Month: June 2026

Rust Removal

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

The Wild Wisdom 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 Dalai Lama quote from the Gratitude Insight Cards, which says, “The roots of our goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.”

Sometimes it’s far easier to ignore the good things and focus on the bad ones. It becomes a habit that reaches beyond pessimism and starts to bleed negativity into our outlook of life as a whole.

From this lack of appreciation for the positive and good things in life the roots of negative outlooks and pessimism begin to spread and grow until they permeate every aspect of our lives.

The same process is true in reverse. When we focus on the positive and appreciate the goodness around us, it is those roots that grow and spread instead of the negative ones.

The message in today’s Devil card and affirmation are a reminder that we have control over how we see the world. Just like rust can eat way at metal, negativity can become a habit that eats away at the good in our lives. These cards encourage us to look at those places in our lives where this has begun to happen, and consider how to stop the spread by creating new habits that are healthier to replace the old unhealthy ones.

DECKS USED:  THE WILD WISDOM TAROT AND GRATITUDE INSIGHT CARDS

@Lionharts #TheJuneTarot Follow Your North Star Challenge
Prompt for June 21st : Summer Solstice Spread

Oracle Reading with the Tarocchi Celtici

Thrive: What is ready to thrive during the second half of 2026?

Rovo / Bramble – You have the opportunity to spark a new sense of enthusiasm for the parts of your life feeling a bit lack luster of late. Just have a care that you don’t go overboard. Dopamine is a wonderful thing, but it runs the risk of addiction without a bit of caution in regard to your excesses.

Lead: What part of myself is meant to lead this phase forward?

Frassino / Ash – Focus on being prudent and cautious when it comes to your finances. It’s often far too easy to toss money around when enthusiasm sparks, but you need to act in this area with good judgement and care.

Will: What holds the most promise for the months ahead?

Quercia / Oak – Following the advice above offers you the opportunity to grow your sense of security while still instilling in your life the chance to delve deeper into your experiences and emotions.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Carved Bamboo Latticework for Positive Outcomes
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROCCHI CELTICI

The @lightningwildflower June Inner Journey Challenge
Sun enters Cancer Prompt for June 21st : What part of my home and family needs my attention right now?

Tarot Reading with The Wild Wisdom Tarot

Reading Summary: Your home and family needs you to show them what it means to stand strong (Strength) in the middle of chaos (Lightning Strike), and come out the other end still thriving (Strength), regardless of what life throws at you in the moment (Wheel of Fortune).

Take Away: The cards have been warning against the arrival of chaos and destruction for a few days, pumping you up for its arrival and providing you with advice on getting through difficult times.

These cards continue with this theme, encouraging you to tap into the survivor energy that lives within you and “show them how it’s done” as you move through the upcoming difficulties and chaos.

Turn your time and attention to making sure your confidence is being bolstered and you’re shoring up your reserves of stubborn determination and perseverance.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Wood Kitsune Carving for Cleverness and Ingenuity
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
English Elm Seeds to Encourage Flexibility During Growth
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE WILD WISDOM TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsJun2026 Challenge
Prompt for June 21st : Do the Midsummer Spread

Midsummer Oracle Reading with the Herb Notes Flash Cards

Horse: What can I do to build up my inner courage to live life with more honesty and integrity?

Lavender – Work on staying calm. If you want to build up your courage, part of doing that is ensuring that your anxiety is under control. You have the tools that you disposal to help keep your anxiety under control, but only if you’re willing to use them. Whether that courage is used to live life with more honesty and integrity, or to confront fears you’ve long carried, finding that calm in the first place is the answer.

Daisy: How can I insert more innocence and purity into how I view the world?

Raspberry – Stop looking at everything from the lens of “here we go again”. Remember that a fresh perspective can always help in clearing out the dust and cobwebs of a jaded mind. Open yourself up to seeing things from a new angle.

Lapis Lazuli: How can I be more honest with myself about my good and bad traits?

Mullein – Stop trying to ignore them. Things like this don’t go away just because you refuse to acknowledge them. Instead, it’s through your attention and an effort toward control that you can find a more honest view of both your good and bad qualities. Tighten down a little in this area for more clarity.

Citrine: In what ways can I work at expressing my creativity more?

Hops – Use creativity time as a cool down activity instead of holding the expectation that it’s something that will ramp you up. Creativity doesn’t always have to be an excitable activity or an exhausting someone. Sometimes it can just be chill and relaxing… if you let it.

Snake: How can I use my creativity to help foster fresh energies and a sense of rebirth?

Oregano – Creativity, even when used in the calming ways mentioned above, helps get your “juices flowing” in gentle ways, stirring up within you energy and enthusiasm that has become stagnant. Just do the creative things, even the little ones, and it will help kindle new energies within you and bring old ones back to life.

