The focus on the abstract and the symbolic in many modern traditions is a bit odd in my opinion. Not that the abstract and symbolic don't have a place or value, of course. As a born mystic, these things have always intrigued and interested me. It's the amount of focus and the importance placed that I think is a harmful thing for really growing and ( Read more... )

I was re-reading part of The Web That Has No Weaver, and was reading a section on analysis that was essentially about a trigram, External/Internal, Excessive/Deficient, Hot/Cold, each a Yang/Yin pair, eight possible states from three binaries.  My mind wandered and I started thinking of Western magical systems, particularly the four elements ( Read more... )

The family I'm currently staying with has an autistic son. He's grown now, but one of his favourite activities is his water play, a love for his whole life. He has many containers, which he fills and pours out, fills and pours out. He used both the sink and bathtub, often filling the bathtub as well. When he was younger, he flooded the bathroom ( Read more... )

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This and the previous post were replies to an email on a list, though I've removed the parts that are relevant only to the message I was replying to.  I liked how I said what I said and figured I'd share it with anyone who wants to read it.

This is in regards the the article Rethinking the Watchtowers by Mike Nichols.  It is from a Wicca perspective ( Read more... )

This and the next post were replies to an email on a list, though I've removed the parts that are relevant only to the message I was replying to.  I liked how I said what I said and figured I'd share it with anyone who wants to read it ( Read more... )

God's eye - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:The Ojo de Dios (God's eye) is a ritual tool, magical object and cultural symbol evoking the weaving motif and its spiritual associations. For the Huichol peoples of northwestern Mexico, The God's Eye is symbolic of the power of seeing and understanding that which is unknown and unknowable, The Mystery. ( Read more... )

The concept of elements making up the world is common all across the world.  However, the number and specifics change in different places and traditions ( Read more... )