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Mountainwinds

Seeking Simplicity for the Season

About Me

I'm an intelligent man of substance who, over the course of years, has learned to trust his intuition and instincts. My sense of humour kinda adapts to the people I'm with, though I'm usually goofy or sarcastic, and not above toilet humour.
Spiritually, I practised Druidism/Druidry and Shamanism for a long time, though have recently found an interest in Essene and Gnostic Mysticism. I'm an Amateur Herbalist, Student of Life, and so much more... My interest list is the most detailed one I've written in an online profile. In it are things I'm into, ranging from mildly-curious-about, to wildly-passionate-about, but not in any particular order.
Feel free to read my blog .
I happily support Canadian actors and musicians, too, 'cuz they're fellow Canadians. Besides, look at Alanis Morissette, Jim Carrey, Ryan Reynolds or Celine Dion; all are Canadian, all are international celebrities.
I'm not an RPGer. Though, I suppose you could easily mistake me for one. I simply am what I am.
I just started a new discussion group for Survival-Skills Enthusiasts.
Take Note: I suggest you review the whole interest list before making your judgements of me. If I add you to my Friends list, it's because I think we have something genuinely in common. If I don't add you, don't take it personally. If I remove you, it's because something made it necessary; usually an overload on annoying bulletins...
A Man (or woman) should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently and die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
Robert A. Heinlein

And for those who just can't resist the classics...
how the grinch stole christmas...

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My Interests

Druidism, Druidry, Experimental Archaeology, Self Knowledge, Bilocation, Shamanism, Paganism, Drumming, Guitar, Singing, Cooking, Writing, Mysticism, Music Therapy, Art Therapy, Equinox, Solstice, Folk Magick, Natural Magick, Gorsedd, Gorseddau, Storytelling, Friction Fire, Apocalypse, INFP, Archetypes, Tribalism, Cohousing, Communes, Food Dehydrating, Alternative Healing, SCA, An Tir, Appledore, Danescombe, Zerzan, Chanting, Prophecy, Armageddon, Recorder, The Force, Chi, Ki, Auras, Subtle Energies, Masks, Doomsday, Horseback Riding, Bujinkan, Transpersonal Psychology, Gaia, Dream Interpretation, Nature Religions, Intuition, Earthship, Greywater, Parkour, Homesteading, Foraging, Spirit Guides, Gnosticism, Quantum Mechanics, Maritime Archaic People, Red Paint People, Shapeshifting, Flintknapping, Forest, Wilderness, Mountains, Streams, Northern Flickers, Ravens, Grizzly Bears, Camping, Survival, Animism, Journaling, Parapsychology, Paranormal Investigation, Environmentalism, Self Sufficiency, Folk Harp, Lap Harp, Celtic Harp, Autoharp, Canning, Singularities, Wormholes, Indigo Adults, Tarot, Crop Circles, Tracking, Nature Study, Welsh, Irish, Heiltsuk, Tsimshian, Salish, Sasquatch, Bigfoot, ESP, Empathy, 2012, Survivalism, Survivalist, Ecopsychology, Primitivism, Earthskills, Telepathy, Remote Viewing, Astral Projection, Cernunnos, Green Man, Horned God, Goddess, Polytheism, Barefoot Living, Abo, Therapeutic Touch, Poetry, Burning Man, Akashic Records, Edgar Cayce, Jung, Id, Ego, Superego, Shadow, Peak Oil, Hunting, Gathering, Harvesting, Intentional Communities, Organic Gardening, Herbalism, Herbology, Wildcrafting, Dumpster Diving, Thrift Shopping, Frugality, Psychology, Mythology, Ritual Masks, Essenes, Vision Questing, First Nations, Native Americans, Henge of Keltria, OBOD, Flintknapping, Time Travel, Menhirs, Monoliths, Iron Age, Stone Age, Ice Age, Lithic Technologies, Paleolithic, Neolithic, Mesolithic, Nomadic Living, Hitchhiking, Sustainability, Permaculture, Preparedness, Soul Loss, Soul Retrieval, Cryptozoology, Homeopathy, Naturopathy, Midwifery, Doulas, Synchronicity, Botany, Awareness, Archery, Cordage, Shelter, Bolas, Atlatl, Harpoon, Spear, Voodoo, Rewild, Rewilding, Ninjutsu, Taijutsu, Krav Maga, Shaolin

I'd like to meet:

CURRENT MOON moon info

I'm NOT looking for romance here; my having a profile on this site is just so I can meet some folks with common interests...

I'm typically a very open-minded guy, eager to meet all kinds of people, but mainly:

People with common interests... People who think for themselves... Primitivists... Survivalists... Shamans... Abos... Foragers... Spiritual people... Creative people... Philosophers... Druids... Pagans... Witches... Soothsayers... Seers... Prognosticators... Healers... Writers... Musicians... Canadians...
In no particular order of importance.

There's only a few types of people I really don't need to meet: Preachy, Guilt-Ridden or Racist/White Supremist.

I'm seeking new friendships and reconnection to old classmates.

