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[echosofaaliyah]

My children are well behaved, despite what others say.

When I was in the middle of my DV situation, one of the things they tried to make me believe, was that I was not a good mother and my children were misbehaved. But as I listened and watched more, especially them with their own children, I noticed what they truly meant.

They think my children were bad because they had confidence and knew how to say no. My kids can look right at me and feel comfortable "disobeying" me without fear. While my family thinks that if there is no level of fear, they are "disrespectful".

My father would tell my children, "you may not listen to your mother, but you'll listen to me" and I just laughed. Because no they won't? And I don't know why you think they would. And if he ever thought he was going to lay a finger on my kids, he would have had to go through me first. Or face a fury he has not seen from me before.

They use their fists, threats, and violence to uphold their control. They emotionally and mentally manipulate people into thinking if they aren't quiet and compliant, they deserve to be abused. And I was never teaching my children that.

They have autonomy, they don't have ccontrol over their lives (I still set their schedules/routines/ and care for them) but they have the ability to tell me no. They have the chance to work towards becoming responsible for themselves.

Let me make everyone aware that my oldest child is 7. They expected my toddlers to act like emotionally regulated adults. And they are the mentally unstable ones for thinking like that.

My kids "destroyed" things, because my sensory seeking autistic son peeled paint off of sweaty walls. He found paint that was already peeling and ripped it off. My daughters wanted to run and play *gasp* early in the morning 😰. My family stayed up all night, so somehow that meant my children weren't allowed to exist during the day. They like to sing and rock on the couch. The *thing* they did to regulate themselves.

But to them that was "weird," that was "unacceptable," and that was something my kids needed to stop doing because "they didn't like it".

Every step of the way, whenever they tried to convince me to align with their worldview. I refused. And that's why I am "a problem" I know how to say no now and stand it. I don't need their validation or approval and I definitely wasn't sacrificing my children and their mental health for THEIR APPROVAL. They are out of their minds.

My children before we lived there we kind, sweet, a little shy and reserved but they were so loving, ESPECIALLY towards themselves. Ever since we survived that situation and escaped? They've been acting like traumatized children. More anxious, worried about mom or dad leaving them behind, screaming at and hitting each other (they NEVER did of this before). My daughter started crying about wanting to die and not loving herself. (These are things that happen because she doesn't want to go to sleep btw 😭). And I know exactly why.

Being around people who treated their existence as a burden, who would wake up screaming about how much they hated all of us, wanted us to die, and so many henious things. Having a grown adult RUN at them threateningly just because they wanted to say hi to their cats. Told almost everyday how they are unwanted and a bother because "I'm not used to living with people"(lie), watching their mother have her hair pulled out and pepper sprayed. And the people who did it being manipulative as fuck, saying they deserved it and if they don't "start acting right" it'll happen again.

I still wish no (and never have) harm to my family.

And then afterwards, going from place to place. Long car rides, living in hotels or shelters. Having a mom and dad that are exhausted, burnt out, and overwhelmed with trying to keep them alive. Disappointing birthdays, Halloween, and soon to be Christmas. They have gone through so much, and never at any point will I look at them and call them "bad" or misbehaved for trying to process all this shit.

My daughter this morning threw herself on the floor and screamed at me that she didn't have to listen and she didn't love herself. All because she didn't want to brush her hair and teeth today. So, you know what I did? I sat on the floor with her, offered a hug, and held her until she stopped crying. And then I told her, "I love you, and it's really important to me that you love you too." And that was that. When she was ready she went and took care of herself.

And our morning wasn't "ruined" by someone thinking I should have had beaten her instead.

My kids are good kids, they always will be. They don't deserve abuse for any reason, and I will continue to teach them how to tell me no (when safe to ofc) and stand in it confidently.

And I hope one day they become the nightmare you truly think they are. I hope that they grow up with the backbone and nervous system to actually make a difference in this world.

I will not be raising a generation that will fall in line and do what they are told because someone might hurt them.

Instead, I'll teach them to say no and how to stand up and protect themselves from anyone who thinks they are entitled to compliance.

[echosofaaliyah]

I feel empty, yet so full of life.

[echosofaaliyah]

Where are my intentions?

A lot of my intentions lay in the fact that I would like some level of control in the environment around me. I am not ashamed to admit that I would like a say over my life, routine, or choices I am able to make. I would like to be able to wake up in the morning and decide what work I'd like to do, how I'd like to do it, and when I'd want to. It's something I want to work towards for

everyone,

so why would I not for myself? It's a dream I have for the community, and how humans are expected to show up. I don't want control or power over people. Only myself. And I think that's something that should be expected of everyone. No one should have control or power over anyone, and that truth has to start from within ourselves.

But what exactly would I do? This is a question I struggled with for a long time. I saw since I was an itty bitty teenager and the career counselors asked me what work I wanted to do. I wanted to be an artist/author. I wanted to make stories and share them with people and eventually I wanted to do animations. But everyone around me told me that was unrealistic, that I should strive for something different and, "made more money". Even though it was completely realistic where I lived. Buffalo Ny doesn't have much but our colleges provided so many different programs that I could have gone for so many different majors. If people truly allowed me to make the decision for myself.

My assumptions are, because I was a "gifted" student they saw my passions in art as "wasted potential" why would a child as smart as me not want to work towards a life filled with studying and compliance? Why would I not want to make a bunch of money? Why would I not want to fall in line and do as I'm told? Especially when they had spent years trying to break my spirit and creativity.

But my brain sort of shuts down when I'm expected to figure out what to do from within the system. I was at my unhealthiest when I was falling in line and doing as I'm told. I have always had a deep love for animals. So, I tried to get a job working with animals. It took a long time for me to get a job, I was applying since I was a teen but I didn't get one until I was an adult and had already had children. I was ignoring my disabilities, basically avoiding having to accept I was disabled. And I was desperate to prove myself and I also was naive enough to think I had a say in changing anything there.

People are always on their best behavior the first month, but eventually they get domineering and controlling. Especially when you're a person who speaks up and doesn't back down. So, eventually I was told to, "stop advocating for the animals"

I refused, "I will speak up if there is an animal that will experience neglect." And there is nothing they can say against that. Otherwise they'd have to admit that they truly don't care about the animals welfare, but I knew that they did. And that's why it was heartbreaking to hear those words out of their mouths. That's why it was heartbreaking Everytime they chose 'policy' over what was best for the animal. That's why when I started experiencing pushback I just quit. Why would I do work I know will hurt life when that is something I'm so against?

And why is it that animal welfare is almost completely voluntary? Why is it you must have money or government approval before you're able to jump in this work and do something different? And why do so few people actually ask this question? Why does it seem like there are owners who want to justify their negligence for "I can't afford it" as opposed to looking for a way to make a better life for us all possible? But I'm going off on a bit of a tangent. A lot of my frustrations lay in this thought. How a lot of the jobs that will change the world for the better, are completely voluntary and most times pay nothing. How if you want to help people, animals, or the environment, you need the money to be able to do that. And if you don't you need to "be realistic and get a job" when these are jobs!!

And then, when we offer the suggestion of a moneyless society, something that wouldn't require us to afford life, it is seen as something "impossible". That there is no possible chance that humans would work for free when we already have so many examples of people working for free!!!!!!! And when I say, "I would happily work so that you don't have to" they sort of malfunction. They don't believe me.

But I would absolutely work for you to rest.

