❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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 Tarot Reading with The Awakening Tarot and Wonder Land Lenormand

EarthThe Sun – Do what makes you happy and that you know will lead to success. The intersection between these two themes is your sweet spot for the week.

AirTwo of Cups – Holding things together, and making them work together to reap the greatest rewards, means working together. (Like that? I used “together” three times in a single sentence.) Connect and communicate with those closest to you.

WaterPage of Cups – Life can sometimes feel like a shit show. Remember that how you deal with your emotions can make that perception of worse or better. Although you are a novice at this, you have begun developing tools to help you.

FireTemperance – Don’t push. Change takes time and, in the case of your business and it’s successful upswing, you want it to go smooth and slow.

WaningRing and Crossroads – You continue to be warned about involving yourself in contracts and agreements. Keep in mind that that new path being presented to you is not as good as it sounds. Don’t be fooled into thinking it might be.

WaxingLily and Man – Gideon time is import and right now. Make sure you are getting as much as you can.

Take Away – Work on putting your nose to the grindstone to get things done with your business, including having others do their part too.  No need to push or rush, just start directing your energy and theirs in that direction.

Don’t make decisions with your emotions, as they won’t be wise ones if you do, and ensure that you are getting the time with Gid that you need right now.

DECKS USED: THE AWAKENING TAROT and WONDER LAND LENORMAND

Accruing Value

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The Healer's Dream Oracle and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Raven Spirit card combined with the affirmation “It’s okay if you’re not where you want to be yet; it’s already impressive how far you’ve come.”

For the second day in a row,  I’ve somehow managed to pull a Raven. Today’s raven has its wings spread as it sores in the sky.  Combined with the affirmation for the day, these cards are a reminder that accomplishments are gained not at the finish line, but with each step we take along the journey.

Yes, the finish line is often the prize, but it’s not where value comes from in one’s journey. That value lies in the experiences and knowledge gained along the way. So don’t worry if you haven’t hit that goal you’ve been aiming for yet, it just means you are being given time to accrue more value along the way.

DECK USED: THE HEALER’S DREAM ORACLE AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2023 Challenge Prompt
Questions for August 22nd and 23rd

Adorable Cat Tarot's Four of Cups and Seven of Pentacles, and Gypsy Lore Fortune Telling Cards c 1930As an adult, where am I neglecting myself at this time?

Seven of Pentacles and Business – You are leaning too far into letting things go at their own pace and grow slowly where your business is concerned. Without some more consistent maintenance to drive things forward, you will not continue to succeed as you have in the past.

How can I begin to resolve this pattern of neglect?

Four of Cups Rx and Worry – Worry less and work more. Stop retreating into yourself, and avoiding work in the process. When you worry, instead of hiding away and trying to seclude yourself in a habit of protection, use the energy from that anxiety to be active and get things done.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Mookaite Acorn for Help with Weighing One’s Options
Agate Acorn for Mental Clarity and Creativity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: ADORABLE CAT TAROT AND GYPSY LORE FORTUNE TELLING CARDS c.1930

Daily Self Kindness

This post is a catch-up post, and I’m not entirely sure what my self kindness was for the day.

Not Replaceable

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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North American Animal Wisdom Oracle and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Common Raven card combined with the affirmation “You are important. You matter.”

Crows are clever, but ravens are brilliant.  YOU are brilliant. No one else thinks in the same way you do, no one else sees things in the same way you do.

Those around you depend on your unique perspective to supply new ideas and resolve puzzles in life they are struggling with.  Don’t forget how important you are to them, and how unique you are.

Don’t forget… you are not replaceable. No one else can take your place.

DECK USED: NORTH AMERICAN ANIMAL WISDOM ORACLE AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2023 Challenge Prompt
Philosophical Question for August 21st : Which is more real, mind or matter?

Tarot des Ambiguïtés Deck - High Priestess, Emperor, JudgementReading Summary: Intuition and knowing (La Papesse) that gets overrun by material concerns (L’Empereur) comes back to bite you in the ass in the end (Le Jugement).

Take Away: These cards say that it is the mind that creates reality, not matter, and that when you focus too deeply on matter, and prioritize it over the mind and knowledge, that in the end we are lost.

Rolled down into the purest sense, it is saying that knowledge holds more value than money or property, and thus the mind rules over reality with a stronger grip than matter.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Soothing Energies
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Shiva Shell Heart for Wisdom and Discernment

DECK USED: TAROT DES AMBIGUITES

Daily Self Kindness

This post is a catch-up post, and I’m not entirely sure what my self kindness was for the day.

Changing Behaviors

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Mystic Wilderness Tarot and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Ace of Wands combined with the affirmation “If you think something unkind towards yourself today, please apologize for it. You deserve fair treatment always, most especially from YOU.”

