what happens when Mercury, Saturn, & the N. Node are all in Scorpio

My blog will be 6 years old on the 13th. I'm still thinking of how to celebrate it here, to thank all you readers for it. But for now, let me just give you my schedule this month, & I'm still taking a long break from reading Tarot face-to-face. Please note that I don't do Tarot readings anymore on weekends. You'll have to wait until I give the advisory via SMS. The soonest possible time is on Tuesday, October 16th, & the last open slot is 5pm-7pm. I'll still try to read again to accommodate other people before the 23rd (the following Tuesday), & then no more readings up close again from the 24th until November 4th). Remote readings are priced differently, but they can be requested within that time. Be sure to place payments before Halloween sets in, & please note I'll need some time off on November 1st with my family to commemorate our dearly departed. You should, too.

Should you wish to schedule for a Tarot reading with me, feel free to email me at sp[dot]lovecraft[at]gmail[dot]com. Email readings can be quite accurate, too, like what this man attests to, from his last missive to me a few months ago:

Hey, I just had a mind-blowing realization. That girl I asked you about - she was indeed an Aries, but at the time I had 2 Arieses lingering about. While things with that interesting Aries didn't work out, my relationship with the other Aries was progressing smoothly but I was taking it for granted because obviously my mind was set on someone else. 

Now, these are the things that are true in your reading for the 2nd Aries:

• "a lot of communication & effort is required" Yes, there has been a lot of this.

• "things improve around literally the next 3 weeks" They did, but I wasn't really paying attention. I was just going with the flow, thinking it would be cool if something came out of our thing, but I wasn't as invested in it as she was. But things were progressing like they would in any romantic relationship.

• "she might even live rather far away from you. But she delights in praise, has a soft spot for children" This is true for her.

• "may literally be surrounded with pets (& admiring eyes)." Not pets, but definitely plenty of admiring eyes.

• "She could even be musically-inclined." She is. She plays various instruments.

• "Be prepared to travel soon, then, maybe because of her. & travel may be akin to telecommunications anyway." It wasn't too soon but I do have to travel a bit to get to her.

• "her roots may be more influential than you think" I don't know about her biological roots, but her step-dad is most definitely influential.

Amazing! Anyway, I'm sorry if I seemed skeptical before. All this just came to me today and I thought I'd tell you about it. Keep up the good work!

I have to admit he was quite a bitch to read for, & he sure knows it, WTF, but I tried my best to patient & it sure paid off. All I ask for is a little bit more respect at this point, especially if I give a huge discount for readings online, which I won't be offering anytime soon. I mean, I still could, especially for my 6th blog-o-versary, but only valid until the time specified. If you want to take advantage of it, stay tuned, & let me think it through. 

BTW, my rates have changed, please note, & I still read within the Makati CBD. Off-location sessions will be charged more from now on. Please be advised. Will come up with my personal updates in a bit. ♥ 

birthday blues + Venus in Leo + Mars return

It's my Solar return soon, & I did say before on Facebook that I won't be having Tarot readings from September 21-30, as part of my birthday break on the 25th. I'll be slightly more than 3 decades old by then, even if it doesn't really show (& I'm still freaked out with how I act like I'm only 12 sometimes). Please take note. & please feel free to show me your love in any (CAVEAT: non-threatening) way! Haha. 

I'm still grateful for my most loyal clients who'd go out of their way to treat me to coffee & munchies while I read for them, or dole out presents even before my actual birthday next week. I've already received awesome spa items from The Body Shop, then I'm expecting a cupcake cookbook all the way from London. Their generosity will be ardently repaid. I believe in quid pro quo, after all, & that's the way to go. ♥  

I really haven't taken care of my wishlist yet, but it will include cookbooks from The Barefoot Contessa, an ice cream maker (yes, please, I miss having cookies-&-cream ice cream, just like what Mom used to make), a new oven along with a state-of-the-art kitchen, because my Cancer Moon in my 5th House (cusp in Gemini) demands it. Plus the repeated draws of the Queen of Wands card is denoting how my inner Venus is hellbent on becoming the next domestic goddess. Haha. Come back later. I'll even give my shipping address so you can all send me your gifts of choice! ♥ 

Anyway, check out this awesome Katy Perry remix from my new favorite local D&B producer + DJ, because I love the original track (IKR, so unlikely of me, yeah?) to begin with & I'm all for supporting local talent all the more while Neptune's in Pisces for the next few years. Kinda funny how the day before he announced he was going to remix this song, I was wondering how else it could sound differently. Et voila. So much fun. Thanks anyway, Universe! (You can catch him perform live later here.)

"I don't have to sell my soul... He's already in me."

"Anti-Lamentation" 

Regret nothing. Not the cruel novels you read
to the end just to find out who killed the cook.
Not the insipid movies that made you cry in the dark,
in spite of your intelligence, your sophistication.
Not the lover you left quivering in a hotel parking lot,
the one you beat to the punchline, the door, or the one
who left you in your red dress and shoes, the ones
that crimped your toes, don’t regret those.

Not the nights you called God names and cursed
your mother, sunk like a dog in the livingroom couch,
chewing your nails and crushed by loneliness.
You were meant to inhale those smoky nights
over a bottle of flat beer, to sweep stuck onion rings
across the dirty restaurant floor, to wear the frayed
coat with its loose buttons, its pockets full of struck matches.
You’ve walked those streets a thousand times and still
you end up here. Regret none of it, not one
of the wasted days you wanted to know nothing,
when the lights from the carnival rides
were the only stars you believed in, loving them
for their uselessness, not wanting to be saved.
You’ve traveled this far on the back of every mistake,
ridden in dark-eyed and morose but calm as a house
after the TV set has been pitched out the upstairs
window. Harmless as a broken ax. Emptied
of expectation. Relax. Don’t bother remembering
any of it. Let’s stop here, under the lit sign
on the corner, and watch all the people walk by.

- Dorianne Laux

Can't thank Lea Rose enough for this poem. Perfect for this gloomy week.

I just want to feel better, like the rest of you.