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( On dancing the tension between order and dissolution )

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( Weight loss, ordeals, Ereshkigal, and Lohain -- and a change of perspective for me )

My ordination was February 14th ( Read more... )

My weekend, which started out not-so-great on Friday evening, got better, but overall was decidedly odd, even for me ( Read more... )

In the course of a conversation on someone else's LJ, this comment was made:

Ereshkigal is Not Nice, At All.That is, of course, the common opinion of Ereshkigal. Since I haven't talked all that much about Her in this journal, I thought it was worthwhile to post my response here ( Read more... )

Wow. . . I was unprepared for the one-two shot from the universe today.

First, on the subject of "weight loss" -- which I put in quotes because while I do want to lose weight, I do think about it in a holistic way: better eating habits, more exercise, more water, and etc. Today on FetLife, I found a post from someone asking what group members ( Read more... )

A friend shared, in a locked post, an entry about a particularly gruesome crucifix that has recently been removed from a church in West Sussex because it scared the children and did not create a welcoming atmosphere.

She also included a link to an image of the crucifix in question. And yes, it's fairly gruesome ( Read more... )

I'm still feeling physically wrung out, but last night I was told in no uncertain terms that I needed to do something for evening practice. So I got up, took my position standing in my bedroom, and this is what happened. . . .

I stand to do my exercises, begin to the ground into the Underworld. Stop.

I root myself in this earth, I say silently. ( Read more... )

Me: I have become a vortex. All of my energy has been going in and down. I need to change that. It's not healthy. I need balance. I'm thinking about Inanna and her ascent. I need to work with those energies again. Can I work with her again now?

Ereshkgial: Yes, you can work with her again now. You could not do so before because you would simply ( Read more... )