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A Full Dance Card

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Today’s meditation was a twelve minute #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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Richard Black Tarot - Ten of WandsThe @GlitterbyInk #NovemberWhispers25 Liminal Dreamland Challenge
Deam-Weaver Prompt for November 3 : Curious
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Ten of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of overwhelm, burnout, struggling under too much responsibility, and can indicate a need to do some prioritizing and delegation.

As unfortunate as it is, sometimes we just can’t sate our curiosity, no matter how much we want to.

It’s all about the numbers, honestly. I’m a curious person at heart, always interested in learning and trying out new things. Always ready to explore something that strikes my interest… and there’s a lot out there that strikes my interest.

Sadly, though, there’s only so many hours in a day, days in a week, and weeks in a year… and my dance card is already full to overflowing.

This is disappointing, because there’s so much more I want to do, see, learn, and experience.

The message for today is a reminder that you can only take on so much. No matter how much you want to take on more, sometimes you already have so much going on that you just can’t. When you try, you flirt with overwhelm and burn out, which can end up causing problems with everything you have on your plate and are currently juggling.

Pick and choose the curiosities you decide to explore carefully, because you can only have so many of them at once. The rest either have to wait or be discarded.

DECK USED:  R BLACK TAROT

The @owlandbonestarot #78DaysOfTarotSpreads Challenge
The Fool Spread

The Fool Tarot Reading with the Victoria Regina Tarot

What is pure in your life?

Seven of Cups – Options. You are given lots of options because you have taken paths in life that allow you to have earned these options. They aren’t just sprung upon you, but rather built towards… and when, each of your cups approaches full, it’s then time to do some weeding.

What are you curious to explore?

Seven of Swords – It’s difficult being the good guy all the time. Sometimes you just wanna dip into the dark side and see what you can get away with. (Yes, I have the good sense not to take this path, no matter how curious I sometimes get to see what it would be like.)

What magic is possible if you leap?

Two of Swords – The magic of free will and autonomy. There is empowerment and making your own choices, but that means actually -making- choices instead of being frozen in place as you waffle with choosing.

Where are you trusting?

Nine of Wands – You are working on letting go of being so defensive… and protective. Trying to rely more on faith rather than your own diligence and watchfulness.

What risk is worth taking?

Eight of Cups – Walking away from those things that are not suited for you and only cause you frustration is a risk worth taking. By doing so, you are opening up space for those things you are curious about to step in and fill the gap.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Staghorn Sumac for a Deeper Connection to Nature and the Wild
Flower Agate Moon for Opening the Mind to New Possibilities
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: VICTORIA REGINA TAROT

@LightningWildflower November Tarot Challenge
Earth and Water “The Twos” Prompts for November 4th thru 6th

Tarot Reading with the Richard Black TarotTwo of Pentacles

How can I prioritize what’s most important so I don’t feel like I’m juggling too much?

The Lovers – “You can’t be a generous lover all of the time.” Sometimes? You have to be selfish and go with what’s best for you instead. That means prioritizing what’s best for you above the need to people please or fulfill expectations from outside sources.

Two of Cups

How can I deepen my connections with others?

The Star – Don’t lose hope in the innate goodness of others. It can be hard to stay connected to that hope sometimes, but without it you end up closing people out instead of welcoming them in.

What does true partnership look like to me?

The Sun atop Eight of Wands Rx – Longevity is key. For you, a true partnership is someone at your side to take the slow and often arduous journey towards happiness and success with. You don’t want or need a “flash in the pan” passion, but instead to you true partnership is someone that moves with you each step of the way.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Red Oak Leaf for Fostering Unconditional Love
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Yellow Aventurine for a Boost of Confidence
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: R BLACK TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I was struggling a bit with motivation today, and cut myself a little slack on getting orders done as a result.

At the Threshold

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute long#DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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The Kinner Tarot - Four of PentaclesThe @GlitterbyInk #NovemberWhispers25 Liminal Dreamland Challenge
Deam-Weaver Prompt for November 2 : Portal
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 Pentacles, which is traditionally about stability and gratitude (sometimes to excess, which can turn miserly) for what you have. This is a stagnant sort of appreciation that speaks of not reaching for more, but instead being focused on what you have in the now.

Miserly behavior can be the threshold to security and stability… it can also be the threshold to greed in the need to hoard. There’s a fine line between the two sometimes, and it can be really easy to cross over from one into the other.  That line is often defined by fear, and whether we allow our anxieties to seize control, or we do what is needed to face and control our fears.

