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After the passing of Val Kilmer, so many posts being made about his portrayal of Mark Twain, Doc Holliday, Jim Morrison, but absolutely NO mention of his portrayal of John Henry Patterson in The Ghost And The Darkness, a film about the man eating lions of Tsavo (pictured above, taken at Chicago’s Field Museum). The history of this man and these lions is unbelievable, and Val Kilmer did a spectacular job portraying him. It’s a wild story and I highly suggest the film.

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The Yunho Ask (just for funzies)

I am sure this bit will be updated as it happens. Stay tuned

the first time

the second time

the third time

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there was a rumor that yunho ateez dating a florist can you confirm that w tarot?https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/10/ateezs-yunho-wrapped-up-in-dating-rumors

Well, you asked for it. Using no tarot at all, I can say that yunho got his hair caught in the mechanisms of a concrete mixer and was snatched bald, causing an existential crisis. He quit the band, moved off grid to Siberia, and now raises sled dogs and goes by the name Karl.

There are no florists in Siberia.

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The Most Powerful Words I Ever Heard

“Give us rain and a little luck, and we’ll do the rest.”

— John Dutton III, Yellowstone

Those 12 words capture the most profound teachings of every path.

Christianity: Faith moves mountains, but you’ve got to climb. Islam: Tie your camel, then put your trust in Allah. Judaism: Trust and effort go hand in hand. Buddhism: Plant mindfully. Harvest comes when it’s time. Hinduism: Act in truth. Let the gods do the math. Taoism: Plant with ease. Let the Tao decide. Spirituality: The Universe helps those who help themselves.

I’ve said, and will continue to say, many things about manifestation and magic, but really, it’s just that:

Ask for rain and a little luck, but do the rest.

And I promise you, you’ll get the best.

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Treat Me Right (the care of your deck)

So you have picked out your deck and want to get acclimated with them... Wonderful! Now you can get the feel for them. Hold them, look at the images, CONNECT with them and understand the deck itself. This is YOUR deck. But just as any tool one would have, you have to CARE for it or they will not work well. So how do you care for a deck? As what seems to be a running theme, that depends on the energies YOU want to give it. Yes, typically, each deck will come with a box or a bag or a cloth or what have you, but sometimes where the deck speaks to you, the little bits and bobs that come with it does NOT. What to do?

This is part of making it your own. The same way the decor in your house is a direct representation of you and your energies, the storage of your deck will be so as well, and the deck will feed on those energies, so however you decide to house them, that is what the return will be.

There are numerous metaphysical/spiritual/new age/head shops, etsy, amazon, etc. that have all kinds of beautiful things that can be used, and whatever you decide to use is on you and the energies you want to radiate from it to your cards is entirely your decision. if you don't like corporation energies on it, cleanse it. That is a different lesson altogether, so I am getting ahead of myself with that, but we will circle back and cleansing will be a different post. Don't poo poo the woo woo just yet because it is mutable with a cleansing and charging. One of my favorite boxes is one I purchased from Hobby Lobby (I know, I know...stay with me a second here), but I cleansed it, anointed it with a specific oil for my needs, and decorated and painted and stained and did all kinds of festive things to it specific to the deck I would be storing it in. Also, the chaotic neutral and malicious compliant in me gets a little giggle knowing a hobby lobby product is storing something they rail against, but I digress. That energy was put into it as I was making the box, so you can only imagine what that deck is used for. I also have an antique cheese box I found in my Pawpaw's shop that he used to store nails and bolts and screws and the like, imbibed with HIS creative energy I didn't want taken away, so I cleaned it out and sanded off the rough parts as to not damage the deck I would store in it, and use that deck specifically for my family readings. Miss that old man. Point is, each container has a different energy depending on what I want my decks to surround themself with, so to speak. Again, just as our environmental surroundings has a direct effect on our mood and how we act and react, so it goes for your cards. You can choose to find a lovely box, be it wood, glass, whatever. You can store them in a lovely wrapped cloth of silk, velvet, burlap if that's your thing (be mindful of rough cloths as they may damage your cards), you can keep them in a pouch or a drawstring bag of the finest materials, hand make it, buy it, pilfer it, this is entirely on YOU and the energies you want it to hold and how you care for it. You can cleanse them with smoke or sound or crystals (again, getting ahead of myself) You can anoint them with oils (be careful with anything other than wood as the oil can potentially get on your cards and damage them, but wood will absorb oil and appreciate the feeding), but in the end, it's all on what YOU want to come from the deck. That's more spiritual side, but how to keep them in good order PHYSICALLY? Make sure the surface you do your readings on is smooth and clear of debris. If you choose to wrap your deck in cloth, a helpful tip is to use a cloth big enough to unfold and do a reading on, so your cards do not get damaged with any rough table bits AND has the extra benefit of sitting on the energies it has been continually surrounded by. If you don't wrap them, it would be a good investment to have a general "spread cloth" to keep card adjacent to all your decks so you can grab it and use it for a reading with any deck. Do NOT get a container that is too small for your deck and try to cram it in. I don't care how pretty or perfect it is. Your cards will be damaged and pick up that energy of being forced to fit in, literally, energetically, and metaphorically. As with Mogwai, do NOT get it wet. By this I mean direct liquid soaking. Most cards are coated and can take being wiped off with a damp cloth, and quite frankly if your cards get any sort of muck on them, baby wipes are perfect for cleaning, but there are cards that are not coated, and NO card can handle being soaked. Don't try to charge or cleanse them by leaving them out in the rain or dump them in a bucket of pine-sol or expose them to any DIRECT liquid to card contact. I know it seems self explanatory, but just as there are oddball rules in your workplace handbook, it was written because someone tried it and now has to be published. Next time, cleansing and charging. TTFN

