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                                                ♡  How they kiss you ♡

Jon Snow: Jon Snow prefers to kiss his s/o when they have complete privacy, away from prying eyes. He kisses his s/o slowly and passionately, as he’s a bit nervous, and he loves to savour the kiss for as long as he can, as he’s been rejected all his life by society and those around him. He likes to wrap his arms around his s/o’s hips, or sometimes run his hand down the small of their back. If he hasn’t seen his s/o for a long time, or when his s/o has come into contact with threat or danger, his kisses are strong and longing, and he wants to hold you close for as long as he can before the two of you have to stop for air.

Robb Stark: Robb Stark likes to kiss his s/o by starting of slowly and teasingly, before increasing his speed, and kissing you quite fast and passionately. He doesn’t show much PDA, as it’s not very accepted amongst his people and bannermen, however sometimes he will give his s/o a cute peck on the cheek or forehead when he’s in a particularly good mood, and whisper sweet nothings in his s/o’s ear when the two of them are cuddling. When he kisses his s/o he likes to either hold their neck to keep their head in place, or run his hands up and down their upper body, depending on his mood. When he’s feeling quite cheeky the kiss gets quite hot and heavy, and he likes to squeeze his s/o’s hips ;)

Jaime Lannister: Jaime Lannister’s kisses are fast and quite rough. When he’s in a good mood, he likes to dominate and sweep his s/o off their feet followed by a lip bruising kiss, and he often likes to squeeze his s/o’s hips or if you’re alone, grab their backside ;) His kisses are usually demanding, but if he’s trying to comfort his s/o he’ll give you one of his rare slow and longing kisses, or placing a kiss on their forehead, and loosely hugs them, trying to make them feel comfortable and loved. As a member of the Kingsguard, he cannot show PDA at all as he has vowed to never have a wife, however when he’s not part of the Kingsguard, he likes to hold his s/o’s hand and kiss the back of their hand a lot, or peck them on the cheek sweetly to tease them.

Khal Drogo: Khal Drogo’s kisses are almost always super dominant. His kisses are rough and demanding, fast and passionate, and his s/o almost always have to break away due to lack of air. He shows PDA ALL the time, it’s a way of showing off that he’s the sort of the ‘alpha male’ of the khalasar, and it’s a reminder that you’re his and he’s yours to any prying eyes. It doesn’t matter whether it’s super steamy, wild, lip bruising kisses or whether it’s peck on the forehead. He also likes to squeeze his s/o’s hips because the thought of him dominating his s/o makes him feel empowered, but he also likes grab his s/o’s thighs and have them jump up and wrap their legs around his torso, or pin them to a wall. However, sometimes the two  will take things more slowly, especially if his s/o feels quite tired or upset. He also LOVES to often whisper “Moon of my life” to his s/o. He enjoys kissing his s/o’s forehead and hold them in his arms until they’ve fall asleep.

Petyr Baelish: Petyr loves dominating his s/o. He likes to pin their arms above their head or to their sides and placing several rough kisses to their lips and neck, leading down to their collarbone, sometimes biting his s/o’s lower lip. He loves leaving hickeys all over his s/o’s neck, as a way of marking his territory since he loves the idea of having you all to himself. He absolutely adores making his s/o whimper, but sometimes he will take things awfully slowly just to tease his s/o, for example, placing very short kisses and pecks all over your neck, or lightly biting your ear, or placing his fingers on your chin to lift your face only to plant a sloppy kiss on your forehead and walk off to take care of some business, just to leave you longing and desperate. Although, he really likes his s/o pecking him on the cheek, especially during morning in which he has to get out of bed early to run down to the small council meeting, though he would never admit it. He doesn’t show any PDA, since he can’t show any affection in front of the court, or in case anybody uses his love for his s/o as a way to manipulate and blackmail him.

Tormund Giantsbane. Tormund kisses are surprisingly usually quite gentle, and soft. He loves to show his s/o his love her him/her, and usually takes things very sweet and slow. He likes to run his hands down the small of his s/o’s back, and sometimes pause the kiss to place small sloppy kisses all over their cheeks, forehead and neck, just to playfully tickle and tease them a bit. After battle, however, he likes to kiss his s/o quite swiftly and passionately, wasting no time to enjoy the feeling of his s/o’s lips on his. He quite often shows PDA, not only because it’s quite common with the free folk, but because it also makes you blush quite a lot when other people see the two of you sharing intimate moments.

