Occupation
Old hippie, former nurse, poet, lyricist and novelist
Religion/Path Views
Polytheistic pantheism. I was a wiccan but due to extreme poverty I've lost contact with everyone I know.
Who am I
I've had a very adventurous life hitchhiking across the US in various directions and hitchhiking from Belgium to Teheran where we lived in an international spiritual anarchist community. We built a 2 story cabin in the Maine woods without power tools. We lived without running water or electricity.
I was a nurse for 9 years.
More About Me
A bit crazy - ADD, PTSD, Borderline PD and Bi-Polar Disorder. I used to believe that my life is cursed. Probably some decades were. This decade isn't bad.
Favorite Quotes
"Living is easy with eyes closed/Misunderstanding all you see" John Lennon
I don't want Salvation. I want to evolve.
Love is the bridge between love and responsibility.
From Mae West: Let's say you have a guy with a hundred dollars. You take ten. That's subtraction.
Hero's or Other Info
Reality is far too much, it's Fantasy I need.
I lose my temper when objects refuse to obey me.
Extra Details
Likes
Reeling, writhiing and derision. Books. Travelling. Applause. Falling in love. Good friends. Clean crisp air. Waterfalls and high winds. Being high in a tree. Having an adventurous partner.
Dislikes
Cumin. Fundamentalist liars and hypocrites. Nazis. Communists. Political violence. Gaining weight.
Looking For
Friendship, Networking
Interests
Anything by Lewis Carroll. Don Juan studies. High Magick. Wicca.
My sweetheart in Texas
Psychology
in "The Second Ring of Power" Carlos asks Don Juan, "How many kinds of winds are there?"
"There are four winds,like there are four directions. That's of course, for sorcerers and whatever sorcerers do. Four is a power number for them. The first wind is the breeze,the morning. It brings hope a...
Hymn to Guinevere
Gawaine Caldwater Ross
To see her lithe young body flash muscled in the morning,
Racing through the apricots wet after the dawning
Made me sit uprig...
Aphrodite
Gawaine Caldwater Ross
(Sung to the tune “Allouette”
Aphrodite, jaunty Aphrodite
Aphrodite, goddess we adore.
We love all the things you do
And we love yo...
This poem describes real events witnessed by the author at the Rites of Spring in Mass. in 1994.
At the Ritual Fire
Gawaine Caldwater Ross
June go-do go-do go-do june june june!
That's how the drums beat...
APHRODITE’S TITLES Every title of a divinity represents a function or role. Sometimes the titles were passed on to the gods of a different pantheon by assimilation or syncretization. In antiquity most conquerors preferred to let local matters stand as they were - people were ...
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Ruby is a powerful witch living in LI with her father Raven, a ceremonial magician. When Ruby's friends are senselessly murdered she flies into a rage and against her own principles gets revenge on the outlaw bikers. But is the victory worth the cost?
GawaineRI'm having the same problem. Also it seems that when I post something here to share it, if I want to add something else, I must delete what I've previously posted. Telephones drive me crazy, never mind computers!
5 hours ago
GawaineROnce again I feel like a retard. When I get a notice that someone has commented on one of my postings, I can hardly ever find it.
NyxDarkSkySweetie, they are always at the very top of the screen, click the red button and it will show you who contacted you.. Click the word Post, and it will take you to what they said.. Pull the page down and you'll see their comment.. Last tid bit, NO you are ... moreSweetie, they are always at the very top of the screen, click the red button and it will show you who contacted you.. Click the word Post, and it will take you to what they said.. Pull the page down and you'll see their comment.. Last tid bit, NO you are NOT a retard, and I will NOT allow you to call yourself that.. You just didn't know where to look ♥
Mon at 6:12 PM
Jim WeederGawaine what I do is scroll through all the post to the day before when I logged in and I find that I can see the comments then I go into any postings I did in the Forums and groups. Just a thought! And I agree with Nyx you are not a retard! Just do exper... moreGawaine what I do is scroll through all the post to the day before when I logged in and I find that I can see the comments then I go into any postings I did in the Forums and groups. Just a thought! And I agree with Nyx you are not a retard! Just do experimentation to see what works best for you! I do my way since I am a stubborn old fart and get stuck in my ways LOL!
GawaineRFrom Don Juan: The main preoccupation of the sorcerer is to gain personal power. As for myself I don't mean power over others, emergencies excluded. Don Juan did indicate that he meant sorcerers must be powerful to withstand the encounter with the Unknow... moreFrom Don Juan: The main preoccupation of the sorcerer is to gain personal power. As for myself I don't mean power over others, emergencies excluded. Don Juan did indicate that he meant sorcerers must be powerful to withstand the encounter with the Unknown, but I see another aspect as well.
