…Okay, strapping toast to a cat might be one way, but pending a breakthrough in cat / toast-based propulsion, I’ve come up with another method. Stay with me here.
A friend was recently musing and made a comment along the lines of “why are flashbacks always about the disturbing, negative stuff?”
This got me thinking again [...]

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A friend I’ve known since childhood asked me to write on the subject of “Disappointment”, and how other people offer platitudes that, while well-intended, often make us feel worse.
Let’s start by looking at what disappointment is, so we can figure out how to move on from it. Simply, it is unhappiness with how [...]

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Are you ashamed of something.. your financial situation, weight, an illness or disability? How many of you lie to others about those things, or act self-effacing when they come up in conversation? Do you put yourself down because you want to get the jabs in before someone else does?
Why do you feel this way?
There [...]

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With so many spiritual websites out there emphasising positivity, it is no wonder so many of us feel like we have failed at life when we wake up feeling less than love-and-light-y.
For those practising the “Law of Attraction” there are dire warnings against negativity, and thus manifesting what you do not want.
Of course, [...]

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I have nothing against religion. I count some pretty devout Christians, Pagans and Thelemites among my friends. I do however hold a beef against people who use their religion like a giant self-righteous hitting stick. If you are going to use Jesus/Pan/Crowley/Cthulhu or Zoroaster as your tag team partner please keep up-to-date with their latest [...]

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