Endless
The world
refuses to wake
remaining dark
and gray
with slumber
and slow hours
as clouds
don’t lift
or burn away
but merely hang
heavy
in the air
flirting
with treetops
and the ground
beneath
Gideon’s Challenge – Endless
Month: April 2026
Love : Reality vs Fantasy
Today’s meditation was a nine minute long #DailyCalm session with the @Calm app.
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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 2nd : almost home
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the King of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, emotional intelligence, creativity, or intuition. This often translates into authority figures that are emotionally supportive and understanding, possessing both compassion and strong leadership qualities.
Who in your life encourages you to be yourself instead of kowtowing to what other people expect you to be?
I spent a very large amount of my childhood and adolescence being told that who I am is wrong and the things I like are wrong. I managed to continue to show who I am and like what I like regardless, but it leaves me in a unique position now to see things differently as an adult.
What I see is that those who truly love you and love who you are, aren’t trying to change you. They aren’t trying to make you into the version of yourself that they want or accept, and they aren’t trying to convince you to be someone you’re not.
Instead, the people who truly love you are the people who accept you for who you are. They are the people in your life that don’t try to change you, but yet inspire you to want to be a better person regardless.
Those other people who are trying to change you into some version that they can accept? They may think that they love you, but what they actually love is a version of you that doesn’t exist.
It’s important to not confuse the two.
The message in today’s card and “almost home” prompt is a reminder that sometimes we choose our friends and sometimes we choose our family… and that is perfectly okay as long as you were making healthy choices in doing so. Because sometimes? The friends and family that were handed at birth just aren’t a good fit.
DECK USED: LUNA’S CINNAMOROLL TAROT
One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 5 | Entry 11 – Health and Body
Affirmation : “I face my fears with courage.”
Prompt : Think about something that you’re afraid of where that creates a sense of trepidation in you. How can the tarot help you face or release this fear in order to maintain a more balanced state of mental well-being?
What feelings came up when I pulled this card?
At first, I thought I was looking at the Moon card. It really brought home to me, in that moment, just where this fear is coming from. The topic being my fear of losing stability in my life.
The fact is that this particular fear is rooted in a fear of the unknown. When I panic in relation to that fear as the anticipation of instability bears down upon me… what I am really fearing is the unknown, and what I am reacting to are nebulous shadows that are bred from that that fear of the unknown; not solid reality.
What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?
The Hermit card is often about solitude and self-reflection. It’s about looking inward for answers. The prompt asks how to release my fear for a more balanced state of mental well-being… and the answer lies in the fact that this fear comes from within and the illusions that the mind throws out when triggered. It is not reality.
Tarot has the ability to guide me in reflecting with more depth on where these illusions and fears stem from, and how to address them in effective and healthy ways.
What in the artwork spoke to me?
Although the Hermit card is generally a card of solitude, even in this card, the twin stars are still together. This speaks to me of the fact that I don’t have to confront these fears alone, nor do I need to work with them alone. Self reflection is required, but I also have support from others that I can lean on along the way.
My prompt response and reflections.
My fear of instability is a lie born from jumping at shadows and “what if” thinking. Using tarot to explore these inner narratives and the fears they create can help self-reflection go deep deeper and be more effective.
It’s important to then take these discoveries found during self-reflection to those in my support system to further discuss and seek a greater understanding.
Other elements included in this reading:
Rose Quartz D20 and D6 Gemstone Dice
DECK USED: LITTLE TWIN STARS TAROT
#DiscordTarotholicsApr2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 2nd : Do the Second Quarter Spread
Year Ahead Theme : The Devil
The Devil card is traditionally a representation of temptation, struggles with moderation, harmful excesses, addiction, and self-harm. Temptation is not always bad for you, but neither is it always good. It’s through grounded and sound judgement that we are able to make healthy decisions when choosing what temptations we indulge in and which ones we leave behind.
Theme for April : The Empress
You are awakening into a time when you will be able to better focus on the things that you need for your self-care and well-being, and making sure you are getting the nurturing necessary to feel life’s abundance more fully.
Don’t ignore your needs right now. This is the time to indulge in them. Just make sure that it’s only the healthy indulgences you’re participating in.
Focus / Advice for April : Glow
You will find greater peace and tranquility through movement than through stagnancy. Make sure you’re moving your body; regularly and often.
Ray of Hope for April : I don’t know where I’m headed, but I can figure it out when I get there.
