Important! – Amethyst’s Archive

norealdestination: khaldurahm-kal-el: chronotriggerwarning: m–ood: Firefighter demonstrates how to put out a kitchen fire Reblog to actually save a life To explain. The latter works because you’re cutting off the supply of oxygen to the fire and suffocating it as opposed to slapping oxygen inside the pan with the downward motion Reblogging, because this is soContinue reading

purplebuddhaproject: “It’s not easy to detach from people you’ve had close ties with but sometimes it’s necessary in order to restore your sanity.” — (via purplebuddhaquotes)

White Pagans, Wiccans, Witches or Wixes/Mages and whatever else you identify as, we need to talk.

cryptic-wix: You seriously need to stop appropriating from closed cultures and spiritualites and stop defending cultural appropriation in general. Look. I get it. You think you’re advocating for freedom of religion and spirituality within pagan communities. You think pagans of color are infringing on yours or someone else’s right to practice whatever spirituality they wish.Continue reading “White Pagans, Wiccans, Witches or Wixes/Mages and whatever else you identify as, we need to talk.”

thewitchofthenorse: To heal is to step out of your own victimhood. You are not what happened to you, it is not a reflection of who you are. Yes it happened and can be a part of you. But is both apart from you and a part – it is not you or who you are.Continue reading

spiritscraft: We need to change the narrative about boundaries in witchcraft-you may need to push your comfort zone, it is really a thing you may need to do. That being said you still can decide that something is more than just uncomfortable, it is not right for you. Seek the difference. It is part ofContinue reading

Black Magic, Black Skin: Decolonizing White Witchcraft

florida-swamprat: nudiemuse: written by me. Enjoy This article is incredible and so well written and articulate. I feel like it’s a necessary read for a lot of witches coming from European based backgrounds so you can start to understand how toxic witchcraft can be for POC in terms of vidibility and it’s representations of “good”Continue reading “Black Magic, Black Skin: Decolonizing White Witchcraft”

iopele: magnolia-lascivious: jumpingjacktrash: adigitalmagician: the-rain-monster: grimdarkthroes: equalityformost: grimdarkthroes: as ur friendly Neighborhood Nursing Student™ i feel somewhat compelled to remind everyone with the hot weather: every liquid except sea water and alcohol hydrates you. It’s not CHUG WATER OR DIE. in fact, gatorade and the like are designed to hydrate you efficiently. yeah, this includesContinue reading

bisexuallaurellance: maskedriderbiocore: pedeef: pyrrhiccomedy: medicine: as a general rule. if what we’re calling ‘cultural appropriation’ sounds like nazi ideology (i.e. ‘white people should only do white people things and black people should only do black people things’) with progressive language, we are performing a very very poor application of what ‘cultural appropriation’ means. this isContinue reading

stsathyre: I have a feeling ya’ll gonna hear a lot from me today … Calling upon entities of whom you do not have any previous dealings for the sake of a spell you find on the internet can wreak havoc on your existence. I would advise you at least read their Wikipedia page before proceeding.Continue reading

Respecting the Gods

will-o-the-witch: Don’t… treat them as tools. Deities aren’t obligated to help you, even if you do everything “correctly” to ask. They’re not vending machines, or a list of correspondences that only gets value from how they best serve you. They’re gods! Instead… treat them like people. (Really high-status people.) Build a relationship before asking big favors. CompensateContinue reading “Respecting the Gods”