Why a little knowledge is a bad thing . . . Darwinism in Incense

[trystinn]

If I see Jimson weed listed one more time in an incense, I'm going to start smashing heads.

In other news, I had to shave Gracie's tush to treat her heat rash. Needless to say, she looks a bit odd with a square patch of shaved skin and white OTC cream.

Comments

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Yes, it certainly is. Sadly, these are the kinds of folks running about 90% of the covens out there. Remind me to tell you about the Yule a covenor made a clove intensive incense because she was tired of me "hogging all the glory". Yeah, glory, that's why I make incense. Meh.

I posted a warning over on Twowitches blog, I'm sure they are going to argue with me about it.

[keastree.livejournal.com]

Of course they argue. They base all their knowledge on a single source(if that much), and then backfill with hearsay from internet forums filled with dopes and yes-men like themselves. It would seem that their whole sense of self-worth is dependent on being percieved as wise and knowledgeable--and permissive. We all know what happens with parents who are like that....

Feel for you, but I also know exactly why we have to speak up about this stuff.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

It would be helpful if there was a website with a page listing all the common ingredients (or even not so common) things that can kill you, hurt you, etc. when burned.

Until I find one, I'll keep adding things to my Safety Page on Triple Pillars. Frankly, I thought people would know better than to burn jimson. How naive I am, Kea.

[keastree.livejournal.com]

Thank Castaneda for this. I'm not sure if Harner did tacit promotion of the psychotropics in his work or not, but I do remember all the Don Juan crap being filled with bad information and high drama involving both peyote and jimson.

Honestly, these people don't care. It's all a power trip for them that ends in a big ole head rush with every 'you are SO wise' comment. And, in the time honored fashion, when they piss one crowd off, or do something stupid and take some heat, they just wait 6 months and they collect a whole new crowd of syncophants. All forgiven, and they do it all over again.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Oy, its been so long since I've read Castaneda.

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Way back when I was too stupid to know better, to trusting to wonder, I worked with such a group. Several, in fact.

Now I know and speaking up is generally what gets me into major flak with my upline though I do hope one day they'll be proud of me when they rip me a new one. :)

[keastree.livejournal.com]

One of the reasons why I stopped hanging with eclectics, and sought out BTW was because I tired of this kind of thing.

Meanwhile, they up the ante among themselves, go for the big crowds, and post shit like that racism BS on Witchvox. :shrug:

[tryst-inn.livejournal.com]

Remember that witch from WifeSwap? One of the groups I used to work with hired her to run their online seminary. Oh yes, they did. Flopped big time, of course.

Sadly, they found a Lexie group that initiated the leaders so now this shit is in BTW.

[keastree.livejournal.com]

Yanno, there's a reason why we place such importance on finding out if someone is Proper before playing with them. ;)

If you ain't, I don't.