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From: sallyb@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Sally Bowley)
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Subject: Re: info wanted on runes
Date: 21 Aug 92 19:14:09 GMT
Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.

In article <1992Aug20.213959.20587@u.washington.edu> mimir@milton.u.washington.edu (Al Billings) writes:
>In article <1992Aug20.054458.1702@qiclab.scn.rain.com> sallyb@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Sally Bowley) writes:
>>
>>hi janis!
>>there's 25 of 'em in the sets i make. 
>
> Oh no! The dreaded Blumian, New Age, Blank Rune! Once and for all, the
>Elder Futhark has 24 runes, no matter how many new age authors add an extra.

once and for all, if you'd ask rather than assume and flame, you'd
have found that the 25th rune in my set is *not* the blank rune of
ralph blum.

my references are r.i.page (runes, reading the past) and edred
thorsson (futhark, a handbook of rune magic). the extra rune is an
optional one which most people like the idea of and is based on
something personal to the user which we create together. and if that
makes me a dreaded new age author, then that's okay. it also allows
for freedom of choice........
sally

>Wassail,
>Grendel
>Gothi of Barnstokker Hearth
>
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From: n9140397@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Michael J. Hamilton)
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Subject: Re: New Thread: Pagan Fiction
Summary: MZB Mists of Avalon, PA Tarot
Date: 14 Aug 92 19:29:11 GMT
Organization: Western Washington University

_Mists_of_Avalon_ by Marion Zimmer Bradley was
by far the best peice of pagan fiction I've ever
read.  There's a lot of philosphy packed into a
great stroy.

The Tarot series by Piers Anthony was pretty good,
though not especially, at least by comparison.

A classic, which maybe isn't quite "pagan", but
definately a must read for anyone in that sort of
a belief direction:  Robert Heinlin's (sp?)
_Stranger_in_a_Strange_Land_.  It's been recently 
rereleased with some extra material which was edited 
back when it was first released.  Like I said, it's 
definately a must-read.

Dymen.
From: jblain@ac.dal.ca
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Subject: Re: New Thread: Pagan Fiction
Date: 22 Aug 92 02:22:22 GMT
Organization: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

In article <1992Aug19.165912.24930@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk>, jack@dcs.glasgow.ac.uk (Jack Campin) writes:
> Some rather different suggestions:
> 
> - Robert Graves' "King Jesus", which is almost a pagan Life of Christ
>   (not quite as intentionally offensive as "the Satanic Verses", but
>   I suspect the main reason Christian bigots haven't gone after it is
>   that nobody's tried to turn into a movie and people like that don't
>   read books).

Add also Robert Graves' "Seven Days in New Crete" which is a futurist
account of how after the world went crazy (or all the people in it) some
people tried to reclaim life, happiness, etc, by forming a Bronze Age-ish
culture based on the Triple Goddess Ana/Mari/Nimue and Her worship. 
Graves' main character is a poet from the 1950s who is transported magically 
into this culture (by a witch called Sally) at the instigation of the 
Goddess and for Her purposes.

Bet you didn't know RG wrote science fiction/fantasy (or prophesy?).

Oops - I think it went by another name in North America. "When the North
Wind Rises" or something like that.

Incidentally - is someone doing something with all this information?
-- 

	Jenny		Jblain @ ac.dal.ca
__________________________________________________________________________
	I was in many shapes before I was released:
	.....
	I was a path, I was an eagle, I was a coracle in seas;
	I was a bubble in beer, I was a drop in a shower;
	I was a sword in hand, I was a shield in battle.
	I was a string in a harp enchanted nine years, in the water as foam;
	I was a spark in fire, I was wood in a bonfire;
	I am not one who does not sing; I have sung since I was small.

						[from The Book of Taliesin]
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
From: radzy@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU (T. O. Radzykewycz)
Subject: Re: Pagan music (was Re: New Thread: Pagan Fiction)
Organization: International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 06:21:54 GMT

Ailsa N.T. Murphy <IO81409@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> writes:
> the FAQ list DEFINITELY needs a list o pagan books, fiction,
> amd music!

I'm keeping the posts about music and fiction.  I have many of the
posts from the last time the pagan music thread went through.

I also have the list of movies that Lynne collected.  (Hiya, sweets!)

If anyone has a list of pagan non-fiction, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
send it to me (or any of us who are working on the FAQ).

Blessings, and keep 'em coming!

