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Roger Hyttinen @artful-dodger.bsky.social · 2h

Supernatural Coming Out Stories: Parallels Between Coming Out as Magical and Coming Out as Queer buff.ly/zsCUvv5 #UrbanFantasy #SupernaturalStories #QueerMagic #QueerVoices #MagicalRealism #ParanormalFiction #MagicalMetaphor #QueerFantasy

Supernatural Coming Out Stories: Parallels Between Coming Out as Magical and Coming Out as Queer - Roger Hyttinen Author

I’ve always thought it was kind of hilarious that so many supernatural stories feel like a metaphor for being queer, […]

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Joseph D. Carriker, Jr. @oakthorne.bsky.social · 10h

Above all, fascists take themselves VERY SERIOUSLY and are desperately motivated by the need for others to do so as well.

Let reign the Lord of Misrule, to remind us that all power is built on good will, and that without the will of the people, your power is built on a foundation of sand.

kamimagic @kamimagic.bsky.social · 12h

I found the agitators! They are 2 unicorns, giraffe, canary, panda, mouse, dinosaur, mouse, Stitch, and the frog! And they are right outside of Portland's ICE facility! 🤣🤣🤣

#ProudBlue

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 1d

It may not solve all of problems currently facing the world, but I think we can all agree that bringing back gargoyles, mixtapes, and handwritten letters with wax seals would be an important first step.

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@Christopher Penczak @christopherpenczak.bsky.social · 1d

Sunset at Pacific Beach, San Diego

Sunset over sea, pier to the left and various shadowed people on the shore.

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Loma Theater @barnesandnoble.com in San Diego - artsy ceiling

Art deco swirling ceiling pattern with inset round lights

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I’m excited to read this!

Maevius Lynn @maeviuslynn.bsky.social · 1d

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲!

I spent years researching, writing, and combing through archives and private libraries to put together a gem of a book about the holy days of Thelema.

Available for pre-order now at @llewellynbooks.bsky.social #magick #occult

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@Christopher Penczak @christopherpenczak.bsky.social · 1d

Once someone told me it’s really a poetry book, I was able to really appreciate it on a reread.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 2d

SO bookshop.org is doing free shipping and you should buy some of my books from bookshop.org <3

bookshop.org/beta-search?...

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'Nathan Boo-goine 👻 @nathanburgoine.bsky.social · 2d

Every single question on this survey is in bad faith, as they start from a position of "how do we use this unethical software ethically?"

You can’t. You just can’t. LLM AI was built on stolen material. It a technological version of "fruit of the poisonous tree."

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Joshua "The Crypt" Keep(er) @jekeep.bsky.social · 2d

Why should I be concerned for the survival of a business that relies on stealing from me and my compatriots? It's wild how they say this stuff like we should give a fuck.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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@Christopher Penczak @christopherpenczak.bsky.social · 3d

Full Moon in Aries over the Bay

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Old Town San Diego

Tree with purple lights wrapped around it

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grumdholt.bsky.social @grumdholt.bsky.social · 3d

HP Lovecraft might have eaten Cheez-Its

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@Christopher Penczak @christopherpenczak.bsky.social · 3d

“All your problems could be solved by Witchcraft…” thoughts about a tour mate last night complaining loudly about their life. Then realizes they are not a Witch in temperament or worldview and think, “All your problems will be exacerbated by Witchcraft.” I keep silent and return focus on the tour.

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Roger Hyttinen @artful-dodger.bsky.social · 3d

The "track changes" feature should be renamed "watch your ego die in real time." #writing #writinglife #writerslife #fictionwriting #amwriting #writinganovel #booksky #writesky

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Popverse @popversesays.bsky.social · 3d

💎 Jem & The Holograms are back, and they're reuniting under the @boom-studios.com umbrella www.thepopverse.com/comics-jem-h...

Iconic 1980s girlband Jem & The Holograms are reuniting for their 40th anniversary - and have a new label, BOOM! Studios

BOOM! Studios plans to get truly outrageous with the return of Hasbro's original Kpop Demon Hunters in 2026.

www.thepopverse.com

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Scott K Smith @scottksmith.bsky.social · 3d

This year I realized that the intimate spirit connections that I have, which I will not name in public spaces to the general public, have become so much more tangible, visceral, and real.

While I’m working on material from The Society of the Temple, Yellow Ray II, material @templeofwitchcraft.org

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Temple of Witchcraft @templeofwitchcraft.org · 3d

Class Shop Spotlight
Dark Moon: Hecate, the Mighty Dead, and the Soul of Witchcraft with Christopher Penczak

Explore the growing concepts of magick as a fundamental force, the ancestors, the Goddess of Witches, and the Soul of Witchcraft.

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M. Belanger @sethanikeem.bsky.social · 4d

Places you can find me and my stuff:

My website. This is a clearing house for everything I do - books, classes, games, zines, witchy stuff, hand-made incense & whatever else strikes my fancy at the moment

www.michellebelanger.com

Michelle Belanger

Welcome to the official website of Michelle Belanger. Author, occult researcher, presenter, pagan clergy. Sometimes on your TV. Always weird.

www.michellebelanger.com

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Kate Heartfield @kateheartfield.com · 5d

I'm 48 now and regret not keeping a diary because I'm alarmed at how much of my life I've utterly forgotten. I mentioned this to a writing workshop comprised mainly of older people I taught last year, and one woman said, "Start now. START NOW. I'm 77 and I WISH had started keeping a diary at 50."

essencesimmone.blacksky.app @essencesimmone.blacksky.app · 7d

Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?

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John Bultena🧙‍♂️🔮 Professor of TTRPGs @onlyplaywizards.com · 6d

As mentioned, ton of interest in superhero TTRPGs this semester & here is Mutants & Masterminds tackled. @greenroninpub.bsky.social's game by @stevekenson.com is now on its 4th edition! Student offered good insights into what makes this game stand out.

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JS Groves @satyrmagos.bsky.social · 5d

Help me keep the lights on and feed my cats
have the best magical jewelry of anyone you know

sorcerersworkbench.etsy.com
www.patreon.com/jsgroves
www.ko-fi.com/jsgroves

selfie of the artist with xir cat, Dr.Watson

selfie of the artist with xir cat, Alfred

photo of this year's Samhain Line jewelry: a snake ring, persephone prayer beads, skull earrings, and the seals of the demons ipos and stolas

photo of assorted jewelry, including two different sets of hekate prayer beads, a gorgoneion talisman, a solar mask, and a loose hekate pendant

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 5d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Melissa Nadia Viviana @resistrebelrevolt.net · 8d

DLMayfield:

"Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:

They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement because they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled through terror.

The best way to resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you."

Here’s my pep talk after studying authoritarianism:

1). They never truly expect a long-term resistance movement bc they think people are a collection of trauma triggers who are easily controlled thru terror

2). If they can’t terrorize you 24/7 in your mind, they have already lost the war

3). The single best way you can resist fascism is to not let them terrorize you constantly. Protect your mental health to ensure you are not constantly in a terrorized state

4). Keep connecting to who you are at your core. Your values, preferences, ethics, and beliefs. Build up capacity to resist

5). Remember they are like abusive parents: they only see us extensions of them. They have no clue how powerful joy and community and self-expression can be. We can use this to our advantage — we can be the strong-willed child they never saw coming.

Spending time connecting to your true self is not selfish in these times — it’s intricately connected to a resistance movement that is tied to honoring our bodies, our communities, and to the land. We have to build capacity to resist by being exactly who we are!

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