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balsamandashI could use some extra money right now for various reasons I don't entirely have the brain to go into, so have a Tarot and Oracle post! For those of you who are new or have been linked here: I have 15 years of experience with the Tarot, and I read professionally both in person and over the internet.
Comment and receive a free one-card Tarot draw. I can choose the deck or you can; I can do general readings or a focus/question. You can choose any deck, but I'm going to be away from home for a few days, so if you want your reading before next weekend, stick to the ones that are *'d. I am happy to PM you if you'd like to receive your reading privately instead of publicly; let me know, because the default will be public.
If you signal-boost somewhere public and link me to it, you can either get a second Tarot card or an additional one-card Oracle draw for free. Let me know when you drop me the link which you'd prefer and also whether you have a different focus/question for the second card, and if Tarot, whether you'd like a different deck for each card (whether of your choice or mine).
Tarot Draconis*
Omegaland*
Welcome to Night Vale Tarot*
Robin Wood*
Spiral Tarot*
Linestrider Tarot
Ghost and Spirits
Halloween Tarot
Cat's Eye
Fallen Angel Oracle*
Halloween Oracle
Divine Circus
Then, if you'd like a longer reading, see below the cut for spreads on offer!
All spreads are $2/card for Tarot. Ones marked with an asterisk (*) are also $3/card for Oracle, because Oracle readings tend to take more out of me. As stated before, these are open to any deck, but if you don't choose one the starred ones, it will not get done until next weekend
Two-card draw:* The options are numerous, but some personal favorites are do/don't, pro/con, short term/long term, keep/let go, block/how to resolve it, and what you know/what's hidden from you.
Three-card draw*: The options are numerous, but some personal favorites are stop/start/continue, mind/body/spirit, past/present/future, pro/con/advice, positive/neutral/negative, what you can change/what you can't change/what you don't know, best case/worst case/most likely, drive/direction/destination, and where you are/where you want to be/how to get there.
Two Roads*: Spread of my own design to help you choose between two paths. Five cards: Starting point, option #1: action to take, option #1: outcome, option #2: action to take, option #2: outcome.
The Artists' Toolbox: Spread of my own design to help artists of all kinds get a handle on their strengths, habits, and what they should be trying to use more often. Five cards: the box (what you bring to your art that is fundamentally you), flashlight (your focus), batteries (your motivation), your most-used tool (what you are familiar and skilled with), and something new you should spend more time with.
Survival Spread: From the Omegaland Tarot, designed to help you figure out how to get through a difficult situation. This is one of my personal favorite spreads and I use it for a lot of problems, both internal and external. Six cards: location (your situation), food (how you sustain yourself), weapons (your mental state and strategy for getting through), fuel (what helps you adjust or move ahead), drink (your emotional state and how you feel about things), and stockpile (planning ahead or how to be more comfortable).
Six-Month Spread*: A look ahead at the next six months, one card per month.
Six Questions*: I originally designed this spread for writers and artists, but can also use it to take a look at a situation. Six cards: who, what, when, where, why, and how.
Chakra Spread: A spread to look at the same seven basic parts of life and living healthy that the seven chakras correspond to. Seven cards: root (primal responses, physical survival, grounds), sacral (connection to others, healthy sexuality), solar plexus (personal power, self-worth and self-confidence), heart (compassion, love, peace), throat (expression, communication, creativity), brow (intuition, wisdom, psychic ability), and crown (spirituality, understanding, connection to divine).
Horseshoe: Classic tarot spread that helps to explore a situation. Seven cards: you, something from the past that influences the situation, other information important to the situation, a description of the present situation, the main problem or obstacle, the immediate future, and the probable outcome.
Celtic Cross: Classic ten-card spread; I'm going to link a rough summary of it for those unfamiliar. I have my own way of handling it but it's very much a standard form of the spread.
Twelve-Month Spread: A look ahead at the next twelve month, one card per month.
If you're interested but none of those seem fitting, I also am familiar with a number of other spreads, and willing to discuss other options, or personalize one for your situation; comment or contact me to discuss what would work for you.
If you want a longer reading, you can comment, shoot me a PM, or email me at darkofthestory@gmail.com -- I'd prefer to send paypal info privately, and generally prefer to share longer readings privately, so let me know if you prefer PM or email if you do comment.
Comment and receive a free one-card Tarot draw. I can choose the deck or you can; I can do general readings or a focus/question. You can choose any deck, but I'm going to be away from home for a few days, so if you want your reading before next weekend, stick to the ones that are *'d. I am happy to PM you if you'd like to receive your reading privately instead of publicly; let me know, because the default will be public.
If you signal-boost somewhere public and link me to it, you can either get a second Tarot card or an additional one-card Oracle draw for free. Let me know when you drop me the link which you'd prefer and also whether you have a different focus/question for the second card, and if Tarot, whether you'd like a different deck for each card (whether of your choice or mine).
