THE FORSAKEN - All Hallow's Eve by PhoenixRose

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

It's the 31st Down Under, so I'm starting this a day early for us in the States. More time to party like Forsaken!

Forsaken history and thread list can be found here:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=23312

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Monday, October 30, 2006 3:01 AM

NICODEMUS

FIRST!!!!!! yay.
*Dances around the fire like the crazy person he is.*

oh yeah, and I brought a friend to the party, his name's Eddie. Only problem is that he seems to have attracted an angry mob. I don't know, kids these days.

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(Thx to Desktop Hippie for the banner)
If you find yourself getting too worked up about stuff that isn't real (RP Threads etc), then go outside, breathe in some fresh air and try feeding the ducks. (Because ducks don't care about your politics, religion, skin colour, choice of music or even your haircut. They like everyone, provided you bring them food.)

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Monday, October 30, 2006 3:04 AM

MRT

Second!!

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Monday, October 30, 2006 3:05 AM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Check it out! I'm a witch!

I posted this already... didn't I? Oh well.
Maybe I should ahve taken a shot with my wand and athame. But y'all have seen my athame...
Meh!

*dances 'round the fire*

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Monday, October 30, 2006 3:26 AM

NICODEMUS

I think it fitting that we have a live band here tonight (they were going to play at the pub, but they weren't able to fit all the pyrotechnics inside. With what I feel to be an appropriate level of tongue-in-cheek humor, horror costumes, and heavy music, all the way from Finland, the winners of Eurovision 2006, LORDI.

With songs such as this, and 'My Heaven is Your Hell', they seem suited to tonight's festivities.
See http://www.lordi.fi for more info.

For the second part of the live entertainment, we have a performer who may be slightly better known in the USA than Lordi. I speak of none other than Rob Zombie.

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Monday, October 30, 2006 3:34 AM

MAGDALENA

"No power in the 'verse can stop me!"

... I'm revealing my true crush... Alan Rickman! Oh - to be by a pyre on All Hallows Eve with him! *sigh*

Enjoy my fellow-forsaken...

Magda x x x

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Monday, October 30, 2006 4:19 AM

mornin' again Forsaken, and happy Samhein.

The live music sounds great, and I suppose we will need plenty of food and drink (of both varieties, of course), so maybe I should get started on a menu of sorts.

Yay for Alan Rickman indeed, one of my favorite actors.

~Jimi
jimi dot spettel at gmail dot com
Self-Proclaimed Grand Vizier of Georgia

- Animation by DesktopHippie

"Marijuana not only should be legal, it should be manditory." - Bill Hicks

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Monday, October 30, 2006 4:53 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"

Good (?) day to all the Forsaken! HAPPY SAMHEIN, INDEED!!

Ack! For some reason I thought I had another day. I mean, I knew tomorrow was Tuesday, and I knew tomorrow was All Hallow's E'en, and I knew today was Monday. But I didn't get that today was the 30th. Does anybody else do s

t like that? My brain works like that ALL the FRAKIN' TIME!

I'm hoping to have a Druid of a good time. (Everybody notice that Stonehenge is on the short-list for the "new" Seven Wonders of the World? Shiny!!

Quote:
Originally posted by RiverIsMyGoddess:
Quote:
Originally posted by JonnyQuest:
Thought surely if anyone had things to confess a group called the Forsaken would.

I figure that there are plenty of things to confess, but the Forsaken don't seem like the kinda folks who would participate in such activities.

Quote:
Originally posted by PhoenixRose: Confess? But I've done nothing I would consider wrong

Frankly, I didn't think so.

But I thought, just in case someone felt...a irresistable urge to blurt out the one fatal flaw or most grievous (not General) act they'd ever been party to, here was an opportunity. Kind of a most embarassing moment with a sinister twist.

"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"

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Monday, October 30, 2006 4:57 AM

MSG

Magda- oh good now I'm drooling at school

Ok had to put this up for our Forsaken Mommy FMF

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:00 AM

JONNYQUEST

"Did he just go crazy and fall asleep?"

All Hail the Rickman!

Magda, Dahling, it's so good to hear from you. As always.

EDIT: And, of course, itty bitty MsG. (Love to see you pirouetting with a freshly unloaded firearm...)

"Well, here I am...Does that seem right to you?"

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:05 AM

MAVOURNEEN

MsG- Where are you finding all of these great cat pics? Trash Cat is great. Photobucket?

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:13 AM

MSG

Mavoureen its from
http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/cats.htm

There are some great ones there...like this

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:25 AM

MAVOURNEEN

Thanks for the good giggle! I liked the cat with the Irish Setter, for some perverse reason...

