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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 30/09/2026

EEK I asked my niece if I could make this for her and she said YES! So when I finish a few shawls and other projects I'll be working on this for her. She wants a light blue but hmm what color would you choose? Pattern by Crochetverse #WitchLife #MagicalBazaar #Crochet #CrochetWitch #FiberWitch

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 18/09/2026

Just received Jenna Matlin’s The Tarot Book of the Dead. Tarot, deathwork, grief, mediumship, psychopomp practice, chthonic descent? Yes, absolutely. Even the Littlest Omen appears to approve. 🖤🎃 Time to see what waits below. Published by @weiserbooks.bsky.social #WitchLife #WitchSky #Frenchies

A smiling tan French Bulldog in a bright orange plush pumpkin costume sits against a clean white background, looking up at the camera with ears raised and tongue out. In front of him lies Jenna Matlin’s The Tarot Book of the Dead: A Chthonic Journey of Death, Mediumship & the Art of Guiding Souls.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 11/09/2026

Been at this bitch for 2 days! This row is fucking with me. I could cry or set this in fire m 🤔 both? #Crochet #crochetshawl #witchlife ahhhhhhhhh

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 31/08/2026

I have two deep dives that will release in September. One on the 8th (Public) and the other on the 22nd (Paid) and they are huge. So.. I hope you join me and enjoy the unfolding. thedeviantwitch.com #TheDeviantWitch #WitchLife #MagicalBazaar #AstroWitch

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 22/08/2026

So... I feel like right now it is time to take things into your own hands. If you are waiting on someone to take action or do something so you can navigate and respond, don't do it. Make the decision for yourself and go with it. Ultimately it is saying that you have the power to heal or to harm

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 16/08/2026

This one looks better than the last but still not exactly what I’m looking for. I need something more through a Hellenistic traditional lens… #AstroWitch #WitchLife #StarfuckedAndPutTogether

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 13/08/2026

I’m honestly so exhausted. The majority of comments are white and in favor of being able to say the N word with correct context. I am so exhausted. #WitchLife #AstroWitch

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 09/08/2026

Scheduled to post at 4:44am tomorrow! Join me on Patreon and have fun! #AstroWitch #WitchLife #MagicalBazaar www.patreon.com/c/MichaelBla...

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 05/08/2026

I worked the same two rows for hours last night.. let’s hope tonight is better. #WitchLife #Crochet #CrochetWitch

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 25/07/2026

SO... I'm helping my mom unpack and go through my Grandmas and Dead Aunts belongings... My grandma doesn't want to help, so... we are doing it and some of the stuff is my dead gramps and uncles.. yes all died within a short period of time.. My mom gets this pic and was like what is that? And I yell.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 25/07/2026

Found my aunts favorite book going through her stuff for the yard sale tomorrow. #WitchLife #Death #TheVampireChronicles

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 23/07/2026

Still redoing the bedroom office And helping my grams move so not fully here but found these and they are for sale. #Tarot book is OOP I believe. #WitchLife #TarotSky

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 20/07/2026

This bitch right here trying me..

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 19/07/2026

Paint is so much fun… What color will it dry to???? #WitchLife

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 15/07/2026

Meh... kind of boring. I do like the colors but not together LOL eww.. Capricorn though... meh

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 14/07/2026

Werrrrrrk #WitchLife #Crochet #Shawl Test run before I start my clients project.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 30/06/2026

Available: Oracle of Visions by Ciro Marchetti, 2011 self-published 1st edition. Rare/OOP. Complete set: 52 gold-gilt cards, original box, 79-page guidebook, and CD. Used. Only shuffled a few times for a review, then stored for years. $222 OBO + shipping. DM if interested. #MagicalBazaar #WitchLife

Oracle of Visions oracle card deck by Ciro Marchetti (2011 self-published first edition), showing two editions of the box and three face-up cards displayed on a white fluffy surface.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 21/06/2026

A new lil blip from me to you... And a POX upon the house of anyone suggesting Baby Witch. #WitchLife #TheDeviantGrimoire #MagicalBazaar #TheBlackthornEdition www.patreon.com/MichaelBlack...

