#apothecary spirits oracle

[knavearcade]

November 2024 Oracle Cards for Each Human Design Energy Type

If you’re like me, this past month has felt very long in a hazy, restless kind of way. Based on these cards, next month wants us to take some time to process what’s transpired so that we can use it to make December better than the whole year’s been. There’s a “footnote” kind of energy I’m getting and I think that’s primarily because Pluto will finally leave Capricorn for the last time. Since 2008, it’s mostly been in that sign, save for most of this year (Pluto went into Aquarius on January 20th and then retrograded back into Capricorn on September 1st). While the specific area of your chart will tell you what that’s meant for you personally, as a whole, we’ve been grappling with our concepts of work ethic, hustle culture, and the gig economy. How has that affected you? Who were you prior to 2008 and who are you today?

We are entering uncharted territories and that can be seen with the cards I’ve chosen for the month. The illustrated herbal cards come from the Apothecary Spirits Oracle, which is a beautiful deck that was just released a few months ago! It’s quickly become a new favorite!

As for the square, collage-style cards… they are actually from my upcoming oracle deck! The Refract & Reflect Oracle is still a work in progress and if you like what you see, I need your help to make it a reality! I have bills and other expenses to prioritize before I can get another prototype made, so now more than ever, every dollar made from booking a reading or leaving a tip means a whole helluva lot. 

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Generators

Nocturnes & Gardening Tools

Even though they say the veil is thinnest towards the end of October, you can always develop your magick. Generators, you’ll benefit from doing inventory on the routines that work for you in terms of getting things done and making things happen. What healing modalities have helped keep your mind clear and body energized? Is it time to book a therapy session or perhaps find a new therapist entirely? Have you ever tried the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT aka “tapping”)? November is a month for you to fine-tune what tools are in your toolkit; sharpen, replace, and donate as needed.

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Manifesting Generators

Softness & Passionflower

Getting ahead doesn’t always require a forceful hand or putting the pedal to the metal. Sometimes, all you need is a gentle touch, a little lightness on your feet, or a clear head after a good night’s sleep. For many of us, the end of the year gets very hectic with family gatherings, business deadlines, and the end of the school semester, and we try to go full-speed ahead. But instead of trying to push through and get everything done on nothing but three cups of coffee and two hours of sleep (on and off, of course), I invite you to rethink your task list and give yourself some grace. Pay attention to where you’re running on auto-pilot because that’s simply the way it’s always been this time of year. But what can be approached with more ease? What do you truly need to attend to? What can you release?

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Projectors

Illuminate & Darling River Rose

This month, Projectors, I invite you to remember all the ways you’ve grown. I invite you to remember what you’ve realized about yourself, your truths, and your capabilities. As we near the end of the year, how have you changed? It’s so difficult for us to see ourselves as well as we can see others, but it’s so beneficial when we can. Take some time this month for introspective work and don’t be afraid to broaden the scope of your trajectory. Who were you at the beginning of the year? What were your goals and hopes? What about five years ago? What about 15? If you have the opportunity, look at old photo albums, playlists, journals, and anything else that you can get your hands on.

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Manifestors

Cleanse & Juniper

This November is a good month to clear your physical, emotional, and energetic spaces. There are some big revelations and ideas that are eager to make their way to you, but the paths are a little crowded or murky. Spending time on both literal and metaphysical cleansing practices will prime you for whatever comes next. This can be as simple as carving time out for ritual baths, clearing out the photos on your phone (at least back them up, Mercury Retrograde is coming up on the 25th btw), or vacuuming the cobwebs in your home. It can also look like lighting herbs (I love rosemary), playing good music, and visualizing all your anxieties melting off your body and sinking into the earth.

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Reflectors

Stories & Nettle

It’s bitter medicine, but heartbreak always teaches us something new, right? For many of us, November (and the end of the year in general) can bring up a lot of sore spots, especially in the realm of relationships and family. If you find yourself revisiting a lot of hurt, try to look at things from different perspectives. Put yourself in the other person’s shoes or try to think of how an outsider would see things. And don’t forget about the scope of the timeline. In a longer trajectory, how did things turn for you or anyone involved? You don’t have to do any of this on your own either, talking it out with a trusted confidant or therapist can lead to some breakthroughs in the patterns you may have been holding onto.

