Witchcraft

Fernando hasn’t stopped ranting since Lance opened his hotel room door ten minutes ago. 

He watches from the bed, his eyes tracking back and forth as Fernando paces around the hotel room. He’s clutching a plastic bag of ice that’s mostly water. When Lance opened the door, he said, this is for you, even though Lance isn’t hurt, and then launched into his ongoing monologue or whatever for ten—

Lance looks at his phone. Esteban has sent him another meme about Fernando killing a lizard. Eleven minutes now. Fernando Alonso, slayer of Schumacher’s win streak and lizards, ranting about a journalist.

And also about him. 

aka how to support libraries and get books and audiobooks for free without pirating them.

disclaimer: this is so easy. it is also really fun.

one: download the libby app. you'll open it and it'll ask you to add a library.

two: get a library card. don't have one? good news, it's really easy and i am saying this as the laziest person on earth. it varies what you need to have to get a card library to library but almost all libraries will let you get one online. i have a card for my home town and for the town i moved to. sometimes you only need an email address, sometimes you need an area code. to get mine it took me about 5 minutes of lying on the couch aimlessly tapping on my phone. follow your heart. you can get cards for places you don't currently live. i will leave the ethics of that up to you but it's probably better than pirating and either way you're creating traffic for libraries which is what they need to exist.

three: add your card. you can add multiple cards for multiple libraries. you need the number. i have never had libby fail to recognize a valid account.

four: search for your book! some will be ready to borrow right away. others have an estimated delivery time. libby will always pick the one that's the fastest from the options available at all the libraries you have cards at. you can borrow audiobooks and ebooks. libby will send you a notification when you're book is ready to borrow. in my experience it's a lot faster than the estimate. if you aren't ready to read it, you can ask to be skipped over in line so you keep your place at the front but let someone else read it first.

five: read it!!! kindle is the most common way to do this. you can go to your loan and click read with kindle. it'll download it to all your devices where you have kindle. as long as you have the loan, it'll act like your book. when the loan ends, if the device is connected to the internet, it'll automatically be returned. it will save all your notes and highlights. (if you disconnect your device from the internet, it won't return the book. weewoo.)

Go to Settings > Change Download Rules > toggle to “Everything” (and recommended to “Download only on Wi-fi” if you are worried about your data)

Then Settings > Read Books With… > Libby, so that it downloads to the correct app. You should be able to change your preferences on the main page by clicking the cloud icon to see where you’ve downloaded it too.

1) Why my self company doesn't feel empowering to me?

2) Why I can't be happy outside of a group?

3) Do I have the necessitie to change my personality to fit in? If the answer is yes, why?

4) If I could be on my own, what kind of damage against me I could stop?

5) Are my companies healthy to me or they just don't make me feel alone?

6) What activities I could do by myself if I didn't have the necessitie of having somebody by my side?

7) What makes me feel less than everybody when I'm alone?

8) Since what age I don't like to be alone and what caused this?

9) What or who makes me feel ashamed of my own company?

10) Am I a good company?

11) Do I tolerate people's space and privacy or not because I am afraid of being alone?

12) What kind of friendships am I looking for?

13) What kind of person would like to have me around?

14) What is my need to have someone around me not allowing me to do?

15) What is loliness to me?

16) Is this something to ask for a professional help?

Hi, thank you for your question! I'd absolutely love to share more shadow work journaling prompts for healing the inner child! I honestly need to get back into doing journaling, so thank you for the reminder :)

Here is a short article from the CPTSD Foundation on how we can begin the healing process from having a wounded inner child that I think gives a fantastic generalized step-by-step overview of the healing process.

It's good to remember while looking for prompts that healing your inner child is going to look different from healing my inner child. Everyone has childhood wounds and traumas, but these are all unique to each of us and have to be healed in their own ways, so not every prompt you find out there will be applicable to you. That being said, I do hope anything I share can help you with your healing process and I wish you luck on your journey!

Here are five journaling prompts I found that I liked:

What characteristics or traits did you have as a child that you still have? Which characteristics did you have but ‘grew out’ of? Why was this? Do you remember? Were you ever told to hide certain parts of you that others deemed ‘childish’? How does this make you feel now?

