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Scientists have created a living organism whose DNA is entirely human-made — perhaps a new form of life, experts said, and a milestone in the field of synthetic biology.

Researchers at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Britain reported on Wednesday that they had rewritten the DNA of the bacteria Escherichia coli, fashioning a synthetic genome four times larger and far more complex than any previously created.

The bacteria are alive, though unusually shaped and reproducing slowly. But their cells operate according to a new set of biological rules, producing familiar proteins with a reconstructed genetic code.

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For those of you struggling

These aren’t just for fashion. TW below cut

Trigger warnings: self harm, depression, suicide, and other sensitive content.

Hi there y’all reading this. These rings you see on my hands are not there for the aesthetics although the coloration isn’t bad if you’re looking to be glamorous.

Now that wasn’t my intention. I actually have been struggling recently with my mental health. Stress between class, the fact that I have to take a year off because my finances just are not there for school, and the fact that my meds are no longer working for me has caused me to really decline mentally. I relapsed last night and I had no support system in this time zone that was available to me. I struggle letting anyone in because I have lost people close to me because I drain them because I struggle daily with my mental health.

Well one friend could tell I was struggling more than I was letting on and she stuck with me through some of my really bad days. I received a package today with the note “I love you and I thought you could use this”.

Inside had these little rings. Her counselor had gifted one to her during the course of treatment to help with negative coping mechanisms. I was gifted these for when I want to cut by my friend who wanted to support me. I struggle daily with the urge and I fell back a few steps. These rings really help deal with the urges tonight because there is a replacement factor. Instead of physically cutting I can roll these along my fingers and get a pointed sensation without causing any damage.

I tried the ice cube replacement and it worked for a while but I used it so often that I was actually damaging myself. I tried this tonight and no matter how hard I pushed I couldn’t hurt myself but I was given that sanctification and the feeling of control I have when I cut. I wanted to post about these on this platform because I have my biggest following here.

Here is the link to buy a pack on amazon (with prime!). I was lucky to have found these. The stims are helpful for replacement and symptom management. I also use chewing stims to help with me tearing apart the inside of my mouth because of anxiety, chewing on my nails, and the skin around them. That is an example of a thicker one because I am aggressive and when I am really anxious I clench my jaw, this allows me to not trigger my TMJ symptoms because it softens my clenching. If I am anxious as well I also love the fidget cube another lovely friend of mine gave me to help calm my nerves without having to cause too much a ruckus... I love it because it allows me to ground myself with sensation or allow me to move the anxious energy out.

I really recommend these if you are struggling with self harm or symptom management like I am. These are valuable tools that I can use to self soothe and help myself make progress. Mental illness is a daily influence and right now I don’t have the energy to fight but I have good people kicking my ass to keep me going.

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MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO (1988) ONLY YESTERDAY (1991) KIKI’S DELIVERY SERVICE (1989) THE SECRET WORLD OF ARRIETTY (2010) SPIRITED AWAY (2001) PONYO (2008) HOWL’S MOVING CASTLE (2004)

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Which phytoplankton are you? 👀

And for a closer look at each phytoplankton group and the real traits that correspond to the characteristics listed:

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i read an amazing article by wannasworld and i decided to put together a small piece based on it. just a daily reminder to speak black women. 

Idaho Gothic

People keep pronouncing it Boy-ZEE but every time you open your mouth to correct them you can’t speak, they keep chanting it while you clutch at your throat. It’s closing up faster.

Someone says that all there is out there are potato farms. You laugh but when you turn around you’re stranded in a field filled with potatoes and when you turn back around, the person is gone. There’s only potatoes.

You’re driving through a desert, an empty road ahead of you. Your eyes drift shut and when you open them you’re in the mountains, jagged peaks soaring above you and a hawk shrieks overhead. You swerve and you’re suddenly in the rolling plains. You blink again and you’re back in the desert. There’s no way to get off the highway.

You and your friends go down to float the river and you can hear their laughter just around the bend. You can’t catch up to them and the bend just keeps getting further away.

You’re stuck coming down from the mountains, waiting for cows to cross. You can’t see the end of the line of them, they just keep coming.

You’re at a Boise State football game. The turf is a dizzying, bright blue in the sunlight. It looks like it’s getting bigger, until you realize it’s slowly swallowing up the stadium. You realize it’s somehow 2010. It’s the Fiesta Bowl all over again and Coach Peterson smiles up at you with too many teeth. You’re falling in a pit of blue.

