Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided visualization exercise.

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge

Prompt for April 20th : weight of silence

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

Today’s draw is the Seven of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of strategic thinking, “sneaky shit”, or getting away with something. It can also often be about taking only what one can carry.

Liars need to fill the silence.

There’s a lot of tricks out there to suss out lies and liars. Most of them are faulty, especially when dealing with a practiced liar that sees lying as a skill to be honed. They learn to control what would normally be natural tells.

A technique that has worked for me, though, and is underutilized in my observation, is the application of silence.

Conversion has a natural ebb and flow to it with comfortable silences interspersed within discussion. Inserting one of these silences after a perceived lie, though, makes the liar feel a need to “fill the space”. In these silent moments, they may uncharacteristically fidget, or show tells that are normally controlled.

The weight of the silence can get to them, and whereas they usually come off easy and smooth, their composure is often rattled by silence placed directly after a lie.

The message in today’s Seven of Swords and “weight of silence” prompt is an encouragement to pay more attention to the comfortable silences in conversation, and look more closely at the uncomfortable ones to examine why they are uncomfortable and what is going on in these moments.

DECK USED: BOTANICAL GRACE TAROT

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge

The Rise Prompts for April 19th and 20th

What choice is ready to be made without further delay?

Seven of Clubs and Eight of Pentacles – Your skills are honed and the craftsmanship you put into your work is undeniable. Fight for your business. Fight for the skills and artistry that you’ve worked for decades to develop.

Politics and the mess created there can only hold you back if you let it. Instead of lying down your arms, raise them high and develop the new skills needed to continue to succeed in this area.

Where can I express my position more directly?

Five of Diamonds and The High Priestess – Take the time to explore and more deeply understand where your feelings of scarcity stem from. The scarcity you feel is not based in reality, but in the hidden parts of you that you try to hide from instead of acknowledging.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Beech Pod for Realizations that Foster Personal Growth
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE BIRDQUEEN TAROT AND ENCHANTED GARDEN PLAYING CARDS

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge

Mercury conjunct Saturn, Mercury conjunct Mars Prompt for April 20th : What decision is going to require courage or discipline?

Reading Summary: You may need to redefine (The Hanged Man) what you consider stability to entail (King of Pentacles) if you want to find true happiness that you can appreciate (Nine of Cups).

Take Away: Your definition of security and stability is flawed for where you are now in your life. Maybe that definition worked for you in the past, but right now it’s time to do some redefining of the term.

This isn’t easy for you due to your somewhat impressive discomfort with uncertainty and the unknown. It’ll take courage to confront these long held ideals, and discipline to not turn away when you become triggered.

Regardless of this discomfort, though, by redefining stability you can find a definition that works better with you where you are now and your life as you are currently living it. Like the word “balance” requires movement, stability shouldn’t be a stagnant term either.

Other elements included in this reading:
Norway Maple Key for Fostering Strength and Resilience
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: BOTANICAL GRACE TAROT

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