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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I always believe in modeling the behavior we want to see. Rune is right. We can talk ourselves blue, but at the end of the day, if those screaming for change don't make that first step, then who else will ever be encouraged to make change? Activism...it is right there in the name; ACT.

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I feel like this every day. I always hope humanity will right the wrongs it is doing by putting Nature first. But with 8+ billion people on this planet, how many will it take to right the wrongs? How many are willing to make the sacrifices it takes to save this planet? ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

those warning signs are still there. We can't fantasize our way out of it. We can't talk our way out of it. The time for pontification is over. We need real conversation with real plans and those plans have to be acted upon. Otherwise, I find we will just "talk" ourselves to a literal death.

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

domino effect across that species' ecosystem. Humanity has spent its existence preserving itself, but often at a loss of entire species of flora and fauna. Now we are slowly starting to see the effects of our behaviors, but even so, many choose to put on blinders and play pretend. The problem is ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

long as it "stays in it's lane." As long as it benefits us. As long as it doesn't become a burden to us. We think losing a native field mouse isn't a loss. But what is meant we think it isn't a loss to us. But in the grand tapestry of Nature, pulling out one thread; one species...can cause a ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Nature. The decisions we make as humans are very human-centric, even when we claim we are thinking of Nature. As our numbers grow, as our wants and "needs" expand, as we reach to extend our lives, we put little to no thought in providing the same for most of Nature. For humanity, Nature is fine as ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

species has been on the concern for our species and our species alone. All other life is either a commodity, a threat or ignored. When we start wars, we don't think about the wildlife affected. When we create policies to benefit us as a species, we don't think about how those laws will affect ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

happening around the globe are not just affecting humanity. The climate change accelerated by human activity is not just affecting humanity. The self-centered policies and executive orders by leaders are primarily focused on human-centered economic growth and expansion. Much of our existence as a ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I read the news and see the repetitive concerns involving this administration; people are worried about their wallets, their health, and their lives. When humans think of bad government policies, or wars, they rarely think of Nature. The wars in Ukraine and Iran, among other conflicts that are ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

With my perimenopause insomnia I have to knock myself out with a melatonin and a bite of a gummy most nights. And if the sciatica is flaring up in my hip? Then it's also tylenol time. Works most nights, but not all. You have my deepest empathies for your plight.

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

and be willing to tap into the soil with our roots again and regrow.

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We have to be gentle with each other, and fierce toward the powers that would cage us into pitiful lives where we only work to survive for them. We can heal the earth, and in that respect, heal ourselves. But we have to be willing to make needed sacrifices, push against the current status quo, ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

There is so much we can do as a species to insert ourselves back into the natural ecosystems, to help the earth heal, and to be better without the lies and misinformation fed to us by the entities that claim power over us. We can free ourselves of those chains, but we have to be brave. ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

or even offering to babysit if the mother and you form a friendship. Do food drives, volunteer in food kitchens, form a walking club, perform yoga on the grass or set out a bowl of water for the hot pets walking by. There is so much that can be done where we can honor our ancestors and the earth. ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

paper usage? Do you need to have your A/C at 65 degrees F, or can it be higher? Can you reduce your consumption of corporate goods? Build communities, whether it be in a neighborhood or an apartment complex. Help a neighbor that just became a widow. Help a single mother maybe by tutoring a child, ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

trees. Turn off the games and televisions and instead, sit on your porch, take a walk down a nature path, or sit in the park with friends. Play board games, pick up trash, change out what you use at home. Do you need paper towels or will cloth work? Is a bidet a better option to reduce toilet ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

have over our lives. We can crush the greed of the corporations. We can make that change by simply connecting to those ancestors, connecting to the earth, and listening to them. Plant a community garden, provide little ecosystems for life, replace your lawn with native species and plant native ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

left to consume? If the ancestors could speak, what would they say to us? Would there be pride, or shame? Would there be the whisper, "learn from our mistakes, do better?" We can be that change, the breaking off from the destructive path we are on. We can depart from the strangle-hold our leaders ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

our evolving ancestors consumed to form our current species, to the wars and famines, the plagues and bountiful years...they deserve to be listened to. Would they want us to keep pushing ourselves down the path to utter self-destruction? Would they want us to keep consuming until there is nothing ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

over us, the land, the resources of the planet, and all without the thought of what that means for the other non-human persons living on this planet as well. Our human supremacy stands in the way. Our ancestors, from the bacteria that formed the mitochondria of our cells, to the meat and plants ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

living organisms that helped us get here and still help us to maintain our lives. We've delegated so much of our lives to entities that do not have our best interests in mind as a species, even if it seems that they do. We've allowed them to divide us and harm us. We keep giving them more control ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

books, form talking circles, sit under the stars together, touch a tree, observe the ants, feel our hands in flowing water, even if that water comes from a faucet? We go through life with this unappreciative stance that everything is here to serve us, to fulfill us, without a thought as to the ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

How about we ritualize our food and drink by giving thanks not to some deity, but to the various life forms and organisms that helped us get that cup of coffee or that strawberry? Instead of constantly being bombarded by the news and greedy leaders pontificating about themselves, how about we read ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

that supports us. So, what do we do? How do we apply this awareness to the present day and the future? By honoring our ancestors, from the near past to the beginning of life itself. Instead of screaming at each other through screens, how about we come together and share a cup of tea or coffee? ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

animals, micro-organisms, the elements, vitamins, minerals, and all that it took to create us. We are entwined with this earth, our very DNA interwoven in the great tapestry of life. In thinking of the state of the current world, it feels as if we are falling over, our roots ripping from the soil ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

planet and all that lives upon it, as well as our ancestors. I used think that ancestors were just our human ancestors, but I realized that ancestors carries more complexity than that. Think of the water, air, and soil that contributed to the existence of our species. Think of the plants, ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Recently, I took a months long course on Ancestral Psychology through the lens of Animism. While it didn't dive too deep into each of the topics we discussed in class, it was very eye opening nonetheless. It made me think about how our actions as a species, as individuals, affect each other, the ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Buffet benefitted off the blood of the poor just like all the others. If he doesn't mind paying his fair share of taxes he doesn't have to wait until laws pass. He can do that now. He also doesn't have to wait until he takes his last breath for his wealth to go to whatever charities he has in mind.