My coworkers and I laughed-

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:25 AM

REDLAVA

Happy Halloween Forsaken!!!!!!!!!!

Everybody always has the advantage over us, but that's what makes us special...and Browncoats.

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:37 AM

I love that avatar RedLava, and hopefully I can see the cat piture(s) at home, as they are blocked by fed firewall at the moment.

~Jimi
jimi dot spettel at gmail dot com
Self-Proclaimed Grand Vizier of Georgia

- Animation by DesktopHippie

"Marijuana not only should be legal, it should be manditory." - Bill Hicks

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Monday, October 30, 2006 7:24 AM

Good Morning Forsaken! MsG, I've enjoyed all of your cat pics, too.

I made a web site to introduce my friends to the 'Verse.
http://web.mac.com/arcadianlc

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Monday, October 30, 2006 7:28 AM

KELKHIL

Howdy howdy Forsaken!

*brings in some s'more fixens*

Was gonna put these out in the Pub but since this is the Forsaken's Holiday figured they should go here!

*An Army of large men enter the thread carrying tables, coolers full of food and every drink imaginable*

Lets party!

Kelkhil

The Shirtless Forsaken

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Monday, October 30, 2006 7:35 AM

PAGANPAUL

Good day to all my FORSAKEN people!

Woo hoo! Yesterday at church (yes, I attend a pagan-friendly UU church every Sunday) I officiated at our Samhain ritual for the muggles... I mean the congregation, both Pagan and non-Pagan alike, and as part of it we used the Samhain poem I posted in the last thread.

PEOPLE LOVED IT!

Tina and I alternated the speaking parts, and we had a young girl from the congregation who was dressed as a witch (yep, we encouraged everyone to wear a Halloween costume to church) come up and play the part of the girl.

As part of the service, I also dedicated a doorway to the dead and invited the departed to come through and visit with their loved ones during the service. I then did a guided meditation, where the entire congregation passed through the doorway and visited the Land of the Ancestors for a while.

People came up afterward and told me it was one of the most moving services we'd had at the church in years. It was a lot of work preparing for it, but it was soooooooo worth it!

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Originally posted by Nicodemus:
For the second part of the live entertainment, we have a performer who may be slightly better known in the USA than Lordi. I speak of none other than Rob Zombie.

I love Rob Zombie! I dressed as him for Halloween in 2002. Unfortunately I have no pictures.

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Monday, October 30, 2006 7:38 AM

Happy almost Halloween! Thought I'd drag out all the spooky stuff...

Deb

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Monday, October 30, 2006 7:46 AM

PaganPaul, that is so cool! I'm bascically agnostic, but I think I'd like your church. There should be more places like your church, that are open to more than one view.

Merry...Happy...woohoo! Samhain!

Deb

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Monday, October 30, 2006 7:55 AM

PaganPaul, the service you described sounds great, and though I do not believe in any of it, I still would have liked to be there to see it, and I am sure that it was moving nonetheless.

~Jimi
jimi dot spettel at gmail dot com
Self-Proclaimed Grand Vizier of Georgia

- Animation by DesktopHippie

"Marijuana not only should be legal, it should be manditory." - Bill Hicks

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Monday, October 30, 2006 8:09 AM

PAGANPAUL

Excerps from the Samhain service...

Today we are here to honor our beloved dead. Samhain is when the veil between the worlds is thinnest, and we can call to those who have gone on before us, and they will hear us. Death is merely a door which opens to another life, and today that doorway will be opened, the threshold will be bridged.

To facilitate this, we will dedicate this doorway to the dead, so that they may come through and find us more easily, here on this side of the veil. This portal will be only temporary, for the duration of our service, and nothing may pass through that intends us any harm.

I open this doorway in the name of the Lord and Lady, so that those who wish us no harm may pass through the veil, and once again be with the loved ones that they have left behind. Join us for just a short time longer. We invite loved ones who have passed away, particularly those who have crossed over recently, to return to us today. Join us now, and be remembered.

I stand in this doorway, in a place that is not a place, and a time that is not in time. In this doorway, we are neither in the past nor the future, nor are we in our accustomed world, but are in the eternal present in the Summer Lands, the Lands of the Dead, the Realm of our Ancestors.

This time of year, the New Year, is a time for reflection. We should look behind us at the past year, and begin to assess what we have done with our year... and what we have failed to do. We should look at what we must leave behind in order to move ahead. We should look back on friends and loved ones who have gone beyond the veil and remember them.

Let us now prepare to journey to their realm.

First, relax your body. Close your eyes, and concentrate on your breath, and feel a wave of relaxation as it moves through your body from your toes until it washes over the top of your head. Breathe in, and feel the current pull up. Breathe out, and feel it running over. Breathe in, and out, until you are completely relaxed.

