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Magic For Your Life
Spirited writing to guard against soul-death.
Mar 12
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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
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Ben Patrick Holden
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Charlatans, Cults & the Dark Side of the New Age
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Blue-Fire Falcon
Encounter with faerie and William Blake's Two Fold Vision
Dec 3, 2024
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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
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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
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Ben Patrick Holden
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Water Stories - I - A Personal Confession
From Enslaving Streams To Building Them Shrines
Jul 8, 2024
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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
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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
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Ben Patrick Holden
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What's Boring Culture? And why we need to guard against it.
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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
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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
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Ben Patrick Holden
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May 2023
The Majesty of the Dung Beetle
Cupping the balls of reality
May 31, 2023
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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
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Ben Patrick Holden
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