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2022-03-24T01:16:53+06:00

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Screaming Jackalope and the New Warrior Training Adventure, Part the First

Last updated on: March 24, 2022 at 1:16 am By Thumper Forge

My friends all thought I was joining a cult. By the end of my first night in North Zulch, TX, I was not convinced they were wrong. Read more

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2025-09-16T00:12:01+06:00

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Discordian Jubilees: Zarathud and the Season of Bureaucracy

Last updated on: September 16, 2025 at 12:12 am By Thumper Forge

Bureaucracy is the inevitable consequence of artificially imposed order. And dollars to donuts says that Eris laughs Her ass off at anyone who honestly thinks it works. Read more

2022-02-11T06:44:28+06:00

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And THAT’S how you hex the Moon. Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.

Last updated on: February 11, 2022 at 6:44 am By Thumper Forge

Gather 'round, children, and prick up your ears, because I'm going to teach you how to hex the Moon properly. Read more

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2021-08-20T22:09:16+06:00

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Vampires Anonymous (a Very Short Play in One Act)

Last updated on: August 20, 2021 at 10:09 pm By Thumper Forge

There have been a lot of memorable moments over the past nine years of sobriety, but my favorite involved a roomful of vampires in recovery. Read more

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2025-04-08T00:30:39+06:00

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Based on True Fiction: Chaos Magic and the Threefold Law

Last updated on: April 8, 2025 at 12:30 am By Thumper Forge

If a metaphysical "law" first appeared in a fantasy novel and gained popularity through a movie, can it even be taken seriously? When incorporated into an operative belief system, absolutely. Read more

2025-04-08T02:15:11+06:00

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Scribble Me This: Perspectives on Making Sigils

Last updated on: April 8, 2025 at 2:15 am By Thumper Forge

Sigils have been used for millennia, long before Chaos Magic bounded onto the scene. And there's definitely more than one way to create them. Read more

Laura Tempest Zakroff

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Sigil Witchery

2021-10-02T00:57:48+06:00

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Ground and Out: Bouncing Back from Ritual Hangovers

Last updated on: October 2, 2021 at 12:57 am By Thumper Forge

Feeling woozy once the magic is through? Me too! So here are some handy grounding tips to mitigate those bothersome after-effects. Read more

2025-04-08T02:09:27+06:00

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Witch This, Not That: Avoiding the Lust of Result

Last updated on: April 8, 2025 at 2:09 am By Thumper Forge

"Lust of result" is exactly what it sounds like: being so emotionally invested in the outcome of a magical working, that the working itself is negated. Read more

2025-04-09T22:47:23+06:00

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Discordian Jubiliees: Confuflux

Last updated on: April 9, 2025 at 10:47 pm By Thumper Forge

To celebrate the Holyday of Confusion, I decided to find out if artificial intelligence could make any sense of Discordianism. (Spoiler alert: It actually kind of did.) Read more

Infinite Monkey Theorem

2025-04-08T00:52:06+06:00

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Color Out of Chaos

Last updated on: April 8, 2025 at 12:52 am By Thumper Forge

There is a framework to Chaos Magic that makes it what it is, and a great place to start as we're learning is with its most recognizable symbol. Read more

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