hey I draw sometimes.

perhaps the world ends here - joy harjo

and last but certainly not least

Ursula K. Le Guin, The Lathe of Heaven

Eileen Myles, At a Waterfall, Reykjavik (from School of Fish)

Linda Gregg, The Defeated

Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Baked Goods

ahh it’s been awhile since I’ve done traditional art

the prompts for this were: river, lamp, in love

light • sleeping at last

how we fight for our lives • saeed jones

silhouettes • sleeping at last

i go back to may 1937 • sharon olds

chapter viii • chen chen

if you ask me for a lighter mate, I’ll give you my fire // I’d reach out for your hand // watch me burn // there’s something changed

the whole song just feels like an initiation, like a starting point (I mean it’s the first song in the album so) and the imagery of fire, a consuming thing, a purifying thing, but also representing change and growth through death.

Reminds me of the witch’s flame. The way you are devoured by gods and spirits who spit you out forever changed so you can come into your power. Kill your past skins and see what emerges. And yet although they burn, I’LL GIVE YOU MY FIRE. As in they offer this new self, that’s emerged after the war, and gift it to each other.

🔮 the star, four of wands

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eight of swords reversed

six of wands reversed

high priestess reversed

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🔮 the star, 7 of pentacles