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[caelestialis]

Hello! I'm Ainsley.

I was hoping to ask for some help in some things right now. It would mean a lot to me if I could have a moment of your time.

First thing is that I was wondering if there's anyone who has knowledge re: occult and cults and things like that. It's because I learned that I may have been part of a cult due to the strange titles they were using in a meeting in my memory. It's a long shot but it felt like to me that they were very important so there has to be some evidence of them being here. Right?

Anyways these were what the titles that were being used in my memory. They must have some meaning behind them.

[ she starts to list them off in her post: the moon, the magician, the tower, and so on. for some it'll soon become obvious that she's listing off titles that belong to the major arcana of tarot cards. really. ]

The second thing is that I need help in translating letters I got last month. Strange, I know, but this is not as threatening compared to the last thing they gave me so I suppose that's a step up.

A lot of them are in languages I don't know all that well. Like Japanese and French and the like. If anyone can help me out with this, I would be very grateful and be willing to pay you for your time in this. I should warn you though that a lot of the text seems to be missing from the letters so I'm sorry if it doesn't make sense.

Thank you for reading this! And for any possible help along the way too.

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[complementing]

I can help with Japanese, though I don't need to be paid, since I'm not a professional translator or anything (๑꒪▿꒪)*

also, I'm not familiar with any occult stuff, but some of the visions I've had of people

or friends, I guess

the visions I've had of friends back home, they were associated with some of the major arcana too, specifically sun and magician, but I have some a new um

summon creature??? Persona

associated with the arcana too, he's from the moon arcana

[In truth there's one more, but she refuses to talk about Ryoji as if he's Death.]

[caelestialis]

[ oh. this is. this is a lot to take in.

but she's also happy, very happy. her spirits pick up considerably now that the letters have some chance of being translated and someone having a lead about the 'major' arcana she's speaking about.

it's just- hmmm. something about the sun and magician nags her. they're important, she knows they are, but she isn't sure why. okay okay let's . ]

Thank you so much! I would like to insist on paying you for your help since a good chunk of letters here are in Japanese. And different types of it too? I'll send you some photos of the letters in a bit to explain that bit.

And that's interesting to hear! Can I ask more about the people connected with the Sun and the Magician? Not to mention this Persona you're talking about? I definitely don't think I've ever come across that term before. If you don't mind, of course.

[commandertoolbelt]

i don't know much about the occult but i could try translating some stuff from spanish if that's one you need

[caelestialis]

Thank you! If you want, I can send you pictures of some of the letters now to show you what they look like. I'll try to make sure my camera hand is steady.

But like I said earlier- Some of the letters might not make much sense since a lot of these letters seem to be missing paragraphs worth of content. It's something you gotta see to believe.

[destiny_key]

i speak japanese and hawaiian!!!

but i dont know that youd need hawaiian its not really a written language lol

but i can help with japanese if you want???

[caelestialis]

Great! There are a significant number of letters written in Japanese here so it'll be great to get much help as I can with these. I can send photos of the letters to you if you want. So you can see what you'll be dealing with.

I promise repay you for your help too. This means a lot to me since, from what I can gather, all of these letters are from the same man and woman? I'm not sure so having this verified at the very least would be great.

[bold_in_deed]

those sound like those tarot cards people use to read their futures or whatever. i had a friend back home who used to be into that.

i know a bit of French, but that's it. might be able to help there,
but i'm a bit rusty admittedly

[caelestialis]

Any help with the letters would be great! Do you want me to send you photos of them? To see what you'll be dealing with? They look pretty strange since a lot of the text seems to be missing so I'm sorry in advance for that.

And Tarot cards? Do you mean the cards that fortune tellers in shows and movies use and the music cue goes to the scare chords when they reveal the Death one? [ ainsley please. ]

[fashionable_yapping]

I'm a native French speaker, so I can translate those letters in that language.

[Best to be helpful and make a good impression. Being bilingual has its perks sometimes.]

[caelestialis]

Thank you so much! I promise to pay you back for this.

Just to warn you though- Some of the content of the letters is missing from what I can tell. There are a lot of blank spaces in the correspondence. Words and sentences are missing from the paragraphs that are there altogether. So I'm sorry in advance for any confusion.

[trappingheart]

yeah like someone above me said those titles are just tarot cards
i'm no occult expert but that's pretty basic shit
they're used in divination, mainly. you draw cards as they relate to your past, present and future, and the cards all have different meanings
some are obvious some not so much
for example you the first one you said is the moon? there are lots of resources you can find that would explain it a hell of a lot better than i can
but it usually relates to illusions, like
something isn't as it appears, or you're lost in the dark

[caelestialis]

Yes, the Moon. I was being addressed as that in my memory and I guess I'll research the other titles then.

But I think I could have gone on with my life without knowing that was what the Moon meant. That sounds really depressing.

[true_noir]

If Nina is unavailable, I am also a native French speaker, so I will translate for you. As for the rest, I'm afraid that I don't know much about the titles you mentioned.

[caelestialis]

It's fine! Getting help with the letters is what I'm focusing on the most right now. I got a lot of offers for it too but it definitely doesn't hurt to have double checking!

But I should let you know that the letters are pretty weird when you see them. A lot of the text seems to be missing and paragraphs that are there seem to be missing words and sentences! It's why I'm struggling to get any information out of these things.

[prometheanflame]

I'm not familiar with those names, but the sound very familiar.

What other languages are there? I took a few years of French in high school and I speak Arabic with my family.

[caelestialis]

Apparently they're part of the tarot cards. I'm going to research on that to see if it can shed any light on what I saw.

