Ellen Olivia Hawthorn | they/them
@thathelpolwitch.bsky.social
✨ Hellenic Polytheist and Witch
💖 Blogger and purveyor of zines and oracle readings
🍉 Spoonie, Mad, genderfluid, bi, fat, anti-capitalist
Links inc. blog, tips + wishlist, and shop https://linktr.ee/thathelpolwitch
💖 Blogger and purveyor of zines and oracle readings
🍉 Spoonie, Mad, genderfluid, bi, fat, anti-capitalist
Links inc. blog, tips + wishlist, and shop https://linktr.ee/thathelpolwitch
Pinned
There’s still plenty of zines available if you want to treat yourself this holiday season!
Just because my blog is on a break doesn’t mean I won’t ship — all will be packaged and sent within 1–3 business days!
So, if you love cats, witchcraft, and folklore, get yours today! 👀✨
#WitchSky #folklore
Just because my blog is on a break doesn’t mean I won’t ship — all will be packaged and sent within 1–3 business days!
So, if you love cats, witchcraft, and folklore, get yours today! 👀✨
#WitchSky #folklore
Sold my first zine today! 🥰
There’s plenty more to go around! Perfect for witchy cat lovers, this zine explore the folklore and mythology of cats, alongside magic that revolves around them.
Available now through Etsy or my website — both links in bio!
#WitchSky
There’s plenty more to go around! Perfect for witchy cat lovers, this zine explore the folklore and mythology of cats, alongside magic that revolves around them.
Available now through Etsy or my website — both links in bio!
#WitchSky
December 18, 2024 at 7:09 PM
Sold my first zine today! 🥰
There’s plenty more to go around! Perfect for witchy cat lovers, this zine explore the folklore and mythology of cats, alongside magic that revolves around them.
Available now through Etsy or my website — both links in bio!
#WitchSky
There’s plenty more to go around! Perfect for witchy cat lovers, this zine explore the folklore and mythology of cats, alongside magic that revolves around them.
Available now through Etsy or my website — both links in bio!
#WitchSky
December 15, 2024 at 6:13 PM
Sold my first zine today! 🥰
There’s plenty more to go around! Perfect for witchy cat lovers, this zine explore the folklore and mythology of cats, alongside magic that revolves around them.
Available now through Etsy or my website — both links in bio!
#WitchSky
There’s plenty more to go around! Perfect for witchy cat lovers, this zine explore the folklore and mythology of cats, alongside magic that revolves around them.
Available now through Etsy or my website — both links in bio!
#WitchSky
#WitchSky #PaganSky
My new blog post went live last night! In it, I explain what rape culture is and how literal readings of the Greek myths serve only to prop it up
I also launched my weekly mailing list — you can sign up now!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/who-wor...
My new blog post went live last night! In it, I explain what rape culture is and how literal readings of the Greek myths serve only to prop it up
I also launched my weekly mailing list — you can sign up now!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/who-wor...
Who Would Worship a Rapist? Literal Myth Reading and Rape Culture — That HelPol Witch
In Hellenic Polytheism, there is a temptation to read the Ancient Greek myths literally. However, these myths align very closely with rape culture. As an intersectional feminist, I argue that to do th...
www.thathelpolwitch.com
December 14, 2024 at 5:04 PM
#WitchSky #PaganSky
My new blog post went live last night! In it, I explain what rape culture is and how literal readings of the Greek myths serve only to prop it up
I also launched my weekly mailing list — you can sign up now!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/who-wor...
My new blog post went live last night! In it, I explain what rape culture is and how literal readings of the Greek myths serve only to prop it up
I also launched my weekly mailing list — you can sign up now!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/who-wor...
Godsdammit I forgot to tag #WitchSky!
My Etsy site is now properly live with both oracle card readings and my ‘The Folklore and Magic of Cats’ zine!
Check it out here: etsy.com/uk/shop/that...
Check it out here: etsy.com/uk/shop/that...
December 12, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Godsdammit I forgot to tag #WitchSky!
My Etsy site is now properly live with both oracle card readings and my ‘The Folklore and Magic of Cats’ zine!
Check it out here: etsy.com/uk/shop/that...
Check it out here: etsy.com/uk/shop/that...
December 12, 2024 at 6:57 PM
My Etsy site is now properly live with both oracle card readings and my ‘The Folklore and Magic of Cats’ zine!
Check it out here: etsy.com/uk/shop/that...
Check it out here: etsy.com/uk/shop/that...
