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Marcus Ward

Marcus Ward

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Mental health meets magick. Harnessing spirituality for personal growth, to help recover from burnout, tend old trauma wounds, and manage ADHD symptoms. 🏳️‍🌈 /|\ 🪷 Multiple He/They 🩶🩵🤍🩵💛🩷 Caution: Loki hangs around me

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Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · Mar 3

If you or someone you know is feeling unsafe and thinking about where to go or who to talk it out with:

My DMs are Open.

Especially queer folks and anyone being targeted due to their religion or skin tone/status.

#lgbt #lamigra #pagan #safespace #brainstorm #vent #expat

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 8d

Gorgeous work! Bravo!

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 8d

I don't really do curses so much as blessings that kick serious ass until they teach the necessary truth or transformation... so maybe that is worse than a curse?

Basically, upset me and you may meet your own inner demons or just find your karma unleashed at full force.

#WitchSky #Loki #Hekate

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 8d

This is how it is done ❤️👏 That reminds me, I need to make time for a retreat and recharge like this.

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 8d

Each of us has the power to sanctify.

Simply set the intention and apply your will in a mindful and disciplined way.

If it bothers you when someone else does not see the sanctified, you may need to reclaim your power or recognize how you've given it away.

/|\

#Pagan #WitchSky #Mindful

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 9d

Humans have such strange ideas. Perhaps the most baffling to me is the concept of garbage.

Why did we invent this strange notion?

How do we believe it?

I guess it feels nice to pretend we can just "throw away" a thing, and it's gone, but... wow.
/|\

#Pagan #WitchSky #Druid #Hekate

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 9d

When I've done trauma work with parts, I basically just hold space for them and mind how I talk/think about myself and parts in general.

Being what I needed has 100% come into play with those moments too, so I can definitely see how more regular talk along those lines would help.

Thanks!

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 9d

I've noticed that when I ask/listen on little things (e.g. which tea do we want right now) it seems to ripple out in big yet subtle ways (e.g. trust and communication internally as well as more confidence in the wounded or shy).

So stepping up that self talk makes a lot of sense.

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 9d

Sounds like we operate the same way: look for guidance, trust intuition to recognize the true/helpful info and next steps, learn the foundation principles/skills, then DIY following that intuition and core principles into the depths.

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 20d

Good stuff! I had forgotten some of the details, so that was a good refresher, but also I really appreciated the thoughts on how the modern takes on it - for better or worse.

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 20d

What books/videos/other resource have you found especially helpful or enlightening so far on this?

Mostly I have been focused on building inner awareness/parts work through mindfulness, curiosity (vs. judgement), and trusting my instincts on what next book/person/etc. seems right or helpful.

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 20d

mindset or allowing complacency to set in. It's not always fun and rarely easy, but I sense a path forward and a very desirable destination so-to-speak (really the path is the point, not some end goal), so I keep at it, and that feels a bit easier the more times I choose to face the next challenge ❤️

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 20d

some kind of "hard mode" run this time around xD Either to further my own insights/enlightenment or maybe actually to help raise the collective towards enlightenment and healing. Regardless, I definitely see things through the lens of challenges that I am ready to face now vs. going into a victim

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 20d

That makes a lot of sense given my experiences with healing and IFS/parts work so far. Also the soul/challenge element is definitely in line with things I've come to notice or suspect myself.
It feels egotistical somehow, but I definitely suspect I came back around after several rounds and chose

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Heathen Halfling @heathenhalfling.bsky.social · 29d

You can enjoy nature in the city. Mushrooms, birds, rivers, trees.... You just have to pay attention. #mushroomphotography #witchsky #occultsky #heathenry

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 27d

Wow, just call out all the wounds I am working through right now, huh? lol But seriously, this was good medicine, cuz I have been dancing around this realization and only just begun to touch on it for real. Well timed ❤️ Thank you!

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 29d

buff.ly/T5lT3Yi #Pagan #MentalHealth

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · 29d

Equinoxes are an invitation to reassess and re-balance; the Autumn Equinox especially prompts us to let go of what no longer works. My addiction to productivity led to a "crash" which made this deeply important truth clear to me.
buff.ly/T5lT3Yi
#Pagan #MentalHealth #WitchSky

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · Sep 23

Sometimes the act of harvesting is also a form of sowing.

What you release can become a fertilizing soil to nurture future harvests.

What you reap (consequences and successes alike) can transform into baggage you must release.

Letting go is an act of faith and courage.

#Mabon #WitchSky #Pagan

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · Sep 23

Absolutely gorgeous! I am a sucker for trees, but this is an especially lovely altar from the base to the layout!

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · Sep 23

This is why it is so important to be a visible example (where and when safe) of what we are truly like.

Why unpacking and processing your own wounds (esp. religious) is so impactful.

And why community building is critical right now.

Fight back with light.

/|\

#Pagan #WitchSky #EndHate

Dr. Ceallaigh S. MacCath-Moran @csmaccath.com · Sep 23

Introduced by Charlie Kirk shortly before he was killed, "The Pagan Threat" is a specific and deliberate attack on my community of faith. Manny Moreno does an exemplary job outlining this threat in his review of the book for "The Wild Hunt." #Pagan #Heathen #Druidry #Wicca

“The Pagan Threat” is talking about us

Lucas Miles’s The Pagan Threat leaves no ambiguity: it catalogues modern Pagan traditions in detail, framing them as enemies of church and nation. By casting Pagans as conspirators and parasites, the book transforms theological polemic into real-world danger for our communities.

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · Sep 23

In so many ways, I have sought control over understanding.

Even the way I sit is a battle against myself to do it "right" or somehow perfectly.

Burnout was clearly inevitable.

Letting this go is a challenge. For now I will watch and be curious.

#Burnout #Healing #ChronicFatigue #MentalHealth

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · Sep 22

"Perhaps you could do better–but “better” isn’t objective. It should be measured by your own yardstick of what you truly value."
- Frank James
#quotes #wisdom #MentalHealth

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · Sep 22

Gorgeous symbolism and very fine work; thanks for sharing!

Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · Sep 22

"Brave is just another word for being afraid."
- Sleeping At Last
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Marcus Ward @marqsward.bsky.social · Sep 19

Yeah and tracking only ever really helped us with identifying triggers for some folks (protectors/trauma holders), so we could work with them more.
So we really just do a general and loose list of who we noticed was around during the day at most lately.