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Fighting Consumerism in Magic

aka, little things to distance your craft from capitalism

Let’s all just admit that buying stuff is fun. That said, there’s a big issue of consumerism within the witchy/pagan scene. As magic work and the pagan “aesthetic” becomes more of a commodity in the mainstream, there’s a mounting attitude of needing All The Items in the highest quality (even if we’re not certain we’ll use them,) and big corporations mass-producing cheap stuff to make a buck off of a growing trend. Here’s some things you can do to help detach your practice from that and support other people in the craft:

Go outside. Check your backyard or local park for local plant life, waters, roots, etc. If your work involves things from nature at all, you can probably find a lot of your supplies… in nature. It takes a little more time, but it’s free and then you’ve gathered stuff yourself! 

Make stuff. This one is pretty straightforward. There may be key items to your practice that you can make yourself instead of buying it! That said, I know sometimes spending money is inevitable so I won’t dwell too much on this… let’s talk more about shopping:

Shop mindfully. The price of a lot of items will skyrocket once it has a pentacle or other symbol engraved on it. For example, little mortars and pestles can be very pricey in witchy shops, but you could probably get a bigger one that’s actually food safe for less at a nice grocery store. Antique stores and international markets are now your new best friends.

Support small businesses! Things are cheaper on Amazon, but the extra money goes to support real people, likely other practitioners. If you can, supporting small, local, independent shopkeepers and crafters does a ton of good. It also helps build and sustain a local community. 

Shop based on need. Don’t get something “just in case” (unless it’s banishing or hex breaking stuff; those are decent to have on hand.) It’s tempting to impulse-buy a ton of niche items and ingredients, but unless you have a reasonable idea what you’re going to use them for in the near future, it’ll probably just create clutter for you to deal with later.

Prioritize effectiveness over aesthetic. Ultimately your practice has to work for you, not just look good. I think making your work aesthetically pleasing to yourself can be an important part of really connecting with what you’re doing, but don’t make that desire burn a hole in your wallet and distract you from what brought you to this path in the first place. Altar envy is a real thing. 

Recycle/Upcycle. Use old clothing fabric for an altar cloth. That old trinket dish makes a great offering dish. Enchant jewelry you already own. That jar of strawberry jelly you just finished off will work just fine for that spell. Things can be re-purposed and made into new things.

Analyze your offerings. Special occasion wine isn’t a special occasion if you do it every time. Not every offering needs to be a grand gesture, regular maintenance is more important generally.

Organize trades. Have any pals that also practice? See if you can help each other! You could trade different goods (that old mini cauldron you bought and never used for that abandoned tarot deck, maybe?) but also services. A protection spell for a luck charm. A reading for a reading. You help them with the laundry and they cook you a meal one day. 

As always, the goal is to foster a local community of individuals doing honest work, and shedding the consumerist mindset society taught us to make us spend more money. Take up the idea that you can do magic completely on your own with what you already around you, and if you do want to spend money, see if you can do it in a way that helps the world a tiny bit.  :) 

23 calorie chocolate shake✨ (large)

ingredients:

• 1.5 cups water (0)

• 1/4 cup unsweetened almond milk (7.5)

• 1 tbs cocoa powder (10)

• 2 tbs stevia (0)

• 1/4 tsp liquid stevia (0)

• 1/2 tsp cornstarch (5)

• 5-7 ice cubes (0)

how to make:

• put everything in a blender and blend until everything is smooth and combined

this shake is so good if you want something sweet for low cals🥺 the actual calorie count is 22.5 for the whole serving but I just round it up to 23. It’s very sweet so if that isn’t your thing I’d suggest just adding 1 tbs of stevia instead of 2 (any 0 cal sweeter will work) you can also take out the cornstarch if you want, it’s supposed to help thicken the recipe up a bit since it’s so water based but honestly there’s not much difference w/ out it plus you save 5 cals so 🤷🏽‍♀️it’s also very filling so if you need something to hold you over until you eat again this should do the trick

‘‘I knew long before I started killing that I was going to be killing, that it was going to end up like that. The fantasies were too strong. They were going on for too long and were too elaborate.’‘

—Edmund Kemper

Dont like broccoli?

I didnt really mind broccoli before

Like i had either broccoli or green beans w/ almost every (savory type) meal that also included protein and stuff and used it as a low cal filler for more volume and as a palate cleanser tbh

I liked the taste but i wouldnt say i liked it more than a jap sweet potato (GOSH WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE EVEN MORE CALORIFIC THAN A NORMAL SWEET POTATO)

bUT BITCHHHH when i started Roasting em florets (either in the oven or in the microwave) instead of boiling

when they start getting brown stripes on the stem fUCKKKKK

I could now just eat it straight up instead of roasted jap sweet potatoes (i still like j.st.potaters better buttttttttt)

This has a jerky like texture which<3

AND no microwaving veggies DOES NOT make it lose most/all of its nutritional value,,,, thats just a widespread misconception based on hypothesis and findings from few earlier studies, that have been disproved since, which have been exacerbated by popular media...

notice how after boiling veggies youre able to make a broth? Ye those are "lost" nutrients that came from the veg..

Ofc some nutrients are gonna be lost through microwaving but not AS much since its a quicker cooking process

You can look further into this subject if it interests you, but i won't bore yall too much w/ info i find interesting

But also hey if you like boiled/steamed broccoli im not taking that away from ya. prepare it however you wish, just sharing a way I found brocolli more enjoyable for me thats all

Fat trans and nb people are beautiul

You don’t have to lose weight to be trans and transition.

You don’t have to work out to be trans and transition.

You don’t have to eat a certain way to be trans and transition.

You don’t have to fit a certain body type to be trans and transition.

Fat is beautiful.

Trans is beautiful.

Strade Endings Masterpost

So, time to post the Strade endings. All the endings have been posted, the list is numbered as going down the left column and then down the right!! Have fun with the Strade endings, some of these are pretty gruesome!!!

Strade was interesting to play through for sure!

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