#Things to try

[debeee]

You can make it taste like kinder bueno? 💀 I want I want

[thewitchofcedarandbone]

Hello.

I'm Theo [they/them]. <- Follows/interacts from @earthenremains

A thirty one year-old non-binary witch.

I've been loosely practicing for seven-ish years.

My path is solitary, and I can be quite skeptical, which as I'm sure you can imagine can make practicing witchcraft and believing in the occult a challenge at times.

I am currently working with the Norse goddesses Hel and Freyja (see below for links to their devotional blogs).

My current areas of interest are:

Death work - My path started in earnest in 2017 while dealing with the grief accompanying a very sudden and unexpected close familial death. But my interest in death work precedes this, as I have been a member of the Vulture Culture* community for over ten years, working with animal remains in all their forms.

Tarot/Cartomancy - Despite owning a handful of decks, I am still very much learning to read the cards. And before you ask, no I do not offer readings nor do I ever plan to.

Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) - I have been a patron of the trees since I was a child, always content to sit beneath their branches and focus solely on nature. Well before I knew its name or origins, forest bathing was my way of meditating and finding calm.

The personalized path - I've spent far too long trying to follow the 'trending' paths of others. Forcing myself into a mold that has never felt quite right. So I am learning how to carve my own path and do what feels right for me.

Norse Paganism- I'm still figuring things out, but one path I keep circling back around to is Norse paganism and the history/myths surrounding them.

My intentions for this blog are to collect and curate posts I resonate with, and to share some posts of my own to better define my path.

*Vulture Culture encompasses the collection and processing of animal remains in various forms (bones, roadkill, hides/pelts, wet and dry specimens, taxidermy, insect pinning, etc). For me personally, I am mostly a bone collector/processor working with roadkill or natural deaths of wild animals. However on this blog you will also see a few of the pelts I own and acquired from Indigenous hunters/trappers that I use on my altar. If these things bother you, please consider unfollowing or blocking the tags listed below.

Personal tags, other blogs, TWs, and DNI under the cut.

Personal Tags:

#theo bell -> My posts

#for the tome -> Things to add to my journal

Other blogs:

Main/Vulture Culture blog - @earthenremains

Mundane/personal blog - @thicketry

Hel Devotional - @offeringstohel

Freyja Devotional - @offeringstofreyja

Baldr & Nanna Devotional - @offeringstobaldrxnanna

Other socials:

Vulture Culture Instagram - @earthenremains

Witchy Instagram - @thewitchofcedarandbone

Pocket Deities Instagram - @pocketdeities

Personal Instagram - @thicketry

Tags for Organization {WIP}:

#correspondences

#offerings

#spells

#ancestor work

#death work

#death witch

#spirit work

#skeptical witch

#witchy reminders

#mundane before magic

#witchy crafts/things to try

#deity work

#spellcraft/#spell work

#grimoire/book of shadows/witch's journal

#journal prompts

#journal entry

#private posts

Trigger warnings:

#tw: animal bones - Posts containing any semblance of animal bones.

#tw: animal fur - Posts containing any semblance of deceased animal fur.

Do not interact:

Nazis, TERFs, transphobes, homophobes, xenophobes, ableists, bigots, etc. If you're scum, I don't want you here.

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LAST UPDATED: MARCH 2025

[yekokataa]

do you guys know about the internet roadtrip? right now somewhere between 500 and 900 people are collectively 'driving' a car on google street view trying to make it to canada. it's fun i recommend it

[bizarrebazaar13]

what if your doppelgänger wasn’t evil it was just a person. what if your doppelgänger wasn’t trying to replace you it was just trying to learn to be a person and you were the best model it had. what if your doppelgänger looked at you with your eyes and said with your voice that it just wanted to be loved. what then.

