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I have been using alligators as the base for dragons in a book I am writing. Please make me regret my decision and tell me some cursed facts about them!

contrary to popular belief, american alligators can survive the occasional deep freeze just fine!

they do so by entering a torpor state that’s basically a short-term hibernation, but first they make a big ol’ hole in the ice and stick their face out of it so they can breathe until the thaw comes.

depending on how long the freeze lasts, this may mean that the hole literally freezes shut around their faces, and abruptly the swamp by your house is now a skating rink with built-in pit trap hazards.

don’t worry about them though, they’re fine! as long as they have access to open air, they’ll wake up when the temperature rises again and go back to lurking around pretending to be logs, though they may bonk around disorientedly for a few days afterwards. 

“the shit was THAT about??? humans better stop fucking with the climate, I swear.”

overall, the alligators probably weathered the Great Blizzard of ‘21 better than the humans did.

How to grow your Psychic gifts/abilities

This is one subject I’ve not fully delved into. For some, it can be hard to know where to begin, and you may not even know the full extent of your abilities yet. You just know something is there. Every sensitive is different and so growing and strengthening your abilities will work the same. What works for one may not work for another. However, with patience, and trying different techniques, you will eventually find one that works for you. If you have been able to connect with your Guide, they can also help you in this journey and give you ideas as to what to do or techniques to use, just as mine did.

I recommend picking one technique and trying it out for a bit before moving onto the next. Don’t mix and jumble them together, they will not work.

1- The first one, and this is the one I most highly recommend to everyone, as even my Guide told me to do this and it works, is to MEDITATE. Start small at first. You will need to choose a mantra for yourself. Mine is an ‘I am’ Mantra. The reason I recommend a Mantra is that it helps you concentrate on your words and less on your thoughts. It takes time, so don’t get frustrated if your mind wonders. Choose a time of day that is best for you when you will not get interrupted. Pick a good place to meditate that you will feel comfortable and safe, but not to the point you’ll get sleepy. Choose comfortable seating. I do not recommend sitting in a chair or on a bed. I, for instance, sit on the floor on a pillow. You want it to be comfy but not overly soft. Some say you should not meditate sitting over metal. Breathe… nice deep in and out breaths. As you get better at it, you can control your breaths with your mantra.

So… Good place, comfy seat, Best time of day, Mantra of choice, try to focus, just Breathe, say your Mantra over and over as you Breathe, eyes closed, crossed legs, hands on lap and relaxed (there’s no wrong posture).

I recommend starting of doing this every day at your chosen time for about ten minutes then begin to stretch the time out after two days until you are at what you feel is comfortable for you.

2- Try to connect with your guide. You can do this over time as you grow with your meditation. Ask your guide to come forward and show themselves to you. I connected to mine through meditation and divination. However I do NOT recommend divination simply because you do not know who could come through. I was a beginner then and didn’t know any better. Luckily it was my guide who came through. I then also saw him through meditation. Over time I realized I have heard him all throughout my life as far back as I can remember, even saw him before. Most sensitives are born with our gifts.

3- Start a journal. This is a place where you can keep a record of anything you feel from objects, places, or people. Visions you receive, premonitions, recognitions. Voices you may hear. Write down your dreams as well, especially if they are vivid. Literally anything. You can then go back and see your progress and use it as a guide as well.

4- Practice and improve on your Psychometry and clair skills. Choose items, and touch them, try to connect to it. Feel them and try to get a vibration from them or feeling. You are basically reading the energy of the object. Try hard to concentrate and see if you get any type of impression from the object. This doesn’t mean to force anything, just let things flow naturally. Do you receive any visions? A name? Date? Place? Feeling with the object? This is where I recommend writing what you get in your journal. Now for your Clair skills… most clairs see things mentally so practice visualizations. Pick something like your bracelets and look at them, then close your eyes and image one, form details, then image the rest. You can practice with a friend as well. Have them place items out for you, look at them good, then have them take them away. Now try to visualize each object sitting there as they were. Write it all down, including all the details. As much as you can remember.

5- Practice remote Viewing. If you are going to a place in the future as in an hour or next day, practice visualizing this place in your mind. Close your eyes and see this place. Try to image details of the place. Imagine yourself walking through this place and what you will see. Try to picture as many details as possible. As always, take notes in your journal and compare when you go to these places. Now there is a common misconception that remote Viewing is a Clairvoyance skill, and although they are related in a way, they are seperate and different. So this a gift all it’s own. Clairvoyance means “clear seeing” and although they both have similar traits, an individual with the gift of clairvoyance of any type has a more heightened psychic perception, clarity, and (clear) visions, than that of a remote viewer.

