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The @GlitterbyInk #NovemberWhispers25 Liminal Dreamland Challenge
Shape-Shifter Prompt for November 13 : Wings
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Lovers card, which is traditionally a representation of love and relationships, long term contracts, harmonious unions, and making choices that are geared toward what is best for you.

I wandered across a video recently on IG where someone was going off about how if anything in your life isn’t a “hell yeah!” then it should immediately be a “fuck no”. They indicated that this should be across the board from work to people, relationships to hobbies, etc. They said that if you think about spending your time on it and it’s not a “Hell yeah” inner response, then it’s got to go, because life is too short to waste your time on things you don’t enjoy.

While in broad strokes, I agree with this sentiment, I also disagree with it a great deal. Just because you might not be in the mood doesn’t mean someone or something is not for you. Just because we feel in a slump, doesn’t mean abandoning people or things that (during the slump’s duration) don’t light us up. Hell, I deal with episodes of severe clinical depression. If I followed what this influencer was saying? I’d self destruct my life at least once a year, and probably be a coke or heroin addict.

The message in today’s card, combined with the “wings” prompt, is a reminder that a lot of times the messages that influencers put out there are an effort to lift you up and encourage you. That doesn’t mean that you follow their advice to the letter.

The video that I watched was uplifting and encouraging and empowering; and while I enjoy those emotions as I watch the video, I have the good sense not to follow the advice verbatim.

Today’s message is a reminder that it’s okay to let things lift you up for a moment of experience. To let them send you aloft with a draft of hope and empowerment under your wings… just don’t lose your common sense and the knowledge of what’s right (and healthy) for you along the way.

DECK USED:  THE WHEEL OF CHANGE TAROT

The @owlandbonestarot #78DaysOfTarotSpreads Challenge
The Hermit Spread

What guidance do you seek?

Ten of Pentacles – You seek ways to find a greater sense of security. You struggle a great deal with scarcity issues, both real and imagined. As a result, you are constantly seeking a greater sense of stability in your life. A perspective where the fears that drive your feelings of scarcity are divorced from your sense of stability and security.

What light helps you find an answer?

Eight of Pentacles – The answers you seek lie in applying yourself to learning new techniques to build that stability in your life. You won’t get there by sitting on your laurels. Instead, you need to work at trial and error to develop what will work for you, then hone that into a skill you can use.

What message do you receive?

The Emperor Rx – Remember that it’s okay to let someone else take the reins now and then. Instead of worrying about the greater good, focus more on what lies within and what you need.

What inner truth becomes illuminated?

Death Rx – Stagnancy is not your friend, no matter how comfortable it may seem. Don’t ignore the subtle changes going on around you, as they prepare you for the larger ones to come.

What insight comes in stillness?

Nine of Wands Rx – There’s no need to take on change with a defensive approach. There’s no need to be on guard all the time.  Use moments of stillness to take a breath and release the tension, instead of seeing them as the silent pall in which to brace for impact.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Wood Fern for Exorcising Negative Influences
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: FABLED CLOUDLAND TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2025 Challenge
Past Prompts for November 13th : What from the past is…

Blocking My Way – Queen of Cups and The Old Cabin – Your emotional attachment to security and safety is an obstacle in your path. This includes your introverted tendencies and urges to hide away instead of connecting to others that can nurture you emotionally.

Distracting My Attention – Knight of Swords and The Almighty Mountain – You have a tendency to take on challenges without considering if they may become too heavy for you to comfortably carry on your journey.

Tying My Hands – Queen of Wands atop The High Priestess; The Dead Tree – Although the pied piper of inspiration calls your name, you first have to discard what’s no longer working. If you weren’t holding on to those things so tightly and let them fall away naturally, you’d have an easier time dancing to the tune of your inner calling.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Desert Rose Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: THE WHEEL OF CHANGE TAROT AND BOB ROSS ORACLE

Due to the veterans day / remembrance day holiday, orders were all messed up this week. I managed to get them done tonight, though, which which feels like it has taken a huge amount of pressure off.