Part of me was stolen!

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 26 Oct 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

seaofclouds	26 Oct 2004
The worst thing happened to me today! I am a waitress at a crappy little restaurant called Cracker Barrell. Some of you may have heard of it. Anyway, as I was leaving, I had this idea that my car had been broken into. I laughed it off even, like I do most of my hunches. Sure enough, when I got to my car, my backpack, my purse, and a little bag of clothes that I was going to change into after work, were all gone. In my purse, besides the normal purse things, I had $100 from my earlier shift, my drivers license, my cellphone, and my beloved Golden Tarot (my second favorite deck!). The worst part was my backpack though. In it I had a new cd player I bought two days ago, two cases of cd's (prolly 120 cd's), a notebook with twelve pages of notes for National Novel Writing Month (that starts in four days), my journal and my poetry notebook, my Roots of Asia deck that I just got recently on a trade here and had spent hours cutting the borders from, and... MY FAVORITE DECK, my Victoria Regina! The first and only deck I've ever really bonded with. And along with that some beautiful handmade bags, etc., and some books. But my CARDS. I can't get over why someone would take them. And I can't just go out and buy a new deck or two to replace them! I had worked with those cards! I put myself into them! They had me all over them! And now they're gone!! I cried and cried until the police came and I'm sure they thought I was loony. :( I couldn't even explain the cards thing. He was like, "So... those are *Tarot* decks?" when I was listing all the things that were taken. I just feel like part of me was stolen. I don't really make much money, I'm a waitress! In fact, the bag of clothes that was stolen from me I bought at Goodwill!!!! I can't just replace these things anyway! I just need a hug, I think. I don't know how to get over this. I feel like my hands have been cut off. :( Did anyone else have a favorite deck stolen from them? ~Melissa Seaofclouds

tarotlova	26 Oct 2004
Sending you a hug! what a terrible thing to happen to you, there is nothing worse then having some thing stolen from you, I remember I had my watch stolen from me in my own house, my then husband used to bring home people he didn't know, and when I told him he said it was my fault! it was given to me for my 21st from my parents and brother I'm 38 now but I still miss that watch as you only turn 21 once. But your Tarot cards, I know you put so much energy into them, I don't know why they would want them worse thing is they probley just threw them away! Hope you get them returned with all your other stuff Blessings to you.

Mesara	26 Oct 2004
What a crappy thing to happen! Im so sorry! Nothing pisses me off more than thieves. Ive had a brand new CD player ripped out of my car, along with all my CDs, and I remember how angry and aghast I was at the complete indifference thieves have towards other people and their precious belongings. I can't imagine how I would feel if they stole my tarot decks though. Like you said, they are a part of me, not as replaceable as CDs and such. I wish I could say something to console you, but I'm speechless after reading everything that you have lost. Lets just hope karma catches up with the thieving little @$%* soon.

seaofclouds	26 Oct 2004
Thanks for the support. I know this sounds crazy, but I feel like the cards are lost without me too. If I believed in curses, I would curse those people. And maybe the police for being so unhelpful and snotty when I was trying to explain the scope of what had been taken! I had to email a couple of people and cancel my reading appointments because I just can't right now. :(

Cerulean	26 Oct 2004
I heard from someone whose backpack was stolen and the odd thing is the police recovered her journal and ID quickly, among other things...the thieves tried to cash a check on the account she closed at the bank, that's how they caught the thieves. Her CD-player/CDs and other things were replaceable, but she said the journal seemed priceless to her for her creative poetry study...I'm so sorry about your decks. Regards, Cerulean

HudsonGray	26 Oct 2004
Seaofclouds you have a PM.

Jewel-ry	26 Oct 2004
((((Seaofclouds)))) I can't say much but send you loads of hugs! ~

closrapexa	26 Oct 2004
(((seaofclouds))) I can't really put into words how sorry I am!! Its infuritaing!! Why would anyone steal those things!! How can somebody even read with a stolen deck!!! I, I don't know what to say... But if you need ANYTHING at all, I and everyone else here is there for you!!! REALLY!!!

