Uh-oh. Did I create a monster?
So, there I was searching for Junk Oracle on google, just to see what would come up, and saw a link to Thorhammer saying something like
...since I got a junk oracle reading on Etsy I've wanted to start one of my own...
And a link to this thread.
Just so ya know, you wouldn't be the first one to do that. I would say quite a few people have been inspired by one of my readings to start their own junk oracle collection. And I'm glad to be the devil who whispered that in your ear.
However, I'm not the one who came up with it. As far as I can tell, Patricia Telesco did, in her book "Everyday Oracles". She calls it a junk drawer oracle.
A local TV morning show host came across the Etsy listing and had me on their show a while back. She actually brought her own junk drawer from her kitchen, not quite understanding the concept. I profiled her and her husband from it, ha ha. Then did a reading on the air for a couple of the people there. It was fun!
If it's possible, I would like to play junk swap! I'm in Oklahoma.
We are having a Junk Oracle swap meet and mini convention April 10th (Saturday) at 6pm in OKC. The reason I was googling junk oracle was to find maybe others who have started one.
I would be more than happy to share what I have learned from this chaos-based system. The most important thing to know is that you have to let it teach you as you go. The second is that pieces will develop new meanings from time to time, so don't be too rigid in your definitions. If something is upside down, I treat it as a reversal - blocked energy or a different shade of meaning.
I have a lot of my junk online on Flickr. My username is, I think, lefthandedgoth, although it might be randomleigh. Look in a set called "new junk oracle".
Looking forward to seeing what you guys come up with! I'm glad I found a group of fellow chaosticians.
Ande