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Good morning to everyone who is going to troll an oil company today 😇

The goal of bullying Big Oil companies over their climate tweets isn’t just to educate people about corporate hypocrisy. It’s to unite activists around the goal of taking away their social license to operate.

Oil majors have admitted to investors that their business would be in deep trouble without broad public support. They’ve also admitted the biggest threat to maintaining social license is public anger over climate change.

Oil companies could remedy this threat by winding down their fossil fuel operations, and investing heavily in renewable energy. But for the most part, they’ve chosen to combat public anger over climate change by investing in strategic communication.This consistent choice of empty climate words over meaningful climate action is why several Shell executives quit the company this week—and it’s why Heglar says social media call-outs are increasingly powerful.

– from this excellent article about why greentrolling is fun but also actually very effective: Drag them.The climate case for calling out fossil fuel companies online

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Not to cause disc horse on main but I am begging y'all to do research and learn that kin is not a coping mechanism. Note: I do not mean "it's a bad coping mechanism and isn't valid, go get therapy". What I does mean is "kin can help you cope, but it is not a voluntary coping mechanism as it is an involuntary identity."

Please learn about the communities you're coming into, alterhumans have always existed but as a subculture and community we've been finding each other and connecting on a larger scale for at least 50 years. The only choice we make, is to engage with the community.

If your identity as otherkin, therian or fictionkin is voluntary, I encourage people to look into the term copinglink. Copinglink is a voluntary identity that helps people cope. If you don't identify as the character, creature or being that you say is a kintype, then I encourage people to look into the terms animalhearted, otherhearted, fictionhearted and synpath.

All of these terms are just as valid as being kin, and while I can't force anyone to change the label they use I'd like to politely ask people to stop shunning others in this community for having past life memories and for identifying as non-human and/or fictional things. If I am going to respect you, I would also like my beliefs to be respected.

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Real Otherkin and Therians VS “Kinnies” and other Misinformation

Some red flags I’ve seen when reading posts here on Tumblr have been really common. Some posts are rather suspicious. I’m not saying all of these beings are bad or fake, but there’s a higher chance for these types of beings to be kinnies and not actual otherkin. I don’t know someone elses identity and I don’t claim to either. These are just some common misrepresentations I’ve seen flying around everywhere…

1. Kinning, kins, and being a kinnie for fun. Otherkin and therian isn’t a choice. It is not a trend, a fashion style, a fetish, or any of that nonsense. Not petplay, not pet regression… oh hunny no. It’s an identity, not a hobby. It is not a coping mechanism either, same thing as having fun or escaping reality. Otherkin is reality. You might want to look into the “furry fandom” or other fandoms if you think it is for fun.

2. Choosing a kintype / theriotype. This is simply not possible. Just because you think lions are badass or raccoons are cute and quirky, doesn’t mean you get to pick it yourself and pretend to be one. It is an identity, not a choice.

3. Kintype / theriotype appearance and separate beings. There is a difference between “this is my theriotype” and “Oh this pic looks like me.” You don’t get to customize what your theriotype looks like. Sorry, but no, you aren’t a pure white wolf fox cat hybrid with four wings and neon blue eyes with magical powers named Luna. Kintype don’t have names. It is you! You can have a nickname like anyone else, but not your kintype. Your kintype is a general species, not an individual who’s separate from yourself!!

Oh goodness, I’ve gotten carried away ranting but these are some of the biggest things that bother me. There’s many more things that are misrepresentitive, like “kin is just quadrobics” or “I’m an angry animal who wants to kill every human ever” or “kin is just extreme furries” which is all false for many reasons… but that’s for another day. Let me rest before I handle those ones next.

Image by https://unsplash.com/@danny_lincoln

aroaceleovaldez

Okay, I have a vague understanding of what "kin" is but what's "therian"?

Therian is essentially the same as otherkin (involuntarily identifying non-physically as a non-human “mythical” creature) except instead of “mythical” creatures it’s generally “real world” animals. Otherkin can also encompass “real world” creatures, but therian generally means “non-mythical.”

Basically, Leo is otherkin because he’s a dragon (a “mythical” creature) wheras Jason is therian because he’s a “real world” animal (a wolf).

Though there is also the term “theriomythic” which are sort of a between category for those who identify as a “mythical” creature that is more animalistic/wild/doesn’t partake in a sort of “sophisticated culture.”

