MysticWicks Online Pagan Community and Spiritual Sanctuary http://mysticwicks.com Pagan Forums Online Community. Come learn with other Pagans or talk about Pagan issues. Free online classes for Tarot, Magick, Rituals, Divination, History, Kabbalah, and more. A Spiritual Sanctuary for people of all Paths. Welcome home. en Mon, 06 Sep 2010 04:12:49 GMT vBulletin 2 http://www.mysticwicks.com/images/theme_images/spring_2010/misc/rss.jpg MysticWicks Online Pagan Community and Spiritual Sanctuary http://mysticwicks.com Anybody heard of the University of Metaphysical Sciences? http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232427&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:45:35 GMT Or the Toledo based Healing Art Forms Institute?

Here are their websites. Check em out and tell me what you think:

http://www.healingartforms.com/

http://umsonline.org/index.htm


I just started college at the University of Toledo, but I'm not really enjoying it. It's really mainstream and I'm not sure about the major I selected either (Early Childhood Edu). I'm just not passionate about it. My REAL dream is to someday start a mind, body, spirit healing and learning center. I just came out of the broom closet to my parents and while they may be okay about it, they're not so okay with my interest in pursuing metaphysics on a professional level. My dad especially thinks I would in essence be A. wasting my talent and B. taking advantage of people if I was to get a degree in metaphysics. He obviously doesn't believe. My dilemma is should I:

1. Stay enrolled at Toledo and pursue a degree in something normal and forget all about metaphysics?

2. Stay enrolled at Toledo and finish out my degree there, while also pursuing my degree in metaphysics so I have something to fall back on if my business doesn't turn out the way I planned?

3. Stay enrolled at Toledo and finish out my degree there, and pursue metaphysics only AFTER I have a stable job and income?

4. Drop out of Toledo, and focus all my attention on getting my degree in metaphysics and acheiving my goal of having a healing/learning center?

Also, if you think I should stay with Toledo, should I declare a minor in business?

And also, which do you think sounds better and would give me the most career opportunities University of Metaphysical Sciences or Healing Art Forms Institute?

Thank you in advance for any advice!
]]> Just Talk Rosetta Morrigan http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232427 A Little Love For A Friend... http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232425&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:40:30 GMT Recently my friend's mother kicked her out of the house with practically nothing and told her to go live with her dad. He is letting her live at his house but isn't being of much help beyond that, and she still isn't enrolled in school.

Anyway, if you could send a little positive energy her way that things will work out for her I would appreciate it. ]]> Energy Requests Blood Saga http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232425 Creating ThoughtForms http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232424&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:33:59 GMT I'm just learning the technique of creating thoughtforms. I made a sigil, it's hard to forget it because of its simplicity. But I don't know why we have to forget it, really. Wouldn't memorizing it be better? It'll permeate through life regardless, but having it memorized would work since we can't be thinking of sigils all day anyways.

I'm using the Goddess Fuji, once the Goddess of Mt. Fuji, she was the friend of women and protector of children and fertility. I figured, that as a protective thought-form she would work.

Are there any suggestions for any sort of ritual to make it work? She is being called specifically to dispell cruelty and terror.

I invoke thee, oh Great Fuji, friend of women
To stir the fire within, unleash
your scorching flames to those who would
harm innocence and torture for pleasure
Be a friend to those who love, and those who strive
to be strong and survive, the weak, the willful
the bold spark admist the spiraling wind


Does this sound good? ]]> Magic and Rituals Kalinda http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232424 Stephen Hawking warns over making contact with aliens http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232423&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 03:16:17 GMT here's an interesting perspective on et.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/mobile/uk_news/8642558.stm
Aliens almost certainly exist but humans should avoid making contact, Professor Stephen Hawking has warned.
In a series for the Discovery Channel the renowned astrophysicist said it was "perfectly rational" to assume intelligent life exists elsewhere.
But he warned that aliens might simply raid Earth for resources, then move on.
"If aliens visit us, the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out well for the Native Americans," he said.
Prof Hawking thinks that, rather than actively trying to communicate with extra-terrestrials, humans should do everything possible to avoid contact.
He explained: "We only have to look at ourselves to see how intelligent life might develop into something we wouldn't want to meet." ]]> bikerdruid http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232423 TAWN Monthly Cauldronluck http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232421&goto=newpost Mon, 06 Sep 2010 02:08:42 GMT The Tucson Area Wiccan/Pagan Network monthly meet & greet takes place from 11am-1pm, Sunday, Sept. 12, at La Madera Park (On Treat Ave., west of Country Club Rd. & north of Glenn St.). Have fun with members of the Tucson Pagan, Heathen, Druid, Wiccan, Thelemic & Eclectic communities! Free. Potluck follows; bring a dish to share. Visit www.tawn.org or call 792-6440 for further information.
:thewave: ]]> Member Public Announcements Tish http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232421 Kalinda http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232419&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:35:12 GMT Hi everyone, I am Kalinda. My name means Sun in Sanskrit but also refers to a body of water, the Kalinda. I'm not sure where to put myself or how to define what I do. I'm fascinated by magick and have an interest in Crowley, divination, and ancient Grimoires. I want to go further than just reading cards, but I'm not sure where to begin or how to tap into the nature of spirit. I like theorizing, and yet like an agnostic I never drawn conclusions. I do believe there is a lot out there, but finding the way is the hardest part. I live in a very non-spiritual household, my brother's an atheist, my father's borderline agonistic as he stopped going to Church, and my mom is free spirited but not super religious...so that's my family, and most of my friends aren't as into it as me.

This forum attracted me with its wealth of information and people...so I hope that it works out and maybe I'll learn something. ]]> Introductions Kalinda http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232419 Heating amber to make a sphere http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232418&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:01:47 GMT I have a great desire to have an amber sphere.

That being said, it is nearly impossible to find one that hasn't been reconstituted or heated to be shaped. I was just wondering does you peoples of this wonderful world think that heating something like that or even taking separate pieces and melding them together with linseed oil or whatever else take away from it's properties that it originally may have just as a single piece of amber? Or would it still contain all of its properties that to its fullest? ]]> Crystals and Stones Baer http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232418 Merry Meet! http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232417&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:47:01 GMT :hi5: Hello! My name is Connie and it is truly an honor to be here! I am new to Mystic Wicks but I've been Wiccan since April of 2009. I am self dedicated and loving it! I love to do research and learn on a daily basis but have been a little slothful here lately. I have made a promise to myself: Never let my studies fall to the side! It is so easy to do with everything else going on around you..... But it will not happen again with the love of the Goddess smiling down upon me and her gentle whispers there to remind me! Thanks to the community for allowing me to join. Have a wonderful day and may your lives be blessed in many ways!

Blessed be! ]]> Introductions womanofthecraft333 http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232417 Stupid Beautiful Weddings...GRRR! http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232415&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 19:26:44 GMT Last night I was the photographer for my friends wedding. I'm not a professional by any means, she just likes the pictures that I take and that is what led to it.

I've been to a few weddings but because my main job was to capture people's emotions I was paying attention to everything. To me it wasn't a wedding but I was detached from what was going on because I was focusing on the task at hand.

The main emotion that I see last night was love but I also seen the by-product of this emotion as well. Lust, sadness, longing, jealousy, happiness, and raw animal instinct.

I let myself get caught up in it, embraced the feelings of the night, and was high on emotion. This morning I'm feeling the hangover.

This may sound weird but I'm so happy to be out of my last relationship. It was more of a relationship of necessity than anything else but with that being said when I woke up this morning I realize that I've never been in an actual loving relationship with someone that I consider and considers me an equal. This is something that has got me a little down today.

Back in the day when I did a lot of drugs and partied quite a bit I would wake up feeling like this. Tired, a little depressed, with the thought of "what is going to happen with my life." I haven't done any kind of drug and haven't drank in three years and I'm still going strong but this feeling is just weird.

I never thought emotions would do this to a person.

LOL...well, if you read this far I'm sorry if I sound like I'm whining. I just needed a place to get this out and seeing that all of my friends are either in relationships or see other people just as a piece of meat I don't have many people to talk to.

