Litha Practices

whisper your promises to the trees and watch them go, melting into a maze of bark. hide your curses under wilting ferns. trust them to the earth. drop your words, plinking, into the river, and feel your heart settle among the stones at the bottom. the current will carry them home.

If you call pedophilia a kink please unfollow me and never talk to me again

Weird Little Habits That Are Actually Magick

Knocking on wood Blowing on dandelion seeds Using a fallen eyelash to make a wish Kissing under mistletoe Throwing spilled salt over your left shoulder Don’t put shoes on the table/bed Don’t open an umbrella indoors Finding four leaf clovers for luck Carving jack-o-lanterns Wearing masks/costumes on Halloween Using flower petals to play ‘Love-me, Love-me-not’ Wishing on a falling star

That’s all I can think of at the moment, add more!

astrology ask thing

aries: what are you passionate about?

taurus: name 3 of your favorite books.

gemini: what was the last text you sent?

cancer: if you could choose your child’s zodiac sign, what would it be?

leo: name something you love about yourself.

virgo: what’s your #1 pet peeve?

libra: describe your dream partner.

scorpio: do you trust easily?

sagittarius: if you could travel to any place in the world, where would it be?

capricorn: what’s your dream job?

aquarius: do you believe in aliens?

pisces: describe someone you love.

sun: describe yourself in 3 words.

moon: what’s your favorite song?

rising/asc: how would you describe your style?

mars: are you easily angered?

venus: what’s your aesthetic?

mercury: what color do you talk in?

jupiter: what moral do you live by?

saturn: what’s your biggest fear?

uranus: are you rebellious?

neptune: share one of your dreams.

pluto: what’s the biggest thing you’ve learned by far in your life?

lilith: do you have any guilty pleasures?

chiron: have you ever broken a bone?

ceres: are you a momfriend?

pallas: do you have a good relationship with your parents?

juno: do you believe in soul mates?

1st house: are you confident?

2nd house: if you could only keep one of your personal items, what would you choose?

3rd house: do you like to read?

4th house: what does your bedroom look like?

5th house: name your favorite movie or show.

6th house: do you participate in community service?

7th house: if you could choose, what zodiac sign would you like your dream partner to be?

8th house: do you believe in reincarnation?

9th house: what’s your favorite quote?

10th house: are you good at public speaking?

11th house: what sign(s) is your best friend/squad?

12th house: do you like to be alone?

The exoplanet Samh is named after a Muslim astronomer.

Flower Magick

Geranium- heals domestic conflict and trouble in the workplace, for first or new love, money

Hyacinth- self esteem, rebuilding trust after betrayal, domestic happiness, increasing radiance, attracting beauty 

Jasmine- powerful love, sacred sex, optimism

Lavender- love, self-love, fertility, happiness, health, guards against cruelty and spite, all healing, anti stress and addiction 

Marigold- positive energy, protects against the night and domestic matters, resolution of justice and legal matters, love and commitment 

Rose- Love and reconciliation, self esteem; healing the young, old and abused; attracting money, fertility, (Pink=New love, Red=commitment, Yellow=Love in later years, White=Secret love)

Orchid- Love, Fertility 

Daisies- Lust, Luck, Protection 

Dandelion- Divination, wishes, calling spirits

Crash Course aka. our saviours.  (other crash course masterposts coming soon!)

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Biology 

That’s Why Carbon Is A Tramp: Crash Course

Water - Liquid Awesome: Crash Course Biology

Biological Molecules - You Are What You Eat

Eukaryopolis - The City of Animal Cells

In Da Club - Membranes & Transport

Plant Cells: Crash Course Biology

ATP & Respiration

Photosynthesis

WATCHEDHeredity: Crash Course Biology

DNA Structure and Replication

DNA, Hot Pockets, & The Longest Word Ever

Mitosis: Splitting Up is Complicated

Meiosis: Where the Sex Starts

Natural Selection

Speciation: Of Ligers & Men

Animal Development: We’re Just Tubes

Evolutionary Development: Chicken Teeth

Population Genetics: When Darwin Met Mendel

Taxonomy: Life’s Filing System

Evolution: It’s a Thing

Comparative Anatomy: What Makes Us Animals

Simple Animals: Sponges, Jellies, & Octopuses

Complex Animals: Annelids & Arthropods

Chordates - CrashCourse Biology

Animal Behavior - CrashCourse Biology

The Nervous System - CrashCourse Biology

Circulatory & Respiratory Systems

The Digestive System

The Excretory System: From Your Heart to the Toilet

The Skeletal System: It’s ALIVE!