I put “mythical” and “real world” in quotations because there are some variations in definition and also interpretation of what creatures are “real” or not. Also there’s a bit of variation between definitions, so I encourage you check out the Therian Wiki, Otherkin Wiki, and Alt-H (Alterhuman Advocacy Group) to get some more information on various

I also highly recommend checking out @a-dragons-journal / @a-dragons-explanations who has wonderful otherkin-focused blogs, and there was also just recently Othercon, an Otherkin-focused online convention, which has a couple panels uploaded to their youtube channel (Which is just “Othercon”).

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Walk with me to the morning light

When you stop walking i’ll start dragging

Maybe you should have been running

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he’s thinking about religion

anaveragewitch

Basic witchcraft survival guide

So, you want to be a witch but don't know where to start?

Well I've been practicing for a while now and although I'm in no way an expert on witchcraft I do have some things I wish someone had repeated to me while starting out

Research is KEY check your sources, get info from different sources: podcasts,witchblr, books, youtube videos; there are many creators around.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO FOLLOW THE RULE OF THREE if you dont want to and if someone shames you or tries to shove it down your throat then go. They're not worth it

Witch is a gender neutral term.

Learn to ground,center, ward AND banishing methods first. Try a couple of them out. See if they work for you, write down your experiences. The popular tree method for grounding does not work for me. As a sea witch I do a sea themed grounding but I did not know this and thought I was doing it wrong

There is no such thing as too much protection. Wards, talismans or amulets,sigils, powders, your own aura can be powerful tools.

Ask yourself what do you believe in. How do you think magic works? What are your thoughts on deities? How do you think we came into existence? Most importantly, what are you interested in? The weather, the ocean, the spirit world, energy healing, kitchen witchcraft, knot magic, crystals. Write all down and try them.

I know it can sound like "gatekeeping" but think twice before getting into deity and spirit work (includes working with the fae). Do you know to ground center,ward,bind or have your banishing stuff at hand? Do you know how to discern if you are talking to who you think you are? Don't jump into things for fun, you could get hurt

You don't need to have a book of shadows or grimoire. You can make notes on your phone,on Google docs, on power point. It doesn't have to be fancy and elaborated for it to work. Think about what you would like to keep track of and name your book however you want

Fancy and expensive tools don't make a more powerful witch

Get into energy work. It will save you a lot of headaches later when trying to learn how to discern spirits, divination,channeling energy into things or spells and it WILL strengthen your magic

Have at least one divination method, it will come in handy. There are a lot. Tarot,runes,pendulum, scrying,osteomancy, palmistry..etc

Don't just look into the occult section of the bookstore. If you're into sea witchcraft research the tides, how the sea is influenced by the moon, the different parts of it, the organisms, sailor lore, how to do knots..etc For example I use copper wire in storm witchcraft for lightning. Why? Cause it's a good conductor of electricity and heat. It's MY belief in MY path,makes sense to me

Weaving magic things into your life will make it a bit more exciting but watch out for burnouts. Sigils on your makeup, meditating,carrying charged crystals...be creative!

Correspondences lists are great! But your magic is for you to do. A lot of them have ingredients that don't even exist in my country. What am I going to get from something I've no idea what it is that's also really hard and expensive to get? Try to do your own. Think about an object, try to feel it's vibes, what do you associate it with? Write it down.

Same for spells. Following someone else's is a great way to start! But as you go further you can try to write your own. Intention, will , ingredients, time are the things to figure out. First have an intention and strong will to get it done. Then gather ingredients based on your correspondences and perform an action. For banishing it might be burning a photo of them or fluching it down the toilet. For binding it might be wrapping them.

There are a million of beliefs and practices out there. Yes,you can be a Christian witch. A satanic witch if you want.

WICCA IS A RELIGION. WITCHCRAFT IS A PRACTICE

Writing down your dreams is a good way to start on the hedge witch path. If you're interested in lucid dreaming or astral travel I reccomend doing this.

There are closed practices. Indigenous and native practices are closed to you if you aren't in that specific culture. Just because you live near a Native community doesn't mean you are part of it. Same for hoodoo and voodoo. If you're not black then don't do it. It's simple. They are closed for a reason,not to spite you. If you have 0.06% mexican ancestry and were not raised in our culture then don't appropriate our things. Blood quantum is bullshit. Same for every other culture.

You don't have to have an altar. If you want to you can have a digital one or just a table with some shells and crystals is good enough.

Careful with blood magic. Also careful when cursing or hexing, be sure to protect yourself before and take care of yourself after.

If your spells requires to bury something,make sure its biodegradable

That is all I can think of rn but if I have more ideas I'll put part 2! Feel free to DM me for any doubts or if you just want a witchy friend. I also do free rune readings :)