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 Justice card, which is traditionally a representation of balance, cause and effect, repercussions and consequences, give and take, and can often indicate the law or legal system.

The Justice card has then been combined with the Challenge card from The Oracle of the Soul Healing Messenger Cards, which says, “Being adaptable and flexible can help you respond better to challenges and take advantage of new opportunities.”

What goes up must come down. It’s the rule of our lives on this earthly plane not only in the area of physics, but in the cycles of life as well. There will be good times and bad times. There will be easier times and harder ones. As they say, the only true constancy in life is change.

Along that theme, it’s a natural part of life that our actions have consequences, and those consequences have consequences; like the ripples caused by dropping a stone in a lake, the consequences reach further than we realize, influencing far more than we know. In return other people’s consequences create ripples that influence us as well, and most of the time we don’t even realize it’s happening.

This constant shifting of elements, which is the nature of life itself, requires flexibility. We can’t always know exactly what the consequences to our actions will be. We need to be ready for there to be a surprise now and then. Nor can we know what the consequences of other people’s actions might have upon us from time to time, and we need to be ready to bend or adjust to those as well.

The message in today’s Justice card and affirmation is a reminder that stagnancy is not healthy and fighting against change helps no one. It’s far more healthier and more productive to pivot, adjust, and seek to guide changes in the direction we want them to go than it is to fight against them or brace for impact.

DECKS USED:  FAIRY LAND TAROT AND THE ORACLE OF THE SOUL HEALING MESSENGER CARDS

@lightningildflower‘s August Reflections Challenge
Prompts for August 23rd through 25th

Refinement – What detail needs my attention right now?

King of Lilypads and Kalanchoe

He appreciates the little things. Your love needs your attention. Not in the long visits and longer play sessions, but in the little moments when you check in just to check in, or send a picture of something you liked just because. These little morsels feed his heart and help him feel like all is right in the world.

Care – What small act of care would help me feel more grounded?

Four of Lilypads and Chinese Peony

Go easy on yourself. Stop playing the blame game with yourself as the scapegoat and piling burden after burden on your own shoulders. Reject unnecessary responsibilities to give yourself some time to just enjoy life instead.

Mercury enters Virgo – What mental clutter needs sorting?

Seven of Twigs and Climbing Rose –

You’ve done a lot of digital reorganizing lately. It would be good idea to have it written down somewhere what changes were made and why. Remember that even your struggles are valuable, and your memory isn’t that good all on its own.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Gray Agate Druzy Slab for Stabilizing Energies and Expectations
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: FORTUNATE FROGS TAROT AND FLOWER MESSAGE ORACLE II

@note.project August Journal Prompts
Prompts for August 24th and 25th

Something I want to let go of before a new season begins

The Moon and Eight of Pentacles

I’m not sure if this is so much about letting go as it is about adjusting my approach and coping. There’s a lot of uncertainty in my artistic business right now, and it’s creating not just instability but a lot of stewing on the subject of directions and where I want to go from here.

Although letting go of all that uncertainty would be amazing, I’m not sure that’s possible. It -is- possible to reconsider how I react to and deal with those feelings of uncertainty, though.

A way I want to show up better for the people I love

The Sun and Queen of Swords

I want to be someone that helps those I love capture and enjoy the joy in their lives, not the naysayer that brings everyone down. There is a lighter and brighter side to the Queen of Swords that I can embody without losing my more grounded self in the process. A focus on these energies will help me better embody that spirit.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: FAIRY LAND TAROT

I have made a concerted effort to go easy on myself today and not allow the negative self talk in my head to make me ill tempered and short with others.