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The Greek word “amethystos” may be translated as “not drunken”, from Greek a-, “not” + methustos, “intoxicated”. Amethyst was considered to be a strong antidote against drunkenness, which is why wine goblets were often carved from it. In his poem “L’Amethyste, ou les Amours de Bacchus et d’Amethyste” (Amethyst or the loves of Bacchus and Amethyste), the French poet Remy Belleau (1528–1577) invented a myth in which Bacchus, the god of intoxication, of wine, and grapes was pursuing a maiden named Amethyste, who refused his affections. Amethyste prayed to the gods to remain chaste, a prayer which the chaste goddess Diana answered, transforming her into a white stone. Humbled by Amethyste’s desire to remain chaste, Bacchus poured wine over the stone as an offering, dyeing the crystals purple.

Variations of the story include that Dionysus had been insulted by a mortal and swore to slay the next mortal who crossed his path, creating fierce tigers to carry out his wrath. The mortal turned out to be a beautiful young woman, Amethystos, who was on her way to pay tribute to Artemis. Her life was spared by Artemis, who transformed the maiden into a statue of pure crystalline quartz to protect her from the brutal claws. Dionysus wept tears of wine in remorse for his action at the sight of the beautiful statue. The god’s tears then stained the quartz purple.

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I worry about “witch aesthetic” because 1. Wicca is a religion practiced by many people and 2. Millions of girls were murdered for being ” witches”

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i use animal parts in my practices all the time BECAUSE i love nature and respect it enough to not let parts of animals go to waste. just because you don't agree with someone's practices does NOT give you the right to shit all over them. stop that.

As a pagan in practice, please do not sacrifice living beings in your rituals. Please don’t harm animals. Rituals will work without the death of living creatures, just as long as you place your energy into it. Thank you and...

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Every twig is a wand, every puddle is a scrying glass, every star is a candle.

No special tools are needed for witchcraft. Witchery is what you make it, nature and the great spirit listens to your intent and observes the purity of your actions, it does not judge on the accuracy of your tools. 

Hedge witch.

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Witch Tip:

 Don’t have access or can’t burn candles? Here is a site that allows you to burn a virtual candle for a couple days that will burn down! Great for college students and “Broom Closet” Witches!

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what do pagans.\ wiccans etc believe happens to them after they die??

ohboy, this question is a lot more complicated than it seems >_> 

Life, death, and rebirth tends to be a popular belief among various pagans; however, there are tons of different pagan religions, spiritualities, and beliefs. So many, and even with Wicca, it has so many different traditions that vary on different things! 

Pagans are a very vast and diverse group filled with many different ideas.

I can most certainly tell you what I believe will happen to me after I die, but I can’t say the same for others. I can list at least 10 different pagan religions off the top of my head that all vary with this answer

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A Pythagorean cup looks like a normal drinking cup, except that the bowl has a central column in it. It was supposedly invented by Pythagoras of Samos (yes, that one). It allows the user to fill the cup with wine up to a certain level. If the user fills only to that level, the imbiber may enjoy a drink in peace. If, however, the user gets greedy, the cup dumps all the wine into the unfortunate victim’s lap.

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Befriend people who can cook. They’re probably witches.

(via gingerblivet)

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when ur a witchy type and u watch supernatural thrillers at home alone aka my friday night

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Quartz var: Herkimer Diamond

Treasure Mountain Diamond mine, Little Falls, Herkimer Co., New York, USA

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Career goal: village witch

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This image shows the 1947 progression of a mount for the Wolf Diorama in the Jill and Lewis Bernard Family Hall of North American Mammals.

It begins with the positioning of the skeleton, then modeling the wolf form with plaster of paris, followed by the making of a cast, ending with a completed paper manikin which the wolf skin is fitted over. 

Learn more in this video series about the restoration of the Hall of North American Mammals.

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Angel: be not afraid

Literally everyone else: dude you have four faces and are covered in eyes. Too fucking late

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foods that will poison cats:

alcohol

chocolate

caffeine

dairy products (adults turn lactose intolerant)

fat trimmings, raw meat, eggs, fish

grapes and raisins

onions and garlic

tuna (when not made for cats)

xylitol...

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Kitchen Witchery is a low magic. It is not ceremonial, it is not muddled with pomp and circumstance. It is simple. Period.

Many of us are enamored with this idea of a witch’s kitchen. Exotic spices lining the walls, herbs drying on a rack, a large cast...

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Sometimes it can be difficult getting your hands on everything you need for a spell. In scenarios like that, these substitutions will come in handy. These are generally easy to find, as opposed to some rarer or pricier ingredients used in magic.