Daily Focus

Everything Takes Longer

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “I’m a witch of infinite potential, manifesting destiny.

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Breathe Prompt for October 15th : Awaken
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Dark Library Tarot's Seven of Pentacles and a card from Twist's Halloween Affirmations Deck

Today’s draw is the Seven of Pentacles (Flora), which is traditionally a representation of slow growth, sustainability, domestic harmony, hard work, and practicing patience while the fruits of your labors develop and take form.

Growth takes time, and unfortunately… feeling lost is a part of the process. So are the painful moments when you stumble, fall, or manage to get hurt along the way.

That’s what the phrase “growing pains” is all about.

The rewards come in making it through to the other side, and the lessons learned along the way. It’s in our experiences, after all, that we develop into the people we are to become.

The message in today’s Seven of Flora and Awaken prompt is a reminder that awakening into a new enlightened state, whether spiritual or mundane, isn’t an immediate process, nor is it an easy one. It takes time and patience, growth and even more patience. It takes effort, trial and error, and a certain amount of pain as well. Don’t give up just because it’s hard or is taking longer than you think it should… just keep going. You’ll get there.

DECK USED:  THE DARK LIBRARY TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 15th through 17th

Tarot Reading with the Alchemy 1977 England Tarot and Oracle Odusseia

Gravestone: Pull 3 cards, and use them to write a spooky or witty epitaph.

Here lies Alfred Cole
May god have pity on his soul
(Judgement)
He tripped and fell
Speared Lady Belle
(Seven of Swords)
Thus her beloved buried him here
(Five of Swords)

Skeleton: How can you connect more deeply with your ancestors?

Mars – Stand strong for those things you believe to be right and true. Provide the protection and patronage to these things you value most. Waging war isn’t always about violence and bloodshed, sometimes it’s standing strong in the storm.

Spirits: What guidance does your ancestors have to offer at this time?

Banshee – Let it out. Stop holding your emotions so close to the chest. Express yourself to those you are tied to through loyalty and blood. Share your laments with your ancestors, and let them see and hear you cry out to them for their guidance and support.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  ORACLE ODUSSEIA AND ALCHEMY 1977 ENGLAND TAROT

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 15th : my spine curved to

Creative Writing with The Horror Night Playing Cards

“I will not bend”
(Four of Diamonds)
says the tree that breaks
in the harsh winds of the storm
(Five of Spades)

its trunk fallen and stump left behind
for roots to wither and die alone
(Ten of Spades)

for it’s the tree that bends to the wind
thrashing but flexible
(Three of Hearts)
with roots buried deep while trunk sways
(Two of Clubs atop King of Diamonds)

that survives and thrives
beneath the sun once more
instead of meeting its end of days
(Nine of Hearts atop King of Clubs)

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Foraged Driftwood for Connecting with Cycles
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Carnelian Agate Mushroom for Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE HORROR NIGHT PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 15th

Tarot Reading with The Dark Library Tarot

Challenge – The Empress atop Knight of Blood – Challenge those wants and desires that draw you away from the nurturing and care you need.

You have a tendency to be drawn to self destructive pursuits. These things have a tendency to pull you away from self-care and the healthier options available. It takes discipline to challenge yourself when you are tempted by these things.

Adapt – The Star – Lean into positivity and optimism during these times.

Change your preconceived notions of what you are being most drawn to by reminding yourself of what these less appealing but far healthier options can do for you and their positive qualities. This is how balance is created.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Flower Agate for Opening the Mind to New Possibilities
Pyrite for fostering Determination and Manifestation Energies
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE DARK LIBRARY TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I went and got my covid vaccination updated today, and made the appointment to do my flu vaccine next week.

Generosity From the Universe

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute #DailyCalm session from the @Calm.

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Breathe Prompt for October 14th : Trust
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Dark Whimsical Tarot's Six of Pentacles

Today’s draw is the Six of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of charity, generosity, sharing the wealth, asking for or accepting help, and balancing the scales between the “haves” and the “have nots” in life.

Sometimes you just have to trust that everything is going to turn out okay, that the universe will provide, and that generosity will prevail.

In my life, I have been in far too many situations where I was on my last leg and out of options. Every single time, it felt like the end of the world.

And yet? I’m still here. Surviving, and occasionally thriving. Okay… more than occasionally these days.

