tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.comments2024-01-26T09:10:10.248-07:00Trey Capnerhurst's BlogAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-68834568515371748042013-03-21T19:24:25.577-06:002013-03-21T19:24:25.577-06:00"KNOWLTON in Dorset has a 12th century church..."KNOWLTON in Dorset has a 12th century church set within a huge 4000-year-old earthen henge. This was no accident but a deliberate act on the part of the Catholic Church. Pope Gregory showed his approval of this policy in a letter to the Abbot Mellitus who was in Britain in A.D. 601.<br /><br />“I have long been considering in my own mind concerning the matter of the English people; to wit, that the temples of the idols in that nation ought not to be destroyed; but let the idols that are in them be destroyed; let water be consecrated and sprinkled in the said temples, let altars be erected, and relics placed there. For if those temples are well built, it is requisite that they be converted from the worship of devils to the service of the true God; that the nation, seeing that their temples are not destroyed, may remove error from their hearts, and knowing and adoring the true God, may the more freely resort to the places to which they have been accustomed. And because they are used to slaughter many oxen in sacrifice to devils, some solemnity must be given them in exchange for this, as that on the day of the dedication, or the nativities of the holy martyrs, whose relics are there deposited, they should build themselves huts of the boughs of trees about those churches which havebeen turned to that use from being temples, and celebrate the solemnity with religious feasting, and no more offer animals to the Devil, but kill cattle and glorify God in their feast, and return thanks to the Giver of all things for their abundance; to the end that, whilst some outward gratifications are retained, they may the more easily consent to the inward joys. For there is no doubt that it is impossible to cut off every thing at once from their rude natures; because he who endeavours to ascend to the highest place rises by degrees or steps, and not by leaps. Thus the Lord made Himself known to the people of Israel in Egypt; and yet He allowed them the use, in His own worship, of the sacrifices which they were wont to offer to the Devil, commanding them in His sacrifice to kill animals, to the end that, with changed hearts, they might lay aside one part of the sacrifice, whilst they retained another; and although the animals were the same as those which they were wont to offer, they should offer them to the true God, and not to idols; and thus they would no longer be the same sacrifices.”<br /><br />This process of syncresis can be viewed either an instance of an older culture losing out to a new one or as part of a broader cultural evolution in which an older belief gradually melded into another."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-15470045124273494892013-03-20T21:23:50.546-06:002013-03-20T21:23:50.546-06:00A few fiction books, often science fiction, can be...A few fiction books, often science fiction, can be useful re-visionings of our past or future. Some of my favourite fiction teaching books are the <br />Flat Earth series by Tanith Lee http://www.amazon.com/Deliriums-Mistress-Novel-Earth-Series/dp/0886771358 ,<br />The Chronicles of Tonor series by Elizabeth A Lynn http://www.amazon.com/Chronicles-Tornor-The-Northern-Girl/dp/0441007279/ref=pd_sim_sbs_b_7 , The Word for World is Forest by Le Guin, http://www.amazon.ca/Word-World-Forest-Ursula-Guin/dp/0765324644<br />and one of the best feminist utopias, The Wanderground http://books.google.ca/books/about/The_wanderground.html?id=HbpaAAAAMAAJ <br /><br />Thanks for the suggestion!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-71814775050379260492013-03-20T20:16:22.110-06:002013-03-20T20:16:22.110-06:00Read the version on Witch's Voice and I though...Read the version on Witch's Voice and I thought you might appreciate this book suggestion. Grave Mercy by R. L. LaFevers is a novel about a young woman who goes to stay in the convent of St. Mortain. Later in book it becomes clear that it is a convent such as the one at Kildare that you mention, one that was pagan but converted to a christian model. It turns out that they turn the women accepted into the Convent into holy assassins doing the will of their God, or Saint. Very good read and an interesting fictitious example of that kind of convent. <br />http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9565548-grave-mercy?auto_login_attempted=trueSarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10574420165069255516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-432591083959071352013-02-12T23:00:51.709-07:002013-02-12T23:00:51.709-07:00At the Strathcona Farmer's Market you can get ...At the Strathcona Farmer's Market you can get organic, free range eggs from the Sunworks Farm stall. They are on the right hand wall, towards the back, right next to the door. They have eggs all year round, though it helps to get there before noon because they sometimes sell out early in the day. These by far the most consistently good quality eggs that I have found in Edmonton: rich yellow yolks, healthy sturdy shells, and thick whites. <br /><br />The First Nature Farms stall might have eggs as well, although can't recall trying them. They are located loser to the front of the market in the third row of stalls from the left wall. They have a white board with farm news that is always informative and/or entertaining.