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11<title>About EsoterX &#8211; EsoterX</title>
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670						<p>EsoterX is an anthropological investigation of the ontological status of things that go bump in the night.  The fact that monsters may or may not be corporeal is of no consequence, as Charles Baudelaire said, &#8220;I consider it useless and tedious to represent that which exists, because nothing that exists satisfies me.  Nature is ugly, and I prefer the monsters of my fancy to what is positively trivial&#8221;.  Born in a log cabin behind the Institute for Psychical Research, I am an applied anthropologist by training, inclination, and neurosis, masquerading as a software engineer and systems analyst by day.  I&#8217;m convinced the universe is a far weirder place than we like to admit and the only reasonable response is that recommended by Hunter Thompson &#8212; &#8220;When the going gets weird, turn pro&#8221;.</p>
671<p><em>&#8220;From ghoulies and ghosties, a</em><em>nd long-leggedy beasties, a</em><em>nd things that go bump in the night, </em><em>Good Lord, deliver us!&#8221; &#8212;</em>Traditional Scottish Prayer</p>
672<figure data-shortcode="caption" id="attachment_138" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-138" style="width: 500px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><a href="https://esoterx.com/about/creepy_crowd/" rel="attachment wp-att-138"><img data-attachment-id="138" data-permalink="https://esoterx.com/about/creepy_crowd/" data-orig-file="https://esoterx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/creepy_crowd.jpg" data-orig-size="500,365" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-title="creepy_crowd" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="&lt;p&gt;Nothing to see here.  Move along.&lt;/p&gt;
673" data-large-file="https://esoterx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/creepy_crowd.jpg?w=500" class="size-full wp-image-138" src="https://esoterx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/creepy_crowd.jpg?w=616" alt="Nothing to see here.  Move along."   srcset="https://esoterx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/creepy_crowd.jpg 500w, https://esoterx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/creepy_crowd.jpg?w=150&amp;h=110 150w, https://esoterx.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/creepy_crowd.jpg?w=300&amp;
673h=219 300w" sizes="(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px" /></a><figcaption id="caption-attachment-138" class="wp-caption-text">Nothing to see here. Move along.</figcaption></figure>
674<p>To contact EsoterX directly with questions, observations, strange encounters, predicted apocalypses, expressions of love, or hate mail, please feel free to send us a note at [email protected].  Correspondence from mythical monsters is welcomed and encouraged.</p>
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879					<p>Hi I have just nominated you for a Versatile Blogger Award. Thank you for your thought provoking blog. Here is a link to the post <a href="http://thingsihatesomeilike.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/the-versatile-blogger-award/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://thingsihatesomeilike.wordpress.com/2013/09/23/the-versatile-blogger-award/</a></p>
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938					<p>Many thanks Ms. Marycontraryness!</p>
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954						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3379"><time datetime="2014-04-14T13:08:58-04:00">April 14, 2014 at 1:08 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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959					<p>This is possibly my favorite blog on the internet. Thank you so much, and please keep up the ghoulish work!</p>
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973						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3380"><time datetime="2014-04-14T13:13:14-04:00">April 14, 2014 at 1:13 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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978					<p>Many thanks!  As long as they keep making monsters, I&#8217;ll keep writing.</p>
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994						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3440"><time datetime="2014-06-12T21:08:56-04:00">June 12, 2014 at 9:08 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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999					<p>love the site</p>
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1013						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3441"><time datetime="2014-06-13T16:10:45-04:00">June 13, 2014 at 4:10 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1018					<p>Thanks for visiting, and I&#8217;m glad you enjoy my humble contributions.</p>
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1034						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3506"><time datetime="2014-08-09T07:22:21-04:00">August 9, 2014 at 7:22 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1039					<p>This blog is amazing. I love your writing. It&#8217;s thorough, witty and funny, too!</p>
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1053						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3507"><time datetime="2014-08-09T07:26:33-04:00">August 9, 2014 at 7:26 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1058					<p>Many thanks!  Someday I&#8217;ll quit my day job and do this full time, or at least that&#8217;s what I keep threatening. </p>
