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All too well

Inspiring Affirmations🔮

✨I am worthy.

✨I am enough.

✨I am growing.

✨I am healing.

✨I am changing for the better.

✨I am becoming my true self.

✨I will remain true to myself.

✨I will make progress.

✨I will seek out opportunity.

✨I will cleanse my mind.

✨I will dispel negative energy.

✨I will invite positive energy.

✨I will recharge my mind.

✨I will nurture myself.

✨I will nourish my body.

✨I listen to my gut.

✨I trust my mind.

✨I follow my heart.

✨I let go of that which holds me back.

✨I recognize my flaws as part of myself.

✨I realize all that I intend to.

So it shall be.

🌊sea star witch🌟

i think concernedape should add a feature in stardew valley where - while looking at the map - you can find every villager and where they’re at at that moment, including whether they’re walking or just standing somewhere. this would lessen the time of me taking hours to find someone, for them not to be there. just a thought.

another rainy day at the farm…

The real mystery of Stardew Valley is WHO is harassing Linus? He's got all this dialogue about how people trash his tent and throw rocks at him . . . SOMEONE in this valley needs their ass kicked and I am ready and able

bitches really listing Stardew Valley down as one of their calming games when you’re supposed to play it like you’re gonna die every 11 minutes, like an entire operation with at least a dozen tabs open and the townie’s favorite gifts on a spreadsheet and each crops yield-to-time ratio ranked and memorized

    Rαʂɱσԃιυʂ

Keep reading

The bisexual urge to write fanfic about every Stardew Valley marriage candidate

Pieces of Advice for Living

Happiness is where you are now, or nowhere at all

Renounce useless guilt

Fall in love with inner beauty

Create your own space

Be brave enough to be bad at something new

When things change inside you, things change arround you

Spend time with people who matter most

Asking for help does not make you weak

Change is uncomfortable but necessary

Read more classic literature

Read about history from different sources 

Buy less clothes and make sure they are made organically and ethically or buy second hand

Learn to say No

Deflecting someone who compliments you isn’t modest it’s insulting

Your boundaries will scare some people away, it’s fine! let them go

Compliment yourself

Your mental and physical health are always your priority

Take a bath and notice how great your body is

Be mindful of the things you put into your body emotionally, spiritually and physically

Your diet is not only what you eat, it’s what you watch, what you listen to, what you read and with who you spend your time with

Don’t let the internet rush you

Start believing that nothing is too good for you  

Get enough sleep

Buy vegan options in anything that’s possible

Keep it private until you know it’s permanent

Enjoy experience more than materials 

Stay in your healing

Your scars are symbols of your strength 

🌼Some Journal Prompts🌼

Who am I no longer willing to be? Why?

What beliefs and assumptions are holding me back?

What actions can I take on the daily to create change?

Where is my heart pulling me?

How do I define success?

Things that feel heavy today? Things I can try to release today?

What are some things that I’m doing that make me unhappy?

Where am I feeling stuck? Where am I fueling growth?

My tarot reading services 🧿

Tarot-Based Journaling prompts for April

I've come up with a list of Tarot-themed journal prompts with The Fool leading the charge on April Fool's day. I'll be following these prompts throughout the month, and welcome others to join me!

Interpret these prompts in whatever way makes sense to you. Answer them just as they are, or add in a card draw for deeper discernment. Feel free to ignore the questions you don't like for whatever reason, or take this list and journal these questions when you draw these cards.

The Fool - What is new or just beginning for you?

The Magician - What technique or discipline do you most want to master?

The High Priestess - How has your intuition served you in the past?

The Empress - What would you most like to grow in the coming months?

The Emperor - What area of your life could use more structure?

The Hierophant - What is your favorite tradition?

The Lovers - What area of your life could use more harmony?

The Chariot - What are you determined to see happen in the next year?

Strength - What gives you courage?

The Hermit - What does your soul crave most right now?

The Wheel of Fortune - What changes are you anticipating right now?

Justice - What do you know to be absolutely true?

The Hanged Man - What do you need to let go of?

Death - What in your life is in transition right now?

Temperance - What area of your life could use more balance?

The Devil - What self-limiting beliefs do you hold?

The Tower - How have you experienced upheaval in your life?

The Star - What gives you hope?

The Moon - What do you most fear?

The Sun - What success are you most proud of?

