Placebo Magick

Spiritual, religious, magickal, and mystical practice for rational folk! Subscribe to the Placebo Magick Podcast using your favorite podcatcher or our RSS feed.

Poetry

Fantastic and earthy, playful and melancholy poems on such topics as love, nakedness, disillusionment, hidden creatures, and breakfast.

Tiny House Living

Reflections and advice based on years of thrift and simple living in a tiny house on wheels.

The Realm of Habdur

A re-imagining of human culture! At the intersection of fantasy worldbuilding, social action, spiritual practice, and homesteading awaits the vast ten acre realm of Habdur.

Geekdom

Thoughts on—and free resources for—fantasy, science fiction, worldbuilding, tabletop role-playing, and game design.

Homesteading

Gardening, cooking, and sustainable living on the land in Northern Michigan.

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Podcast from Saturday, February 15, 2020:

Atheopaganism, with Mark Green (S02E06)

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Atheopaganism founder Mark Green joins us today to discuss Atheopaganism, an Earth-honoring path rooted in science!

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Podcast from Thursday, January 30, 2020:

S02E05 Pop Culture Paganism: Pokémon

Ash and Pikachu

In this episode we discuss Pokémon training as a metaphor for leveling up and evolving our inner demons into trusted and powerful friends! In Secret Spells & Riddlesome Rituals, we describe making your own Pokédex of local plants and animals.

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Podcast from Tuesday, January 21, 2020:

S02E04 Wizardly Tomes: Digital Minimalism featuring April Benson-Scearce

Digital Minimalism book

In this episode, April Benson-Scearce joins us to discuss the book Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport, and the broader topic of digital minimalism.

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Podcast from Monday, January 20, 2020:

S02E03.1 Patreon-Exclusive Bonus Show Sneak Peek: Interpreting Pop Culture Scriptures

the original Jedi texts

Enjoy this sneak peek at our new Patreon-Exclusive Bonus Show! Bonus episodes like this will come out between regular episodes of the Placebo Magick Podcast, exclusively for Patreon supporters who pledge $1 per episode. Click here to become a Bonus Show subscriber! In this bonus episode we discuss the benefits …

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Podcast from Thursday, December 5, 2019:

S02E03 Pop Culture Paganism

Yoda

In this episode, we discuss the practice of pop culture paganism—that is, paganism using pop culture characters, stories, and imagery. In the Bardic Verse segment, I read my poem called Batman.

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