#literally it was so hard to narrow it down

[windvexer]

Linking tarot cards as those water cycle diagrams from textbooks

Another attempt at explaining how I see card linking in tarot.

One way to view card linking in tarot is that it is explaining the flow of energy.

The metaphor of water works well.

diagram found on duckduckgo image search originating from circuitwiringhirsle77.z22.web.core.windows.net but the host website seems to be dead

The clouds precipitate rain; the rain collects on a mountain; the collected water forms a river; the river empties into a lake; the lake evaporates; evaporation condensates into clouds.

We have just linked the clouds, the mountain, the river, and the lake.

A cloud is high up and water mist. A mountain hugs the earth and is a lot of rocks. These two things seem unrelated. Yet we are able to explain them as if they exist organically together in the same ecosystem.

So it is with tarot.

Now we cam imagine: the clouds are the Hermit, the mountain is Knight/Pentacles, the lake is 10/Cups.

These 3 cards have nothing to do with each other. The Hermit is isolated, wandering who knows where. The Knight is sitting still, watching and unmoving. The 10/Cups is a joyous celebration.

How can we explain how these things relate to each other as if they organically exist in the same ecosystem?

To start, there must be a question. The question provides a foundation to link cards.

A link is a bridge. What kind of bridge will you build? Well that depends if you are building it across the sandy banks of a river, between two buildings to make a breezeway over traffic, or across a perilous and windy granite gorge.

Non-metaphorically: The question will help you determine which meanings are relevant. It's a game of deduction. Due to the question, some meanings are irrelevant and won't apply. Of the meanings left over, which ones are you able to link to other cards in a way that makes sense?

Specific questions are best for practice.

"What is my greatest fear" = you know to choose scary and unpleasant meanings

"Tell me something about my hidden true self" = ??? literally any meaning of the card could apply, very hard to narrow down

In our textbook diagram, the question is, "how does water cycle in this ecosystem?"

For our tarot reading, the question will be, "how will my 3 friends get along when they meet?"

We will crib the water diagram to form an example.

Start with how energy connects together.

[Meanings we get due to position in spread and flow of energy]

Hermit is still condensating. He isn't even in the reaching-out cycle yet. He needs time to reach back out with rain. When he does reach back out, his focus will primarily be on Knight/Pentacles. He will give attention to Knight/Pentacles.

Knight/Pentacles will collect the energy around herself and freely pour it out to others.

10/Cups sends a lot of energy directly to Hermit. Their focus on Hermit will be the closest connection in the group.

However, Hermit's focus is turned towards Knight/Pentacles and not back towards 10/Cups.

We have a flow of energy. None of this flow relates at all to the cards so far. Once you have a flow of energy, you have laid the groundwork to card linking.

Next, add in some book meanings from the card. Choose only meanings which A) are relevant to the question, and B) fit in with established energy flow.

[Meanings we get due to card value; book definitions, card pictures]

Hermit is still condensating. He isn't even in the reaching-out cycle yet. He needs time to reach back out with rain. This is normal, because Hermit is an introvert. Nothing is wrong with the time and space needed. When he does reach back out, his focus will primarily be on Knight/Pentacles. He will give attention to Knight/Pentacles. He may want to show Knight/Pentacles some cool philosophies or truths.

Knight/Pentacles will collect the energy around herself and freely pour it out to others. Knight/Pentacles is probably doing this because she feels responsible for maintaining balanced vibes in social situations.

10/Cups sends a lot of energy directly to Hermit. Their focus on Hermit will be the closest connection in the group. 10/Cups is a water card, and so is the Hermit. So, 10/Cups will probably be striving to create the kind of vibes that makes Hermit comfortable. 10/Cups isn't super hyper but it's the most energetic card in this spread, so 10/Cups will probably be driving the social interaction.

