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.

All Posts by Christopher

The Other Side of the Hedge: Summon Yourself

It’s about impossible to get through a day without being pulled this... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: Teachers &...

With nothing but the intuition that there must be more, we enter... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: Screw Dying,...

Like a lot of people, I always wondered how I would face... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: We All...

Years of self-doubt and struggle aren’t a cruel joke played by the... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: Don’t Trust...

In a time of Internet memes, the bumper stickers of the Information... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: What is...

In the good old days, the occult was about things like finding... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: Hidden Knowledge

The occult isn’t inherently evil. It is powerful, and often opaque. That... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: To Keep...

The occult is a journey to ascend the Witches’ Pyramid to reveal... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: Animism &...

Are we creatures of spirit who inhabit bodies, or physical bodies that... read more

The Other Side of the Hedge: The Power...

We see people do incredible things, and we think, “I could never... read more

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