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alleycat97 · 5 years

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A Night Out Pt. 3

Description: Kamilah is taken out on the town to blow some steam off with an unlikely source, Priya. Kamilah didn’t care for an all mortal nightclub but Priya promised her it would be worth it, saying she would finally get laid in over a century.

Pairing: Kamilah x MC (Aurora)

Notes: Part 3. PB characters. Slightly altered from chapter 1 of BB. General to mature audiences. Gets really good, please enjoy!

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Kamilah sighed as she woke up in her penthouse early the following morning. Her mind was still racing and a plague of guilt was building up from the events that happened. It was too late to crawl back but she assured herself that what she did was right and Aurora was a big girl and she would understand.

So with the past night’s events behind her, Kamilah made her way to her office, greeting her employees as she did every morning and got her itinerary from her assistant. Her cellphone was ringing constantly by the time she reached her office and oddly enough it was Priya.

“Hello?” Kamilah greeted trying to boot her computer up while juggling her coffee and phone.

“Kamilah! Darling! How was it? Was she delicious as I suspected? What did you guys do? Tell me everything! Did you cuddle after? Leave nothing out! I want details!”

Kamilah should have known this is what she wanted. Should she lie about leaving or just not mention it? The guilt began to eat at her again as she tried to answer in detail all of Priya’s questions.

“In short, we did go back to her place and yes we had sex. She is incredible but I think I taught her a few things.” Kamilah spoke easily.

“You old dog! Mhm, you gotta love these baby mortals. I love letting them have the lead then putting them in their place.” Priya cooed. And she was right, Kamilah thought as she recalled taking over on Aurora. It was just vampire instinct.

“It was quite enjoyable.” Kamilah responded.

“Sooooo. When are you going to see her again?” Priya finally asked the one question Kamilah wanted to avoid.

“What makes you think I’ll see her again? It was just a fling.” Kamilah replied causally which was easier than she thought.

“Because you haven’t got any ass in over a century! I saw the way you looked at her. Now spill, when are you seeing her next?” Priya asked again.

“I’m not. I may or may not have left when she passed out.”

“YOU DID WHAT!” Priya said choking on her morning drink. “Please tell me you didn’t pull a hit and run on her. That’s low even for me!”

“Hey! All it was, was a casual hookup, nothing more.” Kamilah lied to herself. “We are both adults and besides, it’s not like I’m going to see her anytime soon.”

“The great Kamilah Sayeed, pulled a one night stand on a sweet innocent mortal, my god I’ve created a monster!” Priya laughed hysterically.

“Yeah, yeah. I’ve got work to do.” Kamilah sighed, trying to get past the guilt trip Priya was pushing on her.

“Ok darling. Try and save some for the rest of us.” Priya cried out mock laughter as Kamilah hung up and slowly massaged her temples looking over her schedule, highlighting the meeting with Adrian and Lester that evening.

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Aurora frantically rushed into the Lobby of the Raines Corporation, surprisingly on time. The building was beautiful and It was filled with well dressed people walking back and forth on a mission. She saw the sign that was labeled ‘interviews’ and went to sign in. It was then she regretted not having dressing up more official, but it was all because of her...Kamilah.

She took her seat trying to set aside the atrocious ending to what was a perfect night so that she could nail this interview and finally get a good job. She needed this job to prove to herself and everyone back home that she could make it in New York.

A door opened and a rather tall but beautiful woman by the name of Nicole stepped out and called for Aurora to join her. It surprised Aurora that she was being interviewed by someone so high up in the company, but as Nicole stated, the position she applied for meant that the perfect person needed to be chosen to help assist Adrian, the CEO. Speaking of the man, he stepped in and took over the interview. Aurora didn’t want to admit that she was extremely nervous now, but she tried her best to impress him and judging by his reactions to her answers, she was hitting it out of the park.

“Well it seems you are certainly qualified for this position and I like your attitude and ambition. Does working into the night bother you? We tend to get busy.” Adrian asked putting an emphasis on his last question.

“Oh that’s no problem! I’ve always been a night owl.”

“You’re hired.” Was the next words from Adrian’s mouth and the shock overwhelmed not only Aurora, but Nicole aswell.

“But sir! We have 15 other candidates, you can’t just choose the 1st...” Nicole protested.

“There is no need. I have my assistant here. Cancel the rest of the interviews Nicole.”

“I..but..yes sir.” Nicole said ducking out of the conference room.

“Wow. Thank you for picking me! I swear I won’t let you down Mr. Raines! I needed this job!” Aurora cheered, the shock wearing off.

“Please, just call me Adrian.”

“So when can I start?” Aurora asked.

“Right now.” Adrian stood and ushered Aurora to the elevator. Filling the young girl in on the do’s and dont’s. He explained that her job was to help him function smoothly and make sure everything he needed to do was laid out and organized. He showed her everything she needed to get started and who to ask if she had questions. He showed her the desk she would use, it sat in front of Adrian’s personal office and across from the conference room. Aurora was eager to finally get started but it was getting late. The day had flown by but Adrian had one last job.

“Aurora before you go, I would like for you to head down to the basement and retrieve some items I picked out for my guest this evening. There is 3 total. One is for me and 2 are for my guest. Now run along my meeting starts in...”

“30 minutes!” Aurora interjected impressing Adrian that she knew.

As Aurora entered the basement she was met by a old man that was haggling her about the proper procedure to check things out.

“Listen you old hag, this is my first day ok. I’ll try and remember but if I don’t get these item’s now, you are endangering my job and I know you don’t want me to go get Adrian. Just give me my stuff.”

The old man sighed and grumbled towards the back of the basement returning with a box. In the box was a silver dagger from the 14th century, intended for Mr. Castellanos. An Egyptian scarab that was 2100 years old, intended for Ms. Sayeed and a vial of red mandrake extract for Adrian.

Aurora made it back just in time and knocked on the conference room door, greeted by Adrian who let her in. She noticed the older burly man first, then she noticed the second person. She tripped and fell over a chair by the shear shock of being in the same room with the woman again.

Kamilah didn’t even glance at the door when Adrian’s assistant walked in. She was focused on this meeting, that was until the girl had a nasty fall over a chair, rolling her ankle on the way down. Kamilah pushed her chair back and tried to assist the girl up until she came face to face with the person she was avoiding, Aurora.

Aurora was staring at Kamilah, the woman who ran out on her a little over 12 hours ago. She didn’t know how to feel. Angry? Hurt? Embarrassed? They all filled her mind as she shook Kamilah’s hands away and stood up on her own, ankle throbbing in pain and her pride severely damaged.

“Aurora are you ok?” Adrian asked.

“I’m fine.” Aurora claimed as she shot daggers directly at Kamilah who sat back down trying to figure out how the hell to escape this nightmare.

“Well ok. I think we should start by giving my guests here their gifts. Aurora? Would you do the honors?”

Aurora passed out the Scarab first. Noting that it was a symbol of rebirth. Kamilah sighed, of course the girl was intelligent. The world just seemed to be punishing her for flaking on her.

Then Aurora handed the dagger to Lester, or “daddy” as he insisted, touching Aurora inappropriately. Making the girl squirm, looking around for help. The look she saw on Aurora’s face sent Kamilah flashing back to the club the evening before when she first laid eyes on the mortal. Rage, jealousy and the urge to protect Aurora came flooding back. So Kamilah, moving impossibly fast, jerked Lester away from Aurora, and slammed him down into his chair.

“Ow Kamilah! You broke my hand!” He winced.

“If you so much as look at her wrong from now on, I’ll kill you myself. Are we clear?” She threatened.

Aurora didn’t know what to do. She was so confused emotionally. The room began to grow smaller and smaller and everyone’s gaze was on her. She panicked, and ran out the door leaving the three vampires to their meeting.

“What the hell was that about?” Adrian asked Kamilah at her sudden outburst.

“It’s...It’s complicated.”