Judgement - What do you feel most called to do in this lifetime?

The World - What brings you fulfillment?

Ace of Swords - What new area of study would you like to pursue?

10 of Swords - What has caused you the most grief in the past year?

Ace of Cups - What new relationship are you most excited about?

10 of Cups - What relationship has brought you the most contentment?

Ace of Wands - Where do you most want to travel to?

10 of Wands - What is the greatest burden you're carrying right now?

Ace of Pentacles - What area of your life is the most abundant right now?

10 of Pentacles - What type of work brings you the most satisfaction?

Mushroom Rules and Taboos

Mushroom season is in full swing! There are a few topics one should always avoid when talking with mushroom hunters. I’m a moderator on a mushroom identification group of about 30,000 people, and if you start talking about one of these topics, your post or comment will be deleted! Here are a few rules one should follow when talking with fellow mushroom hunters (and yes, I know these sound like a cross between Karen complaints and fae rules). 

1. Never ask for someone’s mushrooms spot. Asking for someone’s mushroom spot is tantamount to declaring you’re going to steal all of their mushrooms and leave them with nothing but severed stipes! This is very rude and hurtful. If you really need a hint as to where to find certain species, instead ask something like, “at what elevation in what mountain range did you find these?” That will allow the forager to give you a general answer, and won’t force them to give up their secrets. A kind forager will respond to, “Where is your mushroom spot?” with something like, “400m, Cascade foothills.” A less forgiving forager might stuff a wad of moss down your throat.

2. Do not argue about or even mention “cut versus pluck.” Whether you cut a mushroom from the ground with a knife or pluck it with your fingers has no significant effect whatsoever on the health of the mushroom population or how many mushrooms will come up the next year. There is a common misconception that cutting mushrooms with a knife is less damaging, but this is untrue. Cutting and plucking both don’t cause any harm! You’re just removing a fruiting body, and the real body of the mushroom is formed by mycelia underground. People feel really strongly about cut versus pluck, even if they know the different methods have no real effect on the fungi. Some people prefer to cut so others know they were there, or to keep their baskets clean, while others prefer to pluck to leave less visible debris in the forest, or to take more edible fungus. Either way: it should never be brought up. It’s a bannable offense in some groups - think, “We! Do not! Talk! About! The! Orangutan!”

3. Do not scold people for picking mushrooms they do not know the species of. This is called “pick shaming” in mushroom hunter communities. Sometimes, well-meaning folks will scold people for picking mushrooms they don’t know because they think it’s “wasteful” to pick a mushroom if they do not intend to eat it. This comes from a good place, since they’re obviously environmentally-conscious, but it also shows that they don’t know much about fungi. They are not plants! Revisit point 2: picking or cutting mushrooms has no effect whatsoever on the health of the fungus. More importantly, a lot of mushrooms need spore prints and a view of the entire specimen, from the base to the top of the pileus, to properly identify. In fact, to identify many toxic Amanita species, you must look at the volva at the base of the stipe, which requires pulling out the entire specimen. New foragers should indeed pick mushrooms to identify them - this is how they should learn. 

4. This is more of a pet peeve, but: do not ask “is this edible?”  or  “is this magic?” before you know what mushroom species you’re working with. Few things irritate me and other mushroom experts as much as seeing a picture of a toxic mushroom with the question, “Edible?” but no request for id. There are three reasons for this: First, I don’t want to be responsible for whether you eat a mushroom and get sick from it. I can tell you what I think it is, and there’s a 99.99% chance I’m correct, but if I’m either wrong or you have a particular sensitivity to that species (and many people do to common species like Laetiporus conifericola), I don’t want to get the blame for “telling you it was fine to eat.” Many mushroom hunters make a point of giving only the identification and letting the requester research edibility on their own for this reason. Second, me telling you if something is edible is not helping you learn to identify or hunt mushrooms, it’s just giving you a cheap way to repeatedly stick Agaricus foundinmyyardicus  on the forum and have someone else id it for you. Third, and more importantly, why are you putting things in your mouth if you don’t know what they are?  WHY?! What is wrong with you?! Mushroom maggots are also edible, but you would not eat them! 

