New Moon Readings
Apr. 17th, 2018 10:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wyld_dandelyonHello! It's been a busy year, and the end of winter is always hard on my health. I've been working on getting out the vote for Wisconsin elections, and we got a progressive woman elected to Wiscosin's Supreme Court, a Judge with a lot more experience than either her Democratic challenger in the primary or her Republican challenger. But it was a lot of work, and exhausting in a time of year when my energy is low anyway.
To facilitate this, we ended up doing a bunch of work on the house, and I'd share a couple of photos here, but I still haven't figured out how to get DW to actually display my photos, and I want to get this post up. So, I finally got the cool dragon towel holders on the walls in the downstairs bathroom, and they look great.
And then there were taxes, which I wrote about in my Patreon, over here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/artist-and-tax-18012188 The piece is called The Artist and the Tax Monster.
And then the power thingy in my backup computer broke. The plastic is visibly cracked and I can't get power into the thing, so until that's fixed, that computer is not doing a dang thing. Then my partner accidentally knocked my primary computer to the floor and disconnected the screen from the rest of the computer, so that computer will need to be sent away for weeks to find out if it's even worth fixing. Aaaaaugh. That decidedly less pleasant photo is also on facebook instead of here.
So on the new moon this month, I got a new tiny computer that is partially set up now, and to celebrate I'm doing New Moon readings. Doubtless with typos. I apologize ahead of time.
As always, New friends and old are very welcome.
About the readings,
You can simply ask for a single card with no obligation to tip (though tips are very much appreciated, and allow you to ask for a clarifying card if the reading is not clear). The guitar case below is my personal PayPal link, featuring my own artwork, which does inspire me even though it isn't Tarot-related. Supporters of my Patreon at the $5 level get a two-card reading instead of one.
I am also offering a three-card reading for $20 or a five-card reading for $35, or if you want a larger reading we can discuss costs. A signal boost for readings or for my Patereon will also allow you to ask for a clarification card on some part of this reading, if you wish.
Regardless of the length of the reading, 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.
For free one card readings, 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 art cards or Fairies Oracle both work well. If you don't pick a deck, I might pick from any of the decks available to me.
The first card is free (though tips are always appreciated). 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.
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. It's also helpful to remind me if you're a Patreon supporter, especially a new one!
I will reply to all requests. If I start to get overwhelmed, I will close to free readings; in that unlikely event, that will be in nice bold letters afte word Status below. I plan to stay open until late Friday for free readings. After that, you can ask for a paid reading, if you want one.
Thank you, Blessed Be, and may your new year be full of joy and dreams made happily true!
Status: Open!
As always, while I work hard to offer insight and inspiration, all I can legally promise is entertainment. See my "Dandelyon's Readings" page for a little more about my readings.
To facilitate this, we ended up doing a bunch of work on the house, and I'd share a couple of photos here, but I still haven't figured out how to get DW to actually display my photos, and I want to get this post up. So, I finally got the cool dragon towel holders on the walls in the downstairs bathroom, and they look great.
And then there were taxes, which I wrote about in my Patreon, over here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/artist-and-tax-18012188 The piece is called The Artist and the Tax Monster.
And then the power thingy in my backup computer broke. The plastic is visibly cracked and I can't get power into the thing, so until that's fixed, that computer is not doing a dang thing. Then my partner accidentally knocked my primary computer to the floor and disconnected the screen from the rest of the computer, so that computer will need to be sent away for weeks to find out if it's even worth fixing. Aaaaaugh. That decidedly less pleasant photo is also on facebook instead of here.
So on the new moon this month, I got a new tiny computer that is partially set up now, and to celebrate I'm doing New Moon readings. Doubtless with typos. I apologize ahead of time.
As always, New friends and old are very welcome.
About the readings,
You can simply ask for a single card with no obligation to tip (though tips are very much appreciated, and allow you to ask for a clarifying card if the reading is not clear). The guitar case below is my personal PayPal link, featuring my own artwork, which does inspire me even though it isn't Tarot-related. Supporters of my Patreon at the $5 level get a two-card reading instead of one.
I am also offering a three-card reading for $20 or a five-card reading for $35, or if you want a larger reading we can discuss costs. A signal boost for readings or for my Patereon will also allow you to ask for a clarification card on some part of this reading, if you wish.
Regardless of the length of the reading, 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.
For free one card readings, 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 art cards or Fairies Oracle both work well. If you don't pick a deck, I might pick from any of the decks available to me.
The first card is free (though tips are always appreciated). 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.
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. It's also helpful to remind me if you're a Patreon supporter, especially a new one!
I will reply to all requests. If I start to get overwhelmed, I will close to free readings; in that unlikely event, that will be in nice bold letters afte word Status below. I plan to stay open until late Friday for free readings. After that, you can ask for a paid reading, if you want one.
Thank you, Blessed Be, and may your new year be full of joy and dreams made happily true!
Status: Open!
As always, while I work hard to offer insight and inspiration, all I can legally promise is entertainment. See my "Dandelyon's Readings" page for a little more about my readings.
