Wolfwife Of The ALPHYNWOOD WolvesDragonsPanthers

Black Wolf/Cat Therian || She, her || Fifties but think younger, much younger || Indigo Adult || Pagan || Panther totem || ♑️♐️♊️🕉🌒🌌🎆 Pagan || Panther totem 🌙🌒🌌♑️♐️♊️🕉

[the-arcanes-mystic]

∆Cleansing Yourself Masterpost∆

There are many, almost endless ways to cleanse yourself spiritually. For some, there will be ways that are the most comfortable for them personally, and this is perfectly fine!! Others may even adapt to creating their own and/or mixing more than one technique together. These listed here are some that I’ve personally created, came across or been told about by either friends or guides. I hope they can help or inspire!! \(^.^)/

Sage/Smoke: Typically one of the most common ways to cleanse yourself is to burn some sage or insence and allow the smoke to wash over you, cleaning out and restoring your personal energies. 

Salt and Water wash: This wash is fairly well known to my knowledge, simply mixing salt, (sometimes sea salt, depending on your preference) and as pure of water as you can get your hands on. If pure water is not readily available, you can use rainwater, or bless and charge normal water, either with energy, Reiki, the moon, the sun or a blessing spell. (NOTE- you can charge or bless the water anyway, but it may bring peace of mind to those who don’t have access to pure water.) 

Milk, Honey and Lavender Bath: Another fairly known one as far as I know, but the ingredients are decently obtainable and isn’t only great for cleansing, but relaxing and replenishing. The portions can be any which parts you prefer, but I personally would tend to use- ½ cup Milk, 1 Tablespoon honey and ½ cup Lavender buds/ or 2 drops Lavender essential oil. 

Rose Water: A pretty popular cleansing technique. Buying or making your own rose water to bathe in is very calming, cleansing and serene. Just a cup or two of this water should work, depending on your personal preference. 

Blessed Bath or Shower: You can bless or charge the water before getting in, or as it’s flowing over yourself. This can be achieved through energy work, affirmations or spellwork. It’s a nice touch and in this case very helpful if you charge some candles and let them burn as you bathe, the candles constantly charging and sending cleansing energy to the water as they burn.

Exploding Energy Roses: This is a wonderful way of cleansing oneself of negativity and energy clutter. Simply get into a comfortable position and allow yourself to slip into a meditative state, once there, imagine and visualize each of your stresses, worries and energetic clutter that has clung to you, see them form into roses, becoming something manageable and force them to surrender their power over you, give them colors, detail, and texture. When you’re satisfied with your roses, focus on each one and explode it, let go of the negativity that it had once been and release every thought and emotion tied to it. 

Energy Comb: Get into a comfortable position and slowly allow yourself to achieve a meditative state, imagine the energy in any way most comfortable for you. An actual comb shape, energy hands, tendrils, energetic water washing over you or a sheet of energy, whatever you visualize, see it scan and filter through your metaphysical body, getting rid of negativity and energy clutter from your day and life. 

Reiki Cleansing: For this cleansing, some knowledge of the use of Reiki is required. If you are familiar with the workings of Reiki, simply activate your hands using the power symbol and hover your palms over your body, starting from your head and moving down to your feet in a brushing or soothing motion. Trust in yourself and open up to the universal energy as a conductor of it, allow it to work it’s way into your energetic body, sorting through the negative energy clutter and filling in any holes that may have been created or left behind by the negativity. 

Angel Vacuum: Getting into a comfortable position, either sitting up or lying down, slowly slip into a meditative state as you focus on your breathing. Once your body and mind have relaxed, call upon Archangel Micheal and Archangel Jophiel. Ask them to assist you in cleaning out the energetic clutter in your life and metaphysical body. Visualize Micheal either placing his hands on the top of your head (at your crown chakra) or imagine him linking a vacuum tube to it. Either way you visualize it, relax yourself and allow Micheal to clean your energy as Jophiel comes behind each cleansed space and refills the holes left behind by the negativity with light and love. Once they have finished, thank them for their help and continue to relax and embrace your cleansed energy until you are ready to come back to the present moment. (NOTE: you can ask if they would leave the vacuum, so for example if you do this in the morning, you could ask if they’d leave it throughout your day. This can significantly decreases the onslaught of energy clutter that you’d normally gather over the course of your day)

[scarletarosa]

Sekhmet

Egyptian goddess of divine retribution, vengeance, conquest, plagues, healing, and war.

