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do me a solid and just reblog this saying what time it is where you are and what you’re thinking about in the tags.

#3:16pm #who’s gonna take my sister to karate since I’ve got a killer headache and my mom is sick?

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Well, I’ve began a (slightly comical) cooking adventure! And this YSAC spaghetti squash was my first attempt at a dinner recipe! Last week, I made quesadillas and pancakes from scratch.

@thecraftyspyder , @eygiess and I all hopped on a call and hung out together as @eygiess and I made the squash. It came out so good and definitely made enough for the next few days.

I’m very pleased with our results!

Anyone trying to cook for the first time should definitely try this recipe, it’s super simple (once you get the squash cut in half) and makes a lot so a little goes a long way—which is great for being a broke ass 20-something.

#cooking #cooking with the mutual #video chat #you suck at cooking #ysac #feta spaghetti squash #first attempt #it was so good #Youtube

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Bard to me this past week.

I love my mink daemon💜.

#minks #daemonism #daemian #mental health #mental wellbeing #mental wellness #positive mental attitude

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OH MY GODS THANK YOU!

I just started researching Herbalism, Green and Hedge Witchcraft paths, and this will help me so much. I’m starting with listening to the Green Witch on Spotify and it seems to be really good thus far explaining that path, though I was expecting it to be more herbalism based rather than path based so thank you!

Herbalism book reccomendations 📚🌿

General herbalism:

The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook by Green J. (2011)

20,000 Secrets of Tea: The Most Effective Ways to Benefit from Nature’s Healing Herbs by Zak V. (1999)

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory: A Medicine-Making Guid by Easly T. (2016)

A-Z Guide to Drug-Herb-Vitamin Interactions by Gaby A.R.

American Herbal Products Association’s Botanical Safety Handbook (2013) 

Medical Herbalism: The Science and Practice of Herbal Medicine by Hoffman D. (2003)

Herbal Medicine for Beginners: Your Guide to Healing Common Ailments with 35 Medicinal Herbs by Swift K & Midura R (2018)

Today’s Herbal Health: The Essential Reference Guide by Tenney L. (1983)

Today’s Herbal Health for Women: The Modern Woman’s Natural Health Guide by Tenney L (1996)

Today’s Herbal Health for Children: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Nutrition and Herbal Medicine for Children by Tenney L. (1996)

For my black folks!!!

African Medicine: A Complete Guide to Yoruba Healing Science and African Herbal Remedies by Sawandi T.M. (2017)

Handbook of African Medicinal Plants by Iwu M.M. (1993)

Working The Roots: Over 400 Years of Traditional African American Healing by Lee M.E. (2017)

Hoodoo Medicine: Gullah Herbal Remedies by Mitchell F. (2011)

African American Slave Medicine: Herbal and non-Herbal Treatments by Covey H.C. (2008)

The Art & Practice of Spiritual Herbalism: Transform, Heal, and Remember with the Power of Plants and Ancestral Medicine by Rose K.M. (2022)

Indigenous authors & perspectives!!

Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants by Kimmerer R.W. (2015)

Gathering moss by Kimmerer R.W. (2003)

The Plants Have So Much To Give All We Have To Do Is Ask by Siisip Geniusz M. (2005)

Our Knowledge Is Not Primitive: Decolonizing Botanical Anishinaabe Teachings by Djinn Geniusz W. (2009)

Ancient Pathways, Ancestral Knowledge: ethnobotany and ecological wisdom of indigenous peoples of northwestern North America by Turner N. (2014)

A Taste of Heritage: Crow Indian Recipes and Herbal Medicines by Hogan Snell A. (2006)

Medicines to Help Us by Belcourt C. (2007)

After the First Full Moon in April: A Sourcebook of Herbal Medicine from a California Indian Elder by Grant Peters J. (2010)

Latin american herbalism works!!

Earth Medicines: Ancestral Wisdom, Healing Recipes, and Wellness Rituals from a Curandera by Cocotzin Ruiz F. (2021)

Hierbas y plantas curativas by Chiti J.F. (2015)

Del cuerpo a las raíces by San Martín P.P., Cheuquelaf I. & Cerpa C. (2011)

Manual introductorio a la Ginecología Natural by San Martín P.P.

🌿This is what I have for now but I’ll update the post as I find and read new works, so keep coming if you wanna check for updates. Thank you for reading 🌿

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Completely random but I’m so glad I got to connect to the research side of my craft today. It’s been a while since I could do that, and I ended up with pages of notes about Hecate—just from two podcasts episodes! I honestly feel a lot happier, if not a bit more restless to be able to research more. It’s been a long while since I felt this way.

#witchcraft #random update #spotify #hecate deity #researching hecate

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So I’m trying to revitalize my craft now that spring is here! I’m making a whole section on Hecate as a part of my April goals for my path as a witch (one of them was research Hecate). I’ve been taking notes in between working on insurance denials and my brain has decided to fixate and focus on my witchy-ness versus the thing that pays me money. Oh well.

As a side note, Bard, my dæmon, is currently laying on the corner of my desk in his mink form and laughing his actual ass off in joy and amusement. He’s quite glad I’m trying to get back into my craft.

#witchcraft #hecate worship #hecate deity #research #what I do versus what I should actually be doing (my job) #we’re in month end so it’s slow and boring and my brain is restless #revitalizing my craft #researching Hecate #podcasts on Spotify helped a quite a bit #lets talk about myths baby #otherworldly Oracle official podcast #trying to get back into my craft #Bard is laughing with joy and amusement in the corner #dæmonism

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Reblogging this as a list to add to my bullet journal and tiny grimoire today. Thank you so much OP!

Sincerely,

A new follower of Hekate

🪄 Subtle Hekate Worship🕯️

Donate clothes, food, hygiene products, and the like to homeless shelters

Support food banks and homeless or animal shelters

Visit cemeteries; if allowed (please ask permission first), leave flowers on graves

Have a candle that reminds you of her (no altar needed)

Wear jewelry that reminds you of her

Keep a picture of her in your wallet

Have a stuffed animal polecat, dog, or toad

Have imagery of torches, crossroads, or magic around

Honor your ancestors; honor any spirits in your life

Volunteer at an animal or homeless shelter

Cook a warm meal for someone in need

Take care of yourself physically

Take a self-care bath/shower, especially those with herbs or candles

Visit a crossroads; walk/hike on paths that have a crossroads and pick the direction that calls to you

Take a walk during the new, half, or full moon (only if it is safe to do so in your area)

Take time to notice the phases of the moon; meditate under each one, and learn their meanings

Start a garden; tend to plants, especially herbs

Study herbalism; study the history of witchcraft

Ground yourself regularly

Include her within spell work, if you do any; practice discreet methods of spell-casting

Learn non-obvious divination methods; cartomancy, pyromancy, carromancy, etc.

Burn incense, if able; frankincense is great

Drink herbal teas; cook with herbs

Practice mindfulness and emotional regulation

Honor your home/space; keep it clean, and make it feel like your own

At the end of each month, cook a good meal and make drinks with added honey

Baking raisin and currant cakes

Practice patience and understanding

Work on your decision-making skills; what do YOU want? What do YOU need? What are YOUR goals/passions?

Making a bonfire; gathering around it, alone or with loved ones

Learning to have more confidence in your decisions and actions; you know what's best for you more than anyone else

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I hope this helps someone! I may add to it later on. For now, this is my list of discreet ways to worship Hekate. Take care, y'all, and have a good day/night. 💜

Link to Subtle Worship Master list

#hecate deity #hecate worship #hekate #hellenic polytheism #pagan tips #witchcraft #something to write down later #trying to get back into my craft #Hekate has been trying to remind me to do stuff lately #The self care shit really called me out

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I didn’t need to read this and tear up at 6:39 in the morning

Thalia doesn’t keep many things in the hundreds of years she’s been alive. 

But long ago, there were people, their names all but distant memories, who mattered in her 1st lifetime. It’s their things that stay hidden in her bag, reminding her of her mortal life. 

A blue hoodie, worn almost threadbare. The scent of its original owner, long since leached from the fabric. But if she closes her eyes, she can almost see the blue eyes of her first and only love. 

A pair of glasses. Frames cracked and crooked. A reminder of a brother she never got to truly know. 

A baseball cap. It’s magic long faded, branded with a forgotten logo. Memories of a blonde girl laughing hidden deep within. 

A letter. Ink fading, paper yellow. The last words of a dying friend. Words that wish her well, words that wished her well in a world they had fought side by side to save. 

Thalia doesn’t keep a lot of things, but even after all this time, Luke, Jason, Annabeth, and Percy will stay with her forever. The memories of her first family to remind her why life is so beautiful.

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Completely random but can we please get more romance / erotica books where it’s a healthy relationship between the main characters and what attracts them to each other is more than just their looks? Like I want a story where the main characters find common interests, talk as often as they can, show emotional support to one another, and (in the specific case of heterosexual couples in romance books) is attractive in a different way than “rich, brooding, abusive, muscly man”. Just a thought.

#books #mini rant #random #looking at you all unhealthy romance authors #low key though why couldn’t anymore love stories be like Good Omens? #I want to root for a relationship that is healthy and safe #why must everyone write about horrible billionaires who refuse to pay living wages #we already have enough of that in real life

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I too have learned so many things from this. I guess this is what happens when you turn some lights in the dance club of the universe on

Zoozve, my beloved

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Why am I crying now?

One thing which genuinely bothers me is Annabeth's perception in the fandom. How she's seen as this cold, stoic, emotionless, reserved and intimidating girl. When in reality, she's a character full of love.

Annabeth, who immediately cried and felt attached to Cerberus after playing with him for a few minutes because she wouldn't get to play with him again.

Annabeth, whose deepest desire, which the Sirens lured her with, is saving Luke and having a good relationship with both her parents.

Annabeth, who believed in Luke's goodness, even after all the countless terrible things he did simply because she had faith in his humanity.

Annabeth, who cried in Percy's arms before entering the labyrinth and refused to reveal the last line of the prophecy because it said to lose a love worse than death and the idea of losing any of her friends is too painful, heartbreaking and worse than dying.

Annabeth, who kissed Percy before parting with him in St. Helens because if he's going to die, she at least wants him to die knowing she loved him.

Annabeth, who took a poisoned knife for Percy during the war because she'd rather die herself than let him die.

Annabeth, who convinced Luke to switch sides by reminding him of the promise of family he gave her. Which in turn, influenced Luke's decision to end himself to destroy Kronos. Hello, she saved the world with the power of love.

Annabeth, who spent months after months losing sleep and searching desperately for Percy when he went missing.

Annabeth, who kissed Percy to eternity in public at their reunion, not caring what anyone is going to say or think. An asteroid could've hit the earth, and she wouldn't have cared.

Annabeth, who told Percy “I love you” when falling in Tartarus because if she was going to die, she wanted them to be her last words.

Annabeth Chase is a sweetheart, who has always felt things deeply and she's so full of love. And I think it's time we let go of the “cold-hearted annabeth” headcanon because it's not true, that's not her.

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As someone who works 7 days a week, with one day being 14 hours of work plus travel time, this is very affirming to hear…

And I’m yonking the cat picture.

It's a lot healthier to go for a daily walk than to sign up for a gym membership you won't be using because you hate that kind of exercise. It's a lot healthier to eat a frozen meal than to skip a meal because you were too tired to cook something healthy. It's a lot healthier to take a quick shower than to procrastinate an elaborate routine for days. Don't aim so high that you won't be hitting anything!

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Happy Ides of March — or RIP Julius Ceaser, how does it feel to have both the hottest month of the year and a salad named after you?

can’t believe this iconic moment hasnt shown up on my dash yet in light of today

et tu

#ides of march #julius caesar #happy ides of march

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Chronicles of Narnia Rebinding Pt 4 — Goodbye Planning

A dump of pictures on how different the cover art is becoming from the original plan. It literally has nothing to do with the books but now decided to be an art piece instead. Such is life I suppose. At least it’s been very meditative!

And it’s still not finished yet. I’m just letting it dry as I embark on a side quest of bookbinding to fix something my dog broke.

#meditation #book binding update #chronicles of narnia #random update #adventures in bookbinding #goodbye planning I guess #this feels like the amateur bookbinding equivalent to fuck it we ball #fuck it we ball #painting #acrylic #my art

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What’s your fantasy?

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I did a reading and made a sigil today with / for Lady Hecate.

I’ve had a lot on my plate recently and will continue to do so for about another year and a half ish. Plus my annual physical came with a suggestion to seek therapy out since I scored a little higher than my Doctor would have liked on the GAD scale they give you.

So this is a nice little reading to hear knowing all of that.

The sigil I tend to make first then figure out its meaning/use/energy later. But I thought it was appropriate to use the runes from my reading in it and a draw a key to represent Lady Hecate.

#witchcraft #runes #rune reading #lady Hecate #sigil magic

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This is so interesting! Thank you to the op for doing this because I learned something super cool and new that I didn’t know before! Thank you so much!

I...tried to make a meme and got carried away and made A Thing that is like partially unfinished because i spent like 3 hours on it and then got tired.

I think this is mostly scientifically accurate but truth be told, there seems to be relatively little research on succession in regards to lawns specifically (as opposed to like, pastures). I am not exaggerating how bad they are for biodiversity though—recent research has referred to them as "ecological deserts."

Feel free to repost, no need for credit

#thank you for this #ecology #random #gardening #i learned a lot #today i learned