First of all, I’m sorry for not being around. The world, obviously, has gone up in flames and mine, too, happened to do the same. I believe we all are putting together the pieces of what happened and where we’re going. I don’t know where we’re going next. But I do know that wherever we’re going is not fun.
I am working on a reaction post but I haven’t even started. I am also giving free tarot readings – yes, there is no charge. You can find more information about it here. If I don’t answer, I’m not ignoring you, but I am playing catch up every so often. At least until I have a reasonable judgment of how needed my services are.
So because this is sort of exactly the situation Loki is well versed in, He asked me to write this for Him. I am told to say that it’s not going to make sense if it’s not for you. If it is for you, well, join the club. I don’t think there’s any kind of a message from any Deity that has any sort of well-written introduction so I’m just going to put it here and then walk away.
“I’m not going to beat around the bush here – if you know me already, you would know that I’m not fond of people sugarcoating things. I don’t particularly enjoy what is going on in this world and you would think that I would considering I am known for chaos. You would think I crave this sort of thing but to be clear, this is pretty significant and it has gone on for a long time.
Your world is about to shift. It is shifting already and you’ve all been feeling it. I have in my own way and so have the other Gods who walk among humanity as they do. Your people are sick of acknowledging the fact that peace has gone on long enough and that upset, destruction, and derision all have its own place and time. Which is why I’m here talking to you now.
Amidst the chaos is hope. There is hope in fighting. There is hope and resolve in conflict and there is a trust that there is going to be an end in sight. I have seen your world become part of massive conflicts and wars about religion, politics, economies. I have seen the rise and fall of countries and this is one of them. This sort of thing is seemingly unimaginable but I have seen it – I have seen it all, actually. More than most humans could ever possibly comprehend, I have seen it all come back around.
However, this is the present time. There is work to get done. You have things you feel you need to do – do them. Do not hold back – the enemy is here now and it is present. It is not going anywhere. Not unless you take account of what has been the cause of the issue all along which is apathy and discouragement which seldom takes the form of a governing body. They made use of it all already and used it against you just as Trump has his followers fear things, you are fearing the same.
Now, what does that look like? Small things. Small adjustments in your everyday life. I can assure you, you’re not going to need to do much – there is no use in dreading your every waking moment. A little goes a long way here and even the most seemingly insignificant thing can be used to propel and detract from division and discourage infighting.
Anxiety is going to be used to punish you. Declarations and bold statements detract from the original intention which is to make you feel powerless and destroy your pride. But you have the power here. The enemy targets people who cower. I’m not saying you’re cowering – you’re allowed to feel what you’re supposed to feel in reaction to these events. You might be feeling triggered, perhaps aggravated or pushed beyond your limits. You might be feeling scared and closed off to everyone and everything.
But I assure you, what’s coming flourishes in darkness. Just like mold or disease, wretchedness takes shape in the darkest parts of the division of suffering, contempt and neglect.
Your government has failed you again and they have successfully done so without even a moment to spare while everyone was paying attention to the wrong enemy. You cannot take all of the blame for it, of course. What else would you rather do? Keep fighting until you burn yourselves out more? No.
We cannot go on this way. It has never been made more clear. We cannot keep ourselves hidden among each other. We cannot force ourselves to be accepted or become acceptable to the majority. We are hidden when we do that and they deserve to feel uncomfortable. After all, what misery can a starving church feel when they are made to shut down because they can’t get anyone sitting in their pews? What use is a government without its people? What use is any power without the people in support of it?
Change is coming. It’s going to be hard and it’s going to be awful and you’re not going to sleep well or have dreams of a bright future. It’s getting dark here and this is only the beginning.
I encourage whomever is taking the time to read this to be okay with the struggle. You never know who your enemy is until you fight, you don’t know who is hiding until you turn on the light. Corruption hides in the dark – and those who struggle to see it gaslight themselves until it is hidden again. We cannot go back there. We have to rebuild and trust in the process. It takes time – probably decades until the real fight is over. But that’s okay because you have me. You have me and you have Sigyn and tomorrow and the next day is going to be stressful. You’re going to think about how hard you’ve worked to make sure this doesn’t happen and lose sleep over it but I can tell you that there is no use regretting the things that you wish you did – the things you couldn’t do or the things that you wish weren’t happening.
It is not useful to sit around and theorize that everything is going to work out tomorrow or the next four years because surely, this is not the end? It can’t be. But it is. It is, unfortunately, the price of living in a world where so many enemies have the ability to grift off of fear and delight in the public’s anguish. There will always be an outcry of when will we see the end? But we won’t. Not until those who are incapable of getting the punishment they deserve receive it. Not until those responsible are held responsible for things – treason, murder, false testifying to name a few.
A war is happening. It’s not going to look like what you’re used to. A war ridden by ideology and commitment to false rhetoric and games. You would think I would know – I am quite the game-maker myself, am I not? It’s not the kind of game that you people are good at. Fear will lose every single time and if there is nothing justifying it, it will come down brick by brick. A gross commitment to fact-checking and rules. It isn’t how I play – and you shouldn’t either.
If you’ve seen enough, follow me to get you to where you need to go. I can make change happen easy – a snap of my fingers and the whole world is alit. But you can stop these things from becoming reality.
To make it easier, I guess I will let you in on a little secret: you don’t know me as well as you think you do. You may think you do. You may have worked alongside me for so many years and yet you’re not listening still. You’ll complain that I left when I didn’t. You’ll think it is a moral punishment or failure but there isn’t. There is no wrong doing except when you blame anyone else but yourself. Take accountability and follow me. This isn’t the end. This is only the beginning. Fight fire with fire and brick with brick.
Make no excuses and you’re well on your way to showing people that you are not afraid. Until then, I’m here. I didn’t go anywhere. I am waiting for the right moment to show myself to you – the real me. Until that point, you are but words and I, a mystery. For now, I wait upon this moment of your simple clarity and trust and the rest will be handled in due time. Just say the word.”
Devoured by Flame 