However, Hermit's focus is turned towards Knight/Pentacles and not back towards 10/Cups. We partially know this because Hermit is facing towards Knight/Pentacles. The other way we know this is true is based on the cloud/mountain/lake spread we used to give value to the cards.

One of the methods I use to practice tarot is to assign a map feature to each card.

Continue reading about this in part 2.

[abrandnewshadow]

tone mob interview released 08/30/2024

[riverroan]

i’ve made a deadpool playlist

[exhuastedpigeon]

surprise self-rec time! pick 3 of your favorite things you’ve written and share them here, then put this in the inbox (anonymously or not) of your fellow writers to spread the positivity and help celebrate already written fics 🖤

Cat you sent me this in September and I kept it in my inbox until the end of the year so I could use it as an end-of-year kind of post :)

I've posted 174 fics to Ao3 (😳) so I'm narrowing this down to just fics from this year.

give your heart and soul to charity Buddie | Teen | 12.5k Eddie-centric, religious trauma, healing, character study, self acceptance

loves a game, wanna play? Buddie | Mature | 57.5k Love Island AU, Canon compliant through s7, flirting, banter, my beloved OCs

how to slay a dragon Buddie | Gen | 2k Uncle Eddie, babysitting, playing make believe, fluff

[lovesickeros]

thought abt focalors + tsaritsa sagau fic bc it'd be funny as hell to throw them in a room together but now its actually got me thinking a little too much.......similar but only in the barest sense and complete opposites..one of them fearing celestia and the other trying to bring celestia down.

[cielrouge]

tagged by @piyo-13 to make a poll of my top 5 characters and see who comes out on top and well....

Honorable Mentions: Mishil from Queen Seondeok (the OG baddie bitch antiheroine!!! Watching this sageuk as a kid literally alternated my brain chemistry hahaha), Emily Throne from Revenge (another OG antiheroine girlie I was frothing at the mouth over!!!) and Jem Carstairs from The Infernal Devices (the stranglehold this boi had on me during the heyday of the YA paranormal romance era LMAOOO)

Tagging @gyuseulogy, @selkiestars, @skadren, @whenquietthunders, @yukipri, and anyone else who wants to do this!

[beresaad]

tagged by @hamburgerslippers !! thank you so much this was so fun!!!!

tagging @pavus @aroserinosman @camelliagwerm @happilyobsessing @rnangopantsu @fade-steppin

[boag]

Happy 38th birthday lovely lovely sweet angel girl

[mudwingprince]

trying to decipher what type of owl alexander is

harlan didnt do his owl research smh/lh

[moe-broey]

I don't think this is Moe's first offense (saying something brazen/flippant) but I do think it's the first time it's called the King a bitch. And it won't be the last! The funniest part of Anna being the one to take charge and chew Moe out is that it gives Moe the opportunity to do The Exact Same Thing to Alfonse one-on-one (you know... to test the waters... to see how he feels about it....). Which it is. Also promptly chastised for.

FAVE PANELS...

[titsthedamnseason]

IM SUCH A CASUAL HALSEY FAN I REALLY DO NEED TO DO A DEEP DIVE INTO THEIR DISCOGRAPHY 😔 i’ve been listening to her recent singles lately (so heartbreaking but so good) and i loved the marketing for her latest single. out of what i’ve listened to my fave songs are nightmare, gasoline, castle, and you should be sad (i ❤️ angry women music) tell me any songs you think i should listen to <3

sorry i’m responding so late but it was hard to narrow down my picks!! i’m just going to give you a few recs from each album (the angriest song/s plus my personal favorites) and hope you like them! i do think it’s worth going through their entire discography at some point but for now i think this will hopefully be a good intro for you if you decide to listen :)

badlands: hold me down (angry), drive (all time fav!!!), hurricane, ghost, coming down, and even though this is already more than i wanted to put im adding control because i feel like it’s gasoline’s sister song

