The Beg
I am
eager
waiting
anticipating
and
so very ready
for you
Please.
Vroom Vroom
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the Knight of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a projective and active beta 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 pursuing one’s goals related to their education, actively seeking one’s goals, action and decisiveness,and at times can indicate impulsivity.
Today is an order stay, and body play the night of sorts, which in today’s card speaks of the pursuit of my goals and moving forward quickly and decisively to get what needs done, done.
Vroom vroom, man. Get your shit done.
DECK USED: DECUMA TAROT (trimmed)
The #STCTarotChallenge Statements of Power Prompt
Questions for June 23rd
I will sever…
Elephant, Journey, Good Luck – …mindless movement forward along life’s path without a focus on gratitude and optimism.
to make room for…
Desert and Water – …more resilience against encroaching depression.
The turmoil of emotions and mess it makes during a depression can be mitigated to a point, if I lean into positivity, optimism, and gratitude.
DECK USED: NURTURE NATURE DECK
#DiscordTarotholicsJun2022 Challenge Prompt
Philosophical Question for June 22nd: How is “art” distinguished from something that “isn’t art”?
Reading Summary: It is all about what someone is willing to part with their money for (Four of Pentacles), abandon healthy practices in order to obtain (The Devil atop The Lovers). But in the end, this thing it makes them feel like they’ve gained something of value (Six of Pentacles).
Take Away: Art is about value that, although not always monetary in nature, is always personal and subjective.
DECK USED: DECUMA TAROT (trimmed)
I had L help me in packaging tonight so that I’d get done at a decent time. I mean… if 3am can be considered a decent time anyway.
The Potential For Beauty
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the Tower card, which is traditionally a representation of sudden, chaotic change. The appearance of the Tower card indicates the need to tear down established structures so that something new can take its place.
In the imagery of the Tower in this deck, I very much see that “rebuilding” potential, for as the volcano explodes in the background, destroying the island in the process, it sends seeds and spoors into the air to be carried by the wind, giving the life that once lived on the island a chance to rebuild in fertile soil elsewhere.
Like most people, I struggle with this type of change. It’s not so much the change itself as it is the fact that it is sudden and chaotic. There’s no chance to prepare. You just have to hold on for the ride and let it play itself out, then pick up the pieces after.
The beauty in this card reminds me that that chaos is not the end. There are better things to come if I’m willing to let them grow from the ashes and do the work to rebuild in the aftermath.
What comes after could be beautiful.
DECK USED: OKAMI TAROT
The #STCTarotChallenge Statements of Power Prompt
Questions for June 22nd
I can now…
Bottom Left Cards – …begin to trust myself more and accept myself as a whole instead of in pieces. The prompts lately have allowed me to look at this theme in a different way, giving me a greater perspective to work with than the one I began with at the beginning of the month.
And this helps…
Top Right Cards – … life in feeling lighter and brighter, giving me a greater perspective of appreciation and gratitude.
DECK USED: WISDOM OF HAFIZ ORACLE
Mr Lionhart’s #TheJuneTarot Spark of Magic Prompt
Questions for June 22nd thru 24th
How can I best embody the manifestation of my Solstice intentions?
Five of Glaives (Swords) – Fight for them. Anything worth having is worth working for.
How am I asked to nurture, or tend to, my flame in support my Solstice plans?
Seven of Rosaries (Coins) – Be understanding with the fact that things take time. Immediate gratification may be satisfying, but those things that you work towards overtime and accomplish are worth a great deal more.
What should I keep in mind, or what can I do, if my flame grows weaker, or when my path meets resistance?
The Emperor – Seize control and stay focused. Claim your goals as yours and direct your resources towards them regardless. Be stubborn.
Where, or in what area, am I guided (by Lilith) to be (more) assertive or to be (more) independent?
Nine of Brushes (Wands) – Boundaries are extremely important. They give your life structure and create structure and a sense of stability for others in your life. Make sure that you are clear in the boundaries you set not just for others, but for yourself as well.
DECK USED: OKAMI TAROT
I’ve been working on getting some of the vacation orders done to make sure that I’m not overwhelmed tomorrow (which is orders day).
The Avoidance Motivation
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the Two of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of crossroads, difficult decisions, needing more information, seeking inward for answers, weighing one’s options, and sometimes avoidance.
The fact that the figure’s head is turned to the side in this image speaks to me of the last of the interpretations mentioned above. Avoidance.
I see this card as an encouragement to consider what it is in life that is being avoided at this time. Where are you procrastinating? What is being ignored because you don’t want to face it head on?
It’s time to look at these things and consider why this avoidance is happening, rather than letting it continue on to the point where it could become detrimental.
DECK USED: MYSTICAL PENGUIN TAROT
The #STCTarotChallenge Statements of Power Prompt
Questions for June 21st
I will make more time for…
Tunnel and Change – …doing those things needed to get me the rest of the way out of the pit that the depression sank me in at the beginning of the year. I need contribute more time to doing the things that will pull me off the lip and back into the clear.
Because…
Emotions and Plume – …where I am right now in my emotional health, the slightest breeze (something that seems inconsequential but comes at me at just the right time and just the right angle) could lift me off that edge of depression’s pit and send me drifting back down into the darkness again.
