Alright everyone, time to party to our hearts content while we still can before everyone miraculously forgets that the LGBTQA+ community exists along with all of the history and important, controversial discussions that will inevitably leave with it due to it becoming less profitable to advertise during the other 11 months of the year.
One of my absolute, most favorite things to do is to take a long, relaxing bath! And due to the calming, healing, and cleansing properties of that activity, it also doubles as a perfect space for self-love spells and rituals!
Today, I’ll be going over how to set up your own bath-time, self-love ritual that will suit your own personal needs and tastes. So let’s jump right in!
I have once again located my old antique paper fan, my amethyst vial, and my tiny music box; all of which have left me quite delighted!
This, as a result of slowly pouring over my belongings as I slowly and lovingly read each and every book I own, watch every movie, play every game, try on every article of clothing, and adore every single object one-by-one!
Then, and only then, will I be able to make the decision of allowing it to stay or letting it go. Personally, I do this cleansing practice every three or four years. It’s crazy how much can change in such a small amount of time!
Out with the old, yet the memories stay. The clutter discarded, the important remains. Each item I marvel with curious hands is to stay or to go, based on my commands. Should it no longer serve me and impede my path, I’ll cast it aside without looking back. For what smothers the hearth also muddles the mind and those prices add up ‘til they become a bind.
Finally there’s a cool, rainy day here where I live! This summer has been so hot already, and there’s still two months left. Personally, I love every season for different reasons, but even still, I miss the cool weather where the days pass so sweetly.
Currently, I’m crocheting a headband to send to my niece for her birthday while listening to lofi tracks. The house is quiet for once, the mood mellow. If only everyday could be so gentle.
I haven’t posted my poems in a bit, so here’s one I just wrote for Ghostwriter. If you weren’t around when I began this project a little over a month ago, Ghostwriter is going to be a published collection of my poetry walking through my various emotions over the course of a few months. Because I personally deal with severe depression, anxiety, and a few other types of mental health struggles like OCD and paranoia, I wanted to convey both my hopes and fears through my poetry in hopes of spreading awareness of mental health as well as to give hope to those who, like me, struggle on a daily basis to crawl out from under the dark cloud hovering overhead.
This poem is about how hard it is sometimes to respond to friends when you are having a low period, and especially how difficult it can be to actually go out and do something. Obviously, as it is covid, I’m not out running around in the first place. However, even just answering messages is still sometimes avoided without me realizing I’m doing it. Usually, by the time I do notice, I’m already a couple days late and become afraid that my friends might not be happy because I didn’t respond right away. Logically, I know that’s ridiculous, but the thoughts are still there.
Because I know a lot of other people feel the same way about this kind of thing, I wrote this poem to convey that you aren’t alone, and for those of you who feel like you’re being ghosted, don’t give up. Because these ghosts can still be summoned, sometimes you just have to cut through the static first.
I love you all, and I hope everyone has a wonderful day today and everyday after. Let’s finish out this horrible year strong and work together to make 2021 a happier, safer time.
It snowed again today; big, fluffy snowflakes. They fell for hours and are still falling now. But earlier, when the grass was still peeking through the white blanket accumulating on the ground, my mom and I went for a walk to get some fresh air.
As we were walking, we began chatting pleasantly about how easy it is to take each season for granted. Personally, I used to be very uneasy and displeased whenever summer approached, and for my mother that season was always winter. And honestly? I this past year has made me realize just how much I missed in life while thinking like that.
Because of the way I was thinking and the mindset I had chosen for myself, I was only seeing things how I wanted them to be and instead of for what they were. And when you look at anything through a lens of, “I wish things were this way,” you get stuck in an infinite loop of disappointment because obviously said thing isn’t going to fit in the perfect little box you’ve created in your mind.
This realization was why I’ve spent the last year being patient and observing things for what they are instead of what I want them to be. And what I found is that I became a lot more positive in response.
I wasn’t disappointed because I held no expectations to begin with. I wasn’t shocked and in distress when things suddenly changed because I wasn’t expecting anything to go as plan in the first place. I found myself more open, loving, and flexible than ever, and the only thing I actually changed about my life was that I changed one tiny aspect of my mindset.
It was a really cool experience to go through and was super beneficial in helping with a lot of the anxiety, depression, and other mental issues I’ve been dealing with for years.
If anyone would like me to make another post on exactly what steps I used to go about changing my mindset (because it’s not usually an easy-to-figure-out or immediate process), let me know!
