Today’s meditation was skipped.

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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 Six of Cups (Oberon), which is traditionally a representation of nostalgia, joyful memories, childhood experiences, and revisiting the past in some way.

The card has then been combined with a card from Twist’s Halloween Affirmations Deck, which says, “You are strong. You are resilient. You will defeat this.”

I was a terror as a child. Not because I threw tantrums, misbehaved, or otherwise broke the rules. Rather, it was because I had a tendency to go missing. Put me near a wooded area, a bush, a tree, or even tall grass… and I would disappear, going missing for hours at a time.

I didn’t really realize or understand until I was much older how distressing this was for my parents. I was drawn into the green and played the hours away only to eventually emerge happy and hale to parents that were losing their minds with worry that quickly turned to anger at my reappearance. This (of course) just made the green spaces all that much more appealing.

The message in today’s Six of Cups and affirmation card is a reminder that those green spaces offer healing and are waiting for me. I need the peace and healing they hold even more during times of struggle, stress, and anxiety. These cards encourage returning to these green spaces more often at this time to help ease the stress of my current hurdles. Maybe these places could do the same for you, too.

DECKS USED:  MAGICAE DAEMONIBUS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompts for October 19th through 21st

Bewitched: What lies beneath the mask that you show the world?

Newsboy (Blocked) – Beneath the mask that you show the world is someone that really doesn’t want anything to do with the world around them.

You yearn to be the recluse living deep in the woods, inaccessible and self sufficient.

Banshee: What inside you is screaming for release?

The Seance House – You have far more ability with mediumship than you allow yourself to explore. These abilities are seeking an outlet, and are getting harder and harder to ignore.

Philosophical Question: Is there an afterlife?

Brain Fog (Grounded) atop The Violinist (Grounded) – Yes, but we don’t remember the “music” once we are firmly back on the earth (in a body). That other place isn’t meant to be known by us during our time here on earth.

Other elements included in this reading:
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Desert Rose and Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  MIDNIGHT MURDERS GAME CARDS

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 18th and 19th : shivering hope / horrifically alive

it trembles on the edges
pushed away but still there
lingering like a shadow
stalking prey
(Two of Hearts)

that sliver of hope
persistent and eternal
like a vampire’s obsession
given sway
(Four of Diamonds)

it shivers alone
outside the window glass
looking for a crack to slip through
(Jack of Clubs)
eager to rise up and bite you again
the smallest invitation will do
(Ace of Clubs)

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Flower Agate for Opening the Mind to New Possibilities
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  FRANKENSTEIN PLAYING CARDS COMIC VERSION

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 19th

Seek – Strength – When you are seeking strength to carry you through struggles and hardship…

Find – Six of Cups atop Five of Swords – … look to the triumphs and defeats of your past to find it.

Take Away – It’s your successes and survival of the trials of your past that show you what’s happening in the present is something that you can also overcome.

Not only were you strong enough -then- to deal with the struggles that seemed insurmountable at the time, but you learned from them. As a result, you’re even stronger and smarter now than you were then, and far more capable of making it through than when you were dealing with the trials and tribulations of that time.

Your struggles didn’t break you then, and these new ones certainly won’t break you now.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  MAGICAE DAEMONIBUS TAROT

I took a nice long nap at Ms B’s house today (and surprisingly, was allowed to by others. It feels like I didn’t nap at all, but I clearly needed the extra sleep.

Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “The negative voice in your head isn’t worth your time.”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Breathe Prompt for October 18th : Peace
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 Pentacles (Diez de Oros), which is traditionally a representation of satisfaction and stability in the area of one’s finances, resources, home, health, manifestations, and the physical world. This often translates into themes that have to do with hard earned success, accomplishments, abundance created through patience and hard work, and reaching a point in that abundance and stability where it is comfortably shared with those around us.

It takes a long time to build lasting security that you can share with others. You have done what you can to prepare for the destabilization of the lives connected to yours, and now you are facing that situation.

Remember that you are not without resources. You also aren’t alone when you need some support. Don’t let your inner negative narratives tell you that things won’t work out. Your track record proves otherwise.

The message in today’s Ten of Pentacles, affirmation card, and Peace prompt is a reminder that your pessimistic and negative thoughts are lying to you. Community creates peace, and your backstory proves you’re more than capable of setting things back to rights with a bit of time, ingenuity, and effort.

DECK USED:  MARAVILLA TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATIONS DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 18th : Do Spread 3

Smoky Quartz – How can you best clear negativity from your life and in turn gain greater stability?

Nine of Spades – Stop allowing your fears and “what if” thinking to steal your focus and call the shots.Your anxiety is high right now, and that “what if” scenario thinking your inner narratives are trying to pitch to you needs to be rejected outright. Don’t play with it or consider what it’s saying… let it go instead.

Apple – What insight is needed to improve your physical health at this time?

Queen of Spades – You talk a good game but need to work on your follow through. Make sure that you’re actually getting the activity you need instead of just thinking and talking about it.

Chrysanthemum – Where do your defenses and boundaries need some bolstering?

Seven of Spades – Work on not allowing others problems and actions to have so much influence over your own joys and perspective on the world. Remember that you can and -should- be more focused on what -you- believe to be right and true than what others think about it all.

Aquamarine – In what ways can meditation promote more calm and confidence in your life?

King of Diamonds – Meditation provides the kind of grounding that shores up your foundation. It’s not a quick fix, but a long term maintenance type of thing that helps in keeping you grounded in the day to day.

Mint – What factor in your relationships needs some reevaluation and perhaps adjustment?

Five of Diamonds – Again, remember that although other people’s scarcity can affect your own, this is not your crisis. Support them without taking ownership.

Carnelian – In what ways can including more creativity in your life brighten your daily outlook?

King of Spades – Your particular brand of creativity both exercises the mind and invites others to join you. Thus, including more creativity in your life invites both mental clarity and a greater sense of community.

Pomegranate – What wish of yours is ready to be manifested into reality at this time?

Three of Hearts – More love, understanding, and camaraderie; less discord.

Other elements included in this reading:
Carnelian Agate Mushroom for Focusing On Aspirations
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Honey Calcite for Optimism and Motivational Boost
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  UNHISTORICAL PLAYING CARDS

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 5 | Entry 1 – Health and Body
Affirmation : “I value my physical form, even what I perceive as its flaws.”
Prompt : Use the card you draw to guide you as you write a gratitude letter to your body. Work keywords attached to this card into your letter.

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

In my personal readings of late, I’ve had a lot of messages from the Hermit come through as a reminders of how to identify and avoid unhealthy alone time.

It took me a minute to get out of that headspace and consider the card free from that perspective today. Not that that perspective doesn’t play a part, more that it was blocking what else might be there for me to see and understand.

For this reason, there was a moment of disgruntled dissatisfaction before I picked apart why I was feeling that way.

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

The Hermit is often about alone-time and solitary self-reflection. It’s about looking within and illuminating what needs our attention, soul searching for answers, and connecting with our inner shadows.

Alternately, it can often shed light on times when unhealthy alone-time is trying to masquerade as healthy solitude.

Bare bones, it’s about connecting with self.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

The lantern always hits in the Hermit card, for it speaks of shedding light in places where perhaps visibility is not at its best. We often lie to ourselves and deceive ourselves, and this lantern symbolizes pushing back the shadows to see what’s really hidden there.

The mountains behind the Hermit speak to me of hurdles and obstacles yet to be dealt with. With the Hermit standing at a place where he can cast his light over these mountains, to me it symbolizes using our ability to dig within to find the strength needed for these hurdles, and root out anything we’re struggling with internally that might make the journey harder than it has to be.

My prompt response and reflections.

Let me first apologize for the abuse. I know that you are doing the best that you can, and that my demands for more hurt you. I know that you are hurting, and yet even during these times I punish myself by punishing you with unreasonable demands and even more pain.

There is no excuse for this behavior. There are reasons, of course, but they excuse nothing.

Thank you for keeping going even when I am being cruel or unreasonable. Thank you for the mobility I still have, and for putting up with my demands for more. I could be in a wheel chair, but you continue to allow me to walk. I could be in a great deal more pain, but you do what you can to mitigate my abuse.

I can’t promise to do better, but I do promise to try. I appreciate you, scars and metal pins and all. I appreciate you through the pain and stiffness, I appreciate you through the days when just waking up and getting out of bed are an agony. I don’t just appreciate you on the days when I can move more easily, so please don’t think that is the case. I’m just an asshole at showing how much I truly am grateful for all you go through for me and all you give.

Other elements included in this reading:
Labradorite D20 and D6 Gemstone Dice

DECK USED: HALLOWEEN EPHEMERA TAROT

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 18th

Soften – Cuarto de Oros – Soften your need to grasp and grab and hold on so tightly. This instinct keeps you from moving on and moving forward.

White knuckling what you have solves nothing, for it’s only with letting go and letting things flow that you actually manage to make progress.

Strengthen – Siete de Bastos – As you let go of this need to grasp so tightly, take care to connect and strengthen your priorities, values, and beliefs. These things ensure you aren’t lead astray.

Look to those things you value and put effort into ensuring they are getting what they need to stay healthy and strong. Lean into the beliefs, values, and mores that are the bedrock of who you are and who you want to become.

Remember to push back against those that would try to draw you off the path and into the weeds. You don’t need their help or their interference.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Wood Kitsune Carving for Cleverness and Ingenuity
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  MARAVILLA TAROT

I took the photo of the Maravilla Tarot on the floor instead of trying to fight with fitting those massive cards on a table and having to stitch together too many pictures to get the full image.

Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “It’s okay to struggle. You are doing better than you feel like you are.”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Breathe Prompt for October 17th : Presence
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is The Empress card, which is traditionally a representation of a nurturing energy of strength and empowerment without losing that “softer side” in the process, abundance, fertility, the divine feminine, and Mother Earth.

The presence of obstacles and issues in your life and your struggles as you work through them is not a reflection on you of failure (or potential failure).

Instead of focusing single-mindedly upon all the things that could go wrong, give yourself the nurturing support you need and reflect on the abundance in your life. In this way, you bring more to your experience than fear and anxiety, building yourself up instead of tearing yourself down.

The message in today’s Empress card and Presence prompt is a reminder that the energy we want present in our lives needs to be introduced and fostered by us to grow there. Otherwise we are left with only the presence of fear, anxiety, and uncertainty.

DECK USED:  DREAMING CAT TAROT MAGICAL FANTASY EDITION AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATIONS DECK

October Spooky Season Challenge by @MercuryTarot
Prompt for October 17th and 18th

What should I invest in?

Six of Coasts and Two of Attics

Spend some time digging through the things you’ve tucked away in storage, closets, and other spots not easily accessed. There is treasure to be found (and worth finding!) if you’re willing to get a bit dusty and dirty in order to find it.

What should I harvest?

Three of Stairs and Three of Attics

It’ll be more fun if you bring others in on the search. If you make a game of it, like a treasure hunt that they can participate in, you will find them eager to join in and help in searching high and low for the treasures awaiting your rediscovery.

Remember that not all treasures have to do with monetary gain (although some do). Others are about connecting with the past and finding joy in the present.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Green Calcite for Fostering Abundance and Easing Stress
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  LITTLE GHOST GAME CARDS

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 17th : elemental eyes

sea and sand
and moisture in the air
vies with blue skies
as fog lingers
(Seven of Hearts)

and condensation
creates the patter
of droplets
that sound like raindrops
as they fall to the forest floor
(Eight of Diamonds)

and in this place
where sea and sky
meet forest green
and reaching roots
(Two of Diamonds)

I seek out comfort in you
even here
(Queen of Hearts)
for you anchor me
in ways that even these places
cannot
(Nine of Diamonds)

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  HAPPY HALLOWEEN PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 17th 

No – Justice Rx – Don’t allow yourself to get caught up in the mentality that life is unfair and out of balance. Whether it’s true or not, the negative perspective isn’t going to be helpful to you right now.

It will drag you down when you are fighting to pull yourself out of your depression, and isn’t going to contribute to your cause or your situation.

Yes – Seven of Swords – It’s okay to slip into survival mode and take what you need. Residing in this mental space all of the time isn’t healthy, but it can be used as a tool when it’s needed (like now).

It’s okay to be selfish. You have your own ethics and moral compass, and can take what you need while still working within those parameters… so do it.

Other elements included in this reading:
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  DREAMING CAT TAROT MAGICAL FANTASY EDITION

I brought home a tin of David’s Cookies (the butter pecan meltaway kind) from Costco today.

Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based on an affirmation card that says, “You are NOT unworthy. You deserve peaceful days.”

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Breathe Prompt for October 16th : Freedom
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Strength (Dr Kemp from The Invisible Man) card, which is traditionally a representation of inner strength, persuasion usually through means of compassion, influence and/or manipulation, and courage.

“When you embrace the energy of this card, you are acknowledging your fears and working to defeat them – even if it means squaring off with a friend turned foe.” ~ from the guidebook

Remember, when challenges arise that feel insurmountable, that you are far stronger than you realize. You will find a way to get through whatever hurdles come your way, as well as whatever hardships those obstacles may bring with them.

The message in today’s Strength card and Freedom prompt is a reminder that when shit hits the fan, it’s not the end of the world. It is a call to arms for your inner self to rise up and show just how strong you really are and utilize your skills, experiences, principal, and values to give you an advantage as you move forward. In doing so you provide a path forward to freedom from these challenges that will allow you to thrive instead of falter.

DECK USED:  UNIVERSAL MONSTERS TAROT AND TWIST’S HALLOWEEN AFFIRMATIONS DECK

October Spooky Season Challenge by @MercuryTarot
Prompt for October 15th and 16th

What tradition have I outgrown?

The Bride – Leaping first and figuring it out later.

Sometimes forethought is the only way to make the best decision moving forward. It’s not that both options won’t work out… it’s that one of them offers a far less difficult path.

So, instead of doing what history says is your tendency to do when you are overwhelmed and just saying “fuck it” and diving in, make sure you are making a conscious choice with solid reasoning and an eye toward trajectory behind it.

What new tradition shall I create?

