❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.

The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with the Impressionist Tarot and Lothrop Lenormand

Earth – The Sun – Focus on those things you can do to help make things better, and pause to enjoy the pleasures in the every day. Let those pleasures help ground you.

Air – Knight of Cups Rx – Remember that immature emotional reaction you had on Friday? No more of that. Catch the explosion before it escapes and hurts the feelings of others.

Water – Page of Swords Rx – Don’t let your emotions step in and make things more complicated than they have to be. Stay aware that when emotions are involved, sometimes reason just can’t get a foothold. You may need to deal with your emotions before you’ll be able to get to a place of logic and reason.

Fire – Ten of Coins – Don’t forget to count your blessings. You have a lot to be grateful for and a lot of successes under your belt. Don’t let your current situation make you forget just how much stability you actually have to use this leverage to keep things grounded.

Waning – Garden and Ship – Now is not the time for trips with friends and social excursions. Avoid what you can in this area in the week ahead.

Waxing – Heart and Snake – Work on seeking balance between your own needs and your need to care for others. You need the extra TLC right now, so adjust your activities accordingly to ensure you get that extra care,

Take Away – Don’t neglect in giving yourself the extra care you need right now and be aware that your emotions may try to take control this week. Focus on life’s small joys rather than obsessing over the big picture and give yourself permission to be a homebody this week,

DECKS USED: IMPRESSIONISTS TAROT AND LOTHROP LENORMAND

Gideon’s Challenge – Frustration

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Frustration

a few minutes
of reprieve
is all
that’s needed
a moment
to turn things
around
and take them
in another
direction
and then
perhaps
the pain might
ease

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Big Dreams and Extravagant Plans

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #NovemberTales26 Oracles & Folklore Challenge
Enchantment Prompt for November 7th : Wild
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Forgotten Places Tarot - Two of Wands

Today’s draw is the Two of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of planning, decision making, looking ahead, and themes to do with progress.

Dream big!

Make plans and daydream about fantastical adventures. Let yourself revel in the potential of all that could be.

Dreams are the stuff that motivates us to get moving. Then, when plans go awry and are thrown out the window? That’s when true adventure begins.

The message in today’s Two of Wands and Wild prompt is a reminder that dreams and plans are the building blocks to the interesting adventures and experiences we seek. It’s an important step. First identify, then plan and daydream, then act! That middle step is essential in building motivation. So let yourself dream. It’s not impractical or impossible; it’s motivational.

DECK USED:  THE FORGOTTEN PLACES TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2026 Challenge
Prompt for November 7th : What do you need to focus on for self-care for this month’s new moon?

Lenormand Reading with The Visum Mystica Lenormand

Reading Summary: Remember that the self-flagellation with harsh judgements and recriminations (Whip) only lead to the death of those things you hold dear (Coffin). You can choose to move beyond these echoes of your past (Rider).

Take Away: Take care this new moon as an opportunity to not allow your negative inner narratives the freedom to tear you down. Be aware when they try, and take the countermeasures needed to ensure you move forward from a healthy place instead of one steeped in self abuse.

Its only through awareness of this tendency in yourself that you can catch these sharp jabs and abusive thought patterns before they are allowed to make a mess of things and hold you back from moving forward into something healthier.

Other elements included in this reading:
Bronze Sun Token for Shining Light in Dark Places
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Driftwood for Connecting with Cycles
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
White Quartz Beach Stones for Balance and Energy Flow
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Wishing Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE VISUM MYSTICA LENORMAND

November Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for November 7th : starlight had to start somewhere

Creative Writing with the Antique de la Mode Playing Cards with a Tailored Twist

kindness
lands like kisses
(Ten of Hearts)
speckling the sky
with tiny lights
(Six of Spades)
that guide my way
back to you
(Three of Clubs)
even in
the darkest night
(Nine of Spades)
for it’s you
that showed me
(King of Hearts)
just how brightly
these moments
can shine
(Ace of Hearts)

Other elements included in this reading:
Carved Bamboo Latticework for Positive Outcomes

DECK USED:  ANTIQUE DE LA MODE PLAYING CARDS

@lightningwildflower’s Challenge
Prompts for November 7th and 8th

Tarot Reading with The Forgotten Places Tarot

Question – What assumption am I ready to question?

Knight of Wands and Five of Cups

Is it really true that acting impulsively on one’s passions is always going to turn out badly? Instead of assuming that the answer is yes, consider that even if things turn out not as expected, that doesn’t mean it’ll fail; no matter what your pessimistic tendencies try to tell you.

Care – How can I nurture myself today?

Four of Swords and Justice

Rest that injured hand, and remember that not doing so holds consequences you won’t be eager to experience.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
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
Flower Agate Moon for Opening the Mind to New Possibilities
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE FORGOTTEN PLACES TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I put myself on a schedule for my icing and anti-inflammatory meds.

🌑 New Moon in Scorpio – November 2026

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Tomorrow is the new moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is courtesy of @onyerbroom

New Moon in Scorpio Tarot Reading with the Homebound Tarot

REFLECT

Notice what you’d like to change about your life.

The Tower – You would like to learn how to better accept the things that are out of your control to fix, and find a healthier and less anxiety ridden way to move through these moments in life.

Think about what you’ve been keeping to yourself.

Death – The burden of keeping secrets during this time of transition are becoming heavier and harder to carry. It’s time to speak to the person you’re keeping secrets for and work at getting them to open up so that you can let go of this burden.

Be honest about what you really want.

The Devil Rx – You want to cull your collection and get rid of some of the decks that you no longer resonate with. It’s the logistics of doing so that are holding you back.