Today’s message is a reminder that fear causes healthy behaviors to turn into unhealthy ones. The message in today’s Four of Pentacles combined with the “Portal” prompt is an encouragement towards self awareness, and knowing which side of the threshold you stand on… and to begin exploring how to get back to the healthy side of things if you’ve stepped over the edge to the other side.

DECK USED:  THE KINNER TAROT DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2025 Challenge
Prompt for November 2 : Do Spread 1

Tarot Reading with Bard's Arcana The Tarot of Shakespeare

What influence does each of these themes have in your life?

Fate – Ace of Cups atop The Sun – You are happiest when you have a direction, but the freedom to choose your path for yourself. This, somehow, doesn’t take away from the feeling of success or accomplishment when you reach the end of the road, because the journey was about the journey… not about reaching its end.

Destiny – The Devil Rx – You see this viewpoint as extremely unhealthy. It can be so easy to just give in and allow yourself to be the train running endlessly on tracks set out before you. This lack of choice, though, is unhealthy for you and makes you feel as if life isn’t worth it in the end.

Chance – The Moon – Chance is like Change… filled with uncertainty. You struggle with uncertainty and, like in the shadows cast by the moon, you often need to use instinct and intuition to guide you in these moments. The uncertainty makes chance feel like it is not your friend, and yet it is through chance and the uncertainty it brings that your intuition grows stronger… and so do you.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: BARD’S ARCANA – THE TAROT OF SHAKESPEARE

@thetruthinstory #embracethemagical2025 Challenge
The Descent Prompts 11 thru 13 :

Tarot Reading with The Kinner Tarot and The Storm Cloud OracleShadow (Reflection) – What in me is cast into shadow and wants to be seen?

Justice and Three of Swords – You are willing to self-sacrifice for fairness. Some people want everyone else to behave and follow the rules while they themselves fuck off and do whatever they want. This is not how you work.

Although it’s not something that is often seen or recognized by others, it’s one of those things that you wish people would see more often and try to follow by example… even if you’ve given up on that happening.

Descent (Surrender) – What am I being pulled down toward, asked to yield into?

Two of Cups Rx atop Page of Cups; The Crescent Moon – It is uncomfortable for you to share your emotions, especially those that you find new and uncomfortable. If you give into sharing, though, it will get easier with time as you gain momentum in this area.

Labyrinth (Uncertainty) – Where am I wandering without clear direction?

Ace of Pentacles and The Poisoned Chalice – New opportunities are all well and good, but only if you’re not already standing there with a full plate and nowhere to add more on.

If you want to take advantage of a new opportunity, that’s fine; just make sure it’s going to be a good one and that you let go of something else so that you can make room for this new thing. Otherwise, it will just result in overwhelm and burnout, which will suck the life (and enjoyment) right out of that new opportunity you’re interested in exploring.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Orange Aventurine Leaves for Pause and Reflection
Montana Moss Agate for Connecting Self to the Divine
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE KINNER TAROT DECK AND THE STORM CLOUD ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

I slept in this morning.

Your Enjoyment is Enough

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Tarot of the New Vision - Page of SwordsThe @GlitterbyInk #NovemberWhispers25 Liminal Dreamland Challenge
Deam-Weaver Prompt for November 1 : Slumber
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Page of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive omega energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, logic, ambitions, and communication. This often translates into themes that have to do with learning new ways to communicate with others, beginning new educational pursuits, exploring new ideas. and seeking to sate one’s curiosity.

It’s okay to not have a goal in mind.

Sometimes just doing something because you enjoy it is more than enough of a reason to do it. Not everything has to be focused on your goals and aspirations to have value.

In the end, even those things that you do just because you enjoy them and for no other reason, teach you something when you look back on them later on. Not that even that is really necessary, as long as you are getting enjoyment out of it in the first place.

Today’s message is a reminder that enjoyment and joy are reasons enough to do something. Don’t worry so much about what you’re going to get out of it in the end, and instead lean into the experience of the moment.

DECK USED:  TAROT OF THE NEW VISION (trimmed naked)

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2025 Challenge
Prompt for November 1 : Do the All Saints Day Spread

Tarot Reading with the Nouveau Goddess Oracle

A message that your Ancestors would like to give you at this time.

Death and Nurturing Presence – We are here to help support you through changes. You need merely to acknowledge our presence in your life, and welcome the nurturing we’re offering you.

A message your ancestors have been trying to convey that you have not been receptive to in the past.

The High Priestess and Vision – Lean deeper into your intuition, and those things you know without being able to explain how you know them. They will guide you on your journey with far more accuracy and attunement than following your own idea of what you “should” be doing. That inner knowing has a vision for your future that is far beyond anything you could imagine for yourself.

How to be more open to messages from your Ancestors in the future.

