Curiosity
Where
does it go
this door
at the top
of a
crumbling ladder
waiting
so far
off the ground
with a light
to keep
the dark
at bay
on a wall
long forgotten
Gideon’s Challenge – Curiosity
📆 Transitioning from July to August
Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.
Transformation – Resolutions and transformation. You are in a moment of re-dedication. Over the past two weeks you have taken some time off from some of the things that are usually a part of your daily routine, including meditation, personal card readings, and a few other long-term routines that you have been sustaining over the past few years. As August comes into focus, you are now re-dedicating yourself to the routines that worked for you before and discarding what hasn’t, creating a needed reevaluation and reset.
The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.
The Guardian of the Gate – As you work at re-dedicating yourself to your path and the routines and systems that support you, make sure that you are not allowing your boundaries to be forgotten or disregarded. They are an important part of this process because you need to “bake them into the cake” as its being made. This doesn’t mean that you need more defenses or a greater amount of awareness, it’s simply means that you need to not forget your boundaries during this process.
What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.
The Cauldron of Creativity – You are seeking to reinvigorate yourself towards your creativity and curiosity. The way one manifest things into reality is that they first must imagine them through creativity and imagination, only then can we start working out how to reach those goals and achieve them. Creativity is the first step, and you are looking to rekindle that inner spark of creativity within you with this reset.
Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.
Garnet – keep your expectations for yourself in check. Remember that this is not the end-all be-all of fixing everything that you perceive is not working properly in your life right now. It’s just an experiment and possibly a step in the right direction. Allow yourself to see where it goes without judgment or expectation for it to be more than it is.
The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.
Wisdom – The trees, moss, and soil of nature lend you their wisdom when you choose to immerse yourself within their presence. Make sure that you are getting out in nature and enjoying that presence, connecting with it, and allowing it to influence you with the wisdom and support that lies within these activities and connections.
The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.
Owl – Remember that uncertainty is not your enemy. By embracing uncertainty instead of fighting against it. You allow yourself to learn from the experiences that uncertainty has a hand in offering you. Just because these experiences feel unpleasant doesn’t mean that they don’t have value. Make sure that you’re looking for the boon in these moments instead of fighting against them.
Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.
Crow – In an echo of the previous prompt, the Crow tells us to remember those times when we treated uncertainty as an adventure, or identified the positives in the experience rather than just fighting against the direction and uncertainty that lies there. There are just as many positive experiences that came out of uncertainty as there are negative ones, and this card encourages us to reflect upon those that came out in a positive light and look at how your mindset helped you in these moments.
A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.
Truth – Remember if people’s words and actions don’t lineup, it’s the actions that demonstrate the truth of the person or persons involved. Don’t get so wrapped up in the words they say that you forget to pay attention to what they’re actually doing. It’s in the discordance between these two factors you will suss out the liars trying to play you for a fool.
Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.
Correspondence – Remember that it is within nature that you can find the balance you seek when things seem chaotic or jumbled up. Within the simplicity and complexity of nature, alignment is found, which can allow you to ground more easily and sort through the chaos without losing yourself along the way.
Message from the Spirit World – It is in how you connect with the world around you that you find the clarity, connection, and support needed to express yourself authentically from a place of stability. Make sure that you aren’t closing yourself off in an effort to protect yourself. Connect instead.
Message from the Mind’s World – As you seek transformation, make sure that you are using your creativity to ensure that you not only achieve the changes you want to make, but also uphold your boundaries while doing so.
Message from the Physical World – Use your energy and vitality to push yourself into uncertain moments rather than trying to run away from them. You will gain more from using these uncertain moments to your advantage than you will from trying to brace for their impact or mitigate your feelings of discomfort.
Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Botswana Agate for Reducing Stress and Anxiety
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECKS USED: NATURE ORACLE, SEASON OF THE WITCH ORACLE, WITCH’S CIRCLE ORACLE
The Value of Presence
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Three of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of friendships, revelry, celebration, and collaboration between those that are linked or alike not just in mind but also in heart.
