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gothiccharmschool

Look, I know I don’t need another blank book. I really do know this.

But it’s a Granny Weatherwax notebook.

corvinnia

Granny Weatherwax is the crone I aspire to be

melgillman

Here’s HSTHETE, the 24 hour comic I drew this year! Thanks to everybody who followed along on twitter this weekend as I posted these pages <3

rosaofswords

My Favorite Journaling Supplies

MAJOR Disclaimer: I am DEFINITELY NOT suggesting these will work well for anyone other than myself. I am crazy picky about paper, pens, and all things stationary and I understand that other people are also crazy picky and probably have VASTLY different ideas of what is the best. This is more of a post for the nosy, and especially for @tarotprose.

Notebooks:

Moleskine Hardcover, lined, is my current jam. I use the “large” notebooks, which are actually 8.25 x 5 inches. They are similar to many other A5 sized notebooks on the market, just a tad narrower. I may be “upgrading” to the A5 Leuchtturm 1917 in future months because the pages are a tad wider and the pages are pre-numbered… if Moleskine runs out of cute Star Wars covers.

Moleskine Cahiers, also lined and large, were my jam for about three years. One of the reasons I have semi-brand loyalty to Moleskine is the ivory pages. I have pretty severe photo sensitivity at times and have managed to get headaches from paper that is “too bright.” (To be fair, it also had neon green lines, but once was enough.)

Travelers Notebook covers – see that floral fabric notebook in the post header? That’s actually a Star Wars themed Moleskine, but it is wearing a Travelers Notebook cover from The Pink Cow Boutique. I also have a really lovely one from Lyra & Co, which I have abused enough to hold up to eight Moleskine cahiers at a time. :D Not technically notebooks, or even something “necessary” for journaling, but I love me a cute notebook cover.

Plum Paper has an excellent range of planners and notebooks that are extremely customizable They are much more affordable than similar notebooks and have some of the best paper quality I have ever encountered. I am really fond of their coil bound notebooks! I use them off and on when I am between systems and just needing a change.

Cute Stuff:

Yozo Craft is where I get most of my washi, stickers, and other cute shit. Etsy and Ebay also feature some great sellers of asian stationary and stickers, but nine times out of ten Yozo has what I want and has it at a good price. Sometimes @towertumblng and I will build up a list and place a big order together to better justify international shipping, so it never hurts to find a friend who also like the cute shit.

Writing Utensils:

BIC Mechanical Pencils in .7 and .5mm are my go to when in the mood for pencils. It’s more or less a running gag among my friends that I shed these pencils everywhere I go… and I buy different colors periodically so I KNOW how long they’ve kept a pencil before returning it to me. I’ve been using these suckers since middle school and this may well never change.

Staedtler Triplus Fineliners are my favorite writing pens– and they come in about a bazillion colors, which never hurts. The campus store at my first college sold these pens individually rather cheaply, so I used to buy myself a new color whenever I was feeling blue. If you like very fine tipped marker pens these might be your jam.

Pentel R.S.V.P. (VERY SPECIFICALLY the fine tipped ones, are you noting a trend?) Until I picked up a purple one of these suckers from my mom’s desk two years ago I had basically sworn off ball point pens. I still hate ball point pens, except these ones. They don’t skip nearly as bad as other ball points and I like the way they write. I am almost a believer, except literally every other ball point pen in the world still continues to disappoint.

Zebra Mildliner highlighters are (mostly) not florescent! These guys are the only highlighters I own, I threw out all the others I ever owned when they arrived. On top of being great for those of us who can’t handle the brightest of highlighters AND being super cute… they have two tips! One is the classic bold chisel tip you get with most highlighters and the other is more of a classic marker tip, making them fun for writing and underlining as much as they are for highlighting.

White-out tape. Literally doesn’t matter what brand, I am just done with liquid white-out for the rest of my life. Also: white label stickers work really well in a pinch.

Tarot game...

Draw or think of a card at random. The first word you associate with that card type into the gif search and select an image.

For example, I draw the Moon and think dreaming, I’d plug dreaming into the gif search and pick a gif. Let’s start with that.

The Moon - Dreaming

#tarot #tarot game #tarot cards #word association #tarot community #tarot challenge #for fun

rosaofswords

BuJo Style Trackers… for Tarot!

This addition to the series is adapted from a suggestion from @itrainferaligatrs,who suggested talking about particular bujo spreads and index systems for tarot. Their suggestions included a deck lust ranker/tracker (need>want>whatever, basically) and indexing spreads by card size or even by subject. These are awesome ideas! I just don’t have use for either, personally, so I couldn’t really do a sample in my own journal for you guys.

