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Art & Comics
Something Positive:
I swore I'd never do another web comic. Randy (inadvertantly) inspired
me to go back on that solemn oath.
Scott McCloud: A great comics
artist & writer, and he has some of the best ideas on what a web
comic can be out there.
When I did Journey to the
West, I got lots of email from furries. I didn't know, until then,
about furries. So I poked around, and eventually found Kyoht's website.
Kyoht is NOT a furry, but she does paint anthropomorphic animals (and
dinosaurs!) Her work is simply beautiful.
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Music
Instruments
INAFA: The International Native
American Flute Association.
The Orgeon Flute Store:
A good place to start looking for Native flutes.
Windsong Flutes: Superb, Plains-style
Native flutes by Scott Loomis.
Heartsong Flutes:
J.P. Gomez makes gorgeous Native flutes. Sonicaly and aesthetically,
they are among my favorites.
Romy Benton Bamboo Woodwinds: Unique
& lovely bamboo transverse flutes.
Dreamtime:
The Didjeridu Resource: Interested in the didj? This is the
place to start learning.
Tai Hei Shakuhachi: Monty H.
Levenson's fantastic site, with scads of information on the shakuhachi,
the Japanese bamboo flute, and many flutes, books, CDs, and accessories
available..
Performers
Dave Carter
& Tracy Grammer: The best original folk music you will ever
hear. Listen to "When I Go."
Steve Roach: An ambient pioneer,
Roach has been very influential for me.
Mary Youngblood: One of
my two favorite Native American flutists. Profoundly lyrical.
Kevin Locke: The other of my
two favorite NAF players, Locke is much more traditional than Youngblood.
Stephen Kent: Probably
the most influential American didj player. A great musician who's inspired
many.
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Spirituality
Neopaganism
Silly Canar Names:
Amethyst Tygerfyre, Moonchrystal, and Silver Moon Kitten. All real,
all hilarious. Wondering what a Canar
is?
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Big Beginner Wiccan Mistakes: Now you know. So don't make them!
The Ranting Witches: Pretty self-explanatory,
really.
Why Wiccans Suck: The one,
the only, the original. Love it or hate it.
Wicca for the Rest of
Us: My favorite general Wicca page. And not just because it has
an annotated critique
of Silver Ravenwolf's destructive blather.
Breathless Noon:
The website of Amber Laine Fisher, author of A Philosophy of Wicca,
which, while not flawless, does set out to present exactly that. Fisher
is remarkably erudite, although her comparative youth is also obvious.
East Meets
West: An essay by Janet Farrar and Gavin Bone about the intersections
between their Wiccan practice and Hinduism. Grist for the mill for anyone
who truly thinks that Wicca is based in the Northern European culture
& tradition; Gardner served in Indonesia for many years. Think about
it.
Daven's Journal: A series
of strong articles (and some great rants) by a long-time member of Seax-Wica,
who is now a Druid.
Integral Spirituality
Ken Wilber Online: Wilber
is one of the most challenging thinkers around today. His ideas of integral
spirituality and art have influenced me deeply. I wish more Neopagans
would check him out.
What is Enlightenment?
My favorite magazine, hands down. As long as I ignore the ads, anyway.
Thought-provoking articles on truly creating a contemporary, engaged
spirituality, not just playing dress-up games.
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