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@@Calluna.V Yes, actually, the Egyptian tarot makes me think of you at times! That’s so cool your Tarot of Vampyres has an earthy scent; that totally suits the deck! Speaking of earth, I love the Knight of Pentacles in that deck. Thank you, I’m so pleased with myself for finally trimming it! 🤗♥️

@@HoneyLouWilson It’s a must!!

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Oh I’m delighted to hear, Sandra 🤗 I’m so excited to hear what you plan on reading!

I was totally blown away by it! No worries re: participating; I completely understand, and this year will be more challenging finding the time on my end too. Still, if you decide to join in, there’s no pressure to finish before the end of November ♥️

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It’s no pressure at all to participate even if you enjoy watching everyone’s VRs. I hope your daughter enjoys Frankenstein!

Yay, you’re joining us! 🤗♥️♥️♥️

Yes I a want to get into Dracula this season too

You look hot BTW

@@HoneyLouWilson love it!

One book is fine! One book is great! I look forward to hearing about it! I totally hear you on the need for something fun and light. And thank you 😊 ♥️♥️😍

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Haha it IS weird to be looking forward to November. That’s one of the reasons we did this! Your TBR is going to be awesome. I’m still contemplating mine.

Oh! Do you mean Sailor Moon?? I didn’t know what you were talking about at first! lol I think that’s what you’re referring to?

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Yes! I will. Remind me.

Which one? Lol I think I showed 3 if I remember correctly. Do you mean the Salem one?

@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMission yes!!! But they all are

Thank you for watching! Haha I’m pretty sure I’ve seen the Gould clip you’re describing. I love listening to him, even if I don’t always agree with him. Fascinating mind…

@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMission Gould did seem to open many eyes and ears by de-romanticizing the way JS Bach could be played. I wonder if this influenced the move toward the use of ‘original instruments’ in any way. I can’t recall when that started. 50s/60s? You might know than I. Again, I enjoyed the musical perspective and insight in your post. Thanks!

I love his Bach interpretations! I’m not exactly sure, but I think it was during the 80s or 90s when period instrument recordings became popular? That’s a very good question regarding his influence!

🤗 she did a nice job!

Also, I definitely want to see a video of your favourite musical recordings sometime!

This is amazing. Thank you!!!!! I need to look up the Osmo Vänskä recordings! I think the James Levine Flying Dutchman was the one I was going to get next, that or Karl Böhm. I’m printing out your list of favorite recordings because I love this so much, and want to check out the recordings I haven’t listened to ❤️

@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMission I’m limited to what’s on Spotify but I did get a couple books of suggested recordings this year so I have to explore those a bit and I always love seeing what you’re listening to for new ideas. 💜

Actually I should probably use Spotify. There’s always something new to be discovered with music.

😂 I’m so delighted you enjoyed my possessed phone story! I knew you would 😊 Yes! It would text people photos! And it wasn’t my daughter high jacking my phone, as that’s easy enough to explain. Once, it sent a strange photo of my leg, in a slightly suggestive pose while I was cooking. The photo was sent to my boyfriend and a guy friend of ours, and it included the caption ‘Very BR’. My boyfriend was like, “What does BR stand for? ‘Bad Rachel?’ 😂 it was so difficult explaining to our friend I didn’t do it! What’s so strange is the photo didn’t appear in the camera roll, and we don’t know how it was even taken. We experimented with scenarios later on, but it didn’t explain the mystery, because even if you take a photo through the texting portal, the photo will still show up in the camera roll. It was a phantom! My boyfriend was just as puzzled as I was. And the weather on that phone was always WRONG too! 😂

@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMission Bad Rachel 😂👻

We STILL laugh about this 😂

The Mozart quintets are amazing! Exciting to hear you’re a fan! I’ve seen 3 of his operas too! But not in Europe. I’ve been to the Metropolitan Opera twice in NYC: Don Giovanni and Le Nozze di Figaro; AMAZING seats for Figaro, and it was everything I’d dreamed it could be. That opera house in Prague was featured in the film Amadeus was it not? Mozart loved Prague; he received a warm reception there, from what I’ve read. So jealous you’ve been there! 😂 Of course I wasn’t going to ignore Bach. I had a pile of albums which I put back on the shelf before filming because it was just too much! I have some Bach on my workout playlist 😂 I have that Gould recording of the Well Tempered Clavier you’re speaking of. Anyway, I had some Bach which I cut out of the video: E Power Biggs on the organ(toccatas, passacaglia and fugue in c minor ❤, and Perlman’s sonatas and partitas for violin. 😊

Awww, thank you for watching even though you don’t listen to classical music 🥰 and thank you for the compliment on my cat, he IS beautiful 🐈‍⬛ and happens to love classical music lol 💗