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If you like what you’re seeing of the Refract & Reflect Oracle, I’ll be sharing more of the cards and the process on my Ko-Fi membership site! Thank you!

[elliamvi]

"Measuring Spoons" from the Apothecary Spirits oracle deck. Calculation. Precision. Balance. Proportion.

from the guidebook by Michael Anthony:

"Whatever scenario you are in, there is method to the madness. You can get through this situation if you follow the rules and guidelines in place. Taking the time to double- (or triple-) check your work is also a great idea."

[hermitsmirror]

PICK 🌱 A 🫖 CARD

Close your eyes. Take a deep breath and imagine light entering up from the ground and running up through your body. With each breath let it flow more fully up and in you. Breathe out all the gunk that it finds that you don’t want with you. Then pick-a-card from the Apothecary Spirits Oracle, a collaboration between Eric Maille, Michael Anthony, and me (Thomas Witholt).

Which card will you pick?

If you need more time to decide, remember to ground yourself and tap into the earth that provides such wisdom. Find a breathing pace that nourishes you. The Apothecary Spirits Oracle is an herbalist's oracle, a tool for healing. Sometimes it's enough to just reconnect with nature. Breathe in the beauty of the natural world and all the healing energies that emanate from it.

When you're ready, pick a card. Will you choose left, right, or center?

Read your messages in the reveal.

And if you're ready for a beautiful queer-inclusive healing herbalist deck, get a copy of this beauty and the divinatory and herbalist wisdom inside at apothecaryspirits.com.

[avdaciter]

(   im jinah  .  cis female  .  she/her  )       —       blasting  gold steps  by  neck deep  down  main  street  we’ve  spotted  AERI JEONG  sporting  their  favorite colored chapstick on her plump lips,  determined smile and the silver mood ring her grandmother gave her on her index finger.  the  thirty-three year  old  MEDIUM  who’s  been  in  town  for  one year  often  can  be  seen  getting herself in dangerous locations, talking to herself & typing fast in the back of her favorite cafe,  or  working  as  an  INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST  at  THE PORTUM TIMES.  people  say  they  display  hard-working  and  reckless  traits,  but  we  rather  trust  their  vibes:  watching horror movies with her roommate, reading spicy books, knowing exactly where to go or look for when in a crime scene, being the funny friend of the group, flying too close to the sun.  also,  we’ve  heard  they  love  MEDITATING BY THE MOUNTAINS !   aren’t  they  fascinating ?

       —       possible connections: friends from south korea, a roommate or two (it’d be nice if one of them were a ghostie), exes that ended in good terms (any gender), exes that ended in bad terms, souls she has accidentally helped, people who’s crimes she’s written about without knowing, dance buddies, yoga/pilates buddies, drinking buddies

✦      the basics ›

full name   ⋆   aeri (first name) jeong (last name) nickname   ⋆   none yet age   ⋆   thirty-four  ∖  physical age   ⋆   thirty-four date of birth   ⋆   march 10th, 1991    (pisces sun, gemini moon, libra rising) place of birth   ⋆   anseong, south korea has lived in portum since   ⋆   june 2023 gender   ⋆   cis woman  ∖  pronouns   ⋆   she / her orientation   ⋆   bicurious, biromantic species   ⋆   oracle powers   ⋆   psychometry, dream visions, spiritual connection piercings   ⋆   two on both ears, a helix on her right ear & on her nipples tattoos   ⋆   two yellow jonquils on her right wrist symbolizing hers and her grandmother's birth month flowers hobbies   ⋆   crochetting (especially amigurimi), reading (fantasy, dark romance & horror) & meditating pets   ⋆   a grey tabby cat she's adopted with ender, called Frida Cat-lo inspirations   ⋆   karen page (daredevil) ; carrie bradshaw (sex & the city) ; monica geller (friends) ; lois lane (superman) ; buffy (buffy the vampire slayer) ; maomao (the apothecary diaries)

↺      the background ›

tl;dr — triggers for demonic possession

Aeri was born in Anseong, South Korea to a family of famous shamans, so she was more than used to hearing stories about demons roaming the earth, as well as spirits, but she never really believed them. Especially since her father and paternal grandmother used their powers to scam others, which made her develop a small distaste for that side of her family. Her mother and maternal grandmother possessed the gift too and used it for the good, to help both people and restless souls finding their peace. Always a restless one, she did everything she could to fill her time and not pay attention to the voices in her head. Sometimes they were nice, others, were not that much, but the good thing about living with shamans was that they were always protective of one another.

