there’s this dream, then I’m awake.
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.
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Posted in Basic Ideology on Aug 2nd, 2009
The mountain is cold and steep. The walk is not easy. Your muscles ache and your bones feel brittle from the cold. The thought of turning back constantly sneaks into your mind. Your destination is still very far off, and you are acutely aware of this as your bones shake and [...]
Posted in Fragments on May 20th, 2009
Sometimes you wake up, and you find yourself in those quiet moments. Like a dream was about to begin, but it was cut short by consciousness. It’s hard to say if the dream you missed was worth the waking. You look at your life.. and think, “Where the hell have [...]
Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Mar 4th, 2009
This is the 22nd section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 21, you might want to start here.
The Birth of an Aesir
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Minus wasn’t certain what day it was. He awoke in the midday sun to the cawing of a raven. Or, more accurately, two ravens. There was a small [...]
Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction, flashbacks on Feb 26th, 2009
This is the 21st section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 20, you might want to start here.
Electric Lights
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Minus was aware that he was unconscious. He knew he was seeing his past. He saw the memory from the third-person. He was shocked when he heard his own voice begin [...]
Posted in off-topic on Feb 14th, 2009
Today being the wonderful and dreadful February the 14th, made me tihnk I should talk about Saint Valentine a little. The Saint Valentine that we celebrate this day for is, oddly enough, unremarkable. Almost nothing is known of the man, other than his burial place.
There were, however, literally dozens of “Saint [...]
Posted in The Cost of Magic, fiction on Feb 8th, 2009
This is the 18th section of my novel. If you haven’t read the first 17, you might want to start here.
Enter Kotoko
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Kotoko was not surprised to hear Jane’s voice. Three years ago, when Jane had disappeared, Kotoko had seen a vision of her talking to a man in a bar. And when Jane [...]
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