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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · 9h

This man knows what's needed . . .

Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 9h

Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.

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Sigfreid Skaldrup @sigfreidskaldrup.bsky.social · 1d

#FrogsTogetherStrong
#LibertéÉgalitéFraternité

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 1d

Spooky bird stories. Last year's Halloween comic.

A comic titled Spooky Bird Stories. In panel 1, a turkey vulture is telling stories to other vultures, and it says, "She walked toward the source of the terrible smell. She got closer and closer, and then, to her horror, she saw... No dead body." A black vulture says "No!" and a turkey vulture says "Did someone already eat it??"
In panel 2, a northern cardinal is telling a story to some songbirds. It says "They peered through the windows of the house at the gory scene. Zombies had smashed through the door in the night. The homeowner was dead. But worst of all... He hadn't refilled the feeders." An eastern bluebird says "Aaah!" and an American goldfinch says "It can't be!".
In panel 3, a screech owl is telling a story to other owls. It says "And then the ghost fluffed itself up really big to appear scarier." A saw-whet owl gasps, and a long-eared owl says "Horrifying!".
In panel 4, a downy woodpecker is telling a story to other woodpeckers, and says "The eerie sound rang through the dark woods. Tap-tap. Tap-tap. It was the distinctive two-part knock of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker. The species had returned from the dead... FOR REVENGE." A red-cockaded woodpecker says "Yesss".

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · 2d

When I was 13 in 1970, I was so excited about Earth Day, which was established in April of that year. I felt like a 1970s Greta Thurnberg, ready to become an environmentalist and change the world for the better.
How about you?

Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · 3d

Age shines with its own beauty.
These old stars are part of M9, a globular cluster near the center of the Milky Way.
See how brilliant the wisdom of age makes them, and you?
Shine with all the colors of your own inner star.
Let that light radiate out to bless us all.

Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · 4d

Today, I'm using the Alexander Daniloff Tarot 2012.

Take some balance (Temperance) with you to the new idea (Ace of Swords) you have; pure intellect (King of Swords) will not be sufficient.

DM me to book your own reading!

#tarotreading #danilofftarot

Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · 10d

Stay enmeshed and you will
shred your Self in the chaos.
Stretch beyond those emotions
to that calm mind suspended
among the stars.
Watch as your spirit shape lights up.

Say hello!

#antennaegalaxies

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · 11d

I'm using the Star Tarot by Cathy McClelland.

Partner for the inner work to reach a new plateau of abundance in this life.

9 of Pentacles is your goal. 7 of Cups calls on you to go deeply within to find focus. Connect to partnership power of the Lovers to make a decision on where to focus energy.

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · 12d

The Wheel is yours
to draw, to turn.

But in order to do this,
you must stand
in the center.
Within that center
of who you are
in your soul,
that's where the power lies.

Draw your life, then,
from the center.
#pinwheelgalaxy #inspirationalnotes

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Saffron & Her Majestic Floof @saffronsfloof.bsky.social · 14d

My morning bowl doesn’t fill itself.

#cats #BlueskyCats #gato #adoptdontshop #fosterkittens #NoVA #adoptme

Color photograph. A tiny black and gray tabby kitten perches on a tan platform and looks straight at the camera. Her long white whiskers are highlighted and she looks to be waiting for a response.

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · 16d

In Oregon, the autumn colors subdued (my people are from NH, color is the thing).

Our welcome to fall is the “real” rain as they call it. Rain you can hear on the windows. Rain you can soak in over a half-hour’s time.

This is how we know fall has arrived; it rains!
#rainyseasonoregon #fallrains

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Sep 13

Today, I'm using the Osho Zen Tarot.

The Queen of Clouds reminds you that discipline is not everything (she looks miserable!).

Make this a day where you step through an already-unlocked doorway (5 of Rainbows) and embrace an experience that lights you up (3 Fire).

