These Card of the Day readings are a mental health exercise (suggested by my shrink) used to help counterbalance my natural tendency toward pessimism, negative inner narratives, and depression. The request posed to the cards is, “A positive message to carry with me throughout my day and foster perspective.”
December 25
Today’s meditation was skipped.
The High Priestess – “You’re doing fine! Don’t give up.” You can’t expect your intuition, which you’ve learned over the past few years is connected to your emotions, to just rise back up to normal standards overnight after having shut down your emotions for a good six weeks… not to mention what went on over the summer. It’s no surprise that you’re running blind right now. Although your intuition isn’t completely silent, you’re working at a level closer to where you were a good five years ago than the level you’ve developed into over those past five years.
Just take a breath and keep going, give yourself the healing self care you need and allow yourself to relax and enjoy. It will come back, it’s just waiting for you to plow the soil of your emotions, digging them up and loosening the soil to allow for your more recent growth to return and continue. You’re doing fine… just focus on taking care of yourself and everything will fall into place.
DECK USED: CHRISTMAS TAROT MAJOR ARCANA AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS
December 26
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Three of Pentacles – “Even on the coldest of night the stars still shine bright.” Let others help you in seeing the positive and in keeping you out of depression’s pit. It doesn’t have to be a solo effort, and they all have abilities and techniques different than your own that can assist you in this endeavor. Leaning on them and allowing them to help is healthy, and will build a path towards success that will be harder to obtain on your own.
DECK USED: SEASONAL FOX TAROT NIGHT EDITION AND CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATION CARDS
December 27
Today’s meditation was skipped, although I may do one a bit later tonight while soaking in the tub, if I get the chance to soak as I’d planned.
King of Swords – “You are judging yourself too harshly.” I usually associate the Queen of Swords with harsh judgements, but in this case it is referring to my responsibilities and obligations, and how I am judging myself harshly in not having done more and over taking this break over the new year in the wake of the holiday rush. And… the cards are right. I am judging myself harshly. These cards are a reminder that I need to set judgements aside and breathe instead of rehashing what went wrong and pushing on where to go from here.
Twisting the Leaf 