This needs recording for posterity.

[flewellyn]

So I got to see my old college friend, Monique, today. I had not seen her since college, which was quite some time ago, and so we hung out and ate food and talked of many things.

At one point, she groused about fluffy, flakey neopagans who adopt Native American identities and practices in an attempt to be "special" (Monique's family is Lakota and Mandan). I laughed so hard at what she said, that I decided it must be shared here:

*squeaky voice* "Hi, I'm Rainbow Flowerfarter Woman, and this is my husband, Chafe Turdgargler Warrior!"

Comments

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

Well, you might be better off. From what Monique told me, a person who speaks with spirits gets "used up" by the process, and eventually dies young. It's an arduous and taxing calling, and not for the faint of heart or faint of butt.

used up and spit out

[lucretiasheart.livejournal.com]

That's not true-- lots of mediums (spirit talkers) make it to old age. You just have to know where to draw your limits and how to recharge. STUPID mediums, however...? Not so lucky. It pays to know what the hell you're doing, I tell ya. =^P

Anyway, I meant Medicine Woman in the physical and spiritual Healer sense-- apparently, I SUCK as a healer. Don't have a natural affinity for herbs or human biology according to Nahili's tests.

Re: used up and spit out

[flewellyn.livejournal.com]

I don't think she was just talking about mediums, though. These people are definitely more well-done.

Re: used up and spit out

[lucretiasheart.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm...