if i saw a ring of mushrooms in the forest i would step inside it actually

“you shouldn’t do that you’ll get trapped in the faerie realm!!!” and? if you knew me you’d worry for the fae

Being part of the fae realm sounds so good right now ngl

What Native people say about the use of sage: you can use sage, but you cannot smudge as nothing you are doing (waving sage around) is actually smudging. Smudging is a ceremony and you are, we promise, not smudging. Please buy sage from either us, or someone who sources the sage from us. White sage may not be considered endangered by the US government but corperate sourcing is making it difficult for us to source sage for our own religious purposes. Let alone to sell it.

What white people hear: never use sage ever, don’t ever buy it, don’t own it, don’t even look at it.

Look, y’all. There’s a couple of facets to my talk today.

1) Yes! You can buy sage! You really, truly can! Buy it from either native sellers (go to a powwow! Eat our food, buy our stuff, watch some dancing!) Or buy it from a seller who sources the sage from native people. Pick one. And no, buying it from 5 Below doesn’t count.

2) you CANNOT smudge. This isn’t just you “shouldn’t”— this is a YOU ARE INCAPABLE OF SMUDGING. Waving a sage stick around your doorways IS NOT SMUDGING. It is smoke clensing. Smudging, depending on the tradition and tribe, could easily have dancing and drums involved. You, as a white person, do not have the cultural BACKGROUND to even know how it works. At all. Period.

3) please, for FUCKS SAKE, stop making posts here on tumblr where you tell other white people about cultural appropriation and what they can and cannot do. Please stop, your license has been revoked because none of you bother to get the facts right. We native people are FULLY CAPABLE OF DOING IT OURSELVES. Consider instead: a) reblogging our posts where we talk about it! We’re here! We have made posts!! b) Making a post that states what we said and then LINKS BACK TO US. Screenshot with a link if you must. Stop centering your own voices in these conversations. You are already centered in everything, stop centering yourselves in a native space.

I’m tired of this nonsense, y’all.

Thanks for coming to my TedTalk ™

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Halloween Witch Vibes 

if anyone would like to learn a couple tricks for carving pumpkins:

- dont cut out the top to scoop out the seeds, cut out the bottom instead. this way the pumpkin doesnt cave in on itself and lasts longer - sprinkle some cinnamon inside at the top after carving. this way when you put the candle in it smells like pumpkin pie

this is the quality content I wanna see on my dash

- rub the i sides with lemon after you’re done scooping. This will also help preserve the pumpkin

It’s fucking June, at least wait until the fourth of July, you animal.

I’m sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of me disemboweling this pumpkin.

D. I. Antoniou, tr. by Kimon Friar, from Modern Greek Poetry; “O Tell Me If You No Longer Believe In Phantoms,”

Candle colors and what they represent ✨

thinking about this here canal village in the netherlands

Craftingwitch

Things to Research Before Working with the Fae

Research is the most important thing to do before heading into Faery work and witchcraft. You want to have a lot of in depth and versatile knowledge covering many areas of the topic so you’ll be able to understand and interact with the Fair Folk! If you don’t want to work with the Fair Folk you can use this list to help yourself understand them and take the proper measure if you ever stumble upon them. I know the list could go on forever but I’m compiling the topics I find build a good foundation of understanding. I have compiled this list to give those interested guidance and a push in the right direction, it is best you do your own research before asking other’s personal knowledge and opinions!!

The Basics

*Bonus if you learn Celtic Culture

Getting into Working with Them

Some Good Books :) 

The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries, by W. Y. Evans Wentz  

Encyclopedia of Spirits by Judika Illes 

Enchantment of the Faerie Realm by Ted Andrews 

Faery Craft by Morgan Daimler 

Celtic Mythology: Tales of Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes by Phillip Freeman

**if you have more topics, books or anything else feel free to add some!

MY FAVORITE COTTAGE CORE RECIPES

Would you guys like me to post more recipes inspired by cottagecore? Please let me know ^_^

Rose lemonade syrup

Cottagecore meat pie (Original content)

Creamy vegetable soup

Chewy oat cookies

Spiced sugar cookies

Orange Cake

Cheddar biscuits

Apple butter

Cozy Wildrice Soup

Amish White Bread

Caramel apple cider recipe

Forest Porridge

Roasted butternut squash

By Madie Arts

seasonal recipe ideas!

just thinking about a few random recipes and stuff i want to play around with, with seasonal ingredients this autumn! i figured a few other kitchen witches out there might appreciate the brainstorm, i’ll probably be adding to this list more into the season <3

[ brown butter sage sauce ]

good on/with; pastas & ravioli (pumpkin or butternut squash filling would be a great combo!!), over poultry especially turkey, could be great on roasted potatoes or even on mashed potatoes, roasted/sautéed veggies, etc :)

general how-to; melt down about a stick of butter until completely liquidy, add in about 12-16 sage leafs to your taste, and crack in some fresh black pepper for a bit more flavor dimension

[ caramel apple crumble cheesecake ]

good with; warm/hard cider, honey milk, eggnog, mead

general how-to; generic cheesecake base, or swirl in some caramel if you’re feeling wild, throw together a crumble to put on top made of diced up granny smith apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, brown sugar, and some oats; put it on top of your cheesecake and drizzle that with a homemade caramel (or salted caramel) sauce! you could also make this as more of like a cheesecake bar in a square pan than a traditional round cheesecake to make it cozy looking

[ elderberry mead ]

good with/for; anything seasonal meal-wise, great to drink around the mabon bonfire, would probably be spectacular with some sort of goat cheese snack, a great way to kick up your immune system this time of year and also get buzzed, antioxidants, what can i say!

general how to; okay so mead is a whole thing i can’t teach but, just like, go for about 5 lbs of raw honey, maybe 10-12 cups of elderberries, 4 cinnamon sticks, 6 cloves, and a packet of yeast, take all that and split it in two one gallon jugs, if you know how to make mead you’re fine from here i hope, but if you don’t know how to make mead i highly recommend learning how through youtube, it’s an amazing way to connect to your craft!!

[ eggplant meatballs ]

good with; stuffed baked sweet potato, butternut squash/pumpkin ravioli, goat cheese ravioli, or just some marinara and spaghetti/angel hair, maybe some garlic bread with that sage butter on top!

general how-to; roast up an eggplant, mix it in with some eggs, breadcrumbs, parmesan, and seasonings to taste, add on some marinara or sauce of your choice and that’s about it

Bun Holders

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Spell books of tv and film.

The Secret Circle (2011), Practical Magic (1998), Charmed (1998), Sabrina (1996), Witches of Eastwick (1987), Witches of East End (2013), Salem (2014), Halloweentown 2 (2001), Hocus Pocus (1993), Charmed (2018).

Quick reminder that we are going through a global pandemic right now, which is a major stressful event.

You are entitled to your stress. You may find yourself crying randomly, or getting randomly angry, or super tired, or bouncing off the walls, or unable to keep a thought in your head for more than 30 seconds. This is an expected stress response.

Give yourself a break. The world is not normal right now. Focus on just getting through it as best you can, utilizing whatever coping methods do the job. This is not forever.