# No Doper should be without one: Celestial Soul Portraits **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 30, 2010, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573 "2010-07-30T13:04:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/21 "2010-07-30T16:21:55Z")
I improved his description of his process a bit: 1. You contact Erial Ali - letting him know you wish such a portrait. 2. Erial has a phone consultation with you - where he finds out about you - your interests, your passions, your fascinations, how you “see” yourself. 3. You send Erial a high-quality photo of yourself - an image that you feel is highly representative of “the real you”. An image that represent how you like to be seen. This will be Erial’s “starting point”. 4. Erial meditates and “tunes into you”, to “get your unique Essence”. 5. Once Erial really “gets who you are”, then, starting from the image you provided, he magically throws in a bunch of foo foo crap like unicorns and laser beams. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/22 "2010-07-30T16:22:45Z")
I bet this guy drew (or draws) sketches of all his friends’ characters when they’re playing D&D. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/23 "2010-07-30T16:23:03Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > For the little kid, it seemed perfectly appropriate (she has that hanging in her bedroom, undoubtedly). If my kid wanted anything like that, she’d be _found_ hanging in her bedroom. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/24 "2010-07-30T16:26:55Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > \>snip\> > > 1. Once Erial really “gets who you are”, then, starting from the image you provided, he magically throws in a bunch of foo foo crap like unicorns and laser beams. Part of who I _am_, **tdn** is foo foo crap, unicorns and laser beams. _sniff_ ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/25 "2010-07-30T16:31:55Z")
I need one for my FB profile pic! ---
**Author:** ![DiosaBellissima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@DiosaBellissima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DiosaBellissima)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/26 "2010-07-30T17:12:06Z")
Because I believe so strongly in the free market, I am here with a celestial offer today ONLY for my most favorite Dopers. I, the Great Diosa, will tune deep into your probably horrifying soul and interpret it beautifully into digital art, suitable for all of the heavenly Facebooks, desktops, and other such media. All of that spiritual bonding for the LOW LOW LOW price for just $99. Paypal the money over and I’ll hop right on it. ---
**Author:** ![6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/e19adc/32.png) [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/27 "2010-07-30T17:23:20Z")
**Great Diosa** , since I have no soul do I qualify for your 100% discount? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/28 "2010-07-30T17:26:40Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > What I want to know is, will he do one for your pets? Oh god I hope so. Captain, The World’s Dumbest Ugly Dog, needs one for Christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/29 "2010-07-30T17:28:25Z")
Great Diosa, since I only want my soul in the picture and not my earthly, physical self, can I have a 50% discount? ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/30 "2010-07-30T18:24:18Z")
> [@6ImpossibleThingsB4Breakfast](#): > > Part of who I _am_, **tdn** is foo foo crap, unicorns and laser beams. Hey, I have no problem with people whose aura is made up of foo foo crap, unicorns and laser beams. But if you want dolphins to swim with your pink lotus flowers, then we have a little problem. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2010, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573/31 "2010-07-30T18:45:13Z")
C’mon, everybody - be nice. Erial needs to recoup the cost of the colorful printer ink and that non-pirated copy of Photoshop. Cut the guy some slack!! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-doper-should-be-without-one-celestial-soul-portraits/548573.md?page=1)