The First Flakes
Delicate bits
hold on
with a tenuous
grip
as friends come
to join
and gather close
to lend support
and weight
to the cause
until not one
but hundreds
then thousands
cover everything
in sight
Weekly Creativity Prompt – The World
Prompt: “Pull the Hermit 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?“
Tarot of the Hidden Realm – Resplendent and spent, she lies among the green and exhales a sigh of relief as butterflies flutter around her and reminder her of hope and that after she has taken this moment of rest? She will rise to dance with them, and a new journey will begin. The imagery in this card speaks of relief, hope, and continuation. Just because we come to the end of one journey doesn’t mean it’s the end of everything… it simply means that you need to take a moment to orient yourself, and then lean into hope as you rise again.
Magical Nature Tarot – She dances in joyous celebration, skirt flared as she twirls in a feeling of completion and pleasure. She is there to remind us that endings are not to be mourned, but celebrated. They mean that we have completed something. A phase… a journey… it’s not dying but completing, and in that completion we find a touch of sadness yes. But we need to focus on all the good it offers, the feelings of success and the boon we are being given and will be able to then carry with us into the future with a light step, lighter shoulders, and an even lighter heart.
Jonasa Jaus Tarot 7th Edition – Growing life within the womb is a miracle of womanhood, and the journey is both a beautiful blessing and a heavy burden. There is so much that can go wrong, and so much to take on, so many changes and so much discomfort. And when it’s time… and the birth comes? Well that can hurt too, and yet it too is a blessing beyond compare. This card speaks of the boon and the bane that comes with growth and rebirth. You can’t have one without the other, but the end is worth the struggle when it comes down to it.
Monsoon Tarot – A figure emerges from a bed of flowers like they are slipping free of a Faerie mound, a nest rests as a crown on their head, eggs nestled within it and others lying among the flowers. This card speaks strongly of rebirth. The World circles around back to the Fool, and what I see here is the Fool at rest before they wake and begin to move. It is that moment of pause where you acknowledge all you have accomplished and take a breath. When your eyes open, you will step into the shoes of the Fool once more and an exciting new journey will begin.
DECK USED: TAROT OF THE HIDDEN REALM, MAGICAL NATURE TAROT, JONASA JAUS TAROT 7TH EDITION, MONSOON TAROT
Plotting the Path Can Soothe the Soul
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the King of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy,personality, or person in the area of one’s intellect, thoughts, education, logic, as well as strategies an ambitions.
The figure in this card appears very happy with the double moon that brackets the butterfly above (yes, I know he’s supposed to be staring at the sword, but that’s not what it looks like), and you know why? Symmetry. Symmetry is soothing to those that like to plan and strategize, as it means things are in perfect order. It is reassuring when all your ducks are in a row and everything feels like it’s fitting into place.
What I see in the message of today’s card is a reminder to not let the unpredictability of the world to keep you from making plans.
CrowSister’s #DeckStudyTenTrueWords Prompt
Prompt: Distill your reading of the card to your ten truest words.
Maps
lists
and orderly plans
pave the way
to success
DECK USED: COSMOBEINGS TAROT
Lionharts’ #TheJanuaryTarot 2023 Year of Evolution Challenge Prompt
Question for January 3rd: What can help me make the most out of this month?
Awareness – Connect with the world around you rather than retreating into yourself and holding yourself apart. It’s tempting to sink into yourself and let the world slide away a while, but that won’t keep you out of depression’s pit, and you know it. Use this knowledge to do something else that might help you more than hinder.
Immersion – Be true to yourself. Only through your own experience and truth can you continue to grow. Wearing masks prevents growth, as those masks become shells that either contain your growth or that you have to break free of to continue growing. Avoid putting on those masks in the first place and immerse yourself in truth instead.
Movement – Do not allow hurt feelings and past struggles to hold you back and tie you down. Stagnation is not your friend. Those past pains taught you lessons and made you stronger… they facilitated growth and are not there to cripple your ability to keep moving.
DECK USED: FOREST OF PRECIOUS TWIGS ORACLE
#DiscordTarotholicsJan2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 3rd: Fruitcake Toss Day – What nasty carry-over from the holidays can you benefit from tossing out of your life?
