Second Harvest, the Autumnal Equinox, Witches' Thanksgiving, Harvest Home, Mabon, Equal Day, Demeter and Persephone, Harvest Moon. All of these things represent this time of year. The start of one of my favorite times of the Wheel.
This is the start of the time that Persephone must begin her journey to the Underworld, to be the Queen of the Underworld, along side her husband Hades. This is the time the land and crops start to diminish, laid low by the sadness that her mother, Demeter goes thru, as she only has her daughter in her life for half of the year. I sympathize with Demeter.
This is the time of the Wheel to harvest crops, and the love of your family and friends. And the family you have chosen, your brothers and sisters you call family, those who you share the Seasons of the Wheel with. This is the time as a dear Sister said, to look both forward and back at the same time, to draw in our breath, to decide what to leave behind and what to hold dear to us and move forward into the future.
This is also the time of my counting the years of my marriage to a wonderful man who loves me, accepts me as I am, honours me and who I love with all of my being, unconditionally. Thank you for the years we already have and for the years to come. I love you. It also is the time of the Wheel that turns for our youngest granddaughter, who grows more lovely, intelligent and funny each turn of her Wheel. Happy Birthday, Boogie Woogie.
This is the time of the Season that leads up to my favorite time; the beginning of the Witches' New Year, when the trees have donned their beautiful colours of orange, red, browns and greens, before they shed them for the nakedness of the winter. The time when they dance their last dance before withdrawing within to rest. The time when the dryads sing their whispering songs accompanied by the Wind.
To my relations and family and friends, I wish you Autumn Blessings and much love.
And to my majickal family, I love you and to those who are away in miles but not in my thoughts, I miss you and I wish you all a wonderous Happy Thanksgiving and Blessings for the Second Harvest.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
That's All The News For The Night Folks.....
OK - here's the thing. I watch news stations quite a bit. Here in Canada we have a network - CBC (Canadian Broadcasting Company), that has news all day long on television, as well as the local stations (several) that broadcast their news shows a couple times a day.. Now, being a transplanted American, (I still have US citizenship), as well as being a Permanent Resident of Canada, you would think I would also watch one of the several American networks when their news telecasts come on. But, I don't need to watch the American news - it is all over our Canadian stations. You may think that I don't see very much news about the US, but you would be wrong. Believe me, our Canadian news casts have plenty of good 'ol American news stories. So much so that I sometimes get very upset about how the American press, as well as the American people react to things that shouldn't be an issue.
The hoopla with the Muslim Community Center (cause, that's what it is folks, NOT a mosque) being built not one, but at least two (2) blocks away from ground zero of the 9/11 terrorist (not religion) attacks can be attributed to the news media. The telling of Florida Pastor Jones' idea to burn several (or lots, there are conflicting numbers) of the Qu'ran on 9/11 should never have even be considered to be news worthy - All of this only inflames people; people who are facing severe job losses, severe economic problems, uncertain times in the country, wars that no one understands ( I support the troops, not the people who sent them there, nor the reasons for it) and need a scapegoat - so they use other people as their target. They use other people, religion, thoughts and lifestyles to hate or be in fear of - because they need to, because they are uncertain and have fear about how things are going. They need to vent, and they are venting in the wrong way.
I hear people screaming that the US is a Christian country, that Islam is evil, that "freedom of religion" means THEIR religion. The media only spreads this uncertainty and hatred and misunderstanding. We don't have quite that problem in Canada, but there is hatred, misunderstanding and uncertainty here as well. The last time I looked, the US had Christians living there, but there are lots of other religions there too. And lots of different lifestyles and ideas and ways of life. It seems to me that Americans have lost their ability to reach out, embrace diversity, or to even try to understand someone who is different from them.
I remember when John Kennedy was running for president - and the outrage of some people because he was a Catholic!! There it is again, using religion to hate someone.
