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Purple neon sign declares "Live Laugh Lucifer." Hanging right under it by a nail is a metal hand of G-d with a large centered Star of David

Recombining Near Eastern Devotion and Judaism

As an occultist, polytheist Jew a lot of my practices as far as most modern people are concerned don't have precedence. However, this is not necessarily true if you look at the Tanakh because you get lines like these: And Samuel said to all the House of Israel,

Mexican heart with wings, a folk protective amulet. The gold lines throughout the black reminds me of kintsugi, the Japanese art of pottery repair. There are holes in the wall behind it.

My New Tikkun Olam Meditative Exercise

The house I moved into was built in the 1950s and, as an investment rental property, has seen better days. This week, the landlord's contractor son came over to perform some much needed repairs that should have been reported earlier by the previous slew of tenants. He told

Forging a Spiritual Path Outside Religious Trauma

Forging a Spiritual Path Outside Religious Trauma

One time in the first witchcraft server I regularly frequented, I got into an argument with someone who joked that "they'd probably turn into a vampire" if they entered the Jewish shul nearby because like many people it never occurred to them that shuls are not

I Liked My Mother Better Fat

I Liked My Mother Better Fat

Hello from Florida, one of the last places a transgender person should be in the so-called United States starting in a few weeks. I'm here for the unveiling of my grandfather's tombstone and, appropriately for the event, a lot of trauma has reared its head less

Sitting Quietly With Spirit

I didn't do anything for the High Holy Days this year, which is something I regret. The timing just didn't work out, I guess. Today, though, is Sukkot and the first full moon of the Jewish New Year. I woke up to a text from my

Why I Use Neo-Pronouns

So some conservative asshole on the internet a few days ago told me my neo-pronouns were worth mockery and I cried about it. As a result of that, Grace asked me how my ze/zem/zir pronouns differed for me from they/them/their pronouns or my he/him/his

A Polyamory Flop: Rethinking Non-Hierarchical

I should not be dating anyone at all right now. I keep saying this over and over again. But I do have an on and off thing with this girl—entirely in the astral, which is its own complex thing—and she's monogamous. I have identified as poly