tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648520650776250228.post7349164232342402493..comments2023-03-22T00:27:58.990-07:00Comments on Gossip Diet: SFFSat: a glance at the life of an Aradian PriestessAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15050590180481504507noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648520650776250228.post-75938402546535184452011-10-02T14:47:54.428-07:002011-10-02T14:47:54.428-07:00Thank you Chantal! :)Thank you Chantal! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050590180481504507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648520650776250228.post-17750551572974038322011-10-02T14:29:38.596-07:002011-10-02T14:29:38.596-07:00What an interesting world you are building here :)...What an interesting world you are building here :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648520650776250228.post-74935561767076954342011-10-01T11:14:05.750-07:002011-10-01T11:14:05.750-07:00There are three suits -- Heavens, Earth, and Under...<i>There are three suits -- Heavens, Earth, and Underworld, with 7 cards each, each a symbol important in the cultural mythos of Athering, and 9 Signifiers, which are all Goddesses. </i><br /><br />Small correction, as I was looking at my older notes by accident -- the Signifiers are called The Pantheon, and the three suits are called The Realms.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050590180481504507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648520650776250228.post-45950220792621067582011-10-01T11:10:47.145-07:002011-10-01T11:10:47.145-07:00Sue Ann -- yep. I touch on it in the chapter direc...Sue Ann -- yep. I touch on it in the chapter directly beforehand, and two chapters later (these are early chapters in the book), and I have an explanation in the glossary.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050590180481504507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648520650776250228.post-14020631908646778662011-10-01T11:03:52.207-07:002011-10-01T11:03:52.207-07:00Pippa -- yes! I switched things around with the wo...Pippa -- yes! I switched things around with the wording of husband and wife, because the original meaning of the word husband is to control, to be in charge of the household -- and this is a matriarchal society. So I experimented with calling men wives and women husbands. <br /><br />There will be a glossary in the book, at the beginning, because there are a few other things that are way different. <br /><br />The deck they use I developed myself, based on my own familiarity with Tarot. It's a smaller deck (only 30 cards), but it does have a major and minor arcana (though that's not what they're called). There are three suits -- Heavens, Earth, and Underworld, with 7 cards each, each a symbol important in the cultural mythos of Athering, and 9 Signifiers, which are all Goddesses. <br /><br />The interpretation of the card varies depending on the position it's in in the reading. <br /><br />Anyway. I'm glad you're intrigued, even if it's a little confusing. ^_^ It's hard to keep things straightforward in snippets like these, because I've made so many changes in this world. <br /><br />Gayle -- thank you. :) Yay foreshadowing! I love foreshadowing. I use it a lot. Sometimes unintentionally. ^_^Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050590180481504507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648520650776250228.post-23489210097913659952011-10-01T11:00:19.650-07:002011-10-01T11:00:19.650-07:00I assume the marriage arrangements are touched on ...I assume the marriage arrangements are touched on earlier in the story? Otherwise "spouse" might make it easier to follow.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648520650776250228.post-86030668336400668352011-10-01T04:05:19.628-07:002011-10-01T04:05:19.628-07:00I *think* I'm right in saying that Sarai and K...I *think* I'm right in saying that Sarai and Kara are married to one another. :-)<br /><br />I like the foreshadowing that this snippet gives about what may happen later in the story. Interesting piece!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07039391701819796271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5648520650776250228.post-43705396633488687052011-09-30T23:47:47.187-07:002011-09-30T23:47:47.187-07:00I'm a little bit confused by this as to who is...I'm a little bit confused by this as to who is who (and what). Sarai and Kara are both female and married to each other? Have I got that right?<br />Overall the snippet is very ominous. I take it this is a similar method to tarot card readings, something I'm more familiar with. A very intriguing world! :)Pippa Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146591827060731958noreply@blogger.com