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(low-fee-bop); proper noun | she/they | An occasional creator, writer, storyteller, artist, secular witch. Often found lurking in nearby streams
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I was overcome with desperation for these gorgeous illustrated hardcover books in my local indie bookstore- I started paging through the one on 'Witchcraft'. It is everything. Even the cover is by my favorite painter Waterhouse! ... but $40 each.... (；′⌒`)

#witchcraft #books #witchsky
a photo of 5 hardcover books with white leather-style embossed spines called 'The Library of Esoterica'. Each book covers a separate topic including 'Tarot' , 'Astrology' , "Witchcraft' , 'Sacred Sites' , and 'Plant Magick'. A snapshot from the 'Taschen' website showing their hardcover illustrated book called 'Witchcraft. The library of Esoterica' by Jessica Hundley and Pam Grossman'. The front cover is illustrated with J.W. Waterhouse's painting of 'Circe Invidiosa'
November 10, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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I made it back home last night and performed a small ritual, a mourning rite and act of spiritual closure. I used what was on hand and sat until the candle burned out and my heart felt a bit lighter.

#witchsky #witchery #witches #witchcraft
A photograph taken at night of a blue candle burning with ashes at its base. It is surrounded by small stones of tree agate, moonstone, jet, amethyst, and a copper tree decorated with rose quartz chips for leaves.
May 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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My library had a copy of 'Sigil Witchery'! I like it so far and am trying Zakroff's suggestions in designing a sigil for protecting my new apartment- will report back.

also- it was in the YA section, lol. This library knows what teen girls are into (¬‿¬)

#witchsky #sigils #witches #reading
The book cover for 'Sigil Witchery' a witch's guide to crafting magick symbols by Laura Tempest Zakroff. The cover is decorated with several sigils and symbols, including crescent moons and five-point stars.
May 23, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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wide view of the kitchen for both candle holders and my cauldron ( •̀ ω •́ )y

if anyone has ideas or suggestions for additional (rental-friendly) witchy decor, i'm open to ideas!

#witchsky #witchdecor #witchkitchen
A view of a small kitchen counter with white walls and cupboards and awood counter. Decorated with wicker basket storage, black twiglike candle holders, black sink faucet, a black cauldron stored overhead, and a vintage-style nightlight.
May 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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i got a great goodwill haul today! 2 of these dark metal twiggy tea candle holders and a broomstick designed iron trivot! my new place is looking witchier every day!

#witchsky #witches #witchdecor
a tea candle holder shaped from thin strands of dark metal, twiglike, bent below and vertically above a small lit tea candle. A cast iron trivot designed with curling plants and broomsticks
May 19, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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i've always wanted a tiny herb garden, now i have mints, lavenders, sages, rosemary, lemon balm and verbena <3 (plus a gifted cherry tomato!) i'm experimenting with some from-seed including chamomile (fingers crossed!)

#witchgarden #teagarden #herbgarden
In the foreground sit 2 fresh square cedar planters and several scattered herbs in terracotta pots set in mulch. The background is a scattered cloudy day over grass, trees, a small pond, and distant blue hills.
May 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Look at my new view from the door! Moving work is mostly done, now i can sit outside, light some incense and finally breathe! o(*￣︶￣*)o

#witchsky #druidsky #hedgewitch #witches
May 9, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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What have you been reading?

I'm still working through my library's collection. While not a druid, I'm liking this book on hedge druidry. I really click with the author's views on 'deity'. plus, It's got a bibliography and an ogham alphabet in the back! (major bonus!)

#books #witchsky #druidry
a copy of 'The Book of Hedge Druidry (A complete guide for the solitary seeker) by Joana Van der Hoeven' an image of text, "As a hedge druid, I can make up my own mind about what constitutes deity and what does not, based on both research and experience. For me, deity can be several things. It can be a collective energy of a place in nature. It can also be a collective energy of human nature, such a love, anger, compassion, or time. i prefer to work with a less anthropocentric view toward deity, but when viewing concepts such as love or anger as deity, it can be very illuminating. Deity can also be the collective energy of ancestral stories, where we find named gods in the old tales, such as Brighid or Lugh, Taranis, or Nemetona."
March 22, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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time to take a second and re-read 'The Orange'
i love you. i'm glad i exist.

#poems #poetry #writersky #booksky
'The Orange' by Wendy Cope At lunchtime I bought a huge orange— The size of it made us all laugh. I peeled it and shared it with Robert and Dave— They got quarters and I got a half. And that orange, it made me so happy, As ordinary things often do Just lately. The shopping. A walk in the park. This is peace and contentment. It’s new. The rest of the day was quite easy. I did all the jobs on my list And enjoyed them and had some time over. I love you. I’m glad I exist.
January 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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For #witches in the broom closet, using #Libby or other free #library apps is such a good option for access to good reference material you cant carry around!

