Christmas Affirmations

A Little Light and Love

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Christmas Eve Tarot - Queen of Cups and Christmas Affirmation CardsDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Queen of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition. Among other things, this often translates into themes to do with emotional support and advice from a trusted party that is easy to talk to.

The Queen of Cups has then been combined with one of my Christmas Affirmation cards, which says, “Your friendship is the best gift during this frosty season.”

A little check-in is all that’s needed.

Sometimes replying to emails or text messages feels like it’s just exhausting. Sometimes reaching out, even with just a word or two, feels like too much.

Today is Christmas, though. Those you care about need to hear from you, even if it’s just a quick text, letting them know they’re on your mind. This, more than anything else, can help to bolster them and their emotions during the hard part of the day and of the season.

Today’s message is a reminder to reach out to loved ones and let them know you’re thinking about them today. This doesn’t mean you have to make a phone call that lasts an hour or even get into a text discussion. It can be a simple as writing “Merry Christmas” and sending it off. In doing so, you may be the light and warmth someone else needs in their life today.

DECK USED:  CHRISTMAS EVE TAROT AND TWIST’S CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATIONS

@aplacetodock #Yuletide Oracle Challenge
Prompts for December 23rd thru 25th

Oracle Reading with the Hello Winter OracleWhat do I like most about Christmas?

Festive Travels – Just because you’re not an extrovert, doesn’t mean that you don’t enjoy not being home for Christmas. By going elsewhere, other people take care of you instead of you having to take care of yourself. They cook for you, they give you a bed to sleep on, and take on all of the responsibilities of the holiday… which means you don’t have to.

What is the message for Santa, on his cookie plate?

Lucky Star – Safe travels for Santa! And for everyone else as well.

How can I invite in more comfort and joy?

Hanging In There – Remember that moments of discomfort are temporary, and that as mentioned above, there is nothing that you have to do to fix them. This is the one time of year where you do not have to play Mr. Fix-It, as everything is somebody else’s responsibility. Just sit back, enjoy the ride, and be responsible for yourself and your own actions.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Scotch Pine Cones for Purging Negative Influences
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: HELLO WINTER ORACLE

@Lionharts #TheDecemberTarot Fruits of 2025 Challenge
The Seeds Prompts for December 25th thru 28th

Tarot Reading with the Christmas Eve TarotWhat moment from this year still echoes in me because it changed something I didn’t notice yet?

The Magician Rx – This autumn was a time of powerlessness for you. There was little you could do and little you could say to make anything better. Instead, you just had to sit there and wait. There is more yet to be learned, understood, and explored from this period of time. It shifted something inside you that has yet to be discovered and will reveal itself in time.

Which part of my life feels different now not because it shifted, but because I did?

Four of Pentacles – You stability has been taken for a ride. Although the changes to your resources have not particularly changed overly much, your perspective on them has. You feel more insecure in the stability you’ve built than you did before.

What path no longer feels aligned with the person I became over the course of 2025?

Two of Pentacles Rx – Intentionally mistreating yourself and neglecting certain things in order to further others is no longer in alignment with where you are going as you move into 2026. You’ve found greater value in balance than you had before, and have committed yourself to putting in more effort to create and maintain balance in your life.

What space am I learning to hold simply because feels right, not because it’s expected of me?

The Fool – The learner’s mind and a willingness to seek out joy rather than disregarded it as unimportant.  Prioritizing these things makes life more interesting and enjoyable, something that you’ve discovered you want in your life and have thus decided to prioritize for yourself.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Moss Agate Tree for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: CHRISTMAS EVE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

We are postponing Christmas due to people being sick, and I made sure to express my opinions that it should be postponed more than just one day.  Not sure yet if it did any good, though.

Emotions are Fluid

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

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The Visionary's Tarot - Page of Swords and Christmas Affirmation CardsDaily 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.

The Page of Swords has then been combined with one of my Christmas Affirmation cards, which says, “These painful feelings aren’t permanent. There are better times ahead.”

You know, I never actually considered a lack of inspiration or lapse in creativity as something that is a painful feeling. And yet, today’s cards to bring this to the fore for me, and highlight the fact that there is actually pain involved in these moments of slump.

It’s the sensation of missing something vital. A piece of me that drives my ambitions and allows me to see the world around me as beautiful. That creative spark within me provides these things, and when it sputters and struggles to catch flame, I’m a bit surprised to discover upon reflection that feel that lack as an actual internalized wound.

The message in today’s cards is the repeat of a message that I have gotten several times of late. That is… It’s temporary. Discomfort is temporary. Sadness is temporary. Uncertainty is temporary. Our emotions are always moving and flowing and shifting beneath us like sand under waves.

That means that these unpleasant moments we find ourselves in are temporary by nature. Sometimes the key is to just wait it out, other times playing an active role can help us learn how to emerge from these times a bit quicker. There’s nothing wrong with being proactive about it.

DECK USED:  THE VISIONARY’S TAROT AND TWIST’S CHRISTMAS AFFIRMATIONS

@aplacetodock #Yuletide Oracle Challenge
Prompts for December 21st and 22nd

Oracle Reading with the Yule OracleWhat is rocking around the Christmas tree?

Fig and Cinnamon – You can be protective without aggression. Consider the power that resides in silence. Within silence there can be warmth and support, comfort and care… there can also be a statement never spoken with more than a glance or an expression on one’s face.

