Tendancy towards anachronism

I carry around a Kershaw, not a high end knife but reliable and says sharp; also a tiny Swiss Army penknife with a snuff spoon attached to the ring on the end, really handy.

Gen 2 River Witham Viking -zombie head remover ;works with first swing and never runs out of ammo.

Such a lovely blade, @basement_shaman

Use a ‘dumb’ phone, why shave, read real books that I can hold, shun traditional social media, buy local as often as possible and totally utilize good old fashion tobacco as often as feasible.

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Snuff-Check; Straight razor, mug and brush-Check; Cast iron skillet and dutch oven-Check; cooking from scratch. besides snuff my other passion is the practice of medieval and renaissance swordmanship (mostly longsword and sword & buckler) not of the same period but I love them both!

I bought a 1965 Mercedes Benz 190D. Cast iron, grain mill, roast coffee, diy laundry detergent, Ronsir glasses. I could go on.

Snuff-Check; Straight razor, mug and brush-Check; Cast iron skillet and dutch oven-Check; cooking from scratch and home canning-Check; topo map and army compass-Check; hand bound books-Check (when I can afford them); fountain pen and hand written letters-Check; Fedora, flat cap and derby (as needed)-Check; 1928 BCP and 1611 KJV-Check. All I need now is a Tin Lizzie and a candlestick 'phone. Modernity is for the inexperienced.

1928 BCP - modernist! At my wedding we used the 1662 rite, and the clergyman said in 25 years of priestcraft he’d never used it for a wedding… Other anachronisms: Fountain pen 3 speed bicycle which I ride in ordinary clothes with no ‘safety gear’ except a pair of cycle clips Small wire rimmed specs Proper old heavily repaired English shoes with leather soles and blakeys (except for cycling when I wear rubber soles) Bespoke suit (with tie, not open necked) for work; tweeds for leisure Pipe In business, always call people by surname and title unless invited not to (this one is slipping now - I think email has killed off the use of surnames and titles completely now)

Listen almost exclusively to Bach (Glenn Gould performing; preference for minor pieces) read books, take whisky straight, drive stick, play classical on my nylon string, carry a handkerchief (though I know most here do as well) and enjoy canned fish…

And I forgot my fountain pen…I was the lucky recipient of a beautiful cross with a monogrammed cap for my birthday.

Fountain pen.

I’ve considered joining the local Amish, if not for lack of internet.

I personally don’t see snuff taking as an anachronism. I don’t think it was as popular as we all would like to think. I believe its day has yet to come.

A good wish for sure BUT it was as popular as we like to think. :wink: Snuff was f***ing HUGE back in the days.

An apt observation. I have some of these preferences myself. Among them: Black 1940’s wing tips Vintage safety razor with brush & mug ‘Soda jerk’ glasses Pipes (corn cob, burl, and deer antler so far - looking to add a clay churchwarden) Gardening and preserving Soviet era eastern European firearms Fountain pens My grandfather’s hats & ties Vinyl records, and some lacquer 78’s

I do like to go simple, timeless with certain things at times or in some areas. I like to go reuseable(sp?) over disposable, also prefer foods with more natural ingredients. I use paper where lots of folk would use computers and such. Double edge razors, or at times a straight. I prefer cooking w/gas, wood, charcoal etc. over electric units. Stuff like that. Simple if not anachronistic… For the record, as I’ve heard. Pagan means “the people who dwell in the countryside”, those who didn’t want to live in the kingdom under the rule of the king. So a pagan may or may not have a religion. I think I heard this in R. Buckland’s or G. Gardner’s work…

Badger brush and shaving mug. Cast iron pans and dutch oven. Pocket watches rather than wrist watches (mechanical of course!) Old Time Radio (mostly hardboiled detectives and Fibber McGee & Molly.) Musical preference - Doo Wop. Monastic aspirant. Sad to say… the handlebar moustache that I sported for several years has been replaced by a goatee (of sorts) after I was told that the handlebars would probably have to go if I become a monk.

@howdydave That’s a cryin’ shame. I miss my handlebars :((

Pagans, myself included, use the term to mean pre- or non-christian (generally non-mainstream) religious practices, like shamanism, wicca, druidism &c. I’m amused to find that Americans generally prefer “pagan” and tend to find “heathen” derogatory, while in Europe, or at least the UK, the opposite is generally true. Most of our words derived from ancient words are at best tangentially related to their original meanings, like dexterity and sinister. @basement_Shaman, are you affiliated with the Basement Shaman business?

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@Asherael- No, I am a self employed Craftsman, General contractor in the building trades industry. I study the use of herbs for medical and spiritual enlightenment and optimal health. I don’t believe in organized religion but trust they do hold value to society. That they give hope for people to believe there is something after death. And the fear of eternal damnation keeps masses from suicide,homicide and genicide. I believe in the spirit world and there is a power struggel of positive and negitive forces in the universe. Being human is a temporary condition but the spirit is immortal .We reside in a three dimentional world where we measure time as linear that is one dimension. And that is ok for most humans that use 10 to 15 % of their brains. The shaman expansion into the spiritual world brings about change and answers to benefit those whom are in contact with help from a hyperdimentional nonlinear realm resulting in a paradigm shift. These are only words on the screen, though they effect everyone who reads them, so does every action you take throughout your existance. I put this into my work that will be around long after I expire.

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Ashrael- yeah, the meanings and uses of various terms is interesting. In my (personal, and subjective) experience, the Wiccans-witches-etc, that I’ve known seemed to rarely use the term pagan, maybe those you know use it more. Also I found it interesting that the term “occult” simply means “hidden”, which makes a lot of sense to me when I think about it. Also “sinister” I believe means left or left handed, and “The left hand path” is a common term to occultists. All interesting to me! basement_shaman- do you think immortality can be found in transcending linear time to the eternal present? I love thinking about this stuff! *eh, maybe that was just one of “those questions” pardon me…