#Communalism and Secularism

[vioeducation]

What is the concept of a ‘demographic winter’? Is the world moving towards such a situation? Elaborate[150 Words] [10 Marks][2024]

Demographic Winter and Its Global Implications Concept of Demographic Winter Definition: A situation where birth rates fall below replacement levels (2.1 children per woman), leading to population decline, aging demographics, and socio-economic challenges. Current Trends: Global Aging: In 2022, 771 million people were aged 65+, constituting 10% of the population. This is projected to rise to…

[bli-o]

“You dont want kids? I said the same thing at your age. You’ll realize later.”

“You’re trans? You’re too young to know that. You’ll grow out of it.”

“You’re an atheist? You don��t actually disbelieve, you’re just mad at god. One day, every knee will bow and every tongue will confess.”

“You’re a leftist? You’ll become more conservative eventually; every generation does when they come into contact with The Real World™️”

“You’re gay/ace/queer? You just havent met the right man/woman yet.”

If you say any of the above things give me your personal information so i can harm you

edit: the terfs found this post. Y’all fuckin KNOW “give me your personal information” is a joke. I know your job is to paint trans people as evil and stuff but try harder at least, we know you’re not that stupid.

anywaysy crazy how u guys r aligning with people who like theocracy and homophobia and heteronormity just because you hate trans people. It’s almost like you, my fellow hoes, are really damn predictable.

Edit 2: i love how after that first edit terfs mysteriously stopped interacting

[julie09tarot]

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True strength is found in softness—the quiet confidence of a heart that feels deeply and loves without fear. Trust your intuition, let your emotions flow like water, and know that sensitivity is not weakness but wisdom. In stillness, the answers you seek will rise to the surface.

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When life feels like too many spinning plates, pause. Balance is not about doing everything—it is about knowing what truly matters. Release what drains you, ground yourself in the present, and trust that not every weight is yours to carry.

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Life is a dance of movement and flow—change is constant, but so is your ability to adapt. Stay light on your feet, embrace the rhythm of give and take, and trust that balance is not about perfection but about presence. You are capable of handling more than you know.

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[its-terf-or-nothin]

[some-october-in-the-future]

I’ve been getting into secular witchcraft for the placebo effect and to feel close to nature (which I summarize as ~the vibes~) and I’m really excited to learn more. if there are any blogs, podcasts or other resources witchy tumblr users can recommend, please do!

[feygaleh]

hi so believe it or not america is a fucking huge country and the jewish cultures in america are pretty strongly upheld by the jewish diaspora and we as american jews can and do have our own traditions and observances that are formed by the jewish-american cultural melting pot

[breelandwalker]

Strawberry Moon - June 3, 2023

Grab your baskets and your moon jars, witches - it's time for the Strawberry Moon!

Strawberry Moon

The Strawberry Moon is the name given to the full moon which occurs in the month of June in the Northern Hemisphere. The name is taken from the ripening of those little red heart-shaped berries we find in so many summertime treats. Strawberries are typically ready to harvest beginning around the summer solstice, though this will vary depending on variety, planting times, and local weather. The Strawberry Moon, sadly, does not turn pink to match the berries.

Other European names for this moon include Honey Moon, Rose Moon, and Mead Moon. Indigenous names for the June moon include Blooming Moon (Anishinaabe), Green Corn Moon (Cherokee), and Hatching Moon (Cree).

What Does It Mean For Witches?

Full moons are excellent times for bringing wishes to fulfillment and plans to fruition, all the more so under one named after a prolific berry. This is an optimal time to make things happen!

Your intuition may be stronger than usual during this time, so pay attention to those little inklings and gut feelings that won't be ignored. They might be telling you something important. Dreams may also be more vivid, though not necessarily more accurate or revealing.

This is a time to explore things that catch your attention or pique your curiosity, and to let yourself be open to new ideas and new opportunities.

What Witchy Things Can We Do?

With a full moon in the sky and the summer solstice hot on its' heels, it's time to prepare for a full bloom. Here's hoping you've been nurturing those plans and seeds of growth you planted in the spring, because they're about to start flowering and the way is clear to sow the next stage of your plans. What they will be and what new prospects the summer will bring is entirely up to you.

