Althaea Sebastiani
@althaeasebastiani.bsky.social
Spiritworker • Teacher • Priest
animist • Pagan polytheist • witch
Books, Courses, Community⬇️
https://linktr.ee/LadyAlthaea
animist • Pagan polytheist • witch
Books, Courses, Community⬇️
https://linktr.ee/LadyAlthaea
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My name is Althaea (al-thay-ah) and I am a spiritworker, teacher, & author.
My work emphasizes community & living in intimacy with the land & its spirits, and is directly influenced by relationships with spirits and gods—relationships I've been tending for over 25 years in some cases.
My name is Althaea (al-thay-ah) and I am a spiritworker, teacher, & author.
My work emphasizes community & living in intimacy with the land & its spirits, and is directly influenced by relationships with spirits and gods—relationships I've been tending for over 25 years in some cases.
Good morning from kittens appreciating the snow.
November 29, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Good morning from kittens appreciating the snow.
Reposted by Althaea Sebastiani
November 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Remember, it’s called witchCRAFT not witchTHINK: the magick you work will always be more effective than the magick you don’t work.
These words are from my book “By Rust of Nail & Prick of Thorn” and are the inspiration behind the hands-on workshops held every month in The Winding Way.
#WitchSky
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These words are from my book “By Rust of Nail & Prick of Thorn” and are the inspiration behind the hands-on workshops held every month in The Winding Way.
#WitchSky
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November 28, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Reposted by Althaea Sebastiani
There are people on here who get a lot of praise for their funny alt text and I hate it because nothing in the alt describes the photo. They just think they're being funny and clever when they're actually just excluding people.
Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
November 27, 2025 at 10:12 AM
There are people on here who get a lot of praise for their funny alt text and I hate it because nothing in the alt describes the photo. They just think they're being funny and clever when they're actually just excluding people.
A replay of my video workshop 🗝Cursing & Protection Magick: Confronting Fear & Reclaiming Power🗝 is now available to paid members of The Winding Way.
It's also available as a standalone purchase, if you haven't yet decided to join the shenanigans happening in TWW.
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It's also available as a standalone purchase, if you haven't yet decided to join the shenanigans happening in TWW.
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#WitchSky #PaganSky
This Monday, I am presenting a FREE workshop as part of The Witch Within Summit!
🗝️Cursing & Protection Magick: Confronting Fear & Reclaiming Power🗝️
Cursing & protection magick are two sides of the same coin, bidding the witch to acknowledge, assert, & defend their agency & power.
🗝️Cursing & Protection Magick: Confronting Fear & Reclaiming Power🗝️
Cursing & protection magick are two sides of the same coin, bidding the witch to acknowledge, assert, & defend their agency & power.
November 26, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
November 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
95% of authors are not making a living through book publishing. The public needs to understand this.
Reposted by Althaea Sebastiani
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
A reminder that the median book deal for a debut author in the UK is £7000, paid over 12-18 months. (from 2022 Society of Authors report). Some of your favourite writers are struggling. societyofauthors.org/2022/12/06/a....
A profession struggling to sustain itself - The Society of Authors
ALCS report on author incomes shows 60% drop in median incomes since 2006
societyofauthors.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:39 PM
If you like an author's work, the best thing you can do is buy it. The second best thing you can do is ask your local library to buy it. Or, do both!
Remember, it’s called witchCRAFT not witchTHINK: the magick you work will always be more effective than the magick you don’t work.
These words are from my book “By Rust of Nail & Prick of Thorn” and are the inspiration behind the hands-on workshops held every month in The Winding Way.
#WitchSky
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These words are from my book “By Rust of Nail & Prick of Thorn” and are the inspiration behind the hands-on workshops held every month in The Winding Way.
#WitchSky
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November 25, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Remember, it’s called witchCRAFT not witchTHINK: the magick you work will always be more effective than the magick you don’t work.
These words are from my book “By Rust of Nail & Prick of Thorn” and are the inspiration behind the hands-on workshops held every month in The Winding Way.
#WitchSky
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These words are from my book “By Rust of Nail & Prick of Thorn” and are the inspiration behind the hands-on workshops held every month in The Winding Way.
#WitchSky
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Reposted by Althaea Sebastiani
Great book!
#witchsky
#witchsky
You, too, can make an author feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
*cough cough*
www.ladyalthaea.com/books.html
*cough cough*
www.ladyalthaea.com/books.html
Witchcraft Books
Witchcraft books to help you deepen your practice and become a more functional witch.
www.ladyalthaea.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Great book!
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#witchsky
There is a bookstore that restocks my indie books once a month. And I don't know them personally, I don't know what they're doing to promote my books so well, but I do love seeing that order for 30 or so books come through.🥰
November 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
There is a bookstore that restocks my indie books once a month. And I don't know them personally, I don't know what they're doing to promote my books so well, but I do love seeing that order for 30 or so books come through.🥰
Good afternoon from precious babies sleeping in 100+ year old chairs.