When she was fourteen years old, Aeri was possessed by a powerful demon. Although she has absolutely no recollection of what happened it has left a permanent mark in her. It’s some kind of “scar” in her soul and it makes her aware of demonic presence. It feels like a handprint burning right under her ribcage and, although it's painful, ever since moving to Portum, she's learned how to handle the pain. Aeri has no recollection of that possession, but, before moving away to college, her grandmother told her about it in order to make her aware of it in case she encountered demons in her future. Unless being alone with one in a room, she can’t pinpoint who the demon is, but she knows they’re nearby. The mark has also made her more susceptible to other demonic possessions, which is why she often walks around with protection charms. She might not have believed in the supernatural world, but she did believe in the spiritual world due to her family's deep roots in that world.

She learned ballet in a dance school and violin with the nice lady next door — who may or may not have been a famous violinist who had died mysteriously and whose body had never been found. Not until said lady casually pointed out the exact place her body was to teenage Aeri was that her bones were found and laid to rest. But Aeri thought it was just a coincidence. Her imagination and dreams. Little voices in her head that often told her where to go and what to look for.

She studied journalism in SNU with a scholarship and moving to Seoul made her life a little harder, but she prevailed. There were many restless spirits there, ghosts she thought were living people pointing her where to go and where to look for clues and write her news. It was only over year ago, when investigating a crime, that Aeri started actually believing in the supernatural. She was supposed to have died in that alley, but somehow, thanks to a supernatural being, she ended up surviving and her attackers died. She did everything in her power to find her savior and ended up arriving in Portum. The supernatural city has been a great way to tap into her newly-accepted powers and begin to work on them.

She currently works for the Portum Times as an investigative journalist and has been in town for about two years now. When it comes to her powers, besides her regular abilities as a Medium, she has also recently started tapping into psychometry (so, if there's anything that might be interesting for your muse to have her peak into, let me know!).

[maceofpentacles]

oracle deck purge because i don’t have enough money to pay utilities that are due on the 12th,, y’all know the drill

the wild unknown animal spirit oracle - $22 [SOLD]

bird messages oracle - $15

into the lonely woods oracle - $15

green witch oracle - $18 [SOLD]

goddesses, gods, and guardians oracle - $15

mystic martian oracle - $15

gentle creatures wisdom oracle - $15

dreamscape oracle - $15 [SOLD]

animal apothecary oracle - $12

all decks will be cleansed before sending out!! +$5 for shipping within the united states, if you’re from canada i can send there! it’ll just be like +$15 for shipping!

i’m more than willing to give discounts if you want to purchase multiple decks, just let me know :)

i have p*yp*l, v*nmo, c*sh*pp, and z*lle for payment options!

[slywolfdesigns]

Relax, tap into the root system, partake of the mysteries. Find comfort in the power and rhythm of the earth.

Deck is the Apothecary Spirits Oracle by Eric Maille, Michael Anthony, and Thomas Witholt.

[arsonstick]

Ooo do you have any lore dragons your particularly proud of?

yes!! i will put them under cut because theres lots of images and itll get long

these three are [unnamed] (need to think of one), ronan, and invidia!

these two are meir and lyalka

anddd these two are hieronimus and sulien!

now technically half of these arent Mine mine, theyre my friends, but our clan lore is so intertwined it wouldnt make sense to talk about one without talking about the other

a really big part in my dragon lore process is songs! theyre always a really big inspo for me and all of my dragons have at least one song

the unnamed veilspun, ronan, and invidia are a trio of dragons. the first is based off the song human fly by the cramps, ronan is based off of a few songs (one of which is best friend by rex orange county), and invidia is based off of voice like a bell by gregory and the hawk! basically their story is as follows:

human fly grew up in the scarred wasteland with its mother, where its traits werent seen as unusual. however, following its move from there to the windswept plateau, dragons started having a more and more hostile reaction to their appearance. this led to it developing a nocturnal lifestyle, where it first met invidia!

