The Orthodox Church of Cyprus has ordered priests to pray for rain to end one of the island’s worst droughts.

–BBC News, “Cyprus churches to pray for rain“

Christians are funny.  Who “orders” prayer?  Better to dance, I say.  At least it would be more entertaining. Continue reading »

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I will be more or less incommunicado for the next week or so, retiring from public forums to preserve silence. As such, this blog will likely be updated infrequently (if at all) during that time. I do have a few pieces written awaiting posting, but I’m not sure I’ll be available to post them. Continue reading »

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I travel in a variety of occult circles (so to speak), and whenever the subject of Aleister Crowley comes up an immediate polarity tends to assert itself with fervent disciples on one side and frothing opponents on the other; few seem ambivalent or reasonably critical of his works. Continue reading »

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The winter holiday season seems to arrive earlier and earlier each year, and this year is no exception. It may only be November, but these Zombie Plague Tree Ornaments have beens old out since October 23rd at Esty.com.

Just in time for Hallowe’en you may think, but these little guys were intended for your Christmas tree. However, the message on the reverse side seems vague enough that it can apply to any holiday season. Zombies year round From the site:

“This time next year, you will be fighting the zombie plague, so enjoy the holiday while you can.”

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The Equation Bookshelf by estudio breder.

An innovative new way to categorize books, rather than the standard alphabetical by author or title, or even, as Neatorama.com points out, by colour, estudio breder has provided a shelf capable of categorizing by priority. From the blog: Continue reading »

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