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About Cynthia

I am a textile artist, embroiderer, wood burner, costumer, painter, and weaver who sees magic and change in the chain stitch and a well done Palestrina knot. I wish I had more control over the ways of the human world but alas, all I can control are my actions and my attitude in life and the consistency of my stitches. And sometimes even that doesn’t pan out as hoped and I must rip rip rip.

Cancer This Week

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From Free Will Astrology

As part of the arrangement your soul entered into before you were born, you were given the mission to accomplish five specific miracles. Three of these you have not yet even guessed the nature of. Why? For one thing, none of your elders or teachers ever named them for you while you were growing up. Secondly, you have been overly timid about imagining what you’re capable of. That’s the bad news, Cancerian. The good news is that you’re very close to the mystery spot where one of those undiscovered dreams has been moldering.

Oooooh.  Hmmmm, the first two must be sobriety, which is always a miracle for an alcoholic, and hmmmm. I don’t know…

Dreaming ~ prophecy?

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Last night I had a dream. I dream every night really. But most of the time they don’t strike me as important and I let them go on about their business. The next night when I lay my head down on the pillow, there are wisps of the previous nights dreams speaking to me. If I need to catch one, it is there.

But sometimes, SOMETIMES, one hits me and is so intense it feels either like a real event on the other side of this world or it feels like it did last night. Like prophecy… Prophecy of absolutely no import to anyone but me. Yes, I dream like this and yes I have those thoughts while I’m dreaming them. Do you?

The dream

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My “Studio”

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I felt much better last night and got quite a bit done. Read the Alignments for The Well Worn Path tarot and the Teachings for The Hidden Path tarot. I love these two decks and generally combine them when I do a reading. But decided to go through in sequence and understand the story. Folks interested in tarot and Wicca and Wiccan tarot might enjoy them too.

I took some pictures of some commission designs I’m working on (yay!) and then took some photos of my working environment. I live in a very small one bedroom apartment. It is long on charm and short on space. Sometimes I find myself very frustrated when I have to pull out the ironing board one more time or set up the sewing machine AGAIN. But for now it’s just the way it is.

I sit on my couch surrounded by the stuff currently in process and “watch” movies and snuggle with Miss Mitty. Sometimes she reminds me that I’m being negligent and to get busy paying attention to her, sometimes she dreams the evening away. You can just see her eye opening preparing to give me The Evil Eye because I, that crazy woman, am once again taking pictures of She Who is a Mystery.

This my work table. My coffee table. My foot stool. My dining table.

Details: tarot art inspiration, design notebook, works in progress, tools

Work in progress. This shot actually does the fabrics justice for once. Maybe I’ve been trying too hard…

Fibromyalgia

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Oh dear. I’m having a very bad afternoon. The morning started off stuffy and what not, a little headachy but I got that taken care of. But things have plummeted. The worst day for awhile.

My muscles across my upper chest, right below my neck, hurt like a sumbitch. With every breath. Or not breathing. Painful twinges in my arms, can barely stand up, and my knees are killing me. Just get me through two more hours then home to a hot bath, some hot tea, and a painkiller. I really want to accrue some vacation so I can have one this year.

Most days I forget that I have fibromyalgia but not today… This is a tough one.

Jeebus….

OMG

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I probably wouldn’t mind my boss so very much if I couldn’t smell his halitosis from 5 feet away!!! OMFG… Unbearable stench that lingers after he’s left! I had to put my hand in front of my nose and mouth it was so bad. Mints dude. They are cheap and easily found just about any where…