Body Fluids as Materia Magica
I wanted to share about how we will be exploring body fluids and parts in Crafting The Arcane, my 12-part learn to cast spells series.
Menstrual blood or semen as connectors between creative work, nurturing and healing, acceleration, and in certain contexts, for resolution.
Urine for cleansing, territory marking, resistance, and banishing.
Saliva for voice related workings, and in some instance, for curses.
WHEN AI BECOMES SELF-AWARE: EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF WISDOM IN AI
The exploration of the basis that "artificial intelligences" are inherently 'artificial,' contrasting with the notion of "natural intelligence" in humans, betrays more human-exclusivity and the problems tied to that perspective than mere forecasts about an imminent hostile AI takeover.