I really don’t have the words
And of course that’s where I’ve been. But the question Aphrodite just posed to me was: “what does it mean to be a priest of Love in a time of hate?” And it pulled me up by the reins and I had to think - and am still
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In the interest of preserving overall wellbeing
I have declared today - and every day until Election Day in the states - Aphrodite Day, so that we may seek out pleasure instead of anxiety, and enjoyment instead of agonizing over it. If necessary, it will be Aphrodite Day until the votes are counted and things are settled
Meanwhile, back in Hyrule...
Yeah, I've plunged back in! No, I wasn't ready to be done with that world - and I'm speaking specifically of Echoes of Wisdom here, but once you've completed that to 100%, there is nothing more to be done. And the itch
I haven't forgotten!
I just had to deal with one of life's more vulgar inevitabilities - taxes. I stress all year, and procrastinate until 15 October because I file for an extension every year, only to get them done in a couple of rather painful but anxious hours. This time, though,
Getting lost in Hyrule
So yes, in desperation for fun and for distractions from the issues mentioned last week, I indulged in a video game purchase for the Switch - I got The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. And it's working. It's amazing how much my little self is
Breaking down the bloodline
Friends, I have uncovered some fresh new trauma to my family line that I never knew existed before. It is so awful that I will not share what it is, but know that I have been rocked to my core, flattened, and more than a little in shock. I ask
In pursuit of judgement
By which I mean the tarot connotation, not what we humans do to each other on a daily basis for our life choices. I have been peeled, beloveds. I come to you in raw skin, with hollow eyes. It's been difficult. If we were speaking in terms of
Rerolling
Okay, so I'm a huge nerd and that should be no surprise to anyone who reads this! I have played RPGs from MUDs to MMOs. But this time, instead of talking about a roleplay character I'm rerolling, I'm talking about myself. Every now and
Breaking up with The Devil
We are doing a lot of excavation around here, trying to improve my tarot reading skills and make me ever so much more sensitive to the energies involved, deepening my relationship to all the cards and what they truly stand for, and shedding old associations that hold me back from
The Erotic Ideal
I want you to feel into that image and I want you to breathe in the scent of those pure white roses, so like wedding cakes in their smooth-petaled perfection, I want that scent to invade and overwhelm you, pressing into your mind like a petal to soothe away your
Channeling
I'm in the way of feeling like She's talking to me, like She's in me, like She wonders at my typing hands but has no problem sending the right signals to the right fingers so they hit the right keys. I'm in
Infectious excitement
I have a confession. I adore when other people are happy. I know, I know, quite often I seem to have resting grim face, but that's just my autistic flat affect. Tonight I'm feeling strangely energized by other people celebrating themselves and each other and you
Taking up the rose - a bonus issue
Today, I started my one-year, in-depth mentorship with THE Irisanya Moon to draw closer to Aphrodite and solidify my devotion to Her. I am blessed and grateful to be a part of this small and intimate group seeking after Aphrodite through intense study of Her epithets and aspects, through contemplation
My free gift to you!
As part of my new offering to subscribers, I am sending you all a link to a FREE GIFT for being here with me in this space, at this time. Twenty individual tarot spreads, designed and tested by me, especially for you! While I try to link things together so
Someday, in Paphos, I will be vulnerable
I will make my pilgrimage to Aphrodite's birthplace. I will feel awe. But I am of the understanding that the minders of the temple ruins and the people in general do not appreciate when tourists come to actually worship the ancient Gods. So it will all be in
My last name is control
No, not a depression pit, not today, thank Aphrodite! This is more of a physical exhaustion pit and I have tried to shake it off all day to no avail. I had to take 2 of my 3 dogs to the groomers, and though they are dignified older ladies now
Something New, For Once
That's right, something new! I'll be hosting a one-hour event on Friday, 24 August 2024 at 9 PM Eastern, 6 Pacific, and 1 AM GMT. I will be calling on the phenomenal power of Aphrodite, my patron God, to facilitate a presentation on self-love and guide
A long time...
...but not an idle time. Aphrodite has been firmly gentle with me as I discover a whole new world of self-love and acceptance of my mind and body and spirit as three distinct threads. These fine threads are braided into a cord that keeps me tethered to the world. And
And then there was Stardew Valley
Gosh, friends! I know it's been forever and I desperately apologize to you for the infrequency of communiqués from my end. My moods, notoriously unstable, went far below my guidelines for wellness and I've had to sort of set up my own outpatient working hospital, where
The Goddess Speaks Wisdom
"I think you're headed for a breakdown, So careful not to show it..." - Laura Branigan, Gloria You might be feeling it, too. I don't know what it is - maybe it's my job to know, maybe I need to teach myself
A Name Change!
But not for the newsletter! I wanted my newsletter pals to know, just in case you missed the post on instagram, I have changed my name over there from unf0und to the.oracle.j! After much thought and deliberation I felt this was the best name to represent who I
we all have to start somewhere (part the second)
with my dads, i was empowered. they didn't know that at the time, but my engines were fired up at existing as a queer being in the world. they worked a lot, so in that first summer before 8th grade started, i was mostly left to my own
we all have to start somewhere - part the first
so why not at Paphos, like Aphrodite? when She came forth from the sea after being born from the contact of Uranus' severed genitals with the ocean, She stepped foot on Cyprus and every type of flower bloomed to bring Her joy. i am not saying the same happened
~Be still and know I love you~
she doesn't want strife she doesn't want wrong, not now not yet not in this situation she wants harmony and beauty and the knowledge of each other as intimate as skin to skin contact she wants the beauty of union and craves it and needs it
Soon Comes the Rose
This is Transmissions from Aphrodite, a brand new site by J Bulsara that's just getting started. Things will be up and running here shortly, but you can subscribe as you like at the link provided. There will be tarot musings, channelings from Aphrodite (obviously!), biographical stuff, things that