Rose Petal Witch

she/her

[inkskinned]

i don't wanna love myself like "buy this feel good". i wanna love myself like i made a sandwich for later because i knew i'd be too busy. i wanna love myself like hang on take a breath do you actually like this. i wanna love myself like okay we're gonna set a reminder to get up and brush our teeth. i wanna love myself like - it's okay to say no, it's okay to take that nap, it's okay to go home.

i don't wanna feel sexy like tv. i don't wanna feel sexy like little black dress. i wanna feel sexy like high note during karaoke. like just got done writing 14 pages of poetry. like let me show you this scarf i've been knitting. i wanna feel sexy like hand on the back of the headrest while you parallel park. like did i tell you about that time i saved a baby bird. like don't tell her but i've been sneaking money into her purse.

i don't wanna feel pretty like expensive. like high fashion. like paid to be here. i wanna feel pretty like a bird in a puddle. i wanna feel pretty like streak of dyed hair. i wanna feel pretty like calligraphy, like new leaves, like a skinned knee bleed, like a dog running at full speed. i wanna feel pretty like lying next to you. i wanna feel pretty like the new album just dropped, i wanna feel pretty like a shower, i wanna feel pretty like a stone wall all covered in moss.

i keep saying body neutrality. that feels negative - no bad things, no good things, just body. but i mean - my body is neutral like a flower is neutral like an oil slick is neutral like a day is neutral, too. my body is neutral so a kiss can feel like lightning so a dance can feel like a hula hoop so a walk to get coffee can feel like - god, i'm so happy to just be around you.

my body is a site. not the source of the joy, just where i can find it. i don't wanna love like - finally got my body tight/forced myself through a diet/whatever trend is the current hype. i wanna love myself like - i go to this river and i find gold every time i shift around inside it. i wanna love myself like - i feel sexy because it's sexy to be alive, and laughing. i wanna love myself like - bitch, i could have died, and i didn't, and if that isn't the prettiest almost in the whole world, than i don't know what is.

[penpanoply]

[inkskinned]

wow i wanna love myself like extremely pleasing typefacing i wanna love myself like enjoyed this post i made a little art about it i wanna love myself like the little flags on the letter t love to curl themselves against their base i want to love myself like hold on mom, it's a good reason i'm crying

[sandersstudies]

ASGDKFHSKDHKS

[sandersstudies]

“When you die.” IM SCREAMING.

[violetwolfraven]

So I just had a thought

What if supernatural creatures don’t exist anymore? What if they did once, but through the years, they slowly mixed in with humans?

You can see the blood of fairies in the way a ballet dancer hovers in mid air before he or she hits the ground. You can see it in the way that middle school girl never forgets when someone makes her a promise. You can see it in how that one little boy in the kindergarten class seems more comfortable in the forest on that field trip than the others.

You can see the blood of dryads in hikers who never trip over roots. You can see it in that suburban grandmother never lets any of her garden die. You can see it in that one kid who climbs a tree faster than his friends, barely looking at the branches as he goes.

You can see the blood of naiads in the way a professional swimmer seems to command the water to help them. You can see it in how a cross country runner needs a water break more often than his teammates. You can see it in the way that one girl in your class always has a water bottle on her desk.

You can see the blood of mermaids in a surfer who can be tossed around underwater for a long time without drowning. You can see it in a teenage boy who doesn’t have to pretend to be unbothered by the pressure when he races his friends to the bottom of a swimming pool. You can see it in the little girl who wades into every stream she sees on a hike without quite knowing why.

You can see the blood of sirens in people who never have a problem with getting people to date them. You can see it in that soprano who can hit notes most of her fellows can only dream of. You can see it in the camp counselor who all the straight girls have a crush on, who can play guitar and sing better than any of the others.

You can see the blood of shapeshifters in the way an actor adjusts their personality to become their character with scary accuracy. You can see it in the subconscious, barely noticeable changes a tween girl’s eyes make to match her outfit better. You can see it in the way you always lose that one friend in a crowd if you’re not careful, because he’s just too good at blending in.

