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John William Waterhouse “The Annunciation” 1914
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How to make your practice more ethical and eco-conscious (and less expensive!)
When we begin practicing witchcraft, and even when we consume a lot of witchy-related content online, it’s easy to get swept up in aesthetics and consumerism and lose touch with the essence of witchcraft: communion with nature. The worst thing that could happen is for our practice to harm the earth more than it heals it. This can manifest in a number of ways: buying endangered herbs and incense, unethically sourced crystals, not cleaning up after your rituals, etc. Here are some ways to make your practice more eco-conscious:
1. Use what you already have.
Your pantry is probably already stocked with a plethora of spices, herbs, oils and whatnot. Instead of buying a “prettier” version of those products, use them as they are or diy something. Ingenuity and creativity are great qualities to nurture as a witch! Need protection? Use dried crushed eggshells. Need to cleanse? Use rice, it absorbs energy! etc. Most of the time, you can find a replacement for the specific item described in a spell in your pantry. Instead of buying tons of books, borrow them from your public library and take notes in your notebook!
2. When you do buy, buy ethically and consciously.
There are so many online shops out there selling ethical products that are the same price or barely pricier than store-bought products, especially regarding crystals (I don’t have any names popping up right now, but they’re so easy to find). This also goes for candles, oils, incense, etc.
3. Be patient.
This sort of follows the last point. You don’t need 16 crystals right as you start your practice, nor that mega pack of candles at the dollar store. Most witches build their kit as time goes by; nobody starts with a fully stocked altar, and nobody expects you to. Be patient, focus on the items that you really want or need, and don’t buy every little thing that piques your interest. Buy less, buy better.
4. Buy locally.
Help your local businesses if you can. Shipping produces a lot of carbon dioxide, so avoid it as much as possible. The market is small and your local esoteric store (if you have one) is probably struggling. They’re also a great way to meet witches in your community and learn about local events! Of course, it’s always good to ask even your local business if they source their products ethically. If they don’t… well, choose the option that causes lesser harm. When shopping online, try to go to shops in your area, or in your country. The further you buy, the more carbon dioxide you produce. You can also find books, candles, scarves, veils and more at thrift stores!
5. Let go of aesthetics.
The internet has us believing that a witch looks a certain way, acts a certain way, dresses their altar a certain way, has a Book of Shadows that looks a certain way. Step away from all that noise, focus on what makes sense to you and go from there. If you already have one (or multiple) empty notebook that you don’t use, use it instead of buying another one for your magical practice (and decorate it!). Dress your candles yourself! Don’t buy into the “witch aesthetic”, it was created by capitalism to push us to buy more. Instead of accumulating, practice! Owning a lot of trinkets won’t make you a witch, practicing will.
6. Avoid endangered herbs and incenses (as well as herbs used in a specific closed practice).
There are a lot more endangered herbs than you know. We often hear of white sage, which is not only endangered but belongs to closed indigenous practice, but that also includes frankincense, sandalwood, dragon’s blood… do your research before you buy something! Do not contribute to the depleting of global resources. You probably don’t “need” that particular endangered herb for your spell. If you can, grow your own herbs for your spells! Their energy will be even stronger and befitted to you.
7. Source your information ethically!
Unless an author has specified they allowed readers to, do not pirate their books. Support your fellow practitioners, first, and second, the author might have put a hex on their book intended for pirates. Jason Miller definitely does (I’ve learned it the hard way). Also, do not buy books just for the purpose of having them. Having a stocked library does not make you a knowledgeable witch, reading does. Your local public library probably has dozens of books that relate to your practice: esoteric books as well as books on local flora and fauna, meditation, cooking with local ingredients, gardening, seasons, mythology, your local religion, the history of witchcraft/witch trials, etc. A lot of authors also have blogs where they post articles and advice outside of their books.
Side note: Audiobooks are a fully valid way of reading witchy books. Spotify Premium has complimentary audiobooks from Scott Cunningham, Ray Buckland, Jason Miller, Harmony Nice and more.
8. Do NOT use ChatGPT.
ChatGPT emits 8.4 tons of carbon dioxide per year, more than twice the amount that is emitted by an individual, which is 4 tons per year, not to mention each message you send to ChatGPT produces approximately 4.32 grams of CO2. Using ChatGPT to help you verify information, help you build a routine or write a spell is incredibly polluting and harmful to the environment. It also steals content from honest creators and steals revenue from them. Stay away from AI as much as possible.
That’s all I have for now. If anyone has any other ideas, feel free to add them to the post. Treat your land with respect, clean after yourself, and try to leave this earth better than you found it!
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I know this is a witchcraft blog, but most of my practice involves simply observing nature as it is, and I think it's something everyone can benefit from. Not necessarily trying to understand it, or judge it, but quietly being present while it exists to do the only thing it's meant to do. To me, expanding my knowledge of the world is witchcraft. And almost conversely, just because we understand how something works doesn't make it any less magical. Sure, you water a seed and it becomes a plant. But that is an organism that eats sunlight and that is magical and I will not be convinced otherwise. When you look up at the Milky Way and it looks back at you, yeah it seems reasonable to point above your head and say something like, "The Gods live in the Heavens. Jupiter is up there, and he's watching over me." The line between literal and metaphorical blurs, and the microcosm reflects the macrocosm.
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Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Leon Gerome (1890)
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Fascism thrives on ignorance and anti-intellectualism. Here are some ways you can combat it:
There is an ongoing literacy crisis. Teach kids how to read phonetically (other methods produce poor literacy) and introduce them to fun books, both fiction and educational non-fiction.
Teach kids about critical thinking and the scientific method.
You can also introduce kids to edutainment like Sesame Street, Reading Rainbow, The Magic Schoolbus, Bill Nye The Science Guy, Beakman's World, etc.
