Curiosity
Where the
sea and land
meet
is a space
filled with
liminal energies
and possibility
where
each creature
and every
bit of detritus
tells a story
of adaptation
and connection
Gideon’s Challenge – Curiosity
Ancestral Knowledge
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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The @GlitterbyInk #JuneMessenger26 Challenge
Message From My Spirit Guide Prompt for June 8th : Resilience
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Death (Shaman) card, which is traditionally a representation of gradual organic changes, loss, slow moving transitions, and letting go.
It is up to the living to honor the dead, all that they went through, and all that they did that we will benefit from.
It’s true what they say about history repeating itself once we forget it. The efforts and trials and struggles that our ancestors went through are how we have come to be as evolved and “well off” as we are today, both as people and as a society.
Even if you don’t do ancestry work or have any interest in your personal ancestors, it’s important to honor and acknowledge our societal ancestors as a whole and what they have done for us, the trials they have gone through that brought us to this place, and the life in progress they have helped us to achieve. We are where we are, both the good and the bad, because of the ancestors that came before us, their accomplishments and their failures.
Someday our strength, resilience, good decisions, and bad ones, struggles, efforts, and values will be looked back upon by future generations. We can only hope that those future generations will learn from our struggles and trials and triumphs, just as our own ancestors hoped that we will do the same with theirs.
The message in today’s Death (Shaman) card, and the “resilience” prompt is a reminder that we are meant to learn from the past, and a part of that is in connecting with our ancestors (whether personal or societal) to learn from both their mistakes and their triumphs.
DECK USED: WITCHES WISDOM TAROT
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Prompts for June 8th through 11th
What supports my life energy?
Celebrate – The “good stuff” is what supports your life’s energy. This is not just about the big moments like birthdays or great successes, but about the little things like pretty flowers and raindrops. It’s about waking up in the morning to a soft and snuggly pillow and taking a moment to appreciate just how good that feels. It’s about stepping outside, barefoot and enjoying the shift of temperature beneath your feet.
The “good stuff” is all the tiny good things that you notice and enjoy, just because you like them in that moment. These are the things that help support your life’s energy.
What action am I allowed to take?
Messenger – Don’t forget that you’re allowed to take your time before answering or responding. You are allowed to gather your thoughts and consider what needs to be said rather than just reacting with what comes to your tongue first.
Even when you are being pushed for an answer, that doesn’t mean it has to be given immediately. Take your time and formulate an answer rather than risking misunderstanding by popping off in the moment.
Which ritual can I perform at sunrise?
Grain Store – Eat and hydrate. Take care of your physical body and build up your reserves for the day ahead. Your body needs to fuel and hydration in order to perform at its best, and a couple protein bars with some water is not enough. If you want your energy to sustain you throughout the day ahead, you need to start with a higher quality of fuel first thing in the morning.
What calls for more playfulness in my life?
Vigilance – Consider that when you identify someone who does not have your best interest at heart that they could be fun to play with as long as you don’t fall under their spell.
Think of telemarketers and scammers, for example, and how Miss B enjoys toying with them rather than simply hanging up on them. She gets a great deal of joy from doing this. It’s possible that you could discover a great deal of playful joy from doing something similar with those that don’t have your best interest at heart.
Other elements included in this reading:
Red Maple Leaf Ceramic Impression for Adaptability and Connection
Green Jasper and Caribbean Calcite Turtle for Calm within Progress
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
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Quiet Prompt for June 8th : What is my inner voice trying to tell me?
Reading Summary: Turn your attention and whatever clarity you can muster (Eight of Swords / Fire) towards the habits and processes that are limiting you (World / Fool) from moving forward into something new and exciting (Page of Wands/Messenger of Fire).
Take Away: Your inner voice is trying to tell you that there are habits and activities that you are indulging in that are holding you back and dampening your motivation and enthusiasm.
If you want to find the spark that allows you to explore new passions and the motivation to actually step into that energy of exploration, you need to identify these bad habits and look at leaving them behind.
Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Bronze Compass Rose for Seeking Directional Guidance
Carved Jade Japanese Kitsune for fostering Wisdom and Cunning
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: WITCHES WISDOM TAROT
I went and picked up some of that nasty yogurt today in the hopes I can get my stomach to calm down.
Gideon’s Challenge – Reassurances
Reassurances
Potential beauty
sits still and quiet
beneath the shine
of what already
is kissed
by the sun
and yet
there’s more
still to come
as the
first blooms
begin to fade
and new ones
take their place
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
Quiet Strength
Today’s meditation was a ten minute long #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.
