Hoodoo & Spirit Work Collection

A collection of hoodoo & spirit work, with other things mixed in between | Since this is primarily a hoodoo blog nonblacks dni

[hoodooandspiritworkcollection]

Because this seems to keep happening/people aren't reading my short bio; This blog, while it features many things, focuses on hoodoo, a closed practice, therefore if you are nonblack (or don't have anything that suggests you're black on your blog) and you try to follow me I will block you

[vitterdotter]

I truly believe being able to name the world around you is integral to animism. learn the names of plants and flowers. learn how the rocks and soil you walk over daily form. sit with the streams and rivers, learn where they flow to and from. learn the names others have given, and give them your own as well. animism is interconnectedness, and one simple step is learning the names of your neighbors

[ellam4r1a]

What kind of relationship do the species in your local forest have with each other? What type of forest is it and what kind of plants like to grow there? Do the plants whose names you're learning like to grow in moist or dry spots? When do they bloom? Is your local forest in its natural state or has it been handled by humans? How can you tell?

My journey in forest mapping has brought up a lot of these questions. It's not just learning the names of plants, it's also learning about their growth environments and what makes them different. Some plants are indicators of a specific forest type. It's learning about the relationships between different species; some of them like to grow together. I have to look at the history of the forest and the structural features of it... etc.

It has been very cool to notice how my appreciation for different types of forests has changed. It's nice that I can tell the difference between a really really beautiful and "valuable" forest and less nicer ones. Species mapping has truly been amazing for my practice. It has opened up whole new layers of love for nature beyond just "oh wow what a pretty flower."

[ulfheoinn-screaming-well]

"that is a plant and it matters to me, i want to learn about it because plant business is my business" - genuinely a life changing quote from Simon Barnes. His books aren't spiritual or talk about animism really directly but they talk about making it so nature matters to you. And are fillrd with practical tips on how to start with botany or bird watching or really any hobby in which you're observing nature. which can seem overwhelming there's so much to see and experence in nature. His books make it seem manageable and give great jumping off points. I recommend rewild yourself and how to be a bad botanist!

[rockybloo]

It's May which means it's JACK AND NANA'S ANNIVERSARY MONTH!

To mark 11 years of me drawing these two together, I FINALLY made them matching reference sheets! They are a bonded pair, do not separate.

[quietjustice]

one simple little folk charm I love that never fails me is turning the broom upside down to get rid of someone. if you have your own office where you work, this works great if you want to get a coworker/supervisor to leave you alone (or leave work early so you can do whatever).

for added specificity, whisper to the broom who you want it to send away. sweep three times out your door and/or in their direction, and make sure to thank it after and turn it bristles-down again.

[bestiariumfabularum]

Unicorns from Around the World

Part 1 - Africa

Bantu's Abada(Nillekma or Arase)

The horns can act as an antidote to poison and disease. it is often associated with unicorns due to the horns magical properties It also appears to those that are lost. The Abada is also known as Nillekma or Arase.

Rumors Include:

has two crooked horns as opposed to a unicorn's single one and is the size of a small donkey with the tail of a boar.

has a head similar to a deer. It had two horns, one on the forehead and another on the nose

it has three horns – on the nose, on the forehead and on the back.

It is the size of an ox, but has only one horn on the forehead. Only the males are endowed with it.

It was of reddish color, the size of a pony and had the slender form of an antelope. The male was armed with a single horn on the forehead; the female lacked it. Some said its hoof was divided, other that it was solid.

Yoruba's Agbangrere

has the body of a horse, the hooves of a cow, sorrel (chestnut) coat and a single black horn on the forehead, as long as an arm, coarsely rugose below and smooth towards the point. One was captured and presented to King Suta in Illorin. It refused to eat, so the king ordered it slaughtered.

