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

By honoring the small victories we help reinforce positive choices, and as momentum builds it’s easier to pick up and dust off when we fall off course.

If we can find a sense of daily achievement in the small things, we’re not only more likely to stay on track toward our goal, we get more enjoyment from the process of getting there.

As Beau Taplin says, “whoever said the small things don’t matter has never seen a match start a wildfire”.

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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 Three of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of the first active step in a journey, progress towards a goal, and the seizing of opportunities.

The Three of Wands has then been combined with a card from the Lights In Dark Places deck, which says, “It’s your life. You get to decide which face you wear.”

Choose the kind of person you want to be, and then be that person.

We all get to choose whether we’re going to be authentic or not. We all get to choose whether we’re kind or not. We all get to choose whether we allow others to see our vulnerabilities or our hearts.

It’s up to us what we choose to project onto the world and how we present ourselves at to others. Strong or weak, victim or protector, kind or cruel, caring or indifferent. The key is in choosing what kind of person you want to be… and being that person. Planning and wishful thinking won’t get you there. This, above all else, requires action.

The message in today’s Three of Wands and affirmation card is a reminder that we become the kind of people we want to grow into by being those people now. Sure, we’ll probably mess it up from time to time, but that’s a part of the growing process. The important part is continuing your efforts and not giving up on that future self you want to become.

DECKS USED:  LITTLE REAPER TAROT MINI EDITION AND LIGHTS IN DARK PLACES AFFIRMATION DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 29th : Samhain – As the last harvest arrives, what needs be discarded from your life?

Reading Summary: The need to stand out among the rest (White Wolf). Don’t allow feelings of persecution to take hold (The Mayor), and remember that just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean someone isn’t out to get you (The Clairvoyant).

Take Away: Discard your need to compete, and stop allowing your fear to overshadow practicality and situational awareness.

It isn’t in your nature to be a doormat, but that doesn’t mean you need to be constantly on guard and worried that every moment of every day might be -the- moment you have to be ready to defend yourself and those people and things you value.

It’s absolutely okay to let down your guard now and then.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  LOBO JUEGO DE CARTAS GAME CARDS

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 29th : carve me out like a pumpkin

insides spill from
gaping wounds
(Five of Spades)
as I’m cut to the quick
by the blade of her tongue
(Queen of Spades)

until the guts of my soul
lie messy and exposed
on the floor
(Ten of Spades)
and fingertips to forearms
tingle and sting
with emotions I cannot name
(Ace of Cups)

while I drop to my knees
and salt the earth
with my tears
(Three of Spades)

Other elements included in this reading:
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  HIDDEN LIGHT THE WITCH PLAYING CARDS KNIGHTS & WITCHES EDITION

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 29th

Wait – Knight of Coins Rx – As a previous reading this week already indicated, now is not the time to try and fix things or mitigate damages. Your urge to step in and play Mr Fix-It is very strong. but now is not the time.

There will be time for dealing with the fallout once the dust has settled. For now, you need to let things continue to happen as they will without your interference.

Act – King of Coins Rx – Look to your own foundation and tend to it as if you’re staring over. With things falling around you right and left, it’s hard to focus on what’s right in front of you.

Make sure that you are paying attention to those things you -do- have control over and ensuring your foundation stays steady even as the things around you shift and change. You can adapt as needed, but right now? Examine the cracks and work on fixing your own shit first.

Other elements included in this reading:
Carnelian Agate Mushroom for Fostering Confidence
Smoky Quartz for Introspection and Emotional Balance
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  LITTLE REAPER TAROT MINI EDITION

Gid and I made a new character set the other day, and we played tonight.

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

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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 Ace of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of the seed, start, or new beginnings in the area of one’s passion projects, inspiration, drive, willpower, and determination. This often translates into themes that have to do with budding new interests and new passion projects.

The Ace of Wands has then been combined with a card from the Lights In Dark Places deck, which says, “The only way to find your voice is to use it.”

Don’t hold back.

I’m not talking about when confronted by the bait that assholes use to rile you up and force you to lose control. I’m talking about those things that truly matter to you.

We are what we think.
We are what we do.
We are what we choose to stand up for and the hills we’re willing die on.

So choose them wisely, and leave no doubt as to where you stand.

The message in today’s Ace of Wands and affirmation card is encouragement to speak up loud and clear for those things that matter to you. Don’t allow your silence to become complacency either in appearance or reality. What you say and what you speak up for matters. These things and speaking up for them are a part of the building blocks of both who you are perceived to be by others as well as who you become.

DECKS USED:  FIRST MARKS TAROT AND LIGHTS IN DARK PLACES AFFIRMATION DECK

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 28th

Control – Limiting Beliefs and Personal Karma

What you think you can do, you can do. What you think you can’t do, you can’t do. This is the greatest and purest form of self fulfilling prophecy.

By allowing yourself to be limited by what you believe that you’re incapable of, you cut yourself off from the things you desire out of life and limit yourself from reaching your full potential.

Surrender – The Head

Surrender to change. Fighting against change is a futile and exhausting endeavor. Change is a part of life. Instead of fighting against it, use your energies to to adapt and to steer things in the direction you want them to go.