Bullet Journal spreads/collections/trackers are a lot of fun, but I HIGHLY recommend putting them at either the beginning or the end of your notebook if you are going to use them. They take a different sort of thinking than is used for more traditional journaling and I have found that I need to literally section them off and treat that as a different side of my personal tarot practice than the more free form record keeping. This is also why I can’t do daily logs BuJo style in my notebook, it literally makes me feel like I can’t just WRITE, that everything must be lists. However, if you just so happen to be a die hard for doing things in lists or log your readings with a more formal note taking system this might not be an issue for you. This has just been my experience.

I keep my spreads in a ring bound system (will share soon! making it pretty so it can double as a by-the-spread pricing guide for reading events) but you absolutely could keep a running index for those.

What I DO index is card frequencies in readings:

I note the card and if it showed up for me personally, in a client context, or as part of the Tarot Almanac. I like to track cards that are significant to me, as you can see from the list above. :)

I am deliberately choosing not to focus on decklust right now because I recently have had a pretty significant amount of decks come into my life. What I want to look at right now is how much I reach for the decks I have. Which ones do I avoid? Which do I latch onto for weeks at a time?

So I made a list of my collection and I will keep a simple tally mark tracker in the month ahead. :)

Another thing that I am choosing to track next month (and likely for a long time coming) will be card studies. I want to really go through each of the 78 cards and write SOMETHING for each. I got so close with #tarotperspective last year! So I am making it a goal to have done that kind of in depth study of all the cards by this time next year.

My plan is to just highlight over the cards as I complete them. :) This could also work nicely with challenge prompts– in fact, in older journals I have done just that!

Do you have any tarot related trackers? Please feel free to share! :D

corvinnia

Alright. I did not know what Bujo was until now. (Simply hadn't heard it before) I also need to stop and figure out the number card of the year type things. Keep meaning to but forget. All I know from a generator online are my birth cards are Strength and the Star? I do not know what to do with that info though.

#rosaofswords #plus me rambling at the end #tarot journal #tarot notes #tackling how to Journaling

rosaofswords

So I’ve been journaling… now what do I do?

Today’s journaling topic was suggested by @nicstoirm, who is awesome. Thank you so much for this topic! Here’s some suggestions:

Review/Noticing Trends: When the month is over (it could be weekly, or every other month, or whatever works for you) I like to skim my journals and see what has come up a lot. Maybe note some stalker cards and make some connect the dot moments that are hard to see in the moment but easier to take in from a more removed point of view.

Self-reference: Because I did a review at the end of July, I was able to notice some card trends. (*cough*two of wands*cough*) and as such I actually flipped back to some of my studies of that card IN the July journal whenever they came up in August. I find it is more reliable than trying to keep all the information in my head. :)

Journal on your Journaling: Go back when you have a moment and look at how you viewed the cards a month ago, a year ago, etc. What’s changed? What hasn’t? Pull out the same cards in the same deck if you want and challenge yourself to read it as you would today and compare notes. It can be a really excellent way to expand your horizons.

Be Satisfied With How Cool Your Journals Look: These are books you wrote! You wrote a book! Or BOOKS! CONGRATS! Sometimes we aren’t ready to look back yet, so don’t rush that if it’s something that’s not calling to you. Instead, feel free to pat yourself on the back and sit with a place of accomplishment.

#rosaofswords #tarot #journal

I drew a card at random and got the 8 of Wands - that immediate came to mind was moments in a few studio ghibli films where decision and actions was taken with great speed and not necessarily thought through. Especially in howls moving castle and spirited away. a movement out of instinct. Perhaps there was no real plan but the world moves us forward. Or it continues to move around us. then studio ghibli films have a lot of moments of motion and speed like this. I may have steered away from the actual tarot challenge.

for part 9 of the L.I.A.C. challenge hosted by @resonance-of-libra

#tarot #eight of wands #l.i.a.c.#9/15 complete #the wind rises #howls moving castle #spirited away #ponyo #princess mononoke #movement #instinct #action #tarot challenge #1st post i've done

inonibird

Stick-Gods ~ Epithets of Thoth

(alternate title: NO REALLY WHAT DOES THAT MEAN)

#thoth #stick gods #not tarot

"The Four Elements" Karen Kuykendall Mix media, Arcylics and Sand on Panel Tried to take some details shots cause it's always neat to see the piece in person and see how everything is layered and resting on the surface of the canvus.

