Ellen Olivia Hawthorn | they/them

There’s still plenty of zines available if you want to treat yourself this holiday season!

Just because my blog is on a break doesn’t mean I won’t ship — all will be packaged and sent within 1–3 business days!

So, if you love cats, witchcraft, and folklore, get yours today! 👀✨

#WitchSky #folklore

Thank you again 🥰

Thank you so much — you’re a star ✨

Five of the “The Folklore and Magic of Cats” zines fanned out on a floral cloth with a moss agate crystal ball at the bottom. The zines have a colourful floral border with an illustration of two cats at the bottom.

Sold my first zine today! 🥰

There’s plenty more to go around! Perfect for witchy cat lovers, this zine explore the folklore and mythology of cats, alongside magic that revolves around them.

Available now through Etsy or my website — both links in bio!

#WitchSky

Thank you! I’m glad we could come to a shared understanding 🥰

I very much agree with this! I only call them this when talking about their historical roles or for convenience. While Zeus to me is a symbol of leadership, I don’t see him as a typical patriarch figure in a hierarchy. I mean, I’m an-com so I don’t believe in hierarchies!

Precisely because the men at the time were trash. Of course they were going to write the King of the Gods as a vile patriarch, because that was their vision of masculinity. What’s more apologetic is naturalising rape by saying even the gods do it. I’m not retconning, I’m doing analysis

I’m going that far back because I’m a Hellenic Polytheist so it’s important to me that people don’t reinforce rape culture through the guise of this religion

But yes, it is certainly awful that a rapist is going to be at the highest office as ‘leader of the free world’

I say this with as much respect as possible but did you read the post?

I’m not sure I understand what you mean, sorry!

Who Would Worship a Rapist? Literal Myth Reading and Rape Culture — That HelPol Witch In Hellenic Polytheism, there is a temptation to read the Ancient Greek myths literally. However, these myths align very closely with rape culture. As an intersectional feminist, I argue that to do th...

#WitchSky #PaganSky

My new blog post went live last night! In it, I explain what rape culture is and how literal readings of the Greek myths serve only to prop it up

I also launched my weekly mailing list — you can sign up now!

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Godsdammit I forgot to tag #WitchSky!

Why do I use Etsy as well as my own site? 🤔

Because they have a search function, making it easier for people to find my zine and readings!

They also give customers peace of mind with their buyer protection.

However, costs are higher on Etsy because I have to take fees into account.

The logo for my Etsy shop ‘That HelPol Witch’. It is a golden circle with black hands raised upwards, with the moon phases coming out of them in a semi-circular fashion. In the gap between these is an outline of the sun and moon joined together. In cursive black font at the top, the shop name follows the curve of the circle. At the bottom, also curved, in handwritten style font, is the shop’s purpose: ‘witchcraft zines and readings’

My Etsy site is now properly live with both oracle card readings and my ‘The Folklore and Magic of Cats’ zine!

Check it out here: etsy.com/uk/shop/that...

Keeps us young, I guess!

I have no idea but I definitely feel the same way

I think mine is also divination, specifically with the Citadel oracle deck as I really connect w/ it (hence doing readings!)

My ability to feel energy and discern it is also getting better, too. I’m more able to sense spirits and tell who they are, especially because I have occasional clairalience

ThatHelPolWitch - Etsy Shop That HelPol Witch by ThatHelPolWitch located in United Kingdom.

Hey #WitchSky, my zine ‘The Folklore and Magic of Cats’, is now available on Etsy!

While slightly more expensive due to fees, this way you get peace of mind with Etsy’s policies — although I can assure you customer service through my website is also excellent! ✨

www.etsy.com/uk/shop/that...

#WitchySky #PaganSky just reposting this article I wrote the other day about what folkism is and how we can recognise and fight against it

As global fascism is on the rise, we need to become more aware of how it insidiously manifests itself in our spaces, and fight against it to protect ourselves

If you are very very worried about misinfo/disinfo and the information landscape pushing people toward extremism, you should also be very very worried about generative AI. Weirdly, people seem to view the tech as neutral!

Please do not use AI generated illustrations for your posts, blogs, etc. I prefer no pics or crappy clipart or whatever to obviously AI generated stuff. If you post AI generated pics I will most likely block you.

Why? AI pics are hella bad for the environment AND are built on the use of stolen art.

FAO people of #witchsky: you might like this! 🧙‍♀️🐈‍⬛

FAO people of #witchsky: you might like this! 🧙‍♀️🐈‍⬛

How tf can you cissify Baphomet? The cis are wiiiild

Aaaaaand a fash account immediately reposted this. Wonderful.

Forgot to quote earlier! Yesterday I wrote about folkism in pagan circles: what it is, why it’s fascist, and how we can oppose it

The Folklore and Magic of Cats Zine | Perfect Gift for Witchcraft and Cat Lovers — That HelPol Witch A 28-page zine that covers the folklore, mythology and magic of cats, including in Ancient Egypt and during the witch hunts. The perfect gift for a witch or cat lover interested in the coloured past o...

🚨 My zine is now live and available to purchase on my website!

Covering the mythology, folklore, and magic of cats across 28-pages, this is the perfect gift for cat lovers and witches alike — including as a gift to yourself!

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Oooh I love a sticker!

Thank you for sharing!

Complicating the Light/Dark Binary: Why We Need Balance — That HelPol Witch There has always been "love and light" New Agers, but now there are the "dark feminine" witches. But where does this binary of light and darkness come from? And what does this mean in material terms?

New blog post up!

In it I trace the history of the light/dark binary, and make a case for balance and a critical assessment of how this framing affects BIPOC

www.thathelpolwitch.com/blog/invokin...