I don't want to do work for corporations, genocide, or wars. I want to do work for the community, for rest, for care. I want my society, fellow humans, and nature to thrive all around me. I want people to feel confident, determined, and capable of making their own decisions. I don't want to work to make profit at all, I want to work to see life around me thrive. I see it all as one big garden and I want all the buds to bloom. And I think if someone needs to rest, they deserve to rest. For as long as that is required. Because we are Overworked, we are burnt out and exhausted, and every single one of you deserves a break. And I want to work towards that future, where eventually everyone is able to take their well deserved break. And I think no one needs to be expected to get to work. Because once you're well rested and fed, you will naturally gravitate towards the work you wanna do, and whatever you do will be beneficial to society. Period.

So, that's kind of where my mindset has been and surrounding things. That's kind of the foundation of my intentions and where I am working from. And it doesn't really explain my GoFundMe or what work I would actually do, yeah?

I promise at the end of this, everything will make sense and I think you would have a good understanding of my intentions and what kind of work you can expect from me. But I am going as in-depth as I possibly can, so grab a snack because I think we're only halfway through this!

So, I always struggled to figure out what work I wanted to do, not only because of surviving the dv I was going through at the time and my mother's death, but also because of how much I wanted to do. I like technology and I'm a little stem nerd. I could've been in microbiology, computer engineering, robotics, zoologist, marine biologist, wildlife rehabilitator, environmental conservation/restoration/preservation, and SO MUCH more. And the only reason I didn't was because I never chose anything. I was depressed, I was blaming myself for every single traumatic event I had went through, and I was trying to kill myself for it. I didn't take care of myself and I spent a lot of time avoiding feeling things.

I tried therapy, medication, everything for years. My depression stems from my mind. It stems from the fact that I am aware of everything going on and it simultaneously breaks my heart and makes me angry. I feel powerless and hopeless as well as feeling like I desperately want to do something about it. and therapy never truly acknowledges that, the medication makes it so my body cannot feel the depression but I can still think about it. And therapy is basically, "let's learn how to ignore things". And I am not comfortable in a state of cognitive dissonance. I am in the worst state mentally when I know what I'm "supposed" to be feeling but I'm taking these drugs that makes it physically impossible to feel it. It makes me shut down completely. Or they made me so drowsy that I could barely stay awake.

My mental health journey is something that spanned throughout my life, and I trusted the authority figures in there for a lot longer than they deserved. The worst thing doctors have done to me is release me when they knew my pharmacy was closed, 3 days after a C-section. I had to survive day and night with nothing but Tylenol after a major abdominal surgery. It was absolute torture and I could not sleep. I was crying and begging my husband to go to the doctor as soon as the pharmacy opened. And it was not the first time they withheld medication from me, post C-section. I had 3 against my will. The only reason I got the second and third was because of the one before, despite doctors saying, "you're the perfect candidate!" They just didn't want to deal with me and I never had autonomy.

So it was easier to just give up and comply. Especially as raising young children is extremely exhausting. From the moment I had my first child it was me and my partner. People took my boundaries as "pushing them away" and i was seen as the problem for being upset that they didn't respect me.

"don't post my children or about them on your Facebook"

"don't kiss my children"

"let me get used to being a parent for at least two weeks before expecting anything from me"

But it was "too much". I was a "controlling partner who didn't let my husband hang out with his family" because I needed his support post partum and didn't want him gone for 2 hours +. I was still controlling, unreasonable, and mentally ill to my biological family because I didn't want to "play family". They expect you to stay around people despite how violent they are to you. Family parties are for everyone, even the pedophile great uncle who everyone ignores has touched almost every girl/woman in the family. You're the problem for not wanting to be around them, not the fact that they have molested you or someone else.

Or I'm supposed to be around a family that physically assaulted me for "talking back" or whatever they decided was deserving of abuse. I am the problem for not wanting to be around people who are physically capable of hurting me. And I have to just accept their presence, as opposed to the family I actually want to be around respecting me enough to spend time with just me and not all of us. But I eventually had to learn (the hard way) that even the family I thought loved me, has always carried a level of hate in their hearts for me. That they don't care about me. And that's important to acknowledge. They loved how putting me down made them feel, they loved the level of control they had over me. And that's why I was always the problem when I spoke up or tried to leave.

So it was a hard, lonely lesson to learn. Constantly being rejected and harmed by people and believing their words over their actions. Believing their justifications and what they said was possible for me. Despite the reality that existed around us. For far too long I punished myself. Called myself too much, too emotional, too paranoid. But I was always a scared child trying to navigate the environment I was born into.

And eventually, I survived, I'm here. I am relatively safe now (still being stalked and threatened) and I have the opportunity to change the trajectory of my life. What is it that I truly want to do? I genuinely have given this thought so much effort and intention.

At first I wanted to create an intentional community, but now I believe that intentional communities start from within. You can live intentionally from wherever you are. And I truly don't think I would be comfortable isolated in the middle of nowhere, I really don't. It was also a thought that stemmed from fear and desperation (for me personally). I wanted to hide away and I was scared of being hurt. But I don't want to hide anymore.

So, I decided that I will live intentionally and do what I can from where I am. And I'm poor 🤣 so when you're poor and disabled, your options are basically roll over, die, and make room for someone who can actually do the work. But I know I deserve better. So now, my explanation of the work I wanna do acknowledges that in this world I need money to do it. But I'm going to think of it as if I don't need money, or if I have all the money I would need to make it possible.

Also quick question: if two racists can raise over 100k, why couldn't I get people to help me too?

And, in order to help anyone I need to be able to help myself, and our biggest need is housing. And I will explain why.

Another major foundation for my work is environmental care. I need to be able to move to a community that is more environmentally focused, or at least where I have a bit more control over the yard and space. I also want something that is long-term. I'm not a person that likes to travel, I don't like jumping from house to house.

My first apartment I lived in for 6 years, we never had a problem and we definitely would have stayed longer. Know why we didn't? They called my children animals for having toys on their floor! And said those toys were the reason as to why the windows were getting water in, and that's how the black mold in there grew. Yep, they tried to convince us our children's toys on the floor in the living room was the reason why mold was growing inside the walls of our bedrooms 😬. And ever since then we've had trouble with renting. The second landlord we moved to had a property management that was extremely pro trump. They had several different tenants stalking us. I have a video recording where a guy was screaming and threatening us admitting that he's been watching us the entire time.

"I never see you at the playground with your kids"

"yeah, because you fucking weirdos are WATCHING US"

They weren't subtle about it either. Me and my kids would be out trying to take a walk and as if I was in a fucking horror movie, everyone's eyes were seemingly on us. One night someone even tried HITTING ME WITH THEIR CAR.

So we need safety, we need peace, we need rest. We need some type of stability that's not going to come with constant strings attached. And we absolutely need help in achieving that.

But once we've gained that stability? Everything will fall into place. We would have stability, and the opportunity to actually have somewhere to put all of our things. We would feel comfortable with actually keeping items without having to worry about where it's gonna fit or losing it.

There's a lot more I can do with my art when I have access full time to a printer, laminator, and a physical address. When I am able to actually have a mailing address and some type of security. But really, truly? The land.

I want to garden, not only food for my family but the community. I want to build up to a point where I am a place to go to for food. I want to teach others how to garden (if that's something they want to do), or build things, or even if they wanted to come learn about our natural ecosystem. I am deeply connected to NY and it's native life, but no matter where I go I will learn everything I possibly can about the ecosystem around me.

But I honestly think the first thing I would do is figure out what native plants in the area are endangered and do as much as I can to grow them. And then I will offer free seeds or young plants for a low cost.

For the animal sanctuary, I don't think I will do better than rescues/shelters or anything like that. I just want to be an extra support space to them. They are overcrowded, they are struggling themselves. And I want to be a person that supports them through these tough times, not another cog working alongside them and struggling just as much. I would foster cats mostly, but also leave the possibility for 1-2 dogs at a time. I have experience with dog training professionally so I'm confident in my abilities to rehabilitate dogs, I just honestly don't like dog people. And I would also like the space for small animals and (small) reptiles, as I feel like through and through, those animals struggle with finding fosters/homes. I honestly just want to be a space for support, for whatever animals need my care at the time. It would be dependent on our location and needs. I would also offer resources and knowledge on care. My main goal would be pet retention. I want people to be able to keep the pets that they love. And I want to support not only the animals but their possible owners as well.

I'm confident in this work and my abilities to make it happen. The food I grow would eventually, at least contribute, to pet food alternatives. Something that is not only healthy but affordable. (Mostly for herbivore species as I personally will not be raising anything for meat. It is more likely that I would provide affordable feed to local farmers).

So, I'm not asking you to do anything but to uplift me. Give me the care and love that my family has never provided to me. To provide the support you will to any other nonprofit or corporation that repeats these same ideals. Not because it's charity, but because you believe in the message that is being said. Because you want to see a world that is filled with care, compassion, and understanding. Because you believe that suffering is not an indicator of how much someone deserves access to life.

I just need people to notice enough to listen, and hopefully understand. That I don't want power, I don't want control. I'm not trying to be the next authority or world leader. I just want to survive and I want you to survive with me. And I think that should be more than enough reason to support me.

Don't you?

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[echosofaaliyah]

Hi everyone 💖

I wanted to share that I’ve made a GoFundMe.

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Hello, my name is Aaliyah Hunter. I’m a Buffalo, NY native, born and rai… Aaliyah Hunter needs your support for Help Aaliyah Build a Safe,

My family and I are working toward securing safe, stable housing as we stabilize after leaving a difficult and unsafe situation. Having stability right now would make an enormous difference, not just for safety, but for our ability to rest, heal, and move forward.

My longer-term goal is to build a small, community-centered project rooted in care: environmental restoration, ethical landscaping, animal welfare education, and mutual support. These are things I’ve talked about here and for a long time, and I genuinely want to give back once we’re on stable ground.

If you’re able and would like to help, whether by donating or sharing, I would be deeply grateful. If not, please know there’s no pressure at all. Thank you for being here, for reading, and for holding space with me as I navigate this.

I hope you’re having a good day 🌱

gofund.me/45ff50734

[echosofaaliyah]

You can tell easily who is the problem in a situation, based on how they communicate about it. The only issue is, people only want to hear what they want to hear about you. And if you do authentic, genuine work, that is for the betterment of **everyone**, people usually have some nasty things to say about you.

People will always look for a way to humble you or "put you in your place" but this is a reminder that life is humbling enough, you don't need anyone for that. Most times people are far more critical of themselves than they are of anyone else. That's why I never feel the need to truly prove myself or "fight against rumors". I'll say what I want to say right here to everyone's face, there are no secrets here to be held. I'll talk about what I did "wrong" and then try and communicate about how things will look going forward. But people don't want that, they want compliance. They want you to consider their comforts and that's it. Calling your needs, "emotional", "too much", or twisting your attempts at communicating as "starting a problem". And when you finally decide to walk away, you have to force them to grieve. Look at themselves even if they don't want to.

And so the solution? Isolate you socially. You're the manipulative abuser, tell everyone they can their versions. While watching their victim like a hawk, any attempt at you telling your story is, "shit talking" and they JUMP at the opportunity to "discredit" you, even if they have little to no evidence to prove their claims. Every single moment of their lives is spent hovering over you and what you might say or do against them, even if you personally are just existing. They don't want you to have peace or heal, you don't deserve to, only if you comply.

So, if you find yourself, for some reason, outside of this situation. Just ask questions, get their stories. And maybe even ask them what they want for that person. The victim can at times lean somewhat towards punishment, but they are not hostile about it. You can hear the pain and struggle in their voice as they try and consider if what really happened, happened (because it truly is difficult to accept that someone who was supposed to love and care about you, did something like that to you), while the other person?

There's usually a hostile coldness to their tone, they far more often aim towards punishment and their punishments are cruel and unusual. Especially if you ask them, "what did they do to you?"

Some people are great at whipping up a story of how the person is an abuser. They will use things that you may have actually done (equating depression to laziness, anxiety to paranoia, and similar), or they will twist situations to where they blamed your reaction to their abuse as the abusive thing. Leaving out every little thing they did to bring about whatever behavior it was.

Also, are they trying to gain access or not? It seems that there are some people who will claim abuse. But would still want their access to information, family parties, get togethers, holidays, they just want to be a part of the person's life in some capacity, that just does not make sense when compared to their stories.

I personally want nothing to do with the people who abused me. I NEVER want to see them again. While they are hoping and praying for my return. They think of me often with so much hate and malice, yet at the same time think they can call themselves loving and caring about me. They pray and hope for my failure so that I can come crawling back and begging them for help. Apologizing and dehumanizing myself so that they can maybe tell me I'm deserving of life. But they never will, because they do not believe that I am.

So, it's just something to be aware of. There are so many different nuances to every situation and a survivor does not need to prove themselves to you for you to believe them. They shouldn't be strung up to plead their case, there should be no interrogation of the one who survived more than of the one who was accused of harm.

But honestly, it's how we treat our women and children. Most of you don't like women, and unless you can gain access to her body in some way or if she's sacrificing her own body to bring life, she's not deserving of support. Single and pregnant women receive so much support in different ways, that it's not even fair to make a comparison. At the end of the day, it's all of us struggling. And someone else screaming in our faces and in the background that we are never doing enough and we don't deserve the little bit of support that we have or access to life unless we comply.

We can spend our entire lives gaining knowledge and putting it together in a way that you hope others will understand, only to be met with silence. And when you do get commentary it's to criticize it in some way. "This is amazing but actually this is why not, even though you specifically structured it to cover said things I said you missed, I just need to find something wrong with it."

People pick at what they can see or judge, I never truly feel like I'm being seen as a person. Never truly feeling as if what I know is respected. And I see it across the bar. Everyone is too busy picking at each other that we are never actually listening to one another. And since I have finally stopped talking and started listening, you know what I have found?

Hatred, circular arguments, disingenuous arguments, people who didn't bother to pay attention, people who fully understand it- they just 'don't like' socialism, rage baiters, trolls (they are different), and so much more. So many people too focused on making someone feel how they felt and not enough care or love.

It is exhausting, and at times it makes me struggle to move forward. But I genuinely believe that we all deserve better. I believe doing work because it needs to be done and not for profit is common sense and integral for any functioning society. I believe that money is a corruptive source and it should not hold any power or authority, especially over life.

I believe that if enough people started standing up for what they believe in and what they know, things would change. And I don't think we need a huge revolution or crazy war to make it happen. Will the elite try and go out with a bang? Yes, but at the end of the day we need to realize the people pushing the buttons, flying the air crafts, or fighting back against us will be human beings, "just doing their jobs".

And if we remove the incentive to kill for a dollar, then why would they kill? It also gives us an opportunity to let us truly see people's true colors. To know who will and who won't harm people just for the sake of power and control. Who will try and exert their dominance and authority over another person for their own comforts/desires. Who embodies the traits we call "evil"? And who is good? And who says we can't have a society with 'respect points'? The colonists? The ones who tell us life is worth less than a dollar? I don't believe it and I KNOW we deserve and can have better.

We just have to truly believe it in our hearts and work towards the future we say we want to see. Nothing will change if we continue to comply and do as we are told. We deserve better, we deserve to thrive. And no one deserves to suffer in the modern era with all of our technical advancements.

