Day: May 1, 2026

Moving At a Snail’s Pace

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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.

Moondust Tarot - Page of Pentacles

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 

May Day Tarot Reading with the Next World Tarot Pocket Edition

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?

Tarot Reading with the Moondust Tarot

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
Daily Self Kindness

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

Beltane 2026 – May Day

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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.

Spring Lilacs

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

Beltane Tarot Reading with The Alchemical Tarot of Marseille

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

DECKS USED: THE ALCHEMICAL TAROT OF MARSEILLE

Gideon’s Challenge – Uninspired

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Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)

Uninspired

Even in a
field
filled with
nothing
but shorn grass
if you look
just a little
closer
you can find
pops of spring
smiling up
from the green

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

📆 Transitioning from April to May

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Month End Oracle Reading with the Jeremy Miranda Deck

Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.

Center – Awakening. There is a first blush of awakening upon you right now. You left the light on all night through the darkness and your struggle… and now the sun returns, coming back to illuminate the world once more.

The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.

Center Left – Over the past six months or so you have been functioning in a state deep shadow. Although the light cast within your sphere has allowed you to fumble your way forward, it has created more shadows than you’ve been able to deal with on your own. It’s time to work at leaving those shadows behind and stepping into the light. Open the blinds and let the sunlight in.

What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.

Center Right – You want to hold within you an unflappable strength, but you need to remember that that kind of strength comes with a frigid amount of cold. Perhaps you need to consider a warmer approach instead.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Center Bottom – That cold mentioned above is not your friend, and thus why looking for a warmer approach is a good idea. Don’t freeze others out, and take care not to freeze yourself in. It may look like strength, but it’s actually doing more harm than good.

The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.

Center Top – Don’t just “open the blinds” as mentioned in The Slough position of this reading, but tear them down so that the light can come in more fully. There’s always going to be dark spots in your life that you struggle to illuminate and have the ability to take over from time to time. Now is an opportunity for you to shed light as far as you can and beat that darkness back.

The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.

Bottom Left – Sometimes when alone feels safe, it’s really just loneliness giving you a false sense of security. After all, when you’re alone, the only person who can hurt you is you. This may provide a sense of serenity, but it’s counterproductive to what you really need.

Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.

Bottom Right – If you want to spend some time with yourself and wallow in alone time, make sure that you’re doing so in healthy ways, with bare feet on bare earth or your fingers in the soil. Pull up a chair and settle in when presented with these healthy options.

A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.

Top Left – Don’t fall for superficial bullshit. Especially when the real thing is so easily accessible to you.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

Top Right – Remember that there are two sides to every coin, and you need to take every opportunity that you have to look on the positive side instead of wallowing in the negative one. Just because the negative one seems more comfortable doesn’t mean it’s the right one for you, or healthy for you either.

Message from the Spirit World – Lean into the nurturing of nature. Get yourself outside. Allowing yourself to be secluded inside all the time is not healthy for you and thus has a direct impact on everything around you.

Message from the Mind’s World – It’s time to cast light on the beliefs you hold that hold you back from connecting with others and keep you at a distance. Especially in your efforts towards positivity and optimism.

Message from the Physical World – Your body is going to be much happier if you connect with nature and get your ass outside rather than freezing yourself back into a pattern of solitude.

DECKS USED: THE MIRANDA DECK