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breelandwalker · 2 years

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Hi Bree,

I just found your blog and absolutely love it. I've been interested in witchcraft and wiccan beliefs and practices for some time now, and I've reached a point in my life where I want and need something new and something to hold onto. Something with meaning. I apologize that this isn't a more concise question, but I was just wondering what advice you have for someone just starting out. Be that personal advice or just places with sound information that I can go to for learning. I don't have any specific area that I'm most interested in, I just want to lean the basics of the history and what is involved and elaborate my research and practice based on what calls out to me. I've done a little research, but a lot of what I've found contradicts something I've read elsewhere or heard from someone, so I wanted to reach out before delving too far into doing my own research.

I hope you're doing good and I appreciate any and all help you can offer! :3

Hello, witchling! I have lots of stuff linked on my blog that I think might help you out.

For starters, you can check out my Advice For Beginner Witches tag. That's where I keep all the posts with practical tips and advice for newer witches, or witches who might want a fresh perspective.

I also have a post listing dozens of podcast episodes dealing with witchcraft and witches in a historical context, which I'm updating whenever I find new content. If you like your learning in an audio context, that might be something to try. I also highly recommend BS-Free Witchcraft, hosted by the fabulous @traegorn, since you have a particular interest in Wicca. Trae has lots of good information on the modern witchcraft movement, minus a lot of the usual bullshit. I also have a show called Hex Positive that examines modern witchcraft from a more secular angle. Both shows can be found on your favorite podcatcher or on the Nerd and Tie Podcast Network site. (We also have a Discord server, feel free to join us!)

I understand what you mean about encountering contradictory information. That's something that happens to every witch. Lots of so-called foundational texts are older books that may have some good information, but they also have outdated or problematic views on things like gender, history, and cultural appropriation.

The best thing you can do to help mitigate that confusion is to do your due diligence. If a new piece of information conflicts with something you already know, look further into it. Try to find a mundane academic source that talks about the same subject. If a witchy source says, "Dump mugwort in your tea to see visions," look up mugwort in a book on botanicals or herbal medicine to see if this is safe. (The answer is, "Not always, and there really needs to be warning label on mugwort for pregnant people or folks with allergies.")

I highly recommend Drawing Down the Moon by Margot Adler and The Triumph of the Moon by Ronald Hutton if you want a good thorough overview of modern witchcraft. Both are books (TOMES, really) on the history of the modern witchcraft and pagan movements, but Adler writes from the pagan perspective while Hutton writes from the view of an outside observer and historian.

Also, if you're hearing things from people on the internet and their ideas are conflicting, that's just something you'll need to get used to. Everyone's practice looks a little different and yours certainly will too. A lot of modern witchcraft carries some degree of Your Mileage May Vary. Just take things with a grain of salt and when in doubt, fact-check.

Oh and one more thing - don't believe anything you hear or read that directly cites Margaret Murray or talks about an "unbroken line" or secret surviving goddess cults or touts Wicca as an ancient religion. Anything that talks about "the Burning Times" or claims that millions of actual witches died during the heyday of witch trials is also suspect. All of this is revisionist history that either ignores or greatly embellishes the historical record.

Also, don't believe anyone who tells you that you "must" do this or that or believe such-and-such in order to be a "real witch." There is no prerequisite, no exam to pass, no mold to cram yourself into. You are a witch because you choose to be one, and you are a real witch from the moment you set your foot to the path, even before you cast a single spell, and you will continue to be one unless and until you decide to leave it.

Hope this helps! My inbox is always open for questions. Happy Witching!

#backseatofdeansimpala-05 #I also have three books available if you're interested in such things...#witchcraft #witchblr #baby witch #Advice for Beginner Witches #beginner witchcraft #Bree answers your inquiries

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its-all-ineffable · 4 years

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To all my followers...how are you? x

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I love you. I’m here for you. Talk to me if you need/want to. That is all. xx

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calithi-l · 5 years

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@enzoctopus tagged me and told me to do this little itty bitty challenge and it was so cute so i’m tagging @wavingthroughstars @yuriio-nice and @backseatofdeansimpala-05 to try this picrew design thingy.