[trainthief]

Yesterday night a lady came through our drive through and was like “the way the planets are aligning and the fact that we’re getting a blood moon has me worried. I sense severe werewolf activities on the horizon. You better walk your coworker to her car tonight after you’ve closed” and I didn’t even know what to say I was just like “yes ma’am”

[alphynwood]

AAAAAAAWWWWWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO —!!!

It’s not often that I get new shoes but I was in the market for street hikers for my upcoming trip to see Queen in Vegas. My old Keen sandals are falling apart from three years hard use and they just wouldn’t go well with my new broomstick skirt.

Originally I was going to get good ol’ Meindls but they’re $250! And being on a constricted budget, I had to set my sights lower (like Chinese made 😱). So…off to Amazon I went (yes, I know).

Capitalist concerns aside, I’m glad I did because I wouldn’t have found these gorgeous boots! Never heard of the company — Rax — and the first thing that grabbed me was the name — Wild Wolf! — and the cool, jaggedy, quasi-moccasin footbed. When I saw the Wolf print toe sole tread, I was sold!

Let me just say that these boots actually aid and encourage you to toe-walk. There’s a big strong bar that supports your metatarsals from the sole up through the footbed, which is nicely cushioned for arch support. The toe doesn’t flex very much at the joint, but — it’s a hiking boot. Support is everything. The insole is deliciously cushy, for when you have to shift back to human and heel-to-toe walk.

As for the wolf print: perfect engineering. Just enough soft where it needs to be and strong where it needs to be. The traction lugs aren’t Vibram by any means so I wouldn’t be climbing mountains or do any elk hunting in these, but that’s what Meindls are for! These are street hikers.

At a price point of $69 (I had a coupon so I got them for $64, and free 2-day shipping), they’re within everyone’s reach. Extra points for sturdy, recyclable corn plastic packaging that has this very environmentally-sensitive advice printed on it: “This bag is made of plastic, use it for as long as you like. However, when it is no longer of use, do not leave it in the countryside of the sea. Dispose of it in a refuse container.

THE WORLD BELONGS TO US ALL

WE MUST PROTECT IT”

Recycled paper forms inserted into the shoes. Thank you, Rax!

That all said, I have a complaint or two. The size runs a twitch small in the toe. And at $69, I’m not expecting them to last more than a year. But I’m overall happy with these boots and I’ll be ordering a half-size larger next time. If you want Wolf shoes to reflect your Wolf nature on the street, I can heartily recommend these boots!

[author-in-training-writes]

Wolf Myths and Facts

A follow-up to this post was made here.

As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, I have the amazing privilege of working with 37 gray wolves and 1 wolfdog every week. (My best buddy Arrow pictured below.)

Seeing as a lot of people enjoy writing stories with wolves in them, or just love wolves in general, I thought I’d make a nice, big, educational post about these amazing creatures. There’s a lot of myths and misconceptions out there, so let’s get some things straightened out.

Myth: Wolves are mean and vicious animals.

Truth: Wolves are gentle animals, that are instinctively terrified of humans.

Seeing a wolf in the wild is an extremely rare sight. This is because they’ve learned to fear humans since we’ve hunted and killed them for so long. They can smell us from up to five miles away and take off running. They are flighters, not fighters. If you somehow end up in a situation where you are face to face with a wolf, they will do anything they can to scare you off (growling, snarling, etc.) so that they can run away.

Myth: Wolves are a menace and need to be hunted to protect our livestock and ourselves.

Truth: Wolves contribute so much to the environment and rarely bother people or livestock.

As I mentioned above, wolves are naturally scared of humans and will do whatever they can to avoid us. They are not a danger to people. In fact, there are no verified documented cases of healthy wolves attacking people. Most attacks are done by coyotes, coywolves, or wolfdogs.

Wolves prefer leaner meats, that means elk and deer. They don’t like beef. The only times they ever hunt cows are when the alpha has been killed (usually by a trophy hunter), and the pack has not been properly taught how or what to hunt, so they go for the easier kills. Wolves do not hunt for fun. They only hunt for food when they need it. They take down their prey and drag it back to the den. They won’t take a bite and then leave it behind.

I’m sure all of you have heard or seen what wolves have done to Yellowstone. Wolves were absent until a few years ago when they were reintroduced. The environment in Yellowstone drastically improved. Wolves are keystone species. We need them. Please don’t hunt them.

Myth: Wolves have blue eyes.

Truth: Wolves eyes range from amber to dark orange to golden brown.

Pure wolves don’t have blue eyes. However, wolfdogs do (usually husky/wolf mixes). If you see a movie with a “wolf” that has blue eyes, it’s either a wolfdog or CGI.

Myth:

Truth: First, that “female” is a male who is trying to submit.

Second, this is just a display of dominance between males. A female would be more likely to join the fight or put down the lower-ranking male than stand back and protect the other male.

Myth:

Truth: While a great idea for society, this is simply not true for wolves.

Alphas lead the pack. Always. They are the smartest of the pack and the best hunters. There’re also two alphas per pack, one male and one female (and guess what, the females run the show). Betas, usually the biggest ones of the pack follow behind. Lastly, the omegas, the smaller, trouble-makers of the pack, trail in the back.

And the most important truths:

Myth: A wolf would be such an amazing pet!

Truth: Nope, nope, nope.

Like any exotic animal, wolves do not make good pets for a multitude of reasons. First, they are pack animals, meaning they need to be in a pack with other wolves to be happy. Second, you cannot train a wolf. Many have tried, none have been successful. (Note that conditioning, such as creating a Pavlov response is different than training). Third, they will mark their territory EVERYWHERE both outside and inside your house. Wolves mark with pee and poop, so have fun cleaning that up.

Myth: A wolfdog would be such an amazing pet!

Truth: Again, nope, nope, nope.

A lot of people think it would be great to a have pet that was half dog half wolf, and I mean a lot. 200,000 wolfdogs are born every year. 90% of them are put down. Shelters cannot take in wolfdogs. If a wolfdog is surrendered to a shelter it will be put down within 3 days unless a wolfdog sanctuary can come get it. Wolfdog breeders are just as bad as puppy mills. Do not support them.

Technically, wolves and domestic dogs are the same species. Domestic dogs are considered to be a subspecies of the gray wolf. However, they are drastically different both mentally and physically (I’ll probably make a post soon about the differences between wolves and dogs).

Though not impossible, it is very challenging to train a wolfdog. You’re essentially giving an animal multiple personality disorder. You never know if you’re going to get more wolf or more dog. They tend to be more aggressive and dangerous than either animal. Not to mention, they have a myriad of health problems and a shortened lifespan (like any animal hybrid).

Please, if you want a pet, just stick with domestic dogs.

And that’s it for this first wolf information post! I plan on making a few more (random wolf facts, difference between wolves and domestic dogs, subspecies of gray wolves, etc.) I hope you all found this post informative and useful!

Follow my Zoology blog for more! @animalia-knowledge-kingdom

[why-animals-do-the-thing]

There’s a couple things very wrong in this post, which have been pointed out in the notes but which I want to reiterate in a more visible format since this post has crossed my dash without that commentary three times today. 

Alpha pack structure in wolves was debunked over 20 years ago by one of the most prominent wolf researchers in the west, David Mech. 

You can read two of his papers at these embedded links: (1999)(2000). Wolf packs that form naturally are a family structure consisting of a breeding pair and multiple generations of offspring. Social structures within canid groups become more rigid and hierarchy-based when animals are put together into groups that did not occur naturally (e.g. in a captive setting). Most of the original wolf behavior research was done with animals in artificial social structures, before technological advances allowed us to observe wild wolves with the fidelity currently possible - therefore the behavior observed in those settings was not representative of what is normal for the species. 

