The Armadillo
A moment
of surprise
as head turns
and hard shell
doesn’t at first
register
and then does
and the startle
becomes
laughter
as I realize
someone has a
sense of humor
Gideon’s Challenge – The Armadillo
Opening the Door
Today’s meditation was a ten minute long #DailyCalm session from the @Calm app.
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The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 4th : Liminal
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Ten of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of satisfaction and stability in the area of one’s finances, resources, home, health, manifestations, and the physical world. This often translates into themes that have to do with hard earned success, accomplishments, abundance created through patience and hard work.
Perfection is temporary. Okay, so perhaps perfection in itself is a myth, but we can all agree that times when everything is going our way and we can relish in our successes are few and fleeting.
If we consider treating these moments as liminal, maybe we could savor them just a little more deeply.
That is to say, even our mistakes and failures have the potential to be transitional doorways that lead to something better… if we open our minds to letting that be the case.
After all, with each mistake and failure we experience, we learn and grow… or at least that is the idea. That means that nothing, not even failure, is a waste as long as we learn from it in some way and carry those lessons forward with us.
The message in today’s Ten of Pentacles and “Liminal” prompt is a reminder that just because something doesn’t go how it’s planned doesn’t mean that it doesn’t hold value. Our mistakes and our failures have great potential to be doorways… thresholds through which we can gain value, as long as we’re open to doing so.
DECK USED: SHADOWSCAPES TAROT
The Belly of the Unconscious Spread
by @thetarotdiagnosis
A part of myself that’s been kept hidden
Ten of Wands – Just exactly how much shit you’re trying to deal with at once. You keep overfilling your plate and trying to pile more on as if you’ve got plenty of time and room for more. The fact is, though, that you don’t… and you’re not handling what you already have half as well as you appear to be to others.
Why has this part needed to hide?
Two of Swords – Part of the reason this issue comes about in the first place is because you often struggle to pick one option over another. Instead of buckling down and making a choice, you then try to take on both.
How does this hidden material influence me indirectly?
Two of Wands Rx – Being unable to be more selective in what you take on holds you back from the planning stage of those things that are a part of your responsibility. There’s just not enough time, and so it forces you to have to do things on the fly and hope for the best instead of having a well-made plan in place.
What does safe exploration of this part look like?
Ace of Wands Rx – A release of enthusiasm. You can’t “burn the candle at both ends” forever. The fact you can see the potential in so many different things, and become enthusiastic about that potential, means that you’re always going to struggle to choose. You need to acknowledge, though, that sometimes choosing is unavoidable or you’ll end up snuffing out the potential of both… or alternately burning out quickly in a flash fire.
Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: THE UNOFFICIAL SHEL SILVERSTEIN TAROT
@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Venus sextile Uranus Prompt for March 4th: What unexpected pleasure is ready to enter my life?
Reading Summary: Acting now (Eight of Wands) to take a better care of yourself and follow what truly matters to you (The Lovers) will help keep your emotional novicity (Page of Cups) from stealing the show (Seven of Swords).
Take Away: Yes, I made up a word (novicity). The condition of being a novice in something.
You are still new and lacking in skill when it comes to your emotions. This doesn’t have to be your focus, though. The problem lies in the fact that you focus so hard on your struggle in this that you aren’t allow room for enjoyment of life as a whole. Instead you’re too busy focusing on your failings and struggles.
You can experience far more pleasure in life if you allow yourself to love and care for yourself well rather than punishing yourself for your failings. Beating yourself up makes life worse, and does nothing to strengthen you or help you learn to do better.
Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Baby’s Breath Bundle for Connecting to Purity of Heart
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: SHADOWSCAPES TAROT
I tried out a new restaurant I’d never been to before instead of going with the old stand-by options.
Gideon’s Challenge – Precious
Precious
More rain falls
with clouds
hanging heavy
sodden
and dripping
as people
gripe and groan
and I celebrate
every drop
as precious
because we are
just a bit closer
to no drought
when summer comes
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
🎨 Weekly Creativity Prompt – Alternate Endings
Prompt: Millie just broke up with her boyfriend and is on her own for the first time in her life.A friend she works with (Andrew) is also looking for a new place to live. Millie isn’t sure if it’s a good idea to become roommates with Andrew, or if she’d be better off on her own.
Out of the different three card readings shown below, which one provides the happiest result for Millie? Why do you say that?
Trash Panda Tarot – Knight of Wands, Ten of Swords, Nine of Wands
Enthusiasm (Knight of Wands) often leads us to not see the pitfalls that are coming until it’s too late (Ten of Swords), and we’re then left burned, wounded, and wary in the end (Nine of Wands).
This moving in with Andrew may seem like a good idea, especially if he’s hyping it up as some great adventure. The problem lies in the fact that you’re not looking at the pitfalls involved. What are the potential problems and issues, and what does that say about the outcome of this choice? Moving in this direction has a high probability of you getting burned in the end. The most likely result is that you’ll learn some unpleasant lessons, and come out the other end still standing but wounded and wary.
