About Christopher Drysdale

Christopher Drysdale is an animist, martial artist, shamanic practitioner, healer, meditation instructor, and psychopomp. He’s been pagan for more than 30 years, has a master’s degree in anthropology, and thinks “making the world a better place” is a pretty good idea. He makes his home in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Power and Magical Ethics

"With great power comes great responsibility" always seemed like wishful thinking. But,... read more

What Is the Emerald Tablet?

Long a mainstay of Western alchemy, the Emerald Tablet of Hermes Trismegistus... read more

Animism and the Power of Waterfalls

Waterfalls are places of spiritual power. They provide not just a sense... read more

A Deep Dive on Divination

When it comes to learning magic, divination is both one of the... read more

Three Real Stories of Magic

Pagans rarely talk about the day-to-day of the magical world. In the... read more

Habit, Freedom, and Daily Practice

Anyone can slip free of their bonds. The challenge is to learn... read more

On Developing Skill in Magic

Skill is the way we take knowledge and apply it into the... read more

A Deep Dive on Thanksgiving

Here in America, the holiday of Thanksgiving is nearly upon us. It... read more

Eight Hundred Days

We are living through an era of rapid change and social dislocation. Daily... read more

Keep It Secret

Secrets and the occult go hand-in-hand. While anyone can benefit from some... read more

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