Month: March 2026

Occasional Treats vs Feelings of Neglect

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

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 2nd : Transitional
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Food Fortunes - The Lovers / The Dog card

Today’s draw is The Lovers card (The Dog), 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.

You know what? There are certain situations in life where a hotdog is the only thing that’ll do. I know, I know… Not healthy. Or, well, a mystery meat at best.

Sometimes, though, it’s easier and better to give into your craving than deny yourself. Because sometimes when those cravings happen, they happen for a reason that goes beyond just “ooh, that would taste good”.

Denying yourself in these moments can lead to grazing, binge eating, and other habits that come from feeling like you’re neglecting something in yourself.

The message in today’s Lovers card and the “transitional” prompt is a reminder that sometimes self-care is about treating yourself once in a while. As long as it’s once in a while and not all the time.

DECK USED:  FOOD FORTUNES

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Prompts for March 1st and 2nd

Tarot Reading with the Rare Triumphs Tarot and Crystal Ball Pocket Oracle

Looking Forward: What energy am I carrying into this new month?

Ace of Wands and Go – Remember that the upswing of Spring energies is something that you can grab hold of and ride upon.

Use the stirring of new life that Spring provides to create inspiration, and then ride Spring’s energies to act on those sparks of inspiration instead of sitting on them to let them percolate.

Mars enters Pisces: Where am I being asked to act with intuition instead of force?

Ace of Swords and New Direction – Stop using logic to try and plow forward through obstacles.

Everything doesn’t have to be so damn hard all the time. Ease your path forward by listening to your intuition more and allow it to choose your direction instead of always leaning into logic, reason, and strategy. By doing so, you allow yourself to “go with the flow” more instead of having to fight every step of the way forward.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED:  RARE TRIUMPHS TAROT AND CRYSTAL BALL POCKET ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompt for March 2nd : What do you need to focus on for self-care for this month’s full moon?

Tarot Reading with the Food Fortunes deck

Reading Summary: Remember that you are still a neophyte when it comes to understanding your emotions and dealing with them (Page of Drinks). When you are feeling out of sorts, there are better options than solitude (Five of Drinks). Take these moments as a sign that it’s time to reach out to others (Two of Drinks).

Take Away: As mentioned in a previous reading on another day, solitude is not your friend at the moment. You may enjoy alone time, but it’s not always healthy for you. Instead of retreating, reach out to others. Share with them what’s going on, and let them help you in sorting out your emotions.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Turtle Figurine for encouraging Slow and Steady Progress
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  FOOD FORTUNES
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

Gideon’s Challenge – WTF

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Found Weapons

WTF

Sharp edges
and mud
but hopefully
no blood
as blades glint
in among
the leaves
to draw the eye
and give
a moment pause
as brain struggles
to piece together
what’s been seen
hiding among
winter’s decay

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

🌕 Full Moon & Lunar Eclipse in Virgo – March 2026

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Tomorrow is the full moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is courtesy of @Ethony

Full Moon in Virgo Tarot Reading with the Beautiful Creatures Tarot

Where can I offer myself grace?

King of Swords Rx – You spend a great deal of time leaning into the logical. At times, this means that you aren’t giving yourself enough room for your emotions and intuition to also have some space. Not everything can be logical all the time, so consider trying to let go of trying to keep it that way.

How can I be less critical this Full Moon?

The Paranormal – In the fall, you lean into your mediumship abilities… and then the rest of the year comes, and you have a tendency to try and lean away from them. Stop trying to pick everything apart in order to try and discount your experiences.

What health and wellness areas need attention?

Queen of Swords Rx – You need to buckle down on the methods that work to shut down that “mean girl” inner narrative you have going on. Your negative self talk has gotten a bit out of control lately.

What area of my life needs reorganizing?

Eight of Swords – It’s time to stop ignoring the problems, and instead start paying attention and strategizing your way out of the danger zone.

What repressed desire needs to be honored during this eclipse?

Knight of Swords Rx – Lean into not pushing yourself so hard right now. Let go of your overzealous and unreasonable expectations for yourself.

Full Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

The Star – YES to getting back on the horse where your optimism and positivity practices are concerned. Do it!

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Baby’s Breath Bundle for Connecting to Purity of Heart
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Lepidolite for Facilitating Calm Transitions
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: BEAUTIFUL CREATURES TAROT

Unrecognized Wealth

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 1st : Threshold
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Numinous Tarot - Ten of Pentacles - Ten of Tomes

Today’s draw is the Ten of Pentacles (Tomes), which is traditionally a representation of satisfaction and stability in the area of one’s finances, resources, home, health, manifestations, and the physical world. This often translates into themes that have to do with hard earned success, accomplishments, abundance created through patience and hard work.

I love myself a good library. It’s full of so much potential and so many things that I don’t know, but that are right of my fingertips to find out.

For me, libraries are magical places, and books on paper are magical things. Don’t get me wrong, I think digital books and audiobooks have their place. For me that place is in the fiction category for audiobooks, and the deck guidebooks category for digital.

When it comes to actual research, non-fiction, and learning new things, though, it’s all about the print books. There is a tactile sensation to learning things in books that you cannot get through digital or audiobook. If I read a physical book on a subject, that tactile experience allows me to reference different parts of the book, depending on how many pages are on each side, where in a page something appears, and how many pages it feels like I’ve turned. This means that later on down the road (even years later) if I need to reference this material, my tactile memory will be able to help me find these particular sections and excerpts. Because of this, I can usually find what I’m looking for within seconds, or minutes at most.

In a digital book however, there is no tactile memory involved. If I need to go back later to find an excerpt or to reference a particular portion of the book, I have to guesstimate where in the book it was because there’s no tactile guidance to help me find it. This process then takes at least twice as long for me… and sometimes much longer. Especially if I cannot remember the exact wording of what I was looking for, so there’s no way to search it.

This is one of the many reasons that in my opinion, libraries represent a wealth that we cannot get through any other source. A wealth that is shared with others in our community. It can be enhanced by digital offerings, but it shouldn’t be replaced by them.

Today’s Ten of Pentacles card combined with the “threshold” prompt asks us to consider where in our life are we taking for granted a source of wealth in our lives, and why aren’t we stepping forward to take advantage of that opportunity?

DECK USED:  NUMINOUS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompt for March 1st : Do Spread 1
With Spring approaching, it’s time to start cleaning out the old energies of hibernation and stagnation that Winter can often bring. In this spread, look for those thoughts and things that need to be let go in order to allow yourself to flourish this Spring.

Tarot Reading with the Numinous Tarot

What do I need to let go of to…

Ease My Mind – Mystic of Vials (King of Cups)

Instead of allowing your emotions to overwhelm you and make you retreat into your shell, work on reaching out to those that help you in your journey to learning about your emotions and allow them to guide you when you are feeling vulnerable and uncertain.

When you do so all of the anxieties and “what if” thinking becomes much quieter and easier to deal with, instead of overwhelming you. Control isn’t the answer.

Lighten My Heart – Eight of Bells (Swords)

Stop hiding. Turning a blind eye and pretending something doesn’t bother you doesn’t make it go away. Nor will it solve the problem. Yes, now and then it will resolve itself. Unfortunately, more often than not all it does is allow things to grow and become worse before you have to deal with them, creating more work and stress for you in the end.

Free My Creative Spark – Mystic of Tomes (King of Pentacles) atop Dreamer of Candles (Page of Wands)

Accept that it’s okay to make mistakes and not have all the answers.

Let go of the concept that you need to be right all the time. You know that’s not true. A part of learning and growing is accepting that you don’t know everything, and accepting the challenge of seeking those answers.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Chinese Silver Grass for fostering Grounding and Nurturing Stability
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  NUMINOUS TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

Gideon’s Challenge – Hug Me

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Boo Boo Bunny Stuffie Doll

Hug Me

The ache inside
is a knot
that lives
deep within
at solar plexus
radiating
fissures of red
outward
along nerve endings
to set alight
stinging tingles
in the soft flesh
of inner forearms
and palms

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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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 Enchanted Tarot and Dreamflow Lenormand

Earth – Three of Pentacles – Make sure you aren’t trying to deal with everything all on your own. Remember that just because others don’t do things the way that you do or it takes them longer to do it than it would you, doesn’t mean that it’s not helping… because you’re still not the one having to do those things.

Air – Queen of Pentacles – Combat your pessimistic thoughts and negative inner narratives by leaning into those things that help to nurture a greater sense of stability in your life.

Water – Five of Pentacles – Remember that an upheaval in your emotions and experiencing uncertainty (as you often do during subdrop) have a tendency to exacerbate your feelings of scarcity. That doesn’t necessarily mean that the scarcity in your life has increased, only that it feels like it has.

Fire – Four of Hearts (Cups) – Skipping your meditation is not helping you in any way, shape, or form. Give yourself the self-love that you need right now by working on stepping back into the practice.

Waning – Key and Moon – Although it’s often easy for you to say “I don’t know”, some people don’t take that well and try to bring you down in those moments. Rather than handing them the key to your emotions and how to influence them, allow your “I don’t know” to stand as a strength instead.

Waxing – Child and Man – There is maturity in looking back at what has worked and what hasn’t, and learning from those experiences so that you don’t repeat them.

Take Away – You’re flirting with subdrop at the moment, and that makes all the bad things feel a little worse. Keep in mind that these are emotion driven sensations, not a shift of reality. Give yourself the loving kindness you need to find stability during this struggle, and invite others to help you in keeping up with your responsibilities.

DECKS USED: ENCHANTED TAROT AND DREAMFLOW LENORMAND