a fun, easy ritual to get back on track after you slack off on Alchemical Journaling or anything else :)

Why, I wondered for a long time, why is it not possible for me to reach all my aims in life while remaining entirely horizontal on a curvy velvet couch, being fanned with giant ostrich feathers by well-oiled Roman soldiers?

Gradually, though, an idea struck into my head: what if, instead of ritually berating myself and giving up when I forget or just slack off on an important new habit or daily practice...

... what if I just did a simple renewal ritual instead, and then pick up where I left off?

Alchemy, WritingSam GarciaAugust 13, 2020alchemical journal Comments

why writing is a drug, a medicine, a poison

In our modern world we tend to take writing for granted, but the ancient Greek philosopher Plato, in the Phaedrus, referred to writing as a pharmakon. What's a pharmakon? It's a medicine, a drug, a poison. Something that can be used to heal or to harm.

WritingSam GarciaMarch 2, 2020writing, ancient greece, hermetic artsComment