Day: August 18, 2021

Be Ready To Seize the Day

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Today’s meditation was probably skipped, but I can’t remember.  I’m playing catch-up.

Dear Heart Tarot and How to Be a Wildflower DeckToday’s draw is the King of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s intellect, education, communication, and instinct.  Part of this also includes imagination, although that can also touch upon the Cups suit as well.

The message that you see in the combination of the authority seen in the King of Swords and the affirmation card today is that if you can dream it, think it, strategize it… you can do it.

Sometimes you have to “own” what you want in attitude and how you present yourself, in your mind and your dreams.  Then when the opportunity to truly seize those things, you are prepared to reach out and grab them with both hands.

DECK USED:  DEAR HEART TAROT AND LESS ANXIETY AFFIRMATION CARDS

The #MysticStarChallenge at the Sacred Grounds Tarot Club
Questions for August 18th

Tarot de el Dios de los TresWhat message does Temperance have for me?

Six of Cups – Be kind to yourself and allow your intuition to guide you into leaning into positive memories instead of the negative ones.

What obstacles does Temperance want to warn me about?

Five of Cups – You are struggling with keeping your emotions uplifted and seeing the positive. Don’t ignore this. It’s important.

What guidance does Temperance have for me to overcome this obstacle?

Three of Pentacles atop Two of Pentacles – Allow your friends to help you in making good decisions instead of doing it on your own. Your perception is flawed at the moment, and they are happy to help.

DECK USED: TAROT DE EL DIOS DE LOS TRES

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2021 Challenge Prompt
Philosophical Question: Does luck (good or bad) actually exist?

Dear Heart TarotLuck is our earthly perception of the swing between cause and effect. The universe seeks balance between these two things. We do not always perceive all the positive and negative that constantly seeking balance things out creates, and thus what we notice, we arbitrarily label as “luck” when it’s not anything so random.

If we slow down (Knight of Pentacles) and really take the time to see things from a fresh perspective (Ace of Swords), we can witness this effort of the universe creating this swing back and forth in that constant effort to find balance in the ever shifting sands of life (The World).

DECK USED: DEAR HEART TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Like the meditation at the beginning of this post, I’m playing catch up and I just don’t remember what I did today for a self kindness.

Weekly Creativity Prompt – In Case You Need It

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Prompt: “Pull three cards, and use them combined with the last text that you sent (or received) on your phone to tell us a (true or fictional) story.”  (I cheated and drew more than three cards.)

Le Corte dei TarocchiThere was once a powerful king (‘L Imperatore) who ruled over a vast kingdom with a wise and just hand.  He took his responsibilities to his people seriously, and took care to ensure all under his rule flourished and were well cared for.

One day, this king got in an intense dispute with his best friend, another king that ruled a neighboring kingdom.  The truce between their kingdoms was broken during this argument, and war broke out. Many died in the battles that ensued, as they lashed out at each other and tore down the strong and thriving society that they had built between them (La Torre de Babele).

One day when he was lying in bed with his wife, he was speaking with her about these troubles and how everything was falling apart and seemed to be slipping through his fingers.  The previous queen (his mother) had advised  him that he had married well, and told him that there would come a time when his wife would become invaluable, that she carried within her great wisdom he would one day need (La Papessa).  He had been young and reckless at the tome and scoffed at her words, but on this night as they lie abed, he spoke with her from the heart and she spoke to him of temperance and patience (La Temperanza).

In their discussion, she had him look back upon his time with his friend and consider how things had gone wrong. What had the turning point been that lead them to the violent dispute they now found themselves in with their neighbor?  What could he have done differently? (Il Guidizio)

With her wisdom and guidance, he was able to see how useless the argument with his friend truly is and he reached out to his old friend to begin the path towards setting aside their differences and moving on in a new direction in which they could grow together once more (La Morte).

DECK USED:  LE CORTE DEI TAROCCHI