@sophiajv.bsky.social
Seminarian, UU Aspirant, Nerd (Spirituality, Mythology, Occult/Esoteric Studies). Multireligious (UU, Thelema, Hellenism, Shinto). Recovering mess, (aspiring) writer and practicing mystic. ND. Queer. MA Classics (2012), M.Div (In progress).
A hand-painted Goetic Magic Circle - not a print but a prayer upon silken canvas - uniting body, soul, and Will in a sacred dialogue with the heart of Western Magic. An occult mandala, born of devotion and Theurgic intent. logos373.etsy.com/listing/4401...
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Evil, Monstrosity and The Sublime #OmniumGatherum library.hrmtc.com/20...
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Card of the day from the Thoth Deck for November 11
Queen of Wands
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๐ #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
This week's NT text feels too close for comfort:
The day of the Lord will not come (until) the lawless one is revealed, the one destined for destruction. He opposes & exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple, declaring himself to be God.
Card of the day from the Thoth Deck for November 8
The Fool
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๐ #tarot #ThothDeck #CardOfTheDay #DailyTarot #divination #cartomancy
Great @gbbranstetter.bsky.social read on how throwing trans people under the bus is not a winning political strategy and in fact the opposite is true. Democrats have an opportunity here to not be craven cowards succumbing to transphobic messaging.
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I recommend bookshop.org
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If someone in your life has published a written piece of work, say nice things about it on the internet. I promise you, they want you to say nice things about their writing on the internet. Lie if you have to.
07.11.2025 14:15 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0someone went up to sarah mcbride in front of the u.s. congress, hurled her deadname at her loudly and called her a pedophile repeatedly, posted video of the exchange to x, and it is now going wildly viral
i will not share the video
but if youโre not speaking up about this, youโre hurting yourself
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Greater Feast of Harry Houdini, died October 31, 1926 at Detroit, Michigan, US hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
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Image of George Hunston William's 'The Radical Reformation, Third Edition.'
New library acquisition, a gift from a ministerial mentor and friend. I am teaching this book next Spring. Now to figure out how to condense it into eight two hour lectures (and shoehorning in my own work translating Socinian documents into English).
27.10.2025 15:09 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0She gave ICE a proper NYC welcome. ๐
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Card of the day from the Thoth Deck for October 27
Ace of Wands
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Weekly shameless self promotion. I wrote a constructive theology book for school... as an urban fantasy novel. Warning: contains Esoterica, superheroes, punk rock, Queer romance and multi-religious syncretism.
Check it out here:
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRN5ZQX7
That screaming sound you just heard was several million white supremacists howling at the affront reality presents to their view of Rome as a paradise of pale supermen with British accents.
24.10.2025 15:26 โ ๐ 49 ๐ 14 ๐ฌ 5 ๐ 0"This is America, NYC. Don't let them tell you that we're the exception.
WE are the rule. We are the standard. We are the acceptance. We set the bar for America. I'm talking to you, Donald Trump.
There has been a day before his presidency. And there will be a day after.
And it belongs to us."
They're all grown up ๐ฅน
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On this day in 1976, #TheDamned released "New Rose" - the first ever single from a UK #punk band!
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(RNS) - Last Friday (Oct. 17), the Rev. Hannah Kardon, a United Methodist minister in the Chicago area, stood alongside other protesters demonstrating outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility in Broadview, Illinois. As a line of Illinois State Police began marching toward her and other demonstrators, gripping wooden batons, footage shows the pastor with her hands raised in prayer. Officers then pushed into the protesters, forcing them back. One officer shifted his stance, reared back and began shoving his baton like a battering ram - jamming it repeatedly, Kardon says, into her leg. A few seconds later, the pastor was pulled from the crowd and thrown to the ground. All the while, Kardon says, she never stopped praying. When officers began to arrest her, they tied her arms behind her back and placed her along the curb. "I said, 'God, please help these people to know that what they're doing is wrong, and help them to turn around," Kardon, who leads United Church of Rogers Park in Chicago, said in an interview. Her leg, she said, has developed visible bruises.
NEW: 200+ Chicago-area clergy โ Protestants, Catholics, and evangelicals โ have signed a letter decrying ICE's efforts and voicing a willingness to put their "bodies on the line" for migrants.
"What Kristi Noem and her ICE agents are doing is immoral," they write. religionnews.com/2025/10/21/a...
Statement of Cardinal Blase J. Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, on Standing with Immigrants Oct. 21, 2025 My dear brothers and sisters, today I speak to you as your shepherd, but also as a fellow pilgrim who shares the pain of many of our immigrant communities. Families are being torn apart. Children are left in fear, and communities are shaken by immigration raids and detentions. These actions wound the soul of our city. Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants. We stand with a mother who crosses borders to feed her children. We stand with the father who labors in silence to build a better future. We stand with the young person who dreams of safety and a better future. Our parishes and schools will not turn away those who seek comfort, and we will not be silent when dignity is denied in the enforcement of the law, it is essential that we respect the dignity of every human being. Now I want to say something directly to those immigrants without documents. Most of you have been here for years. You have worked hard. You have raised families. You have contributed to this nation. You have earned our respect. As the Archbishop of Chicago, I will insist that you be treated with dignity. Americans should not forget that we all come from immigrant families. You are our brothers and sisters. We stand with you. God bless you all.
NEW: Cardinal Blase Cupich, the Archbishop of Chicago, has issued a new statement declaring that Chicago "communities are shaken by immigration raids and detentions. These actions wound the soul of our city. Let me be clear. The Church stands with migrants."
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Image from "Back to the Future 2" showing Biff Tannen's Pleasure Paradise Casino in the alternate timeline of Hill Valley
New concept photo for the White House East Wing Ballroom just dropped
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Medusaโs Daughters #OmniumGatherum library.hrmtc.com/20...
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Greater Feast of Jack Kerouac, died October 21, 1969 at St Petersburg, Florida, US hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
21.10.2025 10:10 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 4 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0hostis a re publica iudicatus, nunc hostem rem publicam iudicat.
โTriarius
โHe was judged an enemy by the republic; now he judges the republic an enemy.โ
Triarius is talking about Antony as triumvir, but he could also be describing Trump II.
#Latin
Remembering #BรฉlaLugosi (20 October 1882 โ 16 August 1956)
#halloweencountdown
#31DaysOfSpooky
#Halloween2025
#31DaysOfHorror
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