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@lilelvenwitch
I mean, I know I'm always posting about Elloren and Yvan but let's be real here. My biggest ship in the series is Rhys and Cael lmao. Give me that sweet childhood bestfriends to lovers!
Like I know they aren't actually a couple yet but I have hope.
Burn Notice. [S1.E1: Pilot.]
This is legitimately how Iâve broken into a thousand places like just act like youâre meant to be there and if someone actually ends up calling you out on it just be super confused
#I would be an excellent pentester and actually have considered it as a job many a time#when I was a kid (7-14ish) my grandmother was in the hospital a lot and I was a bored kid that no one was really watching#and we spent days and days at the hospital over the course of those years#so Iâd wander around and it became a challenge to see where it could get into without gettting caught#and the answer is basically everywhere#like ther is no legit reason for an 11 year old to be in the morgue but I was tall for my age and I would carry a cup of coffee#and look irritated to be there like someone woke me up for this#and no one would question me#people would ask where are you headed and if you just exhaustedly point through a security door 97% of the time they will swipe their card#-and open it for you
I want to add that I donât make a habit of this now that I am a law abiding adult, but recently I accidentally did this again. Having been used to having my run of hospitals and walking basically anywhere as a child, I was visiting a friend in the hospital just before covid and I was legitimately exhausted and carrying a coffee cup cuz it was like 5:30am or something dumb, and I went to leave and get to the bottom floor and iâm like âthis is not the lobbyâ and I walked around for a bit and people kept holding doors for me so I traveled through many corridors, and nothing looked familiar, and then I realized every single door was a key card swipe and everyone had mag-stripe badges with varying security levels and I realized I had gotton onto a staff elevator with the staff, who had swiped their card to go down into a high-security area of the building, and people had just been letting me through all these security doors.
So then I had to out myself and be like âUm I accidentally broke into you high-security wing, please show me the door, Iâm literally just trying to leave this hospitalâ and I had to get like searched and stuff.Â
And what was funny was that while I was blissfully walking around assuming I belonged, No one questioned ANYTHING and in fact, were violating protocols left and right to let me through, but the VERY SECOND I realized I was not where I was supposed to be and let that show on my face, like three people in the hall confronted me.Â
So the take away is, be confident that you belong, look exhausted and like you donât want to be there, and carry a cup of coffee. It will open pretty much all doors.
@clutchkuza I feel like you need to hear this lol
No joke, Burn Notice is a great show. If you like Leverage, give Burn Notice a try (its available on Hulu and Prime iirc) and frfr, confidence and an excuse are all you need to get around places
This works I accidentally broke into someoneâs whole ass home a month or so ago and uhhh it went fine because Iâm short white and VERY CONFUSED
One time while I was in Rome, I was busy admiring the ruins and not paying attention to signage, got lost, and ended up in some kind of archaeological dig or restoration. Not knowing it was off-limits (having missed all signage, as previously stated), I started peeking around all the stone stuff, wandering off the path, and most importantly (to this story), poking around in a hole that had been dug into the ground. I was careful not to touch anything, but still, clearly (to anyone who wasnât as oblivious as me) this was not a place a tourist was meant to be.
I finally attracted the notice of someone who was meant to be part of this restoration project when I came back up from the hole. He quickly came over to ask me, in Italian, what Iâm sure were the very normal questions of âWho are you?â, âWhat are you doing here??â, etc.
Problem: I do not speak Italian.
My brainâs solution: Quick, what language do we speak thatâs close?!Â
And that is how I wandered up out of a hole in a Roman ruin without warning and began speaking ancient Latin to an archaeologist.
This manâs face went through 15 different absolutely floored expressions in ten seconds, like you could physically see him going through the thought process of âHave I encountered a ghost from ancient Rome? No, ghosts arenât real. But if ghosts not real, how Latin??? Fellow researcher??? Supposed to be here???â
So this is the story of how I was allowed to walk away without issue at all after blatantly trespassing upon the ruins of ancient Rome, because if you speak Latin, where else would you belong?
Another black witch chronicles post, because why not?
I've been sitting on this for a while.
So in Wandfasted, Tessla says sanjire root is nutty, right?
In the shadow wand Elloren describes the root she takes as bitter.
It could just be a difference of taste buds, but what if it isn't? What if it wasn't actually sanjire root?
ELLOREN COULD BE PREGNANT IN THE NEXT BOOK AND I AM NOT READY FOR THAT
Hello, fine fellow, an ask for when you'll be bored next: what do you think about the notion that in following the crooked path a witch will become something other than fully human? Have a merry day and/or night!
I think the very nature of performing witchcraft causes one to be Othered in society, and, indeed, by certain initiations one becomes Other.
However, I agree with Cora Anderson when she says that the Craft makes us into better humans. Rather than becoming "Otherworldly", I believe that the witch becomes intimately aware of their Other selves, of their deep spiritual nature that resides in our flesh, our blood, our bones, and how that nature is all around us at all times. The Witch becomes aware of the totally of being. They go into the forest and come out mad, dead, and a poet. To a regular person, becoming aware of the totality of our being (which is a divine, human, and animal being) can seem otherworldly and strange.
When you traffick with beings beyond the "normal" perception, you become a little like Them. And when They teach you their secrets and mysteries, you take on those teachings and philosophies and powers of perception.
There's a working in Sounds of Infinity by Lee Morgan where one obtains the spirit of a dead man. This, of course, has multiple meanings that we are left to contemplate before we under take the working. Becoming a witch means becoming aware/apart of the spiritual forces which are aware/apart of us. Then we utilize that awareness to cause things to happen. We let go, and are enfolded in the mysterious dance of Nature -- something regular people are afraid to do.
The point of view of "Other" is flawed, I think. The point of view is from society, which views anything outside of it (spiritual, natural, animal, et cetera) as OTHER. When in fact, it is quite the opposite. Those things are reality -- society is an illusion. Witches are an insertion of reality into an illusionary hellscape -- and that freaks people out.
So, do I think that walking the Crooked Path causes one to become other than human? No. I think walking this path causes us to become more human than the average person walking down the street because we become aware of the totality of being, with all of its interesting and complex interactions with the rest of reality. Witches are Other because they marry Nature, and are expressions of the natural -- and that is death to society.
For developing and deepening a practice, my second greatest advice (we'll get to this) is to delve into primary sources (records, journals, grimoires) and scholarly articles. Both of these take certain skill sets of critical thinking that can be developed. Analyzing papers, pulling main ideas out, understanding the writers background and bias, determining if the subject is metaphorical or literal, etc. Take your time, mark it up with questions, define words and phrases that you're unfamiliar with.
90% of what I read are scholarly articles on the herbs I work with to better understand their traditional and current uses.
The greatest thing you can do, however, is put it into practice. Read something and then do something about it. Doing the work with your own hands is the best way towards growth. Write it all down, your successes and failures, and see where it takes you.
Once you've read a few introductory books, you can generally skip out on the rest for niche writings. The majority of witch/pagan books are written with beginners in mind, so it's an easy place to stagnate.
Do you happen to know any digital curses?
I incorporate technology into my magic quite frequently, actually! I rarely curse, though.
That isnât because I fear a âlaw of returnâ or am against cursing. I donât have many people in my life that deserve any kind of curse. I curse rarely, but am not opposed to it.
As luck would have it, though, I do know a method for casting a digital curse. Itâs a spell I wrote and cast back in September of 2016.
The original spell targeted a Discord server. You can adapt it to cursing a single person online, too. Itâs possible to use in any online interaction.
As Iâm sure folks wonder, the Discord server in question no longer exists. It had exactly nothing to do with witchblr, Tumblr, or anyone on here. I doubt any of my readers would know the people involved, even in passing.
The serverâs leader was a vitriolic misogynist mage. He ran the place like a cult. To make matters worse, he kept dragging young people (often underage) into his orbit.
I decided to curse the server. I was curious if it would work, and also wanted to destroy that toxic, harmful community. I did see results from my curse within a few short weeks. I wasnât in the server at that point, so I didnât have a front row seat for the drama.
I heard that it started with some massive arguments over trivial aspects of energy work. Soon, the owner deleted the entire server in a drug-fueled fit of pique. Someone else tried to remake it, but the new version died on the vine. So, Iâd say this was an effective curse!
To begin, you will create a sigil expressing your intent. It wonât be a normal visual sigil, though - itâll be a verbal sigil.
