Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says “You are a whole person. You are complete.”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Burn Prompt for October 5th : Reclaim
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is The Tower card, which is traditionally a representation of sudden change, chaotic transformation, destruction, and the tearing down of something within one’s life or beliefs that leaves room for something new to take its place.

When things fall apart, which they inevitably always do, it’s important not to spend too much time in the grip of panic or grief.

Instead, we need to pull ourselves out of our emotional response and begin the plan to rebuild.

Spending too much time in surprise, panic, or grief holds us back from recovering from the blow that has been dealt. If we want to reclaim what we have lost and build something better on that land that has been stripped down to bare, then we need to get in gear and start moving instead of sitting and staring at the devastation that was wrought.

The message in today’s Tower card and Reclaim prompt is a reminder that although grief has its place, as well as stunned moments of silence, it’s only when we move to rebuild that we are able to reclaim the momentum we had prior to the chaos and destruction we’ve faced.

DECK USED:  PERFECT ORGANISM TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATIONS DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 5th and 6th

Zombies: What new opportunities are rising up at this time?

Spider Shrooms On the Hunt

Pay attention to those that appear to be trying to control you through manipulation. If you feel like you’re being jerked around, there’s a very good chance that’s exactly what’s happening. These particular situations offer you an opportunity you wouldn’t otherwise have.

Creaky Hinge: What doors need opened to allow these opportunities to enter?

King of the Hippies Hoping the Newfangled Treatment Works

You will have the opportunity to turn the tables on those that are attempting manipulation, but only if you are paying attention so that you know what’s going on with a clear head and strategy at the fore in your mind.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

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October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 4th and 5th : hungry wolves eat anything / feed me truth

I don’t want to hear
pretty words and half truths
(Jack of Hearts)
nor listen to you lie to yourself
(Jack of Clubs)
for these fictional stories have no “juice”
no nutritional value to dispense
(Three of Spades)

I want you to feed me the truth
that’s not built but is always there
(King of Diamonds)
threaded beneath the lies
and steady beyond compare
(Ace of Diamonds)

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Black Tourmaline for Grounding and Protection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  COUNT CHOCULA PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 5th

Less – Queen of Ampules Rx – Stop being so hard on yourself. Emotional self abuse is not the answer.

From the treatment you experienced within your youth, you know that emotional abuse doesn’t motivate nor solve anything. Nor does it beat perceived flaws into submission or make anything better.

More – Knight of Flutes – Invite more enthusiasm and play into your life. It will play into your strengths and allow you to set this type of self abuse aside.

Diving into the things that interest you and becoming inspired by them keeps you from wanting or needing that harsh “guidance” that isn’t guidance at all.

Other elements included in this reading:
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  PERFECT ORGANISM TAROT

I took today off to recover from my “vacation”. This was planned into my schedule to make sure I could bounce back, and it was glorious sleeping in this morning.