Heather: How can I invite more good luck into my day to day life?

Linden – Stop bracing for what might happen. There’s too much tension in trying to brace for impact. Instead, allow for awareness without seizing control in an unforgiving fist to try and protect yourself and others. You’re suffocating everything that way. Ease up.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: HERB NOTES DECK
Daily Self Kindness

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

❤️ 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 Modern Mysteries Tarot and Seaborn Kipper

Earth – Ten of Wands – Take care that you aren’t adding too much to your plate this week. The obligations and responsibilities you currently have are already more than enough. Make sure you aren’t adding more straw to the camel’s back. Even the smallest of additions could end up being that “last straw”.

Air – Five of Pentacles atop Seven of Pentacles – Don’t allow slow progress to make you feel like you aren’t getting anywhere. This is an illusion created by your negative inner narratives. Don’t buy into the story.

Water – Six of Cups – Nostalgia can’t take the place of having a good time in the present, so don’t try to make yourself fit in that box. Instead, seek out joy in the present. Will it look the same? No. But that doesn’t mean it won’t be just as good.

Fire – The Hanged Man – Put your focus toward waiting and watching this week, instead of jumping the gun to act.

Waning – Sad News and Hope Great Water – Do not allow disappointments to drag you down this week. There will be a transition from hope and possibility to a feeling of failure. Take care not to slide down that slippery slope into a negative headspace.

Waxing – Official Matters and Playful One – Step away from the seriousness of the situation and get out into activities that allow you to put serious matters aside for a little while. In doing so, things may look far more manageable and less dire on your return to them.

Take Away – Pressure, whether internal or external, is going to make it hard for you to say “no” to extra responsibilities and obligations this week. Make sure you -are- in fact saying no. Protect your well-being and emotional healthy by ensuring you are getting the space you need… by saying no. Instead, seek out things that make you feel good and distract you from your stressors. Even small things can make a big difference in this area.

Other elements included in this reading:
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: THE MODERN MYSTERIES TAROT AND SEABORN KIPPER

Gideon’s Challenge – Uncertain

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Flower Pot

Uncertain

If I were to
show you
my
smallest self
would you
smile
and greet
me warmly
or turn away
in disgust
at something
you don’t
understand
or maybe
I should just
smile
instead

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Summer Solstice 2026 – Midsummer

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Today is the Summer Solstice, which is the longest day of the year and one of the eight holidays that I celebrate throughout the year. This day marks the ‘official’ transition into summer and a shift from days that become longer and longer through the spring into days from here on out will grow shorter and shorter for the next six months.

midsummer

This holiday is often called Midsummer or Litha, although I usually just refer to it as the Summer Solstice. On my path, it celebrates the turning point of summer, where the build-up of creative energy from the spring crests into a time of abundance as we travel into the depths of summer in much the same way that the growing energies of the full moon crest before beginning to wane each month.

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 on each solstice, equinox, and other Sabbats. This Midsummer, though, I’ve chosen to do a Midsummer spread by de_tarotjuf

Midsummer Tarot Reading with the Fauwna Tarot

Sun Energy: Which potential or light within me is asking for attention?

Seven of Swords – Pay attention to what you choose to take and what you deem to leave behind. Strategy only gets you so far, then you need to take a closer look at your priorities and possibly make a hard choice or two. In these moments, what will you prioritize? It’s time to start that prioritization now.

Earth Root: How can this light from within be nourished?

The Moon – Remember that clarity comes from confronting your fears instead of ignoring them. To have the clarity needed to make good decisions concerning your priorities, you can’t allow your fears or uncertainty to guide your choices.

Heart Connection: Which wisdom connects the energy outside with the root within and is my way of finding balance?

Ten of Swords – All things come to an end eventually. It’s what you do with that ending that creates the next chapter in your life.

Summer: Which action helps me anchor this light throughout the summer?

Eight of Swords – You can’t achieve clarity without some pursuit of it. Seek out truth instead of trying to bury your head in the sand and hope the discordance and struggle pass you by.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: FAUWNA TAROT

The Ebb and Flow of Progress

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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.

Cat's Inner Voice Tarot - Nine of Swords

Today’s draw is the Nine of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of nightmares, anxiety, insomnia, and negative thoughts and inner narratives.

The card has then been combined with an affirmation from the Ask and It Is Given Cards, which says, “You will never cease to be; new desires will be constantly born within you. Source will never stop answering your desires, and your expansion is, therefore, eternal. And so, you may begin to relax if, in this moment, there is something you desire that has not yet come to fruition.”

Just because you’re not actively advancing towards your goals, doesn’t mean that you’re not still moving in the right direction.

When there is a lull in activity, it can sometimes feel like you are failing or things are falling apart. Your worries and doubts rise to the surface to plague you and try and push you towards action, sometimes even when inaction is actually the smarter choice.

