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

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 9th : omen
Daily Mental Health Prompt : Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

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

There are times when you can reliably predict that your addictions are going to try and step in to rock the boat.

For me, this is often during those times when things are going right or well, and also in the “calm after the storm” or an especially stressful and difficult time. That moment of calm has my addictions chomping at the bit with promise to provide comfort through familiarity.

Knowing when these times are for you can help in ensuring that you don’t fall victim to their temptations. Because you know ahead of time what is going to happen, you can then prepare for it in order to better resist its pull.

The message in today’s Devil card and “omen” prompt is an encouragement to “know thyself”. Look objectively at when your unhealthy habits and addictions rise to the surface, and allow yourself to acknowledge these patterns so that you can work at asserting a little more self-control during these times.

DECK USED:  LUNA’S HELLO KITTY TAROT

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro

Chapter 3 | Entry 10 – Family and Friends

Affirmation : “My friendship’s uplift and inspire me.”

Prompt : Use the themes, symbolism, keywords, and/or artwork of the card you draw to help you describe what being “a good friend” means to you and all the ways your friendships inspire you.

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

Surprise.

Honestly, I always have a slight moment of surprise when The Fool comes to visit in my personal readings. I think because I spend so much time focused on life’s responsibilities that I sometimes forget that aspect the Fool offers exists (or can, if I let it).

What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?

Continued from above, I struggle with instilling The Fool’s energy into my life. I plot and plan, I strategize then act. Impulsivity isn’t really a big part of how I run my life.

This is often where my friends fit in, as they often provide for me a spontaneity and pursuit of fun that I have a tendency to tamp down on in myself.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

My cat does this. Not so much while I’m wrapping gifts (at that time she just wants to walk on everything), but when unwrapping them. She loves to get tangled in the ribbons and wallow on the torn wrapping paper and crumpled tissue. It’s amusing to watch her and I even have a few pics of her doing it.

My prompt response and reflections.

There’s a reminder here in this card that it’s not just the humans that provide this spontaneity and pursuit of joy in my life, but that Miss Luna does as well. This is an aspect of having a pet that I hadn’t considered before.

Other elements included in this reading:
Amethyst D20 and D6 Gemstone Dice

DECK USED: PLUSHEEN THE CAT TAROT

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge

Mars enters Aries Prompt for April 9th : What passion do I need to express?

Reading Summary: Put some more enthusiasm (Knight of Wands) into recovering (Seven of Swords) from the changes that happened last fall (Death).

Take Away: The more enthusiasm you put into trying to drag back numbers into your customer base and rebuild it into something stronger than before, the more success you’ll have in recovering from the decimating blow your business took last fall.

Whether it’s garnering a new following, or stealing the old ones back from your competition… there are shoppers out there for you and your business.

You can’t control every aspect of what’s happening, but there’s plenty that you can do to help things move in the right direction.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Carved Jade Japanese Kitsune for fostering Wisdom and Cunning
Green Jasper and Tiger Eye Turtle for Confidence within Progress
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  LUNA’S HELLO KITTY TAROT

I used an ice pack today during my meditation in an effort to head off some of the extra pain issues I’ve been having the past week or so.