That nasty inner narrative inside your head is not real. It is not speaking the truth.  It can be extremely hard to tell it to fuck off, but at the same time? We need to remember to acknowledge the reality that it tries to build in your mind is, in fact, fictional.

Over the past couple years, I’ve poured a lot of effort and energy into this process, and today’s cards are a reminder that there’s still a long way to go. Don’t give up. Stay passionate about improving our own self treatment.  It’s important.

DECK USED: MYSTIC WILDERNESS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for August 20th : What do I need to focus on for self-care this full moon?

Messages from the Spirits of Nature Oracle and Mystic Wilderness TarotReading Summary: Now it’s not the time to share (Island) your great new ideas (Ace of Swords). Keep them to yourself for now, or you may end up experiencing what you often worried about (Nine of Swords); that is someone else coming along to take them from you (Seven of Swords).

Take Away: Close to the vest is best.

Although this isn’t always the case? For right now it absolutely is.  Keep your ideas to yourself and take some time to develop them on your own for now. There will be plenty of time later on to share once you’ve managed to create a steady foundation for them to flourish first.

DECK USED: MESSAGES FROM THE SPIRITS OF NATURE ORACLE AND MYSTIC WILDERNESS TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I spoke up for myself today when I was feeling hurt by something someone said.  I took some time first to make sure that emotions had calmed, then pulled them aside and told them how I felt about their words and treatment.

Kindness and Patience

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Les Voyageurs du Bonheur Oracle and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the “I make a Wish” Well-Being card combined with the affirmation “You deserve the same kindness and patience you show others.”

My wish is that I could and would and will treat myself with the same patience and kindness that I give to others. It’s a good wish, and one that I’m working on, although with only minor incremental success thus far.

Still, I’ll keep trying.  I’ll keep trying and at some point? I’ll find that balance between giving myself kindness and patience… and staying motivated toward my goals as I do so.  I won’t give up on this. It’s important.

DECK USED: VOYAGEURS DU BONHEUR ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2023 Challenge Prompt
Questions for August 17th and 19th :

Fat Folks Tarot - King of Pentacles, The Moon, The Lovers, Ace of CupsWhat unresolved angst is my inner adolescent still holding onto?

The Lovers and Ace of Cups – There is still a lot of uncertainty when it comes to healthy expression of your emotions. The emotional intelligence that you normally would’ve learned in your adolescent years, you didn’t get the chance to learn. You’re trying to learn it now and there’s a good deal of struggle involved, which causes your inner adolescent a great deal of angst.

How can I help my inner adolescent to let go of their unresolved angst?

King of Pentacles and The Moon – Reinforce feelings of stability in other parts of your life to help you deal with your feelings of uncertainty where your emotions are concerned. That’s stability can help alleviate some of that unresolved angst that you’re inner adolescent feels. It’s easier to feel vulnerable when you can acknowledge that you are in a safe place.

DECK USED: FAT FOLKS TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

This post is a catch-up post, and I’m not entirely sure what my self kindness was for the day.

🌕 Full Moon in Aquarius – August 2024

Today is the full moon, and like all new moons and full moons, I did a spread aligned to the moon’s current themes as a part of my recognition of the moon’s cycle and influences upon us. Today’s spread is courtesy of @Lionharts #theaugusttarot.

Full Moon in Aquarius Tarot Reading with the Little Bird Tarot and Animal Spirits of the Sacred Isles Oracle

How can I embrace my inner rebel during this Full Moon?

The High Priestess and Toad – Don’t allow irritation pull you off your intuition’s voice.  You need to listen to that inner knowing and do what -you- know is right rather than allowing others to badger, bug, or otherwise harass you into taking a path you know in your gut is not right for you.

What steps can I take to break free from restrictive patterns?

Eight of Cups and Snake – When something doesn’t feel right, don’t stick around just because others expect you to or you expect yourself to bear it out. Instead, look for those toxic things in your life, and as they come to your attention get rid of them… even when those might actually be people.

What change is necessary to pave a new path that aligns with me?

Eight of Swords and Salmon – You need to open your eyes and start working on seeing your environment with more clarity, rather than hiding from the harmful things that are right in front of you that you are choosing to willfully ignore.

Full Moon advice from the Minoan Goddess Amalthea.

The Star and Mouse – Make sure you are leaning into positivity and optimism, so that the threat of depression stays in the background instead of coming to the fore.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Soothing Energies and Calm during Transitions
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Ceramic Pine Tips Impression for Protection
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Picture Jasper for a Sense of Proportion and Grounding
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy
Hand Crafted Goat as sympathetic representation of Amalthea

DECK USED: LITTLE BIRD TAROT AND ANIMAL SPIRITS OF THE SACRED ISLES ORACLE