Yep, another online radio show was crazy enough to ask me to be on as a guest. I will be a guest on Isis Paranormal Radio on Sunday July 27, 2008 from 6-7pm eastern. Be sure to tune in!

Listen to the sound of my voice. Or, um, read the words on your screen. You’re getting sleepy. Sleepier. What does hypnosis have to do with Magical Buffet Mythology? Well, not to sound like the father from “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” but hypnosis comes from the Greek word hypnos, and Hypnos is actually the Greek god of sleep…so there you go.

Personally, I’m fascinated by magical practices. I’m intrigued by all types of belief, but the various designs, systems, and practices of the occult easily make my top ten of things I never get tired of learning about. However, something I find more intriguing than magical systems is magical practitioners themselves. Every time you read a book about a system of magic you may think you’re getting a glimpse of the magician behind it, but in my experience you’re rarely seeing more than a carefully crafted, small facet of the author (obviously there are exceptions).

On July 7, 2008 LifeSiteNews.com reported that a Brazilian judge has ordered the removal of a Catholic priest’s book from bookstores. Father Jonas Abib’s book, titled Yes, Yes! No, No! Reflections on Healing and Liberation, cautions readers about the dangers of the occult, which includes the Afro-Brazilian religion Spiritualism.

The name Rose Rosetree should be familiar to long time Magical Buffet readers. Why? Well, there was this and this. It’s safe to call Rose a friend of the Buffet. I was dumbfounded and flattered when she invited me to write a guest post for her blog about enlightenment. What follows is that piece.

My mother has always been a letter writer. I speak on the phone with her once a week and still, more often than not, I receive a handwritten letter between calls. More important to this story is the fact that she has never been afraid to write letters to strangers.

Here at The Magical Buffet we have a grand, yet simple dream of global domination. Unfortunately we currently have a marketing budget of $0.00. Have you ever tried to launch a campaign of global conquest with zero dollars? It’s tough! Help us on our quest by spreading the word about The Magical Buffet! Do you …

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Rejoice for season two of The Boondocks released on DVD this week! I’m consistently amazed that more of my friends don’t watch this show. I love it! Not only is it insanely funny and filled with honest, topical messages, but the art for the show is beautiful. It’s a show that appeals to all five …

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I feel safe in saying that Cyndi Lauper is irrefutable evidence of the divine. Seriously, think about that voice. Never in all the eons of evolution has there ever been a voice like that, and once she’s gone I feel safe in saying that there never will be again. I mean there will be another …

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In this new age of impish, whimsical, pretty little pixie fairies, like those Amy Brown and NeNe Thomas portray, it’s easy to forget that in times past the fair folk were generally annoying at best, and deadly at worst. The gwyllion of Wales is an interesting example of this.