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Spilling the Tea

Welcome to Spilling the Tea, stories created with the magic of tarot cards.  These are purely fictional creations, the result of creative writing and a vivid imagination... or are they?  If you should recognize yourself, or a particular person, or a certain situation, it will be pure coincidence... or is it?

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From The Witch's Desk ~ Spilling the Tea

"Weathering the Storm"

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From The Witch's Desk ~ Spilling the Tea

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Cryptids ~ the more obscure variety

The cryptids in this post include...

Momo

Skunk Ape

Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp

Poke Lick Monster

Puckwudgies

Frog Man

The Yowie

Rougarou

Crosswick Monster

Bessie, Lake Eerie Monster

Minerva Monster

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How many ways are there to dream?

Link: https://everycathasatale.blogspot.com/2025/07/how-many-ways-are-there-to-dream.html How many ways are there to dream? Let us count the ways. Included in this post... normal dreams vivid dreams nightmares recurring dreams daydreams lucid dreams false awakenings prophetic/precognitive dreams night terrors healing dreams creative/problem solving dreams epic dreams

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Crystal Clear ~ a study in cathartics

Link: https://everycathasatale.blogspot.com/2025/07/crystal-clear-living-study-in-cathartics.html Crystal Clear Enchantments is a living study in cathartics. The oddest thing I've noticed about getting old is that all of the sudden memories of something that bothered you at the time pop into your head, and here you may have thought that this was an isolated incident from the past and that it doesn't matter now.

But your sub-concious mind has other ideas.

Being a writer, I started writing down these memories, along with the feelings that they churned up. And being a writer, I decided that I wasn't going to just write this stuff down and stick it in a desk drawer. Hell no, I'm going to share it.

At first I was afraid that these experiences and the emotions surrounding them would sound small and petty, and then I thought to myself, what the hell. If these experiences and the emotions that resulted have stayed lodged in my sub-concious brain, they are important to me.

So here you go, the handful of posts that are up at this new blog right now show-casing experiences that have shaped and molded me into the old crone that I am today. There will be more to come, I'm pretty sure. The sub-concious mind is a deep well, and it seems to get deeper with each passing decade.

Read them with patience, empathy, compassion, and understanding.

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The Baby Shower That Wasn't

Link: https://everycathasatale.blogspot.com/2025/06/the-baby-shower-that-wasnt.html "The one explosive moment of absolute clarity that came to me was the knowledge that these women weren’t really my friends."

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StarseedsLink: https://everycathasatale.blogspot.com/2025/06/starseeds.html This post includes... a definition of starseeds 5 basic concepts about starseeds the different types of starseeds: Pleiadian Arcturian Sirian Lemuirian Indigo/Crystal/Rainbow Children characteristics of starseeds a brief overview of the topic And as always, a list of sources, as well as a list of books for recommended reading.

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Episode #42 Daily Cards/Daily Wisdom ~ An unexpected moment could create something special...

It's true.  Some of you will experience a single moment of sharing that may turn into something quite remarkable.

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YouTube Videos ~ how to watch them on my blog

Link: http://everycathasatale.blogspot.com

If you all haven't noticed, you can no longer play YouTube videos on most other platforms except YouTube, including this blog (Every Cat Has a Tale).  When you click on a video, a strange gray screen comes up and it tells you that you have to log in to continue, but I've found that there's no link included to log in.  It might just be me.  However, when you bring up a blog post containing a video, you'll see the video sitting there in all it's glory, as though waiting to be clicked on so it can play.  Do this instead...

1.  Look in the upper right hand corner of the video, see those three vertical dots?  Click on them.

2.  The word "Share", with a rounded arrow will appear.  Click on that.

3.  A blue highlighted link will come up -- Click on that.  The video should play.

Thank you for watching, subscribing, and liking my videos.  You'll find over 800 videos at my channel, Phoenix Rising, as well as other videos at my newest YouTube channels, The Mystic Crone and Spirits n' Stuff.  

