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everyone reblog and tag ur top three fruits i want to know

#yellow peaches #strawberries #and me /j #i think avocado and blueberries are tied for third #because when you have a good avocado its GOOD #but if its not its inedible for me

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The way Egyptologist treat dead bodies….like you could be a king and your body still isn’t respected. It’s just a gross reminder that black and brown bodies and our cultures are still not respected. I really do hate it. It’s not even about “spooky curses”, it’s about these folks customs being vehemently against their bodies being exposed or their items removed from their coffins. 

Please respect the fucking dead. Stop unearthing and opening Pharaohs coffins. Like literally the whole point was for them to go to the afterlife with their belongings IN their coffins. 

We may not want to acknowledge it, but that is racism. Your disrespect of a cultures that’s not yours, an African culture, is heavily racist. Considering Egyptology and the entire field of freaking archeology is racist af, this isn’t surprising. But like, really. 

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sweet citrus

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life doesn’t end at 25. life doesn’t end at 27 or 30 either. life doesn’t end at 35 or 45. life doesn’t end at 65. it doesn’t matter how old you are, when you decide to get your high school degree or start a family. it doesn’t matter when you decide to go run a marathon or go travel the world. life is not made up by numbers, age is, and your age is not all that you are. you got time. life doesn’t end until it ends.

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Everyday Magic 🌻✨

Witchcraft comes in all shapes and sizes, and so do us witches. We can’t all always afford the same items, time, energy, spaces to practice larger bouts of magic, and that can leave us feeling a little lost or sad that we haven’t practiced or performed anything.

But, don’t fear, little birds, because I have a whole list of different types of tiny magic practices and there’s definitely something here for everyone! Whether you don’t have many spoons or can’t scrape much cash together, there’s every day magic for you.

Kitchen Craft:

Sprinkle some dried herbs into your smoothies, pasta sauces, or dips to invoke their correspondences and intents

Stir clockwise to manifest intentions or anticlockwise to banish/let go of thoughts

Drink different herbal teas for different intents, like ginger tea for clarity and grounding

Coloured utensils! Keep different coloured pots, cups, or spoons to use in baking. Pink cups for love drinks, green spoons for money magic, and so on

Keep store bought dried herbs for spells if you struggle with/cannot have real plants

Draw sigils with the sauces you apply to your food

Make your own breads and sauces and turn the recipes into different spells

Home Craft:

Sprinkle a herb onto the floor and leave to sit for a few minutes before you vacuum to bless your home with that intent

Let a black candle burn by the front door to cleanse off negative energies which may have come through it

Light basil incense around the house for new beginnings and cleansing

Keep a money jar, and each time you add to it, make a wish for future prosperity. When you break it, spend the money you need to or give it away to the less fortune/charities to spread the fortune it brought you

Make essential oil sprays to spruce up a room with your intent easily, but be sure to do your research (here’s two to start you off)

Play calming playlists to re-energise your home, I personally like to use forest sounds

Hang herb bundles on doors to invite their intents in, like a bundle of basil and lavender for prosperous and positive new beginnings

Set out diffusers and match the number of sticks to an angel number you wish to invoke, such as four for support and family

Bathroom Craft:

Soaps and shampoos with scents/ingredients/colours matching what you wish to invoke

Add petals or herbs to your bath to bless yourself in their intents

Sing chants, songs and poems in the shower about how you want your day to go

Carve sigils and runes into your bars of soaps

Draw sigils into the smoked up glass and mirrors

Keep a white flannel for cleaning the bathroom, and could even put herbs or magic water onto whilst doing so

Sleep Craft:

You can put any manner of things under your pillow to invoke their intents, from sigils to leaves to crystals to money

Read a story before bed similar to what you want to manifest into your own life, such as a love story or a poem about being courageous

Sleep with a playlist with calms you to ease yourself into rest when you’re struggling

Say goodnight to your guides or ancestors!

If possible and healthy, wake up to an alarm at an angel number to ‘fit’ your day to that energy, for instance, if you have to get up at 6am, try 5:55 instead

Travel Craft:

Pack yourself a mini witch kit if you don’t have access to your things. You can include mini herb hard, micro crystals, a small pen and paper, string, and a small birthday candle, for instance

Talk to your guides and beings in this time in your mind to wish them well and ask them for advice or to accompany you if you wish

Take a moment to listen to the natural bustling world around you between having your headphones on

Say any prayers you wish to give in your mind at this time

Trace sigils on the windows or surfaces around you

Write sigils into your shoes for safe travel and unsore feet

Wear crystal pendants associated with safe travel

You can learn on the go! Whether it’s books, blogs, or podcasts, this would be a good time to dedicate to learning new craft

Work Craft:

A desk plant is still a plant, and you can use it as a spell of growth in your career

Bring lunch with you that you’ve magically prepared at home (kitchen magic above!)

If you’re someone who doodles as they work, but you don’t want to be told off or caught, keep an empty pen for drawing out invisible sigils (but make sure it’s really empty)

Keep spell sachets for success at the bottom of your work bag

Garden/Nature Craft:

Collecting ethically and sustainably can take a lot of research, so when you’re unsure, simply use the ‘discards’ rule. Take only what you see is discarded by nature, such as broken off stems or fallen wilted flower heads, sticks from the ground, or leaves also. Be sure you know if they’re safe to use, touch, or eat though

In your own garden, plant all year round and native plants if you don’t have much time for upkeep

Use food waste as compost for your plants! This is an easy way to recycle otherwise landfilled food waste whilst also giving your plants a nutritional meal for them. Take a read here about composting.

Keep window boxes for your plants if space is an issue, or even a vertical plant holder

Strolling/being in nature, parks, and gardens is a brilliantly way to recharge you and your tools

Art Craft:

Paint your dreams and what you wish to manifest

Sing songs about your desires and wishes

Work with colours reflecting the intentions you wish to invoke

Before using a canvas, lightly wash it down in magic water with any herbs or spices which reflect your intent for the piece you’re making

Weave your crystals into pendulums and jewellery to bond with them

Sew sigils into the inside of your clothing or bags

Sew a dried herb pouch into the inside of a bag or coat to bless it with these things (but be sure to do so properly and not let it get wet to avoid mould)

Write letters and poems to the universe thanking it or asking for blessings

Divination Craft:

A pendulum can be made out of anything and string. Whilst crystals and pure metals and such are nice, don’t overlook a metal key or a beach stone

You can make your own deck, tarot or oracle, and it can be as detailed or not detailed as you like

Homemade runes can be made in an oven! Hunt around for people’s various different methods of home cast runes

Your own body can be a pendulum if you concentrate on the question and allow your sway to take you

If you’re a scryer, you don’t need a crystal ball, a regular mirror can work with your technique, but always do your research on the method nonetheless

Keeping PDFs on meanings is 100% valid, okay, and actually a really wise thing to do! They can help look at your spreads in a way you didn’t initially see

You can pull a card a day without having a set question

Sunlight and moonlight can charge your decks

Selenite is known to be a good charger for any and all tools

#spell tips #spells

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i wont talk too much about texas but just cuz i havent seen any posts saying this:

do not bring a barbecue or charcoal burner inside to cook/heat the place. you will die. people die from it every year. just layer and stay away from outdoor walls and windows as best as you can

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We should not dismiss the debates around Rowling’s tweets as merely a distraction from the important anti-racist work at hand. In fact, Rowling’s transphobic statements are embedded in the history of white supremacy. As many people are engaging in conversations about how white supremacy has shaped so many of our political and social institutions, there is no better time than the present to talk about how “biological sex” and “sexual difference” were created over time to protect, promote, and police the boundaries of whiteness.

Rowling’s statements are also embedded in a history of anti-lesbianism.  Anti-lesbianism and anti-Black racism have a shared history: the white supremacist history of “biological sex.”  Although Rowling claims the existence of transgender people somehow “erases” women and lesbians and although Rowling feels she is somehow supporting lesbian political claims, Rowling’s statements reiterate all sorts of historically racist/anti-lesbian tropes. Further, it is actually Rowling and other so-called “gender-critical feminists” who are erasing lesbians and lesbian history. Rowling ignores the long history of lesbian opposition, particularly Black lesbian feminist opposition by those in Combahee River Collective, to biological ideas about sex. Thus, Rowling’s defense of biological sex in the name of lesbians redoubles the valorization of whiteness by neglecting Black lesbian feminist histories.

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The greatest trick the right ever pulled was convincing queer people that other queer people are the enemy

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hey so since apparently enough people watched it to get it nominated for a golden globe

do not watch the movie "Music" by Sia

it is a disgusting portrayal of autism that should not be monetarily supported. do not give sia money for this film. she doesn't deserve to be rewarded for using autistic people as a plot device to further her own monetary gain. instead, please consider donating to autistic causes. this post has several links that lead to autistic-led charities where you can donate if you're able.

listen to and stand with autistic people. do not support this project.

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reminder:

tarot cards have set meanings, yes, but each deck has different depictions that change the meaning slightly (colors, images, directions, etc. can change the way it is interpreted), and your intuition should influence the reading. your first interpretation of the cards is what your gut is telling you. trust it. there are many ways to interpret any set of cards you draw, so listen to that little voice in your head. it knows best.

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10 direct actions from the quarantine

A lot of great people are organizing mutual aid for those in quarantine right now. There is a great guide on how to do that as safely as possible: https://itsgoingdown.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/COVID-SupplyDistro-MASafetyPracticesZine-WEB.pdf

But what if you are the one in the quarantine? What can you do that actually has an impact? Here’s some ideas in no particular order.

Write to prisoners: https://queeranarchism.tumblr.com/post/174973174003/queeranarchism-queeranarchism

Call/text/e-mail people who need it. This can be your grandmother, your comrades, that co-worker who is in a bad marriage, people who you know are isolated and dealing with depression, etc. Taking care of people is always direct action.

Organize online group activities for your community. This can be serious content like a mental health support group if you have the skills to facilitate such a thing, but it can also be a synchronized movie-screening  or a multiplayer game. (if you do not have experience facilitating support groups, please choose those lighter activities first, mental health support is a skill you need to learn before jumping right in and messing with vulnerable people).

Raise funds for mutual aid projects. Maybe there is something you can make and sell online? Maybe you make music and can do livestreams with a donate button? Maybe you can take art commissions? If the thing you sell is a physical product, check the guide above for advice on how to sterilize it.

Talk to your building about a rent strike. This may be difficult depending on whether your whole building is in quarantine and whether you can reach them digitally, but it may be an option for some. Be sure to do so carefully. You want legal backup and a solid community plan on how to resist eviction before your landlord finds out. https://itsgoingdown.org/a-dozen-vacant-homes-reclaimed-by-unhoused-tenants-in-la-as-calls-for-rent-strike-grow-across-us/

Prepare to feed yourself and your community. Grow food in your window/balcony if you can. Baby greens can be grown in a few weeks. Access to fresh food is essential if you want to keep yourself as healthy as possible. Growing herbal medicine is also an option. It takes more time, but now is as good a time to start as any.

Learn a skill that you can use for direct actions in the future. Anything from lock-picking to encryption to anarchist mental health. Now is a great time to prepare for your next direct action.

Share a skill. Now is a great time to set up an online instruction for that thing you are good at. Be sure to practice good cyber security. Don’t use digital communication to pass on highly illegal skills. Do choose something practical. We do not need another damn theory podcast.

Update your cybersecurity. https://hackblossom.org/cybersecurity/

Take care of your physical and mental health as best you can. This may not seem like direct action but it is an essential part of it. We can only keep up the fight if we take care of ourselves. This list of tips for recovery from a stressful experience is also useful as a general mental-health starter kit: https://supportrecoveryteam.wordpress.com/tips-for-recovery/

IMPORTANT: do not pressure yourself to do all these things. In times of uncertainty is can be easy to fall into a workaholic state and push ourselves to our limits to ‘do something’. That’s a self-destructive impulse. Relax. Prioritize your well being. Pick something that you feel capable of doing and start there.

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idk who needs to hear this but when your english teacher asks you to explain why an author chose to use a specific metaphor or literary device, it’s not because you won’t be able to function in real-world society without the essential knowledge of gatsby’s green light or whatever, it’s because that process develops your abilities to parse a text for meaning and fill in gaps in information by yourself, and if you’re wondering what happens when you DON’T develop an adult level of reading comprehension, look no further than the dizzying array of examples right here on tumblr dot com

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Hey controversial opinion apparently but the rights, safety and well-being of ace and aro people shouldn’t be diminished down to simply “ace discourse” 

#important #same thing with most 'queer discourse' #its not just a game its our fucking lives

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so metropolitan museum of art has a register of books they’ve published that are out of print and that you can download for free! they’re mostly books on art, archeology, architecture, fashion and history and i just think that’s super useful and interesting so i wanted to share! you can find all of the books available here!

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