The Connection
Dead leaves
and wet knees
muddy boots
and deep roots
here in the forest
it’s all connected
take off your shoes
toes bare
and unprotected
dig in deep
beneath the leaves
to find cool soil
and let senses ease
sip at the calm
the earth can give
and let stress trickle away
like water through a sieve
Today’s meditation was done in the bathtub to the soothing tunes of Ms Ebba Forsberg’s Been There album (which I believe is her absolute best piece of work to date with the addition of the song “Real Slow” on the Falling Folding Flipping Feeling album).
Today’s draw is the Five of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of tests, trials, struggles, and setbacks in the area of one’s finances, resources, health, home, work, or manifestations. This often translates into themes that have to do with scarcity and Times when one needs to seek out help from others instead of suffering through alone.
In this card, the coins look like flowers, and the plants appear to be supporting them. This speaks to me of that need to seek out help when you need it instead of forcing yourself to suffer on your own or insisting you can handle it yourself.
I’m very guilty of this stubborn insistence. It’s not pride so much as history that has taught me this is the way it should be, and it is a habit I am actively working on breaking. Today’s card is a reminder of this journey, and the need to seek out help when you need it. No garden flourishes without a little help from not just the gardener, but also the rain and sun.
#DiscordTarotholicsJun2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic for June 5th: Do Spread #1
How is the rise of summer energies manifesting in my life?
Seven of Swords and West – Time is getting away from you. You’re doing well and resting and are enjoying it. And, that recuperation is needed. But not so much that you miss out getting on top of the things you want to get done this summer. If you don’t start moving soon and get that creative spark motivated, time is going to get away from you right up into the fall and the beginning of the holiday season.
How can I harness these summer energies for my purpose?
The Chariot and Growth – Seize the day and get going.
Where would I be best served in directing these energies throughout the summer months?
Page of Pentacles and South – Sometimes having to be an adult sucks, but it’s a necessary part of life. It’s time to re-introduce more “adulthood” into your life and motivation, instead of avoiding the projects that need done.
The #STCTarotChallenge Statements of Power Prompt
Questions for June 5th
I am strong enough to…
Knight of Pentacles and Page of Wands – …lend my passion and drive to new things at a less breakneck pace than I’m used to. Not everything has to be a rush, and a little restraint would be a good (and healthy) thing.
So I can…
Queen of Swords and Two of Swords – …make better decisions based on my experience and logic instead of just “winging it”. Not that “winging it” doesn’t turn out okay, but it’s a whole lot more stress than if you take your time and do things at a more manageable pace.
I soaked in the tub today. It was so nice I didn’t want to get out.
More and More
Billowing
they grow from
mountain’s peaks
to fill
empty space
with presence
so much larger
than the mountains
they seem
to be birthed from
and in this I see
how my love
grows and grows
for you
dwarfing all else
mountains included
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?
Earth – Ten of Cups and Cleavers (Galium aparine) – take some time to really appreciate what you have and where you are this week. Enjoy those around you with a sense of gratitude, seek peace and quiet to help further is anxieties in the areas of your finances, resources, and stability. Much of your anxiety is fueled by your perception, so focus that perception towards the good that you have and foster emotional peace in this area.
Air – Ace of Wands and Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) – Combat your negative inner narrative by taking a look at just how good you are at putting into motion your ideas. Give yourself some credit and allow that to be a balm for the wounds that your inner narrative has created over the past few months.
Water – Knight of Wands and Hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis) – Turn around and face forward.
Make sure you are looking ahead as you move into the coming week. There’s no point ruminating on the past and rehashing over the mistakes you might’ve made. This only creates negative space for pessimism to grow. Instead, look forward toward feelings of hope and what you hope to achieve. Allow that hope to lift you up emotionally. This is a conscious choice for you to make and is completely within your control.
Fire – Page of Swords and Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha) – Don’t be cruel to yourself just because things are slow right now. Use this time to give yourself an opportunity to learn how to do even better to further things along. It’s okay to feel frustrated with the lag in the business, just don’t take it out on yourself.
Waning – Mountain and Tree – You need to start taking better care of your physical health so that health and mobility issues are less of an issue for you. This involves not just making sure you are eating more healthy, but also ensuring you aren’t cutting your PT short but doing the full routine.
Waxing – Lady and Coffin – Pay attention to changes that might be indicating that you’re moving back deeper into the pit of depression. You have a chance to change the potential backsliding, but it’s going to require self awareness.
Take Away – This week is all about working on clearing the lip of the depression’s pit, and what’s needed to make sure that even should I not clear the lip, no backsliding happens.
Today’s meditation was just under ten minutes long, and was one of the Daily Calm sessions from the Calm app. The topic of today’s meditation was about vulnerability, and how when we share our vulnerability with others instead of trying to hide it, doing so helps us in deepening our relationships with those people in our lives.
The meditation encouraged being more honest with our feelings when communicating with others, even in simple ways such as speaking of how we are truly doing when someone asks how we are, instead of just brushing off the question with an offhand “I’m fine” or “I’m good”.
Today’s draw is the Dreamer of Candles (Page of Wands), which is traditionally a representation of a receptive omega energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s drive, willpower, passions, enthusiasm, motivation, and inspiration. This theme often translates into starting out on a new passion project, apprenticeship in snares one is enthusiastic about, or (re)exploring something that inspires us.
You are always willing to start new things and you constantly have many projects on the go. Use that enthusiasm that lights up your space to draw in others. Although you are absolutely a self-starter, projects go faster when you have extra hands and hearts to help bring them to the finish line.
Mr Lionhart’s #TheJuneTarot Spark of Magic Prompt
Questions for June 4th thru 6th
How does the end of Mercury Rx tie in with my June magic?
Four of Swords and l’Interdépendante – The end of Mercury Rx will help you to see how work and rest are not independent concepts, but rather they are dependent upon each other for either to be of quality.
What does Saturn want to teach me during Saturn Rx?
Three of Cups and La Gérante – Saturn Rx would liek to teach you that together time with others usually requires someone to take charge in some way, and usually that’s you. This is what makes everything (and everyone) work so well together, so don’t be shy about enjoying it. The others enjoy it too.
How, or where, should I begin to spark my magic?
Three of Wands atop Unicorn (Page of Wands), Le Souffle de l’Évitement – Do it now. Don’t shy away from it. There is no need to avoid or wait. Instead open yourself up and move forward into it now.
The #STCTarotChallenge Statements of Power Prompt
Questions for June 4th
I can be more flexible with…
…when I bear down into single minded focus (Eight of Bells / Swords) on my work (Eight of Tomes / Pentacles).
So that I…
…will have more time for myself (The Hermit), for rest and recovery (Four of Bells / Swords), and for my spiritual practice (The Diviner / High Priestess).
Take Away: Too often I get caught up in the business and my work to the point where everything else fades away, the world and (seemingly) time itself disappearing. Although this allows me a great deal of focus to get things done, it also means that I am ignoring my own needs and the other aspects of my life that need attention while I pour my focus into this one thing. For a more balanced life, it would be better to be more flexible with when I go into this hyper-vigilant work mindset, and how long I stay there, so that I can have it more self-nurturing and well rounded life as a whole.
I had cheesy nacho chips for a snack earlier today (and I even remembered to take an antacid first). I haven’t had them in a really long time and they were very good. I also finished pulling decks for the month.
The Seduction
I am drawn
again and again
to your sweet kiss
like moth to flame
or bee to nectar
and as
your lips
move on mine
and your intensity
rises higher
it is the butterflies
that come to visit
and dance
within my core.
Twisting the Leaf 