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Why does everything fun and wonderful and witchy happen this time of year? Not complaining about having too many opportunities for fun, but it would be nice to spread them out over the year.

The struggle is real, says the Atomic Age Goofball to the Mid-Century Occultist. Until LL Bean is considered spooky, no one will guess that I'm a witch.

Be the patient your therapist worries about on the full moon 🌕💫

Ronald, of course, has his own copy of the game. Arcane knowledge: 14 points!

Having a legal and pragmatic framework for your death is kind to your love ones and to yourself. Prepaying for it is Absolute True Love. Getting rid of all your shit before it is a crisis makes you worthy of Elysium (or Heaven, or wherever you want to end up).

This is as brilliant as the best of The Far Side.

First from this year's Samhain Line: A large and heavy ring featuring the strophalos wheel, an ancient symbol now closely associated with the goddess Hekate. sorcerersworkbench.etsy.com/listing/4599... #OccultArt #QueerArtist #PaganSky

Hey Kathleen. Young women don't owe you a fucking explanation for anything especially not their own bodily autonomy. This woman has apparently published academic papers on aesthetics so I guess her animosity towards our MOBILITY AIDS is supposed to mean something. www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

Fancy_speaker on reddit is a wonderful resource on Hecate. Her work is so thorough and researched I know she must be an academic.

I happily engage with other readers, witches, herbalists, etc. But the MINUTE that you use HP as a reference, speak down on LGBTQIA+ people, &/or mention that the use of psychedelics is the reason someone is 'crazy'... I will unfollow your channel SO fuckin' fast. Cause... WTF?!

Just released ~ Season of the Witch: A Psychiatrist's Case for Magic by Ellen Vora MD A provocative call for women to reclaim the intuition, mystery, and transcendence that modern life has trained us to dismiss—from the author of The Anatomy of Anxiety #Booksky #Witchsky

Phantom ships sail the seas round the British Isles, most famously at the treacherous Goodwin Sands off #Kent. Here a ghostly galleon, a stray from the Spanish Armada, has been seen crashing into the sands and a British warship of the same period on fire. Most famous is… [More #SpookySunday #ghosts

Entering Hekate’s Garden by Cyndi Brannen A guide to plant spirit ritual and witchcraft, with practical instruction on the use of botanicals especially associated with the beloved goddess Hekate and her daughters Circe and Medea. Image by Rite of Ritual #Witchsky #Booksky

Copper is an essential trace element. When used as jewelry or drinking vessels, it acts primarily through the release of ions that are discharged upon contact with sweat or water. When utilizing copper drinking vessels, the scientifically proven, antibacterial effect (oligodynamic effect) +

@thornthewitch.bsky.social's new video speaks to me.

BUSY WEEK AT DAR

Wow, this is really something!

show your pet & their namesake. This is the last photo of our sweet girl, Ripley, named after Sigourney Weaver's character in Alien. We wanted a strong name for our girl, and she lived up to it: Brave, loyal, and smart.

An oval saint-style pendant honoring Hekate Trimorphis: three faces, six arms, six legs, all bound within a single peplos, and holding a whip and torches and daggers. #Hekate #HelPol #HandmadeJewelry #QueerArtist #BSNM sorcerersworkbench.etsy.com/listing/1793...

Reading this right now, and really enjoying it. It is tragic and funny. Athene and Hermes are like a comedy troupe.

A 19th Century Japanese Depiction of an American

This will be my second consecutive Dark Moon on the road and I worry about the inability of doing my usual Diepnon. I don't want to just buy some crap and leave it at a crossroads, but I may have to. Hopefully, I can find something worthy. #hecate #diepnon #darkmoon

Word Witch: How to Call Upon and Cultivate the Creative Magic Within You by Kate Belew A practical guide to using witchcraft and the power of the written word to develop a magical creative practice. #witchsky #booksky

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To put this in perspective chestnut trees used to be dominant species in the United States. Billions of trees were killed by fungal blight and now fully grown America chestnuts are functionally extinct. There is no getting them back. Ever. All for a data center. www.gadgetreview.com/one-of-ameri...

I've done this a few times and always felt like it was a ward.

1. Create a bogeyman (witches, crystals, WITCHES WITH CRYSTALS) 2. Generate fear and misinformation 3. Profit Here in the US we'd call that the National Rifle Association playbook.

Indeed. Antlers and all. #FolkHorror #Lovecraftian

Bucket list item added.

In Darmstadt, Germany, in 1985/6, I was with my Scottish girlfriend and saw this in a museum. It was so amazing and fascinating.

For more decades than you can count on one hand, I disbelieved everything. You folks with crystals and deities, you were inferior. I laughed at you. You BELIEVED. Than I puffed on a DMT vape, and three weeks later had a magic rock. I'm a witch. I have Hecate as my Goddess. The God Molecule is real.

When I was 5, in the 60s, my dad took me to a B&W movie about a test pilot whose plane explodes. His hand fell to the ground and began crawling around killing people. For many years I was terrified of hands, and what might be crawling up the headboard of my bed.

Sooooooo excited! Our London supplier has a new U.S. Distribution avenue! Here comes the cozy & unique mugs! www.spellfiregifts.com today

Holy shit I did not know this Incredible insight into Western Higher Education, going back to Oxford and Cambridge and still seen today from @harikondabolu.bsky.social

Ooo! Sorita d'Este's book Circle for Hecate is free on Kindle today! #witchsky

I feel a rant brewing inside about essentialism and it is UPSETTING because I don’t even fully understand essentialism enough to fully rant about it AND YET

Taking shit seriously is hard. I've spent a lifetime watching tv witches pick a weed, throw it in a cauldron, and presto. Now I've got books and a table covered in herbs, candles, and crystals. The basement smells of burnt mugwort. My dog sniffs suspiciously when we go down there. I'm so happy.

My Hecate talisman came! This is my first real piece of jewelry ever, and was made by @satyrmagos.bsky.social. I love it, and, once it is consecrated and I have an appropriate cord or chain, I'm going to be wearing it a lot.

I’m off to gig at Camden School for Girls! We’re fundraising to help save Ancient Greek there - they’re an amazing example of classical education in the state sector. If you’d like to help, I’ll put the donation link below (and in my bio). And look - a good omen! 💛

my colleague: I have a question me: MC: yk period blood & stem cells? is it true no one has researched it because it is icky? me: OK WELL, Menstrual-blood stromal cells were first found in 2007, but the science way to say "icky" is "research is limited due to gender bias & sociocultural stigma"

I love a good opossum joke. Also, remain ungovernable.

I really don't want to read your anti-fascist post on Substack, which makes money off hosting fascist content.