Month: April 2026

Life’s Only Guarantee

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Today’s meditation was an eleven minute #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 1st : borrowed time
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Cleo Duck Tarot - The World card

Today’s draw is The World card, which is traditionally a representation of the end of a journey, accomplishment, the completion of a time of growth, and transitioning from one path in life to another.

We are all on borrowed time as we move through our lives. This doesn’t mean, though, that we should rush through like we’re on some sort of deadline, but rather that we need to slow down and savor every moment we can of the journey.

Life is better when you slow down to enjoy the little things, and pause to celebrate one’s accomplishments. These moments give our lives meaning, and add flavor to our day to day.

The message in today’s World card and the “borrowed time” prompt is a reminder that the only guaranteed in our futures is that someday we’ll all die. Stop rushing into the future, for you rush towards that end fate in doing so. Instead, do all that you can to enjoy every moment possible of the present.

DECK USED:  CLEO DUCK TAROT LIMITED EDITION

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge
Prompt for April 1st : Do the Seed & Soil Spread

Tarot Reading with the World of Bunnies Tarot

The Soil : What in my life is ready to grow with me?

Four of Pentacles Rx – A healthier outlook on your finances (and your hoard) is needed. Perhaps it’s time to reevaluate what you have and what you can let go of. A new mindset could make for a better and easier journey.

The Seed : What is just beginning to emerge?

Three of Pentacles – You’ve been working on learning how to ask for help and on working with others instead of taking everything on yourself. Remember that, although this endeavor is a work in progress and has it’s occasional setbacks, you are getting somewhere a little at a time in this area.

The Pulse : Where is energy rising that I can follow?

Page of Cups – Emotions and imagination have their place, and that place is in the here and now. Spring energies are allowing for you to grab hold and ride upon a wave of creativity and emotion; you just have to remember to take them both together rather than picking favorites.

The Space : What is asking me to make space for it?

The Devil – Combined with the Four of Pentacles Rx that was pulled earlier in this reading, what we see here as a request to do a cull of decks from your collection in order to allow space for more to join your collection that better suit your needs and preferences.

The Invite : What am I stepping into as this begins?

Knight of Cups – It may not look like a pursuit of happiness and your dreams in the moment, but that is exactly where you’re headed if you choose to move forward into this endeavor.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Chinese Silver Grass for fostering Grounding and Nurturing Stability
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: WORLD OF BUNNIES TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 1st : What do you need to focus on for self-care for today’s full moon?

Tarot Reading with the Cleo Duck Tarot Limited Edition

Reading Summary: Dive into learning the ropes for strategic (Page of Swords) changes that you know need to take place (Death), no matter the emotions that may be trying to keep you where you are (Ace of Cups). The changes that are coming are going to happen whether you’re ready for it or not (Death).

Take Away: When you take the time to learn the ropes involved in whatever changes needs to be made, you allow yourself time to adjust into a certain control over the situation.

This learning process needs to take place, even when you feel like wallowing and stagnancy instead of getting up and moving. If it doesn’t take place, that’s when you end up scrambling during times of change to “catch up”.

Think of it this way… You can still soak in the tub, just take the book with you to read while you’re there.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  CLEO DUCK TAROT LIMITED EDITION
Daily Self Kindness

I worked on seeing being around those that love me (as that’s where I was today) as a boon instead of something I’d rather avoid.

📆 Transitioning from March to April

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Month End Check-In Oracle Reading with the Birds Oracle Deck 1&2

Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.

Kiwi – You are poised on the cusp of letting go of what’s no longer serving you, you’re just feeling particularly shy and timid about it as yet. Still, the opportunity and potential is right there for you to reach out to, waiting for you take a leap.

The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.

Wild Turkey – Stop trying so hard to focus on finding balance, and instead let it find itself. It’ll do it on its own without your help. Instead, focus on where you want things to go and what you want out of life. Everything else will fall into place.

What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.

Your Bird – You want to enjoy life more than you are currently, and seek to allow more of your life to be tailored to the things you enjoy and want to experience.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Inca Dove – You are selling yourself short. Work harder to stop listening to that negative inner voice that keeps telling you you’re nothing special.

The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.

Sandhill Crane – You have an extensive and varied amount of knowledge and experience to help support you on your journey. Using this knowledge and experience in your efforts and pursuits is like using “cheat codes” in a video game. It gives you a leg up and allows you to work smarter instead of harder.

The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.

Turkey Vulture – You still feel some resentment over what happened a few summers ago, and sometimes feel like you are still trapped in that cycle even though life has continued on. It’s time to do some work and reflection on those lingering feelings of resentment, and how you might be able to let them go so you can perceive the present situation with more clarity instead of through the lens of that past experience.

Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.

Double-crested Cormorant – Stepping into a spiritual path you tailor just for you takes independence and courage, as well as an unerring focus on your own needs and beliefs. Take some time to reconnect with the intrepid soul of the youth that began this journey in the first place.

A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.

Monk Parakeet – What feels wrong in your home right now? What needs dealt with or repaired? Even if you have to do it a little at a time and enlist help along the way, now is the time to begin dealing with these issues.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

Brown Headed Cowbird – When you ask for help instead of just expecting it to be given, it makes for happier helpers. Know when it’s time to say “no” to doing things on your own and ask others to help you. Doing so allows you more time to do what -you- want with your time and your life.

Message from the Spirit World – Sometimes the benefits of leaning on others to help you go beyond just the help that’s given and the time and energy saved. Sometimes you get to learn new things from them, and other times teach them new things as well.

Message from the Mind’s World – If you hesitate too long, opportunity will pass you by. In the choice between action and inaction, moving toward what you want out of life is always the right answer.

Message from the Physical World – There is more to your spiritual path than thoughts and intentions. Let yourself get outside and into nature more, and as a result the muck of stagnancy will give way to flashes of inspiration. Work on the farm just isn’t cutting it where this need is concerned.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Picture Jasper for Sense of Proportion and Grounding
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Clear Quartz Man in the Moon for Amplification of Lunar Energies
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: BIRDS ORACLE DECK 1 & 2

Gideon’s Challenge – No Snow

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Distant Mountains

No Snow

I want to go
where the snow is
and breathe in
the sharp sting
of crisp air
while footsteps
crunch
and little bits
of fluff
fall to join
the glacier
covered ground
I stand upon

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