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[hellomynameisbisexual]

[autumn2may]

fruit-in-jars 101 by stacynguyen

"What is jam? What makes something authentically jam? Can bacon really be made into jam?

It was all very Existentialist.

The answer to those questions is a bit complicated and non-definitive. The U.S. FDA has defined jam and jelly in very specific and mathematical terms (such-and-such percentage of juice to fruit to water to sugar = jam/jelly); it also uses jam and preserve interchangeably, for the most part. While interesting, the FDA’s definitions did not matter much to me because the FDA wasn’t really using the terms in the way that we usually use the terms. Also, the FDA wasn’t comprehensive in its definitions. It didn’t tackle other fruit spreads like marmalades or curds, for instance.

The more I looked into, the more I thought, dude, this information would make a good infographic."

[zombie-graveyrd]

Hidden places for sigils

A lot of witches are in the broom closet and can't really have sigils just showing or you may just not want anyone to see your sigils. Whatever the reason may be you might want to keep them hidden or not super visible. Here are some places where you can put them.

On the lip of your shoes

Inside your phone case

In your wallet

Behind your watch

On your cosmetics

Tags of clothing

On your water bottle

On a key ring

Nail polish designs

Written on your skin in places others won't see or notice

On the bottom or on the heel of your shoes

Those are some places you can put sigils I hope this helps !!!

[drbtinglecannon]

Between Alex Jones getting perjury'd to oblivion and the FBI raiding Trump's Mar-o-lago home, August is proving to be entertaining as fuck

[autumnwyvern]

a really obscure piece of lore* since its really only mentioned in the octo expansion artbook that never got officially translated is that salmonids dont have names the same way other beings in the splatoon world do. they are often just called [title] of [clan name] (ex: Valiant Green Flame Born of Trout Hell Canyon is the name of the drummer in omega-3) extrapolating from that one could assume that when a salmonid becomes lost from their clan they also lose their names (if they uh dont starve as implied by the 8th scroll in splat3) and that naming ur lil buddy is probably something deeply important to them 🥺

Probably the 'default' would be something like Lil Buddy to the New Squidbeak Splatoon

*Update! Because of the website update these names are now available in English in an official capacity! Woo!

[magicpiano]

I often see people making posts looking for beta readers and getting no responses, and I think I think a big reason for that is just not providing enough information. So here is some advice of things you should mention in your post:

The rating (and maybe why it has that rating)

Any relevant content warnings

The main pairings, relationships, or characters

The (estimated) length! Committing to betaing a 5k work is very different from committing to a 20k one

If you have a deadline you need to work posted by (like if the story is for an event or a holiday, ect.)

What type of help you are looking for. Do you just want a spelling/grammar check, or are you looking for someone to brainstorm with and point out plot holes?

Maybe just a small summary of what the work is about. It doesn't need to be the fleshed out thing you put in ao3, but a short "coffee shop AU" or "season 2 ending fix it" goes a long way in letting a potential beta know what they are signing up for.

I understand the desire to keep your wips a secret till they are posted, but if you can't find a beta, this is probably why. Many times someone would be willing to beta, but doesn't want to offer because they don't know the above and would feel weird backing out after agreeing, so they just don't say anything.

Finally, remember the person on the other side of the screen is a human being. You are not owed help, they are doing you a favor so be polite.

(Please feel free to add more advice!)

[apollo18]

[bakeythebee]

✧˖° take care of yourselves little ones... ⋆｡°✩

ʚ🧃ɞ drink some juice

ʚ🫧ɞ take a bath or shower and brush your teeth: you're happier when you're clean!

ʚ🧺ɞ cuddle up with your favorite stuffie and read a little

ʚ🍰ɞ do something that makes you happy!

ʚ🍓ɞ eat a little fruit if you can, it's okay if you can't though

ʚ🧸ɞ take your meds if you have any, even allergy medicines: you can have a snack after!!

just remember that it's okay, okay? i got all my little friends in my heart

sfw interaction only please!!

dni: ageplay, petplay, ddlg/variants, abdl, maps/pedos, pro-ed, sh, anything that could hurt a child

a kiddo runs this blog, please respect my dni[or get blocked/reported]

[coinandcandle]

Witchy General Info Master Post

Here you'll find many posts related to witchcraft, witchy history, and magic! These could be helpful for beginners or even seasoned witches that may be curious about these topics.

Rule of Thumb for Learning Witchcraft

Research Tips for Witchcraft

Which Witch? - Let's Talk Labels! (Types of witches)

Energy Across Cultures - Coin's Notes pt1

Definitions in Modern Magical Context

Coffee and Tea Magic

Spell Types

The Fae

Full Moon Meanings

Moon Phase Magic

Genius Loci

What I Wish I Knew When I was Younger

Broke Witch Tips

Familiars in Witchcraft

Familiars in History

How to Make Your Day Magical

Intention and Magic

Witchy Red Flags

Magical Misconceptions

What I Wish I Knew as a Beginner Witch

Cleansing yourself? Not necessary!

Enjoy my posts? Consider leaving me a tip on my ko-fi!~

[citrus-system]

I thought this might be helpful to other autistic people;

[hydnellumania]

Baneful magic ingredients and their correspondences

I got a LOT of these from @afledglings-guideto-witchcraft when they answered an ask I sent in, that blog is a fantastic place for information whether you've been practicing a few days or a few years imo.

I've been posting a lot about trying to find information on this subject and now I've gotten a good list compiled in a google doc and figured I'd share it with y'all, feel free to add on your own notes or just any commentary you have or experiences you've had using certain ingredients. I'm using some of these to make a hex jar to try and help a friend out with a shitty abusive household, which I might post more about if y'all would be interested in it, or if I just feel up to it.

Black pepper: bad luck, punishing negative energies

Pickle juice: to bring sourness

Broken glass: cutting ties, warding off negative energies, pain

Black salt: banishment

Thumb tacks: pain and suffering

Rotten tea/anything moldy: for detriment on their life

Hot peppers: pain, irritation, burning, anger

Garlic: disgust and repulsion

Dead matches: to drain energy

Salt: to intensify wounds, to sting, to keep someone away

Mustard seed: strife and discord

Onion: breaking relationships/habits/etc, strife

Lemons: causing pain (think lemon juice on a cut), souring a relationship, or any good luck the target has been receiving lately.

Rusty Nails: can be stabbed into lemons, or added to sour jars/hex jars. Pins the hex/curse to the target.

Vinegar: souring, dissolves relationships

Poppyseed: intoxication and confusion

Alum: stops communication/speech.

Small pickles: male impotency

Beet pickles: female hormonal problems

Thick mud: darkness, suffocation, feeling trapped

Feces/urine: to make their life nasty

Black candle wax or strings: binds the curse to the target

Coffee: insomnia

Tea: lethargy/oversleeping

Gravel: Being crushed and stepped on by life and the people around you

Don't ever let anyone tell you you are a bad person or you're going to get hurt if you practice baneful magic at all no matter what. The threefold law is a rule that Wiccans follow, no one else is obligated to believe in it, I respect people who believe in it and they should respect people who don't. Always make sure to judge a situation very carefully and use this magic appropriately.

And, very very important, research on how to protect yourself from a spell backfiring (because you can get hurt), make sure that your intention is very focused on your specific target(s), and, if you're doing something similar to what I'm doing, do something (protection jars, spells, etc) to protect other people around this person or people from the effects of the jinx, hex, or curse. Oh and if you're casting a spell on someone else who practices witchcraft, make sure you know the signs if they deflect the spell back onto you and try and do what you can to prevent that from happening.

[hellomynameisbisexual]

[zombie-graveyrd]

Types of water and their uses

A lot of witches use different types of water in their practices. Here are a few. And remember intention is very important.

Sun water - vitality, happiness, strength, positivity

Sun water is made by cleansing your preferred jar in your preferred method, filling it with water, and putting the jar out into the sun for however long you would like.

River water - moving on, changing, letting go, cleansing

River water is made by collecting water from a river in a jar that has been cleansed. (Boil before consumption.)

Rain water - growth, change, cleansing, protection

Put a preferred jar that has been cleansed out in the rain.

Dew water - beauty, glamours, love, fertility, calmness

Dew water is made by collecting dew in a cleansed jar. (Boil before consumption)

War water - used for hexes, curses, bad luck, general negativity

War water can be tailored to what you have on hand. You just want to put nasty shit in there or things like rusty nails, dead bugs, moldy things, vinegar. Do not consume this at all.

I hope this information helps some people. You can always use methods that work for you. Happy witching my friends !!!

[bpd-posi]

[skeleton-monarch]

I don’t think I’ve seen anyone talk about this before, so I figured I’d take it upon myself to do so.

A couple years ago, I developed a skin condition called hidradenitis suppurativa, specifically in my armpits (though it can develop anywhere that the skin rubs together). The hardest part of coping with this for me (apart from the shame, cause skin conditions are so stigmatized) was the fact that I couldn’t wear deodorant anymore. Like, at all.

No one had any advice for me, my doctors shrugged and told me to get a deodorant without antiperspirant but those deodorants still caused it to flare, and it was painful.

So what the fuck was I supposed to do? I tried showering multiple times a day, but that caused flareups as well. Was I just doomed to smell all the time?

Nope! Turns out there’s plenty of solutions.

Here’s what to do if you find yourself unable to wear deodorant for long periods of time (or just if deodorant isn’t even working anymore)

-First off, accept that you’re gonna smell for a while, fuck anyone who makes fun of you for it. Humans smell, they can get over themselves.

-Buy an unscented face wash, my friend’s an aesthetician and she recommended cerave, and so far it’s one of the few that doesn’t cause a flareup!

