So Much To See

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

The Teddy Bear Tarot - Knight of PentaclesToday’s draw is the Knight of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of an active beta energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s finances, resources, health, home life, and the physical world. This often translates into themes that have to do with taking bold actions and making positive progress in these areas.

Look at that wide eyed stare on the elephant that our knight rides in this image.  So much to see… why not move a little slower just to take it all in… right?

The message in today’s card is just that.  When you move too fast, you miss out on a lot of things and a good deal of detail passes you by without notice.  Instead, try slowing down and looking around a bit more. There’s more to see if you are willing to open your eyes and look a little closer.

DECK USED:  THE TEDDY BEAR TAROT

@lucet.in.aurora.tarot’s #lucetinauroraMaartTarotChallenge Prompt
Prompt for March 29th: Props you love to use in your tarot readings.

My Spellwork Table

I use forest detritus, crystals and stones, sigils, and other items in my readings, to communicate themes and direct energy. The detritus rotates out from season to season as I bring things back to the forest to return them to the earth and pick up new things to take their place.

The collection of other items I use is a constantly growing and changing collection that primarily lives on my spellwork table. Sometimes neatly organized… and at other times a chaotic mess, as you see here.

@Lionharts #TheMarchTarot Wander Lust Challenge Prompt
Question for March 29th: What can I lovingly embrace moving forward?

The Teddy Bear Tarot - The Devil, Nine of Pentacles, The Hierophant, Knight of SwordsThe Hierophant and Knight of Swords – Impulsivity is the death of tradition. Work on balancing your need for a rooted path with your more impulsive desires. Such balance will allow you to pounce when ambition calls for it without damaging the long held traditions that are important to you.

Nine of Pentacles atop The Devil Rx – Use mindful gratitude to combat your addictions when they begin to become destructive and unhealthy.

Take Away – These are both about your spending, and making sure that you balance your finances in a way that allows you to buy the supplies you need for your business and pay your bills, as well as spend on the things that you want to spend on without negative repercussions.

There is a need for moderation here that you will need to embrace in order to make sure that you can be fulfilled on both sides of this coin.

DECK USED: THE TEDDY BEAR TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Once again, this is another catch-up post.  I know that I played with Gideon today, though, and that was fun.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_1987Don’t

Awkward moments
of confusion
feel like
helplessness
and round
my shoulders in
as I grapple
with feelings
of worthlessness
and hear whispers
of name calling
in my head
rising up
from the past
and I struggle
not to hide
away

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Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_5748-(2)Really Looking

Lets take
a moment
to pause
and examine
the minute bits
and delicate
intracacies
of the world
and admire
the breathtaking
detail and grace
that goes into
even the smalles
and simplest
of things

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Doing Too Much Lenormand Reading

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Doing Too Much Lenormand Reading with the Dreaming Lenormand

Why do I have so much to do?

Ring and Key – Because you feel that the key to success lies in the responsibilities and obligations you pile up on yourself. Thus you continue to pile on more and more of them in order to push yourself towards the success you want to achieve.

What prevents me from lightening my load?

Lily and Book – Past experience has shown you that this method works again and again.  You worry that that means it’s the only method that will and struggle to see past what this past research/experience has taught you.

What would it be like if I did less?

Rider and Birds – At least at first, it would feel like you are losing your grip on the organization and order that you’ve worked so hard to build in your life.  In time, this chaos would become the new norm tho, and you would learn to adapt to it and continue moving forward.

DECK USED: DREAMING LENORMAND

Finding the Spark

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Broken Mirror Tarot 5th Edition - Queen of WandsToday’s draw is the Queen of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s motivation, drive, willpower, values, passions, spirituality, principles, and inner spark.

I am not really feeling particularly inspired today, and that is why the Queen of Wands has come to visit.

This card is here to lift me up and remind me that enthusiasm is important, as it helps energy flow more freely so that you don’t feel stagnant and stuck.

With so much to do today, today’s card is an encouragement to seek out the pleasure in the tasks and responsibilities I need to get done today instead of letting my lack of enthusiasm for them drag me down and make me miserable.

DECK USED:  BROKEN MIRROR TAROT 5TH EDITION COLLECTORS VERSION

@Lionharts #TheMarchTarot Wander Lust Challenge Prompt
Question for March 27th: In what area(s) have I recently grown?

The Tattered Wings OracleFreedom – The ability to step out of your comfort zone and not let your responsibilities weigh quite so heavily, giving you the freedom to enjoy your life more.

Duality – The ability to see your negative inner narratives for what they are and bring them into the light, allowing you to combat them more effectively with themes of positivity and optimism.

Morrigan – Your connection with death and the dead is growing. It’s a slow journey that will continue to expand over time the more you fight for it to be a part of your practice.

DECK USED: TATTERED WINGS ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for March 27th: National “Joe” Day – If you could be different for one day, what would you change?

Broken Mirror Tarot 5th Edition - Hanged Man, Page of Pentacles, Five of CupsReading Summary: You would like to experience the world from an unhurried perspective (The Hanged Man) that allows you to spend time just enjoying the world around you (Page of Pentacles) without the negative inner narrative that is always pushing you to look at things with skepticism and pessimism (Five of Cups Rx).

Take Away: True.  It would be absolutely amazing to just enjoy the world and life and rest and all the good things… without feeling guilty about it.  That guilt is a struggle that I deal with every single day.  Not just because I often feel undeserving of those good things, but because more often than not I end up feeling that when I enjoy those good things?  It means I’m neglecting my responsibilities and obligations.

DECK USED: BROKEN MIRROR TAROT 5TH EDITION COLLECTORS VERSION

@lucet.in.aurora.tarot’s #lucetinauroraMaartTarotChallenge Prompt
Prompt for March 27th: A card you draw very often.

Tarot of the Hidden Realm - Queen of SwordsThis is my stalker card.  Not of the day or the week or even the month.  This has been my stalker card for a couple of years now.  No matter the deck, I pull the Queen of Swords far more often than any other card in the tarot… to a noticeable degree.

It has been this way since I started having a falling out with someone in my life a few years ago.  This card is a reminder that she is still there… still important… and that there is unfinished business still between us.  I am not allowed to forget or set it aside, but to remember and revisit the idea of reconciliation again and again.

DECK USED: TAROT OF THE HIDDEN REALM

Daily Self Kindness

This is another catch-up post, and as usual, I can’t remember what my self-kindness was for this day.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_1902Anticipation

Sweet green bits
sit quietly
and stretch
as far
as they can reach
to seek out
moisture
as clouds above
promise raindrops
yet to fall
but the trees
can smell
that it’s coming
and we are all
eager

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