I am open to questions. As long as they're appropriate. I will block/report you for being disrespectful.
I do sometimes talk about controversial topics/Politics. If that offends you, you are more than welcome to hit the block button. And if you work with/worship Lilith, do not interact. If you cant respect Jew-witches then i don't want to hear it.
3. I don't do free in-depth readings/spells services. See above for status. Though if your looking for advice/ simple spell solution for your everyday mundane, feel free to drop an ask!
*!No asking for "make this person fall in love with me" or anything that revolves around spiritual manipulation in the terms of romance/relationships.Consent in magic is non-negotiable.
4. I am not in a coven, they make me uncomfortable. If you ask i will not join
5. I sometimes will blog about hoodoo/witchcraft teachings. Keep in mind though i am not a mentor and you should take the initiative to do your own research. I usually post tips/tricks/lesson reflections and occasional (advanced) spell-work. In short my blog is not for beginner witches. So please do not tag my posts as such. All my posts are based on my own spiritual experiences and research. I'm really only sharing my personal journey.
6. Please do not ask me about/for hoodoo conjures/spells if you are non Afro-indigenous or black. Hoodoo is a closed practice.
u.s. folks: your digital life is about to be radically altered if these laws are enacted.
platforms and tech companies have been taking significant steps over the past few years to comply in advance.
one thing is clear: OS-level verification and app-level autosurveillance capabilities that use facial scanning and deep metadata analysis are fundamentally incompatible with a free internet.
make your calls and emails as soon as possible.
Within the next week, Congress is preparing to vote on the KIDS Act, a sprawling package of legislation that seeks to control Americans’ web browsing and private messaging. The package includes a revised version of the Kids Online Safety Act, or KOSA, combined with a collection of other internet bills, study bills, reporting requirements, and new regulations. Instead of debating any of these proposals on their merits, lawmakers are attempting to move them all at once under an ultra-expedited process.
Buried inside the KIDS Act are provisions that will push online services to verify all users’ ages, require government-directed moderation p
creating an altar to yourself: an exercise in manifestation and passive control
recently my best friend told me about a change he made to his personal practice that completely revolutionized the way he felt fortune flowed for him. i've seen people talk about creating an egregore of themselves or their alter ego, but this approach is uniquely secular and occurred completely detached from this online space.
and what was it he did? well, he created an altar to himself.
and i know what that sounds like, but hear me out. this isn't so much an altar of worship or reverence--at least not in the way we think about those things--it's a passive spell that runs in the background, an act of self-care for his past self, boosting his self-confidence for his current self, and manifesting the person he wants to become.
WHAT IS AN ALTAR TO THE SELF?
This temple can be created from a very wide variety of items, but most often includes things that are meaningful or attractive to the person. For me, this includes crystals, trinkets, bones, flowers and herbs, pictures or drawings, sigils, and salt or ash. My friend also has a little statue that represents him, self-affirmations, and a devotional jar of beads in his.
I was introduced to this idea as not just something to help improve my self-confidence, but also as a way of shaping my future self. Each crystal will have its own meaning or trait that I'm is hoping to embody, and I can move them closer or further away depending on what I need more in the moment.
And even if you didn't care for a spell like this, from a psychology standpoint, this absolutely seems like it could be a productive exercise--especially if you're a more visual person.
HOW TO MAKE THE ALTAR
For this I'll introduce two different methods, one that I employed, and one that my friend employed.
My method:
Start with your favorite color(s) and maybe even an aesthetic (like cottage-core, dark academia, etc.)
Choose items that represent those colors or aesthetics, for me this would be green, pink, or purple crystals, naturey trinkets, and drawings that combine the two
Include things of great importance to you, even if they don't fit in the aesthetic, and try to make them look right
Arrange everything in a visually appealing way (I'll give some examples of this later)
But what my friend did was kind of the opposite, building the altar from the top down with things that were important to him, and just making it look good from there.
You've probably noticed that I make a big deal about the visual appearance of this altar, which is on purpose. I believe that it is of great importance this altar is appealing to you, since it's supposed to represent you, and it's supposed to represent your interests. If you don't really care as much about things being artistic or aesthetic, that's okay! As long as you can look at it and go, "Yeah, that's the vibe, that's what I want for myself," then you've done it right.
You can also add things like sigils, salt, or ash for an added layer of protection or a "boost" to the magic aspect, which I've added to mine. I also really like bones and don't have anywhere else to put them, so I add those, and I'll throw in some lavender to the salt since that's my favorite herb to use in workings.
WHY CREATE AN ALTAR?
Have you ever felt tired of being subservient to the whims of some external force, of waiting for things to happen rather than getting to decide that for yourself? If you do, this might be for you.
And it's not that this is supposed to snub or push aside worship of actual deities (I mean it can but it doesn't have to), but add to it. Think about it, most of us already have a self-care routine, something sacred to us, that we may even dedicate to our gods. All this altar is meant to do is add to that, to create a holiness to self-love and self-care.
The ultimate purpose of this exercise is to manifest the things you want in life, to design your future self, and combat the helplessness many of us feel when things start to change. It's meant to feed your energy, to form a conduit between you and something physical (which is helpful for those of us that dissociate often).
It is not meant to feed some heretical "fuck you" to the gods or the universe, rather give these forces a framework or "checklist" of things you want. At the end of the day, this is more similar to a spell than making yourself a deity that you want other people to worship.
I’ve always drawn out my sigils for each spell or ritual that I do, and lately I’ve been finding that kinda tedious because sometimes I’ll use five or six or more in the same working.
SO I made a bunch of little stones out of air dry clay and painted a sigil on each! I also made a taglock stone for myself that I can just whip out instead of carving my name/birthdate into a candle. The colors all correspond to the sigil meanings 🎨✨
This one is for my introverts, empaths, and anyone who feels easily drained by socializing or in crowds. Don't get me wrong, I love people, but I regularly get social-hangovers from interacting with too many people. I often feel other people's emotions, and by the end of the day, I have no energy left for myself. Here are the ways I've learned to deal with this:
🫧 Bubble of Protection. If you've never tried to cast one before, I've linked to my favorite guided visualization on Insight Timer for you to try out.
🫧 Wear protective amulets & crystals. I remember the first time I was presented with an evil eye bracelet. One of my friends, who happens to be from Turkey, gave it to me, telling me he thinks I needed it and that it wards against the evil eye. After a month of wearing it, I found the bead cracked. Devastated & embarrassed, I told him what happened. He smiled and assured me that the bracelet worked how it was meant to, breaking once it's taken a hit in your protection. Ever since I've worn one.
🫧 Wear protective oils, like my classic Sun Oil, or anything that represents protection to you.
Okay, so what if I forgot or these didn't work?
🫧 Moonwater spray, to cleanse other people's energies off of you. I do this one first thing when I come home after being in large crowds or feeling bad vibes. PS. Don't forget to spray your back!
🫧 Epsom salt bath to recharge your energy. This is my number one social-hangover remedy. I'll add clear quartz around the bath to help charge me up. If bath isn't an option for you, sprinkle the epsom salts on the shower floor and stand on them to feel the charging & energy cleansing effects of the salt.
🫧 Nightly incantation to release all energy that is not at home. This is a prayer I found online years ago that you may use or take as inspiration,
"Before I lay me down to sleep, I release all energies that are not mine to keep. May no hostle outside forces linger here. I call forth my protection and calmness to help ease me through the night. Sacred guides, please guard my body & spirit til morning light."
🫧 Forest bathing!!! If all else fails, go to the woods! Lay down in the grass (or on a blanket) and feel the connection with Mother Earth. Listen to the nature sounds, smell the trees, watch the birds in the sky, and relax. Let Gaia cleanse and recharge you.
I'm always looking to expand on this topic, so if you have any good tips, please reblog/comment your addition! xoxo 🏹
Energy Vampires vs. Dark Entities: Spotting the Difference ☽ ⛤ ☾
What Are Energy Vampires?
Energy Vampires are LIVING people who drain your emotional energy through their interactions with you. They leave you feeling completely exhausted after spending time together, often without even realizing the impact they're having.
