thatweirdscienceguy:

runningeleven:

Science side of Tumblr: how can dragons breathe fire?

There are three variants of dragons.
One of them possesses  a gland that produces a liquid, which spontaneously combusts when coming into contact with oxygen. Some phosphorus compounds could do that for example.

The second one possesses two glands instead, which produce so-called hypergolic propellants, fluids that ignite when they come into contact with one another.

The third kind stores the methane bacteria in their stomach produce, and expells it when breathing fire. In their mouth there’s a piezoelectric crystal, which is a substance that produces a spark when placed under mechanical stress and could thus serve to ignite the methane gas.

Or it’s magic.

🌺 Crystals for the Seasons 🌺

lunaesteria:

  • Spring: Amazonite, Amethyst, Apple Aura, Green Aventurine, Green Goldstone, Jade, Kunzite, Malachite, Morganite, Pink Tourmaline, Rose Quartz, Ruby Aura
  • Summer: Amber, Carnelian, Citrine, Heliodor, Fire Agate, Fire Opal, Ruby, Sunstone, Tangerine Aura
  • Fall: Bronzite, Champagne Aura, Goldstone, Orange Calcite, Red Jasper, Smoky Quartz, Tiger’s Eye, Wulfenite
  • Winter: Angel Aura, Aqua Aura, Blue Goldstone,

    Garnet, Labradorite, Milky Quartz, Moonstone, Opal, Sapphire, Selenite

Planets & Minerals/Crystals 🌟

lunaesteria:

[☾] Moon – moonstone, selenite, pearl, milky quartz, aquamarine

[⊙] Sun – topaz, citrine, goldstone, gold, amber, carnelian, tiger’s eye

[☿] Mercury – blue lace agate, fire agate, aventurine, opal, alexandrite, mottled jasper, citrine

[♀] Venus – emerald, jade, rose quartz, celestite, turquoise, peridot, malachite, sodalite, coral

[♂] Mars – ruby, garnet, red jasper, bloodstone, sardonyx, lavastone, red tourmaline

[♃] Jupiter – yellow sapphire, yellow apatite, yellow jasper, green aventurine, azurite, lepidolite, kyanite

[♄] Saturn – hematite, jet, onyx, obsidian, blue sapphire, halite, black tourmaline, black diamond, garnet

[♅] Uranus – quartz, diamond, aquamarine, amazonite, amethyst, blue topaz, tanzanite, opalite, aqua aura

[♆] Neptune – sapphire, amethyst, turquoise, fluorite, labradorite, aquamarine, celestite, vauxite

[♇] Pluto – smoky quartz, snowflake obsidian, black tourmaline, kunzite


compiled from my personal grimoire 

updated on 9-7-2016

animestump:

they are a witch’s two familars and have never gotten along, but one day the witch disappears and so they must go on a cross-country search in order to bring her home. along the way, the cat learns to loosen up while the crow gains worldly experience, and they both become better friends

Stones for Witchcraft~

aurorabonemagic:

Sure, everybody says you should start out with quartz, rose quartz, amethyst, citrine but what about for witchcraft and magic specifically. What stone carries the witchy soul? I will be listing some stones perfect for use in magick to aid and strengthen you.

You probably guessed the first one ;D

1. Labradorite

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The Inuit people believe that Labradorite fell from the Aurora Borealis. Another legend claims that a warrior struck the stone with his spear creating the Northern Lights as a result.

This is a stone of magick, it is a stone for shamans, diviners, healers and people seeking knowledge or looking for guidance. Perfect for honing in your strength and power as a witch. Labradorite helps awaken physic abilities, strengthen intuition and create awareness. If you wear labradorite, it will help your innate magickal abilities rise to the surface.

This stone is the most protective stone you can get. It shields the aura and strengthens the energy within. It guards against negativity. Due to this, it is a difficult stone to use in black or negative magicks. Some say it is impossible. Because of it’s protective and shielding quality it is perfect to use when exploring alternate levels of consciousness and doing visionary explorations. This stone will keep you safe from all harm.

Labradorite is good for seeing past illusion and into the truth.

2. Dendritic Agate AKA Merlinite

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Do not mistake with Mystic Merlinite. This is not the same.

This is another stone of pure magic! It is a stone of duality, of light and dark, black and white. It is the stone of good luck and the dark night of the soul.

It is said to be able to help the user recall memories of alchemists and even the great Merlin of Arthurian times (thus its name).

This stone attracts good luck and magick into the life of one who carries it. This stone is good for shadow work, allowing you to travel and see the deep dark parts of yourself. Merlinite, is a very shamanistic stone, aiding you to commune with the natural world and elementals and work with its energies.

It stimulates deep intuition and a psychic knowing. It helps to bring you in contact with teachers in other realms.

A stone of harmony it helps aid the birth of creativity. This stone is not only for the light aspects as it will allow you to see the reality of your own inner darkness.

Use this to bring balance to light and dark, masculine and feminine. Use it to balance any kind of duality.

3. Moqui Marbles AKA Boji Stones AKA Shaman Stone

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“Moqui” is the Hopi word for the dead. They say that the dead come around sunset to play with these stones.

This stone is believed to carry two genders, like animals and people. The flatter more oval ones are said to be male while the rounder ones are female. They are often used as pairs. They bring balance to the masculine and feminine energies inside all of us.

Use for inner transformational work. Use them for protection during journeying and out of body travel. These stones prevent negative entities from attaching to you.

These stones are perfect for overcoming fears of any kind, especially death.

They elevate your intuition and help you come in contact and communicate with spirit guides and totems.

Moqui Marbles also help you to become aware of parts of yourself that may be hidden including tendencies or habits that come from past lives.

