ExtraOrdinary Oracle

Nature’s Medicine

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Gilded Tarot Royale - Four of Wands@FatMumSlim August #FMSPAD Challenge
Prompt for August 17th : Looking Up | #FMS_LOOKINGUP25

Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Four of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of one’s passionate love for the security and welcoming energies of home. This often translates into themes that have to do with homecoming, celebrating home and stability, as well as relaxation in comfortable spaces.

Home is a wonderful place, but you can’t see the sky from there. Or… I can’t, at any rate.

Yes, there is an almost magical comfort and safety in having four walls and a roof over your head, but no amount of that magic can take the place of outside time.

There’s a reason that in Japan psychologist prescribe walks in nature. Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) has proven psychological benefits in humans… and physical benefits as well.

Today’s messages is a reminder to take advantage of those benefits, whether it’s spending time in a park or community garden, hiking in the woods, gardening on a balcony, or just sitting down or going barefoot in the grass for a few. Take the time to step outside of your four walls, not for some errand or task, but just for you.

DECK USED:  GILDED TAROT ROYALE BORDERLESS EDITION

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2025 Challenge
Prompt for August 17 : Do Spread 3 – Emotional Aspects

Oracle Reading with the Witch's Grimoire Oracle Trilogy

Seeds Sown – What seeds for my emotional health & growth planted in the Spring have flourished and grown strong?

Ivy, Tigers Eye, Jellyfish – You have quickly begun picking up the confidence needed to not flee from or bury your feelings, but instead connect with and explore them. This has shown itself lately in your confrontation of your fears, and finding ways to help yourself stay present in them instead of burying them or getting lost in them. (Ie: acknowledging your fears and writing down an action plan and optional plan B, picking up another part time job, etc.) You are not burying your head in the sand or trying to keep your head down, but actively engaging with your emotions.

The Chaff – What seeds have not flourished and need to be let go to encourage healthy growth in other areas?

Willow, Bloodstone, Coyote – You can only take on so many challenges at once, and at least for now advancing in your mediumship has to take the back burner for a time. Sometimes life’s chaos gets in the way of the best of intentions. Don’t worry, it’s not going to just up and disappear. It’ll be there when you once again feel ready to work on advancing with it some more.

The Harvest – How can I best prepare now to reap the benefits of a positive and healthy harvest in the Fall?

Jasmine, Sodalite, Lizard – Make sure you are communicating with others, keeping up on your meditation and mindfulness practices, and getting out in nature when you have the chance. These activities all help in keeping you open and ready to receive the good things the harvest season is preparing to bestow upon you.

Other elements included in this reading:
Ceramic Pine Tips Impression for Protection
Ceramic Red Maple Leaf Impression for Adaptability and Connection
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Aragonite for Truth and Understanding
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: WITCH’S GRIMOIRE ORACLE TRILOGY : HERBOLOGY & GARDEN MAGIC, GEMSTONE & CRYSTAL MAGIC, FAUNA & FAMILIAR MAGIC

@empressofthenightslight Roll the Tarot August Challenge
Roll : 17  Prompt : How can I best celebrate my journey today?

ExtraOrdinary Oracle ReadingReading Summary: Finish what you’re doing (today’s readings), pamper yourself a little (soak in the tub), give yourself a bit of a rest (take a nap), then worry about work (jewelry orders).

Take Away: Give yourself the care you need, and -then- worry about the work that’s waiting for you.

You’ve been stressing over the work you need to get done all day, when in reality it isn’t that urgent an issue.  What’s more important today is making sure that you are taking care of you first.

Other elements included in this reading:
Copper Die for Energy Flow and Optimism in the Roll
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: EXTRAORDINARY ORACLE 1st EDITION

Daily Self Kindness

I didn’t push myself as I was tempted to do.  Tomorrow is going to be busy either way, so I let myself relax instead of getting myself worked up.

Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.

The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?

Global Fusion Intuitive Tarot, ExtraOrdinary Oracle, Mirror of Mama Shamana Oracle

Earth – Seven of Diamonds atop Strength and Fuzzy Dice – It’s okay not to know everything that’s coming in advance. Remember that a part of strength is staying steadfast in moments of uncertainty. Your path is a long journey and there will be many times of uncertainty along the way, but with a foundation of your inner strength and conviction you will always be able to carry-on.

Air – Five of Clubs and Stray Sock – Standing up for what you believe and can sometimes make you feel very alone. Especially when you can’t manage to sway people to see reason, logic, or your own perspective. Don’t struggle in these alone times, but rather understand that this too is a part of your growth and brings meaning to your life. The universe has a plan.

Water – Eight of Clubs and Guestroom atop The Letter – It’s possible that this week you’re going to be feeling as if your emotions are trying to beat the crap out of you, or are going to fast for you to keep up with. These are the times that you need to reach out and get help. Don’t let the uncertainty swallow you up and create sleepless nights as a result.

Fire – Two of Swords and TV Dinner – Over the next week there will be a variety of different difficult choices to make. This isn’t the time to half ass things. Make sure that you’re paying attention and really thinking through your choices. This is about more than going with your gut.

Waning – The Elixir Witch and “No enemy can withstand a heartfelt cup of tea” – Although there are still some things you need to get done, like every year at this time of year, spellcraft needs to take a backseat at the moment. There’s just not enough time and not enough focus to continue on with it until after the holiday season has drawn to a close.

Waxing – The Crow Queen and “She is observing simply, she’s a witness” – Stay out of the business of the heartbreak of others right now. You have too much on your plate to be dealing with other peoples problems at the moment.

Take Away – This week might bring about worries about the future and a feeling of isolation, but remember that that is a feeling and it isn’t based in fact, just reactionary emotion.  Set aside the distractions that pull your attention from what needs done right now.  Everything else will wait while you put your all into what demands the lion’s share of your focus.

DECKS USED: GLOBAL FUSION INTUITIVE TAROT, EXTRAORDINARY ORACLE, MIRROR OF MAMA SHAMANA ORACLE