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2021-10-26T10:22:27-04:00

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

Ouijaphobia! From Swedenborg to the Ouija Board

Last updated on: October 26, 2021 at 10:22 am By Tom Swiss

Thus the Ouija board, with roots in Swedenborgian and Spiritualist philosophies that put a benevolent God in firm charge of the universe with no room for a Devil, regarded for decades as something safe enough for Normal Rockwell and I Love Lucy, became a prime target of America's Satanic Panic because it was included in a scary movie. Read more

2021-05-26T20:44:21-04:00

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Happy Walpurgisnacht!

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

It conveniently happened that Walpurga was canonized on May 1 of 870 (or so), when her remains were relocated to church. This provided cover for people to celebrate the old pagan cross-quarter day under pretext of venerating the saint. Read more

2021-05-26T20:44:06-04:00

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Poem: “the fox stands under the streetlight “

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

Had a visitor to the neighborhood on Sunday who seemed worth commemorating in a poem. So: the fox stands under the streetlight and screams his song up at my window it’s 1am Easter morning I’m up late working (the “day job” even though it’s night, nothing creative) but this little redhead sounds his barbaric yawp over the roofs of the suburbs and calls me back to something untranslatable Read more

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2021-05-26T20:43:42-04:00

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No, That’s Not An Odal Rune

Last updated on: May 26, 2021 at 8:43 pm By Tom Swiss

That's obviously not an Odal rune. It's a square stage set at 45 degrees, with two walkways to it (for that dynamic motion of two speakers entering at the same time), and three large video screens on risers as a backdrop. Read more

2021-05-26T20:43:25-04:00

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Punk Magick

Last updated on: May 26, 2021 at 8:43 pm By Tom Swiss

Magick is about change. But change is always happening. What sets magick apart is that it is willed change. A magickian makes change happen in the way that they wish — “in conformity with Will,” as Uncle Aleister put it. Read more

Caught On Video

Magic(k), Ritual, and Mysticism

2021-05-26T20:43:00-04:00

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When Bad People Die

Last updated on: May 26, 2021 at 8:43 pm By Tom Swiss

Rush Limbaugh's angry, nationalistic faux populism paved the way for Trumpism, and I will not miss or mourn him.But we should be careful not to damage our own hearts and minds by celebrating the suffering of a human being. Any human being. Read more

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Ethics, Virtue, and Right Living

2021-05-26T20:42:44-04:00

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A Spell for Vaccination

Last updated on: May 26, 2021 at 8:42 pm By Tom Swiss

As we are dealing with a plague such as some of my ancestors survived, and the desired outcome is health for the body which carries on their legacy, it seems appropriate to do some ancestor work. Read more

Magic(k), Ritual, and Mysticism

Techno-Pagan

2021-05-26T20:42:18-04:00

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Am I Insurrecting Or Not?

Last updated on: May 26, 2021 at 8:42 pm By Tom Swiss

When fallacies about the ends justifying the means are set aside and we must judge only the means, how do we draw the lines between legitimate protest, civil disobedience, rioting, self-defense, insurrection, and sedition? Read more

2021-05-26T20:41:37-04:00

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Yule Movies: Returning from the Darkness

Last updated on: May 26, 2021 at 8:41 pm By Tom Swiss

So as we find ourselves in a darker Yule than usual, remember that you have rescue missions to go on (even if not as dramatic as leaping into a river or engaging in a firefight). Don't give in to despair. Read more

2020-12-17T03:02:09-04:00

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Getting Things Moving With Frankincense and Myrrh

Last updated on: December 17, 2020 at 3:02 am By Tom Swiss

This spell uses these stagnation-busting powers on a higher level, to free stuck energy. Can't move on from some emotional trauma? Feeling stuck in a life circumstance? Feel like the flow of your life energy is constricted? This is a spell you can use. Read more

Magic(k), Ritual, and Mysticism

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