Category: Paganism and Spirituality
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A Crazy Life – Chaos Abounds
MM, Life has been crazy the past two and a half weeks. My mother decided that it is time for her to sell her house that she’s been living in for 31 years. The past few weeks I’ve been running back and forth to her house to help clean up and fix it up a…
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Reiki at Toronto Pagan Pride Day – August 19, 2006
MM, For those who are in Toronto or the GTA, the Toronto Pagan Pride Day will be tomorrow, and your local webmistress (yes, that’s me) will be available, though wandering around, to give reiki treatments upon request. If you make it out for the Pagan Pride Day, be sure to ask for Cassandrah if you…
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Commentary on Deepa Mehta’s Water
MM, Unlike most people who have already seen Deepa Mehta’s Water, I had different motivations for watching it. My primary reason was one of cultural and historical interest as well as exposing myself to a different spiritual background. Note: This commentary is primarily for those who have seen the movie. If you have not seen…
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Recovery Run
MM, I went for a run today. It’s been a good 72 hours since I last exercised. I think I’ve recovered a bit. Besides, it’s not good for me to rest my knee for too long as I tend to get fluid buildup. I decided to try a two-mile run. If I couldn’t finish the…
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Post-10k Run and Black Belt Test – Why Run and How Much Recovery Time?
MM, Some people might wonder why a taekwondo do jang would make its students run a 10k as part of the black belt test. Here is my Master’s philosophy. He already knows how good his students are; otherwise, they would not be testing for their black belts. What he wants to know most is what…
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10k Run and Black Belt Test Recap – July 8 and 9, 2006
MM, Saturday, Nathan and I arrived at the do jang at 7 a.m., and then headed out to Central Tech track. (Many, many thanks to Nathan for getting up so early to accompany me and then watching my whole test! It’s always great to have someone you love be there to support you.) Some people…
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Tired, but awake
MM, Today’s the day – yay! I can’t wait to get through the test. The biggest challenge will be the 10k, after that the rest of the test is a breeze. My rune for today is “wunjo”. The divination meanings include glory, joy, success, and recognition of achievements. Looks like today will be a success.…
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Pre-test Jitters and Weird Dreams
MM, I decided to stay home on Tuesday instead of going to the do jang. I kind of jolted awake from a strange dream, the kind where you get a message of some sort. So, I ended up staying home figuring out what my dream was about. Weird, just weird. I did go over the…
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“The Wicker Man Returns”?! This is blasphemy, simply blasphemous!
Could they miss the point of the original movie any more than turning the idea of the the wicker man into some sort of boogey man? Nicholas Cage has decided to star in the remake of The Wicker Man (originally done in 1973) being directed by Neil La Bute. The movie is expected to be…
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Training Update – June 20 to 25, 2006
MM, Another busy week… Tuesday, June 20, 2006 I went for a run. First, I ran 1 km for a warm-up and then 1 mile. I ran 1 km in 4 minutes 56 seconds and 1 mile in 7 minutes 57 seconds (both of which are my fastest times so far:)). I decided not to…
Pneumatised! 