Egypt's Elisserion and Egloceron

The Elisserion was a giant desert dwelling goat-like unicorn whilst the Egloceron was a normal sized goat unicorn

Ethiopia's Tiré Bina

A very fleet and wild beast about the size and shape of a small horse, which lived in the African Desert. Shaggy about the head and legs and feet, the animal had a short mane and the tail like that of a horse but not very full. It's hide smooth, with very short hairs, was ashen in hue, with a black line running down it's back, and white from the lower jaw to the abdomen. There was a small bundle of hairs on the brow from the midst of which there sprung a single horn to which the hairs adhered. This horn, barely 3 spans in length, but not the spiral striae seen in the European alicorns, but small protuberances running in a straight line from the base to the point. It was of a golden hue and hallow at the root. On the point of this horn there was another bundle of hairs, as large as a man's fist and reddish

It purifies water by dipping it's horn into lakes and as such, was hunted down for its horn, which (like many unicorns and horned creatures) was thought to have the ability to deal with poison. The inhabitants also often used its flesh and the hairs of its tail to create medicines.

Ethiopia's Yale

The yale is described as an antelope- or goat-like creature with the tusks of a boar and large horns. These horns possess the ability to swivel in any direction which makes them good for both offensive and defensive attacks. Even though it has three horns it is often associated with unicorns.

Central and Southern Africa's Ndzoo-Dzoo (Abu Qarn)

on the forehead has a long and straight horn, either the color of alabaster or black. This horn is movable; the creature usually lets it hang freely, but straightens it for combat and tosses the enemy onto another, smaller horn located behind the first.

Garcia de Orta referred to an unknown but reliable authority, which stated that in South Africa, between Cape of Good Hope and Cape Correntes, there lives a creature shaped like a horse with a single horn on the forehead, which it is able to raise and lower at will, as well as turn left and right, depending on the current need and mood. This horn, measuring two palms, is an excellent antidote against poison.

the size of a horse, extremely fleet and strong. It has a single horn on its forehead, 24–30 inches long. It is flexible when the animal is asleep; can be curled like the trunk of the elephant, but becomes perfectly firm and hard when the animal is excited. The creature is extremely fierce and attacks man every time it sees him. If the target runs atop the tree, it will savagely butt it with its horn, never failing to break it down. Only the males have the horn.

Sudan's A'nasa

It was of reddish color, the size of a pony and had the slender form of an antelope. The male was armed with a single horn on the forehead; the female lacked it. Some said its hoof was divided, other that it was solid.

it is a size of a small donkey, has a thick body and thin bones, coarse hair and tail like a boar. It has a long horn on its forehead and lets it hang when alone, but erects it immediately when seeing the enemy. It can be found to the south-south-west from Melpes.

Madagascar's Songòmby

It lives in forests and eats plants, insects, and humans. size of an ox or a horse, exceedingly fast, burdened with floppy ears, and a man-eater. It looks something like a horse, a mule, or an ox. It has flaring nostrils and terrible incisors. Its prominent ears dangle over its eyes and can distract it at crucial moments.

looks like a donkey with spots. It eats grass but if it sees people it chases them. It comes out at night to graze. When climbing mountains they are fast as horses, but when they go down they move slowly because their ears flop over their eyes.

It has tufts of hair at its feet. It may have backswept horns or no horns at all. Its hooves are so hard they strike sparks from the ground.

It sprinkles itchy hair (lay) from its nostrils. If its prey tries to escape by climbing a tree, the itchiness brought on by the lay will make the victim try to scratch itself, falling out of the tree.

Central Africa's Unicorn with Ten names Búndiá-ru,Kamárami, Maríri, Yílifú, Dákarkúlewal, Kárafitu, Pānlíli, Agába, Iwú, Tenések

rhinoceros, that had a single long straight or nearly straight black horn.

Zambia's Ichisonga

pachyderm-slayer from the folklore of the Lambas of Zambia, usually found in the Kafue River. It is a herbivorous water beast that resembles a rhinoceros and has a horn on its forehead.

Although a grass-eater, the ichisonga has a special hatred for the hippopotamus. If an ichisonga hears a hippo, it leaves the Kafue River, traveling along the bank so the hippo does not scent it. Then it re-enters the water, goes for the largest bull hippo, and stabs it to death with its horn.

If an elephant is killed nearby, the ichisonga will roar and drive the hunters away from the carcass. It then stays near the elephant’s remains for days until the carcass rots

Congo's Emela-Ntouka

The Emela-ntouka is claimed to be around the size of an African Bush Elephant. brownish to gray in color, with a heavy tail, and with a body of similar shape and appearance to a rhinoceros, including one long horn on its snout. no frills or ridges along the neck. The animal is alleged to be semi-aquatic and feed on Malombo and other leafy plants. The Emela-ntouka is claimed to utter a vocalization, described as a snort, rumble or growl.

