Solarpunk Gnome

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See, that’s what the app is perfect for.

Sounds perfect Wahhhh, I don’t wanna
metalheadsforblacklivesmatter
metalheadsforblacklivesmatter

Millennial "We shouldn't have to work 40 hours a week. That's fucked up."

Baby Boomer blue collar worker. "Boohoo, baby baby handle a little work. I do hard labor 80 hours a week and you don't see me bitching. I like that hard work. Working hard or hardly working, am I right?"

Millennial. "I don't think that you get my point. That's fucked up too. You shouldn't have to do back breaking labor 80 hrs a week to survive. That's fucked up. You're being exploited. Why are you proud of this?"

Anyways. I still think we should have 20 hr work weeks making $62,000 salary with guaranteed 4 weeks paid vacation time, unlimited sick leave (that you can use for your mental health), 1 year maternal and paternal leave, unlimited bereavement leave that applies to friends, family, and pets, mandatory unions, and universal Healthcare.

-fae

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libraryogre

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This is peak public librarian.

gallusrostromegalus

Yeah every librarian I know would, upon learning thier library is haunted, attempt to sign the spectre up for a library card.

impling

DO YOU KNOW THE STATISTICS WE COULD GET IF THE GHOSTS COULD GET LIBRARY CARDS.

theatricuddles

[ID: A tweet from @ MicroSFF that reads:

“So,” the medium said, “you know this place is haunted.”

“Oh, we know it’s haunted,” the librarian said. “Every library is. So many readers with unfinished businesses.”

“Er... I can’t do exorcisms.”

“No! They’re also patrons. We want you to ask them how we can help them better.”]

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ohnoitstbskyen

People who object to trans people being in fantasy are wild. As though some silly-hatted alchemist wouldn't simply invent Almazar's Gender Fluid in an afternoon and distribute it to every dungeon chest in the land. It's Common on the loot table and half the goblins drop it. You can brew it yourself with three mushrooms and eight snail shells. It sells for 1 copper at the merchant because the supply is so abundant. You fool. You melon. You absolute buffoon. The limits of what you are willing to imagine are an epitaph you wrote for your own freedom.

jadethest0ne

Anonymous asked:

How did you figure you were a they/them? If too personal, feel free to ignore this

jadethest0ne answered:

Yeah, no problem, I’m opening to answering this!

To be honest, it took me a LONG while to figure it out, even though when looking back on it a lot of signs were there (I was in my late 20s when I sat down and slowly put the pieces together). The main one being that growing up I never really liked things associated with my assigned gender. I would also often wear clothes more commonly worn by the opposite gender. But aside from not having the vocabulary for or knowledge about what I was feeling at the time, I think the thing that kept me back the most from finding out that I was genderqueer was the fact that I never felt particularly dysphoric about my body or myself. I’m still pretty happy with the body that I happen to have been born with.

The “ah ha” moment was realizing that it’s gender euphoria more than dysphoria that is an indicator of gender queerness. I realized that folks “mistaking” me for the opposite gender made me really happy. I got kind of excited that I could confuse people in that way. Online, using “they/them” for people you don’t know is much more common, and when I saw people using those pronouns for me, that also made me feel happy.

Though, to be clear, I’m actually fine with people using he/him and she/her with me as well. I prefer they/them in general because it is the most ambiguous pronoun set, and I like the anonymity it affords me when online, but gendered pronouns are cool with me, too (I know that’s not the case with everyone, but that is the case with me).

What I’ve found is that it’s kind of like how cats are with boxes. I hated being forced into the box of my assigned gender. But if you just left the box out, along with boxes of other pronouns/genders, I might hop into all of them from time to time if left on my own. I think the importance is more if it’s my decision to play in the boxes or not. Otherwise, I feel no need to really present as any specific gender. I’m not one for that kind of “performance” so to speak, I like just being me and comfortable in my own skin.

So in short, it’s the combination of not really liking the box that I was placed in as a kid and feeling happy when people refer to me with gender neutral pronouns that made me realize that I was non-binary. Everyone is different, but those were the indicators for me.

Hope this helps anyone questioning or just interested! Thanks for the ask!

solarpunk-gnome

This analogy with the cat and boxes is beautiful! Love it!

Gender genderfluid nonbinary
metalheadsforblacklivesmatter
metalheadsforblacklivesmatter

TERFs are about to hate me for this one, but I've defined my gender identity and with it I'm creating a new gender identity.

QuantumGender

Unobserved, my gender represents all possibilities. Male. Female. Third gender. Everything in between. No gender at all. And even all levels of the amount of gender.

But when observed my gender is forced to pick a defined point on the gender spectrum.