I canât recommend using a regular visual sigil to curse anyone online. This is because the person might recognize the image as a sigil. If theyâre a mage or witch themselves, they might take evasive action if they realize what youâre doing. A verbal sigil flies under their radar, though.
Verbal sigils are short phrases formed from a statement of intent. They usually read like complete babble to anyone but the caster, but thatâs part of why they work - itâs stealthy.
Start by writing out your goal with as few words as possible. It might be something like âCONFUSION AND CHAOSâ to cause strife for the person or persons.
It could be âHOPELESSNESSâ or any other adjectives that sum up what youâd like to happen to the target. For this example, weâll use the phrase âSHUT YOUR MOUTH.â This verbal sigil would be useful if your target keeps spreading rumors or something.
Take the phrase and remove all repeating letters. Some people remove all vowels, but I leave them in because it makes the results easier for me to pronounce. With âSHUT YOUR MOUTH,â you end up with the following letters: SHUTYORM.
Now, scramble it a bit, turning it into a completely different three-word phrase. The phrase should be easy to pronounce and read in your mind. It should not include any actual words in the language youâre using for this.
It should, if done right, read as if it could be real words, but at base will sound like gibberish. So, keep scrambling until all the real words are gone. Soon youâre left with something that wonât sound particularly meaningful to you (or your target).
Anyways, back to SHUTYORM. If we play with the remaining letters a bit, we can create something like âSOTH MYRU.â Thatâs two âwordsâ and not too difficult to sound out in your head.
A single âwordâ version might be âTHUMYOS.â Other possibilities include âTHYS MOUâ or âTY HOS MU.â Any of these suffice, but weâll pick âTHUMYOSâ as our example.
So, in this example, âTHUMYOSâ will be your verbal sigil. Youâve culled it from your initial statement of intent. The time and effort you put into this will imbue the sigil with power.
I recommend this spell for witches whoâve a strong energy-sensing ability. Sense the way your energy fluctuates when you read the sigil out loud.
If the sigil seems weak or you canât sense a change, you might want to backtrack and redo it, to create one that works better.
Now, the time comes to cast this digital curse in the form of a verbal sigil. You can do this in several ways, depending on how youâll be interacting with your target.
If youâre cursing an individual person, all you need to do is fire off the sigil into your communications with them.
For example, if youâre talking to them in DMs or another messenger, type the verbal sigil into the chat. If the person asks what the hell âTHUMYOSâ, means, make up some nonsense about your cat walking on the keyboard.
Never let the target know that this is a spell, particularly if your target is a mage or witch themselves. If the target realizes what youâre trying to do, they might be able to dismantle the curse or deflect it.
If youâre amenable to voice chat on Discord or elsewhere, youâll find a far less conspicuous way to cast this curse. Turn on your microphone and whisper the verbal sigil a couple times.
Do this when other people are active on voice chat, or when your target is speaking. That will lessen the chances of anyone noticing that youâre spouting gibberish.
If someone asks what the hell you meant by âTHUMYOS,â try to steer the conversation away from it. If possible, make up some kind of excuse (like the stereotypical cat on your keyboard).
You could even say, âSorry, wrong window,â or âOops, didnât know my microphone was on.â Then, pass the sigil off as a video game reference of whatever else you can come up with.
Itâs imperative that you disconnect from your target after this. If youâre targeting an entire chat server, that means youâd leave said server. If itâs only one target, stop talking to that person.
Donât make a giant flounce-y exit. Drift away. You may want to stay in touch to see if your curse worked. Resist that temptation and rely on other people to relay information to you.
You can also adapt this form of sigil for other purposes, like blessing or attraction. Follow the same steps (albeit with a more positive statement of intent). You can even bless websites and blogs using this type of sigil.
Iâll be writing another (shorter) article soon about how to do that. In the meantime, stay safe! Make sure that youâve thought through possible consequences before casting this spell! Donât do it on impulse. Blessed be, and I hope this article was helpful!
#goals. I too want to be strong like bitch who fights bears in the forest!
she has her priorities straight
I love this â„Â from Hollyâs twitter.
artist:Â @icandrawthingz from Instagram/ twitter
His lil smile is fucking murdering me
My precious baby
Divergent is a bad book, but its accidental brilliance is that it completely mauled the YA dystopian genre by stripping it down to its barest bones for maximum marketability, utterly destroying the chances of YA dystopian literatureâs long-term survivalÂ
please elaborate
Sure. Imagine that you need to make a book, and this book needs to be successful. This book needs to be the perfect Marketable YA Dystopian.
