Forest Witch

Slavic witch in training. Call me Świętosława. Most posts are either pagan/witchcraft, history or art. Feel free to join me on my path!

[charnel-grounds]

Randy Ortiz, “Battles”

oil on canvas, 2026

[vintage-ukraine]

Children's book illustration by Zinaiida Volkovynska, 1960

[electricheart]

a little reminder! by annalaura_art

[nessiopeia]

You know I will actually

[nessiopeia]

Happy pride you filthy animals

[beardedmrbean]

Congratulations on the cat

[wifegideonnav]

“bits to use in everyday conversations”

[evergreen-femme]

im just so happy i live in a time period where actual meaningful biological transition is possible. even if we lose rights or the ability to exist in public, nothing can turn back the clock on that, and just by having any sort of access to that our lives are made immensely better. millions of our sisters throughout history would never have dreamed of a day where they could have what HRT does for us.

please don't lose the plot of this. if you're a trans person on HRT you're a living miracle, the dream of hundreds of millions of your ancestors. your lives are all deeply meaningful no matter what anyone says.

[t4t4t]

תפילה להפך – מאבן בֹחן | Prayer for Transformation, from the poem "Even Boḥan" by Rabbi Ḳalonymus b. Ḳalonymus ben Meir (1322) • the Open Si

A prayer by Kalonymus b. Kalonymus ben Meir that appears in his poem ספר אבן בוחן, יג Sefer Even Boḥan (§13), describing the author's wish t

[unabashedllamamusic]

Cursed be the one who announced to my father: “It’s a boy!"... ...How could he twist the course of the stars so much? How could he have erred so in his astrology? A lying tongue, a fool’s mouth it had given him For he foolishly transformed justice to poison He altered the law and transposed the lines

Oh, but had the artisan who made me created me instead – a worthy woman... ...I would say "how lucky am I"

Father in heaven who did miracles for our ancestors with fire and water... ...Who would then transform me from a man to woman? Were I only to have merited this being so graced by goodness...

What shall I say? why cry or be bitter? If my father in heaven has decreed upon me and has maimed me with an immutable deformity then I do not wish to remove it. the sorrow of the impossible is a human pain that nothing will cure and for which no comfort can be found. So, I will bear and suffer until I die and wither in the ground. Since I have learned from our tradition that we bless both, the good and the bitter I will bless in a voice hushed and weak: blessed are you [HaShem] who has not made me a woman.

I think I'm gonna go lay down for a little while.

[holespoles]

Yutaka Murakami's "Foreign Books and a Kitten"

村上ゆたか「洋書と子猫」

[daftpatience]

this messed up vintage cat sewing pattern has tormented me since i saw it & like some other folks have done in that post - i tried my hand at tweaking the pattern to resemble the illustration (and my personal tastes) a little more. i've ended up with this. i bestow it upon you nice folks now 👐

(update 2, added instructions & it's also on my Kofi!)

go forth and make weird little beanbag kittens! pls show me if you do!

[marinella-ela]

[tiger-in-the-flightdeck]

There's something so deeply calming about watching megafauna prance and gambol about like they're little lambs

[blatantescapism]

Bison pronking is already so magical, and then the double rainbow and the happy birdsong just put it way over the top

[random-brushstrokes]

Maria Dulębianka (Polish, 1861-1919) - Portret, 4

[atelier-xm]

There's a new mural in Szczecin

[kaava]

You forgot to add the best thing about it

[ironychan]

TIL anyone who's going to overwinter in Antarctica has to have had their appendix out. Because removing an appendix that's not causing any trouble just as a precaution is way better than having one that's about to burst when you're on the ass-end of the planet with no way to be rushed to a hospital if shit gets real.

[ironychan]

No, by the way, we absolutely did not think of this ahead of time. A dude named Leonid Rogozov got appendicitis in Antarctica. Fortunately, the expedition's doctor diagnosed him quickly and knew how to remove an appendix. Unfortunately, our man Leo was the expedition's doctor.

What did he do? Well, he set up a mirror, gave his belly a shot of novocaine, presumably told a colleague, "hold my vodka," and he removed his own fucking appendix. He survived.

[sunlaire]

this picture has such "i lived bitch" energy

[worldsandemanations]

Anna Loginova aka Vindront aka Vin the Artist (Russian) - The Sun roars into View, 2024, Paintings

[aplpaca]

big fan of when animals creche. Love to see so many fucking babies in one place

[aplpaca]

So a creche in ecology is a group of animals that take care of their offspring as a group. Grouping together like this can help with protection against predators, finding food, enduring the weather, and gives the parents time to "rest", as sometimes the parents will alternate who's being the primary watchers while others get to hunt by themselves for a bit, like a baby animal daycare.