5. Do not make unverified claims of mushroom medicinal use or, worse, offer medical advice unless you’re a trained and licensed professional. You can say, “There are some studies I found in this peer reviewed journal that indicate Trametes versicolor might be promising for such-and-such use,” but do not say stuff like, “Turkey tails cure cancer!” or, “Susan, I hear you had the flu. You should drink Ganoderma oregonense tea to boost your immune system!” Don’t risk poisoning someone, messing with their medication, or spreading pseudoscience by suggesting they use a mushroom for medicinal purposes unless you’re a trained medical professional. A forager who has casually read some journal articles is not a trained medical professional!  

6. Don’t mock folks for asking for confirmation of an “easy to identify” mushroom species. You’d be surprised by how many people misidentify species that are as “easy” to identify as Cantharellus formosus. I would much rather forty people post chanterelles and one accidentally post Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca while asking for confirmation than forty one people blindly eat their mushroom haul, thinking they’re chanterelles, only for one to get sick on Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca. Be responsible, and remember you were a beginner once, too. 

7. In identification groups, don’t give a definite identification unless you’re 100% sure of the mushroom someone is asking for an id of. If you’re unsure, say something like, “Looks like Laccaria bicolor,” or, “Compare to Amanita augusta.” Don’t say, “That’s Xerocomellus zelleri” with certainty unless you’re willing to bet on your mother’s life it’s Xerocomellus zelleri. This usually isn’t a big deal, but there was a bit of a kerfuffle on one of the mushroom forums a few years back when someone said, “That’s a matsutake!” about a deadly Amanita smithiana, and then proceeded to argue with David Arora, a legend among mycologists and the author of identification books like Mushrooms Demystified and All that the Rain Promises and More, upon being corrected. 

8. When identifying mushrooms, always use scientific names. Common names are colorful and easy to remember, but different species might have the same common name, or other people might be unfamiliar with the common name you’re using. Some species don’t even have common names! It’s totally okay to give both a scientific name and a common name, though, if the common name exists. 

Animal Preservation

Here’s a post to preserving animals in as many forms as I can shove in here/am aware about. Please feel free to reblog and add more links!

Taxidermy

Mountable vs Non-mountable Pelts (visual guide)

Mountable Pelt (visual)

How to Reshape a Face on a Pelt

Making a Soft Mount Coyote

Mounting a Persian Leopard (gore tw)

Salt and Alum Tanning Rabbit Hides

Finger Fleshing Rabbit Hides

Tru Bond Tanning

Egg Tanning

Fleshing a Coyote (video)

Taxidermy Quality Pelt

Collecting

Bone Collecting for Beginners

Bone Collecting in Scotland

Roadkill Collector’s Arsenal

Using Hydrogen Peroxide to Whiten Bones

Whitening Tutorial

Why to not Boil or Bleach Bones

Degreasing Tutorial

Processing and Cleaning Bones

Feather Identification

Decomposing in Pots

Choosing the Right Method for Cleaning

Cleaning With Maceration

An American Vultures Guide to (legally!) Working Around the MBTA

Studying Owl Pellets

How to Clean Feathers

How to Blow Out Eggs

Preservation

Forum Thread on Rat Preservation

Preserving Animals

Alcohol Preservation

Preserve Moss

Preserve Bird Nests

Dry Flowers

Salt/Borax Drying

Preserve a Wasp Nest

Insects

Relaxing Jar Tutorial

Basic Insect Pinning Tutorial

Insect Relaxing

Insect Pinning

Carving

Bone Carving Tools

Working With Horn

Legal Issues

United States Animal Parts Laws

Legal Birds to Collect From (US)

Migratory Birds Protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

Wild Bird Laws (Scotland)

Birds Protected in Canada

Schedules (UK)

US Cat & Dog Fur

International Shipping

Taxidermy Regulations

Misc

Vulture Culture shirt by NaturePunk

Book Suggestions

Vultures Around the World

Fur Sewing

Another Masterpost by Pastoriagym

I picked up a few new bee books recently

The Astral Temple Meditation

The spiritual temple meditation is created to help foster your connection with your higher self. This exercise helps you to use your imagination as a tool for unlocking the truths of your subconscious mind. When we are working with energy, spirits, or the divine, our messages are delivered through psychic means from the energy sent to us from these sources. This practice helps to give a physical representation to that energy, and opens the message of that energy to conscious interpretation. With continued practice, this meditation will help you to develop your intuition, help you to speak with your guides, and allows you to create a safe place to gain clarity whenever you need it.

