Faoladh
@mercurialwoods.bsky.social
caretaker, shapeshifter, eternal hope punk. autistic, animist, anarchist. maker of many things.
here for the witches, queers, and assorted revolutionaries. don't worry about how it's pronounced, i can't hear you anyway.
here for the witches, queers, and assorted revolutionaries. don't worry about how it's pronounced, i can't hear you anyway.
Double #witchmadness! Day 13: An essential tool + Day 14: How do you use music/sound in ritual?
Music is an essential! To set a vibe, raise energy, give offering. For ritual I will pick one of many ever-evolving playlists & let the music lead my energy, often receiving messages via lyrics as I go.
Music is an essential! To set a vibe, raise energy, give offering. For ritual I will pick one of many ever-evolving playlists & let the music lead my energy, often receiving messages via lyrics as I go.
March 15, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Double #witchmadness! Day 13: An essential tool + Day 14: How do you use music/sound in ritual?
Music is an essential! To set a vibe, raise energy, give offering. For ritual I will pick one of many ever-evolving playlists & let the music lead my energy, often receiving messages via lyrics as I go.
Music is an essential! To set a vibe, raise energy, give offering. For ritual I will pick one of many ever-evolving playlists & let the music lead my energy, often receiving messages via lyrics as I go.
#witchmadness Day 12: Favorite book for new witches?
Gotta be New World Witchery by Cory Thomas Hutcheson. Truly a TROVE of information that provides excellently researched, foundational knowledge resource that gives North American witches space to grow and build a modern practice.
Gotta be New World Witchery by Cory Thomas Hutcheson. Truly a TROVE of information that provides excellently researched, foundational knowledge resource that gives North American witches space to grow and build a modern practice.
March 12, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#witchmadness Day 12: Favorite book for new witches?
Gotta be New World Witchery by Cory Thomas Hutcheson. Truly a TROVE of information that provides excellently researched, foundational knowledge resource that gives North American witches space to grow and build a modern practice.
Gotta be New World Witchery by Cory Thomas Hutcheson. Truly a TROVE of information that provides excellently researched, foundational knowledge resource that gives North American witches space to grow and build a modern practice.
Took the weekend off from #witchmadness. Welcome Day 10: How do you create your own herbal incense blends?
I love to harvest resin from evergreens in the area while it is still pliable, then work in ground herbs and spices to create cones.
I love to harvest resin from evergreens in the area while it is still pliable, then work in ground herbs and spices to create cones.
March 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Took the weekend off from #witchmadness. Welcome Day 10: How do you create your own herbal incense blends?
I love to harvest resin from evergreens in the area while it is still pliable, then work in ground herbs and spices to create cones.
I love to harvest resin from evergreens in the area while it is still pliable, then work in ground herbs and spices to create cones.
Found this #bumblebee in the house while I was doing some spring cleaning. Tried placing her on the daffodils, but she wasn't a fan, the hyacinth on the other hand...
March 8, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Found this #bumblebee in the house while I was doing some spring cleaning. Tried placing her on the daffodils, but she wasn't a fan, the hyacinth on the other hand...
#witchmadness Day 7: How do you create & charge sigils?
I only recently began working with sigils thanks to a class from @ltzwitch.bsky.social that blew my mind and finally made sigils make sense for me.
Depending on the working, I'll charge by burning, or spitting, or through dance/movement.
I only recently began working with sigils thanks to a class from @ltzwitch.bsky.social that blew my mind and finally made sigils make sense for me.
Depending on the working, I'll charge by burning, or spitting, or through dance/movement.
March 7, 2025 at 6:08 PM
#witchmadness Day 7: How do you create & charge sigils?
I only recently began working with sigils thanks to a class from @ltzwitch.bsky.social that blew my mind and finally made sigils make sense for me.
Depending on the working, I'll charge by burning, or spitting, or through dance/movement.
I only recently began working with sigils thanks to a class from @ltzwitch.bsky.social that blew my mind and finally made sigils make sense for me.
Depending on the working, I'll charge by burning, or spitting, or through dance/movement.
#witchmadness Day 7: How do you strengthen your intuition in magic?
Listen to it. Just... Start. I'm not saying act on every little thing that might be intuition, be safe and sane of course. But do listen. Do act on what you can. Observe. You'll figure out what is & is not intuition by what works.
