I will forever be annoyed that, when presented horizontally, traditional Mongolian script is shown as left-to-right, but as a derivative of Aramaic rotated 90° counterclockwise, it now basically presents as upside down, so it should be read right-to-left instead so that it's right side up.

A lot of ink and airtime is sometimes given to "The Prophecy of Hermēs Trismegistos" from the Asclepius—and with good reason, given how long and dire it is—but did you know there are actually two prophecies in the text, and it's the other one that's more important? digitalambler.com/2023/06/26/t...

Ordered today, and already checking out interesting dates. Particularly interesting for me are the Lunar Mansions and the Fixed Stars, which I hope will be my next astrological projects/research. Surely a steal, for all the options and possibilities you can pick and choose!

Reminder: youtu.be/seFHSuL0nsw

As 2025 begins its draw to a close, get a head start with your ritual, festival, and astrological planning! The Adocentyn Temple Almanac is a fine-tuned one-year almanac *for you*, based on *your* location and tailored to fit *your* needs. Request yours for just $20 today! forms.gle/rMeDFGQqRchN...

As 2025 begins its draw to a close, get a head start with your ritual, festival, and astrological planning! The Adocentyn Temple Almanac is a fine-tuned one-year almanac *for you*, based on *your* location and tailored to fit *your* needs. Request yours for just $20 today! forms.gle/rMeDFGQqRchN...

*gently strokes my cat's patella as he sleeps*

Well duh.

At last, I am free from the tyranny of DST. May it be abolished and abandoned for good, once more as we did in the past several times, speedily and soon and in our time, amen.

rabbit rabbit

late night halloween status: I smell like a tangy gulab jamun that rolled into a patisserie

no kids so far (they have until these candles burn out), so just enjoying a quiet meal of a pile of deep fried tofu slathered in gochujang and kewpie mayo it's friday, I get to do what I want too

You heard it here first folks, per the Yiddish press IT IS A MITZVAH TO PLAY TRICKS ON PEOPLE TODAY

happ hallowen

me: *picking boogers out of my cat's nose as an expression of my love* cat: pls, all I. want is just some your ice crem. pls.

Once this picture makes sense to you, that's when you know it's a good time to settle down into a contemplative lifestyle.

The Adocentyn Temple Almanac Version 3 (TATA v3), now released and ready for requests! digitalambler.com/2025/10/27/t...

The Adocentyn Temple Almanac Version 3 (TATA v3), now released and ready for requests! digitalambler.com/2025/10/27/t...

Scifi has not just predicted but anticipated aspects of modern life, like AI slop. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAw3...

My bedroom luxury: a small space heater on, the ceiling fan on low, a balsam and fir scented candle burning, sipping lemonade iced tea with sweatpants and a t-shirt on as the last dregs of sunlight filter into the window through the treeline welcoming the weekend evening.

I hate doing this online but I’m in a tough position. Me and my mother are both disabled and currently homeless, living out of a cheap hotel until we can get back on our feet. Staying here has eaten up all my savings. If you’d like to help, my PayPal is @ josmeeks. Anything is appreciated.

Whether you’re a seasoned occultist, a dabbler, or a complete newbie, you should try invoking Hermes and involving him in your stuff. Hermes (acknowledging that there’s more than one Hermes technically) has been part of western magical traditions for thousands of years.

I wanted to treat myself to fried sandwich takeout after my taichi class today. Unfortunately, they were out of half their menu, and thus the stuff I wanted. I'm glad I went to a grocery store for scented candles and gotten other snacks there, too. I make contingency plans even for my indulgences.

so I ordered some books in the mail

With the New Moon coming up, have you considered a contemplative practice that incorporates the phases of the Moon as its own thing with its own symbolism for mystical and magical development? Take a look! digitalambler.com/2023/02/28/s...

When in doubt, make spiced orange banana walnut bread.

Alright, last edits finally made to my almanac program. With the calculation guide PDF done, I'm finally and actually at the point of wrapping things up to do a few last rounds of testing on some benchmark locations. The Adocentyn Temple Almanac v3 will be ready to release and take requests soon!

Gendo is coffee. Misato is espresso.

Why does the Sun have its fall in Libra? Besides the fact that the Sun descends beneath the ecliptic, consider: Libra sees gold and light in *everything*, so a shiny rock or a flaming orb is nothing special among all the rest of the world.

me spotting egg nog at the grocery store today:

a massage is when they, among other works, jiggle your fascia

The proper order of bathhouse pools: tepidarium, calidarium, frigidarium. Start in the warm bath, soak in the hot bath, then plunge in the cold bath—then relax and let your body stabilize, riding out the pleasant head rush. Don't forget to shower before and after, too!

*gently cooing at my cat while I get the hairbrush out* it's time for depilation, time for you to be depilated, we love to be depilated <3

Enjoy this old musing of mine about the Japanese art of incense, a Song-dynasty poem about the virtues of incense, and how this can inform our approach to spiritual practices, both to do good practices and how to become good at them: digitalambler.com/2022/08/18/a...

i’m running for president in 2028, this is my platform: - no more spam texts and calls - smaller cars with weaker headlights - imprison every person in ice and the trump administration on a remote island for a thousand years

Here's how we handle manchildren on the Steam forums at No More Robots:

still periodically caught off-guard by the insanely good branding that funyuns are just fun onions

When you could code silly quizzes on Facebook, it was FULL of "what would you be in medieval times?!" etc. I made one that nearly always answered "died as a child", "died in childbirth", "lived and died as a servant" People got SUPER mad with it. Everyone assumes they'll be at the top of the tree

citrussy

And the last bit of testing for this version of my almanac software is complete! I'm sure there'll be bugs to find later on (when aren't there?), but at least for now, all I've left to do for TATA v3 is work on formatting a bit more until I'm satisfied with it. Stay tuned! digitalambler.com/tata

When the Moon enters the first mansion, one of the prayer practices I like doing is this one, a sevenfold invocation of blessing and refuge. It's come in clutch a few times when things get rough, to boot, so I like keeping it up as a regular thing. Give it a whirl! digitalambler.com/prayers/gene...

Spooky season class is here: Ashkenazi goths rejoice! exploreashkenaziculture.blogspot.com/2025/10/spoo...

New installment of: Yeah, there's a Yiddish incantation for that To learn more (and much more) join me for my new spooky season class, October 15, 22, & 29 at 7:00pm. ($100) email me to register: cjcrokhl @ gmail com And please share with your friends! ✨😈

Start telling people to fuck off. Cultivate it as a virtue. Practice saying "Oh, fuck off" and "Oh, kiss my ass" and "Buddy, if you don't shut the fuck up right now then we're gonna have us a goddamn problem" to yourself in the mirror until they feel natural.

Civility and decorum are cudgels crafted in order to make demonstrably bad ideas easier to defend

The fact that it's considered indefensible to say things like "That doesn't make any goddamn sense" or "That's some fake shit you read on the internet and you're a jackass" in a professional setting is imo a major contributing factor in the current mess. We're Emperor's New Clothes-ing right to hell

Me, knowing Grey Sweatpants weather is almost here