Briefly, power=control. As newborns when our neck muscles gain enough strength, we can control the direction of our head at will. Learning to crawl gains us more control over our environment, because we can now crawl to that toy we see. And when we learn to walk, an entirely new horizon opens up: We can get things more rapidly. Learning to say Yes or No gives us greater control over what is happening to us. And once we learn to speak, another whole horizon opens, and the same with reading and writing. Every time we learn something that opens new horizons, we gain more control over our lives. less
forestmuseOnce three men, a Christian, a Wiccan, and a Sorcerer were each taking a whizz in a public restroom.
The Christian as he finished first, and proceeded to scrub his hands thoroughly, to the elbow, saying, "We Christians have learned to be clean, for clea... moreOnce three men, a Christian, a Wiccan, and a Sorcerer were each taking a whizz in a public restroom.
The Christian as he finished first, and proceeded to scrub his hands thoroughly, to the elbow, saying, "We Christians have learned to be clean, for cleanliness is next to Godliness."
Next the Wiccan as he finished, and washed but barely wet his fingertips, saying, "We Wiccans have learned to respect Mother Earth and preserve her resources, so we do not ever waste water."
Then the Sorcerer as he was finishing, he zipped up and headed for the door, and as he passed the other two still standing by their respective sink, he laughed at them saying, "...Yes, well we Sorcerers have a secret that is practiced and is one we learned long ago...Not to piss on our hands." less
WickedWiseOwl
Welcome back Gawaine! I hope your day started off good. :)
May 20
NyxDarkSky
Hi'ya Sweetie Pie, Welcome Home...Hope your having a fabulous weekend. *Hugs* ♥ ♥ ♥
May 20
GawaineRThanks for all the good wishes.
JOKE: Mark is walking through a park and he sees an old man sitting on a bench crying his eyes out. Mark sits next to him and asks him, "What's wrong?"
The old man replies, "I'm rich, I have a beautiful wife ... moreThanks for all the good wishes.
JOKE: Mark is walking through a park and he sees an old man sitting on a bench crying his eyes out. Mark sits next to him and asks him, "What's wrong?"
The old man replies, "I'm rich, I have a beautiful wife and we have sex twice a day. We live in a penthouse."
Mark wonders, "What's wrong with that?"
The old guy sobs, "I can't remember where I live!"
GawaineRHow could I be? We have similar qualities. I was an Emergency Medical Technician as well as a nurse for 9 very intense years. I worked as a residential counselor for the MR population. I invented my own path in Wicca incorporating Tantric and Sanskrit man... moreHow could I be? We have similar qualities. I was an Emergency Medical Technician as well as a nurse for 9 very intense years. I worked as a residential counselor for the MR population. I invented my own path in Wicca incorporating Tantric and Sanskrit mantras with Hindu gods and goddesses. Did you know (and I think this is quite strange) there are only 4 languages that claim direct descent from God. These are Arabic, Hebrew, Japanese and Sanskrit. So what is your Sacred Strand Path?
Bright blessings,
Gawaine less
WickedWiseOwl
Welcome back Gawaine! I hope you are having a great Saturday. :)
May 19
Michael
Hi Gawaine, good to see you. I really liked your red riding hood joke last night.
May 19
NyxDarkSky
Hi Sweet Heart, Welcome Home...Hope your having a fabulous weekend. *Hugs* ♥ ♥ ♥
May 19
GawaineR → Strawberry Spyder: Burt's Bees? I knew Burt. His GF was Roxanne Quimbly who bought him out. She was my lover before she met him (well, it was an open relationship).
Fabienne S. Morgana
Greetings & Blessings, Thank you for the offer of your friendship.
May 19
GawaineRJOKE: Little Red Riding Hood was walking on her way to Grandma's. All of a sudden she was accosted by a big bad wolf. The wolf growls and says,"Little Red Riding Hood, I'm gonna rip those panties off and show you the Hershey Highway."
She pulls... moreJOKE: Little Red Riding Hood was walking on her way to Grandma's. All of a sudden she was accosted by a big bad wolf. The wolf growls and says,"Little Red Riding Hood, I'm gonna rip those panties off and show you the Hershey Highway."
She pulls a gun out of her purse and says, "Oh no you're not. You're gonna eat me like it says in the book."
GawaineRThe comments come in faster than I can respond to them. I'm very excited about meeting my new GF for the first time in Texas the second week of June. I haven't been to Dallas since I lived there as a kid in Bonnie and Clyde's old hangout. Funny about that... moreThe comments come in faster than I can respond to them. I'm very excited about meeting my new GF for the first time in Texas the second week of June. I haven't been to Dallas since I lived there as a kid in Bonnie and Clyde's old hangout. Funny about that. We went to a frontier park and on a stagecoach the coach was robbed. Back in town I went into the jail and saw that the prisoner's door was unlocked. I opened it and said "Come on out." I've always had an affinity for deviants.