I think mine is also divination, specifically with the Citadel oracle deck as I really connect w/ it (hence doing readings!)
My ability to feel energy and discern it is also getting better, too. I’m more able to sense spirits and tell who they are, especially because I have occasional clairalience
My ability to feel energy and discern it is also getting better, too. I’m more able to sense spirits and tell who they are, especially because I have occasional clairalience
Of the myriad magickal operations, methods, and techniques, one thing that I particularly pride myself in is divination. There's always room for improvement, but it's what I believe is my strongest ability.
What is your greatest magickal strength?
#occultsky #witchsky #pagansky #chaosky
What is your greatest magickal strength?
#occultsky #witchsky #pagansky #chaosky
December 10, 2024 at 7:00 PM
I think mine is also divination, specifically with the Citadel oracle deck as I really connect w/ it (hence doing readings!)
My ability to feel energy and discern it is also getting better, too. I’m more able to sense spirits and tell who they are, especially because I have occasional clairalience
My ability to feel energy and discern it is also getting better, too. I’m more able to sense spirits and tell who they are, especially because I have occasional clairalience
Hey #WitchSky, my zine ‘The Folklore and Magic of Cats’, is now available on Etsy!
While slightly more expensive due to fees, this way you get peace of mind with Etsy’s policies — although I can assure you customer service through my website is also excellent! ✨
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/that...
While slightly more expensive due to fees, this way you get peace of mind with Etsy’s policies — although I can assure you customer service through my website is also excellent! ✨
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/that...
ThatHelPolWitch - Etsy
Shop That HelPol Witch by ThatHelPolWitch located in United Kingdom.
www.etsy.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Hey #WitchSky, my zine ‘The Folklore and Magic of Cats’, is now available on Etsy!
While slightly more expensive due to fees, this way you get peace of mind with Etsy’s policies — although I can assure you customer service through my website is also excellent! ✨
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/that...
While slightly more expensive due to fees, this way you get peace of mind with Etsy’s policies — although I can assure you customer service through my website is also excellent! ✨
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/that...
#WitchySky #PaganSky just reposting this article I wrote the other day about what folkism is and how we can recognise and fight against it
As global fascism is on the rise, we need to become more aware of how it insidiously manifests itself in our spaces, and fight against it to protect ourselves
As global fascism is on the rise, we need to become more aware of how it insidiously manifests itself in our spaces, and fight against it to protect ourselves
Forgot to quote earlier! Yesterday I wrote about folkism in pagan circles: what it is, why it’s fascist, and how we can oppose it
December 10, 2024 at 4:06 PM
#WitchySky #PaganSky just reposting this article I wrote the other day about what folkism is and how we can recognise and fight against it
As global fascism is on the rise, we need to become more aware of how it insidiously manifests itself in our spaces, and fight against it to protect ourselves
As global fascism is on the rise, we need to become more aware of how it insidiously manifests itself in our spaces, and fight against it to protect ourselves
Reposted by Ellen Olivia Hawthorn | they/them
If you are very very worried about misinfo/disinfo and the information landscape pushing people toward extremism, you should also be very very worried about generative AI. Weirdly, people seem to view the tech as neutral!
December 10, 2024 at 3:18 PM
If you are very very worried about misinfo/disinfo and the information landscape pushing people toward extremism, you should also be very very worried about generative AI. Weirdly, people seem to view the tech as neutral!
Reposted by Ellen Olivia Hawthorn | they/them
Please do not use AI generated illustrations for your posts, blogs, etc. I prefer no pics or crappy clipart or whatever to obviously AI generated stuff. If you post AI generated pics I will most likely block you.
Why? AI pics are hella bad for the environment AND are built on the use of stolen art.
Why? AI pics are hella bad for the environment AND are built on the use of stolen art.
December 9, 2024 at 8:55 PM
Please do not use AI generated illustrations for your posts, blogs, etc. I prefer no pics or crappy clipart or whatever to obviously AI generated stuff. If you post AI generated pics I will most likely block you.
Why? AI pics are hella bad for the environment AND are built on the use of stolen art.
Why? AI pics are hella bad for the environment AND are built on the use of stolen art.
Reposted by Ellen Olivia Hawthorn | they/them
FAO people of #witchsky: you might like this! 🧙♀️🐈⬛
🚨 My zine is now live and available to purchase on my website!
Covering the mythology, folklore, and magic of cats across 28-pages, this is the perfect gift for cat lovers and witches alike — including as a gift to yourself!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/store/p/cat-...
