Mechanical Spirituality

I hope this is ok to post these here Ruth. I've been overcome by a desire to write incantations of gratitude from the heart. I'm sure that many will see these as silly, but for me they are quite spiritual. They are incantations of gratitude. No spells requested, no spiritual assistance asked for, just incantations of gratitude for things that have already been granted and then ignorantly taken for granted.

I just used my microwave oven to heat some food. And at that moment I realized that it is indeed a part of creation. Not only is it made of the materials of creation, but it also became manifest because of the mind.

At that moment I realized that even the microwave oven, a seemingly man-made technology, is actually no less a part of the natural world than the living ferns that I have just tucked in for a long winter nap.

For this reason I have written an incantation of gratitude for my microwave oven. Again, I'm sure that many will think of this as being silly or even absurd. But to me it is a genuine prayer of gratitude to the Goddess and God of creation. I have always been in awe of the human mind and our ability to use reason and logic for creative purposes. The microwave oven is merely a reflection of the spiritual mind. So with this in mind please recognize the following incantation as a prayer of gratitude to the creative spirit of the universe, and not merely an old shaman taking to his microwave oven.



~ The Marvelous Machine ~



Marvelous machine of magick waves
you've been shaped by men from caves
and now we take your soul for granted
in the false belief you're not enchanted

But you, my friend, are a miracle
and that is not satirical
You came from conscious living minds
you're filled with all that this entwines

I take you not for granted
I know that your enchanted

You've freed me from the cave
to become my living slave
Yet you are Earth, and Stone, and Fire
the world of spirit I admire

So heat my meals with magick waves
I appreciate the work it saves
You, my friend, are a part of me
from the furthest star to the closest sea

If it weren't for my microwave oven my children wouldn't eat. No joke. I am truly a horrible cook.

You are more than welcome to post these here.

Those are cool James. Keep em comin. Ya know what I did with my microwave once? I love popcorn right and I had gotten the idea in my head that those pre-fabricated microwavable packages you buy in the store were too expensive so I just started using paper lunch bags, pouring in the raw corn and stapling them. I figured that would work. It really doesnt just so you know. I ended up melting the microwave and totally ruining it. Just luckily it set the fire alarm off because I was in another room.

Microwaves can be trouble. The moral of the story is dont invent new ways to cook foods that already have an effective pre-designed application. Respect your microwave and dont screw around.

I have to share my microwave disaster story.

One time I was at my mother's house and she had frozen cupcakes in her freezer. I wanted to thaw one out, so I put it in the microwave and set it for 15 minutes on AUTO DEFROST.

Except I made a mistake and just used the TIME button instead of the AUTO DEFROST.

I didn't realize I did this and so I went off to do other things whilst it defrosted.

That poor little cupcake was completely disintegrated when I got back.

At first I just looked in through the glass door and could see nothing but black. I thought the light burn out.

So I opened the door. BIG MISTAKE!

It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen.

A cube of thick black sooty smoke floated out of the microwave. It was crazy there was just this thick black cube of smoke floating in the kitchen, but it was EXPANDING!

It kept getting bigger and bigger and bigger until it filled the entire house with black smoke!

I looked in the microwave and there was a very tiny lump of ash where the cupcake used to be.

Anyway, the moral of the story is that if you ever burn something in a microwave, take it OUTSIDE before you open the door!

Oh my! Yeah the smoke is weird. I remember that also. The entire roof of my microwave had ignited and it was dripping down, molten plastic. And then it fussed like that.

I burned Jolly Time microwave popcorn in my microwave. I burned it too the point of complete blackness, but it didn't destroy the oven. I can still smell burnt popcorn every so often when I use it.

Looks like everyone has a microwave story.

There is that constant worry about metal also. I once was in a hurry and wanted to reheat some Chinese food but instead of taking the extra two seconds needed to retrieve a plate and pour the food out on that, I just put the entire little carton in and set it on high for a few minutes. The only problem was I forgot about the metal holder part and it was dense enough to start that spontaneous flash reaction and it burned the door. That was my ex boyfriends' microwave. I have a history of "incidents" with them.

If you ever come visit me here, Krimsa, we'll go out to eat.

Good idea.

October 20, 2008

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Monday

Sukkot ends

Waning Moon ~ Moon Sign: Cancer

Moon Phase: Third Quarter

Color: Silver

Incense: Rosemary


(From Llewellyn's 2008 Magical Almanac)

The heck with the humdrum of the pretentious Saturday Night Hollywood
Club scene!!!!

Come down to Panpipes Saturday, November 1, to Celebrate Samhain.

All day 15% sale off ALL stock at the store (this includes phone
orders!!)

Scrying Bowl making at 6pm

Ritual at 8:30pm...this is a participation, all paths recognized,
multi-theological Ritual!!!

Immediately following is a Feast and BBQ!!! (Turkey, Ham, Vegetables,
Deserts, Potatoes, Chips, Dips, Sodas and MUCH MORE!!!!)

Sit and socialize!!!

This FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!!!

Panpipes Magickal Marketplace
1641 N. Cahuenga Blvd
Hollywood, CA 90028

October 21, 2008

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Tuesday

Feast of the Black Christ

Waning Moon ~ Moon Sign: Cancer (Moon enters Leo - 10:35 A.M.)

Moon Phase: Fourth Quarter - 7:54 A.M.

Color: White

Incense: Ginger


(From Llewellyn's 2008 Magical Almanac)

IM GOIN HOME

And where is home?

Arizona

And you are in Georgia now?

yup

Yay!!!! BIG HUG for you!!!!!!