“We’ll Protect Each Other, In The Ways We Can. If One Of Us Needs Help, The Other Will Come Dashing

🛡 Warding 🛡

Disclaimer: This is all based on my research, path, opinion & experiences! Intro: I really was holding out on doing this post because it’s such a big, important topic to cover and I really don’t want to mess it up or get anything wrong. This post needs to be done though, people have asked if I have such a post and an anon suggested it. So finally, here it is.  - What Is Warding? Warding is a type of magick, it is the act of creating an energetic barrier around you, your home, an object, ect. They can be temporary or permanent, although typically they are cast with the long term in mind. They can banish or turn away whatever you choose. Warding is an excellent skill to have because it can keep you, and even others safe and with practice you can do it anytime with just about whatever you have on hand.  When Should I Ward? Whenever you want an energetic barrier around you, most people consistently ward their home, themselves or their place of practice. Some people even ward their space every time they prepare for a spell. It should be done consistently in any area you want protected, but exactly where and how often is entirely up to the practitioner.  What Should I Do Before? Cleanse, a ward is a barrier of energy and in the same way that it keeps things out it also keeps things in. You don’t want to trap anything inside of it. Cleanse yourself before you ward yourself. Cleanse your space before you ward your space!  Tips Before You Ward- Phrasing Keep the phrasing in mind! You don’t want to keep anything out that you want in, or let something in that you want out. If you’re chanting or using sigils ect keep in mind exactly what you want to keep out both in your methods and in your mind. Covering everything Make sure to cover everything, a ward is useless if there’s a weakness in it or if the ceiling & floor aren’t probably covered. Be super thorough!  Layering Your Wards One small little wimpy barrier? Ha, the spirits say as they scramble into your home to wreak havoc! You need to layer your wards, don’t just use one method one time, there’s no such thing as too much warding.  What Are Some Ways That I Can Ward? Now we’ll get right down to the methods you can use to ward yourself and your space! Remember that warding is important and needs to be effective, don’t try anything that you don’t have experience with for warding. At first, focus on the stuff you know. If you like sigils, use sigils at first and slowly work your way into using other more complex methods or methods that solely rely on your abilities. Circle Casting You cast a circle by summoning the four elements to protect & energize what is in the circle.  - Here’s my post about circles & how to cast them  Chanting/Speaking Come up with a protective chant you can use to ward your space. This chant could be someone else’s or your own as long as you feel it’s effective. Speak it aloud and visualize a layer of energy protecting your space.  Incense Burn a protective incense in the space you’d like to ward and visualize a barrier protecting your space. Athame Draw out the line of your ward with your athame, visualize the wall appearing, covering everything with a thick layer of energy.  Spraying Spray a mix of blessed/magickal waters and or herbs with protective properties in the space you want to ward.  Sigils Create a sigil using your favorite method with the intent to “ward” or “protect/protection.” Then charge and activate it as a layer of protection! Here’s my post on sigils if you’re interested in that: - Sigil Post Jar Spells You could mix up a jar spell for warding, set it in your house and forget it as a layer of warding.  - My protective jar spell post Anointment Anoint the doorways of your space, you could also anoint the ceiling, floor, walls, corners, honestly go for it.  Salt Sprinkle salt all around the edge of your home or space. Make sure to sprinkle salt on the INSIDE of your harm as salt can harm plants & wildlife if used outside. If you’d like to make a barrier on the outside of your home, you can use dried & crushed eggshells in place of salt. - Post on how to make eggshell powder here -  Hag stones Hag stones are stones with holes in them that have been corroded into the stone because of rushing water. It is believed rushing water is protective & cleansing so if you wear a stone that sat in it long enough to have parts corroded away, that the stone will maintain and keep those properties with it. It’s a great way to personally ward yourself, and an excuse to go out in nature.  They look like this! 