I’m here because I fought to be here, but I’m also here because of the generosity of the universe to provide me what I needed to keep climbing and striving.

The message in today’s Six of Pentacles and Trust prompt is a reminder that it’s not all up to you. You are being given a hand up now and then, even when you might not realize it. These cards encourage us to trust that that with perseverance, that hand up will be there when we need it most.

DECK USED:  DARK WHIMSICAL TAROT

October Spooky Season Challenge by @MercuryTarot
Prompt for October 14th : What is unique about me?

Lenormand Reading with the Gothic Lenormand

Reading Summary: When you land at a fork in your path (Crossroads), you always choose the path that leads towards stability (House), no matter how daunting the obstacles in your way (Mountain).

Take Away: You are singularly focused on stability and security. In your life, your finances, your health, your future… no matter the aspect of your life, your decisions are geared towards that singular goal.

It doesn’t matter to you if the path to the stability that you seek comes with greater obstacles and bigger struggles than the other options available to you. To you, it’s worth the extra trials and hardships to move in the direction of security and stability than to choose an easier path.

As a result, you tend to provide a sense of stability to others who are going through their own trials.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Garnierite for help in Releasing Anger, Anxiety, and Guilt
Carved Jade Japanese Kitsune for fostering Wisdom and Cunning
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  GOTHIC LENORMAND

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 14th : an exorcism of lies

Creative Writing with the Goofy Ghouls Playing Cards

I am legion unto my own
with myriad personalities and characters
hidden beneath the surface
(Ten of Clubs)

some clamoring for freedom
(Ace of Clubs)

while others whisper from the dark
spreading rot and decay
in stagnant places
(Three of Spades)

until new chemicals are introduced
to chase away the shadows
created by their lies
(Ace of Hearts atop Five of Spades)

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Pin Oak Leaf for Strength and Endurance
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  GOOFY GHOULS PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 14th

Tarot Reading with the Dark Whimsical Tarot

Push – Four of Cups – Push yourself to do the meditation practices that help to balance out your days.

This little ten minute space is just for you and no one else, and is an important part of your day. It allows you to give yourself some time apart and away from the responsibilities and social obligations so often pressing in from all sides. This little break is important.

Pull – Knight of Cups Rx – Pull back against recalcitrance to take these few minutes each day for yourself.

Your resistance to this simple practice is caused by mood, emotion, and/or negativity. None of these things need the validation of avoidance half as much as you need the validation of practicing regularly.

Other elements included in this reading:
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Honey Calcite for Optimism and Motivational Boost
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  DARK WHIMSICAL TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I watched a movie (The Unholy) instead of fucking around on my phone during spare time at Ms B’s house.

Finding Another Way

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “I’m mysterious as a black cat, with foresight and intuition.”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Breathe Prompt for October 13th : Listen
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Blood-Drinker's Draw Tarot's Wheel of Fortune and a card from Twist's Halloween Affirmations Deck

Today’s draw is the Wheel of Fortune card, which is traditionally a representation of luck (both good and bad), changing circumstances, the ups and downs of life, and the cyclical nature of life and the world.

Speaking to a brick wall is a waste of time, no matter how cunning the approach or how sweet the words spoken.

There are always going to be people in life so stuck in their own narrative that they cannot see beyond it, as well as those who simply stubbornly refuse to. No matter how hard you try to share your own view or expand theirs, they refuse to hear you. They refuse to listen, instead deflecting, pandering, or gaslighting their way around actually opening their minds beyond their own stubborn viewpoint.

It’s important to realize when this is happening. Wasting time in this manner serves no one. A better option is to vary one’s approach, look for chinks and cracks where a small amount of information can seep in like a water leak and spread over time.

Breaching these brick walls isn’t about brute force, it’s about the small things that can begin to corrode the mortar over time instead. Think outside the box, be patient, and stop the futility of beating your head against the wall. Find another way. Keep in mind that finding another way might mean opening up to listening to -their- viewpoint with an open mind as well.

DECK USED:  THE BLOOD-DRINKER’S DRAW TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATIONS DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompts for October 12th through 14th

Oracle Reading with the Everyday Spells for Busy Witches Deck

Ghouls: Who in your life needs a bit more acceptance and understanding?

