“I recognize the manifestation of undeviating Justice in all the circumstances of my life.” Qabbalistic Tarot affirmation Associate Director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women (at least she was when she stated the following) referred to privilege, specifically “White male privilege” as “an invisible package of unearned assets..” The general belief around… Continue Reading →
“Name callin’s a handy thing for some… They smack a label on somebody or something and that’s it as far as they’re concerned. It’s kind of a special way of hating because they don’t take the trouble to understand.” – Chuck Conner/Lucas McCain, i.e “The Rifleman” My day job is working with people with mental… Continue Reading →
“Religion is belief in someone else’s experience. Spirituality is having your own experience.” – Deepak Chopra Ever since I was a little boy, I believed in God. The “spiritual” or “supernatural” has always been a part of my understanding and view of the world and reality around me. And despite eventually rejecting the institution of… Continue Reading →
“America is in an abusive relationship with itself” B. Duncan Moench; “The Great American Breakup“; Tablet Magazine June 1, 2020 We just celebrated Independence Day here in America- although it certainly didn’t feel like it. #FvckTheFourth was trending on Twitter, as armed Black militia members marched through Georgia demanding “reparations” from White people, while Black… Continue Reading →
“White supremacy is a lethal public health issue that predates and contributes to COVID-19…” 1,288 “public health professionals, infectious diseases professionals, and community stakeholders” in an “Open letter advocating for an anti-racist public health response to demonstrations against systemic injustice occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic” Of course George Floyd had COVID too. But this was… Continue Reading →
“If there are men among you who wish to put themselves on a level with WRALDA, there are also women who wish to consider themselves equals of Frya… There are women who allow themselves to be called ladies, although they know that only belongs to the wives of rulers. They also let their daughters be… Continue Reading →
“society and human fellowship will be best served if we confer the most kindness on those with whom we are most closely associated.” – Cicero (we are one world together, equal and united in our religion of pop culture, consumerism and “the big game”) One of the failures of the New Age movement is… Continue Reading →
I am not your oppressor I am not what you fear I don’t care if you’re male or female; I don’t care if you’re gay, bi, or trans; I don’t care if you’re Muslim, Jew, Christian, Buddhist, Hindu, Atheist, or Agnostic; I don’t care if you’re black, white, yellow, red, or brown; I don’t care… Continue Reading →
“The dark shall soon flee from the dells of the earth So she a wonderful word to us speaks The day shall again, new made rise from a rosy sky Saint Lucy, Saint Lucy” The Lucia Song: verse 3 (English Translation) PHOTO COURTESY OF EURWEB.COM DREAMING OF A WHITENESS CHRISTMAS Something that has gained… Continue Reading →
“Everyone deserves to feel whole. And each of us can do our part in expanding what it means to be a man for ourselves and the boys in our lives.” Ending quote from “The Mask You Live In” Photo copyright Jennifer Newsom and The Representation Project I recently sat down and watched the documentary “The… Continue Reading →
LIGHTNING WARRIORS 