Kei Tarot Love

Forethought and Planning

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Kei Tarot Love's Justice card and It’s Going To Be Okay 2024 Day-to-day Calendar By Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Justice card combined with the affirmation. “Anxiety lies. You’ve got today handled.”

Just make sure you keep in mind that cause and effect is in play today and behave accordingly.

This doesn’t mean you can’t deal with whatever comes or that you need to change your plans on what you are wanting to get done today. It does mean, though, that some forethought is needed to avoid any untenable situations.

DECKS USED:  KEI TAROT LOVE AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

The #mysticstartarot Challenge Prompt
Questions for February 4th thru 7th

Kei Tarot Love - Star, Six of Wands, Three of Pentacles, Six of Pentacles, Eight of WandsWhat are my overall feelings about myself?

Six of Pentacles atop Eight of Wands, Restrained Moon Charm – You feel that you can short change yourself on self-kindness and there won’t be any repercussions.

Personal Note – I know that this is an untruth, and yet my behavior bears out this belief regardless.

What are my high vibrational feelings about myself?

Three of Pentacles Rx and Starfish Charm – Clinging to others does not serve you well. You are confident that you are capable of doing “it” (whatever that “it” may be) all yourself and are not dependent on others for help or input.

Personal Note – Although my stubborn independence is a good thing and a thing of strength, I often  have a tendency to take this too far and forget to ask for help when it could be beneficial to me to do so.

How will these feelings support me in my relationships?

Star and Acorn Charm – You inspire hope in others and, in doing so, a sense of positivity within yourself. It’s a positive feedback loop between you and those in your life, inspiring growth on both sides.

How can I amplify these positive feelings about myself?

Six of Wands Rx and Dragonfly Charm – To amplify positive feelings about yourself, work on changing direction to please yourself more and others less.

Take Away From This Reading – Stop trying to please everyone else and lean into putting yourself first.

DECK USED: KEI TAROT LOVE

Daily Self Kindness

We put up shelves in Ms B’s garage today, and I made everyone else work while I played director and supervisor today.  Other than drawing little marks on the walls with a pencil? I sat on my ass.

Perfect Moments

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

The Lover's Path Tarot - Ten of CupsToday’s draw is the Ten of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of emotional satiation. This goes beyond the solitary satisfaction we see in the Nine of Cups and speaks, instead, of an emotional completion that is both healthy and includes others. For that reason, this card is often referred to as the “happy family” card.

I love the imagery on this card. It’s just so peaceful and complete to me.  The tree and the water, the figures together and the green hills.  It’s just… uniquely perfect.

Today’s message is about identifying perfect moments. Life isn’t perfect, and there’s always going to be problems and struggles, hurdles and stressors. The thing is, though?  We all have perfect moments in our lives.

Today’s card is a reminder not to take these moments for granted, but to cherish them. Treasure them and hold them close both in the moment and in your memories, so that when times are not so perfect you can pull those memories up to remind yourself that perfection does exist, and it will come again.

DECK USED:  THE LOVER’S PATH TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2023 Challenge Prompt
Questions for February 2nd thru 4th

The Lover's Path TarotIn what moments in life do you find the most joy?

High Priestess and Two of Cups – One of the ways in which you experience joy in your life most strongly when you are able to connect on a deeper and more profound level with those that you love and care about.

How can you experience and embrace more joy in life?

When your hard work and determination (Magician) is starting to pay off (Seven of Pentacles), instead of continuing to push or begin looking for more options to expand upon your success (Seven of Cups), take time to celebrate what you’ve accomplished (Three of Cups).

What do you need to focus on for self-care for the approaching new moon?

Queen of Pentacles and Five of Cups Rx – Don’t get down on yourself about the business being slow. Instead, focus forward on nurturing it into greater health. Slumps happen, but focusing too deeply upon them can make then extend and expand rather than blowing over for better.

DECK USED: THE LOVER’S PATH TAROT

@thetarotprofessor Self Love Challenge Prompt
Topic : Do the Love Yourself Tarot Spread.

Love Yourself Tarot Reading with the Kei Tarot Love

I am proud of myself for…

Two of Wands and Temperance – You made the choice a few years ago to begin focusing more on balancing self-care into your journey going forward, rather than ignoring your needs or sacrificing them on the altar of your goals. You may not have perfected this, but you continue to strive in this effort and are proud of the successes that you have achieved in this area.

One unique thing I have to offer is…

Empress and Six of Swords – Your nurturing and encouragement helps others in seeking out better and healthier paths for their lives. With your help they are able to see the potential that change has to offer, and your help then encourages them to reach for it rather than shrink away.

I love myself, because…

Eight of Swords Rx and Ace of Wands – You are always seeking to see the truth and alternative perspectives of any situation. You use your inner fire of determination within you to keep this effort going no matter how bad things seem in the moment.

DECK USED: KEI LOVE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

More time with Gideon.  It’s been so amazing having so much time with him lately in the evenings and I’m really enjoying it.

Enriching Our Lives With Others

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Today’s meditation was another quiet ten minute session of sinking into centering while working through my breathing exercises and piriformis / forearm stretches.

