Month: March 2023

Finding the Spark

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Broken Mirror Tarot 5th Edition - Queen of WandsToday’s draw is the Queen of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s motivation, drive, willpower, values, passions, spirituality, principles, and inner spark.

I am not really feeling particularly inspired today, and that is why the Queen of Wands has come to visit.

This card is here to lift me up and remind me that enthusiasm is important, as it helps energy flow more freely so that you don’t feel stagnant and stuck.

With so much to do today, today’s card is an encouragement to seek out the pleasure in the tasks and responsibilities I need to get done today instead of letting my lack of enthusiasm for them drag me down and make me miserable.

DECK USED:  BROKEN MIRROR TAROT 5TH EDITION COLLECTORS VERSION

@Lionharts #TheMarchTarot Wander Lust Challenge Prompt
Question for March 27th: In what area(s) have I recently grown?

The Tattered Wings OracleFreedom – The ability to step out of your comfort zone and not let your responsibilities weigh quite so heavily, giving you the freedom to enjoy your life more.

Duality – The ability to see your negative inner narratives for what they are and bring them into the light, allowing you to combat them more effectively with themes of positivity and optimism.

Morrigan – Your connection with death and the dead is growing. It’s a slow journey that will continue to expand over time the more you fight for it to be a part of your practice.

DECK USED: TATTERED WINGS ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for March 27th: National “Joe” Day – If you could be different for one day, what would you change?

Broken Mirror Tarot 5th Edition - Hanged Man, Page of Pentacles, Five of CupsReading Summary: You would like to experience the world from an unhurried perspective (The Hanged Man) that allows you to spend time just enjoying the world around you (Page of Pentacles) without the negative inner narrative that is always pushing you to look at things with skepticism and pessimism (Five of Cups Rx).

Take Away: True.  It would be absolutely amazing to just enjoy the world and life and rest and all the good things… without feeling guilty about it.  That guilt is a struggle that I deal with every single day.  Not just because I often feel undeserving of those good things, but because more often than not I end up feeling that when I enjoy those good things?  It means I’m neglecting my responsibilities and obligations.

DECK USED: BROKEN MIRROR TAROT 5TH EDITION COLLECTORS VERSION

@lucet.in.aurora.tarot’s #lucetinauroraMaartTarotChallenge Prompt
Prompt for March 27th: A card you draw very often.

Tarot of the Hidden Realm - Queen of SwordsThis is my stalker card.  Not of the day or the week or even the month.  This has been my stalker card for a couple of years now.  No matter the deck, I pull the Queen of Swords far more often than any other card in the tarot… to a noticeable degree.

It has been this way since I started having a falling out with someone in my life a few years ago.  This card is a reminder that she is still there… still important… and that there is unfinished business still between us.  I am not allowed to forget or set it aside, but to remember and revisit the idea of reconciliation again and again.

DECK USED: TAROT OF THE HIDDEN REALM

Daily Self Kindness

This is another catch-up post, and as usual, I can’t remember what my self-kindness was for this day.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_1902Anticipation

Sweet green bits
sit quietly
and stretch
as far
as they can reach
to seek out
moisture
as clouds above
promise raindrops
yet to fall
but the trees
can smell
that it’s coming
and we are all
eager

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Start Now

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Cozy Fairy Tarot - Knight of PentaclesToday’s draw is the Knight of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of an active beta energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s finances, resources, health, home life, and the physical world. This often translates into themes that have to do with taking bold actions and making positive progress in these areas.

Sweet and cute or full of warts, the stuff that comes even while you’re away has to rear its head eventually.  You took a lot of time off this month, and the time to play catch-up is starting to creep up on you out of the weeds.

Start now.  Just a little each day will help you get there with far less struggle than if you hold off and try to do it all at once later in the week. Just a little each day will be a little less you have to do when crunch time comes.

@lucet.in.aurora.tarot’s #lucetinauroraMaartTarotChallenge Prompt
Prompt for March 26th: A card for your inner strength.

DECK USED:  COZY FAIRY TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2023 Challenge Prompt
Prompt for March 26th: Do Spread 3 – The month of March is now coming to an end! This spread is to help you find your footing as you move into the spring season ahead.

The Essence of Three OracleWhat to leave behind along with the winter’s chill.

Black Pepper atop Sandalwood – Don’t trust fate and your guides to always be there to save your ass. You have to think for yourself as well, and make sure you are looking before you leap.

What to take with you into the spring.

Bergamot – Gratitude is an important part of your path. Make sure you are not neglecting a mindset of gratitude for the things that you have and those things you have accomplished. Be grateful for not just those around you, but also for yourself and your own skills and abilities that have brought you to where you are now.

What needs exposed to the light and the world this spring.

Melaleuca atop Benzoin – Make sure you are putting the housekeeper to specific tasks each time she visits instead of letting her dictate her own work. There’s much that needs to be done and when you steer the boat, things get done faster and better than when you let her do things without your input.

What needs kept close for further contemplation and meditation.

Clary Sage – Let yourself sink into your joy and enjoy it instead of trying to push it away.

DECK USED: THE ESSENCE OF THREE ORACLE

@Lionharts #TheMarchTarot Wander Lust Challenge Prompt
Question for March 26th: In what way or area(s) have I found myself this month?