Help kids develop media literacy skills by asking them literary analysis questions about the media they engage with. Even very young children can begin learning literary analysis if the questions are phrased in words they can understand.
Learn and help other people learn information literacy, ie, how to locate and evaluate information.
Learn the red flags of pseudoscience, and educate other people about them.
Educate people and share media on real science and real history, because fascist narratives are full of pseudoscience and pseudohistory. (Miniminuteman, Gutsick Gibbon and Bart D. Ehrman's YouTube channel are great, by the way!)
Make learning a joyful experience, and show people the beauty and wonder of what's real. Being a discouraging killjoy will spoil your efforts.
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Poseidon didn't assault Medusa she was born a gorgon.
Poseidon didn't assault Medusa she was born a gorgon.
Poseidon didn't assault Medusa she was born a gorgon.
Poseidon didn't assault Medusa she was born a gorgon.
Read the Hymns. Read the texts. Read the epics. But PLEASE do not believe the continued spread of misinformation from tiktok and people who only get their information from other people.
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Le Triomphe Du Cygne - Léon François Comerre
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Allegory of summer (Allégorie de l’été) 1905 - by František Bohumil Doubek (1865-1952)
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old vs recent books
These days I feel more drawn to older books (1950-1980), for a number of reasons. First, because "modern" witchcraft books tend to give out the same information, so once you've read a few, you've basically read them all.
But I also feel like misinformation spreads a lot faster in this era than it did 70 years ago. Nowadays, someone says something online, tons of instagram/tiktok/youtube videos/web pages repeat it, and two years later it founds itself in a published book on "modern witchcraft". Now, I'm not saying everything that comes out of a 1950 author's mouth is true, just that since the book publishing process was much more long and arduous then, there's probably more research/tradition going into what's written.
Also (but that's just me), I'm more prone to trusting an author that's firm in their personal beliefs and puts rules on their practice than one that says that pretty much everything is fine and ok to do. (That said, someone that holds space for doubt and renewal in their own knowledge is someone I am 100000% more likely to put my trust into.)
it also helps to see what are actual "old" and widespread beliefs among cultures, as opposed to things that were invented 20-30 years ago and are thought to be timeless (e.g., the threefold law)
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There’s a lot of new witch activity happening on the site and something I need every single “baby witch” to understand is that this website is a squawk box of coal mine canaries with gas poisoning.
Not a single person here has all the answers, hell most of us don’t even agree on what “witch” even fucking means! Never let tumblr be your only resource. Read books, watch videos, find community, find your own answers.
I and many other people here are more than willing to answer questions but there’s a lot of power in discovering the answer through your own research or trial and error.
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ngl my cramped apartment is aching for the whimsy of a small garden rn
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you have to let yourself be a weird woman or you will not survive
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The Witch and the Moon
— by majara__
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flora vintage book covers - gothic garden cont.
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Echo did as Zeus instructed her; she began to chat with Hera, speaking incessantly and with almost no pause for breath. At first Hera was patient, as she loved all women, but she soon began to suspect Echo’s real purpose and became angry. In fact, Hera was so infuriated that she cursed the young nymph so that Echo would never again be able to produce her own words. From then on, Echo could only mimic the last words spoken to her by somebody else. Echo was so embarrassed that she fled to the mountain caves where she lived miserable and alone for the rest of her life. Soon after, a young man named Narcissus appeared on the scene. Narcissus was a hunter and the son of the river god Cephissus and a nymph named Liriope. He was so beautiful that most anyone who saw him fell in love but Narcissus never loved anyone so much as he loved himself. One morning, Narcissus got separated from his usual band of hunters and wandered near Echo’s cave. Echo spied Narcissus and immediately fell in love, but the poor nymph had no way to let him know unless he spoke to her first. Looking for his pals, Narcissus called out, “Is anyone here?”
To this Echo replied: “Here!”
Surprised, Narcissus called, “Come to me!”
“Come to me,” called Echo in response.
Not seeing Echo in her cave, Narcissus called “Why do you run from me?”
Frustrated and near tears, Echo could only repeat his words back to him.
Narcissus stood perfectly still, looking around him. “Here, let us meet together,” he called to the mysterious voice.
Echo gladly answered “Together,” and ran to him to give him a hug.
Startled, alarmed, and quite a bit grossed out, Narcissus ran away from her. As he fled, he said, “Keep your hands off of me! I’ll die before what’s mine is yours.”
“What’s mine is yours,” was all Echo could say back.
Scorned, embarrassed, and completely alone, Echo’s body soon wasted away and died. All that remained of Echo was her voice, which is a sound that will always live on.
Nemesis, the goddess who punished evil deeds, saw what happened between Echo and Narcissus and how it led to Echo’s lonely death. Displeased with the arrogant youth, Nemesis cursed Narcissus to fall madly in love with his reflection.
One afternoon, hot and thirsty after hunting with his friends in the woods, Narcissus lay down next to a silver pool of water to drink. But before he could drink, he caught a glimpse of his reflection in the water. He fell immediately and deeply in love with the young man on the surface of the pool—himself. Still thirsty, he dipped his hand into the water to drink. In doing so, he sent ripples through his reflection.
“Come back, come back,” he called to his reflection.
Finally, the waters stilled and he gazed endlessly at his own reflection, still as a statue. Afraid to get up to eat or drink, Narcissus soon began to waste away with love just as Echo did. In the end, Narcissus died where he was. In his place grew a flower called after his name: Narcissus.
Echo and Narcissus by Ovid.
I found this version on rif.org by Simone Ribke.

Echo and Narcissus by John William Waterhouse (1847–1917.)
Oil on canvas 1903.
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Ophelia (1894) by John William Waterhouse
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