Tiny House Living

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

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

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

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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.

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Podcast from Sunday, May 12, 2019:

E20 Magickal Linguisticks

Magic Hourglass

Why do we talk funny during rituals? Today on the Placebo Magick Podcast we explore the often arcane linguistics of religion and spellcasting. The Spell of the Week is programming yourself like a robot.

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Podcast from Sunday, April 28, 2019:

E19 The Enneagram, Part III

the Enneagram

Today on the Placebo Magick Podcast we conclude our discussion of the Enneagram personality type system and do a deeper dive into the Instinctive Center types (Eight, Nine, and One). The Spell of the Week is invocation to call on the strength of one of the Enneagram types.

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Podcast from Sunday, April 14, 2019:

E18 The Enneagram, Part II

the Enneagram

Today on the Placebo Magick Podcast we continue our discussion of the Enneagram personality type system and do a deeper dive into the Thinking Center types (Five, Six, and Seven). The Spell of the Week is enchanting an amulet to help you quiet your thoughts.

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Podcast from Friday, April 5, 2019:

E17 The Enneagram, Part I

the Enneagram

Today on the Placebo Magick Podcast we introduce the Enneagram personality type system and do a slightly deeper dive into the Feeling Center types (Two, Three, and Four). The Spell of the Week is a ritual to summon a circle of nine sages.

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Patreon-supported poem from Sunday, March 24, 2019:

Containment

shed coat
I shed my coat and wondered
how my old friends would react
to the tentacle gliding
across the table edge, fidgeting and feeling out
textures. I have been letting it
explore me and my old haunts—
curiosity killed the cat
but I am not a cat
today. I am a …
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