April is going to present you with plenty of opportunities to get out in nature and enjoy yourself. The key here is to actually snatch up these opportunities, regardless of whether you feel there’s a purpose or not in the moment. Just embrace the experience and let it be what it is.
Theme for May : The Hermit
You may find yourself moving a little slower this month. Use this time for self-reflection and understanding. There’s plenty of things you can do during slow moments, just as there’s plenty of things you can do during the fast ones. Take advantage of this time to check in with yourself and the direction you’re heading in.
Focus / Advice for May : Awe
There’s a great deal in life still to be discovered and enjoyed. It’s easy during the slow times and solo moments to allow yourself to become jaded and lackadaisical. Instead, take this time to look for potential and see the miracles that life provides from that perspective.
Ray of Hope for May : Hey, you don’t need to face tomorrow, or next week, or next year right now. Just get yourself what you need today.
Seeing potential does not necessarily mean you need to jump forward and seize it. It just means enjoying that it’s there and how amazing it is that it’s there. Don’t worry about future opportunities or seizing the potential you see. Just appreciate it and take only what you need.
Theme for June : Death
Over the past couple of months, you have watched a change beginning to build up in the background. April gave you a chance to shore up your resources and feel as if you are better prepared. May then gave you the opportunity to align yourself with the direction you want to go in and observe opportunities and potential.
This month you are now given the chance to put both of these preparative experiences into action as what has been building toward change comes upon you.
You have been set up to succeed. Take what you’ve learned and experienced and use it to your advantage.
Focus / Advice for June : Expansion
Make sure you focus on staying true to a need for moderation as you look to step into this change and deal with it in a productive way. Don’t overwhelm yourself or put too much on your plate. It can be fun and exciting, as long as you don’t try to do too much at once.
Ray of Hope for June : Just a gentle reminder – feeling stressed out ≠ being incapable. Anxiety lies about what you can handle!
Take a breath and step away when you need to or when you feel your anxiety and up a bit too high. You don’t have to do everything at once and you’re not going to be left behind if you don’t move fast enough.
Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Goat Figure as Sympathetic Representation of Amalthea
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECKS USED: LUNA’S CINNAMOROLL TAROT, NATURE QUEST ORACLE, LATEST KATE AFFIRMATIONS, LITTLE TWIN STARS TAROT
I got some play time with Gideon today, -and- a nap in as well.
Gideon’s Challenge – Spring Weeds
Spring Weeds
Like snowdrops
and crocus
then daffodils
and tulips
the first weeds
of spring
begin to crop up
and be seen
promising
a summer
filled with
dandelion tufts
and hay fever
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Life’s Only Guarantee
Today’s meditation was an eleven minute #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.
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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 1st : borrowed time
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is The World card, which is traditionally a representation of the end of a journey, accomplishment, the completion of a time of growth, and transitioning from one path in life to another.
We are all on borrowed time as we move through our lives. This doesn’t mean, though, that we should rush through like we’re on some sort of deadline, but rather that we need to slow down and savor every moment we can of the journey.
Life is better when you slow down to enjoy the little things, and pause to celebrate one’s accomplishments. These moments give our lives meaning, and add flavor to our day to day.
The message in today’s World card and the “borrowed time” prompt is a reminder that the only guaranteed in our futures is that someday we’ll all die. Stop rushing into the future, for you rush towards that end fate in doing so. Instead, do all that you can to enjoy every moment possible of the present.
DECK USED: CLEO DUCK TAROT LIMITED EDITION
@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge
Prompt for April 1st : Do the Seed & Soil Spread
The Soil : What in my life is ready to grow with me?
Four of Pentacles Rx – A healthier outlook on your finances (and your hoard) is needed. Perhaps it’s time to reevaluate what you have and what you can let go of. A new mindset could make for a better and easier journey.
The Seed : What is just beginning to emerge?
Three of Pentacles – You’ve been working on learning how to ask for help and on working with others instead of taking everything on yourself. Remember that, although this endeavor is a work in progress and has it’s occasional setbacks, you are getting somewhere a little at a time in this area.
The Pulse : Where is energy rising that I can follow?
Page of Cups – Emotions and imagination have their place, and that place is in the here and now. Spring energies are allowing for you to grab hold and ride upon a wave of creativity and emotion; you just have to remember to take them both together rather than picking favorites.
The Space : What is asking me to make space for it?