Tarot de LuzToday’s draw is the Two of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of connection and unification, mutual attraction, and alignment of feelings with another.

Here in this imagery, what I see is not so much about others, but about what the connection with others can do for us.  The centering it creates, the surety of foot through life’s path it can foster, the connection with the world around us that it inspires.   Where alone we may be great, we’re better together… that’s what this imagery says.  Love makes things better… makes everything better, even if just by way of a small bit in some instances.

The card today is an encouragement not to block people out.  It’s a reminder that by opening our hearts to others, we enrich not just their lives, but also our own.

DECK USED:  TAROT DE LUZ

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2022 Challenge Prompt
Topic for February 6th: Do Spread #1

February is often about making plans and preparations for the arrival of spring just around the corner. Plans and preparations are great! But they are only the first step. Use the three cards pulled in this spread to discover what signs you should keep an eye out to tell you when it’s finally time to take action.

Магия Сердца Oракул and Kei Tarot LoveSigns for Action in February

Seduction – Keep a watch on your addictions, specifically for those that are trying to stretch beyond the healthy boundaries you’ve put in place for yourself.

Area of Life Action Will Be Needed In for February

Page of Cups – Emotion are a major drive behind when your addictions become too tempting. Instead of indulging in “comforting acts” that feed your addictions, use this month to explore your emotions more deeply and learn from them.

Signs for Action in March

Movement atop Pervert – Be sure to pay attention when you start to feel the need to rush to the point that you are willing to sacrifice quality and your normal standards just to “get it done”.

Area of Life Action Will Be Needed In for March

Nine of Cups – You need to examine if these shortcuts are really going to make you happy, or if it’s something that’s going to be looked back on later as “Damn, I wish I done that the right way the first time.” Make sure you are focusing on your long-term satisfaction, instead of the momentary pleasure of a job being over.

Signs for Action in April

Deal – Keep an eye out for any agreements, contracts (and contract renewals), promises, and other types of deals that may arise this month.

Area of Life Action Will Be Needed In for April

Wheel of Fortune atop The Magician Rx – If you are feeling powerless, and like everything feels out of control, make sure you look into things deeper instead of just allowing these feelings to sit and grow. Act and be assertive instead of getting into something that feels wrong or unbalanced.

DECK USED: МАГИЯ СЕРДЦА OРАКУЛ AND KEI TAROT LOVE

Mr Lionharts’ #TheFebruaryTarot Kindred Spirits Challenge Prompt
Questions for February 6th

Tarot de LuzWhat are three of my best personal qualities? {selected, not drawn}

The Hanged Man – The ability to step back and see things from multiple perspectives, and the desire to truly understand these perspectives that are not my own.

Justice – An extremely rigid moral compass that is not based of others expectations or society’s rules, but off of what feels right to and for me. This includes a need for fairness, balance, and consequences.

The Hierophant – The desire to help others in finding their path, the urge to share my knowledge and teach. Because my own path is alternative in nature, it helps these teachings and guidance from becoming too rigid where flexibility is needed.

How can I use each quality to grow within/towards what I love? {drawn, not selected}

The Hanged Man → Three of Swords – Make sure that you don’t allow this ability to dip into others perspectives end up dragging you down. You already carry a good deal of disappointment concerning humanity as a whole. Don’t intentionally go looking for more.

Justice → Knave of Cups – Make more allowances for emotional factors. You are on a path of learning and growth emotionally right now, and that will at times bring moments of uncertainty. It’s natural and a part of your growth, not something to struggle against. Think outside the box and use your imagination more in these moments.

The Hierophant → Ten of Wands – Remember that no matter how passionate you are about something, you can still only take on so much. Don’t allow your passion and desire to help others turn into a burden or result in burnout.

DECK USED: TAROT DE LUZ

Daily Self Kindness

I put off doing laundry until tomorrow.  I’m not sure if this is a self kindness because I just wasn’t in the mood for it… or unhealthy avoidant behavior.

Allowing for Kindness

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Today’s meditation was skipped.  The reason for this was because I laid down to do it and ended up distracted by a cuddly Luna.  I felt so good and refreshed with Miss Luna’s cuddles that I didn’t really feel the need to meditate (and I was getting a bit cold) so I decided to skip.  Not an excuse, but there’s how it went.

Kei Tarot Love and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal CardsToday’s draw is the Ten of Cups, which is a representation of emotional contentment shared with others in your circle.  Where the Nine of Cups deals with attaining that comfort and satisfaction, in the Ten of Cups we then “share the wealth” of those emotions with others.

You know, it’s funny.  Sometimes I love this deck.  Then other times I can’t seem to connect with the artwork at all. I haven’t figured out exactly why that is.

What I see in this imagery today is a field of snow, a rainbow, and a hint of green grass in the distance.  What I see here is a warming.  A thawing of the cold to something softer and warmer.

When combined with the Thera-Pets card for today, what I see here is an encouragement to be nicer to yourself, to warm to yourself and silence that inner voice that wants to hold you back and bring you down.

