I thought they would be a passing phase or a way to make some extra money but the stones really do heal me. I have so many that have stayed with me beyond Metaphysical Vibes. I love having them around.
My moon in Libra in the 8th house – naturally intuitive – the occult comforts me.
Out of curiosity, and because I’m witchy – walk me through the spell process of what the lady with the red hair – Aunt Gladys does in the movies “Weapons”
Here’s a detailed walk-through of the spellcasting and ritual process carried out by Aunt Gladys in the horror film Weapons, inspired by her witchcraft methods in the movie:
Gladys constructs a thorny, twig-like wand—a physical tool of her witchcraft.
This wand is essential for channeling her power and anchoring her spells.
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She collects possessions of her victims—locks of hair, ribbons, or other personal artifacts from children or adults.
These items serve as sympathetic links to the individuals she intends to control.
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Using the thorned wand, she draws her own blood to empower the spell.
She then wraps a personal item (such as a lock of hair) around that wand.
By activating the ritual—often paired with the tolling or ringing of a bell inscribed with occult symbols—she casts a hypnotic spell.
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The targeted victims fall into a catatonic, zombie-like state, under Gladys’s control.
These zombified victims act as extensions of her will—forming an unwitting army.
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Gladys maintains her youthful vitality by absorbing the life force of these entranced individuals, especially the children she holds captive.
She relies on this siphoned energy to sustain her life beyond natural limits.
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Alex, the only unaffected child, mimics Gladys’s ritual.
He wraps Gladys’s own hair around the wand and invokes the same magical resonance.
This reversal breaks her control—awakens the zombified children, and ultimately leads to her downfall.
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Use a thorny branch as ritual tool |
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Hair or possessions linked to victims |
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Add her own blood and wrap items |
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Use symbol-bell ringing or invocation |
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Victims enter trance, become controlled agents |
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Absorb victims’ life-force |
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Mirror ceremony to reverse magic by victim Alex |
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This ritualistic magic leans heavily on sympathetic magic—creating a mystical link by binding personal remains or items to a tool that channels power.
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In Weapons, Gladys is revealed to be a dying witch who uses these rituals not out of malevolence alone—but from existential need—to stay alive.
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Her power lies in appearing as the unassuming “Aunt Gladys,” using subtle manipulation coupled with vengeful, parasitic rituals.
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Let me know if you’d like me to help you craft a pageantry-inspired ritual in a more occult or cinematic style—just for fun, of course!
7/29/2025: Wow, just revisiting astrology stuff I wrote year ago. The learning never stops and I still have so much to learn.
6/19/2021: While the younger crowd nowadays seems to find astrology useful in their 20’s – posting their chart on Reddit and asking questions; I really didn’t grasp it until these last couple of years. And I’m in my mid-40’s now.
It was not on my radar at all. I did not have a concept of astrology, birth charts or let alone my Sun sign. None of this was brought to my consciousness until 2012 and even then I still wasn’t thinking about it all that much. For the last 9 years I focused on learning Tarot, magick, psychic development, meditation and the metaphysical properties of minerals.
On a subconscious level, I was focused on healing myself too.
I suppose I should look back at my transits these last 2 years that made me all of a sudden have this intense desire to learn astrology and actually focus on it. I’ve been watching YouTube videos and buying more books on the subject and will probably have to get rid of my other books.
I’m pretty sure it is Uranus (awakening, unexpected change) in my 9th house (education, long journeys) or Uranus in a semi-sextile to Pluto (death, transformation, rebirth).
There’s a lot to dissect in a birth chart so the possibilities are endless. 2020 put me in limbo so now I’m excited about learning something that I know I won’t get bored of.
Also, when did I actually start talking/typing like this? I kid you not, I didn’t know anything 6 months ago. Even though I am still a n00b, I am amazed at how much I’ve been able to digest and synthesize.
It’s a bit wild to me and I feel like I am experiencing a different person in real time.
So here’s it is, my natal horoscope.
Edit: I know most people know this already as it’s common knowledge but if you don’t – you can sign up at Astro.com to generate your free natal horoscope aka your birth chart. You’ll need your birth info: the month, day and year, and the exact time you were born.
It’s under Free Horoscopes > Drawings & Calculations > Natal Chart, Ascendant
I told myself that I would snap out of this AI-generated tool craze and get back to creating something everyday, even if it looks like crap. I know I won’t be consistent with this (as with every project I start then abandon) but I need to get back to making things. Yes, messing around with AI can be fun but let’s not lose who we are as a human species whose inherent nature is to create.
So yes, I’m going to do my best even if I am inconsistent.
I am also really thankful to have ended up where I am in life.
I didn’t think I was one of those people who would embrace AI but I’m really over here asking an Astrology App A LOT of questions about myself lately and the answers are resonating with me.
Of course, as usual I’m feeling lost again. As a Sagittarius Sun (fire), I am quite familiar with this lost, restless energy. Half centaur, half human – I’m always wanting more. But my Libra Moon (air) keeps me indecisive 90% of the time and it drives me INSANE.
Whoever said life would get easier as one gets older made a statement that was only true to them.
I hate how the iPhone 11 Pro Max doesn’t capture true color, I had to modify this in Photoshop to show the pastel quality of these Zeyar highlighters.
Drawn last night, I stayed up til 1:30am drawing and listening to music.
A part of me wishes there was a place where I could just dance. No one bothering me or making small talk. Spirit dancing, moving your body to music, releasing toxins. I recently watched this video of Irene Cara (RIP) and she literally looks like a spirit dancing in human form. Then you listen to the actual lyrics and she’s talking about immortality and being remembered. I swear everything takes on a different meaning when you’re older. Or actually, the message was always there; it was my own understanding that took years to catch up to the message.
I did go to a party in an undisclosed warehouse in DTLA more than 10 years ago and I did just that.
Well since I’m old and don’t know where to go anymore for such things, I just danced in my room in between drawing. That was enough for me.
Old photo of a 13 Quartz crystal grid with Kyanite. I sprayed some metallic paint to give these crystals a shimmery, iridescent look. I took it to Photoshop and doodled on it.
Sat 8/20/22: bumping this up as well because I like it.
A digital drawing from 2013, using Photoshop and a Wacom tablet. I signed with my old graffiti name, SHERM.
Sometimes there are no words to explain how magick works in my life…so I just create.
I wanted to put a watermark on this but that would’ve been dumb, taking away from the beauty of this repeating animated symbol.
I don’t know what to call this symbol, I’ve seen it so many times in magickal works. I saw it on a tarot deck that I own and in the Psychonaut Field Manual. Since this PDF was shared with me for free, I figured I would share it with you because the original link seems to be missing.
One of my favorite sites that had tons of inspiring images of all sorts was ffffound and Tumblr. And weheartit, which surprisingly is still around. I guess I have to look for my login but anyways the point of this post is that I’m probably going to post all the images that I’ve snagged over the years. Right now they’re just sitting in my hard drive with no one to appreciate them so, yeah. Here’s some of them.
I also apologize in advance if only some of these are credited. If you happen to know who the original artist or source is, please let me know.
Happy new moon in Taurus. Are you buying crypto? Taurus is an earth sign ruled by Venus so this is a good time to invest or do some manifesting around your finances.
