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Apr
28
A woodcutting that reads "8 hours for work, 8 hours for rest, 8 hours what we will," with illustrations.

Solar Summer + First Quarter: All work is work

Hello. It's a beautiful, sunny, dew-kissed Friday morning here, and this house's creeping phlox is blooming.
18 min read
Apr
21
A lot of naked people with Greco-Roman hairstyles are having sex together in a fancy room.

New Moon: Indulging vs. living deliciously

Hello. It's Friday, and having opened up comments to all subscribers, I'm diving right ahead today
16 min read
Apr
17
A close-up view of some pussy willows with grey catkins.

Special Announcement: Commenting unlocked for free subscribers!

Hello everyone. I interrupt my normal Friday editions to let you know that as of this week, commenting is now
1 min read
Apr
14
A two-storey prison cell block. It's in disrepair and clearly isn't used anymore. A few people are walking around it.

Last Quarter: The great dung ball rolls on

19 min read
Apr
07
The silvery disc of the moon's near side, riddled with dark maria

Full Moon: Lunar magic & its myths

Hello and good afternoon. It's Friday. For some people, Good Friday. But any full post I could write
17 min read
Mar
31
Dark purple violets with green, curling, wedgelike leaves, surrounded by lighter purple phlox blosso

First Quarter: Choosing spring seeds

It's Friday. Hello. This week, I think more than I've really yet achieved here, I have
15 min read
Mar
24
A colored woodcut illustration of two men stripped to the waist, flogging themselves.

New Moon: Purification without sin

Content warning: this post probably won't be heavy reading for most people at all, but some parts may
18 min read
Mar
17
Ridged, lacy morel mushrooms rise from a pile of dead leaves in a sunny patch of spring woodland.

Spring Equinox + Last Quarter: Regrowth from decay

Hello. It's Friday, and despite the upcoming holiday on the Wheel of the Year, I have something truly
9 min read
Mar
10
A terracotta relief of three female-coded figures who are seated with various objects in their hands.

Full Moon: Maidens, mothers, crones

It's Friday, and it's just a couple days after International Women's Day — or as
25 min read
Mar
03
A map displaying fields for spring planting, autumn planting, laying fallow, common pasture, meadow, and woodland.

First Quarter: The homestead & the commune

Hello. It's Friday. I had a fairly terrible start to this week, but it took several upturns yesterday,
22 min read