Personal tarot readings

Patience in Leadership

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

IMG_E2613Today’s draw is the Emperor card, which is traditionally a representation of “big dick energy” (look at that sword!). Right so that’s a very modern way of saying what this card represents, which is to say the Emperor is about authority, leadership, structure, and responsibility with a focus on the “greater good”.

In this imagery, the Emperor is not looking particularly thrilled with his lot in life at the moment. Those steely eyes look ready to do a full on hard-jawed eye roll, in fact.  And yet, there is a great deal of stillness here in the figure, among all the movement going on with his robes and hair.

The message we see in today’s card is about patience.  Sometimes being a good leader means that even though you know what needs to be done, sometimes you have to wait for others to catch up.  Leaders can’t lead without people behind them to usher forward to greater things.  Sometimes that “ushering forward” feels a whole lot more like herding… and that’s okay.  Practice a little patience.  Take a deep breath.  What’s obvious to you might take others a bit of time to understand… but they’ll get there.

DECK USED:  NEOPETS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsMay2023 Challenge Prompt
Question: Do the Beltane Spread
Info: Beltane has arrived! Also known as May Day, today marks a time to celebrate spring’s abundance and the fertility of the earth as the weather warms and growth becomes the theme of the season.Today’s spread takes a look at some of the elements associated with Beltane, and the advice they have to offer us.

Beltane Oracle Reading with the Inner Child Oracle

Dandelion: Healing/Perseverance – How can I use my inner strength to help me in healing old wounds?

Support – Seek the support of those that you know will be there for you through thick and thin, and that you can trust to help you in times when you are feeling vulnerable.

Bees: Community/Hard Work – Where could I put in more effort to help my community?

Silent Night – You already do enough and have enough on your plate. You can help your community most by taking care of yourself better and ensuring you get the rest and recovery you need.

Garnet: Self Empowerment – What do I need in order to foster a greater sense of self empowerment?

Bet On You – Take time to raise self-awareness of just how capable you are and all of the things that you have managed to do in your life so far. By celebrating these things, you also raise your awareness of just how empowered you can be just by being yourself and using the tools that are a part of who you already are.

Swallow: Love/Loyalty – Where do I need to more openly display my love and loyalty to others?

Self-Care – Listen when others tell you that you are in need of self-care, and take their suggestions to heart instead of shrugging them off.

Malachite: Abundance – How can I better use intention to bolster the abundance in my life going forward?

Treat Yourself – Small joys in life should not be ignored or taken for granted. If you want to feel a sense of more abundance in your life, start paying more attention to the small joys that you normally ignore.

Goat: Overcoming Obstacles – How can I best overcome obstacles before me at this time?

Celebrate – Celebrate the wins, no matter how small they are. All progress is still progress, even if it’s the smallest of steps. Instead of constantly telling yourself that what you’ve accomplished is not enough and you need to do more, celebrate what you’ve done and how far you’ve managed to come.

Primrose: Young Love – How can I add more of the exuberance of young love into my life?

Fly Free – Allow others to see the real you… even your fun loving and silly sides, as well as the vulnerability that you try so hard to hide. It is when you share all of yourself that you shine your brightest and are most approachable to others.

DECK USED: INNER CHILD ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

Even though I was a bit overwhelmed by a sudden burst of orders for Mothers Day, I made sure to take a few small breaks here and there to have a breather throughout the day.

The “Glow Up” Tarot Spread

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So, I made this Glow Up Tarot Spread for someone who was looking for a specific thread and couldn’t find what she needed, and I figured that I’d share it here in case anyone else would like to give it a try as well.

I had to do a good bit of reading and research for this particular spread, because when I started out, I had no idea what “Glow Up” actually meant.

Glow Up is a term used to indicate a positive personal transformation, typically one involving significant changes in appearance and style and often also growth in confidence and maturity. It is a transformation for the better that involves aspects of improving the mental, physical, and emotional aspects of oneself. They can be natural or planned, quick or long-term work.

In other words? It appears to essentially be a newer term for “self-improvement“.