With the moon in Sagittarius again this year, it's a good time to look ahead to the future. Think on the plans you have in process and let yourself dream of how things might turn out. If you're inclined to journaling, make a note of how things are going so far and how you hope they'll turn out. Pick your favorite divination method and do a reading for the month ahead. (Make sure you write that down too so you can check back later!)

This is a great time to go berry-picking or flower-gathering, so check your area for pick-your-own farms or farmer's markets with local produce. Have a picnic with friends or just enjoy a quiet afternoon with your own thoughts and a few favorite treats. Make a jar of sun tea or a sweet and summery berry salad. If you're partial to strawberries, indulge that sweet tooth!

Strawberries are also excellent ingredient in spells for love, beauty, fertility, and emotional healing. Create a charm for self-love or perhaps to attract a summer romance. Enchant your favorite makeup or skin care products with a glamour of confidence. Just as expectant mothers once carried strawberry leaves as a folk remedy for pregnancy pains, you can carry a clutch of them in your pocket to help heal a broken heart or assuage the pain of grief. A packet of strawberry leaves is also a potent good-luck charm. Snack on strawberries to bring fertile abundance into your life, whether you're looking for creativity or opportunity or perhaps hoping to grow your family this year.

Charge your crystals and spell jars and moon water under the light of Strawberry Moon to catch the energy of blooming flowers, ripening fruit, wishes coming true, and carefully-laid plans realized. (If you're planning to use it for any consumables, please make sure you're using fresh, potable drinking water rather than rain or runoff.)

Spend a little time reflecting on how your year has gone thus far. Try to focus on the things that have improved and how you've grown as a person and in your life journey. Reflect on your accomplishments and what you plan to do next. Take a moment to be unashamedly proud of yourself for everything you've done and for making it this far despite everything life throws at you.

Happy Strawberry Moon, witches! 🌕🍓

Further Reading:

Strawberry Moon: Full Moon in June 2023, The Old Farmer's Almanac

Strawberry Moon 2023: The Spectacular Spiritual Meaning of June's Full Moon, The Peculiar Brunette

Everyday Moon Magic: Spells & Rituals for Abundant Living, Dorothy Morrison

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[criticalthinkingwitches]

CritWitchCon2024 - Ticket Giveaway!

What is the Critical Thinking Witch Collective? Our mission is to bring together a community of critical thinking witches and seekers of all varieties – centering the secular, nontheistic, agnostic, atheist, skeptical, and science-minded – to meet, network, commune, collaborate, share, support one another, and learn from each other in kindness, curiosity, and creativity. We strive to foster a safer space where magic and science are respected equally, acknowledging that there can be genuine beauty and meaning in the mysterious.

What is CritWitchCon?

CritWitchCon started in 2021 as a 3 day virtual conference for critical thinking witches held on Zoom with an interactive Discord componet. It consists of panels, talks, workshops, and even opportunities for community and vendor engagement. 

When is CritWitchCon2024?

September 27-29, 2024

What can I win?

 Access to the virtual con, the discord server, and recorded lectures and panels. A value of $40

How do I enter? 

Adults (18+) can ener by:

1) LIKE this post 

2) REBLOG 

 3) Bonus by COMMENTING on why you would like to attend!

Here are the other rules:

You must be following us to enter

We'll accept entries up to 11:59 p.m. ET on September 20, 2024

International entries are welcome

No spam/contest-only accounts

We will pick 1 winner from Tumblr and will send an ask to notify you as the winner by September 22, 2024

This giveaway  isn't administered, sponsored, endorsed by, or associated with Tumblr.

For more information about the Critical Thinking Witch Collective and how to get tickets or get involved, check out.

[glitterandwitchcraft]

✨️ Welcome ✨️

You can call me Rach. I've been doing witchcraft and spell work for over a decade. I've been doing dream divination, intuition work, and palm reading my whole life basically. I'm here to connect more with the witchcraft community and share some tips and advise and learn more from you all too!

A little about me:

I'm 26

I'm a secular witch so I do nothing with deities and don't worship any spiritual beings

I began my witch work as a hedge witch (my family is heavily into ghosts and stuff)

I taught some classes for a bit on spell crafting and divination styles and techniques

I'm a marine biologist and the sea and nature now tie very heavily in my craft, but I still work with spirits

I'm autistic and have chronic fatigue so energy workings can be difficult for me sometimes

I specialize in dream interpretation, tarot, oracle, palm reading, and tea leaf reading, but have plenty of experience with tons of other divination styles

I love purple and glitter as you can see!

