Pythia Botanica Oracle

❤️ Self Care Saturday (On a Sunday)

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These Saturday readings are (not usually) bearing in on any one thing or event in my life, as the question used is asking for a more general outlook. This is a self care exercise, and is not meant as a predictive reading… although that, too, happens on occasion.

The question is… What do I need to focus for self-care through the week ahead?

The Essential Tarot, Pythia Botanica Oracle v2, and Brune Lenormand

Earth – Six of Cups and Forget Me Not – Take time this week to look at and appreciate just how far you have come. You’ve accomplished so much, and you need to reflect on this in order to tone down a bit that constant drive for “more”.

Air – Two of Swords and Jasmine – Be sure to lead with your heart as you make difficult decisions this week. Not everything has to be solely based in logic.

Water – King of Pentacles Rx and Lilac – You’ve spent a lot of time ignoring your emotions and shoving them aside. This week you need to instead make sure that they are getting their due attention. Just as everything cannot always be based in feelings and intuition, neither can it always be based in logic and practicality. Sometimes emotions have to take the lead.

Fire – King of Wands and Pitcher Plant – Lead the way to enjoyment and taking intense pleasure in the things you do with others this week. In other words, Gideon is in great need of your time and attention.

Waning – Mountain and Dog – Some of the people always so ever-present in your life may be a bit scarce this week.  Make sure you aren’t leaning into feelings of loneliness because of this.  You need the alone time.

Waxing – Whip and Lily – Take care of yourself and give yourself the rest and pampering you need this week.  The last week was damned hard and you could use a bit of extra rest to help you recover.

Take Away – Be open to your emotions and give yourself a bit of extra self care this week.  You need it.

DECKS USED: THE ESSENTIAL TAROT, PYTHIA BOTANICA ORACLE V2, BRUNE LENORMAND

Perception vs Reality

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Tarocco Sopraffino - The Moon - La LunaToday’s draw is the Moon card, which is a representation of illusion, uncertainty, and the unknown.

Although there is no wolf in the imagery of this card, there is a wildness represented in the two canines baying at the winking moon.  It’s there as well in the crashing waves and I feel an interesting connection to the lobster appearing to sit on a plate on the ground today.

I recently learned that although today lobster is an expensive delicacy, it was once considered a poor man’s dinner and were once fed to prisoners, apprentices and slaves. When I think of this and I see the imagery on this card, it brings to mind the uncertainty that is sometimes associated with the Five of Pentacles.  That feeling of “where is my next meal going to come from” that can plague those with scarcity issues (real, or imagined).

Here, in the Moon card, it’s about imagined scarcity.  Where are you imagining scarcity where there actually is none?  Today’s card encourages us to examine these feelings and identify where we are blowing things out of proportion, providing a reality check for those moments when we think we are experiencing scarcity, when in reality it’s all in our head.

DECK USED: TAROCCO SOPRAFFINO

OwlandBonesTarot’s #BothSidesOfTheTarot Prompt
Questions for September 9th and 10th

Antiquitarian Tarot and Pythia Botanica OracleWhat is useful?

The Emperor atop The Hierophant – Your ability to combine your strengths in order to accomplish what needs done and empower others to do the same.

What is useless?

King of Cups – Don’t lead with your emotions. You are not suited for it. The journey in this area is too new for it to be considered a strength.

Finding Balance Between the Two – Don’t buy into the lie that says you have to do it all on your own (Mandrake). Lean into Gideon to help you and make you stronger (Comfrey connected to King of Cups).

What’s bright in your life?

The Devil atop Knight of Pentacles – The slow and steady enjoyment of this things you take pleasure in. When you stretch these pleasures over time and take things at a slow pace, you not only avoid your addiction issues, but also spread that enjoyment out over a longer period.

What is dim?

Five of Wands – Conflict. There are better ways to share what you are passionate about and get your point across.

Finding Balance Between the Two – Not everything in your life needs to be shared (Hawthorn). It’s okay to pick and choose, weeding out what you want to share and letting go of the rest (Hyssop).

