Month: November 2022

Confronting Past Lives & Mending the Soul Oracle Reading

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Confronting Past Lives & Mending the Soul with the Dragons and Other Rare Creatures Oracle

Card to represent me in a relevant past life.

Banshee Drake – An unforgiving protector. A watcher that shouts out their warning for all to hear when trouble crests on the horizon, and whose “roar” is a harbinger of change’s arrival.

Something unresolved from that past life.

Sphinx – Not a wound or a sin, but a riddle yet to be solved.

How this past life is affecting me today.

Red Dragonfly – This past life taught you to pay closer attention to the small details in life. The riddle would have been solved if you had done so at the time, and the lesson from that has continued to echo down through time.

Why I need to complete this unresolved issue.

Flame Draconis – There is unrest in the spirit caused by this unresolved issue. Resolving it would give the spirit in you a sense of victory and allow it to let go of that “unfinished” feeling.

How I can complete this unresolved issue.

Steam Dragon atop Purple Book Drake – A great deal of exploration, experimentation, and hard work. Research will be needed, as well as stubborn determination. Digging into the past will be a must if you wish to resolve this issue.

Important lesson I must understand fully.

Goblin Daredevil – Practice makes perfect, both in this pursuit and in all things. Don’t give up if you don’t succeed at first. Each subsequent effort gives you more knowledge and experience.

An energy/characteristic from this past life that I should channel.

Cookie Crumbler atop Wolpertinger – Your urges, addictions, actions, and cravings are often driven by something deeper than what is seen on the surface. Explore where these things come from to find a connection with this particular past life.

DECK USED: DRAGONS & OTHER RARE CREATURES ORACLE I & II w/ EXPANSIONS

Support Through the Holding of Space

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Illusory Dream TarotToday’s draw is the Queen of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s resources, financial stability, health, home, labors, manifestations, or other aspects of the physical realm. This often translates into a supportive or nurturing energy or entity in the areas of one’s health, home, and financial responsibilities.

Sometimes… support comes in simply sharing space with someone. Advice isn’t always what is needed. Nor is a helping hand, or a shoulder, or an ear. Sometimes? Just having someone sit beside you and be there is enough.

This is a unique gift that only certain people are able to provide.  For a lot of people, silence is unnerving and uncomfortable, and so just “sharing space” with someone can become the same.  Today’s card reminds us that those that share space with us are treasured allies. Friends that provide a very special kind of support without expectation, and that those quiet moments we share with them are often all we need… and a treasure to cherish.

DECK USED:  ILLUSORY DREAM TAROT

@The.Journey.Well ‘s Friendship & Community Challenge Prompt
Questions for November 15th and 16th

L'Oracle de la Voix des ÂmesWhat makes you feel free?

Libération and Reproches – Freedom from reproach. Independence both from under the thumb of others as well as your own harsh judgements. In these times when you are able to free yourself from these things, you feel weightless and without limits.

What do you sacrifice for those you love?

Message de Pardon and Le Poids des Larmes – You forgive them their trespasses even when they hurt you. There are a lot of things that someone you love can do that you would forgive, that those you don’t love would never get away with.  That patience and forgiveness of past hurts comes part and parcel with your love.

DECK USED: L’ORACLE DE LA VOIX DES ÂMES

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2022 Challenge Prompt
Philosophical Question for November 16th: Can a person without hope live a full and happy life?

Illusory Dream TarotReading Summary: A person with without hope has no expectations for the future and nothing to protect (Nine of Wands Rx). They work and move forward (Eight of Pentacles) and balance life as best they can (Two of Pentacles) without the expectation of a happily ever after (The Lovers Rx).

Take Away: It does not appear to be that a person can live a full and happy life without hope… at least from what these cards are saying. The best they can obtain is a balance, which does not equate to happiness, nor particularly to fulfillment either.

On a personal note, I agree with what the cards say here.  What is there to work towards or fight for, to cherish or find value in… if there is no hope?   I think hope looks different for different people, but I’m not sure it’s possible to be fulfilled or happy without it in one form or another.

