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amandel
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*was offline* Very Happy Yaha, to answer TBelle also, sent it in when I saw Morgan's name meaning (was kinda hoping it was Sarah, such a pretty name). Do agree with you, Mei, that we shouldn't spam the PM with our every waking-wacko-wondering yet know this is a generous PM who'll supply good feedback to all to help us along. Cyas
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Great work! Not much to add on my part. I emailed Anna Collins & suggested she contact Fireman Aiden because he understands we aren't just playing a little game.
Anna wrote:
Be careful of the Elemental Keepers. They are very powerful and not always what they seem.

A warning?
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TallulahBelle
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Adm_BlackCat wrote:
Great work! Not much to add on my part. I emailed Anna Collins & suggested she contact Fireman Aiden because he understands we aren't just playing a little game.
Anna wrote:
Be careful of the Elemental Keepers. They are very powerful and not always what they seem.

A warning?


Wow. Plot twist.

Gotta ask: the Elemental Keepers are not keepers of any matching cards from the major arcana, right?
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amandel
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Dunno TBelle. Aiden said THIS. Maybe Anna will expound a little if you email her. And Yaha, the subplots/undercurrents are almost as fascinating as Anna's story, e.g. that some Mantegna Tarocchi cards were written in the "Ferraran or Venetian dialect" which is where Cici is underway to bring her Scroll of Elements. WIKI Link Pia

And Winter Sylvana congratulating us All wrote:
Subject: The Elemental Keepers

You are correct, Amandel! You and your fellow Keepers have done a nice job solving this one. Here is the list, for confirmation:

Aiden = Keeper of Fire
Jenna = Keeper of Air
Clay (Dr. Ellershaw) = Keeper of Earth
Morgan = Keeper of Water

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TallulahBelle
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Here's to hoping that the Scroll of Elements Cici brought with her to Venice from her aunt the witch back in 1437 were the original Tarocchi-drawings, the ones the Mantegna Tarocchi deck was later based on. However, not many elements per se in that deck.

Edit: Raven's Tarot Site is amazing, btw, if anyone wants to dive deeper into Tarot. Looks a bit tacky at first, but it's not. It has a beautiful in-depth section on Mantegna Tarocchi aswell.
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And just to add to the key hunt... I asked if it was six in all, four for ciphers and two real ones. She replied;

Quote:
Very good! You don't really have to do anything with this information, we just want to make sure you are thinking outside the box (and the lock and key, so to speak).

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TallulahBelle
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Tallulah Belle wrote:
Thank you for your kind words, Anna. They mean a lot to me.

Something has bothered me, though. A friend expressed concern about you - your husband having strange dreams and your colleague gone missing. In explaining his concerns, he mentioned "the Keeper mission". First I assumed it meant your life mission in general, but I haven't been able to get that phrase out of my head.

Are you on a mission right now? If you are, and it affects your life in a bad way, is there anything we can do to help?
I know we are all still in training, but our loyalty is undoubtedly with you, and we would do what we could to assist you. I'm sure you know that.

Best wishes
Tallulah


Anna Collins wrote:
Let me say first that we are always on a mission. Always. But you are correct to assume that something is in the air. The birds and animals scatter and disturbing things happen right before a big storm. Or an earthquake.

In short, war is coming.

I believe that is why Winter has resurrected her demons and why the Keeper recruitment and training has begun again after two decades. And yes, I believe that is why my husband is having dreams and it may very well be why my colleague has disappeared. While she was not, to my knowledge, a Keeper, she worked with me at the university where several other Keepers have worked and where there have been some odd comings and goings.

So while I am not on an official mission now, I will be soon, and you can bet I will need your help.


Winter has ressurected her demons? And would that be the same university dr Ellershaw and Sarah belonged to? Northern Arizona University is in Flagstaff.
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HappyPhantom
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TallulahBelle wrote:
Winter has ressurected her demons?


I think they mean the "ghosts" that sign the emails...
Sylvia Plath, Virgina Woolfe, Anne Sexton, Anne Frank, Anne Lindbergh, Amelia Airhart, and Norma Jeane Mortenson.

