tarot and psychology

Gifts For Self Lenormand Reading

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Gifts I Can Offer Myself Lenormand Reading with the Transformation Lenormand Oracle

What gifts can I offer myself this season?

Accept This – Snake and Clover – Luck is a fickle thing and cannot be trusted, but that doesn’t mean we should forsake it entirely. Hope allows us to have a bit of trust in luck even when it can turn against us without warning.  Accept that hope is an important part of the equation and don’t kick yourself when things go awry now and then due to your willingness to let luck have a hand in things.

Embrace This – Rider and Bouquet – Allow yourself to embrace change instead of fighting against it all the time. Look for the boon in the shifting situation and lean into it, letting it draw you forward into the good that change can wrought rather than being bogged down by the weight of struggling against the inevitable.

Cherish This – Cross and Broom – You are being given the opportunity to see your duty and responsibility to others as something positive in your life instead of a burden. Cherish this time with those that depend on you rather than resenting them for the responsibility that they represent in your life.

DECK USED: TRANSFORMATION LENORMAND ORACLE

Fickle Fingers

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Monsoon TarotToday’s draw is the Wheel of Fortune, which is traditionally a representation of luck (both good and bad), unpredictability, and the fickle finger of fate.

In this card we see a depiction of the Mœræ (three sisters of fate)… with cat heads. And, just like the Mœræ, cats are also extremely fickle, so I find the imagery to be an absolutely perfect representation of that fickle, unpredictable nature that the Wheel of Fortune often represents.

Today’s message is to remember that life and luck are unpredictable.

Just like the Robert Burns quote “The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry” warns, you can’t depend on planning to solve everything. Always be prepared to adapt as needed instead of sticking rigidly to a plan that may no longer work due to aspects beyond your control.

CrowSister’s #DeckStudyTenTrueWords Prompt
Prompt: Distill your reading of the card to your ten truest words.

Unpredictable fate
and adaptation
combine into
the best of bedfellows

DECK USED:  MONSOON TAROT

Lionharts’ #TheJanuaryTarot 2023 Year of Evolution Challenge Prompt
Question for January 2nd: What am I asked to work towards throughout January?

Folktails OracleHope – Work on connecting with optimism, as it allows you to breathe positivity and hope into your life. Without these things, life becomes increasingly dark and it becomes far too easy to fall into the pit of depression.

Tides – There is an ebb and flow to life that you need to work on riding rather than fighting against. Work on going with the flow more. Flexibility and adaptation are your friends.

Spirit – Put some focus into reconnecting with your spirituality. Seek out that connection with your guides, with Amalthea, and with your spiritual path. These things had to take a step back during the holiday tush, and it’s time to bring them back into the fore.

DECK USED: THE FOLKTAILS ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2023 Challenge Prompt
Question for January 2nd: World Introvert Day – How can you benefit from indulging in some alone time?

Monsoon TarotReading Summary: Alone time gives you room for your creative it to spark to life (Ace of Fire), and the focus to take that spark and grow it (Queen of Fire) into an actionable plan (King of Air).

Take Away: You have a habit of wrapping up so much of your creativity into sources of income that the planning for that further step of marketability often goes hand in hand with the growth of a new creative endeavor.

Alone time helps you in not just the development of these creative endeavors, but also in the planning part of turning them over into something profitable.

DECK USED: MONSOON TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

I didn’t mean to, but I had a nap today once we got back from errands and dinner. I also got to spend a bit of time with Gid today in texts, which was needed.

Keep Moving

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Magical Nature Tarot - Eight of SwordsToday’s draw is the Eight of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of willful ignorance, turning a blind eye, negative inner narratives, and the need to open up to new perspectives.

The traditional imagery combined with the theme of pokeberry in this card reminds us that opening our eyes to the truth requires letting go of the illusion of safety that stagnation provides.

Yes, standing in one place, still as a stone, feels safe… but it leaves you left behind and alone as the world moves in and changes around you. Don’t let your fear of change or fear of the truth tie your hands and bind you in place. Just like the blood that runs in our veins, we are meant to be moving.

CrowSister’s #DeckStudyTenTrueWords Prompt
Prompt: Distill your reading of the card to your ten truest words.

Seek truth
break the bonds
movement
is how we breathe

DECK USED:  MAGICAL NATURE TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsJan2023 Challenge Prompt
Topic for January 1st: Do Spread 1

JonasaJaus Tarot 7th EditionSomeone important in your life who has/had a lot of influence on you.

The Star – Always there and with an ear to lend, they provide advice as an option, always selfless and geared toward support and your happiness. They lift you up just by sharing space with you, and can create comfort with just a word. They are a shining star in your life, guiding you forward when things are at their darkest, and ever present to cheer you on even when things are at their best.

Their negative influence on you.

The High Priestess – You could expand your intuition more without their influence there to distract you. The question becomes… do you really want to?

Their positive influence on you.

Five of Coins – They help you see that things are not as bad as they seem. Your scarcity issues ensure that even when things are good you feel that you are penniless. They help you in seeing that perspective is all in your head and that things are not half as bad as it seems.

Your negative influence on them.

Wheel of Fortune – You create uncertainty in their lives due to your lack of dependability. It is hard on them when you disappear as you sometimes do. It causes them stress and raises their blood pressure.

Your positive influence on them.

Nine of Coins – Any and all time with you makes them feel like they are on top of the world and the luckiest person on earth. Their gratitude for you in their life knows no ends and makes the whole of their life brighter and better.

DECK USED: JONASAJAUS TAROT 7th EDITION

Lionharts’ #TheJanuaryTarot 2023 Year of Evolution Challenge Prompt
Question for January 1st: What am I guided to initiate on this first day of 2023?