Thanks for listening. ]]> Just Talk Thrift http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232415 What is the line between generations? http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232414&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:55:55 GMT In myths such as the Greek and Norse, there is a generation that is not called Gods. They are called Titans or Giants. How come Hera is a Goddess, but Metis and Leto are Titanesses? Is Loki a God or a Giant? In myths such as the Greek and Norse, there is a generation that is not called Gods. They are called Titans or Giants.

How come Hera is a Goddess, but Metis and Leto are Titanesses?

Is Loki a God or a Giant? ]]> Gods and Goddesses Brunhilda http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232414 Which version of the Bible do you use (if you use one)? http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232413&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:39:26 GMT As the title says! I favour the NKJV myself. :uhhuhuh: As the title says!

I favour the NKJV myself. :uhhuhuh: ]]> Paths: Christian Witchcraft LadyDryad http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232413 Any fellow MysticWickers with a Croix Mystique? http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232412&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:33:41 GMT When I was younger my Aunt (who had a voracious interest in palmistry) was getting a sliver out of right my hand and proudly spotted the Croix Mystique.

-----------------------------------
"What is called "La Croix Mystique" is found in the quadrangle of the hand
between the Lines of Heart and Head.

It is more usually found in the centre of this part of the hand, but it
may be also found nearer the one side of the quadrangle or the other.

This mark denotes a natural gift or talent for mysticism and occultism of
all kinds.

When placed nearer Jupiter, it denotes the employment of these studies
more to gratify the subject's own pride or ambition than the following
out of such things for their own sake.

When it is in the centre of the quadrangle, across the Line of Fate, or
immediately under the Mount of Saturn, such studies become more of a
religion or are followed for their own worth and the influence and truth
of occultism will play a leading role in the whole career. Most likely
the possessor of this mark will follow it as a profession, or will
crystallise his researches into the form of books.

When this mark lies lower down in the quadrangle, nearer to the Mount of
the Moon, the subject will study some form of occultism more from a
superstitious standpoint than any other. None the less, he will be likely
to succeed in doing so, and influence other people through his studies,
and with this latter form he will be more likely to write beautiful
mystic poetry with the prophetic note running through it very strongly."
--------------------------------

Mine is located in the middle of the heart and head lines, in between the mounts of Saturn and Apollo.

Anyone else have this same mark? ]]> Dreams and Divination RedTailHawk http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232412 Answers changing http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232411&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 17:07:53 GMT I asked my cards why the answers has started to change:
I just layed them beside eachother, I donīt really like spreads in general, but I do them when I have to, like the flower but I did a simple 4-card spread for this easy question:

Queen cups
Imagination out-ways one's common sense, a good wife or loving mother, happiness, gentle, a good natured person
Page wands upside down
Superficial, theatrical, unstable, a broken heart, bad news to come
Justice upside down
Bias, false accusations, intolerance, unfairness, abuse
six sword
A gift from a childhood acquaintance, happiness and pleasure brought from the past, good memories, a new friendship, a gift from an admirer, new opportunities

What are they saying are the reason to why the answers has changed? ]]> Spreads and Interpretations Jackie79 http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232411 **Attention Dial Up Users: Accelerated Access Dial Up Internet http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232410&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:57:38 GMT I was browsing my ISP's website, and came across accelerated access dial up, for only $3 a month more.

So, I thought I'd try it, because the first 30 days are free. I live very rurally, and dial up is the only thing available, so I figured if it made it ANY faster, then it was worth it.

Just downloaded it, and it is SO MUCH FASTER!

