Intuitive tarot reading

There’s Only So Much You Can Carry

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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

Solarpunk Tarot - Seven of Cups

Today’s draw is the Knight of Cups (Aguadora), which is traditionally a representation of an active beta energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, intuition, and creativity. This often portrays itself in a theme of going after what brings someone joy or following your imagination and creativity into new adventures.

The Knight of Cups has then been combined with the You Are Enough affirmation card from the Pass Around the Smile Guided Affirmation Cards, which says, “I love me! I am so grateful to be me! I am embrace who I am. I am unique, radiant, and powerful.”

Consider… a “traditional” Thanksgiving dinner. The abundance of food is mind boggling in its array of flavors and textures. A myriad of delights. You couldn’t possibly eat it all, though, no matter how hard you tried. Depending on the size of the family involved, an army couldn’t eat it all in one go. You have to pick and choose.

The same can be said for life as a whole as well. We have to pick and choose that which we decide to pursue in life, and that which we don’t.

At that hypothetical Thanksgiving dinner, if you don’t like dates, you wouldn’t fill up on the stuffed dates. If you don’t like sour cream, you wouldn’t put it on your potatoes. In this same way, if you don’t like math, why would you choose to become an accountant? If you don’t like the outdoors, why would you choose to become a forest ranger?

The message in today’s Knight of Cups and affirmation card is an encouragement to pass over the things you don’t like in life where you can in order to make more room in your life for the things you love and enjoy. Yes, sometimes unpleasant tasks are unavoidable. We all have to do (and pay) our taxes, for example. The point here is to look at how many things in your life -are- avoidable that you’re let cluttering up space that could be spent doing things that will bring you joy and happiness.

DECKS USED:  SOLARPUNK TAROT AND PASS AROUND THE SMILE GUIDED AFFIRMATION CARDS

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 5 | Entry 4 – Health and Body
Affirmation : “I love my body.”
Prompt : Think about a perceived flaw or physical insecurity you have. Instead of wishing to change it, what if you were forced to think the opposite about it – at least for the length of this prompt. How can the insight and keywords of the card you draw help you reframe what you say to yourself about your body?

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - Cyberpunk 2077 Edgerunners Tarot - Death

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

My first reaction was a “yes, I know, we’re supposed to be changing how we see ourselves.” Dripping with sarcasm, of course.

I then told myself to take a step back from that initial reaction, which did not come from intuition but rather from the negative inner narratives in my head.

What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?

The Death card is all about change. Especially change that happens over time.

My chosen “flaw” is my scars. The thing is, though, that these scars aren’t as bad as they once were even if they feel in my mind as if they are still fresh and glaringly obvious on my flesh.

Scars fade.

Do they go away? No. But they do start to blend in after a decade or two, and people don’t notice them (or stare at them) half as much anymore as a result.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

What stood out to me in this imagery was the splitting of the tongue with the blade. It spoke to me of injuries, wounds, and how they take time to heal.

What comes from these wounds is different than what was there before, but it’s still functional, and speaks a story of survival and adaptation rather than failings.

My prompt response and reflections.

My scars are not as hideous as as my negative self talk tries to convince me that they are. Yes, when they were fresh, they were an eyesore and something that people stared at.

As I have aged, and these scars have begun to settle in and fade to a degree, I no longer get those horrified stares… even if my mind sometimes tries to tell me I do.

Other elements included in this reading:
Amber Resin D20 and Banded Agate D6 Dice

DECK USED: CYBERPUNK 2077 EDGERUNNERS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2026 Challenge
Prompt for August 2nd : Do Spread 1
Focusing on the PHYSICAL aspects of your life and growth this season.

Tarot Reading with the Solarpunk Tarot and Way of the Wild Oracle

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

The Farmer (Empress) and Imbolc (Snowdrops)

Although a few of the things planted on the balcony this year faded due to a bit of neglect in the heat, the majority of the garden on your balcony is flourishing. In having taken the time to plant and tend to your garden early on in the spring, you are now reaping the benefits of being able to play in that garden as needed during these summer months.

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

Wilderness (Strength) and Waning Moon – It has been more difficult for you to get out in nature than you’d anticipated it would be throughout the spring and summer. This doesn’t mean you need to push harder and try and strong arm it into happening, though… but rather, find other ways to connect with nature so that you’re not left feeling bereft (like your time in the garden, as mentioned above).

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

Three of Swords and The Morrigan – Pay particular attention to the messages you are receiving through your intuition and divination work in the present in order to prepare for the future. Even the disappointing messages hold great import. Don’t disregard them out of turn just because you don’t like what they have to say.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Honey Calcite for Optimism and Motivational Boost
Yellow Jasper Acorn for sparking Interest in New Opportunities
Red Jasper for Awakening and Motivation toward Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED:  SOLARPUNK TAROT AND WAY OF THE WILD ORACLE
Daily Self Kindness

I sat with a pair of tweezers, magnifying glass, and a headlamp and carefully plucked every sliver out of my feet that I managed to acquire walking barefoot on cedar chips in the garden at Ms B’s on Tuesday. It took a really long time.

❤️ 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?

Self Care Saturday with the Cat Arcana Tarot and The King's Theater Lenormand

Earth – Nine of Wands – Keep an eye out for those things and people that try to get past your defenses. Be mindful that this doesn’t mean you need to harden your defenses, so much has to pay more attention to those that try to breach them.

Air – Queen of Wands – Take a step back and watch for when and where the passions of others run high. Temptation can be a tool used to breach defenses if wielded in the right hands. Don’t forget that you can show your support from the sidelines.

Water – Queen of Pentacles – By staying on the sidelines and showing your support from a place of stability, you will be able to help mitigate emotional chaos and upset that would otherwise come to call if you became more deeply involved.

Fire – The Hanged Man – Consider hanging back in this area as well, for sometimes things have to work themselves out on their own without your assistance. Tie your own hands and let things develop on their own without your input this week.

Waning – Fish and Scythe – Don’t depend on luck too get you out of difficult situations this week. Doing so will get you cut down far faster than your anticipated. Although both of the Queens above speak of standing back and watching while lending your support from the sidelines, these Queens also aren’t fools who would dare chance everything on luck alone. Be ready to step in with some nurturing words of support when needed to keep everything on an even keel.

Waxing – Key and Rider – You hold all the answers and have the ability to give them away as you wish. Make sure the course that you choose, you choose judiciously.

Take Away – Don’t allow others to goad you into taking on what isn’t yours to deal with this week. Instead, be stubborn in sitting on the sidelines and encouraging them to deal with things themselves. You can always step in if things get out of hand, but there’s no need to take on the burden of it all being your responsibility. Better to let them try to deal with it, and in doing so learn and grow from the experience.

DECKS USED: CAT ARCANA TAROT AND THE KING’S THEATER LENORMAND

Celebrating Qualities Shared

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute #DailyTrip session from the @Calm app.

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

Tarot of Her - King of Swords, Sage of Leaves

Today’s draw is the King of Swords (Sage of Leaves), which is traditionally a representation of a projective “alpha” energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, ambitions, and communication. This often translates into themes that have to do with someone that has a way with words and is able to use those skills to lead others to their way of thinking, as well as those that are in authority on intellectual topics such as professors, doctors, etc.

The Sage of Leaves has then been combined with a Gratitude and Appreciation card from the Rethink 120 Learning Cards For Mindful Daily Life deck, which says, “Reflect on the blessings in your life and name three things that bring you joy and gratitude in this moment.”

I am Organized – it may not always look like it when I am in the middle of a creative endeavor, or even sometimes when you walk into my house, but I am highly organized; and, in being this way, it makes life easier for me in the day-to-day. I find a pure sense of joy and satisfaction when things are organized and put away as they should be.

I have Agency – I have the ability to walk away from what isn’t right for me. I can choose what I decide to participate in and what I don’t. In having the ability to make these decisions, I’m given the opportunity to mold and curate my life and experiences as I see fit.

I take Ownership – When I make a mistake or I am wrong about something, I have no problem admitting to this. I see these moments as an opportunity to learn something new, rather than an embarrassment or something to be ashamed of. After all, no one knows everything. Our entire lives are a learning journey.

The message in today’s Sage of Leaves and affirmation card ask us to look at the qualities of the King of Swords, and acknowledge what qualities we share with this card that we are grateful to have as a part of who we are.

Consider… which qualities do you share with the King of Swords that bring you joy and happiness?

DECKS USED:  TAROT OF HER 2ND EDITION AND RETHINK 120 LEARNING CARDS FOR MINDFUL DAILY LIFE DECK

@note.project August Journal Prompts
Prompt for August 1st and 2nd

Tarot Reading with the Tarot of Her and Seelengarten Orakel

Something I want to enjoy before summer comes to an end

The Lovers and Holla – You want to find a rhythm and routine that actually works for you.

Too often you feel overwhelmed and like you’re running around never quite catching up. You would like to find a rhythm that allows you to feel in sync instead of always feeling as if you’re falling behind.

A summer moment I want to remember for a long time

Monarch of Stems and Violette Flamme – You have been connecting more easily with your emotions this summer.

This includes during the drop and the activities that lead up to it, which (most recently) felt a bit like burning away cobwebs of disuse to reinvigorate a part of yourself that you didn’t even realize was feeling lost and neglected.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Clear Quartz Crescent for Amplification of Lunar Energies
Green Calcite for Finding Balance Within the Self
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT OF HER 2ND EDITION AND SEELENGARTEN ORAKEL
Daily Self Kindness

I officially deleted my back log of posts from July 23 – 31 to start over fresh in August.

First Harvest 2026 – Lammas/Lughnasadh

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Today is the First Harvest Celebration for the year. This day marks the transition into the harvest season of August, September, and October (of which there is a Second Harvest and Last Harvest that correspond to these months).

harvest

This holiday is often called Lammas, Lughnasadh, or Lugh, although I usually just refer to it as the First Harvest. On my path, it celebrates the beginning of Summer’s decline and ramping up of the busy season where we begin to reap in the abundance that the bounty of summer’s energies has encouraged to grow and flourish.

Like with new moons and full moons, I usually do a spread to check in with myself and give myself some direction for the next couple of months for each solstice, equinox, and other Sabbats. This First Harvest, though, I’ve chosen to do the Tarotholics First Harvest Spread instead of the regular spread I usually do at this time of year.

First Harvest Tarot Reading with The Luminous Void Tarot

Calves: How can I better express my needs and vulnerabilities to welcome in nurturing assistance?

Six of Swords – Tune into what is right for you, and make sure that you are rejecting those things that aren’t. When you clearly communicate what works for you and what doesn’t, others are able to more easily understand what you need and provide it for you.

Corn – How can I foster the gift of greater long-term prosperity in my life?

Nine of Discs – Gratitude is the path to abundance. When you appreciate what you have and what you have done, gratitude allows you to open yourself up to more in a healthy manner. The key here is in the “opening up” instead of pushing and pursuit.

Peridot: Where can greater focus and clarity draw out more joy in my life?

Seven of Cups – There’s always going to be more things in life that you’re interested in than there is time to explore them. By trying to explore too many of them at once, you end up overwhelmed and take the joy out of these experiences. Instead, be more judicial in picking and choosing which interests you pursue, and as a result, you will find more joy in the experience.

Golden Topaz: How can more authentic self-exploration improve how I see the world?

Judgment – When you connect not just with who you are, but with the person that you want to become, it allows you to see life as a journey of growth and experiences instead of a race or a trial to survive.

Crow: What message from beyond have I been ignoring that it’s time to acknowledge?

Queen of Discs – The stability you’re lacking (and thus crave) does not reside within resources or money, but rather it resides in the nurturing energy you feel is lacking in your life. If you want to find that stability, it is through nurturing yourself and allowing others to do the same that you will discover its source.

Basil: What risk or danger in my life is it time to take seriously?

Nine of Cups – There is danger in stagnancy and in wallowing in one’s comfort zone. This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t enjoy the things that make you happy and appreciate them, but it does mean you shouldn’t linger there so long that you start to wallow and languish instead of just enjoy and recover.

Why?

Queen of Cups – It isn’t just your body and mind that need nurturing, but your emotions as well. Stagnancy in nature creates an environment for rot and decay, and this is also true for one’s body, mind, and emotions. To nurture these things in yourself there is a need to actively pursue those things that make you smile and spark joy, rather than just wallowing in comfort.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE LUMINOUS VOID TAROT

📆 Transitioning from July to August

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Month's End Oracle Reading with the Nature Oracle, The Witch's Circle Oracle, and The Season of the Witch Oracle

Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.

Transformation – Resolutions and transformation. You are in a moment of re-dedication. Over the past two weeks you have taken some time off from some of the things that are usually a part of your daily routine, including meditation, personal card readings, and a few other long-term routines that you have been sustaining over the past few years. As August comes into focus, you are now re-dedicating yourself to the routines that worked for you before and discarding what hasn’t, creating a needed reevaluation and reset.

