Oh my Gods, I’m at #Pantheacon.

February 17, 2012 By
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I'm buzzing. Vibrating. I know that sounds New Age-y, but that's really what it feels like to be in my body at this moment. I'm sitting in the lobby of the San Jose DoubleTree Hotel, and Pantheacon is exploding all around me. There are men in skirts, women in top hats, people whose gender is a complete mystery, elders, newbies (like me), and a general spirit of something happening. This is the place to be, and I'm here. *grin* Oh, and did I mention that there is a strong corseted … [Read more...]

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Where Does Belief Belong?

September 26, 2011 By
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I'm having a difficult time identifying the right place for belief. I was brought up a Christian. Episcopalian, to be specific. Belief, for me, was connected to creeds. If you've never recited a creed, it goes like this: I believe X, and X is this. X did this, was this, is going to be this. I also believe in Y. Y is this relationship to X, and Y is this. I believe in Z, too... It's a little math-like, when you remove all the personal pronouns. Creeds are useful in the way that … [Read more...]

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