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If you have an art account in instagram, be careful with accounts that have a random name with a 1340 at the end, one of them commented in one of my photos
i was excited to be noticed and that someone wanted to share my art with credit so i clicked their link and submitted one pic, and also gave them my e-mail address, they told me that my art may not be published soon since they have to much requests, which i think was reasonable, and an hour later i received this
I got even more excited when i saw this e-mail, nothing bad passed trough my mind about it at that time, until i clicked the link and read how iâm supposed to participate
It confused me, if the magazine is advertisement based why do i have to forcefully pay suc, NON-REFUNDABLE price for submitting something that MAY BE published, specifically if their target audience are almost unknown artist and the magazine isnât even a recognizable one. So i googled it and i found out that i wasnât the only one:
 https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/scamart-magazine-greg-lipman#pulse-comments-comment-urn:li:comment:(article:7141867438127829137,6360082804780331008)
the same story, started with a comment in, IG then they mail you and tell you about the contest and try to sreal your money, some of them said they were sending them DMs till the point it was kind of annoyin.
Another thing i just searched was that there are a lot of instagram accounts that ended up with the number 1340 and only like 2 of them werenât related to the magazine
why are there so many accounts for the same magazine? i donât get it, and the magazine is the one that says that the employees only talk to you through IG or private mail, that means they are part of it, but idk it may be that someone used their identity to steal from others, anyway, i just wanted to share this and please reblog this so one else falls of into this scam, thank you for reading.
Reblog to save a life
Adam Savage teams up with Peter Jackson, Gary Oldman & NASA for Savage BuildsÂ
Former MythBusters co-host Adam Savage creates an Iron Man suit, a WWII weapon and more in the new TV series Savage Builds on Science Channel, airing June 12.Â
Read more in my CNET article here.
if someone makes you happy, make them happier
This mindset will make you the kindest you can be
Receive Good News This Week Spell
Positive Affirmation: âI will receive the good news is have been waiting for or I will get some type of good news this weekâ
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If humans are space orcs
I imagine aliens hate the phrase âIâm just a human.â Like we arenât that big of a deal. Like a flash flood is just some water.
Please build off of this
âWhen do you sleep?â
âI donât. Pass me my coffee, would you?â
Person A:Â âDo you even regret anything that youâve done?! Any of the lives you took?! The people you hurt?!!â
Person B:Â âNo.â
Person A: ââŠ.why? why doâŠÂ any of this?â
Person B: ââŠâŠfor you.â
âI shouldnât have woken up so late.â
âConsidering that you can manifest your nightmares in real life, yeah, you shouldnât have. Come on, grab a weapon, we need to fight them off now.âÂ
Fog in Witchcraft
Fog is often a forgotten aspect of weather that seems to get passed over when it comes to witchcraft despite it having some powerful and noble uses as well as a history in the craft. Though not all areas get fog commonly, many do, almost every morning depending on the time of year. Allow this small post to perhaps be some help to those who have interest in harnessing fog into their craft.
History and Fiction
As stated above, in many literary sources witches of both historical senses and fiction harness fog as a powerful towel. In popular lore, witches were said to summon fogs to roll across the lands to protect fleeing mothers and children during wars to hide from invading soldiers, though this lore is hard to pin point down, it is often said to come from Celtic and Gaelic origins.
In other tales witches would summon fog to protect traveling royalty or heroes who are on a quest to reach lands that may be unfriendly to their arrival. At some other times fog was related to almost like the âwitching hourâ it meant it was a time that the supernatural were out and witches were casting their spells.
Fog as a Liminal Space
What is a liminal space? To put it simply it means a âtransforming spaceâ or a place that the Veil or energies are thinner and overcross one another. Often they are associated with spirit work, energy work, astral work and over all witchcraft. Some call these places or areas âplaces where one area and time stop and another beginsâ.
