#beginner friendly

Witchcraft 101:

Cleansing vs Uncrossing vs Banishing

Alright witches. Lets dive into some witchy basics and discuss the differences between cleansing, uncrossing and banishing. This will hopefully help you differentiate between them. But.. lets be honestly if you do something like call a spell an uncrossing when "technically" doing a banishing, who cares its all in good spirit. The reason i think its good to have a difference in mind between these falls into how you handle a spell. If I'm doing an uncrossing vs a banishing i would choose different spell ingredients, maybe work with different gods, or choose a different element to work with.

Cleansing: I consider cleansings as the foundation and most basic of these. Its almost an umbrella term the other two fall under. All banishings are cleansings, but not all cleansings are a banishing. Cleansings are when you're trying clear something away. Most often people will use this term in day to day workings and general upkeep to make sure nothing has stuck to them. This would include more casual things like smoke cleansing, showering and asking the water to cleanse you, sound cleansing, etc. Its not a full spellworking or ritual, but still done with energy and intention. Sometimes you may do a cleansing and realize whatever is there, is stuck deeper then you expected. So you take the next steps and do a more "intense" cleansing like an uncrossing or banishing.

Uncrossing Spells: Uncrossing specifically refers to removing unwanted energy. Usually when discussing what is an uncrossing, I sperate it from just a cleansing by describing it as a very intense cleansing where you're trying to strip away intense and specific energy. These are more work and a step up from an everyday cleansing for more intense scenarios. This is very spirit focused; think of it as taking out the bad and putting in the good. Some types of spells I would consider an uncrossing are: removing hexes/jinx/curses, removing the evil eye, spiritual detoxes, road openers, removing any stubborn energy, removing feelings, etc. I associate uncrossings with water: it's soaking in and getting that energy out. I would choose herbs/spell ingredients that are uplifting and purifying. Think salt, rosemary, rue, and lemons.

Banishing Spells: Banishing spells remove unwanted entities, spirits or people. You can use it to get rid of very deep rooted things like habits or insecurities. Banishings are quite a strong forms of spellwork. You're really kicking something out and away from you when you do a banishing. Its connected to more deep rooted things that you're trying to remove from your life. Some types of spells I could consider a banishing: cord cutting, exorcisms, banishing a spirit attached to you, getting rid of insecurities, freezers, etc. I associate banishings with fire. Burn and gtfo. I would choose herbs that have more of a kick to them and are defensive. Think nettle, blackberry leaves, cloves, even pepper in some cases.

Please note this doesn't have to be something strict. Like i said at the beginning this is just a guide that will help you differentiate so you can tackle the spellwork as effectively as possible.

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Murderbot Transit Hub was created as a beginner-friendly place for those new to both fandom and discord/communities. We have separate channels for each book so that people who only started reading can join the discussion without any fear of spoilers. We also act like a hub station to other servers.

We've been running a weekly audio-book listen-along (Kevin R Free version) since the launch back in September 2024. We are shortly starting System Collapse, and plan to move on to the upcoming Platform Decay (to be published on May 5, 2026). Our listen-along event is pretty relaxed. You can choose to just passively listen or you can also share your reactions in text channels. (Thus, no need to use the microphone)

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Gonna be for real and say that I have in the past I have watched a shit ton of videos in regards to saving up money on food. I did grow up on the low economic scale, so already had ideas on how to cook on a budget. I also went through different phases of the type of foods that I like, and different eating habits.

At one point I was vegan, granted I was more pescatarian(I ate fish). But I loved doing some of the recipes she posted and learned about nutritional yeast!

She is charismatic and has versatile recipes that I believe anyone can do. Not to mention can be budget friendly as well!

Reason why I bring up nutritional yeast is that you can make a bouillon out of it that is pretty much vegan, but tastes like chicken. My hubby has a bit of a sensitivity to msg, and mind you most bouillon products are adding that more often.

I have used this recipe through and through and have not been disappointed, and I mean I use it alot. lol Whether from making stir fried rice, adding it to my frijoles, or even just adding it to my sopa. It gives full flavors that I crave and it works well with other seasonings, so I hope that it serves someone else well, because to me this shit is gold!

Now there are some videos that I have seen around about shopping at the dollar tree on a budget, and to me that is pretty awesome. Since their seasoning options are not too bad, and can't tell you how often I have gone to the dollar tree to get seasonal medicine as well. Granted now they are starting to get pricey, but it is all about budgeting at the end of the day in all honesty. Like this lady:

Watched a couple of her videos and she is pretty much down to earth as well, and beginner cooker friendly in my opinion. She has done several shopping videos for a set budget on food that can make you feel full through the week, and yea she is a bit nervous in her videos but that grew on me.

Now are these lovely ladies the only one's who are out there giving tips and tricks to shopping and cooking on a budget. No, but I figured I share some of the links that I have found helpful in past and present. Since I usually only focus on the whole debate of the fat movement/'s, so I figured I share something that everyone can use in these trying times since food prices are increasing even more. Along with the fact that gas prices are also increasing, so now pretty much everyone is has to adjust their budgets even more. I know I have and it freaking sucks bruh!

Happy Monday to everyone and an awesome possum June 1!

My friends found this helpful so I thought I'd post it here too. More ramblings under the cut :]

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Aspirations

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There is also a TheWapulator for converting different lifespans and I will add more custom lifespans there as people will request them!

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