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funeral home i worked at yesterday. (clover, sc)

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gotta get there

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God ain't answerin' the phone. Guess it's time to take matters into your own hands.

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Easy Rosemary Focaccia Loaf for Love and Protection ✨

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, now is as good a time as any to enchant (metaphorically or literally, if you get their consent of course) your lover with this glorious loaf of focaccia. It is outrageously lovely; crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside, and brimming with the aroma and magic of rosemary. Magic or no, this loaf is so good it could win anyone’s favor ✨

Rosemary holds powers of love and protection, and has a history as an aphrodisiac. Rosemary is also traditionally burned to purify a space, so you can also enjoy the benefits of the aroma filling and purifying your home as this loaf bakes. In a more tangible sense, it has been shown to improve working memory and cognition, so it might behoove you to enjoy a bit more rosemary in your cooking if you need a boost.

Ingredients

* 1 Package of Active Dry Yeast (.25 oz, or 7 grams)

* 1 Cup or 237 grams of warm water (105 degree F, or thereabouts)

* 6 tablespoons or 81 grams of extra virgin olive oil, divided

* 3/4 teaspoon of salt (4 grams)

* 1/4 cup or 42 grams of semolina flour (you could probably get away with using bread flour if you don’t have semolina but I haven’t tried it myself)

* 2 teaspoons of fresh or dried chopped rosemary

* 2 1/2 cups or 300 grams of bread flour

* 3 more tablespoons or 40 grams of olive oil

* 2 more teaspoons of fresh or dried rosemary

* 2 big pinches of flaky sea salt

Instructions

Make some magic✨ Light a white candle in your kitchen and set your intention.

Enchant your rosemary with your intention. If you plan to make this as an aphrodisiac, imagine your person of choice being utterly smitten with you! Hold the rosemary in the palm of your hand, and focus and concentrate your intention as an orb of white light around the rosemary. If you have a mantra, recite it to yourself out loud or in your head.

Back to the practical! Whisk the yeast with the warm water. Then, add 2 tablespoons of oil, 3/4 teaspoon of salt, 2 teaspoons of rosemary, and semolina flour and whisk to combine.

Add all the bread flour and stir it in with a spoon, to the extent possible.

Dump out the dough onto a floured surface and knead for three minutes, until the dough is smooth, dusting with flour as needed to keep the dough from sticking to your surface.

Pour 2 tablespoons of olive oil right onto the dough ball and knead it into the dough. Honestly, this is going to seem like a mess at first, but after a minute, it will start to look right again. Then, pour 2 more tablespoons of olive oil on the dough and knead it in again. Knead the dough until it becomes extremely homogeneous and somewhat sticky.

Oil the dough ball and put it in a bowl, and cover that bowl with foil or a lid. At this point, you can either proof it at room temperature for an hour or two until it doubles in size, or you can put it in the fridge overnight. I prefer to fridge it overnight, because I think it makes the flavor better, but it’s up to you!

Grease a baking sheet or an 11 x 7 baking dish. Press and spread the dough out until it’s about a half inch high. If working with a baking dish, push and pull the dough to fill the space. Then rest for fifteen minutes to let the gluten relax.

Oil your fingers and dimple the dough, pushing all the way down (but making sure not to break through the dough.) Then, pour on 2 ish tablespoons of oil, distributing it across the whole surface of the dough. Then sprinkle with your remaining enchanted rosemary on top, along with your flaky sea salt. I use maldon salt, but any salt would probably do. Just use lots! This bread really wants to be quite salted. Rest the dough at room temp for 45 minutes, or until doubled in size.

Preheat your oven to 475ºF. When the oven comes up to temperature, put in your loaf, and bake it for 15 minutes.

Pull the loaf out of the oven and immediately transfer to a cooling rack so that the bottom doesn’t get soggy.

Slice into big hunks and devour gleefully, sharing with the object of your desire (with informed consent for any spells you have put on the loaf.) Enjoy with a mild jam, like fig or pear, or by itself.

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Shadow Work prompts for early childhood

Exploring your early childhood and connecting with your inner child can be a powerful aspect of shadow work. Here are 30 prompts to help you delve a little deeper

What are your earliest memories from childhood, and how do they make you feel?

