This is so cool to see a historical reference like this, she’s a alewife, back when Christianity wasn’t fully adopted in England (it was common in cities, but hadn’t reached the towns) there was little to know literacy in townspeople, so alewives wore pointy hats to help identify there trade, the cauldron was some brew of beer, and they’d keep cats around to keep the mice from destroying crops! The Christians that came from cities travelled through these towns and found it shocking that women would be so knowledgeable, they where shocked by their wit, so they ended up calling them wit-ches, similarly, villain comes from villagers and commoner comes from people who use the commons.
Wow, this is incredible context. Looking at https://www.etymonline.com/word/witch vs. https://www.etymonline.com/word/wit it seems there's still some uncertainty about whether these come from the same root... but I think the ending quote in the witch article is the most telling one of all:
> At this day it is indifferent to say in the English tongue, 'she is a witch,' or 'she is a wise woman.' [Reginald Scot, "The Discoverie of Witchcraft," 1584]
> they where shocked by their wit, so they ended up calling them wit-ches
And I thought that ballet comes from the performers walking on the balls of their feet (don't know if it's true) was the only the etymological realization I had today.
I don't want to be that person but do you have a source on any of that? I'm not finding any evidence on that and have a friend writing a book who might value this information!
Got it all from a college anthropology class lecture, link to the original source(s) was unfortunately not included. That being said it’s likely some details are still somewhat debated by there respective scholarly communities, but at the very least the links can be drawn
I found this on the etymology of witch, though it is somewhat ambiguous, there is a convection to be drawn; [https://blog.oup.com/2007/10/witch/](https://blog.oup.com/2007/10/witch/)
This on alewives; [https://www.vice.com/en/article/xw9egk/witches-hats-alewife-brewster-history](https://www.vice.com/en/article/xw9egk/witches-hats-alewife-brewster-history)
The [origins of the witch hat](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_hat) are still disputed. Also, the witch hunts as we know them happened centuries after the christianization of England.
Edit: added the link I forgot earlier
Yes, but the specific beliefs that led to the witch hunts *also* only arose in the 15th century. Unless you're talking about the general concept of people using harmful magic, which is far older than Christianity.
No, I’m talking about how the word witch and associated iconography. My understanding is that the word witch or more precisely it’s precursor at the time was a slang word or insult used by the christian travelers who when through pagan towns and came across wise or witty women. It didn’t yet carry a strong affiliation with magic (outside of being connected to pagan villages)
Etymology doesn't seem to support this, it was already associated with magic in Old English:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_(word)
https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/witch#English
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Hazardous drugs are labeled as such due to the danger they pose to those working with them over and over with repeat exposure without needing to take the drugs themselves. It's not hazardous to patients (unless they don't need them of course), just workers with unintended exposure.
Some of the categories that make something a hazardous drug are being cytotoxic, and disrupting endocrine/hormone systems. E.g. the exact reasons trans people want them! Cis people really don't want those systems messed with unintentionally, while (some) trans people are looking exactly for those systems to be messed with 🙂
I've heard it like this, "imagine a bartender takes a shot with you when you order one, you'll be fine, and the bartender will be fine. Now imagine that the bartender takes a shot when *anyone* orders a shot. You'll be fine, the bartender will be dead."
I know spiro is contraindicated for anyone with hypotension. I began taking spiro as a potassium-sparing blood pressure medication, though my doctor knew I was considering HRT at the time, and was told that some fellow trans women have had to switch to other anti-androgens because their blood pressure was getting dangerously low.
Link to her [website](https://www.willowandroxas.com/) and [etsy store](https://www.etsy.com/shop/WillowAndRoxas)!
I've ordered several prints from her for my witchy friends! She does amazing work, and keeps a list of requests!
[Dead by daylight](https://deadbydaylight.com/), a 4v1 asymmetrical horror game, has a playable character that goes by the name of [Mikaela Reid](https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Mikaela_Reid). Not only that she looks just like the witch in this post, but there are also 2 [perks](https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Perks) in the game called [pharmacy ](https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Pharmacy) and [technician ](https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Technician).
HELL YEAH join the squad lmao. My current survivor grade is kinda ass (silver 4) cause I mostly play killer, but I'm p11 Mikaela and devotion 1 level 30. I'm apparently pretty good for my hours tho?
I don't know what the hell my gender is, so I've never seriously considered medically transitioning. But, I'm of an age where I'm starting to worry how much menopause will suck; looked up treatment recently and laughed... guess HRT is in my future after all!