Luck / Mirror – Yourself. You are in need of more acceptance and understanding, most especially from yourself. It is important to incorporate these themes into your everyday routines, allowing acceptance, forgiveness, and understanding to thread through the substrate so that it can become inherent over time.

Poltergeist: What needs to be banished from your life?

Correspondence / Clothing – Ease up on your armor. Hyperactive self defense mechanisms numb you to the world around you and those in it. Take care to diversify instead of doubling down when you’re feeling out of sorts or vulnerable. You still need others, even then, and perhaps even more so than when everything is on an even keel.

Philosophical Question: Why do the living feel a desire to connect with their ancestors?

Resourcefulness / Mannaz – Connecting with our ancestors connects us to what is important in our past and the pasts of those that came before us. Lessons learned can be carried forward instead of being repeated, as long as they aren’t forgotten. Our ancestors connect us to these lessons and knowledge.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Smoky Quartz for Introspection and Emotional Balance
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  EVERYDAY SPELLS FOR BUSY WITCHES DECK

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 13th : how to bury a moment

Creative Writing with the Bloody Lovers Playing Cards

the lift of an eyebrow
and an uncomfortable pause
an ice cold stare and lack of applause
(Queen of Spades)

not a word said
a mere presence speaking loud
is more than enough to silence the crowd
(Seven of Spades atop Ace of Spades)

a flash of doubt on an offending face
before my chin tips
as we turn to leave this space
(Two of Hearts atop Six of Spades)

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Norway Maple Key for Fostering Strength and Resilience
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Rainforest Rhyolite for Facilitating Calm Transitions
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  BLOODY LOVERS PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 13th

Tarot Reading with The Blood-Drinker's Draw Tarot

Known – King of Wands – You inherently know what kindles your interest and breathes life into your creative spark.

These things pull your inner strings, causing you to stand up and pay attention even when the world is clouded in hues of gray due to depression. The depression may dampen the enjoyment, but if you’re paying attention, the resonance is still there.

Unknown – Seven of Cups – The struggle is not in identifying these things, but in choosing which ones to pursue. Sometimes you get overwhelmed by the sheer number of options, other times you are simply overwhelmed by the act of having to choose at all, even when there’s only one or two options available.

Don’t mistake feelings of indecision and discomfort in making choices with disinterest.

Other elements included in this reading:
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE BLOOD-DRINKER’S DRAW TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I let J drive for the errands that needed run today and took a nap in the back of the car.

Sins, Not Tragedies

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “You are important. You matter.”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Bless Prompt for October 11th : Gratitude
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Agatha All Along Tarot's Tower card and a card from Twist's Halloween Affirmations Deck

Today’s draw is The Tower card, which is traditionally a representation of sudden change, chaotic transformation, destruction, and the tearing down of something within one’s life or beliefs that leaves room for something new to take its place.

When you think back on your life and those catastrophic “shit happens” moments, do you look back with unhappiness and resentment for what you lost? Or with gratitude for the change in direction these moments caused that have lead you to the good stuff in your life now?

We all have regrets. We all make mistakes. We all have things happen in our lives that are out of our control.

The message on today’s Tower card and Gratitude prompt is a reminder that how we look at these instances and situations influence our perspectives on the present and where we are now. Today’s message encourages us to seek out the positives in these situations so that they can lift us up, instead of focusing on the negatives that will drag us down.

DECK USED:  AGATHA ALL ALONG TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATIONS DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 11th : Do Spread 2
Question for October 10th : Buried Alive – What in your past needs dug up and dealt with?

Tarot Reading with the All Hallow's Tarot and Halloween Postcards Set

Reading Summary: With the Nine of Discs reversed, the color connection between its title bar and the anchor card stands out and speaks of a cruel individual (anchor card) stealing one’s joy (Nine of Discs Rx).

There is also a color correlation between the wands in the Nine of Wands card and the skin tone in the Hanged Man that connects up to the anchor card’s orange hues. This communicates a need to stay on the defensive (Nine of Wands) and wait (Hanged Man) when cruelty is present (anchor card). The matching backgrounds in these two tarot cards reinforces the need for healthy boundaries while you watch and wait.

The halo of bones in the anchor card then connects in form to the hanging branches of the tree in the Hanged Man card, indicating that the waiting and watching aspect is extremely revealing, but may require more patience than you’re capable of managing in order to get the full picture.

