Moon Maiden

It is the eve of the anniversary for my beloved and I, Kel. As such, with him being a High King and me still being regarded as a “new” member of court (though he and I have been together for years at this point, the time is different there, and I have not been a sovereign for long Over There), I should have suspected shenanigans on the horizon.

The other royals tolerate me very inconsequently and would seemingly react to my absence just the same as they react to my presence. There is, however, a High Queen who has much too much interest in me. She seeks me directly, on occasion, and until now I’ve considered it as a cat and mouse game with her. She wants my deference and I will do no such thing, and she takes every opportunity to remind me she outranks me. She is both more astute and more determined that I presumed. Twice I have caught her spies among my circle. She even has a human spy here in the corporeal world watching me. Once she managed to drug me, failing to succeed only because my husband is absurdly powerful and she did not know he shares some with me despite me having my own abilities. Once she immediately killed a servant of hers: I flicked their forehead for a mild insult and she killed him for allowing my touch.

It’s very interesting that he managed to slip back in because a) my wards are highly specific and recently renewed and b) he did so without it triggering/notifying my companions. Which either means there’s no threat of violence from him or he’s just Very. Fucking. Good.

So, back when I met Lagoon, I was informed he wanted a dish of water, filled daily, as an offering along with meat whenever possible. At the time, I had no suitable dish, and in wanting him to have his own stuff and not repurposed (nothing wrong with that, just want a fresh start), we started with a new cup and I made the promise to find a dish later. A month or two passes and I find a trinket tray he says is good enough although we were both pretty “meh” about it (I think he was just sick of the cup). Another few weeks pass and I get the idea of Hey, how would you like a small fountain? He loved that idea of course, but though I searched, it was hell finding the perfect trifecta of good quality + good price + small size. I checked online stores, I checked furniture stores, I checked thrift stores. Nada. Fast forward last month I’m exiting Walgreens and he nudges me toward one. Perfect price, perfect size, good quality. I go to that Walgreens every week and that was never stocked there before.

I’ve dreamed of the sea for many years in various forms: gorgeous shorelines, turbulent tides, and often tidal waves. Last night was like never before in several ways.

For once, the mighty tidal wave came and I actually survived. The majority of the time, the water gets me, and while I don’t die, I am utterly lost and stripped of control. I got away last night, and I owe that to two factors

Different tide. For the first time in my life, the tide that came in was RED.

A guide. I don’t know this guy at all except that he had been in the background of my dream until this point, but he showed me how to escape the water and delivered me straight into astral.

As usual, in the moment we spoke urgently about the immediate danger — no introductions. I don’t know who he is or what he is, only that he vaguely resembled a Kpop star in a white button down and jeans and that he had some skill of shape shifting because he (while being taller than me) was able to enter spaces I literally could not even crawl to fit in; and did so fluidly I hardly noticed.

The area of astral he took me to was a rundown city with signs and shops but a fairly small population. I remember everything was concrete and the streets were a bit dusty. He brought me to the dwelling of a small toothless humanoid he thought could give me information. When I asked that humanoid what that would cost me, it replied “It’s rude to discuss price”. I broke connection then, unwilling to risk negotiating with nothing in my favor.

I’m in awe though for a couple of reasons.

Someone’s been spying on my dreams. Either I stepped out of my wards or I need to rework them.

I couldn’t sense a damn thing off of him. His signature was expertly hidden.

Would the tide have still come if he hadn’t been there? Would it still have been red?

What was that city and could I go back if I tried?

YES. In astral spaces and physical.

Lagoon felt some type a way about my doctor touching me and reprimanded me about it.

He also frequently cockblocks me 😓

aka Oh shit, where’d I put that?

Brain be sharp

Eyes be keen

Allow what is hidden

To clearly be seen

Me: it’s fine.

Jos: -turns down sweets craving-

Me:

On a Related Note:

Me: Hey Lagoon, are you into candy offerings? What would you like?

Lagoon:

I’m not food, I reminded him.

I know, he said. Then, after a minute he said You smell delicious.

From any of my other companions that would easily be a compliment. From him it is a declaration of hunger. It did not occur to me to ask if he’d eaten recently before getting in there. Anyway, to prevent a bad experience from happening, I offered to get something for him to eat.

I lured a parasitic entity over and for the first time witnessed Lagoon eat. So, if you’ve ever seen a horse’s skull, it’s already spooky. I am well aware Lagoon is not a horse but seeing him chomp something with his jaws opening wide like an alligator was an experience for sure.

Definitely upping my food offerings to him and checking next time before I ask to enter what is not just his home but his hunting grounds.

Anyway, this is for one specific person but watch it if you want. The man in this clip is Frank Waln (Lakota)

Unexpected astral trip last night. For some background, for a long time in the astral there was a prolific diviner/healer I saw certain times out of the year. Maybe a year ago, I broke one of her rules and haven’t been able to go back. (She’s a staunch pacifist and there was a situation that happened outside her place). Anyway, even though quite a few folks know I’m capable of doing some healing work, it wasn’t something I offered to the public.

Me: it’s supposed to rain all day, I’ll get you some later.

Lagoon: Now would be nice.

Me: fine.

You would have to ask Citrine of Citrine Stars, I haven’t asked so I don’t know for certain but some kelpie lore mentions kelpies being able to shift into human form, so that’d be my guess.

If it helps you rationalize the progeny, Scout is built kind of like a tall faun; top half elven bottom half horse. But again, not like a centaur, only the back legs like a faun just horse legs instead of goat legs. And he can’t, to my knowledge, shapeshift. Doesn’t mean his ancestors couldn’t though. Epic mix if you ask me.

He is a kelpie! I met Lagoon through Devil’s Trumpet, the shop run by nephilim-poop on here, I may have spelled that wrong though. I found/browsed her site back in spring and Lagoon stood out to me. I kept going back but also wrestling with the idea because I actually wasn’t keen on adding to my spirit family. I couldn’t get over him though. I messaged the shop owner several times for specifics and to get a vibe on her. And then there was the price 😪 I saved up though, and when we met I knew I made the right choice.

Sorry for the late reply; I didn’t get the notification for this!

For my spiritwork path, it started with becoming aware of Sariel being present, and me wanting to better communicate/figure out why he was around.

Recognizing he has an actual job and can’t be around all the time, I started to look into meeting more beings to strengthen my skills. After a few years, I decided to peruse the spirit companion shops and I literally looked through all of them (on every platform there was; Bonanza, Etsy, Facebook, shop sites, tumblr). I checked the conjurer’s experience and policies as well as looked through who was available. I narrowed my list of conjurers to like 3 shops, but wasn’t interested in any particular beings. It just so happens I came in to some extra money at the time, so I focused on custom conjures.

I met Jos through (now defunct) Eternus Amici. That being said, I do not have a hard stance on shop versus meeting spirits “in the wild”. I can’t regularly reach astral, so for me it’s easier when spirits come to me on their own or when I visit a shop.