self help with tarot cards

Every Loss is a New Loss

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Card of the Day Tarot Reading with the Ephemera Tarot and Sweet-Ass Affirmations 2 DeckToday’s draw is the Ace of Cups combined with the affirmation “Death is my homie. Death is divine.”

Grief is personal, and varies not just from person to person, but from experience to experience. Just because you have lost someone or something important to you in the past, does not mean that a new loss won’t feel brand new and completely different than the last one.

Because of this, we can’t expect ourselves to handle it any better the second time around, the third time around, or the 30th time around than we did the first.  Emotionally speaking, this is just not something that you get practiced at. When it comes to loss, it will be a new experience every single time.

Today’s cards are a reminder that when you are experiencing grief and loss, to cut yourself some slack and let yourself feel rather than trying to shove the feelings away or expecting yourself to already be practiced at this emotionally and be able to do it “well” or “better” then the last time.

DECK USED:  THE EPHEMERA TAROT AND SWEET-ASS AFFIRMATIONS 2

#DiscordTarotholicsFeb2023 Challenge
Prompts for February 6th thru 8th :

I Tarocchi Dell'Alba DorataWhat is one of your most positive qualities?

Knight of Cups Rx – One of your most positive qualities is that it’s rare that you allow your emotions get the better of you, or allow yourself to dive head first into the fray spurred on by them.

How can you help this positive quality flourish in your life?

Eight of Pentacles – You are aware that you know yourself quite well, but that your emotions are not a part of that vast wealth of knowledge. You help this positive quality flourish in you life by actively working on how to better understand your emotions, and continue to develop skills concerning them. Keep up the good work.

What is one of your least positive qualities?

Ace of Pentacles Rx – One of your least positive qualities is that you are stubborn to a fault. When opportunities present themselves. Rather than diving into explore, your first tendency is often to balk and hold back. This trait causes you to hold things up instead of allowing them to progress as smoothly as they could.

How can you utilize this least positive quality to your benefit?

Eight of Cups – Remember that by holding back you are more able to step back and walk away from an opportunity when you realize that it’s not for you, rather than holding onto something that you need to let go of due to a false sense of commitment.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Blossoms of Foresight Bamboo Prayer Stick
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: I TAROCCHI DELL’ALBA DORATA

Daily Self Kindness

This is a catch up post, and I’m not entirely sure what the self kindness was for this day.

Finding the Positive for February 4, 7, 8

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Card of the Day Tarot Readings with the Pop Culture Tarot, Nemeth Tarot, and Beira's Snow Crystal Tarot

February 4 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Once Upon a Time Prompt for February 4 : Mystery

Today’s draw is the Knight of Wands beneath the Eight of Cups.

Curiosity may be what drives you more often than not, but keep in mind that you can’t chase every little thing that catches your interest.  “Picking your battles” applies to more than just the fights you decide to take on and which you don’t.  It’s also about making sure you are putting your energy into those things that will truly be fruitful or matter… and being realistic enough to let go of those that won’t be.

I struggle with this a lot, because I find so many creative projects and ideas to be interesting. There’s so many different things I want to learn how to do, and hone into a skill I do well. The problem?  Just how many spoons do I have to give?  Energy is a limited commodity, as is time.  Sometimes that enthusiasm to explore the new makes it hard to remember that it’s only by setting aside the stuff that’s least likely to fulfill you that you are able to put time and energy into the ideas that will.

DECKS USED: POP CULTURE TAROT

February 7 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Once Upon a Time Prompt for February 7 : Quest

Today’s draw is the Six of Swords atop the King of Coins.

Sometimes if you want stability, you have to make the chances necessary to help it come into fruition. Sitting on your ass doing nothing won’t help. Only movement will.  Only changing things up will create the shift that needs to happen to keep growth going and further the stability beneath your feet.