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1072						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3508"><time datetime="2014-08-09T07:27:36-04:00">August 9, 2014 at 7:27 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1077					<p>How do you find the time &#8211; do you write posts in advance? If you ever end up compiling your writings into a book, I&#8217;d be among the first to buy it.</p>
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1089						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3509"><time datetime="2014-08-09T07:38:31-04:00">August 9, 2014 at 7:38 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1094					<p>Insomnia helps. A little research in advance, but I&#8217;m all about instant gratification, so I post &#8217;em as I write &#8217;em.  Thanks for your kind comments.</p>
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1110						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3677"><time datetime="2014-11-27T19:23:44-05:00">November 27, 2014 at 7:23 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1115					<p>this is a wonderful blog, i really enjoy your articles.</p>
1116<p>it may sound a bit of an odd or unrelated question, but what do you think about the possibility and potential of the human mind? i remember reading a memorable &#8216;creepypasta&#8217; horror story in which scientists severed all of an elderly man&#8217;s physical senses, touch, sight, sound, everything, in an attempt to make him contact with god (at the end the man spoke and hauntingly proclaimed that god had abandoned humanity).</p>
1117<p>i read a group of monks had also used temporary sensory deprivation for a similar purpose, and after recovering, they claimed they had seen/spoken with God while deprived. then there is the common trope that losing your physical eyesight leads to psychic awareness (think of how many movies and books there are in which a protagonist gains clairvoyance after becoming blind). when humans dissociate from the physical realm, do they then enter the spiritual one? buddhism does opine that this physical world is an &#8216;illusion&#8217; after all.</p>
1118<p>i am also forever intrigued by the theory that we humans, in our lifetime, will only use a small part of what our brain is capable of, with some even claiming we only use a measly 10%- the other 90% of our big juicy brain sitting unused. it was however proven that we use a lot more than 10%, but interestingly also confirmed that by the time of old age/death we only use around 5% (almost as though we ironically get stupider, rather than wiser, as we age? ha). either way, most scientific people are in agreement that we don&#8217;t use as much of our brains as we could.</p>
1119<p>i watched films &#8216;limitless&#8217; and the more recent &#8216;lucy&#8217; both of which base on the topic. both protagonist are about relatively ordinary people who end up, through some kind of mysterious zootropic drug, &#8216;activating&#8217; 100% of their brain&#8217;s capacity. the man in limitless becomes quickly rich, genius and successful through the drug. lucy&#8217;s transformation goes at a more rapid and dramatic, frightening scale, with the drug bestowing her new awareness and intelligence as more and more of her brain awakens. by just 60%, she can &#8216;switch off&#8217; pain and emotion, understand all human languages, has super-genius intellect, telepathic and telekinetic type powers, can control her own body&#8217;
1119 cells and other humans, levitate, travel in time &#8211; imagining what she will become by 100% is frankly terrifying. </p>
1120<p>but what i find even more interesting is how both of these characters also suffer from having so much access to their brain. in limitless, the protagonist experiences severe memory blackouts, depression and addiction to the drug. it is also heavily implied that while in a memory blackout he had murdered a woman. lucy&#8217;s mind overloads and her body begins to disintegrate. she is later told that she is slowly dying and the only cure is even more of the harmful zootropic drug.</p>
1121<p>it reminds me of a doctor&#8217;s claim a few years back that the part of the brain which operates speech and language is also the same part that causes schizophrenia and mental illness. he said our speech is the thing that truly sets us apart from other animals and mental illness is the price we pay for being so intelligent.</p>
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1140					<p>Thanks, and you raise some fascinating points. It does indeed seem like the species has this vague awareness that there is more locked up in our heads than we dare believe. I&#8217;m a &#8220;glass half-empty&#8221; kind of guy, so I look around and see the havoc we wrought with just 10% of our brains. Imagine the catastrophes we would cause using the other 90%.</p>
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1154						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3689"><time datetime="2014-12-08T19:10:12-05:00">December 8, 2014 at 7:10 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1159					<p>awfully true. i&#8217;ve heard what makes humans so determined to wreak havoc is that we are so emotional, with so little logic. it was proven that people with higher intelligence are less emotional. similarly, the portrayals of people with access to all of their brain have them as emotionless, logic taking the lead over feelings.</p>
