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[poulaki]

I /just now/ saw your Dec 4th post. (It's Dec 17th.) Listen. What saved me from losing the line between Here and There was taking notes. You don't have to go (quasi) public like I did. You do have to be faithful in recording everything. Your science side is going to revolt often, and that's good. You NEED that skepticism. However, your other side is going to see things your science side is blind to. And you need that too. There's a balance you have to find. (cont...)

When I first started recording my dreams, I thought they were fulla shitte. But then things happened There that had ramifications Here. Even if those changes were just in my personality, they were quantifiable differences that others could note and track. I chose to take the dreams seriously as other world experiences and it's been a hella ride since then. Things that my black & white thinking waking self couldn't deal with, my dream self (Weaver) could and did. (cont...)

(3) And because of the personal work my dream self did, my waking self is recovering from decades of bullshit and abuse. I could not have made it without the dream work. But it also took copious amounts of notes and journal entries so I could sort through what was vain dreaming and what was serious internal work. And that's before touching the topic of magic and affecting other people. (cont...)

(4) Take notes. Question everything. Challenge anything that claims to be a god, including yourself. Demand proof. If you say you can do a thing, demand proof from yourself. Let the science side investigate. Let your other side do what it needs to do. Find the balance and go. And if anyone else says "It's just stories", it's /your/ story. Do what you need to do to take care of yourself. (end)

I haven't been ignoring this wonderful post - which, at the time, I very much needed, thank you - I have just been struggling to find the energy and words to adequately reply. I'll reblog it with a coherent response come the morning, but; thank you. It was exactly what I needed to hear, and advice I feel selfish in keeping to myself.

[a-krogan-skald-and-bearsark]

So. I occasionally write Short Stories. They tend to be about the Werewolf, Gorm Ulfsbluut, and his friends, or about random characters I create. Or, now and again, they are about Jehan Creic, Bear of De Bruis, The Scottish born Ex-Norman Guardsman turned Viking turned Crusading Knight turned Knight Errant, and his Sword Sister Rauda Haafsdottir called Redjay, the Finnish born, Vinland raised Outlaw turned Viking turned Knight turned I'm not quite sure cause that part of the story hasn't been made canon yet. And their companion Iuliano, the Spanish Noble turned Brigand turned Templar. Although, granted this story is set a bit before they meet him. Credit to Bang-Capaldi, Creator of these tales (Although odds are she won't remember why that word is capitalised) With any luck she'll see this before it gets posted from my queue, but if not thats what the tags are for.

[wittedknitch]

Would I be able to get a pokemon reading please, dear? About relationships regarding immigrating to Canada (Jared, in-laws, and his friends), if that's possible.

Tangela

Unown X

Mail From Bill

Pikachu

An extra card fell out face up while I was shuffling, so you get that too (Pikachu).

If you become a more permanent fixture in Jared’s immediate social circle - family, nearby friends - then you will get caught up in all of their interactions and relationships. There will be a whole web of relationships that you have so far not touched but will interact with if you move over there. The time you’ve been spending there recently has given you insights into how you’d fit into that social circle.

Of course, by being there now you’ve already affected how they will perceive you later…or would they still have interacted with you the same if you hadn’t visited for a while? The point being, if you do move over there, don’t try and draw connections between things you did now and the way they interact with you then. The available information would be so vague that it could twisted to fit any theory, so don’t make theories.

Also, you may lose one or two relationships if you emmigrate over there, but you’ll gain more than you lose. And if you integrate strongly with his family and friends, then together you’ll be able to make big changes.

[a-krogan-skald-and-bearsark]

Things my Fiancee says: I don't understand why you don't say Nunnery. I mean, a Monastery is a house of monks, so a Nunnery would be a nun of houses... A hun of nouses... you know what I mean. Yes dear. A House of Nuns, perhaps?

[wittedknitch]

Would it be presumptuous to ask for a reading about why my godphones have ALL gone silent this past month? Eoin, Roux, Odin, Loki...

For this I did a 7 card situation spread.

