Anything Goes...

We're all mad here, so don't think about it too hard. Write whatcha want and move on with your life. The golden rule is simply "don't be an asshole."

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[thats-howthelightgets-in]

@lunefrog

[gratuitousbadger]

Funny how, while completely polyamorous, I find myself having to learn to be alone again. Even with a situationship and a casual dating situation going on. I can’t decide if wanting to feel wanted constantly is a trauma response, as I don’t really worry about being left etc. I’m quite securely attached. I just, apparently, am a true attention whore for my important people. Even as an introvert lol.

[girlytingzzz]

She has a bookshelf for a heart,

And ink runs through her veins,

She'll write you into her story,

With the typewriter in her brain,

Her bookshelf's getting crowded,

With all the stories that she's penned,

Of the people who flicked through her pages,

But closed the book before the end,

And there's ones pushed to the very back,

That sits collecting dust,

With its title in her finest writing,

"The one's who lost my trust",

There's books she's scared to open,

And books she doesn't close,

Stories of every person she's met,

Stretched out in endless rows,

Some people have only a sentence,

While others once held a main part,

Thousands of inky footprints,

That they've left across her heart,

You might wonder why she does this,

Why write of people she once knew?

But she hopes one day she'll mean enough,

For someone to write about her too.

[katarinanavane]

23 tiny specimens in a dollhouse china cabinet

[crowned-and-blessed]

💛⚡🏡😀☀😀🏡⚡💛

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Emoji spell to find and buy/rent a new home successfully as soon as possible.

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⚡Likes charge⚡

⚡Reblogs cast⚡

[johannesbellerophon]

based on the story from the first branch of the mabinogi

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[facelessoldgargoyle]

Bimbo (honorific)

[thorffour-deactivated20190920]

titillating

[indigoechild]

Wait what happened to the king’s nipples?

[thorffour-deactivated20190920]

the more you know

[between-stars-and-waves]

😶

[krishnath]

The Celts did not fuck around.

[sraithpics]

Lol I never expected to see my dad’s research on tumblr. I must tell him that his bog body theories have over 40,000 notes. It will make him so happy. He posts all his articles free on academia.edu because he despises paywalls for academic stuff. If any of you want to learn more: https://museum.academia.edu/EamonnKelly

[antifainternational]

Kinda weird how you say you’re against fascism yet you shut down anyone just because they share a different opinion than you. You guys are exactly what you say you hate... FASCIST! How come I have never seen any member of antifa actually sit down with someone and have a civil debate? I’ve only ever seen them yell and throw tantrums. Doesn’t look good for you guys, yikes.

[pleasedotheneedful]

fascism in italy was not defeated by discourse.

[rosslynpaladin]

Something I heard recently: if you insist on sheltering both lambs and wolves, you will get in the end only wolves. If you insist your safe space is safe for bigots as well as minorities you will have a space full of bigots- minorities will be driven out.

[oldearthaccretionist]

How is it that article from a while back phrased it: “Tolerance is not a moral precept it’s a peace treaty”

It’s not a paradox. Tolerance is an agreement and an exchange and if you break it you don’t get to be protected by it and you will suffer the consequences of breaking it. Period.

Tolerance cannot extend to intolerance and bigotry because they are antithetical to the entire framework of the exchange and exist to destroy the people and things that tolerance/acceptance is meant to build and protect.

So no. It is not hypocritical to be intolerant of your bigotry. I am simply enforcing the boundaries and consequences of breaking the social contract of treating people with compassion and humanity, if you broke the treaty, you don’t get to be protected by it, and enforcing consequences for breaking it is the only way to ensure that it continues to protect those it’s meant to and who contribute to it in good faith.

[kalessinsdaughter]

Why would you hide this excellent addition in the tags?!

[oldearthaccretionist]

No reason other than being a chronic tag ranter XD

[tiktoksthataregood-ish]

[normal-horoscopes]

Normal Horoscope:

Aries: Do not be dismayed to learn that you are being piloted by a small colony of rats. It will change surprisingly little about your life. What is life about if not learning to expect the unexpected.

Taurus: All the tension and stress you’ve been dealing with will finally come out in the form of mild adrenaline based superstrength that surfaces in a fit of erotic rage. 

