The Shaman's Way

Free Your MInd and Your Ass Will Follow...

2008-04-10T09:58:00.001-04:00

Through Vincent's Eyes...

2008-03-30T20:58:00.002-04:00

A bit of Tull...

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Flee the icy Lucifer!
Oh! he's a nasty fellow,
but what a mistake!
I didn't take a feather from his pillow...
Here's the everlasting rub,
neither am I good nor bad,
I'd trade my halo for a horn
and the horn for a hat I once had.

2008-03-30T20:49:00.000-04:00

Ian

And the mouse police never sleeps...

2008-03-30T20:48:00.001-04:00

Look out, little furry folk!
Muscled, black with steel-green eye
swishing through the rye grass,
with thoughts of mouse and apple pie,
tail balancing at half-mast.
...and the mouse police never sleeps...
-Ian Anderson

What a great pleasure it is to live here now in this time and place. But how far out your window do you have to look to see Mordor? The irony is beguiling... To be a warrior and shaman at this time is the ultimate gift. It is precisely because of the darkness that the opportunity exists to grow in ways that are unimaginable. To be a bit faded and a bit jaded goes with the territory. I'm willing to carry the weight... The story of the biblical Sampson is symbolic of the culmination of the year at the winter solstice. One last great push by the sun king, even though the rays (his hair) are faded and have diminished. The theme of sun worship is central to virtually every group of people who have ever lived on this planet. There's a clue here as to what God actually looks like. You could describe to me in detail what a dozen different people in your lives look like, but you can't tell me what God looks like. And I mean literally, not some vague words about God is everywhere. You stand a fair chance of actually being in the presence of God someday; in your own time and not at some judgement day. Are you not a bit curious? I say a fair chance because it is not a forgone conclusion that you will continue to exist in any fashion whatsoever. We are on the last stretch my brothers and sisters, keep a close watch...

Moonlight shines upon the water.
White feathers bend around me,
cut through me,
and become whole again.
My passing causes a ripple,
the water becomes still.

13: The Sacred Number

2008-03-30T20:47:00.000-04:00

The fact that the number 13 has come to be considered unlucky is indicative of the sorry and corrupted state that we're in at this point in time. Things of the occult and of paganism have been dismissed as irrelevant or evil. Nothing could be further from the truth. How does one begin to impart the wisdom gained from visions? How does one describe the momentary calm, the knowing that comes from a lifetime of effort and by the gift of shamanistic lineage? I was born on the 13th of October (Libra) on a Sunday; I have an innate understanding of the esoteric that revolves around the number 13.

It was on Friday, October the 13th in 1307 that King Philippe IV of France with backing authority from the pope and the Church, arrested and condemned the members of the Knights Templar. The Knights Templar certainly understood the sacred nature of the number 13. It was the desire of the nobility and the Church to sever the ties people had to their spiritual roots. Meaning community, love and respect for nature and worship of the Divine Mother. All of which revolved around shamanism and its practitioners. The Knights Templar, in their excavations in Jerusalem had uncovered writings that were the unadulterated words of Christ. Here the Christ makes clear that there is no need of a political church or parasitic nobility. They were able to gain tremendous leverage with the church and the ruling class by keeping these writings concealed. By establishing the first modern system of usury (with the church's blessing), the Knights Templar became immensely wealthy. The spirit and significance of the grail were corrupted into a crusade for a cup. The true meaning of the grail and the story of the Fisherking takes us back again to our common roots when we lived together as human beings and not as programmed bio-robots.

There is the famous group of 13 men known as Jesus and his disciples. We have 12 Knights of the Round Table and King Arthur. There are 12 constellations of the zodiac revolving around our sun. The number 13 is central to traditions of geometry and is seen to exist in man, nature and the heavens. For instance, there are 13 major joints in the human body. There are 13 lunar cycles in a solar year, and the moon travels 13 degrees across the sky every day. Six circles placed around a seventh central circle is a model of geometric efficiency and perfection in the second dimension. But this same configuration in three dimensions consists of 12 spheres arranged around one central sphere, making 13 in all - the most compact three dimensional arrangement recurrent in nature. The glyph that represents both the start and the end of the Aztec calendar is known as "13 Cane", and symbolizes the death of one cycle, followed by the birth of another - the Alpha and Omega. Interestingly, this is what the 13th rune - called "Eiwaz" - means in Northern European mythos. It represents the balance point (the scales of Libra) between light and dark, the creative force and the destructive force, the heavens and the underworld. This specific notion concerning the number 13 appears in seemingly dissimilar cultures around the world and throughout history.

