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The @GlitterbyInk #DecemberDays25 Beyond the Solstice Challenge
The Archetype Prompt for December 17 : Fierce
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Six of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of nostalgia, joyful memories, childhood experiences, and revisiting the past in some way.

Nostalgia is a powerful thing. It can lift you up or it can tear you down. The memories that we decide to keep have the ability to give us a great deal of joy and strengthen confidence, or if we let them, they can create a mindset of trauma and victimization that can be hard to escape.

The message in today’s card and prompt combo is a reminder that we need to carry with us the memories that make us fierce and strong, bolstering us when we need that extra boost to get through the hard parts. Let go of those memories that can hurt us or discredit us or otherwise tear us down. The bad things that happened to us in our past teach us lessons, but they don’t have to be an ever-present open and infected wound that we poke and prod at.

DECK USED: KING’S JOURNEY TAROT CHRISTMAS EDITION

@LightningWildflower December Arcana Challenge 
Justice Prompts for December 16th and 17th

How can I align my decisions better with my core values? 

Four of Cups atop Three of Cups – Pause before you act. Even with others taking the lead, it’s always up to you to pause and have a little chat with yourself before you act. That moment of reflection is important, especially when you’re letting others take the lead.  It’s easy to just follow along, but connecting with what’s right for you needs to always take priority even during these moments when you’re stepping back from making decisions.

Where am I being asked to take greater responsibility?

The Hierophant and Knight of Cups – Make sure you are owning your actions and reactions. Don’t just write off your emotional reactions as something that happens. Having a bad day or a flare of temper is no excuse for behaving badly.  Remember that you’re on a learning journey with your emotional intelligence, and that requires you to look at things in a more responsible manner rather than writing them off as “that’s just what happened”. There’s a lot to learn from your emotional reactions.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Silver Maple Key for Bouncing Back to Thrive
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Polar Bear Figurine for Perseverance and Strength
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT NOVA KIT

@aplacetodock #Yuletide Oracle Challenge
Prompts for December 15th, 16th, 17th and 20th

What ancestor message is for this holiday?

Eight of Wands – Enjoy the slow down. Usually at this time of year, you’re so busy that you can’t even breathe and have trouble remembering to eat. The slow down this year is giving you an opportunity to enjoy the holidays more than you normally would have the opportunity to.

What task is delegated to Santa’s Elves?

The Hierophant – Let others dictate what holiday traditions to observe this year. Just sit back and enjoy the ride.

What glows from Rudolph’s shiny red nose?

Queen of Coins Rx – You don’t have everything in balance, and because of that, you are the one in need of nurturing this year. Expend less of your energy on nurturing others, and seek out those that are willing to spend their energy on you.

What is my Silent Night candle Christmas wish?

Six of Cups – What you want more than anything is to end up with some positive memories to carry forward with you into the future. You struggle with memory, and need others to keep things fresh or you have a tendency to lose them. You want memories you can hold on to and enjoy in future trips down memory lane with others that you share them with.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Deer Figure for touching base with Tenderness and Vulnerability
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: KING’S JOURNEY TAROT CHRISTMAS EDITION

Left to head back home a bit early today, and that’s a very good thing since the road out to get onto the highway was already flooded and they were getting ready to close it down.