[echosofaaliyah]

I'd like to put more of my writings and thoughts into the world but have been hesitant, for a while. For a LONG time, I was scared of being perceived, then I was worried about being understood... Now? I'm not really sure where the hesitation lies.

But my assumptions begin with the idea that my work would be consumed instead of appreciated. The idea that I'll put my work out there and suddenly it becomes a version of itself I never expected. Sometimes I think back to other creators, and wonder if their work went where they wanted it to go... And I find it doesn't? Not always of course, but lots of things that have inspired me have been things people made impulsively, with little thought of what comes after. The stories, games, creations that have become popular enough to inspire me, came from a gut instinct response to just "make something". And I find it beautiful and terrifying.

My process takes too much overthinking, I want to get every detail and aspect figured out before jumping in. I want to know all about the characters I'm creating, to a point I get too attached to them. And whenever I get attached to a character I feel as if I need to throw them in the bin and start the story over completely. But I've been doing that for years.

And how many stories am I going to scrap and redesign? How many times will I give up before I actually make an attempt to finish? And it seems like the more I try, the more the world fights back.

I finally get an idea for stories/comics/characters that I Actually wanted to draw, and my computer stops working? Making it so I have to look at other drawing media that just makes me sad and depressed? It makes me beg the question, "what lesson is in this? What am I supposed to learn here?" Because to me, it just looks like a sick joke.

But that's just me complaining because I also have a lot to be grateful for. Despite being stalked digitally and physically, I am safe. Despite my family and New York's conservative/zionist crowd trying to scare and threaten me into giving up, I never will! I had to take a break from tik tok because I kept getting death threats, and I don't want to deal with that :) so I'm not even LOOKING at that for a while. But I AM SAFE!!!!

I don't want to give too much information because of the obvious information above, but we have help that will keep us with somewhere to live at the bare minimum. We've been reaching out to nonprofits and things similar but a lot of stuff has long waiting lists or are no longer in service. I found some really cool housing first non profits even though they aren't really in my county.

If you can help, please do 😭 donations are your biggest contributions because I can actually survive on that. But engagement, shares, likes, following your passions/motivations, being brave enough to tell someone "no" and stand in it, speaking up at injustice, being your most authentic self, and so, so much more! There are so many ways you personally can help me, so please, if you can, help! Even reading this mess to the end is enough!

But one thing is, if you want help from a nonprofit you need a referral, usually, from a different nonprofit or one of those overworked places that literally have no time. And/Or you need to actually live in their county. As well as communication skills across the board for everywhere are subpar. Everyone is disconnected even when they work in the same building and it's a bit weird. Everywhere seems to have this break in communication so I think it's REALLY important for everyone to start talking to one another.

So I didn't know what to expect with this, but I just vented honestly 😭. Thanks for coming to my ted talk, and I hope you have a good day today.

I'm gonna go hide now

[echosofaaliyah]

I'd like to work towards collaborative storytelling in some way. I've seen people use discord servers and I think that's great! But I do want to know about other alternatives. Have you ever created a story with a group of friends? How did it work?

Did you take turns writing pages? Did you only write for a specific character? Or was one or two people responsible for the writing? How would you like to see this structured in a group?

Did you world-build first or did you jump right into writing things? I'd like to know!!

When I was a kid I sort of did it all, I LOVED writing new stories and I could create entire worlds within minutes. I would roleplay on the warrior cats OG website back in the day, as well as in school me and my bff's would write stories together. At times each one of us was responsible for entire chapters.

So, I am thinking my process would be very adaptable depending on what is agreed upon individually!

So what do you think? What is some advice you'd like to share? What would you personally like to see?

Let me share some of my story with you as well! TW adult topics, 18+ only and always. Not interested in being friends with minors. Not sorry!

(The biggest reason I've turned away from discord servers is because of how many accept minors and if they don't the topics are overly sexual.)

It is placed in a magic filled world, it is not earth but its history is similar to earth up to a point.

After "The Great War" humans and elves became the dominating species on the planet. Agreeing to stay in their designated territories, they were free to rule how they wanted, as long as they respected their borders/agreements. It was a peace treaty created only to calm their citizens, as they were tired and exhausted after a war that had torn nations apart and were ready for a change. This treaty was fulfilled by marriage, of course. The elves sent their eldest daughter to marry the humans eldest son. She gave birth to twin boys, but soon after one of the sons and the daughter died from what the humans called, "birth complications".

Driving a wedge into the already fragile agreement when they refused to give the elves access to her. Claiming ownership and "burial rights", as well as being extremely avoidant with the actual location of her grave.

Despite their efforts to retrieve her, the elves eventually "let it go", but from then on their trust was broken. The treaty now only exists as a way to control their citizens and keep appearances. But the elves still occasionally visit the 'King of Kings' to question him on the location of their lost princess. Our characters will, eventually, reveal where she is buried.

~

I will go into more detail on each species in another post, but this is the history. The story would take place on each continent, and we are free to start wherever we want. But how?? Let me say!

I'm thinking our story follows a woman who is looking for a man she got a vague description of in a dream. He's the one that will lead her to her daughter, but she does not know any idea how to find him. Though, as long as she keeps moving, she gets hints, little universal messages that lead her closer and closer to where is his. To the point she learns his name and learns that he is a recluse, and intentionally avoids people and places filled with them. Which eventually makes it much easier to find his location.

More information on the world/our MC: she is currently unnamed, she is half elf, and I'd like to give the elves a distinct way of naming their children. Elves are a very nature centered and spiritual species, each nation associating with a different element and they have a special naming ritual after birth. (Which is why the humans betrayed the elves in a massive way, especially because they refused the naming ceremony for the surviving son). The nation of the mother is the prefix they use. So,

Air- Av'

Earth- Ve'

Fire- Fra'

Water- Ki'

I'm improvising now, but I would also like someone who is interested, to help with the creation of at least a bare bones language and the actual naming ceremony and other rituals/ceremonies for many different species. There are more than just elves and humans but this would be way too long if I dove into it now.

Our main character's mother was an Elf, so I'm thinking she should have the prefix. Her mother's nation was earth, so I'm thinking something like Eriea'Sun (but not this name). Her father was a Basilisk. A "subspecies" of humans that have proficient shape shifting skills. Their magic/biology/something about them makes them capable of transforming their physical body with ease and very little risk of becoming "lost" or corrupted.

They emerged a short time after The Great War, and with heavy religious influence, they broke away from humans. It started as self preservation but quickly turned into them believing they were "genetically" superior to humans. And those who do not agree are exiled, banished from their territories or they could face public execution.

Humans do hold a hatred for basilisks, but it is dependent on where you are. One country, the farthest from the kingdoms, are overall welcoming to basilisks. They "don't care as long as you look human." So still not exactly a safe place.

The kingdom is ruled by 13 kings, the king of kings is excluded from this, it spreads out across one of the largest continents in the world in a sort of hexagonal shape. Each kingdom is connected by roads, the type varying from kingdom to kingdom. And right in the center, is the king of kings. He directs and controls the kings, who control the land. The closer you get to the center, the more your life is at risk. As the king of kings is known as an unforgiving man who will find you guilty of a crime he made up. And he is not one to publicly execute, his punishments are hidden away. Sometimes screams can be heard if you get too close to the castle grounds. They come from below your feet and the townsfolk say that stepping foot there will leave you marked and cursed to the same fate.

But the human territory is one of the largest pieces on the map (not created yet), and there are so many more places to discover within it. Like there is an entire island governed by wizards and mages. They are a group of the worlds strongest magic users, and because of that, they are a mix bag of different sources and powers. They are one of the only places that are truly free from any one nation's influence.

