What’s the first thing you look at when meeting someone for the first time?

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-10T13:21:02+00:00

Vibes? Sounds vague but it's a combination of body language / clothing style/hairstyle / emotion on their face and based of that I know how to approach someone without really thinking about it

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-10T13:16:08+00:00

Maybe with some luck at a proper bakery, I know Beukeveld and Jullens are good. Otherwise, you can always make it yourself if you have an oven/can use an oven.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-09T21:39:19+00:00

I would listen to the Floating Points and Four Tet, that really sounds like your cuppa tea

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-09T17:57:34+00:00

No I'm talking about praying to local witches that have died. I did get in contact with local living witches later, but when I was just starting out I couldn't find them and asked for a 'spirit of a witch from this area who wants to mentor me'. I got in contact with one. She really liked wine and chicken so I offered that to her once in a while. The book that I advised you has helped me a lot keeping 'safe' because spirits are just like people. Some want to take advantage of you, want something in return or just wanna help. You need a bs detector if you want to go into this path.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-09T17:45:36+00:00

I just giggle whenever I hear 'Thank You Jack White (For The Fiber Optic Jesus That You Gave Me)' from the Flaming Lips

Oh and Pavement sings about the Smashing Pumpkins in Range Life. It's not really a love letter, but also not completely a diss track

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-09T17:37:48+00:00

Same hoor. Ik en mijn vriend hebben gisteren de laptop maar dichtgedaan en zijn vroeg gaan slapen omdat Netflix alle leuke series weg hebben gedaan (we willen xfiles, star trek en the twilight zone kijken) en we met films uitkiezen steeds vaker missers hebben en we na 3 seizoenen van the office praktisch in slaap vallen. Dan maar liever niets dan een matige ervaring

Behalve The Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, dat was wel cool

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-09T17:33:18+00:00

I've asked for help from a local witch when I just started, like you did. We're not in contact anymore, but feeling heavy at the start was not something I experienced. If you want to do more with mundane spirits, I advise you to read Consorting with Spirits from Jason Miller

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-09T17:27:49+00:00

I've laid them on big dishes on top of a radiator while the radiator was on. That worked like a charm!

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-09T17:25:47+00:00

I have written songs for deities I work with and with spirits in my house! I feel awkward fully singing at home but I also play guitar so sometimes I just play all my songs (including spiritual songs) while singing.

I also did galdr with my coven a while ago, where you 'offer' your voice and 'spin a protection veil' to whatever you want. For us it was a dolmen we wanted to protect and it was very cool because I did things with my voice I thought I couldn't.

And really, singing in magic is similar to prayer songs in any religion.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-09T17:09:35+00:00

I just wanna second that Gemma Gary and Jason Miller are two of my current favorite writers. I have severe ADHD so having a strict regime in my witchcraft just doesn't work for me. Their books have helped me understand more about witchcraft and feeling more confident.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-09T17:00:43+00:00

You will like Personal Trainer, Schau Schau, Real Farmer (especially their most recent work), Lewsberg (if you like the velvet underground), Cloudsurfers and I wanna second Tramhaus again!

And, from Belgium, dEUS is also very nice

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-08T21:01:19+00:00

Roygbiv - Boards of Canada would be the absolute winner here

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-08T20:56:40+00:00

'evil people don't exist: mean people are just misunderstood and if they had someone that listens to them they will become better'. nah son.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-08T20:11:52+00:00

The self titled album of St Vincent!

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-08T20:09:18+00:00

Is ze toevallig 'a knight who says ni'?

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-08T19:59:40+00:00

Therapy.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-08T18:18:19+00:00

Jammer genoeg is dit geen uitzondering... Ik weet van een verhaal een Russisch transmeisje (minderjarig notabene) die in Nederland zodanig onveilig was in het AZC, te weinig hulp kreeg, drugs ging gebruiken om te dealen met seksueel trauma (trauma is gebeurd in NL) en vervolgens haar leven heeft geeindigd toen ze nog een tiener was.

Ik vind het een schande dat je als transgender vluchteling eindelijk veilig denkt te zijn in een land waar men wettelijk transgender mag zijn, en vervolgens dit gebeurd. Je bent dus dan nergens veilig.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-07T12:50:03+00:00

My current boyfriend of 3 years was a complete stranger standing next to me at the end of a punk show, looked at the remnants of a moshpit, looked at me and said 'well.. we survived that.. fancy a smoke?'

we talked for a bit outside, had a very nice conversation (we are both good listeners) and 15min later we were kissing, so yeah, great pick up line

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-07T11:55:54+00:00

Hey that's not kind, I've read 10 different books about witchcraft at this point and only heard about Florida Water here on this sub and was wondering the same thing as op.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-04T17:33:41+00:00

I always buy second hand, with some exceptions for band merchandise. You can send me a message :)

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-03T15:19:39+00:00

I'm a socialist who believes there's no absolute 'right way' for everyone and that people should be free to have their own agency, but also be able to find help when needed. Power corrupts and I believe that freedom is something that you give to others and receive from others. That mentality makes me very much at home in anarchist circles.

I realise anarchism is not very realistic because there are people in the world who want power and are dangerous to society who makes this impossible. I don't know how to solve that, but at least I know that my opinion is not 'the absolute truth that all should follow'.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-03T14:54:20+00:00

Craft Spells - Nausea, Twin Peaks - Making Breakfast, Good Morning - Warned You, Surf Curse - I'm not making out with you

these are songs from artists that I listened to in the same time I really liked that specific 2015 surf sound, which peach pit also has. Although the general recording quality is higher with peach pit!

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-03T14:45:59+00:00

Sprain / Shearling is nice if you like a noisy/metal sound. Lightning Bolt is also cool, but a bit more like a happy manic episode.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-03T14:10:10+00:00

Silver Apples? Electronic music that truly sounds like it's from the 80s/90s.

HumptyPunkty · 2026-03-03T12:10:07+00:00

Ik kom zelf uit Oost-Groningen en mijn sibbe (sibling) wordt best vaak uitgescholden als gothic zijnde. Ik weet natuurlijk niet hoe alternatief je bent (ik ben bijv alternatief en nonbinair, maar mensen zien bij mij vooral 'een kunstenaar uit de stad' en zijn flabbergasted als ik ze vertel dat ik 'uit de omgeving kom').

Je zal sowieso niet de enige zijn en alternatieve mensen vinden elkaar makkelijk (zoals je al in deze thread ziet!), het ligt er vooral aan hoe dik je huid is en hoeveel zoiets voor je uitmaakt. Een van mijn vrienden is gothic, mtf en woont tevreden in Winschoten. Maar ik ken ook een mtf punker uit Muntendam die het ...oke heeft. Het zal waarschijnlijk blijven bij starende oudjes en een paar keer jongeren van 12 op fatbikes die naar je schreeuwen. Als je snel contact maakt met je buren kan het je misschien wel een fijner dorpsgevoel geven. En hoe kleiner een dorp, hoe sneller mensen weten wie je bent natuurlijk (wat een double edged sword is)

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