Spiritual Temple Meditation

Start this meditation by making sure you are in a quiet and calm area where you will not be disturbed. Give yourself time to work on this meditation and progress at your own pace. Do not force the visions you want to see, but observe them as they present themselves from your subconscious.

Make sure you are grounded, centered, and shielded.

Begin by aligning and energizing the chakras.

After these steps, start this meditation by imagining that you are floating in complete darkness.

Begin to walk forward, feel that there is solid ground beneath you and start to feel it become more present and solid as you walk forward.

As you begin to feel the ground become more solid, focus now on the darkness before you and see a spot of white light in the distance.

Keep walking towards the white light, and watch as it becomes a larger and larger circle until you pass between the darkness into the light.

Continue to walk forward, feeling the same solid ground and acknowledging that the light is not indeed solid, but occurs in bright streams.

Look between these streams of white light and see the shapes and pictures between the bright streams.

Keep walking and watching as the streams become more and more thin and see how a clear picture forms of the world of spirit you are now entering.

When you can see the world you are in clearly manifest, you will notice that you are walking straight up behind a spirit.

Observe the features of this spirit.

You can observe your spirit as it acts, from this third person perspective, or you may step into it and experience this new realm as your spirit in first person.

Notice how the vibrations of your higher self-feel, walk around your environment. This is your spiritual happy place and the dwelling place of your spirit in your subconscious mind.

Journal your experiences and feelings and the surroundings.

If you wish to go further, look for other spirits in this realm, these are your spiritual guardians.

Use this meditation to begin to build an understanding of the energies of your spirit and the guardians around you.

When you wish to ask questions of spirit, come to this space. It is a space of communion and safety! You can commune with your higher self, ancestors, or spirit guides here without fear, as it is a location sequestered just for you.

Secret Witch Masterpost

General Guides

[Secret Witches Guide To Concealing Your Craft] [Broom Closet Solutions] [Broom Closet Witchery] [If You’re A Secret Witch] [Big Broom Closet Post - Part 1] [Big Broom Closet Post - Part 2] [How To Hide Your Witchy Ways] [Thriving In The Broom Closet] [Little Things For Witches Who Keep Quiet About Their Craft] Specific Stuff [Secret Witch Ideas For Moving] [Warding While Watched - A Secret Witch’s Guide] [Sigil Charging For Secret Witches] Tips [Secret Witch Tip] [Secret Witch Tip] [Secret Witch Tips] [Secret Witch Tips] (Different post)  [Subtle Witch Tips] [Tips For Discreet College Witches] [Tips For Life In The Broom Closet] Spells [Low-key Spells] [Enchantments For The Subtle Witch] Sabbats [Subtle Yule Witching - 1] [Subtle Yule Witching - 2] [Subtle Yule Witching - 3] [Subtle Witch Tips - Lammas] [Subtle Witch Tips - Last New Moon Before Samhain] [Subtle Witch Tips - Samhain] Altars [Secret & Covert Altars] [Tip For Closeted Witches Who Can’t Use A Dedication Altar] [Altar Ideas For Secret Witches] [Altars on a budget] Divination [Playing Card Divination] [An Introduction To Divination With Playing Cards] [Playing Card Fortune Telling - Card Meanings] Supplies (Some of these are for witches on a budget, still useful) [Acquiring Discreet Supplies] [Inexpensive items for you craft] [Common spell items] [Witch on a budget] Other [Apps For Witches] [Witchy iOS Apps] [Witchy Uses For Your Phone For The Frugal Or Secret Witch] [Jar Alternatives]

Masterpost for dummies - which I am

Homemade posts:

Witchy iced tea recipe

Protection oil for broke ass baby witch

Egg spell for curses and blessings

Yule spelljar

Comfort-with-my-sexuality spelljar

Water unsafe crystals

Sun-hating crystals

Teeth correpondence

Sources about blood magic

Personal prayer to Dionysus

Personal hymn to Dionysus

Personal hymn to Dionysus 2

Creative writing for Dionysus

Deity music bingo 1

Purring for anxiety

Tips:

Basics-of-how-to-witch-without-dying-101

Crash course on warding

Home witchcraft

New dorm Witchcraft

How to research efficiently

Tips for growing herbs

Grimoire ideas

Folklore lists

Attracting money

Crystal color tip

Writing tips

Herbs you can find at the grocery store

Safety tips

Safety rules for self-preserved witch

City witch tips

Hearth witch protection tips

Rune-reading made easy

A list of underrated divination methods

How to clean bones - a guide

About blood magic

Hey don’t join a cult - red flags

On the Law of Attraction

Inspiring correspondences:

Making your own correspondence

Witch runes

Water

Witchy water

Alcohol

Salt

Funny ring correpondence

Bells in Witchcraft

The clairs and what the hell they are

Long-asf-crystal-list

Crystals for protection

Various crystals and their uses

What causes damage to crystals

Natural items

About Honey

Herbal remedies

Mushrooms!!!

