wyld_dandelyon | New Moon Readings

I'm going to try something different this time around. ( Being a New Moon, it should be a good time to experiment.)

I have a Tarot post due at my Patreon, but between the work I'm doing to try to get better elected officials into office, some totally unnecessary interpersonal drama, and my head full of the work in progress, I open a blank page to write about Tarot and it stays blank.. I'm also getting ready to perform at the 19th Street Coffeehouse in their Midwinter Talent Contest on Saturday, I've got a Writer's Group meeting on Sunday, and a sick cat who needs extra care in his old age. So, I've lots of non-Tarot things cluttering my brain, and I'm finding that I don't seem to have any handy topic-hooks handy for a proper reasonable-sized post. (I know there's lots of possible hooks, they're just evading me.)

So, instead of free readings, I propose the following:

Anyone who poses at least one question/topic about Tarot, writing, music, art, or some other creative thing I do can request a card.
If you don't want a card, you can still ask a question or suggest a topic (or more than one), and receive my thanks for your kindness.
All of my Patrons over on Patreon can ask for a card, and people who are Patrons specifically for my Tarot work get two. Just remind me. Please feel free to ask a question or suggest a topic if you want, but it's not required of patrons.
Anyone who tips can also get a card whether or not they pose a question or topic hook. The guitar case below is my personal PayPal link, featuring my own artwork, which still inspires me even though it isn't Tarot-related.
Patrons, people who have tipped, and people who have signal boosted (for this draw or for my Patreon) can ask a clarifying question after I do their reading, and I will draw another card for you.
I am continuing to offer a five-card reading for $25, or if you want a larger reading we can discuss costs.

As always, new friends and old are very welcome.

About the readings,

You may ask about real life or a creative project, even for a character you play in a game. I can draw a card for you to meditate on, to represent the Guide you need right now, or to get you unstuck. I can draw a card for your protagonist or villain, or can draw a card or cards for you to use as writing or art prompts, and I can modify a more-traditional five-card spread into a prompt for a story focusing on plot or characters or a little of both. Let me know if you have any particular request.

You can pick from my decks, including the Brian Froud's Faeries Oracle, the Daughters of the Moon Tarot (one of the round decks), or the Shapeshifter Tarot. If you want a Guide to companion you in the new year or the holidays, the Susan Seddon Boulet or Fairies Oracle both work well. If you don't pick a deck, I might pick from any of the decks available to me (I have a whole shelf of them).

I understand all too well that when people don't have cash or spoons that is generally when they most need inspiration. Don't be afraid to ask for a card if you can't tip--just let me know some topic or question you'd like me to post about.

If you're not a Patron, and I use your question for a patrons-only post, I will privately share that post with you as a thank-you. If I use it for a public post, I'll reply with the link.

When you tip, it's helpful to me for you to mention it here so I can connect your Paypal information with your request. Tips should be at least $2 (Paypal charges fees). If Paypal doesn't work for you, drop me a message and we'll work something out.

I will reply to all requests, though with the contest and writers group this weekend, there may be a little delay, depending on when I see your post.

Thank you, and Blessed Be.

Status: Open! I plan to leave this post open through Sunday night.

As always, while I work hard to offer insight and inspiration, all I can legally promise is entertainment. See my "Dandelyon's Readings" page if you have questions.

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How do you chose your tarot decks, either to own or to use in a particular reading?

That's a great question. I'm not sure I'll answer it first, but I'll definitely answer it.

Please let me know if you want a card.

May I please have a fairy card?

Thank you.

There's a thaw outside, no doubt temporary, since it is only January. The harvest of the garden was long-ago gathered or froze solid on the vine. The nights are still much longer than the days, and the world lies sleeping, even if it's not cold enough on my porch to hurt my lungs. It's the hard part of winter, when my health has been worn down by the heating-season allergies and the dark and the cold, but the thaw is a reminder that won't last forever.

But it certainly isn't warm out. I can't open the windows to clear the air inside, and my fingers are already complaining that they're old, and if I wanted to stay outside, I should have worn gloves. I usher you in quickly after a brief pause to smile at my slumbering rose bushes. It's great to see you, come on in, why don't I make some tea--or something else, if you prefer?

We get into the kitchen, and she is there, a much-wrinkled old fae, thin and wiry, and dark as tree bark. She has made tea, and it swirls with fae magic. Will it be bitter with loss or sweet with hope--or both? It's hard to tell, since both can be part of the Lady's message for us. She comes on a wave of change, of completing one thing and moving on to another. This can feel good or bad or both at once, but it cannot be avoided. Change comes to us all, in little and large ways.

She smiles at us and says, "Welcome", and it feels right, even though she is sitting in my kitchen. It is as if she is welcoming us into the future.

I laugh, and repeat her greeting anyway. It is my kitchen, after all. She has dimples when she returns the smile. "I made some tea, but first, think about whether there are things you don't need to keep as you move forward." I think about all the clutter I'm slowly trying to sort, and the bags of stuff in the front hall that I'll take to the thrift store once there's enough to fill my trunk, but she continues, "You can let go of old pain, let your grief mellow, or let things that are holding you back fade." Now I think of the wordless, irrational dread that makes it so hard to pay bills, so that doing so takes much longer than it should. If I could release that, I'd have that much more time to make music or stories, or even just to enjoy life.

I don't know what things you're thinking of, but there must be something that matters, because she pours the tea, and offers each of us a cup.

Thank you

Patreon post up, for how I choose decks. Are you one of my patrons? If not, I'll copy the text for you in a private message. (Sometimes I hate being dyslexic for names so much of the time.)

The card that I designed & drew some years ago (The Fool) that illustrates the post will be visible to non-patrons in a week.

And thank you again for the question.

I'm not a patron of your on Patreon - I couldn't decide which version I was interested.

OK, I'll send you a message with the text of the Tarot post. And thank you again for your question!

As to the Patreon, it's really great to hear that you are interested.

You should know that the way Patreon works, all of the $5 levels get to see everything up to and including all of the $5 levels. The different names for the $5 levels are just to tell me which of the things I do are of interest to my supporters. The drop-down menu they provide only lets me segregate by dollar amounts when posting (though if I were providing something by mail, I could, of course, do that separately). Like most services, it's set up for someone who does just one thing, and adapting the system to allow for a variety of things is always a challenge.

I could change that structure, I suppose. My goal was to be able to go back and see how many people wanted what kind of material at any point, and since as a creator I can see who's supporting at which "tier", that makes it easy for my dyslexic brain to not get that part of things mixed up. But there might be a better way to do it.

Or maybe I should just add a tier for "I want to support you and see your stuff, whatever you do"? Hmm...I'd need a clever name for that...

New Moon Readings

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