Rejection / Seeker of Air / The Seer
Date: 2018-04-19 01:22 am (UTC)Fiona found herself following the cat into the tent. When she got past the flapping door hangings, there was no cat, just a slender, dark-haired woman with green eyes that glowed in the darkness. She was seated behind a table, which was covered with a rich dark purple cloth, the color so deep that in the shadows it was nearly black. On the table, in a nest of sheer golden fabric was a deck of Tarot cards. “Welcome. You’ve come here for a reason, I think. Would you like a reading?”
Fiona considered, trying to tell if the woman was actually magical or not. It wouldn’t be hard to buy a cat with eyes that matched your own, not in a city as full of cats as that one.
“You can pay what you think it’s worth, or accept the reading as a gift, this once.”
The people of this world took gifts and hospitality seriously. If she accepted a gift, there would be no hidden magical or legal entanglements. “A gift then, freely given and accepted.” Fiona could always offer a gift later, of course, but this way she was free to just enjoy the reading, without worrying whether she would even still be in the city later.
The woman gestured, and Fiona took the other chair. “Should I shuffle the cards?”
“If you want.”
Fiona picked up the cards and looked at them. The backs were a dark blue with a lovely knotwork triskele centered on the card. She shuffled until the cards felt right in her hands, and handed them to the woman.
The woman held them, for a moment, then nodded. Swiftly, she laid out three cards.
“Your first car is Rejection, the five of the water element, titled Rejection. This is the foundation, so to speak, for the situation that leads your feet here.” The picture shows a cliff made of unhappy faces. A stormy ocean crashes against the rocks below, and a gold-tone octopus has been driven onto the rocks, or perhaps is clinging there for safety. Out in the water, under thick clouds, is a shadowy cloaked figure. “I wonder if you are the octopus, or that person, out there? And who has done the rejecting? Of course, that part could easily be mutual. But that’s likely the part of this that you know.”
She moves her hand to point to the next card, and Fiona realizes her fingernails are painted with tiny galaxies. “The next card, the problem to be solved, is the Seeker of Air.” The image is another cloaked figure, though now the cloak is feathered, and has glints of all the colors of the rainbow. The person in the cloak is young, and has dark hair. Behind this figure is a pale bird-woman, perhaps whispering messages in the young one’s ear, or perhaps standing guard while the younger person quests. Above, the night sky is full of stars. “Odd that this is the problem card. Is the person here your opponent? Maybe, but that doesn't feel right to me. Perhaps the person here isn’t the problem, but the problem-solver? Or they could be, anyway, if they start to find what they’re seeking.”
”Finally, the resources you can bring to bear, the key, if you will.” She moves her finger. “The seer.” The image is an older person, most likely male. He is blond, half griffin and half human, and holds a glowing gem in his human hand. The trees behind him are serene, with big green leaves shining in diffuse sunlight. His eyes are focused on the gem, as if he can see something inside, some insight or information that is needed, or perhaps he is just viewing a scene remotely. “Your problems and solutions are all people. Hmm…”
The woman and Fiona stared at the cards for a bit. “this could be read as a coming-of-age story—see? The rejected person here,” she points at the gray figure in the first card, “grows and learns and starts to glow with power under the care of a guardian, then learns to control the power and steps out confidently alone. I like that interpretation, it’s nice and neat. If you were a normal querent, I’d say that was the message and be sure I had a happy customer.”
She looked up and smiled. “But your life is more messy than any simple fable like that. Look well at the cards. I think they will tell you different stories amet different times in the future. But I do see hope in the storm leading to darkness and then day.”
Fiona looked down at the cards, trying to memorize the images. When she looked up again, the woman was gone. The black cat was curled in the chair, sleeping. She looked back at the cards, but they were now all back in their neat stack, the gold cloth wrapped securely around them.
Fiona felt kindly dismissed, and got up to leave, not waking the cat. She had wanted to bring some catnip as a gift, but when she went back the tent was gone. At the time, the encounter had been a pleasant reminder that chance-met people could be friendly and magic could bring a little light into the world.
But why was she remembering that odd meeting now?
Re: Rejection / Seeker of Air / The Seer
Date: 2018-04-21 03:11 am (UTC)She recognized the man in the third card - it was Elder Shawmus, one of the priests at Eilieah. Not being keegrah herself, she'd had little opportunity to spend any time around him, but he'd seemed a rare decent sort, at least from a distance. She didn't know why he'd appear to her even after she was gone. But now, standing on the mountain slope, looking up again at the standing stones of Eilieah, she wondered if he were still teaching there. He had been there, that last night, but she didn't remember him speaking against her the way Elder Cailtoh and the other men had.
Would it be even remotely possible to sneak into the compound and speak to him?
But if she were sneaking in, she might as well go straight to the healing rooms where they were probably holding Auben.
She wondered if he would recognize her if she held onto her disguise and openly walked right up the main trail.
No. Her voice wasn't convincing enough to pass.
Which put her back to sneaking in. If only she could explain to Amber why they needed to do it that way.
She made a face. Maybe Amber was the woman on the second card. Her hair was the wrong colour, but she was certainly opponent enough. That meant Fiona should probably try talking to her.
Re: Rejection / Seeker of Air / The Seer
Date: 2018-04-21 03:12 am (UTC)Re: Rejection / Seeker of Air / The Seer
Date: 2018-04-21 05:14 am (UTC)