Can words kill? Sure. Consider hate speech and the incitement to violence; words can lead to bloodshed. But how about a poem? I mean, poems are usually… Read more “A Dangerous Poem, Indeed: The Treasure of Forrest Fenn”
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R. Buckminster Fuller: Spaceship Earth
Can one be spiritual, if that means just being in awe in the vastness of existence? Staring in wonder at the scale of planets, stars and galaxies?… Read more “R. Buckminster Fuller: Spaceship Earth”
The Splendor Solis and the Jungian Mandala: 22 Images of the Soul
This post will serve as a guide to the Splendor Solis, an “illuminated manuscript” of Alchemical knowledge. It also contains a nod towards Jung’s notions of Mandalas;… Read more “The Splendor Solis and the Jungian Mandala: 22 Images of the Soul”
Cetaceans and the City: Dapper Dolphins and Human Hotties
Imagine this: You have Magic Powers. And instead of being celebrated, you are being vilified. By whom, you ask? The WWF. (That’s World Wildlife Federation, not to… Read more “Cetaceans and the City: Dapper Dolphins and Human Hotties”
Beasts are Rational, part 2: On Eating Flesh
To recap part 1: The setup: Odysseus wants Circe to disenchant his men from their animal forms, and Circe argues that they are happier as animals than… Read more “Beasts are Rational, part 2: On Eating Flesh”
Beasts are Rational, part 1: Circe, Odysseus and the Pig
You may be familiar with the story of the Hero Odysseus and the Sorceress Circe; how she turned his men into swine, how he was saved by… Read more “Beasts are Rational, part 1: Circe, Odysseus and the Pig”
War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part III
As we saw in parts one and two, Si-Osiris, the young grandson of Pharaoh Ramasses II, was reading a sealed magic scroll delivered to the court by… Read more “War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part III”
With Teeth: Festival of the Steel Phallus
Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) is a Shinto festival held in the town of Kawasaki. Every year, on the first Sunday of April, the town… Read more “With Teeth: Festival of the Steel Phallus”
War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part II
* For part one, click here [War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part I] * Imagine this: the Grand Vizier bursts into Pharaoh’s great… Read more “War of the Magicians: Si-Osiris and the Nubian Sorcerer, part II”
The Stars Who Fed Us: the Onondaga and the Seven Sisters
A constellation that is central in the field of archaeo-astronomy is the Pleiades, also called the Seven Sisters. If you want to know when to reap and… Read more “The Stars Who Fed Us: the Onondaga and the Seven Sisters”