Nycelle	26 Oct 2004
I once had my personal diary stolen, which really upset me because it was of no value to anyone else, these people just stole for the sake of stealing. All my sympathies, and I hope something good comes your way to help you get over this. (((((((hugs))))))))))

floracove	26 Oct 2004
(((((((((seaofclouds))))))))) Those bags, were the one's I sent you, weren't they? pm me your address, and I'll send you some more. *hugs*

catti	26 Oct 2004
you poor thing as if waitressing isn enough! Well , the journals , the bag of clothes, CD's in the end it is stuff. not exactly replacable but nobody can take what you have inside, the gift that you use to write to read. pm me if you like, i have to go to the post today. Maybe i can send you something new and pretty catti

Sulis	26 Oct 2004
Here's a big, pink hug Love Sulis xx

13thFaeChylde	26 Oct 2004
(((((seaofclouds))))) That's absolutely horrendous (big hugs) I had my car broken into last year...in my very own driveway as I was in bed sick and home alone. They took my purse, and my brand-new Canon camera which cost $400 and was my birthday/xmas/anniversary present. You're gonna have the heebie-jeebies about someone rifling through your car. Make sure you cleanse your car in whatever way you use...I smudged mine with sage...to get rid of their nasty, despicable energy.

Myrrha	26 Oct 2004
I am so sorry Seaofclouds. It feels really awful to have things stolen and must be much worse with personal items like journal and cards. (((((Seaofclouds)))))) --Myrrha

jlbvt	26 Oct 2004
((((Sea of Clouds)))) The invasion of a robbery is one of the worst feelings I can imagine. Your own personal space has been corrupted. I had my apartment (back in Boston) broken into, and things stolen, but nothing so priceless as decks and a journal. My sister's car got broken into the week after my son's 2nd birthday, and her digital camera with the video of my son blowing out his own birthday candles (the sweetest thing) was stolen. We hadn't copied the video yet, so it was gone. I was horrified. Something like that just can't be replaced, and it hurts. I do believe that what goes around comes around, and someone like a thief who caused grief and pain to others will certainly have to answer for that. I'm so sorry for what you have suffered. Joan

Alissa	26 Oct 2004
((((seaofclouds)))) I am so sorry to hear of this, your hurt jumps right off the screen. Is it too late to hope they might somehow be recovered??? Alissa keeps her fingers crossed....

Moonbow*	26 Oct 2004
Sorry to hear that seaofclouds. I think we all know that feeling of being attached to certain decks. It's the invasion of your privacy with is a hard blow too. I hope you find some of this stuff, sometimes the thief isn't interested in what they consider the less valuable things so hopefully someone will hand them in.

Vilyariel	26 Oct 2004
*Hugs* I can't imagine how you must be feeling, tarot decks are so personal and take along time to really bond with.. what a heartless person to steal those things. I sincerely hope you are able to recover these items!!

Flavio	26 Oct 2004
Melissa :( I know how you feel, hope this little message can bring you some comfort, a big hug for you.

Imagemaker	26 Oct 2004
What a horrible, gut-wrenching loss. I can only hope that the thieves threw away the decks, journal, and notes (I'm doing Nano too!) as useless, if they wanted the rest for resale. I send light and hope that the decks turn up in a dumpster somewhere. Your Victoria Regina may make its way home.

seaofclouds	26 Oct 2004
floracove, is that you on the MW board too? i had the tarot bags in the envelope that you sent them in because i just got back into town from a funeral this past week. i hadn't even taken them out of the envelope, i was so busy at work, just opened it to look at them! uggh! my cd player was in my backpack with everything, and it seems as though the thief just grabbed everything all at once. i had dreams about it last night. and i heard my owl that follows me when i'm feeling blue. i feel a little better today. i don't feel very confident that my things will be returned. i might put a sign on my window asking nicely for my things back, should the thief ever return to the parking lot. *sigh* Melissa

lark	26 Oct 2004
((((((saeofclouds))))) This same thing just happened to my daughter last month, with my car. They broke the window. The spooky part was that she carefully wrapped her purse and other things in a sweat shirt and shoved them out of sight under the seat. Makes me wonder if someone wasn't watching her. They wrote 5 checks that we know of out of her closed checking account.....and as far as we have heard never been caught. The police officer who took her info said that he has seen cars broken into for nothing more than the change in the cup holder. Now she locks everything in the trunk out of sight. The only thing anyone is ever stealing from that car again is a dirty kleenex! I know how sad and devestated you must feel. We tend to carry the things we love the most around with us. I hope your decks come back home to you soon. And all my light and love sent out to the universe for that purpose.

