This is part of the That Læ-ing Loki project. This article was up temporarily for select people to read the rough draft. That temporary time is over. Thanks for playing. But don’t worry, depending on what happens it will either reappear here complete and polished or in a journal somewhere. Or on Amazon. I have […]
There are two types of shaman: horizontal and vertical. I know this from a brief conversation with Dr. Terryl Janik, who dropped information that put me on the path to learning the dark side of shamanism that no one talks about. It’s a sordid path filled with assault and victims covered in blood. It’s a tale covering the sick symptom of an imbalance. The yin and the yang, as it were.
For certain family members who believe that I never really used my degree, I should like to present… the time I wrote about getting drunk with as much brains as possible. For those of you who think being smart about drinking is not possible, I should let you in on a cool little secret: jello […]
This paper very briefly examines the institution of slavery in ancient Rome, exploring how slaves were legally defined as property yet formed the economic and social backbone of Roman society. The study touches on the complex paradox of a civilization dependent on an oppressed population it simultaneously feared and integrated into daily life.
For shits and giggles I had put this paper up on Academia.edu. You can pick it up there if you like. It was written in community college. I enjoyed working on it. It’s not especially deep, but looking back I do see my “unique perspective” starting to shine through. It’s a popular paper and I […]
This is Loki’s art. He is wise in læ, and he says so himself almost bitterly in Lokasenna. Which ultimately led me to… taking a look at Læveteinn, the locked away weapon waiting for Ragnarok. When I finally understood what I had found, I had to walk away from the paper and process carefully. I realized for the bigger work this comes from, that one little word and the mistranslation made all the difference. I had found the thing I’d been hoping to find – backup for my working hypothesis.
Or should I say… the Nine Herb Galdr. For shits and giggles, I looked into the Nine Herb Charm after hearing about it on Youtube. I found some English translations, but something – maybe my friend spirit or something – said the translations lacked. And what the hell. I’ve been reading Middle English sort of […]