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Portraits by Wayne Scales

Rising Chicago-based photographer, Wayne Scales, has a special of way of connecting the beauty of natural light and nature to his models. Flowers, color, and emotion burst through each of his vibrant analog images which can be further viewed on his Instagram page.

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Minimal Paradise, Arytron

Aryton Page (A.K.A @arytron), 27, was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. After living creatively in Las Vegas and Chicago, he is currently back in his homeland. Through each of his dreamy, pastel-washed images, he never fails to capture a little piece of paradise in any location.

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Isn’t she gorgeous

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Far away from life and colors ✨🔮

Wowowowowow.

I am sad.

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Sabbat Altar and Celebration Ideas for the Solitary Witch

YULE Altar ideas: Put mistletoe and pine on your altar; put a candle up there to represent the Sun; keep your Yule log on your altar; use symbols of the Sun; decorate with red, green, white, blue, and yellow (red and green for holly, white and blue for snow and wintery colors, yellow for the Sun). Celebration ideas: Kiss a consenting person under the mistletoe for luck; give gifts; have a feast; make magickal wreaths with herbs corresponding to the spell intent (you might use lilac, lavender, and camomile for a wreath that brings peace into your home).

IMBOLC Altar ideas: Use candles to represent the return of spring; make a cute little corn dolly; put a Brigid’s cross on there to honor her; decorate with yellow and green to represent the Sun and return of spring. Celebration ideas: Clean your house; have a self-dedication ritual (to a particular path, deity, philosophy, standard of life, etc.); clean off your working altar and redo it; cleanse and charge any tools or crystals you need to.

OSTARA Altar ideas: Use fake eggs, rabbits, and other symbols of fertility or spring; put some potted plants on the altar; place some packets of seeds you might be planning on growing; decorate with purple, yellow, green, white, and other spring, pastel colors. Celebration ideas: Paint and blow eggs (take proper precautions when handling raw eggs, obviously, especially if you’re putting your mouth on them); if you have a greenhouse, want a potted plant, or it’s warm enough where you live to plant outside, plant some seeds; buy a potted plant; organize your herb shelf.

BELTAINE Altar ideas: Make a mini Maypole for your centerpiece; smack some candles up in there, especially beeswax, if that’s in your budget; put some faery symbols, like little statues or bells or something like that; a jar of honey or some beeswax is always dope; if you’re comfortable with it, some people like to put representations of genatalia on their altar. Celebration ideas: Light an awesome bonfire (also be very cautious with this because fire can quickly turn dangerous); leave offerings to the faeries; have a dance outside; this is a good time to plan to have a handfasting ceremony or wedding; cast any love workings you’ve been meaning to do; if you’re an adult and have a person/people who consent to it, you could choose to have sex during this time (but do be safe!); many people try to conceive children during Beltaine.

LITHA Altar ideas: Symbols of the Sun and the Moon, feminine and masculine symbols if that’s a thing in your tradition; decorate with black and white to symbolize the night and day. Celebration ideas: Get up before the Sun rises and go to sleep after it sets, so you can experience the day and night; have a bonfire (again, safety is important); have a picnic; just spend a lot of time outside.

LUGHNASADH Altar ideas: Put bread and grain on the altar; maybe some apples and other autumn fruits; pinecones and leaves are fall symbols; decorate with red, orange, yellow, brown, and other colors of the season. Celebration ideas: Bake (especially make the cute little bread men); give an offering to the Earth; go to an apple orchard and pick some apples; share a feast with the family or your friends.

MABON Altar ideas: Wine, or grape juice if alcohol is unavailable for any reason; leaves and pinecones; apples; a money jar (see first celebration suggestion below). Celebration ideas: For a week or two before Mabon, put money you can afford to give up in a jar, and donate it to charity or a cause you support on Mabon; have another apple harvest; have another feast; do a ritual to honor the Earth.

SAMHAIN Altar ideas: Pop a few gourds in there, more apples if you want; pictures of the deceased; tools for divination and spirit contact; decorate with black, white, and orange. Celebration ideas: Divination, spirit communication (obviously only if you know what you’re doing); hold a seance or a dumb supper if that’s more comfortable for you; light a candle in the window for spirits (use a fake one if you want it lit all night); leave some milk and honey for the Fair Folk; give offerings to the dead; put up wards and shields if you’re one of the people who would prefer to avoid spirit activity.

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first day back to art school vibes 🌱

Like, I know internet quizzes aren't the best way to decide if you've got depression, but like maybe if they keep saying I do I should, like, think about it?

#musings #depression

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Shironeko trying to stay awake for his photo shoot.

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do you recommend some kind of martial arts training?

We think there are only benefits to martial arts training. Regular, consistent martial arts training improves your physically, gives you confidence, and develops skills that you can use to defend yourself and others in threatening situations.What *kind* of martial arts training? Everyone is going to have a different opinion about this! Our opinion? -Kali/Escrima for defending against and using clubs, batons, and knives-Muay Thai for striking-Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for grappling/groundfighting/finishing fightsResearch your school carefully to make sure they have a good reputation and clear lineage. There’s lots of advice about choosing a school available online. Most reputable schools will let you observe or participate in a first class for free before you decide.None of the martial arts training you receive will do you much good unless you practice regularly. It can take a couple of years to develop a level of proficiency that allows you to defend yourself effectively against a larger/stronger person who is untrained in martial arts. Practice makes perfect!