Author

JD Mach

@jdmach

articles: 11
total claps: 113
top claps: 102
avg read: 5.6 min
active: 2024-10-16 → 2026-02-08

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#mythology ·4 #the-fourth-turning ·3 #politics ·3 #fairy-tale ·2 #carl-jung ·2 #american-politics ·2 #archetypes ·2 #zohran-mamdani ·2 #history ·2 #us-politics ·2

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On borders and genders and Kali Ma

What do the scariest stories in ancient wisdom have to tell us about the present moment?

Nov 03, 2025 · 11 min read · 102 claps #kali #fourthturning #the-flood

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Zohran is MAGA, homey!

The times are a-changin’.

Nov 07, 2025 · 4 min read · 7 claps #us-politics #politics #maga

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How to make a man

Ancient wisdom points to how we got here, and what we must do now.

Dec 27, 2025 · 4 min read · 2 claps #men #the-fourth-turning #anthropology

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Everyone is Wrong About Rumpelstiltskin

I recently had to do some research on the meaning of the Rumpelstiltskin story for my last post, and it left me so disappointed with the…

Feb 08, 2026 · 9 min read · 1 claps #fairy-tale #carl-jung #mythology

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What would life be like if it were ridiculously easy?

“Unbearable,” say Elon and Kierkegaard and everyone.

Nov 06, 2025 · 5 min read · 1 claps #current-events #ai #robotics

What would life be like if it were ridiculously easy?

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On the Archetype of the Death of God

…and perhaps His rebirth

Jan 20, 2026 · 11 min read · 0 claps #dogs #mythology #archetypes

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The Monsters That Save Us: An Archetype

Exploring when the basest parts of ourselves are exactly what we need.

Feb 07, 2026 · 8 min read · 0 claps #archetypes #carl-jung #buddhism

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Are we really ok with Steve Bannon being in jail right now?

Pining for a scrappier time in America

Oct 16, 2024 · 4 min read · 0 claps #politics #american-culture #trump

Are we really ok with Steve Bannon being in jail right now?

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The Right is having a Renaissance, not a “Civil War”

On domestic policy, the party who spent a decade repeating their desire to “repeal and replace” Obamacare now has their Lead Ideas Man…

Jan 02, 2026 · 3 min read · 0 claps #american-politics

The Right is having a Renaissance, not a “Civil War”

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Bring on the Birth of the Great Masculine!

Lord knows it can’t come soon enough.

Dec 25, 2025 · 2 min read · 0 claps #the-fourth-turning #us-politics #mythology

Bring on the Birth of the Great Masculine!

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Time to replace Trump with someone MAGA

Ancient wisdom and polls from this week point in the same direction

Nov 14, 2025 · 1 min read · 0 claps #donald-trump #american-politics #the-fourth-turning