#khajiit answers

[devout-khajiit]

*pounces on your inbox* Alright, another round!

Do you have any pre-divination things that you do? Any rituals, habits, or particular things you make sure you have within reach?

Is there anything you've read that has affected your practice in a way you didn't expect?

What are the broad categories of spirits or deities (i.e. dragon, Daedric Prince, angel, demon, animal, etc.) that you find yourself drawn to most often, whether or not they become part of your friends and allies?

Do you enjoy photographing the readings you do? I personally hate that step when I do it.

~Jasper

Yay, another round!

Do you have any pre-divination things that you do? Any rituals, habits, or particular things you make sure you have within reach?

I knock on my cards to cleanse them, and if performing a reading for myself, I hold them up to my chest to "attach" them to me, and if reading for others, I hold them up in the air with a bandana under them to "detach" them from me for the reading.

But other than that, not particularly. I used to be more ritualistic about it, but I found that divination works best for me just when I do it. I found myself so worried about my pre-rituals and my habits that I ended up not really doing well in my readings, so I find that something simple and sweet works best.

Is there anything you've read that has affected your practice in a way you didn't expect?

I'm gonna assume you're meaning "read" in the divination sense as that tracks with what all we've been up to, so!

Yeah, a few times. Mostly when the whole "You need to let us in" part started. That was unexpected, honestly, but now it's so normal I just go "Yeah, yeah." lol

I think also realizing Lucifer was calling me was a big one. I actually started my practice not expecting anybody. I was going into it with a "Whoever approaches me gets my consideration, then I'll choose" instead of a "I already know what I want". I was approached at the very beginning by Lucifer, Zeus, and Hekate; all of whom remain in my life, to varying degrees. But I wasn't expecting Lucifer specifically. I kinda figured "Oh, I'll probably get some Hellenic gods, that's pretty standard." and while I knew about demonic gods, including Lucifer, I wasn't expecting Them to be one of the first ones to approach me and be so insistent on me.

What are the broad categories of spirits or deities (i.e. dragon, Daedric Prince, angel, demon, animal, etc.) that you find yourself drawn to most often, whether or not they become part of your friends and allies?

Honestly? The Daedric Princes. I don't know why, but I am. I also have a lot of non-canon Princes, that I'd consider more of an unrecorded pantheon than a constructed pantheon, because Hermaeus Mora told me they existed, gave me a basic rundown, and I've been doing that since. I don't think I made them up or anything like that, because otherwise I would have had to done something to create them that I know for a fact I did not do.

But I don't talk about my non-canon Princes very much for a variety of reasons, mostly being anxiety (go figure). But also I don't know if people on my TES sideblog would react well to it, and I do, even if I don't like that I do, care about how others perceive me. It's a work in progress.

Do you enjoy photographing the readings you do? I personally hate that step when I do it.

I do, actually, I love showing off my decks so I don't mind the extra step of photographing them. The lighting can be a pain in the ass though - My smaller light is yellowish and gives this nasty grain onto the pictures due to not being as bright, so I need to use my Big Boy Light in order to get good enough lighting for high quality pictures.

[khajiitkennedy]

Random but I hope you have a good day/night and don't forget to drink plenty of water ✨

(Also what's your favorite random fact you know?)

This is so sweet Anon!

Did you know, most mammals have the same number of cervical/neck vertebra? Humans, giraffes, mice and many more have 7 cervical vertebrae!

[cruisingheightswithdragons]

There are formalities among the first meeting of the dov

But one of them found out the other used to be a Thalmor and is out for blood oops

@ariquar :3c

[jasper-pagan-witch]

Hehe. more!

What's your favorite video game? What about show? And movie? And on each, what makes it your favorite?

What are some blogs you'd suggest to people that are kinda like yours?

When did you get into The Elder Scrolls? What about Magic the Gathering?

How often do you typically practice magic?

Optional additional question because it is a bit loaded and not everyone wants to answer something like this: What's your most hated discourse in the pagan/witchy community? It can be valid or kinda just ridiculous, your choice.

