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Signs That You May be a TechnoPagan
* If casting the circle changes an (int) to a (float) ...
* If drawing down a circle is a POST (power on self test) ...
* If erecting the temple entails formatting more than 4 disks ...
* If passing the cakes and ale entails using a /me command ...
* If the address of your covenstead begins with http:// ...
* If you calculate the phases of the moon with Windows '95 ...
* If you call the Watch Towers on your cell-tell ...
* If you do cord magick with ethernet ...
* If you do most of your correspondence by email and sign off with Blessed Be ...
* If you don't call it a ritual, you call it a Macro ...
* If you draw down the moon using a light-pen ...
* If you end a circle with Ctl-Alt-Del ...
* If you have ever attached ribbons to a May Pole using a staple gun ...
* If you invite the God and Goddess to come online ...
* If you keep a Disk of Shadows (with encrypted backups) ...
* If you participate in online rituals more than you do FTF ...
* If you refer to deities using 3-letter acronyms (ODN, LKI, THR) ...
* If you refer to eclectic ritual as cross-platforming ...
* If you refer to solitary practice as a stand alone ...
* If you ritually down your server for Samhain ...
* If you tap into the collective unconscious using Netscape ...
* If your Beltane ritual includes more than one news group ...
* If your Book of Shadows has a 6-digit version number ...
* If your OBE's begin with a netsplit ...
* If your Star Trek screen-saver signals when your meditation period is over ...
* If your Yule ritual involves defragmentation ...
* If your altar cloth is a mouse pad ...
* If your altar has a keyboard ...
* If your athame has a SCSI interface ...
* If your candles have batteries ...
* If your cauldron is a crock-pot ...
* If your chimes are electronic ...
* If your circle is a token ring ...
* If your cone of power has a surge suppressor ...
* If your coven is spread over a 12,000 sq. mi. area ...
* If your crystal ball has a horizontal-hold control ...
* If your daemons collect news for you ...
* If your deities include Murphy and Gates ...
* If your drumming is done on a CD player (pre-recorded) ...
* If your familiar is a computer mouse ...
* If your herbs are always mail-ordered (express, overnight) ...
* If your idea of a great retreat has a Computer City, electricity, and a TV nearby ...
* If your incense is by Glade ...
* If your magic wand is a light pen ...
* If your magical name, email address, and online name are all the same ...
* If your magical writing is done in binary code or C++ ...
* If your patron deity has a homepage ...
* If your pentacle is made of computer chips ...
* If your ritual robes conceal a pocket protector ...
* If your search for truth involves regular expressions ...
* If your tarot cards multi-task ...
* If your technician compains about the wax and incense ash on your motherboard ...
* If, instead of asking what tradition someone comes from, you ask what operating system
they run ...
* And finally, if, when your quarter candles burn out, the UPS backup system kicks in ...
... well, you just might be a TechnoPagan! |