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Animism

A collection of 10 issues

Closing and opening a household

I'm going to be moving soon, from the space I've lived the longest I've ever lived somewhere, to a place that I hope will be a truly wonderful home. So, I need to close my current household, notably by closing down my hearth shrine,

Notes on Isabelle Stengers’ “Reclaiming Animism” (Part Two)

Qui suis-je? Si par exception je m’en rapportais à un adage: en effet pourquoi tout ne reviendrait-it pas à savoir qui je « hante »? Je dois avouer que ce dernier mot m’égare, tendant à établir entre certains êtres et moi des rapports plus singuliers, moins évitables, plus troublants que

Notes on Isabelle Stengers’ “Reclaiming Animism” (Part One)

That – before the field become solely map memory In some archive of some architect’s screen I might possess it or it possess me Through its night dew, its moon white caul Its slick and shine and its prolifigacy In every wingbeat in every beat of time Death of a

Breaking Waves

For years, my practice with regards to the spirits has focused almost exclusively on spirits of place (genius loci). I called myself a bioregional animist or a city animist — or just an animist, honestly — because I chiefly seemed to surround myself with non-anthropomorphized spirits. Genius literally means “spirit” and is

Orchardcraft

What do I want out of my practice? I think it’s easiest to answer with an example. What I want out of my practice is best reflected by the day I had yesterday. Some pagan friends and I went to an orchard to pick apples and can them afterwards.

Dipping My Toes In Evergreen Waters

How ridiculous and what a stranger he is who is surprised at anything that happens in life. — Marcus Aurelius Recently, I’ve been exploring capital-H Heathenry much as magpie or crow might. I believe that there is something there that is shiny, useful, and which already aligns which much of

Resurrection

It’s been a long while since I last updated, and my last meandering post left it on kind of a dark note. I’ve got to admit, not long afterwards, I did end up dismantling all my physical shrines in my home and stored them away until finally, this

Six Ways

So, as I mentioned on Instagram, I’ve been meaning to work through some books and I decided to create these “let’s read” (get it?) to motivate myself to engage with these works in a thoughtful way, and maybe generate something useful in the process. I held an informal

Five Witch Comrades on The Mountainside

“How are everyone’s shoes?” I wonder, looking at my four witch comrades. We all take a moment to stare at our shoes. Most of us are wearing shoes with proper rubber soles or otherwise sturdy footwear and so I suggest: “Let’s follow that path.” It’s a small

Reflections on Bioregional Animism, Consent and Power Dynamics (Raven’s Knoll 2015)