You are feeding me and I love that.

What's your favorite video game? What about show? And movie? And on each, what makes it your favorite?

O...only one? I like a lot of video games...but honestly I can't get over how fucking funny the Monster Hunter series is. Like yeah, random person, go fight some fucking monsters. Take up to two cats with you. Here's a giant sword or a gun. Godspeed.

As for show and movie, uh...I don't...watch a lot of things, admittedly. I prefer to just turn on YouTube videos in the background instead of a show or movie. But if I had to pick, I'd pick Robin Hood: Men in Tights for movie and Legends of Chima for show. If you've seen the fights I've been picking on my main blog, I hope they've been entertaining.

What are some blogs you'd suggest to people that are kinda like yours?

*cackles* Time to summon the friends and the people I follow.

@windvexer - Out here doing the most when it comes to musing on ways to take things from witchcraft 102 to witchcraft 207. A bunch of their posts about divination have taught me more about how to read tarot better.

@stormwaterwitch - Hey kids, do you like seeing someone else's fully-developed elemental system? Do you like deities? Do you like books? My dear friend does it all!

@lazywitchling - DIY galore. As someone who enjoys putting things together, I also enjoy seeing her stuff too!

@sewceress - *grabs you* If you have ever thought too long about astrology, planetary magic, and stuff like that, you will enjoy this blog. That's a threat.

@aesethewitch - If you think it's neat how I can drag people for filth with a single card, you will enjoy Aese doing the same thing on their blog. This is also a threat.

@the-weaving-cryptid - If you enjoy region-specific magic and are interested in Appalachia, give Runa a look!

@strixhaven-study-hall - My dear friend Faust who is on that MTG pop culture shit with me. I need to bother him more, actually. And so should all of you.

@fernthewhimsical - Like with the note on Runa, Fern is big into regional stuff - specifically, Dutch paganism. Fae has all kind of cool posts and shit, I've greatly enjoyed chatting with them.

@creature-wizard - Do you like when I drop twenty-seven source links in one posts? Would you like better critical thinking skills about the bullshit that appears in online religious and occult and witchy spaces? Check out this blog. Particularly their stuff on the New Age to Alt-Right pipeline.

@crimsonsongbird - A fellow follower of Greek deities with some of the most beautiful and heart-wrenching devotionals I've ever read. She's also designed spells based on my OCs in the past!!! They're very neat (both Crimson and the spells).

@will-o-the-witch - Another wonderful reader and a Jewitch. Incredibly easy to chat with through the ask box!

@stagkingswife - Another fun blog to follow if you're interested in folklore or seeing someone who's really comfortable in her path! I enjoy learning about their unrecorded pantheon (which is different from a constructed pantheon, I must stress).

@breelandwalker - The author of what is hands-down my favorite book on witchcraft ever, Grovedaughter Witchery. If you enjoy actual history, debunking misinformation, and beginner-friendly posts (they have a whole advice page for beginners!), then Bree is a good blog to follow.

I think I'm running out of the ability to tag blogs, so I'll pause here. But I follow or am mutuals with all kinds of really cool folks here on Tumblr!

When did you get into The Elder Scrolls? What about Magic the Gathering?

I started playing Oblivion on my biological father's PS3 before Skyrim came out when I was a youngin (I'm gonna say around the age of 9?) and just kind of. Kept with it.

Meanwhile, I finally got into MTG in 2016, when the Shadows Over Innistrad and Eldritch Moon sets came out. My first ever deck was the Blue-Red precon, Dangerous Knowledge. And I hated it. This was before I figured out how to make Blue work for me. The first deck I ever built was a Red-Green Wolf and Werewolf deck, and I still have it to this day - it's my most powerful deck besides maybe my monoBlack Rat deck.

How often do you typically practice magic?

It depends. When I'm in my fallow period, it's literally nothing. Once I'm out, it could be anywhere between "for my entire waking day" to "like, five minutes" to "I have not done anything magical in two weeks". I am inconsistent as fuuuuuck!