Listen to it. Just... Start. I'm not saying act on every little thing that might be intuition, be safe and sane of course. But do listen. Do act on what you can. Observe. You'll figure out what is & is not intuition by what works.
March 7, 2025 at 3:03 PM
#witchmadness Day 7: How do you strengthen your intuition in magic?
Listen to it. Just... Start. I'm not saying act on every little thing that might be intuition, be safe and sane of course. But do listen. Do act on what you can. Observe. You'll figure out what is & is not intuition by what works.
Listen to it. Just... Start. I'm not saying act on every little thing that might be intuition, be safe and sane of course. But do listen. Do act on what you can. Observe. You'll figure out what is & is not intuition by what works.
Celebrating the arrival of post-6pm sunsets in the #PNW with dance, the Moon, and a hummingbird. #witchsky #witchmadness
March 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Celebrating the arrival of post-6pm sunsets in the #PNW with dance, the Moon, and a hummingbird. #witchsky #witchmadness
I like to celebrate the Spring Equinox by doing yard work! That's typically how I mark every solar celebration, but for Spring that means putting the first seeds and new plants in the ground, and wrapping up final garden prep. #witchmadness #animism #gardenwitch
#witches do you have plans for #ostara2025?
How do you celebrate the #pagan sabbath?
What activities do you partake in? 🌺🌷🌸
#witchmadness #witchsky #pagansky #gaywitch #queerwitch
How do you celebrate the #pagan sabbath?
What activities do you partake in? 🌺🌷🌸
#witchmadness #witchsky #pagansky #gaywitch #queerwitch
March 6, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I like to celebrate the Spring Equinox by doing yard work! That's typically how I mark every solar celebration, but for Spring that means putting the first seeds and new plants in the ground, and wrapping up final garden prep. #witchmadness #animism #gardenwitch
Fix. Your. Heart.
If you're still in a place where decorum and civility matter more to you than the very real lives and deaths of marginalized people, right here and now, then you need to leave that place. Fast as you can. Fix your fucking Heart.
BREAKING: House votes to censure Rep. Al Green for his actions during President Trump’s joint address to Congress.
The vote was 224-198, with 10 Democrats joining all Republicans in voting in favor of the censure resolution.
The vote was 224-198, with 10 Democrats joining all Republicans in voting in favor of the censure resolution.
March 6, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Fix. Your. Heart.
The 10 Democrats who voted to censure Green are Reps. Ami Bera, D-Calif.; Ed Case, D-Hawaii; Jim Costa, D-Calif.; Laura Gillen, D-N.Y.; Jim Himes, D-Conn.; Chrissy Houlahan, D-Pa.; Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio; Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla.; Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash.; and Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y.
March 6, 2025 at 3:58 PM
#witchmadness Day 6: Go-to herb for protection?
Rose is an incredible protection ally I think is often overlooked due to its deep assoc with love magic. But that is a huge mistake. What universal force is more protective than Love? Nothing survives without it, everything is strengthened by it.
Rose is an incredible protection ally I think is often overlooked due to its deep assoc with love magic. But that is a huge mistake. What universal force is more protective than Love? Nothing survives without it, everything is strengthened by it.
March 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#witchmadness Day 6: Go-to herb for protection?
Rose is an incredible protection ally I think is often overlooked due to its deep assoc with love magic. But that is a huge mistake. What universal force is more protective than Love? Nothing survives without it, everything is strengthened by it.
Rose is an incredible protection ally I think is often overlooked due to its deep assoc with love magic. But that is a huge mistake. What universal force is more protective than Love? Nothing survives without it, everything is strengthened by it.
Listen to this. Especially if you think you don't need to. Thank you to Imani for this education.
Hey everyone!
I’m on NPR’s “It’s been a minute” talking about the R word.
www.npr.org/2025/03/05/1...
I’m on NPR’s “It’s been a minute” talking about the R word.
www.npr.org/2025/03/05/1...
The R-word is back. But why? : It's Been a Minute
Over the past few years, Brittany has noticed the resurgence the R-word - a word that otherwise left the cultural lexicon. And while that's troubling in and of itself, its return may also have larger ...
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Listen to this. Especially if you think you don't need to. Thank you to Imani for this education.
Man, some of my neighbors are loud. #corvidsky #crow
March 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Man, some of my neighbors are loud. #corvidsky #crow
It's #witchmadness Day 5! What’s your favorite cleansing method?
