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Luca | King of Spades
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Gianluca (or GL) here!

Cartomancer, wildwood aspirant, gardnerian initiate, & witch in Chicago.
Assuming society hasn’t entirely collapsed 40 years from now, low key hope this’ll be my vintage occult portrait à la Patricia Crowther and them early British gards.

Featuring the Great Mother as the Keeper of the Holy Serpent.
#witchsky
March 17, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Don’t let your expectations distort the measure of your successes.
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#tarotsky
March 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Working magic at the Covenstead. A perfect place in a perfect town. #witchsky
March 9, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Working magic at the Covenstead in Glastonbury.
#witchsky
March 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
We have tension, then release. Those eight swords relax, giving space for that tiny flower to grow into a single coin. Anxieties are quelled, and the mind can focus. Cultivate stillness before assessing a situation.

#tarotsky
March 3, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Be careful—you’re being played! The distraction in front of you pulls your attention away from the real game.

#tarotsky
February 26, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Not so much a “collective reading” but a reflection.

We look to the past for the secrets guarded by the Popess, hoping to control a grim future. But the Wheel turns, out of our reach. All we can do is stand on the support of beloveds to weather sharp omens.

#tarotsky
February 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Notice how the Knight of Cups dawdles off from the intimate party. He is distracted, staring at Death affectionately.

This Knight is all in his feels; but instead of building connections, he mulls over existential questions.

Featuring Hidden Tales Tarot

#tarotsky
February 15, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#booksky
#esotericbookchallenge
#Witchsky
February 11, 2025 at 11:09 PM
A spread fashioned off a sprouting plant.

Center card is your current position
Bottom flanking two cards are the roots—that which is firm, uncontrollable factors.
Top flanking cards are what nourish you
Top card is what's forming in your life

Deck by @mxfrankduffy.bsky.social

#tarotsky
February 4, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#booksky
#esotericbookchallenge
#Witchsky
February 3, 2025 at 1:32 AM
In Wildwood, St Brigid is the lover of Our Lady and the midwife of the Devil. She stands watching the happenings in the Worlds and beholds all who are born and all who die. “She is, as she always has been, the Healer, the Poet, the Smith. Goddess and Saint, we honour Her.”Happy Candlemas!
#witchsky
February 1, 2025 at 4:23 AM
New ink. Happy Year of the Serpent!

#tattoo
January 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#booksky
#esotericbookchallenge
#Witchsky
January 28, 2025 at 12:48 AM
Bluesky esoteric book challenge. A book per day (it's okay to skip days if you're really busy), in no particular order, until you've shared ALL of the best occult books in your personal library. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!

#booksky
#esotericbookchallenge
#Witchsky
January 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Found this photo of my little one reading the cards.

The Brut Tarot emphasizes tarot’s roots as a game.

In this reading, the knight of spades and knight of diamonds are in conflict. Though a minor dispute, Force was the surprise card, indicating stiff resistance.

#tarotsky #witchsky #dogsky
January 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Sporting my @twintemple.bsky.social tee at the gym. 🤘🏼
#witchsky
January 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
One of my newer deck acquisitions. This is a 1983 "White Box C" Thoth Tarot, which are affectionately nicknamed "Greenies." The cards were printed with a significant green tint, notable especially in the borders. Later print runs corrected the coloring.

#tarotsky #witchsky
January 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
We got the hardcovers in recently here at @crossedcrowbooks.bsky.social and they turned out soooo well!

#witchsky
January 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Pulled out my Mercury Fortune Telling Cards and gave the LWB's "Mercury Message" spread. The cards are read in pairs, and the spread explores questions common in old fashion fortunetelling.

#tarotsky #witchsky
January 12, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Also some morning wisdom from the best occult shop in Chicago, Malliway Bros, owned by my dear friend @blakemalliway.bsky.social and his brother.

(PS- Check out our publishing company Crossed Crow Books too!)

#witchsky
January 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Learning different forms of divination expands your perspective or approach to your OG tools. All forms of divination look for relationships, whether between cards, runestaves, dice, or tea leaves—the fundamentals are the same.

Replica bel bucca statue by branches of
bucca.

#tarotsky #witchsky
January 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Did y'all know the Eternal Silence statue in Chicago's Graceland Cemetery is speculated to have inspired the "blue ghost" on the 1940s ouija board box design? I buy it.

If y'all are ever in the city, definitely check it out!

#witchsky
January 12, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Im all bundled up! Chicago weather is just 👌

Usually not a winter fan, but this year it hits differently. In the quiet of the frozen earth, the whispers of the land spirits are so much clearer.

#pagansky #witchsky #pagansky
January 12, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Anyone given a go M M Meleen’s “Riddle of the Sphinx” spread? It’s beautifully crafted, exploring the four powers of the sphinx, the four elements, & the four letters of the divine name. Not my usual jam, but I like trying stuff out! xo

#tarotsky #witchsky
January 12, 2025 at 12:17 AM