#lp tarot

[lunapwrites]

I've done a couple of readings recently, trying to get some kind of footing on this unsteady ground we're all finding ourselves on currently, and which I haven't shared here - partially because I haven't had time to dissect them like I normally do. But today I felt moved to take it a step further, and rather than asking myself a broad question, I shot higher and asked Brigid what I should do.

For Bean, specifically.

(While I'm typically agnostic at best, I've had a few conversations with friends about deity work recently, and it felt right in this instance. I won't say more about it than that for now.)

Now, for context, I need to set the scene. It's 7am, a week after I found out that we just voted a dictator back into office - something which I had stupidly thought was a near impossibility, given everything. I'm watching my daughter sleep. I'm listening to a music league playlist, and Running Up That Hill (the Placebo cover) is playing. And that's when I shoot the question, and I draw.

Well, alright then.

I cannot tell you how many times I've seen the Ten of Swords since last week. Betrayal - that's been the theme, and I feel like that accurately encapsulates my feelings right now. My country, my people, my own family let me down. Let my daughter down. And I'm in a world of hurt over it - and more than a little angry. Looking further, Ten of Swords represents an end, and that's exactly what this is. It's done. We can't go back. For better or worse, the status quo is dead.

Ten of Pentacles reminds me where my strength is: my partner, and the home we've built. In other decks, this card is represented in less bucolic terms, recalling more of a fortress. Coupled with the suit, it speaks of security. But this deck is less financially-minded, focusing instead on the human element - a reminder that I have a village to lean on. That Bean will have more than just her parents in her life that she will be able to turn to, and trust.

Nine of Wands: resilience. That's going to be the key word over the coming weeks, months, and years. It's going to be hard. Jesus fuck is it going to be hard. But we've got to keep going, and we've got to hold on, and we've got to stand against what's coming. Even if that doesn't look like open rebellion - even if it's just showing my kid in every way I can that she matters. Being in her corner every step of the way, because God knows the world isn't. Especially not now. A little reminder to brace myself.

To that end, the Knight of Cups suggests gentleness. Creativity, and kindness, and beauty - little rays of goodness to light the way. A reminder to show her those things exist too (and to remind myself for that matter.)

Finally, Death - endings again, but in a transformative sense. It's neither a positive or a negative in this context, more a reminder to adapt. Adapt and overcome seems to be the overarching message here: survive, and outlive this, and see that she does too. That's it - that's all I can do. That's all any of us can do, really.

Survive.

[ponytarot]

GENERAL TAROT READING (pick a pile)

pile 1 pile 2 pile 3

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pile 1

you're very reactive as opposed to active , i think your reactiveness , while gives you more understanding of others ... makes you more empathetic then sympathetic . when you understand people , you relate them to your own feelings , which may put you in a bad or depressive mood . you need to just acknowledge people's pain sometimes , you don't need to feel it with them . this is how you lose track of your feelings vs what you take on from others , be wary with how much time you put into others and their problems regardless of your own.

SONG : my fault by eminem

pile 2

you may be in a depressive state as of late ( lol that rhymed ) . you may feel abandoned or left out especially right now , and while that may be the case , you have a choice . you have a choice to find people who you fit in with better . to say you are alone forever , or to say you don't fit in or aren't meant to be loved , is to lie . don't let your mind or situation take you over , because most of the time , it's a lie .

SONG : in bloom by nirvana

pile 3

you may be struggling right now creatively wise , this is especially dire if your job or main hobby is creative . don't fret , make shit up . i know this sounds absolutely insane , but just jumble a bunch of things you like together to make one . if you like 2 songs , and those 2 songs have a meaning , combine those 2 meanings to make art . make stupid shit that doesn't make sense , maybe it's not conventional , but you need to focus on invoking feeling rather then making something that looks pretty . that's how you lose yourself , losing feeling in your art . put all of your feelings into one thing . do it . the only person stopping you is yourself .

