Month: September 2023

Dionysian Mysteries Oracle Reading

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The #lucetseptembertarotchallenge Dionysian Mysteries Challenge
Questions for September 21st thru 24th – Harvesting What You Put Energy Into

Dionysian Mysteries Oracle Reading with the Urban Crow Oracle

Friendship and Community – What friendships or communities can help you in your spiritual development?

Isolation – At least for the time being, friendships and community are not the answer when it comes to your spiritual development. You need solitary time and isolation to allow for inner reflection and processing.

Sexual Energy – How can you balance your sexual energy…

Play – Time having fun with Gideon is key. Play and enjoy your time together.

…and express it in a healthy way?

Warning stop Ghosts – Remember a couple of years ago when you opened up to your mediumship ability too close to Samhain and those that visited tried to drag you into a pit of depression? Don’t let that happen again. Ground yourself in the living… in Gideon and what you two have.

The Inner Self – What did you discover about yourself during this challenge?

Soar atop Survival – You explored and re-discovered about yourself that you are a survivor and will rise above those things that challenge you.

What else should you explore?

Exposed – Your vulnerability.

The Daze – What forms of ecstasy can you find outside of traditional means?

Caching – Enjoy your collections. Take pleasure in them and how they make you feel. You’re a dragon at heart, after all.

DECK USED: URBAN CROW ORACLE

Gideon’s Challenge

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Don’cha Wanna?

A visit to
the wellness shop
and who do I see?
A cute little alien
looking at me
super adorable
and seeming to say
have a bit o’green
my friend
just come this way
and I have to resist
that sweet buzz
that I miss
and puppy dog eyes
that beg
for a purchase

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Weekly Creativity Prompt – The Chariot

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Prompt: “Pull the Death card from your deck(s). Compare the imagery between the card provided below and the card(s) from your own deck(s). How would you read them differently and why?“

Modern Love Tarot - The ChariotModern Love Tarot – Relaxed and confident, the figure walks down the street with her two pups, and makes it clear that no matter the hurdles she will find a way to make things work for her so she can do what she wants (after all, just look at that rig the little chihuahua is set up with).  This card is the epitome of “where there’s a will, there’s a way” mentality, and encourages us to think outside the box in order to adapt life to our needs rather than always adapting ourselves to the world around us.

The Chariot Card - Magic Planet Tarot, Mushroom Hunter's Tarot, Lonely Dreamer Tarot

Magic Planet Tarot – Look at the tip of the chin in the figure on this card.  There’s stubbornness there, and a hint of arrogance.  He knows where he’s going and exactly how he’s going to get there. Sometimes? Arrogance and stubbornness is what is needed to get you where you want to go. Be sure to apply as needed when reaching towards your goals.

Mushroom Hunter’s Tarot – The shaggy mane mushroom is a hardy one, able to push through even the hardest of barriers to find its way to freedom, including concrete.  This card and the mushroom chosen to be depicted upon it are a reminder that you have the willpower and determination to plow through the obstacles that try to get in your way.  You’re stronger than you think you are.

Lonely Dreamer Tarot – Those are some big ass horses, and a very small man in comparison, and yet the figure pulls the horses back from the ledge.  Autonomy is an important factor in this card.  No matter how strong the current that pulls you forward in life, if you’re not going in the direction you want to go, you need to remember that it is in your power to turn… pivot… and redirect yourself in another direction.  Don’t allow yourself to just go along for the ride.  Speak up.  Seize the reigns.  Take control and steer yourself away from that cliff’s edge you’re being pulled towards.

DECK USED: MODERN LOVE TAROT, MAGIC PLANET TAROT, MUSHROOM HUNTER’S TAROT, LONELY DREAMER TAROT

Gideon’s Challenge

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The Feels

Today I don’t have
sweet words
or poetry of emotion
but instead,
just a song…

Oxygen

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Dionysian Mysteries Lenormand Reading

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The #lucetseptembertarotchallenge Dionysian Mysteries Challenge
Questions for September 17th thru 20th – Harvesting What You Put Energy Into

Dionysian Mysteries Lenormand Reading with the Taisho Roman Lenormand

Confidence in the Unknown – How can you have more confidence in the journey ahead?

Stork and Child – Remember that good things are coming, and embrace them with playful eagerness and an open heart. You can’t close yourself off to the good stuff and still expect to grow and become more confident.  Instead, you need to not just embrace it, but have fun with it.

The Loot – What can you collect or reap in your life right now?

Bear and Coffin – Look for the boon in loss. You may have lost a good chunk of your independence over the last few months while dealing with caring for an elder, but you’ve also lost that constant ache for a mother figure that you’ve carried with you all your life.

Spiritual Unity – How can you integrate your spiritual side into your daily life?

Letter and Dog – Commit to your writing and stay true to that effort instead of forsaking it. Not just in your readings and writing out the responses and interpretations to the cards you pull, but also in your entertainment with Gideon where you are allowing your energy to flow freely between the two of you and “loosening up” that ability to exchange with others that you sometimes keep too tight a grip on.

The Journey – What inner-like journey awaits you?

Clouds and Stars – Finding hope in times of emotional uncertainty.

What is the goal?

House and Tree – To develop a healthy new balance of comfort and stability. A lot has changed in your life this year, and on that journey of seeking out light in the darkness of confusion, you need to keep in mind that the end goal is stability and comfort.  Deep roots.

DECK USED: TAISHO ROMAN LENORMAND

Finding the Positive for September 16 – 18

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Taisho Roman Tarot, Cats Rule the Earth Tarot, Lonely Dreamer Tarot, and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal Cards

September 16

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was focused on the message in today’s cards, which is…

Queen of Swords – “Your struggle is not an indication of failure”, it is a valuable learning experience to help you guide others later on down the road. When you experience hardships, you are better able to help others through their own.  This is not you failing, but rather it is you becoming a stronger, better, more understanding human being. Without struggle and hardship there can be no growth, and without growth you cannot help others from a stable place of trust and understanding.

DECK USED: TAISHO ROMAN TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

September 17

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was focused on the message in today’s cards, which is…

Five of Wands – I don’t see a lot of conflict in this particular Five of Wands (which is usually what the Five of Wands is all about), but what I do see is a determination to stand up  for what you believe in, even if it means being solitary in your endeavors.  Today’s cards are a reminder that not everything can be a group effort, and it’s not the end of the world if you and those important to you aren’t copacetic on every aspect of life.  Variety is just as important as common ground, so don’t write off friendships or family just because they believe differently than you do.  Instead, hold your own beliefs close, and accept that they do the same for theirs.

DECK USED: CATS RULE THE EARTH TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

September 18

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was focused on the message in today’s cards, which is…

Listen to Gideon.

Praise from Gideon

Nine of Pentacles – Take stock of all that you’ve done and how hard you’ve worked. Look at what you’ve accomplished. Don’t spend so much time focusing on what you didn’t manage to do and what still needs to be done that you miss out on praising yourself for the monumental amount of stuff you have.

DECK USED: LONELY DREAMER TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS