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❤️ 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?

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with the Tarocchi Piacentini Anima Antiqua and Golden Flowers Lenormand

Earth – Nine of Cups – Help yourself find the comfortable and grounding energy that you crave right now by doing a few of the activities that foster this feeling within you. Take a walk in the woods or spend some time barefoot in the grass. Dig your hands into the soil or wander among the flowers. You need this grounding right now in order to feel the stability and contentment that will get you through the week ahead.

Air – The Empress – Lean into nurturing energies this week when it comes to your inner narratives. You have a tendency to be extremely hard on yourself, to the point where it’s no longer helping, but just holding you back. For true abundance to take place you need that nurturing energy present in your thoughts to keep things going in a positive direction.

Water – King of Pentacles – With being in the middle of a subdrop and feeling a bit off kilter, it’s important to continue to connect with those things that keep you grounded as suggested in the Earth position of this reading. Tell others what you want to happen and it will allow them to assist you in making sure that it does. Sharing what you need with others can help in delegating efforts, even when that’s not your intent.

Fire – Knight of Pentacles – Don’t discount what you’re getting done just because it’s not as much as you think you should be getting done. Slow progress is still progress. Beating yourself up over moving slowly doesn’t help, so don’t let those negative narratives take control where they will slow you down even further with their distractions.

Waning – Coffin and Man – Don’t allow defeatist thinking to run the show where your responsibilities are concerned. There is nothing happening this week that is going to be the end of the world as you know it.

Waxing – Birds and Heart – Take comfort in those around you and don’t close yourself off. It’s important to remember this week that you are not alone.

Take Away – A little extra TLC is needed this week, and that includes in the inner narratives you allow to circle around in your head. Lean on others that you trust and don’t let those inner narratives convince you that you’re alone when in actuality you’re far from it.

On the whole, it’s looking to be an uneventful week. Not in that nothing will happen, but that none of what happens is going to be half as big as it feels like it is. Use grounding techniques and activities that you know work for you to help keep yourself from getting carried away in those feelings that want to blow everything out of proportion.

DECKS USED: TAROCCHI PIACENTINI ANIMA ANTIQUA AND GOLDEN FLOWERS LENORMAND

❤️ 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?

Self Care Saturday Oracle Reading with the Stained Glass Wicca Lenormand Oracle Deck

Earth – Ladder – Now is a good time to invest in progress when it comes to the elements in your life that provide your stability and security. When you see an opportunity to “level up” this week, make sure you jump on it and start climbing.

Air – Acorn atop Fire – Go into these new opportunities with inspiration lighting your way and driving you towards seeking out the potential rather than the downfalls. It’s okay to look at both sides of the coin, but make sure that that potential is inspiring you instead of your negative inner narratives dragging you down.

Water – Pineapple – When negative emotions come calling, lean into gratitude. Look at those things in life that make your life more comfortable and acknowledge them instead of discounting them and letting them pass you by. This includes the people in your life that offer you love and support. It is through appreciating the abundance in your life that you can push back against prickly emotions that are difficult for you to handle.

Fire – Brooms atop Libra – Don’t forget that you need balance this week. Don’t get so engrossed in climbing that Ladder that you forget the cleansing and care that needs to be included in the week ahead to keep things on even ground and your footing steady and sure.

Waning – Bear and Fish – Take care that you’re not micromanaging this week, as it’ll just put too much pressure on you on top of everything else. Keep reminding yourself that there’s no need to be everything for everyone, or everywhere at once.

Waxing – Tree and Man – Taking care of yourself and your health is not a weakness, so make sure you are not treating it as such. Instead, treat it as the responsibility it is, for it’s one of the greatest responsibilities you have.

Take Away – When opportunity presents itself this week, make sure you are seizing it with both hands. Don’t allow negative inner narratives to convince you to hang back or hesitate. Instead, grab hold and begin exploring how you can use this opportunity to your advantage. Just make sure you don’t become so focused upon this one thing that you let the other important things in your life (like self care, for example) slide. You need ensure you keep things balanced. Use gratitude exercises to help keep your mood lifted when your emotions try to tank.

DECK USED: STAINED GLASS WICCA LENORMAND ORACLE DECK

❤️ 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?

Self Care Saturday with the Cat Arcana Tarot and The King's Theater Lenormand

Earth – Nine of Wands – Keep an eye out for those things and people that try to get past your defenses. Be mindful that this doesn’t mean you need to harden your defenses, so much has to pay more attention to those that try to breach them.