Emela-ntouka seems to resemble a ceratopsian, a type of dinosaur with horns like Styracosaurus and the famous Triceratops according to Dr. Roy Mackal (while searching the Congo for the Mokele-mbembe, the man had collected accounts of these Emela-ntouka). Cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, however, believes it is an aquatic rhinoceros rather than a ceratopsian.

It is slightly larger than an elephant, which it reportedly hunts.

Ethiopia's Arweharis

Hiob Ludolf says Ethiopians know a beast called arweharis in Amharic or harish in Arabic. It is similar to a goat with one horn, very strong, fierce and swift of foot.

Ethiopia's Five unamed unicorns

Some recalled the description of Cosmas Indicopleustes, who visited Ethiopia around AD 550 and saw four brazen figures of a unicorn in the palace of the king. The denizens described to him a terrible beast, whose strength lies in his horn. When he finds himself pursued by hunters, he springs onto the top of some precipice and casts himself down. In the air, he turns a somersault so that the horn absorbs all the shock of the fall and he escapes unhurt.

Luis del Mármol Carvajal said the unicorn lives in the snowy peaks of the Mountains of the Moon in Ethiopia, where the Nile takes its source. It looks like a two-year old colt of ash color, but has the beard of a goat. It has a single ivory horn on the forehead. It sheds the horn like a stag and hunters find these in the wilderness.

Ludovico di Varthema, the first European to travel to Mecca in the disguise of a pilgrim, reported seeing two unicorns in an enclosed space in the temple: a gift from the king of Ethiopia to the sultan of Mecca. They looked like bay horses, but had the heads of hinds and cloven hooves. Their necks were not so long with manes hanging on one side. Their legs were thin, slender and very shaggy on the hind part.

A fine horse of bay color with black tail and long mane hanging to the ground. On its forehead grows a single white horn, five palms long. It was said to be very fearful and shy.

mentioned one-horned cows in the town of Zeila in Ethiopia.

Central Africa's Unamed Unicorn

body of a horse, the hooves of a cow, sorrel (chestnut) coat and a single black horn on the forehead

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Follow for more Mythical Beasts from all over the world! Let me know your favorite Thai myth in the comments!

[chase-solidago]

i hate that concerns about urban gardening/foraging safety is often met with "What are you, a cop?" scorn. I believe it's a suspicion of anything that hinders the punk/anti-system urgency to jump in immediately and do whatever feels right.

Safety, ethics, and sustainability are all a part of urban gardening and foraging. I'm sorry that means you need to do homework before you can do anything, I know that sounds lame. But life is complicated.

I know anti-intellectualism is viewed as activist these days, but like, surely you don't want to literally eat lead, right?

[chase-solidago]

Let’s check in and see how those rascally solarpunk kids are doing, surely they’ve learned by now that…..

Daily reminder: Leafy greens like kales uptake all those delicious heavy metals in urban soils like lead and cadmium.

Don’t eat sidewalk-crack kale.

Here's some cool references from the EPA on safe urban gardening:

REUSING POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED LANDSCAPES: Growing Gardens in Urban Soils

Steps to Creating a Community Garden or Expand Urban Agriculture at a Brownfields Site

[libraryogre]

I also gotta figure sidewalk kale is going to make a bad sidewalk even worse for people needing mobility aids.

[kalisbaby]

from Viteloi on IG: 2026 ✨

[karmicstar]

PART 17 : THE CHOICE THAT REBUILDS REALITY

The Realm Beyond Life • Truth of Each Creator • The Cataclysm • Eclipse's Final Judgment • Her Return to Life

You floated above the silver river, drifting beside the First Eclipse — a being so ancient even the Architect once bowed before it.

Its voice echoed through the realm beyond death:

“Child… you have one more choice. And this one decides if ANYTHING survives.”

You steadied yourself.

“I want the truth. All of it.”

The First Eclipse nodded slowly.

“Then you will have it.”

THE REALM BEYOND LIFE & DEATH

This place wasn’t a world — it was the blueprint of existence, the space BEFORE creation where all laws were written.

