Archive for July 9th, 2008

The Heavy Burden of a Life Full of Lies

 

 One deceit needs many others, and so the whole house is built in the air and must soon come crashing down.  – Baltasar Graclan
 
Through my long past history of lying, I know firsthand of the way in which lying drives us into secrecy. At first, came the “little lies” – to my partner at the [...]

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Honesty

 
Honesty: The open quality of truthfulness, straightforward sincerity.
An honest person can be trusted to be straightforward and sincere.  Telling the truth and being sincere help to develop honesty.

I received this “Honesty” figurine from a very special person, at a time when I was facing a decimated life, a result of my seemingly endless, perhaps [...]

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Interpreting The Runes III ~ Th – Thorn – Thurisaz

Thurisaz ~ Th ~ Thorn ~ Giant ~ Thursday
The word “Thorn” evokes thoughts of sharpness and pain doesn’t it?  This rune can equally be regarded as a protective shield or a warning.  In this sense, the exact interpretation of this rune depends on the surrounding ones that may have been cast.  The symbol of this [...]

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