In many cases, places that are covered by fog often are said to be liminal spaces during this time, due to the surrealism and energy fog brings with it. It turns something mundane looking to mysterious, confusing and even to some creepy. Its concealing nature brings the feeling of the unknown and the unseen.
Traditionally and theatrically fog is often used to represent the Veil between worlds and afterlife, often used in settings of literature and movies by covering graveyards before something supernatural happens or by filling the streets at night when magick is about to begin. Often when many people who donât practice the craft think of supernatural energies and the Veil they imagine a foggy night or a wall of fog, this imagery is for a reason.
Often, fog is seen as an important tool for spirit work both fictionally and modernly due to its relations of being a liminal space and therefore seen as easier to contact spirits with the barriers weaker when it arrives.
Correpsondences and Uses of Fog
Generally Fog Corresponds with - The Veil, Spirits/Spirit Work, The Hidden, The Unseen, Invisibility, Protection, Obstruction, Curses/Hexes, Warding, Meditation, Astral Work, Fear, Patience, Calmness, Serenity, Peace and Travel
Often times, fog is useful to one when they wish to cast or enchant items for invisibility and protection during travel, often necklaces or items enchanted while out in the fog. Others will take the opportunity of using fog for spiritual communication, past life work and astral projection, taking advantage of the weakened barriers and Veil for these purposes.
Associations
Crystals - Clear Quartz, Smokey Quartz, Thunder Egg
Herbs/Plants - Cotton, Broom, Saffron, Thistle/Thicket, Wheat, Pansy
Colors - Gray, Silver, Black, Blue
Other Tools - Steam, Incense/Smoke, Wands, Besoms, Branches, Storm Water/Rain Water, Ash, Dust, Mirrors and Gray Candles
Fog Summoning
There are many ways said to summon fog. A few of those ways will be listed below
Method 1: Using storm water boiling it until it has thick amounts of steam rising from it, carefully move it outside or to a window (if one is not already outside) and offer it to the sky. Many will chant or call to the weather or winds to bring them fog much like the steam of the pot.
Method 2: In water on a burner add storm or sea salt and a sigil on paper for fog. Close the lid to it and wait until it is boiling. Remove the lid and allow the steam to rise. Here chant if desired for fog or let the water boil until it is nearly gone.
Method 3: With a besom go outside if it is a private space and much like wind summoning call to the fog to come to you, using your tool as an extension of yourself and your energy. Remember to ask it to come rather than demand for it.
Method 4: Using storm water or rain water, ash and a jar fill it with these ingredients and shake it thoroughly to summon fog. Be sure to center yourself and focus on your energy to put into this fog summoning jar. Leave it outside or in a window afterwards for further effects.
Fog Water
Fog water is a tool that can be used for witchcraft when fog is not rightfully available or in place of rain water/storm water in fog summoning. To capture fog water is pretty easy though you must be able to accept small amounts.
First you will need either very fine fabric or mesh or screen similar to what can be found in windows or for fishing nets. Tight it taunt onto something to hold it up like rods or sticks. Make sure it is held up at least a couple feet above the ground and somewhere the fog will roll through it. Base it off of how high the fog in your area tends to be, if you have low rolling fogs it may work better lower to the ground. After or during a time of fog you should be able to see droplets of water forming on it, you may use a jar tied below a corner of it to capture these drops or you can collect it yourself during/after they have formed. You can build much larger versions of this for potable water gathering and tutorials on this can be found easily online if that may interest you.
Store your fog water in glass containers and in the fridge, be sure to date and label to ensure you are using fresh water. Do not drink this water unless you set up the proper potable filtration systems.
Diffusing Fog
Often witches will find themselves tasked with fog being a hindrance rather than helpful. Its a dangerous weather condition especially for those on the road or at sea.Â
Historically, sea witches would be asked to disperse fog for the safe return and port of sea vessels and the men upon them. Though it is difficult to find exact spells from these times, often broom or heather is used by facing the sea with it in hand and waving at the fog, putting energy into it and telling the fog to disperse. Other times it is said using a broom/besom to summon winds to remove the fog was a preferred way.
