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Praying this reaches the right audience. I'm trying to get my business off the ground after my rebrand ❤️

🩸The Pale Elf 🩸

"That's what you want isn't it? To be mine... Forever." - Astarion Ancunín

This is our brand new Astarion inspired soap from Baldur's Gate 3!

The Pale Elf is a hand blended fragrance to match the alluring scent of Astarion from Baldur's Gate 3. This handmade soap matches his signature fragrance of Bergamot, Rosemary, and Brandy. This soap is made with high quality essential oils, fragrance oils, and shea butter to match the elegance of this rogue, high elf, vampire spawn. The scent is warm, deep, and perfect for all lovers of Astarion.

It is currently available on our website in limited quantities here:

https://goimagine.com/character-inspired-soaps/

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I NEED TO BE SAVED BY LIFEGUARD BILLYY😫

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Billy would have gone to TOWN on s1 Steve.

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My boyfriend's mother just passed away this Friday unexpectedly. We are struggling to gather the funds to cover her expenses. Sharing or donating helps a ton! Thank you!

Update:

We're still needing the funds for funeral expenses. The funeral home will not take payments and wants all money up front. Thank you to everyone who has shared ❤️ please continue sharing! We appreciate it so much!

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🧿 Evil Eye Bracelets Available Now!!🧿

Evil Eye Bracelets are now available on my Etsy shop! These come in two different sizes, small and medium. Small is better for a smaller hand and wrist, medium is better for larger hands and wrists. These are made from stretch chord so they will not break but the two different sizes may be more comfortable for different sized wrists!

These Evil Eye Bracelets can help reflect away the evil eye and any ill intent casted upon the wearer. I have an earlier post explaining these more in-depth. Both the blue evil eye bead and the metal silver colored beads have significance and a purpose!

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How to help millions of disabled Americans

The SSI Restoration Act of 2021 is currently proposed to congress. We have until 2023 to get it passed (this post is dated March 30, 2022). SSI is a type of disability payment for disabled Americans. The bill will increase the SSI payment to the poverty level. Right now the maximum payment is 9528$ a year. It will allow disabled people on SSI to marry and not lose their income which they cannot do currently. Disabled Americans do not have marriage equality currently. It will increase the asset and income caps for SSI among other improvements.

Friends and I made a website that has all of this info plus a really easy way to send an email to your state reps. If you click the link below, you can send a letter of support for the SSI Restoration Act to your state reps. It’s already written and takes only a few minutes. Seriously it is ridiculously easy. These emails have more pull to reps than resistbot so please fill out if you can!

With our letter campaign, people have sent over 5,000 letters to representatives! We've decided to make a new campaign with updated information to send to reps. So if you have already sent one through fixssi.com, you can send another! And if you haven't please take the time to do so!

We also have a Facebook called "Campaign to Fix SSI" that you can follow for regular updates as well.

And if you are able to call state reps (which has the most influence) our website has a call script and lists of your reps phone numbers. Please follow the link below for that.

Please send a letter to your reps and boost! It could change the lives of millions of disabled Americans.

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These are available in my shop!

🐴Horse Shoe Talisman Available Now!🐴

My horse shoe talisman is now available in my Etsy shop! These are all handmade by me and charged by me. So they can arrive to you enchanted and ready to protect your home! Please check them out and all the other things I currently have available in my shop!

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If you guys can share this post about my boy Titan I'd really appreciate it. ❤️

Hey Everyone, I need help

Please read ❤️🐴

I recently posted about opening up a new witchy shop. And I recently came back to Tumblr after a break. I really don't want to ask for help but at this point I do. I can't work. I don't have much income at the moment because I can't vend at any craft fairs because the season is just slow and it's insanely hot.

This is Titan. My 16.2 hh Appaloosa/TB/Percheron gelding. An absolute love bug and the center of attention. He is my whole life and has been through hell and back with me. He's been in my life for 11 years and will be turning 15 in August.

But Titan is starting to show signs of moon blindness or Equine Recurrent Uvetis in his left eye. He's part appaloosa and that breed is prone to developing it, whether it be through genetics or environment. It's the leading cause of vision loss and blindness in horses. Horses sometimes have to have their eyes removed if and when it gets severe enough.