Just like in quantum physics, a quantum particle inhabits all of the possible space when unobserved. But when observed, the particle is forced to pick a defined point in space.

Quantum gender.

-fae

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breelandwalker

Witches in History - Podcast Recs

breelandwalker

If you prefer your history lessons in podcast form, here’s a list of audio treats about witches, witch trials, and witch panics, from antiquity to the modern day. Check out these shows on your favorite podcast app!

I will update this list as I find new examples. Feel free to add your own!

(Last Updated Dec. 14, 2022 - Full post under Read More)

Witches & Witch Trials in History

Hex Positive

Ep. 3 - Hex Positive
June 1, 2020
Bree delves into what it means to be Hex Positive, as well as discussing and dismantling some of the confusion surrounding the use of hexes and curses. Just what IS the Threefold Law, anyway? The answer may surprise you.

Ep. 19 - The Trouble with Tarot
August 1, 2021
Tarot and tarot-reading have been a part of the modern witchcraft movement since the 1960s. But where did these cards and their meanings come from? Are they secretly Ancient Egyptian mystical texts? Do they have their origins among the Romani people? Are they a sacred closed practice that should not be used by outsiders? Nope, nope, and nope.
This month, we delve into the actual history of tarot cards, discover their origins on the gaming tables of Italy and France, meet the people who developed their imagery and symbolism into the deck we know today, and debunk some of the nonsense that’s been going around lately concerning their use. The Witchstorian is putting on her research specs for this one!

Ep. 20 - Witchcraft and the Law
September 1, 2021
A discussion of the history of witchcraft-related laws and how changing views on magic, religion, and superstition first denied the existence of witches, then panicked over their alleged activities, and finally settled into something resembling common sense. This is a long slog, encompassing over 3000 years of history from a broomstick-height view, and I get off on a few tangents where history crosses paths with modern issues. But if you’re a history buff, you’re gonna love this episode!

Ep. 21 - Witchcraft and Modern Law
September 21, 2021
A follow-up to Ep. 20, this time dealing with modern legal codes that may affect our practices even if they don’t deal with witchcraft directly. There is also some discussion of 20th-century events missed in the previous episode, as well as a brief overview of witch hunts still occurring in some parts of the world today.

Ep. 22 - Bree and Lozzie vs the Witch Hunters
October 1, 2021
Bree NicGarran and guest host Lozzie Stardust run down the history and many misdeeds of notorious witch hunters Matthew Hopkins and John Stearne.

Ep. 23 - The Name of the Game
November 1, 2021
Bree delves into the history, myths, and urban legends surrounding Ouija boards. Along the way, we’ll uncover their origins in the spiritualist movement, discover the pop culture phenomenon that labeled them portals to hell, and try to separate fact from internet fiction with regard to what these talking boards can actually do.

Ep. 28 - The Easter-Ostara Debacle
April 1, 2022
Bree puts on her Witchstorian hat once more to delve into the origins of both Easter  and Ostara and to finally answer the age-old question: which came first  – the bunny or the egg?

BS-Free Witchcraft

Ep 03: The History of Wicca
October 06, 2018
On this episode Trae digs deep into the history of Wicca, and tries to give the most accurate history of the religion as he can. I mean, yeah, we know this is a general Witchcraft podcast, but Wicca is the most widely practiced form of Witchcraft in the US, UK, Canada and Australia… so how it got started is kind of important for the modern Witchcraft movement. (And trust me, there aren’t any pulled punches here.)

Ep. 28: The Burning Times
May 30, 2020
On this installment of the podcast, we tackle probably one of the more controversial topics in the modern witchcraft movement: The Burning Times. What were the actual “Burning Times,” where do we get that phrase from, and what really happened? Also, how has this phrase been used in modern witchcraft? It’s a heavy one, folks.

Ep. 33: The Wheel of the Year
March 27, 2021
After two fairly depressing episodes, it’s time to move on to something a little less bleak. This time around we’re talking about the Wheel of the Year! Well, at least the basic idea. Where did it come from, who slapped these eight holidays together, and are they really something every witch needs to give a crap about? (Minor spoiler, the answer to that last question is a firm “no.”)

Ep. 39. - Mabon and Aidan Kelly
Sept. 25, 2021
In the last few years there has been some minor push back against using the name “Mabon” for the Autumnal Equinox. In this episode we’re going to talk about how Mabon got its name, who came up with the name, and why exactly a small group of British Traditional Wiccans are so mad about it. (Spoiler: it’s because a bunch of Gardnerian Wiccans are mad at Aidan Kelly.)