Optional additional question because it is a bit loaded and not everyone wants to answer something like this: What's your most hated discourse in the pagan/witchy community? It can be valid or kinda just ridiculous, your choice.

I am biased on account of being a pop culture practitioner, but the "is pop culture magic/paganism valid or not" question that keeps rolling back around every now and again is stupid. We're all magical practitioners and/or religious folks. We are at equal levels of verification, which is "basically none to someone skeptical enough".

There are actual, genuinely good concerns that can be talked about in pop culture magic/paganism, but everyone keeps focusing on "it's faker than our shit lmaooo" instead of discussing things like copyright or capitalism. And even when people bring that up, it's almost always as an addendum to people saying that our shit isn't valid because it comes from a piece of media instead of cultural stories or history. It's like "damn, you're already biased, so I'm not going to listen to your points because you stink", you know?

Anyway, thank you for sending all of these in!

~Jasper

[artharakka]

This is a complement!!! Your art style looks like the top end of Morrowind fanart (and I think you should do some Elder Scrolls stuff if it interests you), I love it

I actually have done some TES art in the past! But yeah not much with my current styles and unfortunately no Morrowind stuff :') (the oldest elder scroll game I've played is Oblivion, though didn't complete that either. yet.) But Skyrim is one of my comfort games!

Now taking a little break but not too long ago I started a new playthrough with my beloved first Skyrim character, Ruis (later Daro'Ruis).

And thank you! Though a bunch of elder scrolls fanartists I know have very unique styles but all of them are very funky 🧡

[jasper-tarot-reader]

I return! Hi Jasper, I hope you're having a good day today. I know I'm sending this on a holiday, so take all the time you need to answer this as always! Your rest is important!

Khajiit, they/them.

My question: Are there any specific skills I need to learn or improve in as a tarot/etc reader?

My background: So, I do readings for others, both on Tumblr and not. I'm asking this more because I, from time to time, feel insecure in my skills and it's also why I haven't opened paid readings alongside my free readings. Because what if I'm bad at it, and then I'm shafting people their precious money, the works! I don't want to assume greatness in myself, or that my insecurity is 100% unfounded, because there's always more to learn and to improve in I believe. So, I'm here to ask to see if the cards see any particular area I need to learn or improve in to be an even better reader. (As always, I'll be shaking my own cards on this too, but. no harm asking others.)

Good evening and bitchin' Saturnalia to you, my online friend! For this reading I am using the Everyday Tarot deck, which is one of the ones that has been yoinked by a deity. To no one's surprise, the deity in question is Azura. Purple and gold is kind of her thing when it comes to me. You get three cards on account of "Azura said so", so your cards are the Knight of Pentacles upright, the Five of Cups reversed, and the Five of Wands reversed.

You have routines and skills that work for you. Don't feel the need to change things up just to be "different", stick with what already works. Sometimes it's okay to just be good at things without constantly forcing yourself to change and take on more and more. Keep putting one foot in front of the other. Let go of your doubts and move forward with your hopes and dreams in both your heart and your noggin, or else Azura is gonna come smack you with five sticks. The time for doubt and backing out is long past! Either shit or get off the pot!

Goddamn. Talk about coming in with a steel chair, eh? Anyhow, I hope this reading helped, even if it didn't actually...answer your question. Sometimes you've just gotta do shit or let go of the idea. I'll spare you my usual post-script message since you're already so awesome at giving me feedback.

~Jasper

[sothasil]

Any ideas on lgbt (mostly gay stuff) in khajiiti culture?

