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You're not real!

Nothing is real.

Except, possibly, toast. Toast is real. Everything thing else in the universe is a figment of our collective imaginations except toast.

And, obviously, pangolins. Nobody could successfully imagine a pangolin.

So basically, unless it's pangolins or toast, you are probably imagining it.

goodwitchyoga

A Good Witch Guide to Smoking Herbs!

I’ve been getting a lot of questions about my “witch cigarettes” lately, so here it is, people! I am just a humble Good Witch and do not claim to have all the answers; this information has been collected by my personal experiences, friends who are herbalists and the internet. I am not a doctor and none of this information has been approved by the FDA. PLEASE do your own research and remember that herbs are serious, real deal stuff that can have both positive AND negative effects. Always consult whomever it is you consult and use your damn brain when making decisions for yourself. Enjoy and use responsibly. :)

How I got into smoking herbs:

I love to smoke. I feel very connected to the ancient carnal pleasure that is taking burning plants into my lungs. However I do NOT love smoking tobacco… anymore. I smoked tobacco for a very long time and all it did was drain my wallet, my energy, made me smell bad and give me bronchitis all the time. Quitting was very hard for me, and is still something I struggle with. When I’m stressed out I tend to substitute weed for a cigarette, and that is also problematic. I catch myself smoking weed just because I want to smoke SOMETHING and know I can’t do the tobacco anymore. This is also not cost effective, and I just get too damn doped out; I’m not smoking because I want to get high or settle my stomach, it’s because I want to burn something in my lungs.

An herbalist friend of mine turned me on to the joys of smoking OTHER herbs, and I proudly present you with a variation on their “recipe”. These herbs are cheap, organic, and have many benefits I can obtain by smoking them. I get to feel in touch with my witchy smoke roots and not completely tear myself up with harsh chemical soaked tobacco or waste all my kind bud on compulsive habits. They are extremely affordable, and for about $40 you can get more herbs then you’ll know what to do with delivered right to your door. Win win!! I find that it’s a lot easier to not smoke a cigarette when I know I have a healthier option available.

Okay! On to the nitty gritty!

I order my herbs from Mountain Rose Herbs in Oregon, but I’m sure there are other reputable sources for such things. I buy organic filters and papers, and I use a little rolling machine to pre-roll them for on the road.

The herbs will need to be ground up with a mortar and pestle to be the right size for rolling/smoking and there will be some sticks to pick out. (The sticks burn too hot and also poke holes in yer papers.. d'oh!) It’s best practice to grind your herbs together in small batches, this way they masticate together in the batch and all the good stuff stays in your stash. I usually just grind up enough to roll a dozen or so “witch sticks” to keep with me throughout the week, and I just repeat the process when necessary.

Here’s what goes inside:

Hawthorn Leaf and Flower Very commonly used as a tobacco substitute! Has antioxidant properties and promotes a sense of well being and a boost of energy!

Lavender Smells and tastes AMAZING! I used to mix it into my tobacco in the old days just because I liked the taste and smell so much! Lavender is great for anxiety, relaxation, depression and relaxing your body when tense.

Damiana Enhances dreams, produces a mild high that can last an hour or so, and is an aphrodisiac (hey HEY!) Damiana also improves digestion, promotes wellness and helps increase energy levels. Can also be burned as in an incense.

Mullein Another tobacco alternative, mullein is said to actually clear your lungs out when you smoke it, it has anti-asthmatic properties! It’s a slight sedative and has been used to treat spasmodic coughs and asthma for a looooong ass time. This is a great one!

Red Raspberry Leaf RRL is a sedative and muscle relaxant, so it’s great for menstrual cramps and body aches and pains! It also helps to neutralize the toxins in tobacco, so it’s helpful if you’re using this blend to quit the ‘baccy. This is a great one to make tea out of as well.

Wood Betony Awesome for headaches and pain relief, helps with migraines and nerve pain. Good for keeping a clear mind and also good for making wands. Was once thought to be endowed with powers against evil spirits! Take THAT energy vampires!!

Pipsessewa Helps with water retention, slugishness and weight gain. Reduces and balances Kapha in the body. Heals stomach problems. Warms and activates lymphatic systems. Extracts are also used to flavor rootbeer!

