#card 17

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La Casita. Art by Mike Alfaro, from Encanto x Millennial Lotería.

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The Unfurled. Art by Christina Mrozik, from The Feeling Of All Things Oracle Deck.

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Honami Mochizuki Birthday Posts Yay!

a piece of kindness untrained / ichi2 four star

Don't Cry! Fabric square ok

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Soothsayer. Art by Jackson Nathan, from the Etherea Illumination Deck.

#17: SOOTHSAYER Sign: Aries Gift: Far-Sightedness Shadow: Opinionated

Gift: Far-Sightedness This gift reveals a perspective that far surpasses the limited, subjective lens of the shadow. When you are able to access this higher frequency state, you see how every individual part plays an integral role in the whole, and no single element is to "blame." You bear witness to overarching patterns in the collective and have the capacity to foresee the implications of those patterns in the future; thus, you are a sort of fortune teller who has made a quantum leap from mere logic. By infusing your magic into the world, you help the collective to shift into greater planes of consciousness. Ask questions, be open to possibility, and allow your curiosity to fan the flame.

Shadow: Opinionated When out of balance, you might prioritize the left brain and approach life from a more masculine-driven model. With this comes rigidity, a hyper-focus on logic, and structure that doesn't always allow for fluidity and grace (or the room to be mistaken). Opinions run amok. By abandoning the feminine counterbalance, opinions seem to solidify as fact and we forget our interconnected nature. But, nothing is quite as obvious as it seems - wisdom isn't necessarily a product of the intellectual mind. To move past the shadow, honor both feminine and masculine energies and learn to challenge your own adopted viewpoints.

Themes: far-sightedness + curiosity + balance + patterns

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Death. Art by Maria Surducan, from Timemongers.

UPRIGHT: unavoidable endings, guidance, spiritual growths

REVERSED: mental turmoil, sorrow

THE STORY: The relationship of humans with death (and with the preservation of memories through images) is the root of not only of identity, but also of art. In the context of the deck, Death is perceived not as a reaper, but a shepherd, waiting to guide the hero to the mysterious other side, but also charged with keeping the world in balance. After having broken the rules of the world, escaping time and finding immortality, the hero of Youth without age and life without death is lured back into the world by homesickness, and, in the ruins of his old palace, finds his own, personal death awaiting.

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Wisdom. Art by Cary Gray, from the Heart Forward Divination Deck.

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Faith. Art by August Grantham, from The Revolving Time Oracle.

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The Project Bag. Art by Alexandra Mac, from The Knitter’s Oracle.

The Project Bag can represent travel, or more metaphorically, a shake up in routine, change, or transition.