These Card of the Day readings are a mental health exercise (suggested by my shrink) used to help counterbalance my natural tendency toward pessimism, negative inner narratives, and depression. The request posed to the cards is, “A positive message to carry with me throughout my day and foster perspective.”
December 1
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Death – “You are a fighter, ever onwards.” Change is daunting and can feel like the end of the world sometimes. That doesn’t mean you give up, lie down, and just let everything go. Change is the spark of inspiration for something new to take root in your life and flourish. Don’t give up… seek out that opportunity instead. Remember how good you truly are at adaptation. Adapt and keep moving.
DECK USED: SENTIENT TAROT AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS
December 2
Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was a Daily Calm session from the Calm app. The meditation was a full body yoga nidra, which moved through the entire body from head to foot, before expanding out to encompass the entire body while speaking on the importance of self-nurturing.
Eight of Cups – “You’ve been doing a great job considering all you’ve been up against.” The Eight of Cups is about letting go and walking away from those things that create emotional turmoil, and today this card combined with the affirmation card pulled, is a reminder (again) to focus on your successes instead of being dragged down by the negative nitpicking going on in your head. Let go of that negativity and worry, stress and anxiety. Turn away from the darkness and move toward the light.
DECK USED: BEARTAROT DECK AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS
December 3
Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was a Daily Calm session from the Calm app. It was a self directed meditation with Celestial Sunbeams by Kip Mazuy playing in the background. I often use this music in my meditation when visualizing being a part of nature. Today’s visualization involved floating beneath the surface of water, tangled up in the roots of a large tree while leaves fell to land on the water’s surface above me.
The Tower – “You don’t have to be perfect to be lovable.” We all fuck up now and then. Sometimes it’s little things, and other times it’s colossal and devastating. Sometimes, it’s inconsequential, and other times it’s a nuclear bomb aimed at the heart of our life. Today’s card is a reminder that it’s okay to fuck up. It’s okay when things go wrong.
Even when it feels, in the center of the storm, like it’s the end of the world? It’s not. It’s merely the end of the world *as we know it*. There’s something new in the echo after the BOOM of destruction. Don’t let yourself (or others) put you down for these fuck ups. Release the blame and ride them out instead. Get excited for what new thing might be coming on the other side of the chaos.
Twisting the Leaf 