In these moments it’s important to remember that not all progress is made through active participation. Sometimes we need a pause for everything to catch up and fall into sync. Sometimes we need time to process, and that processing is in itself a sort of movement, even if it’s not active movement.

The message in today’s Nine of Swords and the affirmation card is a reminder that progress is a cycle of ebb and flow. There are fast times, and there are slow times, and both have good reason for being a part of the process. Don’t fight those slow times just because they give rise to your anxieties. Instead, trust that even during the slow time you are still making progress.

DECKS USED: CAT’S INNER VOICE TAROT AND ASK AND IT IS GIVEN CARDS

The @lightningwildflower June Inner Journey Challenge
Reframe Prompt for June 20th : How can my sensitivity be a strength?

Oracle Reading with the Modern The Divination Deck for These Times

Reading Summary: It’s in confronting our fears (The Melting) that we give birth (Birth) to the strength needed to confront the unknown (the chick in the Birth card staring into The Void).

Take Away: Our sensitivities and vulnerabilities are often considered weaknesses, primarily because they are usually triggered by the things we fear.

The truth is, though, that when we confront our fears instead of hiding from them, we illuminate those things we fear and pull them out of the unknown to be more easily seen and understood.

Out in the open, our fears are rarely the massively overwhelming thing that they pretend to be when overblown by our mind’s eye. This new perspective at seeing our fears in the light can then create strength where once there was weakness.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Red Oak Leaf for Fostering Unconditional Love
Green Jasper and Tiger Eye Turtle for Confidence within Progress
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: MODERN THE DIVINATION DECK FOR THESE TIMES

#DiscordTarotholicsJun2026 Challenge
Philosophical Questions for June 3rd and 10th

Tarot Reading with the Cat's Inner Voice Tarot and Paws of Furry Game Cards

Do people need other people for true happiness?

King of Cups and Mean Cat

Learning to regulate our emotions and experience the wider scope of their spectrum requires interaction with others. I think a better question is to first divine what “true happiness” really means.

These cards, however, do indicate that it is only through our interactions with others that we can experience the diversity of emotions necessary to actually identify true happiness in the first place, though. So in that context, and under those conditions, the answer is yes, people do need other people for true happiness.

What is something you believe, but cannot prove?

Wheel of Fortune and Cool Cat

I believe that the world, and in fact, the universe as a whole, are constantly seeking balance, and that the good things and bad things that happen are simply another expression of this effort.

The problem with trying to prove this, though, is even when you sit back and chill, you are unable to observe all of the different minute adjustments being made by the universe in its effort to flex, shift, and otherwise adjust with its efforts to find a balance. We are on the ride, but we don’t get to see all the moving parts.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: CAT’S INNER VOICE TAROT AND PAWS OF FURRY GAME CARDS

@de_tarotjuf’s De Zomer In! #detarotjufjunitarotchallenge
Prompts for June 17th through 19th

Oracle Reading with the Animal Allies Oracle

Which memory can I allow to heal with sunlight?

Monkey – You were not allowed to be playful as a child, and joy nor enthusiasm was encouraged. As an adult, this makes you far harsher on yourself than necessary, especially when feeling silly or playful. This prompt and the monkey encourages you to indulging your playfulness by taking it outside and setting it free.

Which gift or talent emerges when I step outside?

Horse – When you allow your authentic self to shine, you show others the freedom involved in true authenticity, and the strength that is built through determination and endurance in the face of the obstacles that may get in your way. These qualities shine brightest in the places where you are most comfortable, such as in the fields at work or out in the woods among the trees.

Which connection with myself needs restoration?

Butterfly – Change and transformation used to be a part of life that you prided yourself on adapting to and shined at with flexibility and grace. Over time, though, you have become more comfortable within stability you have created, and you have lost a bit of the adaptability that you once prided yourself on. It’s time to reconnect with that more adaptable self instead of digging in your heels when change comes calling.

Which connection with another needs restoration?

Raccoon – Bring back the playfulness and the “family” connection that this playfulness contributes to your relationships.

An example of this is when you were caring for Ms B during her time without the use of her arms. There was a lot of joking and playfulness involved that helped lighten the mood so that the embarrassment wasn’t so sharp and both you and her were able to keep each other afloat emotionally through the hardship.

This type of playfulness can be instilled in your relationship with her, and with others, even now. In doing so it creates tighter bonds between you and them.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Zodiac Wheel (on Gemini) for Connecting with Duality
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: ANIMAL ALLIES 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 – Clingy

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Raindrops Clinging to Leaves

Clingy

I want
to cling tight
while you
help me to
sparkle
in the light
of your
love
so kiss me
softly
and help me
to shine

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