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a few minutes ago, at exactly midnight, i heard soft distant honking and looked out the cracked window to see a group of trumpeter swans flying low over the fields, huge and white and unearthly, their shadows flung crisp-black onto glittering snow by the moonlight, and then they were gone and a moment later their voices were gone too and in the wake of them was a sort of loneliness that is hard to quite get words around

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Three of Pentacles and Ace of Pentacles reversed

You're supposed to be hanging the door, not polishing the knob.

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Jumping spider mimic planthoppers in the genus Rhotana

Photo 1 by tenebrionidfan, 2 by gancw1, 3 by budak, and 4 by deeqld

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we must preserve the old lore

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Year-Ahead Reading Specials

It's that time of year! I'm opening up slots for five different kinds of year-ahead readings. Some of these readings have limited availability to let me better manage my schedule. Depending on demand, I may add more slots later on in the season!

Click here to visit my Ko-Fi page for listings or check out the read more below for extra details! (:

These tarot readings are going to be available for a limited time only -- from today (11/18/24) to 1/18/25! Use the code EARLYBIRD-YEARAHEAD for 15% off your reading, good through 11/30/24!

Important Note: Monthly supporters should not use this code! All member discounts have been adjusted to include the extra 15% off already -- and they'll stay that way until the end of the year! (So, for example, if you had a 10% discount at the Bronze Tier before, it's now a 25% discount.) Using the code will remove any other discounts, including regular monthly member discounts!!

Note: All year ahead reading offerings are meant to be general readings. If you want to include a specific focus (career, relationships, etc.), I can do that! These readings aren't meant for specific questions, though.

4-Card Year Ahead by the Seasons, $7.00: This is a 4-card spread designed to give you a season-by-season overview of the entire upcoming year. Each card corresponds to the seasons, with one card encompassing roughly three months apiece.

5-Card Year Ahead, $10.00: This is a 5-card spread designed to give you an overview of the entire upcoming year. This hand of cards will reveal overarching themes and big events to expect in 2025.

12-Card Year Ahead, $20.00: This is a 12-card spread with one card for each month. Take a peek at what 2025 has in store for you! You'll get a card-by-card breakdown of the year with themes and expectations for the upcoming year.

24-Card Year Ahead, $35.00: This is a 24-card spread with TWO cards for each month. Take a peek at what 2025 has in store for you! You'll get a card-by-card breakdown of the year with themes, events, and expectations for that month.

DELUXE 36-Card Year Ahead, $50.00: This is a 36-card spread with THREE cards for each month. Take a peek at what 2025 has in store for you! You'll get a card-by-card breakdown of the year with themes, events, and expectations for that month.

I will send you a message on Ko-Fi to let you know when you can expect your reading. Timing will vary depending on request volume, but I try to have these completed within 3 to 5 business days of request!

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Now is absolutely the time to support queer authors, queer-friendly libraries, and queer bookstores. There is a lot of damage being done to these communities right now, and I truly believe community is the antidote. Find an author to uplift, request a queer book from your local library, and if you can, try and buy a queer book from an indie store. It makes a bigger difference than you might think.

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“After all, what is a shadow if there is no light”, it spoke softly. A little something I’ve done between work.

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middle aged lady on my bus just called someone's partner "your whimsical idiot boyfriend" over the phone . with sincere frustration might I add

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office jobs should have chemistry labs in them. just to change things up

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Is adding protections necessary? I'm not worried about spirits getting through but I want to insure that the deck isn't being affected by external energy. Though I don't hear much about placing protections on divinatory tools.

Hello!

So, like most things that are "necessary" in witchcraft, it's entirely up to you whether adding protections to a divination tool (or to your divination setup) is something you need to do.

Personally, I've never put protections on a tool itself. I don't usually put up specific protections when doing divination, either, unless I'm in a volatile environment or want to repel a specific type of entity or energy. And even then, the regular protections I wear on my person (charmed clothing, a veil, jewelry, etc.) are more than enough to get me through almost all divination sessions in most environments.

Depending on what source you're tapping into while working your divinations (a deity, the universe, spirit guides, your own subconscious, etc.), it will probably be difficult to prevent all external energies or presences from influencing your deck's output. You could certainly charm a tool with a protection that only allows certain spirits/energies to touch and/or influence it.

I think part of the reason you don't see it talked about much is that a lot of divination is done specifically to receive input, influence, and energy from external sources -- again, such as deities, the universe, spirit guides, and so forth. When I do it, for example, I'm tapping into the web of connections between all things.

So, again, if you want to prevent all external influence, you could certainly cast a protection around your deck. It's something you may have to renew regularly, perhaps on a cycle with regular cleansings to ensure nothing unwanted is "sticking" to the deck.

Come to think of it, I do actually do this, in a way. I keep one of my decks wrapped in a charmed white cloth to protect it from "prying eyes" on behalf of the spirit that calls the deck home. It's sort of like drawing the blinds for privacy. Maybe it isn't a full-blown protection, but it's food for thought.

TLDR: Necessary? No, because nothing is required. A good option if it suits your specific wants and goals? Yeah, absolutely.

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@neonsblanketfort How topical! (:

On Friendship.

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*Pulls Tarot card from deck for the first time in literal months* Me: Okay Deck, what the fuck is going on *pulls Tower card* Me: Yeah tell me something I don’t know buddy

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With its powerful jaws and sharp teeth, the California sheephead is an incredible fish that can cut through the mightiest sea urchins and protect kelp forests! 

Did we mention they also sleep in a mucus cocoon at night? 👀

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trans day of i love you, written in memory and honor of those lost at Club Q, November 19, 2022. This poem is featured in my book, The Weeds Grow Anyway.

I'm wishing all trans people reading this a day of tenderness, joy, love. We deserve better holidays. May our grief be soft on us.