people talk all the time about “primal instincts” and it’s usually about violence or sexual temptations or something, but your humanity comes with a lot of different stuff that we do without really thinking about, that we do without being told to or prompted to
your average human comes pre-installed with instincts to:
Befriend
Tell story
Make Thing
Investigate
Share knowledge
Laugh
Sing
Dance
Empathize with
Create
we are chalk full of survival instincts that revolve around connecting to others (dog-shaped others, robot-shaped, sometimes even plant-shaped) and making things with our hands
your primal instincts are not bathed in blood- they are layered in people telling stories to each other around a fire over and over and putting devices together through trial and error over and over and reaching for someone and something every moment of the way
Being a witch is aggressively meditating over your tea to make it make your throat feel better, furiously whispering a few odd words of an incantation while youre trying to go to sleep, spending hours looking in your spice rack for the herb you need, burning things, burning incense, burning your hand by accident Its filling things with positive energy and draining them of the negative, its being the person everyone comes to with their problems because somehow you always know how to fix it Its always smelling earthy and warm from essential oils and herbs, always carrying around rocks Its knowing in your heart that you can change things Its knowing that sometimes its better if you dont Its knowing that you are all you need sometimes, and belief is stronger than any potion Being a witch is not evil or bad or wrong, its soft and beautiful and pure.
One of the easiest and most heartwarming recipes for a kitchen witch, soups! Their recipes are easily manipulated to suit your intention, plus they’re perfect for the upcoming winter!
Basic Ingredients:
- Carrots, Onions, Celery. These are the holy trinity. I also like to add garlic, potatoes, tomatoes, and others.
- vegetable/chicken broth and/or water.
- many recipes call for crushed tomatoes. I like diced, and can find them canned in any grocery store, but it’s up to you!
- (Optional) beans or lentils (if you buy dried lentils, cook them beforehand)
- (Optional) meat–sausage, beef, chicken. Cook before adding to the soup please!
Directions:
1. Cut up vegetables and sautee them in a big pot for about eight minutes. This is to soften them up and sweeten up the onions. Don’t add herbs yet!
2. If you bought canned beans, drain and rinse them. If you want thicker broth, you can crush up a can of beans into a paste and add them to the broth, or even throw them into a blender.
3. Set pot aside. Add tomatoes, beans, meat, broth. Bring to a boil, then let simmer for 20-30 minutes. Add any herbs you wish.
Common Vegetables:
Carrots - sex (with parsley for best results), fertility
Cabbage - lunar food, protection, wealth, prosperity, luck
Onions - protection, purification, healing, exorcism, wealth
Celery - sex, peace, psychic powers, mental strength
Beans - wealth, sex, protection
Potato - protection, compassion
Mushrooms - psychic powers, strength
Common Herbs:
Thyme - love, psychic powers, purification
Basil - love, protection, money, exorcism
Rosemary - protection, consciousness, memory, healing, love
Parsley - protection, sex, love, wealth
Dill - wealth, love, consciousness, studying, luck
Bay - protection, psychic powers, healing, purification, strength
Garlic - protection, healing, strength, psychic powers, exorcism
Ginger - love, wealth, strength, success
Black Pepper - protection, purification, exorcism
Salt - purification, protection, healing
Most herbs are not put into the broth until the broth is simmering, to prevent burning. The exception to this rule is bay, which is put in at the beginning. BEWARE of pepper! The longer the pepper cooks in the soup, the spicier the soup will be!
IF YOU’RE ADDING MEAT:
- Do not cut your vegetables with the same knife you cut meat with.
- Cook meat beforehand, but remember that it’ll be cooking in the broth for a time afterwards, or be careful not to overcook.
- Most meat is diced into half-an-inch-squares.
Other Tips:
- Stir clockwise to create, counter-clockwise to take away.
- You can carve sigils into some vegetable slices.
- Cook with a crystal near your pot to boost a spell’s effectiveness.
- Fire and water are prominent elements here! Draw upon their power.
And that’s it!! Have a lovely winter full of great company and nourishing meals!
**if there are any additions feel free to add, and if there are any corrections, message me! :)
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I love cooking hearty dishes, and warm treats in the Fall and Winter, which is why I also love slow cooker recipes. So here is massive list of recipes that are great for this time of year!
Soups, Stews, and Entrées
Creamy Wild Rice and Turkey Soup
Loaded Baked Potato Soup
Red Lentil, Chickpea, and Tomato Soup with Smoked Paprika
Pasta Fagiola
Meatball Stew
Simplest Chicken and Dumplings
French Onion Soup
Cream Cheese Chicken Chili
Cheesy Vegetable Chowder
So Easy Coq au Vin
Sugar-Spiced Pork with Squash and Potatoes
Pasta with Eggplant Sauce
Pesto Chicken Sandwiches
Meatball Sandwiches
Chunky Pot Roast-Portobello Soup
Creamy Tortellini Soup
Chicken Fajitas
Stuffed Green Pepper Soup
Spinach Lasagna
Cabbage Rolls
BBQ Chicken
Pizza Stew and Biscuits
German Potato Soup
Creamed Chicken and Corn Soup
Pot Roast Stew
Stuffed Bell Peppers
Fall Harvest Chowder
Chicken Cacciatore
Beef Tenderloin
Tomato Basil Ravioli Soup
Apple Cider Pork Roast
Goulash
Creamy Italian Chicken and Rice
Apple Sage Pork Tenderloin
Desserts and Sweet Treats
Gingerbread Pudding Cake
Pumpkin Pudding
Chocolate Lava Cake
Rocky Road Cake
Apple Dumplings
Turtle Monkey Bread
Rice Pudding
Almond Bark
Cinnamon Fudge
Pecan Pie Cobbler
Pumpkin Angel Food Cake with Caramel Sauce
Apple and Date Crunch
Tequila Pears
Candied Almonds
Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake
Spiced Applesauce
Beverages
Peppermint Hot Chocolate
Chocolate Coffee
Vanilla Crème Brulee Latte
Caramel Apple Spice
Pumpkin Chai Tea
Autumn Brew
Spiced Pomegranate Tea
Hot Mint Malt
Buttered Apple Cider
Snow White Cocoa
Pumpkin Latte
Hot Cranberry Apple Punch
Aztec Hot Chocolate
Bourbon Citrus Sipper
Horchata Latte
Chamomile Toddies
Breakfasts
Spinach and Cheese Frittata
Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal
Hot Cocoa Oatmeal
Cheesy Breakfast Souffle
Breakfast Casserole
German Pancakes
Sausage White Gravy
Cheesy Hash Browns
Cream of Wheat
Egg and Broccoli Casserole
Eggnog Cranberry Steel-Cut Oatmeal
Ham and Egg Casserole
Pumpkin Oatmeal
Pumpkin Bread
Cinnamon Rolls
French Toast
Molten Chocolate Lava Cake
Across the land a faint blue veil of mist Seems hung; the woods wear yet arrayment sober, Till frost shall make them flame; silent and whist The dropping cherry orchards of October Like mournful pennons hang their shriveling leaves Russet and orange: all things now decay; Long since ye garnered in your Autumn sheaves, And sad the robins pipe at set of day. — October, by Siegfried Sassoon. Artwork: October, by Kelsey Garrity Riley.
CONTEGO
[verb]
1. to cover; shield; protect; defend.
2. I conceal, hide or cover up.
3. I protect.
4. I clothe.
5. I bury or entomb.
Etymology: Latin contegō.
[Tomasz Alen Kopera - Aquarius II]
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