Strength and Divine Compassion – Work on not being so suspicious all the time of the motives behind their guidance. They are here to support you and if you want to be more open to their guidance and messages, you need to let go of the worry that you’re being manipulated to their own selfish means and motivations.

How to honor and connect more strongly with your Ancestors going forward.

The Moon and Ascension – Trust them to guide you through moments of uncertainty, and allow for the possibility that they really do only have your well-being at heart.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Yew Tips for Ancestral Connections
Staghorn Sumac Leaf for Connecting Deeper with Nature and the Wild
Cream Quartz Stone for Amplifying Intentions and Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: NOUVEAU GODDESS ORACLE

@LightningWildflower November Tarot Challenge
Earth and Water “The Aces” Prompts for November 1st thru 3rd

Tarot Reading with the Tarot of the New VisionAce of Pentacles

What opportunity is available but needs to be nurtured?

Four of Wands – You’ve had a hard time connecting with hearth and home lately.  This disconnect can easily be healed by spending more time nurturing yourself in these areas and acknowledging this place you make safe is really your safe space.

What will help me stay grounded and practical?

Eight of Pentacles – Keep in mind that the work you do best is often not done when you’re alone. Even if you and the other person are working on separate things, the company helps lift your spirits and thus your results turn out better.

Ace of Cups

How can I bring more emotional or spiritual nourishment to my life?

Seven of Swords – Stop worrying so much about what you’re losing or leaving behind. Face forward and allow your natural inclination towards the future and the present to take the place of all that worry about what’s behind you.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac Leaf for Connecting Deeper with Nature and the Wild
Deodar Cedar Ceramic Impression for Clarity and Spiritual Connection
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT OF THE NEW VISION (trimmed naked)

Daily Self Kindness

I managed both a short nap, and some dragons time with Gideon today.

1525 Feet per Second; No Faster

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Memento Mori Tarot's Seven of Pentacles and Sinister AffirmationsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Seven of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of slow growth, sustainability, domestic harmony, hard work, and practicing patience while the fruits of your labors develop and take form.

The Seven of Pentacles has then been combined with an affirmation card from the Sinister Affirmations deck, which says, “The early bird might get the worm, but the night goddess gets a black cloak made of stars and a flying chariot pulled by dark horses.”

Sometimes the best way forward is to wait.

That feels counter productive, doesn’t it? The idea that inactivity is, in fact, the best way forward just feels… wrong.  And yet, it’s true.  Sometimes it’s in standing back and waiting instead of working your fingers to the bone that you learn and grow and find yourself moving along your path.

My workaholic control freak of a brain has a hard time wrapping itself around that concept.  Yet, I know it’s true, all the same.

The message in today’s cards is that sometimes? The best way forward is the one that you deem to be the least likely. Be open to considering what thinking outside the box might actually look like.  In my case?  That means allowing myself to work on wrapping my mind around slow growth, and letting go of control.  What does it mean for you?

DECK USED:  MEMENTO MORI TAROT AND SINISTER AFFIRMATIONS

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2025 Challenge
Prompt for October 31st : Grab a spread of your choice you’re curious about… and give it a go!
Spread : Scorpio Season

Scorpio Season Tarot Reading with the Memento Mori Tarot

where I’m a little bit pumpkin spicy

Six of Wands Rx – Guilt trips piss you off and expectations on how you should do things, react, or behave have a tendency to make you tense and put up your guard. By the same turn, when you see others acting out of character to people please, it causes you to want to leap in and empower them to break those self imposed chains.

where I might refuse to be a team player

Ten of Swords atop Two of Swords – When you’re overloaded and struggling with your own trials, being a team player is the first thing to be tossed out the window. You feel like you have more control on your own, regardless of the fact this reaction has a tendency to make everything worse and create a sense of overwhelm.

where there is a radical ending coming

Queen of Swords – There is an uncharacteristic apology coming your way.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Cream Quartz Stone for Amplifying Intentions and Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: MEMENTO MORI TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I let myself have some fun today handing out candy, and even “dressed up” a bit for the occasion.

Abundance Abounds

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Creepy Halloween Cat Tarot's Nine of Pentacles and Halloween AffirmationsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Nine of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of solitary satisfaction, a job well done, self-sufficiency, abundance, financial independence, and luxury earned through hard work.

The Nine of Pentacles has then been combined with a Halloween Affirmation card that says, “Pumpkin spice and everything nice… That’s me!”

You don’t have to be on the defensive all the time. Sometimes it’s okay to sit back and just enjoy what you’ve accomplished instead of always trying to defend it or strive for more.

