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I really believe in doing things with an intention and then attributing whatever good thing happens to that intention. For instance: quitting smoking. I said: I’m going to give up this thing I love so it will make room for other things that I might love even more. Or running. I just started training for a marathon, as a confirmed non-runner, do-not-want-to-run type of girl. And when I started I said: by investing in yourself in this unpleasant way, you are casting a spell of loving and believing in yourself that will bring those same things back to you. When I was 7 I threw a ring I loved out of a car window as we searched for my dog who had run away, as an act of sacrifice to get her back. Well, guess what? She came back. And I’m still doing little spells to this day 😈
Jan 21, 2025
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There are some things I know for certain: always throw spilled salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for luck, and fall in love whenever you can.
Oct 5, 2024
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I actually think this works, it can take any kind of form (I guess it's like, also what some would call "praying" lol) but the way I do it is that I just think about the thing I want a lot. Before bed I concentrate on the goal, think about it, dream about it, etc. It doesn't matter if it's like a job I want, or a goal or a literal material object. Sometimes I talk about it with others, write about it, tweet about it, etc. idk every time i’ve seriously tried to manifest something it has worked like magic, even if it's not what I imagined it would be (usually the case). My friend’s Ezra and Connor also told me about Sigil’s but that’s a little more R rated so if you’re curious just google that and figure it out yourself. In the meantime tho - positive reinforcement and thoughts with direct objectives are IN for 2022. I want everyone getting what they Want and what they Deserve.
Nov 16, 2021
Life is just more interesting if you believe in things. If you look at the lines on your palm and see the future, if you salute every magpie and wish them company soon, if you are terrified to smash a mirror, if you throw salt over your left shoulder, if you go to fortune teller machines and actually trust them (thereby trusting the forces of the universe). If you decide one day to believe in magic and the unexplainable, even if they're a bit silly, the world becomes fascinating, engaging and hilarious. I love being superstitious.
Jan 11, 2025
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This album is so good, I love it forever, it's utterly shocking that Paul McCartney made it and Monkberry Moon Delight is one of my favourite songs of all time. It rules.
Jan 21, 2025
I have a vivid memory of being 18 years old, my parents just moved me across the country into my dorm, and as I watched their car turn a corner away from view, I pulled out a pack of Gauloises and lit up. I was a woman now. I loved smoking, I was never a heavy smoker, but I always wanted to keep it light enough so that it could forever be in my life. Anyway, years later there was a pandemic/heart break/lots of life changes and the idea of long term planning (staying alive/having nice skin) flew out the window for me and cigarettes took a much bigger role in my life and that freaked me out. So I read the same stupid book that everyone does, I rolled my eyes the whole time thinking NO WAY and then I finished the book and was freed. Last page done = no desire for another cigarette again. Probably it’s a form of hypnosis, and an essential element is being ready to say goodbye, but if you ARE ready: The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr is some type of witchcraft. Also, Anthony Hopkins and Angelica Huston blurbed the edition I read, and I thought that was convincing evidence. They probably smoked a lot.
Jan 21, 2025
This is a stall in Ridley Road Market in Dalston, they make the fluffiest flatbread in front of you, then smear it with this mystery meat spicy paste, put it through their giant revolving oven, roll it up for you, and then you eat it. Some things almost scare me in how they can supersede the sum of their parts and blow my socks right off with only 2 components. This is one of those things. There's a vegetarian version as well but I haven’t tried it, I’m sure it’s fine.
Jan 21, 2025