Falling Snow
Evergreen boughs
hang heavy
as spines of green
are kissed in white
and the stillness
of crisp air
is filled with motion
as snowflakes
fall
to pitterpath
in whispers
of gravity’s kiss
as they land
scattered
Author: Twist the Leaf
Weathering the Storm Lenormand Reading
What recent storms have I faced?
Man and Fish – An inability to adapt as fluidly as you would like. Issues with Etsy, struggles with depression… all of these sort of things are usually something that you are able to stand strong during and adapt to as they happen. During the past few months, though, there’s been a lot of rigidity and an inability to adapt, which has in turn caused a lot of unnecessary anxiety, among other things.
What have a learned about myself through these difficulties?
Crossroads and Rider – You need to be more decisive. Don’t hesitate to make choices, even when feeling uncertain. It’s okay to have to course correct later, as by keeping moving you continue to adapt instead of allowing yourself and the energies around you to go stagnant.
How can I gain strength to face future challenges?
Heart and Snake – Don’t take everything to heart as a betrayal. Sometimes people fuck up and it’s not intentional or directed at you specifically. Make sure you are not falling into a victim mentality where every hurt and slight appears as if it is an attack… when in truth it’s not about you at all.
DECK USED: MYSTERY SECRETS LENORMAND
What You Really Want To Be Doing
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the Tower card, which is traditionally a representation of the chaotic power of destruction, sudden changes, upheaval in one’s life, and the need to rebuild what has been torn down by these elements and factors.
Okay so hot take here, but what I see when I look at this card is… an orgasm.
Maybe it’s because today is orders day and Gideon and I had to cut our play short last night, and I’m eager to get back to the play we were doing because it was super hot and intimate… but that’s what I see.
Today’s message? Get what needs to be done finished so that you can go back to what (um… who) you -really- wanna do.
DECK USED: HEALING WAVES TAROT
The #ConnectWithYourDeckChallenge Prompt by E Roebuck-Jones
Question for March 13th: What is blocking me right now?
Reading Summary: You are lost (Drifter) in a melancholy fog (Whale Song) instead of experiencing clarity and connection with the world around you (Jeweled Web).
Take Away: This has to do with the depression and the fact that you are stuck in the MDE’s pit right now.
Just remember that it won’t last forever and you will rise back to the surface again. That clarity and connection will return, just as it has in every other MDE you’ve gone through.
DECK USED: THE SHAMAN’S DREAM ORACLE
#DiscordTarotholicsMar2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic for March 13th: Do Spread #2
Question: A check-in on how I’m going to feel about living here once the construction across the alley from my place is finished.
Reading Summary: The gray shows that the emotions on this will start out “meh” and develop into thoughts of resentment before eventually settling into something more grounded and accepting.
There is no red in the last card. The amount in the first indicates the “meh” is suppressed anger that, once out in the open (red located on the arrows), will begin to heal (lack of red in Queen of Earth).
The blue in the first card is lacking in all the others, indicating that you are going to miss being able to see the sky more than you realize, and it will be a thorn in that suppressed anger’s “paw” that only time will be able to pull out.
Take Away: Anger and resentment, a time of adjustment, and no indication of moving to a new location. This is on track with the first time that I pulled cards on this topic, indicating that the trajectory of my feelings concerning the new building going up across the alley hasn’t changed.
DECK USED: HEALING WAVES TAROT
I am playing catch up with this post, and I can’t remember what I might have done as a self-kindness on this day other than I know I made sure to eat my yogurt, take my vitamins, and drink my tea with its collagen peptides in it.
Gideon’s Challenge
The Hike’s End
A breathless moment
of inner heat
and dew of sweat
skimming skin
as the trail ends
suddenly
and the rock’s edge
appears
without warning
as trees
that had flanked
the journey
are now behind
and sea air
slaps cold and wet
against flushed cheeks
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Get Moving
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the Three of Wands (same as yesterday), which is traditionally a representation of actively moving from a planning stage into action, picking a direction, and moving towards one’s goals.
Today’s imagery is far more traditional than what we received with yesterday’s card, and what I see here is a sun setting (as opposed to rising as I saw yesterday).
The resounding message that I get from the imagery in this card is “Get moving”. It speaks of time a-wasting. The movement of the banners on the top of the staves speak of movement and motion, and the need to disrupt the stagnancy in one’s life with action.
DECK USED: TWISTED CIRCUS TAROT
Mr Lionharts’ #TheMarchTarot Animal Guide Challenge Prompt
Questions for March 13th thru 15th
March Animal Guide – Raccoon – Teamwork and finding healthy balance between independence and community, goal-oriented, ingenuity, industriousness, cleanliness, curiosity, adaptability, and equality.
In this card from the D Virtue’s Animal Tarot, the Raccoon takes the position of the Judgement card, which is titled “Renewal”. The quote on this card says “It’s time to get clarity about your life purpose and make changes so that you’re on the path most Divinely suited to you. Forgive what has been without judgment, and fearlessly embrace what’s to come.”
Where should I pay more attention to the signs {of nature}?
The Star and The Chariot – Allow the things that lift you up to carry you forward. When you enjoy something, don’t discount it, but instead use it as fuel for your soul.
This means getting more time out in nature, and while out there, allowing your enthusiasm and the things that bring you joy to “carry you away” for a while.
How could I deepen my relationship with the divine around me?
Two of Wands and The Emperor – Own your plans and the direction you want to go in. Don’t be wishy-washy about these things, but instead step into the responsibility and make a plan that you can act on. Plan… then act. Make a plan, detail it out. Get things sorted. Then act.
What help can you offer to deepen my connection with nature?
Ten of Cups and Judgement – Don’t allow “should haves” to poison your paradise. People make mistakes. Let go of the judgements that are holding you back from true happiness.
Also, allow yourself to be less responsibility oriented. It’s okay to set all that shit aside for a bit.
DECK USED: TWISTED CIRCUS TAROT
Does time with Gideon still count if it’s three days in a row? I hope so cuz today’s play was… so amazing.
Gideon’s Challenge
The Lure
Salt water
ripples
under a cloudy sky
reflecting back
the clouds
in gray shades
of green
that conceals
the dark depths
beneath
from view
and frigid waters
whisper
“Dive In”
