#not a spell

[watfordgrimoire]

"Capes are optional too; I've never worn one, they make me feel like a tit, but Penny likes them. Says she feels like Stevie Nicks." (Carry On 14)

[spell-caster-gimmick]

Hello!

I am a mage! You all can call me Wish, since I don’t have a true name. I like to cast spells! However, I mess up my spells every so often.

THIS. Is what I look like!

Picrew used: https://picrew.me/en/image_maker/2003689

DNI: Weird people, kink, fetish, pedo

Blog ran by @nobrain-the-silly! Anyways

FAQ!

>Q: Why do you not have a true name?

A: I’m a Dream Mage. We don’t have true names.

>Q: What type of spells can you do?

A: A lot. I am not listing them.

HEY GIMMICK BLOGS! I’M TECHNICALLY A GIMMICK BLOG! @the-province-of-nova-scotia-real @the-lovely-planet-earth @its-target-official @gimmick-thief @gimmick-nose-thief Aaaaaand that’s all the blogs I could think of.

[quex-your-local-witch]

Herb Spotlight: Fleabane

Guess what bitches? It's ~Fleabane Season~

Fleabane is a "weed" (i.e., a wildflower in the Erigeron family) that is prevalent throughout North America, and grows like crazy if left to prosper in meadow-y areas. It looks very similar to domesticated daisies, albeit much smaller in flower size, more akin to German Chamomile. There are actually many different types of Fleabane, and the color of the petals can vary from white to yellow, or even a pinkish/purpley color. It's a composite flower, and it will have many flower heads per stem. Neat, huh?

Anyways, Fleabane had been used for thousands of years in North America by the indigenous peoples. It has both a variety of magickal and medicinal uses!

Magickal uses include:

Exorcism. Yes, like banishing-bad-sprits type of exorcism, along with banishment of negative energies. Burn it as you would any other herb bundle (sage, rosemary, cedar, etc) to exorcize a space of any negative entity or energy.

You can also use it to protect yourself by preventing bad spirits from arriving by hanging it around your home - either in bundles, or small sachets. Can be done in combination with St. John's Wort, wheat, and a few capers for best effect.

The seeds of the Fleabane flower tossed between the bedsheets promotes chastity. I guess if you really need someone (or yourself) to remain celibate for a time, this can come in handy - especially if the person co-sleeps with a partner.

Alignments of: feminine aspect, the planet Venus, and the element of Water.

Along with the metaphysical uses of Fleabane, there is a wide variety of medicinal uses for this plant (note: I am not a medical doctor. Do not take this as medical advice. Consult a physician or certified herbalist if you plan on taking it for any of these... ahem... more serious uses).

Medicinal uses include:

To reduce inflammation. Can be used in a poultice or a tea to treat inflammation about the body.

Wound ointment. Traditionally, the Cherokee made an ointment using the herb and tallow to made a balm or salve for cuts and scrapes, as it has astringent properties.

You can steep it in a Witch Hazel Extract solution to further enhance the astringent properties for use on skin.

The roots can be boiled in water to make a solution for "menstruation troubles" (i.e., to bring about a miscarriage. Dangerous. Do not do this).

Drinking a tea can also help break fevers and treat symptoms of the common cold

A diuretic, can help with certain kidney conditions (consult a doctor for this one to make sure no medications you are taking with interfere with its use. Do not use if you have a history of kidney disease) by breaking up any of the smaller particulates that would lead to kidney stones

Using the herb as an incense and inhaling the smoke can be used to treat head colds

Has antioxidant and neuroprotective properties from something called caffeic acid, which this plant has LOTS of!

Aids in digestion and can be used to treat diarrhea

May help with passive bleeding or minor hemorrhaging by being applied directly to the wound (don't take this advice, go to the fuckin ER)

Had been shown in some circumstances to inhibit the growth of cancerous tumors (for the love of God, see a doctor for this, don't take the advice of a post on tumblr dot com to treat cancer)

Isn't this plant so cool? And you cloud have it growing in your yard right now! I know I do, because I harvested a fuck ton of it today, evidenced here:

I'm going to dry all of these bundles and process them into cut and shifted leaves/stems and flowerheads. The two small bundles in the middle will be hung from the ceiling to ward off negative spirits and energies.

Now for some fun facts!

Despite the name Fleabane and the association of repelling fleas and ticks, there is no proven evidence that this works... at least for the dried herbs. I haven't found any studies on this for live plants.

The entire plant is edible, and is high in vitamin C! It was used to treat scurvy, and the cooked leaves taste like spinach (you can eat them raw, but there's little hairs all over it, which are not pleasant to consume)

These plants are high in caffeine! If you make a tea out of the flower heads the same way you would Chamomile, you get a nice floral tea with a kick to start your day off right.

Remember kids! I am *not* a doctor, so don't be using this to treat some weird ailment or cancer. And please, for the love of God, do some research on herbs before you use them medicinally. But in terms of the metaphysical properties, go ham! Have a blast! Banish that weird ghost in your house that likes to watch you pee!

And as always, have fun with your craft!

Sources:

Department of Agriculture, United States. Erigeron Philadelphicus, L. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=ERPH. Accessed April 17, 2023.

Cunningham, Scott. Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs. Llewellyn Publications, 1985.

[smokiedokie]

I opened my copy of The Tale of the Body Thief & immediately had to close it again because of this silly little annotation

[beccadrawsstuff]

AU by Honeqqu where Bill gives up on world domination and marries Ford and becomes a weird supernatural grunkle

[wintergrofyuri]

"(blank) hates laios!" WRONG WRONG WRONG. SHUT THE FUCK UP

shuro is just as awkward as laios and it is made So clear he considers him a friend and likes him. he defends him when the canaries start talking shit and actively readies himself to physically fight them so they dont get to him.

namari also likes laios. she respects him as a leader and also defends him and readies to fight the canaries.

ive not actually seen anyone claim izutsumi hates laios, but a lot of ppl Are weird abt them. izutsumi and laios' relationship was rocky at the beginning. he struggled to figure out how to interact with her. but by the end, she actively seeks him out to talk with during the lead up to the feast. she hides behind him when falin wakes up. she has already realized shecan do what she wants and does not need to stick around, yet she does. she sleeps near him on the windowsill, waiting with him and marcille for falin to wake up. she has accepted him as part of her life and wants to keep him in it.

marcille does not hate laios. let me say this again.

Marcille Donato Does Not Hate Laios Touden.

marcille Loves him. in a platonic, familial sense. laios returns this just as readily. she yells at him. she whacks him. she tells him whats on her mind. she uses healing magic to ease his pain during the parasite fiasco. she reattaches his leg when he loses it. she teaches him magic. she lays her head on his corpse and cries before reviving him. she launches herself at him two times, when the canaries interrogate them and when he talks her down in the tower. he is a comforting presence to her. she trusts him, she cares about him, she worries about him, she imagines him as a big fluffy dog that loves and protects her. laios is her rock when falin is taken from them time and time again. and she tries to be his as well. she whole-heartedly, unconditionally, loves and trusts laios.

chilchuck does not hate laios. laios pays him his rates, no questions asked. laios trusts and respects chilchuck's job as a lockpick. laios does not see him as a child (at least, i cant think of an instance where he does so). chilchuck states, outright, he sees him as a friend and doesnt want to see him hurt. he actively worries about him as the falin situation gets worse. chilchuck respects laios. he shows almost 0 hesitation in helping get falin back, nor eating her by the end. he does not think of leaving him once, until he realizes he could lose him. chilchuck is cowardly with emotions and prefers to bottle things, so his first instinct was to bolt. he was angry because he was scared of watching someone he cares about destroy himself. laios is his Friend.

and holy shit. holy Fucking shit. kabru DOES NOT hate laios. kabru has the rockiest start known to man with him, and he Still helps him by occupying the canaries. he warns him about them. he hides the black magic from them just as shuro does. his whole Thing is trusting laios despite himself. kabru has his own baggage regarding other people, just like laios, yet he tries so hard to believe and trust this man. he Wants to. kabru is not very hopeful, but laios makes him Want to be. he states like 3 times he wants to be close to him and sees him as a friend. he stays through the entire feast!! the man who hates monsters, whose biggest trigger is monsters, actively, consciously, Willingly stayed through the entire monster meat feast. all to help his friend get his sister back. he could've left!! the feast was like an entire week!! yet he was there for every single day. he was one of the closest people to the door when falin awoke!! after reuniting with her brother, her friends, the people who knew her the most (plus senshi and izutsumi), the first person she greets is kabru!! he wants to be close to laios, he likes laios, laios is his friend and he cares for him, he wants to meet his sister!!! kabru fucking stays on the island with him as one of his closest, most trusted advisors when he becomes king!!!!! he wants to help him succeed!!!! he wants him to be happy!!!! laios is his friend!!!!!!!!

im just. people like laios!! laios is a nice guy! he is friendly and cares about people! he is weird, he doesn't understand most social cues, he oversteps boundaries, but they stay beside him, because they like him and he is their friend. he is their friend!!!!! friendship is not all sunshine and rainbows, relationships in general are not sunshine and rainbows. you will upset people, people will upset you, you will get into arguments, things will happen, but at the end of the day, the people close to you like you! they love you! they care for you! they want to work it out and get through it because they love you, but they will feel those emotions first! human relationships are complex and messy and life is complicated. even shows for toddlers know this.

if you truly believe any of these characters hate laios you are worse than a toddler. watch some fucking oobi or something. god. fuck.

take this

thanks

[shiftythrifting]

My Little Pony book with a death spell inside. Yes, it most definitely came home with me

[axziom13]

[cracklewink]

My Mane 6 Redesigns all together! I was going to post them separately but ended up finishing them all before I got around to it lol

[peliydoritos]

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[thearcanacheck]

OH FOR THE LOVE OF

Sorry, I just got home from work and reblogged a bunch of garbage to the wrong darn account! Peace be with you!

