Invasion
What big teeth
you have
in your body armor
and an automatic
in your hands
making assumptions
as you sow seeds
of fear
and tear through
the lives
of others
who belong here
when you…
do not.
Gideon’s Challenge – Invasion
Emotional Reactivity
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 8th : Loss
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is The Fool card, which is traditionally a representation of innocence, carelessness, carefree enthusiasm, and new beginnings.
Just as love can sometimes cause us to act rashly? So can rejection.
This guy in the Fool card pulled for today looks like he just got dumped (something in the face), and is now ready to just plunge out into the world and find himself -somebody- to love (the flowers and his long stride). He’s motivated. He’s determined. And he’s misguided by the loss of his previous rejection.
It’s an act born of emotion rather than reason, and as he lets that emotion rule him, he’s sure to make some mistakes along the way that are not going to make things better.
The message in today’s Fool card and “loss” prompt is to make sure where your motivation is coming from before acting on it. Are you being driven by your emotions? Are those emotions overriding reason and good judgement? If so, perhaps put down the flowers and give it a moment before charging off rashly. It’s okay to take a breath first and make sure what you’re thinking of doing is really the answer.
DECK USED: WHIMSICAL WITCH TAROT
#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 8th : Do Spread 1
February is often about making plans and preparations for the arrival of spring. Plans and preparations are great! But they are only the first step. Use the three cards pulled in this spread to discover what size you should look for to tell you when it’s finally time to take action. [Consider adding a second card to each position if you wish to include info on what area of life action will be needed in.]
Call to Action for February
Blaming You For Their Problems and Recharge – February is a time of rest for you, where you can give yourself some time for recuperation and recovery. Don’t bother trying to act on issues until they get to a point where they are blatant and harmful. There will be a bunch of niggling things that lead up to this trigger, but it isn’t until it gets to the point where the gaslighting from others is blatant that it’s time to act and deal with it head on. Until then, just sit back and watch them dig their own hole.
Call to Action for March
Playing Mind Games and Hidden Agenda – Eventually everyone’s motivations come out in the open, no matter how hard they try to hide them. Act from a place of integrity in order to force others to share their own motivations. Wait for when they show their true colors. Remember that you aren’t the one who plays the games, you’re the one who puts an end to the games.
Call to Action for April
Criticizing Appearance and Bouncing Back – Dealing with other people’s mind games and putting out the fires that those games create can be a struggle, as can the efforts to not internalize the shit that comes out of their mouths. Remember when you start to feel an internalization of the negative variety spurred by what other people are saying to you, it’s time to step back and recalibrate so that you can bounce back fresh once again later on.
Other elements included in this reading:
Raven and Crow Medallion for harmonizing Curiosity and Caution
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Labradorite for a Focus on Mental and Emotional Healing
Flower Agate Moon for Opening the Mind to New Possibilities
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECKS USED: WHAT’S GOSSIP? ORACLE AND TOXIC RELATIONSHIP ORACLE
@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 8th :
One thing I’ve been avoiding gently
The Sun, Four of Pentacles, The Anchor – You have been trying very hard to look on the optimistic side of things where your finances are concerned, instead of buckling down and being more miserly. Just because you -can- spend doesn’t always necessarily mean that you should.
Why?
The Clouds, Two of Pentacles, The Cross – Your emotional imbalances have a tendency to create burdens you don’t particularly want to deal with. Retail therapy is a reaction to emotional imbalance. Instead of allowing these moments of imbalance to create burdens you then have to solve or resolve, try working on the emotions themselves and see if you can avoid the upheaval that these developing burdens can cause in your life.
Other elements included in this reading:
Amethyst Buddha for Serenity in Spiritual Connections
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: WHIMSICAL WITCH TAROT ENCHANTED WOODS MINIATURE PETITE LENORMAND ORACLE
This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day since I didn’t write it down at the time.
Gideon’s Challenge – Sick Day
Sick Day
Can’t we stay
in bed
she says
and cuddle
under the covers
as the hours
slip away
as she’s not
feeling her best
but the cuddles
help everything
be just a little
better
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 – Maniac – Take extra care with the unpredictable this week. The unexpected has a way of rearing its head when you least expected… that’s why it’s called the unexpected. Make sure that you are taking measures to protect yourself, especially physically and financially, at this time. Be aware of your surroundings, and make sure you’re taking people with you when you go out. High alert modus operandi for stalker situations is needed right now. If there are precautions that can be taken, don’t brush them off this week. Take those extra precautions and stay alert.
Air – Narcissism – There is no such thing as too much self-love right now. Hold yourself in high regard during the week ahead, and allow your opinions to hold weight above those of others whose opinions might be harmful if internalized, as well as above those negative interjections from your inner narrative.
Water – Embryo – You are feeling small and vulnerable right now. Allow yourself to be cared before by those that love you, rather than trying to deal with everything yourself. Regardless of what you were told in your youth, sometimes it’s okay to sit back and let other people carry the load and the stress.
