The Wandering Path

The Power Of Love Will Overcome The Power Of Fear

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Sun, 15 Nov 2015 15:58:00 +0000

I have had issues with "prayers" for a long time. I grew up in a house and community who would rather pray for others and pass out bibles instead of actually helping the needs of people. Where prayer is many times used to beg for wants instead of trying to gain the strength to overcome challenges. I have felt prayers and even spells have been used for way too long as an adult version of a wish list for Santa.

I do believe, though, in the power of transferring energy. If you are exposed to someone in a bad mood that energy is transferred to you. If you see someone in sorrow the natural reaction is to put your hand on them or hug them in an unconscious attempt to take away their pain and to send love to them.

The past few days there has been a horrible fog over the world because of the negative energy that has been spread and those with open hearts and minds picking up that energy. Do not live in fear. If you do, then they win.

Madonna took a moment from her concert is Stockholm to speak out about the bombings and senseless killings in Paris. I feel she has a very strong message and applaud her for taking a moment of silence.

How To Help:

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies - This is the world wide Red Cross. You can make donations via Credit Card and can choose France or donate to the organization as a whole.

Doctors Without Boarders - DWB helps assist in medical care in poverty stricken nations and during times of emergencies.

There are quite a few France based groups that need assistance but currently they are not able to accept American credit cards.

If you live near a major city in the United States you can search Facebook and Twitter using the hash tag #StrandedInUS if you are willing to open your home to people stranded at airports with France bound planes.

If you are living in France you can help those in need by using the hash #PorteOuverte (OpenDoor). It is a hash used by those in close neighborhoods to help feed and house those whose homes were destroyed, live in restricted areas, or cant afford to eat.

Remember, the energy you give out today will echo.
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Be Thankful

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Thu, 27 Nov 2014 02:46:00 +0000

May your hearts be filled with happiness

May your pockets be always hold a coin or two

May your garden be filled with flowers

And may you sit by the fireplace for hours

Free Book Friday

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Sat, 15 Nov 2014 02:45:00 +0000

Today I have two free Kindle book for you! The first is Atheism in Pagan Antiquity. This is a 19th century 125 page book. It is an acquired taste because of the format of scholarly writing over 100 years ago. Still though, it is a nice read if you are interested in historical texts.

The second book is Christmas in Ritual and Tradition, Christian and Pagan. With the holidays upon us this is a great read for European traditions of not only Christmas but everything from Halloween to New Years.

Sensory Deprivation Chamber

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Fri, 29 Nov 2013 08:51:00 +0000

I would love to have a chance to experience one of these. It would add a whole new level to meditation.

Happy Lammas!

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Fri, 02 Aug 2013 04:23:00 +0000

I hope everyone has had a wonderful Lammas! May you have a bountiful harvest and an even bigger second harvest. Know that you reap what you sow and it starts with you. You are a wonderful person and you have to realize that before other things in your life can get better. Surround yourself with love and that is what will come back to you ten fold.

National Cancer Survivors Day

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 23:56:00 +0000

In the fall of 2011 I was told I had Leukemia (APL). I spent a month in the hospital. I bled out when they tried to put in a pic line in my neck and spent 4 days in CCU. When my platelets were extremely low my eyes hemorrhage and it left me mostly blind for about 4 months until the clots dissolved. Once I left the hospital I spent a year and a half on 3 different forms of chemo, never spending more than a week or two between doses.

If I wasn't in the outpatient clinic with an IV in my arm I was at home. My immune system has been so weak that I have had to keep myself away from people as much a possible so I didn't get sick. Needless to say, this left me with a lot of time online.

During my treatment I found out 2 people I knew from my college years passed away from cancer, one this past December. This really hurt me a lot. I didn't understand why I was alive and these other people who have impacted a lot more lives than I have were taken. I told myself I can't fuck up and not do anything with my life. I can't just sit here, go to work, come home and sit in front of the tv like 90% of the rest of America. I had to make my life worth saving.

During this time I have found Anonymous. I have always been active in charity work and volunteering and there were certain Ops that really hit home. With the structure of how Anon runs it was easy for me to be helpful relaying information and use the resources I have from my computer.

Some Ops that have really helped me over the past few months has been AnonFM, OpELE, and OpAntiBully. I have gained a lot of really good friends and have been helped through a lot of really hard times. In the real world my husband and parents have been the only ones who have seen me really sick and up for days on end. The people in these groups have also seen me this way and have helped me through some really shitty days and nights. Thank you so much for all you have done for me. I love you all. You are family to me.

Today I am in remission, last week was my last week of chemo and today is National Cancer Survivors Day. I couldn't have made it without the love and support of those around me.

Oklahoma Tornado Lost Animal Information

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Wed, 22 May 2013 03:01:00 +0000

Here is a list of websites and Facebook pages to help get supplies to the tornado struck areas of Oklahoma and to help families connected to their lost pets. If you would like your information added to this list please tweet it to @HedgeRaven.

Locations Holding Lost Animals

Animal Resource Center, Inc. - UDSA Certified

7949 S I-35 Service Road, Oklahoma City, OK.

(405) 604-2892

Moore Animal Welfare & Adoption Center
Pet Food Pantry of Oklahoma City

The Cleveland County Fairgrounds will be housing lost pets from the disaster at Moore. If you are wanting to help, we are accepting pet food donations and other pet supplies. If you are looking for lost pets, they are on their way. If you have any questions please contact.

Cleveland County Fairgrounds
615 E. Robinson
Norman, OK 73071
(405)360-4721

Webpages To Search For Animals

Edmondsun News Listing

May 19 & 20 Tornadoes Livestock Information

Moore Oklahoma Tornado Lost and Found Animals

Oklahoma City Craigs List Lost and Found

Oklahoma Animal Lost And Found Tornado Facebook Group

OKCLostPets - Sometimes the webpage crashes because of so many people on it.

Ways To Donate Money To Help Feed

Animal Medical Center of Midwest City - They are taking injured pets from the tornado. Any donations to cover the medications would be extremely helpful.

8701 SE 29th St.,

Midwest City, OK.

(405) 732-0043

The Bella Foundation -

New Leash On Life - Specify that the donation is for tornado response and it will go to ARC.

Oklahoma State University's Center for Veterinary Health Sciences is offering care for animals injured during the storm. Owners and referring veterinarians can call 405/744-7000 to arrange for care. Meanwhile, contributions to defray the cost of this care can be made online at www.cvhs.okstate.edu/oarf or by calling 405/385-5607.

Pet Food Pantry Donation Site - Money goes towards feeding animals at ARC.

OpJustice4Rehtaeh

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:00:00 +0000

Please take a moment to sign the petition for an independent inquiry if the initial police investigation of the rape.

Warren Kinsella's Open Letter to Anonymous

Message from Halifax Anonymous about the event.

Facebook Event for the below Event

We are Anonymous.
We are legion.
We do not forgive.
We do not forget.
Expect us.

Follow hashtag #HalifaxDemo and #OpJustice4Rehtaeh for updates.

My heart goes out to all victims of rape. You are not alone. We walk together and fight together. We are strong and will not break.

Frozen Trees

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:54:00 +0000

Today in AnonFM

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:45:00 +0000

Dave Navarro is visiting AnonFM again tonight. Be sure to visit us on Thursday at 3PM EST for his concert.

LulzOk

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 19:44:00 +0000

#OpWeirton via Tyler Graham #OpPedoHunt

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 22:18:00 +0000

Tyler Graham D0X via pastebin

#MindSec

Anonymous message: Transcript

Greetings Citizens of Weirton West Virginia. We are Anonymous. It has recently come to our attention the unspeakable crimes committed by Tyler Graham. The 19 yr old responsible for the rape of an 2 yr old child. As members of the the collective we find this intolerable and unacceptable. This has angered the hive. It is of utmost importance that this crime committed by Tyler Graham is prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

We have made a decision, that on March 2nd, 2013 we will be stationing a rally to recognize and support the 2 year old Jane Doe.

