Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “You can always afford to be a bit kinder to yourself.”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Bless Prompt for October 10th : Honour
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Six of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of charity, generosity, sharing the wealth, asking for or accepting help, and balancing the scales between the “haves” and the “have nots” in life.

Consider this…

One woman works all day as a nurse, cleaning bedpans and comforting patients. She wakes up early and leaves work late, only to race to the store for supplies, come home and make dinner for her family, cater to her husband’s wishes and listen to his complaints, read a bedtime story to her kid, and then drop into bed exhausted after a lightning quick shower just to get up and do it all again the next day.

vs.

One woman works all day as a nurse, cleaning bedpans and comforting patients. She wakes up early and leaves work on time. She stops at the coffee shop for her favorite latte and pauses in her park on the way home for a few quiet minutes alone. When she arrives home, dinner has been made for her by her husband, the kids are bathed and ready for bed. She reads them bedtime story, takes a leisurely shower, and settles in for a bit of together time with her husband before they go to sleep. Rinse and repeat.

There is a difference between acting selflessly as a doormat, or acting selfishly with honor. Both can appear like generosity, but one leaves you open to abuse and lack of appreciation by those that don’t have your best interest at heart, and the other allows you to pursue what you want out of life while still caring for others along the way.

Boundaries are the difference between these two scenarios mentioned above. One prioritizes pleasing everybody else, and taking all responsibility on their own shoulders… the other prioritizes the boundaries that allow her to have a healthier dynamic with those around her.

The message in today’s Six of Pentacles and Honour prompt is a reminder that boundaries create cooperation and respect. When you honor yourself and your own time, other people do as well. It’s important to not just be generous to others, but also to yourself. Make sure that your boundaries are ensuring that this is happening.

DECK USED:  HALLOWEEN TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATIONS DECK

October Spooky Season Challenge by @MercuryTarot
Prompt for October 6th through 10th : Pumpkin Spice Latte Spread

What in my life is sweet?

The Mother – Your unrealistic expectation on what a mother should be, as opposed to its reality. You delude yourself into thinking you’re getting more out of this relationship than you really are, because it’s what you want to see and experience.

What in my life is spicy?

The Devil – After your discussion with your therapist, you now understand where your current struggle with your addictions and self-destructive tendencies are coming from. They will continue to rise up and try to make things more difficult. Resist their temptation.

Caffeine – How are my energy levels?

Spern – Your energy levels are currently at low to nil. At the moment you are spending too much time trying to protect yourself in a defense against worries over predation because you are feeling especially vulnerable. This hypervigilance is wearing you out.

Temperature Check – Do l appear warm or cold?

The Grub – You don’t really come off as warm, nor cold. You come off as stable and grounded… and occasionally as a stick in the mud.

Cream On Top – How do I surprise and delight?

The Bath – You allow them in and allow them to help. You present yourself to others as extremely independent and solitary, never in need of outside support. Yet, you allow those who want to support you and be close to you close enough to do so, letting them see your more vulnerable side and give you the comfort and support that you need when you need it.

Although this refers to a number of people in your life, this is especially true when it comes to your partner.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THORNGALE ORACLE

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 10th : grief wanders the room

a shadow unseen
slips between the cracks of plaster
to enter the room
(Three of Clubs atop King of Hearts)

and begin plucking at heart strings
to play a song so soft
none can hear it with their ears
as it slips beneath flesh
and sinks deep
(Ace of Clubs atop Queen of Spades)

until the world bleeds of color
one shade at a time
(Seven of Spades atop Nine of Hearts)

and existence becomes flat and gray
(Three of Spades atop Ace of Hearts)

Other elements included in this reading:
Mandala on Cedar for Anchoring to the Present
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Garnierite for help in Releasing Anger, Anxiety, and Guilt
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights

DECK USED:  GOOD PALS HALLOWEEN TALES PLAYING CARDS v1

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 10th

Protect – Ten of Cups – Protect your interests. Make sure those things and people that make you happy and keep you engaged in the world are cared for and protected.

Don’t forget that you, yourself, are a part of this picture.

Expose – The Fool – Don’t allow dumbass bullshit to be their downfall. Speak up when you see something is wrong.

There’s a place for fun and games and frivolity, and then there’s times when you need to make sure that things are grounded and going according to plan.

Don’t hold your own council, you never know when you might be the only one that’s spotting the problem. By opening up and pointing it out to others, solutions can be found and awareness triggered so that these destructive influences can be curbed before they become something irreversible.

Other elements included in this reading:
Honey Calcite for Optimism and Motivational Boost
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  HALLOWEEN TAROT

I picked up my new prescription today and have started on the new dose.

Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “There’s no need to be so hard on yourself, you’re managing as best you can.”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Bless Prompt for October 9th : Connect
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Nine of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of themes that have to do with contentment, accomplishment, and satisfaction in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition.

Do what makes you happy. You are not responsible for anyone’s happiness aside from your own, no matter how much pressure you (or they) put upon you to make it otherwise.

Instead of capitulating to others whims and desires, push for what you want. It’s okay to demand others bend to your whims every once in a while. They certainly have no issue with trying to bend you to theirs.

The message in today’s Nine of Cups and Connect prompt is a reminder that the healthy relationships that matter aren’t based off you sacrificing what you want to make others happy… so stop trying to appease others by doing so.