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Doppelgangers ~ Have you seen yours?

Link: https://everycathasatale.blogspot.com/2025/06/doppelgangers-have-you-seen-yours.html

Doppelgangers ~ Have you seen yours? Included in this post: My own personal experience. The meaning of "Doppelgangers". Is there a purpose behind them? Are they demonic? What is their myth & folklore? The scientific low-down. A handful of people's personal experiences. A possible explanation for this phenomenon.

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It's time to find your voice

Link: https://bristolwicks.blogspot.com/2025/06/episode-43-daily-cardsdaily-energy-4.html

For my tarot people, there's a new post up at The Mystic Crone. Sometimes you've tried as long as you can try, and it's time to find your voice and your courage.

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How are you being haunted?

How are you being haunted?... Let us count the ways Included in this post is information on the following: Residual hauntings Interactive/intelligent hauntings Crisis apparitions Spontaneous apparitions Thoughtforms Poltergeists

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An Unexpected Door Will Open (no, really)

I've used Green Witch Tarot for today's reading at The Mystic Crone.  Lot's going on here, and also a warning... most of us would be so better off not being tempted to do something that goes against our basic nature, yes, we would.  Read on, and enjoy.  I hope you make a tarot connection today.

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Bilocation ~ what is it & can you learn to do it

Bilocation, the ability to be in two places at once, is a concept explored within both pagan and other spiritual traditions, often seen as a manifestation of heightened psychic abilities or spiritual connection. While bilocation is sometimes attributed to saints or other figures within specific religious contexts, it also finds a place in pagan spirituality, particularly within practices like shamanism and traditions emphasizing spiritual travel and expanded consciousness.

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Myths & Lore of the Apple

Link: https://everycathasatale.blogspot.com/2025/05/myths-lore-of-apple.html A bad woman can't make good applesauce, so an old Ozark myth maintains... Apples appear in myths across various cultures, often symbolizing love, temptation, knowledge, and immortality. In Celtic myth, they are associated with the Otherworld and divine gifts, while in Greek myth, they represent discord and the consequences of temptation. The apple also appears in Norse myth, where they are the source of the gods' youth.

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Work-in-Progress @ The Tarot Parlour

Learning Tarot

The Deck

Major Arcana Correspondences

Major Arcana in a Nutshell

Major Arcana I...  0 -- 4

Major Arcana II... 5 -- 9

Major Arcana III... 10 -- 14

Major Arcana IV... 15 -- 21

Major Arcana Deep Dive I... 0 -- 4

Major Arcana Deep Dive II... 5 -- 9

Major Arcana Deep Dive III... 10 -- 14

Major Arcana Deep Dive IV... 15 -- 21

Court Cards/The Kings

Court Cards/The Queens

Court Cards/The Knights

Court Cards/The Pages

The Suits

Minor Arcana in a Nutshell

Minor Arcana/The Aces

Minor Arcana/The Twos

Minor Arcana/The Threes

Minor Arcana/The Fours

Minor Arcana/The Fives

Minor Arcana/The Sixes

Minor Arcana/The Sevens

Minor Arcana/The Eights

Minor Arcana/The Nines

Minor Arcana/The Tens

Tarot Spreads

Romance Spreads:

Which suitor for me?

Will he marry me?

Will I find true love?

Is he cheating?

Money Spreads:

Should I change jobs?

Is now the right time to start my own business?

Is someone stealing from me?

Popular Questions:

Should I move?

My spirit guide: how do I connect?

My dream: what does it mean?

Finding lost objects

Esoteric Connections/12 Houses of the Zodiac

Esoteric Connections/Major Arcana Astrological Correspondences

Esoteric Connections/Major Arcana & The Runes

Ambivalent Cards *naughty tarot trigger warning

A Lethal Combination

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Major Arcana in a Shot Glass *naughty tarot trigger warning

   more to come...