CoolWizard

No Coffee No Workee

[whinywillow]

Since I don't have an altar anymore I decided the best way to keep my tools around me was to make a witch box!

I bought a cheap wooden box from a craft store and varnished it, then cut up an old sweater for the pocket.

It holds like a suitcase so I can easily transport it :)

I keep in it a fire safe dish(important), a pair of charcoal tongs (is that what they're called?), candles, pens, lighter, spoon, key, and I need to add scissors to the collection (arguably one of the most important witchy tools ever), twine, paper, my divination tools, bell, crystal shards, and eGG CARTONS.

So now I can witch in any part of my house :) even outside thoidhavetogetovertheanxietytowitchoutsidefirsthaha

[stagkingswife]

I spent the evening writing a matter of fact recounting of my spiritual chores, planning to post it to elaborate on Chicken’s point and so people can get a glimpse of what my routine practice is like, and it’s going to have to be at least two posts. I covered my regular Wednesday Otherworldly chores and trying to get into the Sunday Morning Offering routine will be too much.

So I guess you folks can look forward to “Sufficiently Advanced Witchcraft is Indistinguishable from Chores” parts 1 and 2 soon.

[evilwizard]

You ever think about how by committing yourself so strongly to evil that you are in fact holding yourself to a moral code? And that by constantly sticking to your principles and code of ethics your actually walking your own moral high ground?

no and don’t try to advance my understanding of ethics via self-reflection ever again

[soulparalyzedart]

About twenty hours of stabbing paper with the sharp end of a pen, turning white into black—another illustration for my poems. Naturally, not everything turned out as the pen wielder had hoped, but strangely, I still consider the drawing a success.

[jade-on-line]

I forgot how good this album was

[pratchettquotes]

That was the thing about witches. They were, according to Granny Weatherwax, "people what looks up." She didn't explain. She seldom explained. She didn't mean people who looked at the sky; everyone did that. She probably meant that they looked up above the everyday chores and wondered, "What's all this about? How does it work? What should I do? What am I for?" And possibly even: "Is there anything worn under the kilt?"

Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith

[1-moebius-1-universe-1]

[phantastische-illustrationen]

Artwork for 'Les voies d'Anubis' by Tim Powers, 1986 (Philippe Caza)

[wiles-art-blog]

It's make a terrible comic day.

[dark-magician-girl-meets-world]

Me, at the local coffee shop: Hey, can I get an objective experience of reality? Blue-haired feminist barista, pronounedly: Oh, you mean a construction of the intellect according to its a priori principles? Me, rolling my eyes: No. I said an objective experience of reality. Barista, too addled by college to understand: So... a phenomenological reality whose grounding in a world of noumena is bracketed? Me: No, an objective experience of reality. Barista: A representation, made of relations to yourself as a subject? Me: No! I want a frickin' objective experience of reality!

Barista: *stares blankly* Person behind me in line: Hey, could you hurry up and order? Some of us are trying to experience a series of mental events which we interpret as going places!

[muntzerism-diggerism]

[alagaisia]

Hey. Why isn’t the moon landing a national holiday in the US. Isn’t that fucked up? Does anyone else think that’s absurd?

[alagaisia]

It was a huge milestone of scientific and technological advancement. (Plus, at the time, politically significant). Humanity went to space! We set foot on a celestial body that was not earth for the first time in human history! That’s a big deal! I’ve never thought about it before but now that I have, it’s ridiculous to me that that’s not part of our everyday lives and the public consciousness anymore. Why don’t we have a public holiday and a family barbecue about it. Why have I never seen the original broadcast of the moon landing? It should be all over the news every year!

[alagaisia]

It’s July 20th. That’s the day of the moon landing. Next year is going to be the 54th anniversary. I’m ordering astronaut shaped cookie cutters on Etsy and I’m going to have a goddamn potluck. You’re all invited.

[watermelon-converse]

Hey. Hey. Tumblr. Ides of March ppl. We can do this

[emi--rose]

Hell yeah moon holiday

[hello-delicious-tea]

Ooh coming up we should celebrate

[ariaste]

PITCH: We call it Moon Day, and then every 7 years when it falls on a Monday, that's an even BIGGER deal and we call that Moon Day Monday and go absolutely apeshit about it (the next Moon Day Monday is in 2026 so we have a couple trial runs first)

[sarostheghostcat]

MOON DAY MOON DAY MOON DAY

[wafflebloggies]

moon day is 20th July!!!

[silly-jellyghoty]

Scheduling this a day earlier to remind you all and myself about the Moon Day tomorow!

[sashaforthewin]

Happy moon day to all who celebrate

[kitsuneofthemist]

This is your reminder to prep for Moon Day on July 20th.

[inkyrainstorms]

MOON DAY MONDAY THIS MONTH NOT A DRILL!!!!!

[kit-sunex3]

Lil doodle of a Lil goblin

[martapreliy]

Sorcerer

[strangelycasualhorror]

Doing fucking nothing for the 4th of July, what about yall?

[coolfreakingwizards]

Working :''''(

[counttwinkula]

hey did you know that uhh

i. the monster's body is a cultural body

ii. the monster always escapes

iii. the monster is the harbinger of category crisis

iv. the monster dwells at the gates of difference

v. the monster polices the borders of the possible

vi. fear of the monster is really a kind of desire

vii. the monster stands at the threshold… of becoming

[counttwinkula]

oh shit i didn't expect this to actually get notes lmao

these are all direct quotes from jeffrey jerome cohen's "monster culture (seven theses)" (full pdf linked) i highly encourage you to read it yourself!

that said, while i think cohen's writing is evocative, it can be a little dense, so while i'm here, here's my capsule summary (you can also hear me talk about this in the first episode of my podcast) (listen to @ghostswerepeopletoo)

i. the monster's body is a cultural body - The monster is a work of fiction to be analyzed through tools of literary and sociological theory.

ii. the monster always escapes - As long as the cultural fear from which the monster stems persists, the monster will reappear in retellings, reimaginings, and sequels.

iii. the monster is the harbinger of category crisis - Monsters defy binaries and challenge easy comprehension or categorization.

iv. the monster dwells at the gates of difference - The monster represents the Other.

v. the monster polices the borders of the possible - Tales of the monster exist to discourage unacceptable or taboo behaviors.

vi. fear of the monster is really a kind of desire - Subjects can vicariously participate in the disruption of the social order through the monster.

vii. the monster stands at the threshold… of becoming - Within the monster we find information about the self.

[pmamtraveller]

Art by Tim White for Out of My Mind by John Brunner (NEL, 1980)