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the witch king
@thewitchking.bsky.social
magician, researcher, journalist, and shamelessly doting uncle.
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Hey friends! I kinda…forgot this app existed.

But you might be down to submit an article in my new magazine, “The Magic Mirror”!

Lots of blah blah but a print-only publication for magicians about magic — a walled forum as it were.

Meetings Saturday is optional!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Hey friends! I kinda…forgot this app existed.

But you might be down to submit an article in my new magazine, “The Magic Mirror”!

Lots of blah blah but a print-only publication for magicians about magic — a walled forum as it were.

Meetings Saturday is optional!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 1, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I thought these were so funny I had to login to post them here too.

I’m a funny man.
January 14, 2025 at 7:29 PM
I didn’t expect to use vampires as a mythic example of how to use your mind as a protective barrier but like, actually a fantastic example?

How funny to be critiquing Fortune’s theories while returning to the same examples — it’s not about proving our predecessors wrong, but building on their work.
December 28, 2024 at 7:38 PM
My favorite part about my approach to magic is that it blows folks away.

I feel like a hack often — but then I actually USE magic with people and their whole world is shaken up. I forget for all the studying and talking, so few actually DO magic.
December 28, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Me teaching spellcasting
Theatre is magic. Dionysian!
December 28, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Oh hey there! Guess what starts tomorrow (or in February?!)

That's right -- "Principles of Protection!"

You can become Sherlock Holmes of magic by tapping into your "mind palace" and adapting other techniques to turn your memories into magical defenses!

immagic.net/store/p/know...
"Principles of Protection" Magical Self-Defense 301 — Institute of Modern Magic
This more advanced magical self-defense course focuses on how practitioners and magicians alike use their souls themselves as powerful defensive tools. Over the course of the three weeks, we will begi...
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December 27, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Part of why I think autistic people do well with magic is because it rewards the strict, absolutist logic that comes with the brain setup.

It’s literally easier for me to hold my own views and beliefs above other people’s or the norm.
December 14, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Somehow, every new picture I find of my grandmother shocks me.

My Moon is in the 1H conjunct her Sun. Puberty hit and I became her as a fella.
December 3, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Educating my niece on our family history today. She loved Scooby and wouldn’t you know?

They’ve got a whole movie all about the witches of Salem and their descendants.
November 29, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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Just kill me.
Many students are arriving at college unprepared to read entire books, Rose Horowitch writes. But one possible cause is a change in values, not ability.
How Gen Z Came to See Books as a Waste of Time
Young people might be responding to a cultural message: Reading just isn’t that important.
www.theatlantic.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:07 PM
Being uncle Cooper means snuggles and Scooby Doo — now Polar Express
November 29, 2024 at 12:14 AM
First of the two protection classes this winter starts with the key basics: wards, barriers, and sentries!

We’ll be focused on using chess strategies and tricks to build a complete self-defense ecosystem.
November 28, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Bad charts make good people.
November 27, 2024 at 3:06 PM
One of the best parts of living in this era is the absolute glut of spiritual readers:

You can find pretty much anything you’re looking for — there’s dangers in that, but I quite enjoy the wider array of magicians that might yet be.
November 27, 2024 at 2:49 PM
In the natal chart, very interested in people’s experiences with twilight.

Doing a consult today that has their Sun just beneath the horizon and their sect light is buried in the 2nd.

Rare case of the Sun being dominant in a night chart by virtue of Illumination — I prioritize the visible light.
November 27, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Oh fuck the Wordle today lol. That was RIDICULOUS.
November 27, 2024 at 12:52 PM
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URGENT: hi I need help by 11/29
I just got screwed out of a $300 wedding gig refusing to pay me 2 weeks before the event. I need this to pay for my medically necessary medication I have to take every 7 days. Anything helps and I’m doing readings or cute drawings for $$ #mutualaid
November 27, 2024 at 12:14 AM
“Surround yourself in a veil of white light” sorts of magical protections are incredibly inefficient.

I wondered why they were so popular still — the idea is absurd if you think about it.

1) you already have a veil to reinforce — it’s your soul

2) you’re creating neutral energy for no reason
November 26, 2024 at 10:18 PM
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Today I made a fun table comparing the retrograde periods of the planets. The original goal was to help someone who was worried about having Saturn retrograde in their birth chart, by showing just how common it is. Sharing it here because I spent an inordinate amount of time making it!
November 26, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Saturn: “The reward was that nothing got worse despite you trying hard! It could get worse — should I make it worse so you see the course of events as a reward?”
I think that the “rewards” from malefic planets (wisdom or courage for ex.) tend to not feel very rewarding because of what one had to endure to get there
November 26, 2024 at 8:30 PM
The winter classes and services are live!

We’ve got two classes on magical protection, a practical on using maps to see the spiritual world, and an exciting reading from now until March 1st!

immagic.net/store
Store — Institute of Modern Magic
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November 26, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Doing the first round of chart analyses today and I forgot how much I enjoyed these?

Now to schedule the psychic reading halves and help people see their souls a little more clearly! There’s still some space for November and December orders if you’re interested.

immagic.net/store/p/know...
"Know Thyself" Reading — Institute of Modern Magic
Combining a natal chart analysis and one-on-one spiritual exercises, this reading service helps you explore the magical possibilities inherent in your chart while giving you an immediate sense of your...
immagic.net
November 25, 2024 at 10:52 PM
Chiron conjunct Venus and I’m canceling dates because the guy isn’t serious and I’m tired of pouring effort into a leaking vessel.

I wish astrology could be kind.
November 23, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Them: “Magic is a sacred power and should only be used when all other avenues are closed to you.”

Me: “I would enchant my family to go to sleep because I was overwhelmed by having to mask all the time. They thought my sister might have a sleeping disorder so I eased up but it was a good winter.”
November 22, 2024 at 3:38 PM