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Hello! Terribly sorry for the radio silence on this project -- I've had to prioritize time and energy elsewhere for the last several months. However, I'm officially picking the Journey back up!

The form to become a contributor has been updated with the most recent card claims. I've emailed folks who have made claims, and I'll be following up with folks I haven't heard from in a while to make sure they're still interested in the cards they've called dibs on.

I'm hoping to have the roadmap page up sometime this weekend. I'm also resuming work on the Minor Arcana pages' basic descriptions and card combinations, finally.

And yes, it does go both ways, they should be able to talk to you too.

Talk. To. Them.

both ways, they should be able

to talk to you too.

Shay's $20 readings are open!

I've gotten some unfortunate financial news in the past week so I'm trying to open a few streams of revenue.

I'll pull as many cards as I need to from between two and four decks to answer your question. No card limits.

I will not answer:

- Legal questions

- Health questions

Master Compendium of all Cross-Seals from Viridarium Umbris: The Pleasure Garden of Shadow

—by Daniel A. Schulke

Master Compendium of all Cross-Seals from Viridarium Umbris: The Pleasure Garden of Shadow

—by Daniel A. Schulke

A common problem: "how can I cast the spell to acquire X if I can't see how it could possibly manifest?"

But you do not need to necessarily have insight in this manner. instead it could be:

Blessing the Creature to bring it great fortune

Luck spell on the Creature

Relationship spell to help the Creature meet good friends

Binding spell to draw the Creature towards specified things

Protection spell to mitigate the Creature stumbling or getting hurt

And there's no need to try and think about how money magic could manifest for the concept of prosperity itself, because that's just ridiculous.

You could for example have a Creature of Prosperity and then, once the altar is made, cast a prosperity spell for your Creature to bring prosperity to your prosperity.

Correct, you did not need to feed it before. And yet behold, it is now starving.

You know?

Safe corral (protection for that thing)

Veterinary care (healing for that thing)

Home care (washing, polishing, and mending that thing)

Feedstock (energizing and feeding that thing)

Enrichment (drawing in new experiences that make the thing happier and healthier)

Getting rid of snakes (banishing things harmful to the thing)

Cute outfit for that thing (altar aesthetics matter and I don't mind saying it)

In such a style, any given altar should have a representation of the Creature and then protection for it, things to uplift it and help it to thrive, care and healing, very good source of nutrition for it to feed on, and depending on need some surrounding work put into the environment (getting rid of snakes) so that your thing is highly protected, as befitting such a cherished Creature.

You can indeed reach much greater heights of wellness and success with a domesticated thing, but then that requires all the care that homesteaders are already familiar with. And I think it's likely that to corral a Creature and then neglect puts you much worse off, because the Creature is of course ultimately something from your life important to you, that you are seeking to take direct control over.

One thing I’ve noticed as I’ve started teaching tarot cards to other people is that they have a tendency to think that every card has an individual meaning and it is their duty to memorize 78 complex sets of meanings before they can begin reading for others. 

That’s simply not true. 

It’s also incredibly inefficient and totally kneecaps you when you move on to learn another deck (and try memorizing ANOTHER 78 complex sets of meanings). Cards exist in relation to one another. Understanding those relationships lets you remember meanings quicker, better understand how cards in a spread might be connected, and give much smoother readings. 

If you’re learning Tarot for the first time or looking to bush up, here’s my advice after reading cards for 10 years. Please, learn from my mistakes.  Tarot is a language

In the same way you learn letters and string them into words and then string words into sentences to communicate, tarot is a language you learn so your intuition can communicate more fully with you and others. And like a language, it’s often best to start with the phrases that you’ll use the most. 

Practice: Go through your deck and pick out no more than 12 cards that are really calling to you and look up those meanings. Write them down if you’re up for it. Go through your deck and pick out no more than 12 cards that give you a feeling of unease and do the same. Notice any reoccurring symbols?

 Tarot is a story

How you understand that story may vary on your tradition, your experience level, your aims. Most standard Tarot decks follow the Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana as he becomes more skilled and then more enlightened. A similar pattern can be seen in each of the suits. The Court Cards are less narrative in my opinion but a similar progression can be seen. 

Practice: Take out each of the suits one at a time and lay them out in a row. Read the meanings of each card and see how the story progresses. Write down a summary. Do the same with each of other suits’ courts and the major arcana.

Tarot is a system

You aren’t fluent until you know the language well enough to speak smoothly and in most situations. Similarly, it takes understanding Tarot at a high level to give the best quality readings and read without a book. No card exists in isolation and just like when they show up in a reading, you must read them in relation to the rest of the spread - it helps a lot to know them in relation to the rest of the deck. 

Thank you and I hope you have a wonderful day.

Hiya! The full answer can get a bit in-depth but I’ll give the basic overview of it.

Basically, Messianics are folks that claim to be Jewish but still recognize Jesus as the messiah. Heavy emphasis on how Jesus was initially Jewish so all of his followers count too, I guess. Make no mistake, they’re not Jewish. It’s an offshoot of Baptism. Messianic Judaism is not recognized as Jewish by any Jewish body of authority and they still receive funding from the Baptist church. Not to mention how Jesus being the messiah goes against very fundamental views of how the messiah is even supposed to work in Judaism.

Christians and particularly Baptists recognize Messianics as being in a unique position to convert Jewish people to Christianity. I’ve known someone who referred to Messianic Jews as “complete.” We don’t want to be proselytized to and definitely don’t want to convert.

What’s more, they tend to cherry pick parts of Judaism to imitate and often bastardize it in the process. Passover Seders are a big one, especially because a modern Seder looks nothing like what Jesus would have practiced at the time. Passover is deeply tied to Jewish identity and doesn’t really work if you do it outside of a Jewish context. In my area, Christians imitating Passover buy up all the matzah at the grocery store so you have to get in quick if you see it.

It's got:

Resources for learning, sharing, and activism

Prompts for journaling, grimoires/book of shadows, and divination

A dedicated guestbook to leave nice notes for the community

A spell designed to collect energy via click and share it with others as blessings for good fortune, comfort, and self love

Ideas for getting involved in the community and also random acts of kindness

Dark mode/light mode theme toggles

It will eventually have:

Spells for gender affirmation, happiness, confidence

Sigils for protection and to be gendered correctly

More themes based on pride flags

Font toggles

Fixed mobile layout (I thought it was working and now it isn't!)

I'm pretty happy with it so far! I'm hoping to make several more large updates in the next week or two, but it'll be a constant WIP as I add and update things.

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