Today’s meditation was skipped.

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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 Lovers (The Best Friends) card, which is traditionally a representation of love and relationships, long term contracts, harmonious unions, and making choices that are geared toward what is best for you.

The card has then been combined with a card from the Lights In Dark Places deck, which says, “Love so much that there is no room left for fear.”

I like the idea that someone can love others so much that even if they were raised to be prejudice, the fear and prejudices melt away.

I know that I have it easy here where I live. You don’t see a lot of hate crimes here, nor do you see a lot of pejoratives being tossed around or prejudicial behavior out in the open. It still happens, but it’s much worse in many other places that it is here in this corner of the world.

I don’t understand these mentalities of hate, but maybe, as the message in today’s Lovers card and affirmation card suggests, connecting through love is the answer.

DECKS USED:  WITCHY WITCH HALLOWEEN TAROT AND LIGHTS IN DARK PLACES AFFIRMATION DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 30th : Do the Thinning Veil Spread

What Spirits have come to visit and walk with you while the veil is thin?

Helmet of Protection – The guardians and the guides that help to keep you out of trouble, healthy, and hale are who has come to visit and walk with you this year while the veil is thin. They are with you through the hard parts of life and have stepped up this season to be by your side.

How are these Spirits assisting in keeping you safe?

Celestial Cross – They are working hard to repel those things, people, and entities in your life right now that want to tap into your energy and drain you dry.

What should you offer to these Spirits that are watching over you?

Boots of Swiftness – Don’t just sit back and let them do all the work. Just as when you’re lost in the woods you do what you can to help others find you, so too do you need to help those who love you assist in your safety. Do your part.

What cycle from the past do your Ancestors hope that you will break?

Pocket Watch of Vengeance – Your Ancestors want you to let go of negative influences and motivations. Ex: using the threat of scarcity to motivate you to work harder. Motivation doesn’t have to be spurred by negative emotions. Find a healthier way.

What do you know deep within your bones?

Obsidian Mirror – Your intuition is always right. You may not know where the information comes from, but it’s proven itself to be the most reliable guide you have for parsing out the world and those in it.

What do the Spirits and Ancestors need for you to learn?

Horn of Destruction – Destruction is a part of change and a part of life that can’t always be avoided. It’s better to dance to the music in the chaos than hide under the table with your head bowed.

A message for you from the Spirits and Ancestors

Cheese of Delights – Don’t forget to take pleasure in the little things and appreciate the abundance in your life. Remind yourself that even during times of struggle, strife, and trial that these things still exist in your life and can lift you up.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Red Oak Leaf for Fostering Unconditional Love
English Elm Seeds to Encourage Flexibility During Growth
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Garnierite for help in Releasing Anger, Anxiety, and Guilt
Cave Aragonite Stalactite for Fostering Tolerance and Understanding
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  STORY SPARK CARDS MAGICAL OBJECTS DECK

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 30th : brick and mortar love

I don’t need your hands
heavy on my shoulders
but your reach from the ether
that connects our souls
(Ace of Hearts)

I don’t need cooked meals
or foot rubs by the fire
I need the warmth of your love
intense even through the miles
(King of Hearts)

I don’t need the type of love
that means alone time is nil
no brick and mortar love for me
as what we have
reaches far deeper with you
(Two of Hearts)

Other elements included in this reading:
Bird Figurine for Encouraging Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  HALLOWEEN CULT HORROR PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 30th

Empty – Queen of Swords – Empty your mouth and mind of harsh words and judgements. Cutting yourself to the quick does nothing but weaken you further, when you should be trying to build yourself up instead.

Harsh judgements get you nowhere, and create isolation from others, whether those judgements are directed toward them or directed inward toward yourself.

Fill – Queen of Pentacles – Replace that harshness with supportive words and the stability they know and trust from you.

Your presence creates a nurturing energy, giving others a sense of security. Fill up your life and the lives of others with this energy, instead of the harshness of negativity that tries to slip in and crush the soul.