For now, I love you all and wish you the best in each of your individual journeys and want to remind you that it is possible to heal from any wound. It just takes time, patience, and a little understanding. So be kind to yourselves, okay?
Every time I play a video game or watch an epic anime, it always makes me wish I could live somewhere less boring and mundane. Somewhere I could fight and stand for something. Somewhere true adventure was still possible, in whatever random form it appeared in. Somewhere I could take control of my own life without someone bigger than me lauding my human rights over me, toying with them in their hands. Somewhere I didn’t feel so suffocated…
Then I remember that this world can become like that too.
This is my battle. The reason I fight. To create a world that isn’t suffocating to myself and everyone else who experiences this feeling. To craft and mold a world where people are free to chase after any dream they desire.
And I’ll follow through with that sentiment with my bare hands if I must.
Becausethis, this massive, crazy world right here in front of us, this is our adventure. Each and every struggle we face, big and small, are our quests to complete and main bosses to vanquish. Our victories, both little and grand, are our rewards and levels ups and new achievements unlocked. Each and every skill and asset we get our hands on are our inventory and equipment. And every bit of wisdom we acquire, every lesson we learn from our blunders and our triumphs, are the experience we need to propel us further forward towards our final goals, whatever they may be.
I don’t actually want to run away to some far off fantasy, I truly just want to live.
And that is something I will never stop striving for.
So I’ve noticed that during 2020 I became so melancholy and fractured at some points that currently my third eye and general spiritual awareness is borderline nonexistent. This, of course, can only mean one thing…
It’s time to break out my Astral Awakening tea again and get back into my meditation routine.
My tea recipe below is for more advanced practitioners and yes I am stating this for a damn good reason!! Two of the herbs involved in this tea have specific doses and several contraindications and one of them is psychoactive (although most places consider it legal since the effects are rather minor).
I cannot stress this enough: Always, ALWAYS! research each and every herb thoroughly before using, messing with, or adding them to literally anything! Even generally safe, common herbs such as chamomile can have contraindications (ie: chamomile should not be used by people who take blood thinners).
I have experience in this field. Years of it. I’ve done all of my homework six ways from Sunday. That is the only reason I personally even considered experimenting with more risky herbs and ingesting them.
But yeah now that that’s out of the way, here’s my Astral Awakening tea recipe to be used in conjunction with meditation to open your third eye and connect to the spirit realm!
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Blue Lotus → ½ tsp. Devil’s Claw → 1 tsp. Cornflower → 1 tsp. Lavender → 2 tsp.
**This should be steeped for 5 to 10 minutes in a small pot with hot water.
Blue Lotus is the psychoactive flower. It has long been associated with the spirit world and the astral realm. It also opens your third eye chakra and assists with astral travel, lucid dreaming, and general psychic ability boosting/awakening.
Devil’s Claw is something I always throw in because it is an extremely powerful protection herb and very, very much wanted when you are in such a vulnerable state as leaving your own body. When projecting, traveling, or even lucid dreaming it’s always a great idea to have some kind of backup, be it a charm, a ward, or a protective herb of some kind. Since you never know how deep or far you’ll travel with this specific tea, I chose Devil’s Claw as my guardian since it is ultra protective and hella good at its job.
Cornflower is strongly associated with the Indigo Children and Star Children in general. It is also known for its influence with deeper, inner connections, spiritual connections, lucid dreaming, and astral travel. Where as Blue Lotus is more like a ship since it kind of just…detaches you and throws you into the unknown, you could say that Cornflower would be a bit more like the starry night sky. It’s a natural compass to guide you through your journey as long as you’re willing to pay attention.
Finally, Lavender is my round-out herb that, although it is also associated with relaxation, sleep, and dreaming, is also pleasant to taste and should keep your travels on the mellow side and aid in side-stepping danger in that regard.
Today is a vibing-to-music-and-researching-the-best-way-to-cultivate-very-specific-plants kind of day. Next year’s food source isn’t gonna plan itself!
Love is when you sit outside on a sunny day and watch the birds gather under your bird feeder and there’s a very gentle breeze and you have a bowl of sweet, in-season strawberries and you take a deep breath and slowly plan out the work you’re gonna do around the house at a very leisurely pace and it’s quiet, calm, and warm, and everything is okay
This post took forever to put together. Here are some common foods and spices and their properties and associations.
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Alfalfa - Earth. Associated with grounding and stress relief.
Allspice - Associated with luck, prosperity and health. Fire.
Almond - Earth. Associated with healing, wisdom, protection and prosperity. Sacred to Thoth, Hermes and Mercury.
