Category Archives: Kabbalah

It Can’t Get No Worse

Posted on January 5, 2012 by accidentalinitiations

There is a Jon Brion-esque musical genius from Olympia with whom I walked The Tree recently. It’s weird that he’s still here, and nice for me, because this is a town that kills good music and drives the people who … Continue reading →

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Rrrage Inside The Ma(n)chine

Posted on December 29, 2011 by accidentalinitiations

The rain was coming down in sheets and buckets. We were drenched and walking south. I was unloading on my friend with the full force of my frustration. “Fuck you! Stop interrupting me and giving me advice before you even … Continue reading →

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Sobriety Is A Gateway Drug

Posted on December 24, 2011 by accidentalinitiations

If sobriety is a gateway drug, what will my next fix be? In Accidental Initiations I write briefly about fasting but I’d like to go into a bit more depth here. I’ve done over ten fasts of a week or … Continue reading →

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Solstice Prison Break

Posted on December 21, 2011 by accidentalinitiations

It’s exactly six months since I began Accidental Initiations with a psychedelic fueled walk in The Kabbalistic Tree of Olympia on the summer solstice. My intention for this winter’s solstice was to do likewise and “allow what needs to die … Continue reading →

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Spearheart

Posted on December 17, 2011 by accidentalinitiations

I’ve been looking for evidence that Olympia’s heart is opening as a result of, or at least coincidental with, my work in Accidental Initiations. A couple of days after posting The Tipareth Gazebo is Open!,  I was invited by my … Continue reading →

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Honor Among Mustaches

Posted on December 10, 2011 by accidentalinitiations

I was hanging with a friend last week. I love her. She knows who she is, and so does her boyfriend, but I’m not going to tell you who they are, and you shouldn’t try and figure it out. That’s … Continue reading →

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Squirrels in The Tree

Posted on December 8, 2011 by accidentalinitiations

I woke up with a Chuck Shaw hangover. Still in my clothes, bearded with lungs full of coughs. The apartment was stifling so I opened the window at the head of my bed to let the crisp December air in … Continue reading →

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The Tiphareth Gazebo is Open!

Posted on December 5, 2011 by accidentalinitiations

I allowed a book to use me to write itself this summer. Now it’s done and The Sync Press is going to publish it. Funny thing, it’s a magickal book and it’s already bearing fruit. The book is called Accidental … Continue reading →

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