{"id":505,"date":"2013-06-26T05:19:20","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T05:19:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sectofthehornedgod.wordpress.com\/?p=505"},"modified":"2014-01-03T02:54:42","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T02:54:42","slug":"the-lhp-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.thesectofthehornedgod.com\/?p=505","title":{"rendered":"The LHP Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesectofthehornedgod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/aghori-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-506\" alt=\"aghori 1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thesectofthehornedgod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/aghori-1.jpg?w=300\" width=\"300\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.thesectofthehornedgod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/aghori-1.jpg 435w, http:\/\/www.thesectofthehornedgod.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/aghori-1-300x217.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>~Mistress Babylon Consort, Sect of the Horned God<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"userContent\"><br \/>\nThere are times I wish I could sink the islands that compromise the LHP universe. The logical thing to do would be to fix the holes in at least one of the battered boats that line the dock, and sail from shore to shore. I\u2019d even <span class=\"text_exposed_show\">be willing to help repair a few, but why bother. Though that would be one step toward \u2018bigger change\u2019, you still can\u2019t lead a horse to the pond if they are happy slurping from their \u2018near autonomous\u2019 trough. What gets me thinking like this? What\u2019s most frustrating on the road I have chosen? It&#8217;s the holes in my own boat that leave me on the island drinking from a common well. The trigger for some time now has been reading of Aghori lifestyle and philosophy, as well as others that are similar to them. While I am an atheist, that does not mean that the \u2018spiritual\u2019 side of their practice is without meaning, that it cannot be incorporated. It can, should and will be. There are times I am ashamed when considering my own limited view of the world, for allowing myself to even consider entertaining the thought of engaging in the seedy rituals acted out on the island playground. On the island, my voice is merely anothers broken record when personal introspection is only skin deep. If I can\u2019t smash my own taboos, it would be arrogant to think that I smash those of others and be heard with a minimum of courtesy. It\u2019s time to go sailing.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>~Mistress Babylon Consort, Sect of the Horned God There are times I wish I could sink the islands that compromise the LHP universe. The logical thing to do would be to fix the holes in at least one of the battered boats that line the dock, and sail from shore to shore. 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