Party of One

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Divine Animal TarotToday’s draw is the Three of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of good times spent in the company of friends, celebrations, partying, and creativity based collaborations.

A badger looking were-person dancing under a full moon looks like a party to me. What stands out the greatest to me, though, is that the imagery of this card is a solitary figure instead of the group of three that usually represented on the Three of Cups.

What this says to me is that this card is a reminder that although fun with others is great, sometimes it’s just as good or even better when you get a chance to celebrate alone in your own ways, instead of following the crowd.

DECK USED:  DIVINE ANIMAL TAROT

Mr Lionhart’s The Suits: Revisited #TheNovemberTarot Prompt
Questions for November 1st and 2nd

Crystal Tarot (trimmed naked)What major energy am I invited to work with this month?

The High Priestess – With sunflowers to lift the spirit and the mysterious moon at her feet, she sits calm and serine. Through secret knowledge and an awareness that goes beyond the physical or the moment, she rides out chaos with calm surety. Residing in this card is the energy of peace, calm, surety, knowledge and awareness.  These are energies that this month will give you ample opportunity to work with.

How can I best work with the energy available to me this month?

The Wheel of Fortune – The energy described above provides you with a sense of calm during times of chaos and transition, allowing you to react in a more collected manner to changes, undependability, and feelings of uncertainty.

DECK USED: CRYSTAL TAROT (trimmed naked)

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic for November 1st: Do the All Saints Day Spread

Divine Animal Tarot and Celestial Animal OracleA message that your Ancestors would like to give you at this time.

Ox – Being bullheaded is a part of your nature Sometimes it is an asset, at other times a weakness. Choose your battles instead of plowing into each situation like a bull in a China shop.

A message your Ancestors have been trying to convey that you have not been receptive to in the past.

The Magician – You are far more capable than you give yourself credit for.

How to be more open to messages from your Ancestors in the future.

Aquarius – Allow emotions to play more of a part in your life and communication with them. They speak through the voice of your intuition, which is always more sensitive when you let emotions flow smoothly instead of trying to block them off or box them up.

How to honor and connect more strongly with your Ancestors going forward.

Horse – Strength can be just as powerful in stillness as in motion. Use moments of stillness to build your connection with your ancestors.

DECKS USED: DIVINE ANIMAL TAROT AND CELESTIAL ANIMAL ORACLE DECK

Daily Self Kindness

I let J drive when I got tired instead of being stubborn and trying to ‘tough it out’.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_2279Greeting the Day

Morning light
peeks over
hillsides
standing proud
and rays of light
shine down
to kiss the fields
gone to rest
as last harvests
come to a close
and the ground
is prepared
for the cold
and the wet
of winter’s kiss

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

Beyond the Veil Lenormand Reading

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Beyond the Veil Lenormand Reading with the Simply Halloween Lenormand

How can I best honor my ancestors and those that have come before me?

Letter and Cross – Communicate with them. Visit their resting places and spent time getting to know them. Not now when the veil is thin, but throughout the year.

What message(s) do my ancestors have for me?

Lady and Key – Spend time with those that remain (your mother), for she holds the key to all that has come before. If you want to learn about the past and history of your family, this is where you will find answers.

How can I best honor the spirits who guide and support me?

Birds and Moon – Again, communication is key. Hang out and chat with them so that they can become familiar voices in your life. Remember that not all of the spirits who guide and support you are ancestors.

What message(s) do the spirits have for me?

Heart and Bouquet – “We love you and only want good things for you.”

DECK USED: SIMPLY HALLOWEEN LENORMAND

Overflow Is Not “Runneth Over”

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Yasmine Abed TarotToday’s draw is the Ace of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition.

What stands out to me the strongest in the imagery of today’s card is the fact that the skull is overflowing.

You are especially sensitive to new contact tonight with the veil at its thinnest. You’ve taken a lot of time over the past few years to get more in touch with your emotions, which has opened your intuition that was already honed up until it is at a point of overflow. Make sure that you are not taking on too much, and avoid activities tonight that will expose you to more than you can hold or handle.

