Sometimes, like today, I get a longing to return to South Wales where I grew up until I was thirteen. You see, the place of my childhood, - Aberafan, Port Talbot - , was full of ancient cairns and mysterious stone towers and ruined castles; sudden cliffs and old "biddy" church remains. These places dot the countryside, where lakes hold the pale ( Read more... )

Self-Abandonment ( Read more... )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6exQ1eCkdOQ

Now that I've layed out the full description of RTS in my last entry, I'd like to talk a little about one of the styles in which rape victims respond to the assault/rape ( Read more... )

I know this is a bit of a touchy subject matter for some, so I'm going to use only the utmost sensitivity and care in writing this entry ( Read more... )

I've been waiting to be in the right sort of mood to write about the topic of my love life, and I suppose tonight is as good a time as any ( Read more... )

OK, so I know several people now have asked me "Where does the name Ephraim, of which has been used for my LJ account, come from?" Well here it is ( Read more... )

This section has to do with human relationships of the romantic sort, so let me address myself specifically, and at length, to human love relationships - these things that seem to give us all so much bloody trouble! When relationships fail (relationships never truly fail, except in the strictly human sense that they did not produce what we want), ( Read more... )

WHAT CONSCIOUSNESS IS: CONSCIOUSNESS is another mystery, the greatest and most profound of all mysteries. The word Consciousness is unique; it is a coined English word; its equivalent does not appear in other languages. Its all-important value and meaning are not, however, appreciated. This will be seen in the uses that the word is made to serve. ( Read more... )

I know a great deal about different things having to do with the world of the Occult/Paranormal/parapsychology. In my formative years, I was a head-strong Wiccan (Pagan witch). After about ten years worth of consistent study and practise, I was admitted into and became a Lodge Elder of Ar n'Draiocht Fein (pronounced "arn ree-ocht fane", meaning " ( Read more... )