At any rate, I seem to have gotten off my original track - see, this is what watching the news does to me - I get all garbled, my brain starts screaming - whether it be people in the States being stupid over religions they don't want to take the time out to understand or the wrong thinking of Canadians (especially the government) when it comes to Humans of the First Peoples. Aaagggrrrhh!
At any rate, watching the news is NOT good for me - it raises my blood pressure (which is too high anyway) and makes me go off on tirades and rants, which causes my Beloved to retreat! And, as shown here, garbles my brain and my thought processes among other things. Soooo.... I think maybe I should curb my news watching - as I said, that's all the news, folks - I'm not watching anymore.
The hoopla with the Muslim Community Center (cause, that's what it is folks, NOT a mosque) being built not one, but at least two (2) blocks away from ground zero of the 9/11 terrorist (not religion) attacks can be attributed to the news media. The telling of Florida Pastor Jones' idea to burn several (or lots, there are conflicting numbers) of the Qu'ran on 9/11 should never have even be considered to be news worthy - All of this only inflames people; people who are facing severe job losses, severe economic problems, uncertain times in the country, wars that no one understands ( I support the troops, not the people who sent them there, nor the reasons for it) and need a scapegoat - so they use other people as their target. They use other people, religion, thoughts and lifestyles to hate or be in fear of - because they need to, because they are uncertain and have fear about how things are going. They need to vent, and they are venting in the wrong way.
I hear people screaming that the US is a Christian country, that Islam is evil, that "freedom of religion" means THEIR religion. The media only spreads this uncertainty and hatred and misunderstanding. We don't have quite that problem in Canada, but there is hatred, misunderstanding and uncertainty here as well. The last time I looked, the US had Christians living there, but there are lots of other religions there too. And lots of different lifestyles and ideas and ways of life. It seems to me that Americans have lost their ability to reach out, embrace diversity, or to even try to understand someone who is different from them.
I remember when John Kennedy was running for president - and the outrage of some people because he was a Catholic!! There it is again, using religion to hate someone.
At any rate, I seem to have gotten off my original track - see, this is what watching the news does to me - I get all garbled, my brain starts screaming - whether it be people in the States being stupid over religions they don't want to take the time out to understand or the wrong thinking of Canadians (especially the government) when it comes to Humans of the First Peoples. Aaagggrrrhh!
At any rate, watching the news is NOT good for me - it raises my blood pressure (which is too high anyway) and makes me go off on tirades and rants, which causes my Beloved to retreat! And, as shown here, garbles my brain and my thought processes among other things. Soooo.... I think maybe I should curb my news watching - as I said, that's all the news, folks - I'm not watching anymore.
Saturday, September 4, 2010
OK, Robert is Quickly Slipping Into a Coma.....
So, as I mentioned before, I thought blogging would help me vent and keep my loving Hubby from running madly away...or is that running away madly? At any rate, today is the day (as, you may have noticed, I have not blogged in a month).
We, after doing our shopping and our lovely walks in the beautiful autumn-like weather, we got involved in programs on the Boob Tube. One about 2012 and all the implications and theories about what the Mayans meant by not continuing their calendar and what 2012 will bring to the world. Then, a program about the different threats we, as humans, can look forward to - one being technological advances, ending in computerized robots with AI and the possiblity of robots taking over us and what would become of us. Or of the technology disappearing. Another was all about the changes in weather and climate change, etc. etc. etc......now can you understand Robert's anxiety when I start in on all this stuff? And the reasons he has learned to tune me out? LOL
At any rate, speaking of 2012 - no, I DO NOT believe it will be the end of the world or of humankind...I do, however, believe that this world may be greatly changed.....you know, the lining up of everything, including the center of our galaxy (better known as the Milky Way for those of you who don't know) - I think this happening will definately have an effect on our technological devices, therefore, throwing the world into chaos because humankind has become so inextricabally dependent upon it (technology). I mean, kids don't know how to spell, can't add, subtract, divide, etc., nor do they know how to write letters containing real words (you know, like, Dear Grandma, How are you?, etc.) Nor can they wait to get home to receive a phone call. They don't go outside anymore because the computer or television is too important to give up. Hmmm, come to think of it, adults have the very same problems. Oh, and most people don't think anything about jumping in their cars to go to the store 4 blocks away. I firmly believe we should look more to our gardens, our feet and our ties with other people BEFORE the technologies go away. I also believe we will need to depend on each other (wow, that's a different concept, isn't it?). You know, if I need a shed built to store my tools for my gardening, then I can give you some vegetables if you help me make it. It's called Bartering, and we actually did this a while back! Imagine!
