Today’s meditation was a ten minute long #DailyCalm session from the @Calm app.
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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 Death card, which is traditionally a representation of gradual organic changes, loss, slow moving transitions, and letting go.
The Death has then been combined with an affirmation card from The Language of Letting Go cards, which says, “ I will face discomfort, trusting that feelings of healing and release are on the other side… While I’m doing this, I trust that I’m cared for and protected by myself, my friends, …and the Universe.”
For Beyoncé, the 1990s were a time of great transitions. She started out her career at the beginning of this decade, and went through a number of trials and tribulations along the way in her career as she moved from a new novice on the scene to a member of one of the most popular girl groups at the end of the turn of the century.
This is why Beyoncé is on the Death card in this 90s themed deck, as an illustration of how we grow and improve through struggle. It is only through accepting change and moving with it into the next phase that comes that we are able to advance in our goals and in life.
Too often change is considered a horrible experience that is to be avoided at all costs. But in truth, changes in our life are how we develop and grow over time.
The message in today’s cards is a reminder that even when you are uncomfortable with change, it is healthier to keep moving forward than to balk and resist. In moving forward, we get past these moments of change more smoothly, and our growth takes on a healthier development through each step forward we take.
DECKS USED: THE ILLEST TAROT AND THE LANGUAGE OF LETTING GO CARDS
One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 3 | Entry 5 – Friends and Family
Affirmation : “I honor my roots.”
Prompt : Traditions are key component of how family members relate to one another. Draw a tarot card and meditate on the artwork or the cards keywords to help describe a family tradition that holds a lot of meaning for you, and to better understand what underlying feelings are informing this tradition for you.
What feelings came up when I pulled this card?
Considering that I drew this card while sitting here with a “food baby” in my belly from eating too much, I found a good deal of amusement in the commentary that this card holds for the situation.
What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?
As this card appears to be commenting on my “food baby”, I feel like the tradition that it is pointing to is that of food, and the abundance of special dishes and all that food related goodness that comes with different holidays and get-togethers between family.
There is a lot of gluttony that comes out of these days and activities, and because we are not really practicing moderation during these times, we always end up a little too full by the end of the day.
What in the artwork spoke to me?
I did note that the cat in this card also has a bit of a “food baby” going.
Also, the fluid being passed from one vessel to another looks an awful lot like honey taffy, which is something that my mother made a lot of over the holidays during my youth.
My prompt response and reflections.
This is why we all go on diets or vow to do better with our eating habits and self-restraint after the holiday season.
This is why there are birthday cakes and challah bread, Thanksgiving turkeys and Christmas feasts.
Even in families with very few traditions, most of the ones that do exist are centered around food. This is because food is something that we can share and enjoy together. It’s how we take care of each other.
With these sentiments in mind, it’s no wonder that during these times we aren’t as stringent with our diets and moderation goals. I think that’s perfectly healthy and acceptable, as long as it’s only happening a few times a year and not every day.
Other elements included in this reading:
Amethyst D20 and D6 Gemstone Dice
DECK USED: THE WAY JODOROWSKY EXPLAINED TAROT TO HIS CAT
#DiscordTarotholicsJan2026 Challenge
Prompts for January 29th and 30th
What is something to consider leaving behind for 2026?
Seven of Cups and Impulse Buyer – A lot of times when you’re trying to make a decision between more than one thing that you want, you end up just saying “fuck it” and buying them both.
This choice to lean into impulse spending instead of decisive decision-making is a tendency that you might want to consider leaving behind as you move into 2026.
What is something you miss that you could bring back into your life?
The Moon and Gym Rat – You used to actually enjoy going to the gym. Not only did it bring you a sense of stability in your physical body, but it connected you with others through your endeavors as a physical trainer.
Even if you’re not going to the gym, getting more exercise could help you in better regulating yourself during moments of uncertainty. J could also benefit from this uptick in activity, for as you already know from being his personal trainer in college, he requires someone to push him to actually do these activities instead of sitting on his ass.
Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: THE ILLEST TAROT AND MODERN LIFE ORACLE
I took the chance to take a nap today.
