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Help me on my path

So, I don’t have many followers but maybe you can reblog so I can get some advice? I am now working as a long haul truck driver and finding it very hard to stay on my path and work magic into my every day life on the road. I do simple moon magic on the full moon but it just isn’t enough and I’m feeling very lost without my altar and daily meditations.... I get to come home weekly but am usually so exhausted I barely light incense when I’m home anymore. I feel I am sacrificing my spirituality with my new job change. It’s so difficult of a choice. My last job I was barely making ends meet and hardly had any money leftover for anything. Now I make more money but have less time. So frustrating. Anyway, thanks for letting me vent and if you have any advice please share!!! Blessed be, Willow

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So. For anyone curious as to what @the-wiccans-glossary looks like (or me, for that matter) here you go! I arrived around 9:30 this morning, we have been hanging out around town all day since ♡

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Crisis: Please send love and support.

As many of you may be aware, @the-wiccans-glossary​ is under large amounts of stress lately. He has many chronic illnesses that cause pain, that are exacerbated by stress. His parents have come out to the family about getting a divorce, and it is not going well due to details that cannot be discussed in depth, but I will provide a (hopefully clear) rundown of the situation at hand.

In short, there is extreme financial duress, due to deception; a huge scandal (which is still under investigation), and other personal habits that cause extreme stress in the family as a whole, and not just for financial reasons. There have been copious amounts of lying among members of the family in attempts to keep things together, and hidden, by “the guilty party” (who will be referred to as such for the remainder of this post) in particular. Needless to say, such things have only caused more undue stress.

As previously mentioned, high stress equates to more physical pain and suffering for Charlie, and has resulted in long nights of unfit sleep, peppered with nightmares, and mornings of misery, and extra hours laying in bed, waiting for the pain to subside long enough for him to be physically able to get up, and address the pain with medication. And I’ll repeat this for those who may be shocked: despite the amount of homeopathic, medicinal knowledge he has, the pain has been so great, that he is reliant upon medication to ease his pain and suffering, because his usual means of pain management are no longer enough.

That all being said, he will have a more slight presence online. He will be active, though passively, slow in responses to asks and what few private threads (PM’s) he’s active in, and so on. There is a lot going on, and a lot of confusion, and your understanding, support, prayers, and well wishing are all very greatly, very deeply appreciated.

I would also like to add that although moral support is always VERY nice, and often does more good than most people would have you believe, financial support is always accepted as well. He has a store. Tips are also accepted, and I wish, with all my heart, that this was some sort of minor financial inconvenience, but we are talking $12,000 USD (possibly more) in money that has been “lost” (under investigation), within the short span of 3 months. This is missing basic, human necessities. This is missing food, toiletries, medications, etc. Missed bills, missing medical payments, missing appointments for various doctors and therapy, pain management, (needed) speech therapy, pet care and vet visits, missing gas money and car payments, missing mortgage payments, and so on. And this hasn’t been just for Charlie. This isn’t just covering him, gentle readers. This extends far past his own needs, impacting also his younger sister who was forced into a position of needing a job while still in high school, and her needs, his father and his needs, the guilty party’s own needs, the needs of pets… This is a crisis, really, and has left him, and his family in financial shambles, emotional shambles, and it is not a hyperbole to say that all of his income has gone to making sure that he can continue running the store (to have any amount of income) and paying bills, in place of the guilty party.

To put this into perspective, this has resulted in self-care taking the back seat. This has resulted in not eating, and relapses into unhealthy coping mechanisms in an attempt to survive the stress of the situation, neglecting physical health by avoiding going to the doctors when necessary, because it is now not affordable, by any stretch of the imagination, and is forcing Charlie into even more dangerous and painful territory as more unfolds. So please, if you can, feel free to help support him, and his family as a whole, through this very hard and trying time.

Many of these details were only brought to light this evening, so this post is a bit late going up, but this is the state of affairs of my beloved. Please send love, and support.

Thank you,

-Ms. G

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I am deeply disappointed in the lot of you.

Let me explain. There is zero reason this should have been brought up once more. There is no need for it. None. Not even an ounce of a reason.

If someone would kindly, and in mature, adult fashion explain why you are trying to cause problems again, I would love to hear your reasoning, but I am warning you now that there simply will not be one viable enough for me to believe that this is necessary.

It has already been established that each and every human being, regardless of gender, race, sexuality, creed, and so on, is allowed their own opinion based on their views of, and experiences in the world. No man, woman, or person otherwise gendered has a right to tell another that their opinions are invalid based on a difference in experiences. For the very same reasons we, as people, cannot tell other people that they are not allowed to feel the emotions they do, for the same reason we are have no right to tell someone they are wrong for worshipping the dieties and beings that they do for whatever reason compells them, we cannot, should not, and I would hope many of you would agree with me in saying we WILL not, tell people their opinions are invalid, so long as their opinions are not being used to cause actual danger to any person.

I am not telling you that you must agree with anyone for their opinions and views. I am not saying that you must agree with someone else's perception of the world. But I am requesting that you respect that someone else's opinion is different than your own, and they are in no way trying to hurt you in saying "I disagree, but I will respect your view of your person enough to call you what you like, and address you appropriately, and respectfully, so long as I am treated in kind."

There is no reason to be attempting to relight old flames of distress for others who have seen this mess come up before, and it is disrespectful for those who utilise @the-wiccans-glossary‘s blog as a helpful tool, and a place to learn, to be clogging up followers' dashboards.

You are not just disrespecting my fiance, at this point. You are disrespecting many other, younger witches who have come to his space to learn, and expand their views of witchcraft and magick. Please cease these disrespectful actions.

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Predominantly @the-wiccans-glossary, but boy howdy, he just loves cats. I don't care what anyone says, if I wasn't involved, I'm afraid he would become the male equivilant of a crazy cat lady (sorry babe, it's the truth).

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I decided to be a brat (I mean.. and be silly) and take a low-key candid photo of @the-wiccans-glossary ♡ Enjoy~♡

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Thank you for your understanding...

First, I would like to thank all of you who have been helping Charlie financially, via donations and patronage through his store. Many of you have been very kind to him, have given words of support and well-wishing, hope and healthy encouragement, which are significant, despite some of the short responses you may have noticed as of late. But I figured I would write up a general explanation for you all, as  concerned friends and followers, fans of his content, and so on, so that you may better understand both Charlie, and the situation he and I are currently in.

For those of you who do not know, allow me to introduce myself: you may call me Ress, or Ms. G, and I am Charlie's girlfriend. We have been together for just over seven months, but we have been supportive friends since before our established relationship, and I think it's safe to say that we know each other well enough to know limitations, and where "help" stops helping, or in this case, where it isn't quite enough. We are both young adults, with financial stability problems caused by things that are bigger than ourselves. We are both human beings who struggle emotionally to navigate our own experiences in this life, as well as the existence and experiences of others. Despite what the world may have you believe, the moment you turn eighteen, the moment you are legally an adult, the world does not suddenly make sense, you are not spontaneously able to exercise financial responsibility, and for the millionth time in my young life, and I can't believe I feel the need to say this, but I'm going to for those who need to hear it more than I did back in the day, NO, COLLEGE IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.

You are not stupid for feeling the need to forgo higher education. It does not make you an imbecile to not understand precisely what it means to be wise financially. And frankly, due to America's state of affairs, between the government, and it's inability to function in a manner that benefits the people (which was, should, and was always intended to be its main job as a body of "power,"), and the economy, which is in a state that does not allow for the common American individual, regardless now of gender, sexuality, race, creed, or citizenship (which, in this day and age, should not impact our financial abilities, but does) to collect savings, or even begin to build credit history, for that matter, as a result of both a lack of financial wealth, and a variety of other more complex societal factors, we are both in a position of getting (and pardon the proverbial French) screwed over. Our healthcare system is broken. Our public education system lacks proper structure, and is rarely being supported financially. Our children are unable to learn, and live, and come up in homes that are wholesome, and safe because of these things. Instead, they grow up to become broken, beaten down, helpless, hopeless individuals, who want nothing more than to lay down in front of an oncoming train. Instead, they grow up to be young adults like us, who are lost, and depressed, and anxious, and confused, and angry, and hurt, and who feel like we are unable to rely on the very people who are supposed to offer us unconditional love and support.

In other words our country (or in the very least mine, as I was born and raised here), is not the greatest, most forgiving place to be. Once known as "The Land of Opportunity," we are now a land of hatred, anger, and despair. One of broken homes, and abuse on all levels. One where nothing is sacred anymore. One where privacy is not allowed, no matter what you are told. Where you are “Damned if you do, and damned if you don't.” Where there are hoops to jump through, that are more often than not lit on fire, for anyone who is not old, white, and biologically male. Where there is no forgiveness for you if you are born different, with a disability, if you are ”flawed” in any way-- Our "home," is not one fit for human beings to do what they do best: be human.

By now you are probably asking "Well, what does this have to do with the price of tea in China?" Now I will explain the more personal details, and how any of the above are relevant.

Charlie and I are not in the easiest of circumstances. First, our relationship is long distance. This would not be an issue if it wasn't an eight hour drive between us, combined with not having cars, or in my case, the ability to even drive (I'm practically blind). But this implies that in the event of a crisis situation, neither of us is physically able to get to the other. The most we are able to do is call, or message one another through a terribly small variety of forms. This limits the amount of true support that can be given between us, which is why there are times when you may see posts about feeling unsafe, and similar. This is one of the many reasons that your support, as friends, followers, and fans is helpful, and greatly appreciated. You are truly making a difference.

Second, unlivable income. I have two income-earning jobs now, 3 if you include the fact that I volunteer my time to work with the Nature's Organics store (run by Charlie), which actually costs money. His only source of income is his store, and great amount of that income goes directly into getting more supplies, and paying for upkeep of the systems that run the store. He is currently not in a position to get a second job, without compromising one or more aspects of his current physical (and emotional) health. For those of you who were not around prior to his store getting moved, and updated for the umpteenth time: before, he was working a job that paid far below what is considered a livable wage, aka minimum, not to mention the environment was in all reality an abusive and dangerous one, to all but maybe three of those who were employed during the time Charlie was with the company. Since leaving he has not returned, not even as a patron, and he is still recovering from some of the events that took place while employed there.

Third, we are both very complex individuals. That's not to say that anyone else in the world is more or less intricate in design: all people are very different! But our personal experiences, separate from those we have had together, very greatly, and cover all matters of life. And although there are many instances where our lives have shared parallels, that's not the same as having experienced identical traumatic events. As young as we are, and because we have been through so many things at different times in our lives, from the cradle, until now, and even factors that preceded our ever being born, it takes more effort, and a far deeper understanding than many realize, to handle one another with the care, and to be able to communicate clearly. There are limitations in what help can be offered, or even provided because of some of these things. Understanding is sometimes not enough. Communication is important, but because of who we are, because of where our lives have taken us, and where we are now in conjunction with where we want to go, it is doubly so.

The fact of the matter is this: your support, no matter who you are, reading this, is appreciated. By me. By my Charlie. Thank you, from the bottom of my heart. Please continue to support as you are able.

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