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I'm happy to say that after some research and prototyping I am finally in production with my Geomancy Oracle deck. It's available here: https://www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/marketplace/geomancy-oracle.html


My Geomancy Oracle Deck is a divination deck based on the ancient practice of Geomancy. It contains 8 dot cards that are used to create individual geomantic tetragrams, 2 template cards that allow the reader to assemble geomantic tetragrams into a full divination spread, 16 cards representing the individual tetragrams and 10 astrological house cards. The entire deck is comprised of 38 cards in total and comes with a detailed 54 page instruction booklet in a beautiful and sturdy magnetic book box.


Geomancy is an ancient oracle practice. Its origins most likely lie in North African sand divination. The Arabic practice established the current system of 16 geomantic tetragrams or figures, their alignment with the four Elements of Fire, Air, Water and Earth, the Sun and Moon and the 5 planets known at the time and the 12 astronomical Houses as well as a host of other associations.


During the 12th century the practice became established in Europe and has been used by diviners ever since. However, recently Geomancy has taken somewhat of a back-seat to the Tarot and to astrology – a position which I believe is largely undeserved.


Geomancy is a truly powerful system of divination with immense flexibility. At the lower end of the spectrum a reader can take a few moments to create and interpret a single geomantic figure for a quick answer to a question. For a more involved reading they can bring to bear the entire discipline of astrology and set up a divination that is as complex and multi-layered as a person’s natal chart.


You can check out the cards and the look and feel of the deck in my gallery: https://www.deviantart.com/ellygator/gallery/80491577/geomancy-oracle

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I was just alerted that someone on OpenSea is selling one of my DA postings (just the image) as a non-fungible token.


When I checked I found they just opened their store this month and have hundreds of DA posts listed for sale; mostly images of jewelry, small sculptures, masks and other craft-related art. The prices aren't anything to sneeze at, either. Imagine someone downloading an image of your work and asking around $20 for it!


It you're a crafter check out https://opensea.io/0xbce37240fafc4891019c32e5f1fe4b5555bf9eab

and see if your artwork is being ripped off. If it is you can report the theft at antifraud@opensea.io.


Not sure if it will do any good, but I guess the digital token market is taking art theft to a completely new level.

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It's taken me a little longer than I wanted, but I guess it's still in time for fall weather. You can now grab detailed instructions and word charts for my "Queen of the Faire" cuff bracelet from my Etsy store.


If you're still looking for a fun Delica bead project before the holidays, this would be a good one!


https://www.etsy.com/listing/880667864/queen-of-the-faire-instructions?ref=shop_home_active_1

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The Empress from my New Era Elements Tarot made it into a new release by Taschen publishers! They are starting a new series of illustrated art books called the Library of Esoterica. The first volume to be published deals with the tradition of the Tarot.


You can check out their new publication here.


It's going to be released this month and I'm excited that part of their proceeds will benefit the Loveland Foundation, which provides therapy support for Black women and girls.


From their website: "The Loveland Foundation was established in 2018 by Rachel Cargle in response to her widely successful birthday wish fundraiser, Therapy for Black Women and Girls. Her enthusiastic social media community raised over $250,000, which made it possible for Black women and girls nationally to receive therapy support. Black women and girls deserve access to healing, and that healing will impact generations."


I am so glad to be able to be a part of this effort and to contribute to the amazing tradition of the Tarot.

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Well, I did take a 3 day hiatus from DA, I even took some screenshots of the "pre-Eclipse" look of my site, just for nostalgic purposes and I guess now we have to see if we've made any kind of impact on the site owners' thinking.

With plenty of time on my hands while sheltering at home I've put together some new instructions for some of my bead jewelry and objects.

If you are looking around for new skills to pick up, or for a new project to tackle, here are my latest how-to's:





For some simple demos of all basic beading techniques you can also check out my youtube channel "Ellygatorbeads"
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