i, and i can’t emphasize this enough, would literally die for merlin

For everyone’s information:

The plan for the 17th, when the adult content ban comes in, is to protest.

To do that, we are making as much noise either side of the 17th as possible, and using the site as normal.

On the 17th, dead silence.

People are saying log off but what they really mean is don’t open the site or the app.

But, on the 17th make as much noise as possible on every other platform. Tweet about it and post on facebook and instagram and everywhere else.

What this does is causes a massive dip in ad revenue for one single day. That does not make staff think ‘oh everyone’s gone let’s shut down.’ What it actually makes them think is ‘oh shit people aren’t happy and if people don’t keep using our site we’re out of money and out of jobs.’

A boycott reminds a company that the users (consumers) have the power to make their site (business) worthless with one single coordinated decision.

If you want to join in, here’s what to do:

Remember: the execs don’t care about anything but money. Shutting down the site means there’s $0 further income from it. That’s their last possible course of action. If we make it clear we’re not happy, they’ll have to do something or we can do more and more until it becomes too expensive.

Protests take commitment. They’re a defiant action against a business that is doing something wrong. They will try to scare you into not participating, because they’re scared. We hold all the power here, sometimes the execs just need to be reminded of that.

Each link should take you to the original post, to one with good additions, or to a random reblog if the OP is no longer on Tumblr.

Some basics:

Some basic German questions

A few German verbs

How to use German cases

The Genitive Case

The Dative Case

The Accusative Case

Useful German grammar books

Where things are (behind, beside, etc)

Audio German (Pimsleur)

Reflexive Pronouns

German Grammar Resource

Commonly Confused Verbs

Common Mistakes (that even native speakers make)

How to respond to ‘thank you’

The formal ‘you’

A little more complex:

Commonly struggled with

Das vs Dass

Common ‘kommen’ prefixes

German ‘filler’ words

German qualifiers (very useful)

Telling people to shut up

When to use the polite form

Cursing in German

German essay words

German Postpositions

Some ‘false friend’ verbs

Prepositions

 Vocabulary Lists:

The Body

Clothing

Family

Au pair vocab

Good character traits

Languages

Tourism

Ireland vocab list

Things around the house

University

Stars

Autumn (1)

Autumn (2)

Gardening

Theatre 

Emotions

Idioms and humour:

Words with no translation

Funny sayings

Some idioms

Some great German expressions

German and Sausages

Ways to improve:

Ways to improve

German Podcasts

Dreri´s 5k GIVEAWAY

Hey guys! Cant believe theres 5k of you already. 

I want to say thank you to you all for following me and supporting what i do, it means a lot  ❤

Im going to celebrate this milestone by giving away two headshots of any OC, character, real life people, whatever you like.

To participate in the giveaway, you must reblog this and follow me. Thats it.

Will be announcing the winners June 29. Good luck!  ❤ ❤ ❤ ❤

The Nightwell recently hit 2k followers, so in order to celebrate the occasion I’m doing a giveaway! If you’re not already following, thenightwell is a nightborne aesthetic blog that features plenty of nightborne-themed imagery as well as fanart from around Tumblr.

The giveaway will end June 8th, and the rules are as follows:

- You must be following thenightwell for your entry to count (new followers are always appreciated)

- The winner will be selected from the reblogs - you can reblog as many times as you wish, but please be considerate to your followers.

There will be two winners selected, and both may pick from two options for their prize:

- A heroic Argus carry on Horde-side (server doesn’t matter as long as you are on US realms) which will give you the chance at loot, the Ahead of the Curve achievement, and guarantee you the Violet Spellwing mount

Or

- Your choice of any store pet from the Blizzard shop

Oh. As for the apples…his wife is Idunna, who tends the golden apples that grant the gods ageless immortality. 

Your grand-aunt was hella pagan. 

I still cannot get over this. This woman fooled her entire family AND the people at her church into thinking that she was devoutly Catholic for who knows how many years, all while writing poetry to the ancient Norse god of skalds and his wife who she worshiped in the privacy of her own home.  

Meanwhile, I almost out myself as heathen approximately every 10 seconds if I have to sit through even one (1) Christian service for a wedding or a funeral or whatever.