Sandor Clegane: The Hound’s kisses always depend on his mood. When he’s in a quite angry or aggravated mood, his kisses are rough and his actions unpredictable. He’ll sometimes squeeze his s/o’s backside roughly, often making them whimper in shock. However, in the moments when he’s in a good mood, he’s surprisingly gentle and passionate. He’ll hug his s/o and kiss them every so often, and sometimes when he thinks they’ve fallen asleep as you’re spooning, he’ll gruffly whisper “I love you”, because he’s too embarrassed to say it regularly when his s/o is awake. No PDA, as he’s a member of the Kingsguard, and also because he’s embarrassed of other people seeing and mocking him, since he’s never really loved anyone before.

Jorah Mormont: Jorah’s kisses are always undoubtedly slow and sweet. He takes his time with his s/o, and is never rough as he’s afraid to hurt his s/o. He values his s/o beyond anything, and treats them complete love and care. He’s constantly placing kisses across their face, mostly on their forehead, and sometimes their neck. When he kisses his s/o on the lips, he sometimes takes their face into his hands, carefully, as if his s/o is a glass doll, fearing it’ll shatter if he’s too rough. He absolutely loves to kiss his s/o when they’re cuddling, and whisper sweet nothings into their ear for hours on end, even when his s/o is fast asleep. He treats his s/o like an absolute god/goddess, and worships them with his every waking breath. He does show some PDA, like pecking you on the cheek or forehead, and sometimes just a sweet peck on the lips. He likes to make his s/o feel loved no matter what time of day or night it is, and also likes to show the other people around that his s/o is his and he’s theirs, just to stop people staring at his s/o with lust and longing.

I’m giving all my amazing followers and blog visiters a gift this Yule!

Everybody who reblogs this before Dec. 25 11:59:59PM will get a special, personalized spell! I’ll go onto your blog and make a spell that I feel best represents you/ your bloggy aesthetic (yes I know bloggy isn’t a word but it is now☺️).

If you have any special requests make sure to reblog and shoot me an ask!

And yes

I’m not joking.

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Summer is over, Winter is in full swing, and Yule is upon us. 

Yule, pronounced “yool”, falls on the 21st of December in the Northern Hemisphere, a date that is also known as the Winter Solstice. In the Southern Hemisphere (below the equator), Yule falls on the 21st of June.

The Winter Solstice is the day of the year when the night is longest and the day is shortest. After the solstice, the days begin to grow longer and the nights shorter.

Some Historical & Cultural Stuff:

Yule is the time of the year when the “dark half” of the year ends and the “light half begins”. 

Until the 16th century, the winter months were infamous for being times of famine in Europe - most cattle were slaughtered during this time so that they did not need to be fed during the winter. The feed was needed for the mouths of the farmers and the people. This meant that the solstice was a time when meat was plentiful, and is the reason why a lot of the celebrations surrounding this time of year centre around feasting and merriment.

In pre-Christian Scandinavia, there was a feast (named the Feast of Juul) that lasted for twelve (12) days. It celebrated the rebirth of the sun, and from this feast came the custom of burning a Yule log.

In ancient Rome, the Festival of Saturnalia (famously referenced in an episode of The Big Bang Theory) was the pillar of solstice celebrations. It was used to honour the God of agricultural bounty, Saturn and lasted around a week. Saturnalia was characterised by feasting, debauchery and the exchanging of gifts. Does that sound familiar? Well, it should! Many of these customs were absorbed and assimilated into Christian Christmas celebrations upon Emperor Constantine’s conversion to Christianity. This was done to make the conversion less of a shock.

Yule Associations: 

Colours:  Red, green, gold; white; silver; yellow.

Herbs & Plants: Mistletoe, Snowdrop, Lemongrass; Chive; Cinnamon; Sage; Rosemary; Ginger; Garlic; Orange Peel; Dill; Basil; Black Pepper; Bay Leaf; Ash; Thistle; Evergreen; Cedar; Frankincense; Holly; Ivy; Juniper; Mistletoe; Oak; Pine; Sandalwood; Yew; Cypress; Fir; Comfrey; Elder; Chestnut; Myrrh.

Symbols: Mistletoe, pillar candles in any associated colour, evergreen boughs and wreaths; fruit studded with cloves; wassail; Yule logs; holly.

