Month: May 2026

Being Lead Astray

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

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

Playful Heart Tarot - The Devil

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

The Devil card has then been combined with a LOBILAT Rumi Quotes card, which says, “When you do things from your soul, you feel a river inside you, a joy.”

I feel that it’s important to examine one’s motivations. Not just the motivations of others, but our personal motivations as well. Are we doing the things we do from a place of love and connection with our true selves? Or are we doing them out of spite or some other negative emotions?

It makes a difference; not only on if we should do these things, but also on how they affect us personally. If they are an alignment with who we are and come from a place of love, then they help to further our growth and connect us more deeply with ourselves. If they come from outside of that source, they have the potential to pull us away from our authenticity and the values that we prioritize.

The message in today’s Devil and affirmation cards is a reminder that sometimes our emotions can lead us astray. Vengeance, retaliation, moments of spite, or lashing out in anger are all things that we are tempted to indulge in from time to time. It’s in looking at our motivations during these moments that we either align with our authentic selves, or deviate from that authenticity and weaken our connection to it.

DECK USED:  PLAYFUL HEART TAROT AND LOBILAT RUMI QUOTES DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsMay2026 Challenge
Prompt for May 31st : Grab a spread of your choice you’re curious about… and give it a go!

Full Moon in Sagittarius - Blue Moon Tarot Reading with the Faery Wheel Tarot

EXPAND : your horizons are calling

King of Wands – Use the bursts of extra energy you are experiencing to expand upon your goals. Instead of teeth clenching and anxiety attacks, repurpose this energy into branching out in those things you’re passionate about.

RELEASE : what outgrows you

Six of Pentacles Rx – Continue to work on letting go of that urge to do everything on your own. A king leads others, thus as you use these burst of energy to grow and expand, bring others in to assist you instead of closing them out.

TRUST : the path unfolding

Six of Wands – You need to learn how to work together with others and find joy in that journey. Despite what you were taught growing up, validation is sweeter when earned through togetherness instead of through individualism and spotlighting personal achievement.

MOVE : clarity comes with motion

The Star – Stop waiting for “the right time” to arrive when certain success is guaranteed. Sometimes you have to embark on something and just trust that it’s going to work out in the end. These moments of uncertainty are a test to your ability to foster hope and keep that hope alive during hardships and uncertainty.

CHOOSE : expansion over fear; freedom over doubt

Ace of Wands – It’s okay to get excited. It’s okay to play and have fun and feel joy. Give yourself permission to experience these things, and in doing so that creative spark within you will rekindle to life once more.

BECOME : the version you’ve been dreaming of

The Hermit – You long for more alone time, but are currently unmotivated to find healthy ways to indulge in it. Don’t indulge in unhealthy alone time just because you’re not feeling motivated to reach out for a healthier version. Quality control is important.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: FAERY WHEEL TAROT

@ambitiouslyalexa May Journal Prompts
Prompt for May 31st : What I want to carry into summer

Tarot Reading with the Playful Hearts Tarot

Reading Summary: The new emotional connection you’ve been experiencing with long trusted friends and allies (Ace of Cups and Six of Cups) is something you would like to see not just continue but expand into a sense of true harmony (Ten of Cups).

Take Away: There’s been a lot less political talk, nitpicking, and button pushing going on of late around those that you care deeply for. This has equated to less resentment and harsh feelings for not just yourself, but for all involved.

The respite has made you feel like there’s some potential here for true harmony and happiness when all are spending time together.

You would like to see this sense of harmony continue into the summer so that you can spend time with these people without having to be confronted with those negative feelings and experiences that always arise when politics and nitpicking bet involved.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Foraged Wood Fern for Exorcising Negative Influences
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  PLAYFUL HEART TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I didn’t eat cake, trying to give my stomach a break, even though I -really- wanted to.

Gideon’s Challenge – Restlessness

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In the Dentist's Chair

Restlessness

Open wide
and let them in
with eyes
close
and the waiting
begins
with the sound
of a drill
that echoes
in a ricochet
within
the skull
and the dream
it shakes loose
is a wish
for freedom

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❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.

The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with the Tyldwick Tarot and The Marginal Lenormand

Earth – The Devil – Pay attention to your temptations this week and their possible pitfalls. If you’re going to indulge, ensure that you are fully aware and accepting of the consequences beforehand.

Air – The Hanged Man – It’s better to watch, wait, and gather information this week, than it is to jump ahead and be spontaneous. Make sure you’re thinking things through before taking the leap.

Water – The Magician – You have the tools to keep yourself where you want to be emotionally this week. It’s your choice whether you use them or not, but if you want things to stay balanced and at an even keel, it would be a good idea to start picking up those tools and using them as intended.

Fire – Six of Coins – Every endeavor you pursue requires a give-and-take. Make sure as you embark on these endeavors this week that what you have to give for them is worth what you’re taking away from the experience.

Waning – Clouds and House – Don’t allow your emotions to twist you out of sorts this week. Return to the familiar to find balance instead of allowing yourself to fall into chaos.

Waxing – Tree and Fox – Focus on devising ways to take care of yourself that make the process more fun. It doesn’t have to be a discordant activity that you don’t enjoy if you put your mind and cleverness into turning these activities into something more enjoyable.

Take Away – Why are you looking at your self care activities as chores instead of as enjoyable pursuits? Take time this week to look at where you are doing this, and seek out a solution that allows you to enjoy these activities instead. In doing so, you lay the path to being more eager to reach for them in the future. This includes your efforts toward positivity and optimism, meditation, etc. Find the fun.

