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Leaning Into Good Memories

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Today’s meditation was a ten minute #DailyCalm session from the @Calm app.

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 12th : Nostalgia
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tarot One - Eight of Wands

Today’s draw is the Eight of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of action, speed, alacrity, fast paced events or change, or having a target goal in your sights that you are charging towards.

Memories are a tricky thing. They transport us to either good places or bad places, and allow us to bring those places into the present with us through our emotions.

That means that somewhere within us? We actually relive those experiences, going through the emotions and pain of the bad ones, and the joy of the good ones when we replay them in our memories.

The key here, then, would be to spend more time sinking into the good memories, and letting the bad ones go.

The message in today’s Eight of Wands and “Nostalgia” prompt is to focus on those memories you -want- to relive. When bad memories rise up, choose to swiftly turn away from them and seek out positive ones instead. Allow yourself to -enjoy- your past and the memories there, instead of focusing on the bad and forcing yourself to find nostalgia as a practice in pain instead of the pleasure that it could be.

DECK USED:  TAROT ONE

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompts for March 12th and 13th

Oracle Reading with the 50 Plants That Heal deck

What is your greatest weakness at this time?

Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) – Your addictive tendencies are valiantly trying to get the better of you and bring you to your knees.

You’ve noticed this in both small and large ways, and have felt overwhelmed by the effort to keep an eye on all the myriad of small ways that these tendencies are trying to break loose.

How can you improve in the area of this weakness?

Oregano (Origanum vulgare) – Focus on flow instead of balking and stagnancy. You need to let fresh air in and take the time to spend some time outdoors where the fresh air and spring’s spark can infect your spirit.

All this stagnancy just makes you feel as if you’re losing out on the things your addictive traits try to reach for. When you allow yourself to go with the flow instead of digging in your heels, the world and your experiences distract you from the discontentment that the addictions try to feed off of to grow stronger.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: 50 PLANTS THAT HEAL CARDS

@silkandsonder’s Journal Prompts to Feel Like Yourself Again 
Prompt No.2 : What activities or routines used to make me feel energized that I’ve drifted away from?

Tarot Reading with the Tarot One deck

Reading Summary: Actively going after those things that make you happy (Knight of Cups), even against the opposition or opinions of others (Five of Wands), instead of holding back and/or procrastinating (Hanged Man).

Take Away: You spend a great deal of time procrastinating on the things that help to light you up inside. More often than not, this is due to your efforts to please or placate others.

That didn’t necessarily become a problem until you were no longer able to get out and enjoy time in nature alone anymore. Once you needed an escort to go with you on your excursions, you began procrastinating them more often.

Consider, though, that whether or not your escorts enjoy these excursions, the time in nature is still good for them. The unpredictability of -you- in these places and in doing these activities is good for them. So by indulging, even if they bitch? You’re still giving them something they need… not just giving it to yourself or being selfish.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT ONE
Daily Self Kindness

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

Taking To the Sidelines

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 11th : Periphery
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tarocco dell'Orror - The Emperor

Today’s draw is the Emperor card, which is traditionally a representation of taking charge, responsibility, authority, structure, and focusing on the greater good.

You don’t have to be in the thick of things to make sure that things are going the way you want them to. After all, with a herd of sheep, it’s not the sheep that are in charge, but the shepherd who lets them roam and then steps in when is needed to get them back on track.

By the same turn, you could do the same. There’s no need to micromanage.

The message in today’s Emperor card combined with the “Periphery” prompt as a reminder to take a step back, loosen your grip, and let them roam. Micromanaging just gets on everyone’s nerves, including your own. You can often keep things on track from the periphery instead of being right in the middle of it all the time.

DECK USED:  TAROCCO DELLA’ORROR

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Jupiter Direct Prompt for March 11th : What area of my life is ready to begin expanding?

Intuitive Tarot Reading with the Teen Witch Tarot

Reading Summary: A new sense of abundance awaits (Left Card), as long as you’re willing to pick yourself up and get back on the horse again with strength and bravery (Right Card) each time you take a fall (Center Card).

Take Away: We all fall down now and then. If you let yourself give up at the first (or third) sign of failure, you miss out on the rewards that can come with trying again.

You struggle quite often with a sense of scarcity. If you can make it through the hard parts and keep going, though, there’s an abundance coming your way that will help in pushing that mentality of scarcity away.

This means confronting your fears, though, and getting back into the thick of things to figure things out and put things in line again.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Dried Purple Heather Sprigs for Independence and Luck
Turtle Figurine for encouraging Slow and Steady Progress
Green Aventurine for Harmony and Balance of the Heart
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TEEN WITCH TAROT (trimmed naked)

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Philosophical Question for March 11th : Is love an inherent emotion, or is it learned behavior?