What a fucking legend. 

In a way this makes me sad knowing she could never come out about her religion but man is Systlin right, she is a legend.

And now she has become a story, a poem unto herself, and that just seems all the more befitting of a devotee of Bragi.

Tenets of the Gods

Baldr: The brightness of life. Let your presence be inspiring and beautiful to all. Allow your joy to radiate from within and become your aura. Bragi: Believe in the power of your words. Speak carefully with thought and precision. Let your praise empower and strengthen, and your insults dishearten and wither. Eir: Seek the cure. Help those in need, and offer comfort in whatever form you can. Reject the corruption of disease, any affliction can be treated and healed with the right approach. Fenrir: Destroy your chains and those who forge them. Never be cowed or submit in fear, reason should be met with respect but dominion with insurrection. Forseti: Deliver the beneficial compromise. Let peace be brokered and unnecessary conflict be evaded, good faith be honoured and deception be castigated. Freyja: Bask in your glory and empowerment. Let pleasure be a virtue, and self-determination be the basis of your strength. Revel in your emotions for they are your power. Freyr: Advance the endeavour of growth. Nurture life in all its forms and display the beauty of progeneration. Anything can take root and grow given the right conditions. Frigga: Provide and protect. Let all you care for be comfortable and safe, and no need be denied. The fire can warm but also burn. Heimdall: Vigilance and caution. A misstep may bring misery and an unheard word, disaster. The way forward is clear and danger is transparent, when the time is taken to identify it. Hela: Death is but the other half of life. Let stillness be, and quiet guide your thoughts. Endings should be neither sought nor feared, an end is but the opportunity for further beginnings. Idunn: Wisdom in youth. Let the words of babes ring with your consciousness and seek the truth held in their innocence, ignorance is found in the dismissal of the young. Loki: Freedom in fun and change. Do not be bound by norms and civility, evil is often disguised as order, and the fabricated as natural. The good thing is not always the common thing, deviation can lead to delight. Modi: Evolve and progress. Find no contentment in maintaining a status quo. Each day be better than yesterday, see the good of your forebear and strive to excel further. Seek, always, the betterment of your theory and actions. Njord: Ebb and flow, give and take. Action begets reaction, matter demands a void, for happiness there must be sadness, for gain there must be loss. Balance is a virtue, no one approach can suit every obstacle. Odin: Wise and learned. Always search for the opportunity to learn, wisdom is found in the diversity of life. Give your knowledge freely and be gracious in reception, a mind in isolation is a mind that does not grow. Sif: Be proud and know your worth. Demand your place and your right to exist in the world. Pay mind to fair criticism but reject detractors wholly. Take pride in yourself, and seek betterment for your own sake. Sigyn: Steadfast and devoted. Stand firmly for what you believe, keep loyal to that you love. Nothing worth doing is easy, no worthwhile thing is effortless. Love takes work, and ideals require labour. Skadhi: Justice through vengeance. Vileness be met with viciousness, the unforgivable can not be forgiven, though reason may temper rage. Covert, can be calamity, and war kept for a better day. Thor: Powerful protection. Vie for strength in soul and arm, to protect is to persevere against evil, contest not only in arms but in wills. To bring joy against misery, hope against despair, and a hammer against tyranny. Tyr: Honour and sacrifice. Victory is not always decisive, a small win leads to the larger success, a minor loss can avert the grander. Achievement can come in portion just as well as in entirety. Ullr: Mirth in contest. Appreciate fair competition and find joy in the fight, to train you must have a partner, to win - a rival. In loss be grateful for the challenger and in victory, for the challenge. norsegodcalls These are some personal interpretations of the kinds of values and virtues that the gods each have, written up as specific tenets.

