A little junk A little glue Behold a new Tarot card (Tarot Blog Hop June 2016)

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Hi everyone!

I am the wrangler of this particular Tarot Blog Hop. The theme I picked was "junk mail" Tarot--an art project for non-artists. The idea was to take some random artwork or photos, which one could find in their junk mail and turn it into a Tarot card using scissors and a little glue.

Let me just say---I was amazed at the number of my TBH bloggers that told me that they no longer get junk mail. Not that it stopped anyone from doing the Hop because we are all a bunch of inventive individuals.

In my case, the best card I ended up with was created from trash and not junk mail. (And yes, I am only showing you my favorite because otherwise, we could be here all day.) The following card was made from a Puffs and a Kleanox box.

Junk Mail Tarot--Ten of Bones

Behold the Ten of Bones. I am not sure what traditional suit I would actually assign this one to, mainly because I can see elements of all four suits in the card. There is a kind of overwhelming abundance; or lack, thereof, depending upon if the bones themselves are viewed as a desirable substnace, or if one views them as lacking meat. There is a layer of indecision, and a layer of things that once was. This (in my opinion) would be a card that would be hard to give a nutshell reading guide to.

One of the stories that I remember being told while I was a child was the story of a dog that is carrying a bone when he comes to a bridge crossing a river. Looking down he sees another dog with a bone in its mouth also. Being greedy, the dog drops his bone to grab the bone from the other dog, who disappears, along with his bone, as the real bone sinks into the river.

And that story also somehow enters into this card.

So anyways, that is my complicated card made from stuff that should have tossed into the trash, along with all the junk mail that I recieve.

Thanks for reading, and please consider visiting some of the other fine Tarot bloggers who took part in this Tarot Blog Hop.

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TBH Master List June 2016

Master list for the June 2016 Tarot Blog Hop

1. Morgan Drake Eckstein  http://gleamingsfromthedawn.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-little-junk-little-glue-behold-new.html
2. Joy Vernon  http://joyvernon.com/Blog/junk-mail-tarot/
3.  Jay Cassels  http://metaphysicalangels.co.uk/tbh2
4.  Chloe for Inner Whispers  http://www.innerwhispers.co.uk/art-project-spell/
5.  Deird Doran  http://www.thewillowpathtarot.com/2016/06/21/tarot-blog-hop-a-tarot-art-project-with-the-kings/
6. Kristen (Over the Moon Oracle Cards) http://overthemoon-oraclecards.blogspot.com/2016/06/tarot-blog-hop-junk-mail-tarot.html
7. Meniscus (by Ania M) http://meniscustarot.co.uk/a-world-view/
8.  Chloe for Celtic Lenormand http://www.celticlenormand.com/2016/06/here-comes-sun.html
9.  Aisling http://tarotwitchery.blogspot.com/2016/06/june-2016-tarot-blog-hop-not-just-junk.html
10.  Ania M http://aniam.co.uk/blog/royal-mail/
11.  Karen Sealey https://pureblessedtarot.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/yesterdays-news-tomorrows-tarot/
12.  Katalin Patnaik https://katalinpatnaik.wordpress.com/2016/06/21/june-2016-tarot-blog-hop-junkmail-tarot
13. Stella  http://www.usgamesinc.com/tarotblog/tbh2016june/  
14. [Last minute dropout--please pardon any inconvience that this causes.]
15. Shada McKenzie https://warmheartsemailtarot.com/blog-hop-6-of-cups/
16.  Arwen http://tarotbyarwen.com/?p=18816
17.  Boglarka Kiss http://vadrozsatarot.blogspot.com/2016/06/junkmail-tarot.html

The task assigned to the bloggers was as follows:

The theme for this blog hop is "Junk mail Tarot." This is what I call a "Tarot art project for non-artists."

The idea is to take some photos and\/or artwork that someone else has done, and turn it into a Tarot card. Yes, I am assuming that you get junk mail and\/or magazines. If not, there is plenty of random photos on the internet, including stock photo sites. And then, there are the meme making sites.

Here are some examples.