Magical Nature Tarot - Strength, Five of Wands, JusticeSummary: Remember that what goes around comes around (Justice). If you push too hard (Strength), you’ll pay the consequences of that. Make sure in any clashes of will (Five of Wands) today that the consequences are worth the temporary “win” of the moment.

Take Away: You can’t “make friends and influence people” when you’re being oppositional. Take care in how you present your ideas and values to others, as there are less abrasive ways to get your point across that won’t leave you in the doghouse as a result. Keeping this in mind will help you to not just avoid conflict, but also avoid building lasting tensions between yourself and others.

DECK USED: MAGICAL NATURE TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

My head has been killing me today and I’ve tried to take it a bit easy, as well as medicate, to ease the pain.

Graceful Transitions

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Christmas Spirit TarotToday’s draw is the Death card, which is traditionally a representation of gradual organic changes, loss, transitions, and letting go.

The Angel in todays card is here to remind us that not everything is worth crying over when it’s lost. We go through changers and transitions every single day, some of the we go through far more gracefully than others.

Why is that? What makes some changes, transitions, and losses so much harder to deal with than others?

Today’s card asks us to lol at how we deal with change, what makes some changes easier to deal with than others, and how we can make those changes we are less than graceful with a bit easier.

DECK USED:  CHRISTMAS SPIRIT TAROT

Magicznie_Czyli_Troche_Magi’s #tarotowewyzwaniegrudzien2022 Prompt
Question for December 31st: New Year Ideas: Three things I’ve never done before that I’d like to do in 2023.

Pixie's Whisper Tarot Christmas EditionPage of Coins – Turn over a new leaf financially by working to see your scarcity issues as something to learn from, rather than a panic inducing theme in your life.

Four of Cups – Actually manage to sustain a positive attitude and optimism, instead of letting pessimism propagate off itself and multiply. Your negative inner narrative has a habit of breeding like bunnies if you let it.

Three of Cups – Look forward to and enjoy time with others, instead of seeing it as a chore or something to dread. You’ve had enough positive experiences with this over the past year to help you in this endeavor.

DECK USED: PIXIE’S WHISPER TAROT CHRISTMAS EDITION

Daily Self Kindness

I soaked in the bath again today. A glorious three whole hours. The bath tub here is so comfortable… it doesn’t look like it would be, but it is.

Toss or Carry Cartomancy Reading

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The prompt for this reading came from one of my Discord servers and is as follows: “This week, let’s ask our divination tool of choice what we should leave behind in 2022, and what we should take with us into 2023!”

New Years Decisions Cartomancy Reading with the Art Deco Christmas Playing CardsThree things I should leave behind in 2022.

Eight of Hearts – Giving up. In 2022 there were a few things you walked away from rather than confronting. Make sure not to repeat this mistake again in the year ahead. You are good at confrontation, so don’t let the potential for it to raise its head turn you away.

Jack of Hearts – Impulsivity, especially in relation to your emotions. Do not allow you emotions to force you to leap forward into situations where a pause would serve you better. Take a moment to feel your feelings… then act.  Don’t act during.

Two of Spades – Indecision. Do not stew in stagnation as you struggle with decisions that feel overwhelming. Sometimes any decision can be better than no decision made at all and being stuck in a mire of anxiety and confusion as a result.

Three things I should take with me into 2023.

Seven of Spades – Strategy. Sometimes to get ahead you have to be clever enough to out wit others on the same path as you. Do what you can to level the playing field, then rise above it and do even better than the rest.

Three of Spades – Be prepared for disappointments so that they do not take you by surprise and smack you in the face.

Three of Hearts – The support of loved ones. Continue to allow them to help and support you, even during times when you don’t want to admit you need it, or don’t think that you do.

DECK USED: ART DECO CHRISTMAS PLAYING CARDS

Changing Your Nature

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

Winter Solstice Season OracleToday’s draw is the Hibernation/Dream card from the Winter Solstice Season Oracle.

Now is a down time for me. In an effort to hopefully bypass my yearly major depressive episode through the early part of the year, she encouraged me to take some time off away from home.. and thus away from work, and in doing so, leave my work at home. (I usually bring work with me when I go places.)

Today’s card is a reminder of that goal, and the purpose of leaving work at home instead of trying to find ways around that to work anyway.

Having a first half of the year without being dragged into depression’s pit would be amazing, and the hibernation/dream card keeps that potential alive in my mind to encourage these efforts, no matter how much rest and not working feels against my nature.

DECK USED:  WINTER SOLSTICE SEASON ORACLE

Magicznie_Czyli_Troche_Magi’s #tarotowewyzwaniegrudzien2022 Prompt
Questions for December 25th thru 30th

Snowland TarotWith My Family at the Christmas Table: How can I improve my relationship with my family?

Queen of Cups atop Six of Swords – Instead of walking away, try to put a supportive and nurturing spirit into your interactions with them.

Summary of the Year: What did 2022 give me?

The Emperor – 2022 gave you more control in general, and a better seat of power for helping others feel secure and supported.

Cheesecake with a Fortune: What good awaits me in the year 2023?

Nine of Wands – Overwhelm. You are going to have to work hard to make sure you don’t overdo it and pile too much on your plate.

Dream Map: What are my dreams now?

Judgement – To be aligned with the man you want to be, so that at the end of your life you can look back and be happy with the journey traveled and who you’ve become.

New Year’s Resolutions: What am I going to achieve in the new year?

The Moon – You will Beghtol come to terms with your fears and uncertainties.

New Year Revolutions: What would I like to change about myself in 2023?

Page of Swords atop Six of Cups – You would like to learn to view your past emotions and emotional experiences in a more positive light.

DECK USED: SNOWLAND TAROT

Daily Self Kindness

i took a long nap today. Hopefully not so long as to keep me from sleeping tonight.