Finding the Positive for September 19 – 21

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Animal Guides Tarot Mini Deck, Amathia Tarot, Tarocchi '23, and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal Cards

September 19

Seven of Air – “Let’s just deal with today. You can deal with tomorrow, tomorrow.”  Don’t allow your worry over what needs to be done tomorrow and the day after steal from you what peace, comfort, and presence you can have in today.  Tomorrow will still be there tomorrow, and to worry about it right now takes you away from the important and wonderful stuff that today could hold.

DECK USED: ANIMAL SPIRIT GUIDES MINI TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

September 20

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was focused on the message in today’s cards, which is…

Five of Wands – perfection is subjective and an ever changing, always moving goal. Everyone has a different opinion of what perfect is. It’s elusive. A myth. Don’t fool yourself into striving for it just because you feel it’s what others expect from you.

DECK USED: AMATHIA TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

September 21

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was focused on the message in today’s cards, which is…

The Chariot – “Look at everything you have survived so far – you weren’t defeated then, you won’t be defeated now.” Sometimes getting where you want to go means putting your foot down and being “the bitch that gets things done”.   It’s okay to be the bitch sometimes. Sometimes it’s okay to make things go the way you want them to go if they won’t flow that direction on their own.

DECK USED: TAROCCHI ’23 AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

Gideon’s Challenge

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Photo Sep 21 2023, 4 58 21 PMFeelings of Failure

So much pressure
so much demand
pulled in many directions
by so many hands
all I long for
is a little peace
please fucking god
give me some relief
I’m too tired for this shit
and I ache all the time
both physically and mentally
I’m toeing the line
and the battering
of patience
is killing me.

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Dionysian Mysteries Oracle Reading

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The #lucetseptembertarotchallenge Dionysian Mysteries Challenge
Questions for September 21st thru 24th – Harvesting What You Put Energy Into

Dionysian Mysteries Oracle Reading with the Urban Crow Oracle

Friendship and Community – What friendships or communities can help you in your spiritual development?

Isolation – At least for the time being, friendships and community are not the answer when it comes to your spiritual development. You need solitary time and isolation to allow for inner reflection and processing.

Sexual Energy – How can you balance your sexual energy…

Play – Time having fun with Gideon is key. Play and enjoy your time together.

…and express it in a healthy way?

Warning stop Ghosts – Remember a couple of years ago when you opened up to your mediumship ability too close to Samhain and those that visited tried to drag you into a pit of depression? Don’t let that happen again. Ground yourself in the living… in Gideon and what you two have.

The Inner Self – What did you discover about yourself during this challenge?

Soar atop Survival – You explored and re-discovered about yourself that you are a survivor and will rise above those things that challenge you.

What else should you explore?

Exposed – Your vulnerability.

The Daze – What forms of ecstasy can you find outside of traditional means?

Caching – Enjoy your collections. Take pleasure in them and how they make you feel. You’re a dragon at heart, after all.

DECK USED: URBAN CROW ORACLE

Gideon’s Challenge

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Don’cha Wanna?

A visit to
the wellness shop
and who do I see?
A cute little alien
looking at me
super adorable
and seeming to say
have a bit o’green
my friend
just come this way
and I have to resist
that sweet buzz
that I miss
and puppy dog eyes
that beg
for a purchase

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Weekly Creativity Prompt – The Chariot

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Prompt: “Pull the Death card from your deck(s). Compare the imagery between the card provided below and the card(s) from your own deck(s). How would you read them differently and why?“

Modern Love Tarot - The ChariotModern Love Tarot – Relaxed and confident, the figure walks down the street with her two pups, and makes it clear that no matter the hurdles she will find a way to make things work for her so she can do what she wants (after all, just look at that rig the little chihuahua is set up with).  This card is the epitome of “where there’s a will, there’s a way” mentality, and encourages us to think outside the box in order to adapt life to our needs rather than always adapting ourselves to the world around us.

The Chariot Card - Magic Planet Tarot, Mushroom Hunter's Tarot, Lonely Dreamer Tarot

Magic Planet Tarot – Look at the tip of the chin in the figure on this card.  There’s stubbornness there, and a hint of arrogance.  He knows where he’s going and exactly how he’s going to get there. Sometimes? Arrogance and stubbornness is what is needed to get you where you want to go. Be sure to apply as needed when reaching towards your goals.

Mushroom Hunter’s Tarot – The shaggy mane mushroom is a hardy one, able to push through even the hardest of barriers to find its way to freedom, including concrete.  This card and the mushroom chosen to be depicted upon it are a reminder that you have the willpower and determination to plow through the obstacles that try to get in your way.  You’re stronger than you think you are.

Lonely Dreamer Tarot – Those are some big ass horses, and a very small man in comparison, and yet the figure pulls the horses back from the ledge.  Autonomy is an important factor in this card.  No matter how strong the current that pulls you forward in life, if you’re not going in the direction you want to go, you need to remember that it is in your power to turn… pivot… and redirect yourself in another direction.  Don’t allow yourself to just go along for the ride.  Speak up.  Seize the reigns.  Take control and steer yourself away from that cliff’s edge you’re being pulled towards.

DECK USED: MODERN LOVE TAROT, MAGIC PLANET TAROT, MUSHROOM HUNTER’S TAROT, LONELY DREAMER TAROT

Gideon’s Challenge

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The Feels

Today I don’t have
sweet words
or poetry of emotion
but instead,
just a song…

Oxygen

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