If you have dial up, I encourage you to see if your ISP provides this accelerated access, because it is definitely worth it! ]]> Technology, Computers, and Internet LadyDryad http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232410 Halloween cards http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232409&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 16:40:00 GMT hello, I was just wondering dose anyone send Samhain (halloween) cards??? I know we do for winter solstice, so i was just wondering.:hahugh: hello,

I was just wondering dose anyone send Samhain (halloween) cards??? I know we do for winter solstice, so i was just wondering.:hahugh: ]]> Just Pagan Lavender Rainflower http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232409 Strange knocking in the middle of the night...?? http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232408&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 15:50:39 GMT I'd post this over in the paranormal section, but it seems pretty ghostly over there. No activity for over a month. ;)

Last night I wasn't feeling well. Took me a couple hours to finally get to sleep. I woke up twice during the night to the sound of the dog barking downstairs and a strange knocking noise. Not sure if it was someone being an idiot (I'm staying with my boyfriend at his parent's house in a suburb of Chicago) or if I was dreaming. I asked my boyfriend about it this morning and he said he didn't hear a thing. This surprises me because he's a very light sleeper and his parents have a loud, yippy Shi Tzu who could wake Sleeping Beauty if she tried hard enough.

Is it possible that I was dreaming?
Or should we get out a shotgun and keep it next to the door? :) ]]> Dreams and Divination RedTailHawk http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232408 Underestimated Actors/Actresses http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232406&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 14:26:01 GMT I have one favorite actor who I think is constantly underestimated, and that is Kevin Durand. Someone who can act so well an make a role with so much prosthetic makeup as he usually is cast with is a very talented man: Image: http://images.tvrage.com/people_galleries/6/17169/81784.jpg He... I have one favorite actor who I think is constantly underestimated, and that is Kevin Durand. Someone who can act so well an make a role with so much prosthetic makeup as he usually is cast with is a very talented man:



He played Joshua in the TV series Dark Angel with such a conviction that I am amazed Joshua doesn't exist.

Here is what he looks like in real life:


(A couple of years ago.)

Here's his IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0243806/

He's done some great roles. I am sad to say I haven't seen too much of him. Some things are hard to get a hold of outside of the US.

My actress is Emma Thompson, here she is with another underrated actor from the movie adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing from 1993, Kenneth Branagh (they were married at the time):



Kenneth's IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000110/

Emma's IMDB : http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000668/

They both have an incredible range!

I also have to include Denzel Washington because his performance in The Bone Collector with only facial and voice acting was amazing. ]]> TV and Movies Njorun Alma http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232406 Salutations! http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232397&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 07:55:17 GMT My name's Nicole, 17, from Michigan in the US of A.

I'm curious about Paganism. The ideas, the history, and the spirituality all together, and whether I would like to become a Pagan or Wiccan myself.
Pretty much, I'm a n00b :hyper:. But I can't wait to learn more.
I've been walking on my life's path quite passively, and now I want to become active. ]]> Introductions nikipea http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232397 Pagan Pride coming up for Salt Lake Utah!! http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232396&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:51:44 GMT our Coven is going on Saturday I know there arent many of us here but heres some info on it for anyone who wants to know http://www.saltlakeppd.org/index.htm our Coven is going on Saturday I know there arent many of us here but heres some info on it for anyone who wants to know


http://www.saltlakeppd.org/index.htm ]]> Announce! Astara Seague http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232396 Potentially huge problem http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232395&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 04:43:53 GMT I am not sure whether or not I should trust my intuition right now regarding this problem, or if it's just me being worried, so I need some help. I have a feeling that I may be pregnant, and if I were, it would become a potentially very serious problem for me right now. So I need input on whether or not I actually am pregnant, or if it is just me stressing about it for nothing. All of my tarot readings lately have also been pointing towards pregnancy. Is it possible that I am pregnant now, or that I will be in the near future? ]]> Psychics and Sensitives Indigosoul http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232395 Airline passenger bill of rights, ideal vs. reality http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232394&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 03:32:10 GMT Some may no, many do not, my current job is a shuttle bus driver for a hotel. I pick up and drop off flight crews to our airport. Thursday night Newark NJ cancelled many of it's flights for Friday in fear of Earl. I thought it was a bit odd to cancel flights 24 hours in advance, and then found it kind of sad when all flights could have left as scheduled due to Earl not doing a whole lot. I started talking to crews about this last night and today. Flights were cancelled because fear that flights might not take off on time and passengers could be stranded in a plane on the ground for a few hours.