		-- radzy

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Newsgroups: alt.pagan,alt.co-evolution
From: ciaran@county.lmt.mn.org (Ciaran Benson)
Subject: Re: Amber...Jet.
Followup-To: alt.pagan,alt.co-evolution
Reply-To: ciaran@county.lmt.mn.org (Ciaran Benson)
Organization: LaserMaster Technologies, Minneapolis, MN
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 92 21:11:35 GMT

:"...so far, the amber that i've acquired has no smell. i have a
:great piece almost tear drop shaped containing two tiny flies,
:but no smell.
:sally"

  I worked in an alternative religion bookstore, and the
proprietess was heavily into amber because of the attention
we've noticed the Fey pay to the stuff whenever they can get
their hands on it.  They seem to like it even better than
elder blossom tea and black berries.  Devas are, as probably
could be expected, only slightly curious about it, but
someone walking along with an amber necklace can expect to
come back out of the woods sans necklace, but done up in any
number of wreaths of flowers with leaves in their hair, with
one of those "oh, wow" looks on their face.

  The Fey out where I live seem only midly interested in amber,
however, perhaps because of all of our century-old pines and
their copious piles of fresh and aged pitch.  The Fey I live
with seem much more intreged by freshly brewed beer, loud
noises, and reconstruction.

  Anyways, one of the owner's of the store spends a lot of
time making jewelry, and when she's filing amber to hold
it in a loop of wire the smell is distinguishable in the
next room.  Perhaps if you scratched the surface you would
"release" the odor (something which I would certainly not
suggest with a piece like you described ... with a small
piece with no bugs or distinguishing marks, perhaps, but
with something like you've described I'd probably end up
sacrificing it to a lake or something like that and wouldn't
get to smell it anyway ... geef !! here I am wandering again).

  And as Janis's wonderful poem mentioned, it smells very
distinctly when burned as inscense.

  We try to only use amber filings for the inscense, BTW, and
only then during rituals leading up to or following a sweatlodge
or for Samhain or other ritual where we WANT to invoke ancient
wisdom and perspective beyond our ability to conceive.

  The aroma of the amber does vary, from something approximating
frankenscense resin to fresh pine pitch.  I find the muskier
smell of the "old stuff" to give a much better buzz.

  Blessed be, Ciaran.

  p.s. I cross-posted this over to alt.co-evolution since they
seem to be into the Perilandra stuff (of which I have varing
opinions, but they seem to like to work with the Fey as well,
which, in my humble experience, almost always leads to an
appreciation of amber).


Newsgroups: alt.pagan
From: sallyb@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Sally Bowley)
Subject: Re: Amber...Jet.
Organization: SCN Research/Qic Laboratories of Tigard, Oregon.
Date: Thu, 13 Aug 1992 07:28:13 GMT

In article <DPmePB8w164w@ailanth.UUCP> ailsa%ailanth.uucp@wang.com (Ailsa N.T. Murphy) writes:
>
>what a concidence!  when katy was just little, just becoming toilet-trained, i
>bought her a carved jet water-buffalo bead, about three inchesa long, to make
>her her first necklace (i was pretty gardnerian in those days, still being new
>and that having been about all i had read) for her initiation into childhood
>from babyhood.  i tied the water buffalo so she would be facing toward her,
>with the idea of it being a protector for her.  never knew i was repeating a
>pattern of my ancestors!

that's great! i'm finding that the more i "do" in the way of
spirituality, the more i realize i "knew" all along. 

>i love amber, always have.  i have a box of non-gem-quality amber in front of
>the goddess figurine fo the day on my altar, and i always pick it up to breathe
>deeply from it as i go into meditative trances.  now i think i want to acquire
>some jet too, and the heck with the gardnerian priestesses!  i want an amber
>and jet beaded necklace too!!!

me too - i've been looking for one for a long time. at the bead museum
in prescott, arid-zona they have a marvellous display of amber
from around the world; some of the "beads" that make up one necklace
from africa are as large as golf balls. truly spectacular. i decided i
would try and gather bits of amber and jet myself and make my own
necklace, s i've not seen any ready made. there was a pair of a/j ear
rings in a gallery in portland a while back - i was so tempted, but i
didn't think my bank manager would look on it in quite the same way
;-)
D
>do carved amber beads smell nice when worn like the amber chunks i have do?
>the amber necklaces i haev seen look too much like plastic...

i know what you mean - and a lot of the stuff that sells as amber,
isn't. so far, the amber that i've acquired has no smell. i have a
great piece almost tear drop shaped containing two tiny flies, but
no smell. 
sally