So you build your protagonist. She has no personality traits beyond being decently strong-willed, so that her quirks and interesting traits absolutely canât get in the way of the audienceâs projection onto her. She is dainty, birdlike, beautiful despite her protestations that she is uglyâyet she can still hold her own against significantly taller and stronger combatants. She is the perfect mask for the bashful, insecure tweens you are marketing to to wear while they read.
You think, as you draft your novel, that you need to add something that appeals to the basest nature of teenagers, something this government does that will be perversely appealing to them. The Hunger Gamesâ titular games were the main draw of the books, despite the hatred its characters hold for the event. So the government forces everyone into Harry Potter houses.Â
So the government makes everyone choose their faction, their single personality trait. Teenagers and tweens are basicâthey likely identify by one distinct personality trait or career aspiration, and theyâll thus be enchanted by this system. For years, Tumblr and Twitter bios will include Erudite or Dauntless alongside Aquarius and Ravenclaw and INTJ. Congratulations, you just made having more than one personality trait anathema to your worldbuilding.Â
Your readers and thus your protagonist are naturally drawn to the faction that you have made RIDICULOUSLY cooler and better than the others: Dauntless. The faction where they play dangerous games of Capture the Flag and donât work and act remarkably like teenagers with a budget. You add an attractive, tall man to help and hinder the protagonist. He is brooding and handsome; he doesnât need to be anything else.Â
The villains appear soon afterward. They are your tried and true dystopian government: polished, sleek, intelligent, headed by a woman for some reason. They fight the protagonists, they carry out their evil, Machiavellian, stupid plan. You finish the novel with duct tape and fanservice, action sequences and skin and just enough glue and spit to seal the terrible, hollow world you have made shut just long enough to put it on the shelf.Â
And you have just destroyed YA dystopian literature. Because you have boiled it down to its bare essentials. A sleek, futuristic government borrowing its aesthetic from modern minimalism and wealth forces the population to participate in a perversely cool-to-read-about system like the Hunger Games or the factions, and one brave, slender, pretty, hollow main character is the only one braveâno, special enough to stand against it.Â
And by making this bare-bones world, crafted for maximum marketability, you expose yourself and every other YA dystopian writer as a lazy worldbuilder driven too far by the ârule of coolâ and the formulas of other, better dystopian books before yours. In the following five years, you watch in real time as the dystopian genre crumbles under your feet, as the movies made based on your successful (but later widely-panned and mocked) books slowly regress to video-only releases, as fewer and fewer releases try to do what you did. And maybe you realize what youâve done.
one quibble: hunger games was intense and sincere and the writer had worked for tv and knew exactly what she was talking about when she wrote how media machines create golden idols out of abused kids and then leave the actual people inside their glamorous shells to rot. hunger games had a genuine core of righteous anger that resonated with a lot of people. the hunger games was genuinely angry about shit that is genuinely wrong.Â
but divergent was clumsy make-believe the whole way through. it aped the forms and functions of dystopian lit but the writer didnât actually have any real, passionate, sincere anger to put on the page. she didnât know what it was talking about, so she didnât have anything worth listening to.
thereâs a difference between anti-authoritarianism as a disaffected, cynical pose and anti-authoritarianism as a rallying cry by people who believe in a bitter world. and the former is something corporations and industries and publishing houses are so much more comfortable with. so divergent and the flood of books published and marketed alongide and after it showed how the dystopian genre was no longer truly revolutionary, no longer a sincere condemnation of corporate oligarchies. the mass-market dystopian genre was now nothing more than an insincere playspace for people who were writing dystopia as a safely distant, abstract make-believe stage for their pretty girl heroes, rather than a direct allegory for everything that needs to be torn down in this world today.Â
This is the second branch of this post Iâve reblogged and like the fourth Iâve seen and Iâm just thinking about how the Uglies series, a pre-Hunger Games forerunner of the YA Dystopia boom, had significantly less staying power than it could have specifically becauseâŠwith the toxic beauty standards forced on teenagers being a Big Theme, studios couldnât figure out how to make a profitable movie out of it. The book got optioned multiple times, but a film version made in Hollywood was destined to fall apart at casting & makeup - their marketing methods relied on exactly what the series was criticizing, which isâŠpart of what made it so popular with teenage girls to begin with.
