Today’s meditation was a ten minute long #DailyTrip 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.

Today’s draw is the Emperor card, which is traditionally a representation of taking charge, responsibility, authority, structure, and focusing on the greater good.

The Emperor has then been combined with the Octopus Stinkhorn affirmation card from the Mushroom Affirmations deck, which says, “We get what we need when we show who we are on the inside and reveal our purpose.”

Sadly? You can’t be pretty all the time. Sometimes you just have to do what needs done and not worry so much about the optics.  It’s like that saying “you can’t please everyone all the time”.

For me, this means sometimes I have to do what I know to be right (or right for me), even if others don’t like it.   That is true whether I’m making decisions for myself… or making decisions for the greater good.   Nobody is always going to like those decisions I make.  I have had numerous times in the past where my obsession with fairness has gotten in the way of others taking advantage of nepotism… only to find I won’t even give myself favoritism, let alone anyone else.

The message in today’s cards is a reminder that in order to make friends and influence people?  You  have to be yourself.  Otherwise you’re kissing ass, and in turn you attract ass kissers. Instead?  Be yourself and attract those that really are worthy of your time and attention, as well as appreciate those quirks that make you… you.

DECK USED:  CATTAROT AND MUSHROOM AFFIRMATIONS

#DiscordTarotholicsNov2025 Challenge
Prompt for November 22nd and 23rd : Do Spread 2
Question : Advice I need to hear at this time concerning my personal happiness.

Reading Summary: The stoop of the figure in the Seven of Wands matches with the curvature of the moon in the anchor card, speaking of cycles that come and go when it comes to the need to hold your ground or make peace.

The shape of the hat worn in the Five of Arrows and the cats ears are a match, this combines with the exact match in the angle of the arrows in that card and the cat’s tail.  These connections are a reminder to keep your ears open and your thinking cap on, for you will need the information you glean in order to retain the upper hand.

There is a lack of correspondence in the moon phases between the anchor card and the Child of Wands. This figure looks like it’s looking up at the anchor card and its moon with longing while turning its back on the crescent behind it, indicating a need for greater inspiration than what is currently present, and encourages using the upswing from the new moon to the next full moon to foster this motivational energy.

Lastly, there is a correlation between the dancing fire in the anchor card, and the left and right Wands cards that were pulled. These two Wands cards (the Seven of Wands and Child of Wands) bracket this dancing figure of flame and fire, speaking of a need to find a balance between what you know and what you need to learn in order to create a greater creative spark within you.

Take Away:  Finding happiness requires balance.  Balance between what you want and what others want. Balance between what you know, and what others want you to believe.  Balance, as well, between your own personal drive and the time needed to truly foster your creative spark into a greater flame.

These different aspects of balance require you to be open to hearing what others have to say, and watching what actions they take.  Don’t ignore warning signs, but use your abilities of observation to bolster your own knowledge.  It never hurts to listen, even if you don’t adopt their thoughts and values as your own. The information will still be useful.

Other elements included in this reading:
Oregon White Oak Leaf for Strength, Stability, and Longevity
Dried Red Maple Leaf for Adaptability and Connection
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Citrine for Energy Lift (easing the weight of heavy energies)
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: THE LITTLE MONSTERS TAROT AND TWIST’S GRATITUDE POSTCARDS ORACLE

@LightningWildflower November Tarot Challenge
Earth and Water “The Eights” Prompts for November 22nd thru 24th

Eight of Pentacles

Where am I being called to show up with dedication and care?

Seven of Diamonds, Four of Wands, Queen of Hearts – Your home is a place of safety and nourishment where you also do the lions share of your work when it comes to your business. You need to show patience in this area in order to create a healthier balance for your emotions.

Eight of Cups

What do I need to walk away or move on from?

Nine of Hearts, Knight of Swords, Five of Hearts – Stop being so rash in your decisions and immediately assuming the worst. When you assume the worst you give the worst permission to manifest. It then takes a lot more effort to get to a place of positivity and/or happiness… even in those times when the worst doesn’t actually happen.

When am I resistant to change?

Jack of Diamonds, Page of Wands, Two of Clubs – You don’t like it when your hard earned plans get disrupted by change. This is part of the reason that you’re so resistant to moving at a slower pace, as you feel that you must hurry to accomplish what you have planned before change can step in and screw everything up.

Other elements included in this reading:
Japanese Cherry Leaf as a Reminder of Life’s Fleeting Moments
Foraged Acorns for Protection during New Beginnings
Dried Cedar Bundle for Protection from Negative Influences
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECKS USED: CATTAROT AND MAGIC NEKO DECK 2

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

On Instagram, I had a follower ask if I could break down how I came to the messages I did in this reading I did on November 16th.

squirrelystitches says:
If you ever have time and energy, I’d love to hear how you include the art in the interpretation for this deck 🙂 for example, I see nothing of Six of Cups in that card, but I’d be curious to see what you see.