1160<p>in lucy, there is a scene where she has stabbed a man to force from him information about the drug, and as he writhes in agony, comments &#8216;this pain you&#8217;re feeling right now, it&#8217;s blocking you from understanding. pain is all you know&#8217;. the concept that pain and thus emotion (since one cannot feel emotion without feeling pain) is the thing holding humanity back from what we are really capable of is interesting. i&#8217;ve always thought of emotion as a power source, creating motivation, but it can clearly be crippling as well.</p>
1161<p>interestingly, if nobody felt emotions the world would probably be better than it is. evil actions, like murder, rape, robbery etc, come from instincts in humanity&#8217;s early days, when every day was a competition for survival and if something good was on offer you had to get to it before someone else did and assert your dominance in the food chain. i think that is particularly the source of the greed, arrogance and need to put themselves above others humans feel so strongly. genuinely kind and generous people are quite rare and alien, to be honest.</p>
1162<p>most believe emotion, particularly care and love towards others, is the thing that makes us human (people who apparently cannot feel emotion or love, such as psychopaths, seem to trigger some instinctual disturbance and fear inside us) but what if all along it was the opposite, and our emotions ultimately make us less human, by blocking out our full human potential? i guess we will never know.</p>
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1183					<p>another thing to think about is what made humans start to become different to other animals in the first place.., though i&#8217;ve heard it was around the time we developed our survival skills. once we learned how to get fire and make tools for hunting, survival was no longer such a priority and it seems our brain began to evolve. we developed more complicated instincts and emotions. and we are definitely still changing and evolving even now.</p>
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1197						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3870"><time datetime="2015-04-26T05:23:12-04:00">April 26, 2015 at 5:23 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1202					<p>When I hear someone argue that Method X is inelegant or Technique Y is quite, quite behind the times, I figure they&#8217;re no good at Method X or Technique Y.</p>
1203<p>Since you&#8217;ve denounced strong emotion, competition, and gain as barbarous relics that sap away humanity&#8217;s &#8220;true&#8221; potential, I guess one might say you &#8220;prefer intellectual activity,&#8221; to turn a phrase.</p>
1204<p>Trying to live by pure logic would be as fatally conceited as any other attempt to live by a Master Plan, because emotion is inseparable from how projects get chosen, started, and stuck with through completion (or abandonment).  </p>
1205<p>Our brains are nowhere near as smart and rational as they would like us to think.</p>
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1224					<p>According to recent findings, the human brain took a giant evolving leap when we changed our diet; as many moved further south in Africa towards the ocean protein-rich seafood became a major staple. It was easier to fish than chase (and run away from) wild animals. Archeologists have found caves containing several layers of human activity. FYI, &#8220;The Human Odyssey&#8221; is a wonderful documentary of humanity&#8217;s evolution and movement through time.</p>
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1264					<p>Welcome! I&#8217;ve found it comes naturally.  I just sit here and think of things that I ought to be afraid of.</p>
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1280						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3726"><time datetime="2015-01-19T10:19:02-05:00">January 19, 2015 at 10:19 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1285					<p>I just wanted to let you know I’ve nominated you for a Versatile Blogger Award. Thanks for writing such great posts! <a href="https://everwalker.wordpress.com/2015/01/19/apparently-im-versatile/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://everwalker.wordpress.com/2015/01/19/apparently-im-versatile/</a></p>
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1299						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3729"><time datetime="2015-01-20T13:37:31-05:00">January 20, 2015 at 1:37 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1304					<p>A thousand thank yous!</p>
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1320						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3908"><time datetime="2015-05-14T22:25:13-04:00">May 14, 2015 at 10:25 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1325					<p>Fascinating site. Greetings from a friend of the late Ivan T. Sanderson, who would have loved reading all of this. <a href="http://richardgrigonis.com/Ch01%20Prologue%20and%20On%20the%20Trail%20of%20Ivan%20Sanderson.html" rel="nofollow ugc">http://richardgrigonis.com/Ch01%20Prologue%20and%20On%20the%20Trail%20of%20Ivan%20Sanderson.html</a></p>
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1339						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-3910"><time datetime="2015-05-15T05:48:16-04:00">May 15, 2015 at 5:48 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1344					<p>Thank you for your kind words.  I have the greatest respect for the the work of Ivan Sanderson.</p>