Tarot Draconis*
Omegaland*
Welcome to Night Vale Tarot*
Robin Wood*
Spiral Tarot*
Linestrider Tarot
Ghost and Spirits
Halloween Tarot
Cat's Eye
Fallen Angel Oracle*
Halloween Oracle
Divine Circus
Then, if you'd like a longer reading, see below the cut for spreads on offer!
All spreads are $2/card for Tarot. Ones marked with an asterisk (*) are also $3/card for Oracle, because Oracle readings tend to take more out of me. As stated before, these are open to any deck, but if you don't choose one the starred ones, it will not get done until next weekend
Two-card draw:* The options are numerous, but some personal favorites are do/don't, pro/con, short term/long term, keep/let go, block/how to resolve it, and what you know/what's hidden from you.
Three-card draw*: The options are numerous, but some personal favorites are stop/start/continue, mind/body/spirit, past/present/future, pro/con/advice, positive/neutral/negative, what you can change/what you can't change/what you don't know, best case/worst case/most likely, drive/direction/destination, and where you are/where you want to be/how to get there.
Two Roads*: Spread of my own design to help you choose between two paths. Five cards: Starting point, option #1: action to take, option #1: outcome, option #2: action to take, option #2: outcome.
The Artists' Toolbox: Spread of my own design to help artists of all kinds get a handle on their strengths, habits, and what they should be trying to use more often. Five cards: the box (what you bring to your art that is fundamentally you), flashlight (your focus), batteries (your motivation), your most-used tool (what you are familiar and skilled with), and something new you should spend more time with.
Survival Spread: From the Omegaland Tarot, designed to help you figure out how to get through a difficult situation. This is one of my personal favorite spreads and I use it for a lot of problems, both internal and external. Six cards: location (your situation), food (how you sustain yourself), weapons (your mental state and strategy for getting through), fuel (what helps you adjust or move ahead), drink (your emotional state and how you feel about things), and stockpile (planning ahead or how to be more comfortable).
Six-Month Spread*: A look ahead at the next six months, one card per month.
Six Questions*: I originally designed this spread for writers and artists, but can also use it to take a look at a situation. Six cards: who, what, when, where, why, and how.
Chakra Spread: A spread to look at the same seven basic parts of life and living healthy that the seven chakras correspond to. Seven cards: root (primal responses, physical survival, grounds), sacral (connection to others, healthy sexuality), solar plexus (personal power, self-worth and self-confidence), heart (compassion, love, peace), throat (expression, communication, creativity), brow (intuition, wisdom, psychic ability), and crown (spirituality, understanding, connection to divine).
Horseshoe: Classic tarot spread that helps to explore a situation. Seven cards: you, something from the past that influences the situation, other information important to the situation, a description of the present situation, the main problem or obstacle, the immediate future, and the probable outcome.
Celtic Cross: Classic ten-card spread; I'm going to link a rough summary of it for those unfamiliar. I have my own way of handling it but it's very much a standard form of the spread.
Twelve-Month Spread: A look ahead at the next twelve month, one card per month.
If you're interested but none of those seem fitting, I also am familiar with a number of other spreads, and willing to discuss other options, or personalize one for your situation; comment or contact me to discuss what would work for you.
If you want a longer reading, you can comment, shoot me a PM, or email me at darkofthestory@gmail.com -- I'd prefer to send paypal info privately, and generally prefer to share longer readings privately, so let me know if you prefer PM or email if you do comment.
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Date: 2017-07-16 01:11 pm (UTC)I will PM you with my draw request.
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Date: 2017-07-16 01:25 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-07-16 02:13 pm (UTC)I would prefer just a general reading, please. I'll go with the Robin Wood Tarot. For the additional card, I'll select the additional one-card Oracle, from the Fallen Angel.
(I'm fine with it being public. Also, thank you!)
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Date: 2017-07-16 10:06 pm (UTC)From Robin Wood, I drew for you The Lovers. This card in particular can stand for a wide range of things: it can be relationships with other people, whether romantic or not; but it also can your relationship with yourself, inner turmoil or conflict, or a period of choice.
From Fallen Angels Oracle: 43. Halphas. The keyword for this card is respite. It represents a time of peace, but not one that will last; it's a "calm before the storm" kind of peace. The hard times ahead are ones you can get through, but this card urges you to take the calm period and use it to prepare, fortify your defenses and shore up your strength.
Together, I'd say they reflect a time of internal work needed to be done: if there's something you're not at peace with yourself about, now's the time to try and make your peace, because you're going to need to be steady in the hard times ahead; and if there isn't inner turmoil to sort out, then it's a time to start bracing for what might be coming. Alternately, if the hard times are here already, this might represent the eye of the storm being on its way -- your troubles are unlikely to be over, but you're going to have a chance to calm down, take stock of yourself, and get ready for when things come crashing back in.