@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMission you have a lovely selection of albums 🥰💖

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I love Vivaldi! And I listened to a lot of Debussy when I was younger ❤ still enjoy it, just didn’t make this cut. Happy to hear you enjoyed 😊

I’m so happy to hear you enjoyed this despite not listening to much music these days. Thank you for watching and being here! ❤️

♥️♥️♥️ Honestly I was thrilled when you asked me to do this! I was like yaaayyy, someone wants to listen to me gush over music! It just took me longer to get around to it than I’d anticipated ♥️ I would LOVE a classical music album cover deck, there’s so much beautiful cover designs out there! I’m so happy you enjoyed, my friend 🤗😘💗

​@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMissionI definitely did...now pls create the tarot deck of album covers 😉❤❤❤

Haha, I know, it was a big buy year for me 😩 it’s a struggle! Glad you enjoyed 😊

Hi Sylke, nice to meet you! Yes, I love classic Russian literature ❤️ Highly recommend the Claude Burdel! Ooo I’ve always wanted to try Shalimar, and the bottle design is gorgeous 😍 I’ve just subscribed to your channel, and look forward to watching your videos soon 😊

@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMission Thank you!😊

Yes! The music is a part of the space, it’s a permanent space in the older part of the museum. Isn’t it fantastic? It’s supposed to immerse you in another time, or out of time rather, and the eerie sounds of being at sea on a vessel. Glad you found humor in my expression at the end 😂

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Yes, it’s such a special place! I hope you visit the museum again on one of your upcoming visits to Salem!

I highly recommend it! You won’t be disappointed!

I always love your cultural updates and how you relate to your daughter. My daughter sounds very similar: she's very imaginative and sensitive, loves museums and galleries, dances, but is very shy (we're working on it!). I've no idea where her geekiness comes from 😉? She would love to get me a toy whale. She also loves books about murders! What is it with these shy teenagers? I've always said a whale would be the most loved pet I could have, but I guess that's both cruel and extremely impractical!! That glass paperweight is gorgeous: I love glassware. Your 70s floral tablecloth is gorgeous too. Yes, that tree looks like a beech to me. Don't you just hate entitled, disrespectful people? Yuck. Thanks for introducing some new and unfamilar decks again. I'm always amazed at where you find them. I also managed to get a video out yesterday and had so many prioblems with the upload. I just need to get my act together. It's too long basically so I doubt that many people will want to sit through it. My next one will be a lot shorter, I promise.

Thrilled to hear your daughter appreciates museums! A toy whale is highly recommended 🐳 My daughter told me just yesterday she was thinking of writing a murder mystery 😂 The scene with the tree was extremely upsetting for me, I still find myself angry when I think of it. Yes, making videos can be so stressful even though I tell myself it’s supposed to be fun. I look forward to seeing yours once I catch up with things. I have so many videos on cue to watch after my hiatus with everything going on. There’s plenty of people who enjoy longer videos btw, just do your thing!

Oh cool, a vintage copy! I loved it for its beautiful writing and historical attention to detail, despite the horrifying subject matter. I’ll say, I wouldn’t categorize it as gothic, it’s more of a folk horror book. I discussed it in my final goth lit wrap up video. It’s not a book for everyone, so do I recommend? It depends on the tolerance level of the reader. Curious to hear your thoughts if you decide to read!

Yes, isn’t that a spectacular cover design? Haha, you bought Moby Dick ‘but you don’t know why’ 😂 love it 🥰 Well, I talked about my reasons for reading it in a video called ‘Mahler & Clam Chowder’. I was called to read it when I did, I’ve been heeding my intuition with books. I was hesitant for years of course because I don’t like the whole whaling business, but man, it’s a beautiful book. I’ve been taking notes on every chapter so as to better my time with it. I write out a synopsis, favorite passages and sometimes my thoughts. Your video featuring the Elemental Tarot was what made me decide to finally go ahead and get it! The Spiral Tarot book IS stupid money, I paid 30 for mine and a little shipping. So glad to hear you and Sandra are looking forward to #Gothlitnovember! 🤗💗

​@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMissionI try not to miss any of your videos so ill track that one down ...I'd be interested to know if the Spiral Tarot book adds anything...ridiculous prices out there 🤦‍♀️ xxx

⁠ I haven’t had the chance to sit with it much yet even though it was my intention to dive right in. It’s sitting here on my nightstand lol but some unexpected things happened right around the time of receiving it.

