|
|
Spiral Nature LJ Community
|
|
|
| Updates to SpiralNature.com |
[27 Jul 2007|05:21pm] |
New articles:
New interviews:
New reviews:
Updated Article:
The majority of these updates are due to the expiry of the exclusive right to publish granted to Suite101.com last year.
More updates, with work from a variety of authors to be uploaded in the next few weeks.
Enjoy.
|
|
| Top Ten Search Terms This Week |
[18 Jul 2007|07:08pm] |
- 3 for "[ blank query ]"*
- 2 for "amygdala"
- 2 for "chemognosis"
- 2 for "crown"
- 2 for "satan magic how to light a candle"
- 2 for "school"
- 2 for "shaging spirits"
- 2 for "weddings"
- 1 for "1"
- 1 for "adian"
Wow. Matches not good enough?
Major SN update planned for this weekend/early next week. Watch for it.
|
|
|
[14 Jul 2007|09:14pm] |
|
Hi. Curious if anyone here has ever heard of a fellow by the name of Martín Prechtel and if so if you'd like to discuss his written works.
|
|
| Top ten searches this week* |
[20 Jun 2007|10:30pm] |
- 3 for "spiral"
- 2 for "[ blank query ]"*
- 2 for "3rd quarter"
- 2 for "bkwyrm"
- 2 for "necromancy"
- 2 for "xi o teaz"
- 1 for "11"
- 1 for "chango"
- 1 for "cookbook"
- 1 for "eightfold path"
Recognize anyone? :P
[*These are internal searches, not searches to find SpiralNature.com.]
|
|
| Enochian Workshop, Sunday May 27, San Francisco |
[24 May 2007|12:04am] |
|
|
| The Tarot History Lectures: Dispelling Mythconceptions, June 2nd and 9th, 2007 in Toronto |
[01 May 2007|10:23pm] |
A thorough understanding of Tarot's history is essential to any serious Tarot student or practitioner. Through these lectures we will explore Tarot's early history, subsequent rise in Western esotericism, and how its symbolism has evolved over the centuries up to the early twentieth century.
Part I: The Roots of Tarot
Over the course of its history, Tarot has acquired a number of fantastic founding myths. Delving deep into Tarot's origins, we will look at the rise of playing cards in Europe, as well as exploring the history and symbolism of several early Tarots, including:
- The Visconti Tarot
- The Minchiate Tarot
- The Sola-Busca Tarot
- The Tarot of Marseille
Focus will be on the documented history and symbolism of playing cards, and the rise of Tarot in Europe up to the seventeenth century.
Date: Saturday, June 2nd, 2007 2 p.m.
Price: $20
Part II: The Rise of Tarot Esotericism
Tarot was 'rediscovered' as a divination device by seventeenth century occultists, and from then on it has enjoyed a unique place in the Western Magical Tradition. We will explore the contributions of several prominent occultists in the repurposing of Tarot, among them:
- Antoine Court de Gébelin
- Éliphas Lévi
- Samuel Liddell McGregor Mathers
- Arthur Edward Waite
Focus will be on the documented history and symbolism of playing cards, and the rise of Tarot in Europe up to the seventeenth century.
Date: Saturday, June 9th, 2007 2 p.m.
Price: $20
Pre-book by May 26th, 2007 and attend both lectures for only $30!
For more information please contact:
Phone: 416 428 4893
Website: PsycheTarot.com
E-mail: psyche@spiralnature.com
Or download the flyer!
|
|
| More Spiral Nature Updates |
[06 Apr 2007|10:09pm] |
A slew of new things have been uploaded, with tons more backlogged - it's very likely there will be another update later this month.
New articles:
More new reviews:
Got something you want to share? Send it to submit [at] spiralnture [dot] com.
