adding this pic because tbh Natives have a FUCK TON of racist costumes made after them. Shit like Indian Princess and headdresses and Reservation Queen. People continue to think its okay to dress up like us with their shitty fake feathers and ‘war paint’. Its not.
^People seem to forget this one
This shouldn’t have to be said every year, but here we are again. C’mon, people.
#NORACISTCOSTUMES2K16
#NoRacistCostumes2K17
It doesn’t stop being magic just because you know how it works.
My grandparents left their home country as children when they heard the whispering of antisemitism starting in their home town. They got out and fled to America so I and future generations could be safe from persecution and mass murder. Only 2 generations ago.
And now America is becoming that country that they probably would have fled.
If you are not resisting, you are part of the problem.
And yes, I want non-Jews to reblog
Except I’m sorry but it’s not is it? A couple thousand white dudes babbling about jew conspiracies is not equal to Hitler and the holocaust no matter what. A couple thousand vs a few million? Your country isn’t fucking dumb. They FOUGHT to SAVE your kind and lost tens of thousands of men in the process. How about, fucking stop making it sound like the majority is Nazi and actually do some research. Jesus fucking christ.
Funny, since the Russians freed more prison camps than the US, including Auschwitz. The US didn’t care about the camps, they cared about fighting the ally of their declared enemy, Japan. And the US almost sided with the Nazis and had a large Nazi party in our boarders all the way up until (and even a little after) we entered the war.
Also do you know how large the Nazi party was at it’s peak? Just 7% of the German population. Smaller numbers don’t mean shit when they have people that aid and abet them by saying shit like “oh don’t worry they are too few to do harm.”
“My kind” have centuries of actual oppression running through our history, we can sense when something has changed and when it’s coming (back, again), it’s in our blood. Our grandparents and great-grandparents always told us to always have a bag packed, because they were afraid this would happen. “My kind” always know they will come for us again.
“Insignificant things I’ve accidentally learned as a witch, part II.”
1. Confine your sins to the moon. She won’t tell anyone. Marry her, for she is dressed in wedding-white, and she will wake you when she misses you at night. Do not fear when she runs away for several days, because she loves you and always returns.
2. Old music understands tired souls in a way that many people do not. The classical radio will keep you good company while driving home late at night.
3. The more you love someone, the sharper the knife they wield. They’ll either use it alongside yours in war or they’ll turn it against you while you sleep.
4. Rings of salt on windowsills keeps curious and lost demons from seeping in through the blinds.
5. Look at the mirror if you must, but do not look into it. Mirrors will try to show you everything they’ve seen and felt in a very short moment of time.
6. A simple sleep charm: imagine yourself sitting on the bed of a loved one. You’re their guardian, wielding away the shadows that creep into their dreams at night. As you rest on the edge of the mattress, a rose garden gently flourishes on the bed. You never fail.
7. Everything will always work out in the end. It’s only a matter of waiting through the trials and grief.
-yann
I’m reading an excerpt of “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson for school, and I came across something that I think is still so incredibly relevant. He was talking about the bigots of his time (anti-abolitionists) and how they hide under philanthropy to use as an excuse for their hate. (Sound familiar?) He also said, and this really hit me hard, “Your goodness must have some edge to it, – else it is none.”
Let me repeat,
“Your goodness must have some edge to it, – else it is none.” You cannot fight bigotry – in his case anti-abolitionists, in our case Nazis and white supremacists – without sacrificing part of your kindness. Because those people are evil, and they know they are evil, but they’re smart, too.
Just as Emerson said, “malice and vanity wear the coat of philanthropy,” we know that is exactly what happens today. Every “can’t we have a meaningful conversation?” about Nazis is not because people want to have a meaningful conversation. It’s a diversion tactic. They want to seem civilized, they want to seem like wanting to murder people is simply a respectable and protected belief, they want to make Nazism seem like it’s okay. They will use every trick in the book against your facts, they will twist your words, they will make you think you are the terrible person for not respecting their beliefs (because they have already convinced you nazism is simply a belief) and that can’t stand. Your goodness needs to have an edge, your goodness needs to stop once a line has been crossed.
We can’t “discuss” anymore. We have to stop and say “You are a nazi (or a nazi sympathizer), and you want to kill people because of their race and ethnicity. That is wrong. You are wrong. I will not argue with you. There is nothing to argue.”
No more “it’s just free speech.” Hate speech is not free speech. Speech that impedes the right of others is not free speech. Anyone that says anything along the lines of “it’s their right” is someone that should automatically be off the list of people you trust, and, if at all possible, out of your life entirely.
We’ve already let it get far. I’m sure some of you have seen the twitter advertisement for a game that is literally about fighting nazis that said “Make America Nazi Free Again.” and people went ballistic. It already seems normal enough for a common video game trope to be controversial like that. We can’t let it get any farther. This is how it got Hitler to power before. How people thought ‘no way that’ll happen,’ not realizing how normalized nazism got. We can’t repeat history anymore. Let’s make hating nazis normal again.
Sorry for the uncharacteristic post. I saw that quote and everything just hit me. it hit me how bad everything has gotten, how horrible it is that the advice of a man who lived centuries ago is still relevant today. Don’t get me wrong, I’m terrified, and honestly hoping this post doesn’t get horrible backlash, that I didn’t write something wrong or offensive or just didn’t even articulate my point entirely. But I think I’m also determined. I think I’m done being quiet.
Here’s a quick post of herbs used to summon, talk to, or celebrate with the dead. It was created to invoke ancestors specifically, but I hope this helps all of you guys!
Bay leaves promote communication with the dead, are used in funeral wreaths, and shared during ancestral feasts on Samhain.
Birch is associated with rebirth and reincarnation. Blessings for the deceased are written on birch bark and burned.
Cedar is used to summon the dead, and in ancestral feasts.
Elderberries are used to decorate altars during Samhain.
Frankincense is used for purification while communicating with the dead and spiritual transformation.
Holly is associated with resurrection and renewal, thus making it an appropriate decoration for Samhain altars as well.
Lavender is used to bring peace to the dead.
Rosemary is burned in Samhain ancestral feasts to communicate with deceased friends.
Rose represents love, healing, and purification, also making it a great Samhain altar decoration.
Tobacco is used as an offering during ancestral feasts.
Wormwood is used to summon spirits and help them manifest.
Sources:
“Wortcunning: Herbs of the Deceased.” Nafaeria. n.p. 7 August 2008. Web. 17 October 2015.
“Necromatic Herbs: Plants of the Dead.” WordPress. n.p. 8 December 2013. Web. 17 October 2015.
I hope I never get tired of the night sky, of thunderstorms, of watching cream make galaxies in my coffee. This world is ugly. I hope I never grow to be someone who can no longer see the small beautiful things.
So… I really want to get more into political magic. I donate to certain organizations when I have a few bucks to spare, but I’m young and stuck in a small town (that I don’t necessarily feel safe enough to do anything in anyway) so I can really only do $5 donations to organizations every few weeks or… magic. Now I’m all for cursing political figures that have and will continue to harm people, but I also know that public figures have a lot of energy from supporters backing them, and that can make a hex or curse obsolete. I also do spells to support minorities that are under attack by said politicians, but really, I want to hit these people (*cough* 45) where it hurts. And I don’t know how. Suggestions are extremely welcome.
Candlelight-magick 