People who carry the blood of werewolves don’t change with the full moon anymore, but you can still see it in the way your best friend always knows something is wrong, though even they don’t know they’re smelling the changes in your body chemistry. You can see it in the way that one guy always seems to eat more than the reasonable amount of red meat at an all-you-can-eat buffet. You can see it in the way that one werido never has a problem when the teacher turns off the lights before a PowerPoint presentation because her eyes adjust quicker and better than yours.

The blood of supernatural creatures may have mostly faded away. But if you look closely, you can still see it.

[spidaerman]

To all my black followers and friends, stay safe.

Also, I would like to add that black lives have always mattered, will always matter.

It’s awful that we even have to say that because it should be a given. However, we need to say it loud and clear for the racists.

We cannot be silent. 

[rose-petal-witch]

People chanting "No Justice, No Peace" and "Peaceful Protest" all in one breath.

[widowbitesandhearingaids-blog]

God should fear girls with battle scars. Pretty little things with knives hidden in their smiles, blood red lips and poison-painted nails.  They’ve been to the gates of Hell -  and the Devil sent them back, armed and ready to fight.

God is so obviously a man, so the Devil protects her sisters - c.k (via widowbitesandhearingaids)

[meshkwahkihaki]

idk what shit-eating truscum needs to hear this, but your rhetoric directly harms people with culturally-specific genders. i’m native and two-spirit, that label describes my gender and my attraction. i use they/them pronouns and your “nonbinaries and cringey stargender trenders aren’t valid” bullshit is getting old. our languages were demonized and erased, our gender and attraction labels along with them. my experiences with dysphoria exist because of colonialist ideas of gender. we have been forced into arbitrary ‘male’ and ‘female’ categories by colonizers for centuries and truscum rhetoric perpetuates racist colonialist violence against natives.

your experiences are not universal, you’re not forwarding justice for trans people, and you’re definitely not an ally to natives or other people of color. you’re just a fucking colonizer. 

[meshkwahkihaki]

non-natives, reblog this post

[wiisagi-maiingan]

I’m reblogging this again because the comments are absolutely disgusting and a perfect example of how little transmeds value non-Western cultures, communities, and traditions.

[feywild-songbird-deactivated202]

Ravens as an Omen

Ravens are most commonly found in wooded areas with nearby open spaces, though they can sometimes be found in cities. Ravens are very sociable, and mate for life, meaning the bird they mate with once is the bird they remain with. Ravens are very intelligent and have been known to play tricks on other species. Ravens from cooler climates will tend to have larger beaks than ravens from warmer climates.

A group of ravens is called an unkindness. They are often associated with death and other unpleasant things.

Swedish folklore states that ravens are spirits of the dead.

German mythology says that ravens are damned souls.

North American tribes often honored ravens as a creator and/or a trickster figure. In both of these cases, the raven’s intelligence is a defining characteristic.

The raven’s ability to mimic speech caused it to appear as a messenger of prophet, or other form of supernatural communicator.

British legend states that England will never fall to an invader so long as there are ravens at the Tower of London.

Ravens, in common with crows, will tell you to remember to enjoy life.

Ravens are often associated with the occult, and are linked to magic and prophecy. Ravens are great companions for work relating to the Otherworld or intro respective journeys like shadow work.

The raven may also be a symbol of patience.

Associated energies of ravens: insight, being true to oneself, play, appreciation of luxury, prophecy, death

Associated season: Winter

Element associations: Air, earth

Color associations: blue, black, purple

source: The Hidden Meaning of Birds, A Spiritual Field Guide - Arin Murphy-Hiscock

[lesbianshepard]

apparently native american tribes were in contact with the donner party and offered them food when they saw the colonists were starving and the donner party turned them down and decided to go the whole “cannibalism” route instead. 

[lesbianshepard]

Until now the Native American perspective has been left out of the telling of the Donner tragedy, not because the wel mel ti did not remember the pioneers, but because they were never asked, or perhaps were not ready to share. Their oral tradition recalls the starving strangers who camped in an area that was unsuitable for that time of year. Taking pity on the pioneers, the northern Washoe attempted to feed them, leaving rabbit meat and wild potatoes near the camps. Another account states that they tried to bring the Donner Party a deer carcass, but were shot at as they approached. Later, some wel mel ti observed the migrants eating human remains. Fearing for their lives, the area’s native inhabitants continued to watch the strangers but avoided further contact. These stories, and the archaeological evidence that appears to support them, certainly complicated my interpretation of the Donner Party event. The migrants at Alder Creek were not surviving in the mountains alone—the northern Washoe were there, and they had tried to help.  (source)

tfw a group of unprepared strangers show up, refuse the food you offer them, start fucking cannibalizing each other, and then call you the savages

