Those are some very pretty bubbles. Notice the color? Red. Blue. Yellow. Green. We've seen them before. More than once, in fact. Of course, the bubbles Melody has presented to the audience aren't real bits and pieces of the major and minor arcana. They're just storytelling props.

This is is, folks! As I write this the Mysteries of the Arcana chapter 5 Kickstarter has 21 hours left until it is over! Our current pledge total stands at $4,696. That's well ahead of our goal of $4,100. Enough so that I'm writing two brand new Mysteries of the Arcana stories to include in the digital trade editions of chapters 1 and 2.

In other words, if you were thinking about backing the Kickstarter but wanted to wait, dramatically, until the last moment now is the time! Seriously, every dollar helps Mysteries of the Arcana continue. Also, if you've pledged at the $10 level I recommend increasing it to $15 if you can. At $15 you'll get the digital trade editions of both chapter 1 AND chapter 2. That means you'll get both new Mysteries of the Arcana short comics: Narrow, which tells the story of what happens when Theresa returns to her own world and Fly Away Home, the tale of how Mandrake came to live at the Inn.

Whatever happens, thank you for supporting the comic and reading it. You're an amazing readership.

See you Monday!

Gunsolo
 


Hmmm, do they regenerate or recover those "bits of essence", or are they slowly eroding away into nothingness?

*Lobbyist voice*
"The gods are a valuable non-renewable resource that must be used responsibly!" Smile

Adamas
 


She's talking about how the Key's come about.

Musical_life
 


Yes, also each 'key' corresponds with an element. Red for fire and so on.

Gunsolo
 


Congratulations on a successful Kickstarter!

JGray
 

Gunsolo, thank you!


And yes, Melody is speaking about keys. How well each key correspond to elements (fire, water, earth & air) depends on your philosophy on tarot symbolism.