Reflect on your relationship with your parents or caregivers during your early years. How has it influenced your adult life?

Explore the concept of attachment and your attachment style. How has it affected your relationships?

What were the primary messages you received about yourself and your worth as a child?

Write a letter to your inner child, offering love, support, and understanding.

Describe a specific moment from your childhood when you felt happy and carefree.

Think about a moment from your childhood when you felt scared or vulnerable. How does that memory affect you today?

How did you cope with stress or difficult emotions as a child, and are those coping mechanisms still present in your life?

Reflect on any significant losses or changes you experienced as a child and how they impacted you.

What were your favorite activities or hobbies as a child, and do you still engage in them?

Explore any unfulfilled dreams or ambitions from your early years and how they relate to your current goals.

Write about any patterns or behaviors that you observed in your family during your childhood.

Consider the role of your inner critic. What negative self-talk or beliefs developed during your early years?

Reflect on your early friendships. How did they shape your understanding of connection and trust?

Explore your understanding of love and affection as a child. How has it evolved in your adult relationships?

What were the rules and expectations in your family during your childhood, and how do they affect you now?

How do you deal with your inner child's needs and emotions when they arise in your adult life?

Describe a moment from your childhood when you felt a strong sense of self-esteem or confidence.

Think about the ways you were praised or criticized as a child. How do those experiences impact your self-esteem?

Reflect on any role models or significant people from your childhood who influenced your development.

Explore your earliest experiences of shame or guilt and how they continue to affect you.

Write a dialogue between your present self and your inner child. What would your inner child say to you?

Consider the concept of playfulness and joy. How can you incorporate more of this into your life?

Reflect on your relationship with authority figures in your early years and how it relates to your adult experiences.

Describe a childhood dream or fantasy. Does it hold any significance or wisdom for you today?

Explore your relationship with trust. How do you decide who to trust, and does it stem from your childhood experiences?

What were the unspoken or hidden aspects of your family dynamics during your childhood?

Write about any unfinished emotional business from your early years that you'd like to address.

Consider any unresolved anger or resentment from your childhood. How does it affect your current relationships?

Reflect on the concept of self-care for your inner child. What activities or practices can nurture your inner child's well-being?

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🌱 Shadow

work

prompts 🌱

What is shadow work?

🌱 Shadow work is deep diving into your heart, mind and soul. It’s a meditation on what really bothers you, pains you and matters to you. Shadow work can be really uncomfortable as you have to be transparent and honest to yourself. You have to face your shadow self and some parts you have hidden even from yourself. At the end it helps you reach acceptance, and processing traumas, unhealed emotional wounds and understanding yourself and your surroundings better.🌱

These are some shadow work prompts I worked with so far, I will add more with time. I hope it will be helpful.

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1- when, where, how and with who do you feel most like your authentic self ?

2- is your perception of yourself and your surroundings filtered by your traumas?

3- are there any parts of yourself you don’t show to anyone? What are they and why

4- what are aspects of yourself you project onto others?

5- what traits get under your skin? Do you possess any of those qualities?

6- how’s your relationships with your parents and how does it affect your relationships ?

7- what is an emotion/feeling you constantly avoid? Do you suppress it? If yes, why.

8- how did your parent show love and what is your love language ?

9- do you have strong boundaries? How do you usually react when someone crosses them?

10- who hurt you the most and can you forgive them?

11- what toxic traits you have learnt from your parents?

12- what’s the best way someone can describe you and is that the best picture you have of yourself?

13- are you honest with yourself about who you are?

14- describe your first heartbreak. Does it still affect you?

15- do you tend to fall for self-destructive behaviors or self-harm activities?

16- when you meet someone what are the first qualities you tend to notice? Are they physical or mental and why are they important to you

17- is there a pattern in your relationships and do you tend to attract the same people ?

18- what are the common themes, symbols , emotions in your dreams ? What could they mean?

19- are there any generational curses/traumas in your family ?

20- what are the things you need to forgive yourself for?

21- did your caretakers teach you about self-care and self-love or was it self-learnt ?

22- do your goals and achievements bring real satisfaction and joy to you or you are doing them for other people and external validation ?