Numerology is of course central to the understanding of this material and expands the knowledge of the esoteric. The number 13 is an emblem of secret knowledge that does indeed confer power upon those conversant in the arcane. 13 may be perceived as unlucky to those who fear the secret gnosis it represents, but for adherents of the gnosis it is (and always will be), a sacred number.

2008-03-30T20:46:00.000-04:00

a practicing shaman

The Battle of Evermore

2008-03-30T20:45:00.002-04:00

There's a war going on, one that is unseen. But one that is apparent to those who know what's going on. It is the battle between good and evil, the war between those of the light and those of the darkness. It is the battle of evermore that culminates at the end of an Age. A warrior seeking the path of knowledge will find moments when a clear picture emerges, a slight pause when even the finely balanced scales find a place of stillness. There is much to absorb from many different sources, so I try to maintain an environment of discernment. Keeping the truths, which tend to descend gently, and rejecting that which my best sense tells me is off the mark or just plain nonsense.

Everything about you is unique, your experience here is absolutely your own. It would then follow that there is no one body of work that will give you the answers you desire and certainly not one person. The Christ made it clear; "call no man teacher, call no man father". Jesus would have you manifest the Christ energy within; indeed the kingdom lies within you. This is the way, the truth and the life. The Church in its bloody chains of history cannot give you what you seek, if indeed the desire to seek even exists.

Gnosis vs. Hypnosis

2008-03-30T20:45:00.001-04:00

Golden slumbers fill your eyes
Smiles awake you when you rise
Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing you a lullaby
Once there was a way to get back homeward
Once there was a way to get back home
Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing you a lullaby
- Beatles

So, what's it going to be? Apocalypse now they say...how ironic it is - if not for the horror and misery that has preceded us, we wouldn't be here now. Happiness is not a goal at this time; overcoming the pervasive evil on this sorry plane of deception is what we strive for. There is joy after battle, but the pain will never cease. This is the stance of the warrior: make the load heavier and I will carry it further. My Lord carried the weight of the world to Golgatha, I think of the great honor bestowed upon Simon of Cyrene, he who shouldered the weight of the Cross - if only for a short time.

We see now revealed in the world the vile, corrupted and malignant so-called "elite", the same soulless beings that once ruled by "divine right" backed by the equally corrupted Church. So, how do we fight this horror? First, we must understand there is a chain of command. This is and always will be a top-down operation. "Then, behold, the veil of the temple was torn in two from top to bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were split." (Matthew 27:51). It starts with the One, the Creator, the Self-Begotton, the center of which is the Divine Mother, the feminine energy of God. The energy that pours forth from the center is the male energy, that which manifests, that which gets the work done in accordance with the mandates of the Divine Mother. The consequences of bringing harm to a girl or a woman are enormous. And for a woman who corrupts the intent and beauty of the Mother, death awaits. Woe be unto those who are corrupted with sin at the end of days. Whether witting or unwitting, as the great poet Shelley said: "all spirits are enslaved which serve things evil".

There can be no mistake; this is it - the last stretch. From now until the culmination at 11 hours, 11 minutes on the 21st of December 2012, the transition will take place. Ready or not baby, here I come... We can talk and discuss and dissect endlessly or even tune in to some asinine television show about Revelations, but the fact remains. All one has to do is pray without ceasing to experience the gnosis - it's yours for the asking. For those who don't understand the truth of what I speak, you lack the eyes to see and the ears to hear. There is no more time - "And pray that your flight may not be in winter. For in those days there will be tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of creation which God created until this time, nor ever shall be." (Mark 13:18-19). Winter is upon us now...

We have often heard the laments of "why God, what have I done to deserve this?" and "if God is so powerful, then why doesn't (He) just come down and fix it all?" The truth is you and I don't deserve such an easy solution, we don't have the enlightenment necessary within our collective consciousness to overcome this mess. My heart breaks with the thoughts of the countless numbers of men, women and children who have suffered. It's my fault and it's your fault; certainly we have all been victimized, we come into this world helpless, it is an incredibly difficult thing to reconnect to the One and then to actually make a difference.