The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.

The Guardian of the Gate – As you work at re-dedicating yourself to your path and the routines and systems that support you, make sure that you are not allowing your boundaries to be forgotten or disregarded. They are an important part of this process because you need to “bake them into the cake” as its being made. This doesn’t mean that you need more defenses or a greater amount of awareness, it’s simply means that you need to not forget your boundaries during this process.

What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.

The Cauldron of Creativity – You are seeking to reinvigorate yourself towards your creativity and curiosity. The way one manifest things into reality is that they first must imagine them through creativity and imagination, only then can we start working out how to reach those goals and achieve them. Creativity is the first step, and you are looking to rekindle that inner spark of creativity within you with this reset.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Garnet – keep your expectations for yourself in check. Remember that this is not the end-all be-all of fixing everything that you perceive is not working properly in your life right now. It’s just an experiment and possibly a step in the right direction. Allow yourself to see where it goes without judgment or expectation for it to be more than it is.

The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.

Wisdom – The trees, moss, and soil of nature lend you their wisdom when you choose to immerse yourself within their presence. Make sure that you are getting out in nature and enjoying that presence, connecting with it, and allowing it to influence you with the wisdom and support that lies within these activities and connections.

The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.

Owl – Remember that uncertainty is not your enemy. By embracing uncertainty instead of fighting against it. You allow yourself to learn from the experiences that uncertainty has a hand in offering you. Just because these experiences feel unpleasant doesn’t mean that they don’t have value. Make sure that you’re looking for the boon in these moments instead of fighting against them.

Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.

Crow – In an echo of the previous prompt, the Crow tells us to remember those times when we treated uncertainty as an adventure, or identified the positives in the experience rather than just fighting against the direction and uncertainty that lies there. There are just as many positive experiences that came out of uncertainty as there are negative ones, and this card encourages us to reflect upon those that came out in a positive light and look at how your mindset helped you in these moments.

A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.

Truth – Remember if people’s words and actions don’t lineup, it’s the actions that demonstrate the truth of the person or persons involved. Don’t get so wrapped up in the words they say that you forget to pay attention to what they’re actually doing. It’s in the discordance between these two factors you will suss out the liars trying to play you for a fool.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

Correspondence – Remember that it is within nature that you can find the balance you seek when things seem chaotic or jumbled up. Within the simplicity and complexity of nature, alignment is found, which can allow you to ground more easily and sort through the chaos without losing yourself along the way.

Message from the Spirit World – It is in how you connect with the world around you that you find the clarity, connection, and support needed to express yourself authentically from a place of stability. Make sure that you aren’t closing yourself off in an effort to protect yourself. Connect instead.

Message from the Mind’s World – As you seek transformation, make sure that you are using your creativity to ensure that you not only achieve the changes you want to make, but also uphold your boundaries while doing so.

Message from the Physical World – Use your energy and vitality to push yourself into uncertain moments rather than trying to run away from them. You will gain more from using these uncertain moments to your advantage than you will from trying to brace for their impact or mitigate your feelings of discomfort.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Botswana Agate for Reducing Stress and Anxiety
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: NATURE ORACLE, SEASON OF THE WITCH ORACLE, WITCH’S CIRCLE ORACLE

The Value of Presence

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Golden Thread Tarot - Three of Cups

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

Today’s draw is the Three of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of friendships, revelry, celebration, and collaboration between those that are linked or alike not just in mind but also in heart.

The Three of Cups has then been combined with a prompt from Animantras Chakra Oracle, which says, “Be Helpful”.

Sometimes the help others need from you doesn’t come in the form of chores, extra work, or burdens that are not our own. Sometimes, they just need a little of your time and to share space in your company.

Too often we forget that the greatest and most valuable thing we can provide to those in need is our time and attention. Whether sitting at a bedside or sharing a few laughs, this time is often a greater gift than any “service” you could perform.

The message in today’s Three of Cups and “Be Helpful” prompt is a reminder that the most valuable resource you have isn’t the strength of your muscles or the chores you do, but your presence in the lives of others and the valuable time and energy spent in their company.

DECKS USED:  THE GOLDEN THREAD TAROT AND ANIMANTRAS CHAKRA ORACLE