Full Moon in Scorpio

Date: April 29th, 2018

Rulers: Pluto, Water, Fixed

Affects: intense emotions, healing, premonitions and heightened intuition, paranormal experiences, secrets surfacing, major transformations and changes, issues relating to the bladder, stomach, and reproductive organs, being met with your demons, mood swings, insomnia

What It’s Good For: healing old wounds, overcoming pain of the past, revealing hidden thoughts, feelings, and secrets, learning to nurture and control emotions, expressing your anger and pain in writings or to others, cleansing your soul, connecting to the universe and higher powers, enhancing intuition, setting intentions, manifesting desires

Crystals: black obsidian, red jasper, clear quartz, moonstone, celestite, amethyst, blue goldstone, agate, jet, rhodochrosite 

Herbs: sage, basil, clove, thyme

Incense/Oils: sage, jasmine, patchouli 

Colors: red, black, brown, grey

Ostara Tea

since i cant do much for Ostara this year i figured the least i could do is come up with a nice tea recipe in celebration for it, i came up with this from what herbs i have on hand here at school. 

Materials 

boil water,  then steep herbs mixture for  5-10 minutes once steeped strain/ remove the herbs. then add the honey and milk. Serve in your favorite mug and enjoy.

Also dont forget to leave some outside as an offering. (i usually pour it onto the roots of one of my favorite trees) 

-HoneyCoyote-

ALWAYS research herbs and other ingredients before use to make sure they wont cause any medical complications 

10 Herbs to Keep Close By!

10 Helpful & Magickal Herbs for Witchy… Witchcraft.

If you’re a Green Witch or just have a penchant for herbalism and herbal witchcraft, this is a helpful list of herbs that are always good to have in your cupboards, or jars… or shelves.

Basil: Primarily, Basil is known as a culinary herb (add a dash of it to your dishes to add a little class and flavour!), but it also has some interesting and broad magickal properties. For example, it can be burned or strewn on the floors and thresholds of the home to purify and protect. It can be used in magick that concerns love/relationships and it can be used in divination. Old lore states that Basil can aid in both astral travel and projection, and physical travel. It is said to bring luck to those who are moving or transitioning to somewhere new, and is used in the detection of infidelity and the affirmation of fidelity.

Lavender: Lavender, unlike Basil, is not used primarily for cooking but it can be! Lavender and vanilla shortbread cookies are just divine. In magickal terms, this herb is often used in love spells and love magick, or in any sort of ritual that brings about peace and/or a state of calmness in life and in you.  Lavender can be strewn on floors and thresholds to protect from evil and can be used in purification magick/spells/rituals/baths and for smudging. It can soothe headaches and aid sleep when the buds are placed in a sachet or beneath your pillow.

Sage: Historically - very, historically! - Sage has been burned to cleanse and purify spaces; it is used still in smudging rituals* and the herb is often burned in incense to cleanse, purify and protect. It can also be used in healing rituals. A warning, though: when being burned, Sage emits a potent odour that is very much like that of marijuana!

Patchouli: Patouchli has an exotic aroma and is commonly used in incense, potpourri and ritual workings. This herb has strong ties to sexual power, wealth and love and is thus used in workings regarding those.  If you were to carry a small sachet of Patchouli leaves on your person, whether that is hung around your neck or stashed in your pocket, you will attract love, wealth and yes, sex into your life.

Mugwort: Mugwort is found and used frequently in modern Pagan and witchcraft workings as it is a very versatile and easy to grow (or obtain) herb. It can be used in an incense blend, in general spellwork; sachets and in smudging rituals. It is often tied with prophecy and divination. For example; to encourage success in divination, create an incense blend with mugwort, or use it in a smudging ritual to cleanse your work space of negative energies, and purify it before use. NOTE: Can be harmful to pregnant women.

Bay (leaves): Like some of the aforementioned items, Bay is a culinary herb. It is used not only in cooking, but for protection, purification, strength, healing and the enhancement of psychic power. If you write a wish or a desire on a bay leaf and burn it on a candle flame, it is said that the smoke will carry your desires to your respective deities and they will manifest, though not always in the way you would expect. Bay, if placed in a dream pillow, wards of negativity and induces prophetic dreams.

Chamomile: Known for its protective and purifying properties, Chamomile can be used in incense blends for sleep and meditation. It is, of course, a popular herbal tea that promotes peace and sleep. If you wish to protect your person or your household from psychic attacks, sprinkle Chamomile around your home.

