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I’m Breaking Up With “Paranormal”
So my friend Jay had a really good thought on twitter the other day, and it really stimulated my brain: The gist is that when people interact with the Phenomenas or abstract art, often what they’re trying to do is understand what they’re seeing in the context of a “normal” framework. This is a problem,…
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Poetry Working Part V: Inferno
Note: I’m doing a working that’s involving writing poems. You can read more of what I’ve worked by clicking the poetry tag. There are two things (technically 3) encoded in these poems, which I will reveal at the end of the working; if all goes well, I should put out three poems a day for the…
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Some More Poetry
Note: I’m doing a working that’s involving writing poems. There are two things encoded in these poems, which I will reveal at the end of the working; if all goes well, I should put out three poems a day for the next week or so. If you think you’ve figured it out, DM me on…
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Some Poetry
Note: I’m doing a working that’s involving writing poems. There are two things encoded in these poems, which I will reveal at the end of the working; if all goes well, I should put out the last of these on September 4. If you think you’ve figured it out, DM me on Twitter and I’ll…
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We Need Refreshed Magicks
No, this is not me fishing for a book deal, or trying to shill someone else’s book on the low.
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Again with the Nazis???
Remember: all that needs to happen to make a Nazi bar is to let any Nazi come back to the same bar more than once.
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Finding My Mind on the Path of Orisa
I really struggled with finding the angle to write about Finding Soul on the Path of Orisa. Much of the book is very straightforward – it lays out a basic foundation for what Orisa practice is about, how and why to venerate one’s ancestors, and how to understand if initiation is right for you. On…
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Silence is Resistance
Tricia Hersey’s Rest is Resistance isn’t a book that is going to resonate with everyone. The central thesis, that the lack of rest that most people contend with every day is a result of grind culture, white supremacy, and capitalism, is pretty likely to turn off some folks who have more reactionary politics. Further, the…
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SSOTBME: (re)Reading as Magical Praxis
I’ve started my reading challenge this year with two books that I’ve read before: Buddhism without Beliefs, which I’ve read now four times, and SSOTBME, of which I just finished my second walkthrough. For the most part, I don’t revisit non-fiction after I’ve finished it. There’s something that strikes (or I should say struck) me…
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“Buddhism Without Beliefs” and Will
This year wasn’t the first time I read Stephen Batchlor’s Buddhism Without Beliefs (that was 2005), nor was it the first time I’d read it while having an understanding of Thelema (2021). But it was the first time that I felt like I understood this as a potential part of a broader personal canon for…
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Some Reflections, and a new project
Happy 2024, beloved nerds, weirdos and freaks. It’s obviously been a moment since I’ve done anything with this space. It’s not so much that I’ve had nothing to say – that’s never been an issue for me, and my volume of posts on Bluesky or the former Twitter (you can’t make me call it X,…
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Poetry Working Part IV: The Original Nightmare
Note: I’m doing a working that’s involving writing poems. You can read more of what I’ve worked by clicking the poetry tag. There are two things (technically 3) encoded in these poems, which I will reveal at the end of the working; if all goes well, I should put out three poems a day for…
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Poetry Working III: The Poetry Warrior
Note: I’m doing a working that’s involving writing poems. You can read more of what I’ve worked by clicking the poetry tag. There are two things (technically 3) encoded in these poems, which I will reveal at the end of the working; if all goes well, I should put out three poems a day for…
The Melaninated Magician
Thelema, with a little extra flavor
Nick. 33. They/them. Occult Stuff. Spicy Takes. Really not trying to talk to or about any fascists.
The Melaninated Magician 