Aesthetics & Witchcraft

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[chubbettes]

[babeypisces]

[c86]

“IN MEMORY OF THE COURAGEOUS WOMEN WHO DIED FROM ILLEGAL UNSAFE ABORTIONS BECAUSE THEY HAD NO CHOICE,” Washington, D.C., 1989. Photo © Dona Ann McAdams

[lavenderfables]

Plants are just like… Too much sun. Not enough sun. Ground too wet. Ground too dry. The pH balance is wrong. There’s not enough drainage. I don’t like terracotta. Feed me. Stop feeding me. God was killed here. I do not vibe with this soil.

[nerdgul]

then plants in nature be like… OWO .. is that a crack in the concrete?

[root-thorn-flame-deactivated202]

Sometimes the death card literally just means death, sugar-coating is naive.

[hapalopus]

I found a book about old Danish ethnozoology, here's a few of my favorite arachnid-themed things:

If a harvestmen crawls on you while you're sitting and eating in the fields, someone will propose to you soon

The common name for spider today is 'edderkop' which means venomous (edder) fat body (kop). Other names it has had through time include edderkongle (venomous little king), spindekælling (weaver bitch), lykkebringer (luck bringer), nisse ('gnome', a folkloric creature), and ganvatter (yarn daddy).

If you remove cobwebs you must not kill the spiders. Killing spiders is bad luck snd can even bring disease, animal death, and lightning strikes to your household.

If a spider spins down in front of your face it means you'll have good fortune. If it crawls away from you, that's an omen of luck. If it starts swinging a letter or a wish will come true. If it happens in the morning, however, you will have a bad day

If a cross spider crawls across a sick person, they will become healthy again.

It's good luck to see a spider in the middle of the day. If you see it in the evening, your evening will be nice.

If a spider or velvet mite has been hanging out on your clothes for a while without you noticing, that means good luck. Especially if it's in your pocket. If the spider is running, however, that's bad luck

If you remove cobwebs in the barns, your cattle will get sick

If a bride findes a spider on her dress she will have good fortune

If a spider runs around you, someone's talking about you

If you pick a spider up by its thread and it crawls up, thats good luck. If it crawls down, that's bad luck, unless it turns around. If it's suddenly gone, that's really bad luck

New webs in the window means you'll have guests soon. A triangle web in the corner means money is on its way. Webs being spun in the dark means something shady is going on in your household - to stop the shady business, pick up the spider, say "Go away bad kop!" and throw it out of of the house.

If you dream of a spider that's good luck, but if you kill it in your dream it's bad luck.

If a spider is spinning in the rain, the weather will get better soon.

If a corner-spider comes out of its hole, good weather is coming. The further out and the longer it's stretching its legs, the better the weather. If only the butt is poking out, though, that means lots and lots of rain.

If the spiders disappear, rain and bad weather is coming

If the fields are covered in webs you'll have good weather for days.

When the corner spiders are running around and fighting over webs you will get freezing weather. If they build more webs on top of each other the frost will get worse within 9-12 days and last for a long time

[callipygiancacomixtle]

