Le Tarot de Gulliver

No Bracing Needed

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Tharbon I TarocchiToday’s draw is the Quattro di Denari (Four of Pentacles), which is traditionally a representation of

La danzatrice di Jam Jeer dances among her coins, because it is among the coins she feel safe and secure.  Supported.  Just as these coins stand on their edges, she stands on pointe, balanced and stable even while she revels in movement filled with flouncing fabrics and flowing feathers.

This card tells a story of stability and balance that is not created through stagnancy or stillness, but rather through the confidence to feel safe, secure, and stable even while in movement.

The message for today is a reminder that you don’t have to stop, still, and brace in order to find stability. It can be with you every day as you go about your life, and that is the healthy type of stability that we all should be seeking.  Not the kind that lies in stagnant stillness.

DECK USED:  THARBON I TAROCCHI

GroundedInMagic’s #Lovers2022TarotChallenge Challenge Prompt
Question: How do I let perfectionism get in the way of love?

Le Tarot de GulliverReading Summary:  Don’t be so hard on yourself (Queen of Coins) when you reflect on your efforts towards emotional growth (Ace of Cups).  Even when you’re not paying attention, even when you’re resting (Four of Swords) or completely turning a blind eye the other way (Eight of Swords)… even then, you’re still on the right path in this area.  You don’t have to keep your eye on the ball every moment in this area of your life.

Take Away: Even though I know that this emotional development journey that I’m on is going to take time, for some reason I have a habit of pushing myself to go faster and do more, even when there is no deadline and no “end goal” in sight.

Today’s cards are about self love, and about being kind to myself and not forcing myself to measure and judge every tiny step and moment of progress.  There is no standard of progress here, and there is no race to win or deadline to meet.  Let it come at its own time.  Sometimes the best things develop through fermentation when out of sight (… like good kimchi!)

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#DiscordTarotholicsJan2022 Challenge Prompt
Philosophical Question: Is it true that pleasure is the root of all true evil?

Tharbon I TarocchiReading Summary: Lush and swollen to the point of near-vulgarity, the trees in the forest of the Nine of Pentacles speak of excess and hedonism.

In the Ace of Cups, a cornucopia overflows, in a bounty of emotions and a demonstration of a different sort of wealth, one based in emotion instead of earthly delights.

Here in the Seven of Swords, we see a forger working at his anvil, creating swords in his workshop and looking not just content, but enraptured with his work while he prepares weapons meant to reap more from the world for those that wield them.

Take Away: Clearly, the opinion of these cards is a resounding yes. I’m not sure I agree, but in this case, it is in the bounty and pleasure of what we can gain that inspires the evil that will be wrought.

DECK USED: THARBON I TAROCCHI

Daily Self Kindness

I put everything back up above the fireplace.  I couldn’t stand it being so bare.  I just couldn’t.  I know that soon I’ll just have to pull it all back down again, but it was really bothering me.

Derailment Ahead

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Tarot of the Little PrinceToday’s draw is the Page of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive omega energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s willpower, drive, passions, and inner spark.

There is a message here in the train and the tracks, and what I found this message to be relevant for today is as a reminder to not allow distractions to derail me from where I want to go.

The distractions today had to do with going to lunch, and some of the things that were said there.  It has to do with the fact that those things said sort of derailed my self confidence and left me feeling disheartened, adrift, and exhausted.  Clearly I didn’t hear the message clearly until it had already happened. I have some ideas on what I can do to help myself re-center tomorrow, though.M

DECK USED:  TAROT OF THE LITTLE PRINCE

#DiscordTarotholicsDec2021 Challenge Prompt
Question: What last minute preparations for the new year need my focus?

Le Tarot de GulliverReyne de Deniers and Le Bateleur – Make smart choices with your money.  There’s a lot of potential in your hands right now, with the holiday rush freshly at an end.  Make sure that as you move forward you are spending from a solid foundation with an eye on what you want to accommplish, instead of through your emotions.

Nine of Coins atop Valet d’Épées – Success comes via discernment.  Learning to look at things differently and change your viewpoint is difficult, but promises a far more stable resulting success than winging it. Make sure that you are thinking things through.

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OwlandBonesTarot’s #DecemberBones2021 Tarot Challenge Prompt

Tarot of the Little PrinceWhere You’re Stuck – Temperance – Instilling temperance into your life and habits has stalled out over the last six weeks or so. Although you have been feeling more engaged with the world around you during this time, you can’t sustain this type of energy expenditure on the long term.

Why You’re Stuck – Eight of Swords – You’re unwilling to look at the negative repercussions and accept a new balance needs to be found. Making excuses doesn’t change the fact that this time of year is a detriment to your health and well being. These effects cannot be ignored forever and must be dealt with.

Resolve It – Six of Wands atop Three of Pentacles – Appreciate all that you have accomplished and how well Z, L, and you have done over this time.  Appreciate and admire, but don’t carry it forward with you.  Leave it as a memory to build your confidence for what lies ahead.

DECK USED: TAROT OF THE LITTLE PRINCE

Daily Self Kindness

Reaching out to Gideon while in the casino to find a bit of peace in the mess of what was lunch.