tarot as a motivational tool

The Inhale and Exhale of the Universe

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

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Seed Taroracle - Wheel of Fortune and the Messages From the Universe Deck

Today’s draw is the Wheel of Fortune card, which is traditionally a representation of luck (both good and bad), changing circumstances, the ups and downs of life, and the cyclical nature of life and the world.

On the Wheel of Fortune card is also the phrase, “The magic happens when you believe.”

The Wheel of Fortune card has then been combined with a card from the Messages From the Universe deck, which says, “Your life is about to start to move quickly in some areas. Events that seem to have been on hold suddenly propel forward. Move with the flow and be mindful of what needs your attention most.”

Life is a series of cycles. Sometimes things move slow, and sometimes things move so slow that they feel like they’re not moving at all. Then, at other times, they speed up and move so fast that it feels like you can’t even keep up.

The acceleration and deceleration are all a part of the natural ebb and flow of the world around you and its energies. It’s like the world breathing in and out. This isn’t something that we can stop, nor is it something that it is healthy for us to try and prevent.

Instead, the healthiest course of action is to go with the flow. Be adaptable, and allow your own activities and energies to align with those of the world around you. Time, after all, is a subjective perception.

The message in today’s Wheel of Fortune card and affirmation is an encouragement to seek alignment with the universe and its cycles instead of resisting them. Rather than stubbornly trying to perceive things the way you want them to be and in doing so forcing them into a box that doesn’t fit, try working to let go of your resistance and go with the flow instead.

DECKS USED:  THE SEED TAROCLE AND MESSAGES FROM THE UNIVERSE DECK

@lightningildflower‘s August Reflections Challenge
Recalibration Prompt for August 18th : What will help me reclaim my sense of direction?

Cartomancy Reading with the Hyakki Yagyō Playing Cards Seimei Edition

Reading Summary: Utilize your creativity (Queen of Clubs) as a time to restore harmony (Six of Diamonds) and balance (Four of Spades) where disorder and discord has taken root (a lack of odd numbered cards).

Take Away: Once upon a time, your creative spark was something that you took great joy in and a type of play that you could indulge in and explore without guilt or discomfort. You reveled in your creativity, finding each new idea and inspiration and adventure you were eager to explore.

It’s time to return to this attitude towards creativity. In doing so, it will help you to also reclaim your sense of direction that has been lost since losing touch with this joy you once experienced and enjoyed.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: HYAKKI YAGYŌ PLAYING CARDS

@note.project August Journal Prompts
Prompts for August 17th and 18th

Tarot Reading with The Seed Taroracle - Wheel of Fortune and Inner Tree Intuitive Oracle

A routine that helps me feel more like myself

Death and Healing

You are learning to get in touch with your authenticity by going through a process of healing and self exploration. Stop looking forward to the end of the journey.

Healing takes time. You are not just exploring and healing from those things that hurt you and the wounds you carry, but there is also healing involved in the grief of letting these things go.

You will get the most out of the experience by living in the moment and savoring what’s happening right now, rather than looking ahead to whatever comes next.

A habit I want to continue building

Nine of Cups atop Nine of Swords; Diversity

Your deck collection is massive, and the idea of downsizing does not bring you joy.

Stop listening to the negativity from your inner narratives (occasionally fed by outside sources) and instead use the diversity of your collection to keep you interested and invested in the self exploration, healing, and helping that are the foundations of your practice.

You are learning to tune out that negative inner voice and the naysaying of others that have no business being in -your- business in the first place. Keep it up. Fuck’em if they don’t get it. It’s not for them. It’s for you, and your enjoyment.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE SEED TAROCLE AND INNER TREE INTUITIVE ORACLE
Daily Self Kindness

I pushed myself to get my ass online today so I could spend some time with Gid instead of wallowing in the “meh” of subdrop on my own.

