End of Day
The day slides
slow and quiet
into the past
as vibrant shades
stretch
across the horizon
to claim
the last
of the light
in a display
meant to take
one’s breath
and leave wonder
in its wake
Month: October 2022
❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)
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 – Five of Wands – Make sure when you are in debate or disagreement with others at home and work this week that you’re not both arguing the same point, and just approaching it from different angles.
Air – Five of Pentacles – Do not allow returning scarcity issues that try to invade your mind this week cause you to make poor choices. Remember that the scarcity you feel is an illusion, not reality.
Water – Ace of Swords – Put more effort into communication with loved ones, and making sure that you are communicating clearly with them. This echoes back to the position of Earth in this reading, and encourages insuring that you are both on the same page even if you are approaching from different angles.
Fire – Two of Swords – It’s crunch time before the holiday rush begins. Make sure that you are clear sighted in what you want to do and where you want to go as you step forward. The choices you make this week will be pivotal to your future success.
Waning – Clouds and Rider – Foggy headed and lack of clarity, this past week has been a struggle on many counts due to these issues. It’s time to leave that behind and move towards clarity of thought and mind.
Waxing – Whip and Tree – Be a demanding taskmaster where your health is concerned. I don’t slack off on taking care of yourself this week.
Take Away – Clarity and focus are extremely important this week, as is making sure to communicate clearly with those around you. Don’t let yourself fall into unnecessary arguments. You can avoid this by keeping an open mind and seeking out different viewpoints beyond your own. Take care of your health this week.
DECKS USED: UNCAGED TAROT AND HAUNTED WONDERLAND LENORMAND
Upholding Healthy Boundaries
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the Nine of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of boundaries, defensive maneuvers, and protection of what you hold dear.
Often, the Nine of Wands is displayed as a passive card instead of an active one in its illustration. Here in this imagery we see the active participation of defense and holding up one’s boundaries. This displays the boundaries are not always stagnant, neither are they something that you stand behind without a care. Boundaries are something that actually needs defended in order to be upheld.
This card asks us where are we being too lax in our boundaries? Where is it that we are allowing other people to cross our boundaries because we are not actively defending them as they need to be defended?
The message today is an encouragement to look at our boundaries and those that cross them, and examine why we allow them to cross those boundaries and what we can do to make sure they don’t continue to do so in the future.
DECK USED: YOCHI YOKAI TAROT
#DiscordTarotholicsOct2022 Challenge Prompt
Question for October 22nd: Seance – What guidance do your ancestors offer at this time?
Reading Summary: Make up with (The Lonely Heart) those that you’ve shut out of your life (The Feud) before it’s too late (The Blasted Bell).
Take Away: I understand and hear what the advice and guidance is here… I’m just not sure I can make up with those I’ve shut out. If that means that when I’m finally ready, that it’s too late, then that’s something I’ll have to live with. But for me? It’s not time yet.
I’m not ready, and I may not be for some time to come. That doesn’t mean that I’ll never be ready, but I’m not at the moment.
DECK USED: THE ORACLES
Mr Lionhart’s Seasons of the Witch Challenge Prompt
Questions for October 21st thru 23rd – The Wheel
The wheel it spins, around, again, what should I begin?
Eight of Coins – Lean into your work, for now is the time when things begin to pick up and you need to be at the top of your game.
How will it end?
Nine of Swords – There will be, as always, push back from your anxiety and mental health issues.
And as the serpent bites its tail, what will recur?
Seven of Cups atop The Empress – When all is said and done and the holidays have drawn to a close, you will have to make the choice to go back to nurturing yourself and taking good care of yourself once more.
What must I prevail?
Temperance Rx – Leaning into dealing with your lack of moderation is the next step in your personal growth. Make sure you are working on not letting it get out of control.
Sage wisdom comes with seasoned days, what can I learn and use today?
The Devil atop Nine of Wands – Take care today and throughout the season ahead to make sure that you do not allow your addictions and temptations to override the boundaries you’ve set in place for yourself.
DECK USED: YOCHI YOKAI TAROT
I grabbed a handful of protein bars and trail mix bars on the way out of the house in an emergency instead of just saying “fuck it” and depending on there to be somewhere to get food along the way.
