Salt for the Eclipse
Meditations on witchcraft, kink, ecstatic mystery, old lifeways, fertile arts, and trauma healing in an apocalyptic era.

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Last Quarter: A life lived as a life

Last Quarter: A life lived as a life

First Quarter: A short(?) manifesto on survivalism

First Quarter: A short(?) manifesto on survivalism

Salt for the Eclipse: Totality

Salt for the Eclipse: Totality

Last Quarter: Progress does not exist

Last Quarter: Progress does not exist

Last Quarter: Not walls, but protocols

Last Quarter: Not walls, but protocols

New Moon: Kink as primordial principle

New Moon: Kink as primordial principle

Last Quarter: On violence

Last Quarter: On violence

Solar Autumn + Full Moon: Celtic calendars

Solar Autumn + Full Moon: Celtic calendars

Last Quarter: Eternal summer

Last Quarter: Eternal summer

Last Quarter: Fear as the mind killer

Last Quarter: Fear as the mind killer

Full Moon: Why I choose animism, Celtic and otherwise

Full Moon: Why I choose animism, Celtic and otherwise

Last Quarter: On heat deaths of universes

Last Quarter: On heat deaths of universes

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Jan
14
Winter Q&A Reminder

Winter Q&A Reminder

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Jan
10
Black and white photo of a wall-mounted sundial, hours marked with Roman numerals. Top text reads "as a shadow such is life."

First Quarter: Living by the Sun

Hello. It's Friday, and although it's several weeks past the solstice I still don't
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Jan
03
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New Moon: Making rite

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Dec
29
A blurry film frame of a burning rocket engine suspended in blue sky.

Last Quarter: A life lived as a life

Hello. It's Sunday, and the post I meant to finish writing by Friday afternoon proved both longer and
26 min read
Dec
27
The dancing, plague-infested skeletons woodcut that generally adorns this newsletter's branding.

Late post this weekend

Hello. This week, I don't need to cancel today's newsletter post completely. But the post is
Dec
23
A white mountain goat with very fluffy fleece against a blurry, wintry background.

Monthly Music Mailing: Capricorn Season

2 min read
Dec
20
A lit, round beeswax candle carved with floral-ish motifs. It sits on a white plate with a few decorative pinecones nearby.

Winter Solstice + Full Moon: Yuletides of yore, and those yet to come

9 min read
Dec
13
A small, lit candle in a dark container sits on some dark fabric near a white scarf and two sprigs of American holly.

First Quarter: Hail to the candlemakers

Hello. It's Friday, and unfortunately a busy one, so I don't expect I can be as
9 min read
Dec
06
Two people wearing all black attire and stylized gas masks play electric guitars on a stage. Heavy orange lighting.

New Moon: Ecstasy in the rhythm

It's Friday. Hello. In these very difficult weeks, I have found music more of a sanctuary than ever.
12 min read
Nov
29
A cinematic shot of several people seated together. The focus is a woman with dark hair, blue clothing, and silver jewelry.

Last Quarter: Blood on this ground

Hello. It's Friday. As warned last week, I am not in a position to really write a full-bodied
4 min read