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pssssst hey. hey. free and expansive database of folk and fairy tales. you can thank me later

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say it with me: deserts aren't inherently bad. deserts are very important and are home to many ecosystems. you want an unhealthy, over-exploited desert to become a healthy, thriving desert. you don't want an unhealthy, over-exploited desert to become a forest. deserts and forests are distinct, separate biomes that are both indispensable. you want to see them both at their best. and a desert at its best doesn't look like a forest at its best. they're each beautiful in their own way.

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This is why I have zero sympathy for Brian Thompson.

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April sketches with Loki!

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we got another good news roundup!

the fight is still on! don’t give up!

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arguing against ai is always like. im not sure how to explain to you. that you need to think for yourself with your own thoughts. . maybe this would be easier to understand if idk, you were practiced in thinking for yourself

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witchcraft is not all "love and light."

it can be angry. sad. vengeful and grieving. it can be offensive and protective. it can be everything and nothing.

but it isn't always pretty.

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Uhhhhhhhh that seems bad

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Sick Witchery

Because everyone gets sick, even witches! Witchcraft does not replace proper medical care, and please be cautious when using herbs and do proper research*

Teas and potions:

Sore throat potion

Sore throat sage tea

Cough/cold tea

Mama’s cold curing tea

Cold banishing potion

Feel better tea spell

Sick witch’s brew

Flu and cold buster

Soothing tummy tea

Vitamin C healing potion

Syrups:

Easy DIY cough syrup

Soothing lemon cough syrup

Simple elderberry syrup

Magic cold syrup

Food:

Swamp’s immunity boosting noodles

Faye’s patchwork soup

“I am not getting sick!” broth

Spells:

Simple sickness spell

Simple healing spell

All-purpose recovery spell

Christian witch healing spell

Healing/cleansing spell bottle

Bath magic:

Anti-nausea bath

Healing milk bath

Healing bath

Shower meditation

Odds and ends:

Cold and flu remedies

Lil’ witch tips for sickness

Immune system sigils

Herbs for a sick witch

Onions

Coriander seeds

Eucalyptus 

Basil

*Resources for herbal interactions:

U.S Department of Health and Human Services

AAFP

Potential Herb-Drug Interaction Chart

Checking for Possible Herb-Drug Interactions

WebMD

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“What actually *is* sex magick?!”

CW: Sex, mentions of non-consensual sex, vague descriptions of sex acts

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I get this question a surprising amount, but because of the generally non-PG friendly nature of most answers I typically either privately reply, or ignore anonymous asks. However, today I’m going to give a brief overview of what the bare basics of sex magick are, how it works, and why it’s both potentially very dangerous, and potentially very VERY useful. 

“OK, well before we look at sex magick… what actually is magick?”

Simply put, magick is the art of getting things done. It might be done through the application of Will upon the universe. It might be done through the judicious usage of a medicinal herb or an amplifying crystal. It might even be done by asking a local spirit for a bit of a hand, or by reaching into the mind of a bird in flight. However you do it, anything you do that alters the world around you in order to help you achieve a task is magick. I can’t really get any broader than that without grossly oversimplifying (though, I am simplifying rather a lot here already…).

“So if magick is the art of doing things in a better way than you could by mundane means, what does sex magick involve?”

If magick is the art of getting things done, then sex magick is the art of using sexual energy to charge up your spells, incantations, potions, sigils, telepathy, or any other technique you might use to help you Do The Thing. In a nutshell, it means engaging in consensual sexual acts for long periods of time, charging up your body with extreme amounts of physical and emotional energy generated from the physical and emotional pleasure and closeness that sexual activities bring, and then at the point of climax directing all that energy towards a single, concentrated goal. It can be exceptionally powerful if done right, often stronger even than blood magick, but if you do it wrong then it can result in a massive backfire of that energy back into you and your partner(s), which can really fuck you up (pun not intended).

I’m also making it clear to emphasise consensual sex. This is twofold, and the firsts reason is obvious - it is utterly and completely repellant in all ways and forms to ever coerce, blackmail, force, or otherwise cause someone to engage in sex acts in which they do not wish to participate. The word for that is rape, whether you’re doing it for sex magick or not. If anyone ever tells you that you “have” to  have sex with them for religious or magickal reasons, run the fuck away from them because you never have to do anything you do not wish to do. The second reason is that when you engage in unwilling sex, you are essentially stealing a part of that person’s energy for yourself. You’re ripping the energy from them without their consent, and this is possibly the most violent act you can ever do to someone without literally murdering them. You’re basically killing part of their soul. When you work with a willing, enthusiastic participant or group of participants, everyone is willingly contributing a part of their essence to the whole that will be greater than the sum of its parts. It’s an intensely emotional and spiritual moment, and should never, ever be tainted by violence or hate.