The only thing I'm asking is if my shops can be boosted, I'm not asking for PayPal payments or donations. I just need to be able to afford a supplement or herb for eye inflammation to help slow the process of ERU developing. Supplements specifically for the eye for horses are insanely expensive, I can make them with herbs but it would be just as costly since he is fairly large boy. He would need them for the rest of his life in varying dosages to help with the inflammation that comes and goes around his eye. It's not severe enough yet for a vet to come see him, since it is too early on to see anything yet and it's not causing pain. I believe it's still in its beginning stages. It's most likely the insideous ERU type which is prominent in appaloosas and draft horses. This type causes on and off swelling of the eye which gradually destroys ocular tissues and degeneration of structures in the eye, leading to vision loss and blindness. There is no prevention, treatment, or cure for ERU. I've gone through every other possible thing that may be wrong with his eye; infection, irritants, allergies, ect. His eye doesn't respond to allergy meds, clear eyes eye flush, or terramycin (antibiotics).

But if you can please boost this, I would be grateful. If you can help support me and my shops to help me support him I would be so thankful ❤️ If you have questions about anything please feel free to ask. Both shops are owned and run by me.

Both shops are below:

Witchcraft & Readings:

Soap, Candles, Wax Melts, & Cosmetics:

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Horse Shoes and Witchcraft

I have not seen a post made about the use of horseshoes in witchcraft or practices so I thought I'd make one.

Originally, horse shoes were created to help protect a horse's hoof, especially when walking long distances. Today, they're used for the same reason, to protect the horse's hoof. They can correct hoof problems, support weak tendons in the horse's leg, and help with sensitive soles, along with a ton of other uses.

Horse shoes were originally made from iron. Today, they are made from steel, which is an alloy made of iron and carbon to help improve the strength of the metal. Iron has been known to ward of evil spirits and particularly fae; unsheelie fae specifically.

We all know that horse shoes are considered "lucky". People often wear necklaces with a little horse shoe on it. The open end of the horse shoe would "catch" the good luck if it was facing up.

There is a lot of legends and stories tied around the horse shoe, from different cultures and religions. But they all collectively have the same meaning and usage.

To condense it down, here are some cut and dry uses of the horseshoe:

To bring Good Luck and Prosperity to the owner or the home.

To bring Good Health to the owner or the home

To protect live stock and horses by hanging the horse shoe above the barn, by the barn door, or in isle ways.

To protect the home against evil spirits and fae by hanging the horse shoe above or beside the door.

To protect against the Evil Eye, due to the horse shoe being a rough "eye" shape.

Sailors nailed horseshoes to their ships and vessels to avoid storms and to protect them at sea.

So how would you in-cooperate horse shoes into your craft? Looking back on the many different "original" uses that I listed above, you can use them for a lot of things.

Uses for Horse Shoes in Witchcraft:

Use them in spells to bring in good luck, fortune, and prosperity. I recently did a prosperity spell where I placed my cauldron in the middle of the horse shoe. I anointed the horse shoe with my luck and prosperity oil.

Use them to promote good health. Horse shoes are used on horses specifically to aid in hoof health. Some horses need them. Some don't. But a lot of horses benefit from the use of a horse shoe on the bottom of their hooves, whether their heels are run down into the ground or they have tendon issues. Horse shoes help with hoof health. So use them to help promote good health for you or for home. Please don't use this in place of medical treatment.

Use them as protection. You can hang them at the entrance of your home, above the door or beside it. If you have horses or own a barn, you can also place a horse shoe above the barn entrance or beside it to help protect the horses and your property.

Use them to ward off harmful spirits and fae. I would take this one with a little bit of caution. Horseshoes can ward off some spirits and fae, it was specifically used to ward of Unsheelie Fae. If you have Sheelie Fae around, you can use it to protect against them but I would advice not to since they are more of an "approachable" fae. Usually, leaving out an offering can respectfully deter them from causing harm or bothering you. Please do your research on Fae specifically before interacting with them.

Use as protection against the Evil Eye. The horse shoe is usually in a crescent shape, a lot of people use that as a representation of an eye.

Equine magic. If you work with equine spirits, gods or goddesses associated with horses, or work with the sacred magic of the horse. You can use horse shoes in your practice, however you see fit. They can represent the horse or the power of the horse.

Use for safe travel. Another use of the horse shoe is to help make it safer for the horse to walk, especially on difficult surfaces or longer distances. Horses that work in the carriage business usually have shoes since they are normally walking on pavement. So use horse shoes can be used for safe travels!

