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2024-11-05T01:24:12-04:00

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Masculine Archetypes: Trickster at Samhain & Election Day

Last updated on: November 5, 2024 at 1:24 am By Tom Swiss

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The Trickster generally doesn't make trouble so much as reveal the trouble inherent in the order of the world. The chaos is already there, but we want to sweep it under the rug, ignore it, pretend that the existing order of things is just and good. Read more

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2024-09-22T23:36:28-04:00

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Masculine Archetypes: The Warrior at Mabon

Last updated on: September 22, 2024 at 11:36 pm By Tom Swiss

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Of all the archetypes we're considering, the Warrior may be both the most problematic and the most promising. Why is the Warrior so fraught? Because the Powers That Be have always needed men to fight their wars....There are two words that we must focus on to understand the Warrior: "mission" and "boundaries". Read more

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2024-08-28T23:30:58-04:00

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Masculine Archetypes: The Captain at Lughnasadh

Last updated on: August 28, 2024 at 11:30 pm By Tom Swiss

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The Captain is in the field or on the ship with those he leads, in the fray with them, leading the charge. And the Captain cares directly for his men. He is mentor and caretaker, even if he can also be a stern taskmaster. The captain goes down with the ship because he puts his men ahead of himself. But as a leader of Warriors, he puts the mission before all. Read more

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2024-06-25T22:59:50-04:00

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Masculine Archetypes: The King At Midsummer

Last updated on: June 25, 2024 at 10:59 pm By Tom Swiss

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He does not command, he is not a conqueror. Instead the King is the conduit of blessings for his people. This kingship is all duty and no power, no temporal power at least. Read more

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2024-05-05T17:32:54-04:00

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Deconstructing the Bears Vs. Men Memeplex

Last updated on: May 5, 2024 at 5:32 pm By Tom Swiss

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In this memeplex we can find misandry, a romantic misview of nature, a base rate fallacy, myths about violent crime and about the gender distribution of power, and a disregard of positive helping behavior by men. So there's a lot to unpack. Read more

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2024-06-20T11:39:59-04:00

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Masculine Archetypes: The Preacher at Beltane

Last updated on: June 20, 2024 at 11:39 am By Tom Swiss

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The Preacher does not issue orders or set himself above those he speaks to in a power hierarchy. The authority he has is "moral authority", rooted in the rightness of what he says and in congruence between those words and his actions. Read more

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2024-04-04T15:46:58-04:00

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Eclipse 2024: Ritual For A Reset

Last updated on: April 4, 2024 at 3:46 pm By Tom Swiss

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If some part of your life is in Bad Order and you could use some aid in shaking loose from it, I suggest that this Great North American Eclipse provides a unique magickal opportunity for a reset -- especially for those in the path of totality, but you can work this ritual even if you're in an area where it's only partial. Read more

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2024-03-19T12:49:59-04:00

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Masculine Archetypes: The Lover at Ostara

Last updated on: March 19, 2024 at 12:49 pm By Tom Swiss

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The Lover we are considering here is not necessarily a romantic or a sexual figure. The Lover's defining behavior is contemplation. In contemplation the borders become fuzzy, the self blends with the other. In the Lover we see the tension of longing, the desire to extend boundaries. Sitting at the self/other interface, the Lover is neither inward-directed like the Magician nor outward-directed like the King. Read more

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2024-02-03T23:27:42-04:00

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some things you just can’t fix

Last updated on: February 3, 2024 at 11:27 pm By Tom Swiss

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We talked around it not about it the elephant in the room: the corpse in the basement a year ago I couldn’t leave Mom alone today so I drove her to the library, the grocery store neither of us mentioned my brother’s death not directly I said something about leaving my Christmas lights up a little longer so I would turn them off today She said something about the color of the flowers she bought with her groceries while she... Read more

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2024-02-01T04:12:48-04:00

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Masculine Archetypes: The Healer (Shaman/Smith) at Imbolc

Last updated on: February 1, 2024 at 4:12 am By Tom Swiss

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But unlike the archetypal Magician, who is isolated in study of his art, the Healer is applying that art for the benefit of others. What really sets the Healer apart from the Magician is this connection to others. Read more

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