The Hill has some useful reporting on this...

I rather suspect that releasing this to the Post is to stir shit up to distract from something or to vent the outrage so that they can do this quietly later on. DHS is of course denying the Post's reporting...

thehill.com/homenews/561...

it's rather strange to realize, as I did recently, that as a Witch I learned a lot about crafting ritual, memorial rituals, & some bit of necromancy, from all too many similar observances over my lifetime within the LGBTQ+ community...

Cis here, but Gay in orientation & Queer culturally/politically. Having been so since some time in the 1980s/90s.

Next Paycheck, donation to Trans community Org.

... still figuring out how exactly, but themes of honoring the dead, asking the Queen of Phantoms to marshal the restless dead to guide & guard the living, perhaps honor/call upon some of the Queer ancestors, working for justice... like I said still figuring it out.

Last Night/Early This Morning was the astronomical New Moon. Tonight will be the last of the three nights of the dark of the Moon. Hekate's Diepnon. I was just reminded today is also the Trans Day of Remembrance.... this changes some of my plans for tonight.

Witches also fight like hell for the living, feed the hungry, practice hospitality, speak truth to power.

YES, we also (to paraphrase a great writer & reportedly terrible person) speak to the Universe in a language it dare not ignore; but in some cases that is honestly the least of what we do.

Witches not only honor or work with or worship or make magic with The Honored & Beloved Dead, The Spirits, & The Gods. They cast spells, they scry, they honor the seasons, they are involved in their communities, they read, they cook, they care for others, they vote.

Beyond simply learning to scry, when the occasion calls for it, a Witch learns (through sometimes terrible trial & error) to see things. Seeing things they seek understanding. Seeing & understanding leads to action.

To act in accord, if you will?

This is why, so very often, if you meet a Witch they will have a large & diverse library of some sort. Documentaries, & How-To's, & History, Sociology, Archeology, Folklore, Occultism, topics of all sorts.

As a Witch wanders their crooked path, they become physical, spiritual, & mental, magpies.

Some people lose their minds & their way trying,
Others, they gain wisdom & a measure of power,
Sometimes, if you're very lucky, it's a little bit of both...

Now to truly develop an Acrostic Eye one needs to study & research of their Craft honestly & truly.

With an understanding of the complexity of history, weighing sources, understanding the sometimes interwoven streams of thought, history, folklore, & mythopoeia from many Traditions & Cultures.

Recovering from an ick but doing well!

I'll start...

Relaxing working out some thoughts before doing some writing & recovering from a very nasty chest cold that had me out of commission for most of the last week.

@beardacles.bsky.social & @acrowandthedead.bsky.social ... I rather suspect both of you would appreciate Dex's work!

Not sure if it's the kind of strangeness you're seeking, but perhaps a double-feature of Starcrash(1978) & Battle Beyond The Stars (1980)?