Air – Queen of Wands – Take a step back and watch for when and where the passions of others run high. Temptation can be a tool used to breach defenses if wielded in the right hands. Don’t forget that you can show your support from the sidelines.

Water – Queen of Pentacles – By staying on the sidelines and showing your support from a place of stability, you will be able to help mitigate emotional chaos and upset that would otherwise come to call if you became more deeply involved.

Fire – The Hanged Man – Consider hanging back in this area as well, for sometimes things have to work themselves out on their own without your assistance. Tie your own hands and let things develop on their own without your input this week.

Waning – Fish and Scythe – Don’t depend on luck too get you out of difficult situations this week. Doing so will get you cut down far faster than your anticipated. Although both of the Queens above speak of standing back and watching while lending your support from the sidelines, these Queens also aren’t fools who would dare chance everything on luck alone. Be ready to step in with some nurturing words of support when needed to keep everything on an even keel.

Waxing – Key and Rider – You hold all the answers and have the ability to give them away as you wish. Make sure the course that you choose, you choose judiciously.

Take Away – Don’t allow others to goad you into taking on what isn’t yours to deal with this week. Instead, be stubborn in sitting on the sidelines and encouraging them to deal with things themselves. You can always step in if things get out of hand, but there’s no need to take on the burden of it all being your responsibility. Better to let them try to deal with it, and in doing so learn and grow from the experience.

DECKS USED: CAT ARCANA TAROT AND THE KING’S THEATER LENORMAND

📆 Transitioning from July to August

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Month's End Oracle Reading with the Nature Oracle, The Witch's Circle Oracle, and The Season of the Witch Oracle

Here and Now I Exist – Who you are now, in your entirety.

Transformation – Resolutions and transformation. You are in a moment of re-dedication. Over the past two weeks you have taken some time off from some of the things that are usually a part of your daily routine, including meditation, personal card readings, and a few other long-term routines that you have been sustaining over the past few years. As August comes into focus, you are now re-dedicating yourself to the routines that worked for you before and discarding what hasn’t, creating a needed reevaluation and reset.

The Slough – What is to be left in the past as you move forward.

The Guardian of the Gate – As you work at re-dedicating yourself to your path and the routines and systems that support you, make sure that you are not allowing your boundaries to be forgotten or disregarded. They are an important part of this process because you need to “bake them into the cake” as its being made. This doesn’t mean that you need more defenses or a greater amount of awareness, it’s simply means that you need to not forget your boundaries during this process.

What Lies Ahead – An ideal state or ideal self you are seeking at this time.

The Cauldron of Creativity – You are seeking to reinvigorate yourself towards your creativity and curiosity. The way one manifest things into reality is that they first must imagine them through creativity and imagination, only then can we start working out how to reach those goals and achieve them. Creativity is the first step, and you are looking to rekindle that inner spark of creativity within you with this reset.

Limitations – Negative influences, opposition, or ill will.

Garnet – keep your expectations for yourself in check. Remember that this is not the end-all be-all of fixing everything that you perceive is not working properly in your life right now. It’s just an experiment and possibly a step in the right direction. Allow yourself to see where it goes without judgment or expectation for it to be more than it is.

The Boon – Positive influences, higher guidance, or divine intervention.

Wisdom – The trees, moss, and soil of nature lend you their wisdom when you choose to immerse yourself within their presence. Make sure that you are getting out in nature and enjoying that presence, connecting with it, and allowing it to influence you with the wisdom and support that lies within these activities and connections.

The Wound – An unpleasant past experience or event that is ripe for some support and healing.

Owl – Remember that uncertainty is not your enemy. By embracing uncertainty instead of fighting against it. You allow yourself to learn from the experiences that uncertainty has a hand in offering you. Just because these experiences feel unpleasant doesn’t mean that they don’t have value. Make sure that you’re looking for the boon in these moments instead of fighting against them.

Nostalgia – A positive past experience or event to acknowledge, reflect upon, and enjoy.

Crow – In an echo of the previous prompt, the Crow tells us to remember those times when we treated uncertainty as an adventure, or identified the positives in the experience rather than just fighting against the direction and uncertainty that lies there. There are just as many positive experiences that came out of uncertainty as there are negative ones, and this card encourages us to reflect upon those that came out in a positive light and look at how your mindset helped you in these moments.

A Warning – Something coming that can be prevented or overcome.

