Fascination
A miracle
of modern
engineering
and physics
stands
before me
and as
my gaze
runs over
its lines
my breath
is stolen
with each
and every
move
it makes
Gideon’s Challenge – Fascination
Finding the Positive for June 16 – 18
June 16 – Mental Health Card of the Day
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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Message From My Spirit Guide Prompt for June 16 : Guard
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Six of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of charity, generosity, sharing the wealth, asking for or accepting help, and balancing the scales between the “haves” and the “have nots” in life.
Being generous is all well and good, but the generosity given should help in balancing the scales, not tipping them further out of balance.
I forget this sometimes, which is how I often end up in burnout. I’m not particularly generous with my money, but I am with my time and energy. I help those I love… sometimes to the detriment of myself.
What this does, though, is just make the situation worse. Not only do they still need -more- help, but because I’ve burnt myself out? I then am unable to help at all. Things pile up while I recover, then I have to burn myself out again helping in getting everything “back to normal”.
It’s an ugly cycle, and I’m trying to break it.
The message in today’s Six of Pentacles and the “guard” prompt is a reminder that when you’re being generous with your time and energy, make sure you guard your own well-being in the process. Ensure that you have boundaries in place to protect yourself from burnout, and if you don’t have any? Then consider if maybe it’s time to make some.
DECK USED: TATTOO TAROT INK & INTUITION
June 17 – Mental Health Card of the Day
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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Message From My Spirit Guide Prompt for June 17 : Nurture
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Four of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of one’s passionate love for the security and welcoming energies of home. This often translates into themes that have to do with homecoming, celebrating home and stability, as well as relaxation in comfortable spaces.
I think that a lot of people forget that “home” isn’t always about where you rest your head and the roof above it. Sometimes it can be a person. Other times it’s a place that has nothing to do with where you live your day-to-day life.
Home is where you feel safe. The place (or person) that creates a feeling of welcoming, homecoming, and safety for you. The place where you feel the most at ease and the knots in your solar plexus can ease a bit. It’s that place (or person) where you feel -relief- in arriving and the worries of the world can slough off your shoulders, even for just a moment.
This place (or person) nurtures our soul. The message in today’s Four of Wands and the “nurture” prompt is a reminder that “home” is where the heart is… not where the head rests. Today’s message encourages us to take time to enjoy, appreciate, and yes.. celebrate! your home. No matter what, where, or who it is.
DECK USED: TAROCCHI FINE DALLA TORRE IN BOLOGNA
June 18 – Mental Health Card of the Day
Today’s meditation was a ten minute visualization exercise off of YouTube (which I was not impressed with, but finished anyway).
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Message From My Spirit Guide Prompt for June 18 : Whisper
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
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 thoughts, intellect, education, ambitions, and communication. This often translates into themes that have to do with someone that has a way with words and is able to use those skills to lead others to their way of thinking, as well as those that are in authority on intellectual topics such as professors, doctors, etc.
Have you ever heard the advice that when you’re angry, and in a debate of some kind with someone else, that instead of raising your voice to get your point across you should lower it to a quieter register? It forces the other person to also lower their voice in order to hear you, and creates the need for them to lean in and (in doing so) be receptive.
Leadership is often much the same. Yes, you can shout and bluster and be a pain in the ass, but overtime people decide that it’s irritating and they tune you out. On the other hand, when you speak softly, people lean in to hear what you have to say… especially when you’re a leader. This creates a sense of greater power and increased gravitas than being loud and intrusive ever could.
The message in today’s King of Swords and the “whisper” prompt is a reminder that when you are in a position of leadership, instead of shouting at the top of your lungs and using bluster to motivate others, try using your “inside voice” instead.
DECK USED: TAROTBOT TAROT BLACK EDITION
Gideon’s Challenge – The Welcome
The Welcome
the forest
welcomes me
home
with green leaves
and earthy scents
of soil
and raindrops
bark
and mushrooms
and the kind
of decay
that hides
in dark places
and promises
moments
of solace
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Gideon’s Challenge – Perfection
Perfection
Shiny bits
of glass
and a sexy
little curve
strong angles
cut a path
as they tell
a story
of love
dedication
and detailed
perfection
that borders
on obsession
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
🎨 Weekly Creativity Prompt – Imagery Interpretations
Prompt: Pull the same three cards from your deck(s) and tell us how you might interpret these decks differently, and why. Same question, same cards, different decks. And if you’d read them similarly? Tell us that, and explain why! Today’s cards are Seven of Dandelions (Swords), Ten of Mushrooms (Coins), and Ten of Branches (Wands). And the question from our imaginary querent is “What is something I’ve been neglecting lately and how could I pay it some more attention?”
“What is something I’ve been neglecting lately and how could I pay it some more attention?”
Interpretation from the Enchanted Forest Felines Tarot:
All that hard work you’ve been doing has the potential to slip through your fingers if you’re not careful.
Pay attention to what you choose to pursue, and what you’ve chosen to leave behind. You can’t turn back for those discarded bits later, because you’ll already be carrying far too much on your shoulders, so make sure that you choose wisely.
Keep in mind when making these choices that what you take on benefits not just you and your goals, but also those that join you on your journey or wait for you at the end of it.
“What is something I’ve been neglecting lately and how could I pay it some more attention?”
Interpretation from the Hoi Polloi Tarot
You think that you’re supporting everyone and that they’re all appreciative of what you provide, but all that back breaking work is being taken for granted by someone far more interested with taking off with what’s yours than enjoying it along side you.
Pay attention to those that take what you offer for granted, and ensure that they aren’t taking more than their share without respecting the work you’ve put into it.
DECK USED: ENCHANTED FOREST FELINES TAROT AND HOI POLLOI TAROT
Gideon’s Challenge – Anticipatory
Anticipatory
Flares of red
promise blooms
full of color
and cheer
as long
as the rain
keeps coming
there’ll be plenty
of flowers
never fear
