tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022031833822624446.post5912477839029083049..comments2023-10-21T04:08:52.693-07:00Comments on MY GAL: What would you save in a fire?Soror Gimelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01895588521129363780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022031833822624446.post-52215989118214424612009-05-28T11:17:04.139-07:002009-05-28T11:17:04.139-07:00As humans, I think we go through phases; the "but ...As humans, I think we go through phases; the "but I need all 9 thousand, named stuffed animals on my bed, or I won't be able to sleep" phase, the "I don't need anything but a song" phase (because, as you said, someone else is curator of the treasures), the curator phase, and finally, the leaving behind the treasures phase. I think it's the life-long process of absorbing into ourselves, the outward cues of whom we hope to be. We may cope with losing bits of our past and future selves due to fire or immigration, alzheimers, or the anger of others, but it creates a hole.<br /><br />Don't forget to tell the story of the china, when you use it!Lavanahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14295089071497942411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022031833822624446.post-18690604116365434672009-05-27T15:15:09.074-07:002009-05-27T15:15:09.074-07:00Oddly enough the bombing raids did come to mind la...Oddly enough the bombing raids did come to mind last night. It was like it was just set ablaze.<br /><br />The china is actually from occupied Japan. My grandfather brought it back for his mother - who was Hungarian. I suppose when I have more mind I will check into the mark more.Soror Gimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895588521129363780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022031833822624446.post-33005944603571037582009-05-27T05:01:52.717-07:002009-05-27T05:01:52.717-07:00I have all my occult supplies with this small hand...I have all my occult supplies with this small hand crafted case of wood with the american flag on top. The spirits gave it to me through someone else when I was looking for a portable container. It doesn't include my books and tarot cards, so they'd burn, but I'd slap my laptop on top of that case (well under, since the top of the case is curved) and skedaddle. Pretty much my entire life is on that laptop. I can replace the books. I have some fiction books, particular illustrative ones for symbolic work (Star Wars and Star Trek are really good for that) and it'd suck to replace them, but they're replacable.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04662349728666711733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8022031833822624446.post-57039765744954523742009-05-27T03:06:43.680-07:002009-05-27T03:06:43.680-07:00At one point, I condensed 32 years of my life into...At one point, I condensed 32 years of my life into eight boxes and left them at my father's house before I moved to Europe. My father developed Alzheimer's before he retired. His girlfriend/commom-law wife helped him pack up and move. Neither he, nor the girlfriend, nor anyone else remembers seeing my boxes.<br /><br />I was reminded of the stories my mother and grandmother and other German relatives told of losing everything they owned in night-time bombing raids.<br /><br />Poof! Gone! That's how quickly we can be separated from our possessions. Truly, the only things we really possess are what we carry inside.<br /><br />By the way: what brand of Hungarian porcelain is it? Some of that old stuff is pretty valuable these days.Theo Huffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11832438171790956528noreply@blogger.com