Gah! I started this three times. I keep devolving into a book report when I mention a book. Darned rabbit holes.
I keep finding links to my path in my reading but to be fair I’m reading a LOT of paranormal stuff. I also read bios, technical books, classical literature, romance, mysteries, thrillers, etc.
Strange Angel is a bio I read (in 2019) for specific content about rockets but it has HEAVY relationship to Chaos. (reminder to myself… STOP HERE DO NOT GO DOWN THAT HOLE)
I find links to my belief in almost everything (except the tech manuals) How about you?
BTW: Here is the book I mentioned. You can read the summary on Amazon )
Right now I’m reading PIHKAL - A Chemical Love Story by Alex “Sasha” and Ann Shulgin. It’s a very weird book that has two halves – the first one a “fictional” love story / autobiography based on the lives of the authors, and the second half is a detailed guide on how to make almost 200 different psychoactive compounds. Provided that you’re a chemist living in a country where it’s legal, which unfortunately I’m neither But it’s a fascinating book nevertheless, and connects with my shamanic path and interest in our body and mind, the nature of consciousness, love and connection, experiences of divinity, and how it all comes together.
If not my beliefs, my life in some way. I just finished John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. They were planning on buying a tract of land like my driver and myself. I’m not holding my breath.
I also got through Faust. That one made me question my beliefs, but I realized I had made no deal, nor had I requested power over anyone or anything.
Still, I am being tested to see what my reaction might be to a modest situation of greed and power. My intentions have been clear from the start, but whether or not anyone believes me is in question. If I get upset over it, I choose to remember the investment would not have lasted if focused on anything else. I’m taking a chance on this, but it is my chance to take. If the investment falls through directly, there is still some hope that it may have spiritual repercussions from other sources.
It definitely happens! I found myself very inspired by a fiction series by author M.A. Phillips called “Rituals at Rock Bay”. The series itself is about a modern Druid, and the author has said it falls under the category of magical realism.
I wrote about how it inspired me and my practice on my blog, but it basically boils down to loving the way my practice was shown in a book because it’s not something I had seen before. While I don’t practice exactly the same way the main character does, the similarities were enough to tug at my spirit.
I’m listening to your interview with Phillips in the background.
There is another series that, while not related to Druids, is an interesting mystery series about Southwestern US Navajos. In print it is called “The Blessing Way: A Leaphorn & Chee Novel”, on Netflix, it is called ‘Dark Winds’. I watched some of the “Dark Winds” series and was more engaged with the hints of Navajo spirits.
The Audible first in series is free if you have an Audible membership. It gets picky reviews (though it is a 4.3) but I think I’m going to give it a listen.
The Longmire series in kindle and audible also has a little spiritualism in each book and a lot in some. “Daughter of the Morning Star” (Audible for me) had a lot and was awesome. I’ve read or listened to all of them. I’ve also seen all the TV series but the books are an order of magnitude better.
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But it’s a fascinating book nevertheless, and connects with my shamanic path and interest in our body and mind, the nature of consciousness, love and connection, experiences of divinity, and how it all comes together. 