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aleksandra czudzak

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I connect with Lucifer as a trans person with religious trauma because he understands the hurt to be cast out for being different, for being strong. To claim my own life as my own and do what I must with it. To be beautiful in my own way, with no connection to the morally righteous who throw their hate my way. Lucifer protects me as a trans person. He calms me in my fits of rage, though he understands that it is needed. He leads the way when I feel lost and he teaches me how to learn more.

Lucifer is all knowing.

He is a protector.

He is a great warrior.

He has my back regardless of ANYTHING. Nobody can take that away.

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As someone who is aromantic and asexual, I love and respect godspouses and godpartners. You go, you funky little friends. I hope you're having a good time.

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Non-substance addiction exists and is, in fact, valid. You can be addicted to technology, exercise, sexual activity, gambling, or even shopping. I want to make it extremely clear that ALL addicts are deserving of compassion and humane treatment. ALL. Addicts. If you believe that someone cannot be an addict due to the fact that they're not addicted to a substance, then you're objectively wrong, sorry.

In case someone out there thinks I'm bullshitting:

"Behavioral Addiction" - Wikipedia

"Introduction to Behavioral Addiction" - National Institutes of Health

"Behavioral Addiction versus Substance Addiction" - National Institutes of Health

"Most Common Non-Drug Addictions" - South Coast Behavioral Health

"What to Know About Non-Substance Addiction" - Straight Talk Counseling

"What is Process Addiction & Types of Addictive Behaviors" - American Addiction Centers

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im going to complain for a sec about something arbitrary but as expected ppl rbing the news abt greece legalising gay marriage and adoption are being so unfunny abt it like "haha werent they always gay since ancient times" or "nice to see greece embracing tradition" straight up saw multiple people make references to aphrodite or the greek gods like can u shut up 😭 its not even funny you dont know anything abt this country

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last day of visibility week so i'm mega late but to those who care i do identify as a lesboy/bi-lesbian :-) i'm not gonna change my info on my pinned just cause i know people can be harsh and i don't want that lol. regardless, the reasons why i choose those identities are extremely personal and directly connected to my transness and experience as a closeted trans person, but this is me. this is who i am. and i will always love who i am. happy visibility week to lesbians, i think you're mega cool always <3

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The person I reblogged this from is awesome as fuck.

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It's totally ok if you don't plan to do this but would you ever be open to creating a post about your channeling methods? You're really good at it and it'd be cool to hear about what you do

i will have a small disclaimer that i've been doing channelings professionally for ~2 years and then tarot readings generally since 2019, so i just wanted to say that practicing has done me plentiful favours! i genuinely don't think channeling is a gift as opposed to a skill that you can develop, so i just want to put a small thing saying

this is something i have refined and gotten better at over time. i have never had a psychic gift or a particular different connection to spirits than your average bloke across the street, it is simply something i did regularly and practiced passionately. i continue to practice to this day, and before anything i mention here, i suggest you practice just as frequently and in turn, you will become more comfortable and overall more experienced.

but! to answer your question, my method is as simple as this (and i have to keep it simple, to an unsatisfying degree, due to my disability):

get an offering prepared. some spirits don't want offerings outside of my energy and time and if they don't want one, i don't give them one. how i can tell this is usually just a gut feeling or a lack of an urge to do something. sometimes pure attention and spending time with a spirit is a suitable offering in itself. but otherwise, i light some incense usually or melt some wax.

i do a very simple calling of the spirit, telling them about what i have prepared for them, and focusing on their name (sometimes i say it aloud) and shuffle my deck. notice how i say call, not summon. what that means is essentially i request their attention or energy, rather than their full presence. i never do a channeling without some kind of divination tool (i usually use cards just because i like the and connect with the art used), i just don't trust my accuracy without some kind of framework to work within.

i usually alert the spirit to how i'm going to draw my cards. i ask them to cause cards to jump out if they have a specific, obvious message. otherwise, i tell them "hey, i'm going to draw from the top/bottom/middle."

i draw my cards, as many as i feel are going to communicate a clear message to me. sometimes that's one card, sometimes that's ten.

i look up the meanings in my book. surprise! i don't have the cards memorised due to memory problems. i don't think that makes me less of a reader, nor do i think it makes anyone less of a reader! the meanings in each deck are slightly varied anyway - treating the lovers in one deck as the same as the lovers in another deck just doesn't give the subtle differences justice.

then, i write notes on what the cards say in the book - i usually keep the notes as small as possible, as i want wiggle room to draw my own conclusions.

then, i mesh the meanings together in a way that i feel will make who i'm reading for satisfied. sometimes that is one paragraph, sometimes, it's six. i try to give them their money's worth if they're paying me good dollars for their reading. i ask for lucifer's wisdom always during this stage, as i feel he will cause relevant card meanings and conclusions to pop into my head. due to this, from trusting my intuition, i trust lucifer's. lucifer has always helped me with my readings, so thus, i go to him.

