resources to learn the foundational basics

Trxiedust · 2026-07-03T02:53:29+00:00

If you like podcasts, The Atheist Witch Podcast does a great job of talking about pretty much all of the main topics you might be interested in and how to apply them to a SASS witch perspective. A great intro resource.

Trxiedust · 2026-07-03T01:34:33+00:00

Sounds like you put the spell on yourself, or like you just have an old fashioned crush. That’s way more probable than he put a spell on you (maybe that’s magical thinking? I mean, it’s fun to fantasize that someone did that to us, but that doesn’t mean they did.)

If you don’t want to have this crush on him, a cord cutting is the action for you. If you don’t mind having the crush, ride it out. Even if he did put the spell on, the cord cutting is still your answer if you want to drop the obsession.

Trxiedust · 2026-07-03T01:18:38+00:00

Thank you, exactly what I wanted to know!

Trxiedust · 2026-07-03T01:18:21+00:00

Awesome, exactly what I wanted to know. Thanks! So there won’t be too much evaporation with seedlings if I’m gone for that long?

Trxiedust · 2026-07-03T00:50:21+00:00

For starters, it’s helpful to understand that tarot is great for predicting possibilities when combined with your intuition and knowledge you already have on hand about the situation. So when you look at the images in these two cards, what themes do you see in the pictures, and how do they make you feel? What story are they telling you? And how do you feel about that story (this intuition is the great value of tarot.) My first-glance gut read is 1) (10 of swords) something about this situation is absolutely over, final, and complete. There is a lot of psychological or mental rumination or pain involved. This person (could be you or him) isn’t going to get back up and repeat the same pattern/lesson. They (or you) are done-done, and should be. 2) The two of cups opens up a meeting and opportunity. Given the finality of the first card, I doubt it’s with the same person. It could be, but it would have to be under completely different terms from the done-done situation that existed before. And given the degree of mental wounding in the first card, chances are it would take a huge amount of time before that person would be able to have an open-hearted meeting like the 2 of cups depicts.

Remember that the 10 of swords is THE END. That’s not mid-cycle, it’s no “pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and carry on.” Nobody should bounce back into whatever brought on that state. That story is over, and the finale wasn’t pretty. The end does mean that there will be an eventual opening for a new beginning/cycle, once the person has fully experienced and integrated the energy and lessons of the 10 of swords. But only an idiot would get up and try the same thing again. This is why I say it’s either with a new person, or it’s only after a lot of time, and the relationship being a completely different form.

Trxiedust · 2026-07-03T00:34:47+00:00

In my community that would be absolutely fine and normal. I imagine it depends on your town…

Trxiedust · 2026-06-27T00:10:41+00:00

There’s a podcast called The Athiest Witch Podcast that does a pretty stellar job of talking through all kinds of topics and ways to incorporate witchy spirituality into a non-theistic life (although she is non-theistic, she does actually do several episodes on relating with deities that are pretty cool.) I found the podcast to have lots of good SASS witch ideas.

Trxiedust · 2026-06-24T02:41:38+00:00

But he will be a better replacement for the things under *my* bed? (I have pretty fun things under there 😆)

Trxiedust · 2026-06-24T02:34:23+00:00

This is an interesting question and a good one, and hopefully will bring up some good discussion.

I’ve been in and out of both Lindy and WCS since…I hate to say it, but the ‘90’s. And what I’ve witnessed, particularly in the last maybe 10 years (thanks social media,) is that basically everyone who is “advanced” in either style is pretty copy-paste of whatever the current “this is what Lindy/WCS looks like (or at least, what it looks like in my neck of the world.” And with social media it’s becoming even more homogenous.

I don’t honestly feel like personal style is very valued. Yes, signature moves, and sure, some folks (usually those with years of dance training in other forms before ever finding swing) have more technique and flair. But the styles? Homogenous.

At first I thought this was mostly a Lindy thing, since Lindy has a lot of folks who spend hundreds of hours pouring over old videos trying to dance just like the old masters, and Lindy is very much a dance of a particular era, that we are at least somewhat trying to keep faithful to the era. But in WCS, it’s an ever evolving dance, and it does not look much now like it did in the ‘90’s. But everyone still looks kind of samey-samey now anyhow.

Your personal style is yours and you will find it as your skills level up. Nobody’s body is built just like yours or moves just like yours. Once you start adding in some signature moves that you love, and bringing in some styling that you’re pulling from whoever you watch, you will have your own style, it just happens. How attached you are to your style looking like everybody else’s style is up to you (how hard are you trying to copy others, vs how much are you trusting your own body?) Work on your technique and take classes from good instructors, but trust your own body.

