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pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
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aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
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Joined Jun 2017
Ethics/Antinatalism
@Azure yes and no; there's evidence that chronic pain causes lasting changes to peoples' bodies and nervous systems.
though I have no idea how that relates to the rest of what you're saying so I really also have no idea what I'm talking about.
tl;dr FEEL FREE TO IGNORE ME *skreeeeee*
woo, Tarot
@KawaSeadrake @starkatt I couldn't help laughing at that, I'm sorry, but wow. yeah. XD
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@starkatt hee! I don't think they're *controversial* opinions. but I have associated with people who do the whole "IF YOU BUY A DECK YOURSELF IT WON'T WORK RIGHT IT HAS TO BE A GIFT ALSO STORE IT IN A WOOD BOX WRAPPED IN SILK OR THE MAGIC LEAKS OUT ALSO ONLY DEAL FROM YOUR RIGHT HAND AND PICK UP FROM YOUR LEFT ALSO SOMETHING ABOUT SALT" schtick, but somehow despite all their rules-lawyering they never got *better* results from readings than I did. ;)
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@rey @starkatt
Here's the origin of it ?
https://awoo.space/media/1eMoLD40R0TShnkt3bs
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@starkatt um... that's all I can think of at the moment, heh. <3
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* anybody who tries to tell you "you must do X or the Tarot magic won't work" is probably trying to sell you something, make you feel less confident about doing readings, or make themselves feel more important. I made a "training wheels" deck by *literally taping* the booklet explanations of cards to the cards of a Rider-Waite deck, which is how I learned them well enough to do it professionally without constantly consulting the guidebook. XD
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* different decks have different personalities. I'm a fan of trying many decks until you find one you like and can work with.
* in my experience, doing a Tarot reading isn't "magical"--it's using randomized cues to tell a story, and relate it to the questioner's life in meaningful ways. that said, I suspect--occasional, if not regular, magical interference in the "randomization." there may be magic in determining what cards are drawn, but the reading is all storytelling.
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@starkatt hmmm...
* doing Tarot readings for money is completely ethical. removing "scary" cards (Death, the Tower, 9 & 10 of Swords) to do paid readings is unethical, which is how the phone Tarot readers operate (which I know because I applied to one and they told me that and I said "UM NO").
* a deck is just a tool. giving it special treatment--wrapping in silk, only handling it certain ways, etc--can be useful, but isn't necessary.
@kara@occult.camp “identifying Loki as a hostage king of Múspellheimr may explain his presence in Asgard" lol that is EXACTLY what my characters assume Loki is when they first see him at the Asgard court in my fanfic, a "hostage-foster." WELP
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@typhlosion I did it at an SCA event, the thirty-year anniversary that lasted for two weekends and the entire week in between. I think I charged, like, $3. I just had a folding table and a hand-painted banner. it was a very interesting experience, and *great* practice! and fun, and it helped me make some pocket money to get food and a few trinkets. ;)
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I did Tarot readings semi-professionally for a while, as in I charged nominal amounts of money for readings so I could have lunch money, so I have Opinions about Tarot decks, lol.
@thatdelphox@occult.camp Silicon Dawn Tarot for snark (and dragons, omg so much dragons), Robin Wood for pretty pretty cards (including lots of naked people) and fairy gentle readings, though once I realized that the RW deck didn't have any non-white humans I kind of went off it. most of the RW cards are straightforward Pagan-ish interpretations of the standard Rider-Waite deck. Silicon Dawn is Something Else Entirely, loosely based on Rider-Waite.
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if you're ace, you're rad and your existence is totally legit
food success!
leftover made-from-scratch spaghetti sauce with leftover rice. UNEXPECTEDLY TASTY.
though I tell you what would be fan-hecking-tastic on this: fresh-grated Parmesan cheese. I have developed a taste for it and never regretted it. except for the times when I don't have it available and have to use the "pre-grated cheese in a bottle" which is equivalent to sublimating a craving for sushi by eating fish sticks.
oh hey is it #asexualawarenessweek ? or something?
so hi be aware I'm mostly asexual. the full explanation is hideously complicated; the short version is "I usually prefer playing Scrabble."
food, self-care fail
hrrrrrm. I should probably Eat A Thing before getting sucked back into playing Sims. :P
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Discourse shitpost, plague inc
@SuricrasiaOnline@instance.business appears to have expanded into pharmaceutical philanthropy. Bless you for researching the problem that plagues us all https://awoo.space/media/bANXTUCfgpHbyIxSYoA
@kel@witches.town @kara@occult.camp @Metaph@scalie.business *snort* I'd prefer something without apostrophes. ;)
me: *sitting at computer making "ooooh" squeaks*
Spouse: *comes over to see what I'm looking at*
me: *shows baby axolotl video https://www.instagram.com/p/BacKJmUFxUn/ *
Spouse: .... yep, it's legit.
---
pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
...
aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
~follows welcome; followbacks not guaranteed~
Joined Jun 2017
