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Starbucks funded the police in Atlanta so here’s their recipes

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everthefractal

do you have a link to the images cause they’re a little small and compressed

remedytherat-deactivated2023072

Here’s the tweet I got it from

lowkeysaurus

Found these when going through the notes, so unashamedly reblogging.

samandcheesewinchesterr

https://quizlet.com/122685049/starbucks-training-drink-recipes-flash-cards/

here’s the link everyone

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sylvaetria

Baby NB witch here, do you know if any spells, blessings, or even stones or herbs to help banish dysphoria/ to encourage self love?

Hey NB witch!

I have had brief dysphoria myself, and it was awful enough just having it once. I can definitely understand wanting to try to avoid that, and looking to magic for some assistance. I can only imagine how hard it is to have it more often, and I feel awful that people have to feel so wrong about themselves. I’ll see what I can pull up for you, and hopefully one of these things will be to your liking / suit your scenario.

General Resources

[Stones for People Struggling with Dysphoria or Negative Body Image]

[Stones for Trans People] (includes a section on banishing dysphoria)

Spells

[A Bottle Spell for Dysphoria and Transition]

[Dispelling Dysphoria]

[Prayer Spell Against Gender Dysphoria/Prayer Spell of Affirming Gender Identity]

[Spell for Protection from Dysphoria, and Happiness]

Sigils

[Dysphoria and Transphobia Trap Sigil]

[“Dysphoria be gone”]

[Gender Euphoria Lock Sigil] (to lock in euphoria and dispel dysphoria)

[“I am not trapped in my body”]

[“I am protected against dysphoria and transphobia”]

[“I do not have gender dysphoria”]

[Nonbinary Sigil]

[Sigil for Relieving Dysphoria for Trans People]

[Two sigils for gender and dysphoria]

As for self love, I do have a separate masterpost of [Spells for Self Love] - I think you should be able to find some that suit you in there. I also have a tag on my blog for [self love] that might have other spells that haven’t been updated into the list yet.

Best of luck, anon, you’ve got this, it will not always be so hard. :)

faeryqueenwitch

🌌The Planets and the Days of the Week🌌

Each of the planets rules a day of the week. Use it’s associated metals,crystals, incense,and other elements to strengthen a spell or ritual worked on that day. In addition, the associations with the sun can be used not only on Sunday but with all sun magic, and the Monday associations can be used in all magic. If you are calling a particular archangel,apply the associations of its planet or weekday.

🌌 Days Of The Week 🌌

☀️Sunday ☀️

Planet: Sun

Archangel: Michael

Color(s): Gold

Element: Fire

Crystals: Amber,carnelian,diamond,clear crystal quartz,tiger eye, or golden topaz

Incense: Cloves,cinnamon,or frankincense

Trees: Bay,birch, or laurel

Herbs and Oils: Chamomile,juniper,rosemary,saffron, or St.John’s Wort

Metal: Gold

Astrological Rulership: Leo

For ambition,power,and success; for fathers; improving health; prosperity; self- confidence; and overcoming bad luck.

🌕 Monday 🌕

Planet: Moon

Archangel: Gabriel

Color(s): Silver or translucent white

Element: Water

Crystals: Moonstone, mother of pearl, pearl, selenite, or opal

Incense: Jasmine, myrrh, mimosa, or lemon

Trees: Willow or alder

Herbs and Oils: Lotus,poppy, or wintergreen

Metal: Silver

Astrological Rulership: Cancer

For home and family matters,for women (especially mothers and grandmothers),children,animals,fertility,secrets,and psychic gifts.

⭐ Tuesday ⭐

Planet: Mars

Archangel: Samael or Camael

Color(s): Red

Element: Fire

Crystals: Garnet,Bloodstone,Ruby, or Red Jasper

Incense: Dragon’s blood, all spices, ginger, mint, or thyme

Trees: Cypress,Holly, or Pine

Herbs and Oils: Basil,cinnamon,coriander,garlic,pepper, or tarragon

Metal: Iron or Steel

Astrological Rulership: Aries (co-ruler of Scorpio)

For courage,change,independence,overcoming seemingly impossible odds and bullies,energy,passion,strength,perfection,principles,and fierce defense of the vulnerable.

☿️ Wednesday ☿️

Planet: Mercury

Archangel: Raphael

Color(s): Yellow

Element: Air

Crystals: Yellow agate, citrine, falcon’s eye, yellow jasper, malachite, or onyx

Incense: Lavender,lemongrass, or mace

Trees: Hazel or ash

Herbs and Oils: Dill,fennel,parsley, or valerian

Astrological Rulership: Gemini or Virgo

For money making, examinations and tests, learning new things, shot-distance travel, moving, short holidays, repelling envy, malice,spite, and deceit.

