lessons, lifestyles, perceptions, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, philosophy, maturity, atheism, power, wisdom,
First published: Thursday 18th March, 2010
Last edited: Friday 19th March, 2010
103. Disrespect (was going to be privilege): a Clarification on Control URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/01/disrespect-was-going-to-be-privilege.html
A personal rant, triggered by being on the receiving end of some prejudice, against small mindedness – to the extent of querying why people need “education” to behave appropriately: after all, not everyone does need this education to behave with consideration and inclusivity, even when they come across some thing for the first time ... (which is a group I cannot claim to have always been in, sadly :( )
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Tags: discrimination, life lessons, personal responsibility, personal characteristics, Psychic attack, control, gender, Li Cunxin, Martin Luther King Jr, polyamory, racism, stereotypes,
First published: Tuesday 2nd February, 2010
Last edited: Tuesday 2nd February, 2010
102. Judging others: people who experience a lot URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/01/judging-others-people-who-experience.html
A cautionary note about being too hasty to judge others on the basis of their “karma”. Includes rate of return of karma.
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Tags: attitudes, karma, spirituality, evolution, learning styles, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, simplifications, rate of karmic return, accelerating rate of karmic return,
First published: Sunday 17th January, 2010
Last edited: Sunday 17th January, 2010
101. A New Visualisation: Astral Trees as a clearing/healing tool URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/01/new-visualisation-astral-trees-as.html
A new visualisation (astral trees) to help with energy work.
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Tags: emotions, energy work, evil, expectations, family, healing, immaturity, interpersonal interactions, judging others, life lessons, lifestyles, limitations, personal responsibility, vampires, trees,
First published: Sunday 17th January, 2010
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100. Film Review: The Lovely Bones URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/01/film-review-lovely-bones.html
My reaction to this film, and a brief comparison of what is portrayed in the film to real life rescue experiences.
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Tags: rescue, astral, attitudes, awareness, dreams, emotions, energy work, family, forgiveness, growth, life lessons, not letting go, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, earthbound, uncooperatives,
First published: Sunday 17th January, 2010
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99. The Neanderthal Predation theory - some thoughts URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2010/01/neanderthal-predation-theory-some.html
My response to the “Neanderthal Predation” theory on human evolution, which I consider quite plausible, and there has been some subsequent genetic discoveries which are possibly supportive. More importantly, this shows the importance of not being a slave to one’s biology, and of learning from one’s history.
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Tags: aggression, courage, evil, forgiveness, evolution, interpersonal interactions, judging others, not letting go, education, alpha males, attempted intimidation, biology, bullying, consciousness raising, control, Danny Vendramini, Desmond Morris, female aggression, female violence, Geneva Convention, homo sapiens sapiens, masculinity, Middle East, Neanderthals, phrenology, queen bees, Richard Dawkins, sexuality, sexism, violence, Waters of Lethe,
First published: Friday 8th January, 2010
Last edited: Friday 8th January, 2010
98. Talismanic Tetrahedrons URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/talismanic-tetrahedrons.html
My description of a new magical tool I invented, using three dimensions.
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This post's photo is from a park in Corowa where a niece's 21st birthday celebration was held.
Tags: amulets, charms, magical devices, Kamea, talismans, shapes, tetrahedrons, rituals, pyramids, magical squares, cross-fertilisation (ideas),
First published: Friday 25th December, 2009
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97. What do I do when my soul's a drama queen, dahling... URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/what-do-i-do-when-my-souls-drama-queen.html
Some comments regarding drama queens and, in a totally different category, those who are sensitive and deserving of consideration.
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Tags: attitudes, bullying, control, emotions, forgiveness, interpersonal interactions, personal responsibility, irresponsibility, trolls, attempted intimidation, overreactions, inappropriate reactions, grounding, ungrounded, drama queen, Soul,
First published: Sunday 17th January, 2010
Last edited: Sunday 17th January, 2010
96. I am in mourning URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/i-am-in-mourning.html
My sadness in response to "Copenfloppen", and the need for urgent lobbying efforts.
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Tags: environment, responsibility, society, personal responsibility, trees, poverty, China, materialism, consumerism,
First published: Tuesday 22nd December, 2009
Last edited: Tuesday 22nd December, 2009
95. Could there be a sort of ... karmic Stockholm Syndrome? URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/could-there-be-sort-of-karmic.html
A speculation that, maybe, some victims of actions that would lead to negative karmic returns for the perpetrators, may identify with those who committed the negative acts against them.
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Tags: karma, philosophy, psychology, past lives, Stockholm Syndrome, control, inappropriate reactions, emotions, abuse,
First published: Sunday 20th December, 2009
Last edited: Tuesday 22nd December, 2009
94. Chakras: a less happy view URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/chakras-less-happy-view.html
To stimulate some independent thought, a view that chakras may not be "good" things, and my thoughts on this view.
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Tags: chakras, energy work, evil, evolution, vampires,
First published: Sunday 20th December, 2009
Last edited: Tuesday 22nd December, 2009
93. The perils of Litha, and the blessing of trees URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/perils-of-litha-and-blessing-of-trees.html
An annual rant about commercialism around the time of the so-called neo-Christian" festival Christmas, and how I used trees to help survive this year.
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Tags: energy work, environmental, trees, protection, Psychic attack, psychic health, commercialism, materialism, Litha,
First published: Sunday 13th December, 2009
Last edited: Sunday 13th December, 2009
92. Shades of exorcism URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/shades-of-exorcism.html
My thoughts regarding types of rescue ("exorcism").
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Tags: personal responsibility, protection, rescue, psychic health, Psychic attack, possession, obsession, earthbound,
First published: Sunday 13th December, 2009
Last edited: Sunday 13th December, 2009
91. Sit down: good news from the Vatican URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/sit-down-good-news-from-vatican.html
A LONG overdue statement from the Vatican, centre for many years of prejudice against LGBTIQ people, stating that violence against LGT people is unacceptable. Shame the statement didn’t extend to include B and I …
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Tags: change, discrimination, society, Christianity,
First published: Sunday 13th December, 2009
Last edited: Sunday 13th December, 2009
90. Logic flaws URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/logic-flaws.html
The shortcomings of being naively "good".
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Tags: evil, life lessons, daily life, religion, philosophy, balance, Douglas Sirk, Herman Hesse, Nazism, Oskar Schindler, Righteous Amongst the Nations, warfare,
First published: Sunday 13th December, 2009
Last edited: Sunday 13th December, 2009
89. A new visualisation for dealing with psychic attack URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/new-visualisation-for-dealing-with.html
A visualisation I recently developed and found useful.
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Tags: energy work, Psychic attack, protection, visualisation,
First published: Sunday 13th December, 2009
Last edited: Sunday 13th December, 2009
88. Order of Hermes-Australia at the PoWR: Day Two - Friday 4th December, Year Aquarius 9 (2009) URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/order-of-hermes-australia-at-powr-day_04.html
My summation of my personal experiences on Day One, together with media coverage.
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Tags: Parliament of World Religions, pagan, communication, cross-fertilisation (ideas), interfaith, multifaith, labels, Angie Buchanan, Andras Corban Arthen, EarthSpirit, human rights, media, morality, peace, Order of Hermes, Phyllis Curott, River Higginbotham,
First published: Friday 4th December, 2009
Last edited: Monday 4th January, 2010
87. Order of Hermes-Australia at the PoWR: Day One - Thursday 3rd December, Year Aquarius 9 (2009) URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/order-of-hermes-australia-at-powr-day.html
My summation of my personal experiences on Day One, together with media coverage.
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Tags: Parliament of World Religions, pagan, communication, cross-fertilisation (ideas), interfaith, multifaith, mind body spirit festival, Order of Hermes, VQSC,
First published: Friday 4th December, 2009
Last edited: Sunday 13th December, 2009
86. The Order of Hermes-Australia before the Parliament of World Religions URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/order-of-hermes-australia-before.html
Some of my activities on behalf of the Order of Hermes, and other stuff that was happening, in the lead up to the POWR.
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Tags: Parliament of World Religions, pagan, communication, cross-fertilisation (ideas), interfaith, multifaith, Order of Hermes, human rights,
First published: Friday 4th December, 2009
Last edited: Monday 4th January, 2010
85. The Order of Hermes (Australian Chapter) at the Parliament of the World's Religions URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/12/order-of-hermes-australian-chapter-at.html
My experiences at, and media coverage I can find relating to, the 2009 Melbourne based Parliament of the World's religions.
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84. A dangerous sense of entitlement URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/11/dangerous-sense-of-entitlement.html
In response to an article about cyclists' attitudes (which I largely disagreed with), some thoughts about attitudes.
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Tags: expectations, unreasonableness, immaturity, aggression, violence, society, selfishness, change,
First published: Wednesday 18th November, 2009
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83. Occultists and the Parliament of World Religions URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/11/occultists-and-parliament-of-world.html
My response to a radio programme about the forthcoming Parliament of the World's Religions, including a rant about pagan/Wiccan attitudes towards Satanism and speculation about labels, and some of the preparation by the Order of Hermes.
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Tags: Parliament of World Religions, Correllian, Left Hand Path, Right Hand Path, Wicca, Satanism, discrimination, labels,
First published: Wednesday 18th November, 2009
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82. Control, family and living in the 'burbs: A Rant URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/11/control-family-and-living-in-burbs-rant.html
Social pressures, including their adverse impact on local ecology and the way they are used to control people.
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First published: Wednesday 18th November, 2009
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81. Assemblage point URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/11/assemblage-point.html
A republication of my writings on a technique Carlos Castenada wrote about for shifting consciousness.
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Tags: shamanism, assemblage point, Castenada,
First published: Wednesday 11th October, 2009
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80. Symbol songs URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/symbol-songs.html
An application of the ideas talked of in Herman Hesse's book "The Glass Bead Game" to mythology.
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Tags: cross-fertilisation (ideas), symbology, Herman Hesse,
First published: Monday 26th October, 2009
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79. Don't overrate me! URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/dont-overrate-me.html
Exactly that: don’t overrate me – I’m incarnate, so I’m not beyond the “wheel of rebirth”, and have flaws, etc. … so please do keep your thinking cap on!
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Tags: about me, evolution,
First published: Monday 26th October, 2009
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78. Some thoughts towards a permanent crystal layout URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/some-thoughts-towards-permanent-crystal.html
A description of my thoughts on how to have a powerful, permanently laid out, crystal arrangement.
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Tags: crystals, energy work, rescue, links, karma, past lives,
First published: Monday 26th October, 2009
Last edited: Monday 7th June, 2010 (added photos of crystals and cat)
77. Gender stereotypes URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/gender-stereotypes.html
My disapproval of the notion that one gender is inherently better than the other at various types of magic – which is a particularly ridiculous notion when one considers gender variant people.
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Tags: discrimination, gender, change, limitations, restrictions, restraints, society, sexism,
First published: Sunday 25th October, 2009
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76. The trouble with change: your other “you’s” URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/trouble-with-change-your-other-yous.html
The need to remember that we are connected to other people (particularly our parallels), via the subconscious/Soul, when we are trying to change.
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Tags: growth, personal responsibility, selfishness, selflessness, Seth, parallels, Soul, soul parts, unconscious, subconscious
First published: Saturday 24th October, 2009
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75. The trouble with guides: Unca Bert Masgorious and Great Auntie Edie G. Obelwyn URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/trouble-with-guides-unca-bert.html
My thoughts on the shortcomings of favouring relatives as Guides over properly trained, qualified and experienced people.
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Tags: attitudes, awareness, daily life, discrimination, family, forgiveness, judging others, love, mediumship, spiritualism, growth, guidance, guides,
First published: Saturday 24th October, 2009
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74. isa mawt tat: emotions I am not URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/isa-mawt-tat-emotions-i-am-not.html
I am so much more than “just” my emotions and personality – as are you.
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Tags: emotions, family, forgiveness, love, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, interpersonal interactions, judging others, psychic health, purpose,
First published: Sunday 18th October, 2009
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73. A service to guide the souls of the Dead URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/service-to-guide-souls-of-dead.html
My attempts at broadening a description of a Service to Guide the Souls of the Dead in one of Rampa’s books for a broader application (specifically, one that includes Wiccan usage).
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Tags: rescue, energy work, crystals, rituals, Buddhism, pagan, earthbound, incense, candles, deities,
First published: Saturday 17th October, 2009
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72. Definitions of spirituality: a postscript URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/definitions-of-spirituality-postscript.html
My opinion that one cannot be spiritual in a bubble – which does not mean hermits cannot be spiritual :)
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Tags: growth, spirituality, awareness, maturity,
First published: Saturday 17th October, 2009
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71. Disenchantment and labels URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/disenchantment-and-labels.html
My disenchantment with some of my past path identifications, including “Wicca”.
