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Woo; Deconstruction; Breaking the Upaya 

The purpose of this is to lay down sort of a foundational description, in the sense of 'This is what I am seeking to get out of this practice.' Frequently this is a set of tools for self-reflection, the ability to suspend skepticism to engage in a subjective experience, the communal making of meaning.

The Work begins by figuring out where baseline reality IS, because in order to bend the rules, you need to know they're THERE.

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Woo; Deconstruction; Breaking the Upaya 

So I've written an introductory post to my blog, describing thoughts after one month in Seattle's woo-oriented crowd.

Content warning; in this, I do the initial steps of establishing a conception of baseline reality based in philosophical materialism, atheism, skepticism, and empiricism. I deny things you may believe in.

I am wind, second most dangerous element. I deconstruct everything.

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Woo; Internal Dialogue 

"How do I know I will be safe?"
"Because YOU set the boundaries, Magician."

It's time I actually started using this account. Maybe I'll start getting things sorted out of I wrote them down

Introduction; About this Account 

@KawaSeadrake Hail, traveler! I hope the thoughts in this account are of some use to you, or if not, then are at least interesting material in their own right. ^_^

Introduction; About this Account 

This account is a space to talk about 'woo' (ritual; magical thinking; the practice of 'magic' for certain definitions of magic) without feeling like I'm necessarily forcing it onto everyone in my timeline.

As a person who's most comfortable when compartmentalizing various components of her life, this felt appropriate for a separate account, and I feel freer to talk about these topics.

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