#sithi replies

Awww dear anon, as another queer heathen let me extend a hug (respectfully)! I'm happy you wrote. I hope that you will enjoy your newly blossoming spirituality and if you wanna talk to someone about literally anything, don't hesitate to reach out.

I think what you're asking is an extremely interesting question because it fundamentally hinges on what you think the gods exactly are, like what is a god overall and what they do, as well as what the myths actually are, and what they mean if anything? These are extremely complicated questions and depending on the underlying beliefs you can get wildly different answers from different people and even one person's belief can change over time (as mine did quite a lot). I can definitely tell you what I believe/built up from my personal experience but I don't want to convince you to think the same, I thought I would just kinda circle around the topic a little bit and maybe you can sort of use it as a springboard to discover what you want to believe.

Birthdate - 25 Feb 2001

This is reading 4 out of 8 (they may be out of order). At the moment of me writing this, there are still 4 slots left.

I appreciate the kind words Hemo, thank you so much! I'll try to see if I can tell you anything useful. Let's get right into it.

the hanged man. two of swords. four of wands. knight of cups

It seems like you are walking a very difficult path. I can tell that you are very passionate about this thing that you are doing or want to do. You are trying to achieve a very precarious balance at the intersection of your passions and your profession, and it's not easy to achieve. With the knight of cups I almost see you like... a champion of the imagination. I would be very surprised if you told me your profession is not some sort of a creative job or has some sort of creative element in it. The hanged man made me think that this is something that you believe deep in your heart, in almost like a moral sense, but another meaning that is also possible is that you are having doubts whether this could be financially successful. Which are two very different things but I very well think that both could be true at the same time.

And if so, you are not completely wrong... What I'm seeing here is a style of life that is very tight with finances but is backed by an enormous emotional support. (Like, let's say, just as an example, you want to become a teacher. You will not make a lot of money, but you will be the kids' favourite. Something like that.) It's a life full of small joys and small struggles. I kinda get this sense that it's going to be fulfilling but different than what you envisioned and perhaps more difficult. Should that discourage you? My answer is a hesitant "no"... and either way if the cards are true then you are very adamant about this thing. If you really believe in it so much, you will fight for it anyway. I think the conclusion here is not about which path you choose but what decisions you make on the path once you are already on it. You have to think this through and act wisely.

Now, I pulled these three trios of cards to show you some things that you need to look out for. I apologize that they may seem a bit serious but I think they should be just seen as a warning for certain obstacles on a path that otherwise is gonna be relatively smooth.

king of wands reversed. knight of swords reversed. the devil

You may have noticed that for some reason a ton of these "person" cards showed up and all reversed, even though I swear I shuffled the deck in all directions several times. I think that the love and support that you are getting or will get, will also attract jealousy and evil eye along with it, especially from people who want what you have, but are not willing to put in the work that you are.

I'm seeing this person in particular... Believe me that I don't say this lightly, but their energy is straight up rancid. They seem extremely aggressive, and they hold some kind of power position over you, so I'm just making my most intelligent guess here when I say this is probably a terrible boss or upline. There is nothing really said about WHAT they will do, or what you can do, so I think this just means that they will try to steamroll you as they are wont to treat people always, and there is not a lot you can do about it except that you don't let it affect you, just keep the crown high. Just be aware that it is not you who is the problem here.

ace of wands reversed. ten of swords. nine of cups

Something that you wish for could come true exactly as you imagined... but at what cost? I hate to say it but this feels a little bit ominous, almost. I think it's possible that someone will present you with a shortcut to your dreams but at a very high price. Whether it's worth it or not, only you can say, but make this decision very carefully, because if you say "yes" the monkey's paw will curl. There is particularly a theme of burden/burnout here so please prioritize your physical and mental health. That is the most valuable thing that you have.

queen of coins reversed. king of coins reversed. the lovers reversed.

I pondered for a moment whether this is the same person from the first row, but ultimately I don't think it can be because the power dynamic is very different. This is rather someone "on your level" who holds no tangible power over you but they will attempt to sweet talk their way into your decisions for some reason. I don't think that they are fundamentally evil or anything, maybe they even care about you, but something about their intentions seems very off. Maybe they are trying to push their own agenda with your unwitting help and you will not come out of this situation well if you heed their advice. Don't feel paranoid about the people in your life or anything. But let's say, if someone is coming into your life and is trying to steer your decisions with just a little bit too much of a saccharine force, telling you how they want the best for YOU and whatnot, and your gut feeling tells you something is off... trust that feeling, because it's true.

