Dame Darcy’s Queen Alice Tarot

The Too-Close Closet

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The @hippiepixie333 #Escapril2026 Challenge
Prompt for April 25th : tomorrow’s promise 
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Queen Alice Tarot - Nine of Wands

Today’s draw is the Nine of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of boundaries, defensive maneuvers, and protection of what you hold dear.

Tomorrow there is going to be a get together, and someone is coming to visit who I really like and enjoy spending time with. The last time they visited, though, I found out that they are extremely homophobic; and they don’t know that I’m not straight.

Not that I’m hiding anything, it’s just never come up. My discovery during the last visit was while I was overhearing a discussion I was not involved in, as I was in the other room.

This is the first time that I have ever been confronted with the idea of being “in the closet” about myself. It’s not like I keep anything a secret, even if I’m not blaring it to the world. In this instance, though, I do consider keeping it a secret. If for no other reason, than to protect the peace of this get together that’s not even mine.

This has been weighing on me a bit over the past month; ever since I found out that they were coming back for another visit.

The message in today’s Nine of Wands and the “tomorrow’s promise” is that the potential for things to get ugly is there. It’s up to me how I deal with it.

In this situation, when you know the other person may fly off the handle and you are a guest in the situation… I’m not sure if the topic comes up with me in the room if I should speak up, or if keeping my mouth shut is the better idea. This card definitely makes me think the latter. It could ruin relationships beyond just the one between me and this person, after all, if I don’t.

DECK USED:  QUEEN ALICE TAROT

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Root & Rise Challenge
The Rise Prompt for April 25th : What would support my progress without restricting it?

Tarot Reading with the Mibramig Magical Tarot and Fool's Items Oracle of Enchantment

Reading Summary: When it comes to your emotional exploration and development (Water Element), during times of turmoil (whirlpool in the Water Element card) it’s important to keep your eye on the far-reaching goal of who you want to become (Judgement) rather than trying to seize control and calm things in the moment (The Emperor).

Take Away: There is learning to be had in chaos, including the chaos of your emotions. If you always smother your turbulent emotions, then you never learn how to deal with them in a healthy manner.

In order to support your progress in your emotional intelligence, as well as towards growth into the person you want to become, you have to let this turbulence happen instead of trying to restrict it or otherwise control it through force of will.

Feel your feelings, and learn from them.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: MIBRAMIG MAGICAL TAROT AND FOOL’S ITEMS ORACLE OF ENCHANTMENT

@lightningwildflower‘s April Energetic Shifts Challenge
Sun square Pluto, Uranus enters Gemini Prompt for April 25th : How can I embrace change without feeling like I’m losing myself?

Tarot Reading with the Queen Alice Tarot

Reading Summary: Watch at first (The Hanged Man), and be aware of the fears that this change causes to rise up within you (Nine of Swords).

When you acknowledge your fears and hang back long enough to get an idea of what’s going on, you are then better able to turn the situation to your needs and desires (The Magician).

Take Away: Change is scary. Especially when it involves something that’s important to you. Adapting to change is important, but it’s also important to make sure as we adapt that we are creating the space needed for us to be authentic.

When change happens and fears rise up, instead of reacting right away, do some information gathering first. Hang back, pay attention to the changes that are happening as well as your reaction to those changes.

With this information you can then ensure that any adaptation you need to do is going to continue to be true to yourself rather than just a reaction to something you’re scared of.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Wood Kitsune Carving for Cleverness and Ingenuity
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  QUEEN ALICE TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I soaked in an Epsom salt and apple cider vinegar bath in the hopes it would help ease not just my muscles but also a skin issue I have going on right now.

Take Your Time

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Today’s meditation was supposed to be twenty minutes long, but I ended up dozing off in the middle of it and it turned into a nearly three hour nap instead.   I’ll give it another go before sleep tonight.  I’m pretty sure I got at least ten minutes in, but I can’t be positive.  A second practice before bed won’t hurt anything.

Four of Swords - Tarot of the Hidden RealmToday’s draw is the Four of Swords, which is about rest and recuperation.

What I see in this card is the value of taking time to sit and think.  Not just the value of rest and recuperation, but in allowing your mind to roam and restore.  The allowance to mull things over and let time slide by as you do so, rather than demanding the answers now and pushing forward, always forward.

I’m always pushing forward, but today I took some time for myself.  I relaxed and watched some tv.  I meditated, and napped a bit more than I’d planned.   I loused about and played games on my phone.   Most of these things are not things I allow myself all that often, or at least I don’t openly allow myself to accept them without recriminations.   Today, though, I gave myself these small pleasures and did my best to not put myself down for them or the time spent with them.

DECK USED:  TAROT OF THE HIDDEN REALM

#TarotForGrowthFebruary Challenge Prompt
Question: What is my current relationship with creativity?