Herbs and essential oils

Incense and oils

Poisonous plants chart

Hex/curse/jinx plants

Plants of the dead

Trees

Tree symbolism

Wood for wand

Metal correpondence

Long-asf-color-association

Simpler color 1

Simpler color 2

Simpler color 3

Cat color

Astrology

Elder futhatrk runes correspondence

Elder futhark page masterpost

A guide to Greek Alphabet runes

Body parts - proceed with caution

Bones correspondence

Deities and entities:

Deities moodboard

How to make offerings - an illustrated guide

Why reciprocity matters in relationships with the invisible

Why food offerings are important

Offerings to Dionysus

Prayer do Dionysus

Prayer to Dionysus Androgynos and Lysios

Offerings to Artemis

Everything you need to know about Lilith

Psa on working with the fair folk

Ghost hunting

Psa on spirit work 

Things to ask spirits about

Spirit banishment

Rituals:

Yule practices

Yule practices 2

Libations

Effects of libations in the garden

Greco-roman protection

How to spiritually protect yourself

A witch’s self care tips

Shrines and their uses

Wheel of the year for bedridden witches

Recipes:

Rose oil

Simple oil recipes

How to make herbal rememdies

Solar Juice

Herbal hair rinse 

Energy-cleansing bath scrub

Bug bite salve 

How to make herbal remedies

Witchy cleaner for a fresh house

Yule tea

Drink magic masterpost

Blood ink

Dove blood ink

Spellcandles making

Banishing water

Bitch be gone powder

Spells:

Yule solar energy

Comfortable in my skin Sigil

Fire summoning

Storm summoning 1

Storm summoning 2

Whistling up a wind

Kiss-that-bitch-goodbye banishing spell

Begone-bullshitter spell

No-one-deserves-you spell

Get-the-fuck-away-from-me spell 

Realize-the hurt-you-did spell

Letting go - banishing spell

You have no power over me spell

The seven stings hex

My-pain-to-yours curse

List of curses

Blood magic 101

Gender magic!!!

Polyamorous Love-strengthening pells

Spelljars:

Simple spelljar ingredients

Yule spelljar ingredients

Yule spelljar

Yule spelljar 2

Money spelljar

Prosperity spelljar

Protection spelljar 1

Protection spelljar 2

Your-hatred-is-your-own curse jar

Books:

Witchy books list

Myths, Creatures, and Folklore

Want to create a religion for your fictional world? Here are some references and resources!

General:

General Folklore

Various Folktales

Heroes

Weather Folklore

Trees in Mythology

Animals in Mythology

Birds in Mythology

Flowers in Mythology

Fruit in Mythology

Plants in Mythology

Folktales from Around the World

Africa:

Egyptian Mythology

African Mythology

More African Mythology

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

The Gods of Africa

Even More African Mythology

West African Mythology

All About African Mythology

African Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

The Americas:

Aztec Mythology

Haitian Mythology

Inca Mythology

Maya Mythology

Native American Mythology

More Inca Mythology

More Native American Mythology

South American Mythical Creatures

North American Mythical Creatures

Aztec Gods and Goddesses

Asia:

Chinese Mythology

Hindu Mythology

Japanese Mythology

Korean Mythology

More Japanese Mythology

Chinese and Japanese Mythical Creatures

Indian Mythical Creatures

Chinese Gods and Goddesses

Hindu Gods and Goddesses

Korean Gods and Goddesses

Europe:

Basque Mythology

Celtic Mythology

Etruscan Mythology

Greek Mythology

Latvian Mythology

Norse Mythology

Roman Mythology

Arthurian Legends

Bestiary

Celtic Gods and Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses of the Celtic Lands

Finnish Mythology

Celtic Mythical Creatures

Gods and Goddesses

Middle East:

Islamic Mythology

Judaic Mythology

Mesopotamian Mythology

Persian Mythology

Middle Eastern Mythical Creatures

Oceania:

Aboriginal Mythology

Polynesian Mythology

More Polynesian Mythology

Mythology of the Polynesian Islands

Melanesian Mythology

Massive Polynesian Mythology Post

Maori Mythical Creatures

Hawaiian Gods and Goddesses

Hawaiian Goddesses

Gods and Goddesses

Creating a Fantasy Religion:

Creating Part 1

Creating Part 2

Creating Part 3

Creating Part 4

Fantasy Religion Design Guide

Using Religion in Fantasy

Religion in Fantasy

Creating Fantasy Worlds

Beliefs in Fantasy

Some superstitions:

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Baby witch master-post

I know a lot of baby witches have trouble with finding where to start out so I complied a list of good resources for the absolute beginner witch!! Hope this helps ❤️🌿

Witchy starter terms

Witch terms pt.2

Witchcraft symbols

Tree magick

Herb master post

(smudging is a term from Native American that is not an open practice, smoke cleansing is called Smoke Cleansing, smudging is closed as well as white sage and san palo, important Native American herbs)

I would definitely look into what are closed practices, as to avoid any cultural appropriation as many things like ‘honey jars’ or hoodoo powders are actually from closed or semi closed practices. It is important to know where these come from and it’s cultures as to avoid closed practices appropriation and to use some things like Nazar or chakras to know the significance and actual history and if you can work with them or not. Especially with spells or Deities or anything new.

Some closed practices info (not all of the closed practices in the world)

Moon phases and witchcraft

Moon grimore

Astrology symbols

Chakras (The actual history) (includes Yoga)

Chakras pt 2

112 ways of enlightenment through mediation (Hinduism)

Yoga history in India

Origin of Yoga with The God Lord Shiva

Beginner crystals

Origins of crystal healing

Crystal care

Crystals and the environmental impact

Lapis lazuli (ethical issues of some crystals)

Crystal master post

Beginner master post

Includes: magick theory, magickal tools, Beliefs and UPG, centering and grounding, Magick names, Visualisation, Circle casting, Warding and cleansing, Taglocks, Symbols, Curse info, Planes of existence, Laws of magick and spirit guides.

History of Astrology used in the Western world

Celtic Tree astrology

Witch tips

Spiritual protection

Herbs!!!!

AMAZING BEGINNER MASTER POST

Includes: Moon info and astrology, Herbs, Lots of spells, Astral Projection, Blood magick, Elements, enchanting items, Runes, Knot magick, Salt, insence, Plants, spirits, DIY recipes.

Auras

Astrology

Candle magick

Beginner witch advice

Sigils

Tarot

Celebrating sabbats

Sabbat info

Water magick

Master post all thingy witchy

Empaths

Types of witches

( I would lay off deity work at the beginning, you might never work with any, but it can be extremely dangerous even lethal and some dieties are from closed religions)

Home magick

Protection magick

Protection magick pt2

I would wait to do spells until you have all your information and research and do protection spells for your first spells. Also I wouldn’t do blood magick, as it is very powerful and can have major consequences if you don’t know what your doing, and spirit work or any work with deities.

Pagan vs Wiccan

Circle casting

Book of shadows prompts

Familiars

Familiars in animals

Familiar info and summoning

Energy work terms

Cleansing

Charging

Enhancing psychic abilites

BOS prompts galore

Witches tools

Charging vs activating

Witchy apps

Elements

13 goals of a witch

Resources

Famous occultists

I would definitely also look into some history of witchcraft and paganism (not just Wicca to the 1960’s history, but of the growth of witchcraft in the Renaissance era as well as traditional magic with the Greeks, to Celtic etc, as the impacts of those occultists, as some are very problematic like Crowley), as well as the impacts of other cultures and practices like Hinduism, Native American, Jewish Mysticism etc on modern western spirituality and giving that homage back to those cultures e.g chakras, yoga, spirit animals (closed practice), smudging, dream catchers, Kabbalah etc

Books!!

Spiritual burn out

Energy cycles in spirit working

Master post for beginners

Angel numbers

Fae info and resources

Banishing spirits

Love magick

Potions

Travel witchcraft

Tea reading

Energy lessons

Sigil magick

Spells galore

Spells prt2

Umbra magick - don’t need to know for absolute beginners, I just found it interesting.

