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Left: MARIUS – Sky Alpha Male, Reversed

From the Magical Dogs Tarot: With all that intelligence and power, it can be easy to fall into manipulating others. You can become angry if you feel like others are challenging your authority, but you should remember that others have valuable input as well.

Key words: abuse of power, detachment, paranoia, tyranny, manipulation

Pat’s Summary: I can’t say I’m surprised; Marius isn’t particularly known for being kind—although his success in manipulating others has been limited, especially to those who really know him. He’s been known to manipulate muggles before (because how else has he lasted so long without his money, you know?) so perhaps he’ll think he’ll get a leg up if he thinks Theta could be useful to him in any way.

Right: THETA – The Seer

From the Magical Dogs Tarot: Let go of your preconceived notions by getting a different perspective. Sometimes it’s better to hold off and wait to act while you reflect on the situation in order to gain insight. You may be in an uncomfortable situation where things will be delayed or you feel stuck, but don’t worry about it. Sometimes we must sacrifice expediency and comfort for greater rewards of knowledge and wisdom.

Key words: new perspective, altered consciousness, intermission, sacrifice, prophecy, spiritual growth, intuition, seeking knowledge

Pat’s Summary:  There’s going to be a sacrifice that might need to be made—and not that Theta will be happy about it, so much as he understands that it’s necessary to move forward. I can’t see Theta having to make a sacrifice for Marius specifically, but perhaps meeting Marius will make him come to this realization or at least look at something in a new light.

Top: PAST – The Lovers, Reversed

From the Magical Dogs Tarot: Relationships aren’t always sunshine and dogwoods in bloom; sometimes even in the best relationships there can be disharmony and strife. Examine your values and open the lines of communication. Often finding balance from within allows us to have a more loving relationship with others and ourselves.

Key words: lack of communication, disharmony, lack of balance, selfishness, lack of trust

Pat’s Summary: Since Marius and Theta haven’t actually met, I’m going to interpret this a little differently than I have with the past readings. I think the both of them have this discord in common within their own lives that it probably almost brings them together. Marius is just at the cusp of making up with his siblings—while Theta has been losing touch with Danny; if and when they do meet, both of them will have their guard up.

Center: PRESENT + DYNAMIC – Ten of Sea, Reversed

From the Magical Dogs Tarot: It’s great to get together with family, but sometimes being too close for too long can lead to discord. Perhaps not everyone is being valued as they should. A family needs compassion and understanding if it is to support all of its members. Alternatively, are you living by your core ideals? Make sure you’re being true to yourself.

Key words: family problems, disregard for others, intolerance, breakdown of ideals, misunderstanding

Pat’s Summary: I don’t think they’ll ever be close or ever really see each other as family, but their relationship, if they meet, will mostly involve them being lost. I feel like they’re so wound up in their own problems that the issues ultimately come from the fact that they’re not truly seeing each other. I’m sure they care about the problems of the other, but only to the extent that their relationship is useful to the other.

Bottom: FUTURE – Strength, Reversed

From the Magical Dogs Tarot: Feeling vulnerable can lead to snapping at others around you, which is often regrettable. Look inside yourself and squelch that self-doubt. What others may see as anger is often just inner fears resurfacing; when you alleviate your fears, true strength can be achieved.

Key words: weakness, intolerance, lack of self-discipline, cowardice, acting on impulse, bullying, fear

Pat’s Summary: Clearly Theta and Marius aren’t meant to be friends; most, if not all, of this reading involves a lot of loss of self. What fears does That have, and how does it get projected onto Marius? How does Marius represent what he fears? If Theta is the one making sacrifices, having Marius around may make it seem like those sacrifices were made for naught.

And another thing…

There’s a lot of reversed cards in this reading, and while I don’t usually say that they’re negative, this reading in general has been tougher to spin in a positive light. While Marius and Theta don’t have to be sworn enemies, I don’t see them getting along very well—although they could, if they really tried. The other factors at play are what’s going on in their personal lives and how those influence the relationship.

This is also a reading with a lot of cards from the Major Arcana, which I keep saying is the ‘loudest card’ in a reading. While Marius might be the ‘tough guy’ as the King of Wands Reversed, that doesn’t mean he’s the one that really calls the shots in their relationship. Think about what Theta might get out of this—what new perspective could he gain? Finally, with the Lovers Reversed and Strength Reversed, there are a lot of forces at work (particularly issues with family and possible fear in the wizarding world) even if we didn’t get a chance to para with them together.

‘Bruuuuuuuuh -- where are you now that I need you? I’m like lost without you, and like -- not in the good way. You know that I can get lost and it wouldn’t matter, but it kinda does now, you know? Because I’m fucking stuck here, and you’re probably gonna go and be the very best that no DJ ever was -- and I just wanna go and find the Loch Ness Monster, get her autograph, and like -- just keep going. 

And then maybe go back to San Francisco and visit mom and bring her all the nice shit I got from everywhere. Dude, fuck. I miss mom. Like hella. She knows I’m a big boy, but she worries. Like, bruh, how do you tell your mom you’re not coming home for Día de Muertos because of a travel ban?

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God, fuck, I hate London. Actually, I kind of hate everything right now? I hate that I'm like, actually spending money to write a letter, because not gonna lie, I've been asked like four times about my family or whatever, and I kinda miss everyone at home. And I'm like, never homesick, like ever. I don't think I'm homesick, just like... really wanting to get the fuck out of here.

They won't let me leave, even though I was the one who actually helped them find their victims or whatever -- and if I try to get out now, I'll be put on some NSA watchlist probably. And I thought the US was like... even more fucked up the ass after 2016. I barely remember that shit.

I love talking to people -- there's a lot of bros here who have been totally awesome to me -- but I hate talking to the SAME people, you know? I mean I've always been the kind of person who like... I don't like, NOT care about people, but like... I don't care about people. And look where it got me! I thought I was gonna go to the biggest party of the year and now I'm just... fucking stuck.

You know me. I'm nice to everyone, I guess, but at the end of the day, it's not like I really get something out of it, unless I get lucky.

Bro, get me out of here. If you were smart -- and you're like, the fucking smartest person I know -- then you would have gotten out of here already. Do you think they'll still let me go looking for the Loch Ness Monster? Some know-it-all spoiled it for me and said it was a kelpie, but you know, if they're gonna make me stay, I guess I gotta make it a point to actually go and find her.