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This week’s Minoan Tarot cards. This deck is my creation, made the old-fashioned way (ink on paper) and available at bookstores everywhere. Ten of Daggers: You’ve taken on more than you can handle and overextended yourself, either voluntarily or because you felt pressured into doing so. This card can also mean you’re feeling oppressed by success. It’s not turning out to be as pleasurable as you expected, and you no longer feel fulfilled in spite of attaining great goals. Regardless of how this responsibility entered your life, it’s stifling the creative and imaginative aspects of yourself that this suit embodies. You have to remove some of the weight before you’ll be free to open up and create again. The Emperor: This card represents the masculine force within Nature and within each person, regardless of physical sex or gender. It can be envisioned as the God Within. This includes a sense of authority and leadership, self-control, independence, and a strong sense of self-identity. The Emperor reminds you of your ability to focus, concentrate, and bring plans to fruition through self-discipline and determination. This involves the skills of organization, being systematic, fitting the bits of life into compartments and labels, and focusing on linear processes. This card speaks to your inner sense of order and control, your ability to lead and direct yourself as well as others. This is a positive aspect of order and control and its mindful use in appropriate situations in life. For those who are new to these card draws, each week I pull one card from the top of the deck and a second card from the bottom. The top-of-the-deck card (the first one, on the left) gives us some helpful hints about how to navigate our week. The bottom-of-the-deck card (the second one, on the right) is the “secret treasure” that can help us find joy in these Interesting Times. https://www.minoantarot.com/ #Minoan #Tarot #MinoanTarot #pagan

Did you know that inclusive Minoan spirituality is open to everyone who feels a connection with the Minoan deities, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, or ethnicity? Labrys & Horns is the "starter pack" for inclusive Minoan spirituality. Book details, and plenty of places to find it that aren't named after a South American river: https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/labrys-and-horns #AriadnesTribe #Minoan #pagan #books #bookstodon #inclusive #spirituality

Did you know that I write historical fiction? What was life like at the end of the Minoan era, when the Mycenaeans were occupying Knossos and the Late Bronze Age collapse was on the horizon? Experience that time through the eyes of the last priestess of Malia! More details and content warnings (spoiler: there's no happy ending) here: https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/the-last-priestess-of-malia #Minoan #HistoricalFiction #books #pagan #QueerFiction

This week’s Minoan Tarot cards. This deck is my creation, made the old-fashioned way (ink on paper) and available at bookstores everywhere. Priestess of Labryses: This card represents the embodiment of the qualities of Air in a mature person. This includes being quick-witted and good with words, honest and forthright, and knowledgeable. This person likes to share their ideas but is equally interested in listening to other people’s ideas and truly values them. The Priestess of Labryses never rejects any proposal out of hand but honestly considers it. This individual has a strong sense of justice, not just following the rules, but true justice in a deeper sense, which may or may not match the rules. While the Priest leads others, the Priestess helps others lead themselves through example and encouragement. Strength: This card represents your will, endurance, and resolve. This includes the ability to overcome your fears and the daring to do what you know needs to be done. It also means maintaining your composure, developing a quiet determination, and practicing patience. The Strength card focuses on self-control. This is inner strength, in other words, controlling yourself and either not acting or acting subtly and softly in any given situation. This card suggests that the battle you need to win is inside you, and once you have overcome your own impulses and developed self-control, you will be able to do what is necessary. This is the card of mastery of self, including reigning in your anger and pride and working past your fears. For those who are new to these card draws, each week I pull one card from the top of the deck and a second card from the bottom. The top-of-the-deck card (the first one, on the left) gives us some helpful hints about how to navigate our week. The bottom-of-the-deck card (the second one, on the right) is the “secret treasure” that can help us find joy in these Interesting Times. https://www.minoantarot.com/ #Minoan #MinoanTarot #Tarot #divination #pagan

I've reduced prices so all but one of my ebooks* - fiction and nonfiction - are now just US$3.99! Check my website for lots of buying options, including direct from me in my Ko-Fi shop. *Apologies, but I'm unable to reduce the price of my most recent title, Pantheon: The Minoans. The publisher sets the price for that one, and I have no control over it. https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/ #books #bookstodon #Pagan #Minoan #UrbanFantasy #ParanormalRomance #GayRomance #HistoricalFiction

