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Dr. Kat Napaaqtuk❄️ @napaaqtuk.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

In case you are wondering what started some of the protests yesterday. It's so important to be witnesses to this, and to call your representatives to tell them that this is NOT what Americans want.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Orpheus is usually depicted as the ultimate heterosexual lover—so besotted with his wife, he tried to save her from Hades. But a much more ancient myth tells how Orpheus’ QUEER love led to the invention of human song, poetry, magic, & oracular speech! 🏳️‍🌈❤️ mysteriamundi.substack.com/p/orpheus-th...

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Orpheus: The Secret Queer Heart of the "Western Tradition"

And SAVE THE DATE--Next Live Chat on 6/22/25 at 2pm EDT!

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

I iz good boi guarding serviceberry twee from hungwee birdz. Look on my mighty toofies and be afwaid! Be vewy afwaid! 🦷🦷 #caturday #guardcat #toofies #ferocious #tuxedocats #staywoke

A tuxedo cat sits on a turquoise-cushioned outdoor chair. He is positioned in front of a small serviceberry tree and is scanning the sky for potential birds who might steal the berries.

A closeup of the same tuxedo cat showing a row of teensy teeth he is baring at the imagined birds he is guarding the tree from.

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Sophie Vershbow @svershbow.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

NYC progressives need to start pushing the narrative that not ranking Zohran anywhere on your ballot is the equivalent of handing the election to Cuomo, ala voting for Jill Stein in 2016/2024. He doesn't have to be your #1 choice- this is about ranked choice strategy.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Join me next week in a special Live Chat on the foundations of esoteric interpretation! I’ll be sharing some of the lessons I learned from eminent scholar of ancient magic, esotericism, & religion Elaine Pagels (my grad advisor in the 90s). Deets in post. open.substack.com/pub/mysteria...

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Secret Ancient Texts & the Art of Reading "Esoterically"

A Special Upcoming Live Chat on 5/18/25, 2-4pm EDT

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

I recently was on the “Within Orb” podcast w Jenn Zahrt, discussing the Orphic Hymns & contemporary physics, their impact on Western esotericism, how myth can transmit astronomical data, & ofc, the secret language of Ancient Egyptian baboons! (yes, really) open.substack.com/pub/mysteria...

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Orphic Bootcamp!

My appearance on the Within Orb Podcast with Jenn Zahrt

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Gray Morale ♱ Transmedium @graymorale.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

He’s only 1yo so I just told Astro what’s going on. He’s not happy.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I have a joke about the Orphics, but I can’t tell you

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I have a joke about Atlas but it’s a lot to bear.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

I have a joke about Philoctetes but it’s rotten.

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Radiant G🌈 @radiantg.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

I had an Eurydice joke, but looking back on it, I shouldn’t have

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

Comet continues to be sick of this bullshit. He thinks he could run the country better, and he has exactly three (3) brain cells. Bruh. #caturday #catsky #cats #resist #handsoff

A tuxedo cat’s very skeptical face is depicted in closeup…his eyes are squinting, his ears are back, and his whiskers cockeyed to give the overall impression of being sick of everything.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

MMR vaccine doesn’t just prevent measles, mumps, and rubella. It also prevents RFK Jr. from showing up at your child’s funeral to exploit your grief at your most vulnerable moment.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

This is the face of a cat who wonders if the Chump administration will come for other tuxedoed creatures after they’re done with the penguins. #caturday #cats #catsky #tuxedocats #penguins #resist #cometthecat #cats

A tuxedo cat sits awkwardly with his legs splayed and a stunned look on his face. He appears to have interrupted his self-grooming routine to ponder something deep and possibly horrible.

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Judy Stone @drjudystone.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

I just called my reps with @5calls.org, To Reject Medicaid Cuts and more...you should too: 5calls.org

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5 Calls

Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

First they came for the penguins… 🐧🐧🐧

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

For all my #POTS, #dysautonomia, & #longcovid besties, check out this day-long online/in-person conference on the latest treatment methods coming up on April 26 (EDT)! It's pretty affordable at $25 for patients/caregivers #chronicillness dysautonomiainternational.salsalabs.org/stonybrook20...