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Tags: attitudes, change, commitment, daily life, energy work, evil, healing, judging others, love, morality, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, responsibility, respect, self knowledge,
First published: Saturday 17th October, 2009
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70. Practising or non-practising: how many full moon rituals can I miss before I lose my status as a witch? URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/practising-or-non-practising-how-many.html
My thoughts on how active one does/doesn’t have to be before being “able” to identify as a particular religion/faith/path.
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Tags: attitudes, Buddhism, commitment, communication, daily life, interpersonal interactions, growth, life lessons, personal characteristics,
First published: Saturday 17th October, 2009
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69. Boundaries: the shades of grey between peace and violence URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/10/boundaries-shades-of-grey-between-peace.html
Violence is not only physical: it can be verbal, emotional, and psychic. Almost the only sure thing about all this is that if you think you cannot possibly be violent, you probably are being violent in some way.
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Tags: attitudes, bullying, change, communication, control, emotions, evil, growth, interpersonal interactions, judging others, karma, love, peace, personal characteristics, respect, responsibility, violence
First published: Saturday 10th October, 2009
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68. The Selfishness of Being Selfless URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/09/selfishness-of-being-selfless.html
My thoughts on how tricky it can be to be genuinely selfless.
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Tags: selfishness, selflessness, about me, attitudes, self knowledge, Buddhism, growth, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, purpose,
First published: Saturday 26th September, 2009
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67. Peace conversion URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/09/peace-conversion.html
A link to an interesting radio programme.
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Tags: peace, attitudes, change, forgiveness, family, growth, guidance, leadership, life lessons, love, mirrorology, morality, priorities, purpose, violence,
First published: Thursday 24th September, 2009
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66. Aliens, and the ubiquity of the "book religions" symbology URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/09/aliens-and-ubiquity-of-book-religions.html
My dissatisfaction on the ubiquity of Neo-Christian and Neo-Christian related viewpoints when discussing other cultures.
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aliens, creation, about me, cross-fertilisation (ideas), Lobsang Rampa, myths, perceptions, religion, self knowledge, society, Churchward (Col. J.), Blavatsky, theosophy, Mu, Lemuria, Christianity, evolution, deities, gestures, rituals, von Daniken, Stuart Holroyd,
First published: Sunday 13th September, 2009
Last edited: Sunday 13th September, 2009
65. Three faces of the Goddess and four seasons URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/09/three-faces-of-goddess-and-four-seasons.html
Some thoughts on the mismatch/match between three of one thing and four of another – mainly, elements.
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Tags: invocation, correspondences, cross-fertilisation (ideas), rituals, deities, elements, frequencies,
First published: Saturday 12th September, 2009
Last edited: Sunday 13th September, 2009
64. My most depressing film seen recently: "The Pursuit of Happyness" URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/08/my-most-depressing-film-recently-seen.html
More film-inspired thoughts on personal responsibility/irresponsibility.
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Tags: about me, daily life, interactions, interpersonal interactions, judging others, life lessons, lifestyles, morality, persistence, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, society
First published: Thursday 6th August, 2009
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63. The film "Flatliners" and Personal Responsibility URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/07/film-flatliners-and-personal.html
The importance of dealing with personal problems, particularly with respect to avoiding being earthbound, which is a discussion begun by some of my thoughts on a few “spooky” films.
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Tags: personal characteristics, attitudes, change, charging, daily life, emotions, energy work, forgiveness, interpersonal interactions, karma, life lessons, priorities, self knowledge, stress
First published: Wednesday 29th July, 2009
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62. Perspective URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/06/perspective.html
Setting priorities for what one does or doesn’t do on the basis of genuine needs, not one’s personal biases.
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Tags: personal characteristics, attitudes, discrimination, emotions, family, interpersonal interactions, judging others, life lessons, Lobsang Rampa, self knowledge,
First published: Saturday 20th June, 2009
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61. Maturity URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/06/maturity.html
My views on the various types of maturity.
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Tags: personal characteristics, personal responsibility, attitudes, change, maturity, immaturity,
First published: Saturday 20th June, 2009
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60. The Middle Ages and Today's Psychic Sewers URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/06/middle-ages-and-todays-psychic-sewers.html
Drawing a parallel between the unsanitary physical habits of the Middle Ages and today’s lack of basic psychic “hygiene”.
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Tags: personal responsibility, personal characteristics, grounding, interactions, interpersonal interactions, lifestyles, protection, Psychic attack, psychic health, respect, responsibility,
First published: Monday 8th June, 2009
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59. Chakras and “push-pull” URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/06/chakras-and-push-pull.html
An application of a martial art technique to working with energy.
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Tags: chakras, energy work, protection, practice, martial arts, cross-fertilisation (ideas), response, speed of response, strength,
First published: 8th June, 2009
Last edited: Saturday 26th June, 2010 (tags added)
58. Healing URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/06/healing.html
How to do “channelled energy healing”, sometimes referred to as “spiritual healing (and, these days, often understood as being “similar to Reiki”).
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Tags: healing, energy work, protection, prayer,
First published: Tuesday 2nd June, 2009
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57. If I'm Neo-Pagan, Then They're Neo-Christian URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2009/05/if-im-neo-pagan-then-theyre-neo.html
A rant to the effect that the arguments in favour of identifying today’s version of paganism as “neo-paganism” ALSO equally apply to Christianity.
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Tags: about me, arrogance, attitudes, judging others, respect, science, bullying, cross-fertilisation (ideas),
First published: Monday 4th May, 2009
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56. Musing: A New World Religion URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/11/musing-new-world-religion.html
Speculation that we may be moving, through things like studying about common, shared values “hidden” behind major existing religions, towards a new world religion.
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Tags: religion, about me, change, control, inventiveness, commitment, communication, leadership, personal characteristics, personal responsibility,
First published: Saturday 8th November, 2008
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55. A Nobody's Law of Psychic Stuff URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/11/nobodys-laws-of-psychic-stuff.html
An attempted application of dimensional analysis to psychic interactions and energy work.
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Tags: energy work, karma, clearing, dimensional analysis,
First published: Saturday 8th November, 2008
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54. Superstitions can be codes for guides to use URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/11/superstitions-can-be-codes-for-guides.html
There is potentially a positive value for superstitions, in that they can provide a means for guides to get through to people who are not aware of being guided.
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Tags: guidance, communication, inventiveness, mirrorology, perceptions, persistence, personal characteristics, personal responsibility,
First published: Saturday 8th November, 2008
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53. Reality and Money URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/11/reality-and-money.html
My view on the GFC and greed, intended to be from a non-materialistic, spiritual point of view.
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Tags: perceptions, change, life lessons, personal responsibility, personal characteristics,
First published: Saturday 8th November, 2008
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52. Who is in YOUR family? URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/11/who-is-in-your-family.html
A discussion on the limits of caring, and the benefits and costs of having such limits.
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Tags: arrogance, about me, control, family, growth, interpersonal interactions, judging others, life lessons, personal characteristics,
First published: Saturday 8th November, 2008
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51. Superstitions URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/09/superstitions.html
My thoughts on the possibility that guides use superstitions as tools to communicate.
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Tags: communication, correspondences, cross-fertilisation (ideas), daily life, divination, interpersonal interactions, inventiveness, judging others,
First published: Sunday 28th September, 2008
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50. World Peace URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/08/world-peace.html
This gives a few links and thoughts about one of main passions: peace, in the sense of the prevention of war. True peace involves quite a bit more than that, and there is quite an overlap between the two types of peace, but the article deals with the prevention of war thing. I didn't write the ritual I mentioned in this post, but an earlier one for the same cause is over at the Grove of Gyhldeptis blog (http://groveofgyhldeptis.blogspot.com/2008/06/example-ritual-for-world-and-local.html).
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Tags: energy work, forgiveness, emotions, Global Consciousness (EGG) Project, Grove of Gyhldeptis, love, mirrorology, personal responsibility, prayer, rituals,
First published: Saturday 30th August, 2008
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49. Precognitive dreams: what do you do about them? URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/08/precognitive-dreams-what-do-you-do.html
My thoughts of some actions that can be taken when one has a precognitive dream, based on my tendency to have precognitive dreams of commercial jet crashes.
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Tags: dreams, precognition, personal responsibility, inaction, action, karma,
First published: Friday 22nd August, 2008
Last edited: Saturday 26th June, 2010 (added tags)
48. Opportunities URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/08/opportunities.html
Recognising and taking opportunities to "do good" psychically, a bit in the sense of "doing good" by not littering and picking up other people's litter.
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This post's photo is of Mt Wellington, which is near Hobart, Tasmania (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Wellington_%28Tasmania%29)
Tags: attitudes, commitment, daily life, energy work, mirrorology,
First published: Thursday 7th August, 2008
Last edited: Thursday 7th August, 2008
47. A new symbology for invocation URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-symbology-for-invocation.html
A new technique I developed for calling in the quarters, based on using full, crescent and dark moons.
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Tags: correspondences, inventiveness, invocation, symbology,
First published: Thursday 7th August, 2008
Last edited: Saturday 26th June, 2010 (added tags)
46. Grounding and flexibility: a note/update, and Ouspensky URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/08/grounding-and-flexibility-noteupdate.html
Some basic points and exercises around grounding and using our senses.
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This post's photo was taken on the Derwent River in Tasmania (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derwent_River%2C_Tasmania)
Tags: grounding, Ouspensky, limitations, cross-fertilisation (ideas), flexibility, senses,
First published: Thursday 7th August, 2008
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45. The spoken word URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/08/spoken-word.html
Connections, including those that may come with speaking particular words, and some preliminary thoughts on how to handle these.
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This post's photo is of Mt Wellington, near Hobart, Tasmania (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Wellington_%28Tasmania%29)
Tags: daily life, emotions, energy work, indigenous, invocation, earthbound, grief,
First published: Thursday 7th August, 2008
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44. More reading URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/07/more-reading.html
Some articles I found interesting.
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This post's photo is from the Women's Factory, Hobart, Tasmania, a truly dreadful place (amongst it's horrors, almost 1,000 infants died while it was operated) - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cascades_Female_Factory and http://www.femalefactory.com.au/
Tags: reading, charging, perceptions, bullying, attitudes, interactions, healing,
First published: Monday 21st July, 2008
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43. Workplaces URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/07/ive-been-making-few-decisions-lately.html
Psychic attack, stress and other workplace problems, and my response to some of them (which, as I update this blog, I am currently reviewing).
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This post's photo was taken at Port Sorell, Tasmania (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_Sorell,_Tasmania).
Tags: about me, change, psychic attack, purpose, interpersonal interactions, mirrorology, growth, daily life, work
First published: Friday 11th July, 2008
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42. Psychic attack: being caught out URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/07/psychic-attack-being-caught-out.html
What I learned from a recent mistake where I allowed myself to become vulnerable to psychic attack.
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This post's photo was taken on top of Mt Wellington, Tasmania (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Wellington_%28Tasmania%29).
Tags: psychic attack, personal responsibility, interactions, psychic health, grounding, protection, prayer, forgiveness
First published: Friday 11th July, 2008
Last edited: Monday 21st July, 2008
41. Mediumship - part three (last part) URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/05/mediumship-part-three-last-part.html
Ways of rescuing earthbound entities (NOT a la Ghost Whisperer")
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This post's photo is from Richmond, Tasmania (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Tasmania)
Tags: about me, astral, communication, energy work, judging others, life lessons, mediumship, planes of existence, rescue, mirrorology
First published: Sunday 18th May, 2008
Last edited: Friday 11th July, 2008 (photo added)
40. Mediumship - part two URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/05/mediumship-part-two.html
Some changes in my life, and exercises to prepare for being a medium.
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This post's photo is from Devonport, Tasmania (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devonport%2C_Tasmania).
Tags: discrimination, energy work, emotions, interpersonal interactions, judging others, personal characteristics, self knowledge, mediumship
First published: Saturday, 1st March, 2008
Last edited: Friday 11th July, 2008 (photo added)
39. Know Thyself, Be Thyself and Occlumency: A Mediumship Primer URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/03/know-thyself-be-thyself-and-occlumency.html
Attitudes and basic skills I consider essential before trying to become a medium.
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This post's photo is me MAANY years ago, with a pet cat named Hazel. Hazel was a "second chance" cat (passed on to me by an acquaintance who saved her from being put down) who took to staying as close to me as she could.