Energy Manipulation If you’ve got a knack for manipulating energy, you can create a barrier through work and visualization that surrounds yourself or your space. This isn’t recommended for beginners though! Links: - Horse Warding Charm By @anothersusurrus - House Warding Spritz Mixture By @seleneblackwell Both of these are great if you’re looking for specific spells, types of magick, correspondences, sigils, ect! - Protection Magic Masterpost Part 1 By @auricwitch - Protection Magic Masterpost Part 2 By @auricwitch Personal Wards Also remember not just to ward your space but yourself, if you layer your home with wards, what happens when you leave? Exactly. Keep yourself safe too! Circle casting & hag stones are great methods I mentioned above that are good for personal warding.  Can I Ward Specific Things And Not Others? Absolutely! I mentioned this in the phrasing section of this post, keep in mind exactly what you want to keep out when you’re warding. I like words like “negative” or “harmful” or “with ill intent” because they don’t necessarily keep out the Fae or positive/neutral spirits but it does keep out anything that wants to harm you in general. Just think about it ahead of time, find wording or a phrase you like and keep that in mind as you ward.  What If I Live With People? If you’re out of the broom closet, explain to your family/roommates what you’re doing and why you’re doing it and make sure they’re cool with it and are aware of what’s going on. If you’re not out of the broom closet, you may have to resort to only warding yourself/your room, & that’s okay!  I hope this helps someone or teaches them something new! Enjoy! Have a lovely day 💖

I just got around to updating the old Scrapbook artwork with new “photos”, retouching and re-toning it so that I could make a wallpaper/device background out of it for Patrons.  After reformatting it into about 20 different shapes, I figured I might as well do one specially made for Tumblr too. ———————– Lackadaisy is on Patreon - there’s extra stuff!

To all those who say cats are not affectionate: meet Grandma.

Video by Angelo Varriano

HEX & CURSE IDEAS ☠️

Just a few of my ideas, all based on my research/experiences/opinion!  I’ll probably add more to this. 

DISCLAIMER:  All of these do require a taglock, see this post: • How To Collect A Taglock If you want to hex/curse someone but do not have one.  GENERAL IDEAS/FILL IN THE BLANKS:  Some of these might seem super obvious but sometimes we all need a little guidance or inspiration!  • Take a jar & fill it with your taglock + items that correspond with your intent. • Put an item near the taglock/poppet that represents your intent. • Bury your taglock at a location that corresponds with your intent. • Sew a poppet based on the victim and do to the poppet what you’d like done to the victim.                                                                       Misfortune:  • Take your taglock, and place it under a coin, preferably a big coin. Place a tiny black candle on the top and light it, as the candle burns, so will their good fortune, this will siphon it away. Blow out the candle & move the components away from each other when you’d like the spell to cease.  • Enchant an item the victim will like with misfortune, negativity, ect and gift it to them. Be sure to cleanse & ward after & be sure to counteract the effects of the spell so that it doesn’t effect you. 

Pain:  • Take your taglock, take some chili powder & burn the taglock with it. Alternatively: Let it sit in the chili powder for longer effects. • Sew a poppet based on the victim, drive needles through it & leave them in as long as you want the victim in pain.  • Alternatively, you could burn the poppet.

Bitterness:  • Take your taglock, & soak it in a jar (closed up) with some lemon juice. The victim will feel not only bitter, but alone.  Paranoia:  • Set your taglock near a drawing of some large eyes, they will feel they’re constantly being watched.  • Sew a poppet of the victim, • Take your taglock, or a poppet, & bury it at a crossroads. The victim will not know where to turn or what decisions to make & will begin to overthink their decisions, feeling stuck.  Chaos:  • Set your taglock in a large tall jar of storm water and spin it around & around, creating a whirlpool, visualize the victim panicking and being confused.  Stress/Fear:  • Set your taglock in a jar, seal it up with something that unsettles the victim. This might take a might of experimentation, perhaps seal the jar in the dark, put a spider in the jar, ect.  Claustrophobic:  • Place your taglock in a jar, cover it with dirt, bonus points if it’s dirt from near their home, place the jar in a very dark quiet place for as long as you want the spell active.  • Alternatively, you could fill the jar with black paint.  • Sew a poppet of the victim, and wrap it in something over and over, this could be thread, ribbon, string, cloth, whatever as long as it covers them repeatedly. Wrap it up tight.  To Show Someone’s True Colors:  • Take your taglock, and wrap it around a stick. Place the stick in a bottle of water & freeze it, set it out to thaw & as the ice falls away so will their outer layers, showing off their cold inner cold.  • Alternatively, you could cut a slit in an apple & place the taglock in there. Same principle, as the apple rots so will their outer layers.  • Sew a poppet based on the victim, as you’re stuffing it place a tiny black heart inside. When you want to enact the curse, cut open the poppet & turn it inside out. Showing their true colors, the small black heart inside.  More Posts: - What I’ve Learned About Curses  You guys wanted more stuff on cursing, here it is.  If I see any comments mentioning the rule of 3 and putting down others for their choices about their craft, I reserve the right to delete them!  I hope this helps you or teaches you something! Happy hexing! Have a lovely day 🖤

Baking a brioche on a stormy afternoon. A slow living approach.

We had a stormy day last week. The weather was gloomy and it was really windy. I decided to bake a Brioche. Bread making is such a great activity to slow down, and brioche are such a decadent treat. 

Making brioche was really hard for me the first couple of times, and I wish I watched videos on how to make it. 

 Brioche makes wonderful food for any celebrations of the pagan year! You can adapt the recipe to your need and add the flavours and herbs. They are perfect for you feasts are they are the embodiment of the little luxuries, the little extra we enjoy on a celebration day! At the end, I give you some ideas to adapt the recipe to each of the sabbats!

Prep time: 40 min

Rest time: 1h30

Proving time in the fridge: a whole night

Cooking time: 25 to 30 min

Material needed:

A standing mixer with a hook or a hand mixer with hooks. If you don’t have any of those, you can mix by hand but it is going to get really messy and it is much longer.

Ingredients

2tsp dry yeast

4tbsp milk

1tbsp suger

250g plain flour

30g sugar

125g butter at room temperature

3+1 eggs at room temperature

1tbsp Cointreau or Rhum

Recipe

Activate the yeast by mixing 2 tsp of dry yeast with 4tbsp of luke warm milk and a tbsp of sugar. Mix well and let it rest for at least 15min. The yeast is activated when there is a fluffy foam on the top of the milk.

In a bowl, mix flour, sugar, salt and butter together until crumbly.

In a small bowl beat 3 eggs with a tbsp of Cointreau or Rhum.

Add the beaten eggs and the yeast to the crumbly dough.

Start mixing with the robot for at least 5 min. The dough is ready when it is smooth, silky and sticky (don’t worry about that)

First proving:

Cover the bowl with cling film and let the dough rest in a warm place. Near a radiator is really good or in the oven at minimal heat (no more than 30°C / 86°F). Let it rise for about 1h30 or when the volume has doubled. If there is a wind draft, the dough will never rise.

Second proving:

Once the first rising is done, punch the dough to remove the gaz accumulated. At this point the dough is really sticky and that’s normal, don’t be tempted to add more flour. Cover the bowl again and let it rest a full night in the fridge. The dough will rise a bit again.

The day after:

Pre heat the oven at 180°C/350°F

Sprinkle flour on your worktop and start rolling the dough in a large cylinder. Cut it in 3 equal parts.

Roll each part in a long sausage, then braid them together.

Beat one egg and spread it on the braided brioche with a brush. It will make the crust gold and shiny

Bake 25 to 30min at 180°C/350°F

A few important tips:

This dough has a lot of butter that make is very sticky. That’s why the nigh in the fridge is very important. It makes the dough hard enough to be manipulated. Try to work quickly so the dough stays cold.

If you don’t have room temperature butter, shred the butter with a cheese grater it will do just fine.

No alcohol? No problem! Try to perfume the brioche with vanilla or orange zest!

Sabbaths celebrations ideas:

Mabon - 20th-22nd September - Add some sliced apples to the dough before the first proving time

Samhain - 31st October - Add a tsp of pumpkin spices to the flour.

Yule - 20th-22nd December - Add orange zest and orange juice to the mix instead of the Cointreau

Imbolc - 1st February - Don’t change the recipe it is perfect for this celebration day!

Ostara - 20th-22nd March - CHOCOLATE! Add chocolate chips to the batter before mixing everything together

Beltane - 1st May - Use 30g of honey instead of sugar

Litha - 20th-22nd June - Again, you can use honey and also add oranges. Maybe brush a bit of orange marmalade when it is straight out of the oven

Lughnasadh - 31st July - Add Strawberries / Raspberries / Blueberries to the mix before the first proving time

THERE HE IS

THERE HE IS

M Y P U R P L E S O N

A tip for blending when painting digitally: use a transition color! I quickly made this when my brother asked for art advice while I was working on a painting for my best friend. (I was watching a lot of makeup videos to pick out her gifts). 

