#bipoc witches

[itsstillsweetiebythealtar]

Readings Are Open Again 🫶🏾❤️

Yall girl is unofficially done with grad school and I can now reopen my readings. Below is an informational graphic. Everything you need to know is below ❤️.

If you have any questions, feel free to hit me up on here or text me, whichever one works for you.

Updating the post to add the non-tarot readings also available. Slightly more due to the amount of time these take to complete and write up.

[elhoimleafar]

Hey Witches! It's Time!!

Hey witches, this upcoming May 25-26, we will be hosting the virtual event Our Sorcery Hour for the second year, featuring a curated and diverse list of workshops from 10 different presenters who will teach you about their Craft.

This event is organized and collectively hosted by BIPOC and LGBTQIA members of the Craft. It is one of the few metaphysical events in which presenters are paid for their time, and a cut from each ticket goes directly to the Charity DIRECT RELIEF. DIRECT RELIEF is one of the few charities worldwide that uses 100% of the money it raises for the cause and not for bureaucratic paperwork.

The small cost of this event makes it easily accessible to practically everybody interested. It also supports our collective cause of creating a safe space for seekers of Magic while the teachers are rightfully compensated for their valuable time.

This Year 2024 we are featuring as presenters the incredible: - Daphne la Hechicera Author of Mexican Sorcery. - Mawiyah Kai EL-Jamah Bomani author of 'Conjuring the Calabash'. - Emma Kathryn author of 'Season Songs' and 'Witch Life'. - Thumper Forge co-author of 'Virgo Witch' for Llewellyn Worldwide - Jezmina Von Thiele, co-host of the Romanistan podcast. - Laura González host of Tarot by Laura González and Lunatic Mondays for Circle Sanctuary - Ylva Mara Radziszewski aka Bimboyaga, author of 'A Practical Guide for Witches'. - Aly Kravetz aka BronxWitch Creator of BronxWitch HeadQuarters - And some more to confirm with you soon witches & brujas.

Sponsorship If you own a Witchy Business and you are looking for sponsorship, just contact us. Last year, our event attracted over 200 participants, and the virtual program had 964 downloads in just two weeks.

Grab your tickets here: https://elhoimleafar.com/oursorceryhour/

[huntingorbits]

Hi everyone!

I'm looking for more shops to add to this list. Any suggestions, gentlefolks? I'm open to anything that would fit here, as I want to expand the resources available and help promote these shops to the best of my ability.

Thanks!

BIPOC Metaphysical Shops & Support

Despite all of the controversy surrounding Open and Closed Practices, I think we can all agree that BIPOC shops and communities within our shared metaphysical world are grossly underappreciated and underrepresented.

That's why this post exists. I want to keep a running list of shops, foundations, and anything else that helps promote and add visibility to our often overlooked, ignored, and neglected community members.

This also serves a second purpose as a resource for in-person learning. No matter where you fall on the Open/Closed Practice debate, I believe everyone should take every opportunity they can to learn from the individuals who belong to those communities and traditions. This is the only way we can truly learn to respect one another and grow as both people and practitioners.

Do you own or know of a shop, foundation, or other resource where practitioners can support this cause? Send me a recommendation and I'll add it to the list!

DISCLAIMER: Right now, this post is going to be limited to BIPOC shops and support resources. I'm still figuring out the best way to do the same thing for Judaism, Hinduism, and other religions that are often appropriated. I'm not sure if I'll have multiple posts or one big one yet, but don't worry - I haven't forgotten you!

American Shops

Big Liz Conjure - "We are the first solely Black, woman owned spiritual/metaphysical/occult storefront in Central Ohio. While our primary focus is Hoodoo and the needs of ATR practitioners, our goal is to have something for everyone’s occult and metaphysical practices. We are adding to our offerings weekly!"

Work in Progress

European Shops

Work in Progress

Canadian Shops

Work in Progress

More regions to come!

~Archer

[motziedapul]

The Ebony Witch is now on Kickstarter! 🧹

Such a beautiful project I've been following on Twitter, please do support it if you can! The goal is $10000 and it's currently 17% funded!

The Ebony Witch animated pilot

[alpaca-clouds]

Those conservative Weeaboos are so weird

Can I talk about something?

I recently find myself always so fucking confused when I see those conservative Weeaboos on Twitter. You know the kind. The kind who go on about how Anime and Manga are the "one kind of media not touched by woke!" and hence also going on about how anime and manga is pure for that reason.

Meanwhile I am sitting here like: "... Do you even watch anime/read manga?" Because, tbh quite a few anime and manga these days have a lot more diversity than most of what I see in western media.

I see it most in terms of depictions of trans characters and disabled characters. Like, I struggle to name you important several trans main characters in western media. In Anime/Manga? Not a problem. I can tell you a variety from a variety of genre, too. Some going back to the fucking 80s and 90s no less.

Disabled characters are even more noticable. Especially during those last few years quite a few anime and manga released with explicitly disabled main characters. Again, throughout a variety of genre. Characters in wheelchairs. Characters using other mobility aids. Blind characters. Characters who are hard of hearing. Neurodiverse characters.

Meanwhile the best I can come up with in western media is Glee (and man, I hate Glee), as well as a couple of vaguely neurodiverse characters.

And I mean... by now we are also at the point where a good chunk, if not most anime/manga will also feature some non-white and non-Japanese characters, as well as some other queer characters in the background of it.