Canon sources of LGBT khajiit are rare from what I know of, encountered some gay NPCs when I was playing ESO which was never commented upon (this was before the Elsweyr expansion which I haven't played), and years ago, sex jokes from Daggerfall were often brought up as crumbs of representation but I believe they're less lore-y and more fantasy flavor takes on basic jokes. Gender is very important to the notions of what makes LGBT- khajiit culture, judging by the creation myth in Words of Clan Mother Ahnissi as well as by the honorifics they use in their naming conventions, seem to go for a male/female binary. There are no transgender or gender non-conforming khajiit mentioned that I know of, although I cannot name any culturally relevant sexism either, so it's fair to assume it's not much of a thing. Historically, the real life cultures I've read about that strictly see gender as male or female seem to inch for both sides of the same coin approaches, or seeing them as two separate things, and given khajiit motives of duality and seeing outside of it I would assume it's the first. I also believe people outside that strict biological binary have and will always exist, although in video games representation it is not fair to read much into their absence because those people are rarely if ever represented in mainstream media.

This being out of the way, here's the headcanons portion! I'll be referring to khajiit and elsweyri culture interchangeably (a can of worms for another day)

My main idea would be that khajiit are very lax about sex, do not consider it a taboo topic and in their culture, have a lot of freedom around it. Ostracizing someone for homosexual relationships would be considered an attack. The times it could be a big deal would be surrounding situations where someone wants biological children, should it be of their own desire or because of peer pressure, which would be niche situations more depending on individuals than culture as a whole. However, I also believe that in using our modern terms, the social norm would be bisexuality and that someone displaying exclusive preference should it be gay or het might raise a few eyebrows. Given this, I do not believe that the born and raised elsweyri have specific gay subcultures as is the case in our modern world. Same sex marriages would also happen (more in my marriage post).

Regarding transgender people, with the strong binary I mentioned above I think gender non-conformity and transgender identities would be understood closely to our modern world. It'd be easier to understand to a khajiit that someone would transition from male to female and the other way around, but more complex personal expressions of gender would be outsides of the social norm and broadly characterized as "third other" or by less gentle people, as a combination of traits of each, the basic "x soul y body" or whatnot phrases you sometimes hear. This could be both rejected and reclaimed by people! And contrary to gay stuff, it's likely that GNC individuals would group up to find in each other respite from the social norm.

But if you're to ask LBGT questions to a khajiit the most likely answer would be in the lines of "why is this your business?", or adjacent 😺

[crimsonsongbird]

PCP/PCW ask game! Hope 5 is okay, I love mass asking! I find it gives people a chance to ramble.

Who is your favorite PCP entity you worship/work with?

What headcanons about the entity you worship/work with do you love? What do you hate?

Does the fandom influence how you perceive or interact with your entity or PCP in any way?

What series do you find gives you the most artistic leeway for spells?

What drew you to PCP/PCW in the first place?

Hello, Khajiit!

Pop Culture Witchcraft/Paganism Ask Game:

Who is your favorite PCP entity you worship/work with?

Naruto Uzumaki, without a doubt. I definitely feel like I was working with Naruto long before I was working with any of my deities. He has been an important part of my life for 18 years now and he means the world to me. Naruto has helped me through so much (learn more about that here). If Naruto hadn't been in my life as a early teen, I wouldn't be here today; he quite literally saved my life. He was there when no one else was. Naruto was my friend, my confidant, my protector, and my hero. He still is.

What headcanons about the entity you worship/work with do you love? What do you hate?

I'll be honest, I generally stay away from other people's headcanons and try not to let them influence my practice. I normally do not like how others perceive the entities I work with (and others generally don't like how I perceive them either). I am very particular and passionate about my entities, especially Naruto. I can at least give you a headcanon I hate with all the fire of my being: Naruto being romantically in love with Sasuke. Naruto has said time and time again that he sees Sasuke as a friend and a brother. Does Naruto love Sasuke? Yes, absolutely, but in a strictly platonic, familial way. I will fucking die on this hill.

Does the fandom influence how you perceive or interact with your entity or PCP in any way?

Nope. I've been in the Naruto fandom for over 18 years now and I have always interacted with Naruto the same way. I've had issues with the fandom in the past and kind of avoid them altogether nowadays. I perceive Naruto differently than most fandom members do and they have ridiculed me for that. So I have learned to keep to myself and just continue working with Naruto as I have been.

What series do you find gives you the most artistic leeway for spells?

