Month: October 2024

Practice Makes Perfect

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Dark Angels Tarot Seven of Cups and Halloween Affirmation Cards@GlitterbyInk #OctoberCauldron24 Prompt
Cauldron of Wisdom Prompt for October 17th : Growth

Today’s draw is the Seven of Cups combined with the affirmation “Feeling worried doesn’t mean anything bad is going to happen. You are going to get through this fine; you always find a way.”

There are times when you feel overwhelmed by choices that you end up frozen and unable to make any choice at all.  During these times, those choices become a burden and they fluster us, often because we fear making the wrong one.

This paralysis happens to everyone.  It’s a part of life.  As we pause in these moments, we are plagued by fears that should seem minimal, but in the moment of our overwhelm seem insurmountable.

The message in today’s cards is that if we actually make a choice, any choice, we are able to move past that moment of frozen uncertainty and learn from it.  Sometimes it’s in that moment after the choice that we are able to see the best choice that was sitting in front of us all along.  That’s when the phrase “I changed my mind” comes in, and a course correction is needed.

When we experience this process enough times?  We begin to grow from the experience and know ourselves better, making choices becomes less intimidating,  and allowing us to better see what we want from the start instead of needing to “change our minds” after in order to get to what we wanted all along.

DECKS USED:  DARK ANGELS TAROT AND SELF-MADE HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATION DECK

@Lionharts #TheOctoberTarot Season of the Witch Prompt
Prompt for October 17th : Sisters of the Moon Full Moon Spread

Night Fairies Oracle and Dark Angels Tarot - Ace of Swords, Four of Wands, Six of Pentacles, Nine of Pentacles, Ten of Cups

Sisters of the Moon, we rise, what do I channel beneath the Moon sky?

Six of Pentacles atop Four of Wands; Patience – It’s okay to take this time to rest instead of diving in to work. The holiday rush is not yet here. There’s no need to put yourself into the headspace of the rush so soon, especially while things are still so slow. Enjoy your time at home instead of making yourself get worked up too early.

The Witch’s Moon hangs soft and low, what magic grows within her glow?

Ace of Swords and The Portal – Now is the time to communicate with those beyond the veil. The moon will amplify their voices, making them easier to hear.

The Moon reveals what hides from day, what may guide me here today?

Two of Pentacles atop Ten of Cups; The Fire Within – Make sure that you are factoring time to indulge in those things that inspire happiness and enjoyment in the day to day. These feelings help kindle the spark within you, allowing you energy and motivation to keep going.

DECK USED: DARK ANGELS TAROT AND NIGHT FAIRIES ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

This post is a catch-up post, and I’m not entirely sure what my self kindness was for the day.

Don’t Give Up

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Spooky Halloween Cat Tarot's Strength Card and Halloween Affirmation Cards@GlitterbyInk #OctoberCauldron24 Prompt
Cauldron of Wisdom Prompt for October 16th : Embrace

Today’s draw is the Strength card combined with the affirmation “You’re doing fine; don’t give up.”

The Strength card is not always about brute strength, but is most often about finesse.  It reminds us that sometimes you have to embrace a more subtle approach in order to get those that might be resistant to you on board with your goals. The first step is taming the beast… and from there, the rest is cake.

Working with others can be a frustrating thing, and working to get others to follow your lead can be not just frustrating but aggravating… but the rewards are well worth it.  Don’t give up.

DECKS USED:  SPOOKY HALLOWEEN CAT TAROT AND SELF-MADE HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATION DECK

@Lionharts #TheOctoberTarot Season of the Witch Prompt
Question for October 16th :On wild and wicked paths I stray, what hidden truth can guide my way?

Medieval Oracle of the Beasts by Libra Moon IncRaven – The Raven reminds us that things slip out of the shadows to be dealt with, not to be buried or ignored. Lean into your intuition in these matters, and use your skills with the cards to help guide your way.

Crow atop Hedgehog – Here again we see another prophecy card in the Crow, reinforcing the message of the Raven above, while the presence of the hedgehog reminds us that it is important to have boundaries in place not just for others but also for yourself. Be smart with what you allow and how you execute your ethics.

Leopard atop Heron – Make sure that you keep in mind that those that do not have your best interests at heart are unpredictable and cunning. They will use whatever mask they can to get to the goal they are aiming for with you. Instead of feeling vulnerable, reach out to others you trust to find balance, and make sure you are doing your grounding exercises to ensure you have a stable foundation under your feet.

DECK USED: MEDIEVAL ORACLE OF THE BEASTS

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for October 16th : What do you need to focus on for self-care for this full moon?

Spooky Halloween Cat Tarot - The Sun, Three of Pentacles, Six of Swords, DeathReading Summary: It’s time to work on moving away (Six of Swords) from the assumption that success lies in what’s yet to come (The Sun Rx), and look instead at all you have accomplished and appreciate those things (Nine of Pentacles). Don’t fight against it (Death).

Take Away: This is a recurring theme over the past few days. These cards indicate that things are going to be slow for a while yet with your business, and instead of beating yourself up about it and trying to change things, you should spend this time appreciating all that you’ve done so far. Embrace the change instead of fighting against it.  Remember, everything is temporary, even slumps and slow times.

DECK USED: SPOOKY HALLOWEEN CAT TAROT

@HealingThruTarot’s #httOctoberTarotChallenge2024 Prompt
Prompt for October 16th and 17th

78Tarot's Creatures of the Night OracleHow to ward myself from energy vampires.

Matron Witch and Bat – Use your spiritual practice and long developed skills in that area to help protect yourself. Spellwork and wards are encouraged.

This includes using divination to sense the world around you more clearly than you can with just your mundane senses and abilities.

What is withering away this full moon?

Mad Scientist – This full moon brings with it a withering away of creative inspiration. Don’t look for motivation from your creative spark right now, and make sure you aren’t giving in to feelings of guilt or restless about it. Everyone needs a break now and then.

DECK USED: CREATURES OF THE NIGHT ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

I ate out for dinner today instead of cooking.  It delayed me getting home by a bit, but was worth it because I didn’t have to cook.

🌕 Full Moon in Aries – October 2024

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Tomorrow morning is the full moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is courtesy of @HermitsMirror.

Full Moon in Aries Oracle Reading with the Mausolea Oracle of Souls

Fuel: Where have I let my intuition gently guide me that my instincts wouldn’t go?

The Morrigan – How you judge others to be trustworthy has far more to do with your intuition than with instinct or logic. You are not good at reading “tells” and your brain tries too hard to be fair and kind, but your intuition steers accurately despite these obstacles.

Magical peak: How can I celebrate what I’ve completed to keep charging ahead?

Set – Allow yourself to be a bit self-centered now and then. It’s okay to have some pride in your accomplishments.  The boost of self-confidence that celebrating your accomplishments (even the small ones) generates for you will help in motivating you to keep moving forward.

Purging: What latest passion is just a flash in the pan?

Thanatos – Goals and end games come and go. Instead remember that it’s the journey that’s important. This card is a reminder that the future is not promised to us.  Only the present.  Thus, its important to make sure you don’t focus so hard on your goals that you lose sight of all that you can enjoy in this moment.

Clear mirror: How do I use bold action to avoid dealing with what I can’t face?

Arthur – You try too hard to lean into fairness when the world cannot always be fair. Nor is fairness and what’s right always equal. Remember that there will be times when you need to let go of that deeply ingrained urge to make everything fair and balanced, and lean into what’s right instead. This shift in motivation and focus can come off as a sudden divergence from your nature to others, and even to yourself at times.

Dancing luminaries: What does anger teach me about my capacity for love?

Abraham – There has to be balance for love to thrive. That means when anger gets the better of you, you have to apologize and atone.  It’s in your ability to sincerely apologize and atone that you truly display the depths of the love you feel for others.

Full Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Arawn – It is time to rally for your own “great hunt”. Don’t shy away from the challenge.  Even if the holiday rush is not as busy as it normally is, it will be busier than you’ve been in some time. Rise to the challenge and lead those helping you forward into the fray with confidence. In doing so, what you will gain will help even out your losses in the end.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Hoya Leaf for Inward Exploration
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Carnelian Agate for Warmth and Courage
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: MAUSOLEA ORACLE OF SOULS

🎨 Weekly Creativity Prompt – Different Scenarios

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Prompt: “The purpose of this activity is to practice interpreting small spreads by combining card meanings, symbols and intuition. We will all interpret the same cards based on a few different (imaginary) situations. A 3 card spread will be posted together with 2 more specific scenarios. It’s your choice which scenario you’d prefer to use, or if you’d rather do a general reading of these cards as for an imaginary querent.”

Tarot of the Abyss - Page of Pentacles, Five of Pentacles, Wheel of Fortune

Scenario 1 – Kayla is having a hard time getting along with her teacher. She’s a little shy, and the presentations they do in class make her anxious. She wants to know how to just get through the school year.

Look at these presentations less as a trial to get through (Five of Pentacles) and more as a skill to be learned and honed (Page of Pentacles).  Remember that you are not the only one that is nervous about doing their presentations.  Because of that, when it goes badly, others are going to be supportive… and when ti goes well they will celebrate with you (Wheel of Fortune).

Scenario 2 – There’s been some changes in Martin’s life and he’s trying to figure out the best way to tell his mum about them.

Ease into introducing your mother to these changes in your life instead of dropping them in her lap all at once (Page of Pentacles).  If she’s not given enough time to adjust, she won’t take the news well (Five of Pentacles).  Timing is also an important factor, for her reactions will be different depending on not just how you present these changes to her, but also when you do so (Wheel of Fortune).

DECK USED:  TAROT OF THE ABYSS

Dopamine Chasing

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Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #DailyCalm sessions on the Calm app.

The meditation session for today focused on how it isn’t in our end goals that we find success and happiness, but rather in how we get there and the journey.  It was a reminder that sometimes we get so focused on the future and our goals that we forget to be mindful of the moment we are in and enjoy the present.

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Orchid Valley Tarot and Halloween Affirmation Cards@GlitterbyInk #OctoberCauldron24 Prompt
Cauldron of Wisdom Prompt for October 15th : Ground

Today’s draw is the Devil card combined with the affirmation “Close your eyes and take a deep breath.”

Fomo (Fear of Missing Out) is not your friend, and neither is that wonderfully addictive dopamine rush you get when you indulge in your addictions and obsessions.

When temptation to indulge in these things rises to the surface, today’s cards remind us not to dive in, but to instead take a moment to take a breath. Remind yourself how seductive that taste of dopamine can be, and how recklessly greedy for it you can become if you indulge in it too often.

Ground yourself before acting.

DECKS USED:  ORCHID VALLEY TAROT AND SELF-MADE HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATION DECK

@Lionharts #TheOctoberTarot Season of the Witch Prompt
Question for October 15th : Through tricks and trials, I wander wide, what courage blooms when fear subsides?

Halloween Forever Oracle ReadingReading Summary: Appreciate what you have with mindfulness and gratitude (Owl Faerie). Be gentle with yourself (Moon Moth), and wear your confidence on your sleeve for all to see (La Catrina).

Take Away:  The courage that is ready to bloom is your self-confidence. By taking time to practice gratitude and pay more attention to those things that you have accomplished, you encourage your self-confidence to strengthen and grow.

Don’t hide that confidence from the world when it rises to the surface. Instead, allow it to shine for all to see.

DECK USED: THE HALLOWEEN FOREVER ORACLE

@HealingThruTarot’s #httOctoberTarotChallenge2024 Prompt
Prompt for October 15th : How to put what haunts me to rest.

