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Kindness Is Not Earned

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Celtic Dragon Tarot's Five of Cups and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Five of Cups combined with the affirmation “You deserve kindness today.”

These cards are a reminder that even when things look dark and hopeless, you deserve kindness. Not just from others, either, but given to yourself by yourself as well.

Kindness is not dependent upon performance or perfection. It’s not dependent on success or failure.  It’s something that you should be giving yourself whether times are good or bad, whether your inner narrative is negative or not.

DECK USED:  CELTIC DRAGON TAROT (CZECH EDITION)

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for April 29th: Int’l Dance Day – As April comes to an end, what in your life is due for a bit of celebration?

Celtic Dragon Tarot - The Moon, Five of Wands, King of WandsReading Summary: Uncertainty and feelings of vulnerability (The Moon) are a natural part of conflict (Five of Wands). That doesn’t mean standing down, but continuing on a path based on your inspiration and sharing that path for all to follow that choose to (King of Wands).

Take Away: Sometimes conflict happens. You’re not adverse to it, but you struggle with the emotional side of it, as you aren’t particularly skilled with emotions as a whole.

Don’t let that struggle dampen your passion or your stance.  Your uncertainty isn’t something to try and avoid or alleviate. It’s just a part of the learning process… growing pains on an emotional scale instead of a physical one.

DECK USED: CELTIC DRAGON TAROT (CZECH EDITION)

Daily Self Kindness

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

It’s Already Yours

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Chrysalis Tarot's Two of Stones and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Two of Stones (Pentacles) combined with the affirmation “It is good that you are taking up space in the world today. It is good that you are here.”

Instead of spending all of your time trying to prove that you deserve the space you take up in the world, how would it be just to accept that you do in fact deserve to take up that space all on your own.

You spend too much time “earning” that space that is already rightly yours.  Instead, try finding a better balance where you don’t have to try so damned hard to be “enough” for everyone else’s expectations.

DECK USED:  CHRYSALIS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2024 Challenge Prompt
@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Mercury Musing Prompt
Prompt for April 28th: Do Spread 2
Question: How can I integrate the lessons learned during this retrograde into my daily life moving forward?

Chrysalis Tarot's Six of Scrolls, King of Spirals, StrengthReading Summary: There is shelter in the Six of Scrolls (Swords), shown in the color correlation between it and the poppet sheltered against the monster’s side.

Where the color correlation with Strength resides in shadow, with the Papa Legba’s trousers connecting to the monster’s shadow in the anchor card.

At the center of it all lies the King of Spirals (Wands) with no color correlations and opposing viewpoints in the fact that the King faces into the past, and the happy monster and his poppet face into the future.

Take Away: When you seek too much sheltering it turns you away from the strength that comes in going after your dreams and the accomplishments that brings with it.

These cards say that a bit of shelter seeking now and then is healthy, but too much of even a good thing will turn it into a detriment. With this past retrograde, this dynamic was brought into the light and encouragement is given to make sure you are taking action, stirring the mind and blood into singing so that happiness flows more plentifully.

DECK USED: CHRYSALIS TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

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

Choose to Put Yourself First

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Spirits of the Woodland Tarot Two of Wands and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Two of Wands combined with the affirmation “It’s okay to disappoint people sometimes; you can’t control their expectations. And being disappointing doesn’t make you a failure or unworthy of kindness.”

You can choose to be a people pleaser, or you can choose to please yourself… but you can’t do both.

Since you cannot control others expectations, the most logical course forward is to please yourself. That includes defining what you feel that the concepts of success and self worth mean.

DECK USED:  SPIRITS OF THE WOODLAND TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for April 26th and 27th

Spirits of the Woodland Tarot - Queen of Wands, Five of Wands, The Fool, Ten of Cups, Three of Wands, Ten of WandsRichter Scale Day – What unpredictable upset in your life is ready for healing?

Queen of Wands and Five of Wands – Over the past year there has been a lot that has gotten in the way of you being able to support and foster your creative process. These disruptions have created a distance between that process and your current state.

Tell a Story Day – Use the cards to tell a real or fictional story about that healing.

Overwhelmed and struggling under the weight of responsibility that caring for others entails, one day Mme Rabbit decided to trek out on her own and discover new things.

On this journey, she met all different kinds of animals and over time built her own tribe. With them, she began to see life as an adventure that is worth her enthusiasm, instead of an ordeal to trudge through.

DECK USED: SPIRITS OF THE WOODLAND TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I restocked the snacks and water in the crate in the back of the car today.

Pit Stops Happen

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Today’s meditation was skipped. (I took headache meds and a nap instead.)

Tarot of the Longest Dream's The Sun and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Sun card combined with the affirmation “Bad days do not erase your progress”.

The combination of these two cards are a reminder that looking on the bright side often takes practice and a conscious effort. Bad days happen to all of us, and when we are striving towards something we want to achieve, those bad days can feel like a massive setback, or even feel like failure.

It’s important during these times to remember that bad days are temporary, and you may be in a momentary pause, but you’ve not actually strayed off track from the success you have been working toward.  It’s just a pit stop, not the end of the road.

DECK USED:  TAROT OF THE LONGEST DREAM AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for April 25th: Nat’l DNA Day – What is needed in your life to connect you more with your family?

Awakening Enlightenment CardsReading Summary: There is concern that the jealousies of others will cause them to strive to take all that you have (Consumption and Jealousy). A greater sense of stability is needed (Stability).