Silence is a tool. Use it to your advantage by exploring it’s power and the unique language it presents, rather than jumping in with words.

What message comes from the fireplace embers?

Candles and Reindeer – Bank your fire instead of letting it leak out into your disposition this holiday season. You will gain more by staying warm and inviting… and learn a lot more about those around you as well.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Mandala Disk Charged for Serenity and Balance
 Carved Rhyolite Leaf for Facilitating Calm Transitions
Raccoon Figure for Problem Solving and Seeking Knowledge
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: YULE ORACLE

@LightningWildflower December Arcana Challenge 
Temperance Prompt for December 22nd : How can I move toward a greater sense of equilibrium?

Tarot Reading with The Visionary's TarotSummary: Stop trying to jump at every opportunity that comes along (Ace of Pentacles Rx). In doing so, you are overwhelming yourself (Temperance Rx), which is in turn causing stagnancy (The Hanged Man).

Moment of Reflection: Why was the Temperance card the one that came out, instead of the Ten of Wands? This is because we are talking about the potential for overwhelm, instead of an actual present predicament of overwhelm.

Take Away: It used to be that any opportunity that dropped in your lap, you jumped on, picking it up and inserting it into your life.  When you were younger and had a crapload of energy, not to mention were ignoring your personal needs and self-care?  This was fine, as you could just keep plowing forward.

Now, though, it’s not the same any longer.  You aren’t the same any longer.  The consequences of acting in this way now are much steeper, as you don’t have as much energy and you are trying to take better care of yourself.  You don’t bounce back as easily, which means you can’t juggle as many projects and responsibilities as you once could as your recovery time after doing too much becomes longer and longer.

In order to maintain equilibrium, moderation is needed.  You just -can’t- continue to jump on every opportunity that comes along, no matter how much you want to. The cost and consequences of doing so end up setting you back far more than the boons involved.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE VISIONARY’S TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I told Ms B we wouldn’t be coming on Tuesday, since we’ll be coming up there on Wednesday to spend the night, then staying for a little over a week.

Silence is Golden (or Can Be)

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Tarot Nefertari's Seven of Wands and Christmas Affirmation CardDaily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Seven of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of fighting for one’s beliefs, standing up for one’s principles, and confrontations that challenge one’s values.

Everything doesn’t have to be about you.

In an echo of a reading made the other day. This card and affirmation combo is a reminder that when you are together with loved ones in a gathering, you don’t have to be on the defensive.  In fact, in order to enjoy being there, it’s better that you’re not. It’s okay to just sit back and enjoy, instead of having to stand up and always be on guard to protect your own interests.

People are going to say dumb ass shit and believe stuff that you don’t believe in or agree with. That’s just how getting together with other people goes sometimes. There’s no need to leap into the fray or always state your opinion. Sometimes silence is the best answer you can give.

The message in today’s card and affirmation is a reminder to not engage. Accept, instead, that some people have shitty opinions and perhaps now is not the time to try and change their mind, nor make a big thing out of what’s being said. Sometimes silence can speak just as loudly as (or louder than)  speaking up.

DECK USED:  TAROT NEFERTARI

@Lionharts #TheDecemberTarot Fruits of 2025 Challenge
The Scythe Prompts for December 17th thru 20th

Tarot Reading with The Christmas TarotWhat am I ready to speak, manifest, or face without softening it?

King of Cups – This answer is not what, but where. You take a little bit more caution when you speak to people, and less so when you speak with your partner. He is the emotional support, strength, and leadership in your life that allows you to open up and not have to be so certain or supportive in your words.

He wants the real and unvarnished truth, even when you don’t have the words to express yourself properly. Therefore, you just say it however you can, and he then helps you translate it into something that makes sense. While others might take those words at face value, he will dig in order to truly understand, and help you understand as well.

What emotion from this year still needs space before it can let me go?

Four of Cups – You are still not back from the edge of having closed down your business and walked away from it. Your emotions surrounding the events that happened in autumn still cling on and make you wonder if it’s really worth it to keep going. (Although, if the message from Amalthea in the New Moon reading done earlier today is any indication, the answer is that it is.)

What small moment changed more than I realized at the time?

Queen of Cups Rx – Taking on that major depressive episode on your own in September is going to have some far-reaching consequences and effects. These emotional consequences are going to crop up later when you least expect it.

What has been growing beneath the surface, waiting for this moment to rise?

Three of Cups – You are being far more tolerant of spending time with others of late. This enjoyment and appreciation took time to build and should be enjoyed while it lasts.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE CHRISTMAS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsDec2025 Challenge
Prompts for December 18th and 19th

Tarot Reading with the Tarot NefertariWhere do you find the most joy in life?

The Emperor Rx – You find the most joy in life in those moments when you don’t have to be in charge.

In these moments you are able to think about yourself, put yourself first, and allow yourself to be vulnerable without having to worry how it will affect others. That provides you with a sense of freedom from responsibility that makes the world feel lighter.

What do you need to focus on for self-care for this month’s new moon?

Nine of Swords and Knight of Swords – Pay attention to how your fears are influencing your actions. Fear can cause us to act impulsively, rather than actually thinking things through as we should. Make sure you are pausing to reflect on what is driving your actions.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Pine Tips Ceramic Impression for Longevity and Sustainability
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT NEFERTARI

Daily Self Kindness

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