I think the tl;dr is that you need to make the decisions about your future in a very realistic and grounded way, not based on wishful thinking, but if you are serious about this your hard work will get you somewhere eventually. Keep your stability and wellbeing in mind when making decisions about your future, and especially don't make it based on what others say because they are not living your life. But if not everything that I said resonates, don't worry too much about what doesn't. The question was quite broad and the cards can only show a few possible and likely outcomes that might even change by the time you get there.

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This is reading 1 out of 8 (they may be out of order). At the moment of me writing this, there are no slots left, but you can still get a reading in exchange for a small donation.

Hello Theo, thank you so much for your kind message in the reblogs you are so sweet! 💖 And congrats on getting into masters too, this is so huge! I can totally understand how hard this time must be for you, maybe even scary. But please don't be afraid, the uncertainty is only temporary.

What you are asking is pretty broad, I think in a year the weave of fate will be rewritten several times over, but I did try to do a reading that covers maybe the next... 6-8 months or so. It ended up a bit disjointed but I uncovered are some glimpses into the future that are probably certain enough at this point that they will happen. I think that at least some of them could be related to each other in ways that I don't see yet, in a butterfly effect sort of way.

ace of wands. seven of cups

These are really good cards for your situation. As far as your college studies and your social life goes, I don't think this will be a very rocky semester in the bigger scheme of things. It's going to be a time full of opportunities that you can spend exploring about what you really want in life. I think, once you manage to set foot in your new place, you will have a great time overall.

three of wands reversed. king of wands

I pulled these as a clarification/elaboration on the previous two. It kinda seems like something that you had originally planned fell through, and maybe this is why you are upset and just want to go home, go back to how things were. I totally get that and I'm sorry. But the cards think that you are a little bit stuck in the past at this moment. Do you see this king? That's you! Time to get back on your king shit! You will have so much control over your own life like never before. Which is daunting, I get it. But I think you will see a very enjoyable side of this independence very soon.

three of cups. six of cups

Try to socialize as much as you are comfortable, in some way that you like (and is responsible during covid) because the friendships that you are going to make in the near future will be strong bonds that you can count on for a long time coming. There is a slightly narrower interpretation of these cards, that could say that you run into someone whom you used to know and you end up getting way closer with them than you have ever been. But depending on how far you have moved, the chances of this are probably slim in my opinion. Either way, friendships will be the best part of the upcoming months for you.

king of pentacles. judgement reversed. the lovers

Yeah, so there's this guy. I kinda feel like they are bad news. I'm not completely sure if that's the true nature of this message but the most surface level interpretation of these cards is a romantic connection of sorts. Are you looking for partners at this time? If so please vet them carefully cause I feel like there is someone approaching you who seems very enticing at first but they are more trouble than they're worth. They are not... actively malicious but they have a lot of emotional baggage that they don't really think of as their own problem. Not saying anything about the gender of this individual but I'm getting like a real Christian Grey type of "self proclaimed daddy dom" vibe here (read: i have no idea how respectful power dynamic plays work in a relationship but I use them as a front to take out my issues on my partner) I think a relationship could work at least for a while but sooner or later it would turn toxic. They might be willing to work on themselves but I wouldn't bet on it, and it's not your job to fix them.

But the other thing is, that I feel like they are somehow connected to the "opportunity" card, though I don't know how, and they are clearly loaded with resources, so maybe this is not a lover at all, rather someone who will try to bring you an enticing opportunity? Either way. I don't know what they want from you but if/when accepting their offer, be cautious within reason. I don't think they want to hurt you but don't place too much trust in them either because they will probably disappoint you in some way.

three of swords. chariot. the magician

This was pretty frustrating for me because had it been in words instead of card-pulling, we would have had the following conversation with the deck:

"sadness, heartbreak" "Oh? What is this about?" "Dont worry about it fam. He's got this." "Um. Okay but like, what's the topic, or..." "I SAID. DON'T WORRY. ABOUT IT. HE'S GOT THIS."

Incredulously, the cards wanted you to know that "SOMETHING" will happen at one point that will upset and inconvenience you at first for a very brief period of time before it's revealed that it's actually the best thing that could have happened to you. The Chariot can sometimes refer to moving or travel so um... I'm not sure. But let's say that you are booted from your accommodation only to find your dream home immediately afterwards. Just an example but something like that is what I would expect to happen. Either way, it could not be any more certain that you are more than equipped to handle this. Could it be that the cards are quiet because this has already happened and you already know what it is? Either way. The only advice I can give you is that even if it all seems chaotic right now, don't get TOO upset by anything.