Other options for witches is to sing a fog removal song and often dance accompanied with it and with either a besom or wand in hand, direct the fog to travel away from you and somewhere else. Other witches have found success in praying and working with weather deities to move the fog back to the sky or to lead it away.
Omens, Superstitions and Dreams
In omens it is said fog represents blindness. It blocks our ability to see clearly and makes normal directions seem impossible to follow. It can go hand in hand with confusion and the feelings of anxiety. When fog appears in visions it is to be seen often as a warning that things are about to get just that - foggy.
Though it is also related to shrouding oneself, it may be a sign that it is time for you to create a fog about yourself and to build up those wards.
Superstition wise it was believed fog would steal people, often due to people getting lost in it and vanishing, because of this fog is seen as a warning of loss to come. Some cultures even associate it directly with death.
In dreams fog holds many meanings. If the fog is throughout the whole dream then it is a warning of deception. Someone is deceiving you and deep down you know it to be true. If you dream of being wrapped in fog and it is too thick to see through or escape it is often related to feeling that someone has stolen something from you. Dreaming of wandering in a foggy environment is a warning of dangers to come, keep on your toes. If you escape fog it means you are avoiding danger or theft.
If one dreams of fog just being around their head, eyes or following above them like a halo/hat, then it is an indication that you are lying to yourself. You are refusing to let yourself see the truth. It can also be a play of the saying âits all in your headâ meaning you are overthinking a problem.
If you dream of fog and snow together, it is often said to be a dream related to sickness soon to come. Others say its a sign that illness of the mind and emotions is going to creep its way in.
If one dreams of their home, bedroom or apartment being filled with fog it is often taken as a bad omen and sign that a large family drama is soon to come.
Seeing a figure in fog in dreams can have different meanings. If it is someone that you know it means they may be hiding things from you or that you are going to have a fight with them in the near future. It can also indicate if you are in the fog and you see them outside of the fog, that you are guilty about something you did to them. Seeing a stranger in the fog or a shadow you do not recognize is often due to anxiety or fear in oneâs waking life. They represent the unknown and the future to come, which you are currently stressed over. Animals in the fog can represent both anxieties and fears looming about you but also can represent that you a repressing your own desires and natural wants.
If you see fog rolling in from the distance of a dream it means something is looming in your waking life. If fog starts descending down on you in a dream from the sky to the ground, many take this as a bad omen for travel especially by air or sea. Historically it is said a foggy sea in your dreams means a shipwreck in your future. Though fog over a lake or river means dream-like wonder and is said that young women who dream of this can expect a mysterious stranger in their future.
Fog and Different Types of Witchcraft
Sea Witchcraft - Fog is often seen as more of a hindrance in ocean magick, especially historically when fog at sea or port could be rather hazardous and bring tragedy to many. Due to this, fog in sea magick is often used for more negative tasks like cursing.
Storm Magick - Fog is often seen more in the light of a less harsh type of weather compared to storms or rain but still one that can be used to harness energy. The energy of foggy weather is much more mysterious, calm and hazy than that of storm or wind. It can be used for such purposes.
Death Magick - Fog is often related to the barriers of the other-side as some may say, so many death witches will take advantage of fog to use it to communicate and commune with the dead. Many report that it can make using tools of communication like Ouija boards and pendulums easier.
Divination - Often fog can be seen as a hindrance for divination though it is often deeply routed with self discovery and past life work. Many will take the opportunity of foggy weather to explore their past lives and the history of themselves and others.Â
Donât do this my god.Â
When Tarot Readers set their policies, do not try to get past them! We are offering readings becuase we need money. How rude do you have to be to ignore our policies, and basically try to wiggle your way past what weâve written down so you donât have to get pay.
Like if you arenât interested in paying for a reading from a tarot reader when said reader asks for money, then donât try to get a free ride. Donât come up with these wild excuses or ways to get past paying for a reading and then get upset with your scheme is called out. Like respect tarot readers!