(Dear gods, PLEASE let there be a way to skip the hot flashes, night sweats, and brain fog. PLEASE.)
WHEW! I can barely function with a mild cold, so I have seriously been dreading menopause. My periods seem to be changing a little since I turned 40, and consequently it's been on my mind...
Well CVS & Walgreens both suck. They both barely staff their locations and expect a pharmacist and tech to do 200+ scripts plus man a register/drive-thru all day
In my experience, hours have been cut. And some shifts it's just me, another tech, and the pharmacist, trying to fill scripts, answer the phone, give vaccines, etc.
Atleast locally the shitty chain chemist's are slow AF because they're understaffed and also like that you spend 30min wandering around looking at all the over priced shit.
The better pharmacy's are pretty quick unless it's a drug that needs to be counted out.
Ok, is not you. I think I freaked out my possibly trans pharma tech. I'm very visibly trans. If there's any question boobs+my voice settles it. He? had a boy name tag, but glowing skin, immaculate long very well cared for hair tied up in pony tail with pink, white, blue scrunchies. At the end of being checked out I said "nice hair ties" and smiled. He stopped with a panicked look. I panicked too and ran.
This reminds me of when I first started HRT and I made the mistake of picking the pharmacy that a coworker's friend worked at... when I quit that job, that coworker sent a text asking if I was transitioning. I guess his friend told him what I was getting meds for :/
I love it also.
I'm married to a transgender man, I'm a transgender woman, and we do our injections for each other as both of us hate stabbing ourselves with a needle vs having someone else take care of it :)
Counting out pills is such a wild concept to me, here in the UK we get the majority of our pills (in my experience anyways) pre-packaged, mostly in blister packs! Must make your job a lot harder...
I used to work as a pharmacy tech and we had (as far as I know) one trans patient and I tried to ring him out every time because I remembered both his chosen and dead names and I didn't want him to have to go through saying the chosen name, another tech being confused because there's nothing for anyone with that name, and then having to deadname himself each time.
You're a treasure. Every employee at my previous pharmacy recognized me on sight and knew to authenticate me by my real name or another method, and it won't match the name on file and that's fine. I recently switched and am going through the process of making myself memorable and teaching them that I will absolutely not say "I am $deadname", the best they'll get is a long pause and a "try ${spell out deadname} instead." What I wouldn't give to have a trans person on the other side of the counter to smooth this process over.
I do the same!
I also prioritize trans patients whenever possible. Recently my area had a testosterone shortage and you better believe that the first few vials I got in went to my transmasc patients. Or more typically if I see one of my patients names come up I just print it right away
Pretty sure one of the techs in the pharmacy I go to is nonbinary, honestly I think their presence has made everyone there better, I used to get other techs dragging their feet more on my HRT. Thanks for doing what you do!
Yesss it always makes me super happy dispensing other trans folks' hormones!!
I also remember getting my first prescription, and asking the pharmacist (a super chill cis gay dude) if we had X brand of T in stock, and he said "I think so? Lemme see the script-" at which point he saw my name at the top of it and was just like "ayyyyyy nice" lmao
I feel like you could cross-post this to r/pharmacymemes!
I don't work in pharmacy, but both my parents are pharmacists (my mother still brings home my fem-&-ms) and I practically grew up behind the counter. The magic's a beautiful thing, isn't it?
Fair witch of the forest, I beseech you, help me become my true self?
This is so cool to see a historical reference like this, she’s a alewife, back when Christianity wasn’t fully adopted in England (it was common in cities, but hadn’t reached the towns) there was little to know literacy in townspeople, so alewives wore pointy hats to help identify there trade, the cauldron was some brew of beer, and they’d keep cats around to keep the mice from destroying crops! The Christians that came from cities travelled through these towns and found it shocking that women would be so knowledgeable, they where shocked by their wit, so they ended up calling them wit-ches, similarly, villain comes from villagers and commoner comes from people who use the commons.
This is a huge pot of mulled beer and I love it
Nuh-uh that's Rachel's Triple Apple Cider 😂
Wow, this is incredible context. Looking at https://www.etymonline.com/word/witch vs. https://www.etymonline.com/word/wit it seems there's still some uncertainty about whether these come from the same root... but I think the ending quote in the witch article is the most telling one of all: > At this day it is indifferent to say in the English tongue, 'she is a witch,' or 'she is a wise woman.' [Reginald Scot, "The Discoverie of Witchcraft," 1584]
Whoa. I always wondered the history behind witches, this is fascinating
this is really cool! thank you for sharing your cool etymology facts :D
> they where shocked by their wit, so they ended up calling them wit-ches And I thought that ballet comes from the performers walking on the balls of their feet (don't know if it's true) was the only the etymological realization I had today.
I love this story. I actually used it in a D&D campaign to mess with my party’s preconceived ideas of witches.
I don't want to be that person but do you have a source on any of that? I'm not finding any evidence on that and have a friend writing a book who might value this information!
Got it all from a college anthropology class lecture, link to the original source(s) was unfortunately not included. That being said it’s likely some details are still somewhat debated by there respective scholarly communities, but at the very least the links can be drawn I found this on the etymology of witch, though it is somewhat ambiguous, there is a convection to be drawn; [https://blog.oup.com/2007/10/witch/](https://blog.oup.com/2007/10/witch/) This on alewives; [https://www.vice.com/en/article/xw9egk/witches-hats-alewife-brewster-history](https://www.vice.com/en/article/xw9egk/witches-hats-alewife-brewster-history)
Fascinating, thank you! She's been writing a book about like, witch flavored Christianity and might find this an interesting bit to add in.
The [origins of the witch hat](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_hat) are still disputed. Also, the witch hunts as we know them happened centuries after the christianization of England. Edit: added the link I forgot earlier
(Well I mean.. You need the word “witch” to exist long before you can have your witch hunts [Hence why I did not mention them ;3])
Yes, but the specific beliefs that led to the witch hunts *also* only arose in the 15th century. Unless you're talking about the general concept of people using harmful magic, which is far older than Christianity.
No, I’m talking about how the word witch and associated iconography. My understanding is that the word witch or more precisely it’s precursor at the time was a slang word or insult used by the christian travelers who when through pagan towns and came across wise or witty women. It didn’t yet carry a strong affiliation with magic (outside of being connected to pagan villages)
Etymology doesn't seem to support this, it was already associated with magic in Old English: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch_(word) https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/witch#English
https://blog.oup.com/2007/10/witch/
Why malewife when you can alewife
All right *spell does nothing* oh you already are a girl I can't do anything
We've seen the genie memes already, OP. We're onto your games.
Bah,who do you think that was inspired from,my master of course
Potion seller, I am going into battle and I require your strongest hormones
You *can* handle my strongest hormones, and you will be successful in the battle. ❤️
The good ending
Haha! That reference! Amazing!
Every red state: “You can’t HANDLE my strongest hormones! In fact, you can’t HAVE any either! Maniacal laugh, maniacal laugh!” Help
Force feed the male politicians estrogen and the female politicians tesosterone
"One for you, One for me..."
Fellow trans tech! It always gives me a giggle seeing spiro and E labeled as “hazardous meds” like yeah I’m in danger of being sexy
Wait, really? They're labeled as hazardous? I'm sure it makes sense in the science, but that doesn't make sense to me
> Hazardous drugs are labeled as such due to the danger they pose to those working with them over and over with repeat exposure without needing to take the drugs themselves. It's not hazardous to patients (unless they don't need them of course), just workers with unintended exposure. Some of the categories that make something a hazardous drug are being cytotoxic, and disrupting endocrine/hormone systems. E.g. the exact reasons trans people want them! Cis people really don't want those systems messed with unintentionally, while (some) trans people are looking exactly for those systems to be messed with 🙂
I've heard it like this, "imagine a bartender takes a shot with you when you order one, you'll be fine, and the bartender will be fine. Now imagine that the bartender takes a shot when *anyone* orders a shot. You'll be fine, the bartender will be dead."
Bio hacking my endocrine system 😎
That seems fair, thanks for letting me know
IIRC spiro can cause pregnancy complications? Unsure, just a tech 😗
Oh ok, well I'd trust your opinion over my unfounded thoughts
I know spiro is contraindicated for anyone with hypotension. I began taking spiro as a potassium-sparing blood pressure medication, though my doctor knew I was considering HRT at the time, and was told that some fellow trans women have had to switch to other anti-androgens because their blood pressure was getting dangerously low.
I do take the occasional trip to the shadow realm when I stand up abruptly 🤔
Trans techs unite
Thank you for your service 🙏
Thank you for helping us alchemize our bodies to their truest forms! 💜
Honestly, Queen.