Fire – Happiness – Get wrapped up and doing the things that make you happy. It’s okay to now and then close out the outside world and focus on these things that bring you joy. This intense sort of focus you excel at can allow you to really sink into these joyous moments if you’re willing to allow it.
Waning – Key and Stork – Remember that you don’t have to have all the answers all the time, and that it’s perfectly all right to send people off to find their own answers instead of providing those answers for them.
Waxing – Ring and Fox – Make sure that you are sharing your vulnerabilities and soft side with those that are committed to being a healthy and positive part of your life. Look at everyone else looking for commitments from you with a heavy dose of suspicion this week. Hidden agendas abound.
Take Away – There’s a pretty significant warning here about commitments, sneaky shit, and staying on alert to protect what keeps life stable for you. Don’t ignore warning signs, and make sure you are doing your due diligence in protecting yourself and what’s important to you. Lean on those you trust to help in this endeavor… as well as in supporting you during moments of emotional vulnerability.
Seek out joy and sink into those things that you enjoy. Let the world (but not your safety) take a back seat to this focus in the week ahead.
DECKS USED: МАГИЯ СЕРДЦА OРАКУЛ (Buy Ukrainian!) AND ROMANTIC LENORMAND
Childish Temptations
Today’s meditation was skipped.
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The @GlitterbyInk #FebYOUary26 Moments & Memories Challenge
Prompt for February 7th : Conflict
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.
Today’s draw is The Magician card, which is traditionally a representation of capability, potential, resourcefulness, action, and manifestation. This often translates into themes having to do with being in possession of all of the skills, abilities, and tools necessary to reach one’s goals and accomplish one’s ends. It’s about being capable and skilled, resourceful and gifted with what is needed to get the job done.
I don’t know about other people, but sometimes when I’m faced with conflict, I have the very obvious opportunity to make a conscious choice between engaging in a negative way, or keeping my calm and engaging in a way that will facilitate resolution. And sometimes it is remarkably difficult to choose the latter.
The fact is that when we are irritated or otherwise agitated by a situation, it can at times be hard to be the adult. You want to lash out and express your own emotions, even if they are not going to do a lick of good for the situation at hand.
The message in today’s Magician card and the “conflict” prompt is a reminder that chaos and disturbance does not get resolved by adding in more chaos and disturbance. You have the tools to resolve these situations of conflict if you’re willing to use them wisely instead of going with your first reaction.
DECK USED: TAROT OF TIDES
#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2026 Challenge
Prompt for February 6th and 7th
A small piece of comfort you can gift yourself this season.
King Protea and King of Cups – Remember whenever you are craving new things or explore new themes, that your partner is your safe space in which to do this. Especially if you are feeling vulnerable.
Even if there’s no one else you feel safe enough to fully open up to and share all aspects of your true self with, in him you will always be able to do so. He’s not going to judge you, reject you, nor laugh at you… no matter what it is.
(Adding a note here for Gideon: No, I don’t currently have anything in mind. This is about the sense of security and safety I feel with you, with your love, and concerning our relationship.)
Something you can do to bring comfort to those close to you.
Page of Swords and Belladonna – Share more of what you know with those closest to you, a little at a time. They are eager to learn from you whatever you’re willing to share. You have a lot of knowledge and experience to share, but you often hold back out of fear of being seen as a know-it-all, braggart, or in some other negative context.
The fact is, though. Those close to you never see you in this light, and they love it when you share your knowledge and experience with them. It’s okay to not hold back with them and allow yourself to share more freely.
Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Holy Leaves for fostering Strength, Endurance, and Boundaries
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECKS USED: CHAOS BLOSSOM TAROT AND FLOWER FOLKLORE ORACLE
@ambitiouslyalexa’s February Journal Prompts
Prompt for February 7th : What helps me feel emotionally safe
Reading Summary – Allowing yourself slow progress and a level of nurturing understanding (The Empress) on your journey to learning about your emotions and how to process them (Page of Cups); especially when new emotions pop up that you don’t recognize or have an easy time identifying (Ace of Cups).
Take Away – Most people learn to process and understand their emotions beginning as children. You’re starting this journey late in life, and it’s often confusing and frustrating. It’s difficult to not beat yourself up over slow progress and moments when you have a setback or feel confusion.
Being able to apply the words “I don’t know what this emotion is” seems so obvious in these moments, and yet often alludes you until much later when rehashing an experience.
Remember that it’s okay not to know all the answers, nor be able to identify all the emotions, and that you can still acknowledge them even without putting a name to them.
Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
DECK USED: TAROT OF TIDES
I chose to gift my newly trimmed Llewellyn tarot to Gid instead of keeping it for myself. I just wasn’t 100% happy with the trim job. I feel like the art needs -some- kind of border left on it, even if it’s just a thin one. So I’m sending the trimmed deck off to him, and ordering another copy of the deck for myself to try again.
Gideon’s Challenge – The Watchers
The Watchers
Lets curl up
before the hearth
and let
the spirits
of the passed
watch over
and protect us
as we
enjoy the fire
and listen
to the crackle
and pop
of firewood
licked by flames
Twisting the Leaf 