The same girl messaged me probably after I reblogged lady-of-flowers post on her readings for donation. I only do readings for exchange with my friends. Aka mutuals I actually talk to frequently. And only if they ask. I also do this with irl friends.
But if you arenât following me and me not following you, then no. Absolutely not.
Stuff I Never Learned In Uni and Now Iâm Gonna Sue:
When he was young, Plato used to wear a ridiculous earring and everybody made fun of him behind his back. Also his original name was Aristocles:Â âPlatoâ (= Broady) is a nickname his trainer gave him because he was so stupidly buff.
Aristotle was fond of flashy clothes and flashier rings and spent ages doing his hair.
Socrates used to turn a stick into a pretend horse to amuse his children.
Alcibiades and his friends once got high on stolen Pythiaâs herbs and risked the death penalty.
Plutarch literally said âSex is nice, but have you tried reading Aristobulos?â (his books are now lost, btw, and that goes on my list âthings to be furious and sad aboutâ)
Empedocles, a vegetarian who won the Olympics, made an ox out of frankincense and myrrh and sacrificed it as a tribute to the gods instead of a real animal. Pythagoras also sacrificed an ox-shaped cake to the gods when he discovered that hypotenuse thing.
Sophist Anchimolus happily survived on figs and water, but people avoided him at the baths because he just stank so much.
Philoxenus and Gnathon the Sicilian used to blow their noses over the best dishes of a buffet, so that other guests wouldnât eat them first.
The philosopher Crates was called âthe Door-Openerâ because he had this habit of randomly walk into peopleâs houses and offer them unwanted and unsolicited advice.
Alcibiades once sent Socrates a gigantic cake for sex-related reasons, and Socratesâ wife was so mad she threw it on the floor and trampled it.
(As a reminder, Alcibiades tried everything he knew to get into Socratesâ pants but the guy just. never. shut. up. and Alcibiades would usually fell into a stupor and sleep.)
Many statues had little umbrellas on their heads so birds wouldnât poop on them.
A guy once invited King Philip (Alexanderâs dad) for dinner, but forgot kings usually travel with dozens of people. When Philip realized his host was embarrassed because there wasnât enough food for everyone, he discreetly told his companions to leave room for cake. People ate very little in expectation of a glorious dessert, and so there was enough for everyone.
âDreaming about cakes without cheese is a good omen, but cheesecakes signify deceit and trickery.â (Artemidorus, who totally wasnât pulling things out of his own ass)
Proving nothing ever really changes and time is an illusion, Plutarch complained that the guides at Delphi would bore everyone to death by reading every single inscription while their audience baked in the sun.
âIf a cucumber is bitter, just throw it awayâŠDonât go and complain Why do such things exist in this world?â (Marcus Aurelius, unproblematic fave; also filed under âdoes it spark joy?â)
Wine jars had a piece of wood inside it, so the mice who fell in could climb back out (a Most Civilised custom imo).
âThose drunk on wine fall on their faces; those drunk on beer fall on their backs.â (this from Aristotle, I dare hope from personal experience)
Empedocles once attended a party where the host told his guests they could either drink or be drenched in wine. The next day, he had the man executed. âThis was the beginning of his career in politicsâ.
Alexander put collars on a number of deer to determine how long they lived. When they were caught, more than a hundred years later, they had not aged a day. (*stanning intensifies*)
A good method to stop children from crying: fasten a sponge on a jar of honey and give it to them. Probably also doubles as a good method for making their teeth fall out.
Several people tried to pass laws against childrenâs tantrums.
A flying pig once devastated the Ionic city of Clazomenae.
Greek divers had snorkels so they could stay longer underwater.
âThe students nod to each other about charioteers, or mime-actors, or horses, or dancers, or about some gladiatorial fight; some just stand there like a block of stone, others pick their nosesâŠAnything is preferable to paying attention to their teacher.â (Libanius, #bless; he also complained that students would rather handle snakes than touch their textbooks)
Aristotle made fun of Herodotus for saying a black manâs semen must also be black.
When Gelon, the future tyrant of Syracuse, was a boy, a wolf came into his classroom and stole his writing tablet. Gelon ran after him, and as soon as heâd stepped outside the school there was an earthquake: all the other children and their teacher died.
Archimedes once built a big-ass ship for king Hieron of Syracuse. It had a gymnasium, gardens, a library, a seawater pond full of fish and mosaics detailing the entire Iliad.
There was a rumor Sophocles died when he tried to recite his Antigone and couldnât stop for breath because he never used commas. (#KarmaIsABitch)
In Sparta, all the girls and young men who were unmarried were locked together in a dark room. The men then grabbed a girl, and whoever they grabbed, they had to marry. Lysander, the famous Spartan general, was fined for abandoning the girl he caught and scheming to marry a prettier one.
Crocodile dung was considered an essential ingredient in face masks, but dishonest sellers would often present starling dung as crocodileâs.
There were beauty contests in several cities, both for men and for women. Some cities also held modesty contests for women.
The only valid reasons for being late at the Olmypics were illness, shipwreck and capture by pirates.
Pythagoras was shocked by how women lend each other clothes and jewelry without paperwork or a witness to the transaction.
Demosthenes refused to pay the prostitute Lais (a man) half a million dollars to sleep with him, declaring âI donât buy regret at such a high priceâ.Â
Bald men made money by allowing people to break pots over their heads for fun.
In Southern Italy there was a breed of sheep whose wool was so valuable, shepherds put leather jackets on them so it wouldnât be ruined by bushes and thorns.
The Gauls used to throw letters on funeral pyres so the dead could read them in their next life.
In Sparta, every year boys were whipped for an entire day on the altar of Artemis. Some died, but the ones enduring it most gracefully received the highest honors.
Plato once gave a public reading of his treatise On the Soul and Aristotle was the only person who stayed until the end.
The statues of unpopular politicians were thrown in the sea or turned into chamber pots.
Apsethus the Libyan trained some parrots to say âApsethus is a godâ, and the Libyans, impressed by the miracle, started to worship him. Then a Greek came along and trained the parrots to say âApsethus put me in a cage and forced me to say Apsethus is a godâ so when the Libyans heard that, they seized Apsethus and burned him to death.
An idiot named Marcus insisted in running a race in full armour. He was so slow, at midnight the stadium authorities locked everything up because they mistook him for one of the statues. When they opened up again in the morning, they found heâd finished his first lap.
Athens was plagued with gangs of rich kids running around and stealing the offerings left for the gods. One of them was called The Hard Dicks.
Some many men died in the Peloponnesian War the city of Athens made polygamy legal. Euripides thus had two wives, but wasnât happy with either of them.
A character in one of Euripidesâ plays argued that wealth matters more than morality and the audience got so mad Euripides had to come on stage and beg them to wait for the end of the play - promising the guy would be revealed as the villain and meet a dreadful end.
When Rhodopis, a beautiful prostitute, was taking a bath, an eagle stole her shoe. It carried it all the way to Memphis and dropped it on the lap of Pharaoh Psammetichus, who immediately ordered the whole country to be searched for the owner of such a beautiful and shapely shoe. When Rhodopis was found, he married her.
In Elysium, the fortunate dead enjoy checkers, horse riding, gymnastics and playing the lyre.
[Source: various Greek authors, collected by J.C. McKeown in A Cabinet of Greek Curiosities. Also available: Ancient Medical Curiosties and Roman Curiosities.]
Empath Masterpost
What is an empath?
Empaths are extremely emotionally sensitive individuals. This means that they literally feel and absorb the emotional energy of others.Â
I think Iâm an empath- how do I know for sure?