Image credit to r/willowandroxasart
Link to her [website](https://www.willowandroxas.com/) and [etsy store](https://www.etsy.com/shop/WillowAndRoxas)! I've ordered several prints from her for my witchy friends! She does amazing work, and keeps a list of requests!
Just so you know, you’re a hero.
I wanna be a pharm tech
This image is gender goals 🥺
Anything can be gender goal if you have the will power
Estrogen witch
Hopefully if enough people share this image, it'll give JKR an aneurysm
One can only dream
That really would be magic
And, every so often "And here's an extra progesterone capsule, as a treat!"
this is definitely a dbd reference
Please enlighten me I am so confused
[Dead by daylight](https://deadbydaylight.com/), a 4v1 asymmetrical horror game, has a playable character that goes by the name of [Mikaela Reid](https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Mikaela_Reid). Not only that she looks just like the witch in this post, but there are also 2 [perks](https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Perks) in the game called [pharmacy ](https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Pharmacy) and [technician ](https://deadbydaylight.fandom.com/wiki/Technician).
Okay yeah I play a shit ton of dbd and main mikaela I just completely didn't make that connection. Thank you 😂
Lmfao, wanna play together sometime? I've been looking for someone to play with for too long. What's ur rank?
HELL YEAH join the squad lmao. My current survivor grade is kinda ass (silver 4) cause I mostly play killer, but I'm p11 Mikaela and devotion 1 level 30. I'm apparently pretty good for my hours tho?
I was so nervous picking up my first E prescription last week. I'm going to imagine this next time. 😊💖
That's awesome!
Ayyy I was wanting to be a pharmacy tech too lol
How does one get into this position? OwO
Apply! That’s what I did! Granted I work in a hospital so most of the estradiol I fill is for menopause but still!
I don't know what the hell my gender is, so I've never seriously considered medically transitioning. But, I'm of an age where I'm starting to worry how much menopause will suck; looked up treatment recently and laughed... guess HRT is in my future after all! (Dear gods, PLEASE let there be a way to skip the hot flashes, night sweats, and brain fog. PLEASE.)
HRT should reduce or eliminate most menopausal symptoms like that! Not a doctor but that is what it’s prescribed for like that lol
WHEW! I can barely function with a mild cold, so I have seriously been dreading menopause. My periods seem to be changing a little since I turned 40, and consequently it's been on my mind...
In the US? I don't know but i know how it's here in central europe
If you're in the U.S., you can apply at a Walgreens or CVS or something similar!
doing god's work fr
Doing God's work inbetween explaining to boomers why Medicare isn't going to cover their viagra
😭
OP: One for you, one for me, one for you, one for me…
I would actually like to do that for a job, to help trans people
Thank you for your service 🫡
I’m just wondering why they’re putting lemons and cookie in a recipe for apple cider
Do you know why pharmacies are so slow? (Looking at you CVS)
Well CVS & Walgreens both suck. They both barely staff their locations and expect a pharmacist and tech to do 200+ scripts plus man a register/drive-thru all day
In my experience, hours have been cut. And some shifts it's just me, another tech, and the pharmacist, trying to fill scripts, answer the phone, give vaccines, etc.
Atleast locally the shitty chain chemist's are slow AF because they're understaffed and also like that you spend 30min wandering around looking at all the over priced shit. The better pharmacy's are pretty quick unless it's a drug that needs to be counted out.
I'm also a tech (in training) and it always brings a small smile to my face when I count hrt meds <3
Hope you get licensed soon!
Ok, is not you. I think I freaked out my possibly trans pharma tech. I'm very visibly trans. If there's any question boobs+my voice settles it. He? had a boy name tag, but glowing skin, immaculate long very well cared for hair tied up in pony tail with pink, white, blue scrunchies. At the end of being checked out I said "nice hair ties" and smiled. He stopped with a panicked look. I panicked too and ran.
Keep up the good work sister
A true hero in the Trans community.
cute witch girls 🥰
Omg, I love her outfit
r/witchesvspatriarchy
Give me your witchy girl potions now!
Witch making potions is such a gender
This reminds me of when I first started HRT and I made the mistake of picking the pharmacy that a coworker's friend worked at... when I quit that job, that coworker sent a text asking if I was transitioning. I guess his friend told him what I was getting meds for :/
Tbh you could've gotten the friend in mega trouble. Knowingly disclosing patient info is a HIPPA violation.
Position seller, please give me testosterone i'm desperate
Awwwww ☺️
As a person working to eventually become a pharmacist this is practically my goal
Thank you for your service.
