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Abstract Mandala Series The Art in the Dark

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the feels.

Ever since I found out that earthworms have taste buds all over the delicate pink strings of their bodies, I pause dropping apple peels into the compost bin, imagine the dark, writhing ecstasy, the sweetness of apples permeating their pores. I offer beets and parsley, avocado, and melon, the feathery tops of carrots.

I’d always thought theirs a menial life, eyeless and hidden, almost vulgar—though now, it seems, they bear a pleasure so sublime, so decadent, I want to contribute however I can, forgetting, a moment, my place on the menu.

Feeding the Worms by Danusha Laméris

2013 Jewelweed (Impatiens capensis) and Witch’s Hair (Cuscuta)

Jewelweed: we found this growing wild on our property, down by the river. A lovely, carefree native annual. It had a bigger year in 2013 than in 2014, but hopefully it will do well in 2015. There is scant and not-particularly robust research to support the tradition of using these to soothe poison ivy and other skin ailments. 

The second photo shows Witch’s Hair aka Cuscuta (the orange twining stuff), literally sucking the life out of some Jewelweed b/c it’s a true parasitic plant. It communicates with the host plant (there’s a great exchange of mRNA between the two), and ends up sucking water and nutrients, while giving nothing back in exchange. At least, not that we know of now. I’d make a wild guess that this is Cuscuta gronovii, but I really have no idea. Anyone know?

This is the content I want.

This is getting out of control. (photos via ZookeeperRachel)

Star Trek Science Officer Apron by bambinoamore on etsy, $68 (x)

Song and Spell Correspondence Master Post

This post is purely based on my playlists and music I use or have used in my practice. I have posted sample playlists before, but this is broken down according to spell type and also includes a divination section. When I use music in spellwork, I may use lyrics from a song or play the song in the background to help channel energy for the intention of the spell.

Check it out and give these songs and pieces a listen if you aren’t familiar with them 🎶

Preparation

Odds Of Even- Marilyn Manson

46 and 2- Tool

Hands Of Death (Burn, Baby, Burn)- Rob Zombie feat. Alice Cooper

With Teeth- Nine Inch Nails

Raven- Hedningarna

Strange Brew- Cream

Bullet The Blue Sky- U2

Black Magic Woman/Gypsy Woman- Santana

Inertia Creeps- Massive Attack

Season Of The Witch- Donovan

Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)- David Bowie

I Ain’t Superstitious- Jeff Beck feat. Rod Stewart

The Miracle (Of Joey Ramone)- U2

Empowerment/Confidence

So What- Pink

Slave To The Rhythm- Michael Jackson

Me, Myself, and I- Beyoncé

A Woman’s Worth- Alicia Keys

Living On The Edge- Aerosmith

Everybody Is A Star- Sly And The Family Stone

Thank You ( Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly and the Family Stone

Shining Star- Earth, Wind, and Fire

Soldier Of Love- Sade

Stand My Ground- Within Temptation

Walk On- U2

Now Or Never- Threes Days Grace

You Can’t Always Get What You Want- The Rolling Stones

I’m Still Standing- Elton John

Fighter- Christina Aguilera

I Will Survive- Gloria Gaynor

It’s My Life- The Animals

Justice

…And Justice For All- Metallica

Scream- Michael Jackson

What’s Going On- Marvin Gaye

Mercy Mercy Me(The Ecology)- Marvin Gaye

God Help The Outcasts- The Hunchback of Notre Dame Soundtrack

What Goes Around… Comes Around- Justin Timberlake

Prayer For England- Massive Attack

5 To 1- The Doors

Voice Of The Voiceless- Rage Against The Machine

Uprising- Muse

Protection

We’re In This Together Now- Nine Inch Nails

The Fragile- Nine Inch Nails

You Are Not Alone- Michael Jackson

You’ve Got A Friend- James Taylor

Devil Beneath My Feet- Marilyn Manson

By Your Side- Sade

Somebody Up There Likes Me- David Bowie

Grandma’s Hands- Bill Withers

Push- Madonna

Banishing

The Thrill Is Gone- BB King

No Time- The Guess Who

Babe I’m Gonna Leave You- Led Zeppelin

It’s Over Now- Luther Vandross

Releasing The Demons- Godsmack

Irreplaceable- Beyoncé

I Want To Kill You Like They Do In The Movies- Marilyn Manson

It’s Too Late- Carole King

Get Off Of My Cloud- The Rolling Stones

Another One Bites The Dust- Queen

The Power Of Good-Bye- Madonna

Burn- Usher

Goodbye- Alicia Keys

Storm/Weather Magick

Four Seasons: Summer- Vivaldi

When The Levee Breaks- Led Zeppelin

Who’ll Stop The Rain- Creedence Clearwater Revival

Have You Ever Seen The Rain- Creedence Clearwater Revival

Here Comes The Sun- The Beatles 

Riders On The Storm- The Doors

Sea/Water Magick

The Great Below- Nine Inch Nails

Orinoco Flow (Sail Away)- Enya

The Siren- Nightwish

Moonlight Sonata-Beethoven

Water Music- Handel

La Mer- Nine Inch Nails

La Mer- Debussy

Symphony #2: Ocean- Anton Rubinstein

Black Water- Doobie Brothers

Clair De Lune- Debussy

A Warm Place- Nine Inch Nails

Cursing/Hexing/Jinxing

I Fucking Hate You- Godsmack

The Nameless- Slipknot

Harvester of Sorrow- Metallica

Antichrist Superstar- Marilyn Manson

Stupid MF- Mindless Self Indulgence

You Oughta Know- Alanis Morissette

Ænima- Tool

I Put A Spell On You (Screamin’ Jay Hawkins Cover)- Marilyn Manson

Greed- Godsmack

The Game- Disturbed

Head Like A Hole- Nine Inch Nails

A Night On Bald Mountain- Mussorgsky

It’s All Over- Three Days Grace

The Wretched- Nine Inch Nails

King Nothing- Metallica

I’m Not Jesus- Apocalyptica feat. Corey Taylor

Divination

Blackstar- David Bowie

Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)- Jimi Hendrix Experience

Voodoo- Godsmack

Wings For Marie, Part 2- Tool

Lateralus- Tool

Neptune- Holst

Many Meetings- Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Soundtrack

Things Left Unsaid- Pink Floyd

Wilderness- Dead Can Dance

Pound Cake

I've started to actually get excited for school starting, I spend a lot of time online reading scientific papers about my favorite weeds, and I think I want to study weeds forever.

Apparently it's an ongoing mystery why dandelions in North America are so diverse, when all dandelions that have been found so far are apomicts that reproduce only by cloning themselves.

However, any given site will have many distinct dandelion genotypes, with many different traits.

For example, a site might have one dandelion strain that blooms primarily in fall, and another that blooms primarily in spring.

One theory is that there's new genetic information constantly coming in from Eurasia somehow. Apparently dandelion seeds can spread on the wind 150 KILOMETERS! Perhaps some are just blown across the ocean in a storm? But if that's the case, why weren't dandelions found all over North America already when European settlers came?

The other theories are that there are sexually reproducing dandelions here that we just haven't found yet, and that they somehow make new diversity very rapidly purely through mutations and recombination and such.