In this meditation, you will journey to meet an ancestor. Remember that an ancestor is a person from your past, who is no longer living, who has helped shape the person you are today. This ancestor may be a predecessor from your bloodline or a person who has given you a meaningful tradition or philosophical basis, such as an adopted relative, a teacher, or a mentor.

Now picture yourself in your mind, as your spirit, your essence, stands up and approaches the door we have dedicated to the departed. In your mind, walk through that doorway now.

You stand on a sea shore facing the setting sun. Watch the waves as they come to the shore. You notice a boat pulled up on the sand. Board the vessel now, and you will be carried over the sea to the Island of the Ancestors.

The sun has now set, and the night is clear. The waxing moon is rising over your shoulder, and you hear the gentle rolling of water past your boat.

You see an island emerging before you. The boat stops at the shore and you see a grove of apple trees. There is a moonlit path between the trees. Follow it.

Ahead is a mound. In the front of the mound is a doorway made of two immense upright stones. The door swings open. There are two torches burning that light a narrow passageway slanting down into the earth. At the far end of the passage is a faint red glow. Proceed through a corridor as it inclines downward.

You emerge into a shadowy great hall. In the center is a hearth with the glowing embers of a large fire. Seated before the fire, facing away from you, is a hooded figure. On the other side of the fire is a bench. You circle halfway around the hearth and sit facing the figure. This is your ancestor. Greet this person warmly.

You may now ask your ancestor one question. It may be about his or her contributions to your life or your family; it may be to clarify something about yourself, or about your future. Ask your question now, and your ancestor will answer.

When you have finished, your ancestor gives you a gift, a token of help and guidance. Look at it now and see what it is.

In a fair exchange, your ancestor now asks you a question. Answer as best you can.

You realize that you also have a gift for your ancestor. Look at it, and present it to your ancestor with thanks.

You stand and complete your circle around the hearth, back to behind the ancestor. You quickly pass out of the mound and walk back along the path to the shore where the boat waits for you.

Boarding the ship, you return to the far shore just as the first light of dawn is breaking over the eastern horizon, and you see the doorway leading you back to the realm of the living. You cross through the doorway, back into our realm, into the New Year. You walk back into our church, and as the doorway to the other realm closes behind you, you return to your seat.

As you settle back into your body in this realm, become aware of your breathing once again.

At your own pace, return to our circle, bringing your experiences and your ancestor’s token with you. Do not be surprised if you find that the token you received on the other side manifests itself here on a physical plane in the next few weeks.

Open your eyes, and be with us once again. Welcome back to the realm of the living!

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Monday, October 30, 2006 1:52 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION

Quote:
Originally posted by msg:
Magda- oh good now I'm drooling at school

Ok had to put this up for our Forsaken Mommy FMF

I choose to rise instead of fall- U2

That is so cool!

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Bestower of Titles, Designer of Tshirts, Maker of Mottos, Keeper of the Pyre

I am on The List. We are The Forsaken and we aim to burn!
"We don't fear the reaper"

FORSAKEN original

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Monday, October 30, 2006 2:08 PM

I'm lovin' all the kitty pics. It's even more fun tryin' to find 'em.

So tomorrow night PsychoBilly, BabySis, GND, and yours truly are goin' to git some candy. I never came up with a costume so I need suggestions.

Help me Forsaken. You're my only hope.

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Monday, October 30, 2006 2:12 PM

PENGUIN

Put on some devil horns and go as a Forsaken!

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Monday, October 30, 2006 2:23 PM

PP that was truly beautiful. Thank you for sharing.

NVG, Forsaken sounds about right. You could carry an unheated s'more on a stick, ask every house if they have a pyre. You could also go nekkid, but you might get arrested for that!

Deb

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Monday, October 30, 2006 2:26 PM

Thanks Penguin and SS. I'm so out of it I didn't even think of those ones. But are they really costumes? And the nekkid might incite more pointing and laughing than police involvement.

So I'm makin' a FORSAKEN sighn to hang around my neck, gettin' some horns, and of course the smore accessory will rock!

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Monday, October 30, 2006 2:36 PM

nvghostrider, you could wear a black jacket, black pants, and a white shirt with a crown. You can tell everyone that you are "King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa." Of course you would need someone from FFF.net to know that you were Penguin.

I made a web site to introduce my friends to the 'Verse.
http://web.mac.com/arcadianlc

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Monday, October 30, 2006 2:41 PM

Seein' as he is on my list of Heroes, that would be awesome! But any crown would not compare to the one Penguin wears.

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Monday, October 30, 2006 2:52 PM

PENGUIN

Damn straight!