Some signs that you may be an empath include (but are not limited to):
People often criticize you for being âtoo sensitiveâ
You get hit with random emotions during or after being around other people
You can often sense how others are feeling, because you feel it too
Negativity and discourse are unbearable for you
You have a low pain toleranceÂ
You feel your surroundings much more intenselyÂ
You are highly intuitive and can often âfeelâ the solution to a problem
You can feel general energy wherever you go- in a negative place with negative people, the air may feel heavy and thick, like fog. Positive energy may feel like warm sunbeams cascading around you
When others cry, you canât stop your own tears. When others laugh, itâs infectious for you.
You feel drained after being around negative people for extended periods of time
Okay, Iâm an empath for sure. What does this mean for me?
Empaths are naturally very compassionate and considerate individuals, which means that they can benefit from careers such as therapy, social work, addictions counselling, and other jobs that involve empathetic traits. In addition, empaths are notorious for being excellent at divination. Their intuition leads them to feel what is right, and wrong. However, being an empath also comes with downsides, such as energy vampires.Â
Wait, energy vampires? What does that mean?
These are people (or other beings) that feed off of an empathâs emotional energy. They latch onto you and consistently drain you of positive energy, leaving you feeling empty and negative. They are often manipulative and malicious, however, sometimes they do not intend to harm you. For example, your friend may be going through a super rough time, and you want to support them, but they keep dumping their problems on you, and sucking out your own emotional energy.Â
How do I know if someone is an energy vampire?
Some signs that you may be dealing with an energy vampire include (but are not limited to):Â
They are self centered
They have a âpoor meâ complex
You feel uneasy, tired, afraid or sad around them
They take advantage of your compassion through guilt-tripping
Your stomach churns at the thought of being around them
They are overly dramatic
They are abusive towards you
They lean on you constantly, as if you are a crutch
You feel physically sick, anxious, angry and/or depressed after spending time with them
How can I protect myself?Â
Cut energy vampires out of your life, if you can. If you canât, there are other ways to protect yourself (below)
Leave me alone spell
Invisibility glamour
Recharge your energy by taking a walk in nature, holding your crystals, taking a nap- anything that helps you feel better
Have a talk with the vampire- tell them that they need to back off. It is tough to do this, but if you have no other choice, it could help you out.
Practice self care and self love
State positive affirmations- âI am positiveâ, âI am safeâ, âI am protected from negative energyâ
Meditate! It is a great way to recharge and gain insight on the issue
Crystals for empaths
Obsidian- to protect and ward negativity
Onyx- to ground, center and cleanse
Malachite- to absorb and release negative energy
Black tourmaline- to banish and bind negativity
Amethyst- to feel calm and safe
Citrine- to invite positive energy into your life
Rose quartz- to amplify good feelings and promote self love
Herbs for empaths
Dandelion- to cleanse the body of repressed negative emotions
Sage- to banish and ward negative energy from your life
Lavender- to restore peace and quiet on a physical, mental, spiritual and emotional level
Hawthorn berry- to shield and protect the self and promote love
Olive- to recharge the body and lessen spiritual fatigue
TL;DR: Being an empath comes with many benefits, but empaths must protect themselves from negative energy, and take time to recharge.
This is all really good information! The only thing I would like to add is that empaths arenât necessarily naturally inclined towards compassion. Compassion is a skill that can be developed like any other, and being compassionate isnât necessarily helped by being an empathâsometimes itâs hurt in fact, when your own aversion to feeling the negative emotions of others can drive you to ignore or avoid people who are hurting. Feeling other peopleâs emotions can be absolutely paralyzing when youâre in a position where youâre supposed to be helping them, and itâs for that reason I would also suggest that compassion-heavy fields like social work and therapy are not exactly ideal.
Just remember, empathy and compassion are different things that operate differently from one another! Empathy is feeling what other people are feeling, compassion is tending to the emotions and needs of others out of a desire to help. You might not be able to change your natural empathy levels, but you absolutely can work towards becoming a more compassionate person regardless of them!