A bit about me, if anyone is interested. :-)
About me
Name: Rachael
Magickal mottos:
Golden Dawn: I.I.I.
Gnostic Alchemical Church of Typhon-Christ: Libertas Aeternus
The Hermetic and Alchemical Order of QBLH: Libertas
Coven outer court name: Seren
Affiliations: Initiate and former priestess of Saguaro Moon (a neopagan witchcraft coven in the US); Initiate & former student of the Golden Dawn (US); Initiate and former Order Astrologer, and former Senior Priestess The Hermetic and Alchemical Order of QBLH (international) and Lodge Laylah (Sydney, NSW, Australia); Priestess & Bishop The Gnostic Alchemical Church of Typhon-Christ (international), acting Bishop & Priestess GAC- Australia; Priestess of CSS in Taree, NSW (a neopagan witchcraft coven); member and dedicant student in ADF.
Long-time practicing Hellenic Polytheist; member (but not terribly active at the moment) of Neokoroi
Seeker of British Traditional Wicca
Theoretical student of Celtic Reconstruction and Orthodox Kemeticism
Age: about to turn 40 and very happy about it
Resides: Mid-North Coast, NSW, Australia
Originally from: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Current occupation: Wildlife rescuer/rehabilitator
Hobbies: Cooking, gardening, reading, gaming (pnp D&D, NWN, The Sims, Illuminati, etc.), hard sciences (astronomy, astrobiology, astrophysics, seismology, meteorology, veterinary medicine, biology, chemistry), travel, creating animated computer graphics, cross stitch, perfume making, jewellery making, beadwork.
Areas of special esoteric research: Astrology (natal, horary, electional and medical); Tarot; English Qaballa, sex magick, sigil work.
Patrons and particular deities with whom I work closely: Aphrodite, Artemis, Ares, Hekate, Hestia, Pan, Poseidon and few others from other pantheons whose names- in some certain traditions with which I'm involved- are oathbound.
Likes: Smart, curious people; sarcastically funny people; documentaries; all types of music (but for country & western); all animals but particularly birds.
Dislikes: Wilful and deliberate ignorance; racism; “culture vultures”, dramallamas.
Favourite quotes:
* “Every man and every woman is a star.”- Al I,3
* “He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” - Thomas Paine
* “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates
* "Men are like a fine wine. They all start out like grapes, and it's our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you'd like to have dinner with." - Kathleen Mifsud
* "It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it."- Oscar Wilde
* "An occultation of Venus is not half so difficult as an eclipse of the Sun, but because it comes seldom the world thinks it's a grand thing. -- Mark Twain
* "She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot." - Mark Twain
* "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." - Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love.
* “Those who stand for nothing, fall for anything.” - Alexander Hamilton
* “The stars incline, they do not compel.” - Anonymous
My other journals:
sunvenus Rants, day to day stuff, the place where I let my hair down (not for the easily offended).
rachaels_lj Mostly about my wildlife work and creative endeavours, edited so younger family memebrs can read about all the cute critters.
infinite_stars Computer graphics journal.
Name: Rachael
Magickal mottos:
Golden Dawn: I.I.I.
Gnostic Alchemical Church of Typhon-Christ: Libertas Aeternus
The Hermetic and Alchemical Order of QBLH: Libertas
Coven outer court name: Seren
Affiliations: Initiate and former priestess of Saguaro Moon (a neopagan witchcraft coven in the US); Initiate & former student of the Golden Dawn (US); Initiate and former Order Astrologer, and former Senior Priestess The Hermetic and Alchemical Order of QBLH (international) and Lodge Laylah (Sydney, NSW, Australia); Priestess & Bishop The Gnostic Alchemical Church of Typhon-Christ (international), acting Bishop & Priestess GAC- Australia; Priestess of CSS in Taree, NSW (a neopagan witchcraft coven); member and dedicant student in ADF.
Long-time practicing Hellenic Polytheist; member (but not terribly active at the moment) of Neokoroi
Seeker of British Traditional Wicca
Theoretical student of Celtic Reconstruction and Orthodox Kemeticism
Age: about to turn 40 and very happy about it
Resides: Mid-North Coast, NSW, Australia
Originally from: Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Current occupation: Wildlife rescuer/rehabilitator
Hobbies: Cooking, gardening, reading, gaming (pnp D&D, NWN, The Sims, Illuminati, etc.), hard sciences (astronomy, astrobiology, astrophysics, seismology, meteorology, veterinary medicine, biology, chemistry), travel, creating animated computer graphics, cross stitch, perfume making, jewellery making, beadwork.
Areas of special esoteric research: Astrology (natal, horary, electional and medical); Tarot; English Qaballa, sex magick, sigil work.
Patrons and particular deities with whom I work closely: Aphrodite, Artemis, Ares, Hekate, Hestia, Pan, Poseidon and few others from other pantheons whose names- in some certain traditions with which I'm involved- are oathbound.
Likes: Smart, curious people; sarcastically funny people; documentaries; all types of music (but for country & western); all animals but particularly birds.
Dislikes: Wilful and deliberate ignorance; racism; “culture vultures”, dramallamas.
Favourite quotes:
* “Every man and every woman is a star.”- Al I,3
* “He who dares not offend cannot be honest.” - Thomas Paine
* “The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates
* "Men are like a fine wine. They all start out like grapes, and it's our job to stomp on them and keep them in the dark until they mature into something you'd like to have dinner with." - Kathleen Mifsud
* "It is what you read when you don't have to that determines what you will be when you can't help it."- Oscar Wilde
* "An occultation of Venus is not half so difficult as an eclipse of the Sun, but because it comes seldom the world thinks it's a grand thing. -- Mark Twain
* "She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot." - Mark Twain
* "A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." - Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love.
* “Those who stand for nothing, fall for anything.” - Alexander Hamilton
* “The stars incline, they do not compel.” - Anonymous
My other journals:
sunvenus Rants, day to day stuff, the place where I let my hair down (not for the easily offended).
rachaels_lj Mostly about my wildlife work and creative endeavours, edited so younger family memebrs can read about all the cute critters.
infinite_stars Computer graphics journal.