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Heather D. Freeman (She / They)
@heatherfreeman.bsky.social
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Host of 'Magic in the United States' and 'Familiar Shapes.' Technologist, artist, educator, magical practitioner, creepies, crawlies, etc.

https://linktr.ee/heatherdfreeman

Ideas expressed here are my own and do not reflect those of my employer.
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I took the course, passed the exam, and am now a Certified OOUX Strategist!

Giant thanks to @jake.cosmic.plumbing over at @cosmic.plumbing who inspired me to take Sophia Prater's course. Hooked.

Now I'm OOUX-ing websites, games, podcasts.... ask me how if you want some über nerd.

🩵💛❤️💚
Badge with a multi-colored Post-it notes, that says 'Certified OOUX strategist.'
November 26, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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@tres.cosmic.plumbing thank you so much for this cleansing spray, it really gets the ne'er-do-wells out quick! Can you send me another bottle big enough for all of my beloved #Charlotte? We got some crud from Chicago that needs to get rid of. Thanks! 🫶
November 15, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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Also, Charlotte, though: Care and humbleness for the Dead.

My love to all my Dead
My love to b all your Dead.
Who are also all Our Dead.
A dark, quiet porch in north Carolina, lot only by the candles before many photos and prints and notes for the beloved dead.
November 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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Meanwhile. This is also Charlotte NC.
Green cat skull with blue headphones
October 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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Happy Halloween! Here's a pic of my teenager's pet spider Azimuth for those who need a spider this morning. 🖤🕷️🖤
A little ~ 1.5" tarantula on a cards against humanity card. What does the other side of the card say, you ask? Nipple blades. Now you know.
October 31, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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Hail, Venus, on your day + your hour, with the humble, artsy-craftsy Lot of Eros swirling herself across the Midheaven holding the hands of Mars and Mercury behind her, because -- fuck the rules -- LOVE is unconquerable, unrelenting, the most victorious slayer of both unwarded hearts and weary ones
A mixed media painting, an abstract swirl of pink and green and copper and text, suggesting hearts and connections.
October 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Charlotte showed up today! It was beautiful and heartening to remember we're not alone. First amendment free speech and freedom of assembly in action.
Protest signs and people in front of trees on a beautiful sunny day. One sign says Queen City bows to no kings. Another says the only minority destroying America is the rich.
October 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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This is me, demonstrating signs of life.
magic.charlotte.edu

