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Refugee Scholar, PhD

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Thank you for this.

I used to be strongly on the side of assisted suicide, partially because I was deeply depressed as a bullied refugee, and partially because…

Dec 6, 2024

Dec 6, 2024

Meeting angels in real-time

There were two instances where I can recall meeting beings who had some sort of angelic energy. When I say angels, I do not mean Abrahamic…

Nov 17, 2024

Nov 17, 2024

Martin Niemöller’s original quote (he does not mention Socialists…)

In the original, brought to you by yours truly, a person who partially grew up in Germany, attending high school and university there (in…

Nov 13, 2024

Nov 13, 2024

You are right to be enraged and to voice your grievance against all the attempts to minimize and…

Nov 10, 2024

Nov 10, 2024

Thoughts on Sonya Massey

I am terribly saddened and angered by what happened to Sonya Massey. Enraged, in fact. I cannot even look at that man’s face without…

Aug 3, 2024

Aug 3, 2024

Why Superpowers Hurt, 2

As you might expect from the first part, I am a professional academic with degrees and work experience at the very top of the…

Jul 8, 2024

Jul 8, 2024

Walking on Water, 2

Or, on Language, Precision and Offerings

Jul 8, 2024

Jul 8, 2024

Walking on Water, 1

Perhaps you have heard of Idries Shah (1924–1996). His books were particularly popular in the 1960s.

Jul 8, 2024

Jul 8, 2024

Seeking Ríastrad, Giving Birth: The Ceremonies of Kernunnos

Note: This piece was originally composed just before my painful departure from the UK due to Brexit politics and its impact upon landlords…

Jul 7, 2024

Seeking Ríastrad, Giving Birth: The Ceremonies of Kernunnos

Jul 7, 2024

Why Superpowers Hurt, 1

Note: This is a piece I wrote some years ago as an introduction to my reflections on polytheism. It has never been published anywhere else.

Jul 4, 2024

Jul 4, 2024

Refugee Scholar, PhD

Refugee Scholar, PhD

he/she

Professional Historian, Ivy League PhD. Hyperlingual. Neurodivergent. Genderfluid. Bisexual. Lived in a lot of places. Low tolerance for money worshippers.

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