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to quote my bestie and pulitzer prize winner tony kushner “hope isn’t a choice, it’s a moral obligation, an obligation to the cells in your body” and “it is an ethical obligation to look for hope; it is an obligation not to despair.” like god. it is so fucking hard it is harder than anything in the world to wake up and have faith that things will be better and we can change things but it is the only thing we tangibly have and can pass on to other people. idrk where i was going with this but yea

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Our first lace along in the lace coven discord is live! The tatters chose this adorable free dragon pattern to work through.

It's been so fun to see everyone's choices on thread colors and sizes.

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We saw the beauty of nature and Named it, and we told its stories, and through those stories, made it sacred.

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Fern Faewolf (me!)

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“Spread Kindness” linocut patches!

1 1/2x5” linocut stamp, hand stamped on tshirt fabric scraps

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having online friends is so wild

Like you're *so* far from me but I get to talk to you in real time.

Before the internet, it'd be basically impossible for us to meet because the chances of us visiting the place the other lives is so low. And now we get to be friends and talk so casually to people So Far Away.

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sEC WAIT YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU DONT THINK IT'S PSYCHOLOGICAL HOW MAGIC WORKS???

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bruv no, not even 1 time did i think that bro. Bro. what do you mean bro?

BUT BUT HOW DOES IT WORK

bro, why are we asking boring questions, the right question is which one of these fucking dragon spells is gonna work. okay. like the how? THE HOW? idgaf. the does it though? that's the number 1.

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So one thing I’m grappling with is the fact I’ve gone long stretches without devoting time to my religion.

Today I started reading the Havamal (the Jackson Crawford translation) and out of the mouth of Oðin himself:

“145. it is better not to pray at all

than to pray too much;

nothing will be given that you won’t repay.

It is better to sacrifice nothing

than to offer too much.”

So yeah.

Dont feel guilty for not constantly being at your altar or offering things.

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The watermelon witch hat is completely edible, even the rind!! Idk why you would wanna eat something that’s been on your head all day but hey, you do you boo-boo.

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Fine. Here you have it. The one true rule of witchcraft:

Stop bitching about other people's practices and focus on your own

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I found this beautiful piece of mandalic artwork using natural materials. Maybe it's my own biases and projection, but it feels pretty pagan/ritualistic to me. There was also a memorial marker not far from it, which may have been connected. Either way, I felt lucky to stumble across it.

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Working on Hopepunk zine #2, magic edition!!!

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I feel like half of witchblr doesn't actually believe in magic sometimes

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Man, I forgot how great it felt to block people on the Internet. Also some of y'all need to get off of Tumblr more. I've been spending less time on it and blocking more and more drama and it's great. I've been getting so much reading done. And then coming back here mostly to play in the Magic The Gathering roleplay community. It's fun, you guys should try online roleplay with people you like.

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Temperance (Tarot of the Witch's Garden). The card of balance, moderation, patience, inner calm. Watercolour on hot pressed cotton paper.

🌿Painting process on Patreon. Original available.

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Polychromatic & Splash of color ( Explored)

Sapna Reddy Photography

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MY FAVORITE PEOPLE ARE THOSE DEEPLY IN LOVE WITH THE WORLD DESPITE KNOWING THEY'RE NOT EXEMPT FROM ITS CRUELTY

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if this 5000 year old tree isn’t too old to realize that its trans neither are you