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Spring Break

Smoking a joint on the cluttered back porch at 6AM on a Wednesday. Still dark, after the time change, and a cool 45 degrees. Silver moonlight softens the brick pathway and a roof in the distance. Its back to half again after only a week ago being a full moon – the blood moon atContinue reading “Spring Break”

Silver

After being introduced to it by a friend, I recently downloaded a star / constellation map app. It is pretty amazing. I took two quarters of astronomy in college and learned far less about constellations than I have in the last month of casually using this map. Consider the relationship between reason, unreason, and happinessContinue reading “Silver”

March 1, 2025

The setting sun

The Jews say remember the sabbath and keep it holy. I say remember the sunset and keep it holy. Not necessarily each day, but more often than not. The same is true for the sunrise and the full moon.

The world is on fire

and there is no driver at the wheel … Only because the sun is on fire are we alive. Life itself is but a complex flame. One must still have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star says Nietzsche’s Neo-Zarathustra. The end of complexity is heat death and both are equality. ButContinue reading “The world is on fire”

Algiz

Algiz (ᛉ) is a rune from the Elder Futhark, the oldest runic alphabet used by Germanic tribes. Most commonly, it is associated with protection, defense, and higher awareness. However, it also signifies new beginnings, spiritual awakening, and even literal birth. Though Algiz is not the rune most often linked to Odin / Wotan, I makeContinue reading “Algiz”