#playchoices #kamilah sayeed #kamilah x mc #bloodbound #kamilah sayeed fanfiction

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thecomicsnexus · 6 years

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A Song of Pain and Sorrow!

HEROES AGAINST HUNGER 1986 BY JIM STARLIN, CARY BATES, ELLIOT S. MAGGIN, PAUL LEVITZ, MIKE W. BARR, MICHAEL FLEISHER, BOB ROZAKIS, ROY THOMAS, J. M. DEMATTEIS, ROBERT BLOCH, ROBERT LOREN FLEMING, MARV WOLFMAN, TONY ISABELLA, GERRY CONWAY, BARBARA RANDALL, ANDREW HELFER, DAN MISHKIN, LEN WEIN, ED HANNIGAN, MINDY NEWELL, STEVE ENGLEHART, JOEY CAVALIERI, PAUL KUPPERBERG, DOUG MOENCH...

GEORGE PEREZ, PARIS CULLINS, DENYS COWAN, JAN DUURSEMA, KEITH GIFFEN, ROSS ANDRU, JOSÉ LUIS GARCÍA-LOPEZ, CARMINE INFANTINO, MARSHALL ROGERS, BERNIE WRIGHTSON, JOE BROZOWSKI, SAL AMENDOLA, CURT SWAN, BARRY WINDSOR-SMITH, ERNIE COLON, WALT SIMONSON, EDUARDO BARRETO, DAVE GIBBONS, JACK KIRBY, TONY SALMONS, DAN JURGENS, JOE KUBERT, DAVID ROSS, JIM SHERMAN...

KIM DEMULDER, TONY DEZUNIGA, VAL MAYERIK, ALFREDO ALCALA, JOE STATON, KLAUS JANSON, JERRY ORDWAY, MURPHY ANDERSON, KARL KESEL, MIKE KALUTA, GRAY MORROW, JIM APARO, JOHN BYRNE, JEFF JONES, TERRY AUSTIN, STEVE LEIALOHA, ROMEO TANGHAL, BRUCE PATTERSON, AL MILGROM, TOM MANDRAKE, BILL WRAY, JOE RUBINSTEIN, HOWARD CHAYKIN, GREG THEAKSTON, ALAN WEISS...

DAINA GRAZANUS, MICHELE WOLFMAN, GENE D’ANGELO, CARL GAFFORD, ANTHONY TOLLIN, TOM ZIUKO, GEORGE ROBERTS, LIZ BERUBÉ, NANSI HOOLAHAN AND TATJANA WOOD

SYNOPSIS (FROM COMIC VINE)

Superman delivers an acre of top soil to Ethiopia. A sirocco threatens to blow away the top soil, but Superman's quick actions save the majority of it. Lee Ann Layton, a member of the Peace Corps, casts doubt on Superman's ability to truly change Ethiopia for the better. Superman carries out his task to pepper the Ethiopian landscape with acres of top soil. The top soil is blasted out of Superman's hands. Miles away, Batman investigates the crash of an airplane, which was delivering food to Ethiopia. Seeing Superman flying overhead, Batman signals the Man of Steel to join his investigation.

A cursory glance with his microscopic vision reveals that a particle beam brought the plane down. Superman tasks Batman with enlisting the aid of Superman's nemesis, Lex Luthor. Batman tasks Superman with discovering how their unknown foe knows the schedules of the famine relief planes. Superman's investigation brings him into conflict with a trio of androids, which Superman destroys. Superman traces a broadcast signature to an alien craft, buried miles beneath Ethiopia. Superman confronts the Master, an alien that feeds off hopelessness and entropy.

Superman battles the Master, only to find himself teleported away, back to the surface. Batman storms Luthor's island base. Batman confronts Luthor. Batman convinces Luthor to use his plant growth formula to aid Ethiopia. Luthor only consents to prove his superiority over Superman. Batman, and Luthor, rendezvous with Superman. Suddenly their surroundings are plunged into pitch, as the entire planet is encased in a sphere of total darkness. With the Earth completely cut off from the light of the Sun, all life on Earth is in jeopardy.

Luthor locates the Master's ship, just outside of a refugee camp for famine victims. Luthor is visibly shaken by his encounter with the starving children. Luthor tasks Batman with evacuating the camp. Luthor teams up with Superman to confront the Master. The Master teleports Superman into another dimension. Luthor attacks the Master, who grows stronger feeding off Luthor's despair. Layton chastises the Batman for placing the camp in danger. Batman races to the Master's ship to render assistance. Superman flies faster than the speed of light to escape the Master's dimension of abject darkness.

Playing the instrument lodged in his chest, the Master releases four fireballs, each threatening a different city. Superman is forced to abandon Luthor, to deal with the new threat. Superman dissipates the fireballs. Luthor continues his desperate battle against the Master. Batman joins the fight. Luthor projects a force field around the Master's destructive instrument, preventing the Master from playing it. Nonetheless, the Master closes on Luthor, intent on crushing the life from him with his bare hands. Superman intervenes, and beats the Master into submission.

Superman wrenches the instrument from the Master's chest, then hurls the Master into the dimension of darkness. With the threat of the Master ended, Superman works with Luthor to end the famine in Ethiopia. Luthor's plant growth formula, however, fails. What worked on Luthor's world, Lexor, is incompatible with the soil composition of Earth. Layton explains that it took man years to turn Ethiopia into a desert, and a single afternoon of super-heroic efforts was never going to restore it. Layton states that it will take a concerted effort, on the part of the entire world, to save the African continent. As Batman, Luthor, and Superman depart, Layton allows herself to feel hope for the future.

BEHIND THE SCENES

1983-1985 FAMINE IN ETHIOPIA (FROM WIKIPEDIA)

A widespread famine affected Ethiopia from 1983 to 1985. The worst famine to hit the country in a century, in northern Ethiopia it led to more than 400,000 deaths, but, according to Human Rights Watch, more than half its mortality could be attributed to "human rights abuses causing the famine to come earlier, strike harder and extend further than would otherwise have been the case". Other areas of Ethiopia experienced famine for similar reasons, resulting in tens of thousands of additional deaths. The famine as a whole took place a decade into the Ethiopian Civil War.

The famine of 1983–85 is most often ascribed to drought and climatic phenomena. However, Human Rights Watch has alleged that widespread drought occurred only some months after the famine was under way. According to the organisation, and Oxfam UK, the famines that struck Ethiopia between 1961 and 1985, and in particular the one of 1983–85, were in large part created by government policies, specifically a set of so-called counter-insurgency strategies and "social transformation" in non-insurgent areas.

The economy of Ethiopia is based on agriculture: almost half of GDP, 60% of exports, and 80% of total employment come from agriculture.

In 1974, a group of Marxist soldiers known as the Derg overthrew the government. The Derg addressed the Wollo famine by creating the Relief and Rehabilitation Commission (RRC) to examine the causes of the famine and prevent its recurrence, and then abolishing feudal tenure in March 1975. The RRC initially enjoyed more independence from the Derg than any other ministry, largely due to its close ties to foreign donors and the quality of some its senior staff. As a result, insurgencies began to spread into the country's administrative regions

By late 1976 insurgencies existed in all of the country's fourteen administrative regions. The Red Terror (1977–1978) marked the beginning of a steady deterioration in the economic state of the nation, coupled with extractive policies targeting rural areas. The collapse of the system of State Farms, a large employer of seasonal laborers, resulted in an estimated 500,000 farmers in northern Ethiopia losing a component of their income. Grain wholesaling was declared illegal in much of the country, resulting in the number of grain dealers falling from between 20,000 and 30,000 to 4,942 in the decade after the revolution.

