Category: Art
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Redeeming Animism, Part 1: Animal Spirits
For us Elder Ones, everything that you consider “survival of the fittest” — such as feeding, mating, nurturing — is experienced as an act of worship. Yes, there are concrete biological and informational components to each of those, but the underlying motive is best characterized as “worship.”
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Dream: Unboxed
Our church may need to move. The dogs represent Our unmanaged problems Or unresolved issues.
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Function(Spirit): Word -> World
Lord help me To empty my Self So your Spirit can flow In me and through me To bring Your living Word To my dying World
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Share Trouble
The pain ungrieved Unsurrendered to God Is like a dam waiting to burst One more drop Might destroy us
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Death Benefit
We must un-know Our un-knowing We must un-Self Our Self We must un-live Our un-life
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Dream: Exterminate!
Our garden has been infested with poke-lizards at least as long as my son has been alive. A few years ago we decided to get rid of them. Now there is only one place left for them to hide. Time to set off the lizard-bomb.
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Dream: Border Crossing
Einstein taught us that this world Is mostly illusion The only true real thing is will Or Spirit, if you prefer The universe only gives us What we truly and deeply want The way we demonstrate that Is by how we engage with the illusion Through planning, preparation, and execution
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Dream: Threeway Trash Thrash
He never wanted this job But now he seems to be clinging to power It doesn’t make any sense So I really have three assignments: 1. On the surface, I am there to help him 2. My bosses primarily just want to know what the heck is going on 3.…
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Redeeming Ares, Part 10: House of Mouse
Now I’m really confused. Was Satan really so petty as to steal this god’s pet mouse? And isn’t Apollo’s gratitude just a little over the top? But that is nothing compared to what happens next.
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Redeeming Ares, Part 9: Satan’s Well
A malevolent shadow starts growing in the air around me. The temperature drops, and a cruel wind tears at my flesh. I glance around for Hermes to rescue me, but my escort is nowhere to be seen. I try to hope he escaped, perhaps even ran for help. But hope…
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Redeeming Ares, Part 8: Hermetic Unsealing
I jerk my finger back Seriously? I have braved gods and goddesses Divine mountains and infernal hellholes Only to be taunted By my adolescent foibles? Is someone pranking me?
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Redeeming Ares, Part 7: Divine Judgement
Hear me out O ye gods! Your time is ending And I for one am glad Mankind grows weary Of your pettiness and folly Your lusts and intrigues Your callousness and favoritism Yet now that your time Has come to an end I only have one thing Left to say
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Redeeming Ares, Part 6: Losing My Religion
I still have my Burden. My Pride. I’ve been to hell and back So many times I have frequent fryer miles But found no flames To unmake that ring There’s only one move left.
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Dream: Possum Player
I break character I ask the actress Who is playing her Whether I Am interacting with her enough
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Dream: Mafia Don
The don helps us out. Protects us from the other guy. I think he’s my friend. And maybe he really is fond of me. But then I catch a glimpse Of what happens When he feels threatened…
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Behold the Man
John 19:5 When Jesus came out wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe, Pilate said to them, “Behold the man!” Pilate wanted us to behold JesusPerhaps hoping he could free Jesus Or free himselfOf the responsibilityOf seeing moreThan he wanted Than he could handleThan he was free to…
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Grace Conductor
Lord, make me the Third Rail of grace Purify me So that your love and faithfulness Flows dangerously through me
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The Quantum of Solace
Each pain and frustration Whatever the cause Only serves as a trigger To let You heal MY flaws
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Precondition for Revival
As long as we think we are victims to be rescued or saints to be vindicated or children to be protected The Cross holds no answers
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Dream: Adulting
She has an unusually long thin nose. She answers brightly: Oh, I am just so happy to be here and to become an adult.
Radically Happy 