*visiting mom for dinner*
Mom: Hey, if I saved these bones for you, do you think you’d use them…?
Me: …uhhh for like *same time* witchcraft—?
Mom: —cooking?
*stares*
Me: Yes.

Pile of different balls of yarn of varying sizes and colors—not expecting this to go well but that’s kinda the point.

Off work the next couple days, and also sick. So I do what I usually do, and what any other completely sane person would do, and I’m going to use this random ass yarn and crochet another blanket while watching the Ed Gein story. (I made my Ted Bundy blanket during Covid 🤪) wish me luck

Dark Fantasy tarot deck—5 and 3 of pentacles

I’ve had this deck for a while, now, and it still amazes me how the descriptions are always so positive, even for cards that typically aren‘t. It’s so refreshing and I love it.

My daughter just got up in my face and said “Let me see your blood” 😳 I know she gets it from me, but still, I’m scared 🤣

I was today years old when I found out Snowflake Obsidian is good for memory recall...

I’ve had this thing for 5 minutes and HAHAH oh. Um, well, it works?

This years Halloween recommendation: Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities. Super fun stuff. I think episode 6 is my favorite, but they’re all pretty good

Menu for a restaurant. Has a sketch of a skull on the front with the words: “BLAME IT ON TEQUILA. WORK HARD, BE NICE, EAT TACOS”

So, had plans to go out and be social for once but of course they got cancelled. Got out to my car after work and found this by my back tire.

Taking it as a sign I need to take the opportunity to go get tacos.

The Spirit of Fog Island (1951)

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - original cover

Rescued some precious books from Goodwill today! (When I saw The Hitchhiker’s Guide I actually screamed)

That’s such a great idea—thank you!!

Rose of Jericho, mostly green but a little curled up on the edges

Update: she’s looking a little more green now but she’s still a little curled up so after some more research on care, I added some more pebbles to the bowl, changed the water, and I’m thinking I’m going to let her dry out on Sundays (starting tomorrow) to help her get a good routine going #witchsky

Dried Jericho flower beginning to bloom. Flower is still a little dry on the ends but is green in the center and mostly unfurled

Last month, one of my coworkers bought me a Jericho flower to use from New Moon rituals. I’m SO happy with it so far. I let her dry out after the last ritual and just restarted a new one today and she’s blooming so nicely ❤️ can’t wait to see what she looks like in a couple days! #witchsky #newmoon

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My space is refreshed, I’m refreshed, and now it’s time to relax🥰✨

Just got home from the funeral, told myself I’d spend the rest of the day reorganizing/cleansing my spiritual space and meditating but man I am way more exhausted then I expected to be.

We’ll see what gets done, hopefully something, at least

I was a little surprised at the wake last night. I’ve been to a handful of family funerals over the years but this was the first time the person’s spirit was actually present and I wasn’t expecting it. It was nice to see my grandma though and she seemed happy so I’m glad

Another hilarious moment with my daughter today:

Her: Mom, do you remember me?
Me: Of course I do, you don’t have to worry about that. Why are you asking?
Her: Well, your grandma died.
Me: 😭😭😭 yeah I do remember that, too 🤦🏼‍♀️ thanks for the reminder, though.

Me: *explaining we’re going to the wake tonight to say goodbye*
Her: So she’s a skeleton now?
Me: Not yet, decomposition takes a long time.
Her: Decomposition?
Me: *explains decomposition*
Her: Oh. We need to bury her.
Me: 🫣 we will tomorrow after the funeral
Her: OKAY! Good 😁

😭😭😭

My grandma died last week (my pet rat, Rocko, also died the day after but that’s besides the point) and tomorrow is the funeral so I’m just trying to prepare my daughter for that and our conversation about it made me laugh:

I’ve had a lot going on lately in general, but specifically dealing with a lot of death (like actual loss in addition to severe health scares and what not). Which, it’s not a subject that typically affects me too badly, but I deal with it for the most part with humor. So…here’s some of that: 🧵

Girl holding a notebook that has writing that says “It’s a magical day” From Neil Breen’s “Fateful Findings”, which, if you know you know how ridiculous this is

When it’s Friday the 13th but you’re an asshole

Considering how long I’ve cut ties with that part of my family and never really felt a sense of loss about it, it does actually make a difference. Everything feels lighter, now. A massive weight has been lifted. Feels really good.

It is a huge relief. Like, we actually feel free to go wherever we want and do whatever we want without worrying if he’s going to pop back into our lives and screw everything up. I was able to let go of a lot of fear with that today, and it was wonderful.

Cycle and so I could never quite be free of it as long as I was in contact with them. Well, very long story short, the women in my life who were still a part of it broke out of it today, and in doing so, helped us all finally cut ties once and for all (specifically with my dad)…

One thing I’ve seen people talk about a lot in spiritual circles is breaking ancestral trauma cycles. I won’t go into detail but there was a pretty big one in my family that I’ve been breaking out of for a while. The main issue with it was other women in my family were also stuck in the same…

And most importantly, take care of yourself. Bring your favorite food/snacks, plenty of water, take breaks when you need to, and enjoy the process ❤️(10/10)

Mick Wingert - “Spin The Wheel” (from Arcane Season 2) [Official Music Video] YouTube video by Riot Games Music

Fun little addition: Bring a playlist that will help you process things, too. I thought it was the most magical thing ever when my artist was working on my sun wheel symbol just when this song started playing: (9/10)
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I find it helpful to treat the session just like that. There’s pain, then there’s rest, then there’s pain again, and so on. Controlled breathing helps through this, too—breathe in as the artist lines up, then slowly exhale while they pull the line. Helps keep you calm and soothed (8/10)

But you do want to be able to feel the experience of getting the tattoo. Any time you’re healing, it’s like going through a labor, and birthing a new version of yourself afterwards. Tattoos are a great physical representation of this as you come out of the session with a changed body (7/10)

Another thing that I recommend is limit the use of numbing cream IF this is your intention. Obviously depending on placement this could be worked around (I usually don’t use any but for this one I made sure the lining was done while the numbing was still working but the rest I went without) (6/10)

Make sure if you’re getting a healing tattoo, the artist is someone you feel comfortable with venting to. Someone who will help you work through those old feelings, validate your experiences, and help you laugh along the way. (5/10)

As far as spiritual healing goes, when you experience a tattoo like this, it turns into a massive energetic release. I knew this one was going to be a big one for me, so I made sure the artist was someone I trusted with my more graphic physical traumas (4/10)