tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342544694680738280.post2523017460091936441..comments2023-06-01T04:34:34.526-04:00Comments on Charmed I'm Sure: Your Magic and Your Washer MachineDeborah Castellanohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16715780448380813436noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342544694680738280.post-5396697391030054202010-08-26T08:59:26.985-04:002010-08-26T08:59:26.985-04:00Full credit! You can make an oil to conjure Anael ...Full credit! You can make an oil to conjure Anael or a spaghetti sauce out of the same materials, right?<br /><br />Personally, if I take something apart, like a nose hair trimmer, it's to get to the parts and reuse them in a magical thing. The spinny motor thing makes a decent prayer wheel, the LED can light up a crystal ball, and the battery case is just perfect because I like a magical tool that runs on a single double-A battery.<br /><br />I don't put it back together to make it better, I make something completely different out of it. I see that as the same thing you do in your dilettante way. You make shit that works out of shit that also works for other things. Ricotta cheese, eggs, and black pepper make a pretty nasty curse paste, or a tasty lasagna. I think that counts. It's understanding the occult significance of otherwise mundane objects. The grimoires, Agrippa, the Greek Magical Papyri were all about that. Common stuff you can pick in your back yard mixed at the right times with the right prayers to the right spirits gives you an edge over the folks with money, power, and privilege. I'm pretty sure that's what practical magic is all about, and the MSC is all about turning the normal stuff into abnormal freaky cool stuff. I think.Rufus Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806987441760167537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342544694680738280.post-3678279380601005962010-08-25T20:37:06.896-04:002010-08-25T20:37:06.896-04:00I have a "friend by association" (boyfri...I have a "friend by association" (boyfriend of a good friend) who ordained himself online and finds endless delight in referring to himself as "The Minister" and shutting down religious arguments (I live in a relatively fundy part of town) by flaunting his "credentials". Not exactly the same, but it's a similar attitude that makes me sick, no matter where it crops up.<br /><br />On a complete side note, I can honestly say my washing machine has a fairly significant effect on my magic. It's a front-loader that tends to develop an off-but-not-quite-unpleasant odor after a few weeks that imparts the same onto all my clothes and towels; if left untreated I notice I feel dragged down and unfocused more and more often. Throwing a handful of salt and a splash of ammonia in it and letting it run while I clean the rest of my house has worked wonders, spiritually and otherwise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15009778570667265968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342544694680738280.post-20392209527196877872010-08-25T16:33:52.358-04:002010-08-25T16:33:52.358-04:00It does, it totally does :) But I like to build t...It does, it totally does :) But I like to build things, not take them apart.<br /><br />Half credit?Deborah Castellanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16715780448380813436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8342544694680738280.post-85664105221142475742010-08-25T15:47:00.877-04:002010-08-25T15:47:00.877-04:00Dude, you are too a member of the MSC. (Mad Scient...Dude, you are too a member of the MSC. (Mad Scientist's Club is non-gender biased.) <br /><br />You ever read Girl Genius web comics? I consider us sparks. Tinkerers with reality. We get the miasma on us, the divine madness, and next thing we know, we're all sweaty, our fingers are bruised or bleeding, our fingernails have some kind of black gummy paste under them, and a talisman, spirit bottle, conjure box, tincture, incense stick, or some herbal blend in a poppet is sitting there in front of us.<br /><br />Are you telling me that never happens to you?Rufus Opushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10806987441760167537noreply@blogger.com