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1360						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4029"><time datetime="2015-09-02T14:29:41-04:00">September 2, 2015 at 2:29 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1365					<p>You expound upon yourself in the first person, then say &#8220;send us a note.&#8221; Is there a post on here outlining your Dissociative Identity Disorder or are you still compiling anecdotes from friends and strangers? Enjoying your writing, all of you.</p>
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1379						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4030"><time datetime="2015-09-02T14:43:50-04:00">September 2, 2015 at 2:43 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1384					<p>I like to give credit to the voices in my head. </p>
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1398						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4031"><time datetime="2015-09-02T14:48:21-04:00">September 2, 2015 at 2:48 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1403					<p>Then you better get crackin&#8217; on an acknowledgements page. You don&#8217;t want one of you to sue the other.</p>
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1420					<p>Perhaps one of me will win the case, and can keep me in the lifestyle I&#8217;m accustomed to.</p>
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1432						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4033"><time datetime="2015-09-02T15:05:33-04:00">September 2, 2015 at 3:05 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1437					<p>The lifestyle you&#8217;re accustomed to is what got you into this mess to begin with. Have you tried drinking?</p>
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1449						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4034"><time datetime="2015-09-02T15:12:54-04:00">September 2, 2015 at 3:12 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1454					<p>I like to think that I&#8217;ve not only tried drinking, but actually succeeded at it!</p>
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1466						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4035"><time datetime="2015-09-02T15:17:52-04:00">September 2, 2015 at 3:17 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1471					<p>*clinks cocktail glasses with EsoterX.</p>
1472<p>PS: EsoterX keeps popping up as Apteryx in my mental Rolodex. If you are also coincidentally a New Zealander, my head will explode in 3&#8230;2&#8230;1&#8230;.</p>
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1484						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4036"><time datetime="2015-09-02T15:22:06-04:00">September 2, 2015 at 3:22 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1489					<p>Until such time as they revoke my citizenship, I&#8217;m an American. </p>
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1505						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4046"><time datetime="2015-09-03T03:49:38-04:00">September 3, 2015 at 3:49 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1510					<p>It&#8217;s going to be a real hoot following this blog!</p>
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1524						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4061"><time datetime="2015-09-03T09:53:05-04:00">September 3, 2015 at 9:53 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1529					<p>Cheers!  Glad you enjoy it.</p>
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1545						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4215"><time datetime="2015-10-21T03:57:28-04:00">October 21, 2015 at 3:57 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1550					<p>On our way this afternoon to buy property at the foot of Fort Mountain.I was searching the web for local water table depths for the area and ended up with this lovely bit of writing.Now that I shall be armed with truly useful information of the area, I feel compelled to weave into the story the obvious and necessary historical adjustment of having to appease the retinally challenged little bastards with Moon Pies in exchange for a peaceful homesteading.When my associates and I return they will once again feel the need to research my delusions and my fondest hope is that they find this article.l bet I can get the Moon Pie bit to stick.</p>
1551<p>Cheers</p>
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1565						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4271"><time datetime="2015-11-13T02:07:26-05:00">November 13, 2015 at 2:07 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1570					<p>There&#8217;s a twilight world that I visit every night. It beckons me when I&#8217;m awake and in my sleep I belong to it&#8230;.</p>
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1584						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4376"><time datetime="2016-01-24T10:20:12-05:00">January 24, 2016 at 10:20 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1589					<p>Glad I decided to stumble. Wait&#8230; Well, doesn&#8217;t matter. Glad to be here, awesome stuff&#8230;</p>
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1603						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4390"><time datetime="2016-01-29T03:16:27-05:00">January 29, 2016 at 3:16 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1608					<p>Hi, I’ve nominated you for the Infinity Dreams Award <a href="http://bekitschig.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/the-infinity-dreams-award/" rel="nofollow ugc">http://bekitschig.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/the-infinity-dreams-award/</a> If you are an award free blog, this is a shout out to you! I really like this blog. Your is important</p>