SONG : good luck , babe ! by chappell roan

[horseradish-jam]

LPS 045 - The Fool

[serenatabrilhante]

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[camellia-ep]

Sorry for the lack of content lately… my bff blocked me, the reason I use this site is petrorabbit

But now I’m trying to use it on my own to meet trans people, invite them to my gay discord FRUITY RUMPUS ASSHOLE FACTORY

And finish my coming out essay, 2022 Overture at strawberrryjukebox.wordpress.com

And start my band, THE GAY AGENDA

Bc I’m out as trans, genderfluid, & PLURAL

…

Elliot/Ramona, the struggling actress

Ellie, the shy shapeshifting artist

Elle, the producer on poppers

Zarael/Eloise, the dnd oc/teacher

April May/Paprika, the manic pixie dream girl

Violet, the rambling author

Camellia/Mel/Esmé, the Bitch of a Mother

Joliet T. Rider Waites, the drag king

Karkat Vantas, the hater

Feferi Peixes, the mermaid empress

Penny/Penumbra, the mommy domme

Eliana/Regina, the singer & trickster kitsune

…

I have 13 alters, bc my life is…

A Series of Unfortunate Events

Literally… I did a 5 card tarot ritual to kill my dead self, that become 7… then 8… 9… 42… 69…

I’ve been committed 7 times in 3 years trying to come out of the closet & sing David Bowie at the gay bar… bc my mom is COUNT OLAF… UGGH

I drew Elly Pagliacci Anders 1000s of times since 2014. She’s my Elastigirl, my Inque, my Madame Rouge. My sexual awakening was shapeshifters & wanting to be a superhero… MASTERPIECE L.P.

My new DJ name, for my new Twitch strawberry-ep

Bc I’m treating it like a radio station… TRANS FM

Bc my dream is my own place. A podcast studio with a partner to record pillow talk film commentaries with. And a hot tub to stream in like @BloodberryTart

…or a Muppet/Digidestined petplay polycule with 6 girlfriends & a boyfriend to play Smash Bros with every night in a king sized bed

I lost everything trying to become Ellie in 1 year. Bc Bc I became a transwoman researching Elly. Bc Elly shapeshifted into a girl & is ashamed of her dead self. Bc Ellie is a shy shapeshifter who has meltdowns without her partner…

I’ll… get into that another time, but Elly is the love interest in We Could Be Heroes.

My Spider-Man is that fucking Aquarius librarian, and she knows it. And it’s… the Age of Aquarius

And I’m a Pisces Libra Saggitarius, & I’ll share with you my bath ritual to become a goddess soon~

The meaning of life… is green tea, & cuddling, & tripping, & hedonism, & muppets, & guitar solos, & Dirk Gently, & the music of the spheres, & Under Pressure, & Jesus Christ Superstar, & Blue Oyster Cult… & everyone has 42 soulmates…

…the meaning of life…

Because I spent every second since middle school trying to be Douglas Adams, & write The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. And I transitioned into my favorite writer… history’s worst procrastinator…

And I procrastinated being a girl until THIRTY

And I refuse to let that procrastinating cold bitch die alone, I will help her become a writer & a successful librarian with a podcast studio in Queens if it fucking kills me

Because every episode I ever had… was about using trans friends & Patreon to start a Library Economy

So contact me if you want to join my trans discord, which is also my gay agenda for writing… & my coven

The BLUE OYSTER CULT

Because the meaning of life is zodiac, homestuck, & the song ASTRONOMY

“Call me Desdenova, eternal light!”

Because Ellie means light, & the lights flicker when I hold my digimon crest of light & sing

“LET THERE BE ELLIE”

I dreamt about being Kari from Digimon in 10th grade… bc I wanted to be her, & be a chosen one

Because Rin is my Tai… or my TK, & I’m their Kari

P.S. Poppers are literally gay magic bc they make you feel like a slime girl

P.P.S. Literally did witch rituals to become a curvy egirl so idk might start an onlyfans…

[anxiousarchitect]

The Spellman Mortuary (Light CC) - V.1

I did promised I would share this lot, didn't I ? Now then : the house is playable, but isn't 100% furnished and polished. I have many projects for this lot, but that involves more time than I currently have, so in the meantime I'm sharing with you this first version. Expect updates !

LOT INFORMATION :

Size : 50x40 Original location : Copperdale CC included with this lot : My Rêverie Macabre set, my John Bauer Set, and a few new creations I made for this lot. CC !NOT! included with this lot, and required : - Vintage phone by Around the Sims - Vintage sewing machine by Around the Sims - Grandma stairs by kirsicca - Jaipur fringed rugs by Brazenlotus - Solid colors candles by Brazenlotus - Pillow Galore Collection by simsi45 - Vintage gramophone by Lonelyboy - Buncha books by Magnolian Farewell - Single candle holder by plasticbox - Fanciful dome by Ruby Bird - Magic tomes and spell tomes by myshunosun - Simmify speaker and stack of LP by myshunosun - Lamps of many hats by Kris - Brick fireplace by silverhammersims - Scallop firescreen by mycupofcc - Skelly planter by Nolan-Sims - Tassle lamps, Botanical wall art by Anachrosims - Spring and sparrow double bed by faded-springs - Gently draping lace curtains by Peacemaker - Dark academia wall art by Sims4Luxury (sorry, just realized it was curseforge, feel free to pass on that one, i'll replace it asap) - OMSP Shelf by amoebae - Vampire lamps recolour by amoebae - Divinify tarot cards by MADLEN - Palm reader from the Drifter's Wonders set by Jools - Cottage windows by Severinka (a recolour is included in the lot file) Recommanded : Photographic memory by Ravasheen, if you want the polaroids in Sabrina's bedroom.

