sleepingelise

[sleepingelise]

🍂 📜 🕯

в напівтиші нічної кімнати,

я молю у музи рядки.

хто б міг знати,

як складно втрачати,

всі ідеї та слушні думки.

я молю в напівтиші про рими,

про забуті мелодії слів.

про прихильність Аполло, молити,

мені лячно, та він би зумів.

він нанизав би слів намистини,

на римованих стрічок нитки.

змалював би пісень полотнини,

барв'янисті сплітавши рядки.

він би зміг, мені дати натхнення,

що забула в кохання віршах.

та допоки лиш я, й тиха темінь,

і маленький запал, що не вчах.

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як ти, дівчинка минувшої ночі?

згасаючих зірок,

і повного місяця

що в твоїй голові?

скільки думок

і скільки віршів

мовчать твоїм голосом?

ти слухаєш музику

чи дзвін тиші,

бажаної беззвучності?

на два, три

падай у м'якість ліжка

у відкритих очах

немає правди

так спи

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best not to look at me right now

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Just imagining a preteen Jon Kent who has only ever encountered the civilian batbros in relation to Damian one day hear his dad, who has never said worse than “shucks darn” in his presence, call Dick by his name:

Jon: Dad! That’s so mean, why would you call him that?!

Clark: because that’s his name?

Jon: his name is Grayson!

Clark: uh

Dick: that’s my last name, kiddo

Jon:

Jon:

Jon: What about Todd—

Dick: Jason

Jon: and drake—

Dick: Tim

Jon: where does the wayne fit in to all of this?

Dick: Bruce adopted us

Jon: you’re ADOPTED!? But you all look exactly the same

Dick: umm

Jon: your parents are dead?

Dick: yes

Jon: *visibly tearing up* that’s so sad

Dick: it’s okay! Don’t cry. Honestly, when I was little, finding out your dad was adopted really helped me—

Jon: MY DAD IS ADOPTED?!

Clark: *facepalms* honey, I’m an alien. You know this.

Jon: *lays on floor and sings the wizards of waverly place theme song to himself* everything is not what it seems

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You may probably not know, but I am a Ukrainian. You might have heard about my home town - Bucha. Times used to be pretty tough while under russian occupation, however, now I am with my family at home.

So, now I am able to open COMMISIONS.

There will be only THREE SLOTS available for each position (1 headshot/bust, 1 half-body, 1 full body).

Feel free to DM me, if you have any questions.

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Samhain Bread (Best Pumpkin Bread, super easy!) Since pumpkins seem to have become a symbol of Samhaintide, it seems natural that they should also become a major part of the Sabbat feast. Two of the most popular ways of serving pumpkin are as a pie or as bread. I am not a kitchen witch, myself, so I often find myself struggling with preparing food, but not this time! Here is one of my favorite recipes for quick, fool-proof pumpkin bread:

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Witchy Tip: Pumpkinseeds 🎃🌿🌙

It’s almost Halloween, and this means, pumpkin time! Weather you carve them or you eat them..

Don’t Throw Away The Seeds!!

What to do:

Use them for spells

Plant them

Make little charms or pendants

Roast them in the oven/pan or caramelize them

Put them on your Samhain altar

Use them for grids

Put one in your shoe for an easygoing day

Throw them at people to please the Halloween spirits or for a fun Halloween activity w/ friends and family

Just a few ideas 👻

(pumpkin* fertility, femininity, immortality, resurrection, balance)

Keep witchin’ ✨

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Tea time!

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-College witches writing sigils on their arms in pen before they take a final exam

-College witches enchanting their morning coffee to manifest the motivation to give a shit on a really rough day

-College witches charming a scarf or a sweater to keep them extra warm when they have to walk to their 8am class in 20 degree weather

-College witches that work in a lab charming their equipment so the experiment runs smoothly the first time around

-College witches lining their windowsills with plants and taking their plants for walks to get some fresh air and sunlight

-College witches in the broom closet using crystals as “room decor” because “they’re just so pretty”

-College witches secretly sending their friends positive energy or giving them blessed coffee or tea when they see that their friend is hella stressed

-College witches performing glamours on their makeup before they go out to a party one weekend

-College witches

-!!!!!!!