(& good witches always cross-reference before using a spell!)

#witchsky #pagansky #librarians
A screenshot showing the Libby free digital library app. It shows 6 digital loans checked out and 7 on hold. The user's shelf has 'Wiccapedia' checked out and is listening to an audiobook, 'Women who run with the wolves'.
December 24, 2024 at 4:11 PM
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Check it out!

I've been wanting more bells and this one called to me from a local store. It's my holiday gift to myself.

I love it and the sound of the brass bells ringing <3

#witchsky #witches #yule
December 21, 2024 at 2:12 AM
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I got some books on witching and crafting!

this first one is a nice quick read with lots of pictures, coffee-table sort of book. Nice & basic, maybe a good intro for someone dipping their toes in? 8/10
the author has a shop in Salem? I may need to check it out when I visit next!

#witchsky #witch
A book cover for 'HausMagick: Transform your Home with Witchcraft by Erica Feldman (HausWitch)'
December 18, 2024 at 12:19 AM
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I'm almost settled into my new place and thought it was time to share another micropoem :)

#poetry #poetsofbluesky #micropoems #witchsky
text from a short poem: "2.Tarnish hexes and black magic are born in the same place where lies come from an incidental fracture in the spirit; a rusted speck, a weakness of the heart, through this the thoughtless cruelty drips out in dribs and drabs a heart is thus tarnished "
December 9, 2024 at 3:09 AM
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If you see this, post a knight...
An image of the Knight of Wands tarot card. A knight sits astride a rearing horse and brandishes a stick.
December 4, 2024 at 5:45 PM
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#poetry #poetsofbluesky #micropoems
13. It is a shiver that's caught in your spine, a bruising that's almost divine; a soft set of lips, a clandestine kiss, a memory savored like wine
November 30, 2024 at 11:26 PM
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"Famous Last Words"
Leonardo Santamaria
Drawing of a female figure seen from behind, staring through a multidimensional painting of leaves. She is framed by the words, "THEN I DON'T EXIST HERE EITHER"
November 27, 2024 at 1:49 PM
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another micropoem

I usually write these in an attempt to put some fleeting feeling into words.

#writing #poetry #micropoems
6.Familiar I would prefer to be eaten alive by a thing without lips with sharp teeth without tongue better a monstrous shape than a familiar one
November 24, 2024 at 3:10 PM
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick - Chris Van Allsburg

#inspiration #illustration #art
black and white illustration of a child asleep in bed, a book lies open on their arm. They fell asleep while reading. Mysteriously, and unnoticed, small vines have started to grow from the center of the open book.
November 19, 2024 at 12:35 PM
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a micro poem inspired after learning about Ikiryō, the spirit or ghost of a living person that can wander off to haunt people or places

#poetry #writing #micropoetry #poetrycommunity
3.In the Dark A living ghost wanders from the unconscious mind, An unnoticed dark corner of the heart Seeps into the waking world like poison into drink Like shadows in ice Red apples in the dark
November 18, 2024 at 12:11 PM
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egipska noc by bubug

#art #illustration #inspiration #witchsky
November 17, 2024 at 1:35 AM
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The crystals I ordered arrived in time for the full moon🌕 everything looks perfect, and I love the extras included <3

be sure to check @spellfire.bsky.social 's shop 💖

#witchsky #witchcraft #witches
A number of small items are gathered on a wood tabletop. A small orange candle, a frankincense incense stick, a bloodstone and fluorite obelisk, a quartz sphere resting on a flat, butterfly-shaped, black wooden stand, several occult stickers of alters and pentagrams, and a quartz pendant necklace.
November 15, 2024 at 10:42 PM
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An old ink drawing of mine, digitally colored.

#illustration #art #digitalart #traditionalart #womenartists
Ink and digital color drawing of a woman wearing a loose chiton with wild red hair staring down the camera. She is framed on both sides by flowers, black-eyed susans.
November 14, 2024 at 11:35 AM
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A screenshot from the british tv show, Black Books. A man in all black says into a phone, "I'm very well, th.... Actually,no, I'm dead."
November 11, 2024 at 7:14 AM
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feeling this picture of The Oceanides, by Oscar Spalmach (1864-1917). At York House, Twickenham.

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November 10, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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I've been thinking of practicing embroidery again.

I picked it up briefly years ago when I saw some momento mori work on pinterest that I desperately wanted to replicate.

What do you think? Should I pick it back up?

#art #embroidery
Embroidery on rough white cotton of a white winged skeleton wearing a flower crown and holding a bouquet of white, black, and burgundy roses with tiny black leaves. Small white stars are sewn scattered around the figure
November 10, 2024 at 2:16 PM