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Monday, October 30, 2006 3:05 PM

He is the Iowa king. He can do anything.

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Monday, October 30, 2006 3:12 PM

Absolutely! He can do anything. If I ever need a costume of my favorite HERO, it would be penguin!

I made a web site to introduce my friends to the 'Verse.
http://web.mac.com/arcadianlc

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Monday, October 30, 2006 3:53 PM

PENGUIN

King of the Mythical Land that is Iowa

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Monday, October 30, 2006 4:00 PM

Thats just frickin' cool.

And thats why he's my hero.

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Monday, October 30, 2006 4:03 PM

Penguin, that is just creepy!

Here's 2 for the funny cat lovers.

Deb

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Monday, October 30, 2006 4:14 PM

New heading for Karate Kitty pic

"I don't know karate
but I know kar-azy!'
-James Brown

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Monday, October 30, 2006 4:35 PM

Aaaah, yes, my HERO Penguin with the pirate heart. LOL

SweetSerenditiy, great cat pics. I like Nvghostrider's new caption. That cat looks kar-azy.

I made a web site to introduce my friends to the 'Verse.
http://web.mac.com/arcadianlc

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Monday, October 30, 2006 4:57 PM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Yaaaay, look at what I found in the BSR when I got up! (I messed with it a little, to make it suit my fiery self)

It would suit me even more if it said 'Pagan' but hey, that's all right!

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:16 PM

Cool, PhoenixRose!

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:27 PM

SHINYKITTEN

woohooo! happy halloween everyone!!

i totally forgot it was halloween today (WAY to stressed out of my mind with stupid uni crap) and i went to the shops and all the check-out people at coles were wearing big black witch's hats and halloween themed t-shirts!
are we having some sort of party?? oh, yes, of course we are!! yay!!

everyone get down with your funky self around that pyre!

(hmm, i really gonna have to go and get some halloween-y emoticon thingys...)

EDIT: well, here is something i bought at supanova on the weekend..

i couldn't resist! it was too cute!!

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I'm a Librarian...don't make me shush your ass!!

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:33 PM

Happy Halloween!

Here's a Jack=o-lantern to give a little extra light around the pyre for nekkid or costume dancing.

I made a web site to introduce my friends to the 'Verse.
http://web.mac.com/arcadianlc

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:42 PM

Happy Halloween all. See everyone later

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Monday, October 30, 2006 5:46 PM

KELKHIL

Quote:
Originally posted by nvghostrider:
I'm lovin' all the kitty pics. It's even more fun tryin' to find 'em.

So tomorrow night PsychoBilly, BabySis, GND, and yours truly are goin' to git some candy. I never came up with a costume so I need suggestions.

Help me Forsaken. You're my only hope.

Like I need to say it....ZOMBIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are real easy to due and loads of fun. A little toilet paper and some water, some cover up (perferrably not your shade), red food coloring, black food coloring for your mouth. Easy as pie!

Kelkhil

The Shirtless Forsaken

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Monday, October 30, 2006 7:38 PM

DANCINGNEKO

Happy Halloweeen NVG and everyone else.

My quickie suggestion: A crown to wear on your head, nice "going out" clothing, and one of those "Hello, My name is:" stickers (on which you should write "King of all Londinum").

For me, I think I'll just dress fairly normally and grin evilly, cackle, and say (when I get asked what I am for Halloween) "your worst nightmare."

...btw, has anyone seen the chocolate hottub lately? And where are the BDH-clones?

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Monday, October 30, 2006 8:42 PM

BERNARDBROWNCOAT

heya forsaken! happy:
all souls
all saints
winter solstice (ok, maybe not the solstice)

)
Halloween
and All Hallows Eve!

get this, i wore my nightmare before christmas button badge of Jack to work and my boss MADE me take it off as it "wasn't fitting with the corporate uniform and image of the company."
Crap!
oh and work kinda wants to fire me...
Double Crap!!

------------------------------------------------Our tasty grooves are better then a chicken chow mien! Cause it's just the PICK OF DESTINY!!!

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Monday, October 30, 2006 9:39 PM

You think you know--what's to come, what you are. You haven't even begun.

Thanks, Bernard, but it's not the winter solstice. I know because it isn't my birthday, and the winter solstice is my birthday

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Monday, October 30, 2006 9:46 PM

BERNARDBROWNCOAT

opps! jumping the gun a bit! i do enjoy the solstice though, where i am (down in Australia) we have a 'Winter Magic' festival, fun fun!!
thanks phoenixrose, i'll edit that.

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Our tasty grooves are better then a chicken chow mien! Cause it's the PICK OF DESTINY!!!

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Tuesday, October 31, 2006 2:12 AM