Dreamers Tarot

Disappointment and Self-Punishment

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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COTD02The @GlitterbyInk #DivineGoddess25 Challenge
Words and Wisdom Prompt for January 2 : Intuition

Today’s card is the Three of Swords combined with the affirmation “Addicted to inner peace. Get your quick fix.”

When we are upset or disappointed, it can be difficult not to lean into punishing ourselves and treating ourselves badly.  I know that in my case, times when I’m not happy with myself or disappointed in myself or my performance with something often has a tendency to turn into self punishment.

Today’s cards are a reminder that during times of failure, it’s okay to treat yourself with kindness and understanding instead of self punishment and negative self talk.  You are allowed to say “It’s okay. We’ll do better next time” and leave it at that.  It’s okay, in fact, to dig your toes into the dirt, tilt your head back, and scream your frustration to the sky and clouds.  Whatever you need to step past it instead of wallow in those negative feelings and self punishments.

Listen to your body.  Listen to your intuition.  Listen… and allow yourself what you need.

It really is okay. You’ll do better next time.

DECK USED:  DREAMERS TAROT AND INNER F*CKING PEACE CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2025 Challenge
Prompt for January 2 : World Introvert Day – What are you avoiding that could use some attention?

Photo-Jan-02-2025,-3-48-21-PMReading Summary: You are avoiding exploring your emotions (Page/Seeker of Cups Rx). In order to correct course you need to unburden your feelings and worries (Three of Swords Rx) with those that create for you a sense of emotional stability (King/Dreamer of Cups).

Take Away: When you share your burdens with others, it helps to lighten your load.  You’re all closed up right now from your time over the holiday rush, and need to loosen your grip on all those pains, disappointments, and worries.

Pull the blades free of your heart so that you can share what put them there in the first place with those that want to help.  They are there to listen, and in listening will help provide you with the greater sense of stability you need right now.

DECK USED: DREAMERS TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I slept in. Not only did I sleep in, but I really, really slept in.  I got over 12 hours of sleep, and it felt amazing getting to just relax in bed for a bit when I woke up with no one around to bug me.

Finding the Positive for June 13 – 15

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Exile Tarot Awaken Edition, Mibramig Tarot, Dreamers Tarot, and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate Allan

June 13 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was twenty minutes long, and focused on the “Stop Gaslighting Yourself” graphic seen above. It speaks of a few of the ways in which we tell ourselves we are wrong for the way we feel or the things we want, and how to use validating mental talk in its place to help work with those negative tendencies.

In  my life?  It took Gideon to help me see that I was doing these things to myself… and that it was harming me in the process. For years, he repeatedly would remind me that my feelings are valid. Always valid, no matter what or why they came up.

It was through that encouragement that I was able to start to surface a lot of my past hurts and deal with them.  It’s still a work in progress, of course.  That’s why this graphic resounded so strongly for me, and why I chose to meditate on it today.

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Today’s card is the Nine of Wands combined with the affirmation “The way you feel matters. And no emotion you feel is bad or unworthy.”

This combination is a reminder that it’s okay to feel defensive sometimes.  You don’t have to apologize if you’re feeling that way, nor berate yourself for it. It’s far more important to look into why you are feeling defensive. Not so you can pick it apart, but to make sure that there’s nothing in there within you spurring that feeling on that needs some attention and healing.

DECK USED: EXILE TAROT AWAKEN EDITION AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

June 14 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and one of the #DailyCalm sessions in the Calm app.  As a number of the Calm app’s meditations do, this session extolled up on the virtues of meditation, and how over time and practice meditation can assist us in obtaining better control over our mind and our reactions.

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Today’s card is the Emperor card combined with the affirmation “Crying doesn’t mean you’re weak or losing it; it’s a sign that you’re overwhelmed, which means you are trying. And that’s really all that matters.”

Now -this- is a “trying” affirmation that I can get into (as opposed to the one from the 12th).

I cry.  Hell, when I’m overwhelmed?  I cry often. Sometimes quietly, and other times with big racking sobs and a messy face.   For me? It’s like a pressure cooker left going for too long. That steam has to be let off at some point, or it’s going to explode.  Crying is my steam being let off.

The Emperor card is a representation of control and leadership.  Together, the affirmation and this card are a reminder that even the strongest of us need a way to let off steam now and then. Some run or do other exercises. Some pick fights with family members or friends or strangers. Some scream into a pillow. Some cry.  There’s nothing wrong with that.

DECK USED: MIBRAMIG TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

June 15 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Today’s card is the Seven of Wands combined with the affirmation “Your body is a good body today, and you are a good  you.”

When the body struggles or fails, it’s easy to step into the negative inner narrative that beats up on your body and it’s performance… or lack there of.   It’s easy to start beating yourself up, and allowing those negative thoughts to take over, turning what could be a moment’s pause into a true defeat.

Today’s cards are a reminder that it’s okay to need to pause.  To regroup.  To recover.  To recuperate.  It’s okay that the body isn’t a machine, ever ready to perform at its best each and every day.  It’s okay to need a break.   And when these times happen?  We need to remember to fight back against those defeatist thoughts, give yourself a little leeway to heal, and not allow those negative thoughts to beat us down into believing that being human is something to be ashamed of.

DECK USED: DREAMERS TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN