Tag Archives: imaginal

Tapped Out?

Posted on March 14, 2021 by J

For the millionth time, today I almost slacked off. I could not see anything happening if I tried to work–my head was dull and empty. But my conscience is apparently stronger than my laziness, so I tried anyway. Results below. … Continue reading →

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The Polestar Sign

Posted on March 13, 2021 by J

Today has been a very different sort of day. To start with, I have been trying to learn to work with runes a little bit, so the first thing I did was select one to represent the energies of the … Continue reading →

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Mid-Magic

Posted on March 11, 2021 by J

“Real magic is the art of bringing gifts from another world into this world.” Robert Moss Magic has been mentioned here several times recently, but we haven’t said what we mean by it. One thing it can’t mean is stage … Continue reading →

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Telling Magic

Posted on March 10, 2021 by J

Remember a while ago, how I said that I had asked for and been granted permission (from my own intuition/sources) to share as much of the Secret as I could? This goes back to the almost universal tradition that students … Continue reading →

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Nothing More Mysterious

Posted on March 8, 2021 by J

Two ‘predators’–a wolf and a fox–and the shaft of light that has them mesmerized. I don’t know who they are. I don’t recall if I have said much here about archetypes, but they show up here all the time. Some … Continue reading →

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More Nothing Here

Posted on March 7, 2021 by J

More Nothing Here Today’s work is another brief lyric, and again it focuses on a turn, a change in perspective. The larger change that is underway will mean a lot of letting go, and probably not much taking on of … Continue reading →

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Wine of Nowhere

Posted on March 5, 2021 by J

These have been some unsettled and unsettling times chez J. It shows in the work. More and more, I suspect I know what is going to happen before it does, which is just all kinds of wrong. Some days I … Continue reading →

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Hoy Alloy

Posted on March 4, 2021 by J

Still feeling a bit reflective, having realized how many people I have lost in recent years, and how much I still feel their presences. My late partner was a poet, storyteller, all around literary person, and had a much more … Continue reading →

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Circles Join

Posted on March 3, 2021 by J

3 March 2021 Yesterday I said that Yemaya had appeared in my work. I know her by many signs, but it took until this afternoon to make the most obvious connection. Someone I know died of drowning nearby, and one … Continue reading →

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St. David’s

Posted on March 1, 2021 by J

Today is the feast day of the native Welsh saint once called ‘the Waterman.’ Supposedly, that was because David–properly Dewi–abstained from alcohol. Odd, that–I live on a tidal river with many mariners for neighbors, and as far as I know, … Continue reading →

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