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It’s okay to not be an expert but enjoy keeping crystals in your pockets or stirring your tea clockwise as a morning ritual or having a regular witchy practice that looks like personal wellness more than ceremony and ritual.

Sometimes it leads to more: I learned to make sigils well over a year before I started studying witchcraft in earnest or getting to know my gods.

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BREAKING: IRANIAN-AMERICANS ILLEGALLY DETAINED IN MASS AT

US BORDER

US Customs & Border Protection received new, nationwide notice to “report” and detain “suspicious” Iranians entering the country regardless of citizenship or immigration status

(SEATTLE, WA, 01/05/20) - On Saturday, more than sixty Iranians and Iranian-Americans of all ages were detained at length and questioned at the Peace Arch Border Crossing in Blaine, Washington. Many more were turned around at the border and refused the opportunity to enter the United States due to a lack of capacity for Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) to detain them.

CBP will not respond to questions if there are still any Iranian-Americans being currently detained.

Many more Iranian Americans are set to cross the Peace Arch Border this morning as they return back to their homes in the United States from an Iranian pop concert that was taking place on Saturday in Vancouver, Canada. Those detained reported that their passports were confiscated as they were questioned about their political views, allegiances, what courses were studied in college, and other invasive and interrogative questions. CBP contacted at the Blaine Port of Entry provided no comment or reasons for the detentions.

Crystal, a 24 year old American citizen and medical student, was detained and interrogated for more than 10 hours with her family at the Peace Arch Border Crossing before being released early this morning. “The vast majority of people being held last night were American citizens, said Crystal. “We kept asking why we were being detained and asked questions that had nothing to do with our reason for traveling and was told ‘I’m sorry this is just the wrong time for

you guys.’”

A source at CBP reported that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has issued a national order to CBP to “report” and detain anyone with Iranian heritage entering the country who is deemed potentially suspicious or “adversarial,” regardless of citizenship status. CBP at the Peace Arch Border Crossing did not confirm or deny this report. “These reports are extremely troubling and potentially constitute illegal detentions of United States citizens,” said Masih Fouladi, Executive Director of CAIR Washington. “We are working to verify reports of a broad nationwide directive to detain Iranian-Americans at ports of entry, so that we can provide community members with accurate travel guidance. We will continue to update the community and other civil rights organizations as we obtain more information”

“This clear, gross violation of US law acts only as a further escalation of continued violence and aggression toward Iran and Iranian people that have only escalated with Trump’s Travel Ban on Iranian nationals, the withdrawal from the JCPOA/Iran Nuclear Deal despite Iran’s compliance, the addition of crippling US sanctions on Iran which have taken a deep toll on the lives of everyday Iranians, and most recently the reckless assasination of Iranian top military general Qasem Soleimani.” said Hoda Katebi, Iranian-American writer and activist.

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CONTACT:

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Masih Fouladi, Executive Director - CAIR Washington State (714.801.0349;

[email protected])

For @bloomflowersforme cause they asked.

Incense: Burning cleansing incense (Sage, Frankincense, Patchouli, mint, etc.) is a great and easy way to cleanse your home or space

Essential Oils: Use and oil diffuser to help spread the essential oils throughout your home.

Candles: Light a white candle and take it to the four corners of your home to clean cleanse the space

Crystals: Having some crystals around your home (such as Fire Agate, Black Tourmaline, Obsidian, Smokey Quartz, Amethyst, Fluorite, and Jasper). You could also place a selenite tower near your door or window to prevent negative energy from entiring the space. Having

Sound: Tibetan bowls, cymbals, bells, and chimes are great tools for using sound to cleanse your space

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