Honestly, any series with magic or energy manipulation already in it. For example, the Naruto series is full of elemental energy that can be easily manipulated and turned into spells (definitely plan to make some Naruto spells). D&D (specifically Baldur's Gate 3 for me) also has magic already set in its canon, so there is a lot of room for making spells of my own.

What drew you to PCP/PCW in the first place?

So, much like the ancient Greeks did, I worship heroes. However, my practice is a little different. I feel like hero worship shouldn't apply to just the heroes of Greek mythos. Any of your own personal heroes are worthy of being worshipped. So, when I learned more about pop culture paganism, I realized I was already practicing hero worship with Naruto. So I figured why not add more of my heroes? And here we are!

Thanks so much for the ask!

~Crimson

[blujayonthewing]

a slightly annoying thing about playing dnd for Me, Personally is that I do think it'd be fun to play some kind of thief, but rogues are pretty obviously the best suited for that, and I'm so annoyed on principle that 5e automatically assumes your rogue Must Be some kind of criminal that I stubbornly refuse to build a rogue who steals shit

[tidesfate]

Hermaeus Mora, are there any Princes you are friendly with?

❛[ UNPROMPTED ASKS ≻ always accepting

“&– - Those of my kin do not care for interpersonal relationships in the same way mortals do; it is natural to interact with those that benefit, just as it is to make note of those whom try to attempt that intend to compromise. Any other aspect that is apparent is but a reflection of these two, or what little grey exists between.” But there was oddity amongst this 'spoken fact' // ESPECIALLY IN REGARDS TO THE PRINCE OF KNOWLEDGE. “&– - Daedra, Prince or otherwise, often seek out my wisdom above all else. Azura is one I commune with on a.... frequent enough basis. She seeks my eyes in regards to certain manners of prophecy. Madness and myself, and of course by extension my domain, are not absent from one another. I do speak with Sheogorath from time to time. The myths regarding my own connections to other Princes are not entirely without some inkling of truth-- - but the fallacies oft obscure them.”

[devout-khajiit]

*crashes into your ask box again* I get the feeling that we're both gonna keep flooding each other's inboxes over and over again, lmao.

When it comes to the readings you give on your reading blog, is there a particular format you follow? I'm sure you've seen my "format" on my own reading blog...

Do you associate your primary guides/entities with any particular colors, smells, or tastes?

If you feel comfortable sharing, what's the weirdest thing you've given as an offering or used in a spell?

What are some of your favorite tools for spell work?

~Jasper

I'm not at all against you flooding my inbox, please feel free to continue.

When it comes to the readings you give on your reading blog, is there a particular format you follow? I'm sure you've seen my "format" on my own reading blog...

I love being able to describe what a card means, because I find that helps a person connect further to the reading if they have a particular grasp of the basics of what I'm getting at. Plus, if they're unfamiliar with the deck, reading style, what have you, it helps bridge that gap between me as the reader and them as the querent. It's why I gave all that extra "fluff" about what the Lenormand cards meant during the Houses portion. Pain in the ass to do all of that, but I feel it's necessary for my reading format.

From there, I go into what I feel the reading is trying to get at. This is where the technique really begins to vary from reading to reading, with some requiring me to go back a few steps to revisit an old idea. I don't particularly show it on the blog, but my thought process generally has a few backtracks to go "Okay, but also this and this and this".

Do you associate your primary guides/entities with any particular colors, smells, or tastes?

Hmm. I associate Lucifer with "royal" colors like a deep purple, but also red, gold, and specifically emerald green (because Their eyes have always been an emerald green when presenting Themself to me). I associate Them with the varied smells of perfume and colognes. No tastes, though.

Hermaeus Mora has always been a dark, murky, "dirty water" kinda green. Like the green of a lake filled to the brim with algae. For smells, of paper and books. I also associate It with the feeling of paper on the skin.

Molag Bal is associated with a deep, crimson, bloody red. No particular smells or tastes for Him.