♃ Thursday ♃

Planet: Jupiter

Archangel: Sachiel

Color(s): Blue or Purple

Element: Air

Crystals: Azurite,Lapis Lazuli, Sodalite, or Turquoise

Incense: Agrimony, Cedar, Sandalwood, or Sage

Tree: Beech, Oak, or Ash

Herbs and Oils: Borage, cinquefoil, coltsfoot, hyssop, or mistletoe

Metal: Tin

Astrological Rulership: Sagittarius (co-ruler or Pisces)

For expansion,career,leadership,long distance travel, moving, justice, marriage, self-employment,loyalty, male potency,and banishing excesses.

♀️ Friday ♀️

Planet: Venus

Archangel: Anael

Color(s): Green or Pink

Element: Earth

Crystals: Amethyst (also mercury),emerald,jade, moss agate, or rose quartz

Incense: Geranium,rose,strawberry,or vervain

Trees: Almond,apple or birch

Herbs and Oils: Feverfew, mugwort, pennyroyal, verbena, or yarrow

Metal: Copper

Astrological Rulership: Taurus or Libra

For all love magic, fidelity,sacred sex,mending quarrels, environment,fertility, women’s health, gradual growth in all matters, beauty,friendship, reducing the influence of destructive lovers,and possessiveness.

🪐 Saturday 🪐

Planet: Saturn

Archangel: Cassiel

Color(s): Brown,black,or grey

Element: Earth

Crystals: Haematite, jet, lodestone, obsidian, or smoky quartz

Incense: Aconite,cypress,or patchouli

Trees: Blackthorn or yew

Herbs: Aspen,bistort,comfrey,horsetail, or Solomon’s seal

Metals: Lead and Pewter

Astrological Rulership: Capricorn (co-ruler of Aquarius)

For unfinished business,endings,slow-moving official matters, Locating lost objects,animals,anti-addiction and debt, lifting depression,pain and illness,long-term psychic protection,locating lost objects(as well as animals and people), and establishing boundaries.

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Anxiety Masterpost

First of all, fuck the stigma. Anxiety is a real thing and dealing with it can be incredibly difficult. If you are just like me and millions of others around the globe and deal with anxiety, then this post is for you. We’ll get through it together. Here are some of the things I’ve found helpful in dealing with anxiety.

Crystals

Blue Lace Agate - Blue lace agate is amazing for encouraging open communication of your feelings and emotions without getting flustered. It also has a really soothing energy that can help diffuse stressful situations. This is also a beautiful crystal, so it makes for really awesome jewelry.

Lepidolite - Particularly good for navigating complex transitions and building trust, compassion and acceptance, this stone is a favorite of mine. This is seriously one of the best mental health stones on the market - it can help bring balance and will aid you with PTSD, addiction recovery, anger, despondency, and pretty much anything else. I probably recommend this stone once a day.

Black Tourmaline - Black tourmaline acts like a black hole for negativity. From negative energy to self-deprecation, this stone will absorb all of the bad and help you replace it with positivity. This stone is particularly effective against panic attacks. Also helps with fear, especially ones brought on by a scary environment.

Rose Quartz - Ah yes. The love stone. Of course, that’s an oversimplification, but it’s still a fairly apt description. Rose quartz will help foster a sense of self-love and acceptance. This is great when paired with a stone like black tourmaline - allow one to absorb negativity and the other to put off positivity.

Chrysocolla - Typically associated with communication, knowledge, and expression, this stone is also really powerful for helping increase contentment and calm anxiety that can arise from seclusion or introversion. It’s a great stone for those who deal with emotional stress, feeling trapped, or being uncomfortable in your own skin.

Blue Calcite - I keep this stone on me at all times (I have it combined with black tourmaline on a necklace, actually). Blue calcite is great for communication, so if you find that your anxiety keeps you from speaking up, this may be the stone for you. It is incredibly soothing, and aids in silencing all of the self-doubt and mental ruckus that can paralyze your thoughts and words.

Aquamarine - This stone is great for those who struggle with the burden of responsibility. It also proves really useful for overcoming judgements, both others and your own. I’ve found this stone to be exceptionally useful for gaining closure in situations where you may otherwise not be able to get any.

Herbs

Lavender - The most common and famous herb for stopping anxiety. Great for anxiety attacks, especially at night.

Wolfsbane - Don’t eat it. Or burn it. Or anything like that. Because it’s toxic. But it is really useful for people who have really sudden bouts of anxiety attacks.

