In which we purify a plethora of decks, and one has something to say...

We smudged all our decks last night, under the light of the full moon. We also smudged all our boxes, pouches, crystals, and working tools. It took a long time. I also gifted my best friend with a deck I have had for several years that has never once spoken to me, and has in fact repelled me. She, however, has always been drawn to it and sees the literary references in it that I can see, but am not nearly as familiar with. I wasn't even going to smudge it, I felt that disconnected from it. It felt right to gift her with it, because she sees layers in it I don't. So blessings to my Vampyre Tarot, may you flourish with your new mistress.

As I smudged my Revelations Tarot, I recalled how Ang was with me and it spoke so strongly to both of us that day. As I laid down a fan of now purified cards in front of me, the top card began to glide,and as I watched it, it moved straight towards me. Obviously, this card and deck has something to tell me. The card was the one you see here, the Page of Cups. Here is what it says in the companion book:

Page Of Cups

[intepretation]
She rejoices in her cup - it represents her intuition of which she holds dear

[reversed]
She dives deeper into the ocean floor unaware of the dangers around her. She doesn't sense them as she is careless and blind folded

[symbols+images]
The golden princess or Page of cups embodies the exploration and study of the cup. Here she raises it high as her vessel not only for containment of her emotions but also a medium of which she will learn to explore her empathic abilities.
She is the student of the cup.
The two ornate fishes, which circle her, are her familiars - the Piscean pair. They heighten her awareness on an intuitive level.

The reversed side Page dives blindly to the bottom of the ocean floor, proving her skills and intuitive gifts. However she fails to "see" the dangers of the tentacles around her prize, which will keep her down forever.
Her brashness nature and heavy influence of her emotions will cause her more hurt than good.

Colour: gold and purple - royal colours  

I think it speaks to me in reference to my study of the tarot. I also think it was extremely appropriate, considering what I was doing last night!

In which we dread the coming of April 14th, which is on our shit list.

Winter’s breath of filthy snow
Befrosted paths to the unknown
Have my lips turned true purple
Life is coming to an end
So says me, me wiccan friend
Nature coming full circle

I’m the green man
The green man

In which we discover that not only are we bringing sexy back, but the 1990's...

so, I had a wild hair in my arse some time back and made a private group for all the Realm of Shadows peeps to hopefully find. 

Well, they found it. 37 of them so far. And what's more, one of them has gone as far as to re-activate the old homestead. It's dizzyingly, deliriously wonderful. Feels just like the old days, fer sure fer sure. We kinda are picking up where we left off, rusty as it is. 

Rule number one: NO NEWBIES!
Rule number two: NO KITARA OR CHASE!
Rule number three: THERE IS NoooO RULE NUMBER THREE!

The Yeti glanced over at my screen and laughed. he told me the 90's called and brought my BBS back. Kinda perfect. :)

You there sir, do not wander fatly into my driving path!

Driving home a little while ago, a man appeared from behind some traffic on foot. A large man, clad all in green...green cheap-ass shorts, green t-shirt. He did not look over his shoulder to see what traffic was coming his way...which would be me, in my little SUV, minding my own business driving at a normal rate of speed.

He was flailing his arms around in a manner which relayed to me that he was either A) not quite the possessor of a full deck, B) not quite as mentally capable as I (and I am assuming as you) or C) in the throes of a Thorazine Shuffle. He only looked in front of him and not behind, or he would have seen me coming.

Quite suddenly, he began wandering fatly across his side of the road into mine. I was able to slow down fast enough to not squeal any brakes or even throw myself or my passenger into our seatbelts. But even when he turned and saw me slamming the brakes on, he KEPT WALKING.  With a vacant look on his face, too.

Once I was at a full stop, he pulled up just short of walking into the side of my vehicle. He just kind of looked at me, blankly. My mouth was hanging open, because I could not believe what an idiot this man must be. Once I was sure he wasn't moving into my path anymore, I took off. I didn't blast the horn at him or anything. I was amazed. It was just so surreal.

In which it is revealed that I have failed, scientist!

I was supposed to be the Tooth Fairy last night. I was up till around 2 a.m. and had cash for it and everything, but it just slipped my mind.  When I went in to wake the sparklebutt for school, she was sitting in bed in tears. "Mommy, the tooth fairy never came!!I never went to sleep and she didn't come!!"

Oh. Fuck.

I had to do some quick thinking. Luckily for me, this child really, really wants to believe in fairies. I told her to wait and let me see if the tooth fairy had maybe left it anyplace else. I nabbed a crisp dollar bill out of my purse and put it in a tiny plastic ziploc bag. "Look what I found!!! Did you sleep on the couch last night? Because I found this under Mommy's skull blankie on the couch! Silly tooth fairy!" She totally went for it. 

I think she just really wanted the dollar, myself.

The lyrics in my head, 1.0

Don't be afraid as she pulled down the shade

Said there's nothing to fear but the monster is here

So just tell me the time, be it quarter of nine

Since the sun's gone away, now the creature will play