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What is a Fallow Season
Hello there, dear readers. I hope you’re all doing well. Over here, the foot of snow (roughly 30 cm of snow) we had is finally melting. There are areas just outside the house that are still covered in a significant amount of thick ice. This winter, I did not manage to shake my Fall Risk…
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What Part Does Personal Responsibility Play in Witchcraft?
This week we are taking a break from the fun topics to speak a little bit about something that people do not often address. In the media, magic is often portrayed as a way to gain total power over others. This could be through mind control spells, love potions, or pure intimidation. But those are…
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How is the book ‘Synchronicity?’
“Synchronicity: An Acausal Connecting Principle” was a book that I picked up from my local library on a bit of a whim. After getting into the Hellier series and examining the concept of Synchronicity in several pop culture instances (called Synchronicity in the Hell Raiser Comic Series and Hitsuzen in XXXHolic) I thought it would…
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What is a good book review system for books about magic?
Since getting back on the blog train, I have been trying to develop a ‘template’ for book reviews that both makes sense and can be essentially universally applied to any occult books I read and review for this blog. I did a fair amount of thinking, and came up with five general questions that I…
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A Return
It is strange to think that a year has already passed since I stopped posting. I would like to joke that I blinked and all of that time was just gone. But, it was that bizarre mixture of both every hour stretching on in an infinite way but also looking back and feeling like I…
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You gotta wait for a new post
Hey there fellow planets, meteorites, and space junk. I’m running a wild ass fever to the point where I am getting auditory hallucinations from my brain cooking. Posts will resume when I can put thoughts together.
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Hero and Heroine’s Journeys
Most people who are familiar with stories are familiar with the narrative tropes and archetypes of the Hero’s journey. However, it is startling to me that very few people are familiar with the Heroine’s Journey. As someone interested in magic and pop culture, this is something I don’t feel can be ignored. There is also…
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Lukewarm Takes: Reality Shifting
I am not going to pretend that I have any spectacularly ‘hot takes’ in the online magic community. Sometimes I jokingly say that my takes are mostly ‘lukewarm.’ But, if people can talk about hexing the moon or decide they can police what people offer their gods, I don’t see why I can’t subject the…
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Magic Tool: The Magical Laboratory Notebook
I know pretty much everyone has heard of a Book of Shadows or a Grimoire. But, what about a magical Lab Notebook? I saw this concept on social media a number of years ago, so I cannot take credit for it. However, I can introduce the idea to others. What is it? A lab notebook…
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Power Sources: Spirit Allies
In pop culture, there are often varying sources of magic power. Some examples of this are divine in nature—such as gods. Others might be gained through contract with a non-divine being, like the Warlock Contracts in Dungeons and Dragons. Supernatural heritage is another example. I thought it would be interesting to explore pop culture magic…