DECKS USED: TYLDWICK TAROT 2021 REPRINT AND THE MARGINAL LENORMAND

Why Are You Waiting?

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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

Rackham Tarot - The Tower

Today’s draw is The Tower card, which is traditionally a representation of sudden change, chaotic transformation, destruction, and the tearing down of something within one’s life or beliefs that leaves room for something new to take its place.

The Tower card has then been combined with the Waiting For a Sign card from The Az 2 Oracle, which says, “If you’re waiting for a sign… that waiting IS your sign. It means you want to do something, but you don’t yet trust yourself, or that your own wanting IS the sign, or perhaps you’re trying to figure out if it’s right, or good so that it doesn’t turn out wrong, or bad. In that case I’d like to remind you: have you ever had something bad turn out good? have you ever had something good turn out bad? mmmhhhmm, that’s what we thought. So we say forget trying to pin that sucker down and just let the bunny of your wanting HOP.“

Taking care of things before they come to ahead allows you to have more control over the situation than waiting until everything crashes down on you. This means that sometimes instead of waiting for conditions to be perfect or for things to fall apart on their own, we need to step up and actually do that disassembling ourselves. In doing so we can create an atmosphere that is filled with less chaos and more creation.

The message in today’s Tower card and affirmation is a reminder that we don’t have to wait to make the things we want to happen come about. Sometimes it’s about getting ahead of what’s coming, instead of waiting it out or for all the chips to fall.

DECK USED:  RACKHAM TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMay2026 Challenge
Prompt for May 30th : What do you need to focus on for self-care for this month’s full moon?

Tarot Reading with the 5 Cent Tarot

Reading Summary: Use your time in play with Gid (Knight of Cups) to focus on slowing down (Eight of Matches Rx) and brining yourself back into balance (Temperance) this week.

Take Away: You have been super stressed over the past week, and it’s showing itself through those panic attacks you’ve been experiencing.

Gideon goes on vacation next week, so use this one to spend some quality time with him. Allow that time to help draw you back to the quiet calm within, where those anxiety attacks are less likely to find you.

Once you have managed to unwind, they will ease, and you can then use their residual energy to your advantage to get a few things done while he’s away.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Lavender Bundle for Calming and Comfort
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: 5-CENT TAROT FIRST EDITION

@ambitiouslyalexa May Journal Prompts
Prompt for May 29th and 30th

Tarot Reading with the Rackham Tarot, Citadel Oracle, and Deck of Emblems

What “enough” feels like right now

Book, Nine of Coins, The Muse

You are currently tapped out creatively and just need some time to appreciate what you have already accomplished. Pushing yourself to learn more skills at this time will only continue to keep you in that “tapped out” state.

Instead, take time to just appreciate what you have and wait for inspiration to find you. That spark of creativity will return when you’ve gotten the rest and restoration you need.

A gift hiding in my ordinary life

Purse, Eight of Coins Rx, The Enchanter

You have the ability and opportunity to take your breaks when you need them and get the rest you need to recover. It isn’t like in the early days where you had to constantly push yourself to your limits again and again.

You may sometimes feel like you’re still in that earlier space and time, but the truth is that your current situation allows you to take breaks when you need to… and you need to take them instead of falling into that punishing workaholic mindset from your past.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: RACKHAM TAROT, THE CITADEL ORACLE AND THE DECK OF EMBLEMS
Daily Self Kindness

I took it easy most of the day, trying to give myself a little rest and relaxation to ease up on some of the anxiety that’s been giving me some problems the last couple days.

Gideon’s Challenge – Dead Heading

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Red Spot on Leaves

Dead Heading

The garden
flourishes
when you
pinch off
dead flowers
and
diseased leaves
to create space
for new and
healthy growth
to take its place
… and we
are the same
so pinch off
that leaf
that needs
to go
and let another
grow
in its place.

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🌕 Full Moon in Sagittarius – May 2026

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Tomorrow is the full moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is courtesy of @onyerbroom

Full Blue Moon in Sagittarius Tarot Reading with the Tarot of Trees

What is repeating that needs my attention?

Page of Cups – The emotions that confuse you repeat on you like acid reflux because you are not giving them enough attention when they present themselves. Each time they repeat, they leave you raw and overwhelmed. Sit with them a bit longer and take time to explore them instead of trying to move on so quickly.

What am I avoiding that needs my attention?

Five of Pentacles – Take a closer look at your finances. Seek out those things that are adding to your feelings of scarcity and deal with them, instead of letting them continue to cause foundational discomfort and disruption.

What is closing that needs my attention?

The Star – You need to spend more time focusing upon your efforts towards incorporating hope and optimism into your life. Give yourself what you need to feel happy and complete. By not doing so, that window of positivity closes a little bit more each day, giving pessimism and your depression a foothold to take its place.

What is returning that needs my attention?

Seven of Swords – The values and ideals of others are not your own. Take the time to reconnect with what is truly important to you, rather than adopting the mindset of apathy that allows others the power and ability to push you further and further from what you feel is truly important.

Full Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Death – If the changes you see coming aren’t something you want to happen, do something about it. You don’t have to take all of it lying down, but rather learn to move and dance with the storm in order to bend rather than break.

Other elements included in this reading:
Goat Figure as Sympathetic Representation of Amalthea
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE TAROT OF TREES FIRST EDITION