Smoking Ray

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Yes, I’m crazy! What else do you need to know? Well OK, I was born in Ukiah, I grew up in Potter Valley and Redwood Valley. I was a wild kid, what most would call a “troubled youth”. I will not go on about my youth, mostly because I don’t want to incriminate myself. I lived in Goldbeach off and on, and lived in Portland for about six years. I lived in Ukiah a little over five years and now I’m back in Portland. The most important person in my life is my daughter Crystal,seen here. I could write a large book about how wonderful Crystal is. I have no idea how someone as fucked up as me ended up with a kid as amazing as Crystal. I imagine Char, Crystal’s mom had a lot to do with that. Char has been a important person in my life, I known her from the time I was five years old. The mother of my daughter has been my best friend, my most loathed enemy, been behind the hardest parts of my life and the best parts of my life. At this point in my life I hope Char and I can become good friend again. I’m very close to both my brothers, Rob and Kev. They both live in Portland, both are good fathers, hard workers and awesome brothers. The person who knows me best is my mom and I still go to her when I need advice in life. I have worked all kinds of jobs, a jack-of-all-trades master of none. For those who know their base personality types , I’m a type O. I’m not your average person in any way. I have my own way of looking at life and the worlds around me that seems alien to others. I’m what some would call third degree Wiccen and you can read about that in the general section. I’m an artist, an photographer and I’m into FX artistry. I’m a good cook, baker and I love to barbeque. I’m into fish keeping, exotic animals and would like to get into marine aquariums soon. Enjoy camping, the beach and mushroom hunting. I’m into collecting odd and unusual things. I drink a lot of coffee and I smoke. You can see my blogs and videos if you like to know more about me and get a good laugh too.Before I really get into this , I should say that this is only my own believes. This is not a representation of other Wiccen or any other believes just my own. Nor is this what I think is right for others, just what is right for myself. In no way am I trying to convert others to my way of thinking, just a look in to them.I practice rites that attune myself with the rhythm of life forces. I acknowledge a depth of power far greater than that is apparent to the average person. I recognize both physical and spiritual worlds around myself. I neglect neither worlds for the other, seeing both as necessary for my fulfillment. Calling oneself Witch does not make a Witch, nor the collecting of titles. A Witch seeks to control the forces within herself or himself that make life possible in order to live wisely and well without harm to others and in harmony with nature and the worlds around them. My only animosity toward any other religion or philosophy of life, is to the extent that its institutions have claimed to be the only way and have sought to deny freedom to others and to suppress other ways of religious practice and belief. Unlike some other wiccen, I’m not Anti-Christianity. Since the last laws against Witchcraft were repealed ( as recently as the 1950s ), Witches have come out into the open and show themselves for who they are. For the most part Wicca is a new religion with roots in old Paleolithic religions. There are some more or less unbroken line that have made it to present day. Any group or person telling you that they are one of thews unbroken lines are more than likely full of shit. As a Wiccen, I’m not threatened by debates on the history of Wicca, the origins of various terms, the legitimacy of various aspects of different traditions. I’m concerned with our present and our future. I follow a tradition of Wicca called The Path of Shadows, as to say “ I walk the path of Shadows.” The Path of Shadows has strung roots in a family tradition of Witchcraft. That family tradition kept it’s believes and all workings secret from all outsiders. “Why?” Well as you should know it was not to long ago that tell others you’re a witch may gotten you killed or at least on their bad side. Also that family tradition believed that there is power in having secrets and keeping your true self secret from outsiders. The Path of Shadows follows those beliefs as well. “ Now more than likely your asking if the Path of Shadows is about staying secret, why em I blogging about it, and why do they have a group on myspace?” Well the Path of Shadows is not a secret society, just not a public one. If we had no means of growth, soon their would be no Path of Shadows to have secrets. Note: Yes theirs good secrets to keep and bad secrets to keep and if you didn’t already know that you should not take part in this tradition.I believe in higher powers The All, God and Goddesses. The All is the prime energy that makes up all that is, both physical and spiritual. I believe that God has many different names rather than believing that there is many different Gods. To me God is the sun, the father to all, the masculine energy of are worlds. The Goddess Earth how also has many names, I call her Mother. To me she is the very planet we walk on and you can see her in every mother that loves her children. The Moon Goddess, I call her Sister the Goddess of the night. To me she is the holder of dreams and what is secret, the one who hears us cry at night.I do not accept main stream ideology of good and evil. I do not see good and evil as acts, rather I see good and evil as outcomes. Good to me is the adding to, bridging together of person or people. Evil to me is the taking from, separation of person or people. Note: This is not a full statement of my ideology of good and evil. I see Wicca as a religion, as well as a way of life. I strive to live in balance between the forces of life. To view life open mindedly, but not be easily influenced. To grow both mentally and spiritually, strive for health of body and environment. To continually increase the understanding of myself, others, truth, the spiritual and of physical science. To have a positive influence on others, my environment and all that I encounter.This is a small look at my believes, I’ll post more at a later date. If you have any questions please feel free to ask.