Training a wolfdog will not give it “multiple personality disorder.” All animals can be successfully trained through proper application of learning theory and an understanding of the fundamental motivators and behavioral needs of each individual animal being trained.  

I don’t know where these myths came from, but it’s a) pretty ablist and b) utterly inaccurate. For one, Disassociative Identity Disorder occurs as a result of trauma in humans, and is not known to occur in animals. For two, hybridized animals do not have “conflicting species identities” because of different sets of genetics. Hybridized animals, like wolfdogs, will always display a combination of the traits of their parents. There’s no “confusion” over which species they should be. As to the training comment, creating a Pavlovian response is, in fact, part of training; while most people think Skinnerian principles (operant conditioning) as what we call animal training, the animal in question must still first be taught to associate the bridge or “marker” with the arrival of food. 

You can absolutely train wolves - every zoo that has wolves has them participate in voluntary training sessions - and there’s no reason you can’t train wolfdogs (I’ve done it, with animals of all types of wolf content). Like training any exotic animal, it requires the ability to understand the specific way the individual works and what motivates them, but it is far from impossible. 

This sort of post is exactly what motivates me to do the work I’ve been focusing on lately: fact-checking the messaging coming out of the exotic animal management world. Because this sort of misinformation being disseminated through “credible” sources is so, so common. I know the OP wrote it with the best of intentions, and that they likely thought they had no need to fact-check what they’d been taught by the place they’re involved with because they’re supposed to be the experts!

But that means there’s still somewhere working with wolves and messaging to the public that is at least two decades out of date on some of the most basic behavioral science research out there related to their work. When education from sanctuaries and zoos is comprised of urban myths that are assumed to be right because “everyone knows it to be true,” that is a huge problem. That’s why thinking critically about the mentoring and/or messaging you’re receiving and asking question / doing your own research is so important, whether you want to work with animals professionally or just happen to like them a lot. Always, always check the sources before you repeat anything - especially if you are in a position where the public will assume what you say is fact. 

Edited to flesh out the comment about DID / “species confusion” not being real in wolfdogs. 

[wilderun]

^^ thank you, @why-animals-do-the-thing. Also, OP, I’d love to see a source for that statistic you put out there, of 200,000 wolfdogs being produced per year/90% being euthanized. I’ve worked extensively with both experienced wolfdog owners, first time owners, and reputable sanctuaries and rescues, and that statistic seems VERY inflated to me. 

[zirukuuchan072-deactivated20240]

[seatrench]

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[thecreaturecodex]

Beldam

“The New Mother” © Verreauxi Aquilae, accessed at their deviantArt page here

[Welcome to Bogeys Week! This week, we’re covering a variety of tutelary monsters, literary horrors and other Things That Go Bump. The first is an act of creature syncretism, remixing the Other Mother from Coraline with her literary antecedent, the “New Mother” from the story of the same name by Lucy Clifford. Seek it out, it’s short and haunting. I was worried that a fairly obscure children’s story from a century ago wouldn’t have any available art, but the first result for Google Image Search nailed it.]

Beldam This wooden monstrosity stands like a tree grown into the shape of an immense crone. She taps behind herself with a heavy wooden tail, and eyes like glass orbs are set into its gnarled face. The spindly creature stands twice as tall as a man, creaking with deliberate and uncanny movement.

No creature represents the decay of reality as strongly as a beldam. These bizarre intelligent plants native to the Plane of Shadows are obsessed with consuming lives and “season” their victims by trapping them in a web of illusions specifically tailored to each victim. As the poor soul slowly realizes that their fantasyland is not what it seems, the beldam often engages in rigged contests and games designed to drive their victims into an even deeper sense of despair. Once the beldam is revealed for what it truly is, it consumes the life-force of its victim and transforms it into a literal shadow of itself to join the beldam’s “family”.

Beldams do not associate with others of their kind but do gather to their sides all manner of horrible monsters to serve it. Some of these creatures have foolishly entered bargains with the beldam and serve to avoid being killed and eaten, but others are poor souls that prefer the beldam’s world of fantasy to the harshness of reality. Every hundred years or so, a beldam is driven to reproduce and plants a seed in some remote location. For fifty years, the juvenile beldam is merely a tree, albeit one that bears an uncomfortable resemblance to the human form, until it uproots itself in order to spread chaos and misery.

