Talking to Ghosts

Late night conversations with a gentleman who died in 1887 and other necromantic follies.

[catchymemes]

[thatsbelievable]

[talesofnecromancy]

This just proves that most necromancers are scank. Necromancers! You do not need to eat corpses nude in a graveyard or skin the legs of your best friend and hope his withered balls drop coins.

Seriously.

You could just… say hi to ghosts.

Nicely.

They are people after all.

That your heart beats and theirs does not is a difference time will fix sooner or later.

FFS.

[outofeverythingthisnamewasleft]

Memento Mori watch owned by Mary, Queen of Scots. 1500s.

“Pale death visits with impartial foot the cottages of the poor and the castles of the rich.“ -Horace

[ducissatenebrarum]

Funerary Figurine known as Tödlein, ca. 19th century, Southern Germany.

Rare miniature funerary figurine known as a Tödlein. The human skull carved from bone as the body lies in its mini casket adorned with a mother-of-pearl cross. A time when death was apart of everyday life and when it was normalized to carry reminders of said death.

[plant-folk]

The full rotation of the Moon as seen by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

[requiem-on-water]

Orhan Namlı

[cithaerons]

Sonya Taaffe, Red Is for Soldiers

[ashes-0f-phoenix]

@talesofnecromancy

[pomegranateteeth]

Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts I am currently only available for appointments via scrying mirror

[thatsbelievable]

[nemfrog]

Book cover _The other world; or, Glimpses of the supernatural_ 1875

[charnel-grounds]

“Then the bride put back her veil, and Betty, studying the white face, saw that this actually was not herself; it was her dead sister Letice.”

David Murray Smith (1865–1952), “Pomps and Vanities”

illustration from ‘A Book of Ghosts’ by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1904

source

[thegeekstressart]

How is the black cat tarot deck going 🥺💓🐈‍⬛

Oh, it’s going pretty well I’d say…

I have completed 47 out of 78 cards, including all major arcana!

I am working on the suit cards now.

It took me a little while to figure out how I wanted to handle the numbered suit cards, but I really love what I came up with.

Coins are completely finished.

Wands are like 90% complete

So once I finish swords and cups we’ll have a full set! I’ve also been playing around with what I want the backs to look like because I do want to make this for real.

I am still deciding if this is final, it’s a bit busy, but maybe that’s a good thing?

Thank you everyone for the love on this project, your enthusiasm helps keep me moving forward!

I’ve also been thinking about merch 👀

The finish line is in sight, this is looking like the year I finish the Void Deck 🐈‍⬛

[rosieandthemoon]

[imeverywoman420]

“You never pretended to be a bride when you were a little girl?” No???? Like literally never?

[sanctuarycove]

I made witch soups in my garden

[unhelpfultarot]

Knight of Cups and Death

The romanticized idea of dramatic change is often a lot more appealing than the reality of it.

[talesofnecromancy]

If I was ever accused of ‘corrupting the youth’ it would be because I encouraged them to read, draw, write, create, imagine, aaand totally make up their own sigils and magical grimoire to defeat their enemies. … Yes I was at the devil’s sacrament, why do you ask?

[ex0skeletal-undead]

Self Portraits by Matsuyama Miyabi on Instagram