Venesa
@shadowlightmagick.bsky.social
She/her
Hellenic/Heathen Pagan trying to make sense of the world; and maybe do some writing along the way.
Elder Millennial
BLM
NDP
Emotional support Canadian
Grateful guest on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw, Snaw-naw-as, and Stz'uminus people
Hellenic/Heathen Pagan trying to make sense of the world; and maybe do some writing along the way.
Elder Millennial
BLM
NDP
Emotional support Canadian
Grateful guest on the traditional territory of the Snuneymuxw, Snaw-naw-as, and Stz'uminus people
Pinned
Venesa
@shadowlightmagick.bsky.social
· Oct 9
#Persephone has challenged me to complete something. I have chosen to finally complete a rough draft of the novel I've been wanting to write for over a decade.
Today is my last lazy day. Tomorrow I'm back to work while also getting up an hour early for an hour walk. Light a candle for me #WitchMadness
January 4, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Today is my last lazy day. Tomorrow I'm back to work while also getting up an hour early for an hour walk. Light a candle for me #WitchMadness
#WitchTip don't have the spoons for ritual on the exact date? Reschedule. Think of the spirits as close friends. Rescheduling is fine as long as you make it up to them when you can.
January 4, 2026 at 6:17 AM
#WitchTip don't have the spoons for ritual on the exact date? Reschedule. Think of the spirits as close friends. Rescheduling is fine as long as you make it up to them when you can.
Had the chance to sleep in and skip my walk and didn't take it. Small wins already. Just need this wrist strain to heal.
January 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Had the chance to sleep in and skip my walk and didn't take it. Small wins already. Just need this wrist strain to heal.
#WitchMadness Totally forgot tomorrow is when #Yule is observed in my tradition. Dedicating aspects of the day to the theme of a good crop. Exercise to gain a crop of health, offerings to nurse my crop of connection to my spirits and study to nurture my crop of spiritual practice.#NorsePaganism
January 3, 2026 at 5:34 AM
#WitchMadness Totally forgot tomorrow is when #Yule is observed in my tradition. Dedicating aspects of the day to the theme of a good crop. Exercise to gain a crop of health, offerings to nurse my crop of connection to my spirits and study to nurture my crop of spiritual practice.#NorsePaganism
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The news shouldn’t be left versus right. It should be factual.
It shouldn’t be driven by the people, it should be informing the people.
It shouldn’t pander, engage in speculation or hyperbole.
It should educate.
It should provide context.
It should expose you to experts in various fields.
It shouldn’t be driven by the people, it should be informing the people.
It shouldn’t pander, engage in speculation or hyperbole.
It should educate.
It should provide context.
It should expose you to experts in various fields.
January 2, 2026 at 4:42 AM
The news shouldn’t be left versus right. It should be factual.
It shouldn’t be driven by the people, it should be informing the people.
It shouldn’t pander, engage in speculation or hyperbole.
It should educate.
It should provide context.
It should expose you to experts in various fields.
It shouldn’t be driven by the people, it should be informing the people.
It shouldn’t pander, engage in speculation or hyperbole.
It should educate.
It should provide context.
It should expose you to experts in various fields.
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May all your illness be transferred to Trump this year. 🙏🏻
January 2, 2026 at 1:54 AM
May all your illness be transferred to Trump this year. 🙏🏻
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To everyone who started something new today, your first workout, your first attempt at living well, a new craft or hobby, a new way of living or thinking, Kudos to you! Keep at it, it will be messy but worth it. Don't judge yourself. Don't let others judge you. Keep doing you. #WitchLife
January 1, 2026 at 11:35 PM
To everyone who started something new today, your first workout, your first attempt at living well, a new craft or hobby, a new way of living or thinking, Kudos to you! Keep at it, it will be messy but worth it. Don't judge yourself. Don't let others judge you. Keep doing you. #WitchLife
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📸☝️ Young people protest outside the Black Cat bar in February 1967 (credit: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives) 3/3
December 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
📸☝️ Young people protest outside the Black Cat bar in February 1967 (credit: ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives) 3/3
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Two men arrested that night—accused of lewd conduct for kissing another man—were found guilty by a jury and were registered as sex offenders. The Black Cat raid was a turning point in the fight for gay rights in 1960s Los Angeles, leading to a landmark public protest against police repression. 2/3
December 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Two men arrested that night—accused of lewd conduct for kissing another man—were found guilty by a jury and were registered as sex offenders. The Black Cat raid was a turning point in the fight for gay rights in 1960s Los Angeles, leading to a landmark public protest against police repression. 2/3
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#NewYearsEve 1967 at the Black Cat bar in Los Angeles’s Silver Lake neighborhood. As the clock counted down and the new year arrived, patrons embraced in same-sex kisses. Then, the police pounced. #NewYears 1/3
December 31, 2025 at 9:52 PM
#NewYearsEve 1967 at the Black Cat bar in Los Angeles’s Silver Lake neighborhood. As the clock counted down and the new year arrived, patrons embraced in same-sex kisses. Then, the police pounced. #NewYears 1/3
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Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution:
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
December 31, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Here's a really easy New Year's Resolution:
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
If you're sick with something contagious, you will stay home if your circumstances allow.