Take Away: Before trying to connect with more extended family, make sure that you shore up your personal sense of stability. There are those involved that will seek to eat away at the good in your life, spurred on by their jealousy.

This man in your family that you want to connect more strongly with has children, and they do not appreciate your presence. If you want to connect more strongly with him, you need to first ensure that you are impervious to any disruptions those offspring might try to throw your way.

DECK USED: AWAKENING ENLIGHTENMENT CARDS

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Mercury Musing Prompt
Question for April 25th: What needs a little more time or reflection before I fully commit myself to it?

Tarot of the Longest Dream - Four of Cups, Queen of Cups, The EmperorReading Summary: The Queen of Cups in this royal pairing seems to be saying to the Emperor “Are you really up to putting more on your shoulders right now, my king?” At the same time, the poses of the women in both Cups cards appear to be saying that we need to think about this a little more and get our emotions involved so that we can see how we feel about everything, rather than just charging forward. Sit with it. Think about it. Dip into how you feel rather than just using logic.

Take Away: You are not emotionally ready to take on more responsibilities. Wait it out and listen to yourself instead. Give yourself the nurturing that you need and think things through a little more before you try step in as a responsible party with the greater good in mind.

DECK USED: TAROT OF THE LONGEST DREAM

Daily Self Kindness

I took it easy throughout the early part of the day, working on getting rid of a headache that I’d woken up with in the morning.

Positive Changes Also Happen

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

OMNITO Magic LenormandToday’s draw is the Coffin and Sun.

Don’t forget that sometimes change is good.

It’s not your enemy, but often is the path to success opening up before you once you’ve released what baggage needs letting go of.

You have a tendency to resist change, as most people do, but its important to pay attention to what’s actually going on, and the potential that lies in those moments in life that are less stable and more fluid.

DECK USED:  OMNITO MAGIC LENORMAND

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Mercury Musing Prompt
Question for April 24th: What can I return to, reconnect with, or restart, now that Mercury has stationed?

OMNITO Magic LenormandReturn To – Key Fish Tower – There are better ways in which to grow your fortune than just tucking away funds for a rainy day. It’s time to consult those that know more than you do and can help unlock this potential.

Reconnect With – Ship and Book – Research places you can go to get moving. You won’t get the outdoor time you need just by thinking about it, but some research on easier, more accessible trails is a good place to start.

Restart – Woman and Star – Your relationship with your mother could use a restart now that communication is no longer being hindered by the retrograde. It’s okay to get your hopes high. Just stay positive and it will turn out fine.

Side Note: That last one… I dunno. I know it is supposed to be reassurance and encouragement, but it feels like there should be more in there about protecting my from those expectations. That is my feelings, tho. Not necessarily reality.

DECK USED: OMNITO MAGIC LENORMAND

Daily Self Kindness

Today was a fun filled day of doctor appointments that I didn’t really want to go to. I definitely did some advocating for myself today, though, and I’m happy with the results.

I Continue to Steal Time

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

@GlitterbyInk #AprilAffirmations24 Prompt
Affirmation Prompt for April 20th: I Continue…

TaRat Tarot - Seven of SwordsSeven of Swords – I continue to steal away time for myself.

Sometimes it really does feel like stealing, but that doesn’t make it any more needed and necessary. There are times in life when the needs of others feel like a black hole.  No matter how much you feed into it, it’s always greedy for more. More and more.

In this way, people can steal every moment of your time and then some if you let them… which means if you want to have some of that time for yourself? It’s necessary to steal it back.

You don’t have to steal it all, but you do need to make sure that you’re getting what you need.

DECK USED:  TARAT TAROT

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Mercury Musing Prompt
Question for April 23th: What can I gain from revisiting my past and realigning with my personal goals?

My Journey Is The Stars And The Sea Cards“…and it was the moment between six and seven when every flower-roses, carnations, irises, lilac-glows; white, violet, red, deep orange; every flower seems to burn by itself, softly purely in the misty beds; and how she loved the grey-white moths spinning in and out, over the cherry pie, over the evening primroses!” – Virginia Wolfe

Lily of the Valley – Purification of the heart and soul through the release of those things that have hurt you along the way. Just as crying releases pent up emotions, revisiting the past can give you an outlet to release those negative past experiences, freeing you to better focus on your current needs.

Dahlia – A stronger connection to your sense of inner strength and dignity. When you look back on the past and those things you have come through, you see just how strong you were and have become over time. It allows you to take pride in your accomplishments, bolstering your self confidence.

Hydrangea – Self-forgiveness spurred on by understanding. The understanding that you do not, in fact, deserve the harsh treatment that you dole out to yourself, and the ability to begin the process of apologizing to yourself for that treatment… and ultimately finding a path to self-forgiveness as a result.

DECK USED: MY JOURNEY IS THE STARS AND THE SEA CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for April 23th: What do you need to focus on for self-care for this full moon?

TaRat Tarot - The Hermit, Five of Wands, Six of WandsReading Summary: You can’t please everyone (Six of Wands and Five of Wands). Please yourself (The Hermit).

Take Away: Independence. Stop trying to please everyone.  In doing so, you are sacrificing your own happiness and your ability to give yourself what you need.

It isn’t your responsibility to make anyone else happy other than yourself, and the inner conflict of trying to do so is wearing you down.  Instead, step away and give yourself little “treats” of pleasure and enjoyment that are just for you and no one else.

DECK USED: TARAT TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I wandered off on my own in the garden center with my camera in-hand instead of following along with Ms B and Jer as they shopped for the things she needed to pick up.