Food & Drink: Yule log, wine (mulled), cider; turkey; lamb; venison; beef; cranberries; stew; pork; nuts; oranges; clementines. Seasonal vegetables. Wassail. Apples. Fruit. Cakes soaked in alcohol.

Stones Crystals & Metals: Gold, silver, diamonds; rubies; emeralds; bloodstone’ quartz.

Activities & Things to Do: Carolling. Wassailing, feasting, exchanging gifts; burning fires/candles; decorating a Yule tree and making decorations to put on it, such as Witch Balls, clove pricked fruit; make Winter potpourri.

“…There’ll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago…”

So I have been thinking about our Contemporary conceptualization of the Christmas season a lot lately and it’s kind of interesting. So many things we associate with Christmas – Christmas trees, greeting cards, Santa Claus, his reindeer and elves, gift-giving in general – all of these things came into vogue in the 19th Century and are very sticky-sweet, in my opinion. They’re lovely, but not filling. If we just scratch the surface of the Christmas we know and love and peek back into its history, we find something much meatier.

Before the cheerful Christmas tree, a number of other plants were associated with Christmas. The holly, associated with sacrifice and the blood of Christ, and the parasitic mistletoe, associated with the death of Baldur in Norse mythology – these were the plants associated with Christmas before the Christmas tree became the standard.

Also, the Yule log. The Yule log, meant to provide light on the darkest night of the year, was a magic charm in and of itself. If it did not burn through the night, it would be a terrible omen. By watching the fire and coals of the Yule log, one could also predict who would give birth and who would die in the coming year.  

When our simple Santa Claus is reduced to his predecessors, one is left with Odin, ancient Norse God of battle, Saint Nicholas, the canonized former bishop of Turkey, and Father Christmas, the hard-drinking gluttonous representation of holiday merriment. And all of them brought ghastly friends – Odin, the spirits of the Wild Hunt and Saint Nicholas, his helpers (including Knecht Rupert, Krampus, etc.). Father Christmas, more of a personification of the season than a night visitor, undoubtedly brought many hangovers.

Before stories about reindeer, snowmen, or things of that ilk, there were ghost stories. Charles Dickens did not invent the Christmas ghost story in “A Christmas Carol,” but popularized an already-existing folkloric trend. If we look to the old tales of Christmas, we find stories about witches that rode the night air, cursing the birth of the Savior. There are stories about fairies, ghosts, and Devils that wreak havoc, frightening livestock and damaging property. In an era before television or radio, homemade storytelling was one of the primary forms of entertainment. And winter was the storytelling season.

You also have mumming, wassailing, and caroling – dressing up in colorful costumes and (sometimes drunkenly) begging for money door-to-door. As John Grossman notes in his book “Christmas Curiosities,” Christmas before the Contemporary Period resembles our Halloween more than it resembles the Christmas we know now.

quick tarot spread for the winter solstice based on the concept of the longest night of the year and the return of the sun!

1. dark night- the hardest lesson you learned in the previous year

2. bright candle- what helped you through the dark, what guides you on your way to better times

PETA: They’d rather spend their money on publicity campaigns than on the animals in their care. PETA killed 73.8% of the animals in their care in 2015 (x)

FCKH8: Is a for-profit company that exploits oppressed groups for money. They’re also wildly uninformed, and spread misogyny, cissexism and bi/panphobia, as well as stealing their posts/designs (x)

Autism Speaks: They spend most of their money on researching a way to eliminate autism, heighten the stigma against autism and don’t have a single autistic person on their board (x)

I nearly drowned when I was 3. My mom had to jump into the pool fully clothed to rescue me. 44 years later, she still complains that I made her ruin her Mickey Mouse watch.

My mom broke my arm when I was 6. She tells a funny story about it. She doesn’t tell the part about when she came to me immediately afterward and complained impatiently, “Stop crying! It doesn’t hurt that bad.”

When I was in my 30′s, a doctor committed malpractice in his treatment of me, resulting in me permanently having less than 50% kidney function. Every single time I mentioned the kidney disease to my mother—panicking about what this would mean for the rest of my life, explicitly asking her for comfort and reassurance—she told me that it was my own fault for trusting the doctor instead of researching everything on my own.

Some people will tell you that nothing is more important than family.

I’m here to tell you that love is more important than family. Loving yourself is more important than family. Finding other people who offer you unconditional love is more important than family.

If your family causes you pain, then there are a hell of a lot of things more important than family.

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