We will no longer stand for such brutal acts against innocent people.

Let us take the time to elucidate the goals we have regarding this rally.

First of all, we are not arriving there to cause a disturbance, we are simply there to be a voice for the little jane doe that cannot speak for herself.

Secondly, we are there to also support all children who are abused in some way. whether it be physically, emotionally, through the interwebs, or they are mentally battered.

Last but certainly not least, we are there to support and be a voice for all Jane Doe's and John Doe's.

If we need to come to the court house every weekend to hold a rally, then we will. we want to make it clear, that we are not happy with what has been going on in this general area.

Initiate #OpWeirton

We are Anonymous.

We are Legion.

For everyone that falls,

Ten more shall take his place.

We do not Forgive.

We do not Forget.

And now quite simply you have our attention.

News Links

WTRF - 2.20.2013 - Weirton man arrested for sexually abusing a minor

The Daily Times - 2.21.2013 - Weirton man charged with abuse of two year old girl

Herald Star - 2.21.2013 - Man charged with child molestation

WTRF - 2.22.2013 - Weirton Man Accused of Sexual Abuse of Two-Year-Old Posts Bail

WTOV - 2.22.2013 - Weirton man accused of sexually abusing toddler free on bond

Fox News is gettin all Anti-NonChristian Again

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:25:00 +0000

The University of Missouri came out with a list of religious holidays that are observed not only by main stream religions but also religions like Paganism, Shinto, and Baha'i. This was released so professers could have a reference to not have tests on or the day after a holiday so the students could celebrate their holidays without having to study the entire day. It is also to help fellow students understand other religions and to help accept different beliefs and what other people do during these holidays. First off I would like to say I am extremely happy to see a college in the middle of the Bible Belt of the US Doing something as cool as this.

Then of course Fox News has to put their grimy two cents into it. They pick and rip apart the list and put their cute quotes around words their dense audience tends to not pick up. They didn't bring this up as a list of religious holidays. No, they brought this up as a list of Wiccan and Pagan holidays. Their selling point for the entire news spot was the fact that 20% of the days on the list was Wiccan and Pagan related and that the cast of Fox News didn't knows anyone that was Wiccan or Pagan. They also state that the number of Pagan holidays outnumber of actual religion holidays. Actual religions? What are those? Paganism isn't an actual religion? Is there some sort of form that needs to be filled out to be considered an actual religion?

They then go on to say that the University hates Orthadox Christianity. Yes Fox News. Everyone hates Orthadox Christianity just because their holidays are mentioned on a web site. Since that is wrong we should change how all school scheduals are and remove the winter vacations since they are in place because of the Christmas holiday. All students should go to school on Christmas since it is silly to ask for it off since it is silly for Pagans to ask for Halloween off.

The mention "most important" holidays and "useful and informational." The most important holiday the bicker at is the Chinese New Year. On the UoM website it states that work is significantly restricted on that day and to please do not have any tests on that day. If a professor for any weird reason tried to give a test on a Sunday Fox News would be all up in arms screaming religious persecution.

Then they had comments from Tammy Bruce from the syndicated Tammy Bruce Show. I have never heard of her so I went to her page. I first looked at the picture at the top and thought oh yeah she looks bitchy and then I noticed she was holding a hand gun. WTF. I have no problems with people wanting to own normal hand guns or rifles but a radio host randomly holding a gun just screams hill jack crazy lunatic.

UPDATE 2.20.2013 - According to FishbowlDC Tucker Carlson has made an apology to Pagans and Wiccans. Thought is it an apology it is filled with sarcasm and ignorance and is more of a statement of shut up and leave me alone than an actual apology.

