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jasper-pagan-witch · 10 hours
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Help Coin Get Top Surgery!
If you'd like to hear my story, read the post. If you'd like to go ahead and donate, click the link below:
Check out my kofi link to donate to my fund! 
Who am I?
My name is Coin and I'm a trans man looking to get top surgery--shocking, right? A bit more about me, I have two cats and 15 plants and I love writing and creating.
Why am I setting this goal?
Earlier this year I had to get off of testosterone due to medical issues and since then my chest has gotten bigger and I can no longer adequately hide it any more with tape or a binder. I've tried saving on my own but I am a college student who has been paying his own bills since I was 17. Of these bills, I have too many current and past bills to pay to afford saving much of anything towards my goal.
That said I have asked everyone in my life to put money towards this goal instead of giving me birthday/holiday gifts and extra money (from gigs or freelance) is being put into this.
However, my goal is to have top surgery by April 2025 so that I can enjoy summer with a huge weight--or weights--off my chest!
Why $5,000?
I'm asking for $5,000 because my insurance won't cover any of my surgery and I will also be out of work for two or so weeks after the surgery, more if I am unable to work from home. This would leave me with a gap in paychecks enough that I would need that buffer of money to make sure I don't go totally broke.
Truly, anything helps. If you can't donate, please consider sharing as I would really appreciate it.
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jasper-pagan-witch · 11 hours
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I hope that I am, to all of you, not an aspiration or a role model. I hope I am merely a 30+ year old white man in a stock photo image.
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jasper-pagan-witch · 12 hours
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The Nisenan tribe in my local area has the opportunity to purchase 232 acres located on a historic Nisenan Village site called Yulića, but they have a limited time (until April 4, 2024) to raise the needed funds. You can learn more about the fundraiser and donate here.
Especially if you have ever enjoyed any of my writing, like Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Aren't Dead, it would mean the world to me if you'd consider donating what you're able.
I'm also happy to take commissions and donate the funds in full to the fundraiser or to write anyone who sends me proof of their donation oneshots upon request; dm me or send me an ask if you're interested!
Reblogs are appreciated to spread the word. Thank you <3
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jasper-pagan-witch · 12 hours
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Curiosity killed the minx. Witch/Magician/Sorcerer/Whateveryouwannacallyourself, if you do magic answer and share, please. :)
obsv bad is subjective, but here we are.
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jasper-pagan-witch · 2 days
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I hope that I am, to all of you, not an aspiration or a role model. I hope I am merely a 30+ year old white man in a stock photo image.
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jasper-pagan-witch · 2 days
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3 card spread for 10 USD!
decks to choose from:
Oak, Ash & Thorn by Three Trees Tarot
Cosmic Slumber Tarot by Tillie Walden
Crow Tarot by M J Cullinane
question rules in this post
contact methods:
email me (preferred)
send a message/ask to this tumblr blog
send a DM to Haven1927 on Discord
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Hey everyone! I'm pretty strapped for cash at the moment, and would love to do some readings for y'all. I'm a trustworthy, thorough, and compassionate tarot reader, as @jasper-pagan-witch and @crimsonsongbird can attest. Please consider sending me a request if you need insight from the cards!
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jasper-pagan-witch · 2 days
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I have been curious to look at a statistical insight into the different Elemental associations people have with the Cardinal Directions. There are 24 different ways that the directions and elements can be grouped together, but tumblr won't allow me to do a poll with 24 options. I could do an individual poll on each element, but I specifically want to look at which pairings of the four elements/directions are the most common, so I'm going to do a Part 1 and a Part 2 for this poll. Together, these will give all the options for how someone might associate the elements and directions together, so if you don't see your particular pairings in this post, then stay tuned for the follow-up poll.
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jasper-pagan-witch · 2 days
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Alright, I think I got everything now. The only thing left is a YouTube channel recommendation (that I still need to watch and verify is something I want to put on my blog) and an anon telling me to eat the corndog, which I shall keep in my ask box for a long while.
Now that I am no longer suffering from bronchitis and my blorbos being in danger, I will finally answer some of the asks that have been sitting in my ask box for a while!
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jasper-pagan-witch · 2 days
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hi, i was wondering if servitors can like affect other people or can they only act as guardians for their creator/only do work on their creator?
by affecting other people i mean like. can they attack other people for you? ik that's a strong example but that's what i sorta mean
...I mean, yeah. Servitors can do whatever you program them to do, within the limits of what skills you give them to achieve those ends. Sure, it's also limited by how physically possible certain things are, but...yeah.
