Stalker Struggles
Safety is more
than locked doors
and closed windows
it’s katy-bars
and rear-view mirrors
and watching closely
those that pass
on the street
ever vigilant
and ready
for the next moment
to bring
the unexpected
moment
you need to be ready for
Trunk: What core beliefs should I reevaluate?
The Magician and Ace of Cups – The believe that emotions should be “handled” rather than experienced. That they are a tool to be used to further one’s goals and mold one’s future, rather than a reward and connection to something greater than ourselves.
Weeds: What needs to be cleared away?
The High Priestess Rx – You have intuitive blockages that need to be cleared away. You have far greater potential hidden within you. You are holding yourself back.
Buds: What new growth is possible for me?
Eight of Pentacles atop Judgement – Anything you set your mind to honing with the intent of carrying with you to the end. You have only to begin. There is absolutely nothing in your way that will keep you from learning any skill or ability that strikes your interest. To choose those you want to explore, it is the longevity of usefulness that you need to consider.
Branches: What beliefs about myself should I expand the season?
Four of Cups and Two of Cups – Rejecting help from others hurts more than just you. It doesn’t make you more independent, and doesn’t make you stronger.
Pruning: What beliefs about myself should I release?
King of Pentacles – That you will ever be truly satisfied and feel 100% stable. It’s not possible, as you will always be growing and expanding, and thus always seeking more. Each time you reach the “stability” you thought you wanted, there will be a greater sense of stability and satisfaction just out of reach to then work toward.
Photosynthesis: Where is transformation possible?
Two of Pentacles – More balance can be had. Don’t lose focus on this goal.
Twist the Leaf: I was just randomly shuffling between posts. The deck is over 200 cards and these three are what it gave me.
Gideon: What do you get from those? (And gorgeous cards)
Gideon: Or is this not a dragon deck yet all dragons came out?
Twist the Leaf: That I need to stop looking at taking things slow and giving myself time as stagnation.
Twist the Leaf: It’s probably about 60% dragons.
Gideon: I agree. you’re allowed to rest
Twist the Leaf: but they’re all “pause/time/stagnation” themed
Gideon: *Grins* That means your dragon is anxious for your next vacation days
Gideon: And you need that time too
Gideon: Just a little over a week too
Twist the Leaf: I love you so much.
Twist the Leaf: *looks at the calendar* Wow, you’re right.
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the King of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s finances, resources, health, home, and physical manifestations. This is a card that is about authority within the physical world, and the themes often who have to do with people who have worked hard for what they have… and what they have is a stable foundation.
The card today is about something that is in the guidebook, rather than on the imagery (although, I absolutely think a Lion is an excellent representation of the energy of this card). In the guidebook, it states that this card is “…a reminder that what you focus on becomes your reality, so you must make sure your focus is in the right place.”
This is why making the choice to focus on positivity and optimism is so important. It counteracts… counterbalances that pessimistic negativity that lives within and is trying to drag you down.
#DiscordTarotholicsMar2022 Challenge Prompt
Question for March 9th: Is love an inherent emotion, or is it learned behavior?
Reading Summary: Love comes easily to us (Lute). What is learned over time (Tortoise) is how to express our love, and learning how to do so and healthy ways is a choice (Sword).
Take Away: Little boys pick on little girls and pull on their hair to express their emotions when they have a crush… until they learn that this is not the way. The emotion is not learned, and love comes easily to us. But how we express it is something that we learn through others, and through experience and experimentation.
The #ConnectWithYourDeckChallenge Prompt by E Roebuck-Jones
Question for March 10th: How can I move more into my heart space?
Reading Summary: Stand up for what you believe in (Seven of Wands). Foster hope within your heart (The Star). Allow yourself to let go and take joy in the things you enjoy (Knight of Wands).
Take Away: I’ve been on a bit of a downward spiral of late, but moving slow. These cards are not just the route to moving more into my heart space, they are a method to help lift myself up out of the dark and find a bit of fresh air with which to cleans away the negative influences the depression can create.
I had play time with Gideon and introduced a new character today. I enjoyed the play and I hope he did too.
The Light Shifts
I see it now
the light is shining
on dark walls
and slick bottom
and now I know
I’m not alone
it’s just
the angle
of the light
that makes it all
seem so very
desolate
and empty
Prompt: “Draw (at least) three random cards and use them to write about a very delicate or fragile object.”
Seduction whispers
sweet and soft (1)
within the mind
as with eyes closed
chaos reigns (2)
and a battle is fought
cacophonous within
and silent without (3)
as confusion
blends with aching pain
and the red thread (4)
dances
behind eyelids
until he reaches out (5)
with fate’s sharp shears
to snip
himself free (6)
