Re: Milllennium Celebrations

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At 06:49 PM 12/31/99 -0800, Roselma wrote:

> Right now, it does seem like there may be a possibility of a unified

world someday.

>Roselma

>

True, the danger is there - but if the gods are merciful we will be able to

avoid it. All the best for the new year.

Regards,

Dan Watkins

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In a message dated 1/1/0 2:49:41 AM, Roselma writes:

<< It has almost been overwhelming to see so many images of " wholeness "

prominent throughout the world along with the hopes and prayers of so many

diverse peoples. >>

The circles struck me, too. They were everywhere. I wrote down the first

four thoughts of the new millenium:

1) AHA! I think what we could do with all the weapons in the world --

break them all up; send the wood to places that need firewood; melt down the

metal to make other things; take all the munition chemicals and make

FIREWORKS!!!! Maybe it smacks of bread and circuses, but people could have

fireworks whenever they liked with all the stored up stuff. And wouldn't we

love it. (Might be a little hard on non-humans, but they would probably get

used to it and think it was just another craziness of the predators. Would

sure beat what happens in wartime.)

2) I wondered what our beautiful little water planet, with its single moon,

looked like from space with all the lights and pyrotechnics.

3) I was struck by the complete absence of women in the crowds of revelers

in some of the African sites.

4) I was gently moved at the scenes of the hostages returning to India --

women greeting their hostage men, bringing the men flowers. How lovely.

And Mike -- got a first-hand account for us of that SPECTACULAR display at

the Eiffel Tower?

A good new year to all!

phoebe

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>a first-hand account for us of that SPECTACULAR display at

>the Eiffel Tower?

*No. I was sitting quietly at home with a three-candle bridge and another

alight on my shrine, drinking champagne by the fireside with my beloved

Vera and a friend or two...

Can't see the Eiffel Tower from my quiet little courtyard anyway...

m

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Seem to have grown another llleg in the crossover...

By the way, . Which Glaucus? The Boeotian fisherman who became a sea

god and was gifted with prophetic powers by Apollo? Sisyphus's son who was

torn apart by his horses at Venus's behest? Or the Lycian commander who

traded armour with and refused to fight his kinsman in the Trojan War?

Just wondering...

Wondering, also, at the fact that your own comments seem to tend more to

the sneering than to the Jungian...

Just a thought...

your immoderate moderator

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In message ,

mike dickman writes

>*No. I was sitting quietly at home with a three-candle bridge and another

>alight on my shrine, drinking champagne by the fireside with my beloved

>Vera and a friend or two...

Oh, Mike! According to all the people who were boring and stayed home

watching TV, Paris was supposedly the best!

We were out by the river Thames (London), it was pretty spectacular

there too - and it didn't rain!!!

fa (who still hasn't forgiven you for not telling me you were

spending Christmas in London, LOL!!!!)

--

fa

http://www.kingseyes.demon.co.uk/greatgoddess.htm

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Dear Mike, at 18:05 1/01/00 +0100, you wrote:

>

>

>Seem to have grown another llleg in the crossover...

>By the way, . Which Glaucus? The Boeotian fisherman who became a sea

>god and was gifted with prophetic powers by Apollo? Sisyphus's son who was

>torn apart by his horses at Venus's behest? Or the Lycian commander who

>traded armour with and refused to fight his kinsman in the Trojan War?

>Just wondering...

I had another in mind, it refers to a parody of the Platonic academy. But

certainly the latter you suggest seems apt.

>Wondering, also, at the fact that your own comments seem to tend more to

>the sneering than to the Jungian...

You think Jung could sneer less eloquently than I at such inflation?

Be that as it may, I came here hoping that I might chance upon something of

value to me. Unfortunately, after reading so many posts over the time of

my stay, I feel there is nothing to be found here. I cannot blame any of

you for that, you have your comfort zone, your beliefs that you are happy

with. So I shall be on my way again.

rgh

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In a message dated 01/01/2000 1:11:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,

josefa@... writes:

<<

Oh, Mike! According to all the people who were boring and stayed home

watching TV, Paris was supposedly the best!

>>

Yeah, and I got invited and didn't go :-( Worse! The guy who

invited me was one of the producers and then called me yesterday

to rub it in! <sigh> oh, well, I built a fire with my son and lit

candles, meditated, and was (i confess) very delighted i did Not

accept the invitation to jet around to football games, that guy called to

promise to serenade me tomorrow when he flies back from the

skyboxes ... hmmm, yeah, promises, promises, let's see the

delivery *g*.

Yes, she is bad-to-the-bone <eg>, life is too short not to play,

but also too short not to keep the priorities and my little son

and my meditations are still above the glitz and glamour, but

next year i'm a-goin' (not to the football, LOL)... i'm a participator,

not a spectator in the movie-maya of life.

Love,

Annette

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>You think Jung could sneer less eloquently than I at such inflation?

*Perhaps not, but he had also learned a little from his 'wisdom'... amongst

other things, both humility and compassion... Perhaps you might do well to

re-examine yours?

But you're right: there really is nothing here for you. Goodbye.