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Reblog if you're gay, lesbian, bisexual, pansexual, asexual, transgender or a supporter.

This should be reblogged by everyone. Even if you’re straight, you should be a supporter.

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Me, Being a Witch™

- “I’ll start meditating tomorrow.”

- “Oops, haven’t talked to that spirit I bonded with in like two weeks. Hope he isn’t mad…”

- “I don’t understand what these tarot cards are telling me, so I will just assume everything is hunky dory!”

- “I want to practice and do a spell… but I don’t know which one to do.”

- “I will do this ritual every week!”

- Promptly forgetting said ritual the next week.

- “Tumblr will give me ideas on what to do next to further my craft…”

- Feels inadequate seeing everyone else on tumblr.

- Counts scrolling throw witch posts on tumblr as research, therefore counting as practicing witchcraft.

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It’s June! Which means it’s close to July. After July comes August, or Autumn Eve as I like to call it. So basically, it’s almost Halloween right? 🎃🍂

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Advice for girls: buy skinny jeans in the boy’s section

They’re more comfortable, still form fitting, and best of all: THE POCKETS. THEY HAVE ACTUAL POCKETS.

don’t believe me? look:

these are boys pants, and they look just as good on me as any other skinny jeans I own

See that phone? I’m going to put it in the pocket. Must be so small right??

Ah yes, girl pants length. Probably can’t fit any further than that-

what? what’s this?

Good god. Oh good lord in heaven. This is blasphemous.

Look at how much room is still there. There’s chaos in the streets. Babies are crying. Fashion designers are screaming out of fear of the unknown.

Buy your pants in the boys section, girls. Live in the beautiful world you deserve where you can fit shit in your pocket.

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Rayna and I got through her first show ever and my first show in years! Reserve champion in green horse

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My life

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48 Shades of Lightning  Taken from last night’s thunderstorm. (color hues are unretouched)

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DO NOT DO THIS.

This makes me so angry.

If you work in a movie theater and you do this I have no respect for you.

My younger brother is Type 1 Diabetic.

When we go to a movie theater, we always get him diet soda. If he were to get regular when we asked for diet, we would not give him the insulin he would need for it. If that happens, his blood sugar level could go so high he could go into a coma, go blind, or even die.

If somebody gave him regular soda instead of diet without telling us, that person could be responsible for a nine-year-old being killed or blinded.

Just thinking about that makes me so angry. I get scared every time we take him to a movie in case the people working there saw this picture and decide to do the same thing.

Please signal boost this so people know.

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Saumur 2017 - Grand National circuit | Pro Elite class | © FFE TV 

Maxime Livio & QALAO DES MERS

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PAIGE JOHNSON, THE FIRST BLACK AMERICAN TO WIN A MAJOR GRAND PRIX

“Paige Johnson recorded a milestone victory late Saturday night in the $127,000 Engel & Volkers Grand Prix at Palm Beach International Equestrian Center.

Johnson, 29, of Wellington and Middleburg, Va., became the first black American to win a major grand prix in WEF history.

“I came into this circuit hoping to win a WEF and I did that week six,” Paige Johnson said. “My next goal was to win a grand prix. I had no idea it would happen the same season. You can imagine that I am super excited and happy. Kent is my trainer, so it feels like the hard work, the team and everything around us is really paying off and that is a great feeling.””

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Haras du Pin 2016 - Grand National circuit | © FFE TV

Lieutenant Colonel Thibaut Vallette and QING DU BRIOT

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My new boy, Zeus

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Sigilmaking with Lee!

I recently posted a sigil for boosting and it sparked a lot of curiosity in regards to my method, so I will explain. The original method was described on runesoup, but I’ve expanded it a bit, as I am wont to do. Please excuse the grodiness of my keyboard- its old and has been present for many studio-related incidents.

The first thing you do is decide what you’re trying to communicate. In this case its a matter of deadlines.

Which is currently sideways because of mobile. I like my statements to be in the present tense and commanding.

Now cross out all the vowels.