Self Care For the Nurturer

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

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

The Yellow House Tarot's Empress Card and The Oracle of the Soul Healing Messenger Cards


Today’s draw is The Empress card, which is traditionally a representation of a nurturing energy of strength and empowerment without losing that “softer side” in the process, abundance, fertility, the divine feminine, and Mother Earth.

The Empress card has then been combined with the Heart card from The Oracle of the Soul Healing Messenger, which says, “…pause and reflect on your state of mind, identify the inner conflicts, and listen to your inner voice. By doing so you can reconnect with your relationship needs, comprehend your underlying desires, and determine what your heart truly seeks.”

It’s important to remember that nurturing is about more than just caring for those things and people outside yourself. When we look at the Empress card, sometimes that nurturing energy isn’t about other people or things, but about taking care of ourselves as well.

After all, if our own cup has run dry, then we have no water to offer to anyone else in need. Thus, taking care of ourselves is in itself another faucet of taking care of others.

The message in today’s Empress card and affirmation is a reminder that your relationships and your connections with others depend on taking care of yourself. It’s not just about taking care of everyone else. It can’t be, because if you’re not taking care of yourself, then you will have nothing left with which to take care of others, and that care of others will then suffer as a result.

DECKS USED:  THE YELLOW HOUSE TAROT AND THE ORACLE OF THE SOUL HEALING MESSENGER

@lightningildflower‘s August Reflections Challenge
Prompts for August 16th and 17th

Oracle Reading with The Pigeon Oracle

Settling – What insight is settling into place in my mind?

Strike a Match – “Sometimes, the best way to discover what’s ahead is to take that first step and see things in a whole new light.”

Discomfort and uncertainty aren’t necessarily a bad thing if you choose to look at them as opportunities to expand on your understanding of others in the world around you, rather than something standing in your way or potentially harmful to you or what’s important to you.

This new fear and discomfort with uncertainty isn’t something that you’ve always experienced. It’s something that has risen within you in response to now having things in your life that you value and don’t want to lose.

These new fearful reactions to uncertainty put these things of value at risk more so than your previous devil may care approach back when you had nothing to lose.

Mars square Neptune, Mercury trine Saturn, Venus sextile Jupiter
What disciplined step will support my long-term goals?

Meditation – “Sometimes, doing nothing and allowing yourself to recharge is exactly what your mind and body need.”

More consistency in your meditation practice is needed. It’s a mere ten minutes a day, and there is absolutely no reason you cannot spare these ten minutes of doing absolutely nothing. Ten minutes that are just for yourself and nothing else.

You can spare this much time for yourself each day. Putting it off and skipping your sessions is a concession towards your self harming and self sabotage tendencies. It’s not even an emotional response, nor is it a logical one. Don’t give into these tendencies so easily.

How can I act on this with courage and clarity?

Becoming – “… you’re allowed to take things at your own pace and in time your true colors will shine.”

Pay attention to the benefits that doing your meditation practice on a regular and consistent basis provide for you. Usually, when you see these benefits, it triggers, your self sabotage tendencies. Instead, allow yourself to see these developments and benefits as the first step to something that might become something even more remarkable. They are the first results, not the end results. Be curious about what comes after these first results appear.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE PIGEON ORACLE

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2026 Challenge
Prompts for August 17th and 18th

Tarot Reading with The Yellow House Tarot and Plants of the Heart Oracle

What unresolved angst is my inner adolescent still holding onto?

Four of Swords and Echinacea

The inability to rest and regroup without guilt getting in the way.

You were condition for a young age to reject the need for rest and recovery. Instead, you were required to always be doing something. It could be that you were laid up and couldn’t move, but you could read, and thus you studied. Regardless, rest and recuperation on its own was never an acceptable use of your time.

Today, as an adult, you still feel guilt when you take time to rest and regroup. This guilt triggers the angst in your inner adolescent, for one of the things they wanted most was just to rest and relax once in a while without constantly being pushed to do something more with their time.

