Dancing Goats
Sometimes
you just have to
ignore the eyes
watching on
and
wiggle your ass
to the music
with the freedom
of a carefree
moment
and
let them laugh
with a smile
on your face
Author: Twist the Leaf
Accomplishments Big and Small
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The @GlitterbyInk #JulyJoy25 Challenge
Celebration of Joy Prompt for July 20 : Celebration
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Eight of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of hard work, expertise through practice, honing a skill, quality craftsmanship, handicrafts, and manifestations through skill and hard work. The card is often the embodiment of the “practice makes perfect” adage.
How often do you actually celebrate when you finish a task or accomplish something you’ve set up to do, learn, or master? How often do you even acknowledge these things before you’re moving on to focus on the next goal post?
Becoming genuinely good at something takes time and practice. It takes determination to not just develop a skill, but then hone that skill into something special and uniquely yours.
Along the way on this journey, there are many wins and accomplishments. Today’s message ask us if we are celebrating these moments, or are we allowing them to pass us by and regarding them as inconsequential.
Here in today’s message we are encouraged to do the latter. Celebrate your accomplishments… even the small ones. Celebration doesn’t mean that the journey is over, only that you’re having fun along the way and appreciate the process.
DECK USED: STAR MAIDEN TAROT
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Prompt for July 20 : Do Spread 3
What have I forgotten that needs to be brought with me upon my path?
Okra – You have been slack in your ancestor work of late, especially in the research side of things. You hold within you that which was carried forward from your ancestors. Don’t let their hidden knowledge from the past be lost.
How can I begin to incorporate that back into my life?
Cauliflower – Put in the work. This journey requires its own space, uncrowded by other encroaching responsibilities. It’s okay that it takes a long time, that’s how it’s meant to be.
Where am I on my path at this time?
Radish – Now is a time of sorting and purging. Take your time, and think things through rather than just winging it. Doing too much at once can end up leading to anxiety.
What should I prepare to harvest at the end of the month?
Ginger – Do the easy stuff first. Don’t lose sight of the fact that your down time is important. Abundance isn’t always the product of hard work; sometimes it’s just that time and the universe is being generous with her gifts.
How do I begin those preparations?
Tomato – Bask in these summer months and what they provide that you desperately need. Don’t allow worry or guilt eat at you, but instead percolate on why you feel guilty, then wash it away to continue enjoying those benefits the summer provides.
Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Tips to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Small Broom with Lavender and Pentagram for Welcoming Energies
Gneiss Wishing Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: SEED TO PLATE CARDS
I took it easy today because my stomach was giving me problems.
❤️ 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 – Queen of Cups atop The Lovers Rx – Foster stability in your life by keeping your guard up when it comes to “the slut”. Make sure that there are no misunderstandings between you and your partner concerning just how bad an idea her proposal is. This is not a cursory discussion. Make sure you discuss it in depth so that he’s able to fully air his feelings on the matter as well.
Air – The Magician – Communication is your tool of the week. Make sure when you communicate with others that you do so in a clear manner. Although Mercury ☿️ going into retrograde doesn’t usually affect you personally, keep in mind the effect it has on others.
Water – Knight of Coins – When a call to action comes in? Consider slowing down instead of speeding up to dive in head first. Sometimes the act of doing nothing is doing something. Don’t discount willful inaction, for it is just as intentional an act as willful omission.
Fire – Five of Coins – Keep an eye on where your money is going this week. More mindfulness in this area now could stave off a moment of scarcity sneaking up to surprise you later.
Waning – Clouds and Garden – Don’t allow social uncertainties to eat at you this week. The fact others are out of sorts has nothing to do with you personally, so don’t take that weight on your shoulders just because things are feeling uncertain at the moment.
Waxing – Ship and Whip – This week’s path is going to be rocky. Focus on getting through it and save fixing things for later.
Take Away – Lean into choosing to do nothing instead of trying to jump in and fix things or resolve problems. Cool your heels and wait. Watch, and see what happens. You need to focus on clear communication this week so that others have little chance to misconstrue or misunderstand what you say. Don’t forget to discuss “the slut” with Gid.
Other elements included in this reading:
Bind Rune on Cedar for a Protected Home
Ammonite for a Sense of Stability During Times of Change
Tree Agate for Fostering Peace and Patience
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECKS USED: FIGURATIVELY SPEAKING MERMAID TAROT AND WHITE OWL LENORMAND
Gideon’s Challenge – Quiet Kisses
Quiet Kisses
Can we
just stay home
and burrow
together
under cool covers
with the
ceiling fan on
and whisper
sweet nothings
to each other
in the
quiet space
we share
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Awkward and Foolish
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Celebration of Joy Prompt for July 19 : Openness
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Five of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of pessimism, regrets, doomsday thinking, disappointments, and occasionally, failure (or at the very least, the perception of failure).
There have been times in my life where I could see nothing but the negative. Even when not in the grip of a depressive episode, I just couldn’t (and very possibly wouldn’t) look beyond my negative perceptions of the world around me or of myself.
This perspective makes life lackluster, and creates a situation where addictive behavior can become a problem; primarily because we’re so starved for any little shred of “feel good” that even the slightest taste of dopamine is worth chasing after.
I’m in a healthier place now. It took a lot of effort to get here, not to mention a good deal of feeling uncomfortably awkward and foolish. It’s so easy to slip back into those old tendencies, too, and yet I continue to work towards something better.
Today’s message is a reminder to be open to the positive, even when it might feel unrealistic or stupid. Look for the positive in negative situations. Find the boon, and accept it alongside the crap. I’m not saying that it’ll make the bad stuff disappear, but if you only focus on the negative, then it’s no surprise that the negative is all you see. Instead, allow yourself to be open to more than that. It’ll take some work, but it’s worth it.
DECK USED: LULLABY TAROT
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Prompt for July 13 : Do Spread 2
Philosophical Question for July 23 : Do acts of kindness always have a motive?
Reading Summary: The first thing I note in these cards is the color correlation between the roses in the Heart card and the pink/red hues in the archway of the anchor card. Both surround a golden figure… the heart is golden, and so is the hair of the figure in the anchor card.
These correlations speak of warmth and love as a motivator. The hair of the woman in the anchor card also correlates with the hair of the woman in the Harp card and the large rose in the Wreath card. This connects the central figure to both melancholy and a sense of completeness.
Blue is also a central theme, as it is where the figure in the anchor card headed, and also in the background within the Harp card and in the middle ground of the Heart card. This connection and placement connects melancholy a bit deeper between these three, indicating that that is also a strong motivator.
Take Away: The answer presented in these cards is that even when there is no selfish motivation involved in acts of kindness, there is still a motive involved. These kindnesses are spurred on by a sense of love and kindness that the people being kind need to spread to others. Alternately a sense of sadness or pity at another’s situation can create a need to “solve” things for another in some cases. Thus, the motivation in these instances of kindness is either to share love, to help make things better, or a combination of both.
So, in this instance, the cards answer is no. There is no such thing as kindness without motive. It may be an altruistic motive spurred by love or pity, but there is always a motive involved.
Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECKS USED: TEA LEAVES AND DREAMS ORACLE AND TWIST’S GRATITUDE CARDS
I left the room when politics came up today and turned on my audiobook so I couldn’t hear the discussion even from a distance.
Gideon’s Challenge – The Bait
The Bait
Why is it necessary
to lay the trap
with words spouted
in a tone
recognized
as contentious
and meant to cause
hackles to rise
as nonsense words
spill forth
like thorny vines
to bristle sharp
as front and center
the bait is lain out
for the taking
Twisting the Leaf 