Psychopomp Char
@psychopomp-char.bsky.social
Psychopomp-in-training 🌀 Speculative fiction writer
Serving memes + mushroom wisdom to guide you to your highest timeline. Not better, different. 🍄✨
I'm using this account as my open diary for processing the deluge of information I receive each day.
Serving memes + mushroom wisdom to guide you to your highest timeline. Not better, different. 🍄✨
I'm using this account as my open diary for processing the deluge of information I receive each day.
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Hi! I'm Charlotte. I write about finding hope in uncertain times through the lens of #psychopomps - ancient and modern guides who help souls transition between worlds. Follow along for thoughts on future-building, sci-fi analysis, and collective dreaming.
Why do I want to publish a book? I want to reach out and connect with others through how I view the world and the direction of humanity. I want others to grab my hand and feel connected and supported through their crazy in my writing.
January 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Why do I want to publish a book? I want to reach out and connect with others through how I view the world and the direction of humanity. I want others to grab my hand and feel connected and supported through their crazy in my writing.
Mae-Wan Ho broke scientific barriers by seeing living things differently. Looking through a special microscope, she discovered that organisms create beautiful rainbow patterns, like living crystals. But unlike crystals, these patterns emerged from constant movement - a cosmic dance of molecules.
January 7, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Mae-Wan Ho broke scientific barriers by seeing living things differently. Looking through a special microscope, she discovered that organisms create beautiful rainbow patterns, like living crystals. But unlike crystals, these patterns emerged from constant movement - a cosmic dance of molecules.
Thinking about certain plants, called "indicator species," show environmental changes before they're widely seen. Their sensitivity makes them invaluable for ecological study. Like the canary in the coal mine, but instead of just warning of danger, they help us understand complex system changes.
Indicator Species - Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
What do carnivorous pitcher plants, elusive hellbenders, singing woodthrush and humming mayflies have in common? They’re all important species known as indicators. An indicator species is any species…
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January 6, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Thinking about certain plants, called "indicator species," show environmental changes before they're widely seen. Their sensitivity makes them invaluable for ecological study. Like the canary in the coal mine, but instead of just warning of danger, they help us understand complex system changes.
Hannah Arendt wrote about how evil becomes normalized through routine bureaucracy. She didn't predict the apocalypse would be boring, but she nailed exactly how it's playing out - one mundane quarterly report at a time 🧵
Hannah Arendt - Wikipedia
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January 1, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Hannah Arendt wrote about how evil becomes normalized through routine bureaucracy. She didn't predict the apocalypse would be boring, but she nailed exactly how it's playing out - one mundane quarterly report at a time 🧵
Rupert Sheldrake represents a vanguard of scientists willing to investigate phenomena that challenge the dominant materialist paradigm. His theory of morphic resonance offers a framework for understanding the invisible connections that shape our world.
#67 LIVE IN SOHO: Rupert Sheldrake and the Sense of Being Stared At
We Can Be Weirdos · Episode
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December 31, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Rupert Sheldrake represents a vanguard of scientists willing to investigate phenomena that challenge the dominant materialist paradigm. His theory of morphic resonance offers a framework for understanding the invisible connections that shape our world.
Appreciation post for @jennabikes.bsky.social, a modern day Psychopomp 🚲 Jenna doesn't just show us the path - she walks (or rather, bikes) it with us. Her honest content about building a car-free life while raising a baby shows that another way of living isn't just possible - it's beautiful.
TikTok · Jenna Bikes
2567 likes, 44 comments. “NO BAD WEATHER ‼️”
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December 30, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Appreciation post for @jennabikes.bsky.social, a modern day Psychopomp 🚲 Jenna doesn't just show us the path - she walks (or rather, bikes) it with us. Her honest content about building a car-free life while raising a baby shows that another way of living isn't just possible - it's beautiful.
"The idea that wolf packs are led by a merciless dictator, or alpha wolf, comes from old studies of captive wolves. In the wild, wolf packs are simply families." David Mech has spent the majority of his career backtracking on his idea that wolf packs are led by an alpha males.
Is the Alpha Wolf Idea a Myth?