Future projects for this lot : finishing the furnishing, polishing everything up, making new CAOS CC, writing an article on this house, making a partnership with Lisa Soper (a girl can dream, right ?)

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[piltoversfinest-caitvi]

Arcane Artbook and more

The book, scheduled for publication later this year, includes previously unseen art and in-depth interviews with the creatives behind the series , including Arcane co-creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee, heads of production at Fortiche, as well as supervising directors Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord.      

 The book includes early character designs that showcase their visual evolution, beautiful location illustrations for backgrounds, and interviews with over 20 animators, writers, directors, artists, game designers, musicians, and other creatives.

The Art and Making of Arcane comes with an acetate jacket exclusive to this edition. It also comes with a trove of in-world extras, including a Jinx poster, a removable map of Piltover, an in-world blueprint, a Vander Letter, fold-out spreads showcasing content from seasons one and two, and more.

224 pages of artwork & interviews about the 2 seasons of Riot/Fortiche series.

The Art and Making of Arcane

Amazon link

Price: $60.00

Portfolio Edition

Price: $160.00

The creation and art of Arcane with an exclusive Portfolio Edition variant cover.              

A special edition technical plan.

An exclusive 8-page booklet about Progress Day.

An Arcane tarot card, randomly chosen from 4 beautiful designs.    

A vinyl LP featuring 22 songs from the Arcane Season 1 and Season 2 soundtracks in a sleeve exclusive to this release.

A deluxe portfolio featuring four Arcane production art prints printed in full color on premium heavyweight paper.

Artifact Edition

Limited 1000 copies Price: $550.00

The creation and art of Arcane with a variant cover, slipcase, and two exclusive Artifact Edition inner gatefolds, limited to just 1,000 copies. 

Two stunning, high quality, ~9” tall, hand painted polyresin bookends/statues of Vi and Jinx. 

Two posters, including the Standard Edition Jinx poster and an exclusive Artifact Edition poster. 

Three blueprints, including Standard and Portfolio Edition blueprints, plus one Artifact Edition-exclusive blueprint. 

An exclusive 8-page Progress Day booklet. 

The four extraordinarily designed Arcane tarot cards. 

Arcane vinyl album featuring 22 songs from the first season of Arcane in exclusive Artifact Edition packaging. 

Portfolio of six selected art prints: four from the Portfolio Edition plus two exclusive prints from the Artifact Edition. 

Signature card signed by Christian Linke, Alex Yee, Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury, Jérôme Combe and Pascal Charrue, and individually numbered from 1 to 1,000. 

Certificate of authenticity.

I bought the Artifact edition as well as the blu ray collector's edition

So keep an eye out on this blog when I post anything of interest which will either be #merch or #bonus for the bonus features

[cupiddivinearrow]

What Should You Focus on in the Year of the Dragon?

According to Chinese Astrology, 2024 is the Year of the 🐉 Dragon 🐉!!! Meaning, this year is all about growth and development. This year is all about focusing on what will bring you happiness! What will bring you closer to your dreams. So, with that said…

Close your eyes and take a breath. In through your nose, out through your mouth. Keep doing this until all the tension leaves your body. Then, ask yourself the question of what you should focus on this year. Once you feel ready, open your eyes and allow yourself to be pulled to your card by your energy (it’s the one that you can’t stop going towards or looking at).

Pile 1

PILE 1

Your Card

Wisdom

Key Identifiers:

• Blue, White, and Gold may hold a significance

• Intuitive, Spiritually Awareness

• Purity, Innocence, Peace

• Communication

• Happiness after some difficulties

• Balance

• Harmony

• Possibly a LP 2

• Sagittarius, Libra, & Virgo Energies

If you’re feeling drawn to 2, you might want to give that a look-see too 😅🥰

May see the numbers: 222 and 444 a lot

This group may be the High Priestesses of this reading. You may focus on the future a lot, or read tarot cards or get help through tarot readings often.

I kind of get the feeling that this pile is having a lot of things come to light from the past, which is bringing you closer to peace and harmony, if you’re not in that energy yet.

