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remember kids

Artist 🎨: @vhsdogs

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Lawrence Lake Incident

I POSTED MY FIRST TTRPG ZINE!

It is a recap of a missing persons case in the style of a paranormal article or podcast. It’s meant to be diegetic so the idea is that your players would be listening or reading this on their way to investigate this area. You could even hand this directly to them and have them keep it for evidence. I image it would work best for a modern Monster of the Week or similar setting. It was made for the Tiny Worlds TTRPG Jam.

I'm very proud of it and so excited to finally have something real released. I'd be so grateful if you could take a minute to check it out! I'm going to make some edits to the printable zine to make the text just a bit bigger, but I have a few other projects to work on before I can get to that.

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Big reminder that I constantly need

we were meant to live slowly!!!! we were meant to savor moments and feel unabashedly lazy and frolic and smell the flowers and laugh with our entire hearts and love with our entire souls!!!!! don’t ever feel guilty for resting!!!!!! don’t ever feel guilty for slowing down!!!!!! enjoying life shouldn’t be something you’re ashamed of

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Finished my chest tattoo on Monday and I’m obsessed with it 🖤

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well 🧍‍♀️ as a reminder this blog is NOT a safe space for trump supporters but it IS a safe place for women, queers, trans ppl, people of color, undocumented people, and any marginalized group.

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Casual Curse for Bigots

Inspired by the douchebag who saw fit to put a neo-Nazi (oh sorry, “alt-right” -eyeroll-) propaganda flier under my wiper at the market today.

May the hateful hands that forged this Have their own hatred turned back to bite them May their own teeth bite their slanderous tongues May their own bile choke them May their own spite confound them May the harm they do be visited upon them a hundred times And a hundred times again Until enlightenment finds them Or death takes them

Tear the flier into pieces, dispose of it in a public waste receptacle, and spit after it.

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lets out a single agonized bloodcurdling scream but doesnt elaborate on why and just walks it off

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Tik tok is “back” ….

I won’t be going back. Tik tok is dead. I hope other creators choose to also stay off it, but I understand why they wouldn’t. This feels like a stunt to put trump in a positive light or at least utilized to try and paint that hes a savior. Tik Tok being down didn’t even last 24 hours. There is ZERO chance that trump called them up this morning and said actually go ahead and put it back up! Even if by some crazy chance that is what happened- tik tok is still banned!!!! You can’t even download it in the apple App Store still. Trump just isn’t enforcing the law. That means Tik tok won’t get punished for operating in the USA but the law is still there. That means he can enforce it at any point. Someone posts something he doesn’t like? Boom it’s down. CEO doesn’t do something for him? Boom it’s down. They will now have to go out of their way to keep him happy while this law is still in place. I think I’m the USA we should all treat it like tik tok is still down. It hurts me that an app who’s given so many people a space and community, where we learned more then we did anywhere else, was taken and weaponized to put trump in a positive view. That’s insane.

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Even the most common things can be spells or rituals.

Baking chocolate chip cookies? Spell for good fortune, love, and joy.

Brewing a pot of tea? Potion of warmth and comfort, plus infinite possibilities for intent and purpose.

Enjoying a cool breeze? Grounding and cleansing ritual.

Washing your dishes? Cleansing and protection for future meals and those who will eating those meals.

You don’t have to go out of your way to cast spells or create magic rituals. Think about what you do in a day: What mundane task could you turn into a spell?

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This years goal is getting over my posting anxiety ✨🦇

My "biggest" (still very small) platform for my witchcraft/business was tik tok and even there I barely posted out of self consciousness and insecurity. I have an immense anxiety about making videos and posting in general. It mainly comes from being a plus size woman who is very insecure. At least posting photos feels more conformable because i can pose to look "better" but videos are a whole beast of their own. I've been trying to get over this hurdle for years at this point. My goal this year is to really try and post more on social media and finally get over this anxiety. Both for myself and for my business.

I started posting every once and awhile on tumblr last year (mainly on my business page @thespectralcottage ). But, with the tik tok ban happening i really felt the push to start a youtube. I created the channel back in june, but just now started posting witchy "shorts" on it. I do plan on also making long form content. But i feel like im jumping into the deep end. I really dont want to feel like im screaming in a void where no one even glances. If youre interested in witchcraft content you can subscribe to me here. no pressure. Even if you dont-If theres any witchcraft content you'd like to see more of on youtube, maybe drop it in the comments? i'd love some ideas of what other people actually want to see.

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Tik tok is gone and it doesn’t feel real that they would so clearly rip away a platform for no ethical reason. It’s all about money and control.

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witch tip

remember: it’s okay to take breaks from witchy practices for whatever period of time is necessary. spells, rituals etc all require some level of energy & if you don't have much, don't run yourself ragged

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This is your daily reminder:

Northern hemisphere, today is winter solstice, which means we have made it through the dark days.

Do make sure your medications are refilled before Christmas.

The demon you summoned is in the woods out back feeding all the snacks to the woodland creatures so you are out of snacks now.

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mushroom spotted on my walk today

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Do witchcraft for you.

Not for anyone else. Least of all strangers on the internet.

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Keys in spell work 🔑

Road Opening Spell Using Keys 🔑

Keys symbolize opening doors, moving on, new chapters, opportunities and remind me of the death card's energy. 💀 I love using keys in road opening workings, which help opening the path ahead for multiple uses. It works incredibility well with abundance workings, achieving goals or accessing other paths you want to encounter more easily.

In this working i wanted to enchant the key with road opening energy. I love to layer forms of spell work and as mentioned, road openers work wonderfully with abundance and prosperity workings. I want the key to work in future spells at keeping obstacles out of my way when it comes to money and abundance. As someone who works heavily with the element fire, I decided to do this enchantment with a custom incense burn. 🔥

Rituals like this are fairly straightforward but a fun way to connect to the element fire outside of using a candle. Steps

Cleanse: cleanse items you're going to use first. I prefer smoke cleansing using lavender or incense I've given as offering to my deities.

The Sigil: I designed a general road opening sigil focused on the paths ahead of me and the goals I have being open for opportunities to flow. I placed this under my cauldron to help charge the incense burn.

Herbs: I picked herbs associated with my intention. In this case I did herbs associated with abundance, road opening, dominance, etc. Make sure you are specific with your intention. Ask your herbs to work with this specific goal and help enchant they key, object or bring that energy into your life.

Oracle Cards: I love charging spellwork with tarot or Oracle cards. I used one of my favorite decks, Woodland Wardens. I picked cards associated with success, overcoming obstacles, and luck.

Charcoal Disks: light it up, allow to burn for a minute or two and then place your herb mix on top. Try and stay focused on your specific intention you choose.

Key: I then took the key and held it over the smoke, I focused on the smoke encapsulating the key and enchanting it with road opening energy. I then placed it on the edge of the cauldron to allow it to sit while the herbs burned. I also decided to enchant a key necklace the same way. Now that they key is enchanted, I can take it and use it in future workings. 🔑