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19|Eclectic Black Witch|I have a sideblog so if this account seems unrelated when I follow you, its most likely why

[cloudedthoughtss]

I need to learn how to relax and not let things eat away at my soul. I just want to care less and love more. I don’t want anyone to have the ability to control my emotions but me. I just want to ride this wave and be like “okay it’s chill, ur Gucci”

[runby2]

I told my gf that I was having an episode earlier and she replied "is it the beach episode" and it shocked me so much that it grounded me immediately

[skaldish]

90% of the stuff many people think every religion has is just stuff specific to Christianity.

For example, here's a list of stuff Norse Heathenry doesn't have:

Holy books or scripture

Religious doctrines, dogmas, or taboos

Dualism (good vs. evil, us vs. them, etc.)

Separation of sacred and profane

The requirement of Faith

Sin

A divine plan

A Prophet or Savior

A Satan or "tempter" figure(s)

Deities that are defined by being good or evil

Confession

The need for a mediator between you and the divine

Magical Thinking

A Prosperity Gospel

The need to put deities before human beings

Godly surveillance

Gods that are omnipotent, omnibenevolent, and omniscient

Damnation

Taboos around magic

Rules about sex

A bad afterlife as the default

A need for you to earn your worth (it's inherent)

Rules

[sabishiinaq]

Is there a word for when we assume other (different) cultures, religions, etc. must be similar to or do/believe the same kinds of things as our own because “We do X, so of course they must!”?

For some reason, all I can think of is “main character syndrome” but while the 2 may be related or overlap, I’m sure there’s a better word for it…

Also not sure if “main character syndrome” is just a term my brother uses or if it’s legit—I should probably Google it.

[artifacts-and-arthropods]

This is called "ethnocentrism;" an ethnocentric perspective is basically the assumption that your own cultural standards, customs, and/or beliefs are universally applicable. And the assumption being described here, wherein Christianity (and/or Islam, in a similar context) sets the tone for all or even most religions, even in an explicitly non-Christian or non-Islamic context, would certainly qualify as an ethnocentric perspective. The term ethnocentrism can also be used to describe the belief that your own (inherently subjective) cultural standard is the superior or objectively correct way of doing things...so, for example, if someone is insisting that these characteristics MUST be present in order for a belief system to qualify as an "actual religion," then that would be ethnocentric, too.

[chiribomb-deactivated20220820]

It’s worth pointing out that Judaism doesn’t have most of the things on this list, either, and the things it does have, like holy books, are still treated with an extremely different approach than xtians to the xtian Bible. I want to point that out specifically, because that’s the one I see xtians and culturally-xtian atheists lumping wholesale in with xtianity and their whole view of “religion.” Judaism is not just xtianity-lite and it is not just “Old Testament rules” (aka, all the stuff you probably hate most about xtianity, but which is approached completely differently in Judaism). The term “judeo-xtian” is false and comes out of antisemitic supersessionism (the fundamental belief that xtianity “completes” Judaism and that Judaism predicted xtianity). “Abrahamic religions” is also an incorrect term 99% of the time, because the religions under that umbrella (which are more than just Judaism/xtianity/Islam) are very different and the people saying it are almost always referring to something that’s specifically a part of xtianity.

Also, the term ethnocentrism is a little iffy regarding universal (proselytising) religions like Islam and xtianity, but it’s still a really valid thing to consider because many, maybe most, religions are ethnoreligions (including Judaism), which means that the religion and culture are tied together. This is hard for culturally-xtian people to understand, because they see religion as separate, and if you stop participating in it, you’re not in it, and everyone else should be made to participate in it as well. With ethnoreligions, the culture and history is tied to the religious elements and these are not separate things. Even if someone is not religiously devout, when they are participating in that culture they are participating in things that are not separate from the religious development of their culture. The reason this is important is because when people who are really just anti-xtian go around screaming about “religion” and how “religion” is evil and must be stopped, what they’re advocating for is literally cultural genocide. And the fact that they get angry and refuse to change their understanding of what “religion” encompasses comes from what I would call ethnocentrism. It’s not just that different religions believe/expect different things, but the very concept/definition of religion itself is usually being seen through a culturally-xtian lens.

