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The signs as books you had to read in high school

Aries: Lord of the Flies

Taurus: The Hobbit

Gemini: Much Ado About Nothing 

Cancer: Frankenstein

Leo: Hamlet

Virgo: The Scarlet Letter

Libra: To Kill a Mockingbird

Scorpio: 1984

Sagittarius: The Great Gatsby

Capricorn: Death of a Salesman

Aquarius: Catch 22

Pisces: Brave New World

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The Magician

Another card in my Modern Witch series. Workin’ up to finishing the major arcana cards at the very least as an expansion pack for your Rider-Waite decks. 

Print here.

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THIS ARTSY TAROT SET PREDICTS NOTHING BUT GOOD VIBES IN YOUR FUTURE

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NOTICING (moon cycles, tension in the body, internal moods, others’ moods, notice energy, listening more, noticing the good)

STUDYING (reading things you’re interested in, trying to understand your surroundings, mind puzzles, palm reading, asking people to explain things to you)

CARING (practicing patience, breathing, going on walks, spontaneity, flow, incorporating a healthy item into your diet every month, organizing your time thoughtfully)

PURIFYING (drinking more water, herb/vinegar/baking soda baths, picking better foods/drinks, confronting fear + shame, exposure to fear, gardening)

INTERPERSONAL (reaching out to people you care about, giving things away that you no longer need, complimenting strengths, identifying complementary relationships as well as tiring/heavy relationships)

DOCUMENTATION (journaling, photo-journaling, mood board or vision board, blogging, sharing)

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Yerkes Observatory, Halley’s Comet, May 4, 1910  Night Photography, Vintage Gelatin Silver Press Print

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The Star (XVII) 

The Egyptian Tarots

Aventurine

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Libra was born into a forrest of mirrors, cursed without a light or a reflection to call her own. Her home was no where, her God was no one, and Loneliness became her truest friend. Loneliness sang her to sleep when a mother was too afraid, Loneliness read her bed time stories when a father disappeared, and Loneliness transformed a curse into a blessing. For without a reflection, beauty was not bound to a single image and love was not doomed to only ever repeat itself🌹🔎

Go off

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Hi :) I have Saturn in Aquarius in the 7th house, could you please explain this to me please? x

A great deal of waiting in relationships. Blockages, restrictions, feeling the need to take responsibility for others but wanting your own independence at the same time. Feeling that these two things cannot be reconciled. Late-in-life relationships.

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Anger is energy, fear is energy, so is cowardice. All that happens to you has great momentum, a great quantity of energy hidden in it. Once you accept it, that energy becomes yours. You become stronger, you become wiser, you start becoming more spacious. You have a bigger inner world then.

Osho, "Emotional Wellness: Transforming, fear, anger, and jealousy into creative energy"

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The Tarot (Major Arcana) illustrated by Joe Sparrow

Available soon as for purchase as a deck!

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You must understand the whole of life, not just one little part of it. That is why you must read, that is why you must look at the skies, that is why you must sing and dance, and write poems and suffer and understand, for all that is life.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

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Jupiter Return ♃

If you were born between Oct 10, 1992 and November 10, 1993 that means that Jupiter was stationed in Libra on the day of your birth. Jupiter takes roughly 12-13 years to return to a sign, and on September 9, 2016 Jupiter will return to the sign of Libra.

What does it mean for you?

In astrology Jupiter is the great benefic, representing abundance, expansion, luck, and wisdom. This means that the Jupiter return is the golden moment for you to imagine how you’d like to see that energy work in your life for the next 13 years. It is also a good time to consider how you’ve grown in the past 12 years.

What philosophies have you shed/taken on? What places have you visited? What impact have you made? How has your spirituality developed?

Jupiter in Libra

Jupiter in Libra natives are chiefly concerned with how to spread beauty and love. You may have been the child who wished for world peace when you blew out your birthday candles (or maybe that was just me). Jupiter will challenge you to determine what is truly beautiful, how to cultivate and excavate that beauty, and how to bring others together in its name.

