The Adventures of Commodore Shizlan

                   
    Here ye!–Hear we!

Activities projection for the Elysian Dream bazaar

at Sea Dog Nights & Gypsy Days 2006

www.seadognights.com

Greetings one and all,

This year the mediterranean-style Grecian FriendShip kasbah, The Elysian Dream,

and its allies, the Dragon’s Den, and the Leopard Lounge, have the following

new items/services to offer our paradise:

* espresso

* custom chai

* Viking coffee

* assorted shisha flavors for Anubis

* Thunderdome-style tournaments

* tarot readings by Sir Raven

* fiber-optic faerie wings

* fimo horny horns

* Tropical Mead

* Chenin Mead

* Elysian Mead

And introducing the new additions to the Elysian Fleet:

* "The Eastern Star" Chinese junk Casino FriendShip

* "The Headhunter" Barbarian-Pirate GuardianShip

Back again at the kasbah/mercado are the favorites:

* coffee/tea

* chai latte

* Elysian Bliss

* turkish coffee

* Raspelderberry Wine

* Merlin’s Magnificent Mocha Magic

* Kobi San Lukas 2003 Niagra Wine

* Fibernapricot Niagra Wine

* Rose Petal Niagra Wine

* Dragon’s Den Incenses

* Dragon Lanterns

* Weaponry

There will be the following performance art opportunities:

* Friday kissing auction

* Saturday goods/services auction

* vaudeville performances

* story telling for kids

* theatrical skits

* fire dancing

* tribal fusion

If you dream to present your art on stage or in the marketplace,

or would like to be involved in the above mentioned,

let it be knowne…for the benefit of All.

elysium@circlesoflightalliance.org

Positions needed within the kasbah:

* builders

* baristas

* runners

* stage manager

* auctioneers

* performers

* executioner

* sentries

* stunt doubles

* bearded lady

* trained pidgeons

* elephants

* monkeys

Contact the following Ambassadors with questions

or for details regarding these topics:

* Angel

* Shizlan

* Aviendha

* Benu

elysium@circlesoflightalliance.org

Activities projection for the Gypsy Stage

Special thanks goes to JeZeBeLe for reprinted text

associated with the Gypsy Stage schedule:

We will be working together with

the neighboring caravans to ensure that

the group creation is safe, stimulating and inspiring.

www.geocities.com/aseadoggypsy/

This roster has been updated as of 7/10/06 at Midnight.

Greetings and Welcome to the Seadogs Gypsy Stage events roster.

Here you will find information about the instructors and events hosted on Gypsy Stage. Enjoy!

Special Thank you to all the instructors this year.

I would also like to thank Katherine Wells de Risio at the House of Fools

for volunteering to help on stage and during the parade.

This years Gypsy stage events are planned Friday evening,

Saturday All day and Sunday Afternoon.

There is a link with a updated tentative schedule on the right side of this page in the links section.

~ JeZeBeLe the Seadog Gypsy!

www.geocities.com/aseadoggypsy/

Gypsy Stage Planning and Information

Name: JeZeBeLe the Seadog Gypsy

Email:

gnostica@efn.org

 

The Grace Accord

We shall not leave our allies out in the cold without due and thorough process.

In every conflict we shall remember our love for each other keeps us united.

We shall not mislead our allies to ends unsupportive of the greater good.

In every situation we shall seek the path of least resistance and trauma.

For the sake of imperfect memory, we shall encourage written agreements.

We shall always attempt to diffuse the bomb first–lest it blow up in our faces.

– Shizlan (Shootingstar) 9/2005

For the Circles of Light Alliance

(continued from prior entry)

The Sanctuary of a Shell (part 2)

"As I sit on this curb at the Shell station

in Shenaniganish, WA, I ponder the deeper meaning

behind all of this –believe it or not,

I am actually enjoying myself.