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1622						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4391"><time datetime="2016-01-29T03:45:20-05:00">January 29, 2016 at 3:45 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1627					<p>Many thanks!</p>
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1643						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4504"><time datetime="2016-04-04T07:21:06-04:00">April 4, 2016 at 7:21 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1648					<p>I was really impressed by your scholarship! I can see that I&#8217;ll be dedicating a string of evenings reading up on all your past work 🙂</p>
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1662						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4505"><time datetime="2016-04-04T07:22:21-04:00">April 4, 2016 at 7:22 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1667					<p>Many thanks!</p>
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1683						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4511"><time datetime="2016-04-09T18:00:48-04:00">April 9, 2016 at 6:00 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1688					<p>Great and invigorating place you have here. Cheers</p>
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1702						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4512"><time datetime="2016-04-09T18:05:48-04:00">April 9, 2016 at 6:05 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1707					<p>I appreciate that. Thanks for visiting. </p>
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1723						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4746"><time datetime="2016-08-13T19:41:32-04:00">August 13, 2016 at 7:41 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1728					<p>Holy mother of god dude , you are awesome this blog is awesome, and the comments have some of the weirdest topics in it</p>
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1742						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4747"><time datetime="2016-08-13T19:46:16-04:00">August 13, 2016 at 7:46 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1747					<p>Many thanks. I just think of the stuff that keeps me awake at night. </p>
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1763						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-4975"><time datetime="2017-03-28T17:27:34-04:00">March 28, 2017 at 5:27 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1768					<p>Love your use of &#8220;gematriac&#8221;!</p>
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1787					<p>Great stuff. Ever wanted to host your own web radio show? I think you would be great.</p>
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1806					<p>Many thanks.</p>
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1827					<p>Further to your 2013 article on Kalas and Kirttimukhas, you might be intertested in my web-page on scary column-sucker dragons on Romanesque churches…  I could adapt it for you…<br />
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1842						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-5697"><time datetime="2021-08-09T21:35:21-04:00">August 9, 2021 at 9:35 pm</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1847					<p>You got me from the Hunter S Thompson quote!  (I have been lurking around reading your articles for a couple of weeks now.)</p>
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1861						<a href="https://esoterx.com/about/#comment-5698"><time datetime="2021-08-10T00:01:11-04:00">August 10, 2021 at 12:01 am</time></a>					</div><!-- .comment-metadata -->
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1866					<p>Welcome! Please enjoy.</p>
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2017					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/09/10/the-unbreakable-mister-talkington/">The Unbreakable Mister&nbsp;Talkington</a>
2018									</li>
2019											<li>
2020					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/09/09/the-nicotine-fiend-of-lake-koshkonong/">The Nicotine Fiend of Lake&nbsp;Koshkonong</a>
2021									</li>
2022											<li>
2023					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/07/02/pandemic-magic-a-brief-history-of-abracadabra/">Pandemic Magic: A Brief History of&nbsp;Abracadabra</a>
2024									</li>
2025											<li>
2026					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/06/24/the-count-de-cabreras-a-valencian-vampire-hunter-in-hungary/">The Count de Cabreras: A Valencian Vampire Hunter in&nbsp;Hungary</a>
2027									</li>
2028											<li>
2029					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/06/23/the-fire-inside-willie-brough/">The Fire Inside Willie&nbsp;Brough</a>
2030									</li>
2031											<li>
2032					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/05/13/the-possession-of-nicola-aubry-lessons-on-exorcism-from-satan/">The Possession of Nicola Aubry: Lessons on Exorcism from&nbsp;Satan</a>
2033									</li>
2034											<li>
2035					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/05/11/bargrave-and-veal-the-reading-lists-of-the-undead/">Bargrave and Veal: The Reading Lists of the&nbsp;Undead</a>
2036									</li>
2037											<li>
2038					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/05/04/sense-and-supersensibility-the-procession-of-the-damned/">Sense and Supersensibility: The Procession of the&nbsp;Damned</a>
2039									</li>
2040											<li>
