The Alchemical Fool: Practical Alchemy for Everyday Use

History of Magic Part 2

Thu, 17 Jun 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Hermes Trismegistus and about 40 different pronunciations of Asclepius. Or Ascelpius

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Love and Mystics

Thu, 27 May 2021 14:00:00 GMT

Love and Mystics
Love and Mystics
They go together like tartar and fish sticks...

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A History of Magick 1: Crowley and Egypt

Thu, 13 May 2021 14:00:00 GMT

Working back to Egypt, then back to Crowley.

First of a few.

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No Fig Deal

Thu, 22 Apr 2021 20:00:00 GMT

Fig trees, huh? Well, see you later

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Daydream Believers

Thu, 01 Apr 2021 16:00:00 GMT

Dreams, naps, creativity, and benzene.

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Up the Down Staircase

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:00:00 GMT

Ladders, steps, and stairs, oh my!

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A Magician in Queen Elizabeth's Court

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 15:00:00 GMT

John Dee, the archetypal magician. A little bit of a wild character, but someone worth learning about.

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Sorrow and Grief

Thu, 25 Feb 2021 16:00:00 GMT

How does grief change us?

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Glass, Mirrors, Journaling

Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:00:00 GMT

People who journal in glass houses should check the mirror first.

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Major Arcana 0: The Fool

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 13:00:00 GMT

“A jester unemployed is nobody's fool."

We finish out the Arcana series with a look at the Fool.

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Major Arcana 1: The Magician

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 17:00:00 GMT

Illusion, Michael.

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Major Arcana 2: The High Priestess

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 12:00:00 GMT

Exiting the Arcana journey backwards, we remember where we have yet to go.

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Major Arcana 3: The Empress

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 05:00:00 GMT

Mother Nature invites you to learn wisdom at her feet. Also to eat corn.

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Major Arcana 4: The Emperor

Thu, 17 Dec 2020 15:00:00 GMT

The masculine principle of order and civilization has some merit and worth to it.

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Major Arcana 5: The Hierophant

Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Not a card to be approached lightly, the Hierophant is the bridge between this world and the world beyond.

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Major Arcana 6: The Lovers

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 12:00:00 GMT

All you need is love, or is it?

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Major Arcana 7: The Chariot

Thu, 19 Nov 2020 16:00:00 GMT

In the words of Chamillionaire:

They see me rolling
They hating
Patrolling and trying to catch me riding dirty

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Major Arcana 8: Justice

Thu, 12 Nov 2020 14:00:00 GMT

In a world where justice is sometimes the #1 priority, I wonder if it's even a worthy goal.

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Major Arcana 9: The Hermit

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 06:00:00 GMT

The wise sage in our lives, and in the collective subconscious

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Interview with Owen Cyclops

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:00:00 GMT

I had the awesome opportunity to talk with Owen Cyclops, and we tread a wide variety of ground in the mystical, occult, and otherwise strange.

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https://owencyclops.com/
https://twitter.com/owenbroadcast

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Major Arcana 10: The Wheel of Fortune

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Round the wheel we go, where we'll stop, who knows?

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Major Arcana 11: Strength

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:00:00 GMT

In which I wind up reading "Una and the Lion"

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Major Arcana 12: The Hanged Man

Thu, 01 Oct 2020 13:00:00 GMT

The Hanged Man is an iconic character in the Arcana journey, and the hanged man imagery is found throughout media. Also some thoughts on the backbone of mythology in human consciousness

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Major Arcana 13: Death

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 12:00:00 GMT

How we deal with death on the journey of individuation and self-fulfillment. Also a few thoughts about horror movies.

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Major Arcana 14: Temperance

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 13:00:00 GMT

What is temperance? I think I make a decent case for what it is and how to think about it in the major arcana journey. I also made a new email for the show specifically:

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Major Arcana 15 and 16: The Devil and The Tower

Thu, 10 Sep 2020 12:00:00 GMT

Thinking about the darkest cards in the Major Arcana, and the darkness in our lives.

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Major Arcana 17, 18, 19: The Stars, Moon, and Sun

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Digging back through the Arcana, and shedding some light on this trio of cards.

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Major Arcana 20: Judgment

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 12:00:00 GMT

Working backward through the major arcana decks, looking at some symbolism in the cards and more about tarot as an externalizing of the internal. This mini-arc will feature some one-offs of the more interesting cards, sometimes I'll group them together, but I like the idea of going back through these.

Major Arcana 20: Judgment.

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Major Arcana 21: The World

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 18:00:00 GMT

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Paracelsus the Wizard

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 13:00:00 GMT

Paracelsus is one alchemist who is worth looking into.

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Mindfulness over Matter

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 11:00:00 GMT

An entirely stream-of-consciousness rambling about anxiety and mindfulness as an agent of personal change. What mindfulness is and what it can do for you.

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The Rise and Rise of Tabletop RPGs

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 14:00:00 GMT

Rolling dice as a way of life

An excellent chapter from a book on Roleplaying Games

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Self Transformation

Mon, 13 Jul 2020 12:00:00 GMT

What do motivational speakers have to do with Alchemy? Change.

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Ghost Stories

Tue, 30 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMT

I love ghost stories, but ultimately I'm a skeptic.

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Barbecue

Tue, 23 Jun 2020 13:00:00 GMT

How meat has changed us, and how we've changed meat.

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Improv

Thu, 18 Jun 2020 12:00:00 GMT

Whose plumb-line is it anyway?

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Societal Alchemy

Wed, 03 Jun 2020 02:00:00 GMT

Thoughts on the changes we may be going through

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Of Pizza and Steak

Mon, 25 May 2020 19:00:00 GMT

There are two general approaches to making the philosopher's stone- the wet method and the dry method. In my opinion the best methods to make pizza dough and steak are both philosopher's stones of cooking- they take time.

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Whence Alchemy

Tue, 19 May 2020 13:00:00 GMT

A brief primer on the very basic outline of alchemy and the use of alchemy as metaphor.

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