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2022-01-17T00:54:11+06:00

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Discordian Jubilees: Discoflux (Or, Staying Alive)

Last updated on: January 17, 2022 at 12:54 am By Thumper Forge

The boundaries between worlds are as thin now as they are in late October. It's a time of return. And what better way to honor that than with dance music from the 70s? Read more

Discordianism

Gender and Sexual Minorities

Justified and Ancient

2021-11-29T07:35:38+06:00

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Validity, Interrupted

Last updated on: November 29, 2021 at 7:35 am By Thumper Forge

She asked what Tradition I practiced, so I told her. And without so much as batting a false eyelash, she replied, "My tradition is older than yours." Read more

2025-04-08T02:19:10+06:00

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Witch This, Not That: How to (Actually) Make Moon Water

Last updated on: April 8, 2025 at 2:19 am By Thumper Forge

On a surface level, I understand the allure of "making" moon water. But Witchcraft is a craft above anything else: If we want to see practical results from our work, we need to put some actual effort into it. Read more

2023-03-13T07:19:53+06:00

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Shamanic Sobriety

Last updated on: March 13, 2023 at 7:19 am By Thumper Forge

It may seem discordant to talk about the 12 Steps in terms of shamanism. However, one of the founders of AA was an atheist, and the other dabbled in Spiritualism, so there's definitely some wiggle room. Read more

12-Step Recovery

Gender and Sexual Minorities

Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert

Pagans Recovering Together

2021-06-08T06:05:44+06:00

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In Which I Throw the Book at Them

Last updated on: June 8, 2021 at 6:05 am By Thumper Forge

It hurts me in what's left of my soul when students feel like they have to apologize for being students, which is what happens when teachers define "student" as "lesser than." Read more

Been There Croned That

2024-03-07T00:46:21+06:00

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Treading the Rumor Mill

Last updated on: March 7, 2024 at 12:46 am By Thumper Forge

Initiates should (at least theoretically) be able to trust one another. When gossip-mongering disrupts that trust, the entire Tradition suffers. Read more

Discordianism

Gender and Sexual Minorities

2021-06-08T06:08:36+06:00

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Not My Psychic Circus, Not My Magic Monkey

Last updated on: June 8, 2021 at 6:08 am By Thumper Forge

Transactions produce expectations. Just as you wouldn’t pay to have abuse heaped upon you (unless, y’know, you’re into that), people don't pay psychics to say, “Go ahead and pick out a tombstone. The spirits are partial to marble." Read more

2021-06-08T06:09:58+06:00

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A Week in the Life of a Hyperfocused Witch (or, The Story of Bee)

Last updated on: June 8, 2021 at 6:09 am By Thumper Forge

There’s a misconception that people with ADHD can’t concentrate, when in fact the opposite is true: We can focus on things to a preternatural degree -- we just don’t have any say as to what might hijack our interest. Read more

Laura Tempest Zakroff

Planetary Intelligences

White Cishet Male Classicists

2021-10-08T20:13:34+06:00

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Ask, and Ye Shall (Not) Receive

Last updated on: October 8, 2021 at 8:13 pm By Thumper Forge

I believe that magic should be used for spiritual growth. But I also believe that magic should be used for, y'know, magic. And it bugs me when questions about using magic are met with safe, pedestrian answers. Read more

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Ministerial Credentials

2025-04-09T22:44:03+06:00

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Dr. Van Van Mojo and the Season of Discord

Last updated on: April 9, 2025 at 10:44 pm By Thumper Forge

While the rest of Pagandom prepares for the Spring Equinox, Discordians are mounting up to ride into battle over the true meaning of Mojoday. Read more

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