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

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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 Wednesday, February 13, 2019:

E11 Two Layers of Belief

Walking two directions at once

Today on the Placebo Magick Podcast we explore the difference between rhetorical beliefs and subconscious beliefs, how unseen subconscious beliefs can cause implicit racial bias and other problems, and how spiritual practices can improve communication between these two parts of the mind so that our rhetorical beliefs keep moving toward …

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Podcast from Tuesday, February 5, 2019:

E10 Border Security

Donald Trump campaigning in Arizona

Today on the Placebo Magick Podcast we discuss why Trump's border wall might seem worthwhile to many despite all the data and logic to the contrary—because in this civilization we often leave our personal emotional boundaries utterly undefended, especially against the malicious foreign influences of cable news and social …

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Podcast from Monday, January 21, 2019:

E09 Wizardly Tomes: The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Today on the Placebo Magick Podcast we discuss a Wizardly Tome (i.e. a book): The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg. The Spell of the Week is a cantrip to help you resist tempting foods.

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Podcast from Monday, January 14, 2019:

E08 A Wizard's Tools

a wizard's tools

Today on the Placebo Magick Podcast I describe the various tools I use in my day-to-day magickal practice. The Spell of the Week is a ritual to find more joy in your life.

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Podcast from Monday, January 7, 2019:

E07 Sources of Power

teapot

Today on the Placebo Magick Podcast we discuss what makes certain objects, locations, people, gestures, words or phrases, etc. more "magickally" powerful than others. The Spell of the Week is a spell to enchant a pen for magickal use.

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