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The ritual use of the sense of smell can include literally stopping to smell the roses. A pause on o...
Written on 05 December 2024
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“What's taters, precious, eh, what's taters?” asks Gollum.
“Po-ta-toes,” explains Sam. “T...
Written on 04 December 2024
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“There's something wrong with those trees,” I can remember thinking.
February in Jerusalem: the C...
Written on 02 December 2024
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I'm not sure who shot the white markhor, or when.
For 20 years, though, his head, with it...
Written on 01 December 2024
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The first snow of the season is magical the way it transforms the world. Bare trees suddenly wear a ...
Written on 30 November 2024
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A Literary Mystery
He's arguably the 20th century's most famous Phoenician: Phlebas, the ...
Written on 30 November 2024
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In Praise of Seasonal Pragmatism
According to the borborygmic rumblings of Evangelical pa...
Written on 28 November 2024
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Despite the outcome of the recent election, I am still finding reasons to be thankful and practice g...
Written on 27 November 2024
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Dea Gravida
I bought the little goddess in, of all places, Jerusalem.
“How many ...
Written on 27 November 2024
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On Pagan Asceticism
The modern paganisms are not, to say the very least, particular...
Written on 26 November 2024
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My Monster Powers journey continues. I started weaving a small tapestry in honor of the Gila Monster...
Written on 26 November 2024
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Your chi is your life’s energy, and it is of the greatest importance in your home and your bedr...
Written on 25 November 2024
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In general, the ancestors (as one would expect) speak with many voices, but not always.
Sometimes...
Written on 24 November 2024