How many times am I going to say "It depends" this month? 😜
Smoke - incense, cannabis, resins, herbs
Sound - music, drums, bells, chimes, voice
And never, ever underestimate the power of a shower or bath.
How many times am I going to say "It depends" this month? 😜
Smoke - incense, cannabis, resins, herbs
Sound - music, drums, bells, chimes, voice
And never, ever underestimate the power of a shower or bath.
March 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It's #witchmadness Day 5! What’s your favorite cleansing method?
How many times am I going to say "It depends" this month? 😜
Smoke - incense, cannabis, resins, herbs
Sound - music, drums, bells, chimes, voice
And never, ever underestimate the power of a shower or bath.
How many times am I going to say "It depends" this month? 😜
Smoke - incense, cannabis, resins, herbs
Sound - music, drums, bells, chimes, voice
And never, ever underestimate the power of a shower or bath.
#witchmadness Day 4: What’s your experience with spirit communication?
When I'm opening communication, it is largely through cards, runes, and/or pendulum. In terms of the more random messages from Spirit, those tend to be via Hearing, Knowing, and Smelling.
When I'm opening communication, it is largely through cards, runes, and/or pendulum. In terms of the more random messages from Spirit, those tend to be via Hearing, Knowing, and Smelling.
March 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM
#witchmadness Day 4: What’s your experience with spirit communication?
When I'm opening communication, it is largely through cards, runes, and/or pendulum. In terms of the more random messages from Spirit, those tend to be via Hearing, Knowing, and Smelling.
When I'm opening communication, it is largely through cards, runes, and/or pendulum. In terms of the more random messages from Spirit, those tend to be via Hearing, Knowing, and Smelling.
#Witchmadness Day 4: How do you interpret reversed cards?
Wow does it depend. Some decks simply Don't Do reversals, some do, and the spread impacts things as well. Most often, I'll see reversals in one of two ways. (1/2)
Wow does it depend. Some decks simply Don't Do reversals, some do, and the spread impacts things as well. Most often, I'll see reversals in one of two ways. (1/2)
March 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
#Witchmadness Day 4: How do you interpret reversed cards?
Wow does it depend. Some decks simply Don't Do reversals, some do, and the spread impacts things as well. Most often, I'll see reversals in one of two ways. (1/2)
Wow does it depend. Some decks simply Don't Do reversals, some do, and the spread impacts things as well. Most often, I'll see reversals in one of two ways. (1/2)
#Witchmadness Day 4: How do you ethically source your herbs?
Def a topic that needs brought up more. I consistently employ three methods of sourcing herbs for magical use. In this context "herb" is quite broad & includes culinary herbs, flowers, trees, and other plant life. (1/4)
Def a topic that needs brought up more. I consistently employ three methods of sourcing herbs for magical use. In this context "herb" is quite broad & includes culinary herbs, flowers, trees, and other plant life. (1/4)
March 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
#Witchmadness Day 4: How do you ethically source your herbs?
Def a topic that needs brought up more. I consistently employ three methods of sourcing herbs for magical use. In this context "herb" is quite broad & includes culinary herbs, flowers, trees, and other plant life. (1/4)
Def a topic that needs brought up more. I consistently employ three methods of sourcing herbs for magical use. In this context "herb" is quite broad & includes culinary herbs, flowers, trees, and other plant life. (1/4)
Day 3 of #witchmadness continues: How do you work with planetary days?
As an #AuDHD witch, the planets are excellent for the kind of loose routine I thrive in. From an #Animism perspective, I work with the spirit of the planets. Connecting and channeling unique aspects throughout my week. (1/
As an #AuDHD witch, the planets are excellent for the kind of loose routine I thrive in. From an #Animism perspective, I work with the spirit of the planets. Connecting and channeling unique aspects throughout my week. (1/
March 4, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Day 3 of #witchmadness continues: How do you work with planetary days?
As an #AuDHD witch, the planets are excellent for the kind of loose routine I thrive in. From an #Animism perspective, I work with the spirit of the planets. Connecting and channeling unique aspects throughout my week. (1/
As an #AuDHD witch, the planets are excellent for the kind of loose routine I thrive in. From an #Animism perspective, I work with the spirit of the planets. Connecting and channeling unique aspects throughout my week. (1/
#witchmadness Day 3: What’s your daily tarot ritual?