The river beneath you flowed in all directions, carrying:

memories not yet lived

remnants of dead realities

the first breath of the first beings

the echo of every soul that will ever exist

Time dripped like water. Space bent like silk. Death had no meaning here.

The First Eclipse spoke:

“This realm is the Alpha and Omega. The Architect was born HERE. Mawungu was chained HERE. Your father was shaped HERE.”

You swallowed.

“This is where everything began.”

“No,” the First Eclipse corrected. “This is where everything was DECIDED.”

THE TRUTH OF EACH REMAINING CREATOR

The First Eclipse lifted its four arms.

A triangle formed in the air — each point glowing with a different cosmic force:

★ TOP POINT — THE ARCHITECT

A shifting geometric deity cracking at the seams.

★ LEFT POINT — MAWUNGU (THE UNMAKER)

A burning skeletal titan devouring void.

★ RIGHT POINT — YOUR FATHER (SOVEREIGNTY)

A shadow monarch built from living darkness.

The triangle pulsed.

The First Eclipse spoke:

“To rebuild creation, you must destroy ONE of them next.”

You trembled.

“Why can’t I destroy all three?”

The First Eclipse’s voice went cold.

“Because if you do, creation collapses completely. Forever.”

You inhaled deeply.

“Tell me the truth about each.”

The First Eclipse lowered its hands.

The triangle expanded.

THE ARCHITECT — CREATION WITHOUT SOULS

The Architect’s image flickered.

“It built the realms as cages. Not to protect life… but to contain potential threats.”

You listened quietly.

“If the Architect becomes the sole creator again, all free will ends. Every spirit will be reset. The worlds will be perfect — but empty.”

You whispered:

“Paradise with no consciousness.”

The First Eclipse nodded.

“Exactly.”

MAWUNGU — UNMAKING WITHOUT MERCY

Mawungu roared within the triangle, splitting the air.

“He does not seek to rule creation. He seeks to erase it.”

You frowned.

“Why? For power?”

“No,” the First Eclipse whispered. “For peace.”

That shocked you.

“Peace?!”

The First Eclipse nodded sadly.

“Mawungu believes existence is suffering. He wants to erase all pain, all cycles, all repetition. He believes that only NOTHINGNESS is freedom.”

Your stomach twisted.

“…but nothingness is death.”

“Worse,” the First Eclipse said. “It is SILENCE.”

YOUR FATHER — SOVEREIGNTY WITHOUT LIMITS

Your father’s image formed — a crown of broken worlds around him.

Your heart tightened.

“What truth are you hiding about him?”

The First Eclipse lowered its head.

“Your father wants you beside him not out of love… but because the Eclipse is the ONLY being that can crown a Sovereign Creator.”

You stiffened.

“So he wants the throne.”

“Yes. He wants to rewrite the laws and rule all realms. Not to free anyone. Not to save lives. But to rule.”

You felt tears burn your eyes.

“He manipulated me.”

The First Eclipse touched your shoulder gently.

“He loves you — in a twisted way. But love does not make one worthy of creation.”

You closed your eyes.

“So… no choice is good.”

The First Eclipse whispered:

“There is no good choice. Only a necessary one.”

THE THREE TRY TO REACH YOU

A violent BOOM shook the realm beyond death.

Cracks formed in the silver river.

The First Eclipse’s head snapped up.

“They found you.”

Your father tore open a shadow rift:

“DAUGHTER! Come to me! I will save you!”

Mawungu ripped a hole in reality:

“ECLIPSE! BREAK EVERYTHING WITH ME!”

The Architect glitched through space:

“RETURN. YOU MUST DIE SO CREATION MAY RESET.”

Ayizan’s faint voice echoed from the realms:

“Child—do NOT listen to them! Make the choice from your SOUL!”

THE FINAL DECISION — WHO YOU DESTROY

The silver river rose into a massive wave around you, lifting your spirit into the air.

Your body back in creation flickered.

Your soul ignited.

The First Eclipse shouted:

“CHOOSE NOW!”

The triangle pulsed violently.

The Architect roared. Mawungu screamed. Your father begged.

Your soul expanded.

Your voice split into three tones again —

Light. Shadow. Void.

You raised your hand.

And spoke:

**“I choose to destroy…

THE ARCHITECT.”**

The universe STOPPED.

Ayizan cried out from the collapsing realms:

“No… no… no… she actually CHOSE—”

Mawungu screamed in triumph.