Gideon’s Challenge
Autumn’s Arrival
Gray skies
finally grace
the world
with a moist kiss
of rain
and we all
breathe
a deep breath
of relief
as the world
cools
and summer
finally departs
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Cozy and Comfortable Cartomancy Reading
The prompt for this reading came from one of my Discord servers and is as follows: “For this week, let’s talk to our divination method of choice about what we can do to help ourselves feel more cozy and comfortable, either internally or externally! There’s never a limit on comfort!”
What can I do to help myself feel more cozy and comfortable spiritually?
King of Spades and Nine of Hearts – Communicate with more authority with your guides and ancestors in order to develop a greater sense of satiation and comfort in your spiritual practice. You do not always have to follow blindly, as this relationship is one of give and take.
What can I do to help myself feel more cozy and comfortable emotionally?
Queen of Spades and Six of Diamonds – You will feel emotionally more comfortable and secure if you lean into generosity with yourself and others. Holding onto things too tightly only breeds vulnerability and fear of loss.
What can I do to help myself feel more cozy and comfortable mentally?
Jack of Diamonds and Three of Hearts – Work on accepting that learning to take things at a slower pace takes time. It’s not an immediate transformation, but can be assisted through leaning into time with those you love.
What can I do to help myself feel more cozy and comfortable physically?
Nine of Clubs and Five of Hearts – Don’t let your boundaries begin to feel like limitations. They aren’t a cage, nor are they unfair or in excess, but rather they are there to protect you.
DECK USED: BICYCLE MONSTER PREMIUM PLAYING CARDS
It Takes Guts
Today’s meditation was skipped
Today’s draw is the King of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s finances, resources, home, health, labors, and other elements of the physical world.
The poor Zombie King may not have much contained in his ribcage anymore because you can see all the way through to his spine, but he’s still got his guts.
It takes guts to be king. It takes guts to be in charge and be responsible for your actions, for your family, for your own health, for your stability.
Today’s card is about those guts, and about making sure to acknowledge just where your strengths lie, and what you use those “guts” for. Where do your strengths shine? Where do you dig deep in your core for strength to create stability in your life? Where can you reach a little deeper? Where have you done more than enough? Take time to examine these questions today, and your answers to them. Are you happy with what you come up with in answer? Or are there things you’d like to change?
DECK USED: DEAD WAITE TAROT
HealingThruTarot’s October Shadow Work Challenge Prompt
Question for October 21st: Which emotions drive my sabotaging behaviors?
Emotion – Witch – There is a savagery within you that is harsh and cruel. It seeps into your inner narrative and is turned inward upon yourself.
What can I do to mitigate this?
Strength – Sometimes you have to literally strong-arm your inner critic under control. Consider the ways that have worked most successfully to force your inner narrative to yield to a more positive influence and use those tactics again.
Emotion – Potential – You set your expectations for yourself far too high. This sets you up for failure.
What can I do to mitigate this?
Four of Cups – Take time to turn things over and consider before committing to anything. If you already have enough on your plate, perhaps refusing the extra cup being offered is a good idea, instead of trying to convince yourself you can take on a little more… that always turns out to be a lot more than “a little”.
Emotion – Mysterious – When you are feeling uncertain, you blame yourself for these anxiety inducing feelings, and berate yourself for feeling vulnerable.
What can I do to mitigate this?
The Emperor – Own your feelings instead of shaming yourself for having them. Accept that everyone has times when they feel uncertain or vulnerable, and it is in owning your feelings that you can overcome them… for when you bury them or berate yourself for them, you’re only making things worse.
DECK USED: GARBAGE PAIL KIDS TAROT AND TRICKS & TREATS ORACLE
#DiscordTarotholicsOct2022 Challenge Prompt
Question for October 21st: Buried Alive – What in the past needs to be dug up and dealt with?
Reading Summary: The passions and desires you had in the past and the places you were going with them (Page of Wands) have been swallowed up over time by life (The World) and the choices you’ve made (Justice).
Take Away: You aren’t on the path that you started on so many years ago. Your job is different, your goals are different, and those things that you had planned on accomplishing did not get done, in favor of other things and distractions that pulled at your attention along the way. You need to let go of the disappointment you feel towards yourself concerning these things you didn’t finish. You didn’t “drop the ball”, but rather, you intentionally let them go in order to focus on what suits you far better.
DECK USED: DEAD WAITE TAROT
This post is a catch-up post, and I have no idea what my self-kindness for today might have been.
Twisting the Leaf 