Gemini: Careful Gemini! You may be interrupted in the midst of your daily oscillation session. Don’t let it ruin your day, hold a house meeting and make sure everyone is on the same page.

Cancer: You’ve been pushing yourself pretty hard in pursuit of your goals. The stars say to allow yourself to rest. Consider spending a day collecting delicious sap.

Leo: Make sure to stretch before collapsing into a prophetic fugue state. The rapturous convulsions can cause neck/back strain. Consider a back brace or praying really really hard.

Virgo: Are you interested in things? Stuff? Today will be your lucky day Virgo! Careful not to freak out when your day is full of both things and stuff.

Libra: Consider introducing yourself to the greyish humanoid figure that always appears at a set distance from you in low light conditions. It may take an illuminated sign but socialization is important for these sorts of things.

Scorpio: Relieve stress by planning a trip that isnt a trip to a place that isnt a place. Relieve stress by conceiving of time collapsed into a single semipermeable plane of events that anchors all the things that could be.

Ophiuchus:  When the stars said that pushing yourself this hard would take an emotional toll we didn’t mean it like an actual payment of currency. No it is not taxable.

Sagittarius: Careful not to blunt those sharp eyes on an unforgiving task. Passion for learning is all well and good, but you’re venturing into uncharted territory that may contain things that want your eyes.

Capricorn: Clever though you are, the stars and I recommend against making an alchemical duplicate of yourself to help with the workload. That sort of thing never goes well.

Aquarius: An upcoming social event will be so rife with intrigue it will spawn a sentient thoughtform that will slowly begin to murder people as the night progresses. Just make sure to duck out early. 

Pisces: Your constant near death experiences may be putting you under some stress. Time for some light reading, or maybe some breathing exercises. Honestly the stars say you’re handling constantly being faced with your own mortality pretty well.

[mereljournals]

here’s to the bright art journal spreads that I’ve created! if you want to support my work, here’s my Instagram, YouTube, and shop 🌸

[samwisethewitch]

Baby Witch Bootcamp Masterlist

Baby Witch Bootcamp began as a series of informational videos on my YouTube channel. This series is my attempt to meet a need for free, accessible, and well-researched information about witchcraft and other forms of magic. My background is in journalism, and this is the approach that I take with this series – I try to be as transparent as possible about where I get my information, which means including lots of quotes and sources. I also try to keep this series as objective as possible – my goal is not to convince you to practice witchcraft a certain way, but to provide you with the tools and resources you need to create a magical practice that fits your own beliefs, values, and spiritual needs.

Part 1: Basics of Magic and Energy

Chapter One: What Is Magic? Why Does It Work? [Video version on YouTube]

Chapter Two: Meditation for Witches [Video version on YouTube]

Chapter Three: How to Ground Yourself [Video version on YouTube]

Chapter Four: How to Find Good Witchcraft Books

Chapter Five: The Ethics of Witchcraft [Video version on YouTube]

Part 2: Spellcasting

Chapter Six: How to Cast Spells That Work [Video version on YouTube]

Chapter Seven: What Are Correspondences and How Do I Use Them in Spells?

Chapter Eight: Using the Elements in Your Spells

Chapter Nine: Magic Herbs You Can Find at the Grocery Store

Chapter Ten: Add Some Oomph to Your Spells with Magical Timing

Part 3: Divination and Psychic Abilities

Chapter Eleven: Tapping into Your Psychic Senses

Chapter Twelve: Divination Basics

Chapter Thirteen: So You Want to Learn Tarot

Chapter Fourteen: Psychic Protection

Chapter Fifteen: When NOT To Trust Your Intuition

Part 4: Engaging with the Spirit World

Chapter Sixteen: Intro to Spirit Work

Chapter Seventeen: Working with Spirits

Chapter Eighteen: Communicating with Spirits

Chapter Nineteen: Banishing Nasty Spirits

Chapter Twenty: Pathworking and Astral Travel

Part 5: Incorporating Witchcraft into Your Everyday Life

Chapter Twenty-One: Little Acts of Everyday Magic

Chapter Twenty-Two: Building a Magical Home

Chapter Twenty-Three: Magical Journaling

Chapter Twenty-Four: Kitchen Witchin’  

Chapter Twenty-Five: Practicing in Secret

Part 6: Controversial Magic

Chapter Twenty-Six: Using Human Body Parts in Spells

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Blood Magic

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Curses and Hexes

Chapter Twenty-Nine: Conjuring Dark Spirits

Chapter Thirty: Sex Magic

Part 7: Social Issues

Chapter Thirty-One: Cultural Appropriation

Chapter Thirty-Two: Magic vs Medicine?