The nature of the RRC changed as the government became increasingly authoritarian. Immediately after its creation, its experienced core of technocrats produced highly regarded analyses of Ethiopian famine and ably carried out famine relief efforts. However, by the 1980s, the Derg had compromised its mission. The RRC began with the innocuous scheme of creating village workforces from the unemployed in state farms, and government agricultural schemes but, as the counter-insurgency intensified, the RRC was given responsibility for a program of forced resettlement and villagization. As the go-between for international aid organizations and foreign donor governments, the RRC redirected food to government militias, in particular in Eritrea and Tigray. It also encouraged international agencies to set up relief programs in regions with surplus grain production, which allowed the AMC to collect the excess food. Finally, the RRC carried out a disinformation campaign during the 1980s famine, in which it portrayed the famine as being solely the result of drought and overpopulation and tried to deny the existence of the armed conflict that was occurring precisely in the famine-affected regions. The RRC also claimed that the aid being given by it and its international agency partners were reaching all of the famine victims.

Four Ethiopian provinces—Gojjam, Hararghe, Tigray and Wollo—all received record low rainfalls in the mid-1980s. In the south, a separate and simultaneous cause was the government's response to Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) insurgency. In 1984, President Mengistu Haile Mariam announced that 46% of the Ethiopian Gross National Product would be allocated to military spending, creating the largest standing army in sub-Saharan Africa; the allocation for health in the government budget fell from 6% in 1973–4 to 3% by 1990–1.

Although a UN estimate of one million deaths is often quoted for the 1983–5 famine, this figure has been challenged by famine scholar Alex de Waal. In a major study, de Waal criticized the United Nations for being "remarkably cavalier" about the numbers of people who died, with the UN's one-million figure having "absolutely no scientific basis whatsoever," a fact which represents "a trivialization and dehumanization of human misery.". De Waal estimates that 400,000 to 500,000 died in the famine.

Nevertheless, the magnitude of the disaster has been well documented: in addition to hundreds of thousands of deaths, millions were made destitute. Media activity in the West, along with the size of the crisis, led to the "Do They Know It's Christmas?" charity single and the July 1985 concert Live Aid, which elevated the international profile of the famine and helped secure international aid. In the early to mid-1980s there were famines in two distinct regions of the country, resulting in several studies of one famine that try to extrapolate to the other or less cautious writers referring to a single widespread famine. The famine in the southeast of the country was brought about by the Derg's counterinsurgency efforts against the OLF. However, most media referring to "the Ethiopian famine" of the 1980s refers to the severe famine in 1983-85 centered on Tigray and northern Wollo, which further affected Eritrea, Begemder and northern Shewa. Living standards had been declining in these government-held regions since 1977, a "direct consequence" of Derg agricultural policies. A further major contributing factor to the famine were the Ethiopian government's enforced resettlement programs, utilized as part of its counter-insurgency campaign.

Despite RRC claims to have predicted the famine, there was little data as late as early 1984 indicating an unusually severe food shortage. Following two major droughts in the late 1970s, 1980 and 1981 were rated by the RRC as "normal" and "above normal". The 1982 harvest was the largest ever, with the exception of central and eastern Tigray. RRC estimates for people "at risk" of famine rose to 3.9 million in 1983 from 2.8 million in 1982, which was less than the 1981 estimate of 4.5 million. In February and March 1983, the first signs of famine were recognized as poverty-stricken farmers began to appear at feeding centers, prompting international aid agencies to appeal for aid and the RRC to revise its famine assessment. The harvest after the main (meher) harvest in 1983 was the third largest on record, with the only serious shortfall again being recorded in Tigray. In response, grain prices in the two northern regions of Begemder and Gojjam fell. However, famine recurred in Tigray. The RRC claimed in May 1984 that the failure of the short rains (belg) constituted a catastrophic drought, while neglecting to state that the belg crops form a fourth of crop yields where the belg falls, but none at all in the majority of Tigray. A quantitative measure of the famine are grain prices, which show high prices in eastern and central Tigray, spreading outward after the 1984 crop failure.

A major drain on Ethiopia's economy was the ongoing civil war, which pitched rebel movements against the Soviet and Cuban backed Derg government. This crippled the country's economy further and contributed to the government's lack of ability to handle the crisis to come.

By mid-1984, it was evident that another drought and resulting famine of major proportions had begun to affect large parts of northern Ethiopia. Just as evident was the government's inability to provide relief. The almost total failure of crops in the north was compounded by fighting in and around Eritrea, which hindered the passage of relief supplies. Although international relief organizations made a major effort to provide food to the affected areas, the persistence of drought and poor security conditions in the north resulted in continuing need as well as hazards for famine relief workers. In late 1985, another year of drought was forecast, and by early 1986 the famine had spread to parts of the southern highlands, with an estimated 5.8 million people dependent on relief food. In 1986, locust plagues exacerbated the problem.

TL;DR

The famine was caused by a series of events, most of them of politic nature (and the cold war didn’t help). But apart from the human causes, the region has been suffering draughts for a long time (and still does), ruining Ethiopia’s main industry.

AID (FROM BBC)

BBC's Michael Buerk achieved something very rare - he not only reported the world, but changed it a little bit.

His vivid on-the-spot coverage of a famine "of biblical proportions" in Tigray in northern Ethiopia pricked the conscience of the richer part of the world.

The money came pouring in. Bob Geldof's Band Aid and Live Aid led the way in galvanizing public attention, raising cash and mobilizing a huge relief effort.

As a result, many thousands of lives were saved - and tens of thousands of those facing starvation received food.

BBC World Service has broadcast an Assignment documentary based on the testimony of key figures on the ground in and around Tigray in the mid-1980s. Presenting evidence, that some of the famine relief donations were diverted by a powerful rebel group to buy weapons.

The documentary has revealed some uncomfortable facts and provoked a strong response. This morning a British newspaper, The Independent, gives over its front page to complaints from Bob Geldof and several leading charities. They accuse the BBC of "disgracefully poor reporting".

This documentary was put together by Martin Plaut, Africa Editor at BBC World Service News. He has a particular expertise in the Horn of Africa, and indeed reported from there on the famine back in the 1980s. He has spent almost a year gathering material and doing research for this documentary - and the BBC stands by his journalism.

As so often is the case, the famine that afflicted northern Ethiopia was compounded by war. Much of Tigray was controlled by a hard left-wing rebel group, the Tigrayan People's Liberation Front. They were fighting the Ethiopian army, then the largest in Africa. This was also the era of the cold war - and the Americans were seeking to undermine the Soviet-aligned Ethiopian government.

It is not in dispute that millions of dollars of relief aid was channelled through the Relief Society of Tigray (Rest), which was a part of the TPLF rebel movement. It was the only way of reaching those in desperate need in rebel-held areas. What Martin Plaut's documentary uncovers is the systematic diversion of aid received by Rest to buy arms for the TPLF.

Martin tracked down two key former members of the TPLF who explained how they managed to divert the money.

They are now at odds with the then TPLF leader, Meles Zenawi, who is currently Ethiopia's Prime Minister. But they are credible voices.

One of these former TPLF fighters, the rebel army commander at the time, makes an allegation which has attracted particular controversy - that the organisation made a policy decision that only 5% of the money received by Rest would be spent on relief, with the bulk going directly or indirectly to support their military and political campaigns.

Among the other accounts featured in the World Service programme, Robert Houdek, who was the senior US diplomat in Ethiopia in the late 1980s, states that TPLF members told him at the time that some aid money and supplies was used to buy weapons. A CIA document paints the same picture.

Bob Geldof was given every opportunity to express his point of view while the documentary was being made, but declined to be interviewed.

Some relief agencies - including Christian Aid and Cafod - pointed us towards their staff involved in directing food supplies 25 years ago, and those voices were included.

Two key aid workers active in and around Ethiopia in the 1980s confirm in the BBC World Service programme the way in which relief was channeled through Rest - though they dispute that there was a significant diversion of money for arms buying.

"If we were being conned, I think it was on a very small scale," said Stephen King, then overseeing from Sudan the work of Catholic charities in providing food to the starving.

The documentary did not say that most famine relief money was used to buy weapons - it did not suggest that any relief agencies were complicit in the diversion of funds - it explicitly stated that "whatever the levels of deception, much aid did reach the starving".

But there is a clear public interest in determining whether some money given as famine relief ended up buying guns and bullets.

And that's what the evidence suggests.

REVIEW

So, if you paid attention to the story behind this book, it was done by pretty much the same people that did Heroes for Hope (Marvel’s version). Now, I’ll be very direct here, I think this one works better than Marvel’s.

Marvel’s version is too vague and abstract about the problem (there is one panel explaining how they weren’t responsible enough with trees).

In this book, even with a crazy super-villain involved, there is at least one explanation about the cause and what WE can do from our comfy homes. Which was the whole point of the campaign. Sure, in my quick research I couldn’t find any evidence that peanut crops were involved, but let’s just say that the book doesn’t spend too much time explaining the issues.

In fact neither of the two stories explain the ongoing civil war. There are at least some vague references to conflicts in the area in this book.

Luthor’s involvement was a nice touch. But just like with “Heroes for Hope”, here the heroes involved only make a glorified World’s finest issue.

The villain is there only to give the heroes an excuse to stay longer. I cannot say that story makes much sense, but it is pretty much the same motivation the villain had in Heroes for Hope.

But at least the three characters involved were Batman, Superman and Lex Luthor, and everyone knows these characters. So it is accessible.

The character of Lee Ann Layton... I am not sure if this is an actual real life person or what, but she should calm the fuck down a little!

She starts attacking Superman’s efforts, and pretty much anything they try to do because they are not bringing money. Lady, at least they are trying!

The art feels a bit more uniform in this book than in Marvel’s version. Perhaps because the artists involved were mostly from DC, with experience on these characters.

In the end, it is important to remember that the artists involved did this for free.

How successful was this comic-book? I never found the exact figures and no one recovered the comic book sales charts of the eighties yet. Maybe some day someone will tell us. In any case, if only 5% went to help the people, and the rest to keep them hungry, maybe it is best not to know.

I give this special a score of 6

#neal adams #dick giordano #heroes against hunger #dc comics #comics #review #1986 #live aid #modern age #superman #batman #lex luthor #ethiopia #famine

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cannawitchcreations · 7 years

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Magickal Folk Names for Herbs

Having knowledge of herbs and plants (either magically or medicinally) during the Middle Ages, often was reason enough to accuse a woman of being a "witch,” so there is no doubt some of the country folk at the time took these herbal folk names literal. Chances are, these names were used merely as descriptors to help remember them easier. Most plants were given names descriptive of their uses and others were given names for something they generally resembled. Spells written by witches in ancient times were often written with such descriptors, which personally i believe to be a form of secret coding.

Here is a small list of “witchy” herb names (most of these are already floating around the community) that you can use in your craft when you create your spells. This list could be a great addition to any Grimoire and i hope you find them as useful as i do.

Enjoy ~~~ Cannawitch

Plants

Aaron's Rod - Goldenrod or mullein stalk Absinthe - Wormwood Adder's Fork - Adder's Tongue Fern or Bistort Adder's Tongue - Dog's Tooth Violet (or Adder's Tongue Fern Ague root - Unicorn root Alison - Sweet Alyssum Angel Food, Archangel - Angelica Angel's Trumpet - Datura Ass's Ear - colt's foot or comfrey Ass's Foot, Bull's Foot - colt's foot Auld Man's Bells, Old man's bells - wood hyacinth, Hyacinthoides hispanica

Bad Man's/Devil's Oatmeal/Porridge - hemlock Bad Man's/Devil's Plaything - Yarrow Bastard - false Dittany Bat flower - tacca Bat's Wing - Holly leaf Bat's Wool - moss (which moss?) Bear's Foot - Lady's Mantle Bear's Grape Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bear Paw - ramsons Allium ursinum or the root of male fern Dryopteris Felix-mas Bear weed - Yerba Santa Eriodictyon californicum Beard of a Monk - Chicory Beggar's Lice - Hound's tongue Beggar's Buttons - Burdock Bird's Eye - Speedwell Veronica officinalis Bird's Foot - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum (Also bird's foot violet and bird's foot trefoil) Bird's Nest - carrot, Indian pipe Bishop's Wort, Bishop's Elder - Wood betony Stachys betonica Bitter Grass - Ague Root Aletris Farinosa Black Sampson - Echinacea Blazing Star - liatris Blind Eyes - Poppy Blood from a head - Lupine * Blood from a shoulder - Bear's breech * Blood of a Goose - Sap from a mulberry * Morus nigra Blood of an Eye - Tamarisk gall * (probably the tannin extracted from) Blood of Ares - purslane * Blood of Hephaestus - wormwood * Blood of Hestia - Chamomile * Blood - sap of the elder or bloodwort Bloody butcher - Valerian Bloody Fingers - Foxglove Blue Bottle - Bachelor's buttons Boy's Love, Lad's Love: Southernwood Brain Thief - Mandrake Bone of an Ibis - buckthorn * I am not sure if this is Rhamnus cathartica or sea buckthorn Hippophae spp If I can find a recipe containing this, I will know for sure by comparing its purpose to their very different qualities Bread and Cheese - Hawthorn Bride of the Meadow - meadowsweet Bull's Blood - beet or horehound Burning bush - false dittany, also a modern name for species of Euonymus Cow's Horn - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum Bride of the Sun - calendula Brown Dragon - wake robin Buttons - tansy

Calf's snout - Snapdragon Candlemas Maiden - snowdrop Candlewick - mullein, the flower stalk Capon's Tail - valerian Carpenter's Herb - bugleweed Lycopus europaeus Carpenter's Square - knotted figwort Carpenter's weed - Yarrow Cat - catnip Cat's foot - white balsam, black cohosh, ground ivy Cat's herb - valerian Chameleon star - bromeliad Cheeses - marsh mallow Chocolate flower - wild geranium (I don't buy it) Christ's eye - wild clary Salvia verbenaca Christ's ladder - centaury Christ's spear - adder's tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum Church steeple - Agrimony Clear eye - clary sage Cleavers - bedstraw Click - goosegrass Clot - great mullien Cocklebur - Agrimony Cock's comb - amaranth Colt's Tail - fleabane Crane's bill - wild geranium Crow's foot - wild geranium, or wood anemone bulbous buttercup (verified) Crowdy kit - figwort Cuckoo's bread - common plantago Cucumber tree - magnolia Cuddy's lungs - great mullein Crown for a king - wormwood

Dagger flower - blue flag Daphne - bay laurel Dead man's bells foxglove Death angel - fly agaric Amanita Muscaria Death cap - fly agaric Amanita Muscaria Death flower - Yarrow Death's Herb - Belladonna Delight of the Eye - rowan Devil Plant - basil Devil's Apple - Mayapple or Mandrake Devil's beard - houseleek Devil's bit - false unicorn root Devil's cherries Belladonna berries Devil's plaything - yarrow Devil's dung - asafoetida Devil's ear - wakerobin Devil's eye - henbane or periwinkle Devil's flower - bachelor's buttons Devil's fuge - mistletoe Devil's guts - dodder Devil's herb - belladonna Devil's milk - celandine Devil's nettle - yarrow Devil's Shoestring: Various varieties of vibernum, esp Black Haw, cramp bark, hobblebush Dew of the Sea - Rosemary Dog Berry - wild rose hips Dog's mouth - snap dragon Dog's tongue - hound's tongue Dove's foot - wild geranium Dragon - tarragon Dragon Flower - blue flag (really, wild iris? not an arum or a Antirrhinum?) Dragon wort - bistort Dragon's blood - calamus

Eagle - ramsons Allium ursinum Earth apple - potato Earth smoke- fumitory Elf's wort - Elecampane Enchanter's plant - vervain Englishman's fruit/ White man's foot - common plantain Everlasting friendship - goosegrass Eye root - goldenseal

