bc at this point, why not
Well. That was a sh*tshow.
2025 was even stranger and more chaotic than any of us dreamed. Can it get weirder?
Of course it can. 😣
It's a time to figure out what is coming for you in the year ahead.
"...maintaining a sense of curiosity, wonder, and belief in the possibilities around what we don't know are good for us. (That's proven by science, ironically.)
So, I say... let's play with what appeals to us, and let the nihilists and evangelists sort out the rest.
Life is already hard enough, to go without any magic at all.
Embrace your sense of "why tf not?" and see where it leads you."
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tl;dr Rational, middle-aged, productive member of society likes to use mystic symbols and concepts to help make sense of a crazy world for herself and her friends... and nobody gets hurt.
I may have been born smack in the middle of Generation X... but, with a West Coast mom that was a barely-closeted hippie (a copy of "Sun Signs" on her nightstand, no less), my fate was sealed. Literally just above my crib, there was a watercolor painting with my baby birth details surrounded by illustrations of all the zodiac signs.
So I inherited not only my mom's things but also her fascination with mysticism and mysteries. I didn't stand a chance; all the "Reality Bites," Depeche Mode, theater class and brooding teenage nihilism in the world couldn't have kept my dreamy mystic side down... (continued)
After my mother passed, I found boxes of books and knickknacks she had been acquiring since college, with every alternative spiritual practice you can imagine... she was intrigued by all of it.
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When I have time (not often!), I share ruminations on mysticism and cynicism, in blog-style posts.