#Karen Kuykendall #tarot artist #women in scifi #artist #the elements #cat #cats #earth #air #fire #water #mixedmedia #acrylic #sand #tarot of the cat people #tarot #cat goddess

rosaofswords

Welcome to #TarotMentors, a tarot challenge for June 2017! <3

On the 1st, 11th, and 21st we would draw new mentors, sticking with each card for ten days.

A mentor card is a card that has some lessons for you. Sometimes they get really personal, sometimes they are more universal. You can draw it randomly, which is what I prefer personally, or look to a card you want to learn from, or a “stalker card” you’re just not understanding. ( @oceanwildatelier has done some beautiful stalker card mentor readings recently, I’ve been so proud to see!) Another friend suggested asking your deity or spirit companion to select the card for you, if that’s your spiritual bag. I think that’s a super cool thought and really shows how versatile this exercise can be.

Each day you would shuffle your mentor into your deck however you best like to shuffle, then look through the deck face up to find it again and the two cards next to it: these are your lesson/message. While the goal is to do daily draws, doing them “as needed” is also totally acceptable. This is way more about trying this out and seeing if it works for you than a high pressure “post every day” challenge. Sometimes I don’t even post mine just because they are too personal.

I think ten days is a good amount of time for each mentor, especially since a month, from personal experience, is way too much. xD A week sometimes feels a little short, and the month has 30 days so… why not?

I recommend using one deck per mentor, because that way the tone of mentor card is consistent, but you can do what you like. Sometimes I use a second deck for “bonus pulls” when I just feel like I need a little change of perspective on the card, but otherwise I like to stick with one. (See last week’s Devil card readings with the Fountain Tarot for an example, with one “bonus” from the Linestrider.)

We will use the tag #TarotMentors as that’s what @tarotprose suggested and I like it. xD

I like this idea as a challenge because it’s more about having a personal rapport with your deck than it is about answering a series of questions. In a way it’s like asking your cards what are the answers to the questions you ought to be asking, but haven’t.

Big love to @yuna-the-autumn-witch for whipping up the lovely graphic! <3

#reblog #to bring to the top of the blog #woot #tarot challenge #still on

avillageofcards

Hello hello, history fans! May I introduce to you the Twentieth Century Tarot Spread, where every card offers a quick (and extremely shallow, I realise) peek into the decades of the 1900s! While this could definitely be applied to a certain question if one wanted, it probably works best as a general overview for the week or month.

If you have lots of space, this could be laid out like a timeline, which would be super cute (and I’d love photos if you tried it out??) In the meantime, try to pretend I didn’t draw this on Microsoft Paint, thanks

1900 (The Edwardian): Will this (situation/week/month) be more of a garden party, or more of a protest?

1910 (The Great War): What advice do I need for interacting with allies?

1920 (The Jazz Age): What will be a roaring good time (in this situation/this week/this month)?

1930 (The Crash): Where should I make savings, just in case?

1940 (The Resistance): What movement larger than myself could use my help (this week/this month/during this process)?

1950 (The Space Race): What or who am I competing with (especially in a way that encourages me to put in lots of effort and make improvements)?

1960 (The Counterculture): What (inside me or out in the world) do I need to make peace with?

1970 (The October Crisis): About what should I say “Just watch me?”

1980 (The Fall of the Wall): What limits can I expect to be freed of?

1990 (The Microsoft Office Assistant): What other advice (whether well-meaning or condescending) does my deck have for me?

#ok this would be interesting to researching what issues of this decade that a card might bring up #neat

smogtongue

This spread is for pinpointing the cause(s) of unhappiness. Would love to hear results if anyone tests it.

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“Night Vale’s newest spire, built in the night several weeks ago by unknown agents, or aliens, or animals, or just our collective imagination,

T̠̰͋̉ͩ̍H̯̘͖E̶̺ͭ̃͌̍̑ͤ̂ ͛͠B͔ͮ͐̎͑͗ͅR̡ͧ̏ͫ̿͗O̘̻̤̪̟̪̯Ẃ̼̯̹̺̰̅ͫ̃N̤̗ͣͅS̺̑̈̅̓̀̅̈́T̴̥͍̄͆ͮ͋͆͂O̶̩͉̲̰̗̗ͦ͗̂̂̔N̴̻͔͉̺̻̙̜ͣ̓ͦ̊̓Ē̯ͬ̌̄̚ ̠̲̌ͦͬͩ͑̓S̼͛ͨ̾̊P̝ͮ́I̭̥̽͛̓̾͛ͅͅR̘̮̲̩̣̥E̹̘͎͍̖͝

offers itself to all those who are destitute, or down on their luck, or simply being crushed by the consequences of their own maleficence.” 1. Lost. That which you view a misery in your life/that which you believe burdens you. Your perception of your misery. 2. Destitute External sources of stress that cause you misery. 3. Consequences of their own maleficence. Stress that you create yourself/things you need to let go of. Unnecessary pressure. 4. Cast Your Eyes. The major change you need to make to start moving forward in the direction you want. 5. Groveling. That which you cannot change. (Sometimes it's nice to realize you just need to stop forcing something that cannot work.) 6. Scream Thanks. The first sign that your effort to make a change is working. “You might be asking, how much does it cost to receive help from

