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the ancient milk-runes: do you know how to froth them?

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I was going to paraphrase this runic revelatory online exchange with the  Roxy Vinyl Cafe , but I've decided to work smarter not harder, and one should always leave magical source material in its original transmission as much as possible. NorsePlay: You know, the barista hands you a to-go cup, but you're staying, so you don't expect the leaf art , but you lift the lid, and boom, it's there. Roxy Vinyl Cafe: It’s a ritual.   NP: That makes total sense in the Zen/Gurdjieff  work way. RVC: We also encode weirding runes in those frothy swirls, to bless or curse the sleeping masses. Fate delivered with a caffeinated kick.  NP: Yasssss! I might be able to spin that into a blog entry, Nornrista. RVC: Make of it what you will, but take care to enunciate your coffee orders with due respect to our barista brethren behind the cafe counters, lest you incur the ire of one trained in the ancient milky arts. NP: The esoteric implications of this are staggering. Am quoting ...

thank you, Sweden!

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NorsePlay would like to take a moment to thank Sweden for the 3,000+ hits you visited on us last week! One day I will visit you in return! After questing for this  magic hat  from my Map Of Midgard , I'll politely take my shoes off inside, we can fika together , sing  Helan Går while  drinking glögg , and, of course, go blót at Gamla Uppsala. Hails to Sweden! [latte art of kissing Dala Horses, as continual cups of coffee are as Swedish as this equine national symbol (photo from Fika Swedish Kitchen {which is actually in Australia, and says alot about Swedish cultural reach}).] #    #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgard  project, and spear...

Odinforce coffee so brutal it'll make your cells explode.

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Odinforce Blend! Brewed with "maximum flavor and caffeine content" for Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society by Death Wish Coffee Company. Any of you tried this? #    #    # Guillermo Maytorena IV knew there was something special in  the Norse Lore when he picked up a copy of the d'Aulaires'  Norse Gods and Giants  at age seven. Since t hen he's been fascinated by the truthful potency of Norse Mythology, passionately read & studied, embraced Ásatrú, launched the  Map of Midgard  project, and spearheaded the neologism/brand NorsePlay.   If you have e mployment/ opportunities in  investigative mythology,  field research, or product development to offer,  do contact him .