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Stony Brook Dysautonomia Patient & Provider Education Day

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Oops! I accidentally texted secret esoteric teachings found in the #Orphichymns to Chump administration bigwigs and a major magazine editor. Do you think they’ll notice there are now 87 Ancient Greek deities added to the chat?

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Eclipses are often experienced as profoundly unsettling, even monstrous, occurrences. But what if, taking a cue from Bayo Akomolafe, we see the monstrous as a reminder that we always already exceed humanist ideas of "self" and "other"? mysteriamundi.substack.com/p/the-monstr...

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The Monstrous Liberation of Eclipses

Plus: Dates for Live Chats in Apr-Jun 2025

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

I get asked about affordable ways to start reading Greek all the time. Here is one!

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

This will 💯 impact me & other disabled folks. Web info & AI chat features are simply not enough. Folks with brain injuries/brain fog need PEOPLE and irl conversations bc this stuff is confusing! People are vital to making sure we can receive benefits and STAY ALIVE.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

This Live Chat (and the accompanying show notes) on the Orphic Hymn of Helios (the Sun) is PACKED with solar esoterica! A few topics we touch on: -The hypnotic ritual soundscape of the Orphic Hymns /1 🧵 open.substack.com/pub/mysteria...

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Live Chat on Helios (the Sun), 3/9/25

Esoteric teachings from the Orphic Hymn of Helios

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Irl footage of me yesterday on the phone with my good-for-nothing, “bend the knee” Senators’ offices. Since when did appeasing facists ever work out well for anyone? #learnyourhistory #resist #caturday #f*ckthenazis

A black cat lying on her back in a bunch of crumpled brown paper raises her paw-fist and opens her mouth to scream in rage, baring her fangs. She looks unhinged.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Went to @huckfinntulsa.bsky.social’s opening last night and as usual, was blown away. The beauty of the land, the quiet spirituality of even the suburban overpass…Joe Andoe never fails to make me see the everyday with new eyes. #art #americanpastoral #artinamerica #landscapes

A red canvas is split in two (top and bottom) and two swooping overpasses counterbalance each other at top and bottom.

A giant black and white canvas filled with subtle gradations of cloud, with a tiny horizon at bottom. The overall effect is ethereal and contemplative.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

This whole thread is part of a fascinating and important history of ancient resistance to enslavement.

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Alx Uttermann @alxindia.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

This THIS THIS…….

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 09/03/2025

1. Major news in transgender care. Germany, Switzerland, and Austria have just released their trans youth care guidelines. They strongly recommend trans youth care and slam the Cass Review in England. Europe is not "pulling back" on trans care. Subscribe to support our journalism.

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New German, Swiss, And Austrian Guidelines Recommend Trans Youth Care, Slam Cass Review

The recommendations, released by the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany, come at a time when US politicians erroneously claim that Europe is "pulling back" on transgender care.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Portrait of an unrepentant sun worshipper, Comet the cat, for this sunny #caturday (And peep the stuffed #blackpanther mascot in the upper right corner, handmade for me by one of my former students!)

A black and white tuxedo cat Lou he’s on top of a red chair in a sunbeam. Behind him is a bookshelf on which is sitting a stuffed animal black panther, symbol of the Black Panther party.

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Kristin Mathis @kristinmathis.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

In an era of wannabe Sun Kings, the #OrphicMysteries and #GreekFolkDancing can teach us a lot about TRUE solar leadership. FREE translation of the Orphic Hymn of #Helios + link to Live Chat on 3/9/25, 2pm EST, where we'll be covering the hymn's esoteric teachings. open.substack.com/pub/mysteria...

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The Orphic Hymn of Helios (the Sun)

An Updated translation plus Live Chat on 3/9/25 at 2pm

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