a Blog of Things

and here it is.

my 24 hour comic

took 22 hours. and then a little longer for some edits but. I’ve still got another hour till my 24 is officially up, and I’m definitely gonna be snoozing.

For having no planning except a selkie design and a rough concept of the girl, I think I did alright. I definitely pushed my self to try new things and, I’m happy about that. there are some things I’d like to tweak but… NOPE! IM DONE!

I also learned how much I can get done when I don’t distract myself so much. have to figure out how to rein that in haha.

also, if you’re curious about the title! fun fact time thanks to wikipedia (so it may or may not be true)

Selkies (also known as silkies or selchies) are mythological creatures found in Faroese, Icelandic,[1] Irish,[2] and Scottish folklore. The word derives from earlier Scots selich, (from Old English seolh meaning seal)

okay. sleep time. 

I believe in Christ, that is, I believe he is a divinity. But I am not a Christian. I do not identify as a Christian, and in many ways I am hostile to the Christian faith. (I’m hostile to all monotheistic faiths, really. Equal opportunity blasphemer.) To tell me that I’m a Christian because I recognize the existence of Christ is to ignore my autonomy and slander me.

There is an initiation to become Christian. An initiation to become Wiccan. An initiation to become a mambo. An initiation to the magic societies. For those, there are requirements to be met that are defined and immovable.

There is no requirement to be a witch.

There is no council or body of work that holds absolute judgment on the title or definition of witch. What is forbidden witchcraft in one country is daily good practices in another.

No council, no defining tome, no common practices, no universal markers, no teachers with accepted degrees. (Wicca does not define all witchcraft. Just Wiccan-craft.) No cross cultural means of drawing the line in the sand.

Just individual lines for individual people.

If some person, never having worked magic before, decides they are going to start by those means available to them, and call themselves a witch for it, then they are a witch.

If some person, having practiced magic for decades but never had exposure to any European or American books and such, wish to identify themselves as a witch, then they are a witch.

Formal education has nothing to do with it. Formal initiation has nothing to do with it. A witch is not a mambo, a ceremonial magician, a cunning person, a bishop, or a member of a religion. (Though any of those can be a witch, if they choose to be.)

A witch is not defined by their tools, their gender, their skills, their ability, their clothes, or their religious beliefs, if any.

A witch is defined by the answer to the question: “Are you a witch?” No one has the right to answer that question for them. No one has the right to argue their answer. How effective a witch they are is irrelevant.

A witch self-identifies themselves. We may raise an eyebrow at some of those that identify as a witch, but our skepticism is on our plate to eat.

The Chalice Well, Glastonbury, England

Also known as ‘The Well of Avalon’.

Archaeological evidence suggests that the well has been in almost constant use for at least two thousand years. Water issues from the spring at a rate of 25,000 gallons per day and has never failed, even during drought. The water is believed to possess healing qualities.

It’s been over a year since my last giveaway, so I think it’s about time for me to host another :) Click the images for a larger view.

Contents:

Silver crescent moon necklace with an amethyst crystal briolette

Blue flash labradorite pendant, handmade by me (chain included)

Rose quartz heart

Midnight goldstone star

Raw celestite crystal

Raw green calcite

Tumbled amethyst

Tumbled moonstone

One antique key from this lot: (see photo)

Corked glass bottle containing mixed gems (amethyst, carnelian, red garnet, sodalite, and quartz)

Rules and Qualification:

Reblog this post to enter the giveaway, that’s it!

Likes do not count, though it’s fine to like this to bookmark the post.

Please be courteous — don’t spam reblog. This will disqualify you.

Deleting or altering the text of this post will disqualify you.

You must be at least 18 years old to enter, as per tumblr guidlines.

Your ask box must be open for me to contact you, if you win.

You must be willing to give me a shipping address to send the prizes.

The winner must respond within 48 hours or another winner shall be chosen.

So I know that you’ve read these rules clearly, tag this post with “magicbunnies” when you reblog it. 

You don’t have to follow me, though it’s appreciated if you like my blog!

Other Info:

This giveaway ends on Friday August 22nd, 2014 at 11 pm EST.

The winner will be chosen at random with random.org for fairness — I will keep very close track of the notes.

The worth of this giveaway is about $55 USD.

I will pay for shipping expenses, including international shipping.

