Reiki, T+2 days

Some of you have had me talk your ear off about this, so you can just ignore this post :)I got my Reiki I attunement on Saturday. I have to say that it was amazing.I've always done intuitive energetic healing work. It simply came naturally to me to be able to 'see' a disorder and often be able to marshall energy to fix it. That 'seeing' also allowed me to know when someone needed a physical adjustment of some kind, and so massage has always come naturally, too. Reiki is a different animal.Before Reiki, I used my own energy, or energy that I snatched from the environment. Sessions like that took real effort and were sometimes draining. I also had to be very careful about absorbing parts of the dis-ease.With Reiki, the energy is not mine, I am simply a conduit for it. The energy is boundless and healing/energizing for me even while it is healing/energizing the recipient. It is also clear that it cannot be influenced to do anything but heal. It is also really spontaneous. I can feel Reiki bursting out of my hands right now as I type this posting. I am compelled, even driven, to share Reiki with people. Strangely enough, my other energy talents (energy manipulation, sensation, manifestation, etc) seem to have disappeared for now. I believe that the other talents may return in some ways after I finish integrating this new thing.If you're reading this and have had your Reiki attunements, I'd love to compare experiences!

Plans for protest if/when the war begins

From the Atlanta International Action Center newsletter:A plan has been developed in Atlanta in the event of the war beginning. People are urged to gather at 5 Points (Woodruff Park area) in downtown Atlanta immediately upon hearing news of the bombing beginning but especially from 5-7pm each of the first 3 days of the war. Also, the first Saturday following the outbreak of war, there will be a march in downtown Atlanta beginning at noon at 5 Points.More information can be found at www.georgiapeace.org and http://www.notinourname.netRemember, if you disagree with the war, gather with others and let your voice be heard.

Grump grump grump

I'm not allowed to have coffee or food this morning in preparation for getting my Level 1 Reiki attunement today. I'm pretty excited about expanding my skills in energetic healing!Reiki better be worth me giving up coffee for a day :>\All hail the bean, may it brew forever!

Nicetameecha tsltgatl!

Wanted to welcome tsltgatl to my friends list. Thanks, triest for bringing him to MM! I'd always wanted to meet a meteorologist :)

Quiz lemminged from jrjarrett's LJ

Happy-Go-Lucky. You are a happy person and youdon't let your emotions get to you. You seeeverything that's not in a positive light asnot worth messing with and deal with emotionsas they come. You are usually very happy andprobably experience many emotional highs. Enjoylife. How Emotional Are You? brought to you by QuizillaDon't believe a word of it, I'm actually despondent. Not.

Poker & Billiards, Saturday, March 15th, 9pm - until

Okay, its official. Nickel/quarter poker and billiards at my place, this Saturday, March 15th, from 9pm until whenever.BYOB. I'll provide pretzels and the like. Also bring change for poker, though the house will try to provide some change capability.This is an open invite, but take responsibility for anyone you bring.Click for directionsIf anyone has an extra folding card table, please contact me at acorn@geoeclectic.com. I have a table that will work for one game, but we may have enough people for more than one simultaneous card game.

Quizlets, lemminged from ericdabear

You are a Satyr!! Like the goat-men of legend, youhave a STRONG sense of passion. Whether fordrinking, sex, or political debate, you embraceyour passions and drives with wholeheartedabandon. Just be careful not to let yourpassions consume you entirely. Which Changeling Kith Best Fits You? brought to you by Quizilla

Jacks or better

I'm thinking about hosting a poker night real soon, with lots of cigar smoking and beer or scotch swilling. Stakes would be small, maybe nickel/quarter...Anyone game?

Happy B'Day grizzlydan

Sung off key:Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday to you!Happy birthday dear grizzlydan!Happy birthday to you!...and maaaaaany moooooooore....

Purity Test

Thanks ericdabear, for the link. For others, here it is Purity Test.For what its worth, I got 37%. I've got to get busy on a few of those categories ;)

Pray for Peace

PRAY FOR PEACEby Ellen Bass (www.ellenbass.com)Pray to whoever you kneel down to: Jesus nailed to his wooden or marble or plastic cross, his suffering face bent to kiss you, Buddha still under the Bo tree in scorching heat, Yahweh, Allah, raise your arms to Mary that she may lay her palm on our brows, to Shekinhah, Queen of Heaven and Earth, to Inanna in her stripped descent. Hawk or Wolf, or the Great Whale, Record Keeper of time before, time now, time ahead, pray. Bow down to terriers and shepherds and siamese cats. Fields of artichokes and elegant strawberries. Pray to the bus driver who takes you to work, pray on the bus, pray for everyone riding that bus and for everyone riding buses all over the world. If you haven't been on a bus in a long time, climb the few steps, drop some silver, and pray. Waiting in line for the movies, for the ATM, for your latté and croissant, offer your plea. Make your eating and drinking a supplication. Make your slicing of carrots a holy act, each translucent layer of the onion, a deeper prayer. Make the brushing of your hair a prayer, every strand its own voice, singing in the choir on your head. As you wash your face, the water slipping through your fingers, a prayer: Water, softest thing on earth, gentleness that wears away rock. Making love, of course, is already a prayer. Skin and open mouths worshipping that skin, the fragile case we are poured into, each caress a season of peace. If you're hungry, pray. If you're tired. Pray to Gandhi and Dorothy Day. Shakespeare. Sappho. Sojourner Truth. Pray to the angels and the ghost of your grandfather. When you walk to your car, to the mailbox, to the video store, let each step be a prayer that we all keep our legs, that we do not blow off anyone else's legs. Or crush their skulls. And if you are riding on a bicycle or a skateboard, in a wheel chair, each revolution of the wheels a prayer that as the earth revolves we will do less harm, less harm, less harm. And as you work, typing with a new manicure, a tiny palm tree painted on one pearlescent nail or delivering soda or drawing good blood into rubber-capped vials, writing on a blackboard with yellow chalk, twirling pizzas, pray for peace. With each breath in, take in the faith of those who have believed when belief seemed foolish, who persevered. With each breath out, cherish. Pull weeds for peace, turn over in your sleep for peace, feed the birds for peace, each shiny seed that spills onto the earth, another second of peace. Wash your dishes, call your mother, drink wine. Shovel leaves or snow or trash from your sidewalk. Make a path. Fold a photo of a dead child around your VISA card. Gnaw your crust of prayer, scoop your prayer water from the gutter. Mumble along like a crazy person, stumbling your prayer through the streets.

Unwanted sexual gestures for lemmings

Which Unwanted Sexual Gesture Are You?

I am a revolutionary deviant!

You are the Marquis Da Sade. Even stripped ofexaggerations, Your real life was as dramaticand as tragic as a cautionary tale. Born to anancient and noble house, you were married(against your wishes) to a middle-class heiressfor money, caused scandals with prostitutes andwith your sister-in-law, thus enraging yourmother-in-law, who had you imprisoned under alettre de cachet for 14 years until theRevolution freed you. Amphibian, protean,charming, you became a Revolutionary,miraculously escaping the guillotine during theTerror, only to be arrested later forpublishing your erotic novels. You spent yourfinal 12 years in the insane asylum atCharenton, where you caused another scandal bydirecting plays using inmates and professionalactors. You died there in 1814, virtually inthe arms of your teenage mistress.You are a revolutionary deviant. I applaud you. Which Imfamous criminal are you? brought to you by Quizilla