If I have missed anything, feel free to add onto this post! I hope this helped some people since I haven't really seen a post like this one before. I know a lot of people know for sure that horse shoes are "lucky", but there's a lot of other uses for them too!

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Readings Now Available in the Shop!

1, 3, and 6 Card Reading are all available in the Etsy shop along with pendulum readings!

Here is the shop! Readings will be sent to those who purchase them within 1 to 3 days of purchase via PDF through Etsy. I do have several reviews on my blog if you are unsure about purchasing them! If you search "reviews", "review", or "reading review" on my blog they should pop up! I currently don't have energy readings available as I haven't done them in a very long time. But at some point I would like to offer them at some point in time.

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**NEW SHOP!**

KelpieMasterCrafts is Now Open!

I'm currently working on adding more stuff to my Etsy shop as time goes on but for now I have ritual and intentions oils and some mini spell jars! If there's anything you'd like to see added to the shop please let me know! I do plan on adding tarot and oracle readings to my listing as well!

Here are some things that I have available:

Dreamwork Oil 1 fl oz (30 ml)

Spirit Work Protection Oil 1 fl oz (30 ml)

Mini Peace Spell Jar 2 1/2 Inch

Mini Protection Spell Jars 2 1/2 Inch and 1 1/2 Inch

Please check out my shop for more! Thanks for looking!

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Red Flags in Witchcraft & Magic

There is bad information regarding witchcraft and magic everywhere. I don't expect beginners to know how to spot bad information when they are just starting out, but that does not make learning red flags less important. Knowing how to spot bad information when researching can save you from a lot of trouble- spiritually and mundane.

Now, bad information does not necessarily make the person a bad practitioner. Sometimes people make mistakes. How they react when told of their mistakes is what you should pay attention to. That being said, here are some red flags to look out for when researching for your craft. [TW: mentions of racism, homophobia, misandry, mental illness, disabilities and more]

🚩 The person tries to claim their path is the only path, and that all other paths and methods are wrong. This is a big one. There are a lot of people like this out there. While they are entitled to their opinions, this mindset is simply wrong. There are thousands of religions, spiritualities and belief systems out there. One path being different from another does not make them wrong by default.

🚩 The person claims using things from closed practices is okay. This is another big one. Closed practices do exist, are valid and should be respected as such. There are just some things that should stay reserved for certain people. This does not make certain people more special than you- it just means their path is significantly different from yours. If it is something sacred to or rooted from a closed practice (such as certain plants, deities and magic) it is best to leave it alone.

🚩 The person claims that open practices are closed. I don't see this one quite as often as the previous, but it is happening more often now that the occult has become more mainstream. Things like tarot, paganism and many other practices are open. If you see somebody claim these are closed practices, be wary. This type of claim tends to stem from a place of racism, homophobia, transphobia, etc...

🚩 The person is racist, antisemitic, homophobic, ableist, classist, etc... Unfortunately, we do have these types of people to look out for. Some people are convinced only women can practice witchcraft and magic. Some people are blatantly racist towards bipoc and try to exclude them from witchcraft and magic. Some people try to exclude people with disabilities and mental illness because their craft is different. Be careful when coming across these types of people.

🚩 The person claims that a rule in their practice is a universal rule you must follow. This is a claim I most commonly see with Wiccans and the three-fold law but is a claim anybody can make. Understand that different religions, spiritualities and cultures have different rules. They all have different standards. Things like the three-fold law, karma, reincarnation and many other things aren't universal concepts. You can believe in whatever you wish, but don't expect other people of different backgrounds to have that same belief.

🚩 The source is purely based on UPG (unverified personal gnosis). This one is mostly regarding things like deities, entities and spirits. Everybody will have different experiences with these beings; but you have to consider the origins of the deities, entities and spirits if you are trying to worship or work with any. If you are going into a branch of paganism, you have to study the religion and its stories. If you want to worship or work with a deity, you have to study that deity and their stories. The stories and beliefs are what provide us with knowledge of their existences, how they present themselves, their relationships with other beings and their conflicts with other beings. To completely disregard them and go purely off UPG is a dangerous thing.