And there are many MANY different species to discover. A note to make is not many of them have their own territories. They are either owned by humans or live in elven territory.

Giants are one species that are owned by humans. Their population has been severely dropped and after years of fighting back they are exhausted, and just trying to keep anymore of them from being born and the young ones alive and well.

While the fae have an agreement with the elves, they have many territories that are respected within elven territory.

But each species is different and has a certain dynamic in this world. I'll be creating a list slowly!

But we lost track of our MC 😅 a short refocus back onto her to say. When she was a young teen, her and her parents were discovered by a randomly sent patrol of knights. The king of kings wanted, "new stock" and after one unlucky day, their lives changed forever. Her father was sold off to a farmer and never seen again. And her and her mother stayed within the castle walls. Expected to keep things clean and the king and his friends "happy". Her daughter was a result of this, and she was able to keep hold of her until she turned 4. The king took her daughter and sold her away to an unknown buyer (he was worried that the child was his and sent her away to be hidden until he could "figure it out" but the people he trusted with the daughter eventually lost her too). And sort of 'snapping' after this she assassinated the king and ran away to find her daughter. And you know the rest!

~

Their journey, the world, hopefully, will be decided not just by me, but whoever would like to join in. Where she finds him, where they go next, what species are proficient at what magic, what types of magic exists, everything can be decided by the community.

So let me know what you think!!

[echosofaaliyah]

Hello everyone! Today is my birthday! I'm turning 28!

I wanted to take a moment not only to give you a collective reading with my brand new deck, but also explain my process a bit more. If you'd like to skip straight to the reading, scroll down just a lil :).

I don't do readings when I'm depressed, stressed, or experiencing a panic attack (I have a panic disorder). I feel as if it muddies the reading and I would project more than I wouldn't when I forced myself to give readings I wasn't ready to give. Sometimes it just messes with my energy, for example, if I do a reading as soon as I start feeling better, it can cause me to start feeling depressed almost right away again.

So, all this time, I've taken time to really attempt to regulate my nervous system. I'm healing, I'm growing, and I'm expanding my emotional capacity. I'm doing what I can to survive in a world that does not care about me in the slightest. Keeping myself alive in spite of everything and everyone. And I'm doing so much better.

I have never been good at consistent readings, so I will never promise that to anyone. But I mean it when I say I will get to every single person I "owe", and it will be completely free always, regardless of how bad life gets or how "desperate" I am for money, I will not let this world change me more than it already has. I refuse to lose myself or my morals, and I will stick by what I said.

So, with that being said. I will not be doing personal readings on my birthday or the subsequent days after that (unless I really want to). And I might be M.I.A. throughout the holiday season. My mother died in February, and I lived with her from Halloween until New years at that time, so this time of year is extremely difficult for me. And I tend to isolate even more than I do any other time of the year. So compassion and understanding is greatly appreciated here :)

So thank you!! for reading, being here, waiting (even if you are impatient, I understand), and just the support you've given in the ways that you have. I'm genuinely grateful. Thank you for being with me on this journey of healing and self discovery.

✨✨The tarot reading starts here ✨✨

And with that being said, I do have a general reading for you! This is for anyone who resonates, so take what you'd like and leave what doesn't fit!!

First off is the Ten of wands in reverse, which gives the energy of continued hardships and oppression. Things are going to get much harder before they get better. Expect unexpected challenges, frustrations, and things that just feel unnecessary. There's certain energy in this world that is increasingly getting frustrated. Their plans are not going as expected and they feel this desperate need to escalate, despite you not really giving them any reason to. The universe wants to remind you that these challenges have very little to do with you and more so with whoever is "standing in your way". Lots of people are losing their power, their lies are being exposed, things are changing even if subtly. And that makes certain energies "go crazy" in a way. People are going to act more irrationally and in a very oppressive way because they are desperate to hold onto the status quo. But it's not gonna work, they are just going to continue to expose themselves.

Next is the queen of pentacles in reverse, which to me is saying that you are in a very distrustful energy. Suspicious of those around you and sort of in this mindset of expecting something to "go wrong". This is leaving your body in a very stressed state. I'm thinking your hesitation to reach out or "put yourself out there" is a valid response to just the experiences you've had to go through. With the ten of wands coming before this, I think it's the universe saying, "you've had to survive this oppressive world, of course you are distrustful and very picky about the people you allow in your energy." I don't think there's much advice here, just a gentle acknowledgment that you don't trust people and that it is a completely valid way for you to feel right now.

Then ending off the reading we have, the six of pentacles in reverse, which is speaking of the illusion of scarcity. And your unwillingness to ask or receive help based on this idea of "others need more" or if someone else has something, that somehow means it takes it away from you. Watch your envy and resentment. Don't forget "who the enemy truly is". Don't get lost in the scarcity mindset and withhold help or, worse, refuse to ask for help, because you think you're not deserving.

There is plenty of resources, energy, people, anything for everyone. We don't have to fight for scraps and someone else succeeding does not mean you cannot succeed in the same way. So ask for help when you need it, give when you can. Remember that almost every problem that exist on this planet was intentionally created in order to line someone else's pockets. We are playing a sick game that tells others they are deserving of death if they don't reach an ever changing standard and things need to change.

But the only ones who can change that, are us. So believe in yourself, do your shadow work, and remember who the "enemy" is. Much love and light, and I hope you have a wonderful day!

I hope you resonated with this reading, and if you did, consider donating! Or maybe send a birthday gift 🥹? My cash app is RexBran, or you can follow the link here:

https://cash.app/$RexBran

Thank you so much for taking the time to read, I'm now going to take the rest of the day to enjoy my birthday and spend more time with my family :) have a beautiful day and many blessings to you.

[echosofaaliyah]

Hi everyone! Sorry for the delay. I don't want to give too much information, because I am still being stalked. But personal life issues have popped up that made it difficult to be active on social media. I'm still going to do tarot readings for free but obviously it's been delayed. If you're new and interested, there's a bit of a wait while I catch up to what's owed.

But if you sent an ask or a message, I am not ignoring or skipping you. Just had life stuff come up :) you'll get your reading soon! I'm sorry again for the delay!

[echosofaaliyah]

hello, may i get a reading please? i’m interested in this person A, and we’re friends at the moment. i want to ask about the future of our connection, any messages regarding his actions towards our connection next. i don’t know if he likes me back haha 🍋🍋 thank you very much

Hello! Thank you for this opportunity!

So I started pulling cards with the question of “what does their future look like?” and I got the two of swords first. And when that happens it tells me that someone has a choice or decision to make. Since this is the ‘cats rule the earth’ tarot deck, the cat isn’t blindfolded but they do have a scar over their eye. Which tells me they have had a difficult battle. And so the reading became about this card and clarifying the two of swords.

I pulled for the different choices that they could be struggling with. I got the ten of swords and ten of cups! Which made me want to pull more clarity for each card, since ya know??

So first I’m going to go into the ten of swords, as I think this is saying how someone is still grieving over a devastating end. I’ll speak with they/them and you put the gender where it resonates!

Some type of heartbreak or sudden end in their life. They are healing from something that has happened in their past. A betrayal perhaps. So I pulled three cards that may give insight into this.

And the first card was the fool in reverse, which tells me that they are withholding jumping in to new things, perhaps being held back by fears and what ifs. Next is the eight of pentacles in reverse which says that they are avoiding doing the necessary healing work and being a bit impatient about it as well. “Why don’t I feel better?” While never actually facing their old wounds. And then the ace of swords in reverse says, that their judgement here is clouded by their grief. Lots of things they may be saying about themselves are lies told to them by the betrayal or the sudden end that they’ve gone through.