How can I help my inner adolescent to let go of their unresolved angst?

The Hierophant and Mullein

When that angst flares to life, remind your inner adolescent that you are working on learning how to care for yourself as you need to be cared for, and at eradicating the legacy of abuse you inherited.

Point out all the times in which you choose to treat yourself kindly, and encourage them to see that you are working on resolving this issue and not letting it become a systemic expectation throughout the rest of your life.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Pansy Flowers for Hearing the Heart More Clearly
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: THE YELLOW HOUSE TAROT AND PLANTS OF THE HEART ORACLE
Daily Self Kindness

I started using the medicated creme in my ears that helps keep my cradle cap under control when it starts spreading that way.

Steps In Manifestation

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Sigil Arcanum Tarot Spectrum Edition's King of Swords and Pass Around the Smile Guidance Affirmation Cards

Today’s draw is the King of Swords, which is traditionally a representation of a projective “alpha” 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 someone that has a way with words and is able to use those skills to lead others to their way of thinking, as well as those that are in authority on intellectual topics such as professors, doctors, etc.

The King of Swords has then been combined with the Perfect Timing card from the Pass Around the Smile Guided Affirmation Cards, which says, “Everything is working out how it’s supposed to. Divine timing is on my side and I am able to relax and have fun while my manifestations materialize.

Manifestation and success are not all about pushing every moment of the journey towards the end result you want. Nor is it about sitting back with a wish and a dream, and expecting that wish to be given to you.

Instead, it comes from strategic planning, and from setting things in motion and then allowing them to move on their own with occasional nudges from you along the way.

The process of manifesting the things you want in your life comes from a series of steps. There is the discovery and dreaming aspect, the want and desire aspect, the strategy aspect of thinking through how to make it happen, and then the physical push to get things started.

Although some goals in manifestation may need more hands-on effort than others, it’s going through this process of steps that you get to a point where you don’t have to meddle with it as much as you otherwise would.

The message in today’s King of Swords and affirmation card is a reminder that the things you want to happen in life don’t happen on their own just because you want them, but neither do you need to sacrifice your happiness and joy to their altar in order to make them come about.

DECKS USED:  SIGIL ARCANUM TAROT SPECTRUM EDITION AND PASS AROUND THE SMILE GUIDED AFFIRMATION CARDS

One Card Tarot Journal Activity by @mariasofia_astro
Chapter 4 | Entry 10 – Career and Finance
Affirmation : “I am proud of my accomplishments.”
Prompt : What do you consider to be your greatest career achievement? What insight can the card you draw show you about this moment?

Achievement : For over a decade I built from the ground up and ran a (at times overwhelmingly) thriving creative business where I made and sold my jewelry designs online.

Tarot Activity from The One Card a Day Journal by Maria Sofia Marmanides - Wonderland Tarot - Temperance

What feelings came up when I pulled this card?

The Temperance card and I have a bit of a contemptuous relationship. While temperance and moderation is one of the things I strive to instill more of in my life, at the same time it is also something that I am often very frustrated with and would very much like to throw out a window.

In light of my current situation with my online business, though, this card definitely fits.

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

Even during the years when I was fully invested up to my eyebrows in building this business, it didn’t happen all at once. This is proof that even if you put your everything into something, instant gratification is not always going to be the result. You have to wait and work and build and work and wait some more and work some more. It takes time to create success in something; it takes patience.

What in the artwork spoke to me?

The White Rabbit’s expression and posture make it clear that he’s not particularly thrilled with the viewer as he proffers the watch. Combined with the meaning of the card, it makes it clear that he is telling the viewer off for being impatient while at the same time holding their heart’s desire between the fingers of his other hand.

That heart is chained to the clock, making it clear that to obtain one’s heart’s desire they’re going to have to acknowledge and deal with the patience involved in getting there.

My prompt response and reflections.