I once fell asleep on the floor of a bathroom

(I have no friends to tag T-T)

Tell me one thing

friendly-neighborhood-new-kid:

masked-vigilante:

brightstarblogs:

shinyvapor26:

cosmiccraigory:

niiary:

nanananakins:

snowypinkbunnies:

wanna-buzz:

rarepair-central:

goddammit11da:

unradicaldoodling:

lavishlacee:

cryptidrain:

cacti-and-soda:

incandescent-crescent:

florescentsharks:

obsessedwithsnow:

cherrybazpitch:

angsty-ass-pepermint:

wallpatterns:

da5haexowin:

lovelyh0lland:

darlingtholland:

softspideyboy:

petxrparks:

starkravingparker:

sweetboitom:

dreamholland:

billowyblues:

sweetteatimmychalamet:

ladyblakeney25:

isitandwonder:

mylastvow:

morgendaemmerung89:

loveinthemindpalace:

msbander:

londoncallingsigh:

ellipsisaspired:

ghislainem70:

discordantwords:

thetimemoves:

221b-carefulwhatyouwishfor:

alexxphoenix42:

chriscalledmesweetie:

gobacktobakerstreet:

mama-orion:

teaistheanswertoeverything:

shittypeanut:

datgurlmacs:

selfishferret:

daniel-pastel:

welcome-to-my-phantasyland:

justphantastic:

dantartica:

sleevelessphil:

accio-phan:

corgisocks:

lesterdreams:

blossom-howell:

guesswhatphandomimin:

Tell me one thing about yourself and tag 3 people.

I can’t really whistle @paula229 @solardanstem @blossom-howell

oh god

i still have my first bear from when i was born. he’s a mess

@golddustphan @lesterdreams @teatowelhowell

I’m allergic to touching cold things

@stevesbi @corgisocks @moonbeamphan

true fact: when i was a young child, i used to ask my mom to draw cat whiskers on my face with eyeliner. the cat whiskers truly do come from within! @phanwithdogs @dreamdilddy @accio-phan

i cant whistle,, like,,, at all

@sleevelessphil @levisduster @artisticxfool

I can’t jump rope

@seafoamlester @dantartica @itsupposedtobecheesy

I have multiple double joints in my hands/toes

@sushiunderwear @theofficial01 @justphantastic

I can lick my nose 

@sorta-phantastic @welcome-to-my-phantasyland @awkwardodie

I’m allergic to peanuts

@daniel-pastel @aliceinwonderlandforever @thedarksideofhufflepuff

I’m slightly allergic to cats

@phanic-at-the-malfoys @ladders-the-album @selfishferret

I’m Homeschooled (God that’s a boring fact soz)

@beardedbeardduck @phanmail @datgurlmacs

I’m homeschooled as well! :)

@mama-genes-blues @shittypeanut @fe-ically

I am extremely bisexual

@just-your-everyday-weirdo @phantastickilljoys @teaistheanswertoeverything

Éowyn was my first fictional crush.

@mama-orion, @sapphicfinn, @kai-idth 

I used to be a cartoonist for our town’s little indy newspaper.

@fellshish @angel-without-wings-sew @gobacktobakerstreet

I’m actually happy and content with my life. @sincerely-chaos @cheeseshop @chriscalledmesweetie

Thirty years ago, I buzzed all my hair down to a quarter of an inch long, and my mom’s comment was, “At least you have a nicely shaped skull.”

Tagging @daisyfairy1 @imnova and @alexxphoenix42

I lead drum circles. 

I tag … @conversationswithjohnlock @prettysherlocksolider   @221b-carefulwhatyouwishfor

I like black licorice (a divisive subject in our house).

I tag @alexaprilgarden and @thetimemoves and @chinike

I played the theme to Chariots of Fire for a clarinet solo when I was in 5th grade (spoiler alert: my reed broke right in the middle).

I tag @discordantwords and @significanceofmoths and @notquitepetworth .

I play bass in a band. (No fame or fortune, just some local good fun.)