This is also obvious in the way many culturally-xtian anti-religious atheists talk about that. There are a lot of people out there who go around telling people that their way (anti-religious atheism) is the One True Way and that everyone must be brought around to their worldview. It’s even pretty common to see it couched as “saving” people from their backwards foreign cultures and oppression. A lot of extians have not actually done any work to undo (or even acknowledge) the xtian ideology that underpins their worldview. They have simply taken the concept of a deity out of the picture and kept the system of morality, the proselytism, the imperialism, the superiority complex, and the xtian-centrism.

I have said these things over and over on many posts, and my followers may be sick of seeing it, but I cannot stress enough how important it is for people raised in xtian societies — whether you consider yourself xtian or not — to understand all of these points.

[iggy-666]

some images i made for my paper titled “How to create artwork in Microsoft Paint with greater skill than that of your 12-year-old self”

[ms-paint-idol-hell]

hwhaat thhe fuck..

[micro-usb-deactivated20230625]

[crazycatsiren]

This is a Hellenic Polytheist of color pride post! 🕊

[ivfhnyfubpx]

someone on twitter took dirt from a graveyard to curse people who didn’t like their favorite minecraft streamer. i wish i was making this up

[ivfhnyfubpx]

help

[testosteronetwink]

​this is amazing twitter is finally catching up with season 3 of tumblr with the “graverobbing witches” arc

[testosteronetwink]

[testosteronetwink]

[afronerdism]

White people are a joke lmao.

None of them have an authentic practice like girl what is this?

[witches-ofcolor]

I doubt she took the time to actually ask and repeat the dead who she stole from. I hope these folks ancestors get her

[firecraker-j]

Excuse me Mickey Mouse, but WHAT THE FUCK?

[bogleech]

The fact that her udder isn’t usually visible significantly improves this sequence

[somethingusefulfromflorida]

Clarabelle getting her tits out on a kid’s show

[sedados]

Poem to Lord Apollo.

Apollo is the music, it comes from him, and returns to him, his body is perfectly ordered by a numerical scale, the 7 strings of the lyre, the sound. I can hear the echo that comes from his voice, who creates the songs.

The music transcends the worlds, joins and repels, it's like the wave that stretches and returns, the melody and harmony, there is a music that born from the planets and sun, and the Muses and Apollo plays it.

He dances and plays, he is the light. That travels through the void with the wave of it, that touches the bodies and illuminates the heart. He makes the song, which shakes the nerves and caresses the soul.

I can feel him in everything that produces a sound, I can hear him speak to me through the strings, in the melodies I hear his voice, and in the fire I feel his warmth.

He dances in the sky with his sisters, and his whole being illuminates us. He is. He is outside and inside. He exists before everything else and exists when it's all over.

[phemonoi]

to be honest, just let aphrodite in. just open yourself to her. pray naked, adore your body regardless of standards, dance whenever you feel the need to, laugh or cry without excuses or do both at the same time! allow you to love yourself and feel her inside.

[cannibalgh0st]

🎄🌬✨

w/ @catastrophic-chronic

[samingtonwilson]

not to be controversial but like. women who don’t compliment or validate their male significant others and instead criticize them constantly or make fun of them constantly really bother me. like tell ur boyfriend he’s cute or that you like his ass, he needs to feel good about himself too

[hotpinkvelveteen]

💫⭐️Astro. Observations 💫⭐️

Hi everyone, this is my first astrology observation and this is from readings i’ve done and from my own chart.

Mercury - Pluto may be good at manifesting things that they want.

Having Mars in the 12th house can cause for injuries gotten during sleep (self-induced or otherwise) or being attacked while asleep.

Moon trine Pluto can cause for one to have ideas from just about anything. For example they could see a couple fighting and create a whole book from just seeing that scenario.

Virgo Stelliums may have an interest in chess or may have even competed in chess. 

Your moon sign may be the same as your mother’s sun sign (check sidereal).

Virgo rules skills and things that require skill such as dressmaking, dancing. Virgo is often over looked when talking about such. Other signs may rule talent for activities like these but Virgo rules those who have the potential to be just as good at it, if they practice.

When a house is empty, look at the degree it begins at and the ruler of that house. Degrees hold a lot of influence.

Aquarius placements (either at a personal planet or the placement is aspected to a personal planet) usually have an alien/unconventional look.