if it's a demon i'm doing a reading for, sometimes i'll give them another offering afterwards and thank them for their time.

the important thing with channeling i think, besides practice, is to give some kind of incentive to the spirit you're wanting to channel. you want them to work with you here, and thus you need to have them want to work with you, too.

i always have an incentive and reward system in place, and from what i've seen from my clients, the spirits get DOUBLE the offerings because usually the reading makes them closer to the client WHICH THEN allows the client to give them their own energy and passion ON TOP of mine. what's not to love about that kind of attention?

also, last note, i trust myself and i trust the process. if you think you're gonna have a flimsy reading, you're more likely going to get a flimsy reading. that's where practice and experience comes in, you get more confident over time because of experience! i used to be SO self conscious about myself, and it was only until i started trusting 1. the spirit i was communicating with and 2. lucifer (you would trust whoever you work with in place of lucifer) that i started realising i just needed to relax and keep at it. sometimes, taking a breath and starting over is your best tool to use here.

okay i lied about that last note, sometimes i will ask for a gut feeling, additionally. thus, if i get a gut feeling that i haven't drawn the right card, i'll redraw. that's another thing i feel doesn't make you a bad reader. i'll reverse cards, unreverse cards, redraw, anything to make the reading seem right to me. the only thing i will never mess around with are cards that jump out (provided it wasn't me being a bad shuffler).

BUUUUUT that's everything i think! i hope my answer was satisfying. i tried to break it down into an understandable bit of info. if you have any other questions feel free to ask!

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listen to this and feel emotion with me

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its ok to grieve what once was + what could have been

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Hey, friend! I'm unsure if you're still doing readings, but I'd love one if that's ok! A fun fact about me is that I make a bird-like whistling sound sometimes when I drink something. It's very difficult to explain, but imagine one of those wooden bird whistles. An emoji for me...🐎 or 🦌, I can't decide lol.

Please feel free to include links for ways to support you! I'd love it if you advertised your other amazing services in your answer so that I can't share it with everybody. :3 /gen

the spirit that has stepped forward is...

...the demon king belial!

selecting cards from the alleyman's tarot, the cards that have been selected are the the lovers, and five of wands.

"...lack of coexistance; a feeling of rejection, by those who you need to accept you the most. where is your corner? where is your home? it feels like you're running endlessly from place to place trying to get to the one place you can call 'safe.' do not forget the violence inflicted upon you through a lack of cooperation, it is ultimately a choice that those around you are taking. do not bend backwards for those who will not do the same for you, stand your ground, and know that you don't need to tolerate this.

...but at the same time, do not forget your love. do not forget your metaphorical corner, as opposed to a physical one. where a physical refuge is denied, you can find 'home' in who surrounds you you, warmly and compassionately. cry into their shoulder, and let everything out. life is not being fair to you, and you are right to say it. you are right to say it loudly.

but you are loved. people will listen. people will help. do not forget their companionship."

(and here's where you can support me if you want hehe)

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🪻, i like cheese puffs, can you please do a channeling for Allocer? If you want

the demon that has been requested is...

...the duke allocer!

selecting cards from the alleyman's tarot, the cards that have been selected are the judgement reversed, and death reversed.

"you're wasting time, right now. you're spending too much energy worrying over the reality of what ultimately does not matter - realign the head spinning on your shoulders; set your gaze ahead. not behind, not sideways, ahead. whatever is causing you to fumble back into the past, or the future, is not worth worrying about right now. take time to be present."

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🤠 for a demon reading please! My favorite color is red.

the demon that has stepped forward is...

...the king paimon!

selecting cards from the alleyman's tarot, the cards that have been selected are the two of whips reversed, and queen of pentacles.

"you know the weight of what you hold through the experiences you have been through. you have had resources robbed from you, and to some, that turns them nasty and bitter - but what about you? do you choose to give others what you have been denied? do you pick endlessly from your own pockets, in hopes it will create a better future for them? if you don't, it is something to consider. don't let the current hierarchy of all things turn you neglectful to your community."

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while i don't consider demon worship to be edgy and evil, my playlist for getting into the mood of demon worship definitely says otherwise lmfao

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this looked like fun so i snagged it hehe

Tagging: anyone who follows me who wants to have some fun!

thank you @rose-margaritas for the tag!

Instructions: This picrew + the last song you listened to

Tagging @chickiefoo, @differenceenginegirl, @hyperfixatra, @obliobla

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Baphomet, divine androgyne, continuous symbol of the discrete, nonbinary symbol of the binary, transgender transliteration, my bestie

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I love seeing people’s passion for their deities

I love seeing people’s eyes light up when their deities come up in conversation

I LOVE SEEING PEOPLE LOVING THEIR DEITIES 💞