seven interests

[terabient]

yeah, that bit about posting 'something substantial soon?' nooooooot happening...yet, at least.

instead, here's a meme:

Comment on this post. I will choose seven interests from your profile and you will explain what they mean and why you are interested in them. Post this along with your answers in your own journal so that others can play along.

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[lustychan.livejournal.com]

me!

[terabient]

y'ok!

magick
therianthropy
pirates!
secret of nimh
wicca
tartan terrors
goffins cockatoos

[lustychan.livejournal.com]

I'll post my answers in my own LJ after I type of Roslyn's birth story, but I'll leave them here for now :D

1) magick and 5) wicca
So, this sort of goes along with #5 (wicca). I don't really know how to describe magick except for it being the force that drives everything. I strongly believe in everything being connected and that magick is within everything as well. I suppose I see it as a life force, and as something that can be willed into use if you know what to do with it.
Wicca is a kind of Paganism. It's more modern than most other types and has it's own set of "rules", guidelines and beliefs. I became to identify with it when I was about 14 and studied it on and off throughout highschool. Now I prefer the term Witch as I find Wicca to be a bit limiting. Also, I'm an Eclectic With so I take what resonates with me from all sorts of sources and I found that using one term like Wicca just didn't work for me.

2) therianthropy
Therianthropy is the term used to describe those who are basically spiritual werecreatures. These people find they have another half, which is an animal (sometimes more than one), as a spirit. Some people believe the human and animal spirits to be seperate and others, like myself, believe theirs to be the same spirit, just with different traits. I've felt for my whole life that my spirit was something more than just human and came across this term a few years ago. I suppose it makes me sound a bit nuts, but it's how I feel. My animal side is wolf and I find I shift into that form sometimes. Some people have really dramatic shifts, but mine are more subtle. Usually it's just one side being slightly more active than the other and it often depends on the situation (for example, I might feel as though I'm 75% wolf and 25% human when on a walk in the woods, while at work I may feel the opposite).

3) pirates!
This originally came from a book by the same name by Celia Rees. It's a book about two female pirates that I really enjoyed. But really, it's also just an interest. I mean, who doesn't find pirates interesting?

4) secret of nimh
This is a children's book (and movie) that I absolutely adore. I used to watch the movie all the time when I was little and only got around to reading the book during high school (I enjoy children's books :p). It's darker than what I would normally expect of a children's book, but that's probably why I enjoy it.

6) Tartan Terrors
They are a comedy/music group from my city that typically play at renaissance festivals, although they have their own shows as well. They do comedy acts and also play various Scottish intruments (bagpipes, drums, etc). They also have highland dancers. Some of their songs (Scotland Depraved) are pretty hilarious. I first saw them when I was probably fourteen or so at the first renaissance festival I ever went to. I went every year after that, but now it doesn't exist D:

7) goffins cockatoos
A certain species of cockatoo, which is actually the smallest kind. This is the kind I have, and his name is Cyprus. I've had him since I was in grade nine and he's ten years old now.

Done! :D