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The Young Martyr, 1855 - oil on canvas. — Paul Delaroche (French, 1797-1856) aqua-regia009 art edits

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Worst thing I've ever done?

Sneezed in my cat's face. Just ask him, he'll tell you.

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I improvised on a VKoS pentacle this past Sunday to protect my health. Everyone in the house is violently ill and vomiting profusely.

Everyone except me.

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“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”

-Albert Camus ☕️🌙

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Good to know that I've gotten much faster at mangling Latin prayers while I sign the cross and throw consecrated water.

And now to doomscroll while I wait for the correct planetary hour to start 😌

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periodic reminder that seeing my posts and thus copying them into your brain (yes even if you won't remember them) is stealing from me

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And now to doomscroll while I wait for the correct planetary hour to start 😌

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True and sincere answer to all of the people who ask, "I have just seen X animal, what does this mean?":

Rejoice, my friend, for this is a most auspicious sign! You have received one of the greatest blessings known to human kind: you live in a world full of creatures! Take comfort and enjoy this divine blessing.

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ive decided the youngsters mostly don't understand exactly how much information exists in the public domain or why public domain information is cool and good and very very very important

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And for my next trick: I'm (finally) going to create a rosary dedicated to my work with Santa Lucia. Rosaries are something of an obsession of mine - I have many, and each serves a very different, unique purpose. Except the problem I face now is that what I'm looking for is significant to both faith and magical practice and when you can't find what you're looking for, you learn to make it yourself. While I'm not sure whether or not I'll be able to share progress on this, I can already say that just choosing the beads has already been an undertaking of hours pouring over photographs, listings, folklore, etc., just to determine what will be exactly right.

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Ophelia went to the river with flowers in her hair, the river came to Ophelia with fern in his. She loved the river, drank him down; he loved Ophelia, took her tears. They swallowed each other like spoonfuls of salt and they sang and sang, until, together, they came to know the sea. -Day 20, Blackberry Honey. The Honey Month. Amal El-Mohtar.

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I'll have to try again on a day when a whole bunch of people don't randomly come down with covid in my workplace. Extenuating circumstances 😂

On a whim, I decided to try out a charm for eloquence today.

Let's see how this goes ✨️

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On a whim, I decided to try out a charm for eloquence today.

Let's see how this goes ✨️

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Traditional witchcraft is as modern as wicca

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Blessing & Descent of the Goddess Bridget

The Moors: The Blessing and Descent of the Goddess Bridget

bridget of the mantles, bridget of the hearth flame bridget of the twining hair, bridget of the augury bridget of the white feet, bridget of calmness bridget of the white milk, bridget of the crossroads

see also: #music, #spring