SpookyWarnock

Tattooed Tarot Witch

[neil-gaiman]

A county in my home state of Tennessee has banned the Graphic novel, Maus. Could you help get the word out about this somehow?

Thank you

Here you go:

[give-me-the-ghost]

Some people consider me terrifying or intimidating and I don’t understand it at present, regardless of the many times people have explained it. But my goal during twentybiteen is to be such a force of nature that you have no choice but to have one of those reactions. My previous motto has been to let people have low expectations, because then I have something to prove wrong, but you know what? No. I will not let myself be less because I don’t want to be scary or intelligent or whatever, I am going to be unapologetically what I am and pushing for what I can be this year, in all regards.

[pixiedustandbluebutterflies]

[phinnneganawake]

Original art by me. Do good wherever you can. Sometimes it will cause hurt. But remember the collateral beauty in the flames you raise.

[royalhandmaidens]

How did I not hear about France banning hijabs? What’s going on?

long story short, there’s legislation in the process of being passed that would

ban girls under 18 from wearing any form of religious head covering in public, and although it’s obviously aimed at muslim women, it would also affect other faith groups that practice similar forms of modest dress

ban islamic swimwear in schools and public (there is already a modest swimwear ban in place at public beaches, this just extends it)

ban mothers wearing hijab from entering schools or participating in school field trips or extra curriculars

ban the slaughter of halal poultry - the cheapest and most easily accessible form of meat protein for the muslim community

extend school hijab bans to universities

prevent muslim women from choosing healthcare providers based on gender (which many muslim women prefer to do, since many exams require removal of clothing, etc)

ban muslim parents from homeschooling

force halal markets to sell pork and alcohol or face closure

ban foreign flags at weddings

[books-and-left-behind-journals]

What can I do to help? This sounds utterly outrageous and I want to help out in any way I can even though I am just in the US.

[royalhandmaidens]

hey guys! lots of people are asking how to help, so i’m reblogging this again with some more info and resources. please remember that, like i stated before, this is not yet law but in the process of becoming law.

more information is coming out daily, and there are a few corrections and updates to note:

the modest swimwear ban, though it was overturned in 2016 for public beaches, will still affect public pools and schools

the halal ban is not technically a “ban”, but it is still expected to severely impact the industry in a way that could produce similar effects and make halal poultry less affordable and accessible to the communities that rely on it as an affordable staple.

the notion to extend the hijab ban to universities is not yet in effect or being introduced, but many fear it will be the next step

How can you help?

Here are some info posts on how to help. Sources will also be linked at the bottom:

Sources and tips:

source for the insta timeline

how you can help

how to be a better ally to muslim women

how to educate yourself and be an ally + organizations to reach out to

why you should not wear hijab in solidarity

A few tips; talk to muslim women instead of for them - learn about why some women choose to wear it while also learning about why some women choose not to - learn about what hijab means for women and men - don’t limit your support to a few posts, be active - educate yourself about how colonialism, racism, and orientalism plays into this

the hashtags #CantBanUs and #HandsOffMyHijab are trending, but they were created by and for muslim women. spread their stories and give them platform, but don’t occupy their space

Information is constantly changing, so if any fellow Muslims out there have some additional links, updated info, or tips, please feel free to add on

And lastly, please don’t add unnecessary commentary or confrontational dialogue to this post. Reblogs encouraged!

[butterflyinthewell]

This is a reminder for autistic people who don’t feel hunger or thirst signals to eat and drink something.

[blue-diamond-smokes-weed-now]

Also reminder for autistic people who don’t feel pain and cold signals to do a quick evaluation on if you’re uncomfortable and check if you should bundle up or take some medicine for the headache you didn’t realize you had

[theprideful-deactivated20251201]

oh my god THANK YOU I was laying improperly on my side, turns out it kinda hurts

[spookymorningstar]

Thank you, my hip was completely out of alignment and I almost couldn’t stand when I caught it!

[stcrlghts]

latin phrases worth knowing:

(in case you wanted to know because i fucking love this language) 

ad astra per aspera - to the stars through difficulties 

alis volat propriis - he flies by his own wings 

amantium irae amoris integratio est - the quarrels of lovers are the renewal of love 

ars longa, vita brevis - art is long, life is short 

aut insanity homo, aut versus facit - the fellow is either mad or he is composing verses 

dum spiro spero - while I breathe, I hope 

ense petit placidam sub libertate quietem - with the sword, she seeks peace under liberty 

exigo a me non ut optimus par sim sed ut malis melior - I require myself not to be equal to the best, but to be better than the bad

experiential docet - experience teaches 

helluo librorum - a glutton for books (bookworm) 

in libras libertas - in books, freedom 

littera scripta manet - the written letter lasts 

mens regnum bona possidet - an honest heart is a kingdom in itself 

mirabile dictu - wonderful to say 

nullus est liber tam malus ut non aliqua parte prosit - there is no book so bad that it is not profitable in some part 

omnia iam fient quae posse negabam - everything which I used to say could not happen, will happen now 

poeta nascitur, non fit - the poet is born, not made 

qui dedit benificium taceat; narrat qui accepit - let him who has done a good deed be silent; let him who has received it tell it 

saepe ne utile quidem est scire quid futurum sit - often, it is not advantageous to know what will be 

sedit qui timuit ne non succederet - he who feared he would not succeed sat still 

si vis pacem, para bellum - if you want peace, prepare for war 

struit insidias lacrimis cum feminia plorat - when a woman weeps, she is setting traps with her tears 

sub rosa - under the rose 

trahimir omnes laudis studio - we are led on by our eagerness for praise

urbem latericium invenit, marmoream reliquit - he found the city a city of bricks; he left it a city of marble 

ut incepit fidelis sic permanet - as loyal as she began, so she remains

[blaqmercury]