"My faith is strong, perhaps without bound,

that this will make sense…in time.  Yes, I do feel that I am

made stronger by this which does not quite kill me.

And I ponder risk and the ramifications

of these decisions we’ve made.

"I see many distortions of reality going on

around me.  Through those I am

receiving a painful reminder…

of what cruelty humans are capable of. "

[end part 2]

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[part 3]

"Through the height of it another voice was speaking,

be it angel or devil, on which shoulder I don’t know,

but it suggested that I give in and admit to being

a no-good worthless liar of a scumbag human.*

"To commit such an act of untruth may have brought me

a more favourable forcast for my near future, but,

but in the long run the picture I saw was

much worse than the reality I am

presently experiencing.

For had I done so, it would not have been in service to

the interests of my self nor the greater selves’ good.

[The meaning of the name "Luke" that I've always

identified with most is:  the bringer of light and truth.]

" I have a pretty clear limit to the amount of

negativity and abuse that I will tolerate."

*:  [This arose over the paramount issue of a Starbucks muffin,

which my sister had sent me off with when I left Eugene--

the issue  for him was that I didn't buy a muffin

when we visited a Starbucks that day.]

[One of the brighter facets to all of this

came through in a gem of literary production

which I wrote directly after "The Sanctuary of a Shell."

The next document has been a project in the works

for many years, perhaps since the beginning--

an edict of guidelines set down to preserve

our common ground, the space of peace

within a circle of light  creates Elysium,

paradise, for all who choose it.

[continued in "The Grace Accord"]

Well, here I arr again–

been a long time since ‘dem days.

What have I been up to since my last entry?  Hmmm.  LOTS.

Well, to catch up, here’s a story of one or two steps forward

and three, four? five? steps back–

heh–umm…yeah, ’nuff said.

Okay, after the Gathering of the Tribes , I returned to

the Seattle area for a large salvage job associated with

Happy Valley and the Longhouse.  This mission had

two distinct purposes.  First was to expand relations

with the Happy Valley project to pave the way for

future events, namely a Northern Sea Dog Nights,

and secondly, it seemed to me that ACE/RA, or

the alliance of "that which we arr,"

stood to gain tremendously.

I was to keep 60% of the Ebay sales of items

that were not deemed important to keep around,

get rid of the items that were just plain garbage,

and move to Happy Valley the possessions

he wished to keep–of which many were

to later be moved to a "POS" torpedo salvage ship

docked in Coos Bay, Oregon [which he planned

to transform into a high class outfit for

sea kayaking tours (I was to be the cook,

but, alas, that is a story we never got to.)]

One thing was plainly evident, though,

over the twenty years he had been on his land

he did manage to accumulate some grand valuables.

He had 5 or so large diesel generators, enough power

for a small carnival, and a few vehicles, including

a military supply/communications truck,

an REO Speedwagon, what he claimed was

the very one that made the band famous,

and many classic volvos (his ex-wife’s infatuation

was rivaled only by Bhagwan’s love for Roles Royces.)

Of course, there were also priceless books

and records, tools and computer supplies,

and a mobile home type camper shell

that would fit my own Chevy diesel

and get this show on the road!

Obviously I didn’t have hopes he would just

give me/us any of the above mentioned items,

but I knew he was eager enough to rid himself

of the volume of clutter that chances were good

he would have made us a fine offer.

At ten dollars an hour wage on top of all that,

I think I could have afforded to pick us up

some useful items for the movement.

However, as if getting back up there quickly wasn’t hard enough,

two days to move completely out of Daphne Singingtree’s,

then promised a ride all the way by Arius MacPhearson,

(who left me hanging without communication

the hour we agreed to leave) I spent the last

of the money I had and took the

Coastal Starlight in the end–

the worst was still to come.

I was told this guy can’t get along with anyone–sadly,

but moreso, I didn’t heed the warning, thinking my tact

and diplomacy skills would get me through.