Take Away: “I wish we could just keep Gid and get rid of that f’ing piss-ant Twist.” (Paraphrased… can’t remember the exact wording.)

It still hurts. At least fifteen years later, and the ache from those wounds still lingers. It isn’t the blow it once was, as I’m no longer the innocent I was back then. I’m not as trusting, and not as free with my friendships or my loyalties. And yet… for some reason, those words still sting.

This is the experience that taught me how important it is to look below the surface of other’s behaviors and pay attention to niggling warning signs instead of writing them off as idiosyncrasies. This experience mad a mess of me, reinforcing unhealthy assumptions and shattering a precious innocence and naivety that I’d previously viewed the world through. And sometimes, not always but sometimes, it still hurts.

Other elements included in this reading:
Green Jasper and Caribbean Calcite Turtle for Calm within Progress
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  ALL HALLOW TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN POSTCARDS ORACLE

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 2 | Entry 12 – Love and Relationships
Affirmation : “I am an attractive person who magnetizes love.”
Prompt : What is a self limiting thought or belief you have about yourself? Use the cards more challenging qualities to help answer this question. How can you release that thought/belief in order to attract love and tenderness? Use the cards more positive qualities to help reframe this thought or belief.

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - Poison Apple Tarot - The Tower

Self-Limiting Thought – “I’m not enough.”

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

Do I really care about this? Or is this something I only think that I need?

What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?

Challenging Aspects – I am self destructive. This may not be a part of my nature, but it’s a behavior that the depression I’ve been experiencing since childhood has ingrained within the crevices of my soul.

Positive Aspects – I am aware. I’m aware of my self-destructive tendencies, and I’m aware of my addictive inclinations. I am self aware enough to catch myself and pull myself back from the edge of doing irreparable harm to myself and my life.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

The scissors about to cut off the top of the dolly’s head. Ruining the toys you cherish, and regretting it later. The imagery speaks to me of the temptation to mar what gives joy so that it resonates with how you feel on the inside.

My prompt response and reflections.

In order to release “I’m not enough” thinking in order to attract love and tenderness, it’s important to lean into the self awareness of my self-destructive tendencies. It’s only in fighting back against them and resisting their allure that I can connect with others and receive their love and acceptance, as well as give myself the love and acceptance I need from myself as well. Closing myself off to this self awareness creates a spiral of destruction that ends in being utterly alone and without the love, acceptance and help I need when I need it most.

Other elements included in this reading:
Amber Resin D20 and Agate D6 Dice

DECK USED: POISON APPLE TAROT

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 11th

Tarot Reading with the Agatha All Along Tarot

Ask – Three of Pentacles – Ask for help. You don’t have to do this alone. There are others eager to be there by your side and lend their skills and expertise, their shoulders and their hands, to your cause.

Answer – Five of Swords – Allow yourself to be wrong. Sometimes when you ask for help, it opens you up to having to confront some of your least likeable qualities. That includes allowing yourself to be wrong about the things you -think- you know.

It means letting others show you there’s another way, another perspective, and that they might have an answer that works far better than your own. Don’t let pride get in the way of hearing what others have to say and the suggestions they may bring to the table.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
River Rock for Resilience within Life’s Flow
Honey Calcite for Optimism and Motivational Boost
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart

DECK USED:  AGATHA ALL ALONG TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

Opening to Wonder

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “You are worth taking care of.”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Bless Prompt for October 12th : Wonder
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Bizarre Tarot Maze Edition's King of Pentacles and a card from Twist's Halloween Affirmations Deck

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 financial security, resources, health, home, labors, manifestations, and other elements of the physical realm. This often translates into leadership that creates a grounded sense of stability for others.

It can be difficult, when you have gone through all of the struggles and hurdles needed to get to the place of stability you crave, to still see things through a child’s eye. You get to where you feel worn and jaded, and this becomes an obstacle to connecting with wonder and joyous innocence.

That makes these perspectives all that much more important, though, for what is the use of having the stability and having gone through all these trials, if not to fight for a place where you feel safe experiencing the world from a more vulnerable viewpoint where it can affect you in new and unfamiliar ways?

The message in today’s King of Pentacles and Wonder prompt is a reminder that all work and no play makes for a dull and unenjoyable life, no matter how much security you earn with all that work and effort.

