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Morpheus Ravenna

@morpheusravenna.bsky.social

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Part time werewolf, full time screeching banshee. Artist, ritual tattooist, sorcerer, Celtic polytheist spiritworker. Queer, genderfluid, feminist, antifascist & antiracist. LAND BACK. sí / hir #art #tattoo #author https://bio.site/banshee

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · Jan 10

New pinned post: I’m a tattoo artist, illustrator and author.
You can see my work using long-press/right-click on these hashtags:
#art
#tattoo
#author
#witcheries
Link page: bio.site/banshee
Tattoo booking: bansheearts.as.me
I will add posts with recent work to this thread.

Four tattoo pieces done in a graphic, Celtic-inspired style. Spiral armband in bold blue, Pictish spiral mosaic shoulder piece, chest piece of a solar ring crossed by an ornamented spear and framed by a raven in flight, and back piece of a large Pictish crescent/v-rod motif with knotwork and beast heads in dark blue.

Oil painting. Over a landscape of water and clouds, a tear opens in the air and a screaming figure emerges through it as if from another world. She has black feathers for hair and blue-gray skin. With her hands she is tearing open her chest in a shape that echoes the portal. Red light flows through from the other side and the portal is surrounded by gold shimmering patterns.

Book cover: THE MAGIC OF THE
OTHERWORLD:
MODERN SORCERY from the
WELLSPRING ofCELTIC TRADITIONS
By Morpheus Ravenna
Cover design is dark blue-green with a fold Celtic knotwork border, and graphic ornamental artwork of two she-wolves.

Pic of me, in glasses with head shaved on the sides and reddish long hair in braids, wearing black. Portrait is superimposed over a landscape of green hills, pale cloudy sky and a bare winter tree.

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 1d

If you’re in a creative field and you don’t lift up the work of your peers, you can’t expect people to care about your stuff

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 4d

Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 16h

This is what defines art for me. It transforms you in the process of creating it. The work IS the joy. A bot prompt could never.

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 21h

That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.

The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.

Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 21h

In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 21h

This photo is so French it just colonized North Africa

Carrie Tait @carrietait.bsky.social · 1d

This photo accompanying a news story about the heist at the Louvre is perfection.

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Chantal James @chantalalive.blacksky.app · 1d

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 1d

Some folks were worried that they'd sic thugs on the protestors or declare martial law. Instead they posted AI videos and complained.

These people have no juice. Their supporters are cowards. They are are all bark and no bite. They collapse when we push back. Remember that.

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pretty gross how the author of this article concedes in his closing that he and his presumed reader plan to do fuck-all to change their behavior or use of these exploitation machines.

“Haha it’s based on slavery and horror, just think about that while you continue to use the torment nexus”

Screenshotted text from the linked article:

told AFP. "Then despite working so many hours, you only get poor pay, and you might also not get paid."

So next time you fire up ChatGPT - or ask Grok "is this true?" — spare a thought for the worker who made your chatbot possible in the first place.

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Wolf Mercury Photography @wolfmercury.com · 2d

"Breathe Within The Silence"

when a photographer friend told me about this spot, I got in the car and drove 2.5 hrs just for a photograph

#landscape #photography #pnw

Dark green leaves frame, on the left and right, bright red autumn leaves and tall birch trees with yellow and green leaves

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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 4d

ACAB includes Ring cameras. techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/a...

Amazon's Ring to partner with Flock, a network of AI cameras used by ICE, feds, and police | TechCrunch

Agencies that use Flock can request that Ring doorbell users share footage to help with "evidence collection and investigative work."

techcrunch.com

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nic.tattoos @nicterhorst.com · 6d

Hello #PortfolioDay!!

I'm Nic, a queer tattooer in Toronto, ON. I specialize in illustrative tattoos of characters ✨ I love working with black ink & textured fills

Portfolio: www.sofarsogoodtattoo.com/nic
Flash book: www.sofarsogoodtattoo.com/nic-flash-drop
Booking form: forms.gle/PHNRSoBPPrvw...

Tattoo of a black dragon filled with stars on light skin

Tattoo of a celestial woman with a sun face and starry hair on dark skin.

A dragon tattoo on a shoulderblade on light skin

Three tattoos of snapshots of characters, collected on a thigh. Light skin and black and grey inks, with a pop of red.

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TransLash Media @translash.org · 6d

We honor the legacy of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a fierce protector of our collective freedom. Our hearts are with her loved ones and all who carry her vision forward.

