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On Halloween to Nov 1 at sunset is when the veil between our world and the spirit world is lifted! I made this image to help anyone curious about what they can do to celebrate Samhain this weekend. 🎃What are your Halloweekend plans?!

@icy-pants @lisasimpsonwannabe @ashfirewolf177​ Here you go! Love that you knew an analysis was inevitable upon request. 

Who Is Silver Ravenwolf & Why She’s Awful 

Silver Ravenwolf is a well established author who writes books on witchcraft, specifically from a Wiccan perspective. If you go into your local Barnes & Nobles, used bookstore, or really any local bookstore that has information on witchcraft you will likely find one of her books. She is the introduction to witchcraft for many because her books are readily available but she spreads a lot of misconceptions and misinformation. I am tired of saying “That’s not true, where did you hear that?” which is why I started yelling about her being awful. Some people’s work can be picked apart and some good can be found but I don’t find that to be the case here because of how blatant and diverse the misinformation is. Anyways, without further delay… Here’s some of the things she’s said/done!  Silver Ravenwolf has:

• Used the terms Wicca/Wiccan/Witch interchangeable as if they are all the same  • Stated witches harm none and must believe in the rule of the three • Stated witches cannot be Christian/Satanists/ect • Bashes other religions to make hers seem superior  • Therefore, implied only Wiccans are witches and she is the authority on who is a witch • Encouraged minors to lie/hide things from their parents • Generally seems to spread a lot of definitions/”facts” that are just not true and lacks sourcing severely Furthermore…. I have also seen rumors that she’s done racist stuff like used racial slurs and sold racially insensitive stuff in her shop but I haven’t found any page quotes/screenshots/links or really decent evidence that that’s true. With all of this under her belt, it very well could be. If you guys have links to prove that feel free to drop them and I will add them. Sources I do not own any of her books so I can’t quote by title/page/line but hear me out. These are all things I have seen people who have read her books and have gone through them point out over and over. I also learned about many of these things from these articles:

[The Problem With Silver Ravenwolf] [Tarnished Silver, Why I Don’t Recommend Silver Ravenwolf] [Continueing Anger Over Silver Ravenwolf] [An answered anon on why people don’t like Silver Ravenwolf by @breelandwalker​]

Many of which do quote her directly down to the page.

I got all of these links from this answered ask here. A lot of the links were no longer valid, there might be some further reading there. I just picked the explanations I liked best/referenced the most and linked them above.  Witchcraft & Wicca Being Used Interchangeably… I have had a look at one of her books in a bookstore, and she did absolutely interchangeably use the terms Wicca/Wiccan/Witch and implied you need one to have the other and be a “valid” witch. I have seen that with my own eyes. Even just that alone is a big red flag to me. As mentioned above, it insists you have to be Wiccan to be a witch and it is the only way to practice. It also insists her beliefs are the only way, and states them as fact rather than her beliefs. This is is a misconception/pattern that I am so tired of seeing and correcting.  On Encouraging Minors To Hide Things… I understand the want to practice witchcraft as a minor, I started when I was 15 or so and if I had parents who were unaccepting I probably would have hid it from them too. The thing is though, this isn’t always smart or safe. Encouraging minors to do this as an adult and “well established” author is ridiculous and not a good look at all in my opinion. 

Silver Ravenwolf sucks. If you’re new, read something else. Actually anyone please read something else. 

10. Dandelion Art Nouveau Flower Illustration

This next flower illustration is of the common dandelion. The entire dandelion plant, including the leaves, stems, flowers, and roots, is both edible and nutritious.

The flower petals, along with other ingredients, usually including citrus, are used to make dandelion wine. Its ground, roasted roots can be used as a caffeine-free coffee alternative. Also, a favourite drink of my husbands , who grew up in the UK, was the soft drink dandelion and burdock. It is one of the ingredients of root beer.

Apparently, the Victorian gentry considered dandelions a delicacy and used them in salads and sandwiches.

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☾ Rose Salt ☽

One of my personal favorite things to make, Rose Salt has a variety of uses. Whether you use it as a scrub in the shower to cleanse yourself and your energies, as a relaxing soak in a warm bath to relax in, or sprinkle it in doorways and on windowsills as a form of protection, it’s multipurpose and very easy to make! What You’ll Need: - Dried Roses - Salt - A Vessel With a Lid to Keep It In - A Mortar & Pestle Optional: - Rose Essential Oil Steps:

Take the petals and buds of your Roses, save the stems and thorns for other spells, and grind them finely with your Mortar & Pestle.

Add Salt.

Mix both well until they are combined well.

Add the mixture into the vessel you chose.

Add the essential oil, seal the vessel, and gently shake to combine everything together more easily.

About you:

How you got started in the craft

Your spiritual journey

Things you connect to (animals, elements, plants, ect)

Types of magic you do

Your natal chart

Your deities (if you have any)

Correspondences:

Remember, you don't need to write down correspondences you will never need! So instead, write about...

Crystals you have/want

Plants you can grow yourself/already have around you. Check your spice cabinet

And list things to use those for! So that would be herb bundles to burn, salves, recipes, and so on.

Other things you can use in magic that you already have

This would be things like sea shells, snail shells, grass, dirt, candles. Get creative!

Other witchcraft stuff:

Your sigils

Planets

The sun/moon +moon phases

Zodiac signs

The elements

Symbolism (animals, shapes, and whatever else you wish to add)

Spells:

What makes a spell that works!!! This should help with making your own spells

What NOT to do

Different types of spells

Spells you will actually use

Divination:

A section on tarot cards and their meanings

How to use a pendulum

Meanings of oracle cards

Rune meanings and how to cast them

Lesser known forms of divination!!!

Mental health:

Grounding and centering

Burn out care and being energy efficient

A list of what motivates you to do your craft

Small spells for self care

Astral work:

Your astral space (a map, a description, drawings of important locations)

Your astral body, if it's any different than your physical one

A list of spirits and important information about them

Protection, sheilding, banishing, and safety

Manners when interacting with spirits and what NOT to do

Methods of projection/travel that work for you

Post-astral grounding methods

General spirit work:

How to interact with spirits and how NOT to interact with spirits

Protection, banishing, shielding, and other safety things

How to give offerings (there's more than one way!)

Methods of communicating with spirits

Signs of spirits

Ways spirits can send signs and messages (animals, dreams, and so on)

A list of different kinds of spirits you work with/have encountered

A section for research, especially if you're doing deity work.

Grounding, if it helps you afterwards

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