It’s okay to reblog this post more than once, but like I said, please don’t spam.

I’ll likely be including some surprise goodies as ideas come to me.

All of the crystals featured are natural and untreated, besides the sparkly goldstone.

Do you like the jewelry featured? You can view more of my work at my shop.

THIS MAN HAS ALS, AND HIS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH. THEN IT’LL MAKE YOU CRY

The video begins humorously as Anthony Carbajal, a photographer, dresses up in a neon bikini top and soaps up a car before being doused with ice water. 

This HR dept doesn’t negotiate with Terrorists.

Because I had no purchases of tarot readings or anything out of my Etsy shop I had to spend all of the money I made from my summer job on my textbooks. I spent about $500, which is more than I was expecting to pay due to having to wait all summer so that I would have a paycheck to pay with. I am now broke because of this. I have another paycheck that’s supposed to come in but I don’t know how much it’ll be for. I also don’t know when I’ll get it. 

I still need money for: bridesmaid’s dress for my sister’s wedding, transportation to my sister’s wedding, transportation home for Christmas, food this semester, and a new winter coat later this year (mine is not going to last another year). These things are definitely not cheap. So once again I ask that my friends keep doing what they were doing and reblog this when they see it so that hopefully I can do some readings and get a little money. I’ve lowered prices on two sets of readings, and on almost all items in my Etsy shop. That post will also be going around. 

I understand that we all have needs and I don’t encourage people purchasing if they need the money themselves, but if you know anybody who can afford it point them my way!

One Card Readings: $1. If you want a vague idea of what might be in store for you, maybe if you need to get your creative gears moving again or if you should be checking out those job offers you were thinking of, this is the spread for you! 

Three Card Readings: $3. There is a list of three card options that I will pull from based on the situation you are asking about. If you want to see this list before you make a reading request, feel free to send a message and I’ll direct you to it. If not, I will select the three card spread I use and inform you of it when I provide you with your reading. 

Love Readings: $5. Readings pertaining to love are more difficult for a variety of reasons. One being that it’s hard to do a spread about a relationship without knowing both of those involved. If your query is love related specifically, I will want a brief discussion with you to determine which spread is right for you. 

Custom Readings: $8. If you have the money to spare and would like to have an in depth reading, I have a variety of spreads that can be used for specialty readings pertaining to more complex subjects. 

There is a PayPal Pay Now button on my blog. When you pay with PayPal, proceed to send me a message here on Tumblr with either your name or email that you used to pay with, so I can confirm your payment. When payment is confirmed, I will do the reading as soon as possible! 

Rest in Peace, Robin Williams. July 21st, 1951 - August 11th, 2014

Highland Park is a whisky distillery in the Hiberno-Norse Islands of Orkney who produce a range of whiskies inspired by Norse Mythology and Vikings.

Featuring Thor, Loki and Freya along with a host of saga heroes. Truly a tipple fit for the gods!

They had 6 wings, covered with eyes on the wings. And had two eyes on their face, but used 2 wings to cover their face at all times because if a mortal ever saw their face they would die.

 The bible mentions multiple faces, being covered in eyeballs, constant singing, lion heads etc.

 Besides being described as beasts and monsters, they’re practically brainless drones. Heavenly angels are only one step removed from demons. The only difference is demons fell from heaven because they chose to follow Lucifer, who was an angel (angel of music and one of god’s favorites). So they are these eyeball covered animal mashed up monsters who were only created to worship for eternity (part of humanities creation was so that something would choose to love god, not just worship him because they were created to).

Angels fall into a lot of new age and conspiracy beliefs.We were taught that the supernatural realms went in the order of Heaven, Hell, then Earth. So when the angels fell from heaven with Lucifer, some fell through hell and landed on Earth. We were taught they intermarried with early humans and created giants and taught witch craft to women.

Technically, angels have made their only moral choice, and so experience morality only in theory. Some angel characters are based on the non-humanoid or vaguely humanoid “canon” angels, which can be anything from a ball of wings covered in eyes to a huge, living wheel to animals on fire.

 They’re abominations, they’re alien, they’re beyond us. They’re creatures that biology as we know it does not apply to. Often they do not love mankind, they love God and God alone.

Maybe angels taking on human form but describing just what they look like when they’re not wearing their skin.

Angels are such creepy and interesting.