6- work your mind and intuition. You can do this by using cards. Have an individual choose a card, don’t look, and have them place it back, then spread them out, try to focus on their thoughts, and choose the card they chose. This works with telepathy a bit, but also stretches your intuition muscles, so to speak. Really pay attention to that inner voice inside you. Run your fingers over the cards and see if any give off a vibration or energy to you, speak to you. Listen to the person in from of you. See if you can pick up anything from them. Do NOT second guess yourself. You can do this with a lot of different items. Even numbers. Have someone hide an object in the house, make sure you hold it and feel it’s energy first, then have them hide it, then try to use your intuition, try connecting to the energy of the item, and also tap into their mind to find the item. Intuition is a major part of a psychic and our gifts, as well as energy.

7- energy, and aura. You can start this with someone you know then progress to those you do not know. Have the individual stand in front of you. What you will do is study them. Try to feel the energy coming off of them, use your hands if need be. Do you feel anything from them? A feeling? Write it down. As you meditate, you may become more sensitive to auras. Some sensitives can see these auras radiate off of people, even animals and plants. Do you see any type of color at all around the person? Write it down. Any letters, names, places, feeling, images, ANYTHING that comes to you, write it down, then talk to the person and see if it has any meaning to them. Before you go into auras I recommend studying colors and meaning (I’ll make a post about this). This also works your clair skills.

8- practice practice practice. The only way to grow is to practice. It’s like your muscles. You want your muscles to become stronger, you go to the gym and work them out by lifting weights and exercise. This is the same for psychics. We exorcise our minds, gifts… our psychic muscles.

9- Don’t give up. Everyone is different. Works differently. And develops differently. You’ll find what works for you. But the key is to keep pushing through. You have this gift for a reason. Use it for good. Remember you are gifted. You are beautiful. You are special.

~TGC~

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Getting Started: The Seven Laws of Magic

Magic is an inherently mysterious thing but there is a strange logic to its nature. Describing said nature is a difficult thing. How does one describe something that can never truly be known?

The answer for most of history? poorly. Practitioners of the arcane arts are not known for straightforward explanations. I will do my best to explain the basic mechanics:

The Law of Contagion: Once together, always together. The part of the thing is the whole of the thing. By performing magic on a strand of your hair, one can effect your entire body. The more intimate the connection, the more powerful the effect. A cigarette butt you smoked will have almost no effect, but a phial of your blood will be extremely effective. Magic using this law is known as Thaumaturgy.

The Law of Sympathy: Like attracts like. The image is the thing. A drawing or representation of something can gain its properties. A photo or drawing of you will have a similar thaumaturgical connection to you. Combining sympathy and contagion is the basis for poppet magic.

The Law of Correspondence: As Above, So Below. The gods are like us and we are like them. When viewed closely, atoms resemble solar systems. The big effects the small. The idea that there is a sort of harmony between similar patterns no matter their size. This is the basis behind astrological magic.

The Law of Resistance: Some things are more magically conductive than other things. Everything exists on a spectrum of “magical“ to “mundane“ and the less magic something is, the harder it is to effect with magic. The same extends to people who, for whatever the reason, simply have a harder time being interacting with magic. 

The Law of Balance: Magic seeks equilibrium, and therefore, every magical action has a cost. No magical act takes place without some sort of power behind it. Energy will not move unless something is moving it, be it a practitioner or the natural energy of the moon. A body in motion will stay in motion, a body at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon by an outside force.

The Law of Reciprocity: If you don’t know where its pointed, its pointed at you. If it doesn’t have enough energy, it will get get energy from you. The process of getting hit with your own improperly constructed spell is known as Recoil. Safe practice often involves setting up wards to act as a barrier between you and any mistakes.

The Law of Reversal: That which is done by magic can be undone by magic. For every spell there is a counterspell, for every ritual a counterritual. Every ward can be hexed, every curse can be dispelled. This does not mean countermeasure will be easy or efficient.

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-is anti fascist and anti racist

-is into this to support locally sourced food, better farming practices, etc.

-is NOT into this for some “manifest destiny” bullshit

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-supports indigenous land rights and supports paying reparations to bipoc

-supports labor unions

-supports better conditions, pay, and protections for all agricultural workers including undocumented workers

-is LGBTQ friendly

Because cottagecore is a sweet and lovely aesthetic but we cannot be silent about the racism and facism that this community promotes with its “traditional values” crap. I like fresh picked flowers on my table, I like honey lemon tea, I like pictures of baby goats. But if you disagree with the above list then your “cottagecore” blog is trash.