Mugwort Improves dream recall, promotes lucid dreaming and helps those who have trouble falling asleep. Calms and relaxes. Encourages altered states of consciousness. Rad.

coffeesigh

All the Bright Places (2020) dir. Brett Haley

dailyellefanning

ELLE FANNING © Photographed by Gareth Cattermole (2018)

thecatwalklife

Elle Fanning wore a custom Gucci pale green and blue gown embroidered with crystal straps, floral embellishments and cascading crystal blood drops to the Hollywood premiere of Disney's "Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil".

casualistic

lovecatcher

https://www.instagram.com/p/B_i3pOjlilQ/

createjam

I'm fine

natalikoromotoart

Food shaped ceramic trays🍋🍐🥞🍌🍳🌼

After over 3 yrs I guess I'm...back??

God 2020 is such a shitshow that I actually redownloaded tumblr!!!!

But yeah. Hi. How's it going. Soz to all the ppl who's messages I never replied to, id love to catch up again!

Much luv

neil-gaiman

I'm having too much fun taking Skye sky photos on a cloudless winter's night. From May until the end of July it doesn't get dark enough for stars. (Pixel 5 in Night Mode / Astrophotography AI on.)

dirtypalette

pr1nceshawn

How Food Looks Before It’s Harvested.

Sesame Seeds

Cranberry

Pineapple

Peanut

Cashew

Pistachio

Brussel Sprouts

Cacao

Vanilla

Saffron

Kiwi

Pomegranate

biochromium

exactly 1 minute ago i had absolutely no idea what the plants sesame seeds and peanuts came from look like and i am shocked and surprised

elodieunderglass

for some reason every time I see pineapples growing I laugh out loud. Like, the punchline is it’s a pineapple!!!!!!!!! it’s a pineapple

kawuli

An Interesting Fact About Peanuts, while we’re on the topic of food-plants:

Peanuts-you-eat grow underground, but they are NOT part of the peanut plant’s roots. Peanut plants are ambitious little fuckers and plant their seeds themselves. They flower like any perfectly reasonable legume, but once the flowers have been pollinated the plants do something called “pegging” (no really), in which they drill the stems where the flowers used to be into the ground. And that’s where the peanuts you eat form. Like so:

(src)

elodieunderglass

I’m going to pull myself together to endorse this Extremely Interesting Fact, but it’s going to be a real struggle

gallusrostromegalus

Ain’t botany fun?

neil-gaiman

Why did you decide to get a tumblr? It is not often you see very iconic or famous people openly respond and reblog their fandoms content, especially on tumblr of all places. I’m sure I can speak for many when I say that we love that you are here and we appreciate all that you do!!

It was 2012. It seemed like a good idea at the time.

hippieinthehotrod

Same

You're back!! I missed you ❤

I am!! I've missed you too, finally got the app on my phone again lol!

the-autisticats

What’s Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS), and why do so many autistic people have it?

I learned about this the other day, when I posted about palinopsia (visual trailing/afterimages) being common in autistic people, and a couple of our followers told me about their VSS. I did some more research, and discovered that I also have it.

Visual Snow Syndrome is a neurological condition that interferes with visual processing. It’s caused by hyperactivity and hyper-excitability of nerves in certain areas of the brain that process visual information.

The core feature of VSS is constantly seeing tiny, fuzzy “feedback” in the environment. It’s kind of like seeing the world through a staticky TV screen. Some people’s visual static is larger than others. Mine is relatively fine-grained, but it gets bigger and more obvious in low lighting.

Some of the other symptoms of VSS include:

Palinopsia (visual trailing/afterimages)

Photophobia (sensitivity to light)

Increased and enhanced ectopic phenomenon, such as floaters, phosphenes, and Scheerer’s phenomenon

Seeing glare, starbursts, and halos around lights

Difficulty seeing at night/in the dark

Seeing random flashes of light and/or color, without cause from the environment

It’s common for people with VSS to experience comorbid migraines, but VSS is not the same thing as migraine aura.

So, why do autistic people often have VSS?

It comes down to the fact that VSS is caused by the hyper-excitability of neurons in areas of the brain that process visual information. A core feature of autism is hyper-excitable neurons, especially in areas of the brain that have to do with sensory processing. So it makes sense that autism would often inadvertently cause VSS.

Here are some illustrations of visual phenomenon that VSS causes, in case you want a better understanding of what the world looks like for me and many other autistic people.

Visual snow/static:

Palinopsia/image trailing:

Scheerer’s Phenomenon (tiny bright moving dots):

Starbursts around lights:

Floaters:

I hope y’all have learned something :)

I’ve found it very intriguing to realize that the way I see the world is more unique than I once knew!

~Eden🐢

jazzybot4

Um.

eimearkuopio

"oh, I definitely don't have that part of it" she says until she scrolls down and finds out the world doesn't look like that to everyone. (I don't have the image trailing, and I'm not sure about the one below it, but all the others yes)