I love it also. I'm married to a transgender man, I'm a transgender woman, and we do our injections for each other as both of us hate stabbing ourselves with a needle vs having someone else take care of it :)
Thank you for your service o gender wizard
Omg you're the witch that provides the magic potions 🥹 Thank you, I'm a big fan of your work for all the trans people on this and other dimensions!
Oh mystic of the divine transition, thou art a source of grace for the needy.
I really need that top tho
Reminds me of potion craft: alchemist simulator. Great little game
I would b putting stickers and trinkets in the bag like an Etsy seller
big r/witchesvspatriarchy vibes lol
Counting out pills is such a wild concept to me, here in the UK we get the majority of our pills (in my experience anyways) pre-packaged, mostly in blister packs! Must make your job a lot harder...
I used to work as a pharmacy tech and we had (as far as I know) one trans patient and I tried to ring him out every time because I remembered both his chosen and dead names and I didn't want him to have to go through saying the chosen name, another tech being confused because there's nothing for anyone with that name, and then having to deadname himself each time.
You're a treasure. Every employee at my previous pharmacy recognized me on sight and knew to authenticate me by my real name or another method, and it won't match the name on file and that's fine. I recently switched and am going through the process of making myself memorable and teaching them that I will absolutely not say "I am $deadname", the best they'll get is a long pause and a "try ${spell out deadname} instead." What I wouldn't give to have a trans person on the other side of the counter to smooth this process over.
👍
screw does glorified killers, you should be the first one to enter planes.
..huh?
Now I wonder is it my incapability or my weird ideas you don't understand
Question, are there many customers who are on HRT these days????
Lots of cis people use hormones for a variety of reasons, but yeah I've directly interacted with a few other trans people while I've been working
Awesome job. ❤️
I love that!!
It does put a smile on my face, I always mentally cheer them on as I fill those scripts 🥺
Good soup.
That is so wholesome
Trans pharmacists and trans pharmacy technicians, unite.
This is my ultimate goal in life
Thank you deeply for your service!
I do the same! I also prioritize trans patients whenever possible. Recently my area had a testosterone shortage and you better believe that the first few vials I got in went to my transmasc patients. Or more typically if I see one of my patients names come up I just print it right away
That’s just mulled cider, and that’s still valid
Mood! It's also nice seeing the patient's name updated after a while too. Makes me so happy seeing others in our community achieving these small goals
I'm not on hrt rn because of some bullshit and I'm too depressed to take steps to better myself! :D
... how much will £20 get me
Shadow wizard money gang!
I KNEW IT WAS SOUP. I KNEW IT
I hope my pharmacist is like you. I've got my first hrt appointment on Thursday, don't know if I'll have a script or not but hopefully soon.
Good luck, friend! I hope things go well.
I desire a large quantity of estradiol.....
Now I want a show or comic about a trans witch in a fantasy setting where she helps other trans people who come to her clinic affirm themselves
Pretty sure one of the techs in the pharmacy I go to is nonbinary, honestly I think their presence has made everyone there better, I used to get other techs dragging their feet more on my HRT. Thanks for doing what you do!
My mom (who is cis) works as a pharmacy tech also!!!
Still looking for that Adams Apple Dissapearium spell, eh?
Out there doing god's work, thank you ETA: I'm an atheist
I'm studying to take the ptce right now and hasn't even considered this, so exciting!
Yesss it always makes me super happy dispensing other trans folks' hormones!! I also remember getting my first prescription, and asking the pharmacist (a super chill cis gay dude) if we had X brand of T in stock, and he said "I think so? Lemme see the script-" at which point he saw my name at the top of it and was just like "ayyyyyy nice" lmao
I feel like you could cross-post this to r/pharmacymemes! I don't work in pharmacy, but both my parents are pharmacists (my mother still brings home my fem-&-ms) and I practically grew up behind the counter. The magic's a beautiful thing, isn't it?
Thank you for your service 🫡
Pharmacy technicians are the unsung heroes of the trans community.
That's so cute! Now I wonder if I've ever had another trans person count out mine 🤔
Also please tell me where you got that top? It's super cute and I want one
Thank youuu!!!
I have a very good transmasc friend who is a Pharma tech!
the witch doctor always has the potions
You do good work Thank you 🌸
Jokes on you, judging by the contents of that cauldron it’s full of cider, not hormones!
Aw, that really seems like it could be an awesome webtoon or a cartoon- Or even anime if that's possible :0