Chapter Thirty-Three: Keeping Consumerism out of Your Craft

Chapter Thirty-Four: Earth-Friendly Witchcraft 

Chapter Thirty-Five: Witchcraft and Activism

Other Helpful Links for New Witches

Why the Law of Attraction Is an Unhealthy Mindset

How to Recognize a Cult or Cult-like Group

How To Find a Safe Witchy/Pagan Teacher or Group

Why Spells Don’t Work

[daily-deliciousness]

Turtle pumpkin pie (no bake option)

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[gypsy-that-i-was]

If you listen, her tapping very much adds to the music.

[lizzy52955]

Love this💗💗💗💗💗

[froggybangbang]

That’s Emma O'Sullivan! She’s a famous tap dancer (all-Ireland champion) and you can see her often if you walk the streets of Galway, dancing in the street!

[sraithpics]

I’d just like to add (for non Irish people especially) that she isn’t actually a tap dancer but a sean nós dancer. Sean nós is a traditional Irish dance (sean nós means “the old way”) but it isn’t the same as the mainstream Irish dance which people would be familiar with. In mainstream Irish dance the dancers have carefully choreographed routines that need to be learned and replicated and keep a rigid upright position at all times. They either wear soft shoes which make no sound or hard shoes which make a tap sound which are worn for different types of dances. People can also usually recognise Irish dance pretty easily at a glance due to the extravagant colourful costumes, white “poodle” socks, white undershorts and heavy wigs and make up that the dancers wear at competitions.

Sean nós is a totally different type of dance separate to this mainstream “Irish dance”. It is a much more loose and free type of dance where the dancers always wear hard shoes since the sound of the feet is very important. There are a few basic moves (the “shuffle, shuffle stamp”, the “heel and toe” and the “slide and shuffle” being the basic foundation steps) but once you have the basics you can combine steps, free style and even make your own steps. You can move your hands and arms to the music unlike in mainstream Irish dance too. Sean nós is often seen as the sexier Irish dance as the dancers are allowed much greater hip and general body movement and can laugh and interact with the audience as they move. There are no particular costume rules for sean nós competitons. Unlike Irish dance, people can really wear whatever but the norm is comfortable and simple dresses or skirts or trouser/top combinations made up from whatever the dancer chooses from their own wardrobes, a huge contrast to the heavy Irish dance costumes and the expense and pageantry associated with them. Part of the appeal of sean nós is that it has not been commercialised and commodified to the degree that Irish dance has and has a much more casual and fun feel to it in contrast to the strict routines and costume norms of Irish dance.

The most skilled sean nós dancers are able to dance a “barrel dance” where they dance at high speed on top of a barrel without knocking it over. It usually takes years to get to this level of skill so people normally start on the ground and then work their way up from a quarter barrel to a half barrel until they can dance on the top of a full one. This is Emma again doing a barrel dance on a half barrel:

Another sean nós dance is Damhsa na Scuibanna “The Brush Dance” where dancers pass a brush between their legs at speed. The still images don’t really do it justice so here’s a clip of three members of the Cunningham family dancers performing it: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GX3Z8qG7AKo

It’s important that people call it by its correct name of sean nós or damhsa ar an sean nós rather than just “tap dance” as it’s an important part of our cultural heritage and a type of dance that is barely known about outside of Ireland. Sean nós had almost fallen into total obscurity outside of small pockets of rural Ireland until dancers like  Emma O Sullivan and the Cunningham family dancers repopularised it in the early 2010s through their acclaimed performances and TV appearances as well as their classes for children to keep the tradition going into the next generation. Sean nós is still threatened with falling back into obscurity, if you search online most of the popular videos and photos of it are from about nine years ago during this revival and it’s still largely a rural, West of Ireland phenomenon which even people from within Ireland don’t really know about. Calling it by it’s correct name helps to keep it alive and allows new people to find out about it.