The Situation: the 10 of Swords

What you know: the 2 of Swords

What you don’t know: the 5 of Swords

What you can do: the 9 of Wands

What you can’t affect: the 3 of Pentacles

Advice: the 3 of Swords

Probably outcome: The Empress

Currently all the stress has been building up and up, and it feels like everything is coming to an end and people are leaving or being driven away. Your godphones have been silent so you worry they are no longer there. You already expected some silence – it is a decision made in order for you to keep balance between two opposing forces (I suspect the Christian family home, and your more Heathen/Hellenic personal spiritual practice). But what you didn’t expect is for E and R to take part in it too.  This is a test period – now that They’re taking more god-like positions in relation to you, They’re testing out behaving similarly to your others. They are also giving you some more independence, as you are finding your stance (e.g. by getting a flat), which is something you need to do yourself.

What you can do about your godphones is stand your ground – keep doing whatever it is that you do/for to Them and keep an eye out for messages coming in. Patience, basically. Unfortunately you aren’t really in a position to demand anything of Them, any changes or what have you, so you have to just wait. This is suggested by both the 9 of Wands and the 3 of Swords – it may very well be painful being apparently separated from Them, but waiting and allowing the emotions to come as they will is best. You’ve made choices and now the results of those choices come about. Work with what is happening.

The Empress is the probable outcome here. I think this is who you could become, if you learn to weather unexpected independence. It might also suggest that when contact with people – Them and friends, comes back, you will appreciate it more and defend it in a maternal fashion.

[eiriee]

My diary entry from my first re-enactment session, around three years ago

15/09/10 20:13

I went to the Biology induction lecture, which was pretty dull as it was all admin-y stuff. I also went to the first "meeting" of the Historical Reenactment society. That was so fun.

A guy called [a-vinlander-skald-and-bearsark, whose name I spelled wrong] met me, to show me were [sic] we were meeting. He is Canadian, but also basically a Viking - long, red hair; grey-blue eyes; pale skin; a fondness for ale + mead; and a preference for axes. The other people there were E, J, [Blonde Bastard] (quite cute), 'Irish', 'M', [bf], Jo, and A. There may have been others but I can't remember,

First, us new people did some practise with either a sword + shield or a spear. I chose (short) sword + shield, + we basically just sparred in twos. Because none of us were wearing armour, it was one hit and you were dead - i.e. you had to start again. I was paired with [Blonde Bastard].

Then, after I'd come back from the lecture, there were a few group battles, about 6 v. 6. Next I think was [sic] a few Zombiepocalypses, where one person begins as a Zombie Lord + turns people by hugging them. Third was a series of about 12 Shield Walls - again, two teams, one defending, one advancing. You either had to break through, or stop the other team from breaking through. There were two spears, three round shields, and one kite shield on each team.

Finally, it was Bear Pit. Everyone stands in a circle, and two go in the middle to fight. The winner stays in and swaps weapons with the loser, and it goes round like that. That's where I got almost all of my bruises, and found out I'm pretty good with a short sword. Good enough to get a decent enough kill on Irish for [a-vinlander] to buy me a congratulatory drink.

Oh, we also played a game, Rubber Ducky, where you start in teams of ~2. If you kill someone, they join your team after 5 seconds. And you constantly have to chant your team name - often we all ended up chanting 'Weasel', as that was the name of the team the two most experienced people were on.

It was all very fun, and we went to the Union for drinks afterwards. The next meeting's on Saturday, so hopefully my bruises will be a bit better then. My biggest is on the side of my knee, and my elbow, right on my humerus. Both [Blonde Bastard]'s I think - he hits hard. I killed him a fair amount of the time, so he was a bit annoyed at me,

Oh, there was also a duel between [a-vinlander] + [bf] at the end, with steel swords. I think [a-vinlander] one [sic].

Well, tonight is an early night, so, good night.

-[extoria], 15/09/10, 20:47

P.S. I ended up going to bed at 23:00, because of the Internet.

[wittedknitch]

Blonde Bastard slept on my couch last night - i didn't want him being alone, so i gave him some blankets and a jumper for a pillow and he stayed here

he is now asleep on my couch again - he woke up with a terrible hangover, and initially i tried to keep him awake but i've given up at this point (let him sleep) i've given him water, so.

i don't have too bad a hangover - i mostly just ache, which considering the grappling i was doing yesterday is not surprising - though my stomach is remarkably uncooperative

i have an exam tomorrow

last night was fun, i would not have been confident enough to do that in first year