23- what are you afraid someone would judge you for?

24- do you hold any resentment against your parents? What are they and why can’t you let it go

25- what do you think your friends think and feel about you?

26- how do you handle criticism?

27- what is something you are jealous of?

28- what positive or negative patterns keep repeating?

29- think of people who have done you wrong, is there a possibility you were responsible too?

30- did you ever intentionally manipulate someone? If so, why?

31- what are your values and morals?

32- did you ever judge someone for things you did or do ?

33-What really matters to you?

34- what mistakes do you keep repeating?

35- are you living on autopilot mode ? What was the last time you did something for the first time?

36- do you think you are similar/different to other people? Why?

37- what makes you , you ?

38- do you follow your intuition and do you make the difference between intuition and anxiety?

39- are there any unfair or tyrannical rules in your family? Do you challenge them or surrender to them?

40- how do you feel about being vulnerable and showing your weak side to someone?

41- do you find difficulties forming long lasting friendships? If so, why?

42- do you stuff down your feelings until you blow up or you communicate them?

43- who were the adults surrounding you when you were a child? How did they make you feel?

44- did you hurt someone unintentionally and how did you deal with it? Do you carry any shame or regret?

45- do you have any repressed anger inside? Where does it stem from?

46- how do you feel about other people’s success?

47- were you allowed to express negative emotions and opinions when you were a child?

48- how do you feel about your achievements? Do you still feel not enough after doing something great? If so, why

49- how do you deal with conflicts, arguments and how do they make you feel?

50- who would you be if all the wounds and pain didn’t happen?

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Look Sharp!

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Mabon Altar Ideas & Correspondences

Mabon, also known as the Autumn Equinox, marks the midpoint between the summer and winter solstices. It's a time to celebrate the abundance of the harvest season and express gratitude for the blessings of the year. One way to honor this occasion is by setting up a Mabon altar, adorned with items and symbols that resonate with the energy of the season. Here are a few ideas for when you’re putting your altar together.

The Altar Cloth: Choose an altar cloth in rich autumnal colors such as deep red, orange, or brown. These colors represent the changing leaves and the bountiful harvest.

Seasonal Fruits and Vegetables: Incorporate apples, pumpkins, squash, and corn, or any local harvests you have in your area. These are traditional symbols of the harvest and abundance during Mabon.

Candles: Use candles in colors associated with Mabon, such as gold, yellow, orange, or deep red. These represent the changing colors of the land. Alternatively, you could use black and white candles to represent the balance of dark and light on the equinox.

Crystals: Consider placing crystals like citrine, amethyst, or jasper on your altar. These stones resonate with the energies of balance, gratitude, and abundance.

Symbols of Balance: Include items that represent the balance of day and night, such as a yin-yang symbol or two candles, one for the sun and one for the moon.

Leaves and Acorns: Collect fallen leaves and acorns to symbolize the changing season and the promise of new growth in the future.

Chalice and Bread: A chalice filled with wine or cider and a loaf of bread represent the traditional elements of water and earth, symbolizing the harvest's bounty.

Deity Representations: If you work with specific deities in your practice, add representations of them to your altar. Some gods and goddesses associated with Mabon include Demeter, Persephone, and the Green Man.

Mabon Correspondences

Colors: Deep red, orange, yellow, brown, and gold.

Herbs: Sage, marigold, hops, and thistle.

Foods: Apples, grapes, nuts, grains, and root vegetables.

Symbols: Scales, cornucopias, and the autumn wreath.

Activities: Apple picking, making wreaths, offering prayers of gratitude, and sharing a feast with loved ones.

Intentions: Reflect on balance in your life, give thanks for your blessings, and set intentions for the darker months ahead.

May you be blessed with abundance and gratitude.

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Trans-Allegheny Asylum/Weston Hospital III

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Will o the Wisp, 1888 by Lev Lerch

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prosperity ⚡ abundance 🌿 luck 🍀 simmering pot

ingredients:

- vanilla extract

- lemon slices & peels

- lime chunk

- cinnamon sticks

- cloves

- rosemary

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My favorite simple wards to guard the home

Hanging rosemary above the doorstep, and/or above doors of the house for protection.

