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Opening Yourself UP

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 5th : Belonging
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Iaqves Vievil Tarot - The Fool

Today’s draw is The Fool card, which is traditionally a representation of innocence, carelessness, carefree enthusiasm, and new beginnings.

Holding yourself apart from the adventures and the “good stuff” in life connects you to your inner child and your enthusiasm doesn’t help you feel like you belong, but instead only keeps you isolated from others.

It’s only when you’re open to new experiences, and give yourself permission to be more of a free spirit, that you get out there and actually interact with others instead of hiding away by yourself in the dark.

The message in today’s Fool card and “belonging” prompt is a reminder that it’s through adventure that we discover life’s greatest rewards. If we’re too focused on protecting ourselves from every little thing that might happen, we lose out on a lot of the good stuff that life has to offer us… including the connections and relationships that help support us along the way.

DECK USED: IAQVES VIEVIL TAROT

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 6 | Entry 14 – Spiritual Development
Affirmation : “I am optimistic about the future.”
Prompt : Journal about the following question: “What do I believe would make the world a better place?” Use the card you draw to determine the active role you can play in creating that reality.

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - Omens Tarot - Death card

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

My first reaction to this card was “yes, change, that’s what we’re talking about” with just a touch of impatience.

The fact that this card came out out of the deck to land on the table reversed, though, makes me wonder if the answer is more about what not to do… rather than what there is to do.

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

The Death card is about gradual organic change, rather than something sudden or unexpected.

Combined with what I mention (below) about the artwork, this speaks to me about a need to be patient and consistent in my efforts. Don’t wave shit in people’s faces, as it just irritates them and shuts them down. Sneak the stuff in from the side a little at a time, so that they slowly start to realize what they’re seeing on their own.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

That over the shoulder eye roll that the figure in the card is displaying indicates to me a touch of passive-aggressiveness. This hints that if I want to make a change, perhaps the direct approach is not necessarily the best approach I could take in this particular situation.

My prompt response and reflections.

I was just thinking earlier today about how the world seems to be operating in alternate realities. It’s about perspective. Some people see one thing, and other people see another thing entirely that is completely opposite of what the first people are seeing.

We see this again and again lately as politics bleed over into day-to-day life in blatant ways.

I recognize that there are two different versions of reality being seen here, and that each side of the coin is so extreme from the other that it’s hard to believe that they both exist in the same world and the same locations and the same experiences. (ex: We have people who rail against what’s happening in Minnesota right now and around the entire United States, and people who see what’s going on and support it.) And yet, here we are.

Depending on which side of the coin you are on, it’s extremely difficult to see that other side of the coin at all in any meaningful way. And, lots and lots of people aren’t even trying to because they think that -their- side of the coin isn’t just right, but undeniably obvious.

My desire to make the world a better place is for people to see beyond their side of the coin and find a place within themselves where they can work to understand and empathize with the other side of that same coin. Sometimes things aren’t about who is right and who is wrong, but about being able to see things from more than your own perspective in order to understand the situation better as a whole.

I am trying to do this in my own mind, and this card is a reminder that in order to encourage those in my life to do the same, I need to use methods that take time to show results, instead of just shoving things in their face and expecting them to “get it”. That latter behavior just entrenches them deeper in their own perspective and makes them less likely to want to explore anything else.

Other elements included in this reading:
Moss and Gold Flake Encapsulated Resin D20 and D6 Dice

DECK USED: OMENS TAROT

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 5th : A version of rest that actually works for me

Tarot Reading with the Iaqves Vievil Tarot

Reading Summary – When you’ve worked hard and done your all, and you’re tired and bedraggled (Nine of Wands), you are then able to give yourself permission to finally sit down, think, and consider your options (Two of Swords). This time allows you to rest by not actively engaging in what’s going on around you, but still allows you to consider different perspectives and ideas (The Hanged Man).

Take Away – A version of rest that works for you does not include a complete shutdown of everything. That type of rest feels like stagnancy to you.

Instead, you often feel like you need to earn your times of rest, and then during those times of rest, be plotting, preparing, observing, and making choices about what comes next.

Because you’ve worked hard, and because you’re not abandoning things entirely during this time while you are sedentary, you are able to better accept this version of rest.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Gneiss Wish Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: IAQVES VIEVIL TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I went out and had a steak dinner on someone else’s dime just to sit there and listen to what they had to say… you know, instead of blowing it off to stay home.

Choosing Your Moments

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 4th : Choice
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Starlit Gleaning Tarot - Four of Swords

Today’s draw is the Four of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of taking time to rest, recuperation after a trying time, and stillness for restoration and meditation on the events that have brought you to this place as well as where to go from here.

