Visitation
as water laps
against rock and sand
and fog drifts in
among the trees
the little ones come
skipping lightly
over fallen comrades
to greet the sea
leaving no claw marks
nor footprints
in their wake
as they meet
with brethren
so rarely seen
when the sun shines
Today’s meditation was skipped,
The @GlitterbyInk #NovemberTales26 etOracles & Folklore Challenge
The Call Prompt for November 5th : Ancient
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Queen of Cups (Songs),which is traditionally a representation of a receptive alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition. Among other things, this often translates into themes to do with emotional support and advice from a trusted party that is easy to talk to.
The need for mothering isn’t new. It’s age old and ancient, carrying from generation to generation down the ages. It’s not necessary for survival, and yet needed all the same.
This craving is something that I’ve discovered lives within me, and there have been times when I’ve been embarrassed by this as well as times when I’ve felt ashamed.
What I’ve come to discover, though, is that this need isn’t some kind of failure on me, but rather speaks to something I needed but wasn’t met as a child. Telling myself that that’s on me pushes my younger self into a position of scapegoat in a situation that they had no control over.
The message in today’s Queen of Cups and Ancient Prompt is an encouragement to look at the things we are taking blame for that we shouldn’t be. This act is an abuse upon ourselves, and of our inner child as well. Today’s message encourages placing the blame on where it really belongs instead of carrying it for things that were out of your control.
#DiscordTarotholicsNov2026 Challenge
Prompt for November 5th : Advice you need to hear at this time concerning your friendships.
Reading Summary: Don’t allow yourself to obsess over the unknown in your friendships (L’obsession). Whether they are sincere or not will show itself in time (L’incertitude). Better to wait and watch (La direction atop Lunae Lumen).
Take Away: When you are feeling vulnerable, its hard not to try and protect yourself by entertaining “what if” scenarios on the things that could go wrong and could hurt you. When you do this though, you create a more vulnerable state for yourself by raising your anxiety levels,
Better to trust, but also wait and watch. No need to go looking for trouble that isn’t there but could be awakened by the increase in nerves, anxiety, and obsessive vigilance.
Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
November Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for November 5th : when memory boils over
alone with my thoughts
(Four of Spades)
they begin to swell like the tide
creeping up the levee
inch by inch and foot by foot
(Eight of Clubs)
negative inner narratives
overpowering lighter thoughts
(Five of Spades)
until the only memories
that float to the surface
(Six of Hearts)
are the ones meant to poison
freshwater wells
(Three of Spades)
as they break over levee walls
and begin to flood down into the day
(Ten of Clubs)
Other elements included in this reading:
Wasp Hive Segment with Parmeliaceae Lichen for Easing Defense Mechanisms
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Green Jasper and Caribbean Calcite Turtle for Calm within Progress
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
@de_tarotjuf’s Vooruit Kijken en Terug Reflecteren Challenge
#detarotjufnovembertarotchallenge
Prompts for November 4th through 6th
Which experience should I acknowledge without immediately trying to resolve it?
The Hermit Rx atop Two of Honey (Pentacles) – Those people in your life that need your support can’t get what they need if you are isolating yourself away from them. Just remember that support can often mean quietly sitting at their side rather than speaking up or trying to help.
Where would a loving boundary serve me well right now?
Queen of Honey (Pentacles) – Provide your body the nurturing care that it needs right now. Wear the hand brace. Use the anti inflammatories and ice dips. Be gentle.
What truly brings me rest and restoration?
The Tower Rx – Allowing yourself to finally say “Fuck It” and letting go of trying to hold everything together.
Other elements included in this reading:
Bird Figurine for Encouraging Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Foraged Ponderosa Pine Cone for Resilience and Adaptability
Gray Agate Druzy Slab for Stabilizing Energies and Expectations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
I went to the doc to address the pain in my hand, and have an appointment with a sports doctor tomorrow as well.
Needy
hide me
from the world
in a niche
made just for me
that is the circle
of your arms
coiled
close and tight
yet with
gentle care
to keep
my softer sides
and vulnerabilities
safe from harm
Today’s meditation was skipped.
The @GlitterbyInk #NovemberTales26 Oracles & Folklore Challenge
The Call Prompt for November 4th : Loch
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 Cups, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition.
How much joy is enough? How much is to little?
I believe that within each of us there is a never ending wellspring of both joy and hope. Hope flows eternal, never fully straying so that we always get at least a minuscule amount. Joy, on the other hand, requires us to sip.
The thing is that this wellspring of joy is massive. An entire loch of potential there for the sampling, but only if we’re willing to partake. Then, like water, it spreads throughout our system and makes us feel better, sometimes before we even know we were starting to feel poorly.
The message in today’s Ace of Cups and Loch prompt is an encouragement to sip from that wellspring of joy often and deeply. In doing so, life improves, and so does our perspective.
@lightningwildflower’s Challenge
Prompts for November 3rd and 4th :
Venus sextile Jupiter, Sun conjuct Mercury – How can I expand my perspective through connection with others?
Artist and Fool – Dip into that innate curiosity of yours and use it to spark an interest on discovering more. By then inviting others in on the adventure, you don’t just bond with others but share your passions, while they in turn share their viewpoint, allowing you to expand your own through different perspectives you’d not considered yourself.
Observe – Where am I being invited to slow down and observe?
Hanuman and Seeker – Be honest with you about both your shortcomings and your needs. It’s only through watching yourself that you can get to know yourself, and thus avoid being fooled by the masks you choose to show the world.
Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
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
Pressed Ginkgo biloba Leaf for Enhanced Mental Clarity
Sweetgum Leaf for help in Warding Off Negativity
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
November Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for November 3rd and 4th : hope or the promise of / afterburn of a wildfire
breathless and vulnerable
splayed open with my insides on display
(Nine of Spades)
I stare at you in wonder
as you make the world fade away
(Ace of Clubs)
and as my pulse rate syncs to yours
and our breaths move in tandem
(Two of Hearts)
your growled rumble in my ear
sears my soul with your claim
(King of Hearts)
with a single word
“Mine”
(Four of Clubs)
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
Pressed Ginkgo biloba Leaf for Enhanced Mental Clarity
Cave Aragonite Stalactite for Fostering Tolerance and Understanding
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
#DiscordTarotholicsNov2026 Challenge
Philosophical Question for November 3rd – Is it possible to truly experience anything objectively?
Reading Summary: Emotions (King of Cups), as well as personal needs and objectives (The Lovers) will always play a part in how we experience things.
By slowing down to look more closely (Page of Pentacles), though, it’s possible to lessen their effects on our experience, but not obliterate them entirely (Page vs King in hierarchy).
Take Away: No.These cards indicate that it’s not possible to have experiences without personal perspective playing a roll in what we see and how we see it,
Life Prompts for November 4th
Your Greatest Strength – The Devil – Your greatest strength is your self awareness. You are aware of your faults and weaknesses, you view them realistically, and use this knowledge to do better.
Your Greatest Weakness – Son of Feathers – Your greatest weakness is your obsessive flow states. Although these states, when they happen, tend to get things done, they are harmful to both your physical mental health.
Finding Balance – Ten of Feathers – Turn that self awareness toward your overwhelm and burnout, and help yourself avoid falling so far into those obsessive flow states that you lose sight of taking care of yourself and your needs.
I skipped yesterday’s readings in an effort to give myself a bit of a break.
The Call
when the clouds
come down
and kiss the earth
and the soil
stays damp
all day long
you’ll find me out
among the trees
whispering
to their roots
Today’s meditation was a ten minute Daily Calm session from the @Calm app.
The @GlitterbyInk #NovemberTales26 Oracles & Folklore Challenge
The Call Prompt for November 2nd : Ancestry
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.
I am one of those people in the world that doesn’t know all that much about my ancestry. The thing is? I’m pretty content with that fact.
In fact, regardless of my lack of knowledge of my ancestors, my spiritual practice still includes ancestry work, for I consider “societal ancestors” to be just as valid as those related by blood.
I’ve had people (you know the kinds of people that love to make up rules for others?) tell me that ancestor work is about only your blood ancestry, but I disagree. In my experience, blood or not, those that came before appreciate being approached with respect, consulted, and appreciated. They want to be remembered. They want their failures and accomplishments to be learned from. They want their life and successes celebrated.
In including them in my ancestor work and veneration, I create a sense of community that my personal family’s heritage doesn’t offer.
The message in today’s Nine of Cups and Ancestry prompt is that spirituality doesn’t have to follow the rules set by others. It’s yours and should fit and connect best with you. Unless there’s a safety concern involved (ex: don’t eat poisonous plants or hug the grizzly bear, no matter how much you believe nature is your friend and won’t hurt you), do what feel right and connects for you.
#DiscordTarotholicsNov2026 Challenge
Prompt for November 2nd : Advice you need to hear at this time concerning your personal growth.
Reading Summary: Don’t allow your obstacles (Mountain) to turn the good things coming your way (Stork) into a negative experience (Snake).
Take Away: Keep a close watch and careful but controlling hand on that negative inner narrative in your head and pessimistic tendencies.
Just like when someone pees in the pool and everyone exits the water in response, these negative influences can make everything seem like a shit experience if you let them; even the good stuff.
Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Foraged Pin Oak Leaf for Strength and Endurance
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Pewter Clover Charm for Stirring Up Good Luck
Carved Bamboo Latticework for Positive Outcomes
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
November Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for November 1st and 2nd : we are parallel lines / tied up in a red string theory
thousands of miles
separate us
(Eight of Clubs)
and yet we move in tandem
like a dance made just for us
(Three of Clubs)
while others watch on
in wonder and want
(Six of Clubs)
of what we have
with each other
(Two of Hearts)
as we prove year after year
(Seven of Diamonds)
that distance is a hurdle
like any other
(Nine of Clubs)
and no more insurmountable
than the rest
(King of Hearts)
Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Rose Quartz Heart for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
@lightningwildflower’s Challenge
Prompts for November 1st and 2nd
Aim – What intention do I want to carry into this month?
Four of Wands and Waterfall – I want to bring a sense of joy, wonder, and playfulness into my day-to-day this November. I’ve spent months lying to myself about being in a depressive episode.
Now that I’m starting to surface from it, I want to appreciate and enjoy the everyday things that make life happy and comfortable, as well as the everyday wonders that make me smile.
Reflect – What does inner security look like for me right now?
Eight of Cups and Racoon – At the moment, inner security appears as the opportunity to do things at my own pace or not at all if that’s what works for me; shrugging off social expectations and demand when needed to connect with what I need and what makes me happy instead.
Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
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
I’ve been putting voltaren on my right hand and forearm all day today, as well as doing some gentle physio exercises, in an effort to calm down my trigger finger issue.