Truth – Remember if people’s words and actions don’t lineup, it’s the actions that demonstrate the truth of the person or persons involved. Don’t get so wrapped up in the words they say that you forget to pay attention to what they’re actually doing. It’s in the discordance between these two factors you will suss out the liars trying to play you for a fool.

Empowerment – A future opportunity to work toward.

Correspondence – Remember that it is within nature that you can find the balance you seek when things seem chaotic or jumbled up. Within the simplicity and complexity of nature, alignment is found, which can allow you to ground more easily and sort through the chaos without losing yourself along the way.

Message from the Spirit World – It is in how you connect with the world around you that you find the clarity, connection, and support needed to express yourself authentically from a place of stability. Make sure that you aren’t closing yourself off in an effort to protect yourself. Connect instead.

Message from the Mind’s World – As you seek transformation, make sure that you are using your creativity to ensure that you not only achieve the changes you want to make, but also uphold your boundaries while doing so.

Message from the Physical World – Use your energy and vitality to push yourself into uncertain moments rather than trying to run away from them. You will gain more from using these uncertain moments to your advantage than you will from trying to brace for their impact or mitigate your feelings of discomfort.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Moss Agate for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Botswana Agate for Reducing Stress and Anxiety
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: NATURE ORACLE, SEASON OF THE WITCH ORACLE, WITCH’S CIRCLE 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?

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with The Ritual Kitchen Tarot and The Early Riser's Lenormand Fortunetelling Deck

Earth – Three of Swords Rx / Lemon Balm – Discouraging news is coming. Don’t let it weight you down or drag you under. It’s a temporary situation that will resolve itself with very little effort on your part.

Air – The World Rx / Lemon & Thyme – Your inner self talk is going to continue to try and assert that you’re getting nothing done this week. Keep up your task log to counter those mental whispers. Just because nothing gets finished this week doesn’t mean nothing is getting done.

Water – Justice / Marigold – Take care with your expectations this week to protect yourself from upcoming disappointments. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.

Fire – Seven of Cups / Herbs de Provence – Pick and choose your endeavors wisely for the week ahead. You’re not going to be able to do (or get done) everything that you want, so make sure that your priorities are in order and you are checking in with them often.

Waning – Book and Fawn (Child) – The ability to focus on new interests and endeavors with the eager curiosity you’re used to is going to be lacking this week. Make sure not to beat yourself up about it. It will recover and return.

Waxing – House and Grasshopper (Stork) – Lean into recognizing and appreciating those things and people in your life that bring you a sense of comfort and stability.

Take Away – The hurdles and struggles of the week ahead are going to make it difficult to finish just about anything you want to get finished. Instead of worrying about finishing, appreciate that you’re making progress in the right direction, regardless of the fact these things aren’t completed right this moment. A little bit of progress is better than nothing. Lean into those around you and allow them to comfort you in your moments of disappointment.

DECKS USED: THE RITUAL KITCHEN TAROT AND THE EARLY RISER’S LENORMAND FORTUNETELLING DECK

❤️ 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?

Self Care Saturday Tarot Reading with the Wonderstruck Tarot and Suits of Life Playing Cards

Earth – Ace of Pentacles – A new idea comes to fruition and the promise of opportunity is before you this week. Give it a go and see how it works for you.

Air – Three of Cups – Trust those closest to keep your secrets, but take care to share with them in private. Let them know what’s going on and let them share in the emotional burdens involved.

Water – Four of Cups – Take it slow and observe. There’s no need to stress yourself out, no need for overwhelm either. Just keep your ears and eyes open (and your mouth shut) in public places.

Fire – Two of Cups – Allow others to bolster your spirits. Remember that you’re not alone, and that those around you offer joy and release from stress.

Waning – Jack of Diamonds and Ace of Clubs – Wastefulness will tangle you up in intricacies you could have otherwise avoided. Pay attention to what you waste and where, whether it’s time or resources or something else entirely. Don’t let this waste become an obstacle in your path.

Waxing – Six of Hearts and Queen of Hearts – Mindfulness is key this week. Don’t live your life in the past or spend too much time worrying about the future. Your focus this week needs to be on right now.

Take Away – Make sure that you are paying attention to your surroundings, and that the things you want to keep private between yourself and those closest to you aren’t being overheard by a third party who has no business being involved. Take things slow, and avoid wasteful habits and practices, as they will only hold you back in the long run… even the ones that seem like they would be a shortcut.

DECKS USED: WONDERSTRUCK TAROT AND SUITS OF LIFE PLAYING CARDS