It’s interesting how diseases rip through schools at incredible speeds despite being in an arguably modern, clean(ish) environment. I wonder if it has something to do with the whole “you need a doctor’s note to excuse your absence of even one day” combined with the average price of going to a doctor, the lack of education on things like “you’re still contagious even after the fever goes away”, and the overwhelming message of “if you don’t struggle through it, you’re a failure!”
me ( @surprisebitch ) getting terminated by tumblr knowing that i have amassed 330,000+ followers and have been one of this dying hellsite’s main sources of high activity and hundred thousands of notes for the past 5 years
wow this sentinel island news story really blew up on social media. american dude, possibly a missionary, travels to meet a community that historically has resisted contact from outsiders and ends up getting himself killed….
i mean aside from the fact that he could have wiped out the whole community by bringing them in contact with diseases that have no immunity for, he also had zero concerns for his own safety and welfare?? apparently he got shot with arrows the first time, returned to his boat, and then at night decided he would TRY AGAIN like what a fucking idiot
He deserved to die imo, people including anthropologists have died trying to make contact before…and it was made illegal to contact the people of Sentinel Island in 2006… I have no qualms
he really was lost in the colonizer sauce like he thought he could win those people over by bringing a soccer ball and scissors like the fact that he had to bribe someone to take him there in the first place should’ve told him not to do it but ¯_(ツ)_/¯
Seriously does anyone know a good herbal dictionary of magical uses that ISNT Scott Cuningham???????
The Master Book of Herbalism by Paul Beyerl. My go to for all things plant and magic 🌙
I like Mrs. B’s Guide to Household Witchery, it’s part herbs and food corespondences and part ideas for ways to use them. Great for Cottage and Kitchen witches or those wanting to use everyday items. It is a gem.
The Encyclopedia of Magickal Ingredients by Lexa Rosean. It covers botanicals, minerals, fruits and vegetables. I’m constantly referring back to it. Fantastic resource.
Reblogging because I just discovered Lexa Rosean, and am binging through their books now. They’re fantastic.
Ignisfilimundi 