Covering the mythology, folklore, and magic of cats across 28-pages, this is the perfect gift for cat lovers and witches alike — including as a gift to yourself!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/store/p/cat-...
The Folklore and Magic of Cats Zine | Perfect Gift for Witchcraft and Cat Lovers — That HelPol Witch
A 28-page zine that covers the folklore, mythology and magic of cats, including in Ancient Egypt and during the witch hunts. The perfect gift for a witch or cat lover interested in the coloured past o...
www.thathelpolwitch.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:44 PM
FAO people of #witchsky: you might like this! 🧙♀️🐈⬛
FAO people of #witchsky: you might like this! 🧙♀️🐈⬛
🚨 My zine is now live and available to purchase on my website!
Covering the mythology, folklore, and magic of cats across 28-pages, this is the perfect gift for cat lovers and witches alike — including as a gift to yourself!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/store/p/cat-...
Covering the mythology, folklore, and magic of cats across 28-pages, this is the perfect gift for cat lovers and witches alike — including as a gift to yourself!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/store/p/cat-...
The Folklore and Magic of Cats Zine | Perfect Gift for Witchcraft and Cat Lovers — That HelPol Witch
A 28-page zine that covers the folklore, mythology and magic of cats, including in Ancient Egypt and during the witch hunts. The perfect gift for a witch or cat lover interested in the coloured past o...
www.thathelpolwitch.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:44 PM
FAO people of #witchsky: you might like this! 🧙♀️🐈⬛
Forgot to quote earlier! Yesterday I wrote about folkism in pagan circles: what it is, why it’s fascist, and how we can oppose it
December 7, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Forgot to quote earlier! Yesterday I wrote about folkism in pagan circles: what it is, why it’s fascist, and how we can oppose it
🚨 My zine is now live and available to purchase on my website!
Covering the mythology, folklore, and magic of cats across 28-pages, this is the perfect gift for cat lovers and witches alike — including as a gift to yourself!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/store/p/cat-...
Covering the mythology, folklore, and magic of cats across 28-pages, this is the perfect gift for cat lovers and witches alike — including as a gift to yourself!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/store/p/cat-...
The Folklore and Magic of Cats Zine | Perfect Gift for Witchcraft and Cat Lovers — That HelPol Witch
A 28-page zine that covers the folklore, mythology and magic of cats, including in Ancient Egypt and during the witch hunts. The perfect gift for a witch or cat lover interested in the coloured past o...
www.thathelpolwitch.com
December 7, 2024 at 6:26 PM
🚨 My zine is now live and available to purchase on my website!
Covering the mythology, folklore, and magic of cats across 28-pages, this is the perfect gift for cat lovers and witches alike — including as a gift to yourself!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/store/p/cat-...
Covering the mythology, folklore, and magic of cats across 28-pages, this is the perfect gift for cat lovers and witches alike — including as a gift to yourself!
www.thathelpolwitch.com/store/p/cat-...
New blog post up!
In it I trace the history of the light/dark binary, and make a case for balance and a critical assessment of how this framing affects BIPOC
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/invokin...
In it I trace the history of the light/dark binary, and make a case for balance and a critical assessment of how this framing affects BIPOC
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/invokin...
Complicating the Light/Dark Binary: Why We Need Balance — That HelPol Witch
There has always been "love and light" New Agers, but now there are the "dark feminine" witches. But where does this binary of light and darkness come from? And what does this mean in material terms?
www.thathelpolwitch.com
November 22, 2024 at 6:42 PM
New blog post up!
In it I trace the history of the light/dark binary, and make a case for balance and a critical assessment of how this framing affects BIPOC
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/invokin...
In it I trace the history of the light/dark binary, and make a case for balance and a critical assessment of how this framing affects BIPOC
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/invokin...
Reposted by Ellen Olivia Hawthorn | they/them
No one is coming to save us. No one accepted into the power structures can, or even wants to bring us liberation. For God's sake, look beyond the ballot. The future we deserve can exist, but only if we build it from the streets up.
November 20, 2024 at 9:18 PM
No one is coming to save us. No one accepted into the power structures can, or even wants to bring us liberation. For God's sake, look beyond the ballot. The future we deserve can exist, but only if we build it from the streets up.
A large Boy has blessed me with his presence — praise Bast
November 20, 2024 at 9:38 PM
A large Boy has blessed me with his presence — praise Bast
Crisis averted, in natural light my hair is purple!
