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2018-11-01T13:49:54-08:00

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On Self-Preservation, Pragmatism, Politics, and Power

Last updated on: November 1, 2018 at 1:49 pm By Misha Magdalene

The US midterm elections, possibly the most important elections any of us have ever lived through, are almost upon us. If you practice any kind of esoteric spirituality, you need to vote. Here's why. Read more

2018-10-26T15:19:21-08:00

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Pruning Your Roots, or, Coping with Samhain When Your Ancestors Suck

Last updated on: October 26, 2018 at 3:19 pm By Misha Magdalene

How do we honor our ancestors at Samhain if our ancestors were terrible people? Read more

2018-10-19T12:11:32-08:00

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Points of the Triangle: The Victim, the Persecutor, and the Rescuer

Last updated on: October 19, 2018 at 12:11 pm By Misha Magdalene

Let's dig a little deeper into how the dynamics of Karpman's drama triangle manifest in the p-word communities and become toxic. Read more

2018-09-06T19:52:02-08:00

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Movie Review: “Hereditary” (directed by Ari Aster, 2018)

Last updated on: September 6, 2018 at 7:52 pm By Misha Magdalene

"Hereditary" is an extraordinarily well-made, emotionally affecting film with incredible performances, and I feel deeply ambivalent about it. Read more

2018-08-14T13:34:07-08:00

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Scribing the Triangle: Some Thoughts on Power Dynamics in Our Communities

Last updated on: August 14, 2018 at 1:34 pm By Misha Magdalene

If we're honest with ourselves, about ourselves, I think we'll find is that a lot of people come to our communities looking for power. Read more

2018-08-13T10:41:09-08:00

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Banishing the Boogeyman of Cultural Marxism, and Other Pastimes

Last updated on: August 13, 2018 at 10:41 am By Misha Magdalene

Everyone's entitled to their own brand of ignorance and damnfoolishness... up to a point. For me, that point is when they start advocating hate. Read more

2018-08-12T11:51:07-08:00

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Choosing Who We Are: Boundaries and Inclusivity in Our Communities

Last updated on: August 12, 2018 at 11:51 am By Misha Magdalene

The trouble is, radical inclusivity makes it really difficult to develop or enforce shared social norms, standards of behavior, or healthy boundaries. Read more

heathens united against racism

2018-07-30T15:58:13-08:00

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Washing the Clay Feet of Broken Idols: Confronting Paganism’s TERF Problem

Last updated on: July 30, 2018 at 3:58 pm By Misha Magdalene

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TERFs are of a piece with the alt-right, from their reliance on pseudo-science to their deployment of propaganda intended to demonize and do violence to marginalized groups. Read more

2018-07-23T16:03:36-08:00

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Book Review: “Gods and Goddesses: The Rise of Divine Mythologies” by Gabiann Marin

Last updated on: July 23, 2018 at 4:03 pm By Misha Magdalene

This is a delightful little book, one clearly aimed at younger readers new to mythology, or who've just finished reading "Percy Jackson" and are ready to try a taste of the harder stuff. Read more

the rise of divine mythologies

2018-07-13T16:02:33-08:00

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On the Necessary, Ineluctable Otherness of Witchcraft

Last updated on: July 13, 2018 at 4:02 pm By Misha Magdalene

Is witchcraft a set of beliefs? A set of practices? Or is it something else altogether, something not reducible to techniques, trappings, dogma, or details? Read more

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