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Software engineer, Hermetic mage and mystic, Lukumí olorisha, geomancer extraordinaire, blogger, yidish-lerner, Roegadyn black mage, baby-eating dingo, antifascist, gay, Jewish digitalambler.com

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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Sorry, I can't do anything else for the rest of time now
A tabby cat sleeps leaning on my arm
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Cage @ridiculouscage.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"why would I deceive you?"
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Home after a long day visiting godfamily and doing ceremony. Now that I've unpacked, settled in, and fed the cats (late, much to their great annoyance), it's time for the *nice* pleasant incense and to decompress for the rest of the evening before blessedly forsaking consciousness.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Hermeticism is a form of mysticism that is polytheist as well as monist. Those two labels deal with different fields, the former being a theological belief and the latter a philosophical stance. The notion of Oneness as the Godhead does not diminish the divinity of the gods.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Meditation: - Rest the mind. - Rest in Mind. - Rest the mind in Mind.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Sukkah update: it's still standing, though it's a little lopsided now that it's setled after some rain; I ordered more PVC pipes/fittings and a cutter tool to reinforce the structure for next year. Later today I'll go down the rural roads with a machete to get some tall grass for the skhakh.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A Conclusion to the Mathesis Initiative (and its Ritual of Self-Initiation) digitalambler.com/2026/09/22/a...
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A Conclusion to the Mathesis Initiative (and its Ritual of Self-Initiation)
In my last post, I shared a draft ritual I found tucked away on an old network resource of mine, something I got around to thinking up at least partially but never got around to actually finishing …
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
become 👏 the 👏 abominable 👏 cryptid 👏 in 👏 your 👏 office 👏 today 👏 because 👏 nobody 👏 else 👏 will 👏
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
politely excusing myself from a standup meeting running on way too long by just outright saying that I have to go evacuate my bowels as a bonus, I free up everyone else trapped in the meeting from the hilariously awkward silence that ensues
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
petting my toothless cat who drools directly into my hand because of the good pets >>>(?)
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
So I got a wild hair up my ass last week and ordered supplies to make a sukkah. While I've yet to gather greenery from the forest I live in to cover it with, I guess it's not the worst first attempt to start with. (also lol building this during the forecasted "wettest week of the year" for my area)
A three-walled canvas pavilion with a stick frame for a flat roof yet to be put in place, the beginnings of a sukkah.
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Thoth @thoth.ptnote.dev · 20/09/2026
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An image of a pelican with its gigantic mouth open, commonly associated with the "put baby in pelican mouth" post.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
as it turns out, I have drunk too many bottles of lemon-flavored magnesium citrate in my time to enjoy lemon-flavored water
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
using a fork + steak knife to eat pizza because I dug a frozen pizza out of the freezer but it was coated in frost, so I microwaved it longer than normal, and the bottom of it ended up steaming but, after being rolled up like a burrito, the crust turned leather-tough so delicious with spicy ketchup
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Software engineering is the concept of "judicious laziness" perfected, not just as a way of working but as a way of life.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
A Draft Ritual of Self-Power It's been quietly busy on my end as of late, and as ever I'm reminded constantly of my own limits of writing; as it turns out, I can only write but so much in general regardless of platform or medium, and my big focus has been (as it has been for over a year now) my…
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A Draft Ritual of Self-Power
It's been quietly busy on my end as of late, and as ever I'm reminded constantly of my own limits of writing; as it turns out, I can only write but so much in general regardless of platform or medium, and my big focus has been (as it has been for over a year now) my Hermetic Synaxis stuff.  On that front, it's all good news: I recently finished up the last few discussions and lectures with the test group, they've finished working through the entire ceremonial system, and now it's just on me to finish and publish it all. 
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Alex Minkin's "Saravá Shalom" is a documentary about Brazilian Jews practicing syncretic religion blending and engaging with Judaism, Spiritism, and African diasporic religions like Candomblé and Umbanda. It was released earlier this year, but it'll be screened in English later this autumn, I think!
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Saravá Shalom | Ikh Bin A Yid
YouTube video by Alex Minkin
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I will now rise from the ashes Don't call me pretentious I'm sitting here making my own rules And if I fall from the ceiling You'll be down there waiting And my only hope is falling down
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Upper 70s, clear skies, pleasant air, a soft breeze. A perfect day to go to a large riverside park with some bread and some prayers and have a good shake and a good sit on a lunch break. May all our iniquities, troubles, and worries—all that causes us harm and to harm—be cast into the sea.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
*contemplates becoming that person who refers to milk as "udderpus" again*
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Erica Johnson AKA Erica M Cornelius @erica-johnson.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
On why AI-generated text is antithetical to magickal writing. It gets to the heart of what magick is all about. #thelema #magick #occult #ai www.corneliuspublications.com/why-ai-gener...
