This weekend, one of our Manta Rays and Admin, @mrswhozeewhatsis, will be in the discord server, just hanging out!
What time will it be for you:
Los Angeles - Saturday 1pm
New York - Saturday 4pm
London - Saturday 8pm
New Delhi - Sunday 1:30am
Melbourne - Sunday 7am
Our Manta Rays hang out like this in an effort to foster the mentoring side of the community, where more experienced members help the newbies with anything and everything Tumblr- and writing-related. This is your chance to get advice and feedback from people who have been there and done that!
(We also like to just chat with you guys and see how you’re doing as people, so don’t feel like you need to bring only writing problems into the chat. Writing is life, and we welcome all parts of life! Be that writer stuff, personal stuff, or really personal stuff like sex, periods, and poop.)
RULES TO LIVE/CHAT BY:
You must be a Pond member to participate. (Joining is easy! Send us an ASK!)
No hate. Everyone’s opinions must be respected. (Ship and let ship!)
No NSFW images or text, as some Pond members are under the age of 18 and we want all members to be welcome. (If chat turns NSFW, we have a whole separate channel we can move to!)
So, bring your frustrations, your problems, your lack of inspiration, and let’s see if we can help you work it all out!
This weekend, one of our Manta Rays, @mrswhozeewhatsis , will be in the discord server, just hanging out!
What time will it be for you:
Los Angeles - Saturday 1pm
New York - Saturday 4pm
London - Saturday 9pm
New Delhi - Sunday 1:30am
Melbourne - Sunday 6am
Our Manta Rays hang out like this in an effort to foster the mentoring side of the community, where more experienced members help the newbies with anything and everything Tumblr- and writing-related. This is your chance to get advice and feedback from people who have been there and done that!
(We also like to just chat with you guys and see how you’re doing as people, so don’t feel like you need to bring only writing problems into the chat. Writing is life, and we welcome all parts of life! Be that writer stuff, personal stuff, or really personal stuff like sex, periods, and poop.)
RULES TO LIVE/CHAT BY:
You must be a Pond member to participate. (Joining is easy! Send us an ASK!)
No hate. Everyone’s opinions must be respected. (Ship and let ship!)
No NSFW images or text, as some Pond members are under the age of 18 and we want all members to be welcome. (If chat turns NSFW, we have a whole separate channel we can move to!)
So, bring your frustrations, your problems, your lack of inspiration, and let’s see if we can help you work it all out!
So, genuine question here, why does it seem so rare to find magic that utilizes live plants and animals these days? I’m honestly curious and would love to hear your thoughts on the matter!
Is it due to a lack of convenience? A lack of predictability? A fear of offending spirits? Risk vs reward calculations? Something else altogether?
I admit that using live plants and animals in magic is not always the answer but they do seem to have their time and place! Just like bones and dried plants do. Different things for different times and all that.
For example: there’s a particular plant I tie a spell to every year and therefore need to take care of it so it continues to thrive. It’s a mutually beneficial relationship though and we each get something out of it. Yes, there’s a risk that the plant might die but the rewards have outweighed the risk for me.
There are also heaps of folklore around blessing or hexing cows (and by extension the prosperity of the family), especially in the valley near me. I’m sure other areas are the same and yet I only ever hear about it locally and rarely online.
Even creatures as small as spiders can be utilized without killing them so why do I so rarely see anyone talking about it?
Is it happening and I just don’t notice? Is it no longer convenient? Do people not find it effective? Let’s chat!
