Solar

=About me=

I have been a registered Wikipedian since September 27 2004 but have been contributing since May 2004. My main area of interest is spirituality, I practice what I would call a form of Western Europe Pagan Theurgy. I have also been deeply influenced by the Hermetic, Neopagan and Thelema traditions, as well as by many elements of Eastern religions such as Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism and Hinduism. I consider myself a Humanitarian and believe strongly in the positive principle of Nonviolent resistance. I am a life-long abstainer from Recreational drug use and Alcoholic beverage, which is both a social statement in terms of the context of drug use in London, where I live, and a personal spiritual discipline. I have experienced many Out-of-body experiences and visionary experiences which have drawn me to my spiritual practice. I am also a sysop on the [http://www.shahmai.org.uk ShahMai Network Wiki]

==Wikipedian views==

Neutral point of view - I am a strong supporter of the policy of NPOV. I am especially interested in supporting fairness in the face of so called skepticism found in many spiritual and paranormal articles.

Inclusionist - I would define myself as an inclusionist as I believe many articles are overly general and would benefit from more specific sub-articles. I also believe in supporting minority interest articles on Wikipedia.

- I take a policy of not making personal attacks or replying to them

==Political views==

Human rights - I support human rights and organisations like Amnesty and Human Rights Watch

Environmental - I support environmental protection and organisations like Greenpeace

International law - I support the notion of international law and the UN, although I accept limitations in the present system, and especially the need to bring America into line

/2003 invasions of Iraq - I believe this was a crime against international law and humanity

Capital punishment - I am against state sanctioned murder

George W. Bush and Tony Blair - I oppose both their actions (especially the war and recent nuclear plans, see /Nuclear weapons)

/Nuclear weapons - I am against their use and existence

==Positive Action==

I am also involved in positive action against capital punishment and the exploitation of people in poverty as well as the destruction of the environment. Essentially I believe in human rights (as laid down in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), freedom of speech, tolerance and compassion. I support Amnesty International, Greenpeace, CND and most if not all groups and individuals involved in the peace movement. I also work for a humanitarian organisation in London with a focus on developing democracy.

==People I like==

Below is a list of people who I either admire or find interesting (in no real order):

Siddhartha Gautama | Lao Zi | Mohandas Gandhi | Leo Tolstoy | George Orwell | Petra Kelly | Gene Sharp | Noam Chomsky | Starhawk | Mumia Abu Jamal | Alexandra David-Neel | Martin Luther King, Jr | Rosa Parks | Tenzin Gyatso | Helen Prejean | S. N. Goenka | Nicolaus Copernicus | Julian | Socrates | Plato | Hermes Trismegistus | Aleister Crowley | Austin Osman Spare | Israel Regardie | Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers | Alex Grey | Wangari Maathai | Desmond Tutu | Stanley Williams | Thich Nhat Hanh | Guru Nanak | Irene Khan | Paul Rusesabagina | Martha Graham | Aung San Suu Kyi | Philip Berrigan | Kofi Annan | Cyrus II of Persia | William Blake | Albert Einstein | Ammon Hennacy | Hilary Swank | Khalil Gibran | Ray Mears | Merhan Karimi Nasseri | Gerrard Winstanley | Nikola Tesla | Isaac Newton | Orson Welles | H. G. Wells | Thomas Barnardo | Yul Brynner | Richard Bach | Prem Rawat | Shri Gurudev Mahendranath | Peter Benenson | Charles Henry Allan Bennett | Maya Deren | Dean Radin

This list is an ongoing process

=Contributions=

Including articles I have added to or edited and images I have contributed:

==Articles==

Scrying | Hermeticism | Abramelin | Paramita | Temple of Mithras, London | Astral projection | Left-Hand Path and Right-Hand Path | Seid | Ars Goetia | Diwali | Walbrook | Make Poverty History | Wuthering Heights | Doris Stokes | Sadhu | West Kennet Long Barrow | Wicca | Falun Gong | Eshu | Psychometry | Yggdrasil | Capital punishment | Hermes Trismegistus | The Kingdom of God is Within You | Crime against humanity | Spiritual evolution

==Images==

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==Pages I created==

*S. N. Goenka *Joseph McMoneagle *Musée de l �rotisme *List of movies about capital punishment *Patty Jenkins *Sylvan Muldoon *Dan Millman *Abramelin oil *Way of the Peaceful Warrior

==Edit count==

*[http://kohl.wikimedia.org/~kate/cgi-bin/count_editsuser=Solar&dbname=enwiki Kate s Tool] - I tend to focus on adding information rather than minor edits

500 edits - 10:24, 30 September 2005 (UTC)

=Future contributions=

==Pages I intend to create==

*Spiritual discipline *East Kennet Long Barrow *Benjamin Ferencz

==Pages I intend to expand==

ESP

*Ingo Swann *Astral body *Clairaudience *Abracadabra *Sex magick

=Other information=

*/London terrorist attacks

*/Notes

*/Scrying

*/Sandbox

==Projects==

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I agree to all my contributions, with the exception of my user pages and images, as described below: