The Square Peg
I have often thought that
If only I had been born into a tribal society
I would have been given a costume and drum
A place and role in society
And happily spent my life as a shaman serving my community
Instead I am stuck working retail
Moving through Western society as awkwardly
As a square peg jammed into a round hole
And practicing my spirituality behind closed doors
That Stick Up Your Ass
… or everyone doesn’t have to be nice, or serious, all the time … especially me!
In fact I am almost never 100% serious, even when ranting. But you can take me any way you like, its all good in my world(s)
Satire:
* A literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn
* Trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly
* A message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
Sarcasm:
* A sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain
* A mode of satirical wit depending for its effect on bitter, caustic, and often ironic language that is usually directed against an individual b : the use or language of sarcasm
Trickster:
* One that swindles or plays tricks.
* A mischievous or roguish figure in myth or folklore, often an animal, who typically makes up for physical weakness with cunning and subversive humor.
* A mischievous being found in the folklore of many primitive people; sometimes distinguished by prodigious biological drives and exaggerated bodily parts.
* One who tricks or deceives the hero of a… Continue reading
Ye Olde Reading List
I came across this old reading list on Mysticwicks the other day. I like the MW Magazine (I have a couple of articles in early editions) but have neglected the forum for a while now. Anyways it seems 4 years later people are still using this reading list and I realized its not on the Hedge!
It used to be, back in the early days when the Hedge was lavender, pink and pastel green … written by hand in novice HTML code. Remember those days? hehehehe
So for old times sake, here is an old reading list. Not sure if all these books would be on this list today, and I wouldn’t be so bold and arrogant as to separate things into categories such as Beginner or Advanced. But I will let it stand as it was some 4 years ago (or however long its been, has it been that long???)
You can find a somewhat updated list here.
Some Book Suggestions for a Nature Witch
* Books with an asterisk are on Juniper’s favorite list.*
I would recommend reading at least one book in each subject group before moving on to the next level (beginner to intermediate, intermediate to… Continue reading
The Song of Spells
The Song of Spells
145.
Those songs I know, which nor sons of men
nor queen in a king’s court knows;
the first is Help which will bring thee help
in all woes and in sorrow and strife.
146.
A second I know, which the son of men
must sing, who would heal the sick.
147.
A third I know: if sore need should come
of a spell to stay my foes;
when I sing that song, which shall blunt their swords,
nor their weapons nor staves can wound.
148.
A fourth I know: if men make fast
in chains the joints of my limbs,
when I sing that song which shall set me free,
spring the fetters from hands and feet.
149.
A fifth I know: when I see, by foes shot,
speeding a shaft through the host,
flies it never so strongly I still can stay it,
if I get but a glimpse of its flight.
150.
A sixth I know: when some thane would harm me
in runes on a moist tree’s root,
on his head alone shall light the ills
of the curse that he called upon mine.
151.
A seventh I know: if I see… Continue reading
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