Okay so here’s how today’s horoscope experiment went down step by step. Woke up crazy early, like 5 AM, because Mercury retrograde’s got me all wired lately. Grabbed my coffee – cold brew, black – and shuffled out to the porch where I keep my cards and that ugly crystal ball my aunt gave me. Still dark outside, just streetlights buzzing. Felt kinda peaceful.
Setting Up The Mess
Pulled out three decks ’cause I couldn’t decide yesterday: my battered Rider-Waite, that Marseille one with the weird pip cards, and a cheap oracle deck I bought online. Yeah, chaotic vibes already. Drew a quick protection sigil in my notebook with a purple marker – looked more like a squiggle honestly. Lit a cinnamon stick, waved it around till smoke filled the porch. Probably set off the neighbor’s smoke alarm again.
Casting & Connecting
Spread a blue cloth over the rickety table. Closed my eyes, tried focusing on September 28th energy. All I got was “Thursday vibes.” Shuffled Rider-Waite til cards flew everywhere. Picked three fellas off the floor: Three of Swords reversed, The Sun upright, Seven of Wands reversed. Not sure what that soup meant immediately. The Sun was kinda blury from my coffee cup condensation ring. Noticed I’d spilled cold brew on the Seven of Wands. Great.
Sign-by-Sign Breakdown
Made quick notes based on those cards plus planetary stuff I checked last night:
- Fire Signs (Aries/Leo/Sag): Saw the reversed Seven of Wands – totally warning against picking fights. Like, chill on group chats today.
- Water Signs (Cancer/Scorpio/Pisces): Sun card vibes – good day to actually reply to texts instead of hiding? But Three of Swords reversed hinted at avoiding sad music playlists.
- Air Signs (Gemini/Libra/Aquarius): Seven of Wands reversed screamed “stop arguing online!” Felt personally attacked.
- Earth Signs (Taurus/Virgo/Cap): Three of Swords reversed? Probably means ignoring budgeting apps again. The Sun card urged buying that fancy plant though.
Final Thoughts & Packing Up
Tried using the crystal ball afterwards. Mostly saw my own tired reflection. Got nothing except “might rain later” – which is obvious ’cause clouds rolled in around 7 AM. Wrote everything down in my messy notebook, snapped a blurry photo of the card spread next to my stained coffee mug. Called it done.
What I learned? Never mix oracle decks before caffeine, spilled coffee alters card meanings, and my crystal ball was foggy up. Classic Thursday.