Circle of Life Tarot

Reading Summary:  Stagnant (Hermit) due to a waffling on choices (Two of Swords) has left me feeling a bit apathetic and unable to see the good/joy of creativity (Five of Cups), which is swiftly (Eight of Wands) spiraling me down into feelings of scarcity (Five of Pentacles).

Take Away:  Usually, my creativity is very free flowing and constantly pushing through me like an inner light.   Since my issues with that letter came in, and the self doubt that letter and the fear it created sparked up in me, my creativity has been very much blocked, though.  It feels heavy and I’m struggling with it a bit, to be honest.

DECK USED:  CIRCLE OF LIFE TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2020 Challenge Prompt
Question: What do I need to focus on for self-care for this new moon?

Dame Darcy's Queen Alice Tarot

Reading Summary: Now is the time to go for it (Knight of Wands) concerning those new ideas I have (Ace of Swords) about my financial portfolio and establishing more solid financial footing (King of Pentacles).

Take Away: There’s some taxes stuff I’ve been putting off and a few ideas I’ve had for directing money in a different direction, but I’ve been putting it off as it hasn’t felt like the right time.  From these cards, it sounds like now is the time and I should hop to it.

DECK USED:  DAME DARCY’S QUEEN ALICE TAROT

Owl and Bones February Two Card Challenge
Question: Wash Away / Invigorate

Prisma Visions Tarot v5Wash Away :  It’s time to wash away the energies of winter that have been dragging me down and holding me back.  These energies didn’t serve me then and are not serving me now, it’s time to allow a fresh clean breeze to blow through and clear them out.

Invigorate :  Invigorate the industrious energies of spring. It’s time to start moving forward instead of wallowing in stagnation.

DECK USED:  PRISMA VISIONS TAROT V5

 

The “How” of It All

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Today’s meditation was about seven minutes long and was interrupted by THREE f’ing phone calls.  I would have started over, but then J showed up and it was time to go.  In the end I gave up and decided that I would try again tonight before bed.

Tarot of the Hidden RealmToday’s draw is a double without a jumper, meaning both cards came out together as one.  The cards in today’s draw are The Moon and the Three of Cups.

When I received The Moon card the other day, it was about my longing to be out in nature and how sometimes I just can’t get out there enough to sate that longing inside of me.

Today’s draw is an expansion on that, which speaks of inviting those I love to assist me in finding the time and opportunity to spend time in those places I love so much.  My loved ones are there for me, to support me and help me in finding those things in life that bring me joy.  It’s important that I don’t just acknowledge that, but allow that to happen and reach for that support when I need it.

Reaching for that support is a repeating theme in the cards lately, and I hear the message loud and clear, even if it seems I’m having a hard time with the “how” of it all.

DECK USED:  TAROT OF THE HIDDEN REALM

#TarotForGrowthFebruary Challenge Prompt
Question: What is my current relationship with my ancestors and guides?

Britt's Third Eye Tarot

Reading Summary:  Keep working at it (Temperance), keep researching (Three of Pentacles) and seeking a good balance between responsibilities and seeking that connection (Queen of Pentacles). Things are coming along, but it’s going to take some time cuz there’s going to be some ups and downs involved (Wheel of Fortune) in convincing them of my sincerity.

Take Away:  Essentially?  I’m on the right track both in my private efforts to connect with my ancestors and guides, in reaching out to others for information and research, and in finding a good balance between the responsibilities of life and my spiritual path.  But it’s going to take some time.  I’ve spent my life ignoring them and putting the effort to communicate entirely in their court, and if I want to connect?  I’m going to have to stay the course until I’ve proven to them that it’s what I really want.

DECK USED:  BRITT’S THIRD EYE TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2020 Challenge Prompt
Question: What one thing can I do today to make a loved one’s life better?

Dame Darcy's Queen Alice Tarot

Intuitive Interpretation: The thing I can do that would most help a loved one is help them with their burdens.  I was thinking of L when drawing these cards, and it looks like what she needs is something very similar to myself at the moment.  That is to say, someone to help remind her of the long-term view and set her free of the self-restraining thoughts that are making her feel overwhelmed with her burdens and responsibilities.

Although I haven’t had the chance to see her today, I think I might sit down with her and have a heart to heart tomorrow.  Just some quiet time and a talk about how we’re both feeling and how we can help each other in what is very obviously a mutual struggle at this time.

DECK USED:  DAME DARCY’S QUEEN ALICE TAROT

Owl and Bones February Two Card Challenge
Question: Card for me / Card for humanity

Weird Cat TarotCard for Me – Four of Wands, Wheel of Fortune – Make sure that you’re taking time to cherish the good times, because life is going to be full of lots of ups and downs this year.

Card for Humanity – Ace of Swords – It’s time to start looking at things in a new way, and to acknowledge the dependence we have upon the earth and her goodwill and generosity.

DECK USED:  WEIRD CAT TAROT