Pass Around the Smile Positive Guidance Oracle Cards

Growing Out of Alignment

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

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tarot of Light - The Hanged Man

Today’s draw is the Hanged Man card (which in this deck has been retitled as The Turnaround), which is traditionally a representation of taking a pause, considering alternate perspectives, relaxing into difficult situations, surrender, or letting go.

The Turnaround card has then been combined with the Outside Opinions card from the Pass Around the Smile Guided Affirmation Cards, which says, “ I don’t let outside opinions or expectations affect my happiness.”

As we move through life, we grow and change. So do the people around us. Sometimes we grow in one direction, and they grow in another. That is not a failing on your part, nor is it a failing on theirs. Instead, it simply means that you have both had separate experiences and processed them differently, and through this you have both grown in different directions until you are no longer in alignment with each other.

This type of situation is especially difficult when it comes to family members and lifetime companions. These are people that we cannot easily discard from our lives or simply stop spending time with just because they no longer align with you and your values.

In these instances, it’s often necessary to make sure that you are seeking validation from yourself instead of from others. Only you know what is right for you. They do not. Thus, even when their opinion is different from your own, it’s important to stand by your values instead of letting others tell you what you should or should not value, feel, or believe. It’s all well and good to listen with an open mind and an open heart, just make sure that you aren’t letting them tear you down and make you feel miserable in the process.

I run into this a lot with Ms B. We are both remarkably stubborn people, and we have extremely different views concerning politics and government. She often tries to bring up these topics and wants me to discuss them with her, but it always ends with tension and discord between us. The problem being is that she always wants my input, which is so different from her own that it ends up being an intense debate instead of a meeting of minds. This doesn’t mean that I stop visiting her or communicate with her less. It means that I put boundaries in place so that we aren’t hurting each other’s feelings or coming out the other end of discussions feeling like we both been beating our heads against the wall. (Sometimes that still happens, but this has more to do with me not sticking to those boundaries as stringently as I could.)

The message in today’s cards is about tolerance. It’s about allowing yourself to know what is right for you, and allowing others to know what is right for them. Just because those aren’t always the same, doesn’t mean that we can’t still love these people in our lives. It just means that we have to be secure in our own values and seek validation from ourselves rather than from them.

DECKS USED:  TAROT OF LIGHT POCKET EDITION AND PASS AROUND THE SMILE GUIDED AFFIRMATION CARDS

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 1 | Entry 19 – Self-Care and Personal Development
Affirmation : “I have goals I want to achieve like [insert one personal goal here].”
Prompt : Think about something you want to accomplish–get married, write a book, finish a marathon, etc. What does the card you draw say about why this goal feels so important to you and your life’s purpose?

Goal : Nurse back to health and further improve my online business.

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - Spiritual Tarot - The Tower

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

The goal I chose for this prompt had me thinking about the mess with my business and the events that created it’s current predicament in the first place, from the changes that happened last August that delivered my business a serious blow, to the (less visible, yet no less impactful) developments that happened in February that created a second dire impact piled atop the first.

I went through a ton of hopelessness last August and September due to that first blow that hit at the end of last summer. Not only was I surprised (even with the warning signs that had been surfacing), but I felt powerless and that everything I had built was beginning to crumble around me. Even then, I managed to limp through the holiday season only to come out the other end with a second blow that stole whatever hope I had built over those months out from under my feet. The second blow was, in fact, an even bigger surprise than the first, as there were no warnings precluding it.

My first reaction when seeing this Tower card was a moment of reliving these experiences through the echoes of memory.

What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?

The Tower card is about destruction. It’s about the things you have built falling to rubble due to actions or situations beyond your control. That pretty much perfectly sums up exactly what’s happened with my business over the past year.

This card connects me to that experience, and also to what comes after The Tower. The next card in the tarot after the Tower is the Star card, which is about hope; then the Moon card, which is about uncertainty; and then the Sun card, which is about success.

The presence of the Tower card in this reading tells me that I haven’t quite made it past the effects of the situation and what it has wrought upon what I had built, but that hope may be right around the corner and still lingers within.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

The lightning strike, which speaks to me of destructive situations outside of one’s personal control.

The tower itself, speaking of all I had built and how sturdy I had thought it to be. Man-made efforts, crumbling under a force not within one’s control.