2041					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/04/29/last-minute-confession-of-the-warlock-major-weir/">Last Minute Confession of the Warlock Major&nbsp;Weir</a>
2042									</li>
2043											<li>
2044					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/04/22/captain-beauclerks-prehistoric-horse-haunting/">Captain Beauclerk’s Prehistoric Horse&nbsp;Haunting</a>
2045									</li>
2046											<li>
2047					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/04/20/jacopo-donati-and-the-bored-banshee/">Jacopo Donati and the Bored&nbsp;Banshee</a>
2048									</li>
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2050					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/04/18/pro-tips-on-how-to-cheat-the-devil/">Pro-Tips on How to Cheat the&nbsp;Devil</a>
2051									</li>
2052											<li>
2053					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2020/04/11/bertholi-is-burning-deliberate-human-combustion/">Bertholi is Burning: Deliberate Human&nbsp;Combustion</a>
2054									</li>
2055											<li>
2056					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/10/06/a-monstrous-ticket-to-ride-liminal-locomotives/">A Monstrous Ticket to Ride: Liminal&nbsp;Locomotives</a>
2057									</li>
2058											<li>
2059					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/09/04/human-salamanders-check-the-expiration-date-on-your-superpowers/">Human Salamanders: Check the Expiration Date on Your&nbsp;Superpowers</a>
2060									</li>
2061											<li>
2062					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/08/31/albert-de-rochas-the-father-of-future-life-progression/">Albert de Rochas, the Father of Future Life&nbsp;Progression</a>
2063									</li>
2064											<li>
2065					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/08/28/the-phantom-black-dogs-of-wheal-vor-mine/">The Phantom Black Dogs of Wheal Vor&nbsp;Mine</a>
2066									</li>
2067											<li>
2068					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/08/28/gardening-with-the-devil/">Gardening with the&nbsp;Devil</a>
2069									</li>
2070											<li>
2071					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/08/19/an-old-explanation-for-the-fermi-paradox-n-%e2%89%88-l-and-l-aint-looking-pretty/">An Old Explanation for the Fermi Paradox: N ≈ L and L ain’t Looking&nbsp;Pretty</a>
2072									</li>
2073											<li>
2074					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/08/18/faerie-party-protocol-surviving-a-seelie-soiree/">Faerie Party Protocol: Surviving a Seelie&nbsp;Soirée</a>
2075									</li>
2076											<li>
2077					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/06/29/the-sleeping-preacher-of-north-alabama/">The Sleeping Preacher of North&nbsp;Alabama</a>
2078									</li>
2079											<li>
2080					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/06/11/anomalistics-faustian-bargain-with-goethian-science/">Anomalistic’s Faustian Bargain with Goethian&nbsp;Science</a>
2081									</li>
2082											<li>
2083					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/05/28/vetting-your-oracle-even-prophets-need-references/">Vetting Your Oracle: Even Prophets Need&nbsp;References</a>
2084									</li>
2085											<li>
2086					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/04/10/tin-foil-haberdashery-disclosure-revelation-and-mysticism/">Tin Foil Haberdashery: Disclosure, Revelation, and&nbsp;Mysticism</a>
2087									</li>
2088											<li>
2089					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/02/18/anomalous-airwaves-in-my-defense-i-was-left-unsupervised/">Anomalous Airwaves: In My Defense, I was Left&nbsp;Unsupervised</a>
2090									</li>
2091											<li>
2092					<a href="https://esoterx.com/2019/02/12/the-casper-constant-ghosts-as-natural-phenomena/">The Casper Constant: Ghosts as Natural&nbsp;Phenomena</a>
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2351							'Internal Server Error.': 'Internal Server Error.',
2352							'Is this you?': 'Is this you?',
2353							'Claim your free profile.': 'Claim your free profile.',
2354							'Email': 'Email',
2355							'Home Phone': 'Home Phone',
2356							'Work Phone': 'Work Phone',
2357							'Cell Phone': 'Cell Phone',
2358							'Contact Form': 'Contact Form',
2359							'Calendar': 'Calendar',
2360						},
2361					}
2362				);
2363			}
2364
2365			if ( document.readyState !== 'loading' ) {
2366				init();
2367			} else {
2368				document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', init );
2369			}
2370		} )();
2371	</script>
2371
2372
2373		<div style="display:none">
2374	<div class="grofile-hash-map-723d8e84fce3306b8943e8c549e63da4">
2375	</div>
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2379	</div>
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2381	</div>
2382	<div class="grofile-hash-map-9013c97c357690c483236e39c2d4785b">
2383	</div>
2384	<div class="grofile-hash-map-3532fdb6832f08e2beb95082a79030c9">
2385	</div>
2386	<div class="grofile-hash-map-4b96d8183d5fa63ac0ddca2eeb018b63">
2387	</div>
2388	<div class="grofile-hash-map-b5d43be8693d782675c75a4cf9983fb8">
2389	</div>
2390	<div class="grofile-hash-map-25f4f88007821943c1dc89872b69c84d">
2391	</div>
2392	<div class="grofile-hash-map-e27ef0961e00bf73fac0ed0284f7deda">
2393	</div>
2394	<div class="grofile-hash-map-511333b113a430d06b9f36d37eed7587">
2395	</div>
2396	<div class="grofile-hash-map-7428eaa14c86915dfe5191e32d509319">
2397	</div>
2398	<div class="grofile-hash-map-c9d7fa1304618c16873546aa06ab41d4">
2399	</div>
2400	<div class="grofile-hash-map-a77e1380a80127def74c798b22d46b1b">
2401	</div>
2402	<div class="grofile-hash-map-7dcf2d1453792b81b638c7dce9015f6f">