Reading Summary: Cutting off your emotions and forsaking joy (Ten of Cups Rx) when at home (Four of Wands) in favor of fostering your ambitions with single-mindedness (Queen of Swords).
Take Away: Running a business at home means that you are always at work. Stop allowing yourself to view your home through this lens of always being a place of work, and you will find the contentment you lost in your home through the holiday rush.
When trying to balance your enjoyment and sense of play, you have to put the mentality of being in the workplace aside. You can’t be working -all- the time, no matter how accessible it is to do so.
DECK USED: COSMOBEINGS TAROT
I used my cane off and on today as needed. My ankle has been acting up, so a combination of ibuprofen and care was needed.
Gideon’s Challenge
Nowhere to Go
Sit with me
on the west porch
together
in the rocker bench
a blanket
over our laps
as your arms curl
strong and safe
around me
while we watch
what’s land
turn into
a seaside view
for just a little while
with waves that lap
against the steps below
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gifts For Self Lenormand Reading
What gifts can I offer myself this season?
Accept This – Snake and Clover – Luck is a fickle thing and cannot be trusted, but that doesn’t mean we should forsake it entirely. Hope allows us to have a bit of trust in luck even when it can turn against us without warning. Accept that hope is an important part of the equation and don’t kick yourself when things go awry now and then due to your willingness to let luck have a hand in things.
Embrace This – Rider and Bouquet – Allow yourself to embrace change instead of fighting against it all the time. Look for the boon in the shifting situation and lean into it, letting it draw you forward into the good that change can wrought rather than being bogged down by the weight of struggling against the inevitable.
Cherish This – Cross and Broom – You are being given the opportunity to see your duty and responsibility to others as something positive in your life instead of a burden. Cherish this time with those that depend on you rather than resenting them for the responsibility that they represent in your life.
DECK USED: TRANSFORMATION LENORMAND ORACLE
Fickle Fingers
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the Wheel of Fortune, which is traditionally a representation of luck (both good and bad), unpredictability, and the fickle finger of fate.
In this card we see a depiction of the Mœræ (three sisters of fate)… with cat heads. And, just like the Mœræ, cats are also extremely fickle, so I find the imagery to be an absolutely perfect representation of that fickle, unpredictable nature that the Wheel of Fortune often represents.
Today’s message is to remember that life and luck are unpredictable.
Just like the Robert Burns quote “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry” warns, you can’t depend on planning to solve everything. Always be prepared to adapt as needed instead of sticking rigidly to a plan that may no longer work due to aspects beyond your control.
CrowSister’s #DeckStudyTenTrueWords Prompt
Prompt: Distill your reading of the card to your ten truest words.
Unpredictable fate
and adaptation
combine into
the best of bedfellows
DECK USED: MONSOON TAROT
Lionharts’ #TheJanuaryTarot 2023 Year of Evolution Challenge Prompt
Question for January 2nd: What am I asked to work towards throughout January?
Hope – Work on connecting with optimism, as it allows you to breathe positivity and hope into your life. Without these things, life becomes increasingly dark and it becomes far too easy to fall into the pit of depression.
Tides – There is an ebb and flow to life that you need to work on riding rather than fighting against. Work on going with the flow more. Flexibility and adaptation are your friends.
Spirit – Put some focus into reconnecting with your spirituality. Seek out that connection with your guides, with Amalthea, and with your spiritual path. These things had to take a step back during the holiday tush, and it’s time to bring them back into the fore.
DECK USED: THE FOLKTAILS ORACLE
#DiscordTarotholicsJan2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 2nd: World Introvert Day – How can you benefit from indulging in some alone time?
Reading Summary: Alone time gives you room for your creative it to spark to life (Ace of Fire), and the focus to take that spark and grow it (Queen of Fire) into an actionable plan (King of Air).
Take Away: You have a habit of wrapping up so much of your creativity into sources of income that the planning for that further step of marketability often goes hand in hand with the growth of a new creative endeavor.
Alone time helps you in not just the development of these creative endeavors, but also in the planning part of turning them over into something profitable.
DECK USED: MONSOON TAROT
I didn’t mean to, but I had a nap today once we got back from errands and dinner. I also got to spend a bit of time with Gid today in texts, which was needed.
