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@mrrainonyourparade / mrrainonyourparade.tumblr.com

Hello there! Let me introduce myself. My gender is idfk. they/them. Aro/Ace. Pagan and witchcraft blog (some other things may appear).
Personal posts are tagged as #hope i shut up
Witchy posts are tagged as #witchy things
Pagan posts are tagged as #pagan things
Anything else is tagged as #not witchy things
My kin blog is sir-cat-of-sky, My spd/rant blog is spdfeelstho

Hey guys!

In the US, debates are going on and people are deciding who they want to vote for in 2016. The person that no one should vote for is Donald Trump. So my friend created a Donald Trump hate blog that is pretty damn funny. You should go follow it. trumpbeachump

Listen

There are a few posts going around tumblr that have hundreds of thousands of notes and talk about torrents that you can go to for textbooks.

My advice?

Don’t.

Those are illegal.

I hate to be the stick in the mud here, but yeah, those are illegal.

And seeing as how a lot of you will be logged onto your college server and they can see any website that you go on, I wouldn’t recommend it. You might have your internet privileges revoked. Or face disciplinary actions. Is it worth it?

Besides, a ton of those websites are filled with viruses.

So, you may have saved a few hundred dollars on a textbook but now you need to buy a new computer and are facing consequences from the school.

I know that textbooks are outrageously expensive. And I hate it. But it’s not worth the trouble to try and illegally obtain them.

So, what would I recommend?

  • Talk to your professor. They might have a few extra textbooks for you to use.
  • Go to your college library. I worked in the library at my old college for a year and we had an entire shelf of textbooks that students could rent for two hours.
  • Put up a bulletin board where students can sell their old books and see if someone’s selling the book that you need.
  • Ask your professor if you can get the an older edition of a book. They’re usually a lot cheaper.

Here are five LEGAL websites that I would recommend:

  • amazon.com - Not only do they rent books, they also sell used books. I’ve found some really great deals before.
  • textbookrush.com - Again, they sell used books. I once got a $300 book for $35.
  • chegg.com - I know a lot of students who use this.
  • bookbyte.com - I also know a lot of students who use this.
  • bigwords.com - This website compares prices for books.

why am i even here no one cares about me really i dont really have any friends the friends i did have found better ppl ive accepted myself for the piece of fucKING SHIT i am i want to fade away physically bc thats what is happening inside

Old Mother Redcap’s Recommended Books - Updated

General, Essays, History, etc

  • Traditional Witchcraft. A Cornish Book of Ways - Gemma Gary
  • The Black Toad - Gemma Gary
  • Popular Magic: Cunning Folk in English History - Owen Davies
  • A Grimoire for Modern Cunning Folk - Peter Paddon
  • Treading the Mill - Nigel Pearson
  • Old Tradition Crafte - (translated by) Robin Artisan
  • West Country Witches - Michael Howard
  • Pretty much anything by Doreen Valiente, a Wiccan author but her work should not be avoided, in my opinion.
  • Hands of Apostasy, Essays on Traditional Witchcraft  - Edited by Michael Howard and Daniel A. Schulke
  • To Fly By Night: An Anthology of Hedgewitchery - Veronica Cummer

Charms, Spell, Customs Etc:

  • Nummits and Crummits - Sarah Hewitt
  • Defences Against the Witches Craft - John Canard
  • Protection and Reversal Magic, Beyond 101 - Jason Miller
  • Crones Book of Charms and Spells - Valerie Worth
  • Crones Book of Magical Words - Valerie Worth
  • The Element Encyclopedia of 5,000 Spells - Judika Illes
  • Enchantment: The Witch’s Art of Manipulation through Gesture, Gaze and Glamour - Peter Paddon
  • The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets: Tradition and Craft - Claude Lecouteux
  • Charms, Spells, and Curses - V. J. Banis
  • Cornish Charms And Cures - Kelvin Jones
  • The Power of Poppets - Alexis Morrigan

Herbs, Potions, Incense, Recipes etc

  • Traditional Witches Formulary and Potion-making Guide - Sophia DiGregorio
  • The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews - Scott Cunningham
  • Book of Herbs - Sybil Leek
  • Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs - Scott Cunningham  
  • Herbs and Things. A Compendium of Practical and Exotic Herb Lore - Jeanne Rose
  • Encyclopedia of Folk Medicine. Old World and New World Traditions - Gabrielle Hatfield
  • Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln’s Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities - Am Stewart
  • Irish Wild Plants - Niall Mac Coitir
  • Magical Powder Recipes - Lady Gianne