I feel like there is only one thing that I can tell you after looking back at this reading. And I'm not saying this just to make you feel better, but if the cards told me the complete truth, you are WAY more powerful than you think. And I'm not even saying this in a "you will survive this uwu" kind of way - you are like some kind of level 80 sigma manifestation king or something. I think maybe you are just a little bit stuck in your ways, like, if something didn't come true in the way you imagined you lose faith that they can come true at all. I totally get that, I can be like that too sometimes. But during this time, while doing your masters, your perspectives will inevitably broaden, and I hope you will be able to see how much you are capable of and believe in yourself more.

justice: favorite color of rose? 

Not to give you the boring answer AND also out myself as goth on main at once, but.... could I possibly say anything but BLACK?

Black magic roses are probably the closest we are getting to REAL black naturally. When they are still budding, they start out very dark. Then as time goes on, they turn a more ordinary deep red, but it’s still cool.

I also love the baccara type, while technically not REALLY black, I really love this purple, velvety, duochrome edge that it has. 

We stan an edgy goth queen with snatched highlights.

But okay... less boring answer. I like roses a lot in general, especially if they have some kind of gradient or multicolor going on. I could pick anything to illustrate this tbh but... as we know, salmon is for desire.

I love striped roses especially, they look like they have been splashed!

This will be a twofer because I will give you an unpopular opinion as well. Actually, I have no idea if it’s popular or not but at least it’s weirdly specific, as unpopular opinions should be.

I think that green roses are absolutely not valid and a personal affront, nay INSULT, to mother nature. The POINT of a flower is that it sticks out of the default canvas that is around it (green) and I’m saying this both in the biological sense, as well as semantically (what I’m communicating to my beloved when I give it to them as a gift). This goddamn flower spent millions upon millions of years evolving into becoming as visible as possible, and then you made it back to green. Just because you could, but never stopping to ask yourself if you should. What a green flower communicates to my beloved, is that to me, you are absolutely nothing. An empty canvas that cannot and will not be touched by anything worth communicating.

Which, I must admit, may be a message that you might find yourself in need of conveying in your lifetime... 🤔

Maybe green roses are not that invalid after all. Still not a fan though.

That is so, so wonderful to hear anon!!!

as you probably have guessed, it is in itself a devotional act. Wednesdays are always Ódin’s days and his ONLY. I save all sorts of posts about him and other old-man-adjacent topics like literature and languages for this day throughout the week. Among other things, thanks to this I somehow dont feel like time is an endless stream of nothingness floating down a giant cosmic drain, which wouldn’t be the case without his inspiration for sure. and believe me it happens many times to me too that I’m having the “ohh shit it’s wednesday” moment like halfway through the day 😂

Yes, you are correct about this Anon... the wording does raise a number of questions if not red flags about the legitimacy of this book. My immediate gut instinct is to tell you to take any books about “norse™ magic™” with a truckload of salt, but it is at least talking about a concept that does exist. What the author chose to translate as “fetch” for whatever reason, is referring to a type of spirit called the fylgja, which means, and is normally translated as, “follower”. If you look into it under this name, you will have success finding resources about it.

Off the top of my head here’s a starter: The self and its parts

According to Norse beliefs, everyone has a fylgja. I have also heard that it may appear to signal a death, but as far as I know, it’s not necessarily the only reason it may appear, though allegedly it appears more commonly in dreams. If someone started going into spirit work or journeying, I wouldn’t be surprised if a fylgja were to appear at some point... and if there is a line between what you explore in different forms of altered states, I believe it to be very blurred and widely overlapping. Granted, my personal beliefs are a little bit closer to what my own culture holds (or used to hold) rather than strictly just what the Norse people thought. Maybe @north-of-annwn wants to weigh in on this? But either way, the bottom line is that seeing your fylgja doesn’t mean in itself that you need to be alarmed.

That being said! Based on what you told me it’s totally impossible to say whether it was your fylgja, or Ódin, or the spirit of a random animal in the woods, or somebody else entirely who contacted you. If you want to find out, you will have to take it up with the spirit themselves.

I hope this doesn’t come off as condescending but I don’t know who you are so... maybe it’s worth mentioning that you should know what wards are and how to make them well, before contacing spirits. Otherwise, idk, go for it man? You know, within reason, critical thinking, etc. But you will probably never find out unless you ask.

I have but two things to add:

1. Be extremely cautious with beings who are eager to reveal to you as quickly as possible that they play an important role in your life. Spirits can and will lie or deceive exactly in the same way humans can.

2. If it was really the old man contacting you, You Will Absolutely Know. Be prepared for the imminent avalanche of signs raining down on ya. You will literally not be able to miss it.

Fingers crossed, and let me know how it went 👁️‍🗨️🔥