After just a day of familiarization together, all of a sudden,

he demanded from behind raised fists, I should add, that

I admit to being a psychotic liar and adopt his view

that the prior 30 years of my life were wasted

living in dillusion.

In this ultimatum I was to admit to all of the above

and allow him to "retrain" me in the ways of being a human

or be dropped off at the city transit bus stop with all my belongings.

After determining the best direction to walk, I hefted my bags and cases

on all available appendages, and followed my inner compass to a Shell station

where the attendants took me in and gave me some creature comforts.

To this day I think perhaps I shouldn’t have returned

the $100 bill that Bill Chaplin fronted me–

for without it, I fell from my position

of very far out on a limb, down, down,

down into the uncomfortable arms of destitution.

Here I will share what came of my time there

waiting for my allies:

"The Sanctuary of a Shell" (part one)

"Living an impeccable life of integrity is not easy.

To say you do is not difficult, of course.

But to live it, walk it, and be, in every thought and action,

efficient, is not easy…for there is always further.

"I am mindful of what I can and cannot do.

I prioritize depending on tasks at hand

and resources present–to always seek

‘the path of least resistance’ and

maximize efficiency in order to

get the job done.  And I keep my surfboard

waxed up slick to deal (cope) with turbulency.

"We roll with the punches

to get to what’s real."

(continued in part two)

Hail there, All,

Here’s more on the latest news:

(for Thurs. October 13, 2005)

I’ve put the Upcoming events
in the Kingdom(s) up on the main
Elysian Dream  website in areas
for An Tir, Caid, Atenveldt,
and Drachenwald.

www.elysiandream.org

These are areas where we have allies
and/or people considering joining
the MacPhearsons.

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I was met with success in Northern An Tir.
I have made a very strong contact, the lady
I mentioned who is also a MacDonald,
has taken an interest in us.

She is a hard core trooper and has
many allies in that area. She has the
crest of the MacDonald clan tattooed
on her left bicep, and no,
she’s not a dyke.

LOL

Not sure yet whether she will ultimately
choose to join an existing branch of
the family tree, or create another.
To begin, we will be joining forces
under the Rogue MacPhearson banner.

Similar to my first impression of
the Gorean lifestyle, she also
had a bad first impression
of all the Scadian circles
because of a bad apple.

Through knowing me, she has
decided to give the organization
another chance. Let it be known that,
similar to my outlook on the current situation
we have on our hands here in America,
I am not anti-SCA. Sure, I’m not, and
have never been, a card carrying member,
but I am definately a hardcore Scadian–
I just don’t agree with the ways the
beurocratic shenanigans are
running things.

—————————————

It may be different in other branches
of the family tree, but as far as
it goes with this one,
after a new member
has been inducted,
there is a full year
period that must be passed
before they can be considered
a full member.

That doesn’t mean if we’ve
known them for a year–mind you.

—————————————

I have made great progress
on the project of setting up another
"FriendShip" for Northern Antir.
It does look like it will be
a casino ship. I may have
located a fitting Captain.

He, however, is with Clan Rizio
in the House of Fools branch.
I have building materials in
Eugene still for these ships.
If anyone has an interest in
this project, the biggest help
would be in finding a location
in Adiantum to store parts
and/or space to build
the ship.

I think we are all on
the same page in that it
would be a Viking ship?

I should add here, there is a good possibility
that the newest FriendShip, an Oriental junk,
commandeered by Pirates, a casino ship,
called "the North Star," would
do better in this location,
as the ally in Seattle did
express interest in building
a Viking Ship.

We’ll see, many components, some mentioned,
have yet to come together before
much of this can be decided.

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I am presently working with our
strongest allies now to get
that master list of contacts.
Will have it to you shortly.

I’ll be back in the fold again, shortly.
Can’t wait to catch up with you all.