Ginkgo - Ginkgo has been used in Chinese medicine for millennia, and works by raising serotonin and dopamine levels while helping the brain control the release of cortisol. Basically makes happy hormones and helps produce a healthy level of stress hormones.

Valerian - This herb is known as nature’s valium. Valerian will help you calm down even in the most overwhelming circumstances.

Passion Flower - If valerian is nature’s valium, Passion flower is nature’s serax. It was commonly used by the Native Americans.

Ginseng - Ginseng is pretty useful for treating a huge variety of ailments, both physical and mental. Anxiety is no exception.

Arctic Root - Like Ginkgo, this herb is great at targeting the neurotransmitters in your brain.

Oils

Lavender - Promotes restful sleep and calms the mind.

Rose - Helps relieve the stress of shock or grief, and helps foster a loving mind.

Vetiver - This is particularly useful for those whose anxiety comes with an extra helping of sensory overload. Calms down overwhelming situations.

Ylang Ylang - Combats anxiety by encouraging a courageous mindset, and can help with insomnia.

Bergamot - Probably the brightest scent here, this oil will have the same effect on your day as bursting open the shutters of a dark room to let in the sunlight.

Chamomile - Known for its powerful anti-insomnia properties, chamomile works by helping your brain let go of all of the negativity and stress it has been hanging onto all day.

Frankincense - Frankincense is a great oil for grounding yourself. If you deal with a lot of stressors and need help stepping back and putting them all in perspective, then this will help you immensely.

Teas

Chamomile Tea - Ah yes. Sleepytime tea. Mmmm.

Gotu Kola Tea - I cannot boost this tea enough. Just try it. It is a famous tea in many Eastern medicine traditions, and has even been called the Fountain of Youth. Great for increasing happiness and contentment, as well as decreasing stress and anxiety. If you ask me, this is the most effective stress relief tea of any out there.

Lemon Balm Tea - Lemon balm tea has actually been used to treat anxiety for hundreds of years. More akin to mint than lemon (though it has a subtle but undeniable citrus flavor), this tea is perfect for unwinding and relieving stress-related headaches.

Green Tea - Despite the fact that it has some caffeine in it, green tea actually isn’t that big of a stimulant. It helps “slow down” your brain, so that you can get a respite from the hammering of anxiety.

Holy Basil Tea - Another tea popular in the East, this tea is known for helping with depression and feeling overwhelmed with everyday life. A cup in the morning will help keep a positive outlook the rest of the day!

Jars and Spells

I have several anxiety-related jars and spells that I will be posting over the next few weeks, and will be regularly updating this master post to reflect those.

Please - if you know of any additions to this list, feel free to add your own suggestions!

cunning-conjurer

Binding someone’s mouth.

objective: to make it someone can’t talk about you, too you, or at all depending on what you want. This can be with a real physical poppet, but it can also be done as a quick visualization in your head. It has been effective for me done both ways.

Get a poppet to represent the person you are binding. It’s better to make it yourself and fill it with things that represent/symbolize that person to make it more personal to them.

Put red thread on a sewing needle and start sewing the mouth of a doll. Chant, “Open lips say too much. So i seal your mouth; I bind it shut.”

Tie off the thread at the end of the mouth. Hide the poppet away somewhere it won’t be bothered or messed with.

To remove the binding cut the thread from the poppet’s mouth.

witchbitchemma

Witch house aesthetic 🌿🍂🌷🌙☀️☕️

samwisethewitch

Pathworking and Astral Travel

In spirit work, we often connect with the spirits that have crossed over and are present in the physical world. However, there are also ways to cross over into the spirit world and connect with spirits in their home environment.

Pathworking

As I mentioned in a previous post, a pathworking is a specific type of meditation where you go on a psychic journey, but are still anchored to your physical body. It’s sort of like dipping your toes into the spirit world.

There are two important elements to a pathworking: a clear entrance/exit point and a way to retrace your steps. Pathworking journeys are typically cyclical — there is both a journey out and a return where you go back the way you came. This makes it easier to fully return your consciousness to your body, and failing to do so can cause you to feel disoriented upon the return.

Your entry/exit point can be absolutely anything, but common examples include a door, a gateway, a tree (or sometimes The World Tree), a cave/tunnel, or a natural landmark like a beach or mountaintop. What’s important is that it’s recognizable and easy to find your way back to.