“This sounds kind of really dangerous! Are you sure it’s safe?”

There is no such thing as a 100% safe magickal act. Every spell you cast, every sigil you charge, every drop of blood your spill or splash of ink you smear, you are willingly entering into a potentially risky situation. The spell could break, or backfire, or be misinterpreted and do things you’d never expected it to do. Naturally, the more energy that’s involved, the more catastrophic a failure can be, so yes sex magick is inherently somewhat more dangerous than the majority of spells that a Witch will cast. However, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t use it! Cars are very dangerous - tens of thousands of people die in them every year, and yet we still use them every day. People choose to live on floodplains, despite the risk that their belongings or even their lives may be lost forever. Nothing is without risk, so don’t let the potential of risk scare you away - certainly think “do I really need to do this, or is there another way?”, but don’t be afraid to say “OK let’s go!”

“Is this only for Wiccans? I’ve heard of this thing called the Great Rite…”

Ah yes, the Great Rite, easily the most misunderstood and inexplicably appealing aspect of the great mystery religion that is Wicca. The answer is, no, sex magick can be used by anyone, regardless of their faith, or even if they don’t have one. Whilst Wicca was one of the first neopagan traditions to have a formalised act of sex magick within its practices (ancient pagan faiths almost universally incorporated it), it doesn’t have an exclusive patent on the idea of fucking like bunnies to invoke the gods. Indeed, today, most Wiccans don’t even bother with the actual Great Rite, instead practicing a symbolic version that involves stabbing an athame (representing the phallus) into a chalice (representing the yonus). Heteronormative, yes, but at least less likely to spread the clap (and much easier to clean up afterwards).

“Have you ever used sex magick, Juniper?”

I have, on a few rare occasions, been known to dabble a little in the mysterious arts of sex magick. I’ve done so infrequently, partly because I have a relatively low libido and partly because I rarely have tasks that require the level of energy that sex magick provides, but in the few instances that I have partaken of the arcane aspects of sexual relationships I have found it to be a powerful tool, and a useful skill to have in one’s arsenal of magick workings. 

“Can you tell me how to do it?”

No. I can’t tell you how to have sex. I can’t tell you what acts will cause you pleasure, what whispered words will touch your soul, what delicious touches will drive you to the point of no return and explode outwards in a cascading torrent of raw emotion-driven magick. I can’t tell you these things, because only you can know them. What I can tell you, though, is that it helps to work the sex into whatever ritual you are conducting. If you do the ritual first, then go into the sex, it’s much easier to lose track of your goal and end up wasting all that precious energy. However, if you incorporate elements of the ritual into the acts themselves (such as chanting incantations or washing each other with essential oils and herbal aphrodisiac salves, to name two possibles), it’s much easier to keep your mind on the goal without losing the passion of the moment.

“Can you show me how you d-”

NO.

Please stop asking this! I’m not showing you pictures of my sex life!! Dammit people! xD

“Any other advice?”

Yes: for the love of the Goddess people, please practice safe sex. Magick it may be, but immune to STDs and pregnancies it is not! Condoms, birth control, and try to avoid having sexual contact with people who don’t share their honest medical and sexual histories. 

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I hope this helps some experimental, intrigued, and insatiably curious Witches explore their inner selves! 

– Juniper

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Meeting up with a friend that also practices and worships has taught me so quickly the importance of having friends and a community that love and worship deities the same way you do.

Speaking with the gods with another person for the first time was such a fun and rewarding experience. To see someone else experience the same sensations that I do when they’re around is so validating and inspiring in its own way. To openly talk about my love for them and share more personal experiences, to hear other experiences, it’s all so needed.

Even on here. Finding my people just became that much more important to me. And I know the gods would agree on that front too.

It’s hard though, I know that. Especially if you’re antisocial like me or have bits of your practice that you’re unsure other people will accept. That’s okay, you don’t have to share everything right off the bat if you don’t think someone will accept you. But man, I wanna share my moments with deities that made me gasp, or ones that would make people raise their eyebrows in shock. I’m sure other people do too but the risk of being told you’re a liar or you’re not special is so high. That can be a whole post on its own.

Find your people.