The idea that wolf packs are led by a merciless dictator, or alpha wolf, comes from old studies of captive wolves. In the wild, wolf packs are simply families
www.scientificamerican.com
December 27, 2024 at 8:02 PM
"The idea that wolf packs are led by a merciless dictator, or alpha wolf, comes from old studies of captive wolves. In the wild, wolf packs are simply families." David Mech has spent the majority of his career backtracking on his idea that wolf packs are led by an alpha males.
Some psychopomps guide through fierce rebellion. Boudicca led the Iceni from subjugation toward freedom, showing how rage can forge new paths when diplomacy fails. Though her uprising against Rome ended in tragedy, her spirit sparked centuries of resistance.
December 20, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Some psychopomps guide through fierce rebellion. Boudicca led the Iceni from subjugation toward freedom, showing how rage can forge new paths when diplomacy fails. Though her uprising against Rome ended in tragedy, her spirit sparked centuries of resistance.
Every transition has its shadow guides. Jeremy Bentham's panopticon design in 1791 marked humanity's passage into surveillance society - teaching us how architecture itself can shape power, control, and human behavior.
December 18, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Every transition has its shadow guides. Jeremy Bentham's panopticon design in 1791 marked humanity's passage into surveillance society - teaching us how architecture itself can shape power, control, and human behavior.
“Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” Macbeth Act 5, Scene 5, lines 16–27
Oh, the heroes! How will we ever adore such heroes!
December 17, 2024 at 11:23 PM
“Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing” Macbeth Act 5, Scene 5, lines 16–27
🇲🇽 Meet psychopomp Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's groundbreaking president who took office in October 2024. A scientist with a PhD in energy engineering, she's the first woman and first person of Jewish background to lead Mexico. Her background combines academic expertise with progressive politics.
December 17, 2024 at 8:33 PM
🇲🇽 Meet psychopomp Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico's groundbreaking president who took office in October 2024. A scientist with a PhD in energy engineering, she's the first woman and first person of Jewish background to lead Mexico. Her background combines academic expertise with progressive politics.
Digital psychopomps emerge in unexpected places. The Pirate Bay's founders guided us between worlds of scarcity and abundance, challenging us to reimagine information sharing in an age of artificial barriers.
December 16, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Digital psychopomps emerge in unexpected places. The Pirate Bay's founders guided us between worlds of scarcity and abundance, challenging us to reimagine information sharing in an age of artificial barriers.
Recently I've been expanding the definition of psychopomp to include anyone who has expanded beyond the bounds of normal life, including designers who modified their living environments to suit their unique needs. This includes William Lawrence Murphy, the man who popularized murphy bed.
The Complete History of The Murphy Bed
Explore the history of Murphy Beds, complete with insights, facts, and analysis of this iconic, space-saving, and convenient furniture.
www.loribeds.com
December 15, 2024 at 1:31 AM
Recently I've been expanding the definition of psychopomp to include anyone who has expanded beyond the bounds of normal life, including designers who modified their living environments to suit their unique needs. This includes William Lawrence Murphy, the man who popularized murphy bed.
For anyone else following the news right now, the game of monopoly has been top of mind for me. Elizabeth Magie created 'The Landlord's Game' in 1904 - the original Monopoly - not to celebrate wealth hoarding, but to expose its destructive power.
December 13, 2024 at 4:11 PM
For anyone else following the news right now, the game of monopoly has been top of mind for me. Elizabeth Magie created 'The Landlord's Game' in 1904 - the original Monopoly - not to celebrate wealth hoarding, but to expose its destructive power.
This week we lost a psychopomp who showed us all what liberation looks like: Nikki Giovanni, whose activism and poetry illuminated paths between oppression and joy, between silence and celebration. Her fearless voice transformed American literature forever.
December 12, 2024 at 4:11 PM
This week we lost a psychopomp who showed us all what liberation looks like: Nikki Giovanni, whose activism and poetry illuminated paths between oppression and joy, between silence and celebration. Her fearless voice transformed American literature forever.
Writing a novel about a company that tried building itself on mutual respect & dignity, only to discover a dark truth: their "revolutionary" goals required controlling & dehumanizing workers anyway. The system wasn't broken - achieving their aims required breaking people. 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Writing a novel about a company that tried building itself on mutual respect & dignity, only to discover a dark truth: their "revolutionary" goals required controlling & dehumanizing workers anyway. The system wasn't broken - achieving their aims required breaking people. 🧵
When I learned the suspected #unitedhealthcare shooter had been researching back pain, something clicked into place. Here's my story of how United Healthcare's denial of coverage led to years of preventable chronic pain that nearly destroyed my life 🧵
December 10, 2024 at 6:54 PM
When I learned the suspected #unitedhealthcare shooter had been researching back pain, something clicked into place. Here's my story of how United Healthcare's denial of coverage led to years of preventable chronic pain that nearly destroyed my life 🧵
Writing about simulation has opened up fascinating questions in my novel. Not just "what if this world isn't real?" but deeper: what happens when maintaining the illusion becomes more important than the reality it was meant to preserve?
December 9, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Writing about simulation has opened up fascinating questions in my novel. Not just "what if this world isn't real?" but deeper: what happens when maintaining the illusion becomes more important than the reality it was meant to preserve?
I'm done imagining dystopias and utopias. Through the lens of our guides - mystics, artists, activists, dreamers - we glimpse futures worth creating: worlds where rest is revolution, community is currency, and collective joy is the measure of success.
December 5, 2024 at 4:11 PM
I'm done imagining dystopias and utopias. Through the lens of our guides - mystics, artists, activists, dreamers - we glimpse futures worth creating: worlds where rest is revolution, community is currency, and collective joy is the measure of success.
I first encountered Joanna Macy's work during peak climate anxiety. What I found wasn't just another environmental philosopher - but a true psychopomp who's spent decades guiding people through the grief of planetary collapse toward what she calls 'active hope.'
December 4, 2024 at 6:51 PM
I first encountered Joanna Macy's work during peak climate anxiety. What I found wasn't just another environmental philosopher - but a true psychopomp who's spent decades guiding people through the grief of planetary collapse toward what she calls 'active hope.'
Can't shake this idea about the Sisyphean myth we're sold in corporate life - if we just keep pushing that boulder up the hill (tolerating disrespect, sacrificing well-being), we'll one day reach a point where we're "respected enough" to demand better treatment. But what if there is no end point? 🧵
December 3, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Can't shake this idea about the Sisyphean myth we're sold in corporate life - if we just keep pushing that boulder up the hill (tolerating disrespect, sacrificing well-being), we'll one day reach a point where we're "respected enough" to demand better treatment. But what if there is no end point? 🧵
Been thinking about neo-Panglossianism (from Voltaire's Dr. Pangloss character) as I write speculative fiction. You know that relentlessly optimistic Silicon Valley view that all tech progress is inherently good? That's peak Pangloss energy - and it's dangerous.
December 2, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Been thinking about neo-Panglossianism (from Voltaire's Dr. Pangloss character) as I write speculative fiction. You know that relentlessly optimistic Silicon Valley view that all tech progress is inherently good? That's peak Pangloss energy - and it's dangerous.
Like many, I grew up knowing Harriet Tubman's name - but it wasn't until I dove deep into her story that I recognized her as a true psychopomp. Beyond the Underground Railroad narrative, I discovered a woman who mastered the art of guiding communities through impossible transitions.
December 2, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Like many, I grew up knowing Harriet Tubman's name - but it wasn't until I dove deep into her story that I recognized her as a true psychopomp. Beyond the Underground Railroad narrative, I discovered a woman who mastered the art of guiding communities through impossible transitions.
When I think about 2025, I'm aiming to integrate a lot of the spiritual teachings I picked up in 2024 into daily life so they don't feel so heavy and exhausting to express. The first step? Achieve Good Householder status (sometimes called grhastha in Hindu traditions).
November 29, 2024 at 8:33 PM
When I think about 2025, I'm aiming to integrate a lot of the spiritual teachings I picked up in 2024 into daily life so they don't feel so heavy and exhausting to express. The first step? Achieve Good Householder status (sometimes called grhastha in Hindu traditions).
Among today's psychopomps are those who guide us from destruction to reverence. Julia Butterfly Hill lived 738 days in Luna, a 1,000-year-old redwood she protected from logging - bridging worlds between corporate profit and ancient wisdom. 🌲
November 29, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Among today's psychopomps are those who guide us from destruction to reverence. Julia Butterfly Hill lived 738 days in Luna, a 1,000-year-old redwood she protected from logging - bridging worlds between corporate profit and ancient wisdom. 🌲