And I do happen to have a few letters here in Arabic. They also happen to be the most intact of all the letters I have as well. Missing a few sentences but I hope it won't get in your way.

[loudmouths]

i'm a native japanese so i can take a look if there's any left over

i've got some idea of occult stuff, too, but it's mostly japanese mythology, if that'll be of any use to you

[caelestialis]

I would still love some help in translating these. There's quite a number of letters here so it would be nice to have confirmation from multiple sources. Just to be sure.

And I am a big fan of folklore so I would like hear about the mythology of Japan even if it isn't necessarily tied to these requests of mine. If you're willing to indulge me in something like that.

[livingdeadgirl]

ooh I don't know any other languages but I do happen to know a few things about the occult!
for instance those titles correspond to the major arcana of the tarot deck
do you know which one you might have been? :o

[caelestialis]

I would love help with the occult angle. From what I can remember, I kept being addressed as the 'Moon' and I addressed others as 'Tower' and 'Magician' and so on.

We were talking about the 'Minor Arcana' and how something had to be done with them. I was defending them for some reason but I don't know why exactly. I just felt a lot of apprehension and uncertainty.

[megabond]

I know some of the users already offered to help on those French words but I was hoping that I might help out as well.

[caelestialis]

It's alright. It would be nice to have as much input as possible with these.

Like I said, the letters are little weird. A lot of the text seems to be missing so it could prove a little weird to deal with when trying to translate.

[viktorymaker]

Hello! I can't help with anything occult, but I do speak fluent Russian, and some Korean.

[caelestialis]

I would love help with the letters written in Russian! But I should let you know that, out of all of the letters I have, the ones in Russian are the most incomplete.

At best the letters have a few sentences in them and maybe if we're really lucky a paragraph or two.

[godcards]

I'm fluent in Arabic. How much would you pay me?

Additionally... those titles sound pretty vague as far as cults go. I'm no expert,
but don't they have ridiculous or extremist names? High Priest of Darkness, things like that.

[caelestialis]

[ actually that's a good question to ask.

give her a second to google translation fees-! ]

I'm willing to pay for forty dollars per letter. If that's not enough then we can negotiate the price. [ she's just gotta dip into her book buying fund for this since she's going to insist on paying everyone, one way or another, but that's a very large fund since she loves book so. she hopes that's reasonable? she's open to anything right now because she really, really wants these translated.

his remarks about the occults does raise a good point too. ] The titles are pretty vague but I think it's because they're seemingly themeed after tarot cards somehow. Others have pointed that out and, in my memory, we were talking about the Minor Arcana. Another part of the tarot cards.

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[accordance]

[ As with most things, Lucian had come to help Ainsley with her things. He doesn't speak most of these languages, but he can sort them according to which language they might be.

Except for Latin. He can read Latin, even if it's dead. ]

Hmm.

[ This one looks like it's Latin. What does it say? ]

[caelestialis]

[ out of all the letters ainsley had in her possession, the ones in latin seem to be the most formal. the language is written in both a woman's and a man's handwriting, the both of them fluent.

it seems to be used mainly for conducting business or work. this letter seems to focus only the 'issues' regarding the minor arcana and arranging a meeting with the others to discuss it. the woman, caelum, is arguing that they shouldn't take drastic actions yet. ]

Oh? Did you find something?

[daemonized]

[So here's the deal: Ardyn can't help with either of those things, at least certainly not in the same capacity of others already presenting their aid here. And yet, to him, that's unacceptable where a dear friend is concerned.

So despite not actually offering help, he'll still leave a little message for her, when she has the time to see it.]

I've a third option to help you, if you'd consider it.

[caelestialis]

[ of course she has time for her friend! she always does. ]

I'm all ears. Or, I suppose for this occasion, I'm all eyes. [ at least she's not five seconds away from wanting to murder people. that's a vast improvement in her moods. ]

[liberal_arts]

I can help with both Japanese and French if you haven't already gotten help. Really, I'd just like to help, in general. It's what friends are for, right?

[caelestialis]

Friends help friends, yep! You let me know when I can do the same for you in return. It feels like you're always reaching out to help me and I'm grateful for it.

And I would love more help with translating these letters. It seems words and paragraphs come back if I regain memories related to them. The context of these letters could have changed and it never hurts to have multiple confirmations.

[notyourutopian]

I can't say I know much about cults but it's really hard to picture you in one.

I can translate french though, unless someone else already offered.

[caelestialis]

I suppose spooky music playing in the background while I chanting latin ominously is a difficult look to pull off.

It'll also be great to get more help with the letters. Translations are being done now but it would be nice to have confirmation from more than one person. Plus the letters are filling themselves in, for the lack of a better word. It might have changed the context.

[beastenderblood]

What kind of cult? Like evil murder kind or slightly benign losing money kind?

[caelestialis]

I'm not sure to be honest. I hope this group is not evil murder kind because I definitely made some poor life choices in my previous life then.

In my memory, everyone seemed alright. Just on edge and not wanting to do something about the Minor Arcana they ket talking about.

[skald]

Hi Ainsley! It's probably a long shot, but if you happen to have any in Finnish, it's my native language! I also have a pretty good grasp of Swedish, and I can maybe muddle through some Norwegian or Danish if you absolutely need it, though someone who actually speaks Norwegian/Danish would be better.

[caelestialis]

Hi! Thank you so much for your help. I think I have some letters here that are written in Swedish. Give me a second to send you some photos of the letters. Some text is starting to appear on the paper so I want to give them time to settle.

[ what.

well at least she sends the photos as promised and... ainsley wait.

ainsley no.

that's icelandic, not swedish. you're mixing up your languages again. why. ]