Flux Arcana Tarot

To-and-Fro… Balance to Come

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Today’s meditation was sort of skipped?  I did some breathing exercises in the car as a passenger, but I didn’t do a full fledged meditation.

Skeleternity Tarot and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal CardsToday’s draw is the Two of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of the duality of balancing health and home with one’s ambitions and work responsibilities, struggling with multiple priorities, time management, and the ability to adapt as needed to juggle one’s commitments.

I have been working at creating a more healthy balance between my personal care and my work life over the past couple of years. It’s been slow going, and I still struggle with it.  It seems the closer I get to a healthy balance, the more I struggle not to fall in the other direction now… that is to say, I no longer feel the same motivation to work that I once did.

And yet, I still find ways to neglect myself and self sabotage.

Today’s cards are a reminder that self care and finding that balance is not a waste of time. It’s needed.  And things -will- balance out eventually. Imbalance can never last forever, so… even though I’ve swung perhaps a bit too far in the opposite side of the coin?  Sooner or later I’ll find that balance that allows for both enthusiasm and motivation… as well as self care and recuperation.

DECK USED:  SKELETERNITY TAROT AND LESS ANXIETY AFFIRMATION CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2021 Challenge Prompt
Questions for October 21st and 22nd

Bird ov Prey Oracle and Flux Arcana TarotWhat echos from the past are trying to resurface for me right now?
Indestructible/Enlightenment and Page of Pentacles

This is a reminder of the importance of my meds and the gratitude of finding meds that work.

Once, a long time ago, I was put on a med called Paxil, which turned me into a danger to myself and others. I truly felt indestructible and did a lot of risk-taking behavior. Only once I stopped taking this medication did I come to discover the mess I’d made, and the potential for it to have been much, much worse.

This was a learning experience for me about respect for my body, the things I put into it, and how I might react to those things. I’ve since found a medication that works well for me, but that lesson sticks with me all the same.

How can I safely explore echos from the past that are trying to get my attention?
Miss You Already and Judgement

Take the lessons learned and carry them forward so that you do not repeat them.

DECK USED: BIRD OV PREY ORACLE AND FLUX ARCANA TAROT

PatriciaWestonWitch’s #wwpwHalloweenLenormand Prompt
Questions for October 21st thru 23rd

D'oracle du Clothilde and Skeleternity TarotWhere in my life do I need to ghost out?

Travail and King of Cups – Gid is on vacation, which allows you more time to do holiday prep. Don’t waste this time.

What area of my life am I at a crossroads?

Surprise and Ten of Pentacles – You are feeling out of sorts financially at the moment. Take a deep breath and a beat to let that jolt of “well fuck” ease off, and reflect on what is most important.

Who is the werewolf in my life?

Passion and Ten of Cups – The werewolf in my life (otherwise known as the catalyst for change) is Gideon. He has helped make me into the man that I am today, and I will continue to grow and change through his influence.

DECK USED: L’ORACLE DE CLOTHILDE AND SKELETERNITY TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Still playing catch up, but I know for a fact that I took a nap after I got home from doing my errands.

Organizing the Chaos

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Today’s meditation was… yes, you guessed it, skipped again.

Tarot de Marseille par Pole Ka and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal CardsToday’s draw is the King of Coins, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the areas of one’s finances, resources, health, home, manifestations, and the physical world. This often translates into themes that have to do with financial acumen, father figures, as well as authority figures and leadership in the above mentioned areas.

L and I were in an accident today. A car rammed our shopping cart as we were coming out of Costco. I wasn’t able to yank L out of the way in time, and she was badly hurt.

The cards here from this morning are all about that accident. All about the fact that in the aftermath, there was a need for knowledge of the physical body and how it works, of first aid and wound care, and of someone solid and stable to take charge and get things under control, organized, and on the right track.

These cards were a reminder that I am that someone, and have the unique skills needed and the inherit calm throughout crisis and chaos necessary to reign things in and make sure everything is dealt with and cared for in a quick, calm, and efficient manner.

Side Note:  Other than a couple of scrapes and bruises, and a dislocation, I am uninjured… but I have to replace my phone.

DECK USED:  TAROT DE MARSEILLE PAR POLE KA AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

Mr Lionharts’ #TheOctoberTarot #SeasonoftheWitchChallenge Prompt
Question: Witch’s brew, ritual or spell, what can I craft (draw a card), where can it help (draw a card)?

Flux Arcana TarotCard Layout: Witch’s brew (King of Wands), ritual (King of Pentacles) or Spell (Two of Cups atop Three of Pentacles), what can I craft (King of Swords), where can it help (Ten of Wands)?

Reading Summary: If I take control in the area of my business (King of Wands and King of Pentacles), and in getting others to assist me when I need them to (Two of Cups atop Three of Pentacles), I can avoid burnout (Ten of Wands).

Take Away: The reading here is a reminder that I can’t do everything on my own and I need to make sure I’m asking for help in order to make sure I don’t burn out too quickly. It is not a sign of weakness to delegate responsibilities effectively, but a unique strength bred through authority, experience, and expertise.

DECK USED:  FLUX ARCANA TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2021 Challenge Prompt
Questions for October 11th and 12th

Tarot de Marseille par Pole KaListen – King of Cups – Those guiding you on your growth in the area of your emotions and emotional intelligence need you to listen closer. Like the cards, you often make them repeat themselves many, many times before you are able to actually hear what they are saying. This “beating a brick wall” approach can be tiring. Open up and listen more closely so that they do not have to work so hard.

Process – Three of Cups – Others want to spend time with you, and enjoy your company.  This is something you have a hard time seeing and need to make an effort to process as truth.

Release – The Sun – Release your resistance to enjoying life more. It’s okay to have fun.

What negativity in my ancestral history is it time to let go of in the present?
King of Wands, Two of Swords, The Fool

Responsibility doesn’t have to be without enjoyment and enthusiasm, nor does it need to eviscerate the fun out of life. There is no rule that you can be responsible and adventurous, and no reason you have to abandon your adventurous spirit while you go after the goals you  have set out for yourself.

These tendencies towards seriousness and gravity being the only route to responsibility were taught to you by your father, which were taught to him by his, but it’s not the only way forward.

DECK USED: TAROT DE MARSEILLE PAR POLE KA

Daily Self Kindness

Demerol. ❤️ ‘Nuff said.