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2022-06-21T09:15:10+06:00

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Just a Stone’s Throw: Chaos Magic Divination

Last updated on: June 21, 2022 at 9:15 am By Thumper Forge

For the purposes of the column, Chaos Magic is defined as an experimental, non-dogmatic approach to magical practice with an emphasis on a) getting results, and b) having a marvelous time while doing so. Read more

Five Fingered Hand of Eris

Witchcraft for Tomorrow

2025-02-11T05:56:12+06:00

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I Broke My Job with Sigils, and You Can Too

Last updated on: February 11, 2025 at 5:56 am By Thumper Forge

Hindsight is freaking hilarious, and bad decisions make great stories. As such, I am 100% at peace with everything that happened next. Read more

Careers, Workplace and Religion

Chaos Magic

Gender and Sexual Minorities

2022-07-14T21:27:15+06:00

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“Gardnerian Extremist” Is the Name of My New Queercore Band

Last updated on: July 14, 2022 at 9:27 pm By Thumper Forge

Ah, yes: The cynical world-weariness that can only exude from a twenty-something Pagan who Knows Things. I remember it well. Read more

2025-02-11T21:49:25+06:00

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Scarlet Chaos

Last updated on: February 11, 2025 at 9:49 pm By Thumper Forge

If we're looking for a fictional role model on which to base our real-world approaches to magic, we couldn't do much better than Wanda Maximoff. Read more

Marvel Cinematic Universe

Wanda Maximoff

X-Men

2022-05-29T00:59:40+06:00

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All I Really Need to Know I Learned from Baywatch

Last updated on: May 29, 2022 at 12:59 am By Thumper Forge

If a victim gets banged up during an ocean rescue, they can still recover. But if the lifeguard gets injured, the chances of survival drop dramatically for both of them. Read more

2022-07-07T22:57:40+06:00

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How to Rile Up a River Spirit

Last updated on: July 7, 2022 at 10:57 pm By Thumper Forge

Trying to bend wily and volatile river spirits to your will is a terrible, terrible idea. But here's how I'd do it. Read more

National Weather Service

Orca

Red Wing Briar

River Spirits

2022-05-13T02:31:57+06:00

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Read to Sludge: Divination, Auto Repair, and Honesty Over Temptation

Last updated on: May 13, 2022 at 2:31 am By Thumper Forge

I never again want to get myself into a situation where I'm second-guessing not swindling my friends. Read more

Liminal Spirits Oracle

Myocardial infarction

Pukwudgie

Sayyid

Sweetbread

2022-05-06T01:35:47+06:00

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Wake Me Up Before You Disco: Wokeness in Discordianism

Last updated on: May 6, 2022 at 1:35 am By Thumper Forge

If our anarchy isn't happy, and we're bent on taking anyone's freedom away, then we're simply not Discordian. Read more

Discordianism

Gender and Sexual Minorities

2022-05-13T06:35:34+06:00

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Big Gay Beltane

Last updated on: May 13, 2022 at 6:35 am By Thumper Forge

I wasn't worried about my dad's acceptance, but I was concerned that he might not be ready for a real-time initiation into (quoth Ani DiFranco) leather bras and rubber shorts. Read more

Discordianism

Gender and Sexual Minorities

2022-06-21T22:21:05+06:00

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Guilty Until Proven Slightly Less Guilty (As Above, So Below)

Last updated on: June 21, 2022 at 10:21 pm By Thumper Forge

As Eldridge Cleaver said, "You either have to be part of the solution, or you're going to be part of the problem." Read more

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