Indians 101: American Indian religions 150 years ago, 1874
While some histories portray Indians joyfully becoming Christians, this was not usually what happened. In 1874, the United States government actively promoted Christianity by having Christian...
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Tarot Major Arcana: 0 The Fool.
Today I'll talk about the first card of the major arcana, The Fool.The Fool is usually numbered 0 in modern tarot decks, occasionally it's numbered XXII. It's the only major arcana card assigned an...
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Tarot Minor Arcana: The Sixes.
This week I will discuss the Sixes of the tarot minor arcana.The Sixes of the Tarot del Toro tarot deck. In decks such as this one there's no reversed interpretation for the pips; the cards are the...
View ArticleGlamour of Invisibility, What It Is and How To Do It.
I used this spell recently when I encountered a Trump-y tailgate party. I wrote about that experience in last week's diary. I feel now is a good time to share it with others. It's been helpful for me,...
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Tarot Major Arcana: XII The Hanged Man.
Dion Fortune famously said that Magic is the art of changing consciousness according to Will. For me, this card- the Hanged Man- is perhaps the most magical in all the tarot. It's an explicit...
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Tarot Tomfoolery.
This week I'm sharing my favorite tarot memes, from a collection I've been accumulating for a few years now. Most are funny, a few are thought provoking. A couple might offend just a little bit, though...
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Indians 201: Old Joseph, Nez Perce chief
Tiwi-teqis (also spelled Tuekakas), later known to the Americans as Old Chief Joseph or Joseph the Elder, was born between 1785 and 1790 in Oregon. His father was a Cayuse chief, and his mother was Nez...
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Occult and Psychical Sciences: "Belief"Pt2 🔥
The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden"🌑“From the kabbalistic perspective, that which is infinite and eternal is real and...
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What's (Y)Our Religious Affiliation? With Poll.
Hello there.  A bit back, I posted diaries asking about our political identifications and levels of formal education.  According to the entirely-scientific-I’m-sure polls in those diaries — shock! — we...
View ArticleIndians 101: The Calusa Indians and Spanish missionaries in 1549
The Calusas were a complex fishing/hunting/gathering society which was divided into commoners and nobles. Like other Florida tribes, the Calusas were not an isolated people and engaged in long-distance...
View ArticleIndians 101: A very short overview of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) religion
In American Indian cultures, religion is not seen as a separate category but as an integral part of everyday life. In Indian languages, there is no word which can be translated as religion. American...
View ArticleBlessed Yule.
Wishing everyone a beautiful, peaceful and very happy Winter Solstice. May all the blessings of the day be yours. May your Gods hold you close, and the returning Light enfold you in it's brilliance. My...
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