The donkey on its way out the window. Political in nature, it speaks to a feeling of abandonment by the Democratic Party that may have been able to fight back quicker and more strenuously to keep the situation in August from happening or mitigate some of the negative effects of it happening… but didn’t do shit.

The surprised face in the window of the tower, bringing into focus the second surprise that happened in February, which came out of the blue and took me completely by surprise.

My prompt response and reflections.

I think the progression from the Tower through to the Sun that I mentioned above pretty much covers what I feel this card is trying to say. Not just because it focuses on repairing or rebuilding something that I had built and was proud of, but also speaks to my survivors instincts. I am stubborn by nature, and at heart I am a survivor; I don’t like to let go of those things that are important to me, even if that means needing to rebuild at some point. This isn’t the end, it’s just a crap-ass thing that’s happened and that I’ll eventually find a way to move on from, grow from, and thrive once more afterward.

Other elements included in this reading:
Petrified Wood D20 and D6 Dice

DECK USED: SPIRITUAL TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2026 Challenge
Prompt for August 9th : Do Spread 2
Question : Where is the opportunity mentioned in yesterday’s Self-Care Saturday reading coming from? Where should I train my attention in the week ahead to make the most of it?

Intuitive Tarot Reading with the Tarot of Light

Reading Summary: There is alignment in communication, which shows between the vertical design of the Anchor card and its vertical match in the artwork of the Ace of Angels (Swords). While the Anchor card speaks of stability and home, the Ace of Angel speaks of the magic of new beginnings that can be created through communication with others. These two connect in a way that tells me that the opportunity that my Self-Care Saturday spread was speaking about will be presented to me through my home base and communication with others is the key to unlocking it’s potential.

On the left, we have the Six of Hearts (Cups), which shows no correlation whatsoever with the Anchor card. The face looks blotchy and the pentagram on the forehead almost looks to be carved into the flesh. This speaks of making sure not to allow scars from the past to get in the way of the opportunity that’s coming.

On the right hand side, we have the Two of Trees (Pentacles) who’s eye aligns with the Six of Hearts on the left, and who’s trees and canopy aligns both in structure and color with the wands and canopy in the Anchor card. This indicates a need to protect oneself from repercussions by keeping an eye on those past influences and making sure that they don’t get in the way or pollute your thoughts and feelings concerning this upcoming opportunity.

Take Away: The opportunity mentioned in yesterday’s Self-Care Saturday reading will come from others and through the conduit of communication. Pay special attention to the thoughts and ideas being expressed around you, especially during times when you are in safe and secure places where people feel comfortable sharing more freely. Make sure that you listen with an open mind, and don’t allow preconceptions or experiences from your past to naysay or otherwise hinder your thought process. Be diligent in this, for it’s important to leave those negative experiences in the past instead of letting them drag you down.

DECKS USED: TAROT OF LIGHT POCKET EDITION AND TWIST THE LEAF’S GRATITUDE POSTCARDS ORACLE
Daily Self Kindness

I took a rest after an arduous client reading earlier today instead of ignoring my need for a break and just moving on afterward to the next thing.

Finding the Positive for June 23 – 25

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The Venus Morningstar Tarot's King of Pentacles, Asceticism Tarot's Page of Cups, American Renaissance Tarot's Six of Wands

June 23 – Mental Health Card of the Day

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

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the King of Pentacles, which is traditionally a representation of a projective alpha energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s financial security, resources, health, home, labors, manifestations, and other elements of the physical realm. This often translates into leadership that creates a grounded sense of stability for others.

The card has then been combined with an affirmation card from the Pass Around the Smile Positive Guidance Oracle Cards, which says, “Balance: Take a closer look at where your energy is going. Prioritize and balance what is important to you.”

Where does stability actually matter, and where is it simply indulgence hiding behind a mask of stability and comfort?

I have found that I like to languish. That is to say I like to “bedrot” or just sit around fucking around on my phone and letting the time slip by as I do so. I feel like at one point this was actually considered just “relaxing with a book”, except that these days I don’t think the content we consume on our phones or the games we play on there really count as enriching in the same way a book would.

Instead, this languishing really holds no enrichment value and is simply a wasting of time. Time that could be used to relax in ways that are enriching such as going outside to take a walk, reading a book, etc.

