#grandmaveitch

[grandmaveitch]

Iceland, 2024.

[seaprincess-selkie]

I'm so sorry to ask but what is LM?

Oh, no problem. It’s an abbreviation for Lace Market that I use because I’m too lazy to type it out all the time in my posts (I buy on there a lot). It’s like a second-hand ebay exclusively for EGL fashion. It’s really great for buying out of print dresses from the fashion, but of course you have to wait sometimes years for your dream dresses to pop up. Unfortunately, you have to be there kind of in the right time, ready to pounce, and have the funds available. (Like I totally saw the blue version of this dress a month ago. But couldn’t justify buying it with this one in the mail)

I wasn’t expecting the Peter Rabbit dress to explode so much with both the EGL community and the cottage core community (but I probably should’ve). Brief background on the dress, it was originally released in 2016 by the Japanese lolita brand, Innocent World. There’s 3 colorways: blue, beige (which is mine), and pink. Also, instead of a onepiece style other brands often do, IW decided to do two styles of jumperskirt (mine’s the highwaisted version). The way the fashion works with all brands is usually once it’s out, you're out of luck, unless the universe grants you a re-release, or you get lucky on the secondhand market.

[heatherwitch]

Oh Mouse, I was scrolling through your Instagram and your Tumblr yesterday and became so inspired but today I went up to Mount Baker to do some foraging oh, I got a few licorice Ferns and I'm going to be heading to one of the historic homesteads to collect some herbs. Thank you for being such an inspiration! 💕

Oh my gosh, thank you so much!! I’m glad I inspired an adventure and I’d love to see pictures :) 

Photography is really important to me because it gives me a chance to capture moments and I look back on them as a reminder when I’m so sick that I can’t adventure, so it means a lot when people get the same inspiration from them <3

For those who are curious, I post a lot more pictures on instagram than I do here, because tumblr lowers the quality of the images!

[grandmaveitch]

Let's run away?

[grandmaveitch]

Dear old world', she murmured, 'you are very lovely, and I am glad to be alive in you.

[grandmaveitch]

If a woman rejected me I would simply not kill her, rip to men but I'm different.

[grandmaveitch]

Sleeping Spell to Receive Guidance from those who have Departed - Spoonie Edition

Hello lovelies!

Losing a family member can be very hard and it can take a lot out of someone both physically and mentally. Over the past few months I have been trying to figure out how to contact those loved ones who meant so much to me and my family but I find that my body and my mind struggles to produce the energy for such spellcraft. I am by no means a master spellcrafter but I hope this spell can help those of you who may also be feeling lost or confused about life or wish to find closer and get answers to unsolved questions. 

What you need:

1 white candle (taper candle/fake candle are my preferences)

Protection Prayer

Divination Prayer

Name of the person you wish to contact

Window (optional)

Photo or Trinket of departed (optional)

Music, crystals, offerings (optional)

Preparation:

Since this is a sleep spell I urge you to use your safe judgement, I have a safe place I can leave the candle burning all night without worry but also I have found that fake candles work just as well! I also do my whole night routine before this spell, including all my night meds. 

What to do:

X - I light my candle or turn on my fake candle, and move on to sound: because of my night terrors sleep in silence and while usually I’ll watch cooking videos at night I do this spell I try to put on visual documentaries - Moving Art on Netflix is a lovely background noise but sometimes I’ll also put on dramas like The Borgias. 

X - Say the protection prayer and make sure to include the family members name in the prayer and call on the gods to guide and help the person to you. 

*Note: Use as much of a name as you can, for example: “I ask for ____, father/mother of ____, grandfather/grandmother of _____, husband/wife of _____ to visit me tonight.” This helps make sure that your invitation is direct as possible as not to allow negative spirits into your home and dreams.

X - Lay down in your bed and close your eyes, begin to talk to your family member and explain the situation that needs clarity, thank them for making the journey and for any advice they decide to give.  Also talk to the gods, and thank them for protecting you and your family member and for guiding them here safely. Since this is a spell about family I reach out to the gods I am devoted to because they are -in a sense of the word- part of my family, however if you would prefer to reachout to gods of travel/protection or gods of divination specifically that is 100% allowed and encouraged!

(This can get emotional, especially for a recent passing, the first time I reached out to my Abuelo I cried for 20 minutes, but it felt good and I knew was just talking to him and he was comforting me even - if I couldn’t hear his voice.)

X - After you explain everything to your family member and the gods, open your eyes again and take a moment to yourself. Make sure you are 100% relaxed and ready for the night and then say the divination spell. Then, if you so choose blow out the candle and head to bed. As you fall asleep try once again to say thank you to the gods and those who have passed for their guidance. 

The Next Day

X - I have found that those how have passed deliver messages in riddles and poems, I recommend writing down what you can remember and figuring out what parts of the dreams can represent aspects of your life.

Important: 

Maybe you didn’t receive any dreams that night, don’t stress out. Take time to reflect on who you are reaching out to and what you know about them and who they were like in person and what your relationship was like with them and/or with that side of the family. Maybe there is a broken link with that side of the family, I personally had to repair a relationship with my Abuela before I heard from my Abuelo. However if it is a toxic relationship DO NOT ENGAGE, DO NOT GO BACK TO ABUSE JUST FOR ANSWERS.

[grandmaveitch]

“It’s funny how you wake up each day and never really know if it’ll be one that will change your life forever.”

— The Secret World of Arrietty