<br /><br />At the downtown Farmer's Market (located in City Hall during the winter)there is an organic vendor that might have eggs. I think they are called Sunshine Farm. I sometimes buy from them in the summer but don't know what their supply is like in the winter. The eggs are quite good, though perhaps not as good as the one from Sunworks.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-79408109504624718702013-02-12T22:37:10.313-07:002013-02-12T22:37:10.313-07:00Wholesalers? Co-ops? How fortuitous! Our first wh...Wholesalers? Co-ops? How fortuitous! Our first wholesale order from the new co-op will be coming in on Thursday! It will be dry goods, packaged and bulk. The next ones will be chilled or frozen, chocolate and speciality. And of course, the bloody big jugs of Dr. Bronner's! Which I personally can't live without...<br /><br />We worked hard to push for a new organic food urban farmer's association to start ordering and distributing organic food for it's members, and as a fundraiser. If you are interested in learning how to order from organic wholesalers - what you need and where to get stuff - we are more than happy to teach! Everyone should know how to do it! Even cheaper organics, and helping out your neighbours. What could be better?<br /><br />I'll post the link to what we have available here, if I don't have to host the entire thing myself.<br /><br />As per your query about eggs, I'm vegan, but my husband has the low-down on the good eggs in the city, and he's somewhat of a connoisseur. I've asked him to post his response.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-13608624374234968402013-02-11T09:27:44.554-07:002013-02-11T09:27:44.554-07:00Hello,
Thank you for putting together this list, w...Hello,<br />Thank you for putting together this list, we have just moved to edmonton and tryig to figure out the organic scene here. Im wondering how you go about buying wholesale directly from the manufacturer and whether you knowmof any good coops, also where you get the big uug of dr. Bronners.<br />Im also wondering where I can find the tomatoes u mentioned at the fm, and if you know much about the eggs there. We bought a couple dozens from a lady srlling perogids for only 3 dollars each and she said they are not free range because its not possibke in the winter but they arebarn raised and not caged? We're a little newer in the egg areA, any thoughts? Thanks!R Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01761160951238957931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-62517912762796015712013-02-08T03:09:48.528-07:002013-02-08T03:09:48.528-07:00Thanks for sharing this great post, it's reall...Thanks for sharing this great post, it's really help & awesome stuff!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.stivii.com/" rel="nofollow">Stevia sweetener</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01531261836190267315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-12208178534224068912012-12-20T18:17:11.771-07:002012-12-20T18:17:11.771-07:00Let me know if we need to update any of the recipe...Let me know if we need to update any of the recipes, or if you have any to share! The more ppl who know how to use stevia, the better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-80795217110325416722012-12-20T13:17:32.780-07:002012-12-20T13:17:32.780-07:00I'll try these recipes, thanks for posting.
...I'll try these recipes, thanks for posting. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.fruitawater.com/" rel="nofollow">Drinks for Diabetics</a> Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16025138455007491166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-304033881741840492012-12-03T20:33:35.790-07:002012-12-03T20:33:35.790-07:00The suppression of women and sexuality, particular...The suppression of women and sexuality, particularily by Christian extremists, has always been a major componant of anti-witch sentiment. Midwives and healers were often the first and easiest targets. Entire books have been written about it, but here is a quick summary, which draws the lines of anti-witch bigotry to the modern War on Women. From the Daily Kos.