Fairy smoke - Indian pipe Fairy fingers - foxglove Fat from a Head - spurge * Felon herb - Mugwort Five fingers - cinquefoil Fox's Clote - burdock Frog's foot - bulbous buttercup From the belly - Earth-apple. * potato?? Did the writers know about potatoes? When was pgm written? From the foot - houseleek * From the loins - chamomile *

Goat's foot - morning glory Goat's Horn - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum God's hair - hart's tongue fern Golden's star - avens Gosling's wing - goosegrass Graveyard dust - mullein (and sometimes it's just graveyard dust)

Hag's taper - mullien stalk Hagthorn - hawthorn Hair of Venus - Maidenhair fern Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed * Hare's beard - mullein Hawk's Heart, Old Woman - Wormwood Artemisia absinthium crown or seed head * Hind's tongue - hart's tongue fern Holy herb - yerba santa Holy rope - hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Horse tongue - hart's tongue fern Hundred eyes - periwinkle

Innocence - bluets

Jacob's Staff - Great Mullein Joy of the Mountain - Marjoram Jupiter's Staff - Great Mullein

King's Crown: Black Haw vibernum Knight's Milfoil - Yarrow Kronos' Blood - sap of Cedar *

Lady's glove - foxglove Lamb's ears - betony but more likely lamb's ear Stachys byzantina Lion's Hair - The extra little roots that stick out of the turnip bulb or the base leaves Brassica rapa * Lion's tooth - dandelion Little dragon - tarragon Love in idleness - pansy Love Lies Bleeding - amaranth (Not so ancient, a modern ornamental variant) Love Leaves - burdock Love man - goosegrass Love Parsley - lovage Love root - orris root

Maiden's Ruin - Southernwood Man's Bile - Turnip Juice * Man's Health - Ginseng Master of the Woods - Woodruff May Lily - Lily of the Valley May Rose - Black Haw viburnum May - Black Haw viburnum Maypops - Passion Flower Mistress of the Night - Tuberose Mutton Chops - Goosegrass

Nose Bleed - Yarrow

Old Man's Flannel - Great Mullein Old Man's Pepper - Yarrow Old-Maid's-Nightcap - Wild Geranium

Password - primrose Peter's Staff - Great Mullein Poor Man's Treacle - Garlic Priest's Crown - Dandelion leaves

Queen of the Meadow Root - Gravelroot Queen of the Meadow - Meadowsweet Queen of the Night - Vanilla Cactus

Rats and Mice - Hound's tongue Ram's horn - valerian Ring a Bells - bluebell Robin run in the grass - goosegrass

Scaldhead - blackberry Seed of Horus - horehound See bright - Clary sage Semen of Ammon - Houseleek * Semen of Ares - Clover * Semen of Helios - White Hellebore * Semen of Hephaistos - Fleabane * Semen of Herakles - arugula * Semen of Hermes - Dill * Seven Year's Love Yarrow Shameface - Wild Geranium Shepherd's Heart - Shepherd's Purse Silver Bells - Black Haw viburnum Snake Root - black cohosh Soapwort - Comfrey or Daisy or maybe Soapwort Sorcerer's Violet - Periwinkle Sparrow's Tongue - Knotweed St. John's Herb - Hemp Agrimony St. John's Plant - Mugwort Star Flower - Borage Star of the Earth - Avens Starweed - Chickweed Sweethearts - Goosegrass Swine's Snout - Dandelion leaves

Tail of a Pig - Leopard's bane * Tanner's bark - toadflax Tartar root - ginseng Tears of a Hamadryas Baboon - Dill Juice * Thousand weed - yarrow Thunder plant - houseleek Titan's Blood - Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa * Torches - mullein flower stalk

Unicorn's horn - unicorn root or false unicorn root Urine - dandelion or maybe urine

Wax dolls - fumitory Weasel - rue Weasel snout - yellow archangel Winter wood - wild cinnamon Canella alba White - ox eye daisy Witch's Asprin - white willow bark (this is ancient?) Witch's brier - wild brier rose hips Wolf claw - club moss Wolf's foot - bugleweed Wolf's milk - euphorbia Woodpecker - herbLpeony Worm fern- male fern Dryopteris Felix-mas

Yerba Santa Maria - epazote

Plant Parts/Body Parts

Blood - Sap or juice Eye - The disc of a composite flower, or a seed Foot - Leaf Guts - Roots, stalks, tangly bits Hair - Very stringy roots (sometimes silk or tangly stems) Head - Flower head or seed head Tail - Stem Tongue - Petal, sometimes stigma Toes - leaf or bud Paw - sometimes bud, usually leaf Privates - Seed pod Worm - stringy roots Wool - Moss

Minerals

A Snake's Ball of Thread - soapstone * Blood of a Snake - hematite * Crocodile Dung - Soil from Ethiopia * A Physician's bone - sandstone *

Animal Parts

A Snake's Head - A leech * Blood of a Hyrax - A rock badger, * small weasel-like/rodent-like (but actually neither) creature native to Africa and the Middle East Blood of a Hamadryas Baboon - Blood of a spotted gecko * Bull's semen - the egg of a blister beetle * Lion Semen - Human semen * Kronos' Spice - Pig Milk *

* From Ecloga ex Papyris Magicis: Liber I, V, xxvi

More Sources for verification -

Galen - De succedaneis, Claudii Galeni Opera Omnia, v 19

Paulus Aegineta, Corpus Medicorum Graecorum IX/2 vII

Dioscorides De Materia Medica

Witchipedia

Lady Raven

Tryskelion

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Common Kitchen Herbs 🌱

Not every witch has access to metaphysical shops that sell specialty herbs, or herbs you can’t find in your local grocery store, so here is a list of common herbs and spices that you can easily access, or that you may already have!

Aside from obtaining these herbs and spices individually, look for bottles of poultry or beef seasoning, and other seasoning blends (Cajun, Italian, etc.) - they usually contain a variety of these herbs in one convenient container.

· Allspice - prosperity, luck, healing, energy

· Anise Seed - protection, happiness, enhanced psychic ability, cleansing, warding off nightmares and disturbing dreams

· Basil - love, banishing, wealth, success, sympathy, protection; dispelling confusion, fears, and weakness

· Bay Leaf - wishes, protection, good fortune, success, purification, strength, healing, inducing prophetic dreams, enhanced psychic ability

· Black Pepper - protection, banishing, cursing

· Chamomile - peace, relaxation, restful sleep, love, healing, luck, prosperity, removing curses or negating spells

· Chili Powder - love, fidelity, cursing, removing curses or negating spells

· Cinnamon - success, healing, protection, power, love, luck, strength, prosperity

· Cloves - protection, love, prosperity, banishing, friendship, stopping gossip

· Cumin - love, fidelity, protection, banishing, preventing theft

· Dill - prosperity, protection, luck, lust

· Fennel - strength, vitality, sexual virility; prevents curses and wards off negative energy

· Garlic Powder & Garlic Salt - healing, protection, banishing, cleansing, purification

· Ginger - sensuality, sexuality, personal confidence, prosperity, success, health, protection, new experiences and adventures

· Mace - concentration, focus, self-discipline, studying

· Marjoram - cleansing, purification, dispelling negative energy, protection, love, wealth, revealing the truth through dreams, overcoming sadness and grief

· Mustard Seed - courage, endurance, preventing physical injury, luck, success

· Nutmeg - prosperity, luck, protection, intellect, removing curses

· Onion Powder & Onion Salt - prosperity, stability, endurance, protection, breaking bad habits, cleansing

· Oregano - happiness, strength, energy, vitality

· Paprika - energy

· Red Pepper - energy, banishing, cursing

· Rosemary - healing, love, lust, improved memory, dispelling negative energy, cleansing, warding off nightmares

· Sage - cleansing, purification, wisdom, healing, dispelling negative energy, wishes, overcoming grief and loss

· Sea Salt - cleansing, purification, banishing, protection

· Sesame Seed - prosperity, lust, passion

· Tarragon - healing, compassion

· Thyme - loyalty, affection, strength, courage, banishing, cleansing, healing, luck, prosperity, restful sleep, warding off nightmares

· Turmeric - cleansing, purification

Common spice brands include:

· McCormick

· Mrs. Dash

· Lawry’s

· Old Bay

🌕 Moonbeam Ward 🌕

With the rise of the full moon this evening, I feel as though it’s a perfect time to cleanse and ward your space.

