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@knavearcade.bsky.social
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art & esoterica. creator of the “refract & reflect” oracle. words @ knavearcade.com sounds @ youtube.com/@upwardbow book a reading! ko-fi.com/upwardbow buy my oracle decks! www.makeplayingcards.com/sell/knave…

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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Been hiding out and working on a tarot deck (digital collage). This Libra Full Moon (well, really, the astrology of the moment) feels like a 7 of Cups energy for me. I hope everyone else is feeling more decisive and purposeful!
a printed postcard size art print resting on tree leaves featuring a digital collage with various images of seven cups filled with different liquids and materials. One cup has water with pink flowers floating in it; one has matcha green tea; one has coffee with milk; one has its content obscured and an illustration of a crow resting on top of it; one has mint tea; one is actually a pincushion with a cross-stitch rose on it; and another is a glass with fruits and fizzy water in it. In the bottom right corner is Peter Paul Rueben's "Judgement of Paris" painting which depicts the Homeric character Paris looking upon Hera, Aphrodite, and Athena. At the bottom left corner, in the white border are the words "7 of Cups"
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Oh hello there
A full moon, with a warm red tint
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Pulls to Push Us Through The Rest of This Week (read for your rising sign): Fire: Aim True Be wary of distractions. Whittle down your to-do list to what’s manageable so you don’t get burnt out. Water: Nocturnes Don’t be afraid of your magic. Make sure you have enough alone time and get grounded.
four square collage style art cards. the top left card features an archer aiming at a frame with two apples and the planet Jupiter in the middle, with many distractions around her (including an ice cream sundae); the words "aim true" are featured prominently. the top right card shows a woman with a gold illustration of a snake winding down her hands (which are held in front of her face); there is a small vintage microphone in front of a cut out of the moon and the word "nocturnes" is featured prominently. the bottom left card shows The Colosseum of Rome next to a close up of a person swimming in the water and Siamese fighting fish on top as well; there is also a small cut out of a woman standing with her arms across her body and face turned downward and the word "rage" is featured prominently. the bottom right card shows a road with a scooter on it, a woman looking up at the sky, a close up an eye, stormy seas with a bird flying above the water, and a woman reading a newspaper; the word "explore" is prominently featured.
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
It's a Full Moon today, and we’re being reminded of choice & agency. Mercury trining both Saturn & Jupiter (who is shown in "aim true"), lots of information lay before us. What will you choose to help you move forward? Can you cut through the noise of all the bright distractions surrounding you?
two square collage style cards side by side. card on the left features the word “stories” and shows two couples: 1) inset within a Polaroid are two men in formalwear as if on their wedding day or attending a wedding and 2) a man and a woman seemingly as tourists as the man is holding a vintage video camera as if to photograph her. The constellation of Pisces in gold ink rests between them and frames the profile of her face. The word “Venus” can be seen on the border. the card on the right, prominent features the words "aim true" and showcases a female archer aiming at a frame with an image of two apples and the planet Jupiter inside it. Around archer are images of an owl, an Afghan Hound, a film camera, a bowl of ice cream with three scoops, and a gymnast making flips over a lake.
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
Screenshot from the r/astrology subreddit stating that Chris Brennan, the owner of The Astrology Podcast, has stated the podcast’s website has been hacked and infected with malware
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
On Venus’ day, we read Sappho
Excerpt from Sappho’s “If Not, Winter” (Anne Carson translation):

  ]frequently
  ]for those 
I treat well are the ones who most of all
  ]harm me
     ]crazy