The Doctor – Use your education and experience to make the choices that will ensure the best outcomes possible. It’s in your power to create a path of healing and restoration, empowering good results through the choices you make. That means you have to actually think things through, though, rather than just jumping in feet first.

Other elements included in this reading:
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  ORACLE OF THE UNDEAD

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 16th : grizzly in my chest

news is delivered
like a sledgehammer to the heart
(Ace of Spades atop Jack of Spades)
and a moment of pause
taken
to absorb the blow
(Four of Spades)
before implications begin to invade
and try to take over the conversation
(Nine of Spades)
when what’s needed is comfort and support
(Queen of Hearts)
but living deep within my chest
a deep rumble is held in check
(Five of Hearts)
as the instinct to protect rears up
and demands the freedom to roar
(Seven of Clubs)

Other elements included in this reading:
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  54 CRYPTIDS AND LEGENDARY CREATURES PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 16th

Believe – Eight of Cups – Believe that this leaving…

The loss of employment is a hard pill to swallow, even when it’s not -my- employment that’s lost. It brings up a lot of worries… and although my first instinct is to encourage them to stay where they are, the -right- choice is to support whatever it is they want to do… even if that means leaving to start over again with something or somewhere else.

Know – Three of Wands – …will result in a path forward filled with passion and enthusiasm.

In lending the support mentioned above, you give them the freedom to choose what -they- want most out of this situation.

This creates the potential for them to not just go after what they want, but find it. And, in doing so, move in a direction that sparks passion within them and an enthusiasm for work that has been flagging of late for them.

Other elements included in this reading:
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  UNIVERSAL MONSTERS TAROT

I took the initiative to get the hanging rod bought and hung that I wanted for my MJ Cullinane decks today. Now I just need to buy more clips before I can get them all hung.

Today’s meditation was a ten minute #DailyCalm session from the @Calm.

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The @GlitterbyInk #OctoberAlchemy26 Challenge
Breathe Prompt for October 14th : Trust
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Six of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of charity, generosity, sharing the wealth, asking for or accepting help, and balancing the scales between the “haves” and the “have nots” in life.

Sometimes you just have to trust that everything is going to turn out okay, that the universe will provide, and that generosity will prevail.

In my life, I have been in far too many situations where I was on my last leg and out of options. Every single time, it felt like the end of the world.

And yet? I’m still here. Surviving, and occasionally thriving. Okay… more than occasionally these days.

I’m here because I fought to be here, but I’m also here because of the generosity of the universe to provide me what I needed to keep climbing and striving.

The message in today’s Six of Pentacles and Trust prompt is a reminder that it’s not all up to you. You are being given a hand up now and then, even when you might not realize it. These cards encourage us to trust that that with perseverance, that hand up will be there when we need it most.

DECK USED:  DARK WHIMSICAL TAROT

October Spooky Season Challenge by @MercuryTarot
Prompt for October 14th : What is unique about me?

Reading Summary: When you land at a fork in your path (Crossroads), you always choose the path that leads towards stability (House), no matter how daunting the obstacles in your way (Mountain).

Take Away: You are singularly focused on stability and security. In your life, your finances, your health, your future… no matter the aspect of your life, your decisions are geared towards that singular goal.

It doesn’t matter to you if the path to the stability that you seek comes with greater obstacles and bigger struggles than the other options available to you. To you, it’s worth the extra trials and hardships to move in the direction of security and stability than to choose an easier path.

As a result, you tend to provide a sense of stability to others who are going through their own trials.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Garnierite for help in Releasing Anger, Anxiety, and Guilt
Carved Jade Japanese Kitsune for fostering Wisdom and Cunning
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  GOTHIC LENORMAND

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 14th : an exorcism of lies

I am legion unto my own
with myriad personalities and characters
hidden beneath the surface
(Ten of Clubs)

some clamoring for freedom
(Ace of Clubs)

while others whisper from the dark
spreading rot and decay
in stagnant places
(Three of Spades)

until new chemicals are introduced
to chase away the shadows
created by their lies
(Ace of Hearts atop Five of Spades)

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Pin Oak Leaf for Strength and Endurance
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  GOOFY GHOULS PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 14th

Push – Four of Cups – Push yourself to do the meditation practices that help to balance out your days.

This little ten minute space is just for you and no one else, and is an important part of your day. It allows you to give yourself some time apart and away from the responsibilities and social obligations so often pressing in from all sides. This little break is important.

Pull – Knight of Cups Rx – Pull back against recalcitrance to take these few minutes each day for yourself.

Your resistance to this simple practice is caused by mood, emotion, and/or negativity. None of these things need the validation of avoidance half as much as you need the validation of practicing regularly.

Other elements included in this reading:
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Honey Calcite for Optimism and Motivational Boost
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  DARK WHIMSICAL TAROT

I watched a movie (The Unholy) instead of fucking around on my phone during spare time at Ms B’s house.