Ingredients & items:

· Visualization

· Basic knowledge of shielding and energy work

· Lemon essential oil or lemon peels

Instructions:

1. At sunset, or when the moon is visible in the sky, begin by cleansing your space using either lemon essential oil or lemon peels (lemon corresponds with both cleansing and lunar energy) - you can use these in whatever manner you choose, but some ideas include steam cleansing, crafting a spray to use in your home, making a floor wash, etc.

2. Once you feel as though your space is sufficiently cleansed, it’s time to put up a fresh ward - you may do this next part inside or outside so long as you can see the moon.

3. Visualize a moonbeam shining down onto your home, engulfing it in a ball of light, thus providing a shield to repel negative energy (you can use your hands or a wand to physically direct lunar energy down from the moon and onto your home if that helps).

4. Meditate on your intent as you do this, which is to prevent the entrance of negative or unwanted energy into your space.

5. When finished, seal the shield at the top of the ball of moonlight, sending any unused energy back into the cosmos.

6. Renew this shield during each full moon.

Lunar Eclipse Water 🌕🌞

Lunar Eclipse water can be used for matters involving illumination, revealing secrets, unveiling hidden knowledge, healing, protection, and divination.

Items:

· Clean, clear container

· Water (the source doesn’t matter)

· Optional: a sigil or statement of intent written on paper

Instructions:

1. On the day of the lunar eclipse (August 7th), fill your container with water and set outside or in your windowsill before the peak of the eclipse (the time will depend on your location)

2. Program the jar to absorb energy from the eclipse - you can use visualization to accomplish this, or set the jar on top of the sigil/statement I mentioned above

3. Remove the jar before the eclipse ends and store in a cool, dark place

Note: this eclipse will only be visible to those who reside in Australia, Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Magickal Folk Names for Herbs

Having knowledge of herbs and plants (either magically or medicinally) during the Middle Ages, often was reason enough to accuse a woman of being a “witch,” so there is no doubt some of the country folk at the time took these herbal folk names literal. Chances are, these names were used merely as descriptors to help remember them easier. Most plants were given names descriptive of their uses and others were given names for something they generally resembled. Spells written by witches in ancient times were often written with such descriptors, which personally i believe to be a form of secret coding.

Enjoy ~~~ Cannawitch

Plants

Aaron’s Rod - Goldenrod or mullein stalk Absinthe - Wormwood Adder’s Fork - Adder’s Tongue Fern or Bistort Adder’s Tongue - Dog’s Tooth Violet (or Adder’s Tongue Fern Ague root - Unicorn root Alison - Sweet Alyssum Angel Food, Archangel - Angelica Angel’s Trumpet - Datura Ass’s Ear - colt’s foot or comfrey Ass’s Foot, Bull’s Foot - colt’s foot Auld Man’s Bells, Old man’s bells - wood hyacinth, Hyacinthoides hispanica

Bad Man’s/Devil’s Oatmeal/Porridge - hemlock Bad Man’s/Devil’s Plaything - Yarrow Bastard - false Dittany Bat flower - tacca Bat’s Wing - Holly leaf Bat’s Wool - moss (which moss?) Bear’s Foot - Lady’s Mantle Bear’s Grape Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bear Paw - ramsons Allium ursinum or the root of male fern Dryopteris Felix-mas Bear weed - Yerba Santa Eriodictyon californicum Beard of a Monk - Chicory Beggar’s Lice - Hound’s tongue Beggar’s Buttons - Burdock Bird’s Eye - Speedwell Veronica officinalis Bird’s Foot - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum (Also bird’s foot violet and bird’s foot trefoil) Bird’s Nest - carrot, Indian pipe Bishop’s Wort, Bishop’s Elder - Wood betony Stachys betonica Bitter Grass - Ague Root Aletris Farinosa Black Sampson - Echinacea Blazing Star - liatris Blind Eyes - Poppy Blood from a head - Lupine * Blood from a shoulder - Bear’s breech * Blood of a Goose - Sap from a mulberry * Morus nigra Blood of an Eye - Tamarisk gall * (probably the tannin extracted from) Blood of Ares - purslane * Blood of Hephaestus - wormwood * Blood of Hestia - Chamomile * Blood - sap of the elder or bloodwort Bloody butcher - Valerian Bloody Fingers - Foxglove Blue Bottle - Bachelor’s buttons Boy’s Love, Lad’s Love: Southernwood Brain Thief - Mandrake Bone of an Ibis - buckthorn * I am not sure if this is Rhamnus cathartica or sea buckthorn Hippophae spp If I can find a recipe containing this, I will know for sure by comparing its purpose to their very different qualities Bread and Cheese - Hawthorn Bride of the Meadow - meadowsweet Bull’s Blood - beet or horehound Burning bush - false dittany, also a modern name for species of Euonymus Cow’s Horn - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum Bride of the Sun - calendula Brown Dragon - wake robin Buttons - tansy

Calf’s snout - Snapdragon Candlemas Maiden - snowdrop Candlewick - mullein, the flower stalk Capon’s Tail - valerian Carpenter’s Herb - bugleweed Lycopus europaeus Carpenter’s Square - knotted figwort Carpenter’s weed - Yarrow Cat - catnip Cat’s foot - white balsam, black cohosh, ground ivy Cat’s herb - valerian Chameleon star - bromeliad Cheeses - marsh mallow Chocolate flower - wild geranium (I don’t buy it) Christ’s eye - wild clary Salvia verbenaca Christ’s ladder - centaury Christ’s spear - adder’s tongue fern Ophioglossum vulgatum Church steeple - Agrimony Clear eye - clary sage Cleavers - bedstraw Click - goosegrass Clot - great mullien Cocklebur - Agrimony Cock’s comb - amaranth Colt’s Tail - fleabane Crane’s bill - wild geranium Crow’s foot - wild geranium, or wood anemone bulbous buttercup (verified) Crowdy kit - figwort Cuckoo’s bread - common plantago Cucumber tree - magnolia Cuddy’s lungs - great mullein Crown for a king - wormwood

Dagger flower - blue flag Daphne - bay laurel Dead man’s bells foxglove Death angel - fly agaric Amanita Muscaria Death cap - fly agaric Amanita Muscaria Death flower - Yarrow Death’s Herb - Belladonna Delight of the Eye - rowan Devil Plant - basil Devil’s Apple - Mayapple or Mandrake Devil’s beard - houseleek Devil’s bit - false unicorn root Devil’s cherries Belladonna berries Devil’s plaything - yarrow Devil’s dung - asafoetida Devil’s ear - wakerobin Devil’s eye - henbane or periwinkle Devil’s flower - bachelor’s buttons Devil’s fuge - mistletoe Devil’s guts - dodder Devil’s herb - belladonna Devil’s milk - celandine Devil’s nettle - yarrow Devil’s Shoestring: Various varieties of vibernum, esp Black Haw, cramp bark, hobblebush Dew of the Sea - Rosemary Dog Berry - wild rose hips Dog’s mouth - snap dragon Dog’s tongue - hound’s tongue Dove’s foot - wild geranium Dragon - tarragon Dragon Flower - blue flag (really, wild iris? not an arum or a Antirrhinum?) Dragon wort - bistort Dragon’s blood - calamus