     ]you, I want
     ]to suffer
   ]in myself I am
aware of this
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
i've only just now discovered the "motion" section of transitviewer(.)net and I'm so amused transitviewer.net/motion
a circular astrological transit chart showing the personal transiting motion of the planets mercury, venus, and mars during a six month period
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
Like, HULLO?
Woman in a long red ballgown with her back facing the camera against a black background. The back of the dress’s bodice is cut low to expose her upper back and shoulders. The back of the dress also has a prop shadow figure of a faceless humanoid entirely in red fabric affixed to it. The prop figure is looming over her right shoulder and its right hand looks like it is pulling down the right strap of her gown. The woman’s left hand has come across her front and is touching the spot on her right arm where the strap is connected; she is looking down at the strap and her hand. The lighting is focused on her face and right shoulder/arm. The tone is moody and seductive
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
🌑 This New Moon in Leo, celebrate yourself & all your idiosyncrasies... And don’t forget to appreciate those who make an effort to understand & accept you too. Now more than ever, we need connection & community. Remember, a lion’s pride is their family. 🦁
Six oracle cards on a furry, turquoise background. Two of the cards are photo and illustrious collage with the word “softness” on one and “desire” on the other; both feature lion imagery, alone with flower, fruits, and landscapes. Another set of two of the cards feature abstract pale pink human figures on black backgrounds; one has the word “connection” and the other has the word “belonging.” The last two cards show full text sentences on plain backgrounds; one says “I embrace my identity & all of its evolutions” on a purple background and the other says “I am genuinely surrounded by real kindness & generosity” on a coral background.
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Let this Full Moon in Sagittarius witness you and all your hopes and dreams, without judgement. Venus in Taurus and Jupiter in Cancer want you to remember there is still hope and beauty and strength and sweetness within you.
Three square collage-art style cards on a turquoise blue fur rug. The cards feature the words “aim true,” “luck,” and “illuminate.” Images of an archer, a compass, a strawberry, a dual rabbit figurine, a camera, and a woman on a dock holding a flower between her teeth. Opalite, aventurine, and selenite crystals frame the cards.
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
It’s a Venus-ruled year from here on out~
Woman with black hair and red lipstick takes a photo of herself looking in a small circular standing mirror on her desk with her smartphone. In the mirror and on the right side of the image is a microphone in a shock mount on a boom arm. The lighting is dark blue but in the mirror, there is some warm reddish purple lighting on her face
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Card of the day: Influence. We are all connected. Everything we do has some sort of impact that we may not be able see right away (or ever). What are you doing these days and how might it be affecting the people and things in your life?
Square collage-art style card. Top half has an upside down painted illustration of a 1920s-1930s woman opulently dressed in white with a big, fluffy white hat. In one hand she has a pink drink in a chalice, in the other, there is a monarch butterfly. Bottom half of the card has a mountain range and a lake with a ripples radiating from a single point. Light white rays radiate from that point upwards through the rest of the card. There is a Rose of Jericho on the bottom right corner of the card. On the shore, off center to the right, there is a polar bear standing with their right paw raised as if to wave. On the left side of the shore, there is a flamingo. Above the flamingo is a black and white cut out photo of a Tyrannosaurus rex. In the background of all of this is picture of a galaxy.
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Name a show you're positive no one else remembers but you I've only met one other person (on livejournal) who knew about this show lol
vector logo art of a television show. the center features a plain beige circle with a simplified face of a man with short, cropped black hair and long sideburns. the words "the brendan leonard show" are laid over
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Post you from a different era 2013. I miss having bangs (and I still wish I were as cool as Sailor Mars)
Filipina with long black hair and bangs holding a red and gold Sailor Mars henshin pen (season 1 style) over half her face
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Got another prototype of my #oracledeck 'cause I wasn't loving the linen finish. While the linen (left) feels better to handle, I like the matte (right) & prefer how it photographs. If this were a reading: You feeling belligerent or avoidant? What or WHO are you permitting in your space? #witchsky
six square collage-style art cards on a wooden desk. colors are bright and a combination of photos and 2D art. the column of cards on the left has a raised, linen texture finish cardstock. the column on the right has a smooth, matte finish. two square collage-style art cards on a wooden desk. colors are bright and a combination of photos and 2D art. the card on the left has a raised, linen texture finish cardstock. the one on the right has a smooth, matte finish. the images are identical and the word "conflict" is prominently featuredsix square collage-style art cards on a wooden desk, but tightly cropped so that only the two in the middle are shown in full. colors are bright and a combination of photos and 2D art. the cards on the left have a raised, linen texture finish cardstock. the ones on the right have a smooth, matte finish. the images are identical and the words "conflict" and "aversion" are featuredfour square collage-style art cards on a wooden desk, but tightly cropped and shot at an angle. colors are bright and a combination of photos and 2D art. the cards on the left have a raised, linen texture finish cardstock. the ones on the right have a smooth, matte finish. the images are identical and the words "aversion" and "sacred space" are featured
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
While the aforementioned video is certainly true to who I am, I am also a deeply unserious person: (this also serves as a good representation of having Mercury in Sagittarius)
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
I feel like I should book* a yoga retreat because it'll be doing this to my chart lol *book and teach something because I really should do something with my yoga teacher training certs 🙈
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
I'm just *WAITING*
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Post-Full Moon Pull: Gathering Resources. Consider the desires and visions that came through for you during the full moon. What do you need to make them happen? Write it out, in as much detail as possible. What's already in your grasp? What do you still need? Don't forget about... 1/2
Collage-art style card with images of a woman holding an incense holder with incense in her palm, a cropped vintage image of a woman holding American cash, a stack of books (one with the title "in turned with the universe" on the spine), and a 1970s charger-style car. the words "gathering resources" are prominently featured
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
If you see this, post a witch ;)
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
Introduce yourself in four video games (and yes, i have played games released after 2009, i swear!)
polygonal man with spiky blond hair carrying a sword that's as big as him on his back with one hand on it, ready to use it. he's looking at a large, looming, industrial structure. title is "final fantasy vii"man with short brown hair wearing a henley and jeans hanging onto the end of a train car connector as it tips over an icy chasm. title reads "uncharted 2: among thieves" close-up of woman with light brown eyes and brown hair in a ponytail and a side-parted fringe looking directly at the camera. title reads "tomb raider: legend" with the name "lara croft" above ita stylized red dragon with a heavily armored figured in plate mail, full helmet, large arming sword in their right hand and a circular shield bearing a griffon as the insignia. they are standing on a war-torn field. a woman with dark eyes looms behind them. she has a glowing orb floating in her left hand. in addition to her hood, she also wears a elaborate, oversized amulet on her neck and chest. title reads "dragon age: origins"
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Transited my 12th and mostly uneventful, just messed with my sleep lol
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Today's full moon in Taurus invites you to sink into your senses & build your dreams from there. What do your desired outcomes feel like? What do you see? What scents float in the air? How does it taste? Which melodies tie it all together? #oracledeck #art #astrology #witchsky
Two collage style cards square cards with a selenite stick above them and a dried yellow rose underneath. 

The card on the left shows an upside down old-style television in a field of red poppies with a tabby cat on the screen and a snake winding around on one of the legs. The word "visioneering" is featured. 

The card on the right shows a woman blowing bubble gum while looking up; the background shows a door open ajar with a black lace bra hung over it. There are house plant leaves and a lace parasol on the frame. The featured word here is "breathe."
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
If you need help sleeping or relaxing during this Full Moon, I recently made a guided mediation for that very purpose- no music, just binaural beats! Full video here: youtu.be/RmhZAwWN_og #meditation #guidedmeditation
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M E L 🏹 @knavearcade.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
So, I keep forgetting to mention I’m making an oracle card deck. 🙃
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