What is going to come of this transit?

I don’t think of astrology as being predictive. I tend to think of it as a practice. The Jupiter return is a good time to practice those traits exemplified by Jupiter.

Looking at the location of Jupiter in your natal chart is essential to understanding what opportunities this shift will create for you. What must you practice in order to make the best of the Jupiter return?

If your natal Jupiter is in the:

1st House: Practice self-expression. This is an excellent time to show your full personality, for it will draw the type of people and experiences that will help you grow.

2nd House: Practice moderation. The things you desire will come regardless, but using intention will bring you what you truly need. Don’t be afraid to discriminate between wants and needs.

3rd House: Practice intimacy. When relating, take that extra step to get to know a person more intimately. Cultivating meaning in your encounters will elevate your understanding of the world and will help you form clearer goals.

4th House: Practice unity. You’re a natural when you’re in your own element; parlay some of that energy into making new connections. Making yourself vulnerable will prove beneficial.

5th House: Practice spontaneity. Good things will happen when you let the flow of life lead you.

6th House: Practice good health and diligence. You grow when you feel comfortable in your body. This internal wellness will grease the skids for other pursuits.

7th House: Practice attentiveness. You have the ability to make meaningful connections with just about anyone. Take care to be present and focused in your existing relationships, and new relationships will emerge from this.

8th House: Practice discernment. Do not let anything go unexamined. As you know, you can always delve deeper. The deeper you probe into the matters of life, the deeper you will move into yourself.

9th House: Practice openness. To spirituality, to education, and to the thrum of humanity. The world is your greatest teacher. Never think yourself above the role of the student.

10th House: Practice manifesting. The universe is open to you, so keep your goals and intentions crystalized in your mind. What you want will manifest.

11th House: Practice connecting. You stand to gain a lot simply by meeting new people. You never know who will introduce you to whom.

12th House: Practice mindful solitude. Being alone with yourself, and using that time to peer inward, replenishes you for the many souls that come to drink from your well.

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when the 12th house is not so good ; our tough karmic lessons

the only interpretation that led me to really understand the twelfth house was through alyssa sharpe. i love poetic description about the 12th house and i think that it’s fairly fitting for what it encompasses and symbolizes, but it never hits me in a way that causes me to really feel it. what i interpreted of her video on the twelfth house is that it is a house of self-sabotage, where we feel compelled to restrict ourselves, and where we feel viscerally wronged in our lives and personality (whether this belief is valid or not- and plenty often, it is not). this is a house that is draped in neptune flow, so whatever we find in this house is adorned with delusion and false expectation. we do not feel the reality of what is in the twelfth house and it is something we must teach ourselves throughout our whole life. we must undo the disillusionment we have given ourselves with planets in this house and & understand how to cut through its cunning escapism to look at things how they really are.

sun in the 12th house: self-sabotage in the ego. individuals with this placement often feel like their ‘true’ self was never allowed to shine in childhood or adolescence, and as a result these are very fragile & introspective people. others might feel like they are walking on eggshells around these people because oftentimes this placement indicates an easily wounded individual. every word that is not positive is felt as an attack to this person. the lesson with the sun in twelfth house is to assert their personality, and learn criticism is necessary for growth and not an attack on the individual.

moon in the 12th house: the thoughts and emotions of the individual feel invalid in this house, and through feelings of perhaps desperation or a demand to feel rational, in-control, or on the other extreme of the spectrum, just noticed, this placement can indicate either extreme coping/burying mechanisms of the emotions, or bursts of energy and rage and instability in an effort to be seen. balance is needed in this house, and a support system of people who will assure them of the validity of their feelings and help them express them in healthy ways. a danger of this house might be self-medicating, and this must be worked on as well.

mercury in the 12th house: it is not uncommon for those with mercury in twelfth not to trust their instincts, for they are not confident enough in their mental capabilities to steer them correctly. they may look to others for guidance and acceptance, validating what they have to say. similar to a retrograde mercury, this is a placement that causes the native to over-critically examine each word to come out of their mouth, so much so that they may not say hardly a thing. on the other hand, they may feel compelled to say too much in search of anyone to listen and pay attention to their words. the mind may be clouded by nothing but their own doubt, and through learning to value one’s thoughts does the mind begin to achieve clarity.