(If you know the history here, I'm waving at you from the aether.)
Front page of the website 'Center for the Study of Ideas and Practices' showing a banner, the center band and descriptive text which can be read on the website (link in post).
August 20, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Also like many grimoires -- lots of 'copy-paste' with little to no context. (I sort of love it for the same reasons. A page from my grandma's cookbook, (1940s from a few dates I found).
Photo of a very old cookbook. Lines, yellowed pages. Combination of cursive handwriting giving a recipe for Flounders (?) a la Novelle Orleans plus cut out newspaper recipes for Clam Bisque, Bouillabaisse, and Lo! A Snappier Red Snapper!
August 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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*me trying to remember how to blsky*
Beer can that reads "tropical summery goodness you are in for a magical ride" Four pack of "Rainbows and unicorns" beer cans by breakside brewing in Portland Oregon
July 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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Well, shit. "Due to maintenance, Research.gov .... will be unavailable from Fri., 4/25 at 10:00 PM ET to Sat., 4/26 at 1:00 PM ET.... Effective on 4/26/25, users signing into Research.gov through Login.gov must have their NSF account primary email match their Login.gov email."
Screenshot of Research.gov website with the following alerts: Due to maintenance, Research.gov (including access to NSF-PAR, GRFP, PES, and ETAP) will be unavailable from Fri., 4/25 at 10:00 PM ET to Sat., 4/26 at 1:00 PM ET. NSF apologizes for any inconvenience. Effective on 4/26/25, users signing into Research.gov through Login.gov must have their NSF account primary email match their Login.gov email.
April 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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At an online #digitalhumanities conference all day, but ran to uptown Charlotte for this. #handsoff ! (Didn't get a better photo, but it was a couple thousand people on a two mile march.)
Hands Off! marchers in Charlotte, NC. Hands Off! marchers in Charlotte, NC.
April 5, 2025 at 9:49 PM
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I mustache youuuuuuuuooooooooooOoooooooooo
Coyote with handlebar mustache
April 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Wildlife cam photo of Thursday, with coyotes howling, but backwards. Because that's my role.
April 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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Hey Charlotte, BOOM! is happening again this year! I'll be doing free divinations with my 'Evocation Deck: Shield of Witches' on opening night, Friday, April 25th, 7:30-8:30 pm. Check out the other amazing artists and schedule here: boomcharlotte.org/2025-artists/
BOOM Charlotte Logo -- a swirly swirl of creativity.
March 31, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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@witchcult.bsky.social
(Is this how one breaks time-space?)
Wildlife cam photo of coyotes howling in the night with the text "Thursday" above them, but the text is mirrored.
March 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Coyotes howling up a Thursday, but backwards since they're facing Morgan's coyotes, which are howling up a Thursday. They are, in effect, howling Thursday right back. That's friendship right there, folks.
March 6, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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Google maps location "Gulf of America" with a one star review. Y'all. I really, really, really don't want to be on social media screaming into the void. It doesn't help change things. There's practical things in doing/should be doing. But maybe enough one star reviews or something....?
February 11, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Esoteric book challenge (description in alt text).
#esotericbookchallenge
#books
#witchcraft
#occult
#esoteric
#library
#pagan
Bringing Race to the Table: Exploring Racism in the Pagan Community is an anthology which explores the topic of racism and how it shows up in the Pagan community, as well as what we can do to discuss it and bring it out in the open. Each section of the anthology explores different facets of racism and how the Pagan community respond to it. Section 1: People of Color's experience with Racism shares candid stories of how people of color have experienced racism in both subtle and overt forms, as well as how they have handled it. Section 2 Historical/Mythological Racism focuses on how Racism has shown up in mythological and historical contexts, as well as how it continues to show up in counter cultures. The final section: Being an Ally focuses on sharing suggestions and ideas on how white people can be better allies to people of color and how to be more aware of racism in both the Pagan and mainstream communities.
February 1, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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And not to be totally spooky, but these literally just fell off my bookshelf in protest. Fine. (And hi @drcummins.bsky.social and @jessehathawaydiaz.bsky.social !)
Two books on the same dirty carpet: cyprian old world and the immaterial book of st. Cyprian. Also my dirty, but boss shoes.
January 30, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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Bluesky esoteric book change, huh? No idea when it starts or ends, LF go!

#esotericbookchallenge
#Books
#Esoteric
#Occult
#Witchsky
#Booksky
#easteregg
#libraries
Hm. A book covered in wrapping paper, because I used to be shy about reading it in public. (Iykyk.) Another book. Gold star if you know either! Also my dirty carpet and my dirty rainbow-laced Chuck Taylors. And an office chair.
January 30, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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I'm going social-media-dark until the new year, but Happy Holidays, and THANK YOU to everyone who's listened to and helped create Magic in the U.S! Thank you most of all to my friends and family who have both supported and challenged me in all the *best* ways --I'm so grateful for all of you!
💖🤗💖
A selfie of Heather Freeman and her kid Quinn in a restaurant booth. Heather looks wry, and Quinn is giving the peace symbol. Or victory. (Why not both?)
December 25, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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Happy solstice, y'all.
💖🌄💖
A photo of the sun rising over a suburban winter forest on the solstice with clear skies.
December 21, 2024 at 2:26 PM
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Magic in the U.S. S 3 E 6: Magical Futures! www.magicintheunitedstates.com/s3e6

Tech-savvy magical practitioners reveal a great deal about the future of both magic and technology in the United States.

#witchsky #spiritsky #occultsky #podcast @prx.org @wolvendamien.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 4:45 PM
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My brother and I visited Haberdish in Charlotte. I pulled a tarot card for the bartender + she invented a new drink she supply called "The Sun." Such a great afternoon with my brother at a favorite haunt. #tarotsky #witchsky #divination
(No, I don't remember what was in it. It was delicious though.)
Bright sunny cocktail with a yellow marigold flower and orange slices in it next to "The Sun", the 19th card in the major arcana (waite-smith deck)
December 14, 2024 at 11:12 PM