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https://www.patreon.com/catherineyronwode
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'''The Sampler '''
'''The Sampler '''<br>
'''$2.00 Per Month'''
'''$2.00 Per Month'''
* Preview access to ONE new web page per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
* Preview access to ONE new web page per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
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* A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.
* A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.


'''The Selector '''
'''The Selector '''<br>
'''$4.00 Per Month'''
'''$4.00 Per Month'''
* Preview access to TWO new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
* Preview access to TWO new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
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* A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.
* A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.


'''The Reader'''  
'''The Reader''' <br>
'''$8.00 Per Month'''
'''$8.00 Per Month'''
* Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
* Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
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* A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.
* A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.


'''The Bibliophile'''
'''The Bibliophile'''<br>
'''$24.00 Per Month'''
'''$24.00 Per Month'''
* Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
* Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
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* A signed copy of a 96-page book on folk magic or divination that i have authored, co-authored, or edited.   
* A signed copy of a 96-page book on folk magic or divination that i have authored, co-authored, or edited.   


'''The Collector'''  
'''The Collector''' <br>
'''$48.00 Per Month'''
'''$48.00 Per Month'''
* Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
* Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
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* A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.
* A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.
* A signed copy of a 96-page book on folk magic or divination that i have authored, co-authored, or edited.   
* A signed copy of a 96-page book on folk magic or divination that i have authored, co-authored, or edited.   
* An envelope containing rare vintage paper or cloth ephemera from my personal collection, with a hand-written card
* An envelope containing rare vintage paper or cloth ephemera from my personal collection, with a hand-written card explaining its provenance, significance, and how i came to have duplicate copies so i can send one to you.
explaining its provenance, significance, and how i came to have duplicate copies so i can send one to you.


'''The Ephemerist'''  
'''The Ephemerist''' <br>
'''$64.00 Per Month'''
'''$64.00 Per Month'''
* Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
* Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
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* A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.
* A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.
* A signed copy of a 96-page book on folk magic or divination that i have authored, co-authored, or edited.   
* A signed copy of a 96-page book on folk magic or divination that i have authored, co-authored, or edited.   
* An envelope containing rare vintage paper or cloth ephemera from my personal collection, with a hand-written card
* An envelope containing rare vintage paper or cloth ephemera from my personal collection, with a hand-written card explaining its provenance, significance, and how i came to have duplicate copies so i can send one to you.  
explaining its provenance, significance, and how i came to have duplicate copies so i can send one to you.  
* A lovingly curated box of vintage porcelain, glass, or metal ephemera from my personal collection, with a hand-written card explaining its provenance, significance, and how i came to have duplicate copies so i can send one to you.
* A lovingly curated box of vintage porcelain, glass, or metal ephemera from my personal collection, with a hand-written card explaining its provenance, significance, and how i came to have duplicate copies so i can send one to you.



Revision as of 09:29, 14 January 2021

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Welcome to Your Wate and Fate, a catalogue of the material culture of fortune telling, with an emphasis on the lesser-known and more unusual forms of divination, especially as known through the ephemeral artifacts of the 19th and 20th centuries.

This site is a book-end or companion-piece to The Mystic Tea Room, my web site devoted to the material culture of tea leaf reading or tasseomancy.

The unique spelling of the wis web site -- that is, the substitution of Wate for Weight -- comes from the slogan on the narrow side-panel of an American Scale Company penny scale that i happen to have in my downstairs bathroom.

This web site, begun in January 2021, is for the use and enjoyment of my Patreon supporters, hence there are no menu and no links to find the pages that are only available to Patrons. In 2022 the pages of this site will slowly open up to the public, one page at a time, but if you want to read this material one year ahead of the rest of the world, you will need to subscribe.

In order to continue my work as a writer and graphic designer in the fields of magic, folklore, spellcraft, divination, and fortune telling, i am asking loyal readers to support me on Patreon. For a small monthly donation, you will have access to advance copies of web pages and books i am writing, at the rate of one new item per week.