2403	</div>
2404	<div class="grofile-hash-map-e32b7956bcde4e057ec4c138c06b053e">
2405	</div>
2406	<div class="grofile-hash-map-ba5abf8c6da18c16f588f172711ac2ac">
2407	</div>
2408	<div class="grofile-hash-map-3fd4124613e0890a32c7d67d8cafb338">
2409	</div>
2410	<div class="grofile-hash-map-f63c571723cdd52154f141cba15bfaea">
2411	</div>
2412	<div class="grofile-hash-map-bffca8410075e42ebe9269690d4dfce5">
2413	</div>
2414	<div class="grofile-hash-map-87b6c5cd7759245ea8560ffd24930545">
2415	</div>
2416	<div class="grofile-hash-map-1420361ee3694bd9bb86f752d046120d">
2417	</div>
2418	<div class="grofile-hash-map-b8b73f9b8b365973191bf0ee1ae939e3">
2419	</div>
2420	<div class="grofile-hash-map-04465b0f33366ad59209ff5e1d146cd0">
2421	</div>
2422	<div class="grofile-hash-map-30a0d07a1c8aed92bf8e02df8aeeec56">
2423	</div>
2424	<div class="grofile-hash-map-ec4cc28370b26d916c5f8e2803c4d641">
2425	</div>
2426	<div class="grofile-hash-map-d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e">
2427	</div>
2428	</div>
2429		<!-- CCPA [start] -->
2430		
2430<script type="text/javascript">
2431			( function () {
2432
2433				var setupPrivacy = function() {
2434
2435					// Minimal Mozilla Cookie library
2436					// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cookie/Simple_document.cookie_framework
2437					var cookieLib = window.cookieLib = {getItem:function(e){return e&&decodeURIComponent(document.cookie.replace(new RegExp("(?:(?:^|.*;)\\s*"+encodeURIComponent(e).replace(/[\-\.\+\*]/g,"\\$&")+"\\s*\\=\\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$"),"$1"))||null},setItem:function(e,o,n,t,r,i){if(!e||/^(?:expires|max\-age|path|domain|secure)$/i.test(e))return!1;var c="";if(n)switch(n.constructor){case Number:c=n===1/0?"; expires=Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT":"; max-age="+n;break;case String:c="; expires="+n;break;case Date:c="; expires="+n.toUTCString()}return"rootDomain"!==r&&".rootDomain"!==r||(r=(".rootDomain"===r?".":"")+document.location.hostname.split(".").slice(-2).join(".")),document.cookie=encodeURIComponent(e)+"="+encodeURIComponent(o)+c+(r?"; domain="+r:"")+(t?"; path="+t:"")+(i?"; secure":""),!0}};
2438
2439					// Implement IAB USP API.
2440					window.__uspapi = function( command, version, callback ) {
2441
2442						// Validate callback.
2443						if ( typeof callback !== 'function' ) {
2444							return;
2445						}
2446
2447						// Validate the given command.
2448						if ( command !== 'getUSPData' || version !== 1 ) {
2449							callback( null, false );
2450							return;
2451						}
2452
2453						// Check for GPC. If set, override any stored cookie.
2454						if ( navigator.globalPrivacyControl ) {
2455							callback( { version: 1, uspString: '1YYN' }, true );
2456							return;
2457						}
2458
2459						// Check for cookie.
2460						var consent = cookieLib.getItem( 'usprivacy' );
2461
2462						// Invalid cookie.
2463						if ( null === consent ) {
2464							callback( null, false );
2465							return;
2466						}
2467
2468						// Everything checks out. Fire the provided callback with the consent data.
2469						callback( { version: 1, uspString: consent }, true );
2470					};
2471
2472					// Initialization.
2473					document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() {
2474
2475						// Internal functions.
2476						var setDefaultOptInCookie = function() {
2477							var value = '1YNN';
2478							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
2479							cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 365 * 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
2480						};
2481
2482						var setDefaultOptOutCookie = function() {
2483							var value = '1YYN';
2484							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
2485							cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
2486						};
2487
2488						var setDefaultNotApplicableCookie = function() {
2489							var value = '1---';
2490							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
2491							cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
2492						};
2493
2494						var setCcpaAppliesCookie = function( applies ) {
2495							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
2496							cookieLib.setItem( 'ccpa_applies', applies, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
2497						}
2498
2499						var maybeCallDoNotSellCallback = function() {
2500							if ( 'function' === typeof window.doNotSellCallback ) {
2501								return window.doNotSellCallback();
2502							}
2503
2504							return false;
2505						}
2506
2507						// Look for usprivacy cookie first.
2508						var usprivacyCookie = cookieLib.getItem( 'usprivacy' );
2509
2510						// Found a usprivacy cookie.
2511						if ( null !== usprivacyCookie ) {
2512
2513							// If the cookie indicates that CCPA does not apply, then bail.
2514							if ( '1---' === usprivacyCookie ) {
2515								return;
2516							}
2517
2518							// CCPA applies, so call our callback to add Do Not Sell link to the page.
2519							maybeCallDoNotSellCallback();
2520
2521							// We're all done, no more processing needed.
2522							return;
2523						}
2524
2525						// We don't have a usprivacy cookie, so check to see if we have a CCPA applies cookie.
2526						var ccpaCookie = cookieLib.getItem( 'ccpa_applies' );
2527
2528						// No CCPA applies cookie found, so we'll need to geolocate if this visitor is from California.
2529						// This needs to happen client side because we do not have region geo data in our $SERVER headers,
2530						// only country data -- therefore we can't vary cache on the region.
