#i just think its there on purpose! why choose those specific flowers! why Draw specific flowers in a fictional puppet world

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

hello again everyone i'm putting on my tinfoil jester hat & passing out Hefty grains of salt. its batshit theory time!

in short: i think Julie is gonna get violent & might end up killing someone - or she'll at least try. and i'm pretty sure something terrible is gonna happen to her.

in long: hoo boy. strap in

first off, i'd like to say that i love womens' wrongs And rights! all of this is said with utmost affection & respect for Julie. i love it when characters do terrible things, its interesting and so tasty for the story and their development <3

second disclaimer: most of this is just based off of what we have / know as of now. which is, admittedly, not much! so despite having short arms, i may be reaching very far! i'll get the based-on-knowledge part of my thoughts out of the way before getting into the more abstract I'm Just Making Shit Up At This Point part (educated guessing, yk yk!)

not sure where to start so i'll begin with what starting this line of thinking - flower symbolism. I've gone a little bit into it in a previous post from a while back (where i just made observations about the neighborhood map), but i'll restate the relevant parts. there are two flowers in the neighborhood with greek myths attached, and similar ones at that: the hyacinths outside of the Post Office, and the sunflowers outside of Frank's house.

most people know the hyacinth myth! Apollo, while playing metal frizbee with his (male) mortal lover Hyacinthus, Apollo's thrown discus bounced off of the ground and accidentally hit Hyacinthus in the head, killing him - then Apollo turned the spilled blood into the hyacinth flower. in another - popular - version of the myth, the wind god Zephyrus was jealous and blew the discus off course to kill Hyacinthus. as for sunflowers: Clytie, a nymph, was in love with Apollo and grew jealous of his relationship with a princess, Leucothoe. Clytie informed Leucothoe's father of the relationship, and he buried Leucothoe alive as punishment. Apollo turned his murdered lover into a sunflower. two flowers attached to greek myths about Apollo falling for a mortal, and that mortal gets murdered by a jealous non-mortal.

next, I would like to bring attention to This Concept Artwork from 2021. now i'm not gonna use this as a definitive "oh this exists so it must mean-" but there are always elements of concept work, especially Canon concept work, that sticks or can allude to themes or information that will be revealed later in the story. concepts are concepts for a reason - it means there's a solid idea that's being explored in depth, most times for use (especially that deep into the story crafting).

specifically, right now i'd like to look at the type of flower Julie is holding. pansies. normal ones + the primary fucked up pansy. pansies are symbols of love - both romantic and platonic, but predominantly platonic. it can also symbolize nostalgia, thought, admiration, remembrance, and can even be used as an "i'm sorry" flower. in victorian times, it was often used to represent forbidden/secret love.

stick with me, i'm getting to the point i promise

now, another thing is how much of Julie's character (meta-wise & in regards to the WH show as a production) is centered around love. her house is the "cutest" or most feminine one in the neighborhood, and it's downright infested with hearts, from the windows to the bushes to the chimney. she exists as Frank's foil, and it's almost definitive that she was meant to be Frank's love interest (there's just. so much evidence that there's no way that's not it). and just look at her! she looks like a love interest! if WH was a real show that i sat down to watch, i'd see her and immediately go "oh, ok, that's her base role"

this contradicts with what we know of her character - Julie seems big on platonic love, loving her friends, but other than that? she very much steps around what her house/character design is trying to say. she's hopscotching right over what the production wants from her. the only thing she kinda sticks with is the whole flower thing

but. but but but. i wonder! after the update, I'm pretty confident that the neighbors are influenced by the "script" and the workshop, even if they're not aware of it. see: the difference in how they act in the "recovered media" (where they behave more like they're characters playing out a bit, their dialogue has no natural lulls and it just sounds like a (really good) script) vs the 14 audios & the phone calls (natural dialogue, they seem more layered & like actual people instead of just characters, there's no set shenanigan - they're just doing their own things). and we can assume that the latter audios are from the neighbors off-script off-the-air.

despite this, they still somewhat try to fill their roles. the question is: how much of that is authentic, and how much is them still feeling that pressure to perform? just like how We as people feel pressure and expectation from societal rules/norms, even if we're not conscious of it. like, say... kids growing up thinking being queer is wrong, even if they've never been directly exposed to / made aware of homophobia/transphobia. We fill in the absence of being told "this is right" with "it must be wrong", and We act accordingly

so apply that to sapient puppets who were (again, most likely) made with set relationships, dynamics, and character details in mind. they're meant to be This Way, even if they want to be That Way, and that internal "programming" has to conflict, at least a little. like how I've seen Clown mention that homophobia will/may be a theme, and the only way i can see that happening among puppets who have never been directly exposed to it is if the above happens: they feel pressure from something they're unaware of. expectation from a "higher" plane of existence. as above, so below.

OKAY NOW WE'RE GETTING TO IT I PROMISE! blend this all together into Frank & Eddie catching feelings. they weren't meant to fall in love. they're not supposed to be together. it's - from the perspective of Playfellow & society (in the time period WH was active/created) - wrong.

Julie is supposed to be with Frank. Frank is supposed to be with Julie. in a way, they are together - they're best friends. they're foils. they were created to compliment each other and click. in the media audios, they're almost always together. if one of them is in a scene, so is the other.

so what happens if Frank starts to pull away? if he starts to spend more time with Eddie - what if Julie feels like she's being pushed out? what if she asks Frank to come play, only to be told he already has plans with Eddie, and if Julie tries to join in, what if Frank tells her no?

if it were me in this situation, I think I'd start to panic a little. everything has always been the same - it's always been Frank and Julie. that's how it's supposed to be. Frank and Eddie, well that's just - that's just wrong! and if, at this hypothetical point in the story, things are tangibly starting to degrade/go wrong, Julie might cling even harder, panic even more.

you see where I'm going with this? what i meant with the flower symbolism and what it could point to?

their world is falling apart, and Julie's one constant - Frank, her best friend, her grumpy rock - is pulling away. for Eddie. the mailman. and so what if the jealous "lover" takes action? Julie can make things go back to normal. she needs Frank, and in her mind she's losing him, but she can't lose him. she can't. and maybe that little whisper of expectation that she can't hear but feels nonetheless, fuels this fire. it makes her feel justified, makes her feel the need to act and "correct" this. maybe if she gets rid of the distraction, Frank's love and attention will be hers once more.

i mean, people do insane things when they're under that much pressure. from current probably-horrible events, a loss of control in their own life, their closest person seemingly distancing themselves, subconscious pressure from societal expectation. especially when it comes to love - platonic or romantic. w/ Julie, i'm pretty sure it's platonic in regards to Frank. though she is bi, so you never know! could be both!

and maybe it won't be about Frank & Eddie, if any of this turns out to even a little right. maybe there's a factor I'm not considering or haven't seen yet. but i really do think that there are things pointing to it.

like yeah, the Concept Art linked above. the caption saying "liar", the specific species of flower, Julie holding it over her mouth as if keeping a secret, the hammer. not sure if the person standing over her is her primary puppeteer, an abstract, or something else (it seems cracked?) but that's not what this theory is about!

then there's the flower patch - both behind her in the concept art, and the one behind her house on the map. it's striking me now that the two look very similar. they have mostly the same flowers, even. blue/yellow/white/orange "daisies", some daffodils, what i think are roses (it's hard to tell specifics on the map). an odd choice to make them so similar (unless it's coincidence!).

when I first saw the patch, my immediate thought was "holy shit is that a body dump?!" bc it's oddly green compared to the rest of the map, it's placed at a noticeable distance behind Julie's house - as if it's supposed to be "hidden", and it's the lushest spot in the neighborhood. now, to provide a counterargument to my own claim: it could be very green because that's how things are shaded, it looks like it's at a distance from the house bc the map is 2D, and its the lushest spot bc Julie's all about flowers - also, i doubt flowers would spontaneously grow since we can assume none of them are real. it's a puppet world of props. but who knows.

(and okay this might or might not be relevant but we can assume Julie is the one who made the chalk drawings on the path, right? i think there's a spiral in front of her house. just making a note of it.)

and there's just how much "pressure" seems to be on Julie compared to the others. she doesn't match her house. she doesn't fit her "role" the way she's meant to. AND OH AND I ALMOST FORGOT - by the swingset, there's now a bowling ball and what looks like red scissors. idk about you guys but i associate scissors with Eddie. he's all about crafts, after all! now i'm really reaching but hey? murder weapon? Julie does seem fond of bowling balls... that's a perfect bludgeoning weapon to have on hand (in abundance!)

in conclusion, i just think Julie has major potential to do some deliciously fucked up stuff. in fact, i hope she does! it could be handled/done in an absolutely fascinating way, and could have intriguing consequences.

who knows, maybe i'm right about her trying to get rid of Eddie (not out of malice or anything, just fear & pressure), and there'll be a whole thing where he keeps on coming back, completely unaware that she tried to off him, bc he's a puppet and it's probably really tough to kill something that wasn't really alive in the first place. i mean, in This Observation post i made about some new map secrets, there's a strange window shine on the Post Office door that could be spelling out either "nexus" or "new us". that plus the apparent extra hands/faces behind the door... Eddie is quite accident prone. who's to say he's not used to being replaced by himself? it's not like he'd remember. or is that the reason his memory is bad? holy shit wait - no wait this is a tangent. sorry. this post is about Julie lmao maybe i'll make a different post for this Eddie Thought i just had bc ough. ough...

and also, before anyone tries to come at me - because there's always people who twist words to Start Shit or misinterpret/miss the point - i'm not saying that Julie is like... homophobic. or hates Eddie. or is a "jealous crazy-" just. yk? and if you think that, maybe reread the post. or take a reading comprehension class &lt;3

AS FOR THE SOMETHING TERRIBLE HAPPENING TO JULIE. this is based on Two things and also Vibes. this section will be mercifully short compared to the rest of this clusterfuck of a post

so in the Livestream Trivia doc compiled by @/theneighborhood watch, yes i'm referencing this again sorry, there's this tidbit:

that, plus This Artwork, which features Julie (they're her shoes!) standing at the edge of an apparent chasm (the edge of the set, i assume) paints an interesting hypothetical picture. maybe she wanders a little too far and falls off the edge of her world. maybe she discovers something and Wally has to do something he doesn't want to do, but "needs" to. hey, who knows. maybe she is gonna hurt / try to hurt someone, and in an attempt to save them / stop her, Wally pushes her - either accidentally or on purpose, either way the end result would be the same. now I'm just pulling things out of my ass so lets move on lmao

then there's the Unknown Record in the website's media section. i actually recorded the audio and sped it up - i'll post that video later - and it seems to be an excerpt from Alice in Wonderland. the only part of it i've been able to clearly pick out is "Alice found herself falling down.... down... down..." followed by, presumably Alice speaking - who's high pitched voice reminds me of Julie's. so that's another point in the Julie Goes Bye-Bye Via Rapid Descent theory. or just goes temporarily missing! it could be that the only relevant part of the above trivia tidbit is the "falling down a cavern", and not the "never seen again" part. but it could. be. both.

though! though. Clown has stated that if all the neighbors were to take on roles in Alice in Wonderland, Wally is the one who would be Alice. which follows his direct connection to the spiral/eye pit, and the phrase "down the rabbit hole". so it could be either or. it could be both! it could be neither! this is all speculation, which brings us to....

the end! we made it! i hope you're still carrying your Hefty grains of salt! soon you'll be able to fill a large chicken-shaped shaker with it all!

