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Essays and notes

Personal writing, essays, and investigations. Jason also writes at Harmland on Substack and Jason Louv's Hurt Locker on Medium, and about magick and meditation on the Magick.Me blog. Subscribe with the RSS feed.

Investigations · Latest

Vodou-linked human trafficking: a sourced survey

A summary of Jason Louv's sourced survey of how Vodou-influenced beliefs are used to control trafficking victims, now published at endvoodootrafficking.org.

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General

This Too Shall Not Be Remembered

All cultures are erased, leaving behind only a few fossilized footprints. Which works of our time will endure, and who will decide what gets remembered?

General

On the Other Side

What is the post-COVID reality? Notes written in May 2023, three years after the height of the pandemic, on loss, isolation, and the arrival of the AI age.

General

Rebooting the Blog

Notes on relaunching this site and blog in 2023: leaving WordPress for SvelteKit, six hard years, and why an old-school personal blog still matters.

The Game of Life

Why You Should Have an Ego

We're often told that having an ego is a bad thing, even something to delete. But what if an ego turns out to be a really important thing to have?

Meditation

How to Meditate

A simple primer on how to meditate: the basics of posture, breath, and one-pointed attention that build inner strength and clarity over a lifetime.

Technology

6 Wearables for Altering Your Consciousness

Wearable technology offers new tools for meditation and magical practice. Here are six devices worth trying for altering your state of consciousness.

The Game of Life

7 Master Keys of Spiritual Growth

Taking charge of your own spiritual growth is the key to living on your own terms. Here are seven keys to accelerating your growth as a human being.

Elsewhere

Writing on other platforms

Jason Louv's Hurt Locker

Medium · Long-form reporting on abuse in spiritual groups and cults.

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