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2022-02-22T10:04:41-04:00

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Technopaganism (Winterstar 2022)

Last updated on: February 22, 2022 at 10:04 am By Tom Swiss

I think the first time I encountered the word "techno-pagan" was in the late 1990s, in Nancy Lebovitz's calligraphic button catalog. But when I saw that, immediately, I was like, "hey -- that's me!" And it's not just me. Any gathering of Pagan folk is likely to have a disproportionate percentage of STEM folks. Read more

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2022-01-08T02:30:41-04:00

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Shifting: A 2022 Sigil

Last updated on: January 8, 2022 at 2:30 am By Tom Swiss

As I was thinking about the new year, the word that came to mind is "shifting". It's a word with several meanings useful to the time: to move; to manage to get along or succeed by one's self; to get along by indirect, expedient, or evasive means; to change; to put something aside and replace it. Read more

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2021-12-18T12:18:45-04:00

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Thirteenth Amendment Day

Last updated on: December 18, 2021 at 12:18 pm By Tom Swiss

Perhaps when we wish each other "Happy Holidays" in recognition of the number of festivals which occur around the Winter Solstice (remember, axial tilt is the reason for the season!), we should include Thirteenth Amendment Day in that list. Read more

2021-11-20T11:51:37-04:00

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The Pathetic Life And Death of Joseph Rosenbaum

Last updated on: November 20, 2021 at 11:51 am By Tom Swiss

Dumped into a riot zone by our pathetic-in-the-inadequate-sense mental health care system, unable to obtain medication that might have helped stabilize him, without even a place to stay the night, perhaps Rosenbaum lost himself in an external chaos matching his inner one. Read more

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Ethics, Virtue, and Right Living

2021-10-28T09:16:23-04:00

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The Serenity of Shikata Ga Nai

Last updated on: October 28, 2021 at 9:16 am By Tom Swiss

You can't solve the halting problem, you can't make someone love you, and you can't make those you love do what's best for them. And there is a freedom in knowing this. A sadness too; but in the long run even more sadness -- and anger and guilt -- results when we believe we can do the impossible, and fail. Read more

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2022-07-05T10:29:26-04:00

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A Sigil For Letting Go

Last updated on: July 5, 2022 at 10:29 am By Tom Swiss

In traditional East Asian medicine, autumn is the season associated with Metal in the "Five Elements" or "Five Phases" (wu xing). Metal is the element of pruning, of letting go and cutting away; of grief and of courage. But my inspiration for this sigil is more personal that the turning of the seasons. Read more

Magic(k), Ritual, and Mysticism

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2021-08-02T00:27:26-04:00

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Yoda, Hui Neng, and the Sacred Texts

Last updated on: August 2, 2021 at 12:27 am By Tom Swiss

Star Wars is heavily influenced by the mythology of the samurai; and the philosophy of the samurai was Zen. And one of the most important figures in the history of Zen was Hui Neng, the Sixth Patriarch, who gave Zen much of its distinctive flavor, and who is famously painted tearing up a sutra, one of the sacred texts of Buddhism. Read more

2021-07-28T23:22:45-04:00

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Dionysus Will F**k You Up

Last updated on: July 28, 2021 at 11:22 pm By Tom Swiss

Dionysus can take you places and give you power and freedom if you respect him and work carefully with him and are fortunate. But he will f**k you up without a second thought if you are not careful. Or sometimes even just at random, if you happen to rub him the wrong way. Read more

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2021-05-26T20:31:34-04:00

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1917: The Real Start of the Israel-Palestine Conflict

Last updated on: May 26, 2021 at 8:31 pm By Tom Swiss

British imperialism shaped how Zionism developed, betrayed the Arabs of Palestine, and is a root cause of the century-long conflict. Read more

My Blogging Life and Times

2021-05-26T20:44:54-04:00

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Energy In The Art Of Magic

Last updated on: May 26, 2021 at 8:44 pm By Tom Swiss

Our "energy" is an experiential, psycho-socio-emotional phenomenon. It's not measured in kilowatt-hours or Newton-meters. Read more

Magic(k), Ritual, and Mysticism

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