Yvonne Aburrow's Blog, page 59
March 27, 2019
Gods or Angels?
A guest post at A Pilgrim in Narnia
The Inklings and PaganismBefore he became a Christian, C S Lewis was deeply inspired by ancient Pagan mythology, and he continued to value it as mythopoeia after his conversion, and seems to have sought to reconcile the Christian worldview with the ancient Pagan one (for example in That Hideous Strength). Lewis was also fascinated by the symbolism of astrology: a practice and worldview which started in Pagan antiquity and continued well into the Christian...
March 22, 2019
Noteworthy posts 5
This week I have been mostly reading The Guardian with great sadness over the horrific murder of 50 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, and growing incredulity at the self-inflicted wound of Brexit. So I have not been keeping up with what’s going on in the blogosphere.
However, I just spotted this excellent post about queer magic by Julian Vayne.
Queer Magic in Theory and PracticeQueer connects us to mythical and historic figures; bisexual deities such as Pan, the Divine Androgyne of Herm...
Noteworthy posts
This week I have been mostly reading The Guardian with great sadness over the horrific murder of 50 Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, and growing incredulity at the self-inflicted wound of Brexit. So I have not been keeping up with what’s going on in the blogosphere.
However, I just spotted this excellent post about queer magic by Julian Vayne.
Queer Magic in Theory and PracticeQueer connects us to mythical and historic figures; bisexual deities such as Pan, the Divine Androgyne of Herm...
March 15, 2019
Noteworthy posts 4
This week’s noteworthy posts: on relationship with the Land, from Dayan Martinez; an interview with Tylluan Penry at Anima Monday; and on the difficulties of translation, from A Pilgrim in Narnia.
The Ancient MothersA beautiful piece of writing about the Land of Florida and the Everglades, from Dayan Martinez.
..,here the sawgrass dances its ballet with the wind and the water ripples. Birds glide and swoop, while just below the surface and a little bit away alligators prowl their waters. I...
Noteworthy posts
This week’s noteworthy posts: on relationship with the Land, from Dayan Martinez; an interview with Tylluan Penry at Anima Monday; and on the difficulties of translation, from A Pilgrim in Narnia.
The Ancient MothersA beautiful piece of writing about the Land of Florida and the Everglades, from Dayan Martinez.
..,here the sawgrass dances its ballet with the wind and the water ripples. Birds glide and swoop, while just below the surface and a little bit away alligators prowl their waters. I...
March 9, 2019
Quirky Oxford
Some of my favourite places in Oxford, UK, where I lived for seven years.
All-vegetarian and vegan pub, the Gardeners’ Arms on Plantation Road, and the landlord is into steampunk.
Not to be confused with the other Gardeners’ Arms, in North Parade, which is also a nice pub, but doesn’t do food. The Rose and Crown on North Parade is very friendly.
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Queen’s Cafe on the high street — the second oldest coffee shop in Europe, founded by a Sephardic Jewish gentleman in 1645. Much cheaper than the c...
March 8, 2019
Noteworthy posts 3
Noteworthy posts for this week, on unpicking internalized oppression; how to respond to the Anthropocene, mass extinction, and climate change; the hidden life of things.
Language and racismCheck out this amazing post from Guilaine Kinouani on internalized oppression (in case you missed it after I added it to last week’s post).
When the default position is that we cannot write or speak intelligibly, we forever are covertly evaluated to prove that we can and, the policing of our words becomes...
Noteworthy posts
Noteworthy posts for this week, on unpicking internalized oppression; how to respond to the Anthropocene, mass extinction, and climate change; the hidden life of things.
Language and racismCheck out this amazing post from Guilaine Kinouani on internalized oppression (in case you missed it after I added it to last week’s post).
When the default position is that we cannot write or speak intelligibly, we forever are covertly evaluated to prove that we can and, the policing of our words becomes...
March 7, 2019
Happy World Book Day
To celebrate, here are some photos of my esoteric book collection.
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March 6, 2019
The quest for the authentic self
Many Pagans are on a quest for the authentic Self. This is often visualized as something we already possess; we just have to clear away the accretions caused by so-called civilization. In this model, the true Self can be found by getting in touch with Nature.
Some religions take the view that the ego must be slain in order to progress spirituality. In some forms of Christian mysticism, this takes the form of kenosis (pouring out of self) and theosis (being filled with God).
In Wicca: the old...