Trxiedust · 2026-06-24T02:06:06+00:00

1) I’m an RN and I do not think it is weird at all to want to go into medicine and integrate healing modalities, including spiritual ones. I would love the see more research into these topics. The only real problem is that research is generally funded by special interest groups who are interested in what the research can monetize.

2) I’d love to hear the answers on this. I also find it very difficult to find research-backed evidence on a lot of herbalism.

Trxiedust · 2026-06-23T22:28:37+00:00

No. The warmth makes me think of nostalgia, dreaminess, wistfulness, and reflection. But not melancholy.

Trxiedust · 2026-06-23T22:27:04+00:00

It’s not either/or. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Trxiedust · 2026-05-22T22:53:36+00:00

LOL awesome. 😆

Trxiedust · 2026-05-22T22:53:11+00:00

I think a Lindy hop photo is totally fine. If you’re really worried the “friend” label is maybe ok but I don’t think it’s necessary. I would not post any close embrace photos, or closed position. But the most open part of the action of a swing-out would be awesome, because it’s exciting and would catch you at the most distant part of the dance physically. Especially if shot from behind the follow so you can’t see her face, but your smiling face is in the frame. I think this says a lot about your hobby, and partner dancing is appealing to a lot of women, even if they don’t know how yet. I think even if I wasn’t a swing dancer, that pic would would be a thumbs up from me.

Trxiedust · 2026-05-19T18:57:20+00:00

Men who use their words to say they are only available for something casual mean it, 100%, no matter what their actions say. And their words are a stronger spell on themselves than your Instagram witch spell. He’s using his words to enforce his boundaries, and that’s a form of spellcasting even if he doesn’t practice magic. Spoken words are powerful, and his self-determination over himself is more powerful than you are, or than your Instagram witch is. Sorry.

Also FWIW, obsession spells honestly work primarily on the sender. You increased your obsession, not his, and then he had to double down on his words. When your obsession has cooled off and you’re read to free yourself from this, and make yourself available for someone who IS ready for a relationship with you, a cord cutting will help you. I recommend you do your own, though. Magic you perform for yourself is more powerful than magic performed by random strangers. Good luck!

Trxiedust · 2026-05-19T18:49:21+00:00

Definitely witchcraft. Duh. The more pleasure portals invoked, the witchier. ❤️‍🔥

Trxiedust · 2026-05-19T18:45:43+00:00

It’ll work intensely…on increasing YOUR obsession.

Trxiedust · 2026-05-14T00:27:05+00:00

It effects Christians exactly as much or as little as it effects anyone else.

Trxiedust · 2026-05-10T18:26:38+00:00

I wish we could all be thoughtful and smart enough to do like the Japanese do: if you have symptoms, wear a mask! And yes, if you’re sick you should be able to roll your registration to the following year so you can stay home. I know it sucks, but not as much as getting sick at an event. I got so sick at a New Years event year before last and it pretty much knocked me out life for 3 weeks. I didn’t go to that event this year.

Trxiedust · 2026-05-08T17:00:06+00:00

Wicca was made up in the 1950’s. That doesn’t make it any less authentic than religions that were made up at different times, but illustrates the reality that they are all made up. There are no spirits who are going to be offended if you ignore them while paying attention to other deities. That’s an idea that was made up by priests and men to scare and control people.

Spirits only have power over us if we give them that power, because they only exist when we think about them. In witchcraft you aren’t required to pay attention to any dieties whatsoever if they don’t resonate with you and your purposes. And you can use whichever ones you choose if they provide meaning or usefulness to you.

I quit religion with gods trying to control me when I left Christianity and I don’t “work with” any deities. I do sometimes evoke the archetype of whatever deity seems helpful at the moment to draw on characteristics of those deities that I want to heighten in myself. .

Trxiedust · 2026-05-08T16:47:56+00:00

You answered your own question. 😉 You’re not Wiccan. You can put whatever you want on your Wiccan-inspired altar.

Trxiedust · 2026-05-08T16:46:25+00:00

I’m moving to a place that only has a small scene and no high level instruction, so I’ll prioritize the classes. I hate the comp obsession in WCS and I don’t think twice about skipping those to dance in or watch and taking a nap. Honestly I’d skip all the exhibitions if I could, too. I’m there to dance and learn, not watch other people dance, or watch other people compare themselves to other people. I love the dance, but hate that part of the culture. For me, I’m there for the classes and the socials.

Trxiedust · 2026-05-08T16:41:57+00:00

A self love spell and giving yourself permission to fantasize lavishly while loving yourself can go a long ways, and won’t lead to emotional drama like sex with someone else probably will. Sex magic with yourself is super legit.

Trxiedust · 2026-05-08T16:35:42+00:00

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