Tags: about me, chakras, change, control, emotions, energy work, karma, life lessons, New Age, personal characteristics, planes of existence, protection, Psychic attack, responsibility, rescue, mediumship
First published: Saturday, 1st March, 2008
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38. Giving oneself a kick up the backside URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/02/giving-oneself-kick-up-backside.html
Ways of being told off - for the purpose of staying objective. Requires a reasonably good sense of self esteem (or, better yet, self actualisation - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self_actualisation) to avoid becoming unduly negative when used.
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This post's photo is from a work trip to Mallacoota (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mallacoota) in about 2006. I liked the whimsical idea of the pelican possibly being a bit self reflective as a tie-in to this post.
Tags: about me, anger, communication, interpersonal interactions, judging others, life lessons, personal characteristics, prophecy, self knowledge, I Ching
First published: Sunday 24th February, 2008
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37. Past writings: The Syncretic Pagan URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/02/past-writings-syncretic-pagan.html
A critique of one of my early articles after I came to Wicca. Surprisingly, I wouldn't change it even now.
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This post's photo is from One Tree Hill, in the Dandenong Ranges - see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dandenong_Ranges_National_Park
Tags: about me, change, communication, syncretism
First published: Sunday 24th February, 2008
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36. Time waves URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/02/time-waves.html
A theory about how psychic energy travels through time that, I think, dates back to when I was a student at ASPECTS. Also mentions the Global Consciousness ("egg") project.
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This post's photo was taken, I think (it was a long time ago!), somewhere in north east Victoria ...
Tags: prophecy, divination, Global Consciousness (EGG) Project, cross-fertilisation (ideas),
First published: Sunday 24th February, 2008
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35. Evil URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/01/evil.html
A comparison of the clear cut evil in films with the shades of grey so-called "evil" in real life.
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This post's photo is from Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve, near Frankston (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langwarrin). This was established as a military training reserve at the time of the British Empire's war in the Sudan in the 1880s, was used for training in the Boer War and then was converted to a hospital/recovery base for soldiers in the First World War. In the last part of the 20th Century (about 1970s, I think) it was converted to a Flora and Fauna reserve.
Tags: breathing, change, emotions, energy work, Harry Potter, interpersonal interactions, judging others, Lobsang Rampa, love, mirrorology, morality, personal characteristics, Psychic attack, evil
First published: Friday 24th January, 2008
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34. Doing things differently URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2008/01/doing-things-differently.html
My thoughts on not following the "rules" about associations with quarters. (Incidentally, I recently helped organise a circle where no-one moved as we invoked and devoked the quarters, Deity and the Ancestors.)
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This post's photo was taken at Ocean Grange, in Werribee.
Tags: about me, chakras, energy work, cross-fertilisation (ideas), Harry Potter, interpersonal interactions, judging others, personal characteristics, symbology,
First published: Thursday 17th January, 2008
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33. Links to interesting reading URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/11/links-to-interesting-reading.html
This post simply provides some links to articles I found interesting, and considered may be worthwhile to readers of this blog.
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This post's photo was taken near Lancefield in August, 2004: it is dawn, taken on a work trip.
Tags: personal characteristics, responsibility, respect, prophecy, commitment, leadership, morality
First published: Thursday 22nd November, 2007
Last edited: Sunday 13th January, 2008
32. Response to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/12/response-to-assasination-of-benazir.html
This was written to cover actions which can be taken to help Pakistan, with a few (selfish) reasons as to why we should care. The actions include being the change one wishes to see ...
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Tags: anger, emotions, energy work, Grove of Gyhldeptis, interpersonal interactions, judging others, leadership, life lessons, lifestyles, stress, control,
First published: Sunday 30th December, 2007
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31. Emotions and spellcraft URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/11/emotions-and-spellcraft.html
This post is about getting and using feedback to improve your skills. If a golfer hits a ball and goes the wrong way, next time she (or he) will make some changes to try and get it to go the right way. Why not apply that principle to your spiritual/psychic/personal growth/magical work?
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Tags: emotions, energy work, responsibility, Buddhism, drugs, Lobsang Rampa, love, personal characteristics, self knowledge
First published: Saturday 1st December, 2007
Last edited: Saturday 1st December, 2007
30. Families, funerals and Bev Brock URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/11/families-funerals-and-bev-brock.html
This post is - in part - a personal working through grief at the death of my (adoptive) mother. It also touches on rescue (guiding the souls of the dead), funerals, and also covers the spiritual problem of discrimination (which I encountered whilst travelling back from my mother's funeral, and, given my emotional state, grated far worse than it usually does [I don't fit into conventional boxes]). The reference to Bev Brock is a lead in to the concept of polyamory.
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This post's photo is from Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve, near Frankston (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langwarrin). This was established as a military training reserve at the time of the British Empire's war in the Sudan in the 1880s, was used for training in the Boer War and then was converted to a hospital/recovery base for soldiers in the First World War. In the last part of the 20th Century (about 1970s, I think) it was converted to a Flora and Fauna reserve.
Tags: life lessons, personal characteristics, polarity, responsibility, respect, family
First published: Tuesday 20th November, 2007
Last edited: Saturday 1st December, 2007
29. Protection URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/11/protection.html
This post is about the fundamentals of psychic protection, and includes a few examples of prayers and the refinement of prayers.
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This post has no photo, as it will eventually have a flow chart added.
Tags: protection, planes of existence, interpersonal interactions, karma, life lessons, Lobsang Rampa, love, past lives, Psychic attack, Seth,
First published: Saturday 10th November, 2007
Last edited: Saturday 1st December, 2007
28. The flaws of scientific methods URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/10/flaws-of-scientific-methods.html
This post is about - as the title says - the shortcomings of scientific method, which, as an engineer, I have some professional insight into and appreciate using when it is appropriate.
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This post photo is taken in the Bass Valley (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bass_Coast_Shire) southeast of Melbourne.
Tags: cross-fertilisation (ideas), science,
First published: Tuesday 23rd October, 2007
Last edited: Tuesday 23rd October, 2007
27. Communication URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/10/communication.html
This post outlines the approach I teach regarding communication (including a flow chart I use), and is based on the saying "communication is a process of mutual exploration to a common, shared understanding".
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This post's photo is the flow chart.
Tags: communication, energy work, interpersonal interactions, judging others, life lessons, personal characteristics, mirrorology,
First published: Monday 22nd October, 2007
Last edited: Monday 22nd October, 2007
26. Judging others URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/10/judging-others.html
This post pushes the edges around the notion of being tolerant, starting from the point of view that I consider myself judgemental, but on a spiritual basis. Be warned! This post includes some harsh judgements about people who judge LGBTI people (LGBTI = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex; if you haven't come across the last two terms previously, see http://www.transgendervictoria.com/?p=p_2&sName=definitions, http://home.vicnet.net.au/~aissg/ and http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=297615)..
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This post's photo was taken at Langwarrin Flora and Fauna Reserve, near Frankston (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Langwarrin). This was established as a military training reserve at the time of the British Empire's war in the Sudan in the 1880s, was used for training in the Boer War and then was converted to a hospital/recovery base for soldiers in the First World War. In the last part of the 20th Century (about 1970s, I think) it was converted to a Flora and Fauna reserve.
Tags: about me, interpersonal interactions, karma, personal characteristics, judging others, discrimination, polarity,
First published: Sunday 21st October, 2007
Last edited: Sunday 21st October, 2007
25. Control URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/10/control.html
About lack of respect for others' free will, and the importance of "know thyself" in ensuring one does respect others' free will.
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This post's photo is another view of the Ninety Mile Beach at sunset.
Tags: life lessons, interpersonal interactions, karma, control
First published: Sunday 14th October, 2007
24. Them and us URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/10/them-and-us.html
Integrating the dark side, and how failure to do so can lead to incorrect judgements about others.
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This post's photo is a view of the Ninety Mile Beach at sunset.
Tags: responsibility, about me, Buddhism, change, emotions, initiation, karma, life lessons, mirrorology, past lives, personal characteristics,
First published: Sunday 14th October, 2007
23. Stress, warts and blackmailing the universe URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/10/stress-warts-and-blackmailing-universe.html
Attitudes and learning :)
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This post's photo is from the Gippsland Lakes.
Tags: about me, emotions, life lessons, stress
First published: Sunday 14th October, 2007
22. Anger is not an emotion URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/10/anger-is-noit-emotion.html
Anger and emotions, and the direction/use/effect of (emotional) energy
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I'm not sure where this post's photo was taken (it was many years ago): I think it is at a marina in Hastings.
Tags: anger, emotions, energy work, interpersonal interactions, life lessons, personal characteristics, responsibility,
First published: Thursday 11th October, 2007
21. Breathing exercises URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/10/breathing-exercises.html
Based on the controversial Lobsang Rampa's teachings.
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This post's photo was taken in the Geriwerd in June, 2006, as the area recovered from the fires. The photo is from the slopes of Mt William.
Tags: energy work, Lobsang Rampa, breathing, yoga
First published: Thursday 4th October, 2007
20. The secret science of hugs URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/10/secret-science-of-hugs.html
Chakras
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This post's photo was taken in the valley where the MacKenzies Falls are located, in Geriwerd.
Tags: chakras, Lobsang Rampa, New Age, interpersonal interactions, Seth, energy work, healing, responsibility,
First published: Thursday 4th October, 2007
19. Tough love and inconsistency URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/10/tough-love.html
Hypocritically claiming giving others a hard time is about love (including office psychopaths) when it is about things like incompetence.
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This post's photo was taken at the Werribee Open Range zoo.
Tags: personal characteristics, love
First published: Thursday 4th October, 2007
Last edited: Saturday 26th June, 2010 (fixed typo)
18. Channelling energy URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/08/channelling-energy.html
Capacity to channel energy, and how to increase it.
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This post's photo was taken in southern NSW on a trip from Melbourne to Brisbane, in July, 2007
Tags: energy work, Lobsang Rampa, responsibility, healing,
First published: Sunday 16th September, 2007
17. Purpose URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/08/purpose.html
The usefulness of learnings from the physical world to the astral and higher.
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This post's photo was taken in eastern Victoria, near Mallacoota.
Tags: purpose, planes of existence, astral, dreams, life lessons, mirrorology, Lobsang Rampa
First published: Sunday 16th September, 2007
16. Dreams URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/08/dreams.html
One's personality in the dream world, and the insights and opportunities it presents.
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This post's photo was taken at Blue Rock Lake, where some stones have been set up in a scenic viewing area: on those stones are plaques telling the history of the early white settlers in the area.
Tags: dreams, personal characteristics,
First published: Friday 7th September, 2007
15. Personality and the lack of permanence URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/08/personality-and-lack-of-permanence.html
Looking constructively at the changeability of one's personality.
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This post's photo was taken many years ago, at sunset near the entrance of Boxes Creek in the Gippsland Lakes.
Tags: personal characteristics, change
First published: Sunday 2nd September, 2007
14. Colour healing (example of my early automatic writing) URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/08/colour-healing-example-of-my-early.html
An example of personal growth by critiquing (the contents of) an example of my automatic writing while I was learning.
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This post's photo is from a recent trip to Queensland to visit my ill (adoptive) mother, and was taken going into a country town in NSW (which I thought was appropriate, given the idea of developing over time, or spiritually travelling, in a sense, for this post).
Tags: spiritualism, about me, healing, colour
First published: Saturday 1st September, 2007
13. Superheroes URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/08/superheroes.html
Commentary about the worlds of superheroes and superheroines, including the possible usefulness of pop culture and deliberately word associations.
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This posts photos are of the "Australian Standing Stones", at Glen Innes, NSW. See http://www.australianstandingstones.com/ for more information.
Tags: cross-fertilisation (ideas), cross-training, myths, symbology, keys, personal characteristics, Harry Potter
First published: Saturday 1st September, 2007
12. Initiation (Republished) URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/07/initiation-republished.html
A republished article about initiation, including initiations that occur through living life.
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The post's photo was taken early one winter's day north of Lancefield.
Tags: initiation, life lessons
First published: 10th July, 2007
11. Cross-training, persistence, priorities URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/cross-training-persistence-priorities.html
The benefits of cross-fertilisation of ideas.
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The post's photo I took while cruising on the Gippsland Lakes in eastern Victoria: it is a sunset in the Bunga Arm.
Tags: cross-fertilisation (ideas), cross-training, energy work, lifestyles, persistence, personal characteristics, priorities
First published: ~June, 2007
10. Six degrees of psychic separation URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/six-degrees-of-psychic-separation.html
The connectivity of people, and ways this can be used for change by changing oneself.
