New Moon

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
Jun
27
A basket piled high with herbs, the most visible ones being oregano and thyme, which are both green with purplish undertones. There are also thyme and mint flowers peeking out.

New Moon: The mystery of our others

20 min read
May
30
A shimmering night sky with thousands and thousands of visible stars, cut through by the Milky Way, which looks like tendrils of white and black smoke.

New Moon: On a moonless night

It's Friday, and our rose bush is on the brink of erupting with ten times more flowers than
12 min read
May
02
A massive bonfire: orange and yellow flames on a large pile of brush. It sits on the shore of a lake at dusk.

Solar Summer + New Moon (Occult): Walpurgisnacht

11 min read