Who We Are∞ About Sheta ♥
I'm Senior Managing Editor of Rending the Veil online occult webzine and archive, which I founded with Nicholas Graham (author of The Four Powers). The first issue premiered December 2006. Some excellent people are involved, including authors Donald Tyson and Assistant Managing Editor Gerald del Campo, and newer faces on the writing scene, Taylor Ellwood, Lupa, and Nick whom I already mentioned.
I am an editor for Megalithica Books, an imprint of Immanion Press (main offices are in the UK). I am also in the midst of writing my first non-fiction work for Megalithica, entitled "Spirit Companions" (working title). See why, below.
I met my spirit companion, Meridjet, in 1994 and I thought I'd lost my mind. Despite my involvement in the occult since puberty and the fact that I was, by then, 33 years old, this was something I'd never heard of and which put me in fear of my sanity. Eventually I found my way online and in 1999 when our relationship took new form I started trying in earnest to find others with similar situations. The search was mostly a failure. I met author Donald Tyson and a couple of other people but nothing really panned out. So I elected to start my own group to hopefully attract others to me.
The first community I formed languished in relative obscurity for a couple of years. Then for reasons unknown it suddenly exploded into a frenzy of activity as people seemed to emerge from the proverbial woodwork. By then I was on LiveJournal and was finally convinced by a friend to create the community there. People found the first community via the second, it all snowballed, and now collectively there are several hundred people involved. Not a huge number but it's considerable growth in a short time for an obscure issue.
To top it all off, I am a skeptic at heart and have a fondness for evidence. This is not to say I've never made a mistake, never projected anything, never been fooled by someone faking evidence or validation. But I keep very good records, of which this journal is one, and I never purge them or edit them (except to make a formerly visible entry private or vice versa) to reflect a change in attitude, as I feel that this is dishonest and invalidates the record. I like to be able to see my progress, and to know where I've made mistakes in the past, as well as to review my successes.
Being a skeptic means that I'm not going to swallow anyone's story immediately. I do, however, try to keep an open mind unless you trigger my bullshit alarms in a serious way. My empathy is excellent and I can read energy signatures directly, via video, via email, via chat, and via proxy (meaning I can read an SC via their human partner). I cannot read energy via chat on cell phones, via photo (or not well), or via telephone (not well). I am extremely sensitive, but I have definitely been fooled by people who've trained themselves to work with empathics. This is rapidly changing as I study to regain my edge.
I am open-minded, again, and willing to stretch my paradigm. I have no issues whatsoever with people living their own lives as they see fit, including embracing whatever delusions rock their boats, but I will only stretch my operative paradigm as seems warranted by my personal growth... however it happens regularly, and I like to think of myself as generally flexible.
I welcome contact and will help in any way I can but keep in mind that I do have personal boundaries and I will maintain them, and that I am very busy a great deal of the time. If you want to contact me, please do -- but realize that I can be as absent-minded as anyone (even worse!) and that I may require a nudge, or I may not have time to chat with everyone every day, and so forth. Patience is extended but also required in return.
∞ About Meridjet ♥
Meridjet is a dead guy of some repute. He is very charming and sure of his own attractiveness, and somehow these qualities combine in the most delicious (rather than annoying) way. He is very wise yet very approachable; don't hesitate to tap us on IM.
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11/7/09 12:00 am
Peter Ustinov
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Peter_Ustinov "It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously."
11/7/09 12:00 am
Benjamin Disraeli
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Benjamin_Disraeli "My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me."
11/7/09 12:00 am
Bertrand Russell
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Bertrand_Russell "The main things which seem to me important on their own account, and not merely as means to other things, are knowledge, art, instinctive happiness, and relations of friendship or affection."
11/7/09 12:00 am
Paul Fix
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Paul_Fix "The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory."
11/7/09 01:59 am
Saturday, November 07, 2009
http://feeds.gocomics.com/~r/uclick/nonsequitur/~3/DT-RPXVi7Fs/458769 Non Sequitur for Saturday, November 07, 2009
11/6/09 04:46 pm
Doing My Civic Duty
http://sethanikeem.livejournal.com/256880.html It’s just come to my attention that a Wiccan employee was fired for her faith by a manager of Bath and Bodyworks. In addition, that manager verbally attacked her and demeaned her faith in an exceptionally mean-spirited and small-minded way. The case is pending litigation:
http://www.examiner.com/x-18484-Sacramento-Pagan-Spirituality-Examiner~y2009m10d26-A-boycott-against-Bath-and-Body-Works
My letter to Bath and Bodyworks:
My name is Michelle Belanger. I am an author, college lecturer, and a proud Pagan. I am also a regular guest on A&E's hit show "Paranormal State." I was deeply disappointed to learn that your Wiccan employee Gina Uberti was treated so badly because of her faith by a superior hired by your company. I am writing to remind you that in this country, freedom of religion means any religion. The soldiers of this country (many of whom are Pagan) fight and die to protect the rights of people like myself, just like they fight to protect you. I am also writing to let you know that I am going to use my weight as a Pagan leader and television celebrity to let everyone know about your company's policies of intolerance, and to encourage the boycott of your products until such time as Gina Uberti has been appropriately compensated for this insult to her faith and her basic rights as a human being. Thank you. http://www.michellebelanger.com
Submit your letter of protest here (if you are so inclined):
http://www.bathandbodyworks.com/helpdesk/index.jsp?display=store&subdisplay=contact&isStoremanDriven=yes&stillHaveQuestion=yes
--M
11/6/09 06:43 am
on the hunting down of ideas
http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2009/11/on-the-hunting-down-of-ideas.html I've been struggling lately to turn a lot of ideas I have into actual stories. I kind of feel like my writing mojo has taken a temporary leave of absence, and the harder I look for it, the harder it is to find. It has been incredibly frustrating. This morning, in Warren Ellis' BAD SIGNAL e-mail, he said:
At least half of all writing involves just sitting and staring into space. Letting your brain out to hunt down ideas, bringing them back all warm and bloody between its teeth.
