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 Hello, everyone! When I started this Tarot Overload Challenge by Thomas over at Hermit's Mirror , I did not think I would be blogging about it. It is definitely worth hopping over to his blog for the prompts and the guidelines. The Prompt What am I here to do in this life? The Pull: Part of this challenge is to pull in a random way. I pulled Strength in the way I usually shuffle cards... wait until one flies out. The Queen of Wands came out from the arc above. I closed my eyes, ran my right hand across the arc until I felt a pull. This happened to be a physical pull where my pink grazed the card, and it shot out. It was perfect. The Meaning: While I could write just the meaning, I know that Thomas' challenges  are meant to be an in-depth writing assignment. So, hold on to your hats. I have taken this time to include some astrology from my natal chart (Thank you, Thomas for the inspo!), and I am glad I did because it took a basic interpretation, and it brought it deeper for me...

 Hey all! Today, I would like to take the time to talk about Persephone and my relationship with her. I work with her in a very intuitive way, and I am not prone to a lot of traditional activities as I just generally do not have the organizational skills nor the energy for huge rituals. I have been walking with Persephone on my path for almost a year. She came into my life, along with Artemis and Hekate, on August 6, 2021. They came as a trio. I work with them individually on different moon phases. Who Is Persephone? Persephone is the Goddess of Spring and Queen of the Underworld. The patriarchal story is that she was kidnapped by Hades and taken to The Underworld, tricked into eating the forbidden fruit (very Abrahamic religion... ew), and is now trapped to spend 6 months of the year (Autumn and Winter) in The Underworld. I have this very deep feeling that this isn't the true story. I think Persephone went by choice. She is a Plutonic goddess. She has strong Scorpio energy. She ex...