Tarot Reading with the Tarocco dell'Orror

Reading Summary: Even animals nurture their offspring (l’Imperatrice and Regina di Denari), creating room and stability for growth and success (Dieci di Denari).

Take Away: These cards indicate that love is an inherent emotion. That is, if we define love as support and care.

I’m well aware that not everyone defines love the same, but these cards appear to be speaking about the base emotion only. The response from the cards also doesn’t take into account that people express love in a myriad of different ways.

Things like devotion, passion, romance, and all of those other methods of expression and accoutrements are perhaps learned behavior; but the base emotion itself is inherent.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Cedar Tips for Protection from Negative Influences
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Green Jasper and Tiger Eye Turtle for Confidence within Progress
Clear Quartz for a boost of Intentional Energies
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  TAROCCO DELLA’ORROR
Daily Self Kindness

I treated myself to donuts and hot chocolate while on my drive this morning.

The Sharpened Tongue

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 10th : Ambiguity
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Hoi Polloi Tarot - Queen of Swords

Today’s draw is the Queen of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a receptive alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s knowledge, education, logic, ambitions, or communication. This can often translate into themes that have to do with the people that foster you through tough love and sharp-tongued advice.

Speak clearly, because lack of clarity helps no one.

Don’t forget that being forthright and even full on blunt isn’t necessarily always a bad thing. Sometimes? People need to hear things without the fluff and hedging that makes what’s being said more palatable. Some people will refuse to listen until you put something to them in a way they can no longer ignore.

That includes you, sometimes, too.

The message in today’s Queen of Swords and “Ambiguity” prompt is a reminder that although being honest doesn’t have to be cruel, sometimes it -does- need to be blunt and forthright. Read the room, and if people are hearing you but not truly listening? Maybe it’s time to change up how you’re saying things in order to pull them out of their bubble and get them to truly pay attention to what’s being said.

DECK USED:  HOI PLOLLOI TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompts for March 10th

Tarot Reading with the Motherpeace Mini Round Tarot and Smithsonian's Our World in Pictures Trees of the World Flash Cards

How are you doing mentally at this time?

Son of Swords and Coastal Redwood – You are hiding behind a mask in order to keep the honest truth of your vulnerabilities hidden behind a veil of confidence.

You have a tendency to do this to protect yourself and keep your soft side safe, especially when you’re feeling vulnerable.

That means that right now? You are feeling vulnerable. Vulnerable enough that you feel the need to try and protect yourself.

How can you improve on this in the week ahead?

Eight of Discs and Cacao Tree – Making vulnerability and the softer side of your nature more palatable to you takes work.

This process is more than just growth and development. Acceptance in this area is an actual skill that you need to work on and develop over time. It won’t happen overnight, but can be done with focus and effort placed to the task.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Garnierite for help in Releasing Anger, Anxiety, and Guilt
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: MOTHERPEACE MINI ROUND TAROT AND TREES OF THE WORLD FLASH CARDS

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Venus sextile Pluto Prompt for March 10th : What deep desire is surfacing?

Tarot Reading with the Hoi Polloi Tarot - Eight of Cups, Knight of Swords, Five of Wands

Reading Summary: You want to react emotionally by running away (Eight of Cups) or diving headlong into conflict (Knight of Swords charging into the Five of Wands).

Take Away: You are in the mood to pick a fight and burn some bridges at the moment. This isn’t really surprising when you consider that you’re currently in the middle of a subdrop, which means your emotions are in turmoil and your reactivity is at its highest point.

The cards are pointing this out because awareness is the key to defusing the bomb before it goes off. Remember that your reactivity is due to extenuating circumstances, and take a step back and a deep breath instead of just diving in or lashing out.

Slow your roll and take your irritation home. Discuss the situation with a trusted friend and let your emotions vent as you share. In doing so, you divert yourself from diving into untenable situations that could end up causing irreparable harm to friendships and relationships with others.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Lavender Bundle for Calming and Comfort
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Black Tourmaline for Grounding and Protection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  HOI PLOLLOI TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

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

That Welcome-Home Feeling

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 9th : In-Between
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Small Mysteries Tarot - Nine of Cups

Today’s draw is the Nine of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of themes that have to do with contentment, accomplishment, and satisfaction in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, and intuition.

I love spending time in the forest. Especially when I can get far enough out that there are no other people and I can really relax and enjoy myself.

I have a tendency to walk off-trail and explore where others have not tread. (Yes, I’m skilled with a compass and bring one with me.) This isn’t because I want to find something that they haven’t, but rather because it feels like these places are places where I connect more deeply with nature and the trees and the roots within the soil.

