My dad would argue that the bible says being queer is an abomination and therefore it’s not ok.
He’s the only Christian in the family
2/5 of my family members are queer. One more is questioning.
I hate queerphobia.
It literally doesn't affect me, how people choose to label themselves, what people choose to do with their own bodies. If they aren't hurting anyone, then they sure as hell aren't hurting me.
Some of y'all might wanna consider just letting people exist. I think it'll make your lives a whole lot happier.
Almond(milk): mental clarity + fortitude, luck, abundance, healing + good health
Amaretto: opening the mind, warding against negativity, creativity, luck
Blueberry: aids in memory + mental clarity, calmness, youth + glamour magic, restoration, aura cleansing + strengthening
Caramel: aids in changes + transformations, soothing quality to spells, good in Fae magic, increases tenacity
Chestnut: warding + protection, prosperity, longevity + increase stamina
Chocolate: self love + nurturing energy, ancestral magic, grounding, love + sexual prowess
Cinnamon: spiritual + personal power, healing, success, lust, luck, prosperity, strength
Clove: protection, actualization of desires, banishing negative + hostile forces
Coffee: inspire creativity, clear emotional + spiritual blockages, dispel nightmares, fortitude + increased stamina, encourage diligence
Coconut Milk: confidence + aid in glamour magic, strength, beauty, love
Cow milk: nurturing, fertility + prosperity, protection, abundance, aid in motherhood
Hazelnut: self-love and compassion, inspiration, creativity, wisdom + insight
Honey: happiness, offerings + Fae magic, sweetness, love, prosperity, healing, passion, spirituality
Irish Cream: dreams + intuition enhancer, prosperity, growth, aid in change
Peanut(butter): stability, aid in manifestation + intuition, attraction, energy
Pecan: spiritual purification + protection, abundance + prosperity
Peppermint: healing, purification, psychic powers + transformation, sleep, prosperity, passion
Pumpkin: wishes + dream fulfillment, protection + guarding, prosperity, magic enhancer, love
Oat(milk): tradition + ancestral work, health, stability + fortitude, beauty + youth, comfort, home magic, healing
Raspberry: invoking fertility or love, kindness + compassion, desire fulfilment, creativity, libido + sex magic
Sugar: used to amplify spells, sweetness + love, attraction, comfort, Fae magic
Soy milk: success + strength, growth, healing
Toffee: playfulness + youthfulness, friendship, easing transitions, courage + strength
Vanilla (creamer or vanilla extract): love, release of stress + anxiety, success, vitality + healing
Pick ingredients for your coffee that align with your ambitions for the day.
It can be used as an offering to deities, spirits, ancestors, etc.(e.g. for Sif I sweeten the coffee with oat milk + honey but for Hel I leave the coffee black for an offering)
Consider the way you stir! Counterclockwise banishes and repels negativity, clockwise invites + brings energy to you.
Stain pages for you journal, spell work, or book of shadows! You can also use a strong brewed coffee and a paint brush to paint sigils onto the pages! .
See the full post + bonus recipe at the hidden hearth patreon.
References: The Herbal Alchemist’s Handbook by Karen Harrison
**Disclaimer: a lot of the nut and milk correspondences are personal + intuitive**
there are a lot of different names for a witch’s personal book, which can define what type of book it is. a witch might have multiple books, or just one. however, you don’t need to have one singular book for each topic, it’s perfectly acceptable to keep everything in one book.
📚 GRIMOIRE / AGYR - a book of spells and other knowledge
📚 BOOK OF SHADOWS - a wiccan term for a witch’s book
📚 BOOK OF MOONS - spells and knowledge relating to moon magic
📚 BOOK OF TIDES - a book of sea witchcraft and related knowledge
📚 BESTIARY - lists and accounts of the creatures/spirits you encounter
📚 DREAM JOURNAL - records of your dips into the astral plane
……..and many more types, whatever you like!
rituals / offerings ideas
moon cycle notes
sabbats / rituals
chants / prayers / quotes
astrology notes
spiritual correspondences
herb and crystal associations
recipes / spells / notes on spell results
divination board illustration
tarot readings / notes / spreads
In my experience, nothing feels quite as good as testing your control over your craft quite like a wind spell. The following is my favorite incantation to use.
Wind spell
Move your hand in a circle, palm downward.
Chant: “Wind, Wind, hear my plea,
Dance across the land and sea.”
That sounds like an invitation to teach each other
I hate how I’ve always been able to purr but not meow or hiss.
For people who want to record their spells in a grimoire or elsewhere and enjoy having an outline like I do. This is designed to make it as easy as possible to look back and see what elements may have effected the outcome for better or worse.
✒️Name of Spell: Self-explanatory. ✒️Intent: What do you want to gain from this? What’s the goal? ✒️Time Cast: Date, day of week, moon phase, etc. ✒️Ingredients/Materials Used: Consider adding their relevant correspondences or WHY you chose them in particular. ✒️Actions: What did you do? What did you say? ✒️Notes: Did anything strange or interesting happen while casting? Relevant music come on? Were you interrupted? Are the candles acting weird? Make note. ✒️Outcome: Follow up with the results! Did it work in the way you expected, or do you need to tie up loopholes next time? If it didn’t work, what elements of the spell could be improved?
I need a to read list to put this in
Do it. Do it. Do it. Ur voice is pretty.
If people don't mind hearing me stammer then I don't mind recording more audio clips about heathenry.
It'd be a good way for me to practice public speaking, actually.
So about Sans narrating Night Vale,,, I’d listen to that
(VOTE FOR SANS if u want him to dudududu in your ears)
Finally someone gets me
A common attitude that I find absolutely insufferable is whenever people insist, "It's just the way things are."
"You just feel old when you're in your 30's."
"Some people are just assholes like that."
"Kids are just difficult at that age."
Like...buddy. Given all the horrors we've seen the past few years I think it's time we call a spade a spade. The only purpose these answers serve is to justify your feelings. They don't actually explain anything.
Why do we feel old in our 30's? Have we meaningfully differentiated "aging" from things like "fatigue from adult responsibilities catching up to us" or "sleep debt" or "fatigue from chronic pain"?
Why are some people assholes? Is it because they enjoy pushing others around, or is it a byproduct of something like insecurity, anger due to feeling powerless, mental health issues, stress, rebellion, trauma, fear, conditioning on how they ought to behave, etc? Have we asked people why they act like assholes sometimes?
Why are kids difficult at that age? Is it nature or nurture? Are they trying to communicate something they can't put into words? Are they bored and need enrichment? Is their behavior a symptom of a health problem? Have you asked them what's up? Do you have a history of respecting their answers, enough for them to confide you with the truth?
Sure, you don't always have to be interested in investigating the reason behind something, but that's a choice that says you're content with not knowing, rather than the reason truly being "it's just the way things are, are who are we to question it?"
Questioning things is why we have smartphones, ibuprophen, and elections, Greg. If we were fine with the way things were we wouldn't have bothered leaving the trees.
The sun tarot card weather spell (inverted)
Holding the Sun card upside down, chant the following spell to make a cloudy or rainy day.
“The sun grows dark upon this day,
See the power I display.
In the light that will turn bleak,
A rainy/cloudy day is what I seek.”