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

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

Today’s draw is the Seven of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of slow growth, sustainability, domestic harmony, hard work, and practicing patience while the fruits of your labors develop and take form.

The Seven of Pentacles has then been combined with a prompt card from the Animantras Chakra deck, which says, “Be Delicate.”

Accepting that it is okay to be vulnerable is one of those things that has been extremely difficult for me to process. It can be hard to let go of control…

[pauses for a moment of thought and reflection]

It just occurred to me why we may not be using violence as foreplay as much as we used to in my relationship with Gideon. These cards make me wonder if the reason we don’t need as much violence in our foreplay these days is because I am more willing and/or it has become easier for me to let go without it.

In the beginning of my relationship with Gideon, it often took violence to get me into a place of submission. Not because I didn’t want to be there, but because psychologically speaking, I had a hard time letting go of control. The violence helped with that (and was hot for both of us… really hot).

Overtime, though, it has become easier and easier for me to drop into the drown (subspace). I don’t need the violence as much to get there, and Gideon became hesitant in using it to get me there because my drowns were going so deep and the (sub)drop that came after was becoming more intense.

Over time, I allowed myself to be more vulnerable and more delicate around him. In response, he became more careful with me.

I mean, to be fair, I’m not complaining. I’ve just wondered sometimes where that violence had gone, and why it disappeared when it was something that we both enjoyed. I think that my mind was trying to find a way to “take the blame” for this change, and that I was depriving Gideon of something he wants or needs in the process.

The message in today’s cards speaks about vulnerabilities and how trust can make these vulnerabilities something far easier to expose and accept. This relates to to areas of life and ourselves that go far beyond sex and preferences in that area; trust takes time. You can’t expect people to just hand over that kind of trust… it has to be built.

DECK USED:  STORYBOOK TAROT AND ANIMANTRAS CHAKRA ORACLE

The @ambitiouslyalexa July Journal Prompts
Prompts for July 1st and 2nd

A feeling you’re leaning into

Fire – After your talk with your shrink the other day, you are feeling a new spark of your hope and creativity.

You feel like you have a bit of an idea on which direction you want to go in order to try and make things better with your business, and are feeling the motivation to get started in that area on those things that have been discussed.

A standard you’re releasing

Purpose and Diet – Expectations of perfection for perfection’s sake. Recently, you have been encouraged to look at your relationship with perfection and how it connects to self abuse.

Your third quarterly reading indicated that now is a good time to look at the options available to you and start weeding out the ones that don’t fit, aren’t suited, or aren’t healthy for you. This includes your attachment to perfection and the unreasonable expectations you put upon yourself in this area. With this relationship brought to light you are beginning to let go of these expectations and work on seeing your efforts in a different (more positive) light.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE WITCH CAT AKASHIC RECORDS ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJul2026 Challenge
3-Card Spread Prompt for July 2nd : About fun…

Why does guilt plague your moments of carefree fun?

Nine of Cups – Guilt plagues your moments of carefree fun because you want to show measurable success in your happiness.

It often feels like it’s not enough to just be happy. Instead, you feel the need for there to be an actual measurable success to show for your efforts rather than just a feeling of happiness or contentedness in the moment.

How can you release this guilt to enjoy these moments more?

Seven of Cups – There was recently an article published about how newer generations are prioritizing experiences over possessions. They spend their money on things that they want to experience like live music, festivals, and travel, instead of on material expenditures that show your wealth or accomplishments. They live light and experience more.

Letting go of your guilt to enjoy more of these moments guilt-free is a matter of choice and priorities. You have to choose what you prioritize and choose what you value most. Do you actually value most the fact that you can amaze others with what you’ve accomplished? Or is your own enjoyment more important?

What would guilt-free fun look like?

King of Pentacles – It’s the stability you’ve been looking for all along, you’ve just been looking in the wrong places.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Shiva Shell Heart for Wisdom and Discernment
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others

DECK USED: STORYBOOK TAROT

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