There’s a knock on your door. It’s smiling missionaries who don’t blink, they begin to talk in unison. You try to tell them you’re fine but it’s like they don’t see you. You shut the door quickly and you can hear them still talking. There’s a knock on your back door.

You thought Hells Canyon was just a name. But disappearances are multiplying and there’s a figure just past the ledge beckoning you closer.

“I’ll leave one day,” you say one year. “I’ll leave one day,” you say three years later. “I’ll leave one day,” you say —

The Mother of all Masterlists

Feel free to add to the Masterlist, and see the latest version on the Google Document (x).

General

Beginner Witch Tips

Types of Witchcraft (and how to know which one you are)

Simple Exercises for Baby Witches

Advice for Beginner Witches, Spirit Workers, Magickal people, etc.

Covens

Keeping Yourself Protected

Book of Shadows Series

Research Ideas

Research Ideas #2

Textbook Links (PDF)

Broke Witch Hacks

Witch Apps

Witchy Self Care

Uses for Moon Water

Discipline in Witchcraft

The Witches Alphabet

Elements

Know Your Elements!

Charging Sigils with the Elements 

Correspondences

Animal Associations

Beginner Crystals

Candle Scent Correspondences

Incense correspondences

Moon Phases Correspondences

Fruit and Vegetable Associations In Witchcraft

Types of water

The Magick of Rosemary

Colour Correspondences

Candle Magick

Types of Magick

Glamour Magick

Warding Guide

Knot Magick

Auras

Spirit Guides

How to find your Spirit Guides/Guardian Angels

Ways to Use Sigils Masterpost

Tools

Ideas for Cheap Witchcraft Tools

Crystals for Beginners

Altars

Making an Altar Masterpost 

Mabon Altar Tips

Centering yourself and connecting to your divination tools

Altar Ideas

How To Make a Yule Altar

Deities

Guides, Gods, and Guardians

The Morrigan

How to find your Gods/Goddesses

Deity Masterpost

Spells/Potions

Healing Incantation Potion

Spell to Help you Remember Information

Snorlax’s Rest - An incantation spell to help the Caster fall asleep and stay asleep.

A Ritual to Thoroughly Cleanse your Living Space

Heart Healing Bath Spell

Rose Quartz Calming Spell

Single Word Spells

Equalizing Rain Spell

Weight Loss Spell

Protection Ring Enchantment

Aggressive Curse and Banishing Spell

Money Injection Spell

Cloaking Spell for Witches

Beauty Reflection Spell

Geminio Spell (HP Inspired)

Quick Accio Energy Spell (HP Inspired)

Summoning Your Patronus (HP Inspired)

Alohomora Spell to Unlock Your Potential (HP Inspired)

Aguamenti Cleansing Spell (HP Inspired)

Growth Spell for Beltane

Leo Spell for Warmth and Joy

Cancer Spell for Sensitivity and Intuition

Best Friend “Success” Spell(Corpse Bride Inspired)

Pepper and Dish Soap - A Binding and Banishin Spell

Spell to Reduce Cutting Urges

Simple Self-love Bath Ritual

Grounding, Meditation & Gratitude

Thunderstorm Grounding Technique

Gratitude

Alchemy 

The Wiccans Glossary: Alchemy Symbols and Signs

Chakras 

Witchy Knowledge with Waya: Chakras

Energy Work 

Energy Work: Energy Types and Sources

Liminal Spaces

Liminal Spaces in Witchcraft

Herbology

Drying Herbs and Flowers

Herbs Masterpost

Astral Travel

Advanced astral travel masterpost 

Astral Travel Glossary

How to Astral Travel

Astral Parasites

Astral Projection & Exercises

Charms

“Unbreakable” Charm

Charm for Beauty

Working with the Fae

some things you should know before you make a bargain with the fae

How to win a faerie’s favour or avoid their curse

Fairy Lore

Fae Witch Guide

Faeries Sigil

Signs of House Fae

Faerie Gardens

Divination

Divination Intro

Tarot Cards

How to Get Started in Tarot

How to Read Tarot Cards When You Don’t Know Shit

Tips for Interpreting Tarot Cards

Reverse Tarot Cards

Yes/No Tarot Tips

Witches’ Collection — 🌟Tips for interpreting Tarot🌟

Moon Phase Tarot Spread

How to Cleanse your Cards

Cartomancy

Cartomancy ABC Guide

Cartomancy: The Suits

How to Cleanse your Cards

Tasseography

Tasseography Guide

Things you can add to your tea

Lithomancy

Preparing a Lithomancy Set

Scrying

Scrying [Witchcraft 101]