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Some tips for the broom closet witches out there, keep putting magic in everything you do ✩*ೃ.⋆

The Vol. I of these tips is a Patreon exclusive tutorial, so stop by and consider helping us keep creating magic in exchange for some cool rewards!

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From infusions and tinctures to oils and salves: The basics of herbal healing and the beginnings of any potion. 

Decoction: A decoction is needed to extract the deeper essence from harder substances such as barks, roots and stems. Place the raw materials in a pot and fill it with fresh water. Simmer uncovered until the water lever is reduced by 1/3. Strain the resulting liquid to remove particulates then drink or use as needed. Infusion: Pour freshly boiled water over the desired herb or planar matter, roughly 8 ounces of water per teaspoon of dried plant parts. When using fresh herbs roughly 3 times as much is required. 

Oil: Place flowers, herbs or other plant parts in a sealed glass container. Fill the container with an organic oil (ex: Olive, sesame, etc…) until it is an inch above the material being used. Place the bottle somewhere warm for 2 weeks, next to a stove while cooking, on the mantle, a sunny window sill, etc. Upend the container daily to ensure the oil saturates the material. 

Ointment: Heat 2 cups of pure lard to frying temperature. Add 4 handfuls of crumbled dry herbs or 6 handfuls of chopped fresh herb to the lard. Stir to to blend and let simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat, cover and let sit over night. Reheat until liquid then mix in 4 tablespoons of an organic oil, this will prevent it hardening to much. Squeeze through a cheese clothe to remove solids and store in a crockery or glass container. 

Salve: Mix 3 ounces of finely pulped plant parts, 7 ounces of lard and 1 ounce of beeswax. When thoroughly mixed simmer over low heat in active red pot for 1-2 hours. Remove from eat and allow to cool. 

 Tincture: A tincture uses alcohol to extract the properties of a herb or plant. Loosely fill a glass container with fresh or dried herbs and add some sort of food grade spirit (ex: vodka), vinegar can also be used for certain ingredients. Cork or otherwise seal the container and leave somewhere warm for 2 or more weeks. 

 *Information from “Healing Teas - How to prepare and use read to maximize your health” by Marie Nadine Antol. 

**images from google.

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☀️ Overall Positivi-Tea ☀️

Ingredients 

Sideritis - Tea of the Mountain / Shepherd’s Tea - For Healing and Relaxation; also good for sore throats and sickness OR Chamomile - For Tranquility and Inner Peace Honey - Prosperity, Beauty and Healing Optional - Lemon for Love Success and Healing                 - Put any kind of music that makes you feel good or/and makes you want to dance.                 -Any Quartz Crystal around you (Don’t put the crystal in the tea just have it next to you for the extra energy)                  - You can also use a cup that is coloured with the a specific colour depending on you intent; white is preferred for general positivity.

Execution 

Brew the tea, add the lemon and add the honey with a dessert spoon. Stir it clockwise to bring positive energy, while chanting:

“With this tea that I brew today I bring positivity to come my way”

Chant this as many times as you wish, let it cool for a while and drink it, feeling the positive energy in your body. I personally chant it 3 times

Blessed Be~

Edit: I CALLED IT POSITIVI-TEA BECAUSE I CAN’T THINK OF PUNS BY MYSELF 

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Crystals that are NOT suitable for placing in water / making gem water

This list will explain common stones that are either toxic to use for drinking in gem water or stones that are soluble in water. :)

Alunite: Non toxic but soluble in water

Anglesite: Toxic and slightly soluble in water

Arsenopyrite: Potentially toxic

Azurite: Harmful

Azurite-Malachite: Harmful

Azurite-Pseudomalachite: Harmful

Bunsenite: Toxic; allergen; avoid skin contact

Calomel: Possibly hazardous to health

Cerussite: Toxic

Chalcanthite: Harmful; easily soluble in water

Cinnabar: Very toxic!