And then for the ten of cups, I will feed some delulu and say this is the future potential of the relationship. A could be “your person”, and there’s a possibility of a relationship here. And something the universe loves to repeat to me is that “love is a choice” and you both have to chose to work towards the relationship and its fulfillment. But I do have 3 clarity cards here as well!

So, the three of pentacles here is asking you to honor your differences, be your authentic self, and understanding one another is key. Do things you both love together (if you’re bold enough, ask them out! If not keep hanging out as friends). I think this is saying the energy is mutual here. There is an enjoyment of one another’s energy.

The The two of cups in reverse is indicative of self love. And it’s a reminder to love yourself more than anyone else can ever love you. It’s not so much about your relationship with others, but also your relationship with yourself. Because the love that you think you are deserving of is what you will project onto others. Or even worse, you will accept from others.

And then the three of wands is about discovery. I think that this relationship can be good for you both. Even if you’re “just friends” for a bit to get to know each other more and wait to truly see how things grow. Because there is room for so many different possibilities here and it’s really up to you both on where it goes.

So overall, I think this was the universes cheeky way to say “it’s up to you both”. A long way to say that “love is a choice” once again. And that the future of your relationship is based on what you do or don’t do.

[echosofaaliyah]

Hi! May I get a reading from you? If so my question would be what exactly is blocking love (romantic) in my life? - N

Hello N! Thank you for this opportunity!

Your first card is the king of cups, which I think is an overall representation of your energy. You are naturally intuned with your emotions in a way where you’re able to make logical decisions that are also connected to your heart. The universe is reminding you that your boundaries are there to protect you and your heart. Not to worry about pushing people away, or being “too much”. Approach all of your relationships from your naturally authentic self. Because you are a person who can heal a room with just your presence. You bring joy and light and a sort of calm that helps people “feel at home”. And the universe wants to remind you of this so that you can be a bit easier on yourself.

Next is the five of pentacles, which to me is saying you’re a bit stuck in past memories and “the good ol days”. Feeling a bit left behind or as if you’re not where you’re “supposed” to be. Falling into the trap of “lacking” something important based on material expectations. Or maybe it could be because of the loneliness that comes with not being partnered with someone. I have a sense that you could be comfortable being alone. You’re not a person that scrambles to find love, but that isolated lonely feeling of “no one cares” can get heavy on you like it would for anyone else.

But this card is a reminder that even if you feel like you’re alone, there is someone close by even if you can’t see it yet. This is an encouragement to shift your mindset. Rejection is an opportunity to find whats more aligned with you. The bits of loneliness are there for introspection. Opportunities to heal yourself from old wounds or narratives told to you about yourself. Because you do deserve love, but you deserve the love that will honor you and who you are. Nothing less.

Next is the moon in reverse, which I think is an overall “good job” from the universe. A message that the inner work and healing you have been doing is working, even if you’re not aware of how yet. You’re breaking through illusions and limiting thoughts that have otherwise would have “held you back” in the past. Possibly even learning truths about old situations that are able to bring you a bit more clarity than you had before. Overall this is a card of clarity through your emotional tides. A reminder of the king of cups, and how you are a sort of “master” over that ocean of emotions you can feel.

Then there is the four of wands in reverse, which is still a good card! You have lots of things to celebrate. Personal goals you’ve accomplished, the amount of healing you’ve done, maybe you quit something that was hurting you, or you started a routine that has been helpful (exercise, meditation, journaling), the universe is reminding you that even though things aren’t going exactly the way you might want them to externally, you still have lots to celebrate about yourself.

And then to end of the reading you have the four of pentacles in reverse, which is one last piece of encouragement on your journey. This I think, is speaking of self protection. You are stable within yourself, your energy, your boundaries. You’re able to stay calm even when it feels like the world is falling apart around you, and that is a skill to be proud of. Your boundaries, the ways in which you protect yourself and “keep your peace” are not something to pick apart and second guess. They are there to strengthen, to protect, and to align. You are exactly where you need to be, and you’re doing a great job.

And while I don’t feel any particular block in love, I think if there is, it’s your thoughts. You may get a bit “too practical” and start to ignore what your heart is telling you. But overall, your energy is beautiful. And if anything the universe wants you to be nicer to yourself.

[echosofaaliyah]

hello! I want to do a free reading.

my question : Will I achieve my artistical goals? If yes, will i be recognized , very famous , build something unique and renovate?

what my guides advise on that?

context: I want to be a filmmaker , filmdirector, singer, songwriter, dancer, composer, music producer , film scorer , scriptwriter, creative director for films , producer and have a business for films ( film distributor , distribute tools for this and be an agency for filmmakers , filmdirectors and producers , film scorers , video editors ), for music ( distributor , agency for singers , music producers and songwriters , audio engineers , etc.) a real estate business and a wellness business.

thank u :)

Hello! Thank you for this opportunity! I apologize for this but I made a whole post for you but because I am using hotel Wi-Fi, it’s crap :) and my ENTIRE post got deleted 😭 so while I will do your reading for you again, it’s not going to be as in-depth because I am depressed af about having to do this all over again.

My first intuitive message I got was that this is overwhelming. You have many goals and the universe does think you’re capable of accomplishing it. Just remind yourself that things take time, and you have to start small before you can expand.

The first card is the star, which is saying that your success comes from your focus. Where you place your desires is where you will see things grow. The saying, “the grass is greener where you water it,” comes to mind. You are the creator of your destiny and the only thing that makes something impossible is, “I can’t” so above all else the universe wants you to believe in yourself because it believes in you.

Next is the tower card. Which I think is saying You’ve ignored some advice or you will, and have to clean up a mess that would have been easier if you were just a tad bit more patient. It’s also asking you to deconstruct your goals/plans. The tower is transformation through the destruction of an already built foundation. Maybe it’s a hint that these industries do not work for people, and your success lies in breaking down what you’re told is right and is more about what you know is right. Go outside the box, get untraditional, break down walls. You can bring about an entirely different way of this work, but you have to be intentional in your methods.

Next is the seven of pentacles in reverse, which I’m taking as you’re avoiding rest for the sake of productivity. And it will result in your “crash”. The universe wants you to take a break, to take a moment for self care, rest, healing, relaxation. Work is not always about how productive you can be in a day. It’s also about listening to your body and mind and what it wants from you. At minimum two days, to rest, to introspect, to find clarity in your next direction.

And then we have the five of cups in reverse. Which gives a feeling of disappointment turned inwards. Maybe things aren’t going as you’re expecting, or you had a “failure” in some sort of regard. It can be making you feel a bit disappointed in you and could have you rethinking what you are capable of. But the universe wants to remind you, that you can do anything you set your mind to! And failure or things not going as expected are lessons to be learned, not an opportunity to tear yourself down. It’s okay to be sad or disappointed. But these disappointing moments are not proof of your capabilities.

Next is the justice card. Which tells me you have an important decision to make. Something that will affect you in the long-term. The universe is asking for rest, and for you to go inwards, because you have choices to make. It wants you to be intentional and clear minded when you take the next step. Because you can absolutely make everything you listed possible, but those possibilities lay in your choices, and what you think is possible. So the universe is really hammering you to take that moment to introspect and really decided what it is that you want, before taking that next step foward. (The universe really, really, really, wants you to take that 2 day break).