And climate/weather change? It is inevitable, people, it has happened before (where in the heck do you think the glaciers/icebergs, etc. CAME FROM?) We need to adapt, not create more changes by "making things to 'take care' of it". OK, I do concede humans may have speeded it up a bit, but it was gonna happen anyway.
The part on robots cracked me up! The questions they were putting forth regarding what we, as humans were going to do when we create robots that will think for themselves, therefore try to take over the human race. Should we become Cyborgs so that robots will like us better? Haha I really found all this quite amusing! For one, if robots become that much advanced with AI, etc., we, as a species wouldn't have to worry - I mean why should they keep us around? But, ya know, I really don't worry about that, because with 2012 happening and technology being wiped out, it will be quite a long time before we can get back to that point. So that takes care of several problems/scenarios, etc.
Well, I feel like I won't be harming Robert's hearing OR his pyche now...thank the Gods for Blogger!
We, after doing our shopping and our lovely walks in the beautiful autumn-like weather, we got involved in programs on the Boob Tube. One about 2012 and all the implications and theories about what the Mayans meant by not continuing their calendar and what 2012 will bring to the world. Then, a program about the different threats we, as humans, can look forward to - one being technological advances, ending in computerized robots with AI and the possiblity of robots taking over us and what would become of us. Or of the technology disappearing. Another was all about the changes in weather and climate change, etc. etc. etc......now can you understand Robert's anxiety when I start in on all this stuff? And the reasons he has learned to tune me out? LOL
At any rate, speaking of 2012 - no, I DO NOT believe it will be the end of the world or of humankind...I do, however, believe that this world may be greatly changed.....you know, the lining up of everything, including the center of our galaxy (better known as the Milky Way for those of you who don't know) - I think this happening will definately have an effect on our technological devices, therefore, throwing the world into chaos because humankind has become so inextricabally dependent upon it (technology). I mean, kids don't know how to spell, can't add, subtract, divide, etc., nor do they know how to write letters containing real words (you know, like, Dear Grandma, How are you?, etc.) Nor can they wait to get home to receive a phone call. They don't go outside anymore because the computer or television is too important to give up. Hmmm, come to think of it, adults have the very same problems. Oh, and most people don't think anything about jumping in their cars to go to the store 4 blocks away. I firmly believe we should look more to our gardens, our feet and our ties with other people BEFORE the technologies go away. I also believe we will need to depend on each other (wow, that's a different concept, isn't it?). You know, if I need a shed built to store my tools for my gardening, then I can give you some vegetables if you help me make it. It's called Bartering, and we actually did this a while back! Imagine!
And climate/weather change? It is inevitable, people, it has happened before (where in the heck do you think the glaciers/icebergs, etc. CAME FROM?) We need to adapt, not create more changes by "making things to 'take care' of it". OK, I do concede humans may have speeded it up a bit, but it was gonna happen anyway.
The part on robots cracked me up! The questions they were putting forth regarding what we, as humans were going to do when we create robots that will think for themselves, therefore try to take over the human race. Should we become Cyborgs so that robots will like us better? Haha I really found all this quite amusing! For one, if robots become that much advanced with AI, etc., we, as a species wouldn't have to worry - I mean why should they keep us around? But, ya know, I really don't worry about that, because with 2012 happening and technology being wiped out, it will be quite a long time before we can get back to that point. So that takes care of several problems/scenarios, etc.
Well, I feel like I won't be harming Robert's hearing OR his pyche now...thank the Gods for Blogger!
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