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The Other Side of the Hedge

2017-05-07T17:46:48-07:00

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The Other Side of the Hedge: Summon Yourself

Last updated on: May 7, 2017 at 5:46 pm   By Christopher Drysdale

It’s about impossible to get through a day without being pulled this way and that. Here’s a way to bring yourself home. Read more

The Other Side of the Hedge

centering

four directions

grounding

meditation

practical magic

self

street magic

three axes

2017-05-01T04:47:46-07:00

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The Other Side of the Hedge: Teachers & Students

Last updated on: May 1, 2017 at 4:47 am   By Christopher Drysdale

With nothing but the intuition that there must be more, we enter a new land of untold wonders and hidden dangers. Without the right guide, we can stumble blindly into danger. Read more

The Other Side of the Hedge

gratitude

initiation

intuition

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meditation

students

teachers

teaching

2017-04-23T14:10:20-07:00

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The Other Side of the Hedge: Screw Dying, Live with Your Boots On

Last updated on: April 23, 2017 at 2:10 pm   By Christopher Drysdale

Like a lot of people, I always wondered how I would face death. As it turns out, the brink of death is where you learn what you’re made of. Read more

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awakening

character

Death

Fighting for Your Life

Integration

NDE

Near Death Experience

Soul

spirit

training

2017-04-16T06:38:44-07:00

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The Other Side of the Hedge: We All Start as Fools

Last updated on: April 16, 2017 at 6:38 am   By Christopher Drysdale

Years of self-doubt and struggle aren’t a cruel joke played by the universe. They’re the necessary price we pay for anything worthwhile. Read more

The Other Side of the Hedge

A Wizard of Earthsea

Awkward beginnings

Clan of the Cave Bear

magic

shamanism

2017-04-09T00:58:26-07:00

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The Other Side of the Hedge: Don’t Trust Your Spirit, Train It

Last updated on: April 9, 2017 at 12:58 am   By Christopher Drysdale

In a time of Internet memes, the bumper stickers of the Information Age, it’s easy to “trust yourself” and “believe in your magic!” Don’t. Not until you earn it. Read more

The Other Side of the Hedge

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intuition

magic

practical magic

spirit work

spirits

training

2017-04-02T18:16:48-07:00

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The Other Side of the Hedge: What is Magic For?

Last updated on: April 2, 2017 at 6:16 pm   By Christopher Drysdale

In the good old days, the occult was about things like finding your vocation in the world, doing your Great Work, and becoming a better person. Those days have not passed. Read more

The Other Side of the Hedge

magic

magick

occult

purpose

Self and Other

Virtue

2017-03-25T19:21:38-07:00

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The Other Side of the Hedge: Hidden Knowledge

Last updated on: March 25, 2017 at 7:21 pm   By Christopher Drysdale

The occult isn’t inherently evil. It is powerful, and often opaque. That can be scary all on its own. So why do we let it remain a mystery? Do we even have a choice? Read more

The Other Side of the Hedge

hidden knowledge

magic

magick

occult

witchcraft

2017-03-19T21:46:20-07:00

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The Other Side of the Hedge: To Keep Silence

Last updated on: March 19, 2017 at 9:46 pm   By Christopher Drysdale

The occult is a journey to ascend the Witches’ Pyramid to reveal in ourselves the Powers of the Sphinx. The last of these four powers: to silence yourself. Read more

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occult

Silence

The Witch's Pyramid

To keep Silent

Wicca

witchcraft

2017-03-12T03:31:46-07:00

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The Other Side of the Hedge: Animism & The Big Questions

Last updated on: March 12, 2017 at 3:31 am   By Christopher Drysdale

Are we creatures of spirit who inhabit bodies, or physical bodies that somehow have awareness? As a culture, we never really seem to resolve this question. At worst, we consider it irrelevant. At best, we consider it a matter of faith. Read more

The Other Side of the Hedge

animism

Pagan

Paganism

spirit

2017-03-05T01:01:54-08:00

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The Other Side of the Hedge: The Power of Daily Practice

Last updated on: March 5, 2017 at 1:01 am   By Christopher Drysdale

We see people do incredible things, and we think, “I could never do that.” But we’re all capable of some incredible things, and we learn how to do them one day at a time. Read more

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The Other Side of the Hedge

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