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

sickly carcass of our planet so that we can pretend we are doing well. We. Us. Humanity. We could have been good for the Earth, but we've chosen to live outside of it, as if we are something more special than Nature. And now, I let tears fall because no one gives a shit beyond themselves.

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

something to minimize for maximum profit. We have been streamlined into barcodes and told where we can and cannot go, who can own verses who can rent, what days we work and what days we can "rest." And by rest the elites still want you to go shopping. Buy more. Consume more. Eat away at the ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

privilege for those that can afford it. I'm watching Nature shrink and decay and dissolve into neat, manicured lines, with creeks that smell like soap and wildlife being poisoned while we pack water into bottles then discard the trash back onto the land and water. Everything, even us, have become ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

tolerate the madness seeping into their marrow. We refuse to cull our own herds by simply not procreating, do with less materialism in our lives, shrink our carbon footprints, and clean up the mess we have made. Education has been sanitized. Science has been silenced. Healthcare has become a ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

watch humanity consume itself with violence. We are puppets of the elites in our countries; dancing to the tunes they play for us lemmings. We do as we are told, scold the fearless woke that fight back against this, and call those who take their lives "cowards" because they could no longer ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

and destroy each other and the planet? My words often feel as if I'm screaming into the ears of empty heads; mindless individuals with nothing being the eyes except whatever parasitic creatures of desire they have become. All the while I watch the world decay, crumble and burn. All the while I ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

religious and political fanaticisms, their greeds and hatreds, and focus on the Earth without themselves being the secondary benefactor of that focus. Will we ever rip ourselves away from consumerism and capitalism? Will we ever pull away from our constant desires to control, manipulate, contain ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I hunger for a world with clean water, clean air, and clean soil. I hunger for a world where the human species isn't so self-absorbed into itself and it's own wants and needs that it ends up destroying itself along with much of life on this planet. I wish that people would wake up from their ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I am growing sicker of this species being a parasitic organism accelerating the demise of the creatures on this earth for its own comfort. When will we learn? When will we start using our so-called "superior" brains? I'm not sure the human species has many left that actually think. ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

opening land up for building swaths of cookie cutter, HOA fueled communities and for all those paper products we use. To that, and to Trump and his entire toxic agenda, screw that. Humanity has decided that this world will suffer for it so it can continue to fuel it's short term pleasures. ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

We've all been conditioned in this country to respect the hard working employees who risk their lives to pull oil from the lands or oceans, to revere the farmer and the rancher for putting food on our tables, and to be thankful for the lumberjack for sawing entire forests down for timber and ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

species "ruining" their dreams (coughs: they mean their profits). Every damn decade it is the same dry whine: "Think about OUR families and OUR dreams!" When concerning the capitalism driven oil, agricultural, timber, etc.," with absolutely NO thought or care about the future of anyone around them.⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This added nightmare news story has cemented how much we do not need cattle. They have been proven to be destructive to the environment on so many levels. Not to mention ranchers for many years have cried like babies over wolves, coyotes, prairie dogs, mustangs, badgers, and many other native ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

This enrages me. In the 1800s white men slaughtered in a government sanctioned murder spree of millions of bison in an effort to dehumanize and control Native Americans. Today, Trump wants to repeat this. All for Cowboy Capitalism. My mate and I have sworn off beef for bison for our health.⬇️

nytimes.com

Home on the Range No More: Trump Wants Bison Gone

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Or your oversized cast iron pan that started to smoke from the oil residue left on it.

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

You want me to celebrate space exploration when I cannot see the stars at night? When the shooting stars are just airplanes? Humanity wants me to celebrate being human when humans have been the main cause of the troubles on this planet since we evolved to this pitiful form?

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

behaviors. If harming the planet wasn't enough, we also cannibalize each other. We steal from the hungry and sick to ensure the rich survive. The rich make wars that they send the poor to fight for them. Humanity spends more time thinking of itself than it does about anything else. ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

infinitely available. Humanity has become a worldwide parasite, with little remorse for what it kills in its wake. Each time we are forced to pull back, even a little, the Earth shows that it can recover, if we cooperate. But after we ooh and ah over seeing recovery, we return to our previous ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

There is no pleasure for me watching a tube of metal cutting through the sky like a burning needle. Humanity glorifies it's accomplishments while the earth burns. Our air, water and soil are polluted. We've lost over 70% of our wildlife in 50 years. We plunder rare resources like they are ⬇️

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

We all came from Nature's womb. She taught us, fed us, encouraged us to walk with her. But soon we parted the path, believing we could find an easier way. Now our lives are a constant suffering. Nature keeps walking the path, however, and will not wait. We either catch back up to her, or perish.

A frozen, snow covered lake in winter under a blue sky, in the foreground a snow covered shelf mushroom clings to a dead tree branch.

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The Animist Beast @theanimistbeast.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

as a stench in the nostrils of the animal kingdom. The memory will be remembered in the scars you cut into the Earth. And if there are any humans left, there is a small hope they will hold the memory of the old humanity as a nightmare, and no longer distance themselves from Nature.

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