Superstitions, Omens, Folk-Lore, Folk-Tales, etc

  • Superstitions Irish Country People - Padraic O'Farrell
  • Strange Superstitions and Curious Customs of the Ancient World - Alicia Chrysostomou & Matheos Chrysostomou
  • Traditions and Hearthside Stories of West Cornwall - William Bottrell
  • Irish Superstitions – Irish Spells, Old Wives’ Tales and Folk Beliefs - Daithi O Hogain
  • Traditions, Superstitions and Folk-lore (Chiefly Lancashire and the North of England - Charles Hardwick
  • Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales - Elias Owen
  • Cornish Folk Tales - Mike O’Connor

Divination, Fortune Telling etc

  • A Manual Of Cartomancy And Occult Divination - Arthur Edward Waite
  • Fortune Telling by Tea Leaves - Cecily Kent
  • The Art of Black Mirror Scrying - Rosemary Ellen Guiley 
  • Pendulum Power - Greg Nielsen 

*I will be adding to this list every so often.

… *feverishly scribbles down the names of the ones I don’t have*

im gonna be on hiatus for a bit

im going to tennessee for a week. i will have little to no access to tumblr. so dont worry! :^)

Deities Associated with Felines

  • Freyja (Norse) ~ She has two cats, Bygul and Trjegul, which pull her chariot. 
  • Bast, Bastet (Egyptian) ~   Depicted as a desert cat, or a woman with the head of a cat (this form possibly dates after the domestication of the Egyptian wild cat). 
  • Sekhmet (Egyptian) ~  She is shown as a lioness, depicted with the head of a lion. 
  • Tefnut (Egyptian) ~ Goddess of moisture, she was generally depicted with the head of a lioness.
  • Mafdet, Maftet (Egyptian) ~ depicted as a feline or mongoose. Often depicted with the head of a cheetah, panther, or other feline. It is said her cult predates Bastet & Sekhmet. 
  • Hera (Greek) ~ associated with lions. 
  • Artemis (Greek) ~ associated with lions and leopards
  • Athena (Greek) ~ tigers and lions
  • Aradia (Italian) ~ takes form of a cat
  • Dionysus (Greek) ~ panther, tigers, and lions 
  • Maahes, Mihos, Mios, Mahes (Egyptian) ~ lion-headed god of war
  • Demeter (Greek) ~ Lions

Spell and Sigil Directory

Here is what I have so far. Most of the spells are ones I already have on my blog, but I want to add as many more as I can find on Tumblr. (Yeah, I’m crazy.) The sigils aren’t anywhere close to being done yet either; I forgot about them until just a few minutes ago tbh… But yeah, here you go, have fun. :D

Updated 06/14/15

Entries with a ★ indicate sigils

Abundance

Anger

Anxiety

Banishing

Binding

Calming

Career

Change

Cleansing

Commitment

Concentration

Confidence

Courage

Decision Making

Depression

Detection

Dissociation

Divination

Dreams

Dysphoria

Education

Energy

Emotions

Friendship

Glamour

Habits

Happiness

Healing

Intuition

Insomnia

Inspiration

Joy

Love

Luck

Magic

Memory

Miscellaneous Spells

Money

Motivation

Moving On

Negativity

Nightmares

Peace

Productivity

Prosperity

Protection

Psychic

Purification

Recipes

Sadness

Self Love

Shielding

Sleep

Speech

Stress

Success

Truth and Honesty

Uncrossing

Weather

Wishing

Writing

As always, please let me know of any spelling mistakes or broken links, thank you!

Simple Calming Room Spell

You will need:

* a blue candle

* a purple candle

* white candle

Put the candles in a triangle. The blue candle should be at the right point. The purple candle should be at the left point. The white candle should be at the top point. Light the candles in the order of blue, purple, then white. Chant:

“In this time, and in this place, make this a peaceful space.”

Keep candles lit for a minute then blow out in order of blue, purple, white.

Repeat this once a week to keep the room a calm relaxing area.

Mental Stuff Update

scenekiitty I luckily had a therapist appointment today so I talked with her about it. I know I dont have autism bc i am hyper-intuitive/empathetic. If it werent for that, i would be diagnosed with autism. But she did suggest that i might have sensory processing disorder which also fits me. She said that we talk about it more at the next appointment. I feel very content. :^)

aaaah help me

what are some main indicators of autism i feel like i might have mild autism but i dont know im scared of self diagnosing bc of all the hate it gets im scared that i have autism im scared to talk about it with my psychologist im really scared right now and i have so much anxiety im so jittery i feel so overhwelmed i dont know what to do i feel like im just seeking attention i feel like all of mjy problems are fake what am i doinng what an i doubg whag am o doing