You have to make the choice to rest when you need it. There’s always going to be more stuff to do.

That’s the thing about being a workaholic, right? There’s always so much to do. Lists and lists of stuff to do. And that’s just the stuff that -needs- to get done. Then there’s the stuff you want to get done, the stuff you’d -like- to get done, and the stuff that you really don’t want to do but you should get done.

All of that… even before we get to the stuff that’s not even related to work. Stuff like food and fun, rest and enjoyment and relaxation.

The fact is, though? No one can “burn the candle at both ends” forever. We all need rest and recuperation, and the longer you put it off? The more time it’s going to take to recover.

The message in today’s Four of Swords and “choice” prompt is a reminder that just like going to the bathroom and putting food in our bodies, rest is important and can’t be put off forever. We either make time for it willingly, choosing when and where it happens so that we get what we need… or our bodies and minds will make that choice for us when it they break down due to neglect.

Better to choose to rest when you can rather than putting it off and having that choice taken from you. So make sure that you are practicing your right to choose, and give yourself the rest and recovery you need when you need it.

DECKS USED: STARLIT GLEANINGS TAROT STARRY EDITION

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 4th :

Tarot Reading with the Mindful Tarot and Reclaim Oracle Extended Edition

What I want to feel more connected to

Belonging, Five of Pentacles Rx, Change – You want to feel more comfortable asking for support when you need it.

Times when you need help from others invariably happen during moments of uncertainty caused by change. You don’t have to confront that uncertainty alone. Ask for help from others when you are feeling vulnerable, uncertain, or tapped out.

How to foster a stronger connection in this area

Control, The Fool, Sincerity – Let go of the control that you work so hard to hold onto, and be a little more free with that side of yourself that craves fun.

When you let go of control and decide to be a bit more reckless, you allow more authenticity of who you truly are hidden away inside to escape. This authenticity naturally draws people to you, and that draw is fostered by the fact that at these times when you release control you aren’t holding yourself apart from others as stringently.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Holy Leaf for fostering Strength, Endurance, and Boundaries
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Turtle Figurine for encouraging Slow and Steady Progress
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: MINDFUL TAROT AND RECLAIM ORACLE EXPANDED EDITION

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Philosophical Prompt for February 4th : Does love feel different to different people, or is it a universal emotion?

Tarot Reading with the Starlit Gleaning Tarot

Reading Summary – We relate to love through how we have experienced security and contentment in our past lives (Ten of Earth atop Anemesis). This secret knowledge (The High Priestess) is the driving force concerning how we experience love in the present (The Chariot flying off to the right/future).

Take Away – There are similarities because we are all human, but also differences… because we are all human.

These cards speak of past lives, but I think possibly it’s just as true that this answer could speak of our own pasts in -this- lifetime. We understand love through what we have experienced, whether it’s in past lives or in our current lifetime. Thus, it looks and feels different for everyone.

The answer here in these cards is that love is universal in that everyone can experience it, but -how- they experience it is subjective.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: STARLIT GLEANINGS TAROT STARRY EDITION
Daily Self Kindness

I made J drive because I was tired and wanted to relax for a bit.

What Remains Unseen

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

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 3rd : Longing
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Cottage Magic Tarot's Eight of Swords

Today’s draw is the Eight of Swords (Quills), which is traditionally a representation of willful ignorance, self-imposed restrictions, turning a blind eye (especially when it can be harmful to self), and entertaining a victim mentality.

When I was little and my father was cruel to me, there were many times when I would run away to hide somewhere and cry afterward. During these moments of crying, I would hug myself and repeat the phrase “I want to go home” again and again.

This is a curious phrase, as I was home. I was in the only home I’d ever known being treated the only way I knew to be treated. And yet the phrase came back each time this happened. “I want to go home.”

I still don’t know what I was referring to when I said these words. I am blind to the understanding of where this “home” actually is, and when I focus on this phrase now, I still feel that sense of intense longing for… I don’t know what.

The thing is, in my adult life now, I have a home that is safe and comfortable, and I have people who fulfill that sense of “home” for me as well. My partner, my closest friend, my twin sister. And yet, that longing persists.

The message in today’s Eight of Swords card and “longing” prompt asks us about what we’re not seeing. Are we refusing to see these things that remain hidden from us, or is it just that we have not found the path forward to self-discovery we need as yet?

Today’s message encourages self-discovery. It asks us to look within ourselves to figure out what it is we’re missing; what it is we long for deep inside. After all, we can’t begin the journey towards fulfilling that longing until we identify it in the first place.