So, I started thinking about this scenario. Let's say you are visiting the east coast from Europe. Would you want to wait 4-5 days for a flight and be insured that you wouldn't have to be on a plane waiting a couple hours on takeoff, or would you rather take a gamble that you might have to wait on an airplane for a couple hours and know that the airlines would get you home as quickly and safely as possible? How about if you missed your best friends wedding in Germany out of fear that you might be inconvenienced? How about if you missed a job interview for the same reason? Or you were in the military and missed the birth of your child because of fear that someone might be slightly uncomfortable? ]]> Just Talk memnoch http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232394 <![CDATA["The Wicker Tree" teaser is out]]> http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232393&goto=newpost Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:31:48 GMT For those not in the know, this is apparently Robin Hardy's sequel/retelling of "The Wicker Man," based on his novel "Cowboys for Christ."
http://thewickertreemovie.com/webroo...ox/trailer.php

Robin Hardy was the director of the original "Wicker Man" movie, which, as people who have seen my other threads on the subject can probably guess, is one of my favorite movies ever.

The Ren Faire costumes make me a bit apprehensive for some reason. All I can say is, this had better be good! :boing: ]]> TV and Movies Djiril http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232393 Symbols needed for a success spell http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232392&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 22:34:15 GMT Hi everyone,

Just a quick question. I have the house to myself tonight so I'm planning on casting a success spell to help me make the most of the next couple of weeks before a review at work.:hyper:

I have all the materials I need including some candles and I wanted to check in to see if anyone had any recommendations on what symbols I might carve into the candles to give them a little something extra? ;)

Does anyone know of a good resource for symbols online? I'd love to troll though it before the spell and pick out some good ones!

Thanks in advance!

K ]]> Magic and Rituals Kallisto http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232392 Do you can? http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232391&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:28:06 GMT Canning, anyone? If so, what do you like to can? I can some fruit, such as cherries and pears, but mostly I like to pickle things. Carrots, beans, zucchini, beets, cucumbers, and cauliflower have all found their way into my pickles. I also make corn relish and zucchini relish. Canning, anyone? If so, what do you like to can? I can some fruit, such as cherries and pears, but mostly I like to pickle things. Carrots, beans, zucchini, beets, cucumbers, and cauliflower have all found their way into my pickles. I also make corn relish and zucchini relish. ]]> The MW Kitchen LadyDryad http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232391 Mixing Pantheons? http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232390&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 21:21:22 GMT Im having a hard time finding the right deities for me and most that appeal to me are in diffrent pantheons. for example form the norse pantheon Loki Odin Thor and the demi-God fenrir appeal to me form the Celtic Pantheon Lugh and the Morrigan call to me. From egypt Annibus, Aphrodite, from the... Im having a hard time finding the right deities for me and most that appeal to me are in diffrent pantheons. for example form the norse pantheon Loki Odin Thor and the demi-God fenrir appeal to me form the Celtic Pantheon Lugh and the Morrigan call to me. From egypt Annibus, Aphrodite, from the Greeks and Lilith from Babylon. Is this normal and is it ok to have Gods(desses) from diffrent pantheons? ]]> Gods and Goddesses Lucien http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232390 Allergic and Fussy http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232389&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:52:08 GMT I've been having a hell of a time finding something for my cat Smudgy to eat.

He recently became allergic to something in his usual cat food. The vet thinks it's probably the grains, so I took him off it and tried something grain-free (three things, actually), and he didn't tolerate any of them. He was constantly throwing up, lost a bunch of weight, and most of his hair fell out.

Then I got special hypo-allergenic food from the vet made of duck meal, and he wouldn't touch it.

I thought maybe he'd like canned food, and bought several different kinds, but he *doesn't know how* to eat them. I tried giving them to him cut up, mashed up, whole, mixed with dry food, mixed with fresh food, and pureed. He just can't do it. He had a brain virus shortly after he was born, and that has left him...less than intelligent.

Sooo, I thought maybe if I cooked some food for him, he'd eat that. I tried chicken, salmon, beef, tuna, lamb, and turkey. I mixed them with rice, mixed them together, mixed them with veggies...all sorts of things.

Nothing.

