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I've been away for a while and for what?

I've finished setting things into motion and am proud to announce my own shop. Do check it out! I'm excited to share my gift ya'll.

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theambitiouswoman

Maybe you don’t need to try harder, make huge changes, or completely overhaul your life to create something amazing. Maybe all you need to do is step out of your own way. The blocks you’re facing might just be self doubt, feelings of unworthiness, or the belief that you’re not “ready.”

Let go of those thoughts. Trust yourself. Give yourself permission to receive good things. Expect magic to show up in your life. Work with a force greater than you. Be less rigid and allow life to flow.

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“Look at the Darkness, giving birth to the Sun.”

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Peace XVIII, Khalil Gibran

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Reblog if you’re black tumblr

and yes you have to be black, this isn’t an all access typa club

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Based

I have a surprise on July the 1st and that will include giveaways to celebrate a major announcement. I was recently titled high priestess after many years of mentorship. I am a third generation practitioner who does not take this direct bloodline based work lightly nor the title.

My father was the first to congratulate me and I couldn’t be happier. I’m focused on further developing my gifts and look forward to sharing them within reason.

#hoodoo #voudon #personal #me

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Anaïs Nin, Henry and June [originally published 1986]

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“Blood Debts is a beguiling family saga, steeped in magic that’s every bit as dark as it is moving.” —Alexis Henderson, author of The Year of the Witching and House of Hunger

WHAT IT’S ABOUT

Legendborn meets Dynasty in Terry J. Benton-Walker’s contemporary fantasy debut, Blood Debts—an “extravaganza from start to finish” (Chloe Gong) with powerful magical families, intergenerational curses, and deadly drama in New Orleans. Available Now.

Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history. In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen.

On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau—the sixteen-year-old twin heirs to the powerful, magical, dethroned family—are mourning their father and caring for their sick mother. Until, by chance, they discover their mother isn’t sick—she’s cursed. Cursed by someone on the very magic council their family used to rule. Someone who will come for them next.

Cristina, once a talented and dedicated practitioner of Generational magic, has given up magic for good. An ancient spell is what killed their father and she was the one who cast it. For Clement, magic is his lifeline. A distraction from his anger and pain. Even better than the random guys he hooks up with.

Cristina and Clement used to be each other’s most trusted confidant and friend, now they barely speak. But if they have any hope of discovering who is coming after their family, they’ll have to find a way to trust each other and their family’s magic, all while solving the decades-old murder that sparked the still-rising tensions between the city’s magical and non-magical communities. And if they don’t succeed, New Orleans may see another massacre. Or worse.

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My cup is neither half-full or half-empty. I am the daughter of the Most High. My cup is constantly overflowing.

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Shout-out to the crotchety old fucks on otherkin forums circa 2009. You weren't the warmest bunch, but you're probably the reason why I didn't fall prey to cults, spiritual predators, or conspiracy thinking.

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I grew up in an a-religious household and in a-religious neighborhoods located in blue states. Anything I knew about spirituality or divinity I learned through the grapevine.

My first spiritual community was an otherkin forum (I believe it was otherkin.net? It shut down a while ago). It was run and curated by tired, somewhat-grouchy adults in their 20's, 30's, and 40's.

They were a pretty frigid, humorless bunch. The culture they curated was governed by critical thought, strong discernment, and thorough self-reflection. Forum members who couldn't handle scrutiny didn't stick around.

I learned many important things on this forum. The admin and mods taught me the difference between "identifying with something" and "actually being that something," and would point out the differences between authentic experiences versus wishful thinking / playacting.

They would ask questions that forced you to reflect on your process and methodology, especially if you were still exploring your identity. Nothing was taken at face-value.

I learned about "fluffy bunnies," which taught me there's a difference between reputable teachers and people wishing to rope you in on their MLM scheme.

I read stories about spiritual predators, which taught me the importance of staying alert and prioritizing safety over wishful thinking.

I saw members use logic-based reasoning to come to their spiritual conclusions, which hardened my mind against faith-based reasoning magical thinking.