Emily	26 Oct 2004
Hope your stuff turns up - Did you check around in the bins? Or maybe your poster on the window will work. A few years ago when the trend for Filofaxes was in, My husband had one that contained his whole life - addresses, phone numbers, photo's, detailed personal stuff - it was took from his car along with keys, money, cd's, a cheap little radio. The Police phoned and said that the bag and filofax had turned up, also luckily the keys had become entangled in the lining of the bag. I was so pleased then when we had the filofax back, the full shock hit us - all that was there was the case, all the papers had been took out. It was a real lesson in personal security, I took all the information out of my filofax and never used one again. In my handbag I carry one form of ID and keep my cards and keys close. Its a horrible feeling of violation and I too curse the people or person who took all of your things.

seaofclouds	26 Oct 2004
It is certainly a lesson. I had ordered a birthday gift from a bookstore for a friend, and I was going to pick it up after work, along with some CD's and other book-y things for her birthday, which is why I had so much cash. And I was going to go get coffee and do some writing after that, which is why I had my backpack. I'll never leave anything inside my car again, that's for certain. Please let this be a lesson to everyone. The city that I live in isn't very big at all. I never would have guessed it would happen. In fact, I just moved here from a "big city" and I lived there for five years and nothing was ever stolen from me.

TallTarotGuy	26 Oct 2004
((((seaofclouds))) I am so sorry to hear about your belongings being taken from you. It always makes it that much more difficult when the items stolen have personal meaning. My heart goes out to you. TTG

seaofclouds	26 Oct 2004
I just want to thank everyone for the outpouring of support I have recieved in the last day. It has been tremendously comforting to know that there are others who can understand what I have lost. My family and the police and my coworkers all seemed to shrug and say, "that sucks" and it has meant a lot to me that others at least understand a bit of what I've gone through in the last twenty-four hours. My insurance company has informed me that most of what was taken is not covered by the policy, and that there is a $500 deductable anyway, so it seems right now that I will just have to move on and get over it. This evening I'm going to go see a woman who can help me *cleanse* my car of the bad feelings I have in it (I cried while driving to town to buy new makeup and a purse). And I'm going to try to reproduce the notecards I made for my novel in the next few days. I really pray that no one has to go through this. In the future, I will keep my decks close with me at all times, even if that means they have to sit in a locker at work, or I carry them on my body. I won't ever keep them with other valuables in my backpack or in the car. I also want to warn the women never to keep all personal identification in one place. I'm going to have to jump through all sorts of hoops to get a new SS card and drivers license now. In the spirit of moving on, I would kindly ask the moderators to please close this thread. I know that if I continue to dwell on this, I'm just going to mope around all week, and I have so much to do. I also don't want this thread to get away from the purpose of this forum. Thank you all so much again, from the very bottom to the very top of my heart. Melissa

TheLovers2	26 Oct 2004
seaofclouds: I can only add to what everyone else has said. When I read your post, I wanted to cry. I can just imagine how violated I would feel behind something like this. Of course, the people who took your things don't realize the value your decks hold for you and as for your other things, they wouldn't care. What I am hoping and praying is that in the midst of this very awful thing - some really good things will happen for you. I am hoping/praying that you are gifted replacement decks of your Golden, Roots of Asia and Victoria Regina. I already read a post from someone, Floracove, I believe, who will be replacing your Tarot bags. I know you put a lot into your decks. Please know that once you have them again, you can once again envelop them in your essence and love and the bonding will be there. It is so incredibly difficult when bad things happen to see past it all; it is a process, I know, but, realize that you will get past it and you will feel good again. Keep positive, ok? Don't let them rob you of anything more than they already have. Otherwise, they win. Now, this is easier said than done, but, you will see good things opening up for you and coming your way. Keep your heart open and expectant of receiving MORE blessings than you had before this horrible event. I am confident that if you do, you will see "it all replaced" and, again, EVEN MORE SO. Be expectant. Chin up, ALWAYS. NEVER LET 'EM MAKE YOU SWEAT. We are all behind you - you are not alone! TL2 :TLOVE

Alta	26 Oct 2004
Quote: Originally posted by seaofclouds In the spirit of moving on, I would kindly ask the moderators to please close this thread. I know that if I continue to dwell on this, I'm just going to mope around all week, and I have so much to do. I also don't want this thread to get away from the purpose of this forum. As requested. Marion

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