Rosemary: Rosemary, yet another culinary herb, has been used historically for myriad purposes. In short, it is a herb of protection, love, lust, mental clarity, purification, healing, banishing, and cleansing. It’s pretty much multi-purpose.  Burn Rosemary to rid a space of negative energy, or hang it in the home to prevent evil in all its forms from crossing the threshold and entering. This herb is like a clear quartz crystal or a white candle; it can be used as a substitute for other herbs and you will still obtain good results.

Cinnamon: Oh, look! Another culinary herb! Cinnamon is versatile in that it is easy to obtain and very easy to use. It promotes spirituality, success, healing, psychic powers, lust, love, and protection, much like Rosemary, and can be used in incense blends, but (and this is the best part) it can be baked into sweets and desserts! It can be used in sachets too, or hung in the home to protect those inside.

Pennyroyal: Pennyroyal is often associated with money, strength and protection. In Hoodoo and some branches of folk magic/k, Pennyroyal is carried to ward of what is known as the ‘evil eye’. If you wish to utilise Pennyroyal’s protective properties, put some of the herb in a sachet with whatever else you feel you need and carry it on your person. For the best effect, your purse/bag or your pockets would work best.  If you wish to work money magick, use it to create some Money Oil or hang a sprig over your door to attract it into your life. If you are a business owner, hanging a sprig over the door will attract new custom. NOTE: Can be harmful to pregnant women.

*Although I’m not entirely sure on this topic and need to read more myself, I believe that white sage is in trouble and we need to steer clear of using it until it is no longer an endangered plant/herb! Picture Credit [x]

Freyja, norse goddess member of the vanir associated with love, sex, beauty, fertility, gold, war, and death

for @kanokas from your ◜@femmefatalenet secret valentine◞ ♥

I Love a Tree - Samuel N. Baxter

Let bi boys date girls

Who isn’t letting them……

Gay boys who see me with a girl and say I shouldn’t be allowed in lgbt spaces because I’m actually really straight

Straight girls who see me as their “gay friend” or who say they don’t care about sexuality but wouldn’t date a boy who’s had sex with a boy

Straight people in general who say “isn’t he really just gay” or telling girls that I’m actually gay and faking it with them

Gay people who say that because I have the option of dating a girl I’m the same as the straight people who oppress our community

Gay people who say I’ll never understand oppression or what it’s like to “actually” be gay

So there’s quite a few people not letting them!!

Keep reblogging this post all the comments are people showing how much they hate bisexual people

Biphobes unfollow me, you’re not welcome here. LET👏PEOPLE👏LOVE👏WHO👏THEY👏WANT👏

I haven’t seen a post like this for bi boys, only for bi girls. let’s fix that.

I had a coworker tell me that my bi boyfriend was faking it with me and was actually gay because bisexual men don’t exist. I pointed out that I’m bi too and he said “that’s different, you’re a girl”

Let bi boys be bi! Dont question them and don’t you DARE correct them or tell them what they are. They know who they are, not you. Biphobes fuck off my blog

Therapy Road by AndrewJ.D.

Moons n Holidays 2018

Been working on filling out my calendar this evening… Here are the important witchy dates for the coming year!

January 1st: Full Wolf Moon 17th: New Snow Moon 31st: Full Snow Moon (Blue Moon!)

February 1st: Imbolc 15th: New Worm Moon

March 1st: Full Worm Moon 17th: New Pink Moon 20th: Ostara 31st: Full Pink Moon (second Blue moon!!)

April 16th: New Flower Moon 29th: Full Flower Moon

May 1st: Beltane 15th: New Strawberry Moon 29th: Full Strawberry Moon

June 13th: New Buck Moon 21st: Litha 28th: Full Buck Moon

July 13th: New Sturgeon Moon 24th: Full Sturgeon Moon

August 1st: Lughnasadh 11th: New Corn Moon 26th: Full Corn Moon

September 9th: New Harvest Moon 23rd: Mabon 24th: Full Harvest Moon

October 9th: New Hunters Moon 24th: Full Hunters Moon

November 1st: Samhain 7th: New Beaver Moon 23rd: Full Beaver Moon

December 7th: New Cold Moon 21st: Yule 22nd: Full Cold Moon