From: Hoben Spalding Area: Metaphysical To: Robin Payton 13 Jun 94 20:06:06 Subject: What if Earth First! handicapped the NFLUpdReq > who is tired of philosophising about enviromental issues and, tired > of people wasting their time jumping on ittle things like whether > or not postage stamps use animal based oils instead of stopping all > the wolves from bing killed in Alaska. RP> Postage stamps use animal-based oils? They did... But some loser yuppie tree huggin fiends jumped on the National Postage System and now they use vegitable based oils. That's why the stamps don't stick worth nuthin. My main point is that people waste their time on things that they feel are "safe" instead of puttin their ass on the line for causes that are worth something. * SPITFIRE v3.4 THE BBS CONNECTION Portland, OR 503-288-0800 201434369420143436942014343694201434369420143436942014343694718 From: Farrell McGovern Area: Metaphysical To: All 14 Jun 94 17:20:26 Subject: Unix & Eris & Magick UpdReq Chasidic Unix Kether The Process Manager / | \ Binah | Chokmah The File System---------|-------The Device drivers |\ | /| | \ | / | | \ | / | | \ | / | | \ | / | | \ | / | | \ | / | | \ | / | | \ | / | Geburah-----\------|------/------Chesed Login___ \ | / /usr/mam/man? | \__ \ | / __/ | | \__Tiphareth__/ | | _the Kernel__ | | __/ | \__ | | __/ | \__ | Hod__/ | \_Netzach the C complier--------|---------------Zork \ \__ | __/ / \ \__ | __/ / \ \____Yesod____/ / \ Vi / \ | / \ | / \ | / \ | / \ | / \ | / \ | / \ | / \ | / Malkuth the Bourne Shell The Chasidic Unixists believe that the secrets of the universe lie in the proper understanding of the Unix system source. However, only those over 40, who are also heads of households are ready to undertake this arduous, mind and soul destroying study. ---- Religion of the Month Club Eric Raymond, Arlie Stephens, David Oster 201434369420143436942014343694201434369420143436942014343694718 From: Farrell McGovern Area: Metaphysical To: All 14 Jun 94 17:21:22 Subject: Emperor Norton I UpdReq > EMPEROR NORTON - LIVE LIKE HIM < Joshua Norton, or as he preferred to be called, Norton I, proclaimed himself Emperor of the United States and Protector of Mexico in 1859. Although a pauper, he was fed free in San Francisco's best restaurants. Although a madman, he had all his state proclamations published in San Francisco newspapers. While rational reformers elsewhere failed to crack the national bank monopoly with alternate currency plans, Norton I had his own private currency accepted throughout San Francisco. When the Vigilantes decided to have a pogrom against the Chinese, and sane men would have tried to stop them, Norton I did nothing but stand in the street, head bowed, praying. The Vigilantes dispersed. "When the proper man does nothing (wu-wei), his thought is felt ten thousand miles." -- Lao Tse Although a fool, Norton I wrote letters which were seriously considered by Abraham Lincoln and Queen Victoria. "You must take the bull by the tail and look the facts in the face." -- W.C. Fields Although a charlatan, Norton I was so beloved that 30,000 people turned out for his funeral in 1880. "Everybody understands Mickey Mouse. Few understand Hermann Hesse. Hardly anybody understands Einstein. And nobody understands Emperor Norton." -- Malaclypse the Younger, K.S.C. BE YE NOT LOST AMOUNG PRECEPTS OF ORDER... The Book of Uterus 1:5 Ancient Illuminated Seers of Bavaria The World's Oldest and Most Successful Conspiracy Published by POEE Head Temple - San Francisco "ON THE FUTURE SITE OF BEAUTIFUL SAN ANDREAS CANYON" (K) ALL RITES REVERSED - Reprint what you like BUREFLUX 1982 Security Last Intergalactic Bank of Malaclypse Endorsed and guaranteed. POEE Official DISCORDIAN SOCIETY Discordian Society Dedicated to an advanced HAIL ERIS Understanding of the paraphysical Manifestations of everyday Chaos 201434369420143436942014343694201434369420143436942014343694718 From: Farrell McGovern Area: Metaphysical To: all 14 Jun 94 17:22:38 Subject: Test for True Enlightenment UpdReq ENLIGHTMENT QUIZ The following is a rest of your level of enlightnment. Score one point for each correct answer, subtract one point for each wrong answer. Add your total number of right answers to the total number of wrong answers, divide by the total number of questions on the test, then wonder why you've tried to follow it this far. Select the answer which best completes the following statements: 1. Yin and ......... A) Yout B) Tonic C) Yenta D) Yang 2. A Zen koan is ........ A) Jewish Buddist B) All of the above C) None of the above D) None of the above 3. Just before total God-realization I would see....... A) A blue pearl B) Nothing C) Everything D) How would I know? 4) Lao-Tsu is....... A) Shrimp with fried rice B) The Atman Brothers C) A Japanese word for sneeze D) One of the above 5) Jivatman and Atman merge to become....... A) Jivatmanatman B) The Atmnn Brithers C) Jivatman & Atman Inc. D) Mr & Mrs Atman 6) The word or words which best describes the relationship of God, Guru And Self is....... A) Oneness B) Twoness C) Penpalness D) Just good friends 7) Which of the following is not a name of the Lord? A) Jehova B) Elohim C) Yahweh D) Charlton Heston 8) If you swap a Swami with a Yogi you get....... A) A Swogi B) A Salami C) Yogurt D) Heartburn 9) Carlos Castaneda is: A) a flamingo dancer B) A resort near San Juan C) The 2nd baseman for D) The gutarist for Santana The LA Dodgers 10) Om Mani Padme means: A) O manny, pardon my home B) Money talks, nobody walks in C) It u cn rd ths msg u cn Sanskrit Gt a gd jb D) Never having to say you're Sorry 11) The sound of one hand clapping is: A) Very quiet B) similar to smiling with one lip C) A Zen record shop D) Like the "p" in swimming 12) Linguine is to fettucine as kundalini is to : A) Eenie meenie B) Halloweenie C) Harry Houdini D) Pepto Bismol (this is a silly answer) 13) The Tao Te Ching is: A) The new premier of China B) A new record by Cheech and Chong C) I Ching's older brother D) A massage parlor in Tokyo 14) You arrive at a party and your host says, "Far out, I want to take the responsibility for creating space in your universe so you can experience your experience." He means: A) "Have a good time" B) "Don't eat the Sweedish meatballs" C) "I just completed est training" D) Nothing anyone would understand 15) If three devotees can meditate for a total of nine hours, how many devotes would it take to mow the lawn? 16) If three devotees can mow the lawn in one hour, how many stoned devo- tees would it take to meditate until nobody cared? 17) If shakti was rising toward the fourth chakra at a rate of 3.5 pranayamas per second, and at the same time an energy force was traveling in the opposite direction at a rate of 4.8 pranayams per second, what time would it be in Chicago if we woke up in Los Angles? True-False _______Ramakrishna is a cereal made with rice and maple flavoring. _______Satori is better than nirnana and samadhi except on weekends and holodays. _______Sufi dancing is like square dancing only rounder. _______The Tibetan Book of the Dead is a novel by Harold Robbins. Score 0-5 points: You are hopelessly attached to the wheel of life and death. Try again next incarnation! 6-10 points You are largely unconscious and stuck in worldly pleasures 10-15 points You are so-so on the enlightment scale. Keep reading the New Sun. 15-20 points You are a very conscious being; with a little good karma you could go a long way. 20-25 points You are very close to God-realization--early November at the latest. 201434369420143436942014343694201434369420143436942014343694718 From: Farrell McGovern Area: Metaphysical To: All 14 Jun 94 17:23:58 Subject: The Charge of Wombat Wicca UpdReq The Law was made and ardane about a week from last Wednesday. The Law was made for the Wiccca, in order that they should develop a nice longhand style from copying it. The Wiccca should give due worship to the Godz, presuming they believe the Godz exist and aren't just metaphors; and obey Their Will, which the HPS of the Coven will make up as she goes along, for it was made for the purpose of ego-tripping and wild parties. The worship of the Wiccca is good for the owners of Occult Supply Stores, for the owners of Occult Supply Stores love the money of the Wiccca. As a man loveth a woman using the missionary position, so the Wiccca should shaft their fellows and other total strangers frequently. And it is necessary that the Magick Circle which is the principal difference between a Wicccan rite and a frat party be cast and all Wiccca properly purified to enter it so they can drink five gallons of Ripple each and not throw up. The HPS shall r/u/i/n/ rule her coven as the local repre sentative of the Goddess, and choose whomever she is sleeping with this week to be her HP...or her Maiden. And remember that the Wiccca would have it that The God Himself kissed her feet and gave up the position of Ringmaster to her because of her arbitrariness and autocracy, her spite and unreason, her mysteriousness and ignorance: so the HP is expected to go as far away as possible and not even show up for Sabbats. It is the greatest virtue of a HPS that she turn as many of her Covenors into closet Xtians as possible, for the true HPS realizes that anyone with the sense Goddess gave a goose is not going to stick around without having a death wish. * * * * * In the Olden Days when Wiccca extended far, we were free and had reservations in all the best restaurants. But these days, we eat at McDonald's. SO BE IT ARDANE, that none but the Wiccca shall ever be invited to dinner, for people who ignore us are many, and if they ever found out what we are really up to, they would giggle. SO BE IT ARDANE, that no Coven shall know where the next Coven bide, nor who its member be, save anybody who looks in Circle Newsletter and the hit team we send out to sanction them. SO BE IT ARDANE, that no one shall tell anyone anything, least of all thy fellows in the Craft, for fear one of you will learn something; because as it is truly writ: Gerald wrote it, I believe it, that settles it. And if any break these Laws, they will have to start their own Tradition and make up their own Grandmother. Let each HPS govern her Coven as she damn' well please, riding rough-shod over the Covenors as long as they will stand for it. But it must be recognized that sooner or later they will get mad and stop bringing the Ripple to Coven meetings. When this happens, it hath ever been the Old Law that the HPS will Elevate them to the Third Degree and kick them out, and promise them the rest of the Book...someday. Anyone of any degree or none may found a Coven, provided they think they can get away with it and can create a convincing Grandmother. They may raid other Covens for members as long as no one knows where to find them. But splitting the Coven oft means new opportunities for evading the consequences of your actions, so