From: Ellen Reed Area: MagickNet To: Erin 17 Sep 92 12:07:02 Subject: Re: cards UpdReq E> There's a whole, entire echo devoted to tarot, called, logically E> enough, Tarot. Ellen Reed, who also pokes her head E> into this echo, moderates it. But since my sysop E> hasn't gotten it for me (or anyone else on this E> system) yet, I'm going to send you a reply here. Erin! Please try to convince your sysop to carry the Tarot echo. We'd love to have you in on our discussions! 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Ellen Reed Area: MagickNet To: Airmid 17 Sep 92 12:10:26 Subject: Re: Sun And Moon Feminine UpdReq A> The Carmina has lots of magnificent Scots material. You'll find it A> vastly worthwhile, assuming you can find copies of all the volumes. I know of a store that has six volumes. Is that all of them? 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Airmid Area: MagickNet To: Erin 16 Sep 92 06:44:00 Subject: Re: Irish Sources And Stu UpdReq ER> > got me. My brains began to leak out my ears. ER> It is only when the grey matter begins to ooze that one is in ER>the proper frame of mind to learn this language. Actually, my Japanese ER>students would agree with you. I watch them struggling to understand and fi ER>the language into the structure they've dealt with for some 20-odd years. ER>What they don't know yet is, you just have to accept the language on its own ER>terms. Aint no logical reason for some things. ER> Now I'm saying the same things to myself about Irish. But I ER>have been too long in the Oriental language mindset. Sigh. Time to start ER>over. The thing about learning a language though is that if you want to =really= understand what a culture's magick is like, you have to get that mind-set and there's no better way to get into the headspace of a native practicioner than to learn the language. Otherwise, practicing that magick is like walking through life with a mangled English-FillInTheBlank pocket dictionary and expecting to talk with the monolingual elders about philosophy. OLX 2.1 TD Unable to locate Coffee -- Operator Halted! 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: Barbara Kennedy Area: MagickNet To: Airmid 17 Sep 92 13:07:52 Subject: discussion UpdReq OK, I'll bite. I'm a novice at BBS's too, and I can't find the Celtic echo you mentioned. Can I have a hint? 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718 From: The Thespian Area: MagickNet To: Lewis Stead 16 Sep 92 02:00:00 Subject: Re: PAGAN SEMINARY UpdReq re: 'in the broom closet ministers' hello? say what? minister isn't just a title, it's a verb describing what they do...if a person doesn't go out and deal with people, and work with them, for whatever reasons, they're not a minister.... Thes. 718499927771849992777184999277718499927771849992777184999277718