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This post's photo was taken just south of Frankston, Victoria, and is actually of the western sky after a storm has passed through, near sunset.
Tags: energy work, Grove of Gyhldeptis, personal characteristics, rituals, six degrees of separation
First published ~ June, 2007
9. Changing paths URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/changing-paths.html
Personal history - my reasons for changing from my birth faith of Christianity to spiritualism, then Wicca, and finally Druidry.
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This post's photo is on Westernport Bay, Victoria, taken during the seven years I lived on a small yacht.
Tags: Buddhism, Druid, energy work, New Age, past lives, Qabbalah, regression, rituals, shamanism, spiritualism
First published: 30th June, 2007
8. Corrected Druid Invocation/Devocation URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/corrected-druid-invocationdevocation.html
Correction to an earlier post after I found the correct Welsh words for (the Druidic sense of) Earth, Sea and Sky.
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This post's photo was taken near Lancefield one wintry morning a few years ago.
Tags: Druid, rituals
First published: 26th June, 2007
7. Psychic attack, energy, protection and physical and non-physical responsibility URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/psychic-attack-energy-protection-and.html
Some basic principles of energy work, including the importance of being a principled person.
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The photo was taken (by me) on a beach near Lang Lang, on the eastern side of Western Port (usually called Westernport Bay).
Tags: energy work, personal characteristics, Psychic attack, Qabbalah, rituals
First published: 17th June, 2007
6. About me URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/about-me.html
Title says it all
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The photo is from the trip I referred to in my post "Living Future Dreams Now", and was taken near Ararat (on the "return" journey, which was actually to northern Victoria).
Tags: about me, Buddhism, Druid, energy work, gnwmythr, mirrorology, New Age, past lives, Qabbalah, regression, rituals, shamanism, spiritualism
First published: 13th June, 2007
5. Living Future Dreams Now URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/living-future-dreams-now.html
About finding ways to live here and now in a more satisfying way.
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This post's photo was taken from a work trip to Victoria's Western District.
Tags: dreams, Labyrinth, personal characteristics, rituals
First published: 13th June, 2007
4. A First Attempt at a Druid Invocation and Devocation URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/first-attempt-at-druid-invocation-and.html
Name says it all.
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Tags: Druid, rituals
First published: 11th June, 2007
3. Workshop on Past Lives - Part 2: regressions URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/workshop-on-past-lives-part-2.html
A reprint of some of my workshop notes (minus the figures until I can get those converted to a JPEG file)
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Tags: past lives, regression, workshop notes
First published June, 2007
2. Workshop on Past Lives - Part 1: working with karma as an energy URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/workshop-on-past-lives-part-1-working.html
A reprint of some of my workshop notes (minus the figures until I can get those converted to a JPEG file)
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Tags: energy work, karma, past lives, workshop notes
First published June, 2007
1. A Workshop on Crystals URL http://gnwmythr.blogspot.com/2007/06/workshop-on-crystals.html
A reprint of some of my workshop notes (minus the figures until I can get those converted to a JPEG file)
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Tags: crystals, workshop notes
First published June, 2007
Rituals
I am planning a series of posts with rituals in it. As I complete these, I will add the links to this post for easy reference. Please note that I am planning on working through the rituals to add more correspondences (e.g., incense, candles, food for feasts, runes [where I don't already have them], Qabbalistic work, maybe Egyptian Deities, etc, etc, etc). If you wish to modify or adapt what I've offered to suit your own personal use, please feel free to do so - but, as always, remember that whatever you do will come back to you (karma, or the "Law of Threefold Return", or "Cause and Effect" [e.g. Principle 6 here], or whatever label you wish to put on it), so don't modify it into something that will do harm: the Wiccan Rede is summarised to "An it harm none, do as ye will".
Sabbats
NOTE: these are NOT indigenous rituals - I am not indigenous, and have had no training on rituals of the Kulin or any other indigenous peoples - and I know, from my brother, who has worked with indigenous people in NSW most of his life, and one of my sisters, who was married to an indigenous bloke in WA, that there are rich and effective indigenous rituals - but I do NOT know the details, OK? :) . This is my attempt at an adaptation of Wiccan rituals to Australia - specifically, that part around Melbourne which is the Kulin people's lands, based on what little I know of about their system of seasons. If you want to know more about indigenous rituals, find an indigenous person and PROVE yourself worthy of their trust and HOPE you may be then also found worthy of being allowed to know a little - and do not patronise, nor presume you have any right to such knowledge, along the way.
Sabbats
- Southern Samhain and Northern Beltane - here;
- Southern Yule and Northern Litha - here;
- (others yet to be done)
- September equinox (Southern Ostara, Northern Mabon) - here;
- Southern Beltane and Northern Samhain - here;
- Southern Litha and Northern Yule - here;
- (others yet to be done)
- March equinox (Southern Mabon, Northern Ostara) - here.
- Full Moon in Aries - here;
- Full Moon in Taurus - here;
- Full Moon in Gemini - here;
- Full Moon in Cancer - here;
- Full Moon in Leo - here;
- Full Moon in Virgo - here;
- Full Moon in Libra - here;
- Full Moon in Scorpio - here;
- Full Moon in Sagittarius - here;
- Full Moon in Capricorn - here;
- Full Moon in Aquarius - here;
- Full Moon in Pisces - here;
- (others yet to be done)
- New Moon in Virgo - here;
- New Moon in Libra - here;
- New Moon in Scorpio - here;
- New Moon in Sagittarius - here;
- (others yet to be done)
- Hope, Peace, Love and Prosperity spell for the 11th of each month - here;
- basic (Qaballistic) protection and invoking ritual - here;
- Containment / putting out / management / prevention of bushfires and bushfire related damage, loss and injury - here;
- a service to guide the souls of the dead - here;
- an invocation/devocation inspired by Druidry - here;
- personal safety and security at work - here;
- coming of age - here;
NOTE: these are NOT indigenous rituals - I am not indigenous, and have had no training on rituals of the Kulin or any other indigenous peoples - and I know, from my brother, who has worked with indigenous people in NSW most of his life, and one of my sisters, who was married to an indigenous bloke in WA, that there are rich and effective indigenous rituals - but I do NOT know the details, OK? :) . This is my attempt at an adaptation of Wiccan rituals to Australia - specifically, that part around Melbourne which is the Kulin people's lands, based on what little I know of about their system of seasons. If you want to know more about indigenous rituals, find an indigenous person and PROVE yourself worthy of their trust and HOPE you may be then also found worthy of being allowed to know a little - and do not patronise, nor presume you have any right to such knowledge, along the way.
- template (older version) and ritual for personal safety and security at work - here;
- new generic template - here;
- for Poorneet - here;
- for Buath Gurru - here;
- for Kangaroo-apple - here;
- for Biderap - here;
- (others yet to be done)
(See also here and here for someone else's thoughts on this)
Friday, 25 June 2010
A sense of genetic entitlement - part 2 (the other tags)
The other tags (labels) from the post "A sense of genetic entitlement"
Post No. 125 - A sense of genetic entitlement
In my travels through various spiritual and psychic paths in this lifetime, I've come across some people who think they are - or would be if they were - inherently more psychically gifted because they are the seventh daughter of a seventh daughter, or have some gypsy blood in their veins, or maybe because they have some Celtic or Nordic heritage. As an example of the latter, in the Dutch occultist Freya Aswynn's otherwise excellent book "Northern Mysteries & Magic" (pub. Llewellyn, 1998, St. Paul, Minnesota, ISBN 1-56718-047-7; I particularly enjoyed the connection of the order of the runes to the Northern creation myth, and also the explanation of the difference between invertible and reversible runes), a revised edition of her evocatively titled "The Leaves of Yggdrasil", the author writes (on page 98):
A parallel can be drawn between runic divination and a system of divination and insight found in the Far East. Anybody can read the I Ching (an ancient and very accurate Chinese divination system) in English translation and derive some value from meditating on the hexagrams, but only a Chinese person working with the I Ching in his or her native language will manage to penetrate much more deeply and correctly into its mysteries, through an understanding of the subtleties and poetic expression of the Chinese language - which is an expression of the person's own folk-soul.
The same applies to the runes. Language is an expression of the soul of a nation, and the runes are indeed a language, one useful for communicating at all levels, from the straightforward written messages to focal points of concentration and communication with the gods, who are the guardians of the evolution of the Northern group-soul. Because the runes operate as a language, they communicate information about questions asked or readings done and allow the rune reader to make contact with the deeper layers of the querent's unconscious.
The same applies to the runes. Language is an expression of the soul of a nation, and the runes are indeed a language, one useful for communicating at all levels, from the straightforward written messages to focal points of concentration and communication with the gods, who are the guardians of the evolution of the Northern group-soul. Because the runes operate as a language, they communicate information about questions asked or readings done and allow the rune reader to make contact with the deeper layers of the querent's unconscious.
OK, so here are my reactions and comments to that passage:
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
Notes:
- Firstly, what about someone who has, perhaps, had three or four lifetimes working actively with the runes, who then reincarnates in a different situation (perhaps Africa)? Are they going to lose the three or four lifetimes' worth of skills? No - in fact, one of the benefits of past life regression (see my workshop notes) is helping rediscover and bring to consciousness past life skills (although, hopefully, with suitable adaptations for improved circumstances - see here).
- There is an issue of talent vs. hard work here. In competitive sports such as football or sailing, that is discussed, with, in general, a consensus towards the view that someone who works hard is better than someone with talent who coasts along (although, to be fair, someone with talent who also works is best of all: such people may well be bringing through skills from previous lifetimes of hard work - as I did with my competitive sailing, where I drew on many past lifetimes at sea). I recall several successful sailors (world champions and Olympic gold medallists among them) who commented to the effect that others thought they were "lucky", and the harder they worked, the "luckier" they got ...
- There is also an issue that I can only think of as describing as self esteem/worth, or maybe it is an attempt to escape from oneself. There have been many times when people have seen something "other" as exotic and desirable because it is "other" - for example, a few centuries ago "the noble savage" ("nature's gentleman") was considered desirable because it was different to the European "civilisation" of that era (gotta tend to agree with that one, actually ...). More recently, Druids and Celts have been seen as good to have in your history: again, there is an element of truth to that, but then, they were also head hunters ... As another example, look at the number of people (in Western cultures) who have stereotypical North American Indians as guides [2]. You don't need to look outside yourself: YOU have a spark of the Divine in you: it is your essence - it IS enough for all that you wish to, or could, be. YOU can achieve mastery of whatever skill or attribute you wish to - you just may need to be prepared to work at it, and, rather than look outside yourself for the exotic, be all that you can be [3].
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
Notes:
- Just in case anyone should be inclined to draw the wrong conclusion about Freya Aswynn, have a look at her post Troth to the Aesir, which is an argument for inclusivity that I will be including in a post on some other views of the "Northern Traditions" (including another post by Aswynn on some problematic aspects). One key sentence from that post is "Being Asatru is open to every one, the Gods will accept the Troth of a sincere person of whatever genetic or cultural origin". The quote I have given above is about, in my words, "natural talent", which I am arguing is due to hard work in previous lifetimes - and I'm going to basically suggest that, if you want to have a "natural talent" for something, start working - HARD! - at it in this lifetime, now, as an investment in your future. After all, even if you don't accept reincarnation, perhaps you consider that you have an eternal Soul? :)
- I have some stereotypical guides, including a North American: he was, in that lifetime (NOT on the Plains, it was up around the Great Lakes), I was responsible for his death ... which makes for some interesting dynamics :) I also have some more or less "everyday" people as guides - which basically means the image they present is of fairly ordinary people (from time in American history). The image guides present can and does change: in my case, the "North American Indian" guide chose an image which would make me feel that I owed to that entity to listen (oh stop chuckling, White Waters Fall!), but one of my teachers relayed a story of one of his guides, who initially chose to present as a Nun, thinking it would have an association of spirituality, but, when the guide found it didn't (because of some unpleasant experiences as a child in a [Christian] religious school), the guide chose another image (which, interestingly, was male this time - for those who get hung up on gender!) On that topic, one of my patron deities is Yemaya, who claims me from the time when I was incarnated in Africa ... yet I still work with runes: things can blend!
