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  • Persephone

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    After reading some work by Jung and Kerenyi on the Maiden, Kore, and discussing it briefly with a friend, I thought I’d try to formulate my own ideas. What intrigued me and frustrated me about reading this book (“Essays on a Science of Mythology: The Myth of the Divine Child and the Mysteries of Eleusis”)…

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    I have a few projects in the works… First, The Rocky Horror Show! On Schofield Barracks at Tropics, this Friday and Saturday, the 28th and 29th, and Halloween night! (If you know me you have probably heard about this a million times already. But I’m really excited!) If anyone out there sees this and wants…

  • Attachment

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    I think I finally understand the Buddhist idea of “attachment.” I think it came about when I was thinking last night of how easily I had let my beloved off the phone, because he had to go. Earlier on I would be very reluctant to let him go. It occurred to me that when you…

  • Artsy outfit

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    I am also posting this over at the comments at The Rotund. Today’s outfit looks like this:

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    What would you guys like to see me cover in my writing?

  • Storytelling versus Literary Portraiture

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    I was reading The Best Spiritual Writing 2010 and there are a number of excellent pieces so far that made me think. In “The Judgment of Memory,” Joseph Bottum describes me pretty well as a modern writer who is good at taking a literary snapshot of description but not good at telling a story. My…

  • Small blessings

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    Thank goodness for those small moments that renew your faith in the world.  

  • Capricorn Moon

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    Last night I had the wonderful opportunity to participate once again in a Full Moon Ecstatic Dance, put together by Red Tent Hawaii.  It was, of course, a beautiful night, and I am very thankful for the ability to take part in such a beautiful event. I learned a few things during this moving meditation.…

  • An elemental revision

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    I was thinking last night about how I had modified my view of the four elements in paganism to better feel comfortable with what they’re supposed to stand for. The way I think about them is this: Air – Direction (or discretion) Fire – Will (same as it usually is) Water – Sensitivity Earth –…

  • A new paradigm

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    I was thinking while I was walking about the maiden/mother/crone paradigm. A song came on that made me think of my “maidenhood,” that time when I was 17, unattached, dancing my heart out to that song in Disneyland, attracting male attention and oblivious to how beautiful I was. This was my maidenhood. Then I realized…