Sophia
@sophiajv.bsky.social
Seminarian, UU Aspirant, Nerd (Spirituality, Mythology, Occult/Esoteric Studies). Multireligious (UU, Thelema, Hellenism, Shinto). Recovering mess, (aspiring) writer and practicing mystic. ND. Queer. MA Classics (2012), M.Div (In progress).
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On this day in 1983, #siouxsieandthebanshees released "Nocturne" - their live double album featuring material from 1981's Juju and 1982's A Kiss in the Dreamhouse as well as their newest song, "Dear Prudence".
#RobertSmith of #TheCure was on guitars for this recording.
#RobertSmith of #TheCure was on guitars for this recording.
November 25, 2025 at 8:43 AM
On this day in 1983, #siouxsieandthebanshees released "Nocturne" - their live double album featuring material from 1981's Juju and 1982's A Kiss in the Dreamhouse as well as their newest song, "Dear Prudence".
#RobertSmith of #TheCure was on guitars for this recording.
#RobertSmith of #TheCure was on guitars for this recording.
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Take courage friends.
The way is often hard, the path is never clear,
and the stakes are very high.
Take courage.
For deep down, there is another truth:
you are not alone.
By Wayne B. Arnason
The way is often hard, the path is never clear,
and the stakes are very high.
Take courage.
For deep down, there is another truth:
you are not alone.
By Wayne B. Arnason
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Take courage friends.
The way is often hard, the path is never clear,
and the stakes are very high.
Take courage.
For deep down, there is another truth:
you are not alone.
By Wayne B. Arnason
The way is often hard, the path is never clear,
and the stakes are very high.
Take courage.
For deep down, there is another truth:
you are not alone.
By Wayne B. Arnason
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There are no kings in America.
Only gilded men we can topple
again and again.
- Aileen Cassinetto
Only gilded men we can topple
again and again.
- Aileen Cassinetto
November 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
There are no kings in America.
Only gilded men we can topple
again and again.
- Aileen Cassinetto
Only gilded men we can topple
again and again.
- Aileen Cassinetto
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Greater Feast of C S Lewis, died November 22, 1963 at Oxford, England hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
November 22, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Greater Feast of C S Lewis, died November 22, 1963 at Oxford, England hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
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On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, I raise my voice to shout and wail and cry in ellegy for all those we have lost, those we are even now losing, and those we will yet still lose. What is remembered lives and unto them may there be granted the accomplishment of their wills.
November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
On this Transgender Day of Remembrance, I raise my voice to shout and wail and cry in ellegy for all those we have lost, those we are even now losing, and those we will yet still lose. What is remembered lives and unto them may there be granted the accomplishment of their wills.
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Card of the day from the Thoth Deck for November 19
The Magus
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The Magus
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Card of the day from the Thoth Deck for November 19
The Magus
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
The Magus
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
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Ancient philosophy is 50% profound eternal wisdom and 50% that same exact guy declaring with supreme confidence two paragraphs later that pee is stored in the armpit.
Aristotle in his books on nature insisted men have more teeth than women.
November 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Ancient philosophy is 50% profound eternal wisdom and 50% that same exact guy declaring with supreme confidence two paragraphs later that pee is stored in the armpit.
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I've written about Pericles, Lincoln, and the decay of civic life. You're welcome. I know this is the content everyone wanted.
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The Conspiracy Against America
National Populism and the United States
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November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
I've written about Pericles, Lincoln, and the decay of civic life. You're welcome. I know this is the content everyone wanted.
othermeans.io/p/the-conspi...
othermeans.io/p/the-conspi...
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Ritual ceremony for late teens of a month of HRT for the other gender as an empathy building and egg screening exercise. Whatever is most medically appropriate to avoid long term side effects but demystify the experience.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Ritual ceremony for late teens of a month of HRT for the other gender as an empathy building and egg screening exercise. Whatever is most medically appropriate to avoid long term side effects but demystify the experience.
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"A Feast for Fire and a Feast for Water and a Feast for the Cosmic Egg"—Aleister Crowley, probably
Ritual ceremony for late teens of a month of HRT for the other gender as an empathy building and egg screening exercise. Whatever is most medically appropriate to avoid long term side effects but demystify the experience.