- When I took a year off in the 80s to study alternative healing, and wound up at ASPECTS studying and learning both healing and many other skills (such as past life regressions, crystals, mediumship, etc), I - and others - spent up to 15 hours da day, seven days a week, studying and APPLYING these skills. Nothing I have now has come easily, or without effort - as another example, I have been studying the runes for around fifteen years now, under the tutelage of my friend "Venerable Rune Master from the Bush", and I still don't feel like "an expert", let alone a "master" - and I'm nowhere near being ready to move off the Elder Futhark onto the other futharks ... (and, as I mentioned, I learned some interesting things from Freya Aswynn's book). Then again, we are always learning ... I even learned some new and interesting things in my day job just yesterday, after three decades working as an engineer: learning never stops, and Lobsang Rampa often quotes a saying "the more you know, the more you know there is to know" (more or less - can't guarantee that that is word perfect!).
This post's photo is yet to be posted
Tags: about me, attitudes, courage, I Ching, Lobsang Rampa, mediumship, perceptions, personal responsibility, personal characteristics, religion, workshop notes, heritage,arrogance, genetics, heritage, psychism, spirituality, Northern Tradition,
First published: Saturday 26th June, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
Sunday, 20 June 2010
Post No. 124 - Shock! Horror! Expose on Guides!
Sit down ... take a breath ... ready?
Guides are not always superbly highly spiritually evolved beings who are spiritual saints beyond sinning or having to reincarnate. Sure, they must be more skilled and aware than the person they are guiding, and they need some skill at guiding someone on a different level of reality (think of herding a [physical] cat using feather-soft telepathic rods in your left and right hands, and you're probably at about 10% of the technical/practical challenges of this role) but they are not always perfect, nor are they saints who are completely beyond making any mistakes. (Keep in mind that guides generally work in consultation with other guides, including astral experts in various skills/areas, so they have ways to overcome personal shortcomings.)
I have found a few situations where I was more knowledgeable/skilled than someone else's guides, and have done work (clearing, healing, etc) to help the person's guides as much as to help the person - or maybe that's all just because the guides have become exhausted and overwhelmed at trying to help the person?
Guides are skilled and trained (to the necessary extent) for helping their charge - but, keep in mind that the charge may have the negative karma of not being helped well ...
This is, to some extent, a counter argument to the view I presented in another post. More usefully, it is worth keeping in mind that:
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
This post's photo is yet to be posted.
Tags: guidance, gratitude, communication, planes of existence, spirituality, growth, evolution, personal characteristics, respect, responsibility,
First published: Saturday 26th June, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
Guides are not always superbly highly spiritually evolved beings who are spiritual saints beyond sinning or having to reincarnate. Sure, they must be more skilled and aware than the person they are guiding, and they need some skill at guiding someone on a different level of reality (think of herding a [physical] cat using feather-soft telepathic rods in your left and right hands, and you're probably at about 10% of the technical/practical challenges of this role) but they are not always perfect, nor are they saints who are completely beyond making any mistakes. (Keep in mind that guides generally work in consultation with other guides, including astral experts in various skills/areas, so they have ways to overcome personal shortcomings.)
I have found a few situations where I was more knowledgeable/skilled than someone else's guides, and have done work (clearing, healing, etc) to help the person's guides as much as to help the person - or maybe that's all just because the guides have become exhausted and overwhelmed at trying to help the person?
Guides are skilled and trained (to the necessary extent) for helping their charge - but, keep in mind that the charge may have the negative karma of not being helped well ...
This is, to some extent, a counter argument to the view I presented in another post. More usefully, it is worth keeping in mind that:
- Your Guides and helpers are doing an incredibly difficult task, and you should think of their well being occasionally (e.g., send them some healing, much as you would send healing to the place that any crystal you had had come from).
- Your Guides are, as with all creation [1], ever learning and growing: the task that they are undertaking with you is a tool to enable them to grow, learn and possibly repay some karmic debt. That means, there is some benefit for them in doing this, so, even though they may well be people you are close to (maybe even family or closer relationships in other lives), you should not be so overwhelmed by gratitude that you don't feel you can say when you don't understand something, or the message isn't coming through clearly (which may oblige them to "lift their game", or study/consult/grow in order to do better). Of course, the technical difficulties (and your own karma) may impinge on their attempts, so you may not get the results you want, but you can still ask - respectfully.
- I will emphasise that word: respectfully. As mentioned in the first point, they are doing a very difficult task, one that is aimed at benefiting YOU: show due gratitude, and a bit of manners.
- This can be considered an exercise in learning to ask respectfully, and with consideration of what it will cost the other to accede to the request, which will be required when working with Deities - particularly patron Deities.
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
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First published: Saturday 26th June, 2010
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Saturday, 19 June 2010
Post No. 123 - Midwinter (Yule), and the downside of mythologies and other reality maps
One of the things which goes with my various wanderings and questing around what to call myself / what path I will follow/identify with is that there is a shortcoming that goes with having a mythology or some other reality map.
Oh, I should probably explain that, shouldn't I? OK, well, reality map is a term I first came across in Christopher Penczak's "The Temple of High Witchcraft" (Llewellyn, 2007, ISBN-13 978-0-7387-1165-2), where he expalined that the Qabbalah and other mythological systems could be considered as being a map of reality - like a road map, but of non-physical reality, states of mind, astral and etheric powers, and so forth.
To simplify a very great deal, my personal reality map includes:
A Christian's reality map may include:
There can be very real advantages in having a reality map, particularly if it is agreed and shared with others: it gives a common framework for discussing things that are, essentially, insubstantial. It is much easier to say "I found a groovy new temple on the highe astral" than "I had an experience which seemed very real, but it wasn't actually reality, and I seemed to be in a building which was a bit like a church".
It is much more effective to say "Watch out! Check your etheric around the solar plexus chakra!" than to say "I have a bad feeling, and think you may be about to experience something unpleasant, but possibly not physical in origin".
As a digression, this is part of the drill that I am developing for my planned "Rangers of the Inner Plane" (formerly "Rangers of Gyhldeptis" - mentioned previously here and here, for instance).
The problem with reality maps is that they can restrict your experience of the complexity of reality to what has been described by some of those who have gone before you. This may mean you simply don't see something.
This is a bit like the idiotic delusions that SOME Neo-Christians have of LGBTIQ people: they simply don't see REALITY because they have been blinded by their reality map
Another good example of this (from science fiction) is the "Somebody Else's Problem" field from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series.
In my case, right now I am preparing for a (Wiccan) Winter Solstice (Yule) ritual, but I would rather be off in the bush, with no-one other than my partner for miles (kilometers) around, sitting, quietly enjoying the solitude, the peace of the bush (which I was able to do for a couple of hours last weekend), the cold, the drizzle, and the energy of this time of year.
I've realised that I rarely get much out of the energy of Solstices (except for MidWinter/Yule and - ALWAYS - Samhain), and feel more from the Esbats. However, I've felt that I should be celebrating the Solstices because that was what was a key part of my Wiccan training, and what is emphasised in some other forms of training (e.g. Druidry). The truth is, though, a lot of that was about social celebrations of milestones - parties, and if there is something I am not into (and haven't been MOST OF MY LIFE, it is parties :)
However, if I take my own advice, I don't need to focus on Solstices ... I can do the Esbats (I mainly feel the full Moon), and the Solstices that I feel something for, and leave the rest to the others ...
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
PS - I very greatly enjoyed the ritual we had for this year's Yule: a friend joined my partner and I, and we blended some Druid, Wiccan and personal elements, and had something which felt very ... nice, for want of a better word
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Tags: about me, expectations, group dynamics, rituals, Sabbats, Esbats, limitations, religion, socialisation, reality map, shamanism,
First published: Sunday 20th June, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
Oh, I should probably explain that, shouldn't I? OK, well, reality map is a term I first came across in Christopher Penczak's "The Temple of High Witchcraft" (Llewellyn, 2007, ISBN-13 978-0-7387-1165-2), where he expalined that the Qabbalah and other mythological systems could be considered as being a map of reality - like a road map, but of non-physical reality, states of mind, astral and etheric powers, and so forth.
To simplify a very great deal, my personal reality map includes:
- various high frequency levels (spirit/soul and higher [causal, Monod, etc])
- a few levels of astral
- etheric (possibly the level of the collective subconscious?)
- physical (with funny things happening at extremes, such as near absolute zero, blakcholes, etc)
- the shamanic underworld (which may actually be an etheric level)
A Christian's reality map may include:
- heaven
- physical
- hell
- overworld
- physical
- underworld
There can be very real advantages in having a reality map, particularly if it is agreed and shared with others: it gives a common framework for discussing things that are, essentially, insubstantial. It is much easier to say "I found a groovy new temple on the highe astral" than "I had an experience which seemed very real, but it wasn't actually reality, and I seemed to be in a building which was a bit like a church".
It is much more effective to say "Watch out! Check your etheric around the solar plexus chakra!" than to say "I have a bad feeling, and think you may be about to experience something unpleasant, but possibly not physical in origin".
As a digression, this is part of the drill that I am developing for my planned "Rangers of the Inner Plane" (formerly "Rangers of Gyhldeptis" - mentioned previously here and here, for instance).
The problem with reality maps is that they can restrict your experience of the complexity of reality to what has been described by some of those who have gone before you. This may mean you simply don't see something.
This is a bit like the idiotic delusions that SOME Neo-Christians have of LGBTIQ people: they simply don't see REALITY because they have been blinded by their reality map
Another good example of this (from science fiction) is the "Somebody Else's Problem" field from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series.
In my case, right now I am preparing for a (Wiccan) Winter Solstice (Yule) ritual, but I would rather be off in the bush, with no-one other than my partner for miles (kilometers) around, sitting, quietly enjoying the solitude, the peace of the bush (which I was able to do for a couple of hours last weekend), the cold, the drizzle, and the energy of this time of year.
I've realised that I rarely get much out of the energy of Solstices (except for MidWinter/Yule and - ALWAYS - Samhain), and feel more from the Esbats. However, I've felt that I should be celebrating the Solstices because that was what was a key part of my Wiccan training, and what is emphasised in some other forms of training (e.g. Druidry). The truth is, though, a lot of that was about social celebrations of milestones - parties, and if there is something I am not into (and haven't been MOST OF MY LIFE, it is parties :)
However, if I take my own advice, I don't need to focus on Solstices ... I can do the Esbats (I mainly feel the full Moon), and the Solstices that I feel something for, and leave the rest to the others ...
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
PS - I very greatly enjoyed the ritual we had for this year's Yule: a friend joined my partner and I, and we blended some Druid, Wiccan and personal elements, and had something which felt very ... nice, for want of a better word
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Tags: about me, expectations, group dynamics, rituals, Sabbats, Esbats, limitations, religion, socialisation, reality map, shamanism,
First published: Sunday 20th June, 2010
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
Wednesday, 16 June 2010
Post No. 122 - The down side of things getting better
Believe it or not, there IS a down side of things getting better. In a nutshell, it is that you no longer have the chance to prove your quality under the most trying of circumstances.
That perception is highly arguable, as it implies that there is a restriction to what can learned when conditions are good, but some things can only be done in trying circumstances. Of course, there is a view that this whole planet Earth has been created as a school [1] for somewhat recalcitrant souls (joke, Joyce [2]), but consider, for instance:
Let's consider those points in a little more detail.
A few centuries ago, when slavery was considered "normal" (socially acceptable - even the foundation of the economic system), the people who were courageous, spiritually advanced and admirable were the people who went against the social flow, who stood up to what "everyone" considered normal - in fact, essential for the continued existence of the world (as they knew it, at any rate). Now, slavery in most nations is banned (although it still exists), and the "normal" view is that slavery is wrong. People who speak out against slavery now are doing something that is right, admirable and useful ... but it is NOT in the same category of courage and spiritual vision as those who did so when the world was not so advanced (and, on this topic, although it is not perfect, it nevertheless still IS better than it was a few centuries ago).
So ... being spiritual and inclusive when others are not shows your spiritual mettle far better than simply going along with the crowd when everyone else is being inclusive and spiritual.
Another example of that is not going along with undesirable behaviour, simply because "everyone else does it". In a small way, this means NOT doing drugs when you're young "because everyone else does it", or not trying stealing because your peers say it is a thrill. This sort of behaviour, when magnified, becomes the driver who obediently takes Jews to be gassed ... SERIOUSLY!
It is not very fashionable to look at extreme degrees of such actions, but - apart from being wrong in and of itself! - "small" misdeeds really do have an active influence psychically towards greater evil in the world, and they do open the possibility of the person concerned, at some later date, in some later situation, doing the same thing, but to a slightly greater extent ... a bit like a junkie "needing" a bigger hit each time ...
Not everyone goes along with such things: some Germans refused to obey orders, and were declared by Israel to be "Righteous Among the Nations". Those people had courage and spiritual insight: I admire them for that. Have a look at some of their stories - for instance, here, here, here, here, here, and here, and here, here, here, here, and here.
