The Church loves Harry Potter

July 19th, 2007

This story is a real Hoot…

I personally do not buy into all the hype that surrounds the Harry Potter craze, but this article caught my eye so I just had to talk about it. What title?

A Guide Teaching How To Use Harry Potter To Evangelise

Now how great is that? With every other church in the world burning these books, up stands the Church of England to fight fire with fire. I mean, what better way to teach the bible then to utilize the only book in the UK to outsell it?

I’d love to get my hands on a copy of that guide so I could use it to help further my own occult aims *smirk* I mean, it simply must be useable by witches, magickians, and other occultists….right? I mean, it is closer to us then the Christian Church is it not?

Whatever is in it, I’d bet its at least a fun read.

would you like to know more?

[aads]Harry Potter [/aads]

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Poetry Entwined: Leaves are Leaving

July 18th, 2007


I caught myself today
Falling
Like the leaves on the oak tree in October
I cannot afford to be scattered
Upon the earth in a million pieces
A million places

 

So I wrap the noose tighter
Take a deep breath
Staple the smile in the perfect place
Grab my box filled with a million beads
And begin searching for the broken one
I will hold it tight as I fall

 

-=-
 Like a good man I’m out in the yard landscaping
To make my lawn pretty while mentally escaping
Though the tall aged oak outback belittles my work
By scattering it’s leaves and branches with a smirk
So it’s back to the grass with my favorite rake in hand

 

Till at another leaf pile I can make my stand
And all the while my loving wife does the same
Though the leaves we play with are a different game

 

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The Power of Sacrifice for Dinner

July 5th, 2007

Me holding up some dinner

Main faiths use the power of sacrifice for various aspects of religion and magick and you’ll even come across things in the simplest of sources that say to offer up this or that in the name of the gods. I have always wondered what you were supposed to do with the “sacrifice” when you are done sacrificing.

 A few days ago Cyndi and I were out in the yard killing chickens to put in the freezer so we could eat them later and as they ran around without heads I got to thinking… could I harness the life-energies as they are lost out the little naked necks of these Turkens?

 Then I thought to myself what if I did utilize such energies…what would happen to the carcass if I cooked and ate it? Can I give the life essence in sacrifice then keep the empty shell that remains for my own devices, or would that be bad form? And I’m not talking specifically about chickens. I’m taking about herbs, stones, and other things that one may offer up in supplication.

 These and more questions I think I will ponder over the next few days and weeks as we kill off several more roosters. And until I can come up with a few answers I think my mind will grind and my belly will rumble…

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Stress and the people I love

June 27th, 2007

A Tomorrow for us
Yesterday it was a chore
I tickled Lakota down on the floor
The day before it was a bother
I had her and her brother
The day before that had some stress
I had three kids put me to the test
Today it will be just the same
But only one child to play the game
Tomorrow will be another story
Because it will be just you and me

For the last several days, as well as a day last week I have been watching grandkids, and while watching Perrin several days a week is the norm for me (and therefore completely normal and sane) I have had the joys and horrors of watching Lakota and Devin. For the better part I have thoroughly enjoyed it. I love each child in different ways and in their own ways they bring me a certain contentment that I never knew existed. They also each have a special way of simply getting on my nerves; though that is something I can deal with in short bursts so generally goes unnoticed. Yesterday Lakota had to go back home, which I think was a good thing… While I will miss her till her next visit, I was also running out of patience. I think even she noticed it by the end of the day. I do not think it helped that I had a headache, and then it was topped off that I tried doing a few things online which should have taken only a few moments that ended up taking hours. I was a bit stressed to say the least.

Give me half a moment
Thirty seconds of silence
Is it too much to ask?
In Thirty seconds of silence
I just want to bask

I ended up going outside for several short bursts so I could just get a little peace of mind, which of course did not work as well as I hoped. Cletus and Usdi were underfoot and I worried about Lakota and Perrin inside. Though, I did get a short moment of Zen as I sat on the steps of the Patio with Squirrel (my gray cat) on my lap, Cletus at my feet, and Usdi sitting on the step next to me. I rubbed squirrel behind the ears with one hand, and my other one took turns scratching the chins of the dogs. That brief moment made me happy to be alive, as I got my thirty seconds of silence. When I went back in I had the vigor to grab Lakota, toss her on the couch. I then snatched Perrin and tossed him up on his cousin, then proceeded to give double SQUISHES and we all laughed and played till Cyndi and Amanda got back. It was then, I got another moment of Zen as I got to hug the woman I love…

A Garden of Emotion
I have a little basket where I keep all my thoughts
I pluck them one by one like tomatoes from the garden
Then gently place them in this basket hanging from my arm
They are put there side by side to protect them from harm
There are many different kinds like memories and emotion
I do my best to keep them all separated so they will not mix
But as I walk row by row sometimes my basket wobbles
And when this wicker box is full sometimes some will topple
Then tumble down to my feet, most are still OK
Though other times they may burst right open
So if I step in haste within such tomato paste
I too will fall

Cyndi has been overly stressed as of late and I am not 100% sure just how to help her, though I do my best to be there for her. I will not go into all the details of her stress, as that is not my place, but I do look forward to her life slowing down a bit so that we can find not just thirty seconds of silence together, but 30 minutes…no, not 30 minutes, longer, much longer. I love her dearly and waking up in her arms this morning was cause for me to wake up all wide eyed and chipper. I will do my best to give her the support she needs, as she is my support. I will do my best to love her with my all, because she loves me even more, and I will do all that I can to make sure that she is happy, because when I am with her, I am the happiest person alive.

Cyndi, I love you! I am here for you and I’ll help carry your basket…

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Life Lessons: Sharing

June 25th, 2007

Learning to share I think is an important life lesson that can be easily lost upon an only child. It can be lost on children that have siblings too old to be at a playing age as well.

 Both points I think are proven in my two boy grandchildren. Perrin is an only child, and for the better part soiled because of it. All the toys here are HIS and if anyone touches them he has a fit. Devin has a sister, but she is a few years older then he is, and a girl, so most of his toys are his as well. Get these two children together and its nothing but child tears and parents saying now let him play with it as they point to the other child.

 Today I have Lakota over and she was playing with the blue car while Perrin was playing with the green one. He noticed that she had one that he did not have so in his reality there was no longer a green car at all and only a blue one. I would not let Lakota give it to him, rather I gave him back the green one but as the green one was seemingly now non-existent there was nothing but screaming and tears as he got a healthy dose of “you have to share”.

 15 minutes later and he is now in bed 30 minutes early for a nap, and hes only just now starting to simmer down from the fit flinging.

 Terrible twos indeed! And to top that off, I am going to do my very best to have Lakota or Devin over at least once a week for the rest of the summer so I can do my part in instilling such a wonderful virtue of sharing.

 Being a grandparent (or even a parent or babysitter) is a magickal thing, and I fully believe that, though it’s not always shiny white magick that TV and story books make it out to be. Though you can bet on me making it look what way if I ever get around to writing that Q sitcom ;)

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