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Just a reminder (specifically to US folks) that the gods are not at fault for the election results. I feel this is important to say because while some of us were praying for different results, it doesn't mean that we were ignored, forgotten, or left on our own. The way I think about it is that the gods don't control the individual free wills of people; we have our own free will and make our own decisions. We can't blame them for the actions of others, for the free will of others. It sucks that things turned out the way that we did, but it's not the fault of the gods. Try to remember that.

Furthermore, they'll have the backs of their worshippers during the times ahead. They didn't completely abandon us or something. If they supported you before the election, they'll continue sharing that support with you. They're not going to leave you swimming in the middle of the ocean without a lifeboat.

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Beloved Ma’at, Lady of Truth, may you help justice, truth, and balance triumph in this time of worry.

Beloved Djehuty, Scribe of the Divine Book, Orderer of Fate, may you lead us towards the best possible future, where knowledge prevails.

Beloved Sekhmet, Queen of the Vulnerable Ones, The One Who Loves Ma’at and Who Detests Evil, and Beloved Bastet, She With the Powerful Heart, Who Slaughters the Crooked-Hearted, may you both protect those most vulnerable and lead us towards a choice that protects the marginalized and the endangered. May you strike down those that wish to bring chaos and to harm the defenseless!

Dua Netjeru! May maat prevail!

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Some witches skating

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happy halloween!!!!!!

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Somehow he still seems to enjoy basking in the sunlight and the quiet busyness of the birds and butterflies. They say necromancy is a dark art, but whoever reanimated the beast of the black swamp knew what they were doing.

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Samhain,

And how I'll be celebrating.

As a closeted witch & Pagan celebrating any sort of Pagan holidays was always a struggle. However, I've come up with my own way to celebrate with the things I already own.

Clothes.

Simply wearing the colors that represent Samhain, blacks, oranges, golds, and silvers. I already own many clothes with this color scheme, and since I won't be going trick or treating, I can even wear my skeleton pjs in honor of Samhain. I can put on jewelry in honor of deities like Hecate, Bastet, The Morrígan, and so many more of them! I can veil with a headwrap, a hat, or even a headband.

Food

There is no reason to make a big feast. Apple juice, apples, grape juice, and grapes can work the same way. It's the intention that will count. I can even use these as offerings during Samhain.

Activities

Keeping it simple! I'm a digital artist, I can draw any sort of Samhain inspired artwork with my original characters, I can print out pumpkin activity sheets, watch horror movies, light some candles or incense. Clean and cleanse my room. Or even crochet! All of these are low energy activities that I can do and don't require much to do. It's easier for me to find something more obtainable that I can do rather than make a list of all of these activities that require more physical output that I know I won't be able to do. Once again, it's all about the intention I put into doing these activities. That is what really counts!

Final Notes

Honestly, as someone who keeps on seeing all of these big celebrations, it gets really discouraging when you can't do what they can. That's part of the reason I was terrified to go into paganism fully because I knew I couldn't do these big things or have a large beautiful altar. But that's not what was required. It was just something optional. All I need is my mind and my own energy to be a Pagan. So I can celebrate with just a cat stuff animal in honor of Bastet if I so choosed. It's the intention that I'm setting that pushes me forward, not the presentation of it.

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Hey, don’t cry. Free online database of Japanese folk lore

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Drawing Anubis always gave me Life

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🎃 31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN 🎃 day sixteen / thirty-one

HALLOWEENTOWN Directed by Duwayne Dunham (1998)

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2025 calendars are ready! I have been busy and am happy to announce that the calendars are now available for purchse. There are different formats, like every year, and they are pretty much all the same except for the cover of the desk calendar. That differs because the other one would not fit.

I am starting calendar season with a discount too, you’ll get 10 % off in the first week. You can check them all out in my shop, I'll link below.

I will slowly start introducing the birds in the coming weeks too.

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~The small joys are also divine.🖤 📸: sunlightafterdark on ig.

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i know we’re both just messing around pretending to be whole but look at me. if the train was coming would you move. if the ground was falling from under your feet would you even notice or would it just be another tuesday for you. if somebody stabbed you could it hurt worse than you already do. what i’m saying is that i love you but i think we both drive over the speed limit when it’s raining. what i’m saying is that i want to hold your hand and i understand about how you sometimes have to sit down in the shower. what i’m saying is that i’m here for you and if the train comes please move.

