Hey guys, I’m getting off Tumblr. This whole adult content censor thing really creeps me out. That whole fake wholesome corporate horseshit. Ew. Fuck you Tumblr, you allow Nazis and hate groups but block boobs and dicks. Ok.
the whole “this is good for kids” thing doesn’t….really make sense. like if they wanted to protect minors then 1. making sure there was no CP on the site and 2. enforcing the explicit blog function correctly would be the top priority. The sex workers i know/have seen on this site make use of the explict blog function and repeatedly block/warn people under 18/21 not to interact with them or they’ll get blocked. the wording of the new rules is very obviously targeting sex workers and tumblr’s transphobic definition of women. This is just a heavy handed two sided slap to get back on the app store and hurt the sex workers that rely on this site even more. also i’m pretty sure removing nazi’s would fall under “protecting children” but…here we are!
I live in a state where you “have to” report anyone you suspect of being undocumented (that wonderful hellhole of Arizona). Now in practice this law has fallen far short, thank goodness. But if you live in such a place and they start enforcing it, here is how you get around it:
Assume everyone who doesn’t speak English is visiting.
Never ask about their job, because if they tell you they work here then you know they’re not visiting. You see them a lot for several weeks or months? Hm. Someone in the family must be ill. That’s terribly tough. They always dress in old, ratty laborers’ clothes? I feel you, my dude, I can’t afford new clothes either, and my dad has the fashion sense of an aardvark, so sometimes it’s not even about “affording” them. They say they’ve been here for years? You must have misunderstood. Spanish isn’t your first language, after all. First and last name? It never came up, or you don’t recall–you meet a lot of people.
And then, if you’re asked: no, you haven’t seen anyone residing illegally in the United States. Just people visiting.
Essentially, this is the civil society version of a work-to-rule strike.
Don’t do more than is expressly asked of you, and do what you are asked with such an intense attention to protocol that not asking you at all becomes more effective than even bothering.
In this case:
“Have you seen an illegal immigrant?”
“Could you describe an illegal immigrant, officer?”
*officer describes a person who is in the country without appropriate paperwork, or who has crossed the border illegally*
“No, sir, I haven’t seen any illegal immigrant.”
And this is correct. You have NOT seen an illegal immigrant, because you have no way of knowing if Jose Fulano is here legally or not. And since you can’t see his paperwork (or lack thereof), and did not personally see him cross the border illegally, you are only answering precisely the question asked.
A small list with herbs, plants and roots that would be useful for dream work, psychic development, making your psychic skills stronger, etc. in rootwork and witchcraft
🌟ANISE SEED - promotes prophetic dreams, helps with psychic ability. use it to protect against the evil eye.
🔮STAR ANISE - helps with the development of psychic abilities and helps you control them! Great for dreamwork!
🌟TOBACCO - used in hoodoo and by Indigenous tribes as offerings for spirits and ways to communicate with them, it can be given to your spiritual guides and guardians to help you increase communication with them
🔮LAVENDER - can be added to oils for psychic ability! Helps relax you and make you more receptive, helps you with prophetic dreams. In general, it heightens psychic ability, and can be used in anything whether it be spell bags, teas, baths, infusions, incense, etc!
🌟BEARBERRY (UVA URSI) - tea made from the leaves of this is said to aid in psychic ability and divination. Certain Native American tribes use the leaves, bark, and berries for various purposes! Some use it socially, some tribes use it ceremonially; kinnickinnick is an example of a traditional blend of herbs that incorporate this plant. Can be added to bags that aid in psychic ability.
🔮BAY LAUREL - good for gaining mental clarity and psychic visions, great for psychic development work.
🌟CALENDULA - Powerful enough to induce prophetic lucky dreams
🔮CELERY SEEDS - a popular ingrediant in psychic vision oil, this can also be burned to help induce a trance like state. Can be brewed as a tea, and can also be added to bags that aid in psychic vision. Helps with mental powers and heightening your senses.
🌟DANDELION - Every part of the plant can be used and is edible, the root itself is great for developing prophetic abilities. Amazing for readers, tea made from dandelion can be used to drink, to bathe, or to wash your hands before a reading.
🔮WORMWOOD - Induces visions! Sacred to many spirits, it can help with prophetic dreams.
🌟MUGWORT - a tea made of this can be used to wash your reading tools like dark mirrors, pendelums, dowsing rods, etc. Add it to spiritual bags and baths to help with prophetic dreams. A must have if you’re interested in oracular work.
🔮YARROW FLOWERS - useful for divination, dream work, and psychic abilities. Increases psychic power, and is also considered lucky!
🌟FLAX SEED - can be burned on charcoal or added to spelllwork, this seed is said to increase psychic ability, visions and dreams.
🔮COLTSFOOT - when mixed with other psychic herbs, it is said to increase psychic awareness. Brewed in a tea it helps with cough, and burned it can be used as divination incense, especially when mixed with other herbs can it be used for spirit communication.
🌟JASMINE - a lovely smelling and powerful flower in hoodoo, it is amazing in love work but is also used in divination! The scent helps relax enough to clear visions. The incense would work well when reading tarot or other forms of divining.
🔮POPPY FLOWERS - while the seeds are used in hoodoo to confuse a target, the actual flowers are used for prophetic dream work, whether it be lucky numbers or health matters or your future lover. Putting these petals under your pillow are said to make your dream visions stronger.
🌟MINT - an herb that is excellent for protection, mint also stimulates psychic ability, especially when burned as incense with other herbs.
🔮HONEYSUCKLE - associated with love and fairies, in folkloric practices it is used for dreaming and psychic vision.
🌟GINKGO - known as a living fossil, this tree has been around for hundreds of millions of years, even when dinosaurs still roamed. Buddhist monks consider this tree incredibly sacred. A favorite of poet and philosophers, this plant can make psychic and spiritual messages appear more clearly. Helps bring clarity so you can understand the messages easier.
“As a youngster, I was terribly struck by Crowley’s comment that the magician’s ‘true’ magical circle, built over time, is his or her aura. To my inexperienced mind, I assumed this meant we would form invisible soap bubbles of power around our bodies through which no harm could pass. If we may begin the work of counter-reformation with this very turn of phrase - whilst also casting aside the unhelpful term ‘aura’- then both the practice and goal of magic is the building (rediscovery?) of metaphoric pan-dimensional organs that allow you to perceive and participate in a much larger world: A world you gradually come to consider home. A world of wonders. A 'true’ magic circle is the growing of ears to hear the stars and voices to speak the language of the dead. It is building nerve endings that let you caress the spines of demons. It is opening eyes that can see angels dancing between subatomic particles. It is having a research lab and postal address in this world and the next. Divination, enchantment, malefica, prayer. These all blur into the right action in the opportune moment.”
Make a wishing cone! While I couldn’t find too much info on it, I believe you put wishes into the cone (you can add some herbs to enhance it) and then you light it or put it in a fire. However you could also just light a candle and put your wish upon paper and burn it. Cast it out into water and pour the water/ashes outside.
Make a witches ball for yule! And for for the coming new year so good things come!
