The Tesseract, also known as the hypercube, is a four-dimensional version of a cube. In other words, it is a cube within a cube. It is a geometric shape that has eight cubical cells, or "faces", that are connected at their edges. It can be visualised by imagining a cube inside of another cube, with..
Read moreThe Morally Superior Victim
Beware of people online who aggressively declare themselves "neurodivergent" and other popular self-diagnostics, including pseudo-pronouns, etc. on social media in order to display offence and anger at their imaginary enemies. A narcissist who takes on the morally superior victim position is someone who portrays themselves as the victim in a situation, even when they are..
Read moreMore TikTok Claims About Cancer and Remote Healing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jo1zW0zZ33A&rel=0 Summary: Andy reacts to TikTok clips in which people make claims about cancer, including remote healing, the idea that a tumour is an illusion, cancer as an acidic condition, and the suggestion that the word cancer has power only if it is given power. He goes through some of the views offered, notes how..
Read moreNeurodivergence
When I worked in residential care, "autism" referred to the severely affected individuals who were entirely dependent on various levels of care. These were individuals with profound disabilities in communication, cognition and any form of human interaction. Some of these unfortunates required secure settings and full-time trained staff. The delivered care that I saw was..
Read moreAndy Discovers TikTok: Psychic Predictions About Ukraine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpm-SooDGrY&rel=0 Summary: Andy shares his first impressions of TikTok, playing clips of people describing visions and psychic predictions about the war in Ukraine, and others repeating affirmations such as I am safe, I'm healthy, I'm well. He considers the need for recognition and accomplishment that may lie behind people presenting themselves as able to help..
Read moreTikTok Empaths saving Ukraine! (More TikTok INSANITY to ruin your day.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dFlLq22fW5s&rel=0 Summary: Andy looks at TikTok videos in which people say they channel messages about Ukraine from angels, spirit guides or the universe. He says what he sees across the alphabet therapies is difficulty telling imagination from external reality. He also comments on empathy, and argues that the idea of what is normal and real..
Read moreThe Invocation of Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmVKdYHJa0I&rel=0 Summary: Andy explains invocation, as distinct from evocation, two processes used in occultism and religion, and applies the idea to Christmas. He describes the festival as a shared calling-up of a seasonal spirit, using elements such as snow, the 24th and 25th, and communal celebration, and compares it with Halloween and other festivals. It..
Read moreWhat Do Enlightenment and Personal Mastery Actually Mean?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKVvbUZ9VUk&rel=0 Summary: Andy looks at how the words enlightenment and personal mastery are used in eastern mystical traditions and in the personal development world. He questions what people actually mean when they say they have achieved either, and what exactly has been mastered, especially when the claim is followed by an offer to sell a..
Read more“Do you believe in the occult?”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcmWLvA1ZN4&rel=0 Summary: Answering a viewer's question, Andy discusses what it means to ask whether someone believes in the occult. He says people often only want a yes or no on topics such as the devil or fortune telling, and explains his own interest in the magical and ritual material. He also describes how initiatory orders..
Read moreThe Magician Archetype – Part 1: The 4 elemental weapons/tools
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFO1YDNdm6Y&rel=0 Summary: Following his earlier video on balancing archetypes, Andy begins a series on the Magician, as shown on the tarot card. He covers the four elemental tools: the wand associated with fire, will and action, and the tools for the other elements, including earth as the physical body and world. He shows examples painted..
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