Given the significance of Douglass to the abolition movement, this fight with Covey might fairly be called a turning point in American history — and it was catalyzed by root magic. Read more
February 9, 2020
We All Get To Do Everything, Because We’re All Everyone
February 9, 2020 By Tom Swiss
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I seldom remember my dreams, but sometimes they are humdingers. From this one came a no-self revelation: given the transcendental truth that everyone I see is me, I’ll get to do all the things! There is no “fear of missing out” because I — ***I****, Big Cosmic I That Unifies All — will do everything! Read more
February 1, 2020
Lady Liberty, American Goddess
February 1, 2020 By Tom Swiss
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She is the totem of the United States, and if her attributes seem contradictory and confusing perhaps that’s best seen as a reflection of the animating contest of democracy. (Or maybe there’s a little bit of my lady Eris in her makeup.) Read more
January 28, 2020
Broken and Golden (52 Make-Up, Week 3)
January 28, 2020 By Tom Swiss
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There is no avoiding the breaking, the cracking, the flaws. But it is up to us how we interpret them, whether we see the world as a disappointing fallen version of some perfect Platonic realm, or revel in the realness. Read more
January 20, 2020
“You Will Not Be Left Alone” (52 Make-Up, Week 2)
January 20, 2020 By Tom Swiss
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Divine voices work mysteriously Read more
January 7, 2020
Who Am I?
January 7, 2020 By Tom Swiss
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Fifty is a big landmark. And now that I’ve almost gotten there, in some ways it doesn’t match what I dreamed about. So the question is, which story am I going to tell myself? The Most Interesting Man In The World contender, or the lonesome loser? Which is the answer to “Who am I?”? Or is perhaps neither the answer? Read more
January 6, 2020
January Robins (52 Make-Up, Week 1)
January 6, 2020 By Tom Swiss
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but I am a magician, a poet in the realm of acts and what I see means what I say that it means Read more
December 31, 2019
Finding: A 2020 Sigil
December 31, 2019 By Tom Swiss
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As I considered what I need for this coming year, and what I think we all need now, the word that came to mind was “finding”. Read more
December 31, 2019
It’s A New Year Until Imbolc
December 31, 2019 By Tom Swiss
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The year remains New until Imbolc, more or less midway between December’s winter solstice and March’s spring equinox. That’s when the energy of spring, of new growth, starts moving. Your work from now until then is just to prepare. Read more
December 16, 2019
Yule: Keeping The Pilot Light On
December 16, 2019 By Tom Swiss
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I’ve done it every year since, and I’m come to think of it as keeping the pilot light on through the darkness of the longest night. And that feels highly relevant this year. Read more
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