Today, there are fewer opportunities to be so spectacularly humanitarian. They still exist (e.g., see the film "Hotel Rwanda"), and the caution I gave about the dangers of doing small evils also applies - in a positive way - when it comes to doing good: it may not be as spectacular as saving the lives of groups of people, but doing something like accepting the gender of trans people WITHOUT having to have prior education (as some people do: they don't have to have principles of human rights explained to them, they simply know that to do otherwise would cause serious distress, and choose not to do so) counts as effectively the same sort of spiritually advanced action.
When the world is a better place - and it WILL become better, some of the chances now about to show your spiritual mettle will be lost forever. So ... get in while you can, and rise above the world's circumstances as much as you can ... NOW.
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
Notes:
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First published: Wednesday 16th June, 2010
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That perception is highly arguable, as it implies that there is a restriction to what can learned when conditions are good, but some things can only be done in trying circumstances. Of course, there is a view that this whole planet Earth has been created as a school [1] for somewhat recalcitrant souls (joke, Joyce [2]), but consider, for instance:
- overcoming socially accepted values, or not doing the "milestone" thing as I posted about recently, or
- proving you are not bigoted by reacting to new experiences without prejudice.
Let's consider those points in a little more detail.
A few centuries ago, when slavery was considered "normal" (socially acceptable - even the foundation of the economic system), the people who were courageous, spiritually advanced and admirable were the people who went against the social flow, who stood up to what "everyone" considered normal - in fact, essential for the continued existence of the world (as they knew it, at any rate). Now, slavery in most nations is banned (although it still exists), and the "normal" view is that slavery is wrong. People who speak out against slavery now are doing something that is right, admirable and useful ... but it is NOT in the same category of courage and spiritual vision as those who did so when the world was not so advanced (and, on this topic, although it is not perfect, it nevertheless still IS better than it was a few centuries ago).
So ... being spiritual and inclusive when others are not shows your spiritual mettle far better than simply going along with the crowd when everyone else is being inclusive and spiritual.
Another example of that is not going along with undesirable behaviour, simply because "everyone else does it". In a small way, this means NOT doing drugs when you're young "because everyone else does it", or not trying stealing because your peers say it is a thrill. This sort of behaviour, when magnified, becomes the driver who obediently takes Jews to be gassed ... SERIOUSLY!
It is not very fashionable to look at extreme degrees of such actions, but - apart from being wrong in and of itself! - "small" misdeeds really do have an active influence psychically towards greater evil in the world, and they do open the possibility of the person concerned, at some later date, in some later situation, doing the same thing, but to a slightly greater extent ... a bit like a junkie "needing" a bigger hit each time ...
Not everyone goes along with such things: some Germans refused to obey orders, and were declared by Israel to be "Righteous Among the Nations". Those people had courage and spiritual insight: I admire them for that. Have a look at some of their stories - for instance, here, here, here, here, here, and here, and here, here, here, here, and here.
Today, there are fewer opportunities to be so spectacularly humanitarian. They still exist (e.g., see the film "Hotel Rwanda"), and the caution I gave about the dangers of doing small evils also applies - in a positive way - when it comes to doing good: it may not be as spectacular as saving the lives of groups of people, but doing something like accepting the gender of trans people WITHOUT having to have prior education (as some people do: they don't have to have principles of human rights explained to them, they simply know that to do otherwise would cause serious distress, and choose not to do so) counts as effectively the same sort of spiritually advanced action.
When the world is a better place - and it WILL become better, some of the chances now about to show your spiritual mettle will be lost forever. So ... get in while you can, and rise above the world's circumstances as much as you can ... NOW.
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
Notes:
- This concept is discussed by Lobsang Rampa in some of his books. From the index is "The Thirteenth Candle", this is mentioned on page 194 of "Cave of the Ancients", pages 92, 114, 126 and 144 of "Your Forever", page 85 of "The Saffron Robe", page 20 of "Chapters of Life", pages 113 and 139 of "Feeding the Flame", and page 130 of "The Thirteenth Candle".
- This phrase comes, I understand, from one of Graham Kennedy's early TV shows.
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First published: Wednesday 16th June, 2010
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Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Post No. 121 - A New Universal Religion and being an Energy Psychic or a Shamanka
Waaay back when … I was writing about the Parliament of World Religions, I mentioned that I would give an explanation of why I see myself as an energy psychic. This is not that explanation :)
Of course, the reason it is not that explanation is that I have changed, and am considering the issue of identification further (I should point out that this not an angst ridden consideration; it is now at the level where it is fun): I have changed (yet again), so if I tried to give the explanation I had in mind back then, I wouldn’t be being true to myself.
Basically, at the time of the Parliament I was experiencing considerable disillusionment with people who identified as one particular brand of Paganism or another – that disillusionment was largely over people big-noting themselves over other people’s adherence of a particular path (basically “You don’t do X, so I’m better than you ‘cos I’m doing it properly. So nyahh to you”, or “You do Y, which no-one who does it properly does so I’m better than you ‘cos I’m doing it properly. So nyahh to you”: think spoilt three year old brat when you hear those voices in your head and you’ll be pretty close to reality [Note 1]).
I’m not interested in being part of a faith which is populated by hypocrites:
This is one of the main reasons I decided, after thinking carefully about what I actually believed in and what I actually did, that I realised I should probably use my own description of my version of paganism. I do believe in pagan viewpoints on reality, which ties in with my personal experience based on decades of psychic perception, so I do consider that stating I am a pagan is a statement of reality. However:
So … I consider myself an energy psychic.
I actually wound up having a go at explaining that to someone recently. I stuffed it up, but next time I’ll do better (particularly after having written this post). It does have that advantage – no-one else has a clue about what I mean, so they can’t just automatically lump me in a box of their choosing, and they do have the option of – if they are interested – asking what the hell I mean. (They also have the option of ignoring me as an annoying eccentric, and that is PERFECTLY fine by me :D )
The other aspect of all this that I have been considering is one I wrote about once before (see also here), which is the evolution of a possible new, more universally based religion. I have several patron Deities: these come from a range of lifetimes, and I feel very much that it is not a case of me “choosing” a patron Deity, they choose me. However, I have also had lifetimes on other worlds – in fact, one of my parallels passed away not long after I discovered he was incarnated on another world (this was a couple of decades ago now). Given that, what patron Deities may I “belong to” on other worlds that I don’t know about now? How much of a claim do they have (or “should” they have) given that I am no longer living on “their” planet? What about Deities that are associated with (“own”) space, or life in a more universal, fundamental way?
Given all that, is there a fundamental, universal set of principles underlying all religions, or applicable to all life across the Universe?
As it happens, I consider there is, and that these, to some extent, underlay many of the religions that evolved as we evolved on this planet, and on other planets as life there also evolved. I just don’t what names and characteristics to ascribe to them …
I know this probably sounds a bit von Daniken to older readers, but I am actually asking about broader, more Universal aspects of religion, rather than simply looking for an “other-worldly” source as an explanation of what has happened on this planet. (See also here.)
I find the concept quite fascinating. I suspect I will never know, during this lifetime, what the underlying bases are, but I will continue searching …
As a final point, for another, slightly related point of view on searching for pantheons, have a lok at this Witchvox article.
Notes:
Of course, the reason it is not that explanation is that I have changed, and am considering the issue of identification further (I should point out that this not an angst ridden consideration; it is now at the level where it is fun): I have changed (yet again), so if I tried to give the explanation I had in mind back then, I wouldn’t be being true to myself.
Basically, at the time of the Parliament I was experiencing considerable disillusionment with people who identified as one particular brand of Paganism or another – that disillusionment was largely over people big-noting themselves over other people’s adherence of a particular path (basically “You don’t do X, so I’m better than you ‘cos I’m doing it properly. So nyahh to you”, or “You do Y, which no-one who does it properly does so I’m better than you ‘cos I’m doing it properly. So nyahh to you”: think spoilt three year old brat when you hear those voices in your head and you’ll be pretty close to reality [Note 1]).
I’m not interested in being part of a faith which is populated by hypocrites:
- so-called “Sunday Christians” did a lot to put me off Christianity;
- one particularly narky person who thought that Buddhist monks and nuns should get special consideration and not respond to an invitation for papers to a conference that I was helping to organise, along with hypocritical Westerners who had lots of head knowledge but nil application of Buddhist principles, put me off Buddhism;
- the same sort of narky attitudes have put me off being part of the broader pagan community, although I was for a while.
This is one of the main reasons I decided, after thinking carefully about what I actually believed in and what I actually did, that I realised I should probably use my own description of my version of paganism. I do believe in pagan viewpoints on reality, which ties in with my personal experience based on decades of psychic perception, so I do consider that stating I am a pagan is a statement of reality. However:
- my earliest practices were based on the Qabbalah, but that doesn’t draw me innately the way other paths do
- I have some affinity with the intellectual rigour of high magick, but dislike "enslaving entities to do my bidding", as one author put it, and like the everyday-ness of “low” magic, but dislike the snobbery that goes with both
- I do have some affinity with shamanism, but not in a reconstructionist or fundamentalist way, and feel a little reluctant to identify myself as a shamanka (shamaness) as a result (I consider that the view that European religions are derived from forms of shamanism to have some validity – and possibly that applies to other forms as well)
- I don’t belief in only a dual polarity version of Deity (I accept a number of Goddesses and Gods, and know – from personal experience – that the binary (dipolar?) model of gender is complete and utter rubbish)
- I am drawn to the Northern Traditions, and am writing a review on a couple of books on this topic (Galina Krasskova and Raven Kaldera's book "Northern Tradition for the Soilitary Practitioner", published by New Page Books in 2009 (ISBN 978-1-60163-034-6), and Pagan Resurrection: A Force for Evil or the Future of Western Spirituality", by Richard Rudgley (ISBNs 0-7126-8096-9 and 978-0-712-68096-7, pub. Century, 2006)), but I
(a) have just had the misfortune of spending a weekend with a crowd of around 30 people which included some know-it-alls who were actively seeking to belittle others who professed to be connected with a Northern Tradition (it was a WONDERFUL weekend apart from that aspect - I've been hanging out to get some solitary time in trees for around nine months now ... and I was able to do a few shamanic practices while off in the trees on my own ... ahhhhh, bliss :) ... my enjoyment of those exercises is why I have also been rethinking whether or not I should, perhaps, "admit" to being a shamaness: maybe that "fits" what I do as well?), and
(b) have MAJOR concerns with those who have sought to subvert this faith for racist reasons (and will not identify as Asatru largely for that reason, but also because I rate the Vanir quite highly) - I do accept the notion of “Unverifiable Personal Gnosis” discussed in Krasskova and Kaldera's book, and reject some past pagan practices such as human and animal sacrifice, so I am drawn to some New Age practices, but I reject the wooliness and wishy-washiness that can be found there …
- I am very drawn to the tree reverence, honour and intellectual rigour of Druidry, but I have a personal problem accepting some versions of reparative justice [Note 2]
- I have been doing (spirit) rescue since the early 1980s, based on what I learned at spiritualist churches, but I don’t identify in any way whatsoever with the paternalistic, Christian-centric faith of Spiritualism (and there were some group dynamics issues [read: backbiting, sniping and gossiping] in some of the Spiritualist groups I have experience of, but that generally was less of a problem there than in other groups I’ve been in) – and I utterly reject their Christian-derived fear of Wicca/witchcraft (in fact, I have refined my application of spirit rescue by what I’ve learned since then through Wicca)
- in terms of what I actually do, a lot of it has been based on perceiving and working with energy – whether that is doing personal healing; spirit rescue; teaching others how to work with crystals, karma, past lives, psychism or spirituality; researching the Deities, correspondences, etc and planning a ritual or busting my guts to help larger situations ranging from human rights abuses overseas or human rights shortcomings at home to aiming for world peace or an end to world hunger: it is ALL about energy … to me.
So … I consider myself an energy psychic.
I actually wound up having a go at explaining that to someone recently. I stuffed it up, but next time I’ll do better (particularly after having written this post). It does have that advantage – no-one else has a clue about what I mean, so they can’t just automatically lump me in a box of their choosing, and they do have the option of – if they are interested – asking what the hell I mean. (They also have the option of ignoring me as an annoying eccentric, and that is PERFECTLY fine by me :D )
The other aspect of all this that I have been considering is one I wrote about once before (see also here), which is the evolution of a possible new, more universally based religion. I have several patron Deities: these come from a range of lifetimes, and I feel very much that it is not a case of me “choosing” a patron Deity, they choose me. However, I have also had lifetimes on other worlds – in fact, one of my parallels passed away not long after I discovered he was incarnated on another world (this was a couple of decades ago now). Given that, what patron Deities may I “belong to” on other worlds that I don’t know about now? How much of a claim do they have (or “should” they have) given that I am no longer living on “their” planet? What about Deities that are associated with (“own”) space, or life in a more universal, fundamental way?
