The Tarot community is a strange place...
I had a huge post written up about all this AM stuff, but Tumblr decided to backtrack, and I lost all of it. Maybe for good reason.
So, I’ll cut to the chase. I have been a part of this community since 2013 (mostly as @innerselfnotes). And, yes, it is a community. I’m not saying that I frolic in the grass with everyone on a day-to-day basis. But I do consider some of these people my friends. I’ve seen people battle it out; I’ve seen them get along. I’ve seen this community create some awesome shit together.
For the most part, I’ve remained neutral during the fights and feuds. But it’s when you’re staring down “the fall” of a person whom you’ve known since the beginning, a person who has credited you with inspiring them to create their blog, a person who has put a shit-ton of work into said blog.. it’s weird. And scary.
While the Tumblr Tarot community is mostly good, I’ve decided to take my trust out of the equation. “Oh, that’s so radical, why would you do that?” Here’s why - it’s going to keep me on my fucking toes. This mindset could do you some good, too.
I’ve put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into Divine Trinity Tarot. Hell, I’ve put just as much if not more into innerselfnotes. And I don’t plan on losing ANY of it any time soon. So, I’m going to use this experience to my benefit because it’s going to force me to be as authentic as possible. It’s going to force me to be the best I can as a Tarot reader. It’s going to force me to follow my gut and intuition 1,000% of the time.
I’m not saying AM was attacked. But people were following his moves and actions very closely. Enough to where they were armed to the teeth with information once it was needed. Again, is this bad or good? We’ll eventually find out. But someone could be doing the same to me. To you. It’s probably happening right now.
Plagiarism or not, AM worked his ass off and built up his blog to be a household name among the divination world. That deserves some credit. And for anyone who was inspired by that, please be careful. Learn from this. If you create something, put your name on it. If you plan on offering Tarot readings online, be prepared to back up your work. If you see drama, decide whether or not it’s worth it to dip your toes in.
I’m skimming a fine line by posting this. Turned out be hella long, anyway. But I stand by what I posted earlier - I will not tolerate any sort of creative crimes on this blog. I don’t need to defend my work at this point because I think it speaks for itself. But - as for the community I felt “a part” of all this time - we’re reaching a turning point. Get ready for whatever is coming next. I’m going to keep my head down and continue to do what I love. I hope you will join me & continue to follow.
