12. BLM Protection Spell+ Strawberry Moon + Full Moon Rituals

We kick off this Witchy Wednesday episode on a different note than usual. We originally recorded the main part of this episode before the current Black Lives Matter protests became the forefront topic in today's world. We know that many are bowing out from their social channels to make room for the voices of the BLM Movement, but we wanted to air this episode for our witches wanting to prepare for the Strawberry Full Moon this Friday evening. We have included a protection spell made by The Illuminated Witch blog on Tumblr that we hope you will use to protect the black community and all Black Lives Matter protesters. After our brief preface added at the beginning of the episode, we go into the history and meaning of the Strawberry Moon, and some rituals and spells you can do on that evening to celebrate! Show your support for BLM, eat tons of strawberries, stay safe, and of course Stay Witchy.

Link to Moonrise & Moonset Calculator: https://www.almanac.com/astronomy/moon-rise-and-set

Link to BLM Protection Spell: https://the-illuminated-witch.tumblr.com/post/619556362881515520/a-spell-to-protect-blm-protesters BLM

Movement Links to Support & Donate to:

1. https://blacklivesmatter.com

2. https://minnesotafreedomfund.org

3. https://civilrights.org/wp-content/uploads/Toolkit.pdf

4. https://unitedwedream.org

5. https://www.gofundme.com/f/georgefloyd

6. https://www.blackvisionsmn.org/

7. https://www.naacpldf.org/

8. https://thelovelandfoundation.org/

9. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/bail_funds_george_floyd

10. https://www.aclu.org/

11. https://colorofchange.org/

12. https://www.reclaimtheblock.org/home

13. https://www.cuapb.org/who_we_are

14. https://eji.org/

15. https://fairfight.com/

16. https://www.brennancenter.org/

17. https://cpj.org/donate

The resource for a majority of these links here: https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/money-and-power/g32730417/george-floyd-blm-how-to-donate-help/

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As a simple disclaimer: it should be noted that Maria and Melanie are by no means professionals; they are amateurs using this podcast as a creative outlet and completely wasting valuable space. You should not take anything we say as fact, fiction, or really anything of importance. Remember your actions are your own, keep yourself safe during the protests, protect yourself & continue supporting BLM movement until change has been made. We strongly encourage all witches to offer protection right now to those that are fighting for this cause. We have you in our hearts. We support. We ally. We will never give up until real change has been made.