Argentrose

For some reason this speaks to me today:

THE CASTLE ON THE MOUNTAIN
by: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

HERE stands an ancient castle
On yonder mountain height,
Where, fenced with door and portal,
Once tarried steed and knight.

But gone are door and portal,
And all is hushed and still;
O’er ruined wall and rafter
I clamber as I will.

A cellar…[Read more]

Messages for those willing to listen:

I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor (1978)

This song goes out to all those of you leaving…. Come and dance with me some time. You’ll be sorely missed.

The Speakeasy Three – When I Get Low, I Get High – ( Official Video )

And though I posted this in Slack, I think it’s suited to this place, too. Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone.

Dropkick Murphys – The Green Fields of France

In Flanders Fields

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take…[Read more]

So this is the book I am referring to here:

Napoleon’s Sorcerers: The Sophisians

I only read a small excerpt from it while looking for a certain phrase (which isn’t memorable enough that I remember it, sadly.) If you’re interested in that sort of stuff, though, this might be a fun read, and I’d love to hear your thoughts and opinions if you do.

From the big picture angle–

Last night’s “ritual” was meant for the BoS. With @nothenrygale having changed sides, this complicated things, and thus @meghanmayhem was called in. BoS needed to see that their efforts amounted to nothing–a bunch of ashes in a bucket.

At least, that’s what I got from a bigger picture PoV.

Welcome, Rachel! (And also to the rest of you new people lurking…)

Feel free to join Slack if you have questions. Most of the people there don’t bite. At least not too hard.

And don’t be afraid to ask questions, start threads here, and get your feet wet.

~~ AR

Are we not wise enough…?

Lamb — Wise Enough

Oh yes…I forgot, one last thing:

I think it was @unseenpresence yesterday who mentioned something about the Holy Grail, but I guess something must have stuck from that.

A while back, I was reading about Napoleon’s Sorcerers and found it interesting that much like our own immersive theater, they had their own kind of initiations, theater, and…[Read more]