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october will heal us. fall ascends down to bring heaven to earth. there is only peace and autumn chill. october will heal us.

an excerpt from october by anvita bhogadi

Halloween Pin up by  Michael Dashow  

Are you excited for October?

Autumn whispered to the wind, “I fall, but always rise again.” 

- Angie Weiland-Crosby

Some friends and I got together to make a fun prompt list for October! Feel free to use this as much or as little as possible, I’d love to see what everyone does with it! 

Your Love Life In October | Pick-a-Card Reading

It's been a while since I've done one of these so I wanted to come back with a pick-a-card reading for what might be happening in your love life during the month of October!

There are 3 piles in the image below. See which one resonates with you, and scroll down to find your specific pile.

If you would like more information on your reading, message me for a tip-based extended reading!

And if you just want to help support me so that I can continue to make more readings, all feedback and tips are super appreciated! My Venmo is TiannaRoseTarot 💖

Pile 1

Seems like you've been feeling a little depressed or worried, probably having some nightmares lately maybe about your connection or about love in general. If you haven't been in a relationship for a while you may be feeling bad about yourself or questioning whether you're ever going to find love. It seems like these fears are bigger in your head and it will be most helpful to put work through them or put them aside because while they do feel authentic they're not necessarily accurate.

We have the Fool so you're starting off into a new connection this month and trying new things in general. Maybe you don't have that much relationship experience already so everything could feel new to you. There’s this feeling of childhood innocence in this connection. We do have the Ace of Water or Cups so this will be a really emotionally deep connection, and it does seem like a new relationship will be starting for you in October or soon after. You're in those early stages right now. Your person does see you as really attractive and an amazing person. It seems you are becoming more self-confident and it’s showing on the outside. People are sensing some shifts in you, maybe emotionally or physically that are causing you to be more attractive. Now, you may typically be a more courageous person or you are being called now to be more courageous and confident. Maybe you’re typically more independent and you don't really feel like you need somebody, but that doesn't mean that you don't want to be in a relationship. So it's important to stay determined and believe that you can have it.

Now on top of that, we have the oracle cards Courage so it’s clear that you are being called to step forward, maybe take a bit of a more proactive role in your love life. Then we have New Moon in Virgo, “a time to give rather than take”. It seems like when you do get into a relationship this will be a good balance and it may be helpful for you to focus more on giving but also make sure that you're not putting in all of the work. This also just connects to feeling more confident in yourself with the Virgo energy and because we're just finishing with Virgo season right now this new relationship could already be in the works so just be patient and see what happens. The Courage card also represents Libra energy, so lots of important things happening this October. We also have the card Leadership, just continuing to encourage you to step forward make that first move, maybe whatever you feel resonates, but you may need to step out of your comfort zone a little bit in order to make this relationship happen in the way that you want it to.

One thing to be aware of is love bombing, so if they seem to be inconsistent. If you have a situation further down in the relationship where you are starting to pull away and then they start to come forward and show you all of the reasons why you fell to them in the first place just be aware that that could be potentially harmful if they're doing it in a more manipulative way to get you to stay with them and then go back to just not seeming to care. But we do have the card “they wants what's best for you” so it seems like they might not necessarily be doing this intentionally and they do really care about you like they want to be with you and they don't want to lose you. They might just not know how to go about that so it's important to communicate because they do learn from you. They want to know how to help, they want to know how to be the person that you need and your own action on yourself might inspire them to take action to improve themselves as well. This person does see you in their future want to be with you.

While this does seem to be in quite the early stages it's definitely moving forward in the month of October so be patient see what happens. Don't be afraid to take a jump and see what happens. It’s definitely scary to take risks but it seems like your feelings/actions will be reciprocated.

Pile 2

So you have been through some stuff, maybe we're seeing some form of the betrayal, maybe even being cheated on, poverty or a major financial loss, just feeling lost overall. Throughout all of this, you've stayed strong taking care of the things you need to, becoming really smart about handling your own stuff.

If some of these things happened early on in your life you may have had to grow up kind of fast and may have missed out on some important parts of your childhood. The Six of Water or Cups is indicating that you can go back you can still be a kid, maybe now that things have kinda calmed down a little bit you'll be able to revisit some of the important memories from your childhood and get back to your center. If you are in a relationship right now there is a chance that some of these negative things will happen or are happening in your current situation but I think you'll kind of know if that is what's going on.