I'm hoping to help answer questions, provide advice, and learn a lot from everyone here! Please reach out with any questions you may have!

[booksandwitchery]

Demystifying Energy in Witchcraft

Throughout my life I've heard the word "energy" used, viewed and treated in the spiritual sphere as some ethereal, supernatural force. I even saw a TikTok the other day claiming that secular and atheist witches do not believe in energy work. I'm not sure where this treatment of the term "energy" started, but it likely has a lot to do with some more "woo" practices like Reiki and crystal healing.

I think we need to remove this stigma from the term "energy" in the Craft because 1) energy is an objectively real, observable material and 2) the benefits of working with and understanding energy shouldn't be packaged and branded as a medium for the "mystics only" club. This was something really meaningful that I took from Psychic Witch, where Mat Auryn explains energy in more scientifically observable terms.

Rather than defining energy as a mystical force, he explains that reality is, in fact, entirely composed of energy. The majority of us don't really think about reality this way, but anyone who has taken a physics class can tell you that this is a fact. Reality is energy--this is not a mystical perspective; it is a fact of the laws of physics. The scientific method has shown us that even things that appear solid, (diamonds, skeletons, my coffee mug, for example) are merely energies vibrating at a slower rate. Everything is made of particles perpetually in motion.

Still with me? Okay, so--Auryn breaks this down further by stating that the five senses are just various ways that we perceive energy. So in a sense, we are achieving a rudimentary form of energy work just by perceiving the world around us. Put in this context, many other animals are superior to humans with certain types of energy work (I wonder if this is part of why animals are so sacred to us witches). Dolphins and bats can legitimately use echolocation to experience sound waves as a form of sight. Indeed, we humans are far from the top of the totem pole when it comes to energy perception--it's almost as if humans were not created to rule over the rest of the earth (such a crazy concept).

Some examples of energy that our bodies cannot perceive include magnetic fields, radiation, wireless signals, and ultraviolet light.

What I'm trying to say is that Auryn's book really helped me to think of energy in terms of empirical reality, and reinforced my (somewhat) recent realization that magick is a valid, observably effective tool that can be used to achieve the changes we want.

[god-blog]

Hello!

This is a side blog I made dedicated to my adventures in witchcraft and Hellenic Polytheism. My main blog is @little-cereal-draws

I'm still figuring things out so this will probably be a mix of personal posts and devotional/general Greek mythology stuff. I am a baby witch and a baby Hellenist so pls be patient w me.

My current witchcraft situation: somewhere between green witch and secular witch

My current godly situation: I'm working with Artemis but I would also like to work with Hermes, Apollo, and Athena (I know that's a lot but I love them all ok)

ABSOLUTELY NO TERFS

(Also, shameless self-promotion, if you want to read a very queer original comic about ancient Rome and Egypt that I'm making with @the-voice-i-was-given, go check out @ancientcivilizationnonsense!)

[wenevergotusedtoegypt]

Maybe your community isn't a good fit

Oh sweetie. You sweet summer child. I’m so glad your life experience has been such that you don’t realize that ableism knows no communal boundaries.

[mystic-celine]

being an American right now is waking up every morning feeling like I’m losing my mind and feeling helpless that there isn’t more i can do.

[julie09tarot]

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Balance is not a destination but a dance—an ebb and flow, a quiet harmony between effort and ease. Trust the wisdom of patience, and let the opposites within you find their rhythm. There is no need to force; in stillness, all things blend as they are meant to.

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Even in endings, there is mercy. Though the night has been long, the dawn still comes, painting the horizon with quiet hope. Release the weight of what has been, not in resistance but in surrender. You are not broken; you are becoming. Let kindness guide your healing.

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Uncertainty is not your enemy—it is the space where truth takes shape. The answers do not live in the mind’s restless debate but in the stillness between thoughts. Close your eyes, soften your breath. The way forward will reveal itself when you no longer grasp for it.

[malefixium]

White women, please listen up.