It's not my fault (this time)

[chelidon]

So, I come home from the Krin (log drum) workshop I'd been at last evening, which was fantastic (and I have a new drumming toy!), having just had a pretty amazing semi-religious experience on the way home in the car being visited by Dionysos in the form of Allison Krauss (more on that later), and I get home to the sound of loud cackling echoing through the night, emanating from within the house. Always a warning sign, because I well know the truly dangerous animals live *inside* the house. Once inside, it becomes apparent that my delightful partner and my Lovely Housemate Lylythe are making mischief again, and have just sent out the following transcript to a mailing list they are on for a class being taught by someone many of you may know... Oi. Why *is* it that I continually find myself surrounded by wicked, black-hearted people? It is so hard at times to maintain stoic virtuous dignity in the face of such resolute wickedness... Ah well. We all have our crosses to bear.

Thorn, just so you know, this one is not my fault. No, really...

[EDIT: it occurs to me that while people who know Thorn well will likely appreciate the humorous intent here, those who do not might just be puzzled. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but lest someone get the wrong impression, T. Thorn Coyle (yezida) is in fact one of the most insightful, innovative and interesting people I know, a true friend, a multitalented performing artist and author, and, in fact, one hot mama, Shaitanic or otherwise. She does workshops all over the world on a number of magickal topics, which I personally recommend -- the word "transformative" is overused, but for many, many people, Thorn's classes are just that. This isn't fluffy, New-age stuff in the least, which is why some of the stuff below is...well, I'll let you read it for yerself. Thorn's website is here, and her new book, Evolutionary Witchcraft, is an excellent, well-written read, full of good information, and well worth obtaining. And she also has a good sense of humor ;>]


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Lylythe: (*hyperventilating*) "Claudia!"

Claudia: "Like, what is it magic girl?"

L: "Like...woaw...this is just...too...cosmic!"

C: "Like, what, WHAT??? If you don't tell me I'm going to have to do a Tarot reading to learn your innermost darkest secrets. I learned how to do it in my favorite pagan teen mag New Witch. It was right after the super wicked phat article on "Conjuring Johnny Depp"!

L: "No. Way. How'd you know, my like way-tuned-in sister in Craftiness? (*gesticulating annoyingly*) I was like, lined up at Borders to get my ticket for my number to receive my advanced copy of HBP today, and I scanned through the mag section afterward, and guess. Who was in. The Rant n' Rave section. In New Witch?"

C: "Like who? WHO!?! No wait, I feel a vision thingy coming on me oh...oh..oh...OH..OHHHHH!...oh no. That was just Johnny Depp, I did that spell last night and now he just comes on me at the oddest times."

L: "Like, towel off and get a grip! Climb out of your lower chakra fer a minute! Okay. Are. You. Ready?" (*bouncing like a rabbit on speed*)

C: :"K. K. I'm sponged off, grounded and ready to represent! Word to your Mother Goddess!"

L: "'K. (*taking Claudia's hands...grounding and centering*) THORN!!!

C: Thorn! As in The Thorn! The T. Thorn ' I'm a hot satanic mama on the back cover of my latest book', That Thorn?!?"

L: Yeah! That Thorn! (*incoherent with incoherentness*)

C: Oh. My. Goddess! Tell me more! Pleeeezeee!

L: "All I know is we'll have to go online and request a back issue, grrrrrlfriend! Ooo! (*flapping hands idiotically*) Do you think she'd (*gasp*)...bless...our mags if we asked her? At our next gathering? At our house? (*squeal*)

C: "I'm doing my 3 hour meditation of delighted indifference and praying that it may be so. I'm also praying that she won't curse us with boils and unpleasant body odor from 3000 miles away for this little email we're sending. Hi Thorn (as Donald is fond of saying) love you, mean it."

L: "Kiss kiss. Love ya babe. I especially love you for your tolerant sense of humor... ;>

(Claudia's note: 1) there is a teen pagan mag called "new Witch" 2) Thorn was the cover story in December of last year 3) "Conjuring Johnny Depp" is in fact an actual article this month.

http://www.newwitch.com/readnewwitch/cover.html

4) we (Lylythe and I ) may in fact be smouldering ash puddles soon, if so, please find another site for the rest of the Feri workshops, sorry guys

(Lyl's note: "Conjuring" wasn't quite the verb I had in mind, personally...)