Friday, May 25, 2007

Magick

Magick does NOT change reality.
In medicine, the best doctors know that they are not healers. They merely create the best conditions for the body to heal itself. Magick is the process of creating the best conditions for desired change to occur.

An observation about spirituality

Spirituality is not black and white. Nor is it in shades of gray. Spirit is made up of several different spectrums of color. Not all of them can be seen.

A Poem For Spring

Of course I believe in fairies
How can I not?
They chatter endlessly like squirrels
Outside my window
Keeping me awake
When I have to get up early in the morning
And do something boring.

Random Thought

I bowl for the cartoons.

Tuesday, May 22, 2007

The Wheel Turns And Life Goes On

Remaining Esbats and Sabbats in 2007
(and a few other days to note as well)

23 May - 1st Quarter Moon / Last Quarter Earth
31 May - Full Moon (Blue moon) / New Earth
8 Jun - Last Quarter Moon / 1st Quarter Earth
14 Jun - New Moon / Full Earth
21 Jun - Litha, Summer Solstice
22 Jun - 1st Quarter Moon / Last Quarter Earth
30 Jun - Full Moon / New Earth
7 Jul - Last Quarter Moon / 1st Quarter Earth
14 Jul - New Moon / Full Earth
22 Jul - 1st Quarter Moon / Last Quarter Earth
29 Jul - Full Moon / New Earth
31 Jul - Lammas Eve
1 Aug - Lammas
5 Aug - Last Quarter Moon / 1st Quarter Earth
6 Aug - Peace Day
12 Aug - New Moon / Full Earth
20 Aug - 1st Quarter Moon / Last Quarter Earth
28 Aug - Full Moon / New Earth
3 Sep - Last Quarter Moon / 1st Quarter Earth
11 Sep - New Moon / Full Earth
19 Sep - 1st Quarter Moon / Last Quarter Earth
23 Sep - Mabon, Autumnal Equinox
26 Sep - Full Moon / New Earth
3 Oct - Last Quarter Moon / 1st Quarter Earth
11 Oct - New Moon / Full Earth
19 Oct - 1st Quarter Moon / Last Quarter Earth
26 Oct - Full Moon / New Earth
31 Oct - Samhain
1 Nov - All Hallows Day
Last Quarter Moon / 1st Quarter Earth
2 Nov - Dia de los Muertos
9 Nov - New Moon / Full Earth
17 Nov - 1st Quarter Moon / Last Quarter Earth
24 Nov - Full Moon / New Earth
1 Dec - Last Quarter Moon / 1st Quarter Earth
6 Dec - St. Nicolas Day
9 Dec - New Moon / Full Earth
17 Dec - 1st Quarter Moon / Last Quarter Earth
22 Dec - Yule, Winter Solstice
23 Dec - Full Moon / New Earth
31 Dec - Last Quarter Moon / 1st Quarter Earth

After a very long absence...

As you can probably see from my previous posts, I haven't blogged in a long time. It's time I get back to it. The original purpose of this blog was for my podcast. That didn't work. I have not entirely ruled out the possiblity of starting the podcast again but I may not for a while. I thought I sucked at it. In spite of having the dubious honor of having one of the worst pagan podcasts ever, I don't think it would be worth the effort if I have to do it alone. At least as far as the content is concerned. I don't think I can get enough material for an hour long show so I'm quitting the podcast for now. Possibly forever.

For those of you out there who actually liked the show, sorry. I just couldn't keep on doing it.

In any case, I certainly haven't given up entirely on the blogging aspect of Tet Monkey. I think I may actually have something to contribute as far as text is concerned (I AM a better writer than vocal performer). I especially have a lot to contribute since I may be the only blogger in the San Luis Valley (Southern Colorado) as far as I know.

Saturday, December 31, 2005

Observation: Earth From The Moon


caption: The color photograph of Earthrise - taken by Apollo 8 astronaut, William A. Anders. December 24,1968. Although the photograph is usually mounted with the moon below the earth, this is how Anders saw it. Photo taken from www.abc.net.au/science/moon/earthrise.htm

Hear now my observation from the circle. At least an observation from last summer. I realized that the Apollo astronauts were on the moon long enough to see Earthrise but not long enough to see the waxing and waning of the planet. I realized that the earth does this but it looks different than you might suspect. When the moon is waxing, the earth is waning. The Full Moon sees a New Earth. The New Moon sees a Full Earth. Now at the time of the waxing moon, it is the time of the waning earth.

On this blog you are witnessing a first. The first pagan to keep track of moon/earth phases. Our moon is proportionately speaking, the largest in the solar system. We are not living on a planet that happens to have a moon as much as we are living on half of a double planet. This is why I started to list moon/earth phases in the esbat notes.

Thursday, October 27, 2005

visual weirdness



This comic book ad is one of the all-time weirdo ads that you probably never heard of. For a better view go to my flickr photo link at http://www.flickr.com/photos/tetmonkey/
or click on the "My Flickr Photos" on the sidebar.

As of 17Feb05, I put even more photos in my flickr collection.
I think Lenny Bruce was right. Comic book ads had to have been written for people in prison because nobody else would have had time to read all that stuff.