The Devil – Combined with the Four of Pentacles Rx that was pulled earlier in this reading, what we see here as a request to do a cull of decks from your collection in order to allow space for more to join your collection that better suit your needs and preferences.
The Invite : What am I stepping into as this begins?
Knight of Cups – It may not look like a pursuit of happiness and your dreams in the moment, but that is exactly where you’re headed if you choose to move forward into this endeavor.
Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Chinese Silver Grass for fostering Grounding and Nurturing Stability
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: WORLD OF BUNNIES TAROT
#DiscordTarotholicsApr2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 1st : What do you need to focus on for self-care for today’s full moon?
Reading Summary: Dive into learning the ropes for strategic (Page of Swords) changes that you know need to take place (Death), no matter the emotions that may be trying to keep you where you are (Ace of Cups). The changes that are coming are going to happen whether you’re ready for it or not (Death).
Take Away: When you take the time to learn the ropes involved in whatever changes needs to be made, you allow yourself time to adjust into a certain control over the situation.
This learning process needs to take place, even when you feel like wallowing and stagnancy instead of getting up and moving. If it doesn’t take place, that’s when you end up scrambling during times of change to “catch up”.
Think of it this way… You can still soak in the tub, just take the book with you to read while you’re there.
Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: CLEO DUCK TAROT LIMITED EDITION
I worked on seeing being around those that love me (as that’s where I was today) as a boon instead of something I’d rather avoid.
📆 Transitioning from March to April
Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.
Kiwi – You are poised on the cusp of letting go of what’s no longer serving you, you’re just feeling particularly shy and timid about it as yet. Still, the opportunity and potential is right there for you to reach out to, waiting for you take a leap.
The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.
Wild Turkey – Stop trying so hard to focus on finding balance, and instead let it find itself. It’ll do it on its own without your help. Instead, focus on where you want things to go and what you want out of life. Everything else will fall into place.
What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.
Your Bird – You want to enjoy life more than you are currently, and seek to allow more of your life to be tailored to the things you enjoy and want to experience.
Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.
Inca Dove – You are selling yourself short. Work harder to stop listening to that negative inner voice that keeps telling you you’re nothing special.
The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.
Sandhill Crane – You have an extensive and varied amount of knowledge and experience to help support you on your journey. Using this knowledge and experience in your efforts and pursuits is like using “cheat codes” in a video game. It gives you a leg up and allows you to work smarter instead of harder.
The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.
Turkey Vulture – You still feel some resentment over what happened a few summers ago, and sometimes feel like you are still trapped in that cycle even though life has continued on. It’s time to do some work and reflection on those lingering feelings of resentment, and how you might be able to let them go so you can perceive the present situation with more clarity instead of through the lens of that past experience.
Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.
Double-crested Cormorant – Stepping into a spiritual path you tailor just for you takes independence and courage, as well as an unerring focus on your own needs and beliefs. Take some time to reconnect with the intrepid soul of the youth that began this journey in the first place.
A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.
Monk Parakeet – What feels wrong in your home right now? What needs dealt with or repaired? Even if you have to do it a little at a time and enlist help along the way, now is the time to begin dealing with these issues.
Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.
Brown Headed Cowbird – When you ask for help instead of just expecting it to be given, it makes for happier helpers. Know when it’s time to say “no” to doing things on your own and ask others to help you. Doing so allows you more time to do what -you- want with your time and your life.
Message from the Spirit World – Sometimes the benefits of leaning on others to help you go beyond just the help that’s given and the time and energy saved. Sometimes you get to learn new things from them, and other times teach them new things as well.
Message from the Mind’s World – If you hesitate too long, opportunity will pass you by. In the choice between action and inaction, moving toward what you want out of life is always the right answer.
Message from the Physical World – There is more to your spiritual path than thoughts and intentions. Let yourself get outside and into nature more, and as a result the muck of stagnancy will give way to flashes of inspiration. Work on the farm just isn’t cutting it where this need is concerned.
Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Picture Jasper for Sense of Proportion and Grounding
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Clear Quartz Man in the Moon for Amplification of Lunar Energies
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECKS USED: BIRDS ORACLE DECK 1 & 2
Gideon’s Challenge – No Snow
No Snow
I want to go
where the snow is
and breathe in
the sharp sting
of crisp air
while footsteps
crunch
and little bits
of fluff
fall to join
the glacier
covered ground
I stand upon
Twisting the Leaf 