>                                             -ailsa
>
>p.s. i haven't responded to janis' original post because i responded to it in
>email a couple of sweeks ago.  it looks reworked slightly, and it is STILL
>beautiful!  i want to marry janis...  B)
>
>=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
>     ailsa%ailanth.uucp@wang.com                   ________
>        I don't need a hero                Silence \      / Action
>        I don't need a soldier                =     \    /    =
>        I did when i was younger            Death    \  /    Life
>        But now i'm so much older.                    \/


Newsgroups: alt.pagan
From: radzy@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU (T. O. Radzykewycz)
Subject: Re: Hitler as Occultist (was: Re: Numbers)
Organization: International Computer Science Institute, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 14:51:42 GMT

radzy@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Lynne Radzykewycz) writes:
> / hpcc01:alt.pagan / ciaran@county.lmt.mn.org (Ciaran Benson) / 11:28 am  Aug 15, 1992 /
> >  p.s.  Hey -- wasn't that a FABULOUS moon we just had?  Big
> > and bright and shiney -- and only 45 degrees (F) during our
> 
> It sure was!  
> 
> My sweetie and I packed up some supplies after dinner that night 
> and headed over to the local wildlife refuge.  We hiked to the top
> of one of the hills, spread out the blanket, poured two glasses of
> wine, and watched as the Sun made his descent in the sky.  When he
> touched the horizon, we made a toast to him and kept him company
> as he descended beneath the horizon.... then watched the wonderous 
> display of pink, then red, then violet in the early night
> sky.
> 
> Then we turned to face the eastern horizon to await the appearance
> of the Moon.  Unbeknownst to us, there were clouds at the top of
> the hills on the eastern horizon, so what we first saw was an
> unusual glow of rich yellow on the horizon.  We gasped in delight 
> and raised a toast to the Moon, then watched her rise to display 
> her full glory above the horizon and then above the clouds.
> 
> We headed home under her light, with the first glimmerings of stars
> in the night sky.
> 
> Ahhhhh!
> 
> Lynne

I have a poet for a sweetie!

Blessings!

		-- radzy

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From: idfraser@ersys.edmonton.ab.ca (Ian Fraser)
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Subject: Re: New Thread: Pagan Fiction
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 04:10:50 MDT
Organization: Edmonton Remote Systems #1, Edmonton, AB, Canada

radzy@ICSI.Berkeley.EDU (T. O. Radzykewycz) writes:

- system@korova.uucp (razorback) writes:
- > as for unimaginative...well..i dont think [Heinlein's] called
- > "the father of sci-fi" for the HELL of it...:>
-
- Ahem.  I've always heard that Verne was the "father of sci-fi".
- Not some young upstart like Heinlein.
-
- As a squid, you should *know* better.  :-)

Actually, R. A. Heinline was the first person ever declared a "Grand Master" of
science fiction. The accolade came from his peers, and reflected the awe in
which he was (and still is) held by many in the SF community.

During a career that started during the "Golden age of Science Fiction" (which
many consider to have started with the publication of Heinlein's first story)
right up until his death a few years ago, Robert Anson Heinlein was a giant in
the field of speculitive fiction. Many people have strong opinions about the
man, usually based on their perception of what he believed. (Heinlein repeated
refused to discuss his beliefs, and I hae seen people as diverse as the OTO and
the Baptists take 'credit' for forming his belief system.

I remember him as the man who first showed me that it was permissable to hold
beliefs that differed from the mainstream. (Heady stuff for a 10 year old kid!)
His characters helped shape much of my attitudes, and opened my eyes to
different ways of viewing the world. Lazarus Long, a character from his Future
History series, is perhaps my favorite science-fictional character. From
Heinlein I learned that there is _always_ more than one way to look at things,
and that the only unpardonable offense is stupidity. (No flames, please. I'm
not talking about how smart you are, just whether or not you use the brains
that you were gien, this time out.) In fact, I'd say that he was responsable
for the fact that I don't automatically hate someone just because of their
colour, religious beliefs, or sexual preference. I judge the _person_ not the
sterotype. (no mean feat for someone who grew up with a bigot for a father.)

And if you get the chance, check out _Friday_, and see a world (briefly, I'll
admit) where Wicca is the principal religion.

Funny, this started out to be a short post about the Grand Master thing. The
rest of this just came pouring out. Guess that thread touched me deeper than I
realized. :)

Hawk













' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' '
 
Bright Blessings to you and yours!  
 
