Intimate Moments
Dive in
delve deep
and find my soul
with fingertips
to skim over
the surface
and make it sing
your name
like angels sing
to the rising sun
for it’s with you
that I belong
and my soul
feels alive
with love
Author: Twist the Leaf
Gideon’s Challenge
The Sweetest Things
Lazy moments
on a comfortable bed
as big as a playground
Long hours
creating worlds
and stories
of love entertwined
Afternoon naps
and alone time
with Luna
Dappled light
thru northern windows
and the rhythmic purrs
of Luna’s love
and you… us…
you
I miss them all so much.
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Dionysian Mysteries Tarot Reading
The #lucetseptembertarotchallenge Dionysian Mysteries Challenge
Questions for September 5th thru 8th – The Dance of Life
The Sacrifice – What old habits or thought patterns do you need to sacrifice to promote spiritual growth?
Ten of Cups and Merganser Duck – Remember that happily ever after is not a destination, but instead it is found in small moments along the way. If you are always waiting to find happiness and achieve happiness as some distant ambition or goal, you are missing out on it because you are blinding yourself to its presence in the now and along your current journey.
The Mystery – What do you most desire in your life and how can you achieve it?
Two of Cups and Shooting Star – A harmonious connection with where we are both on the same page and feel secure in the knowledge that it’s working for both involved. This type of connection with others can only be achieved through acceptance of others flaws as well as your own. Perfection is only achieved when there are flaws.
The Masks – What parts of yourself do you hide from others?
The Hierophant Rx and Pearl – You work hard to hide from others the novice parts of yourself that are untried and vulnerable, keeping them carefully tucked away and protected from harm.
How can you harness your true self?
Nine of Cups and Air – By remembering that when you are feeling lax and chill in your sense of self satisfaction, it’s time to start moving again instead of becoming stagnant. Sinking into that feeling of satisfaction to the point you linger and wallow pulls you away from the spark of energy that helps you in staying in touch with and expressing your true self.
The Daze – Where do you find comfort and inspiration in times of chaos and confusion?
The Fool Rx and Amber – When times of chaos and confusion reign, you find comfort and inspiration in sinking into the things you know and revisiting the things you have done before. Being on unfamiliar ground just makes you feel more vulnerable during these times.
DECK USED: GOLDEN JOURNEY TAROT AND NATURE LOVER’S ORACLE
Finding the Positive for September 4 – 6
September 4
Eight of Cups – “You are a fighter, ever onwards”, but sometimes you need to know when it’s time to let it go and walk away. You can’t fight every battle, and sometimes when things fall apart? It’s for a reason. Instead of trying to piece things back together that have not been working for you for a while now, consider letting them go. Yes, it hurts and it’s disappointing, but it’s only when you toss the broken shit that you can begin the mending of your own heart.
DECK USED: TEDDY TAROT GOLDEN EDITION AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS
September 5
The Sun – Today’s card(s) are a reminder that you are enough. Right now. All on your own. Without apology. They are a reminder to own who you are, flaws and all, for it is through knowing yourself and owning who you are that you are able to find success and happiness in life. Don’t spend so much time trying to “fix” yourself or apologizing for yourself that you miss out on all the good stuff that acceptance of the self can bring.
DECK USED: ARCANIS ANIMAL TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS
September 6
Two of Swords – “You can do the thing!” You just have to put your mind and focus to it. I’m not entirely sure what “the thing” is, but this advice goes well for a whole lot of things. It advises that when you are feeling uncertain and dealing with self doubt, that the way past that and to success is to just DO it instead of waffling and second guessing yourself. I can relate to this… because sometimes when you think too much or get too many perspectives, you end up stymied. Today’s card is a reminder not to let that happen, but actually make the decision to act instead.
DECK USED: MYSTICAL REALM TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS
Gideon’s Challenge
Longing For…
I want time
to feel small
and cherished
with your hand
pressed
over my soul
and your whisper
in my ear
telling me
how loved
I am
and how much
I mean to you
I love you
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Weekly Creativity Prompt – Autumn’s Approach
Prompt: “Pull (at least) three cards and use them to describe how it feels for you as Autumn’s approach begins.”
Three of Parchment – Learning the value of teamwork has been a major theme over the last few weeks of the summer, and it feels as we move into the fall that the efforts are starting to pay off and we are working more as a cohesive unit, the burden spread more evenly over multiple sets of shoulders instead of only on yours and yours alone.
Seven of Quills – Although you know exactly how you got into the situation you’re currently in, you’re feeling a bit deceived. Not by the people in your life, but by fate and circumstance. It’s time to turn that around and be clever in finding solutions, though. Don’t allow yourself to be walled off when you have the cunning and strategies available to you to put things on the right track.
Justice – What goes around comes around, or so they say. You get what you give. Remember that this experience in healing someone else is also providing you with a healing experience of your own. This is a theme that is starting to come to light now that you are at the end-game of this time together, and something you weren’t aware of going into this situation in the first place.
All together now…
So much has come to pass over the past few months that approaching Autumn has a very exhausted feel to it this time around (Justice). That weight is starting to lift, though, through the help of others in your life (Three of Parchment), which has allowed for more time to begin working out a way out of your current situation that is best for everyone involved.
Moral of the Story
Freedom’s promise lies on the horizon. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, even if I can’t quite feel it on your face yet.
Twisting the Leaf 