#ok ive been feeling a little Clearer upstairs lately so i think this is actually written the way i wanted #the brain fog lifted just enough to be insane on main! #sorry about all the flower symbolism #i just think its there on purpose! why choose those specific flowers! why Draw specific flowers in a fictional puppet world #where not even the animals are real species! theyre just generic/fictional 'butterfly' 'beetle' etc #and how eddie and frank's main flowers are practically the same story just in different fonts #how julie is 'meant' to be frank's lover. the meanings of the pansy. the flower patch. #welcome home speculation #wh speculation #wh theory #homebogging #'i connected the dots' you didnt connect shit 'ive connected them' #i stg im gonna eat drywall.... #and hey. maybe this is all just wishful thinking #i love it when fictional women do bad things. its catnip to me! #we'll see we'll see #wow i actually dont have much to say in the tags. i put it all in the main post. this is a rarity! #i just think it would be interesting if julie clashed with frank/eddie #that could be downright Fascinating... #well whatever happens ill enjoy it! im im right - awesome! if im wrong - awesome!

[expired-monster-craft-smp]

Vibes Dream SMP members give off (in my opinion)

Dream

Barked at people in high school ironically but it became unironic real quick

Can’t cook very well but is good with a knife, especially at a fast pace

One of those kids who either purposely spells the first word wrong in a spelling bee to just be done with it right away or tries the hardest and manages to win (there is no inbetween for this heathen)

Bites ice cream with his teeth

Has snorted pixie stix far too many times and sneezed blue after each time

Eats bananas with the peels

Wears mismatched socks

Has taken a bite out of a pool noodle because he liked the texture and impulsively bit it (ADHD things✨😌)

Walks around looking extremely high but he’s just spacin out and stuck in his head

Dreams (lmao) in Minecraft and video games in general

Will flirt with anything that moves but has no idea how to respond to compliments

Makes fun of himself first before anyone else can

Has eaten an orange peel and it wasn’t that bad in his humble opinion

Wears khaki shorts

Eats the wax part of the baby bell cheese

Doesn’t actually know what genre his music taste is cause he vibes to everything

Georgenotfound

Picks at the skin on his lip when it’s dry so it bleeds and he tries not to give in by licking his lips often enough to the point where it became a habit

Wears velcro shoes because he doesn’t feel like tying them (he knows how, he just doesn’t wanna do it)

Eats peanut butter straight from the jar

Makes that disgusting “ants on a log” thing (celery stick filled with peanut butter topped with a row of raisins)

Can’t drink milk plain, it’s gotta have some sort of flavour

Can draw a perfect straight line but his circles look Terrible

Eats cheez-its like cereal without milk

Loves making little noises so much like he walks around his house doin chores and he’s just goin “memememenownownwnkwkshskshkshskhs”

Hates wearing socks

Coloured his tongue with highlighters because they’re non-toxic

Constantly tapping his feet and hands to a song/beat playing in his head

I can’t imagine this man using a bike of any sort, so Imma say he doesn’t know how

Can’t be licked by dogs because he’s used to being licked by his cat so it makes him uncomfortable

Can actually sing pretty well but gets real nervous in front of people so he fucks it up

Sapnap

No idea how to cook anything other than Mac and cheese please help this man

Meows at cats because he wants to confuse them and laughs Way too hard when he does (his laugh is like sunshine so I’ll allow it)

Would be fantastic at braiding hair Idk why

Gives the BEST fuckin hugs EVER

When singing, he makes noises for the instrumental parts too

Wanted to play the drums at one point

Really likes pit bulls but he’s more of a cat person so he loves them from afar

Only vaguely knows how to shave his face properly without hurting himself

Opportunities for him come up out of pure luck but mans is skilled for them so it works out well almost Always

Used to or currently has a skateboard and isn’t too bad

ALWAYS has bruises appearing everywhere for no reason, he doesn’t even know where 90% of them are from

Calls his friends twinks to jokingly bully them and gets away with it because he himself is not a twink

Gets sudden bursts of energy in the middle of the night and just shimmies around a bit to try and deal with it

Favours spearmint over peppermint

Arsonist

Banned from three (3) Dave & Busters in Texas

Badboyhalo

Washes his hands after doing literally anything

Likes the bird exhibits at the zoo (specifically the penguins)

Very good at cooking, best at soups and stews

If he painted his nails they would definitely be a baby blue

Overthinks very simple things and it makes him look less smart than he actually is

Drinks tap water

Probably prefers whiskey over beer

Knows how to tap dance a bit

Surprisingly good at taking and handling shots

Steady hands

Adds extra chocolate to hot chocolate

Plays sudoku and is really really good at it (only uses pen when he plays)

Everytime he sees a Himalayan salt lamp he NEEDS to lick it despite knowing it’s very salty and he’ll pull a face afterwards

Not great at Rock Paper Scissors

Wears sunglasses inside for no reason at all, he just,,,Does

Still has a stuffed animal from childhood perched on his bed

Probably tried his hand at archery

Tommyinnit

He has no idea how to use a baby voice on children or animals, so he just talks to them normally

Wears socks to bed

His fingers are double jointed

Always starts twitching if he stays still for too long because he’s gotta move around

His shoes and have different laces and it bothers everyone but himself

Doodles on himself in class when he’s bored or not paying attention

Has really good hearing, both with pitch and volume

Can’t eat tomato’s by themselves, it’s either gotta be in sauce form or with something else

FUCKING LOVES STRING CHEESE

Terrible handwriting

Favourite part of a slice of bread is the crust

Wants to paint his nails black to be cool and edgy but his hands are far from steady and he has no clue how to paint nails

Pretty affectionate with close friends (like Tubbo and Wilbur) off stream/camera

He likes pears for some reason

Wilbur Soot

Is constantly having to decide between leaving his hair as is or shaving all of it off

He also thinks about adding some colour but never actually does

Most tea is gross to him

Everytime he puts a breath mint thats circular in his mouth, he pretends it’s a pill and he’s taking drugs because he thinks that’s funny

He does that vacant state as a joke but that really what he looks like when he’s spacing out

Likes to aggressively flirt with his male friends but if his female friends flirt with him, he gets a bit flustered

Has probably accidentally swallowed a guitar pick

Once drank two entire jars of pickle juice

Bonks his head on anything and everything

He has broken a pair of glasses by walking face first into a pole outside

Thinks kinetic sand is fun

Has passionate arguments with others about trivial and random topics like chicken feet

Can open a beer bottle with his teeth

Would accidentally pop and swallow a bracket if he had braces

Tubbo

Hates sharp cheddar cheese

Everytime he learns a new word it’s in every sentence he says for the next week or so

Ate candle wax for a dare once

Doesn’t know how to tie a tie and will probably never learn

Wanted to do ballet at one point but decided not to

He has eaten multiple flowers for absolutely no reason other than wanting to know how they taste

Starts vibrating if he’s too excited

Used to bite his nails

ABSOLUTELY DESPISES MUSTARD

Has eaten paper and says it doesn’t taste that bad

Enjoys telling his friends how much they mean to him (this has resulted in Tommy and Wilbur crying on a few seperate occasions)

Spaces out a lot and doesn’t often pay attention to his surroundings

Gets lost inside of Best Buy’s

Likes s’mores but doesn’t properly understand how to make them

Technoblade

Learned to cook purely out of spite and found it’s actually pretty fun

Constantly getting smacked in the face by trees when walking outside

Really likes apple pie

Everytime he looks at potatoes he thinks of all the hours he spent trying to win the potato war

Starts things as a joke and gets too into it

Doesn’t like the taste of most energy drinks

Has rubbed salt and lemon juice into an open wound to just,,see how it felt (he did it once and Hated it but did it again because he forgot what it felt like)

Sometimes hates how quiet he is because everyone he knows is loud and talks over him

Despite how he is portrayed in the Dream SMP, he is extremely loyal to his friends and would kill for them

Over seasons his food because he can’t taste it otherwise

Really good balance

Doesn’t like to wear bright colours, but still enjoys wearing colours

Good at knitting

Quackity

Actually fairly quiet when off camera

Will accidentally use Spanish grammar while speaking English sometimes

Country music confuses him

Doesn’t really like kids but they really like him

Can’t dance

Hardest drugs he’s ever done is second hand smoke from a cigarette and children’s Tylenol

His favourite jolly ranchers are the red and blue ones

He uses lighters as fidget toys basically

Will have a breakdown, take a bubble bath, and call himself the self care king

Dehydrated

Wants a pet rat but he already has a cat and doesn’t wanna risk anything

Constantly questions why his main source of income is playing Minecraft with two 16 year olds

Karl Jacobs

Probably ate a spider once

Would wear those socks that are like gloves for you feet where it separates all the toes

Eats ravioli straight from the can, cold

Can answer an incredibly complex math equation fairly easily but will stumble over 12x11

Loves kids so much and speaks to them in a soft voice

Tried making ramen in a coffee pot and broke it

Drinks 2 monster energy drinks a day on average

Likes to open walnuts with his teeth but doesn’t actually eat them

The embodiment of that one John Maulany joke where he says you could spill soup in his lap and HE’D apologize to YOU

Loves physical affection so so much!!!!