Big Guns: The Muscular System

Your Immune System: Natural Born Killer

Great Glands - Your Endocrine System

The Reproductive System: How Gonads Go

Old & Odd: Archaea, Bacteria & Protists

The Sex Lives of Nonvascular Plants: Alternation of Generations

Vascular Plants = Winning!

The Plants & The Bees: Plant Reproduction

Fungi: Death Becomes Them

Ecology - Rules for Living on Earth

Chemistry

The Nucleus: Crash Course

Unit Conversion & Significant Figures

The Creation of Chemistry - The Fundamental Laws

The Periodic Table

The Electron

Stoichiometry: Chemistry for Massive Creatures

Water and Solutions – for Dirty Laundry

WATCHEDAcid-Base Reactions in Solution

Precipitation Reactions

Redox Reactions

How To Speak Chemistrian

The Ideal Gas Law

Ideal Gas Problems

Real Gases

Partial Pressures & Vapor Pressure

Passing Gases: Effusion, Diffusion and the Velocity of a Gas

Energy & Chemistry

WATCHEDEnthalpy

WATCHEDCalorimetry

Entropy: Embrace the Chaos!

Lab Techniques & Safety

Atomic Hook-Ups - Types of Chemical Bonds

Polar & Non-Polar Molecules

Bonding Models and Lewis Structures

Orbitals

Liquids

Solutions

Equilibrium

Equilibrium Equations

pH and pOH

Buffers, the Acid Rain Slayer

Kinetics: Chemistry’s Demolition Derby

Doing Solids

Network Solids and Carbon

Silicon - The Internet’s Favorite Element

Electrochemistry

The History of Atomic Chemistry

Nuclear Chemistry

Nuclear Chemistry Part 2: Fusion and Fission

Hydrocarbon Power!

Alkenes & Alkynes

Aromatics and Cyclic Compounds

Hydrocarbon Derivatives

Nomenclature

Polymers

The Global Carbon Cycle

Anatomy & Physiology

Introduction to Anatomy & Physiology

Tissues, Part 1: Crash Course A&P

Tissues, Part 2 - Epithelial Tissue

Tissues, Part 3 - Connective Tissues

Tissues, Part 4 - Types of Connective Tissues

The Integumentary System, Part 1 - Skin Deep

The Integumentary System, Part 2 - Skin Deeper

The Nervous System, Part 1

The Nervous System, Part 2 - Action! Potential!

The Nervous System, Part 3 - Synapses!

Central Nervous System

Peripheral Nervous System

Autonomic Nervous System

Sympathetic Nervous System

Parasympathetic Nervous System

Taste & Smell

Hearing & Balance

Vision

The Skeletal System

Joints

Muscles, part 1 - Muscle Cells

Muscles, part 2 - Organismal Level

Endocrine System, part 1 - Glands & Hormones

Endocrine System, part 2 - Hormone Cascades

The Heart, part 1 - Under Pressure

The Heart, part 2 - Heart Throbs

Blood Vessels, part 1 - Form and Function

Blood Vessels, part 2

Blood, Part 1 - True Blood

Blood, Part 2 - There Will Be Blood

Respiratory System, part 1

Respiratory System, part 2

Digestive System, Part 1

Digestive System, part 2

Digestive System, part 3

Metabolism & Nutrition, part 1

Metabolism & Nutrition, part 2

Urinary System, part 1

Urinary System, part 2

Reproductive System, part 1 - Female Reproductive System

Reproductive System, part 2 - Male Reproductive System

Reproductive System, part 3 - Sex & Fertilization

Reproductive System, part 4 - Pregnancy & Development

New Moon in Virgo

Date: September 9th, 2018

Rulers: Mercury, Earth, Mutable

Affects: mental focus, attention to detail, productivity, restlessness, urges to clean and organize, nit-picking, major criticism towards self and others, increased awareness of physical body and mental health, urges to volunteer for those in need and improve your life and the lives of others, practical matters (career, lifestyle, health, education) being highlighted during this time, utilization, increase in work and education matters

What It’s Good For: focusing on your present life and your mental and physical well-being, re-organizing, making new plans and goals, focusing on education, self-improvement, release habits of criticism, doubt, and complaining, finishing or tending to business or projects, cleaning and cleansing, making changes to your lifestyle, multi-tasking, creating healthy boundaries, give back to those who have helped you, starting diet, therapy, and/or exercise plans, finding new work, taking accountability

Crystals: lapis lazuli, howlite, snowflake obsidian, spirit quartz, moss agate, peridot, fossils, amethyst

Herbs: chamomile, desert sage, lavender, mint, caraway, dill

Incense / Oils: peppermint, lavender, spearmint, patchouli , frankincense 

Colors: green, brown, yellow, royal blue, gold

Fortune Teller reading my palm: It just says “yikes.”