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Helaena Weatherwax

@helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social

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Witch, Pagan, Hospice Chaplain, proud B in LGBTQ, dog Mom, lover of the unloved, ravenous reader, vintage style (but not vintage values), death doula.

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 1d

I love the Dumb Suppers!

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 1d

One of my fellow chaplains (who is non denominational Christian) from CPE talked a lot about the "church hurt" and how people off felt grief when leaving the churches of their childhood. I think it's captured well here!

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 4d

Those purple ones are crying to be taken home and use.

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 4d

I woke up from a dead sleep at 4am (EST) with my heart pounding. Something definitely happened here!

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 5d

I love it!

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 5d

Mr Rogers was a hero among humans ❤️❤️

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 5d

Look at this cool chaplain thing I got for my hard of hearing/non verbal patients!

A picture board for spiritual care with an emotion scale, a spiritual pain scale and pictorial representations of spiritual needs such as prayer, chanting, the Bible, hand holding, candles or song.

A religion chart on the back of a laminated card listing several major religions to help non verbal patients indicate their belief systems.

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 6d

I'm a hospice chaplain so death and rebirth is very much "on brand" for me. I had been working for the company in a part time role for several months and I think they were telling me to lean on my peers as I navigate the changes.

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 6d

The funny thing is that I accepted a new role on Monday and they showed up for me yesterday!

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 6d

Wow, what a beautiful shade of green!

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 6d

This is so cool.

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 6d

We're all a little hardheaded and need a bit of a nudge sometimes!

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 6d

Oh wow, thank you! Sometimes Nature whispers, yesterday she yelled a little 😁😁

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 6d

They say you shouldn't speak ill of the dead, only good.

"That jerk is dead."

" Good."

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 6d

I completely agree! I'm a death positive hospice chaplain and I can't tell you how many times well-meaning but unintentionally dismissive "I'll pray for you" sentiment can be!

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The Death Expert @thedeathexpert.bsky.social · 7d

Toxic positivity hurts when what people need is support #hospice #endoflife #deathpositive

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 6d

Messages from Nature!

On my way to work, just outside my apartment, I spotted a flock of black vultures (and no carrion) on a grassy hill.

Black vultures signify the ending of cycles, cleansing and rebirth. A flock tells me that I'll need community as I go through the next cycle.

#witchsky

Two black vultures sit together on a tree limb looking to the left side of the photo.

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 7d

Uh, because they're awesome? 😁

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 9d

I took a trip to Luray Caverns in the Shenandoah Valley & this formation"Pluto's Ghost" is my favorite. I have been to several caverns (including this one) & I have never felt the slightest bit uncomfortable. Just a sense of deep peace and safety.

How do you feel underground?

#witchsky

A large white cave rock formation in the shape of a robed figure, lit with subtle lights in a cavern.

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 10d

I haven't done my reading yet today but does the cat come as a standard package? 😍😍

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 10d

I'll put that one on my list! My spooky favorites tend to be The Forest, Cabin in the Woods and the Mist!

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 10d

Well said. There is no shame in choosing to do other work or focus your faith elsewhere if intense self discovery is not your preference. I've always felt that to be a witch, you have to be willing to write and follow your own moral code completely independently. That is hard, heavy work!

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Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 10d

I picked this up today finally and if you're pagan, I CANNOT recommend it enough if you are able to read about the persecution of suspected witches in Puritan society. It's fictional and it grabs you from Chapter 1 and doesn't let go! I read the entire book in one sitting!

#witchsky

The cover of a book entitled "Slewfoot" by BROM pictures a young, red haired woman with good legs sitting on a hovering broom in front of a golden full moon.

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 11d

I love my work, it feeds my Spirit!

Helaena Weatherwax @helaenaweatherwax.bsky.social · 11d

These are all pictures of my grandmothers and great grandmothers!