I learned it didn't pay to fool others. I learned it didn't pay to fool yourself.

Was it a perfect online community? No, of course not. It had a distinct power hierarchy and its own fair share of drama. Nevertheless, it prioritized the education and safety of its members in ways I now realize are very rare.

By the time I joined other forums and spiritual communities, I had enough discernment knowledge to curate the experience I wanted. I didn't know any specific red flags or dogwhistles, but I knew to question anything that felt too fantastical, too performative, or too convenient.

The rule of thumb I learned was this: "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is." It's not a perfect method—can lend itself to too much pessimism—but it may have saved my ass more than I'll ever know.

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...I got to thinking about this more, so I want to mention it:

You may have noticed that "valid/invalid" never played a role in my experience with this community.

It's not that validation was withheld—it's that it was irrelevant.

If we were to go back in time and make a post asking, "I experience ABC thing but don't experience XYZ thing, am I still valid?" the reply would be something like, "How would we know? It's your experience, you tell us."

Additionally, this question is seeking confirmation via mutual agreement, rather than confirmation via process, which would have raised a number of concerns: First, community agreement doesn't make something true, and second, this question is an invitation for spiritual predators to shape your mind.

Now, 2008 internet was very different than 2022 internet, and the culture around stranger danger has changed. Additionally, it's not my place to say what the otherkin community and similar should or shouldn't do.

...But it does concern me that the priorities in spiritual circles seem to be shifting away from thinking critically in favor of feeling good. It really smacks of Evangelism.

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TEN THINGS “Witchblr” NEEDS TO FUCKING KNOW ABOUT AFRICAN TRADITIONAL RELIGIONS:

Hoodoo is a closed system that IS NOT for non-Black people.

Hoodoo has deities, but Orisha, Lwa, and Mpungu are not part of Hoodoo. Those deities belong SOLELY to their own respective systems.

A tarot reading, intuitive reading, palm reading, “a feeling”, etc. CAN NOT help you determine which Orisha owns your head. Only an initiated priest of that system, using the specific divination tools of that system, can tell you this. The same goes for Lwa, Mpungu, etc. If you want to know, seek out and PAY a reputable BLACK priest.

Plenty of Hoodoos, myself included, use tarot but tarot IS not part of the Hoodoo system.

The Crossroads is not just some place where you go to dump your empty candle or otherwise dispose of completed spirit work. Spirits live there. Would you want someone dumping their trash at your house without even asking? There’s also plenty of other ways to dispose of works.

Just because deities in different systems are SIMILAR (or you perceive them to be) doesn’t mean they are the SAME, and definitely doesn’t mean they can be engaged with in the same way. Yemoja, La Sirene, and Mami Wata are DIFFERENT spirits (Mami Wata is actually a family of spirits, not a single spirit) that have different protocols for how to engage them. And initiation is required.

Hoodoo has initiations.

The Crossroads Man is NOT Esu or Papa Legba. They are different spirits. What they have in common is being the keepers of Crossroads, of course, but they also have their own individual things that they do and different protocols. See item #6.

High John the Conqueror does not work with non-Black people. If you’re non-Black and think you’re working with him, go ahead and cleanse that trickster spirit out ya house baby 🤣

The “Rule of Three” doesn’t apply in ATRs. You’re just scared a Black person might hex you 🤷🏾‍♀️

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Moon Phases in Hoodoo

It’s really common to see modern witchcraft correspondences for the moon phases, but rarely or never for hoodoo. Frequently the full moon is associated with “light magic” and the new moon with “dark magic” using the classic racist terminology we’re all too familiar with. We also live in a world where books on working the roots that are actually written by black authors are a somewhat rare find, and Lucky Mojo is one of the first Google hits for almost every hoodoo-related search you might make.

So, Spirit Roots presents… the moon phases for root workers! An Africana guide to the lunar cycle. Remember, you don’t have to cast the “right” spell at the “right” time, it’s just a useful boost to follow the moon’s patterns when it feels right to do so or works for your path. Listen to your ancestors, and trust your intuition on it!

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