The Three of Cups has then been combined with a prompt from Animantras Chakra Oracle, which says, “Be Helpful”.
Sometimes the help others need from you doesn’t come in the form of chores, extra work, or burdens that are not our own. Sometimes, they just need a little of your time and to share space in your company.
Too often we forget that the greatest and most valuable thing we can provide to those in need is our time and attention. Whether sitting at a bedside or sharing a few laughs, this time is often a greater gift than any “service” you could perform.
The message in today’s Three of Cups and “Be Helpful” prompt is a reminder that the most valuable resource you have isn’t the strength of your muscles or the chores you do, but your presence in the lives of others and the valuable time and energy spent in their company.
DECKS USED: THE GOLDEN THREAD TAROT AND ANIMANTRAS CHAKRA ORACLE
Gideon’s Challenge – Tender Bits
Tender Bits
the world within
colorful and bright
is protected
by a hard shell
and defenses
meant to repel
all who might
come near
and yet
somehow
you
have broken through
and have seen
all the tender bits
I try so hard
to hide
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Falling Into Place
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Five of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of conflict, tests, trials, and struggle in the area of one’s passions, drive, determination, principles, values, and willpower.
The Five of Wands has then been combined with the Finding Your Way card from Life Navigator Deck, which says, “When the mists come down and you can’t see far ahead – just stay focused on where you want to be, rather than how you’ll get there… and you’ll get there.”
Sometimes there’s just no point in arguing or otherwise butting heads with others. Not fighting doesn’t mean you agree. Instead, it can simply means that fighting over it isn’t worth your time and you’re going to do things your own way without giving others the option to argue.
Although not to be applied universally, as debate is often disguised as a form of brainstorming, when used occasionally as needed, this refusal to engage can circumvent a lot of strife and save time.
The message in today’s Five of Wands and affirmation card is a reminder that controlling every detail isn’t necessary. Sometimes if you just step up and do the thing without all the “what if” thinking and debate, everything will just fall into place.
DECK USED: SPELLBOUND TAROT AND THE LIFE NAVIGATOR DECK
The @ambitiouslyalexa July Journal Prompts
Prompt for July 21st : A space you’re creating
Reading Summary: A place of safety, stability, and hope (The Teeth) for yourself and others that offers shelter in the storm (The Storm) when things start to feel hopeless and lonely (The Smith).
Take Away: This isn’t about a physical or even online space (although both apply), as it is about space “with you” wherever you may be.
You offer these feelings of safety, acceptance, and stability to others that you welcome into your “sphere of influence”, providing them a place of comfort and hope where they can take a breath away from the harshness life and society often offers.
This is offered through your presence, giving them a moment to feels comfortable and secure, often when they need it most.
Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Raw Fluorite for Concentration and Energy Stabilization
Honey Calcite for Optimism and Motivational Boost
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: THE LUSEFELL ORACLE
#DiscordTarotholicsJul2026 Challenge
3-Card Spread Prompt for July 21st : About friendship…
Two healthy and one unhealthy thing that you bring to your friendships with others
Five of Wands – You push others to see perspectives outside their own, and think outside the box of their own assumptions and preconceived notions.
The World – You encourage them in their endeavors, supporting them through the process to the very end, then ensuring that they take a moment to appreciate how far they’ve come and all they’ve put into getting there.
Knight of Wands Rx – You have a tendency to go off on your own adventures without inviting them along, or even checking in now and then while you’re distracted elsewhere. This can often cause them to feel left out, neglected, or ignored when in truth you have simply become so distracted by whatever has your focus that for a time everything else has disappeared from your awareness.
Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Amethyst Mushroom for Fostering Spiritual Growth
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: SPELLBOUND TAROT
This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.
Gideon’s Challenge – Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs
broken bones
and bent tires
are the
least
of your problems
should you cross
in a moment
of rumbling earth
and ear splitting
whistles
as dinosaurs
pass
too close
for comfort
