May I soften
my heart
and then soften
again
and
again.
May I remember how
to breathe deeply
and expand.
There is something
within
crying out
to be excavated
turned over
revealed
rebirthed
and nourished.
May I listen.
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Breathes there a Thelemite without a sense of humor?
Let no one accuse me here of disrespect; actually, as rituals go, I'm rather fond of old Uncle Al's Missa Gnostica. As for this little jeu d'esprit, it's all in good fun, my little pretty.
All in good fun.
The Gnostic Mass
(Tune: The Monster Mash)
I was seein’ a museum late one night
when my eyes beheld an eerie sight:
a fella from a stele began to rise,
and suddenly, to my surprise
He said the Mass
(he said the Gnostic Mass)
the Gnostic Mass
(It really kicked my ass)
he said the Mass
(he said the Gnostic Mass)
the Gnostic Mass
Reader warning: Sexually explicit material
Did you know that masturbation was the gift of a god?
Well, you'd probably already figured that out for yourself. But the Greeks, of course, had a story.
Yes, it was Pan that invented it, along with music. He gave them both as gifts to his votaries the shepherds, to help pass the time up in the pastures.
Music and masturbation, both. Praise be to Pan!
Then there's the dildo; that's also the gift of a god. (The word itself comes from Italian diletto, “delight”; did you know that?) Which god? Well, Dionysos, of course.
Here's the story.
Dionysos needed to descend into the Underworld, but he didn't know how to get there. (I think it was to consult with his dead mother, but that's by the by.) When he asks around, they tell him that the only one who knows where to find the entrance to the Underworld is a certain grizzled old shepherd. (If I were a master-poet, now, I'd know the guy's name, but me, I'm just a two-bit storyteller.) So young Dionysos goes to the old shepherd's bothy.
Sure, I'll tell you how to get there, says the shepherd. But first I want that pretty little butt of yours.
Here we go!
Relax your breath.
Go Within.
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The Archaeology of Cyprus, April 11, 2019
Kition - Temple of the Great Mother
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