These cards encourage us not just to appreciate the stability that we have created in our lives to this point, but to use that stability in ways that allow us to make the choice to approach life with a sense of wonder and joy rather than the jaded viewpoint of someone that’s made their way through hell and survived to tell the tale.

DECK USED:  BIZARRE TAROT MAZE EDITION AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATIONS DECK

October Spooky Season Challenge by @MercuryTarot
Prompt for October 11th through 13th

Oracle Reading with the All Hallow's Eve Oracle

How did I experience Halloween as a child?

Cat – As a child, although I was taught that Halloween was a sacred holiday, but for me it often felt more about luck and fun. It was about trusting that the dark is a safe place to wander and play, instead of a place filled with unseen dangers.

How do I experience Halloween now?

Milky Way – Halloween takes on a far more sacred theme in my life now than it did when I was a child. It holds connotations of life, death, and rebirth that I am far more likely to celebrate now that I’m older and understand these concepts more clearly.

This doesn’t mean that I don’t enjoy the aesthetic that comes with Halloween, but it’s no longer just about gallivanting around in the dark without fear.

Similarities – Although there is a marked difference between how I saw Halloween as a child and how I treat it now as an adult, there is also a similarity in these two cards both being guidance cards. This speaks to Halloween being a “pivot point” in the year.

Although I don’t treat Halloween like the new year that pagans and witches often mark it as, I do see it as a pivot point from one season to the next. More so than the summer solstice which marks the beginning of darker days, Halloween marks the a slide into darkness for me where the cycle of each year is concerned.

What role would I have in a horror movie?

Crystals – Solid and sure, you know what is needed to get through the situation with the least losses possible. Unfortunately, some may see and hear your wisdom easily, but many will not. You are okay or even cold concerning the losses of those unwilling to listen, and will unerringly guide those that choose to follow your lead and listen to your guidance.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Gray Agate Druzy Slab for Stabilizing Energies and Expectations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  ALL HALLOW’S EVE ORACLE

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 11th and 12th : swallowed by a void / how long can I hold my breath?

Creative Writing Activity with the Creepy Party Playing Cards

darkness creeps in, sneaky and sly
so quietly I don’t see it coming
(Jack of Spades)

as it winds through tall grasses
to whisper in my ear
while lie in the grass, cloud watching
(Five of Hearts atop Ace of Spades)

and joy leeches away a little at a time
the world slowly turning grey
the light dimming one increment at a time
(Seven of Spades atop Ten of Hearts)

until months later I come to discover
I’ve lost far more than I realize
and I’m left at the bottom of a deep deep pit
as rain water begins to rise
(Five of Spades)

can I float to the surface?
or must I hold my breath til the end?
I’ve been stuck in denial so long
but there’s no longer any way to pretend
(Two of Clubs atop Ten of Spades)

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Black Spruce Needles for Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  CREEPY PARTY PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 12th

Tarot Reading with the Bizarre Tarot Maze Edition

Rest – Ten of Swords – Stop pushing yourself so hard for things you have no interest in completing.

Give it a rest and let go of them before you allow them to drive you into the ground. There’s no need to pressure yourself to do these things, complete these goals, or pursue these topics if you aren’t actually interested in them anymore.

Move – Page of Cups atop The World – Remember that as you learn more about yourself and what makes you happy, your life goals are going to change.

It’s perfectly natural to shift your trajectory to follow these new discoveries, rather than doggedly trudging down a path that no longer fits or works for you.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Norway Maple Key for Fostering Strength and Resilience
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  BIZARRE TAROT MAZE EDITION
Daily Self Kindness

I spent some time trying to sort out the ‘today view’ screen on my phone to put what will make my life easier there.

Honoring Yourself with Boundaries

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “You can always afford to be a bit kinder to yourself.”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Bless Prompt for October 10th : Honour
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Halloween Tarot's Six of Pentacles and a card from Twist's Halloween Affirmations Deck

Today’s draw is the Six of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of charity, generosity, sharing the wealth, asking for or accepting help, and balancing the scales between the “haves” and the “have nots” in life.

