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09/06/2021 l not accurately dated to the photos - but this was a friends place i was staying at during my hiatus! they are art students so their study space is much cooler than mine hee hee

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Lovely nature 🌸

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Astronomical Clock in St Mark’s, Venice

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Currently reading psychic witch

Both but if i have to choose I say fancy notebook

Jason miller

Favorite time = sleeptime

Autumn/fall

Incense

Tea

expensive pens? I guess

Paperbacks with broken spines

None I don't have hair

Proper bookmark

I have two unfinished books

The forest

Ghibli soundtracks or industrial

Maybe healing frequencies

One page idk

Nothing

Idk man

The black arts I believe

Marlene pants and earrings

dark academia asks

I - pages - one book you're currently reading

II - notes - fancy notebook or paper scraps?

III - library - favourite author?

IV - hour - favourite time of day?

V - calendar - favourite season?

VI - aroma - incense or candles?

VII - caffeine - tea or coffee?

VIII - ink - expensive fountain pen or chewed up biro?

IX - edition - perfect condition hardbacks or dog-eared paperbacks with broken spines?

X - silk - scrunchies or plain hairbands?

XI - keep - proper bookmark or random items used as bookmarks?

XII - stack - how many books are you currently reading?

XIII - escape - favourite da location in a video game/tv show/movie

XIV - background - favourite album/genre to listen to while working?

XV - eve - favourite album/genre to listen to at night?

XVI - quill - longest work you've written? (whether academic or not)

XVII - dream - what do you listen to, to fall asleep?

XVIII - campus - dream university?

XVIX - history - oldest book you own?

XVX - wardrobe - favourite piece of clothing and/or favourite accessory?

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Daily reminder that:

Witchcraft and the metaphysical cannot cure mental illness, physical illness, or disorders.

Mental health symptoms are not signs your "third eye" is opening.

Spreading misinformation about what the metaphysical can do actively hurts people.

You have to believe scientists. That's not up for debate.

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“I Appear Androgynous”

Nobody made a specific request for this last time requests were open but this is something I get asked for a lot, which is 100% needed and valid so here it is finally!

Keep this sigil on your person to help with passing If you wear concealer try drawing this sigil on your face with concealer before blending it all in You could also draw this on your deodorant or perfume bottle, charge it, and now you have androgyny enchanted scent you can where whenever with little to no effort

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Go follow my side account ♡

@reading-boo

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The Signs As Studio Ghibli Moodboards: Taurus♉️

“Magnificent tree. It’s been around since long ago, back in the time when people and trees used to be friends.”- Tatsuo Kusakabe, My Neighbour Totoro (1988)

Studio Ghibli Move Recommendation: My Neighbour Totoro (1988)

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Things Toxic Spiritualists Say ☠️

feel free to add your own experiences

I can name quite a few of those because my own mom is part of the team *pain*

None of the following things are true, so please don't let them influence you! <3

☠️✨ - "negative" emotions like sadness, anger, envy, etc lower your vibrations

☠️✨ - if you're feeling "negative" emotions frequently over a long period of time, you will develop cancer or an autoimmune disease

☠️✨ - we've already been every being and lived every life before so closed practices don't exit and we are all allowed to make use of them

☠️✨ - nothing is real and we're all going to die anyways so there's no need to solve or care about issues that go on in the world (like climate change, plastic in the oceans, etc)

☠️✨ - getting a piercing will hinder the energy flow in your body and you will see negative effects of it

☠️✨ - getting a tattoo will permanently make the symbols energy a part of you and influence your life (example: if you're getting a skull tattoo you'll become more negative and experience a lot of death or become sick)

☠️✨ - the more you think about something the more likely it is to manifest (while that isn't completely wrong, things you don't want don't manifest just because you think about them. That sentence is especially hurtful if you're an overthinker and your most frequent thoughts are 'what if i have or developed xy disease'. It'll throw you into a spiral.)

☠️✨ - the world is run by reptilian aliens (wow okay, next time just say that you're antisemitic)

☠️✨ - all of the mainstream media is controlled by the people in power and you'll only see what they want you to in order to spread panic. Therefore the only information you can trust is on youtube and telegram.

☠️✨ - the government full of reptilian aliens inserts microchips into vaccines to control the population

☠️✨ - the government full of reptilian aliens wants to get away from physical money and only use digital money to have better control over the population

☠️✨ - vaccines cause autism (first of all, ableist. Second, that's not only something many toxic spiritualists say but obviously also anti-vaxx people)

Those are all for now, I'll do another post if i can come up with enough <3

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La Nymphée by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1878)

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How my thoughts on deity work have changed

Disclaimer: this represents my own opinions and nothing more

I work with deities since the beginning of the year and I even offered free deity identification readings on Tiktok. But just recently deity work started to feel a little strange to me. I started to read more books about the topic and witchcraft in general. And I felt like the deeper I go into the topic the further away I am from the deities around me.

And one thing that changed my thoughts about deity work immensely was this book: The Elements of spellcrafting by Jason Miller. He referred to spirit work alot throughout his book. But he only talked about calling and evoking a deity or spirit but never about them coming to us. I've seen this in other books too. The idea that deities come to us is something I first and only heard about on TikTok. I never seen it anywhere else. I also never heard about deities who came to us in ancient history it was always the other way around. I think there are a few stories where they came to us and offered their help but only in return for something big like a temple, 100 bulls, animal sacrife or maybe the pyramids. Nowadays the most these deities get is a place on someones Altar and food. That doesn't seem enough to me if you keep in mind that they come to us and that leads me to these questions:

Why would they reach out to us? Do they want something? What is the purpose of all this?

It just doesn't add up

Which leads me to a video that changed my view on deities in general. The video was with Erich von Däniken, he talked about why it makes sense that deities are just aliens, how this influences us and even more. Go watch it

I already have heard about this theory before and believed that a few deities must be aliens or at least something else than a deity. But I wasn't quite sure. This video helped me clear my thoughts and beliefs massively.

As he says that we are made by the "gods" after their own appearance, would that make us "gods" too? Think about it, If we are made in their appearance that means we are them and they are us, just like we are the universe and the universe is us. So if they are like us, than what is the purpose of worshipping and working with them anyways?

I'll just stop here and give you the chance to think about it yourself.

The last thing I want to add is about how deity work is presented on TikTok. I already mentioned TikTok in the beginning of this post and I want to explain it a little further. I used to post videos about deity work on TikTok too, so I am part of the issue, I know that. I think deity work is represented as way too accessible on that app. It makes beginners think that deity work is a must in witchcraft, which it is not. I got influenced by that too. Before I had TikTok I never heard about the idea of deity work, spirit guides and so on. And because it was so present on TikTok I thought I have to be part of it too. I am unsure if I should think it was too early for me to do deity work at that time. Because it helped me alot I learned alot and I overcame some fears I had. TikTok made me think that it only works when a deity comes to me and never the other way around, but from what I read recently I think it is more of the other way around. Everything we hear is "deities come to you" "you can't call upon them" "you have to wait until they come to you" "they won't come to you" and all that kinda stuff. The problem with that is, that most of us don't even question it. Another big issue with deity work on TikTok is that it looks like everyone is able to see and to hear them. But that is rather rare, most of us can't and if we can hear them it is because we did alot of training to access these abilities.

The moral of the story is: Don't believe everything on the internet, ask questions, read books, double and triple check wverything you hear.

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Also: My thoughts about all this are still very much of a mess and I am still quite unsure about all this. But I really wanted to share my thoughts anyways because it felt important.

Have nice day

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From TransSisters: The Journal of Transsexual Feminism issue 2 volume 2. 1993

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Throwin’ the Bones

Of the divinatory techniques with which I am familiar, bones are my personal favorite. Yes, they have that very witchy vibe – but it’s more than that; the bones are honest. They don’t sugar coat, and while they have to be interpreted, once you know how to read them – there’s little room for interpretation. They are very direct and are much better suited to answering yes or no questions than tarot. With a little imaginative methodology, there few questions the bones can’t answer. And even fewer they won’t answer (as tarot cards can be known to do). A few examples of things I think the bones are better at answering than tarot: questions involving time, questions regarding health, sickness and maledictions; they present a broader grasp to any given situation – incorporating things outside of the question presented and how these things relate to the question or the reading, showing the interconnectedness of life – and how these things all relate back.

Our countless cultures have countless methods for collecting and reading the Bones – and I can only rightly attest to my own methodology: one in which the Bones need not necessarily consist solely of bones, but a collection of gathered trinkets and curios, all with their own meaning, their own story and their own energy. My collection consists of: bones (bare and painted), coins, stones, shells, jewelry, twigs, buttons, animal teeth and other squabbles. The only rule I implement is that the item can be easily gathered and (safely) tossed without breakage or injury (save your razor-blades and glass shards for witches’ bottles!).

