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Death Rituals

aethyrflux May 01, 2007 09:34

This evening, the mojo_meeting will meet @ the Flipside Warehouse!

We gather @ 7:30pm, start a 15 minute meditation @ 8:00pm, & follow with discussion until 10:30pm.
You may join us at any time you like; but please be respectful/quiet if you happen to enter during the meditation.

Tonight's topic: Death Rituals!

( What are the Mojo Meetings? )

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revisiting taboos...

aethyrflux Apr 24, 2007 09:35

We are re-starting the mojo_meeting in real-time/space!

They will be held @ the Burner Warehouse on Tuesday evenings ( Read more... )

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0123 Preparations for The Year of the Fire Boar

aethyrflux Jan 21, 2007 04:08

This year, I am celebrating with three other people who share the same birthday as myself (January 23rd). This is the fourth time we have done this in one form or another ( Read more... )

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Aeon of the Dying God: A Retrospective (Beginning @ the End)

aethyrflux Dec 18, 2006 11:12

Last night, I attended a screening of a 'documentary' called, The God Who Wasn't There:

It's a decent introduction to some of the more spurious aspects of contemporary xtianity, including the following points:

The Jesus of the Gospels bears a striking resemblance to other ancient heroes and the figureheads of pagan savior cults (...my perennially ( Read more... )

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"The Great Correction"

aethyrflux Nov 27, 2006 11:32

( So, have you heard about the Last Sunday gathering? )

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crossroads ahead...

aethyrflux Oct 17, 2004 17:50

ironically (today being sunday & all), my philosophy studies have been about theism & atheism...

( so, i have been thinking about the roles that spiritual/religious rituals play in our lives. )

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seperation from both church and state

aethyrflux Oct 13, 2004 09:56

( No Gods, No Masters )

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(Untitled)

aethyrflux Oct 11, 2004 20:52

ok, after this one, these posts will no longer appear in my journal, since we have created the new mojo_meeting community; but i thought it would be a good idea to remind people that this week, we are meeting in a different location ( Read more... )

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re: Mojo Meeting on Forgiveness (was: notes - long)

aethyrflux Oct 08, 2004 14:27

thank you SO much, hanzatsu, for taking notes during our meeting about forgiveness... and posting them for us to enjoy in the new mojo_meeting community!
this is pure bliss to be able to see how deep we explored and realize that we have still only scratched the surface of the issues.
( my response to the notes dragged on so long, i thought it best to make a new post... )

salon, forgiveness, mojo meeting, trust

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the king and his debtors

aethyrflux Oct 05, 2004 15:58

According to this article on the Prisoner's Dilemma, "A New Way To Think About Rules To Live By," by Carl Sagan ( Read more... )

fearlessness, government, salon, forgiveness, prisoner's dilemma, mojo meeting, society, reciprocal altruism, bucky fuller, taz, criminal, carl sagan, game theory, evolutionary cooperation, xtian, howard bloom, trust, "bob"