A Meditation for Anxiety
I’ve recorded a guided meditation for you because this practice is not widely known and helps me tremendously on days when I struggle under the weight of anxiety. Thankfully, those days are relatively few and far between; but it was not long ago that the ‘ok’ days were rare as hens’ teeth. The meditation is based on…
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Memento Mori
Memento mori. Or, remember: you will die. Possibly today. The idea, central to Socratic philosophy has been practiced for centuries and is currently espoused by celebrated modern thinkers. And as an happy aside, it obviously combines effortlessly easy with ancestor worship; getting dead relatives on side powerfully…
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Magical Consciousness: a primer
I’m keen to write about miracle farming, but first it is important to speak about magical consciousness. You have heard, I expect, of the reticular activation system. Personally I have been lectured on the subject by uninspiring business coaches of various stripe, the most usual example given, being: we purchase a…
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Loving Your Shadow
I had in mind to write a lovely essay for you on magical consciousness and the benefits of previous experience of psychedelics and/or manic states. But my office is already overheating and I must go and recline in a shaded hammock. . Instead, I pose this question: . What if ‘loving yourself’ meant actually *loving*…
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Skulls & Pearls
Daily affirmations. (*groan*) I KNOW. Although it pains me to deploy such a hackneyed trope, I am also forced to admit it has been remarkably effective. Five minutes three times a day is the goal. Twice a day is the reality. I added these howlite skulls to a freshwater pearl necklace with a dual purpose; first, to add…
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Renewal of Word
When my magic doesn’t work - when I’ve been trying to create something for weeks and nothing seems to be incoming - it’s time to renew my word. You see, in order to be a powerful magician, our word must mean something in the world. If, in a fit of masochism we decide to commit to jogging every day, or to decline…
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