Consider this…

One woman works all day as a nurse, cleaning bedpans and comforting patients. She wakes up early and leaves work late, only to race to the store for supplies, come home and make dinner for her family, cater to her husband’s wishes and listen to his complaints, read a bedtime story to her kid, and then drop into bed exhausted after a lightning quick shower just to get up and do it all again the next day.

vs.

One woman works all day as a nurse, cleaning bedpans and comforting patients. She wakes up early and leaves work on time. She stops at the coffee shop for her favorite latte and pauses in her park on the way home for a few quiet minutes alone. When she arrives home, dinner has been made for her by her husband, the kids are bathed and ready for bed. She reads them bedtime story, takes a leisurely shower, and settles in for a bit of together time with her husband before they go to sleep. Rinse and repeat.

There is a difference between acting selflessly as a doormat, or acting selfishly with honor. Both can appear like generosity, but one leaves you open to abuse and lack of appreciation by those that don’t have your best interest at heart, and the other allows you to pursue what you want out of life while still caring for others along the way.

Boundaries are the difference between these two scenarios mentioned above. One prioritizes pleasing everybody else, and taking all responsibility on their own shoulders… the other prioritizes the boundaries that allow her to have a healthier dynamic with those around her.

The message in today’s Six of Pentacles and Honour prompt is a reminder that boundaries create cooperation and respect. When you honor yourself and your own time, other people do as well. It’s important to not just be generous to others, but also to yourself. Make sure that your boundaries are ensuring that this is happening.

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October Spooky Season Challenge by @MercuryTarot
Prompt for October 6th through 10th : Pumpkin Spice Latte Spread

Oracle Reading with the Thorngale Oracle

What in my life is sweet?

The Mother – Your unrealistic expectation on what a mother should be, as opposed to its reality. You delude yourself into thinking you’re getting more out of this relationship than you really are, because it’s what you want to see and experience.

What in my life is spicy?

The Devil – After your discussion with your therapist, you now understand where your current struggle with your addictions and self-destructive tendencies are coming from. They will continue to rise up and try to make things more difficult. Resist their temptation.

Caffeine – How are my energy levels?

Spern – Your energy levels are currently at low to nil. At the moment you are spending too much time trying to protect yourself in a defense against worries over predation because you are feeling especially vulnerable. This hypervigilance is wearing you out.

Temperature Check – Do l appear warm or cold?

The Grub – You don’t really come off as warm, nor cold. You come off as stable and grounded… and occasionally as a stick in the mud.

Cream On Top – How do I surprise and delight?

The Bath – You allow them in and allow them to help. You present yourself to others as extremely independent and solitary, never in need of outside support. Yet, you allow those who want to support you and be close to you close enough to do so, letting them see your more vulnerable side and give you the comfort and support that you need when you need it.

Although this refers to a number of people in your life, this is especially true when it comes to your partner.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

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October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 10th : grief wanders the room

Creative Writing Exercise with the GoodPals Halloween Tales Playing Cards

a shadow unseen
slips between the cracks of plaster
to enter the room
(Three of Clubs atop King of Hearts)

and begin plucking at heart strings
to play a song so soft
none can hear it with their ears
as it slips beneath flesh
and sinks deep
(Ace of Clubs atop Queen of Spades)

until the world bleeds of color
one shade at a time
(Seven of Spades atop Nine of Hearts)

and existence becomes flat and gray
(Three of Spades atop Ace of Hearts)

Other elements included in this reading:
Mandala on Cedar for Anchoring to the Present
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Garnierite for help in Releasing Anger, Anxiety, and Guilt
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights

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@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 10th

Tarot Reading with The Halloween Tarot

Protect – Ten of Cups – Protect your interests. Make sure those things and people that make you happy and keep you engaged in the world are cared for and protected.

Don’t forget that you, yourself, are a part of this picture.

Expose – The Fool – Don’t allow dumbass bullshit to be their downfall. Speak up when you see something is wrong.

There’s a place for fun and games and frivolity, and then there’s times when you need to make sure that things are grounded and going according to plan.

Don’t hold your own council, you never know when you might be the only one that’s spotting the problem. By opening up and pointing it out to others, solutions can be found and awareness triggered so that these destructive influences can be curbed before they become something irreversible.

Other elements included in this reading:
Honey Calcite for Optimism and Motivational Boost
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

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Daily Self Kindness

I picked up my new prescription today and have started on the new dose.