This is something that I knew to be true, but had temporarily forgotten. As writers, it's vital that we meet our deadlines, of course, but we also have to build time into our work schedule to read books, take walks, visit doctor whisky, play with our dogs, and do the other things that may not look or feel like work, but are integral to our creative process. Thanks for the reminder, Warren, I needed to hear that.
11/6/09 06:08 am
Departures
http://www.flickr.com/photos/candymancan/4079532405/ Gary* posted a photo:
Time for a Flickr break again me thinks, Im really struggling to enjoy it here at the moment. I have some pics I am still going to post for archive purposes only. Hope your all well and have a great weekend :))
11/6/09 12:00 am
Randy K. Milholland
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Randy_K._Milholland "The only thing that lasts longer than a friend's love is the stupidity that keeps us from knowing any better."
11/6/09 12:00 am
Sam Levenson
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Sam_Levenson "You must learn from the mistakes of others. You can't possibly live long enough to make them all yourself."
11/6/09 12:00 am
Otto von Bismarck
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Otto_von_Bismarck "When a man says he approves of something in principle, it means he hasn't the slightest intention of putting it into practice."
11/6/09 12:00 am
Lily Tomlin
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Lily_Tomlin "Sometimes I worry about being a success in a mediocre world."
11/5/09 11:43 pm
LONG(ish?): One Dark and Stormy Evening (Al/Scorpius, NC-17)
Title: One Dark And Stormy Evening
Pairing: Al/Scorpius
Rating: NC-17 for language, graphic sex
Word Count: about 2,050
Summary: Al and Scorpius drink Polyjuice to look like their dads; hilarity and fucking ensue.
Warnings: They're both 17 and acting their age. Does teenage stupidity need a warning?
Disclosure Statement: two large bags of Chili Cheese Fritos and a nice bottle of Riesling were killed in the making of this fic.
Notes and thanks: Happy belated birthday, Jana! I tried to combine your present with this month's drunken fanfic challenge -- hence the title, stolen from the prompt -- but didn't get off my arse in time to post it there, so it morphed into something even stranger. Hope you enjoy it. :D
ETA: Jana got the bunny for this fic from ![[info]](http://www.insanejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) bryoneybrynn 's hilarious work of staggering genius, Another...and Another...and, Fuck It, Just Leave Me the Bottle. It's 1,200 words of sheer brilliance.
Stick a fork in me, I'm: giddy
Listening to : "When I'm Sixty-Four" by the Beatles
11/5/09 10:28 am
the obligatory addendum to the obligatory w00tstock post
http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2009/11/the-obligatory-addendum-to-the-obligatory-w00tstock-post.html When I wrote my w00tstock post, I totally forgot to mention that we put some video interludes into the show, to make sure that we were giving the maximum A/V Club experience to the audience. There were some very funny shorts, including Mister Bungle getting the Riff Trax treatment, the credits for Jonathan Coulton's television series, Monkey Shines, (that was cancelled after the first commercial break), and this parody commercial for Trader Joe's, which is exceptionally hilarious if you've ever shopped there:
I also neglected to mention that Kid Beyond wrote a book of puzzles he created called BOGGLE Crossdoku , and Molly Lewis has a CD of her kickass music ... you know, because it's getting to be that time of year when people typically give gifts to other people. Also, whenever I say "...forgot to mention," I have to say "BEWARE OF HITCHHIKING GHOSTS!!1"
11/5/09 04:37 am
Meander
http://www.flickr.com/photos/candymancan/4076790263/ Gary* posted a photo:
“Let your thoughts meander towards a sea of ideas.”
Leo D Minnigh
Listening to: Someone like me by Royksopp
11/5/09 12:00 am
George Bernard Shaw
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/George_Bernard_Shaw "Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability."
11/5/09 12:00 am
Carl Sagan
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Carl_Sagan "It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese."
11/5/09 12:00 am
Segal's Law
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Segal%27s_Law "A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure."
11/5/09 12:00 am
Grabel's Law
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Grabel%27s_Law "2 is not equal to 3, not even for large values of 2."
11/5/09 01:57 am
Thursday, November 05, 2009
http://feeds.gocomics.com/~r/uclick/nonsequitur/~3/A5B1XlHqg7o/458381 Non Sequitur for Thursday, November 05, 2009
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