Ep. 43 - “Lilith”
Jan. 29, 2022
As long as I can remember, people have been debating whether or not it’s okay for non-Jewish witches to incorporate Lilith into their practices. Is Lilith closed? Is it cultural appropriation? There’s so much misinformation in new age and poorly written witchcraft books on Lilith, it’s hard for some witches to get a clear picture. Like I’ve run into folks on social media talking about Lilith as a “Goddess,” which she very much isn’t. Let’s dive into the origins of the folklore surrounding this figure, and I’ll let you decide whether or not it’s okay to work with Lilith. But, uh, spoiler – I don’t think you should.

Ep. 53 - Modern Witchcraft History
Nov. 26, 2022
This episode of BS-Free Witchcraft is actually a panel from CritWitchCon 2022 this last October. Spend an hour with Alex Wrekk, Bree NicGarran, Lozzie Stardust, and Trae Dorn as they talk about the history of modern witchcraft. Also you get to list to Trae speed run like 130 years of history in under five minutes. [It was epic.]

Irish History Podcast - The Kilkenny Witch Trial of 1342, pts 1-3
Dec 20, 2018 - Jan 28, 2019
One of the most famous or perhaps notorious incidents in Kilkenny’s medieval history took place in 1324 when the Bishop of Ossory accused Alice Kyteler, a powerful merchant in the city, of heresy and witchcraft. This sparked a lethal struggle in the town that would end in shocking brutality. The consequences for those caught in the middle would be devastating.

Historical Blindness - A Very Historically Blind Christmas
Dec. 18, 2018
An exploration of the origins of Christmas traditions, with special guest Brian Earl of the Christmas Past podcast.

Historical Blindness, E105 - Omens, Charms, and Rituals: A History of Superstition
Nov. 8, 2022
If you’ve ever wondered about common beliefs about what’s good or bad luck and what might be a portent of doom, then this episode is for you. In it, host Nathan Lloyd looks into the murky origins of superstitions and the folklore it’s related to, like jack o’lanterns, will o’ the wisp, and the fearsome Black Shuck.

Frightful, Eps. 28-29 - Hugh and Mary Parsons, The Springfield Witches
Nov, 6-20, 2022
The year is 1651, and strange things are starting to occur. Livestock are dying, crops are struggling, and food is starting to spoil. Locals are even having strange seizures, and at night, as they try to sleep, they are haunted by terrifying nightmares. Then, the children of the village start to die. Are they just going through a terrible season…or might this be the season of the witch?

Cabinet of Curiosities, E460 - Hocus Pocus
Nov. 17, 2022
Legendary battles and tales of revenge are the focus of this episode, including a brief rundown of the rather legendary feud between W.B. Yeats and the infamous Aleister Crowley.

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breelandwalker
thatadhdmood

@nutmegan17 on tiktoks eating tray hack

By keeping a tray full of no prepare necessary food, in the fridge it can be used to aid neurodivergent or fatigued people.

By putting food like, cheese and crackers, or whatever is a safe food for you personally on the tray, it can be taken easily to the couch or bed to be eaten from whenever you are hungry.

This prevents executive dysfunction or fatigue and any reason preventing you from eating. You need to care of yourself because everyone needs food to stay alive including you.

You deserve to eat even when on a bad brain day and are unable to prepare a meal for yourself.

If not having a full meal doesn't satisfy you, a snack may even give you the energy to make a full meal afterwards!

breelandwalker

CAN CONFIRM!

When I am completely out of spoons or time for the day but I still need to eat something, a tray meal is just the thing. Mine usually contains a lot of the things mentioned in the video - fruits, veggies, nuts, crackers, lunchmeat, cheese, hummus, dip, and sometimes candy. Pretty much whatever I know I will put in my face without thinking about it, all either finger foods or bite-sized.

On the days when I have an extra spoon, I may add microwave-steamable veggies or chicken bites I can make in the toaster oven, but most of the time, it's just "open bag, dump contents, eat."

(Also if you're going to keep the tray in your fridge, try and cover it with some plastic wrap if you can so the food lasts longer! You can also use those segmented party snack trays for convenience, since they often come with covers.)

solarpunk-gnome

I imagine you could use one of those cake pans with a lid to get the convenience of the tray but without having to deal with plastic wrap?

I might’ve not skipped days of food when the dining hall was closed in undergrad had I seen this back then…

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breelandwalker
pondering-the-kaiju

Friendly reminder that "pagan" and "polytheistic" aren't synonyms and shouldn't be used interchangeably. Not all polytheistic traditions were historically referred to as "pagan," nor do they call themselves "pagan" today.

Also, "witchcraft" and "pagan" aren't synonymous, either. Christians may have accused pagan religions of being witchcraft, but that's because they were just trying to demonize these traditions, not because these were "witch religions" or something.

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