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Oct
25
The Sun's ghostly white corona around the black disc of the Moon with a red gem at bottom. Black sky due to camera limits.

Last Quarter: This too shall pass

12 min read
Oct
18
A brown-grey female deer with large, dark eyes and pricked up ears. The background is blurry.

Full Moon (Occult): The short-day rut

9 min read
Oct
15
A row of trees in various colorful stages of foliage transformation, behind a grassy meadow.

Salt for the Eclipse: Autumn Q&A

Hello. It's the third Tuesday of October. As I've hoped for a while, I am now
11 min read
Oct
14

Autumn Q&A Reminder

1 min read
Oct
11
Colorfully striped, frilly fungi on a decaying, mossy log. Oak leaves and acorns surrounding.

First Quarter: The lore of fungi

Hello. It's Friday. The autumn foliage in my particular patch of Maple Nation (as Robin Wall Kimmerer calls
16 min read
Oct
04
Nasty, dark wooden club-like objects with sharpened spikes protruding from the top.

New Moon: Anatomy of impact

It's Friday; and in contrast to the several Fridays before this one, I have time to properly focus.
16 min read
Sep
27
A spiral of stones created on grey dirt spotted by scrubby bushes.

Last Quarter: The therapeutics of kink

Hello. It's Friday. The foliage change is well underway now, the autumn rains have begun, a butternut squash
7 min read
Sep
23
Small, weathered headstones on mossy ground covered partially by falling leaves. The surrounding trees are green but fading.

Monthly Music Mailing: Libra Season

2 min read
Sep
20
A decrepit New England-style colonial house with decaying white siding, surrounded by bare trees.

Autumn Equinox + Full Moon: Horror, media, and healing

It's Friday. Hello. After more than a year of health struggles that may come down to a very
8 min read
Sep
13
A scientific illustration of a green plant with ovate blade-shaped leaves and round black berries.

First Quarter: The poison path

11 min read