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
In Which I Rant
The New York Times today reports (among content about the new health care bill and the release of the names of those killed at Fort Hood) that "There are just over 100 people in the world serving sentences of life without parole for crimes they committed as juveniles in which ...
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November 8, 2009
Email From a Seeker
I received an email from a young girl – I'd peg her at 13-15 years old, but I could be way off. I'm posting the text and my reply, minus identifying bits. Her email: Hello, I know this sounds kind of weird but I sort of need your ...
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January 23, 2009
I Fail at Napping, But Win at Getting Up
Well, the nap plan didn't work out, but I did get the loose items weighted down or picked up. Unless the storm is strong enough to pick up 20 or 30 lbs, I figure I'm good. I tied the garbage cans to the porch rails. It's fairly sheltered there. I've installed ...
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August 4, 2008
Quote of the Day
Indeed, there would be no hatred of others without hatred of self. If we truly felt good about ourselves, we would have no interest in wasting precious life energy resenting or attacking anyone. The urge to blame others arises only out of feeling bad about ourselves, which originally developed out ...
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July 24, 2008
Quote of the frakken day
My friend Caliedo is featured in the upcoming (this weekend) issue of Rending the Veil, with an article on Nontheistic Energy Work (part 2). This quote rocks my socks: It is ... imperative to understand that while one might be limited in the ability to perceive or understand the universe, that ...
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June 21, 2008
Personal Growth Discussion
I was having a chat with a long-lost, rediscovered friend today that resulted in some stuff I wanted to save. Skim if you like, but I recommend reading. We were discussing qabala, and I found some quotes... Sheta: "The word nephesh (soul) designates the lower self in the time of sleep, ...
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May 29, 2008
Trust is a Difficult Issue
For documentation purposes, I need to post about a recent event, though there's only so much I want to post publicly. I'm looking into a way to filter some posts to registered users of this site, but for now I will only give a sketchy description and it will have ...
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May 24, 2008
Funny Anecdotes to Blush By
I think I have to start carrying around a little notebook so that when I see/hear/think of something funny or significant, I can write it down to blog later. There have been at least three occasions in the past week when I’ve said, “I have to blog about this!” only ...
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May 9, 2008
Hope is Within You
Once in a while I receive an email from someone seeking my help or Meridjet’s help with problems and issues that I’m not remotely qualified for. Often, these people are already in counseling or other treatment that provide them the tools they need to solve things on their own. But ...
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April 20, 2008
Astral Plane and Food Offerings
Okay, I had to stay and show you this one. It brings up several practices that might affect those with spirit companions, and other folks will find interesting as well. From 22 October 2003: Last night, we replayed first meeting again. I was having a hard time perceiving him on any ...
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April 20, 2008
Spirits are Morally Ambiguous
Today, as I slept, there was discussion on the spirit companion yahoogroup regarding spirits, lying, and teaching lessons. One member described how her SC tests her by teaching her hard, painful lessons, and other members chipped in to opine that ‘good’ spirits would never lie or do anything to hurt ...
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