Reverse Scale Tarot – The Star, Strength, Two of Wands
Riding the hope involved in this move (The Star) isn’t necessarily a bad thing as long as you’re aware of the manipulations going on beneath the surface (Strength). Be prepared with a back up plan (Two of Wands).
As a short term solution to your problem, this move in with Andrew sounds pretty solid. Just be aware that Andrew appears to be a bit manipulative, using cheer and hope to lift you up and also get you to see things his way. Make sure you have a back up plan in place for when it’s time to move on, so that you’re ready for when reality comes calling.
Forest Spirit Imprint Tarot – Five of Swords, Eight of Swords, Seven of Swords
You’re going to come out of this endeavor with less than you went in with (Seven of Swords). Moving in with Andrew has the potential to bring with it lots of conflict (Five of Swords), of which you will try to ignore the best you can until it becomes too much for you to handle (Eight of Swords).
This particular grouping of cards looks like an abusive relationship. I’m not sure there’s anything redeeming or positive here for you to hope for in moving in with Andrew. He may seem nice on the surface, and maybe he really is, but it does not appear he’s going to make a very good roommate for Millie. On the contrary, it appears like an abusive cycle where she’s going to end up cheated in the end, and perhaps of more than just her possessions if that Eight of Swords has anything to say about it.
Summary :
In all three of these readings, the central card is one that indicates something is being hidden or remains unseen that needs to be acknowledged. This tells me that no matter which interpretation we go with, there’s a problem that’s not being seen. Out of these three readings, if she goes along with moving in with Andrew, the best result for Millie is the second reading… that said? All three of these are telling her that she shouldn’t be moving in with him at all.
DECKS USED: TRASH PANDA TAROT 2ND EDITION, REVERSED SCALE TAROT, FOREST SPIRIT IMPRINT TAROT
Stepping Away from Procrastination
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 3rd : Portal
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Eight of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of action, speed, alacrity, fast paced events or change, or having a target goal in your sights that you are charging towards.
The picture in this card is of a woman giving birth. There’s an immediacy to birth. Whether a baby is early or late in coming, when it’s ready to come? It’s ready to come. You can’t just say “oh, this isn’t convenient right now, we’ll do it later”. Trying to keep the baby from being born is harmful to both the mother and the baby, and so the birth happens when it happens.
This illustration placed upon the Eight of Wands card speaks to me of the fact that sometimes you just have to go for it. If you don’t, your inaction can cause harm to more than just yourself.
The message in today’s Eight of Wands card and “Portal” prompt is an encouragement to do the things that need to be done when they need to be done. Procrastination might feel good now and then, but the truth is that it usually causes more problems than it ever solves. Instead of putting off what needs done, step forward into action. You won’t regret whatever it is being done now instead of later.
DECK USED: REAL SKY ASTROLOGY TAROT
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Prompts for March 3rd
How are you doing physically at this time?
Ten of Swords and Four of Swords Rx – If you don’t give yourself the “rest” you need, you’ll be sorry.
Remember that rest for one person is not the same as rest for the other, and it doesn’t always mean stagnancy or sleep. Instead, it’s whatever makes you feel refreshed.
How can you improve on this in the week ahead?
Two of Wands atop Three of Wands; Six of Cups – Make a plan, execute the plan, and reap the benefits of having done those things that have been proven by time and past experience to give you that sense of restored energy.
These cards are encouraging you to actually think about those things that create that sense of refreshment. Do you really get that result from bed rotting? By playing games or doom scrolling?
Not usually. So look at those things that actually -do- provide refreshment for you, and make a plan that you can follow through on to actually do them. This is a self kindness that will reap rewards you can actually enjoy.
Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Dried Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Bronze Compass Rose for Seeking Directional Guidance
Moss Agate Tree for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: RAJA TAROT
@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Lunar Eclipse in Virgo Prompt for March 3rd : What truth about my habits or health is being illuminated?
Reading Summary: You tend to try to people please (Six of Wands and Three of Coins) with your choices on how you go about doing things (Three of Wands).
Take Away: You need to work on being more selfish concerning what you do and how you do it. Introducing others to these things that you enjoy may reap unexpected benefits.
Whether it’s how you seek rest, what kind of recreation you indulge in, or even the foods you eat. You don’t have to yield to others preferences all the time just because it seems easier or you don’t want to put anyone out.
Allowing yourself to be more selfish in your choices isn’t going to put anyone out. Instead, it will allow you to enjoy the company of others more. This, in turn, will allow them to enjoy your company more as well.
Other elements included in this reading:
Chinese Silver Grass for fostering Grounding and Nurturing Stability
Foraged Red Oak Leaf for Fostering Unconditional Love
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: REAL SKY ASTROLOGY TAROT
I searched four different grocery stores until I found apples on sale so I could bring some home.
Gideon’s Challenge – Don’t Touch
Don’t Touch
This is not
an invitation
to sink fingers
into silky fur
and feel how soft
the belly is
but rather
a display of trust
that says
I can show you
my most
vulnerable parts
without worrying
that you’ll
invade my space
or break my trust
in you
Twisting the Leaf 