tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post4458403638187971444..comments2024-02-26T00:59:26.907-08:00Comments on Ana the Imp: A New Birth of FreedomAnastasia F-Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-71159850032365375402010-11-01T17:31:33.103-07:002010-11-01T17:31:33.103-07:00Thanks, Calvin. I'll have a look at that.Thanks, Calvin. I'll have a look at that.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-26654503149942125002010-11-01T17:26:36.307-07:002010-11-01T17:26:36.307-07:00This, yesterday, in the NY Times:
http://www.nyti...This, yesterday, in the NY Times:<br /><br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/opinion/31Horwitz.html?src=me&ref=generalCalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-76797560439508943432010-10-29T13:29:45.929-07:002010-10-29T13:29:45.929-07:00Not just "the Occult" but all kinds of h...Not just "the Occult" but all kinds of hidden things, Anthony. Hence, I am very interested in the natural sciences, and in symbolism and hidden currents of meaning in the arts. I'm a curiously curious person! There are patterns of order and meaning that bind together the universe and our minds. The patterns find expression in countless manifestations that may carry meaning, or simply be reflections of an underlying order. When I see them, I begin to wonder . . .Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-50455180790295870452010-10-28T16:37:18.653-07:002010-10-28T16:37:18.653-07:00@ Calvin: Well said on the American civil war , It...@ Calvin: Well said on the American civil war , It was basically unnecessary.You have interest in the occult? On this i have done extensive research myself and have come to this conclusion. Majic,The craft Etc. is one's ability to acces higher mental functions ( alpha mind state ) Between dream and waking . In this state you can manifest change in your inviroment to some degree. All cultures have their own means of this ,They are just different formats for the same end. In essence the practitioner is harnessing energie and this can be used for positive or negative application.There is much to this and it is very real.anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02931330128135957439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-47272125150029477512010-10-28T16:23:01.478-07:002010-10-28T16:23:01.478-07:00Ooo - found this:
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/...Ooo - found this:<br /><br />http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/witchtrial/na.htmlCalvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-4761231871462693182010-10-28T15:51:36.885-07:002010-10-28T15:51:36.885-07:00Thanks, Philweb. :-)Thanks, Philweb. :-)Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-50500250809580627752010-10-28T15:50:25.205-07:002010-10-28T15:50:25.205-07:00Ah, Retarius, you know me of old! Clio was and at...Ah, Retarius, you know me of old! Clio was and at some level still is Anglo-Catholic because that's her background. Ana is bolder, willing to confess that the attraction of witchcraft was always there, just sublimated. And, believe me, there is no contradiction between the one and the other. <br /><br />Sorry, I haven't been to R & A recently. I'll check tonight. Knowing you I feel sure it will be good. I'll also check out those links, thanks. I'm about to add a piece here that I think might surprise you. Do I still surprise you, Retarius? I certainly hope so.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-70356253492962839092010-10-28T14:18:40.802-07:002010-10-28T14:18:40.802-07:00Nice post.. I know everyone wants to read this all...Nice post.. I know everyone wants to read this all over again..keep up the good work..<br /><a href="http://pws.typepad.com/blog/" rel="nofollow">Philwebservices</a>Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17712645602852759397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-87712002132435342922010-10-28T04:50:19.739-07:002010-10-28T04:50:19.739-07:00I'm not a big fan of Abe, myself. Slavery woul...I'm not a big fan of Abe, myself. Slavery would probably have fizzled out without the slaughter he presided over. Subsequent race relations in the US may have been more harmonious than they were/are.<br /><br />By the way, are you really a pagan or is this a "character" identifier? As in: Clio the Muse is an Anglo-Catholic; Ana the Imp is a witch. (If the two are compatible, I'll eat Judas Iscariot on toast [just the juicy bits].)<br /><br />I don't have email access at the moment so I don't know if you got my story or what you thought of it..it's on R&A as a draft post and you can add to that if you like..don't publish though. It occurred to me afterward that it lacks something because the context is missing and the context is really weird. I'll add it if you like. A real yarn for Halloween.<br /><br />Also, I found a couple of interesting blogs you may like to follow:<br /><br />The Voice of Today's Apathetic Youth <br /><br />http://todaysapatheticyouth.blogspot.com/<br /><br />and <br /><br />Witch and Wizard Miniatures.<br /><br />http://nikkinikkinikki72.blogspot.com/<br /><br />I think I figured out (after 24 hours) what you meant my 17th century novel concept was tickling...your epiglottis.Retariushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09165689727557860449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-48122091733697506482010-10-28T03:09:54.789-07:002010-10-28T03:09:54.789-07:00Calvin, you have no need to apologise for a thing;...Calvin, you have no need to apologise for a thing; I love contrary! One of the chief reasons I adore history so much is because it's like a good detective story, or, rather, one has to be a good detective to piece together some degree of truth. The facts will always be subject to varying interpretations, but once we have established the facts explanations are always secondary: they have to take these as their point of departure. It's a careful process, sifting through multiple sources, traces, fragments, all sort of shards of evidence. Even when accounts conflict, as they often do, there is still a hard nugget of common ground. Lies there are aplenty in official histories but lies never stand the test of time. Philosophically speaking I would agree that there is no such thing as absolute truth. Relative truth may be the best we can hope for, an interpretative truth, but one that would still have to withstand critical scrutiny. In my own work I discard nothing, no matter how trivial, taking every lead seriously. Inevitably there are dead ends but that can't be avoided. The fun of the chase is the thing!