EP 20: Words Are Spells & Reality Is Lying To Me

Episode 20 is here, Sacred Mechanics has a new look!Matrix Glitches — Three Stories — Are the glitches getting more frequent, or are we just finally paying attention? I share three recent domestic incidents with no reasonable explanation: a kitchen light that turned itself on mid-thought, a toilet roll that reversed direction in under ten seconds (yes, really), and a $50 Dan Brown hardcover that vanished and reappeared on a shelf I checked four times. My psychic teenage daughter is keeping a running log. So am I.Sappho — The First Confessional — A deep dive into the ancient poet of Lesbos who wrote desire from the inside out and whose voice refused to be deleted across 2,600 years. I trace the thread from Sappho through Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Audre Lorde, Patti Smith, PJ Harvey, Hope Sandoval, Lana Del Rey, and Mitski. Words are spells, and spells are hard to break.What does it mean if everything is an illusion and the illusion is starting to show its seams?New moon in Aries. Seven planets stacked. The reinvention is official.Share your own glitch stories in the comments — I genuinely want to hear them.Find me at sacredmechanics.com — on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Substack. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sacredmechanics.com