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Chief priest speaks for the pharaoh (Judge us equally Negative Judges)

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Hear me, America--and the spirits of the Forty-Two Judges of the Negative Judgement--I speak for myself, the Chief Adept of a mighty current of Golden Dawn being born, as well as that of the rightful sworn-in Chief of our land, the President of the United States. How my device decided to display this photo. Hail Usekh-nemtet, O Wide-strider, who coming out from [Annu] Heliopolis, I have not committed sin, or done wrong. Hail Hept-seshet, O Fire-embracer, who coming out from Khheraha [Kher-aba], I have not robbed. Hail Fenti, O Nosey, who coming out from [Khemenu] Hermopolis, I have not stolen. Hail Am-khaibitu, O Swallower of Shades, coming out from Kernet [Elephantine], I have not committed thefts, nor slain people. Hail Neha-hra, O Terrible of Face, coming out from Rosetjau, I have not slain men and women, nor have destroyed food offerings. Hail Restau [Shu-tefnut], O Double Lion, who coming forth forth from the sky, I have not reduced measures [have not diminished the bushel]. Hail ...
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Why I got kicked out of Golden Dawn and Thelema (Go look for a better ceremonial magick teacher)

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Given my experience as a lodge officer and student of the Hermetic Golden Dawn and its offshoots, occasionally I need to explain (if only to remind myself) why I am not allowed to teach and lead in GD.  A who's who of the Golden Dawn community. I was not selected by a lodge to be a leader, or teacher. No, I accidentally declared myself one when attending my first Open Full Moon in fall 1996. Finding myself in the presence of a hundred-plus Denver witches, all who seemed to be experts in some esoteric field or another, I introduced myself with the only thing that I felt confident in discussing: Hermetic Golden Dawn, Thelema, and Aliester Crowley. It was either that, or talk about being an erotica author, right? Everyone who heard that initial introduction of mine, which included the mention that I was a published writer, no one ever allowed me to move past, or forget that intro. I got rewarded, or punished for it, depending upon the ego of the occultist. A couple of shop owners used...
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Celebrate Gena getting new kidneys (Smash a pot on 18 July 2026)

Our second garden party of the 2026 season (July 18) will be celebrating Gena Marie getting her new kidneys. She was on the list for several years waiting for new kidneys, and finally got them. Yay! Khari has decided that besides the potluck, we are doing a pot smash. So we will be smashing all the "seconds" (pottery that came out of the kiln flawed), symbolizing the negative stuff in our lives going away. It's a fun ritual that I have never been able to do at an OFM (Open Full Moon) at a rented location because of the clean up (churches and spiritual centers frown on the broken pottery shards). But we have a nice wall to use just outside of the studio, so we can smash away. And we own the property, so we can do whatever we want to. Hence, smashing pottery is a go.  Location: 2727 N. Cook St., Denver, CO 80205 Date: July 18, 2026 Time: 6pm to 9pm.  Cost: Bring a pot, or plate to smash, if you have one to spare. The more, the merrier. 
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Location: 2727 Cook St, Denver, CO 80205, USA
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Garden and pottery studio update (June 2026)

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 For those who do not live in reasonable distance of my wife's pottery studio, here is some photos of how the rearrangement of the inside of the studio is going, as well as the back patio.  It was an one car garage before it was a studio. A driveway before a patio. But you work with what you have. And try not to look like a slum. Peace be onto all who visit the pottery shop and herb garden. One of Khari's favorite goddesses. Oh, look--some grapes. Getting bigger, this vine is. But we lost a lot to that last snow. Still a couple of bunches of grapes. Besides the grapes that survived that last late May snow, we have a couple of herbs going.  Dill is doing good.   Basil is going to be here. Tea, anyone? Oregano looks encouraging, doesn't it?
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Updating the pottery studio (part one)

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 Khari has brought and assembled a new shelf to display her pottery in the studio. Just in time for her event. Looks so much better than the old shelf that probably came from an alley. Over the next couple of months, Khari is going to be focused on restocking her online (Khari's Wiccan Treasures)  Etsy shop , as well as Spirit Ways (an occult shop here in Denver, over on Colfax). Offering plates, including an Anubis plate. Handmade pottery by Khari Look, there is a lonely chalice Mortars and pestles. Pagan magnets. More fridge magnets. Eye in the capstone magnet. Bottom shelf. All the pottery seen in this post is available for sale at Khari's Wiccan Treasures (Etsy), or can be turned into a listing (some items were Celtic Soul--now pruned).
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Year into blog relaunch (Grapevine and mental health update)

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 Given my multiple month silence on this blog, and its recent birthday, let's do a status update. Khari's Garden with a little grape vine. We are still doing the Garden Parties. Because Khari gets bored without friends and company around. The same reason that she is polyamourous---and I am not. All my events have been killed, and with good reason . . . a colon test came back bad, so I have a physical health problem on top of the mental ones. Oh, and me blogging about my secret Mormon daughter and wife for the first time in 22 years was me being Paranoid Delusional, according to a newly minted medical doctor who never saw me before, who checked with other expert, who did not speak to me. Took me off the majority of my meds (bipolar and anxiety/panic) and put me on an anti-psychotic that crashed a brick through my sphere of sensation. The proof that I was delusional was that Khari could not verify that my daughter, Zee, existed. Because I had never talked to her, or anyone, about...
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First open 2026 event (June 13 Garden Party)

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We will be doing a Garden Party/ Drumming/ Ritual on June 13, 2026. At the moment, the guest list is mostly Dragonfest staff, due to Khari being involved with Kidfest; but I am open to showing off the garden to anyone who shows up . . . because I am lonely.  Oregano--how big will it be in a month? The potluck is "cover your own dietary needs first." Khari is gluten-free, wheat-free, soy-free, due to IBS. So she will probably make a dish along those lines for us. That or we will be BBQing all beef hot dogs.  The ritual will be whatever the mood is, but I fairly sure that there will be some drumming.  June 13, 2026 2727 N. Cook St. Denver, Colorado 80205 Helpers and close friends show up at 5pm. Regular folks at 6pm. Khari likes the ritual/ drumming to start at 7 pm. Closing at 9 pm. Lockdown at 10 pm. 
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Location: 2727 Cook St, Denver, CO 80205, USA
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