Millenarianism or millenarism (from Latin millenarius ‘containing a thousand’ and -ism) is the belief held by a religious, social, or political group or movement in a coming fundamental transformation of society, after which “all things will be changed”. Millenarianism exists in various cultures and religions worldwide, with various interpretations of what constitutes a transformation.

via: https://www.marginalia.nu/log/a_138_systemdocker/

Like, there’s definitely a disapproving tone in some parts of this article, but I can’t help but nod and agree.

This analysis applies neatly to the daily lives of secular monks. A feeling of “mundanity” and “diurnality” pervades their existence: The practical conduct of everyday life defines the scope of human existence, with daily affairs, tasks, and projects all shaped by habits. There is no world but this one, no day but today, no self but the one knitted together in this perishable mind-body composite.

Each Calvinist is ascetic inasmuch as he exerts rational, “constant self-control” over himself, so that by means of active supervision, “constant thought,” he can direct his will. His object is the calling, a “mundane occupation” through which he can exercise his will for the sake of God’s glory. He produces fruits, and those fruits might be a sign of God’s favor.

via: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/02/american-loneliness-personality-politics/681091/

A typology quiz for the years 1500 to 1789. Thirty-four questions, thirty-four types—humanist, Puritan, philosophe, magus, salonnière, mercenary. Which were you?

al-Adab al-Mufrad.

If the Final Hour comes while you have a shoot of a plant in your hands and it is possible to plant it before the Hour comes, you should plant it.

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Should religion be able to answer the problem at the heart of the second wave?

What feminists have to ask is, are we responding to this threat in the direction of greater meaning and deeper human flourishing for everyone? Or are we shutting down the articulation of meaning out of fear that we might be excluded from it? The right way to respond to this situation is to rediscover our ability to advocate positively for our own complex human nature, our own search for meaning, our own need for purpose in life.

via: https://thingofthings.substack.com/p/linkpost-for-may-3ac

very nice discussion of the history of histories of easter.

So many good quotes in this piece.

My current socio-intellectual attitude:

I do not want to be the poor guy who has no idea.

the gap between a transient psychedelic experience and the reality of acute mania or psychosis in the community is also enormous. Psychedelic sessions are planned, time-limited, and voluntarily entered. Manic and psychotic episodes are none of these things. They escalate.

If you strip away psychiatry without replacing it with something, you do not get liberation. You get neglect, incarceration, homelessness, or a burden displaced onto family members. The alternatives to psychiatric hospitalization in our current social world are not freedom and spiritual community. They are the emergency room, the jail, and the street.

the performance of sanity is exactly what I expect sometimes from my manic and psychotic patients. The capacity to perform, the behavioral control needed to lie, is sometimes sufficient for a person to function outside the hospital.

Weird stuff.

“They have been poisoning your mind through your media, lowering your natural defenses.” -Receiver initiation tape. In the spirit of open…

Laa ilaaha illallaah, tai kuten Jeesus (AS) olisi aikanaan sanonut arameaksi: Layt Alaha Ella Alaha 👆 Ei ole muita jumalia kuin Jumala

Paul writes: “Today’s ‘triple goddess Brigid’ story seems to be equally patched together from a rag bundle of medieval history, contemporary political and social stances and the need to fill the God-shaped hole left by the collapse of the Christian story in the West.”

I can’t help but think about this: “Today’s ‘Trinitarian doctrine’ story seems to be equally patched together from a rag bundle of Roman history, political and social stances and the need to fill the God-shaped hole left by the collapse of the Emperor son god story in the Rome.”

This is a good introduction to hate speech as a legal phenomenon, with emphasis on social media and college campuses. Exposed me to a lot of useful viewpoints.

You gotta work hard to meet people where they are and get them on your side.