These individuals typically lack self-awareness about their draining behavior and tend to feed off attention, drama, and emotional reactions from others. The good news is that energy vampires can often be managed through setting clear boundaries and limiting your exposure to their draining energy.
What Are Dark Entities?
Dark Entities are NON-PHYSICAL beings that exist in the spiritual realm and can attach themselves to your energy field. Unlike energy vampires, these entities work from within, creating persistent negative thoughts and influencing your emotions on a deeper level. They tend to resist positive energy work and spiritual practices, making them more challenging to deal with than human energy drains. Dark entities typically require intentional spiritual cleansing and protection work to fully remove their influence from your life.
Key Differences - The Source
Energy Vampires drain you through human relationships and social interactions. You'll notice the exhaustion specifically after conversations or time spent with certain people. The drain is external and tied to your interpersonal connections.
Dark Entities operate from the spiritual realm through energy attachments that influence you internally. Their impact isn't tied to specific people or conversations, but rather comes from within your own energy field and mental space.
How They Affect You
Energy Vampires make you feel tired and drained specifically after interactions with certain people. You'll notice that drama and chaos seem to follow these individuals wherever they go. The relief comes when you're physically away from them, and your energy naturally starts to restore itself.
Dark Entities create a constant heavy feeling that's hard to shake, regardless of who you're with or where you are. They generate intrusive negative thoughts that feel foreign to your usual thinking patterns, and the oppressive energy persists even when you're alone or in positive environments.
Red Flags to Watch For
Energy Vampire Signs include people who always position themselves as the victim in every situation, never show genuine interest in your life or well-being, and seem to create chaos and drama wherever they go. They're masters of guilt trips and emotional manipulation, using these tactics to keep you engaged and feeding their need for attention.
Dark Entity Signs manifest as sudden, unexplained personality changes that feel out of character for you. You might experience waves of fear or anxiety that seem to come from nowhere, along with a persistent feeling that you're "not quite yourself." These entities often create resistance when you try to engage in positive spiritual practices or self-care routines.
Protection Methods
For Energy Vampires, protection comes through setting and maintaining clear boundaries with the people who drain you. Limit the amount of time you spend with them, refuse to engage in their drama or negativity, and practice confidently saying "no" to their demands. Protecting your energy isn't selfish; it's necessary for your well-being.
For Dark Entities, protection requires more spiritual approaches like regular energy cleansing rituals and protective visualizations. Burning sage or palo santo can help clear negative energy from your space, while seeking guidance from experienced spiritual practitioners can provide personalized protection strategies for your specific situation.
What's your experience been like? Have you dealt with energy vampires, dark entities, or both? Share your story in the comments; your experience might help someone else recognize what they're dealing with!
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I love this post because the replies are like "for anyone who doesn't know what nestle did, they benefited from [insert human rights violation here]" but nestle has done SO many fucked up things you get a different topic in every comment
Drained water from places suffering from drought for absolute pennies.
Made African mothers dependent on their milk formula, which they gave for free, until their milk dried up. Then they required them to purchase it, mothers could not afford it, mixed in too little to fulfill nutrient needs, and mixed it with polluted water. Children died.
Used slavery to produce their cocoa.
Pushed for water to be considered a “want” not a “need” and is at the forefront of arguments that water is not a human right.
Poisoned Chinese infants with melamine in their milk formula.
Demanded Ethiopia pay a debt owed to Nestle, during a FAMINE.
Price-fixed food items.
Contributed to deforestation for their cocoa farming.
The worst thing is, Nestle owns TONS of other brands, making it difficult to avoid for certain products.
Please help a queer Mexican-USAmerican struggling to make payments as a result of a sudden knee injury:
I randomly dislocated and fractured my knee back in August and as such was unable to work for four months. While I have been working again since January, the fact that I have missed out on four months worth of income means that I am still struggling with payments
My original goal is $3,000 of which I have so far raised $800
If you are able to donate, my cashapp, venmo, and paypal are all @avangel93
If you can't then I ask that you please reblog this
The AI being hyped right now is not AI at all. It's really important that we all acknowledge this, that the world is selling itself a multi- billion-dollar lemon: predictive text engines that have nothing intelligent about them. They're giant sorting machines, which is why they're so good at identifying patterns in scientific research, and could genuinely advance medicine in wonderful ways. But what they cannot do is think, and as such, it's a collective mass-delusion that these systems have any use in our day-to-day lives beyond plagiarism.