If you want to try pathworking, make a rough “road map” of your journey beforehand. This doesn’t have to be super specific, but it should contain the following: a goal for the pathworking (such as to connect with a certain spirit), an entry/exit point, and a general idea for the route you’re going to take. If you’re worried about getting lost, author Thea Sabin recommends using “the Theseus trick.” Like in the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur, you can tie a golden thread or rope to your entry point and the other end to your astral body. If you get lost, you can follow the thread back.

Pathworking is fairly beginner friendly, and I highly, highly, highly recommend starting with pathworking and becoming comfortable with this method before trying astral travel. Even for more advanced witches, pathworking is often a better option than astral travel because it’s less involved and requires a little bit less effort. I personally prefer pathworking for most situations.

Performing a Pathworking

Before you begin, establish a clear goal for your pathworking and write out a rough “road map.” At the very least, you should know what your purpose is, where your entry point is, and how to find your way back.

Begin in a dark, quiet room. Cleanse the room by burning incense, diffusing or spraying essential oils, or using a ritual broom to sweep out old energy.

Find a comfortable place to sit or lie down and begin meditating. You may want to play meditation music, practice breathing techniques, or use some other method to help you reach a meditative state.

Once you reach a meditative state (you should know what this feels like if you have experience with meditation), see yourself standing at your entry point. This is your entrance to the astral realm.

Set out on your pathworking.

When you are ready to leave the astral realm, you will need to find your way back to your entry point. Once you reach your entry point, it should be fairly easy to return to your body.

Once you’re fully present in your physical body, use your favorite method to ground yourself.

Write down everything you experienced during your pathworking in a journal.

Astral Travel

If pathworking is dipping your toes into the spirit world, astral travel is diving in the deep end. Also called spirit flight and hedge riding, astral travel includes actually sending your soul/consciousness out of your body and into the spirit world. As you might guess, this is more complicated and requires more effort than pathworking. For this reason, astral travel is not beginner-friendly. If you are completely new to meditation, witchcraft, and spirit work, it’s best to learn to pathwork before you attempt astral travel.

A word of warning: you may want to avoid astral travel at times when you’re in a very vulnerable or volatile emotional state. Some days you just aren’t up for it, and that’s okay. On those days, a pathworking or another form of spirit work may be a better option.

Triggering Spirit Flight

In astral travel, a trigger of some kind is used to help disconnect the soul from the physical body. Common triggers include drumming, special music, shaking a rattle, chanting, and dancing.

You can find shamanic drumming tracks on YouTube that can help you achieve astral travel. If you find that repetitive motion helps you trance out, you may look into getting a small drum or rattle to play.

Animal Guides

In many cultures, those who travel into the spirit world do so with the guidance and protection of an animal spirit. From the Norse fylgja, to the shamanic power animal, to the witch’s familiar, history is full of examples of these types of guides.

Before you begin astral travel, do a pathworking to meet your animal guide. It’s important to note that you aren’t choosing an animal guide — only meeting one that has always been with you. Your guide may be an animal that you like or identify with, or it may not. When I first began experimenting with astral travel, my guide was a coyote — an animal I had never identified with before, but who I learned was deeply connected to my inner self.

It’s important to always have your animal guide with you when going on astral journeys, as they are an important source of protection and power. They may also literally guide you to the things you need to see and the spirits you need to meet.

Flying Ointments

Historical accounts describe witches using “flying ointment” to help them achieve spirit flight. These traditional flying ointments contained toxic and/or hallucinogenic plants like belladonna, datura, henbane, mandrake, and opium poppies. For obvious reasons, most modern witches do not use these herbs.

Please do not try to create your own flying ointment with poisonous plants. If you’re a true traditionalist and feel like you just have to try a historically accurate flying ointment, Bane Folk Apothecary sells several. Bane Folk is run by Sarah Anne Lawless, a kickass witch who knows her stuff and produces safe, medicinal products inspired by traditional flying ointment formulas. I am usually very pro-DIY, especially when it comes to witchcraft, but this is one case where it really is best to defer to a professional.

To create a modern, non-toxic flying ointment: heat eight ounces (or one cup) of poppy seed oil over low heat on the stove. Once the oil is warm, add 2 ounces (or ¼ cup) of beeswax into the oil. (Use carnauba wax for a vegan alternative.) Take the mixture off the heat, and allow it to cool off a bit. Once it has cooled (but before it’s begun to solidify), add nine drops each of mugwort essential oil, star anise essential oil, and peppermint essential oil. Pour the mixture into a mason jar and seal tightly. To extend your ointment’s shelf life, add a few drops of Vitamin E oil and store in the refrigerator. If you don’t have access to essential oils or prefer a more traditional method, you can buy dry herbs and infuse them into your oil instead — to do this, crush up 2.5 ounces (or 1/3 cup) each of dried mugwort, star anise, and peppermint and add them to a mason jar; add enough oil to the jar to cover the herbs completely, with about an inch of oil above them; seal the jar and place it in a sunny window for 2-3 weeks to infuse; and finally, strain the herbs out of the oil with a mesh sieve or a cheesecloth. You can then add your Vitamin E oil and beeswax to create an ointment.

