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The @GlitterbyInk #DecemberDays25 Beyond the Solstice Challenge
The Mystic Prompt for December 2 : Dreamy
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Six of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of nostalgia, joyful memories, childhood experiences, and revisiting the past in some way.

“It’s the positive memories that we need to hold onto.”

So often the things we hold onto from the past are the trauma and the scars. The negative is so much easier to remember and to believe. The greatest value in our memories, though, is that hidden among the negative are all the positive experiences we’ve had as well.

These positive experiences can be uplifting. They can shift our outlook from pessimistic to a more positive perspective.

The message in today’s card  combined with the “dreamy” prompt is that sometimes it’s okay to just take a bit of time to daydream. And, in these daydreams, to slide back into the past to revisit positive experiences so that they hold a more dominant place in your mind than the negative ones.

DECK USED:  THE SOUL’S HAVEN TAROT

@aplacetodock #Yuletide Oracle Challenge
Prompts for December 1st and 2nd

What is my Yule/Christmas theme for December?

Scythe, Two of Swords, Gentleman – Check and double check your decisions before you follow through on them in order to cut out any misunderstandings or accidental faux pas. Make sure that the things you say are taken in the vein that you mean them to be, and pay attention to the reactions of others around you so that you can adjust your approach when needed.

What can I do to welcome the Christmas Spirit?

Rider, The Tower, Birds – Selective hearing is the friend that will carry you through the holiday season and allow you to see its gifts instead of its unpleasant aspects. Remember that we can’t stave off all unfortunate events that may come, but we can control how we react to them and encourage others to react in more positive ways as well.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Bear Figure for Strength and Fostering Protective Instincts
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: SNOWLAND TAROT AND SIMPLY CHRISTMAS LENORMAND

@LightningWildflower December Arcana Challenge 
Fool Prompts for December 1st and 2nd

What assumptions or fears have kept me from trying something new?

Two of Pentacles Rx and Six of Pentacles – The fear that being too generous with yourself will upset the apple cart and send everything in your life out of balance. You built what you have on a foundation of self abuse, self neglect, and working well beyond your limits. You worry that turning the tide concerning your needs and treating yourself better will also turn the tide on what you’ve accomplished.

How can I release control and trust the journey ahead?

Three of Pentacles and Knight of Cups – Remember to lean on others in order to give yourself the ability to go after the things that you actually enjoy.

They are there to help and take off some of that load that you used to carry all on your own.  This means that you’re not “dropping the ball”, but rather, handing it off.  When you allow them to step in and help, it frees you up to give yourself that extra care that you’re trying to instill in your life these days… without everything falling apart.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Lepidolite for Facilitating Calm Transitions
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE SOUL’S HAVEN TAROT

I was a nice person to someone that was a complete pain in my ass, instead of saying what I really wanted to say.