Monthly Archives: May, 2010
Book Review: The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Ethics
I know how people view “The Complete Idiot’s” series of books (I’m one of these people or I used to be) but when you get a complicated subject like ethics, then you start to view things a little differently. It is hard to know where start with complicated objects and when more scholastic beginner series …
The Passing of Alexei Kondratiev
On May 27,2010 the CT/CR world lost one of its elders and pioneers. He was a writer, a linguist and an all round great and patient guy. I won’t say anything more about him because others have. I would like to talk though about how he made me feel. I didn’t know him personally but …
The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Shamanism
I’ve read a few books in my time about shamanism, but this book gives a great introduction to the beginner. It explains extremely well the difference between traditional shamanism and what is being practiced today by most of the pagan community, and that is shamanic techniques. The author is obviously speaking from a place of …
Lúgh Lamhfhada: Master of All Crafts
I gathered a lot of information on Lúgh when I decided to ask him formally to be my patron and then I decided to write this essay for others who might be thinking about him too. It is ironic that I wanted to do this because apparently (something I learned after my research) he is …
Why A Formal Contract With The Deities
So I’ve had people ask me WHY would I want a formal contract with the deities? Haven’t I been making offerings to them already? Weren’t they already my household deities? The answer to the second and third questions is yes. The answer to the first one is not so easy. The idea for a formal …
Ethics A Very Short Introduction by Simon Blackburn
This is a book that is relatively short. It is divided into three parts. The first looks at the responses people sometimes give when faced with ethical questions. And these responses in different ways are threats to ethics. In part two the author looks at some of the problems that life throws at us, how …
An Morrígan: War Goddess and More
My need to write this survey comes from the fact that I was trying to write a prayer to An Morrígan and found myself at a loss. I know what she means to me, I know my thoughts about her and who she is but am I correct in my assessment? I didn’t want to …