This modern recipe does not contain hallucinogens, but it does contain plants that are commonly used in magic to increase psychic abilities and aid in astral travel. You can say an incantation over this ointment while making it to add some extra magical potency. Applying the flying ointment can also become a sort of ritual that prepares you for spirit flight by helping you slip into a more spiritual head space.

Performing Astral Travel/Spirit Flight

Before you begin, know why you are journeying to the spirit world. You should always have a clear goal for your astral journeys.

Begin in a dark, quiet room. Cleanse the room by burning incense (mugwort incense aids in astral travel), diffusing or spraying essential oils, or using a ritual broom to sweep out old energy.

Use your favorite method to ground yourself.

If you are choosing to use a flying ointment, rub it on your skin now.

Hold a protective item in one of your hands. I like physical items for protection during spirit flight, because they can ground you and help you find your way back to your body. Examples of protective items include a sprig of rue, a piece of iron, or a protective crystal like black tourmaline. If you ever feel scared or uncomfortable during your journey, you can bring this object into the astral realm to protect you. It will also keep your body safe while your consciousness is occupied.

Start up your trigger, whether this is drumming, rattling, dancing, etc.

Allow yourself to drift into a trance state, and then to disconnect from your body.

Call your animal guide to you.

Set out on your journey in the spirit world.

When you are ready, feel yourself returning to your physical body. Allow yourself to come back slowly — don’t rush it.

Ground yourself. One good way to ground after astral travel is by eating a snack.

Write down your experiences in a journal.

Resources:

Wicca for Beginners by Thea Sabin

Southern Cunning: Folkloric Witchcraft in the American South by Aaron Oberon

Hedge Riding by Harmonia Saille

“How to Make Herb-Infused Oils for Culinary & Body Care Use” and “How to Make Herbal Salves” from the Mountain Rose Herbs blog

ener-chi

Technique For Astral Traveling

Hey guys!

So I’ve finally decided to post my technique for astral traveling. I’ve been keeping it to myself mostly as a protective measure, but I’ve decided that I’m safe revealing it; besides, I think a lot of people could benefit from it.

Before I begin it is very important to distinguish; this is astral TRAVELING, not astral PROJECTING. Knowing the difference is a very big part in actually doing it. Astral projection is when your soul/spirit, while connected by a thread, leaves your body. Your entire being/consciousness is flying through and exploring the astral world and other planes. This is what most people think of when they think of astral traveling, and I did too when I started out; as a result, I got super frustrated when I couldn’t do it.

Astral traveling is not the same. When you are astral traveling, your soul/spirit remains in your physical body. Your consciousness, or rather part of it, is what is going up and joining your astral self, which then can travel the astral plane. Again, this is important. You aren’t going to leave your body completely. A part of your consciousness and awareness will be in your physical body; this is normal.

Alright. Now that we understand the difference, we can begin.

Step 1: Relax and Lie Down

I usually like to do some light stretching and whatever else I like to do to relax before beginning. Always make sure that your body is relaxed and your mind is calm; if you are tense or wound up, it could become a block for you.

I recommend lying down while you astral travel, as I find it easier to relax and I don’t have to devote as much energy to stay sitting up. The only downside is that sometimes you might find yourself dozing off! But try both, and then do what works best for you.

Step 2: Enter a Meditative State

However you like to do this is up to you. Deep breathing is a must. I like to use meditation beads, or do a little bit of energy work before hand.

Step 3: Count and Climb

Okay, so now we begin. You’re going to want to count down. I recommend picking 50 or 60 if this is your first time doing this. For the purpose of this tutorial, I’ll just say 50. So you are going to slowly count down, from 50, in increments of 10.

At the same time, you are going to imagine a ladder hanging above your body, that climbs up so high that you cannot see the end of it. Imagine yourself sitting up and forward out of your body, and grabbing the first rung of this ladder.

Now this is where the counting comes in. You are going to count down from 50, imagining that you are climbing up this ladder, one rung at a time, per number. When you hit an increment of 10 (40, 30, 20, etc) you are going to imagine that you climb up to a ledge. Imagine yourself hoisting yourself up onto the ledge. The ladder continues rising above you.