Orchid Valley Tarot - The Star, Three of Pentacles, King of Wands, Four of CupsReading Summary: Allow yourself to depend on others (Three of Pentacles), no matter how ephemeral and illusory it might feel to do so (The Star). Focus on where you want your passions to take you (King of Wands), while taking care to be mindful of where you are now (Four of Cups).

Take Away: As today’s meditation session mentioned, happiness and success are not measured at the end of your journey, but experienced along the way with each and every small reward and accomplishment you experience. Lean into the trust and optimism needed to invite others on this journey with you.  You’re not alone.

DECK USED: ORCHID VALLEY TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I’ve been having some stomach troubles over the past few days. I finally had enough of waiting for them to sort themselves out and took some Imodium.

Transformation Through Healing

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Hand of Doom Tarot's Wheel of Fortune and Halloween Affirmation Cards@GlitterbyInk #OctoberCauldron24 Prompt
Cauldron of Motion Prompt for October 14th : Healing

Today’s draw is the Wheel of Fortune card combined with “I am as magical as a sorcerer’s spell.”

It is an absolute miracle that we are able, as people, to heal ourselves of many issues and trauma through self reflection. This quality is one unique to humanity, that we are able to take our  negative experiences and transform them from trauma to treasure through the healing process.

Sometimes, it feels like it’s too much.  Like what is being put on our shoulders is unfair, and yet we still learn from them.  The reminder here in today’s cards is that even when our “luck is down” and we’re struggling with life, there is always a silver lining to any experience if we’re willing to heal and grow from the situation we find ourselves in.

DECKS USED:  HAND OF DOOM TAROT AND SELF-MADE HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATION DECK

@Lionharts #TheOctoberTarot Season of the Witch Prompt
Question for October 14th : Barefoot I dance, so wild, so free, what should I seek, embrace, or see?

Skele-Tarot - The World, Seven of Wands, Eight of PentaclesReading Summary: If you want to move forward into something new (The World), you will need to let go of being so defensive at every turn (Seven of Wands), and embrace putting in the hard work that it will take (Eight of Pentacles) to get there.

Take Away: Putting in hard work and letting go of defensive reactions is the path forward to turning over a new leaf in your life.

Don’t worry so much about fighting back against those that don’t matter, and instead focus on the work that needs to be done.   Only through that hard work will you step into the future with confidence.

DECK USED: SKELE-TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for October 14th : Spellwork : What new theme needs manifested in your life now?

Hand of Doom Tarot - Two of Cups, Six of Swords, Knight of PentaclesReading Summary: Turning over a new leaf towards a healthier future (Six of Swords) requires depending on those that you trust (Two of Cups) to help you in moving forward. Even when moving forward takes a long time (Knight of Pentacles).

Take Away: It’s time to consider that your request for help from those that you love and trust doesn’t have to be of the “just right this minute” variety.

You have a tendency to see your requests for help as temporary and short term, but its important to remember that it absolutely can be something longer term if you need it to be.

DECK USED: HAND OF DOOM TAROT

@HealingThruTarot’s #httOctoberTarotChallenge2024 Prompt
Prompt for October 14th : Burden to lay to rest in the graveyard.

Dark Grimoire Tarot - Four of Swords, Wheel of Fortune, Knight of Swords, Six of WandsReading Summary: Don’t be so impulsive (Knight of Swords Rx) in your desire to please others (Six of Wands Rx). Give it a rest (Four of Swords) and let them take care of themselves instead (Wheel of Fortune).

Take Away: Why do you try to help and/or please those that could give a rats ass about you and your own well-being?  Instead, let them deal with their own issues and step away to take care of yourself more and please them less.

Those that need your help and -care- about you, will understand that you need to do things your way and at your own pace.  Bury the rest.

DECK USED: DARK GRIMOIRE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I had myself a little extra cuddle time with Ms Luna today.