Fools Rush In

by **Will Stanton** » Fri May 22, 2015 9:05 pm

Will completed the set!

THE PAST
The Emperor (reversed), flanked by Knight of Wands (reversed) and Queen of Pentacles (reversed)

THE PRESENT
Seven of Pentacles, flanked by Nine of Pentacles (reversed) and Judgement (reversed)

THE FUTURE
Eight of pentacles (reversed) flanked by the Page of Pentacles and The High Priestess (reversed)

"Oh, cool, I got Sam."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri May 22, 2015 11:29 pm

"Let's see then... Rigid obstruction and inflexibility and a dark intelligence in the past that caused discord in the past. Clearly Black Air and their misguided loyalty to a cause they claim is loyal to the crown, led by a scientist that caused great upheaval for you in the past. Right now... Innocence in going about business flanked by deception and weak judgement. Clearly your misinterpretation of The Fool. And the future holds failed ambition brought on by a messenger of moral or physical passion and misgivings. This would be where in a proper fake reading I would give you the chance to correlate this yourself to a passion or ambition of yours that I would then suggest is threatened by a message from someone of ill-repute."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri May 22, 2015 11:30 pm

"A...message from someone of ill-repute?" Will said, raising an eyebrow.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Fri May 22, 2015 11:38 pm

"The last card suggests a lack of moral fiber while the Page of Pentacles implies messages and learning. You could argue that anybody you don't have a high opinion of could be meant by the inverted High-Priestess."

by **Will Stanton** » Fri May 22, 2015 11:46 pm

"That IS open for interpretation somewhat...still..."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat May 23, 2015 1:03 pm

"Exactly. That's what you'll get from this when it's just the cards. Vague ideas that the person then fills in with their own hopes and concerns."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat May 23, 2015 1:41 pm

"So, you're saying I should ignore this entirely," Will grinned.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat May 23, 2015 2:04 pm

"Pretty much, yes. I mean, you lead the X-Men so you're bound to run into someone who might fit this description eventually. That's kind of the problem with just the cards. They're too broad in hteir possible meanings if you don't augment them with actual precognition."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat May 23, 2015 6:02 pm

"So everything you do is just your power, with a bit of fancy slight of hand on top of it?" Will asked, sounding a bit...disappointed.

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat May 23, 2015 6:10 pm

"It's not slight of hand. It's... a back and forth between me and the cards. Maybe I just subconsciously shuffle the deck into the right order to express what my precognition tells me to, but if you ask me it's magic." she smiles mysteriously.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat May 23, 2015 6:40 pm

"I suppose I was asking you," Will chuckled. "But, being magic and being a product of your precognitive abilities seems...mutually exclusive."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat May 23, 2015 7:12 pm

"Precognition has long been the realm of magic and mysticism. Being triggered by a mutation doesn't seem like it would make much difference in that regard. Calling it precognition is just an attempt by scientists to slap a label on it in order to avoid admitting they don't understand it."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:21 pm

"Yet. They don't understand it, yet."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:32 pm

"That's what they claim because they don't like the idea of something that is defined by the fact that it breaks the rules."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:48 pm

"Well, just because it breaks what we think are the rules doesn't mean there are deeper rules we haven't discovered yet. It's Mao."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat May 23, 2015 8:52 pm

"We know the rules, but I won't tell anybody what to believe." she smiles.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat May 23, 2015 10:14 pm

"Not even if asked?"

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sat May 23, 2015 10:40 pm

"You know what I meant. I'll gladly tell you about my beliefs if you care to listen."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat May 23, 2015 11:48 pm

"That...might be nice."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun May 24, 2015 12:04 am

"A lot of ideas and principles are similar to things expressed in Christianity, though they often connect differently. The most central idea in Egyptian mythology is probably the path of the sun across the horizon. A motif of death and rebirth that is found in many harvest and fertility deities and of course the burial practices that assume after death you will rise again in the afterlife."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun May 24, 2015 12:16 am

"Oooh, starting right off with death. How cheerful."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun May 24, 2015 2:44 am

"It's a very central concept. Life and death are an intrinsic circle that is only reinforced in an area such as the Nile where life depends on the cyclical flooding of the river banks and dangerous predators roam the desert. It's what makes mankind built monuments that withstand the test of time. Creation myths and the afterlife are the two things you will find in every religion. It's part of the nature of the world."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun May 24, 2015 5:51 pm

"True, I suppose, but particularly morbid. There's a strain of people who feel that the only important aspect of religion is certainty of what happens after death, and that always seemed a waste to me."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun May 24, 2015 6:05 pm

"It's an important aspect, but I agree that a strange sense of looking forward to being rewarded in death seems counter-intuitive."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun May 24, 2015 9:02 pm

"If it's not a guide as to how to live, it's a waste of time."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun May 24, 2015 9:25 pm

"To be fair, a lot of the idea behind the afterlife is that it's a reward for living a good life, but I see your point. For what it's worth, Sekhmet acts as the arbiter of Ma'at, the goddess of justice in this world. If all the gods cared about was judging people in the afterlife then there'd be no need for that."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun May 24, 2015 9:44 pm

"Seems like lots of delegation."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun May 24, 2015 10:33 pm

"That's how thing are in a pantheon. It's all interconnected. Sekhmet needs Ma'at's guidance in her wrath and her ferociousness helps uphold divine law."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun May 24, 2015 11:16 pm

"I've never been a fan of ferociousness. A gentle touch works better."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Sun May 24, 2015 11:25 pm

"That really depends on what you're up against."

by **Will Stanton** » Sun May 24, 2015 11:35 pm

"I find turning the other cheek to be very important."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon May 25, 2015 2:42 am

"How has that tactic been working when you've been out with the X-Teams?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon May 25, 2015 1:29 pm

"I've heard about ferociousness in battle. That's not me."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon May 25, 2015 1:35 pm

"But you also don't turn the other cheek to your enemies."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon May 25, 2015 4:16 pm

"Of course you do," Will said, furrowing his brow. "That's the true test of character."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon May 25, 2015 4:34 pm

"There's a difference between treating them with respect and passively turning the other cheek. But maybe we both just see the extreme in what the other is saying."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon May 25, 2015 4:35 pm

"I'm just saying, forgiveness is important."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon May 25, 2015 4:47 pm

"It..." she starts before letting out a faint sigh. "Yes, it is. It's important to not let fury cloud your mind."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon May 25, 2015 4:55 pm

"Treat others better than you want to be treated, and all that."

by **Nailah Weaver** » Mon May 25, 2015 4:59 pm

"Isn't it as well as you want to be treated?"

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