This book offers a dramatically new understanding of human history, challenging fundamental assumptions about social evolution, the development of agriculture, cities, the state, democracy, and inequality. Graeber and Wengrow argue that traditional theories of human history, such as those posited by Hobbes and Rousseau, are not supported by anthropological or archaeological evidence. Instead, they show that humans have lived in large, complex, but decentralized societies for millennia, often without ruling elites or hierarchical systems. The authors draw on extensive research in archaeology and anthropology to reveal a history that is more varied and hopeful than previously assumed, emphasizing human experimentation with different social arrangements and the potential for new forms of freedom and societal organization.
Luxahttps://linktr.ee/LuxaStrata hosts a panel of magic practitioners to discuss navigating issues related to mental health in one’s magical practice.
Questions the panel will address: How do you know when you're getting into potential trouble by going "too far", or do you not consider this to be a risk? What have you done in the past to get yourself out of potential trouble, if you've had that experience? Banishing rituals and things like that are classic examples of rituals that can be performed to go from one mental space to another, but I'm curious about the ideas and philosophy you all might have about when it's time to use these tools, how, etc
Luxa also shares an update about The Green Mushroom Projecthttps://greenmushroomproject.com/ and Void House- creating consent forward magical spaces for conducting group work both in person and online, investigating the magical and alchemical properties of consent, and providing consent education to magically inclined people.
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It Cometh bandcamp:https://itcometh.bandcamp.com/
Charlie Horse Tattoo: https://www.instagram.com/charlie.horse.tattoo?igsh=NTY3bnY3YTFkYmx0
Relationship and psychedelic counselinghttps://weirdcounsel.com/ or on Signal @weirdcounsel.40
A coed book club on the menopause manifesto:https://plra.io/m/coed-book-club-the-menopause-manifesto-32?r=isaac155
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