April 22, 2026
Ansuz: The Breath Rune
Ansuz, fourth rune of the Elder Futhark, read in the body: its carved shape, its place in Freyr's aett, what it means in a casting, and a breath practice.
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The Seldom Dreams Journal
Essays on the occult, the esoteric, and magick: tarot, astrology, ritual, the body, and the inner path.
April 22, 2026
Moving With the Moon: A Movement Practice for Each Lunar Phase
A moon phase movement practice for new, waxing, full, and waning moons—simple, body-honest ways to move in rhythm with each lunar phase.
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April 21, 2026
Reflexology: The Whole Body Mapped onto the Foot
Reflexology and the reflex map of the foot — the whole body folded onto the sole. The microcosm idea once more, and the plain case for waking the feet, the...
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April 20, 2026
Quintessence: The Fifth Element and the Body's Aliveness
Quintessence, the fifth element — aether, the incorruptible heavenly substance behind the four. How the fifth element names the body's aliveness, and the presence that turns mechanics into practice.
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April 19, 2026
Seasonal Movement: Aligning Your Practice With the Solstices and Equinoxes
The solar year turns on four hinges. Align your movement practice with the solstices and equinoxes through the year.
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April 19, 2026
The Three Centers: Gut, Heart, and Head in the Enneagram
The Enneagram's three centers of intelligence — gut, heart, and head — and their root in Gurdjieff's Fourth Way. How the body holds three intelligences, and how movement brings them...
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April 19, 2026
Eihwaz: The Yew Rune
Eihwaz, the yew rune of the Elder Futhark, read in the body: its carved shape as a stance, its meaning in a casting, and a short standing practice.
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April 19, 2026
Algiz: The Rune of Protection
Algiz, fifteenth rune of the Elder Futhark, means protection: the raised guard. Its shape in the body, what it asks in a casting, and a short standing practice.
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April 18, 2026
The Ladder of Being: Neoplatonism and the Body's Ascent
Neoplatonism and the body — Plotinus's ladder from the One to matter, and the soul's ascent. How the koshas, lataif, dantians, and chakras all echo one ladder, climbed through the...
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April 17, 2026
The Sabian Symbols: A Picture for Every Degree of the Zodiac
The Sabian symbols — 360 vivid images, one for each degree of the zodiac, created by Marc Edmund Jones and Elsie Wheeler in 1925. The chart's finest grain, and a...
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April 17, 2026
Hot, Cold, Wet, Dry: The Four Qualities and the Temperature of Your Practice
The four qualities of classical medicine — hot, cold, wet, dry — behind the elements and humors. How to read the temperature your body needs and choose a warming, cooling,...
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April 16, 2026
The Void-of-Course Moon: The Sky's Permission to Pause
The void-of-course Moon explained — the windows when the Moon makes no more aspects before changing signs. Why the old counsel is 'don't begin, just rest,' and how the body...
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April 15, 2026
The Seven Ages of Man: A Planet for Each Season of Life
Ptolemy's seven ages of man — the planet that rules each stage of life, from the Moon's infancy to Saturn's old age. How the body's needs change across a lifetime,...
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