Myths & mysteries
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Myths & mysteries
Eris actively creates intense discord and bitter strife
Her mythic calling card is the apple of discord, tossed into a gathering to set everyone arguing.
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Grid systems require special rulers
Practitioners traced intersecting lines by hand with custom physical templates. Before digital tools, making a layout could feel more like technical drafting…
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Tuesday brings highly aggressive Mars walking speeds
Astrologically, Mars is associated with aggression, so Tuesday is imagined as a day when even a sidewalk stroll turns competitive.
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Missing Fire results in an intense wet sponge vibe
In elemental astrology, Fire is associated with enthusiasm, so its absence is said to leave someone flat even at a surprise party.
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Grey clothing completely neutralizes your signature
The color is considered to have no energetic charge, leaving your aura supposedly invisible—and your look terminally boring.
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Plural of ephemeris is ephemerides
An ephemeris is a reference book used in the practice, and its plural changes form instead of simply taking an -s.
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Renaissance magicians believed staring into a bowl of perfectly still water was the fastest way to dial an archangel
Practitioners poured water into a basin, invoked Hebrew names of God, and watched for ripples or reflections that might form an angel’s face. They believed…
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Blowing air onto a mystical tool infuses it with intent
In some rituals, a sharp exhale is treated as a transfer of personal energy, meant to awaken a tool’s dormant potential before use.
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Void of course timing ensures your grand plans do nothing
In astrology, this period begins after a moving point makes its last exact angle before changing signs. Astrologers consider it an unfavorable time to start a…
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Mass-produced cardboard bridging realms
Though sold as a board game, the planchette can seem to move on its own because players unconsciously guide it with small muscle movements.
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Twin flames share a single soul split into two bodies
The belief holds that a partner carries the other half of your soul, which can turn relationship struggles into a search for your own unresolved emotional…
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Icy body pointing to sacred creative dances
Astrologers associate this distant icy body with instinct and creative expression, imagining it as a source of inspiration from the fringes of space.
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Divine dark is blinding brightness mistaken for shadows
The idea is that ultimate reality is so brilliant that limited human understanding experiences it as darkness—like being blinded by light.
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Tetrahedrons supposedly embody the raw spark of creation
With four triangular faces, a tetrahedron is the simplest three-dimensional solid. In esoteric traditions, it symbolizes the first spark of creation.
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Demanded incredibly expensive early melons
Sufi master Abu Sa’id reportedly demanded expensive, out-of-season melons from followers to challenge their attachment to financial logic—a decidedly costly…
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Conjunctions blend energies violently
Astrologers interpret a conjunction as two celestial bodies blending their influences, making it difficult to express one trait without the other coming along.
Discover moreThor's hammer aggressively smashes your comfort zone
In astrology, this tense aspect is associated with criticism and sudden emotional outbursts, and is said to unsettle established structures.
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Anti-vertex points attract exactly what you do not want
Astrologers associate this point with unwanted encounters or events that seem to arrive despite a person’s efforts to avoid them.
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Seeking profound truth in crushed pearls
Margaritomancy sought divine answers by casting pearls or crushing them—a costly way to consult the beyond.
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Dionysian mysteries involved getting blindingly drunk and ripping wild animals apart with bare hands
In secret rites called sparagmos, worshippers sought an ecstatic trance through heavy drinking and dancing. Accounts say they then tore live bulls or goats…
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Dudjom Lingpa found mystical texts hidden inside his mind
In Tibetan Buddhism, Dudjom Lingpa was said to discover terma—hidden teachings—within his own awareness, rather than in caves or rocks.
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Illuminationism claims all true knowledge is just pure light
Illuminationism describes the universe as a hierarchy of spiritual light, with knowledge understood as illumination rather than simply information learned…
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Medieval clerics performed complex necromancy rituals specifically to locate buried treasure and avoid honest labor
Some medieval clerics used their knowledge of Latin exorcisms to perform necromantic rituals. Grimoires claimed demons could reveal buried treasure, offering…
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Margery Crandon tried to prove she was a legitimate medium by producing ectoplasm that was actually animal tissue
The substance she produced during séances was later identified by biologists as carved animal lungs and windpipes she had smuggled into the room.
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