Over the past year, my business has been struggling. Between the political atmosphere, trade hurdles, tariff issues, economic strangulation, etc.… my business is taking a extremely hard blow.

Although it hasn’t sent me back to square one, it has definitely knocked down my business’ success more than a few pegs.

The Temperance card is a reminder that it didn’t become a success all at once, and it won’t recover from this blow all at once either. Patience is needed; diligence too. Recovery is possible as long as I’m willing to put in the work (although not so much work that it becomes an obsession) and be patient with how long it takes to get there.

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

DECK USED: WONDERLAND TAROT

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2026 Challenge
Prompt for August 16th : Do Spread 3
Focusing on the EMOTIONAL aspects of your life and growth this season

Tarot Reading with the Sigil Arcanum Tarot Spectrum Edition

Seeds Sown: What seeds for my emotional health & growth planted in the Spring have flourished and grown strong?

Page of Swords atop Three of Wands – In the spring you recommitted yourself to delving into and learning more about your emotions and advancing your emotional intelligence.

This has been a long journey for you, filled with uncertainty and distractions along the way. This re-commitment provided you with direction when you were feeling like you were stuck spinning your wheels.

The Chaff: What seeds have not flourished and need to be let go to encourage healthy growth in other areas?

Four of Swords Rx – Efforts towards separating yourself and your emotions from your battles of the previous year have not panned out well.

Instead of sitting with and giving the emotions your time and attention, you tried to run from them. It’s time to let go of that avoidance and allow yourself to feel and thus process your feelings.

The Harvest: How can I best prepare now to reap the benefits of a positive and healthy harvest in the Fall?

Seven of Swords Rx – Dig in your heels. Be stubborn. This story is not about loss or giving up, but about determination and persistence.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: SIGIL ARCANUM TAROT SPECTRUM EDITION
Daily Self Kindness

I made herb crusted chicken for dinner, and added a bit of butter to it for extra flavor.

Riding the Shifting Currents

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

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Holly Black's Faerie Tarot - Eight of Moths, Eight of Wands

Today’s draw is the Eight of Wands, which is traditionally a representation of action, speed, alacrity, fast paced events or change, or having a target goal in your sights that you are charging towards.

The card has then been combined with a Breathing Techniques card from the Rethink 120 Learning Cards For Mindful Daily Life deck, which says, “Hold a feather close to your nose. Inhale slowly and deeply, trying to keep the feather floating in the air with your breath.”

Sometimes when changes are thrust upon us we can take them in stride. Sometimes, we lose our footing and need time to adjust. Other times we are able to spread our wings, catch the air currents, and keep up with cheerful alacrity.

There is no set and steadfast response, though. We all go through times when we’re prepared, and times when we’re so taken by surprise that we’re knocked on our ass. The key is to focus on adapting to what’s going on around you. This adaptation and flexibility will allow you to often dodge the painful parts of the process, and move with the flow instead of getting stuck in fighting against it.

The message in today’s Eight of Moths and Feather Breathing card is a reminder that adaptation is the key to riding out change with grace, no matter if that change is sudden, fast paced, a surprise, or tortuously slow.

DECKS USED:  FAERIE TAROT AND RETHINK 120 LEARNING CARDS FOR MINDFUL DAILY LIFE

@thewitchstherapist Understanding My Parts Spread

Oracle Reading with L'Oracle de l'Essence Sacrée

Card to represent a part of me to explore.

Le Choix de Perception

This card speaks of my negative inner narratives and the efforts I put towards balancing them out with a more positive outlook.

I was trained to see the negative. It was something ingrained into me from my earliest memories, and probably before them as well. The theory being that when you stay pessimistic you are not taken by surprise when things go awry, and when you are negative in your perceptions you see flaws more quickly and thus can fix them before anyone else notices.

This makes pessimistic thinking and negative perspectives a valuable tool, but when we prioritize these qualities, it’s also harmful to ourselves and our well-being. Thus the need for a counterbalance such as tools that help foster positivity, optimism, and hope to keep the negative from taking over and permeating everything.

