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2018-12-31T18:09:56+00:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Saying No to New Year Resolutions

Last updated on: December 31, 2018 at 6:09 pm By K. C. Alexander

New Years Resolutions, the silent goal-killer. Or as they are otherwise known as: Expectations Inspired by Other People That One Levies on Oneself and Most Having to Do With Some Kind of Betterment That Does Not Take Into Account One's Circumstances, Energies, Fluctuating Life Events, and Actual Ability Read more

2019-01-07T22:55:23+00:00

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Photo-Op Witch: You Are Welcome Here

Last updated on: January 7, 2019 at 10:55 pm By K. C. Alexander

Now we have the capitalist witch—born in a world whose Almighty Dollar is not our god of choice, trying to find joy and spiritual meaning as best we can, who just survive best we can, and makes a narrative of the process on social media where everybody can see. A very public, loud, and different kind of grimoire. Read more

2018-09-18T22:34:06+00:00

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Mind Over Spirit: Be. QUIET.

Last updated on: September 18, 2018 at 10:34 pm By K. C. Alexander

To feel something is very different from verifying something. Facts can often be explained in ways easy to grok; feelings are colorful words meant to evoke a response but can't be measured in mathematics (well, until modern science refines brain wave patterns). Read more

2018-08-25T20:19:49+00:00

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Seeking the Liminal: It Starts as a Search for Self

Last updated on: August 25, 2018 at 8:19 pm By K. C. Alexander

There are few humans in this world untouched by the expectations of the people around them. It comes from many places: family, tradition, friends, bullies, media, social norms and, ultimately, our own fears. At some point, we take on those expectations and make them ours—expectations of ourselves and of others. Read more

2018-08-19T22:38:55+00:00

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An Unexpected Education by Accidental Ritual

Last updated on: August 19, 2018 at 10:38 pm By K. C. Alexander

Sometimes, maybe more often than we say aloud, rituals can be accidental. They can be guided by instinct, by chance, or sheer necessity. They can sneak up on one, perhaps via cultural memory or unknown desires or practicality. They can appear to be something worth no more than mockery—such as a certain pop singer's brief moment with an electric shaver. Read more

2018-07-19T04:05:13+00:00

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Desecration of the Divine: Awareness and Safe Spaces

Last updated on: July 19, 2018 at 4:05 am By K. C. Alexander

The default in the pagan circles should not be, "I will encroach upon your comfort and define you as my goddess to worship and touch unless you specifically tell me otherwise." That's wrong. It's also pervy; nobody should be touched without permission. Nobody should be subjected to idolization unless they choose to be. Read more

2018-07-17T21:03:44+00:00

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The Practice of Patience: Where Mud Becomes Lotus

Last updated on: July 17, 2018 at 9:03 pm By K. C. Alexander

I have a problem. I mean, I have many, but let’s just focus on this one for now. In short: I have no goddamn patience. Who’s surprised? Anybody surprised? Anyone? …Bueller? Yeah, didn’t think so. A lack of patience is not great for the concept of, well, anything short of saving somebody from a burning car or something similar. Patience is the hallmark and cornerstone of just about everything worth having and, rather counter-productively, the hardest for me to master.... Read more

2018-06-11T22:14:52+00:00

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Tarot, Snakes & Ladybugs; or, What the Hell, Universe

Last updated on: June 11, 2018 at 10:14 pm By K. C. Alexander

They say that humans are trained to spot connections where there are only coincidences. I tend to. Two or more things will happen at once (don't things of significance happen in threes?) and I'm suddenly drawn to it like it matters. Yet...I also believe that sometimes a spade is just a spade and not the Queen of Wands. Read more

2018-05-30T23:11:36+00:00

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On the Topic of Magical Evocation

Last updated on: May 30, 2018 at 11:11 pm By K. C. Alexander

"...The name of your husband, wife, lover, favorite politician, film star, or most hated dictator will all be equally magically potent, so long as they give you that extra little kick to stir your deep mind out of its usual sluggish sleep." (Paul Huson) Pop culture evocation, anyone? Read more

2018-05-19T19:25:00+00:00

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Mental Health, Meditation, Witchcraft & Accountability

Last updated on: May 19, 2018 at 7:25 pm By K. C. Alexander

There's this little self-deprecating idea in my head: a story or book or something titled Confessions of a Part-Time Witch. Is that a thing that exists? If not, it should. I'm not qualified to make it happen; in fact, I don't even qualify as "part-time". Is "occasional witch" a thing? "Unreliable witch?" I kind of like that one. Unreliable in all things except moodily staring off into space and feeling utterly out of place in this one-dimension world... So deep. SO PATHOS. Read more

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