[fishdogma]

I beg of you, please go watch The Sheep Detective in the cinema if you can. It has so much heart and soul. I don't often cry (I have no emotions), but this one got me. I want to see more original and fun films with good messages and it won't happen if we only look at slop.

[lunaircycle]

Human Sacrifice

I am told my body was perfectly made,

And also that it is not my own

For I am hardly meant to be—

I am but a vessel of the gods.

I am told a new life awaits me,

Mansions and many streets of gold.

All I must do is pay the price:

Time on this earth I hardly know.

I waste my sheltered days staring

Deep into dancing candle flame,

Filling my lungs with incensed air

And my head with their ancient words.

I see only shadows on the walls,

Hear only echoes of the outside world

From those that come here daily to pray.

Will they pray for my soul when I go?

Aside from the words I repeat daily,

I must think nothing—Aside from the

One who serves others, I am no one.

Towards heaven must I always keep my eyes,

But is it a sin to resent that in secret?

[lunaircycle]

A Reflection of Cambridge 3/18/24

I am healing, I am loved, and I am, I think, respected,

But in some ways, 26 is a stagnant pond.

Do I look like a stagnant pond?

Are my eyes muddy and glossed over, does my voice even make ripples in the water?

Or am I floating face up, on my back, only able to look at the sky, and reach out my hand?

Funny, I’ve always grasped at air.

If anything, I wish my mood and thoughts were as placid as my exterior.

I’m so mutable, on top of the world one day and the next staring at myself in the bathroom mirror,

Wiping my tears and slowing my breath.

When did I let myself become this carefully monitored façade?

[lunaircycle]

Do all roads lead to Yorkshire? 4/3/24

Sometimes I wonder whether omens of fate are often just signals of my strong desire, a scrambled gathering of my thoughts, interests, and history to point me in a direction. Who can blame me for trying to impart order when the world feels chaotic? Who can blame me for convincing myself that things must be done because nothing really has to be done? What else could propel me forward if not fate? I could do anything, theoretically, and I’m paralyzed with fear.

[lunaircycle]

11:00 P.M.

I feel restless.

I could call in sick from work tomorrow,

And claim I have a headache.

I have some other kind of ache

But I doubt that I could explain it my boss.

I want to do something spontaneous.

I could drive to the lake,

Look out at its glittering surface

And hope that divine wisdom will shine down on me in the warmth of a sunbeam.

I will not go to the lake.

I’ve thought about it too much that it would be forcing a feeling.

I would stare in silence at those waves from the empty shore and feel nothing but disappointment.

The drive home would be embarrassing.

I’ll probably just go to work tomorrow.

[lunaircycle]

Eyes closed, I hear the music play

As I pray to god, and I pray to the moon.

I would pray to anything that listened.

The water recedes as my lungs fill

With steam and incensed air.

I feel a trickle of moisture down my cheek

Maybe it’s water, maybe it’s sweat

Tears aren’t even a possibility tonight.

[lunaircycle]

My first try at poetry! I took a little inspiration from Shirley Jackson’s “The Haunting of Hill House,” which is the book I was reading during this specific memory- E.

[lunaircycle]

03-17-2020 (WIP)

My drawn waters are as deep and blue

As the mid-spring sky I craved today

And the flowers that float within are dry.

[feywild-songbird-deactivated202]

tarot crystal & herb associations

The Fool - rose, geranium, cedar - agate, aventurine

The Magician - carnation, rosemary, vanilla - agate, sunstone

The High Priestess - acacia, sandalwood, lemongrass - moonstone, rose quartz

The Empress - hazel, olive, sunflower - peridot, turquoise 

The Emperor - ginger, mugwort, laurel - ruby, sapphire

The Hierophant - lemon, sweet pea, lavender, violet - jade, topaz

The Lovers  - dragon’s blood, ginseng - agate

The Chariot - St John’s Wort, iris, lilly, dill, rosemary - amber, fluorite 

Strength  - angelica, basil, comfrey, fennel, goldenseal, pennyroyal, thyme, yarrow - cat’s eye, jasper 

The Hermit - angelica, chamomile, sage - bloodstone, peridot 

Wheel of Fortune - clover, daisy, fern, heather, iris, jasmine, lilac, peony, spearmint, violet - amethyst, opal 

Justice - dill, garlic, honeysuckle, violet - cat’s eye, jet

The Hanged Man - grape, ivy, marigold - aquamarine, tiger’s eye 

Death - blackberry, bramble, periwinkle - amber, bloodstone 

Temperance - agrimony, bergamot, catnip, clover, foxglove, hibiscus, lily of the valley, valerian - amethyst, jasper, pyrite

The Devil - bergamot, carnation, fern, mugwort, rosemary - obsidian, apache tears 

The Tower - heather, honeysuckle, morning glory, yarrow - lodestone, ruby 

The Star - angelica, grape, jasmine, lily of the valley, rose, aster, bluebell, daisy, snapdragon, valerian - quartz, turquoise

The Moon - adder’s tongue, eucalyptus, sandalwood, lotus - moonstone, selenite 

The Sun - broom, carnation, chamomile, fennel, geranium, lavender, marigold, rosemary - citrine, tiger’s eye, sunstone 

Judgement - grape, ivy, marigold, violet - hematite, malachite 

The World - rose, carnation, ivy, bay laurel - lapis lazuli, onyx 

[black-raven200]

Tea and Village Plant Witch Aesthetic requested by anon

[the-bookshop]

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[thestrawberrynight]

I wanna have a big garden, where i can grow my vegetables, fruits and herbs, spend the whole night looking after my flowers and harvesting apples, listen to the bird's singing and relax under shade of trees