Link: Bringing the Outsider In, Religious Tolerance

Bringing the Outsider in: Thoughts on the god Seth and religious tolerance within Greco-Egyptian polytheism is an excellent essay that is well worth reading. Hat tip nicanthiel.

Link: On Shaman Sickness

Moonvoice has written an amazing piece on Shaman Sickness titled Shamanic Pathways 07 - A wounded shaman(ist)?.

I have some of my own thoughts to add to this, but I haven't been able to get the essay written, so I'll just provide the link that inspired such for now and write more on it later.

Link: Map of the Fallen

In honor of memorial day, there is a Map of the Fallen for use with Google Earth. It shows the individuals who have died, where they came from, and the circumstances of their death.

OT, PSA: Do Not Talk To The Police

This is somewhat off-topic from my standard posting, but the message should be spread far and wide to anyone who reads this in the US: Do Not Talk To The Police. It cannot help you, and can very seriously hurt you. If you are innocent it can lead to you being convicted, and even if you are guilty you still have the right to proper legal counsel.

• Don't Talk to the Cops, Part 1 by a law professor and former criminal defense attorney.
  
• Don't Talk to the Cops, Part 2 by a police officer and 3rd year law student.
  
• BUSTED: The Citizen's Guide to Surviving Police Encounters from the Flex Your Rights Foundation.
  

Hat tip to Star Simpson (yes, that Star Simpson).

Link: Fame

I want the respect of my peers--Quaker or Pagan. I want to be taken seriously--seriously enough to be heard and disagreed with when I'm wrong, or guided deeper into an idea when I'm right. This kind of discernment is something Quakers are at least seeking to give to all members of the Religious Society of Friends, however often we may fail.

Pagans don't even recognize the need, yet.

Fame by Cat Chapin-Bishop is an outstanding read on the desire to be famous in the Neopagan community. It touched on something very Pagan, very human, and is a very good essay.

Link from The Wild Hunt.

ETA:

The author wrote a followup--The Son of Fame--that is also worth reading.

Links

Various links that I find interesting. Blogs you can see over on the right, but there are some really excellent links that are not blogs out there as well. Not presently sorted.

• Wild Speak -- An exceptional site on many topics related to shamanism by Ravenari.
  
• Feather and Flame -- A Kemetic friend's site with excellent essays.
  
• Northern-Tradition Shamanism -- Raven Kaldera's site.
  
• Daven's Journal -- A highly informative site about a wide variety of occultism-related topics. The High Magic and Out of Body classes are both amazing to work through.
  
• Pagan Prayer Beads -- A site for purchasing pagan prayer beads, covering myriad different purposes and traditions.
  
• Lioness Woman -- Another friend of mine's site on animal spirituality.
  

Livejournal

For users of Livejournal there is a LJ-specific syndicated feed so articles can show up on your friend's page.

Miscellaneous

• Map of the Fallen -- A map for Google Earth that indicates the deaths of coalition forces--names, faces, and causes of death--in Iraq and Afghanistan. I mentioned it on my blog Memorial Day 2009.
  
• Don't Talk to the Cops, Part 1 -- A law professor and former criminal defense attorney talks about why you should never talk to the police without a lawyer present. You can see more on this topic, along with several other videos, in my Public Service Announcement on 15 May 2009.