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2018-02-16T17:59:54-08:00

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.

Safer Sex Magic: How to Learn Sex Magic in Three Easy Steps!

Last updated on: February 16, 2018 at 5:59 pm By Misha Magdalene

It's time to get down to brass tacks... but first, I apologize for any misapprehensions the title may give. When I said "easy," I meant "easy to outline." In practice, they may be much more difficult. Read more

2018-02-10T03:18:50-08:00

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Safer Sex Magic: Getting Down to Business, As It Were

Last updated on: February 10, 2018 at 3:18 am By Misha Magdalene

It's not surprising that our ancestors came up with the idea of using sex as the bridge between the material and the spiritual, uniting the quotidian and the numinous. Read more

2018-02-08T01:21:35-08:00

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Safer Sex Magic: Dancing in the Thicket Between Science and Religion

Last updated on: February 8, 2018 at 1:21 am By Misha Magdalene

Magic is notoriously one of those words where, if you ask any ten practitioners, you'll get thirteen different answers, some of them mutually exclusive, after which the respondents will start arguing about whose definitions are correct, whose are utter tosh, and whose are just reheated Crowley... Read more

2018-02-04T04:06:20-08:00

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Safer Sex Magic: Let’s Talk About (How We Talk About) Sex, Baby

Last updated on: February 4, 2018 at 4:06 am By Misha Magdalene

Coming up with a universally-accepted definition for sex is a fool's game, but I've never been shy about rushing into rhetorical situations where even angels are giving each other dubious looks and muttering "I dunno, man, that looks sketchy to me" in Enochian. Read more

2019-02-11T12:51:45-08:00

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After the Mirror: An Ending, with Neither Closure nor Resolution

Last updated on: February 11, 2019 at 12:51 pm By Misha Magdalene

Sexual abuse and sexualized violence are very real problems in our communities, as in our cultures, and we all have a responsibility to see that reality and respond to it... but we also have a responsibility not to let our activism and our agony over the injustices in the world overshadow our own hearts. Read more

2019-02-11T12:53:51-08:00

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After the Mirror: A Brief Interlude on Words and Power

Last updated on: February 11, 2019 at 12:53 pm By Misha Magdalene

Words are magic, and yours no less than mine. Our words and actions together change reality, every moment of every day. That’s not a new-agey placebo or pseudo-spiritual platitude; it’s a simple, obvious fact. Read more

2019-02-11T12:53:31-08:00

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After the Mirror: Now Here, Nowhere—Where Now?

Last updated on: February 11, 2019 at 12:53 pm By Misha Magdalene

If we want to our communities to be the safe, welcoming spaces we tell ourselves they are, we can't just wring our hands and point fingers. We have to address the core issues which make them unsafe. We have to change, both individually and communally, and proactively rather than reflexively. Read more

2019-02-11T12:53:09-08:00

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After the Mirror: A Personal Recollection of Complicity

Last updated on: February 11, 2019 at 12:53 pm By Misha Magdalene

I ended my last post by saying I know about missing stairs from personal experience. Today, I'm writing about that experience. It's a dismayingly common story—one of complicity and community failure—but I'm telling it anyway, because I think it's necessary. Read more

2019-02-11T12:52:41-08:00

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After the Mirror: The Missing Stair and the Enabling of Abuse

Last updated on: February 11, 2019 at 12:52 pm By Misha Magdalene

The missing stair is that problematic person we all know is a problem, but who none of us is willing to confront directly or talk about openly. Instead, we whisper in corners, warning people away from them. Read more

2019-02-11T12:52:13-08:00

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A Long, Cold Look in the Mirror

Last updated on: February 11, 2019 at 12:52 pm By Misha Magdalene

The responsibility for preventing abuse in our communities doesn't lie with the victims or the perpetrators. It lies with us. Read more

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