The Museum Curator

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 11th
: the last lie
Daily Mental Health Prompt
: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Star Clusters Tarot - Queen of Wands

Today’s draw is the Queen of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s passion, drive, willpower, determination, values, and principles. This often translates into themes that have to do with being supportive of others projects and passions, or searching for inner truth within your own values and principles.

Curate a collection of your interests, passions, and desires; picking and choosing what it is that you add to your collection, rather than just dumping everything in without thought of the consequences.

Treat your interests like a museum.

When museums create their displays, they don’t put on display everything that they have in their possession. They pick and choose what they put out for the public to see.

In this same way, it’s important that we take care to pick and choose what interest we decide to pursue. These interests shape our lives, and become pieces of who we are. If we have too many of them on our plate at once, we never really get to fully explore any of them… and more often than not end up overwhelmed and burnt out.

That is the last lie that we tell ourselves before burnout, after all. The lie that we can just add one or two more things to our plate of responsibilities and interests and things to be done… and will still be able to handle it just fine.

No. We won’t.

The message in today’s Queen of Wands and “the last lie” prompt his a reminder that there’s only so much time in a day and only so much energy in a body. Pick and choose where you spend your energy instead of trying to spread yourself too thin, and as a result you will more greatly enjoy those interest and passions you put your energy into.

DECK USED:  STAR CLUSTERS TAROT

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge
Check-in Prompt for April 11th : What is my energy level telling me today?

Cartomancy Reading with the Radio Cat Playing Cards Black Edition

Reading Summary: You want to stay home today (Four of Clubs), and you accept that just because you don’t like the consequences of the choices in front of you (Five of Diamonds) doesn’t mean that you don’t have choices (Seven of Hearts).

Take Away: Just because there’s no harmony (in the 7❤️) to be found within you concerning the options you have to choose from, doesn’t mean that you still don’t have choices you can make.

• You could stay home and relax in the nice stable security of a familiar space, wallowing in that stability and enjoy some stagnancy.

• You could head out and do what you need to do today, including the travel and whatever chores there are to be done up north.

If you do the first option, you upset someone you care about and give in to unhealthy habits. If you do the latter choice, you deal with being tired and in pain, but you get some stuff done that needs to be done.

Neither one sounds appealing, but you already know which one you’re going to choose.

Your energy level for today is telling you that there are no real satisfactory options available to you at this time, and you need to make your choice based on the healthiest choice available to you, with consequences considered.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Beech Pods for Realizations that Foster Personal Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: RADIO CAT PLAYING CARDS BLACK EDITION

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2026 Challenge
Philosophical Questions for April 8th and 15th

Tarot Reading with the Star Clusters Tarot and The Essence of Three Oracle

What is Divinity?

Lemon, Four of Swords, Eucalyptus

Divinity is “God / The Universe” at rest and dreaming.

[Note the sleeping individual in the Four of Swords and the sleeping koala in the Eucalyptus card, combined with the “no one’s watching” from the Lemon card and the parrot seeing the world as “upright while upside down”. ]

These cards introduce the idea that our reality isn’t real. That instead of reality being a material, objective world, it is a subjective, cosmic dream occurring within a universal consciousness (God / The Universe). This is called the Dreaming God Theory.

Thus, and answering the question with this theory, the cards are saying that divinity is the dreaming “God / The Universe” that creates our reality within its dreamscape.

What existed before our universe was created?

Lemongrass, The Moon, Rosemary

These cards continue to expand upon the Dreaming God Theory from above by saying that before our universe was created there were many gods working to together (the “successful teamwork” and bee hive in the Lemongrass card); and that a debate over the creation of life (the weeping “goddess” toying with a baby in its carriage) ensued due to uncertainty that arose over repeated past efforts always leading to the same results (well trodden path” in the rosemary card combined with the sideways look from the owl on that card).

By this interpretation, it means that prior to our universe being created by a dreaming “God”, there were many such gods, all working together to create life; perhaps experimenting with how to create sustainable life.

Other elements included in this reading:
Clear Quartz Point for boosting Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: STAR CLUSTERS TAROT AND THE ESSENCE OF THREE ORACLE
Daily Self Kindness

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

Gideon’s Challenge – Delight

Common Hyacinth

Delight

Pops of color
appear in
surprising places
as spring
warms the earth
and awakens
slumbering flowers
to coax them
free to bloom
and share
their enthusiasm

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

The Hidden Parts

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 10th
: second self
Daily Mental Health Prompt
: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Morgan-Greer Tarot - Page of Cups

Today’s draw is the Page of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive omega energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, or intuition. This often translates into themes that have to do with emotional growth, second chances relationships, or exploring one’s creative pursuits.

I like to see myself as measured and logical, with a good dose of stability and moderation leading the way.

