Religion Midnight At The Altar

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Tonight I had to do a tarot reading for someone in need. The altar I do my readings at, my ancestral slash underworld altar, needed to be cleaned. It was full of the clutter of wild offerings with the usual pile of magical books new and old at the foot. I removed all the items and cleaned off the wooden base; once my great grandparent's cutting board. I removed the now dried bittersweet berries, the thistle fluff, the scattered henbane seeds, and the dirt of wildcrafted plants. Then I placed all the items back in their places on the altar. I washed my hands, face, and feet with spring water and anointed my forehead and hands with divinatory oil -- my third eye to see and my fingers to write what I saw with my inner eye through the cards. I lit the candles, spoke the words, and shuffled the deck.

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