OpAPL

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 06:13:00 +0000

For many years I have put in computer time with SETI@Home and now Folding@Home. I have decided to create a Folding team of AnonFM friends and anyone else who wishes to help out. I am hoping to help bring this great project to the forefront of peoples minds and let them know there is ways they can help others without taking any time or money away from them. If you are on the internet then you have a computer unless you are using a smart phone or tablet. How about helping people out in your computers down time? I have created a team on Folding@Home for AnonFM and other Anon called OpAPL. I have named it this because on Oct 17, 2011 I was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. This form of Leukemia is caused from the proteins in my body not behaving correctly and turning my blood into cancer cell instead of white and red blood cells and platelets. This is one of the things Folding@Home is researching.

What is Folding?

In your body, proteins are like worker ants. When something needs done the proteins will group together or "fold." Sometimes the proteins do not fold correctly and can cause many types of diseases including Alzheimer's, Mad Cow (BSE), CJD, ALS, Huntington's, Parkinson's disease, and many Cancers and cancer-related syndromes.

What is Folding@Home?

Some of you may know what SETI@Home is. Folding@Home is the same idea. When you download a program from their website it will analyze information sent to you in "packets." When your computer is finished with a packet it will send the information back to the website and automatically get another packet. When using the Folding@Home program, the students and scientists at Stanford University will go over the packets to learn more about the process of folding. Hopefully they will learn ways to prevent misfolds or have a better understanding of the diseases misfolding can cause.

How do I help?

Go to their download page and get the program. Once it is downloaded and running you can right click the red cog on your toolbar and go to Configure. Once there you can enter a screen name you want to use and a team number. This OpAPL team number is 160138. Also in the configure you can set it to use so much memory. Even running max you don't notice a difference when surfing the net or playing music/videos. So long as your computer is on and the program is running it will automatically process the data and send and receive new packets. My user name is Autumnn because that is my gamer name and I have been running this program for over 2 years. As of this posting I have ran over 230 packets. The only maintenance I have done with this program is making sure it starts up when I restart my computer. I never notice it running and it uses very little RAM

I want to thank you so much for reading this. With my type of cancer there was no survival rate 30 years ago. Even 10 years ago there was only a 30% chance. Today with all the new research I have a 75-90% chance of staying in remission. I'm not asking for you to do any hard labor or to donate any money. Im just asking for a little bit of your computer CPU.

Knife Party in AnonFM

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 04:45:00 +0000

Knife Party has blessed AnonFM with their presence again tonight. It was an awesome concert! The last time they were there we had 1343 people in the room. Tonight we had a whopping 1525! We broke another TurnTable record! It wouldnt have been possible without the hard work of the AnonFM room owner Jackal, head mod Mr Seans, TT super users and gate keepers and the mods of AnonFM.

Be sure to check out the AnonFM Event Calendar to keep up to date on future concerts. Normally they are posted there in advanced but sometimes we have artists pop in unexpected so be sure to follow the twitter account too.

Watch live video from isolol on TwitchTV

UPDATE: Not only was Knife Party there but YTCracker showed up to hang out for a while. He stayed for a while after the show and this happened. I am the blue cat with the star. YT Cracker is the blue bear. /swoon.

Salute Aaron Swartz Day

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 04:01:00 +0000

On Jan 15, 2013 AnonFM had 2 moments of silence to remember Aaron Swartz. Twitter announced on Feb 11, 2013 would be Aaron Swartz Day. In AnonFM there was another tribute to him. At 10.30 PM EST there was a moment of silence and an array of songs played for him. It was a heartfelt tribute for a man who has touched so many lives. Thank you AnonFM for once again being there for the Anonymous community.

Straight Only Prom Because Gays Are Icky

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 03:27:00 +0000

Apparently some folks in Sullivan Indiana are organizing a private "straight prom" because Sullivan High School is allowing the LGBT community to invite their partners to the schools prom. This group thinks having gay couples holding hands and dancing is icky or something.

