Monthly Archives: April 2011

Close Call On The Road To Adventure

Ohio Road Trip One bright sunny summer day I decided to take a trip to see the Serpent Mounds. As I climbed into my Horizon early that peaceful morning I had no idea what lay in store for me.  Had … Continue reading

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Deconstructing Willow

Deconstructing Willow  The movie Willow opened in 1988 to less than warm reviews.  Many critics panned the fantasy film saying that the special effects dazzled, but that the story line was recycled and old.  They picked apart the film and … Continue reading

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The Red Shoes Diaries: A Modern Fairy Tale

The Red Shoes Diaries:  A Modern Fairy Tale The Zalman King movie The Red Shoe Diaries came out in 1991 to less than favorable reviews.  It was popular enough to spawn a spin off series on Showtime, but was never … Continue reading

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Great Global Warming Debate

May 21, 2009  Global warming is about Global politics.  It should be about community and communion.  It should be about connection, not the conservative agenda.  Since the future is un-seeable by scientific methods, the immediate needs of civilization take president … Continue reading

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Theosophy

May 27, 2008 Theosophy means “God Wisdom.”  It is a New Age movement attributed to the late great Madame Blavatsky. God is said to be revealed through mystical insight, in other words, Gnosticism.  Much of the occult is really offshoots … Continue reading

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Irish Spirit Wheel

April 7, 2011 Irish Spirit Wheel The Celtic Way of Seeing: Meditations on the Irish Spirit Wheel by Frank MacEowen looked like it could connect to this Irish and Pagan themed diary, and it has.  MacEowen talks about the idea … Continue reading

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Secret History of Dreaming

March 2, 2009 I found The Secret History of Dreaming enlightening.  It proposes that our dreams are more real than reality—that they are a deeper reality. Real magic, Moss insists, rides on the sexual energy from dreams.  In fact, the … Continue reading

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Emotions, Ethics and Virtues

December 30, 2009 Emotions, Ethics and Virtues could sum up this week, even perhaps even this whole year. First I read Emotions Revealed by Paul Ekman then The Ethical Slut and finally, Delete: the Virtue of Forgetting in the Digital … Continue reading

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