Talismans Against Boring Culture

Magic For Your Life

Spirited writing to guard against soul-death.

Mar 12 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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December 2024

Charlatans, Cults & the Dark Side of the New Age

How do we stay open to awe and magic without being tricked?

Dec 9, 2024 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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Blue-Fire Falcon

Encounter with faerie and William Blake's Two Fold Vision

Dec 3, 2024 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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November 2024

Ecology of Magic #1

Ecology: the study of relationships in nature. Magic: a quality of attention that opens you to awe.

Nov 13, 2024 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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July 2024

Wanderlust in the Far North of Japan

Bears, wild-otherness, and the limits of human romance

Jul 16, 2024 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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Water Stories - I - A Personal Confession

From Enslaving Streams To Building Them Shrines

Jul 8, 2024 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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June 2024

Fantasy in an Age of Ecological Crisis

Is speculative fiction relevant in a world that's falling apart?

Jun 16, 2024 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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What's Boring Culture? And why we need to guard against it.

Welcome! If you're new to Talismans, read this first.

Jun 5, 2024 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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May 2024

Keeping the Fire Alive

Staying true to your calling in a world that wants to grind you into dust

May 30, 2024 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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November 2023

Holes in the Vessel

Does talking about a book before it's finished somehow jinx the work?

Nov 18, 2023 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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May 2023

The Majesty of the Dung Beetle

Cupping the balls of reality

May 31, 2023 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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April 2023

Is Magic Dead?

Quick answer - No - but dare we try to describe what it is?

Apr 2, 2023 • 

Ben Patrick Holden

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