A dark, hooded figure: As one good gift deserves another, this, O Lord of Witches, do we give to you - a live sacrifice!
* throws a potted geranium in a bonfire *
Entire coven: Huzzah!
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we're not kids anymore.
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if i look back, i am lost
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A dark, hooded figure: As one good gift deserves another, this, O Lord of Witches, do we give to you - a live sacrifice!
* throws a potted geranium in a bonfire *
Entire coven: Huzzah!
i’ve created something today which i’d like to share with you ♡
to do this craft you will need either a kitchen with stove and a pot of water, or maybe a cauldron works as well. afterwards it is recommended to have a warm heater nearby. also gather the following:
cinnamon
fresh basil
small papers
basically you just boil some water with a good amount of cinnamon and some fresh basil until you have a strong and dark mixture (i did that for approx. 20 minutes) and then you fill that mixture into a bowl and let your paper soak in it for about 5-10 minutes before you take it out to dry and use.
and then you can pretty much use it for any manifestation that you’d like! basil is amazing and attracts happiness, love, peace and money − which are all the things that everyone wishes for; cinnamon does almost the same and gives the whole thing a true power upgrade also.
use paper for: positive affirmations ◦ requests to the universe ◦ writing down wishes and desires ◦ setting intentions and goals ◦ scripting your dream life ◦ showing love and gratitude ◦ different manifestation methods (3x33 or 11x11) ◦ love letters ◦ spells and sigils ◦ literally anything you want to manifest in a positive way ♡
i think this is one genius little ‘do it yourself’ ♡ have fun!! ♡♡♡
How to find your own energy centers/points
When I first started delving into witchcraft, many of the books and websites I read used the chakra system. Not knowing that these were all a whitewashed version of a highly variable system that is part of closed practices, I adhered to that practice for a while. When I found out the history and relevant cultural limitations of this practice, I put it aside. But I didn’t know what to replace it with, so I decided to find a highly personalized energy center system. Here, I’ll share my process with you.
Note: I’m not judging anyone for using chakras, I think the majority of new pagans (at least white new pagans) have probably used them at some point. However, I found cleansing my personal energy points much more effective than when I was trying to cleanse a “standardized” system that was not specific to me. The first time I did it, I was honestly kind of dizzy, but in a good way. It was powerful.
Here’s the process:
Meditate for a few minutes, focusing on your breath and trying to relax as much as you can.
Next, think about what part of your body is affected when you feel strong emotions. This is probably a center of energy for you. For me, I tend to feel difficult emotions like dread, fear, and anxiety in my solar plexus/stomach area, and things like happiness, love, and excitement in my chest, so I identified both as an energy center.
What about where you feel your pulse when your heart is pounding? Is it in your chest? Your neck? Your temples? For me, I am chronically ill and at the doctor often, so I felt the most connection here to my wrists, where nurses take my pulse. For you it may be different!
Where do you feel you process your thoughts most? Are you a “head” thinker or a “heart” thinker? This is probably going to be your head in most cases, but see if a particular part of your head feels more relevant. Do you do a lot of instinctual or intuitive thinking? Maybe this would come from the back of your head, where the more instinctual parts of the brain are.
Once you start identifying significant points in your body, try to really feel them. See if they feel different than the rest of your body now that you’ve recognized their significance. If you aren’t sensitive to energy, they may not feel different and that’s okay, you’ll just have to experiment with cleansing exercises to see what works and what doesn’t.
Extend your awareness of your body outside of the centers you have identified. Does anything else “feel” significant? For me, my spine at the base of my neck, where my neck meets my shoulders felt like one of these points, even though my analysis didn’t have a real reason why it would be important. Trust this instinct.
I have six energy points in my body, center of my head, center of my chest, my solar plexus, the base of my neck, and each wrist. You might have more or less, it’s really individual. Perhaps if you spend a lot of time on your feet for a job you love, or travel a lot, then maybe your feet would be energy points for you!
Try cleansing these points with your preferred method. Personally, I visualize a moonbeam reaching down to me and helping me cleanse each point individually, until my whole body is “glowing” with moonlight. But that’s just my method that works best for me!
Good luck finding your own energy system! I hope this personalized method is more helpful to you than taking someone else’s word for where your energy lies in your body!
this changes fucking everything
The complaint claims Breonna Taylor got wrapped up in a case that was less about a drug house and more about speeding up the city's developm
Greg Fischer murdered Breonna Taylor. Gentrification murdered Breonna Taylor. Police murdered Breonna Taylor. And none of them have been arrested.
ICE made a decision to order all international students whose universities are online to leave the country or risk facing immigration consequences and getting deported which essentially means that students will have to decide between leaving the US or risk their health. many countries don’t even have their borders open and some people may not even have places to go so please sign this petition which requests that international students get the option to finish their degrees and remain in the USA
this is an official whitehouse.gov petition - americans, PLEASE sign this and don't let our country's obsession with deportation ruin even more lives
what’s a knight’s favorite breakfast?
oathmeal
omg
Specifically being a black girl from texas juneteenth means a lot to me!
Happy Juneteenth 🤎✊🏽
there’s nothing purer or better than how much kids enjoy being picked up and then hurled at soft surfaces
anyone who’s ever been around kids for ay meaningful amount of time should know exactly how much kids long to be hefted up and then just fuckin tossed! it’s so good! they’re so excited to get fucking tossed around like a sack of potatoes it’s so pure
Why do kids love it so much? Like I remember when I was a kid at diving practice during the summer, the best part was when one if the coaches would toss you into the deep end. And in gymnastics coaches would toss us into the foam pit. Do kids just have a evolutionary urge to die?
https://themilitarywifeandmom.com/why-kids-wont-listen/
“Vestibular sense provides information about where the body is in relation to its surroundings. This is the sense that helps you understand balance, and it connects with all the other senses.