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Date: 2017-07-16 07:33 pm (UTC)Survival Spread, Welcome to Night Vale deck.
Email me at teaotter at yahoo, and I'll do the Paypal thing.
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Date: 2017-07-16 10:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-07-17 01:07 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-07-16 07:47 pm (UTC)I signal-boosted on my private twitter because I've had... issues... recently with stalking but I'll mention this on my next post here and come back. :)
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Date: 2017-07-16 10:55 pm (UTC)I drew from Robin Wood for your first card, and received the Five of Swords.
This card usually indicates some kind of defeat or conflict, sometimes a betrayal or being tricked. In a romantic context, I would think there's either trouble coming if you're in a relationship, or that there's been a relationship gone wrong, and you're still trying to recover. You may feel cheated, or even like something's been taken from you. But there is hope here for recovery, whether the situation is current, oncoming, or past; it's not a total defeat and things are not hopeless. You can rebuild, whether that's a relationship or your own trust and good feeling.
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Date: 2017-07-17 07:58 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-07-16 09:58 pm (UTC)May I have a card?? (I'm going to pimp in a second.)
ETA: Pimp!
I'll take another card from the same deck. <3
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Date: 2017-07-18 10:48 pm (UTC)(...I was trying to take a picture of the cards for you, but it's been half an hour, the phone is fucking up, and I'm going to actively cry if I keep trying. I will see if I can get you a picture later, I'm sorry.)
The Four of Swords is rest, reflection, and healing. The Knight of Wands, on the other hand, is passion, creativity, motion, things in the process of growing -- not very restful, but I very much got the feeling they went together nonetheless. I think either this is a first-a-then-b -- rest, relax, and restore yourself for some time dealing with things you're passionate about; or a a-through-b -- rest and restore yourself by taking time to focus on things you're passionate about.
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Date: 2017-07-16 10:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-07-16 11:20 pm (UTC)Thank you so much!
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Date: 2017-07-20 07:11 am (UTC)(Visual)
Movement, action, travel, speed. This card stands for forward motion and things moving along, generally swiftly. In context of your focus, this could mean a couple of things: on the one hand, it might be a reassurance that, after your choice, things will move smoothly and swiftly. On the other, it might mean that the future's going to come faster than you expect it to, and that choice it going to come sooner than you think.
On the other hand, if you're looking at a future -- or potential future -- that involves something fast-paced, travel, or even, to some extent, freedom from current bonds and things weighing you down? I'd say this is a push in that direction, and a good sign if it's what you're hoping will come to pass.
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Date: 2017-07-17 01:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-07-20 07:44 am (UTC)Two of Swords and Six of Cups
The Two of Swords is about choices -- being torn between two paths, or sometimes trying to find a neutral way between two extremes. The Six of Cups is nostalgia, innocence, cycles, learning from the past. Together -- if I'm honest, this strikes me as a parental bullshit-related reading. Either way, I'd say it represents a choice between reliving a cycle that you've outgrown, possibly to the point of causing you harm, or moving on; and/or, whether or not to do something again, despite the fact that past experience says it's a bad idea.
Traditionally, and in this deck as well, the Two of Swords is blindfolded. In this case, I think nostalgia, either the desire for things past to return or not be lost in the first place, is the blindfold -- either keeping you frozen, not making the decision for fear of what it'll mean, or else keeping you from seeing that one path is definitely better for you.
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Date: 2017-07-20 01:43 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2017-07-17 01:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-07-17 01:51 am (UTC)Will PM you with my draw request. :) Thank you!
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Date: 2017-07-17 09:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2017-07-17 10:50 pm (UTC)HOW CAN I CHOOSE???? DX
P.S. I did your Artist's Toolbox spread for my mom and she LOVED it. Her exact words were, "Wow. I can see why people pay for this."
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Date: 2017-07-20 06:27 am (UTC)Otherwise, some impressions if that helps: Fallen Angels is better with big picture stuff, situations, and warnings; where Halloween is better with internal and personal stuff, and smaller details. Tempermentally, Halloween's kinda parental where Angels is a little more detached.
(Also yay! I'm glad she liked it! :D I have to admit I'm really curious to see how other people fare with spreads I designed so if you ever give any of them a try, I'd love to hear any thoughts you have. >>)
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Date: 2017-07-20 02:14 pm (UTC)I'd be glad to do any kind of reading (or two!), with the Rider Waite or Welcome to Night Vale decks. GMail is sending my DW messages to spam, so you can email me with details, if you don't want to leave them here.
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Date: 2017-07-18 04:59 am (UTC)