DECK USED: ILLUSORY DREAM TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Today is orders day, and I somehow managed to get done a bit early, which means I get to go to bed a bit early.  And I’m going to do just that.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_8815A Little Closer

I find my knees
and my eyes linger
on hidden details
as hands touch earth
and curiosity
brings face
to rough bark
until secret words
are seen
in that liminal space
between
what the eye can see
and what it
can’t quite focus upon

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Weekly Creativity Prompt – Different Scenarios

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Prompt: “The purpose of this activity is to practice interpreting small spreads by combining card meanings, symbols and intuition. We will all interpret the same cards based on a few different (imaginary) situations. A 3 card spread will be posted together with 2 more specific scenarios. It’s your choice which scenario you’d prefer to use, or if you’d rather do a general reading of these cards as for an imaginary querent.“

Sasuraibito Tarot

Scenario 1 – Arnold is having a hard time getting along with his teacher. He’s a little shy and skittish about the experiments they do in class. He wants to know how to just get through the school year.

In order to get past your fear and find enthusiasm in the class, you’re going to have to examine what it is holding you back. Instead of shying away from it, identify the issues and look for a way to mitigate them (Eight of Cups). This class isn’t something you can just “cut and run” from, so in order to let go of what’s holding you back, be open to ways in which the subject matter can spark your curiosity (Page of Cups). With your curiosity stoked you’ll then be able to move forward eagerly and experience progress and eventual success in the class (Three of Wands).

Scenario 2 – Aesop is wondering if anyone will ever find value in his stories and wants to know what direction to take his writing in.

A new one. Shed the excess that isn’t working (Eight of Cups) and go back to the drawing board (Page of Cups). What is it that you are doing that you don’t enjoy about your writing? What makes you drag your feet or feel unsatisfied. These parts of the process are holding you back from the journey you seek with you writing. It may take some adjustments to let go of these things, whether it’s hiring new people or taking on a new genre, but once you decide to take the leap, things will begin moving forward for you once more (Three of Wands).

DECK USED: THE SASURAIBITO TAROT

Leave It Behind

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Everyday Witch TarotToday’s draw is the Six of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of transitions, changes, moving on to better things, and leaving behind problems and baggage.

In the imagery of this card, a group of witches steal away in the dead of night with all that they can carry, following the light of the moon while autumn winds flow around them. One witch looks back, as if one last look is needed.

There’s something to be said for not looking back, and times when that’s essential. Escaping abusive relationships, leaving behind painful or unhealthy patterns, etc.  These things will always have pieces and parts that want to draw us back in.  Good times that are difficult to let go of, because to do so and truly move on means giving up on old hopes.

The thing is, though, that we can’t truly make a new start and begin anew if we don’t leave what’s in the past alone. Listening to that abusive ex’s excuses, or the whispers of temptation on unhealthy patters trying to call us back, will only stick us back where we were… in a broken hope or reaching for an unattainable dream.

Today’s card is a reminder that in order to begin something new, you have to let go of the old.  Let go of those old hopes and dreams that were a part of that untenable situation or behavior…. and instead of recycling them, build new hopes and dreams to replace them.

DECK USED:  EVERYDAY WITCH TAROT

Mr Lionhart’s The Suits: Revisited #TheNovemberTarot Prompt
Questions for November 15th and 16th

Everyday Witch TarotSuit of Cups – Something I am asked to reflect/meditate on right now.

Six of Cups and Strength – Remember how far you have come, and the strength that your past has provided you. Remember that the difficulties and struggles you’ve gone through are what has made you who you are today, given you the strength you carry with you from day to day.

Major Arcana – A lesson I have learned from the Cups suit during this challenge.

The High Priestess and Judgement – Intuition and emotions are connected, and when you judge yourself harshly and your emotions are affected by this… so too is your intuition.  If you, on the other hand, stay open and kind to yourself, allowing positivity to flow, your intuition flows freely as well.

DECK USED: EVERYDAY WITCH TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I un-pledged myself from 16 of the projects I’d previously backed on Kickstarter.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_4936Take Care

Delicate pieces
inside
reach out
like tendrils
of finest filament
seeking out
your touch
your attention
your love
each tendril
so vulnerable
that even
a breath
could melt them
away

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