And I'm losing my mind.

Liv is so in love with Helen, it's not even funny at this point.

Hi Pocklings! 

Today’s chit-chat is about *commence drumroll*...The Moonstone! The moonstone is featured in Pock 1.2: “Empty Vessels” where the priestesses discuss their plan to defeat The Darkening.  

The Moonstone is a prismatic crystal formed from mineral feldspar. Although it’s most known for its ivory adularescence, the moonstone comes in a variety of colors, such as rainbow, blue, silver, and grey. Additionally, the stone is associated with the element Water, the planet Moon (shocking), and the astrological sign Cancer.

Another popular name for the Moonstone is “The Traveler’s Stone”, referring to the superstitious belief of the stone’s protective power. Travelers at night and sea were advised to carry the stone to ward off negative energies, including mental afflictions such as nightmares and insomnia, and help them reach their destinations safely.  

Other uses of the Moonstone include intuition, emotional healing, enhancing psychic abilities, getting in-touch with your feminine energy (that includes you too, fellas!), spiritual protection, and of course, connecting with Miss Mama Moon.

In “Empty Vessels”, The Behlumene plan to use the Moonstone as a vessel to harbor and alchemize The Darkening. Their use of the stone would fall under spiritual protection and lunar divination. 

Fortunately, since most of you don’t have an earth-swallowing storm of darkness approaching your homes, you can skip all that. If you're interested anyway, try placing a moonstone under your pillow for sweeter dreams!

As always, don’t hesitate to keep the conversation going in the replies below, dream team. Logging out.  

Zzz,

Even as to a music, stately and sad, The young girl's feet begin to move in a dance, And curiously for joy shift and advance; So to a mournful waltz, sombre and sweet, All laughing things move with delighted feet, So all things that draw light and laughing breath Move to the mournful waltz of life and death. Comedy is a girl dancing in time To the tragic pipes, sorrowful and sublime; And ever she laughs back, and as she skips Mimics the mournful music with her lips; Then for sheer anger at her own pretense Sobs violently at her own vehemence, And mocks her tears. But when the pipings sleep She needs must cover up her face and weep.

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The Sorrowful Masquerade

John Hall Wheelock 1886-1978

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Empty Vessels by Meredith Katz

I’m so excited for this Cover Reveal! I drew the cover for @king-of-katz​‘s re-release of her book Empty Vessels! Available soon, please check it out when it’s out!