I personally do not call myself garbage… but I do often treat myself like garbage. I know it’s wrong, and I know that it is within my personal control to change this behavior.  I also understand (as hinted at by the Ten of Cups) that I can more successfully address this issue if I enlist the help of others in my circle that love and care about me.

DECK USED:  KEI TAROT LOVE AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT CARDS

LionHart’s Mercury Retrograde Tarot Challenge Prompt
Topic: I now give closure to this month and I thank you (ancestors and guides) for your guidance.
Question: What is their response?

Existential Tarot

 Reading Summary: Keep going (New Dawn). Don’t look back (imagery in Reason 7). Take your time reconnecting with yourself and the world (Throwness). 

Take Away: February has been all about my trek through the dark landscape of my depression from the slide down into the pit and visit to the very bottom, to the climb back toward the ledge.  Although I have not reached solid ground again yet, I can feel myself improving every day.  The advice here is to keep going and allow myself to recover at my own pace instead of looking back and possibly allowing that glance back to drag me down, or pushing too hard and being impatient.  They are saying that I’m headed in the right direction and everything will happen in its own time.

DECK USED:  EXISTENTIAL TAROT

#DiscordTarotolicsFeb2021 Challenge Prompt
Topic:  Do Spread 2
Question: What attitude and outlook should I embrace as I move into the week ahead?

Kei Tarot LoveWhat attitude should I embrace as I move into the week ahead?
Two of Wands and Page of Pentacles

Make plans and learn what you need to know in order to move forward.  As the Self Care Saturday reading that I did this weekend has already indicated, this week is about reconnaissance and planning. Make the calls that need to be made, take copious amounts of notes, and then strategize your way forward into what needs to be done.

What outlook should I embrace as I move into the week ahead?
King of Swords and Three of Cups

Take charge, but allow for others to some influence. They have the ability to keep you uplifted, even as you begin to carry responsibility again.  Your time off was restorative and  you’re ready to slide back into that mindset of “large and in charge”.  Just don’t let it swallow you whole and, in doing so, stunt your climb back out of depressions pit and into the light.  Let your loved ones help in lifting you up.

DECK USED:  KEI TAROT LOVE

Daily Self Kindness

I took an ibuprofen, which ostensibly could have been for my foot, but was actually for my left thumb, which is feeling very sore and achy for some reason.

Accepting Guidance

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Today’s meditation was skipped because I was lazy and slept in late, then relaxed in bed fucking around on my phone instead of getting my ass in gear.

True Heart Intuitive Tarot and Thera-Pets Emotional Support Animal CardsToday’s draw is the Queen of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition.  Among other things, this often translates into themes to do with emotional support and advice from a trusted party that is easy to talk to.

What stood out to me the strongest in the imagery of this card is how the Queen holds her cup.  She holds it up like a torch, as if with her steps forward away from the comfort of her throne, that cup might light her way forward.

Combined with the Thera-Pets card drawn today, the message of today’s draw is that sometimes we all need a little extra guidance on our path.  This doesn’t make us less capable or even lacking, it means that we all have more to learn and will do so to get where we need and want to be in life.

DECK USED:  TRUE HEART INTUITIVE TAROT AND THERA-PETS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANIMAL CARDS

The Radical Love Tarot Challenge Prompt
Topic:  Expansion
Question: How can I (in a healthy way) expand my awareness to be more in touch with others?

Kei Love Tarot

Reading Summary:  Use that skill you’ve honed all your life (Eight of Pentacles) to see things from different perspectives and angles (Hanged Man) and use it to find a more balanced approach (Two of Pentacles) that is less anxiety inducing (Nine of Swords Rx).

Take Away:  You know, I’ve never actually thought about this much before, but there is a fissure of anxiety involved for me when I am interacting with others. This goes beyond “likeability” and and instead deals with a feeling of… unpredictability.  I find people unpredictable. And I struggle with that… a lot.  I struggle with the fact I always feel no matter what I do, people are going to surprise me.  These cards are reminding me that those surprises are not always a bad thing, and I need to look at them as a way to learn more and see things differently so that I can balance out that anxiety with potential value.

DECK USED:  KEI TAROT LOVE

#DiscordTarotolicsFeb2021 Challenge Prompt
Question:  How can I best approach setting healthier boundaries in my life?

True Heart Intuitive TarotReading Summary:  Allow more of a collaborative effort (Three of Pentacles) instead of trying to do everything myself (Nine of Pentacles). Your determination to go solo (Nine of Pentacles) is blinding you (Eight of Swords) to the potential of what is possible (Queen of Wands).

Take Away: This is about delegation, and about more evenly distributing my work load with others so that things are more equal and balanced between us.

These boundaries aren’t about others, but about myself and making sure that I’m not overworking myself. It’s about allowing things to spread evenly, and how by spreading the work load evenly, it opens up the potential for new possibilities.

DECK USED:  TRUE HEART INTUITIVE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Confession.  I am writing this the day after… and I don’t remember most of yesterday.  I know I spent time with Gideon in play and I really enjoyed the down time with him.  I know that I slept in.  It’s just… everything else that appears to be missing.