A bientot.
|
|
| Updates to Spiral Nature |
[06 Apr 2007|02:10pm] |
A few new reviews have been uploaded over the past few months which I've neglected to comment on here:
More updates to be posted later today, articles, even. More reviews too. Aren't you lucky?
|
|
| Once they got here, this represents the top 20 search strings used in the internal search engine |
[01 Apr 2007|09:46am] |
- (blank query)
- radicals
- remove sex magick
- spells
- zarabanda
- dodecahedron
- dreams of jesuse
- eightfold path
- hermaphrodite
- sell your soul
- xi o teaz
- a pagan files archive
- diary
- dmz
- dzm
- fire
- foto
- frater t s
- frozen sperm
- gibbous
Of the list, I think "frozen sperm" is my favourite this month.
|
|
| Top 20 search strings entered to direct users to Spiral Nature in March 2007 |
[01 Apr 2007|09:36am] |
| [ |
mood |
| |
idle curiosity |
] |
- chaos magick
- cheesy pick up lines top 10
- cheesy pick up lines
- chaos magic
- odd sayings
- wiccan names
- cheesy pick-up lines top 10
- oshun
- spiral nature
- spiritual cleansing
- sex magic
- wheel of the year
- authentic living
- buddhism and nature
- eleggua
- ice magick
- sex magick
- cleansing
- luciferianism
- sigils
|
|
| *blinkblink* |
[27 Mar 2007|06:05pm] |
|
There are a number of common search terms one expects to find entered into an esoteric website, but "frozen sperm" is not among them.
|
|
| For those interested in learning more about the twenty-three phenomenon... |
[24 Mar 2007|01:55pm] |
Check out this lengthy exploration from Spiral Nature's archives:
About 23
Enjoy.
|
|
| Two Different Worldviews |
[17 Mar 2007|12:57pm] |
TWO DIFFERENT WORLDVIEWS: The Arrow and the Spiral
Copyright © 2007 by Robin Artisson
* * *
Most people of any intelligence have already studied the various philosophical and theological differences between Christianity and Paganism- and when I say "Paganism" here, I mean Reconstructed Iron-Age Indo-European Pagan beliefs from the various cultures of Europe, especially those we know the most about- the Germanic or Teutonic, the Celtic, the Slavic, the Vedic, and the Greek. As much as Wiccans may be "pagans", they are not reconstructionists, and their religion doesn't truly encapsulate or understand the definitive authentic philosophical features of pre-Christian European civilizations.
The Wiccan "Pagan Worldview", along with most new-age pagan worldviews, accepts an enormous amount of ideas and philosophies that spring from sources other than Ancient Europe. A study of the best scholarship and literature in the field of European and Indo-European Pagan Studies reveals that the true "Pagan Worldview" is easy to understand and revive, in both a very general and even more specific sense, for people who wish it.
What follows such a survey and it's revelations is the need to compare it to the dominant Christian or Monotheistic worldview. This, I have done below.
Read these two "worldview profiles" below, which basically describe what these two worldviews think about the universe, morality, time, and other important features, and decide, carefully, which you agree with more.
For most of you, I already know the answer. In my own life I see that I embody, in every way, the second of these worldviews, the "Indo-European Pagan or Heathen worldview". So do many people I know. I also know people who embody the first of these, the Christian worldview. If you don't know where you belong, read these two broad profiles and decide which has the most features that make the most sense to you.
Every feature of each of these two worldviews can be attested to from so-called "historical" christian/pagan cultures, or religious and philosophical culture-streams that currently exist. "Indo European Pagan" covers many cultures, but the ideas given in the section on "Pagan or Heathen" below are general and common to nearly all Indo-European peoples in pre-Christian times.
No matter how strange or unfamiliar some of the ideas expressed in the "Pagan or Heathen Worldview" section below may seem to you, these were common and attested-to beliefs of countless people for untold ages. Read. Compare. Decide.
And when you decide, decide not just for yourself but for the world- which of these two worldviews is better for the world? Which represents a wiser, deeper way of seeing the world? Which one challenges us more? One of these worldviews is obviously older than the other, but don't let that be your only criteria of selection. Which seems "right" on the gut level?
( Click to see the profiles of the Christian or Monotheistic worldview and the Pagan or Heathen worldview. )
|
|
| Energywork: A Practical Course in Subtle Energy Work |
[14 Mar 2007|08:58pm] |
For immediate release:
14 March 2007
Salem, Oregon--A new course in Energywork will be starting at The Blue Pepper on Thursday, April 5th at 7:00pm. The class, "Energywork: A Practical Course in Subtle Energy Work," is open to all. This 6 month Energywork Practicum will be hosted by Fenwick K. Rysen and Xi O'Teaz.