[Image Description: Testicular Self Exam from the Testicular Cancer Awareness Foundation. Each point is accompanied by an image of the corresponding action.
1. cup one testicle at a time using both hands, best performed during or after a warm bath or shower
2. examine by rolling the testicle between thumb and fingers, use slight pressure
3. familiarize yourself with the spermatic cord and epididymis, tube like structures that connect on the back side of each testicle
4. feel for lumps, change in size or irregularities, it is normal for one testis to be slightly larger than the other
If you notice me reblogging anything that is/from:
Stolen art
False information
Anti-sj blogs
TERFs or SWERFs
Anti-feminist/ MRAs
Shitty people in general
Please give me a heads up. I’ll never get angry at you for letting me know. I’ll actually be really glad that you kept me from giving some awful person more visibility and allows me to correct my mistakes. Thank you!
🖤🔮Make moon water for hair, face , or body intake, potions, water for plants you’re growing with a certain intention. Set your perfume in the moon too, that’s also a liquid with water in it. Make sure you set your intentions for each jar of water by speaking into it clearly.
💖🔮Adopt characteristics of goddesses.
🌞📝when you up in the morning, write out all the junk in your head. Clear out overwhelming thoughts. This helps me focus on what I want to accomplish that day.
💖🔮Create your own morals, codes of conduct. (Honesty,Respect,Genuineness).
🌸If a man says he too busy for you,too busy to plan a date,too busy to see you too busy to spend time,too busy to spend on you,too busy to do anything that requires giving you time and attention, HE DOES NOT WANT YOU,drop him like a bad bag of dope!
💖🔮Look up success stories for motivation and manifesting.
🖤🔮Just how important is female friendship if all of you aren’t benefiting from it. Mentally(You feel grounded around your girls)emotionally(Your happy around your girls) physically(You are smiling and laughing genuinely with your girls). No don’t shut yourself out, don’t be afraid to grow connections. Sisterhood is important I believe, but if it’s negative and draining it’s not needed. Be choosey.
🩷🔮Sing a love song to yourself.
🖤🔮Starve anything that takes from you and doesn’t reciprocate. Friends,Family,Co-workers,Partners. You’ve done enough, given enough. No more olive branches or extending of hands. No more one sided communication It’s time to take all that energy and focus it on you, your goals, what you want to achieve. Give to yourself. Time in the physical is not infinite.
🖤🔮Damiana herbs for potent magic.
💖🔮Carry or wear cowrie shell jewelry for attracting love,attraction,magnetic energy.
🔮Morning, noon, and night affirmations.
🖤🔮Put a spell on yourself and make yourself more attracting towards wealthiness and abundance.
💖If you don’t like something CHANGE IT. Nobody else can.
💖🔮Always expect abundance to get it. Always be in receiving mode. Think nothing of doubt, think you have it already because you do. Scripting can help with this as well.
🖤🔮Vampire and siren energy are definitely intertwined with each other, seductive energy, attraction, beauty, mystery, mystic. Study this and counter parts Faires/mermaids.
💖🔮Do egg cleanses.
🔮💖Wear lingerie under clothes and sleep with lingerie on for better attraction energy.
💖🔮Don’t constantly think about spells and rituals,let it have time to get sent out into the universe.
💖Bring yourself to the table you are enough.
🩷🔮Copper is a conductor of energy, wear copper rings and charge them with intentions of what u want.
🖤🔮If you are calm and collected and someone calls you aggressive or combative to throw you off, transmute that energy right back to them and say:
“If me speaking my mind the best way I know how, and me translating it to you the best way I know how to triggers you in any kind of way, then it is you who is sensitive.”
“You want to hear it in YOUR way fit to how YOU feel, and that cannot always be the case.”
“ If you feel defensive to my zero offense. That’s something you should work on before starting conversations with other people.”
I love doing these and it seems like many are enjoying, thank you for your support, hope some of these prompts help you!
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