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

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Burn Prompt for October 6th : Transform
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Death card, which is traditionally a representation of gradual organic changes, loss, slow moving transitions, and letting go.

People who are not educated in tarot (and even sometimes those who are and know better) often have a very visceral reaction to seeing the Death card.

Yes, the Death card is about endings, but it’s extremely rare its appearance is a prediction of literal loss of life. In most cases, it means the eventual organic end to something. Like the completion of Hamlet sans intermissions after realizing you’ve been sitting so long your ass has gone numb. And like this hypothetical theater production, these endings come with them opportunity (such as with our example… getting up and walking around, and getting fresh air).

Sometimes endings give us small opportunities, like mentioned above. Sometimes these endings are transformational, such as graduation from high school or college. There’s always opportunity, though, as long as you’re looking for it.

The message in today’s Death card and Transform prompt is a reminder to look for the opportunities that endings offer you. Don’t get so wrapped up in the ending itself that you forget to look beyond it.

DECK USED:  TAROT OF SATAN

October Spooky Season Challenge by @MercuryTarot
Prompt for October 4th and 5th

What role do I play at a party?

Mask, Metamorphosis, Clover

You tend to be a responsible guest, adapting and changing roles as needed to ensure things go off without a hitch. Sometimes that means standing back and watching, other times it can mean stepping in to help in some way.

You tend to look for the hitches and hiccups, and make sure things like that get smoothed over instead of letting them spiral out of control or become a problem.

Are my values more modern or traditional?

Mouse, West, Tower

You tend to take things (including values and other traditional themes) and change them, making them your own rather to conforming to what others expect from you.

That said, there is a traditional bent to your values, even if it doesn’t always look like it from the outside. This inner core of tradition isn’t about other’s teachings or societal expectations, though, but rather about what feels right to you.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”

DECK USED:  COSMIC BUTCHER’S WALK THROUGH THE ETERNAL GARDENS ORACLE & LENORMAND

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 6th : dirt beneath my fingernails

chaos rages wild in a cacophony in my brain
emotions out of control and thoughts driving me insane
(Eight of Clubs atop Five of Clubs; Three of Spades)

until all I want to do is make it all stop
and salty tears escape to fall like raindrops
(Ten of Clubs and Five of Hearts)

this is when I step outside with bare feet to dirt
and dig fingers and toes into soil to release the hurt
(Three of Clubs and King of Diamonds)

threads of energy digging deep to tangle up with roots
so I can ground in peace and seek out the truth
(Queen of Diamonds atop Four of Spades; Jack of Spades)

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  INFERNO PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 6th

Engage – The Moon Rx – Make sure that you are engaging in those things that hold a bit of certainty for you.

You need an extra bit of that certainty right now to ensure that your imagination isn’t running amok, so make sure you are connecting with and participating in those things that help you feel the stability under your feet.

Retreat – Knight of Wands – The above includes when you are going after your passion pursuits.

Don’t allow your enthusiasm talk you into something that doesn’t show a clear reward from the onset. Now is not the time to be jumping in blindly or taking risks.

Save your desire to experiment and try new things for later on when you’re feeling more stable and surefooted.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Chestnut for Bolstering the Sacred Masculine Within
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  TAROT OF SATAN

I did a good deal of sleeping today. I feel like I’m struggling to get back on even keel after too much people time.