What does this part struggle with the most?

L’étreinte de la Nuit

Authenticity. The you beneath all the damage and training.

It is hard to separate yourself from the demands and influences of the past and freely embrace the self beneath them you’ve been unable, thus far, to become acquainted with.

Stillness and silence occasionally give you peeks at the person that lies hidden behind the veil of influences from your past, but these glimpses are fleeting.

How does this part express its needs?

La Voix Unique

This part of yourself asks you to not focus so much on harmonizing with others, but instead pursue those things that are interesting to you.

Each person is unique. Each voice is unique. It’s in our diversity that we create the beauty of the world around us and how things come together to “just work” instead of being forced.

This authentic part of yourself seeks to communicate through these unique interests that spark your curiosity and enthusiasm. It’s when you march to the best of your own drummer that you most closely get in touch with that authentic part of yourself and hear them most clearly.

What does this part need from me?

La Forêt de Rêves

Let go of the demands and expectations of the past, and listen more closely for those moments of genuine interest and curiosity that whisper within you.

Your past and its training, thoughts, opinions, and expectations are loud. They shout, roar, and bluster. That inner place of authenticity that your past has not broken or buried is quiet, but still there. It needs you to be quiet as well, so that you can listen more closely.

Card to represent something this part needs to hear.

La Beauté de l’Ombre

“I hear you. I understand you. I support you.

You are not lost, and the abuses of the past are just that, in the past. Although the echoes still have a voice, each and every day I seek to bolster your voice as well, to lift you up and give you priority over that which is dead and gone.”

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
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Raw Clear Quartz for promoting a Sharper Mind
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: L’ORACLE DE L’ESSENCE SACRÉE

@note.project August Journal Prompts
Prompts for August 15th and 16th

Tarot Reading with Holly Black's Faerie Tarot and The Familiar Magic Pocket Oracle

A way I want to move my body that feels enjoyable

Four of Toadstools; Mouse and Oats

It is in the stillness and grounding of nature where you will find what you need. Sometimes it’s not about pushing harder, but instead in connecting deeper.

Spend some time among the trees and moss connecting with the roots beneath the earth. In doing so you will be stronger, steadier, and more grounded than ignoring your needs for more “productively active” pursuits.

Something my body has been needing more of lately

The Star; Rabbit and Dandelions

Stop avoiding the “work” involved and dive in to explore and create. Look at this time of productivity as an adventure instead of a chore. Seek ways to turn your sense of duty and responsibility into positivity, play, and eager anticipation.

Other elements included in this reading:
Staghorn Sumac for Connecting with Nature and the Wild Within
Foraged Parmeliaceae Lichen for a “Breath of Fresh Air”
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Gray Agate for Instilling Gentleness, Calm, and Stability
Desert Rose for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: FAERIE TAROT AND THE FAMILIAR MAGIC POCKET ORACLE
Daily Self Kindness

I took some time out in the back of Ms B’s property taking photos of plants today.

Connecting With and Savoring Life

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

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Tarocchini Mitelli - Fortune card

Today’s draw is the Wheel of Fortune card, which is traditionally a representation of luck (both good and bad), changing circumstances, the ups and downs of life, and the cyclical nature of life and the world.

In the Tarocchino Mitelli deck, this is called the Fortune card, and is one of two cards in the deck that represent human destiny, the other being Death.

The Fortune card has then been combined with a card from the Art From the Heart Affirmation Cards, which says, “I trust my inner voice and intuition. Slow down, quiet your mind, and go within. Only in the stillness of your beam can you recognize the soft ripples from your wisdom.”

My meditation today was also about stillness, and how in touching upon stillness we find moments of centering within ourselves and a resulting moment of peace. The session guided the listener in taking a a beat to savor moments of stillness and silence prior to disrupting those moments with music or other distractions.

