New Moon

Mar
20
Black & white photo of a cemetery tomb with Jesus crucified while his mother Mary looks on. The rest of the graveyard is very foggy.

Spring Equinox + New Moon: A crucifixion

It's Friday, and night and day are equal. Hello. I don't know exactly how much time
9 min read
Feb
20
A black & white engraving of a bearded, robed man holding various magical implements. Another man sleeps off to his side.

New Moon: The esoteric & the occult (Part II)

It's Friday, and the birds are becoming far more vocal, and taps are going up on the maple
9 min read
Jan
23
New Moon: The seat of power

New Moon: The seat of power

It's Friday, and it's been several months since I had anything to say in a public
11 min read
Dec
26
A castle turret with irregular masonry. It's viewed between trees. Image is monochrome.

New Moon (Again + Occult): Wanting not wanting

4 min read
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
Nov
21
Black ink on a white page. There are depictions of circles, triangles, diamonds, and five- or six-pointed stars, with Latin and Hebrew lettering.

New Moon: On grimoires

14 min read
Oct
24
A bronze statue of a naked man thinking pensively. It's Rodin's "The Thinker."

New Moon: A relatively brief philosophy of mind, for the ritualist

It's Friday. Hello. I have a little more time to write today than I have over the past
22 min read
Sep
26
The "default" newsletter header image of dancing plague skeletons.

New Moon: No post this week

Hello all. I regret to inform you that as recently anticipated, my schoolwork is impacting my ability to guarantee weekly
1 min read
Aug
29
A black and white engraving: a robed person crawling and passing through a boundary on the horizon where their world of trees, buildings, and celestial objects gives way to abstract textures.

New Moon: The esoteric & the occult (Part I)

It's Friday. Hello. I'm about to be on a weekend trip that will prevent me from
8 min read
Jul
25
A black and white photo of several hanging chains against a dark background.

New Moon: Ordeal by bondage

It's Friday, and our household is starting to bring in the cucumbers and the tomatoes. Hello. I never
11 min read