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Stonemanwitch @stonemanwitch.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I don’t mean to spam anyone but I’d like to share this again. My disabled mom and I are both homeless, living in a cheap hotel. I’m trying to keep us here so she can heal. She has severe mobility issues and we have nowhere to go. If you’d like to help anything is appreciated beyond words.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This idea came about in a chat last night, where if you are in a house that is home to N cats, there are actually N+1 cats, with the last one composed of all the loose fur distributed throughout the house, a sort of an ailuric diffusion that exists ambiently through the house, as a gas fills a space
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
With the mild late summer cloudy weather outside and absolutely nothing on the to-do list to worry about, it is an amazing day to be lazy and naked on top of a fuzzy blanket, sprawling out and zoning out and enjoying tactility.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
a cat, but diffuse
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
tribute.wmv, a video of the towers being crashed into and collapsing with people running away under the debris and smoke, but slightly sped up and set to Yakety Sax, was made in October 2002 on the Something Awful forums
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
new clothing for rosh hashanah last year: "sorry for having great tits and correct opinions" t-shirt (dark red) new clothing for rosh hashanah this year: wool pakol (natural off-white)
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
I just saw a leaf fall outside in the backyard. I declare it now Autumn Time for me, right as the smell of clove and cinnamon and allspice and nutmeg and ginger fills the house from the tsimmes in the crockpot.
That one "I'm so pumped for Autumn l'm gonna fill my ass with leaves" anime screencap
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Rosh haShanah is tonight; tsimmes is in the slow cooker, bread is rising in the pans, the septic tank has been pumped, emails are being replied to and organized, chores and errands are being done. May it be a good year, a sweet year, a happy year, a blessed year for us all.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Repost with the movie you're making all your mooties watch at the BlueSky sleepover
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Logans Carousel Dance Performance
ALT: Logans Carousel Dance Performance
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
May we all be so comfy and at ease and at peace.
Set, a male tabby cat, lies on his side with his belly facing you, eyes barely open, on top of a white and black blanket.
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Whimsy Bunny Doodles 🐇 @whimsybunnydoodles.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Before communion with the heavens: have a glass of water, then scoop the litterbox. After communion with the heavens: have a glass of water, then scoop the litterbox. The Work is never-ending, but neither are self-care and cores.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
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You Should Probably Leave Substack
You should probably leave Substack. Here’s why and how.
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Kassandra 🏳️‍⚧️ @milesmithrae.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Asking for some coin so I can have bus fare and hygiene products and the needs described below. At least share this so some who might wanna chip in will see it. #mutualaid
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I am joining the war on protein against protein
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Even back in college (especially with my thesis on the use/misuse/abuse of metrics to determine software quality), I've agreed with the idea that "software engineering" doesn't deserve to be called engineering; it's unlike almost every other kind of engineering out there in method and measurement.
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Megan Goodwin @mpgphd.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
this is a helpful skill for everybody! if you're reading humanities research: - read the intro - read the conclusion - identify the author's argument, what evidence they're using to support it, and why they think it matters - skim headers and topic sentences it's a word find, not a novel
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Amongst others, two historical people who made choices I rue and hold with contempt: 1) Ezra the Scribe for enforcing Ktav Ashuri and afflicting us with needlessly similar letterforms 2) Whoever the fuck named them "triplicities" and "quadruplicities" because I can never keep them straight
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
when cats look up and you can see their tiny little tiny bottom teeth >>>
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
So I got some discount Pringles from the store, beer-braised steak flavor. I tried them, and they taste...pretty much like nothing at all, barely even like potato chips. Turns out they're Bud Lite branded, and yeah, that checks out (and also why they were in the discount bin).
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Neat, it looks like the Outlier game made a new Bluesky account (@playoutlier.bsky.social) and is using it to troll both anti-genAI sentiment generally and people who called out their genAI use specifically. Real classy behavior, that.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
broke: starting a farming commune with your friends bespoke: starting a caravanserai for travelers and traders that quietly doubles as a mystic order with your friends
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Chaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hwæt! We pumpkin-spyce in pumpkin-spycedagum, pumpkincyninga nutmeg gefrunon, hu ða pumpkin-spycelingas latte mixedon.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
How I know a ritual did a thing to me: you know those videos of wolves laying down and making only lazy, half-hearted howls? That's been me all day after my Mercury exaltation ritual based on the Hermetic text "Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth". May we all walk in light and life on our Way.
An altar in a dark room with eight candles, with four to the left and four to the right in columns, flanking a book with a small bowl of honey on top.
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CIHstudios @cihstudios.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The rules of the house. (I'll make 'em into stickers if they get passed around enough)
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Stonemanwitch @stonemanwitch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I’m sharing this again. Me and my mom are both homeless living out of a cheap hotel. She is physically disabled with severe mobility issues and is in a lot of pain. We have nowhere else to go. I’m trying to afford staying in the hotel. If you’d like to help anything is appreciated beyond words.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
At the end of the Hermetic text "Discourse on the Eighth and the Ninth" (NHC VI,6) describing a cosmic initiation into the highest spheres of divinity, an election is given: Mercury in its degree of exaltation between sunrise and midday. That's coming up today for many of us! Make good use of it.
A threefold depiction of Egyptian Thōth, Greco-Roman Mercury, and a Renaissance depiction of Hermēs Trismegistos.
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polyphanes, spooky mystic fruit 𐠎 @polyphanes.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
rabbit rabbit
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White Rabbit Head Bangs and Air Guitars
Alt: White Rabbit Head Bangs and Air Guitars
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Rhaps 💤🛸 @rhapsperhaps.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
They seem to have deleted or deactivated their account but this was about the game Outlier. This response with an image of their faq update is still up though. bsky.app/profile/effi...
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