Belief and Metaphor
This is my second column in Rending the Veil, from January 2007. The first step to expanding your reality is to discard the tendency to exclude things from possibility. — Meridjet Paradigm Shifting and Reality Tunnels "'Paradigm shift[ing]' has found uses. . . representing the notion of a major change in ...
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December 25, 2009
Success on Your Own Terms
I've been emailing back and forth with Tonya Kay (see thumbnail), a new writer in Rending the Veil's increasingly impressive roster of contributors. She is a uniquely special individual, and I thought I'd share some of her enthusiasm with you, along with some links. I'm not really familiar with her ...
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December 19, 2009
Yule Issue of Rending the Veil is Up
This issue, I didn't write anything myself, other than a couple of embarrassing emails. heh. Here are the links: See the new Yule layout at http://www.rendingtheveil.com. Featured The Magick of Christmas: Renewal and the Aeon by Leni Hester Greater Wheel of Fortune and Practical Magick by Frater Barrabbas Poetic Journeys - Winds of the Sea ...
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December 15, 2009
My First Column from 2006
This is my first Into the Aethyr, my column for Rending the Veil. I'll post more stuff at a later date. See also previous post. Through the Glass An aethyr is one of a succession of worlds in the Enochian Astral planes, and the fifth element, or spirit, in Wicca and Ceremonial ...
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December 14, 2009
The Nature of the Egregore
I've decided to start republishing my articles here so I have a copy in my own blog. Also, so maybe they'll actually be read. This article was originally published in Rending the Veil in December 2006. Michael Jackson was alive and well. There is no disrespect intended with use of his ...
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December 14, 2009
Samhain Issue of Rending the Veil
The Samhain issue of Rending the Veil is up 3 days early. :) There is a total of 32 pieces. There are two rebuttals to Don Tyson's article on atheism in the last issue. The featured content this issue are: Guttershaman Halloween Special by Cat Vincent Necromancy: Dark Art Exemplar? by ...
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October 22, 2009
English Language FAIL
I've been combing the thesaurus and the dictionary for a synonym for "experience" (verb form). Did you know that, unless you have a very specific experience in mind (e.g. "feel" or "imagine" or "meet," et al), there isn't a good substitute? I need an adjective adverb form of "experience," ending ...
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July 20, 2009
My Blog is, Firstly, For Me
An article in the NYTimes online today attempts to determine why people blog when they should be doing things like "homework and swim practice, or perhaps even housework and parenting." Their determination is that bloggers assume that just the act of starting a blog will provide an instant audience, followed ...
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June 7, 2009
New Issue of Rending the Veil is Incoming
The Midsummer issue of Rending the Veil is up. Or at least part of it is. I've been late due to illness. So.... I'm letting it trickle in. So far we have: Rufus Opus - "Conjuring Spirits the Old Fashioned Way" Sheta Kaey - "The Great Work of the Holy ...
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June 2, 2009
Things Are Definitely Moving
You know how it goes when you're trying to, for example, clean out a closet or garage or other area that's very disorganized – you make a much bigger mess before you actually create anything like order from the chaos. Yeah. That's my life for the last two months, and ...
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April 28, 2009
Birthday Coming Up
For those who care, my birthday is coming up at the end of the month, on the 29th. I'm saving to buy a compost turner on Amazon.com, so anyone who wants to give birthday gift items is recommended to purchase Amazon gift cards. My email address is sheta@rendingtheveil.com. I'd be ...
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March 11, 2009
Upcoming Prezzies for My Crew
This year, I hope that Rending the Veil becomes a more professional enterprise, and to promote that, I have ordered business cards for myself, Gerald, and Cally. I'm posting them because I want to. lol. I really need to sleep some more, but for now, have a gander at these… I ...
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January 31, 2009
Getting Hard For Me, Again
It's time for another cycle of "Where do I really need to be?" introspection. This whole magazine move for Rending the Veil is falling apart. I am starting to think it might be time to seriously consider giving it up. I don't want to do that, but I can't continue ...
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December 19, 2008
Rending the Veil Coming Soon
The Lughnasadh issue of Rending the Veil will go public on August 1. Here's the content you'll see: "The Rapier's Edge - An Interview with Donald Tyson" (interview by Sheta Kaey) "Ocular Distortion," a photography column this issue featuring an image by Gerald del Campo: "Ginkgo" "A Magical View of Spirits and Evocation" ...
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July 27, 2008
Recent Sheta News
As per usual, my energy is scattered due to severe disorganization. I actually tend to be an organized person by nature, but I organize in spurts which are followed by a steadily gathering layer of chaos. My chaos has reached such a level that it's interfering with my ability to ...
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July 21, 2008
Just a Warning
Well, the site crashed again and I've lost a variety of settings. I'll try to re-upload the database again later and see if they return, but if not at least I have my posts. My life is chaos and I've been alternately stressed and depressed with random bouts of deeply ...
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June 9, 2008
Beltane Issue of RTV is Live!
The Beltane issue of Rending the Veil is now live. You can view it here. We have content from Taylor Ellwood and Lupa, Donald Tyson, Gerald del Campo, and several new writers. We have feature articles, fiction, art that will blow your mind, columns and book reviews! Don't miss it! Sorry ...
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