I’m getting that maybe this group will be focusing on learning to look deeper within to figure out solutions to difficult situations or concerns that may look strange or confusing at first.

Pile 1, maybe you should consider taking some time out for self. So you can learn yourself better and get a healthier mindset to tackle any issues that come your way. You can’t close your eyes to the things you don’t want to deal with from your past, it’d only cause more confusion and delays for you in the long run. It’s time to figure out who and what you want and put forth the effort to change what you didn’t like from the past.

🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉

PILE 2

PILE 2

Your Card

Adversity

Key Identifiers:

• Material possessions, Earthly things

• Grounding

• Confusion

• Communication

• Masculine Energy

• Healing

• Secrets/ Lies coming to Light

• Possibly a LP 7

• Growth

• Water signs (esp. Cancer), Capricorn, Virgo energy

• Moving On, Change

• Colors of Significance: Green and Blue, Brown

• Healers, Teachers, & Spiritual Gurus

Pile 2, y’all are giving me… Chariot energy. Have y’all been feeling confused about life or about a certain situation, people, place, or thing? Are you feeling an urgent pull to move forwards on your journey but may be having some fears or anxiety?

Y’all may be going through a lot of changes this year. Things may come to light (secrets and/or lies) and you may feel the need to cut some people off this year. I feel that your ultimate goal this year would be growing and find balance within one’s life.

This pile may be focusing on security this year and on healing from addictions or unhealthy past ways or people that block us from opening oneself up to new experiences and connections. This pile will be focusing on cutting off things and people that do not serve you, and/or maybe some of you have already started this process. If so, congratulations. You’re already doing what you need to do to move forward in life. Keep it up!

Also, one last tidbit, I feel like y’all will be working on healing the heart chakra and abundance. This pile may have some money coming in. So stay focused and keep growing!

🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉🐉

PILE 3

PILE 3

Your Card

The Firmament

Key Identifiers:

• Colors of Significance: Blue, Purple, Black, & White

• Purity, Innocence, Truth, Clarity

• Communication

• Intuitive, Enlightened

• Epiphanies, Sudden Realizations; etc

• Recognition, Star Energy

• Aquarius, Uranus, Scorpio, Moon energy

• Creative

• Manifesting

• Impulsiveness/ Eager

• Strong faith/ Spirituality

May be seeing 9s (999) and 3s (333)

Pile 3, the energy for this pile!!! I’m loving it! This pile is giving me Star energy, which is also Aquarius energy. This pile is full of hope and faith. I feel that y’all are pretty balanced in your spirituality and the materialistic world. Or at least, that’s what you’re gonna be focusing on this year.

I can see that maybe some of you in this pile may have had a hard time getting motivated or staying inspired. Maybe some of you were frustrated in the past, and it caused you to feel stagnant or creatively blocked? Well, this year, that’s gonna change.

This pile will be focusing on expanding their mindset to a more hopeful one. You will be coming to the realization that “The World Is Your Oyster.” You can do whatever you put your mind to. You may feel or see that you have many opportunities available to you or coming to you. The goal for this pile is to work on staying hopeful while finding and keeping the balance between the spiritual and material world. Pile 3, you will be setting yourself free of limiting mindsets so you can truly be free. And who knows, maybe keeping the hope/faith will help manifest a wish that you’ve been looking forward to.

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[black-arcana]

SIMONE SIMONS Says Upcoming EPICA Album Is 'All About Reinventing Yourself'

In a new interview with Mexico's Euphonico, vocalist of Simone Simons of Dutch symphonic metallers EPICA confirmed that she and her bandmates have completed work on the follow-up to 2021's "Omega" album. Regarding the inspiration for the LP's first single, "Arcana", she said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "Well, it was kind of a lot of things coming together. Rob [Van Der Loo, EPICA bassist] and I are, besides colleagues, we're also really good friends. And he had a deck of tarot cards with him. And I thought, 'Just for the fun of it, let's do a session. Let me draw some cards and then you explain to me what they mean.' And it was a very enlightening experience, I guess. The song, the music was also written by Rob. And then I came up with the idea, like, 'What if I write a song that's kind of inspired by the meaning of the tarot cards and the session that I had with him and what I think it meant for me at that time in my life and where I am now?' So, yeah, it's a very — how do you say? — soul-searching kind of topic, and that's something EPICA has been writing about for quite a while, but so far we haven't touched on the tarot subject. So I thought this could be a cool topic to integrate in the new album, which is all about reinventing yourself, like a rebirth, renewing yourself. So it kind of a cool thing to draw inspiration from."

