NYC Tarot

🎨 Weekly Creativity Prompt – King of Wands

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Prompt: “Pull the King of Wands card from your deck(s). Compare the imagery between the card provided below and the card(s) from your own deck(s). How would you read them differently and why?“

Joie de Vivre Tarot - King of WandsJoie de Vivre Tarot – The energy of the charge harnessed for a purpose, this king doesn’t just charge forward with enthusiasm, he does so with a plan and invites you along for the adventure.  “Come with me,” he says, “and experience all the possibilities life has to offer!  Seize the day!”  This is the energy that this card brings into a reading, whether it’s through indicating a person in the reading or the spirit/energy of the answer the querent seeks.

King of Wands in the Witch Sister Tarot, Tarot of the North Atlantic, and NYC Tarot

Witch Sister Tarot – The stag is king of the forest not through being an apex predator, but through his strength and commitment to family. He represents nobility and integrity, and stands fast for those under his care. He is passionate about family, and passionate about his role among them. He heads their family, protects them, and guides them forward… and they follow because he instills loyalty within their hearts with his strength and passion.  Seeing the stag asks where you can step up and lead with integrity while sparking the passion of others through their trust and admiration?

Tarot of the North Atlantic – The sperm whale is the largest of the toothed whales, with a maw that opens impossibly wide. Although males are solitary other than in  youth and mating season, they return and are welcomed back each mating season, again and again. Where do you need to pursue your dreams independently, with the occasional support and cheering on of your support system at your back to bolster you?

NYC Tarot – The Hedonist. This card echoes the energy of the Joie de Vivre card most strongly. The rock star stands on stage and performs, and the crowd screams their cheers, sings along with his songs, and idolizes him.  This king is afloat on the pleasure of success, glowing bright in the light of admiration from others, and eager to grow his following. This card asks two questions on either side of a single coin. Where has success gone to your head? Where do you really shine, and how can you best share this with the world?

DECK USED: JOIE DE VIVRE TAROT, WITCH SISTER TAROT, TAROT OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC, NYC TAROT

Keep Your Head Down… Keep Going

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Today’s meditation was twenty-two minutes long, and was a yoga nidra practice from the FitBit app… and it was just a bit too long in my opinion. I stuck it out through the entire practice, but I think they could have shaved off about five minutes and it would have been perfect. Granted, it was a free session, so I probably don’t have that much room to bitch.

NYC Tarot and It's Going to Be Okay 2024 Day-to-Day Calendar by Kate AllanToday’s draw is the Eight of Pentacles combined with the affirmation “This feeling will pass. You’re not stuck here forever.”

The combination of these two cards is an encouragement not to let low moments and dark feelings cause you to retreat and shut down. Instead, just keep your head down and keep working.

You don’t have to push for more than you’re able to give, but don’t let yourself fall into stagnancy and lose the hard one skills that you’ve developed over time.

These low feelings?  They’ll pass.  And, by not allowing yourself to fall into stagnancy, you’ll already have the ball rolling on getting back up to your norm once more, instead of having to start from scratch and break free of the paralysis lack of movement can cause.

DECK USED:  NYC TAROT AND IT’S GOING TO BE OKAY 2024 DAY-TO-DAY CALENDAR BY KATE ALLAN

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2024 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 20th : What are you clinging to that can be let go of without repercussions?

NYC Tarot - Six of Wands, Death, Four of WandsReading Summary: It’s time to ease up on your drive to please others (Six of Wands), and instead redirect your focus (Death) to what makes you feel comfortable and at home (Four of Wands).

Take Away: Last year was all about pleasing others and taking care of others, instead of yourself. You did a lot for a lot of people and very little for yourself.

It can feel scary to stop, as if by stopping you might jinx things and end up falling back into the same situation again. That’s your fear of change talking, though… not reality.

It’s time to stop focusing so much on what they want and need, and more upon what is right for you, and what makes you happy and comfortable in your own skin and in your life.

DECK USED: NYC TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I spent time today reorganizing some drawers that house some of my jewelry supplies. It’s become such a struggle and hassle to get into them, that I’ve started trying to avoid it entirely (to the point some stuff has gone out of stock because I don’t want to dig the supplies out and make them).  With a new organizational system in place, everything is much more accessible and I’m now not feeling that whole reluctance that I was prior.