Day: September 1, 2025

Forgiveness vs Forgetting

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Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #DailyTrip sessions in the @Calm app.

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Earthbound Tarot's Three of SwordsThe @GlitterbyInk #SeptemberSoul25 Challenge
Seeds of Intention Prompt for September 1st : Remember
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Three of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of depression, grief, and disappointments. This theme often seems strange to people, being that it is seated in the Swords suit (which is often all about intellect and the mind), but it is important to remember that how we react emotionally is often rooted in how we think and what expectations we create for ourselves before everything falls apart.

Just because you refuse to forget, doesn’t mean you can’t forgive.

Some things in life stay with you. They leave permanent scars, or at least those scars seem pretty permanent when you carry them with you for decades after the fact.

The thing is though, sometimes in order for healing to begin we have to forgive. That doesn’t mean we forget what happened; nor does it mean that we start the offending party over from square one and decide that they’ve changed… because it’s very possible (and more than likely that) they haven’t.

It simply means that we no longer allow them and their past actions to make us angry and upset anymore. I’m not talking about burying your feelings either, nor pretending that you’re not angry when you really are. These feelings are valid and understandable. I’m just saying that in order to heal the wounds, sometimes we have to eventually let the hurt and anger go.

I am personally guilty of not letting things go. Hell, my main abuser in my life growing up has passed away, which means there’s really no one left to be mad at, and yet it still took me a long time after his passing to finally let go of that anger.

Today’s message tells us that as long as you allow those that hurt you to occupy your mind and control your emotions, you will not be able to heal the wounds that they have created within you. Take as long as you need to rant and rage, but eventually start looking towards letting go instead.

DECK USED:  EARTHBOUND TAROT

@de_tarotjuf Time for Yourself
#detarotjufseptembertarotchallenge
Prompt for September 1st : What would I like to evoke in my life this month?

Earthbound Tarot's Two of Cups and The Fermentation Oracle ReadingReading Summary: There needs to be some changes (Transformation) in your relationships with others (Two of Cups) in order to make them feel more stable (Grounding).

Take Away: You have fallen into the old habit of taking everything on your own shoulders, and as a result you are carrying too much of the load where responsibilities are concerned in your relationships with others.

Instead of keeping these feelings to yourself and letting the overwhelm eat you up, you need to sort things out with them so that the responsibilities, workload, and stress involved is more evenly distributed.

Remember that your friends and loved ones -want- to help you and are eager to contribute. The unpleasant feelings you are picking up concerning this aren’t coming from them, bur rather from your own reluctance to both inconvenience them as well release that tight grip on everything a little bit.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Aragonite for Truth and Understanding
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: EARTHBOUND TAROT AND THE FERMENTATION ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsSep2025 Challenge
Prompt for September 1st : What is something new you should try this month?

Earthbound Tarot's Strength card and The Flower Oracle ReadingReading Summary: Work on convincing yourself (Strength) to hold out hope and believe that a solution is forthcoming (Snowdrop). Consider your next steps with care instead of jumping the gun (Dahlia).

Take Away: This has to do with your business and the worries going on right now in that corner.

This is a message that’s currently repeating in your readings because it’s the main focus right now in your life, and so the advice keeps coming to remind you over and again… to wait.  To be patient.  To not lose hope.  To not give up.

Don’t allow your impatience to get the best of you, or your anxiety to create doomsday scenarios in  your head.  Letting that negativity in right now will just scatter you all over the place, and be a detriment to your later recovery from this time of uncertainty and struggle.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Foraged Driftwood for Weathering the Storm
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: EARTHBOUND TAROT AND THE FLOWER ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

As was brought up in the card of the day reading above today, I spent some time in communion with the memories of my abuser today, and touching upon my own efforts toward sustained forgiveness.

Gideon’s Challenge – Time Flies

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Early Autumn LeavesTime Flies

The green
begins to wander
away
so quickly
as fall
approaches
bit by bit
in small ways
that are
barely noticeable
when they
begin to
arrive

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📆 Transitioning from August to September

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Month End Check-In Oracle Reading with the Jeremy Miranda Deck

Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.

Center Card – You waffle between needing a drink and the research needed to weather these murky moments you are going through in life right now. This waffling is a fight between your self-destructive tendencies and your nature as a survivor.

There is no act you can do at this time that will help except to wait. Don’t pick up the bottle or entertain other destructive inclinations at this time. They won’t help you weather the storm, but will just make things worse.

The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.

Center Left Card – You might want to look into a new desk chair for the packaging desk in the office. You can try to fix it, but it may be worth it to replace it instead. Now, while things are silent and still is the time to deal with the issue (and catch up on  your tax paperwork, too).

What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.

Center Right Card – You are looking for hope. All the research and impatience you feel is because you are searching for hope. What you aren’t managing to grasp, though, is that this is something you have to wait for. It’s not something you can create for yourself. Not this time, at any rate.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Bottom Center Card – The heat is not helping your tolerance for “doing nothing” at this time. The unknown is encroaching far too close, and you have nothing to distract you from its pull towards the dark. Consider picking up a personal project or two to get you through this time instead of sitting on your hands doing nothing at all.

The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.

Top Center Card – Remember that there is more going on than you can possibly see or know about. Not all the unknown that’s lying beneath the surface is bad. Some of it is working to create a balance that you can’t see, feel, or understand just yet. Just because you can’t see the good work that’s happening behind the scenes, doesn’t mean it’s not there.

The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.

Bottom Left Card – Make sure when moments of envy rise up in you, that you don’t let it take control. Sometimes when you’re on the outside looking in, that’s the best place you can possibly be. Impressions can be deceiving. You just don’t know what shit they’re going through in there, and it’s probably something you don’t want to be a part of.

Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.

Bottom Right Card – It might be too hot to go out and hike in the woods, but a little walk through the wetlands might be nice. Make sure you’re getting outside for a bit. The healing nature provides it’s not as strong when you’re not in the forest among the trees, but it will still be there for you in smaller doses in places like the wetlands and parks… which is still better than nothing.

A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.

Top Left Card – Make sure you get yourself into the insurance company this month to check on your premiums and balances concerning your insurance, and that they match up with the building insurance for the condo building. Don’t procrastinate. You don’t want to be caught under-insured if something happens, no matter how unlikely that “something” might be.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

Top Right Card – Don’t worry, you’re going to get the chance to climb out of the gray into something better. You just might have to go through a dark time first in order to get there. Keep your eye on the prize, and make sure your steps are taking you in the right direction, even when those steps have to be taken at a slower pace than you’re used to.

Message from the Spirit World – Top Row – Fostering extra quiet and calm in your life and practice now will create a strong foundation of balance for when you need to start climbing that ladder.

Message from the Mind’s World – Center Row – Don’t let your negativity and pessimism eat you alive and pull you away from what really matters. That negative narrative in your head has a lot of fertile soil right now while you’re feeling hopeless. Remember that this time of stillness and struggle with hope is only temporary.

Message from the Physical World – Bottom Row – Get your ass outside. You’ll find a quality of grounding there that you’re not going to find while restricted inside doing nothing or looking at others for answers and guidance.

Take Away – Practising patience sucks, but you need to make sure you keep up on the healthy practices that keep you from falling into depression or an anxiety spiral. Do your meditation, get out in nature, keep up on policing your inner self talk for negative influences, and pick up a personal project or two to help distract you from this moment when things look so bleak.

DECKS USED: THE JEREMY MIRANDA DECK