Other elements included in this reading:
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  WITCHY WITCH HALLOWEEN TAROT

I didn’t go to Ms B’s today, choosing to skip the Friday trip since I plan on being there tomorrow to help her with her Trick or Treaters.

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

By honoring the small victories we help reinforce positive choices, and as momentum builds it’s easier to pick up and dust off when we fall off course.

If we can find a sense of daily achievement in the small things, we’re not only more likely to stay on track toward our goal, we get more enjoyment from the process of getting there.

As Beau Taplin says, “whoever said the small things don’t matter has never seen a match start a wildfire”.

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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 Three of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of the first active step in a journey, progress towards a goal, and the seizing of opportunities.

The Three of Wands has then been combined with a card from the Lights In Dark Places deck, which says, “It’s your life. You get to decide which face you wear.”

Choose the kind of person you want to be, and then be that person.

We all get to choose whether we’re going to be authentic or not. We all get to choose whether we’re kind or not. We all get to choose whether we allow others to see our vulnerabilities or our hearts.

It’s up to us what we choose to project onto the world and how we present ourselves at to others. Strong or weak, victim or protector, kind or cruel, caring or indifferent. The key is in choosing what kind of person you want to be… and being that person. Planning and wishful thinking won’t get you there. This, above all else, requires action.

The message in today’s Three of Wands and affirmation card is a reminder that we become the kind of people we want to grow into by being those people now. Sure, we’ll probably mess it up from time to time, but that’s a part of the growing process. The important part is continuing your efforts and not giving up on that future self you want to become.

DECKS USED:  LITTLE REAPER TAROT MINI EDITION AND LIGHTS IN DARK PLACES AFFIRMATION DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 29th : Samhain – As the last harvest arrives, what needs be discarded from your life?

Reading Summary: The need to stand out among the rest (White Wolf). Don’t allow feelings of persecution to take hold (The Mayor), and remember that just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean someone isn’t out to get you (The Clairvoyant).

Take Away: Discard your need to compete, and stop allowing your fear to overshadow practicality and situational awareness.

It isn’t in your nature to be a doormat, but that doesn’t mean you need to be constantly on guard and worried that every moment of every day might be -the- moment you have to be ready to defend yourself and those people and things you value.

It’s absolutely okay to let down your guard now and then.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  LOBO JUEGO DE CARTAS GAME CARDS

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 29th : carve me out like a pumpkin

insides spill from
gaping wounds
(Five of Spades)
as I’m cut to the quick
by the blade of her tongue
(Queen of Spades)

until the guts of my soul
lie messy and exposed
on the floor
(Ten of Spades)
and fingertips to forearms
tingle and sting
with emotions I cannot name
(Ace of Cups)

while I drop to my knees
and salt the earth
with my tears
(Three of Spades)

Other elements included in this reading:
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  HIDDEN LIGHT THE WITCH PLAYING CARDS KNIGHTS & WITCHES EDITION

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 29th

Wait – Knight of Coins Rx – As a previous reading this week already indicated, now is not the time to try and fix things or mitigate damages. Your urge to step in and play Mr Fix-It is very strong. but now is not the time.

There will be time for dealing with the fallout once the dust has settled. For now, you need to let things continue to happen as they will without your interference.

Act – King of Coins Rx – Look to your own foundation and tend to it as if you’re staring over. With things falling around you right and left, it’s hard to focus on what’s right in front of you.

Make sure that you are paying attention to those things you -do- have control over and ensuring your foundation stays steady even as the things around you shift and change. You can adapt as needed, but right now? Examine the cracks and work on fixing your own shit first.

Other elements included in this reading:
Carnelian Agate Mushroom for Fostering Confidence
Smoky Quartz for Introspection and Emotional Balance
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  LITTLE REAPER TAROT MINI EDITION

Gid and I made a new character set the other day, and we played tonight.