Anchored
Hold me tight
and don’t let go
as stormy seas
crash through
and chaos reigns
for only you
provide safety
in the storm
and shelter
from the chaos
that’s sure
to otherwise
rip me apart
Gideon’s Challenge – Anchored
Month: May 2026
❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)
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?
Earth – Three of Swords – Be wary of dropping into feelings of disappointment concerning where you are at this time. Resources, money, work, and your health are all up in the air at the moment. Remember that things aren’t as bad as your negative and pessimistic inner narrative is trying to tell you they are.
Air – Four of Wands – There’s a lot to be said for hearth and home. Make sure that you are doing what you can to make these spaces, places, and people as welcoming as possible for you right now. You need to feel that sense of welcome to help combat what’s going on in your head.
Water – Page of Cups – A part of growth is pain. That’s why it’s called “growing pains”. It’s all a part of the process. Don’t give up just because it hurts. That pain actually means you might be getting somewhere instead of being stuck in the mud.
Fire – Queen of Swords – Do what you need to do to support what needs supported… and no more than that. Don’t allow others to put upon you responsibility that don’t belong to you. Instead, teach them to take responsibility for their own shit.
Waning – Ace of Clubs and Queen of Spades – Now is not the time to be proactive in connecting with those from your past. Leave it alone. Looking back isn’t always the answer.
Waxing – Five of Spades and Nine of Clubs – As long as you avoid connecting with those from your past this week, you will have no reason to be on the defensive and ready for attack.
If you choose to ignore the advice in the Waning position of this reading, though, you need to make sure that you have defensive measures in place in order to be the one that comes out on top when conflict arises.
Take Away – Just because things don’t -feel- like they’re going the way you want them to doesn’t mean you have to buy into that reality. Stay afloat by using those places and people that feel like home to help you feel both uplifted and comforted, and take care to avoid those from your past that could damage this support that you need right now.
DECKS USED: TAROT DU VIN MONOCHROME FIRST EDITION AND PHANTASMAGORIA II LE PLAYING CARDS
Clarity In Communication
Today’s meditation was a ten minute long #DailyCalm session from the @Calm app.
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The @GlitterbyInk #MayMoon26 Rise Root Return Challenge
As Above Prompt for May 2nd : Attunement
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Ace of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, logic and reason, ambition, or communication.
You can’t be on the same page with others if you aren’t communicating clearly and honestly with them.
Today you go under the knife. Make sure that you answer all questions with the doctor honestly and clearly. No hedging. No beating around the bush or trying to make things sound more palatable. Be honest and direct in your communication.
The message in today’s Ace of Swords and “attunement” prompt is that if you want to be “in tune” and successfully aligned with another, the quickest and easiest way to get there is through forthrightness and honesty. Today’s message encourages us to be direct and authentic. In doing so, you facilitate the attunement you’re looking for, leaving no room for misunderstandings.
DECK USED: OLD ENGLISH TAROT
@ambitiouslyalexa May Journal Prompts
Prompt for May 2nd and 3rd
A part of my life I’ve been taking for granted
Casa, I’ll Diavolo, Falsita
Your ability to read those around you, and in doing so suss out lies and deceit both in yourself and in others.
You don’t allow dishonesty to stand, but instead use the stability of what you feel is “right” to test the waters and reveal what isn’t. This means that deception is often easy for you to identify as it doesn’t “feel” stable to you.
What brings me genuine joy lately
L’Amante, La Stella, Allegrezza al cuore
Enjoying old pastimes with Gideon. It lifts your spirits, and gives you a touchstone for emotional grounding to spend time in pursuit of these endeavors you share.
Memory lane discussions and writing together allow for you to not just connect with him and feel the comfort of his love and his presence, but give you an emotional boost at the same time.
Other elements included in this reading:
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Desert Rose and Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECKS USED: NUOVO TAROCCO LIGURE PIEMONTESE AND EVERY DAY ORACLE VERA SIBILLA ITALIANA
#DiscordTarotholicsMay2026 Challenge
Prompt for May 2nd : How could you benefit from adding more fun into your life?
Reading Summary: It would allow you to learn new things (Page of Swords) and explore new passions (Ace of Wands) on your way to becoming the person you want to someday be (Judgement).
Take Away: The self-development in growing into the person that you wish to someday become isn’t just about achieving goals and following one’s moral compass. It’s about learning new things, experiencing life, and exploring the world around us.
By adding more fun into your life, you facilitate these experiences, allowing yourself to have more of them along the way. As a result, you become an even more rounded version of that possible future self.
That doesn’t mean you are being waylayed from this development and growth, but rather that it gives you a more “well rounded” and dynamic result than you would get without inviting more fun into your life.
Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: OLD ENGLISH TAROT
This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.
Gideon’s Challenge – Serenade
Serenade
Let me
sing to you
of my love
from the
rooftops
of skyscrapers
as you listen
to my heart
laid bare
while my soul
breaks into
a song
that is yours
and yours alone
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Moving At a Snail’s Pace
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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The @GlitterbyInk #MayMoon26 Rise Root Return Challenge
As Above Prompt for May :
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Page of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive “omega” energy in the area of one’s finances, resources, health, labors, home life, and manifestations. This often translates into themes that have to do with work apprenticeships and learning a new ability or skill.
Slow is not stuck. Just because we’re moving slow, sometimes it can feel like we’ve fallen into stagnancy; a snail’s place sometimes feeling like we’re not moving at all.