DECK USED: L’ORACLE DE LANA
#DiscordTarotholicsJun2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic for June 21st: Do the Summer Solstice Spread
Horse – What can I do to build up my inner courage to live life with more honesty and integrity?
Three of Pentacles atop Queen of Wands – Continue to invite others into your passionate endeavors, as it’s not just supportive for you but nurturing for them as well.
Daisy – How can I (safely) insert more innocence and purity into how I view the world?
Four of Swords Rx – Be proactive about the things you want in your life. Lying back and waiting is not going to let these things in or encourage them to flourish. You have to actually act to receive these blessings.
Lapis Lazuli – How can I be more honest with myself about my good and bad traits?
The Star – More positivity and hope, less negativity and pessimism. You’ve spent too much time focusing on your bad traits and blowing them out of proportion. Remember that these traits (both good and bad) are what make up the whole of who you are. You may not be happy with some of the traits… but you are pretty happy with who you are and who you are becoming.
Citrine – In what ways can I work at expressing myself more creatively?
Wheel of Fortune – Remember that you don’t have to be “steady as a rock” all of the time. It’s okay to be unpredictable now and then.
Snake – How can I use creativity to instill in life fresh energies and a sense of rebirth?
Ace of Wands Rx – Remember that not all new ideas are good ideas, and instead delve into the things already in your life the spark your creative passion.
Heather – How can I invite more good luck into my day to day life?
Ten of Wands – By not “tempting fate”. Like, for example, when you bring groceries in from the car. Take multiple smaller trips rather than overloading yourself to take one big trip. Sometimes bad luck steps in simply because you’re tempting fate to make a bad shit happen.
DECK USED: MYSTICAL PENGUIN TAROT
I got all of the earrings and bracelets done for the orders to ship out on Friday. This will make things easier in the next few days, which can give me more time with Gid as well.
Spiritual Burnout Lenormand Reading
What is the root of my burnout?
Book and Bear – Too much too fast puts your back up. The cards have been telling you for a while to not just slow down and allow things to move at their own pace, but to be forgiving to yourself about this slower pace. Stop pushing so hard.
What area of myself am I neglecting?
Tree and Woman – Emotional and spiritual health. When you push yourself as described above, you take for granted what you need in other areas of your life that are not being fulfilled because you’re so focused elsewhere. In this case, it is your emotional and spiritual health that are suffering.
What do I need in order to recharge?
Rider and Man – Motivation and determination. You’ve been dawdling, and this rudderless drifting and recriminations -for- that rudderless drifting are holding you back from the motivation and determination you need to connect to and embody right now.
DECK USED: 1889 LENORMAND
Project Procrastinations
Today’s meditation was skipped.
Today’s draw is the Knight of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a projective beta energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s thought, intellect, reasoning, education, aspirations, and communication.
Determination is displayed on the features of the knight in today’s card, their forward charge faced toward the past as if to draw our attention to the things we have done… things we’ve not finished that need to be charged into and completed.
The message in today’s card is about those projects that remain unfinished, and encouragement to get going on getting them done. Make a plan and get going. If you want something done you’re gonna have to get off your ass and do it. No project finishes itself.
DECK USED: LITTLE ODD TAROT
The #STCTarotChallenge Statements of Power Prompt
Questions for June 20th
I will discontinue…
King of Cups and Hermit Crab – … hiding from Gideon when I’m feeling out of sorts. I always try to curl into myself and avoid coming online, even when I know it’s his company that I need. Instinct… or more accurately? Habit has me instead wanting to curl up by myself and hide.
So I may…
Eight of Pentacles atop Ten of Wands, Bull – … work on better methods of dealing with overwhelm with his help there to lead the way. By yielding (instead of locking horns with him in my stubbornness), I allow him to shine at what he does best in helping me.
DECK USED: IRREVERENT ORACLE AND LITTLE ODD TAROT
Mr Lionhart’s #TheJuneTarot Spark of Magic Prompt
Questions for June 19th thru 21st
Take time to carve a candle today in preparation of the Solstice. Carve it with everything you wish to manifest during this Solstice.
This Solstice will bless me with the flame of…
The Hermit atop Knight of Wands – Independent enthusiasm. Motivation to get things done and work toward completing projects that need my sole attention. Not everything has to be done with others, just do what you can on your own and do the rest later on.
My Solstice candle will help me with…
Ace of Cups – Connecting to my emotions in more healthy ways. Sometimes accomplishments need celebrating just to lift your mood, and in order to have those celebrations, make sure you are appreciating what you do manage to get done. Don’t discount it.
Today I spark the flame of Independent Enthusiasm within myself and light my candle of Emotions Exploration and Understanding. And as my candle burns, may it burn bright with the blessing of this Solstice. As above, so below, so be it.
DECK USED: LITTLE ODD TAROT
I’ve started making a dated list of different things that I do during my day. Whether it’s different work for the business, learning a new skill, etc. There is also a list of to-do stuff that I can check off and date as I get them done. I really wanted an app for this, but I can’t seem to find an app that actually dates completed tasks when you mark them as finished, and keeps a running “completed tasks list” you can look back on.