If you're interested in thoughtforms and servitors on the whole, please check this section of @jasper-grimoire. I also recommend reading Condensed Chaos: An Introduction to Chaos Magic by Phil Hine (which will give you an insight into chaos magic and has a section dedicated to the subject of servitors) (my review here) and Magickal Servitors: Create Your Own Spirits to Attract Pleasure, Power and Prosperity by Damon Brand (which is outside of the realm of chaos magic, but has some neat tips and tricks) (my review here).
Those resources will be able to help you with learning more about servitors!
~Jasper
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Hi jasper!
I am a lurker of your blog sorry if havent followed you until now.
I have a question or two I asked tarot for a Pokémon to help me with a friend who needs support and help with communication , I drew 7 of pentacles,8 of wands, strength,page of cups, knight of wand and high priestess.
I had no clue only is a fire type or grass 😭can you help me ? Or you know a Pokémon ? Thank you and sorry for a message so long😊
Well, here's the thing. I have no idea and I don't really interpret other people's divinations for them. When it comes to communication, I'd pick a Pokemon based on what it does, not based on a tarot reading.
Flying-types and Psychic-types on the whole come to mind (especially Chatot and Abra, personally), but there are some others that could help as well, depending on what's needed. Loudred could help to make a voice heard, Smeargle could help with expression (usually artistic), Meowth because the Team Rocket one literally talks... There are plenty of options if you're willing to read through PokeDex entries and Bulbapedia articles!
Sorry this didn't quite answer your question, but hopefully it helped!
~Jasper
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jasper-pagan-witch · 2 days
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Do you know if there's a term for "Believes in multiple deities, but only follows/worships/works with one?" I know henotheism exists, but some of the definitions make me uncomfortable. Because for me it's not that I think my deity is supreme or superior, just that they're the one that feels like the best 'fit', for lack of a better term.
No offense, anon, but Google could probably help you more than I could. Henotheism is probably the closest you're going to get, regardless of your level of comfort with some of its definitions.
~Jasper
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jasper-pagan-witch · 2 days
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Now that I am no longer suffering from bronchitis and my blorbos being in danger, I will finally answer some of the asks that have been sitting in my ask box for a while!
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I have been curious to look at a statistical insight into the different Elemental associations people have with the Cardinal Directions. There are 24 different ways that the directions and elements can be grouped together, but tumblr won't allow me to do a poll with 24 options. I could do an individual poll on each element, but I specifically want to look at which pairings of the four elements/directions are the most common, so I'm going to do a Part 1 and a Part 2 for this poll. Together, these will give all the options for how someone might associate the elements and directions together, so if you don't see your particular pairings in this post, then stay tuned for the follow-up poll.
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jasper-pagan-witch · 3 days
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Just feeling curious so poll time! Answer to the best of your recollection ^-^
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jasper-pagan-witch · 3 days
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Revisiting Rahdue's Wheel
Rahdue’s Wheel is a much-larger-than-average tarot spread that originated from Eileen Connolly’s 1987 book, Tarot: The Handbook for the Journeyman. It’s difficult to find detailed information outside of the book, as its size makes it unpopular among most tarot readers. Hell, Connolly herself needs 28 pages to explain it all. Rahdue’s Wheel shows up occasionally on Tumblr or Reddit, but its reputation has mostly become a kind of “Eat the Pig Trough and Get Your Picture on the Wall” for diviners. 
It’s when you get past the size that you start to realize the spread itself has some problems. 
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Tackling the ‘Size’ Premise
Let’s get the premise out of the way: Rahdue’s Wheel does not use all 78 cards. When you look at the spread in detail, it’s broken down into 7 sections: 
Inner Wheel - Present
Center Wheel - Future
Outer Wheel - Past
Dagim Block - Past life
Taleh Pillar (right side) - Past life relationships
Shor Pillar (left side) - Past life memories/experiences
Malkuth Block - Answers the 9 questions you are supposed to have asked before the reading
The last section, the Malkuth Block, is optional. Even if you choose to use it, you may not pull the rest of your deck. Connolly says “Any cards that have not been used are left face down and are not to be read. They do not pertain to the reading and leaving them face down retains the original energy of the spread. If you turn them over, you break the esoteric structure of the entire spread.” At most, this spread requires 69 cards, not 78. 
The Popular Criticisms
While its gimmick is an exaggeration, it is still a behemoth of a spread. Many believe it is unwieldy and bogged down with too much information. This is a common criticism of larger spreads; the more information you pull, the easier it is to get lost. The continual energy drain of pulling, followed by the mental drain of interpreting, can leave you with inaccurate results.
However, this is assuming that you have to do your tarot readings in one sitting. I don’t hold with that idea. You can take on the Wheel in parts, doing a section a day for a week. Or, you can pull all the cards one day, write down what you got, and then do the interpreting the next day. Personally, I think if you have the time, dedication, and skill to parse through all the information, you should be able to get good information out of a large reading. 
