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Why Initiation Made Me Love Solitary Wicca

"Initiation" here is in the context of admission into a group, although from the sounds of it the rite she underwent also provoked initiation in the mystical sense (which is something I think comes through other humans, not from them directly - it is the Gods or spirits who are the real enactors of such an initiation, and can hypothetically happen spontaneously to a solitary). She makes an interesting point about how important it is to find the right group or teachers if you're thinking of getting involved with an "initiation" and how glad she is she waited and was solitary/non-initiatory for so long.

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http://howconservativesdrovemeaway.blogspot.com/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-vs-tea-party.html

"Occupy Wall Street, at its core, is a reaction to the increasing power and influence of large corporations. The Tea Party, at its core, is a reaction to the government's constant interference with private enterprise. But wait a minute—aren't those things connected? [...] Yeah, I'm oversimplifying, but only a little. The greatest threat to our economy is neither corporations nor the government. The greatest threat to our economy is both of them working together."

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UK doctors advised gonorrhoea has turned drug resistant

Alarming in itself, of course, but apparently this is the fourth drug it's developed resistance to.