A stylized photo of an open book page titled “Witchlings” from Blackthorn & Spirit. The first few lines of text are visible beneath the title, discussing ritual and magic with children. Most of the page is covered with layered junk-journal collage elements, including torn parchment, vintage paper scraps, botanical illustrations, lace trim, moon imagery, pressed-looking leaves, handwritten fragments, and muted rose petals along the left edge.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 19/06/2026

over a decade ago and we are still having this conversation... hmm I think I may give the title of this section a little upgrade, what should we name it? Intent's for Cunts. LOL that will draw someone in. #WitchLife #TheDeviantWitch #TheDeviantGrimoire #MagicalBazaar #TheBlackthornEdition

A stylized photo of an open book page titled “Intent is Bullshit!” with the line “Made ya look” beneath it. The lower half of the page is covered with layered junk-journal collage elements, including torn parchment, blackthorn botanical illustrations, moon imagery, handwritten scraps, vintage paper textures, a dark rose on the left, and a small black bat sticker near the bottom. A torn black paper label reads “Rooted. Resilient. Untamed.”

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 18/06/2026

I didn’t even think to add this originally and I apologize. So this is the original cover and I am looking to doing something similar but also different. The most important thing really is to have Hekate as Void Mother on the cover and her be thick voluptuous very much inspired by the Venus of

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 03/06/2026

I am so over this heightened elevated version of myself. I want the Trash Goblin back. The Mean, Rotted, Wretched #Witch. The one who hadn't learned to perform wellness for an audience yet. The Brat. The Bitch. The Fat Fuck. 1/3 #WitchLife #GayWitch #TheDeviantWitch

A close-up selfie of Michael Blackthorn, The Deviant Witch. He has curly, tousled blonde and brown hair, a full beard, and striking pale blue-green eyes with an intense, direct gaze. He is wearing a black v-neck t-shirt and a long layered bead necklace featuring rose-toned and dark stones. The expression is cool and unapologetic.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 18/05/2026

Switching this up for a client. It’s not actually this color but I can’t Chance they’ll see it 😂 #WIP #Crochet #WitchLife

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 15/05/2026

Hey, I’m Michael Blackthorn, The Deviant #Witch. My path started long before I had language for it: #Witchcraft, spirits, dirt roads, cards, stars, and wild magic. #TheDeviantWitch is the fire. Gloam + Pestle is the house being built around it. Signs were there early. When did you notice the call?

A vintage childhood photo of two young children standing indoors. On the right, a smiling boy (ME I'm that bitch) with dark hair wears a black Batman sweatshirt and dark pants, standing with one hand on his hip. On the left, a young girl in a pale oversized shirt or dress holds a small white purse and looks toward the camera. The image has a warm, nostalgic, slightly faded family-photo quality.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 14/05/2026

What is the ONE spell or practice most witches think is dangerous, but you think is actually misunderstood? Mine? Hexing. I’d argue healing can be far more invasive. (most #witches think it's safe though so that's another convo for another time). #WitchLife #GloamAndPestle #Witch

Square cottagecore/faerycore-style “Ask the Gloam” graphic with a soft mauve, sage green, parchment, and antique gold palette. The background shows an enchanted grimoire flat lay with aged paper, botanical textures, ivy, dried flowers, a glowing candle, small glass bottle, ornate green book, antique key, feather quill, compass medallion, crystal, and faint celestial diagrams with moons and Saturn-like imagery. A large pink translucent text panel sits over the parchment area. The text reads: “ASK THE GLOAM. What’s the ONE spell or practice that most witches think is dangerous but you think is actually totally misunderstood?” Small website text appears near the bottom: “gloamandpestle.com” and “patreon.com/michaelblackthorn.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 11/05/2026

🌙 I’m opening a limited $44.44 3Moon #Witch Reading special. I’ll look at your natal chart + pull divination for the next 3 lunar gates: New Moon in Taurus First Quarter Moon in Virgo Full Moon in Sagittarius Astro feedback + witchery for each phase. paypal.me/michaelblackthorn #MagicalBazaar

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 09/05/2026

Today’s card is The #ThreeofWands, filtered through #Saturn’s current. This card speaks of preparation, progress, foresight, and the first signs of expansion. The work is moving. The road is opening. The next stage is beginning to show itself. #WitchLife #TheDeviantWitch #GloamAndPestle #Tarot

A warm beige collage-style graphic with torn paper textures, a Saturn illustration in the upper left, and a tarot image of the Three of Wands at the bottom. A typewritten note on lined paper reads: “The Three of Wands asks us to look ahead, but Saturn reminds us that expansion needs structure. A blocked number, a locked door, a stated policy, a warded threshold: these are not signs of fear. They are signs that the witch knows what they are building and refuses to leave the road ahead unguarded.”