DECK USED:  YASMINE ABED TAROT

HealingThruTarot’s October Shadow Work Challenge Prompt
Questions for October 29th and 31st

The GoracleWhat needs to be healed through my shadow work?

The Bone and The Murderer – Deep in your core lies an often vicious need for independence to the point of keeping loved ones at arms length. This need is created by a wound from your past that needs some attention and shadow work.

How can I practice compassion for myself?

The Undead and The Deceased – Lean into happiness and those things that bring you joy instead of giving so much pull to the expectations of others and that you place on yourself. Have some fun and loosen up that rigid grip a bit.

DECK USED: THE GORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic for October 31st: Grab a spread of your choice that you’ve been curious about… and give it a go!

Halloween Tarot Reading with the Yasmine Abed Tarot

How to honor this night.

The Tower – Accept that the overwhelm and chaos you feel with the veil thin and your eyes wide open won’t last. It’s temporary. You see too much, hear too much… and it fall feels like too much, but it will pass.

Protection message.

Four of Wands – Being at home where your protections and wards are sting and create a sense of comfort will help. Avoid going out of at all possible today.

Spirits to guide your way.

Five of Swords – Look to the Fae, especially those you share space with in your home. They are fiercely territorial and protective, and will help in keeping things from getting out of hand today.

Ghosts of the past to release.

Temperance – Don’t add this to your burden right now. You have been working on releasing these spirits from the past all along, a little at a time.

A message from your ancestors + those passed.

Queen of Cups – We are here for you, and only seek to support you. Sometimes we get a little carried away because of our love for you, but remember that even then, this comes in the spirit of love and is not intended to do harm.

How to see through the veil all year round.

The Sun – When you are happy your intuition is wide open in a way it can’t be when you’re miserable. Lean into positivity and optimism, and it will open you up to more.

DECK USED: YASMINE ABED TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I stayed home today, just as the cards suggested.  I put off all errands and other needs that would require “going out” for another day.

Gideon’s Challenge

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IMG_1957Fresh Air

Weather cools
and clouds roll in
as long summer
finally breaks
and blue skies
are concealed
the air clearing
of wildfire smoke
as raindrops fall
and the world
is cleansed
of the cloying
touch
of summer’s
tenuous grip

Photo © ZenStatePhotography

📆 Transitioning from October to November

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Monthly Check-In Tarot Reading with the Tarot of Haunted House and Halloween Oracle

Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.

Strength and The Cardinal – You are building up strength for the approaching holiday season. It will take all that you have within you to get through the weeks ahead and come out shining brightly for all to see.

The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.

The Empress and The Scrying Ball – You’re going to have to leave behind a lot of the spiritual and divinatory practices that you enjoy and that foster within you a sense of well-being in order to make room for the busy weeks to come. You can return to them in the new year.

What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.

Knight of Pentacles and The Hunter – Do not let the rush of the holidays fluster you. Stay calm and collected and keep moving steadily forward.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Eight of Wands and Lolita Muerte – Rushing and pride are both your enemy in this quest for steadiness and balance through the weeks ahead. Do not let your pride get in the way of taking things at a measured pace.

The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.

Seven of Wands and The Mind’s Eye – Remember that priorities and your values need to be your main focus. Even when it feels like the world is against you, be sure to reconnect with that moral compass of yours and the values you seek to foster in your life.

The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.

Ace of Cups and Predator’s Eyes – You are not unworthy or undeserving of love. Don’t let those fuckers that tried to knock you off, steal what’s yours, and leave you behind make you feel “less than”. This wound is healing, but is still in need of more tending to.

Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.

Four of Wands and The Window – Combat that past experience just mentioned with acknowledgment of all the times people have made you feel comforts and at home. You may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but you have found some that are happy to know you, care about you, and consider you a friend.

A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.

Knight of Cups and Spellwork – Watch out for manipulators trying to press influence over you to force you to their intent and purposes.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

The Hermit and Jack o’Lantern – Remember that you have control over who reaches through the veil to contact you and how much influence they have in your life.

DECKS USED: TAROT OF HAUNTED HOUSE AND THE HALLOWEEN ORACLE (trimmed naked)