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Enthusiasts love putting small items in velvet bags
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Enthusiasts love putting small items in velvet bags

If an object is even slightly mysterious, it must immediately be housed in a tiny drawstring pouch, ensuring you can never figure out what is inside without…

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Card twenty displays grey people rising from small boxes
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Card twenty displays grey people rising from small boxes

Answering a loud trumpet blast by standing up inside a tiny square coffin is an intense final wake-up call. It demands total rebirth, forcing you to…

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Mystical consultation spaces are entirely too cluttered
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Mystical consultation spaces are entirely too cluttered

Trying to navigate an esoteric reading room requires stepping over floor cushions, dodging hanging plants, and avoiding bizarre decorative statues.

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Cazimi occurs when a planet rests perfectly inside the suns fiery rays which allegedly grants it magical superpowers
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Cazimi occurs when a planet rests perfectly inside the suns fiery rays which allegedly grants it magical superpowers

Usually, getting too close to the sun in a birth chart burns a planet out in a condition called 'combustion'. But if it lands within exactly 17 minutes of the…

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Remaining unburned in blazing fires contradicts chemistry
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Remaining unburned in blazing fires contradicts chemistry

Combustion is apparently just a suggestion for the highly fervent. Numerous reports detail individuals sitting comfortably inside blazing infernos without a…

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Venus retrograde creates an optical illusion where the planet seems to vanish and reappear as a totally different star
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Venus retrograde creates an optical illusion where the planet seems to vanish and reappear as a totally different star

Ancient astronomers were incredibly confused by Venus, mainly because her orbit causes her to sporadically vanish into the blinding glare of the sun. When she…

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Ninth house oversees expansive esoteric dogmas
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Ninth house oversees expansive esoteric dogmas

This portion of the chart validates your insufferable need to push grand philosophical opinions onto unsuspecting strangers. The ninth house is dedicated to…

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Tarot cups deal entirely with raw emotions
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Tarot cups deal entirely with raw emotions

Welcome to the water element, where feelings dictate every single action. This suit covers love, friendships, and deep subconscious desires spilling over the…

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Dantian acts as a localized battery for subtle life force
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Dantian acts as a localized battery for subtle life force

Rather than letting vital force float aimlessly, certain esoteric frameworks utilize a specific central zone strictly for storage. Located low in the…

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Pisces became associated with early Christian symbolism due to the astrological Age of Pisces aligning with Jesus
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Pisces became associated with early Christian symbolism due to the astrological Age of Pisces aligning with Jesus

You know that little Jesus fish sticker on the back of minivans? That's secretly astrology. The vernal equinox moved into the constellation of Pisces right…

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Time zones cause massive calculation bugs
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Time zones cause massive calculation bugs

Software developers creating these apps constantly pull their hair out trying to code around the absolute nightmare that is global time zones. When local…

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Concentric blue circles function as abstract malice mirrors
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Concentric blue circles function as abstract malice mirrors

Why confront unwanted negativity directly when you can simply deploy a geometric shape? These layered blue and white targets are strictly designed to catch…

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Monthly emotional reset making you hyper sensitive
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Monthly emotional reset making you hyper sensitive

Every 27.5 days, the moon returns to the exact mathematical degree it was at when you were born. This triggers a lunar return, effectively hitting the reset…

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Hermes Trismegistus heavily combines Greek and Egyptian gods
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Hermes Trismegistus heavily combines Greek and Egyptian gods

This legendary figure is essentially a mythological mashup of supreme intellectual deities. By merging the Greek messenger with the Egyptian scribe, a…

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Ryokan frequently played hide and seek with local youth
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Ryokan frequently played hide and seek with local youth

Instead of giving serious lectures, this eccentric hermit preferred playing games with village children. He once hid inside a barn so successfully that he was…

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Refusing to use standard bookmarks damages heavy books
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Refusing to use standard bookmarks damages heavy books

Instead of using a simple piece of cardboard, enthusiasts fold pages or stuff thick crystals into their manuals, destroying the binding in the name of…

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Rejected a highly lucrative marriage proposal
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Rejected a highly lucrative marriage proposal

Rabi'a al-Adawiyya was so well-respected for her profound insights that the extremely wealthy governor of Basra formally proposed marriage to her. She…

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Babylonian astrologers originally represented the zodiac sign of Cancer with a giant water beetle instead of a crab
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Babylonian astrologers originally represented the zodiac sign of Cancer with a giant water beetle instead of a crab

For those of you who proudly identify as Cancers, enjoy knowing your original cosmic spirit animal was a glorified cockroach of the sea. The Babylonians used…

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