And a few more things

[featherynscale]

• There were no winners in Mom-Call Keno. As it turned out, there had been a catastrophe of biblical proportions at Mom's house on Thanksgiving: the power went out when they were cooking dinner. So instead of the usual conversation, I got to say things like, "Wow! Your turkey took out the entire eastern seaboard!"
  
• I finally made it to Gnostic Mass with mesniu's group. It was an absolutely beautiful rite, and the fellow who was doing the priest's role has a fantastic voice for the work. Upswing of interest in the Western Mystery Traditions at my house, yay!
  
• Speaking of, can any of you magician types recommend a good book or seven on history of Western Mystery Tradition movements, groups, or bios of prominent players? I learned all of that stuff piecemeal and from some very dubious sources, so most of what I have in my head is fuzzy and likely to be incorrect.
  
• In other religious news, I think I'm going to skip the Wild Hare meeting tonight so that I can go to the monthly meeting of Kansas City Coalition for Welcoming Ministries. Their mission statement says they want to expand their focus to include non-Christian churches. I'm thinking we're willing to help with that.
  
• triadruid started kittenpants' lesbian Saturn last night! There was much rejoicing, followed quickly by complaints about the Saturn's turning radius. :)
  
• Yesterday's Gaia ritual included list-making about things for which we were grateful. My list included, but was not limited to: giant turtles, the printing press, and warm socks.

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I have to confess with regard to cookies: I spent a good three minutes that I should have been listening to the deacon in trying to remember whether or not the OTO does cookies the way that chaotes do cookies, and whether I was going to have an issue about if that did turn out to be true. I couldn't remember, so I decided it didn't matter. I have refrained from looking it up since. From that frame of reference, the cookies were tasty :)

Most of the rest of it was more in the realm of "Oh, *that* is what that looks like." I have a hard time sorting out the stage directions from the text in this sort of thing, so it's often a surprise, even when I've read the ritual.

Thanks for the book rec -- hell, at least half of what I know about the OTO I learned from you, and I appreciate that immensely. :)