Pluto is a very important planet and it’s often over looked. It can literally make or break. It can cause for extremes and transformation. 

Looking at the actual gods that represent the planets can make you understand their power and what they do more.

8th house/Scorpio Venus can romanticize the most toxic men and relationships. 

Neptune in Capricorn / Capricorn degree/ aspecting Saturn may like old music (50s, 60s etc).

[hallow-witxh]

What I Burn When I Need Help

Burning herbs can be more than just cleansing. It can help banish, invoke, encourage, invite, and much more. A lot of times, when I feel like I'm struggling with a specific issue (with myself or with what is around me), I find myself drawn to burning single herbs to help me get back into the headspace I need to be.

Cinnamon: When I feel like I'm falling behind in my shadow work, I burn a bit of a stick of cinnamon to help encourage healing and mindfulness.

Dried Apple Peel: Apples are symbols of friendship and love. When I feel particularly down on myself or lonely, burning apple peels can help invoke an increased sense of patience towards myself.

Pine Needles: Burning pine needles welcomes new beginnings and fresh starts. Super helpful for things like breakups, graduation, and repelling negativity.

Rice: A bit tricky to burn! I tend to hold two or three in tweezers ad just roast the ends for a moment or two and waft that little bit of smoke around my space. Burnt rice invites financial gain, and protects you from negative energies.

Rose Petals: Rose petals invoke soft, genuine feelings of love and appreciation.

Rose Thorns: On the other hand, burning rose thorns protects you from people who have terms for their love, and protects you from people who lie about their affections for you.

Rosemary: This herb encourages good health, and is helpful in strengthening memory when burnt. It's also effective as a shower/bath additive!

Tangerine Peel: I use tangerine peels because that's what I have, but orange peels work the same! Burning these citrus peels invites more energy into your space, and can be great for sleepy mornings and early morning college classes.

As always, practice in a cleansed environment and do your research! There are many, many things that can be burnt for great effects. Blessed Be! <3

Tips and Commissions for a struggling witch: Ko-Fi

[spiritual-vibrations]

[lord-kitschener]

I mean the whole damn point of the Nativity story is that the supposed son of God (interpret Jesus how you fucking want, of course) was born to a couple of poor, exhausted peasants in the stable for the inn, and his first bed was a feeding trough for animals. That would nowadays be like a poor couple where the mother gives birth in a parking garage behind the motel because they couldn’t find a better place and nobody else would take them in. It’s a pretty gritty setting, and the idea is that God was reborn in some of the rock-bottom lowest circumstances. The only thing majestic was all the angels and shit, and of course motherly love

I get that a lot of the art portraying Madonna and Child as fabulously wealthy europeans in splendid robes and golden light was meant to glorify God + whichever nobility was sponsoring the artist, and while of course it’s genuinely beautiful art, it just always struck me as horribly missing the point, which is that the supposed son of God started in incredibly humble circumstances, among the kind of people that everyone else looks down on

[babettesfeastables]

‘Massacre des Innocents’ by Leon Cogniét, 1824. Although the Feast of the Holy Innocents is in a couple of days time, this painting is still really relevant in that it portrays Mary as how She really was: a scared refugee mum, so fearful that Her son was going to be one of the Innocents killed by King Herod.

[durnesque-esque]

My new favorite mordern interpretation is this work, José y Maria by Everett Patterson (http://www.everettpatterson.com)

[libraford]

I had to look at this like FIVE TIMES to register all the layers of symbolism going into the piece by Patterson. 

The hoodie as a veil. 

Weisman cigarettes

Each of them is haloed by an advertisement sticker. 

No Vacancy sign on the motel. 

Dove sticker over Maria’s head. 

Neon sign with a star symbol also over Maria’s head. 

The crown over the ‘Dave’s City Motel’ sign. “New Manger.”

The sign behind Jose’s elbow likely says ‘Herod.’

The wee little plant growing through the cracks at their feet. 

It’s like a New Testament ‘I Spy.’ I love it!

Ugh.

New favorite interpretation of the nativity. 

[mslorelei]

Also, the motel name – Dave’s City Motel. Ever hear the hymn “Once in royal David’s city”?

[shimmerpuppy-deactivated2022110]

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[shimmerpuppy-deactivated2022110]

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