#mod hazel

At no point will I answer with a list of blogs I like or follow especially traditional witchcraft blogs.

Especially an anonymous ask. The last time I saw one with in a month or two

Almost every one of them had been harrassed off tumblr.

I am not going to give someone a mark list for who to chase off

... look at these re-blogs see how many names have left the site.

And we have those who have been harassed and stuck through it or even been yet fought back.

I personally am a folk kitchen witch I have my own ways of doing things but I have a ton of respect for the traditional witches on this site and there is a lot of over lap in the way we approach things.

The best comparison I have for most of them would be at are porcupines or hedgehogs depending on the individual.

In general they're sweet. They're curious, but they're not afraid to poke you if you poke them.

More than a few of them have been bitten on more than one occasion and aren't afraid to shove the spines in your mouth if you take a bite.

And all the ones I have met understand one thing we all walk different paths.

No two witches outside of established lineages are likely to hold the exact same beliefs.

And they hate dealing with people who ask questions that reading a book or a quick search on Google would answer.

I have yet to meet at traditional witch that is haughty or stuck-up. They are pokey there's a difference.

So, as I’m sure as you’ve noticed (or maybe not, either way-) that this blog has been rather inactive for a while now. This started as us not knowing how to continue the plot in the way that we wanted, and made us realize the greater problem of story structure and flow within the blog. As such, mod Thorn and I took a step away from the story as it currently is. And, after some deliberation, decided to do a reboot of the story. So, what does this mean? I’ll go over that in this post.

1: All sprites will be finished before starting the story

When we first started this blog, I knew that I wasn’t going to be able to do all of the sprites in a reasonable amount of time. I wanted to get the story going, and that was a mistake on my part- as such I finished the sprites needed to start (that being the first 8 characters that we introduced) and we started the story. This is what lead to the system of Chihiro needed to improve and strengthen his magic to be able to add other groups, as it was to allow me time to get the sprites finished: And while we intend to keep this so as to introduce each group and not overwhelm you with characters from the beginning, it will be made much better paced, as this also lead to extreme lulls in the story, as well as mod Thorn and I not knowing what to do next in the meantime as I finished the sprites. As such, before we start this story, we intend to have every sprite needed finished so we can call in any character we need as needed. This will mean that it will take a while for this reboot to actually start: However, some good news is that the third group is indeed finished, and I am working on the third character for the fourth group.

2: All story beats will be pre-planned

At a glance this doesn’t mean much, however it is much bigger than you may think. Mod Thorn and I had an idea as to what we wanted the end goal for story to be, as well as a few major beats in between: however, we decided to let the stuff between all of that to be decided on as we got to that part of the story. This is part of what lead to the story feeling a little muddy, and the pacing feeling a little slow. And so, in this reboot, we have planned out everything that we want to have happen with each group and each event.

And... that’s about it! As I stated before, it will take a bit for the rest of the sprites needed to be finished: however, if you are willing to wait for us, we promise an epic story of hope and despair that we hope you will love! Apologies for the long hiatus, and feel free to ask any questions (that don’t involve spoilers) you would like.

Matt: You stupid twink!

Alex: I'm a BEAR! I'M A BEAR!

Beatrice from Over the Garden Wall (for anon)

-mod Hazel

Because gender is expansive. And its not just about being a man or a woman or both or neither. Gender is how we relate to ourselves, the people we love, our presentation, and the world. Society created two labels, but their not the only ones any of us use.

You could take two people - both white, middle class, afab, agender, grew up in a conservative town in indiana, and had an ok relationship with their parents - and they would still not talk about their gender exactly the same. Because their gender isnt the same, its influenced by who they are as a person. And thats not always linear. It doesnt just relate to maleness or femaleness, or the absence of it.

I would like to welcome Mod Faun (she/her, or They/them ) @metanoiyed to the team.

They have graciously agreed to help me out with this keep this blog running smoothly.

Which would otherwise not be possible due to my own technological ineptitude.😅

So thank you so much Faun for agreeing to help me out.