Given all that, is there a fundamental, universal set of principles underlying all religions, or applicable to all life across the Universe?
As it happens, I consider there is, and that these, to some extent, underlay many of the religions that evolved as we evolved on this planet, and on other planets as life there also evolved. I just don’t what names and characteristics to ascribe to them …
I know this probably sounds a bit von Daniken to older readers, but I am actually asking about broader, more Universal aspects of religion, rather than simply looking for an “other-worldly” source as an explanation of what has happened on this planet. (See also here.)
I find the concept quite fascinating. I suspect I will never know, during this lifetime, what the underlying bases are, but I will continue searching …
As a final point, for another, slightly related point of view on searching for pantheons, have a lok at this Witchvox article.
Notes:
- What is wrong with people having a genuine interest in other people’s experience of a path or tradition? What is wrong with saying “Oh that’s interesting: I haven’t come across that before. Something I’ve found useful for me is X, which I heard about after a few years on that path. Have you heard of it? No? Well, here’s some info for you – you might find it useful: let me know, I’d like to know how you go with it, so I know whether I should pass it on to others or not” - which I have used despite knowing full well that X is how the person “should” be doing whatever it is being discussed. Or how about using “Oh that’s interesting, you’ve been able to get Y to work for you. I had problems P, Z and W when I tried that. Have you found anything like that? No? I’d like to know how you avoided those problems” (which I have used – and generally found that the people concerned weren’t noticing the problems, or hadn’t looked for them, or were so focused on needing Y to work that they wouldn’t associate the problem with what they were doing (“Oh, trying to prove your divinity by flying by jumping off a tall building seems to have caused you to stop breathing: that’s strange, I wonder why that happened?”), but by being non-threatening about it, I was more likely to get them to change: I was not threatening their sense of self esteem – allowing them to keep face, if you prefer. Of course, I suspect the reason people don’t do this is ego: trying to big note themselves so they can feel better about themselves. I’d say “how pathetic”, but I know how easy it is to do that, and I’m not going to guarantee that I don’t do that :D (have I mentioned my past post “Don’t overrate me”?)
- When I was at school, I experienced quite a bit of bullying. These days, there seems to be some attempts at managing this (which is, I consider, a massive improvement over what I had to go through), but one aspect of that I have is telling bullies the emotional damage the victim is receiving (i.e. “how you ‘make’ me feel”): I consider that to be giving the bully exactly what they want. That type of “justice” is something I am not interested in: if I want to feel better, I will talk to friends, or people I trust – not my enemy who has succeeded in harming me. Similarly, if someone has, say, damaged my car, I am not interested in having more of that person’s essence attached to my car: I am interested in them paying for someone competent and objective and trustworthy to me to fix the car (that is based on an actual event from my past). I do see that there may be an advantage in, say, having graffiti vandals clean off graffiti vandalism (some of it IS street art; a lot of it is scribbling rubbish). So, I have to say that I am not an unreserved supporter of reparative (“Brehon”) justice.
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
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First published: Wednesday 16th June, 2010
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Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Post No. 120 - Tiw's Day: Juliet, gender stereotypes and some thoughts about the novel "The Betrayal"
Let me begin this post by saying that I consider the person we know as Jesus Christ [1] to be a real historical person. I also consider it a very real chance that he did perform miracles - or what seemed like miracles. However, I consider what is preached by many neo-Christians to have as little to do with Christ's message as ... well, very little. So ... I was intrigued to come across an archaeological view of Christ's life and what was factually erroneous in the reports on his life (i.e., the Gospels), and some explanations of what was being done in terms of what was happening at those times. [2] The view was written by the archaeologists Michael Gear and Kathleen O'Neal Gear, and formed the basis of their book "The Betrayal", which I read about in an interview on the Gear's website.
I first came across the Gears when I started reading their First North American series of novels, which covers early North American cultures, combining archaeological research with knowledge of shamanic practice. I haven't read all that series, and am looking forward to finishing it (now that I've rediscovered them - I lost the name of their series [and the authors] for a few years ... but then, I did have other matters to attend to).
In terms of their book. "The Betrayal", the interview was fascinating, and I am hoping to track down a copy of the book and add it to the list of books I am reviewing .... (almost finished the next review now :) )
Now, on other matters: while driving home and planning this brief post, I was listening to the BBC's "World Update" on ABC's News Radio, when I heard a story that enough people write letters to Juliet of Verona (i.e., the Juliet in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet", that someone (I think "The Juliet Club") employs up to fifteen secretaries to open, read and reply to the letters.
How sad! Most of these people are lonely, have had bad experiences in love, or have self esteem issues. We do some ... strange things when we get hooked on searching for intimacy - no, we can do things that make us look sad, mad, or bad. I've seen people behave in incredibly unethical ways to try and "win" over someone else - which, ultimately, is self defeating. I also think the focus of society these last few centuries on romantic love, with its corresponding view that there is something "wrong" with you if you don't find romantic love, is unhealthy, unjustified and just plain WRONG. It's bad enough with the idiotic rules put on love (I'm in favour of polyamory for a whole range of reasons) and the generally sex-negative views found in too much of society as it is ... (This previous post may also have some relevant thoughts ... )
A friend of mine (hello Venerable Rune Master From The Bush [3]) occasionally laments the loss of the words bachelor and spinster and being reasonably acceptable, albeit maybe somewhat eccentric, terms for people who, for whatever reason, don't wind up in an intimate romantic relationship.
After listening to that radio story, I'm with him. May the Goddess help all who feel they have lost in (romantic) love find a worthwhile way to pass their lives. Such things do exist - I'm blessed by a wonderful loving relationship now, but have spent most of my life single, and that let me explore my spirituality/psychism and personal growth in ways I could never have done otherwise (largely because of the commitment required for some of that work, but also because you sometimes best find your personal demons by being alone).
Of course, what has helped me is being - or rather, becoming - somewhat inured to society's expectations on gender expression and, well, pretty much anything. Nevertheless, I find the idiotic sorts of remarks made about President Obama's nomination for the US Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, idiotic and abhorrent. Amongst all this, the woman who said Kagan doesn't sit like "all other women" because she (Kagan) doesn't sit with crossed legs has never met any dykes. What an incredibly un-informed, SEXIST thing to say!
And, as a final point, I thought I'd just add that I think I've written previously the best way yo prevent you from radiating out negativity is closing your aura: another key aspect of this is simply to have the intention not to leak or project energy. A lot of people think about magical intent in the sense of having the intention to DO something (e.g., shileding your aura),but it can also be viewed as having the intent NOT to do something (e.g., not project or leak, or not break you word, or not break the law, or not forget to make your partner a cuppa before you leave for work). Bit arguable, given the notion that if I say "don't think of a pink elephant" the first thing most people do is think of pink elephant, but I personally find it useful from time to time (particularly the concept of not breaking my word - which, if I want to phrase in a more "constructive" way, I would term "adhering to my personal code of honour/ethics/behaviour).
Anyway, time to get ready for the day: may you be blest in your day, wherever you are.
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
Notes:
This post's photo is yet to be posted.
Tags: about me, daily life, emotions, lifestyles, life lessons, love, romance, intimacy, relationships, media, socialisation, O’Neal Gear, archaeology, polyamory, sex, Shakespeare, Obama, indigenous,
First published: Wednesday 9th June, 2010 (I thought about the post overnight, which is why it didn't get posted on Tiw's Day [or Tysdagr, to use the Old Norse]. I had planned a fifth point (originally third in the sequence :) ) in response to the BBC programme, but can't recall what it was)
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
I first came across the Gears when I started reading their First North American series of novels, which covers early North American cultures, combining archaeological research with knowledge of shamanic practice. I haven't read all that series, and am looking forward to finishing it (now that I've rediscovered them - I lost the name of their series [and the authors] for a few years ... but then, I did have other matters to attend to).
In terms of their book. "The Betrayal", the interview was fascinating, and I am hoping to track down a copy of the book and add it to the list of books I am reviewing .... (almost finished the next review now :) )
Now, on other matters: while driving home and planning this brief post, I was listening to the BBC's "World Update" on ABC's News Radio, when I heard a story that enough people write letters to Juliet of Verona (i.e., the Juliet in Shakespeare's play "Romeo and Juliet", that someone (I think "The Juliet Club") employs up to fifteen secretaries to open, read and reply to the letters.
How sad! Most of these people are lonely, have had bad experiences in love, or have self esteem issues. We do some ... strange things when we get hooked on searching for intimacy - no, we can do things that make us look sad, mad, or bad. I've seen people behave in incredibly unethical ways to try and "win" over someone else - which, ultimately, is self defeating. I also think the focus of society these last few centuries on romantic love, with its corresponding view that there is something "wrong" with you if you don't find romantic love, is unhealthy, unjustified and just plain WRONG. It's bad enough with the idiotic rules put on love (I'm in favour of polyamory for a whole range of reasons) and the generally sex-negative views found in too much of society as it is ... (This previous post may also have some relevant thoughts ... )
A friend of mine (hello Venerable Rune Master From The Bush [3]) occasionally laments the loss of the words bachelor and spinster and being reasonably acceptable, albeit maybe somewhat eccentric, terms for people who, for whatever reason, don't wind up in an intimate romantic relationship.
After listening to that radio story, I'm with him. May the Goddess help all who feel they have lost in (romantic) love find a worthwhile way to pass their lives. Such things do exist - I'm blessed by a wonderful loving relationship now, but have spent most of my life single, and that let me explore my spirituality/psychism and personal growth in ways I could never have done otherwise (largely because of the commitment required for some of that work, but also because you sometimes best find your personal demons by being alone).
Of course, what has helped me is being - or rather, becoming - somewhat inured to society's expectations on gender expression and, well, pretty much anything. Nevertheless, I find the idiotic sorts of remarks made about President Obama's nomination for the US Supreme Court, Solicitor General Elena Kagan, idiotic and abhorrent. Amongst all this, the woman who said Kagan doesn't sit like "all other women" because she (Kagan) doesn't sit with crossed legs has never met any dykes. What an incredibly un-informed, SEXIST thing to say!
And, as a final point, I thought I'd just add that I think I've written previously the best way yo prevent you from radiating out negativity is closing your aura: another key aspect of this is simply to have the intention not to leak or project energy. A lot of people think about magical intent in the sense of having the intention to DO something (e.g., shileding your aura),but it can also be viewed as having the intent NOT to do something (e.g., not project or leak, or not break you word, or not break the law, or not forget to make your partner a cuppa before you leave for work). Bit arguable, given the notion that if I say "don't think of a pink elephant" the first thing most people do is think of pink elephant, but I personally find it useful from time to time (particularly the concept of not breaking my word - which, if I want to phrase in a more "constructive" way, I would term "adhering to my personal code of honour/ethics/behaviour).
Anyway, time to get ready for the day: may you be blest in your day, wherever you are.
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
Notes:
- I feel like I should be writing "Jesus the Christ": somewhere, I think I've read (maybe that should be some wheres) that "Christ" means "enlightened", so we should refer to "Jesus the Christ", meaning "Jesus the Enlightened".
- For instance, there are errors in the terms used for Pontius Pilate and errors in the story around the release of Barabbas.
- This Bush is, for overseas readers, an Australian term for "wild countryside", NOT Dubbya
This post's photo is yet to be posted.
Tags: about me, daily life, emotions, lifestyles, life lessons, love, romance, intimacy, relationships, media, socialisation, O’Neal Gear, archaeology, polyamory, sex, Shakespeare, Obama, indigenous,
First published: Wednesday 9th June, 2010 (I thought about the post overnight, which is why it didn't get posted on Tiw's Day [or Tysdagr, to use the Old Norse]. I had planned a fifth point (originally third in the sequence :) ) in response to the BBC programme, but can't recall what it was)
Last edited: Thursday 5th August, 2010 (added more tags)
Sunday, 6 June 2010
Post No. 119 - Hatred, and pouring oil onto ... oil
This morning, while meditating, I continued doing some energy work to help in whatever way I can with the terrible Gulf of Mexico oil spill - actually, I should first expand on that point.
It is a bit of a personal philosophy - that I was taught by various people: didn't come into this life with it - that there is ALWAYS something that one can do. In the case of the oil spill, I can send healing to those who are working to clear up the spill, or those about them. I can send "clear thinking" energy (healing, but at a mental level rather than a physical) to those trying to develop ("plan") a solution - including those at BP, and healing on all levels to the Guides of those involved.