DECK USED:  REFLECTIVE ARCANA TAROT TWO-SIDED EDITION AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATIONS DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 9th : What do you need to focus on for self-care for this month’s new moon?

Reading Summary: Already this month you’ve spent a lot of time crowded in with too many people for too much time (Barrel of Mummies), capitulating to what others have wanted instead of putting your own wants first (Gore a Plenty). It’s time to recommit yourself to your own brand of fun and frivolity (Little Red Gorevette).

Take Away: Between the “mini vacation” last weekend with hours on end in a crowded SUV to this weekend’s excursion with Ms B, it’s been a busy month so far overflowing with social obligations, too many people, not enough alone time, and the grinding efforts to keep up with your orders and work in between it all.

As the new moon comes into focus, it’s time to reconnect with your efforts at prioritizing your own wants and needs once more.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  FEARSOME WEIRDOS CARDS (MULTIPLE EDITIONS)

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 9th : my voice flickering out

a loud bang that makes the world shake
and a crunch of metal and wood
(Nine of Spades)
a flash of fear at a strangers face
a dark smile that can’t be misunderstood
(Jack of Clubs)

a race ensues with a dive for the bat
hidden just out of view
(Two of Clubs)
a heavy weight pinning smaller form
and fingers scramble for something new
(Ten of Spades)

violence erupts in sharp flashes of pain
as it’s not a bat but awl that’s found
(Jack of Diamonds)
and as his knife sinks into throat
it’s the awl that takes him down
(Five of Spades)

Other elements included in this reading:
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Moss Agate Mountain for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  HAUNTED HOUSE PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 9th

Close – Two of Pentacles – You don’t have to be the responsible party all the time, always keeping an eye out for what others want and making decisions that don’t really make you happy.

It’s time to break this habit and close the door on this tendency. It’s not serving you well, nor doing an adequate job of keeping things in your life in balance.

Open – Nine of Cups – Instead of considering what will make everyone else happy, open your eyes to what will make you happy.

Prioritize your happiness and preferences over the warped version of fairness you’ve developed where others get what they want, but you don’t. It’s not fairness no matter how you dress it up or try to distort it into that perspective; it’s just self-neglect.

Other elements included in this reading:
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  REFLECTIVE ARCANA TAROT TWO-SIDED EDITION

I chose to drive home tonight instead of spending the night over up north. Even though exhausted, I just wanted to wake up in my own bed tomorrow morning.

Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “You are strong and smart and you’ve got this!”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Bless Prompt for October 8th : Magic
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Six of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of public accolades, societal expectations, people pleasing, and peer pressure.

People pleasing is it’s own kind of magic; its own kind of manipulation. In pleasing others, we are trying to convince them to let us in, to like us, to want us, to depend on us, to admire us and want to be near us.

It’s a manipulation of perspective; sometimes healthy, and sometimes not. It can be a trap of our own making if we allow our ego and self worth to depend on others, or a tool used to manipulate how others see and treat us.

The message in today’s Six of Wands card and Magic prompt is a reminder that it’s important to look beyond the public image and accolades. Is that person you admire really an admirable person, or do they simply have a skill that allows them to make others think they are? Don’t just trust the public facing mask… look deeper.

DECK USED:  BEETLEJUICE TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATIONS DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 8th : Skeleton – What secrets are you hiding that need exposed?

Reading Summary: Ms Luna (You meet a creature…) is nearly a year overdue for her vet check up and shots. You’ve avoided bringing her in because the vet you used to bring her to changed hands (The Medical Suite) and you don’t like the new one (Advancement Rx: The chain of command squeezes at your throat).

You need to do some local resourcing (Yes,but…) to find a new vet and get Ms Luna in to see them so that she can be checked over, cared for, and vaccinated. After all, just as she takes care of you, you need to take good care of her too (The Cat).

Take Away: It’s not a big secret but the fact you’ve been slacking in this area is problematic. Get this taken care of. Ask around for some recommendations and referrals. It’s time to get back into the swing of things.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE ZONE GAME CARDS

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 8th : weathered words

we say them again and again
until they are frayed at the edges
and faded with wear
(Eight of Diamonds)

yet each time they feel like new
as you whisper them in my ear
(Ace of Clubs)

and butterflies stir deep in my belly
in a whirlwind only you can create
(Eight of Clubs)

awakening a longing ache
that only you can satisfy
(King of Hearts atop Ten of Hearts)
I love you

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  MONSTERS OF FOLKLORE PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 8th

Release – Three of Swords – Spending too much time dwelling on your failures and disappointments leaves you stuck in a cloud of prolonged mourning that is not just unhealthy, but holds you back from experiencing and enjoying what life has to offer.

It’s okay to feel these feelings, but it’s important to feel them, acknowledge them, and then release them rather than holding on.

Receive – Nine of Swords Rx – When you release those negative feelings, you release with them the space within you that fears and anxieties find to be rich and fertile soil to grow in. Thus, you are open to reviving and experiencing a view of the world rich with potential and possibly, rather than filled with things to fear.

Other elements included in this reading:
Bird Figurine for Encouraging Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  BEETLEJUICE TAROT

I insisted on some outdoor time, regardless of the fact that I’m the only person on this trip that wants it and the rest of them see it as a waste of time they could be using to play in the casino.