Where was your ‘safe space’ as a child? Did you have one? How does remembering it make you feel? How does your ‘safe space’ as a child translate into adulthood?

How did you deal with emotions when you were younger? How did your caregivers encourage you to express yourself when upset, angry or excited? Were you taught to suppress these emotions?

What’s one way you can make yourself feel warm, safe and nurtured today? How can you make time for yourself?

What situations trigger what you consider to be a childlike response in you? When upset or under pressure, how old do you feel? Did something happen at this age to cause this reaction in later years?

hey everyone! i’ve found myself in a bit of a journalling/shadow work rut and thought i would give myself a little challenge to do for the next 30 days. i know that this is pretty common for a lot of people, so i thought i would share my challenge with you so we can keep each other accountable and do some reflective work 🤍 obviously you don’t have to do all 30 days, and this can purely be a prompt list if you need it! you can join in whenever you like 🤍

what is something you wish you could be doing right now? what’s stopping you?

if you could receive the truthful answer any question of your choice, what would you ask? why? what response would you hope for?

if you could change anything about your childhood, what would it be?

name 3 of your least favourite things about yourself. then challenge them - why do you think that way? what could you do to change?

what relationships in your life bring you joy and which ones don’t?

how could you show yourself love in your love language?

when was the last time you felt at peace?

write a letter to someone who hurt you - no matter how long ago. write everything you wish you could say to them, every emotion that comes up. burn, tear apart or flush away the letter

how would you treat yourself if you were a young child? how could you make them feel loved? see where you could incorporate that into your life

what triggers your temper most? why does it make you angry/frustrated/sad?

if you had everything you ever wanted, what would your life look like?

what emotions or feelings do you avoid? why?

what are your core values? do they align with the life you’re living right now?

what do you hate about yourself and why do you hate it? did someone tell you you should?

what negative patterns keep repeating in your life?

when you lash out, what part of you wants to be protected?

what is something you fear others knowing about you? why do you fear it?

in what ways do you consciously or unconsciously punish myself?

what is a grudge/instance that you are holding onto that no longer serves you? why are you holding on to it? how can you let it go?

what are your pet peeves? where do you think they come from?

when was the last time you felt wronged by someone?

when are you the hardest on yourself? why? can you find a way to be kinder to yourself?

how do you respond to situations that make you angry?

what are you the most proud of in your life?

in what ways are you hypocritical?

when am i my truest, most authentic self?

what advice would you give to yourself 5 years ago?

what boundaries do i need to set and reinforce in my life?

what things make you feel the most alive and present?

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prompts 🌱

What is shadow work?

🌱 Shadow work is deep diving into your heart, mind and soul. It’s a meditation on what really bothers you, pains you and matters to you. Shadow work can be really uncomfortable as you have to be transparent and honest to yourself. You have to face your shadow self and some parts you have hidden even from yourself. At the end it helps you reach acceptance, and processing traumas, unhealed emotional wounds and understanding yourself and your surroundings better.🌱

These are some shadow work prompts I worked with so far, I will add more with time. I hope it will be helpful.

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1- when, where, how and with who do you feel most like your authentic self ?

2- is your perception of yourself and your surroundings filtered by your traumas?

3- are there any parts of yourself you don’t show to anyone? What are they and why

4- what are aspects of yourself you project onto others?

5- what traits get under your skin? Do you possess any of those qualities?

6- how’s your relationships with your parents and how does it affect your relationships ?

7- what is an emotion/feeling you constantly avoid? Do you suppress it? If yes, why.

8- how did your parent show love and what is your love language ?

9- do you have strong boundaries? How do you usually react when someone crosses them?

10- who hurt you the most and can you forgive them?

11- what toxic traits you have learnt from your parents?

12- what’s the best way someone can describe you and is that the best picture you have of yourself?

13- are you honest with yourself about who you are?

14- describe your first heartbreak. Does it still affect you?

15- do you tend to fall for self-destructive behaviors or self-harm activities?

16- when you meet someone what are the first qualities you tend to notice? Are they physical or mental and why are they important to you

17- is there a pattern in your relationships and do you tend to attract the same people ?