Elaborating on the writing and recording process for EPICA's upcoming album, Simone said: "I think 'Arcana' was one of the songs that came together quite quickly. We had many writing camp sessions in Holland. We rented a house where we were meeting a couple times for, like, a week in a row, and we were all just sitting together. And Rob had also kind of a clear view of what he wanted vocal-wise, and then he just let me do my thing. And it went very naturally to write the lyrics.

"The vocal recordings [for the new EPICA album] took place in the summertime, which is a good time to do so because autumn [and] winter is a time when everybody gets sick," she explained. "So, for me, it's great if I'm in the summer in the studio, so I'm in a good shape or not running a risk of getting a cold and that it affects the voice, because I did have to record albums back in the day where I did get sick. And luckily you can't hear it. I know which songs are the ones. But it was a very smooth process. We worked together with the same producer, Joost Van Den Broek, who became a little bit like the seventh EPICA bandmember. And it's great working with him. Yeah, we were diving into all the little details and we were really concentrated on making the songs as a band together.

"I think people that don't know EPICA, they don't know that we don't live in the same village," Simone added. "We live, actually, in four different countries. So for us to get together and really work on the songs is tricky. And we started doing that already for 'Omega', and we really liked that, to clear our touring schedule, because we tour a lot and to really be there together and not everybody at home in their home studios. You get a total different result if everybody's there in the same room; you feed off each other's creativity, and that's very beneficiary for the songs."

Asked if there is a main songwriter in EPICA or if everybody contributes to the songwriting process, Simone said: "Everybody gets to write songs. And some songs, I think the guys did write demo songs on their own, because we all have our home studios, and when we were together in the writing camp, then we were sparring off ideas and sending each other the files, and then everybody was working on a random song at the same time. There was a funny moment where, I think, Coen [Janssen, EPICA keyboardist], Ariën [Van Weesenbeek, EPICA drummer], Rob and I were sitting in the living room area, but kind of far apart from each other, and Coen was working on a song and he thought he had his headphones plugged in, but it was running out of the speakers. And then we said, 'Oh, cool. That sounds great. Which song are you working on?' And he was, like, 'Oh shit, you guys could hear what I was working on.' So it was everybody in different rooms. Isaac [Delahaye, EPICA guitarist] was in the attic playing the guitar, and I had to wait until very late before I could go sleep 'cause he went on writing music, recording guitars until almost one o'clock in the morning. But it was a really lovely experience. And everybody gets to write songs and everybody gets to work on those songs. So, we all put our little own salsa on the songs. [Laughs]"

"Arcana" marked EPICA's first new release since "Omega" and the collaboration EP "The Alchemy Project".

The single is now available on all streaming platforms. It also includes "The Ghost In Me (Danse Macabre)", EPICA's recently released collaboration with Europe's second-most visited theme park, Netherlands's magical De Efteling, and their much-anticipated new attraction, Danse Macabre.

The previously released music video for "Arcana", directed by Remko Tielemans, can be seen below.

In a recent interview with Spain's Mariskal Rock, Simone stated about EPICA's upcoming album: "I'm so happy with the songs, I'm so proud how everything turned out and it's gonna be another amazing EPICA album. We added a couple of new elements, but also went back to the roots, the old EPICA. And yeah, I just can't wait for people to hear this.

"I loved 'Omega' and we toured so much with 'Omega' and had wonderful experiences, but then when you reach the end of a touring cycle, you start to get itchy and feel, 'Okay, now it's time to do the new album. Can we do it as good or maybe even better than the last album?' That's always the thing we strive for, ways to renew ourselves a little bit. And we feel a very strong spiritual connection also that it's our ninth album. So there's gonna be themes around the symbolic meaning of nine, the number nine."

Elaborating on the musical direction of EPICA's next album, Simone said: "The songs are heavy. There's a beautiful ballad, a very cinematic song, very uptempo, very doomy, melancholic and amazing, amazing power riffs. It's the most epic EPICA, I think, so far. Yeah, I think so. I mean, I'm feeling it. I'm very happy with it. I'm proud of it."

In November 2022, EPICA released "The Alchemy Project" through Atomic Fire Records. The EP was co-written and performed with diverse guests ranging from extremists like FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE, Niilo Sevänen (INSOMNIUM) and Björn "Speed" Strid (SOILWORK) along with melodic masters like Tommy Karevik (KAMELOT),keyboard legend Phil Lanzon (URIAH HEEP) and Roel Van Helden (POWERWOLF) to a once-in-a-lifetime song with Simons, Charlotte Wessels and Myrkur.