4. Nuummite

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Nuummite is know as the sorcerer’s stone as it is a stone of sorcery and magick. It draws and combines the fiery energies of the earth with the energies of a raging storm.

Nuummite is the oldest stone on earth; it is approximately over 3 billion years old and has volcanic origins.

This stone is good for personal magick, increasing synchronicities and luck, clairvoyance and intuition. Nuummite allows for deep journeying into your psyche allowing you to see your true, authentic self- the good and the bad, the whole of you. This stone will bring you gifts of inner power and self mastery.

A great stone for grounding and highly protective, it shields the auric field and fiercely fends off against negativity, manipulation, and environmental pollutants.

Nuummite heavily draws from wild earth energies.

Be careful. This stone has intense energy and may be too much for some to work with. Nuummite is a strong magick stone and should be taken seriously and treated respectfully. Use with good intent as harmful intent rebounds on the user.

5. Hag Stones

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These stones you can find around lakes, rivers, and creeks. They are natural stones with a naturally-forming hole (or holes) straight through.

Hag stones are believed to ward against evil, negativity, curses, illness and nightmares.

The holes inside the stones are used to look through and are said to help you see other worlds, spirits, and even fairies.

Hag stones can be used to enhance the magick abilities of anyone who uses it or keeps one on them. If you cannot afford any stone at this time, look for hag stones outside. They are powerful and have been held as sacred to many ancient Pagan religions for thousands of years.

Identifying witches

shinyrainboo:

shinyrainboo:

An open witch: just enter their house there are like 80 candles and rocks and stars and leaves and shit everywhere you are just tripping over it

A kitchen witch: their kitchen is hands down the coolest part of the house with awesome spices and organisation and deco and their house smells amazing

Hedge witch: check for a dehydrator or massive amounts of parchment paper

An urban witch: their living space is covered in the most random, seemingly irrelevant stuff that they are super attached to

Pagan witch: altars to different deities everywhere and so many pentacles everywhere why is there one in the toilet damn what

Christian witch: house is covered in fairies and Angels in paintings and statues it’s like what

Neo-pagan: their gem stone collection can only be rivalled by the state rock museum ( either that or they are a Steven universe fan :p )

A closet witch: check the drawers for books Check the drawers man

Satanic witch: lots of silver on their altar and most of their closet is black or sexy.

Gothic witch: their house IS black and sexy and full of bones

A spoonie witch: their athame is in the kitchen and there is random candle wax around the house and you just have no idea what happened but this one corner of the house has great energy

Sigil witch: why is there a sigil on every napkin what is life who are you

Tarot focused: they have like 80 tarot decks and half haven’t even been opened and they are super defensive about

A witching: starter kits, specialty candles, and they have a few books on Wicca they bought accidentally

Sea witch: there are shells everywhere and it constantly smells like fresh sea air but you can’t find the source

A long time witch: THIS AMOUNT OF JARS HAS NEVER BEEN NECESSARY IN THE HISTORY OF MAN

Draconian witch: There are more dragon figurines every time you visit and you think they might be breeding. 

Fae witch: you just found your keys in a flowerpot and you swear you never took them out. if you still have your keys, check to see if there are special house rules that don’t make sense out of context

Eclectic Witch: Their library makes literally no sense there’s like literal research volumes mixed in with 40 spell books from different traditions and every time you think you got a handle on the organization you find a an outlier and it’s all ruined. if they don’t have a physical library, check their altar. Is it probably way too small for the stuff on or around it? yeah. 

Cottage witch: much handmade crafts, especially of the crochet/knitting/sewing variety. It always smells like tea or tea cakes. You are so cozy you will fall asleep. 

Cosmos/astrological/star witch: You have left knowing at about 20 new facts about stars, positioning, planets, or otherwise. You weren’t trying, but it happened anyway.

Moon witch: They know literally every moon of every planet in the milky way and protective about their hundreds of dwarf moon sons

new-age witch: You’re not really sure they’re witches cuz you can’t find an altar or anything but they sure have the witch aesthetic down 

green witch: the air is so fresh and maybe it’s the 93 plants but it’s somehow more refreshing than that 

earth witch: not gemstones, but literal rocks are about. How did they even get this boulder, you wonder. Seriously. is there a boulder store you don’t know about?

pop-culture witch: they instinctively know you are hungry and offer to order pizza. 

20 Household Herbs and their Magical Uses

flowercrownwitch:

Sea Salt: purification and cleansing

Sage: sacred purification herb, used to banish negative energies, and consecrate magical tools and spaces

Black Pepper: banishing negativity, warding off evil, and protection

Thyme: invigorates the user and inspires them to move on to new things- good for getting over losses

Rosemary: cleansing, purifying, and matters of the heart

Chamomile: money and luck, reversing hexes, and representing masculine energy

Bay Leaves: psychic powers and divination, success, money, and granting wishes

Basil: domestic harmony, home protection, purifying, and warding off negative influences

Parsley: divination, and psychic advancement, protection

Cinnamon: high levels of spirituality and psychic ability, lust and love

Cloves: drive away negativity, cleansing, and bringing prosperity

Ginger: adds strength to any working, and draws new experiences

Oregano: joy, strength, vitality, and energy

Peppermint: cleansing, peaceful sleep, bringing change, abundance, and wishes

Spearmint: healing, sleep protection, wishes, and vitality

Vanilla Bean: love, lust, passion, and restoring energy

Poppy Seeds: pleasure, heightened awareness, luck, and relief from insomnia

Cayenne Pepper: dealing with separation, speeds the effect of magical workings

Orange Peel: love, divination, money, luck, and emotional peace

Paprika: adds an extra boost to any magical working