Face wash is an underrated armpit cleanser. It’s less harsh on your skin (and armpit skin is sensitive!) and everyone I know who uses it says it works wayyyy better than body wash. Lots of soaps just mask the scent of sweat, but I’ve found that face wash actually helps get rid of it.

-Exfoliation is your friend, but be gentle! Dead skin can cause a smell buildup. Also, all the deodorant society tells us to wear can build up and clog your sweat glands (I think this is part of the reason that you will 100% smell a lot worse when you stop using deodorant. You have freed your sweat glands, they gotta adjust). I personally use a sugar scrub, which is harsher than I’d recommend to others, but it helps me prevent flareups which is all that matters to me tbh.

-And finally, trim your armpit hair. I don’t recommend shaving if you have a skin condition in that area, shaving irritates your skin, but trim your hair. Hair catches the scent of your sweat, and overtime it can just keep the smell, even after washing it.

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That’s all of the advice I can think of rn, so you can stop here if that’s all you’re looking for, but I want to talk more to help de-stigmatize skin conditions (under the readmore)!

First off, it’s not gross if you don’t wear deodorant. Give it time, you’ll naturally start to smell less (and if you’re going through puberty? I’m very sorry but you’re going to smell until your hormones chill. It’s life). Deodorant can actually clog your sweat glands, cause buildup, and cause inflammation of your skin, making you smell worse. My aunt (without a skin condition affecting her underarms) stopped wearing deodorant and reports that she smells less than she ever had before.

If you find your skin in the armpit area (including towards your chest and a bit down your ribs) becoming itchy, tender, or forming lumps? Do yourself a favor and stop using deodorant then and there. Don’t wait for it to get worse, because let me tell you, skin irritation in areas that constantly rub? Not fun. Also get any lumps checked out by a dermatologist if you can, there’s a lot of lymph nodes in your armpits, it’s a prime spot for a lot of health conditions that are better caught early (also breast tissue extends to under your arms, so if you’re at risk for breast cancer, remember that).

If you still smell, please don’t give up and go back to deodorant. Fuck anyone who gives you shit for it. Humans smell and they can learn to deal. Your right to exist comfortably within the realms of your health conditions is more important than anything else. Also, a dermatologist might be able to help figure out a solution, so check with one if you can!

Skin conditions aren’t shameful, and I honestly think deodorant is the devil. It’s harsh and antiperspirants have been linked to negative armpit health. Armpit skin is thinner than most of your other skin and more prone to irritation, like the skin on your face or genitalia. It’s pretty commonly accepted that you shouldn’t be putting harsh chemicals or scents in those areas, I don’t think armpits should be treated any different.

Anyways, shoutout to those of us with skin conditions. Sores, rashes, lesions, bumps, wrinkles, and whatever else they might entail. They don’t make us gross, they don’t mean we’re unhygienic, and we deserve to be comfortable and exist without shame.

[witchesbe-like]

We all know I’m a lazy witch. Of course in a perfect world I would spend every moment planting lavender around my garden, perfecting my tea blends, and staying warm in my cozy cabin by the fire. But in reality I have barely enough time to get in the shower before I start my day. And I don't own a cabin so…. So in reality is that really lazy? Or has capitalism made us all squish out every second out of our day getting stuff done just so we can do in all over tomorrow? Yes. Yes it has. So when I say I’m a lazy witch, maybe I’m just an exhausted witch. Either way, here are my favorite lazy witch hacks for when you are out of time, or just don’t have the energy to put in a full two hour ritual every full moon. 

Visualize your circles around you and forgo placing crystals or items in an actual circle. Magic is metaphorically speaking so just imagining yourself in a big bubble will do just fine. 

Keep your crystals on your windowsill so you don’t have to remember to charge them with the moonlight. 

Every candle is a magic candle. 

A shower anytime makes a great cleansing ritual. 

5 minute meditations for releasing stress works wonders when you’re feeling over it. 

Pull a single tarot card when you have a question that needs guidance. 

Step outside barefoot to ground yourself and just stand in th dirt for a few minutes. 

Leve a portion of your dinner uneaten for ancestors. 

Keep witchy spell notes on your phone. 

Use moon tracking apps so you don’t have to keep checking the moon phase. 

Use white tea light candles for everything because sometimes it really just doesn’t matter. 

Stir things clockwise (coffee, tea, cake mixes) to bring towards you and counterclockwise to let go or release. 

Line your front door with salt for protection. 

Place rose quartz in your room to remind yourself to self-love

Make meals with intention, think about health or happiness next time your microwave your mac and cheese. 

Light a match and blow it out to suck up any bad vibes in a room. 

Wear blue to manifest passing a test or getting a new job. 

Walk outside during a full moon and spend a few minutes recharging under the moon light. 

Spend a few minutes every morning writing down your intentions for manifesting your life and visualizing what you want daily.

Remember that you are a badass witch and don’t forget it.