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So you've decided you want to do magic? Great, join the multitude. Human beings have been making magic for at least fifty thousand years, and probably much longer. The oldest cave paintings in which the ritual dances of shamans are depicted only date back around fifty millennia, so that's as far into the past as the actual physical evidence of magical practice extends, but in my opinion we could double this span of years and still not reach the roots of magic. Before Mohammed met the angel Gabriel, before Jesus Christ was crucified, before Moses saw the burning bush, before the Mysteries of ancient Greece and Egypt were whispered in the temples, before the clay tables of Babylon were ...
America is full of hard pills to swallow, and even in a world of microdosing, one can still not elude the trauma of simply existing, minding our own business, while Black. As a Black woman, I keep a tally of times the media gets it right. By right, I mean the times the media shines a spotlight on Black women who, while trying to traverse a white world, are exploited, mentally and physically abused, and taunted to the point that we question our sanity and the very reasons we took the time to strive this hard (only to meet a bludgeoning force that viciously frames our successes as the product of white folks fraudulently being duped as villains who owe it to the disenfranchised to right ...
Use your moonwater whenever and however you want. Augment your moonwork by adding it to ceremonial baths or anointing candles, poppets, spells bags, talismans, amulets, or holy jewelry. Bless yourself, your home, your beloveds, your belongings, and your animal and plant companions. Anything you love or care about can be blessed with moonwater. Use it on its own, as a standalone ingredient, or use it in place of essential or magical oils and perhaps even as a substitute for burning herbs or incense. Use it in your moonmists and your sacred baths. How you work with moonwater depends on the ingredients you use, of course. Moonwater is generally quite safe to be used for anointings. Since ...
If you went to a social gathering and told everyone there loudly and proudly that you are a tarot reader, you're guaranteed to hear a whole lot of opinions and misconceptions. Many of these stems from negative stereotypes and religious rhetoric that have endured even in an age when most of us have supercomputers in our pockets. Some of these myths are even perpetuated within the tarot community among readers, just to make things even more confusing. Use common sense and fact-check assumptions or opinions if something is off or doesn't sit right. Here are some of the most common misconceptions you'll hear about tarot and the truth about the cards. Myth: You can't buy your tarot deck; it ...