Music:

Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, Alternative, Percussion, Experimental, Punk, Folk, Indie, New Age, Enya, Loreena McKennitt, Oldies, Celtic, Bluegrass, Clannad, Damh the Bard, Carlos Nakai, John Denver, Medieval, The Doors, Phish, Swing, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Enigma, A Capella, Rockapella, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Alanis Morissette, Mediaeval Baebes, Big Band, Jimi Hendrix, Emerald Frequency, Omnia, Glenn Allen, Celtic Legend, Brobdingnagian Bards, Joan Baez, The Grateful Dead, The Beatles, White Zombie, Cream, Type O Negative, Coal Chamber, Marilyn Manson, Slipknot, Rammstein, Alien Sex Fiend, Gothic, Industrial, Electronic, House, Ambient, Darkwave, System of a Down, The Tea Party, Techno, Rage Against the Machine, 80s, Country, Baroque, Rock, Evanescence, AFI, Korn, Nirvana, Deanta, Atreyu, Opeth, Three Days Grace, Wednesday 13, Staind, The Rasmus, The Prodigy, Nine Inch Nails, HIM, Mudvayne, Good Charlotte, Green Day, Billy Talent, The Offspring, Skinny Puppy

Movies:

Waterworld, Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Blade, Earthsea, Jesus Christ Superstar, Dracula Dead and Loving It, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Back to the Future, The Crucible, Elvira Mistress of the Dark, Hocus Pocus, Willow, Excalibur, Around the Fire, The Village, Dragonheart, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's Life of Brian, Monty Python's Meaning of Life, The Craft, The Addams Family, Interview with the Vampire, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Practical Magic, The Mosquito Coast, Dragonslayer, Merlin, The Fifth Element, Clan of the Cave Bear, Quest for Fire, Dogma, Dazed and Confused, The Crow, The Wicker Man, The Skeleton Key, Jeremiah Johnson, Dances with Wolves, King Arthur, Dreamkeeper

Television:

Charmed, Survivorman, Northern Exposure, Surviving the Iron Age, What the Romans Did for Us, Quest for the Bay, The First Canadians, Extreme Survival, Kindred The Embraced, Medium, Supernatural, Creepy Canada, The Addams Family, Rough Science, Jeremiah, Psi Factor, Sightings, Rescue Mediums, Most Haunted, A Haunting, Quest for the Sea, Quest for the Bay, Documentaries, Monty Python's Flying Circus

Books:

The Fifth Sacred Thing, Interview with the Vampire, Summoning Spirits, Drawing Down the Moon, The Solitary Druid, Green Witchcraft, Walden Two, 1984, The Survivalist, Joseph Jastrab, Starseed Transmissions, Your Money or Your Life, How to Survive Without a Salary, Five Acres and Independence, Survivors, Foxfire series, The Mists of Avalon, Druids, Harry Potter series, Joseph Campbell, Technopoly, Challenge of the Primitives, The Foraging Spectrum, Participating in Nature, Peterson Field Guides, Tom Brown's Field Guides, Bradford Angiers, Clan of the Cave Bear, Last of the Mountain Men, Live Off the Land in the City and Country, Ragnar Benson, Duncan Long

Heroes:



My Blog

Which Tarot Card? (Warning--the HTML is sketchy. This is posted after TONS of editing.)

NOTE: The HTML on this quiz is sketchy; you may have to do a fair bit of editing on it. You are The Hermit Prudence, Caution, Deliberation. The Hermit points to all things hidden, such as knowledge ...
Posted by Mountainwinds on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 12:48:00 PST

World Peace is Possible... (Please don't read this if you can't handle anti-stupid thinking.)

(Originally written as a Forum in response to adlolescent blathering.) "Has any of you read Ishmael, by Daniel Quinn? Or studied biology? Or ecology? Humans are the only species who expand their ...
Posted by Mountainwinds on Sun, 03 Dec 2006 12:28:00 PST

Raven Steals the Light (the main image in my profile)

According to a Haida story, in the beginning the world was in total darkness. The Raven, who had existed from the beginning of time, was tired of groping about and bumping into things in the dark. &...
Posted by Mountainwinds on Sat, 18 Nov 2006 11:11:00 PST

Essene Invocation/Meditation for a Culture of Respect in the World

Essene Invocation-Meditationfor a Culture of Respect in the World From the very beginning, initiatic science has taught to all human beings and to all peoples the secrets of prayer, invocation an...
Posted by Mountainwinds on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:29:00 PST

Old Essene Exercise of Purification an Health

Old Essene Exercise of Purification and HealthStand in living nature, between the earth and the sky.Feel the earth under your feet; feel how the earth carries you and holds you up.Feel the infinit...
Posted by Mountainwinds on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 11:25:00 PST

Winter Solstice Traditions Quiz

http://www.familyeducation.com/quiz/0,1399,22-4193,00.html
Posted by Mountainwinds on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:37:00 PST

Winter Solstice Quiz

http://www.familyeducation.com/quiz/0,1399,22-4220,00.html
Posted by Mountainwinds on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 09:36:00 PST

Clearly, I didn't pull it off...

So, uh...it seems I didn't do the postings I wanted to for Samhain. Okay. Henceforth, no plans, no promises. I will only post when I feel inspired to...
Posted by Mountainwinds on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 11:20:00 PST

In Memory of Those-Who-Have-Crossed-Over

It is a night to remember those who have passed on--I light a candle tonight in memory of my Grandmother, who recently passed away, and numerous other relatives who have passed before....
Posted by Mountainwinds on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:23:00 PST

Halloween Decorating Ideas

Bats in the Belfry   You may not have a belfry at home, but these bats can hang on a clothesline, curtains, lampshades, or even on your costume!   *1 clamp-style clothes pin *Black construct...
Posted by Mountainwinds on Tue, 31 Oct 2006 11:26:00 PST