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I Want For… Vs. I Want.

It seems like the same thing, right?

But it’s not, and that’s the thing. My heart craves home-raised foods. I can feel something shift for the better in my whole life when I chew my way through a tomato, still hot from the sun. And that sounds positively hyperbolic, and silly, but it’s true. There’s a “rightness” in the warm tomato the same as the “rightness” in moving toward Craft at an early age - a conversion if you will from the Church of Walmart to the Church of Nature.

We don’t have a lot of good language for describing the difference between “Not essential to survive, but essential to thrive” and “OOOH SHINY!”

That’s the difference, though. I don’t need my homestead to survive, but I need it to thrive. For physical, mental, and spiritual reasons - but mostly physical. A quarter-sized dot of beef from a grocery store means going into anaphylactic shock. Organic, hormone and antibiotic free? Smooth sailing.

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Honey Rock Daw: Why I'm Not Vegan.

Going back to the original question, how can I invest so much care in a orphan calf, or keep a hypothermic calf in my house, when I know it’s going to die anyway? Because I love each calf. Because I have so much respect for these animals and am so grateful for them. I will live in service to them because I know they will die in service to me. And in the meantime, I want their lives to be filled with respect and freedom and peace.

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alexanderraban:

luxoccultapress:

The Thirteen Soul Signatures of The Mighty Dead

Where are these signatures enumerated?  I’ve only seen a handful of these.

I do not know these. The Mighty Dead? I didn’t even know they were mighty sick!
[Reading]

I’m thinking this is Cultus Sabbati material. This looks like Daniel Schulke’s linework, and, to my knowledge, he is known to be affiliated with that group. Many “traditional witchcraft” groups consider themselves to be the spiritual descendants of Cain/Qayin. The “Mighty Dead” is a witchcraft concept that Llewellyn readers would not be familiar with - these are basically the ancestors, or the predecessors of one’s initiatory line. So, in short - no, I don’t think this is from Vampire: The Masquerade.

More than likely these are from Mark Alan Smith’s Trident series, probably Queen of Hell or Red King since Scorpion God is quite new.  I really enjoyed these books when I had the pleasure to read through ‘em. It shows another vein of the Traditional, Pseudobiblical, Crafts.

vvf:

xaos:

alexanderraban:

luxoccultapress:

The Thirteen Soul Signatures of The Mighty Dead

Where are these signatures enumerated?  I’ve only seen a handful of these.

I do not know these. The Mighty Dead? I didn’t even know they were mighty sick!

[Reading]

I’m thinking this is Cultus Sabbati material. This looks like Daniel Schulke’s linework, and, to my knowledge, he is known to be affiliated with that group. Many “traditional witchcraft” groups consider themselves to be the spiritual descendants of Cain/Qayin. The “Mighty Dead” is a witchcraft concept that Llewellyn readers would not be familiar with - these are basically the ancestors, or the predecessors of one’s initiatory line. So, in short - no, I don’t think this is from Vampire: The Masquerade.

More than likely these are from Mark Alan Smith’s Trident series, probably Queen of Hell or Red King since Scorpion God is quite new.  I really enjoyed these books when I had the pleasure to read through ‘em. It shows another vein of the Traditional, Pseudobiblical, Crafts.

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Hellfurian: Hekate: Reclaiming the Tomb

hellfurian:

The goddess Hekate has gained a lot of prominence lately and rightly so. This great goddess retains Her power to grant favor to those She sees fit and to initiate only the most worthy into Her mysteries. As many may know of or work with Hekate, I hope to shed new light on the Goddess who I…

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Rue + Sun = BAD.

I cannot express this enough, I cannot stress the reality of it enough.

I touched Rue about two weeks ago, the spot where the leaves were crushed against the finger got exposed to the sun and turned red. The spot is still deep, dark, brown like a burn that became a tan.

It will vanish, then come back…etc. Over and over. And each time you’ll go “OH GOD, WHAT DID I DO TO-… oh, right, the Rue.”