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🌑 New Moon in Sagittarius – December 2023

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Tomorrow is the new moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is brought to you by the Hermit’s Mirror.

New Moon in Sagittarius Oracle Reading with the Winter Forest Frequencies Oracle

Clearing – What sensitive areas have I poked and prodded enough for now?

Horse Spirit – Stop allowing your negative inner narratives and criticisms to make you feel as if you’re stuck and not going anywhere. You have more power and autonomy than you realize. You’ve done enough weighing yourself down with the illusion of burden for now.

Transitional Pause – How has diving deep inspired me to look far and wide for my next journey?

Titmouse Spirit – When you allow yourself to be open to the world around you, you see more than you had been able to before.

New Seeds – What mind-expanding experiences are made possible by boldness?

Elk Spirit – Your boldness gives you the opportunity to take chances, and reach for more than you could possibly imagine without it there to bolster you.

Light in the Darkness – How does constantly shifting allow me to find my flow?

Arctic Fox Spirit – It doesn’t. In your case, to find your flow, you need moments of stillness and pause. This is one of the reasons that getting out in nature is so important for you.

Planetary Boon – What good fortune awaits discovery?

Black Fox Spirit – A greater sense of self acceptance awaits you if you’re willing to reach for it and be open to it.

New Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

Eagle Spirit – It’s only through, stepping back and looking at things from outside yourself that you are able to see where you need more balance, and how to further improve your life and your happiness. Objectivity can’t be seen from within.

DECK USED: WINTER FOREST FREQUENCIES ORACLE

Tarotholics Challenge Dec 3, 4, 7, 8, 9

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#DiscordTarotholicsDec2023 Challenge
Questions for December 3rd, 4th, 7th, 8th, and 9th

Tarotholics Challenge Oracle Reading with the Yuletide Monsters Oracle

Where should you direct your focus this week to foster your relationship with yourself?

Three of Gifts – Collaborate with others and aim for success. You will be happier with the end results (and by association with yourself) if you don’t try to carry everything alone. You will also be providing yourself some essential self care that is needed.

How can you connect more strongly with the world around you?

Four of Wassail Cups – This isn’t really the time for building stronger connections with the world around you. There just isn’t time. A little apathy in this area right now can go a long way into making sure you are balancing in this area.

What is your greatest strength that is currently hidden from you?

Five of Switches – One of your greatest strengths that you often forget about, especially when you are stressed or confronted with unexpected change, is the ability to deal with conflict in healthy ways instead of letting it descend into chaos.

How can you better connect with your intuition and decrease self-doubt?

Ace of Switches – Be enthusiastic about your connection with your intuition and follow its advice, even when you’re possibly not really a fan of what it’s trying to say. You create more problems for yourself when you ignore it and stubbornly try to pretend it’s not saying something you don’t want to hear.

What can you do to make riding out the holiday season more pleasurable?

Ace of Scissors – Follow your inspiration into the rabbit holes it leads you. Let the excitement of these new ideas inspire you. (Thus, the creation of Kainokami Ryūjin for the Hush rp.)

DECK USED: YULETIDE MONSTERS ORACLE

Tarotholics Challenge Dec Spread 1

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#DiscordTarotholicsDec2023 Challenge Spread 1

December Tarot Reading with the Snowland Tarot

Bear – Introspection / Healing – How can a period of introspection help with healing the past year’s pain?

Seven of Pentacles – Sustainable growth takes time and goes through many different phases. One of those phases that encourages growth is time spent looking inward at the self. When we rush, we often try to skip this step, because it’s difficult and uncomfortable, but in taking our time to explore it instead, we come out the other side happier and healthier in the end.

Robin – Compassion / Patience – Where can I express more compassion and patience with others?

Ten of Pentacles – During family times your loved ones could use a bit less snap and snark, and a little more compassion and patience. The stress of the holiday rush is making you snipe more often when you would normally have more patience. An effort toward a bit more compassion and patience will allow everyone to come together comfortably instead of going off into their own corners.

Deer – Gentleness / Intuition – How can I use my intuition to encourage more gentleness and caring this holiday?

Strength – Lean into your interpersonal strengths and seek out the nudge of your intuition to help you learn what others need in order to soften their hard edges and allow them to relax.

Squirrel – Preparation / Resourcefulness – How can prep and resourcefulness help me through the holidays?

The Star – Preparation and your resourcefulness assist in keeping things running smoothly, which in turn then allows you to more easily lean into hope and positivity instead of worry and self-criticism.

Wren – Inspiration / Enthusiasm – Where can I find inspiration to help me be enthusiastic about the holidays this year?

Nine of Pentacles – Stay focused on your accomplishments and how far you have come rather than allowing more negative inner narratives to take control. It’s through acknowledging your accomplishments (no matter how difficult they are to see, and no matter how small or inconsequential they might seem) that you are more easily able to see and enjoy the positives in life and fun in the world around you during the holidays.