So, really... I cannot help but look at those Weeaboos and be like: "I am sorry, if you want less diversity... maybe actually go back to watching western cartoons. Because people in the west for some reason still give a shit, when American conservative parents have a breakdown over two boys kissing."

[lionheartapothecaryx]

All the women in my bloodline stand behind me.

[moonhedgegarden]

Shadow Work Questions for BIPOC

✨How have societal expectations and stereotypes influenced your self-perception?

✨ In what ways have you internalized historical or systemic injustices, and how does it manifest in your daily life?

✨ Are there aspects of your identity or experiences that you may be avoiding or suppressing?

✨ How has the concept of “respectability politics” shaped your behavior and choices?

✨ Reflect on instances where you may have internalized prejudices or biases. How do they impact your relationships and worldview?

✨ How do you navigate code-switching, and what impact does it have on your authenticity?

✨ Consider experiences of intergenerational trauma within your family. What are its influences on your beliefs and behaviors?

✨ Reflect on any internalized messages about success, worth, and beauty. How do they shape your goals and self-esteem.

✨ Are there parts of your heritage or cultural identity that you may have neglected or rejected? Why?

✨ How do you handle and express anger, particularly in response to systemic issues or personal challenges?

“I am powerful. I am valuable. I am a force for positive change.”

[crazycatsiren]

Like, as much as I understand the appreciation for men with long hair nowadays, remember that for many native cultures around the world, men having long hair was or has been the customary norm for centuries.

Hair has long held spiritual and/or ethnical significance for many groups of indigenous people of various cultures since ancient civilizations. For many people of color, long hair doesn't mean or imply femininity at all.

[noahhawthorneauthor]

September was a good month for reading ! I've already started on my first October book, Black Leopard Red Wolf. I can tell you right now it's unlike anything I've read before, is dark as heck, and I'm loving it.

I've got three books under my belt for the 23for23 challenge so far, here's to twenty more. 📚🏳️‍🌈👏

[itsstillsweetiebythealtar]

Using tarot cards in your rituals is all fun and games until some wax or oil get on your favorite card

[elhoimleafar]

All Sisters, brothers, friends! Don't underestimate the power of your voice, and don't be afraid to raise your voice witches! Speak out against injustice. Whether it's through fierce conversations, creative expression, or acts of resistance and defiance, let your voice be a beacon of hope. Inspire others to fight for the world we all deserve, a world filled with compassion, respect, love, and unity. ✊✊🏿✊🏻

Witches, let your voices roar! ️We have the power to speak truth to injustice, and that power can ignite change. It's time to raise power and support each other and use our voices, and platform for a purpose bigger than us. ✊🏾✊🏿✊🏻

Xxo. Elo 🌙🔥🐍

[gennsoup]

Not every boredom is the same, but what kind of living is this where she can tell the many boredoms apart?

Marlon James, Moon Witch, Spider King

[jazzadelegames]

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[cravingdemise]

[alpaca-clouds]

"Don't make it political!"

You know, whne Gundam Witch released last year, there were all these people crying about how "they made it political". Which to someone who actually engages with the stories they consume was obviously painfully ironic. Because... It is Gundam. One of the most political franchises out there, with its anti-war storytelling, that often also dips into anti-capitalist and pro-environmentalist stories. But sure, making a) the main character female and b) gay... That did it, that was what made Gundam political. 🤦‍♂️

And of course, those same constantly whining voices can be heard whenever a movie, series or game has a female main character, BI_PoC main character, queer main character, or disabled main character. Because to the people whining it is unfathomable that someone actually wants to tell a story about some marginalized characters, because it is interesting, and not because "the elite" forces them to.

But here is the thing: Fucking everything is political. Having a white, cishet, abled main character is as political as a Black, trans main character in wheelchair.

The same people will usually whine about stuff like: "Why make the character female/Black/queer/disabled, if it does not even come up in the story." To which I will always reply: "Why make the character male, white, cishet and abled if it does not come up in the story? What does it add to have the same character male, white, cishet and abled?"

The thing, of course, is, that the white, male, cishet, abled character is seen as the norm. Which is why any deviation from this norm is seen as something that cannot happen without a reason. But that is of course just bullshit reasoning. A fictional character has as little reason to be a white cis dude, as they have to be a Black trans woman.

Additionally it should be noted, that there is no apolitical storytelling. Any story you tell will have a political message - intended or not. Even something rather deadbrained like the Fast & Furious movies (and I love those movies for their deadbrainedness) do definitely have political messages in there. As much as it is parodied Dom Toretto's entire: "I do not have friends, I have family" is very much a political message about the value of found family. And of course the entire "We are driving those cars really fast and furious" also says something about the value of traditional male ideals. And I could go through those movies and disect them bit by bit, because yeah, duh, there is politics in any story decision.

Obviously, this whining about stuff being "too political" tends to get most ridiculous in cases, where the brand in question always was political. Like Gundam. But stuff like The Witcher, too, which in its core is very anti-colonialist, anti-racist and pro-feminist.

So, really... I wish people would actually engage with the content of stuff, rather than whine about superficial stuff.

[lionheartapothecaryx]

In light of a tragedy involving Mystic Lipstick aka Akoya, here are few quick witch tips that are invaluable for practitioners of any skill level.