Hawk
 
Circle of Ashtoreth, 
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
From: donal@brewich.hou.tx.us (Donal)
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Subject: Re: New Thread: Pagan Fiction
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 92 13:14:00 CDT
Organization: The Brewer's Witch BBS, +1 713 272 7350, Brewich.Hou.TX.US

pierson@kukri.mps.mlo.dec.com (dan pierson) writes:

> Couple of older books:
> 
> E.R.R.Eddison: "Mistress of Mistresses" and "Fish Dinner in Memiszon" (sp?)
>     Warning: You either like or hate Eddison's heavy, antique style.
> 
>     This unfinished trilogy (the unfinished third book, "The Mezentian
>     Gate", was published by Ballentine along with the others) is
>     rooted in Eddison's very personal vision of the incarnations of
>     Venus and her Byronic counterpart/lover.  While you'll probably
>     not always agree with Edisson's view of the world, it's well worth
>     reading.
> 
>     IMHO, these are both much better, and much more interestingly
>     pagan than the better known "Work Ouroborous".  I suspect that
>     many folks were turned off by it and never got to these.

Actually,that's _Worm Ouroborous_ and I loved it, although it took me 
YEARS to read it! I out it down two or three times. If you like that kind 
of read, try Mervyn Peake's _The Gormenghast Trilogy_

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Newsgroups: alt.pagan
From: mimir@milton.u.washington.edu (Al Billings)
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Subject: Re: info wanted on runes
Date: 20 Aug 92 21:39:59 GMT
Organization: The Friends of Loki Society

In article <1992Aug20.054458.1702@qiclab.scn.rain.com> sallyb@qiclab.scn.rain.com (Sally Bowley) writes:
>
>hi janis!
>there's 25 of 'em in the sets i make. 

 Oh no! The dreaded Blumian, New Age, Blank Rune! Once and for all, the
Elder Futhark has 24 runes, no matter how many new age authors add an extra.

Wassail,
Grendel
Gothi of Barnstokker Hearth

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From: cortese@skid.ps.uci.edu (Janis Maria Cortese)
Subject: Re: Amber...Jet.
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 15 Aug 92 00:20:32 GMT

In article <RsqiPB2w164w@ailanth.UUCP> ailsa%ailanth.uucp@wang.com (Ailsa N.T. Murphy) writes:
>cortese@skid.ps.uci.edu (Janis Maria Cortese) writes:
>
>> In article <DPmePB8w164w@ailanth.UUCP> ailsa%ailanth.uucp@wang.com (Ailsa N.T
>> >
>> >i want to marry janis...  B)
>> >
>>
>> ailsa, you are so fucking sweet.
>>
>> Blessings and a big hug,
>> Janis
>
>oooooo!  does that mean you accept?  B)
>
>                           -ailsa
>

Dunno if the Magnificent Mikey'll go for it . . .

And you're still sweet!

Blessings and a nudge-nudge-wink-wink,
Janis
From: rjb@milton.u.washington.edu (LeGrand Cinq-Mars)
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Subject: Re: New Thread: Pagan Fiction
Date: 18 Aug 92 15:43:14 GMT
Organization: University of Washington, Seattle

I'm curious:  has anyone read Elizabeth Moon's _Deed of Paksenarrion_?
Does it count as pagan fiction?

--LeGrand
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
From: bbooth@bnr.ca (Bradley Booth)
Subject: Re: Chocolate (was Re: "gangway, folx")
Originator: bbooth@bcrks6
Reply-To: bbooth@bnr.ca (Bradley Booth)
Organization: Bell-Northern Research, Ltd
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 14:25:06 GMT


In article <_85m#9p@lynx.unm.edu>, swells@triton.unm.edu (Earth-daughter) writes:
> YOU MUST FIRST GO THROUGH THE BITCH GODDESS CLEANSING RITUAL -
> 
> 1)FIND THE CLOSEST FEMALE TO YOU AND CLEANSE HER LIKE SHE WERE
>   YOUR GODDESS.  YOU MUST GIVE HER A BATH AND A FOOT MASSAGE
>   AS IF YOUR VERY SOUL DEPENDS UPON IT. (WELL, IT DOES!)

This could be embarassing in the middle of the office environment. ;)
Would BG3 be just as happy if I cleanse the female closest to my 
heart (ie. my wife)?

