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.
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We of the West live in a world where shamanism has been making a quiet comeback. Michael Harner in The Way of the Shaman outlined some of the reasons why. It’s offers a (usually) safe drug-free way to touch the divine. Holistic health method work well alongside the path. The spiritual ecology at the time the book was published provided fertile ground.
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 […]
I’ve been making things from scratch, but during the days I played with making and selling soap (that everyone does so I left them to it) I realized that the donkey milk soap base you get makes simply *the best* soaps for my purposes. It was 40% off today, so I got a big block with a simple goal: gather my oil blends and make a liquid soap face wash.