A beldam stands fifteen feet tall and weighs 800 pounds. They are seemingly immortal and are only able to be killed by violence.

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[theunwrittenman]

This is how you do monster design, people!

The creature has:

A natural motivation which puts it into conflict with average people and adventurers  

a memorable and evocative look and powerset ( It’s a GOTH TREE that uses illusions to FEED ON YOUR LOST HOPE). I’ve read a lot of monsterbooks, and I’m going to think of this thing over all the other “creepy tree” monsters  because there’s so much I can do with it

An Adventure hook baked right into the creature’s actions. This thing entraps people, offers false wishes, and constructs elaborate games to toy with its victims. I can think of using this thing as everything from an encounter to a dangerous ally to a  major antagonist. “ Oh, that creepy tree in the starting woods? yeah, it’s back, and it’s the villain for the next arc.“

An ecological niche. It feeds on things, it has minions, and it forces other creatures to serve it. I can’t tell you how many mediocre monsters could be improved if the people designing them put them into symbiotic relationships with other creatures and thankfully the Bedlam doesn’t fall into that trap. 

A unique fighting style: The bedlam isn’t as big as most creatures you’re going to be fighting around CR16, but its small stature not only belies it’s power but also allows it to fight tactically with its minions. The first thing I noticed about the Bedlam was its defensive capabilities. It wraps itself in shadow and illusion, can turn invisible, regenerates and is resistant to incoming damage.  Why have all these powers? because it makes it a thing you should be afraid of, jumping out of the shadows to shoot debilitating curses or  whollop someone with an attack that makes them weaker or just takes them out of the fight completely ( seriously, it has a swallow whole ability? ).  This all serves to make the Bedlam a creature you’re AFRAID OF, which is exactly the mood you want to go for in a combat versus a creature made of nightmares. What’s more, all those abilities can be subverted by proper preparation, which is something essential in a good boss monster. 

All in all, fantastically done. @thecreaturecodex, you should be proud of yourself for this beasty. 

[thecreaturecodex]

This might be the nicest feedback I’ve ever gotten. Thank you so much!

[tangled-pixel-harpsichord]

[currentsinbiology]

Why I am a huge Samantha Bee fan! 

A Wolf Would Never Fucking Do This – Full Frontal 

 By A North American Gray Wolf, Guest Columnist

I am a North American Gray Wolf and I’m mad as hell. Yes, I am a bit of a loner but let me be clear, I would never do something like this. You humans never care about me unless it’s to describe a psychopath mass murderer. Just because I’ve chosen not to reproduce or run with a pack doesn’t mean you can use my name to describe white mass shooters. Stop appropriating wolf culture and come up with your own term for it. I have a suggestion: Terrorist.

Do you even know what actual lone wolves like to do? We like running, howling, eating small mammals, smelling, and more running. You know what we don’t like to do? Shoot up concerts with weapons your founding fathers never could have imagined.

How many wolves have you seen with a gun? Zero. Wolves don’t even have thumbs. Also, wolves know commonsense gun laws do not violate the second amendment. Speaking of laws, you passed one making it ok for your biggest lunatics to shoot at us from helicopters, so the very least you can do is call your homegrown terrorists what they actually are and leave us out of it.

And before you get any big ideas, I’ve checked in with the other animals in the woods and they’d like you to leave them out if it, too. Please refrain from calling any future mass shooters (and you know there will be future ones) any of the following:

Solitary Bear

Sole Mole

Secluded Otter

Lonesome Duck

Forsaken Wild Mustang

Isolated Mountain Lion

Stag Stag

In conclusion, a murderer with a lawfully purchased personal arsenal is nothing like a lone wolf. A lone wolf is a majestic grey animal who just wants to do his own thing and maybe get married when he’s ready, ok?

[alphynwood]

This is SO ON. Wolves are loving creatures.

