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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 17th : left unsaid
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Death card, which is traditionally a representation of gradual organic changes, loss, slow moving transitions, and letting go.

Take a moment to consider those that are important to you. Not just those you love or even those you like, but those who were formative in your life in others ways as well.

If you were never be able to see or speak to them again, what would you regret having never said? What would you regret not having said more often?

In the Peita (depicted in the art in the card) there has always been an impression of regret for me. A lament of not just loss, but also the loss of opportunity to express oneself to that who you’ve lost.

The message in today’s Death card and the “quote “left unsaid” prompt is a reminder that the people in your life won’t be there forever. If there are things that you want to say or things that you need to say, but haven’t gotten up to to do it yet… there’s no time like the present. Don’t wait until it’s too late. If you do, that regret will live within you you, carried on your shoulders for the rest of your life.

DECK USED:  GOLDEN BOTTICELLI TAROT

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge
The Rise Prompts for April 16th through 18th

What am I ready to begin without waiting for the perfect moment?

Nine of Pentacles and Patience is a Virtue – Only appreciation, satisfaction, and gratitude. Everything else requires patience and timing.

Where is my energy naturally leading me next?

Eight of Wands and The Importance of Routine – Reign in your energy to find the routines you need. You have the energy and capability right now of getting things organized. Take that spark of energy that spring is eager to offer you, and use it to create the foundation you need for what comes next.

What is already in motion that I can actively support?

Knight of Swords and Stretch Regularly – Continue to expand your mind beyond it’s current limits. Seek outside the box solutions and ideas. The more you learn, the more flexible your mind will become.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Dried Hoya Leaf for Inward Exploration
Dried Lavender Bundle for Calming and Comfort
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: BLOOD MOON TAROT AND THE ENLIGHTENED CAT ORACLE

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge
New Moon in Aries Prompt for April 17 : Where do I need to act rather than wait?

Reading Summary: You can only move in the direction (Six of Swords) of future success (The Sun) by letting go (Six of Swords) of the control you constantly seek over every little thing in your life (Four of Pentacles atop Queen of Swords).

Take Away: You’re strangling everything and smothering yourself with that tight-fisted grip of control you insist on. When things start to strangle, instead of loosening that grip, you just continue to tighten more and more.

You’re not truly in control anyway. It’s just an illusion.

So stop buying into the illusion of control and you will be able to flow more smoothly towards the successes you want to achieve.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Foraged Red Pine Cone for Inner Strength and Rejuvenation
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  GOLDEN BOTTICELLI TAROT

I talked out my worried feelings with Gid instead of going to bed with them still eating at me.