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Frenetic Zetetic
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I've updated mine to Peter Gabriel dressed a Magog, performing Supper's Ready live.
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WeepingElf
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As you will have seen, I have deleted my avatar - because the band has broken up. It had been sabotaged by our lead guitarist who had been hiding his hard-right leanings (myself, I am rather a green liberal) - but eventually, I was frustrated by the lack of progress and called for a break, and when I found out about his political stance and his Nazi friends (also, he is professionally involved in the recent car exhaust scandal), I turned that into a permanent quit.
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Sean Trane
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Ian, I hadn't even noticed the blurred mammaries on the AHM
You, lady, owe me author's rights... My lawyer will contact yours
How do you manage with the 29th of February?? Edited by Sean Trane - March 03 2018 at 00:37 |
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Mortte
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I have been vegetarian over 20 years. I eat milkproducts, eggs and fish. I canīt even think to eat meat these days, although liked it a lot before starting vegetarian. The fact is about 50 years there will not be much meat to eat (also milk products, we used a lot oatmilk into our foods, I havenīt ever liked real milk so I havenīt drink it much ever and not drink it all at the moment, eat only chocolate and cheeses, love them!).
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verslibre
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I honestly don't think I could go totally meatless, if I wanted to (and I don't, lol). We're meant to be omnivores. Our GI tract is too short for us to be vegetarians, as BaldJean points out.
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BaldJean
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we are decidedly not vegan, precisely because we are into nature and its ways. if you look at the human body you will find that is not designed for a vegetarian diet but for a mixed diet, else the structure of the teeth and the digestive tract would be completely different; the digestive tract would have to be much longer so we would all be potbellied. also we lack a lot of enzymes that a vegetarian would have, for example an enzyme that could crack cellulose. Gaia is not only a kind Goddess; if you are familiar with Greek mythology you are aware of it. we do however not engage in the sacrifice of animals. and before we eat we thank the animals, plants and mushrooms for partaking of them. and we eat only ecological food |
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
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Mortte
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About the High Pristesses of Gaia, I believe you all are vegans?
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Mortte
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BaldJean
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yes, we use some unusual herbs for cooking. and some of our dishes are very spicy indeed
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
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verslibre
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Herbs are righteous. I presume the knowledge she passes on factors into your cuisine. Do you serve anything spicy?
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BaldJean
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oh, about the size of our religious group: we are currently at 22. the oldest one is 86. she is a herb witch and has taught us the way of the herbs. every plant and mushroom has some use, and she knows all about them
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
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verslibre
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LOL! I'd definitely eat there, then.
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BaldJean
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we actually use our lack of hair to advertise for our restaurant. our slogan is "the restaurant where you can be certain no hair is in the soup"
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
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verslibre
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Well, I'm glad you're both okay now, and successful, and are here to contribute your musical expertise. I know every time I run across one of your posts, or BaldFriede's, the forum is a little richer.
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BaldJean
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it is the most radical case of alopecia. it can have several causes - genetic disposition, hormonal changes (some women experience this during a pregnancy), stress or traumatic experiences. with me it was probably stress, though a traumatic experience may somehow be involved too. with Friede it was definitely a traumatic experience
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
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verslibre
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I see. I didn't realize alopecia was the cause, I thought it was a voluntary choice. And you're correct about the Egyptians' hairlessness.
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BaldJean
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the baldness is natural. alopecia universalis, an autoimmune disorder. any hair is regarded as not belonging to the body by the immune system and rejected, even the eyelashes and nostril hairs. Friede and I met in a self-help group. there is not a single hair on us anywhere, not even the finest fluff.
but somehow the hairlessness could also be seen as a symbol of purity. the ancient Egyptian priests actually believed this, which is why they removed every single hair from their bodies. I know this because I studied history and specialized in ancient. in this light the lack of hair appears to be quite fitting for us as High Priestesses Edited by BaldJean - February 28 2018 at 15:25 |
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
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verslibre
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Thank you very much for that detailed explanation, BaldJean! Having seen that pic for a while, it's nice to have some background info. Is it just the two of you or are there more? And what inspired you and BaldFriede to add the "bald" aspect?
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BaldJean
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we are High Priestesses of Gaia, the ancient Greek Goddess of the Earth. the solstices and equinoxes, which mark the beginning of the four seasons, are our holy days. we paint ourselves head to toe in the color of the beginning season - green for the grass of spring, red for the flowers of summer, yellowish-brown for the leaves of fall and white for the snow of winter. we dance and sing hymns of praise to Gaia, bring offerings of flowers and fruits of the season (nuts for winter) and take fly agaric to have visions. we also developed a calendar of our own. it has 13 months with 28 days each + a New Year's Day that does not belong to any month or week. in leap years New Year's Day is followed by leap day which also does not belong to any month or week. since the weekdays of this calendar are not identical with the weekdays of the Gregorian calendar we named the weekday after the 7 Pleiades. the months are named after Greek Goddesses. this calendar has the advantage that the same date will fall on the same weekday every year. what's more, every month starts with the same weekday, so calculating which weekday a certain date falls on is totally easy Edited by BaldJean - February 28 2018 at 15:26 |
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
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verslibre
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To which fall festival do you refer? What do you do during the proceedings/ceremony/ritual?
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