Today’s meditation was a ten minute #DailyCalm session from the @Calm.

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Ace of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of the seed, start, or new beginnings in the area of one’s passion projects, inspiration, drive, willpower, and determination. This often translates into themes that have to do with budding new interests and new passion projects.

The Ace of Wands has then been combined with a card from the Lights In Dark Places deck, which says, “The only way to find your voice is to use it.”

Don’t hold back.

I’m not talking about when confronted by the bait that assholes use to rile you up and force you to lose control. I’m talking about those things that truly matter to you.

We are what we think.
We are what we do.
We are what we choose to stand up for and the hills we’re willing die on.

So choose them wisely, and leave no doubt as to where you stand.

The message in today’s Ace of Wands and affirmation card is encouragement to speak up loud and clear for those things that matter to you. Don’t allow your silence to become complacency either in appearance or reality. What you say and what you speak up for matters. These things and speaking up for them are a part of the building blocks of both who you are perceived to be by others as well as who you become.

DECKS USED:  FIRST MARKS TAROT AND LIGHTS IN DARK PLACES AFFIRMATION DECK

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 28th

Control – Limiting Beliefs and Personal Karma

What you think you can do, you can do. What you think you can’t do, you can’t do. This is the greatest and purest form of self fulfilling prophecy.

By allowing yourself to be limited by what you believe that you’re incapable of, you cut yourself off from the things you desire out of life and limit yourself from reaching your full potential.

Surrender – The Head

Surrender to change. Fighting against change is a futile and exhausting endeavor. Change is a part of life. Instead of fighting against it, use your energies to to adapt and to steer things in the direction you want them to go.

You may not be able to halt change, but in surrendering to it through a focus on adaptation and agency, you help mold what comes next.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Foraged Pin Oak Leaf for Strength and Endurance
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  CRIES OF THE SOULS ORACLE

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 27th : consulting the voices in my head

the whispers come
cloying and insidious
(Three of Spades)
slipping in to remind me
that I am without worth
never enough
(Seven of Spades atop King of Spades)
and will never be enough
no matter how hard I try
(Ten of Spades)
and it’s only by weeding through them
(Seven of Hearts)
that I find the strength
and determination
(Jack of Clubs)
to keep going
and believe otherwise
(King of Diamonds)

Other elements included in this reading:
Bird Figurine for Encouraging Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  HAUNTED CASTLE PLAYING CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Philosophical Question for October 28th : Can anyone on the other side make contact when the veil is thin?

Reading Summary: Those that break through the veil during this time of year are most often fighting for something important to them (Seven of Wands); or held back by a lack of contentment or completion at death (Nine of Pentacles Rx); or intrepid explorers (The Fool).

Take Away: No. There are plenty of spirits held back from moving on for a variety of different circumstances, but there are also many that have truly departed, moving on to other existences, places, or ways of being that are no longer able to “back track” to the veil.

If someone on this side of the veil is seeking to contact someone on the other side, and is using this time while the veil is thin to reach out to them, they have to actually be there to receive this contact.

If they’ve truly moved on, they aren’t on the other side of the veil to reach any more than someone who’s not home can’t answer the land line if it rings.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Driftwood for Connecting with Cycles
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  FIRST MARKS TAROT

I finished filling in the information I wanted to add to next year’s planner today.

Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based upon a motivational quote that says, “You can’t fuck up anything that’s meant for you, so stop being s scared of what will happen. Trust your intuition and let your heart and soul guide you on this journey. I promise you, you can’t mess anything up that’s meant for you.”

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Knight of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a projective and active “beta” energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, ambitions, and communication. This often translates into themes that have to do with pursuing one’s goals related to their education, actively seeking one’s goals, action and decisiveness, and at times can indicate impulsivity without thinking things through.

The Knight of Swords has then been combined with a card from the Lights In Dark Places deck, which says, “Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.”

It’s when others words curt you to the quick it becomes far too easy to become impulsive. Defense mechanisms trigger and result in lashing out with a sharp tongue and precision… which you then regret later.

A wiser course of action is to simply smile. In doing so, you keep them guessing as to whether they got to you or not, and you’re not stuck with the need to apologize later on.

The message in today’s Knight of Swords and affirmation card is a reminder that there’s always going to be agitators in our lives. It’s much easier to deal with these people when you refuse to allow them to see what ammunition works and what doesn’t. Stay calm and resist the bait… in doing so it’s much easier to stay calm and keep them guessing.

DECKS USED:  THE TAROT OF MONSTERS AND LIGHTS IN DARK PLACES AFFIRMATION DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 27th : Harvest – What gifts of the season are ready for harvest in your life?

Reading Summary: Those soft hearted people (Woman) that are eager to nurture and protect you (Bear) only need a small amount of encouragement to do so (Bouquet).

Take Away: The gift of the season that’s being mentioned here is not in what these people can offer you in your time of need, but rather it’s the people themselves.

Don’t let those around you feel as if they are being taken for granted. Show your gratitude, not just for their help, but especially for their presence in your life.

The harvest you receive in return lies in the love, support, and care that you get from them each and every day.

Other elements included in this reading:
Wasp Hive Segment with Parmeliaceae Lichen for Easing Defense Mechanisms
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  FATE STRINGS LENORMAND

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 26th : skipping through portals & fairy circles

laughter fills the air
with the bright tingle of energy
skimming over the skin
(Ten of Hearts)

as the chased becomes the chaser
and bare feet
rush through rustling leaves
as the race is on
(Eight of Clubs)

and the soul sings brightly
as laughter is heard by all
through skin and soul but not ears
(Ace of Clubs)

as we dance in and out
between the trees
here and then gone
then back again
(Four of Clubs)

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  SHADOWS OF AEONS PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 27th

Unlearn – Seven of Ruins (Wands) atop Six of Treasures (Swords)

You don’t need to bail on every fight you cannot win. Sometimes the value lies in the battle instead of in the victory.

You’ve always been taught if you can’t win just move on, but think of everything you learn from those things you’ve tried and failed at. Don’t let failure hold you back from trying.

Learn – King of Caves (Pentacles) Rx

Stability is not the end all be all that you think it is. Take stability and security down off its pedestal and find something healthier to put in its place.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Calcite w/ Conichalcite for Amplifying Intuitive Messages
Yellow Agate Mushroom for Encouraging Emotional Balance
Carnelian Agate Mushroom for Fostering Confidence
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE TAROT OF MONSTERS

I was feeling a bit scattered and out of sorts today, and took a lazy day to just let that be what it is.