But ye lions do this once cubs each a certain age. A decent amount of birds do it (for example: flamingos and a lot of penguin, duck, and goose species). Gharials (a type of South Asian crocodilian) form creches with hundreds of babies from multiple nests (they lay under 100 eggs each and sometimes as few as 20). Feral hogs tend to form groups of mothers and young like this, and I saw 3 sows and like 15+ tiny babies the other day and they were so cute

But ye that's how you get pictures like these

[tumorhead]

Rattlesnakes will creche!! In some species mature adult females will hang out together (they're friends!) in shared dens and even birth their clutches together. Then one will babysit while the others go get food. Adult females have been seeing caring for their young like shooing young back into the den when a predator approaches. You can watch LIVE rattlesnake den mothers and all their babies on Project Rattlecam!!!!

[hug-your-face]

via @swatercolor [insta]

[hug-your-face]

This is the best tag I've ever received on a post, I think

[abdulrahman-family1]

I will not forgive anyone who sees this post and ignores me. Do you remember when I begged you to donate even a small amount or to share my post? I will not forgive anyone who sees this post and doesn't support me with a single word or a small donation, and ignores me.

[abdulrahman-family1]

My nephew urgently needs surgery, and we still need €550 to cover the costs. It's become much more difficult since my main account was suspended, and I can no longer reach as many people as before. Therefore, I ask everyone who sees this post to help us by sharing or donating if they are able.

[abdulrahman-family1]

The operation was supposed to take place two days ago, and we had prepared everything. We were hoping that someone would help me gather the necessary funds, but unfortunately, we couldn't proceed. I desperately hope that every kind-hearted person here, with any humanity towards us, will save my nephew, who lost his father in this genocide and has no one to care for him but me. Please, save him and don't ignore me. 💔😭

[abdulrahman-family1]

If you can donate, you're not just giving money... you're giving my nephew another chance at life, a chance to fight, a chance to live.

Your donation will help us secure his surgery and alleviate his excruciating pain.

Please... don't leave him to face this pain alone.

Be a source of comfort for him, a helping hand during his darkest and most difficult days. Poor child.

Fundraiser by Keti Jovanovski | Give Abdul Rahman's Family from Gaza a Chance at Life

Keti Jovanovski Needs Your Help | A letter from Abdul Rahman: Dear friends and kind hearts, My name is Abdul Rahman, and I write to you from

[neechees]

Please don't let my friend Abdul Rahman down. Please, please donate to his nephew. He is suffering greatly and is very tired. He needs your help. Stand by my friend Abdul Rahman and donate to him. Come on!

[herdsystem]

Please help my friend Abdul Rahman! He is verified by @gazavetters #642 on their list, and he is raising funds for his orphaned nephew to receive a vital surgery. Please, help him and his family survive! He has already lost his mother and his brother to the genocide in Gaza, he doesn't need to lose another family member. Please, donate if you can!

[abdulrahman-family1]

Guys, we still need 510 euros so we can get my nephew an operation as soon as possible. The operation depends on your donations. Once you donate and we reach the goal, we can get him the surgery. Please, please don't let me down, and don't let down this child who has seen nothing but genocide. Please donate, please donate! 😭😭💔

[abdulrahman-family1]

Guys, we still need 470 euros for my nephew's surgery. Please, please stop scrolling and ignoring me. My nephew is sick and his condition is getting worse and worse, and we still need your help. Please, please donate, donate! Don't let me down. I hope someone will save me. Please donate, donate! 💔😭

[abdulrahman-family1]

Guys, we still need the same goal. We still need 470 euros so we can pay for my orphaned nephew's surgery. Please, please donate! 😭💔

[abdulrahman-family1]

Someone donated 20 euros, but we still need 450 euros. Please, why does everyone keep ignoring me when I desperately need your help for my nephew's surgery? Please donate, please donate! 💔😭

[herdsystem]

Please help my friend Abdul and his family! He still needs help!! Donate if you can, share, please!

[abdulrahman-family1]

Guys, we're getting closer to our goal, thank God. We still need 400 euros so we can pay for my orphaned nephew's surgery. I hope someone here can help us and donate this amount, even a little. I hope no one ignores me. 💔😭

[abdulrahman-family1]

Guys, we still need 380 euros. Please don't let me down. Please donate, donate! 💔😭