November 18, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Crisis averted, in natural light my hair is purple!
I was so looking forward to dyeing my hair but I hate it. It’s basically a really dark burgundy-brown. It was meant to be a vivid purple. Pissed off doesn’t come close
November 17, 2024 at 6:25 PM
I was so looking forward to dyeing my hair but I hate it. It’s basically a really dark burgundy-brown. It was meant to be a vivid purple. Pissed off doesn’t come close
It’s one of those days where nothing that I need to do is happening. Just haven’t got it in me.
So, I’m going to read more about concepts of darkness and light historically for what will probably be my next blog post. It’s just about all I can do
So, I’m going to read more about concepts of darkness and light historically for what will probably be my next blog post. It’s just about all I can do
November 16, 2024 at 6:32 PM
It’s one of those days where nothing that I need to do is happening. Just haven’t got it in me.
So, I’m going to read more about concepts of darkness and light historically for what will probably be my next blog post. It’s just about all I can do
So, I’m going to read more about concepts of darkness and light historically for what will probably be my next blog post. It’s just about all I can do
Reposted by Ellen Olivia Hawthorn | they/them
🚨 New blog post! 🚨
It’s my UPG — based on the gods’ domains + mythology — about why I don’t think ritual purity is necessary to worship in Hellenic Polytheism.
I hope this helps other disabled worshippers to know that they’re doing their best 💖
#WitchSky
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/the-god...
It’s my UPG — based on the gods’ domains + mythology — about why I don’t think ritual purity is necessary to worship in Hellenic Polytheism.
I hope this helps other disabled worshippers to know that they’re doing their best 💖
#WitchSky
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/the-god...
Ritual Purity: How Necessary is It? — That HelPol Witch
Ritual purity and miasma are big topics in Hellenic Polytheism. But disabled pagans can struggle with this. Do the gods really mind, or can we adapt our approach with UPG?
www.thathelpolwitch.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:01 PM
🚨 New blog post! 🚨
It’s my UPG — based on the gods’ domains + mythology — about why I don’t think ritual purity is necessary to worship in Hellenic Polytheism.
I hope this helps other disabled worshippers to know that they’re doing their best 💖
#WitchSky
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/the-god...
It’s my UPG — based on the gods’ domains + mythology — about why I don’t think ritual purity is necessary to worship in Hellenic Polytheism.
I hope this helps other disabled worshippers to know that they’re doing their best 💖
#WitchSky
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/the-god...
Reposted by Ellen Olivia Hawthorn | they/them
For those who don’t know, I do oracle card readings! I do personalised 3 card spreads, a 5 card pentagram spread I devised for deeper insight in troubled times, and a quick 1 card to shine some light onto something that’s bothering you
Check out my website here! www.thathelpolwitch.com/store
Check out my website here! www.thathelpolwitch.com/store
November 13, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Reposted by Ellen Olivia Hawthorn | they/them
Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.
November 14, 2024 at 3:23 PM
Māori MPs briefly suspended the Aotearoa parliament’s attempts to reinterpret their founding treaty in the most bad ass use of the Haka I’ve ever seen.
🚨 New blog post! 🚨
It’s my UPG — based on the gods’ domains + mythology — about why I don’t think ritual purity is necessary to worship in Hellenic Polytheism.
I hope this helps other disabled worshippers to know that they’re doing their best 💖
#WitchSky
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/the-god...
It’s my UPG — based on the gods’ domains + mythology — about why I don’t think ritual purity is necessary to worship in Hellenic Polytheism.
I hope this helps other disabled worshippers to know that they’re doing their best 💖
#WitchSky
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/the-god...
Ritual Purity: How Necessary is It? — That HelPol Witch
Ritual purity and miasma are big topics in Hellenic Polytheism. But disabled pagans can struggle with this. Do the gods really mind, or can we adapt our approach with UPG?
www.thathelpolwitch.com
November 15, 2024 at 7:01 PM
🚨 New blog post! 🚨
It’s my UPG — based on the gods’ domains + mythology — about why I don’t think ritual purity is necessary to worship in Hellenic Polytheism.
I hope this helps other disabled worshippers to know that they’re doing their best 💖
#WitchSky
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/the-god...
It’s my UPG — based on the gods’ domains + mythology — about why I don’t think ritual purity is necessary to worship in Hellenic Polytheism.
I hope this helps other disabled worshippers to know that they’re doing their best 💖
#WitchSky
www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/the-god...