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“Please no tears, no sympathy”
I never do anything I don’t need or want to do. I never do anything for fame or glory. I do things for the experience and challenge of it. That is the reason I decided to be Summoner for the Toronto Temple of the WCC. (See previous blog entry entitled, “Change is Afoot – Something…
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They Never Give Up – Update on the Hamilton Pagan Pride Day
(This is a update on my previous blog entry – “Rant – They Never Give Up” As it turned out, only seven Christians in total showed up at the event. Aside from the older couple who run byTHEWAYministries’ website, there were some young’uns, mostly young men. There was one young lady. Seems they took their…
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Rant – They Never Give Up
(Disclaimer: Anything said about the Christian group mentioned in this blog does not necessarily apply to every Christian. There must be some nice ones out there who aren’t trying to impose their beliefs on others.) Okay, as part of my role as Summoner for the Toronto Temple of the WCC, it is my duty to…
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Books, books, and more books
Most recently, I’ve been reading astrology books since The History of the Horoscope re-kindled my interest in the “ancient study of the stars”. After some searching I settled on buying a book called Aspects in Astrology by Sue Tompkins. It’s quite informative and provides a decent guideline of interpreting various aspects in a horoscope –…
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Training blog update
July 26th – I went for a mile run. I was feeling a tab bloated. I took it easy and managed to still run the whole mile at least. It was a slow run though, about 9 minutes. July 30th – I went for another run. I ran for about 10.5 minutes. I forget where…
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July rituals
July 1, 2007 Canada Day – we were outdoors. I have no idea what the ritual was about. It was a small gathering. The participants did a spiral dance – from a distance, that dance does look like a neat spiral. Guess that’s what it looks like when the Priestess knows what she’s doing. July…
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A reflective moment
The gods have a way of reminding you of the important things in the world. I went to a party on Tuesday. Amidst all the silliness, you learn much about the people around you. You learn something of yourself as well, such as a seemingly unexplainable attraction to a new young male in the community.…
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Training blog update
July 3, 2007 I went for a run. I ran 1 mile. My time 9 minutes 6 seconds – a slow run, but okay. July 5, 2007 Taekwondo day – took the 7 p.m. class and then walked home after with Nathan (he came to pick me up after his tai chi class since he…
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Chinese ancestor grave ritual
In Chinese culture, there is an emphasis on ancestor worship. There is a national holiday in China where everyone must perform a ritual at the grave sites of their ancestors (Qing Ming which takes place around April 4th). There are also other important days in which one must perform these rituals. Recently, I went with…
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Rituals in June
June 3, 2007 Public ritual was inside as thunderstorms were expected. The ritual was an experiential ritual. The participants were blind-folded, then they held hands as they walked carefully around in a circle while the presiding Priestess and Priest read something akin to a meditation to them. June 10, 2007 Out in the park again…