#i’m soooo looking forward to learning about the other kings of angels and what they can do

[s1lver-soul]

amon is such a silly (and incredibly terrifying) little fellow

[seraphinas-wishing-well]

How I got better at cartomancy (tarot, oracle, playing cards...)

Divination through cards - especially tarot - is probably the most common form of fortune telling. I started in June (2018), I think, and even though I haven’t practised every day, I can now (Nov 2018) say that I got really better and can interpret cards with accuracy- although I obviously have to keep practising and learning.

Here are a few tips of what helped me!💓

1) Keeping your deck close- whether it’s a tarot deck, oracle cards or a set of playing cards, keeping your deck close really really allows you to bond with your deck even though you’re not actively using it. Carrying it with you in your purse, laying it under your pillow before sleeping, etc. seriously helps to ‘get more familiar’ with each other.

2) Everyone says this, I know, but pulling a daily card will make your cards involved with your day-to-day life + you will know what the day has in store for you + you’ll remember the meanings of the cards more easily.

3) I don’t know about oracle cards since I haven’t used those yet, but tarot and playing cards tell a story. For example, take the Cups cards out of your tarot deck or the Hearts from your playing cards set, look at the meanings and try to tell a story from 1-10. This makes it soooo much easier to interpret those cards. Also, try to see King, Queen and Knave & Knight or Jack as real people (not for a reading, they don’t always represent actual people, I mean just for practising the meanings!!). What are they like? What are their qualities? Which are also most likely the meanings of the cards.

4) Pick 5-10 cards you feel positive about or give off a happy and positive vibe, and 5-10 cards that seem rather negative to you. Look at them and write down whatever comes to mind when looking at the cards. Why do you feel good/bad about them? Why would you want the ‘happy’ cards to pop up in a reading, and not the other 5-10? Check with their meanings afterwards.

5) Speaking of trying to interpret the cards on your own, do the same for all the other cards! It’s fun! You don’t have to do them all at once though, just a few every day or whenever you feel like it! It can be overwhelming otherwise.

6) This one’s especially great for the Minor Arcana in tarot and playing cards, but try to figure out the connection between the 1’s, 2’s, 3’s,... For example what do the 4’s of Chalices, Pentacles, Wands and Swords have in common? What about the 8’s of Hearts, Diamonds, Clubs and Spades?

7) Of course a few small readings always help to get used to your deck and its way of telling. Just do a 3-card spread (past, present, future is a common one) for yourself every once in a while, for example, that way you can see how accurate it is yourself. Also, personal readings are always easier than those for others.

8) I could only do this after a while, when knowing my deck better, but write down what vibe your deck gives off or how you think it gives you advice. Kind of the ‘personality’ of your deck. For example, the tarot deck that I have the deepest connection with gives answers in a mysterious way, very symbolic, but not too difficult to figure out. While another one seemed simple but is actually complex and needed me to bond with it quite some time before opening up and giving clear answers, and my playing cards, well... those are just hella straight forward. Always jump out as well. As soon as I think of something for one second while shuffling, 2 or 3 cards jump out to tell me their view on it, lol. See? Try to find out more about your deck’s personality, that’s my point.

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These are some tips from my personal experience, of course there are a lot more if you look at other tarot reader’s posts! Hopefully it was a little helpful!

@angel-sobs 👼🏼💧

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ps- sorry for my English, I’m not a native speaker, so if you find any mistakes, politely let me know please! x

[dramaclover]

TVB KING & QUEEN WINNERS 2020

LMAO. Man my predictions were wrong. Never did I think Sisley Choi would actually win. I thought at most she’d win in Malaysia or get Favourite Character award again. Also I had no idea Vincent Wong would actually win this year again. Nevermind the fact he won the most awards.

