Patience
Waiting is easier
with entertainment
to keep
the attention
from watching
the clock
thus
waiting rooms
become galleries
filled with
pieces of art
meant to capture
the attention
and imagination
Gideon’s Challenge – Patience
Author: Twist the Leaf
❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)
These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.
The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?
Earth – Two of Pentacles – You just got called out for your cards in another reading done today for always having to be in control of every little thing. Remember that sometimes control isn’t the answer, but instead of going with the flow is the best way to keep your balance.
Air – Seven of Wands – Keep your priorities, values, and principles in focus this week. You may feel like they’re coming under attack, and maybe they are. Just remember that standing strong with your values needs to be your main focus this week. Even if it feels like the entire world is against you.
Water – Knight of Cups – Allow yourself to have those things that you want and enjoy. Too often you withhold from yourself those things that you most enjoy. Consider indulging this week, and it will be a nurturing balm for your emotions.
Fire – The Chariot – Do it, and do it now. Procrastination is not your friend in the week ahead. If things need to be done, make sure they’re getting done. In doing this you exerting control over the direction things go in moving forward. This is where you need to focus your need for control this week.
Waning – Letter and Bouquet – That good news that’s incoming this week is not the good news that it appears to be at first glance. Make sure that you read the fine print instead of just accepting it openly as the gift it’s being presented as.
Waxing – Dog and Coffin – Remember that not all acquaintances can be a loyal friends. It’s okay to let people go when they break your trust or it feels like they are not loyal to you in a way that you need. Embrace releasing these people back to the universe to find their “better fit”.
Take Away – This week is all about redirecting your need for control over everything to a specific task. That task being not allowing your procrastination to take the lead and not fighting against the currents carrying you forward. Focus on what’s right for you, whether that’s activities or choices or the people you allow to take up your time and share space in your life. Take care to spot the fake flowers and weed them out instead of allowing them to crowd out new growth.
DECKS USED: ADORABLE CAT TAROT AND POOH’S ADVENTURES LENORMAND
The Time to Act
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 7th : Anticipation
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 (Fire), which is traditionally a representation of the first active step in a journey, progress towards a goal, and the seizing of opportunities.
When it’s time to go, it’s time to go. You can only hesitate for so long before actually having to take action. Just as a baby stays in the womb for only so long before it has to break free (brought to mind via the illustration in today’s card).
As we grow, sometimes new things can feel intimidating or uncomfortable. These feelings can make us hesitate or back away from taking action, when action is what is needed.
Just as when it’s time for the baby to come out, staying in would be detrimental, so too does inaction harm us in these situations.
The message in today’s Three of Wands (Fire) card and “Anticipation” prompt is a reminder that we can only hold back for so long. The stillness we find in moments of anticipation may seem like a safe place to linger, but it’s only a good place to linger until the time to act is upon us.
DECK USED: THE DA VINCI ENIGMA TAROT
#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompts for March 7th and 9th
What are your strengths when dealing with others?
The Lighthouse (Queen of Wands) – You inspire others to try new things and follow their dreams. You give them the inspiration needed to explore and discover the world around them, as well as the things that make them happy.
The Hammock (Ten of Wands) – You are a cautionary tale that often shows the importance of resting when you need it. You help others understand that overwhelm is caused not by personal failing, but by pushing too hard and expecting too much of yourself.
The Book (Nine of Cups) – You share with others what is possible if you put your heart to a task and use that motivation to expand your mind and your knowledge.
How can you build upon your interpersonal skills?
Love (The Lovers) – Share your love and caring with others while still standing firm and what is healthiest for you. Love others by loving yourself as you do them, instead of holding yourself to some impossible higher standard.
Other elements included in this reading:
Deodar Cedar Ceramic Impression for Clarity and Spiritual Syncing
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connections
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: CIRCLE OF LIFE HANDMADE TAROT
@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Sun conjunct Mercury Prompt for March 7th : What truth needs to be spoken clearly?
Reading Summary: Share with your partner (Lord of Water), the struggles that you are experiencing (Page of Air) in those battles you are engaged in (Seven of Fire).
Take Away: There is an emotional element to your struggle that you are not acknowledging. By speaking about these issues with Gideon, you are able to share your frustrations, as well as your worries in a way that you are unable to do by trying to call your emotions by name. (Names that you often don’t have the vocabulary to express.)
In other words, when he asks how you’re doing… instead of trying to express what feelings you’re feeling directly by naming them, express instead the struggles that you are going through. Tell him about what’s going on in your life and speak to him about what’s worrying you. This will communicate those emotions just as clearly, if not more so.
Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Gneiss Wishing Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: THE DA VINCI ENIGMA TAROT
This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.
Gideon’s Challenge – New Toys
New Toys
One by one
they show
their face
collected
over time
and from place
to place
until with tools
at the ready
they are altered
with care
to create
a new toy
bearing messages
to hear
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Introverts and Extroverts
Today’s meditation was a ten minute #DailyCalm session with the @Calm app.
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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 6th : Perspective
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 Cups, which is traditionally a representation of friendships, revelry, celebration, and collaboration between those that are linked or alike not just in mind but also in heart.
Consider… what do they see and feel when you turn down their invitations again and again? Extroverts especially might struggle to interpret the meaning of this. They might think you’re not interested in their friendships or efforts. In fact, you know this for truth. As an introvert, you often can’t keep up with the needs of extroverts. That’s fine, but what that means is that they end up thinking you aren’t interested in their friendship. That’s why they disappear from your life after a while.
By the same turn? By the time you notice they’re gone? They’re -long- gone. Not because you don’t care. It still hurts. Instead, it’s just that your need for interaction is far less than theirs. This makes you incompatible, not less caring nor “left behind”.
Friendships are difficult. Difficult to develop, and difficult to keep. This is true when compatibility is high, and much more true when trying to hold on to friendships with those that you are not compatible with.
The message in today’s Three of Cups and “Perspective” prompt is a reminder that sometimes we assume things don’t work out because of something -we- have done. Maybe instead of playing the blame game, though, we need to look at it more as trial and error. A question of compatibility rather than a question of blame.
DECK USED: A TAROT DECK FOR THE SPIRITUALLY CLUMSY
@recoverytrauma_’s Know Myself Questions for Self-Discovery
Who Am I? Prompts
What makes me feel most like me?
Queen of Pentacles – When you are feeling in control of your future and inspired from a place of stability. Instability makes you retreat and causes you a good deal of distress and inner struggle. A sense of stability, on the other hand, allows you to open up and become approachable.
What do I love about the way I think or feel?
Knight of Pentacles – You love that you choose to prioritize integrity, even above success or speed. You love that these priorities are long learned, and you’ve discovered over time what works best for you… applying that knowledge into weighing what matters and what doesn’t.
What do I believe I was put here to do?
Four of Cups – You believe that you were put here to offer help and support… but only to those who are open to it. You accept that it’s not your responsibility to help those that are not interested in being helped, and turn your focus to those who are.
When do I feel the most confident or powerful?
Nine of Wands Rx – When things are feeling safe and secure. It’s hard to feel at your most confident and powerful when you’re in the process of bracing for impact or fearing the worst is yet to come.
What’s something about me most people don’t know but should?
Ace of Pentacles – You’re not as stuck in your ways as you appear, you just need sufficiently inspirational motivators to spark your interest in change.
Other elements included in this reading:
Moss Agate Tree for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: THE TAROCLE OF OZ
@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Venus enters Aries Prompt for March : What am I ready to pursue with passion?
Reading Summary: An empowering (Strength) answer (Ace of Wands) to your current uncertainties (The Moon).
Take Away: You’ve lain the groundwork here already, and are ready to pursue the answers you need to turn things around. There’s a lot of uncertainty and worry involved, but you need to acknowledge that this uncertainty is not based on reality, but rather upon your fear of being powerless.
Instead of giving into those fears, step forward with strength and seek out the answers you need. You were able to step out of the shadows and begin the journey, and that was half the battle right there. Now it’s time to keep going.
Other elements included in this reading:
Crow Medallion for fostering Wisdom and Self-Awareness
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: A TAROT DECK FOR THE SPIRITUALLY CLUMSY
I took the day off to give myself a chance to recover from the stomach problems I was having yesterday.
Gideon’s Challenge – Transitions
Transitions
Sweetness bursts
upon the air
as blooms
open wide
announcing
spring’s arrival
in vibrant colors
and floral scents
that mix with
the crisp bite
of fresh air
still cooled
by winter’s
last breath
