https://jasonlouv.com/blog Essays and notes by Jason Louv. en-us Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/vodou-trafficking https://jasonlouv.com/blog/vodou-trafficking A summary of Jason Louv's sourced survey of how Vodou-influenced beliefs are used to control trafficking victims, now published at endvoodootrafficking.org. Investigations Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/remember https://jasonlouv.com/blog/remember 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 Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/covid https://jasonlouv.com/blog/covid 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 Sat, 27 May 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/reboot https://jasonlouv.com/blog/reboot 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. General Wed, 05 Apr 2023 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/bush-crowley https://jasonlouv.com/blog/bush-crowley Was the late Barbara Bush really Aleister Crowley's daughter, as many have long alleged? Let's set this rumor straight once and for all. Magick Tue, 17 Apr 2018 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/buddha-live-awesomely https://jasonlouv.com/blog/buddha-live-awesomely Is there a cure for human suffering? 2,500 years ago the Buddha proposed an eight-part method, and people still follow it today. Here's a breakdown. The Game of Life Sat, 01 Apr 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/why-you-have-big-ego https://jasonlouv.com/blog/why-you-have-big-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? The Game of Life Wed, 29 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/adulting-10-secrets https://jasonlouv.com/blog/adulting-10-secrets Adulting is the fine art of getting your sh*t together and growing up. Here's ten crucial attitude adjustments that have helped me do just that. The Game of Life Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/how-to-meditate https://jasonlouv.com/blog/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. Meditation Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/wearables-altering-consciousness https://jasonlouv.com/blog/wearables-altering-consciousness Wearable technology offers new tools for meditation and magical practice. Here are six devices worth trying for altering your state of consciousness. Technology Fri, 17 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMT https://jasonlouv.com/blog/spiritual-growth-7-master-keys https://jasonlouv.com/blog/spiritual-growth-7-master-keys 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. The Game of Life Wed, 15 Mar 2017 12:00:00 GMT