Overnight Flurries
Like down feathers
little crystals
build to fluff
soft and light
the delicate weight
settles
and turns
the world
pristine
for a short breath
until life
moves on
once again
with the dawn
of a new day
Month: January 2023
Helping Hand Lenormand Reading
Where to Find Focus
Whip and Stars – Stay single minded in your determination to lean into positive, thinking, and optimism. You need this in order to counteract the pessimism and negative inner narratives that come so naturally to you.
Challenge to Come
Lady and Heart – A woman in your life that you hold near and dear may become a bit challenging in the weeks in months ahead.
Encouragement
Fish and Crossroads – Go with the flow and let it take you where it needs to go. Don’t fight against the current because you want to choose a different direction. Sometimes choosing where you want to go in a situation isn’t an option.
DECK USED: THE TWILIGHT CANTICLE LENORMAND
The Faces of Dominance
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the Emperor card, which which is traditionally a representation of leadership, authority, strength, responsibility, and a “for the greater good” mentality.
I have a hard time with the imagery in this card in connection with the Emperor, for what I see here is the Lovers card… and applying the dynamic of the Emperor to the imagery, I feel, casts an ugly light.
Maybe it shouldn’t. Power, dominance, intensity. These are all qualities within the Emperor, and absolutely could be expressed here without negative connotations. After all, Gideon also possesses all of these qualities, and they’re hot as hell on him.
DECK USED: MONSOON TAROT
I took a nice long nap today after my visit to the hospital to have routine bloodwork taken. I also decided to skip the rest of my cardwork for today.
Gideon’s Challenge
Evening Languor
Dark creeps in
to create
hiding spaces
as gilded clouds
slide by
and the city
shifts from
wakeful bustle
to a whisper
of quiet
on the wind
as lazy hours
of dusk
make nap time
seem inescapable
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Compassionate Joy
Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was a #DailyTrip session from the Calm app. I’ve not done one of these sessions before and it was a nice change of pace. It explored the space around you and feeling “out” into the distance through hearing. For me, this extended into energy work, and the ten minutes seemed to fly by as I explored what I could feel though the different aspects and facets that the session walked me through.
To be honest? I was worried at the title being “The Space Cave” that it was going to be some sort of astral travel thing or outer space based, but it was more about expanding your awareness within the space you are in, and connecting with the present and the world around you as well as within you in order to find peace.
Today’s draw is the King of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition. This often translates into themes that have to do with authority figures with roles that allow their compassion and understanding to shine.
Usually when you see a predator type animal looking at fish, you think, “oh God, there’s gonna be a massacre”. Yet, here in the imagery of this card, what we see is a happy raccoon, just resting above the surface of the water with chin in hand as he watches the golden fish swim below. He isn’t disturbing them, just watching with pleasure.
The imagery in this card teaches us to not make assumptions. Remember that we all have the ability to be understanding and compassionate, and to take joy in those emotions. By fostering them in ourselves, we show the world around us that we aren’t just approachable, but trust worthy as well.
CrowSister’s #DeckStudyTenTrueWords Prompt
Prompt: Distill your reading of the card to your ten truest words.
Do the unexpected…
show the world
true compassion
lives on
DECK USED: LOAF TAROT
Lionharts’ #TheJanuaryTarot 2023 Year of Evolution Challenge Prompt
Question for January 15th:
Where can I use a different perspective?
Capricorn and Spring – You could benefit from a reassessment of your goals. What do you really desire? Where has this changed over time and how can you align yourself appropriately to achieve these things? What wants, desires and needs are no longer relevant to your current self and can be set aside? It’s time to take a fresh look at things and reassess.
How can I begin to explore this new perspective?
Waxing Crescent and Aquarius – Don’t discount the power of others to lend you strength and help you in puzzling out the truth you seek. You are not “in this alone” and need to be sure to allow others in to help you in evaluating things.
DECK USED: SOUL CARE ORACLE CARDS
#DiscordTarotholicsJan2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 15th: Do Spread 3 – Separate your deck into the four individual suits and the major arcana and shuffle those piles separately. Draw a card for each position in the spread.
Major Arcana Card to represent something important in your life
The Chariot – Independence and autonomy.
Wands Card (fire, energy, drive) – How the essence of this suit influences this important thing in your life.
King of Wands – You use your inspiration and creative spark in order to facilitate your independence and the level of freewill you can enjoy.
Pentacles Card (earth, resources, physical) – How the essence of this suit influences this important thing in your life.
Queen of Pentacles – You are consistently working to grow and foster a sense of stability in your life. This gives you solid footing from which to work from.
Cups Cards (water, emotions) – How the essence of this suit influences this important thing in your life.
Five of Cups – A carefully cultivated sense of dissatisfaction helps you to always strive for better and more.
Swords Card (air, mind, intellect) – How the essence of this suit influences this important thing in your life.
Two of Swords – Being decisive, helps you in making sure you stay ahead of the game. As long as you are careful not to deliberate too long, you allow yourself to continue to move forward on your own steam.
DECK USED: LOAF TAROT
Although I did a few things for the upcoming orders day tomorrow, I mostly just set all that aside and tried to relax and enjoy a bit of a break instead.
Gideon’s Challenge
Winter Play Time
I want to play
in the snow
with you by my side
and we’ll romp
and roll
in tangled limbs
as the time flies by
please kiss me then
for a while
until the world
falls away
and you heat
my blood from within
and I feel
I can thaw the world
with just
one more touch
Twisting the Leaf 