Today’s meditation was another of the musical immersion efforts involving my synesthesia, and I just don’t think it’s going to work out. For the second time I ended up dozing off during the process, and I have a feeling that if I am using music that creates pleasurable responses, that will continue to be the case. I’ll have to switch back to another method tomorrow.
Today’s draw is the Lovers card, which is traditionally a representation of not just love, romance, and marriage as it is often interpreted by many, but also about choices and making positive choices that are good for you. This choices interpretation leans into the Marseilles tarot meanings, but I find it applies far more often to the Lovers card when the card pops up for me in readings than the love and relationship aspect.
What stands out to me the strongest in this photo is not one specific element so much as the overall atmosphere of the image. I see gentle warmth and tenderness that speaks of a heart connection, and a hint of wistfulness that speaks to me of nostalgia and daydreams.
The message here in today’s card is that sometimes it’s okay to pause and take a moment, to give yourself a moment to “smell the roses” and allow yourself to consider what influences your decisions and the way forward from this moment rather than leaping ahead recklessly or thoughtlessly.
DECK USED: TAROT OF THE LITTLE PRINCE
LionHart’s As Above So Below Challenge Prompt
Jupiter Question: How can I {further} focus on the good that surrounds me, or the good that is within?
How can I further my focus on the good that surrounds me?
Seven of Swords atop Eight of Swords, Queen of Pentacles
Don’t allow the ass hats and betrayals of the world to close your eyes to the generosity and positivity that is out there. Sometimes, especially when wounds are fresh, it can be hard to not turn away from people and tempting to turn into yourself in order to protect yourself from further pain. By closing your eyes to the warmth and care others can provide, though, you do yourself more harm than good.
How can I further my focus on the good that is within me?
Nine of Pentacles, Four of Chalices atop Eight of Pentacles Rx
Practice gratitude for what you have, and don’t work yourself so hard that you forget to rest and meditate. Without rest and restoration, you can’t focus on anything, let alone delve into appreciation for what’s good within yourself. In order to find this focus you need rest, and you need to appreciate your accomplishments and what you’ve done well. These practices allow you to feel a sense of pride and foster a bit more kindness for yourself.
DECK USED: ELEMENTAL TAROT
#DiscordTarotolicsNov2020 Challenge Prompt
Question: Greatest Strength / Greatest Weakness / Finding Balance
Greatest Strength – Four of Pentacles atop Wheel of Fortune – Finding stability in the chaos is one of your greatest strengths. This isn’t to say that the chaos does not affect you, but rather that you are able to ground your feet and stay centered far better than most would expect.
Greatest Weakness – King of Rods – Your excessive amount of creative spark and drive can cause a bit of a problem. You repeatedly fool yourself into believing you have more “shoulder space” for responsibility than you actually do, and thus as that sense of creative spark and drive push you forward, you repeatedly overburden yourself trying to take on too much.
Finding Balance – Knight of Elixirs – Pick and choose the projects and responsibilities that truly speak to your heart, instead of just triggering the inspirational spark within you. Inspiration is all well and good, but you need to involve more than that in your decision making in order to cut down on the things that you take on.
DECK USED: ANTIQUE ANATOMY TAROT – MASS MARKET VERSION
#ConnectWithYourDeckChallenge by E Roebuck-Jones
Question: What is the best piece of advice I have ever received?
Reading Summary: Sometimes you have to look after yourself before others (Six of Pentacles) in order to build a secure (Four of Pentacles) and stable (Two of Pentacles) future.
Take Away: Not the advice that I personally would’ve chosen as the best piece of advice I’ve ever received… and yet it is a really good one. When I was young I wanted to save the world from unfairness. If I had not been given the advice to take care of myself first prior to helping others and taken that advice to heart, I’d still be living in the backseat of an old Buick with no tires in a dark Seattle alleyway. Okay… so probably not the Buick specifically, but close enough.