the wise HPS will think of it first. * * * * * If you should keep a Black Bok, let it be in your own hand of write, except for the parts you xerox out of Lady Sheba. Or better yet, tell everybody they're not of a high enough degree to see it. Proclaim your Wicccahood loudly, and often; you may be able to do a brisk trade in spells, psychic fairs, and talk shows. If nobody believs you, try holding a public skyclad circle. If all else fails, hire a press agent and advertise in the National Inquirer. If they try to make you talk of the Brotherhood, lay it on with a trowel. Ancient Atlantis is always good for a five-minute spot on the six o' clock news. Not all interviewers are bad; some may even flash your business address on the screen for a few seconds. * * * * * To avoid discovery, let your working tools be ordinary stuff such as any may have around the house: AR-15's, Patton Tanks, Howitzers (let's see how far we can stretch that First Amendment, gang!). Have no names or signs on anything, and remove the ones they came with, as otherwise this can lead to a charge of receiving stolen property. Let the Pentacles be made of wax unless something else is more convenient. Have no sword, unless you are in the SCA or a collector of WWII memorabilia. Write the names and signs on a gummed label so that it can be peeled off immediately afterwards; remember that not guilty by reason of insanity is not a valid defense in cases of this kind. Ever remember that you are the Hidden Children of the Goddess; when you can take time out from Karma Dumping Runs, Psychic Vendettas, Banishing each other from the Coven and discussing how much fun it would be to persecute the Xtians, remember never to do anything to disgrace Her. Or Them, if that's possible. * * * * * In the Olden Days, when we had Power, we could use the Art against any who ill-treated us; but these days a whispering campaign works better. Remember always that there are a lot of flaky people out there, and for this reason it is best to give a fake name and a Post Office Box address. Someone is always going to blame you for something. SO BE IT ARDANE: HARM NONE, or at least have a good alibi. Never break this law, or people who get burned along with you will come after you with baseball bats, and you will never be able to score any decent hash again. Any HPS who does something you don't like you can walk out on, but be sure to clout the Coven Book on the way to the door and set up in business for yourself (Learn Witchcraft From The Experts!). Always accept money for use of the Art, but keep an eye on the Gypsy Laws. In some states, Barter works better. All may use the Art for their own advantage; remember, quick and dirty works best, and you can lay off Karma on the Coven. If that doesn't work, try dead cats in the mailbox. * * * * * 'Tis the Old Law and most important of all the Laws that no one may do anything that will endanger any of the Craft. Unless there's money in it, or it's to someone you think deserves it, and anyway, "endanger" is in the eye of the beholder. In any dispute between the Wiccca, no one may invoke any Law but that of the Craft. However, you can break into your opponent's home and mess up his stuff.. after all, it says right here they can't go to the Police. Never bargain or haggle when you buy by the Art; most Occult Store owners will just throw you out and everyone else will think you're a nut. * * * * * It is ever the way with men and with women that they are ruled by their glands. At any moment your HPS may run off and become a Rosicrucian. And the way of Resignation is this: if she doesn't answer her phone for two weeks and is never home when you drive by, you can declare her outcast from the Coven and take it over yourself, with as many as will have you. But if she comes back she will probably take of the Coven again, or start another one in the same building and declare you Invalid, and there's not much you can do about it. Learn to live with anxiety. Get everything in writing. * * * * * It hath been found that two people sitting around with a bottle of Chianti discussing Atlantean Grandmothers will become fond of each other, if only because of the Stockholm Syndrome. Therefore, let it be resolved that a human being shall be taught in the Craft only by another human being, and screw the middle-class morality of the nineteen-fifties. * * * * * And the Curses of the Mighty Ones be on all who try to take this seriously, or the Craft seriously, or the Wiccca seriously. Caveat Lector, and May The Force Be With You! 201434369420143436942014343694201434369420143436942014343694718 From: GardenStone Area: Metaphysical To: Eric Anderson 15 Jun 94 10:41:04 Subject: Christianity & Wicca UpdReq Eric Anderson wrote in a message to Paul Seymour: EA> The Bible also states that Christ is the only, repeat only, EA> name by which men can be saved. This would seem to preclude EA> any other God or Goddess. John, in his first epistle, also EA> states that no one overcomes the world, except those who EA> believe that Jesus is the Son of God. We must overcome to be EA> saved as well. EA> Do these conditions apply to wiccans? What the Bible states was written down by human people. They might have some vision, but any human writing down of a vision is an translation and an inter- pretation. Wiccans know that, many Christians appearantly don't. Greetings, GardenStone. 201434369420143436942014343694201434369420143436942014343694718