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Message From My Spirit Guide Prompt for June 7th : Courage
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is the Knight of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of an active, projective beta energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s finances, resources, health, home, labors, and manifestations. This often translates into a slow moving but determinedly forward moving energy, personality, or person that has their eye on the prize regardless of the slow and steady speed they may be moving at.
Too often many of us see courage, as charging forward, big actions, and something showy that all will see and admire.
The thing is, though, courage is often quiet and strong. It’s standing firm in one’s beliefs and values, even when we’re scared or being intimidated. It’s creating a space of calm and stability in the middle of chaos.
Showy courage is a sight to see and admired, but quiet courage is the kind that even though it often goes unnoticed, nurtures strength in others instead of glorifying the self.
The message in today’s Knight of Pentacles and the “courage” prompt is a reminder that just because we don’t take on our challenges with a lion’s roar doesn’t mean that we’re not courageous. That we’re taking them on at all shows courage, no matter how we go about it.
DECK USED: JONASA JAUS TAROT 9TH EDITION (GREENS EDITION)
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Prompt for June 7th : Do Spread 1
How is the rise of summer energies manifesting in my life?
Unione and Laing
Your relationship with your long-term partner is preparing for transformation. Although it is early stages, a shift is in the air. Don’t be fearful of these changes, for they will bring with them both a freeing breath of fresh air and an even greater sense of connection.
How can I harness these summer energies for my purposes?
Fuoco
Allow yourself to get carried away in the spark of passion when it ignites. Sometimes it’s in the heat of things where transformation plants its seeds. Remember that your partner is a steadfast and steady part of your life, and that’s not going to change. His love and support is there for you through any explorations you want to embark upon.
Where would I be best served in directing these energies throughout the summer months?
Orto Giardino and Animale Domestico
Allow the gardener to do the gardening. You don’t have to be in charge in this, only express your wants and needs then follow his lead. He is eager to nurture you in any way he can, you just need to express your wants and needs to him to get the ball rolling in that direction.
Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Foraged Wood Fern for Exorcising Negative Influences
Carnelian Agate Mushroom for Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
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The @lightningwildflower June Inner Journey Challenge
Let Go Prompt for June 7th : Where can I release tension or overthinking?
Reading Summary: When you push yourself too hard with your ambitions (Knight of Swords/Snapdragon), you make yourself want to bail on everything (Eight of Cups/Daisy) and run away (The Chariot Rx/Feverfew). Remember that there’s only so much you can do (The Magician/Mistletoe).
Take Away: A lot of the tension and overthinking that happens in your life is due to the fact that you’re overwhelming yourself with too many responsibilities and obligations. You then feel trapped and struggle under that feeling, twisting this way and that in an effort to make it “okay” to fail in those responsibilities or let people down concerning the obligations involved.
If you want release from this tension and overthinking, it would be better to use your good judgement to hand off some of those responsibilities and obligations to others. By delegating, these things still get done but don’t have to be a part of your purview.
Other elements included in this reading:
Mushroom Token for Encouraging Growth
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Bronze Sun Token for Shining Light in Dark Places
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: JONASA JAUS TAROT 9TH EDITION (GREENS EDITION)
This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.
Gideon’s Challenge – Gratitude
Gratitude
People complain
about rainy days
as May
is left behind
and June begins
yet all I feel
is gratitude
for every
raindrop
that falls
from the sky
and the clouds
that keep temps
comfortable
Photo © ZenStatePhotography
❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)
These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.
The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?
Earth – Page of Wands – Don’t worry if you don’t know everything; that’s supposed to be part of the fun.
Air – Six of Pentacles (tipped right) – Generosity is going to be more of an obstacle or detriment than it will be a boon this week. It might be best to skip it where you can.
Water – The Magician – You have the tools you need to keep your emotions in balance. Gideon is on vacation, not disappeared from your life. He’s within an easy reach when you need him, as is your meditation practice, playing in the soil in your garden, and other such tools that help you stay on an even keel.
Fire – Queen of Wands Rx – Focus on yourself. It’s probably not the best time to be nurturing others through your own stable presence and support. You are the one that is going to need support this week, so make sure that you are allowing others to help you with that.
Waning – Mountain and Rider – This week is not the time to be riding full-bore into your struggles and problems. It’s okay to let your hurdles percolate a little bit this week and not make much progress on them.
Waxing – Bouquet and Ring – Let others make promises this week. Enjoy the connections you have with others and remember that these connections do not come with a forced obligation of generosity attached.
Take Away – Focus on yourself and let the things that feel like challenges sit on the back burner. You need to allow yourself to have the support and attention you need instead of allowing others to monopolize your time and attention.
Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rosebud for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity and Amplifying Energy
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
Twisting the Leaf 