You can find the link here

#the hair is too long #but they didn't have a short wavy hair that worked #so this is as good as it gets

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apocritast · 6 years

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Tagged by @couriers-mile , I uh… Am pretty boring, so I mostly just went with my interests. Thank you for tagging me, though! @nocturnx , @nightmaredaisy , @goris-the-friendclaw , @stellarsahara , @tadok0ro , @vodkafolie , @voidbattlemage , @choirphantasms , @modounbubble . Have fun!

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amlugnis · 6 years

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Tagged by: @someweirdnerdwithglasses

(Thank you, dearie!)

Rules: Tag nine people you want to get to know better.

Appearance:

I have stereotypical features of a Filipino. Somewhat narrow eyes that are brown. Small button nose. Long black hair. Moles MOLES MOLES EVERYWHERE. The most noticables are on my face and my middle finger.y eyebrows are not really… on fleek. I’m called Chinese Dragon for a reason. I am 5’7, really skinny regardless of having a huge appetite. Feet smaller than what it should be. Clothes are conservative but stylish (because it’s possible, bitches. It is possible). Although I am already tall (for our standards), I tend to wear high heels to lift up my confidence.

Personality:

I am a perfectionist, always pressured to do every right. I can be really dramatic at times. I am carefree and usually, I don’t really pay attention to the negative. Usually but I can still be brought down. When I do, I will collapse and sulk in sadness and wallow in self pity. I am friendly and loyal once you get past my resting bitch face. I am calm, adventurous but also cautious, that’s how I avoid breaking anything while doing something really dangerous. I am creative in writing and very passionate to acting. I tend to observe every person’s words and body language. I am a great listener, remembering almost every detail I pay attention to. Although I hold myself with poise, I can be really weird at times. I have confidence in general. You will find me outside walking like I own the place with a chin up but with a small smile. I am family oriented, willing to uphold family traditions. They always come before me.

Ability:

As said before, I am creative in writing. I’ve been dubbed as Best in English. I have experiences as an emcee. I act onstage but also write plays. I write stories and proses and poems. I sing and dance a lot, too. But I am not very confident in the latter.

Hobbies:

Singing, dancing, writing almost anything. You’ll find me watching Unsolved on YouTube or reading novels. I love to travel, I hope I could make it a real hobby for me but plane tickets are more expensive than the gold you stole from your ex.

Experiences:

I travel a lot so I have been island hopping, snorkeling and many other more. But they’re nothing compared to what I love most: helping others. I volunteer to help orphanages and the homeless here in the Philippines, because they matter, too.

My life:

It’s a secret for now.

Random stuff:

According to Pottermore, I am a Ravenclaw but before that, I was a Slytherin. My Patronus is a feral lynx. My favourite musicals are Heathers and Hamilton, obviously. You’ll find me singing songs from those everywhere. So if you hear a Filipino woman singing your favourite song from Heathers or Hamilton under her breath, that’s me.

Tagging: @crybabymarcy @blueishtones @angeloschuyler @trashofall-kinds @apolloalexander @seaberrimochi @backseatofdeansimpala-05 @ch1n-chilla @thefrenchiestgoldenfry

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its-all-ineffable · 3 years

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Guys...help me create an Original Character?🥺

I want to start planning a Glee fanfic, with an OC that’s kind of a self-insert, to whack the characters round the head when they stupid things basically.

Will you help me? You can send me an ask with any aspect of the character...

Hair length/colour: short, long, dyed etc. ?

Eye colour?

Ethnicity? Nationality?

Religious or atheist?

Height/weight?

Name? First, last and middle if you like!

Sexuality/gender? I’m thinking female, but not necessarily cisgender female? Perhaps genderfluid or femme non-binary?

Backstory? Little bits about them, what they’re like, personality traits?

Family life? Do they have a romantic relationship? Siblings?

Pets? Any allergies or phobias?

Send me all of these, or just a few! Tagging all my followers but anyone can join in!🥰