This group is members of the Sullivan First Christian Church. Oh that is a shocker there. I cant believe Christians would be upset about Gays. They are so loving. Now get this, the woman in charge of this is Diana Medley, the Special Education teacher of the school. Well knock me down and call me clumsy!

This church group has been reported as saying gays have "no purpose in life" and they are organizing this to get others to believe the way they do and to set up a "good prom." Yeah because the schools prom is an evil bad prom that will send people to hell, amirite. ¬_¬

Sullivan First Christian Church
105 North Broad Street
Sullivan, IN 47882
Phone & Fax 812-268-4348
http://www.sullivanfcc.org/

Raw Story Link
Addicting Info Link
Friendly Atheist Link

UPDATE: According to WANE-TV Sullivan First Christian Church has turned off their fax machine because of getting hate mail and pornographic images. Lulz ^_^

OpRollRedRoll

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 19:13:00 +0000

Before I get into my story I would like to say thank you fellow Anons for standing up for Jane Doe and all the other rape survivors out there. Watching the live streams I have been bawling seeing all these strong women standing up in front of all these people pouring their hearts out and telling their stories. Not only are you helping one girl in one little town in Ohio, you are helping many women across the country/world. I was drawn into Anon with OpWestboro but when I saw OpRollRedRoll tweets back around Christmas I knew this was my calling. I knew this is where I needed to be. This is how I was going to be able to help people but in the past I felt so helpless in being able to actually doing something about it. My Anon brothers and sisters never stop to amaze me. You guys are awesome and I love you guys.

When little girls grow up they are told they are princesses. They are told they can be anything they want to be. They are told they are beautiful. They are told once they are a teenage they will find a cute boy who will give her a flower and ask her to the dance and love will abound. Girls are not told sometimes their innocence are stolen from them.

For junior high I was sent to a Christian school. My parents figured it was the safest place to send me. There were kids there that have been kicked out of other schools in my large town. Not only were there Christian students but also the unwanted kids that the public schools refused to take.

One of those outcasts was a black kid who claimed to be in a gang. I was from a country school so had no clue if he really was or not. He would hide in the classroom in the dark before school started. When I would go to put my backpack away he would be sitting in there to scare the girls. He would tell us he would rape us and kill us and if we told anyone he would have his gang kill our families. I have never experienced anything like that before. I would just run out of the room. We would tell our teacher about it and she would go in with us and he would just say he was finishing his homework and she would tell us to stop trying to get people in trouble. For some reason she forced us to put our backpacks away in the morning before class and we had to go back to the gym. Even if we turned on the lights he would threaten us. Even if we went in packs he would threaten us.

One morning I went in there and he said he was going to rape me. I finally had the guts to tell him to shut up. He said "Oh I'll make you shut up." He then chased me out of the room and into the where the sunday services were held. Right in front of the pulpit I tripped and he jumped on top of me. He started masturbating on my back. I screamed as loud as I could until he pulled my hair back and stuffed his shirt sleeve in my mouth. Some of the guys in my class heard me and ran through the door. All I can remember is seeing the pastors son looking at him and yelling "What the fuck are you doing!?" I got up and ran to the wall. I could hear him trying to make excuses and the guys beating the shit out of him. The guys tried to ask me questions but I couldn't form words.

I told the pastors wife what happened because she heard through her son. She never did anything about it because all the kids there were "troubled youth" and she was trying to help all the families no matter how fucked up they were. I never went to the cops or to my parents about it. I felt so betrayed by the pastors wife. If a woman of God wasn't going to protect me then why would anyone else?

Around that time Amy Grant had an album out and the song Ask Me was on it. I would listen to it and I felt like it fit with my life. Not with the way she wrote the song, that God was always there for her, but that I had this happen to me in a church in front of a pulpit and where the fuck was God to protect me and why didn't a woman of God stand up for me. It was then I started my path towards Paganism and Atheism.