Sheogorath of course with purple and gold, but also red because of the Skyrim outfit. But also the yellow of cheese. Of course, cheese as a taste and as a smell go to Sheogorath; but also, interestingly, the smell of wine. I've never tasted wine (I don't drink by choice and by the curse of meds that alcohol can negatively affect), so I can't really associate that with Them.

Sithis is associated with the specific colors seen on the stained glass in the Dark Brotherhood sanctuary in the Skyrim game. Sithis has never particularly brought smells to me in terms of clair- skills so nothing there, same for taste.

I can't think of anybody else I'd particularly call a "primary guide" at the moment. I should really make myself a proper list, because I feel like I'm forgetting someone.

If you feel comfortable sharing, what's the weirdest thing you've given as an offering or used in a spell?

Hmm. I usually offer up pretty normal stuff physically, but it's when we get into my written or digital offerings that it gets a bit crazy. There's of course more normal stuff like pictures of animals associated with them and stuff like that.

I think the oddest, because I really don't stray far, is this one picture of Sheogorath dressed as a pimp to Sheogorath. Xhe found it pretty funny so I wasn't smote that day. If I could re-find it, I would.

What are some of your favorite tools for spell work?

I love herbs and spices as tools for the most part. All my spells use at least one herb or spice. I also love sigils as spell tools.

My spells really aren't very complex tool-wise, because I'm actually further behind on the magic trail than I am on the pagan trail. There's a lot I need to learn in terms of things like theory crafting and correspondences and all that. So I just stick to what I know for safety sake.

But, I do use a hairpin as a wand. And a little tiny scepter as a wand.

I'm always happy to talk about my craft, my practice, and my beliefs, so feel free to keep 'em coming as long as you wish!

[jasper-the-menace]

can you give us some, like, quick details on your elder scrolls characters?

Arenmir:

Altmer werewolf, they/them

Light Armor, Enchanting, One-handed, Destruction (minorly Smithing, Speech, and Restoration)

Harbinger of the Companions, Killer of Alduin, the guy Krosis is simping for

Generally, Arenmir is focused on doing what needs to be done. Anyone else needs to get out of their way.

And yes, they're basically recruiting the Dragon Priests for help against Miraak. As for the Dawnguard questline, well... I haven't decided how that goes.

Okadi'dro Kabiri:

Khajiit, he/him

The Shadow birthsign

Monk class (special emphasis on Hand-to-Hand, Security, and Sneak)

Gray Fox of the Thieves Guild, Knight-Brother of the Blades, Champion of Cyrodiil, Divine Crusader of the Knights of the Nine

This is a poor old man who got pulled into all this mess because the guards of the Imperial City assumed he was dealing drugs (when in reality, he was just sleeping peacefully in one of the garden areas of the Imperial City) and spent most of the Main Quest complaining about the youngins moving too quickly.

He also has the honorable title of "Guy Who Punched Mankar Cameron's Head Clean Off".

~Jasper

[molags-balls]

While in Elsweyr, a Breton man is very sexually promiscuous and does not use a resist disease enchantment the entire time he is there.

A week after sailing back home to High Rock, he wakes one morning to find his penis covered with bright green and purple spots.

Horrified, he immediately goes to see a healer. The healer, never having seen anything like this before, casts a scrying spell to identity the problem.

The healer says, “I’ve got bad news for you, you’ve contracted Knahaten Penis Flu. It’s very rare and almost unheard of here in High Rock , we know very little about it.”

The Breton looks a little perplexed and says, “Well, give me a cure disease potion or something. Heal me up!”

The healer answers, “I’m sorry, there's no known cure. We’re going to have to amputate your penis.”

The Breton screams in horror, “Absolutely not! I want a second opinion!!!” and storms out.

The next day, the Breton seeks out a Khajiit apothecary, figuring that he’ll know more about the disease.

The Khajiit apothecary examines his penis and proclaims, “Ah, yes, Knahaten Penis Flu! Very rare disease.”

The Breton says to the apothecary , “Yes, yes, I already know that, but what can we do? My Breton healer wants to cut off my penis!”

The Khajiit apothecary shakes his head and laughs. “Stupid Breton healers, always want to amputate. They make more Septims that way. No need to amputate!”

“Oh, thank the divines!” the man exclaims.

“Yes,” says the Khajiit apothecary. “Wait two weeks. It will fall off by itself”.

[jasper-pagan-witch]

Do you have a favorite and least favorite deck that you own? Or multiple in each category. Or any decks you disliked enough you regifted them?

Ohhh boy, do I ever. Firstly, I would like it to be known that I do, in fact, have spreadsheets for this. I have so many spreadsheets overall tbh. Therefore, I have spreadsheets for this! Regifted decks do not count towards my total of 60 decks, but the shame corner decks do.

Regifted Decks

Cosmic Tarot - I didn't really vibe with it, so I gave it to my mother.

Crystals: The Stones Deck - Not actually a tarot or oracle deck, but I gave it to my grandmother.

Dark Goddess Oracle Cards - There was just. So much wrong with the "lore" in this deck. The artwork also reminded me of those low-quality game ads you get on...adult content sites. I gave this one to my mother too.

Disney Villains Tarot Deck - I just didn't vibe with it, despite the pretty artwork. It really felt like they just made it a tarot deck because tarot decks are more popular than oracle decks. I gave it to a friend.

Kawaii Tarot - It was simple and clean...and I genuinely couldn't fucking read the deck. I gave this one to my mother as well.

Tarot of Sexual Magic - Most of this deck was cishet white folks and the only black man who appeared was about to get murdered on the Tower card because he was sleeping with a white woman and her boyfriend was swinging an axe to stop it. Did not enjoy. My mother actually took this one as well.

Shame Corner

Aleister Crowley's Thoth Tarot - I got this one on purpose and I think I gave it anxiety. I actually used its cards for bookmarks for a while but almost lost a good half of the deck.

Gems Oracles Cards - I knew that there was appropriation in this deck because I actually bought it off of a friend who was complaining about it, but it's part of something akin to a personal art project.

Decks I Actually Like - Tarot

The Antique Anatomy Tarot (Claire Goodchild) - This has the same overall vibe as those old-timey doctor's illustrations and it makes me feral in a good way. I want to eat this deck.

The Crow Tarot (MJ Cullinane) and the Guardian of the Night Tarot (MJ Cullinane) - Beautiful photoshopped collage-style decks. I even named my Crow Tarot "Uldren" (shoutout to the Destiny players and lore nerds who catch that reference).

The Dragon Tarot (Nigel Suckling, Roger Garland, Linda Garland) - My first ever tarot deck, lovingly named Abbot. This deck taught me a lot of hard lessons real quick about divination. Could use more dragons, but I love it. I've used it so much that it's falling apart.

Gay Tarot (Lee Bursten, Antonella Platano) - One of the first queer decks I bought, and it makes me happy because I'm masc-leaning when I must present as a gender.

In-Between Tarot (Janine Worthington, Franco Rivolli) - A really cool deck that explores the spaces between the cards rather than focusing solely on their classic depictions and interpretations. Cernunnos called dibs on this one.

Manga Tarot (Riccardo Minetti, Anna Dorzhieva) - A very fun little deck that genderbent every card and focuses on overall color to help carry the meanings. It is not, as far as I can tell, based on any particular existing manga.

Star Spinner Tarot (Trungles/Trung Le Nguyen) - This deck comes with four different Lovers cards, so I just keep them all in the deck. The author apparently has a graphic novel called The Magic Fish that I intend to read one of these days. I actually came across the novel through a YouTube video and didn't catch the author/artist's name at first, but I saw the artwork and immediately clocked it as Trungles.

Tarot of the Divine (Yoshi Yoshitani) - Alongside its companion book Beneath the Moon, this is an adorable little tarot deck whose art style makes me squee.

Tiny Universal Waite Tarot aka Tiny Tarot (no listed artist/author) - This is not a deck I use for divination, it's just so smol and cute that I wanted it.