In these cards, I see a reminder that life is about what we do with our moments. Whether good luck or bad, our gift is in life itself. It is in the situations and experiences that we go through, and that we get the most out of the life we are given.

The message in today’s Fortune card and affirmation encourages us to savor that life. Not just the good moments, but also the bad. To find the boon, to enjoy what we can, and to be mindful that someday it’s all going to be over. Thus why it’s even more important to find and enjoy whatever good we can while we can.

DECKS USED:  TAROCCHINO MITELLI ANIMA ANTIQUA AND ART FROM THE HEART AFFIRMATION CARDS

@note.project August Journal Prompts
Prompts for August 13th and 14th

Tarot Reading with the Slow Holler Tarot and The Lantern Oracle

A dream or wish I still carry with me

Six of Vessels and Donuts

The tea house. Ever since I was very little, I have always dreamed of owning and running an apothecary and teahouse. One business split in half but connected. An apothecary on one side where natural remedies are dispensed to those who need them, and a teahouse on the other that sells house blend tea and a selection of delicacies to sit and enjoy with your cup.

I’ve even played this out in writing role-play at one point, although I never actually let anybody know that it was my dream business that I was playing at at the time.

I don’t think that at this point this is a dream that I will ever be fulfilled, and that’s okay! It’s still one that I daydream about quite often, though, and sometimes visualize in my meditation practice.

Something I want to learn or explore more deeply

Traveler of Branches and Graveyard

I would like to delve deeper into my mediumship work. Like most things that I’m curious about and enthusiastic about, it’s difficult for me to go slow in this area no matter how much I feel like it’s important that I do so.

I am delving deeper into this area a little at a time, though. It just somehow always feels like I could be doing so much more. Sometimes it’s hard to remember that I’m holding myself back on purpose, and at those times I end up feeling restless.

I think the slow speed is important, for it will keep me from trampling over things that I don’t yet understand, or charging past things that are important to the learning process.

Other elements included in this reading:
Pressed Yew Tips for Ancestral Connections
Dried Lavender Bundle for Calming and Comfort
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: SLOW HOLLER TAROT AND THE LANTERN ORACLE 1 BY LAND EDITION

@lightningildflower‘s August Reflections Challenge
Prompts for August 14th and 15th

Tarot Reading with the Tarocchini Mitelli

Clarity – How can I allow myself to pause and gain more clarity?

King of Cups and Six of Swords

Stop trying so hard to protect yourself from your emotions or to control them. Emotions work differently than thoughts, and you won’t be able to deal with them in the same manner or treat them in the same way as you do your thoughts and inner narratives.

In order to gain more clarity, you have to allow your emotions to have the space to express themselves openly and clearly, consulting with those that know better than you in this area when you are able to. Running away just makes things all the more clouded and confused.

Mercury conjunct Jupiter – Where am I ready to start thinking bigger?

Ace of Cups atop Ace of Coins

Retail therapy is not working out for you of late, and you are looking for new and different ways in which to get that taste of dopamine without spending the coin needed to do so through the retail therapy route.

Some people eat their emotions, other people spend them or spoil them. There’s all different sorts of ways in which people seek out a “self-medicating” path where their emotions are concerned. You are looking for one better suited to your current situation than what you’ve previously been using.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Lodgepole Pine for Resilience, Growth, and Renewal
Dried Purple Heather Flowers for Independence and Luck
Yellow Aventurine Dragonfly for Confidence During Change
Calcite for Gently Calming the Mind and Stimulating Insights
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROCCHINO MITELLI ANIMA ANTIQUA
Daily Self Kindness

I begged off on a shift at the salon today. My stomach was bothering me and I just felt like crap (I know some of the latter part is subdrop), so I begged off on an extra shift and just stayed home instead.

Delegation and Inclusion

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Today’s meditation was skipped.

