{"id":22848,"date":"2024-01-27T00:49:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T18:49:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/fivefoldlaw\/?p=22848"},"modified":"2024-02-03T06:25:28","modified_gmt":"2024-02-03T00:25:28","slug":"and-thats-how-i-revolutionized-a-psychic-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/fivefoldlaw\/2024\/01\/27\/and-thats-how-i-revolutionized-a-psychic-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"And That\u2019s How I Renovated a Psychic Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Today is your last chance to vote in the\u00a0Witchcraft and Occult Media Awards! Click here<\/a> to help recognize Fivefold Law<\/em> in the categories of Outstanding Blog of the Year and Exceptional Blog Post of the Year.<\/span><\/h3>\n\n It\u2019s been a good, long minute since I\u2019ve worked a psychic fair<\/a>, but the lovely folks at Pixie\u2019s Intent<\/a> asked if I wanted to participate in their most recent one, and since the last event I attended there was a blast, I figured this would be, too.<\/p>\n And I was correct! Turnout was great, and everyone\u2019s sessions went well. The back room of the shop has an open floor plan, so the staff moved some dividers around to create private nooks for the three of us offering readings: Mine was right next to the books on crystals and chaos magic, which, as the resident Discordian<\/a> lithomancer<\/a>, felt extremely appropriate.<\/p>\n This was 100% the vibe of my nook. (Image courtesy of Darkmoon Art<\/a> via Pixabay.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n* ** The fair was arranged so that tickets were purchased at the door, each of which was good for a 15-minute reading. If someone wanted their reading to continue after time was up, they could hand over another ticket, or they could move on to a different psychic. A couple of people came in specifically to see one of readers on duty, but most of the attendees were open to working with any of us, so we were happily able to accommodate everyone.<\/p>\n ** *Although there was a moment early on that kind of gave me pause. A client came in with questions in mind, but he wasn\u2019t sure who he wanted to get a reading from, so he asked if we could line up and introduce ourselves. We obliged and explained our divinatory specializations (lithomancy, runes, and clairvoyance, respectively), but\u2026<\/p>\n Okay, does anyone other than me remember the HBO original series Cathouse<\/em><\/a>? If not, it was a reality show about a legal brothel in Nevada, and at least once per episode, the courtesans would be kicked back in the bar area, when a bell would ring, announcing a customer, so everyone would scamper to the lobby and strike professional poses and wait to be chosen. Anyway, that\u2019s what I was reminded of as the client inspected us.<\/p>\n \u201cHmmm,\u201d he said, weighing his options. Then, pointing at the clairvoyant, \u201cI\u2019m going to start with you. After that, I\u2019ll go with the runeworker.\u201d He gave me a long, critical look. \u201cAnd I\u2019m going to pay cash for you.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWow,\u201d I thought. \u201cThat was\u2026 a lot more like Cathouse<\/em> than I anticipated.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cHow much to see the future?\u201d \u201cIf you have to ask, you can\u2019t afford it.\u201d (Image courtesy of Darkmoon Art<\/a> via Pixabay.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n* ** About an hour later, an older man and woman wandered in, with a younger guy \u2014 I\u2019m guessing late teens or early twenties \u2014 lagging behind them. Again, they requested that all three of us come over to meet them.<\/p>\n ** \u201cWe\u2019re here to get a reading for our son,\u201d the woman said, \u201cAnd we\u2019d like him to decide who to go with.\u201d She gestured to the younger guy and beamed with pride. \u201cIt\u2019s his first time.\u201d<\/p>\n ** *At which point I was like, \u201cOkay, this is exactly<\/em> like Cathouse<\/em>.\u201d And I breathed a quiet sigh of relief when he picked the runeworker to take his V card<\/span>\u00a0tell his fortune.<\/p>\n There was a lull in business once that reading finished up, so we capitalized on the opportunity to relax and get to know each other. (The clairvoyant: \u201cWhat\u2019s the worst part about trying to date when you\u2019re psychic?