You may not be able to halt change, but in surrendering to it through a focus on adaptation and agency, you help mold what comes next.

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
Foraged Pin Oak Leaf for Strength and Endurance
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  CRIES OF THE SOULS ORACLE

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 27th : consulting the voices in my head

the whispers come
cloying and insidious
(Three of Spades)
slipping in to remind me
that I am without worth
never enough
(Seven of Spades atop King of Spades)
and will never be enough
no matter how hard I try
(Ten of Spades)
and it’s only by weeding through them
(Seven of Hearts)
that I find the strength
and determination
(Jack of Clubs)
to keep going
and believe otherwise
(King of Diamonds)

Other elements included in this reading:
Bird Figurine for Encouraging Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  HAUNTED CASTLE PLAYING CARDS

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Philosophical Question for October 28th : Can anyone on the other side make contact when the veil is thin?

Reading Summary: Those that break through the veil during this time of year are most often fighting for something important to them (Seven of Wands); or held back by a lack of contentment or completion at death (Nine of Pentacles Rx); or intrepid explorers (The Fool).

Take Away: No. There are plenty of spirits held back from moving on for a variety of different circumstances, but there are also many that have truly departed, moving on to other existences, places, or ways of being that are no longer able to “back track” to the veil.

If someone on this side of the veil is seeking to contact someone on the other side, and is using this time while the veil is thin to reach out to them, they have to actually be there to receive this contact.

If they’ve truly moved on, they aren’t on the other side of the veil to reach any more than someone who’s not home can’t answer the land line if it rings.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Driftwood for Connecting with Cycles
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  FIRST MARKS TAROT

I finished filling in the information I wanted to add to next year’s planner today.

Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based upon a motivational quote that says, “You can’t fuck up anything that’s meant for you, so stop being s scared of what will happen. Trust your intuition and let your heart and soul guide you on this journey. I promise you, you can’t mess anything up that’s meant for you.”

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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 Knight of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a projective and active “beta” energy, personality, or person in the area of one’s thoughts, intellect, education, ambitions, and communication. This often translates into themes that have to do with pursuing one’s goals related to their education, actively seeking one’s goals, action and decisiveness, and at times can indicate impulsivity without thinking things through.

The Knight of Swords has then been combined with a card from the Lights In Dark Places deck, which says, “Let your smile change the world, but don’t let the world change your smile.”

It’s when others words curt you to the quick it becomes far too easy to become impulsive. Defense mechanisms trigger and result in lashing out with a sharp tongue and precision… which you then regret later.

A wiser course of action is to simply smile. In doing so, you keep them guessing as to whether they got to you or not, and you’re not stuck with the need to apologize later on.

The message in today’s Knight of Swords and affirmation card is a reminder that there’s always going to be agitators in our lives. It’s much easier to deal with these people when you refuse to allow them to see what ammunition works and what doesn’t. Stay calm and resist the bait… in doing so it’s much easier to stay calm and keep them guessing.

DECKS USED:  THE TAROT OF MONSTERS AND LIGHTS IN DARK PLACES AFFIRMATION DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 27th : Harvest – What gifts of the season are ready for harvest in your life?

Reading Summary: Those soft hearted people (Woman) that are eager to nurture and protect you (Bear) only need a small amount of encouragement to do so (Bouquet).

Take Away: The gift of the season that’s being mentioned here is not in what these people can offer you in your time of need, but rather it’s the people themselves.

Don’t let those around you feel as if they are being taken for granted. Show your gratitude, not just for their help, but especially for their presence in your life.

The harvest you receive in return lies in the love, support, and care that you get from them each and every day.

Other elements included in this reading:
Wasp Hive Segment with Parmeliaceae Lichen for Easing Defense Mechanisms
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration, Clarity, and Determination
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  FATE STRINGS LENORMAND

October Prompts by @forgotten.dumpling & @ml.mecham
Prompt for October 26th : skipping through portals & fairy circles

laughter fills the air
with the bright tingle of energy
skimming over the skin
(Ten of Hearts)

as the chased becomes the chaser
and bare feet
rush through rustling leaves
as the race is on
(Eight of Clubs)

and the soul sings brightly
as laughter is heard by all
through skin and soul but not ears
(Ace of Clubs)

as we dance in and out
between the trees
here and then gone
then back again
(Four of Clubs)

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Carnelian Agate for Inner Drive and Focusing On Aspirations
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  SHADOWS OF AEONS PLAYING CARDS

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 27th

Unlearn – Seven of Ruins (Wands) atop Six of Treasures (Swords)

You don’t need to bail on every fight you cannot win. Sometimes the value lies in the battle instead of in the victory.

You’ve always been taught if you can’t win just move on, but think of everything you learn from those things you’ve tried and failed at. Don’t let failure hold you back from trying.

Learn – King of Caves (Pentacles) Rx

Stability is not the end all be all that you think it is. Take stability and security down off its pedestal and find something healthier to put in its place.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Calcite w/ Conichalcite for Amplifying Intuitive Messages
Yellow Agate Mushroom for Encouraging Emotional Balance
Carnelian Agate Mushroom for Fostering Confidence
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  THE TAROT OF MONSTERS

I was feeling a bit scattered and out of sorts today, and took a lazy day to just let that be what it is.