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amandel
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Superb that Anna really revealed, TBelle! Among Winter's Wiki Updates is the list of The Elemental Keepers . Being more familiar with Animism than Tarot I'd noticed that word in Winter's email header (above) & in light of Anna's recent emails am thinking that word choice isn't accidental.
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HappyPhantom
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new blog posts from Aiden:

Quote:
(un)Settled
I've been working at the edge of the forest for a long time, keeping watch for forest fires. It is very quiet here, which leads to vivid dreams. We've all been having dreams lately, but for me they are not as disturbing as what comes during my waking hours.

I am seeing them again, at the edge of the forest. They usually remain deep within, unseen and unknown to most. But they are active again. The fact that they have been stirred after so long does not bode well for any of us.


Quote:
Stopping by Woods
To take notes on some of the trees that need marking for culling.

1: 7-8
3: 1, 4-5
7: 2, 5
11: 3
12: 4
13: 1, 5
14: 4
15: 4
16: 4

I can tell spring is coming because there is no longer Frost in the morning.


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The latter is definitely a reference to "Stopping By Woods on a Snowy Evening" by Robert Frost
I tried looking up the lines and words but can't make anything completely sensible:

I know he see me the frozen other and the dark promises go go

help?

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amandel
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imo it's OK as it's written. An important Cardkeepers' Update titled 'Elemental Keepers' seems to explain the book code message HP did just a tantalizing little bit.
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You guys did awesome while I was on vacation! I am just now catching up.
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Adm_BlackCat wrote:
Great work! Not much to add on my part. I emailed Anna Collins & suggested she contact Fireman Aiden because he understands we aren't just playing a little game.
Anna wrote:
Be careful of the Elemental Keepers. They are very powerful and not always what they seem.

A warning?


Shocked Silly Okay whoa I did not see that coming. Shocked Silly

You doth rock for uncovering this piece of information. Rock On

HappyPhantom wrote:
new blog posts from Aiden:

Quote:
Stopping by Woods
To take notes on some of the trees that need marking for culling.

1: 7-8
3: 1, 4-5
7: 2, 5
11: 3
12: 4
13: 1, 5
14: 4
15: 4
16: 4

I can tell spring is coming because there is no longer Frost in the morning.



I adore that
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poem!!!!


I wish I could be of more use, but I don't really know ciphers or codes or what-have-you. For example, I mistook the numbers above for the numbers of the Tarrochi card sequence. Laughing

teh_lisa wrote:
You guys did awesome while I was on vacation! I am just now catching up.


YAY! Welcome back! I don't know about everyone else but I missed you, buddy! Wink
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amandel
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In his latest Update Fireman Aiden wrote:
Paracelsus (for Happy Phantom)
Gnome
Undine
Sylph
Salamander

The Other seeks. He she heshesheeehe is without form, without body. This is unacceptable. All is out of balance. The Keepers will always seek. The Seekers will always Keep. He is rising. They are rising.

Go.

So, again here's that Elemental WIKI Link from my post 5 above and another LINK for Paracelsus. Welcome back teh_lisa & today is Winter's birthday. Cyas...
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amandel wrote:
In his latest Update Fireman Aiden wrote:
Paracelsus (for Happy Phantom)
Gnome
Undine
Sylph
Salamander

The Other seeks. He she heshesheeehe is without form, without body. This is unacceptable. All is out of balance. The Keepers will always seek. The Seekers will always Keep. He is rising. They are rising.

Go.

So, again here's that Elemental WIKI Link from my post 5 above and another LINK for Paracelsus. Welcome back teh_lisa & today is Winter's birthday. Cyas...


So Dr Ellershaw gets to be the gnome? Smile I'm sure that accounts for a bit of crankiness.

WB teh_lisa Smile


Edit: Adding some speculation to make the post worthwile.
According to Amandels page there are not 4 but 5 elements, of which only the 4 we know was forwarded to the modern world by Paracelsus. The fifth element is aether, quintessense, the stuff the universe is made of (back before the universe was 3D).
The elements, also according to Amandels page, are the metaphysical cause of natural disasters.
So do you think maybe "the other" is the keeper of aether, and that we are trained to wager war against him/her to stop his/her disaster, ie the end of the universe? In broad terms?
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