\u201d Me: \u201cThe prophetic dreams<\/a>.\u201d The clairvoyant and the runeworker in unison: \u201cYES.\u201d) Things seemed to be wrapping for the day, so we started packing up our tools, when one of the shop\u2019s employees came over to us, leading a shy young woman by the hand.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is [name], and she would like a reading,\u201d the employee said. \u201cBut she\u2019s not sure what she wants to ask, or which kind of reading might be best for her.\u201d<\/p>\n So we went ahead and greeted her as warmly as we could and told her about the individual services we provided, but that only seemed to magnify her reticence.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess I just\u2026 need, like, guidance\u2026?\u201d She trailed off, peering at us from under her bangs.<\/p>\n And other reasons why I prefer giving online readings<\/a>.(Image courtesy of Darkmoon Art<\/a> via Pixabay.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n* ** Subtle frustration rippled through the readers. We were all amenable to helping her, but she wasn\u2019t giving us a whole lot to go on. And it wasn\u2019t like we could just arbitrarily assign her to an oracle.<\/p>\n ** And then, quite suddenly, I had a Very Good Idea and was like, \u201cWait a second. We can totally<\/em> assign her to an oracle.\u201d And I ducked into my nook to grab three of my stones: the milky quartz symbolizing the Moon (and clairvoyance), the hematite symbolizing Mercury (and runes), and the tiger\u2019s eye symbolizing the Sun (and lithomancy).<\/p>\n ** I cupped the stones in my hand and gave them a good shake, then presented them to the woman. \u201cPick a stone, any stone,\u201d I said. She studied them for a moment, then poked the hematite.<\/p>\n ** I smiled brilliantly. \u201cYou\u2019ll be with our runeworker today.\u201d<\/p>\n ** And y\u2019all, I am not one to toot my own horn \u2014 my horn is dented and rusty and covered in cobwebs \u2014 but this was, without a doubt, the greatest innovation in the history of Divination for Entertainment Purposes Only. The client was happy that she didn\u2019t have to make a decision by herself and got to contribute to her own reading, and the readers didn\u2019t have to try to sell ourselves over each other. Come the next psychic fair, I\u2019m going to set out a bowl of crystals, each representing one of the readers: Anyone who\u2019s not sure which direction to take can let the universe play matchmaker for them.<\/p>\n ** *I am so proud of myself for coming up with this, I can\u2019t even tell you.<\/p>\n \u201cAh, yes. You\u2019ve chosen an aquamarine. Follow me to the ichthyomancer<\/a>.\u201d(Image courtesy of Darkmoon Art<\/a> via Pixabay.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n If you\u2019re not in Texas<\/a>, you can always hit me up for a lithomantic reading here<\/a>. But if you do find yourself in the Houston area when an upcoming fair is carrying on, definitely swing by Pixie\u2019s \u2014 I\u2019ll be thrilled to throw rocks at<\/del> for you in person.<\/p>\n And not to skew the results in anyone\u2019s favor, but if you want to press your luck with the casserole of prophetic minerals, the bumblebee jasper<\/a> will be me.<\/p>\n Like what you\u2019ve read? You ca<\/em><\/span>n<\/span> buy me a coffee<\/a><\/span> about it. (CashApp<\/a><\/span> and Venmo<\/span><\/a> are always options as well.)<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\nOh, more discord, you say? But of course! Follow Thumper Forge on Amazon<\/a><\/span>, Bluesky<\/a><\/span>, <\/span><\/em><\/span>Etsy<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/a>, <\/em><\/span>Facebook<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>, <\/span><\/em><\/span>Instagram<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>, <\/span><\/em><\/span>Mastodon<\/a><\/em><\/span>, Threads<\/a><\/span>, and <\/span><\/em><\/span>TikTok<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/em><\/span>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n*The exit is right through the gift shop<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"******* ** *******Divination may not be the world’s oldest profession, but it is clearly a close 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