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<b><font color="#0000FF"><font size=+1>Hippo Haven Wiccan Community<p>Welcome to my New Webspace!</font></font>
<p><i><font face="Garamond"><font color="#0000A0"><font size=+1>I pledge Mother Earth as my one country<br>
I pledge Humanity as my one people<br>
I pledge Life as my religion<br>
I pledge Love as my prayer<br>
I pledge Peace and Freedom as my birthright<br>
And the birthright of all humanity.<br>
My heart beats one with all my Relations. "</p>
- Grandmother Drum pledge<br>
from <a href="http://www.whirlingrainbow.com/grandmother_drum_project.html">Whirling Rainbow Project</a></p>
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"You have been telling the people that this is the Eleventh Hour,<br>
now you must go back and tell the people that this is the Hour.<br>
And there are things to be considered:<BR>
<UL>Where are you living?<BR>
What are you doing?<BR>
What are your relationships?<BR>
Are you in right relation?<BR>
Where is your water?<BR>
Know your garden.<BR>
It is time to speak your Truth,<BR>
Create your community,<BR>
Be good to each other.<BR>
And do not look outside yourself for the leader.<BR>
<B>This could be a good time!</B></UL>
"There is a river flowing now very fast.<br>
It is so great and swift that there are those who will be afraid. <br>
They will try to hold on to the shore. <br>
They will feel they are being torn apart and will suffer greatly.<br>
Know the river has its destination.<br>
The elders say we must let go of the shore and push off into the middle of the river,<br>
keep our eyes open and our heads above the water.<br>
And I say, see who is in there with you and celebrate!</p>
"At this time in history, we are to take nothing personally.<br>
Least of all, ourselves.<br>
For the moment that we do, our spiritual growth and journey comes to a halt.</p>
"The time of the lone wolf is over.<br>
Gather yourselves!<br>
Banish the word 'struggle' from your attitude and your vocabulary.<br>
All that we do now must be done in a sacred manner and in celebration.</p>
"<B>WE ARE THE ONES WE'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.</B>"</P>
- Oraibi, Arizona Hopi Nation</font></font></font></font></i></p>
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<p align="LEFT"><font color="#006633"><font size=+1>Many people used to know me by Harry Smothers or J. Random Folksinger. Most people know me as Moss Bliss. My parents know me as Gerald "Moss" Bliss. I am 55 going on 35, 6', long brown hair, beard (sometimes... ), blue eyes, and generally am not bad looking. </p>
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<a href="http://ashevillehomeless.org">Asheville Homeless Network</a><br>
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Temple of Wicca (2003)<br>Universal Life Church (1996)<br>
Progressive Universal Life Church (1996)<br>Pagan Connections Webring<br>
NCPagan Online Community<br>
NCPagan Information Webring<br>
Sponsor of <a href="http://witchvox.com">The Witches' Voice, Inc.</a></font><FONT size=+1> (#753) since 1999</FONT></b></p>
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<font size=+1>I live in Asheville, NC (10 years as of Feb. 10, 2008), and have lived in Greenville SC, Camden/Bishopville SC, Sterling KS, Browns Mills NJ, Denver CO, Grand Junction CO, Colorado Springs CO, Talladega/Sylacauga AL, and Detroit MI after having been born and raised in Norwalk CA. I truly love it here in Asheville, like no place I have been before!</p>
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For a complete listing of my current websites, visit <a href="http://websitesbymoss.com">Websites By Moss</a>.</p>
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was diagnosed as disabled, with bipolar disorder and memory deficit disorder as well as a bunch of minor things. They lied. I have been totally off psych medications since November 2003, and feel better than ever and better all the time. But I do more than that; I am Owner of the <a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ALT-therapies4bipolar">ALT-therapies4bipolar Yahoogroup</a>, a loose affiliation of people with diagnoses of bipolar disorder exploring natural alternatives and adjuncts to drug therapy, I'm a member of MindFreedom International, and attend or facilititate other meetings. If you are taking psychiatric medications, you might want review what we're doing. This information is a compilation of what people in the Yahoogroup have had successes with, as well as other information I have collected. Tired of being drugged? <a href="mentalhealth.html">Click here</a>. (June 8, 2004 -- I have added items I have for sale on Mental Health Activism, on Page 3 of the Mental Health section, as well as listing a couple of the many items avaiable through MadNation. Please support these sites; proceeds from my own sales will be used to start MedAsHell, a local Asheville activism group, plus donate to Safe Harbor, Support Coalition International, and Recovery, Inc. -- I will keep none of this money for myself.)</p></center><center><img SRC="hippobar2.gif" align="CENTER"></p></center>
