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.

Recent Posts

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.

The Placebo Magick Podcast explores why and how to cast spells, brew potions, commune with spirits, and hack …

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Poem from Wednesday, December 4, 2019:

Bucket List

Do nothing
having done everything.

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Podcast from Tuesday, November 12, 2019:

S02E02 Wizardly Tomes: King, Warrior, Magician, Lover featuring Jeremy Benson

Durmak, Wizard of Habdur

Farmer/Poet Laureate of Napa County/big brother Jeremy Benson joins us to discuss the book King, Warrior, Magician, Lover: Rediscovering the Archetypes of the Mature Masculine by Robert Moore and Douglas Gillette, featuring a Jungian psychology approach to toxic masculinity. Check out some of Jeremy's writing at https://jerbenson …

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Poem from Monday, November 11, 2019:

Negotiation

Maybe I was wrong
twice—
love is neither finding someone
to fit an ideal,
nor welcoming someone
as she is—

There is a quality of love
I wanted
and did not receive
from God—

To be loved as I am,

to be expected
to change, to grow,
to make myself …

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Podcast from Monday, November 4, 2019:

S02E01 My Journey Into Wizardry

Durmak, Wizard of Habdur

In this season 2 premiere, I share my story of how I started practicing placebo magick! In the Bardic Verse segment, I read my poem called Reunion.

The Placebo Magick Podcast explores why and how to cast spells, brew potions, commune with spirits, and hack the human brain all while …

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