Just one day after the release of its anniversary reissues "We Still Take You With Us" and "Live At Paradiso", EPICA celebrated 20 years of existence live in September 2022 at 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands, the same place where they played their first show (supporting ANATHEMA) back in 2002.

EPICA was formed by guitarist Mark Jansen after leaving AFTER FOREVER in 2002, and the band quickly gained attention outside their home country, taking big steps towards becoming the leading symphonic metal superpower they have long proven to be. After their ambitious debut "The Phantom Agony" (2002) and the surprisingly eclectic sophomore work "Consign To Oblivion" (2005),the road took them to new heights via their first concept masterpiece "The Divine Conspiracy" (2007) and their global breakthrough "Design Your Universe" (2009). 2012's opus "Requiem For The Indifferent", 2014's bedazzling "The Quantum Enigma" and "The Holographic Principle" (2016),cemented their reputation as not only one of the hardest-working metal bands in the business but also as one of the best. With "Omega", the final part of the metaphysical trilogy they began with "The Quantum Enigma", they reclaimed the throne without so much as the blink of an eye, amassing three million-plus streams during the first week of the album's release.

Photo credit: Tim Tronckoe

[lunapwrites]

I don't normally put too much actual stock in my tarot readings beyond getting my own thoughts and feelings in order, but I just looked over my 2024 new year reading just for shits and giggles and first: the fact that it marked May as a time for stalling and June as a time for great change really has me kinda fucked up, along with the fact that the entire second half of the year was marked for being emotionally difficult - which it fucking has been. But the thing that's really catching my eye right now is November/December. Ten of Swords and Judgement, just to finish the year off on a high note. And like I'm really hoping that it was just a snapshot of things to come as they were in that specific moment, but also I'm not so sanguine about my life not trying to become the worst timeline rn. So. Yeah.

[sunnydaleherald]

The Sunnydale Herald Newsletter, Thursday, October 31

Spike: Feel like a bit of the rough and tumble? Buffy: What?! Spike: Me ... you... Patrolling? Hello? Buffy: Oh. Uh ... I ... should stay. Maybe tomorrow. Spike: It's not like I don't already have plans. Great Pumpkin's on in twenty.

~~All The Way~~

[Drabbles & Short Fiction]

Design (Buffy/Maggie Walsh, M) by Anonymous

Dreaming (Buffy/Faith, T) by Anonymous

Occupational Hazards Include (Buffy, NR) by Anonymous

Tinted Mask of Snow (SPike/Drusilla, T) by Anonymous

The Jealous One (Angel/Spike, T) by michkatjane

Transformation Postponed (Buffy/Spike, G) by GillO

Halloween movie marathon (Spike/Reader, NR) by prose-for-hire

[halloween party] (Riley/Reader, NR) by prose-for-hire

[Watcher Wesley halloween] (Wesley/Reader, NR) by prose-for-hire

[help on halloween] (Spike/Reader, NR) by prose-for-hire

[Trick or Treat with Connor] (Wesley/Reader, NR) by prose-for-hire

Summertime Talks (Buffy/Spike, G) by DarkVoid116

Always Know Where Your Towel Is (Commerical crossover, FR13) by Ignotus

Snooping (Buffy/Spike, R) by RavenLove12

If You Smell Something Burning (Buffy/Spike, R) by ClowniestLivEver

[Chaptered Fiction]

Ghosts of Sunnydale, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, T) by VThinksOn

The Degradation of Duality [Series Part 2], Chapter 59 (Buffy/Spike, NC-17) by Ragini

Trust and Repair, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, PG-13) by GillO

The Beast Inside, Chapter 1 (Buffy/Spike, R) by MnM

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A Man in Shadow, Chapter 2 (Buffy/Spike, 13+) by Zab Jade

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer | 2x5 reptile boy | First Time Watching by shadowcat

Buffy Is For Life, Not Just Halloween... by The Happy 'Hood

New Moon Rising | Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 4 Episode 19 Review by Hellmouth Hotline

Spike gets his funk back | Buffy the Vampire Slayer 7x15 "Get it Done" | The Normies Group Reaction! by The Normies

Empty Places: Buffy 7x19 Reaction by Dakara

Buffy the Vampire Slayer 5x1 & 5x2 REACTION | "Buffy Vs. Dracula" & "Real Me" by The Horror Bandwagon

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BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER 1X7 REACTION | Angel | Season 1 Episode 7 by Chance's House of Horrors

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Buffy The Vampire Slayer "Halloween" Review by Aaron Talks Film

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[mercurytrinemoon]

Lenormand reading for funzies: what are Linkin Park announcing this week?