When the vestibular system does not develop properly all other senses will struggle to function properly. Without a strong vestibular sense, kids will have no choice but to fidget, get frustrated, experience more falls and aggression, get too close to people when talking, and struggle with focusing and listening. Because they literally cannot help it.”
“Here are a few ways to support your child’s vestibular sense:
Spinning in circles.
Using a Merry-Go-Round.
Rolling down a hill.
Spinning on a swing.
Going upside down.
Climbing trees.
Rocking.
Jumping rope.
Summersaults or cartwheels.
Using monkey bars.
Skating.
Going backwards.
Swimming.
Dancing.
Wheel-barrel walks.”
Yeeting kids, spinning them, flipping them upside down, tossing them in the air, and otherwise disrupting their balance temporarily, is Important For Their Development, specifically for their vestibular sense.
Kids love this because they NEED it.
In other words: Don’t forget to calibrate your child’s GPS!
YEET THE CHILD FOR THEIR HEALTH
Hi! Paediatric Occupational Therapist here who yeets children into pillows for a living. It’s actually more than the vestibular system! It’s also giving them proprioception, which is the feeling of your joints and muscles / where your body is in space!
We all seek proprioceptive input, leaning against walls, pushing against the steering wheel when driving, giving your body a squeeze to wake yourself up, the list goes on! When we ‘crash’ kids into soft things like pillows or beds, we’re waking their bodies up AND calming their bodies down! In other words, getting them into this super nice zone of “just right” regulation.
When I see a child who is bouncing off the walls and can’t seem to stand still for more than a few seconds? I start wrestling with them, crashing them into pillows, giving their body the right amount of input they need to feel good and organised. And suddenly, this kid is able to sit and play attentively or do their handwriting practice. It’s amazing! If you want to know more about why the vestibular and proprioceptive systems are awesome at making your body feel good, google those two words (and sensory processing) and read through some occupational therapy websites!
Side note: As adults, does your body ever feel jittering/jiggly/wiggly/like it needs to move or calm down but you just can’t figure out why? That’s your sensory system saying Hey! I need to feel differently in order to function better! Here’s what you can do:
Jump up and down (vestibular and proprioception)
Give yourself big squeezes (proprioception)
Place your hands on a wall and do push ups (proprioception)
Do cartwheels (vestibular and proprioception)
Get someone to give you the biggest bear hug for at least 10 seconds (proprioception and social connection, also proven to help regulate your sensory system into just right zone!)
Get a drink of water and drink it through a straw OR blow bubbles into the water (way more fun!) (oral motor input and respiration)
Have a shower or a bath (tactile)
Stretch and do exercise (vestibular and proprioception)
Eat something crunchy or chewy (like chips or gum) (oral motor input)
Listen to some music that suits your mood (auditory)
etc etc etc! I’m sure you already have a strategy that your body has figured out works for you. I personally like to chew gum when I feel like i need to eat something but I’m not actually hungry and just need that chewing sensation in my jaw.
Long story short, everyone has a sensory system and we all use regulation strategies like the ones listed above to help make our body feel better. So if you ever see someone (especially kids!) fidgeting and having a hard time focusing, maybe suggest something from the list above!
Are you telling me that push ups are the cure for ADHD leg bounce?
Push-ups have always been the cure for the ADHD leg bounce but for some reason no one wants to hear it.
To say I’m in love with my new tarot deck is an understatement 😍
@pastellewitchcraft made a spread for new decks that I can’t wait to try out when I get home from work later tonight!
The tiny guide book is adorable too 🥺
Here are some of my favorite designs from this deck- I think the chariot and the fool are my absolute favorites!
I definitely recommend this deck if it’s one you’ve had your eyes on before 💖
Quick Reminder...
The COVID-19 virus has not changed
Your immune system has not changed
There is no vaccine
There is no cure
What’s Different?
Fewer government-directed restrictions
That’s literally it: fewer lockdowns, closures, and stay-at-home orders, often due to political pressure.
But COVID-19 is still here. It’s still contagious. People are still getting it. People are still dying from it. Just because it’s not as prominent in the news does not mean that this 2020 story arc has concluded!
Please
Wash your hands
Continue social distancing
Wear a face mask
Protect high-risk and vulnerable people
Self-isolate if sick, quarantine if exposed
Help flatten the curve and contain the outbreaks
Source: I am an actual contact tracer and I just got home from a very long shift where we are having to reach out to more and more and more people as they are exposed to people with positive COVID-19 tests.
Please stay safe.
A couple other reminders:
The government officials are NOT health officials.
They are not easing restrictions because it is SAFE, they are doing it because their supporters are losing money on their stock portfolios
They are not putting people back to work because it is SAFE, they are doing it because they do not want to send out any more stimulus checks. We pay their salaries to the tune of double-digit thousands per month, yet the American people are not worth even one more month of fucking minimum wage to them, to keep us safe.
are you nasty
PUT THIS ONE UP ON THE FRIDGE, MOM
i think it’s worth noting that this was like. the one and only time i’m aware of where this man interacted with the fandom in any capacity. the one thing that made him feel the need to speak up. expressing ambiguous approval of symbiote sunglasses and/or eddie in “are you nasty” booty shorts was important enough for him to go public with his feelings and nothing else came close
baby meeting cat for the first time
Cat person right there.
Look at that tiny rectangle.
thsi is one of the top 3 most important videos i’ve ever seen
I react to any and all cats in this exact same way, every time
This really warmed my heart and made me smile.
Always reblog flapping starfish baby
But also they’ve recently uploaded an update!
I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS VIDEO
THANk YOU!!
b o i n g !
“SING GODDAMN IT!” John Mulaney is such a mood for… everything, I just HAD to do these lol
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