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| Sunday, November 8th, 2009 | | 12:59 am |
aion131 - Pantheacon pics... http://aion131.livejournal.com/101669.html 
07-Nov-2009 9:29p
We got tickets- we are going- it has been a hell of a year and we want to PARTY
Who is with us?
http://www.ancientways.com/news/2-pantheacon.html
We are both presenting- I think they will will be:
Clean Sweep
Banishing Everything You Don’t Need to Make Room for what You Want
We all need to let go to grow. How can we get rid of problems and blockages in our body, mind, emotional or spiritual life? By banishing! Banishing is an ancient practice used by all cultures to heal and help. Banishing gets rid of negative energies, self destructive impulses and spiritual negativity. In this hands-on workshop we will all banish physical, emotional and mental negativity and end with a spiritual banishing. Be prepared to let go and lighten up! Before and after the ritual/meditation work, the process of banishing will be explained and questions answered.
Denny Sargent is a writer and university teacher who has traveled widely and written five book, his most recent is Clean Sweep (Redwheel/Weisers)
Denny Sargent (a.k.a.: Aion, Hermeticusnath) is a writer, ceramic artist, teacher, Tantrik, Witch, Magikian and practicing Eclectic Ritualist. He is member of many initiatory groups. He has edited: Mandragore, Kalika and (now) Silver Star Journal of Magick. Holding an MA in Ancient History/Cross Cultural Studies. Denny has traveled around the globe to 20+ countries. His published books include: Global Ritualism, Myth & Magick Around the World (Llewellyn), The Tao of Birth Days (Tuttle), The Magical Garden (with Sophia) (Andrew McMeel Pub.), Your Guardian Angel & You (Red Wheel/Weiser) and the Clean Sweep (Redwheel/Weiser). Website: http://www.psychicsophia.com/aion/
TEA MAGIC
THE ART OF BREWING HAPPINESS AND PROSPERITY
One of the easiest yet most effective spiritual practices that Sophia was taught by her grandparents was how to use simple herbal teas to change things for the better. Come and learn about the power of simple yet amazing teas, how they work, which teas can be used for which purposes and how to prepare your tea in a special way! Sophia will share suggestions and formulae from her grandparents and also from special; teas she has learned about in her travels around the world.
FORTUNE IN A COFFEE CUP
Reading coffee grounds has been a favorite method of divination among Middle Eastern fortunetellers for more than a thousand years. Similar to reading tea leaves, but with more dramatic and easily interpreted symbols, ground readings offer a quick and fascinating peak into the future that is ideally suited to today's expresso charged world. Until now, in order to learn the secrets for turning a cup of coffee into a cup of 'know' you either had to be close friends with a neighborhood gypsy, or have spent your formative years hanging out in Middle Eastern coffee shops. With the rampant popularity of coffee coast to coast, everything needed to divine the future is readily at hand, all you need is a little ground coffee and a clean cup. With a little help from this class, anyone can transform a utilitarian piece of porcelain into an easy-to-read 'crystal ball,' interpreting the tell-tale shapes that are left behind when the coffee is gone. Readers will learn how to look for the angels, lightning bolts, pots of gold and future mates that lurk at the bottom of their morning Java. So skip that daily horoscope - look instead to the bottom of your cup for today's answers.
Sophia is a professional hereditary psychic, witch, astrologer, and spiritual teacher with more than 30 years of experience in the US & Japan. From the age of three she learned Psychic Reading and other forms of divination from her grandparents in Aberdeen, WA. Sophia is the author of twelve published books. And writes several columns. A frequent guest at festivals such as Pantheacon, Sophia (aka Rebecca Sargent) lives in Seattle with her husband Denny Sargent and their teenage son, Forrest, who has autism. Sophia is also a ceramic artist and avid world traveler. Sophia's Web site: www.psychicsophia.com
aion131 | | 12:59 am |
wildcelticrose - I don't normally do th http://wildcelticrose.livejournal.com/940896.html 
07-Nov-2009 8:51p
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Yeah... yeah...
People hear this all the time and it's usually BS.
But today I did do something I've never done before; something that normally goes against everything I believe in (OK at this time of year).
I'm one of those people that moans, whines, bitches, complains and downright rants over how early Christmas items get set up in the stores.
Today, a full three weeks early, I decorated for the holidays.
Historically, I put up my tree and decorate my place the day after Thanksgiving because that's when I do my Thanksgiving dinner/open house; (that way more people can come) It's (Thanksgiving) when I feel that the holiday season officially (and should) start.
