principles

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
Dec
29
A blurry film frame of a burning rocket engine suspended in blue sky.

Last Quarter: A life lived as a life

Hello. It's Sunday, and the post I meant to finish writing by Friday afternoon proved both longer and
26 min read
Aug
16
A log cabin with a brick chimney and steel roof. It's surrounded by conifers and mossy ground.

First Quarter: A short(?) manifesto on survivalism

Hello. It's Friday, and I'm expecting company so I will keep this brief — at least by
12 min read
Feb
09
A painting. A humanoid goat is crowned with leaves and surrounded by old women with distorted faces, bearing dead infants.

New Moon: The Devil I know

It's Friday. Hello. I'm coming back to some first principles of my rites this week, because
17 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
Dec
08
Two women hold a man down on a bed. One woman holds a short sword with which she is bloodily severing the man's head.

Last Quarter: On violence

It's Friday. Hello. I'm writing in the middle of waiting for results for an important medical
21 min read
Oct
27
A slice of pie with moist, golden filling speckled by black pepper. It sits on a black ceramic plate with a fork nearby.

First Quarter: The kitchen witch

It's Friday. Hello. I'm ill, but on the mend, and the fog has lifted enough that
11 min read
Sep
15
The silhouettes of hands are traced on a rock wall, using various red, brown, and white paints.

New Moon: Consciousness, collectiveness, custodianship

Hello. It's Friday, and this week has been an extreme weather hell in my region, which isn'
17 min read
Jun
30
A section of a raised garden bed with a metal frame. The plants are mostly very lush and somewhat overgrown.

First Quarter: Foundational thoughts on herbalism

Hello, everyone. It's Friday — and although the solstice came last week, so I had a midsummer-centric post then
22 min read
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