Collecting the Bones and Bobbles

Most any small bones will do, though its recommended that you use bones that haven’t been cooked, as cooked bones have a tendency to get very brittle – especially in the case of chicken, which is quite common. In my collection I have a number of different animal bones: most are chicken, but I also have some raccoon and possum bones, as well as teeth and claws. I built a “base” of bones, but am continuously adding or replacing as I see fit.

A short list of “Bones” I like to include – most of which serve as my “base” bones:

Self Bone – used for the reader

Other Bone – used to represent another person or the person you are reading

Magic Bone – represents the need for or use of magic

“Evil” Bone – malicious or hateful acts, disadvantageous behavior

Love Bone – represents romantic love

Male Bone – represents male fertility, masculinity, sexuality or a man

Female Bone – represents female fertility, femininity, sexuality or a woman

Health Bone – represents physical or mental health

Wealth Bone – represents financial standing or monetary issues

Family Bone – represents familial connections or a family member

Fate Bone – represents destiny and your lifepath (I use a shell for this: open side up means an event can be altered, destiny is not set in stone; open side down, this path must be walked – prepare in lieu of fighting)

“Key” Bone – (I actually use a small key) which represents the key to any given situation, the remedy or problem at hand and its cause

This list is by no means comprehensive and I have many more bones in my collection with more menial meanings. This is simply a small list of options to be added to and adapted by whosoever casts the bones.

Reading the Bones

There is no right or wrong way to read the bones, there is simply your way and their way. Below I will dictate how it is that I do a general reading – again, this is just an example of one way, take and adapt to fit your own unique style or tradition!

Begin by collecting your bones into your hand. I keep mine in a leather pouch, but don’t like to toss them directly from the bag as it doesn’t allow for much control – i.e. the bones fall out either in a massive, unreadable pile or they fly out in such a scattered way nothing is close enough to read. Throwing them from the hand allows for a rather contained casting, and one that can be read easily. I do not include the Self or Other bone, instead, the Self Bone is placed before the caster and the Other Bones is placed either in front of the person you’re reading for or simply in the middle of the casting area. When reading for yourself, place the Self Bone in the center and discard the Other Bone.

Throw the Bones. This can be done on a square of cloth on which a circle (or any number of complex shapes) has been drawn or simply upon a flat table. If throwing in a circle, discard all bones that fall outside of it. These bones are null for the reading, though they can also be read as “far from the person’s mind/current situation.”

Interpret the Bones. This is done by noting the location and connection of the bones present. For instance, note the Love Bones proximity to the Other Bones and the Male Bone. This could be interpreted as being the male love of the querent – but if the “Evil” bones is introduced, this could symbol ulterior motives or a hostile or explosive relationship. Read based on both their proximity to the Other Bone – the closer, the higher priority the matter is – and their relation to one another. It’s very much like investigating a big puzzle, putting it together piece by piece to form a comprehensive understanding of their life or situation. Also not their relation based on the third dimension: x bone seems to be overlapping y bone – is the x issue eclipsing an underlying problem or truth represented by y? It depends. Only through practice will you find clarity.

Convey the message. I always like to spend a few moments making a variety of “hmm” noises when reading for others – it builds up their anticipation. Or you can throw in the occasional gasp or snarky smirk. Their responses are usually hilarious – even more so when yours are genuine! If you are reading on your own, it may be a good idea to sketch out a general map of the readings as opposed to taking a picture as often bones overlie others, which makes for a rather misleading photo representation. You might also find jotting down notes rewarding, especially in synthesizing a cohesive read.

Once you’ve garnered all the information you can from that particular toss, feel free to specify: take the bone/situation you wish to examine and toss the rest again over it/them, reading the others through that particular lens. I.E. Who is this person mentioned? What are their qualities? What is the nature of this love? What magic is being referenced here? Follow that rabbit hole as far as you wish, building your understanding.

Do not be afraid to adjust your style! Want to narrow down a time frame? Make a sort of timeline with the bones. Wish to determine the source of an ailment? Shape the bones into the form of a body. I find the bones allow for far more creativity and ingenuity than cards. And above all – TRUST YOUR GUT.

Photos: These are photos of my “base” bones when I first started reading; since then they have probably doubled (if not tripled) in number and do not incorporate my other animal bones, claws or teeth. 

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