DECKS USED: COTTAGE MAGIC TAROT

@de_tarotjuf’s Love Is All We Need Challenge
#detarotjuffebruaritarotchallenge
Prompt for February 3rd

Tarot Reading with the Tarot of the Little Prince and The Little Prince Letterpress Bookmark Set

What is an important lesson I’ve learned from a previous relationship/friendship?

Honeymoon Phase, Knight of Pentacles, All the Stars – Just because everyone has their good side or positive qualities doesn’t make them a good fit for you. It’s really easy, at the beginning of a friendship or relationship, to only see the good side of people. That’s why it’s important to go slow when getting to know someone and deciding if they are your friend or not.

Whether or not they are a good fit for you can’t be decided in the first few days or weeks (or even months, sometimes). It takes time to get past that surface level presentation and see their negative qualities for what they truly are, and to then decide whether or not those negative qualities are something that fit with you, your path, and your values.

Other elements included in this reading:
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
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: TAROT OF THE LITTLE PRINCE AND THE LITTLE PRINCE LETTERPRESS BOOKMARK SET

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 3rd : One way I’ve grown without noticing

Tarot Reading with the Cottage Magic Tarot

Reading Summary – You have become far more nurturing and grounded (Queen of Biscuits) when it comes to emotional upheaval (Eight of Teacups Rx) in your life. You pause to listen and try to understand instead of just flying off the handle and walking away from your emotions (Queen of Teacups atop Eight of Teacups Rx). This has created a greater sense of stability for you (Queen of Pentacles and Eight of Biscuits bracketing either side of the emotions/teacups within), furthering your skills in working with your emotions as well as your emotional intelligence (Queen of Teacups and Eight of Biscuits).

Take Away – Your efforts to learn about and work with your emotions are not going unrewarded. You are just not noticing how much you’ve grown because you are distracted by the fact that you are actually experiencing your emotions instead of hiding from them and burying them.

This distraction can often make it hard for you to see how you’re doing on this path, but here we see that you are doing well and advancing, even if it doesn’t always feel like it due to the emotions involved.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: COTTAGE MAGIC TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I pushed myself to meditate today even though I wasn’t really feeling it.

Prioritizing Authenticity

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 2nd : Innocence
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Jane Austen Tarot - The Hermit

Today’s draw is The Hermit card, which is traditionally a representation of solitude, self reflection and introspection, alone time, and inner guidance.

This card depicts Mr. Bennett from Pride and Prejudice reading in his study, a room that is uniquely his from the furnishings to the books, all the way down to the smallest of details. It is his retreat and his sanctuary, and no other’s tastes or opinions hold sway here.

This card begs the question… Why are you allowing other people’s judgments to be the deciding factor on how you feel about yourself?

Like Mr. Bennett study is an expression of himself, and thus where he feels most comfortable, it’s important to have a place where you are just yourself and feel comfortable. The very best place for this is within yourself.

Too often we try to mold ourselves into what others expect from us, and what makes us uniquely us becomes something to be ashamed of or lost along the way. It’s naïve to believe that everyone else knows you better than you know yourself, or knows what is right for you more than you yourself do.

The message in today’s Hermit card and “innocence” prompt is a reminder that it’s okay to listen to other people’s opinions, but authenticity to yourself needs to be prioritized over bending to what others expect of you or expect you to be.

Sometimes this means that you need to spend some alone time with yourself and do some self reflection and self exploration to “find yourself” again. Especially if you’ve been conforming to other people’s expectations for far too long.

DECK USED: JANE AUSTEN TAROT 2026

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 2nd

Oracle Reading with the Oracles des Animaux Guérisseurs

What feels tender for me right now

Le Colibri – You’re struggling right now to see the positive aspects of things and focus on the little things that make you happiest. Caught any sort of “haze”, you struggle to see the joy in every day with clarity of mind.

This is because you have retreated, putting yourself in a precarious position in the process. You are starving yourself of the love and affection that could nourish you back to a healthy balance.

What can I do to help support myself and this tenderness?

Le Scorpion – Remember that (for you) isolating yourself is not a boundary, but rather a method of self neglect and an unhealthy way to try and protect yourself from unpleasant experiences.

Instead of holding yourself apart, reach out to those that you love and trust to help you through your darker moments when you struggle with your emotions.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: ORACLE DES ANIMAUX GUÉRISSEIRS

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompts for February 2nd and 3rd

Tarot Reading with the Jane Austen Tarot and Tiny Teacup Pocket Oracle

How can you connect to the theme of hygge in your life at this time?