And last but not least is the sun in reverse! And no worries about it being a bad thing! I don’t take reversals as an automatic negative, as most times I see it as a message of “go inwards” and I think that’s what is happening here as well! The sun is emphasizing that message that failure is not an indicator but a lesson. It wants you to deepen your connection to your inner child, find more moments to find joy in the little things, and practice gratitude more often. I think this is guidance on how to get you out of this five of cups in reverse energy, and more towards the suns energy. Go inwards (again I know) find what brings you joy, find happiness in the tiny moments, and it will help heal your heart and grow your creativity. Your imagination will help inspire you, and the best way to get your imagination back is by allowing yourself to be a kid again, when you’re safe to do so.

Overall I find your energy to be a bit “stuck”, wound up, and seeking productivity. I think you may overly rely your worth on how much you can get done in a day. And that can be exhausting not only on your body but your mind/soul as well. You are worthy because you exist, you will succeed because you put in that effort, but you also deserve rest now. You deserve compassion, understanding, and the ability to say “no I can’t do that” when you have to. Be “rude” to rude people, stand your ground. And above allllll else, believe in and love yourself more than anyone else ever could, because you are your biggest advocate.

Much love, I hope you resonated with this, if not be sure to tell me! I can take criticism!! If you ever want me to pull more cards just let me know! I have no problem doing so. I hope you have a great day/night and that you were able to take something from my reading 💖.

[echosofaaliyah]

Still doing tarot readings, always free, tip if you resonate. I’m homeless and hungry.

[greenwitchcrafts]

ANIMAL CROSSING BABES

I'm stuck in bed with a sprained ankle & a new island. If anyone has any DIYs or fruits for me, I'll love you forever

[echosofaaliyah]

Hello friends! Just here with some heavy begging.

We are currently homeless and living hotel to hotel. My family is small, but it has always only been us. Me and my husband are chosen family. Our families never cared too much to have us around, and 8 years ago, we were two alone people who came together and started our own family.

We did good on our own for a while, we didn’t struggle until my partner, our breadwinner, got hurt at work. Then things went downhill.

I had to work through a disability I was avoiding acknowledging, only to make myself worse.

It’s been like 5 years of nothing but struggle while I try and live honestly and more aligned with the universe. No exploitation, no abuse, no manipulation. Yet it seems like the world just punishes me for doing so. People angry I don’t fall in line and comply, and trying to convince me I deserve less because of assumptions and projections they placed onto me.

I have no interest in taking advantage of people for the rest of my life, me and my family just need help, just like everyone else struggling out here.

I need help up so that I can prove everything everyone has ever said about me wrong. I need to be able to take care of myself and do the things I want to do, and it starts by having a safe place to rest.

And we don’t need much. We can save up enough for the first month, but not the deposit. And since we absolutely need a car to get around/work, the money always gets eaten up in the new month. And the savings begin again. Only this time my partner can’t work if we don’t have a place to sleep, so it means making and saving money is even harder.

So we genuinely just need a boost, a pick me up, a lead into a direction/opportunity that isn’t “get dehumanized by the government.” Because we’ve been doing that for 5 years. And I personally would love to stop wasting my time in government buildings while they don’t even do their job. (Plus we would save more money if we just housed people rather than what we are doing now)

Friday we were assigned to a worker who only had 3 people to take care of, it took him 5 HOURS to do it, and we were his first one!!! And the second we got into his office he told us to leave because we said we were escaping a dv situation which 211 told us they WEREN’T supposed to do that.

So please?

Help us? Either interact with my stuff on tik tok or send me a direct donation! Literally anything helps but I ABSOLUTELY need help!

Thank you for taking the time to read my rant. And I hope you have a great day!

Also I have a cat that was a gift for me after my mom passed away when I was a teenager. So I would love to keep him close to us for the rest of my life and you know how homelessness treats people with pets!!!

Thank you again, here is my link tree;

Thank you for giving me a look! I hope your day is bright and filled with love.

[greenwitchcrafts]

October 2025 Witch Guide

New Moon: October 21st

First Quarter: October 29th

Full Moon: October 6th

Last Quarter: October 13th

Sabbats: Samhain - October 31st

October Harvest Moon

Also known as: Hunter's moon, Ivy Moon, Reed Moon, Sanguine Moon & Winter Moon

Element: Air

Zodiac: Libra & Scorpio

Nature Spirts: Frost fairies & plant fairies

Deities: Apollo, Astarte, Belili, Cernunnos, Demeter, Hathor, Herne, Horned God, Ishtar, Kore, Lakshmi &  Mercury

Animals: Elephant, jackal, ram, scorpion & stag

Birds: Crow, heron & robin

Trees: Acacia, apple, cypress & yew

Herbs: Angelica, burdock, catnip,  mint, pennyroyal, sweet Annie, thyme & Uva Ursi

Colors: Black,  blue, dark blue, green & purple

Flowers: Apple blossom, Calendula, cosmos & marigold

Scents: Apple blossom, cherry & strawberry

Stones: Aquamarine, garnet, kunzite, morganite, opal, sapphire & tourmaline

Issues, intentions & powers: Courage, healing, inspiration, memory/memories & stability

Energy: Artistic works, balancing, creativity, harmony, inner cleansing, justice, karma, legal matters, mental stimulation, partnerships, reincarnation & uncovering mysteries or secrets

October’s full moon is a Supermoon! Which occur when the Moon is at perigee, its closest point to Earth. This means it will appear noticeably larger & brighter than a typical full Moon. The Harvest Moon is the full Moon closest to the autumnal equinox. Unlike other full Moons, it rises about the same time for several nights, providing extended evening light. Historically, this extra illumination helped farmers complete their harvests before fall frosts.

• Fun fact: In 2025, October’s full Moon is closer to the equinox than September’s, so it takes the name Harvest Moon, while September’s Moon is commonly referred to as the Corn Moon.

It is believed that this name Hunter's Moon originates from the fact that it was a signal for hunters to prepare for the upcoming cold winter by going hunting. This is because animals were beginning to fatten up in preparation for the winter season. Moreover, since fields had recently been cleared out under the Harvest Moon, hunters could easily spot deer & other animals that had come out to search for remaining scraps. Additionally, foxes & wolves would also come out to prey on these animals.

Samhain

Also known as: All Hallow's eve, Allantide, Ancestor Night, Feast of Sam-fuim, Feast of Souls, Feast of the Dead, Geimhreadh, Hallowmass, Samana, Samhuinn, Samhtheine, Sauin, & Third Harvest

Season: Autumn

Element: Water

Symbols: Apples, bats, besom, black cats, cauldrons, ghosts, gourds, jack-o-lanterns, masks, pumpkin, scarecrows & witches

Colors: Black, brown, gold, grey, orange, yellow silver & white

Oils & Incense: Basil, cinnamon, cloves, copal, frankincense, gum mastic, heather, heliotrope, honey, mint, myrrh, nutmeg & pine

Animals: Bat, boar, cat, cattle, dog, owl, raven & spiders

Stones: Amber, anatase, black calcite, black obsidian, black tourmaline, brass, carnelian, clear quartz, diamond, garnet, gold, granite, hematite, iron, jet, marble, moonstone, obsidian, onyx, perl, pyrite, ruby, sandstone, sardonyx, smokey quartz, steel & tektite

Foods: Apples, ale, beef, cider, corn, fermented foods, fruit, garlic, gourds, grains, hazelnuts, herbal teas, mushroom, nettle, nuts, pear, pomegranates, pork, poultry, pumpkin pue, sunflowers seeds, thistle, turnips & wine

Herbs & plants: Acorn, allspice, broom, catnip, corn, deadly nightshades, dittany of Crete, fumitory, garlic, hemlock, mandrake, mugwort, mullein, myrrh, oak leaves, patchouli, rosemary, rue, sage, straw, tarragon, thistle& wormwood

