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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is The High Priestess card, which is traditionally a representation of intuition, secrets, sacred knowledge, mystery, the subconscious mind.

The High Priestess card has then been combined with a prompt from the Animantras Chakra Oracle, which says, “Be Sensitive”.

You can’t expect to get a greater connection with your intuition if you are unwilling to also connect more deeply with your emotions.

I have a theory that the reason why highly sensitive people are more often shown to have greater “psychic” abilities is directly in relation to the fact that they are highly sensitive. Their mundane senses and their emotions being more sensitive open them up to a greater range of experiences from the more subtle senses that many less sensitive people miss or disregard.

With this in mind, therefore, it makes sense that when we open ourselves up to our emotions to experience them on a deeper level, it also opens us up to a greater sensitivity for these lesser experienced senses such as the claire-senses and/or mediumship.

The message in today’s High Priestess card and affirmation prompt is a reminder that if you are looking to expand upon these lesser known and lesser experienced senses, you need to be prepared to also open yourself up to being more sensitive in other areas of your life as well, for they often go hand-in-hand.

DECK USED:  THE COWGIRL TAROT AND ANIMANTRAS CHAKRA ORACLE

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 6 | Entry 17 – Spiritual Development
Affirmation : “I am my own person with my own heart and mind.”
Prompt : Reflect on the following question: “What do others believe that I don’t hold to be true but keep silent about?” Now draw a card and consider what it says about expressing yourself more authentically.

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

I was feeling a bit of trepidation when I was pulling the card for this prompt, as I felt concern that the inner betrayal I felt from the moment I was thinking would be validated by the card I pull…. even though I feel that my choice was the best available to me at the time. (Details in last prompt response.)

I then pulled the card and felt a touch of resistance, as I feel the Empress is reminding me to give myself a bit of grace and care, and I’m far more accustomed to punishing myself for perceived slights than approaching myself from a place of understanding and kindness.

What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?

The Empress is often thought of as the culmination of all of the other queens in the tarot.

This means that she is seen, above all else, as symbol of nurturing. Nurturing not just one aspect of the self, but all aspects of the self and life. The Empress tells us that when we apply nurturing energy to a task or person (including ourselves) that we are then rewarded with abundance.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

One hand holds her staff with a firm grip, while the other cradles it gently. This speaks to me of the duality of the Empress and how she holds within her many faucets.

Beneath the staff, the Empress’ skirts create the shape of a heart, speaking to a innate caring within her nature. The things that she does, she does out of love.

Generous lips, wide eyes, and an appearance of leaning slightly forward gives the impression of invitation and investment. She wants to hear how you feel and what you have to say; she is interested in the many faucets of the situation and engaged in fostering you to thrive through it.

My prompt response and reflections.

The situation in question that I was thinking about for this prompt was when Ms B’s family visited last year and I was present for the visit. One of her cousins is a riot, and quite fun and interesting to be around.

Somehow, the topic of homosexuality came up, and he was very clear on just how violently repulsed he was by even the thought of homosexuality (m/m, f/f, trans, et al). When I mentioned something about it not really being any of my business what other people do in their beds and to each their own, he was adamantly against this perspective and disgusted to the point of nausea.

Instead of stepping forward to then say “well, I’m technically gay and you don’t seem to have a problem with me”, I kept my mouth shut. This was primarily because I did not want to ruin Ms B’s visit with her family nor dissuade her family from visiting her again in the future just because I might or might not be there. In the moment, this felt like a betrayal of my authentic self, and yet I don’t think it was the wrong choice.

Neither does the Empress card, who says that there is more involved here than simply a single aspect or perspective. She reminds me that one’s response needs to be tailored to the situation and all of the different faucets that that situation entails… which is exactly what I did in the encounter mentioned above. This card gave me the opportunity to claim a sense of validation I didn’t realize that I was still seeking.

Other elements included in this reading:
Amber Resin D25 and Banded Agate D6 Dice

DECK USED: CARING PSYCHIC FAMILY TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsJul2026 Challenge
Prompt for July 12th : Do Spread 2
Question : In what way could I have better handled the situation with Ms B’s cousin?

Reading Summary: The sky in the Nine of Swords Rx overwhelmingly connects with the color of the woman being held in the Anchor card. In the sky a dragon runs away from the dog on the ground, disappearing into that bright shade of blue. The connection between these two cards speaks of a need to instead of keep your worries and fears inside, connect with your allies to help deal with them.

The Knight of Cups peers through the heart he holds in the direction of the Nine of Swords Rx, while the color correlation in this card connects to the Anchor card through the legs of the horse (speaking of stability found in seeking help from others). This reinforces the message concerning needing to actually reach out to those who are your allies so that they can help you to seek out a better (and more stable) perspective than the one that you are stuck with on your own.

In the Five of Cups card, we also see a small correlation of color in the blue between the vessel on the card and the Anchor card. Some of the dogs in this card are upside down, and there is a feeling of connection between the center dog on the card being upright and the solid upright stance of the Egyptian god Anubis in the Anchor card.

The anchor card’s “Allies” title at the bottom of the card strengthens this connection between the three tarot cards, connecting them together to let you know that it’s through your contact with others you can find a healthier and happier perspective on your fears, including your fears in situations like the one mentioned in today’s question.

Take Away: Sometimes stepping back to put distance between yourself and your fears isn’t necessarily a bad thing if it keeps those things you hold priority for intact in the way you want them to be. Even if you end up stewing about it later.

The best thing you could’ve done is talk to your friends and loved ones about this after the situation was over in the hopes that your allies could give you a healthier perspective on the situation. Don’t hold in your worries in this area, but share them with those that will support you and help you in working through your discomfort and fear.

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
Black Tourmaline for Grounding and Protection
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE COWGIRL TAROT AND GALLERY IN A BOX v2

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