For a long time I feared black men, especially any that acted "gangster." I was well into college before I felt comfortable being around black men. Even now, 20 years later, I still keep my guard up around black men. I hate labels but it is something I cannot control.

I have been keeping track of this guy and his 2 brothers through the years. One brother is now a convicted child molester. The other brother was shot by police a little over a year ago. I started crying when I saw that in the paper because I was so happy to see he died. It was then my husband told my mom what happened to me. She was hurt because she told him she put me in there thinking it was a safe place for me. The pastors wife I have found recently on Facebook. On the one year anniversary of his death she said it was a big loss with his death and he was a great person. Yeah great people are shot by the cops. This past December the guy that hurt me was arrested for battery. That was a nice Christmas present seeing his name in the paper.

A lot of rapes and molestation are not reported. There are a lot of reasons for it. For me it was because I was 12 years old, was in a Christian school, the teachers didn't help, and I was too scared to tell my parents.

If you are a guy, think first before you say a rape joke or comment. Many many women have had something done to them and they have kept quiet about it. If you are a parent please raise your kids to know it is ok to say something if anything happens to them and that rape or touching someone without consent is wrong. Girls your body is yours and yours alone. Don't listen to threats because if a guy has to resort to threats then he isn't strong enough to back those threats. Scream and yell until help comes. Even though you feel dirty and sick go straight to the hospital so as much DNA can be collected as possible. Most of all, know you are not alone. You didn't do anything wrong. You are not worthless. Don't let some bastard ruin your life.

Mimi Page Concert In #AnonFM

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:56:00 +0000

Tonight on #AnonFM we will be hosting 2 hours of amazing EDM music. First off at 9PM EST/6PM PST will be #AnonFMs own CalvinMau5! (Soundcloud)

Then at 10PM EST/7PM PST will be LA's own beautiful voice Mimi Page! (Soundcloud)

Don't miss out on this amazing night of music! You can join us in our TurnTable room.

#AnonFM Salutes Aaron Swartz

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:21:00 +0000

On 1.15.13 the TurnTable room #AnonFM shut down music twice in memory of Aaron Swartz. The first was at 12.00PM EST to coincide with a 5 minute Twitter silence. The second was at midnight CST and included a special message from #AnonFM mod Mr_Seans.

Anonymous have come together for #OpAngel to both protect the family and friends from WBC during the funeral and burial and to find out why things happened the way they did.

The world lost a bright star. Aaron has forever touched our hearts and his essence will live forever through his creations.

The New Times Cover

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 06:58:00 +0000

#FreeAnons

Anonymous - #Operation Westboro Baptist Church

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:19:00 +0000

Back in 1983 I was about 4 years old. My brother had started working in a computer repair shop. He was allowed to borrow a computer so be brought it home. He was showing it to me and he said it was a special computer. He told me it had a brain and it could talk to me. I would ask it questions and it would answer me back. I was so amazed. I sat there for a long time talking to this computer. It would be many years later before I would understand he was using a text to voice program.

As I grew up I never lost my love of computers. I watched Wargames and longed to be as smart "David". When other kids asked if I wanted to play a game with them in my mind I would robotically say "Shall we play a game?" I had blank slugs that I would use in pay phones and vending machines. I would piss off the arcade by me because they would try to catch me using them in their machines but I would always pull out a pocket full of quarters. They never did realize I was putting the slugs in the waist band of my pants.

Once I was 14 (1994)I went to a Computer and HAM Radio Fest. I was able to get my first computer. It was a beat up thing. I dont remember the specs but I do remember it had a Super VGA monitor. It wasn't just VGA it was a Super VGA. I thought that was so cool. I inspected that thing inside and out. I did trial and error with DOS until I knew it fairly well. At least enought to boggle the kids at school when I made the computers in the lab do weird things.

