“The Greek word for “return” is nostos. Algos means “suffering.” So nostalgia is the suffering caused by an unappeased yearning to return.” ―Milan Kundera, Ignorance I really want to tell you what I’ve been up to. What I’ve been working on. I can’t though. There’s something about speaking about what you’re doing before it’s actually…
Tag: Xeper
Countessa
I’ve been digging deep into this art stuff/anatomy over the last few months. I finally have something to show off. I was inspired by Elizabeth Bathory.
Lost in Void: Daily Initiation through Gender Transition, Dying Cats, and the Endless Search for the Authentic Self
2018 has felt like an eternity. I’m all too happy for it to be finally winding down. It’s been one hell of a year. A lot of my posts here have been especially vague in 2018, but I’d like to clear the air a bit. At times I’ve felt like I’ve been having a midlife…
Exploration: You Do You
The drive into Phoenix is unexciting at best. I-10 is mostly flat, dusty, and for some absurd reason a two lane highway. All it takes is one accident and it becomes a parking lot. An innumerable amount of “God’s Watching You Masturbate” “He Died for You,” and “Are you going to Hell?” billboards dot the…
Why You Shouldn’t Share
Once upon a time, it was transgressive to socialize via the World Wide Web. But much to the chagrin of our Baby Boomer overlords, Internet culture has gone mainstream. And with it going mainstream, all of the horrors of the actual world have slowly begun to seep into the bloodstream of the medium like sepsis poisoning the body from the inside out.
Further Thoughts on Xenia (Abridged)
Left-Hand Path practitioners can use the Hellenistic idea of Xenia (guest-friendship) to practice being a good LBM (Lesser Black Magic) “uke.” An uke (受け), in martial arts, is the person who “receives” a technique. An uke typically partners with an opponent. The action of uke is called “taking ukemi (受け身).” Literally translated as “receiving body”,…
The Star
Dear Seekers, Behold, the glorious artwork that is “The Star” from the Black Flame Tarot. I’ve been drawing this card frequently in readings for mySelf and clients. I resonate with this art greatly. I wonder—what is she doing? The containers she appears to be using are not influenced by the force of gravity. Instead, they…
Magical Lies: Reflecting on the Tough Questions—an NLP Belief Exercise
Below are my personal reflections on a series of questions given to me in a course I’m taking to increase my competency in the field of Neurolinguistic Programming. I had a fantastic time answering these. Feel free to answer them for yourself! You might be surprised what you discover about your style of thinking and…