Eagle - ramsons Allium ursinum Earth apple - potato Earth smoke- fumitory Elf’s wort - Elecampane Enchanter’s plant - vervain Englishman’s fruit/ White man’s foot - common plantain Everlasting friendship - goosegrass Eye root - goldenseal

Fairy smoke - Indian pipe Fairy fingers - foxglove Fat from a Head - spurge * Felon herb - Mugwort Five fingers - cinquefoil Fox’s Clote - burdock Frog’s foot - bulbous buttercup From the belly - Earth-apple. * potato?? Did the writers know about potatoes? When was pgm written? From the foot - houseleek * From the loins - chamomile *

Goat’s foot - morning glory Goat’s Horn - Fenugreek Trigonella foenum-graecum God’s hair - hart’s tongue fern Golden’s star - avens Gosling’s wing - goosegrass Graveyard dust - mullein (and sometimes it’s just graveyard dust)

Hag’s taper - mullien stalk Hagthorn - hawthorn Hair of Venus - Maidenhair fern Hairs of a Hamadryas Baboon: Dill Seed * Hare’s beard - mullein Hawk’s Heart, Old Woman - Wormwood Artemisia absinthium crown or seed head * Hind’s tongue - hart’s tongue fern Holy herb - yerba santa Holy rope - hemp agrimony Eupatorium cannabinum Horse tongue - hart’s tongue fern Hundred eyes - periwinkle

Innocence - bluets

Jacob’s Staff - Great Mullein Joy of the Mountain - Marjoram Jupiter’s Staff - Great Mullein

King’s Crown: Black Haw vibernum Knight’s Milfoil - Yarrow Kronos’ Blood - sap of Cedar *

Lady’s glove - foxglove Lamb’s ears - betony but more likely lamb’s ear Stachys byzantina Lion’s Hair - The extra little roots that stick out of the turnip bulb or the base leaves Brassica rapa * Lion’s tooth - dandelion Little dragon - tarragon Love in idleness - pansy Love Lies Bleeding - amaranth (Not so ancient, a modern ornamental variant) Love Leaves - burdock Love man - goosegrass Love Parsley - lovage Love root - orris root

Maiden’s Ruin - Southernwood Man’s Bile - Turnip Juice * Man’s Health - Ginseng Master of the Woods - Woodruff May Lily - Lily of the Valley May Rose - Black Haw viburnum May - Black Haw viburnum Maypops - Passion Flower Mistress of the Night - Tuberose Mutton Chops - Goosegrass

Nose Bleed - Yarrow

Old Man’s Flannel - Great Mullein Old Man’s Pepper - Yarrow Old-Maid’s-Nightcap - Wild Geranium

Password - primrose Peter’s Staff - Great Mullein Poor Man’s Treacle - Garlic Priest’s Crown - Dandelion leaves

Queen of the Meadow Root - Gravelroot Queen of the Meadow - Meadowsweet Queen of the Night - Vanilla Cactus

Rats and Mice - Hound’s tongue Ram’s horn - valerian Ring a Bells - bluebell Robin run in the grass - goosegrass

Scaldhead - blackberry Seed of Horus - horehound See bright - Clary sage Semen of Ammon - Houseleek * Semen of Ares - Clover * Semen of Helios - White Hellebore * Semen of Hephaistos - Fleabane * Semen of Herakles - arugula * Semen of Hermes - Dill * Seven Year’s Love Yarrow Shameface - Wild Geranium Shepherd’s Heart - Shepherd’s Purse Silver Bells - Black Haw viburnum Snake Root - black cohosh Soapwort - Comfrey or Daisy or maybe Soapwort Sorcerer’s Violet - Periwinkle Sparrow’s Tongue - Knotweed St. John’s Herb - Hemp Agrimony St. John’s Plant - Mugwort Star Flower - Borage Star of the Earth - Avens Starweed - Chickweed Sweethearts - Goosegrass Swine’s Snout - Dandelion leaves

Tail of a Pig - Leopard’s bane * Tanner’s bark - toadflax Tartar root - ginseng Tears of a Hamadryas Baboon - Dill Juice * Thousand weed - yarrow Thunder plant - houseleek Titan’s Blood - Wild Lettuce Lactuca virosa * Torches - mullein flower stalk

Unicorn’s horn - unicorn root or false unicorn root Urine - dandelion or maybe urine

Wax dolls - fumitory Weasel - rue Weasel snout - yellow archangel Winter wood - wild cinnamon Canella alba White - ox eye daisy Witch’s Asprin - white willow bark (this is ancient?) Witch’s brier - wild brier rose hips Wolf claw - club moss Wolf’s foot - bugleweed Wolf’s milk - euphorbia Woodpecker - herbLpeony Worm fern- male fern Dryopteris Felix-mas

Yerba Santa Maria - epazote

Plant Parts/Body Parts

Minerals

A Snake’s Ball of Thread - soapstone * Blood of a Snake - hematite * Crocodile Dung - Soil from Ethiopia * A Physician’s bone - sandstone *

Animal Parts

A Snake’s Head - A leech * Blood of a Hyrax - A rock badger, * small weasel-like/rodent-like (but actually neither) creature native to Africa and the Middle East Blood of a Hamadryas Baboon - Blood of a spotted gecko * Bull’s semen - the egg of a blister beetle * Lion Semen - Human semen * Kronos’ Spice - Pig Milk *

* From Ecloga ex Papyris Magicis: Liber I, V, xxvi

More Sources for verification -

· Galen - De succedaneis, Claudii Galeni Opera Omnia, v 19

· Paulus Aegineta, Corpus Medicorum Graecorum IX/2 vII

· Dioscorides De Materia Medica

· Witchipedia

· Lady Raven

· Tryskelion

☀️ magickal tips for the august 21st eclipse 🌑

on august 21st, during the new moon in leo, the moon will pass in front of the sun in a total solar eclipse. with three planets in leo and five planets total in fire signs, this is a great time to cast spells that deal with power, authority, creativity, justice, starting new projects, and personal empowerment.

to fully utilize the energy of this eclipse, i would highly recommend timing your spell to occur during the exact moment of the eclipse. in my opinion, it doesn’t matter if you can see the eclipse or not. those of us who practice cosmic witchcraft draw from the energy of the stars often, and light pollution prevents us from fully viewing the night sky. in this instance, timing is far more important than location.

planetary placements:

· ☉ ♌ (sun in leo)

· ☽ ♌ (moon in leo)

· ☿ ♍ (mercury in virgo)

· ♀ ♋ (venus in cancer)

· ♂ ♌ (mars in leo)

· ♃ ♎ (jupiter in libra)

· ♄ ♐ (saturn in sagittarius)

· ♅ ♈ (uranus in aries)

· ♆ ♓ (neptune in pisces)

· ♇ ♑ (pluto in capricorn)

aspects:

· sun conjunct moon

· sun/moon trine saturn & uranus

· sun/moon conjunct mars

· mercury oppose neptune

· venus square jupiter, quincunx saturn, square uranus, oppose pluto

· mars sextile jupiter, trine saturn/uranus, quincunx pluto

· jupiter sextile saturn, semisquare neptune, square pluto

· saturn trine uranus, square neptune

· neptune sextile Pluto

spellcasting tips:

· eclipses are all about balance, and the placements of this eclipse are all about balancing fiery energy with the rest of our solar system’s major cosmic players. (see more on eclipses and balance here.)

· the moon is dimming the light of the sun, but this powerful event is taking place in the sun’s sign leo. further empowered by a near conjunction with mars, and two trines by this fiery trio to saturn and uranus, these planets are in excellent alignment to help you chase your ambitions in a measured, balanced way. exercise the caution and discipline of saturn and utilize uranus’s intuition and creativity.

· be sure to consider the planets that are not currently in a fire sign to emulate the balance of the eclipse, particularly jupiter, which is the only planet in an air sign. i would suggest deliberately incorporating tools or representations for air to ensure your spell isn’t lacking in the element’s positive qualities.

