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Klingon, maybe? Weekly Recap 1/19/2026
I have a confession. For the past 3 months, I’ve been trying to teach Loki to understand Klingon. For reference, this is Loki. He’s our cat. And Klingon, of course, is a made-up language from Star Trek. But as far as made-up languages go, Klingon is pretty well developed. And due to my constant watching…
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Vision Boards: Manifesting the Future
A powerful tool for planning, personal growth, and achieving your goals, vision boards are incredibly simple and easy to make. All you really need is a board, some pictures, and glue.
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I always get extra snacky late at night… Weekly Recap 1/12/2026
Something about midnight always makes me feel extra snacky. Mini muffins are a fine choice. Cheez-Its make wonderful bedtime food. But recently it’s been all about the panettone. We have to enjoy these fine holiday treats while they last. In the morning, however, I do not snack. In fact, I rarely eat breakfast. And if…
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Neither is the goal? Weekly Recap 1/5/2026
I know I’ve answered this question before, but it’s such a great thing to be reminded about… especially now, when an entirely new year has just begun. We obviously want to plan for the future and be aware of the past, but we don’t want to live in either of them. The goal is to…
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Cheeseburgers? Bon voyage! Weekly Recap 12/29/2025
Selene and I were actually just having this conversation recently: if I were ever living in another country, what sorts of things would make me feel nostalgic for the USA? Music? Food, perhaps? We were rewatching For All Mankind—which, if you haven’t seen it, is a pretty damn good show. It takes place in a…
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Here’s where I would like to try writing… Weekly Recap 12/22/2025
Most of my writing (well, most of my life these days, actually) takes place on a laptop at the dining room table. So far it’s been working out pretty well for me. But you know what? I’d like to try a typewriter one day. I don’t know how effective that would be since I usually…
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From Saturnalia to Santa: The Ancient Roots of Holiday Gift Exchanges
The concept of giving gifts is as old as humanity itself. It started in prehistory, continued through ancient civilizations, and has finally culminated in unimaginable ways in modern society. What drives this universal human obsession with giving, especially around the holidays?
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Road trip? Weekly Recap 12/15/2025
I’ve been to many cities within the US. Some of them I’d visit again and some of them… well, I’d rather pass—or I suppose, pass through! But my current list of wishful destinations weighs more heavily on the side of locations that fall outside of our boarders… I’m thinking like… I’m not sure that will…
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Magickal Timing: Why the Moon Phase Matters
The Moon plays a vital role in magickal timing, influencing everything from the tides to our emotions, but its cycle from dark to light can help guide the type of magickal work that we do. Let’s take a closer look at the Moon phases and see what’s indicated at every step of the way.
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Doing less? Weekly Recap 12/8/2025
What could I do less of? Hmm. The first thing that comes to mind is “overthink.” And actually, that was probably one of the biggest distractors when I was learning how to be effective at any form of divination—runes, tarot, anything. It makes us question what we’re doing. Once you overthink, you lose the intuitive…
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Craig Spencer and Witchcraft Unchained – Ep. 12
Craig Spencer is a Lancashire-born Anglo-Italian witch and the author of the book Witchcraft Unchained. In this episode, we explore some of the history of the craft, examining some differences in practice between the US and UK, plus we uncover some interesting misconceptions.
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I sometimes, but not always, try to avoid it… Weekly Recap 12/1/2025
The topic of eating meat is a loaded question — one which I am not prepared to fully address in this short discussion. I will say that, for a variety of reasons, I sometimes opt to not eat red meat. On the other hand, I also ate the majority of a very sketchy hotdog at…
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