#nathara is active? what.

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good night to everyone, except:

people who deem it necessary to open their mouth and criticise fanfics by sharing their entitled, ill-conceived and (quite frankly) useless opinions that no one asked for.

people who enjoy pineapple on pizza.

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Links

These are sources I find interesting enough to save for organizational purposes in this neat little post. I can’t vouch for the veracity or safety of all of them, so browse at your own peril. An asterisk (*) marks links that are particularly important to me.

I remove posts when the links are broken and I cannot find replacements.

Chaos magic

Chaos Matrix

DKMU website

Introductions to chaos magic compiled by @coyote-696 and updated by me

Crafts

Drawstring Bag Tutorial by thewitchandthewoodland (deactivated)

Divination (bibliomancy, scrying, etc.)

The Basics of Water Scrying by @maddiviner

Commentary on scrying by @crossing-sun

Divination skills are vital for an active and informed magical practice by @toverijenspokerij

Electional astrology intro resources compiled by @tzilya

(*) The Homeiromanteion, Nietzschemanteion, and Sapphomanteion

Oneirogenic Unction by @poisonerspath

Egypt and Kemeticism

Compilations on Egypt (see here and here) by @magica-pseudoacademica

Egyptology Resources by Nigel Strudwick at the Fitzwilliam Museum

(*) Gods and Goddesses of the Ancient Egyptians: A Theological Encyclopedia by Edward P. Butler on Henadology

Historical Kemetic offerings by @pagyne

Introduction to Ancient Egypt and Its Civilization and Wonders of Ancient Egypt by University of Pennsylvania on Coursera

Kemetic Daily Adoration: Sunrise by @hammerandkhopesh

Prayer for Hethert by @khenneferitw

Resources on the Egyptian language on Lexicity

(*) A Simple Beginning Ritual by @idi-the-noof

The Twisted Rope by Devo (@thetwistedrope)

Types of Kemeticism by @thetwistedrope

Health, wellness, and self-care

(I am not a medical professional and do not take responsibility for the outcomes of using any of these methods.)

Prayer of Healing for Mental Illness by Rabbi Elliot Kukla

Herbalism

Dangers of ingesting herbs by @vampireapologist

The Etiquette of Herb-Gathering by @juniperwildwalk

Getting to know a Plant Ally by @thepaganhomestead

Intoxication is awesome by theheadlesshashasheen (deactivated) and veneficiumveritas (deactivated)

Working with Plants by @batwitch

Inclusion and social justice

Bisexual history by @violettomcat-archived

Designing for accessibility by the Home Office of the UK

Thread on sage and smudging by @tainbo

Primed: The Back Pocket Guide For Trans Men and the Men Who Dig Them by Rainbow Health Ontario

Real Rent Duwamish by the Duwamish Solidarity Group (of Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites)

Resources on LGBTQ+ history compiled by @iwilleatyourenglish and @ryanthedemiboy

So, Your Ancestor is a Racist... by thedailypolitique

Magical commentaries

(These are not detailed instructions for specific spells. For those, please see my other page.)

Advice on Cursing for Witches by @deerhoofandrabbitsfoot

An advisory about poppets by @therainshallmakeadoor

Basics of magic by @hadit93

A Critical Look at Correspondences by Aaron Oberon (@southerncunning) on Southern Cunning

The Crossroads by @qedavathegrey

Defending yourself from binding spells by @therainshallmakeadoor

How to begin at witchcraft by @ioqayin

How to deepen your craft by shi-rith (deactivated)

How to read grimoires by @jakattax

How to start again at witchcraft by @heatherwitch

Many Branches – Something Witchy this way comes with Sarah Anne Lawless and Briana Saussy

The Language of Spell Crafting by ofwoodandbone (deactivated)

Magic in the Middle Ages by Universitat de Barcelona on Coursera

Magic is not only about intention by @hadit93

Magical circles and protection by @crossing-sun

On substitutions by @ancientmagickacademy

Properly baptizing a poppet by @helheth

Regaining Faith in Magic by @hadit93

Starting point for Traditional Witchcraft by @iopanosiris

Miscellaneous

Breathing exercise by @catchymemes

Compilation of posts by @qedavathegrey

Emergency cleaning: Unfuck your whole house in the shortest time possible by @unfuckyourhabitat

Facts that adults don’t tell you about bullying by @autasticanna, @saint-ambrosef, and @tato-ch4n

Focus - How to develop your Craft by @batwitch

How to deal with Discord phishing scams by splitsplatted

Stop Reposting by @heatherwitch

Toxic Trends: Trust your gut over truth by @north-of-annwn

Vegan recipes:

Peanut butter cookies by @fishusesmagic (for my Witchy Wishlist 2019)

Four vegan recipes (not by me) I compiled for @lovelyvvitch‘s Witchy Wishlist 2019

How to Disappear Online by WhoIsHostingThis.com

What to do when someone dies by @ms-demeanor

Religion

Deity Communication Spread and Deity Identification Spread by @hellboundwitch

Research

Beginner witches and responsibility by @north-of-annwn

Correspondences (an academic journal on esotericism)

Esoterica, another academic journal through Michigan State University

Fake Witchy Authors on Amazon by Nathara on CrowSong Lodge

Grimoire Encyclopedia by S. M. H. M. Reeve

@grimoiresontape‘s collection of texts

@magica-pseudoacademica‘s entire blog

Open Library by Internet Archive

Resources on folklore, magic, and more compiled by @smugplankton

Resources on Italian magical traditions compiled by @dianaandpansson

Spotting BS in esoteric and pagan books by @vampireapologist

Witch tip (with maps) by @imaginarywitchcraft

Spirit work

Advice on bioregional animism and folk magic by @mahigxn

Ancestors Master Post: The Mighty Dead & Beloved Dead compiled by starlitcrow (deactivated) and updated by me

Commentary on metals and spirits by @therainshallmakeadoor and @owl-core

Considerate Spirit Offerings by @skepticaloccultist

Demon Things - Ancient Egyptian Demonology Project through Swansea University Wales

Explanation of a fetch-mate by @serpentandstang

An historical, physiological and theological treatise of spirits by John Beaumont on ECCO TTP through University of Michigan

How to start hedge-riding? by @thelaughingmandrake

Making a pact does not mean selling your soul by ofwoodandbone (deactivated)

Necromancy: Sing Them Awake by ofwoodandbone (deactivated)

A Necromancy of Trees by @skepticaloccultist

What is Animism? by Sarah Anne Lawless

Last updated Feb. 12, 2020

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petition for when ao3 is back online to make “full of disgusting smuts” the offical tag for nsfw fics

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new ship name for wolfstar bc no one asked.

rem- from remus + -us from sirius = remus

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because all anyone needs in life is remus.

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couldn’t sleep. got bored. drew regulus as berlioz from the aristocats. might add more details later *shrugs*

that is all :)

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I would like to disintegrate.

anyone else in?

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what if I just… didn’t remove myself from bed today?

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if someone could swiftly murder me prior to the work presentation I have to give in 5 mins that would be grand

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does anyone else just sometimes… want to stop existing for a moment?

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I submitted an application for a job while in full barty cosplay - fake blood and everything… (unexpectedly) have gotten an interview and now they’re going to expect me to be normal like I did none of that.

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haven’t been writing much lately… but did have a lil time to film something in honour of @croptopjames fest (to the sweet sound of hozier 😌)

<3 you and all your work, kat @messrsage

xoxo nate

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two facts that I swear are unrelated

- forgot to take my adhd meds today.

- I’m on shot no. 13 of coffee.

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sorry internet ads but you’re about 10 years too late for me to click on that link…

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question for any mcdonald’s employees. when someone orders 24 nuggets, do you individually count each one?

or is it, “this feels like 24 nuggets.”

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will you talk about your favorite fanfics and WHY they're you're favorite?

I can go into heavy detail... AND I WILL! I WILL GO INTO HEAVY DETAIL!!!

Jokes I actually will not, but I will talk a little bit about one :)

Okay so I have manyyyyy favourites (no I will not choose between them cause I am indecisive and stubborn so I refuse).

But one which captured my heart (and will always have it) is Best Friends Brother, zeppazariel (@mayzarbewithyou).

Because it's a core reason for why/how I met my wife, @carrythispictureforluck. For one of our first dates, I recreated the picnic scene as a surprise - complete with the same food and champagne but minus the ziplining because rip we cannot just do that across buildings smh :( (side note some of the cheese + combos are reallllyyyyyy good, would recommend).

The remus / regulus friendship? top tier. Them being little shits and hating the world together and constantly making each other suffer as a love language? So much yes.

The way it has the perfect amount / combination of angst and moments that had me kicking my feet for both jegulus and wolfstar. Yes.

Happy ending and therapy?!?! OMG YES!!!! (even I find it nice to live in denial every once in a while and just be happy - hard to believe I know but I assure you it is true.)

And finally, trans regulus hits very close to home and honestly that fic helped me through some stuff there - so I will be eternally grateful.

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murder should be legal when people decide to do construction work at 2am