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@GlitterbyInk #Novelember24 Challenge
One Word Book Title Prompt for November 1st : Hero

Today’s draw is The World card combined with the affirmation “No matter how awful today is, you get to curl into bed at the end of it.”

There are times in life you have no choice but to step in and be the hero in someone else’s world.  Like when a car is on fire and there’s a kid stuck in it in a car seat, or a parent leaves fireworks where a child can find them and light them up in their apartment.

At these times?  It fucking SUCKS to be you.  It just does. The day sucks, the situation sucks, and you just have to do the best you can and hope for the best.

Even on these days, though? There’s a prize waiting for you at the end. A bed… a blessed bed and the ability to curl up into it and shut down for a while with the promise that tomorrow will be a new day and surely better than this one… or at the very least?  Different than this one.

DECKS USED:  ORIENTAL SKULL TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2024 Challenge
Prompt for November 1st: Do the All Saints Day Spread

A message that your Ancestors would like to give you at this time.

New Narratives – Change is not always bad and doesn’t have to be feared. Look at how using positivity and optimism has helped in keeping the effects of your negative self talk from getting out of hand. The key in times of change is to look for opportunities to turn those changes taking place into a positive.

A message your Ancestors have been trying to convey that you have not been receptive to in the past.

Wayfinding – You are too stuck in your ways. The times you have fared the best and really shine are when you are open to adaptation and being flexible with your methods while keeping your eye on the prize you seek. Remember, stagnancy is not your friend, no matter how good and safe it may feel.

How to be more open to messages from your Ancestors in the future.

Disruption – Set aside time for them when they can have your undivided attention, and lean into reaching for them in times of chaos. Like those that you surround yourself with in the physical world, your Ancestors also want to help.

How to honor and connect more strongly with your Ancestors going forward.

Beauty In Death – Accept them in the state they come to you in, and appreciate that it is through their love for you that they continue to reach out from beyond the veil.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Northern Red Oak Leaf for Strength and Determination
Dried Red Maple Leaves for Adaptability and Connection
Foraged Japanese Yew Sprig for Resurrection and Rebirth
Foraged Deer Rib for Connection through the Veil
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Picture Jasper for Sense of Proportion and Grounding
Selenite Dragonfly Disk for Purification During Times of Transition

DECK USED: DEATH DOULA ORACLE

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Question for November 1st : Happy Witch’s New Year! Pull 3 cards for new focus in the coming year.

Six of Cups – You have been through a lot.  When you turn back to look at the past, make sure what you are taking from these times of reflection are positive messages and influences.  Every bad thing that has happened in your life has a silver lining of one kind or another. It’s important to seek out and prioritize that silver lining, and encourage it to outshine the trauma and scars.

Five of Cups Rx – The more you focus on the negative the more negative things will become, and so will life in general. Your natural inclination needs to be balanced with positivity and optimism, or it will drag you down into the dark of depression. In the year ahead, continue to work on counterbalancing that pessimistic negativity that is a part of your nature.

Ace of Cups atop King of Swords – Stop trying so hard to reason out your emotions. You are a novice at this after spending a lifetime shoving your emotions down and burying them.  When emotions arise, feeling new and unfamiliar, they need time to be absorbed and experienced rather than picked apart and examined under a microscope.

DECK USED: ORIENTAL SKULL TAROT

I started taking an immune booster today because J is sick.  (Remember all those “reestablish your wards” reminders over the past few days.  Yeah, well… maybe that suggestion wasn’t magical in nature after all.)