Continue doing this until you get to 10.

Step 4: The Door, and Establishing Sensation

Once you get to 10, imagine that the ladder ends, and before you is a staircase, with a ledge at 5 and 0. As you get to 5, you look up and you see a faint light, that grows brighter as you climb, eventually reaching the top of the staircase.

At this point, you are going to want to open up your mind/intuition. Don’t picture anything in your mind, don’t try and force something that you want to look, just open your mind, push out any thoughts, and then go with the first thing that pops into your head, even if it seems odd or weird.

With your mind open, observe the hall in front of you. There should be a hall that is about 10 feet long, with light along the walls. At the end of the hall is a large door, or 2 doors.

How this looks can and will be different every single time. I’ve come up cobblestone steps to find torches lining the walls and a weathered, iron-reinforced oak door. I’ve come up marble steps to find lightbulbs lining the walls and finding glass doors. It’s going to be different, and that is completely okay.

Once you’ve taken in as much as you can about this hallway/door, you’re going to stop and stretch. At this point, and this might be a weird concept/sensation, but part of your consciousness should be in this body/form that is standing in this hallway. Hold on to that feeling as best as you can, as you do some stretches to solidify the feeling.

Rub your hands together very quickly, feeling the sensation of rubbing, and then the heat from the rub as you pull your hands apart. Shake them out. Stomp your feet on the ground, and then slowly stomp in a circle. Jump up and down a couple of times.

And then breathe. Breathe in deeply, holding, then releasing. Repeat 3 times. Repeat again, this time on the inhale raising your hands up in front of you all the way up above your head, then bringing them down on the sides of your body on the exhale. Repeat 3 times. Repeat again, this time on the inhale raising your hands up along the sides of your body to the top of your head, then bringing them down the front of your body on the exhale.

At this point, you should be feeling very “present” inside your current body. This is your astral form. You can also take note of what you are wearing/what you look like, as I’ve found that this also changes every time that I go.

Step 5: Enter Into Your Astral Space

At this point, you are ready. Approach the door, and open it. As you do, again, clear your mind and open your intuition; this is how you see in the astral plane. This I’ve found is actually the hardest part of astral travelling, is the first step. But go with the first thing that pops into your head, even if it seems strange or it’s not what you would think it is.

Imagine like a large courtyard, with walls surrounding the perimeter. This is your astral space. Allow your intuition to fill it in, as to what it looks like. Step into your astral space, and let your astral travels begin.

Step 6: Leaving The Astral

When you are ready to leave, you are essentially going to do everything in reverse. Leave your astral space through the door you came in. You will find yourself back in the hallway. Take some deep breaths, relaxing. Then, climb down the steps, and then descend down the ladder, stopping at the ledges when you come to them. When you finally reach the bottom, lie back down in your body, move your fingers and toes, and then your hands, and then open your eyes.

It’s very important that when you leave the astral, you reverse everything that you did to get there. If you don’t, you run the risk of not completely leaving the astral and endangering yourself.

Tips, Tricks, and Observations

The biggest and best tip I can give you is to try everything; no one thing is going to work for everyone. Try different things, get out of your comfort zone, and do what works best for you. This is how you learn and grow.

If you are having a hard time seeing in the astral plane, then you need to spend some time working on your visualization. Also, working on developing your clairvoyance is huge.

You might feel like you are just using your imagination, and that’s okay. One of the biggest blocks I had to astral travelling is that I expected it to be some very huge, big thing, that would like dramatically separate my consciousness from my body. Again, this isn’t astral projection, and once I released this thought, it became easier.

Going off of the last one, at first you might find yourself struggling to discern what is real and what is your imagination. If you are having doubts about something you are seeing/experiencing, continue with it, even if you have a doubt. Eventually, you will experience something that you can absolutely 100% say was independent from you, and then from there discernment will become easier.

So for me, when I am astral traveling, I am seeing myself in 3rd person, like I am seeing myself from an outside perspective moving around and interacting. I’m actually not certain as to what the most common perspective is, so try both 2nd and 3rd person and do what works best for you.

When I am ascending the ladder, I actually rotate between going up a ladder and going up a flight of stairs. It keeps things fresh and present and prevents you from falling into a habit.

Going to the astral plane takes up a lot of energy, so when you first get into it, even if you are excited and bursting at the seams, limit yourself to once a day. If you are not careful and conservative you will fry your energy and then you won’t be able to go at all until you recover.