[sadplasticsunflower]

How to Write War Stories

One of the best writing advice I was ever given on writing stories about war is to play This is War by 30 seconds to mars and try to fit my story into it. I know it sounds incredibly silly, but i swear it works and if you are not convinced I’ll show it with Harry Potter:

A warning to the people (war never comes unannounced, to make it believable there must be some kind of tension before hand — Books 1 to 4 in the series is all about creating the tension) ,

the good and the evil (this is quite obvious, you story should have two sides with different ideals/beliefs/prejudices, it doesn’t have to be good and evil, but it should have two clear opposite sides — Order of the Phoenix and Death Eaters)

This is war

To the soldier (it doesn’t have to be military related, but there should be a character with a “soldier” mind set, someone who knows how to fight, when to surrender, to put peoples safety first, etc. — Tonks),

the civilian (the person who has nothing to do with the war, that should not be there, but somehow ended up in the middle of the conflict — Most Hogwarts students in the final battle),

the martyr (someone who dies almost like a sacrifice in your story, someone who was so passionate about their believes, that their death will make people motivated to fight for those beliefs — James and Lily Potter),

the victim (someone who will show the consequences of war or someone who will be “dragged” to one of the sides without really having a say — Neville’s Parents, Draco Malfoy)

This is war

It’s the moment of truth (during war, it is especially hard to keep secrets, also, people will tend to be more truthful when they are in imminent death risk — Snape’s memories)

and the moment to lie (many people will lie, either to manipulate people or to save their butts — Dumbledore and half his relationship with Harry)

And the moment to live (have your character have a life besides war, and try to do all the things they want to do before dying — Ron and Hermione’s first kiss)

and the moment to die (it’s not a believable war stories is everyone comes out alive — Dumbledore, Fred, Tonks, Sirius, Remus…)

The moment to fight, the moment to fight (Well, a war is basically a bunch of fights, but fighting doesn’t have to be a war battle, it can be spying, it can be a internal battle, it can be the tension, there are many ways to include fighting in your story if you don’t want to write many actions scene — When the trio crashes into the Ministry of Magic)

To fight, to fight, to fight

To the right to the left

We will fight to the death (again, people die in a war)

To the edge of the earth (war can take you to places you did not think you would go to — Remote place where Slytherin’s medallion is),

It’s a brave new world (the world changes after a war, people also change — Hogwarts was destroyed, Neville turned out to be incredibly brave)

from the last to the first (everyone is affected by it — Hermione’s parents)

A warning to the prophet (someone who finds out what will happen, it doesn’t need to be a fortune teller, if can be a spy, someone who change sides, a strategist or even a character that is just really good at guessing — Professor Trelawney),

the liar (a betrayer — Peter Pettigrew),

the honest (a character that will almost always tell the truth, no matter who will get hurt by it, usually a kid or an elder, or just someone who values honesty and transparency above all things — Luna Lovegood)

This is war

To the leader (obvious one, a character that most respect and follow — Minerva McGonagall and Voldemort),

the pariah (the socially excluded one, the black sheep — Snape),

the victor (not exactly the winning side, but the character that actually ends up winning something from the war — This was quite hard to find in Harry Potter but I ended up choosing Percy Weasley, as he “wins” back a family after the war),

the messiah (a character that is believed to be the key to winning the war, anything from an extraordinary soldier to someone who was destined to do something, just remember that is not necessary for them to actually be that key — Harry Potter himself)

This is war

I do believe in the light (try to show little thibgs that will make your readers wonder about how the characters’ lives could be without the war — Fleur and Bill’s wedding),

raise your hands up to the sky (have your characters be glad after the war ends, but not exactly happy, unless they are psychopaths — Wand light after Dumbledore’s death )

The fight is done, the war is won, lift your hands towards the sun (same idea as the previous one)

(I jumped the parts that just reapeated what had already been stated)

Okay, so now just two more things to consider:

You can have a single character or story arc cover more than one of the gaps, just not to many, or the story may feel shallow or confusing.

These are just some tips, you can make everything the opposite of what I said and still end up with a great story. Just follow your heart and instincts.

Now… Happy Writing!

[sadplasticsunflower]

How to Write War Stories

One of the best writing advice I was ever given on writing stories about war is to play This is War by 30 seconds to mars and try to fit my story into it. I know it sounds incredibly silly, but i swear it works and if you are not convinced I’ll show it with Harry Potter:

A warning to the people (war never comes unannounced, to make it believable there must be some kind of tension before hand — Books 1 to 4 in the series is all about creating the tension) ,

the good and the evil (this is quite obvious, you story should have two sides with different ideals/beliefs/prejudices, it doesn’t have to be good and evil, but it should have two clear opposite sides — Order of the Phoenix and Death Eaters)

This is war

To the soldier (it doesn’t have to be military related, but there should be a character with a “soldier” mind set, someone who knows how to fight, when to surrender, to put peoples safety first, etc. — Tonks),

the civilian (the person who has nothing to do with the war, that should not be there, but somehow ended up in the middle of the conflict — Most Hogwarts students in the final battle),

the martyr (someone who dies almost like a sacrifice in your story, someone who was so passionate about their believes, that their death will make people motivated to fight for those beliefs — James and Lily Potter),

the victim (someone who will show the consequences of war or someone who will be “dragged” to one of the sides without really having a say — Neville’s Parents, Draco Malfoy)

This is war

It’s the moment of truth (during war, it is especially hard to keep secrets, also, people will tend to be more truthful when they are in imminent death risk — Snape’s memories)

and the moment to lie (many people will lie, either to manipulate people or to save their butts — Dumbledore and half his relationship with Harry)

And the moment to live (have your character have a life besides war, and try to do all the things they want to do before dying — Ron and Hermione’s first kiss)

and the moment to die (it’s not a believable war stories is everyone comes out alive — Dumbledore, Fred, Tonks, Sirius, Remus…)

The moment to fight, the moment to fight (Well, a war is basically a bunch of fights, but fighting doesn’t have to be a war battle, it can be spying, it can be a internal battle, it can be the tension, there are many ways to include fighting in your story if you don’t want to write many actions scene — When the trio crashes into the Ministry of Magic)

To fight, to fight, to fight

To the right to the left

We will fight to the death (again, people die in a war)

To the edge of the earth (war can take you to places you did not think you would go to — Remote place where Slytherin’s medallion is),

It’s a brave new world (the world changes after a war, people also change — Hogwarts was destroyed, Neville turned out to be incredibly brave)

from the last to the first (everyone is affected by it — Hermione’s parents)

A warning to the prophet (someone who finds out what will happen, it doesn’t need to be a fortune teller, if can be a spy, someone who change sides, a strategist or even a character that is just really good at guessing — Professor Trelawney),

the liar (a betrayer — Peter Pettigrew),

the honest (a character that will almost always tell the truth, no matter who will get hurt by it, usually a kid or an elder, or just someone who values honesty and transparency above all things — Luna Lovegood)

This is war

To the leader (obvious one, a character that most respect and follow — Minerva McGonagall and Voldemort),

the pariah (the socially excluded one, the black sheep — Snape),

the victor (not exactly the winning side, but the character that actually ends up winning something from the war — This was quite hard to find in Harry Potter but I ended up choosing Percy Weasley, as he “wins” back a family after the war),

the messiah (a character that is believed to be the key to winning the war, anything from an extraordinary soldier to someone who was destined to do something, just remember that is not necessary for them to actually be that key — Harry Potter himself)

This is war

I do believe in the light (try to show little thibgs that will make your readers wonder about how the characters’ lives could be without the war — Fleur and Bill’s wedding),

raise your hands up to the sky (have your characters be glad after the war ends, but not exactly happy, unless they are psychopaths — Wand light after Dumbledore’s death )

The fight is done, the war is won, lift your hands towards the sun (same idea as the previous one)

(I jumped the parts that just reapeated what had already been stated)

Okay, so now just two more things to consider:

You can have a single character or story arc cover more than one of the gaps, just not to many, or the story may feel shallow or confusing.

These are just some tips, you can make everything the opposite of what I said and still end up with a great story. Just follow your heart and instincts.

Now… Happy Writing!

[glamderland]

still waiting for stevie nicks to finally form a coven of forest witches who dance barefoot and worship the moon so I can drop everything and join them

[theendofbad]

I’d definitely join.

[c86]

“IN MEMORY OF THE COURAGEOUS WOMEN WHO DIED FROM ILLEGAL UNSAFE ABORTIONS BECAUSE THEY HAD NO CHOICE,” Washington, D.C., 1989. Photo © Dona Ann McAdams

[glorianas]

1.01//8.06

[theo-raeken-loml]

The best part of this is, in the first one, she wants to be queen through marriage, and in the last one she’s queen in her own right

[asapscience]

Fruits and vegetables, before and after human intervention. 

Source

[trashcanbees-deactivated2019120]

We did a pretty good fucking job, Jesus Christ

[nunyabizni]

Remember this the next time you want to complain about GMO’s, we may not have done it in a lab but they still are that.

[art-angelsz-deactivated20170721]

Bananas looked like lemons wtf

[thatsmidnight]

Isn’t this more of a combination of selective breeding and GMOs? Not just GMOs?

[thespectacularspider-girl]

Yes.  But people talk about how GMO’s are “unnatural”, yet for centuries humanity has been exploiting mutations in animals and plants to produce food for themselves.

GMO’s are simply the process of inducing these mutations reliably.

People hear “Lettuce being modified with scorpion DNA” and think that we’re now eating scorpions.  But, in reality, they’re taking a tiny bit of scorpion DNA and splicing it into the plant.  Why?  So the plant will produce poison that is not harmful to humans but will deter insects, reducing the use of pesticide, which CAN be harmful to humans and the environment.

GMOs are producing rice that can survive flooding, which makes rice more reliable yields and will prevent food shortages in poor nations that rely on said crops for staple food.

GMOs are also creating spider-goat hybrids.  Why? So we can splice web production into the goat’s udders.  We’ll be able to spin huge quantities of spider silk, enough to reliably create spider silk cables and ropes, which have more tensile strength than steel.

[drewbern]

I for one am glad I live in a time where watermelons aren’t giant tomato abominations

[writingaboutmyrapists]

The issue with GMOs is that corporations like Monsanto are patenting GMOs and arresting indigenous farmers for cross pollinating with they seeds. But there is nothing dangerous about the science.

[wordnerdworld]

^This.

The problem isn’t the science, it’s what capitalism does with that science.

[afishtrap]

this should be in the largest letters we’ve got, plastered everywhere until it gets through people’s heads:

The problem isn’t the science, it’s what capitalism does with that science.

[sprachtraeume]

Did you just say spider goats? He said spider goats. Did you all read him talking about spider goats or am I hallucinating

[willowofthehearth]

GMO and Monsanto are not synonyms

[remanence-of-love]

[perse-phoneee-deactivated202007]

Decolonize Witchcraft and Spirituality!

That means:

Respect closed practices! Either go through the proper channels to be initiated or leave them alone!

Respect indigenous and diasporic cultural traditions! Many of these cultures were nearly wiped out by colonization. Respect the boundaries of what you can and can’t practice as an outsider.

Purchase crystals from reputable sources! Some crystals are mined unethically and through minimally-paid or slave labor.

Stop supporting shops and authors who appropriate from closed cultures! It should be obvious, but don’t buy dreamcatchers from a non-Native person and avoid metaphysical authors who perpetuate racist stereotypes about marginalized religions and magical traditions.

Listen to and prioritize witches of color/practitioners of color in dialogues about racism, cultural appropriation, and exotification in the magical communities.

Examine your own craft and see if you are unintentionally appropriating any cultures

Educate yourself on practices outside of your own so you don’t unintentionally invalidate or appropriation marginalized religions and spiritual practices.

[mother-of-swords]

Was genuinely surprised to not see this in the post or anywhere in the notes, but:

This includes cutting “gypsy” out of your vocabulary and your shopping habits.

It’s not some cute aesthetic or merchandising keyword or whatever because it’s a slur. Please go read literally anything written by Roma people about why that shit don’t fly. Two seconds on Google turns up a whole slew of articles.