Today’s meditation was a ten minute long #DailyCalm session from the @Calm app.

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The @GlitterbyInk #DecemberDays25 Beyond the Solstice Challenge
The Mystic Prompt for December 3 : Enchanted
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Hierophant card, which is traditionally a representation of traditions, spiritual guidance, long standing institutions, teachers and guides, and themes that deal with conformity and social norms.

I like traditions. I’m a big fan of the stuff that was -so good- in the past that people chose to carry it forward with them into the present.  Family traditions. Holiday traditions. Old methods of doing things that continue on for generations.  Recipes passed down through a family from one generation to the next.

All of these things are amazing to me. I like to be exposed to them. I like to ask questions, and delve in and really understand them. I like to see what makes them carry on from year to year and from generation to generation.

In a world so wrapped up in “the new”, I feel like these traditions hold extra value, for they’ve survived through lifetimes, carrying on through different ways of life and different personalities, different influences and different forces that might have disrupted them or done away with them… but somehow didn’t.

The message in today’s card and prompt combo is a reminder that traditions have value. They’re important. Today’s message encourages us to look before we leap. Before you decide to toss a tradition out the window or otherwise do away with them because you feel they are irrelevant or outdated, take some time to explore and discover why they’ve lasted so long and what that longevity says about them and the people practicing them.  Dip your toe in, and really look around first. It’s possible you might find value there you didn’t initially see.

DECK USED:  POLISH TAROT

@LightningWildflower December Arcana Challenge 
Magician Prompt for December 3rd

What is a skill I have that I undervalue?

Ten of Spades, King of Swords, Jack of Diamonds – Your ability to cut wheat from the chaff. This ability allows you to take something that’s not working and shut it down instead of allowing it to continue to get in the way. You’re able to identify a problem at its beginning and cut it out of the picture from the start, creating more room, space, and time for better plans to take hold and progress more easily.

@aplacetodock #Yuletide Oracle Challenge
Prompt for December 3rd

What is my go-to self care gift this season?

Queen of Spades, Three of Swords, Three of Diamonds – You are working on allowing others to bolster you up and keep those negative inner narratives from sneaking in and making a mess of things. You acknowledge your need for that support, and are working at ensuring you get it this season instead of ignoring your own needs.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: WINTER MAGIC, TAROT, AND GOOD PALS’ CHRISTMAS PLAYING CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsDec2025 Challenge
Philosophical Question for December 3rd

Should people care more about doing the right thing, or doing things right?

The Sun and King of Pentacles – Happiness and success grow from building a solid foundation to stand upon. Therefore, doing things right ranks above doing the right thing in the answer from these cards.

I personally disagree with this answer, as I feel that doing the right thing is far more important, even if the end result is not as success. Sometimes perfection is not the highest priority, after all.

@LightningWildflower December Arcana Challenge 
Magician Prompt for December 4th

How can I use my inner tools with more intention?

Eight of Swords Rx and Nine of Cups – Satisfaction comes from letting go of your illusions so that you can see things clearly. Remove the rose colored glasses, take off the blinders of willful ignorance, and face things head on.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Hunting Fox Word-burned Disk for Motivation and Strategy
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: POLISH TAROT

I took a pretty long nap today, which I apparently really needed.