Cozy Fairy Tarot - Page of Pentacles, Temperance, Six of Cups, Queen of SwordsReading Summary: Moderation (Temperance) does not always have to mean going slow (Knight of Pentacles Rx). Sometimes it means taking a pause to look back at what you’ve done in the past (Six of Cups), and using that input to foster better and more logical methods going forward (Queen of Swords) instead of rushing in.

Take Away: So often when you see themes of moderation in your life, it feels like a sort of restraint that is placed upon you.  This month has helped to teach you that moderation is not always about going slow.  Sometimes?  It’s just about making sure you’re going in the right direction and using methods that are tried and true instead of going off impulsively and trying to reinvent the wheel in the process.

DECK USED: COZY FAIRY TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I got a few orders done today that I’ll be shipping out early instead of waiting for Friday.  Once again, my self-kindness is in listening to the advice of my card for the day.

❤️ 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 Tarot Vintage and Dreaming Lenormand

Earth – The Fool Rx – Stay grounded and don’t do anything foolish. Pay attention to the world around you.

Air – Justice – I think before you act this week, for the repercussions of not doing so could be far more than you’re prepared to deal with.

Water – The High Priestess – Remember that your emotions are intrinsically tied in with your intuition, and vice versa. What effects one will affect the other as well.

Fire – Seven of Swords – Potential betrayal is coming, this is why you have to make sure that you’re paying attention to the world around you right now. You can’t circumvent what you don’t see coming.

Waning – Book and Child – Now is not the time for sating the whims of your curiosity.  Keep your impulsivity in check this week and you can play “what’s that” and “where’s it go” later on at some point.

Waxing – Boutique and Cross – Accept that you’re not always going to be into being around others.  Sometimes being social is just too much, and it’s okay at those times to step away.

DECKS USED: TAROT VINTAGE AND DREAMING LENORMAND

Identifying Obstacles

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Tanya Teibtner's Tarot de Marseille - Eight of WandsToday’s draw is the Eight of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of action, speed, alacrity, and having a target goal in your sights that you are charging towards.

I didn’t realize it at the time, but I just noticed that this card is reversed in this image… and that that reversal holds relevance in today’s message.

When the Eight of Wands is reversed, it speaks of obstacles getting in the way of a smooth and steady flow forward, and I feel that the fact I initially missed that this card was reversed plays into today’s message in the card of the day.

The message today is to make sure you are paying attention to what’s holding you back and slowing you down.  Don’t just shrug it off and keep pushing forward anyway.  Instead? Give yourself time to look at what’s really going on and sort things out the right way… instead of the quick way.

DECK USED:  TANYA TEIBTNER’S TAROT DE MARSEILLE

@Lionharts #TheMarchTarot Wander Lust Challenge Prompt
Questions for March 25th

Old Gypsy Fortune Telling Cards ca.1940In what area can I use the beauty of nature to find joy or rekindle my passions?

The Safe and The Dog – Bring your friends into your adventures in nature right now. It may feel like a burden to do so, but remember wealth comes in many forms, and this is one of them for you right now.

Where do I begin?

The Switch, The Bride atop The Rider – Forgive and let things go already so that the relationship can flourish and move forward on a positive note.  You can’t invite them with you if there’s still resentment stirring inside you, so do the work needed to let go of those feelings so that you can enjoy their company.

DECK USED: OLD GYPSY FORTUNE CARDS ca.1940

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for March 25th: International Waffle Day – How can you best treat yourself today?

Tanya Teibtner's Tarot de Marseille - Nine of Coins, Six of Swords, Queen of CupsReading Summary: Focus on what you enjoy in your life and your accomplishments (Nine of Coins) and don’t worry so much about pleasing others today (Seven of Swords Rx). You need and deserve a supportive uplift as much as the next guy (Queen of Cups).

Take Away: You may not lean into people pleasing in the conventional way that most do, but it’s still something you struggle with in your own way.  For today, let go of the urge to make others happy and spend some time enjoying the fruits of your labors.  Doing so will give you an emotional boost that you are in need of right now, and deserve to enjoy.

DECK USED: TANYA TEIBTNER’S TAROT DE MARSEILLE

@lucet.in.aurora.tarot’s #lucetinauroraMaartTarotChallenge Prompt
Prompt for March 25th: A bromance between a tarot deck and an oracle deck.

Pagan Underworlds Tarot and the Compendium of Witches OracleThis is the Pagan Otherworlds Tarot and the Compendium of Witches Oracle.  Ever since the latter came into my home, they have been paired together and used for my Sabbat readings for each holiday on the Wheel of the Year.  I combine then with an herbal oracle that has a similar color scheme, and a collection of holiday cards I use to signify which holiday I’m reading for.

They read beautifully together, as you can see in my most recent Sabbat reading for the Spring Equinox. They, in fact, work so well together that I rarely ever use them separately for anything else.

DECK USED: PAGAN UNDERWORLDS TAROT AND THE COMPENDIUM OF WITCHES ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch-up post, and I can’t for the life of me remember what my self-kindness on this day might have been.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_1942Your Attention

You bring a rise
of color
to my cheeks
that creeps up
all sneaky like
from my nape
to heat my ears
before
spreading out
over cheeks
and proclaiming
that you
are the one
that makes
inner butterflies
flutter
with just a glance

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