Living with our (pre)histories
“(Pre)history, like any story, is empirically non-reducible to a singular causal chain of historical events, including the bogus idea of the agricultural revolution.”
(AUDIO PODCAST) Empires Crumble 27: The Graveyard of Empires
The latest episode, from Alley Valkyrie & Rhyd Wildermuth
If In Ruins
“From prophesying an apocalypse, I’ve come to live inside of one – and I’ve tried to make something beautiful of it.”
Upcoming Course: Five Principles of Green Witchcraft
Information on Asa West’s popular course on Green Witchcraft
The Bee Priestess
Every day, it seemed, I had to watch the people around me destroy plants and animals with a determination I seldom see humans apply to anything else.
To a Beautiful Resistance
A reminder to reach out to those in your community who want to see the same things as you, freedom from oppression and poverty; empathy. Form those community groups. We don’t have to like everyone in those communities, and you won’t either, that’s just human nature, but our shared goals and values are what unite us.
THE PAGAN MUSIC LIST #9: Sigur Rós, Trobar de Morte, Myrkur
The ninth edition of the Pagan Music List.
Feminism as veiled islamophobia dominates discourse about afghanistan
Banning burkinis, the War on Terror and the US occupation of Afghanistan have nothing to do with improving the lives of women. Why, then, did Women’s welfare become central to any discussion about these topics?
Of Selkies & Hag Stones
Of course, when one thinks of seals, one can’t help but think about that folkloric creature, the Selkie. Folklore and stories about the Selkie can be found all over the British isles, particularly across Scotland, Ireland and the East coast.
About the Book of Onei
“The Book of Onei covers topics that many modern pagans seem to shy away from: spiritual horror, the power of nightmares, and how to use that power to break through the constructs of your own dreams and find out what is on the other side.”
How Design Delivers Paradoxical Answers to Capitalism
Capitalism disguises itself very well, but it’s not perfect.
Investment In Public Transportation That Exacerbates Inequality
“Government investments in public transport systems may very well be exacerbating inequality due to their direct ties with the global capitalist system.”
New Releases from Christopher Scott Thompson
If In Ruins We Must Live and The Book of Onei
Reading Poetry to a Yew Tree
As an animist, the consciousness of trees is a given, but there is still a question about what that consciousness is like and how to interact with it.