If you can't stay home, you will mask around others until there is no possibility you are contagious.
By making these choices, you will literally save lives.
#WitchMadness 2025 is a weird blur. Honestly not sure if I had a great year or a terrible one. Planning on doing something like this for 2026. Maybe not every week, but just generally whenever something good happens.
December 31, 2025 at 5:06 AM
#WitchMadness 2025 is a weird blur. Honestly not sure if I had a great year or a terrible one. Planning on doing something like this for 2026. Maybe not every week, but just generally whenever something good happens.
#WitchMadness I have accepted scholarly level books just aren't for me and the best thing I can do for my practice is to embrace modern writings and modern translations of the primary sources. This is the year I delve deep into the works of Jackson Crawford. Any recs for #Hellenism ?
December 30, 2025 at 10:45 PM
#WitchMadness I have accepted scholarly level books just aren't for me and the best thing I can do for my practice is to embrace modern writings and modern translations of the primary sources. This is the year I delve deep into the works of Jackson Crawford. Any recs for #Hellenism ?
#WitchyTips If you can't see/feel it, imagine it. Eventually the rest will fall into place.
December 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
#WitchyTips If you can't see/feel it, imagine it. Eventually the rest will fall into place.
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December 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
#WitchMadness For those of you who use #Bibliomancy do you use a specific book or just whatever book happens to be close to you in the moment?
December 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
#WitchMadness For those of you who use #Bibliomancy do you use a specific book or just whatever book happens to be close to you in the moment?
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The 5x5x5 Daily Practice
If starting a daily spiritual practice is your goal but you're overwhelmed, try setting aside just 15 minutes per day for your practice. Spend:
-5 minutes researching/reading about your practice
-5 minutes praying and/or meditating
-5 minutes engaging in ritual
#witchsky
If starting a daily spiritual practice is your goal but you're overwhelmed, try setting aside just 15 minutes per day for your practice. Spend:
-5 minutes researching/reading about your practice
-5 minutes praying and/or meditating
-5 minutes engaging in ritual
#witchsky
October 17, 2024 at 11:21 PM
The 5x5x5 Daily Practice
If starting a daily spiritual practice is your goal but you're overwhelmed, try setting aside just 15 minutes per day for your practice. Spend:
-5 minutes researching/reading about your practice
-5 minutes praying and/or meditating
-5 minutes engaging in ritual
#witchsky
If starting a daily spiritual practice is your goal but you're overwhelmed, try setting aside just 15 minutes per day for your practice. Spend:
-5 minutes researching/reading about your practice
-5 minutes praying and/or meditating
-5 minutes engaging in ritual
#witchsky
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I'll appreciate the interest, but I have received the same video at least 20 times in 12 hrs, it is my bday week, I really don't need more reasons to never visit NOLA, and it is not the 1st time someone called 🧊 on me 🙄
#SassyMagick #SassyCon
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#SassyMagick #SassyCon
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December 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I'll appreciate the interest, but I have received the same video at least 20 times in 12 hrs, it is my bday week, I really don't need more reasons to never visit NOLA, and it is not the 1st time someone called 🧊 on me 🙄
#SassyMagick #SassyCon
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#SassyMagick #SassyCon
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#WriteSky What do you do when you love all the pieces of the thing you're writing, but can't seem to get them to fit together without contradicting each other?
December 25, 2025 at 4:50 PM
#WriteSky What do you do when you love all the pieces of the thing you're writing, but can't seem to get them to fit together without contradicting each other?
#WitchMadness #WriteSky It would appear I have resolved to torture myself in 2026. Getting up 1 hour earlier 5 days a week including on Saturdays for an hour walk. I've also joined a weekly writing group to get my ass in gear to finish the a very rough draft of a novel. #PrayForMe
December 24, 2025 at 11:05 PM
#WitchMadness #WriteSky It would appear I have resolved to torture myself in 2026. Getting up 1 hour earlier 5 days a week including on Saturdays for an hour walk. I've also joined a weekly writing group to get my ass in gear to finish the a very rough draft of a novel. #PrayForMe
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How I'm showing up for the BlueSky Xmas party
a cartoon of a dog sitting on a couch eating popcorn
Alt: a cartoon of a dog sitting on a couch eating popcorn
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December 24, 2025 at 2:26 AM
How I'm showing up for the BlueSky Xmas party
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December 23, 2025 at 10:43 PM
#WitchMadness #WriteSky now that I have started a new morning workout routine I might need to come up with a new writing routine. Hoping to achieve two goals this year: get healthier and finish a ( very ) rough draft of my first novel. #AmWriting #AmTryingToWrite #AmGettingHealthy
December 23, 2025 at 3:07 AM
#WitchMadness #WriteSky now that I have started a new morning workout routine I might need to come up with a new writing routine. Hoping to achieve two goals this year: get healthier and finish a ( very ) rough draft of my first novel. #AmWriting #AmTryingToWrite #AmGettingHealthy