My morning tarot ritual is designed to give me insight into the energy potential of the day, help me plan how to meet opportunity and obstacle, and I pull from several decks dedicated to the purpose. (1/2)
My morning tarot ritual is designed to give me insight into the energy potential of the day, help me plan how to meet opportunity and obstacle, and I pull from several decks dedicated to the purpose. (1/2)
March 3, 2025 at 6:32 PM
#witchmadness Day 3: What’s your daily tarot ritual?
My morning tarot ritual is designed to give me insight into the energy potential of the day, help me plan how to meet opportunity and obstacle, and I pull from several decks dedicated to the purpose. (1/2)
My morning tarot ritual is designed to give me insight into the energy potential of the day, help me plan how to meet opportunity and obstacle, and I pull from several decks dedicated to the purpose. (1/2)
Good morning, #witchsky! #witchmadness Day 3: sharing a simple daily ritual.
I have a backyard flock, so an early task of the day is to let them out of the coop. I've ritualized this task by taking it as an opportunity to greet each day, offer gratitude, and ground myself in the land.
I have a backyard flock, so an early task of the day is to let them out of the coop. I've ritualized this task by taking it as an opportunity to greet each day, offer gratitude, and ground myself in the land.
March 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Good morning, #witchsky! #witchmadness Day 3: sharing a simple daily ritual.
I have a backyard flock, so an early task of the day is to let them out of the coop. I've ritualized this task by taking it as an opportunity to greet each day, offer gratitude, and ground myself in the land.
I have a backyard flock, so an early task of the day is to let them out of the coop. I've ritualized this task by taking it as an opportunity to greet each day, offer gratitude, and ground myself in the land.
Day 2 -Share a simple herbal spell or charm.
Calm the Fuck Down herbal spell:
Put chamomile in mug, add boiling water. While steeping/cooling, breath the steam and tell chamomile about the problem. When cool, drink. Take in the rebalance, calm, and collectedness of chamomile. #witchmadness
Calm the Fuck Down herbal spell:
Put chamomile in mug, add boiling water. While steeping/cooling, breath the steam and tell chamomile about the problem. When cool, drink. Take in the rebalance, calm, and collectedness of chamomile. #witchmadness
March 2, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Day 2 -Share a simple herbal spell or charm.
Calm the Fuck Down herbal spell:
Put chamomile in mug, add boiling water. While steeping/cooling, breath the steam and tell chamomile about the problem. When cool, drink. Take in the rebalance, calm, and collectedness of chamomile. #witchmadness
Calm the Fuck Down herbal spell:
Put chamomile in mug, add boiling water. While steeping/cooling, breath the steam and tell chamomile about the problem. When cool, drink. Take in the rebalance, calm, and collectedness of chamomile. #witchmadness
Day 2 #witchmadness - Your first magical tool and how you used it!
This seems to be the most common topic I'm seeing posted today, and happily will share mine! The Morgan-Greer Tarot (Check the Alt text for full story) #witchsky #tarotsky
This seems to be the most common topic I'm seeing posted today, and happily will share mine! The Morgan-Greer Tarot (Check the Alt text for full story) #witchsky #tarotsky
March 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Day 2 #witchmadness - Your first magical tool and how you used it!
This seems to be the most common topic I'm seeing posted today, and happily will share mine! The Morgan-Greer Tarot (Check the Alt text for full story) #witchsky #tarotsky
This seems to be the most common topic I'm seeing posted today, and happily will share mine! The Morgan-Greer Tarot (Check the Alt text for full story) #witchsky #tarotsky
What up, #witchsky! I'm not entirely sure what's going on with #witchmadness but I wanna see what books had the greatest influence on your craft so far? I managed to narrow it down to top 5 (and too many honorable mentions to count)
March 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
What up, #witchsky! I'm not entirely sure what's going on with #witchmadness but I wanna see what books had the greatest influence on your craft so far? I managed to narrow it down to top 5 (and too many honorable mentions to count)
Quick salt scrub whipped up for a shower ritual later. Pink salt, coconut oil, snake shed, and rosemary. #witchsky #glamorwitch #venusday
February 28, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Quick salt scrub whipped up for a shower ritual later. Pink salt, coconut oil, snake shed, and rosemary. #witchsky #glamorwitch #venusday