18- what are the common themes, symbols , emotions in your dreams ? What could they mean?

19- are there any generational curses/traumas in your family ?

20- what are the things you need to forgive yourself for?

21- did your caretakers teach you about self-care and self-love or was it self-learnt ?

22- do your goals and achievements bring real satisfaction and joy to you or you are doing them for other people and external validation ?

23- what are you afraid someone would judge you for?

24- do you hold any resentment against your parents? What are they and why can’t you let it go

25- what do you think your friends think and feel about you?

26- how do you handle criticism?

27- what is something you are jealous of?

28- what positive or negative patterns keep repeating?

29- think of people who have done you wrong, is there a possibility you were responsible too?

30- did you ever intentionally manipulate someone? If so, why?

31- what are your values and morals?

32- did you ever judge someone for things you did or do ?

33-What really matters to you?

34- what mistakes do you keep repeating?

35- are you living on autopilot mode ? What was the last time you did something for the first time?

36- do you think you are similar/different to other people? Why?

37- what makes you , you ?

38- do you follow your intuition and do you make the difference between intuition and anxiety?

39- are there any unfair or tyrannical rules in your family? Do you challenge them or surrender to them?

40- how do you feel about being vulnerable and showing your weak side to someone?

41- do you find difficulties forming long lasting friendships? If so, why?

42- do you stuff down your feelings until you blow up or you communicate them?

43- who were the adults surrounding you when you were a child? How did they make you feel?

44- did you hurt someone unintentionally and how did you deal with it? Do you carry any shame or regret?

45- do you have any repressed anger inside? Where does it stem from?

46- how do you feel about other people’s success?

47- were you allowed to express negative emotions and opinions when you were a child?

48- how do you feel about your achievements? Do you still feel not enough after doing something great? If so, why

49- how do you deal with conflicts, arguments and how do they make you feel?

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Shadow work is the act of creating a connection with one’s subconscious mind, often through self reflection. This is a pivotal step that needs to be taken before a witch begins spellwork, because shadow work strengthens an individual’s sense of self- a crutial part of many witches’ craft.

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- write an apology letter to yourself

- why am I insecure?

- how can I be more trusting?

- how do I deal with failure?

- do I feel jealousy of certain people? why?

- how worthy do I honestly think I am?

- what from my childhood makes me angry?

- why do I reject help?

- why do I repress my emotions?

- why do I feel unappreciated?

- how do I feel about opening up to people?

- what is my deepest set emotional wound?

- how do I confront anxiety?

- how do I process sadness?

- who do I resent and why?

- what defense mechanisms do I tend to use?

- why am I a perfectionist?

- how can I be kinder to others?

- how have I behaved in the different stages of my life?

- what are my greatest regrets?

- what are my greatest fears?

- what themes in my life reoccurringly upset me?

- do I feel loved? why or why not?

- what do I value most in relationships?

- what do I value most in myself?

- what do I value most in my life?

- what are my expectations for myself? are they reasonable?

- what do I fear socially?

- in what ways do I doubt myself?

- why do I feel obligated to succeed?

- how do I define success?

- what does it mean to be a good person?

- what do I need to improve in myself?

- how do I deal with loneliness?

- what do I do that’s self destructive?

- letter to a parent (hurts so good when you have mommy/daddy issues)

- letter to your younger self (bonus points for pre transition self if that applies to you)

- letter to your childhood pet/pets

- letter to your childhood best friend

- listing out your insecurities and then complimenting said insecurities

- listing everything you’re grateful for,, even if it’s just a few things

With my last post being about shadow work, I thought I’d give y’all some prompts to use.

How does the feeling of envy show up in your life?

What do you need more of in your life?

What do you love most about yourself?

If you could get rid of one bad memory, what would it be and why?

In what ways are you inauthentic?

What irrational fears do you have and how do they hold you back?

Do you hold grudges against others that could be let go? What’s your motive for holding onto them?

What do you hate about others? Why? What might that say about yourself?

What do you need to stop running away from?

What do you need to let go of?

What should you attract into your life?