Cinnabar-Opal: The cinnabar stored in the opal is toxic

Crocoite: Toxic 

Cuprite: Harmful

Durangite: Potentially toxic

Eclipse Stone: Limestone with orpiment, toxic

Eilat Stone: Harmful

Erythrite: Potentially toxic

Fiedlerite: Toxic

Fluorite, Antozonite variety: Potentially harmful

Galenite: Toxic and slightly soluble in water

Gaspeite: Harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact

Greenockite: Toxic

Halite: Not toxic in small quantities, but dissolves easily in water

Iron-nickel Meteorite: Harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact

Jamesonite: Potentially toxic

Lemon Chrysoprase: Potentially harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact

Lopezite: Very toxic! Hazardous even through skin contact

Malachite: Harmful

Millerite: Toxic; allergen; avoid skin contact

Minium: Toxic

Nickeline: Toxic; allergen; avoid skin contact

Olivenite: Potentially toxic

Orpiment: Toxic

Proustite: Potentially toxic

Psilomelane and Pyrolusite: Harmful

Pyromorphite: Potentially toxic

Rauenthalite: Toxic

Realgar: Toxic. Store in dark, securely locked place.

Scorodite: Potentially toxic

Sphaerocobaltite: Harmful; allergen; avoid skin contact

Stibnite: Harmful

Tetrahedrite: Potentially harmful

Ulexite: Non toxic but slightly soluble in warm water

Valentinite and Senarmontite: Harmful

Vanadinite: Toxic

Wulfentie: Potentially toxic

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us witches get colds too

hello greenies! i’ve been getting sicker and sicker as the seasons change and so have my fellow witches. this is a loose recipe that i use for colds and i hope it can help. sorry if the measurements aren’t exact! 

for kettle:

4 cups of water

2 lemons

chopped ginger (an inch? maybe less depending on how strong you want it)

a small handful of peppermint (i have the hands of a child)

2 sticks on cinnamon

honey (will put in at the end)

for cup

1 cup of water

¼ of an inch of ginger

a few of leaves of peppermint

half a stick ( if you have powder use like 1 tsp?) of cinnamon

honey (will put in at the end)

directions

heat up water until it comes to a nice low boil/simmer. place ginger, peppermint, and cinnamon in. 

after 4 minutes place thyme and lemon.

***for the lemon make sure you cut in half, squeeze out, and place the peels in the water (for kettles place 1 of the lemon shells in the water, for cup place a few slices). let sit for another 4 minutes. then when done put in cups!

put in as much honey as you want! (i use about a tablespoon per cup) stir clockwise and chant:

“Frost in the body, cast out.

Mother Earth bring to me health and wellness.

Bring to me the warmth of spring.

Frost in the body, cast out.”  

visualize a green light flowing into the cup as you chant and as you drink that same light travels into you. 

enjoy!!!

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Alfalfa: protection, money, happiness, grounding, fertility

Anise: dreams, youth, lust, blessing, cleansing, divination, offerings, protection, spirit protection

Allspice: energy, money, luck, healing

Aspen: protection, healing, performing arts, spirit work

Aloe: femininity, healing, protection, beauty, love

Basil: protection, grounding, happiness, peace, money, love, luck

Bay Leaf: wishes, dreams, psychic ability, cleansing, healing, curse breaking, banishing

Catmint: healing, animal magic, relaxation, calmness, happiness, psychic ability, love, wishes, meditation

Clove: healing, prosperity, friendships, money 

Clover: money, prosperity, luck, happiness, spirit work, fae, protection, healing

Chamomile: calmness, money, love, peace, cleansing, love, meditation

Chives: protection, balance, divination

Coriander/Cilantro: love, protection, divination, fertility, psychic ability, peace

Cinnamon: safety, calmness, love, happiness, money, blessing, protection, healing

Cardamom: femininity, love, charm, performing arts, relaxation, calmness

Cumin: protection, love, fertility, banishing

Cayenne: strength, curses, protection, heartbreak, curse breaking, love

Dandelion: wishes, dreams, psychic ability, lunar magic

Dill: dreams, money, protection, luck, love

Eucalyptus: energy, healing, cleansing, protection

Elderberry: healing, protection, blessing, banishing, cursing, cleansing

Fennel: divination, concentration, energy, meditation, fertility, confidence

Ginseng: love, fertility, beauty, healing, strength

Ginger: energy, speeding things along, passion, travel, healing

Garlic: healing, curses, curse breaking, lunar magic, protection, energy, protection, luck

Holly: dreams, luck, banishing, spirit work, protection, beauty

Juniper: cleansing, fertility, curse breaking, psychic ability, protection

Lavender: calmness, cleansing, love, happiness, fertility

Lemon Balm: cleansing, confidence, overcoming challenges, relaxation

Lemongrass: psychic ability, divination, cleansing, communication, protection, love, luck, jobs

Magnolia: love, fertility, meditation, psychic ability, healing, strength

Mint: communication, energy, money, spirit work, cleansing

Marjoram: protection, happiness, banishing, cleansing

Marigold: love, protection, peace, femininity, comfort

Mugwort: healing, divination, astral projection, dreams, psychic ability, cleansing, protection

Nettle: spirit work, protection, curse breaking

Nutmeg: luck, travel, love, meditation, psychic ability, money

Olive leaf: healing, luck, protection, cleansing, fertility, offerings, blessings

Oregano: happiness, peace, luck, protection, healing, general health, letting go of the past

Peppermint: healing, cleansing, sleep, love, money

Parsley: protection, communication, spirit work, passion

Paprika: spell work, energy, psychic ability, curses, creativity

Pepper (Black): curses, curse breaking, banishing, spirit work, jealousy, absorption of negativity

Raspberry leaf: fertility, femininity, menstrual cycle, lunar magic, love, creativity, protection

Rosemary: cleansing, curse breaking, blessing, healing, fertility, psychic ability, past lives, dreams, marriage

Rose: love, fertility, femininity, protection, marriage, self love

Sage: cleansing, protection, spirit work, smoke cleansing, wisdom, wishes, funerals

Saffron: healing, offerings, wealth, strength, blessing, cleansing, psychic ability, sleep

Spirulina: power, strength, health, luck

St. John’s Wort: cleansing, blessing, offerings, spirit work

Thyme: dreams, sleep, strength, confidence, leaving the past behind you, moving forward, health, healing, fae

Tarragon: luck, calmness, secrets, peace, love, protection, meditation, spirit work

Valerian: spirit work, absorption of negativity, protection, self acceptance

Wheatgrass: cleansing, protection, blessing

Ylang Ylang: beauty, love, luck, happiness, relationships

Yarrow: love, divination, dreams, psychic ability, marriage, courage, communication, focus

Not all of these herbs are edible or safe in some/all circumstances, please do research before eating/using any of the plants listed here!

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Enchantment for Calm

You will need:

Small pot or bowl

Something to enchant (I use a necklace)

Lavender

Amethyst

(Optional: Queen of Cups)

🔮 Put the item in the bowl with the lavender and amethyst

🔮 (Optional: Place the Queen of Cups on top of the bowl)

🔮 Charge with intent

✨ I do this in the evening and then leave it overnight to let the calm seep into the necklace ✨

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Periods suck. Witchcraft helps.

Spells:

Spell

Banishing cramps

The best ‘lil spell

Spell bottle

Bath ritual

Anti-migraine spell

Emoji spell to keep it from popping up at inconvenient times

Sigils:

Keep pain away

Relief from cramps

Stop cramps

My period is not painful

My period is easy

I do not have my period

Teas: 

(Please research herbs before using them, not all the posts are very informative about all the effects herbs may have! ESPECIALLY if you’re on meds.)

Tea

For cramps

Also for cramps

A collection

Some helpful herbs

Soothing tea

Some more helpful herbs

Some helpful PSAs on herbs

Other:

Taking advantage of your period

Menstrual magic

More menstrual magic

Crystals to help

Witchy period hacks

An earlier version of this post (with mundane tips)

Mundane tips:

General tips

More tips

I really like this list

I’d like to request that you keep gender out of any comments that you make on this. People of various gender identities get periods (or don’t), lets be inclusive here!