My tarot deck failed me with the answer so I grabbed lenormand. To make it clear, I'm not one to believe rumors and I'm also realistic here BUT apparently some festival social media profiles reposted their "announcement of the announcement" and their long-time tour manager left a comment on it as well so idk.

Okay

Main card: bouquet

Outcome: sun + house + man + cross

Background: ship + birds + ring

Additional info (in this spread I'm doing it's usually an advice): child + garden

So we have a pretty positive spread and I don't see any disappointments here - so I don't think this is "too much hype for nothing" kind of situation. Especially withe the Sun that brings optimism for the future, a sense of renewal and just prosperity in general. Whatever they're planning, they're ready to do it and are looking forward to it.

Now the Man with the Cross I think, and I'm sad to say it, probably means someone quit and if you're an LP fan you know it's probably Rob. I don't think this talks about Chester, that'd be too obvious.

Alternatively, maybe it pertains to a new member who will have to carry that burden of replacing someone who is irreplaceable but tbh, I don't think this is it??? This talks more about loosing someone rather than adding someone new. Especially with the House card, which I think talks about their legacy and the fundaments of the band, I think they're leaving things as they are. Additionally, the House card makes me think that they're not doing a clean wipe as some people were suggesting over the years (you know, start fresh, get rid of the old material type of nonsense).

The Ship, Birds and Ring easily talk about the ongoing rumors about a big comeback and their union. Ship probably talks about rumors about a tour specifically as well and for me, this is also a card of long time and something being far away. So they probably were chatting (Birds) for a long time (Ship) about officially getting back together (Ring). And it probably felt like a distant thing but ultimately the Ring brought them back together. There's also slight anxiety surrounding the announcement, on both sides.

And then finally, the Child with Garden I think simply talks about new creative endeavours and a new chapter that will make them put themselves out there again. Maybe they do have some new material in store? If yes then I don't think this is anything big, prolly a single songs. I don't see it being music from the vault either.

I also pulled additional cards and one of them were Rider and Book and I literally thought of, obviously firstly a news that will uncover something new but also literally "booking at tour".

If anyone has any ideas shoot them at me. The good thing is, we'll know the answer only in a couple of days so we can easily compare the outcome with the prediction. Also, maybe I'll pick up one of my non-rws tarot decks and double check, will update if I do.

[ahhnini-tarot]

Hi love I would love a free reading tysm in advance 💗my initials are LP

My question is: how will NW move forward with me after our conversation yesterday?

thank you for the request! <3

disclaimer - take this reading with a grain of salt, tarot is used for entertainment purposes only. nothing is set in stone! if reading does not resonate, please let me know so I can re do it!

question - how will NW move forward with LP after the conversation they had?

4 of cups - upright

ace of swords - reversed

night - reversed

it seems like they may feel like they may be indulging themselves too much into you, and may feel a bit stagnant in your relationship right now. it seems they may be going through a period of burnout in their own life right now, so that can be the cause of not wanting to move forward. it seems that they may remain in this period of burnout for awhile, as they may need to focus on their priorities right now.

[houseofbrat]

To the tarot anon, I’m not surprised about that reading from early October 2022 regarding the titles for Archie & Lilibet. 

I’ve long been of the opinion that King Charles will strip them of them via a letters patent. 

I still think Harry’s Wife is planning on pimping out the kids while using prince/ss. We’re just waiting for her announcement. Whenever that is going to drop. 

Once she does that, KCIII will be forced to issue a letters patent about Archie & Lilibet’s titles & styles. The only thing I’m wondering about is if he dates the change to those born after a certain year, such as 2000. Will be interesting to see how the LP is written. 

I suspect that there must be real drama behind the scenes regarding the titles. It’s why one of the DM articles over the weekend mentioned it.

'Harry’s camp made clear that the idea that he would just attend the Coronation and behave himself but then be stripped of his titles was a total non-starter.

'While he might decide at some point to discard his titles of his own volition, he objects to the idea of being forcibly stripped of them.

'He resents being lumped together with Andrew in the public mind as the two 'problem Princes’, when he considers the circumstances to be totally different.’

BP courtiers must be putting heavy pressure on Harry & his wife behind the scenes. Harry’s Wife’s pr stunt with the Welby bullshit practically proves it once you realize what is likely going on behind closed doors. 

They’re pushing Harry to give up his title & style. They’re telling them the kids aren’t going to have titles & styles, but trying to do it quietly, to be less embarrassing for the kids.

Meghan is probably going to force BP’s hand and get smacked down in the process.  

[abajuramarelo]

Nova fase: introspectiva

31/03/24

Ps: odeio

Sabe a sensação de estar em um lugar e sua mente estar em outro

Tem horas que não quero ser eu

Porque ser eu

Me faz lembrar dele

E isso me deixa triste

Então estou em um estado atípico

De minha existência

Essa não é a pequeno Lirio de sempre

(Cheia de vida)

Feliz, como se viver fosse bom (e é)

Estou desconectada do mundo

Do agora

Do estar

Não estou presente

Embora existo

Talvez eu nem esteja

Talvez nem agora

Me pergunto quando

Quando que tudo vai passar?

Eu quero saber respostas

Que não posso ter

Que estão além da minha capacidade e compreensão

Sigo apática

Sigo cansada

Sigo triste

Odiando casais felizes (não odeio odeio)

Mas que sejam felizes longe de mim

Vazio. Minha vida anda vazia. O pior de tudo é que me comparo com o ano passado, com a felicidade que senti. Com a alegria de ter conhecido o LP. Agora é tudo passado.

Minha vida tá mudando, ele não faz mais parte.

Ontem mesmo, trouxe a última caixa de mudança que eu tinha pra carregar, me mudei de casa, queridos leitores. Não tenho muito o que escrever aqui, pois resolvi me priorizar, e ao fazer isso, acabou a minha vida amorosa, porque agora eu tô: “fulano vale o meu tempo?”, a resposta é sempre não. Então meio que não vou sair do meu celibato tão cedo.

Talvez eu precise desse tempo, para me entender, para processar a dor, vai fazer 3 meses sem LP. E até agora são os 3 piores meses da minha vida. Tudo coincidindo e sei lá são mudanças demais na minha vida.

É por isso que deletei tinder e todos os aplicativos de relacionamento, cansada de só conhecer gente meia boca.

Vai fazer 2 meses que não transo. Escolha própria. Ninguém vai me trazer o meu orgasmo, porque transar né. Isso tá afetando o meu autoestima, sem sexo, me sinto cada dia mais feia, talvez eu esteja me tornando mais feia, cada dia me olho no espelho mais infeliz com a minha aparência.

Me desconheço.

Embora seja o meu reflexo.

Abro o TikTok e só aparece conta de tarot falando que irei namorar. Que a pessoa que eu gosto vai me mandar mensagem. Que sei lá o que. Não sei se acredito. Simplesmente não sei o que faço.

Eu só queria um abraço do LP. E eu sou uma pessoa que nem gosta tanto assim de abraços.

MAs ele segue bloqueado. Para o meu bem. Vê-lo seguindo a vida tranquilamente enquanto eu sofro de amor não é saudável pra mim.

No fim. Eu só quero me proteger.

E pelo visto, errei mais uma vez.

Pelo visto, ele não é o amor da minha vida que fica. Ele é o amor da minha vida que vai embora.

Igual todo mundo que eu conheço. Igual todos que ja passaram.

A única pessoa que permanece na minha vida só eu mesma.

MAs estou cansada dessa vibe depressiva dentro de mim. Logo logo volto a narrar minhas desaventuras amorosas para vocês. Não sei quanto tempo vai levar pra isso acontecer, mas espero que breve.

Ah

E tudo no seu tempo.

Recentemente vi um story do GL, parece que ele tá namorando. Hoje sonhei com o LP, ele genuinamente feliz viajando com uma mulher que novamente não sou. Dor.

Isso afeta diretamente minha pele.

Estou cheia de espinha

Estresse.

Sem energia.

O que me acalma é saber que já passei por isso pelo MC e passou. Então com o LP vai passar. Espero que não 4 anos igual levei pra superar MC.

Estou cansada de sentir.

Estou cansada.

Queria mensagem do AE que sumiu. Ele parecia ser um amorzinho. Gone.

Queria um romance com alguém do meu prédio. Agora que mudei, ainda não conheço meus vizinhos. Mas sabe, queria um lovezinho aqui. Sexo pegando um elevador e pronto.

A falta de sexo está me afetando. Não vou transar com o primeiro que aparecer. Que seletividade.

Me desconheço.

[turrettarot]

With illuminated colors and quite the illustrative excitement, the Turret Tarots excited for Pixelladium Creations ( @zeenovos ) to be joining us!

[Image Text Transcript: As a robot fan, Portal was naturally something I was interested in. I am absolutely terrible at playing it, but through the power of LPs, listening to the soundtracks, and viewing lots of good fan art, it is a game I definitely enjoy and I am beyond excited to have this opportunity to be part of a tarot project for it! /End Transcript.]