The Glow Up Tarot Spread for Self Improvement

Savoring Joy

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Green Animal Tarot - Knight of CupsToday’s draw is the Knight of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of an active beta energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, intuition, and creativity. This often portrays itself in a theme of going after what brings someone joy or following your imagination and creativity into new adventures.

The knight in this card’s imagery moves forward, but does so at a leisurely pace.  This card seems to be saying that you don’t have to rush.  Take your time with those things that make you happy rather than always trying to rush through them.

Like fine wine, happiness and joys of all sizes should be savored.

DECK USED:  ANIMAL TAROT

@the_mystic_star’s April #MysticStarChallenge Prompt
Prompts for April 12th thru 17th

Tales of Anieth Stone Nature Tarot - Four of Swords, Five of Cups, Eight of Cups, Ace of Wands, Five of Swords, Three of WandsWhat card represents the opportunities that I am currently aware of?

Four of Swords – You know you need to rest and how important that is to your well-being. Make sure that you are taking time for these quiet moments to really get the rest you need instead of wasting them on frivolous time wasters.

What do these opportunities mean to me?

Four of Cups – It’s time to start back up with your meditation. Instead of wasting time with games and silly internet scrolling that does nothing for you, use this time to meditate and connect with your inner wellspring instead.

How will these opportunities impact my life?

Eight of Cups – Taking advantage of this opportunity to put yourself on a healthier path with your down time will provide you with the ability to move away from unhealthy practices that only breed frustration and discontent.

What abundance will these opportunities bring into my life?

Ace of Wands – Renewed inspiration and motivation.

What challenges will these opportunities bring forward?

Five of Swords – Opening yourself up to these opportunities to explore healthy and restorative practices concerning your rest and restoration are going to stir up struggles between old habits that want to stick around and will be hard to shake, and these new practices. Feed the one you want to thrive.

What patterns will these opportunities highlight in my life?

Three of Wands – Exploring these opportunities will be a reminder to you that we are always moving forward. We only have control over the speed and direction.

DECK USED: TALES OF ANIETH STONE NATURE TAROT

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Light My Fire Challenge Prompt
Question: What can I do to stay motivated in achieving my goals or plans?

Green Animal Tarot - King of Pentacles, Knight of Swords, Seven of SwordsKing of Pentacles – Stay on target with your goals and grounded in what you want to achieve. Even kings need to rest now and then (note, the lion’s eyes are closed). This rest is not detrimental, but a necessary part of creating stability.

Knight of Swords – It’s okay to charge ahead recklessly now and then. When things are stable? It can allow you have a bit of a strategic jump forward… or backward, of you end up charging in the wrong direction.  That’s okay too.

Seven of Swords – Don’t let others fuck you over. Watch your back and pay attention to who is pandering in order to get close opposed to those that sincerely are a trusted part of your life.

DECK USED: ANIMAL TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

This post is a catch-up post and, unfortunately, I have absolutely no idea what I might have done as a self kindness on this day.

Emotional Needs

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

The Bunny Tarot - Ace of CupsToday’s draw is the Ace of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of the seed of new beginnings in the area of one’s emotions, relationships, intuition, compassion, and creativity.

I don’t really find a lot of communication going on here with this specific card, although the presence of the carrots and the heart do speak about getting what you need in a way.

The message in today’s card, then, is to take time to look for new ways to satisfy your emotional needs.  Not all of the tried and true methods are going to work all the time nor fit the situations before you.

Sometimes? You have to try something new instead.

DECK USED:  THE BUNNY TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2023 Challenge Prompt
Questions for April 13th and 14th

Yoru No Sumi E OracleWhat good is ready to come into bloom in your life with spring’s arrival?

Openness and Ambition – Spring will bring for you a openness that will help you in connecting more with your ambition and motivation, which has been lacking of late. Take care to stay open and willing to act and follow those niggling moments of ambition and motivation so that they can grow and flourish this spring.

What can you do to encourage this arrival?