You contrast that with how the marketing for the Hunger Games films directly contradicts the messaging of the text, and how Divergent seems ready-made for the big screen, and it becomes really apparent why the genre folded in on itself. Capitalism tried to recuperate dystopian fiction criticizing capitalism, and in doing so, butchered the genre.
Thereâs also something rattling around my brain about a correlation between how made-for-screen a dystopian book is and how much it Doesnât Understand Dystopia, with the culmination being Ready Player One, a piece set in a dystopia that somehow still actively glorifies capitalism & that was literally optioned for film before the book was published, but I donâtâŠknow how to expand on that point.
i don't believe that you become a witch. it was within and around you all along.
every time you'd collect rocks as a child, or spoke to the moon when you needed comfort, or even when that warm, tingling sensation would hit you while walking in the woods. it was always the little things that didn't quite make sense.
it was calling to you, remember that. you're no less just because you figured it out later.
so in case anyone was curious as to why iâm so against anyone buying this book, here you go. screenshotted straight from page 204, stephenie meyer, a middle aged white woman, made a âjokeâ about her main character slaughtering a tribe of native people*. a group of native people, i might add, that is real, and was never consulted on the use of their histories for the series. they were never consulted, they never gave permission, and they were never compensated. they have faced negative actions directly from this series, and every penny you chose to give to stephenie meyer and the twilight saga perpetuates this racism. money talks. there are far, far better places to spend your money.
donate to the Quileute tribe: (x)
check out my anti-racism post for more information, other places to donate, and native creators you can support: (x)
*as vile as this is, it is only a small, small sample of so much that stephenie meyer has written in her books. i urge you to seek out sources from native writers and critics that talk more in depth about the racism and other problematic elements of her books.
also I learned about this project called âqueering the map.â the idea is that in the past gay neighborhoods and gay spaces were very clearly defined bc it just wasnât safe to be yourself anywhere else. as lgbt+ people become more visible and accepted many feel that we are losing our connection to those spaces
so every dot on this map is basically someoneâs queer experience: coming out, meeting their future wife, seeing another gay man in public for the first time, anything you can think of that truly left a mark on them
it started in Montreal and is primarily English-language with most pins dropped in the US, Canada, and Europe, but there are people all over the world whoâve shared their experiences. itâs great to look at places near you but itâs also great to see that even people in places you thought were the middle of nowhere are happy with themselves and finding community and living their lives
Itâs here and itâs SO SWEET?? Just clicking around itâs very personal stories, in first person and a lot of them addressed to a specific âyouâ, and sooo many in extremely poetic language. It feels like an art installation and itâs so beautiful. ;W; Thanks for sharing!!!
⊠thereâs also a lot of really silly ones (like gay sharks in the middle of the ocean)
I looked at Jerusalem and immediately found two favorites for entirely different reasons.
Things I found from the queer community of japan:
Itâs no secret to the Japanese that Shinjuku nichome is the gay district of Tokyo but about half the pins left there are for the same club in that area named gold finger. Definitely a place to check out if youâre looking to get involved in the Japanese queer community for whatever reason, it seems.
I have a sneaking suspicion this submission is a haiku when written in JapaneseâŠ
This guy got the scenic view I guess
Is this how people feel while reading deep romantic poetry because wow Iâm moved.
Honestly the best feeling is learning weâre not as alone as weâve been led to believe
These are all super poetic oml I appreciate every single one of them
There are none in my town. Guess Iâll be the first
I went to my old, STAUNCHLY conservative town and saw âThere are a lot more of us here than most would think, past and presentâ and I nearly cried
small town australia vibes
oceania gays are funny bitches
With whatâs happening in Poland, itâs super important for us queer folks to be able to find each other and take strength from the community. Iâve always loved queering the map and I thank whoever created it every day.
đ Ariel Singing Glamour đ
a disney-spiried a glamour to help your singing voice be like a mermaidâs
đ gather: a seashell, full moon or ocean water, a pinch of glitter, a necklace chain and a song that makes you confident in your singing voice.