venus in the 12th house: the romantic endeavors in the life of this person feels invisible or vastly under-appreciated. this may also hold true for someone with taurus or libra on the twelfth house cusp. these people can often feel victimized in relationships or they attract people who feel they need to be ‘saved’. on the flip side, they might feel like they need to be saved. the potential to lose yourself in a partner is high here, and one might need to learn more about themselves, their tastes, and what they need from a partner through relationships. one must learn to assert themselves in their romance + creative life, and also to avoid relationships where there is an imbalance of power or support.

mars in the 12th house: cyclical events of repressing one’s anger and, after torturing oneself for too long, explodes in a mess of outward and inward verbal destruction. insecurity in themselves is common, as they feel they cannot assert themselves; they may allow people to walk all over them for fear of standing up for themselves. but again, when they have reached their breaking point, they can truly explode with every word they have wanted to say for months, cutting deep both within the native themself and to the person at which it is directed. since this is a particularly extreme planet placement for the twelfth house, the journey to understanding yourself and finding out how to stand on your own feet must be a gentle, forgiving process to achieve balance between buried and volcanic emotions.

jupiter in the 12th house: this is thought of by many (including myself) as a ‘guardian angel’ placement. some idealize this placement; to me, it is ironic that such is the case because blind optimism can be a trait of this placement. not in a traditional sense, but rather of one failing to set in place a set of checks and balances for jupiter’s unyielding desire to expand and declare philosophy. as such, those with this placement may feel rather attacked when suggested to view the world with a more critical eye. as stated above, wrapping neptune delusion around jupiter viewpoint can cause some harsh extremes when viewing others’ morals and decisions, so a lesson here would be to double-check yourself. open your mind and allow yourself to be more willing to hear other viewpoints, and be open to thinking you might even be wrong about some things.

saturn in the 12th house: can indicate an individual who simply cannot ask for help. in times of hardships or situations where one is burdened with responsibility, the native may evade from these troubles and instead isolate themselves. it may be difficult for this individual to really get in touch with themself in introspective or spiritual senses. in an attempt to have control over their emotions, they may get easily overwhelmed. in a broad, general sense, saturn in twelfth house can indicate persistent feelings of guilt without being able to articulate or solve it. opening up is a necessity with this house, to accept responsibility in order to deal with life healthily, to be honest and objective with the self, and to challenge the harsh standards one may have put on themself.

uranus in the 12th house: the genius and innovation of uranus, in this house, does not reveal itself except for in times of deep introspection and staggering personal overhaul. i saw the phrase ‘the closet rebel’ tacked to this placement, and it is valid. these individuals want to be extraordinary, but an internal (sometimes external) force makes them feel as though their gifts are sabotaged. the need to be great is shoved deep inside, often due to feeling that their individuality and ideas do not deserve to be brought to light. an embrace of their own unique strangeness is needed to learn from this house in order to realize the true potential of their ideas.

neptune in the 12th house: an atlas complex is found with neptune in the twelfth house. this individual feels so compelled to help everyone around them, they can be delusional of how much energy they can afford to bleed out. as a result, there are potentially persisting feelings of guilt or a loss of identity. spreading oneself too thin is a common potential for those with this placement, and as a result they may self-medicate through escapism or self-destructive acts to deal with the confusion, emptiness, or guilt they may feel. one most view the subconscious objectively, if only to understand their limits.

pluto in the 12th house: highly resistant to transformation. heavy changes in the life of this person are met with hesitance and fear as opposed to a healthy understanding. this individual may even exacerbate their problems or resist growth with unhealthy coping mechanisms; the reality of change means harsh introspection and uncovering harsh truths about the self, and they don’t want this! those with this placement need to learn to bite the bullet and discover the things in their life that are hindering their growth and deal with it healthily in order to move forward.