Month: February 2023

❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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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?

Self-Care Saturday Tarot Reading with the Cats of Aux Tarot and Lovely Lenormand

Earth – Six of Wands – Pay attention to urges to please others this week. You need to make sure you’re thinking for yourself when decisions are being made.

Air – Three of Cups atop Page of Cups Rx – You may have a few setbacks in the growth and development of your emotional intelligence this week. Don’t be too hard on yourself about it.

Water – King of Cups – Seek out and lean into those who support you emotionally, especially when you start to feel down on yourself and need the extra support.

Fire – Wheel of Fortune – Ups and downs happen in business. Just breathe and go with the flow instead of allowing yourself to get all tied up in knots over moments of “bad luck” and other misfortune.

Waning – House and Birds – Too much chaos in house. Look forward to having a housekeeper again at the end of the week when you will finally have someone to help you get the chaos back in to order.  That inner chatter in your head will then have the opportunity to shut up and stop picking on you about the things you aren’t doing around the house.

Waxing – Crossroads and Clouds – In order to make good choices this week, you need to seek more information. You don’t have to sit with the confusion, nor do you need to make these decisions right away.  If you can’t get clear of the clouds, just wait instead of choosing a direction.

DECKS USED: CATS OF AUX TAROT, LOVELY LENORMAND

Providing Comfort and Stability

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Cats of Aux Tarot - Ten of PentaclesToday’s draw is the Ten of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of accomplishments and abundance, and sharing that abundance with those around you.

The image in today’s card feels like a reminder that sometimes providing stability doesn’t come from providing for others. It doesn’t have to be about rent or money. Sometimes it’s about comfort and environment, contact and care.

Support and stability comes in all kinds. You may not be able to always give great gifts or help out financially, but you provide a sense of comfort, safety, and stability to a lot of people. Sometimes, that’s even more valuable than anything you could accomplish with monetary means.

DECK USED:  CATS OF ARX TAROT

@Lionharts #TheFebruaryTarot Queen of Cups Challenge Prompt
Questions for February 10th and 11th

Romantic Tarot, Fated Oracle, and Voie de la Découverte IntérieureWhat are my three best personality traits?

Seven of  Swords – Your ability to know what’s right for you. Peer pressure and indecisiveness are very rarely an issue for you because you follow your gut on what’s right for you, and leave behind what isn’t.

Nine of Cups – Your constant seeking of satiation. This trait often pushes you too hard, but at the same time? It ensures that you are always moving towards something good and seeking out what will make you happy.

Knight of Pentacles – Your determination to keep going. Your willingness to try new things, and keep trying, even when it feels like it’s taking longer than you’d like to get where you want to go.

How am I guided to use them?

All three of the cards in this part of the exercise speak of your romantic relationship with your partner and how to use these qualities in that relationship. (My brain was on him and it skewed the reading, and I decided to just go with it.)

Sexual Chemistry – Just as mentioned above.  You found what works for you and go with it, discarding what doesn’t as nothing more than things that aren’t of interest.  There’s no pressure to do things you don’t, and if there was, you wouldn’t stand for it.

Karmic Relationship – So many times, people think of “karmic” as being something bad, and yet in your case it is just the opposite. Through your skills at appreciating what works for you and willingness to seek it out. You are also willing to share that goodness with others, and through sharing, you also receive.

Sacred Friendship – Others are here to support you so that you do not have to push yourself so hard. They can assist you in staying at a steady pace instead of constantly trying to force yourself to move faster and get more done on your own. These friendships are sacred, not for what they can do for you… but for the caring and support that goes both ways in the process.

How can I nurture my passions today?

Don’t hold yourself back from the things you want (Résistance). Instead, allow them to fill you up (Lumière) and sate you from the inside out (Amour). You hold yourself back as a form of self-punishment.  Instead, nurture your passions by leaning into those things that light you up, warm your heart, and make you happy.

DECK USED: ROMANTIC TAROT, FATED ORACLE, VOIE DE LA DÉCOUVERTE INTÉRIEURE

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2023 Challenge Prompt
Questions for February 9th thru 11th

Cats of Aux Tarot - King of Cups, Five of Cups, Five of Wands, The FoolWhat is one of your most positive qualities?

Five of Cups – This card encourages you to see your natural inclination towards pessimism as a positive quality. It allows you to not be taken by surprise when unpleasant things happen, and helps you in being prepared for the future.

How can you help the positive quality flourish in your life?

King of Cups – In order for this quality to remain positive, you need to have the guidance of somebody who can identify when it is going into a negative space and effecting you emotionally, and is there to help keep you on a more positive track in its usage. Gideon often fills this role for you.

What is one of your least positive qualities?

The Fool – Sometimes you enthusiastically dive into things without thinking them through first. This often ends up with you feeling overwhelmed when you later find yourself with too much on your plate at once.

How can you utilize the least positive quality to your benefit?

Five of Wands – That enthusiasm has the ability to stir others up into a passion, if you share it with them, instead of putting it all on your own shoulders. They may go about adding their help and energy to the cause in different ways than you’re used to, just make sure you’re open to those differences.

DECK USED: CATS OF ARX TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch-up post, and I don’t remember what I might have done as a self-kindness on this day.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_0154Afternoon Delight

Fuzzy bits
of bedding
fly in the air
like tufts
of feathers
as we dive
into the sheets
and roll
together
in a tangle
of limbs
and low chuckles
blend with
loving whispers
of love

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The Forgotten Cartomancy Reading

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The prompt for this reading came from one of my Discord servers and is as follows: “Let’s talk to our divination tool of choice about what we’ve forgotten!”

Urban Legends Playing CardsWhat have I forgotten that needs remembering at this time?

Three of Diamonds and Seven of Spades – Working together is the way forward, and not something to be moving away from right now. Just because the holiday rush is over doesn’t mean that they don’t still want to help, or that you don’t still need that help that they’re offering.

What do I need to forget about that I’m holding onto?

King of Swords and Queen of Hearts – Rigidity and a sharp tongue is not nurturing. If you want give yourself the support that you need, you can’t be harsh with yourself all the time.  Soften the tone of your inner voice and give yourself some comfort and support instead.

DECK USED: URBAN LEGENDS PLAYING CARDS

Novices and Potential

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Spiritual Tarot - Page of PentaclesToday’s draw is the Page of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive omega energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s finances, resources, health, home,and manifestations. This can often translate into themes that have to do with learning new skills for work, new or resurfacing opportunities in one’s finances or resources, learning how to thrive with a handicap or disability, or recovery from illness.

This particular soldier does not look particularly thrilled, prepared, or… well, okay. He looks like a bit of an idiot actually, from the expression on his face.

We are all idiots sometimes. Especially when in the midst of trying something new. This guy is not war hardened, nor particular ready to go… but he has potential. And that is what today’s card is about. Potential.

The message in today’s card is that it’s okay to look like an idiot when learning something new. It’s a part of the process.

DECK USED:  SPIRITUAL TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for February 8th: Philosophical Question – Why do people fear failure, even though they learn and grow from their mistakes?

The Path of the Illuminated Soul OracleReading Summary: Because change is hard (The Wind Chime), especially when combined with the fear that one’s failure may corrupt something good in their lives (The Snake In the Grass).

Take Away: Sometimes when we mess up or fail at something, it can have the potential to roll downhill and mess up other things in our lives. That “collateral damage” can be painful and very destructive.

Fear of this happening combined with the struggle concerning the changes that can be wrought often make it hard to just accept failure, even when it’s a part of the learning process.

DECK USED: THE PATH OF THE ILLUMINATED SOUL ORACLE

@Lionharts #TheFebruaryTarot Queen of Cups Challenge Prompt
Questions for February 7th thru 9th

Spiritual Tarot - Ace of Pentacles, Queen of Pentacles, The Emperor, Seven of Cups, Eight of PentaclesWhat practical advice can you offer me about my current path or journey?

Eight of Pentacles – The more time and attention you put into honing your skills, the more skilled you become. You can do anything your heart desires if you are willing to put the time and attention into it that it needs.

Where should I follow my intuition?

The Emperor – Being a leader means that you do things your own way and guide others in the process. Allow your intuition to be the key to what “your own way” entails.

Why is this important for me?

Seven of Cups – This is important because there are a lot of choices out there and sometimes they all seem like good ones. Your intuition can help you sort the wheat from the chaff.

What can I be grateful for about my life today?

Queen of Pentacles – You have those in your life that provide for you a sense of support, security, and stability… and those that you provide this for as well. It gives you a sense of “place” in this world.

How has this helped me?

Ace of Pentacles – It allows you to open up to opportunity when it presents itself in ways that would be a struggle previously.

DECK USED: SPIRITUAL TAROT

@thetarotprofessor Self Love Challenge Prompt
Questions for February 10th

The Path of the Illuminated Soul OracleI am worthy of happiness because…

The Pocket Watch – …we all are. We are all worthy of  happiness, and need it as we move upon our life’s path. It is a part of what life is all about, and although it is not a constant state that we can have all time time, it is one that is sprinkled along the path for us to discover and enjoy along the way.

What can I start saying yes to in order to claim my happiness?

The Universal Healer – Smiles, laughter, and fun. Lean into optimism and positivity even when your natural inclinations are pulling hard in the other direction.

DECK USED: THE PATH OF THE ILLUMINATED SOUL ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

Ahhhh this is a catch-up post, and I cannot remember what it was that I did for a self-kindness on this day.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_0137The Burning

Our passion
burns bright
like a match’s
strike
that catches
not just flint
to phosphorus
but sets the world
ablaze
and everything
burns
until all
that is left
is you and I
and scorched earth

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