Scrying Tips

Runeology

A Guide to Greek Alphabet Divination (Runes)

An Introduction to Norse Runeology

Elder Futhark Rune Correspondences

Blooding Runes

Candle Work

Reading a Candle

Reading a Candle (Yes/No Questions)

Misc.

Lesser known forms of Divination

Seashell Divination

Seashell Divination II

Sigils

ideas about sigils

Some basic ideas on charging sigils with the elements

Ways To Use Sigils Masterpost

Present Tense

Sigils Masterlist

How to use Sigils 

Sigil Magick Masterlist

Sigil Examples

I Channel the Energy from the Constellation ‘Leo’ easily

I Scry Easily and Accurately

I Channel the Power of My Star Sign With Ease

I Stay Alert and Focused Throughout the Day

I Love Deeply

Truth

I Do Not Fear The Future // My Sleep Schedule is Balanced

Spirit Work

Spirit Guides

How to find your Spirit Guides/Guardian Angels

Signs That You Might be Haunted by a Bad Spirit

Some Ways to Bond With a Spirit Companion

Spotting a Malevolent “Guide”

Types of Personal Spirit Guides

How to Bond with a Spirit Companion

Draconic Magic

Draconic Magic Guide

Draconic Magic 101: Part 1 - Drawing and Dismissing Power

Draconic Magic Resource List

Dragon’s Hoard (Spell)

Reading List

The Master Book of Herbalism, by Paul Beyerl

The Modern Guide to Witchcraft: Your Complete Guide to Witches, Covens, and Spells, by Skye Alexander

Out of the Broom Closet, by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

The Tree: The Complete Book of Saxon Witchcraft, by Raymond Buckland

A Witches’ Bible: The Complete Witches’ Handbook, by Janet & Stewart Farrar

The Herb Book, by John Lust

Culpeper’s Complete Herbal, by Nicolas Culpeper

Book of Magical Herbs, by Margaret Picton & Michelle Pickering

The Charge of the Goddess, by Doreen Valiente

Book of Pagan Prayer, by Ceisiwr Serith

The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews, by Scott Cunningham

The Book of Stones, Revised Edition: Who They Are and What They Teach, by Robert Simmons & Naisha Ahsian

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic, by Scott Cunningham

Supermarket Magic: Creating Spells, Brews, Potions & Powders from Everyday Ingredients, by Michael Furie

The Goodly Spellbook: Olde Spells for Modern Problems, by Lady Passion & Diuvei

Everyday Witchcraft: Making Time for Spirit in a Too-Busy World, by Deborah Blake

Wicca, by Harmony Nice

Norse Mythology, by Neil Gaiman

The Gospel of Loki, by Joanne M. Harris

The Occult, Witchcraft & Magic, by Christopher Dell

Wicca & Witchcraft For Dummies, by Diane Smith

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Magical Herbs, by Scott Cunningham

Cunningham’s Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem, and Metal Magic, by Scott Cunningham

The Green Witch, by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

The Witch’s Guide to Self-Care, by Arin Murphy-Hiscock

The Modern Guide to Witchcraft, by Skye Alexander

A Practical Guide to the Runes, by Lisa Peschel

Moon Spells, by Diane Ahlquist

Realms of The Earth Angels, by Doreen Virtue

The Black Arts, by Richard Cavendish

Wiccapedia, by Shawn Robbins and Leanna Greenaway

The Crystal Bible, by Judy Hall

Crystal Enlightenment, by Katrina Raphaell

Gods and Heroes of Ancient Greece, Gustav, Schwab

The Pocket Book of Stones, by Robert Simmons

The Gods of Greece and Rome, by Talfourd Ely

Wicca Altar and Tools, by Lisa Chamberlain

Wicca Magical Deities, by Lisa Chamberlain

Wicca Crystal Magic, by Lisa Chamberlain

Wicca Wheel of The Year, by Lisa Chamberlain

Wicca Elemental Magic, by Lisa Chamberlain