Okay, so I know Sisley is getting a lot of hate from Hong Kong locals for her win. First, of all. Don’t blame her, blame management for making such a DUMB move again. They really did not learn from 2017 when she won Favourite Character. I’m always surprised by how much TVB likes her. She’s a rumour magnet (not her fault she just has a very outgoing personality). She technically lied about her education. And the local audiences in general don’t like her compared to past Miss HK winners. BUT. You have to give credit when it’s due & it’s the fact she has made immense improvements in her acting. Unfortunately TVB pushed her way too hard in dramas. People who support Sisley are mostly oversea fans. Who shows high favouritism. I remember how she was the most hated actress that TVB was promoting at the time. I’ve seen arguments like “TVB decided to give it to someone that actually had the best performance this year”. The thing is, I agree Mandy Wong didn’t perform well this year. But if we really give it based on “best performance”. Sisley still shouldn’t have won. She improved a lot in Legal Mavericks 2 & Line Walker 3 but it wasn’t anything impressive. People say she was amazing in LW3 but her screentime was reduced after episode 21. Her character was no longer important. And I mention that cause when Mandy was in that drama people praised her in the beginning especially at the elevator scene. And then everything went downhill for her too. So simply put I feel like they both gave similar performances. If we actually go by who acted the best Mandy Lam was super well liked & praised for her portrayal in Come Home Love: Lo & Behold. I know people found Selena Lee boring in Forensic Heroes 4, but the fact remains in she gave an amazing performance. People said she was able to speak clearly & pronounced forensic jargon smoothly & believable. Ali Lee resonated with audiences in Death By Zero. She was hilarious as Cash and people found her very memorable there. These actresses didn’t have “outstanding” acting this year either but they are lot more deserving then Sisleys role. Despite me liking Legal Mavericks 2, it did poorly ratings wise & it was barely talked about. Getting lots of votes from Mainlanders doesn’t mean much. Those votes can be faked & adding on to the fact LW3 aired in China which gives her an unfair advantage. So really. No Sisley didn’t win cause of her acting. She won due to TVB politics. Even when she received the award she didn’t look shocked or touched. I think it’s cause she knows deep down she shouldn’t be getting this & also cause she knows the amount of hate that is gonna get thrown her way now. People need to understand that Sisley has only been in the industry for 7 years. And in those 7 years she never had it bad. She’s always been leading in dramas or put into grand production. She never had to rough it like Nancy Wu, Tavia Yeung, Kristal Tin or even pageant winners like Myolie Wu etc did. She was given lots of opportunities and won so quick. Hence why she wasn’t emotional when she won. Which is not her fault. She has what it takes to be an actress & I am still looking forward to her future dramas. I just wished TVB didn’t have to be like this and promote her this way. She’s gonna continue to get unnecessary hate from this. And since she only won 7 years in, I can see her winning again for a second time in the near future. She has a long contract left & with the lack of talent at TVB it’s highly plausible. But I know one thing for sure, is when she does win it for the second time it will be deserving.

Vincent Wong has thoroughly confused me. He won so many awards. Best Actor & Best Drama in Malaysia & Hong Kong & Best Partnership. It was so awkward when he thanked Al Cappucino instead of Legal Mavericks 2. I wonder if he got confused or believes he should’ve won for Al Cappucino instead? Either way, I did not see this coming. I really thought Raymond Lam or Lau Dan. Vincent is an amazing actor but to win for Legal Mavericks 2? The same role he won for the first time? It makes it seem like he has no acting range. Since he has left TVB for Shaw, I believed TVB wouldn’t treat him so well still. Bosco Wong & Ron Ng also signed with Shaw and didn’t even get half the treatment he got. He’s also starting to focus more in the Mainland China market. And has vocally expressed it too. Is this TVBs way of guilting him to film more with them? He also did not have the best performance of the year. That would go to Wayne Lai & Moses Chan from Death By Zero. When that aired people were talking non stop about it. Eddie Cheung also killed it as a villian in Of Greeds and Ants. I feel like the winners won only cause they got recent bias from how their dramas are still fresh in their minds. Forensic Heroes 4 though was really badly written got the highest ratings & were not mentioned at all. Death By Zero was of course shafted. I guess TVB didn’t want Wayne to win a 4th time. And Moses doesn’t care about awards anymore so they didn’t bother with him sadly. Vincent works hard and is a good actor but I feel like he shouldn’t have won this year at all. Like I always knew Vincent was gonna win again but I didn’t think it was gonna be so soon. This year for Best Actor & Actress TVB only gave it to those they wanted & not to those who deserved it. I’m still confused on what even happened or what TVB was thinking though. At least Vincent winning won’t be as controversial compared to Sisley but I still feel like it was very unnecessary of them to do.

Side opinions but... SUPER HAPPY Angel Chiang won Most Improved. It’s been soooo long since someone deserving actually won it. Like it got to the point that Most Improved became more of a Miss Hong Kong award judging by how much won it in the past. Angel Chiang has shown major improvements & this award belonged to her. I also thought Winki Lai winning was also nice. Her acting is great & has always worked so hard. Yoyo Chen was also another actress I wouldn’t mind winning. Brian Chu winning isn’t bad but shocked they didn’t give it to Brian Tse or Joey Law since TVB seems to be more interested in promoting them. Also glad Hubert Wu won for the song portion. Hana Kuk keeps winning and it’s gets annoying. Obviously Hana is winning if TVB keeps assigning songs only to her. I feel like Best Partnership should be given to Priscilla Wong, Shiga Lin & Yoyo Chen. When Life After Death was airing everyone was in love with their friendship. It’s also so hard for TVB writers to be able to to write such a great friendship between woman. It’s always about bromance and womance is ignored. Their strong loyal ship between each other was amazing in that drama. And I hate how this drama was also ignored in the awards show. It looks like Sisley Choi winning is gonna go down in history along with Natalie Tong for worst BA winners. Vincent Wong might also go down as the “randomness winner” along with Wayne Lai when he won for the 3rd time in Forensic Heroes 3.