I think that’s it for now!! I will edit this post if i think of more tips, and i’ll reblog it with fixes if i need to. But i hope that you guys find success with this technique. It works really well for me, and i think you’ll find that it will work well for you, too.

Blessings!

lady-boa

Flower Magick

Geranium- heals domestic conflict and trouble in the workplace, for first or new love, money

Hyacinth- self esteem, rebuilding trust after betrayal, domestic happiness, increasing radiance, attracting beauty

Jasmine- powerful love, sacred sex, optimism

Lavender- love, self-love, fertility, happiness, health, guards against cruelty and spite, all healing, anti stress and addiction

Marigold- positive energy, protects against the night and domestic matters, resolution of justice and legal matters, love and commitment

Rose- Love and reconciliation, self esteem; healing the young, old and abused; attracting money, fertility, (Pink=New love, Red=commitment, Yellow=Love in later years, White=Secret love)

Orchid- Love, Fertility

Daisies- Lust, Luck, Protection

Dandelion- Divination, wishes, calling spirits

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Names I'd choose for Five

Idk if Five would actually like these names but these are just names I see him in

(Some of this stuff might be incorrect and im sorry, thats why I havent posted it. I was supposed to for a really long time but I was too nervous ill be called out on being wrong but I think these are all correct, if not I'm sorry!)

Okay so I think Five would have a hard name. A name thats either hard to spell "how do you spell it?" Or a long one that people always try to shorten but five won't let them, or a name thats extremely rare and no one really heard of it. I like names that have a deep meaning or some from ancient Roman, Greek, and maybe even yiddish. I feel like Five would want a historic name.

Pavlos- it means small, Five smol. (He wouldn't have that and i cant see him with it, but i wanted to mention it because aw)

Icarus- So Icarus is a Greek God myth about a boy and his dad who got trapped in a labyrinth made by another God. The father made wings out of wax for the two to fly out. His father told Icarus, "not to fly too low, or the sea with moisten the wings, but don't go to high or the sun will melt them" but Icarus didnt listen and flew too high, melting his wings and causing him to drown in the sea.

Five would have the name Icarus because, despite what his father said, he time traveled anyway, the two not taking their fathers seriously.

Also the theater that Vanya played in, in season 1, was called Icarus Theater and I see Klaus making jokes about it like "hey you own it?" Or weak teasings like that.

Plus the name is fun to say.

Dionysus or Bacchus- god of wine. This god(s) embodies both the good and evil effects of alcohol. At times he is a jovial partier and patron of music and art, but at other times he is the god of madness and frenzy. Five could suit these names because of his addiction of alcohol and his stress and anger (madness) that he is trying to suppress in the show. I dont like these too much and I dont even know how to say them but they can work.

Augustus- It means "exalted, venerable", derived from Latin augere meaning "to increase". Augustus was the title given to Octavian; the first Roman emperor. He was the adopted son of Julius Caesar who rose to power through a combination of military skill and political prowess. In 26 BC the senate officially gave him the name Augustus, and after his death it was used as a title for subsequent emperors. This was also the name of three kings of Poland. Five could have this name because it means, in other words, respected, which is all Five wants. The name originates from a Roman emperor that was adopted who had a lot of power, Reginald had power because of his money. But mostly having power over his kids by manipulation.

Not my favorite but I still like it. Plus a nickname would be August and I think that's cute.

Rune- Rune is a masculine given name derived from the Old Norse word rún, meaning "secret". It is a common name in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and popular in Belgium, where it ranked in top thirty names for baby boys in 2006 and was the tenth most popular name for boys in 2006 in the Flemish Region of Belgium. I believe the siblings got named when they were five [5] by Grace, so the year and age match up, saying it was most popular at that time. Five keeps lots of secrets, not on purpose, but sometime he doesn't feel the need to say things or keeps them for a reason. He hides his wounds alot too.

Rune is one of my favorites.

Fivel- The name Feivel is a boy's name of Yiddish origin meaning "brilliant one". This comes from Faivish, the Yiddish form of Phoebus, the Greek sun god.

Its a good name but if Five wanted a name, I doubt he would pic one so close to his number, everyone else got their names since they don't want to remember their abusive past and such. (Except luther, he like to rub his number in) Five doesnt have a name because he wants to keep his number, him being the only one not named when cleary the others were (him calling out Ben and Vanyas name when he traveled to the apocalypse).

But its a good name if you were making a AU story where they don't have powers or numbers, his nickname would be Five, referring to his real name.

The onky names I think he would choose and I can see him in is Rune and Icarus.

