• andersand

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    June 29, 2021
    Presence Ritual: Lean into the difference with the presence, and the relation in which the presence and you are inseparable 
    Demon Ritual: Become (with) the demon. 
    Insect Ritual: Dance a dance that will impress this creature without scaring it away (or leading it to eat you) 

  • ANONYMOUS

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    May 13, 2017
    Insect Ritual: Grampa saw ogopogo while plein air painting lake okanagan, of course. 
    Presence Ritual: Look up. An eagle may presence. 
    Demon Ritual: 4 deep breaths dissipate strong emotion. 

  • REUBEN

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    May 9, 2017
    Demon Ritual: European Chafer Beetle, destroyer of lawns, menace to suburban order, most-hated of Summer pests: Wreck your havoc beneath fresh-laid turf! Tempt Racoons and Crows with your wriggling offspring larvae! Beguile the gardener's efforts for tidy lawns! Stop the Jones'! Chafer Beetle, you foreign pest, nurture fresh desires for unruly, unkempt, and wild grasses! Inspire us with your disorder!  
    Presence Ritual: Ocean winds, I feel your force against my body, carrying stories of the Earth. 1. When I feel you blow, I pause. 2. I close my eyes so I can feel your force across my bare skin. 3. My ears listen for your utterances. 4. I open my eyes again, and notice you gossiping with the trees and carrying the birds upon your breathy words. 5. I whisper my own stories into your blows.  
    Insect Ritual: Creature, would you have this dance with me? I see your fancy footwork and would love if you'd take the lead. I'd like to learn the steps to your dance Creature, and the courses of your rhythm. I watch how you jig across the lily-pads, cha-cha beneath the trees, and waltz through the wheat fields. You're so sure-footed Creature. Can you share with me your joy?  

  • LAURA

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    May 10, 2015
    Presence Ritual: Oops, I did this for the creature talisman. So I will do something more Creature Talisman now.   In a dream, Yogi the Main Coon cat arrives to pick me up. We travel together, in search of a solution to my problem. Yogi leads me to a new place and then disappears. I worry and search for her. Eventually I find her. I wake up. Over the course of several days, my problem solves itself. 
    Demon Ritual: Recently: driving to visit a person I don't like and don't believe I can help. I breathe. Ask, what am I afraid of? I narrow it down to 1 or 2 answers. I ask God to help me hold this.  Earlier in my life: fear of return of the attacker. I get in bed. Get up. Check the doors. Check the windows. Get back in bed. Sit up, listen. Finally, close my eyes and drift off. Every day for 20+ years.  
    Insect Ritual: All prayer. I place myself in relationship with a God I imagine through an experience of concentration, receptivity, energy. When I sense the space is shared, that I am not alone... 

  • SARAHMUR

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    April 27, 2015
    Presence Ritual: I feel the presence of my deceased brother around me. Especially when I am alone. In the beginning, I was not so sure it was him. But when I get sad, I will feel warm inside. What else could it be? 
    Insect Ritual: Creature tapping at the wall. Tap, tap, tap. I hear you there and want to help. But I do not know what you are. I do not know how to help you. Tap, tap, tap. Get away. Suddenly I am afraid. Afraid of something I do not know. So why am I afraid at all?