"my least woke opinion is---"
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
That's enough. We've had enough people indulging in the "thrill of a little conservatism", as a treat. Of considering reactionary thought to be a salacious and taboo in a world descending into reactionary mania.
Give me your MOST woke opinions. We're bringing it back.
November 14, 2025 at 9:10 PM
"A Feast for Fire and a Feast for Water and a Feast for the Cosmic Egg"—Aleister Crowley, probably
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A mural of Siouxsie Sioux reportedly from Bogotá
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 AM
A mural of Siouxsie Sioux reportedly from Bogotá
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#Postpunk history made this day in 1978 with the release of "The Scream" - the debut album by #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees
Four Decades of Face-to-Face: “The Scream” released this day in 1978
One of the most recognizable bands in the goth pantheon, Siouxsie and the Banshees released their debut album “The Scream” on 13th November 1978. They had impeccable punk credentials, w…
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November 13, 2025 at 1:11 PM
#Postpunk history made this day in 1978 with the release of "The Scream" - the debut album by #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees
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A hand-painted Goetic Magic Circle - not a print but a prayer upon silken canvas - uniting body, soul, and Will in a sacred dialogue with the heart of Western Magic. An occult mandala, born of devotion and Theurgic intent. logos373.etsy.com/listing/4401...
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
A hand-painted Goetic Magic Circle - not a print but a prayer upon silken canvas - uniting body, soul, and Will in a sacred dialogue with the heart of Western Magic. An occult mandala, born of devotion and Theurgic intent. logos373.etsy.com/listing/4401...
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Evil, Monstrosity and The Sublime #OmniumGatherum library.hrmtc.com/20...
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Evil, Monstrosity and The Sublime #OmniumGatherum library.hrmtc.com/20...
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Card of the day from the Thoth Deck for November 11
Queen of Wands
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
Queen of Wands
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
November 11, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Card of the day from the Thoth Deck for November 11
Queen of Wands
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
Queen of Wands
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
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This week's NT text feels too close for comfort:
The day of the Lord will not come (until) the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes & exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple, declaring himself to be God.
The day of the Lord will not come (until) the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes & exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple, declaring himself to be God.
November 8, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This week's NT text feels too close for comfort:
The day of the Lord will not come (until) the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes & exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple, declaring himself to be God.
The day of the Lord will not come (until) the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes & exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple, declaring himself to be God.
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Card of the day from the Thoth Deck for November 8
The Fool
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
The Fool
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Card of the day from the Thoth Deck for November 8
The Fool
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
The Fool
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🃏 #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
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NEW BOOK OF ARCHAI REVIEW @lpd217.substack.com
The Book of Archai by J. Edward Cornelius with “On Creation, Channeling, and the Watchers” by Christopher Reed Johnson – McMurtry-Cornelius-Johnson - Red Flame
“The book is amazing. … I think Jerry would be pleased. ... Christopher is a total surprise for me....” --L.A. J. Edward “Jerry” Cornelius (1951–2023) spent a lifetime developing Aleister Crowley’s sa...
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November 7, 2025 at 12:19 PM
NEW BOOK OF ARCHAI REVIEW @lpd217.substack.com
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Great @gbbranstetter.bsky.social read on how throwing trans people under the bus is not a winning political strategy and in fact the opposite is true. Democrats have an opportunity here to not be craven cowards succumbing to transphobic messaging.
Democrats Can’t Blame Trans People for Their Own Failures
Despite the attempts by so many in the party's establishment to paint trans rights as a toxic issue, transphobia was soundly rejected across the country this week.
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November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Great @gbbranstetter.bsky.social read on how throwing trans people under the bus is not a winning political strategy and in fact the opposite is true. Democrats have an opportunity here to not be craven cowards succumbing to transphobic messaging.
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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If someone in your life has published a written piece of work, say nice things about it on the internet. I promise you, they want you to say nice things about their writing on the internet. Lie if you have to.
November 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
If someone in your life has published a written piece of work, say nice things about it on the internet. I promise you, they want you to say nice things about their writing on the internet. Lie if you have to.
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someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 AM
someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
i will not share the video
but if you’re not speaking up about this, you’re hurting yourself
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Greater Feast of Harry Houdini, died October 31, 1926 at Detroit, Michigan, US hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
October 31, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Greater Feast of Harry Houdini, died October 31, 1926 at Detroit, Michigan, US hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay