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Friendly reminder that any crystal is a banishing crystal if you throw it hard enough at whomever you're banishing!

#for legal reasons this is a joke #crystal magic

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HEY CALIFORNIA PEOPLE!

HURRICANE ADVICE FROM A FLORIDIAN!

Make sure you've got shelf-stable food and water for everyone in the house, including pets. The rule of thumb is a gallon per person per day. Freeze water bottles if you want cold water.

Make sure you have enough meds!

Make sure you have batteries, candles, flashlights, and a manual can opener. 

Make sure your electronics, including backup batteries, are charged. Unplug things you don't want fried in case of a power surge. 

Don't tape your windows, it doesn't help and you'll just be stuck scrubbing goo off of them later.

Put a mug of frozen water in it in your freezer with a quarter on top of it. If your freezer defrosts, the ice will melt and the quarter will sink and tell you you need to throw things out.

Get everything that's not nailed to a foundation out of your yard. That dead branch hanging on by a thread? Time to get it down (it was probably time to do that three days ago, but now’s better than never).

Park away from powerlines and trees if you can. Rain makes the ground soft and then trees fall over.

Have an evacuation plan to a shelter. Evacuate if they’re telling you to.

If you start to flood, don't go in your attic. You'll get trapped if the water rises too high and you can't hack through your roof. This happened to a lot of people in Texas and Louisiana. Get ON the roof.

Be safe, be well <3 

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I think the earlier newcomers learn that Wicca is one branch of witchcraft and not the whole of witchcraft the better.

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I generally mention this any time I bring up Stephen Mitchell's Witchcraft and Magic in the Nordic Middle Ages because Penn Press does sales on a surprisingly frequent basis, now being one of those times. This link should go to the search results for "Norse", which should bring up the aforementioned book along with Thomas DuBois' Nordic Religions in the Viking Age and a few other titles, but either of those comes out to about 16 USD for those of you who prefer physical media

also the whole site's on sale so obviously others may have interest

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being hot isn’t about physical appearance or confidence or whatever. being hot is about being a WITCH FROM SLAVIC FOLKLORE, living in a HUT THAT STANDS ON CHICKEN LEGS, making HUMAN SOUP, and being completely and utterly MORALLY AMBIGUOUS

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being hot isn’t about physical appearance or confidence or whatever. being hot is about being a WITCH FROM SLAVIC FOLKLORE, living in a HUT THAT STANDS ON CHICKEN LEGS, making HUMAN SOUP, and being completely and utterly MORALLY AMBIGUOUS

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being hot isn’t about physical appearance or confidence or whatever. being hot is about being a WITCH FROM SLAVIC FOLKLORE, living in a HUT THAT STANDS ON CHICKEN LEGS, making HUMAN SOUP, and being completely and utterly MORALLY AMBIGUOUS

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I start a new job today, and my daily draw seems extremely appropriate to it.

Deck: the Welcome to Night Vale tarot

Card: Ace of Pentacles

The Ace of Pentacles indicates a new beginning and new opportunities ahead. Whether for good or ill, however, can only be decided by the steps you take going forward.

Given the turbulence of my life for the past 2 months, I'm taking this as encouragement to embrace the new opportunity I've found for myself, one that will let me be more financially stable and hopefully healthier as well.

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Today's daily draw felt like two cards today.

Deck: The Crow Tarot, created by MJ Cullinane

Cards: the 5 of swords and The Fool

The last several months, and in particular the last month and a half, have been a source of struggle and conflict for me. I have come through the conflict, analyzing my scars, but also looking forward to a new beginning and a new chapter of my life

#daily tarot #my daily draw #crow tarot deck

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I haven't done a daily draw in quite some time. Today, I'm using the Runic Tarot, a gift from a friend.

Here, you see Loki, God of fire, ice, mischief, and chaos, watching over a man with a bow drill fire starter.

The rune pictured on the middle of the card is Nauthiz.

#daily tarot #my daily draw

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The active constituents in plants are the chemicals that have a medicinal effect on the body.

Photos From: Chevallier, Andrew. The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants. DK Publishing, 1996.

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Books That Have Aided Me in the Development of My Craft, & a Reading List

I have to resist foundering in a ‘research and development’ stage in my practice & becoming more of an armchair witch than a practitioner. Do you struggle with that too? That said, I’ve read some amazing books that have in one or way or another helped me become a better witch and helped me do the foundational work we all have to do on our individual paths. Here are some of those, followed by a few I’m planning on reading as soon as I can get my hands on them. Have you read these? What’re your thoughts? I’d love to hear them :) And also, do you feel you sometimes get stuck or intimidated or overwhelmed with all the things we witches can do and be and become? I definitely do, and my resolution for the year is not to read and think less but to DO more.

Books I Recommend

Backwoods Witchcraft, Jake Richards

Folk Witchcraft, Roger Horne

Long Lost Friend, J.G. Gorman

The Witching Herbs, Harold Roth

The Crooked Path, Kelden

Treading the Mill, Nigel Pearson

Weave the Liminal, Laura Tempest Zakroff

Of Blood and Bones, Kate Freuler

Psychic Witch, Mat Auryn

The Witching Way of Hollow Hill, Robin Artisson

The Clovenstone Workings, Robin Artisson

The History of the Devil, R. Lowe Thompson

Mastering Herbalism, Paul Huson

The Earthwise Herbal, Matthew Wood

The Earthwise Herbal Vol. II, Matthew Wood

The Modern Herbal Dispensatory

Southern Folk Medicine, Phyllis Light

Possum Living, Dolly Freed

Shameless, Nadia Bolz-Weber

A Deed Without a Name, Lee Morgan

Besom, Stang and Sword, Orapello & Maguire

The Witch at the Forest’s Edge, Christine Grace

A Broom at Midnight, Roger Horne

Seventy Eight Degrees of Wisdom, Rachel Pollack

The Poison Path Herbal, Coby Michael

New World Witchery, Cory Thomas Hutcheson

Botanical Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland, Lisa Schneidau

Folk Medicine of Southern Appalachia, Anthony Cavender

The Black Book of Isobel Gowdie

A Weedwife’s Remedy, Kiva Rose Hardin

Identifying and Harvesting Edible & Medicinal Herbs, ‘Wildman’ Steve Brill

Reading List for 2022

Jack Tales

Gemma Gary’s bib.

Nigel Pearson’s bib.

Thirteen Pathways of Occult Herbalism, Daniel A. Schulke

Ars Philtron, Daniel A. Schulke

Mastering Witchcraft, Paul Huson

Accounts of the ‘witch trials’ of the Americas & Europe

Books on Appalachian & Kentucky history

The Cherokee Herbal

Michael Howard’s bib.

Wild Soul Runes: Reawakening the Ancestral Feminine, Lara Veleda Vesta

Wild Witchcraft: Folk Herbalism, Garden Magic & Foraging for Spells, Rituals & Remedies, Rebecca Beyer

I’ll add to this list as I go back over the bibliographies of my favorites, but I’d love any recommendations you have for books that have enriched your practice. Please share! :)

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tea isn’t just a drink it’s a handwarmer it’s an experience it’s a love language it’s a friend it’s

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2022 Witch's Calendar

For all my witches out there, here's a handy list of the 2022 dates for the major holidays, full and new moons, and special events. I've listed my sources at the bottom. Dates and times for all events are calculated for Eastern Standard Time, USA, Northern Hemisphere. Adjust for your location as needed. Enjoy!

WOTY Holidays and Solstices

February 1-2 - Imbolc

March 20 - Spring Equinox / Ostara

May 1 - Beltane

June 21 - Summer Solstice / Midsummer

August 1 - Lughnasadh

September 22 - Autumn Equinox / Mabon

October 31 - Samhain

December 21 - Winter Solstice / Yule

Full Moons

January 17 - Wolf Moon ♋️

February 16 - Snow Moon ♌️

March 18 - Worm Moon ♍️

April 16 - Pink Moon ♎️

May 16 - Flower Moon ♏️

June 14 - Strawberry Moon ♐️

July 13 - Thunder Moon (aka Buck Moon) ♑️

August 11 - Sturgeon Moon ♒️

September 10 - Harvest Moon ♓️

October 9 - Hunter's Moon (aka Blood Moon) ♈️

November 8 - Frost Moon ♉️

December 7 - Cold Moon ♊️

Fun Fact: The title of Harvest Moon is given to either the September or October full moon, whichever falls closest to the autumn equinox. In 2022, that month will be September.

New Moons

January 2 ♑️

February 1 ♒️

March 2 ♓️

April 1 ♈️

April 30 ♉️

May 30 ♊️

June 29 ♋️

July 28 ♌️

August 27 ♍️

September 25 ♎️

October 25 ♏️

November 23 ♐️

December 23 ♑️

Special Events

April 30 - Black Moon & Partial Solar Eclipse (10:42pm EST)

May 16 - Total Lunar Eclipe (12:11am EST, coinciding with zenith)

June 14 - Supermoon

July 13 - Supermoon

October 25 - Partial Solar Eclipe (11:01am EST)

November 8 - Total Lunar Eclipse (5:59am EST, coinciding with zenith)

SOURCES:

Inverse - Full Moon 2022 calendar: Dates, times, schedule, and names for the brightest nights all year

Astroseek - Full Moons 2022 & New Moons

The Pagan Grimoire - The Wheel of the Year: The 8 Festivals in the Wiccan Calendar

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Elder Futhark Pages Masterpost

I recently finally finished my personal study series on the Elder Futhark runes and wanted to make a quick and easy masterpost to track them down because, as we all know, tumblr’s tagging system is absolute trash.

— Introduction Page —

— First Ætt —

Fehu     Uruz     Thurisaz     Ansuz     Raidho     Kaunan     Gebo     Wunjo

— Second Ætt —

Hagalaz     Nauðiz     Isaz     Jera     Eihwaz     Pertho     Algiz     Sowilo

— Third Ætt —

Tiwaz     Berkanan     Ehwaz     Mannaz     Laguz     Ingwaz     Dagaz     Othala

So what’s next in regards to this? Well, there’s still a lot to learn about just the Elder Futhark, alone—I’ve only scratched the surface with these. I’d like to slowly digitize all of these and have a file that I can adjust and add more information fluidly as I learn it. I’d also like to study the other runic alphabets—particularly the Younger Futhark and the Anglo-Saxon Futhorc—, since I know that, while the Elder Futhark is more well-known/popular today, it wasn’t as commonly used in the Viking Age as other runic alphabets. And while most historical runic alphabets seemed to fade from use as Latin and Christianity began to spread, there are runic alphabets that were still in use up into the 20th century.

So this project is done. Sort of. But you can still expect to see a lot more runes from me in the future. Skål!

#runes #things to put in my grimoire #elder futhark

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You're very valid lol. My brother is not a good example of how to live life safely lol. The pool thing still stands though as a much safer alternative!

Whelp I got poison ivy on my ankle. Fucking hell. I was like wtf is this burn looking mark? Shit, was just digging up weeds around the tree and it has had poison ivy before! Wiped down with an alcohol pad, then rinsed with cold water, then hydrogen peroxide, then more water and soap and water, and then colloidal silver + aloe gel and bandaid. I really hope it doesn't spread. I washed my hands a bunch and haven't found any other spots yet. Anyone have poison ivy advice for sensitive skin?

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This is gonna sound wild but dunk your ankle (maybe your leg to be safe) in a pool if you can? Chlorine bleach dries up the poison ivy sap while being relatively safe on your skin in an ultradiluted format. My siblings used to do this when they got exposed to poison ivy (I, being allergic to nature, avoided the outdoors and therefore this issue). Or, you could be an absolute mad lad like my brother and just... put pure chlorine bleach on your skin but I would SERIOUSLY advise against that-- he has the chemical burn scars 5 years later to show for it.

Whelp I got poison ivy on my ankle. Fucking hell. I was like wtf is this burn looking mark? Shit, was just digging up weeds around the tree and it has had poison ivy before! Wiped down with an alcohol pad, then rinsed with cold water, then hydrogen peroxide, then more water and soap and water, and then colloidal silver + aloe gel and bandaid. I really hope it doesn't spread. I washed my hands a bunch and haven't found any other spots yet. Anyone have poison ivy advice for sensitive skin?