These are my happy places. Wet and green, quiet, and yet loud with the sounds of nature, and only the sounds of nature.

Liminal spaces (The In-Between Spaces of the world) make a lot of people uncomfortable. I get that in a way, but for me, these places in nature that are liminal spaces draw me in and welcome me home. I visit them to wallow in that feeling, soaking it in so that it is part of my breath and blood and every cell of my being.

Today’s Nine of Cups card and the “in-between” prompt ask us… where is it that you find pleasure and calm and that wonderful sense of peace and home? Where is it that you feel happy and like to wallow? And why aren’t you visiting that place more often?

DECK USED:  SMALL MYSTERIES TAROT

@silkandsonder’s Journal Prompts to Feel Like Yourself Again 
Prompt No.1

Intuitive Tarot Reading with the Nicoletta Ciccoli Tarot

When was the last time I felt fully like me?

Cuddle and Discipline – The last time that you felt fully “like you” was when your vulnerability was hidden behind a tough exterior, and you punished yourself for that vulnerability existing at all.

What was different then?

Flora and Sleepwalk – Your eyes were closed to how damaging this behavior would become, and how lonely being so solitary can be. It was an unhealthy cycle that needed to stop.

Take Away: These cards bring up that perhaps it’s time to look at redefining what feeling “like me” actually means. Especially considering the last time you truly felt “fully like me” was during a time when you were abusing yourself and not allowing your vulnerabilities the space needed to breathe.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: NICOLETTA CECCOLI TAROT (trimmed naked)

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Mercury trine Jupiter Prompt for March 9th : How can I speak from a place of wisdom rather than reaction?

Tarot Reading with the Small Mysteries Tarot and The Veiled Path Oracle

Reading Summary: Slow down (Eight of Matches and the fact they’re not all facing the same direction) and take time to unwrap what’s really going on (Cloak) instead of assuming the worst (Nine of Knives).

Take Away: When you act quickly, you jump the gun and don’t allow enough time to really see what’s going on. Wisdom takes time and thought, consideration and pause. Not immediacy and snap judgements.

In order to solve the issues at hand (no matter what those issues are) and speak from a place of wisdom instead of just reaction, you need to slow down. Take the time to pick things apart and consider all the angles invoved, rather than letting your emotions and fears prompt you into leaping immediately into the fray.

Other elements included in this reading:
Black Spruce Needles to Boost Self-Confidence and Positive Thinking
Dried Rosebuds for Potential and Beauty Waiting to Unfold
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Turtle Figurine for encouraging Slow and Steady Progress
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  SMALL MYSTERIES TAROT AND THE VEILED PATH ORACLE
Daily Self Kindness

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

Enthusiasm and Boundaries

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 8th : Boundaries
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Mystic Meows Tarot - Ace of Pentacles

Today’s draw is the Ace of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings and new opportunities in the areas of one’s finances, resources, health, labors, manifestations, and the physical world.

Take care that you don’t add too many new things on your plate at once. Just because the opportunities are out there and ready, doesn’t mean that you have enough space on your plate to include them all.

I have a creative streak a mile wide and I love learning new skills. If I had the finances to do it? There is a damn good chance I would be taking courses on different arts, crafts, and techniques each semester. Not with a degree in mind… but just to learn new skills.

And chances are? I’d have so many projects on the go that I’d never finish anything at all. Just continue piling on more and more.

That’s where boundaries come in… and that’s what the message in today’s Ace of Pentacles and “Boundaries” prompt comes in as well. We all have a myriad of interests and ideas on what we want to do with our time, our energy, and our lives. We all have to set boundaries on how much we take on, too. Otherwise? We would never get anything done, instead just flitting from thing to thing like a butterfly flitting from flower to flower. The message for today is a reminder that these boundaries are important. Make sure what you want to take on is something you -can- take on right now before you commit. If it’s not? Set it aside for a better time when you can give it the attention it’s going to need.

DECK USED:  MYSTIC MEOWS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompt for March 8th : Do Spread 2
Philosophical Question for March 4th : Is generosity an inherent virtue, or is it learned behavior?

Tarot Reading with the Fat Cat Tarot and Cat in a Box Postcard Set

Reading Summary: There is a very clear color connection between the Six of Pentacles, the High Priestess card, and the Anchor card. This connects these three together while leaving the King of Pentacles as an outlier, speaking of a need to connect with your inner knowing and your compassion, rather than allowing yourself to always focus on stability and stagnancy.

