Three (or one) Card Draw for Samhain

[wyld_dandelyon]

Edit--I have work tomorrow, and NaNoWriMo starts tomorrow (technically, started at midnight) so I'd better close this to new requests. I'll do this again, though, so if you missed it this time, look for it to happen again in December.

Anyone who already left a request, I'll respond soon, most likely tomorrow night. Thanks for stopping by!

I haven't done one of these before, here in LJ-land. But I really enjoy them when other people do them.

Of course, the usual disclaimers apply -- a card reading can't substitute for professional advice. If you need a doctor or lawyer or financial planner, etc., that's not me. If I can provide some entertainment, or help you get in touch with your own higher power(s) or inner muse(s), on the other hand, I'm glad to be of service.

One of the things I've thought was great about many of these readings is that I get to glimpse different ways of doing readings, people's individual decks, or stone readings, and so on. So I'm bringing a unique "deck" to this reading--one I created for Torn World, as well as some more conventional cards.

One interesting feature of Torn World that isn't really visible in the stories is that there are three classes of noun--natural, technological, and abstract. Language shapes how people think; I suspect that having three classes of things will have significant effects on their culture; one of the things I wanted to do with this divination "deck" (the Kuleilyi actually place the images on metal disks, because metal and sounds are important to their religion/magic system); only children and apprentices work with paper or wooden copies). The specifics of the divination disks are still being reviewed by the canon board, so this is a sneak-peek for my friends, old and new.

So, anyway, THE RULES: You can leave a question or not, as you choose. The question can be for you, personally, for a creative endeavor, for a fictional character in a work in progress, or a request for inspiration. The default, if you don't specify, will be a three-card Torn World reading, much as Bai-Kunabei might give if you were to get a reading from her. Alternatively, you can ask for a one card reading from the Daughters of the Moon Tarot, or the Shapeshifter's Tarot.  A final option is to ask for a Guide from the combined deck I made out of  Susan Seddon Boulet's Goddesses and Animal Spirits.

Payment:  No payment is necessary, but this does take time and energy.  Any tips will be gratefully appreciated and applied to the "Get a Laptop that doesn't crash when it overheats" fund, since even with the little fan-table underneath, this laptop has crashed in the middle of me trying to write twice this week.

Time period:  this being the first time I've done this here, I don't know what to expect.  My current plan is to leave the post open for requests until at least midnight, but if the response gets overwhelming, I may close it sooner.  I will edit the post (in nice bold letters at the top) when I close to new requests.  If you get your request in by closing, I'll do a reading, either today or soon.

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[wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com]

The shaman looks up at you. "Have we met?" Then she shakes her head. "No, I haven't seen your face before. But you seem familiar. Might one of your parents be from these mountains? No?" She reaches for the glass one of the children is offering and takes a drink. "The source? Are you one of those who believes some Creator God made all of this?" She waves around her, at the purple mountains in the distance, the village, the goats, and the series of valleys leading down toward the rest of the Empire. "Oh, don't mind my curiosity--it's always been one of my besetting faults. You don't have to answer my questions to get a reading. Here, let me pull out three disks for you."

She reaches into the bag and pulls out the image of a Storm, which slips from her hand into the air. You catch it. "Oh, my, you do like your challenges, don't you?"

The iron disk is heavy in your hand, reminding you of all the troubles that have found you this year.

Unperturbed, Bai-Kunabei reaches again into the bag. "Let's see what tools you will need to manage the all of the storms in your life." She pulls out a copper disk, and turns it over to show the curious child. It is oriented so it is looking toward the road to the Empire, and beyond it, the arctic north. The shaman cocks her head to the side and looks at you. "Interesting. The disks don't show any physical tools, but instead show confidence that you can learn to use whatever tools and techniques are needed."

She reaches into the bag again. "And the abstract tools you need?" She pulls out a silver disk, on which is depicted a cozy little house. "The House? How can a house be an abstract tool? Somehow, you have made, or must make, a space that is a home of sorts for people." She gathers up the disks and returns them to her bag. "My, what interesting readings I've had today. You travel in interesting company."

[ellenmillion.livejournal.com]

You travel in interesting company...

I do, indeed!

Thank you, there is a lot to think about here.