WARNING ⚠️

On one hand, we saw a surge in eclecticism, where Wicca became a "universal blueprint" for all witchcraft. Occult motifs flooded pop culture; alongside fantasy and gothic music, Triple Goddess symbols, tarot, and crystals became mainstream. For many, it was turning into an aesthetic rather than a countercultural movement.

On the other hand, in opposition to this dilution, reconstructionist movements began to gain momentum. This was a turn toward seeking the spirit of "Ancient Europe," driven by a disillusionment with progressing modernism and a longing to draw strength directly from distant ancestors. For many, it was a "return to earth" after decades of psychedelic trips—a search for solid, historical ground beneath their feet.

Decon stickers for this week's decons is Stretched Solas™️

I am terrorizing my lab weekly with Dragon Age images

Look at them on my water bottle. They are best buds, no more than 50 pixels between em

Bones: You are literally a statistical outlier.

Jim: - but setting up a full decontamination station in the doorway of our dorm room is going a bit too far, don’t you think? And definitely outside regs.

Bones: Sure is! And by how much have your involuntary clinic visits declined since I did it?

Jim: (muttering) eighty percent.

Bones: Eighty. Percent.

Jim: Can you at least turn off the flashing red light?

So at my work when doing weekly decontamination of lab equipment, we put on a sticker stating the date and get to choose a picture to go along with it.