Tagging @saki101, @viridiandecisions and @ghislainem70

I re-read Charles Palliser’s The Quincunx every year around Christmas, and I’m deep into it now.

Tagging @honeybeelullaby @elwinglyre @ellipsisaspired

I’m deathly afraid of flying.

You’re it: @londoncallingsigh @simpleanddestructivechemistry @scifrey

I’ve flown an airplane solo (I can’t really believe it now; a long time ago I took flying lessons and got to the point of soloing twice but never finished my license).

Tagging @bandersnatchmycummerbund @bluebellofbakerstreet @nochillscientist

I’m a sex worker

@homosociallyyours @arallara @thedepthsofmyshame

I can’t peel fruit or veggies with a knife, I have to use a peeler. @love-in-mind-palace @morgendaemmerung89 @consultingpacha @bakingsherlycakes

I can over bend my hands… backwards…

@loveismyrevolution @mylastvow @bakingsherlycakes

I can’t roll the ‘R’ … which makes learning languages like Spanish or Finnish fucking annoying. (I know I tried both)

@missmuffin221 @isitandwonder @shylockgnomes

I really don’t like flying.

@maraskolnikova @ladyblakeney25 @lion-from-the-north

I hate soup plates.

@maraskolnikova @raquelsantos92 @subjectivelyspeaking oops @maraskolnikova has already been tagged

So tell us one thing @sweetteatimmychalamet 😘

By the time I turned 18, I had broken 26 bones in my body, and my nose (which technically isn’t a bone so I count it separately idk)

TELL ME THINGS @billowyblues @nellipot @694699

Right now I’m at a place where i’m a little bit (a lotta bit) lost and I don’t know what to do with my life. I really wanna work in films but I’m scared as fuck that I’ll suck at it and never get jobs and be poor forever.

tell us one thing @elioperlmxn @sweet-tchalameats @thestarsaregivenonceonly

when I sing some Ariana Grande songs I can make myself sound like her COMPLETELY

@xzaestheticzx @sweetboitom @vitaminfinn

i’m highly allergic to mangos

@one-who-reads-too-much @peachyhollands @starkravingparker

I’m afraid of Mac N cheese

@petxrparks @lilacjupiter @tomscaprisun

I’m too scared to tell people how I really feel which gives me sensory overload 🙃

@penisprkr @darlingtholland @softspideyboy

I can sing the ABC’s with my mouth closed.

@darlingtholland @ohhhotstan and @underoosstark

*whispers* I’m afraid of rejection

@lovelyh0lland @moonlightmahogany @heartlessfeelings24

I cannot snap for the life of me

@supernaturalpllfan1 @beautiful-holland @darlintom

I have two titanium rods and 24 screws in my spine; and only 4 vertebrae are unfused.

@toms-order @wallpatterns @writingmyselfintoanearlygrave

You can’t tell, but half of one of my front teeth is fake @angsty-ass-pepermint @sinnerswithbrokenhearts @tv-saved-the-teenage-girl

O shit

I read Carry On by Rainbow Rowell in four hours

@wasteofawriter @cherrybazpitch @thisisjnicole

um… i go to an all girls school and i can’t wait to go back to co ed. i’m boring ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

@mintaero @obsessedwithsnow @ravenclawbaz

I have two cats called whiskey and muffin lol

@simon–speaks @mostperculiar @mad-1n-w0nderland

In the Sixth grade i carried around The Twin Towers like a teddy bear

@incandescent-crescent @shrekistheonetruegod @livatrix

I want to be a zoologist so I can probably tell you a weird fact about your favourite animal

@ad-magnum-ingenium @cacti-and-soda @partofwaytoomanyfandoms

I have 14 button up shirts with aesthetic patterns!

@cryptidrain @karloffmennis (and i,,,, can’t,,, think of another person to,,,,, tag :,))

I do adore grim/creepy aesthetics

♡ @cyuuan ♡ @onedumbbitch12 ♡ @lavishlacee ♡ [♡ you don’t have to do it, but I hope you don’t mind the tag ♡]

Gosh uh I still get nervous when I buy things by myself ! @unradicaldoodling @twocaliforniavalleyboys @azraels-lover-phanuel

Uhh i still cant spell alot of words!