Energy protection magick

Spirit work

Spirits house rules

Planetary hours

Deities

Pantheons

Amazing deity info!

Ancestor work types

Ancestor work

DIVINATION MASTER-POST

Shadow work

For any witches interested in anything demonology I highly recommend these blogs!:

Legions of demons

Uncultlike

Satanic sigil master

Randopus of hell

Balthasar 666

Summoning darker spirits

The grand book of Satan

Occultist romantic

Book of Shadows Ideas that Aren’t Basic

sacred geometry

what damages crystals

what is a crystal grid and how do i make one?

candle flame reading

bone correspondences

what is a poppet? how do i use it?

basic alchemical symbols

ways to break a hex

favorite cryptids and their lore

what is your philosophy on witchcraft?

what is a liminal space?

scrying

how to trap a spirit in a jar or mirror

ghost hunting

species of demons

witchy books you’ve read, and a review or rating of the book (go to archive.org for free pdfs for books)

🌼Some Journal Prompts🌼

Who am I no longer willing to be? Why?

What beliefs and assumptions are holding me back?

What actions can I take on the daily to create change?

Where is my heart pulling me?

How do I define success?

Things that feel heavy today? Things I can try to release today?

What are some things that I’m doing that make me unhappy?

Where am I feeling stuck? Where am I fueling growth?

My tarot reading services 🧿

Shadow Work Prompts

If you saw my earlier post about beginning shadow work and are looking to explore your shadow self through journaling, I’ve included some beginning prompts that can help you get started! If any of these prove difficult, I encourage you to spend some time thinking through the topic and perhaps exploring it outside of your practice.

Write a letter to someone who has hurt you.

What grudges are you holding onto? 

Who has helped you the most in your life?

What is your biggest insecurity? Biggest strength? 

How can you use your strengths to overcome your insecurities?

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Why?

What is a habit you have always wanted to have?

Write about a recurring dream you have and try to analyze it. 

What careers/hobbies/activities draw you to them? Why? 

Write a letter to yourself 5 years ago. What would you tell yourself?

Write a letter to yourself 5 years in the future. What do you hope has changed?

Do you feel that you have a good support system?

What is something that would greatly improve your life if you had it? 

Do you consider yourself to be a jealous person? 

These are the prompts that helped me the most when I was beginning my shadow work. If you have more general questions about what shadow work is or why practitioners recommend it, be sure to check out my earlier post! 

As always, leave a comment if you have a prompt or practice that has helped you with your shadow work! 

Dealing With Executive Dysfunction - A Masterpost

The “getting it done in an unconventional way” method.

The “it’s not cheating to do it the easy way” method.

The “fuck what you’re supposed to do” method.

The “get stuff done while you wait” method.

The “you don’t have to do everything at once” method.

The “it doesn’t have to be permanent to be helpful” method.

The “break the task into smaller steps” method.

The “treat yourself like a pet” method.

The “it doesn’t have to be all or nothing” method.

The “put on a persona” method.

The “act like you’re filming a tutorial” method.

The “you don’t have to do it perfectly” method.

The “wait for a trigger” method.

The “do it for your future self” method.

The “might as well” method.

The “when self discipline doesn’t cut it” method.

The “taking care of yourself to take care of your pet” method.

The “make it easy” method.

The “junebugging” method.

The “just show up” method.

The “accept when you need help” method.

The “make it into a game” method.

The “everything worth doing is worth doing poorly” method.

The “trick yourself” method.

The “break it into even smaller steps” method.

The “let go of should” method.

The “your body is an animal you have to take care of” method.

The “fork theory” method.

The “effectivity over aesthetics” method.

Do you have any executive dysfunction hacks?? More specifically ones that relate to schoolwork and keeping myself motivated? Love your blog by the way 💖💖

Omg thank you so so much it makes me so happy to hear that you like my blog you are literally the sweetest🥺💕💖💘

I’m really sorry this took so long to answer I have been having the hardest time with executive dysfunction lately (ironically) and I procrastinated answering.

Hackning your executive dysfunction ✨

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#1 Learn your triggers and how to spot executive dysfunction🧠

A lot of times I can tell that certain circumstances makes my executive dysfunction worse. And recognising these ”triggers” can help you become more aware of your behaviors. Knowing what contributes to your executive dysfunction will help you work towards creating strategies to overcome it.