Junk Mail Tarot 1

Junk Mail Tarot 2

Junk Mail Tarot 3 (based on random book covers and TV shots, and badly drawn)

Now for the writing part...because search engines love indexing text and words and stuff like that.

For the writing part, talk about why you choose the images, and how you are associating them to a particular Tarot card.

What if I want to do more than one card? Go for it! I am sure that I am going to do more than one myself.

Contributors wanted (Denver Witch Quarterly)

A Modest Magical Magazine Proposal (Volume 1, Issue .1 Prospectus)--Denver Witch Quarterly

A few years ago, back in the Stone Age of Xerox and mimeograph machines, small press occult magazines were locally produced in people's basements and kitchens. I did some of my first writing as "MDE" for some of the ones being produced in Denver. And I thought about publishing my own. But I never did get around to attempting it...

...until now. Behold the Prospectus for Denver Witch Quarterly, a magazine devoted to paganism, Wicca, witchcraft, magick, and the occult.

I am looking for submissions. If you would like to submit something (editorials, non-fiction, rituals, poetry, fiction, artwork, photographs), you can email your submission to basttemple@msn.com

(This may or may not be a paid opportunity--it will all depend on whether or not, anyone actually buys small press magazines anymore.)

The Prospectus is available for purchase from your favorite ebook retailers.

Amazon

Barnes & Noble

Scribd

Kobo

Smashwords

Reminder--I am on Patreon

Just a reminder that I am on Patreon, where you can sponsor and encourage me to make more art, bad videos, horrible blog posts, and witty satire.

https://www.patreon.com/madunclemorgan

A fairy ritual in poetic form (June 2016 Hearthstone Open Full Moon ritual)

The June OFM ritual will be presented by Morgan Drake Eckstein. The ritual will utilize High Ceremonial Wicca techniques, along with the symbolism of four types of fairies (sylphs, salamanders, undines, and gnomes), to provide an omen (fairy fortune) to each of the attendees.

When: June 17, 2016---7 pm to 9 pm (doors open at 7:00 pm, community announcements 7:30pm, ritual starts after community announcements).
Where: First Unitarian--1400 Lafayette, Denver, Colorado
Cost: Free (suggested donation $5)

You are to be called Azulina (From The Black Princess and other Tales from Brazil), 1916 by Florence Mary Anderson

Happy Ghostbusters Day!

Do you remember where you were on June 8th, 1984?


(I was actually in Army boot camp---*sigh*---so I actually missed the most important event to ever happen on that day.)

June 8th, 1984, was the day that Ghostbusters opened in theaters. Who are you gonna to call? Ghostbusters!!!

And here are some Ghostbusters memes that I found on the internet.

For all those old D&D players out there---a GB alignment chart.

If you be drinking while watching the movie...

One of the best lines in the movie.

See Dogs and Cats living together---mass hysteria!

The fearsome Gozer the Gozerian, the Destructor of the night's silence.

This is the only sequel of Ghostbusters that had to be made.

(And for the record, I am withholding judgment on the new all-female requel until I see it...I mean, it won't be that bad...of course, I might not see it until it hits DVD....because I am poor...and use the library for my movie watching needs...not because I am afraid that my face might melt off if I look directly at it....but I am going to be watching my Facebook newsfeed just in case, it does melt people's faces off. After all, knowing is half the battle--GI Joe!)

Can Bernie live nine more years?

While using the Google looking for memes suitable for June 8th's post...you do know what June 8th is, right?---I stumbled across this Bernie Sanders meme.

Can I live eight more years? Let's find out together. Bernie 2016.

Yes, I know it is wrong that I laughed at it. Especially because I woke up my wife.

Seriously, Bernie is not that old. Ok, yes, he would be the oldest person to ever be elected President. But he is only six years older than Hillary Clinton (who will be as old as Ronald Reagan when he took office). And yes, dear President-for-Life Trump, is 69--just an year older than Hillary.

So yes, I am supporting the oldest candidate this Presidential election season.

Cthulhu & Dagon 2016---Make America Insane Again!