AMORC's Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum in San Jose, California. The grounds and exhibits at "Rosicrucian Park" are magnificent and worth a trip. The statue at the front is of Taweret, goddess of childbirth and fertility. Years ago, while I was living in San Diego, California, I was a member of AMORC. AMORC, calling themselves the Rosicrucians, was then headquartered in San Jose, California. They became famous for advertising everywhere, and to this day I contend that their instructions give a good but simple liberal arts education, especially for those who did not attend college. Most people know about their home training. I was told that this was the brainchild of their (modern) founder,

Do you know this guy? His name is Elias Howe, Jr. He lived from 1819 to 1867. He's famous for taking the idea of a machine that can be used to sew, adding some important innovations (perhaps most importantly, the lock stitch), and patenting the grandfather of all modern sewing machines. But I don't want to discuss him. Instead, I'd like to introduce you to another Elias Howe, Jr. He lived from 1820 to 1895. Here's what he looked like: Although they chose to wear a similar style of face hair, they were definitely not the same person and were probably not even related. This second Howe picked up a fiddle when he was a boy and learned by listening to other fiddlers in the New England

Join me at the #moonchat Twitter party on 8/31 as we discuss magick!

...and Tweet me...live! It's tomorrow, Wednesday August 31, at 2:00 p.m. Central (3:00 p.m. Eastern; Noon Pacific). Twitter parties/hashtags are simple! Just enter #MoonChat into the search field of Twitter. This will bring up all tweets that contain #MoonChat, including mine, for this party! By doing this, you will see all tweets related to our particular conversation without having to follow all the people who are in on the chat. The page should refresh automatically as new Tweets come in. We'll be talking...er, writing..er, tweeting about magick, magick, and more magick. This Twitter Party is part of Llewellyn's celebratory activities to mark our 110th Anniversary. It's just 30