#tarotreading #oshozentarot

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Ann Aguirre @annaguirre.bsky.social · Aug 30

I cook for unhoused folks in town & this is what they say:

“I haven’t had access to a kitchen and a home-cooked meal in such a long time. This is so nice.”

“This tastes like something my mom used to make when I was little.”

Anything you can do helps & helping might make you happy. Pass it on.

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Aug 2

Today, I'm using Lee Bursten’s Universal Tarot of Marseille.

Get help from the Q of Pentacles, dear Knave/Page to take care of a new financial project, and be sure to set budget boundaries to ensure you don't take too many risks (8 of Swords).

Get a reading at celestialshuffle.com

#tarotreading

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Jul 27

#blackholes #balanceinchaos

Artistic depiction of black hole sucking in energy and objects from a nearby galaxy. Text written on image:

Looks like a tragedy,
a black hole sucking
star-stuff right into it.

Yet, in chaos, there is balance.
The red ring captures more
than the black hole consumes.

In your life, too,
things may seem chaotic.
But look more closely.

Your gain and your loss
are always partners
in your experience.

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Allyson Joule @allysonjoule.bsky.social · Jul 23

Raindrops trail
down the window
like tears,
each one born
from a heavy sky.
I watch them fall,
steady and
unnoticed,
like the way
I loved you;
quiet, endless.
No thunder,
no lightning,
just ache
in the silence.
Even the sky
understands
what it means
to be ignored.

#vss365 #poetry #tear

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Jul 21

Look within.
Find your neutron star.
Feel its power.

In any given moment,
the possibility of
redemption exists.

Willingness is the first step.
Feel it rise.

#neutronstar #willingness #transformation

Neutron star image from NASA. golden light from center of start plus other farther-way stars and blue gas clouds in different shapes.

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Jul 12

Morning Moon for you all, courtesy the Elkton valley hill prospect. Enjoy!

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Jul 5

Today, I'm using my own Divine Physics Tarot based on NASA images.

Let go of at least one burden (10W + 5D) to embrace a new world of creation (PageW)

DM me to book your own reading!

Purchase the deck at celesitalshuffle.com

#tarotreading #divinephysicstarot

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Jul 3

Back to the 1970s-1980s, and my adventure in applying The Fool’s Journey trope to the Star Wars space opera. This was a classic retelling of that ancient tale of going out and returning home.

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The Fool's Journey, Star Wars Style

As part of a Tarot course I took when I got started learning to read the cards, we were asked to apply the Fool’s Journey through the Major Arcana of the deck to some story or movie or whatever that w...

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Jun 28

Today, it’s the 78 Tarot Animal deck.

So many helpers! Work your collaborative project (3 of P) with quiet Strength and larger-than-life determination (2of W) to reach a goal.

DM me to book your own reading!

#tarotreading #78tarotanimal

Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Jun 23

A little poetic reminder about the power of the hug over on my Substack:

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The Hug

Feel the charge. Hugs are all energy, all the time. Reciprocity is auto-magic. Flesh to flesh with no expectations. In joy, sadness, a compassionate embrace. Fill yourself and another with kindness. F...

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Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Jun 17

For me, it’s Time. I need to get delegating/outsourcing so I can focus on my main creative thing (poetry). How about you?

#creativefreedom #creativity

Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Jun 11

From Earth, the Sun shines
as a uniform disk of light.

Closer in, it's a mottled ball
of churning colors and temps.

When you shine,then,
be like the Sun.

Go purple instead of yellow.
Show us your deep shadows.

Throw off a lopsided flare
now and then.

It's your shine.

Joanne Sprott @joannesprott.bsky.social · Jun 7

I'm using Ciro Marchetti’s Gilded Tarot Royale.

Disruption lurks (5 of S). Don’t let manipulators, or your own ego, keep you from playing with a new creative project (P of W) and sharing it with friends (3 of C).

DM me if you are interested in a reading!

#tarotreading #gildedtarotroyale