hfk: (i’m going to give a disclaimer that this is my least fav / least listened to album so i’m probably not a good consultant for these songs but here are my favs) eyes closed, heaven in hiding, alone, sorry, angel on fire, devil in me (okay i like more songs than i thought lmao)

manic (HER BEST WORK??? seriously it will be a struggle for me to not just list the whole album): clementine, forever … (is a long time), i hate everybody, 3am (this one isn’t exactly ~angry~ but it fits that vibe somehow), finally // beautiful stranger, alanis’ interlude, more, 929

iichliwp (i would say this is the other contender for their best album but manic is a just a little bit more beloved and personal to me): the tradition, bells in santa fe, easier than lying (angry!), lilith, you asked for this (ANGRY!! and probably my favorite angry song of theirs ever), honey, whispers, i am not a woman i’m a god, the lighthouse

it was honestly so hard not to just put the last 2 in their entirety. i especially think if you like the angry woman vibe iichliwp is the album for you!! it is such perfection from start to finish. also a lot from manic and iichliwp are some of my all time fav lily calloway songs. a lot of halsey’s work fits that category but especially from those last 2 albums the narrative is strong. i know sometimes it’s hard getting yourself to listen to new music especially if you aren’t in the right headspace but lmk if you ever check any of these out! <3 (i know there’s so many haha)

[spectascopes]

Attempting to create pokemon teams for undertale characters... do not disturb me during this tumultuous time

(and by that I mean give me thoughts and suggestions if you have any LOL)

[usertoxicyaoi]

“I guess, a guitar? But I can only play just a bit of it.” WHY YOU ... Y ME? (2022) - Episode 5.

[gfwooyo]

what songs would you recommend to someone who wants to know what kind of music ateez makes?

ooooh okay this is a hard question bc their discography is SO diverse I feel like they really experiment with everything but this chart (missing their latest album) is a super helpful starting place if you know what kinda vibe you prefer

but my PERSONAL favorites that also show their range are inception, hala hala, turbulence, halazia, promise, take me home, be with you, cyberpunk, mist, guerrilla, eternal sunshine, answer, the real, django, fever, and outlaw (also shout out to silver light, youth, it's you, and crazy form from their most recent album. also everything if u like ballads and matz if u like hip hop) (it's killing me not listing more songs like it's actually painful they're soooooo good)

they're def more known for their anthemic songs and their performances but they have suuuuch a varied discography I feel like everyone could find something they like! also this flow chart is cool if u don't like that other chart

it's missing halazia and the world series but it covers the majority!! and then finally this tiktok is a cool way to quickly see but just know even this barely scratches the surface

sorry I couldn't give u a simpler answer and info dumped but thank u for giving me the opportunity 🫂

ps. HIGHLY recommend looking for performances when u find a song u like bc they're so fucking good. mvs too if it's a title track

[waywardsalt]

was going through my blog trying to track down an old post i made talking abt my feelings on jolene and it was. much longer than i remembered it being. and haha yeah i still agree with it. i need to fucking. sort out my feelings on that character and that subplot

[hollywoodsargeant]

874 pics!? drop your top 10 please 🥺

my top 10 … hmmm. yes. i could probably make the argument that every picture of logan is my favorite picture (including ones with. fish. 🎣) but i’ll be serious

i love alllll the new york pics but this one is my favorite. that’s why it’s my. icon. :)

he’s so cute. love that cap. i own that cap. i am wearing it right now as we speak. BUT LOOK AT HIS FACE !!

he is cute. and shirtless. no further comment.

guys i love kyle kirkwood. and they r besties. look at them. florida boys … i have something wrong in my brain

obsessed with everything about this one. kneepads. body? help

nothing i love more than a man in big ugly sunglasses. you look so fucking stupid i’m in loves with you

no list of logan pics is complete without australia merch shoot. every day i think about him. holy fuck

no further comment is available at this time.

something about him. horrifyingly in love with all of it. baby

and this one is a video but it is special to me <3