July 19

There was no meditation today, and the Thera-Pets affirmation was rolled into the reading of the tarot card pulled for today.

King of Pentacles – Do what’s right for you and your life and those you choose to share it with. Focus on stability and fuck the rest.

DECK USED: DIVE TO YOU TAROT

July 20

Today’s meditation was fifteen minutes long, and was a combination of additional stretching exercises while focusing on the affirmation in today’s Thera-Pets card. It was a reminder that resilience is about bending instead of standing rigid. Just as the trees bend to the wind instead of leaning into it and fighting against it. It’s in the bend where you find your greatest ability to adapt, survive, and thrive.

Seven of Coins – Right. So I struggled a bit with this card when I pulled it this morning. Mainly? Because I had a hard time with the red and the smears at the bottom. It’s… not a color I would usually associate with the Seven of Pentacles, which is usually about slow growth and sustainability. What I initially see in the imagery here is violence, and it took me most of the day to get past that first impression (which happens a -lot- with this deck, incidentally, and is one of the decks I don’t like reading with for clients because most of the time I struggle with how colors are used in the cards).

At nearly the end of the day, I was sitting here at the computer looking at this card, though… and I considered all of the things that have taken me time and effort to accomplish. Ms B and Mr R used to have a saying that nearly always came up in the middle of projects around their property.

“It’s not a good job until you bleed on it.”

Work on the mower and cut your finger? It’s going to be a job well done. Lay wood floors and snag your knee on a nail? Those floors are going to look spectacular when they’re done. Sometimes, to have a satisfactory result to an endeavor, sweat and tears are not enough. Blood is also required.

That is the message in today’s card. Don’t be scared to spill a little blood as you work towards your goals. It’ll make the end results just that much sweeter.

DECK USED: OCEAN DRY TAROT

July 21

There may be a meditation today, but it hasn’t happened yet. (I have plans to fit it in, but shit happens, so we’ll see.) If it does happen, it will be focused on the combined message between the Thera-Pets affirmation and the tarot card pulled for today, which can be found below.

Ace of Cups – Emotions don’t always need explanation or reason. Sometimes they just are, and that’s all there is to it. They feel overwhelming because they are new, and because you are allowing them to have space instead of pushing them away. You don’t have to do anything with them other than experience them.

DECK USED: AWAKEN TAROT