“I don’t hold with paddlin’ with the occult,” said Granny firmly.”
Once you start paddlin’ with the occult you start believing in spirits, and when you start believing in spirits you start believing in demons, and then before you know where you are you’re believing in gods. And then you’re in trouble.”
“But all them things exist,” said Nanny Ogg.”
That’s no call to go around believing in them. It only encourages ’em.”
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Personal Reality and Self Limitation in Frieren
In the manga and anime Sousou no Frieren, or Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, Frieren encounters a number of other mages who attempt to take the First Class Mage Exam. One of the most notable of these mages is Übel, who…
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Strawberry Fanta and Shortcakes: the more things change the more they stay the same.
Did you all miss me? I apologize for the late post. My partner and I were sent to represent our branch of the family to a huge wedding in Thailand over the holidays this year—and it was shockingly difficult to…
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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…
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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…
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How to Make Your Own Oracle Cards: Ephemeral Mediums
There is no shortage of deck artists or deck producers online these days, from people who are both artists and occultists who blend their crafts together to people who spit out thoughtless AI slurry or use randomized clip art. I…
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Magic With Me : Clow Sorcery Part Four
Sometimes it feels odd to ask: but you have to. Have you ever gotten beaten up by a spirit before? Because The Snow was not playing around with me. She beat me up and stole my lunch money. This was…
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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…
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Mari Lwyd Tutorial: Part 1
The Mari Lwyd is gaining some popularity again as a spooky Yule character. According to Wikipedia, the Mari Lwyd is a wassailing tradition that originates in Wales. Groups of young men would take the Mari from house to house, engaging…
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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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Celebrating the Seasons Without the Wheel
Wicca is one paradigm of magic, but it is one that also has its fair share of drawbacks and controversies. One of these is a very distinct preference for Northern Hemisphere and general Eurocentricity. This can be seen in the…
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