So happy you enjoyed, so nice to hear. This video was so difficult to film 😩

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♥️♥️♥️ Things are as well as they can be, thank you for being here! I look forward to catching up with more of your videos when things get easier ♥️

I’ll be curious what you think of Moby Dick and philosophy. It sounds interesting. I’m glad you’re enjoying Moby Dick. I’ll have to re-reread it again someday. I just love the language. Ooh and I looove the Lioness Oracle Tarot. Is so beautiful. And I would be curious about your thoughts on Heart of Darkness. I DNFd it years ago but maybe I should try again?

Also that Mountain Dream deck is amazing! I was tempted by the Sistine and the Alchemy of Thoth, but you know, budgeting. Oh well. I’ll certainly keep an eye out for their future work. Love the Craft decadence too. Some day (this winter?) I’ll finally crack open the Our Tarot guidebook so I can use that deck more easily. I’d never even heard of the Primordial but it’s on sale, so…

Yeah, I was actually thrilled to find that piece in the pile of wood chips, despite the grief. At least I know it likely wasn’t an act of man.

I can’t wait to read it, Moby Dick is one of the best things I’ve ever read (under 100 pages to go now, can’t see myself changing my mind) Yes, I know you love Lioness Oracle! I used it this morning actually, and it was one of the most heart warming readings I’ve given myself in a while. I can understand DNFing Heart of Darkness. The language is beautiful but it’s a difficult read, as in, it’s hard to read. I find myself rereading passages to be sure of who the narrator is speaking of. Also, it might come off as racist, but Conrad was trying to expose the horrors of colonialism and the ivory trade etc for the sake of ‘civilized’ man. Apparently, he also drew from the Golden Bough as inspiration, which is something I learned while researching Apocalypse Now.

Highly recommend Mountain Dream. I get it… I came close to missing out on Sistine and Alchemy of Thoth. Maybe they’ll be available again. My daughter loves the Our Tarot guidebook. She loves history! The only reason I don’t own the deck myself is because my daughter has it so I’m like … it’s already here? Lol I just wish the cards were bigger. It’s seriously amazing collage work, and I constantly search for the first edition, but I can never find it. The Primordial is soooo cool, I hope you enjoy it if you end up getting it.

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I’ve missed you! We’ll catch up soon; things are finally beginning to even out I think.

Oh my goodness…all the photos of Stormy with the bow tie 😂🥰 So adorable!! I wish I had known about the beach in Salem when I frequented there…and those little hermit crabs are amazing! From one tree lover to another, I can imagine the loss you feel regarding your arboreal companion 😢 How beautiful you were able to take some bark home with you. Thank you for including the photos of the tree. Now it has more folks to appreciate its life along with you! It was awesome to hear you were able to reconnect with the Spiral, and find a “decent $” guidebook too. Thanks so much for mentioning my video 😊 I went to the Dali museum decades ago when I was in Florida…very cool and it was my first time seeing his tarot. I should have bought a copy then, but I was only a teenager and it was waaaay out of my price range at that time in my life😆 Glad to hear things are evening out and yes, I would love to catch up soon!

We can’t get over Stormy with the bow tie! He doesn’t seem to mind it at all lol I was so grateful to find that piece of the tree amidst all the smaller wood chips. 🌳 ❤❤❤ I’ve been wanting to connect with the Spiral for years as I’ve told you! I found a copy of the book for 30 with some shipping, which was more than I’d spend on a little guidebook of that size, but I was happy enough with the price. Your video was so helpful! That’s awesome you visited the Dali museum! The tarot can be pricey. Right now I think the retail price is close to 60? But I got my copies for 40. Still, I highly recommend if it calls to you! And I would never have even spent 40 on it as a teenager, never mind the inflation. lol I hear you.

Oh cool, I didn’t learn that in the tour, but the house and the grounds are beautiful ♥️

Someone said on a vlog that the woman owner of the house burned in the house like the fire place spit fire on her and yeah lol if you find out that is true let me know! People could just be lying haha

@@HoneyLouWilson oh yes, I have heard about that, she died a few weeks later from the burns, awful, I just hadn’t heard of the haunting aspect of it, but then again, I wasn’t on a ghost tour, it was more historical. I can see that, but I didn’t experience any unsettling vibes while there myself.

Yes you do, because I’M there 😊♥️

Of course! I know we’d have a chill fun day together!

@@HoneyLouWilson 🤗 💗 of course we would!

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Honestly I haven’t worked with it much, and it’s funny because I have similar feelings: it should be right up my alley, it’s so ME, so I had to get it, but for now it just sits on my shelf. Sorry for this extremely delayed response, life has been so demanding.

@@SecondThoughtsAboutTheMission I'm glad it's not just me! Same with life. Hopefully we can both get some breathing space as we approach the Autumn and winter. Take care.