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Look a Little Closer

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Manga Tarot - Knight of PentaclesThe @GlitterbyInk #MayTag25 Challenge
Celebrating Our Community Prompt for May 8 : Creative

Today’s draw is the Knight of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of an active, projective beta energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s finances, resources, health, home, labors, and manifestations. This often translates into a slow moving but determinedly forward moving energy, personality, or person that has their eye on the prize regardless of the slow and steady speed they may be moving at.

When I first looked at this card, it appeared to me that the figure’s ribs were showing, and that he was emaciated. I puzzled over this artistic choice and finally slowed down to take a closer look.  It turns out, those aren’t ribs, but are folds in the cloth of his clothing.

There’s a lesson in today’s card that goes beyond the simple “slow down” message of the Knight in the Pentacles suit. It’s a reminder to not just slow down, but to look rather than taking just a glance at things.

Whether its a particular situation, a person. or even a leaf or flower petal… work on slowing down to look a little closer.  See the depth and nuances, rather than letting them pass you buy out of a want or habit of leaning into expediency. In doing so, not only do you see and understand more, but allow thoughtfulness and imagination to bloom, leading to greater wisdom, understanding, creativity, and joy as a result.

DECK USED:  MANGA TAROT

#detarotjufmeitarotchallenge Tea With the Queens Challenge by @de_tarotjuf
Tea with the Queen of Wands : Creativity and Passion
Prompts for May 6 – 8

Wisdom of the Wild Things OracleHow can I increase my self-confidence?

Unconditional Self-Acceptance – You know when something is right for you and when it’s not. You know when something is good, or when it’s wrong. You’re inner compass is unerring in leading the way with the assistance of your gut.

You need to trust them, implicitly, even when your brain tries to make excuses or lead its way around what they’re saying. Make sure you are discarding what doesn’t serve you or isn’t good for you instead of trying to hang on.

What does expression mean to me?

Welcome the Unwelcome but Remember the Woobi – In your eyes, you see expression as being able to take on the challenges that life throws your way, and the changes that you may not even be prepared for, while staying true to yourself at your core. It means holding on to what makes you you, regardless of what comes your way or what growth needs to take place.

What is a new way to express my creativity?

Beginnings; Here’s Your Do-Over – Allow yourself the time and space to try new things. Use the “throw things at the wall and see what sticks” approach. Take these new things on with the mindset of starting from scratch, rather than as extension of anything that you’re already doing.

Other elements included in this reading:
Northern Red Oak Leaf Impression for Inner Strength
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Dried Red Maple Leaves for Adaptability and Connection
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Ammonite for a Sense of Stability During Times of Change
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: WISDOM OF THE WILD THINGS ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

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

Comfort and Strength

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Today’s meditation was just over eleven minutes, and the next installment of the ‘how to’ series that I’ve been working my way through.  The focus in today’s meditation was how to take your focus deeper into that “quiet place” of calm that can be found when you focus so strongly and so closely that everything else in the world fades away.

I have had this experience in our play, and in my work.  But I’ve never tried to accomplish it in my meditation before.   Although I could just lightly touch upon that mental space for a few fractions of a second at a time, I couldn’t sustain it, but I have a feeling that with practice I could.

Strength - Slow Tarot Today’s draw is the Strength card of the Major Arcana, which means that it is a “big picture” theme rather than any one specific aspect of the human condition.

When I saw this card this morning, I wasn’t sure how it would relate to my day, and a variety of possibilities for the positive message it could convey were running through my head.   As the evening has progressed, though, I have found where the inner strength that is represented in this card is needed, and with it the comforting that really struck me in the imagery itself.

It was really hard to come to the realization that I am still losing memories from the head injury I sustained fourteen years ago.  Over the past few years, there have been some really encouraging signs that indicate a recovery of some of the memories I’d lost, and I had not really noticed having lost anything important other than during my depressive episodes.

I discovered this evening that that is not so much the case, and that some of the memories that I have lost and not worried overly about are joined by memories that I don’t -want- to lose… but have.  These losses bring up within me a deep and somewhat terrifying sense of helplessness, and that is where the message in today’s card steps forward.  It is a reminder of my strength and that I am a survivor.  It is also a reminder that in times of distress, there are those that I love and that love me that I can reach out to for comfort and support.

Deck Used:  Slow Tarot

Bonus Reading – #TarotForGrowthNovember

Question: What can I do to better embrace change?

Manga TarotReading Summary:  Approach with an open mind and outlook of open curiosity and imagination (Page of Cups), accepting that cycles are a part of life and change is simply a part of our movement through these cycles (The World), and take time to plan and prepare for when the dust settles (Three of Wands).

Take Away: So often when change approaches, there is a tendency to close off and either ignore  what is happening as long as we can, or resist the change entirely.  Embracing change, though, requires a receptivity and acceptance to both the current change as well as the fact that change is an eventuality in life.  Instead of wasting energy on fighting against something that is going to happen whether you like it or not, take that energy and use it to plan for your next moves forward on your path so you are somewhat prepared for where your feet will land when the storm is over.

Deck Used:  Manga Tarot