Decks I Actually Like - Oracle

The Arcana of Astrology (Claire Goodchild) - Another Claire Goodchild deck, and I want to eat this one too. This deck doesn't just stop at zodiac signs and planets, there are also cards for the houses and the "comets", too.

The Seed & Sickle Oracle Deck (Fez Inkwright) - THIS DECK'S CARDS MAKE A GRADIENT. This is one of the most beautifully illustrated decks that I have ever seen in my life. It comes with two guidebooks - one for internal meanings, one for external meanings.

Spirit Allies (Jill Pyle, Cidney Bachert, Jay Kay) - I don't care much for the "goddess" portion of this deck, but Cannabis is a card in here and that made me cackle. Worth an honorary mention.

Woodland Wardens (Jessica Roux) - Another beautiful deck, this one features animals paired with plants. The composition of these are absolutely top-tier and I love them very much.

Thanks for sending this ask! I love to talk about decks I own and ramble about them and brag about my spreadsheets!

~Jasper

[skyrim-forever]

I would like to introduce you all to someone ❤️ The cat distribution system has worked once again, this khajiit was a stray and had nowhere to go so her travels have led her to the warm sands of my apartment 😛 Her name is Ajira (also answers to pookie girl and pretty girl) ❤️

[jasper-tarot-reader]

Hi, I'm Khajiit, they/them.

My question: What should be my next step with my faith and practice?

The background: I've been at quite the crossroads and I'm not sure which of the hundred roads to take, and while I've been doing a lot of work myself trying to figure out an answer, I find myself wanting some outside input to see if any of the roads are advised by others or even if there's another road I'm not seeing (if that's okay with you).

(Also, do you prefer reviews through ask or replies, or even reblogs?)

The best thing about being a tarot reader is that I get to choose when I break my own rules. This is a huge, huge question, so instead of one card, I pulled three to illustrate three potential roads. I used the Skyrim Tarot (though my main complaint is that a good chunk of the cards have nothing to do with Skyrim...looking at you, Sotha Sil-as-Temperance) which gave us the High Priestess, the 3 of Spells, and the 2 of Arms, all upright. So with that in mind, let me present...

Three Potential Roads

Road One: Saint Alessia

Well well well, look who we have here. The High Priestess, the link between the seen and unseen, the one who gets what they want no matter if they have to go the magical or mundane route to get it. You may not topple regimes and found empires while following this road, but with a particular teacher, you could crack open paths to what you want...though sometimes you may find the price a little steep, or your teacher a bit too suspicious. This seems to be the road of initiation, following a particular paradigm with a particular lead.

Road Two: The College of Winterhold

Spells in this deck are analogous to Wands in other decks. This card speaks of established power and existing companions. This is the familiar, comfortable road of things going on as usual. You may become very good at what you do, but you may also become bored in your practice since it may feel like the same thing over and over again.

Road Three: The Companions

Hello suit of Swords but in the form of all kinds of weapons. This card typically refers to a stalemate caused by conflict without a clear winner, which then causes tensions in existing relationships. This is the indecision point, where you never leave where you are currently standing. If you don't decide what it is that you want out of your practice and beliefs, you will be stuck at this point for...well, maybe not forever, but for a long time. Perhaps it's time to look back and see what got you into all of this to begin with, and find out why you want to stick with it? That may illuminate the best paths forward for you.

These are not your only roads.

Just based on how much my deck refused to let me pull only one card for this reading, you have numerous roads leading from your indecision point. Perhaps too many to count, or I might run out of cards before then (which is very hard, as I own 60 tarot and oracle decks).

If you have sixty USD to spare and want a good overview of where you are currently standing, I recommend getting The Six Keys novelty reading from @windvexer. I helped test-run this spread and it did a lot for me and my practice, personally!

Regarding feedback, I prefer it in the form of a follow-up ask or a reblog of the reading. If you'd like to reblog my reading guidelines and add an additional comment for your followers, I would appreciate that too! I do these readings for free, so having my guidelines passed around by people who have gotten readings helps!

I wish you the best going forward, Khajiit!

~Jasper