Passing Storms

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Great Lakes Tarot and It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Strength card combined with the affirmation “You are doing enough. It’s going to be okay.”

This is another encouragement telling you that you are going to weather the storm just fine. These worries you’re dealing with and all the stress involved with your current challenges are temporary.  You will ride them out, and you are doing enough to work your way through them.

There’s no need to push.  Just stand strong like the lighthouse in the card and wait for the weather to change.

DECK USED:  GREAT LAKES TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Questions for January 18th and 19th

Monochromatica Tarot and Talisman OracleWhat do you feel you deserve?

Knowledge and The Emperor – You feel that you deserve no rest, just growth, so that you can better support yourself and others and reach your goals and show them all that you are deserving of their attention, time, and respect.

What do you actually deserve?

Luna and Page of Swords – You deserve time to process and move naturally through the learning process instead of rushing it all the time. You deserve to not always feel as if everything you do is pivotal to your success and/or how others perceive you.

DECKS USED: TALISMAN ORACLE AND MONOCHROMATICA TAROT

@Lionharts #TheJanuaryTarot 2024 January Initiation Prompt
Question for January 18th : How can I better approach challenges during my 2024 journey as opportunities for growth and learning?

Great Lakes Tarot - Seven of Swords, Knight of Swords, Nine of Pentacles, King of CupsKing of Cups – Share your worries with Gideon and let him help you with the emotional side of things. He is far more experienced in this area, and eager to lead you into understanding your emotions better if you let him.

Nine of Pentacles atop Seven of Swords – Stick it out even when your anxiety is running high and the “what ifs” are running amok. It can be hard not to buckle and give up during those times, but if you stick with it you can rise above those worries in the end.

Knight of Swords – Take challenges as an opportunity to level up your strategy and adaptability game. You are being given the opportunity to advance through strategic changes. Look back at what you have done wrong in the past, and use that knowledge to defeat the current challenge.

Additional Note: The Knight of Swords is looking directly at the Nine of Pentacles. He is saying, “You cannot fly without wings.”  Don’t allow yourself to be grounded by lack of confidence. Instead, look at all you have accomplished and allow it to lend you the wings to fly.

DECK USED: GREAT LAKES TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Gideon and I played today even though it was an order day.  It helped keep the anxiety down a bit about how slow business is at the moment.

Gideon’s Challenge

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Feathery FrostBrief Then Gone

A little snow
is better than none
with frozen temps
and feathery frost
and tiny snowflakes
mean and sharp
they sting the skin
as they land
and in the night
it’ll freeze hard
the sidewalks slick
for half a day
until the rain comes
and melts it away

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Good Enough

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Viking Valor Tarot and It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Hierophant card combined with the affirmation “it’s okay to just muddle through right now. Good enough is, in fact, good enough.”

Let’s be clear. I struggle with the “good enough” thing on a daily basis.  I -never- feel “good enough” and I never feel that anything I do or produce is “good enough”.

When the chips are down, as they are for me right now in my business?  This “good enough” issue swells and expands, and can become a massive and all encompassing issue.

The Hierophant combined with this “good enough” affirmation is a reminder that the tried and true methods are always there for me to fall back on. That it’s okay to fall back on them, as that’s what they’re there for.  It’s a reminder to keep going… work with what you know… and things will work out fine.

DECK USED:  VIKING VALOR TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@Lionharts #TheJanuaryTarot 2024 January Initiation Prompt
Question for January 17th : How can I balance structured planning with the freedom to roam, creating a harmonious exploration of my path?

Terrestrial Fauna Oracle - Hawk, Parrot, PandaReading Summary: Remember that you don’t have to stay grounded all the time (panda spends a but amount of time in the trees instead of on the ground and both the other two are birds), just be judicial (the parrot is not flying) as to when and where are you soar (Hawk in flight).

Take Away: These cards are about incorporating what you interpret as being “less grounded” (having fun, exploration, etc) throughout your journey and process, instead of saving it up to only experience when you set aside special time for it. They are telling you that fun and adventure should be a day-to-day thing and not something that you are only experiencing when planned out.

DECK USED: THE TERRESTRIAL FAUNA ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Philosophical Question for January 17th : Is it always better to have more choices?