Cheers,

Lukas

Commodore Shizlan,
of the Elysian Fleet of FriendShips

"Blessed be, welcome aboard the dream– Let’s set sail for open seas, compadres, onward, to the next adventure!" And now for the news: There’s a good chance that the alliance has a potential shipyard and festival site very close to Eugene–up Camp Creek Rd. right on the McKenzie River. It seems that we have the two trailers that are needed for the first FriendShip mounted on cross country wheels. One trailer was donated recently and the other is already property of the MacPhearson clan. Chinese junk-style casino ship anyone? Pirate ship? We arr! When the time comes, early spring time, crew work parties can (and should) happen there.  I plan to film this ship building and wild parties that ensue as a result. This digital video documentary will be shared between the residents of Camp Creek Compound and the individuals/clans of ACE/RA that have interests there… for the benefit of All. ——-========——- I thought this was cool enough too share with others http://mythstorians.tribe.net/ >> Flying  Carpet: GYPSY FEAST OF DREAMS >> The Mythstorians personally invite you >> to an evening of extraordinary >> dinner theater… This is being done in Hawaii–its very similar to the Mediterranean teahouse that we’re "dreaming up" as part of Elysium. Givin’ thanks, Shiz Commodore Shizlan of the Elysian Fleet of FriendShips, Ambassador to the Allied Circles of Elysium

From: Shizlan Date: 09/03/05 14:26:14 To:
undisclosed-recipients Subject: Catch-update: Late
Summer ‘05

Lorrin of Arr writes:

Hail All,

This is a special message inspired from, by, and
for Phoenyx, one of our allies–located presently
just outside of the great (and vastly sprawling)
city of Phoenix.

I, myself, have lived and loved in the Eugene area
for near twenty years now (aside from a few
adventures, scouting trips, as I call them) to
places like Santa Fe, NM– though I like to call
it Fanta Se, the wonder-filled city where I met
him originally in 1999.

Yes, there are many awesome things about Eugene,
the Oregon Country Faire being one of them. I am
also a devoted supporter of the circles of the
Saturday Market. Last week I was part of one of
the best hackey-sack circles that I’ve experienced
there in many years.

Afterward I played my flute and with the drum
circle for only a few minutes. Which I deemed just
the appropriate amount of time.

I rarely play music there at the drumming portion
of the market, generally we work together yet
apart, but this time it felt right. Had I stayed
longer than a few moments I thought I’d begin to
see smoke rising from our heads.

What could take me away from such enjoyment?  For
the benefit of All, I found it necessary for
someone to spread some of this wonder out to the
world– to share the wealth…for the benefit of
All.

Most recently, the journey brought me to
Milwaukie, just outside of Portland. Quickly,
there are now two of these "Friend-Ships" as they
are referred to–and soon there will be three.
These act as portals through which we present our
gifts and services to the public. The one based
out of Milwaukie is the Pirate galleon known as
"The Gypsy Rose."

I was later led to an event called, "The Wetspot
in Paradise," where I have been since Tuesday and
shall be until the next. The event is being held
at an intentional community called, Paradise Now,
which I believe will become an even more important
location as time goes on. It is outside of Seattle
in the city of Redmond–however, it is just far
enough out to give the feeling of the rustic
outdoors and sacred land.

There is much more to this story and little time
to tell it. heh ;)-

For what it’s worth, I’ll try to remember to put
some of it in the saga I am writing, aptly
entitled, "The Greatest Story Never Told."

However I will close for now with this statement:

"I am currently seeking sanctuary at Paradise
Now."

Blessed be,

Lukas

Commodore Shizlan

www.ElysianDream.org "The Dream of Paradise"
————–

Large human movements spring from individual
initiatives. Thus it is the individual working for
the common welfare who makes the difference.

– The Dalai Lama

Lorrin of Arr writes: [CLA-Elysium] catch-update:
Late summer 2005  (Concluded)

Hail there,

For those of you that didn’t catch exactly how the
latest catch-update applies to our shared life–
(involving medieval recreation, co-housing, and
creating an intentional community where we can
hold events of our own and have space to create
basically whatever we want or need to) I would
like to point out here the significance of the
current location I am scouting–Paradise Now.