TAROT CHEAT SHEET #1

MAJOR ARCANA

0. THE FOOL | blank slate, beginning, innocence ®* | reckless, negligence, unaware of consequences 1. THE MAGICIAN | willpower, manifestation of desires ® | trickery, illusions, lies, out of touch w/ truth 2. THE HIGH PRIESTESS | intuition, inner voice ® | repressed/unheard inner voice 3. THE EMPRESS | mother figure, nurture, earth/nature ® | smothering, dependence, needing to let go 4. THE EMPEROR | authority, structure, control, father figure ® | tyranny, too much control 5. THE HIEROPHANT | tradition, conformity, morality ® | rebellion, subversiveness, divergence 6. THE LOVERS | union, duality, choice, harmony ® | disharmony, loss of balance 7. THE CHARIOT | self-control & willpower leading to victory ® | loss of control, lack of direction 8. STRENGTH | bravery, inner understanding that radiates power ® | self-doubt, insecurity, weakness 9. THE HERMIT | solitude, contemplation, seeking inner truth ® | loneliness, isolation, disconnect w/ fellow humans 10. WHEEL OF FORTUNE | change, cycles, inevitability ® | bad luck, helplessness, series of bad events 11. JUSTICE | cause & effect, karmic retribution ® | unpunished misbehavior, unfair, turning a blind eye 12. THE HANGED MAN | willing sacrifice, release of control ® | stalling, needless sacrifice, waiting to no avail 13. DEATH | end, cyclical closure, metamorphosis ® | fear of change, stagnation, limbo, holding on 14. TEMPERANCE | moderation, balance, middle path ® | extremes, excess, lack of balance 15. THE DEVIL | materialism, destructive patterns, excess ® | freedom, release, restoring control 16. THE TOWER | sudden disaster, upheaval, collapse ® | delaying inevitable disaster, avoiding suffering that could lead to growth 17. THE STAR | hope, faith, guidance ® | faithlessness, lack of guidance, negative thoughts 18. THE MOON | unconscious, intuition, illusions, dreams ® | confusion, misinterpretation 19. THE SUN | success, clarity, positivity, conscious ® | negativity, depression, sadness, pessimism 20. JUDGEMENT | reckoning, honest evaluation of oneself ® | lack of self-awareness, self-loathing 21. THE WORLD | completion, wholeness, fulfillment ® | incompletion, no closure, nearing end of journey but something is missing

*® = reverse card meaning*® = reverse card meaning

Tarot Cheat Sheet #1 - Major Arcana

Tarot Cheat Sheet #2 - Wands

Tarot Cheat Sheet #3 - Cups

Tarot Cheat Sheet #4 - Swords

Tarot Cheat Sheet #5 - Pentacles

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[sosuperawesome]

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[theerraticace]

Please reblog if you think that “they/them/theirs” is a valid set of pronouns.

[possums-against-cops]

this post must be reblogged by everyone

[grittymemewarehouse]

[weavemama]

DO NOT SUPPORT SALVATION ARMY 

[jackharknessday]

I can back this up. It isn’t only their shelters.

I have a family friend who worked at our local Salvation Army headquarters as a a secretary. This particular office took all the Christmas donations for children in need, put them in a warehouse, and on a designated day the staff and their friends picked through them all, taking whatever they wanted. She saw people hauling away bikes donated for specific families. Some local children had hundreds of dollars of gifts donated in their name, and on Christmas they received three cheap things, items likely not even from the person who sponsored them.

My friend quit, and I’ve not given them a dime of my money since then.

Do not give to the Salvation Army.

[gayfeatherfiend]

Do Not. Give. To. Salvation. Army

[rab-it-deactivated20231030]

My turn.

I’m a wildfire and disaster logistics specialist.

I deal with a lot of agencies who provide disaster relief.

I used to say the Salvation Army’s disaster services were the one (literally the ONE) good thing they did.

They would come in, set up a canteen trailer, make and pass out hot coffee and donated food in a disaster, usually being one of the first agencies to get there and the last to leave.

Then I found out.

Every time they did this, regardless of if they were actually invited or deployed by the agency in charge (usually FEMA, sometimes others) they would SELF-DEPLOY. Meanjng they would just show up. Ok. That’s not TOO bad, sometimes agencies have to take initiative and get there before the red tape is sorted out. BUT. They, after they left at the end of the incident, they would send FEMA or the host agency a BILL. They used one or two paid employees (usually the driver of the truck and a supervisor); and many VOLUNTEERS, but they would bill for EVERYONE’s Labor at standard federal rates. They would bill for the food they distributed even though it was all donated by another agency or private parties. They would bill for the coffee they made and the supplies. Except they would use electricity from the shelter location, water from donations or from the shelter, and in many cases, they would get the coffee and industrial filters DONATED, but bill for them at retail prices.

