So You Don’t Want to Speak Up Lenormand Reading

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So You Don't Want to Speak Up Lenormand Reading with Pentagram's Wooden Lenormand Set

Something keeping you silent.

Key and Tree – You are in a lot of physical pain right now, and instead of expressing that pain you are choosing to not listen to your body as closely as it wants.  You don’t want to bother others with your ailments and pain, and so you are hiding this from others and, to a certain extent, even to yourself. Your silence in this allows you to present a healthy and impervious front, when in truth you are anything but at the moment.

A truth you need to sit with.

Stork and Woman – Gideon brought this up before Christmas and it’s something you need to bring to the fore and sit with for a while instead of continuing to ignore.  You *can* shut her out of your life forever… but should you? It may be time to try to turn over a new leaf in this area.

A way to address your fears.

Bouquet and Moon – Don’t let them get out of hand. Your fears are only as big as you allow them to be.  Whether it’s about your physical condition or your mother, the more you stew and do not share, the bigger these fears and concerns will inflate until they are so exaggerated that they cause you to freeze in uncertainty.  Do not allow them to reach that point.

DECK USED: PENTAGRAM’S WOODEN LENORMAND SET

Necessary Conflict

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Jumbledance Tarot, Five of Swords, It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Five of Swords combined with the affirmation “Don’t give up” on a starry night sky background.

Anything is possible if you are willing to fight for it. When you avoid conflict, you concede your power to another… whether that “another” is a person, thing, or general situation.

Today’s cards are a reminder that conflict is a necessary part of life.  Sometimes it’s uncomfortable and other times it’s terrifying, but it’s necessary. Don’t allow yourself to be beaten down when to yield means letting go of what’s important… instead, be clever and think outside the box, do what needs to be done, and come out on top.

DECK USED:  JUMBLEDANCE 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 8th : What am I asked to confront as part of embracing the unknown?

Embracing Shadow & Light Oracle, Katrin Blackwater Tarot Ace of CupsReading Summary: New emotions are often hard for you to deal with (Ace of Cups). Make sure that you aren’t falling into old habits of shoving them into the dark and burying them (Extinction), but are instead listening to the messages that your emotions are there to convey (Messenger).

Take Away: Burying your emotions just because they are unfamiliar and possibly scary, uncomfortable or painful, does a disservice to the intuition that guides you and the guides that are trying to speak to you. When you muffle your emotions, you muffle the full scope of your intuition and receptivity.

DECK USED: KATRIN BLACKWATER TAROT AND EMBRACING SHADOW & LIGHT ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 8th : What is something that you miss that you can bring back into your life?

Jumbledance Tarot - Temperance, Five of Wands, Six of DisksReading Summary: Take a more slow and measured pace (Temperance) to the rat race (Five of Wands). Work on being kind and generous to yourself instead (Six of Disks).

Take Away: It’s okay to take things at a slower pace and cut yourself a break. You don’t have to do everything right this instant.

Make lists so you don’t forget the ideas you have and things that you want to do, and take things at a slower pace instead of trying to fit it all in at once while each thing vies for priority.

DECK USED: JUMBLEDANCE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I’ve started setting up my phone alarm system to remind me to eat at certain intervals again. At Ms B’s, this isn’t a problem as she reminds me to eat (and brings me food) often.  Now that I’m back at home, I’m having trouble sticking to a schedule without those reminders.

Gideon’s Challenge

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CloudsWeather Man

Blue skies
and the promise
of snow
warm days
and a cold snap
on the way
or so they say
but the rain
falls anyway
and I wait
with bated breath
to see
if we’ll be getting
any of
the white stuff

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

Living Up to Your Potential

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Today’s meditation was once again skipped.

Kitten Tarot, Five of Pentacles, and Cat Comfort CardsToday’s draw is the Five of Pentacles with the affirmation “You’re full of awesome power. Anything is possible.”

Do not let feelings of scarcity and the feelings of never being enough keep you from enjoying life and the creature comforts you can find within it.  You don’t have to be rich to have a comfy chair, or a scholar to enjoy a good book.

Just because you -can- do anything you put your mind to doesn’t mean you are obligated to.  “Living up to your potential” is a myth to motivate children… not a realistic life goal.

DECK USED:  KITTEN TAROT AND CAT COMFORT CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Prompt for January 7th : Do Spread 1

Tarotholics January Challenge Spread 1 with the Kitten Tarot - Two of Pentacles, Three of Wands, Five of Wands, Five of Pentacles, Four of Wands, Seven of Swords

Someone important in your life who has and/or had a lot of influence on you.

Five of Wands – The foundation of your entire relationship was built upon a battle of wills between the two of you. The two of you fought constantly as you  demanded to have the autonomy to do as you please and be who you are, and he demanded you conform to his values and ideals.

Their negative influence on you and your life.

Three of Wands – You were eager to “jump ship” at the first opportunity to get away from him, and did so.

Their positive influence on you and your life.

Five of Pentacles – You learned how to ask for help when things are at their worst. You learned about the kindness and charity of others that is there when you need it if you will only reach for it. (Sleeping in a broken down car in the snow is absolute bullshit.)

Your negative influence on them and their life.

Two of Pentacles – He struggled to find balance when you were a part of his life. You had a tendency to “upset the apple cart”.

Your positive influence on them and their life.

Seven of Swords Rx atop Four of Wands – After you left, it drove home to him just how valuable his family and home are, and how important the people in his life are in creating that sense of home for him.

DECK USED: KITTEN TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I got half of my orders packaged today, so that tomorrow won’t be so overwhelming.

Gideon’s Challenge

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Douglas Fir Cone on Hoh Rainforest FloorThe Journey

Our love
is a balance
of the
sweet and tender
newness
of first kisses
and the aged and
weathered wood
of many storms
traversed together
as we move
from day to day
hand in hand
in love

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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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?

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with Indigo Adrift's Mystical Tarot and Pentagram's Wooden Lenormand Set

Earth – Ten of Wands Rx – Take care not to overload yourself on work or responsibilities. Remember that you have help and that you can take things one small thing at a time instead of doing everything at once.

Air – Page of Swords Rx – Take it easy this week. You can learn new things and explore new ideas later. Just take this week to rest instead of diving in headlong.

Water – August and Nine of Pentacles – Treat this week like it’s the slowest part of the year and take a break to appreciate all that you’ve done and how far you’ve come instead of trying to strive for more. You need to be focusing on rest this week mentally, physically, and emotionally.

Fire – Justice – If you ignore the warnings on this week’s reading and decide to charge forward, you will sacrifice with your creativity and spiritual practices. There are always consequences to the choices we make.

Waning – Coffin and Heart – You have put all your heart and soul into the holiday rush and, before that, caring for Ms B.  Now it is time for these things to draw to a close.  Release your heart from the ties that bind it to those things it has had to commit to over the past year.  Free your heart to begin seeking it’s own desires again.

Waxing – Crossroads and Mountain – Remember that advice from the other day about taking things one small step at a time? Here it is again.  A mountain is only a mountain when you look at its whole. If you take on the mountain one step at a time, it is no longer so intimidating.  Piecemeal out the things you need to do instead of trying to do them all at once.Take Away –

DECKS USED: INDIGO ADRIFT’S MYSTICAL TAROT AND PENTAGRAM’S WOODEN LENORMAND SET