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 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.

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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