Day: March 11, 2026

Taking To the Sidelines

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 11th : Periphery
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tarocco dell'Orror - The Emperor

Today’s draw is the Emperor card, which is traditionally a representation of taking charge, responsibility, authority, structure, and focusing on the greater good.

You don’t have to be in the thick of things to make sure that things are going the way you want them to. After all, with a herd of sheep, it’s not the sheep that are in charge, but the shepherd who lets them roam and then steps in when is needed to get them back on track.

By the same turn, you could do the same. There’s no need to micromanage.

The message in today’s Emperor card combined with the “Periphery” prompt as a reminder to take a step back, loosen your grip, and let them roam. Micromanaging just gets on everyone’s nerves, including your own. You can often keep things on track from the periphery instead of being right in the middle of it all the time.

DECK USED:  TAROCCO DELLA’ORROR

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Jupiter Direct Prompt for March 11th : What area of my life is ready to begin expanding?

Intuitive Tarot Reading with the Teen Witch Tarot

Reading Summary: A new sense of abundance awaits (Left Card), as long as you’re willing to pick yourself up and get back on the horse again with strength and bravery (Right Card) each time you take a fall (Center Card).

Take Away: We all fall down now and then. If you let yourself give up at the first (or third) sign of failure, you miss out on the rewards that can come with trying again.

You struggle quite often with a sense of scarcity. If you can make it through the hard parts and keep going, though, there’s an abundance coming your way that will help in pushing that mentality of scarcity away.

This means confronting your fears, though, and getting back into the thick of things to figure things out and put things in line again.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Dried Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Turtle Figurine for encouraging Slow and Steady Progress
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TEEN WITCH TAROT (trimmed naked)

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Philosophical Question for March 11th : Is love an inherent emotion, or is it learned behavior?

Tarot Reading with the Tarocco dell'Orror

Reading Summary: Even animals nurture their offspring (l’Imperatrice and Regina di Denari), creating room and stability for growth and success (Dieci di Denari).

Take Away: These cards indicate that love is an inherent emotion. That is, if we define love as support and care.

I’m well aware that not everyone defines love the same, but these cards appear to be speaking about the base emotion only. The response from the cards also doesn’t take into account that people express love in a myriad of different ways.

Things like devotion, passion, romance, and all of those other methods of expression and accoutrements are perhaps learned behavior; but the base emotion itself is inherent.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Cedar Tips for Protection from Negative Influences
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Green Jasper and Tiger Eye Turtle for Confidence within Progress
Clear Quartz for a boost of Intentional Energies
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  TAROCCO DELLA’ORROR
Daily Self Kindness

I treated myself to donuts and hot chocolate while on my drive this morning.

Gideon’s Challenge – Erotic

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Erotic

how is it
that even
on a dreary day
at work
in the
garden center
my brain
somehow finds
a way
to wander
back to you
again and again

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

🎨 Weekly Creativity Prompt – Different Scenarios

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Prompt : “The purpose of this activity is to practice interpreting small spreads by combining card meanings, symbols and intuition. We will all interpret the same cards based on a few different (imaginary) situations. A 3 card spread will be posted together with 2 more specific scenarios. It’s your choice which scenario you’d prefer to use, or if you’d rather do a general reading of these cards as for an imaginary querent.”

Star Maiden Tarot - Wheel of Fortune, Page of Swords, and Justice

Scenario 1 – Kayla is worried about her upcoming month-long trip abroad. There’s a niggling feeling that something’s going to go wrong, but she can’t figure out if it’s just anxiety or if there’s something to it.

The cards here offer advice for your trip. Take care when things challenge your sense of right and wrong (Page of Swords and Justice). There will be some ups and downs (Wheel of Fortune) on this trip, and you need to stay true to what you feel is right instead of trying to get around any obstacles through unethical or sneaky means. Doing so will only create an opportunity for backlash.

It’s nothing you can’t get through, but it’s important to consider -how- you do so. Even if that means going back to the drawing board mid-journey.

Scenario 2 – Oni has been feeling directionless in their life over the last few months, not sure where to look for that “spark” to keep them going. With Spring arriving, they feel ready to approach this again with new energy but they want help to get going.

It’s easy to fall into a bit of a slump during the winter season. In the cycles of the seasons (Wheel of Fortune), that is often the time where we spend a bit more time at rest or even hibernating from the world.

As Spring approaches, make sure that you are leaning into something new. Don’t slip into old habits and cycles, but instead find something that creates a spark of inspiration, then start pulling at threads in that area as you dive into the rabbit hole (Page of Swords). The more you put into this pursuit, the more you’ll get out of it (Justice).

Scenario 3 – A general reading (feel free to add your own flair or a backstory).

You’re spending too much time focused on the past. What has you so distracted that instead of looking forward, you keep looking back? (Page of Swords and Justice both facing to the left.)

Seek out where a sense of imbalance (Wheel of Fortune) is holding you back from forward movement (Justice). Allow yourself to accept and deal with this issue instead of ignoring it, and you will be rewarded with a greater sense of understanding (Page of Swords).

DECK USED: STAR MAIDEN TAROT