It's been gray, dark, stormy and I could feel myself becoming unmotivated and lethargic.
There's something to be said for the last few line of Dar William's “The Christians and the Pagans”
”So the Christians and the Pagans sat together at the table
Finding faith and common ground the best that they were able
Lighting trees in darkness, learning new ways from the old, and
Making sense of history and drawing warmth out of the cold.”
In the dark half of the year, it's natural to want to bring light and warmth into our homes, especially up here in the North.
Even though it's three weeks earlier than I normally believe this should be done, I had an overwhelming urge to put bright pretty lights in my apartment and fill it with cheer.
It's not even true (astronomical; our ancestors did not have an October 31st) Samhain yet; not until tomorrow. Perhaps in addition to the rapid passage into darkness and the need for lights and shiny things, I'm just not ready to face the first Samhain after my mother's death. It's too fresh.
With the whole obsessive-compulsive-type A-anal retentive “true” cross quarter holiday said, I feel that the actual date doesn't really matter and that one should celebrate when they feel the seasonal shift.
I can haz bright lights and shiny thingz in my home now pleeze?
I'm keeping a photo log of the winter holidays; it will be added to regularly...
And I even created a video tour of teh shiny
Here are a few photos of today's shiny installation:
LED snowflakes in the window
LED star lights
Snowflake lights
Pretty new tree topper
Lights in the darkness
Here's the slideshow of the photolog....
Now I need to clean my kitchen, so that the next time I do a video, I don't have to shut the door
Mood: Oooh! Shiny! 
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wildcelticrose | | Saturday, November 7th, 2009 | | 10:25 pm |
bcholmes - Spike Lee http://bcholmes.livejournal.com/512286.html 
07-Nov-2009 9:50p
I was Googling Malcolm X bio stuff today, and that got me in a mood to re-watch Lee's Malcolm X. I bought a copy several years ago, but I think I've only seen it once.
Coincidentally, I recently bought and watched a copy of Inside Man, one of my favourite heist films. Also by Lee. There's a scene in each film that's almost identical.
In Inside Man, Denzel Washington plays Detective Keith Frazier, who is the lead detective on a bank robbery. Frazier figures out that the robbery isn't a normal robbery, and he pushes and cajoles the head robber. Finally, to prove that the thieves mean business, they kill one of the hostages. Frazier suddenly becomes consumed. There's a shot: Frazier exits the police command vehicle, and we see him centred in the camera frame, walking forward. In fact, the actor is on a dolly with the camera, and the camera is dollying backward. The effect is that although the main character appears to be moving forward, at the same time there's a complete stillness about him. He's not walking; he's gliding. The effect makes him look intense. Single-minded.
Tonight, I noticed that Lee used the same kind of shot in Malcolm X. Malcolm, on his way to the church where he'll ultimately become assassinated, seems... I dunno. On automatic pilot. The same device is used. Washington, this time playing Malcolm X, moved down the sidewalk. As in Inside Man, the actor is on a dolly, and he's gliding. The distance between the camera and the actor remains constant. The background falls into the distance. Same intense, single-minded look.
I find it really interesting to see such clear examples of directorial devices.
bcholmes | | 10:25 pm |
erynn999 - Flame shift http://erynn999.livejournal.com/504727.html 
07-Nov-2009 6:51p
Tonight is my shift for keeping the flame. I'm experimenting with some different ways of dealing with keeping a flame going for 24 hours or so. The floating wicks I've been using haven't been working so well lately and I can't imagine what's changed. They used to be able to go for some days without a problem, now I can barely keep them going for a full shift. I'm thinking one of those twisted wires around a bit of wicking that can go into the cauldron, but that will mean I have to find some heavy bare wire to use. Nothing I have in the house is suitable.
Today I got my tickets for the Steampunk Exhibition Ball at Seattle's Museum of History and Industry. I'm linking to the FAQ page because the main page on the website is giving me a 404. Folks were talking it up at SteamCon and it sounded like a lot of fun. Music, dancing, and a host of other exciting goings-on are to be expected. The ball will be December 5th.
Tomorrow is a new local Steampunk event, the Movable Tea. Somebody suggested getting together for tea, but not at a fixed location, so folks will be hosting in various places. The first one is in Kenmore and should be fun. I have to remember to pick up some truffles for my contribution.
Laundry is going, dinner is in the oven, and I'm feeling a need to curl up and read.
Current Mood:  hungry
erynn999 | | 10:25 pm |
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fabricdragon - whose stupid idea was this? http://fabricdragon.livejournal.com/206114.html 
07-Nov-2009 9:23p
ok, i know i started my paticipation in National Knit a Sweater in the Month of November a bit late (November 5th. Guy Fawkes day)
and i know i decided to use up the yarn in my stash as a challenge....... and call it "gunpowder" in honor of Guy Fawkes Day.... and then i chose a LACE "V" pattern (you know, V for Vendetta?) to accentuate the design... which was dumb.. yes
but whose @#$%^& idea was it to ADD BEADS as itty accent bits on every other row on each side of the lace motif? i mean i am on a TIME crunch here... and i am adding beads to the #$%^&*& thing?
oh, right.. the entire pattern, including beads, is MY IDEA
god am i stupid
and obsessive
did i mention stupid?
and i had to tink back half a row and drop some stitches because i forgot some of the beads....
sigh
next time? bulky yarn. stockinette. pullover. one color
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paigemom - I just now realized I'm exhausted</ http://paigemom.livejournal.com/838849.html 
07-Nov-2009 7:26p
got home from last night's Samhain ritual at 12:15 this morning -- was awakened for the day at 7:00.
Took child to free H1N1 vaccine clinic this morning.
Read cards for 4 hours and even got roped into answering the phone at the head shop because they were SLAMMED with future stoners. Got paid $5 for saying, "yes, we have k2. It costs $ __ (chart was right in front of me). The store closes at 8:00. Yes, you need ID to buy it."
Came home, realized I had lunch at 10:30 this morning and hustled my mother and my child out the door to the Methodist church's annual turkey dinner which was nom nom. the homemade custard pie was particularly nom nom.
No wonder I'm exhausted.
paigemom | | 7:21 pm |
barbarah_ave - Josh and Seedlet http://barbarah-ave.livejournal.com/11351.html 
07-Nov-2009 5:48p
Ok, so, not angels obviously. But lately I've been remembering to write down really finny things that happen to me that could be made into comics, and pretty much every one of them happens while taking to Josh. He suggested I try to make a co-comic to go with BA, a lot of webcomic artists do it, so they can go back and forth between stories/characters and are more likely to update. So.. I'm trying that? I don't have a good name for this sub comic yet though. Josh and Seedlet seems kind of lame.
As for this comic, this EXACT conversation happened. Only differences are because I don't have a perfect memory and to be more concise. That's it. Enjoy.
barbarah_ave | | 7:21 pm |
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lupabitch - (No subject) http://lupabitch.livejournal.com/2006480.html 
07-Nov-2026 12:37p
I'm opening up the commission list for custom deer antler rune and ogam sets again! This will probably be the last set of commissions I do before the holidays, so if you were looking for gift sets, now's the time to get on the list!
( Information, pictures and current list under the cut )
Please feel free to pass this on to anyone you may think is interested, to include people who may not be on Livejournal--they can contact me at whishthound (at) gmail.com.
Also, all my artwork may be found here. Ritual tools, jewelry and more, all made with hides, bones, beads, and other such things, and ritually purified as part of my spiritual practice. ETA--As of 8:45 pm PST, our website was temporarily down.
And thank you! :)
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misslynx - Got the shot http://misslynx.livejournal.com/392857.html 
07-Nov-2009 1:49p
So, yesterday I got the H1N1 vaccine. No, they haven't opened it up to the general public yet, but my asthma, mild as it is, was enough to qualify me as high risk, particularly considering that any cold or flu I get has a higher-than-average likelihood of devolving into some kind of respiratory nastiness. Some of you might recall me posting last winter about a cold that morphed into something with horrible coughing spasms that were violent enough that I sometimes couldn't catch my breath between coughs, and felt like I was going to either throw up or pass out, and had major trouble sleeping at night, until I went on heavy-duty nausea-inducing antibiotics and codeine cough syrup. So I really didn't want to chance picking this particular flu up and possibly ending up on a respirator or something.
For those who are wondering what conditions are currently like at the public-health flu clinics:
( The process, and (minimal) wait times )
( Adjuvanted vs. non-adjuvanted )
( Side effects, or relative lack thereof )
Anyway, just thought I'd post the above for the benefit of anyone who was considering going to get the shot but wasn't sure about lineups, wait times, side effects, etc.
Current Mood:  okay
Current Music: Emilie Autumn - What If
misslynx | | 5:51 pm |
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