<br /><br />http://www.dailykos.com/story/2012/03/17/1075308/-Sex-Witchcraft-and-the-War-on-Women?detail=hide<br /><br />"If there is anything that would serve as an analogy to political parties of the day, it would certainly be the church vs. the pagans. And similar to modern day political leanings, where the church was unequivocally opposed to sexuality, the pagans celebrated it as ritual. And the church want nothing more than to convert all of the pagans to Christianity, or kill those who refused."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-88848996594716182922012-11-28T21:03:31.332-07:002012-11-28T21:03:31.332-07:00Anti-witch bigotry is just as fear driven, virilen...Anti-witch bigotry is just as fear driven, virilent, and dangerous as homophobia and Islamophobia, and based on much the same mythology.<br /><br />"Of course, those in the throes of this phobia are in denial. They never recognise it as such. Instead, they cling to their "deeply held convictions" that, for example, allowing people of the same sex to marry each other will ruin it for everyone else. They cling to their rosary beads or the backs of their trousers insisting it is a moral objection. But a glance at those objections unfailingly reveals an unwarranted belief that "something bad will happen"<br /><br />http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/nov/27/homophobia-islamophobia-right-words-associated-pressAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-19781032201587687292012-11-24T12:56:48.121-07:002012-11-24T12:56:48.121-07:00It surprizes me not a jot that this rare book was ...It surprizes me not a jot that this rare book was discovered in the Bible Belt bastion of anti-witch bigotry that is Alberta, where I've lived for more than 30 years.<br /><br /><br />Entitled "Invectives Against the Sect of Waldensians", it is exceedingly rare — one of only four copies known to exist — and is thought to be one of the founding texts for the Christian horror and propaganda against witchcraft. <br /><br />“The real evil is actually in this book, and it’s human. It’s not magical,” said Gow, a medieval history professor. “It’s a view of one’s fellow human beings as agents of the devil that is truly evil.” <br /><br />Its pages describe cackling wenches sailing across the night sky on broom sticks, frolicking in nocturnal orgies of twisted delight and casting Satanic spells to doom crops with lightning and hail.<br /> <br />“It’s this long, involved, complex litany of imaginary crimes,” said Gow, “which were cooked up in the fevered literary imaginations of these small-time church men.” <br /><br />The purpose of the book, Gow explained, was to instruct witch hunters on how to identify and prosecute supposed servants of the devil. Ominously, it describes how one should “ratchet up the pain” to force suspected witches to confess, said Gow. <br /><br />“It’s a fascinating thing,” he said. “It’s 150 pages of craziness.” <br /><br />http://www.therecord.com/news/canada/article/841220---rare-book-on-witchcraft-discovered-in-alberta-library#.ULEcrYsWAa4.facebookAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-66983780304850449432012-11-14T14:56:20.658-07:002012-11-14T14:56:20.658-07:00I wanted to get this recipe out, so those who want...I wanted to get this recipe out, so those who wanted it in larger quantities or who wished to experiment with traditional tech could do so, but most ppl just get me to do it. And I'm happy to oblige! I mean, I have a bunch in my storeroom already that I made for me... <br /><br />Zaybia (Canada)<br /><br />http://giftsofnature.zaybia.com/<br /><br />Etsy shop link above<br />http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheAbbeyStillRoom<br /><br />Magneto<br />http://theabbeystillroom.com/index.php/<br /><br />and a few others, too. Sometimes we don't get a chance to list all 500 products on all sites (we need our own, now), so just let us know what you need!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-29586470557226867082012-11-14T12:17:34.194-07:002012-11-14T12:17:34.194-07:00can I just get you to make it for me??? :Dcan I just get you to make it for me??? :D42 thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04168598318877044161noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-20364129858315563132012-11-09T16:25:24.640-07:002012-11-09T16:25:24.640-07:00All good points, but one of the reasons I wanted t...All good points, but one of the reasons I wanted to do this particular article is to prove that organic isn't actually more expensive. Of course organic prepared foods in particular are far more than they should be, but the costs are more representative of what the actual prices are, unlike conventional. Fresh foods are more comparable, with the difference being in pennies, not dollars. Along with the greater nutritional content, you're more than saving money.<br /><br />Organics are careful to use the liner cans, and have for alot longer than the conventional, who have reluctantly got on board. I remember seeing those in health food stores over 15 years ago and discussing the benefits with fellow consultants.