We do have the Love card which is of course a super good sign to get in a love reading, so I think if you're realizing this you need to get out of whatever connection you might be in right now there will be another one that is better for you, so don't worry. We have the Full Moon in Scorpio, “time to release negativity”, so it does seem like those negative things are going to come to an end and you'll be able to focus more on happiness that is coming into your life this October. The Love card has Libra energy so, with that and the Scorpio card, it seems like these changes may occur in later October or early November so it might take a little bit longer but it is still happening. Then we have the card Prosperity. So if you have struggled with what the Five of Earth or Pentacles is referencing of poverty or financial loss or insecurity, you will be reaching a new state of prosperity financially as well as in love. Maybe for the first time, your material and financial needs are actually going to be met, and it seems like your emotional needs are going to be met as well.

Then we have the card love-bombing just like came up in Pile 1, but I have a feeling that this relates to more of a past negative relationship when maybe you got cheated on or maybe you just felt betrayed because of that manipulation. It does seem like this person is looking at your social media so they probably still think about you but we're done with that I'm moving on, it was not a good position for you to be in and there are better things coming. This person may also be thinking a lot about your past conversations, they're kind of reminiscing on the memories that you guys shared together. I have a feeling that overall you know that this is not the best situation.

This card could also refer to your new relationship coming in October. Maybe they're thinking a lot about what to say because they don't want to mess it up. The next person seems to care a lot and maybe there's a little bit of intimidation because they know how much you've gone through and how you've grown from that. They don’t want to be the one to ruin your glow because they can see that you are just finally starting to get back on your feet after some negative events in your past and they wouldn't want to do anything to jeopardize that.

So overall despite what you guys might have gone through in your past or in your childhood there are changes coming in October and then into November and lots of love going around, so let’s start spreading more positivity and happiness and prosperity.

Pile 3

There's some powerful energy here with two major Arcana cards and two court cards. You seem to be a very passionate person but you still tend to be a bit more on the practical side. You’re more grounded or you are being called to become more grounded. You may be some type of artist or creator, but no matter what you put your mind to you put your all into it. So before getting into a relationship you want to make sure that it's correct because you don't want to put all of this time and energy into something if it doesn't work out.

With the Hanged One it seems like it might be best for you to kind of try to release some of that control because you don't really get to know ahead of time whether a relationship is going to work out or not. So relax a little bit more, enjoy it, ask the universe to bring you what you need. You might be the type of person who is not afraid to go out and get or ask for what you want but instead of going directly, it might be best to ask for the universe to provide this instead. Focus on manifestation and then let what things happen in the way that it needs to. This is important because it seems like there may be multiple different options or paths that you can go down. You’re kind of staying on the outskirts right now because you are not sure which path to take. I'm hearing that you want to go full speed ahead into a relationship and when you get into a relationship maybe you aren't afraid of it going quickly because when you feel more confident in yourself you're allowing things to happen. But since you don't know which path to go down, maybe there are two good people that you could be in a relationship with, or maybe you have some opportunities that are not directly related to relationships but one or another could bring you a different kind of relationship. You have all of these opportunities in front of you and you have to choose which one you want to take. So try to release control a little bit.

It's really important to focus on grounding, if you've been working on that more during Virgo season and now going into Libra season you can be focused more on just reaping the rewards of your hard work and of your manifestations. We have the Full Moon in Taurus, “your dreams need a practical plan” so again you may want to focus more on grounding; figuring out what you truly want and then if you are a go-getter or somebody who likes to take action you'll be more confident in your decision. And then also just remember that you are safe no matter what happens. You're being protected so if you do jump a little bit headfirst into a new relationship without necessarily knowing how it's going to go, things are still going to work out for you. It just might take you a little bit longer to figure out where you need to be.

Now at the same time be a little bit cautious. Look out for any red flags because they may exist that might even help you to make your decision if you do choose to go forward with any of these different options that are being presented for you. Then also trust yourself. Trust your intuition and what you're being called to do. The universe does have your best interest in mind as long as you make it clear what you want. This relationship may be happening within a few months, so right on track with what this reading is focused on, October. This is going to be somebody who you can laugh with, I feel like you guys are going to make each other smile and have lots of positive emotions. Not that there won't be anything negative but you guys are going to be a great match together and you'll be able to handle these difficulties that you might go through. It seems like you won’t have to be so focused on the relationship and making that work; it'll be more of a sense of security that'll help you through other more difficult things in other aspects of your life.

Overall trust yourself, trust the universe; the universe is going to direct you in the right way so although you might have a lot of options you're going to be able to come to some type of decision.

Thank you

so much for being here, and I hope you enjoyed this reading!

Reach out if you have any questions or if you would like a tip-based extended reading!

Have a great day!

All right! I'm very last minute calling all Les Mis content creators! (traditional artists, digital artists, writers, cosplayers, mood-boardists, podcasters, miscellaneous, etc!)

