On the Earthly plane my name is Michael. Although my Craft name, to whom I am known by fellow inhabitants of the Internet is Thoth (pronounced Toe' th). I have used this name ever since I discovered the realms of role playing and gothic existence and began using it as an alias during the BBS days of my adolescence (preinternet times when WWW, IRC and ICQ did not exist).

I was born in the year 1976 CE (I'll leave you to calculate how many years young I am). A birth by breech, perhaps starting me on my path of nonconformism. At the time of my birth my rising ascendant was Capricorn and the Sun appeared in Leo. Capricorn rising does describe my personality very accurately much to my disgust.

I currently reside alone in my flat in Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Earth. I am about six feet tall with a slim build, long black hair, bluey-green eyes (known to change colour with personality according to friends), pale complexion and am usually found wearing glasses (see Photographique). I am currently single with no wish to tie myself down to someone, however if they want to tie me down, that's fine.

I have been described by most as being gothic. Being the cynic that I am I dislike being called goth most of the time. Indeed many goths look pale, listen to strange music, have depressive personalities and like to dress in anyway that suits them, but not all Goths do. It is a sad fact of society that morons need to classify people as Goth, skeg, punk, corporate, nerd, raver, etc., just so their feeble minds can cope. On the other hand subclassifcation is handy if taken lightly. Two punks can meet and be reasonably sure that they like the same music and clothing, but that's where the similarity ends.

Currently I am studying fifth year medicine at Monash University as well as working as a PCA (Personal Care Assistant) to the elderly in a nursing home (see Apothecary section). This tends to occupy the majority of my time, however I make time for hobbies (see Addictions & interests) to prevent insanity from creeping in, or getting worse than it already is.

Spirituality has played a significant part in my existence up to this point. Like most people (also known as depressives) searching for some justification to their life, I have delved into the cult (Christianity), the occult and areas of metaphysics and philosophy. After quite a few years of angst and torment I have ended up on the pagan path of Wicca (Witchcraft). I self-initiate eclectic, I draw from many sources including Egyptian, Alexandrian, LaVey and even the Bible. Religion to me is a construction of my surroundings and influences. Wiccans do not worship the devil (whom only exists to the Catholic church anyway). Like most religions, wicca is far more complicated than it seems at first glance so explaining that wiccans follow the Wiccan Rede of "An' ye harm none, do what ye will," is a huge simplification. More details of this can be found in the Fetish section .

Photographique

Addictions and interests

Being a med student means that most of my interests involve the sciences and medicine. However I also love many other non-medical things. I must to maintain a healthy balance. I am pasionate about music, literature, film and art. My tastes in music are far too diverse to be listed here so I direct you to the Sound of Tears section. I also enjoy the visual arts and have included some of my favourites in the Anatomy of Sorrow section.

If you want to know more about me you may find it easier to just contact me.

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