Boar – Stubborn Persistence – In what way can stubborn persistence help me through the rest of this year?

Knight of Swords – It will allow you to stay on target and adapt to the sometimes unorthodox methods needed in order to meet your goals. Thinking outside the box is important in order to hit your target.

Owl – Trust / Knowledge – How can the knowledge I’ve gained this year help me to trust myself better?

Wheel of Fortune – Remember that everything you’ve learned is carried with you throughout your life. These lessons don’t go away, but are carried forward with you. Like learning a foreign language, the more you use what you’ve learned, the more it will stick and become natural to you. Use these lessons you’ve gathered through life well and often in order to keep them fresh and easily awakened when you need them.

DECK USED: SNOWLAND TAROT

Tarotholics Challenge Dec 1 & 2

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Journey of a Lonely Soul Oracle and the Cosmic Dreamer Oracle

#DiscordTarotholicsDec2023 Challenge
Questions for December 1st and 2nd

Draw 1 – 3 cards. Use each card to describe a quality about yourself that you love

Divine Alignment – I am open to my guides and their guidance. Even before beginning to work with them directly, they were there guiding me through the already learned language of my intuition.

Dreamtime Odyssey – My mind is flexible enough that I am not just always seeking new perspectives but able to understand them and, when needed, adapt my own views when I learn something that no longer makes them useful.

Covenant of Regret – I own my mistakes. Regardless of what the consequences might be, I acknowledge, accept, and openly admit my mistakes to others instead of trying to hide them or shift the blame  onto others when it should be mine.

DECK USED: JOURNEY OF A LONELY SOUL ORACLE

How can you rekindle your inspiration when you’re feeling uninspired?

Reading Summary – Sometimes when you look at things from a different perspective (Paradigm Shift) and try things that you’ve never tried before that make you feel uncomfortable (The Surreal Sea), surprising results come from of it (Butterfly Effect).

Take Away – When you are feeling uninspired, try something new and different. Something that, perhaps, you’ve never tried before.  Sometimes that shift in perspective and breath of fresh air can lend spark to that fire of inspiration and creativity within you.

DECK USED: COSMIC DREAMER ORACLE

🌑 New Moon in Scorpio – November 2023

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On Sunday is the new moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is brought to you by Seeds of Shakti.

Scorpio New Moon Oracle Reading with the Secret Oracle of the Green Witch

What hurts do I need to release that still sting?

The Candles – You spent so much time this year under the thumb of necessity that it’s been a struggle for you to reconnect with that inner spark of creativity that usually shines so brightly within you. Keep trying. It’s still there, but the wood is wet and it will take a bit of effort to get the fire going.

What self-destructive behaviors do I need to recognize and stop?

Dandelion – Dehydration is not your friend. You need your kidneys strong and healthy, especially because of the medical procedures coming up and all the stress of the holiday rush as well. Make sure you are drinking enough water.

What aspect of my life is undergoing a potent transformation?

A Garden of Your Own – You have been advised by your therapist to begin a daily compliment journal. This practice has a great deal of potential to help you find a better sense of inner peace and stability. It’s a good idea, so get to it.

What will help me delve deeper into my heart space to explore what I need and don’t want in my life?

Greater Burdock – Fear and anger breed stagnancy. You need to flush these emotions out of your system. Let them go. Don’t spend your time resenting what has passed, nor in trepidation of the what ifs of what could or might happen but has yet to come to pass.

New Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

The Sacred Space atop Ribwort Plantain – Get your ass out in nature and pay attention while you’re there. Reconnection to those you’ve been neglecting is needed in the place of wet and green.

DECK USED: THE SECRET ORACLE OF THE GREEN WITCH

11/9📝 Template: Oracle Reading

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Mr Lionhart’s #TheNovemberTarot Elemental Tarot Challenge
Questions for November 7th and 8th

Oracle Reading with the Enchanted Map Oracle

What can I do to enhance my day-to-day life with more comfort?

Dragon’s Lair – It’s not comfort that you need right now, but rather to mix things up and dive into the excitement of challenge and adventure. See the upcoming holiday rush as a quest, instead of as a burden.

How can I best invest in myself for the long-term?

Commitment – Connect with others and allow them to connect with you. Accept their offers of help without restraint, as they are offering out of love and this sharing in your burden is a building block to greater bonds between you and others.

How can I connect with nature for a greater sense of grounding?

Heal the Ouch – Get your ass out in nature as much as you can. It’s through your connection with the forests and the trees that you find your greatest healing magic. In order to take advantage of this, you need to actually go wander among the trees and lie under their boughs so that your roots can tangle with theirs.

DECK USED: ENCHANTED MAP ORACLE