The Information
In my opinion, Rahdue’s Wheel’s failure is not due to its size, but the quality of information it gives you.
While I approached this spread with the assumption that most people will read it for themselves, Connolly goes back and forth on the role of her readers. In most of the section dedicated to Rahdue’s Wheel, she talks exclusively about “the client”, implying she is writing for a professional tarot reader and the reading is meant to be between two people (reader & querent). However, at one point, she advises the reader to do the Rahdue’s Wheel for themself four times a year, and there are a couple of “for yourself or the client”’s sprinkled throughout the section. 
I bring this up because this spread is not very good if you’re reading for yourself. The three wheels are the exact same questions; the only thing that changes is the tense. I know what my current health concerns are, and likely I know what my past ones were. The entire past wheel is redundant, as you’re just reliving everything without added context or commentary. Pulling a Three of Swords for past relationships tells me a break-up really hurt me, but it doesn’t tell me how that’s still affecting me. There’s no new information given to the querent beyond “this is how your life and philosophies have changed”. 
The redundancy cuts both ways in the reader/querent question. If you read for yourself, you’re wasting time and energy on things you already know. On the other hand, if you’re reading for someone else, you’re not giving the querent new information that can solve their problems. If anything, it’s spiritual junk food; the reader gets to come off as intuitive and knowledgeable (assuming the cards are all accurate), while not giving any real advice. The querent will leave feeling fulfilled from their amazing connection with the reader without any new ideas on how to fix their situation. 
The Past Life Issue
The other issue that becomes apparent right away is the focus on past lives. The wheels total 39 cards, while the past life sections total 30. This makes the past lives sections nearly half of the spread. Connolly believes that our actions and mindsets are influenced by the hidden memories and traumas of our past lives. She rationalizes that knowing about these lives is a good way to look deeper into the querent’s psychology. This gives us context for the previous problem: The reason we’re looking at every aspect of a person’s life is to find patterns stemming from the past lives. If we find your past life was betrayed by a lover, we know the root cause of your commitment issues. The wheels and the past lives sections work together to illuminate the overarching themes of the querent’s karmic life. 
This creates multiple barriers in order to make this spread work: 
You must believe in past lives as a concept
You must believe you personally have at least one past life
You must believe that issues from your past life can affect your current life
If you have all three beliefs, then this spread can do amazing things for you! But many people don’t have all three. I can’t get past the third one myself; I think it’s possible to connect with and learn from your past lives, but I don’t think their traumas become ours. For many, they don’t have the necessary beliefs to bridge the gap between the two halves of the spread. 
Even if you do believe past lives can affect our current lives, this spread still runs into the problem we discussed earlier: there is no advice given. At best, the reader will probably say to do “past life work” before sending you on your way. Knowing where your issues stem from can be helpful, but the knowledge itself won’t change anything. Ultimately, to see change you need a direction to go in. This spread will not give that to you. 
Finally Answering the Questions
Let’s revisit the Malkuth Block, the tarot reading within the tarot reading. Once the diviner has exhausted themselves sorting through every facet of your lives (present and past), it’s time to actually answer those questions you had that brought you to a reader in the first place. Connolly leaves it up to the reader to determine how many cards should be pulled per question. As I mentioned earlier, she says not every card will be flipped over and read, but then she goes on to say that if the querent only has one question, you must read all 9 cards in the Block. She does not give an explanation for this; I assume something to do with the “esoteric structure” but who knows. 
At this point, you’re doing a basic tarot reading. Surprisingly, many tarot readers are able to do “here’s the answer to your question” readings without knowing every single thing about you. If you’re just trying to get questions answered, the majority of this spread is unnecessary. It’s also incredibly damaging; by putting the questions at the end of the marathon spread, you get to the important part of the reading when the diviner is exhausted. 
Conclusion
Rahdue’s Wheel works well for very specific situations, like when you want to do past life work and don’t know what to focus on. But for the average reader this spread is too bloated. Not only is the size too large for most people to read accurately in one sitting, but the information it gives you is useless. You’re better off finding a smaller spread. 
While some use Rahdue’s Wheel as practice, I think most people bookmark it purely as a challenge spread to do “some day”. But this spread does work if you use it within the beliefs and framework Connolly created it for. I would bet there are a lot of people out there looking for just this kind of spread to help them with their past lives. They’ve probably heard the name before, but pass over it because no one talks about it as a past life spread or a karmic spread. They only talk about it as “The Ultimate Spread”. It’s become clickbait, in tarot form.
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jasper-pagan-witch · 4 days
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Would it be OK to make a luck or protection spell for the football team I root or is that kind of wrong ?
One of the oldest and most classical things you can do with magic. Honor your ancestors of spirit who were horny for the gladiators of ancient Rome and bless your local varsity golf team to your heart's content.
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