A Reader’s Plea
A Reader’s Plea
It makes me sad to see authors stepping back from this community because of the unnecessary situations that keep popping up. There’s been a few over the last few weeks in the fandoms I enjoy.
I’m a reader before I’m anything else. I’ve been here a long time under a reader account before I ever decided to write in this arena. I come here for the stories, wonderful free stories to escape into by wonderfully talented people. I share stories all the time that I read the night before. It’s one of my favorite parts of the day.
But the more authors disappear, the less stories and content we’re going to get. Period. And doesn’t that sound like the reverse of what we want considering we’ve got a global pandemic hanging over our heads?
I don’t blame any of them for stepping back. I only hope it’s not permanent. And as an author, you can understand when one does it, others consider it. They’ll think maybe they’ve got a point. Maybe a break is a good idea.
Readers have been stepping back too.
So as a reader, I just wanted to throw this out there for anyone who reads this. Treat each other well. Treat each other with kindness. If you don’t like someone, you can still be respectful. I’ll be honest. Over the last 8 or 9 years I’ve been skulking around Tumblr reading fics, I found a lot of amazing authors and stories. I left comments. I shared. I knew how important that was. I didn’t always get my comments answered. I didn’t mind. It takes time to craft stories. Maybe the author doesn’t have that much time between writing, asks, DM’s, questions, and everything else in their lives.
I can also tell you that I ended up leaving a lot of blogs over the years because of controversies that dusted up. That’s in no way a criticism of anyone, any situation, or how they choose to handle it. Their blog, their business. Cool. But as readers, we get all that every day in real life and we’re here for the escape, the stories, the fantasy. The beautiful words from those authors we’re grateful for. I was grateful for the stories but when there was just as much controversy as story? It wasn’t even intentional sometimes. I just mostly lost interest.
Help me cheer on our content creators. Please? As a reader, I’m greedy and I don’t want anyone else taking off. Help me cheer on each other as readers. If enough of us make an effort to redirect the dialogue to being supportive of each other instead of instantly assuming and passing judgment, this would be an amazingly awesome place. We have a lot of good people. It wouldn’t be that hard to do.💕🙏💖
I’m off to look for those good stories for the night. I hope you find some too. Have a good night. Promise I’m off my soapbox for the next six months lol I don’t normally do this. But a couple of folks stepping back are people I love and it hit me hard tonight. That and I see a lot of writers asking for things. I figured the readers should be able to share some thoughts too.
Love you guys. 🙏
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Moonlight Academy’s Witchcraft Book PDF Links
Note: I have not been able to read through all of these yet, I am slowly making my way down the list. If there is a book that is offensive or incorrect please send me a message and I will review it and remove it from the list if necessary.
Modern Magick Second Edition; Eleven Lessons in the High Magickal Arts by Donald Michael Kraig
The Witch’s Magical Handbook by Gavin Frost and Yvonne Frost
The Encyclopedia of Witches, Witchcraft, and Wicca by Rosemary Ellen Guiley
Nocturnal Witchcraft; Witchcraft After Dark By Konstantinos
Call of the Horned Piper by Nigel Aldcroft Jackson
Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs by Scott Cunningham
Encyclopedia of Spells by Michael Johnstone
The Mystical World of Ancient Witchcraft; An easy Insider Guide To the life changing Power of your Magick Energy by Rose Ariadne
Old World Witchcraft; Ancient Ways for Modern Days by Raven Grimassi
The Study of Witchcraft; A Guidebook to Advanced Wicca by Deborah Lipp
Buckland’s Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland
The Witch’s Master Grimoire; An Encyclopedia of Charms, Spells, Formulas, and Magical Rites by Lady Sabrina
Witchcraft in Tudor and Stuart England; A regional and comparative study guide by Alan Macfarlane
The Pagan Federation; Witchcraft Information Package
Herbal Magick; A Witch’s Guide to Herbal Enchantments, Folklore, and Divination by Gerina Dunwich
The basics of Magick by K.Amber
The Book of Night Magick by Phillip D. Williams
The Encyclopedia of Celtic Mythology and Folklore By Patricia Monaghan
Celtic Mythology A-Z By Gienna Matson & Jeremy Roberts
Storytelling; An Encyclopedia of Mythology and Folklore
Norse Mythology; Legends of Gods and Heroes by Peter Andreas Munch
Constellation Legends By Norm McCarter
Encyclopedia of Greek and Roman Mythology By Luke Roman and Monica Roman
Mysteries, Legends, and Unexplained Phenomena; Mythical Creatures By Linda S. Godfrey
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The Astrology Book; The Encyclopedia of Heavenly Influences By James R. Lewis
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Herbs in Magick and Alchemy; Techniques from Ancient Herbal Lore By C.L. Zalewski
Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs By Scott Cunningham
The Magical Household; Spells & Rituals for the Home By Scott Cunningham & David Harrington
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The Pictorial Key to the Tarot By A.E Waite
Tarot Symbolism & Divination
Tarot; Mirror of the Soul By Gerd Ziegler
Tarot Keys By Andrea Green
The Symbolism of the Tarot by P. D. Ouspensky
Healing Crystals; The A-Z Guide to 430 gemstones By Michael Geinger
Dooney’s Crystal Database
An Introduction Guide to Crystals and Healing Stones By Ron & Sue Windred
The Healing Crystal First Aid Manuel By Michael Geinger
Practical Crystal Healing By Nicole Lanning
Divination Systems by Nicole Yalsovac
How Divination Systems Work
The Path of the witch
The Weiser Field Guide to Witches
Practicing the Witch’s Craft By Douglas Ezzy
Grimoire for the Apprentice Wizard by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart
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