Trauma is a wound so great the effects must be dealt with even after the initial cause of the wound has passed. When we speak of ancestral trauma, we’re talking about wounds to the spirit body that are caused/maintained by the presence of energy not resolved before death. 1/ #WitchSky #PaganSky

We all want to know where we’re going-but we often fail to connect with that part of our self that has already gotten there! In this workshop, we will connect with our future self. Exploring how to have powerful conversations with them through the tarot. His workshop is happening October 8 by Zoom

Temps are dropping into the mid 30's tonight (just above freezing). How soon till I say eff it and move the (large and unruly) container garden to my dining room? Loving the small but steady flow of tomatoes.

While so much of ancestor work looks like laying offerings on shrines & quiet conversations with our dead, eventually that relationship tending builds momentum. With the support of our well ancestors garnered, the pain of our ancestors is able to come forward, asking for help. 1/ #WitchSky #PaganSky

Ancestor work is not a way to change the past. It is not a way to dismiss the past. Ancestor work is a way for us to take responsibility for the actions of our ancestors so that the energetic effects of their actions no longer continue to play out through our actions. 🧵 #WitchSky #PaganSky

Good afternoon from small neighbors.

I, for one, welcome the deer cultists into my life. #linocut #blockprint #art #artsky #printsky #printmaking #crafts #traditionalart #prints #ink

healing your ancestors = healing the community *you* are part of the community #WitchSky #PaganSky

Where whiteness is a closed door, ancestor work is a key to culture and belonging—a key that is literally handed to you by those to whom you irrevocably belong, to those who claim you and hold you across time. (this one goes out to the mixed kids) #WitchSky #PaganSky

It's really easy to other our dead, but ancestor work is inherently personal. Healing the dead is inherently personal. All work we do for the community is inherently personal. #WitchSky #PaganSky

I’m resharing this because dire straits are dire. Things are getting better but very slowly.

A foundational aspect of witchcraft is the relationships we forge with other people. “People” is a broad term in witchcraft; these relationships naturally include living humans as much as they do deceased humans & animals, & the spirits of plants, natural features, & objects. 1/ #WitchSky #BlueSky

While so much of ancestor work looks like laying offerings on shrines & quiet conversations with our dead, eventually that relationship tending builds momentum. With the support of our well ancestors garnered, the pain of our ancestors is able to come forward, asking for help. 1/ #WitchSky #PaganSky

Good morning from the garden. I'm going to miss these handfuls of basil.

Good Stuff, Witches! If you got nominated as the one to break generational cycles, this toothy Witch is the one to help you start your journey in a discerning, well thought-out framework. Her patreon community is one of my favorites, too. #Witchsky

A huge focus in my work is helping people make that initial connection with their ancestors so they can repair relationships & heal trauma. Another part is directly healing specific ancestors to remove the influence of specific traumas from the client & family line. 1/ #WitchSky #PaganSky

A Witch's Guide to Ancestor Work starts 10/13 & is a complete structure for ancestor work grounded in animism. You'll learn techniques to connect with your well ancestors, heal hurting ancestors, deal with parasitic dead, begin healing ancestral trauma, & more. www.ladyalthaea.com/witchs-guide...

Ancestor work provides a foundation for the spiritual components of decolonizing and peeling back the layers of overcultural influence. It is a means of restoring connection *and* liberating yourself from spiritual bonds that would keep you cut off and isolated.

Often, ancestor work is a process of reclaiming what was lost, what was stolen, what was kept from us. It is a process of restoring connections that would hold us firm in the world, anchored in community and in the land. #WitchSky #PaganSky

Hello moon.

Where whiteness is a closed door, ancestor work is a key to culture and belonging—a key that is literally handed to you by those to whom you irrevocably belong, to those who claim you and hold you across time. (this one goes out to the mixed kids) #WitchSky #PaganSky

Often, ancestor work is a process of reclaiming what was lost, what was stolen, what was kept from us. It is a process of restoring connections that would hold us firm in the world, anchored in community and in the land. #WitchSky #PaganSky

Good afternoon from surprise birb.

Just as the land exists even if you put a city atop it, your ancestors exist wherever you are. #WitchSky #PaganSky

Good morning from tiny fluffy elderly babies who now refuse to eat breakfast without a little bit of milk mixed in (ensuring this cat eats enough, every day, will be the death of me).

I've been dealing with a medical crisis for one of my kids for 5 wks now. We are, thankfully, finally coming out of it. We don't have answers but we have support now & a way forward. Expect to see me online more now & promoting my work more—like my upcoming course A Witch's Guide to Ancestor Work.

Ancestor work can be incredibly simple: 🗝️a glass of water before your busha's photo 🗝️a whispered prayer as you make your mom's most treasured recipe But sometimes the work can be intense: 1/2 #WitchSky #PaganSky

Good afternoon from the garden.

A few scholarships will be available for this in-depth ancestor work course! Available scholarships to be announced week of 10/06 If you wish to sponsor a scholarship—or sponsor a scholarship for someone specific—please reach out! (more details on the course can be found in this thread or my site)

Good morning from the garden.

You know I love ancestor work. Check this great offering out.

I'm so pleased to announce the return of one of my signature courses A Witch’s Guide to Ancestor Work! One of the big foci in my work, in terms of picking at the knot that’s at the core of all that’s going on, is supporting others in taking accountability for their ancestors’ 1/ #WitchSky #PaganSky

I started writing my book in 2021 partly because TERF tradwife anti-vax white supremacists were radicalizing people in wellness industry & alternative spirituality online spaces toward the far right, and I wanted to push back from the left with politics accessible & relevant to those same spaces.

This is so beautiful 🖤

Good morning from the garden.

There is an inherent intimacy to witchcraft. An embodied craft, our practices demand familiarity with so many things that might otherwise be overlooked or dismissed. The feel of rust beneath our fingertips, the pungency of decay as we carefully harvest 1/ #WitchSky #PaganSky

Good afternoon from the garden

Good morning from the garden.

Don't let the cuteness fool you, she's named Menace for a reason.

Good afternoon from the garden.

An image of Persephone embracing her three aspects of Dread Queen (the skull), goddess of spring and flowers (the flowering vines), and patron of the immortalizing Eleusinian Mysteries (the skull's mushrooms crown). sorcerersworkbench.etsy.com/listing/1573... #WitchSky #Pagan #HelPol #BSNM

Good morning from yellow tinged walnut trees.

Good morning from the garden.

Good morning from kitties in the garden.

Good morning from the garden.

This Monday, I am presenting a FREE workshop as part of The Witch Within Summit! 🗝️Cursing & Protection Magick: Confronting Fear & Reclaiming Power🗝️ Cursing & protection magick are two sides of the same coin, bidding the witch to acknowledge, assert, & defend their agency & power.

Apparently today is the day the leaves rain down in a golden cascade in the forest. Not sure I'm emotionally prepared for this.🥲

Good morning from the garden.

Had this thing for ~14 years; it exploded in my truck. End of an era.☹️

No new pics, where are you at mentally?