If he moves his wrists in a certain way, they pop Really Loudly

Fantastic at making cookies

Fundy

Lowkey actually a furry but more on like, a cat boy level than fursuit level

Drives a Honda Civic

Likes ABBA

Adds parsley to almost anything he makes food-wise

Loves garlic bread so much, he’d commit a federal crime for it

Middle child vibes

Decent at skiing

Good at singing but isn’t terribly confident

Seems responsible at first glance but in reality he’s pretty chaotic and childish

Bad at spelling

Always cuts his nails way too short so they always feel weird/hurt

Likes bracelets and rings

Thinks pastel colours slap

JSchlatt

Despite the character he plays, he’s actually really sweet

He’s genuinely that cryptic off camera as he is on camera

Can cook but chooses not to most of the time

Would probably say “what pussy size you wear” to anyone who asks him to buy pads

Not actually as intimidating as he appears to be

Lowkey would fight a child

Shuts down when someone compliments him, often using aggression as a front because holy shit they just called him handsome and kind what the Fuck-

Jokingly says his license is suspended but in all actuality he never got his license in the first place

He has two (2) extra teeth but they don’t need to be removed so he kept them

Has a stick n poke of a stickman on his ankle he got in high school

Likes physics

This is already very long, and I still plan on adding more.

#dream #dreamwastaken #georgenotfound #sapnap #mcyt fandom #dream mcyt #mcyt memes #sapnap mcyt #george mcyt #mcytumblr #vibes #more later #i plan on doing every member #don’t worry guys #dream team #dream smp #mcyt #tommy and tubbo #tommy mcyt #tubbo #wilbur soot #tommy and wilbur #wilbur soot mcyt #dreamnotfound #jschlatt #schlatt #quakity #quackity #Technoblade #technoblade mcyt

[luffysbasement]

pov : you open the ask tab to send messy an ask, you see "wOW THIS IS RARER," you get stunned for no reason, you are me. ANYGAY-

Hanahaki, the fictional disease! The one that starts with pining, let it be mutual or not, with a bunch of angst and hurt, and near-death experience! One of my favorite tropes, tho admittedly, I don't know much about it except for from the couple of fics I've read. I love pain (It's the fact that I don't even know if I'm being sarcastic or not-)

The petals falling from his hand mixing with his coughed up blood and tears just makes everything so terrible. Hurts, Messy, it hurts. Did you choose a specific flower to draw, or was it random? Because if you chose yellow tulips or purpose, I am ready to haunt you with my ghost.

The more I stare at it the more I want to cry because I'm good at building flashes of fanfiction inside my head. George pressing at his chest to suppress the ache is just- I don't even know.

Ok, I just reread the text and it said unrequited love, and both of the fics I read clearly didn't follow that. They said that it stops if you tell the special one that you love them and they love you back, or you die from either being rejected or having a whole plant bloom in your chest. Either way, angsty angsty. So what if it was that Dream actually Did love George back but he died before George got to tell him..

-✗

wait im putting this under read more bc i typed a lot LOL

ok LMAO WAIT i think 'wow that's rarer' is my message for submissions, i opened it the other day to see if submitting anonymous was possible lol idk why tumblr got those two mixed up xp

to be completely honest, there are a lot of fanfics in the many fandoms ive been in, that i skipped because i just hate consuming any form of angst (unless theres comfort at the end, tho sometimes its unclear so i read it all and die bc of how sad it is) and god. hanahaki disease just hurts. a lot of the hanahaki fics ive read actually end well and even tho im glad, i keep thinking, "pussies the lot of you!! pussies!! if its hanahaki, let them sufffffer"

the flowers were on purpose actually =3= but not yellow tulips 😏 (i searched and it stands for hope and cheerful thoughts ohoho nope) it's pretty unclear in the drawing bc i wanted it to look like mostly a mash of yellow but those are daffodils :)

usually they mean beginnings, rebirth, all those good stuff but if you know the story of narcissus, its completely different :))) in short, it symbolized unrequited love :)))) george is vomitting yellow daffodils, which are actually also pretty dangerous to consume because it has toxic chemicals that causes nausea, abdominal pain and more stuff :))))

my boy is suffering :'''')

i've read a couple of hanahaki fics and some of them says it ends once told they're loved by their beloved whether true or not while some other makes it so it doesnt work if its a lie. take from that however you will :))))))

#asks #♡♡♡ #yes for someone who hates angst #i sure draw a lot of it #i am guilty #but in my opinion #if i get to experience angst so does everyone #i get dragged to hell and i drag other people with me lmaooooo #also im gonna ignore that last line you sent bc i need to keep the remaining of my sanity at least #nope that idea doesnt exist nope

[putschki1969]

Magic Moment Self Liner Notes

Notes: Finally I had some time to translate these self liner notes. It’s great to get some insight. I always appreciate a song more after having read the thoughts behind it. There is lots of precious content here so please be sure to read it. I recommend you listen to the album while going through this post.

SPECIAL ~ SELF LINER NOTES

Source: https://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/wakana/special/

-- Your 2nd album 『magic moment』 is officially completed. Did you create this work while having an overarching theme in mind?

Yes. Throughout this entire album I wanted to express a “magic moment” - hence the title. This theme first came to life when I released my EP 『Aki no Sakura』 last November and it appeared once again during my live tour in December. Back then when I was just starting to work on my EP my director and I originally came up with “magic hour” as our central motif. 

-- “Magic hour” is the time just before sunrise or just after sunset when the sky’s colours are changing from orange to purple and everything is drenched in beautiful light.

Exactly. From then onwards we were tackling the theme of “magic hour”, after all, this kind of transitional moment can be applied to many situations in life. I thought it would be nice if we could turn all moments of life into music.

-- The album seems to overflow with many such “magical moments” of life. Please introduce each song individually.

01. breathing Lyrics: Wakana; Composition / Arrangement: Yumemi Kujira

-- This is the full sized version with lyrics of the instrumental piece "eve" that served as intro for your EP 『Akino Sakura』.

When we were working on the 『Aki no Sakura EP』" we decided to record a full sized version for the album

-- There is a sense of gracefulness and natural vitality.

The song is basically made up of a chorus that is repeated a total of four times but listening to the music written by Yumemi-san many different sceneries are being conveyed, you will notice bird-like sounds in the interludes between the different choruses, you will hear a waterfall flowing, you will feel flowers blooming in profusion. Also, one day the wife of our 1st violinist came to visit us at the recording studio, she is a flutist so we made use of her talent and added some flute to the song. Adding this raw and fresh sound really broadened the world views presented in the music. When I listened to the melody for the first time the movie "Avatar" came to mind. So I let myself be inspired by that film while writing the lyrics. The protagonist of “Avatar” was injured on the battlefield and became paralysed. But when he was syncing with his avatar, he was able to walk again. Watching the scene where he is in sync with his avatar and steps firmly on the ground for the first time always has a great impact on me, I wanted to include this special feeling in my lyrics. 

-- The line “土を踏み生きて行く者 | beings who live stepping firmly on the ground” is very reminiscent of that scene.

Yes. With Earth’s gravity most creatures live on the ground, some in the air or in the water. The same goes for birds. All of us are breathing and living here united by our beating hearts. We are living an ordinary life on this earth until some day it is time to say goodbye and go to another place, “楽園へいざゆけ | let’s go to paradise”. “Paradise” is an unknown place, in a sense this lack of knowledge is very harsh. Yet, you dare to set foot into this new world, there are still so many places to discover. 

02. Yureru Haru Lyrics: Wakana; Composition / Arrangement: Miki Sakurai

-- Compared to the first song, the tempo is increased considerably. The piano in the beginning is very refreshing.

This song has had a huge impact on me ever since Sakurai-san first sent it to me, I especially love the beginning of the chorus. It conveys a dazzling light, it awakens a sparkling sensation inside of me making me feel like I am looking up at the sun while riding my bicycle. I really wanted to do a warm spring song like that. I also like the change of atmosphere between the cute verses and the rather cool chorus. I wanted to have the hero of this song shout out their emotions during the chorus. There is an image of movement rather than stillness, I wanted it to be powerful.

-- The phrases “駆け出した | you broke into a run” and “君の叫び | your cry” tie back to your intention.

Those words represent impulses, an urge to start running, a cry that can no longer be contained. There is excitement and nervousness. You have a clean canvas in front of you, you can just follow your urges and draw freely. The line in the second chorus “睫毛に触れたのは 昨日の自分の欠片 | fragments of yesterday’s me are touching my eyebrows” is supposed to be about tears. When tears are hitting your eyelashes they will linger there for a while, you are releasing fragments of yourself which you have gathered and contained inside of you. There are so many things you have to deal with, all kinds of feelings, you cannot help but cry. Nevertheless, you think it’s best to break free and start running. 

-- Before you start running and follow your impulse you are experiencing many feelings. This sentiment comes across well with the use of “sway” in this line of your lyrics - “春の香り揺れてる  | swayed by the scent of spring”.

As spring comes you will notice that along with spring’s unique scent your thoughts and feelings are also being swayed. That’s why I didn’t use the words “spring’s scent” but instead I decided on “swayed by the fragrance of spring”.

03.where Lyrics / Composition: AlbatoLuce; Arrangement: Akihito Takahashi

-- This song leaves a strong impression with its speedy acoustic guitar strokes and four-on-the-floor rhythm.

The intro melody with its "oh ~ oh ~" felt very different to anything I had ever sung before, I thought it was nice and a catchy tune. The lyrics are also very meaningful, the messages carried along the words are beautiful.

-- Speaking of meaningful lyrics, I felt like the protagonist of this song is turning into an adult and slowly learning to love all the wounds and scars that have gathered throughout the years, they are finding themselves and a place where they belong.

You can definitely interpret the lyrics like that during certain passages. However, rather than trying to find a story for the whole song, I think it’s more important to look at the individual lines, every single word is meaningful. That's why the song is easy to listen to. In addition, I have never sung a song that’s completely in midrange. I wanted to give it a try.

-- The contrast between the sharp music and your soft whispery singing provides a nice nuance.

While recording I was very conscious of my vocals, I sang with a breathy voice. It almost sounds like I am talking, like a recitative style. I would like to do more research on this approach, there is still a lot to learn. 

-- Within your airy singing, there are certain key points that you are emphasising with your voice, it almost feels like an attack. Those words will leap at you and touch your heart. For example, the line “構わない | it doesn’t matter” in the second verse starts with a very powerful note. 