Sigil Engine

Welcome to the Sigil Engine. A technomantic tool to create magickal sigils, quickly and easily.

Does it distract from having the creation in a tactile form or is it cutting corners?

[spookymorningstar]

Writing is Hard

Amazing and devastating and ridiculous.... If you know then you know. 

[neil-gaiman]

Neil Gaiman offers tons of cool stuff for free for you to kill your time with

Feeling bored while staying at home during the Restricted Movement period? Well, head on over to Neil Gaiman's website for some intellectual

Free stuff!

[mysharona1987]

[funonmars]

If you want to help out the Navajo Nation, please consider donating to them at the following:

https://www.nndoh.org/donate.html - Navajo Nation COVID-19 fund. There’s also a link to their Go Fund Me, as well a list of medical and community needs and numbers and emails to message for the non monetary donations. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/nhfc19relief - Navajo and Hopi families relief fund. 

https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-elderly-on-navajo-nation - Food baskets for the Elderly on Navajo Nation

 https://www.gofundme.com/f/northern-dine-covid19-relief-effort - Northern Diné Relief Fund

https://nmchildren.org/ - Bill Richardson COVID-19 Navajo families relief fund

5/22/2020

[thelostgrimoire]

“She herself is a haunted house. She does not possess herself; her ancestors sometimes come and peer out of the windows of her eyes and that is very frightening. She has the mysterious solitude of ambiguous states; she hovers in a no-man’s land between life and death, sleeping and waking.”

— Angela Carter.

[manoelacosta]

Unicorn

Art for a fantasy bestiary created by Breno Freitas. 

Onomote’s Bestiary is copyright Breno Freitas.

“E com sua Massa Vida moldada pela astroentidade Treyadis do Pranto do Legatário, os unicórnios receberam bondade, honestidade, empatia, defesa e força, e em grande escala."⠀

[starlightsorcerer]

how to be a functional witch:

- remember magic and science can coexist , don’t blow off a doctor’s appointment for a healing spell.

- don’t act higher and mightier than non-witch freinds

- don’t like drink water that’s been sitting there a while (sun water, moon water, rainwater, etc) without boiling it first to rid diseases. don’t drink lake, pond, or sea water at all.

- respect others in their chosen paths. yes, even that one.

- please be kind to the environment. when leaving offerings, try not to leave things that will take a long time to degrade. don’t use plastic bags, jars, glitter, etc.. she’ll be hurt.

- factcheck. factcheck. factcheck! I’ve heard stories about lotions and tea made with highly acidic or heck even poisonous tea.

- you come first. if you don’t have the energy to do ritual, don’t do it! don’t neglect necessary things in favour of witchin’. drink water, get sun, eat fruit, sleep, shower.

- try to practice little magic wherever you can. say soft incantations on the way to school, meditate on the bus, add herbs or to your tea to make spells or rituals in a cup, draw sigils on the backs of your hands.

- PLS…..don’t burn things while you sleep….candles, incense….don’t do it.

[shroud-of-roses]

My guide on sigils; making, charging, and learning how they work! 

Do not repost, but feel free to reblog! <3

[thecultoflexithewulf]

All Souls Day

[divinum-pacis]

Samhain

Samhain (pronounced SOW-un, where “sow” rhymes with “cow”), popularly known as Halloween, is celebrated on October 31. Samhain falls between the Fall Equinox and Winter Solstice, and marks the end of the pagan sacred year. It is the first festival to occur in the dark half of the year. Samhain is a Celtic word that means “summer’s end,” and indeed by the time Samhain arrives, we are clearly on our way to winter. 

As observed by pagans today, Samhain is a festival that celebrates several things: the end of the harvest, a change from the activities of summer to the quietness of winter, the beginning of the new pagan year, and the honoring of ancestors and the dead. It is also a time when we acknowledge and honor the sacrifice of animals we kill in order to live. It is a time when we come to terms with death and openly encouraged to process our fear of it. It is a time when we acknowledge the hard moments of life that we usually do not think or talk about. If there are things we need to let go of, Samhain is a good time to release them.

On this night, the veil between the worlds is considered at its thinnest and the dead are thought to return and visit, pagans may encourage this visit by setting a place at the table for ancestors who care to join them. They may honor their ancestors by speaking their names and recalling fond memories.

Source: Paganism: An Introduction to Earth-Centered Religions by Joyce & River Higginbotham, pg. 22-3.