@goddammit11da @todirtroki @houma

I’m hungry.

@rarepair-central @ur4vity @thathappyleader

im Sad

@fandomtrash-universe @wanna-buzz @renthesmolbean

I’m not kidding, I can bend my thumb all the way backwards and put it flat down on a table while doing so.

@snowypinkbunnies

@breakfast-country

@ anyone else who i know, but you don’t have to do it if you don’t want to.

I have a medical condition, heart condition actually called P.O.T.S.

@nanananakins @the-parentheticals @biphobiaphobic

When I get migraines which I’m diagnosed susceptible to, they literally can last two days minimum, maximum WEEK AND A FUCKING HALF

@brightstarblogs @hu-mannequin @niiary

I’m high manteinance in terms of coffee, since I’ve been working in a coffee shop for a couple of years…

Which is kinda funny because I shouldn’t drink it much due to my anxiety.

@intemerated @laquelle @cosmiccraigory

Wow ok im flattered I was tagged

One thing about me is - i got surgery on my arm when i was lil and i have a hole in my arm and now i call it my second belly button

@chasity-the-gypsy @aeferdilly @shinyvapor26

Such honor!

One thing? I can’t get cold. Well, I can. I just can’t feel it. To the point where I had frost bite on my two fingers.

My tags: @brightstarblogs @crowded-skies @jet-kismet

Thanks @shinyvapor26 and @nanananakins for tagging me!

I can’t ride a bike. I never owned one so I never got the chance to learn. I have attempted to once, but I went straight into a bush 😂

I tag: @sweet-liss @masked-vigilante @saltysandcat

Oh shit okay. Thanks for the tag @brightstarblogs

When I played soccer back in the day I dislocated my knee and it still acts up from time to time… and this happened nine years ago.

Tagging : @cosmitac, @foxalicat and @friendly-neighborhood-new-kid

Thanks Craig! @masked-vigilante

New kid: There’s another half of me that I’m afraid people will see.

Mun: I use to be afraid of clowns but thanks to homestuck I’m more afraid I’ll hurt someone dressed as a clown now

Tags: @fandoms-and-feels-everywhere

@milkmateartist

@dadzawa-of-1a

Aw jeez

Fun fact: I’m scared of driving but love riding my bike

@michi0no @the-box-genie @jynxdphantomofthewaves

Invader Zim Linguistics AU Masterpost

(A.K.A: Irkens can’t have nice things: the series.)

Synopsis: Zim finds out that Gir was never programmed to understand Irken. Deciding to teach Gir himself, Zim soon uncovers some alarming gaps in his own knowledge, and discovers that maybe some things are better left buried.

Here’s where I’ll be collecting all the links for the comics from now on! Thanks again to the lovely anon for the suggestion.

Content Warning: Contains Blood, Violence, Depictions of Trauma and Mental health issues, References to Psychological Abuse, References to War, Mind Control/Manipulation, Medical Experimentation, Death, and themes of Neglect and Abandonment.

This AU also runs on the commonly-held theory that Irkens are raised from birth to be soldiers, so please be careful and read through the warnings. All comics are tagged “iz linguistics au” if you need to blacklist.  

That being said, most of this horribleness is only hinted at and happens off screen. Anything especially graphic will be marked below with a *** 

Main Comics

Part 1: Broken

Part 2: Close Enough

Part 3: Enter Dib

Part 4: The Dark Room ***

Side Comic: I’m Fine Now

Part 5: Culture Shock

Part 6: Helpful Sibling Advice

Part 7: End Transmission

Part 8: Ghosts

Part 9: Cracks

Part 10: Errors, Secrets and Half-Truths

Part 10.5: What’s in a Name?

Extras 

Connection Lost (part 8 preview)

Creative Discipline 

Irken Faux Pas

Baby Zim

Skoodge and the Weird Kid

Study Time (gif)

Ghosts

Cracks (part 9 preview)

A Concerned Dibble (gif)

Hug-seeking missile (gif)

If Zim met his younger self

Sleepless nights and last resorts (future comic preview)🌃✨

It’s not that deep (and other meme redraws)

Bad Ending (part1)

Bad Ending (part2)

Computer sees Zim’s PAK for the first time (mini comic)