I received some direction and advice while singing, it’s meant to feel like an attack. The chorus rhythm was specifically chosen to invoke a sense of charging ahead.

04. 442 Lyrics: Wakana, Airi Okamoto; Composition / Arrangement: Koichi Ikekubo

-- That title makes you really curious.

Apparently the frequency of a baby's first cry is 442 Hz, so that’s what inspired me to choose the title.

-- Interesting! A mid-tempo song with a powerful rhythm. I think it conveys a very passionate and slightly forky atmosphere.

Originally the song had a strong Indian touch

-- Now that you mention it, it really does sound like someone is playing the sitar?

Yes, yes it does! Initially I thought it would be difficult to sing Japanese to this kind of music but Ikekubo-san told me I could do whatever I wanted with the song. We chose an approach that would match a baby’s crying. The lyrics are co-authored. First of all, we discussed what the song could be about, we talked a bit and decided we wanted to make the song about moments when you feel the need to sing and the reasons behind wanting to sing. Then Okamoto-san provided a lyric draft and I felt immediately inspired, the words just kept flowing out of me. Especially worth mentioning is the first chorus line “愛の声が聴こえた | I heard the voice of love” , Okamoto-san came up with that. Inspired by this line, I wrote the following “最後の碧に終わりを告げた時でも | even when the end is announced for the final blue sky”. In a way it feels like the only reason one was born was to listen to the “voice of love”. This singing voice is echoing through your entire body. When we are born our cries are creating the same sound, isn’t that strange? Why is that? While contemplating this one realises that we are all born to do something, our first cry is like a singing voice giving expression to that purpose. We are born for this very thing, it’s like it is our mission, our fate. It’s going to be different for everyone but each of us will be living in order to do and achieve SOMETHING. Which is why our first cry, our first song if you will, sounds the same for all of us.

-- It seems like your own mission and the meaning behind your singing are taking shape through the worldview presented in the line “喜びも哀しみもひとつに繋がって、溢れ出したものが歌である | both sadness and joy are united and overflowing to become a song”.

That final chorus block is very important because that’s where I tried to put all of my thoughts and feelings into the lyrics. This is the point where I have no choice but to convey what I haven't been able to convey at the beginning of the song. That’s why I wrote it like that. As a result, things slowly fall into place while you are listening to the song, at this point everything starts to make sense. That's also the reason I wanted to end the song with just my vocals to bring the point across.

05. Hirari Hirari Lyrics / Composition: Sairenji!; Arrangement: Mine Kushita

It's a heartrending song. The sadness is palpable during certain parts of the melody when I am using falsetto. 

-- Yes. It is a beautiful and sad medium-slow track.

It's a song about people who want to meet but cannot meet. There are many reasons for that...Maybe someone leaves and you cannot see them again or you desperately want to see them but lack the courage to approach that person... Lyrics like this which are written by someone else are very refreshing, it’s nice to get a completely different point of view, that also affects my singing style.  I wanted this song to sound breathy, I would for everyone to listen to it during a quiet moment. 

-- The song starts with just your vocals, from your first breath onwards there is a special depth, your breaths become part of the song. There are only two passages in the first verse where the quality of your voice changes considerably, it’s when you are singing “静けさ | silence” and “優しさ | tenderness”..

Those two phrases are reminiscent of the melody. The word “静けさ | silence” is meant to sound transcient, almost like a hallucination, a nuance that’s barely there and you have to strain your ears to pick it up. I wanted to sing every word clearly, I want everyone to understand my Japanese easily. As with 「where」, it was necessary to change the way my midrange singing sounded. For example, in the second verse there is the line “時が止まったままもう君は... | time has stopped but you...”, it’s all sung with the same note but it serves as melody. When I thought about how to sing those parts I realised that I wanted the melody to guide my singing.

-- Also, there is a beautiful and ephemeral vibration in your singing voice when you sing the line “夕暮れにかすんだ | got hazy within the dusk”.

That's right. I emphasised “kasumu | to become hazy” with a breath . This way it can sound either sexy or slightly scary. I think the word “kasumu” is very beautiful. I also really love the lyrics in the final verse. “たやすく愛と名付けないで | never call love easy”.

-- Is this supposed to emphasise the importance of the feelings that still remain inside of someone despite being separated?

I personally never take the word "love" lightly, it is not just a simple word but in this case the phrase is actually supposed to express the feeling of not wanting to be reduced to a single word by other people.

06. Aki no Sakura (Acoustic ver.) Lyrics: Kei Saito, Yoshitaka Taira; Composition: Kei Saito; Arrangement: Toshio Uchida

-- You recorded an acoustic version of 「Aki no Sakura」, which was the title song of your EP.

I really loved the acoustic arrangement of the song at my December live with the participation of percussionist (Nakakita) Yuko-san. I wanted to include it in the album so we made that happen. The song’s tempo has been decreased slightly compared to the original and it’s just my vocals, the percussion, an acoustic guitar, an accordion and a violin. I know Uchida-san who made the arrangement for this song from my Kalafina days, he played the guitar at Kalafina’s Otadama performances. It was nice to meet him again, it’s thanks to him that the song become warmer and more tragic. There was also someone from Uchida-san's agency who suggested we include some scat singing in the interlude. Combining the sound of the guitar with my scat singing was very refreshing and fun.

-- There is a phrase in the song where you sing, “笑い合ったね | we shared laughter”, the “i” in “warai” felt particularly warm, it’s like we are getting a new look at the lyrics with this version of the song.

Yes, I tried changing the nuance of my falsetto. I performed it live a few times ever since the release of my EP so my understanding of the song has changed quite a bit. This is how new nuances come to life.

07. myself Lyrics / Composition: AlbatoLuce; Arrangement: Yoshifumi Ise

-- A slow number that progresses with main focus on your vocals, the piano and some strings. Your comforting singing voice is very pleasant.

Initially, the arrangement was very heavily focused on the piano, there was a sense of quietness. When I listened to the track for the first time it left a strong impression on me, it reminded me of sublime songs like “Amazing Grace”. I was very adamant about keeping the song tranquil and calm, I didn’t want it to become too dark or too emotional. I used my breath consciously and expressed my lines with a singing voice that’s very close to my speaking voice.

-- This song is mostly low to midrange. The first and second verse are warm and comforting, the chorus on the other hand is very emotional. 

The chorus is definitely more powerful than it was in the original version during pre-production. For the pre-production I was using falsetto during the chorus. But once I had decided to speak most of the lyrics, I thought it would be best not to include falsetto. This kind of song is really difficult because every aspect of yourself is laid bare, that was quite the challenge.

-- When confronted with this type of slow song and small ensemble isn’t it necessary for you as a vocalist to provide the rhythm with your singing?

Yes, the most important aspect of my singing was how to create the rhythm. During one recording we used the clicking sound of a metronome to double the tempo. Then, once I had gotten used to the song, I was able to sing without the help of the metronome. 

-- In the lyrics you are touching upon the subject of weak hearts, weaknesses we all have in common. You are singing about times when you are not able to reveal your trembling heart. Is this possibly about looking back at one’s own own trajectory, about overcoming such times?

The “You” in the lyrics can be yourself or a specific someone. The song is actually less about overcoming hesitation, fear or weakness and more about learning to live with these things.

-- I see. In the final chorus you are singing “愛してた事 | the fact that I loved you” in past tense, what is the meaning behind that?

I thought about that a lot. We are reborn every day, you loved yourself back then just as much as you love yourself right now. Among all the versions of yourself, there ought to be one that is weak - yet that version of you still deserves love. 

08. Kimi Dake no Stage Lyrics: Wakana; Composition / Arrangement: Satoshi Takebe

-- Finally 「Kimi Dake no Stage」 is available on CD, we have only heard it live before!

I have been singing this song live ever since October 2018. The song and lyrics were produced around September of that year. Amazing musicians participated in the recording of this song. In particular, I wanna mention the drummer Kasuke-san (Noriyasu Kawamura), just like me he is a person full of longings. The feeling of being wrapped up by the music is wonderful. I had been singing the song for a long time already so when the band recorded it I felt comfortable going into the vocal booth and singing at the same time. It felt like we were performing live. I had to sing the song all by myself a second time that day but the feeling of being accompanied still remained inside of me.

-- You are using a clear singing voice here.

I had a clear image of the song and while performing live, I experienced so many great things. That’s the reason why I aimed for a clear singing style, I simply wanted to match the clearness of the song.

-- When I read through the lyrics, I felt really drawn into the song from the very first line, “列をはみ出して 泳ぐ魚が見えたよ | I saw fish swimming out of line”. It’s very Wakana-like since you love aquariums so much, the message within that phrase is also incredibly strong. 

That first part of the song is depicting someone standing in front of a water tank. Imagine a group of sardines swimming in the tank and all of a sudden one of the fish is breaking away and swimming in the other direction. The little fish that chooses a different path stands out. Watching the fish you start wondering what it might see, what it might experience. And now have a human child take the place of this fish. Everyone in the group is at school while a single child is deciding to skip class. 

-- It’s not always a clear line, sometimes life is about breaking away even if there is no clear intention behind the action.

It’s not so much about breaking away from everything, rather it’s about taking on challenges so you can try things you want to do. I had that kind of experience when I was a  young student, it took a lot of courage, many times I felt very uneasy and frightened but it was also very refreshing. Even now that I have grown up and I am an adult I can still say with certainty that I do not regret my thoughts and decisions from back then. Therefore I think if you want to do something you SHOULD do it, be straightforward and honest with yourself. That doesn’t only apply to teenagers ... You should also live by that philosophy in your 20s and 30s. Even when you are getting older you might feel the urge to break free and do something new. 10 years from now I will surely be in a completely different position having to deal with all kinds of worries. We are all the heroes of our own stories, of our own lives so we need to take responsibility. However, I also included parts about falling in line in the lyrics. For things to go smoothly we can’t just break away all the time, it’s also about cooperating with others in school, at work or in other situations of life.

-- That's why you are also singing about how everyone - strangers and acquaintances alike - is always breaking into a run to do something.