🚩 The person believes that religion, spirituality and witchcraft can cure mental illness and disabilities. I see things like this often. Religion, spirituality and witchcraft will not cure a mental illness or disability. These things require more than faith and crystals. Some are not curable. Although religion, spirituality and witchcraft can be helpful to some degree... these things aren't the cure.

🚩 The person DMs you without consent trying to make profit off of you. Listen, people who have respect for themselves and others will not DM you at random claiming that they can solve your problems. They won't DM you at random offering paid readings, spells and mentorships. If you want to pay for such things, you should be the one going out of your way to find a reputable person. Don't get scammed.

🚩 The person claims you are required to work with deities, entities or other spirits. You don't have to be religious or work with any beings to practice witchcraft and magic. If you want to work with different beings, by all means please do your research and go ahead! Don't feel pressured to work with deities, entities and other spirits just because somebody on the internet says you have to.

🚩 The person claims that paganism and new age spiritualities are superior to other religions. Listen, I understand some people have religious trauma. I have religious trauma due to my mum's mother. However, you cannot allow your trauma to cause hatred for the entire religion by default. Understand that religious text is up for interpretation and that there are shitty individuals in all religions- including paganism. There are good individuals, too.

🚩 The person claims that spellwork doesn't come with consequences. Sometimes spells backfire. Sometimes spells come with unexpected results. Sometimes we get results at the cost of something else. You shouldn't be afraid of these things, though. Just be careful and take precautions. Be specific in what results you're seeking. This is why beginners are pushed to learn how to protect and ward so early on. It's in your best interest to do so.

🚩 The person claims that you must do shadow work to be spiritual or a witch. Listen to me closely. Shadow work is not inherently a witch thing. It is a psychology concept. Although shadow work can be beneficial for some people, it can be harmful to others. If you are a person with severe trauma and are easily triggered by those subjects, please don't go trying to unpack it all because somebody on the internet says that you have to. If you can afford it, consult a therapist who can help you. Shadow work is not required to be a spiritual person or a witch.

🚩 The person claims that medication will cloud your psychic abilities or your ability to practice magic. This is another dangerous idea and I have no idea how it was thought of. Coming from a person with depression and adhd: do not listen to people who makes claims like this. If you are taking medication for something, don't stop taking it because somebody claims it is hindering your abilities. If you aren't taking medication for something but believe you should, don't avoid it because somebody claims it is hindering your abilities. Medication is important to many people in order to have a sense of stability and it is not going to harm your abilities.

🚩 The person claims your mental illness or disability is a karmic thing or spiritual gift. Don't. Fucking. Listen. To. These. People. I cannot even begin to explain how much this idea enrages me. My adhd isn't some new age "karmic" thing. My adhd is a chemical imbalance caused by a gene I inherited. I do not have adhd because of some spiritual debt or gift. Don't be fooled by people who make harmful claims like this.

🚩 The person encourages you to consume or burn poisonous plants. This is one of the reasons why I always encourage people to study the medicinal uses of plants to learn their magical correspondences. Always check to see if the plant is poisonous to you or your pets. Accidents happens but many can be prevented with a little time and research.

🚩 The person references authors or sources that aren't trustworthy. Always do research on authors before buying their books and check to see where people get their information from. There are many authors and bloggers who are racist, homophobic, transphobic and more. There are also many authors who write books with bad information targeting witches and spiritualists to make a quick profit.

These are all the red flags I could come up with, but I'm sure there are more. Always cross reference your information and check to see if the people you're sourcing from has a negative reputation.

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Liminal Spaces:

Places where the veil is thin due to reality feeling distorted. These are usually spaces of transitional energy and are excellent for meditation, divination, astral work, etc.

Examples of Liminal Spaces:

the beach at night

any time after midnight but before sunrise

abandoned places

cemeteries

tunnels

underneath bridges

convenience stores after midnight

empty parking lots at night

airport terminals

waiting rooms

laundromats

empty classrooms/schools

*Reminder*: if you choose to visit any of these places please remember to make your safety your top priority. Liminal spaces are meant to feel like reality is distorted, but if you have any actual bad feelings or fears about a place, listen to them.

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I haven't posted in a long time. But was wondering if anyone else with POTS or dysautonomia would be interested in a discord POTS group? Like a support group almost? Just curious.

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From Prose Edda:

From Poetic Edda:

From online research concerning historical context

I don't think the hair cut was a prank, bro.