SET INTENTIONS

Write down what you’d like to do differently.

Justice Rx – You want to be more selfish. Choose to do the things that you personally want to do instead of factoring in others opinions, and be able to act without being dictated all the time by the predicted consequences. In other words, you want to be able live a little more freely.

Choose something you’d like to feel more confident about.

The Magician – Your capacity to turn things around in your favor instead of always allowing you overly pessimistic thoughts and tendencies to get in the way.

Set an intention that’s just for you.

Two of Wands – I will dream and plan more, and say no more often to those things I feel pressured into but don’t motivate or inspire me.

MAKE A START

Try something you’ve always wanted to do.

Five of Cups Rx – Don’t just “talk the talk” but work on “walking the walk” when it comes to putting your pessimistic tendencies in their place and looking at life through a more uplifting lens.

Have a conversation you’ve been avoiding.

Nine of Pentacles Rx – It’s time to talk to those involved about the weight and burden you’re feeling right now concerning their situation and how it’s affecting your own.

Do something today that puts your needs first.

The Fool Rx – Think before you act. You are injured. Now is the time for some extra forethought and moderation.

New Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

The Hierophant – Do what the doc told you and all will be fine. He knows better than you right now.

Other elements included in this reading:
Wasp Hive Segment with Parmeliaceae Lichen for Easing Defense Mechanisms
Foraged Ponderosa Pine Cone for Resilience and Adaptability
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Green Jasper and Caribbean Calcite Turtle for Calm within Progress
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: HOMEBOUND TAROT

Gideon’s Challenge – Missing You

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Algerian Ivy (Hedera canariensis)

Missing You

cloying and clingy
I sit and wait
for the moment
when everything
quiets
and you
find a moment
of stillness
before I coil
myself around you
and refuse
to let go

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Well Seasoned Skills

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #NovemberTales26 Oracles & Folklore Challenge
The Call Prompt for November 6th : Awakening
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Heartspun Tarot's King of Wands

Today’s draw is the King of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s passions, drive, determination, principles, values, and willpower. The King of Wands often indicates themes that have to do with leadership figures or authority figures with the ability to rally others to their causes and draw them in to their own values, principles, and passions.

It takes time to get there.

Passion projects and becoming a pro is not something that happens overnight. No matter how interested you are, or how hard you work. No matter whether you do the research or learn through hands-on experience. It doesn’t matter. No one who first starts with a passion is instantly a pro.

That pro-status takes time, and there is no replacement for that time and the “seasoning” of experience that comes with it. You will always be better at a thing 20 years down the line than you are when you start, no matter how good you are at the beginning.

This doesn’t mean you should give up, but rather that you should continue. Because it’s only through continuing that you reach excellence.

The message in today’s King of Wands and Awakening prompt is a reminder that when passion is awakened and you become caught up in the energy of something you feel is worth exploring, don’t give up just because you’re not good at it from the start. And if you are good at it from the start, that means it’s time to dive deeper and become even better… not walk away because you think you’ve already mastered it. Today’s message is about longevity, and how expertise comes through time, patience, and dedication.

DECK USED:  THE HEARTSPUN TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2026 Challenge
Death Prompts for November 6th 

Oracle Reading with A Witch's Ally Oracle

Let Go – Weasel – Aggression and excess.

Let go of your need to snap back at others who don’t deserve your aggression.

Take only what you need instead of leaning into the excess you’re normally drawn towards.

Find Support – Raven – Be clever, but not so clever you reject the perspectives and ideas of others.

Friends, family, and the unseen on the other side are all resources you can tap into when in need of support. Don’t take them for granted or hold them at arms length.

Dig Deeper – Snail – You are extremely independent, but that doesn’t mean you have to be completely alone.

Take some time to explore the balance between independence and your connection to others. Even the most introverted of people still need a touch of connection to others from time to time, and although you are an introvert at heart, you are by far not the “most introverted” out there.

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
Foraged Red Oak Leaf for Fostering Unconditional Love
Raku Bear Medallion for Protection and Stalwartness
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  A WITCH’S ALLY ORACLE

November Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for November 6th : put your love up for adoption

Creative Writing with A Deck of Wander Playing Cards

injuries bring fragility
to the forefront of the mind
and thoughts rise unbidden
(Nine of Spades)
as I wonder what would happen
if life was snatched away
would you pine for me
with an aching heart
(Four of Hearts atop Ten of Spades)
or would your love
be put out there
on auction or adoption
for another
to step in to take my place
(King of Hearts)

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  A DECK OF WANDER PLAYING CARDS

@lightningwildflower’s Challenge
Prompts for November 5th and 6th

Tarot Reading with The Heartspun Tarot

Celebrate – What small success deserves a big celebration?

Queen of Wands and Temperance Rx – You didn’t wait on going in to see the sports medicine doc about your hand. Regardless of the cost involved, you chose to go instead of continuing to unsuccessfully treat the issue on your own.

His pleasure in seeing you after so long reinforces the Queen of Wands energy seen in these cards and its connection to him and the visit

Revisit – What promise have I made to myself that needs my attention again?

Knight of Pentacles and Queen of Cups Rx – More practicality and less pandering to your emotions. Your emotions often try to dictate both your actions, inaction, and self care; and not in healthy ways. Its time to ensure that they don’t convince you to do things like languish, overspend, or neglect yourself and your self-care.

Other elements included in this reading:
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Amethyst for Fostering Spiritual Connections
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE HEARTSPUN TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

Continuing with the care of my hand that was recommended by the sports doc and still hoping its getting better,