<catches breath>

http://paradise-now.org/

Don’t let the religious connotations fool you–
its part of the smokescreen they intentionally
create to appease the ultra-conservatives like
those that have managed to impair Horning’s
Hideout’s ability to cater to alternative cultural
events.

The central deity to this "church" is the goddess
Venus, or Aphrodite, as she is also popularly
addressed. The female incarnation of Love.

So…let your mind wander for just a bit on the
possibilities that poses.

http://www.thegatheringwsip.com/

The important thing for us to know is that the
owners of Paradise Now have recently purchased a
large area of land connected to the pre-existing
areas.  They have plans to develop it–but not
overly so.  It will remain rustic and off the
grid.

Events such as the type we popularly attend will
do well there, as long as the merchants can get by
without an endless supply of electricity.  I have
pledged my support to help this project along, and
there is a good chance I may be able to reside on
that new land named, "Happy Valley."

Okay, so its not that close to Adiantum, oh well.
I think I’ll continue the conversation with Lord
Zorgon on the topic of hosting more than one Sea
Dog Nights throughout the year.

I hope this sheds some light on the significance
of my current travels… for the benefit of All.

And I also dearly hope that others may get some
ideas of what they can do too.

Horning’s letter for help

"What would you like to do?" "What can you offer?"
is a better question.

"We are the ones that we’ve waited for."

Blessed Be,

Commodore Shizlan

P.s. Please go ahead and share the news widely
when you act for the greater good.

Don’t lose track of the threads we weave… These
will be the good ol’ days of the future.    > its
part of the smokescreen they intentionally >
create to appease the ultra-conservatives > like
those that have managed to impair > Horning’s
Hideout’s ability to cater to > alternative
cultural events. >  > The central deity to this
"church" is > the goddess Venus, or Aphrodite, >
as she is also popularly addressed. > The female
incarnation of Love."… yeah, because we all know
the  christian majority welcomes other religions,
most particularly those  that are considered
pagan. sounds too much like a scam to me. i’d
like to know more before i get behind this.

Frederick the Reckless. Troupe Leader, Fire and
Steel

——-Original Message——-

From: MerSerene@yahoogroups.com Date: 09/07/05
19:43:25 To: MerSerene@yahoogroups.com Subject:
Re: [MerSerene] Re: [CLA] …for those that didn’t
make the connection

Hail there, Frederick,

I bet you would have had a great time. The thing
with Paradise Now and the Venusian Church is
something like a rave where the location is posted
at the last moment. To be more precisely. though,
it is the kind of place where you need to know
someone involved in the circles that spin there
todiscover the directions.

So, the reason that I shared this publicly– aside
from the fact that this, depending on how this all
works out, could possibly benefit us all more than
just a little. And of course so that possibly I
could be joined with some of you wild and fun
people that I’ve come to call friends and some
even…allies.

Don’t get too excited yet– I’m still negotiating
a situation that is mutually beneficial for All. I
am back in Adiantum at present– tomorrow its
onward to the home of Mistress Ambassador Capitan
Debra-sir! in the Portland area, then to the Shrew
on Friday, Acorn War on Saturday, and back to the
Seattle area on Sunday.

See ya’ all soon

Commodore Shizlan

— In antirafterdark2@yahoogroups.com, "Shizlan"
<shizlan@e…>  wrote:

Things are proceeding fairly well with this
mission of expanding paradise (Elysium) and in
securing a new location for eventing–most
importantly one in which we don’t have to be
mindful of neighbors after 10 pm. This could
possibly be a co-housing style living situation
year-round for a few folks. And the spot could
also be for production of crafts and projects like
land-ship building also.

Many components should be nailed down before I
will wisely share more on this.