[littlestpersimmon]

The Sea Foam Dragon

[goldensunset]

if someone is talking about how much they love their parents do not jump in and start venting about your issues with your parents. if someone is venting about their issues with their parents do not jump in and start talking about how much you love your parents. peace and love amen swag city

[dionysus-complex]

funniest Kamala Harris VP picks go

[ratcarney]

TUMBLR 101: a helpful guide for tiktok refugees

are YOU a former tiktok user trying to learn how to use tumblr to fill the void the american tiktok ban is leaving in your soul? here are some things you should know, from someone who’s going on their eighth year on this hellsite:

1. you can say anything on here. gone are the days of having to use words like “unalive” and “seggs.” murder! kill! sex! fuck! speak your mind!

2. there is a community for you on here. regardless of what you’re into or however small the fandom is, you have a place here. at least one other person will have heard of your weird obscure interest. strike up a conversation!

3. followers don’t matter. tumblr is one of the last remaining social media sites in which your number of followers means absolute jack shit. this can be disorienting at first, but once you lean into the fact that everyone on this website is equal, it’s very freeing. clout means nothing here.

4. similarly, you can post at any time. while tiktok has an algorithm that favors certain times, tumblr has no such algorithm. post whatever you want, whenever you want. every post has virtually the same chance at getting notes, regardless of when it is posted.

5. tags can have spaces between the words! this one is very exciting. tags can be a whole sentence. you can also use the tags to comment on someone’s post without actually adding onto the physical post itself (which is sometimes frowned upon and called “derailing” if you use this feature to bring up a completely different point other than the one that’s being made on the original post).

TL;DR: speak your mind, find your place, followers don’t matter, post anytime, have fun with tags!! tumblr is a wonderful site used to share things you’re excited about. be patient with yourself as you’re learning and have fun!

[crabussy]

"dolphins are completely evil" I actually don't think we should assign human morality to animals with no concept of law or civilisation with an intelligence roughly equating to that of a toddler

[inkskinned]

please i love you i'm begging you bring back suspension of disbelief bring back trusting the audience like. i cannot handle any more dialogue that sounds like a legal document. "hello, i am here to talk to you about the incident from a few minutes ago, because i feel you might be unwell, and i am invested in your personal wellbeing." "thank you, i am unwell because the incident was hurtful to me due to my childhood, which was bad." I CANT!!!!

do you know how many people are mad that authors use "growled" as a word for "said"? it's just poetics! they do not literally mean "growled," it's just a common replacement for "said with force but in a low tone." it's normal! do you hear me!! help me i love you please let me out of here!!!

[hinamie]

newest issue of first years fashion just dropped

[menolly5600]

Steamed bun (baozi) dough.

[snowstories]

My biggest tip for fanfic writers is this: if you get a character's mannerisms and speech pattern down, you can make them do pretty much whatever you want and it'll feel in character.

Logic: Characters, just like real people, are mallable. There is typically very little that's so truly, heinously out of character that you absolutely cannot make it work under any circumstance. In addition, most fans are also willing to accept characterization stretches if it makes the fic work. Yeah, we all know the villain and the hero wouldn't cuddle for warmth in canon. But if they did do that, how would they do it?

What counts is often not so much 'would the character do this?' and more 'if the character did do this, how would they do it?' If you get 'how' part right, your readers will probably be willing to buy the rest, because it will still feel like their favourite character. But if it doesn't feel like the character anymore, why are they even reading the fic?

Worry less about whether a character would do something, and more about how they'd sound while doing it.

[queerofthedagger]

I'd truly be the worst person to stick into a timeloop because I'd really just spend the first 5 years catching up on my book tbr, the next 7 on all the movies and shows that've Been On My List for ages, and then another decade on ao3. like sure nothing may stick but my memories will and i can just go into a supermarket to get snacks and wine each day, and i have art to indulge in. like thanks for the hints on how to get out but respectfully, I am busy

[adventur3iot]

Local Crafts of Pontianak: Dayak and Malay Influences Discover the rich cultural tapestry of Pontianak, West Kalimantan, through its vibrant local crafts. Rooted in the traditions of the Dayak and Malay communities, these handmade treasures tell stories passed down through generations.