I laughed with glee
While your kings and queens
Fought for ten decades
For the gods they made
I shouted out
"Who killed the Kennedys?"
When after all,
It was you and me
- Rolling Stones

God is on the side of the righteous and the hammer of Thor is coming down with authority. We have in our vicinity a great number of helpers who even now war with the evil forces of this plane. Our parasitic "leaders" for far too long have had control and privileges gained from the ignorance of the masses. How can it be any worse? We have now as President of the United States - this most revered of offices - a rump-ranger-retard, and the vast majority either buys in to it or walks around in a hypnotic daze and refuses to think at all. An interesting side note: the father of Morpheus who is the god of dreams (one of the main characters in the Matrix movies) is Hypnos, the god of sleep; this, of course, is the origin of the word hypnotize. The vile powers of the corrupted occult in this time are deception and hypnosis. And those who are absolutely convinced that they can never be deceived are the ones most easily fooled. Lucifer wasn't born yesterday my friends...

To find your place in the sun and find out what your duties are during this time of great tribulation, seek the gnosis. Ask and you will receive, it only takes a little time. Do not create formalities or set any particular time. And, you must be alone. A person could literally go to rearrange a closet and take those few moments to commune with the One. Learn to be quiet, think before speaking and don't allow others to spend your energy by making you angry; how can anyone expect to hear the perfect still voice of God with a constant stream of chatter going on inside their thick skulls? Knock on the door; it will be opened. Go without expectation of reward and surrender to the will of God. It was never about you or me; there is only one soul and one will.

Mama put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That long, black cloud is comin' down
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door
- Dylan

Choose to remain hypnotized and the result will be perdition, choose the gnosis and eternal life will be within your reach. And finally:

Watch therefore, for you do not know when the master of the house is coming - in the evening, at midnight, at the crowing of the rooster, or in the morning - lest, coming suddenly, he find you sleeping. And what I say to you, I say to all: Watch! (Mark 13:35-37)

Prayer of the Nordic People

2008-03-30T19:09:00.000-04:00

Lo, there do I see my father
Lo, there do I see my mother and
my sisters and my brothers
Lo, there do I see the line of my people
back to the beginning...
Lo, they do call to me;
they bid me take my place among them;
in the halls of Valhalla
where the brave may live
forever...

I LOVE WOMEN!

2008-03-30T19:08:00.000-04:00

I could be happy the rest of my life...

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I heard it on the X

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I'll be a rockin rollin
bitch for you...

2006-08-04T18:54:00.000-04:00

a friendly dragon...

2006-08-04T18:49:00.000-04:00

Say hello to my little friends...

2006-08-04T18:09:00.000-04:00

Friends in the sky...

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Breathe deep the gathering gloom...

2006-08-04T17:08:00.000-04:00

Good-bye blue skies...

2006-08-04T11:13:00.000-04:00

Our tax dollars hard at work...

Heavy Horses - Jethro Tull 1978

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Lunatic Fringe

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let me bring you songs from the wood...

2005-06-04T16:11:00.000-04:00

vincent van gogh

2005-06-01T23:11:00.000-04:00

spellcraft from digitalblasphemy.com

You can talk to me...

2005-06-01T23:08:00.000-04:00

bartholomew313@hotmail.com
Time is slipping away...

2005-06-01T23:07:00.000-04:00

Pink Floyd Back Catalogue by KnotSayn

2005-06-01T15:13:00.000-04:00

a starry night

2005-06-01T14:34:00.000-04:00

night children from digitalblasphemy.com

2005-05-30T01:01:00.000-04:00

Nothing would be what it is, because everything would be what it isn't. And contrary-wise, what it is, it wouldn't be. And what it wouldn't be, it would, you see? - Alice in Wonderland

2005-05-28T12:14:00.000-04:00

jimmy page

2005-05-17T23:13:00.000-04:00

bubu

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vincent

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tha sweet bud

2005-05-10T13:29:00.000-04:00

strange days indeed...

2005-04-29T20:36:00.000-04:00

ZipperFish.com

2005-04-28T18:33:00.000-04:00

l.a. graffiti

2005-04-27T13:52:00.000-04:00

gazebo from digitalblasphemy.com

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neil

2005-04-22T09:37:00.000-04:00

b.b. and lucille

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the man

2005-04-14T16:39:00.001-04:00

Ian Anderson

2005-04-14T16:19:00.000-04:00

van gogh