Six of Coins and Yes – Don’t back away from opportunities you are being given to spend time with others that care about you, nor refuse the gifts that they offer. Remember that you are an introvert in the process of trying to learn to be more of an extrovert with your loved ones. Saying yes more often when they choose to include you in things, as well as when they try to include themselves in things that you usually do alone, will help you in becoming more comfortable with this endeavor.

Where would it be wise to practice the mindset of gluggaveður in your life?

Wheel of Fortune and Quite Likely – When things turn upside down. It’s okay to step back and observe instead of inserting yourself in the middle of things.

The cycles of life include both ups and downs. It’s okay to be cautious during these moments of transition and uncertainty during changes and shifts. Instead of diving in to try and fix things, step back and observe, and wait for the opportunity for something new to present itself.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Agate Stone for Slowing Down and Finding Balance
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: JANE AUSTEN TAROT 2026 AND TINY TEACUP POCKET ORACLE
Daily Self Kindness

I splurged on sushi tonight for a bit of a treat.

Finding Courage

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

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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 1st : Origin
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Dreamer's Tarot Visions from the Cloud Kingdom - Seven of Swords

Today’s draw is the Seven of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of strategic thinking, “sneaky shit”, or getting away with something. It can also often be about taking only what one can carry.

Did you know that the human body, in the moments prior to fertilization, views the sperm meant to fertilize the egg as an intruder and attacks it? Add to that the fact that thousands of sperm are released at once, but only one makes it, beating out all others in order to be the one that makes the baby.

And yet, there are over eight billion people in the world, all born by confronting adversity.

The message in today’s card and prompt combo is a reminder that good things come from adversity. Confrontation can be scary, and competition as well. In the end, though, when we keep our focus on what’s important, it’s in these moments that good things are born.

It’s okay to be afraid of adversity, competition, and confrontation… just be courageous enough to keep going anyway, despite your fear. Stand strong for what you believe and the values that are important to you.

DECK USED: THE DREAMERS TAROT: VISIONS FROM THE CLOUD KINGDOMS

@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 1st : How I’ve been talking to myself lately.

Tarot Reading with the Jonasa Jaus Tarot 2nd Edition and The Earth Speaks Oracle

The Chariot, First Snow, Two of Pentacles – You are upsetting your own balance and stability by pushing too hard at times when you are still adjusting to new conditions and experiences.

The terrain in your life has changed both in your social life and activities, as well as more recently in your business. It’s okay to not be okay at first. It’s okay to slip and fall and take your time adjusting. Pushing yourself so hard only makes things harder, because it creates a sense of instability that doesn’t need to be there.

Six of Swords, Magnolia Blossoms Beckon, Eight of Wands – You have been forcing yourself to ignore your need to step out in nature and away from the day-to-day, by overburdening yourself with all the other things that “just have to be done first”.

Neglecting your needs to connect with nature by overwhelming yourself with everything that needs to be done “right now” is born from your self-destructive tendencies. This particular tendency is the same one that gets in the way of your meditation practice, which is also good for you and your body, but you avoid when your self-destructive tendencies rise up.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: JONASA JAUS TAROT 2ND EDITION AND THE EARTH SPEAKS ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 1st : Do the Imbolc Spread

Imbolc Tarot Reading with The Dreamer's Tarot Visions from the Cloud Kingdom

What seeds need planted in my life right now?

The Magician – Autonomy and independence. You spent a lot of time recently flinching away from the blows that have come your way both in your personal life as well as your business. It’s time to reconnect with that part of yourself that knows what it wants, and is confident enough (and ingenious enough) to find a way to get there.

What preparations do I need to begin making to prepare those seeds for growth?

Nine of Swords – Confront your fears instead of allowing them to rule you. Accept the worries and the “what if” thoughts, then step forward into the the fray to prove to yourself that those fears are nothing to actually be afraid of after all.

What in my life is beginning a phase of reawakening and renewal?

Nine of Pentacles – It’s often only after you lose something that you realize just how much you valued it in the first place. This is true about people and things, and it’s also true about your accomplishments.

The awakening happening right now in your life resides in the knowledge that you did it once (accomplished these goals that are currently facing setbacks), and you can do it again.

How can i best foster that awakening?

Death – Don’t fight against change. It’s in accepting and moving with the flow that you find a rhythm that works. Standing against the tide only gets you swept away into the riptide.

Other elements included in this reading:
Carved Jade Japanese Kitsune for fostering Wisdom and Cunning
Foraged Northern Red Oak Leaf for Strength and Determination
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE DREAMERS TAROT: VISIONS FROM THE CLOUD KINGDOMS
Daily Self Kindness

Rather than pushing through, I skipped a couple of personal readings I had planned to do today. I was feeling a little overwhelmed.

