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I have no idea who wrote this. But it's too wonderful not to share. Read, discuss amongst yourselves. And mods, if this is inappropriate, I apologize, and please let me know.
Star Trek Guide to Neo-Paganism > > WARNING!!!! This will of course insult everyone -
Gene Rodenberry went to his grave, telling stories that, although they supposedly happened light years away, were relevant to our every day lives. From the beginning, he claimed that the characters and races on Star Trek were parallels for people here on Earth. Little did anyone know that the characters were actually taking on traits of Neo-Pagan sects across the country! Was Gene Pagan? Who knows, but sit back and enjoy this little trip, where no Pagan has gone before....
Wiccans - The United Federation of Planets - The Federation means well. They let just about everybody into their little social club, so long as they agree to play nice. They don't talk about rules much, but keep referring to one Prime Directive (The Rede) that all other laws are based on. That said, they frequently violate that rule when the need suits them. Often heard speaking in various UK accents, even though they're not from the islands (Et tu, Jean- Luc?)
Asatruar - Klingons- Obsessed with honor and combat. Have no qualms with eating meat and eat it with obvious relish. Insist they did everything first ("But Hamlet is so much better in the original Klingon.") And who wants Klingon opera, when you can have Wagner's Die Neibelung?
Ceremonialists - Vulcans- Have you ever heard someone say, "Excuse, I was reading this and wanted to tell you: "anal retentive" has a hyphen in it."? Everything is very orderly in their universe. No room for untidy things like emotions and the like.
Druids - Bajorans - (with special guests: the Tuatha de Dannan as The Prophets) You cannot separate the Bajorans from their faith. Religion permeates the very air they breathe. Although this should be a unifying force on their devastated environment, they are constantly fighting with one another. Like many other races, they are subject to charismatic leaders.
New Agers - Betazoids Profoundly psychic when you don't want them to be; dense as a rock (crystal) when you actually need some help. Spend an awful lot of time talking about "vibes" and are perpetually concerned with how others feel. If they weren't so damn cute, you'd just want to smack them. You only see the women of this race.
Numerologists / Kabbalahists - Binars Numbers are everything, don't you know. Can loudly pronounce a given number (93!) and have people laugh at it like it was a punch line. Draws all sorts of really interesting links between things based on the numerological significance. Socially uncouth. The only difference between the Binars and numerologists is that Binars have mates that understand them.
Dianics - The Women of Angel 1 Imagine a planet where women are in charge! It is a wonderful, peaceful place. Everyone gets along all the time and no one ever goes hungry. Yeah, right. Behind the facade of perfect love and perfect trust and gyno-unity, there is an iron fist in that velvet glove. And, surprise, surprise, the gynarchy is subject to the same power struggles and in-fighting that the rest of us are.
KayOs MagicKians - The Children of Tama (Damok & Jilad on the ocean) > I know I'm speaking English, and I know that THEY are speaking English. However, sometimes, you just can't seem to understand what these souls are trying to tell you. Although they have something valid and wonderful to share with the Federation, what they have to say is mired in a language that excludes more than it includes. Fnord.
Christians - the Borg Resistance is futile, you will be assimilated. Your history and beliefs will become part of the Borg Collective, where they will be watered down and spread out evenly between everyone in our race. Lower your shields and hand over your money; resistance is futile.
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This is also from an unnamed woman in Lincoln, Nebraska, and if any of you have any clue as to who she might be, please let me know. This stuff is too good not to share.
The 9 Commandments 1. Thou shalt not start shit. Thou shalt finish the shit that does start.
2. When thou becomest mired in the shit – which shall happen, though it shall not be thine own fault – thou shalt not be afraid to fight dirty.
3. THERE IS NO COMMANDMENT THREE!
4. Thou shalt find the humor in everything. And yea! though it may appear to be hideously twisted and just plain wrong, thou shalt know thy God laughs with thee. And sometimes, at thee.
5. Thou shalt use discretion when finding the humor in everything. Be not afraid to chuckle at inappropriate times, however, keepest thy mirth inside thine own head when it is prudent to do so.
6.Thou shalt worship all the false idols and graven images thy heart desires. The Lord God Loki demandest not thy worship. Only respect, reverence, and friendship does the Lord God Loki wish of thee. Knowest thou He is thy God. The Lord God Loki carest not if thou doest worship mashed potatoes. Sometimes He does too.
7. Existence is what thou makest of it.
8. If thou shalt agree to overlook the fact that Commandment #7 is more of a philosophy than a Commandment, the Lord God Loki shalt not impose any more Commandments upon thee.
9. However, if thou shalt insist upon pointing out the fact that Commandment #7 is philosophy and not religion, goest thou and stick thine head into the toilet. Right now.
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I know this is kind of off-topic, but...
So I got this e-mail about something cool going on. I think it's such a great idea that I'm taking it upon myself to tell LJ about it.
I hadn't even realized it was Discordia's 50th (or 49th) anniversary. This is cool 'cause we get to celebrate the 50 year mark for two years in a row. It's our Golden Apple anniversary. =)
I love the idea of an online party which brings together Discordians from all s
ections of the web. It's also cool that it's anonymous. It'll make communication really interesting. I hope to swap some of my ideas with other people's ideas, and maybe get a page or two written for the book PDF thing they're putting together.
Anyway, there's not a lot of time until the party starts, so I'm trying to pass the invite around as quickly as possible. If you have any ideas for where else we should advertise, please post! Or optimally, you should go there and get some buzz going.
PLEASE post to your blogs, facebook groups, forums, whatever, wherever Discordians hang out.
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You must read this. It is about Draconian/Saurian conspiracy. While you have been sleeping, this is what your biatch Discordia has been up to. :
Apr. 6th, 2008 @ 08:35 am
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If you would like to make Allah cry, chant mantras and do breath-counting exercises. Any polysyllabic mantra chanted outloud or within one's mind, constantly, will be fit for this purpose. And say "Shankar" once a day P.S. "If you see Allah on a road, just say: I am not afraid of you, no no no I am not."
Apr. 6th, 2008 @ 08:35 am
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I recently spent a week and a bit in the southwest and after DAYS of taunting me with "almost but not quite fast enough with the camera" (and letting the horses know to do the same - the CAW network out there is very well maintained!) the ravens took pity on me and let me get some photos. I posted 20-ish images in my photography blog, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=92.2) shutterelf, here. :)
Sadly I wasn't able to get any pictures of the few magpies I saw, not even bad pictures ... guess I'll just have to go back and try again! :)
Aug. 24th, 2007 @ 10:23 am
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hey can anyone point me twards your favorite folktales of the devil?
Eshu/Exu/Elegba stories also count.
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Dec. 27th, 2006 @ 12:12 am
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