"We will honor Miss Major forever." - @imarajones.bsky.social

An illustration of Miss Major surrounded by candles with blue background and a famous quote of hers written in gold. The quote reads“I don’t need their permission to exist; I exist in spite of them. I want you to train and teach and love on and create families within my community and gender non-conforming people, so that we can understand that we have a culture, we have a history, we have a reason to be here. We have a purpose. We’re entitled to be loved, and seek happiness, and share that with the people that we care about.” -Miss Major Griffin-Gracy

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 7d

This classic much-loved witchcraft book is getting a 20th anniversary revised edition, plus there’s a whole new companion book. Kickstarter live now!
#pagansky #witchsky

T. Thorn Coyle they/them @thorncoyle.bsky.social · 7d

Evolutionary Witchcraft and Stars of Power just launched on Kickstarter!

The campaign runs for 12 days and is the only place to get these magical books: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tho...

#booksky #witchsky 📚💙💫

Deluxe editions of Evolutionary Witchcraft

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 11d

🖤🖤🖤

𓅸 novelteeth 𓅷 @novelteeth.bsky.social · 11d

Extra Senses ▪️ ink, 2015

Traditional ink drawing of a raven with a third eye and tentacles coming out of its mouth.

Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 11d

“the girlfriend of one of the founders of antifa”

Screenshot of Bix Caleen from Andor, looking grimly determined

Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 11d

I love you, Portland! Never change

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12d

#WarRavagedPortland

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 12d

I’m overdue to post some recent work here!

First phase of a shoulder armor piece - heraldic shield design of a stag with antlers sprouting leaves, done in delicate fine lines and textured shading. More to come on this fun project!

#tattoo

A black linework tattoo on a light skinned person’s shoulder. A stag with oak leaves sprouting from its antlers is framed in a shield shaped outline. Rays descend from a star at the top, with more stars cascading down behind the antlers

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emily moonlight @threnody.bsky.social · 13d

hi, cis folks in california!

this headline leaves out that newsom has another 5 days to sign these bills into law. if you’d like to tell him he should do that to protect trans californians, you should to reach out.

he also has a phone: (916) 445-2841

want to know what to say? next post! 🧵

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 13d

Fair enough, I’m Californian and I also don’t know why Gavin Newsom is

Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 13d

YW! I adore your work and wish you all success

Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 13d

Get it!!! I look forward to seeing your shots

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 14d

This kickstarter for this gorgeous tarot deck is live!! Go get you some!

it's frank-en-SCHTEEN 🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 14d

🚨 It's launched! you have until midnight on Hallowe'en / Noson Calan Gaeaf / Samhain to pledge! very grateful for any sharing x🎃

Check out Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot by Frank Duffy on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra... #tarot #tarotsky

Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot

A 78-card potent jewel-coloured tarot deck created with linoprinting. Artwork is complete & project is ready to print.

www.kickstarter.com

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House of Apples @houseofapples.bsky.social · 15d

Pagan Peer Counseling Learning Community is this Sunday October 12th at 10am PT! Learn peer counseling skills with other pagans. 🍎

Free Registration:
houseofapples.org/learningcomm...

#houseofapples #pagan #polytheist #peercounseling #skillbuilding #witch #heathen #community #pagansky #witchsky

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 17d

This is 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Paul Duane 🥔 @paulduane.bsky.social · 17d

"The makers of AI aren’t damned by their failures, they’re damned by their goals. They want to build a genie to grant them wishes, and their wish is that nobody ever has to make art again. Their dream is to invent new forms of life to enslave."

Chris Dabbs, Ph.D. @dabbspsych.bsky.social · 17d

I am an AI hater by @anthonymoser.com

anthonymoser.github.io/writing/ai/h...

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 17d

This lovely tarot deck is getting a reprint, jump onto that kickstarter to get yours when it launches!

it's frank-en-SCHTEEN 🏳️‍⚧️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social · 18d

✨Asking a Big Favour from you which is: click on this kickstarter link & request to be "notified on launch".

Even if you've no desire to support it, people signing up in advance is great for the KS algorhithm! 💀

v grateful for any shares too!✨

www.kickstarter.com/projects/fra... #tarot #tarotsky

Coming soon: Queer Crow Death Magic Tarot

A 78-card potent jewel-coloured tarot deck created with linoprinting. Artwork is complete & project is ready to print.

www.kickstarter.com

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Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 17d

Saw this at a store in Oakland. This has gone too far

Morpheus Ravenna @morpheusravenna.bsky.social · 18d

I love this Medusa so hard. 🐍

Jenna DeVillier @jennadevillier.bsky.social · 19d

More character art!! Huge thank you to the amazing @carolinejamhour.bsky.social for this gorgeous painting of Medusa 💚

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