· if you won’t be able to sit down and take some time to cast your spell during the eclipse, you can prepare your spell beforehand and leave things to charge until a predetermined time during the eclipse. set aside five minutes to cast your spell, in whichever way you choose, from wherever you are during the hours of the eclipse.

o from work, you could draw a sigil that will activate a spell jar at home.

o sit down at your desk or in the break room and visualize the eclipse from space, seeing the moon’s shadow upon the earth, envisioning the fused solar and lunar energy filling you to the brim with power.

o create a sachet, spell jar, necklace, or some other magical object and leave it outside to charge in during the hours of the eclipse.

☀️ eclipse magick 🌕

An eclipse takes place when one celestial body passes in front of another, obstructing the light we can see from it here on Earth. Since eclipses always take place during the most powerful phases of the lunar cycle, eclipses are great times for extra powerful spells! To find out when you’ll next be able to view an eclipse, take a look at this website.

Solar Eclipses take place during the New Moon.

· A partial solar eclipse takes place when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are not quite perfectly aligned, and the Moon only covers a portion of the Sun.

· A total solar eclipse takes place when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are perfectly aligned, and the Moon passes right through the Sun’s center, creating a bright ring of visible sunlight.

· Intents: destroy the things that are holding you back, starting something new, healing, drawing something to you, shadow work, balancing the conscious mind and unconscious

· Ideas for extra powerful spells: Take note of the planetary placements and see if there are any other planets conjunct/aspect with the Sun and the Moon. Draw on those energies as well! Use as much planetary energy as possible to give power to your new beginning.

· Tips for Safe Viewing:

o NEVER LOOK DIRECTLY AT A SOLAR ECLIPSE. EVER.

o View through a solar filter

o View through Welder’s goggles with a rating of 14 or higher

o Some telescope companies offer metal-coated filters that allow safe viewing of the Sun through a telescope

o Build your own pinhole projector

Lunar Eclipses take place during the Full Moon.

· A total lunar eclipse occurs when the entire Moon is covered by the darkest part of Earth’s shadow, its umbra.

· A partial lunar eclipse occurs when part of the Moon is covered by Earth’s umbra.

· A penumbral lunar eclipse takes place when the Moon travels through the faintest part of Earth’s shadow.

· Intents: healing, protection, finishing projects, illuminating the unknown, balance, manifestation, peace

· Ideas for extra powerful spells: Again, draw on the planetary placements - but since the Sun and the Moon are in opposition during a full moon, this time see which planets are conjunct/aspect with the Sun and the Moon individually. A lunar eclipse is a great way to balance opposing forces in your life and you can draw on the energies of other planets to help resolve the solar and lunar forces!

· Tips for Safe Viewing:

o Although it’s perfectly safe to view a lunar eclipse with the naked eye, please don’t trespass or venture into the wilderness alone.

Cosmic Witchcraft 101 🌠

lunaesteria:

One of the questions I find myself answering a lot is “how do I get into cosmic witchcraft?” Although @phaesphore has a really good guide (here), I thought I’d write out a few of my own suggestions.

Who:

· Who can be a cosmic witch?

o Anyone can be a cosmic witch! The main aspects of cosmic witchcraft include working with the various celestial bodies included in the cosmos, and harnessing energy from them depending upon your intent. If you feel drawn to the cosmos and the vastness of outer space, then cosmic witchcraft is definitely for you.

What & Why:

· Figure out what aspects of cosmic witchcraft that you are drawn to

o Is it your fascination with outer space? Is it the desire for a spiritual relationship with the cosmos? There are many reasons someone might be drawn to this practice, so do some digging and figure out yours.

· Which celestial bodies do you want to work with and why?

o This ranges from planets, to stars, to constellations, and various deep space objects. Each celestial body has its own set of correspondences and associations, some that may resonate more with you than others.

o Still at a loss? Complete your birth chart and figure out your dominant planet - birth charts show the alignment of the planets at the time of your birth. Each person has a dominant planet, which can be found in more detailed birth charts that you can complete online.

o To find your dominant planet, go to Astro.com > click “extended chart selection” on the right hand side > fill out the necessary information > choose “Pullen/Astrolog” > from the dropdown menu, select “simple chart delineation by Walter Pullen” > scroll about ½ or ¾ of the way down the page until you find a section that lists the percentages of the planets in your chart > the planet with the highest percentage would be considered your dominant planet.

· What kind of spells do you like to perform?

o Each celestial body has their own set of correspondences to choose from depending on your intent.

§ Planetary Associations

§ Celestial Body Correspondences

§ Asteroid, Comet, & Minor Planet Associations

o The types of spells you can perform when practicing cosmic witchcraft are endless.

§ Draw planetary symbols as sigils, or combine them to represent more than one intention

§ Using Planetary Symbols (an ask)

§ Make spell jars or sachets using ingredients that represent various planets or celestial bodies

§ Perform glamour magick using cosmic spell ingredients

§ Celestial Roll-On Perfume

§ Planetary Bath Salts

§ Planetary Shower Disks

§ Uranian Coffee Scrub

§ Solar Herbal Salve

§ Burn loose incense or herbs that represent the planets

§ Make powders that represent the planets to be used in spell jars, sachets, or to be sprinkled in a desired area

§ Planetary Powders

§ Charge water with celestial energy

§ Moon Water

§ Uses for Moon Water

§ Moon Water & Lunar Phases

§ Celestial Gem Elixir

§ Turn your charged water into a consumable potion

§ Star Potion

§ Moon Potion

· What kind of tools do you like to use?

o With Cosmic Witchcraft, you’re free to use whatever tools you like, as they all have some kind of association to the cosmos. This includes herbs, essential oils, and crystals, to name a few.

§ Planetary Botanical Blends

§ Planetary Fruit & Vegetable Blends

§ Zodiac Botanical Blends

§ Planetary Essential Oil Blends

§ Planets & Minerals/Crystals

When:

· Spell timing in cosmic witchcraft can be done in a multitude of ways.

o Planetary hours (the hours of the Sun, the Moon, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, etc.)

§ Planetary Hours

o Lunar phases (waning, waxing, full, new, etc.)

§ Lunar Phase Associations

o Planetary aspects and alignments (sextile, trine, conjunction, square, etc.)

§ Planetary Aspects & Orbs

o Planetary placements (whether a planet is transiting through a certain zodiac sign)

§ The Moon in Zodiac Signs

o Various times of day (sunrise, daylight, noon, evening, twilight, nighttime, midnight, etc.)

§ Spell Casting - Time of Day

o Meteor Showers

§ Draconids

§ Orionids

§ Taurids

§ Leonids

§ Lyrids

Where:

· Cosmic witchcraft can be performed literally anywhere, whether it’s inside or outside. You don’t necessarily have to be outside under the night sky to successfully perform a cosmic spell or harness cosmic energy. If you choose to perform cosmic magick indoors, use some visual or auditory tools to help you out; i.e. spacey music, a picture of space on your computer, a space poster on the wall behind your altar, etc.

How:

· Actively practicing cosmic witchcraft encompasses more than just doing spells.

o Learn to harness the power of the cosmos to not only perform spells but also to charge, empower, and enchant objects

§ Channeling Celestial Energy

§ Planetary Invocation

§ Spiral Meditation

§ Black Hole Grounding

o Learn to protect yourself using cosmic energy

§ Celestial Warding

§ Black Hole Decoy

o Set up an altar dedicated to the cosmos and your practice

§ Cosmic Altar & Room Ideas

o Perform daily, mundane-seeming tasks to connect with the cosmos

§ Tasks for the Cosmic Witch

o Do arts and crafts that can be used as active spell components or as objects to represent the cosmos

§ Black Hole Jar

§ Star Jar

§ Nebula Jar

§ Solar Jar

§ Stardust Powder & its many varieties

o Incorporating Cosmic Magick into your practice (a reblog)

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