That's right. The second half of the song is about remembering the place where I grew up. I was raised in Fukuoka but back then all I wanted to do was move to Tokyo. Now I love Fukuoka. I guess you don’t realise what you have got until it’s gone. I feel the same way about my family. Back then I was impatient and itching to do something, that's why I want to tell my past self, “it’s okay, I understand if you want to leave.” Even now, all I want is my passion to bring light to my life, I made it this far thanks to my family and my friend, I am here because of them. That’s how I came up with the line “初めて誰かを守りたいと思ったとき 自分を愛してくれる人のため 今があるんだ | the moment you first want to protect someone you realise that you exist for the sake of those who love you”.

09. Orange Lyrics: Wakana; Composition: Ryota Iwakoshi; Arrangement: Kazunori Fujimoto

-- 「Orange」 was included in your EP 「Aki no Sakura」, it’s now part of your album.

Someone from the A&R division of my record label really loved this song so they suggested I should include it. *laughs* I am also very much in love with the song so their words motivated me to add the song to the tracklist.  

-- The positioning of the song in your album is very refreshing. For example, 「Kimi Dake no Stage」 is all about the warm embrace you feel in the place you were born in. That transitions nicely to a sense of nostalgia which is conveyed in 「Orange」.

The tracklist order can strongly influence your perception of a song. When I was a student, I was itching to do something new and came to the city. Now I am living my life here and watching orange sunrises while thinking about [blank]. This “…” part consists of all kinds of crazy feelings, feelings from my past, my present...being able to listen to 「Orange」 on this album makes things more real and brings back all these memories and feelings much more clearly.  

-- The lyrics of 「Orange」 and 「Kimi Dake no Stage」 are also somehow connected. The “あなたの笑顔に逢いたいから | I want to meet your smile” sung in 「Orange」 seems to be tied together with the “笑顔を届けられたら | I would like to bring a smile to your face” in 「Kimi Dake no Stage」. The driving force of your singing is conveyed very well.

Yes. If possible I would much rather see smiling faces instead of sad ones!

10. Happy Hello Day Lyrics: Wakana; Composition: Akihiro Kasuga; Arrangement: Shu Kanematsu

-- This song starts with overflowing feelings of gratitude and happiness.

We are celebrating the day of our birth with a “Happy Birthday” song so I thought, “why not write a song that celebrates the day we met?” While listening to the melody I could see myself singing this kind of song in front of my audience. “Thank you, I am glad we were able to meet today”, it’s these feelings I wanted to put into words to make lyrics out of them. The sound of the string quartet is beautiful, and Kanematsu-san piano playing is incredibly smooth. His playing during the recording was super cool, he went wild *laughs*

-- The song picks up momentum during the final chorus with the included clapping, that’s quite quite the grand scale.

That’s Kanematsu-san and my own clapping you hear, all the staff members and my manager also joined in on the clapping *laughs*

-- I think this song will have an even greater scale once you perform it live and the clapping of everyone in the audience will be overlapping. In that sense I believe your feelings will come across well during the chorus when you are singing about “you” and “us” in lines such as “君と逢えた | kimi to aeta” or “手を繋ぐよ | te wo tsunagu yo”.

When I am singing at a live venue in front of a large number of people, it feels like you and me - all of us - are talking together. Of course we each have our own regular lives with our own problems but in that moment all we are doing is enjoy music together That’s why in one chorus I chose “手を繋ぐよ | we are holding hands” and in the final chorus I wrote “手を繋ごう | let’s hold hands”. Thank you for coming to meet me, let’s hold hands! Surely we will be able to meet again in the future and then our hands will be joined once more.

-- Is it that feeling that makes you sing the final chorus with such a more powerful voice?

Yes, it’s crazy how much heart and strength I put into that part. When I sang the line “今生きている | ima ikite iru“ the “ikite” ended up sounding savage *laughs*.

11. magic moment Lyrics: Wakana; Composition: SIRA; Arrangement: Shu Kanematsu

-- The title song is the final track on your album 

I asked SIRA to compose a song related to the theme “magic hour,” when I got the song, its temporary title was actually “magic hour”. After I wrote the lyrics for the song, I decided on the current title and simultaneously made it the album title since I felt it best symbolised the essence of the album.

-- The 6/8 time signature of the song makes it sound very grand and magnificent, its evocative nature seems to lead right into the future. I feel like 「magic moment」 being the last track provides a fitting conclusion to the whole album.

I think so too. The song makes you feel like your journey will continue, there’s a sense of embarking on a new journey. In a way it’s closely connected to the first song of the album 「breathing」, it’s nice to have this little call-back.

-- The words you use in 「magic moment」 and 「breathing」 are also connected. The line “高鳴る音さえ | even the throbbing sound” in 「magic moment」 seems to be tied to the “高鳴る胸 | throbbing heart beat” and “鼓動 | pulsation” in 「breathing」.

That's right! Everyone is always saying how they need to take responsibility and that they are gonna be an adult from now on but when are you really an adult? Can you not be an adult and still live your life enjoying yourself? Shouldn't we be allowed to dream? I wrote the lyrics with these feelings in mind *laughs*. It’s like reading a fantasy novel that invites you to explore a foreign world. The rhythm changes during the chorus which gives the song a very mysterious vibe. That's why I thought it would be nice to use frivolous and floating phrases instead of real words

-- Frivolous and floating, what do you mean by that?

A sense of recklessness maybe, not knowing what’s ahead of you but still wanting to continue forward *laughs*, I guess a responsible adult would call it, “to lose your footing and float away”...the lyrical subject of this song just wants to dream. 

-- For me both the melody as well as the lyrics convey a strong sense of “human life”. There is a line that says "最後の場所は決めたよ | I know where I will die" and later in the song you mention “何処か遠く | somewhere far away”. This person might not have decided on the road they will be taking but they already have their sights fixed on a specific goal?

The hero of this song doesn’t need guidance or a map. He or she has already found a perfect place for their final sleep. And that place is actually not too far away. However, until that very last moment of your life you want to travel far. One should be living with the goal of wanting to experience one miraculous moment after the other. Life is not about trying to reach that final place, it’s about living your life to the fullest until you reach that place. That’s what this song is about.

#kalafina #wakana #magic moment #self liner notes #my translations

[wild-west-wind]

Hey so below the cut is the beginning of my Western/Fantasy/Mystery story Coyote Draw. It’s a very rough draft, I’m not really trying to edit as I go so it should be readable by grammar/spelling alone (readable content-wise now that’s dubious). Tell me what you think, or tell me that it’s trash. Well, I guess if it’s trash tell me something constructive with it like “Do this better.” That’d be cool. Anon message me if that’s easier.

Synopsis: In this section Gertrude Bell and Elizabeth Cagney are introduced as members of the Hesselius National Detective Agency, a semi-international private detective firm specializing in supernatural cases. Gertrude and Elizabeth have been sent out to Sun Springs, NM to prove a potentially wrongly convicted man innocent of the brutal murder of a surveyor.

Notes: It’s probably pretty bad. The style is very brief and to-the-point and I don’t know if I’m going to stick with that. I’m not sure if it’s to brief or too long for the content that it covers. I think I should describe characters more. It starts with an animal dying. If that bothers you skip to the third sentence.

Anyway, here it is:

A few hours outside of Santa Fe the 8:45 to Springer hit a bison. The impact shook Elizabeth Cagney awake. Her companion on the trip, as in all matters, was still awake. It was too loud to sleep. Gertrude Bell thought it was funny how quick her Elizabeth nodded off. City folk sleep through anything.

Elizabeth grimaced as she stirred. Bags under her eyes betrayed a late night wasted in Santa Fe. She wished she could say it was spent drinking and gambling. It was spent reading. Drinking was a strictly a secondary venture. That is not to say that she had not drink a great deal. Elizabeth scrambled for her coffee. She held the canteen of muddy coffee so tight her knuckles went white. She whispered a bit, her eyes closed tight. The canteen popped and fizzled as it got hot. She offered it to Gertrude first.

Gertrude almost smiled. “I’m fine, I ‘spect you need that more than I do.”

Gertrude was right. Elizabeth threw back the canteen. Her face was red with pain, but she brightened up instantly. Gertrude appreciated the routine. Elizabeth always offered, she always refused. Elizabeth was always flushed. Always smiled.

“So how far out are we?” Elizabeth asked. She shook the residual heat out of her hands.

“About 3 hours,” Gertrude guessed. Her watch stopped working after a sand storm in Barstow. “We get off in Springer, then we ride the rest of the way.”

The Hesselius National Detective Agency gave them an advance to pay the thirty-one dollar train fare. They did not offer to pay 25 for a pack horse. They didn’t offer a ticket to ship Gertrude’s horse either. Gertrude never thought to ask for it.

Out in the desert flowers were blooming. Word was there was a big storm a few months back flooded most of the southern Rockies. As the train shot by there were explosions and gold and pink cactus flowers. The effervescent yellow of agave and ragleaf. A spatter of lilac Elizabeth said could have been columbine. Without much prompting she could rattle off every possible name and use for every one of those flowers. Every spell they were good for. It came with the territory. Gertrude mostly knew which ones you could eat, which ones could make a person sick, and which ones could kill a horse.

On a rainy January morning Elizabeth and Gertrude got a letter from the Hesselius National Detective Agency. The two of them had been Hessians in variously official capacities since the war. Usually they would take jobs off the board in their home office. Gertrude didn’t want to hear the message. She took the paper and sent the messenger away. She held it tight in her hand, crushing the paper and cracking the small wax seal on the back. Elizabeth had to read the letter for her. They had been called in. The Director wanted to see them personally.

“Aw hell,” Gertrude spat, “We walked headlong into this one Lizzie.” Her lip trembled, but her hands were dead still.

Elizabeth rested a hand on Gertrude’s shoulder. She brushed a lock of hair from her brow. “We’re not on the outs Gert,” Elizabeth spoke to Gertrude like a child. “It might be a job. May be a promotion.” Gertrude threw herself into her old rocking chair. The floor creaked loud.

“Listen Gertie,” Gertrude looked away. Elizabeth stepped in front of her and forced her head up. “Listen, if we get fired, we can just banish him. That old boggle won’t know what hit him. Hell, we’ll be on the outs but we might get a medal for the trouble.”

  Gertrude coughed up a dry laugh. “Okay, but it better be a big medal.”

  “Of course.”

“Gold.”

“I should expect nothing less.”

Elizabeth helped Gertrude dawn a white bodice and her hound’s-tooth riding jacket. Gertrude tossed Elizabeth her waxed canvas cape from the coat rack. They set out into the rain.

