Posted in Basic Ideology on Mar 1st, 2010
I am guilty, Lord, but I am also a lover — and I am one of your best people, as you know; and yea tho I have walked in many strange shadows and acted crazy from time to time and even drooled on many High Priests, I have not been an embarrassment to you…
-Dr. Hunter [...]
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Posted in poetry on Feb 8th, 2010
The Tetragrammaton is irreversible.
I cannot see the light.
To force the Holy into action.
To bring His presence
back into Creation.
I know your name.
But you are not your
brothers’ keeper.
Consecration
spreads it’s wings.
It is the force that
turns the world.
It is the change
that time cannot deny.
It is the dream
that you never forget.
It is the Shaman
with no regrets.
Jack
I Listen.
Poetry
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Posted in Quotations on Nov 7th, 2009
And still The Weaver plies his loom, whose warp and woof is wretched Man. Weaving th’ unpattern’d dark design, so dark we doubt it owns a plan.
-Sir Richard Francis Burton; The Kasidah of Haji Abdu al-Yazdi
Jack
I Listen.
Quotations 1
The Weaver
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 15th, 2009
What is Ideology?
In the simplest of terms, ideology is the study of ideas.
In the previous philosophical series, Developmental Theology 089, we talked about very basic ideas that can help develop an open mind, and teach us how to create our own philosophical views, overlooking prior prejudices. You can read the entire Developmental [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 6th, 2009
When I asked the community for an inside view of Humanism, I never expected to get such a rich and detailed version like the one Ryan provided for our last lesson.
In this lesson, we’ll talk about Humanism, using the information that is generally available across the net, and some of the remarks Ryan [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology on Oct 5th, 2009
A few weeks ago I asked on my blog and on twitter for Humanists willing to discuss their belief system. I was pleasantly surprised when Ryan Sutter, webmaster of humanistsofmn.org, contacted me.
I explained to Ryan what I was looking for, and what he sent me was so personal and informative, that I [...]
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Posted in Basic Ideology, update on Sep 2nd, 2009
I’m doing a study on Humanism for the next BI101. I’m hoping to provide a good work up of the ideology(or in this case, life stance) that is both comprehensive and easy to understand. Touching on key points, comparing to a couple of other ideologies, talking about famous Humanists, and hopefully getting a [...]
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Posted in update on Aug 30th, 2009
As Summer draws to a close, many things are changing here at Loki Listens. I’ve decided not to post The Cost of Magic in segments, as I have been. Instead, you’ll only see the occasional snippet of story here and there. Basic Ideology 101 will still be a staple of this blog, [...]
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Posted in Fragments on Jun 24th, 2009
Richard Matheson wrote What Dreams May Come in 1978, as a love story to his wife. It pops up every so often in my life, and reminds me of the things that I love, and gives me hope. I may disappear from time to time, but it is within my nature to run. [...]
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Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Mar 29th, 2009
This is the 26th section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 25, you might want to start here.
Jane’s Journey
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In the astral world, Jane’s soul was exploring. She saw the pyramids of Egypt in their greatest glory. She flew over Atlantis, populated by ethereal glowing balls, that she could only assume [...]
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