invidia is the daughter of clan yvrel's (my friends clan) apothecary, proserpine. her sister was born still, and so decided to stay under her mothers wing and become a helper at the apothecary. she makes flower arrangements to deliver along with the herbs her mother grows! however, a malicious spirit cursed her to develop the carnivore tertiary. she nearly lost her mind, but was able to be saved by the clan's oracle.

andddd ronan is a fisherdragon! he stays by invidias side in the daytime... hes kinda new so we dont have a ton of lore about him yet..

meir and lyalka! meir runs a troupe in my clan, one of the members of which used to be lyalka! they were formerly in a relationship, but something between them soured (the reason of which neither of them will discuss) and now they live in separate flights. also at least some of lyalkas limbs are Actually porcelain... meir used to help her with them

and hoooh boy. hieronimus and sulien

hieronimus and sulien first met each other as hatchlings. they were sent to a school for magic in the starfall isles. hieronimus was expected to quickly develop strong magical prowess, due to her tertiary runes gene being typical for such strong dragons. sulien had no expectations like this, and in fact expected to be sent back home. however, the opposite of that happened. sulien developed powers but hieronimus didnt. this made heironimus get incredibly jealous of them.

heironimus eventually grew to see sulien in an almost godlike state, someone to be worshipped. despite this, her rage and embarrassment at being outshone by a humble dragon from the wind flight still made her want revenge. this culminates in an attempt to take their life at one of their performances during the trickmurk circus

songs for them are: brutus, JUDAS, poor george, and blah blah blah

[ts-wicked-wonders]

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[alexesguerra]

Seasons of the Witch - Litha Oracle Seasons of the Witch - Litha Oracle (Seasons of the Witch) Contributor(s): Anderson, Lorriane (Author) , Diaz, Juliet (Author) , Lukovic, Tijana (Illustrator) Publisher: Rockpool Publishing ISBN: 1922579769 Physical Info: 1.42" H x 5.51" L x 4.09" W (0.8 lbs) 160 pages Contributor Bio: Anderson, Lorriane Lorriane Anderson is a multidisciplinary spiritual teacher, writer and soul-based entrepreneur whose work focuses on intentional and energetic living as well as using spiritual practices as a pathway for profound healing, growth and transformation. She has been featured in The Daily Star, The Spruce, Reader's Digest, Kindred Spirit and Oprah Daily among others. She is the co-creator of the bestselling Seasons of the Witch oracle deck series and has published several other titles in the spiritual space including The Witch's Apothecary, The Moon Apothecary, Samhain Journal and Witching Hour Oracle. Contributor Bio: Diaz, Juliet Juliet Diaz is an Indigenous Taino and first-generation Cuban American. As the Behike (medicine woman and seer) of the Higuayagua Taino tribe, Juliet embodies and carries the teachings and wisdom of her ancestors, bringing it forward in her work as a spiritual and literary activist. An award-winning and internationally bestselling author with her works translated into twelve languages, Juliet's writing has inspired thousands to heal, decolonize, reclaim their magic, and reconnect with their authentic selves. As founder of the Literary Craft Society, Juliet has built a transformative community that empowers writers to use their voices as instruments of change. Her books and other creations including Witchery: Embrace the Witch Within, Plant Witchery, The Altar Within, the Seasons of the Witch oracle series, and The Earthcraft Oracle, reflect her commitment to decolonial practices, spiritual liberation, and the power of words to foster individual and collective transformation. Contributor Bio: Lukovic, Tijana Tijana Lukovic is based in the small medieval city of Gent in Belgium. She has illustrated several of the Seasons of the Witch series. Her paintings and illustrations are inspired by the magical and metaphysical realms, containing traces of folklore, fairytale, mythology and love for nature. Her art shares her observations of the ever-changing seasons and her desire to be more in tune with nature and the wheel of the year. Tijana explores her inner mind and tries to bring deeply buried thoughts into the light. In her work she illuminates her unconscious mind and walks through the forest of her childhood memories on a journey to understand the complex universe of worlds inside and outside us.

