Frak! FreeHostia canceled my friend Amarilys's digitalsugar.org site & all links need to be changed to http://digital-sugar.org/ ASAP. Thanks for the shoutout from Jessica. I've changed Amarilys link urls and added her and Jessica to my Faery Magic button exchange.
Wo0t! Mike and I are going to the The Great Lakes Medieval Faire this Sunday. I am so jazzed! Mike bought a complete pirate costume to wear as the theme for this weekend is "Pirates, Vikings, & Warlords! Oh My!" I haven't gone since 2002 when I went with my daughter and her girlfriend. I have a medeival burgundy velvet gown with black velvet on the sleeves and hood so I'm wearing that if it isn't too hot. If it is, I have other dresses I can wear. I'm so excited.
I'll blog afterwards and let you know how it went. We are taking our camera so I should have some cool pictures. Stay safe kittens and have a good weekend.
pondered at 1:46 am Friday
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July 22, 2008 - break-ups, death, tarot
Oy. Is there something in the water here in rural Ohio?! Sara's grandpa died, Mike's aunt and his sister-in-law's sister just died and 4 couples I know whom I thought were in it for the long haul have broken up. S & T broke up because their 1 year old baby girl died last year and the pressure and grief was too much, E and J are divorcing, S and K broke up for various reasons, J and K broke up, A & E broke up...it's a sobering trend. It makes me sad as I wish that all my friends could be as happy and content as I am. Thank goodness Mike and I are doing great, our 1 year back together anniversary is next month on the 16th. (We were married and divorced, were off and on again for 7 years in between and then I moved away for 3 years before Mike found me again.) I take nothing for granted anymore and I'm very grateful to be blessed and have everyone I love in my life. It seems when you get too comfortable, things can flip in a second. I never want Mike and I to part or even go to sleep mad at each other, I don't want my last words to him or anyone else to be hurtful. I guess that's why I always say hug your loved ones and tell them you love them. You just never know when someone can die or leave your life in some way. Mike's sis-in-law's sister was only in her 30's, she died of a brain aneurism during surgery to remove a brain tumor around her optic nerve. We are stunned.
On a different note, I'm looking for people who have been reading Tarot cards for years, (I've been doing it for 21), just to compare notes on how they learned, how seriously they take them, etc. I wish I could meet some true psychics and someone in person who could read my cards using the Celtic Cross spread.
I learned everything about Tarot cards starting in 1982 in So. Calif from people who were into the occult and I had a wealth of people to learn from. Here in Ohio where I've lived for 25 years, I've yet to meet a true psychic or a person who doesn't read cards for money. If that's how you make your living, fine, but I have never charged for doing readings and never will. I look on it as a gift (or curse) to be used to help other people grow spiritually and personally. I was taught that the querent doesn't ask the question aloud of the cards until after the reading has been completed. I was taught if the diviner (reader of the cards) knows the question before hand, they can consciously or subconsciously taylor the reading to fit the question. I always ask after the reading "Did the cards answer your question?" Then I ask what their question was. It's worked for me for 21 years, but now I read that people do readings through email. How can that be when you know nothing of the person you are reading for, or is Tarot divination being taught differently now? I wish someone could tell me and just talk to me about all the questions I have. *sigh* Maybe someday. I am also researching the difference between familiars, spirit guides and totems. I'm interested in other people's opinions unless it's to tell me the Tarot is bad and I'm going to hell. Since I don't believe such nonsense, it won't sway my opinions or the fact that I'm psychic whether I like it or not. Some positive feedback would be nice.
Stay safe kittens and hug your family as often as possible. xoxo
pondered at 4:35 pm Wednesday