<br /><br /><br /><br />I had no idea you were interested in the occult, another of my passions, particularly everything connected with witchcraft. I have plenty of information on English witchcraft in the period of the Civil Wars. The person to look for, if you have not already heard of him, is Mathew Hopkins, the so-called Witch-Finder General. Persecution for witchcraft was never that intense in England. It was bad during the upheaval of the Civil wars, as the Hopkins case shows, though localised and dependant on circumstances. In general, though, England, no matter if a Commonwealth or Monarchy, avoided the mass hysteria that was such a feature of the Great Witch Hunt in Europe. It seems to me that the American colonies followed a close parallel, with Salem being a case <i>sui generis</i>, but one located very much in local community tensions and politics. I have nothing specific on witchcraft in colonial Virginia, though I do on Maryland. I'll certainly let you know if I come across anything additional.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-15832698672113000672010-10-28T02:26:49.404-07:002010-10-28T02:26:49.404-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-77829896851811454062010-10-28T02:19:39.678-07:002010-10-28T02:19:39.678-07:00I am sorry if I keep appearing contrary, but compa...I am sorry if I keep appearing contrary, but comparing my own observations of events during my lifetime with the public narratives that become official history has led me to believe that history is not to be trusted as a description of historical events - as I'm sure you are well aware. From subtle shifts of emphasis to exclusion of details to downright lies, histories serve their writers and the interests of those whom the writers serve. Yet something of the truth can be guessed by comparing histories, by seeking out contemporary evidence considered too trivial or peripheral by 'serious' scholars or by charting the 'holes' in the narrative - those aspects of recorded events that are conspicuously absent. I expect this is all part of your research procedure on the Stuarts, but you will have to play by the rules of your discipline, whereas as I can be as speculative as I like without penalty.<br /><br />I am attracted to the occult - those things others do not wish me to know - especially the secrets of those whose power and influence depends upon their secrets. Such people are natural reluctant to share, but that just makes the game more interesting. <br /><br />BTW - have your researches led you to any information about witches during the second half of the 17thC? With J1/6 being the notorious 'Hammer' and the Commonwealth being notoriously lacking in humour, I have wondered about the practice during the Restoration. If there was any tolerance in England, it certainly wasn't matched in the Massachusetts Colony. Have you ever come across evidence of witches in Virginia?Calvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640148105202971907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-18304273310974960372010-10-28T02:05:00.343-07:002010-10-28T02:05:00.343-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-65590360532379275202010-10-28T02:03:02.651-07:002010-10-28T02:03:02.651-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-32867936539304328182010-10-28T02:01:30.796-07:002010-10-28T02:01:30.796-07:00For anyone wanting to uderstand the tragedy of Yug...For anyone wanting to uderstand the tragedy of Yugoslavia post-Tito the best starting point is to have a look at what happened in the country during the Second World War, as I feel sure you have.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-66709970530195432292010-10-28T01:58:43.078-07:002010-10-28T01:58:43.078-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-42706559446555959082010-10-28T01:57:39.616-07:002010-10-28T01:57:39.616-07:00Of course I do, without equivocation, just as I de...Of course I do, without equivocation, just as I decry the murder of Kosovo Albanians by Serb police and paramilitaries. There is nothing at all vague about my sentiments, though I will never be pushed into one corner or another.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-27519363803124770512010-10-28T01:54:15.268-07:002010-10-28T01:54:15.268-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-84188130933886537252010-10-28T01:52:00.220-07:002010-10-28T01:52:00.220-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-17878331278732929632010-10-28T01:49:29.711-07:002010-10-28T01:49:29.711-07:00Adam, I did not say that the Serbs were demonic; I...Adam, I did not say that the Serbs were demonic; I said that the demon was Serb nationalism. There is a <i>huge</i> difference here. I dare say that the Serbs did feel sidelined in Tito's Yugoslavia, an impossible balancing act. But in reaching for the Milošević solution they themselves hastened the end of the federation, the end of the dream. States only work by the consensus of peoples. It's irrelevant if they are recognised by the UN or not. I'm happy to condemn all terrorism, all genocide, all ethic cleansing.Anastasia F-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01284602529524462457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-77471601773815067532010-10-28T01:44:48.990-07:002010-10-28T01:44:48.990-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-40415829492522423192010-10-28T01:32:41.895-07:002010-10-28T01:32:41.895-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-1354876520666208842010-10-28T01:31:35.776-07:002010-10-28T01:31:35.776-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-63607789565132778222010-10-28T01:30:36.321-07:002010-10-28T01:30:36.321-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4413130168723738166.post-78696555379014816792010-10-28T01:27:02.670-07:002010-10-28T01:27:02.670-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Fletch's Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16402507296202065300noreply@blogger.com