❤️ 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?

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with the Adorable Cat Tarot and Pooh's Adventures Lenormand

EarthTwo of Pentacles – You just got called out for your cards in another reading done today for always having to be in control of every little thing. Remember that sometimes control isn’t the answer, but instead of going with the flow is the best way to keep your balance.

AirSeven of Wands – Keep your priorities, values, and principles in focus this week. You may feel like they’re coming under attack, and maybe they are. Just remember that standing strong with your values needs to be your main focus this week. Even if it feels like the entire world is against you.

WaterKnight of Cups – Allow yourself to have those things that you want and enjoy. Too often you withhold from yourself those things that you most enjoy. Consider indulging this week, and it will be a nurturing balm for your emotions.

FireThe Chariot – Do it, and do it now. Procrastination is not your friend in the week ahead. If things need to be done, make sure they’re getting done. In doing this you exerting control over the direction things go in moving forward. This is where you need to focus your need for control this week.

WaningLetter and Bouquet – That good news that’s incoming this week is not the good news that it appears to be at first glance. Make sure that you read the fine print instead of just accepting it openly as the gift it’s being presented as.

WaxingDog and Coffin – Remember that not all acquaintances can be a loyal friends. It’s okay to let people go when they break your trust or it feels like they are not loyal to you in a way that you need. Embrace releasing these people back to the universe to find their “better fit”.

Take Away – This week is all about redirecting your need for control over everything to a specific task. That task being not allowing your procrastination to take the lead and not fighting against the currents carrying you forward. Focus on what’s right for you, whether that’s activities or choices or the people you allow to take up your time and share space in your life. Take care to spot the fake flowers and weed them out instead of allowing them to crowd out new growth.

DECKS USED: ADORABLE CAT TAROT AND POOH’S ADVENTURES LENORMAND

Accruing Value

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The Healer's Dream Oracle and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Raven Spirit card combined with the affirmation “It’s okay if you’re not where you want to be yet; it’s already impressive how far you’ve come.”

For the second day in a row,  I’ve somehow managed to pull a Raven. Today’s raven has its wings spread as it sores in the sky.  Combined with the affirmation for the day, these cards are a reminder that accomplishments are gained not at the finish line, but with each step we take along the journey.

Yes, the finish line is often the prize, but it’s not where value comes from in one’s journey. That value lies in the experiences and knowledge gained along the way. So don’t worry if you haven’t hit that goal you’ve been aiming for yet, it just means you are being given time to accrue more value along the way.

DECK USED: THE HEALER’S DREAM ORACLE AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2023 Challenge Prompt
Questions for August 22nd and 23rd

Adorable Cat Tarot's Four of Cups and Seven of Pentacles, and Gypsy Lore Fortune Telling Cards c 1930As an adult, where am I neglecting myself at this time?

Seven of Pentacles and Business – You are leaning too far into letting things go at their own pace and grow slowly where your business is concerned. Without some more consistent maintenance to drive things forward, you will not continue to succeed as you have in the past.

How can I begin to resolve this pattern of neglect?

Four of Cups Rx and Worry – Worry less and work more. Stop retreating into yourself, and avoiding work in the process. When you worry, instead of hiding away and trying to seclude yourself in a habit of protection, use the energy from that anxiety to be active and get things done.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Mookaite Acorn for Help with Weighing One’s Options
Agate Acorn for Mental Clarity and Creativity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: ADORABLE CAT TAROT AND GYPSY LORE FORTUNE TELLING CARDS c.1930

Daily Self Kindness

This post is a catch-up post, and I’m not entirely sure what my self kindness was for the day.