When I was 16 (1996) I bought my first on my own. It was 700 Meg hard drive. I managed to get the New York Boot virus within the first week. I thought I killed my computer. I nerd raged for a few days but managed to get rid of it. I had a few other mishaps but always figured out what I did wrong and how to fix it. Around this time something happened that changed my life. A movie came out that symbolized everything that I wanted to me. Hackers showed hackers as people who fought against those who wronged the masses. It was a small group of kids my age who cried out for help and people from around the world heard their cries and came running. The meek rumbled mountains. I loved that symbolism. I loved seeing the average computer geek making a difference.

Then I grew up. I became a Mom of two girls. I then had a son who I lost because of SIDS. I fell into depression but always looked towards my girls to keep me moving forward. I learned how to build my own computers. I got into MMORPGs and blogging. I never gave up the love for computers but I turned away from the hacking side of things. When I heard about Sandy Hook I started bawling. Knowing what it feels like to lose a child I know what it feels like for these parents. The big difference is I lost my son when he was 6 months old. These parents have all the memories of their children learning to walk, of chattering, of getting on a school bus. They have so many more memories and emotions pounding at them than I did. Losing my son almost killed me. If I were to lose one or both of my girls it would definately kill me. The words heart ache and heart break are not just saying. It feels like someone is physically digging a knife into your chest.

I have had a long hatred for Westboro Baptist "Church." When I heard they were going to picket the funerals it fueled a fire inside of me. Nothing would give me more pleasure than to see their institution crumble brick by brick. They are doing nothing but using religion to make money and using these pickets to use the media to gain more fame.

I have been following Anonymous for a few months because I was thankful they were against online bullying. I was ecstatic to find out they set Westboro in their cross-hairs. I haven't used twitter much but I went on there to watch what was going on. Night after night I have been watching the tweets and hash tags. I realized, this is Hackers. I have been trailing along behind them like a puppy dog just drooling at what they have accomplished. Cheering at each time they DoS WBCs website or each time CosmoTheGod takes over one of their Twitters. I keep thinking about how much trouble I would have gotten into if there was Wifi and smart phones around when I was younger. I'll tell you younguns what, cartin' your whole desktop around for LAN parties sucked.

This is the moment I have been waiting for. So many times watching the tweets I have been wanting to stand up and scream HACK THE PLANET!!!! but I knew my girls would turn around and wonder what Mom was being weird about. Instead I sit here. I have laughed, gritted my teeth, and bawled my eyes out. I have begged for the safety of the people forming walls. I have begged for WBC to get what's coming to them. I have wished I could do more to help. I have made up pictures and tried to spread information on Facebook. I have tried to get people worked up to try to get them to sign the petitions against WBC. I just wish I could do more. I wish I could be in CT. I wish I knew coding better. I wish I would have never left it behind.

This year it didn't seem like Christmas. It has been really warm outside. It didn't seem like it was going to snow. Everyone seemed depressed and stressed out from the election and the state of our country. With the shooting it seemed like it was a deeper descent into Hell. What I have learned is through the darkness is light. Though WBC are the faces of evil, the brightest most angelic people have come forward. Thank you Anonymous for #Operation Westboro Baptist. You have helped show that there is still good in this world.

I hope that all of you have a very Blessed Yule, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year. I hope the next year will be very eventful for you and you will be able to get much accomplished. Not everyone agrees on everything but I do agree on many of the issues Anonymous attends to. You have a Mom here ready to bake you cookies. ^_^

This Evening We Mourn

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:19:00 +0000

This evening we mourn for the lost people and children of Sandy Hook. In a season of joy families are faced with heart ache. Tonight I will light a candle in solidarity with the people of Newtown, Conn. I can not even begin to understand the feelings they are going through right now. I look at my daughters and shed tears at the thought of losing them. My heart aches for the 20 children who are missing from parents arms tonight.

