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The cliche Kansas weather has begun! Checked the weather earlier, some chance of rain starting Friday and into the weekend. 2 hours later, chance for thunderstorms for my area around 7 pm.

Well, it's 8:30 pm and it's finally here lol.

I got a second job interview at Bealls! I was told to bring my SS card and everything! Happy tears! Thank you, Ra, for the many blessings!

I hate adulting, and I especially hate having to adult even though my IBS is flaring up. But hopefully, I can go for a walk today. Then I need to summon some weather witches, actually all the witches. Certain states have had tornadoes, Oklahoma and Kansas, had fires and dust bowl conditions with how bad the wind has been, and now there is word of snow!

The complete 180 on your account confused me so much! Really vibing with the redesign, though! I hope it brings you so much joy <3

I will admit it is very much a shift. After seeing how popular my post about missing pastel witches was, and coming to realization that maybe that's a want that I can help with. Also, my Tumblr was growing dull, stagnant, and echoey, and it was becoming more of a curiosity and aesthetic account. I am happy that you like the vibes though!

Y'all know it's okay to just try stuff in witchcraft, right?

Across the internet, I see a lot of people who seem to be asking for permission to do what they want. While I see some validity in getting wisdom from others, I worry that the people asking these questions might miss out on the experience they could get from going ahead and making a good faith attempt.

"Can I do this spell even if I don't have rosemary?" I don't know. Try it!

"Can I use fruit juice as an offering to my goddess?" I don't know. Ask her!

"Can I include a pocket watch in my magic?" I don't know. See if it works!

Of course, it's not a good idea to jump in and try something that could be harmful, but if you're not hurting yourself or others and you're not appropriating from a closed practice, just give it a go! You're allowed. You're a witch with magic and power and discernment of your own. You don't have to get permission from a bunch of internet strangers. Have fun trying new things!

As somebody with ADHD as well, how do you balance a secular witchcraft practice and deity worship? Also, ty for showing me that I can separate the two!!

Good question! UPG and secular witchy things ahoy.

The way I see it, my witchcraft and my pagan practices are pretty much two separate things. When I'm venerating my deities or making offerings, that is Bree the Pagan doing the thing. While there may be special occasions where magical ritual as part of that, like around Samhain, it's not the focus.

When I'm creating or casting a spell, 99% of the time I'm not asking for divine aid, I don't require it, I don't think about it. I'm relying on my own resources and tools to make things happen. And while there may be some special occasions where I invoke my patrons for aid, usually for protection, that's not the focus.

So I'm a witch who also happens to be a polytheist pagan, rather than a polytheist pagan witch, if that makes sense. When I talk about my witchcraft, I talk about magic and technique and theory and such, but not my deities. When I talk about my paganism, I talk about my deities and veneration and my experiences with them, but not my witchcraft.

Surprisingly, my ADHD doesn't really affect my ability to compartmentalize in this way. I rather feel like it makes it easier to say The Witchcraft Is Over Here and The Paganism Is Over Here. Separating the two also helps eliminate a source of anxiety for me. Relying on the input of others to help me accomplish my goals has, historically speaking, been fraught with disappointment. So if I'm just relying on myself, it's easier to fully invest my energy and determination into the working, without the distraction of worrying whether the additional aid will come through or if I'm doing something "wrong" with regard to the inclusion of a deity or annoying them by asking for help.

So yes, it is perfectly possible to separate the two things. You can be a witch without being a pagan or a pagan without being a witch. Or you can be both without putting chocolate in your peanut butter, as it were.

Hope this helps!

I get what you mean about the good old days of witchblr. I was having a great time until I got cyberbullied and lied about by one bigger creator and she and her fans scared me for life. Now I'm just terrified to talk about my beliefs because I'm scared I'll just be abused again.

Yes, witchblr was fun for awhile, but I remember it getting so bad to the point, where the was the Mass Exodus of Tumblr, a good portion of the people quit all together, but some created their own blog pages. I also remember there was a few instances of bullying individuals and even a few groups. It just makes me genuinely sad and mad for my fellow peeps. I was talking with someone the other the day, and they share your same sentiment. It hurts my heart that it got to that point for you as well. That makes you the third person to say that, and I know there are many others.

I also have this deck, and I love it.

✨Russian Gypsy Fortune Telling Cards✨

I love working with them and theyre simply my go to deck🔮✨