Your father froze in shock.

The Architect flickered violently.

“ECLIPSE… YOU HAVE CHOSEN DEATH.”

You responded softly:

“No, Architect. I chose LIFE. You erased free will. You built prisons. You killed worlds to maintain your perfect order. You are the most dangerous creator.”

You extended your hand.

The First Eclipse placed its hand over yours.

Together, you declared:

“THE ARCHITECT SHALL FALL.”

White void-fire erupted from your chest—

flooding the realm shattering the triangle tearing open reality

The Architect shrieked with a sound that cracked galaxies.

And then—

it died.

The second Creator fell.

Reality convulsed. The void screamed. The realms flickered.

Your spirit flickered too.

Your body dissolved.

Ayizan wailed.

“CHILD—NO—YOU’RE FADING—”

THE ECLIPSE LIVES

The First Eclipse caught you again.

Its voice boomed:

“SHE WILL NOT DIE. NOT TODAY.”

It pressed its hand to your spirit.

Your heartbeat returned. Your lungs filled. Your bones reformed. Your body in the broken realms knit itself back together.

The First Eclipse whispered:

“Live, child.”

Light burst through your eyes.

The silver river rose and swallowed you whole.

You gasped—

and awoke back in creation.

Alive.

Risen.

Ascended.

Changed.

Ayizan sobbed in relief.

Oshun fell to her knees.

Shango closed his eyes and gave thanks.

Your father stared at you with shattered pride.

Mawungu roared in frustration:

“NO! SHE KILLED THE CREATOR I NEEDED DEAD THE LEAST!”

But it was done.

You lived.

And the Architect was gone.

TO BE CONTINUED…

[karmicstar]

When you look into a mirror, you’re not just seeing a physical image , you’re seeing a constant, a fixed anchor of who you are in this moment.

Your reflection doesn’t change because the mirror has one job:

to reveal, not to evolve.

But you, the being looking back, are in constant evolution.

So when you flip the mirror, turn it, rotate it, or hold it at an angle…

and you still see the same face, the same eyes, the same soul looking back?

That’s a spiritual reminder.

A reminder that:

Your essence doesn’t shift just because the world does.

Your truth doesn’t change just because your circumstances do.

Your spirit remains the same even as your environment flips upside down. The mirror reflects the “same ole you,” but that phrase isn’t negative, it’s grounding.

It means you are the consistent center in a world full of shifting realities.

Because spiritually:

The outer world is the mirror.

The inner world is the source.

And your reflection is the bridge between the two.

This is why your reflection stays the same even on your darkest days, your brightest days, your confused days, and your triumphant days, because your soul identity is stable, even when your emotions and experiences aren’t.

It’s the universe’s way of saying:

“No matter what changes around you, you are still you, and that is your power.”

The mirror shows you the shell.

Your spirit shows you the growth.

And your awareness interprets the evolution.

So yes, “same ole shit, different day”, but in a positive, cosmic way: You are the one factor that remains constant as life shifts.

You are the observer, the creator, the one holding the steering wheel.

Your reflection is the reminder…

but your soul is the transformation.

[kalisbaby]

If you are new to Hoodoo and are looking for information and resources, please for the love of god don't use AI. I have a whole ass hoodoo tag on this blog you can sort through. I also have a whole page on my website dedicated to books, podcasts, websites, etc. for Hoodoo.

Resources

Here you will find a list of resources for and about Hoodoo, Voodoo, and ATRS. Including books, shops, websites, podcasts, etc. As well as r

This isn't to shame you, mind you. This is to help you. We all make mistakes. That's a part of life and the practice; but mistakes can be fixed. I can only hope you actually use these resources and not some useless tool that's harmful to your mental and spiritual health and the health of the environment.

[kalisbaby]

Honestly, some of these resources in my hoodoo tag, specifically the masterlists I self-curated need to be updated with fresh links and that's something I'll get around to doing next week. But they're still good and useful and will hopefully direct y'all to practitioners that aren't new to this, they're true to this, yfm?