Just Go For It

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

William Blake Tarot's Knight of Swords

Today’s draw is the Knight of Swords (Child of Science), which is traditionally a representation of a projective and active “beta” energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, ambitions, and communication. This often translates into themes that have to do with pursuing one’s goals related to their education, actively seeking one’s goals, action and decisiveness, and at times can indicate impulsivity without thinking things through.

The Knight of Swords has then been combined with the Ametrine card from the Lavish Earth Crystal Affirmation deck, which quotes Anita Brookner to say, “ All good fortune is the gift of the gods, and you don’t win the favor of the ancient gods by being good, but by being bold.”

Sometimes, even if the outcome is unlikely to be in your favor, you just have to make a plan and go for it anyway.

Impulsivity has its place, and planning is never foolproof, but the important part is often in stepping up and taking action. This is how things get done, how we learn new things, and how we turn dreams and ideas into reality.

The message in today’s cards is to go for it. If you have an idea that’s been percolating in the back of your mind and you’ve been hesitating on taking action, perhaps now is the time. After all, you’re not getting anywhere by just thinking about it.

DECKS USED:  THE WILLIAM BLAKE TAROT OF THE CREATIVE IMAGINATION REVISED EDITION AND LAVISH EARTH CRYSTAL AFFIRMATION DECK

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 5 | Entry 7 – Health and Body
Affirmation : “My physical body is part of this earth.”
Prompt : Take a walk today or get outside in nature in some other way. Make a deliberate intention to commune with the physical world. Before you go, draw a card and see what symbols or keywords come forward. After getting into nature, reflect on whether you encountered those symbols or keywords during your experience.

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - Starless Sea Tarot - Strength

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

Curiosity. Pulling the strength card in relation to going for a walk or getting out in nature today sparked curiosity for me. It made me wonder what I might encounter in this excursion.

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

The Strength card is often focused upon inner strength, persuasion (usually through means of compassion), influence, manipulation, and courage.

This is written before my excursion out in nature, and in this moment the Strength card speaks to me of getting my ass out there and doing it. I’ve spent a lot of time procrastinating myself out of the visits in nature that I know I need. This is a form of neglect of self brought on by self-destructive tendencies. I will, though, find the time and energy to do this activity today. No excuses.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

The mouse in this card is doing the workload of an ant. Alone in his endeavor, he works to coax his burden up over the obstacle in his path in an effort that seems insurmountable. And yet, if we peek at the background on the right side of the card, we see only grass and flat ground.

This card’s imagery indicates to me that there is an easier way to go about things if you’re willing to pause and utilize your surroundings to figure out what that easier way is instead of stubbornly narrowing your focus to the method you’ve already chosen.

My prompt response and reflections.

The imagery and it’s message turned out to be quite fitting for me and my excursion outside today. I took one of the easier hiking trails in some lowlands near the Nooksack River, and although I chose one of the open paths, it turned out to be washed out about a mile in. The trail was a loop, and turning back was a much longer option at this point than continuing on.

Instead of going with either option, I went off trail for a bit (with my compass in hand to ensure I didn’t end up turned around), to skirt around the washed out and flooded area, then return to the path on the other side further up the trail.

Other elements included in this reading:
Sodalite D20 and D6 Gemstone Dice

DECK USED: STARLESS SEA TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2026 Challenge
Prompt for January 31st : Grab a spread of your choice you’re curious about… and give it a go!

Oracle Reading with the Whispers of Why Oracle and The Wreck Deck

What I want right now

Betrayed… Because There’s Wisdom You Haven’t Found Yet – You want to understand the motivations of others. It’s not enough to just say “they’re a dick/bitch” and move on. You want to understand what actually brought about those moments of betrayal that you’ve experienced from others.

What I need right now

Anguish… To Help You Break Free From Fear – Instead of focusing on why these betrayals happen, you need to instead focus on your grief. It’s not lack of understanding that creates the fear of trying again, but rather the lingering pain caused by not properly grieving what you lost.

How to bridge the gap between want and need

The Pressure of People Who Love You… Because It’s Not About the Outcome – Stop judging outcomes based on other people’s weights and measures. The cruelest voice in your head is the one echoing painful words said by those in your past who you were supposed to be able to trust to love you unconditionally.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: WHISPERS OF WHY ORACLE AND THE WRECK DECK
Daily Self Kindness

I’ve been fitting in little naps over the last few days (including today) in an effort to catch up on my sleep a bit.