Communal reading with Samael.
Y'all I did this kind of impulsive guest spirit communal reading with Samael because me and my dear friend were ki-king about how hot the idea of him was. It started in silliness, and it ended in one of the best communal readings of my life. Please read the wise words of one such as he:
Five of Swords on the bottom to start. "Choosing to fight to begin with makes you a victor. Things that matter enough to fight for give you a better basis for your future battles. It's not pretty to change. It's not comfortable to choose to live against your nature. The greater good is always the one that makes you stronger and closer to the core of what you are."
Knight of Cups, King of Cups, Two of Wands "The way you choose to show up for your beliefs is a type of empowerment. Even if you show up with gentle ideas, if you care enough about them, they are worth facing unloving things over. When you make choices within yourself, for yourself, that is the first step of any fight. Even if you don't choose to fight in a way that makes you bloody, you need to give yourself the aftercare from those very real battles. Don't discount your power because it doesn't look like everyone else's definition of it."
Two of Cups, Ten of Pentacles, Ace of Wands "Love itself doesn't look the same for any two people. Even your partners ideas of it will differ from your own. Perfect synchronicity is a farce. Abundance of the things you need should come before your other priorities. Martrydom is not the prize it is portrayed as. Sacrifice should come for the things you most need at the core of you. Choose yourself, then you can help those you care for most."
The Hierophant, Five of Wands, Death Reversed "Black and white thinking only works in the moment between the point of safety and destruction. Do not depend on your survival instincts for all things. They are what happens when there are no other choices. Diminishing yourself will only make you one who has been harmed by you. Don't be defensive to your own thoughts, if they don't serve, banish them. If they mean something to you, keep them."
**Three of Pentacles, The Hanged One, Ten of Cups "The path to joy is not one found written for you. It is a messy set of events that wind eventually to a place you end up being happy to go to. It WILL look different to you than to all others. Guidance is given to show you different perspectives, not to write the plot for you."
So poignent and real, and also had us running to the horny-for-god channel of my Discord. Yeah, keep an eye out for Samael readings on my site... I have such interest in this deity. My Discord is now free to join if you want to see what he has to say next time I sing his enn like a moth joyful for the flame.