Love, Passion, Spirit.

Well, sort of. I still have to get up early because of the kids. But...its the only day I have nothing planned. Its the day I do laundry, clean up the house, do my jewelry work, etc. But no appointments, no-where to go, no-one to meet.

I've scheduled myself into a corner with bowling. I joined 4 bowling leagues for the summer. Everyone things I'm nuts. But there's a part of me that really wants this right now...its a social outlet for me, and it keeps me active, and keeps me focused on me. Which may sounds strange, being the "its all about me" Leo. But I've spent so much time lately on what I need to do to make "others" happy and fulfill "others'" needs that I've truly been neglecting my self. So I'm indulging in time for me.

My parents are doing better. My dad was sitting up in a chair yesterday; he's feeding himself 3 meals a day. And he finally got to see my mom (which brings me to tears every time I think about it, because all week long all he's been doing is asking to see his wife...and I'm glad they were finally able to let him do so.) Yesterday they put a tube in my Mom's lungs and drained over a litre of fluid out of them. This was keeping her from breathing on her own. They're confident that today, they'll be able to remove her from the respirator and hopefully she'll begin to recover more. Keep praying...because if she can't be removed from the respirator, she won't want to be kept on it, and we'll to decide what to do. I don't want to make that decision.

*sigh* One day at a time.

This weekend coming up I'm doing the WEst Windsor Ren Faire out in Mercer County, NJ...all Jersey folks, you should come down and see me!!! I'll be vending my own jewelry as Elemental, along with Tessa and eriksangel15 (from LJ) as my minions. :) I'm looking forward to it..its always a blast, although I miss my other girls as they'll be down at the Fairy Festival in Maryland. But here's hoping its a good weekend, financially and weather wise for us all.

And now, my piles of laundry are calling my name. Have a good day all.

Stole this from zeldakitty over on LJ...but I figured it was worth reminding everyone.




Just thought I'd put a reminder out there...

Play nice.

Communication is an art, a skill and a delicate dance.

If this doesn't make you want to get this deck...I don't know what will. :)

Legacy of the Divine Tarot from Ciro Marchetti on Vimeo.

A short trailer for my latest tarot deck. For additional information please visit my web site www.ciromarchetti.com



I'd like to recognize the following students who were involved in this project.



Chris Maher http://www.cmaher-vfx.com

Renzo Reyes www.renzoreyes.blogspot.com

William Bronner [email protected]



Their enthusiasm, proficiency with various programs and general work effort were an integral part of this production.

So this past weekend, I attended the 2009 Tarot School Reader's Studio in Newark, NJ. I was vending my Jewelry, so it was a money-making venture, but it was also a learning/social experience. Unfortunately, I had to leave early on Saturday because of my personal family emergency, but before then I had the pleasure of hearing three wonderful presentations and spend time with some very incredible people.

And Friday morning, once I got up there, and set up, I was making sales left and right (it was exciting to be in a group of people who were excited about my wares, as I was the ONLY jewelry vendor there!)... And as I was walking around the room, looking at other people's goodies, I came across Ciro Marchetti and his beautiful new deck. Now...I met him at this same event last year, and at that time I purchased his Tarot of Dreams deck and have used nothing else since then. I knew he was working on another deck, and was excited to see it, but had no idea the emotional impact it would have on me. It will not be officially "published" by Llewellyn until September of 2009; however, he had a limited number of limited editions to sell, printed on special matte-finish card stock. At $150 a pop, it was a stretch of an expense, to be sure. There was no way I could justify spending that kind of money. I needed to be responsible, too many things at home to be attended to and paid for.

And then I looked at the deck. And I couldn't put it down. The feel of it. The images. I had a lump in my throat, and tears came to me as I looked at breathtaking image after breathtaking image. Some may feel me to be exaggerating, but I tell you...to me..the symbolism and imagery pulled at my soul. I knew I couldn't wait until September, and I certainly couldn't pass up the opportunity to get this special edition. I could certainly not afford the version with the book and layout sheet, but the deck itself...well, I would find a way. I went back to my table, and lookked at my Tally sheet from that morning. $165. I had made $165 in the space of two short hours. And the actual event hadn't even STARTED yet. That was my justification. I knew that the Goddess (and these people) would provide me with the rest of the money I needed to make over teh course of the weekend to make this conference worthwhile, and justify the purchase. by the way, with the additional sales that made before I had to leave Saturday, I brought home almost $360 this past weekend. That is after I paid for my hotel room. When there are things you need (and want)...the Universe provides it for you...somehow. Especially if it is something that you are meant to have.

So it was done. The Legacy of the Divine Tarot is now mine.

I will be hopefully getting back into my daily draws, and using this deck for a while as I become familiar with it.

The obligatory first post! I'm hoping to make this journal a little more artistic and writerly than my LJ. I want to talk more about my jewelry, my creative ideas, and my spiritual pursuits in this space. Hopefully you'll enjoy going on the journey with me. For now, most posts will be public. Please feel free to add me to your reading list. ;)

Blessings,
Sagie.