Random Friday Bits
I'd like to hear a really angry, punk version of "Shock the Monkey."
I had a dream a few nights ago that I had dinner with the devil. We were in a fairly nice restaurant having a civilized discussion. He looked very much like one of my friends (whose first name is the same as mine) except for being a bit pinker. During the course of the conversation, the devil mentioned that he was Beethoven - not as in ol' Ludwig had made some kind of pact, or he acted as some kind of diabolical muse, but that he, the devil, had personally incarnated as Beethoven.
He then hinted at making some kind of musical deal. I think I said maybe.
Evil Dead is amusing, Evil Dead II has its moments, Army of Darkness is great, but you don't really "get it" until you see all three of them - because when you put all three together, Ash follows the classic hero's journey as outlined in Hero with a Thousand Faces. (There's a CONvergence panel for you.)
Is there anyone who gives a better example of "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law" than President George W. Bush?
Doesn't Liber Al II:21 summarize the current administration's domestic policy? "We have nothing with the outcast and the unfit: let them die in their misery. For they feel not. Compassion is the vice of kings: stamp down the wretched & the weak: this is the law of the strong: this is our law and the joy of the world."
Isn't our foreign policy in III:4-8? "Choose ye an island! Fortify it! Dung it about with enginery of war! I will give you a war-engine. With it ye shall smite the peoples; and none shall stand before you."
Isn't our War on Terror and treatment of detainees in III:18? "Mercy let be off; damn them who pity! Kill and torture; spare not; be upon them!"
I've observed before that the powers of the demons listed in the Lesser Key are, for the most part, not terribly useful for most people, but could be really handy if you were, say, trying to fight a war or run a country. This was made clearer to me by a section of The Magician, the Witch and the Law. It turns out that in 13th century Europe, accusations of magical interference (either personally or by acquiring the services of a sorcerer) were most commonly brought against courtiers and other members of the court. Fascinating book.
Wednesday's quote: "A band without a web site is like a picnic without a tuba."
I had a dream a few nights ago that I had dinner with the devil. We were in a fairly nice restaurant having a civilized discussion. He looked very much like one of my friends (whose first name is the same as mine) except for being a bit pinker. During the course of the conversation, the devil mentioned that he was Beethoven - not as in ol' Ludwig had made some kind of pact, or he acted as some kind of diabolical muse, but that he, the devil, had personally incarnated as Beethoven.
He then hinted at making some kind of musical deal. I think I said maybe.
Evil Dead is amusing, Evil Dead II has its moments, Army of Darkness is great, but you don't really "get it" until you see all three of them - because when you put all three together, Ash follows the classic hero's journey as outlined in Hero with a Thousand Faces. (There's a CONvergence panel for you.)
Is there anyone who gives a better example of "Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law" than President George W. Bush?
Doesn't Liber Al II:21 summarize the current administration's domestic policy? "We have nothing with the outcast and the unfit: let them die in their misery. For they feel not. Compassion is the vice of kings: stamp down the wretched & the weak: this is the law of the strong: this is our law and the joy of the world."
Isn't our foreign policy in III:4-8? "Choose ye an island! Fortify it! Dung it about with enginery of war! I will give you a war-engine. With it ye shall smite the peoples; and none shall stand before you."
Isn't our War on Terror and treatment of detainees in III:18? "Mercy let be off; damn them who pity! Kill and torture; spare not; be upon them!"
I've observed before that the powers of the demons listed in the Lesser Key are, for the most part, not terribly useful for most people, but could be really handy if you were, say, trying to fight a war or run a country. This was made clearer to me by a section of The Magician, the Witch and the Law. It turns out that in 13th century Europe, accusations of magical interference (either personally or by acquiring the services of a sorcerer) were most commonly brought against courtiers and other members of the court. Fascinating book.
Wednesday's quote: "A band without a web site is like a picnic without a tuba."