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 26/04/2026

I am stunned but let us welcome Vesper Benoît Venimeux to the #Coven! #WitchLife #WitchFriends #FluffyFrenchie

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 21/04/2026

1/ Why is it always agony that births the #Witch? Why is it sorrow, betrayal, violation, grief, the thing that should have ended you, that cracks the skin and calls the old power up? Not peace. Not ease. The wound. Always the wound. Why is it through pain so sharp it feels holy that we #WitchLife

A dark, gothic collage framed in muted purple. The top row shows a snarling monstrous witch-like face on the left and, on the right, an occult altar scene with a skull marked in black symbols, feathers, and a dark book. The middle row contains three intense selfies of a person with styled dark and silver hair, a lip piercing, and a moody expression, including one image with fully black eyes. The bottom row features horror stills of a dark-haired woman, including a close-up smirk, a panel of distressed and screaming expressions, and another monstrous witch-like face. The overall mood is visceral, occult, feral, and confrontational.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 13/04/2026

EXCUSE me, please stop auditing my delusions. they are divinely assigned. lol #WitchLife

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 09/04/2026

1/ Some of you come for me like I won’t smell the rot before you even open your mouth. Baby, your energy tells on you long before your words do. I can feel the envy. I can taste the fear. I can see the wound you keep calling “power” because you’d rather perform control #WitchLife #GayWitch

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 08/04/2026

From pineapples to this. Growth? Questionable. Commitment? Undeniable. Your #witchcraft is terrible, but baby, so is mine on a Tuesday after a long night, and we are obsessed. #WitchLife #GayWitch #LoveWitch

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 08/04/2026

It's what's inside that makes you beautiful. So let's just say what lives in me is... exquisite. Dark. Hungry. And absolutely unbothered. The Hag agrees. #WitchLife #TheHag #GayWitch #MaleWitch meow bitch.

A richly textured digital art collage in deep reds, burnt orange, magenta, and gold. A dark-haired woman in a black dress crouches with fierce intensity, her expression sharp and knowing, against a layered background that suggests crumbling architecture, flame, and ghostly urban imagery. The overall effect is raw, witchy, and combustive. At the top in white handwritten-style font: "It's what's inside that makes you beautiful." Watermarked faintly in the upper center with "The Deviant Witch." Across the bottom, on a rough dark brushstroke banner in the same white font: "The Hag riding my body blushes" — a darkly humorous and knowing response to the quote above.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 08/04/2026

1/ What happens when the Warrior God stops fighting the current & lets the river carry him somewhere new? #Mars in #Pisces is already a strange beast, the god of iron & conquest, dissolved into the boundless ocean, learning that sometimes the most powerful move is surrender. #WitchLife #AstroWitch

A richly layered collage of polaroid-style photographs arranged on a textured dark background with autumn leaf and blue organic shape accents. Images include: a stone stepping path extending into a grey sea, a shirtless androgynous figure in black avant-garde clothing posed against a deep red backdrop, a single hand rising from dark water, a lone figure standing on dark coastal rocks beside bioluminescent blue water at night, a city glowing on cliffs above a churning sea, a misty moody forest, a dramatic lightning strike over flat farmland, a cluster of glowing teal jellyfish against darkness, and a close portrait of a shaggy Highland bull. At the center, a torn and taped paper note reads "The Future Rises From the Deep" in elegant script. Credits read gloamandpestle.com and patreon.com/michaelblackthorn.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 08/04/2026

1/Take my hand, will you? Let us dance. A path full of sticks. Charred at the root. Sweetened for no one. Don't follow me here, this isn't the bakery window, baby. No frosting. No sprinkles. No confection piped pretty for the crowd. #GayWitch #WitchLife

A lush, sensual food photography graphic with a deep pink background. Golden honey and crimson syrup cascade dramatically downward from the top of the image. In the foreground sit two glazed donuts — one white-frosted, one honey-glazed — alongside stacked honeycomb pieces. A semi-transparent pink text box overlays the lower half with the words: "IT GOES DOWN EASY. THAT'S HOW IT GETS YOU. HE DOESN'T FROST, HE CONSUMES!" in bold dark pink capital letters. The image is credited to gloamandpestle.com and patreon.com/michaelblackthorn.

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 30/03/2026

You ever notice how some people treat you like their personal spiritual 911, but the second you start going through it, it’s suddenly “damn, that’s crazy” and a puff of smoke? #WitchLife 1/3 #WitchMadness #GayWitch

Dark, moody graphic featuring a person dressed in an elaborate, gothic-inspired black outfit with gold baroque detailing across the chest, adorned with ornate jewelry and a dramatic feathered headdress that obscures their face. The background is deep and textured, enhancing the shadowy, ritualistic atmosphere. Centered below, a soft gray rounded panel contains the text: “When’s the last time someone actually held space for you the way you’ve held space for them?” Small text at the bottom reads “gloamandpestle.com + patreon.com/michaelblackthorn.”

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 29/03/2026

Oh Y'all.... I'm tired of the 'love and light' #witch aesthetic that pretends we're not also the energetic and unpredictable storm. Like yeah, I cast some love and light by candlelight, but I also raise hell when something's not right and dance through chaos like it's foreplay. #WitchMadness 1/2

Dark, gothic-style graphic featuring a bearded person (ME!!) with styled dark hair and a steady, intense expression, dressed in black layered clothing with ornate jewelry and a high collar. They are surrounded by deep burgundy and black roses, leaves, and botanical elements against a textured gray background with ink-like splatters. To the right, a black rounded panel contains the text: “Raise hell when something’s not right and dance through chaos like it’s foreplay.” At the bottom, small text reads “gloamandpestle.com + patreon.com/michaelblackthorn.”

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 29/03/2026

The Maiden will humble your ass when you realize she isn’t here fussing over labels & linen closets. She’s standing at the harvest with a light burning in her chest, asking what in you is ripe, what is still raw, & what has simply been styled to look more complete than it is. And overhead, we have a

Graphic with a cosmic, celestial theme featuring a bearded person (yours truly) with long, wavy dark hair and a calm, grounded expression, looking directly forward. They wear layered necklaces including a crescent moon pendant and rings, with a softly glowing, dewy complexion. The left side blends into a star-filled nebula in shades of purple, pink, and deep blue, with faint constellation details. To the right, a dark panel contains the text: “The Maiden does not harvest illusions. What is ripe remains. What is performative is cut away.” A detailed cicada illustration appears near the bottom, and small text reads “gloamandpestle.com + patreon.com/michaelblackthorn.”

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 28/03/2026

Y'all it's been a doozy! A while back I sure did mess up during my Mercury retrograde ritual so bad I literally had to start over from scratch. Forgot an ingredient, burned the candle too fast, whole thing was a mess. #WitchLife #WitchMadness 1/2 #GayWitch #GlamRockWitch #Cicada

Graphic with a dark, moody aesthetic featuring a bearded person (ME! I'm that person lol sort of.. thank you filters filters filters) with styled, voluminous dark hair and a confident, slightly defiant expression, resting their head against one hand. They wear a black leather jacket, layered necklaces including a pentacle, and a fingerless glove, giving a punk-meets-occult style. The background is a collage of vintage newspaper clippings and textures, with a lit candle on the left. To the right, a dark panel with a translucent blue overlay contains the text: “Forgot an ingredient, burned the candle too fast, whole thing was a mess. But here’s the thing…” Small text at the bottom reads “gloamandpestle.com + patreon.com/michaelblackthorn.”

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 28/03/2026

Real talk: anyone who needs you to stay the same so they feel comfortable isn't actually rooting for you. I used to think loyalty meant never changing, never challenging the dynamic. But growth is loud & uncomfortable & it will piss off people who benefit from your #WitchMadness #WitchLife 1/2

Graphic in earthy green and sepia tones featuring a bearded person (ME! Michael Blackthorn - The Deviant Witch) with styled dark hair and a calm, self-assured expression, holding a crystal near their face. They wear layered necklaces and textured, witch-inspired clothing with natural and metallic elements. Subtle translucent wings appear behind them, blending into a collage background of vintage sheet music, handwritten text, and botanical textures. To the right, a rounded green panel contains the quote: “Anyone who needs you to stay the same so they feel comfortable isn’t actually rooting for you.” At the bottom, small text reads “gloamandpestle.com + patreon.com/michaelblackthorn.”

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Michael Blackthorn @thedeviantwitch.com · 28/03/2026

There's this weird thing where if your #witchcraft requires structure, timing, & commitment, other Witches will try to make YOU feel like you're doing too much. I'm prepping a Venusian devotional rite & waiting for the proper planetary hour because that's how I work #WitchLife 1/2 #WitchMadness

Graphic in soft pink and rose tones featuring a bearded person (Me! Bitch lol) with long, wavy dark hair styled half-up, resting their face against one hand and gazing forward with a calm, confident expression. Their skin has a dewy glow, and they wear a mauve, draped garment that evokes a Venusian, romantic aesthetic. Behind them is a collage of pink roses, petals, and vintage botanical textures. To the right, a rounded brown panel contains the text: “What’s a part of your practice that people love to judge or misunderstand?” A gold key overlaps the panel, and the bottom corner includes the text “gloamandpestle.com + patreon.com/michaelblackthorn.”

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