A few examples of my triggers:

Not getting dressed in the morning

Skipping meals🍳

Working from home 🏡

Not washing my face in the morning🧼

Not using my calendar 🗓

Skipping workouts 🏋️‍♀️

Not brushing my teeth

Now a lot of these are tied to my physical health and hygiene and sometimes these are things that my exectutive dysfunction keep me from doing. But I try to look at them as medicine. I have to eat and brush my teeth and workout because it makes my brain and body happy. It’s hard but with practice you’ll get there.

By avoiding your triggers you’re at least setting yourself up for succsess. As silly as it sounds. Getting dressed in the morning can make the difference between lying on the couch all say and having anxiety because I haven’t gotten anything done and actually being productive and beating my executive dysfunction.

#2 Plan everything and write it down🗓✏️

I have a lot of issues with working memory. It’s just not there a lot of days. I forget everything. When I’m trying not to forget things, I’m spending a lot more energy than non ADHD people just trying to remember. Now this is a lot of energy that you can save by simply writing it down. Use a planner or a to do list or fifty of them if you have to.

I use a very simple system for this. I take a piece of paper and write ”to do” then I make 2 seperate colums. Above the first I write ”overall” or something like it. There I write down literally everything I can think of. ”Study” ”shower” ”laundry” ”make to do list” ” ”put away dirty socks” ”think about what to make for dinner” whatever, big or small.

Once that list is finished, I write above the second column ”today” and I pick from the first list what things I need/want to have finished on the same day. Try not to go overboard with this one. Think baby steps. It’s easy to become excited and think that you’re going to do everything because you often will get a burst of energy from planning stuff but stick to maybe 4-5 things a day at first.

Now the hardest part is to keep doing it. Usually you do really good for 2 weeks and then forget about it. Especially when the benefits are starting to show, you tend to forget your system because things are doing so good and then you stop and end up right where you started.

The way I (sort of) solved this was to make weekly ”evaluations”. What I do is I sit down and evaluate how much I planned this week and how much of what I planned I actually acomplished. By doing this I held myself accountable.

#3 ”The one thing” strategy

Now if all else fails despite your best efforts and you have no energy or motivation to do any of the things you want/have to, this is a good strategy to get yourself into a more productive mindset or at least check one thing of your to-do list.

It’s pretty much self-explanatory. You pick one thing and one thing only, even if you have a mountain of things that has to get done. Ignore them. All of them. They don’t exist anymore, they’re poofed out out existance for now.

Instead put your energy into doing one productive thing. After you finished the one thing you’re done. 100% done. No more doing stuff for you. You get to throw yourself back in bed if you like, or get a snack, whatever.

What usually happens however is that you’ll feel more energized and motivated by having completed a task and you’ll feel like continuing. If that’s the case, GREAT, if not you at least got 1 thing done instead of nothing.

#4 Find a studying technique that actually works for you🔑

I’m going to be brutally honest with you. This right here☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻is what made the difference between passing and not passing my exams this year.

I struggled for a really long time with my studies, No matter if I spent 5 hours reading a text book it just. Didn’t. Stick. And I used to get so upset because I was trying sooooo hard and everyone else could do it so why not me? It really lowered my motivation because no matter how hard I tried I always failed.

I watched hundreds of ”how to study” and ”study tips” videos on youtube and read tumblr posts but I still never really understood why I was having such a hard time until I tried using flashcards and it changed my whole view on studying.

It turned out I wasn’t stupid or lazy. I could understand everything on the page but as soon as I had read it, it was gone. I couldn’t remember any of it so it didn’t matter that I actually understood the subject quite well because I could never remember the contents.

What changed the game for me entirely was switching entirely over to flash cards and memory based studying. I went from failing entirely to actually getting really good results.

(A lot of people with ADHD struggle with memory so I would suggest always incorporating a lot of ”memory based” studying even if your best study technique is based on a different strategy)

The moral of the story is that sometimes we struggle without knowing why and it’s only by trying new things that we find out that maybe we weren’t lacking the ability as much as we thought, we just needed the right key to unlock it.

I hope you find some of these tips at least a little bit helpful and i wish you luck with your studies📚✨

Feel free to comment/reblog with your own tips and hacks for executive dysfunction/study motivation☺️✨

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