It's Normal To Be Weird

Recently I had the occasion to see some folks I hadn't seen in over 10 years. We sat around and smoked and drank and chatted about where we'd been and what we'd done and where we planned on going. Back in the day we had some pretty deep conversations on the nature of reality and its relation to the occult, and I decided to gently broach the topic and see how things stood now.

These aren't folks that live on the internet, they just live. Surrounded by those whom they thought didn't think about such things or, if they did, considered it taboo, having the opportunity to discuss such topics openly and without reservation seemed to be a welcome relief. The reaction was... unexpectedly positive and receptive. Huh.

... and then I had that conversation again with some other friends... and then I had it again with others. I've had the conversation time and time again with folks on the internet whom I've never met. The one thing all of these friends have in common is that, for some reason, their conversation on such topics is limited in public for fear of ridicule.

You know what? Believing in anything is nutty, so just fucking enjoy it. Be crazy. Weird is in.

If you want to sit in your closet and summon demons and angels, enjoy yourself.

If you want to cast your daily astrological chart for guidance, have at it.

If you and your friends want to start a coven, go for it.

If you want to start a group to go out and look for UFOs with night vision cameras, send me links to the videos.

However, I say we stop sitting in our homes being weird unto ourselves: it's time to share your personal brand crazy with the world. I think what we're going to find is that there's a hell of a lot more weird people than "normal" people. I think we'll find that there's a hell of a lot more people that believe in higher powers than believe that that higher power is Mohammed or Jesus. The only reason that no one questions those to mysticisms is because they have become ubiquitous to our culture.

It's time that we, the odd and the different, began to demand the same respect that those early Christians died for, and as a result I think we should tell anyone that thinks we shouldn't to go straight to whatever Hell they believe in. The Inquisition died out 200 years ago and it never set foot one on American soil.

I declare that discussion of demonology, ritual, esoteric philosophy, conspiracy, UFOs, reptilian masters of the world, the Illuminati, celtic wizardry and Hebrew kabbalism are now all acceptable conversations to have over dinner in public places.

It's time that the weirdos inherited the earth. We've been meek long enough.