How do you feel about “love”?

Why do you think you don’t deserve love?

What do you minimize about yourself? What do you flaunt?

How do you deal with criticism?

How do you perceive pain?

Why haven’t you dealt with your past before?

What don’t you like about your life? Why? How can you change it?

How often do you lie to yourself and what about?

What emotion(s) do you try to avoid? Why don’t you want to feel those ways?

Write a letter to someone who hurt you and then burn it.

How does your inner child see you?

How are you deceiving yourself?

What does success mean to you? How are you standing in your own way?

What is going on in your life that you are actively ignoring?

What keeps you motivated?

What inspires you?

Who or what is making your life difficult? How can you deal with it constructively?

How have you been betrayed in your life? What did it teach you?

How has your voice been stifled in the past?

What areas of your life do you excel in?

What are the most important/integral things you have learned over the past few years?

In what ways are you too defensive? Why?

How are you pessimistic in your own life?

Why do you not trust others?

What hardships have you overcome? How has it changed you?

What are you doing to pursue your dreams?

What do you still need to forgive yourself for?

What did that relationship teach you? (you know the one… that one)

How can you maintain your individuality?

In what ways can you be more true to yourself?

In what ways are you lying to yourself? Why?

How can you lead with your heart in your life?

How have your dreams fallen short of reality?

What is your relationship with your mother like?

What is your relationship with your father like?

Write a letter to your inner child. Maybe apologize for what has happened to them and that you couldn’t protect them, tell them how far you have come and how much you have done. Say whatever comes to mind.

How have you been a martyr/victim in your own life?

…but they’re both really angry about it

For all my witches out there, here's a handy list of the 2023 dates for the major holidays, full and new moons, and special events. I've listed my sources at the bottom. Dates and times for all events are calculated for Eastern Standard Time, USA, Northern Hemisphere. Adjust for your location as needed. Enjoy!

WOTY Holidays and Solstices

February 1-2 - Imbolc

March 20 - Spring Equinox / Ostara

May 1 - Beltane

June 21 - Summer Solstice / Midsummer

August 1 - Lughnasadh

September 23- Autumn Equinox / Mabon

October 31 - Samhain

December 21 - Winter Solstice / Yule

Full Moons

January 6 - Wolf Moon ♋

February 5 - Snow Moon ♌

March 7 - Worm Moon ♍

April 6 - Pink Moon ♎

May 5 - Flower Moon ♏

June 4 - Strawberry Moon ♐

July 3 - Thunder Moon (aka Buck Moon) ♑

August 1 - Sturgeon Moon ♒

August 31 - Blue Moon ♓

September 29- Harvest Moon ♈

October 28 - Hunter's Moon (aka Blood Moon) ♉

November 27 - Frost Moon ♊

December 26 - Cold Moon ♋

Fun Fact: The title of Harvest Moon is given to either the September or October full moon, whichever falls closest to the autumn equinox. In 2023, as in 2022, that month will be September.

New Moons

January 21 ♒

February 20 ♓

March 21 ♈

April 20 ♈

May 19 ♉

June 18 ♊

July 17 ♋

August 16 ♌

September 14 ♍

October 14 ♎

November 13 ♏

December 12 ♐

Special Events

February 20 - 2nd New Moon in lunar month

April 20 - Solar Eclipse

May 5 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

August 30 - Blue Moon

September 29 - Penumbral Lunar Eclipse

October 14 - Solar Eclipe (Annular)

October 28 - Lunar Eclipse (Partial)

Mercury Retrogrades (in case you need them)

Dec 29, 2022 - Jan 18, 2023

April 21 - May 14

August 23 - September 15

Dec 13, 2023 - January 1, 2024

SOURCES:

Moon Info - Full Moon 2023

Calendar-12.com - Moon Phases 2023

Full Moonology - Full Moon Calendar 2023

Moon Calendar - Full Moons and New Moons in 2023

Yearly Horoscope - Mercury Retrograde 2023 Dates and Times

Your Zodiac Sign - 2023 Astrology Calendar

The Pagan Grimoire - The Wheel of the Year: The 8 Festivals in the Wiccan Calendar

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