The message in today’s King of Pentacles and affirmation card is a reminder that sometimes what’s comfortable isn’t as stabilizing as we want it to be. Are our go to methods of relaxation really relaxing us and allowing us time to rest and recover? Or are they simply causing us to hover in a moment of suspension?

These cards encourage us to examine more closely our indulgences and prioritize those of quality over those that aren’t. Consider which ones foster healthy stability in our lives, and which ones are simply wasting our time and energy without giving us anything we need in return, then lean into the former and do less of the latter.

DECKS USED: THE VENUS MORNINGSTAR TAROT AND PASS AROUND THE SMILE POSITIVE GUIDANCE ORACLE CARDS

June 24 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Today’s draw is the Page of Cups, which is a representation of a receptive omega energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, creativity, or intuition. This often translates into themes that have to do with emotional growth, second chances relationships, or exploring one’s creative pursuits.

The card has then been combined with an affirmation card from the deck, which says, “To receive what I want, I must not push against (the) unwanted. This is an expanding Universe, and all things must be allowed. In other words, for you to understand and experience what you desire, you must understand that which you do not desire, for in order to be able to choose and focus, both must be present and understood.”

The affirmation pulled for today bugs me. I both agree with the concept and disagree with the sentiment expressed within today’s affirmation card.

Yes, experiencing both sides of an experience, not just the good but also the bad, can absolutely create a greater depth of understanding. This is undeniably true. One can never truly understand the depths of clinical depression, for example, without having experienced it and come out the other side, or the torments of an abusive relationship without having been on one, etc.

At the same time? This affirmation seems to be saying you shouldn’t try to avoid these experiences, but lay down and let them happen instead of doing what you can to avoid or escape them. That is the sentiment I disagree with.

So, how does the Page of Cups factor into all of this?

It’s all about learning how to see others with empathy and kindness, and accepting that we can’t know how others feel, no matter how much we might intellectually understand the issue. Not everyone needs to experience every bad thing to give others the space and validation for what they’ve gone through. All it takes is a little kindness.

The message in today’s Page of Cups and affirmation card is a reminder that we can’t know what others have gone through or are going through. We can’t feel what they feel and know what they’ve endured. We can only approach them with the same kindness that we hope they would approach us with, and with the understanding that each of us has our own trials and tribulations, struggles and past with which to learn and heal from.

DECKS USED: ASCETICISM TAROT AND ASK AND IT IS GIVEN CARDS

June 25 – Mental Health Card of the Day

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

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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 Wands, which is traditionally a representation of public accolades, societal expectations, people pleasing, and peer pressure.

The Six of Wands has then been combined with a Denis Whitley quote from the Gratitude Insight Affirmation Cards, which says, “Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, worn, or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude.”

Just as happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, worn, or consumed… it also cannot be purchased. Not with money, nor through acts of people pleasing. Allowing others’ praise and admiration to be the foundation of your self worth means that you are depending on others to supply you with the pieces of happiness that should already be yours.

The message in today’s Six of Wands and affirmation is a reminder that joy and happiness are our right. They aren’t something others can own and dole out to us, nor something we can “purchase” from others through people pleasing. Happiness is in validating ourselves, celebrating ourselves and our accomplishments, and taking joy in the present and those things we enjoy. It has nothing to do with who does or doesn’t approve. Only your own approval truly matters in this regard.

DECKS USED: AMERICAN RENAISSANCE TAROT AND GRATITUDE INSIGHT AFFIRMATION CARDS

The Loneliness of Uncertainty

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

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Treasure Trove Tarot - Death

Today’s draw is the Death card, which is traditionally a representation of gradual organic changes, loss, slow moving transitions, and letting go.

The Death has then been combined with an affirmation from the Pass Around the Smile Positive Guidance Oracle Deck, which says, “Recognition: Your efforts in your career are being recognized. The universe and your angels are standing by ready to help you achieve your goals. Call on them.”

Life changes inherently make you feel alone, because there is a sense of uncertainty, and uncertainty has a tendency to isolate those that are experiencing it.

It’s important during these transitions in life that we lean into the trust we have that we will survive these changes and that, one way or another, everything is going to work out.

Anything and everything beyond that trust that we do within this phase of change and uncertainty can help guide us towards whichever direction we want to go as we come out of this part of life and step into the next. The key is in the trust, though, that no matter how these efforts go? It’s still going to be okay in the end.