Sprinkling a line of dried red pepper on a windowsill, to counter a curse.

Placing a mix of dried & ground eggshells and black pepper in every corner of a room to keep out unwanted spirits.

Placing a decoration representing a witch in the kitchen, to keep away illness and to favor health.

Crafting an effigie (no matter how crude!) and make it into the guardian of your home by charging it with your intent of protection and placing it near the front door.

Crafting small witch ladders to hang around the house.

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No Flame Burns Forever, Alex Stoddard

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RECIPES I KEEP IN MY ONLINE KITCHEN WITCH JOURNAL #2

I love making these oh my gosh.

Why?

It's really fun

It's been a while since my last one

I get an excuse to try yummy recipes

You all are way too good at what you do

It's fun x2

Teas, Drinks, And Syrups

🍊 Orange Peel Tea 🍊

Violet Lemonade

Coconut Summer Drink

Dandelion Honey

The Best Hot Spiced Cider recipe you’ll ever try

Apple Cider is basically a homesteading spell

Rose Lemonade Syrup

100-Year Garlic (Garlic Honey)

Fire Cider Spell for Winter Protection

Blackberry & Apple Jam

Witchy Recipes - Blackberry Lemonade

Baked Goods + Sweets

Prosperity Bread

Lavender Earl Grey Cookies

Easy Rosemary Focaccia Loaf for Love and Protection

Heavenly Lavender Scones

Honey Vanilla Peach Butter 🍑

Pumpkin Pie Dip 🎃

Vanilla-Pumpkin Cupcakes

Soups, Stews, And Dinners

Super simple secret potato soup

Forest Porridge

Heartwarming potato soup

Perfect Homemade Garlic Bread

Creamy vegetable soup

Springtime Soup

Stuffed Maple dijon glazed roasted butternut squash

Summertime stir fry

Sabbat Stuff

Litha Orange Honey Cake

Litha Thyme Chicken

Stuffed Apples for Mabon

Mabon Mug

Imbolc Pretzel wreath

Oatmeal Bread for Lughnasadh

Samhain Mulled Cider

Samhain Irish Apple Cake

Angel's Best

(my favorite recipe posts I've made over the years, plus backstories that sound like your grandmother's reminiscing over the past.)

LATE WINTER BUTTER ROLLS

My first post I ever made. I was pretty new to the tumblr community at the time. I loved kitchen witchcraft, and I'm the type of person who will ramble on about how much I love cooking and baking. This blog gave me an outlet to express my love of cooking, baking, paganism, and witcraft. And these rolls are very tasty, I make them to this day!

WITCHY TOMATO BASIL SOUP

Tasty, simple, and a crowd-pleaser. It's perfect for a beginner kitchen witch! It was also the second recipe I ever posted.

SWEET CREAM BUNS

It was a recipe given to me by one of my good friends at the time. Every time I make it, it gets devoured in less than 10 minutes. It was also my first recipe to get over 50 notes. I was shocked but ecstatic that so many people would even give it the time of day lol.

WITCHY THUMBPRINT COOKIES

These ones were just fun to make and delicious lol.

A WITCH’S COZY BUTTERNUT WINTER SOUP

A quick soup that feeds a lot of people during the fall season. Fall is my favorite season, so of course I'm very biased lol.

SAMHAIN PUMPKIN BREAD

I love pumpkin bread and apple cider... So why not combine the two? This one was definitely one of my favorites of all time. Moist pumpkin bread and chocolate chips have to be one of my favorite things on this planet. It also makes for the perfect gift for friends and family. Yummy!

ANGEL’S AWARD-WINNING LEMON POPPY SEED BREAD

I love dessert loaves of any kind, so naturally, this would be on the list lol.

MAPLE BUTTER COOKIES

Super simple comfort food! I love any time of cookie with brown sugar.

BRING ME POSITIVITY PECAN FRENCH TOAST BAKE

I love French toast, and I love positivity~

SAMHAIN SOUL CAKES RECIPE

These are really good! And traditional. If you celebrate Samhain, I recommend you make some soul cakes and have friends and family help decorate. I give the littles a bag of orange frosting and let them go crazy lol.

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