Don’t FUCKING give to the Salvation Army.

[beachdeath]

[emtmercy]

ICONIC

[sarahviahhday]

I was gonna put this in my queue but tbh I think it’s more relevant right now.

[cluegrrl]

Yeah.

[lemmekissprettystabbymen]

GUYS.

There’s a band called Ice Nine Kills and NOBODY is talking about them in the slashers Fandom.

They literally wrote a WHOLE ALBUM dedicated to slashers. The album is called The Silver Scream and each song is about a horror movie:

The American Nightmare (Nightmare on Elm Street)

Thank God It’s Friday (Friday the 13th)

Stabbing in the dark (Halloween)

Savages (Texas Chainsaw Massacre)

The Jig Is Up (Saw)

IT is the end (It)

And so on… (there’s 13 songs). This group is so underrated!!! If you love metal and horror movies then you’re gonna love this band!

[floatingpapercrowns]

I love this band and listen to their Silver Scream album all the time

[vampiremasochist]

Look at my child ajsjdhdhdjjdjjhhakj I'm crying

[will-o-the-witch]

Ways Spirits Will Manipulate You

Disguising themselves. They may present in a way that makes you think of something or someone else! They may take the form of a different type of spirit, a deity, or even one of your family members! We’ll look at them and just assume they are what they look like. To avoid this: you can create a layer of your circle or ward that makes spirits present as they truly are.

Taking a different name. This is similar to faces, but with names! If you ask for a deity’s presence and someone shows up, they may just say, “Yeah, sure, I’ll be whoever you want me to be, just give me that wine.” Or they may claim a popular name (”I’m Satan. I’m Julius Caesar. I’m David Bowie!”) to try and either intimidate or make you idolize them. To avoid this: assume that if it sounds too good or big to be true, it probably is. Always ask spirits for confirmation, and have THEM say who they are without you handing them the name. Especially with deities, they should have no problem just saying their names; lesser spirits may try to avoid it.

Inflating your ego (or deflating.) You’re the chosen one. You’re a member of royalty in my realm, or could be if you do what I say. You have amazing potential and just need guidance from me. Alternatively, you’re incredibly weak. All the other spirit workers can do X. This is pointless for you unless you do what I say. They are capitalizing on your insecurities to make you feel dependent on them. To avoid this: know that you will never NEED a spirit to accomplish things. Know your strengths and weaknesses and understand they can all be improved without losing your agency.

Trying to seem necessary. I’m your spirit guide! I’m your guardian angel. I’m the only one who holds the key to X thing. In all likelihood, whatever service they’re providing can be accomplished with someone else, if the relationship is not working or is toxic. However, a spirit will make themselves seem indispensable, if it means they can keep reaping the benefits. To avoid this: make the conditions of any agreement very clear, and reserve your right to break a contract if you need.

Gaslighting. Sometimes spirits will just straight up lie. They may act “out of character” or show their true nature, but blame it on your imagination. They may say they “only lied to test you.” They’ll guilt trip you for thinking they might ever dare do the thing. They’ll find reasons to excuse their bad behavior instead of apologizing or, say, not behaving badly in the first place.To avoid this: know the ways people can verbally manipulate others (it is mostly the same with spirits and physical humans) and be vigilant. Call it out when you see it.

[bendybitchesanonymous]

Remember folks! With Halloween coming up, food dyed black with charcoal can neutralise your medication rendering them inactive and useless! This includes contraceptive pills if you take them within 2 hours (before or after) consuming the charcoal!

[dysfunctionalqueer]

Black food dye exists! And it's usually cheaper than activated charcoal. Please, if you want to make spooky black food, use food and body safe food dye!

[dog-teeth]

everyones appropriating feral culture these days. where were you when i was a kid eating various mosses, lichens, and flowers in the woods? where were you when i was practicing my realistic wolf howl under the moon? real ferals smash that mf reblog if you spent your entire childhood in the forest barefoot scouring the land for nutrients and growling at people!