2531						if ( null === ccpaCookie ) {
2532
2533							var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
2534							request.open( 'GET', 'https://public-api.wordpress.com/geo/', true );
2535
2536							request.onreadystatechange = function () {
2537								if ( 4 === this.readyState ) {
2538									if ( 200 === this.status ) {
2539
2540										// Got a geo response. Parse out the region data.
2541										var data = JSON.parse( this.response );
2542										var region      = data.region ? data.region.toLowerCase() : '';
2543										var ccpa_applies = ['california', 'colorado', 'connecticut', 'delaware', 'indiana', 'iowa', 'montana', 'new jersey', 'oregon', 'tennessee', 'texas', 'utah', 'virginia'].indexOf( region ) > -1;
2544										// Set CCPA applies cookie. This keeps us from having to make a geo request too frequently.
2545										setCcpaAppliesCookie( ccpa_applies );
2546
2547										// Check if CCPA applies to set the proper usprivacy cookie.
2548										if ( ccpa_applies ) {
2549											if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
2550												// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
2551												setDefaultOptInCookie();
2552											} else {
2553												// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
2554												setDefaultOptOutCookie();
2555											}
2556										} else {
2557											// CCPA does not apply.
2558											setDefaultNotApplicableCookie();
2559										}
2560									} else {
2561										// Could not geo, so let's assume for now that CCPA applies to be safe.
2562										setCcpaAppliesCookie( true );
2563										if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
2564											// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
2565											setDefaultOptInCookie();
2566										} else {
2567											// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
2568											setDefaultOptOutCookie();
2569										}
2570									}
2571								}
2572							};
2573
2574							// Send the geo request.
2575							request.send();
2576						} else {
2577							// We found a CCPA applies cookie.
2578							if ( ccpaCookie === 'true' ) {
2579								if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
2580									// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
2581									setDefaultOptInCookie();
2582								} else {
2583									// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
2584									setDefaultOptOutCookie();
2585								}
2586							} else {
2587								// CCPA does not apply.
2588								setDefaultNotApplicableCookie();
2589							}
2590						}
2591					} );
2592				};
2593
2594				// Kickoff initialization.
2595				if ( window.defQueue && defQueue.isLOHP && defQueue.isLOHP === 2020 ) {
2596					defQueue.items.push( setupPrivacy );
2597				} else {
2598					setupPrivacy();
2599				}
2600
2601			} )();
2602		</script>
2602
2603
2604		<!-- CCPA [end] -->
2605		<div class="widget widget_eu_cookie_law_widget">
2606<div
2607	class="hide-on-button ads-active"
2608	data-hide-timeout="30"
2609	data-consent-expiration="180"
2610	id="eu-cookie-law"
2611	style="display: none"
2612>
2613	<form method="post">
2614		<input type="submit" value="Close and accept" class="accept" />
2615
2616		Privacy &amp; Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. <br />
2617To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here:
2618				<a href="https://automattic.com/cookies/" rel="nofollow">
2619			Cookie Policy		</a>
2620 </form>
2621</div>
2622</div>			<div id="actionbar" dir="ltr" style="display: none;"
2623				class="actnbr-pub-rowling" role="region" aria-label="Site actions">
2624			<span class="actnbr-live" aria-live="polite"></span>
2625			<ul>
2626										<li class="actnbr-btn actnbr-hidden">
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2636										<div class="actnbr-message no-display" aria-live="polite"></div>
2637										<form method="post" action="https://subscribe.wordpress.com" accept-charset="utf-8" class="no-display">
2638																							<div class="actnbr-follow-count">Join 6,671 other subscribers</div>
2639																							<input type="email" name="email" placeholder="Want updates? Enter your email" class="actnbr-email-field" aria-label="Email address" />
2640											<input type="hidden" name="action" value="subscribe" />
2641											<input type="hidden" name="blog_id" value="42545251" />
2642											<input type="hidden" name="source" value="https://esoterx.com/about/" />
2643											<input type="hidden" name="sub-type" value="actionbar-follow" />
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2645										</form>
2646										<p class="actnbr-login-nudge">
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2650							</div>
2651						</li>
2652									<li class="actnbr-ellipsis actnbr-hidden">
2653					<button type="button" class="actnbr-more-toggle" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="More options">
2654						<svg class="actnbr-icon actnbr-icon-more-horizontal" width="24" height="24" viewBox="0 0 24 24" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" aria-hidden="true" focusable="false" fill="currentColor"><path d="M11 13h2v-2h-2v2zm-6 0h2v-2H5v2zm12-2v2h2v-2h-2z"/></svg>					</button>
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