Hello Friend,
The time is currently 5:05 PM. I have just finished reading Meg of 3am.tarot’s wonderful August reflection on timing and I am in awe, as always. Her writings on tarot, connecting to archetypes, and cycles of the major and minor arcana are some of my favorites. It makes me miss my tarot practice and also, I feel like I don’t even know where to start with getting back into my tarot practice. Part of me wants to make a ritual out of it, but part of me just wants to dive in and see what happens.
I use tarot for writing and creative inspiration. Once upon a time, I had a small booklet of tarot spreads I created for getting past creative blocks, developing plot arcs, and finding character flaws. But alas, I threw that booklet out ages ago. Way to go, Past Ashley.
Present Ashley is wishing they could get past this creative block and work on their submission for Wyrd & Wyse. Creative indecision might be more accurate. I have too many ideas for once. Revamp and expand my original submission, the O.A.T. triptych, or blend them together? *sighs in Libra Moon*
This Week I
took so many naps; sleep is just ever elusive
had multiple dissociative episodes (specifically the derealization ones)
daydreamed about going to a bookstore without a mask, you know, to smell the books
posted a Behind the Stacks thread about comfort zones and creativity; come over and chat about it if you haven’t already
organized my Kindle shelves and NetGalley reads
Moodboard: Neon Academia
Wearing sunglasses at night, finding the best hole in the wall late night cafes and diners, attending night exhibits at museums, all evening classes, chugging energy drinks to feel as buzzed as the neon signs, basking in the glow of an e-reader as they read their pirated textbooks.
So. I’m kind of obsessed with this idea of Neon Academia. Is this a thing? I don’t think it is, but it should be.
What do y’all think?
Until next time, dear hearts
-A
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