> 2) YOU MUST TELL HER SHE IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FEMALE YOU'VE
>    EVER GOTTEN TO KNOW PERSONALLY AND THAT YOU ARE HAPPY IN
>    HER COMPANY.
> 
> 3) YOU MUST BRUSH HER HAIR AND GIVE HER MANY HUGS.
> 
> 4) THEN YOU MUST RUB LAVENDER OIL ON HER FEET.
> 
> 5) THE FINAL STEP IS THAT YOU MUST LET HER DO THE SAME FOR
>    YOU AND YOU MUST ENJOY IT AND TELL HER SO, MANY TIMES.

After reading the list, how about substituting it with an
evening of wild, passionate lovemaking?? :)

> THE NEXT STEP IS A SACRIFICE TO THE BITCH GODDESS HERSELF:
> 
> YOU MUST MAKE 3 (THREE) BATCHES OF DEATH BY CHOCOLATE
> AND MAIL THEM TO THE THREE BITCH GODDESS PERSONAE (FED EX,
> PLEASE)

I made them, but my wife ate them... well, I did have a 
little piece. ;)

> I, BITCH GODDESS NUMBER THREE, REQUIRE THAT YOU ALSO PLACE
> IN THE BOX CONTAINING THE PLACATION OFFERING ONE RED ROSE
> AND AN INSCRIPTION IN CALLIGRAPHY SAYING, I BESEECH THEE,
> SHANNON ELIZABETH BITCH GODDESS, TO BE FAVOURABLE TOWARD
> ALL MY EFFORTS IN PUBLIC DISCOURSE RELATING TO WOMEN'S
> ISSUES.  I HOPE THIS OFFERING PLEASES THEE ABUNDANTLY.
> AND WHAT NICE BLUE EYES YOU HAVE.

Instead of a red rose and inscription, can I substitute some
fresh smoked Pacific salmon??  Oh, and by the way... What nice
blue eyes you have!! :)


      __o       Brad Booth                |  
    _`\<,_      Bell-Northern Research    |  "He doesn't need a motive.
   (*)/ (*)     Ottawa, Ontario, Canada   |   He's a psychopath."
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From: alizard@drc.uucp (A.Lizard)
Newsgroups: alt.pagan
Subject: Re: Survey - an open complaint to Compuserve
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 92 14:19:03 PDT
Organization: Sound Blaster Systems, Concord CA

Please remove the Internet access from account number 70253.2621
Chris and Susan Colvin. These people have broadcast the following
message on a great many newsgroups they do not have read access
to, and the annoyed reactions are taking a lot of network bandwidth.
Post: 596 of 614
From: 70253.2621@CompuServe.COM (Chris & Susan Colvin)
Newsgroups: alt.evil,alt.pagan,soc.motss,rec.games.frp,alt.atheism,alt.religi
on. emacs,talk.religion.misc,talk.religion.newage,sci.physics
Subject: Survey
Date: 18 Aug 92 17:46:12 GMT
 
When you die, where will you go?  (in the ground is not a valid answer)
 
If you were to die today, would you go to heaven?
 
If you were to die today and God asked you, "Why should I let you into my
heaven?" What would you say?
 
What is my "agenda" for asking these questions?  Just curious.
 
Bye,
CDC
 
Post: 597 of 614
From: 70253.2621@CompuServe.COM (Chris & Susan Colvin)
Newsgroups: alt.evil,alt.pagan,soc.motss,rec.games.frp,alt.atheism,alt.religi
on. emacs,talk.religion.misc,talk.religion.newage,sci.physics
Subject: Survey
Date: 18 Aug 92 17:47:12 GMT
 
When you die, where will you go?  (in the ground is not a valid answer)
 
If you were to die today, would you go to heaven?
 
If you were to die today and God asked you, "Why should I let you into my
heaven?" What would you say?
 
What is my "agenda" for asking these questions?  Just curious.
 
Bye,
CDC
 
(end of messages)
See what I mean?
This complaint will probably be the first of quite a few...
alizard@drc.UUCP

end of message to root@CompuServe

I suggest that any of you who are annoyed by these religious fanatics
wasting our time write to root@CompuServe.COM in a similar vein,
especially system administrators of Internet nodes. Anyone who wishes
may repost this message in unaltered form on any Usenet newsgroup
listed in the the article by Chris and Susan Colvin reproduced herein,
as long as this notice : (c)1992 by Reptilian Associates : is included.
Anyone who has the right address for the CompuServe system administrator
is invited to post it, root was just a logical guess.
Bright Blessings
A.Lizard