[beholdthepriceofoblivion]

OBLIVION

{ |18+| RoyalStuck AU. Think Homestuck + ASOIAF/HOTD. TW: Incest, violence, political schemes.

Like many of the ancient houses of old nobility, the royal line of Derse also seeks to maintain its 'purity' by marrying rulers to close members of the family...who often have a nasty tendency to try and murder each other for supremacy.

The main royal line died out without direct heirs so the cadet Strilonde branch now holds the heirs to the throne. Rose is selected by oracle/spirit medium Aradia Megido to be the queen, although there are rumours that she used her Seer connections among the oracles to gain favours...

Now she must take a consort that shares the royal blood, and try to stay alive.

(Mainly looking for a Dave, Dirk, Roxy, Lil Hal... Hell, if you could find a reason for Bro or Mom Lalonde to be there, them too. Aradia could even work for oracle shenanigans. Reply if you'd like to RP someone else and we'll talk it over.}

Gathering up her trailing silk skirts, Rose swirled around the room again and again: heels echoing as they clacked off of the dark marble floors. The fabric made a slight shushing sound - the tiny black pearls sewn into it scraping and clicking.

Rose almost couldn't hear anything over the pounding of her own heart. Her mouth was dry and she ached to drink until everything was a sweet haze, but she had to stay sharp for the next few days, at least. Maybe for the rest of her life.

In a way her entire life had been leading up to this moment... All the subterfuge, all the training, the endless lesson on politics and apothecary skills; the times she had spent lying sprawled on that smoky oracle floor with a bottle of potent liquor in her hand trying to peer into a future that squirmed away from her like the grasping tentacles of the horrorterrors.

Everything was going to change now. That was what Aradia had said.

But really, who could tell with Megido? That girl was completely inexplicable. Rose had seen visions of herself with the crown atop her head for years, but that didn't mean it would happen. The direct heirs had always been there, and suddenly they were not. One died in a sparring accident. One during childbirth; taking the child with them into the void. The last perished in suspicious circumstances.

Rose remembered going to a standard scrying meeting with Aradia to divine with tea-leaves and smoke and cards and moon water, but everything went black - not an entirely unusual occurrence when they used various potions and hallucinogenic assistants... but what was unusual were the black stains on her fingers when she woke the next day, the strange metallic taste in her mouth, and the news that the final main heir was dead.

Suddenly their house, the Strilonde cadet branch, was next in line - and their crest was emblazoned on everything. Suddenly, Rose found her name translated from the garbled, ancient words of the Old Ones that echoed from a deep, constantly guarded chasm that the castle had been built around - said to strike to the sweating, oozing black heart of Derse.

She had looked around at the pale hair and mingled acid-bright eyes of her kin across the roaring, black flames of the ceremonial fire and knew that sooner or later she would have to choose one of them to stand beside her as a consort. But which...? The royal line had to be maintained through them.

A sharp knock on the door startled her out of her pondering. Rose was almost glad, for once, not to be left alone with her tangled thoughts.

"Come to congratulate me?" She asked, dryly, as she swung open the vast door to face whoever was behind it. Her hand clenched on a hidden, needle thin dagger in the voluminous folds of her skirt - it wasn't unknown for the selected to be killed during, or immediately after, the ceremony.

[maxinemiller]

New @ MaxineMillerStudios.com

The Magickal Botanical Oracle Deck by MAXINE MILLER and CHRISTOPHER PENCZAK

Tap into the deeply rooted wisdom of the natural world with this dark and mysterious union of horticulture and occultism. Featuring plants commonly found in a witch’s garden, apothecary, or spell book, Maxine Miller’s detailed illustrations personify the true spirit of each plant while capturing the elegance and multifaceted nature of the botanical world. With lines and color moving in a symphony of esoteric beauty, this powerful deck is a must-have addition to your magickal collection.

Artist: Maxine Miller

Author: Christopher Penczack

© Lo Scarabeo

[knavearcade]

The full moon happening in Aries on October 17 at 4:26am pacific time is about learning what "sense of security" actually feels like for you, in your body, in your spirit.

It is not a "deduction of security." While the logical mind and everything it observes should be honored, you do a disservice to your growth when you allow it to weigh more than what your physical being has been informing you.