(Link to the personal blog if garbage is what ye desire most: https://www.tumblr.com/harry-trumans-dishwasher)

[quex-your-local-witch]

Billiardmancy: Divination for the Dirty Dive Bar Regular

I have developed a system of divination that I've termed Billiardmancy, because it seems to me that no one has developed anything surrounding pool games in terms of witchcraft and divination.

Now obviously not everyone is going to use this form of divination, nor is it necessarily accessible or convenient for... well, literally anyone who doesn't regularly play pool with friends at a bar (or owns a pool table. Them bitches be expensive) And even so, how many of those types of witchy, professionally-minded people hang out in dirty old dive bars on their nights out?

Anyways, here's how you do The Thing, and if anyone would like any more information on this or has any questions, please feel free to reblog or shoot me an ask.

Billiardmancy Basics for the Dirty Dive Bar Regular: A Mostly Comprehensive Guide

First things first, how the FUCK does this shit work? Well, think of it almost in a sortilege/runecasting type of way, where the "center" are the items closest in terms of time to what you're reading, and the ones further away are further removed/less indicative of influence on the situation at hand. Except, well... there is not a "center". Well, there is, but it's not the "center." It can be anywhere on the table, because it's actually the cue ball: i.e., the representation of self. Or, in layman's terms, the big white ball represents the person that the reading is being done for/about.

Now, I bet you're wondering about setup. How is this all performed? Well, that's simple really. The person who the reading is being done for (or the reader, if doing it themselves) both racks and breaks the balls. When racking, use intuition and place them where they feel right, like shuffling a deck of tarot/oracle cards. I personally use an 8-ball game spread versus a 9-ball spread for the greater variety, but it can be done either way. You'll just be using less balls, which in the end is actually easier - think of it as doing an 15 card tarot spread versus a 9 card one. Less info means less accurate, but easier to read (especially for beginners).

Now, once they've been racked, they gotta be broken up. Whomever is breaking the rack is the same person who racked the balls, so they get the say of where they want to break them - "shooting from the kitchen" is not required, but suggested just for the sake of the "randomness" of the spread. Now, what happens if the breaker pots the cue when they break? (i.e.: the cue ball goes into the pocket instead of staying on the table). Well, there's a few different answers for that.

Was this a yes-or-no type of reading? If yes, a potted cue ball is immediately a "no."

Was this a reading for what to expect in the future? If yes, potting the cue ball is a bad omen, but one should re-rack and re-break for a more thorough reading.

Was this a situation-based reading? If yes, re-rack and disregard the potted cue.

Was this a general state-of-life reading? If yes, refer to point #3.

Now, what the hell do the balls even mean? Well, I have a general list of their representations. In combination with other balls, consider the issues "tied," or dependant on one another. The further apart different balls are, the less connected they are to each other in terms of the situation at hand. I consider balls having influence on one another if they are within one diamond mark away from each other (in terms of lateral distance).

(You see those dots running around the edge of the table? Those are the "diamond marks." They're actually called the "sights" or "diamond system" to professional players, but I've always just called them diamond marks).

And, likewise, balls "in front" of other balls (from the 360 perspective of the cue) are blocking out those particular issues - either obscuring them from view, preventing them from coming forth, or interfering with whatever is behind them.

Now, onto what is arguably the most important aspect of this type of reading: what do the balls mean? Well, here's a quick list:

One Ball (Solid Yellow): The ego, centralism, nearsightedness, greed, personal thoughts, self-esteem, beginnings, the mind. Aligns with the element of air, the planet sun (obvi not actually a planet but w/e), the sign Leo, and the masculine aspect.

Two Ball (Solid Blue): The emotion, equanimity, movement or change, control, compromise, fluidity or flexibility, feeling. Aligns with the element of water, the planet Jupiter, the sign Pisces, and the feminine aspect.

Three Ball (Solid Red): The drive, passion, creativity, movement, expedition, travel, anger, betrayal. Aligns with the element of fire, the planet Mercury, the sign Leo, and the masculine aspect.

Four Ball (Solid Purple): The intuition, purpose, divinity, the astral self, knowing, self reliance, instinct, problem solving. Aligns with the element of air, the planet Saturn, the sign Aquarius, and the feminine aspect.

Five Ball (Solid Orange): The innovation, options, diversity, procrastination, decision-making, choices, mechanical or technological, turmoil, unrest. Aligns with the element of fire, the planet Mars, the sign Sagittarius, and the masculine aspect.

Six Ball (Solid Green): The stability, grounding, steadfast, prosperous, financial, fertility, abundance. Aligns with the element of earth, the planet Earth, the sign of Taurus, and the feminine aspect.

Seven Ball (Solid Burgundy/Brown): The heart, love, commitment, luck, tolerant, obsessive, controlling. Aligns with the elements of fire and water, the planet Venus, the sign of Aquarius, the both the masculine and feminine aspects.

Eight Ball (Solid Black): The shadow, unseen forces, shadow self, subconscious, malice, evil, spite, internalization, depression, self-loathing, the veil. Aligns to the element of Earth, the planet Neptune, the sign Libra, and the masculine aspect.

Nine Ball (Striped Yellow): The influence, outside forces, acquaintances, unforeseen circumstances, things out of your control. Aligns to the element of air, the planet Saturn, the the sign Gemini, and the feminine aspect.

Ten Ball (Striped Blue): The destiny, future changes, callings, motivation to change, things out of your control, purpose. Aligns to the element of water, the planet Jupiter, the sign Scorpio, and the feminine aspect.

Eleven Ball (Striped Red): The reflection, balance, as above so below, not all things are as they seem, opposites, magnetism. Aligns to the element of Air, the planet Uranus, the sign Libra, and the masculine aspect.

Twelve Ball (Striped Purple): The advancement, opinions, intellect, learning, apprenticeship, teaching, bestowed knowledge, callings. Aligns to the element of Air and Earth, the planet Mercury, the sign Capricorn, and the feminine and masculine aspect.

Thirteen Ball (Striped Orange): The deception, preconceived notions, adversaries, shooting yourself in the foot, willful ignorance. Aligns to the element of fire, the planet Mars, the sign Aries, and the masculine aspect.

Fourteen Ball (Striped Green): The comfort, things within control, ease, home, calm, parenthood, gentle growth. Aligns to the element of Earth, the Moon, the sign Cancer, and the feminine aspect.

Fifteen Ball (Striped Burgundy/Brown): The destruction, that which wishes to impede progress, chaos, unrelenting forces, unrest, nightmares, war. Aligns to the element of fire, the planet Mars, the sign Sagittarius, and the masculine aspect.

Of course those who are used to reading tarot understand that not all of the meanings of the cards are applicable to every reading, but the primary purpose always stays the same when combined with other cards. However, they also know that, depending on the position in the spread and the combinations with other cards, the meanings do change. This is also applicable in billiardmancy, where the meanings can change based on proximity to the other balls.

Now, I'm sure you're wondering why there are also elemental, planetary, zodiac, and masc/fem alignments to these meanings as well, and there's a simple reason for that: I just wanted to lol. Theoretically, in practice, it can provide some good further insight to the meanings of the balls and what can and can't be construed about the reading itself. You wanna use 'em? Go for it! You don't? Then disregard! No reason to fret about about an aspect that has no real necessity on the subject, but they're there if you want to use them.

One last piece of info that I think is very important: You already know about potting the cue and what that means depending on the reading type. But what happens to the other balls that you sink? Well, that's super easy: Just don't read them! Think of them sort of as the cards that are left in the deck when doing a tarot reading: they just don't apply.

Later on I'll be posting a "mock reading" to go more in depth on the method in which you can actually perform the reading. It will be specifically how I do it, but if you find a way that works better for you, then I would recommend doing that instead. Your confidence in divination is important, and if you don't have any confidence there, it's not gonna turn out so good.

Again, if y'all have any questions, please don't hesitate to ask!

-Quex

[whump-it-like-its-hot]

So earlier in art class today, someone drew a characters hands in their pockets and mentioned that hands are really like the ultimate end boss of art, and most of us wholeheartedly agreed. So then, our teacher went ahead and free handed like a handful of hands on the board, earning a woah from a couple of students. So the one from earlier mentioned how it barely took the teacher ten seconds to do what I can’t do in three hours. And you know what he responded?

“It didn’t take me ten seconds, it took me forty years.”

And you know, that stuck with me somehow. Because yeah. Drawing a hand didn’t take him fourth years. But learning and practicing to draw a hand in ten seconds did. And I think there’s something to learn there but it’s so warm and my brain is fried so I can’t formulate the actual morale of the lesson.