And now any letters that repeat

You now have your statement reduced to basic letters. Now decide on a basic shape. This is where your personal symbolism comes into play. Because this is meant to increase productivity, I choose an upright  triangle as the basic shape.

This is where we get creative. Placement of the letters can be a hard place to start, so I start looking for letter combinations that have their own symbolism. In this instance, I combine the M and W on top of each other to create an infinity symbol

Just keep adding letters until you’ve used them all up.

And emphasize them with a pen or marker.

You now have the base symbol for meeting deadlines. Because I did not keep the outline of the triangle, I can use this to make more specific sigils. This is where I deviate from the method that runesoup outlined for me.  Now take your more specific goal and repeat the first few steps:

reduce these to single consonants again and place them outside of the base sigil

And now we have a unique, really awesome sigil for a specific goal. I personally like having single-use sigils because I feel that if they wear out quickly, there isn’t much riding on one little squiggle to do all the work.

And that’s the thing. Go cause some mayhem or whatever it is  you kids do today.

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There’s no shame in a little witch craft ☾

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Simple Self-Cleansing

A quick bit before I get into the post, everything I share below is a method of self care. To many of you it may seem that logically I feel better because of those reasons and not because of magical ones. And to that I say it is surely possible. However I would like to say in defense of the magical elements of this post that when I exclude them from the self care elements the results are not nearly so potent for myself (be that a psychological reason or magical one). Ultimately it is up to you to decide what to pursue.

The ritual can be broken down into three simple parts: Cleanse, Consume, and Cease.

To Cleanse: ✨A shower is ideal. ✨Turn off the lights and open the window. ✨If it’s night time a few candles (in containers is safer but I’ve used tealights without issue) ✨A body scrub (exfoliating is good DO NOT USE MICROBEADS THEY ARE TERRIBLE FOR THE ENVORINMENT.) ✨Typical shower items ✨Freshly washed towel ✨Moody Music (I listened to Eivør and Faun and Omnia for this myself) ✨Red Yarn

✨While in the shower imagine your body is coated in a thick, black tar. Starting from your head peel (yes physically) the tar from the top of your head down.

✨The more you “struggle” the better I feel the results tend to be. Really tear at the stuff and work your way all the way down to your feet. Once the last bit is torn off and down the drain wash up really well. Pay attention to lather in especially sore or achey areas.

✨I focus in grounding and even on light trance work in the shower. If you are uncomfortable by this you can avoid it. I clear my mind and sit in the floor eventually working into a position where my forehead touches the floor (child’s pose).

✨After this it is important to get up slowly, I’ve gotten really dizzy from standing up too quickly in the shower before.

✨While I towel dry I dance around the bathroom, snuffing candles out until I’m left in silence and darkness.

✨At this point I do daily grooming things but pay attention to how. Lotion and toner is applied with thought and consideration. Slowly building up these methods of care as a means of replacing what was lost and washed away. Though, care, and energy is important when repairing after cleansing. If you like you can encorperate sigil work (amulet work/ talisman work to some) into this aspect of the ritual.

To Consume

✨Cook yourself some simple and yummy food. Don’t make anything too heavy but indulge in foods rich in color and that make you feel better.

✨Often I cook eggs, jams and breads, and honey covered cakes and things of that nature. Meat is also a good choice.

✨ Season with strong protection or warding foods such as garlic, honey, rosemary, thyme, salt, lemon and so on.

✨Settle down with something stimulating but also that you enjoy like a favorite song or book. Nourishing yourself is more than simply eating food.

✨If you fancy it a nice walk or a quick trip out is also a good method of clearing your mind.

To Cease:

✨Make up your bed and make sure you sleep with iron under or above the bed (I sleep with a throwing axe).

✨Before you go to sleep tie a red yarn around your neck (loose enough to not harm you but tight enough not to snag while you sleep).

✨Wear the yarn for the duration of the next day and at nightfall cut it off and burn it. Dispose of the ashes in running water or at a crossroads.

These steps have never failed me so I offer them to do with as you will. The thing with rituals is you must repeat them so this is something that requires monthly maintenance at the very least in order to remain effective.