Tale of a Game Magus

 What can be said about The Fool? Numbered zero in the deck, it stands for new beginnings. The young chimney sweep in this card denotes childlike awe and inspiration. Not bogged down by society and not aware of society's true expectations of him. He stands on the roof, in unsullied clothes, above the toil that others deal with and is prepared to begin his journey of life. The sunrise in the background adds to this new beginning. The original card is often depicted similarly: a young character carrying a rucksack on a stick, standing on the precipice, about to leap down into the world below, accompanied by a white dog as their guiding light. Often showing clean or pure imagery such as the white flower and clean clothes, the card pushes the idea of "new." This was my card for March. I will note it was reversed, however my deck doesn't want to be read as such, luckily. This month already begins a new class of illustration. One week in and it's already proving more in...

  It is with a heavy heart I announce that Harper has passed away suddenly. She was acting lethargic in a way she had before. A quick nap was a usual fix. We went out on a walk to give her some quiet. She was found by my fiancé's sister in an odd position, breathing heavily. We hurried home and rushed her off to the hospital. I held her as her breaths grew more sporadic. The vets did what they could, but ultimately she passed away on the table as they were putting in the iv. According to the vet, she was not conscious through her spiraling, and thus didn't suffer like she looked like she was. The vet said it was either a brain disease or undiagnosed diabetes. A brain disease would explain all her quirks. I'm just glad we were by her side when she passed. I hope she knew how loved she was. Bless my fiancé, she held it together significantly better than myself. She was a sweet polydactyl cat. We adopted her from a cat rescue. She was about three years old and was found with a...