Because my interests are varied and not everyone is interested in all of my projects, you may subscribe for one, two, or four articles per month. The articles will be tagged with the type of material covered. I think of these as "streams" of content, which may mingle and flow together at times.

At present the planned streams are as follows:

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"From the Land of Tea: The Material Culture of Tea and Tea Leaf Reading" An adjunct to my tasseomancy site, The Mystic Tea Room.

"Your Wate and Fate: The Material Culture of Fortune Telling" Documenting unusual methods of divination.

"A Hoodoo Hand" Research pages to eventually be added to my free online book "Hoodoo in Theory and Practice"

"The Lucky W Amulet Archive" An illustrated and annotated tour of my collection of lucky charms.

"The Southern Cross the Yellow Dog" Annotated historical articles on 19th and 20th century hoodoo, an adjunct to my "Southern Spirits" site.

"Fit to Print" Sample pdf chapters from upcoming books i am writing.

Each new web page or sample pdf is circulated to Patrons as an unpublished galley proof or advance copy. After one year at Patreon, each page will be released to the public, either as an addition to one of my web sites or in the form of a chapter in a published book.

Patrons have access to a Private Patreon sub-forum within the Lucky Mojo Forum, and will be accorded special Red Star Avatar badges at the Forum.

Here are the tiers i have devised at Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/catherineyronwode

The Sampler
$2.00 Per Month

  • Preview access to ONE new web page per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
  • Access to my Patrons-Only Private Sub-Forum at the Lucky Mojo Forum where we can chat.
  • A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.

The Selector
$4.00 Per Month

  • Preview access to TWO new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
  • Access to my Patrons-Only Private Sub-Forum at the Lucky Mojo Forum where we can chat.
  • A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.

The Reader
$8.00 Per Month

  • Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
  • Access to my Patrons-Only Private Sub-Forum at the Lucky Mojo Forum where we can chat.
  • A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.

The Bibliophile
$24.00 Per Month

  • Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
  • Access to my Patrons-Only Private Sub-Forum at the Lucky Mojo Forum where we can chat.
  • A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.
  • A signed copy of a 96-page book on folk magic or divination that i have authored, co-authored, or edited.

The Collector
$48.00 Per Month

  • Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
  • Access to my Patrons-Only Private Sub-Forum at the Lucky Mojo Forum where we can chat.
  • A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.
  • A signed copy of a 96-page book on folk magic or divination that i have authored, co-authored, or edited.
  • An envelope containing rare vintage paper or cloth ephemera from my personal collection, with a hand-written card explaining its provenance, significance, and how i came to have duplicate copies so i can send one to you.

The Ephemerist
$64.00 Per Month

  • Preview access to FOUR new web pages per month; the web page release will be held one year before public viewing.
  • Access to my Patrons-Only Private Sub-Forum at the Lucky Mojo Forum where we can chat.
  • A special Red Star Patron badge at the Public and Private Lucky Mojo Forums.
  • A signed copy of a 96-page book on folk magic or divination that i have authored, co-authored, or edited.
  • An envelope containing rare vintage paper or cloth ephemera from my personal collection, with a hand-written card explaining its provenance, significance, and how i came to have duplicate copies so i can send one to you.
  • A lovingly curated box of vintage porcelain, glass, or metal ephemera from my personal collection, with a hand-written card explaining its provenance, significance, and how i came to have duplicate copies so i can send one to you.

With 32 different 96-page books in stock, i can continue to send books to faithful Patrons for not quite three years -- by which time there should be a few more books, extending that offer to a full three years. I have a ton of excess ephemera such as rare old 1930s hoodoo labels, fantastic excess china ware, and God knows what-all that i would love to send to other ephemerists. I often used to make entire store buyouts. So i have enough amazingly cool stuff to send random vintage presents to hundreds of Patrons for the rest of my life.

To sign up, go to my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/catherineyronwode