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Daniel Yates

@photophrenic.bsky.social
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British occult author, artist, theologian and folklorist www.photophrenic.com

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Daniel Yates @photophrenic.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
My block list on most platforms is getting healthily big now since I adopted a simple policy - vagueposting = instablock
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Daniel Yates @photophrenic.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
I recently wrote a blog post examining the notions of blood and heredity in occult practice and the issues around it. www.photophrenic.com/a-voice-in-t...
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Belonging Without Blood: Ancestry, Indigeneity, and the Work of Pagan Practice — Photophrenic
In contemporary occult and esoteric spaces, claims of blood, lineage, and indigeneity have become increasingly common, and increasingly careless. There is a persistent temptation to ground spiritual l...
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Daniel Yates @photophrenic.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I recently uploaded a new blog post touching on how we should think about incorporating affliction into our magical practices www.photophrenic.com/a-voice-in-t...
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Banish Naught But All Re-Align — Photophrenic
The life of the witch can easily be consumed by the practice of magic, be that the visceral arena of spellwork or the marking of time in circle and sabbat. These are moments that we learn to encompass...
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Daniel Yates @photophrenic.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
The Victorian period did some real damage as far as understanding the Sidhe/Sith/Fae are concerned. Misconceptions that have been perpetuated extensively through the 20th century. I’m hoping to begin to turn that around a bit in the coming months and years.
Doon Hill, Robert Kirk’s gateway to a Sith habitation
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Daniel Yates @photophrenic.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
In the next week I will be announcing details of my next little project
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Daniel Yates @photophrenic.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
And so I strike out on a new platform! I’ve heard good things so far, so hello Bluesky folks!
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