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This week's prompt is inspired by The Magician, a figure who uses the tools at their disposal to manipulate the forces of the world to achieve their goals. Today we will be borrowing the tools of this card to help make some magic of our own.

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Saw this tag game today and thought... Hmmm... I make my own strand of it!

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since you're here, mind if i give you a reading?

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Poppies painted by John Singer Sargent (1856 - 1925)

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You were enough yesterday.

You are enough today.

You will be enough tomorrow.

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Ares isn't just violence.

To me, Ares is energy. He's courage and He's determination. He motivates us to push through when we feel like we can't. He is the voice in our head which tells us to keep going. He's strength and He's perseverance, He's warmth and support.

When you fight for what's right, He's standing right there beside you. He pushes us to be the best, to achieve greatness, but He won't let us break. He's the older brother who watches you struggle so you learn and get stronger, but He still loves you and wants the best for you.

He's kind and He's gentle and there's so much to Him that I could never put in words. So don't write Him off because's He's the God of War.

I just love Him. so so so so so much. And I wanted to share that because I think He's pretty neat<3

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My Spear, My Shield

To the flame-eyed god who stamps harder than a stallion;

I thank you for reminding me of my own strength;

I am not a helpless deer or defenseless rabbit;

For even a deer bears antlers and a rabbit, claws;

I am not weak or incapable of standing up for myself;

The power to tell someone "fuck off" very much lives within me;

I am not a follower meant to blindly obey others;

My voice is my own, and I will make my thoughts known;

My boundaries protect me, but I also protect myself;

And setting them is an act of self-love and self-care;

Those who cross them time and time again;

Aren't worth even an ounce of my time;

Thank you for reminding me of the strength in my chest;

The pounding of my heart that reminds me I'm alive;

The proof of blood in my veins that I have still survived;

The reassurance of the breath in my lungs that there will be tomorrow, and tomorrow is another day;

You have taught me valuable lessons that I will take with me for the rest of my life;

Things that I have learned, seen, and experienced;

That will forever stay with me;

My gratitude goes beyond mere words;

With your mighty spear and great shield raised;

You reminded me to raise my own in triumph;

For I have not fallen today;

And I shall not fall tomorrow.

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|| An original poem (??? I think?) of gratitude to Ares ⚔️🛡️❤️‍🔥🐗||

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I know it’s not hard to point out reactionaries hypocrisy when it comes to like safe spaces or hug boxes or whatever but genuinely how much of an echo chamber do you have to exist in for you to think this is a reasonable thing to say

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it used to be 2007 you know

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I'm just going to leave this here, because this woman said what I've been trying to articulate for ages much more effectively and succinctly than I've been able to

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oh to be them 🌸

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