Tag Archives: alternate reality

I do believe in fairies! I do! I do!

Posted on July 1, 2020 by A Misanthropic Bear

Well. It’s impossible not to, really, once you’ve been accidentally dive-bombed by one. First, a little background information. I was born blind in one eye. This has made me incredibly sensitive to any risk of damage to the good one. … Continue reading →

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The Watcher’s dilemma

Posted on October 1, 2018 by A Misanthropic Bear

I am Watcher. I’m in a high place, yet remain shadowed by brooding mountains that further darken a black sky. The gale flattens a campfire in front of me, casting all warmth to the western horizon. A tent-like structure behind … Continue reading →

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Unexpected exorcism

Posted on August 22, 2017 by A Misanthropic Bear

Odd. The little things we take for granted. The sanctuary, provided within the walls of our own homes; safe, warm, clean. Yet do we ever pay enough attention to spiritual cleanliness thereof? If we fail to cleanse a space, at … Continue reading →

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A Gift for the Seer

Posted on May 23, 2017 by A Misanthropic Bear

The Clan has gathered. The Seer has returned. Mother to many, yet mother to none. She appears tired. A lifetime of mundane query has taken a toll. The Lights process, following a sacred path to the Seeing Stone. The Guide … Continue reading →

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The Feathered Seer – Part 3 (No. Really. The Feathered Seer!)

Posted on May 23, 2017 by A Misanthropic Bear

During the exploration session on Spirit Animals, presented during The Silent Eye (a modern mystery school) “Leaf and Flame: the Foliate Man” weekend in 2016, one of the companions enquired about “Shape-shifting”. Since this was outside the scope of the … Continue reading →

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Strength and repose

Posted on May 8, 2017 by A Misanthropic Bear

Deep in the inner planes, there is a niche in which resides an ornate box. The wood from which it is carved emits a pleasing, somnolent scent; vaguely redolent of cedar, rose, and lemon. On the front face, an exquisite … Continue reading →

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The Feathered Seer – Part 1 (or “whatever happened to The River of the Sun?”)

Posted on May 6, 2017 by A Misanthropic Bear

…we may have to go back a little before we can begin. Say two years? All the way back to the “River of the Sun“ in 2015, and the long-awaited “next post”, often promised but always failing to materialise. I … Continue reading →

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Out of Time – part II

Posted on July 17, 2016 by A Misanthropic Bear

Morning came too soon. Appearing hardly rested, the coachman seemed distracted as they enjoyed a hearty start to the day, courtesy of the Innkeeper’s wife. The Nereid had come to him, in the depth of a sleepless night, and the … Continue reading →

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Freaky Friday

Posted on May 10, 2015 by A Misanthropic Bear

Friday was the day of the big test. With some trepidation, I miss lunch and bum a lift to the hospital. In-patient radiology department, yellow zone, level 2 reception. “Take the lift down. Left, all the way to the end, … Continue reading →

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The Spaces Between…

Posted on November 1, 2014 by A Misanthropic Bear

Unbelievably, it’s been all of six months. The most unexpected and hectic six months possible. Hopefully, with some luck and a good tail wind, things will settle into a reasonable sense of normality, now that we are falling into the … Continue reading →

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