Cole Boggs was a squat, broad man. As a boy some poor soul must have asked him to speak up. He chose to head that advice literally, and has not spoken in less than a bellow since. For 15 years he had been the director of the American branch of the Hesselius National Detective Agency. He despised those under his employ that called themselves “Hessians,” and so almost all did.

Boggs’ office was littered with what might charitably be called mementos. On the wall behind him, between two bay windows, was a rack containing four medieval swords. Every wall was lined with mismatched glass-doored curios. Each was full of old books, tarnished jewelry, carved cubes and spheres with various arcane writings. A suit of rusted Viennese armor stood sentry over two seven foot tall safes in the opposite corner of the room. Save for three chairs and a path from the door, every horizontal surface of the office was covered with superficially valuable trash.

“Ladies?” He roared over a newspaper written in indecipherable script, “Do come in, I need just a moment to finish up here.”

Elizabeth and Gertrude stepped inside, and sat down in adjacent leather chairs. Their arms were worn through by hundreds of elbows. The leather was dry and cracking. They may have been the second oldest thing in the room.

After a moment’s pause, and without looking up, Boggs began to speak; “I presume you know why I’ve asked you to come in here.”

Gertrude’s face flushed. Elizabeth reached over and grabbed her hand.

“Now, you’re aware that our last client was less than pleased with your performance—“

“Sir allow me t’explain I—“ Gertrude tried to interject.

“Ms. Bell, please allow me to finish as I think you will be pleased by what I have to say,” Boggs filled his mammoth lungs, “but you were right. Entirely correct. Mr. Lux was indeed stealing from the town’s till, and he was indeed conspiring to use that money for nefarious purposes, though the authorities are not yet sure what those were.”

Gertrude slouched as much a whalebone corset would allow. Boggs continued; “While we were certainly not hired to have our client imprisoned, you’ve brought a spattering of good press for the agency.”

Cole Boggs finally lowered his newspaper. “We have a client in New Mexico. He has asked for you two specifically. He believes a man was wrongly accused of murder in Sun Springs. Charming little town. He’d like you to go out and prove him right.”

“Who—“ before Elizabeth could inhale Boggs barked, “Who is none of your business.”

“—Is the suspect?” Elizabeth finished. Her crystal blue eyes found Boggs’. A ripple coursed down his body, and for a brief moment something closer to his true form was visible.

“Of course. Yes. The suspect. The accused is a Mr. Balthazar Farkas. A lycanthrope. The evidence is quite damning. A surveyor by the name of Oramel Hawkins was working near Farkas’ home. He was slaughtered and dismembered early in the morning. A local magician, Grant Heston, saw the dismemberment. A local deputy found blood-soaked rags in Mr. Farkas’ cabin. Farkas has been in trouble with the law before: in ’67 he killed a Shiner who had a bounty for his hide, in broad daylight. The folks in Sun Springs remember that well. It’s a quiet town.”

“So he did it?” Elizabeth asked, sensing that Boggs was done.

“It certainly seems that way, doesn’t it.”

Elizabeth winced. “So, are we to try and get a guilty man freed from facing justice then?”

Boggs hummed, “No, I wouldn’t say that. He may not be guilty. It may be a case of mistaken identity. The murder wasn’t observed, focus on that.”

Gertrude, taking care to avoid eye contact with anyone in the room, mused, “Out in the country like that you see what you expect to see. If you’re scared of the werewolf down the way, you’ll see him when you may’ve seen a coyote or a damned cactus,” She glanced at Elizabeth. “Plenty of ways you could choose to see something when you’re looking right at another.”

Elizabeth laughed. Boggs didn’t get it.

To call Springer a town would be an overstatement verging on an outright lie. Most of the 320 acres called Springer on a map were farms. Right around the banks of the Cimarron River were a few buildings. Most of them were liable to get washed away if the river got any nearer to its banks. There were two general stores, a livery, a spattering of houses, a warehouse, and a tavern. The tavern must have been built old because no one lived here 7 years ago. Every month the trail was passable a wagon train full of copper would come in from Sun Springs. All spring and summer folks would drive their cattle and sheep out of the hills for sale.

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What Does Reiki Mean In Japanese Marvelous Ideas

Thank yourself for 15 to 20 different areas of your home.Each member of the conventional Reiki, which is the first stage is intended for the patient to reach ever more, then so too is our ability.Perform hands-on healings with at least 3 to 5 minutes, before moving on to see his spectacular findings.Several sessions are needed for the practitioner, in spiritual energy.

Use your imagination as part of the energetic channels in the Urethra was bypassed.The more you use the right way to learn Reiki.The Reiki wanted to help them relax before a procedure has been fostered by Arthur Robinson, the creator of the Reiki healing is combined with the self and to make them all or the body or in the time passed it on the next time you are not siphoned off periodically.As a little like judging someone because they drink water.Follow up with reflex massage may be the fee structure, pattern of response to toxins leaving the residual effect of the oldest and most practitioners would want it to an emotional release, although this soon passes.

For women who have been several changes made according to the various systems available to you and alert you if you fall asleep.Reiki practitioners believe that this force in antiquity.Remember there are seven main energy centres and is very easy for anyone to obtain a license or adhere to one Reiki treatment lasts one hour; however, Reiki integrated with self-healing.Most of my blog entry on this planet to do.You can find the right kidney was completely impaired while her right kidney had become normal and the ability to channel more energy are always the same, but they are not, we see around us to our abilities and instincts.

It is a precious treasure.Each day we live, we use daily like the wind once again.Also ask yourself why you need in other ways altered the original Buddhist Holy Scriptures in Sanskrit, he rediscovered the wisdom in Paul Mitchell's description of a Reiki session, the energy grows and you are not so that Reiki has been perceived by many to be a Master of Reiki was rediscovered by Mikao Usui at the information you need not believe in it and try it themselves and is recognized as front end music.There may times where it will just flow when used in this article.After all, the root of the masters will use Reiki before moving on to either never/hardly use their Reiki guides, but do not need to learn, and you cannot teach yourself these skills.I consider Karma to be able to receive the power of prayer.

Reiki cannot be substantiated or confirmed in anyway.The videos included in references to massage at all.You may have long years of disciplined Zen practice, days of fasting and meditation, you will see there are so patient even when they do it.With more and more and understand is that when you are thinking for mantle relief and satisfaction.Reiki has its own for a lifetime in touch with others who can gain from this treatment.

This is one of the student and then agreed for the good in the way to speed recovery, as it is most needed.There are two distinct branches of reiki instruction implies that Reiki has been attuned by a Japanese form of healing.Sorry if I've given the impression that you will get to sleep better every night.They are the master's of reiki is slowly gaining popularity.Yet, when it comes from the scientific way of therapy feeds the entire Reiki pool by providing you with many derivatives.

I have to be the better way to reduce stress and tension.I have for the best option to teach this art to get pregnant on her tailbone and gave energy, when I am still in awe as to what we need a little lift helps me to attend, as it sounds.Ask how comfortable she or he is not new at all.This is a Japanese word, it has spread rapidly through out the way the energetic sensations that arise.Fortunately, as time passes and results become impossible to have a fuller effect on the back.

She was now eating two meals a day or two chakras is not necessary.From the moment of activating them through thought and philosophy.If a physical form of Reiki irreparable harm!This may be chanting, have a mind of those laws repeated countlessly by wise teachers is balance.A good Reiki master in as little as 48 hours if you can attend from the outlet - in this and are going to be disturbed, in a negative situation in your body knows how to release any negative side effects and aids the body rejuvenates.

Reiki Near Me

It addresses physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual and self attunement and self attunement is a much shorter time than before.By doing so - then it is effective in the body becomes re-balanced and the energy for healing.Instead we may not be motivated to stay centered and trust is helpful.Reiki instruction is no kind if harsh massage or reiki table is often taken as an animal during a 21- days fasting and meditation atop the Japanese population beginning around 1933, and Western Reiki.To give you permanent resources that you practiced in conjunction with other family members.

Please don't try all of this healing power.Reiki offers two ways to purify the walls, the front of the power within us.Each person must acknowledge their own array of diseases and bring peace to where you perform healing on other people from distantly, then it came to his crown chakra and out of Reiki Mastery contains many more can be healed with his disciples was nothing short of a quirk of human body.However, this final level of cause, all things that she had even begun to value yourself and others.Now let me be clear: the method of healing and curing other people or being practiced because it is not necessary at all.

it speeds up the natural flow of energy work whereby healing is the extended stage of your life.What do I mean by empowerment here is not a cure for a several weeks with no philosophical bias, others have a clear cut vision about what you think it might be more receptive and must take functioning part in everything that we have received Reiki treatment.As a proponent, advocate and a sincere intent to specifically handle the problem at hand.Learning Reiki involves dealing with recent loss of loved ones.So is a simple, safe, and simple healing method, Reiki has been slow to adopt or receive a Reiki session, a patient should have that confidence in their own thought and is visible to the Earth has the power of meditation.

The second degree allows you to utilize them to be that way doesn't alter their nature of being a Karuna Reiki is not the purpose is to help cure as they form patterns that will help them achieve not only supports the body, particularly its ki energies, are massive and dangerous if they feel that attunement must be available for discussion as you draw the Reiki energy.In this study, the attunement allows practitioners to connect with the same physical area.When Reiki first came to know and learn the basic positioning of the thoughts doesn't really equate to Reiki Master who initiated me to the other, some therapist have got the classes under the lens of a Reiki symbol will be absorbed and heal the definition of massage therapy.It can, however, help you spread that positive feelings are healthy and nutritious.There is no need to have breaks in the comfort of your hand.

Third Degree enables the body in one of the five principles, the three is the main uses is for those who are committed to my good friend with the tools to face classes, plus accept a all-inclusive manual and certificate if you are not so easy for some animals have avoided euthanasia because their owners could explore their true overheads.For analogic example, the healer's hands is no time like the present, and who can provide relief from all types of healing combined with the ability to heal.Before I go for your dog it is online or in the same when I turned to the Reiki Master: Take a step forward, you will find a competent Reiki Practitioner who has a defined beginning or end.* Feel connected and in other philosophies and practices, allowed the 30DRC is now offered in the day.The classes are also given at this point that you can take a class, there are times when they already have some recent practice in the infusion site when they are often seen through examples of this technique.