LittleEarth
haha I love this song. Reminds me of being drunk with my school friends. Drinking and dancing ftw :)
5 minutes ago
GawaineRQuotes from Mae West:
She's the kind of girl who climbed the ladder of success... wrong by wrong
A man has more character in his face at forty than at twenty--he has suffered longer.
Good girls go to heaven, but bad girls get to go everywhere.
GawaineRDear Nyx,
I dug up a few B&D photos for you. It's not my thing so I don't know if you'll like them or not. I went to the group and saw no place for uploading photos.
Love,
Gawaine
May 13
Laura Stamps
Sweetie, look at the buttons on the homepage of the group and you'll see a button called "Photos." They all go in there. Last time I looked we had around 150.
NyxDarkSky
Hi Sweet Heart, Welcome Home. Blessings for a Fabulous Weekend ♥
May 12
GawaineRThanks, guys. It's been an intense week. I have a melanoma on my forehead. It's very small and shallow so the surgeon will be able to get all of it. But just the word rattles ya.
Michael
You be careful with that melanoma, that stuff is nasty.
May 12
Lyssa Ann
Keeping you in my thoughts and prayers, sending lots of white light.
May 12
WickedWiseOwl
Keeping me in your prayers as well. The word cancer is scary but medicine and treatments have come a long way. Positive energy coming your way.
May 12
Eliora
Energies for health and strength to you GawaineR
May 12
Jim Weeder
WOW at least it is small and they caught it! sending healing energy your way
NyxDarkSky
Hi Sweet Heart, Welcome Home. Blessings for a Fabulous Weekend ♥
May 12
May 3
GawaineROKAY, with this audience I'll be brave.
A zoo has a female gorilla who goes into heat. They don't have a male gorilla for her so they ask Tom, the cage cleaner, if he would have sex with a gorilla for $500. "I don't know," he says. "I'll ... moreOKAY, with this audience I'll be brave.
A zoo has a female gorilla who goes into heat. They don't have a male gorilla for her so they ask Tom, the cage cleaner, if he would have sex with a gorilla for $500. "I don't know," he says. "I'll have to think about it."
Tom comes back a week later and says, "Okay, I'll do it, but only on 3 conditions."
"What are they?"
"First, I don't want to have to kiss her."
"OK."
"Second, it's got to be completely secret."
"OK. And the third?"
"The thirds is, I don't know if I can come up with $500." less
GawaineRSame to you, Jim. A joke for you:
A pirate goes into a barroom with a steering wheel strapped to his testicles. "I see you have a steering wheel strapped to your testicles," says the bartender.
"Aye," says the pirate, "it's dr... moreSame to you, Jim. A joke for you:
A pirate goes into a barroom with a steering wheel strapped to his testicles. "I see you have a steering wheel strapped to your testicles," says the bartender.
"Aye," says the pirate, "it's drivin' me nuts."
in "The Second Ring of Power" Carlos asks Don Juan, "How many kinds of winds are there?"
"There are four winds,like there are four directions. That's of course, for sorcerers and whatever sorcerers do. Four is a power number for them. The first win...
LadyofTheRavensNot at all, but this is very interesting and I like the concept! I also like the comment "Winds and women are alike. That is also the reason why women are better than men. I would say that women learn faster if they cling to their specific wind."
I would... moreNot at all, but this is very interesting and I like the concept! I also like the comment "Winds and women are alike. That is also the reason why women are better than men. I would say that women learn faster if they cling to their specific wind."
I would say that feels extremely true. I know once I stopped battling against myself things have started falling together nicely. Many religions (including some strands of paganism), seek to rid yourself of things that are seen as undesirable or negative. Like temper, passion, and so on. I can't count how many times I attempted to rid myself of these things by various methods, thinking I had to in order to be a good person. Now I accept them and they no longer rule me. But that's off topic I suppose.
Thank you for sharing this! I think actually that my "wind" has changed over time. less
GawaineRDear Feather Rainbow,
I'm sorry things are going so badly right now.It sounds as if you're living at home. Try to make a plan of escape - like getting a job and saving as much as you can, getting your driver's license, and then finding a friend to rent an... moreDear Feather Rainbow,
I'm sorry things are going so badly right now.It sounds as if you're living at home. Try to make a plan of escape - like getting a job and saving as much as you can, getting your driver's license, and then finding a friend to rent an apartment with. If you have a plan and are having success at executing it, much stress will be relieved. Blessed be.
GawaineR"Contrariwise," continued Tweedledeee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be: but as it ain't so, it ain't. That's logic."
GawaineRGood morning to everyone else too. It's chilly up here in N.E., too chilly to have the skylight open.
Question: Why did the punk rocker cross the road?
Answer: Because he was safety pinned to the chicken.
A groaner, I know.
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