The mystics

Who are your imaginal ancestors?—The one where imagination never really died.

Now we must tell the alternative history of consciousness—trace the unbroken chain that was there all along.

Aug 30

A new (weird) iconography of the more-than-fertility goddess

An experiment featuring Paleolithic art, Virginia Woolf, Evelyn Underhill, and Hilma af Klint. Who will yell at me for using AI?!

Jul 18

Visual essay: female artists paint the otherworld

Art from Hildegard of Bingen, Hilma af Klint, Agnes Pelton, Leonora Carrington, and more

Jun 20

What we get wrong about attention

And why we need to talk about Simone Weil

May 30

Is the modern witch movement leading us down the garden path?

Thoughts on magic, mysticism, and the strength of the human will

May 17

Are you a child of chaos? Congratulations! That's your ticket to mystic experience.

On Evelyn Underhill, addiction, and ego death

Apr 25

The mystic path for people who just need to get dinner on the table AGAIN

Evelyn Underhill's Practical Mysticism

Apr 4

Is it just a mental glitch? Or are we receiving visions?

Here's what some of the greats had to say about it

Mar 28

Get in loser, we're finding transformative meaning and belonging by investigating the mystics

Which gods will we worship on this journey?

Mar 21

Younger "crones" claiming our power

Midlife, medieval mystic women, and tomorrow's leaders

Mar 7

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