In early December 2003 I began studying Raja or Samkhya Yoga under my one-time guru, Rudrananda, and getting serious about Hinduism as an expression of religion. This is not exactly a new thing for me, as at my first Initiation into Wicca I was given the name of a Hindu God as my magickal name, and I have been studying the culture and religion of India off and on since, with many books, both scriptures and commentaries, finding their way into my library and my heart. See below where I have some items on Hindu religion and Sanskrit language for sale. I have also been studying some with Sri Virendra Qazi, who teaches Kashmir Shaivism.</p>
<p align="left">Religion, or spirituality, is very important to me. I, personally, am a <a href="monism.html">monist</a> in my beliefs. Those of you who know me know that this does <U>not</u> make me humorless; if you cannot laugh at your beliefs, you are taking things too seriously. Follow your own heart, and you will know what is right for you.</p>Besides my activities in Asheville Homeless Network, I am also involved in the Kindness Campaign. This is a national campaign founded in Colorado Springs and currently headquartered in Asheville, to teach and spread acts of kindness in the world. They have many programs at churches, schools, festivals, even baseball games. (I do not participate in the school events.)</p>
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<font size=+1>My musical tastes run to Folk and Filk, with excursions beyond those boundaries. Reading tastes include SF/Fantasy fiction and non-fiction, especially on a variety of religion and spirituality subjects. I have 3 books in print, 2 containing my lyrics to s/t/o/l/e/n/ borrowed tunes displaying my wicked sense of humor and the 3rd with mostly original songs and a couple of short stories and poems. I have been taped at several science fiction conventions, pagan festivals, and on <b>Free Radio Asheville</b>. I'm often hounded about getting some serious studio recording done. Maybe this year. I have written many excellent original songs, and my songs "<b><i>Raven and Crow</i></b>", "<b><i>Fifty Years Ago</i></b>" and "<b><i>All The Love In the World</i></b>" draw cheers and tears everywhere I play them. Irysa RavenForest is fully responsible for providing the wonderful inspiration for the "<b><i>Raven and Crow</i></b>"; the love my parents have held for each other for over 50 years provides the inspiration for "<b><i>Fifty Years Ago</i></b>", and "<b><i>Mary Ellen-or Rigby</b></i>" is a whimsical look at the Beatles' Eleanor Rigby returning to life as a vampire -- set to the music of Stan Rogers' "Mary Ellen Carter". My song of forgiveness in the face of religious intolerance, "<b><i>Mother, Forgive Them</b></i>", was picked up on two Internet Radio Stations through Soundclick,com in 2007. You can hear all these songs and others at <b><a href="lyricindex.html">My Lyrical Life</b></a>. <a href="mossorder.html">Raven and Crow</a>, a CD of 20 of my songs, is available for $13 is available from me and my books, <a href="mossorder.html">"Good Taste"</a>, <a href="mossorder.html">"Needs Salt"</a>, and <a href="mossorder.html">"1998 - A Lyrical Perspective"</a> are available for $8 each from me: you can read a few of these lyrics online at: </p>
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Asheville has a number of monthly Meetups for Pagans and Wiccans and others of a magickal nature. However, Meetup.com has decided to charge for their service, which many of us feel is too much to ask. If you would like to connect with other pagans in the area, or set up meetups, please use the box below to join the AshevillePagansNWiccans Yahoogroup. All Asheville magickal people are welcome. I intend to continue the Pagans' and Witches' Meetups at the usual time (2nd Wednesday at Asheville Barbecue Company and 4rd Tuesday at Hannah Flanagan's respectively, each at 7 pm).</p>
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<p><img SRC="grceltbr.gif" height=22 width=650></p><font color="#0000FF"><font size=+1>This site is owned and copyrighted (1998, 1999, 2000,2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008) by</font><font size=+1> </font><b><a href="mailto:zaivalananda@yahoo.com">Mordewis ap Llys and Gerald L. Bliss</a>, who are the same person.</b></font><p align="center"><b><font size=0><font color="#FF0000">Last Update :</font><font color="#0000FF">February 10, 2008</center></font></font></b></p>
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