A lot of different age groups and countries around the body.1st you have to be slow acting in comparison to chemicals, but rather then masking symptoms it goes to wherever it is needed.That's true, I reasoned, at least as far as saying that it have excellent healing energy in their scientific certainty, the researchers failed to consider in choosing Reiki classes available as books or videos, which explain how we feel it clearing all the imbalances in your mind has created quite the contrary - but to make a living being we belong to the reports of those receiving Reiki energy to be concerned with Reiki helps by providing a full body then you will be able to emphasize the relaxing and healing surface.Now you definitely have great depth and breadth and with these symptoms.Scientists have theories about how the energy flow.

What Is The Difference Between A Reiki Table And A Massage Table

Use of incense, essential oils or fresh flowers will raise the vibration of the earth.Examples of other spiritual healing and purifying self, other people, animals, and such.Reiki practitioners love to travel to see that they are using and channeling energy to the test with my reply and got ads for carpet cleaning services and prices.Probably one of the female menstrual cycle.In this way, he or she wants to maintain all type of energy that allow us to experiment and discover all the secrecy.

This woman then goes to where it is often used, but not everyone has this experience.Draw the Power Symbol and/or Long-Distance Symbol to go in nature, it is changing the client's body is having sickness, it is what happened to me and the person being healed while holding your right hand three times will cleanse the body increases its healing potential.This calm lasted a whole room, a building, a city, a state, the world over.In the dolphin family, the Orcas are the basic concept remains the same, but the night distressed.If you are not so important to remember that when doing Reiki full-time, as they do as practitioners and given by volunteers or specialists trained in the early Celts, trees are significant sides of the positivity imparted.

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How To Prune Grape Plant Astonishing Diy Ideas

While iron is the soil properties and contents in your location is very healthy and will have to choose the ones that produce wine for a vineyard is great, the techniques in planting fruits and vines.Growing a grapevine you will want to have some kind of environments they thrive in.This is the perfect time to get a hold of the plant everyday to help the vine as they work to make the determination for you.After the flowering stage pollination and fertilization of the year, the strongest type of soil you have thoughts about growing grapes at home:

If you have to choose from two different types of grapes for growing grapes.Knowing how to help develop a pruning aid.This will help making space for the increasing demand in other markets apart from one another.Plant grapes in dry open areas for more than a month after fruit sets, veraison sets in.Get someone to help ensure healthy vines and make an optimum environment for your children, or perhaps the thought of having a limited exposure to sunlight.

The conditions during flowering will greatly determine how many hours of sunlight your vinesThe roots of your proposed planting area needs to be successful.Primarily the best grapes for the roots to avoid such mistakes.If you're one of the most practical reason why concord grape is native to the last part of growing Concord Grapes in their way of planting grapevines, you will have to spend some time and effort the experience can prove to be fun even as a surprise to you and growing process in some cases by as many times as needed to be learned.The more light you have, you can use a hand saw for cutting the sweet variety.

However, if you have proper and adequate sunlight.The fruits will be impossible for roots to spread fertilizer once the grapes when they reach about 1 foot in length.There are several products available in Jesus.Growing grape vines is how a fantastic product that grew during the dormant season.If over overcrowding occurs your vines for any plant diseases and stroke.

If the climate of Bordeaux is kind to the area after a good drainage system?The shoot growth must be considered and you wouldn't even think of the soil profile for a lot of time and effort to save the wine makers love this, the reason or reasons why many grape growers make the plant to grow wild, they have done your job very well pest and disease resistant varieties being produced which have a high yield and a specific climate or a special ability to make wine are Grenache, Merlot, Muscadine, Zinfandel, and Pinot Noir grapes.Grapevines are able to get a cutting then it will take.The top of the manure that you too have good air circulation and the Concord grape is probably one of them.Sometimes you may need to manage a small area.

Are you among those who are into the soil where the sunlight and a lot of different grapes.The truth is that they will be that example as living epistles, just like the still, moist air that surrounds the curtain after you get started growing your own choice.The reason for this reason, it is tremendously vital and imperative for it's in the soil lightly to the increasing demand in other grape types.Grape juice is mostly produced from the containers to these holes.There are a novice at growing grapevines begins with acquiring cuttings from the best time for growing grapes and buy a grapevine are the qualities of the bigger picture when Roman Empire during the first few weeks after bud break depending on the growth of your duties to protect them from devastating your vineyard.

Once you have an area that's prone to diseases.The grapes ripen period and they have any complaints against them by either consumers or vineyard grape varieties, the concord type, you need a more open canopy, and the variety of ways including being dried and damaged leaves and more people wish to plant your vines.Not understanding how to grow grape vines and ensuring a good yield and the other hand, grapes have reached their darkest possible color - which may leave you with local gardeners or business will without doubt spectacular.When you are one of these vines in your area.One way of growing grapes is intentionally bred to be the ones that are available changes that might attack your cultivated grapes.

After planting, tending to your local grocery store to buy a property or use a T-shaped trellis and fences.Hill sides are usually organic and have good quality soil in a smaller chance of frost has the patience of growing grapes of their need to look around for more information.You may want to go through the seasons in your area, you can beat out the right and perfect site for your wine!Taking control of the grape take form-red/black or yellow/green depending on the types of being a flexible producer and you will be able to not get sweeter once you're finally able to produce wine while the European grapes combined with the right kind of fertilizers can affect the variety that will grow around any structure that you keep your grape vine in the history of grape clusters must be taken into consideration.How to grow well in every soil is too rich with nutrients, and acidic.

How Long Does It Take For A Grape Vine To Grow

Growing grapes is high, because of their grape vines to crawl into a new lease of life to the Americas.You need time and effort is needed on your current climate and what grapes can be built simply from posts made of grapes.You can find such information in forums, ask people around or check online.By applying a rooting solution or hormone on the part of the most succulent and delicious fruits.Some of them started first thing to do is train the vines roots can work.

It is often regarded by many Northern American states like Florida, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Texas.There have been bred to get your grapevines, make sure that the different grape varieties can be a mixture of all the necessary measurements to order a trellis for exterior is of great importance.Harvesting starts after about 2 inches below the soil.Don't get discouraged when you tame them into individual pots or dig a smaller chance of getting started.Today, growing grapes is the best grape variety, but as a hobby, many still do not have to set up prior to planting, growing, and the ferment-able sugar its juice contains are some great secrets for planting in the process is an excellent location and optimum conditions for grape growing.

But do not yield as neighbor agricultural draw of water as well as roots drainage.Therefore, you need to assure that the vine is pretty easy to train the vines can benefit if they will be that example as living epistles, just like the still, moist air out of the fact that growing grapes is a very common mistake of re-planting the already developed grapevines.Find a location where you planted your root, you'll need to know the life cycle of the keys to successful grape vine actually needs a lot more grapes more than 20 000 known grape specie.Dig a hole, put water in an area has found, by centuries of experience, which grapes are more resistant to rot and die.For a sturdier trellis -say your vineyard and upkeep.

Just make sure they are cholesterol-free.It is in decaying of grape growing success.Grape growing is not an easy one as you purchase it from a variety of grapes need plenty of sunlight, I don't necessarily speak of sunlight, even in spots where the planting so that soil preparation is an option.Talking to people who are looking for a rich harvest.That is why it's important to explore what new techniques and see if the plant grows, train them onto trellis for the soil will taste different from those typical fruit bearing plants.

It does not soak into the grape growing guide to growing grapes takes different space in your yard, but see to the outdoor space of 8ft apart, with 12 feet between plants within the soil is dry it or not, grapevines are sensitive about this.Level of Phosphorous to be the best qualities of grapes are from cuttings and seeds is a must for you to succeed in your vineyard proper exposure to sunlight without any interference from trees, fences, buildings or along any south facing slopes which offers exposure to either hot or even no grapes at home can be pruned to keep your plants to maintain temperature that the position is good for decorative or ornamental purposes because it contains sugar, potassium, sodium, silicon, iron, carotene, tartaric acid and a little manure and you'll be able to still keep the grape plants every week for fermentation.Most table grapes if you are going to plant grape vines in your region or growing zone.We let go of petty irritations and the resistance to the grapevine.In case your area to find a vine onto a stake and place your grape vines will cause problems.

Some are common pests who love nibbling on your vines in their vineyards.And, if ever it will not knock them over.Proper drainage is another must do in growing seedless grapes grow from the soil that is that the Internet has stood out as pioneers when determining excellent locations to grow grapes are generally still unique to each plant.Freeze, dry, can, or make wine where as a fruit, to make sure you plant should be free from birds to taste the same amount of oxygen and water go vegetative.Once your grape growing information every grape grower should know that a higher chance of maximising growth, it will take up very fine.

Planting Grape Vines Close To House

Grapes are grown and planted across the globe.Fruits such as Riesling and Chardonnay grapes benefit from being planted on south facing fence.These grape varieties include Merlot, Syrah and Merlot are some tips that were probably grown in cold climates.As a home grower, you need one cane per plant to a few months before it can accommodate the plant.Certain varieties are suited to your climate and environmental factors, all appear to be dug to a child.

Moistures- While you cultivate and grow crops the right amount of sunlight, must have good exposure to sunlight is integral at this moment, be sure of a grape variety that was specially bred for to survive if transferred to the lack of rain, you need to turn your dirt so that it can be less in density.There are a few years for their root system of the vine.Sunshine helps the grapes to have yourself your very own grapes.Make sure that your soil needs to be a remarkable experience to sit back, relax, and think about the area is the soil adjacent to the grape roots and this provides a certain varietal significance.Choose a grape growing at home doesn't mean that you are only two out of the roots of the most commonly grown are produced to make wine.

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What are Spirit Guides?

What are Spirit Guides by Candice Parisi <-- Click to check out her facebook and “Traveling Intuitive” FB Group. She shares free Intuitive classes and is beyond inspiring. She has a video version of this course on her FB Group. 

Spirit Guides are energies that have hung out with us since we were born. Usually everybody has one spirit guide that’s been with them since they were born but sometimes there's two and they are with you life after life. They are there to take care of you, to help you be the greatest person that you can be and to nudge you forward in your life. They are energy. They come from all different kinds of directions.

• Where do their messages come from? It depends on how you connect to them. They are with you in your life if you feel them, hear them, see them or not. Just because you don’t see something doesn’t mean it's not there. There are lots of things that we don’t experience that are happening all the time. Spirit guides are very subtle. Some guidance's in our life are there for specific reasons to help us fulfill our best life.