We will begin by delving straight into the many ways that Subtle Energies have been used in cultures across the globe, from prehistory to the present. This will include examining the many similarities and differences between the various Subtle Energy models, including many that you may be familiar with, including Reiki, Shamanic Breathwork, Taiji Quan, Chi Qong, Pranayama, working with the Kundalini Serpent, and many, many more.
We will then progress directly to practicing the techniques and learning the tools for successful Energywork. This will begin with Sensing Energy, to Shielding and personal Energetic Safety. From there, we will learn Moving and Changing Energy. Once we have covered all of these basic skills, we will learn how to put them all together in the important field of Healing with Energy. We will then learn Manifesting measurable results via Energywork. Finally, we will learn how to transcend all of the previous tools and techniques, learning Living with Energy.
Beginning with the first class, we will be ending every week's session with a thorough Centering, Grounding, Banishing, Shielding, & Filtering. As this is an intensely practical class, we will be placing special emphasis on all of these aspects of personal Energetic Safety and Health.
Whether you have worked with some form of Subtle Energy Work for years, or are just beginning, all are invited to participate in this intensely practical course. Classes begin April 5 and end September 27, 2007. We will meet every Thursday evening 7-8:30pm at The Blue Pepper, in beautiful historic downtown Salem, OR. The Blue Pepper is located at 241 Commercial St. NE, and can be reached at 503.371.4600. Classes are $10/week for drop-ins, $30/month if you pre-register. To pre-register, or if you have any questions or comments, email us at nrg@chaosmatrix.org. For a copy of our class outline, please visit us at http://nrg.chaosmatrix.org.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Viral Memetic Request: Share With Who You Want--Or Don't. Thanks.
|
|
| Updates to Spiral Nature |
[04 Feb 2007|06:33pm] |
New & Updated:
Additional notes:
I've also altered the main index page, reduced the links on the left that lead to obsolete or rarely used pages, and removed the calendar I never update on the right. I've replaced the chaos joke with a Crowley snippet and a love poem: I think it will melt your heart.
Speaking of which, I've created what I hope are more enticing sponsorship options. At some point I'm going to go back through my credit card history and add up just how much cash has been paid out over the past seven years - for my own sake. Ayrkain.com has been awesome to me, but I'd love it if a few more people could help out as well.
The submission guidelines have been cleaned up quite a bit. I think the last time it was updated was 2002, there were typos and awkward phrasing; it reads better now.
I thought I'd found all of Taylor's reviews, but just when I thought I was finished: I found another three, so those will probably go up some time in the next week or so. (Thanks again for sending them in, Taylor - check out his site here). I haven't even had a chance to upload the ones I've written recently :P
Thanks for your continuing interest and support of SpiralNature.com, let people know this place (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) spiralnature) exists, and check out some of the new stuff. A bientot.
|
|
| Massive update for Spiral Nature is planned for today |
[04 Feb 2007|09:02am] |
I have months worth of backlogged articles and reviews, but if you've go anything you'd like to see on here, now's the time to send it: submit[at]spiralnature[dot]com.
Stay tuned.
|
|
| Paganism in the news |
[21 Jan 2007|10:28pm] |
From the BBC: Ancient Greek gods' new believers
Followers of the 12 Greek Gods, who, according to mythology, ruled the Ancient World from Mount Olympus, have cast a thunderbolt at their Orthodox opponents.
After successfully staging a landmark ceremony at the Temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens, their leader pledged to fight for the right to conduct baptisms, marriages, and funerals according to the rites of the ancient religion.
"We are a legitimate religion. But the authorities don't let us do this, but we shall claim this right through the European Union," said Doretta Peppa, the high priestess, who led the prayers next to the 15 remaining columns of the temple.
The move is bound to aggravate the highly conservative Greek Orthodox church, which strongly disapproves of what it regards as paganism. [...]
|
|
| Show how much you care |
[12 Jan 2007|05:15pm] |
Poll #905632 Spiral Nature
Open to: All, detailed results viewable to: AllHow do you feel about Spiral Nature? Should Spiral Nature join the nills and get PHPed? I've checked out the following areas on Spiral Nature... Spiral Nature needs more... If you could see just one improvement to Spiral Nature this year, what would it be? What's your favourite ice cream? Really?
|
|
| navigation |
| [ |
viewing |
| |
most recent entries |
] |
| [ |
go |
| |
earlier |
] |
|
|
|
|
2 (25.0%)