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==Fun facts==
==Fun facts==
* This is the second wiki I've created out of disgust for the editors at Wikipedia. The first was [https://www.westarctica.wiki/index.php Encyclopedia Westarctica].
* This is the second wiki I've created out of disgust for the editors at Wikipedia. The first was [https://www.westarctica.wiki/index.php Encyclopedia Westarctica].
* I once worked as a recruiter for California Psychics, the largest telephone psychic company in the world.
* For three years, I worked as a recruiter for California Psychics, the largest telephone psychic company in the world.
** My second cousin (who I have never met) is one of the service's oldest and highest-paid psychics.
** My second cousin (who I have never met) is one of the service's oldest and highest-paid psychics.
** While working there, I met my good friend Damian Kramer, who introduced me to [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Golden Dawn]]-style [[ritual magic]].
** While working there, I met my good friend Damian Kramer, who introduced me to [[Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn|Golden Dawn]]-style [[ritual magic]].
* In 2013, I spent so much time [[meditation|meditating]] that I suffered from "meditation sickness" for several days.
* In 2013, I spent so much time [[meditation|meditating]] that I suffered from "meditation sickness" for several days.
* I started writing at the same time I discovered [[tarot]] cards, but I didn't create my own deck until 2017.
* The first place I remember seeing a [[tarot]] card was in the credits sequence of ''The People Under the Stairs'' (1991).
* The first time I ever saw a tarot card was in the credits sequence of ''The People Under the Stairs'' (1991).
* My interest in tarot was sparked by reading the young adult novel ''[[Eyes of the Tarot]]'' (1983) by Bruce Coville.


==Personal beliefs==
==Personal beliefs==
Many people are puzzled by my personal spiritual beliefs because I embrace every religious/spiritual tradition I come into contact with because I can find elements of truth in all of them. However, for my own practice, I pull out the parts which are truthful, beneficial, and elevating, while leaving the rest behind. For this reason, I do not ascribe to any single church or religion.
Many people are puzzled by my personal spiritual beliefs because I can find elements of truth in many different religions without becoming devoted to any of them. For my own practice, I pull out the parts which are truthful, beneficial, and elevating, while leaving the rest behind. For this reason, I do not ascribe to any single church or religion.


My primary spiritual practice involves elements of:
My primary spiritual practice involves elements of:
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* [[Judaism]]
* [[Judaism]]
* [[Hinduism]]
* [[Hinduism]]
* [[Egyptian religion]]


Along with little pieces of:
Along with little pieces of:
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* ''The Office'' (US)
* ''The Office'' (US)
* ''Seinfeld''
* ''Seinfeld''
* ''Temptation of Wife'' (Korea)
* ''Star Trek: the Next Generation''
* ''Star Trek: the Next Generation''
* ''The X-Files''
* ''The X-Files''