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Adobe is going to spy on your projects. This is insane.

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being a self-taught artist with no formal training is having done art seriously since you were a young teenager and only finding out that you’re supposed to do warm up sketches every time you’re about to work on serious art when you’re fuckin twenty-five

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there was a rumor that yunho ateez dating a florist can you confirm that w tarot?https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/10/ateezs-yunho-wrapped-up-in-dating-rumors

Oooh, second time. I gave a kind answer the first time, I will give a simple “not doing it” this time and direct you to read the blog, and if I get asked any more, be prepared for a fury of bullshit silly answer that has nothing to do with tarot. Fair warning.

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Here's a fascinating short piece on a forgotten person from my hometown.

"Parker’s first professionally published poem was “Hope” which appeared in a Chicago literary journal circa 1898.  The publication of the poem was the result of a contest held by the journal.  Over forty individuals, all of whom were white, submitted entries.  After the publication of “Hope”, Parker was contacted by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and asked write verses for publication.  In 1899, five of Parker’s poems were published in the newspaper. "

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"After 1910, mentions of Parker and her writings in national publication virtually vanish.  In 1910, she is listed in the federal census as living with her mother and earning money through elocution recitals. By 1920, she is still living with her mother at Fourth and Cedar Streets.  At the time, Harold Griggs was boarding with the Parkers.  Within a few years, Griggs and Parker were married.  Harold worked as a janitor and Inez is continually listed as doing “house work” after their marriage.  After the death of her mother in 1929, the Griggs continued to live at Forth and Cedar Street until the death of Inez on December 20, 1950."

I jog past that spot from time to time. There's no plaque. I never knew.

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Bear with me...

On Friday, an f-2 tornado ripped through my town. It is destroyed. If you have seen the video of the guys in their car at QT in the middle of it, yeah, that was about 5 minutes from my house. I have friends and family who have lost everything, friends and family who are still without power and water, and all within walking distance from my front door. Work is closed, businesses and homes ripped apart, and all I got was a few downed trees and siding ripped off. I was lucky. I put on my boots and walked the neighborhood. There are roads closed all around me. Power poles snapped with the lines in the road, trees that have been around longer than my grandparents would be alive just gone, homes gone, people's lives destroyed, but they are safe. Community is rallying. Shelters and emergency services everywhere to give people food, water, a place to sleep. I can't understand how I can be so fortunate when a block away, generational homes are missing, cars crushed under trees, roads gone... it looks like a war zone in my neighborhood.

The takeaway is this: everyone is pulling together and just walking the streets with chainsaws, big trucks coming through with lumber and food and water-private citizens and businesses-just stopping anywhere they think they need to. In these times, it is restoring my faith in humanity.

I am also tremendously grateful that no one in my community was seriously hurt or killed in this, and my heart goes out to those further up the road who DID lose loved ones as this thing ripped through. All of this is just stuff. It can be replaced, but people can't. Hug your loved ones a bit tighter, help where you can, and be good. I will update when I get through this. Right now my focus and heart is my community.

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Know When To Hold 'Em, Know When To Fold 'Em (a.k.a. when you shouldn't do a reading) Part 2

Part 1 here

Yes, there was much more ground to cover than I thought with this, so I had to break it up. Please read parts one and two consecutively as I am picking up right where part one left off. So...back to the show!

6. The querent is unstable. Mentally, emotionally... steer clear. There are people that become obsessed with both readings AND the reader. There are people that could become dangerous if they don't like a reading, start thinking that you are the only one that "gets them" and things get really weirdly obsessive on their end. Trust your gut and their vibe and turn them away if you're uncomfortable. Common sense is your best method of defense. Nip it in the bud before it starts. Ground and center yourself in a method of your own devising so you get it best for you, a way of psychic protection that you trust will keep you safe. 7. It's Illegal. Yes, really. In a LOT of places there are people with arrest records that could stack to the moon and back just for doing readings, as "fortune telling" is illegal, and I am talking in the USA. There are countries much more oppressive that have lengthy prison terms or worse. Some places have laws for CHARGING for readings as you have to have a business license to do so. (Most get around it by asking for a "donation" or giving them some small trinket, saying they paid for that and it came with a complimentary reading, but I'm not suggesting that ;)). Make sure you are not doing anything illegal by keeping up to date with the laws in place where you are reading. I think I have covered it for the most part (Thank God, this topic is LOOOONG), but here is a brief video that covers a couple more things. Remember the TL;DR answer: It's all about your level of comfortability and your ethics. We will touch more on several of the topics this post brought up in upcoming posts. Hang tight!

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Know When To Hold 'Em, Know When To Fold 'Em (a.k.a. when you shouldn't do a reading) Part 1

OK you lot, this bit can be a bit tricky as well. As it is a running theme with tarot, we can only go with what is right for YOU. So, for the vast majority of this, it can be summed up as only doing a reading when you feel comfortable to do so. It's really that simple. However, there are caveats in that as well, so let's just explain a few things.

As I posted the ever looming anon ask about the celebrity/florist inquiry that has been making it's rounds, it touched on this a bit, so sometimes it isn't YOU that you have to worry about. Let's dive in and start this swim.

When you are preparing yourself for a reading, it is crucial that you are in your best form and focused. What do you need to do or what needs to happen to GET you focused? A few things. All of which depend on you and how you get your own frame of mind ready. How do you clear your head so that you can be properly focused on the task at hand? There are numerous ways of doing this, but the biggies in my book is MEDITATION and VISUALIZATION. Now, meditation itself can take on many forms, but all it is really is allowing your mind to clear, giving yourself literal peace to do so, to cleanse your body of anything that can hold you back from centering yourself and doing so in a way that brings peace to YOU and thus allowing messages to be received. When your mind is cluttered with other things, there is no room for any other ideas. I personally take it literally and use visualization in a nice hot bath, complete with scents and bubbles and bath bombs that get me to a place mentally that I can put my focus where it needs to be and visualize all that is not of good to me being washed away in the bath water. A lot of people need quiet, but just as many need soothing sounds to get the right mind frame. Soft music or nature sounds can be beneficial, but again, it it what is right for you.

Your setting has to be right for you as well. Tarot readers don't surround themselves with crystals and incense and statuettes and the like because that's what they show in the movies, it's what's shown in the movies because that's what tarot readers do. Each of these things are TOOLS (not just decor or ambience) to keep the energy for you and your querent at a good level, not letting negativity in. Set your space to be the most peaceful for you and keep you at a level to give the best reading possible.

All in all, your focus has to be on reading these cards to give the best reading for your querent. So what are the things that could be holding you back from doing so? Anything that drives your focus away, such as: 1. You are sick. Don't do a reading when you re physically ill or injured 2. You're stressed and simply cannot shake any of the stressors. The anxiety will cloud your mind 3. Too many distractions. If there's a construction crew outside, screaming children, anything that takes your attention away from the reading itself 4. You're exhausted. 'nuff said 5. You're doing it for the money. The focus will be on the money and not the reading, and thus skew the reading 6. Your ego is driving your reading. The power of being able to uncover truths for someone is going to your head and you are going a little mad with it. These are just a few of the things that will kick you off center. The list could go on and on. That leads us to TIP 7: Listen to your body when it is telling you ENOUGH. Don't allow yourself to be dragged down by pushing yourself past your own limits. It's not good for you or the querent, The reading will suck, and it will just be a bad time all around. Now, let's talk about the OTHER things... the things I touched on with the anon ask and a few others. Just as you have limitations, so does your querent, only they might not realize it. You have to set boundaries with yourself AND your querent, up to but not limited to: 1. THEY are sick, stressed, have too many distractions, or are exhausted. Their focus is elsewhere and the cards will read what is the predominant thought in their head and not necessarily the question they want the answer to. They will get the answer to whatever energy they are projecting at the moment. 2. They ask medical or legal advice. Under no circumstances should you EVER do this. This is a hard NO and should be for any reader. It's one of the few things I am staunch on. (insert little Edie here). If a querent asks this of you, politely decline and suggest they seek medical advice or legal counsel. You can DO a reading for something else, but if it pops up something like this in the reading, again encourage them softly to seek a licensed pro to determine what it means. 3. They are basing a life changing decision only on YOUR word. Encourage your client to gather all the facts of this decision and make it based on THAT, not you. Explain that the reading is just giving a snapshot of the here and now and all it does is uncovers truth for them to look into so they can make their OWN decision based on facts at hand and that they investigate. You cannot dictate their life decisions for them. 4. You are manipulating them. Yes, of course there are readers that charge crazy high amounts for their readings, that try to sell you something after saying the cards said they need to buy it, that will force their hand into making a decision YOU think they need to make. Again, do NOT let your ego cloud your readings. Sometimes this can be done completely subconsciously, and that it why it is of utmost importance to understand the cards thoroughly and read it literally at face value, so your ego doesn't have a chance. 5. The querent is "addicted" to tarot readings. Set a limit to how many times you will see people in a month. Explain they will just be wasting their time (and money, if paying) if you do a reading too close together as it will just be the same reading. If the situation hasn't changed or they haven't done any work, the energy they project will cause the same cards to fall in the exact same way.

