Superstition: Green is an unlucky color, especially for brides. It is the color of fairies and the little people. Other countries see green as lucky because it is associated with trees and they hand green branches over their doors to keep misfortune away.
Everyday Omen: A rake in the road. Yipe! This I guess is a really Big fork in the road...especially since the tines were pointed up. Luckily I saw it in time to get it between my tires! So I guess I make the Big fork in the road change without getting so tired I feel flat.
We have the sign of Leo right now (soon to be Virgo). Leo's colors are yellow, orange, scarlet, and gold. Their gems are cat's eyes, rubies, and diamonds. Their metal is gold. Leo trees are any citrus trees, bay, walnut, and palm. Their flower is a sunflower, of course! Their spice is cinnamon.
Dream Words: Going along with the starting quote.... My dreams have been featuring words. The latest one is conclictions (the 'c' is hard). It means conflict and conclusions combined. So. with this word, you can draw conflicting conclusions, both--or all--of which are true.
Another dream had the same word over and over and over. The word stayed mostly the same, the meaning morphed. Or the word morphed and the meaning took on subtle shades of other intentions. Or the word morphed and the meaning morphed, but it was always the same word.
Your cards for the week: Choose a number between one and three.
I choose three Tarot cards to go with those numbers. They are:
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| 1) Eight of Wands |
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| 2)
Temperance
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| 3) King of Cups |
If you chose 1, the Eight of Wands, you are going to have a busy, rushed week, with lots of things happening. It might be stressful, but things will happen and you can get a lot done.
If you chose 2, Temperance, your week is about weighing things and people that are in your life. Two priorities are leaving you trying to go in two different directions at once. Temper your comings and doings with goings and restings.
If you chose 3, the King of Cups, your week will feel emotionally satisfying. You have creative things to do, charming people to encounter, and you are on top of your emotional state.
Sara, The Writer: The next Miss Kitty Mystery is nearing the end of the middle...getting to the part of each story where I usually stall...so I won't have to end the story I am having fun writing. (I also don't feel like tying up loose ends right now, since I've done so much editing lately.)
According to the 350 page mystery checkpoints, the end of the story starts about page 250 (I am on 240). Grim, my inner Critique (I try to keep his Editor's Badge on him, but he sneaks in sometimes and makes snide remarks while I'm writing. Such as lately, he has decided I write too much dialogue...So I am getting the yank on my creative energy as I try to write. Even if I ignore Grim, his fussing gets in my way. So I had to stop and say, "If you don't shut up, I'll write dialogue and absolutely nothing else forever and ever!"
He goes sulking off, knowing he's right and that I am going to stab myself in the back no matter how helpful he tries to be...
Phew, now I can write again.
Sara, The Artist: Paint, paint, paint! Yup, it paint the calendars pictures and Christmas and Yule card time. I also have three pictures to detail for Byran's 5th book...which my guess right now is that it will be released late, since I've been pushing myself, meaning the Inner Kid is getting ornery and is ready to refuse to do anything but eat cookies! (Especially since I didn't buy her the extra bag of cookies last week. (She had a whole unopened bag, but she wanted another one just in case...)
In case not everyone is interested in my bookmaking, I'm going to start a separate blog with my wiring ideas in it, thinking at least writers will be amused by bookmaking. This is scheduled to start maybe next week.
Merry day!
August 22 is Angel Day.
August 23 Honor Nemesis, the Roman goddess of destiny