Betrayal and Playful – Have fun with this resurgence of energy instead of falling back on old tendencies that you know are unhealthy for you.

DECK USED: YORU NO SUMI E LIGHT EDITION

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Light My Fire Challenge Prompt
Question: What am I being called to dedicate more time to this season?

The Bunny Tarot - The Chariot, The Magician, The SunReading Summary: You have the ability to succeed (The Sun) if you put your self and those tools at your disposal to the task (The Magician) and back it with willpower and determination (The Chariot).

Take Away: The slowness going on in your business right now is in part feeding off your lack of motivation. Seek a positive outcome by dedicating yourself to turning things around.

You have the control and tools needed to get things back on track and guide things to a more successful outcome, you just need to lean into these goals instead of letting them slide onto the back burner and ignoring them.

DECK USED: THE BUNNY TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

This post is a catch-up post and, unfortunately, I have absolutely no idea what I might have done as a self kindness on this day.

Burn It All Down Tarot Reading

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Burn it All Down Tarot Reading with the Bix Tarot

What would be helpful to burn down in my life?

Ace of Cups and Six of Swords – Your tendency to try and run away from your emotions. Especially the new ones that you don’t understand. It would be helpful to bring that tendency into check instead of letting it dictate your behavior out of habit or fear.

How can that destruction move me forward?

Eight of Wands Rx and Two of Wands – Allowing yourself to stay in the moment of those new emotions instead of running from them can create a less chaotic push and shove in your life over all, resulting in more steady footing for the journey yet to come.

In what area will I then need to rebuild?

Six of Coins and Queen of Wands – Fostering a new passion for generosity towards yourself and others can allow you the room you need to grow and understand without the pressure to always be on top of everything.

DECK USED:  BIX TAROT

Watchfulness and Preparation

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Diary of Cats Tarot - Nine of SwordsToday’s draw is the Nine of Candles (Swords), which is traditionally a representation of (both founded and unfounded) anxiety, nightmares, insomnia, stress, and worry.

Look at that fluffy tail and all those candles lain out in a row.  There’s definite danger here, and the owner might be sweating it a bit to see the cat so close.  So much could potentially go wrong.

Today’s card is a reminder to keep an eye on potential dangers and issues. You don’t have to always step in and circumvent them, but it’s a good idea to be prepared… just in case something catastrophic is lurking around the corner preparing to pop out and light a fire under your ass.

DECK USED:  DIARY OF CATS TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsApr2023 Challenge Prompt
Questions for April 10th and 11th

The Enchanted Garden OracleIn what aspect of life do you need a new perspective?

Blue Moon and Float – You don’t always have to be on top of everything and always pushing for forward motion.  Sometimes, just like growth spurts in children, the best growth happens while your sleeping.

What would this new perspective look like?

Falling and Winter Slumber – Okay so this is not an outcome I want, so while it might be nice to take a look at this new perspective, enacting it in my life is not happening right now. Slow winters and a crumbling foundations are not things I have any interest in facilitating.

That said?  There’s advice here about making sure that you take the time for rest when you have the opportunity, because there are just as many times in life when that opportunity isn’t present and you’re needed to hold everything together or rebuild what’s been lost.

DECK USED: THE ENCHANTED GARDEN ORACLE

@Lionharts #TheAprilTarot Light My Fire Challenge Prompt
Question: How can I best channel my most courageous, most fearless self?

Diary of Cats Tarot - Ace of Swords, Four of Pentacles, The LoversReading Summary: Make sure you’re getting what you need for yourself (The Lovers) to feel stable and secure (Four of Pentacles) by communicating your needs clearly (Ace of Swords).

Take Away: You have a habit of not opening up when you are in need of help.  If you want to be your most courageous and fearless self, you have to let go of your reluctance to let others in and allow them to see your vulnerabilities.

It’s okay to show them those things you’re not good at or confident about, and as for their help concerning these things.  Communicate your needs more clearly and get the help you need.

DECK USED: DIARY OF CATS TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch-up post, and I’m not entirely sure what today’s self-kindness might have been.