#witchy activities

[balkanradfem]

I got sick in time for the Halloween; I was pretty grumpy about it. That’s why I couldn’t do my usual shenanigans for the holiday, I had to quit all my pumpkin treats and carving and even getting the pumpkin, because I couldn’t move from the bed and was barely fixing myself some basic meals.

After two and a half days of being sick, I got tired of it. I’m not used to being sick for longer than 24 hours and I hate that covid weakened my immune system. I needed to get better faster, dammit. So, I remembered I still had some elderberry syrup from the last year. It was in the fridge for a long time, and it fermented a lot, to the point where it tasted alcoholic. I wasn’t sure if it still worked like it used to, and I decided to take some to see what happens.

You’re not supposed to take elderberry syrup when you’re already sick; the way it works is that it redirects energy from your body into your immune system, so if you’re very sick, your body is already using most of your energy to fight the virus, and if you direct more, you can deteriorate badly and your fever can get worse. But, I didn’t have a high fever anymore, I was just physically weak and had difficulty breathing, and my sinuses were clogged up. And, I felt if at this point I redirected more energy to my immune system, I would simply feel a bit worse and then get better faster. So, I grabbed that out-of-date, fermented elderberry syrup and just took a decent gulp and went to bed.

And wow did it work!! I deteriorated so fast, next time I tried to get up, I realized i could not stand up at all, it was like being in a high fever, though I didn’t have a way to check if I had one again. Have to give it to the elderberry syrup, fermenting in the fridge did not affect it’s medicinal abilities at all! It does work!

I wasn’t upset about getting worse, it was late evening already, and I simply went to bed. Woke up feeling way better than before, and the day afterwards I was okay to go to work again. 100% worth it. Felt like I was at least doing some kind of witchcraft for Halloween.

[bleaksqueak]

I've put a decidedly Halloween twist on my desk's right hand side, considering that the stores are putting all their pumpkins out. Bog Witch to Halloween Party City mode: Engage! (The shaky hand is a feature, not a bug.)

[erosology]

all könig simps have a size kink and all ghost simps have daddy issues. this is the way

[the-inkstained-witch]

sometimes mundane witchcraft is putting a glamour spell on your makeup or stirring a sigil into your coffee, and sometimes it's sending baneful energy by flipping off every cop car you see, and I think that's beautiful

[candlelightisland]

quiet evening activities . . .

[mamamoon92]

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[simder-talia-blog]

[hobgobknowsbest]

[sir-klauz]

Getting into the autumn mood with taking an excuse to use my pumpkin and bat cookie cutters and orange cookie dough! 🍪 🎃 🦇

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[tendercherie]

oh you are simply magic.

have I bewitched you hehehehe >:)

[earthjournalbyawildrose]

eärth actīvâtīon .::. @roseeadsdesign

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[cursedfortune]

"..."

"I see you."

[buildingunderstanding]

Me, reading before bed: I don't think I know how to recognize what it feels like "put my heart into" things because I struggle to recognize most positive emotions since I dissociate so much by default and kind of just passively exist in life. Passivity is my default state and it blocks me from experiencing and feeling things.

Loki, fully aware of the dissociative disorder and trauma this all stems from because we've had this conversation before: Yup. Let's maybe hold onto the realization this time, shall we?

[tears-of-amber]

Samhain Activities I Will Be Doing This Year!

🔮Pendulum and tarot readings that will (hopefully) connect with my deceased loved ones.

🎃Answering the door for tricker-treaters

💀Offering a poem to Hela (Norse goddess of the dead)

🔮Dressing up in my Miss Amane costume and taking pictures

🎃Doing crystal ball gazing with my great great grandmother’s crystal ball!

💀Eating absurd amounts of candy

🔮Meditating with a crystal like garnet, larvikite, or lapis lazuli in the morning hours.

🎃Listening and dancing to Oingo Boingo and other spooky Halloween bands and music from the 80s!

💀Watching Practical Magic or a spooky show!

[mamamoon92]

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