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Daily Mental Health Prompt: Seek a positive message to carry with you throughout the day and offer perspective.

Jamie Sawyer's Tarot 33.6 Red Pencil Sketches - The Sun

Today’s draw is The Sun card, which is traditionally a representation of success, optimism, positivity, fun and frivolity. In my practice, the Sun is also a symbol of masculine vitality, virility, and warmth.

The Sun card has then been combined with the Creating Cooperation card from The Healing Mantra Deck, which says, “More gets accomplished when everyone has a role to play.”

I’m not gonna say that you can’t have success by doing it all on your own, for that isn’t true. But, what I see these cards saying today is that success is more pleasurable and satisfying, greater and more enjoyable, when it is shared with others.

By delegating the workload, not only do you get to take pleasure and satisfaction from the success of your endeavor, but you get more enjoyment along the way throughout the process because you have more freedom and space to savor the journey.

The message in today’s Sun card and affirmation is that in most of the goals that you choose to pursue on your own, consider how inviting others to join in and help out might improve the experience. Not just the end result, but the experience in getting there as well. In most cases, you will find that by including others in your endeavors, those endeavors become more enjoyable as a whole.

DECKS USED:  TAROT 33.6 THE RED PENCIL SKETCHES AND THE HEALING MANTRA DECK

#DiscordTarotholicsAug2026 Challenge
Prompts for August 13th and 14th

Tarot Reading with the LeGrande Circus & Sideshow Tarot and The Common Oracle

How can I better connect with my inner adolescent?

Seven of Swords; Tension and Hunger

Acknowledge the trials you went through, and the fucked up things that you did back then to survive. These things stole away your innocence, but we’re a necessary part of survival at that time. It’s time to stop judging yourself so harshly for them.

How does my inner adolescent feel right now?

Knight of Pentacles; Omen, Lantern, Map

Hyper-vigilant. These experiences in your adolescence are how you developed the “Mr Fix It” tendencies you carry to this day.

Your inner adolescent started out as a child and developed into a problem solver out of necessity. They are still stuck in this hyper-vigilant problem solver mindset all these years later after you have already become an adult, always on alert for the next problem to arise so they can head it off at the pass.

Other elements included in this reading:
Scotch Pine Cone for Purging Negative Influences
Red Jasper for Awakening and Motivation toward Growth
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: JOE LEE’S LEGRANDE CIRCUS & SIDESHOW TAROT AND THE COMMON ORACLE

@lightningildflower‘s August Reflections Challenge
Mercury sextile Venus
Prompt for August 13th : Where might a gentle conversation resolve a conflict?

Tarot Reading with Jamie Sawyer's Tarot 33.6 Red Pencil Sketches

The Magician Rx – Powerlessness is not your strong suit, nor is expressing yourself and how you feel when you are stuck within a cycle that includes your hands being tied.

The Devil atop Nine of Pentacles – At these times, instead of giving into the temptation of sitting back on your laurels and appreciating what you have while you wait for things to pass, step forward and communicate with those around you. Share with them how you are feeling and what you are experiencing. Be kind to yourself in this communication.

Ten of Pentacles – In doing so you don’t just invite others in to support you when you need a little bolstering, but also to be there when things smooth out and help you put things to right in your life once again.

Take Away: When you are struggling, approach family and friends with how you are feeling. Not with accusations and demands, but with an open dialogue that is kind and forgiving to both yourself and others. Confiding in them and enlisting their support helps everything return to a more stable status quo far easier than it otherwise would.

Other elements included in this reading:
Foraged Oak Branch with Moss and Lichen for Perseverance
Moss Agate Leaf for Attracting Opportunities for Growth
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Conch Shell Knot for Concentration and Clarity
Rose Quartz for Gentle Kindness to Self and Others
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: TAROT 33.6 THE RED PENCIL SKETCHES
Daily Self Kindness

I didn’t really have the time today to do so, but I made some time for a nap today.