<br /><br />Dr. Suzuki has warned us for decades about BPA and microwaves. I barely use the thing myself, and my family is always careful not to put in plastic. It makes me twitch when I see others do it...<br /><br />One of our problems is that we have gotten so used to cheap that we have forgotten how much quality really costs. The only way to ensure an inexpensive product is to make it yourself. If you can't, you must decide either to do without or pay for the convenience of a ready made product. The list should help you get started on what to prioritize and, along the way, how to find significant savings on your food and sundries budget. I can't even imagine what ppl spend thousands of dollars a month on personally...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-55154306533936579172012-11-09T12:25:49.298-07:002012-11-09T12:25:49.298-07:00i just started trying to eat organic as we have a ...i just started trying to eat organic as we have a child on the way. i dont want gmos and chemicals to be the building blocks. i havent made it to egs yet but so far am finding organic pretty much out of my price range. the last time i was at the fm i wasnt looking for organic, but did notice some of it that was double the price of the non organic (which happened to be more expensive then non organic at regular stores.)<br /><br />unfortunately, to make it affordable, i think there is going to have to be way more of a demand from the masses, who, like i used to, think organic is for tree hugging hippies, and that regular food is just fine.<br /><br />btw, if youre trying to eat healthy, microwave popcorn bags use chemicals on the bag and for fake butter taste. when you microwave them, they become very bad for you.<br /><br />also avoid cans. especially acidic things like tomatoes. the bisphenol a that leaches out of the liner is suspected of causing many of the same things that gmos are suspected of. eden organics uses bpa free cans, and glass for acidic things, but i find them quite expensive.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13616214713207846200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-70736519836564144902012-10-09T12:32:18.880-06:002012-10-09T12:32:18.880-06:00From a comment in today's G&M, which I tru...From a comment in today's G&M, which I truly hope the commenter will forgive me for reposting:<br /> <br />kiwehtin<br /> <br />8:02 AM on October 9, 2012<br /><br /> <br />Bitumen IS tar, mineral tar. Bitumen is the Latin word for tar, quite simply. And the Latin term, just like the English one, originally meant the substance manufactured from the cooked sap of trees (in this case the birch, 'betula'), and then got transferred to mineral tar. Like oil (oleum in Latin, elaia in Greek) originally meant the edible viscous fluid expelled from olives (oliva, elaion) that could also be burned and later got transferred (with a prefix Erd-, aard-, petro- etc. meaning 'earth', 'rock' and the like in European languages) to a non-edible but still burnable viscous mineral liquid extracted from the ground.<br /> <br />In an important geological report for the Alberta government from the early 1970s which evaluated the deposits' potential, the geologists consistently referred to the deposits as bituminous sands or tar sands, but *not once* as so-called "oil sands". In the media prior to this past decade, they were *only* called "tar sands", as they *still are* outside Canada. That is simply the correct English term. When I first read/heard reports about "Alberta oil sands" in the media this decade, I was puzzled because I had never heard about these before; I assumed these must be something different from the Athabasca tar sands that were so much in the news in the 1970s and 1980s. I did some research and found out to my surprise that these so-called "Alberta oil sands" *were* the Athabasca tar sands near Fort McMurray!<br /> <br />"Oil sands" is nothing but dishonest, politically correct, marketing spin Newspeak. You can see the unambiguous marketing spin — not only in the way the industry and the in hock Alberta government have substituted the word that describes the eventual refined derivative ("oil", i.e. petroleum to be strictly accurate) for what is actually in the deposits (tar, or bitumen if you want to use the technical equivalent that means exactly the same thing whether bio-derived or mineral) — but also in the way they substitute "Alberta" for marketing purposes for "Athabasca", which accurately describes the region where the deposits are found.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-65447733384323508192012-08-22T21:21:06.278-06:002012-08-22T21:21:06.278-06:00There is so much that can be written on the topic....There is so much that can be written on the topic. These ideas are just a few of the points that I notice when I go into a store. I didn't even cover decor, such as colour and materials, and arrangement, and lighting. Retail is an Art, but there are certain principles proven to work, and other practices that will sink you, slowly or rapidly.