a digital chronical of my journey in witchcraft

I'm Eli, a 24 year old, queer, non-binary witch. I've been practicing for roughly 8 years without keeping very good track of what I've learned or done. I'm trying to start keeping track here. (he/him/his)twitchywitchytarot.tumblr.com

[cozybug-deactivated20231208]

If there are trees you aren’t alone

[hiccupsfreckles]

I can’t tell if this is supposed to be encouragement or an ominous warning

[oswednesday]

#that’s entirely up to the trees

[botanical-artistry]

sharing these very happy mushrooms i saw on Facebook.

artist is @fairydropart ❤️🌸

[metagnostic-deactivated20200809]

i’m a nasty hag, welcome to my evil hut. i’m not trying to be a bitch but you seem all kinds of fucked up, are you ok? please have some soup and stop to rest a while

[metagnostic-deactivated20200809]

i'm a nasty hag, welcome to my evil hut. i'm not trying to be a bitch but you seem all kinds of fucked up, are you ok? please have some soup and stop to rest a while

[whiteassenby]

Hubby’s Top Surgery PayPal

@bakedcheesemonster is trying to get chest reconstruction and it is so expensive, but we’re doing our best. We could really use a lot of help or this is not going to happen.

“Please help me get top surgery. Insurance covers some but not all surgery and after-care expenses. Any help is greatly appreciated.“ 

- from jaden, my husband

Hubby’s Top Surgery PayPal

[wallacegardens]

Hügelkultur (German, meaning “hill culture” or “mound culture”) is the garden concept of building raised beds over decaying wood piles. Decayed timbers become porous and retain moisture while releasing nutrients into the soil that, in turn, promote root growth in plant materials. As the logs decay, they expand and contract, creating air pockets that assist in aerating the soil, allowing roots to easily penetrate the soil. This decaying environment creates a beneficial home to earthworms. As the worms burrow into the soil, they loosen the soil and deposit nutrient-rich worm castings, beneficial to plants. An earthworm can produce its weight in castings on a daily basis.  

The best decayed wood for a Hügelkultur, according to A Growing Culture, comes from alders, applewood, cottonwood, poplar, maple and birch. Use wood products that have been in the process of decay for about a year (using green, or fresh, wood products will rob the soil of necessary nitrogen). Some wood products, like cedar and black walnut, should be avoided because they produce organisms that negatively effect plant growth.   

Read more at A Growing Culture. 

[plantinghuman]

This looks a bit weird, but you can create private spaces in your garden. Natural walls are always better than stonewalls in your garden!

[flowerpatchedheart]

As soon as I own a house I’m doing this.

[darkbookworm13-deactivated20240]

reblogging for future reference. This is fascinating.

[twitchywitchyone]

@dedfa

[plow-and-propose]

*deep sigh* i wish some distant relative of mine would leave me an old farm in their will so i could fuck off to the countryside and save the harvest goddess

[sylvandreamdesigns]

All the Mabon inspired wreaths that will be available tonight at 5pm est. available at www.etsy.com/shop/sylvandreamdesigns 

[insomniac-arrest]

must a woman be “beautiful”? is it not enough that she shake her fist at God and commit acts of heresy in the name of hedonism and lunar madness

[akitania]

ah

[wonders-of-the-cosmos]

Saturn and Moon

Image credit: Tunc Tezel (TWAN)

[flowerais-deactivated20211031]

I want a quiet life in the woodlands, paint on grassy hills, make homemade bread and pastries, make cozy quilts and blankets, take care of baby animals, have a garden of flowers and feel peaceful

[still-a-person-somehow]

Click here to support Keep Hawkeye Alive organized by Trisha Cook

Trisha Cook Keep Hawkeye Alive Recently, our cat Hawkeye was bitten by another animal and his wound became an abscess. It was quickly taken

My wife and I are trying to keep our precious Fat Cat Hawkeye alive. We never ask for money because we can cut corners and tighten our belt when it's for us, but there's no way to do that for him. If we don't cure him, he will die in 12 weeks. We are doing everything we can, but the money we have won't be enough.

We would really appreciate anything you can give. We really can't bear to lose our best boy.

Here are some pictures of our bud. The first two are his sad sick kitty face.

[laurentdraws]

🍄 More mushrooms 🍄

[theladymorganlefay]

Nightmare Magick

To Prevent Nightmares

Wash an egg in cold water and, with a pencil, write the name of the person afflicted with bad dreams.

Put the egg in a dish, then place it on a nightstand close to the sleeping place of the person.

If the egg cracks or breaks, flush it down the toilet. Repeat the spell until the egg stays intact for 7 days. Flush the remaining egg.

Citrine Nightmare Preventative

Before going to sleep, hold a citrine tightly in your dominant hand and chant:

Stone of joyful yellow light

I give my dreams to you tonight

Grab the bad ones, the rest leave free

So that I may dream peacefully

Place the stone under your pillow.

To End Nightmares

To eradicate nightmares, empower three mullein leaves with the following chant, then place them under your mattress.

Herb of mullein, now absorb

Unpleasant dreams before they form

Bring to me a restful sleep

As I will, so mote it be

Found in Everyday Magic by Dorothy Morrison

[bella-foreva]

Please tell me if i ever reblog from a TERF. Sometimes I just read or skim over posts and don’t look at the blogs or whatever. It really helps me. if you notice that I’m posting terf rhetoric, it’s most definitely not on purpose. I’m honestly not good at reading between lines/noticing dogwhistles

[irresponsible-black-unicorn-dea]

Back in the woods again

[irresponsible-black-unicorn-dea]

Ok so……there’s this big stick just like ..sitting in the woods right…and there’s a bunch of thorns that have grown around it right in a wide radius so I crawled under them to get to the spot and my fingers are cold typing this but….I'mma touch it

[frogeyedape]

I hope you end up inheriting some eldritch power for pulling The Forbidden Stick out of The Woods

[irresponsible-black-unicorn-dea]

so I did take it and high-key recorded it just in case anything weird happened but the only thing that really feels different is I just feel warm but that’s probably from adrenaline

Probably

but the interesting thing is I realize the area it was in I actually passed on my way down but I didn’t see it at all for some reason! and it was like stuck in there pretty well which I guess could have come from falling downwards but….??

[irresponsible-black-unicorn-dea]

Also during my journey on return home with the …thing…I found a random patch of grass… just in a circle, no snow….and it was warm to sit in the spot 😂 y'all this is getting to be a bit much

[irresponsible-black-unicorn-dea]

This also isn’t the first one I’ve found in the past year….if you’ve been here awhile you probably recognize these two >_>

[thisisdefinitelyacreativename]

Someone is trying to give you a magical destiny

[irresponsible-black-unicorn-dea]

I’m ready

[mianewarcher]

Who is this modern Druid person?!

ahem. yes

[irresponsible-black-unicorn-dea]

My name is actually Gabriel but I’ll also accept Yes for short

[kittydesade]

Why does he even have a modern Druid questy name. This is patently unfair. 

[scrumptiouslyswaggladiator]

Honestly the url explains it all!

[irresponsible-black-unicorn-dea]

You get it!

[irresponsible-black-unicorn-dea]

Related, I have a new wood child that I found at night in the Poconos Mountains on Friday the 13th during the full moon

[ayerizz]

GABE NO

[irresponsible-black-unicorn-dea]

Gabe YES