DECKS USED: ANTIQUITARIAN TAROT AND PYTHIA BOTANICA ORACLE 1ST EDITION

The #ConnectWithYourDeckChallenge Prompt by E Roebuck-Jones
Questions for September 7th thru 10th

Tarocco SopraffinoHow can I shine in the world?

Queen of Cups – Allow people to see your compassion and how much you care. Yes, it is a show of weakness, but it is also a show of strength.

How do I inspire others?

Judgement – They see your moral compass at work and admire it, and it then encourages others to become better people themselves.

How can I make life choices more consciously?

Strength atop Knight of Coins – Don’t allow taking your time to weaken your resolve. They are not mutually exclusive.

How can I take action for myself?

Nine of Swords – Confront your fears and worries instead of letting them eat at you. If there’s shit on your mind that you’re hesitant to bring up? Do it instead of letting it linger and fester.

DECK USED: TAROCCO SOPRAFFINO

Daily Self Kindness

We called a stop to the “hanging of heavy things” today that had been planned. I hurt too much, and both J and B were also in a good deal of pain.  Better to put it off for another time when we’re all feeling a bit better.

Interconnectedness in Life

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Today’s meditation was

Artist's Vision TarotToday’s draw is the Star card, which is traditionally a representation of hope, renewal, positive outlooks, faith, and the connection between physical, emotional, and spiritual realms.

There is so much going on in this card, yet, what stands out to me strongest in the imagery today is the house in the center and how the roof blends almost perfectly into the background.

So many aspects of our lives are interlaced with each other. How we feel physically can influence how we react emotionally. How we feel emotionally can have a direct influence on our drive and ambition. It is all interconnected.

Today’s message is about paying attention to those interconnected aspects of our lives. Explore how they influence each other and seek out the influences that inspire hope and optimism, as opposed to letting more negative themes flourish.

DECK USED:  ARTIST’S VISION TAROT

OwlandBonesTarot’s #BothSidesOfTheTarot Prompt
Questions for September 5th and 6th

The Essential Tarot and the Pythia Botanica Oracle v2Where could you give more?

Nine of Wands – You could stand to evaluate your boundaries, and shore them up a bit more. Make sure that your protections and wards are in place in your home, that you’re locking and using the katy bar on the door, and are otherwise being proactive in increasing your safety practices.

Where might you dial back?

Page of Cups – Although your emotional growth is important to you and so is your creativity, right now might be a good time to put more logic into action in your life rather than leaning into the emotional side of things.

Finding Balance Between the Two – Banksia and Larkspur – Be vicious about your protections and pour it on a little thick for good measure. Now is not the time to slack on such things, and leaning into the practical and logical will only assist you in this.

What’s in?

Ten of Cups – Doing what you need to do to not just find happiness in your life, but to share it with others in your life that matter most.

What’s out?

Nine of Swords – Anxiety, discord, over-worrying, and stressing about shit you can’t do anything about.

Finding Balance Between the Two – Jasmine and Lilac – Focus more on them instead of yourself, and let them distract you from the negative inner narrative that sometimes wants to take control.

DECK USED: THE ESSENTIAL TAROT AND PYTHIA BOTANICA ORACLE v2

To Cull & Gather #VennoxesTarotChallenge Prompt
Questions for September 6th thru 9th – TURNING LEAVES

Artist's Vision TarotWhat part of me is changing?

Strength – You are learning to develop better social skills and emotional intelligence that are helping in making you a more compassionate person.

How can I shed gracefully what needs to be left behind in this process?

Ten of Swords – Don’t focus too hard on it, and thus end up letting it overwhelm you as a result.

Why is this change is important to me?

Three of Swords – You don’t enjoy revisiting the times when you are disappointed in yourself, and as a result you want to be a better person and do better as a whole.

How to I embrace this evolution?

The Devil – Allow yourself to feel enthusiasm for it, and lean into it in healthy ways. Watch out for those addictive tendencies of yours that try and take over and send you too far over the edge. Self-awareness is important.

DECK USED: ARTIST’S VISION TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

Todays self kindness is claiming a free night at the casino hotel in the newly renovated wing to rest and relax instead of trying to drive home exhausted tonight.