The fact of the matter is, though, that as I learn more and more about my emotions and gain more emotional intelligence… I’m discovering that there is a “second self” hiding inside that I’ve really tried not to acknowledge.

This “second self” is impulsive and emotional and often awkward as hell. They are reactive, and not at all logical.

This is where all the emotions of the past and present live, including the ones that I buried for decades.

By not having given this “second self” freedom and fresh air for so much of my life, now as I try and learn about my emotions it feels like everything is always out of control. That’s not necessarily true, but that’s how it feels.

The message in today’s Knight of Cups and “second self” prompt is that we are more than the face that we present to the world. We are more than just what we want to be, hope to be, or believe ourselves to be. There is a whole other “second self” inside us all that we try to ignore or bury.

In today’s message, the card and prompt combo shines a light on this part of ourselves that we try so hard to exclude from our day-to-day lives. This spotlight reminds us that this second self is there, it is also a part of who we are, and it needs acknowledgment and acceptance… no matter how chaotic and awkward that may feel. Finding a sense of wholeness and self-acceptance requires accepting even those parts of ourselves that we don’t really want to acknowledge.

DECK USED:  MORGAN-GREER TAROT

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge
The Roots Prompts for April 9th through 11th

Tarot Reading with the Ventum Arcanae The Air Tarot and The Wild Unknown Animal Spirit Oracle

What holds lasting worth in my life, regardless of external validation?

The Empress and Raccoon – Your creative spark is always there and it’s one of the things that lights you up inside and nurture your creative spirit.

You don’t need other people to tell you the things that you make are pretty or nice or beautiful. It’s nice to hear these compliments, but what you get out of your creative process doesn’t require them. It just requires you to enjoy what you’re doing.

What in my current rhythm can support me long-term if I continue it?

Ten of Wands and Butterfly – You’ve been working a long time now on learning how to better stretch out and delegate your time and responsibility so that you don’t burn out as quickly or as often. As long as you don’t fall back into old habits of pushing yourself too hard for lofty unreachable expectations, these changes you’ve made will become the new norm.

The key is to not fall back into old habits, but embrace the change and transformation that you have created and continue to create in this area.

What currently brings a sense of settledness, even if nothing else changes?

The Lovers, Lizard, Unicorn – Your time with Gideon gives you a sense of security and “settledness” that you don’t find in other activities. Even when you are creating new stories together in newly developed worlds, there is a familiarity and a safety there that makes everything feel right, no matter what’s going on in your life.

This connection and unconditional love is always there to support you, and provides you with an escape from the world when you need it into a place between the two of you where anything is possible.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Wood Fern for Exorcising Negative Influences
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: VENTUM ARCANAE THE AIR TAROT AND THE WILD UNKNOWN ANIMAL SPIRIT ORACLE

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge
Ground Prompt for April 10th : What impulse deserves reflection before acting?

Tarot Reading with the Morgan-Greer Tarot

Reading Summary: When it comes to your creativity, you have a tendency to let your imagination run away with you (Page of Cups). This allows you to see all the amazing possibilities (The Lovers), but means you have a tendency to forget to look at the pitfalls (Eight of Swords).

Take Away: This is true for all of your creative endeavors, but especially true when it comes to your jewelry design pursuits. When you walk into a bead store or shop online for beads and findings, etc, you have a tendency to see the potential in everything that’s on offer, and you want to buy it all so that you can do all of the wonderful ideas that come to you when you see all of these wonderful possibilities.

Unfortunately, the truth is that 1) you don’t have enough money to buy all that stuff, and 2) you don’t have the time needed to make all that stuff.

In the enthusiasm of the moment, though, sometimes you can forget about these unpleasant inconveniences that your imagination does not want to acknowledge. During these times, it’s important. to not act impulsively, but instead take time to reflect and consider first.

Other elements included in this reading:
Sigil for fostering a balance of Healthy Sustainable Energy
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Mookaite for Help with Weighing One’s Options
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  MORGAN-GREER TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

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

Gideon’s Challenge – Pixie Cups

Pixie Cup Lichen (Cladonia pyxidata)

Pixie Cups

Laughter chimes
like little bells
almost too soft
to hear
as pixies
dance among
lichen and leaves
and stop
to sip from
little cups
fuzzy
and filled
with raindrops

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

Timing and Temptation

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.

Luna's Hello Kitty Tarot - 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.

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.

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - Plusheen the Cat Tarot - The Fool

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?

Tarot Reading with Luna's Hello Kitty Tarot

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
Daily Self Kindness

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.

Gideon’s Challenge – Too Early

Washington State Ferries

Too Early

Rough waters
make for
a bumpy ride
even in
large boats
that appear
to glide
like ghosts
among misty
morning light
as the need
to nap tugs
but is left
unsated

Photo © ZenStatePhotography