Flowers: Calendula, chrysanthemum, marigold & yarrow

Trees: Beech, blackthorn, cedar, hazel, locust, pomegranate, pine, willow, witch hazel, yellow cedar & yew

Goddesses: Al-Lat, Baba Yaga, Badb, Banba, Bast, Bebhionn, Bronach, Brunhilde, Cailleach Bheur, Carlin, Cassandra, Cerridwen, Copper Woman, Crobh Dearg, Demeter, Devanyani, Dolya, Durga, Edda, Elli, Eris, Erishkigal, Fortuna, Frau Holde, Hecate, Hel, Inanna, Ishtar, Isis, Kali, Lilith, Macha, Mania, Mari, Morrigan, Nemesis, Nephthys, Nicneven, Persephone, Pomona, Psyche, Rhiannon & Samana

Gods: Arawn, Baron Samede, Belenus, Cernunnos, Coyote, Cronus, The Dagda, Dis Pater, Hades, The Horned God, Janus, Loki, Nefertum, Odin, Osiris, Pluto, Taranis, Teutates, Woden & Xocatl

Archetypes: The Crone, The Changeling, The Faery King, The Grim Reaper, The Grieving Mother, The Grieving Wife, The Huntsman, The Husbandsman, , The Wild Hunt, The Witch & The Woman in White

Tarot Cards: Death, The High Priestess & Wheel of Fortune

Spellwork:  Confrontation, divination, fire magic, healing, hope, interdependence,love, night magic, preparation, protection, release, renewal, road openings, shape-shifting, spirt calling & water magic

Issues, Intentions & Powers: Beginnings, change, courage, crossroads, darkness, death, divination, endings, honoring ancestors, introspection, the otherworld/underwold, release, rest, survival, visions & wisdom

Activities:

• Dedicate an altar or memorial to loved ones who have passed

• Boil a simmer pot to cleanse your space

• Have a silent dinner

• Light a candle for your loved ones & yourself

• Decorate your house and/or altar

• Release negative energy & cleanse yourself with a ritual bath

• Pull tarot cards to see what may be in store for you ahead

• Cleanse, clean & de-clutter your space

• Host or attend a bonfire

• Leave offerings for the Sídhe

• Journal & reflect on your accomplishments, challenges & everything you did this year

•Go on a nature walk

• Learn a new form of divination

• Have a bonfire with your friends and/or family

• Carve pumpkins, turnips or apples

• Express yourself creatively through art, music, ect

• Visit a cemetery & help clean off areas that need it or to visit a family member/ ancestor & leave an offering

• Hold a seance

• Bake spooky treats & bread as offerings

• Refresh your protection magics, sigils & rituals

• Bob for apples

• Visit nursing homes

Samhain is believed to have Celtic pagan origins &  some Neolithic passage tombs in Great Britain & Ireland are aligned with the sunrise at the time of Samhain. It is mentioned in the earliest Irish literature, from the 9th century & is associated with many important events in Irish mythology.

The early literature says great gatherings & feasts marked Samhain when the ancient burial mounds were open, which were seen as portals to the Otherworld. Some of the literature also associates Samhain with bonfires & sacrifices.

• According to Irish mythology, Samhain (like Beltane) was a time when the 'doorways' to the Otherworld opened, allowing supernatural beings and the souls of the dead to come into our world; while Beltane was a summer festival for the living, Samhain "was essentially a festival for the dead".

•The festival was not recorded in detail until the early modern era. It was when cattle were brought down from the summer pastures & livestock were slaughtered. Special bonfires were lit, which were deemed to have protective & cleansing powers.

At Samhain, the aos sí were appeased with offerings of food & drink to ensure the people & livestock survived the winter. The souls of dead kin were also thought to revisit their homes seeking hospitality & a place was set at the table for them during a meal. Divination was also a big part of the festival & often involved nuts & apples.

Mumming & guising were part of the festival from at least the early modern era, whereby people went door-to-door in costume, reciting verses in exchange for food. The costumes may have been a way of imitating & disguising oneself from the aos sí. 

• In the late 19th century, John Rhys and James Frazer suggested it had been the "Celtic New Year", but that is disputed.

Related festivals:

• Halloween( October 31st)-

In popular culture, the day has become a celebration of horror, being associated with the macabre and supernatural.

•One theory holds that many Halloween traditions were influenced by Celtic harvest festivals, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain, which are believed to have pagan roots. Some go further & suggest that Samhain may have been Christianized as All Hallow's Day, along with its eve, by the early Church. Other academics believe Halloween began solely as a Christian holiday, being the vigil of All Hallow's Day.

Popular Halloween activities include trick-or-treating (or the related guising & ghouling), attending Halloween costume parties, carving pumpkins or turnips into jack-o'-lanterns, lighting bonfires, apple bobbing, divination games, playing pranks, visiting haunted attractions, telling scary stories, & watching horror or Halloween-themed films

• Day of the Dead(November 1st-2nd)-

 el Día de Muertos or el Día de los Muertos

The multi-day holiday involves family & friends gathering to pay respects & to remember friends & family members who have died. These celebrations can take a humorous tone, as celebrants remember amusing events & anecdotes about the departed. It is widely observed in Mexico, where it largely developed, and is also observed in other places, especially by people of Mexican heritage.

•The observance falls during the Christian period of Allhallowtide.

Traditions connected with the holiday include honoring the deceased using calaveras & marigold flowers known as cempazúchitl, building home altars called ofrendas with the favorite foods & beverages of the departed & visiting graves with these items as gifts for the deceased.

 The celebration is not solely focused on the dead, as it is also common to give gifts to friends such as candy sugar skulls, to share traditional pan de muerto with family & friends, & to write light-hearted & often irreverent verses in the form of mock epitaphs dedicated to living friends & acquaintances, a literary form known as calaveras literarias.

Some argue that there are Indigenous Mexican or ancient Aztec influences that account for the custom & it has become a way to remember those forebears of Mexican culture.

• All Saint's Day(November 1st)- 

Also known as All Hallows' Day or the Feast of All Saints is a Christian solemnity celebrated in honour of all the saints of the Church, whether they are known or unknown.

Sources:

Farmersalmanac .com

Llewellyn's Complete Book of Correspondences by Sandra Kines

Wikipedia

A Witch's Book of Correspondences by Viktorija Briggs

Encyclopedia britannica

Llewellyn 2025 magical almanac Practical magic for everyday living

Llewellyn's Sabbat Essentials: Samhain

Please note:

This guide was written with Moon phases and dates corresponding to North America. These guides are supposed to be a generalized stepping off point to do your own research & help celebrate the way you feel called to. NO AI OR CHATGPT WAS USED

•THIS IS CONDENSED INFORMATION AND SPECIFICS MAY NOT BE MENTIONED

This isn't based off what I do personally & I'm by no way suggesting people celebrate a certain way. It's stuff I've read & put together from books so people of different traditions & practices can get an idea of what to do for the sabbat, months or research for themselves. Note that for Native American names, each Moon name was traditionally applied to the entire lunar month in which it occurred, the month starting either with the new Moon or full Moon. Also the name of the lunar month might vary each year or between bands or other groups within the same nation.Some names listed here may reflect usage at once in history but may no longer be used by a designated group today. Many of the names listed here are English interpretations of the words used in Native American languages. They are only roughly aligned here with the months of the Gregorian calendar; you’ll notice that some names are repeated in multiple months.The ones listed are the ones that were used in the books I used for correspondences & there are many more that are not mentioned.