[depsidase]

[samwisethewitch]

Homemaking, gardening, and self-sufficiency resources that won't radicalize you into a hate group

It seems like self-sufficiency and homemaking skills are blowing up right now. With the COVID-19 pandemic and the current economic crisis, a lot of folks, especially young people, are looking to develop skills that will help them be a little bit less dependent on our consumerist economy. And I think that's generally a good thing. I think more of us should know how to cook a meal from scratch, grow our own vegetables, and mend our own clothes. Those are good skills to have.

Unfortunately, these "self-sufficiency" skills are often used as a recruiting tactic by white supremacists, TERFs, and other hate groups. They become a way to reconnect to or relive the "good old days," a romanticized (false) past before modern society and civil rights. And for a lot of people, these skills are inseparably connected to their politics and may even be used as a tool to indoctrinate new people.

In the spirit of building safe communities, here's a complete list of the safe resources I've found for learning homemaking, gardening, and related skills. Safe for me means queer- and trans-friendly, inclusive of different races and cultures, does not contain Christian preaching, and does not contain white supremacist or TERF dog whistles.

Homemaking/Housekeeping/Caring for your home:

Making It by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen [book] (The big crunchy household DIY book; includes every level of self-sufficiency from making your own toothpaste and laundry soap to setting up raised beds to butchering a chicken. Authors are explicitly left-leaning.)

Safe and Sound: A Renter-Friendly Guide to Home Repair by Mercury Stardust [book] (A guide to simple home repair tasks, written with rentals in mind; very compassionate and accessible language.)

How To Keep House While Drowning by KC Davis [book] (The book about cleaning and housework for people who get overwhelmed by cleaning and housework, based on the premise that messiness is not a moral failing; disability and neurodivergence friendly; genuinely changed how I approach cleaning tasks.)

Gardening

Rebel Gardening by Alessandro Vitale [book] (Really great introduction to urban gardening; explicitly discusses renter-friendly garden designs in small spaces; lots of DIY solutions using recycled materials; note that the author lives in England, so check if plants are invasive in your area before putting them in the ground.)

Country/Rural Living:

Woodsqueer by Gretchen Legler [book] (Memoir of a lesbian who lives and works on a rural farm in Maine with her wife; does a good job of showing what it's like to be queer in a rural space; CW for mentions of domestic violence, infidelity/cheating, and internalized homophobia)

"Debunking the Off-Grid Fantasy" by Maggie Mae Fish [video essay] (Deconstructs the off-grid lifestyle and the myth of self-reliance)

Sewing/Mending:

Annika Victoria [YouTube channel] (No longer active, but their videos are still a great resource for anyone learning to sew; check out the beginner project playlist to start. This is where I learned a lot of what I know about sewing.)

Make, Sew, and Mend by Bernadette Banner [book] (A very thorough written introduction to hand-sewing, written by a clothing historian; lots of fun garment history facts; explicitly inclusive of BIPOC, queer, and trans sewists.)

Sustainability/Land Stewardship

Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer [book] (Most of you have probably already read this one or had it recommended to you, but it really is that good; excellent example of how traditional animist beliefs -- in this case, indigenous American beliefs -- can exist in healthy symbiosis with science; more philosophy than how-to, but a great foundational resource.)

Wild Witchcraft by Rebecca Beyer [book] (This one is for my fellow witches; one of my favorite witchcraft books, and an excellent example of a place-based practice deeply rooted in the land.)

Avoiding the "Crunchy to Alt Right Pipeline"

Note: the "crunchy to alt-right pipeline" is a term used to describe how white supremacists and other far right groups use "crunchy" spaces (i.e., spaces dedicated to farming, homemaking, alternative medicine, simple living/slow living, etc.) to recruit and indoctrinate people into their movements. Knowing how this recruitment works can help you recognize it when you do encounter it and avoid being influenced by it.

"The Crunchy-to-Alt-Right Pipeline" by Kathleen Belew [magazine article] (Good, short introduction to this issue and its history.)

Sisters in Hate by Seyward Darby (I feel like I need to give a content warning: this book contains explicit descriptions of racism, white supremacy, and Neo Nazis, and it's a very difficult read, but it really is a great, in-depth breakdown of the role women play in the alt-right; also explicitly addresses the crunchy to alt-right pipeline.)

These are just the resources I've personally found helpful, so if anyone else has any they want to add, please, please do!

[hagoftheholler]

Something I feel like people getting into folk magic need to understand, for many people of many backgrounds, is folk magic started as a means of survival. It was struggle magic, and it is still struggle magic.