What have I been taking for granted?

Six of Cups – The past is a powerful thing. Even the unpleasant memories helped in building you into the person you are today. Remember that the past is the building blocks of the present, as well as who you are and who you will become. Seek out the value that these memories and past experiences hold.

The Six of Cups asked me to think back… nostalgia is a key component of the traditional meaning for the Six of Cups, yeah? (granted, with the illustration alone, I probably still would have gone there)

I had my very first kiss in a canoe. I can’t really say it was good -or- bad, but I can say that I was a little too young… and that I swam back to shore.

When I saw the figure in the boat and the messy golden jumble of cups and liquid above them, it brought back a memory of those feelings in that moment, and how the incident shaped how I did things differently (where both sex and trust was concerned) moving forward.

What’s been holding me back from seeing my blessings clearly?

Justice – Your need for things to be fair and just causes you to find flaws in both the boons and banes of life. Your perceptions are polluted by this need for fairness and balance, causing you to dirty the good with guilt or shame, and place greater value on misfortune than necessary.

The illustration in the Justice card speaks to me of how forest fires burn, and the life that sprouts up from them after. Forest fires are both deadly and beneficial to a forest. It’s a give and take type situation. The smoke pollutes the air, the fire scorches the earth and everything in its way… and from that comes new life in the form of pyrogenic flowering (which the flowers in the field made me think of as they look like fireweed).

This cycle feels like how fairness doesn’t always -feel- fair, and balance doesn’t always -feel- like balance.

How can I better express my gratitude in the future?

Temperance – Remember; it’s not about quantity, but about quality.

This Temperance card is overrun with paths. Have you ever been to one of those subdivisions where there’s road after road after road of identical houses? All the houses look the same, all the yards look the same, all the roads look the same. There’s no individuality.

If you eat the same thing every day, it doesn’t matter how much you like it or how good it is for you, you’re going to end up hating it in the end and it’s probably -not- going to be good for you anymore.

What do I need to acknowledge gratitude for in my relationships?

Three of Wands – We travel together instead of solo. The direction set out before us is one that includes not just yourself, but those closest to you as well. Motivate not just yourself into moving forward, but others to come along with you, for they belong at your side.  When you “do it alone” you hem yourself in with extra unnecessary obstacles.

In this Three of Wands card, we have two ships heading out to open sea, and one corralled in a closed pond. This speaks to me a message about how you can go far with others at your side, and are often caged and limited when you try to do things alone.

What do I need to acknowledge gratitude for in my finances?

The Empress – Your relationship  with your partner works no matter what financial issues are involved. You can speak to each other about these issues without any expectations placed on each other to offer assistance, and without there being an offer made that might change the nurturing dynamics of the relationship.

This Empress card carries back to the card before it in the reading (Three of Wands) and the message it had for me. This is because if you look at the cards side by side? They run into each other and connect seamlessly together.

In this card the tree and the birds connect to Lenormand for me. Not because they’re birds but because they feel like fish? I’m not sure why I have this connection, but although I can clearly see they are birds, in my head they are jumping fish… speaking of financial matters.

Between the Fish and the Tree, we have a message of support that is not necessarily financial in nature… which connects to the message at the Three of Wands. This speaks of the connection between myself and Gideon and how there is tons of support in all kinds of ways… but nothing monetary involved.

What do I need to acknowledge gratitude for in my work life?

The High Priestess – Growth may be small and slow, but led by your intuition, it is happening. Life still resides within your business, regardless of the fact that it took a beating recently. You may feel adrift, but with the guidance of your intuition at the fore, the business will continue to thrive.

Little boats filled with mushrooms float in the sea. It’s not like they can steer their little boats, nor paddle their way to shore. This means that their growth is very limited. It’s at the whims of the water beneath the boat, yeah? This speaks to me of intuition, because it’s an “emotion” feeling type element that you have no control over.

This speaks of trust. Trust you will reach shore, carried by currents rather than paddling. Riding said currents with trust, is something I greatly associate with intuition (which is an element of the High Priestess card as well). Thus… ride the currents. Stay afloat. Stay alive. You’ll reach the shore eventually.

I hope that helped! Lemme know if you have any questions.

Other elements included in this reading:
Dried Rhododendron Leaf for Fostering Confidence
Gneiss Stone for Patience in Moments of Discomfort
Selenite for Purification and drawing in Positive Energy

DECK USED: THE ORACLE OF MANY PATHS