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We will not be doing the Google classroom and directed course learning this year because none of the Open Minded Leaders have time, unfortunately. However that was never a requirement to join our coven when we do initiations at Samhain, so we will still do new member admissions in the fall!
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Wicca had two main founders, actually, and one was not as Hermetic from the start. Doreen Valiente actually spent time flirting with his coven after she left Gardner's, before ultimately deciding to be a solitary witch.

Wicca does not have one single founder.

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Charles Cardell - Wikipedia
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February 19, 2026 at 2:16 AM
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The Wiccan Rede is often quoted but rarely explained. I dug into its origins, its meaning, and why it’s not quite the “one rule” people think it is.

If you love history, nuance, or modern Pagan practice, you’ll enjoy this one.
#witches #wicca #pagan
What the Wiccan Rede Really Means: A Profound and Uplifting Guide for Today’s Practitioners - Total Apex Entertainment
The Wiccan Rede isn't what it appears to be at first. And it isn't a commandment. But what is the Rede and where did it come from?
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February 17, 2026 at 11:12 PM
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🌒 Waxing Crescent - Illumination: 2%
📆 Wed, Feb 18 @ 17:25 GMT

🌕 Next Full Moon in ~13 days:
🗓 Tue, Mar 3 @ 11:39 GMT

🌑 Next New Moon in ~28 days:
🗓 Thu, Mar 19 @ 01:26 GMT

🌒 #february2026 #waxingcrescent #piscesmoon #highvibrations #wicca
February 18, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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Why is it called witch hunting if witches are fucking legal now?
February 19, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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I found this, and it's so lovely

This vocalist playing Cupid is an incredible suprano! 🥹

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VENUS & ADONIS by John Blow (Full Opera)
YouTube video by The Cambridge Chamber Ensemble
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February 14, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Describe your BlueSky account in a single image
February 15, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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It's always the season of the witch 💚 Artist ~ Stuart Shaw 💚

#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #witchsky #witch #peace
February 14, 2026 at 5:26 AM
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"women wear the hijab for Allah not for men" oh is Allah a pervert man then cause why is Allah obsessed with women's bodies and hair when he created them naked and he's supposed to be watching everyone, fuck this religion I'm sick of it and I'm sick of the misogyny
February 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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February 14, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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The crows will take it from here 🖤

#greenwitchtea #greenwitch #crows #forest #peace
February 14, 2026 at 10:37 PM
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I think the fact that evil is inherently non-sensical is sensical, though. It can be understood as a tautology. Evil is Madness, but not all Madness is Evil. There is cardinality for chaos: that which brings disorder and greater obfuscation of Truth is chaotic Evil, that which furthers order- Good.
the tl;dr for people who are interested but feel thrown off by German terms or unfamiliar vocabulary: evil makes no fucking sense. It’s not wrong to try to understand it academically, but its existence is ultimately parasitic of what is good in the world.
February 14, 2026 at 2:29 AM
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The obsession with virginity in abrahamic religions is proof that males wrote these books esp Christianity like god impregnating a "virgin" 14 yo girl just cause she was considered "pure" makes no sense she was raped just like many girls who were raped in the name of religion
February 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM
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Do you practice magick or witchcraft? Do you want to help protect the people of the world from harm, exploitation, and oppression? Despoina wants YOU for Magie Sans Frontières!

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Image Credit: Myrrthyn Emryss.
February 13, 2026 at 9:08 PM
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The Epstein files contain evidence of Epstein ties to at least four different intel services, of which Mossad is one. Given the statements of Ehud Barak and Ari Ben Menashe about Epstein's collaboration with Mossad, that's hard to dispute. But it doesn't necessarily mean he was an _agent_.
February 13, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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The Dunning Kruger effect causes people who don't know enough in the field to over or underestimate others' knowledge of the field, largely along existing lines of bias inside of them. They're more inclined to think someone who agrees with them is an expert, in other words. Fascinating, huh?
February 10, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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ok, I think we all need a dose of adorableness today like a NEWBORN GIRAFFE www.sltrib.com/news/2026/01...
February 10, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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A cognitive worldview built around the objectified self is inherently circular because it’s timeless and self-referential.

The future, like the empty set is, an abstract hypothetical. It is absolutist because its essence is defined as something that can never be realized. Unreal. Non-relativistic.
January 11, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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February 9, 2026 at 10:47 PM
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This is excellent. Do you know what I find most interesting about it? The light takes up space, it necessarily extends beyond the boundaries of the lanterns as color, because its a painting. It's remarkable I've never noticed that before.
Richard Savoie (Canadian, b. 1959). Rue St-Denis (oil on canvas).
February 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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Apathy reforms within her body, woven anew from threads of Trauma. Empathy ever dances with, back and forth, push then pull, undulating rhythmically to the beat of Love, as they had once, long ago. "Weave with me, make one by three" she whispers into the resonance and Mercy spills forth. Blessed be.
February 9, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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8 Spellcrafts for February. Built for the cottage witch who wants to tend home, tend soul, and invite aligned transformation. Each recipe honors hermetic correspondences, personal vibration, and everyday science of attention.

#cottagewitch #witchcraft #homespirit #spellsandrituals #dailymagic
February Fires: 8 Gentle Spellcrafts for Heart-Rooted Renewal — warmth, clarity, soulful magnetism
February sits at the bridge between inward winter and budding light. These crafts are gentle, practical, and built for the cottage witch who wants to tend home, tend soul, and invite aligned transformation. Each recipe honors hermetic correspondences, personal vibration, and everyday science of attention. Read them, feel them, and make them yours. Light a candle, set a clear intention, and move with the rhythm of your breath.
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February 9, 2026 at 8:14 PM