This week’s Minoan Tarot cards. This deck is my creation, made the old-fashioned way (ink on paper) and available at bookstores everywhere. Nine of Rhytons: This card represents emotional satisfaction, but only for the short term. It’s like being at a feast – the meal is delicious and the entertainment is diverting, but it will eventually come to an end. That is a natural conclusion and not a bad thing. Enjoy the good times while they last, don’t take them for granted, and understand that everything changes with time. Priest of Daggers: This card represents the acting out of the qualities of Fire through the life of a mature person. This includes inspiring others through their energy, charisma, and boldness – the passion and creativity of the younger Dagger face cards combined with the self-control and experience of maturity. This card represents the behaviors and actions that make a person a charismatic leader. In addition to being inspiring, this person has the dedication to follow through on decisions. They are liable to be successful and to be supported and liked by their peers and subordinates. For those who are new to these card draws, each week I pull one card from the top of the deck and a second card from the bottom. The top-of-the-deck card (the first one, on the left) gives us some helpful hints about how to navigate our week. The bottom-of-the-deck card (the second one, on the right) is the “secret treasure” that can help us find joy in these Interesting Times. https://www.minoantarot.com/ #Minoan #MinoanTarot #Tarot #Pagan

Did you know that there's a full Minoan pantheon of goddesses, gods, and deities that defy the gender binary? There's so much more to Minoan spirituality than just the single Great Goddess that Sir Arthur Evans envisioned a century ago. https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/pantheon-the-minoans #pagan #Minoan #books #bookstodon

Time to update my #introduction - I'm a #pagan #polytheist #animist #queer #author #artist and spiritworker. My specialty (obsession) is all things #Minoan though I do also have interests in other practices and traditions. I'm the founder and Temple Mom of #AriadnesTribe inclusive Minoan spiritual tradition (there's a link in my bio). Yes, we're fully inclusive. All means all. I've written pagan and magical #fiction and #nonfiction and created an adult #ColoringBook and a #Tarot deck. I love #gardening and #LivingHistory (which in some places is called Heritage Interpretation) and preindustrial skills like #weaving #spinning #knitting #crochet #quilting #HearthCooking and I love learning new skills as well.

This week’s Minoan Tarot cards. This deck is my creation, made the old-fashioned way (ink on paper) and available at bookstores everywhere. Lord of Labryses: This card represents a person who behaves in a decisive way and who may be impatient with others who are not as resolute. This person holds strong opinions, is knowledgeable about the reasons behind their opinions, and often tries to persuade others to agree with them. These strong opinions may change frequently as the person picks up new information and adds it into their thought process. This person is not deceitful – they honestly believe in what they’re selling, whether it’s a product, a belief system, or their own opinion. Just be aware they may not always be right, no matter how convinced they are of their own good judgment. Maid of Daggers: The Maid of Daggers represents creativity and imagination unfettered by in-the-box thinking. This card represents not so much a set of actions as an attitude and worldview, especially that of refusing to accept traditional forms and boundaries in any creative endeavor, whether it be artwork, writing, marketing, or any other type of expression that requires imagination. This card depicts a person who has not yet internalized the restrictions society puts on each person’s creative vision. This may be due to the simple innocence of youth or to a purposeful rejection of any set of rules imposed from outside. For those who are new to these card draws, each week I pull one card from the top of the deck and a second card from the bottom. The top-of-the-deck card (the first one, on the left) gives us some helpful hints about how to navigate our week. The bottom-of-the-deck card (the second one, on the right) is the “secret treasure” that can help us find joy in these Interesting Times. https://www.minoantarot.com/ #Minoan #Tarot #pagan

Yes, folks, I wrote a romance novel! It's Minoan-themed (a total surprise, I'm sure 😉) and is set among the bull leaping community of ancient Crete. It's lightly spicy - apologies to those of you who were hoping for more steam. It is, however, plenty angsty and emotional, and it has the desired happy ending, because Adelphos and his new love deserve that much. For more details, and plenty of places to find it that aren't named after a South American river, go here: https://www.lauraperryauthor.com/leap-a-love-story #books #bookstodon #GayRomance #HistoricalFiction #Minoan