Anthony Rella

11/19/2025

A Swedish survey of 700 providers shows that biological and cognitive-behavioral models correlate with higher stigma, while social explanations appear protective.

11/19/2025

On Substack I tell a little story about something that happened today. Here's the punchline:

"What I love about this moment is that each of us took on as much as we could and made sure to communicate what was needed so the next person could help. Without both pieces, that man could have been sitting by himself bleeding, unsure if anyone was coming to help. His wife could have been sitting in her car, wondering when her husband would be done with his shower.

These days, this to me is community—being attentive to each other, doing what we can, communicating important information to the people who need to hear it, and connecting to those who can help the most. No one need be a savior, and no one need be a passive bystander."

Link in comments.

11/17/2025

The leading theories of memory describe it as being stored in the brain – similarly, some argue, to the way a computer stores memory.

But this assumption relies on materialist assumptions and problematically bypasses the hard problem of consciousness.

Memory is not stored in space, but in time, argues philosopher Victoria Trumbull.

"If we assume from the start that everything mental must be reducible to something physical, then we close the possibility of understanding the mind on its own terms," writes Trumball.

Tap the link now to read more: https://iai.tv/articles/memory-is-not-stored-in-the-brain-auid-3420

11/11/2025

11/11/2025

Coming up this weekend!

The second of three online classes I am offering through Morningstar Mystery School based on my book Slow Magic will be November 16th at 9am Pacific. We are asking for a sliding scale donation of $20-50.

In this class, we will explore our definitions of “will” and all the baggage that term carries, along with the myth of the unitary self. “True Will” is not a deep occult secret within the self that must be unearthed and obeyed so we can be ourselves.
Instead, through presence and listening, our will becomes true—the way a bike wheel runs true when it’s properly aligned. All of the parts of us that war within, with different desires and fears that fight over the next step have a role to play in making our wills true—by hearing their truths.

I believe these moments of massive change and collective upheaval call upon ourselves to settle and listen internally. There is not a truth “out there” that can tell us the answer to our collective crises, but listening inside allows an inner truth to emerge that is responsive to the moment and honoring of our wholeness.

That being said, we are not a unitary individual who is separate from all the beings around us, and their truths as well offer a piece of insight to help us clarify our own truth. What we seek to cultivate is a strong center that can give all these different parts an organizing principle, the way our sun holds the shape of our solar system and gives it direction. Without that center, all of our parts would be flailing about in space, colliding into each other or flying endlessly into emptiness.

https://www.morningstarmysteryschool.com/classes/when-will-feels-fragmented-calling-the-council/

10/29/2025

"In quashing the subpoena, the federal court ruled that the Trump administration cannot “use its administrative subpoena power to achieve what the Administration cannot accomplish through legislation: the elimination of medical care that Washington and other states explicitly protect.”"

The Western District of Washington quashed a subpoena issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to QueerDoc, a Washington-based medical clinic with an entirely q***r and transgender team that provides expert gender-affirming healthcare to adult and adolescent patients.

10/28/2025

The second of three online classes I am offering through Morningstar Mystery School based on my book Slow Magic will be November 16th at 9am Pacific. We are asking for a sliding scale donation of $20-50.

In this class, we will explore our definitions of “will” and all the baggage that term carries, along with the myth of the unitary self. “True Will” is not a deep occult secret within the self that must be unearthed and obeyed so we can be ourselves.
Instead, through presence and listening, our will becomes true—the way a bike wheel runs true when it’s properly aligned. All of the parts of us that war within, with different desires and fears that fight over the next step have a role to play in making our wills true—by hearing their truths.

I believe these moments of massive change and collective upheaval call upon ourselves to settle and listen internally. There is not a truth “out there” that can tell us the answer to our collective crises, but listening inside allows an inner truth to emerge that is responsive to the moment and honoring of our wholeness.

That being said, we are not a unitary individual who is separate from all the beings around us, and their truths as well offer a piece of insight to help us clarify our own truth. What we seek to cultivate is a strong center that can give all these different parts an organizing principle, the way our sun holds the shape of our solar system and gives it direction. Without that center, all of our parts would be flailing about in space, colliding into each other or flying endlessly into emptiness.

https://www.morningstarmysteryschool.com/classes/when-will-feels-fragmented-calling-the-council/

10/17/2025

This weekend I will be doing the first of three public workshops for witchy folk on topics based on my book “Slow Magic.” This first one is free, and you’re welcome to check it out if you’re friendly to that worldview. Those who would be offended are encouraged to not attend.

NEW CLASS

This is the first of three classes I'm offering for the public under Morningstar Mystery School's banner, a presentation of material inspired by my book Slow Magic.

"Being powerful in magic does not mean you never experience hardship, illness, or adversity in life. Instead, magic offers us a perspective through which we can understand and work with these inevitable experiences, and call upon the aid of our spiritual allies to fortify us and support us so that we can continue expressing the divinity within us regardless of what is happening. This two-hour workshop will include lecture and discussion about magical perspectives on adversity, and an experiential practice to support participants in connecting to their personal divinity."

To register:
https://www.morningstarmysteryschool.com/about/classes/magic-to-strengthen-us-in-difficult-times-adversity-and-aid/

10/08/2025

10/07/2025

APA Position Statement on Conversion Therapy and LGBTQ+ Patients https://ow.ly/xv2U50X7LqS