@thepiecesofcait graciously let me mod this Miserable(s) Month, and I made this prompt list for October! I know it's last minute so don't worry about following the whole list, any and all les mis-related content is welcome!

@feuillyweek is also happening during the month and you can tag your feuilly works to this blog if you want to be reblogged here

Follow @themiserablesmonth to keep up with all the works throughout this October!

How to participate - and fully written prompt list - is below the cut:

The 31 prompts correlate to the days of October and this challenge is meant to encourage you to develop a consistent creative habit, but not to overwhelm you! You can follow if you like, or you can make one entry unrelated to the list, it's all up to your personal enjoyment!

The idea is to have a fun, creative month.

The one rule you have to follow is that pieces relate back to Les Miserables in some way, in any of it's variants

Post your pieces on the day they correlate to (or mix it up!), use the hashtags #The Miserables Month or #TheMiserablesMonth and tag this blog @themiserablesmonth so I can see your work!

Works will be reblogged all through October, and for the first week of November.

Prompt list:

1. Coffee 2. Fire 3. Language 4. Pride 5. Lesson 6. Paralyzed 7. Night 8. Music 9. Medicine 10. Mindful 11. Work 12. Farm 13. Harsh 14. Book 15. Hand 16. Food 17. Run 18. Nurse 19. Join 20. Lazy 21. Hug 22. Skip 23. Pepper 24. Unite 25. Artist 26. Pasta 27. Ride 28. Deny 29. Old 30. Chocolate 31. Daylight

ushering in this halloween season with the epitome of smokin’ hot horror: enjoy some sexy taemin in his spooky element ⛓

off stage bonus - taemin, spooked by the tiniest bugs 😂

Spooky scary skeletons 💀🐈‍⬛🎃👻🍂🕯✨

❝ᗯᕼᗩT’ᔕ YOᑌᖇ OᑕTOᗷᗴᖇ ᘜOIᑎᘜ TO ᗷᗴ ᒪIKᗴ🎃🍁🍂🧡?❞

──── ᑭIᑕK~ᗩ~ᑕᗩᖇᗪ ────

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑒𝑠:

𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐼:

I’m seeing someone is being secretive or sneaky in the month of October. It’s definitely in regards to their feelings for you, or for some of you, your feelings towards them. I see whoever this person is wanting to take a leap of faith to confess their love. I’m also seeing this person has been thinking about the other very heavily & it’s basically weighing on them a lot. They really miss their person & they have a strong desire to be with them. I’m seeing that either you or your person isn’t communicating to the other and definitely not giving any of their love. I see this offering of commitment & renewal wanting to be made by this sneaky person & they really see their persons worth & how bright they shine. For those of you who aren’t in a connection already, maybe this is a new person coming in or someone from your past. I’m seeing there was an ending here for a lot of you & someone is wanting to rebirth this connection. Both of you are leaving behind a very painful past & moving into calmer waters whether that’s together or separately. I see this connection definitely transformed or has the potential to become something where deep spiritual love is established. My advice for you in the month of October is to focus on building your self-esteem, confidence, & to gain more courage to express who you truly are, & how you genuinely feel. I definitely see a lot of you being the ones to communicate how you feel towards your person, & for others, your person wants to communicate to you because they see how loving, nurturing, compassionate, intuitive, understanding, & how amazing you are. I also see that you make them very happy & your person also makes you very happy. You both connect through your inner child & also through soul ties whether or not you want to be with them. I do see them wanting to be happy with you. Moral of the story here is that a offering will be made in the month of October in regards to your love life & for some of you it will be new, for others of you it will be from your past.

𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐼𝐼:

So for starters I definitely see you coming out of a period of healing in the month of October. You were very out of touch with your emotions in the recent past & you will be stepping more into a balanced phase of your life. I see you tapping back in to your empathetic side & definitely healing this pain from childhood that might’ve resurfaced or affected the way you see love. I also see you might be experiencing some negative thoughts or feelings of anxiety because of the pain you’ve experienced in your past. There’s this energy of confusion and feeling a little stuck or lost. I feel like for some of you someone very controlling, manipulative, narcissistic, or possibly very abusive could’ve definitely broke your heart & it took you a while to finally make the decision to leave & I feel like in the month of October you will be experiencing some heavy energies regarding this person & what they’ve did to you. I see this offering of love being given to you by this person & they really want to apologize or make up for what they’ve done because I do see they feel really guilty for letting their ego and pride control them. I see this person really dealt with a lot of toxicity and negative behaviors that influenced you in a lot of ways & possibly brought out “the worst” in you. I feel like this person really made you angry in so many ways & it took you a long time to finally accept what they’ve did to you & to get into a better place emotionally. I see that you will be feeling a lot more optimistic & hopeful about your future with them, whether you allow them into your life or not. I feel like they don’t want you to separate from them & they’re really scared of losing you. I see you both kinda holding onto each other or something that ties you both together in some way & this thing will bring the both of you closer & also help you make growth or progress from whatever happened between you. This person can be a family member, a lover, a friend, anyone honestly.. I do see that they realize what they’ve done to you & how it affected you in a lot of negative ways, but they see you finding your best self & focusing on you & I feel like they’re really proud of you for being so strong. I do see them wanting to make this opportunity to collaborate or come to some type of agreement or compromise with you. This connection definitely went through a rough ending & it transformed on a massive spiritual, emotional, & physical level. I see you both releasing the need to compete with each other, argue, or create chaotic conflict using outside influences. I see you both wanting to be more stable, happy, & supportive of each other. For those of you that were in a romantic relationship with this person, I would say you both see marriage and a family together, but for others I see this person having some type of connection to your home or family life.

𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐼𝐼𝐼:

I see so much confusion in the month of October. It’s either being released for some of you, or effecting others of you. I do see some type of third party interference or something that got in the way of something, but there was definitely this lack of compromise or collaboration in the recent past, but I see you experiencing communication & possibly some harsh truths about what happened here. I do see you being a lot more happier & feeling more stable within this situation. If this is a love connection I do see you achieving marriage or a very deep level of commitment. It might feel as if you aren’t getting the results you hoped for or maybe like you are very unfortunate when it comes to love, but I do see the potential for real spiritual love or emotional fulfillment with whoever or whatever this situation is about. I feel like some type of harsh secret might be released & I definitely see something you’ve been manifesting for a long time coming to fruition in the month of October. I also see that this situation was very one sided in the past & it never really benefited you in any healthy way until you walked away from it or maybe they walked away from you. Another thing I’m getting is that for most of you this is a person you experienced something with & I see that they feel very chained or attached to you almost like they can’t escape you. They feel very impatient & want to rush in to communicate about how they want to grow and make progress with you. I feel like this is someone you’ve known for a long time & definitely had some type of connection to them from a young age or maybe they remind you of a nostalgic feeling. I do see that you both feel very stable & loved when you’re together whether this is a romantic partner or not. Some truth about a third party situation might be coming to light in October, but I see you not even giving three fucks about it. I feel like someone was exploring their options in the past due to some confusion about their emotions & I see that it created a lot of fear & conflict in this connection & it made both of you feel this lack of hope or potential for a future between you. I see this reconciliation or offering of love being made sometime during the month, not sure exactly when, but it’ll be different for everyone. There is a lot of financial stability and success when it comes to this connection. I also see there is a strong family tie or something related to your home life or what makes you feel comfortable. Maybe this is someone you know from work or some place where money is involved. My advice for you is to focus on yourself & continue going with the flow of where you’re being guided to go. If your intuition is telling you something definitely trust it.

𝑃𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝐼𝑉:

I see a lot of past energies coming up for you in the month of October. Maybe a lot of truths are coming out & they’re definitely harsh or not the best things to find out, but I also see a new beginning in love or in regards to your emotions & the way you feel. I feel like you are facing some karma & you feel very out of touch with your feelings & coming out of this place where you feel like you’ve lost out on something & you’re definitely grieving a loss here. I am seeing you feel very cold hearted & almost like you need to be on your guard. I see you resisting change or maybe just feeling like you can’t release this heartbreak caused from something in your past. I feel like some of you might be the one to communicate about how you were immature & maybe broke someone else’s heart or caused pain to yourself for hurting someone else because you were confused and possibly exploring other options. There is some type of separation between you and someone else & there’s definitely heart break that happened due to some deceitful energies & I see both of you really healing from this. You both might be holding onto this connection, or maybe they’re holding onto you because they know they fucked up. I do see some type of success or triumph happening here though. There’s also been some type of release of toxic, negative, & unhealthy attachments, or behaviors. I do see reconciliation or some type of reunion here, but it may take time for some of you. I feel like this reunion is definitely coming unexpectedly & might even be hidden from you until it’s meant to actually happen. The outcome will bring you so much wisdom from the experiences you’ve had with this person & I also see you both achieving a very very big goal together. Possibly manifesting a lot of money or creating this very successful foundation together.

TRICK OR TREAT! 👻  by Ryan Caskey / The Spooky King

Shemar Moore, Paget Brewster & Thomas Gibson in Criminal Minds “Paradise” 4.04 Promo Photos (x,x)

Do you know what is drawing closer? October and the spooky season!!

So maybe, some of you are interested in a few spooky prompts I found last year?

My bog body Halloween costume, any suggestions? Facial mud will be splattered artfully all over.