April Fools Tarot

Instilling Joy and Enjoyment

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Today’s meditation was skipped (again).

Pulp Tarot - Page of CupsToday’s draw is the Page of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive omega energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition. This often translates into themes that have to do with the resurfacing of old relationships, delving in to explore new creative endeavors, and the growth of one’s emotional intelligence.

The message in today’s card is in the imagery.  It’s a reminder to make sure that I don’t forget to life my head out of the busy rush of today’s work and take a breather. To make an effort to smile and find enjoyment in the day so that the day isn’t entirely lost into the fog of work and the physical pain I’m dealing with right now.  Joy and enjoyment needs to be instilled into every single day… even the busy one.

DECK USED:  PULP TAROT

The Self Appreciation #STCTarotChallenge for April Prompt
Questions for April 25th

April Fool's TarotI will be more aware of…

Judgement and The Star – …my self-talk and making sure that it is hopeful and optimistic, instead of negative and degrading. That negative inner narrative is a hope-eater.

So I can?

Page of Wands, Seven of Swords atop Five of Cups – So that I can better learn to escape negativity by seeing things from a more positive perspective. Only through twisting around to see the good can we escape the influences of the bad in our lives.

DECK USED: THE APRIL FOOL’S TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2022 Challenge Prompt
Questions for April 25th and 26th

Pulp TarotWhat difficult truth do you need to acknowledge?

When you’re not getting the rest and solitude that you need (Four of Cups), it makes it impossible to see beyond yourself (Eight of Swords) and help in effectively guiding others (The Hierophant).

One of the greatest joys in life is your ability to help and guide others, to teach and assist them in finding the path that is right for them. But when you aren’t getting the solitude you need (including meditation and rest), your effectiveness in this area takes a hit.

How can you accept this truth more fully?

Yield (Strength Rx) to the fact that overwhelm and burnout (Ten of Wands) supports nothing, and will get you and others nowhere because it turns you into a bitch (Queen of Swords Rx).

DECK USED: PULP TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I’m giving in and taking some pain meds once I’m at a point where I can slow down today.  I have to get to a point where I can finish up orders first, though.  I’m in a lot of pain today and I don’t want to take anything until I know it won’t hinder me finishing what needs done.  I WILL take something, though.

Headlong Into the Squall

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

April Fools Tarot - Seven of SwordsToday’s draw is the Seven of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of sneaky antics, strategic action, and/or getting away with something.

It’s that last one that is what I see in today’s card, as the fleeing figures speak of running for cover before the shit hits the fan and consequences are rendered.

Today’s card is a reminder that you don’t have to weather every storm that comes along. You are not the masthead of a ship plowing into each wave and squall head first. It’s okay to step back and let someone else deal with the fallout now and then.

DECK USED:  THE APRIL FOOL’S TAROT

The Self Appreciation #STCTarotChallenge for April Prompt
Questions for April 2nd, 5th, and 8th

The Hollow Valley Tarot and Guiding Light OracleThis week I will make sure to complete…

Four of Swords – The task and responsibility of giving myself the rest I need. Just remember that during this time, it will be important to work out plans for what comes next.

Because?

Untapped Inner Power – I cannot reach my full potential without time to rest, recover, and plan what comes next. When I give myself this, I am then in a better place to really allow my potential to shine.

This week I will reconnect with…

Justice – Divinity. Specifically, the energies of creation, evolution, and most especially balance. Balance within life and the universe. During the depression, I lost track of this connection as my focus was turned inward.

How?

Victim Mentality – By letting go of that intense inward focus, so that I can connect more fully to divinity, the universe, and the world around me.

At this time I am ready to…

Two of Cups – Reconnect with others. You’ve held yourself apart while upon your journey through the depression over the past three months, but it is now time to begin reaching out and reestablishing those bonds and connections.

So that I can…

Life Force Energy – Get back into doing those things that lift me up. Things like hiking and other activities that I’ve come to include others in over time and enjoy more (or differently) with them along. This is about doing activities that don’t provide alone time. Right now I am in need of their presence to assist in lifting me out of the depression’s shadows and closer to the light of freedom from its grip.

DECK USED: THE HOLLOW VALLEY TAROT AND GUIDING LIGHT ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2022 Challenge Prompt
Philosophical Question: What does it mean to live a good life?

April Fools TarotReading Summary: Having people and things in your life that you value enough to protect (Nine of Wands), people in your life that you love enough to celebrate (Three of Cups), and the ability to choose what is worth sticking around for (Ace of Cups)… and what isn’t (Seven of Swords).

Take Away:  I think I love these cards.  They’re fucking adorable, and the creator really did a great job of connecting the imagery with the card meanings.

Anyway, that aside.  The answer here is about what (and who) you fill your life with.  It’s those things and people that you value that make your life worth living, along with knowing yourself well enough to know what you want to attach with… and what isn’t for you.

DECK USED: THE APRIL FOOL’S TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I’ve decided I need to try to cut down a bit on sugar.  I’ve been feeling a bit ‘ech’ lately, and I think the sugar is the culprit.  It’s not showing up in my sugar levels, but I’m just not feeling as much joy with its consumption as usual.