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Runa Troy

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(She/They) Land-Tending Crone. Writer/Author/Consultant. Mystical Mixologist. Harvest Creationist. Dream Worker. Rune Caster. Vintage Hunter. Healing Vet.

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · Feb 4

Want to know more about the work that I do? The best place to find me is at my website. RunaTroy.com

Runa Troy – Creative Crone – Making Magic Every Day

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 34m

Dreams can be a Witch's underworld. Jung called them a psyche's way of showing what the soul hides. Keeping a dram journal was my first spell in shadow work. I keep my dream journal by my bed, as if it were a cauldron for soul alchemy. #Dreams #WitchSky

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 46m

Yesterday morning, Grand Witchling helped me pick all the tender fruits that were left in the polytunnel & kitchen garden. This morning it was 29 degrees at sunrise. Today we hope to quickly get some bushes and trees in the ground before the true winter cold hits. #OnTheCovenstead #WitchAlt

Four baskets of 'last harvest before the frost' featuring peppers, peas, and green beans.

Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 52m

I've centered life on Land Tending & Kin Keeping. It's no wonder my Magic ends up in the kitchen. Some on #WitchSky side-eye #KitchenWitchery, but here’s the deal: when the Land gifts Hubbard Squash & Duck Eggs, eating becomes Magic. Such slow & intentional work becomes spellcraft. #OnTheCovenstead

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 2h

That Not The Bees one - need. Yes, big smiles every time.

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 12h

Drop some Costumes 👻😈🎃🤡🖤🦸🦹🧌🧟

Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 12h

This is all the music in that episode... True Blood Wiki ftw.

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 12h

The wooly bear caterpillars agree!

Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 12h

Yum.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 1d

Spooky bird stories. Last year's Halloween comic.

A comic titled Spooky Bird Stories. In panel 1, a turkey vulture is telling stories to other vultures, and it says, "She walked toward the source of the terrible smell. She got closer and closer, and then, to her horror, she saw... No dead body." A black vulture says "No!" and a turkey vulture says "Did someone already eat it??"
In panel 2, a northern cardinal is telling a story to some songbirds. It says "They peered through the windows of the house at the gory scene. Zombies had smashed through the door in the night. The homeowner was dead. But worst of all... He hadn't refilled the feeders." An eastern bluebird says "Aaah!" and an American goldfinch says "It can't be!".
In panel 3, a screech owl is telling a story to other owls. It says "And then the ghost fluffed itself up really big to appear scarier." A saw-whet owl gasps, and a long-eared owl says "Horrifying!".
In panel 4, a downy woodpecker is telling a story to other woodpeckers, and says "The eerie sound rang through the dark woods. Tap-tap. Tap-tap. It was the distinctive two-part knock of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The species had returned from the dead... FOR REVENGE." A red-cockaded woodpecker says "Yesss".

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 1d

The sycophants propping up TFG are liars, too. Just in case you were unclear.

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 1d

Love it! The inner work can be the most rewarding. Dream on!

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 1d

The Land teaches you that every season has its own tempo -- and if you listen closely, you'll find your own heartbeat syncing right up with it. Then sync that Magic. What Workings can you do that focus on harvest, storage, and preparation? 2/2 #WitchSky #OnTheCovenstead

Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 1d

As that Wheel of the Year turns, so shifts the rhythm of the Covenstead. It's not slower, just different. Tools get swapped out, tasks evolve, and the Land calls for new kinds of attention. What was once growth becomes about harvest, storage, and preparation. #WitchAlt #OnTheCovenstead 1/2

A mushroom (Ma'am on a Motorcycle) in grass next to a patch of feverfew

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 1d

Dreams that shake you or easily remembered are STRONG messages. That's your higher self (aka Dream Maker) showing you what you still need to pay attention to. Dreams of conflict or rescue often carry a call from the unseen. Or you need to take up horseback riding. 😉😂

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 1d

This is a beautiful reminder. My neuro-sparkly brain went right to, 'I bring Baba with me.' 😆

a statue of a woman standing in a cave .

Alt: an old witch opens the door of a cabin and then quickly closes it

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Sigfreid Skaldrup @sigfreidskaldrup.bsky.social · 1d

#FrogsTogetherStrong
#LibertéÉgalitéFraternité

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 1d

This is the kind of day it's been. The Devil's Coach Horse Beetle* is life. I'm the caterpillar. #OnTheCovenstead

*P.S. look up how it got its name. 🙄

The Devil's coach horse beetle bites a moth caterpillar on a sidewalk.

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Rachel @rachmarie.bsky.social · 2d

A screen shot from “The Good Place” of Janet telling Chidi “Fun fact: Columbus is in the Bad Place because of all the raping, slave trade, and genocide.”

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using only 1 food you refuse to eat, 1 movie you’ll never watch again, and 1 song you can’t stand.

Food- Lima Beans; Movie- Top Gun; Song- Anything by The Red Hot Chili Peppers

Nat the Horse Witch 🦄🧙🔮 @horsesandhockey.bsky.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using only 1 food you refuse to eat, 1 movie you’ll never watch again, and 1 song you can’t stand.

Food: brussel sprouts. they taste like farts. No it doesn't matter how they're cooked.

Movie: War Horse (the book and movie traumatized me)

Song: Hotel California -The Eagles

Daisy ❤️‍🔥 (as heard on Wood - 0:11) @zombieautopilot.swifties.social · 1d

Introduce yourself using only one food you refuse to eat, one movie you’ll never watch again, and one song you can’t stand.

Food: relish

Movie: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (cried for a verrrrry long time after)

Song: Celebrate by Kool and the Gang

Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 2d

Same here - amazing for barn chores!

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 3d

I would like the mood where i can look at things more humorously to reappear please.

a woman in a purple shirt is screaming in a room .

Alt: a woman in a purple shirt is screaming in a room .

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Sigfreid Skaldrup @sigfreidskaldrup.bsky.social · 3d

Our fame spreads

poppeetim.bsky.social @poppeetim.bsky.social · 3d

oh, the horror!!!

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...

Among Portland Protests, It’s Frogs and Sharks and Bears, Oh My!

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Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 3d

It's some direct action I can take in the face of the suffering of my neighbors, which leaves me in tears every time I leave my home. But you're right, a lot of the agencies are not trustworthy anymore.

Runa Troy @runatroy.bsky.social · 3d

For 10+ years I continually maintain a small pack in my car to give away to people who need it. It's typically a drawstring backpack w/ cash, socks, hot hands, a gift card to a food place or bus card, snacks & info card 4 where to seek help. The card has less & less info anymore. 🥹💔 #OnTheCovenstead

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Tricia - A Witch Awakens @awitchawakens.bsky.social · 3d

#awitchawakens #witchsky #pagansky #occultsky #spiritualsky

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