If all factors look good on paper but you spend your days on high alert, depressed, stressed, or resentful, does that really make you feel "secure"?

The moon will be full in the sign of Aries, serving as a footnote to the last six months (when the moon was new in Aries) and as a bookend to the Libra/Aries series of eclipses that have been happening since April of 2023. 

For all of us, we've been challenged and confronted with what it means to be ourselves in our relationships. Which people make you feel more like yourself? Which spaces allow you to explore how that's defined and how that's received?

And where do you feel spread thin and high strung?

Given that this is a supermoon, with the luminary appearing bigger and brighter than usual... you have a chance to really peer into these subjects.

And once you do, you'll have a better understanding about what you need to make what you've been dreaming about into a reality.

What have you been wanting to do and who has proven to be on your side to make that happen?

Even though this moon's ruler, Mars, is in fall in the sign of Cancer, it's in mutual reception with the moon. They can easily see each other. Mars understands that the Moon is in his home (one of them), and the Moon understands he's in hers. However, they also bring some conflict to the fore. Even though they're casting enough light to one another, this light allows them to peer into what they've both been uncertain about. 

It's not the abrasive flashlight-in-the-darkness kind of illumination... it's more like awkward overhead lighting in a bathroom at the mall.

And is that something you want to stay under? Don't you wanna at least move around and find something that'll be more flattering?

This is also exacerbated by Venus in Scorpio, a sign where she's considered "in detriment," so she doesn't have all the resources she needs to look and feel her best. But don't worry, she'll be moving out of this sign soon enough (tomorrow!). Once she does, you'll be grateful that you gave yourself a head-start on the legwork needed for her good graces to bless you.

Some questions to consider: 

What does the person who accepts Venus' assistance look and act like? How can you close the gap between that person/persona and who you are today?

What does that person do when they first wake up?

How does that person talk to and about themselves?

Is that person kind to themselves?

(I hope they are. I think they're already great as they are now!)

This supermoon isn't necessarily the most restorative one, but it can be a refreshing one.

(Deck featured: "Kawaii Tarot" & "Apothecary Spirits Oracle")

[elliamvi]

"Four O'Clock" from the Apothecary Spirits oracle deck. Community. Diversity. Variety.

from the guidebook by Michael Anthony:

"Gathering with friends and community allows you to show off colors and styles you may have been hiding before. Here, you are welcome to be you. Among your community is where you will thrive."

[hermitsmirror]

💐 Pick a card 🌿

This one is very exciting for me as it's a pick-a-card with a prototype copy of the Apothecary Spirits Oracle, a collaboration I've been working on with Eric Maille and Michael Anthony of The Diviner Life since Summer 2022.

But before you jump into the excitement to see what beauties Eric has created, take a moment to ground yourself and find a breathing pace that nourishes you. The Apothecary Spirits Oracle is an herbalist's oracle, a tool for healing. Breathe in the beauty of the natural world and all the healing energies that emanate from it.

When you're ready, pick a card. Will you pick left, right, or center?

Then swipe through the carousel to reveal the cards and then the messages.

If you're as excited about this beautiful queer deck as we are, stay up-to-date on the project by signing up for the email list at ApothecarySpirits.com. (It'll redirect you to a subpage on HermitsMirror.) Be the first to hear about our official campaign's pre-launch page, when it launches (Spring Equinox 2024 🤞🏼), and how you can get a copy of the deck and the rich guidebook for yourself.

[gameofdrarry]

Wizard’s Hearts Team Activities 1+2: Botanica de la Sorcellerie

The mists have cleared, the oracles have begun to whisper, and the superb teams competing in this year’s Wizard’s Hearts have opened their shops to the public! 

Everyone say hello to Bontanica de la Sorcellerie, a divination shop that is located in The French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana. They specialize in apothecary, bone and wand readings, rumpology, and more. 

The Game of Drarry mods worked together with our Local Already Revealed Psychics, also known as L.A.R.P.s to welcome all these new shops to the Annual Lughnasadh Faire to show off their impressive tarot decks! All seven of the cards are featured above!

Please reblog and support this shop as we continue this year’s Wizard’s Hearts!

