Inner Child Oracle

The Necessity of Movement

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Today’s meditation was ten minutes long, and was one of the #DailyCalm sessions from the Calm app.  In today’s session, they spoke of the difference between resolutions and intentions, which I think is a really important topic that I’ve seen brought up quite a bit this year on social media.

The session discussed how resolutions are often created with all or nothing thinking.  “I am going to lose weight”, for example. Intentions give a little wiggle room.  Instead of “I am going to lose weight”, you express the intention to eat healthier. “I intend to feed my body healthier food.”   The end result is losing weight, but by setting an intention instead of an “all or nothing” resolution, you’re not focused on the end goal, but rather on the journey to getting there.

Psychologically speaking, this makes your end goals more attainable, as there’s more wiggle room involved, which means less of an “I’ve failed” mentality when you trip up.  Instead, you’re able to slip up and the say “Tomorrow’s a new day and I’ll do better”.

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Majestic Tarot Takes and Inner Child OracleThe @GlitterbyInk #DivineGoddess25 Challenge
Words and Wisdom Prompt for January 3 : Vitality

Today’s card is the Empress card combined with the affirmation “Flow with the Rhythm”.

Our bodies need movement to stay healthy and happy. It’s basic maintenance in the same way that gears need lubricant and tires on a car need air. 

Like a lot of people, I’m not a huge fan of exercise. I love to hike in the woods, don’t get me wrong, and I’ve spent my fair share of time in the gym.  But honestly? I hate sweating.  I really do.

Today’s cards are a reminder that even though you might hate exercise, or hate sweating, or whatever reasons you have for not getting up and moving more? Part of self care is caring for your body, and that means we have to get up and move a bit, get our joints and muscles working a bit, and our heart and lungs put through their paces a bit.  Otherwise?  We stiffen up and begin to hurt more, then the more we hurt?  The less we do, which makes us hurt even more.

It’s an evil cycle that we break by pushing through the pain and doing something active.  So treat your body good and nurture it’s health.  Go for a walk… or a run… or a hike.  Whatever.  Give your body some love by getting your body moving today.

DECKS USED:  MAJESTIC TAROT TALES AND THE INNER CHILD ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2025 Challenge
Prompt for January 3 : Humiliation Day – How can you help yourself heal from your most humiliating moments?

Majestic Tarot Tales - The Empress, King of Swords, Page of PentaclesReading Summary: Sit with the humiliation (Page of Pentacles Rx) and explore it with a professional or someone that can provide you with some guidance (King of Swords). Remember that spending time speaking with your therapist candidly is also a form of self-care (The Empress).

Take Away: Sometimes instead of trying to move on from moments of humiliation or learning to step past it, you need to sit with it and explore those reactions and seek out an understanding of where they come from. 

Someone earlier today that was doing this prompt mentioned that humiliation is often a defense mechanism response to trauma. I’d never thought of this perspective before, but it has the ring of truth with it.  Often, to get past trauma we need a little help. Professionals trained in these things, for example, can often provide perspective and help us in digging into the root of an issue. These cards are saying that seeking out that help, rather than pushing feelings of humiliation away, is a form of self care.

DECK USED: MAJESTIC TAROT TALES

Daily Self Kindness

I resisted the urge to mess with business stuff even though it was really niggling at me, and worked on the recreational enjoyment of realm building and character creation with Gideon instead.

Patience in Leadership

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

IMG_E2613Today’s draw is the Emperor card, which is traditionally a representation of “big dick energy” (look at that sword!). Right so that’s a very modern way of saying what this card represents, which is to say the Emperor is about authority, leadership, structure, and responsibility with a focus on the “greater good”.

In this imagery, the Emperor is not looking particularly thrilled with his lot in life at the moment. Those steely eyes look ready to do a full on hard-jawed eye roll, in fact.  And yet, there is a great deal of stillness here in the figure, among all the movement going on with his robes and hair.

The message we see in today’s card is about patience.  Sometimes being a good leader means that even though you know what needs to be done, sometimes you have to wait for others to catch up.  Leaders can’t lead without people behind them to usher forward to greater things.  Sometimes that “ushering forward” feels a whole lot more like herding… and that’s okay.  Practice a little patience.  Take a deep breath.  What’s obvious to you might take others a bit of time to understand… but they’ll get there.

DECK USED:  NEOPETS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMay2023 Challenge Prompt
Question: Do the Beltane Spread
Info: Beltane has arrived! Also known as May Day, today marks a time to celebrate spring’s abundance and the fertility of the earth as the weather warms and growth becomes the theme of the season.Today’s spread takes a look at some of the elements associated with Beltane, and the advice they have to offer us.

Beltane Oracle Reading with the Inner Child Oracle

Dandelion: Healing/Perseverance – How can I use my inner strength to help me in healing old wounds?

Support – Seek the support of those that you know will be there for you through thick and thin, and that you can trust to help you in times when you are feeling vulnerable.

Bees: Community/Hard Work – Where could I put in more effort to help my community?

Silent Night – You already do enough and have enough on your plate. You can help your community most by taking care of yourself better and ensuring you get the rest and recovery you need.

Garnet: Self Empowerment – What do I need in order to foster a greater sense of self empowerment?

Bet On You – Take time to raise self-awareness of just how capable you are and all of the things that you have managed to do in your life so far. By celebrating these things, you also raise your awareness of just how empowered you can be just by being yourself and using the tools that are a part of who you already are.

Swallow: Love/Loyalty – Where do I need to more openly display my love and loyalty to others?

Self-Care – Listen when others tell you that you are in need of self-care, and take their suggestions to heart instead of shrugging them off.

Malachite: Abundance – How can I better use intention to bolster the abundance in my life going forward?

Treat Yourself – Small joys in life should not be ignored or taken for granted. If you want to feel a sense of more abundance in your life, start paying more attention to the small joys that you normally ignore.

Goat: Overcoming Obstacles – How can I best overcome obstacles before me at this time?

Celebrate – Celebrate the wins, no matter how small they are. All progress is still progress, even if it’s the smallest of steps. Instead of constantly telling yourself that what you’ve accomplished is not enough and you need to do more, celebrate what you’ve done and how far you’ve managed to come.

Primrose: Young Love – How can I add more of the exuberance of young love into my life?

Fly Free – Allow others to see the real you… even your fun loving and silly sides, as well as the vulnerability that you try so hard to hide. It is when you share all of yourself that you shine your brightest and are most approachable to others.

DECK USED: INNER CHILD ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

Even though I was a bit overwhelmed by a sudden burst of orders for Mothers Day, I made sure to take a few small breaks here and there to have a breather throughout the day.