Apple - Sacred to the Goddess. If cut in half one would see a pentacle formed within by it’s seeds. Associated with love, healing, happiness and divination. It was said that sliced apples could help one foretell the future.
Apricot - Happiness, romance and peace. Feminine energy.
Artichoke - Associated with personal growth and safety.
Avocado - Associated with fertility, beauty, love and virility.
Bagel - Ruled by Adonis. Put different toppings on for different effect.
Banana - Ruled by Mars. Provides safety when travelling and luck. Used to increase male sex drive, prosperity and love. Associated with heroic energy.
Basil - Draws money and sexual energy. Associated with love, protection and prosperity. Calming and sanitizing properties.
Bay - Enhances psychic abilities. Used to connect to deity. Associated with protection, strength and purification. Sacred to Vishnu.
Beans - Grounding, prosperity and luck.
Beef - Associated with prosperity and grounding. Sacred to Hathor.
Beer - Associated with purification and immortality. Sacred to Shoney. Earth and water.
Beetroot. Associated with love, beauty and passion. Sacred to Aphrodite.
Blackberries - Associated with prosperity, agriculture and sex.
Blueberries - Protection, peace and calm. Protection from psychic attack.
Bread - Associated with kinship and sustenance. Sacred to Isis
Broccoli - Associated with protection, strength, leadership and physical improvements. Sacred to Jupiter.
Cabbage - Associated with protection and the moon.
Caraway - Protection from theft and negativity. Promotes trust.
Cardamom - Increases strength of partnerships. Burnt as an offering to the gods.
Carnation - Associated with pride and beauty.
Carrot - Ruled by Mars. Associated with fertility, male masculinity and sex, also vision and grounding.
Catnip - Associated with rest and joy. Used in cat magic. Sacred to Bast.
Cauliflower - Associated with moon and water related magic.
Caviar - Sex
Celery - Associated with sex, grounding and peace.
Cheese - Associated with joy, manifestation, and health. Used to reinforce personal or spiritual groundwork. Sacred to Apollo.
Cherry - Associated with love and female sexuality.
Chicken - Associated with healing and well-being. Used in Sunrise magic.
Chili Powder - Used in Hoodoo and other forms of folk magic. Used to banish and for protection.
Chives - Associated with protection and breaking bad habits.
Chocolate - Increases power and virility as it was a sacred food to the Aztecs and Mayans. Also associated with happiness, romance, sex, friendship, grounding and nurturing. Used in both solid and liquid form.
Cider - Health and healing.
Cinnamon - Associated with abundance, fortune, protection, prosperity and love. Sacred to Dionysus.
Clams - Aphrodisiac. Used to reveal secrets.
Clove - Associated with fun love, protection, piercing illusions and prosperity.
Coconut - Associated with luck, diversity, flexibility, spirituality and purification. Sacred to Athena and Ganymede.
Coffee - Associated with magical abilities, energy, alertness and sex.
Coriander - Ruled by Mars. Associated with love, sex, well-being and intelligence..
Corn - Associated with protection, eternity, agriculture and cycles. Sacred to Quetzalcoatl.
Cowslip - Associated with grace. Used in Faerie magic
Cranberries - Associated with protection.
Cucumber - Health and healing.
Cumin - Ruled by Mars. Associated with love, lust and protection.
Crab - Sacred to Apollo. Helps ground spiritual energy.
Daisy - Associated with innocence, fidelity, dawn and new beginnings.
Dandelion - Sacred to Hecate. Associated with wishes, psychic abilities and opening doorways to the spirit realm.
Dill - Protection of children. Sacred to Horus. Associated with courage and sexual desires.
Eggs - Fertility, protection, sex and grounding. Ancient questions and mysticism.
Elder flower - Protects from the Fae. Associated with blessings and wishes.
Fennel - Love and protection. Sacred to Dionysus.
Figs - Fertility, prosperity, sex and magical abilities.
Fish - Happiness, love, sex and peace.
Flour - Used to reveal hidden matters.
Garlic - Associated with health, protection, banishing, breaking hexes and healing. Sacred to Hecate.
Ginger - Associated with health, cleansing, vibrant energy and prosperity.
Grape - Fertility, dreams, vision and prosperity.
Grapefruit - Associated with purification and health.
Green peppers - Associated with growth and prosperity.
Guava - Associated with love, fantasy and relieving sorrow.
Ham - Associated with dramatic energy and theatrical flair.
Hazel - Associated with luck and wishes.
Honey - Happiness, love, sex, health, healing, magical ability, purification and peace. Sacred to Ra and Demeter.
Jelly - Associated with joy, pleasantness and energy.
Lamb - Associated with kindness, sensitivity and warmth.
Lavender - Associated with comfort, sleep and spiritual vision.
Lemon - Associated with health, love, purification, marriage and faithfulness. Sacred to Min.
Lettuce - Ruled by the element Water and the Moon. Associated with financial wealth, prosperity, happiness and divination.
Lilac - Associated with love, youth and joy.
Lime - Associated with love and purification.
Lobster - Associated with reincarnation, rebirth and growth. Sacred to Ares.
Mango - Associated with sex, love and protection. Sacred to Buddha.
Milk - Associated with fertility, prosperity, nurturing, peace, love and purity. Goddess Energy.
Mustard - Associated with fair and mental alertness. Sacred to Aesclepius.
Nuts - Fertility, sex, health, prosperity and healing.
Nutmeg - Associated with fidelity and luck. Sacred to Hermes.
Oats - Associated with agriculture, prosperity and sustenance.
Olives - Happiness, healing, spiritual pursuits and peace. Sacred to Aten.
Onion - Masculine. Associated with protection, purification, money and lust.
Oranges - Associated with magical ability, love, joy, inspiration and the sun. Also used in magic associated with love, protection, purification and abundance.
Oregano - Ruled by Venus. Associated with love, happiness, luck, protection and enhancing psychic ability.
Parsley - Associated with prosperity, sex and protection from accidents.
Pancakes - Luck.
Papaya - Love.
Passion Fruit - Associated with happiness, love and peace. Used to promote kinship
Pasta - Ruled by Mercury. Used to enhance creativity, protect and improve communications. Can also be used in romantic love.
Peaches - Happiness, love, healing and peace.
Pepper - Associated with protection, cleansing, banishment and purification.
Peppermint - Associated with wealth, sex, purification, health and luck.
Peanuts - Associated with grounding and male energy. Used in Earth magic.
Pears - Associated with prosperity, longevity and luck. Sacred to Venus.
Peas - Associated with love and prosperity. Used in Goddess magic.
Pineapple - Health, love, magical ability, prosperity, protection and healing.
Pizza - Ruled by the Sun. Associated with happiness, luck and perseverance.
Pomegranate - Associated with fertility, hospitality, prosperity and wishes. Sacred to Persephone and Ceres.
Poppy Seeds - Fertility and love.
Pork - Associated with fertility.
Potato - Ruled by the Moon. Associated with folk healing, protection and grounding. Used in Earth magic.
Pumpkin - Associated with health, prosperity and healing.
Radish - Protection.
Raspberries - Associated with happiness, love, protection and peace.
Red peppers - Associated with energy, vitality and strength.
Rice - Associated with fertility, sex, protection and abundant blessings.
Rose - Happiness, love and peace.
Rosemary - Used to enhance psychic ability. Associated with love, protection and purification.
Rum - Ruled by Ellegua and Chango. Channels the spirits of the Gods and when offered, attracts their favour. Associated with magical abilities, sex and protection.
Sage - Health and healing. Sacred to Zeus and Jupiter.
Salt - Strong purification spice. Absorbs negative energy and provides protection from evil. Helps with grounding. Sacred to Osiris and Set.
Sesame Seed - Fertility and protection. Sacred to Ganesha.
Soup - Purification.
Strawberry - Associated with Aphrodite and Freya. Aphrodisiac. Associated with love, healing, fertility and luck.
Sugar. - Ruled by Venus, the Goddess of love. Used to draw attention and sweeten spells or potions. Associated with love. Sacred to Kane.
Sunflower seeds - Protection. Helios, Demeter, and Apollo
Tea - Magical abilities and prosperity. Divination and meditation.
Thyme - Ruled by Venus. Associated with Faeries, purification, pleasant dreams, good health, fortune, love, courage and enhancing psychic ability.
Tomato - Ruled by Venus. Aphrodisiac. Associated with prosperity, health, attracting love, protection and healing.
Tulip - Associated with devoted love.
Vanilla - Associated with love and sex.
Vinegar - Associated with protection and purification.
Violet - Associated with grace, modesty and expression.
Water - Purification.
Wine - Happiness, love and peace. Sacred to Dionysus, Bacchus, Osiris, Horus, and Isis.
Yellow peppers - Associated with creativity.
Zucchini - Ruled by Jupiter. Associated with sexual desire, protection and prosperity.
