I didn't know when things would be back up, and I still needed to get a Substack post out this week. The pirate story is now there.
If you have a deck of playing cards, don't just trust me on this! Grab your cards and follow the story!
I've got a few more folks seeing me here today than yesterday, so...interested in practicing divination with things you find in the back of a drawer or that one piece left from an old game you lost years ago?
That's what I've been writing about lately. Not offering readings or lessons. Just writing a substack on it.
#introduction - Most people who know me on the Internet call me Fizzy. I write two substacks (links in profile). DIYvination is about divination with stuff around the house - big focus on charm casting. Wander the Forest is my short story fiction.
Bears are my favorite animal. Rainbow is my favorite color. I love puns. I'm learning Welsh. And, I know...I'm weird. Have been for 4 decades. It's fabulous!
The story of Pocahontas is a tragic tale of a young Native girl who was kidnapped, sexually assaulted and allegedly murdered by those who were supposed to keep her safe.
Her name at birth was Matoaka, which means “flower between two streams,” and according to Mattaponi history was likely given to her because she was born between the two rivers of Mattaponi and Pamunkey ...
https://ictnews.org/archive/true-story-pocahontas-historical-myths-versus-sad-reality
Her name was #Matoaka.
(Note the pronunciation is Ma to ah kuh there’s an additional syllable than is pronounced in the video)
A collective of indigenous creatives came together, rewrote and replaced the audio for Disney’s “Pocahontas”. Perfectly synced with the animation to play in place of the original audio. It depicts the true story of Matoaka using ingenious voice actors.
https://www.missingmatoaka.ca/
Also:
https://www.theindigenousfoundation.org/articles/the-true-story-behind-disneys-pocahontas
Very high probability of seeing the northern lights tonight as far south as Pennsylvania, N Missouri, & Oregon, weather permitting. There's even a small possibility of viewing even further south, depending on local light conditions.
A G4/Kp8 watch hasn't been issued in almost 20yrs (aaaand of course it's going to be cloudy in New England 🙃). Best viewed from a very dark area with little to no light pollution. The further south, the darker it must be.
BBC:
Wounded orangutan seen using plant as medicine
A Sumatran orangutan in Indonesia has self-medicated using a paste made from plants to heal a large wound on his cheek, say scientists.
It is the first time a creature in the wild has been recorded treating an injury with a medicinal plant.
After researchers saw Rakus applying the plant poultice to his face, the wound closed up and healed in a month.
More/source:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-68942123
Yeah... it's ALL screwed up. And it has been. It doesn't have to be, but that's what people keep choosing. I'm always afraid and always hurt. So I need to have fun and joy. I need to not burn out. I need to have the rage and also have reasons the rage can't swallow me. We all do. Burnout is part of the strategy. Make people burn out and they can't fight.
I've been watching to see if my Sea Monkeys would release babies, or if eggs would pause development to be dropped in the water and finish at a better time. There are two babies today! This means I am giving them an environment to thrive in!
Bard with a ukulele. Friend of Lake Monster. 93% stardust. Autistic. Fabulously weird.