A lot of times when we find stability, we freeze within it an try to preserve it through stagnancy. The problem is that stagnancy actually creates cracks in that stable foundation we’ve managed to create, weakening it.  Instead, today’s cards are a reminder that we must go after what we want, even when what we want is sitting right in our lap.  It’s important to keep it healthy and strong through continued effort and a focus on healthy growth and moving in a direction that is right for you.

DECKS USED: NEMETH TAROT

February 8 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Once Upon a Time Prompt for February 8 : Spell

Today’s draw is the Eight of Pentacles atop the Tower card.

There are times when it doesn’t matter how hard you’ve worked or how skilled you are. Shit happens and what you have spent so much time and effort building falls anyway. This is because we get stuck, and the universe hates stagnancy.

Today’s cards are a reminder that these moments allow us to start over and do it better the second time around. This time, you have the skills under your belt to start over with some modicum of knowing what you’re doing. So you’re not really starting from scratch this time after all, are you?

DECKS USED: BEIRA’S SNOW CRYSTAL TAROT

Letting Go In Chaos

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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White Winny Tarot's King of Pentacles and the Sweet-Ass Affirmation CardsThe @GlitterbyInk #FairyTales25 Challenge
Once Upon a Time Prompt for February 3 : Forest

Today’s draw is the King of Pentacles combined with the affirmation “Everything I desire is on its way to me at warp speed.”

Alright, so warp speed is not good for my anxiety, just sayin’.  It’s just not something I handle well.  And that’s part of the King of Pentacle’s make up as well.

The King of Pentacles is a type of stability that comes with slow growth. His foundation is stable and strong, built over hard work and time.

A lot of my readings so far over the past handful of days have encouraged standing back, waiting, and watching rather than acting. Here is a reiteration of that message.  If what I desire is coming at me at warp speed, that means I need to stop trying to run in that direction and let it come to me. Otherwise, someone’s going to get hurt.

I am struggling with that. A lot. These cards are a reminder as well as encouragement.  Stay still.  Wait. Not all progress is made through speed and force, or even under your control at all. So stop trying to control everything and let things develop at their own pace.

DECKS USED:  WHITE WINNY TAROT AND SWEET-ASS AFFIRMATIONS

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Prompts for February 3rd and 4th

Tarot Reading with the Night Visions Tarot and From Roots to Blooms OracleWhere in your life are healthier boundaries needed?

The Hermit and Here’s That Sign you Asked For – As readings over the past few days have indicated, you have an opportunity at the moment to turn things around in a healthier direction in a number of areas in your life, and that includes when it comes to how you spend your alone time.  You’ve been trying to reform your alone time for a while now, and struggling with it.  Now is the time.

How can you begin to establish better boundaries in that area?

Seven of Cups Rx atop Queen of Swords; If It’s Out of Your Hands Don’t Keep It In Your Head – Don’t make any major decisions right now, just keep your mouth shut and observe. You are not currently in control and you don’t need to be. This means don’t work yourself to death trying to fix things that aren’t broken. Alone time is not meant to be a time to abuse yourself by pushing yourself too hard while others can’t see, but rather to rest, recuperate, and enjoy.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Hiba Tips for Grounding and Revitalization
Rainbow Moonstone for Creativity and Intuition
Copper Palm Stone for Energy Flow and Optimism
Orange Aventurine Leaf for Pause and Reflection
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE NIGHT VISIONS TAROT AND FROM ROOTS TO BLOOMS

Daily Self Kindness

I had myself a good cry today, and didn’t try to  hold it back or force it down.

Spring Preparedness

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Prompt for February 2 : Do Spread 1

Looking Ahead Tarot Reading with The New Tarot and Visionary Enlightenment Cards

February – Two of Swords atop The Moon Rx; Occupancy

Do not allow uncertainty entry when it’s time to make decisions this month. There’s no room for more right now. Not for more things, not for more people, nor for more responsibility. Reject all suitors and stay the course instead with a “no entry” sign firmly in place.

