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I’m Alex (they/them & she/her) agnostic secular witch, animist, 46 year old small business owner, vegan, punk, anarchist, feminist, zinester. https://linktr.ee/alexwrekk NO TERFs. No Nazis (I can't believe that's a thing that needs to be said)
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Greetings and Welcome to DIY Witchery!

I’m Alex  Wrekk (they/she) I am an agnostic secular witch and have built my personal witchcraft practice over 15+ years. I am the owner of Portland Button Works and the Spiral House Shop I am an organizer for CritWitchCon, librarian at the Archive of Witchcraft, Magic, and Occult Zines (AWMOZ), I’m 45 year old punk,vegan, anarchist, feminist, and zinester (itt means I make zines).  I identify as white, bisexual, and a relatively cis woman. I love DIY projects, building altars, making charms, collecting jars, filling my pockets with acorns, zines, travel, befriending crows with peanuts, my Jackie Cat, Ian B, my house and home and things I grow in my garden while living in my 120+ year old house in Portland, Oregon. 

I have built my own practice and I do not discuss particulars about it very often. I call it DIY Witchery because it is built on my personal DIY punk ethics and methodologies. It takes a hands on and trial and error approach to witchcraft. ie: fuck around and find out magic.

I don’t cast spells so much a build them and then release them.  From the outside it probably looks like cottage witchery set loose in a punk house of a philosophy student drop out. In reality, I probably draw a lot on folk magic, traditional witchcraft, and a twist of chaos magic for the fun of it.

I got tired of this being so long so I’m putting a “cut” here.

#witchblr#hi new followers#witchcraft#witches of tumblr#secular witchcraft#secular witches#greatest hits#mine#words
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I got the stitches in my thumb out today, the nurse seemed shocked that the doctor put one stitch through my nail. That one in particular hurt coming out.

Tonight I am waiting for the alchemical transformation of bean soup to become chili.

#bean soup to chili ritual
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yesornopolls
Anonymous asked:

Have you actually met and talked with a jewish person in real life? (as in physically been in the same room and had a conversation with someone you knew was jewish)

yesornopolls answered:
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#i forget this is a thing#we had Jewish family friends growing up#we were presbyterian and both our families ended up in Utah#everyone not Mormon stuck together#Mormon call everyone not Mormon “Gentile” which our Jewish family friends found hilarious and also upsetting#I have several Jewish friends now and always mention the Mormon thing to watch their brains explode#most of my Jewish friends are secular but not all
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I was dismissed from jury selection because ACAB. Pretty sure cops are one of the few things I know I would have trouble being impartial about.

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Last night I went to a regional award show where one of Ian B's band was nominated in two categories. They did not win, but they did play one song. The songs are very short and I thought the whole thing was just silly, but I got to hang out with friends so that's cool.

Tomorrow I have jury duty and while I am often up quite early, I do not like to get out of bed early. boo. I do have some documents I need to get while I'm at the courthouse so even if I'm not picked for actual jury duty it gives me a chance to do the thing I've been saying I would do for the last year.

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upthewitchypunx

Doing my civic duty. Last time I wasn't picked and did a lot of sitting around. This time I brought a cloak so I can wrap it around myself and nap in a corner.

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Last night I went to a regional award show where one of Ian B's band was nominated in two categories. They did not win, but they did play one song. The songs are very short and I thought the whole thing was just silly, but I got to hang out with friends so that's cool.

Tomorrow I have jury duty and while I am often up quite early, I do not like to get out of bed early. boo. I do have some documents I need to get while I'm at the courthouse so even if I'm not picked for actual jury duty it gives me a chance to do the thing I've been saying I would do for the last year.

#i need my marriage license and divorce papers with name change#for my enrollment application
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Are blue bracelets the new wear a safety pin?

Ugh.

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lemonbalmgirl

It seems so, according to social media. But I also saw posts calling them out as performative bullshit immediately. 🤷‍♀️

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upthewitchypunx

Ya, I'll pass. It seems like another boring thing to make people feel better without having to actually do anything.

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technicolordreamgoat

Someone on threads said something to the effect of "How do I know your blue bracelet isn't just a Thin Blue Line?" and I thought that was fairly appropriate.

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upthewitchypunx

Oh shit! ya.

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Are blue bracelets the new wear a safety pin?

Ugh.

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lemonbalmgirl

It seems so, according to social media. But I also saw posts calling them out as performative bullshit immediately. 🤷‍♀️

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upthewitchypunx

Ya, I'll pass. It seems like another boring thing to make people feel better without having to actually do anything.

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spiralhouseshop

In our deteriorating country, I had a request from a customer in Florida who had been buying the "KEEP Abortion Safe and Legal" buttons to make these new "MAKE Abortion Safe and Legal".

At Portland Button Works and the Spiral House we are offering these in bulk at the same discounted rate as the other ones and right now until the end of November, like all of our custom buttons and catalog buttons designs, you can get 20% off with coupon code: FraterMFC

MAKE Abortion Safe and Legal 1" buttons in bulk
Because it has come to this, we have added a new button to our catalog....
portlandbuttonworks.com
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Give this album a listen: Survival Pop

This album got me through the last Trump presidency.

#Spotify
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spiralhouseshop

In our deteriorating country, I had a request from a customer in Florida who had been buying the "KEEP Abortion Safe and Legal" buttons to make these new "MAKE Abortion Safe and Legal".

At Portland Button Works and the Spiral House we are offering these in bulk at the same discounted rate as the other ones and right now until the end of November, like all of our custom buttons and catalog buttons designs, you can get 20% off with coupon code: FraterMFC

MAKE Abortion Safe and Legal 1" buttons in bulk
Because it has come to this, we have added a new button to our catalog....
portlandbuttonworks.com
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I guess my brussel sprouts required a blood sacrifice... The blood sacrifice required a trip to the hospital and 3 stitches.

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My sister (with chronic pain) asked if I got any good drugs but when your legs are 75% tattooed and you only say you pain level is a 1, you don't get the drugs.

She said I was probably a 2 and sent this pain scale chart and explained that it's why she'll just mutter "Bees!" under he breath sometimes.

Would you like to see the stitches including the one they put through my thumbnail? Maybe you can imagine the unsettling sound of a suture being pulled through a nail as heard.

I'll put it under the cut.

#bees
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