The truth is, though, that if we pay attention to what’s going on, and take the time to acknowledge even our smallest of wins, we’ll see that we are not actually standing still at all.
The message in today’s Page of Pentacles, combined with the “stillness“ prompt, is that even when we feel we are standing still and stuck in stagnancy, we can sometimes create a sense of movement to hold on to by acknowledging our small wins and accomplishments.
Even the little things are still movement, after all.
DECK USED: MOONDUST TAROT
#DiscordTarotholicsMay2026 Challenge
Prompt for May 1st : Do the May Day Spread
Dandelion: How can I use my inner strength to help me in healing old wounds?
Five of Swords – Look at who’s really winning now. They may have been tough on you then, but that only helped you find a better place in the future than the one you were in at the time. Acknowledge that you survived these times when you weren’t coming out on top, and how far you’ve come from that person you used to be into the person you are now.
Bees: Where could I put in more effort to help my community?
Knight of Cups – Show them how you feel about them and how grateful you are to have them in your life by sharing your imagination and creative ideas with them. It’s in sharing your creative spark that the true love you hold in your heart comes through.
Garnet – What do I need in order to foster a greater sense of self-empowerment?
Three of Wands – Direction and movement. It’s not enough to have a plan, you have to actually be moving in order for that plan to mean anything. It’s in the movement where empowerment comes from, for with movement comes momentum, growth, and eventually, success.
Swallow: Where do I need to more openly display my love and loyalty to others?
Three of Pentacles – Involve others in your efforts and ideas instead of trying to do it on your own. Invite them to share their perspectives, and lend their own skills to your endeavors, so that you’re not the only one contributing to the whole.
Malachite: How can I better use intention to bolster the abundance in my life moving forward?
The Fool Rx – Don’t just wing it.
Winging it is all well and good when it’s all fun and games. But, you actually need a plan when it’s something serious that you want to accomplish.
If you really want to grow abundance in your life, you need to have a plan. In the Swallow question above, the cards speak of motion, but it also speaks of having a direction to move in… and that is true here as well.
Motion without direction gets you nowhere but going in circles.
Goat: How can i best overcome obstacles before me at this time?
Knight of Wands – Put some “oomph” into your efforts. Drumming up enthusiasm isn’t always easy, but it’s what greases the wheels and really gets the ball rolling. Work on finding that enthusiasm and using it to motivate and thus propel you forward.
Primrose: How can I add more of the exuberance of young love into my life?
Knight of Swords – Take time for it. It’s not enough to want it, or be enthusiastic about it. You have to actually take the time to enjoy it as well. Otherwise, what’s the point?
Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Dried Rhododendron Leaves for Fostering Confidence
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Carnelian Agate Mushroom for Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: NEXT WORLD TAROT POCKET EDITION
@ambitiouslyalexa May Journal Prompts
Prompt for May 1st : What is actually going well right now?
Reading Summary: By allowing yourself to dig in the dirt (Eight of Pentacles) and work on a possible plan for a new idea in your garden (Knight of Wands) next year, you are beginning to pull yourself out of the slump you’ve been experiencing of late (Knight of Swords).
Take Away: In taking the time to work on your balcony garden, you’ve sparked interest in caring for it through the summer months as well as the interest in trying something new out there in the future.
Continue with your planning, and with caring for those living things growing on your balcony. In both cases, by allowing your interest to stay kindled instead of dwindling out, you’re breathing new life into the creative spark you’ve been struggling with over the past few months. At the same time, you’re working on something that doesn’t just catch your interest, but that you find familiar and comforting… sans stagnancy that a lot of other comforting and familiar things tend to cause for you.
Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Mushroom Token for Encouraging Growth
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: MOONDUST TAROT
This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.
Beltane 2026 – May Day
The last evening of April through the first day of May is Beltane, which is also my sister and I’s birthday. Like Halloween is a time when the veil between the land of the living and the realm of the dead is thin, this holiday is the time when the veil between our world and that of the Fae is at is thinnest. I personally often find myself amped up with extra energy around this time of year, which I most often use to spend more time playing in that thinning veil as much as possible.
Like with new moons and full moons, I usually do a spread to check in with myself and give myself some direction for the next couple of months for each solstice, equinox, and other Sabbats. This year’s Beltane reading isn’t structured like my normal Solstice practices, as I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed, but instead is a lovely spread provided by @DarkFaeTarot
Tall wildflowers reaching the sky
King of Pentacles – You strive for the stability that you crave. This is a part of who you are. Instead of trying to abandon this part of yourself, consider working at managing it so that your craving for stability and security doesn’t become stagnancy, but instead creates an opportunity for growth.
Celebrating and embracing the joy of friends & family
Ace of Pentacles – Remember that sometimes when the opportunity lands in your lap to spend time with others, it does so for a reason. Take these moments for what they are… an opportunity to build stable and lasting relationships.
Everything that I am releasing as the days grow longer
Three of Swords – Use the movement of spring and the energies it stirs up to release disappointments and the negative emotions that stagnancy allowed to grow and fester within you. That energy and movement of spring offers a breeze to help blow away the dark pall that lingers and replace it with fresh air.
The grass beneath my feet
Ten of Swords Rx – It’s not over yet, so don’t act like it is. There’s plenty left to do, plenty left to experience, plenty left to enjoy, and plenty left still to overcome.
Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
River Rock for Resilience within Life’s Flow
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
Twisting the Leaf 