“We at Botanica de la Sorcellerie pride ourselves on our ability to read, whether that be a shapely rump, a palm, or a wizard's own wand, we always give customers our best once over.  The theme of our deck embodies the combination of our most popular service, rumpology, with the spirit of our city, New Orleans. Because nothing rattles your bones better than booty and Mardi Gras.” - Bontanica de la Sorcellerie when asked on their Professional Tarot Deck

[Interested in learning more about the Wizard’s Hearts event? Read more here!]

[malucy31]

Of human experiences and white sage

aka, I turned one of my malec morning drabbles into a fic

Read on ao3

Summary - Magnus thinks his oracle deck is doing it on purpose, he keeps drawing the same card and it’s depressing. There’s also a pretty shadowhunter in the local warlock store, looking all cute and confused in front of the different types of sage.

What is the universe doing to him?

I am a spirit having a human experience and I’m here to get closer to love.

“You, again?” Magnus groans, taking in the card between his fingers. He doesn’t know why he keeps holding on to that stupid oracle deck when it keeps showing him the same message over and over again.

Drawing a card once in a while is supposed to be soothing, anchoring. It’s supposed to be a way to remind himself that he is a human before anything else, that he has a set of DNA too, organs that can get weak, muscles that can get sore, a soul that can ache. The reminder is crucial, especially after having spent an indiscernible amount of time in the Spiral Labyrinth, doing obscure research and attending meetings that always seem to escape any notion of human normalcy.

Maybe normalcy isn’t the right term, Magnus never believed that word described anything real. But right now, his whole being craves the fantasy.

So, Magnus draws a card because he is human, because despite what a few warlocks claim, that part of him is just as important as the other one, because he cherishes the Earth and any mundane experience he can get. This part of him, this vulnerable and relentless part of him needs to be soothed one way or another.

But this card taunts him, surfacing way too often for it to be random coincidences and it gets depressing. Not because he believes it holds any power, but because somehow, he gives this card the meaning of his whole immortal life. Because this message gets right to his guts in a way no other ever has.

And today… Today, he doesn’t understand what exactly he is supposed to do with it. Every time he drew this card, something major happened. Never a big event, but somethingwas always looming over his head, a choice he was on the verge to make, a change. What now?

Magnus is tired, has been for the last couple of months, years… centuries.

Okay, he might be a little overdramatic, so what? He just wants some peace and silence, isn’t he entitled to it? Peace of mind, silence, quiet… Now that would be a nice change, one that would probably bore him after a few days, but a nice change no matter what.

The whole human experience thing hurts always a little and Magnus has rarely the strength to look too much into it. He certainly doesn’t have it today. Today, he feels drained. He doesn’t want to be thinking of how being immortal makes it impossible for him to experience the time like a mundane would. If he can’t experience time like them, how can he pretend to know what a human experience is?

That alone makes this card sound like a sick joke from the universe.

Chairman Meow breaks him out of his thoughts, the car purring against his shin and asking for the attention Magnus didn’t gave him while gone. Warmth spreads through his chest instantly.

“Come here,” he coos as he catches the small cat to pet him on his lap.

His melancholy slowly fades away and as the Sun rises.

He doesn’t forget about the card, but eventually finds the strength to move to his apothecary, keeping the Chairman close to his chest, curled up in the crook of his elbow. There’s a lot to be done today anyway. During his absences, some ingredients often go wild, acquire a mind of their own when they realize there is no one to keep them in check.

On the other side of the door, it’s almost a jungle that awaits him. Magnus closes his eyes, sighing. He will have to run a few errands to the Hidden Apothecary if he wants to clean this mess without starting a war between griffin scales and sea mallow like last time.

What was it again? A spirit having human experiences? Human, sure… Those are things humans have to deal with every day, right?

*

The Hidden Apothecary is a store owned by warlocks right in the middle of Brooklyn. It’s a nice alternative to the Shadow Market when one knows what they want and don’t have all day to navigate through thousands of stalls.

Since it’s in the middle of Brooklyn and hides in plain sight, it’s common to find mundanes there. They can’t see every aisle and every ingredient, only the harmless stuff, but it’s still good for business.

It must be close to Halloween or a solstice because there are a lot of mundanes in the store today. What Magnus doesn’t expect though, is to find a shadowhunterthere.