March – Six of Cups; Reboot

When you take your computer in this month to have its issues dealt with, don’t hold back on optional changes and repairs that need to be done. Go with the most radical option rather than waffling over the choices offered or cheaping out due to concerns over cost or expediency.

April – The Hierophant Rx; Impatience

When your impatience is triggered, it’s time to start looking outside the box for answers. Tried and true methods are all well and good, but sometimes creative thinking and innovation is needed instead in order to make any progress.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Picture Jasper for Sense of Proportion and Grounding
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE NEW TAROT AND VISIONARY ENLIGHTENMENT CARDS

Daily Self Kindness

I didn’t retreat from social situations today, but instead went ahead and attended when what I really wanted to do was hide away at home.

Finding the Positive for February 1 – 2

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February 1 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Marseille by Night Tarot's Four of Wands and The Lovers CardThe @GlitterbyInk #FairyTales25 Challenge
Once Upon a Time Prompt for February 1 : Dream

Today’s draw is the Lovers combined with the Four of Wands.

Utilize what is familiar and known as tools in reaching your goals.

Dreams are built on innovation, but they’re also built on hard work.  Even if the dream you hold dear is a new idea, remember that you don’t have to reinvent the wheel to get there. The skills and abilities that are already under your belt are there for you to use to further your dreams and goals, no matter what those dreams and goals are, and no matter how new and innovative they are.

DECK USED: MARSEILLE AT NIGHT TAROT

February 2 – Mental Health Card of the Day

Today’s meditation was skipped.

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The Energy Dragon Tarot's Queen of Wands and King of PentaclesThe @GlitterbyInk #FairyTales25 Challenge
Once Upon a Time Prompt for February 2 : Adventure

Today’s draw is the Queen of Wands atop the King of Pentacles.

The Queen of Wands conceals her face while looking down to the King of Pentacles, wondering… is he playing with his junk, or concealing it?

There are secrets in her, while he seems content just to let everything hang out. The suspicion and caution within the interaction between these two cards all resides with her.

The moral of the story here is that sometimes you can show all your cards and still be suspect in the eyes of others. Some people will never trust, as they are too busy pouring all their energy into long practiced distrust and skepticism.

Don’t allow these people to hold you back or thwart your goals. Don’t allow them to disrupt your stability. Just because their focus is on you doesn’t mean that your focus has to be on them.

DECK USED: THE ENERGY DRAGON TAROT

First Light’s Arrival

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Prompt for February : Do the Imbolc Spread

Imbolc Oracle Reading with the Seasons of the Witch Imbolc Oracle

What seeds need planted in my life right now?

Brigid’s Doll – It is important to lean into working with the universe and the natural progression of things, instead of plowing ahead and always pushing. In your practice you work with and revere the elements and energies of creation, evolution, and balance. You need to remember that an important part of that process and path lies in the words “working with” as in, in alignment with.  As in… alongside.  Force is not a part of this equation.

What preparations do I need to begin making to prepare those seeds for growth?

Consecrate Tools – Cleanse and realign with your purpose and your goals. The stress you have gone through recently has given you the opportunity to re-evaluate, but that is only the first step. You need to ensure that you actually  prepare as well.  That means cleaning out the old, and re-dedicating yourself and your tools to your new path.

What in my life is beginning a phase of reawakening and renewal?

Aquarius – Three is a budding need in your life to reconnect outside yourself in order to see your true path and align yourself with it once more. Touch base with nature and the earth, and re-establish your connection with your guides.

How can I best foster that awakening?

Bloodstone – Lean into awareness, instead of avoidance or indulging in willful ignorance. You need to move forward with your eyes open, or the progress that you’ve made will be lost.

Other elements included in this reading:
Picture Jasper for Sense of Proportion and Grounding
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: SEASONS OF THE WITCH IMBOLC ORACLE

Daily Self Kindness

I spent some time outside in the snow… for the 20 minutes or so that it was snowing. At least we finally got some! The snowflakes were massive and super floaty.