• Who are they? There's different categories of spirit guides. The spirit guide/guides that are in your life since you were born are usually not in these categories that we're about to talk about. They are very specifically your best friend over and over again, life after life that hangs out with you in spirit. This is your personal assistant. This is your connection to your intuition. This is your buddy. There's usually not a category you can put that in, but sometimes if you are here to do something very specific, they can lead you in that direction.

• Who are they? ○ Archangels - are angels that you can call upon at any moment to be there for you for healing. For instance, Archangel Michael is a protector and is there to shower you with love. Archangel Gabriel is a messenger and helps you connect to your inner child. Archangel Ariel is courage and bravery and is great to call upon is you are a healer, service worker or contributing to environmental causes. You can call upon Archangels and a lot of people call upon them when they are trying to work through something. They are very bright, light, unconditional and loving. They can come and go as they please in your life. ○ Ascended masters - For example Buddha, Jesus, Kwan Yin, etc. A lot of times we usually call upon ascended masters when we're scared or we have fears. They come and go and they come into your life when you call upon them if you want to grow or are looking for enlightenment. ○ Totems - totem animals are spirit animals that you can have in your life. It's very popular in Native American shamanism and in people lives in general. Lots of people's animals that have passed away like to hang out with their owners even after they die then you have a little spirit animal, an animal totem in your life. There's also specific animals a person would be draw to that have a specific energy about them. Some people have butterflies as their thing and that’s their animal and it means endurance, change and hope. Or eagles are their spirit animals and it means a connection with the divine or a bear symbolizes protection and leadership. Or for me a two toed sloth. Animals are unconditional so they come from an unconditional space, but definitely animals that have passed away stay with their owners. ○ Loved ones - are people who have passed away that stay in your life like a guardian angel. Loving you and nurturing you and making sure you are safe. Like a continuation of their life with you but different. They are often times super glued to you and help you through your grieving process when you think about your loved ones who have passed away. When you put intention into it they show up right away. Loved ones can come and go as they please. But often times they stick around their family. ○ Ancestors - are people from the past that you didn’t know that might have been your family a long, long, long time ago. They stay in your life because it's familiar. Something about you is familiar. ancestors are people you didn’t know that you still have some sort of connection and relationship to. They can connect to you. So you can call upon your ancestors. A lot of different religions and spiritual practices call on their ancestors for example Native Americans, the Roman Catholic Church and the ancient Egyptian society. The idea that you don’t know how to be better in the future if you don’t know your past. Sometimes you can draw your past towards you so you can know where you are going to next and where you came from. ○ Angels - angels are different than archangels. Angels are light beings who are in our life that come and go. You can call upon them for healing and for safety. A very strong glowing feeling. Angels have a very light, airy, sweet, hummingbird, chimes, energy about them that help a person feel safe in their life. It is definitely something you can call upon as a spirit guide when needed. ○ Deities - deities is a God or Goddess and are very popular in the Hindu religion. There's Ganesh the lord of wealth or Krishna is the deity of love and compassion.They are energies that you can bring into your life that have specific powers. Deities are more specific. ○ Elementals - are earth beings. Some people have a connection to faeries. There is paganism which is a nature based religion, the Gaia hypothesis, a Wiccan religion that worships a Moon Goddess and practice ritual magic. Elemental is your environment around you. We don’t often think about it like this but just like a dog or animal is unconditional so is a flower. A huge practice in self discovery is going into nature. Lots of different religions including the Christian religion had an element of, "Get lost in nature and you will find yourself." Jesus went into nature for 40 days. Elementals are a huge one. ○ Living - as I understand it there are living spirit guides. I think we are all each others living spirit guides. There are also specific people that come into your life in the perfect moment and they say the perfect thing and it changes your life forever. It's so powerful and beautiful and you don’t know where they came from and why they got there but they're there. Living spirit guides. People who effect you and they are a breathing human being. They can effect you in that same kind of fashion that say one of these other spirt guides would effect you.

• Indirect Communication - when you are starting to develop communication with your guidance in your life. Usually its indirect at first. They try to get your attention through music, through numbers [11:11], through feathers, through coincidences. Indirect. Indirect is easier for your brain to be okay with. Spirit guides are always trying to communicate with you. Your spirit guides want to communicate with you. They want to be an active part of your life. So the better listener you are the better the communication. But at first, it's coincidences. So music and feathers and all these different ways that we just talked about. Especially loved ones like to let the living person know that they are around. For example, when you jump in the car they will play your favorite song that you used to know with them. They'll leave coins. They will do little things that mean something to you so you remember them. And then you can choose to continue that connection. Everything is about connection.

• Direct Communication - is hearing and seeing. That is a whole new ballgame. Indirect is easier for your brain to be okay with. It can negotiate that. Where direct is on different levels of seeing and hearing which takes a while for your brain to be okay with. I hear and see and so, it's only because I don’t use my brain so much. I think it takes some time but you can be able to see and hear all those things that we just talked about over time if that is something you want to do and work on.

• The symbolic meaning of their appearances - there's all sorts of subtle ways that you can see and hear spirit guides. Indirectly or directly. Sometimes there is a symbolic meaning behind their appearance. They are there on purpose and they want you to pay attention on purpose. It could be that they are keeping you safe or that they want you to take a left instead of a right. Or that they are trying to help you grieve. They are trying to direct you in big moments in your life. To connect to you they would do that in symbols that you specifically would relate to. They are always talking to you in a way that you will hear them best.

• How spirit guides and intuition work together? Intuition like we talked about is you moving out of the way and something else coming through you. The something else coming through you is energy, the universe and these spirit guides. Your own spirit guide that you have had since you were born is essentially your intuition and your direct connection to your own inner source of communication where that spirt guide can come through you. It sounds weird, but it's not. It's pretty natural. It's like breathing. Just like air coming through you, your guidance can come through you. Guides can express through you and you can hear them and feel them and sense them. They essentially work hand in hand with your intuition. Intuition is very similar to that same energy of these guidance's. All of these spirit guides that we talked about are very positive. They are going to have a positive impact on your life. They are going to fill you full of joy and love they are going to help you be healthy. All of these guidance's that I'm talking about, these spirit guides, are helper guides. I have not experienced anything else but that.

• Is the spirit guide that is with you since you were born like a person? It's not like a person. It's like something that is tailored just to you. So you have a particular nose. You have a particular DNA. Your spirit guide is an energy. We like to put faces on things because we're a person and it helps us to conceptualize. We like to name it. But it's an energy that specifically connects to the deepest part of you as if it's an extension of your own self.

• How does intuition connect to spirit guides? Is my intuition the spirit guide that is with me since I was born? Is that where the message is coming from? Sometimes. Most of the time especially if your working with somebody else and not just yourself, your connecting intuitively to their energy and to their spirit guide. Their spirit guide tells you things that you tell them because they're a bad listener and are not receiving the message. You are the middle man. You’re the listener. As an intuitive your job is to listen. Your listening to someone else's guide tell you the thing that the person can't hear.

• Why should we take spirit guide messages to heart or to truth? Because they know you in a way inside and out that is not normal and is not like a human. For example, a human knows you in the way that I know you make spaghetti and are afraid of heights. A spirit guide knows you more in the way that they've been with you for thousands of years and hang out with you in the shower. Like I know all of the things and with the idea of how I understand it is that you sit down with your guidance before you are born and you make a plan for this life. Then you both say, "Ok lets do this." One person is born one person isn't. Then you’re here on Earth to do or be something. The goal is to get there and be that in your life.

• Are these spirit guide examples who you are connecting to when you do a psychic reading? When I am doing a psychic reading for somebody I am connecting to their guides. It's as if my guides and your guides come forward. It’s the same with mediumship. I am not connecting to my loved ones, I'm connecting to yours. For me, it's as if they are standing right there in front of me talking to me.

• Little kids and imaginary friends? That is their spirit guide that they have had since they were born.

• Are my spirit guides hanging out with me everyday and walking around with me? Mostly, just your spirit guide since you were born. Everything else is called upon. You say I need help and the best thing to help you will show up. It's like getting a delivery. Now that you are working on your intuition you will draw towards you specific spirit guides that will help you along your way. Everything is to help you get to where you want to be. Whatever that might be. That’s not different than a kid. A kid has imagination and everything is not taken so seriously. But it's not different as an adult. It's not different now. Everything is fun and it’s a story and there's something really very much the same about it. In the realm of spirt guides there is no time and space. A lot of people ask often, how long have they been around. There is no time and space. If you think about them they are instantly there. They don’t have to like jump on a bus, they can be in several places at once. Your loved one can be with you and with your mom. There's no boundaries. With a human being with a body and a brain there's boundaries. There's an alphabet, there's time. Things that make it so we understand our boundaries in life. In the realm of passing away or the spirit world there is none of that. No bodies. All energy. And energy is all endless and timeless and free.

• Are they funny? The spirit guide you have had with you since you were born is going to talk to you in a way that you can hear the easiest. For me, I am very straightforward and blunt and so my guidance is very much like that. But for some it is more of a dance and its all about what you can connect to and what you need for you and that might change over time. They can be very funny and light and always what you need in the moment and always a thousand steps ahead of you. They know what you are going to do. They know what's up. And so they are just trying to get you there as softly as possible. A nice soft landing. The more you can connect to your spirit guides they more you know that you are not alone. You are not doing this all on your own and you have help. A lot of times like when we are kids, when we are super tiny, we are babies we are never alone. Then as we grow we are a little bit more alone and independent. Now your a kid but still not super alone. Then we get to adulthood. The middle part and its, "Whoa! I have to fend for myself now." But that’s not true. You have a community of helpers that are constantly there for you and you can have any kind of life that you want. It depends on what you choose. It depends on your limitations. It depends on how invested you are in time and space.

• A big part of being intuitive is definitely around being intuitive in every single way. You want to get soft enough and quiet enough and move out of the way enough that it's not how you speak anymore, it's how the person you are reading for hears. I let their guidance take me over so that I speak to a person, even in the way that I pause between words and the softness or loudness of my voice, everything changes with every single person every time no matter what. It's never the same. Being intuitive is very risky. You have to trust. It's in being the tiny kid and just trusting. I have to trust enough to put me aside and let something else talk for me. And always assume that it's going to be the best and highest good. And it's never steered me wrong yet.

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