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07/06/2024

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30/05/2024

★★★★★ "Every neopagan worth their salt, most of the shamans in this city, and goodly number of christian witches (some in the broom closet) frequent this botanical stronghold between eagle and creek streets, just down from st Stephen’s cathedral on Elizabeth street. Some like to sit on c...

30/05/2024

★★★★★ "AWESOME, NOW READ ON, LIKE WHY? Visiting friends at the psych ward? Staying at the hospital? Bad breakup of a friend’s that requires comfort food? Whatever the problem, Hungry Jacks Herston, open + grilling 24 hrs, is going to improve the situation. Free wifi, clean bathrooms, nea...

24/05/2024

My secret weapon.. really very good and quite discrete, recommend getting the key ring with the works so you always have it with you. Invaluable.

Handmade by Kai, who is dyslexic, is on the spectrum & has anxiety. Kai started making these at age 11. They are industrial in design so suit adults and children alike. They are discreet, robust and noiseless. They help with anxiety, learning difficulties, purposeful attention & some ADD & ASD strug...

20/05/2024

The neurotypical logic of making decisions with a magic 8 ball. A concise story.

When you don’t like the answer, you shake it again looking for a better one, as though you knew your own mind or the right answer all along. F***s up neurotypical rigid a, makes neurotypical stoners the most entertaining people you have ever met to see the look of wonder and delight on the face over and over again. Thinking outside the box, for beginners, by Dr Jade. See also HICAT workshop series by Dr Jade, “right brain thinking for left brain people”

18/05/2024

I wrote this when I started going back to church after an event that St John’s Cathedral held during pride month that caused me to feel welcome despite my misgivings associated witht trauma and a long time away from churches in general.
*At the time whilst I connected with thte holy spirit, I was too triggered to use amen or the words ‘jesus christ’ as anything but blasphemy, so that’s where I substituted with ‘love’

The photograph is from where I sat in St John’s cathedral when I wrote this on my phone;

Returning prayer

Holy Spirit like a wraith of incense smoke/
cool stone tiles felt through bare feet/

help me and my friends/
seek truth and rest/
let all know the strength they have proffered/ courage unabated
horror + terrorism sought to divide us/
may this not be so/ may we gather our strays/foundation of practice
reach out to others despite the cost it comes at/ help the lost, guide the fading and until death be yours unwavering
thank you
love

18/05/2024

A prayer I wrote;

Courtesan’s text

Let us find strength, that we already have
Let us serve justice, most swiftly
May we find truth from distortion, resonate courage acknowledged or no,
Blessed tears of release, to feel the comfort of friends, the love of sympatico, and in their absence the solidarity of stones that know of the traditions of the lost. Have felt it for centuries, embedded with the energy of, and compassion for, artists and soul searchers trying to find a way, those mutterers and talkers, weepers and quiet sighers, the isolated, the blackmailed and the confused who see through lies but lack validation of truth. Praise be to them, they know it not but their practice more true. Motions of respect without feeling or meaning compare not to these types. May they, we, feel love.
Blessed be

18/05/2024

For people thinking about non binary…

Gentlethem/masc qualities

Makes you laugh
Respects your opinion
Ambitious
Smart
Brave

Theydies/femme qualities

Courteous
Sensitive
Accepting
Graceful
Nuturing

⭐️

Oh, and you can start gender inclusive meetings with ‘theydies and gentlethem” instead of “ladies and gentlemen” you’re not going to hear many complaints front the diverse in gender and sexuality (digs) community, and it’s neat how it covers everyone including people who are questioning or closeted. Try it next meeting and watch the pleased smiles happen.

18/05/2024

You deserve someone who is..

Honest
Spiritual
Ethical
Brave
Tough
Respectful
Thoughtful
Sensitive
Considerate
Has a good laugh
Is smart

18/05/2024

As a two-spirit I believe..

Balanced masculinity is about…

Assertiveness
Strength
Endurance
Non-judgemental thinking
Taking a chance on something

Balanced femininity would be about…

Sensitivity
Nurturing
Intuition
Reserve
Modesty

18/05/2024

For every member of the military that needs to hear it,

Thank you for your service.

(discrimination against members of the military)

18/05/2024

Is it…

Equlibrium
Stability
Fluidity
Synergy &
Consistency

That you’re looking for?

15/05/2024

Trying to find an old photo, I ran across this and it seems relevant for today…

15/05/2024

Found this old screenshot looking for a photo…

15/05/2024

Something I wrote a while ago, before somecamnesia barriers broke down, writing intuitively,I guess…

“I have no clear memory of ever being in china, but this is what it is to me.
Qi gung practitioners - many of them - slowly and with great control and focus working through forms and shifting, manipulating desirable and undesirable energies.
Refined gentlemen, so observant of etiquette, of propriety, respectful of elders and appreciative of artistic culture. Discrete and subtle male-bodied femmes, whatever name you ascribe them as a group, healing and comforting, receptive and aware. Drag queens in shanghai, larger than life, peals of laughter, noise spilling out from a bar. Businessmen sly, pretending to be drunk, actually only tipsy, over chain smoking lunches carefully planned to be economical yet seem excessively generous with many dishes brought to the table. China is a mahjong player, china is an o***m addict.
Fate can seem cruel, it doesn’t mean the culture is. Demon infestations happen everywhere, bad spirits must be kept at bay. Clay yoghurt pots, hand pulled noodles, char sui, honey chicken, tea. These weapons used to dispel bad energy, make the body feel better from the tastebuds down. The kitchen is the armoury, the square with trees the training ground for forms of qi gung. China is the place you put out crispy broad-beans for the hungry ghosts because it is sensible to do so, one must be practical. China is the place where the right soup will fix you, it just will. Abroad people think of busy, overpopulated cities, many lights, stories of dynasties and ming vases. People romanticise concubines in culture without really understanding their place in society. The real china is kung fu, “hard work”. The real china wants to know who you are, get the measure of you, before transacting business. To me, it is the right way. China is not pretentious concepts of face and class, it is dignity and composure, time and place for emotion and private thoughts, self discipline and honour. Ethics and responsibility, the correctness of things. China is the moongate, the friendship garden, the portal to another world where we can gaze at the sky and court with poems, dressing in clothes we deem fine for our station and being at ease in and amongst nature”

15/05/2024

Whatever happens, don’t get angry (or if you’re like me get pi**ed off, and then..) take a hint, fate is pushing you to find the answer in a different direction. Just find it. What’s most comfortable and practical if you can’t have what you want/planned? Do you really need to do what you’re trying to or could you leave it/take a break/do things differently? Do what you’re comfortable with (using the options that exist) and you’ll be where you need to be. Trust your instincts and be prepared for plot twists from fate.

15/05/2024

Thinking of when I lived in china
brings a smile to my lips

eastern values like modesty and reserve,
felt a culture that was natural to me

practicing gratitude for a teacup in the mind
buddhist meditation taught my left brain a lot

crazy people helped me see it’s ok to be myself,
just dangerous, but that can’t be helped

the alternative is unacceptable to me these days
[be the good white girl, dutiful daughter]

I’m not white, I’m not a girl.
I’m tired of lies, but so many won’t accept truth because
of their guilty conscience and acceptance of enabling.

12/05/2024

Awesome. Waterproof! Totally using these for water yoga!! $42 well spent and comfortable once you figure out how they differ from AirPods.

Perfect spare pair of earphones/backup pair. Bought on Temu.