October 10, 2024 Jeremy Writings and Whatnot The Joy of Pareidolia "Pareidolia" is a term given to the human tendency to find patterns where none are understood to exist. In the world of the paraweird, it's typically used to disprove images or audio of so-called "paranormal" experiences. | more
September 22, 2024 Jeremy Writings and Whatnot Liminal Site Analysis Liminal Ecology and the “Paranormal” A position of the Liminal Earth Society is that in order to Remythologize the Landscape, we need to recognize that the “unseen” world is as filled with potential entities as the world of the senses. | more
September 20, 2024 Jeremy Grimoire A Method for Entering the Hypogeum A Hypogeum is a vast, subterranean ritual space, both internal and external–- it’s a Liminal Space that acts as a kind of neuron connecting the World of the Unseen and the World of the Senses. | more
September 13, 2024 Jeremy Writings and Whatnot Pygmalion: A Socratic Dialogue PERSONS OF THE DIALOGUE. Socrates; Pygmalion Scene. Outside of the Theater of Dionysus. Socrates. Ah, my dear friend Pygmalion, have you too been moved by the delightful performance of this latest comedy by Aristophanes? | more
September 7, 2024 Jeremy Writings and Whatnot Five Principles for an Animist Approach to the Paranormal 1. Continuity of “Being.” Nature isn't something you "go to." The natural world isn't confined to remote wildernesses or heavily forested parks. Nature is a process that manifests everywhere, from rural landscapes to strip malls. | more
September 6, 2024 Jeremy Grimoire A Really Good Tarot Spread 1. Choose a significator A significator is a card chosen prior to the reading that is used to represent the querent (the person for whom the reading is intended). | more
September 1, 2024 Jeremy Writings and Whatnot A Mythic Worldview, or, Zeus Isn’t That Bad Once You Get to Know Him (CW: SA) Over the past few years, I've embraced what I've referred to in the past as "Ancient Mediterranean Spirituality." It started with an interest in the deity Asklepios, after a series of dreams about him, during the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic. | more
August 28, 2024 Jeremy Materia medica Stinky Bob (Geranium robertianum) BOTANICAL NAME: Germanium robertianum FAMILY: Geraniaceae (Geranium) COMMON NAME(S): Herb Robert, Stinky Bob, Death-Come-Quickly, Squinter-Pip, Crow's Foot, Poor Robin BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: "It grows as a procumbent (prostrate or trailing) to erect annual or biennial plant, up to fifty centimetres high, producing small, pink, five-petalled flowers (8–14 mm in diameter) from April until the autumn. | more
August 22, 2024 Jeremy Writings and Whatnot Nymphs, Dryads, and other Nature Spirits Some thoughts on Nymphs and Dryads and “Nature Spirits” I hate the term “Nature Spirit.” As I wrote elsewhere,: Nature isn’t just a collection of biosystems outside of your house; it’s a process in which entities participate. | more
August 22, 2024 Jeremy Grimoire A Fermentation Ritual to Summon Aerial Entities 0. INGREDIENTS/SUPPLIES Holy Water of some kind-- the best is water exposed to the elements overnight during an astronomical/astrological event. This could be moon water, comet water, UFO Water; etc. | more
