Heed the Warning Signs

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

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge

Prompt for April 7th
: smoke signals

Daily Mental Health Prompt
: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Hundred-Acre Arcana - The Devil card

Today’s draw is The Devil card, which is traditionally a representation of temptation, struggles with moderation, harmful excesses, addiction, and self-harm.

Look at that… the card even has a campfire.

The “oh shit” moment of falling into old habits or allowing oneself to fall into the grip of an addiction doesn’t just come upon us all of a sudden. There are warning signs that build up to that “oh shit” moment.

Whether or not we watch for and/or listen to those warning signs directly influences not just whether or not that “oh shit” moment arrives, but in what manner it does if it’s too late to stop it entirely.

The message in today’s Devil card and “smoke signals” prompt as a reminder that warning signs are not there to be ignored. When you ignore them, you give what’s building up permission to do what it will to you and your life. Today’s message encourages us to not ignore these warning signs and smoke signals when they appear, but take them to heart and be proactive in acting on them.

DECK USED:  THE HUNDRED ACRE ARCANA

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge

The Roots Prompt for April 7th
: In what area of my life does progress unfold without force?

Tarot Reading with the Hundred-Acre Arcana and Cloud Rune Legend Lenormand

Reading Summary: Conversation (Center Card) is often the best form of support (Man) you can give to the grieving (Coffin).

Take Away: Grief moves at its own pace, and no amount of nudging or manipulation can push it to do so any faster. It’s not -meant- to be convenient.

The grieving widow in your life needs you to hold space for her more than anything else you could provide. You don’t even have to take over the conversation for this to happen. Just listen as she tells her stories, even if you’ve heard them a million times before.

These discussions and the walks down memory lane that they often contain are her way of grieving. When you sit with her and listen it gives her an anchor in the storm.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Goat Figure as Sympathetic Representation of Amalthea
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE HUNDRED ACRE ARCANA BONUS CARDS AND CLOUD RUNE LEGEND LENORMAND

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge

Listen Prompt for April 7th : What inner wisdom is emerging?

Tarot Reading with the Hundred-Acre Arcana

Reading Summary: You attract more bees (Four of Pentacles) with honey (Three of Cups) than vinegar (Knight of Wands Rx).

Take Away: You draw more good things into your life by taking life on through a lens of positive perspectives than you will by being negative all the time.

This includes positivity in the form of being considerate of yourself and considerate of others, instead of just trying to plow on through to the point of it being unhealthy.

Honestly, when you started the whole “instill more positivity and optimism into my life” endeavor, you really had no faith in it helping. Not with your outlook, not with your depression, and not with any of the aspects of your life that you felt were important to you.

You’ve come to discover, though, that this is not the case. The effort does make a difference. A difference that you sometimes barely notice, but others notice all the time. They then, in turn, enjoy being around you more often.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE HUNDRED ACRE ARCANA
Daily Self Kindness

I started early on orders in order to make sure I got done with them at a decent time.

Gideon’s Challenge – Pre-Dawn

Perfect Brew Cup of Chamomile Tea

Pre-Dawn

A moment
of quiet peace
sitting still
with steam
slowly rising
to fill the air
with the scent
of chamomile
as the sun
rises
on a new day
that I’m
not at all
ready for

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