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ARE WE EXILES? Have faith ye Revelers…

Posted in New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , , on November 20, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Have you ever felt that holidays exist only to keep your family from falling apart? Have you ever had the feeling that there is something missing, be it life, from a plastic skeleton? Have you ever wondered if meaningful ritual only happens over there, in a place you’ve never been, during a time you’ll never [...]

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE TOAST

Posted in New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , on November 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

At the party minds and voices swirl to the momentum of small semi-autonomous gatherings as people respond in body to one another’s stories. Some taken with the absurdity of a joke’s end allow their smile to release into cacophonous laughter, while others who have heard something terrible console with a sympathetic brow. The party is [...]

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NEW OLD HALLOWEEN 2009 RECAP: Guests of Honor

Posted in All That is Sacred, Holidays, New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , , on November 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The arrival of Halloween’s guest of honor is a much anticipated event in any home celebrating the New Old Halloween Tradition. This year the Hermetic Review‘s very own Molly Q, along with her wonderful roommate Angelica, took on the responsibility of transporting Jack of the Lanterns who, with the help of both Molly and Angelica, [...]

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PATRON SAINT as EXQUISITE CORPSE

Posted in All That is Sacred, New Old Traditions, tagged , , , , on November 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Every gathering of Revelers in the name of the New Old Traditions manifests its own unique Patron Saint, whom we conjure through the collective practice of Exquisite Corpse.

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