I can assure you it does not cost aaany money. It costs…other things. But if you’re concerned about what those costs are, then you are not in enough trouble for the brownstone spire.”

corvinnia

Ha! Found it!

#tarot spread #wtnv #pop culture paganism

June 1, 2013 - The Mayor has gone missing. Plus, Night Vale Community Theater presents Once on this Island, the return of Children's Fun Fact Science Corner,...

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12mins, 6 seconds in. Because

sometimes I can not stop thinking about Tͬͭ͂͊́̂͌̽̈́̅̆̇̒ͤ҉̴̧̹̭͔͟Ḫ̟͓̳̼̰̲̙͍̤͎̀ͥͦ̃̊́̓ͭͤ́̚E̘̜̗̝̝̱͙̫̲̤̫̼͈ͯ̔̽̀ͪ͢ ̶̶̥̗̮͍̭̲͛̉ͩ̉̂͛ͧ̿ͯͫ̉̏̈̆ͬ̊͆͊B̸̫̟̱̜̳̯͓̣̖̜͖̱̰̅ͭͦ̔͆͒̓͆̾ͨͪ̚͘R̨̠͚̻̻͎̳͍̼͈̘̤̖̼̝̞ͧ́ͯ͒͌̾̐̾́ͩ̀ͩͤͮ̒̄͜͟O̸̯͉͖̯͕͓̱̥̟͎̗̘̻ͧ̀ͦ͆̌́͝W̢͗ͭ͒̂ͥ̄ͥ̀҉̸̸̯͓͙̮Ņ̴̪̮̝̱̦͈͔͇̹̤̫̤̫̺̊̀̔̍̓̐ͤͨ́͢͡ ̵̨͙̖͚̯̼̼͖͇̱̺͓ͪ̉̓̌̋ͫ͗S̸̛̖̼̥͕͇̖̞̝̙̖̟̠̗͓͕͚̭ͭ̇ͤͩ͋̏̚͡T̢̖̝̮̭̟̼͎͇̪͚͉̅̄̄ͥ̀͠͝͡Ö̴̒̈ͤ̍͆̇ͪ̒͟͞҉̜̻͎͓̞̝̥͈̼̤̙̞͎̺̲̰̪̦̕ͅN̸̨̮͖̱̯̞̗̰͉̥͇̄͐͗̔ͧ̉ͯͣ̃͌̌̓̍̚͝E͒̿̑ͦ̋͏̢̬͇̩̘͕̺ͅ ̮̲̦̻͇̱͉͙̲͚̗̞̖̌̒̈ͨ̓́̕Ş̮̜͈̥̳̣̣̂̊͆͋̇ͭͯ̓̂̌ͫ̂ͧ͒͋̾́̀̚͢ͅͅP̧̨̧̖̫̼̱͕̾͌̊͒͛̄́I̢̢̡̥̫͈̮̪͆̅̆͗ͣ͐ͨ̇̋͐ͪ̂͘͜R̴̠͕̺̼͎̪̲̞̘̻̙̩̰̈͂͆̓́̚ͅE̸̡͉̝͔͈͚̩͖̣̰͔̱̻̲͗ͬ̊̈́ͩ͑̾ͬ͑ͬ̂̏ͪ͊ͫͨ͛͛̕ until I’ve

listed to it and I want to be able to find it easily.

#not tarot #but i can find a tarot spread for it #wtnv #the brown stone spire #welcome to night vale #dogs are not allowed in the dog park

parliamentrook

Iceland signs. Never turn your back on the ocean.

why am I behind pop culture paganism and magic?

Because myths and legends were once new too. A way to make sense and react to the world around us.

The same for the new stories. If it helps you visualize or interact with the world around you, then why not use it? Stories are not just a diversion meant only to entertain. But we use them to teach, to discuss ideas, to explore issues... Why wouldn’t we react to a story that effects us with our craft?

When we discuss things like social issues and the need for representation in stories, its us trying to use stories to shape the world we want to see. They can become a magic in themselves.

Stories are powerful tools for us. the New and the Old.

#pop culture magic #pop culture paganism