ecstasy and ecstatic practice

Dec
19
A man with a long white beard and loose robes rises up from a steaming bowl labeled witih the word "Wassail." He wears and bears holly.

Winter Solstice + New Moon: Wassailing as ecstatic song

It's Friday, and the winter solstice looms this weekend — O sweet and snow-laden Jól, depth of darkness, the
13 min read
Jan
31
An orange ball of fire on a dark background.

Solar Spring + New Moon: A love strange, dark, and magnificent

It's Friday. Hello. This month is ending on a terrible, almost paralyzingly fearsome note. I don't
11 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
Sep
06
Bare alpine tundra. In the background, white snowy mountains. In the foreground, black asphalt.

New Moon: To do more with less

It's Friday. Hello. Thank you for bearing with my absence last week. The situation that stole me away
13 min read
Aug
09
New Moon: Danse macabre

New Moon: Danse macabre

"I see them! Over there against the stormy sky. They are all there. The smith and Lisa, the knight,
11 min read
Jan
12
A black and white photo of a couple smaller hand floggers, three lengths of rope, and some sharp or pointy objects.

New Moon: Kink as primordial principle

It's Friday. Hello. I have had my doubts about whether I would actually finish and send this piece
17 min read
Nov
17
A work of Greek pottery with black figures on an orange background. The central figure is a bearded man with a cup and vines.

New Moon: Dionysos, again

9 min read
Jun
23
A view over a wooden fence. Beyond is a lush, verdant garden of innumerable plants and trees.

Summer Solstice + New Moon: Ecstasy is everywhere

8 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
Nov
25
Hieronymous Bosch's "Garden of Earthly Delights."

New Moon: Foundational thoughts on ecstasy

Dydd Gwener hapus. That's "happy Friday" in Welsh, although with the gods that Welsh days of
10 min read