The deep blue that connects the High Priestess card to the Anchor card, combined with the circular design of the universe in the Anchor card and the moon behind the High Priestess connect this answer not just to what’s within ourselves, but the unknown that is beyond us.

Take Away: Generosity is being guided to create balance by unseen forces… but never forced.

The concept of being guided but not forced, and the inherent need the universe has for trying to create balance, are therefore the birthplace of generosity.

This makes generosity both an inherent virtue, and learned behavior, depending on the situation and the individual. This is because it’s not really about learning or about “being generous”, it’s about balance and the inherent need for balance in the world around us as well as the universe at large.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: CATS IN A BOX POSTCARD SET AND FAT CAT TAROT

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Venus conjunct Saturn Prompt for March 8th: What relationship or commitment needs maturity?

Tarot Reading with the Mystic Meows Tarot

Reading Summary: You see change (Wheel of Fortune) as something to be avoided and braced for (Three of Swords), when in actuality it is an effort of the universe to find balance (Six of Pentacles). The maturity you need is to take things slow and allow them to develop instead of trying to control everything every step of the way (Knight of Pentacles).

Take Away: I was actually expecting these cards to come up with an actual relationship with a person. That’s clearly not the case, for what we see here is me being called out for being a control freak and trying force things to fit into the molds I want them to fit into instead of allowing them to find a natural balance.

I agree. This stubbornness is childish, and based in childhood fears. Especially knowing that changes are often not just something that is needed, but something that improves lives and situations as a whole.

These cards are a reminder that I need to stop fighting so hard for control, and allow the universe to find the balance it seeks.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  MYSTIC MEOWS TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

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

The Time to Act

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The @GlitterbyInk #MarchMoments26 Challenge
The Edge of Wonder Prompt for March 7th : Anticipation
Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Da Vinci Enigma Tarot - Three of Wands, Three of Fire

Today’s draw is the Three of Wands (Fire), which is traditionally a representation of the first active step in a journey, progress towards a goal, and the seizing of opportunities.

When it’s time to go, it’s time to go. You can only hesitate for so long before actually having to take action. Just as a baby stays in the womb for only so long before it has to break free (brought to mind via the illustration in today’s card).

As we grow, sometimes new things can feel intimidating or uncomfortable. These feelings can make us hesitate or back away from taking action, when action is what is needed.

Just as when it’s time for the baby to come out, staying in would be detrimental, so too does inaction harm us in these situations.

The message in today’s Three of Wands (Fire) card and “Anticipation” prompt is a reminder that we can only hold back for so long. The stillness we find in moments of anticipation may seem like a safe place to linger, but it’s only a good place to linger until the time to act is upon us.

DECK USED:  THE DA VINCI ENIGMA TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMar2026 Challenge
Prompts for March 7th and 9th

Tarot Reading with The Circle of Life Handmade Tarot

What are your strengths when dealing with others?

The Lighthouse (Queen of Wands) – You inspire others to try new things and follow their dreams. You give them the inspiration needed to explore and discover the world around them, as well as the things that make them happy.

The Hammock (Ten of Wands) – You are a cautionary tale that often shows the importance of resting when you need it. You help others understand that overwhelm is caused not by personal failing, but by pushing too hard and expecting too much of yourself.

The Book (Nine of Cups) – You share with others what is possible if you put your heart to a task and use that motivation to expand your mind and your knowledge.

How can you build upon your interpersonal skills?

Love (The Lovers) – Share your love and caring with others while still standing firm and what is healthiest for you. Love others by loving yourself as you do them, instead of holding yourself to some impossible higher standard.

Other elements included in this reading:
Deodar Cedar Ceramic Impression for Clarity and Spiritual Syncing
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connections
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: CIRCLE OF LIFE HANDMADE TAROT

@lightningwildflower‘s March Reflection to Action Challenge
Sun conjunct Mercury Prompt for March 7th : What truth needs to be spoken clearly?

Tarot Reading with The Da Vinci Enigma Tarot

Reading Summary: Share with your partner (Lord of Water), the struggles that you are experiencing (Page of Air) in those battles you are engaged in (Seven of Fire).

Take Away: There is an emotional element to your struggle that you are not acknowledging. By speaking about these issues with Gideon, you are able to share your frustrations, as well as your worries in a way that you are unable to do by trying to call your emotions by name. (Names that you often don’t have the vocabulary to express.)

In other words, when he asks how you’re doing… instead of trying to express what feelings you’re feeling directly by naming them, express instead the struggles that you are going through. Tell him about what’s going on in your life and speak to him about what’s worrying you. This will communicate those emotions just as clearly, if not more so.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Gneiss Wishing Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE DA VINCI ENIGMA TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

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