The universe knows what you need, and who needs you. It orchestrates to your best interest even if it’s hard to see. Being in the wrong place at the right time to avoid a shitty person. Always. Getting woken up by a text when someone needs you to listen.
Sometimes it feels like you have no purpose. And do you really need one shining purpose? It’s the little things. Like your laugh, or wisdom, or calmness. That other people need. You make a difference in someone’s life. Not by your wealth or recognition, but just by being you.
Some people will see that worth and take advantage of it. But you can walk away knowing you still made an impact by being genuinely you. That you have something they desperately want to understand. Because they can’t give that themselves. Because it’s a treasure to behold.
Someone always needs you. Don’t forget that.
(June, 2017. Think I was drunk when I wrote this but it’s still relevant)
The universe knows what you need, and who needs you. It orchestrates to your best interest even if it’s hard to see. Being in the wrong place at the right time to avoid a shitty person. Always. Getting woken up by a text when someone needs you to listen.
Sometimes it feels like you have no purpose. And do you really need one shining purpose? It’s the little things. Like your laugh, or wisdom, or calmness. That other people need. You make a difference in someone’s life. Not by your wealth or recognition, but just by being you.
Some people will see that worth and take advantage of it. But you can walk away knowing you still made an impact by being genuinely you. That you have something they desperately want to understand. Because they can’t give that themselves. Because it’s a treasure to behold.
Someone always needs you. Don’t forget that.
(June, 2017. Think I was drunk when I wrote this but it’s still relevant)
So I was reading “Things Fall Apart” by Chinua Achebe and came across a mention of sacred ‘royal pythons.’ I was wondering if they meant actual royal pythons as in ball pythons.
Turns out it totally was! Ball pythons are a sacred animal in Igbo tradition because they move so close to the ground they are associated with the earth goddess.
Because of this they are traditionally treated with great respect and allowed to move as they please around homes and villages, only being moved gently to the woods if they are in the way.
If a ball python is accidentally killed traditionally it would be buried and given a funeral like a person!
This both goes against the idea that ball pythons live completely sedentary live in the wild and is a great example of a culture respecting and not taking for granted wild reptiles!
i wanted to fix some things that made me uncomfortable…also it was fun kinda redesigning these ladies from bnha cuz god damn their original suits are shit and dont make sense according to their quirks….
first off: shutup omg. yall forgetting these are fictional women written by a man. “they design their own outfits” is a dumb argument. these women dont exist and didnt decide anything. the artist/writer did. get smart.
second. the only thing different with momo is i took away the tittyshow of a 15 yr old. she still has a window on her chest and tummy but a lot of the shit she forms from her body comes from her back and limbs. there’s an inch long difference between her weird ass skirt and the shorts i gave her– i think she’ll make do.
ashido is a disaster. her quirk is secreting acids so why are the parts of her body that show as much skin covered? legs take up a lot of the body. the only other difference in her uniform is–once again— i took away the tittyshow of a 15 yr old. i literally gave her MORE skin to show.
let me wrap it up with nemuri since yer argument to this was by far the dumbest. nemuri can still rip off her clothes. she is STILL showing the same amount of skin as the original. I just changed the color and design so it looked like this bitch didnt just roll outta bed and throw over a hot topic lingerie set over a white lace onesie.
Because I sure as hell needed this post when I did.
1. Realize that it‘s okay. Accept that it happened. Forgive yourself for it.
Maybe life got in the way and you just didn‘t have the time or energy or possibility. Maybe something happened on your path that got you scared, frightened, panicked, or even disgusted so that you had to take a step back and retreat. Maybe your focus simply shifted. Maybe you got bored. Maybe everything just got overwhelming and you weren‘t able to juggle magick and the mundane at the same time. Maybe mental illness got in the way. No matter what the reason for your fall out was, accept that it happened, forgive yourself for it. Because it‘s okay, life happens in phases, and no matter the reason, how big or how small, it‘s part of your journey and totally fine. These things happen to the best of us, so don‘t blame yourself for it. It really is okay. Pinky promise.
2. Reconnect with your god(s) and/or non-physical friends, if needed.
If you‘re a spirit companion/have spirit friends like me or are devoted to a god or certain deity/ies, your time with them/devotion to them probably fell under the brick as well. If it did, reconnect. I promise chances are they‘ll understand. As I said, life happens, and they know that too. They probably saw what you were going through. Explain what happened to them, apologize, and move on, if they allow it. Just spend more time with them again, greet them good morning and wish them good night again, invite them to join you throughout your day again. I promise, any good relationship will hold, just show that you really are sorry and put in effort to show that you care again. I’m sure they missed you as well so it’s time to make up for the time you lost!
3. Don’t overwhelm and overestimate yourself.
Chances are the longer your fall-out was, the more your “psychic muscles” lost in strength. Your intuition may be a bit more out-of-tune, you may have more trouble hearing/seeing/feeling/sensing spirits and energies. Maybe you have more trouble programing things or adding energy to objects than before. That’s okay! It’s totally fine and normal, just don’t be surprised if it happens and know that with practice you’ll be back to old strength in no time! Until then, start small and work with what you have.
4. Start small, don’t rush it, one step at a time.
Start drawing a daily or weekly card again. Start carrying crystals with you again. Start laying them out under the moon to charge again. Do small rituals like maybe doing some bath magic before you rush head-first into a huge complicated thing again! Again, you don’t want to overwhelm yourself. Also, you want to build a routine again to not risk falling out again. Some ideas on what to do when building your practice up again:
lay crystals, items, water, anything out under the moon/sun to charge
talk to plants
draw a daily/weekly card
pick a crystal to carry with you throughout the day in the morning
say mantras in the morning
infuse your tea/coffee with intent
send out your energetic sensers when comfortable and at home. slowly but surely
meditate. 5 minutes in the evening, 5 minutes in the morning. at least.
go for a daily walk at a certain time
look through your grimoire/bos if you have one. write in it again
doodle little sigils in your free time
and many, many more
5. If needed, make a schedule.
As I said, you may want to build a routine. If those work for you, make a daily or weekly plan. Look up transits and check when you have time, then create your own magical schedule. If need be, set some reminders on your phone. Just try to be disciplined about it for a while so that you get back into your practice smoothly!
6. Reinvent your craft.
You probably changed since you last practiced, or maybe there was a reason IN your practice that caused the fall-out. If so, identify what it was. Reflect on yourself, your practice, your life. How can you make everything run together more smoothly? Maybe you want to focus more on the mundane than the spiritual, and if so that’s totally fine. Adapt your practice in a way that fits and feels good, it’s all yours so feel free to do whatever you want! Maybe you want to shift the focus IN your practice, or maybe you want to stop doing something, maybe start doing something else (instead).
(Optional) 7. Talk to others.
Sometimes it is so, so hard to not feel incredibly bad and like you fucked yourself or your life or your relationships up when this happens (and not just in relation to magic but other things as well). Please know that you’re not alone on this and if your own up-lifting thoughts and words are not enough, seek validation outside. I promise that’s not a selfish or vain thing to do, it’s natural and human and you deserve to be told that you’re doing just fine. Go to a trusted friend, family member, maybe blogger, anyone. If you want, you can always come to me. Talk to someone about how things are going now, talk to them about the things you just did to make yourself feel good about doing this.
💗 No matter what, it’s all good. I promise. These things just happen and there is no reason to blame yourself – please take good care of yourself and know that you come first – magic and everything else second. I hope this was useful to some, I know it helped me as I’m just getting out of a fall-out, too. I hope you all have a magical day~! 💗
I love these so much omg?? Your designs are so simplistic yet unique?? Thank you so much???
I cannot fathom words enough to tell you how much I love you, I want to spend the rest of my existence with you, I don’t care what anyone else says.
You are the most important thing in my life.
I’m the happiest I’ve ever been; I finally feel human.
I’ve never felt such love before, I feel like I’m overflowing with liquid sunlight and the only way I know how to react is cry, but it’s a good cry.
I can’t wait for the life were going to make together, I can’t wait to finally be with you again.
My life has finally started and I’m going to make it incredible,
And I want to share it with you.
this is gonna be a resource for y’all. lots of times when you wanna start witchcraft there’s a loooot of info to search through and it can be pretty overwhelming. i want this to be a database for everyone, so that you can have just a broad starting point for your craft. this is long so its under a read more.
I don’t think I’ve ever been described as particularly… chill. My heightened anxiety, both socially and in general has been something I’ve had to deal with a lot. But what if any and all fear, shame, and anxiety suddenly up and went away? In this Sanders Sides video, that very thing has happened, and we do our best to reason out the potential upsides to anxiety, whether or not its a good thing to have it back.
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