Wow.

Totally have nothing to say today.

Sorry.

xoxo

Places to send your cash to do something to help

I don't have a lot of information about these places, so I would welcome feedback if you've got it--but here are three places that are working to help animals affected by the Gulf oil spill.

National Wildlife Federation

Audubon Society

International Bird Rescue

These are pretty much solely bird places. But, since we're bringing in Branwynn at our Summer Solstice and She's really into birds (starlings...), it seemed a good match to donate next Sabbat collection to help the winged friends. Now, my Crew my overturn my suggestion and say we've got to donate the money to the Save the Crabs foundation or something...it's wholly within their rights to do so.

Oh, and I'm tired today. It's a day when I wish Pan hadn't made me give up caffeine.

Ugh..the oil spill, the oil spill.....

I wanted to go. I was ready. Get me out of my sensible, second-hand Admin outfits, strap me into a pair of haz-mats, and pack my ass to the Gulf. "I'm going to fix the oil problem!!! Who's with me?????"

Then I realized something. I don't know how to clean up an oil spill.

I have a hard enough time unblocking my shower drain. Maybe that can be my contribution. I'll suck the shit out of my shower plumbing and ship it to BP. Whatever is in there could stop a Tsunami.

At our last Full Moon meditation, where we focused on the Cauldron of Rebirth, I spoke about letting go of feeling responsible for the things which I had no control over. Like whether other people liked the rituals I created. The feelings of other people about my work. The oil spill in my beloved Atlantic.

"But the truth is," I said. "I don't know how to fix the oil hole. I would not be any help at all."

"Don't worry, Courtney," said one of the Crew. "Even BP doesn't know how to fix the hole."

I'm wasting a lot of time crying over images of oil-drenched pelicans on the web version of the New York Times. Of course they're worth crying over, but wringing my hands because I can't go clean them myself is pointless. I have no skills in oil clean up. If I went down there, the people who know what they're doing would waste more time in training me than cleaning, itself.

What I CAN do is call a group of people together energetically to heal the ocean. It's not going to stop the oil by itself, and the damage has already been done. But it's something on the energetic plane that may help this thing from ever happening again.

Also, we can put our cash together. Giving money is not always the favorite option of the bleeding heart. We'd rather give our old clothes, canned food, or in this case--cut hair to aid in disaster. But we must remember that disaster teams are trained in this. They have access to sharply-discounted resources that we do not have, but they don't always have the cash to make it work.

We of course want to select reputable organizations as much as possible when choosing where to send our monies. So, if anyone reading this can make a recommendation of a place working to help the people of the Gulf region or the clean-up itself, please let me know! courtneyaweber@gmail.com

And if you're coming to our Summer Solstice celebration, the money will be going to that cause.

xoxo
C

Been a little emotional as of late

Especially today. I took it out on the people at Verizon internet tech support. But they deserved it.

If one of those tech support people heard from me today and heard all the bad, nasty things I called you, I apologize for my rudeness. But you really do work for an asinine company.

Returning from MIA

Hey dudes,

I really fell off the blog wagon, but you can all blame my deck for that. And if you haven't had a chance to buy it...here it is! http://www.tarotoftheboroughs.com

In other news, I was accepted at Union Theological Seminary. (!!!) Yes, they know I'm Wiccan. No, I didn't "mask" or hide anything. There's a stirring the community for leaders to obtain more formal training. As soon as I started talking about starting seminary both in workshops and online, I started getting questions from people who have been looking for seminary training, but have yet to find one that is well-suited to their Pagan practices.

It's a tough one, yes. My recommendation is that you go into your research into seminaries with as open of a mind as you would like to receive when the Admissions board reviews your application. Most members of traditional and mainstream religions want to be accepted by you just as much as you hope to be accepted by them. If you are open and accepting, chances are you will be received with open arms. The Gods aren't through with us yet (thankfully...) and our own Wiccan and Pagan pantheons have been raising a hell of a lot of noise lately, trying to get us working alongside the bigger religions.

Just give it a shot. Talk to the people. Be honest about yourself. Hear what they have to say. Both of you decide together if you will be a good fit for the school and vice versa.

And...once I finish the ultimate battle with bad, bad Verizon, I'll be spending more time on this here blog. :)

xoox
C

Finally ready to roll!!!

Hello loves!!!

We've got the Tarot of the Boroughs site up and ready to roll. We have just opened pre-sales for our Limited Edition copies of the deck. Check 'em out!

Tarot of the Boroughs

Maybe you've seen gnarled old ladies reading Tarot cards on 7th
Avenue. Maybe your college roommate gave you a reading. Maybe you
even own a deck yourself and maybe you even use it once in awhile. In
case you haven't had a reading, or seen one on t.v., or in the movies,
Tarot cards can help you understand the present and maybe even figure
out a few things about the future through the little pictures on the
cards. Unfortunately, most of those pictures confuse people, which is why
most people consult Tarot readers instead of reading their own. But
now, enter "Tarot of the Boroughs!"": a glamorous oracle
that can tell you everything you never wanted to know about your past,
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Reverend Billy and Imakhu Mwt Shekemet among many, many others! The
deck will include a little how-to book that will help you along, if
you've never read the cards before.

Before these beauties hit the stores--we are pre-selling 150 limited edition
copies at $30 each. (Price will go up to $6,000,000 after the first
150 are sold.) These copies will arrive in your mailbox autographed by
George and Courtney and include free-shipping, a free-blessing and a
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Order now and give us a couple of months. Then, share with friends!
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Good news....and dumb people....

I GOT INTO SEMINARY!!!! SWEEEETTTTT!!!!

Now, here's why I can be even happier that I did...

So I can call out morons like this guy here who are calling themselves High Priests....

AND...

So I can call out writers of article posted above who say nasty-ass shit like this:

Practitioners of Wicca are nothing more than 14 year old girls emotionally and spiritually, and are too poor and stupid to join a better cult or religion. Seriously, Wicca is just Satanism with Downs Syndrome. Blessed Be!

Seriously. It's only 7:25 in the morning and already I feel like putting a fist through the wall. I won't, because that would hurt, but yeah. Feel like it.