Viking Valor Tarot - High Priestess, Seven of Pentacles, Five of Pentacles, Two of WandsReading Summary: Vying for multiple directions (Two of Wands) can make you feel bereft and like there’s more struggle than there actually is involved (Five of Pentacles). This doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a bad thing to have multiple choices, just that you need to remember not all journeys are a travel of instant gratification (Seven of Pentacles), and you need to use your inner wisdom (High Priestess) to make choices during that time instead of listening to your impatience.

Take Away: You know how sometimes when you have a lot on your plate, you end up frozen and unable to do anything… and you end up procrastinating instead of getting anything done? That is what the Two of Wand and Five of Pentacles are indicating here.

The High Priestess atop the Seven of Pentacles is then saying that in order to get through these times, it’s better to move slowly with small steps rather than not move at all, and that using your inner knowledge and intuition can help you best decide which small thing to focus on first.

DECK USED: VIKING VALOR TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I ate cookies.  A lot of really good cookies.  Almost too many cookies, if that’s possible.

Gideon’s Challenge

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SandyNot Superfluous

I don’t like it
when you act
as if you should be
unwanted
and shy away
instead of
standing strong
in the knowledge
that I am yours
and you are mine
and not just
always wanted
but needed
at my side.

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🎨 Weekly Creativity Prompt – Different Scenarios

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Prompt “The purpose of this activity is to practice interpreting small spreads by combining card meanings, symbols and intuition. We will all interpret the same cards based on a few different (imaginary) situations. A 3 card spread will be posted together with 2 more specific scenarios. It’s your choice which scenario you’d prefer to use, or if you’d rather do a general reading of these cards as for an imaginary querent.”

Spacious Tarot - Six of Pentacles, Wheel of Fortune, Child of Pentacles, Page of Pentacles

Scenario 1 – Kim has an ongoing conflict with their older brother and wants some guidance on how to approach this in a better way.

Although you have gone in different directions, you both come from the same shared beginnings (Six of Pentacles). Life has treated you both differently and guided you each to learn what works best for you to persevere and keep moving through the ups and downs (Wheel of Fortune). Take time to consider what is behind these conflicts rather than just the conflict itself. Where is the root?  How can it be fostered to grow into something healthier moving forward? (Child of Pentacles)

Scenario 2 – Stacy has a sneaking suspicion that her friend has a crush on her mom, and it’s been making things awkward. She wants to know what she should say whenever she brings it up.

Start by talking about the past and how much they’ve meant to each other (Six of Pentacles), then segue into how weird life can be and the odd twists and turns it takes along the way (Wheel of Fortune).  Take things slow and be open and supportive.  Don’t fly off the handle or push too hard. (Child of Pentacles)

DECK USED: SPACIOUS TAROT

A Message of Hope

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Today’s meditation was skipped, although I did some relaxation / breathing exercises in the car while stretched out on the back seat.

Indigo Adrift's Mystical Tarot and It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Three of Swords atop the March card, combined with the affirmation “Things will get better soon.”

So obvious it would be hard for a layman to miss it. The message here is that disappointments will turn around in March… things will get better soon.

I’m under a lot of stress right now because sales are bad at the moment. Over Covid, I made my jewelry business the main source of my income, and now with things so slow I’ve been twisting in the wind a bit, worrying and stressing big time.

There’s a light at the end of the tunnel in these cards. A promise of better to come.  A message of hope.  One that I desperately needed to hear.

DECK USED:  INDIGO ADRIFT’S MYSTICALTAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

@Lionharts #TheJanuaryTarot 2024 January Initiation Prompt
Question for January 16th : What mindful practices can anchor me in the present moment as I explore the unfolding chapters of my 2024 journey?

Indigo Adrift's Mystical Tarot, Judgement, Animal Wisdom OracleSerene Surrender – Meditation is, as always, important and is encouraged by the cards.  It’s something I have a hard time being consistent with, no matter how much I benefit from it when I manage to do so.

Judgement Rx – Work on not judging yourself so harshly. When you spend time judging yourself, you’re lending energy to something negative that could instead be put to better use.

Healing Energy – Seek out the things that lift you up, make you happy, and help you feel good about yourself and life in general.  Whether it’s family or fun, these things help you stay in the present instead of worrying about the future or mulling over the past.

DECK USED: ANIMAL WISDOM ORACLE AND INDIGO ADRIFT’S MYSTICAL TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I let others drive today and sat in the back so that I could relax instead.