Today’s meditation was a ten minute self-guided session based upon a motivational quote that says, “Today I will be proud of all of the small progress that only I see.”

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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 Ten of Cups, which is traditionally a representation of feelings of completion, connection with others and harmony in those connections, and is often considered as the “happy family” card.

The Ten of Cups card has then been combined with a card from the Lights In Dark Places deck, which says, “Make all of the dreams you can muster up. Stay true to yourself and they will make their way back to you.”

Genuine happiness and a true connection with others comes through authenticity. Only when you share your true self with others, instead of the masks used to “fit in”, can you find those that truly love and accept you for who you are rather than the lie you try and feed the world.

Everyone deserves that type of love. The kind that comes from honest connections rather than created on a facade of falsehoods.

The message in today’s Ten of Cups and affirmation card is a reminder that the key to a happy and healthy life lies in being yourself, and seeking out those that connect with who you are, rather than who you want others to see you as.

DECKS USED:  YASMINE ABED TAROT AND LIGHTS IN DARK PLACES AFFIRMATION DEVK

#DiscordTarotholicsOct2026 Challenge
Prompt for October 25th : Do Spread 2
Question for October 26th : Trick or Treat – What consequences await a choice yet to be made?

Reading Summary: A connection of glass between the anchor card and Strength card asks us to consider how we perceive ourselves versus how others see us. What do we see in the mirror that others do not? What do others see in us that we don’t see at all? This connection in the cards invites exploration of these different perspectives.

This message is then reinforced in the vertical lines in the glass on the anchor card that separates the witch from the homey warmth of the children, and the vertical lines of the swords in the Eight of Swords card. This speaks of how our own perceptions of ourselves often blind us from being able to see how others see us. Instead we make up stories on this topic that we convince ourselves are true.

The warm glow in the Six of Cups then corresponds to that of the indoors scene that the witch watches in the anchor card. The bars in the background again reflecting the vertical lines in the glass. Here, this connection speaks of protection. Just as the glass protects the children from the cold, the bars on the Six of Cups protect the gentle warmth of the scene from being interrupted by outside influences. This connection indicates that often, these stories we tell ourselves about how others see us are a type of defense mechanism to protect us from being hurt, but end up cutting us off from the outside world in the process.

Take Away: The consequence awaiting the choice yet to be made is a shift in personal perspective on how you see yourself and how you imagine others do. If you aren’t careful, you could end up isolating yourself in an effort to protect yourself from an anticipated hurt that doesn’t even exist.

Other elements included in this reading:
Wasp Hive Segment with Parmeliaceae Lichen for Easing Defense Mechanisms
Bird Figurine for Fostering Hope, Positivity, and Renewal
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  TWIST’S HALLOWEEN POSTCARDS ORACLE AND TAROT OF HAUNTED HOUSE

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 4 | Entry 11 – Family and Friends
Affirmation : “When I need support, I have trusted friends to turn to.”
Prompt : When you think of wise council, you can begin to think of your 78 tarot cards (22 in this case) as those close friends and confidences. Like friends, these guides can be there for you and support you even if your actual friends and family can’t be there. Tell the cards about a secret or pressing issue. What advice does the card you draw give you about the secret or situation?

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

I initially felt a spike of anxiety because I immediately understood the advice this card is offering, and even though I know this advice to be solid, am resistant to the idea.

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

The Tower is about sudden catastrophic change. It’s the earthquake that levels one’s home. The lightning strike that burns a farmer’s fields a week before harvest. It’s chaos and destruction that leaves ashes and rubble in its wake.

It is very much how things feel like they are going right now with the secret being held.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

The skeleton in this imagery simultaneously looks like he’s trying to hold this wall up as it’s crumbling, and climb it… also while it’s crumbling. In both cases, the efforts are foolhardy and fruitless. Sometimes you just have to stand back and let it fall.

My prompt response and reflections.

It’s going to take effort to recover from this unexpected setback, but you will eventually rebuild what’s lost during this time of upheaval. Let the shit fall as it will and deal with the aftermath once the dust has settled, instead of trying to preserve a part of the structure through sheer force of will.

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

DECK USED: BEYOND TAROT

@owlandbonestarot #OctoberinBetween Challenge
Prompts for October 25th

Stay – Page of Pentacles Rx – It’s time to pause. Not slow down, but actually grind to a halt and wait.

As mentioned in a previous reading, things are currently in the process of falling apart. Instead of trying to catch the pieces or hold things together, stay back out of the way and let things fall as they will.

You’ll have an opportunity later on to start moving again, but right now? Just wait.

Go – The Tower – Lean into the destructive aspects of your current situation. Instead of trying to save the day, step back and let everything fall apart.

Accept you have no control, and decide to watch the show instead of acting against impossible odds.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Clear Quartz for boosting Mental Clarity
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED:  YASMINE ABED TAROT

I turned off the TV. J had turned it on but then just parked it on a game show channel and it was getting on my nerves.