This post has become FAAAR too long for Tumblr to take, so we will break this in to two parts. See you in part two!

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It warms my heart that this horrific war and all of the tragedies that have came from it is not being overlooked, and someone with as huge a platform as Pedro Pascal is using his platform to show that we still support Ukraine and it's people, despite what the Cheeto has to say. Slava Ukraini!

Dude 🫂❤️

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Perfectly put. This touches on things we have already covered and things that will be covered.

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there was a rumor that yunho ateez dating a florist can you confirm that w tarot?https://www.allkpop.com/article/2022/10/ateezs-yunho-wrapped-up-in-dating-rumors

I could ask, but given I have no idea who this person is, I did a quick google search of them, and WOW! Your name popped up with this question over and over to NUMEROUS tarot readers. If they haven’t answered it, I am questioning why.

I understand curiosity and wanting to verify rumors of celebrities, but it seems like you are pretty wrapped up in this parasocial relationship here, and given most people who ask tarot questions with the voracity that you have here is out of desperation and it seems like your emotional state hinges on the answer, so I will respectfully bow out of this one.

I will make myself clear in general, however. You should never pin all your hopes and dreams and emotions on another person, let alone a celebrity. Get your autonomy. It’s cool if you like their work, think they’re hot, etc… but understand they are not part of your individual life in a tangible way. They are not the end all, be all. YOU ARE. Live your best life. Enjoy their work. Hell, be curious about the rumors, but don’t let it overtake you at the expense of YOU.

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Can/Should You read your OWN tarot???

This question does seem to come up a lot, and the truth is there is no simple answer. I have heard just as many say no as yes, but in the long run, it's not a general yes/no answer. It is only a yes/no answer for YOU. Let's break it down:

There are many times you shouldn't read tarot at all, and I will get in to that on a future post, but one of those times is when you are too close to the situation. Can you imagine if your sister suspected your brother-in-law of cheating? A man that is the father to your niblings and always raves about your stuffing at Thanksgiving? Some part of your family that is having accusations hurled at them that you yourself don't want to believe, but you are being asked to entertain long enough to do a reading to see if it's true? Could you IMAGINE the backlash and drama that could start in your entire family if it came back as YES?!? Could you separate your own personal feelings and knowledge of this man to give an accurate reading, or would all of that cloud what you see in the cards? What if you never liked the guy and always thought he was a horrible soulless person and think your sister would be better off without him? Could you give an unbiased reading?

If you answered that you couldn't do it, then imagine how it would be if you tried to read your own. There is no person closer to the situation than YOU, as it is yourself you're attempting to read for. Could knowing the nuances of each situation in your life cause you to read the cards and say "well, this could mean a whole lot of things..."? Would you try to convince yourself that the cards weren't saying what they were saying because there's to many variables in the situation or it wasn't the answer you wanted, convincing yourself it has to mean something else? If that is the case, then no. Don't read for yourself. It will only lead to more confusion if you can't determine what variable the card is referring to.

However, if you can set a strict boundary with yourself, ask a concise question with no room for variables, and stick to the meaning of each card as was previously determined, then yes. You can read for yourself. Take the answer you're given. If you don't like it, remind yourself you went in to this knowing it was a possibility to get an answer you didn't want. Tarot is always "it is what it is." Sometimes it ain't pretty. You very well may get the answer you don't want, but that's a good thing, because now you know yourself a little better and can do some introspective work and figure out how to turn it around.

So you see, it all depends on YOU if you can read the cards for yourself. It's so much easier to read for other querents when you don't have a dog in the race. You have to be willing to put ego and emotion aside to get to the bottom of things. YOU are the only one to decide if YOU can do that.

Oh, and if your sister ever asks you that, say no:)