There are way more and i could be wrong on these so uh, sorry if I'm wrong and that I haven't posted this. I'm sure there are WAY more

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Hey guys! As a writer myself, it’s hard to have a lot of resources for writing in one place. That’s why I decided to create this masterpost, and maybe make more if I find future resources. I hope you like it, and expect to see more masterposts like this in the future!

Generators

Character

Appearance Generator

Archetypes Generator

Character Generator

Character Traits Generator

Family Generator

Job/Occupation Generator, (II)

Love Interest Generator

Motive Generator

Name Generator

Personality Generator, (II)

Quick Character Generator

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Names

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Plot

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First Line Generator, (II)

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Setting/World-Building

City Generator

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Species Generator

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Prompts

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”Take Three Nouns” Generator

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Misc

Color Generator

Decision Generator

Dialogue Generator

Journey Generator

Title Generator, (II), (III)

Some Tips

Just a few I found from the writing tips tag!

Writing action / @berrybird

How to create a strong voice in your writing / @collegerefs

How to plot a complex novel in one day! / @lizard-is-writing

8 ways to get past writer’s block / @kiramartinauthor

psa for writers / @dasakuryo

”Write Using Your 5 Senses” / @ambientwriting

How People Watching Improves Your Writing / @wherethetransthingsare

Writing Science Fiction: Tips for Beginners / @fictionwritingtips

Creating Likeable Characters / @authors-haven

Vocabulary

Descriptive words / @somekindofstudent

Words to replace “Said” / @msocasey

Obscure color words / @mintsteelpeachlilac

Words to spice up your stories / @busyibee

Words to describe someone’s voice

Words to Use Instead of Very / @gaybybirth

Touchy Feely Words / @gaybybirth

Some Advice

Stephen King’s Top 20 Rules for Writers

”But my plot isn’t UNIQUE or BIG enough!” / @youreallwrite

8 Things Every Creative Should Know / @adamjk

(How To) Get Over Comparing Yourself to Other Creatives / @adamjk

How to Get Over Common Creative Fears (Maybe) / @adamjk

14 Tips From Stephen King On Writing / @i-can-give-you-prompts

Playlists

Electronic Thoughts / @eruditekid

“Mix About Writing” An Instrumental Mix / @shadowofemirates

Shut Up, I’m Writing! / @ninadropdead

Chill / @endlessreveries

Breathtaking Film Scores / @tweedskirts

Music to Write to Vol. 1: Starlight / @crestadeen

Music for Written Words / @ghoulpatch

Dead Men Tell No Tales / @scamandersnewt

Fatale / @dolcegf

All These Things that I’ve Done / @referenceforwriters

Feeling Soaking into Your Bones / @verylondon

I Can Feel Your Pulse in the Pages / @rphelper

Morally Ambiguous / @scamandersnewt

Wonderwall / @wheelerwrites

Pythia / @mazikeene

Ballet: To Dance / @tanaquil

Websites and Apps

For Writing

ZenPen: A minimalist writing website to keep you free of distractions and in the flow.

The Most Dangerous Writing App: A website where you have to keep typing or all of your writing will be lost. It helps you keep writing…kind of. You can choose between a time or word count limit!

Evernote: An online website where you can take notes and save the product to your laptop and/or smartphone!

Writer, the Internet Typewriter: It’s just you and your writing, and you can save your product on the website if you create an account.

Wordcounter: A website to help check your word and character count, and shows words you’re using frequently.

Monospace: An Android app for writing on the go when you feel the inspiration, but you don’t have your laptop on you!

For Productivity

Tide: An app that combines a pomodoro-esque timer with nature sounds and other noises! (Google Play / Apple Store)

ClearFocus: An Android app with a pomodoro-type time counter to let you concentrate easier and stay productive.

Forest: An app with a time counter to keep you focused and off your phone, and when you complete the time limit, a tree grows in your garden! (Google Play / Apple Store)

SelfControl: A Mac downloadable app that blocks you from distracting mail servers, websites, and other things!

Prompt Blogs

@writeworld

@dialouge-prompts

@oopsprompts

@prompts-for-the-otp

@creativepromptsforwriting

@the-modern-typewriter

@theprofessionalpromptmaker

@writers-are-writers

@otp-imagines-cult

@witterprompts

@havetobememes

@auideas

@putthepromptsonpaper

@promptsonpaper

@fyotpprompts

@otpisms

@soprompt

@otpprompts

@ablockforwritersblock

@awritersnook

Writing Tips Blogs

@writeworld

@anomalously-written

@awritersnook

@clevergirlhelps

@referenceforwriters

@whataboutwriting

@thewritershelpers

@nimblesnotebook

@slitheringink

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