<br /><br />And wholesale manufacture of pagan items is another post entirely... Thanks for the book recommendation!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-63259342066845566782012-08-22T10:42:08.301-06:002012-08-22T10:42:08.301-06:00If I may recommend "Drawing the Three of Coin...If I may recommend "Drawing the Three of Coins" as an excellent book for anyone wanting to open up a Pagan store. Terri Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961498274302254493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-5613658359102933202012-06-05T16:54:48.633-06:002012-06-05T16:54:48.633-06:00You're actually correct about that; but not be...You're actually correct about that; but not because EGS is cheaper, but because Save-On is too expensive. I am fairly aware of what both of those are paying for their products, including whatever bulk discounts they get, and Save-On is going out of its way sometimes to charge more than necessary. Spectrum's Olive Oil is a great example. The large bottle is about $8-10 wholesale, so most small stores ticket it at about $20. Safeway has the bottle for about $17, or did before they came out with their "O" brand, at the same time Save-On charged about $21! It's really outrageous, esp. because there is no way they are paying what a small store pays for it, and I believe done entirely to gouge or convince customers that it's just how much these things cost, you know...<br /><br />Now, canny stores price everyday or often used products cheaper than regular goods, in part to get their clients familiar with routinely coming in. So instead of the same markup as you have for books (about 2 times cost) - for rice, produce, and other staples, most grocers only take a small markup to cover overhead and a bit of profit. (I include chocolate in that, because ppl will head all over town to get cheap fair trade chocolate...) I don't believe Michael follows that strategy, at least, not that I can tell, but since he isn't going out of his way to gouge, it turns out to be better priced that those who do. For comparison, check out Planet Organic, which I deliberately did not include, for that reason.<br /><br />The only way to get some of the best prices is of course to buy them from the dealers yourself, which is what we do for many of our ingredients and supplies. We are always willing to include more in our orders, and if enough ppl are interested, creating the bulk foods delivery co-op sooner rather than later. Right to your door at wholesale prices, just like we get them!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-51770191231351332412012-06-05T16:31:33.963-06:002012-06-05T16:31:33.963-06:00I'm curious about the price comparison between...I'm curious about the price comparison between Save-On and EGS. I've done some similar comparison shopping and EGS is usually less expensive in my experience. I guess it also depends on what is on your list. We are gluten free and as a result many items have higher price points to begin with. I can't bear to go to Safeway. :) I do shop at the market occasionally, but often miss it because Saturday's are so busy, so EGS has become my first stop.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05465771494092336545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-19327599247879104342011-06-11T16:00:47.173-06:002011-06-11T16:00:47.173-06:00Cool beans! I have ordered your awesome creams et...Cool beans! I have ordered your awesome creams etc. on Etsy but didn't know you had a blog. Just found it when searching for vegan eggplant recipes. Yum! Will try soon.Monicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01948723984624239408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-19583533071531695482011-04-14T15:25:16.885-06:002011-04-14T15:25:16.885-06:00Did I use "Xian"? It's a shorthand ...Did I use "Xian"? It's a shorthand habit, so I usually use it in chats and such. Saves me the bother of writing out the whole word. In this kind of format, I'm usually not so lazy and just write out the word "Christ".<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xmas#Usage_of_.22X.22_for_.22Christ.22Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-16999251463470862592011-04-14T13:43:47.065-06:002011-04-14T13:43:47.065-06:00Please define "Xian Right".Please define "Xian Right".Hermes60https://www.blogger.com/profile/01561685643023092814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7560032271749992180.post-12821750515379024622011-04-09T16:43:37.411-06:002011-04-09T16:43:37.411-06:00A delight to meet you as well!
I hope everything ...A delight to meet you as well!<br /><br />I hope everything is going smoothly on your campaign trail, and I look forward to working with you again in the very near future!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15626580781769379881noreply@blogger.com