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Yeehawgust 2024, Day 5 - Coyote Prowlin'

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coelacanth

Sometimes I remember the sheer scale of evolutionary alterations that coelacanths have muscled their way through

the weight of eons of change and incremental improvement on a cellular level that have been concealed under, to what our eyes, an ossified limb configuration that’s remained stagnant in its antiquity.

So I can seek comfort in my own improvements, even if nothing hints to it from the outside

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Searched blog after blog, couldn't find what I was looking for when I stumbled upon you. I hope you can answer this ask (not forcing)

How can I get started in this witchy/pagan stuff? I'm genuinely curious and want to start soon.

(sorry if this made no sense. I'm horrible at wording things and am just searching for answers. Feel free to ignore this btw)

Hello, you make perfect sense. Here is my take, and I invite everyone on the dashboard to share their own takes with Anon; the more the merrier.

This is exactly because neopaganism and witchcraft are deeply personal. My opinions are rooted in a practice I have developed for myself, according to my needs. I can share general ideas, but choosing your own way forward is where the magic starts to happen.

Let's start with theory and then I'll actually just give a program 🙃

What do you want from it?

A lot of beginner guides are like underclassmen general ed courses. You may actually want to major in Dwelling With The Love Gods or Casting Money Spells. But beginner guides will sign you up for Energy Work 101, DIY Grimoire Lab, Daily Meditation Conditioning, and other things you may have no specific interest in, or don't need at this point.

Because of this, there really is no one-size-fits-all introduction to all of witchcraft and paganism.

Take some time and figure out your own specific interests. Do you want to do magic, but only with energy and not with physical tools? Do you want to gain inner peace and improve mental health? Do you want to talk to gods and spirits?

Seek out introductory guides on those more specific things instead of trying to find something all-purpose.

Which flavor of the thing do you desire?

I'm not a pagan, so I can't speak heavily on that, but by gosh I know one thing: the ways you venerate the Fairy Queens of Avalon isn't the way you venerate Sekhmet, the Eye of Ra.

The way an Enochian ceremonial magician summons angelic power isn't the way an Okie folk practitioner summons angelic power.

And a nascent death-worker who speaks to the Grim Reaper and feeds blood to the dead, and a kitchen witch who's practice revolves around baking desserts, will by and large have very different Rules for how they've got to interact with a graveyard.

There is no starting guide for everyone, because people want to get to different places. If you want to swim to the icy depths and be friends with the mermaids and undines, it's pointless to start climbing a mountain and go on quests for cloud dragons.

When deciding what it is you want to do, also pay attention to the traditions that surround it.

This all sounds like a lot to research, and I guess it is, but it's IMO very worth figuring out where what you want to practice came from. And if you can get around to finding the source of that stuff, like, "I want to know the Witchmother and Witchfather and have a familiar spirit and a magic staff would be pretty lit as well," then you know that your introductory guide is for something called Traditional Witchcraft.

Start small enough that you won't immediately burn out

Basically, avoid crash dieting your own spirituality.

Sure, the changes might be healthy for you - if you can integrate them in a stable way.

But adopting an overwhelming amount of responsibility right off the bat is a recipe for burning out, or putting yourself in a difficult situation where you feel your only choice is to shut the whole thing down.

A part of this is pretty practical, like "don't promise gods and spirits that you'll bring them offerings on a rigid schedule," but a lot of it is "don't dedicate yourself to practicing a bunch of stuff before you've even tried it out to see if you like it," and perhaps most importantly of all, "keep in mind that this isn't a sport and you're not a spiritual athlete; you don't need to train daily and you're not a failure for protecting your faith from grind culture."

Anyway, all of that aside, here's exactly the type of 101 guide I told you to not worry about

Theory is all well and good, but so is structure. Take what you like and leave the rest behind.

Find a god you like and build a shrine to them.

Learn how to talk to them in a way that's comfortable for you. This talking can be verbal, written, signed, or thought.

2. Learn these magical skills, and find/develop a way that's convenient for you to use them in your everyday life.

Cleansing (of objects, rooms, and yourself)

Protection (of areas and yourself)

A simple glamour

A money-drawing spell

A binding spell

3. Begin practicing any form of divination. Casting lots or cartomancy work well if you can't get a hold of (or don't want to use) more obviously "witchy" tools like tarot or runes.

4. Make a list of every cool thing you'd like to learn, and just sort of hang on to it.

5. As much as possible, pay attention to your dreams, and record them.

Ah, hmm. I guess that's it. 5 steps to get started, it seems. Well, that's all I've got for today I guess. I hope this helps. Maybe some folks on the dashboard will also have ideas.