November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Good afternoon from precious babies sleeping in 100+ year old chairs.
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Casual reminder that today is the LAST DAY to take advantage of this bundle. It's like getting three courses for the price of two. And? They're yours for life, ACCESSIBLE, self-paced but with as much (or as little!) support as you need.
#WitchSky #PaganSky
www.ladyalthaea.com/spirit-work-...
#WitchSky #PaganSky
www.ladyalthaea.com/spirit-work-...
If it feels like something's missing from your witchcraft practice, that missing piece is nearly always spirit work and personal relationships with spirits.
Begin your journey into the world of spirits with this 3 course bundle on spirit communication, ancestor veneration, and warding.
Begin your journey into the world of spirits with this 3 course bundle on spirit communication, ancestor veneration, and warding.
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Casual reminder that today is the LAST DAY to take advantage of this bundle. It's like getting three courses for the price of two. And? They're yours for life, ACCESSIBLE, self-paced but with as much (or as little!) support as you need.
#WitchSky #PaganSky
www.ladyalthaea.com/spirit-work-...
#WitchSky #PaganSky
www.ladyalthaea.com/spirit-work-...
Casual reminder that today is the LAST DAY to take advantage of this bundle. It's like getting three courses for the price of two. And? They're yours for life, ACCESSIBLE, self-paced but with as much (or as little!) support as you need.
#WitchSky #PaganSky
www.ladyalthaea.com/spirit-work-...
#WitchSky #PaganSky
www.ladyalthaea.com/spirit-work-...
If it feels like something's missing from your witchcraft practice, that missing piece is nearly always spirit work and personal relationships with spirits.
Begin your journey into the world of spirits with this 3 course bundle on spirit communication, ancestor veneration, and warding.
Begin your journey into the world of spirits with this 3 course bundle on spirit communication, ancestor veneration, and warding.
November 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Casual reminder that today is the LAST DAY to take advantage of this bundle. It's like getting three courses for the price of two. And? They're yours for life, ACCESSIBLE, self-paced but with as much (or as little!) support as you need.
#WitchSky #PaganSky
www.ladyalthaea.com/spirit-work-...
#WitchSky #PaganSky
www.ladyalthaea.com/spirit-work-...
Good afternoon from chompy kitties.
November 23, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Good afternoon from chompy kitties.
To be a witch is to be in communion with spirits—as friend, as ally, as passerby on moonlit paths. Yet spirit work can feel daunting & unapproachable.
How do you get started? What if you encounter a problematic spirit? How can you effectively communicate with spirits &build relationships with them?
How do you get started? What if you encounter a problematic spirit? How can you effectively communicate with spirits &build relationships with them?
November 17, 2025 at 8:57 PM
To be a witch is to be in communion with spirits—as friend, as ally, as passerby on moonlit paths. Yet spirit work can feel daunting & unapproachable.
How do you get started? What if you encounter a problematic spirit? How can you effectively communicate with spirits &build relationships with them?
How do you get started? What if you encounter a problematic spirit? How can you effectively communicate with spirits &build relationships with them?
Good afternoon from a very November day.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Good afternoon from a very November day.
The continuous search for information—that keeps you from taking action—is the opposite of discernment.
A great example of a lack of discernment is doing reading after reading on the same situation, or drawing *multiple* clarifier cards.
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A great example of a lack of discernment is doing reading after reading on the same situation, or drawing *multiple* clarifier cards.
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#WitchSky #PaganSky #OccultSky
November 16, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The continuous search for information—that keeps you from taking action—is the opposite of discernment.
A great example of a lack of discernment is doing reading after reading on the same situation, or drawing *multiple* clarifier cards.
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#WitchSky #PaganSky #OccultSky
A great example of a lack of discernment is doing reading after reading on the same situation, or drawing *multiple* clarifier cards.
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#WitchSky #PaganSky #OccultSky
Not even 10am and my youngest called 911 on my phone. So much for letting him watch cat videos while I got dressed.😑
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Not even 10am and my youngest called 911 on my phone. So much for letting him watch cat videos while I got dressed.😑
Spent an hour laying beside an old tree in the sun, just watching their branches dance in the wind.
Perfect mental warm up for writing.
Perfect mental warm up for writing.
November 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Spent an hour laying beside an old tree in the sun, just watching their branches dance in the wind.
Perfect mental warm up for writing.
Perfect mental warm up for writing.
Good afternoon from the tiny fluffy elderly baby.
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Good afternoon from the tiny fluffy elderly baby.
Spirit work describes the nature of how the witch embodies their craft.
It is animism in action, the ways in which we acknowledge the existence of the very many spirit people with whom we share the world and how we build relationships with them in the context of witchcraft. 🧵
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#WitchSky #PaganSky
It is animism in action, the ways in which we acknowledge the existence of the very many spirit people with whom we share the world and how we build relationships with them in the context of witchcraft. 🧵
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#WitchSky #PaganSky
November 15, 2025 at 5:28 PM