Guides tend to get taken for granted - as do crystals. I make a practice of sending healing and thanks to my Guides from time to time (I try to make that as regular as I can), just as I send healing and thanks to whatever part of Mother Earth my crystals have come from
I have to say, it isn't actually literally ALWAYS, or doesn't seem that way: when my (adoptive) mother had cancer, I couldn't cure that. There are, of course, issues of free will (especially at soul level) that come in here, but there was also quite simply a limit to my healing abilities: I don't do miracle cures ... BUT I could and did send healing to Mum and my family to help with our attitude and adjustment to what was happening. Maybe that worked, or contributed in some way, as I noticed my Dad had a major change of heart towards talking about things (including emotions), group work and other alternative approaches. (Mind you, he had taken part in some fairly early experiments with meditation through his job: we have often joked about how the whole family would be lying on the loungeroom floor, "being fluffy white clouds" - this was back in the 60s: now, I know how stressful a job [1] he must have had, probably for us [have a stressful job now myself, largely for the {extended} family :) ], and also how surprisingly advanced his employer [a bank that was swallowed up by another] must have been.) In particular, for a male of his generation, talking about emotions is a major breakthrough. Maybe that was why Mum chose (at a soul level) to go early ...
Anyway, going back to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, as I wrote, there is - more or less - always (no caps this time!) something you can do. In my case, that involves sending healing on all levels to as many people as possible who are involved - whether for the better or for the worse.
Yes, I wrote "for the worse": I am sending healing to the executives and engineers [2] at BP AND Transocean, the company who owned and operated the Deepwater Horizon rig (and may have more than covered their costs through overinsurance, although I couldn't find the article I recently read about that - hope it wasn't removed for factual error; ultimately that will probably be changed by their share of final costs), who are responsible for this situation occurring, and any ongoing actions - good or bad - in response to it. I want those people to minimise or avoid totally the bad, and maximise what they can do that is decent (the "good"). What I have found from past work in such situations, including lobbying that I have been involved in, is that these people are mostly human beings (well, all are, actually), but they have values different to mine. They mostly DO have families, and people they care about in some way (NOT all, in this case - some do actually care for profits as if the money was a person: I have had the profound misfortune of working for such people in the past, decades ago, during the years of "greed is good"). In any case, making them feel attacked and trapped is rarely, if ever, going to get them to change: providing facts in a calm, clear way is, in my experience, the most effective way of getting them to change.
With respect to energy work, triggering their conscience is, in my experience, the best thing someone not directly involved can help. This is also where marches and other public action can help, by showing that actions taken by companies are cared about by consumers (yes, you ARE ethically responsible for what you buy ...) and DO matter - public campaigns about sweatshops and other wrongs have been absolutely invaluable, and is another form of activism that I take part in.
However, the hate energy that I found being directed to these people while I was meditating this morning (it was definitely not "just anger") is not helpful. It makes the efforts of people such as myself harder, as the first thing we have to do is fight the inflammatory energy which is being sent - what is the "oil onto (non-burning, in this case) oil", in a sense, has to be cleaned up before we can get to the underlying problem.
It is understandable that such hatred exists: this disaster WILL destroy lives - human lives, affected by the loss of income (I've heard one fisherman talk about the trouble he experienced after Hurricane Katrina, and how he expected the loss of income from this disaster would put him in jail because he couldn't make his family support payments [3]), just as much as it will kill birds, fish, crabs, trees and other animal, insect and plant marine and littoral (coastal) life. All that is perfectly understandable. But it still doesn't help the situation ...
You know the old religious admonitions to have unconditional love? Well, apart from the philosophy and ethics of this, it is good, PRAGMATIC psychic advice. Damn hard to do, mind you, requires looking at your shadow self and changing as a person, but still good ...
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
Notes:
- Dad actually told me of having people he was managing in tears in his office because a loan they had authorised, for significant amounts of dollars, had been defaulted on. In those days, however, banks actually had a bit of common sense, and would work to bail out customers if they could (some are starting to again), although there was a limit to how much "good money would be thrown after bad". Dad was - still is, bless 'is cotton socks - scathing about the changes in banking in the 80s and 90s here in Australia.
- There seems to be some evidence that the engineers at BP overruled concerns raised by one of their number about the casing wall thickness.
- The Obama administration has reportedly send a bill to BP for their costs to date. Well, that only covers the direct clean up costs - what about loss of income? Is the US Government going to force thousands of small people to take a gamble (and it IS a gamble - if they lose, they could be slugged with BP's legal costs [don't EVER believe the rubbish about no win-no cost legal actions: it is no win-no fees from your legal reps by maybe other sides legal fees awarded against you by the court]) by joining in a class action? That is, of course, IF they can - what if, for instance, the fisherman I heard being interviewed has already been sent to jail? How will he be able to join in? Is the Obama administration going to stand up for the small people affected by this, as well as for government costs - are they going to make sure the small people get some relief from mortgage and other payment requirements? BEFORE anyone is driven to commit suicide, or suffers serious loss of wellbeing from worry ... Not to mention the environment ...
This post's photo is from a time when I was living in small yacht on Western Port (often incorrectly referred to as "Westernport Bay"). Where I lived was a former mangrove swamp (which, sadly, was damaged for construction of the marina): we had fish breeding in the marina, crabs living in the mud - it was a plethora of life. It was also exceedingly fragile ... Westernport has lost seagrasses, sometimes thought by people to be as a result of a steel mill and oil & gas terminal (where they receive the raw product, and then pump it around 50km or more for processing; this is done because of the massive risks involved in oil/gas ships entering through Port Philip's heads (Port Phillip is also often referred to as "Port Philip Bay", or just "the Bay") although the loss may be due to agricultural effects - see here. Either way, I'm very aware, as a result of what happened in a place I was living, of the impacts humans can have on the environment.
Tags: attitudes, personal characteristics, personal responsibility, emotions, energy work, ethics, environmental, gratitude, guides, crystals,
First published: Sunday 6th June, 2010, D-Day
Last edited: Sunday 6th June, 2010
Saturday, 5 June 2010
Post No. 118 - Saturday morning: rescues, blog maintenance, sleep ins and UFOs [Content Warning - violence]
Last night I had the impression (i.e. psychic impression) that I needed to do some rescue work. I was too tied to do so, however (end of the working week), so left it until this morning. When I arose, lit some patchouli, did the Lesser Banishing Ritual of the Pentagram (see here for a description - fairly long post, though), invoked Kether, sat on my 12kg chunk of rose quartz (it's nice and flattish - and has a tendency in the morning to be cold-ish ... ), and started.
First up was a woman who had died around 50 years ago in childbirth, and spent the intervening time looking for her child. She sort of knew she was dead, she definitely knew she was in pain - physical pain and other pain, but her mothering instinct drove her to put finding her child to make sure he was safe ahead of looking after herself. She didn't know she had spent 50 years doing this: the "concept" of time is a bit different in the astral. With the Guides help, we arranged for the soul who had been linked to the child, who had been still born but had passed over to the Summerlands without problem, to present as an image of a mature young adult, and that was enough to gain the mother's attention, and she readily moved over to be with her child. The woman had been drawn to my primary partner, who has suffered dreadful period pain all her life since puberty: the link was the physical pain, and unfortunately the earthbound mother's pain was contributing (a tiny amount) to my partner's pain.
Next up was a thug, who tried to challenge me by getting up close - "in my face", so to speak. That made my job ridiculously easy, as I simple grabbed him and pulled him into my aura, kept him there, and pulled the anger and rage units he was using out of our shared aura. After a few minutes of this, he meekly followed the Guides into the Light, as did his rather brow-beaten followers ... Such entities do exist, and do actively and intelligently seek power over others: they were quite possibly like that in life, and found the "invisibility" of being dead and earthbound a useful tool.
Finally, there were a few people who were differently-abled. Some of these people had never known a wheelchair, and had perceived themselves as being unable to pass into the Light. A few astral thought forms of chairs, and they were away. Somewhat disturbingly, one of these people was someone I knew from primary school, where I had been somewhat keen on her: she must have passed fairly recently, I felt. I can't check that, though, as we lost contact decades ago ...
This all took about ten minutes - it took longer to write about it, with the "help" of various cats seeking attention ... Rescues are not always as tricky as shown on Ghost Whisperer ...
I also, after having done this formally since 1984, have decided to start keeping a diary of my rescue work. It might be interesting to look back at that in years to come - might even help with my writing.
I've written about rescue previously, including "Shades of Exorcism", "Mediumship (Part Three)", "Know Thyself, Be Thyself and Occlumency: A Mediumship Primer", "A service to guide to souls of the Dead", "Families, Funerals and Bev Brock", and a few other places.
Now, blog maintenance. I'm currently working on making an off-line copy of my blog - partly in case there is a recurrence of recent problems, and partly to make it easier for me to do things like check for previous posts ... I started this once before, but didn't bother to continue it. Now, I've made good progress, and am at a stage where I can at least start to use it. Some of this I can do while on-line, but with my battered lap top, with only three quarters of the screen working and a predisposition for keys to decide to get sticky or inoperative at times (not all the typo's are my fault - really :D ), the off-line option gives me more flexibility (and there is the back-up thing ... :) ). As part of this, I am planning on updating the tags I've applied to my earlier posts for the more extensive list of tags I've developed as I progressed ...
Unfortunately, I'm not going to try and fix up the typo's ... that's too much work!
Now, we come to the last topic: sleep ins and UFOs. Yes, these are connected :) To set the scene, when I was in my teens, I was fascinated by - amongst MANY other things - astronomy (for navigational purposes), and spent quite some time late at night out in the back yard of a small country town in Queensland (hello Mackay!) - in fact, it was small enough, and the place we were in isolated enough, for me to get quite a good view of the stars back then, in the 1970s. I also saw ball lightning (chased it from the back yard to the front: it was about 2' in diameter, floating just above the eaves of the "Queenslander" [two storey house, with the lower 'storey' open]), and on occasion, had the impression that I should turn round: I did so, and saw a small, bright light, larger than the largest star, which as soon as I made eye contact, rose vertically until it disappeared - at a speed that was simply not possible for any sort of plane (keep in mind that my father was training to be an RAAF navigator at the end of the Second World War, and I have had a fascination with planes most of this life - the local airport was favourite haunt of me and a friend of mine, and he even managed to talk us into the control tower once; up shot is, I've been making objective assessments of planes since I was small, so that is not an idle statement). Later, in my 20s, I had the habit of going for a run every morning, at around 5am. I was an early to bed, early to rise person back then (I refused to have a TV, or even a phone, for much of the time I am writing about, so would often read and then have an early evening; more importantly, in the tropical heat running early was often the only safe time to do vigorous exercise). Anyway, one morning I woke up feeling a bit tired, and decided to stay in bed. I enjoyed the sleep in, and dreamed on being on a UFO. Later, I found out that a large cigar-shaped "mother ship" had been seen off the beach I normally ran to, at the time I would normally be there ... AUUUGGGHHH!!!!!!!
Oh well, at least I clearly visited the UFO astrally ...
Now, I've done it again. I woke up early-ish for a Saturday, about 6am, while it was still dark, and went back to sleep. Later, as I drove about the 'burb attending to various chores (like paying the rent), I found out (on a radio news broadcast) that UFOs had apparently been seen up and down the east coast of Australia - and I'D SLEPT THROUGH IT .... AGAIN! *sigh*
3rd time lucky?
Anyway, at least I'll enjoy heading over to MUFON and CUFOS to see if I can find out more about it (although I find it hard to get the sites to respond at times: maybe they don't like Firefox or NoScripts?). Interestingly, I'd had the urge to look for UFOs from a few weeks ago until a week or so ago. Did I miss a message this morning? I'll have to do some self analysis/investigation ... Maybe if I had done the rescue last night I would have got a wake up call ...
I also acknowledge that working astrally with aliens is feasible, and probably has some benefits - such as sleeping in when exhausted, and it seems I woke later than the sightings anyway ...
My previous posts on this include " "Briefing for the Landing on Planet Earth" and "Aliens Among Us": a Personal View", "Working Together", and "Aliens, and the ubiquity of the "Book religions" symbology".
PS - the sightings may actually have been a rocket that developed problems and left a spiral trail behind it. See here.
Love, light, hugs and blessings
Gnwmythr
This post's photo is yet to be posted.
Tags: about me, aliens, earthbound, rescue,
First published: Saturday 5th June, 2010
Last edited: Sunday 6th June, 2010
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