The Soul’s Exhale

Today’s meditation was a self directed ten minute session that was focused on a Forest Meditation card, which states, “The Home of Senses” and, in the guidebook, encourages seeking comfort in your surroundings by expanding your senses and letting them guide you, then focusing in on what drew you in the first place.

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Forest Meditations and Casanova Tarot's Eight of WandsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Eight of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of action, speed, alacrity, fast paced events or change, or having a target goal in your sights that you are charging towards.

Where in your life do you feel most at ease? Where is that place where your inner tension eases up and the knot in your solar plexus unfolds? Is it your own home where you find that deep breath for the soul? Is it another house? In the woods? In your car? At the beach?

We all need these moments where we breathe easier and tension falls away. We all have places where we don’t have to work at these moments of peace, but instead it feels almost as if they’re gifted to us.

Today’s message asks us where these places are for you, and encourages visiting them and appreciating them posthaste.

There will always be times when you need that breath of air for the soul and ease of tension. The message for today is an encouragement to identify where these places are, acknowledge what those places gift us, and not to hold back on giving yourself that when you need it.

DECK USED:  CASANOVA TAROT AND FOREST MEDITATIONS

#DiscordTarotholicsSep2025 Challenge
Prompt for September 21st
: Do the Second Harvest Spread

Second Harvest Oracle Reading with the 100 Dragons Oracle

Amber – Where do I need to work on my emotions to create more balance in my life?

Taco Drake – Your issues with scarcity mean that you’re always grasping for more and never feel like you have enough. This mentality translates to your emotions that you are never enough and can never do good enough. To create more balance in your life, you need to work on easing up on this cycle that your issues with scarcity create.

Cedar – How can I use my present day fortitude to strengthen my future protection?

Pansy Plucker – Even during times when you are struggling and at the end of your rope, make sure that you are continuing to seek out the small pleasures and little joys in life. Being able to bring this positive practice forward with you into the future will help to protect you from the negative self talk in your head.

Marigold – Where should I focus on my health in order to develop a happier outlook?

Metal Nibbler – Pause before you put stuff in your mouth. Work on eating healthier, instead of just grabbing whatever is available and easy. Quick snacks are all well and good until it turns out that that’s all you’re eating all day long. When your diet is balanced, you feel happier and healthier.

Walnut – How can I be more discerning in picking positive friendships?

Teacup Lung – Make sure that those you choose to associate with aren’t adding more drama to your life. Look for those that are there to support you when you need it and care about your well-being, instead of having their own ulterior motives that leave them unconcerned with your struggles.

Sapphire – How can I best discern between logical thought and true wisdom?

Tinker Imp – Play with these thoughts and look at how to apply them to different scenarios in life. Wisdom doesn’t need tinkering, but logic often does.

Yarrow – How can I move from a place of trauma into a place of healing?

Oracle Wyvern – Stay open to working with your ancestors and guides. They are there to help you if you’re open to it, and will come to you when you’re ready if you trust them to step in when needed; but no sooner.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dehydrated Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: 100 DRAGONS ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

I bought myself frosted two-bite brownies today, and they are delicious.

Gideon’s Challenge – Nineteen

Dragonfly - Blue-tailed damselflyNineteen

“You aren’t
nineteen anymore.”
The words hit
like a bowling ball
in the gut
and I’m not
sure why
when this fact
has been true
for well over
a decade
at this point
and my mind says,
“So what?”
while by body says,
“Exactly right.”

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.

The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with the Feng Shui Tarot and Earth Lenormand Romulus & Remus Edition

EarthSeven of Cups – “One situation improves another.” – Guidebook

Our situations in life are created by the building blocks we use to get there where we’re going. Each time you make a choice, it influences your life and all of the things in your life, as well as your trajectory forward into the future. Make sure this week that you are making choices that align with the direction you want to go in.

AirKnight of Cups – Sometimes it’s not enough to know which direction you want to go in. You actually have to take action to get there. Just make sure that those actions you choose are well thought out and strategic; not reactionary or rash.

WaterFive of Wands atop Knight of Swords – Take care to temper your “get up and go” this week. Although stagnancy is not your friend, you need to make sure that you’re discussing your plans and ideas with others and getting their input before you move forward. This week is not a “do it now and tell them about it later” type a week, so try to avoid that mentality.

FireKing of Swords – A good leader listens to those that they lead. Strategy is a big part of your path this week, but part a of strategy involves listening to others and weighing in their ideas along side your own. Make sure that you are actually listening, and not just “hearing” them.

WaningMice and Whip – Negative thoughts are corrosive and unhealthy. Make sure that you’re whipping your self into shape where this is concerned instead of sinking into those negative narratives going on in your head. They might feel familiar and familiar, but they’re poisoning the well.

WaxingShip and Rider – Participate in the world instead of holding yourself apart from it. Make sure that you’re paying attention to the direction you’re going in with the choices you’re able to make for yourself; for even while your current path is being forced upon you, the unexpected can still rear up and land in your lap.

Take Away – Your emotions have you in a state where acting without thought or through emotion alone is very much your first instinct. Take care not to rush or make snap decisions this week, though, no matter how much you are tempted to do so.  Move with caution and care, and think things out including sharing them with others for their input, before taking any actions.

DECKS USED: FENG SHUI TAROT AND EARTH LENORMAND ROMULUS AND REMUS EDITION