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I pull a card...if it doesn't speak to me...perhaps it was meant for you? How to Read the Tarot Begin by brewing a cup of tea, a nervine, lemon balm or chamomile, this is after all, your future. A reading at the dark of the moon is best, before the night creatures crawl and bad humours fill the air. Pick a circular deck, with a fairy-tale motif, and no reversals. Hold a question in your heart, shuffle the cards and place them on the table. Choose only two. Like the ancient Israelites, these are your seer stones, Urim and Thumimm, black and white, yes or no. Isn't that all you were asking? |
Down "They", who are they, say there is no way out, but through. I am going down. Down to my beloved and not so loved dead. Down to the ancestors I know only in my bones. Down through the mantle, and the crust into the molten core Burn away my stones, my scars. That's where the spells and charms are. Prompt: no way out 12 lines Freeform The Herbcrafter's Tarot--11--Justice--Cannabis--Seek the truth. |
Equinox Autumn the equinox and at the equator unmoored and unbalanced forever lost am I 6 lines form: Badger's Hexastitch Tarot of the Crone--Witch of Swords--Adversary--Be your own best friend and defense lawyer. |
Octopus Soul totem tidal gates open and close Ultimate other Temu-Rai-Fenua animus and anima a wave in the mind Spindles of skin tentacles hearts, brains, soul 12 lines Form:Arquain Author's Note: Temu-Rai--Fenua is a Tahitian mythic octopus Oracle of the Mermaids--18--Time and Tide---Perform oceanic spells and rituals. |
Yes, I am broken no optimistic spin here a caterpillar not becoming butterfly and so far beyond repair 5 lines Form:Tanka Sibyls Oraculum--Libidine--Lust---To a moth all lights are the moon. |
Uniola Paniculata When I wake in the morning I am never not broken. Some fear, anxiety, small pain always breaks through. But I choose how to put myself back together, like the sea oats I pass at each beach entrance, survivors of Ian and Idalia. I ride my sadness and confusion down to the water. I dissolve my edges becoming softer and softer knowing that the sea oats deep, dense roots anchor the sand, their entire habitat. As I roll, swell, and surge I pray that my roots too, will hold. The Darker Goddess Tarot--0- Akhilandeshwara--The Goddess who is never not broken. Embrace your brokenness. |
Underwater When I was a girl at the local pool we tried to talk underwater pretending we were mermaids. Mostly we got mouthfuls of chlorine. I tried this in the ocean and mostly got mouthfuls of saline. Communication is fraught with misunderstanding. The talking heads say nothing. I've decided to be a merrow, a selkie, a nereid and just be silent underwater. 12 lines Oracle of the Mermaids--14--Water Flight--Cast your burdens away |