So now I've got a cat that's allergic to all the cat foods I've tried, is fussy, and isn't capable of eating anything that doesn't come as little hard pieces!

Whiskas Temptations seem to agree with him, but I cannot feed him solely on cat treats. That's quite unhealthy, and he will be as big as our house.


Anyone have a similar situation? How do you deal with it?

Right now he is eating Evo, which seems to be alright in small quantities, but I don't think he's getting enough nutrition because he's not eating enough. I've been supplementing it with cat treats throughout the day, so at least he isn't going hungry. I'm not sure what else to do, and neither is the vet. He said he's actually never come across a cat that wasn't capable of eating things that weren't dry cat food.

He's put back a tiny bit of the weight he's lost, but he still looks terrible. He seems to be feeling a lot better though, and is throwing up very rarely.

HELP! ]]> LadyDryad http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232389 Freezer Staples http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232388&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:40:08 GMT What are some things you always need to have in your freezer? Some of mine include: * Chopped chives * Chopped parsley (I blend curly with flat) * Bread crumbs * Chicken breast * Grated cheese (cheddar, mozza, swiss, parmesan) * Homemade chicken broth What are some things you always need to have in your freezer?

Some of mine include:
  • Chopped chives
  • Chopped parsley (I blend curly with flat)
  • Bread crumbs
  • Chicken breast
  • Grated cheese (cheddar, mozza, swiss, parmesan)
  • Homemade chicken broth
  • Diced mixed veggies (carrots, celery, red pepper, onion...I do them myself)
  • Homemade herbed butters
What about you? What do you always have in your freezer? ]]> The MW Kitchen LadyDryad http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232388 <![CDATA[How do you store your DVD's?]]> http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232386&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:22:16 GMT How do you store your DVD's or Blue Rays? Do you keep them on a shelf? Have them on your computer? Keep them in a book?

I have like 30 square feet and growing of DVD's on the walls when they are in their cases. I find they can be overwhelming to browse through on shelves even though they are in alph. order.

I recently started pulling them all from their cases and putting them in flip books that have 4 per page front and back and can hold 228 DVD's each. I have done A-H and that filled one book. I am now in book 2 and in the I's. But a thought occured to me that I may have just totally crapped on the value of said DVD's.

I cut the images from the covers of the DVD's to put in the spaces in the books to mark what goes where and so that you can still find movies easily.

I don't plan on ever selling my collection, it's why I buy them. However, in today's economy, who knows. One month next year, I may find that I need to eat one month, and could have used to sell. Oh well, I've already begun.

Anyway, how do you store yours? Thoughts and opinions on the value? Do you value a movie the same with or without the hard cover and art?

:boing: ]]> TV and Movies Linx http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232386 What would it take...? http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232385&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:12:06 GMT I need to vent and talk to other people outside my family about my family. But, first I want to ask; What would it take to make you completely break away from your family. Mother, brother, sister etc... I am not talking about your children, but your extended family. I believe that is exactly... I need to vent and talk to other people outside my family about my family. But, first I want to ask; What would it take to make you completely break away from your family. Mother, brother, sister etc... I am not talking about your children, but your extended family.

I believe that is exactly what I need to do. However I wonder if I may be over reacting in someone else's mind. Your thoughts on the subject? ]]> Just Talk Linx http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232385 Men and Witchcraft http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232384&goto=newpost Sat, 04 Sep 2010 18:06:26 GMT I know this is a weird question, but I'm curious, what is the appeal of Wicca and other Witchcraft traditions for (heterosexual) men? As a matriarchal religion that focuses on "the gifts of the Goddess", with a Goddess as a central deity, it seems like it has more to offer women.

Many books emphasize the significance of the acknowledgment of feminine divinity for women, which can be an attractive idea for queer men as well, masculinity isn't given much importance. The male god is considered equal, though his role is not as pronounced as that of the Goddess, who is the main source of life and creation.

I'm definitely not trying to say that straight men shouldn't be interested in Witchcraft, as Wicca itself was started by a man, I'm just interested in its appeal for those other than women. ]]> Just Pagan Erebos http://mysticwicks.com/showthread.php?t=232384