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The only thing I want out of life now is to reach a point where I never have to send a follow-up email again.

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Graduation dump! I finally did the thing! Only took a 🪐cycle. Now, there’s no stopping me. No sleep till PhD! Thanks to all my friends who came to celebrate! Special thanks to my love @themercuryrising.com for all your help during the school year. Would not have been possible without you! #phdorbust

This book won’t just add meaning to your life. It’ll help you call BS on any therapist or spiritual/healer types, and it backs it all up with hard data. #positivepsychology

Best of all, it’s free.

Enlightenment is when spirituality stops being something you talk about. It’s no longer a belief, a practice, or an identity. It transcends language and stays there. You stop needing explanations. You don’t look for validation or feedback because there’s nothing left to confirm or explain.

What if mental health isn’t clarity, but illusion? The happiest people believe a bit too much in themselves, their control, their future. Maybe it’s not about seeing clearly, but seeing usefully. faculty.washington.edu/jdb/articles...

I am now less dumb. 10/10!

The only surviving photo of me and David Lynch in the same dimension. Taken at the Double R Diner on the set of Twin Peaks: The Return. You can practically hear the electricity humming. Admiration? Palpable. Reality? Bending. ☺️

Medieval & renaissance medical astrologers were called PISS PROPHETS because they would cast a decumbiture (illness) chart from the moment a urine sample was taken 😂.

These women aren’t just quilting. They’re turning survival into something soft, warm, and alive. Every stitch holds a story, and every story says: I’m still here. Not because it was easy, but because making beauty out of struggle gives life shape. Quilting as a map of memory and purpose.

It was a total joy to stop by @williamholloway.bsky.social's new podcast and talk about the metaphysical influences on Twin Peaks. Check it out and give him the ol' subscribe.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #tarot

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Listen to @zahrtillery.bsky.social & I chat about planetary magic, Vedic astrology, Pluto on TV, Jupiter-Saturn cycles, ritual timing, barycenters, philosophy, divinities, observational astronomy, mythic Lilith, occult books, electional astrology... and SO MUCH more!

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Heterodox ideas are necessary for truth-seeking, in that they force the testing of orthodoxies. But too many people have instead convinced themselves the mere fact that an idea is heterodox is itself evidence the idea contains more truth than what's orthodox. Which isn't true!

What if saying thank you isn't about politeness, but rewiring your entire nervous system? Gratitude isn't a virtue. It's a technology. Watch this.

What if saying thank you isn't about politeness, but rewiring your entire nervous system? Gratitude isn't a virtue. It's a technology. Watch this.

What if a huge chunk of mental health diagnoses are actually undiagnosed histamine issues? Not trauma. Not serotonin. Not a chemical imbalance in your brain. But a chemical overload in your immune system. MCAS isn't rare (1 out of 6 have it). Psychiatry just isn’t looking.

As tragicomic as this exchange is, as this excellent article lays out, the whole case should be deeply concerning to folks concerned both religious/spiritual freedom, and sexual freedom. This case could have huge implications for both the pagan and kink demographics for instance.

If you’ve never trained in mental health care and you’re handing out counseling advice in astrology sessions — stop. You’re not helping. You’re dissolving people’s trust in themselves and making the spiral tighter. Astrology is already good enough. It doesn’t need to pretend to be therapy.

The kind, gentle, hopeful way to make friends with time. You stop trying to win. You stop trying to do it all. You stand still long enough to feel the weight of being alive. And somehow, that is what sets you free.

Cheetah House provides evidence-based support for those harmed by meditation, unhealthy spiritual or meditation communities, or religious and spiritual abuse. They empower meditators, teachers, clinicians, and caregivers to make informed choices about contemplative practices. cheehathouse.org

Cheetah House provides evidence-based support for those harmed by meditation, unhealthy spiritual or meditation communities, or religious and spiritual abuse. They empower meditators, teachers, clinicians, and caregivers to make informed choices about contemplative practices. cheehathouse.org

They said stress would kill you. Turns out, *believing that* is what kills. People who embrace stress as helpful live longer than those who avoid it. The real danger is being told to fear your own strength.

If you’ve ever felt your body respond to a breakup, a panic attack, or a secret you couldn't say out loud...congrats, you’re already fluent in psychoneuroimmunology. PNI is the science of how the mind and body talk behind your back. #mindbodyconnection

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It’s what many spiritual entrepreneurs create, and prey on, to make a living.

You can always tell who the rich kid is in a debate about ai

"I'm here to take love off its romantic pedestal and clear away the cupids and the cartoon hearts, and help you see love from the perspective of science."

"The five stages of grief theory, it turns out, is not a particularly helpful way to think about bereavement. In fact, it can be harmful: if the way we feel doesn’t fit the mould, we might think that there’s something wrong with us – or with the people around us."

After weeks dealing with the feds & tech companies, one thing’s clear: learn how to do everything yourself NOW. File your own taxes. Build your own website. Offline yourself. These systems aren’t built to help you, but to scam you. DIY isn’t cute, it’s survival. Competence is how you slip the leash.

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When people say “your true self shows under pressure,” they forget—not everyone gets the luxury of being seen in calm, composed light. For many, stress isn’t an exception. It’s the baseline. And being judged by how you survive the storm instead of how you shine in peace? That’s privilege talking.

Most astrologers tbh

Taurus season #tarot

Taurus season #tarot