The message in today’s Death card and affirmation is a reminder that whether it’s your career, or a relationship, or anything else in life that you find yourself caught in the middle of transition, and the changes feel uncertain; it’s through trust, combined with even small efforts to go in the direction that you want to go from here, that are the deciding factor in where things end up in the end. Allow yourself to trust things will turn okay and work towards that result.

DECK USED: TINY TINAS WONDERLAND’S TREASURE TROVE TAROT AND PASS AROUND THE SMILE POSITIVE GUIDANCE ORACLE CARDS

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 5 | Entry 14 – Health and Body
Affirmation : “I surround myself with positivity.”
Prompt : Think about the last show you watched, song or podcast you listened to, or book you read. Did it leave you feeling happy and inspired, or scared and/or pessimistic? Draw a card to better understand how your interactions with these mediums impact your mental health.

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - Tarot Resom - The Hermit

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

I felt a hint of surprise at the Hermit’s appearance before a sense of agreement followed.

There was also a soothing hint of pleasure created by the card’s aesthetic and color use.

What elements of the card’s meaning resonate with me and this prompt?

The Hermit card is all about inner exploration, solitude for the sake of self reflection, and healthy alone time.

My first reaction to the Hermit card when it came up was more of an internal reflection on whether or not I needed alone time to process the book in question.

In this case, it was a yes. There was a lot going on in the book that, although not necessarily triggering, was hovering on the borderline of discomfort. I think it was important to explore why I felt this way about those things and what my reactions said about me as a person.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

It’s interesting me that it’s the star at the top of the Hermit’s staff that shines brightly instead of the lantern he carries. The lantern itself also creates light, but it is of a more muted glow. This speaks to me of how sometimes it’s through the unexpected that we find the greatest amount of understanding and realization.

This was something that I experienced in this particular book as I chose the book out of its being recommended to me due to my like of botanical horror. Not that this book was botanical horror, mind you, but that’s how I ended up with the recommendation.

Instead of being caught up in the horror of the book, though, it instead inspired a good deal of reflection and new understanding concerning areas of life where I have a little experience.

My prompt response and reflections.

Although not the last book that I read, this is the most recent book that has impacted me to the point where it has lingered long after I have read it.

You Weren’t Meant to Be Human by Andrew Joseph White is a pretty brutal book with a lot of well-warranted trigger warnings.

As a horror book, it was a decent read that edged along a number of topics I was uncomfortable with. What I really stood out for me, though, was the understanding I gained concerning gender dysphoria and body dysmorphia.

It caused me to confront some of my own misunderstandings (and unrealized assumptions) and gave me a lot of food for thought on a topic I only understood in the most superficial and basic of ways prior to this.

This depth required time and inner reflection to process, and I think that I’m still working on it a bit on a subconscious level in my moments of solitude and reflection.

Other elements included in this reading:
Green Aventurine D20 and D6 Gemstone Dice

DECK USED: TAROT RESOM

The @lightningwildflower June Inner Journey Challenge
Prompts for June 16th through 19th

Tarot Reading with Tiny Tina's Wonderlands Treasure Trove Tarot

Venus trine Neptune: What will help me have a more compassionate heart?

Queen of Cups – Allow yourself to connect with others from a place of understanding and support. When you support others and their emotional experiences, you also learn from that experience yourself.

Venus opposite Pluto: What deep desire is rising to the surface?

Seven of Swords – You have become very territorial when it comes to food of late. Instead of just giving into the impulse, consider taking some time to reflect on why you are feeling the need to hoard food away from others.

Reclaim: How can I reclaim my personal power?

Knight of Cups Rx – Pause to reflect instead of acting impulsively off of your emotional impulses. Take a moment to consider what emotion you’re feeling, and why it is pushing you in the direction it is, prior to taking action.

Learn: What am I learning about my emotional patterns this month?

The Magus – Your emotions can be a motivation when applied strategically, or they can be what holds you back when action is needed. You are learning that they can be used as a tool rather than just something you experience and are powerless concerning.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Pressed Pansy Flower for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TINY TINAS WONDERLAND’S TREASURE TROVE TAROT
Daily Self Kindness

I took some alone time outside at Ms B’s today to sit watching the hummingbirds on the front porch.