Every other downworlder eye him with suspicion while the oblivious mundanes keep chatting like nothing major was happening. Magnus envies them for more reason than one now.

The shadowhunter doesn’t seem to notice the attention around him, the defiance. It would make Magnus scoff at the shadowhunters’ legendary arrogance if the young man didn’t look so genuinely confused, lost and absorbed by whatever had his attention.

Magnus gets closer, not really realizing or knowing what he is doing. When he hears the man call out one of the warlocks working there, asking very politely about the kind of sage one can burn to purify a new place and how exactly it works, Magnus gets even more curious.

“Everything’s here, just read the instructions,” the warlock answers in a dismissing tone. Magnus half expects the shadowhunter to throw a tantrum, but he doesn’t, accepting the rudeness with a resigned “okay” that secretly breaks Magnus’s heart.

And because he never resisted a kind soul, especially when it comes with such a pretty face, he gets even closer.

“Hi, I’m Magnus.”

The man rises beautiful eyes to him and smiles.

“Alec.”

“I couldn’t help over-hearing, maybe I can help you? My fellow warlocks can be a bit… rude sometimes.”

“I can’t blame them, I’m probably not their typical customer.”

Because he doesn’t know what to answer to that, Magnus simply picks up the sage Alec would need and hands it out.

“Here, take this one.”

“Thanks,” he takes it, hesitating before continuing. “Could you tell me how it works?”

“You’re very confusing, you know?”

“Why?” Alec asks with a raised eyebrow and an amused smile.

Before answering, Magnus waits for two mundane women to pass by. He still lowers his voice, just in case.

“You’re a shadowhunterin a warlock store buying white sage for a new place?”

Alec frowns, looking at him like he just announced the air was particularly transparent today.

“Yes?”

“Don’t all shadowhunters live in ether Idris or one of your charming Institutes?” He doesn’t know why he focuses on that first, but it’s apparently what itches his brain the most.

“I uh… decided to move out of the Institute. I found a job and a place to rent.”

“A job?”

Do shadowhunters have jobs now? Who is that man? How long was he away??

“Well, it’s still linked to a mission, but I’d like to keep it.”

“Really? Why?” Magnus can’t help asking.

For a second, he doesn’t think Alec will answer him, making him realize that this is none of his business, but Magnus doesn’t remember the last time he met such an atypical Nephilim, and he is curious. Besides, this is a very pretty specimen, sue him.

Alec purses his lips, looking around and running a hand behind his neck. “I’m not sure. I, I’d like to feel closer to what the mundanes experience, what any human does. I’m tired of getting stuck in never-ending conversations about how to control downworlders when we should be focusing on protecting mundanes together.”

If Magnus was confused earlier, he is now rendered speechless by the shadowhunter who went from pretty to gorgeous in a few sentences. He hears the last part of his answer, but his brain gets mesmerized by the words mundanes experience, human… It’s too reminiscent of the card he drew this morning for him to let that man go.

“Alec, can I buy you a drink? Or dinner, coffee, breakfast, lunch, whatever you like, pick one. “

Or all the above, his mind provides without a hint of shame.

There’s a faint blush on Alec’s cheeks that fits his surprise very well. Magnus is about to apologize for making him uncomfortable when Alec answers.

“Sure, when?”

“How about now?”

Something about his tone seems to amuse the shadowhunter who all the sudden, doesn’t look so out of place here.

“Now’s good.”

“Then come on, I know a quiet bar where you can answer all my questions. You’re very intriguing, you know?”

Alec laughs, following Magnus to the cash desk.

“Am I allowed to ask questions too?”

“Of course, darling.”

*

By the end of the day, Magnus’s apothecary doesn’t look much better. There is no doubt on the fact that the person who lives in this loft isn’t entirely human.

But as Magnus sinks into his bed, with a goofy smile on his lips and a new number added in his phone, he doesn’t find it in himself to care much about it.

He is already thinking of his promise to see Alec the next day, pick him up after his shift at the Flowers’ Café and help him set up his new place, settle in his new life, as if Magnus knew more about human experiences than the shadowhunter. Maybe he does, maybe he doesn’t. Maybe they can learn together? Isn’t it even more exciting?

Magnus falls asleep, still smiling and feeling more human than he has felt in a long, very long time.