On the nature of the City [888], and of godhood

For a while now, in various groups I’m a member of that actually discuss Chaos magic, there’s been a fair bit of talk about #OpGrimoire: The Hexorian Field Guide to Urban Witchcraft. I’m almost always on the lookout for new reading material, even if my stack of unread books is substantial. Especially when people across […]

On the axiom, “As above, so below”

Apparently this is an infodump trigger for me, and I didn’t realize it until today. In a private Facebook group of which I’m a member, the admin asked “What does the phrase ‘as above so below’ mean to you? How do you parse it?” As I composed my response, I could feel myself wanting to […]

On Being Omnipotent

The following post was created first as a Twitter thread. I’ve copied and pasted it here, reformatted to fit the medium, with some additional thoughts and small edits to hopefully be a little more cohesive. Original thread: https://twitter.com/namaodteloah/status/1530363509065650177 Every now and then (usually in the face of tragedy), I find myself wondering how I would […]

Gunpowder Chaos

Almost regardless of what part of the world you’re in, the system in place is built to keep a certain “order,” one that largely benefits the people with the money. I know I’m not the only one who has been looking at the state of things for the last couple decades or more and thought […]

Saturn, the Maligned

Or, “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Hardass” Photo by Planet Volumes on Unsplash Most of us in the occult world have at least a passing familiarity with the planets and their correspondences. Even the only vaguely-pagan will jest about computers, smartphones, and other technology faltering, glitching, or flat-out failing during Mercury […]