I ask that the spirits help these families heal their hearts and guide them through their healing process. I ask the ravens to help these people and children who have lost their lives journey on to the other world. I ask the ravens to protect them during this frightening time. I ask that the families feel the arms enveloping them from the love projected across the country and world.

If you would like to send a card to the school children or their families the address is Sandy Hook Elementary School, 12 Dickenson Drive, Sandy Hook, CT 06482. It may not seem like much but to a young child seeing cards from people all over the world puts into perspective for them how many people care for them.

I haven't seen any type of monetary fund set up yet but if you wanted to send any checks to that address I am sure they would send it to appropriate people. I am not sure if the Red Cross would be able to channel funds to help the families.

Survivalist? They cant survive a week in the woods.

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:30:00 +0000

I love this post over at Granny Millers page. I have been interested in homesteading for years. I am interested to help lower our families budget and to make sure if something hits like the hurricane that just hit the east coast or a winter storm that our family will be prepared to go without electricity and transportation for up to a month.

The whole survivalist/prepper movement is batshit crazy. It is scaring people into buying a bunch of crap they don't need or don't know how to use. People are stock piling goods yet they are not rotating their stocks so everything is just going to expire and they are going to waste all their money. Time after time there have been experiments done throwing survivalists in the middle of BFE and they have to make their way back to civilization. Again and again they fail miserably. Usually the ones who think they know the most are the ones that fall the hardest. Just because you read a book doesn't mean you can survive the elements. You take some kid that grew up in Montana and they can out track them any day.

The whole zombie apocalypse thing was a joke and code word for homesteaders during the 80s-90s for unprepared people after the shit hit the fan. It was nicer to say zombies instead of brain dead people who had no clue how to take care of themselves.

We used to want to survive long term if something happened. Now that isn't important. Our oldest daughter is Type 1 Diabetic. Her insulin is only good for 45 days unrefrigerated. There are some ways to keep it cool such as placing it where it wont freeze but stay cold in the winter or burying it 4 feet deep so it will at least be 54 degrees. The thought of losing a child because we could not get her the medicine she needs tears us apart. Our preparation now is to sustain our family for natural disasters and hope that medical science comes up with a cure for type 1 diabetes or a shelf friendly insulin.

Smudging

noreply@blogger.com (Raven) — Mon, 03 Dec 2012 00:45:00 +0000

Smudging has been used by Native American as a cleansing herb. A smudging bundle consists of Sage and can also have other herbs like Cedar or Rosemary. Sage has antiseptic properties so using a smudging stick can also help when a home is ridden with colds and flu. It produces a large amount of smoke when lit so a person with asthma may want to take caution when using this. Sage has been used as a steam inhalation to help with asthma but I am sure inhaling smoke directly would aggravate it.

Since you are using a burning wad of herbs you will want to have a fire proof dish with you at all times in case ashes try to fall off. A large shell, a dish, or a bowl will work. You might want to take the batteries out of smoke detectors while you do this. Remember to put them back in!

Another issue you might have is some people think Sage smoke smells a little like Marijuana. If you live in a college dorm you might get complaints for using a Sage bundle. Also if you are younger and live at home you might want to tell your parents you will be burning an incense.

You will want to light a small section, about the size of a nickle, when you start the bundle. If you start a larger section on fire you may end up with a lot more smoke than you can handle for your home or apartment.

You will want to walk around your home or area you want to cleanse from evil or negative energy. Go into each room and pause in each one. You can say a prayer like the one above or just think about negative energies leaving the area. Personally I feel if you let what comes from your heart come through it will work better. If you are worried about reciting something someone else writes you are not focusing on what you are doing. Spells are like prayers. You don't see Christians asking each other what they need to say to pray to God, do you? Same with spells. Radiate energy from yourself and release love and protection and tell the smoke to remove the negative.

Once you have circles around your home lay the bundle in the fire safe bowl and let it smolder out. Some people redo this monthly, with every season, or as they feel they need to.