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Sometimes I mindlessly shuffle until cards fall out and every once in a while, they get it just right.

I’ve been in a tumultuous state of mind recently and this reminded me that; the world will always change over, petty men will always bicker over riches and power, but the gardens are plentiful if you remember how good things can be if you let them.

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People don’t owe you their downtime! And I don’t mean this in a harsh way, but in a “quit breaking your own heart” way.

It’s so easy to see a friend “active” and reblogging on tumblr, or maybe making a status update on Facebook and feel hurt they haven’t replied to our messages.

Different things take different energy. And someone being “online” but not actively talking to you does not mean they no longer love or care about you.

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I thought that was Gypsy Rose Blanchard and my soul ascended planes for a second

Etsy, I think we need to have a little talk about your knitting tutorial suggestions

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hey let's start spreading the reminder now that you cannot safely self-manage an abortion with herbal medicine or essential oils. natural abortifacients function by poisoning you; you wait for your body to realize you're dying and reject the pregnancy in order to conserve resources, and hope that happens before the rest of your organs shut down.

i think there will be an upsurge soon of unscrupulous and/or malicious actors preying on desperate pregnant people; do not help them kill people. don't spread recipes for herbal medicines or ingestible essential oil mixtures that purport to cause a pregnancy termination.

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here’s a list of cool PDFs I have saved on my drive that I thought other people might like too:

“Cleaning Bones” by Stephen P. Nawrocki, PhD, University of Indianapolis Archeology & Forensics Laboratory

“Cultural Appropriation in Contemporary Neopaganism and Witchcraft” by Kathryn Gottlieb, University of Maine

“The Voyage of Bran (Imram Brain)” translated by Kuno Meyer

“Duanaire Fionn (The Book of the Lays of Finn)” Cumann na Scríbheann nGaedhilge/Irish Texts Society

“Early Gaelic Dress” by Scott Barrett

“The Voyage of St. Brenden: Celtic Otherworld Tale, Christian Apologia, or Medieval Travelog?” by James E. Doan

“Is Deithbir Disi [it is appropriate (that she would behave in this way)]: Applying the Lens of Gender Parody to Medb in the Old Irish Ulster Cycle” by Diana Veronica Dominguez

“A Discussion of the Magical Attributes of the Hero in Fenian Literature, with specific reference to the tale ‘The Pursuit of Diarmuid and Gráinne’” by Oliver Gerler, University of Limerick, IE

“The Plain of Blood; a Study of the Ritual Landscape of Magh Slecht, Co. Cavan” by Kevin White

“The Iona Chronicle, the Descendants of Áedan mac Gabráin, and the ‘Principal Kindreds of Dál Riata’” by James E. Fraser

Issue of “An tÓglach” magazine, vol. IV no. 12, with a detailed article about Cumann na mBan’s efforts during the week of the Easter Rising written by Nora O'Daly

“Gaeilge Gan Stró! Beginners Level” by Éamonn Ó Dónaill

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My family keeps using this rhetoric of “it’s like the person you used to be died…” IM ALIVE IM STILL HERE ITS STILL ME PLEASE STOP KILLING AND RESURRECTING ME EVERYTIME I COME OVER

sorry i will never understand cis grief. your daughter is living her best life and going around with friends and feeling like a human being. your son doesn’t feel like he needs to crawl out of his skin anymore and can actually smile. your children are happy and no longer see their existence as the worst thing in the world. why are you grieving this lmao. grow up.

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The pussy misleads

To rumors believed;

For pussy is pussy

As dandelion weed.

The perfidious pussy

That trusts none and harms all,

Carries the soul ‘cross the river of falls.

Me in the pussy if I'm being misleading

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I got a new book for tarot journaling (^v^) and I found this fkn rad sticker book at Barnes & Noble.

The cards on the cover are a little bigger than actual size if anyone wants pics I can add them :)

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blessing bowl

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Absolutely begging internet pagans and polytheists not to be rancid antisemites and islamophobes with this "abrahamics/abrahamic faith followers dni!!!!" TikTok trend ass bullshit. You are actively excluding people from pagan/polytheist spaces and making Jews and Muslims feel UNWANTED, UNWELCOME, AND BELOW YOU ALL. Are you fucking proud of yourselves????

Whenever you all say "abrahamics" to refer to a DIVERSE GROUP OF RELIGIONS (WHOSE COLLECTIVE GROUPING AS "ABRAHAMIC" IS HIGHLY DEBATABLE IN ACADEMIA + WITHIN JUDAISM ITSELF- where Abraham originates!!!!!), I'm literally just going to assume you're an ignorant, bigoted racist who has an unresolved superiority complex to anonymously flex on tumblr dot com of all places.

To give my own personal example, Judaism is a living and thriving ethnicity, culture, and religion that I am proud to be part of alongside being a Hellenic Polytheist of Romaniote and MENA ancestry. Would you speak over any other minority in the same way you have spoken over us? Oh wait. I already know the answer- you already have and continue to. You all appropriate closed practices with no consequences, you steal our g-d and angels and demons and paint them as purely Christian or Pagan inventions you can rewrite to be goddamn OC inserts, you talk over people of faiths differing from yours and of course your fucking online yes men support your effortless endeavor in xenophobia, racism, and unadulterated hatred.

Instead of speaking over Jews and Muslims like you claim you're not doing, actually listen to us??? What a novel idea! Just because you were raised with Christianity gives you NO RIGHT to school others about our religions or just blatantly spread Jew hatred and Muslim hatred in a community that ALREADY paints us as bloodthirsty, patriarchal, "primitive" zealots who are lesser than you fucking Holier Than Thous.

Do better. This has become an absolutely ridiculous issue that needs to be heard and fucking resolved.

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Full Moon Ritual Honoring The Universe

I wanted to use the full moon energy to sit with the universe and show my appreciation. Was it chilly outside? Yes, but I brought a blanket with me in our circle and some hibiscus tea ☕.

I have designated rocks that I borrow from the mini pond. I marked them with melted wax so I can feel them if it's not very bright outside.

Items used:

Crystals

Amethyst (psychic abilities and intuition) 💜

Clear Quartz (amplify energy and intention) 🤍

Moonstone (enhance connection to the moon) 🩷

Oils

Almond Oil (attract love) 🪔

Herbs 🌿

Rose Petals (love and safety) 🌹

Lavender (for love and protection) 🪻

Mugwort (for connecting with the lunar energy) 🌿

Acorns (for wisdom) 🌰

Candles

White (attract protection and the energy of the full moon) 🤍

Pink (attract love and friendship) 🩷

I used the crystals for psychic abilities and amplification of my connection to the moon. I anointed my hands and one of the candles of each color with almond oil from top to bottom to attract love. I combined the lavender, mugwort, rose petals, and crushed acorn caps, then burned them. The whole acorns and loose caps were also scattered around with some rose petals on the altar. I used white candles to attract protection and the energy of the full moon. I used pink candles to attract love and friendship.

I then listened to my music and sipped some tea. I placed the used tea leaves in a glass dish to share with the universe.

It was nice to just hangout with the moon and the universe. I told her how grateful I am that I am able to do things like this. That I know I am in a decent place right now and I appreciate all that I have. I let her know I will be strong no matter what comes my family's way.

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I couldn't have said it better myself.

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i don't care how uncomfortable you are around cis men, queer cis men still need places to go, and sometimes, those spaces will be shared with yours. disabled and neurodivergent queer men and queer men of color especially need a place to go. the queer community isn't the "fuck cis men" community. that is the rad fem community. if you think cis men and people who read as cis men are inherently "too scary" or shouldn't be allowed in queer spaces, you joined the wrong community.

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we live in hell. what do you mean elon musk is going to lead a new department of our government called "doge"

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Some people need to get used to the idea that some expressions of Christianity will resemble some expressions of paganism in some ways, and that doesn't mean that this expression is Christianity "actually pagan" or something. Christianity, like any other form of spirituality, is highly variable in actual practice.

"Tee hee look at these """Christians""" doing this silly little thing that's not even in the Bible... don't they know that's actually paganism???" Seriously, kill the reactionary Protestant pastor in your head and stop repeating cutesiefied Satanic Panic rhetoric.

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First thing in the morning I’m usually a coffee drinker but earl grey + steamed choice of milk + vanilla and lavender will blow your mind

What’s everyone’s favorite morning tea?

Really I’m just looking for new teas to try 🤭

I’ll go first:

Recently I’ve been enjoying a honey vanilla chamomile. 😊

🌼🍯🪐🍄‍🟫🕰️🌞💫🍂🕯️

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I’ve been having a tough time the last couple of days with everything going on so here’s a video of Roach getting the love he deserves I hope it brightens your day 💕