đ  mix the water with the glitter. rinse the seashell in the water.
đ Â play the song and sing along with it as you mix the water clockwise.Â
đ Â when the song is over, dry it out and make it into a necklace.Â
đ Â wear the necklace when you feel you need a boost with your singing voice
A very rare Andean cat stretching out in front of wildlife camÂ
(via)
Extremely Rare Forbidden Tum-Tum
new critical thought: is the celebrity that everyone is calling a ââfashion iconââ really that fashionable or are they just skinny and rich?
*swings my bat at the hornets nest*Â
LITERALLY EXACTLY WHAT BELLAâS WEARING!! EXACTLY THAT!!
@robertjosephmaccreadyâ these tags are *chefs kiss*
Things to Research Before Working with the Fae
Research is the most important thing to do before heading into Faery work and witchcraft. You want to have a lot of in depth and versatile knowledge covering many areas of the topic so youâll be able to understand and interact with the Fair Folk! If you donât want to work with the Fair Folk you can use this list to help yourself understand them and take the proper measure if you ever stumble upon them. I know the list could go on forever but Iâm compiling the topics I find build a good foundation of understanding. I have compiled this list to give those interested guidance and a push in the right direction, it is best you do your own research before asking otherâs personal knowledge and opinions!!
The Basics
Terminology ( Fae, faery, fairy, changeling, seelie, unseelie, sidhe, etc)
The Origins of the Fae (Tuatha de Dannan, Aos SĂ, Tylwyth Teg)
Faeries in Different Cultures: Celtic (Irish, Scottish, Gaulish, French), Norse, Influences from Greek and Roman culture.
Folklore & Myths!! ex. Oisin and TĂr na nĂg , Fenian Cycle, Arthurian Legend.Â
Celtic Gods, Goddesses & Heroes- strong influences and connections to the Fae
Types of Faeries (study diverse types from pixies,brownies, pooka to Kelpies, Bwbach and Red caps) *Make sure you can at least answer who, what and where about them.
The Otherworlds (Tir na Nog, Caer Arianrhod, Annwn, Alfheim, Svartalfheim, etc.)
Faery Landmarks (fairy tree, fairy ring, fairy hill)
Signs of the Fae
Sacred Trees and Plants (Hawthorn)Â
Protection!! very important
*Bonus if you learn Celtic Culture
Getting into Working with Them
Connecting to Nature and the Land
How to Banish Faeries & Protect yourself, house, family, etc.
Faery Behaviour and Proper Etiquette
Proper Offerings, How to give an Offering
Animals associated with the Fair Folk and Why? (raven, deer, etc)
Faery Festivals and Holidays (Samhain, Midsummer, Beltane)
Why certain things offend them- iron, saying âthank youâ,etc.
The Courts (Seelie, Unseelie, trooping fairies, solitary)
Setting up a Faery Altar
How to work with them in RitualsÂ
Faery Flowers, herbs and crystals
A proper and personal way to communicate with them!!this means developing psychic ability, tarot, meditation, signs, etc.
Hagstones, heptagram/faery star
Some Good Books :)Â
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries, by W. Y. Evans Wentz Â
Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika IllesÂ
Enchantment of the Faerie Realm by Ted AndrewsÂ
Faery Craft by Morgan DaimlerÂ
Celtic Mythology: Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes by Phillip Freeman
**if you have more topics, books or anything else feel free to add some!
Yâall.... this is not good.. #freebritney
For anyone wondering whatâs happening: For 12 years, Britney Spears has been under a conservatorship wherein her father and a lawyer have been granted full legal authority over her life and assets. The status is arranged for individuals deemed unable to feed and clothe themselves, and was implemented in Ms. Spearsâs case after a mental health crisis in 2008.
The situation has returned to the spotlight because the conservatorship was recently extended, and because Kanye Westâs presidential campaign announcement has brought the situation into contrast with his mental health history, as West was institutionalized over psychological issues in 2016.
Many argue that the conservatorship is abusive and unnecessary, as Spears has demonstrated full mental faculty in the decade since her guardians were appointed, and see a double standard between her continued conservatee status, 12 years after her mental health episodes, and Westâs presidential bid after just 4.