There’s truth to the saying that “all work no play makes for a dull boy”. Not only does it make for a dull boy, but it also makes for one that’s not particularly enjoyable to be around.

The message in today’s card encourages letting a little bit and just enjoying the fruits of your labors, instead of always trying to angle for something else or worrying that someone is going to ruin it for you if you’re not prepared to protect it.

DECKS USED:  CREEPY HALLOWEEN CAT TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATION CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2025 Challenge
Prompt for October 30th : Do the Thinning Veil Spread

Tarot Reading with the Creepy Halloween Cat Tarot

What Spirits have come to visit and walk with you while the veil is thin?

Ten of Wands Rx – The spirits that have come to walk with you at this time while the veil is thin are those that wish to nurture your need for rest, and want to encourage you to create a better balance where you don’t fall so easily into overwhelm and burnout.

How are these Spirits assisting in keeping you safe?

Temperance – These spirits work to guide you towards moderation. They are here to remind you to take time for yourself, and that you’re pushing too hard and working too much.

What should you offer to these Spirits that are watching over you?

The Empress – Listen to them. Accept their nurturing energy. Celebrate the abundance they are guiding you to acknowledge and enjoy, rather than falling into the mindset of scarcity that drives you to push yourself so hard.

What cycle from the past do your Ancestors hope that you will break?

The Moon – Your ancestors hope you will break your history of allowing uncertainty to rule you. Uncertainty is not something you should be using as a motivational tool, nor as a basis to make decisions; no matter how much the urge to “fix it” has the ability to drive you.

What do you know deep within your bones?

Ace of Wands Rx – You need to slow down on picking up new projects. No matter how passionate you are about them, there’s only so much time in each day and room on your “plate” to fit more in. Learn to say no now and then instead of letting your anxieties and fears push you into saying yes.

What do the Spirits and Ancestors need for you to learn?

Ten of Cups – These spirits and ancestors need you to learn to enjoy what you’ve got rather than always striving for more. You have so much to be grateful for already. This doesn’t mean that you can’t work towards advancement, only that you don’t do so at the detriment of enjoying what you already have.

A message for you from the Spirits and Ancestors

Eight of Wands Rx – Slow down!

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Yew Tips for Ancestral Connections
Orange Aventurine Leaves for Pause and Reflection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: CREEPY HALLOWEEN CAT TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I let myself get excited about my brand new Halloween buddy… Big Orange.

If the Shoes Don’t Fit; Toss’em

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Today’s meditation was an eleven minutes long #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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Trick or Tarot Deck's Eight of Cups and Sinister AffirmationsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Eight of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of withdrawal, abandonment, or letting go of things, situations, or people in your life that are just not working out for you emotionally.

The Eight of Cups has then been combined with an affirmation card from the Sinister Affirmations deck, which says, “Life is short. Drink the forbidden potion. Read the enchanted manuscript. Command an army of colossal murderous tarantulas. Seize the day; tomorrow isn’t promised!”

As the affirmation card says; life is too damn short. Too short to deal with things that aren’t suited for you. Too short to let the frustrations and anger of these things that are not suited for you have room in your life. Too damn short to not be enjoying yourself.

There’s something to be said for walking away from those things. For knowing yourself well enough to know that these things aren’t fitting properly and aren’t for you… and thus letting go.

This knowledge requires being able to listen to your gut and understand what it’s telling you. It means accepting yourself as you are and pursuing those things that actually work for you and fit for you, rather than toeing the line of societal values.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that we are all unique beings, and we need to fill our lives with those things that make us happy and contribute to our goals and align with our values. This message encourages us to reject those things that don’t fit for us, and walk away from them to seek out what does.

DECK USED:  TRICK OR TAROT AND SINISTER AFFIRMATIONS

@thetruthinstory #embracethemagical2025 Challenge
Prompt for Balance (equinox) : Where am I seeking balance between light and dark?

Tarot Reading with the Trick or Tarot DeckReading Summary: Actionable movement (Three of Wands) between your emotional intelligence (Queen of Cups) and still being a novice in this area (Ace of Cups).

Take Away: You are highly adverse to the combination of discomfort and uncertainty. And really, that’s what new things are all about sometimes. Especially where our emotions are concerned.

It’s hard for you to sit and allow your emotions to come as they will, and deal with them as they do. You would rather be in control and take conscious steps to move forward, and so you are struggling due to an inability to take control in this particular area.

If you want to find better balance between the light and the dark, it’s important for you to let go of that control and allow things to come as they will, acting when needed, but not before… nor just because you think it might give you the control you crave.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TRICK OR TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I spent a lot of time on the phone today dealing with tech support and customer service agents in order to get something sorted out that I needed to deal with.