[sosuperawesome]

Modern Male Witch Project, by Brenna-Ivy on Tumblr and Society6

[queenofwands]

Bottle to Ward Off harmful energy and Protect

This is very simple and you’ll need: - A small glass bottle; - Pins or nails; - Salt; - Rue; - A lemon; - A candle.

Rue is a very known and powerful herb when it comes to protection and breaking curses but lemon is also really good! The flower can be used for love spells, the leaves are purifying and the fruit (what we are going to use) is great to remove harmful energy; these two combined are incredible – I remember my grandfather used to make a huge cauldron of rue and lemon tea and give to me and my cousins to drink and bathe, to protect us from the evil eye. And salt is salt, right? It absorbs energy and holds it.

So, peel half of the lemon and rip three leaves of rue. Put them inside the bottle, then the pins or nails (one, twenty - you decide how many) and fill the rest with salt. Close it and seal with wax (a white candle will be fine). Place it in a window sill, over the door or bury it. While doing that, visualize an energy protective surrounding you, like a shield and all the bad energy unable to get through it.

You can repeat it as many times you think it’s necessary. That’s it ;)

[petitloupbete]

By Jim and Jamie Dutcher

[alphynwood]

I'm done

The human race seems bent and determined to screw themselves over and as far as I'm concerned, they're welcome to fuck off and die. I'm heading for the forest, while there's forest to head off to.

[z-onnewende]

[alphynwood]

Me in a past life. Except I wouldn't be shooting anywhere towards his head. You pass your target and shoot backwards.

[alphynwood]

Waking Dream Last Night

I had a spontaneous visionary experience really early this morning, during the Brahmin Hours. It was extremely vivid and full-array sensual, meaning all my senses were engaged just as if I were in the waking state. I was at the door of my abode when I felt a great, swift crackle of energy and a tug out of my shins. A long-legged, maned black creature leapt out of my shins and then turned and smiled at me. It was a wolflike creature, but a little rangier, and it had a panther’s face and ears emerging from the muttonchops and mane. Tail was longer than a wolf, but still bushy. I also noticed a black cat spirit out in the yard beyond my doorstep. It was sitting waiting for the wolfpanther, and they ran off together. Then I woke up, in my bed, fully awake. Not scared at all, delighted and psyched. It has been a good few years since I have had an experience like that. I decided to call that creature a “panzer.” A few minutes later she came back and settled into my heart as a cluster of light. I asked her what wisdom she was bringing and she took me on a journey through a stream. It was very dark blue but I could clearly see bubbles and currents, and a few water elementals and salmon-spirits. Not exactly sure what it all meant but I thought she might be a new ally. Sometime soon I’m going to take my drum and go out to the woods, have a chat with her.

[bibliotecha-secreta-deactivated]

Faerie Meals

Dishes used with ingredients that attract faeries, which can be used as offerings or simply enjoyed for yourself and others.

Cakes

Earl Grey & Lavender Loaf Cake - (main ingredients) brown sugar, Earl Grey, dried lavender herbs or extract, cinnamon, and fruit if desired. 

Rose Cake - (main ingredients) golden sugar, vanilla, rosewater, frosting, and crystallised rose petals to garnish.

Elderflower Cake - (main ingredients) golden sugar, ground almonds, elderflower cordial icing. 

Poppy Seed Bundt Cake - (main ingredients) vanilla, sugar, almond extract, poppy seeds.

Lemon & Thyme Cake - (main ingredients) golden sugar, ground almonds, lemon zest, and thyme leaves.

Breakfast

Sunflower Bread - bake a bread mix with sunflower seeds. 

Faerie Butter - (main ingredients) cooked egg yolks, rose water or orange blossom water, icing sugar, softened unsalted butter.

Pansy Petal Pancakes - whisk a regular pancake mix and add pansy petals. 

Candied Violet Biscuits - bake sugar cookies and garnish them with crystallised violets and icing. 

Wine

Dandelion Wine - (ingredients) dandelion petals, water, lemon juice and zest, white grape juice concentrate, sugar, white wine yeast, and yeast nutrient. 

Elderberry Wine - (ingredients) elderberries, campden tablets, sugar, wine yeast, yeast nutrient, and water.

Note: always check for full recipes and cautions.