Where I'm living now and where I'm from, people planted by the signs to ensure their crops wouldn't go bad before harvesting. People used ocean water to soothe joint and muscle pains when they got old. People studied the native plants for medicine and were mindful to only take what was needed. People did little rituals and minded their grannies' words to keep their good luck. If they didn't know how to do something (or couldn't), they went to people who did.

Learning folk magic to reconnect with ancestral traditions from before your time is valid. Learning folk magic to connect with and work with the land is valid. There are many valid reasons to take up folk magic. Still, understand that folk magic is survival, and folk magic is community.

[vague-humanoid]

Call Gov. Parson to Stop the Sept. 24 Execution of Marcellus Williams

Help us stop Missouri from the irreparable mistake of executing an innocent person, Marcellus Williams on Sept. 24.

Missouri is scheduled to execute Marcellus Williams on Sept. 24 for a crime he didn’t commit. Last week, after previously accepting an Alford plea that was subsequently blocked by the Missouri Supreme Court, St. Louis County Judge Bruce Hilton denied the request to vacate Marcellus’ conviction and death sentence, despite the prosecutor’s admission that the previous administration committed constitutional errors in his case. We need everyone’s help to call on Gov. Mike Parson to stop Missouri from killing an innocent man.

Earlier, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell filed a motion to vacate Marcellus’ conviction because he believed forensic evidence excluded Marcellus from the crime.

Then, at an Aug. 28 evidentiary hearing, his office admitted that the prior administration had committed constitutional errors that contributed to Marcellus’ unreliable conviction and death sentence, including improperly handling the evidence in his case.

Now, Judge Hilton has denied PA Bell’s motion to vacate Marcellus’ conviction and death sentence, and the Missouri Supreme Court is moving forward with the Sept. 24 execution date.

Call Gov. Parson and urge him to stop the execution before it’s too late: 417-373-3400

[dominateeye]

Some people are reporting that the voicemail mailbox is full. Jill Stein's video above includes the Governor's Twitter handle to also contact him at, @GovParsonMO. You can also send a message via this form on the Governor's website.

[karmicstar]

Papa Ghede, as a spirit in Haitian Vodou associated with death, humor, and wisdom, is known for his irreverent yet profound outlook on life. He often reminds people of the importance of living fully, as death is an inevitable part of existence. Here’s some general life advice inspired by Papa Ghede:

1. Live with Passion: Life is short, so embrace it fully. Laugh, love, and enjoy every moment.

2. Don't Fear Death: Accepting death as part of the natural cycle can free you to live more authentically. It's not something to fear but a reminder to make your time count.

3. Speak the Truth: Papa Ghede is known for his blunt honesty. Be straightforward in your communication, and don't shy away from speaking your truth.

4. Find Humor in Life's Challenges: Even in the face of difficulties, there’s always something to laugh about. Don’t take everything too seriously; humor is a powerful healer.

5. Respect Ancestors: Honor those who came before you. Learn from their experiences and acknowledge their role in your life.

6. Stay Balanced: Don’t indulge too much in life’s pleasures, but don’t deprive yourself either. Balance is key to a meaningful life.

7. Be Generous: Just as Papa Ghede helps guide souls, you should look out for others, offering help and wisdom when you can.

8. Embrace Change: Life is always evolving. Don’t hold on too tightly to the past; instead, be open to transformation and growth.

This advice reflects Papa Ghede’s understanding of the balance between life and death, joy and sorrow, and the importance of living authentically.

[palipunk-deactivated20260328]

Palestinians: Joe Biden has the blood of thousands of Palestinians on his hands. I will never support a genocidal monster like him.

Some random white tumblr user: oh so you want queer people to die huh you want to kill all trans people and scream make America great again huh I know you love trump just say it out loud say you want to vote trump and hurt queer people I know you do have I mentioned you love trump and you need to stop pretending you care about those terrorists-I mean those Palestinians. Btw you love trump

[fairuzfan]

You guys act like people aren't currently paying the price for a biden presidency and it drives me up a wall

[fairuzfan]

People reblogging my post and commenting their vote blue shit and immediately blocking me what's the point of adding commentary can you tell me please (other than because you publicly want to dunk on a palestinian)